defiance to the execution of the laws and to
he sovereignty of the Government As Demo
crats, and therefore as loyal men, we can
know no other principle of political action,
hut to uphold the Government and obey the
laws, and that the best evidence of our firm
purpose to do so is, that as a part of the
people, we will demand the maintenance of
the Constitution in all its parts and the
preservation of the Union in its perfect in
tegrity, and that wc will hold all men, North
ts well as South, who assail our Constitution,
*n whole or in part, as disloyal men, and the
enemies of the Un.on of these States. Presi
dent Lincoln, in his inaugural address, quo
ting the entire provision in the Constitution
of the United States, relative to the return of
fugitives from labor from any State, truly
.Haul that he found that provision <4 as plainly
.. ritten in the Constitution as any otner
- id in the same address he justly declared,"l
a are no purpose directy or indirectly to in
erfere with the institution of slavery in the
. dates where it exists. I believe I have no
uiwful right to do so, and [ have no inclina
ion to do so." Yet the Abolitionists of the
Torth are to day bringing to bear upon
"President Lincoln a foarful psessurc to induce
inn to exert all the powers which his official
osition in present circumstances aftords, to
ct counter to this plain provision in the
Constitution and to his own pledge to the
American people. This pressure has been so
great that the President, in his high position,
was induced to appeal to the Union-Loving
.'ongressmen from the Border Slave States
for relief. Let the whole loyal people of the
state of Pensylvania come forward in mass
• meetings, and with our patriotic and deter
• lined voice give assurance to President Lin
ln of that relief which he seeks. Let us
- - sure him that the only relief he can ever
•.btain is from the loyal masses, numbering at
ast 300,000 men in Pennsylvania alone, who
tre firmly resolved that as they are the
lurces of all power, and are tho supreme
•>ower in the land, they intend to " preserve,
irotect and defend tho Constitution of the
United Sates," against all its foes, whether
Abolitionists or Secessionists.
Come fellow countrymen, as you value the
rreat principles of the Constitution— as you
'love the Union of these States—as you would
avert despotism or anarchy—as it is your
-ight to defend the Constitution against all
t.s foes, and as it has the power to do so, de
mote the 17tli of September next to such
''cmonstrations of the popular heart as well
*~Vo moral support to all tho friends ot the
untry and servo to guide the policy of tho
ncers of the government in opposition to
teadly and fatal counsels I need not add the
♦ounsels which the Abolitionists seek to give.
•"Text to the possession of our constitutional
- ghts, wc should strive to secure the mcst
'horongh observance of order, and the per
mal rights of every citizen. Our enemies
ek to impute to us a willingness to produce
collision of forces. If, by this is meant
Merely a determination to have our rights
•i-der the Constitution, at whatever sacrifice,
'i- 1 ns assure them that while we feel to sur
nder these rights would degrade our man
wrtit and, therefore no such surrender ever
Ibo made, yea as good citizens wo will
v Ud everything but our honor ant] these
ghts to avert such collision. We will appeal
•to, we have the right to expect, and I trust
id hope, yea, believe, we shall have the help
the officers of the government to aid us in
"'•otecting our rights and averting such col
'si'in. Let us show these enemies that we
•veil understand the baseness of the hearts
'•it determined upon monstrous wrong, would
•rsist in such wrong, and impute direful
' tastrophies which they may thus occasion
the friends of the Constitution—of the
v.'s, and therefore of the proservance of per
'"st order. Standing up as we do, only
to resist aggession upon our rights, upon the
.< ads of the aggossors must be the responsi
• ; ty of any consequences of evil But, which
*iv you—my countrymen, and the officers of
Government co-operating, guided be kind
>i>:ven—avert.
F. W. IIUGIIES,
Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee
Phila. August 14th, 18G2.
THURLOW WEEDS OPINION OF
GREELEY.
1 Wc rejoice over this (President Lincoln's
-*tcr to Horace Greeley,) because it will
eparate the wheat from the chaff.' It in
. es Union men to the right, leaving disun-
to turn to the left. It rebukes the in
lence of journalists who seek to control the
•vernment and to command the Army. It
4 raws the teeth and cuts tho claws 'of those
who aided the secessionists in ripening the re
ion; who aided them again in uniting the
whole South against us ; and who now, in the
sri of fresh disasters, arrogantly demand
• at would divide and destroy the North."
; In this emergency—this hour of emmi-
-at peril—men who keep out of the army
t l msclves, seek to distract and to divide the
• >ple and to weaken the Government, by
isting forward their one idea. These men,
1 letiers and in person, have been arrogantly
'•etating to the President, a policy which
old, if adopted, annihilate tho hopes and
o welfare of our country and the people
"nsuccessful in their 6chcme, the Evening
ost demanded, and the Tribune assumed to
'• ve, the names of those who, in the Cabinet,
red to resist newspaper dictation."— Albany
Evening Journal, (Rep.)
RETRFLJ? OF THE IlAr.aisßUßO EDITORS.—
The editors and publishers of the Ilarrisburg
1 riot and Union recently imprisoned at
ashington, reached homo on Saturday even
's? last, and met a most enthusiastic recep
i from their friends. The depot was
onged on the arrival of the train, and a
being formed the " exiles " were
sorted to tbeirhomes, with every demon
"iticn of heartfelt regard— Constitutional
i.ion.
Democrat.
HARVEY SICKLER, Editor.
TUN KHAN NOCK., PA.
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1862.
' ■WTIWRAAIBRNA
STATE, DISTRICT <& COUNTY TICKET.
FOR AUDITOR-GENERAL,
ISAAC SLENKER, of Union County.
FOR SURVEYOR-GENERAL,
JAMES P. BARR, of Allegheny Co.
FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE,
HON. M. EL WELL, of Bradford County.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
GEORGE D. JACKSON, of Sullivan County.
JOHN C. ELLIS, of Montour County.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
THERON 1 AUG UN, of Mehoopany.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
IIARVEY SICKLER, of Tunkhannock Bur.
, FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
JAMES MULLISON, of Tunkhannock Tp.
•
FOR CORONER,
J. M. CAREY, of Northmoreland.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
JOHN G. SPAULPING, of Forkston.
■ ■maaßtarai 1 ; - 'a. J STO rrv~x a
PLEDGES OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
RESOLVED, That neither the Congress of the Uni
ted States, nor the people of the government of the
non-slate-holding Slates hate the Constitutional
right to legislate upon, or interfere with slavery
in any of the slavc-hcldin f Slates in the Union.—
Resolution of Hon. Jous SHERMAN, passed February
11th, IS6I.
11 1 hare no purpose, directly or indirectly, to in
terfere with the Institution of slavery in the States
where il exists. 1 believe I have no lawful tight to
do so. * * * * There is much contro
versy about the delivering up offugitives from ser
vice or labor. The clause I now read is as plainly
written in the Constitution as any other of its pro
visions. 11 No person held to service or labor in
one stale under the laws thereof escaping into an
other, shall, in consequence of any law or regula
tion therein, be discnargcdfrom such service or la
bor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party
to whom such service or labor may be duel' It is
scarcely questionable thai this provision icas intend
ed by those who made it for the reclaiming of what
we call fugitive slaves; and the intention of the
law giver is the law. All members rf Congress
swear their support to the whole Constitution, to
this provision as much as any other. To the prop
osition, then, that slaves whose cases come within
the terms of this cl rase, shall be delivered up, their
oaths are unanimous. — Pre-i.icnt LINCOLN'S inau
gural address March 4th, 1 (il.
" Lest there should be some uneasiness in the
minds ofcandid in en as to what is to be the course
of the Government toward Southern States after
the rebellion shall have been suppressed, the Exec
utive deems it proper to say it will be his purpose
then, an ever, to be guided by the Constitution and
the laws; and that he will probably have no differ
ent understanding of the powers and duties of the
Federal Government relatively to the rights of the
States and the people under the Constitution than
that expressed in the inaugural address." Presi
dent LINCOLN'S Message to tho Extra Session of
Congress, July 4th, 1861.
" RESOLVED, That this war is not waged on their
part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any pur
poses of conquest or sunjngation, nor for the pur
pose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights
or established ijistitvtions of those States, but to de
fend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitu
tion and to preserve the Union with all the dignity,
equality, and the rights of the several states unim
paired ; and that as soon as these objects arc ac
complished the war ought to cease." —Resolution of
lion. JOHN J. CRITTENDEN, passed, July 22nd, 1862.
g—y——■Mrawr i —■ t [tn iwirar n,
The able, and patriotic Address of
the State Central Democratic Committee,
" To the Democrats, and all other friends oj
the Constitution and Union in Pennsylva
niawhich commences on the last column
of the first page of this issue, we C( mrucnd to
the careful perusal of all our readers. The
caption was inadvertently left off. The ad
dress, however, is none the less readable.
♦
OUR NOMINEE?.
We place at tho head of our columns to-day
the names of the Candidates, nominated at our
Convention, held on Monday last.
The men comprising it were of I lie true
stamp, and have formed a ticket that can and
should be elected. The deliberations of the
Convention were charactei ized by a harmony
and unity of purpose, rarely found in a body
of men of equal number; even the disappoint
ed candidates, as far as we have yet learned,
express themselves as entirely satisfied with
the nominations made; and will to a man,
cheerfully support them.
Time and space permitting, we shall short
ly give a more extended notice of the candi
dates put in nomination. Meanwhile, our
democratic friends may rely upon it, that the
ticket is a good one, and well deserving of
their support.
j53S£" Intense excitement was produced
in Philadelphia and New York, by the charge
of treason, made by Groeley, against General
McClollan, on Monday last. Street fights
and brawls occurred between the Greeleyites
and the friends of the General. Dcspatches
anncuncing the fact, were torn by the infuri
ated populace from the bulletin boards. Ru
mors were freely circulated that McClellan
had been arrested as a traitor. How long, in
tho name of humanity, will this traitor Gree
ley be allowed to discourage enlistments, and
weaken our cause, by traducing the Generals
now leading our patriotic army ?
WYOMING COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
The Delegates elected by the Democratic
voters of Wyoming County, on Saturday, the
31st August, 1862, met in Convention at
Tunkhannock, Sept. Ist, for the purpose of
nominating Candidates for County Offices, to
be voted for at the next general election ; and
to appoint Conferees to meet similar Confer
ees in the Judicial, Congressional, Senatorial,
and Representative Districts, of which Wy- '
ouiing forms a part, for the purpose of placing !
in nomination Candidates to be voted for, for
the several offices of President judge, Con
gressman, State Senator, and Representa- '
tives.
On motion of Richard Lott, Elijah Ball, i
Esq., of Nicholson, was chosen President of
the Convention.
On motion of It. It. Little, Harvey
Geo. S. Tutton, and Henry W. Fassett, were
chosen Sectaries.
I
DELEGATES.
The several districts being called over, in
alphabetical order, the delegates from each j
came forward and presented their credentials,
as follows :
Braintrim—Martin Kceney, Benj. Zeigler.
Clinton —Samuel Carpenter, Daniel Bidle
man.
Exeter—George Winters, Henry Wall.
Eaton—John Lee, John Ney.
Forkston—Hiram Hitchcock, Peter Mc-
Queen.
Falls—Asher Fitch, Wm. WelleS".
Lemon—Nathan Keim, Ilenry Harris.
Mehoopany—Richard Lott, J. C. Herman.
Monroe—ll. W. Carpenter, Samuel Billings
Meshoppen—John Melhuish, P. 0. Dunlap.
North Branch—James Goetchus, Martin
San tee.
Northmoreland—J. M. Carey, Augustus
Ellsworth.
Nicholson—Elijah Ball, E. N. Bacon.
Overfield David Patrick, Jos. G. Os
born.
Tunkhannock Borough Azor Stemples,
Win. F. Terry.
Tunkhannock Township—James Mullison,
R. R. Little.
Washington—S. G. Brenton, Thomas Ells
worth.
Windham—Jasper Fas set, R. R. Garey.
PRESIDENT JUDGE.
On motion of Wm. F. Terry, R. R. Little
was nominated by acclamation, as the candi- i
date for President Judge.
Mr. Little arose, and after thanking the
Convention, declined the nomination; and
moved that the Convention concur in the
nomination, by Columbia and Sullivan Coun
ties, of Hon. Wm. E'well, of Bradford Coun
ty, r.s President Judge of this Judicial Dis
trict. and that Geo. S. Tutton, and Thos. B.
Wall, be appointed Conferees, to meet others
appointed by those counties to place him in
nomination. This resolution was unanimous
ly adopted.
CONGRESSIONAL.
On motion, it was resolved that Ahira Gay
and John Jackson, be appointed Congrcssion- '
al Conferees, without instructions, to meet
others in this Congressional District, and that
said Conference be held at Tunkhannock, on
Friday, the 19th instant.
SENATORIAL.
On motion, Hon. Wm. M. Piatt and Wm.
F. Terry, were appointed Senatorial Confer
ees, withont instructions, to meet other Con.
forces in this Senatorial District.
REPRESEN .-ATIVES.
The following Resolutions, offered by R. 11.
Little, were unanimously adopted :
Resolved 1, That Harvey Sickler and John
G. Spaulding, are hereby appointed Represen
tative Conferees, to meet the Conferees from
the Counties of Columbia, Montour and Sul
livan, and that the)' are hereby instructed to
vote for Geo. D.Jackson, of Sullivan county,
and John C. Ellis, of Montour, ascandidates for
Representative for the ensuing year.
Resolved 2, That the Representative Con
ferees of Wyoming County be, and hereby are
instructed to insist in the Representative Con
ference, on the right of Wyoming and Colum
bia counties to the members of the legislature,
to be elected in the fall of 18G3.
COMMISSIONER.
As candidates for Commissioner,
John Melhuish nominated P. C. Clayton.
Richard Lott nominated C. L. Vaughn.
John Ney nominated Timothy Jayne.
P. 0. Dunlap nominated Theron Vaughn.
E. N. Bacon nominated Nchemiah Oakley.
On the sixth ballot, Theron Vaughn of Me
hoopany, having received a majority of all the
votes cast, was declared duly nominated as
candidate for Commissioner.
On motion of E. N. Bacon, the nomination
was made unanimous.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
On motion, Harvey Sickler was nominated
by acclamation, as candidate for the office of
District Attorney.
TREASURER.
As candidates for Treasurer,
Azor Stemples nominated James Mullison.
Wm. F. Terry nominated Thos. D. Stonier.
J. M. Carey nominated Jason Miers.
John Melhuish nominated Samuel G. Bren
ton.
On the second ballot, James Mullison, of
Tunkhannock Township, having received a
majority of all the votes cast, was declared
duly nominated for the office of Treasurer.
On motion the nomination v/as made unan
imous.
CORONER.
Dr. J. M. Carey, of Northmoreland, was
then nominated by acclamation, for the office
Coroner.
AUDITOR.
John G. Spaulding and Richard Lott were
nominated as candidates for Auditor. John
G. Spaulding of Forkston, having received a
majority on the first ballot, was declared du
ly nominated.
STANDING COMMITTEE.
The folowing named persons were appoint
tcd as the Democratic Standing Committee
for the ensuing year :
John V. Smith, Tunkhannock Borough.
D. D. Dewitt, Tunkhannock Township.
Nicholas Overfield, Meshoppen.
Wm. Benedict, Eaton.
Ziba Billings, Monroe.
E. N. Bacon, Eaton.
S. D. Ingham, Mehoopany.
Wm. Weller, Falls.
Henry W. Fassett, Windham.
DELEGATE TO STATE CONVENTION.
Dr. J. V. Smith was unanimously nomina
ted as Delegate to the neyt Democratic State
Convention.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following Resolutions were then offer
ed by Hon. R. R. Little, and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, —1. That we unanimously endorse
the Resolutions of the Democratic State Con.
vention held at Ilarrisburg on the 4th of
July last.
Resolved, —2 That the " unnecessary and
injurious civil war," that is now desolating
the country and threatening the permanency of
our government ceased to be a political ques
tion from the time that Congress refused to
adopt any measures of honorable compromise
of the difficulties that had grown out of
Northern and Southern sectionalism, and the
consequent commencement of hostilities in
the bombardment of Fort Sumter—that from
that time there has been but one proper mode
of dealing with the question, namely, by
keeping it distinct and separate from politics,
to unite the whole North in the effort to
bring the rebellion to an end by Jorcc ; and
to this end, all conservative men are called
upon to unite with us in a determined effort
to create a I nited North, by putting down
and driving to the wall that misguided and
mischievous faction, whose sole aitn is to im
pair northern unity of purpose, and paralyze
northern effort, by forever intruding the most
unfortunate, fatal, and disastrous of all po
litical issues, (the issue of Negro emancipa
tion) upon the peoples counsels ; by persist
ently striving to coerco the President into
the adoption of a policy that must prove fa
tal to the Union by seeking to impair pub
lie confidence in the integrity of the Admin
istration ; and by creating in the ranks of
our arm:* • so&piesoq qpd distrust of the fi
delity and ; >/alty if l , u leaders.
Resolved i>. i iiat the "suspension ol political
parties until the close of the war," is only ad-"
voca'ed by the party in power, and because it
is is in power—that the utter hoUowness and
hypocrisy of the advocates of this policy is
shown by the fact that they are scrupulously
careful to keep up their own p ilitica! organi
zation. and to keep all their political machi
nery in full operation, as well as by the fact
that in the multitude of civil appointments
made and being made under Republican au
thority, none but Republicans "of the
straightest sect.'" or renegade Democrats, are
recognized.
Resolved 4, That in all free governments
there have always been, aud must of necessi
ty be at least two political parties—that the
integrity, permanency, and fidelity of such
governments to constitutional authority, im
peratively demand an opposition party—that
without such party, there would be no ac
countability, and without accountability no
government can be trusted. "No Partyf
therefore, simply moans " let there be no op
position to the plundering of the government
by government officials and favored parti
sans." It means, " let the party in power
remain in power, without question as to the
mode in which power may be exercised."—
It means "no criticism of the conduct of
government officials, whatever disaster or ru
in may follow " It means "no discussion
of measures of governmental policy." It
means " silence, acquiescence, or imprison
ment."
Resolved 5, That in sustaining the Presi
dent under the tremendous pressure to which
he has beer, subjected by the Radical wing,
of his own party, the Democratic party has
alforded ample and conclusive evidence of its
desire to give all its strength to the suppress
ion of the rebellion and the restoration of
the Union ; and that the responsibility for
that absence of unity of purpose in the North
which is essential to success, rests solely
with that party whoso whole aim has been
to convert the war into a miserable crusade,
against the domestic institutions of the South
era States, and in doing so, to overthrow the
constitution,and render disunion perpetual.—
Therefore,
Resolved G, That the arrest and imprison
ment of loyal Democrats by order of an ad
ministration that ignores the open and avow
ed treason of a large body of the members of
its own party, is a monstrous exercise of des
potic power that the Democratic party of the
North is called upon to resist by all lawful
and constitutional means at its command—
that it is no part of the business of Demo
crats to discourage enlUtineuts, and that this
isnottiio true motive of their arrest, is
abundantly shown by the fact that those
members of the Republican party who have
constantly and persistently labored to dis
courage enlistments because the war has not
been prostituted to an unlawful and ruinous
purpose, (that of negro emancipation) have
been allowed to continue their labors with
out even a word of censure fruin the govern
ment.
Resolved 7, That we heartily approve the
course ol our Representatives, Geo. S. Tut
ton, and L. L. Tate, Esqrs, at the last session
of the Legislature, as characterized by fideli
ty, intelligence, and o'evotion to sound prin
ciples.
Resolved 8, That the proceedings of this
Convention be published in the North Branch
Democrat.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
ELIJAH BALL, Presh.
HARVEY SICKLER, I
GEO. S. TLTTON, > Secys.
IIENRY W. FASSETT, J
"STW&nr News
TERRIFIC FIGHTING FOR THREE
DAYS.
Our Eoss not Less than 8000—That of the
Enemy at Least Sixteen Thousand !
Gen. Pope's Official Despatch.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. The following des
patch from General Pope has been received at
the War Department:
MANASSAS JUNCTION, Ang. 23, 10 o'clock,
P. M.—To Major-General 11. W. Ilalleck,
General-in-Chief:—As soon as I discovered
that a large force of the enemy was turning
our right toward Manassas, and thatthe Di_
vision I had ordered to take post there two
days before had not yet arrived there from
Alexandria, I immediately broke up my camps
at Warreuton Junction and Warrenton, and
marched rapidly back in three columns.
I directed McDowell, with his own and
Sigel's corps and Reno's division, to march
upon Gainesville by the Warrentown and
Alexandria pike ; Reno and one division of
llcintzelman to march on Greenwich, and
with Porter's corps and Hooker's division 1
marched back to Manassas Junction.
McDowell was ordered to interpose be
tween the forces of the enemy, which had
passed down to Manassas through < iainesville;
and his main body, which was moving down
from White Plains through Thoroughfare Gap
This was completely accomplished, Long
street, who had passed through the Gap, be
ing driven back to the west side. The forces
sent to Greenwich were designed to support
McDowell, in case he met too large a force of
the enemy.
The Division of Hooker, marching towards
Manassas, came upon the enemy near Kettle
Run, on the afternoon of the 27th, and after
a sharp action , routed them completely,
killing and wounding three hundred, and
capturing their camps and bag:;-, o and many
stands of arms.
This morning the command pushed rapidly
to Manassas Junction, which Jackson hud
evacuated three hours in advance. He re
treated byway of Centreville., and took trie
turnpike toward Warrenton.
lie was met when six Utiles west of Con
trevdie, by McDowell and Sige'i.
Late this afternoon a severe fight took !
place, vhieh Las boon terminated by the j
darkness. i
The enemy was driven back at ail points; j
and thus the ct'i'air rests.
Ueintzeliuan's corps wiil move on him at j
daylight from Centreville, and 1 do not see !
bow he is to escape without heavy loss.
We have captured a thousand prisoners; j
tnany arms, and one piece of artillery.
(Signed) JOHN POPE,
Major General.
Later.
HEAD QUARTERS FIELD OE BATTLE, Grove
ton, near Gainesville, Aug. 30, 5 A. M.—Ma
jor-General Ilalleck, Gencral-in-Chief:—We
fought a terrific battle here yesterday, with
the combined forces of the enemy, which
lasted with continuous fury from daylight,
until after dark, by which time the enemy
was driven from the field, which we now oc
cupj . Our troops are too much exhausted
yet to push matters, but 1 shall do so in the
course of the morning, as soon as Fitz-John
Porter's corps comes up from Manassas.
The enemy is still iu our front, but badly
used up.
We have lost not less than eight thousand
men killed and wounded, and from the ap
pearanco of the field, the cite my lost at least
two to one. He stood strictly on the de
fensive, and every assault was made by our
selves.
Our troops behaved splendidly. The bat
tle was fought on the identical battle-field
of Bull Run, which greatly increased the en
thusiasm of our men.
V
The news just reaches me from the front
that the euemy is retreating towards the
mountain. Igo forward at once to see.
We have made great captures, but lam
nit able yet to form an idea of their extent.
JOHN POPE, Major-General Comd'g.
Gen. McDowell's Second Appearance on
Bull Run.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. —Secretary Chase
received this afternoon, through Gen. Pope's
messenger, the following note from General
McDowell, dated
ON THE BATTLE-FIELD, AT 6-15 MORNING,
August 30. —Dear Governor :—Please tele
graph Mrs. McDowell that T have gone
through a second battle of Bull Run, on the
identical field of last year, and am unhurt.
The victory is decidedly ours.
Very sincerely. IKVIN MCDOWELL.
THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY.
All airs at Alexandria—A Pennsylvania
Brigade—-Rebel Scouts at Chain Bridge.
ALEXANDRIA, August 30.—There has been
heavy firing heard to-day iu the direction of
Centreville, aud tho contest of Friday was
undoubtedly renewed this morning.
Telegraphic communication has been re-es
tablished to Manassas, and the cars are run
ning as far as Bull Run. The bridge aud
railroad are being repaired with the greatest
despatch, and trains will probably extend
their trips to-morrow. There are still a
I arge number of troops iu Alexandria await
ing transportation to tho field of battle. A
Pennsylvania brigade, comprising the 0:;o
--hundred-and-twunly-third, One-hundred-and
thirty-third, One-liundred-and-thirty-sixth
Regiments, under Gen. Cook, were to march
to-day.
The patients who were able to be moved
from the Alexandria hospitals were taken to
Washington, to make room for the wounded
who are to arrive to-day.
WASHINGTON, August 30 —General Pope's
statement that General Ileintzclman's corps
would move on tho enemy at daybreal?, i
confirmed to-day by the heavy firing heard
from that vicinity. Rumors of successes "
various kinds have reached here, linn
need confirmation.
Yesterday Rebel scouts were seen
Langley's, in the vicinity of the Chain Brid- w
Every precaution has been taken to j, r
vent a surprise iu that direction.
The impression prevails that the Hebelg
have been entrapped, and the results of
recent manoeuvring is looked for with in.
teDse interest.
A SEVERE BATTLE IN KENAUCKY,
Retreat of Our Troops to Lexington—Gen,
Nelson Wounded.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 31—On Friday afternoon
the Rebels beyond Richmond, Kentucky,
drove in our Cavalry. Gen. Munson, with
the Sixty-ninth and Seventy-first Indiana,
moved up, and after throwing a few shells,
the enemy retreated rapidly beyond Rogers
villc, leaving one gun behind. Gen. Manson
bivouacked for the night. On Saturday
morning Gen. Manson advanced with two
regiments and four guns, and coming up with
the enemy a fight began, with heavy loss on
both sides.
The enemy attempted to turn their left
flank, when oparp fighting occurred between
the skirmishers. The Sixty-ninth Indiana
advanced through a dense fire ofnhat and she!!
to tho relief of our skirmishers, and behaved
like old soldiers, but the Rebels finally turned
our left flank and advanced in full force on
our column, General Manson ordered a re
treat and fell back three miles, and then re
formed the line of battle on high hills, with
artillery iu position on the right and left
Hanks. The firing by artillery was kept up
briskly by both sides.
After fighting about two hours, the enemy
advanced on the right flank, under cover of
the w >ods, and, after severe fighting, succeed
ed in turning it. A retreat immediately took
place to our original camping ground. Here
Gen. Nelson came up, and after great -ft'ort
succeeded in rally. . the men. and farmed
another line of battle, Our artillery aminu
niu inearly exhausted. and some of the
guns were left without men to work theiu ; all .
baring been killed or wounded.
Gwtt. N'. mn was wounded about three
o'clock P. M. when our men again fell bad
re treat in . t . Lexington.
'1: r enei .y - force cumbered from 12,000 to
20,C00. Our forces engaged were the Ninety
fifth Ohm, the Twelfth, Sixteenth. Sixty
sixth and Seventy-first Indiana, with Mundy's
| and Metcalf's cavalry. The loss in killed and
I wounded heavy on both sides. The num
ber is not yet known.
Lieutenant-Colunel Topping and Major
Kur.klc, of the Seventy-first Indiana were
killed.
General Wright left this morning, to take
the fiekl. General Wallace leaves tonight to
join him. A large number of regiments are
en route to Lexington.
THE VERY LATEST.
JACKSON FORCES IIIS WAY THRO'
OUR TROOPS.
.1 Junction formed with Gen. Lee—Fearful
Loss on both sides.
WASHINGTON, Aug, 31,1862 According to
all accounts, General Jackson yesterday suc
ceeded in forcing his way through the Fedetal
troops surrounding him, and effected ajunction
with the remainder of the Confederate forces.
This result was not attained without fearful
joss on both aides, ami the most desperate
fighting occurred.
From all that can be learned, in the absence
of any regular report, the corps of McDow
ell, Porter, Heintzelman and Sigel were en
gaged, the former having the loft, the latter
the right, and the others operating about the
centre. The principal fighting seems to have
been on the left and centre.
THE PRESIDENT CRITICISED BY HIS
FRIENDS.
Tbc letter from President Lincoln to Ilor
race Greeley, on tho slavery question, has
been received with various and conflicting
comments. Some think it the most*" clear
dispassionate, conscientious and patriotic"
paper yet presented on this vexed question
of slavery, whilst others see the "negro in
the woodpile" in this as in all the letters and
messages which the President issues on this
subject. In order that our readers may see
in what light this letter of Mr. Lincoln is re
ceived by bis old personal awl political
Jriend, Horace Greeley, of the New York
lribune. we give the following extract from
that paper of the 27th :
ALA BUNSBY.—A correspondent who
dosen't like a recent subjunctive deliverance
on Slavery in the War for the Union, insists
that it is ouly paralleled by a charge of an
Illinois Justice to a jury empaneled to try an
issue between two partners who had quar
relled and bioken up. The charge Tan thus:
"If the jury believe, from the evidence,
that the plaintiff and defendant were parti: .rs
in the grocery, and gave this note for the in
terest. and. that tho defendant paid for the
note by delivering to the plaintiff a oov>
; which he warranted not broachy, and the
i warranty was bi ken by reason of tho
j broach mess of the cow, and he drove
| the cow back and tendered her to tho
i defendant, but tho defendant refused to
receive her, and the plaintiff took her
home again, and put a heavy yoke upon be:
to prevent her from jumping the fence,
and b> reason of tho yoke she broke her
neck and died ; and if the jury believe that
the defendant's interest in the grocery was
worth anything, the plaintiffs note was
worthless, and the cow good for nothing, ei
ther for milk or beef, then the jury must
find out. how thoy will decide the case;
for the Court, if she understands herself, and
she thinks she do, is at considerable nonplus
how such a case should exactly be decided."
As President Lincoln is eminently fond of
a joke, it is to bo hoped he will "see the
point" of this one