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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
THE PRNsIDENT's Nrw policy

The recent Proclamation of the iresi-
dent, announcing the emancipation of the
slaves of rebel masters on the first day of
January next, unless the rebellion shall be
ended before that time, meets with general
favor among the patriotic and loyal people
Of the Union. The MISUNDERSTANDING
bingham -locotoco-traitors, Of course oppose
it. To do otherwise would lose them their
layorite "aJoittoa' which they
have so faithfully ridden during the war,
to the injury of the Union, and the great
Joy and comfort Of their coniederatcs, the
traitors and enemies of the country, now in
arms against the constitution Of the land
The opposition of such men is the best en-
lorscmcmt of the wisdom and effectiveness
Of the new policy that the President could
desire hence he needs no better evidence
Of the propricty Of the course lie has adopt
ed than their persistent outcry against it,
In apcaking Of the Proclamation, aud It's
advocates among the loyal aud true friends
of the war, "Occasional' in his letter Of
Monday to the Philadelphia Pres,, say,
.. So far as can ascertain, many OF the
most distinguished officers in the Army and
Navy are known either to have endorsed il
snce its appearance, or to have expected
and asked for it. OF these, feel free t,
name Generals Hooker, Banks, Wadsworth
Ilcintzelmau, Sigel, Jno. A MClcmaud
.Ino. A Logan, Sicklcs, Mcughcr, and, o.
course, Generals Hunter, Butler, an,
Phelps. In the Navy, Admiral DUPONT i
authoritativcly quoted among the earncs
advocates Of the policy of Emancipation
and so also Of the gallant old seaman, no,
in command Of the United States Nava
l Asylum at Philadelphia, Commander Jos
n Englc."
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GEN
HALLECK-BRAVE MEN no
BE RAISED FROM THE

The following has just been issued from
the headquarters of the army:
Circaiar.-From casualties in the field
and from absence by reason of sickness
many volunteer regiments have not a
sufficient number Of officers to command
them. 1t is important that vacancies
caused by deaths and designations be filled
with the least possible delay.
The Governors of the several States
are earnestly requested to fill these vacan.
cies by promoting officers, non commits
stoned officers and priyates, who have dis
tinguiShcd themselves in the field, or who
have shown capacity for military com
mand.
Without the hope of promotion there is
no encouragement for faithful perfor-
nance of duty and no stimulus to deeds
of yalor. Moreover, the discipline and
efficiency of an army depends, in great
measure on the character and qualifca.
tions of its officers, Without good officers
the very best soldiers soon become a mere
military mob, the ineniciency of which is
increased by the increase Of its members.
ii. W. HALLEcK
General-in.C Chief.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Nniira tn poIitIrInms.

II rs said that experience teaches wiidun" onr eN.
pIiehre, tur many years printer, teaches IA lat
politicians abunt slippery most viler ppplr
Their ire kuow each all. ani sveIY uunu yuu lAt
herrtiter poi tca printing II any kind ~ character
~heh 1t is sir aud proper charge lor viii he done at
this ttte lor any candidate eNptnn Uhc seeker or
other person persons, for any party or commit
t-, Who may order work for party PURPOSES unss the
order Is aeeomnaued with the cAsH or the naur oi some
resp slu md silua who Is known 10 10 r1nhren 'iuus
ly favorable tu pay ing such b, When iary contracted
No rider uuass thus paid flr ur enluraei Will receive
attention IT, aud We hereby eive ihis early ~
tira, the tet. that gentlemen may not ietl themsevos
afseted disappointed 1t their orders thonli bs de
tlinnd tir the fetsuns above stated.
ArHusr 10 1852
TuE NATIONAL TAX LAW, AND BANKS ASD
BANkiNG The banks of this city have pre-
pared Il circular for the benefit Of the pub
lic relative to the Natioual Tax Law, us
applicable TO banks and banking. These
regulations take effect the first of October
The circular states that checks, drafts, and
orders for the payment Of money drawn on
any bank, corporation, company, or other
person or persons payable at sight or on
demand, for every sum Of money exceeding
$50, will he required two cent stamp
| PromissOry notes, drafts inland bills OF eX-
change, orders for the payment Of money
| letters of credit, foreign bills of exchange
drawn in, but payable out of the United
States (when single,) and foreign bill of eN
change, drawn out Of but payable in tn,
United States, all payable otherwise thar
ON sight or OIL demand, the tax shall be IL
/ follows:
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03

Letter from First Delaware Regiment
LETTER No. ~.
HOSPITAL NEAR SuAnrsurRa, Mo.

HOSPITAL NEAR SuARrsRuRG, MD,
Saturday Night, Sept n, 1862.
FmEND EcEEL:
The smoic Of the late hat
tie in which onr brave Delaware boys fought
and suffered so severely, has cleared away,
and after ten days of intensely hard labor,
we find oulself enjoying few hours rest,
a portion OF which We propose to occupy
with our pen, or pencil rather, for ink is as
scarce as armed rebels in this vicinity. All
OF our wounded have been sent to the Gen
eral Hospital at Frederick or Baltimore or
to their homes, enabling us now to rcloin
our own Regiment
There were few Regiments probably that
suffered more in the engagement of Antic-
tam Creek, than the LIST Delaware, and
few wounded who endured their suilerings
subsequently more heroically. GENERALLY
they were patient and uncompluining,
buoycd up with the proud satisfaction that
their blood which in such abundance dis
colorcd the earth Of the now historic corn
field, was poured out in defence Of their
beloved country. Out Of our Regiment
forty at least fell victims, whilst one hun
dred and eighty now bear honorable marks
OF having been actively employed in their
country service. And the beautiful fac
that was presented by the citizens of vii.
miugton short time ago, about which its
defenders rallied, shows that it has been
in the presence Of the enemy, for it is rid
died with bullets and the staff shot off, but
it may serve for many engagements vet
the ilag has not been disgraced, the donors
may be assured
The horrors OF war who can depict
them? Persons at home may sit and read
the newspaper accounts of battles in which
our troops were victorious, but they fail to
realize the cost, the immense cost at which
such victories We're purchased They sec
nothing Of the CORY pools that stain the
earth, the men that have fallen sacrifice
to their patriotism, the shallow trenches
filled with the dead, with not even rough
board to designate the names, the garments
saturated with blood, pierced with balls and
scattered over the field. And they do moi
sensibly realize that every farm house and
barn in the ncghborhood have been appro
priated by the Surgeons for the thousand,
Of wounded who have limped painfully
from the scene Of carnage, or have beer
brought on strctchers or in ambulances r
Little can they conceive Of the wounds from
which lhe lite's blood is issuing, of III,
fractured limbs, of ghastly and gaping
tracks of the destructive missiyes through
the flesh, the deforniiy of features, til,
loss of parts, the groannss and cries that
ill the air, the intense physical suffering
, ON all sides
! Such is war, and we have had Il iain
t perception Of it, and We pray Heaven tina
e we may never witness again such scenes n
e we have been witness OF since that mem
- orable battle. 1t is not the booming of tn
artillery, the ineessant volley of musketry
the whistling Of bullets ur the bursting anl
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
THE BATTLES OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN
END ANTIErAM.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN
MCCLELLAN.
The Rebel Loss Over $4,000.
The following report of the yietury Of
Anictam has been forwarded to the head
quarters of the army by Gen. Mcclellan;


quarters of the army by Gen. Mcclellan;
NEAR SHARpsBuRG,
Sept 90 lS62-l.30 p. m.
Mai. Gen. II. w. HALLEcK, Geneml-in-
Chief of the United States Army,
GENERAL: | have the honor to report
the following as some Of the results Of the
battles Of South Mountain and Antictim.
AT South Mountain our loss was 4 IS
dead, SOC wounded, and 7G missing to-
tai 2,325.
At Antietam, our loss was 2,0l0 killed,
9,il6 wounded, and ], l,043 missing--total,
l2,469
Total loss in the two battles, l4,79l.
The loss of the Rebels in the two battles,
us near as eau be ascertained fiom the mum
ber Of their dead found upon the field and
from other data, will not fall short of the
following estimates:
Major Davis, Assistant Inspector Gene
raj, 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 the
distant portion Of the battle field, which
they occupied after the probably at
least 800
The loss of the Rebels at South Noun
tain cannot he ascertained with accuracy,
but as our troops continually drove them
| from the commencement of the action, and
AS much greater number of their dead
were seen ON the field than Of our own men,
it is not unreasonable to suppose that their
loss was greater than ours Estimating
their killed at 500 the total Rebels killed
in the two battles would be 1000. Ac-
corlius to the ratio of our own killed aud
wounded, this would make their los. in
wounded 1912.
As nearly as can be determined at this
time the number of prisoners taken by our
troops in the two battles will at the lowest
estimate amount to 1900. The full returns
will no doubt show larger number Oi
these about 200 are wounded.
This gives me Rebel loss in killed
wounded and prisoners of 95,5l2 1t will
be observed that this does not include then
stragglers, the number of whom is said b,
citizens here to be large
II may be safely concluded, therefore
that the Rebel army loss at least 3O,OOO oI
their best troops.
From the time our troops first cncoun
tered the enemy in Maryland, until h,
was driven back into Virginia, we caplurcc
IL guns, cassons, . limbers, > field for
ges, > caisson bodies, 80 colors and sg
nal llag. We have not lost single gun ol
u color.
On the battle field of Antictam II ,O0l
small arms were collected, besides the larry,
number carried off by citizens and tllos
distributed on the ground to recruits an,
other unarmed men arriving immediatcl
after the battle.
At South Mountain no collection Of snal
arms was made, but, owing to the haste a
the pursuit from that point 400 were takcl
on the opposite side Of the Potomac,
GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
Emancipation and Colonization.

ain THE STATE OF DELAWARE Ap-
NIT THAT SLAVERY DOES NOT EXIST
AS A VALUABLE SOURCE OF PROSPERl
TY. ADMIT uNHESlTATlNGLy THAT
IF TOMORROW WE COULD SUBSTITUTE
FOR THE NEGRO POPULATION OF DELLA
WARE, SLAVE AND FREE, THE SAME
NUMBER OF WHITE MEN, OR HALF THE
SAME NUMBER OF WHITE MEN, AND GET
RID OF THE INFERIOR RACE, OUR
WEALTH WOULD BE QUADRUpLED."-
lion. james A. Bayard.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03

anu lhI every hNAlllullll 9-f,iuut VI part
Of $1,000, 81
Power oi attorney, for the sale or trans
fer of any stock or bonds, or the collection
of any dividends or investment thereon, each
- cts
Power Of attorney or proxy for voting ut
an election Tor officers, each, 10 cents.
Protests, each, - cents.
Certificates oi stock each, % cents.
Certificates Of deposit, rot exceeding
Sl0O, each, cents
Certificates Of deposit, not exceeding
500, each, , cents.
The tax on dividends is three per cent.
ON the amount declared.
Three per cent To be paid on ali sums
added to the surplus or contingent fund
No stamp issued for one purpose can be
USED for any other.
The person using or aIliXing an adhesive
stamp shall write thcreupOn his initials and
the date when used
If any person shall make, sign or issue amy
instrument, document, or paper OF any kind
or description whatsoever without the same
being duly stamped for denoting the duty inn
/ posed thereon, OF without having thereupon
an adhesive stamp to denote said duty, such
person orpersons shall incur penalty Of 500,
and such paper shall be deemed invalid and
of no effect.
The board Of Presidents of the Banks have
Resolved That the banks of this city will
not receive on deposit, or for collection or
discount or pay any check, draft, promiSsury
note, bill Ul exchange, or other negotiable
instrument, unless the same is in legal form.
Resolved, That all cheeks, drafts aud
certificates issued by the banks shall he i'll
legal form
CLAIMS or ENMruoN from the Draft for
the city Of Wilmington, viii he heard at
the city Hall. commencing with the First
Ward ON Thursday, October I'd Second
Ward, un Friday OGtoher 3l Third Ward
on Monday October 9Th Fourth Ward, ON
Tuesday October lh Fifth Ward on
Thursday October glli. commencing al II
o'clock. A. NJ each day
CuARLr3 B. LonE.
till oct9 Commissioner.
NoMINAIIoNs. The nomination Of In
,pcctors for gcncral election will be- hcl,
Tor the l'nst, Second. Third and Fomtl
Wards, this evening at Z q o'clock, in tn.
Central Brild'ng, corner Fourth and kim
TuE Slcrl AND Wot NnEp IN llosrrrAl.
The following l. list of sick an,
wounded llclawareans in the General Hos
pital, Frederick, Md Frederick Guon
II, "a Del r. WittcnLurg Il, I'd Del
Richard Adams, q, I'd Del. John Thona
{, lst Del, w. W, bill, II, LIST Del W
! T uuulord, +, lst Del r. McCoolan, X
1 ID Del; John Lane, II, III Del; Corr
Edwin Malka, X, I'd Del; Il. Watson, ii
/ sd Del.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
THE aUAIiTEnLIEs

The July and August issues of Messrs
Scott X Cos foreign periodicals, are Oh our
table, with their usual rromplness. Most
Of these are Of more than common inter
est. "Ihe Edinburgh" has admirable
articles on Australian Explorations" 4"
" lron-its uses, &c" One Of its ar
ticles calls attention to an account (ro-
mantle we think of some recent and re-
markable discoveries of ancient remains in
the bottom Of the Lakes of Switzerland
and Geneva, indicating three distinct ages
and races of men antedating the Mosaic
account Of the creation.
The London Quarterly has a good anti
quarian article on old .SaSser" and one
on "Ihe Volunteers and National defence. "
The North British has several excellent
articles among which, is one on "Edward
Irving and another ON ''Essayists, Old
and New"
Mr.. Tory Blackwood has two character,
istic, bitter articles, on " President Davis
and "Irollope's North America" Thh
violent old tory raves insanely against thi,
government for trying to save itself fron
ruin at the hands Of slave-drycls and dcs
peradocs, without particle of sense, rca
son, logic or wit. 1t is worth looking owe
to sec how John Bull can get up ycr,
large tempest i'll very small teapot Lc
all our readers who want satisfactory re
turns for their money subscribe $40, an,
get the four Quarterlics and Blackwoo,
monthly
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
YELLow TEvER AZ wILmINGroN.

1t seems that "Yellow Jack, as it is
termed by the rebels, is making his appear
ance "down south at last. in late num-
Der of the Savannah Republican we find
the following, addressed to Mayor Macbeth
of Charleston, by the Mayor Of Whining
ton, North Carolina, on the 23d ult.
"The yellow fever is epidemic here, in-
creasng rapidly, and our physicians are
nearly exhausted Some Of them are al
ready sick Can you send US some expert
enced assistance, for the sake of humanity ?'
If the rebels do not want to add the hor
rors of pestilence to their already SUFFERING
condition, they should at once invite the
Federal armies into their towns and cities,
for it is noted tact, that wherever the
Union troops have control in the South,
the best possible health prevails. The
sanitary regulations of our commanders are
such as to almost insure freedom from dis.
ease entirely Admiral DUPONT at Port
Royal, and Gen. BUTLER at New Orleans,
fully prove this by the excellent health
enjoyed by the armies within their respee-
tive military commands.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
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sablishrd having also the exclusive control Of all the
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and rcrg bfsi fertilizer in market
lrics ivr barrels and SI5O per barrel, or only
SI per ton II greatly increases the yield and rpens the
crop from two Ia three weeks earel expense Of
trom SO To 81 PET and with very little labor.
Pamphlet, containing all the information necessary,
with letters from Horace Greeley, Daniel Webster, aud
hundreds Of farmers wh used 1t extensively for
many years, may be had tfe by addressing letter as
above
JAMES \. FOSTER SO CourAndi ST., New York.
Care OF the Lodi Manufacturing Go.
f. r. Evans, MiddletOwn; W. Cannon, Bridgeve; a
Il Kay, heatoTd H. lerson, New Castle p. II. Hern,
Laurel; eynolds, woodall Co., FELTON,; W. & Janver
ST. Georges; Agents for the Co,
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tebll3m. Wilmington.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
THE Ws


The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, will
soon be open from Baltimore to Wheeling
The railroad bridge across the Potomac at
Harpcr's Ferry will be completely repaired
in week, The damage done by the rebels
is not near so serious as was at first sup
posed. This reopening Of one Of the great
lines of travel is of the utmost Importance.
Cen Butler has already organized and
equipped three regiments of loyal Lcusi-
anians-one of them white, and two not 50
white Gen. Butler will welcome the
Presidents Proclamation as timely de-
cree, and will pray for the lst Of January
to come. Gen. Butler has revolutionized
and reOrganized what schools there are in
New Orleans; has dismissed the rebel pede-
gogues, and sent for cargo of Massachu-
setts school mistresses, to give orthodox in-
struction to young New Orleans
\ lumberman from up the Yazoo river,
Miss recently came on board the United
States guuboat Benton, who had never
heard of the secession troubles. lie had
been in the gum swmnps for four yeais
during large portion Of the time he had
not seen single human being When Ii,
met our gunboats and heard Of the war, he
was much astonished, us may well be sup
posed. He was OH his way to Vicksbur.
to sell his lumber.
We have some particulars OF the Lurnin.
of Augusta Ky. The rebels attacked
small Federal force there, who took relus,
in the houses, from which they fired OH tin
rebels, killing and wounding ninety OF thcl
including. IA younger brother Of Morgan
killed, and Lieutenant Colonel Prentice
son Of George D Prentice, of the Louisvll
Journal, who was mortaly wounded. Th
rebels then fired the HOUSES, when tn
Federals surrendered The rebels wer
intercepted and attacked by the Unio
troops from Maysville aud routed.
On Monday, at Louisville IL quarrel an
tight took place at the Gait House betwec
Major General Nelson and Brgadiel G en-
raj jeff. G. Davis, resulting in the deaf
Of General Nelson by pistol shot fro
Gen Davis. II is stated that Gen. Nelsc
cursed and struck Gen, Davis several time
when the latter borrowed pistol from
friend and fired The penalty by milital
law, for killing superior officer
death Gen. Davis is, therefore, place
int very serious predicament by his ow
act. Western men, however express I
surprise at the difficulty which led to Maj
General Nelson death at Louisville
They say that his infrmities Of temper al
manners were such that ucha Terminate
Of his career has been often predicted.
ten Nelson was buried on Tuesday, vii
military honors Gen Davis is under a
rest and will be tried by court martial.
The rebels report that the number Of 81,
and wounded received into the Richmol
hospitals, since their organization foots Ii
99,5OS. Other hospitals in the vieinil
$500 The smallest number Of deatl
occurred in hospitals superintended i
ladies.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03
A Question.

ny the BARD OF TOWER HALL.
Come schoolbOys, all, your skill to try,
I'll give you an Equations
Not hard enough To make you sigh
With trouble or yexation.
Two gentlemen, named Smith and Brown,
To Tower Hall came lately,
To see the finest stock in town;
And they admired it greatly.
Both garments bought, but Smith bought more
Than Brown this point remember
(The clothes were excellent I'm sure,
And suited To September.)
The numter each one bought, from ten
SubstTacted leaves a sum
Which, multiplied by the numbers self,
To fpenfy-OHe does come
How many garments, now declare,
Did Mr.. Smith obtain
How many, too, did Mr.. Brown,
At moderate prices gain
Now, lads il you, these things to tell,
Possess the skill and power,
Your parents should reward you well
With suits from Benefits Tower.
We are every lay in receipt of large additions
to our stock o 'all aud Winter Clothing, already
the largest and most varied in Philadelphia. We
5uy and sell for cash therefore at the lowest
possible prices. TOWER HALL. No. 61S Mar
ket Street, Philadelphia.
BENNETT & CO.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-03

UNION MEETING AT NEw 0RLEANs-A
great Union meeting was held at New
Orleans, On the l7th of September, at
which Colonel A. j. Hamilton, of Texas,
made stirring and patriotic speech,
Speaking of the wretched condition of
Texas since the rebellion, he said
"The first act of the confederate mObO-
cracy of Texas was to rob the Uniou-its
mother, who had picked it up out of the
wilderness II poor foundling-of all the
arms and munitions of war in the State,
helped by the treachery of man who is
now no more This was done even before
they had joined the Confederacy. With
the help of the money they had stolen at
the same time, from the same source, they
purchased all the powder in the State, and
then when the people woke up they found
they had no arms, no powder, nothing to
resist with, and so they were at the mercy
of this unprneipled horde
THE consequences of all this are too ap
parent to day. In all the broad limits Of
that State there was no man who could
say he was actually poor. He might have
but humble home, IL little log cabin, but
he had plenty This was before the era
of Secession. Go to that poor mans home
now You will find his wife clothed in
rags, and weeping for her husband, who,
she will tell you, three days ago was drag
ged oil as conscript to pour forth his
blood like water in iurtherance Of u cause
which he detests'