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The Chicago Tribune estimating the
size of the Grand Army on the Poto-
mac, says.
II appears from thoadocumentsp 1st.
That Gen. Mcclellan had 100000 eff
Client men under his command March 10.
1862 ID lie was ordered bv The
President TO move forward on the 22d of
February, but refused until the 10th of
March, alleging various reasons for re-
fusing. Sd tie marched out TO Man
assas and found the rebels had evacuated
their wiuter quarters, and had not eN-
eecded 10000 men. 4th. At Fairfax he
changed his plans and countcrmarchcd
the Potomac, and decided not to advanne
on the rebels with his whole force but
70 diwi3e his army and send one part of
it TO Fortrefs Monroe and Yorktown
leaving $1,000 men for the defense of the
, capital, and as many more for the Shcn-
'andoah Valley, TO keep the rebels out of
Maryland and Pennsylvania. 9TH. But
calling for more men shortly after reach
ing Yorktown, 10000 Of the Washington
garrison was sent TO him, also 1l,O0O
from Baltimore and 5000 from the
Shenandoah column, making, with Nc
Calls division, 1913 600 of the best troops
that ever stood on this continent. 10 is
shown by the testimony that every man,
horse, sabre and bayonot that could be
spared from any source, were forwarded
TO increase that grand army.
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The Postage stamp Currency Ltvy,
The following is an Official copy Of the
law making postage stamps currency:
An act to authorize payments ia stamps a,1a
to PrOtJat circulation # notes Of less de-
y'0DliHdtiO1 Than one dollar.
BE 1t enacted BY The Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of the Treasury be and he
is hereby directed TO furnish to the As
sistant Treasurers and such designated
depositarics Of the United States as NAV
be by him selected, in such sums as he
may deem eXpedient, the postage and
other Stamps Of the United States. to be
exchanged by them, on application, for
United States notes; and from and after
the first day of August next such stamps
shall be receivable in payment of all
dues to the United States less than five
dollars, and shall be received in exchange
for United States notes when presented
TO any Assistant Treasurer or any desig-
mated depositary selected as aforesaid in
sums not less than five dollars.
Sec. q And belt further enacted, That
from and after the first day of August,
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, no pri-
vato corporation, banking association,
firm or individual shall make, ISSUE cir
culate, or pay any note, check, msmor.
andum, token, or other obligation, for a
less sum than one dollar, intended to
circulate as money or to be received or
used in lieu of lawful money of the
United States; and every person SO or
Tending shall, on conviction thereof in
any district or circuit court Of the United
States, be punished by fine not exceeding
FIVE hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
not exceeding six months, or by both, at
the option of the court nf
Approved July II, 1862.
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the couch Of the dying mother, when in
a foreign land, separated from her child.
her husband; and everything that is dear
TO herr see that dying mother ask FOR the
flag Of this country to be wrapped around
her when she dies, and you will then
know what il is 10 be citizen of
united and happy country. have felt
this; | have known it; and / could not
come right back 20 my struggling country
and run into partisan ranks, and talk
about filling the Offices of the country
What odds does it make who FIJI the Off
ces Of The country, if we can preserve it,
If we can only save the institutions Of
our country, and break down this rebel
lion and the principles upon witch it rests
-disobediencc to law.
Why, sir, il JEFF Davis in his inaugu-
raj had put the rebellion on the ground Of
revolution, l should have felt very differ
emit from what do in regard TO it now.
II would have been less painful to me if
he had claimed the right TO go ont on
! ground of revelation; but Oh! those fatal
words, the right TO separate from this
Government, under the compact Of our
fathers, the right to secede from this
Union, the right TO go out of this compact!
! Acknowledge that doctrine once and you
| have got nothing left. What obligations
have you al home for your counties to re-
main in the States? ItwOuld sap the foun-
dation of all our institutions; and who
is there that is not willing to sacrifice
any thing aud everything to break down
! this infamous heresy which is attempting
the destruction of this Union? Sir il
that doctrine should prevail, we may
burn orr churches and destroy our school
houses, for there is nothing left worthy
the name Of an American citizen,
Now, we are engaged in this controver
sy, in this contest and my prayer and
wish is that we may act together as ont
man, and have a definite policy from tbs
Executive; that that policy may 20 be
fore our Army; that every man who take
a musket in his hand may know, as b,
goes into battle, that he has the assn
rance of his country to stand by him il
an affirmative policy, and to nuke tn
dsloyal mans property subject to hi
wants, and an aid in defraying the ex
peDses of this war. Then we shall havt
a system, and will show 10 all the ma
tons of the earth that we are yet Gov
eminent, and that there is yet power
firmness, and nerve enough TO punish re
bellion,
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The following stories have found their
way into print as eminating from Presi-
dent Lincoln:
The other day a distinguished public
officer of this State was at Washington
and, in an inyeryiew with the President.
introduced the qostion of slavery emau-
oipation. Well, you see, said Mr., Linz
coin, "we'ye got 10 be mighty cautions
how we manage the negro question. II
we're no., we shall be- like the barber out
In Illinois, who was shaving fellow with
a Ratchet face and lantern jaws like miuc.
The barber stuck bis finger iu his cus-
toner's mouth, 20 make his check stick
out but while shaving away he cut
through the fellows check and cut Off
his own finger II we don't play mighty
smart about the niger we shall DO as
the barber did"
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Army and Navy, command imperatively
that the strength and manhood Of a pa
trioiic army shall no longer be under
mined by such policy as that we have
traced in ,cords far .fss]ler nan facts you'd
ju4yy Let the fiery and impctuous val
or Of our soldiers be no longer pent up,
but let the troops perform The duty which
summoned them to the field Speak the
word, and hundreds Of thousand of faces,
now darkened with discomfort, will
brighten with that confidence which is
the unerring harbinger Of victory,
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In using the term Buchanan Demo-
GRAFT" we are very far from meaning all
who supported Mr. Buchanan in 1906
BY no means; for thousands who sup
ported him believed at the time that he
would never be traitor; and now hay-
ing found him out, dotest him heartily
We, to our shame be it said, voted for Mr.
BELL, and yet no greater reproach could
be cast on us, in our opinion, than to be
called BELL man. We wash our hands
of our candidate, and ask the supporters
of Mr.. BUCHANAN and Mr.. BREoKINRIDGE
to do the same, with deep contrition and
unfeigned sorrow,
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No 20, North cherry Strr,t,
ID. 4. a.. H..

GENERAL RAILROAD AND OMNIBUS TtcKfr Orrtcr
No. 20, North berry Stru,t,
(llh door frum Uuiun
DERSuNS designing leaving tho city by Railroad
L VIII save per ccnuge by purchasing their TICK
cts Bt this once whore Tickets be had 60 Az the
principal Cities IN the North, East aud West, by tho
Shortest aud most reliable route also, Tickets eau br
had to Huntsville Ah., and an intermediate points on
the Nashville 4 Chattanooga, and lcnnessoo 4 Ala
bum3 Railroads.
Persons going East, by Purchasing rickrtsW will have
their baggage checked frum auy Hotel or part Of the
city as ftr IA Louisville, Ky.
Purchase your Tickets the day previous Of leaving
80 that you can leave your call for the Omnibus To
convey you to the Depot.
Through Bills Of ladng, giving FOR all classes OF
Freight TO all the principal Cities East via Louisville
q Nashville, Jcfcrsonviuo 4 indianapolis, Bcofun-
tame, Now Nor, Central, New York, Eric 4 Pcnusyl
vUua Railroads. or by water, at low rate MS by any
other route.
CO am tho only Agent I'm this city that can fur
uish Bills uf Ladiug 10 tho East by all Railroads. or
ny Water and Rail
For further Information call at the Office.
w. w. CRAIG,
juy27-u General Ticket amt Froisht Agent. O.
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The Louisville Journal says there are
few divines who can more deeply feel
the sentiment Of the patriarch, when he
said his children had brought his grey
hairs in sorrow to the grave, than the
Rev. Robert j. Breckinridge Two Of
his sons are actively serving in the rebel
army, and one of them is a member Of
Morgan's marauders. But the old patriot
is as firm, as undauntcd, as unconqucr-
able, as his ancestor John Knox. His
eye still sparkles for his country with
the light of vigorous manhood his step
is still firm, and his courage is all that
kentucky demands of her sons What
a brilliant page of the history Of this
Southern Rebellion have the deeds Of this
noble Kontuckian written"
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LIFE IN KENTUCKY.


A secession Plot to Murder and Rob.
The following has been handed to us
for publication by responsible citizen Of
Kentucky. The statements il contains
are reliable. Lewis county is on the Ohio
river. The locality where the murder
was committed is about twelve miles east
of Flomingsburg.--ED. GAZETTE
Mr.. Thomas West, an aged citizen of
Lewis county, KY, who was deprived of
his entire family by marriage and death,
had taken into his house small family
with whom he was living quite pleasantly.
This family, by mutual consent of the
parties, left home. Saturday, June 18th,
to return on Monday following, thus leav-
lug the old gentleman alone. The family
returned Monday morning, and found Mr..
West dead a few steps from his house.
The investigation showed that he had
been shot late Sabbath afternoon. lie
was thought to be good man; his Bible
was found open upon his seat, and his
specks lying on the open Bible, as though
he had hurried out to answer the call of
some deceiver.
At first twas thought that he was MUIR
dered for his money alone; but two days
Ia er the following strange document was
found on the promises of one not entirely
above suspicion, which shows that three
others were to have been murdered that
day for being leading Union men; but
Mr.. West for the double crime of loyalty
and having money. In looking over the
circumstances attending Major Hamrick,
Capt Brewer and Squire Evens, on that
memorable Sabbath day, it is pretty clear
why they were not killed; but to give
particulars wouldrequire too much space.
The following is the paper found:
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Pilgrim RcdivIyus.

Our friend NoRTHcUTT, Of the Clarks-
burg tya) Telegraph, asks US whether
Parson BALDWIN cannot, with bis large
experience in that line, write a vision
equal TO The Pilgrims Progress Yes,
he has already progressed finely with a
dream modelled after that Of JoHN BcN-
YAM. He has been in the "Slough Of
Despond," walked through the Vale of
Humiliation" climbed the Hill of DIFF
ficulty,' and flirted with MADAM Bub-
Bile lie has also eaten the wild
grapes Of treason, and had dreadful
"iit Of the gripes." Parsou BALDWIN
was born in the Getty of Destruction, -
but was educated at the Theological
Seminary Of Vanity Fair. or late years
he has been in partnership with one
BY-ENDs in working the "Silvcr Mine OF
Demas." He will probably travel on
until he is swamped in the "Valley Of
the Shadow Of Death
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AN IMPORTANT CONFESSIONAL writer
in the Grenada Appeal who has recently
Travelled through Mississippi, makes the
following confession
To my sorrow, ] found numbers of
men, and even some Of our noble Southern
women, were discouraged, disheartened,
saying; We're whipped; we're whip
ped;' and some going so far as to init
mate that it would be best upon the
whole, to submit to the Yankee rule
This class of croakcrs," continues the
writer is rapidly on the Increase
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The above letter, as understood by
those best acquainted with the neighbor-
hood in, and circumstances under which
it was found, being Interpreted, reads as
follows
"lSG2, Goth Of June.-The funeral
comes of Sunday, II o'clock, at Mount
Zion Mai. Hamrick and Capt Brewer will
will pass TO up Mount Zion. Tigar and l
be in ambush, opposite Tigar's house, on
the Hush farm. You and FOL, Buck and
Brack, must make arrangements to fix
Squire Evans and old Thomos West
DO not fail to secure the last, for our ex-
penses must come from there About the
Bear Wol,ow will be a good place for
Squire, Thomas West will be az home by
himself. Be sure 70 divide your men 80
that you can watch them an day Make
sure work; for Major and Captain are
our meat certain. send by boy that
knows nothing You must do sure work.
and meet us at Half Breeds and then
OF for Dixie. II these four are removed
TO Abe's hell, the field is ours. Yours
in eternal Seccsh bonds
Signed by the following fictitious
names: Lion, Tigar Iol, Buck Brack.
EXPLANATIONS
/ Mr. West was o Methodist class
leader.
p Major lIamrick and Captain Brewer
are local preachers in the NJ. H., Church,
aud have shared largely in the persecu-
ton 10 which the old Methodist Episcopal
Church has been exposed for some years
past in Kentucky.
B. The funeral referred, to was that of
a soldier and the sermon was preached
By Major Hamrick,
f. The paper setting forth their plan
to murder these men must be read down
and up, SPECTATOR
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The Philadelphia Inquirer suggests that
the Government adopt the European Gus
tom Of giving medals TO soldiers as tcsG-
monials Of valor in battle. The idea is
an excellent one; by all means let it be
adopted. twill give wonderful encour-
agement TO our soldiers.
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The Louisville journal says that the
rebel Contederacy is struggling against
fate, 1t is like the Nng-Gshcr, which,
it is said, always dies sgsias! The wind,
and, if hung up when dead, turns his bill
to the wind even then"
Tho Confederacy, however, will hardly
be able TO raise loiHa enough to settle its
ill.,
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To administer the oath of allegiance to
rebel, and still leave him with the means
of committing treason, is about as wise as
it would be to cut the rattles Off rattle
snake and leave him in possession Of his
murderous fangs and deadly venom.
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speech OF Senator Wright, OF In
diana.

Speech OF senator Wright, Of En-
diana.
We give up large portion Of our space
to-day to the plain, bold, and sensible
speech Of Hon. JosEru A. WRIGHT, Of In
diana He has had national reputa-
ton for many years as a sonnd conserva-
tivae, and able leader Of the Democratic
party, and his views are entitled to very
grave consideration. lie is man from the
people, and speaks for the people, and
fOrgets the PARTISAN for the patriot, in
his country's peril. Let all read it care
fully.
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A law has just been passed for the
discontinuance Of rcgimental bands
What will the rebels say when they hear
that the Federal authorities are thus
drawing in their horns ?-ErcLaugs.
Take in several horns themselves, we
sunDOse.
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The agricultural capacities Of Tenncs-
see would be wonderfully increased if
Colonel STOKES would take some Of her
stout-armed sons anil clear out certain
Forrest We believe that such a leader
would find it only little brush.
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PosITIoS on THE Hon JosEpH HoLr-
Joseph Holt Of Kentucky has recently
undergone a decided change of heart,
and he expresses the most thorough
sympathy with the Presidents Border
State Emancipation scheme, and that he
is earnestly in favor of conducting the
war as a war spariug nothing that
stands in the way of lbs successful and
triumphant termination, not even the in-
sutuuon Of slavery Wash. CO... a. T.
IgJJme.
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Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1862-07-19
FORTRESS MoyRoy, July q, 1862.

FORTRESS MONROE July u, loO2.
The officer who was in charge at the time,
informs ME thai all our sick and wounded at
Savage's Station were removed previous tothe
rebels advancing on that place, and were safely
placed in different hospitals with Others which
were removed from the York river
Mcclellan has advanced up the riyop..a1at
sever miles sinee the 4th. We bave b ~ Il
no fighting within the last two or three days.
4 small gunboat belonging to the rebels was
sunk three days ago by our feet. 1t. together
with the Teaser, had ven ured down the river
Lending and encountered some Of our gun
boats.
The rebel gunboat captured by Maratonga
is the famous Teaser. She had a large amount
of submarine cable on board, beside balloon
and snndry fixngs." From papers found on
board, the precise location Of internal machines
placed in the river for the purpose of blowing
up our gunboats, beside plans Of the obsiruc-
tons in the river, were ascertalned
FoRTRgss MoNBor, July 7.
Gen. S,oneman is highly spoken Of for his
bravery and skill in his late management OF
affairs on the York river
uc ip'Jl'lIubt buut ic't lNotSi
day mornTns, returned to. day, having been up
as lar as White House. They report all quiet,
having seen nothing Of the rebels on their re.
connoisSance. They brought down about fifty
conrabands, and lew stragglers who hau
unfortunately been left behind at the time OF
the retreat. They also brought down eleven
trunks, marked "Wilmar," which were taken
from Wilmar, the clergyman of Philadelphia,
about six months ago, who was arrested Ior
having articles with him contraband which he
was conveying to the enemy. They were
brought here to-day from West Point.
2 o'CLoCk p NJ. - General Burnsidc's flag
boat has just arrived and cast anchor in the
Roads.
WASHINGTON, July 8, 1862.
Intelligence from the James River has been
received here to the effect that yesterday the
rebels fired into the mail boat Junata Oh her
way to the Headquarters, killing two men and
wounding SIX on board. The SHOT was from 4
6.pound field piece. The gunboats failed ia
find any permanent batteries on the river or
any rebel troops, or indications OF any attempt
to build batteries.
Surgeon General Hammond returned fron,
the army of the Potomac to'dsy, and represents
it as being in excellent condition, and all the
wounded well cared for.
Richmond papers of July have been re-
ceived here, containing full details of the late
series oi battles. Every one of them except
the last they claim as confederate victories
The battle of Tuesday, July /, they acknowl
edge To be a severe defeat. The ETdmtheI
says that $4,000 will not cover their losses in
Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1862-07-19
Rev. ,. IL. WnkeIcy

Writes to Zion's Hemld, au amusing account
of his visit to the Conference Of the Zion NJ. +
Church, lately held in New York -
There were about forty members present
says Mr.. Wakeley, "sOme Of them fine looking
men. There was quite variety in regard to
color; some MS black rs they could be, African
oi the Africans, no mixture in theii veins. OH
ers were lighter IL complexion Among the :
were men Ut giant frame, who looked as II they
were born to command: Others as if lhey were
born 10 follow, aud would never accomplish
much without leader Their opportunity fo'
education is very poor, and they have but little
encouragem' mt from the whites. The Secrela
rics held the pen of ready writer, and die
their business with despatch They also had
cuore0 :eporter who took down their proceed
ings for publication.
They do business in the Conference in m
original way Among US. bishop introduces
strangers They come forward to the altar pre-
vious to the introduction Not 81 with them. il
is no matter what they gre dong, or what stag,
of the business any brother rises and in,rodnce
the ,trangers TO tte bishops and honorable bo'iy
/ The Bishop and all lh: members iise and wei
come him. Then the bishop invites him to taxi
a seat in the altar. was thus introduced ant
| hunored with seat ia the altar with Bishop
Rnsh, Bishop. and Ross While was there a
committee reported ou charge made against
brother There were two specifications or char
ges,-frst, le owed the book eleven dollar
and refused TO pay second, drunkenness H
was said to be intoxicated at a funeral In re
gard to the FIRST specification, brother owe
mat he be suspended from all his minister's
functions for ole year it was carried unan
mously Then they acted on the second, drunk
ennehs' The Bishop informed 1he brethren
WAS henious criue. He declared they wante
no drunkarls among them, aud motion wa
made 10 expe hIn at once. They hustled hi'
out quick Thank Cod says one old colore
man, that's gotslops with To suspend ma
tor year. and then to expel him aIterward wa
altogether new had never seeNanythiI & lik
it in any ecclesiastical body that eSer slteNde e.
1t was perfectly original.