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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-10-03
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oaic,al Report Of Gen. Mcclellan

NEW York, Sept. 30.
The following report of the victory at An
tietam has been forwarded from the head
quarters Of the army Of Gen. Mcclellan;
Mar SnARpsBuRo. Sept. 90, l SOP. NJ.
To Major Gen. H. w. Haiieek, Generaiin'
Chief:
GESrRAL-I have the honor to report the
following NJ some or the results OF the bat
ties of South Mountain and Antietam. AT
South Mountain our loss was 443 dead. 1906
wounded. and 20 missing. Total, 2,325.-
At Antietam our loss was 2.0l0 killed, 64l6
wounded, and ], 0i3 missing Total, Il, 400.
Total loss In the two battles, l4.794. The
total loss OF the rebels in the two battles rs
near as can be asccrtsined from the number
of the dead found upon the field, and from
other data, will not fall short Of the follow
ing estimate Major Davis, assistant inspec-
tor General. who superintends the burial Of
the dead. reports about 5000 rebels buried
upon the field Of Antietam by our troops
Previous to this, however. the rebels buried
many of their own dead upon distant por-
ton of the battlef field which they occupied
after the battle-probably at least 500.
The loss OF the rebels mt South Mountain
cannot be asccrtained with accuracy, but rs
our troops continually drove them from the
commencement OF the action, and rs q much
greater number of their dead was seen on the
field than OF our own men, II is not unreas-
enable 10 suppose that their loss was greater
than ours. Estimating their killed at 500,
the total rebels killed in the two battles
would he 1000. According to the ratio of
our own killed and wounded, this would make
their loss in wounded 1912.
AS nearly rs can be determined at this time
the number Of prisoners taken by our troops
in the battles will, Mt the lowest estimate,
amount TO five thousand. The full returns
will no doubt show large number. OF
these, about 100 are wounded. This gives
the rebel losses in killeI. wounded and pris-
oners, 81. $40. II will be observed that this
does not include their stragglers, the number
Of whom is said by citizens here to be very
large.
II may be safely concluded. therefore, that
the rebel army lost at least $4,000 OF their
best troops. From the time our troops first
encountered the enemy in Maryland until he
was driven back into Virginia we captured
l3 guns, 7 caissons. limbcrs, field lorgs.
2 caisson bodies, 20 colors, and | signal dag.
We have not lost single gun or color.
On the battle field Of Antietam $4,000
small arms were collected besides the large
number carried of by citizens and those dis
tributed on the ground u recruits and other
unarmed men arriving Immediately after the
battle.
At South Mountain no collection Of small
arms was made, but owing To the hasty pur.
suit from that point, 400 were taken on the
opposite side of the Potomac.
(Signed) GEo. ID. MCCLELLAN.
Major General.
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GREAT RoBBERY IN BELFasr. We learn
from the Journal that on Wednesday night
the jewelry store Of Calvin llervey. on Pho
nix Row, was entered, the safe opened and q
complete sweep made Of everything valuable,
watches. silver ware, &C., both that belong
ing to Mr.. IIcrvey and to bis customers.
False keys were used on both the store
and safe doors. Both the locks were superb
or kind, and the opening Of them shows q
degree Of skill that could have been possessed
by no ordinary burglar.
Mr.. Hcrvey has just returned from Boston
with new stock. and wc understand th Z
whole loss cannot be less than $4,000.
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There has been no news Of especial inter.
est from the army Of the Potomac during
the past week. The following rumor is Civ.
en- as the reason for the quiet in this depart
ment, though We do not credit its truth:
A Washington correspondent of the Phil.
adclphia Inquirer says it is rumored that the
reason OF the existing quiet in the armies on
the upper Potomac is, that Commissioners
are on the way from the Confederate Con-
grcs, to propose terms Of peace. Ii is said
to be on something like the following terms.
The loyal States are TO take Nil the terri
tories, Missouri, Tennessee. Kentucky and
MARYLAND, and make them free or slave States
as may best please them. The cotton are to
be permitted to have Congress Of their own
to regulate their own domestic affairs, in all
other things to be again rs one and inseper.
able people; for defensive and offensive OPP
erations against other countries 70 be uni
ty in all matters Of postal and revenue SER
vice 10 be the same rs heretofore.
They pledging themselves TO return all
government property as they found il. They
in addition t0 have n separate Congress to
regulate their peculiar institutions, u be
permitted Senators and Representatives in
our Congress in such numbers Us their white
population entities them.
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A CHEERFUL VIEw.-The New York Her.
aid accepts the Presidents emancipation proc
lamation "as peace Offering to our loyal
border slave States, and Us liberal warning
to our rcyotcd States, in order to save their
local institutions by their timely restoration
to the Union" Referring to the clause that
representation in Congress on the first oil
January shall be considered evidence Of tho
loyalty Of State, the Herald says:
Upon this saving clause We confidently
assume that the President, through an enor-
getic prosecution Of the war, anticipates the
suppression of this rebellion before the first
Of January, and the restoration of the I'm
ion substantially as it was. And why not ?
We have so far crippled and demoralized the
great rebel army of the East tina. in sixty
days we may eIpel 1t and every Otige OF
rebel authority not only from Virginia, but
from North Carolina; and within sixty days,
too, we may not only put an end to rebel re.
sistance in loyal Kentucky and disloyal Ten.
nessee, but in Arkansas, Louisiana and Flor
ida. Thus within ninety days We may have
at least six of our rebellious slave States rep
resented in Congress: and thus tie other
five, from the utter hopelessnss Of their
cause, and the special danger impending over
hem. may DO reduced to saving capituia.
'ion."
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II Is expected that the famous oxen owned
and raised by Capt. Frank Hurd. Of North
Berwick. that have attained the above enor-
nous weight, will be ut our Cattle Show
next week. They will be quite show alone.
Me. Democrat.
The oxen mentioned have recently been
visited by gentlemen from Boston, New York
and various parts Of the country. and tho
universal testimony is that. for sire and fine
proportions, they excel any yoke Of oxen
before known. We learn the owner intends
to take them West for the purpose Of eIhib-
iting them.
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One of the best seasonable enterprises, now
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the American Agriculturist. He has secured
for his subscribers fine colored editions of two
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One Of these covering space Of more than ten
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MILITARY BoAsrINo.-Some people talk as
though Gen. Pope is the only officer who
has INDUCED in an address or so Of military
Boosting. The particular persons who thus
talk ARE those who are forever lauding Little
Mac a, the expense OF all other military
commanders. Let all such, when they ridi-
Guile Pope by twisgins his slime Of retreat"
remember that Gen. Mcclellan once pro-
claimed. SOLDIERS, you have made your last
retreat! You have met your last defeat"
Now we do not blame either Pope or
Mcclellan for making stirring addresses to
their armies, but deem it judicious 50 to do.
Neither do We blame some folks tor being
stupid and ignorant, but we think they
ought to cease prsumins too much upon the
stupidity and ignorance of Others.
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REBEL PRorosAL FOR PEAcE.-The Rich
mond Examiner of the Goth says that Mr..
Foote Of Tennessee, Of the rebel House oil
Representatives, has offered the following
joint resolution:
"Resolved, BY the Congress Of the Con.
federate States Of America. that the signal
success with which Divine Providence has sc
continuously blessed our arms for several
months past would fully justify the Coniede.
rate government in dispatching q Commits.
sioner to the government ut Washington
City, empowered to propose the terms OF q
just and honorable peace"
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EsLIsrKp. - We stated. last week. that
our subscribers IN Acton. &C., would soon be
called on by Mr.. Philbrick for the purpose
Of receiving their subscription dues. We
have since learned that be has enlisted. So
they will be disappointed. They can how
ever forward the same directly TO us. And
also We should be pleased to receive payment
from all subscribers vho are in arrcan.-
We need the money. A word to the WISE
&c.
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Mx. BrcuAs.s.-Th, New York Evenin,

MK. BucuANAS.-The New York Evening
Post tells the following Of Mr.. Buchanan
"Thaddeus Stevens was nominated fol
Congress in the Ninth District Of Pennsylva'
MIA two weeks since, and made thoroughly
radical speech upon accepting tho nominal
ton an extract from which was copied into
the Evening Post. Mr.. Buchanan took oc'
casion to remark:
alt is pity that Mr.. Stevens made that
speech, because II will be published In the
Southern papers, and the Soutberners will DO
more excited against u than ever"
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Goop.-At the draft in Lee to GIL her
quota OF l6 men, The lots fell upon seces
sionists. OF which that town is the central
hot-bed, in large proportion. They took Il
to heart sorely, declaring that they wouldn't
serye-e1cepting in the cause Of JED. Davis.
Eight OF them Immediately left for Canada.
Another DRAFT in that vicinity perhaps would
leave il loyal eommuniy.-Bangor Tines.
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How An ON DEnocRAr RECEIVES IT.
Richard Basteed. a prominent New York
Democrat and eminent lawyer, writes to
The Tribune in regard to the Emancipation
Proclamation:
Slavery is dead. and The Republic hires
Lives new life. graduated by the principles
of Gods eternal justice. The footballs OF
advancing Freedom throw their forward
echoes upon the gladdened ears Of liberty
loving men. and soon the imprints Of her
mighty tread will BIO discernible over and
upon the PROSTATE and mortal remains Of
the naughty but doomed slave power. The
American Republic hence forward is free IN
fact and in name. "God bless Abraham
Lincoln" Yours for liberty,
RIcuARD BrsrEED.
New York Sent %. 1861.
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New York, Sept. %. 1868.

y BY chapter l63, section 24of the acts
Of the 37th Congress. il IL provided thar no
instrument on paper issued prior to the iss
Of January, 1868. without being stamped
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instituted by collectors. Hence, IL the
stamps are not ready for use on the LIST Of
October. no injury or loss will result to the
public.
It !, expected, however, that stamps for
leading purposes would be ready by wedns-
day or soon after. and the use Of stamps will
be required whenever the Department is pro-
pared to furnish them.
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STATE Observation-Disclosures. Michi.
gan, New Jersey. New York, Wisconsin and
Illinois have their State elections on Novem.
Der 4; Delaware and Indiana, on November
IL; Ohio and Pennsylvania, October IL;
Maryland, November 5. ,i.1
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Trouble between Gems. Nelson and Davis
Death Of Gen. Nelson.
LOUISVILLE, Sent. 90

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 20.
At the Gait House, at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. difficulty occurred between Brig. Gen
JEFF @. DAVIS and Maj. Gen. Nelson. tap.
pears that there has been difficulty between
the parties for some timo. Gen. Nelson wa,
in the Office Of the Gait House, and Davi,
spoke to him, but Nelson refused to listen t.
him, and used some insulting language
Davis Immediately borrowed a pistol and
followed Nelson, who was going up stairs tc
his room. and whilst on the stairs Davisshoi
him, the ball entering the heart. Nelson
walked to his room and was laid on mat.
trass. where he soon after died.
Davis has since been arrested, and will be
tried by court martial. Some blame him ;
Others justify.
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Lieut.. Geo. W. S. Pickett, Co. E, 18th
regiment, died in hospital a. Alexandria,
25th ult.
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IA dispatch from San Francisco says that
President Lncoln's Proclamation to emanci-
pate the slaves is commended in favorable terms
by the press generally the leading journals
heartily indorsing his policy.
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H'In Bangor one hundred guns were
fred and the bells runS in honor Of the
noble stand taken by President Lincoln by
his emancipation PROCLAMATION.
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TROPHIES on VIcroRY. = Gen. Williams, Of
Gen. McClellan's staiI, says that We captured
from thirty Ave to forty thousand stand Of arms,
sixteen cannon and thrty.dve stand Of colors,
in the late battles In Maryland.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-14
9th Regiment N. G.. TROOPS,

We learn that this regiment was thrown into
commotioa, soon after the battle below Richmond
by the announcement that Capt Isaac E. Avery, of
company f. had been appointed Lieutenant Colonel
over Maj. Webb and others, who were justly enti-
tied to the place. Maj. Webb, who fought through
the battle Of Manassas, under Colonel Fisher and
through the battles below Richmond as commander
of the regiment at resigned his place as Major
as he should have done under the circumstances,
and returned home. His resignation however,
makes room for other favorites; and Captain Avery
will most probably row become Colonel Capt. Tate
Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain Kirkland Major.
Lieutenant Aiphonzo G. Avery becomes Captain Of
company {, in place of Capt. Isaac E. Avery, pro-
NOTED.
An ordinance was passed by the Convention, pro-
viding that promotion in companies should be by
grade and that all vacancies in third Lieutenaucies
should be filled by election but no provision of the
sort was made to regiments, for the reason that
it was considered well settled that the regimental
officers should be advanced vacancies take place
that is, the Lieutenant Colonel to be Colonel, the
Major to be Lieutenant Colonel and the place of
Major to be filled by the senior Captain of the regi
been violated in this instance. worthy and COM
petent officer who is Major, fresh from the field
of battle has been called upon to submit to the in
justice of having Captain placed over him as Lieut.
Colonel; and, having resigned, as it was expected
he would do, the programme is no doubt to be car
ried out by confering all the field offices of the regi
ment upon family and party favorites.
The only objection to Maj. Webb, so far as we
know, is that he was not an original secessionist
We now call upon Gov. Clark, and the partizans
who surround him, to furnish reasons to the public
and to the army for this act, which appears upon
its face to be unjust not only to Maj. Webb but
to other officers of the regiment.
Is this really party war? No, God forbid
Why then is it that nearly all the offices of honor
profit, and trust, both in the army and in civil life,
are bestowed upon certain patizans and certain
families? Why is it that merit is nothing, and
patriotism nothing, when compared with these
claims of partizans and favorites?
The remedy for these wrongs can be found only
at the polls. Let the people rise up in their might,
and cast out the partizans and "money changers "
from positions which they have abused, and put
better and more honest men in their places. 1t is
just important to reform the government as it is
to prosecute the war; indeed, the latter depends
very much upon the former Let the people elect
a Legislature which will ferret out and expose
abuses, and reform the government; and let them
elect Col. VANCE Governors man who sympa-
thizes with all the bravo officers and men who are
stalking their lives for the country and who will see
to it that justice is done in promotions and appoint
ments, without regard to party.
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1--WE are requested to say that the Hon. Bedford
Brown will not be candidate for reelection TO
State Legislature aud under no circumstances could
he consent to serve if elected against his wishes
Having retired to private life he desires its enjoy
ment the residue of lfen
We copy the above article from the Milton Chron-
icle. While the friends of Col Brown may acqui-
esce in his decision, they viii regret it Such men
can be lily spared from the councils Of the country
at this juncture A more consistent, able, honest
andusefnl pubcman the State does not contain. The
rights Of the people and of the States and devotion
TO the Constitution have been his polar star through
out his public life.
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CARTuAGE.-Our friends at this place complain
that the Standard does not arrive regularly at that
Office. We assure them it is not our fault nor have
any just reason to suppose that the postmasters
on that route are to blame for it. For some time,
the heavy rains have probably in.erfered with the
regularity of the stage between this place and Fay
etteve. On some routes we fear unprlncipled men
do detain the Standard. Our friends will please
keep look out for any foul play of this sort We
shall not fail to punish he merits, any whom
we learn is guilty of OBTAINING or suppressing the
Standard
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The IredeIl Express.

The Iredell Express endeavors to produce the i'm
preston that an original secessonist stand
ing side by side with Yancey, Rhett & Co. The
Express knows better Up to within the last three
months the Express has endorsed our course; and
the Standard and that paper have been together
until very recently, from the moment the message
of Gov Ellis appeared, which committed this State
to disuniOn. We have not changed; but the people
of Iredell, who have carefully read the Express,
know that that paper has. 1t does not speak now
for more than one in ten of the voters of IredeIl
We have never advocated the doctrine of seces-
sion at will, as our files will show. We have al
ways held the Jefersonian and Jackson doctrine,
that no State had right to separate from the Union
except for deliberate, papable and dangerous vio
lation Of the Constitution. This was the doctrine
of the Democratic party, until the neVIights got
control of it at Charleston and Baltimore; and as
soon as their control commenced, the party was dis
organized and decay set in. A few months more
and it was destroyed and with it the Union was
destroyed also. At Charleston we denounced the
Yanceyites openly in the Convention, and at Balt-
we stood to the last moment by the old organ
ization. We were induced to support Mr.. Breckin.
ridge because Of the assurances of his leading friends
in this State and elsewhere and because of his own
assurances and those of Gen. Lane, that they were
opposed to secession in the event of Lncolns cleo
ton; but when we found they had deceived US, we
separated from them and denounced them
The Express also Disrepresents US on the subject
of Gd UalOrem. We never opposed the principle
of ad Ualorem. We lost party friends and party
influence in the contest between Gov. Ellis and Mr.
Pool because we refused to oppose the principle of
ad Udt0rem taxation. Id rGlOrem is Just and ght
1t is now part of the fundamental law of the land,
and we voted in the Convention to make it so.
The last Express is very rabid and abusive to-
wards US. We do not regard the Editors msrep-
reservations and abuse. He will live to see the day
when he will regret it. He cannot injure US, but
he is rapidly destroying the last vestige of influence
which he had