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True Democrat., 1862-10-08

The Miledgeville Southern Recorder has the following:
 NEw LEATHEE-A gentleman or this city of known public spirit, has shown us pair of shoes made of dog leather, prepared under his direction, which, to all appearance, in softness and strength. is equal to calf skin. The circumstance was brought to notice for the purpose of drawing public attention to source from which leather may be obtained, while at the same time, the wool culture may be advanced, for, it is an established fact in husbandry, that as the number of dogs is diminished, will the quantity of sheep be increased furnishing rich staple to cIothe our soldiers n winter, and mutton at all seasons for our tables. An ordinary dog skin by careful tanning and cutting, will make two pair of shoes, worth at present prices, not less than five dollars per pair and in some instances, double this sum- Without any particular malice against the canine race, we venture to suggest that at least half the dogs in Georgia can be spared by housekeepers and sportsmen, and their skins made to subserve a valuable purpose. On this scale, very liberal supply of leather may be had for men, women and children, substantial and pleasant in use.
 Five hundred dogs would shoe regiment, and there are many counties in this State, where there are that number of useless or worse than useless dogs.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

Pronunciamento Pope, before starting to his command against the Indians, preferred charges of cowardce against Gems. Franklin, Heintzleman, FitZ John Porter and others
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

FRoM MIssouM.-N Louis, Sept. 3-Repofts from different points of the State tell of light skir mishing with small bands by parties of national troops which are detached in all directions pursu ing them.
 In the southeast large rebel force is gather ing around Frederckstown, being the combined bands of Coffee, Quantrill Hays and others. The national force watching them is considered sufli' cient to prevent any raid on this city.
 All disloyal city officers are being displaced and loyal men substituted.
 An important rebel was last night captured. The papers mplcate quite a number of prom nent persons, and it is estimated that one hundred will be banished from the city. Their property wl1aso be cOnfscated, the latter amount ing in value to S500,000.
 A friend lately from Missouri gives Us an ex- pIanation of the latter paragraph. He tells us that, in every town and city, St. Louis included, where the federals or tories want to raise money, they make out list of the persons who have prop erty and whom they intend to victimize. They then write out pretended plot or conspiracy, i'm picating these persons. The next step is to arrest some person and put him in jail. They then pre- tend to find these papers and list with full details of the plot on the person so arrested. Of course, conGscation of the property of tie persons they had predetermined 10 ruin naturally follows Sometimes they let the persons off by their paying half the cash value of their property. It is need less to say that the money thus obtained never finds its way into the army or public treasury.
True Democrat., 1862-10-08

fIermes, the Richmond correspondent of the Charleston Courier, tells story ofdining with Gen. Lee and the etiquette of the dinner table Hermes says:
 Does he sit at the head of the table7'' en- quired of waggsh friend, who dined with him not long ago. No, indeed he sits at the side :; the adjutant general does the carving, of course. The general asks you what you will have. You say, beef. The general turns to Col. Chiffon and says: Beef for Capt. E. Col. Chiffon cuts slice, puts it solemnly on your plate and says:
 Beef for Captain B.,
 By order of General Lee.
 R II. Chiffon, A. A. e.
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Returning Reason.

A friend has placed in our hands copy
Of the Vermont Watchman, heretofore the
leading Republican paper of that notorious
Abolition ) ate. In it we find several ar
ticles which commend themselves to our
good opinion, and clearly show that New
England radicalism is dying out, aud that
the people are returning TO reason and
common sense again. Speaking of a new
Abolition paper in Boston, this leading
Vermont Republican organ says:
:" It's object is two>fold to propagate
the doctrine Of emancipation, and 50 IRE
store the Union as 1t aousn't" fit should
succeed in the former purpose, SO as to
commit the Government to its adoption,
We applehend that it will also succeed In
the latter object. It's well for the people
to understand the aims of these two aglta
tors and know that under the specious pre-
tense Of destroying slavery, they are direct
" seeking the overthrow OF our Repubil-
can institutions aud the restoration of the
Union as it pasn't, that is /: the destruc
ton of the Union as it was and is. We
apprehend that when papers OF this class
shall have made it clear that the war is no
longer for the preservation OF the Govern
ment end the perpetuation Of the Ameri-
can Union, that it is for the purnose of
driving home upon the south the northern
theory Of slavery, that it is political and
social, to regulate the political and social
condition of Other states of this Union,
either that those papers will come to an
end or the war itself will. We do not i'm
agine that any considerable portion of our
people will ever consentto make this a pc
litical war, war to carry into effect
Charles Summers theories. Massachusetts
may do it. There is no foreteling her pc
litical vagares, ont not many other states
will follow her lead when that issue shall
be sharply Defined
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Cause of our Present Troubles.

Ia LANMAs's Life of DANIEL WEBSTER
We find the following extract Of letter
from tina. distinguished statesman to JoHS
TAYLOR, his New Hampshire farmer. II
Northern Abolitionists lad needed the al
vice given therein, does any sane man be-
liese our present troubles would exist, or
have cause 10 exist? No! Here is WEB
srEE's warning, written only ten years
sgo:
John Taylor: if one Of your boys
should say that he honors bis father aud
mother, and loves his brothers and sisters,
but still insists that one Of them shall be
driven out OF the family, what can you
say Of him bu. This, that there ls-no real
family love in him You and | are far
mers, We never talk politics, our talk is of
oxen, but remember this that any man
who attempts to excite one part OF the
country against another, is just as wicked
! as he would be who should attempt to
get up a quarrel between John Taylor and
lis neigh DOR, old Mr.. John Sauborn, or
his other nelghbor, Capt, Burlelgh. There
are some animals that live best in the fire
and there are some men who delight in
the Eeat, smoke, mbustion, and even
general conlagration. They do not fol-
low the things which make for peace
They enjoy only controversy, contention
and STRIFE. Have no communion with
such persons, either as neighbors or poll
:icians. You have o more right to say that
slavery ought not TO exist in Virginia, than
Virginian has to say tina! sIayery ought
to exist in New Hampshire. This is q
question lief. to every State to decide for
itself and if we mean to keep the States
together, We must leave to every State
this power of deciding for ITSELF
There is only one way to bring peace
again to our distracted country, and that
way is TO throw out Of power the party
and men who originated this trouble
The proper place TO do this is at the BAL
lot boz on the 4th of next month. Will
it be done
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Plunderlng Gen. Taylor's Plantation

Walton's Daily Montpelier Journal con-
tains letter from soldier of the YER
mont 9Th, dated Camp Alemands, Aug.
IS, il which he says that on the previous
Thursday, the property of Gen. Richard
Taylor, son of old Gen. Taylor, (by
whom it was be9ueathed to him, J was con-
fscated, the son being now in the rebel
army. The slaves, $50 in number, were
all declared contiscated, while the planta>
ton was plundered by the Union soldiers
According to the writer:
1t is one Of the most splendid planta
tons lhatI ever saw There are on it 700.
acres of sugar cane which must rot upon
the ground if the government does not
harvest II. l wish you could have seen
the soldiers plumber this plantation. After
the stock WAS driven off, the boys began
by ordering the slaves to bring out every,
thing there was to eat and drink. They
brought out hundreds of bottles of wine,
eggs, preserved figs and peaches, turkeys,
chickens and honey in any quantity.
brought away large camp kettle and
frying pans that belonged to cid Gen. Tay,
lor, and also many Of his private papers.
| have one letter of bis own hand writing,
and many from Secretary Marcy-some
from Gen. Scott, and some from the traitor
Floyd. | brought to camp four bottles of
claret wine.
The camp is loaded down with plum
jer-all kinds Of clothing, rings, watch es,
guns, pistols, swords, and some Of Gen.
Tay'or's old hats and coats, belts, swords
and in fact every old relic he had is worn
about the camp. x
You and every one may be thankful
that you are out Of reach of plundering
armies. Here are whole families of women
and children running III the woods-large
plantations entirely deserted-no.hing left
except slaves too old to run away; all
kinds Of the best mahogany furniture bro,
ken to pieces. Nothing is respected"
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Martial Law Declared.

On the Leels of the proclamation oil
emancipation follows one declaring tie
country under Martial Law, and the ha>
bcas corpus suspended. The necessity for
such extreme measures are not apparent,
but it will not answer to question their
wisdom. a white man is now presumed
10 have no rights until the niggers are
eruancipated.
The following is the language of the
Presidents proclamation:
WHEREAS, II has become necessary to
call into service not only volunteers, but
also portions Of the militia Of the States
By draft, in order to suppress instruction
existing in the United States, and disloy
al persons are not adequately restrained
by the ordinary processes Of law from
hnGerlng this measure, and from giving
aid and comfort in various ways to the.in
eurrectlon:
Now, therefore be it ordered, First,
That during the existing Instruction, and
as \ necessary measure for suppressDg
the came, all rebels and insurgents, their
aiders and abettors within tie United
States, and all persons di.couraging volun.
tary enlistments, resisting militia drafts,
or guilty Of any lisIoyal practice, Offering
aid and comfort 10 the rebels against the
authority OF the United States, shall be
subject to martial law, and liable to trial
and punishment by court martial or mill
| tary commissioner.
Second, That the writ Of habeas corpus
is suspended in respect to all persons ar,
rested, or who are now or hereafter during
the rebellion, shall be imprisoned IL any
fort, camp, arsenal military prison, OF
other place Of confinement, by any mill
tary authority or by the sentence of any
court martial or military commissioner
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Provost Larshals in ell the States
They are to Inquire into "Disloyal
Practices" -
The following order was :ssved at Wash
ington under the date Of the 10Th Septem
Der
First-There shall be Provost Marshal
General of lie War Department, whose
headquarters will be at Washington, and
who will have the immediate supervision,
control, and management of the corps.
Second-There will be appointed i'll
each state one or more Provost Mars halls,
as necessity may require, who viii report
to, and receive iustructlons and orders
from the Provost Marshal General Of the
Var Department.
Third-It will be the duty Of the Spe
cial Provost Marsials TO arrest all deserts
ers, whether regulars, volunteers, or mill,
tia, and send them to the nearest military
commander, or military post, where they
can be cared for, and sent to their respect
i've regiments; to arrest, on the warrant
of the Judge Advocate. all disloyal per-
sons subject to arrest under The orders OF
the War Department; to inquire into and
report reasonable practices, seize stolen
or embezzied property of the government,
detect spies Of the enemy, and perform
such other duties as may BE enjoined upon
them by the War Department, and report
all their proceedings prom PITY to the PRO
yost Marshal General
Four:h-To enable specisl Provost
Marshals to discharge their duties eff
GENTLY, they are authorized to call on any
available military force within their re-
spectiye districts, or else to employ the
assistance Of citizens, constables, sherlffs,
or police officers, so far as may be neces-
sary under such regulations as may be
prescribed by the Provost Marsha. General
of the Var Department, with the sp2ro
val of the Secretary of War
Fifth-Necessary expenses incurred in
the service will be paid on duplicate oils
certified by The Special Provost aishals,
stating the time and nature of the service.
after approval by The Provost Marshal
General.
Six,h-The compensation Of THE Special
Provost Marshals will be - dollars PEI
month and actual travelling expenses, and
postage viii be refunded OF bills certified
under oath and approved by the Provost
Marshal General.
Seventh-Ail appointments in this ser
vice will be subject to be revoked at the
pleasure of the Secretary Of War.
Eighsh-All orders heretofore issued BY
the War Department comforting authority
upon other officers to act as Provost Mar
.shas Except those who have received
special commissions from the War Depart
ment are hereby revoked.
BY order of the Secretary Of War.
L. THOMAS, Adjutant General.
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PRoMoTIoNs .-Geueral HALLECK has
issued q circular to the governors of the
loyal states stating that from casualties in
the field, and from absence by reason Of
sickness, many volunteer regiments lave
not a sufficient number Of off gers to com
mand them. lie therefore earnestly re
quests the governors TO fill those vacan.
cies by promoting officers, non commits
stoned officers, and privates who have dis
tinguished themselves in the field, or who
have shown a capacity Cor military com
mand.
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Democratic Caucus.

Notice is hereby given to the Demo
cratic voters Of the town Of Manitowoc,
that a Democratic Caucus will re held al
DesoLD's Han, on Thursday the 9th day
Of October, 1862, al half pas, seven
o'clock T NJ, fJr the purpose Of electing
-Four Delegates TO attend the Democratic
County Convention to be heia on the / Ith
Of October. 1862, and to transac: such
other business rs may come before said
Caucus ADOLIu WHITMAN,
Chairman Den. Town Committee.
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The Union ARMY.

The n. Y. Tribune in endorsing the sug-
gestion Of the Governors assemblage Of
Altoona to raise 100000 men as a Reserve
Corps, says:
" When the forces already ordered ana
in progress shall have been perfected, the
Union will have on its pay roll (including
those in the Naval service,) not one less
than One Million fighting men. or these
we think fully Eight Hundred Thousand
will be found effective, provided we shall
then stop ali manner of recruiting and call
every able bodied man into the field. Is
not hjS enough Can We seasonablv arm
and equip any more if we enlist them?
To place One Million men in battle array
is q stupendous undertaking. One humid
red thousand horses, a million and quar-
ter Of muskets, two thousand field guns
with carriages, caissons, &c, ten thousand
heavy wagons, a million and a half Of
blankets, two millions of pairs Of shoes,
one million uniforms, kuapsacks, cartridge
boxes, &c, &c, are but part of the outfit
to say nothing of the picks and spades
which have hitherto played so large part
in our campaigns. The expense fpu;tng
this vast force into the field, quite indepen-
dent Of pay and bounties to the men, can
hardly fall! below Three Hundred Millions
Of Dollars"
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The Proclamation.

The emancipation proclamation of the
President is greeted with uproaiicus APP
plause by The radical politicians through
out the porth.. The telegraph, under the
control of administration agents, compels
the lightnng 10 contribute TO- the general
glee. The radical governors, the radical
newspapers. and radical partisans-in
short the whole crowd of wheezy politi-
claus who resel aud fatten upon revoIu~
ton, are crazy with JOY.
In the meantime, wha. is the proclama-
ton doing for the good Of the people p
What for the restoration of the Union 3
\ o man. can tell. 1t is likely to, burst the
bond of no slave. 1t is likely to scare no
rebel into allegiance. 1t makes no enemy
our friend. 1t enlists no new feeling in
favor of our cause. 1t will inspire our
army with no new strength. 1t will give
our soldiers no new victory On the otb-
er hand, it is welcomed all along the line,
between loyalty and disloyatv with lows
ering look and deep muttered curses =
The men who have stood in the very
breach for us; who have struggled amid
blood and flame to save us The empire
states of the south, have received tue news
with burst Of execration. They see in
the proclamation, instead Of freedom to
the black race, the defeat of themselves
and the doom o: their own hopes of the
| reunion of the states. If the elections Ia
November do not rid us of the rule of the
madmen who have forced this policy upon
| the President, the future is as thick with
darkness as moonless midnight.-Ml-
a0aukee NeCs.
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The ISSUE OF LETTERS OF MARQUI

The issue OF LETTERS OF MARQUE.-
A special dispatch to the New York Tri-
bune, dated Washington, Sept. Both. says
The declaration of Secretary Seward,
through Minister Adams, to England, of
which we have news by recent steamer,
of the purpose of The Government to issue
letters of marque, with view Of checking
hostiIities now carried on by Southern
privateers on United States commerce,
has caused 90 little sensation among the
representatives Of foreign powers and stu
dents of international law here, who re-
gard it as tantamount to an official reco~
nition By the United States of the rebels
as beiligerents.
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JOHN FITZGERALD.
The Conventions To-Morrow.

Tho CohvenLlohs 10 place Democratic
candidates for County Officers and Mem
bers Of the Legislature before The people
will come off Tomorrow. We exhort the
Delegates in attendance 10 act ward.
each other with bro,hery fesling and
good will-.o counsel together as Demo
Gratis should cornsel-to refrain from any
thing which may have happened in the
ast-and 10 make out such 6 ticket as
vii! draw OUT the whoic support of the
party.
We mus! expect that good men will be
disappointed in their aspirations, for all
canno. get their wishes, bet we have every
hope liza. those disappointments will be
buried in the good wishes for the welfare
If the Demo, ratio party-tha party which
is destined. With the assistance of The Al
mighty, to bIln2 peace and happiness once
more TO our country. Ii is principles, and
no! men, that We wish raised up, but the
better the men the more successful our
principles.
Let there be Unity in the Conventions
tomorrow.
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FORGOTTEN His Promise.

When Governor A>rKEw, of Massachu.
sets, Lesita:ed 10 send the State Militia to
the defence Of Washington, a second time
menaced, he justified his inac,ion by the
statement tina. the young men Of Massa-
chusetts were occupied with other matters;
but that if the President would proclaim
emancipation, 1.-The roads would swarm
with the muI,ituoes that New England
would pour out to obey tie call" Well,
the President has issued his proclamation
but, instead of the promised multitudes,
we arc informed that, even in Boston, re.
cruiling has almost ceased. Like GREE
LEY's 800 900 fIeemen," they "aint a
coming, Father Abraham )" and if the
President expected they were, he has only
got another specimen of the kind Of sup
port lie VIII derive fromi gra;iy ing The
Abolition fanatics.
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GEN. KINGS DIyIsION-IH

GEN. KINGS DIvIsIoN-THE GLORIOUS
SECOND W1scoSslS.-A Washington dis
patch TO the New York World, in speak
ing of The division lately under Gen, KISG,
says:
Gen. King has the credit of having the
finest division Of the army-one which has
fought It's way to glory and distinction,
and strewn every inch of its path with
dead and dying heroes. Some of bis reg
iments have suffered faarfully. OF the
gallant old 81 Wisconsin but sixty one
now remain. As distinguished officer
said TO me, those men charge, but they
never return"
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EeTsl and exact justice to aiiJmeu, of whatev-
er state or persuasion, religious or political.
The support Of the State governments in all
their rights as n: surest buIwArks against anti
republican ter lencies.
mild and safe corrective of abuses which
a.e icgHed By the swJzI of revolution, v here
peaceabie remedies are unprovi4ed.
generous spirit Of cor ce@sion and compro-
mise, the vital priDci pie CT republics, without
which there must be an appeal 10 fo.ce, the Vi
tai principle and immediate parent Of despotism.
The supremacy Of the civil power o7er the
military authority.
Economy in the public expense, that labor
may be tightly bnrthencd.
Freedom of religion, freedom otspeech, free
don q tie press, AMI freedom Of the person,
unler The protection Of tie habeas corpus and
trial !, jIr. impar.ia'ly selected.
.~ And now, as | m abou. to bid you
good night, allow ne % say, by way Of advice
stand bg yo,5r prtnrllex az gon are, BEc.rss
voc Ana nGI.F. Tsscse, AID 1he.e alone il
successful, vii give peace TO the country, and
euzars th- pcTpeta.iy .. the government. 4Hakt
10 JgGs.s mar compromises nth ether Of the
opposing political p4rties, and if We tie defeated
g We may peth pa be, IN the coming contest
d not be 4i-heartes 81 bur stand tra. and soon,
81 q Later, honest men sill in you from the
otter parties enough . give You tic victory
ani preserve the g1Terument in It's constitution.
81 ;a.egrity forever. STE PHES A. DnrGLAs
~ las remarks from HE 5IicoDy Il tie H.ehigp
Exchange, Dstrot, 1860
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1T Coal and wood have zone IN enor.

IF Coal and wood have gone Ip enor.
mously at Chicago. Lehigh, which, last
year, was Sc so per ton, is now sl2 90,
and all other varieties in the same proper
ton. Yet the importation this year is
l39 9S4 tons against %, 7eS tons last year
The importation of wood this year is a.
052 cords asains. SO, $50 cords last year,
while the price now ranges from ST to 81,
80 higher than .hen.
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The President Visits Mcclellan.
= HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoTouac

~ W AhiEAS ARMY OF POTOMAC, !
October 81, 1s62.
The President, in company with Nc
C!el!an, to>day reviewed the several CORPS
of The Army Of the Potomac. barinpinr
with that of Burnside near the month -
the Antietam, and concluding with that of
Franklin at Barkersvile, and those Of
Porter and Reynolds. At the review of
each corps, people collected in large num-
bers and manifested the greatest enthusi>
asm in greeting the President and Little
Mae. The prevailing loyalty of the peo>
pie was shown by the greeting, which on
every hand was showeTed upon the distin-
ouished men. Mcclellan was most en-,
Enthusiastically cheered BY the soldiers
The President, after visiting Richardson
who lies near by, will. in the morning be
escorted 10 Frederick, where he will take,
a special train for Washington.