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Affairs at Washington.

Military matters in the neighborhood
Of Washington are evidently drawing to
q crisis, and we shall not be surprised, if,
before Sunday, q big battle is fought be-
tween the forces under Gen. Mcclellan
and those under Beauregard. We have
watched with much closeness the move.
ments Of both these Generals, so far as
we could do so through the telegraph and
letters in the public press; and our con-
vic.ions. from our observations, are, that,
if an engagement, which now seems in
'svitabfe, does take place, the Confederates
will Be badly whipped We think Gen.
erai McC Clellan's genius will electrify the
North with one Of those strategic move.
ments, which, for its boldness, its ability
and its success. will llscommand the admi-
ration even of the enemy. General Nc
Clellan is more than match for Beaurs-
gard. ~ He is superior field officer, has
more masterly ability for managing
large bedies Of men. and can draw plans
OF battles with more accuracy of detail
and genius than The distinguished South
ern gentleman, all of which. will, in our
opinion, be demon strated ia two or three
days, Unless the elements shall iuterpose
and prevent a fight sA1a9qe i1ss ss J
y Occasiobal.' Of the ePhiladeiphia Press,
v writing from Washington on Tuesday,
!. & .a,,S Fnf sDa ttiefs eal{E f9 GeiEoil<s ,
s sAs r looked out upon The beautiful
hills Of Virginia, this pleasant autumn
morning. with their dotted camps, and all
the signs OF military hustle and prepara-
tiou, the occasional crack of musket, or
perhaps a volley from . firing platoon.
ssnd thought Of the past and the present;
the magnificent condition of our army.
aud the untold thousands which lie buried
away in the already fading foiiage-I
could not but farcy that all the stiffness
and placidness was but as one of those
calm and breezeless hours which presage
thunderstorm The impression is gen.
eraI, aud '0ccasionar must confess tina,
he shares it, that before many days pass
away, the American army must either re.
ceive, blow or strike blow Whethe,
IBeauregard win give our legions battle
or whether Mcclellan advances along the
line. and points with the finger Of victory
10 the hills of Manassas. would be an idl'
subject of speculation. But whoever
tgives the blow, its effect will only be fel
| when the traitors OF the South are bur
| riedly falling back upon Richmond
| Without knowing anything more Of mill
,ary plans than yon do in Philadelphia
aud only Judging from what ] see ant
what ] hear. think battle is immediate
aud Inevitable
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-11

shot on Monday for having been found
guilty Of sleeping at his post is William
Scott. Of Co. K, Third Regiment Ver-
mont Volunteers.
The War Department received dis
patch from Gen. Rosecrans, in camp near
Sutton, Va, dated yesterday, from which
it is inferrable that all is well with his
command.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-11

~ JUICE OKEY has served the people o.
'othis Judicial District in most faithful
e'and satisfactory manner. Without dis
tipction Of party the members Of the Bar,
3 al the political Conventions, and the Peo
x.pie of the District, have expressed their
q preference for his reelection, - Gusrnsc,
2 ny1t6srsonian. aess te822ts 9oeHSaaa
sas We know furthermore that be is, Q
10 Union man. andsins favor of asserting
. and maintaining the supremacy Of the
laws. 3 ssRa. g 75i2oes e.
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Engagement at Hickman,
Kentucky.
THE GUN-BOATS= =REPULSED BY
THE FIRE FROM A MASKED
BATTERY.
Cen PsHow's Tennessee Army in Ken
tucky.-Another Battle to Take Plac.
Immediately, &C., &c, &c.

A gentleman direct from the expedi-
tion Of the gun-boats, a. o. Taylor and
Lexington, to Hickman, KY, under CON-
mand of Commodore John Rogers, fur.
ushes Us the following particulars of the
engagement at that place on Thursday, an
|fntimation cf which we have had per tele-
graph. On Thursday morning the gun
boats zylor and Lexington left Cairo OF
a scouting tour. At eleven o'clock they
came in sight of the gun boat Yankee,
belonging to the Southern Coufederacy.
Approaching within the necessary range,
our boats opened fire upon her, which
was returned by her with will The
shots Of all the steamers failed to do any
damage. The Yankee pointed down
stream and made for Hickman, pursued
by our boats. Above Hickman Ere
Opened on our boats from a masked bat>
terry of four rifed guns. The ERE was re-.
turned from the boats, and shell aud hot
shot were thrown into the enemy's camp,
setting fire to their tents and baggage
wagons, and scattering the troops in va
friods directions :Ea915fA .tqa9 .tsGe
Fos The engagement lasted about an hour,
but'no damage was done to our boats or
their crews. Our boats returned to Cairo,
tbutsucceeded in capturing eight p-ison>
ers and seizing forty head of mules and
cattle. The Yankee followed the Tylor
end Zeringtop q short distance, and then
anchored in the rive. opposite the battery.
One of the prisoners captured above The
camp, and who was scout, states the
number of General Pillows force to be
f1 500, and that one thousand we're en-.
fcamped near Columbus, KY, at the Chalk
Banks. The gun-boats were fred into by
infantry at both points, but their balls did
no other damage than to enter the bulk.
heads of our steamers or riddle the avn.
! ings on their decks ai asaaai asaW I
Ha The Lexington, in the engagement with
the Yankee, fred shell at the latter
striking her obliquely on the wheel house
but doing no injury. Another shell ex.
tploded near her forecastle, and 1t is be
lieved That loss of life occurred. It i,
believed that Pillows forces are being
reinforced The gun boats Iylor, Lea
1snyton and Conestoga were to leave agair
yesterday with q full supply of stores
ammanition, &C.. for another engagement
at these same points, their Instruction
being to make the attack, and captur,
them if possible. The O.. w. Graham,
with two regiments of infantry, will &C
company the expedition. Another warn
engagement in that vicinity may be imme
fdiateiy looked for, unless Pillow shoult
deem it prudent to retreat to the Tennes
Esee line aaa sI7 agp'a'g aei ~
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E- No man in Ohio has finer execu

R NO Wau Ia OuIU uaa uuer execu
tive abilities than Hon Hugh Jewet,
the democratic nominee for Governor
As. the. President Of the Central Ohio
Railroad, he has brought order out, o
confusion, and instead Of the road getting
deeper aud deeper into debt every month
his judicious management Of its affair.
has given him a widespread reputation
for sound Judgment and unsurpassed ex
ecutive ability. In time of war, the
services of such man in the Executiv,
Chair of Ohio, would save the Treasur,
hundreds Of thousands annually Ne,sa'l
Advertiser. = f s.,t..; .,s,,.,,... .
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SAIE.ss
Michael -Danford,
,aeisgaiAsss
JOSEPH ! Nc 2 eek, end. ,others.

BY virtue of q mandate to me direc.ed from,
the court Of Common pleas of the county of
Monroe, initthe State Of Ohio. Iswill for
sale at public auction. at the front door Of tho
court house, In the town OF Woodsfsld, ii 3aid
county, ibetween1the shoursIof ~ sicloetta-
y. and O'clock p, N. ,,on. -. ....s. ,.,.
Monday, TIE 2SA day Of Octo5s5, 1851,
the followiny described real -sst&ts, iix1Ssslin
said county, to wit:-s-
The north west quarter Of the north west
quarter of section S, township 3, and range 7,
containing 40 acres, more or less. Appraised
at four hundred dollars. s5eESk fsd
JOEL +. RANDOLPH, Mas. Cor.
ss4 'ne saea3 Enss5 Monroe Common Pleas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-11

roy The Democratic Senatorial
Convention. which assembled in Flushing
on Wednesday of last week, nominated
Robert u. Chambers. Esq of Rslmont
county. :.
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Legal Notice.

CYNTHIA HOLLAND, r. N. Sinclair and AL
" vira Sinclair his wife, Alexander Holland,
William Holland, Charles Holland and Harvey
Holland: You will take notice, that ON ths
10th day of May, 1850, fled petition against
you and others, in the Court Of Common Pleas
of Monroe county, Ohio, the objest cf whieh
is to obtain an order to sell tho senth east
quarter of section Il, township and range
s, in said county, and to correct a mistake in
relation to said land. You are required To-
answer said petition by the "a dag ofNovsm-
Der next, or Judgment and order will be taken
as by confessional the October Term Of said
Court, 1881.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-11
Master G. Commissioners Sale.
Sidnsr Starkey. Administratoe aof John i.
Ayrss. Deceased.

O6utOu w dtktIf8 BUU WIFE,
BY virtue Of mandate to me directed ftomI
the curt OF Common Pleas Of the stouuty cf-
Monrse, insthe State Of Ohia 4 will oGer for.
sale at public auction, at the front door of the.
court house, in the town OF W oods ae3d. Il aaid
county, between the hours of 10 osolonk =. m
and o'clock p. m, ON
Sasarddy thoisl 4a sldy'of Sepk, ,Jf8sl,
the following described real sstase, siinaaa n
said county, to Wits aaaSp sAssi,s es!ss ,se>
The north west quarter Of the north usst
quarter of section twenty six, townshIp avs.
and range six. containing thirtxaninS assss.
Monroe Common rlpeh
Aug. Z, lS6l.--$3,6Q,
saiss71 iaesss si neffEsDeo sscsa sdT
A87agilsb ssslaisa iazs.gaal - sSs,z,t
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rHn sRrHIH OF

-E.No Compromise with Armed Trai-
tevs."
E Under no circumstances mould 1 consent
Ia Dissolution of the Union, or consider
terms of separation.-H. J. Jewett's Letter Of
Acceptance.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-11
~ The Buffalo Express. the leading
Republican paper of Western New York,

w The Buffalo Express. the leading
Republican paper of Western New York,
says: aiast ae assa1oR7
It needs no argument to prove that
there are political differences of opinion
between Republicans and Democrats
which would render any so called Union
ticket in this State next fall, pvostitu.
tion of principle on both sides This is
SO plainly obvious. that such Union is
Impossible from the start. Butwe see 40
reason why this should impair the claim
of the Democratic masses to an honest
patriotism and sincerity Of belief But
as the warning churches all acknowledge
and bow down to the cross Of Christ, so
let the different political parties of the
country, in all their contests, remember
that they are the people, with one Union.
one Constitution, and one destiny. pc But
>dor't let us descend to the humbug OF
pretending to be what we are not Let
each party nominate its ticket, let nei.
ther resort to those tricks which may be
pardonable in common elections, but
which are inexcusable now; and after
election, let the successful and unsuccess-
ful party bend all their energies to the
maintenance of the Union. s9 Rse
r-a 4.N i. = e - 4-ssEaz &
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o. rhe most able and candid Bosto

@ The most able and candid Boston
journals, without distinction of party, have
been for some time urging the President
10 make s>me changes in. bis Constitu-
tionaI advisers. Now, we observe the
Bostonians have sent committee to the
President. urging a change, and the 'tele-
graph says the fact produced "considera-
BILE feeling" Well. We are glad TO hear
there was sensation Of some sort. The
Boston movement should be seconded by
all the loyal cities Of the country. The
object of the Bostonians is. of course. to
procure the removal Of Simon Cameron
and the appointment Of Joseph Holt; and
the removal of Gideon Welles, and the
appointment of Cornelius Vanderbilt. -
Cincinnati Commercial.
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HIGH PRIVATE. A., ]

WAsHINeToN. Sept. I - Reports from
various points on the Virginia side Of the
Potomac, represent all quiet there during
last night and this morning. 80 s
Our troops near Alexandria found six
brass six,pounders yesterday. buried in
the ground. short. distance from the
rail road station. They were taken TO
Fort Ellsworth.
The name Of the private who is to be
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regiment was formed in tue unfinished fer
ti6cations, the Indianians in the center,
Eacress the road, and the Ohio 2tsh on the
right. leQsietly and silently weswaited in
our lines half an hour, and another half,
but no enemy approached After while
tthe cause of aheealarm was ascertained to
rhaveSbeen the filing, Of our spickets on q
rebel who was skulking near them.t We
were ordered TO return gently to ourqnar-
ters, sleep with our clothes on, and keep
our guns within reach. This is what it is
Ito be in the neighborhood of on enemy.
There was bnt one half of our regiment
on the ground, the right wing, the other
wing not having come up for want of con-
yeyances for their baggage. Col. Rich
ardson is at present in command of our
wing Col, Jones being with the, other
which will be here to day. fE M
i Our men stood in their ranks expecting
every instant to hear the balls wnistling
around their heads, and to see emerging
from the woods perhaps Eve times theil
| number of armed men, There is nc, doubt
but had an enemy approached there would
have been bloody work. for am satisfied
we have q brave set of boys, Whtn the
reality will come, or whether it come al
Iall, We cannot tell. bat it is believed thai
we will be attacked. 5.d s.ry
1t is estimated that Gen Lee has from
Gve thousand TO ten thousand men, ba
this estimate may be wide of the mari
either way His camp is not known to
oar forces; it is supposed however to b'
from ten to twenty five miles from US A,
soon as our reinforcements come up. 81
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tiog giiGua 5.fo ,5a0 ssa bI5a e
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-21


| FROM the Richmond Enqufrerf
| Now glory to the Lord Of Hosts !" OH bless and
l. praise His narne
That He hath hattIed in our cause, and brought our
| foes to shame;
| And honor to our Beauregard who coaouered in
| His might,
And for our children's children won Manassas
bloody fight. =.
Oh, let orr thankful prayers ascend, our joyous
For God 1.-THE God of victory, our untried flag hath
crowned
They brought mighty army, to crush us with a
blow,
And in their pride they laughed to scorn the men
they did not know; 49,
Fair women came to triumph with the heroes of
the day,
When the sasting Southern rebeIs' should be
scattered in dsmay.
And for their eonquering Generals lordly feast
they spread;
But the vine in which we pledged them was all Of
rnby red!
The feast was like Belshazzar's-in terror and
dismay,
Before our c0nquerinB heroes their Generals ran
away.
God had weighed them in the balance, and His
hand upon the wall,
At the, taking of Fort Sumter, had foredoomed
them TO their fall.
But they would not heed the warning and scoffed
in unbelef,
Till their scorn was changed to wailing, and their
laughter into grief
All day the fight was raging, and, amid the can
mons peal,
Rang the cracking of rifles and the clashing of
our steel;
But above the din Of battle our shout of triumph
rose,
As we charged upon their batteries and turned
them on our foes. a,
We staid not for fallen; and we thought not of
our dead
Until the day was ours and the routed foe had fed
But once our spirits fatered-Bee and Barlow both
And our gallant Col. Hampton lay wounded on
the ground:
Bat Beauregard God bless him led the legion in
his stead,
And Johnston seized the colors and waved them
DER his head.
Fen coward must have followed, when such
heroes led the way;
And no bastard blood was flowing in Southern
veins that day!
Bnt every arm was strengthened and every heart
was stirred
When shouts of Davis! Davis" along our lines
+ were heard
As he rode into the battle the joyful news few
fast !.
And the dying raised their voices, and cheered him
as he passed.
Oh! with such glorious leaders, in Cabinet and
field
The gallant Southern chivary will die, but never
yield!
But from the wings Of Victory the shafts of death
were sped,
And our pride is dashed with sorrow when VIC
count our noble dead,
Though in our hearts they're liYing-and to our
sons We'll tell
How gloriously our Fisher and our gallant Johnson
fell;
And the name Of each we'll cherish as an honor to
his State,
And teach our boys to envy, and, if need be, meet
their fate.
g Then glory to the Lord Of Hosts" oh, bless and
praise His name,
For He hath bnttIed in our cause, and brought our
foes to shame;
And honor to our Beauregard, who conquered in
His might
And for our chllren's children won Manassas
bloody fight.
OH let our grateful prayers ascend our joyous
praise resOund,
For God the God Of victory, our untred flag hath
crowned.
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In the Richmond Examiner we find the follow
| ing:
We have been enabled to obtain interesting in
teiIlSeHce ffhfi Washington through private ac-
counts thar have reached us directly from there.
The commands in Washington and Virginia have
both been merged in Mctlellans. 4 portion of
BANKS column Is IN the neghborhood Of Curnber-
land. The column is twenty thousand strong The
GOVERNMENT was busy fortifying Arlington Heights
and had already erected four batterias ther4on
Inefe was no intention OF abandoning Alexandria.
, Sichtts Brigade had been moved across the Navy
fard bridge into Maryland. 1t was contemplated
Ihy the Government to occupy Baltimore and the
department OF Annapolis with 60 900 men as soon
as fresh leTies might enable it to do sn
ItecIutng in the North was positively dead II
was eSulHafed, however that Is 900 three years
men had been enlisted before the battle at AFanas-
sas, auG that tie Government would he enabled II,
draw upon its reserve forces in the North. Gov,
cprague, OF IL ode Island. had gone home to at
tempt to raise three regiments and another bat
terry.
y Tie Si2tv-niHth Regiment Col Corcorap'-) had
been di5hunded Without receiving a ccnt'cf nav
1t was understood in Washington that all the or
gans Of the Catholic clergy with the execution of
the Boston Pilot, were influencing the Irish ele-
nent against the war, and that Mr. Mcagher had
left Washington with the distinct declaration of his
intention of dissuading Lis cOuntrymen from any
further enlistment in the g Grand Arm,f
Al the district volunteers, t. tie nuInDer of four
or tFe Thousand, have been d.sbanded The Coz
er1irlcIt vas making stTenuOGs e1lvts 10 reanist
them. with very poor success Ihe streets CT
Washington had been drummed daily lor recruits,
oqi no more thai two or three con. 2anies had been
raised since the att!e at Nanassas "Col." Car
ringtcn, lincoln's District Atornev ha4 been de-
tected in systematic robbery OF Lis soldiers by
appropriating contributions for their clothing ETC.,
which discovery had led to much excitement among
the District soldicry.
The condition Of our prisoners in Washington is
represented as most aficting. Ali communit alton
with their families had been cut Of and Their diet
restricted TO bread and water by an order Of Gen.
4ansheld. Through the kind contYi buttons O.
ladies in Washington and Baltimore. our prisoners
haG been supplied with many comforts and deli
cacies until the recent order Of Gen Mansf cid. !.
gentleman VINO vas an eyewitness Of their treat
uent when first brought into Washington nos t7eI-
asserts that they suffered to be stoned ly the
hee negroes on the streets, and that maDv OF Il EN-
were injured by the missiles of tie negro mol.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-21

SrFFFRINGs OF A King. .EI ErT AMONG TIE MpovG.
I O.. E, 1-JKIAL AFEIl y. DuC hailly il lis
explorations in Central Africa, Las the fcllo7i.;
Ii hap, an2d that n oeOni good friend of nv
own, was elected The choice fell him, in Part
because lie came of good family, iut chiefly he.
cause he was 4 tGrorite of the PEOPLE and could
get tie most votes. co not know that N;ccon:
had the slightest suspicion 0; his elevation. At
any rate, t lie ad lie slammed ignorance very-
we'll AS LIE was walking en- the shore, Oh the
morning Of the seventh day, lie was Suddenly SCI
upon by tie entire popul, ce, who proceeded to
ceremony which preliminary to the crowning
and which must deter any but the most ambitions
men rom aspiring to the crown. They furrounde5
him in G dense crowd, and tlen began to Leall ur-
on him every Ilanner Of abuse that Il e worst Of
nohs could imagine. Some s. I in lis face some
beat him with their tstsa some Licked him Others
threw disgusting object at Kim: while those uu-
iuckE ones VINO stood the outside. and could
MOI reach the poor fellow only with their voice
assduousIy cursed him, his father, his mother, his
sisters aNd brothers, and all his ancestors to the
remoIcst generation. 4 stranger would not have
given cent for the lie of him who was presently
to be crowned. amid all The noise and struggle,
caught the words which explained all this to me
to: every lew minutes some fellow. administering
an especially severe blow or kick would shout ont
Yop are. not our Ling vet; for a little while we
will do what We please with you. By and by we
sAG[ Lave tC co your will.''
NI9goni tpre himself like man, and prospect
i've Hing. he Kept his temper. and took all tue
abuse with smiling face. When it had lasted
abort hall an hour, they took him to the house of
the Ole King. Bere he was seated and became
again for a little while the victim Of bis peoples
curses. TIen ail became silent, and the elders Of
the people rose anC said soemnly {the young re-
Taat:!~ a.ta" tIeN } Now, we choose you for
cur King; re engage to listen to you and to obey
vou.' silence followed, and presently the silk
hat, which is the emblem of Mpongwe's royalty
was brought in and placed on Njogons head. He
was then dressed in red gown and received the
greatest marks of respect from all who had just
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