The Victory in Tonncswc.
NASHVILLE, December 2. — I have re- I
ceived a full account of tho battle at j
Franklin and its antecedents, which must ;
be chronicled as one of the most brilliant I
in its general results ol the war.
For three days sharp skirmishing was 1
kept up during the retirement of uur our
army from Duck river to Franklin, during
which time n multiplication of exploits ]
and successes resulted to the national
arms. General Cox conducted the rear 1
guard on the 29th ult., and achieved a \
splendid victory over theMiels at Spring
field. while General WiFon'scavalry'pain
ed a series of important successes over J
Forrest's advance under Roddy, on the 1
pike between. Truine and Springfield. !
lhiriug the afternoon oftho 3'Jtli ult.. the
rebel army sorely pre--fid us, under Hood,
who had Chatham's and Sti wart's ci-rj .
and a portion of Dick Taylor's cmutna»i.
numbering in all over 22,000 men. Owing
to Cox's gallant check at Springfiuid. a
portion of the -Ith and 21 li corps were j
enabled to gain Franklin early in the
day, where they threw up a line of brea :- |
works, extending from ono end t > the i
Other of the curve in the river, behind ;
which our entire infantry command took :
position.
At precFely four F. M., the entire reb- i
el force made a charge, and succeeded in J
making a temporary break in our < < litre, i
commended by Warner. With cliarac- j
teristic impetuosity, the soldiers compos- ]
ing Cheatham's corps dashed into the
breastworks, co-operating with the attack- '
ing party on their left, and attempted to 1
envelope and destroy our right. In the j
nick of time, the troops of Wagner were
rallied, and throwing their while J'orce
upon the rebel column, divve back the
Storming p.irty in great disorder, captur
ing several hundrW prisoners. Four times I
after, the rebels clfcrged in three lines '
but were repulsed as olteu, with great |
slaughter.
Tlij rebels numbered at least two to ■
our one, as nearly all of the -Ith and 213 d !
corps were in the reserve. Our breast- '
works were only kueehigh, and the rebel ■
li<ss in killed is three tiuiea our own, |
. while their wounded is at lon-t six times ;
more than ours, most of our men Icing |
wounded in the head, arms, and body, j
The artillery tire of the enemy was made 1
with great precision, but their Meniuei
tion consiste 1 ehielly of shot and shell. 1
while for two hours immense quantilicsol
more niurderous missiles were hurled with :
fearful fury into tho r.bel lines. Alf'ut
tempts of the rebety to gain a perninnent i
advance wen! Ir i-tratcd. ; n 1 at dark the4
Federal position was unchanged, while i
tho rebels retired under cover of the j
woods south of the Columbia pike.
The rebel loss, as before stated is fully |
• 6,000, including 1,000 prisoners, an unu
sual.number of which woVe officers. Our j
loss reached a total of about 1,000.
An artillery duel was kept up till nc:ir |
midnight when our troops commenced
crossing llarpcth Kivcr, bringing till our [
trains and paraphernalia ovei in safety !
before daylight. The army then retired j
to within lour miles of this oily, at which
point our front line confronts the enemy.
The falling back of the army is in accord
ance with the programme, an l the battle !
at Franklin was an impromptu affair and
wan brought about owing to the ncci -it_\
to check tho rebel advance and insure !
the safe crossing of the riverbv ourtroops. !
fi-nSor.
NASHVILLE, I>cecmber2.—Additional;
reports received increase the magnitude j
of the late victory at Franklin. Thirty '
stands of colors were captured by the !
Union forces. General Stanley's corps, j
49th Indiana, captured five, ami tho SMh
Illinois three. (Jen. lleilley's old brig
ngo captured eighteen, and the 2:! d C. rps
four, making a total of thirty stands of
colors. Gen. Stanley, commanding the
'lth Corps, had a very narrow escape hav
ing had his horse shot under him, and
was shot in the right shoulder, the ball
traversing his back and going out of the i
lelt shoulder. He is in the city, and
though suffering considerably, is still tit
tending to his duty. Jt is confirmed
that General Fatrick Claibourno, of Ten
nosscc, is killed. General Kimball, com
manding tho 2d Division of Stanley's
corps, in the heat of battle, passed a reb
el Major General, who tojd him he was
mortally wounded. His mcu succeeded
in carrying off tho body.
It is believed that Hood's main army !
is threatening Murfrecsboro. Forrest's !
rebel cavalry is demonstrating on our ,
front and right flank. Commander Fitch
is here with a fleet of boats and iron
clads. Sufficient forces have arrived to '
insure not only the safety of Nashville. ;
but another Union victory in case of a ,
battle, under any circumstances. Mili- '
tary men all unite in tho opinion that
Gens. Stanley and SclioGeld conducted ,
the retireuieut from l'ulaski in the face ;
of the enemy with admirable skill, crown
ing all with a magnificent Union victory !
at Franklin.
18£?L. As tho subject of the amend
ment of tlio Constitution of the
United States is now claiming much
thought, and eliciting much discusion,
wo print the oth article of the Cons
titution, which provides for its own
amendment.— Pitts. Gas.
"The congress, whenever two-thirds
of both Houses shall deem itnecssnry,
shall propose amendments to the Cons
titution, or, on application of the Leg
islatures of two-thirds of the several
States, shall call a Convention for
proposing amendments, which in ei
ther case, shall be valid to all intents J
and purposes, as part of this Consti
tution, when ratified by the Legis j
laturesof thee-fourths of the several
States or bv Conventions in thee- j
fourths thereof, as the one or the other j
mode of ratification may proposed be j
by tho Congress."
Oetf A Portland paper relates that a :
gentleman going to that city on the train ,
from Boston, a day or two aince, was de
lighted to share his scat with an afl'ee- ,
tkmate, pretty, and chatty young Uuii
niuc, who seated herself in a manner to
spread her dress well aver him. Much
to his regret his agreeable companion left
at the first station, and greatly to his cha
grin he discovered, shortly after, that bhe
had cut open his pocket and taken there-'
I'tem his walWt
DIVOHCJJS.—A Philadelphia paper
i says applications for divorce have, it is
I said, greatly increased within the
j last few years in oiir city. It does
; seem astonishing what a hurry some
! people are into eunder the sacred
I bond, who a few months ago were in
just as great a hurry to take upon
i themselves the obligations and re
' sponsibilities of married life.
They kiss and twitter like mated I
i birds for a brief fortnight, and the !
j third week are brought up before the
] courts for throwing smoothing irons j
I at each other, and indulging in otli- |
| er little endearments peculiar to dou- |
| ble-blessedness. In some late cases ;
i husband and wives have been off the
hooks before the taste of the bridal i
cake ami ale had been washed from j
| their mouths. There must be a screw
! loose somewhere. The fact is the
j whole preliminary business of court
ship is one grand systematic course
!of mutual deception; both parties
[ persistently shut their eves to each .
■ other's true character, and insist up- !
1 on investing each other with attributes j
| which neither possesses, and which
i none but angels ever do.
1 They picture to themselves for the i
• future an earthly heaven of music,
; dancing, and cooing, gas light
xoirceg. ami pic nics. This is the po- j
j ctfc si Je of the question. The prose
| reality comes " the morning after
| the revel" and then—look out for
cold coffee, buttonless shirts, neglect
ed hair dye, pallid cheeks, abandon
ed ringlets, and all the other accotn-;
| panymcnts of domestic torture. I
RAPIDITY OF TIIOU<IIIT IN DUEAM- J
IN'!.—A very remarkable circum
j stance, and an important point in
! analogy, is to be found in tho extreme
! rapidity with which the material
j changes on which ideas depend are
j excited in tlio hemispherical ganglia.
! It would appear as if a whole series
of acts that would really occupy a
| long space of time, pass ideally thro'
the mind in an instant. We have in
i dreams no true perception of the lapse
; of time —a strange property of mini]
! —for if such be also its property
! when entered into the etennal disem
bodied state, time will appear to us
• eternity. The relations of space, as
j well as of time, are also annihilated,
| so that while almost an eternity is
compressed into a moment, infinate
» space is traversed more swiftly than
!by real thought. There are numer
! ous illustrations of this principle on
: record. A gentleman dreamed that
; he had enlisted as a soldier, joined
i his regiment, deserted, was nrroated,
! carried back, tried, condemned to be
I shot, and at last led out for execution.
After the usual preparation a gun
! was fired; he awoke with the report,
I and found that a n< ise in the next
room had, at the same moment, pro-
I duced the dream anil awaked him.
A friend of Dr. Abercrombie
1 dreamed that ho crossed the Atlau
! tic and spent a fortnight in America,
i In embarking on his return, lie fell
i into t lie sea, and awaking in his fright
I he found that he had not been asleep
i ten minutes.
UsKFi r, MAXIMS.—Men of quick
fancy more easily reconcile them
selves to the loved one when she is
absent, than when she is present.
Great books arc dead men, yet
glorified ones: and their pupils will
ever hold themselves as their living
! relatives.
The spirit of tho age, or the acci
dent of pleasure and necessity, can
in genera'neither break us with its
wheel or twine us around it.
Always have a worthy competitor.
Set the hare to run with tho tortoise
and he will probably fall asleep and
• lose.
i Let it be a law that, as every fac
' ulty is holy, none must be weaken
! Ed in itself, but only have its oppos-
I ing one aroused.
i Some things are done beterby mc
j diocrity, than by cunning, as paper
| is better cut by a dull blade than by
' a sharp one.
The human being is not formed to
grow altogether upwards, like plants
I and deer's horns, nor yet altogeth
! er downwards, like feathers and up
j per-jaw teeth; but, like muscles, at
j both ends at once,
j The spider is wiser than tho bee.
| The former sucks poison from every
| thing, and the latter honey. So the
former isn't robbed, and the latter
is. 4
As farmers believe it most advan
tageous to sow in mist, so the first
seeds of education should fall in the
J first and thickest mist of life.
! Baf" We arc happy to announce that
| President Lincoln has consented to the
j release of Lieutenant Governor Jacob and
Colonel Frank Wolford. We sincerely
| hope that this may be the commence
ment of a new policy on the part of the
; President. These gentlemen have proved
i their loyalty at the head of Kentucky
; volunteer regiments, and have braved
| death on many a stubborn battlc-fieid In
defence of the old flag. With the ex
! eitenient of the election, let us forget all
j words of bitterness, will pledge
; ours elves that whenever the country needs
j their swords again they will always be
' flashed in the vau of the Union armies
and closest to tho rebel foe.— Louise ilk
Journal. ,
Beg- John 15. Gough's lecture engage
ments are said to cover every evening up
to next June. It is also stated that he
' was offered 8300 to repeat his last lecture
| ; .u Btiiton, but was unable to do to.
<?hc gitfecn.
THOMAS ROTIINSON, 1-prtitorp
CYRUS E. ANDERSON,
JI. V.. ftp 12AII. Publisher.
BUTLER PA.'
WEDIMNMT I»i:< . 7. I*ol.
t-" Liborly and Union. Now and Fcrever, Ono
•nd'naeparabre."—-D. Webster.
Our paper.
Ono year' ago, to-day, the CITIZEN
made its appearance, with the liable of that
true patriot and able statesman, our sec
ond Washington, at its head for re-nomi
nation and election. That desirable con
summation has been accomplished. The
nation has passed through one ot the
most exciting, as it was one of the most
momentous struggles ever witnessed in
this country. Ono year ago danger was
threatening tlio peace and safety rtf the
North. Secret societies were- being or
ganized, by which to strike a deadly blow
at civil liberty. The friends of the Ad
ministrat'on and of tho Union, were told
that there would bo a revolt against the
Government. X<■ ,v York city, in (lie East,
and Indiana and Illinois, in the West,
were 1 >okcd to.to lead off in tho initiation
of civil war. 11 was evident that the war
could not be brought to a successful
termination before tho Presidential
campaign. Loyal hearts, therefore,
were sal with forebodings of coining
trouble to their country. It was only
those of very hopeful temperament, that
could act upon tlio principle of tho an
cient patriot', who said that, "true patri
ots never despair of their country." Time
rolled away, however, and the Armies of
the Union met the Rebel hordes on many
a bloody battle-Gold, and although stub
be inly resisted, they drove them gradu
ally before them. At the tame lime the
friends of the Government met its oppo
nents in a political struggle. This, ten,
terminated as happily as tl>t< supporters
of the Administration could wish. Wc
have now a large army in tho field press
ing the «nctny closely; the Fxccutivo
Department is in the hands of the domi
nant parly for four years more ; Congress
is overwhelmingly the same way ; the Ju
diciary, too, are right. Under these cir
cumstances the Crrtzi;\ commenced it«
second volume. W'c would solicit for it
| the continued influence of the conunu
| nity by which it has thus far been sus
| taiued. In its management we shall en
| dcavor to bo guided by the rules laid
j down in our Introductory Address. And
i may we nt hopo that by the time another
year rolls round, we will have the exqui
site pleasure of congratulating our readers
on the return of peace with a restored
Union, never again to bo assailed by the
paracidal hands of her own children. In
the mean time lot us all discharge our
whole duty to our country and our race,
and trust to Providence, the disposer of
all good, for the result.
8®" Tho New York Timet says, that
a visit by Attorney General "Carter, of
Canada, to Washington, led to a satisfac
tory understanding between the Govern
ment and the Provincial authorities, in
its mode of dealing with rebel raiders
now in custody, and to the best means
of preventing thieving incursions by
laud or water, with tlio border States in
future.
Fx General Roger A. Pryor,serv
ing as a private soldier in the rebelariny,
was captured by our pickets whileattcnipt
ing to exchange papers. A correspon"
dent ot our exchanges says he was escor
ted along Pennsylvania Avenue—that bo
wore a handsome uniform of* gray, and
nodded familiary to old acquaintances—
such are the ups and downs of life.
"Lt'l There be ! nlty."
' "Let hard feelings and hard words be
now forgotten. Recognize at once and
freely, in your opponents, the undoubted
fact that, although they differ with you
as regards the war, and its conduct, and
the policy which the government has pur
sue! or is pursuing, yet they have an un
doubted right to do so; that they also are
patriots desiring the good and glory and
welfare of a common country, and that
they are exercising not ouly the rights,
but the duties of intelligent freemen in
discusiing and opposing all measures
which they think unwise, impolitic and
detrimental to tho country. It is high
time that such epithets as "traitors," &c.,
should be dropped, or applied more dis
criininatcly and limitedly to those only
who have clearly identified themselves
with, or are in sympathy with rebels, or
who resort to illegal and unpatriotic plots
to embarass the Government and aid its
enemies. Let us all now unite heartily
and give an honest ungrudging support
to our new Government. It it go astray,
it can be brought back, by the regular
ways appointed in the laws; if Lincoln
should prove false to his responsible trust,
or become a usurper or a tyrant he can be
impeached or removed and none will move
for this more readily than those who have
just elected him." »
Tho above is from the American of a
former date; and was, naturally enough
copied into the Herald of this place.—
There is much in it commendable. That
we should not wantonly chide, a van
quished fie is all right—that we thoulil
all unite in a support of the .Government
is ulao true. .
We have no iloabt our neighbor gave
utterance to his feelings aud convictions,
as he had a perfect light to do, hut for
ouraelf we cannot go quite so far—that
the opposition in the management of the
campaign, which has just clo o I, were not
only exercising their rights, but dischar
ging their duties, we don't believe—that
they too are patriots desiring the good
and glory and welfare of a common coun
try," is not "the sense of the American
people," nor do we believe it is the opin
ion of any intelligent body of men in the
civilized world. All through Europe,
ami even at Richmond itself (although
we don't believe it should lie classed with
civilized communities) tho campaign in
augurated at Chicago, was looked upon
as a flank movement on the Union armies
then assailing (iichinond and Atlanta. —
The ChiWgo convention was. controlled
by men whoso sympathies for their South
ern brethren and their cause, were al
most undisguised. Had Scott ■ lived in
our day and laid tho sceue at Chicago? !
he could have written it poem drawing on j
that convention for characters, which !
would far surpassed llokcly, in which
Mortham, Bertram, Oswald and others, '
appear so conspicuously as tho personifi
cations of all the baser qualities o! hu
man nature. With theso convictions,
(and they are the convictions of the loyal
millions.) wc have no disposition to bow
the knee, or to make any apology for re
electing Mr. Lincoln \S'o frequently
expressed these opinions during the late
canvass, and we will not now agree that
|we were not honest in our avowals. It is
' true, there seems to be a lull in the ocean
of strife, just now, but that may .properly
be attributed to the fact that the oppo
sition have not recovered from the con
cussion consequent upon the heavy and
repeated blows dealt out to them by the
Union men on ihe Bth of last month,
rather than to a change of heart or pur
pose. ' So far as our o\r>: county is coy
j eerned, we believe there aro ns rank trai
j tors b'*:o as in liebeMoiu itself. When
I war meetings were being held in M'riou
j township, in the summer of 'Ol, when
patriotism was at its height, speakers of
both parties were frequently interrupted
by cheers for".Jeff. Davis !" Have they
changed for tho better since? What
fruits have they brought meat for repent
ance ? Wo don't believe that this viru
lent class constitute n majority ; but wo
do believe that if the great majority were
all right, they could, long ero this, have
! silenced this outspoken treason. We have
| no space to follow this subject further,
j but would in conclusion .-ay, if tho oppo
! Mtion want to mend their fallen fortunes
[ N.
by coming out. boldly in favor of a vigor
ous prosecution of tho war. Let their
Journals, heretofore ogain.it us, say to the
thousands of skulking conscripts, who
are evading their duty, that they must
report at once, and the armies thus filled
up, will soon finish up tho rebellion, and
then the cause for our difficulties will
have passed away.
A rmj Correspondence.
U. 8. A. tier. HOSPITAL, PnrrsncßOH. PA.,
November 1804.
MESSRS. EDITORS:—I will try to in
form you how Thankgiving-Day was spent
by us in the Hospital, although I am un
able to give you a correct idea of our pleas
ure. 1 will, at try to givo you a
short and plain description of the per
foruiance of the day. Monday, Tuesday
and Wedne.-dny, previous to Thanksgiv
j ing-Day, were spent in preparing the
I large new dining-hall, for tho celebration.
! It was decorated with green shrubbery
j and fresh pines, and ornamented with the
lied, White and Blue, and several largo
flags-wore stretched across the room, and
the names of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman
and Sheridan, were beautifully displayed
in targe capital letters ou the wall and
above the doors. The tables were spread
with all that the "inner-man" would do
sire, and as the bugle sounded, all per
sons connected with the Hospital, made
their appearance. After tho Divine bless
ing was invoked by Rev. Dr Howard,
each person took a seat at the table, and
! ate a good and very delicious dinucr.
which was willingly prepared by the Sani
tary and Christian Commissions. After
all was done eating, the benediction was
pronounced by tho Rev. Dr. Howard,
and while the Hospital Brass Band play
ed a few lively airs, all dispersed with a
\ "full stomach" and a light heart.
' At 2p. m., the bugle was again sound
' ed for all to re-assemble for religious ser
vices at "Ward K," the new barracks,
which has been recently trected, but not
yet occupied. After reading the 100 th
Psalm, singing and prayer, an able and
patriotic address was delivered by llcv.
Dr. Ilodge. and at the close of this exer
cise, all went to their respective rooms
and wards, until time for tea, which was
ready at 5 p. in., and immediately after
being refreshed by a warm supper, the
boys went to work and cleared tho hall
for a grand concert, which wus given us
by Mr. Alexander, of tho city, and a se
lect party of si tigers in connection with
the Hospital Brajs Baud. The band
played all the national airs of tho day.
and the party sang 6ucl» airs as were
suited to the oeeasion ; J uch as "The
Homo of the Free;" "Son;; of the Furies;"
"Wrap tho Flag around ine Boys;" "Ho,
for tho Gunboats;" "Tho Flag of the
Free;" "Love-bewitched ant I for Jen
nie ;" "Arab Steed;" "Tell mo of my
darling boy;" and also "Death of War
ren."
It was then about 7 p. m., and time to
close the exercises of the day; but after
most all had retired to their places of
rest, the young aud gay gathered together
and had asocial and joyous time till near
midnight, when everything- was quiet
and still.
Thanksgiving-Day is past and gone,
but not forgotten by us the soldiers of
this Hospital We will long remember
our good and kind Surgeons, Dr. J antes
Bryatt. (in charge,) and Assistants I'rs.
Riggs, Morand, Rear, Rheal, Rankin,
Young, and Rev. Bear, (Chaplin)! also,
Lieut. Tuthill, in charge of Military forc
es at this place, and will never forget the
Christian and Sanitary Commission's, those
two charitable and evcr'generous insti
tutions. May all our Butler county peo
ple try to encourage them and by so do
ing, they will do much for tho sick and
wounded soldiers who are awuy from
home and connections.
From a lSutler county soldier and mem
ber of Battery "E," 8d I'a. Artillery, but
now in Ward "E," N. S. A. Gfen. Hospi
tal, Pittsburgh, Pa. J. M G.
CAMPDOUOI.AH, CiiicAuo, 11.1.. I
November 7, 1801.
My Dear I generally havcdifficul-!
ty in finding news enough to enable me
to write as many letters as you claim to i
be your due, and as I have some news this
morning, I will send it to you, although j
you are not really entitled to a letter at j
this time.
li-t>t night about 7 o'clock, T was de-1
tailed a field officer of the guard or camp, '
and ordered to throw out pickets, ,'is wc j
did when Ihe Convention met hero, aud '
to take measures for lb' defensa of the '
camp Ac. AW;; midnight Col. B«wt
ordered a do'ail of fifty men and two offi
cers. who were ordered to arrest a Mr. j
Yt alsh, living on the edge of Douglas!
Grove, and to search for ammunition etc. ;
As field officer of tlio.day, 1 went with ]
the party, and we quietly surrounded the j
house and then waked the family up to 1
enquire if they were all well. 'J hey at
first refused to open the door, but we coax- !
ed them to do it by calling on three or I
four men to apply ihe huts of their mus- j
keta to the door. In wc went, three offi-.
: cers aud half a dozen men with bayonets
fixed. The old gentleman a-kol, what j
in "God's name could bring us there nt ;
I that timo of night?" and a very hjind
j some daughter standing on the stairs, ex
| claimed, "good God, what is this world
; coming to '" In short, the whole family
i assumed an air of injured innocence.
! We put a pair of bracelets on the old
I Li ntleman and hisfnou, and sent them off
to camp under a military escort. AVe
then informed the ladies that we had the
grca'cs! respect for them* and would treat
them with the greatest deffercnee, but,
that wc desired to inspect tho domestic
economy of the eslablidimci t l>y looking
and feeling in.and under all their beds,
and looking into every closet, bureau,
trunk or box in the whole honso from gar
ret to cellar. At this the ladies,old and
young, scampered up stairs and in af mo
ment a couple of gentlemen were *een |
crawling out of the window and clam
bering over tho roof of one wing of the
house. In 4 moment one or two dozen
rifles were pointing at thym, and two doz
en voices calling to them to surrender,
which they did unconditionally, they were
also honored with a pair of bracelets each,
and escorted to camp with military hon
ors. Shortly after wo discovered another i
gentleman calmly seated in a temple of
necessity, situated in the back-yard, who
was treated with the same honors as those
before him. AVo then minutely inspect
ed the inside of the building and were re
warded for our labors with the following
discoveries, viz:
Three hundred Revolvers, largest size,
all loaded capped and primed. One hun
dred and fifty double barreled fowling
pieces, all loaded with potvder.and twelve
large buck-shot in each barrel. Fifteen
thousand rounds of ball cartriges,fifteen I
thousand percussion caps, two kegs of
powder, two hundred pounds buckshot in 1
sacks and a lot of buckshot cartridges.
The following is an inventory of the I
live stock captured :
Rrig. Gen. Charles Walsh, of the Sons
of Liberty.
('apt* Cantrill, of the Rebel army, of
Morgan's command. •
Charles Travers, a llebel soldier.
Gen. Walsh's son, and the man found
in tho Temple, whoso name I did not
learn.
We got back to camp with our three
cart loads of arms and ammunition, about
3 o'clock i'j the morning, just in time to
receive the following lot of Democracy,
forward#! by a detail of one hundred
men, whom Col. Sweet had seut up to the
city during the night:
Col. St. Legcr Grenfell, Morgans Ad-.
jutant Gen.
Col. Vincent Marmaduke, brother to ,
Gen. Marmaduke.
J. T. Shauks, an escaped prisoner of
war, from camp Douglas.
Judge Buck Morris, of Chicago, Treas
urer of the Sons of Liberty, an 1 ten or
twelve others whose names 1 did not learn.
This morning about Sunrise, the party
in the city, sent down twenty men more,
most of whom had some article of Con
federate clothing on them and some of
whom were dressed in full Butternut uni
form. The-party in the city alse captured
two boxes of arms.
I will, forward the morning Tribune, on
the first page of which you will find dis
crtbed the way in which some men came
to be here.
We have now learned that the inten
tion of these Rebels, and Copperheads is
to attack tho camp on to-morrow (elec
tion) evening.
Whether our discovery of their plot i
and arrest of the leaders will cause them
to postpone their attack or not, I cannot'
tell; a day or two will show.
I have just now I earned'positively rtint
the plan wlis tu attack llio oanip to-mor
row night (Tuesday,) on all four siJ< -s at
ouco, mid hud we not detected their plot
1 just when wo did, there in not tho least
doubt but thut they would have been
successful. As it is vte will now bo thor
oughly prepared for and 1 don't
eare they try it.
1 have not much doubt but there will
be sortie trouble here to-morrow either by
an attack on the cittnp, or an attempt t■>
burn the city. Whatever doubts any
person might hive had heretofore its to
the treasonable proclivities of the Demo
cratic party, were certainly ended last
night by the disclosures made in these
arrests.
'J'ho men arrested who belonged to this
"city, of the democracy, and
the very extensive stock of arms nn3
ammunition already found, shows that
their intentions were to make a big light,
And they svould have had a decided ad
vantage over us iu arms at short range,
for these fowliug-pieces loaded with bdek
shot, are a most formidable weapon, and
the revolvers shoot almost us strong as a
rifta.
nut, I must close for the present. T did
not close an eyelid la.-t night, and may
not have a ( banco to sleep much fur a
night or two to Cenie.
Your affectionate husband,
J. E. COHNELIUS.
Camp Itot-a&iH. Cimnnn, Irx.,
November ui la. IS<U.
slr DKAR : —lu order to allay
any fears that you may entertain as to
the safety of this Garrison, I will pen you
I -t hasty note this morning, to assure you
i that the danger is past for the present.
Wo united evorybody in this cump yes
terday, and we all lay on our arms all
J last night. About midnight we were ro
j mforced by t l, r, 'b Begt. Veteran lie
serve Corps from Indianapolis, and by
j about 200 drafted men from Springfield.
I here is no doubt but th j Rebel prisoners
i all expected to escape last night, and j
were only waiting for an attack fn.m the •
I ou.iside. Hut unfortunately for them, the
! leader and about two hundred of the
I men composing the outside plotters, were
| safely iroftcd in tho "White Oak" Piison,
i in Cauip Douglas, and their loaded re
volvers and fowling pieces, were in the
hands of loyal men to bo u?ed in a loyal
I cause.
i have not felt in tho least alarmed
j -ince wo found out their nefarious plans,
j and felt that we were able to take eare of
ourselves by lighting very hard. Hut I
j shudder when I think what a great dan
i ;rer we -> narrowly escaped. They wore
to attack the cauip. on the Mast and West
side, and at once liberate the 12,000
i prisoners, a.nd arm them, overpower, and
: make prisoners of the Garrison, and then
| destroy the city. Hut it is very evident
I they would not have taken any soldiers
prisoners, as they could not manage pris
j oners, and would not dare to leave them
] behind. I have not the least, doubt in
j my mind, but they would have massacred
the whole Garrison.
Had they attacked last night, they
could not have taken any soldiers alive.
The men all understood the matter, and
| you could see a quief determination on
, the face of very man to fight to the death.
We all feel now, that the danger is
i past, nevertheless, wo will be on the alert
I lor some time yet. Wo have force enough
j now to make a rough fight.
I am glad you were not here, as 1
j should then have felt anxious about the
! result.
The prisoner of war, J. T. Shanks, was
j tho man that found out the whole plot.
I Under directions of Col. Sweet, he was
helped to run past the guards and find
j men to help him escape, and then pro
i tended to take a loading part \n the plot,
j and was to command the party that would
i attack, on the Mast side. W hen every
j thing was ready, be let. Col. Sweet know
all about it, and we commenced a day too
j soon for them. Shanks is going about
,; camp at liberty now
ITkicagO, and Illinois, gave a majority
I forLiucoln yesterday.
As ever yours,
J. 10. CORNELIUS.
Proclamation offiovcrmfr Jos.
I'. Ilroun of Urorgia.
STATE or UE<>R<»J\. Bxsci TIVF. Dirtuiqni
MI LM HOE VILLI.
I The whole people understand how iui-
S minent is the danger now threatening the
State. Our cities are being burned, our
; State laid waste, and our wives and ch.il
-1 j dren mercilessly driven from their homes
!by a powerful enemy. We must strike
| like men for freedom, or we must submit
to subjugation.
Death is to be preferred to the loss of
! liberty. All must rally to the field for
| the present emergency, or the State is
over-run. I therefore, by virtue of the
j authority vested in me by the statutes of
I this State, hereby order a levy r/i mane
1 of the whole white male population resi
ding or domiciled in the State, between
; sixteen and fifty five years of age, ex
cept such as are physically unable to
' bear arms, which physical defect must be
plain and indisputable, or they must be
I sent tit camp for examination, and except
those engaged in the Legislative and Ju
| dicial Departments of the Government.
whichNire by the recent acts of l*>o Leg
-1 islature declared exempt from compul
i sory service. All others are absolutely
i required, and members of the Legislature
land judges are invited to report imme
diately to Major-Grneral (r. A. Smith, at
j Macon, or wherever else in Georgia his
| camp may be, for forty days service un
| der arms, unless the emergency is sooner
passed.
I The statute declares that all persons
j hereby called out shall be subject after
j this call to all the rules and articles of
: war of the Confederate States, and on
' failure to report, shall be subject to all
I the pains and penalties of the crime of
j desertion. •
Volunteer organizations formed -into
; companies, battalions, regiments, brig
i adea or divisions will be accepted for fior
; ty days, even if they, approximate to the
» number which is required in each organi
: zation'by the militia laws of the State,
which were in force prior to the late aet.
All police companies formed in coun
; ties for homo defense will report, leaving
at home for the time only those over fifty-
I five years of age; and al! persons having
I Confederate details or exemption?, who,
by ihe late decision of the Supreme Court
of this State, are held to be liable to
State militia service, and bound to obey
the call of the Governor. All such re
fusing to report will be arrested by tho -
police force, or by any aid-decamp or
other officer of this State, and carried im
mediately to the front.
'I he necessary employees of railroads,
now actively < ngaged, and the necessary
u:-"Ut< of the express company and tele
graph operators. lire. from the necessity
nf their soi vio i in the present emergency,
excused. All ordained minister) of reli
gion of a church or synagogue nro also ex
cused.
All railroad companies in this State
will transport all pur ons applying for
transportation to the front, and in case
any one refuses, its President, Superin
tendent, ngent and employees will bo im
mediately sent to the front.
All lids-de-camp and oilier State offi
cers are required to be active and vigi
lant in tho execution of the orders con
tained in this proclamation, and all Con
federate officers aro respectfully invited to
aid State officers in their vicinity in send
ing forward all persons hereby orderefl to
the front.
The enemy has penetrated almost to
tho center of your State. If every <>cor
gian able to bear arms would rally round
him, he would never bo able to escape.
Josicrii E. BROWN, Governor.
The Campaign in Tennessee.
'1 lie movements of Beauregard iu Ten
nessee aro discussed in some quarters as
if they bore a resemblance, in purpose or
a detail, to the campaign of Sherman in
Georgia. I>ut the tiutli is no two milita
ry operations could be more unlike, 'J bo
single point of similarity is in tho pro
gress of both armies through a hostile
country. In eve: j other respect, and iu tho
results which they will reach, these ar
mies are wide as the poles apart.
Gen Sherman, having completely out
witted hfs antagonist, has started upon a
campaign meant to utilise his pievious
• successes. Beauregard having been out
wilted, and having been left a hundred
and fifty miles to the rear, seeks to cover
up his inferiority in generalship, to atone
for the defeats of his predecessor, and
to vindicate his own title to command, by
an aggio<sive oampaign. Gen. Sherman
is following the bent of his own genius
and obeying the dictates of his judgment.
Beauregard is obeying the dictates of mil
itary necessity, and is advancing into Ten
nessee because ho must do something.
Gen. Sherman marches at the head of a
victorious army, and advances with the
prestige of success, and tho, encourage
ment of previous good fortune. Beau
regard gather together the remains of
force that hasbecn beaten in ten pitched
battles, and find his best inspiration in
their despair, (ten. Sherman iB sweep
ing throughja country which contains no
organized force that can oppose him.
Beauregard cautiously feels his way over
ground every mile of which disputed by
a vigilant and veteran army, equal in
numbers to his own. Gen. Sherman is
inarching towards his base; Beauregard
away from his. The former directs his
inarch whither his own judgment points;
the latter is forced to consult tho motions
of his opponent. V\ e might pursue the
contrast to any extent, but the case is
summed up in the statement that Sher
man has all chances iu his favor and
Beauregard all chances against him.
Keeping these circumstances in mind
' readcrswiU estimate, at their due value the
accounts of the Rebels advance through
• Central Tennessee. Beauregard has de
layed so long in Northern Alabama that
■ he has eaten up tho country an i must at-.
I tempt something in another direction.
To retreat would be to acknowledge that
the Confederacy was capable neither of)
•' defense nor of attack j so ho advances
- Ho resorts to the sole stratagy which his
' circumstances permit and threatening
' Nashville by a demonstration to the North
does, at the same time, by extending his
march Westward, oblige (Jen. Thomas to
secuis to fall back in order to keep his ar
my still between Nashville and tho ene
my which threatens it. Beauregard was
at Columbia, on Duck River, forty miles
south of Nashville, on the 26th, and at
' | that point made a vain attempt to cross
the river. Thomas retiring from Pulaski
had reached Columbia in time to inter
cept his adversary, and so far as the tele
■ graph affords us news matters seem to Le
r once more at a dead lock, and Bcauiegard
. foiled iu his purpose.' We shall doubt
. less have reports of further demonstrations.
Tho large force of cavalry, nnder Forrest,
| which forms an important part of Beaure
gard's army, and which is estimated as
112 I high as 14,000 men will endeavor to op
r erate on the communications of Nash
! ville and will make more or less trouble.
But that sort of work may pass for what
112 it is worth. It is sometimes vexatious,
. but it is always indecisive. The strug-
I gle is to be between the infvntry forces
i of Thomas and of Beauregard, arid- the
- I latter must not merely defeat, but must
, ' destroy, the army which opposes hin^Le
• fore he can hope to control any r
' able portion of Tennessee, or even t^nien
t ■ ace Nashvilllc. —.V w York Tribune.
trying to get an interview with the Presi
dent to prcseut a peace address signed
, by three hundred and fifty thousand Kug
lish sympathizers with the rebellion, in
■ which the signers have the assurance to
recommend the separation of the South
ern States from the North. The l*resi
[ dent, findiug that the address had no offi
cial sanction from the British Govern
-1 nient, very" properly declined an inter
view with Mr. Parker. The latter would
more aid the cause of peace by trying to
prevent his countrymen from assisting
the rebels with arms and ships to make
. war upon the Government which a majori
ty of the people of the Cnited States pre
| fer.
ga>" The Louisville Journalannounces
that the President has ordered the un
conditional release of Lieutenant Gover
nor Jacobs and Colonel Frank Wo!ford—
two individuals who have been as bitter
in abuse of the President as the New
York or Dubuque llrruM. This
does not look as though the President
desired to be either the dictator or tyrant
they tried to make him appear iu the
. | eyes of the people.