Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-04

when there was no necessity.
An internal machine, evidently intended to
destroy ships, was washed ashore at Fortress
Monroe Oh the morning Of July 22d.
The Floyd gun will soon be moved to a
position to annoy Sewals Point. The Union,
also, will soon be mounted.
PROVIDENCE, July 28.-Lieut. Governor
Arnold has issuud a proclamati tion paying a
tribute over the dead soldiers, and calling for
the enlistment of more men.
A large and spirited meeting was held this
morning and expressed the determination Of
Rhode Island to redouble her eXeltions in
support of the Government.
WAsnINGrcN. July 23.-Boats are again
running to Alexandria.
An official list is being prepared rapidly Of
the number killed 1t is much less than sup
posed.
NEW YorK, July 29-An Englshman who
was present at all the Crimean battles, says
the fighting of our soldiers at Bulls Run was
of the most splendid kind. Such charges as
were made by the Fire Zouaves and New
ork SiXty-niuth, he had not seen at lnker-
man or the Alma.
WASHINGTON, July est is now well as
certained that the killed on our side will fall
short of one thousand.
organizing in Kentucky, opposite here
Gen. Watkins is reported encamped seven
miles from Bloomfield, Mo with 1000 men.
lie has no field pieces, and men are poorly
armed
Claib jackson and staff were at Memphis,
July 2Oth.
An attack on Birds Point Is threatened.
The rebels loss at Manassas is estimated by
them at three thousand.
WAsuINGroN, July 23.-About O,OOO
men have been ordered here from different
States. The Governors of the New England
States and New York respond nobly.
The President and Secretary Seward visit
ed the fortiicatous on the Virginia side, to-
day, and were received 10y the gallant Sixty
ninth with great enthusiasm The President
asked if they intended to re-enlist. They
replied, "Y es yes if the President desired" !"
lie announced emphaticaly he did, and
wrote them letter. conplimenting them on
their hraYe and heroic conduct, and express
ing the hope that the whole regiment would
re-enlist. This was received with cheers
and the determination expressed to go in for
the war, and stand 10y the Government and
dag forever.
The barbari,m practiced 10y the rebels at
Bulls Run was unparalleled. A private Of
the First Connecticut Regiment found a
wounded rebel lying in the sun and carried
him gently to the shade, and gave him a
drink from his cauteen. The rebel revived
and deliberately shot his Lenemctor
Another erinStaucc was mentioned where cur
wounded We're placed in the shade and We're
fired upon 10y rebel cavalry.
DISGUISED TnArons-Ben Woods treason
al, :,
raj return in this city, where many Of even
his late most trusting followers are becoming
disgusted with his course, and are about taxi
ing measures to give a public demonstration
of their sentiments Arrangements for a
mass meeting of his constituents are now
being made by prominent Democrats and it
will probably come off some time next
week.
Another member Of Congress whose frantic
desire for "peace carries him to the verge
of treason is Henry May. of whom have
heretofore spoken. How the movements Of
that gentleman are looked upon in the South.
your readers may learn from the following
extract from a Richmond letter to the Charles
ton Courier:
The principal bubble upon the wave of
Richmond life to-day or rather VestcrdaV
arrival Of the Hon. Henry May, of Baltimore.
the successful competitor in the recent con-
test for member of Congress there, against
Henry Winter Davis, the Black Republican
candidate. The object of his visit has not
tran~pired, but it is loudly whispered that il
looks toward certain events in Maryland
which may have an influence in Determining
the continuance Of the war. Thirty thousand
men in Baltimore are said tD be under arms
waiting concerted action. Silently and
stcalthily they have been preparing for the
event, which they knew must come The
mercenaries have sought to deprive them of
their eapons, but where one has been made
prize a hundred have taken its place. |
learn this fact from a we'll informed Baltimo-
rean now in Richmond, and from another
source have ascertained that not less than
5000 muskets are at this time concealed, and
ygilantly guarded night and day This |
is the spirit which prevails in every part of
the city Women not less than men, p4rtici- |
pate in il; and, as | wrote TO YOU from that
point some weeks ago, should battle ensue
in the streets, YOU will find their fair hands !
dealing death and destruction from the win
dows of their dwellings. The blow may be
precipitated in less than week Everything
depends upon the success and movements of
General Johnston. If he has orders from the
President to march into Maryland and to-
wards Baltimore, the game commences at
once. ~ !. Cor. Bciictia.
TIE dispatches which we receive every
day from all parts of the State contain the
most cheering assurances in favor of the sue
cess and triumph OF our ticket The Repub-
lcans are themselves becoming sick of the
uItraism of their newspaper organs, and dis
satisfied with the Abolition sentiments a.
vowed. Hundreds of them will abandon the |
party whose object in the war is not the pre-.
seryaton Of 1he authority Of the Federal
Government But the craH2aton of slavery |
men Of no party will lend their
votes to any such cause. Good citizens re-
we're the Constitution, and respect the consti- !
tutional rights Of all sections indiscriminatelv /
The Constitution recognizes slavery in the !
States where it exists and Lo decent Ameri>
can citizen will advocate arbitrary nterfer-
ence of the Government with the institution. !
The objects of the Republican party. then,
as foreshadowed by the New York Tribune,
the Atlantic Monthly, the San Francisco
Times, ct I'd omae gen,ts can never be acqui-
esced in 10y the conservative portion of the
and good citizens will change their
names from Republicans to Democrats, be-
fore they will agree to any such outrage upon
the Constitution of their country.
The Republican party, we say, will be
weakened by these ultrasms of their organs
and leaders; but, give them their " hole vote,
aud what will be the result in the ensuing
election? Place the vote of the State at
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