American citizen. (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, October 26, 1864, Image 2

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    Chax<3K or Base.—Gen. Price, it
Seems, savs he has come to Missouri
this time "to stay." The very same
observation was made by iWrest,
some weeks ago, when fie entered
Tennessee with sixteen thousand
men. " I have come north of
Tennessee river to stay he rcmark
cp to one of our officers who had an
interview with him. He did stay—
but not long. When Ilosscau got af
ter him, he decamped out of Tennes
see, and considered himself very for
tunate to get an ay. We expect nn
attempt at the repitition of tho same
Inanrouvre on the part of Price, when
Rosecrans gets bis forces fairly in
motion against him; but we hope
" liosy" will compel old Price to stay.
—-iV. Y. Time#.
The Rebel Receiver of Arkansas
reports that he has received, under
the law confiscating Northern indebt- !
ncss from merchants and others, due |
to the p-ople of the United States,!
$1,870,000, and sold confiscated
goods belonging to the Northern peo
ple for $025,581 also sold confisca
ted steamboats for 8-12,390, and j
confiscated real estate for $730, 1 •»;>,
Will the opponents of confiscation
of Rebel property please denounce \
this confiscation of loyal property.
Rebkl Finances.—The Rich-'
mond Enquirer, of Saturday last j
has a leading article on the condition
of the Confederate finances, which |
opens in the following lively strain : !
".Moneyhas ceased to be a stand-!
ard of value in the Confederacy. '
The promissary notes of the Govern-!
merit cannot buy supplies, or labor.]
Great manufacturers hold out such j
inducements to purchasers who will!
pay in produce, that ever the strin- j
gestorders of the War Department, I
forbidding detailed farmers to bar
ter their crops for indispensable ma- J
chinery, have become powerless. Me- j
chanics refuse to work for anything j
but provisions. Teachers demand a !
pittance in eatables or a small pov-1
tion in Treasury Notes. Worst of |
all, Government itself offers an im
mense premium on all taxes paid in \
kind by assessing provisions furnish- j
c.d for thatpurposcat the highest mar- \
kit rate. It floods the country with j
certificates of debt, etc.
The Enquirer is anxious to know :
whit will be the upshot of this con— j
dition of affairs. We do not wonder i
that it finds it impossible to discover. I
—N. Y. Trib. j
KEEP IT UP.—The Unionists, so j
far as we can hear, are well at work,!
and if the work is kept up—as we
have reason t will be—the Novem
ber election will find them thorough
ly organized.
In the late canvass too much was
taken for granted, and too little of
tilling work done. The opposition,
on the contrary, were well organized.
T1« le-ult was full on tin ir side,
while thousands of I nionist did not
vote. Let the work now going on be
kept up for the two weeks that re
main, and the Keystone State will
give a rousing I • ion mojority on
♦.ho home vote. Let every ward, bor.
and precinct resolv# to do better—
much better—than before. Let us
not leave everything to be done by the
soldiers, although they may be safely
trusted to do it.
BRITISH GVINEAS AGAINST US. —At
tho creat I nion meeting in New-llaven.
on Wednesday, the Bev. Dr. Pattern, just
returned from Europe, made a speech, iu
the course of which ho said that he had
hurried home to vote for Mr. Lincoln;
and that his haste had been stimulated
by having observed how deeply interested
the aristocracy of England are on our
election, and how anxious they are that
McClellan should succeed, lie spoke of
noblemen who freely admitted they were
sending gold to this country to influence
the election in favor of McClellan, be
lieving that his election would bo follow
ed by peace and separation.
fiST* Ex-Senator Browning, of 111.,
vho has been very extensively claim
ed as a supporter of McClellan, has
written a letter denouncing the Chi
cago platform and the whole Copper
head party, lie comes out irely
and fairly for Lincoln and Johnson.
B&~ Gen. l'avid B. Birney, almost iu
the hour of his death, presented an ex
ample of patriotism which should be a
reproach to all the lukewarm and a spur
to all the careless nominally iu the Union
ranks. lie was brought to Philadelphia
on election day, with the impression of
death upon his features. Before allowing
himself to be taken to his home, he insist
ed upon beinjf carried to the polls, to vote,
as a citizen, for the cause for which ho
had fought as a soldier.
AGS" Victory can only be lost by
going to the rear. Let every man
continue at hie post, and hard at
work. So shall Itebeldom and Cop
perhetdism be ours, and fairlv won.
Confidence must not beget apathy.
The Copperheads complain
that the Administration influenco is
used against thens. But they cer
tainly should not complain at that,
inasmuch as the influence of the Reb-'
el Administration is used for them.
Every one helps his friends.
The result of the State elec
tion shows that the copperheads were
well organized. They brought out
their full vote by organization, and
we must do the same.
8©- A National grave sooner than
national anicide ! never!
War forever rather than a Disunion
Peace.
Storing Celery-
We have said a great (lea) latterly
about the cultivation of celery ; and
now, as the crop must be pretty well
grown, we shall proceed as usual at
this season, to give some reliable - di
rections for preserving it through the
winter.
Many people complain of their cel
ery—one of the most difficult garden
crops to raise in perfection—that it
does not keep well through the win
ter—-sometimes it withers, but often
er rots. It is recommended by some
that it should be preserved in the
rows where it grows, and that remov
al always more or less injures it.
Where the plant is grown in soil of a
dry nature —and celery never should
grow there—it may be kept well in
the row ; but we deny most emphati
cally that removal injures it in tin
slightest particular.
We pursue two modes and find
both to answer completely. The
first is to remove the celery to high
and dry ground, dig a trench spade
deep stand up a row of plants, then
three inches of soil, then another row
of plants, then three inches of soil,
then another row, and so on until
about half a dozen rows are finished,
then commence another bed and so
on. The soil should be packed in
firmly and banked up so that the tops
of tho celery are jn-t then
spank off roof fashion to turn the
rain. Over this two wide boards,
nailed together should be placed, as a
security against moisture— Fur re
member it Li frost, <is gome tuny, that
rots celery. Frost adds to its tender-
Another plan is to sink barrels in
to the earth, so that the tops are two
or three inches below the surface,
stand thorn compactly full of celery,
put close or light covers upon
them, and then a couple of inches of
soil. By this mode, somewhat more
troublesome than the other, ours kept
well for the last two or three years
until nil was consumed, which was
late in spring.
■—The foregoing will answer sever
al inquirers on the subject, who have
addressed us within the iast few days.
—Qcrmantoicn Tchigntph.
Keeping Winter Pears,
Mr. 11. K. Hooker, of Western
New-York, (we believe this is his n s
idenee.) who has had much experi
ence in cultivating and keeping pears
until late iu the winter, and even in
to March, states that lie packs them
in barrels or ha 112 barrels, and places
them in a barn-cellar. Some cellars,
he says, are too damp, which rots
them ; others too dry, which shrivels
the in ; and that it can he ascertained
only by the experiment, the situation
which is exactly adapted. They
should, however, be Kent where the
atmosphere is always above tho freez
ing point, 110 does not approve of
changing-the fruit to a warmer tem
perature for the purpose of ripening,
and yet says that retarding their ri
pening t,> too long a period will injure
their flavor.
So far as our own experience ex
tends Mr. Hooker's views are gener
ally correct. He lyive tried various
modes of keeping pears, and cannot
i =:iv that we entirely .succeeded with
I any of them. We had constructed a
dark cl oset, filled with shelves, where
I it was dry and:001, but never frost
! Ed, the temperature being as oven as
: possiblewithout artificial means. The
fruit was carefully placed upon cot
; ton. Every attention was bestowed
upon it; and the result was that some
lot' the fruit rotted, some dried up,
! some was flavorless. Also, certain
j varieties said to keep not later than
j November, were in line condition near
; January. The " Easter Buerre" va
i riety rotted or dried up in December
| and January ; and soon.
We next tried to keep them in a
partially but airy closet in the cellar,
where the temperature 40 to
50 through the winter— iuul the re
sult wa« just the same —some rotted,
[ some shriveled np, and none kept be
yond'the middle of January. We
next tried them wrapped seperitely
in paper, packed in barrels, and pla
ced in an empty ice-house. The re
sult was that there were but half a
dozen specimens that had not lost
their flavor; tho rest were perfectly,
tasteless, and had to be thrown away.
W" next year put the barrels in the
house-cellar, and with no better suc
cess. The next year the fruit was
wrapped in paper, packed in boxes,
and buried rnoiT than a foot under
ground in a dry soil— where tliey all
ret ed.
| AN e know of several persons who
keep pears uutil May, retaining their
I flavor, in arched closets
jin the cellar—in garrets—in closets
in the house—but we have thus far
failed everywhere.
\\ e believe that generally pears
can be kept best in dark drawers, in
a tireless room of the house, laid on
something soft, and covered up.
RguUen. McClellan must have a poor
opinion oi Sheridan. The young scape
grace, instead of restoring to gunboats or
other sale places for shelter, goes square
iuto the fight himself! lie should bo
cashiered, and probably will be when
Little Mae becomes Commander-in-Chief! I
But what a very old man Sheridan will j
be when that happens!
RIVALLING GRANT. —(jrant has cap
tured more guns in the present rebellion
thun any General iu the service. Sher
man seems determined to try and rival
him. In the last month he lias captured
about eighty pieces from the rebels. Cer
tainly a good month's wosk.
(The
THOMAS ROBINSON,
CYRUS E. ANDERSON, j J*"" 018 -
M. W. SPEAK, l*nl»llnlier.
BUTLER PA.
WKI»XKSI»AY OCT. 3rt. IS6I.
Hi" " Liberty and Union. Now and Forever,
and 'nseparable." —O. Webater.
vent r resident:
AlSSt.t IK A3J
of Illinois.
FOR VICK IMP SUM.NT I
.t*g»2:HW JOfl^WaOX.
of Tniiu'iue,
Presidential llloctoi'H.
(M:*iTOßtAi.. •
M uion M'MlrWI, J'Mlodelnhla.
Tliomii 11. CutiDiii;{bniii, H«mvit counter.
Rl U^r.VTATIVC.
1 IMjort I*. Kiupr. i i:t Klliw W. ll.ill,
•j (:«*.». WovrU'Mir<'.»tcn, U < li:»iliII. Plainer,
3 Ihnry Miiiumi, 1 » John Winfer,
4 vVll'iim II 1.. 111, David M'i'miim«hy,
112. 11. JiMikM, 7 David W. Wood,
rt rhmSt'M M. Hunk, I IS Ina.ic Ilenanti,
7 Holiert I'.ii kor, jHi .Mm IMtMi,
s Anion Mull, Pnmmd 11. I)k-k,
O John A. IlipNtand, 1 *2l Ilvcitird lllerar,
10 |;i ud II r.u v.dl, 22 .lohi) 1' Puiuiey,
11 Kdwnrd llfdlldav. '2'\ Kheiiorrr MM link In,
12 dim it-fl V. li» »d, u John u. Illanchaid.
We have just learned that ('apt.
Ay res has arrived at home. Tho
nre expected in a fo\v days.
I'Joflornl Ticket.
In our paper to-day will be found elec
toral tickets; We have taken this method
of distributing our tickets among the vo
ters. Persons rec&ivinj; our papercan cut
these tickets out aud u»c them with great
convenience—oxumiue the names and see
to it that none but genuine tickets are
u«ed. \\ e have also a Rood supply of tick
et* I'.ii' the different districts, which can
1' ■ had by callitit; at this office. AVo tru t
our friends throughout the county will
give th' - - inat'er immediate attention, an«l
save us the trouble of sending them b}
mail. 'l'tios. ROBINSON, Chairman
Butler, Oct. 25th, 1801.
lie ASNOSSOU.
Saturday, tlie 29th inst. is the last day
on which assessments can be made prepara
tory to the November election, we trust
ion-committees will all be vigilent and sec
t > it, that the Assessment lists are com
plete. Another grand rally and the bright
light }f victory shall dash in upon us,
with its balmy rays. Let LINCOLN &
JOHNSON, CM ON AND LIBERTY,
be the rallying cry, and the cohorts of
treason and slavery shall give way before
the unbroken lines of the Union legions.
#!&?* On our first page to-day, will be
found the address of the National Union
Executive Committee; we ask for it a
careful perusal; also correspondence from
the army. Wo arc always glad to hear
from our friends in the army ; we are un
der special obligations to our correspond
ent in Co. II ; its many friends here were
anxious to hear from it. Wo hope soon
to hear from it again.
"c I n«pul)llcan Hfcllnxs
y | will be held in Oakland township, at. Mil
i- iinger's School House, on Wednesday
e * | evening, Oct. 31st, at 6} o'clock, p. m.
a | At Fairvicw, on Tuesday evening, Nov.
j Ist, at 0} o'clock, p. m.
• ' At Millerstown, on Wednesday even
e ing, Nov. 2d, at OJ o'clock, p. m. »
Simeon Nixon, and other competent
s speakers will be at these meetings.
3, THOMAS ROBINSON, Chairman,
r J. I). 31' Junk in, Sec'y.
(>oo<L for rennsjli lllllM!
0 We have just received a letter from
r Gen. Cameron, chairman of our fcitate
s Executive Committee, informing us that
s i the returns now in, show the election in
this State of 17 members of Congress to
(1 —a gaiu of 5, making a change of ten ?
Q Also the election of l'J State Senators to
14 opposition—thi.-f. is a gain of 2, ma
king a change of 4. Also in the Lower
e j House, we have GOto 40 opposition !
r \\ ho can doubt our success in November?
Hon. Koger It. I'aue).
1 This einminent jurist,"who has occupi-
I ed the position of Chief Justice of the
1 Supreme Court ot the United States, di
ed recently at his rcaidence, in Baltimore.
- We trust Mr. Lincoll will have his place
filled, not only by a lawyer of equal learn-
I ing, but by a patriot of no doubtful ehar-
I acter. We want a man with a sound
. heart as well as a clear head—such, we
bare no dyubt will be found.
Uood Tor < ». 11, load ItcKimcnt.
It is gratifying to the friend* of the
country to learn, that in the returns «eiit
from this veteran company, to our l'ro
thonotary, there is not a single vote poll
ed for the Copperhead ticket 1 Long life
to Co. 11. Wonder if they could have
known that " their old commander," Ma
jor M'Laughlin, waseanvassingthis goun
ty against the Union ticket? Wayward
fellows indcod I llut it can't bn helped,
and if they just take it in hands, they
wi I repeat it at the next election ; we'
have said on n former occasion, that there
would not he more th:in six or seven votes
in this company for Little Mac —time
will tell.
I'lic Soldicr'N oto.
So far as returns have came in, we be
lieve there is ahont 20,000 from the ar
my—about 4,500 of these is for the Dem
ocratic ticket, leaving the Union party a
clear majority on the soldier's vote of
11,000!! Enough certainly fur the first
election. Many of the Oopperho.nl can
didates havQ run a heavier vote -than can
bo polled for M'Clellun and Pendleton,
running as they arc, as the representa
tives of the Chicago Platform, arid the
treasonable characters who made it.
Co. 11. IScKlmcnl.
From sn account of in
Sheridan's recent encounter with tlio Hob
ol army, in llio Valley, on tlio 19th inst.,
wo fhi I tlio I'ollowing causualtios in Co.
11, 102(1 Regiment, wounded,
F. W ilos, left leg; S. Damp, left. side;
Albert .Miller, left arm ; C. Short, groin;
Smgt. Adam Shird, right thigh; 11.
Mahwood, throat; I'. J. Oallahor, head;
J. ('. Hummel, finger. We are inclined
to think that, "Shird" might mean Shira,
and " Mali wood" .Mahood. but we give
them as wo And them in the Pittiburgh
C'lnnfrcittl.
A (Jroiit fiiloii Biiiliy.
A meeting of the friends of Lincoln
and the I'nioii, will bo held in Harmony,
on Tuesday the Ist of November; distin
guished speakers will be present, both
Knglish and Cennan. AVo hope our
friends in the south western part of the
county will be on hands en mas:*. We
expect, to send u good delegation Troni this
place.
Wo understand that there is arrange
ments being made to get up a good meet
ing of the same character, at Plankertons
(we believe) which will be participated
in by our friends, both in this and Alle
gheny counties. (Jul. Thompson and
others of this county, will bo present—
s I rom Pittsburgh will also be there.
Keep the ball rolling.
Xellcc to .tiwfsHors.
In another column of to-days paper will
be found a notice by the Commissioners
ti• tlio Assessors of this county in refer
ence to their duties as Assessors, in ref
erence to assessing persons preparatory to
the election on the Bth of November.—
Wo hope that all interested will give this
matter their prompt, attention. Let the
assessment be made complete at once if
any of the Assessors are unwilling to per
form their duties, call their attention to
this notice, and if they then refuse to do
their duty in lot theni be
treated according to bur-, butwe hue lit
tle apprehension of any trouble; being no
tified of their duty, they will doubtless
discharge it.
tarTho following names of soldiers
have been pent us with the request that
we have their assessments made, and their
certificates and receipts sent onto them.
As it is impossible for us to roach the re
spective Assessors in time, we give their
names in our paper, so that some of their
friends can attend to it for them : -'Da
vid Caliauhcr. of Butler township, aud
Geo. \V. Painter, of Winfield township,
are in the Alexandria Hospitals; this
fact should bo stated on the receipt.
The following arc in the 9th Regiment
V. I*. C-, at Washington. I). C. Loyd
E. Greaves, Jacob Weily, Matthev Mil
ler, Benjamin Leroy, Samuel A. white,
Jus. A. Campbell, Frederick Buudcr.—
We are not advised to what districts the
last names belong, but their friend* can
recognize them, and have the matter at
tended to at once. Their receipts can be
senttj JOSEPH M. WILSON,
Sec. Ex. Com. Loyal Penna's,
Washington, D. (J:
Soldiers Voting.
We have just received a letter from a
friend iu Co. 11, 102 d Regt., urging that
we at once, procure the certificates and re
ceipts necessary to enable their company
to vote at the approaching election.—
N\ bile we are, doubtless, acquainted with
the most of that company, we cannot re
call the name aud residence of, perhaps
the majority of them—each of them, how
ever, isknown to his friends and we there
fore take this opportunity to urgo upon
their respective friends the necessity of
attending to this matter at onee. Far
better pay the ten cent tax twice, than
have a single soldier deprived of his vote
at the coming election.
Let the vigileuce committees of each
township take hold of this matter in ear
nest —aud let all T. men consider
themselves members of the committee,
let them complete their assessments aud
wherever they have reason to apprehend
that those already sent have not reached
their destination let them send dupli
•ato receipt*
Sttif" We left homo on Tuesday the lftli
for the purpose of attending a meeting ot
the State Kxecutive Comuiitteo at thoir
rooms in Philadelphia, the attendance was
full on Wednesday, and we are glad to
be able to say, that the eommitteo con
vinced all, that there was no fears of the
State—indeed the ouly matter of difier
cneo was the amount of Lincoln's majori
ty—there can be no fear as to the (Innl re
sult, unless Republicans should fold their
ftrnis and indifferent—this they
will not, they must not do. Be active, be
united, persevering, and victory in ours
beyond a pcradventure.
On Wednesday afternoon we visited
Sotcrlee and other Hospitals, but did not
see so nmiiy as wo had hoped, of those
with whom we were acquainted. Wo s:iw
Mr. Story, however (sou of Alex. U.) who
had lost an arm, ho is getting along
finely. In Saterloc we met our friend
Robert ltiley, looking rather poorly, also
Oran Matthews, who is getting along llnc
ly. although he has lost ono ol Ins eyes
by a wound received on the eyebrow.—
Wo also saw Mr. Will, I>.'inbenspock, he
has been shot through the jaw, which is
badly broken, but he is getting along well
we were pleased to have it to say of
all the members of Co. 11, 10-d Uegt.
which wo saw, none had uf voting
for Little Mae. notwithstanding our rude
ness in assaillug "their old commander."
No, nnt even the semi-official appeals of
I!.ink Cashiers could for a moment lode
their confidence in "Abraham," ns the
most id' them call hiiu—their Unionism is
not so rijuamif li as that, by uny means.
Although wo felt sorry that these patri
ots could not get home to be taken earo
of by thoir friends, wo wire novertlielr-s
much pleased to see Jiciu HO well care I
for, uti'l occupyingHiich comfortable quar
ters; that the war may have a speedy and
successful termination, and that these suf
fering patriots may «oon be restored to
tho bosom of thoir anxious friends, is our
sincere desire.
,W('lcllan Itepiidlati'i! IIJ a
Kriiiocralic .Soldier.
Mr. Crozier, formerly ol tbi« place, is
well known to most of our readers. He
followed the Hag of the Republic all
through the Mexican war, nor hail bin
zeal in the good cause abated when trea
son assailed our national unity in sixty
one; first entering the three months, and
afterwards the throe years service, in
which latter service ho was wounded, and
afterwards discharged, but as soon as his
improved health allowed, ho flew to his
cotintrys rescue again. When we la t
saw him ho Was a warm M'Clellati man.
but his recent associations, in connection
with the Chicago platform, proved to be
too much for his patriotism toondurc—so
he repudiates tlicm both as will be seen
by the following extract of a letter written
jto friend in this place. Wo would en
treat loyal Democrats to road and reflect,
and then say whether his course is not pre
ferable to that adopted by Major Mc-
Laughlin, on his rc'urn home. The fol
lowing is the letter referred to :
'•1 think it, is a humbug to talk about
Pendleton and peace now—fight it out,
and uiako armistices afterwards. There
is no peace men here in the army ; they
are all at. homo seared by their wild itn
magination,! Wo will elect Ilouest Abe
Lincoln; then they can cry peace after
we make nprrmnncnf peace for them, and
get, our forts and property back. 1 was
always a McClellan man, until he accep
ted the nomination on the Chicago J'l it-
I form, with Cr. 11. I'endleton, then I could
be a Mc"loll,au man no longer, and a !'i ietid
of my country. Such men as Pendleton
and Vallandigham I would hang! Such
men keep up this war! M'Clellan in
their bauds would bo powerless, and all
the soldiers in the field think so. and take
my word for it, they will act it. out at the
election, by voting for ' Old Abe." lam
not writing this to gain your friendship,
for 1 i. now yon were a good friend of mine
when I voted against your par'y, all I
want is to save my country.
I remain Yours &c.
KIOUAKD J. CROZIF.R,
2d, Lieut, V. 15 Corps. Washington, D. 'J.
Company B. tills P«. 11. Art.
tic many of our bravo boys have gone
into the service lately, who wish to com
muue with their friends through our pa
per, that we are compelled to abridge
some of their welcome letters. We have
just received a letter from Mr. Win. Itobb,
giving an interesting account of their or
ganization into a company, (Co. If, Gth,
Pa. 11. Art.) commanded by Col. Barns,
it is officered as follows: Capt., G. L.
Braun of Allegheny city; Ist Lt. W. 11.
11. Wasson; 2d Lieut, liobt. O. Shira,
both of liutler couuty. Mr. itobb speaks
in high terms of their officers—gives au
accouut of their trip from Cauip lley
nolds, to Washington—speaks of being
well treated in Baltimore, where they j
partook of a sumptuous breakfast under
the auspices of the "Soldiers Relief So
ciety"— speaks of their comfortable quar.
ters in Fort Kthau Allen.
In speaking of their occupation he
says : The duty here consists of picket
ing and fatigue duty, which in prelty so
vero from the fact that their is a detail of
from 30 to 35 daily out of each company.
Those not on duty are drilling from 4 to
G hours daily—this is the way we putin
our time, liutler county boys are all in
good health and spirits, always ready for
duty. - '
The Following is aroll ot the (Company:
Capt.C. L. Braun, Ist Lieut. W. 11.11.
Wasson, 2(1 Lieut. It. O. Sliira, Orderly
Serjeant, Thomas Bonner; Sergeants,
.las. M. .Maxwell, Win.. Hutchison, Win.
M'Milleu, Win. S. Temple, David Mc-
Donald. Corporals—Will. Lett hart, in.
Shuler, Thos. 11. Armstrong, Jos. Wright,
tlco. W. Heed. S. D. Christy, Win. ft.
Kohb, Samuel Puff. Musicians, Henry
Sprctly. Win. I'. Stiull, Jos. I'". Manny.
Artificers—Jas T. Stevenson, Moses
M. llennett. Teemstcr—l*ll i M. Milliard,
Domanick Allwiuo.
Private*— Robert Armstrong, Samuel
Admus. Auio* Altaman, Wut. All.-hotre.
Robert'!'. HaJger, Forrester 11 row it, Win.
P. Kruttoti,Mathew Black, Henry Rehear
Jo«C| It B. Bryson, John ('overt, John
Cooper Oliver Clark. Win. Campbell,
Cassius A. I'hristy, John S. Critchlow,
John 11. Caiiipbetl, William Cox. Jas. 11.
Campbell. Isaac Cable, <iei>. Cre.-s, Win.
15. Curry, Jas. N. Campbell, John ?.
Podds, John I!. Podds. Isaac Ponaldsou,
I.bcnczor Podds, Archibald Baughorty,
Robert N. Kinery, Richard Fisher, Win.
15. Fleeter, (jeo. Lewis, (ieo. (irnham,
Daniel W.lirah im, Urosamiiii, Jas.
(irossnian. .Joseph (iruhs, \Vm. P. (lillcs
pie. llenry (fold, J. \\ r . ibsnn, J. M.
• llasock, ThomasH llutehiHoii.Beujauiiiic
Marten, I»aao Hall, Caleb IS. Ilonry, Jera
! luiali Milliard, Ahrahaiii Milliard, (jeo.
I W. Ilusileson, Win. 11. ilasletf, Jacob
llellGngcr, Theodore Malor, Coo. Uan
key, Christopher lloover, Jo*. Jones, Ten
sard P. Kennedy. David C. Ivirkpatlick,
I Valintine 10. Kinzer, Francis Levery, W.
A-huiy MeLcus, (ieo. M. Moser,
Joseph I!. Martin, John 1!. Miller, Win.
11. Morrison. Samuel Mouow, Ruben Mc-
Quistan, John MeCurdy, Thomas Me-
Cleyinofiils, ltobcrt MeCurdy. (jreer Mc
<'andless, Itobt. J. MeCunilless, Win. Me
j Call, Francis Neptutie, Josiali Neyiwiii.
1 Peter 11. Noll', John L. Ncynit.nd, Theo
' doro I'otts. /acharilih Phillips, Joseph
| Kitehnrds, Jcramiah Italstou, Samuel lio-
I per, Henry S. Ititor, Win. ltiilstou, Win.
I llaudolph, Will. Robb, Geo t:ift, Levi
i Silvis, Milton J. Sloppy, Th uuus Speucc,
I!. N. Stewart, Samuel Binutz, (J. W.
Stewart, (leo. Shmip, 11. C. Sliira, S. 11.
I Smith, John Shoup, I'. W. '1 hompson,
llobt. Thompson, W . W. Turk, Cooitrad
Taylor,Thos. Wilson, Ceo. Wilson, J. A.
Woodward, I'. 11. Went/., J. D. Walker,
| J. ('. Wflnson, li. P. Wi;:don,Christopher
! Winter, John Wh'Unier, Wnt. W'hitinier,
! David Wagner, John Yotiiifr, (J. W. Zim
! merman, Henry Ucglingcr, H. C. I 'aiks,
j W. Iv Miller, j. N*. Tliomp . n.
Croak Crkkk I I' m.. Oct. 21.'—
j Lieut, (ion. Grunt, City l'oint. Virginia:
, I pursued the route: 1 furceof the cuciny
j nearly to Mt. Jackson, which point bo
: reached during the night of the I'.lthand
1 j!Oth without an organize I regiment of
! bis army. From the sieeonnts of our
j prisoners who have escaped, and citizens,
j the route was complete. About 2,000 of
j the enemy broke and made their >vav
| down through the moufitains en the left,
j fourteen miles. On the line of the ro
! treat the road and country wcro covered
| with small arms thrown away by the fly
j ing rebels and other dcl.ris. Forty eight
I pieces of captured artillery are now at
my headquarters. I think that uo less
j than 800 wagons and ambulances were
cither captured or destroyed.
'1 he. accident of the morning turned to
! otir advantage, as though the whole move
ment had been planned. The only re
gret I have is tho capture, early in the
morning, of from HID to I,yt;o men. 1
ia in now sending to the War Department
j ten battle-flags. The loss of artillery in
> the morning was seven froin Crook.eleven
'loin Canbv, and six from Wright, l'loui
all I can learn I think Early's forces were
less than 10,000.
(Signed) I'. 11. Srrt:iiir>A.\.
Major (icncral commanding.
t-Q, "An officer of the 'J'Jth Ohio,
who arrived here yesterday from the front,
states that nearly all the Ohio troops with
Sherman voted at the latj election; that
they were forced to do so while on the
march and subject all day to au attack
from the rebels. The polls were held in
the ambulances following the regiments.
The men were sent to the rear by squads
to fight the enemy at home with ballots,
which they would do with a hearty good
will aud then return to their positions,
and with bullets open out again upon the
foe before them with renewed vigor and
increased zeal. The scene was inspiring,
and will never be forgotten by those who
witnessed it. McClellan was the war cry
of the rebels in their attacks on that day." (Jin.
(Jin. Ouz.
The rebel raidor Wheeler, is ou ly
twenty-five years of age and very small,
lie is a ladies' man. At a ball in C'ar-
I lisle, Pa., just before the war, he got
! tight, and becoming aware that the la
dies were turning up their noses at him,
he soliloquized thus: "Wheeler, you're
drunk! Wheeler, the gals arc laughing
at you! Wheeler, you had better go
home and he did.
BPX. " Sergeant, you have come home,
■ I suppose to vote the Democratic ticket,"
said a merohapt in New-IJedford to a vet
eran who entered his store.
" I have been shooting Democrats for
three years," said the soldier. " I am
not in the habit of voting for tho game I
killed."
SNETIMAN STILL PLKSUIKU Hoot*.—
Sherman is still pursuing 1 loud, and there
are some indications of tho robots making
a staud at Blue Pond. Our army is in
good spirits, and all they ask is for Hood
to stand and tight them,
Whan the rebels demanded the sur
render of Resaca, it was refused; they
sent a line of skirmishers to attack our
works, and they advanced under the ral-
Jvinjt ery of '• Hurrah for Meridian."
PrenidcnO l'roclalliittion.
A Day of Thanksgiving Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. —Tho fol
lowing proclamation was promulgated
this forenoon by tho President of tho
United States of America)
It has pleated Almighty flod to
prolong our national llfennotheryenr,
defending us with His guardian caro
against unfriendly desings from
abroad and Vouchsafing to us in His
mercy many and signal victories over
the enemy wlio is of our own house
hold. It has n'so pleased our Heav
enly Father to favor as well our citi
zens in their homes, as our soldiers
in their camps, and our sailors on riv
ers and seas, with unusual health. Ho
has largely augmented our free pop
ulation by emancipation and immi
gration, while he him opened to us
new sources of wealth, and lias crown
ed the labor of our working men in
every department of industry with'
abundant reward. Moreover, Ho
has been pleased to animate and in
spire our minds and hearts with forti
tude, enrage and resolution, sufficient
for the great trial of civil war into
which we havo been brought by our
adherenco as a nation to the cause of
freedom and humanity, and to afford
to us reasonable hopes of an ultimate
and happy deliveranco from all our
dangers and afflictions. Now, there
fore, I. Abraham Lincoln, President
of the I'nit d States, do hereby ap
point and set apart the'ast Thursday
in November next as the day which
I desire to be observed by all* my fel
low-citizens wherever they may then
be as a day of thanksgiving and
pray, r to almighty God, the benifi
cent creator and ruler of the universe;
and I do further rcecoinmend to my
fellow-citizens aforesaid that on that
occasion they do reverently humblo
themselves in the dust, and from
thence offer up penitent anil fervent
prayers and <upplicntionr tothcGreat
Disposer ot Invents for a return of tho
incMimublo blessing of peace and
l 'nioii, and harmony throughout tho
land, which it lias pleased him to as
sign as tho dwelling place for our
selves and our posterity throughout
all generations.
lii testimony whereof I have hereun
to yet my lminl and caused tho
Hi'ii] of the United States to ho af
fixed. Done nt the city of Wash
ington tliis twentieth day of Octo
ber, in the year of our Lord ono
thousand, eight hundred and sixty
four, and of Independence the eigh
ty-ninth.
Abraham Lixccl.y,
President.
M. 11. Skward, Scc'r. of.State.
Hon. lloiikrt .1. WAI.KKU ON tiik
I'uksidkncv. —Tho Hon. Robert J. Wal
ker, of Miw<iwi|i|ti f has written a latter
(Yum 1.«.m1i.11 in which lie untold* hi*
, ntinionts on the Presidential question
1 very fully nnd freely. 11u has doubtless
li.ill abundant opportunities of witnessing
I he operations of Hie tTaitma en the other
( side of iho Atlanlie, besides boinjz fully
iulornieil himself as to tho merits of tho
j issue- of the day, and ho speaks in tho
1 iii' st nr.hr-ifatiiig manner in support of
! the constitutionality of tho asts of l'resi
tlonl Lincoln during the war for the su| -
|»i nof the rebellion. Of the Euim
| eipatioii Proclamation he says, '-us a war
' I un a nr.; it was perfectly constitutional."
He ask < the soldiers to remember tho
slnnrlerand tho insult awarded them at
' the Chicago <'(.invention, He asserts that,
an armistice would result in the ruin of
our manufacturers of cotton and other
textile fabrics, and our commerce gener-
I ally, ami it would be but tho harbinger
of that foreign recognition so much sought
: after by ho rebels. Me adds that "there
i will bo no recognition of the independ
ence of ihc South by I'ranee or England,
or ouy other J'owur, if Abraham Lincoln
should be re-elected in November next."
In addition to all this " the National char
acter will be iuiuiensly exalted." Tlicso
aie the Opinions of one of the foremost
of Americrn Democrats—a .Southern
Democrat, and as such, arc entitled to tho
res j ectlul consideration of all who love
tin ;ir eouritiy.
I'roui I lie UCtli Oliio.
lIAKRISO.NBt.KG, Va., Sept, 28, '64.
Hear Brothers — l received a letter
from you a few days ago—tin-first J have
received for nearly a year. * * *
i see from your fast letter that you are
not awaie of tho fact that lam a veteran.
1 entered the veteran service the loth
day of last February. . Since then I have
seen some very hard service. I was with
(jen'l 11 unter on the celebrated Lynch
burg raid. Since then I have been in the
Shenandoah Valley under Crook and
Sheridan. We have flogged tho rebels
soundly in the two last battles, and we arc
now in hot pursuit up the valley.
I receive your paper occasionally, and
am very uiueh pleased with it. Continue
to figlit treason at home, while we aru
crushing it in the field, aud I think wo
will soon have au honorable peace, with
uuion. and without Slavery.
The army is almost unanimous fur Lin
coin and Jobu.-.un. i'erbap* * f^. w
headed sneaks who always •- limber to the
rear" iij time of battle, may vote for Lit
tle Mac, but they are very scarce, and arc
growing scarcer every day.
I cannot write any more, as I bavo sev
eral more letters to write, aud my time is
limited. My love to you aud yours.—r
l'ike County Republican.
ttiif Before the meeting of the Demo
cratic Convention at Chicago, there were
far more white men to beemaucpated than
black. The number has been diuiiuisbed
by the J'cace Platform and
nomination. And it grows beautifully
loss daily. Who knows that u 4thof Ju.
ly will not come when one of the disen
thralled will jump up, glass iq hand, and
shout his toast: ''To Gen. McClellari,
the involuntary Tousnaint L'Onvertuje
of the Democracy in bondage?"