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what Abolitionlsm Has Done.

ae Aboitionism has divided the churches.
1t has disgraced the statute books OF
some of the States with unconstitutional
personal liberty bills. 1t has disgraced
the national councils, and placed in the
White House a Sectional President. II
has divided once united and prosperous
people in feeling and in form; has in
volved the nation in war, to carry on
which $4oo, ,oOO, 900 is called for as the
first installment 1t proposes now to
rob the slave States of two thousand mil
lions of dollars worth of property ln the
persons Of their slaves; to throw four
millions of negroes, unprepared for liber'
ty and unaccustomed to self maint tenance,
as freemen, upon the world, there to re-
lapse into barbarism and degradation. II
proposes to give up the rice and cotton
fields and sugar plantations of the South
to the thistle and bramble-to make des-
olate the homes Of happy families and
contented slaves-to cut short the mil.
lions of dollars of exports from the slave
States. The heart sickens at the evils
which the demon of Abolitionism has'en-
tailed and proposes to entail upon the
country. And in view Of the sentiments
of the North,esosters, we'll may he inquire,
what next?-C Cincinnati Enquirer. 3
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BucKHANNoN, July IL.

3
A messenger from Gen. McClellan's
command, just in, reports that two regi-
meuts under McCook and Andrews, made
a reconnaissance of the enemy's position
last evening, and were fred upon. One
of McCook's men was killed and three
wounded. They got within l25 yards of
the entrenchments when they were ordered
to fall back on the main body.
The rebels are so strongly entrenched
that it will be necessary to carry the forti-
fcations by storm. Gen. Mcclellan was
to commence the work at O'Clock this
morning. and was making every prepara-
tion last night. If the rebels make a de-
termined fight. aslarge loss of life must
ensue.
A courier arrived from Camp Morris,
at Laurel Hill, at ! 1 O'Clock last night,
and says more or less fighting had been
going on for the previous two days. The
forces were withiE about mile and halt
of each other. The rebels are very strong
!ly entrencned and supposed to be 8. 200
strong.
The enemy had only six Founders and
their shot fell 800 yards short of our lines.
The twelve Founders Of the Federal troops
are supposed to be doing good execution.
The messenger saw some fifteen or TWEEN
ty bodies of the rebels as he passed.
Col Steadman, yesterday afternoon,
advanced one hundred men TO draw them
out from their intrenchments. and sue
ceeded, but shell scattered thsm in every
direction. The courier saw but one dead
body of our forces, Second Lieutenant,
but our loss, doubtless, had been consid-
erable more.
A cessation of hostilities took place at
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DIED-Of Paralysis, in Wayne township,s,.
Monroe County, Ohio, REBECCA, consort of.d
Levi Nally, aged 62 years months and 49, Il
days. sssss ~ .ssssyfajq
She was born in Prince George County, Ma
D., and emigrated to Belmont County, in the A
year 1871, she remained in Belmont bn. q few
years and then came to this County where
she remained until her decease. This conntyse
was then wilderness, and they consequently "a
endured many hardships upon frontier lifs.-s
The subject of this Obituary was connected.
with the Christian Church, in which sheliveda4
a devoted Christian until her death.s She
leaves husband and several children, with, =
many friends to mourn her departures Bntsl
they wee not those that have no hope.,s
s.Blesset, are the dead which die in the Lord, =
henceforth. yea sayethethe spirit, they resta,
from their labors and their works do follow
them tss4 ss ~ sstsg<s Ss.tr,
Motherl rest from sin and sorrow, .gt tss+se.
Death is DER and life is won; ~, ~,
On thy sIumber dawns morrow, sa1 sseies
Rest, thine earthly race is run. &. Essssis,,s
e5s Il 81 i4sg is.ltsie
Mother, wakel the night is waning = cls
Endless day is round the. poured; v1a Es5
Enter thou the rest remaining s'Aes sselit
| For the people of the Lo.d. ssnss gB
Mother, W AXE, for He who loved thee. ges ot
He who died that thou mightst life, he
He who graciously approved thee, gas&a
Waits thy crown Of joy TO give. s.,'as9sn
Fare the WE'LL though woe is bending ..s1s -
/ With the tonss of earthly love. VI -. IS
Triumph high and joy unending -
| Wait thee in the realms above. =
| j L. NALLY. ~
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The Attitude of the Democrats Party.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Time always vindicates the wisdom ol
the policy of the Democratic party and
of its administration. 1t has done SO in
connection with recent events, with more
than usual emphasis. For years and years
it warned the couutry that this eternal
agitation of the slavery question, if mol
stopped, would bring the greatest calam.
tiles upon US; that it would lead to di
vided Union and civil war between the
sections; to national and individual bank
ruptcy; to personal and political ruin. /,
plead with its political opponents North,
with the mad fanatics of the South, to
forbear, to stay their hands. to stop what
they called their ''irrepressibe confict,'
for the good of the country. Their ap.
peals were spurned. Their warnings were
disregarded We were told by the Re
publican statesmen that the agitation
could go on; that it did not endanger the
Union; that a sectional triumph would
produce no mischief; that, in ease they
we're successful, all would go on as gaily
as a ''marriage bell." The people fol
once listened to their siren soothing voice
and installed them in power. We would
like to have seen tho Democratic predic-
ttions proven false-we- had million
times rather that they have had the name
of false prophets, thar to have seen our
country in its present lamentable condi.
1tion. But all the worst fears of the Dem
ocrats, all their worst predictions, have
been more than realized. Look at the
condition of the country-look at its
present survey its sfuture. For all the
evils, present and prospective, the Demo
cratic party is guiitIess, as it lifted up its
voice and warned the people of them.
Had the Democratic policy not been de-
parted from, had its wise counsels been
listened to, we should have been to. day q
happy and united people, and prosperity
would have smiled upon the land. The
Democrats advised that the slavery ques.
tion be let alone; that the compromises
of the Constitution in favor of the iGstitu-
tion be adhered to with strict fidelity
Its strong common sense enabled it tc
perceive that this great country could on.
lly be saved by a compromise and concil.
iation. of all the various interests, and
that as long as nearly one half of the
States were slaveholding, it was egregiou;
folly to suppose that our General Gov.
ernment could pursue an anti slavery
course without the greatest troubles anG
disasters to the whole political and socia
fabric. Our opponents believed other
wise. We give them credit, at least the
masses, for honesty; but oh! how terribly
have they been misled by demagogues and
political idiots to the brink of dsstruc
tionl
The old. stereotype charge of corrup
ton was also instrumental in eau sing the
people to vote down Democratic men ard
Democratic policy. What have we seen!
Why, in less than three months it is al
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For the .sspirit.nl

s-1fs- WI sA0 .'Sp1Ae.
Mr.. EDITOR: In looking over the col.
umns of your invaluable sheet we see
communications from all parts of the
country, giving detailed accounts of the
efforts of Columbia's sons, to maintain
and perpetuate the union Of our once glo.
rious Republic. Aware that Antioch is
not dead to these great interests, we deem
it Eot imprudent to submit a few lines for
publication, concerning our demonstra-
tions, on the 4th
At an early hour, the Perry Cavalry,
consisting of about eighty horse, convened
| in town, and after due preparation, took
up the line of march for New Matamoras
Where we all arrived safe and sound about
10 O'Clock. Our reception at this place
was grand and imposing. The Cochrans.
er with the ''cleopatras" and gentry of
the village, .tcome out to meet us.' AZ
ter forming iE due order, the companies,
headed by an excellent band of martial
paraded the streets Of the village
/ for the space of an hour, creating quite
la sensation among the inhabitants; as the
majority of which had never before seen a
Company of Cavalry. sra
| After repairing 20 Lafayette Hall the
! Declaration of American Independence
was read in a clear and forcibie manner
by Mr.. C, F. Young of the village. A
tshort but eloquent and patriotic speech
upon the "justness of our cause was ther
/ delivered by Mr.. j. S, Covert of Antioch
Followed by a thrilling and eloquent ad
t dress relative to the present s.ate of ou
country, by Capt johnson, of the Olt
Dominion. The word dinner rang through
!, the crowd like an electric fash, and if ac
, tivity in the eating line is mark of brave
rv, then undoubtedly, our soldie:g posses
. superabundant amount of it, for ever.
fellow pitched in regardless Of copse
E quences. s,
E We must say in honor to the ladies Q
4 New Matamoras at whose instigation
was gotten up, that it was superbly grand
r being nicely fixed and exquisitely ar
!, ranged. The decorum and department G
;. the ladies during our participation of tb
S dainties was worthy the highest regar
: and respect. Long may they live as orus
e ments to the courser sex, and as symbol
n of virtue and peace.
!, About three hours of the afternoo
was spent in training aud parading in a
e open field respectfully donated for tb
r occasion. The display of military tactic
s was good on the par, of both Companies
It Capt. Neal and Lieuts. Boyd and Dali
e OF Cavalry proved themselves efficient, 9
TT military officers.
, About o'clock complimentary remark
from the Captains and vocfereus cheer
s ing from the Companies filled the heaven
:. Following the orders of the Capts. "
e were soon on our way to Antioch. Tt
# department and courteous conduct of tt
s ladies and gentlemen of New Matamors
y will long be held in remembrance by Ii
t citizens of Antioch. May we all live t
a see peace. happiness and tranquility ono
d more restored in this our noble countr,
e G.. M. KEMP.
d Antioch. o July 5. 1861.
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Shall the Democracy Surrender With
out FighiP

Shall the Democracy Surrender With
out FighiP
Our neighbor, the Commercial. is op-
posed to the Democracy of Ohio nomina.
ting . ticket for the Fall campaign, for
the reason that if~taey do, the Republi
cans will follow their example and nomin-
ate one also; and to dissuade from the
act, he assures us that the castles of both
parties have been swept away by the pres
sent revolution. We have no doubt the
Commercial is honest in its convictions
that to nominate party candidates will be
censnrable.
We have no objection to the CONNER
cial being the spokesman of the Repub-
Iican party. He is entitled to that posi-
tion from the fact that be did more to
elect Lincoln than any other person in
the West. But the Democracy must be
allowed to judge for themselves in so i'm,
portant a matter as to what course they
should pursue for the welfare of the coun-
try. .e88
We shall not object to the Republicans
nominating ticket. We want them to
nominate. This wish, we are pleased to
say, is not confined to Democrats alone;
it is shared by tens of thousands who
voted for Lincoln, and expected honestly,
in SO doing, they, were serving the best
cause of their country. There is not a
county in the State that does not contain
scores on scores who are anxious to undo,
to the extent of their ability, the mischief
they contributed to produce by voting for
Lincoln.
AS to the Democracy, but one serti-
ment animates them. Their motto is the
Constitution, 'the Union and the Democ-
racy forever" Their chief regret, aside
from witnessing the ceplorable condition
of their loved country is that they did
not labor harder to defeat Lincoln, and
tbere1y, by success, have saved us from
the calamities now upon us. For over
half century the Democracy controlled
the Government, during which time not q
jar occurred that disturbed the general
harmony. Never, 10 the history of these
United States, was there time when men
should so much pride themselves on being
Democrats as at this very day and hour
There is not Democrat in the wide land,
who does not this day pride himself in
having been member of that glorious
old party, that SO galantly conducted our
country from population of less than
three millions, to nation equal to that
of the British Empire. With the glori-
Gus recollections of peace and prosperity
running through period of more than
half century, We are asked to lay down
our principles and policy, and allow those
whom the Democracy, from the days of
Jefferson, have regarded as of unsound
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A Desperate Fight and Severe
Loss of Life.
CAPTURE OF PRISONERS AND
CANNON.

ROARING RUN, VA, July IA bat
tie was fought yesterday afternoon at
Rich Mountain, two miles east of this
place, where the enemy, numbering abou,
two Thousand, under command of Colonel
Pegram, were strongly entrenched.
About three O'Clock in the morning
Gen: Rosec-anz, with a portion of the
Eighth, Tenth and Thirteenth Indiana
and Nineteenth Ohio Regiments, left this
place, and after very difficult march oi
seven or eight miles, cutting a road
through the wood, succeeded insurrouud.
ing the enemy about three o'clock in the
afternoon.
A desperate fight Immediately ensued
which lasted about an hour and half
resulting in the loss of sixty of the enemy
killed, large number of wounded and
prisoners-some of the latter are officers
The rebels retreated precipitately, leav
ing behind six cannon, large number O
horses, wagons, and camp equipage, &c
The loss on our side is about twenty
killed and forty wounded. Among the
latter is Capt. Girls, Miller, of the Tentf
Indiana.
FNoTE Rich Mountain is Gap in the
Laurel Hill range where the Stauntor
and Weston Turnpike crosses it between
Buckhannon and Beverly, AID about fou
or FIVE miles out from the latter place. /
is about as far as Laurel Hill proper
(that is where the Beverly aud Fairmon
pike crosses it, and where the enemy i
entrenched) as Beverly is; some is o
16 miles. 1t is also about 25 miles from
Buckhannon.
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Despatch from Gen. Mcclellan


WASHINGTON, July 13--The follow
ing despatch from Gen. Mcclellan was
received to-day at army headquarters:
BEVERLY, July Is, 1861.
Col. B.. D. ToUnsend, Washington:
The success of to day is all that could
desire. We captured six brass cannon.
of which one is riaed, all the enemy's camp
oquippage and transportion, even to his
cups. The number cf tents will probably
reach 200, and more than so wagons.
Their killed and wounded will amount to
fully $50, with.;I00 prisoners, and more
coming in constantly. know already of
10 officers killed and prisoners. Their
retreat is complete. occupied Beverly
by rapid march
Garnett abandoned his camp early in
the morning, leaving much Of his camp
equippage. He came within few miles
of Beverly but our rapid march turned
him back in great confusion, and he is
now retreating on the road to ST. George.
have ordered Gen. Morris to follow him
up closely. have teiegraphed for the
two Pennsylvania regiments at Cumber-
land to join Gen. Hill at Rowlesburg.
The General is concentrating allh troops
at Rowlesburg and will cut off Garnett'e
retreat near West Union, or if possible at
ST. George. I may say that we have
driven out some 10000 troops strongly
lentrenched with the loss Of IL killed and
35 wounded. The provision returns here
show Garnett's force to have been ten
thousand men. They were eastern Vir-
ginians, Tennesseeans, Georgians, and
think Carolinians.
Tomorrow I can give full details as
to prisoners, &c. l trust that Gen. Cox
has by this time driven Wise out of the
Kanawha Valley. In that case, shall
have accomplished the object of liberating
Western Virginia. l hope the General.
in Chief will approve of my operations.
rSignes G. b MCCLELLAN,
Maj. Genl Comd 6 Dept. of Ohio.
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mand of the Executive his immediate re-

mand of the Executive his Immediate re-
moval."s
We do not desire to make any comment
on the foregoing resolutions, except to
suggest that the ..irrepressible conflict
is figuring very conspicuously in the halls
of Congress, at a time when the interests
of the white men of the nation would
seem to require their undivided atten.
tion.
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Master Commissioners Sale.
Michael Daaford ss.a

u - oSs
,Joseph McPaek and oth

Joseph McPeek and others. $
BY virtue of a mandate to me directed from
the court of common pleas of the county of
Monroe, in the State of Ohio, 4 will offsrifor
safe at public auction, at the front, door Of tho
court house, in the town of Woodsfield, in said
county, between the hours of 10 O'Clock, a.
M, and A o'clock p m on 81 ass1srd
Saturday. the 3rd day Of Assyust 1851,
the following described real estate, situate in
said county, to wit: a,, ~. ,,,s,.
4 The north west quarter Of the north west
quarter of section 5, township s. and range 7.
containing 40 acres, more or less. azsf
JOEL f. RANDOLPH, Mas. Con-
July3, 1ss1.-$3,so.
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A National Convention.

We are pleased to notice that Mr..
Salisbury, Senator, from Delaware, has
made move toward calling National
Convention for an adjustment of our diff
culties. We hope there will be con.
servative element in both branches strong
enough to pass the resolution he may in
troduce on the subject.
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Missouri.

The news from Missouri is deeply in
teresting, Notwithstanding the exaggera-
tion with which some of the accounts
abound. There seems to be rising
against the Government in places not an
ticipated, SO as to make it necessary to
send additional troops into the State.
The superiority of the discipline of the
Federal volunteers over the State troops
is very apparent. Great bravery is shown
by both parties. The prospect now il
that civil war will rage with greater VIC
lence in Missouri than in Virginia.
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political faith. whose principles ARE de-
structive Of popular liberty, and who, iG'
successful in their views. will destroy our
form of free government. We ask the
two hundred thousand Democrats of Ohio
il they are prepared to surrender their
cherished political views in any such way2
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e@~ Secretary Chase recommends
that two hundred and forty millions of
dollars be raised from loans, and eighty
millions by texation-twenty millions by
a direct tax. When the people come to
a direct tax, they will feel it little more
keenly than by paying it.in the shape of
q tariff, upon what they eat, drink and
wear. After obtaining the proposed
loans, the probability is that they will
have to be paid finally by direct taxation
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Missouri. About $780, 900 in coun-
terfeit tens, well engraved, and eleven un-
finished bogus plates. were seized by the
police at St. Louis, lately, in the house
of Nelson briggs, and its occupants
lodged 10 jail.
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THE UNION. FOREVER.

q MARRIED-On the 22nd day of yune, 1861,
by Josiah Massie, Esq, Mr. ALFRBD WIxsroxE,
of Noble County, Ohio, and Miss MELISSA
PORTER of Monroe County, Ohio.
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Otho Farmers Estate

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber
IN was, on the 10th day of june, 1851, ap-
pointed by the Probate Court Of Monroe coun-
ty, Ohio, Administrator of the Estate Of Otho
Farmer, deceased. sf5t s tss
JACOB DAVIS. Admir-.
July 5, lsel.-at. ea
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six O'Clock last night, in consequence Of .
severe rain storm, but the fight would be
renewed this morning.
Gen. Morris forces are posted on the
brow of hill commanding their entrench-
ments and he had hopes of dislodging
the rebels to day.
LATER
A courier who left McClellan's COM
mand at O'Clock, says at three o'clock
this morning the force was divided and
started in two divisions to surround the
rebels Two prisoners were brought in who
reported their force at $500, but were
very strongly fortified.
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nau According to Republican vocabu
larry, everybody now is traitor that Is
not an Abol;tionist. There are great
many traitors, then.
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NOTICE is hereby given that a petition Is
IN now in circulation, and will be presented
to the Governor of Ohio, praying for the par
don Of James Henderson, who was convicted
of Manslaughter at the June term of the Court
of Common Pleas in Monroe County, A. b.
1857, and sentenced to the Peuitentiary at
that term of said Court for seven years. lo3
oSEoF THE PErlrIoxERsAA
/ July IT. 1875.
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- sea John S Carlile and J. T. Wiley
are elected U. Senators for the nes
Sute of Virginia. ).
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la Short Session-Why One At ALI?
Under the heading Of .sSigns Of the
Times,'' correspondent thus writes from
Washington to the New York Erpress:
The indications are that the session o:
Congress will be a, short one. Ia the first
place., the members get no pay for their
xtra labors here; secondly, no business
beyond the organization is to be consid-
cred; thirdly, the summer months are the
most disagreeable portions of the year in
Washington, and the weather now is q,
full summer heat. Finally, it is the pur-
pose and policy of the Administration,
and of its friends, to get rid of Congress
as speedily as practicable. The minority
is too small in Congress to oppose The
war with any effect, and the Secessionists
cannot complain of this, since they sepa
rated from the Union, both provoking
aud inviting war. Nor can any of The
true friends of the country at the Soutf
complain of the present Congress. The
Republicans were practically in the mi
nority in this new Congress long before
South Carolina cheered on the election o
Mr.. Lincoln, and made that the pretex
of rebellion, which the Cotton States
and some of the Border States were too
soon ready to initiate and rejoice over
The Senate, House of Representative
and the Judiciary were all in opposition
10 the new Administration, when the fielt
was abandoned to the enemy. and war DE
manded, by acts of rapine without an ex
ample in the civilized world.