, 1860-10-17

Va receive M news or 1.,e in hi, neet of
woods, Since ,he Glib fust. tte telegraph wires
hare ho.n 6oxr and III. ma.l<en wont work.
rh. tran, h,;no -, M intelligence. Our news.
papers are all oi The .rae Democratic stripe.
but fer the last few days Tie! aetm remarkably
dull. They spesk Of fen falra. tbs Princess
visit 10 Richmond, and the increase OF business
cu tbs rsilrosde, with in eccasionai fugitive
letter from Pke's Peal. Salt Riger, cr some
great public man. They SAID last wesk there
were certain local elections about to transpife,
which ne we're led t' heEsrc we're very impor-
taaf' but either 1t was rnittske, OF The result
nA' oo'' psea anoeanee'' We are etia'd the
oemoc'aes nave oeeo SN'aosea' OF tne Aoo!i'
Hon'''a "o"'a aot % 30 s''y ID declaring The
WY 'oe e!ect:ona "eht We kno~ there IL to
co M e'ecIen sous tins next month, 10 ehoose
f1eoes'e a. nooe'as rfe lofnf; utter Hhich ne
nops VIC snah nave more ra'n' large crops, and
pe''es 'atoes eene1s"s. We nave report II
c''en'e''oo Inst zen. Lewis cnss mas written
leae3. very ~ caona'e oEe, - ooe Abr ham
Atneu'' ieeoS soiosess VINO lcughs and Lied
vi Inc olo aeners1 IN the Revolutionary VIII,
aha VINO no" lives up North, ia oue torte
'o"n IN "n'cn !et:er Inc te1ao Statesman re-
'ess, "''o "aea 'es'i" f. 10 tae tsying incidents
o. TINT great Struggle, and recoasts win a
esapo'c pen ana r-. s:mpiic:sy, the fearfu!
-~uGe7a 1nat besst him and the whole Ameri.
can Aruy in 177717', which resulted in the surren,
der Of Gen. Ddrge y1e, md the breaking o: Gen.
Clsh's sword. The 0.aeral a'so 1pe&ks with
pride and exultasion Of ,hs courage md dex
terity with which Mr. Lincoln foueb. lie famcus
MixEui war ief Grizzly Bar. land to hnzd.
ho~ cooly aad iotrrp.cly be wsrded Of dead.
y blow aimed u: tis head by ,te hontile tarp,e.
which epoi,ed b;e ,nstet bnt e,o,,ad hin, =.
stay the mighty warrior. with one we'll dircc ed
blow of bis oxn hat.het. 4 ter recountrg q
few such iccideuts Stat naturally 1ecur 10 such
old seterane, but which arc 40 less interesting
to every patriotic heart in tie nation The old
statesman turns to matters Of great national
moment. Rspor: sa,e, The letter il mastery
stale paper, 81 d hist it Clearly establishes The
following Democratic prisci:l=s:
1st. The General declare, TIA, an further r.,
aGineii.n, ard more mature r. q et;on. be h..
leyes tho Constitution Of thu uei,ed States
doca euthor ,. coce,.s, N r,,. .r ,.odtr,
tues Ind rcop,a,,on. tor n, ,,v.,.ms,t r.
The Tsrri oriss.
81. That the uo;e. and c,rc,s;oo that rer.
wade Tie crea: Democratic p,r,7- will 1rert nt
him from heinz heard =, -. ,,,,,c,t,r. v,,,.
j.cts that now ey,tste The rati,n.
81. That circumstances will prevent him
from attending tie c.ea. D3u.las Convention.
10 whica be has bezu invited.
4h. That though his sgo.d il broken. and
his yigor = meshtt imoa;rtd hv No. Re i. s,i,1
Wiling to Gcy.ta him,e1f IN ,ta ee,.;ea of his
country.
5th. Il nerr..,rr ba u:,, rsr,:, ~ h;.o.
tnt no.t fon- r-s,. ,,or. or ba will r ,.,s;-,d
hv HI. =, ,,+,r n,4...a n;,,.;za.s ~.
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t.d mn - INV, ~. I,,..,. ~ ,'n-...s-:..'.
sscrfd rivsr for ,.,,o;rr. nnrr,..s ~. .,,,s"
in th- n-.,,,n. f,,Iox;na ~, :,n.-.;.
Of the last half r.,tr,v
6h lie b,s mn oh;dir, ,rorGs.-c :, H.. :,
tceri,v snd in,e11,eenr. of IN. n,on1.. ara
she MD = m,f.,;tv of +hcr, d..,da =, f.-or -,