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WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.

WASHINGTON, Oct. cV.
I have sufficient authority for explicitly
denying the statement that the army OF the
Potomac would 90 into winter quarters
within the lines of the present encampments
or entrenchments. No such purpose has
ever been entertained by the government:
and no such suggestions has been made by
General Mcclellan.
Within the last fortnig ght the activity Of
preparation has been greater than for some
time within the last two months. OF course
an army is to remain in and around Wash
ington, to defend the Capitol, and doubtless
la large camp of instruction for men and
horses, and for winter barracks, will be also
prepared.
The President has assured parties that a
forward movement by the army is deter
mined on, though at what time it is not
proper to state.
NASHVILLE, KY, Nov. 4.
A messenger arrived this evening and re-
ports that General Nelson took possession
on Saturday morning without resistance
Williams had retreated six miles across thu
river, and it was expected he would make
stand there to-day.
A gentleman Of this city, from Gauley
Bridge, on Saturday evening, reports tina
Floyd had cut road around the hill wher'
Rosencranz was encamped, and was Smelling
his camp. Rosencranz was returning tn
fire, and had silenced two batteries. HI
has also sent detachment up the new roa'
to attack him in the rear. He had Floyt
completely surrounded. No Federals ha'
been killed when the gentleman left.
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- A rash young man in this town has
threatened to apply the Maine Liquor Law
to his sweetheart, she intoxicates him 80,
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rr VOTE OF JUNCTION PRECINCT.

THE VOTE OF JUNCTION PREcMoT.
The following is the vote of this precinct
We are unable to get the returns from the
different precincts in the County for this
paper, but will give them next week.
Whole number of votes cast, 13l
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G. W. KNGsBURY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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The Position Of Canada In the Future
Northern Con fed Grafton.


The period has manifestly arrived, for
our brethren in the British provinces of
North America. and especially in Eastern
and Western Canada, to be up and stir.
ing, in view of the contagion of revolution
which is rapidly spreading over the continent.
The mad efforts of fanatics at the North, and
the reactonary movement of extremists at the
South, have been crowned with sgccess, and
the hard, undeniable fact lies before the world,
that the two sections of the country will be
compelled hereafter to work out their respec-
tive destinies separately. The constitution
which was framed to meet the wants Of thir-
teen sparsely settled colonies, is declared to be
insufficient for the requirements Of thirty -three
States with their prodigious background of
uninhabited territory, and the exigencies of
national economy and growth are believed to
involve the necessity of change. The South
looks with eager eyes towards Mexico, Central
America, Venezuela and Cuba, out Of which,
with the fifteen existing slaveholding States
to found an empire that shall extend from the
Orinoco to Mason and Dixon's line, have its
capital in New Orleans, and in the midst of
which the Gulf of Mexico will form an inland
sea. 1t cannot effect these ends, so long a. the
Union remains as ii is. On the other hand our
Stewards, Summers and Ilales see in the
expanse between the great lakes and the
| Arctic Ocean, materials out Of which nature
has called for the establishment of scores of
free States, which will spring into being and
become prosperous and fourishing. 80 soon as
they are regrafted on the tree to which they
belong Under these circumstances, II is not
surprising that perceptibe lcaven of agitation
is visible in the British territory, and II is the
duty as well as for the interest of Canada, Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick, to take speedy
initiative in the movement Of separating them
selves from the mother country, and constitut-
ing themselves part Of the Northern United
States. The South which has, heretofore OPP
! posed the annexation of free territory will have
no object in doing so any longer.
IL is in the nature Of things that the fever
which RACES in the veins OF the American pco-
pie, should spread before long across our
northern boundary and lead to results there
similar to those that have been witnessed here.
Loss of respect for the rights of property would
appear to be but corolary of the movement
that convulses our Union. Alabama, Mississippi,
Florida, Georgia, Virginia and Louisiana, have
cmulated the example of South Carolina, and
laid hands upon the possessions Of the federal
government, without thought that their acts
may, at some future period, be reprobatcd
Ihey have broken the links that bind them TO
the confederation; seized upon Forts Moultric,
Pinckney Pulaski, Morgan aud the dcfcnccs
of the Balize and Pensacola; pluudered United
States arsenals; occupied post Offices and Gus
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RELIGION IN NEW YoRK-In another column
will be found an interesting article on the reli
gious statistics of the metropolis. Itwould APP
pear from its statements that the accommoda-
ton afforded by the churches does not keep
pace with the growth of the population. In
1860 the number of churches was PA, the mum.
Der of seats 2l9,09S and the total value of
church property S909s,7oo. In 1860 the
churches had only increased to 1853, the seats
to 253, 1873, and the aggregate value of church
property to Sll,Sl8,400 Taking the popula-
ton of the metropolis in 1850 at SIS, 547, as es.
tablished by the census, and in 1860 at sl4,254
IL is calculated that in the former year about
forty one per cent could be seated in our
churches at one time, whilst in the latter only
thirty-one per cent could be thus accommodate
ed. There is now an average of 3,2l9 people
to each church, against 2,409 in 1850 Ii also
appears that church edifccs in New York are
far more costly, compared TO the extent Of the
accommodation afforded, than in any of the 9th.
CT large cities Of the Union. This would show
that while ostentatous piety is on the increase.
true religion is on the decline. When pcws in
the churches of fashionable preachers bring
premiums of from one to five hundred per cent,
IL Is not likely that The accommodation Of the
poor will meet with much attention As a con-
sequence we are not surprised to find that the
free love and socialist denominations they,
too, have their religious organizations are
thriving under this Indifference to their wants.
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printing; and though the languages are different

printing; and though the languages are different
the meaning is identical" These circumstances
of religious affinity, or something almost equi-
valent, between the insurgents and the West
ern nations, can hardly fail in leading to reci-
procity of interest, although the feeling in
Europe among those who know anything OF
Chinese affairs is at the present time adverse to
any alliance Of the Western Powers with the
insurgents for the very reason of their pro-
Tossing religion claiming to be Christian, but
in reality hotch-potch of the most ingenious
Chinese manufacture, in which the revolu-
tionists are fanatical believers
To promote the cause Of these men, it
is maintained, would be to shed the blood
of thousands, perhaps millions OF Chinese,
victims to the wrath of the victorious
rebels, who, to the ordinary horrors of war,
would contribute the fendish cruelties which
have ever attended religious wars, arising from
the desire to proselytize as well as to conquer.
However, it is mere matter of opinion whe-
Their China is better under the present regime
than it would be under that of the revOlutiOnists.
All that we know at present Of them is highly
favorable to the interests of foreigners and
foreign trade with China, and the policy which
they propose inaugurating is of much less ex-
elusive and far more liberal kind than that
which exists throughout the empire under the
present dynasty. This revolutionary move
ment is gaining new stregth every day, and
there is great probability Of its influence reach
ing the other Eastern countries-Japan, for in
stance-where the attempt at introducing the
Christian religion, which failed in the sixteenth
century, might be successfully revived in the
present one.
We are not advocates of the conversion of
people from one religion to another; but we
cannot shut our eyes to the changes which are
going forward in this respect in the far Orient.
1t is evident that Western civilization is making
itself powerfully felt in the East. Tradition
tells us that in the beginning the tide of civil-
zation was from east to west Then, with the
rise of the old Roman empire, the stream was
turned, but with its decline the East again re-
sumed its sway. But now the Western nations
are gradually overwhelming those of the East,
and the tide will speedily sweep away the old
landmarks of Oriental exclusiveness, and, by
inducing an assimilation of tastes on the part
Of the people, foster our commercial relations,
promote the welfare of all nations and widen
the realm of civilization.
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SANITARY CoNDrrIeN OF THE CiTY-THE CRY
INSPECTORS REpoRr-The annual report of the
City Inspector, presented to the Board Of
Aldermen the other night, has not received that
attention from the press which its interest
merits. 1t is full of facts and suggestions
bearing upon the public health, evidently the
result Of careful observation and inquiry.
In comparing Ne mortality of the past with
that of previous years, Mr.. Delavan states thatit
exhibits marked decrease, when the number
added to the population is taken into account.
The heaviest per centage of mortality has
been amongst emigrant children arriving in this
port. The deaths of the latter under five years
of age are as two and two-thirds to five living,
and of those under two years as three and
half to five. The number of children who die
under five years is greater than the whole NOR
tality between five and sixty years Of age--a
fearful fact and which is traceablc, as Mr. Della
van says, entirely to the wrctched habitations
in which parents and children are forced to
take up their abode after their arrival here.
in city where the mean duration of human
lie is greater by three and one-half per cent
than in the cities of Europe, he contends that
il il not possible that some means should not
be found of diminishing this excessive mortal-
ty amongst the latter, and be recommends as
the most practical means of doing so the ercc-
ton of hospitals for the sick children of tho
destitute, where they can be removed from this
fatal atmosphere of contagion and death.
The failure of the Registration law on births
and marriages, through the opposition OF the
Catholic clergy and of the medical faculty, Is
dwet upon at some length. 1t is curious
fact, as shown by this report, that this law, so
important to the interests Of sanitary science,
meets with the strongest opposition amongst
the very class whose leading spirits have been
most active in urging the cause OF sanitary re-
form
Although the condition of the streets has
undergone a marked Improvement during Mr..
pclayans administration of the department, it
appcars that the amount expended for street
cleaning during the last twelve months has not
exceeded the annual expenditure Of the pre-
vious FIVE years. This Is the more orcditabas.
from the fact that the population has increased
largely during That period, and that an noreas-
cd amount Of additional work has devolvea on
the department from the laying out and paving
ol new streets and avenues. The contract sys-
ten, as spilled to street cleaning, Mr. Delayaa
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They would only find out their mistake whea
too late to return, and thus we would get rid
a, once and forever of the disturbing element
which has kept the country in hot water SO long.
and has at last brought it to the verge of ruin;
and the Union would be placed upon basis on
which it could not be shaken for all future
time
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BARNUMs AMERICAN MUSEUM Broadway.-Day and
Evening-ssiLEs AND TEARs-THE LADY OF ST.. TRoPEz-
LIVING CURIosIriEs, &C.
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BowERY THEATRE Bowery.-TIrroo sAs, OR tn
FORMING or sERISGAPATAM
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BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics Hail. 472 Broad
way-BuRLEsQuEs, SONGS, DANCES, 6c.-M AsQuE BALL.
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SO far as to disregard party lines III his
defence Of what he considered the safety
aad the pern4anency of his government.
During the last Presidential contest, he
was the candidate Of a wing of the Demo
cratic party, and since then has been the
object of the bitter hatred and opposition
of tho other wing, or that portion which
have been engaged in the unholy war Of
dissolving the American Union.
OF Stephen A. Douglas personally it
would be unjust to omit writing that he
was man capable Of strong friendships
"a bold and defiant cnemy-a statesman
of the largest mental powers, and, in all
respects, one of the most remarkable men
that the age has produced We do not
pretend to write that he had no faults /;
nor is it illiberal to assert that he did much
which it would have been best had he left
undone-but we must dofhis memory the
justice of declaring that he accomplished
as much to elevate the American charac-
ter, promote American interests, and de-
velop American territory for purposes of
freedom and free labor, as any statesman
who served his country before him. He
lived to repair any injury he may have
done his country by his partizan zeal or
indiscrotion, by deyoting himself to its
protection in the hour of its danger-and
the whole country viii therefore mourn
his loss.
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Engagement at Acqsala Greek

WASHINGTON, May 81, 186I.-Atnoon
to-day, when the Keystone State, an un-
armed transport, passed Acquia Greek,
the Freeborn and Anacosta were engaging
and had almost silenced the battery there,
consisting of SIX guns, manned by 600
men. On receipt of the intelligence, the
Pawnee was sent down, and the Yankee
ordered to stop on her way to Gen. Butler
with dispatches and assistance.
The Pocahontas took the Pawneo's
place at Alexandria: The Pawnee draws
too much water to get within less than
two miles of the battery, at which distance
her guns would not be very effective
Capt. Ward of the Freeborn was down
the river to,stop smuggling. The Poca-
hontas was sent to help him. He has
been itching for a fight and made the
attack on his own responsibility.
Capt. Trenchard, OF the Keystone State,
now at the Navy Yard, makes the follow
ing statement:
On our way from Old Point to Wash
ington, with dispatches, stores, &c, at
noon we came within sight Of Acquia
Greek, where we found the Freeborn aud
Anacosta hotly engaged with the batteries,
one Of which was near the wharf, and
one in the valley, mile from the water
The battery near the wharf was soon
silenced by the guns of the vessels, and
that in the valley, which, when we first
saw it, was most active, although its shot
fell short of the vessels, appeared to have
been partially silenccd before we got out
of sight.
The vessels, SO far as we could see, were
entirely uninjurcd. They were under
way, and changing position from time to
time, with the view of selecting the best
points of attack.
We were at no time nearer than two
miles from the vessels, which were, per-
haps, three-quarters of a mile from the
landing, and about a hundred yards from
each other. Since we arrived, the pawnce
and Pocahontas have been sent down to
participate in the attack.
The Baltimore and Philadelphia and
Philadelphia City ice boats are lying with
steam up at the Navy Yard, ready to take
on board the list Regiment, which is
under marching orders at a moments
warning. All on the Keystone State were
crazy for the fight, but, unfortunately her
draught Of water was so great as to pre-
vent their participating III tLe engagement,
much TO their modification.
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WHAT TIE SOUTH SAYs.-The Com
mittee on Foreign Relations of the
JEFF. Davis Congress, in report on J eff. IS
Message, thus speaks:
'The South has the institution of Afri-
can Slavery, with 100000 of slaves
Their slaves have no political power. The
white man lisa privileged man. lie alone
rules the country: whilst the Offices of
scrvitude are performed by the slaves
With the North 1t is different. They
have laboring and depenlen class who
perform the services of the slaves in the
South, but they are voters, with universal
suffrage; they influence and may control
the elections, and through the elections,
the government Tho evil day, when
those who own no property viii be the
majority at the polls, may be put off for
time"
The foregoing extract is not the case
Gus product of some hot-headed Southern
edltor-but it is extracted from grave
State paper laid before the Southern Con-
gress, and may be regarded as the settled
views Of the rebel government. Let our
readers among the working men-espec-
tally ''those who own no property" see
how they are valued by the very people
whom many of them have heretofore been
aiding at the polls.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL,-Hon. Wm NJ
Meredith has been appointed Attorney
General of the State
Mr.. Meredith has been for many years
prominent lawyer at the Philadelphia
Bar, and is regarded as the leading coun-
sellor in a profession that has made the
Bar of that city renowned all over the
country. Ia the administration of Millard
Fillmore, Mr.. Meredith was Secretary Of
the Treasury.
We congratulate the people of Pennsyl-
vania on this appointment, particularly at
this time, when the public service seemed
to be sinking under a load OF dreadful
suspicion. by this appointment, too, the
Governor has assured the people that his
administration will be conducted in COM
pliance with the pledges and principles on
which he was elected
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"lNyADISG SOUTHERN SoIL.-Undg
this head the Cincinnati Commercial say:
We hear 4 great amount of clamorous
indignation from the Southern press and
people about the troops in the service Of
the General Government being about to
Invade Southern soil" This is all idle
CANNON. The forces of the General GvT.
ernment cannot ''invade" a State Thg
have right to go and come eyeryVher
on every foot of soil covered by the Fed
eral Union. The General Government
not an alien nor an Intruder as to the
States. Its sway extends over them oil
alike, and its laws, officers and armies are
at home everywhere throughout the com
mon domain. If it were not SO, there
would be no nation, and no national GOV
ernment.
1t is just as absurd to talk of the GOV.
ernment troops "invading the South,
to talk of British troops ''invading" ii7,
erpool, or the French army "invadDs
Languedoc, or the militia of the State Of
Ohio "invading" Hamilton county. Ih;
stupid idea Of the just and lawful sOFeFl'
ment of the country committing an 'u7a
sion" whenever it sets on foot moVeme1i
to execute It's laws, could have its blEl
nowhere butin the maggotty and Sedltl0u
brain of a Secessionist.
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Col. THos. a ScoTT.-Tho Govern
ment has appointed Col. Thomas A. Scott,
Vice President Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, to the rank of Colonel in
the militia of the District of Columbia,
and detailed him for service as Military
superintendent Of all the Railroad routes
OF which the Government may take pos
session of hereafter. This is a most I'M
porsant position, and the Secretary Of War
has shown much sagacity in placing
1t in the hands of most competent
man.
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of the Secessionists had given ont word
that $4,000 men could not land there, but
when The Ohio No. rounded to, with
her decks, guards and roof 6lctch with 6tac
coats, not scoundrel was to be seen
They marched to the beautiful hill back
OF town, and prepared to encamp. The
occupation Of Parkersburg by the United
States troops has put a complete extin-
guishcr on secession there, and now the
people seem as earnest in their devotion
to the Union as any in the State.
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT BY THE DRAGONS.
WASHINGToN, juno 2, 1S6l.--A gen
tleman direct from the Immediate vicinity
of Fairfax Court Il ouSe states that during
last night word came into the camp Of the
2Sth New York Regiment that the two
dragons missing from Company Is, which
made the sally on Fairfax Court fouse
on Saturday morning were captured by the
rebel forces, and were to be hanged this
morning. Company B was Immediately
summoned from their quarters, and mount
ing, rode up to the Courthouse, and hav-
ing By some means ascertained the precise
location of their imprisoned comrades,
made a dash through the village and re-
covered the two men, whom they brought
back in triumph to the camp at day
break.
The Confederate prisoners, from the
Court House, have been brought hither
one of them u son of the late Major Wash
ington, Of the army. He said he did not
want to fight against the United States
and made amends by taking the oath of
allegiance The other four refused to
subscribe to it and were detained
EXCITING NEWS FROM WESTERN VIR-
GINA.
CINCINNATI, June 3.-Two columns of
Virginia and Ohio troops, from Gen. NJ
Clelland's command in command of Col.
Kelly, left Grafton last night, and, after
marching during the entire night, sur
prised camp Of rebels two thousand
strong, at philippi, Virginia, and routed
them, killing fifteen and capturing large
amount of arms, horses, ammunition, pro-
visions and camp equipage. The surprise
was complete, and at the last adyices the
Federal troops were in hot pursuit of the
rebels. 1t is probable that many pris-
oners viii be taken. Col. Kelly was
mortally wounded and has since died-
Several others of the Federal troops were
slightly wounded.
SENATOR DOUGLAS DEATH.
CHICAGO, June3.-Stephen A. Douglas
died at ten minutes past 8 o'clock this
morning. Those in attendance at the
time were Mrs. Douglas, DR.. Miller, Mrs.
Coutts and Madison Coutts, Of Washing
ton, ID. =. Rhodes, of Cleveland, DR.. NJ
Vichar, Spencer @. Rentram, and DR..
Hay, of Chicago.
His remains will be taken to Washing
ton on Wednesday.
FROM WASIIiNGTON-TIIE FEDERAL
CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.
1t is said that there is no truth in the
report that the Government will call out
one hundred thousand more men There
are now two hundred and fifty thousand
men in the pay of the Government and
under arms.
1t is the fixed determination of the Gov
ernment to have possession of Richmond
by the 4th of July. For this undertaking
ninety thousand men will move into the
Old Dominion in less than two weeks.
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BLACK TROOPS IN TIE REBEI. ARMY.
The Hartford Times publishes the fol-
lowing extract Of letter dated Pittsboro'.
Chatham county, n, C., May 20:
"Eyery free negro in this county, so far
as | can learn, has enlisted to fight the
abolitionists, and there are enough to make
regiment. All the slaves who can OBJ
tain consent have also enlisted"
While these traitors are carrying Africa
into the war, they may wake up some fine
morning and find that somebody else has
carried the war into Africa.