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nrieadier Issac 1ogulls stevens, who fell at
Chantl1y on Monday last, while gallantlg
leading his brigade in q bsyonet charge, was
born In Andover, Massachusetts, He, was
about forty-tcur years OF age. Gen. Stevens
was a remarkable man. At West Point, where
he graduated, In 1889, not only did he stand
at the head Of his class, but 60 far WIS he in
advance OF his colleagues that there we're fif-
teen degrees in the scale OF merit between
lin and the cadet next below him. He then
became second liautcnant OF engineers. At
the breaking out Eot the Mexican War he was
adiutant Of engineers. He was breyeted cap
tain for gallant and 1neritorious conduct in the
battles Of Coutreras and Cherebnsco, and LIS
heroic courage at the stormicg Of C1cpu1te-
nee, ard the se7ere wound he received at the
assault upon the San Cosnle gate of the City
Of Msxico, Won for him the breyet Of major.
Soon after the war he Joined, and Was for
some time connected with the Coast Survey.
His eminent scientific attainmen.s we're sub
sequently called into reqaisision in conducting
tic survey Of the route Tor the Northern
Patific railroad. b1r. Pierce appointed him
governor Of Washington Territory, aad DUR
ing the administration Of Mr.. Buchanan he
Represented the territory in Congress. In the
Presidential contest Of 1860 he was Chairman
Of The Breckenridge National Executive Com
mit!ee, spending most OF his time at Washing
ton conducting the campaign.
When secession raiscd the black lAg in
tue winter OF 1861, he denounced his recent
| political associates OF the South, and stood By
the Union. He urged President Buchanan to
| remove Floyd and Thompson from his Cabinet,
aud crush iDcipicnt treason III the bud. Hear.
ing OF the fall oil Sumter in his distant Plcife
home, hcc Instantly started for Washington,
| travelling thousands Of miles By sea and la1d,
| aud arriving there about the time Of the bat
| lie Of Bull kun, rendered Lis services to the
t Government. lie was placed in command Q
tht 70!h New York uI'ghland) regiment, N alt
yacatt by the fail Of Col. Cameron on thai
| disastrous field.
| Appointed . br1gadier, he went with G3n
| Sherman to South Carolina, where he bore
leading part in all the battles at and arouns
| Port Royal. He was then transferred II
North Carolina, whence he came to Virgin;;
! in the corps Of General Reno. He was In al
the ekirmfshes along the Rappahannoek, un
der Pope, and fought most calamity in tn
BATTLES Of last Friday and Saturday near Bal
| Run.
When be fell, shot through the head by
Minnie ball, be Was bearing alofe the color
Of one Of his regiments, and cheering on hi
| men in furious charge upon the foe. Gen
Stevens was small Of stature, wiry and com
Fact in form, with an elastic step which be
tokened great energy, and IN eye whose keel
gIances eyinced rare genius. Modest in mien
quiet in demeanor, and reticent Of speech, Il
was resolute in will, heroic in conduct, and
far beyond NEST men, insensihle to fear.
, 1862-09-08

The death Of Gen. Kearney is national loss,
for he was an accomplished and gallant SOL
dier, and an able commander. He fell in Sc
we're engagement near Chantilly, two miles
north Of Fairfax Court House, on Monday eve
ming. a stranger to fear, he never spared his
person in the hour Of danger indeed his
courage eliminated in rashness, and lie was
always in front in the thickest Of the fight.
He Was q terror to the rebels who distin-
gu1shed him by the so5riquet Of the one-arnled
devil" The deceased served as a major in the
Mexican war, where he lost an arm in lighting
the battles OF his country. A the outbreak Of
the rebellion he promptly volunteered his ser
vices and stood No. ID on the list Of zoo brig
adiers now in the army. In experience and
military skill he ranked still higher, but he
wes Loo busy with his brigade, to prevent the
promotion of his juniors over linn, it Was not
until little more than a month ago he Was
commissioned major general.
| Soon after he Joined the army division vas
| suggested to him, but he cared more for his
| countrY than he did for himself. and another
| Ierson received it. After he had distinguish
| ed himself again by his mastery energy and
brilliant exploits in occupying Manassas; once
more the honor Of comm and.ng a division
WAS forced upon him, but he declined its ac-
ceptance because he could not take his men
with him. Had New Jersey urged the secra-
tary Of war to place all her quota under his
charge, they would have have had q leader
they most coveted, and it would have been
worth more than the empty compliment paid
to him by the New Jersey legislature. His
division consisted Of Berty's, Birney's and
and Jame5on's brigades. With these brave
| men he greatly distinguished ,,himself at Rork'
town, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, White Oak
Swamp, Cross Roads, Malvern Hills, and or
the field where he fell while leadiding On spe
cial duty one Of his noble regiments to TIT
scene Of action.
His presence in battle was an inspiration
| to his troops. He was brave to rashness, AMI
had made so many hair-breadth escapes, b
was considered the inyulnerab1e Achilles 0
the American army. Rebel prisoners ha
heard so much Of him, they never failed to asl
to zee him. There Wera persons Who consld
cred him harsh, because he was strict dlscj
: plinarian; but those who knew him best love
him most. Els officers and men were d.
votcdly attached to him, and deemed it a
9 honor to follow him to the hottest of the COZ
h test. Gen. Kearuey was 8 resident OF Me-
II Jersey. He was twice married-frst, to Nj:
Bullitt, Of Kentucky, from whom he was d
s. yorced, aud afterward to Miss Maxwell, {
New York. His remains arrived at East New
l. ark, where he formerly lived.
, 1862-09-08

not man among the eight millions OF
people in the Western States who would
listen to it-unless he be seccssionist.
No loyal man but will spurn the protIer.
The future Of the Great West is indissolu-
bly bound together with the East, and when
the war is ended the rebels Will have dis
covered that the future Of the South Is
linked to the East and Wcst-taat the
three sections constitute nation one and
indivisiblc.
e Commenting on the Memorial Of
the religious community of Chicago" to
the president, the morning secession news
paper Of this city says:
The meeting resolved to pray the president to
| issue decree Of emancipation. II be should do
that. Kentucky. and Maryland, and Tenne SEE,
and North Carolina would at once unite their lor
tunes with the rebel confederafy. as firmly as
those Of South Carolina are united with 1t.
How does that sheet know they would?
| Mere ASSERTION in the interests Of rebellion
| is not to be set down as facts. But if the
protesting Unionisis Of Kentucky and
| MARYLAND would render the rebel confed-
cracy no more hearty and efficient support
than they have to the United States, their
detection would be no great acquisition ta
JefIuonl. If the secession print is to be
believed, the protesting Unionists Of the
Border States value slaye1y infinitely more
Than the Union. The unity Of the Repub'
lie is small matter in their eyes, when
weighed against the sacred institution, and
this, too, in the face Of an offer
To pay them the fair market value
of their human chattcls. How much is
such loyalty worth to the Cnion cause? \
deere Of emancipation that would de-
li.ivc the rcrcls Of the services
et four millions Of slaves, would
lie worth more 10 the Union cause than
the support derived from fifty kcntuckys
and Mary1ands. lu truth, for any blow
the whites Of the Border States have Struck
for the Union, they have put in two for
the Conftderates. Tie old men have re-
manned mourning in the Union, while tue
young 1len have Joined the rebel armies.
While the latter are fighting for slavery
out Of the Union, the former are working
for it in the Iuion, and have succeeded in
tying one hand OF the Union Hercules, and
thereby enable the rebel shareholders to
blacken his eyes and smash his nose. In
less that Land is unbound, and lie is al.
lowed to weld lis club in tue name oj
Liberty, he will be borne to the earth il
| defeat
, 1862-09-08

TIE REBEL WoAEN.-Major Cassidy OF
Albany, lately returned from imprisonmenta ut
Salisbury, says the rude behavior Of Southern
women towards Northern soldiers was abund'
antly exempllded in his observation Any
thing like courtesy, or even civility, was IN
known. 4 sick soldier, borne on litter
politely solicited cup Of water from woma1
wearing the outward appearance Of lady
He vas refused with the remark that shs
tsTould rather give him arsenic"
, 1862-09-08

We understand that Major D.. P. jenkins
has been promoted to the rank Of colonel Of
cavalry, and authorized to raise req mt IN
this Slate. The major has seen service before
and was at the ba' tie OF Lexington, where be
held the rank Of Major and vas the only cay
alrv officer fiat was allowed to make any ad-
vance mon he rebels al New Madrid. Ea-
listmen1s viii Immediately be commenced to1
this new regiment, the rendezvous Of which
, ;e nov fixed at Peofia
, 1862-09-08

From the Grand Rapids Eagle
The Kalamazoo Telegraph md the Detroit
Advertiser and Tribune are disputing about
Lieut.. Worden. The Telegraph says: ::
Did this brave and loyal officer, after being toast-
ed 1eted, 1fortsrd and bssun9. at late reception
given him by the ladies, smaller circle Of semi
Secession friends, and drink the toast God damn
the secee sioniste" himself adding, and the Abo-
litioniete also ~ Wonld the journal from which
ne quote, accord bravery and loyalty to an efhcer
fighting under the flag Of our Gn1on4 who would
p1rliclY utter such sentiments rs these 7
We are serry to say that the Telegraph,
though partially wrong. Is 90 near correct IN
its statement as it is. Lieut.. Worden did not
use the words attributed to him. The toast,
Substantially as reported, was given in sa-
loon, immediately atter the festival, not by
Lieut.. Norden, but by person the lieutenant
should not have noticed at al, and 1t was
drank By Lieut.. Wotden with every app ear-
ance OF assent, If not positive appreciation
It was sentiment that no officer and gen
tJeuan could give, and none should hear th-
mt feeling tnsulted. The toast Was profane,
vulgar and unpatriotic, That is all there is ot
II. and that Is altogether too much. We are
nafned to allude to this matter a. all; but fol
| The credit Of the service, we feel bound 70 cor
! rect the Tel graph as far as possible We ar
| sorry We cannot entirely deny the dlsgraeeln
story.
| understand, is 9 brother Of one OF the pro2ra
| etors Of the Chicago Times.
, 1862-09-08
Haytfau Emigration.

The bark Chauticleer sailed from New York
On Wednesday for Port de Paix, Hayti. with
fine colony Of sixty-dge colored persons. The
colony consists exclusively Of asricqlturists
and heir families, twenty live adults and thirty
SIX children. They are all thrifty people,
having sold or rather sacrificed, farms and
o:her property in Illinois and Wisconsin, in
order to establish themselves where their
colcr will not prove barrier to their enter.
prise and industry. Five OF them, Mr. Wood
and family, go as passengers. These people
carry with them all the means and appliances
Of an American farmer'a Life, and intend to
ing in the. neighnorhood of Port de Pafx.
Other colonies are preparing to start from the
West.
, 1862-09-08

WORTHY OF EXAMPLE. - Several we'll
known and respected citizens Of Brooklyn,
N. T., have received under their roofs many
Of the sick soldiers in the hospitals, and they
thus receive the very best Of nursing from
the wives and daughters Of these gentlemen.
The example 1s q good one.
, 1862-09-08
Arresttng a Party OF Distinguished
SeCesSEOnlSts.

4 posse Of officers under Provost 1Iarsha1
McPhail, left Baltimore City on Tuesday
evening, and proceeded to the residence Of
John Wright, Esq, about twelve miles from
the city, and there arrested eighteen secession
gentlemen, all distinguished citizens Of Bllti-
more, who seemed to be enjoying themselves
at an agreeable, in which ladies formed part
ofthe company. The ladies, of course, were
unmolested. It is alleged, by the parties
themselves, that they were only indu1ging in
a social company, and had no sedltlous de-
signs whatever. This, doubtless, was, to
some extent the case, but why the authorities
could 60 SO unmistakably to q house in which
were assembled, SO late at night, SO large 8
party Of Southern sympathizers, is most sin
gular. It shows, if nothing else, that they
we're exceedingly partial aud exclusive in Sc
1ecting their company. Il would be we'll 70,
all such socials hereafter, to have mixed NJ
with them slight sprinkling or sa1yo Of loya
neighbors to eyade suspicion.
, 1862-09-08

Gen. BuM1.-Comp1aints are constantly
being received in this { ty from officers and
privates, IN linoss regf fnents, OF the conduct
OF Gen. Buell. in Tennessee. II is charged
that it will cause irrrparable trouble IL that
quartet.-Sp7sn2sad "a Journal.
, 1862-09-08

- The secession print says that Gen. Bu
ell has been badly abused by the "Abolitio :
papers," but wants to know what apology
they will now make since the news Of his gTeat
victory and capture Of 1000 rebel prisoners
Where WAS the battle fought and what has he
done with the prisoners.
, 1862-09-08

At a meeting of the New York national war
committee on Thursday afternoon, the follow
i1g resolutions were passed:
Eesolred, That General Fremont and General
Michel be each requested, II the government viii
consent, to organize IN this State, without delay
a corls Of 50 zoo men. aad that application fo1
If it refugee, then to the ttate government.
Re.o1red. That all residents Of this city who AT
wiling to Join ench corps. be requested to com
muIirste their names 1ad residences to eoln'
meu,btr Of this committee,
, 1862-09-08

- Mrs, Julia Gardiner Tsler, wife Of the
late traitor ex-pzesidsnt Tyler, is On her way
North Che Is native Of Long Island, N. T.,
and 1t is understood that she goes to the old
homestead to pass the remainder Of her days.
She has her six children with hers
, 1862-09-08

EXTRAORDINARY CoSFEss1oS.-Ina an Eng
llsh law case relative to some property sold
by Mr. Rowpel1, late member Of parliament
for Lambeth, that person was put into the
witness box, and made one Of the most ex-
trao7dinary confessions on record He eadmit-
ted that he vas guilty Of perjury, forgery and
haud, having forged deeds Of gift and q will
By which he obtained possession Of the enor.
NOUS estates Of his late father, and raised
$500, 600 Isl, ,50o, ,0o0) upon them, all Of which
he had exhausted. Mr. Rowpen voluntarily
returned to England and made these confes
sions, He was committed for trial. The case
excited great interest,"
, 1862-09-08

T1HFpAL-Vjce President H amlin has given
$1,000 to Waterville College, Maine, to estab-
lish q holarship.
, 1862-09-08

| Deserle,s from Saraanoh-7he Nashville again
| ruas the Blockade Traitors in CaMp-I1he
steamer Gdruuk
, 1862-09-08
The NrftfS h Iron Clad9s

Mr.. j. Scott Russell, the distinguished archi-
tcct Of the Great Eastern, is sssailing with
heavy blows, the Duke Of Somerset. the head
Of the Admiralty. He charges him with vast
ing the public funds in 3 manner that would
shame even the heads Of some Of our own de-
partments, with inexcusab1e neglect in not
hurrying forward iron ships, and with the folly
of continuing to build wooden ones One Mr.
Reed poor, broken Reed-comes to the de-
Tense Of the Duke. He confesses that the
Warrior and Black Prince alone are Of value,
the Defence and Resistance being bad. Mr..
Russell says that Of the Elk Warriors which
the Admiralty has promised, not one will be
ready for sea this year, and the whole fleet Of
six will not be ready tor eea until some time
in 1864. By that time. he affirms, the Duke
will have expended 92o o0o,0 900, and produced
fleet worth only e3,000,0o0. The nine
wooden ships coated with armor, which are to
be ready towards the close Of 1868 will. accord
ing to Air Russelrs statement, be SLOW and
worth only about e3. .0OO, 900. He says:
The account with the country In 1864 would
stand therefore,
Expenditure BY the Dukein
value value d I'll tie fast fleet of six =, ~, .o.
ya1us Ms.,,fs1 af sIow 1leet Of nine ]''00''>0'
! yeeee1s, miscellaneous. :. ..&3, ,000,000
, 1862-09-08
PERSONAL.

grasp OF ITA1l0fOuE QAuQ6. dRlE III Dl00W1QI-
ton, among those with whom he has lived as
citizen, he possessed many and warm friends,
not the 1east of whose regretfu1 "reminiscences
of the war will be the memory that Col. Hogs
has been one Of the brave who have fallen in
defense Of the shrine Of freedom and Union.
Ofopen and generous heart and free and couz-
teous manners, his devotion to the cause Of the
Union has firmly fixed for him high place in
the estimation of the citizens Of the citizens
of Mclean comfy, who ever before had
Judged him worthy Of place in the councils
of the State. Mclean county will honor his
memory # dead-"
The New York Herald says that Gen. +.
". Sherman, known Us "Port Royal Sher-
| man. left in the steamer Marion on Wednes-
dag, to Eupersede Gen. Phelps at New Or
leans; and Gen. Mitchell is on his way to eu-
| perscde Gen. Hunter at Hilton Head.
The Hon. Charles r. Train, representa-
tive in Congress from the eighth district o1
Massachusetts, has enlisted as private fol
the war.
/ The Peoria county Democratic conyen
ton passed resolution in fayor Of Judgt
Dickey Of Ottawa as the candidate at large
for Congress-
Lieut.. Hiram Banks, killed il the hatt1
Of Saturday, was brother OF Mai. Gen. Banks
writer Of ability, and one Of the most elo
J quent orators in Connecticut.
Brig. Gen. Strong, late Of the Cairo dis
: trict, Was in Albany yesterday on official bu:
iness. Secretary Stanton has placed him o.
!, duty in New York, to take charge Of forward
ing recruits from that city to the field Of AZ
tive service.
M. Mercier, the French minister sale
0 from New York for Washington on Wednel
4 day BY the French frigate which for som
b time has been lying in that harbor. 1t is pr,
r. sumed that he chose this mode OF journey1n
II as the safer while Baltimore is menaced by Il
enemy.
II Gen. Wilcox Of Michigan has gone
u Washington, to enter the service again.
, 1862-09-08

IHe voice OIL XWenfyeElVe hundred.
At the conclusion of the commencement
exercises Of Oberlin (Ohio) College, Rev. J.
a. Thorne Of Cleveland, proposed that the
vast assemblage, composed Of Intelligent,
patriotic and Christian people from the va
rious parts Of the country, with the large pro-
portion Of gentlemen OF the learned profess
sions which such occasions call together, re-
preventative men in their several conamuui-
ties, give expression to thelr views Of what
the CHEF magistrate should do under the ex-
isting emergency in the nation, and presented
for their concurrence the following declara-
| tion, VIZ:
| That the necessities of the country. the
| rights OF the ens1aycd, and the honor of God,
! d, mend that President Lincoln exercise With
! out delay the authority which the war po yer
gives him under the constitution, to abolish
| slavery throughout the Confederate States"
| In response to this declaration the great
concourse of people arose unanimously, and
| with loud applause Was this earnest testi-
mony confirmed.
Maine Republican Congressional No.
/ limitations.
The Republican congressional nominations
for Maine are NOW complete, as follows:
| DIST. DIET.
/. John n. Goodwin. n. John 7. Rice.
| IT. Sidney pesham. Y. Frederick q. Pike
Ill james G. Blaine. Old H. ia Z. .Fessendcn
Afr. Fessenden is to Gil the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Mr. Walton, who has &C
cepted an appointment to the supreme bench
Meesrs. Goodwin, Rice and Pike are mem
bers Of the present House.
Mr. Blaine, for the last two years speaker o
the Maine house OF representatives, is an abl
debater, and will at once take high ram
among the debatcEs in the national house {
representatives.
: They will all be elected by large n1ajoritie:
, 1862-09-08

UA %Nf 9uF1EnAc
4 convention Of the members Of the 31iehl-
gan bar, made up mostly from Detroit, WIS
held on Thursday for the purpose Of recon-
n.endipg q candidate for appointment to the
Supreme Bench. Along discussion took place
as to the merits Of the several candidates for
the position, and resolution was finally
passed in favor Of james F. JOY, Esq, Of De-
troit- Judge Drummond, of this city seemed
to be the second choice Of about all who spoke
upon the subject. The speakers generally de-
nounced the connection in which they have
been placed BY the new districts, they pre-
fering the old connection with Ohio.
, 1862-09-08

NaEtc..- S43Nn,uUu
If he is correct IN his assertions We shall By
the close Of this year have better iron.clad
feet than England snd France combined.
, 1862-09-08
w AN TED-One purchaser IN

w each toHnsbtp for AIKEs FAMILY KIT:
can be earned on it By ant man p Eenan L ~
ms Of Socks In fifteen minutes; mAke yaE4sH o.
Fsacy W9r snawla Nqhtas Head stts nseszs e
" III stye 70 one uefgou n each township tie e.
elusive right use aud sell the MACHINE re- ear a a.
urtce peid fpF the ach1ne easily sud 4ucA1 M haye
wonderful machine and eveEy large a1onH VII. inrtaeF
sn6 fnII particn ara es1 a OF sddre@ - isS1
BFAEFtN il ELLIcE. General A4en$SSd1 n$SS2d1nxSz31.
st-eet Chicago, III.
, 1862-09-08

M1OTlCE.-An Soldiers bel. nc lag
~ fhe Ranroad Regiment G9th} Illinois VoIun-
teers viii report 1nseTes tm4eotateiy 70 ~ NJ
RICE It Room No. 70. ove1 Il Dearborn szees.
SIS uN32t
, 1862-09-08
:Fpr Sale.

EQR SALE-A Residence with
eighteen years lease Of lot for sale. The house
two.story frame. containing e'eSeu rooms. snpplet
With water and gas TnEre Is also Barn sn Gste1n
very low for cath. Inquire on the premises. NO. II
est Madison htteet, IWo doors Wes: oi Tue 5anmol
1aoi
, 1862-09-08

VVANTED-Geatiempn, Ladies,
~ or returned So1tliera wisn1oE pleasant and
profitable agency. requiring small capital md w ch
meess ready retnrn, Will find tLAEkS PATHSF -,
a ticle lAnd no hnnluu-. and for marking linen tha
cheapest and best IN uss) O5c ;ozsn bS mall sent on
IN Stamps sln,pl. ot marking. stanc; address
f. r. CLAisk Northampton, Mas. Post Office Boz Il
, 1862-09-08

NANTED-To make agreements
written p postea. yss and statements prepared
hy fractiSaI 1cconntanr A Iesirablc arrangement
can be nj de With rartiis n5t having regular hook
Keeper Keft rercc gwen and ttsaGtion Taufecd-
add tfE .4CCOuSTANT,~ Post Office Boz i55S.
, 1862-09-08

WANTED--A situAtion as En-
~ encer by ran who has run engines fo7 ssve-
1.f years in ibe cty, IA running tlr railroad
Wants to get ! situation IN the city a-at, Ren OF
rrct muendatioas given. Address ST." Tetnnue
f}t:ce ant1l333t
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-10
EXEMPTIONS

t""e" the Co"scriptioa Lac Of Congress.
bill entitled IAN act to exempt certain perSons
from enrolment for service in the armies Of the
Confederate States"
Section l. The Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That all persons who
shall be held to be unfit for military service under
rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War all
in the service employ of the Confederate States:
all judicial and executive officers of Confederate or
Stale Governments; the members of both houses of
Congress. and of the legislatures of the several
States and their respective officers; all clerks of
the officers of the State and Confederate Govern
ments allowed by law all engaged in CARRYING the
mails; all tcrrymcn on post routes; all pilots and
persons engaged in the marine service. and i'm
actual service river and railroad routes nf trans
l"rtatI"n; all Geographic operatives; all ministers
at r"IrSi"n in the regular discharge of mimist era
dn,le> all engaged III working iron mines. furnaces
and toundrics; all ourncymen printers actually EN-
P'Erd IN printing newspapers; all presidents aud
professors Of colleges and academies and all teach
rrs having as many as twenty scholars; supcrntfs,
dents of the public hospitals, lunatic as ,umS ala
the regular nurses and attendants therein and the
teachers employed in the institutions for the deaf
and dumb aud blind; in each aputhccary store now
established one apOthecary in good standing. who
is practical druggist; superintendents and 1pcra-
hves in wool and other factories. who NAV be- cx
empted by the Secretary Of War, shall be- and are
hereby, exempted from military service in the
armies of the Confederate States.