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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-10-25
Battle in virginia,

Gen. Stone crossed the Potomac this
morning, with one portion of his command
at Edwards Ferry and the other at Har-
rison Island. Skirmshing began between
the enemy in uncertain numbers and part
of Gen. Stones command as early as nine
o'clock in the morning, and continued
without much effect until five o'clock. P.
NJ, when large reinforcements Of the en-
envy appeared upon our right, which was
commanded by Col. Baker
The Union forces engaged were about
1900, and were attacked by force SUD
posed to be from 5000 to 5000. At
this juncture, Col. Baker fell! at the head
OF his brigade, while CALAMITY cheering on
his men to the conflict. Immediately be.
fore he fell, he dispatched Maj. Young to
Gen. Stone, to apprlse him at Leesburg,
of the condition Of affairs, and Gen. Stone
Immediately proceeded in person towards
the right, to take command, but in the
confusion created by the fall of Col. Baker,
the right wing sustained a repulse with
considerable loss
Gen. Stone reports that the left wing
retired in good order. He will hold the
approaches thereto. Strong reinforce
ments will be sent forward to Gen. Stone
during the night.
The remains of Col. Baker were reno
yed to Poolsyille and will be brought to
Washington on Wednesday.
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ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS,.

The Press and News advises the Dem.
ocracy of the State not to be deceived in
to apathy by the supposition that there is
no probability Of the success Of the Demo
cratic candidates, and remarks 'sWe say
and know, there is prospect of success,
if the friends of the ticket are awake and
united. All that gives confidence to the
Republicans is the supposed Indifference of
the Democracy, and the hope of alluring
Democrats to the support of their candi-
dates by the "Union" dodge. The cleo
ton of the Republican candidates, upoE
whatever tickets their names are found
will be claimed as victory for the eds
tinctive principles" of the Republican
party, and this fact has been proclaimed
in advance by the party organs Of that or
ganization. The voice for the Democratic
candidates, and for the union of all conser-
vatlve elements upon common platform
for the defence of the Constitution, will be
so strong at the coming election as to sur
prise our enemies and CRAFTY our friends.
Let no vote be thrown away. A harmo
NOUS effort now, we believe in sincerity,
will crown all our labors against section
a,isn in Wisconsin with a substantial
victory for the Democratic cause"
Will not the Democrats of Manitowoc
county assist in carrying out this objec: ?
A full attendance at the polls on Tuesday,
November 9th, and a vigorous and united
support of the WHOLE TICKET, will
materially aid in making Wisconsin what
it ought to be-a Democratic State. Be
at the polls early, and work until they
close. Ono vote may save the election.
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The Great Reaction,

The returns of the late State elections,
says the Press and News, come in slowly
as they always do when the opponents of
Northern secessionsm gain the victory.
Ohio has elected DAVID TOD, Democrat,
for Governor, by about 10000 majority.
Governor TOD was the President of the
last Democratic National Convention, and
his principles are those declared in the Ma.
tional Democratic platform. Although
largely supported by Democrats he is eect>
ed over the regular Democratic nominee
by less than the average Republican ma,
jority. The lower House of the Legsla-
ture is also Democratic. In Pennsylva-
MIA the Democrats have won a substantial
victory. They claim majority of the
Legislature, AID of the popular vote. In
w York, and in other States, the evil
dences Of a reaction in popular sentiment
are equally strong and cheering. There
is no reason whatever to doubt that the
present year will witness the utter down.
fall of the Republican party organization
and its party principles, and the adoption
of the conservative policy of the Democ-
racy as the last great hope for the preser.
walton Of the Union.
And now for Wisconsin Here we
have to meet the old enemy, sailing under
a party banner, and arowing no repentance
for their disunion proclivities. Here the
issue is distinct and clear between radical
ism and conservatism Shall we not re-
spond - the call of our sister States, and
join the grand army for political redenp>
ton ard reform
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The Rebel Iron Clad Vessel.

For some time the people Of New Or
leans have been threatening that they
would break the blockade and destroy our
vessels, and to prove that they meant
what they said, they set about construct
ing vessel that was to effect this object,
though they were somewhat troubled as
to the shape, size, &c, that this affair was
to be. The name she was to be called
also disturbed them much, and at last it
became known to the people as "the
thing" or ''nondescript" The dispatch
states that "our iron steamer sunk the
Preble with her iron plough" and as it
was the intention of the rebels to cover
this vessel with armor, it may have been
the same one that was building; but this
Is hardly probable, as it was launched but
short time ago, and could hardly have
beer got ready in so short time The
great probability is that their iron clad
steamer, with which they claim to have
done so much damage, is the propeller
Enoch Train, formerly of Boston-a yes,
sci that was purchased by some New Or
leans merchants for the purpose of tow>
ing, on account of her great strength, she
having immense power in a small com
pass. When we heard from her last they
were encasiDg her with railroad iron and
adding to her bow a strong iron prov for
pushing or smashing against vessel.
The Enoch Train is propeller of about
four hundred tons burthen, is one hundred
and twenty eight feet long, twenty-six
feet wide, and twelve feet depth of hold.
This was her measurement before being
altered by the rebels. She was built in
1855, and was strong, though not a
very fast boat. The other vessels compo
sing the rebel fleet we are, of course, at
the present time unacquainted with, but
there are number of steamers at New
Orleans that could be converted into gun
boats, had they the proper armaments to
place on board. This, however, is want,
ing and renders them useless.
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GEx. McCLELLAS.-The correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Press. writing from
Washiogton, says that Gen. Scorr is no
longer st the head Of the army. lie says:
"An extraordinary Cabinet meeting was
held last evening, at which Generals Nc
GILLIAN and Mcdowell were present.
Gen. Mcclellan stated his plans in detail,
and he has, by consent of all parties, as
sumed, not only nominally, but actually,
the entire control of the army of the Po-
tomac. He will consult and listen to the
opinions and advice of Gen. Scott, and
other authorities; but he must be left
snenosforth entirely TO his owE judgment
and decision Napoleon like, he bears
the opinions of others, but forms his own
conclusions. and acts upon them. lie
asks this, aud it is conceded cordially TO
him. To him. therefore, must hence be
credited tie success or charged the defeat
of our arms"
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What the People will Say of two
of the Fathers of the Satinet
Ticket

Is it good and sufficient reason, satis>
factory to the conscience and judgment
of Democrats and Republicans, for their
support Of the "Union ticket" because
CHARLEY WALKER and jim BENNETT
two defunct officials of opposite political
creeds-have embraced each other in their
political death?
Have the two onorables-CuARLEY
and IM-abandoned all principles, and
come together and embraced, upon the
platform Of political Know N othingism, or
have they compromised-CHARLEY agree.
ing that niger is not brute, nor alto
gether black, but mixed brown and
white; and jim agreeing that a niger is
not better than white, but mixed white
and brown, and mutually that niggers are
a sort of coutraband and sort O. not, ac>
cording to circumstances We are of the
opinion (Which We would modestly ex-
press) that CHARLEY and JIM-we place
jim last because he died first-had each
grudge against their respective political
parties, for having killed them off and
buried them SO uaceremoniously, and when
they fell into each others embrace they
hated Themselves, hated each other, but
hated their respective parties more, and
swore to kill off these parties by raising
Gabriel in new party, whose trump
should raise themselves from their political
graves. The people will say to them
" Lie still und sLun,ber -,
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THE WAR DEBr.-The Government debt,
by the 10th of December next, will be
about three hundred and eleven millions
and should the present rate of expenditure
last for year from that date, it will be
swelled to seven hundred and fifty millions.
Should the war continue longer, is not
likely the debt will increase in the same
pi portion, but it is not probable the ex>
pense will finally foot up less than one
thousand million of dollars. Were the
abolition of slavery the sole cause of this
war, and would such abolition end it, the
sum expended were infinitely better en-
ployed in purchasing all the slaves, for
which it would give $3.50 for every man,
woman and child.
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The WAY TO GET AN APPoISTNE,

HE WAY TO GET AN APPOINTMENT
An army correspondent of the Evenin0
News alleges that the account which was
generally published few weeks ago OF
the gallant exploits of Wisconsin Gao
lain named Strong, who came near being
taken by the rebels, but escaped by killing
two secessionists, and woundng another
Is all bosh. He says an examination into
the affair, reveals some most astounding
facts: No cavalry have ever been at the
place mentioned by him; the ball from
the troopers carbine, fred, according to
Captain Strong, from the saddle at him.
self on the ground went up through his
coat, his own pistol balls fit the hole in
his canteen and the bullet hole in his
cheek could never have passed bullet
out his mouth, and the wound itself bear
unmistakabe evidence of having been
punctured. No one ever saw the figbt
but Captain Strong, whose revolvers, when
he returned, lacked just eleven shots. the
exact number heard by the pickets. lie
had an appointment pending at the time,
and got it. So much for fame.-Detroit
Free Press.
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alarmed about the house gradually resum.
ed their steadiness Of nerve. The physi>
elan arrived. and applied proper restora>
uses, and the child is in fair way of re-
coverF. This is truly singular case
One step more and that child would have
been -inearcerated in a tomb. The DEATH
~ arrangements about the house were soon
cast aside, and cheerfulness took the place
OF tears aud sadness albany STANDARD,
sd. - mn. .
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Tha Satinet Convention

The so called Union or Satinet party
had high old time" at their Conven.
ton On Thursday last. Itwas composed
of Secessionists, Abolitionists, Lincoln
men, Fremont men, Know Nothings, Maine
law men and anti Maine law men, and a
few honest Democrats who we're simple
enough to believe that the leaders in this
movement were sincere. Not half dozen
men in the Convention had any authority
from the people to sit in it. It was sort
gathering of the odds and ends I" of all
the broken-do hacks in the county who
for years have endeavored to procure office
in other parties, and have failed in their
asPirations-the people knowing them too
well to entrust them with power. After
a regular cat fight, the leaders managed to
get up the following ticket:
Clerk of Court-CoNRAD BErz.
School Superintenaent-F BoRcnERDT
Assemblymea-1st District, S. Rounds
ville-2d do, Henry Sibree-Sd do, G..
W. Burnett.
Supervisors-F. R. Gutheil, Lyman
Emerson, and S. A. Wood.
The first nominee is a brother of the
present Register of Deeds. 1t has been
suggested that if Mr. B4ETz has any more
relatives in the county, he should procure
Offices for all of them. Two offices in
the family are not enough.
We have not time to speak of the seve.
raj candidates. That there are one or two
good men on the ticket we will not denv.
That it is poor ticket, as whole, no one
will dispute. No sane man will as sert
that BURNETT and SIBREE are proper per
sons to represent us at Madison. 1t was
Mr.. BURNETT, who, last Fall, asked NOM
ination at the hands of the Democrats,
and failing to procure it, went into Re.
publican Convention, and begged the same
thing. Failing in both, he has succeeded
in wringing in with the Satinets.
SIBREE possesses neither talent or any
other good quality. He is black Abo-
lltionist-considers the niger the superior
of the white man, and believes our gov
eminent to be humbug so long as the
black race is not allowed all the social
privileges of the white. SlDREE has en-
deared himself to the Satinet party on &C.
count of his vulg gar and malignant abuse
of the immortal DorGLAs last Fall. 1t
was common saying of his-that DouG-
LAS was traitor, hypocrite, knave, &C.
The Satinets now propose rewarding him
and others for their vilifcations of the
great statesman
This "no- party" Convention was
stupendous farce-a humbug-and We
were rejoiced to see number of the Dem
ocrats who were cyoled into it, come
away disguised with the proceedings. The
Republicans have got the fat offices, and
tha Democrats the lean. In other words
the Abolitionists procured the oyster, and
the friends of the Constitution had to put
up with the bare sheN.
Will the honest Democrats of the coun
ty allow themselves to be drawn into
trap set for them BY traitors in their own
ranks and their natural enemies-the Re-
publlcans Will the forty thieves" of
both parties be allowed to cheat the peo-
pie, or will common honesty, fair dealing,
and true Democracy prevail in this county?
Let the voters answer on the 9Th of Nov
ember
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COOP FOR THE ARMY.-The soldiers en-
listed from Pennsylvania were allowed at
the late election in that State to vote 10
camp. The report comes to US from the
New York papers that these soldiers gave
a majority of $1,000 for the Democratic
candidates throughout The brave boys,
it seems, cap vote, as well As fight, for the
Union.
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HE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEMOCRATS
AND mo PARTT" Mesa few DAYS
since, Mr.. PEAsE, Of Fox Lake, was remov-
ed from the office of Postmaster of that
village, which he had held and discharged
its duties for several years, to the satisfac-
ton of large majority of the people, to
make place for g ''no party politician.
Since that, Mr.. PEAsE has enlisted in the
army, and now goes TO help quench the
fires that these mo party" men have
contributed SO literally in kindliDg.--
Which is the true patriot
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The Union of Partizans.

4
1t is an old saying that politics makes
strange bed fellows" We are persuaded,
from what we have discovered of late 10
this county, to offer an amendment to this
saying, SO that it may hereafter, in this
latitude read, "the love of the spoils of
Office makes strange bed fellows We
have seen the troubled spirits-the black
spirits and the grey meet together on the
corners of the streets, and in caucuses to
discuss-not the affairs of the nation, not
how much each should contribute to carry
on the war to put down the rebellion
against the government, but how the po-
litical cards should be shuf1ed, cut, dealt,
and who should be selected as the most
likely not only to win at their game of eu-
chre, but to trea. all ''round." The best
of the joke of this Union movement in this
county is, that the movers in, or getters
up of it, in the crowd, talk in the spread
eagle style about 'the glorious old flag of
our country, '-"the Union, it must and
shall be preserved, There should, in this
awful crisis, be no Democrats no Repub,
licans! the man who persists in being
either, is no patriot. Then they sly off
into some "hole in the WALL" take drink,
punch each other under the ribs-Uink
at each other all round, and exclaim as
with one voice, didn't we do that up
brown then take another drink, and 60
out to give their patriotism another airing
These prime movers in the past have been
both personally and politically atvariance,
and it makes even the dogs laugh to see
them now together, and SO lovingly talk
of heir union for the sake of the Union
for the preservation of the National gov
eminent! We cannot believe that the
fate of the nation depends upon the sue
cess OF their ticket at the coming election,
and we certainly think that they are not
such fools as to believe it themselves.
One thing we do know, that in times
OF profound national peace, they all had
their political noses knocked, if not en-
tirely out of joint, quite askue, and they
hope "the war" will kuock them back
again into place, SO that they can safely
follow them in the future.
1t may be, that while the drum beats
to arms, and the true men of both parties
are at work for their country, these white
livered fellows, who, when civil war sounds
its tocsin, huddle together and cry out,
eve are not Democrats-we are not Re-
publicans-we-we-ah. we-are-are
for-for war;" may get their noses set
back by the people into tue centre of their
faces once m:c..ae. but we tIink that after
their war-that is, when tui1 eleetsiva is
over, they will find their noses stuck on
the back side of their heads.
No, the people may be certain that these
men, who abandon their political princi-
PIES in these times, for the sake of office,
are most cowardly, poltroon, ring -boned,
spawned, wind-broken, Miss Nancy set Of
fellows, who will enlist in no war, except
war upon the treasury, out of which the
brave men, who stand by their principles
and their government, are entitled to draw
their nav.
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YAHzEE ISGgaUITy.-The savior of
the Crest Eastern was a Yankee. w hen
the ship WAS interchangeable as a log, ma
everybody, from the officers down, in per-
feet despair, passenger. named Hanll-
ton L. Towle, invented and applied the i'm
promptu steering gear which saved the
vessel from destruction We need not say
chat he Yas the lion for the remainder Of
che goyage.
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LET From statement In the Tole.

1- From statement in the Toledo
Herald, in regard to the lake propellers,
it would appear that about 25,0oo,o0
bushels of grain, and including sailing
vessels, at least 100000 bushels OF
grain have been carried eastward this
season.
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DEcLIS. Is CorEEE.-The latest news
from Bio advises decline in the prices Of
coffee in that great market. This vii, be
good news to customers here, who have
TO pay for the article higher prices than
probably were ever before known.
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ueTe tniS morning and forwarded 10 HeaO
Quarters, St. Louis.
Field of Battle,
Frederickstown, Oct. %. 1861.
In conjunction with Col. Plunmer's
command we have routed the rebels of
Thompson and Lowe, estimated at 5, 00O
Their loss was heavy, while ours was
small. and confined principally to the First
Indiana Cavalry. We captured four heavy
guns.
Lowe, the rebel leader, was killed Mai
Gavitt and Capt. Hvman, OF the Indiana
cavalry, were killed in charge on bat
terv.
The command of Col. Plummer, refer
red to above, was, on Friday last, ordered
forward by Gen. Grant from Cape Girar-
due, with instructions to move towards
Fredericktown and cut off the retreat of
Thompson and loves army. This force
consists of Marsh's Eighteenth Illinois
Regiment, a section of Taylor's Battery,
and Stewart and Lohrman's companies of
Cavalry, all from Cairo also, part of
Plummer's Eleventh Missouri, part of
Ross's Twenty First Illinois, and section
OF Campbell's Battery, all from Cape Gil
rardeau.
The force from this point was composed
of the Thirty eighth Illinois, Col. Carlin );
Thirty third Illinois, Col. Hovey Twenty
first Illinois, Col. Alexander; Eighth
Wisconsin, Col. Murphy; First Indiana,
Col. Baker, Capt. Hawkins Independent
Mo. Cavalry; and four Founders and
twenty four 4 Founders cannon under Ma
jor Schofeld of the First Missouri Light
Artillery.
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HgEvAS's CHALLENGE Nor TO BE Ac
oEprEp-The London correspondent Of
Vlkes' Spirit asserts in italics that the
challenge of Iieeuan will not be accepted.
No men are to be found in Epglsnd
that will Atake $40. 900 against him.
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A ScRMMAGE.-On Wednesday, the
10th, conflict took place on the Upper
Potomac, between parts of the Third Wis
consin, Eighteenth Pennsylvania, and
Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiments, and
force of about 5000 rebels. Our troops
crossed the Potomac, routed the enemy,
AID drove them back three miles, captur-
ing 32-pounder. The Wisconsin SOL
diers are said to have behaved with great
gallantry.
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A gentleman, says the Montreal Pilot,
has reached the United States who is to
relieve DR.. RUSSELL in America, the spe
clal correspondent Of the London Tines.
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Ruckuer the rebel General uho leads
HE rebel forces in Kentucky, owns some
thrtv Is c'iu.s 10 Chicago,
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Two Rivers Democrats.

We have heard it intimated, and the
Republicans are chuckling at the idea,
that large number of the Democrats of
Two Rivers will vote for Mr.. BAETs, the
Republican, instead of the Democratic
nominee. We are unable to discover any
reason why the Democrats of that town
should not give US a cordial support, and
we shall not believe in the truth of the
assertion that they will vote against us
until we see it illustrated by the result.
The Democrats of the County expect
their brethren of Two Rivers to do their
full share of the work in eecting the
WHOLE TICKET, and we have conf
dence they will not be disappointed
A good vote in that town for the cause
will place her Democracy in position
which will be remembered in future time.
We know this is the sentiment of hun.
dreds of Democrats.
We believe that the Democrats of Two
Rivers believe in the principles of their
party too we'll to abandon them at this
crisis, and Republicans or Satinetts will
fail in their anticipations in expecting that
PIERPoNT, OSWALD, BURNS, WALSH, Der
SERs, SMOKE, FLE1sCHER, NIQUEr, SEcH-
REST, HARRINGToN, DAIMLER, nAGGERr,
and other true Democrats, will not use
their exertions for every man on the
ticket, and assist in redeeming the coun-
ty. They value the importance of the
supremacy of the party of the country too
much to defeat any of its candidates now
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FIGHT in Missouri.

Pilot Knob, Oct. %.
The following despatch was received
here this morning and forwarded to Head
Quarters, st. Louis.