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The following from the n. Y. Erpy
is tart but then il is true:

Inc lOhoWihg IRON the N. d. AfpyeSS
is tart but then il is true:
Noteworthy.
A class Of Southrons are so exclusive
or stuck up" as our friend Jonathan
Slick used to say, as TO regard themselves
the finest porcelain Of the earth, and all
else as but the poorest of potter's clay.
Where they were not Huguenots fleeing
from persecution Of Kings and Mobiles
they were lOrdly and highbred Cavaliers
as much above Puritans, Saxons and
Celts, as the Knights of King Charles
day were superior 20 The followers ofihc
Protender. Some silly people may be-
lieve, that these difference of cast have
led or contributed TO the Rebellion. buf
when we remember that the worst Reb-
els are from our Yankee cousins. who
long ago emigratod 10 the South, in order
TO get rich there, the folly Of this prcten.
sion is almost supreme. Let us look n
little, and ask, wh0is Slidell? A renog-
AIDE New Yorker. Eus,is, his Secretary
of Legation, is renegade from Massa-
chusetts, and son -in-law of Corcoran, a
Washington banker, OF Irish origin. Quil.
man, one ofthe sarlicst and most active
stimulators OF ih6rebel policy, was an
other New Yorker Gustayus II Smith
late Street Commissioner in this city. ia
one of the best Of their Major-C Generals.
Albert Pike is renegade from New Eng
land. General Ripley, in command al
Charleston, renegade native of Ohio.
Stonewall jackson is n son-in-law OF
Rev DIR. Junkin, an able and infexible
Union man Of Pennsylvania. Mason has
family connections in Philadelphia, as
have thousands Of the leading secession
families here, and elsewhere in the North.
General Ruggles lately killed near Baton
Rouge. on the Mississippi in tho rebel
service was born in Massachusetts. Can
tain Tatnall, Of the Savannah and Port
Royal mosquito fleet first and afterwards
Of the rebel Merrimac, is OF Northern
birth. The senior proprietor of the
Charleston Courier, recently deceased.
was a Northern man. The senior editor
and proprietor os the New Orleans Com
mercial Bulletin, recently susdendcd by
General Butter, is = Northern man. So
are Kendall and Walker, Of the New Or
leans Picayune We give these names,
as we might others equally CONSPICUOUS,
in order 10 show what sham this Cava-
lier pretension Of superiority is. WHY,
the soul ofthc +. +, vs., the mothers Of
Virginia danes, had their origin in Just
the cost Of so many pounds Of bad tobac.
co, and are just as good as all the
world and the rest Of mankind" and
not a bit better.
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We have had a number OF distinguish
ed military arrivals in the city within
The last ten days. General TnoMAs and
General SMITH reached here yesterday
The gallant General CETrESpEx, Of Ken.
lucky, is also encamped q few miles from
the city. General McCoaK's division is
afao here
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HEApouAnrrRs U. S. FoRcEs.l

HEADQUARTERS U. s. FoRcEsl
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 3, 1862.
Special Orders, No. 1.
l. In pursuance Of the instructions Of
Major General BUELL., all soldiers here
after found in this city Or beyond their
camp lines without special authority from
these Headquarters, will be arrested and
sent TO the city prison.
All officers found in the city without
such authority, will be arrested and taken
to Major SlDELL, A. A. A. c. District Of
the Ohio.
No papers viii IN future be granted 20
officers or soldiers to leave their encamp-
menis, and all existing orders pertaining
to this matter arc hereby annullcd.
All General and staff officers, both Of
Brigados and Regiments, will be exempt
cd from The enforcement Of this order.
Camp guards will be Of sufficient
strength to prevent the soldiers from
leaving The commands 10 which they bc.
long.
One Company of Cavalry and one Com
pany of Infantry, will be detailed as
Patrols who will be attentive 10 their
duties and promptly execute their instruc-
tions.
BY command Of Erig.-Cen BorssrAu.
f. a. JONES' 4, A. A. Gen.
s,pG-d1W.
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A curious theory advanced in Mr.. r. b.
Aldrichs book "0ut of His Head, is
confirmed by the case of an Englishman
named Burton, who murdered a boy of
nine years old at Chatham, and immedi-
ately surrendered himself, avowing that
De bad long wished 10 be hanged, and
N.dat this morbid desire was the sole
motive for the crime,
This curious theory" may account for
the conduct OF the rebels
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Lord Chancellor Northington suffered
much from the gouti and once, after
some painful waddling between the wool-
Jack and the bar In the House OF Lords,
be was heard TO muttcr "lf had known
hat these legs were one day 10 carry a
hanoellor, ia have taken better care OF
hem when was a lad
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HEADoUAETEns lsT TeNN. CAvALRY,1
NASHVILLE, TESN, Aug. %, 1862
[ orders No C.
All officers recruiiing,for this Regiment,
will Immediately forward TO these Head
quarters report showing the strength
of the party, present, and absent, and will
hereafter, at least once week, make
similar report exhibiting the gain and
loss, if any, since last report
BY order Of Cor. STOKES.
JOHN MURPHY, LIST Lieut.. & Adiutant,
LIST Tenn. Cavalry. Aug. 23-tf.
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Situation Wanted.

A SITUATION Is AZ AZ tDENY or COCN-
- tfy sShuol. o. T,achcr OF no English brW,hrs
come South.
Aidr noy AZ, Louisville, ky.,or NJ H. AZ
Nush' he, Tom
Lp.lnF tnu, hN. auett-.wf
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500 WARD!

DANAWAY FROM tut sUH-gEBrR.
IL near Nashville, Tenn, on tho IOth day of 70
April, lst2 % Negro man uam,d m LAION a
abont rs Years OLD . feet on inches high ~.
quito blck whlsstfs un when ho lef ,,..l sIa,7t
lM ppnnd.. he SAID boy was Arcn in hlshvnleu
few day g-Rdd Hd De y,s in Alurree.b oro at inc
umc ol l.ir aie baltic, and got slightly W0undtd in
Che hand. Twin give tho above Reward cr I'M, de-.
livery " tle FAINT boy iu he Jan al Nashville, 20 that
can get him.
iu} io"llm' ROBERT CATO
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Oae Hundred Dollars Reward I!

rs tEmJ NiY LAST nan TWO NEGRO MIN
L 10 run away on % bod nom Cmrks,Hc, by TIE
names Of lasfCg ana EDhusn. said boys lcit Ciarbs-
zion Of rho nliro
Em1nt about Eot and utishs 100 or I70
pounds, aud s. ~ or "a ycar- nd, and of dark com.
prNon. Foster 81 feet hich, ana s. cd yellow com
pieNidn and will weigh 40 or 40 pounds, and g.
about p or g years old When they were heard
from la-t they were in Cen MoCoOb's division.
! 0lll give the above Reward 90 any one if ihpy
win bring them 10 ne in the City OF Nashville.
WA. s. CIlEATHAAL
nashville Iehn., August IN, lb6. uua1-lm
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Tte Hon, Joshua r. Bell, of Danvilie.
has been captured by Morgan and his
band, and for purpose Of parole executed
q bond of $4,000, conditioned that he
should be exchanged for James Adams.
We have fears, from the action of the
D~eislature yesterday, that no such cove
nants will be accepted by our author ties.
-LoNiViNe Journal
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We learn that a few guerrillas and a
number Of The citizens OF Tullahoma
burned the hospitals, and the dwellings
of number Of Union men Whereabouts,
These scoundrels should be promptly
punished
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tIetter destroy all the rebels in the
South than destroy our country, and sui
fer ourselves 10 become the slaves OF a
remorseless despotism.
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Men have the privilege to be loyal and
be protected or be disloyal and be
ruined. Protection aud treason must not
20 together.
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PaFson Brownlow, in recent speech,
characterized John Slidell as The 5'H
ct Of original sia.''-Erclonge,
Mistaken. Parson for once. We SOL
emily aver that HuMPHREy MARSHALL is
entitled to that appellation.
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The country can easily get along
without the rebels, but we don't belieye
the devil can; therefore "giye the devil
his due"
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Tn Position or THE REWI ~ KIN
TUCEY,-Kirby smiths forces are said 10
have been posted yesterday at LeXing-
ton, Versailles, and Georgeto an, which
gives them a triangular attitude, looking
toward Frankfort on one side and Paris
on the other The position Is q good one
for an advance upon either Cincinnati or
Louisville.
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>Aly school will assemble in the base
ment Of the Baptist Or, HowuL's)
Church tomorrow (Monday) morning, al
Q o'clock. r. DORMAN.
Septic
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We are indebted to Adams Express
Zee for late Cincinnati papers.
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A Major belonging zen Neaohs stall
was shot dead by a sentry 90 Memphis
a few days ago. he did not obey the
order to halt aud was fred upon, falling
dead from his horse.
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Dr.. Kings Dispensary

VIZ AAaAN = = AANAsANa.Ns
49, DR. KING formerly Of New York, 70
ka the llsi four years. i lnuiaviile, Nv.
and who has dfgnlHd n|s atlentinlia
lhe treatment OF private lgelsrs ior DO yeaa naiiei
uimsel, having attended fo a. prscticr iof DO mani
years and cured en May thousands, he IL oHahcd 4
cure az dsoEsls ui private uaturb, 40 lairr boz
bad they may De- from imuliti0ua mric.al treatment
or from uagla0t of theiruNu Ur. kiug'a nnunnslrpi
No 20 Dead1rrk street. hetsecu OnDrrF aHi tr- aafC
ec0nd story snelo us ceres al ds. SIS ui private
uature.
Gonorhca cured staout nauscous Medicines o. iss
eneTenCe vito buaiaesr
STRUCTURES OF oid OF resent cate, eHfotdaiiy cured
feg days, tf an operation which ,aufea uo pain.
Whore Structure cxaI health cannot be Cui0Yorf
rorhapa 90 useaae cauaeH marc meUuiaf Uu1 undcr,
mines thn constitution a1 mucl
syphilis, With aIl ihe disease ~ tno .. .u fr1vItr
cut a neglect oF BAD ToslincHt. eau be easctuElJ
cured iu ioa days
&ntaal Ws1iIHf PART irhir $40 FliIHn having bueu
given 90 this dseae, nnt ai ihe uenfa- rruw ns
out of o., brought 1l n uauT c. thr a-s lriltst
habits o lnrnuaiiHrale yrgths, .UI eaorr gc INDUS
Eonco of tho nlaa1.If. urreftof aAI.h "a 700 undau
miaf Che cnnaiilt.n, renisr1y tle Huh.ei uufl ioi
blauiai or f.'ItlT aalc fuf rrHmafuf. I't EHa
Hculsi1s Ho may uo mIaruF witn nuy uIlI..Itv
b. hcnu mig saa- aaaaIci Ia0Inaf' as rtll.L
feillls o. .lmH -Hfatii tl Nntlfa r.nl..r tuc'I
easa ~ .ih aiea lcaoil i.fen, 81 DO. a Eing ho lg
pot1eflcs airlt, ha1hFalc ltau uilI taFatl 1tars.
ltfg ll1lilllr1 stnt o. tteIr Hlfrcss OI.a hon
@ 2m e'e'olh . iuc rru.'g g.ui NJ r8evel'us,
lTia-rlauig
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Bakers Wanted.

A FEW GOOD STEADY HANDS. an the
hatcp, i5 College sucai.
sem ha, lso2lU' JOSIAH n. ALLEN
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TO Manufacturers.

TII EEGuYED, ANu Tor 0AfE
j WimH AHaFclcFqt
Hnc8 and ldulinE Heather.
honthcF nod Nnn hleiIna,
te@NN fToN,
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Committed to Jail

nF Davidson county, lem. July 10, 1892 negro
~ man, who says hs maine is hUNMORE, AMI be-
ougs 10 Jesse Mariln, OF Marshall C1uuty Ttun ace
about 20 years feet 5 Inches hieu col,f, hlcA
hand Indicate hard labor
The owner Is requested o. come fnrwiid, lrofc PRO.
pofty, ard pay chus0s, as tur law directs.
.. ~. HINTON,
iuyal-3t sbfnHaHJ Jaiiorofp C.
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A despatch from Washington iulorms
us that Gen. Mitchell is 70 aake command
at Hilton Hgad vice Hunter
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HEADQUARTERS DIsTEICT or THE Ouio,l
Medical Directors Office, Nash-l
WILLIE Tenn, Aug. 25th, 1862.
Genernl order.
Medical Officers Of the Army aud yoI-
unteers arc hereby directed to report al
this Office Immediately on their arrival in
this city, TO tate their business aud
authority, EBN. SWIFT,
Surg. U. S. a., Med. Director,
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SELECT SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
SD'mec Sse g. JdlrsH Gotta, cad Uaioa, lBc5 .i,irA
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Mile EUGENE M. TOUPET


Mile EUGENE M. TOUPET
Willppon French and English Day school on the
FIRST Of SEPTEMBER 1862, in which all the solid and
ornamental branches OF thorough aud refined I'm.
glish and French Female education will be taught
French will be taught without extra charge 10 tho
pupils attending NJ Tie q = school, and viii rcrc. Sc
Instruction daily IN that beautiful language
FRENCH CLASSES.
At The close Of her school. daily in tbe af i5roop
Nile a. VIII have separate French Casscs for youug
Lads and Misses, also for married or SINGLE ladies 10
whom instruction Ia French will be ciyon. three
Times wccty other at her sohool.ruot a. above.
or at the rcsidonoc Of the pupil &c preferred.
NJ no Tourrrs standing ana competency us an en-
Client teacher are toe Won known 90 the Nashville
communiy f,i many year lust to rrquirp any oolu
mcndatiCn
The terms OF her school. for English tuition, are
made moderate and 60 sur the present tImc.
For Fntc7 az Tuition. and further particulars please
apply % M ilo IorrEr personally, at the rtsdrtce
OF her friend, Mrf, Joseph Wood No. 20 High street.
Na8hvilic auraS
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FOR RENT.
Committed to Jail

nF davidson County, ieun., June %. 1902 negro
- man, who says his nsmr is JAtk, and belongs
70 Richard Hide, of davidson county Tenn age about
30 years weighs about 40 pounds lett oye out sear
on right band
The owner b. requested 90 come forward, prove pro
periy, md pay chargsF, AS lho Jaw Directs
j. NJ HINTON,
luy1l-M Eherin and JaiiOr Of d. G.
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CORN MEAL.

~ ins' p D pIcgzv, As-la
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sgashpIlle aluiOu.


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TENNESSEE BRANCH
90 rHc
NATIONAL CLAIM AGENCY
CHARLES II. GREEN, Agent,
No a3, Cherry Street Nashville Tenn

L
--
IHl- toENY poma-a PECULIAR hcl,Hs5far ho
hAa ial rroartuii1u and rsttlouEut of g..
mana against tha General Govorruent Of FYnRY
DESCRIPTION, n- coudoctc1a bur.ne had rsvsrl
yeara' ON a.euee in Che management of rlamf.ii
fore Do1ar 1, tbo Court Of Claims aud iho Prs,n.
tive bH"1mruis 10 va liu.ioa. puJ being thor.
unahN Acquainted aud familiar with h. laer. ANA
~fulnou roorbus hvli adjustment
rrraui.l attention viii Boz rit,u Ca. case. nf. .,,r
ou ct ihc rraaan, war. iprluins The account. ID
siateH routuciora, aul plLorHug Ourefa oI ii.
War and Navy departments, aud for 5. gottcft-
ing, DriiIing, aud Organizing Vei-
untoors,'' The reiiabur. emcut Of which & auHhofl
i7rd ty 1u ari 90 CouEnssi CLAIMS ron TNnRN
NIFTY loh PRIVATE PROPERTY TAKrN iaE
PUBLIC l-f5 or FOR DAMAGES no suCn
PROPERTY ior Heroes lasi ia tho scr, .ce, ana Co.,
NiiIiari ray, Pensions, ana IEounty
Land.
We ei't special attention 90 procuring Pen-
siOns, FouDties, ot'., accruiug 90 soldier.
whu have been wounded contracted % case. ar il.
families ot such as have died, or been killed Whne i
the discharge Of their line ordrtv as such durir5 d.
present war
Special care viii also Dee given 90 claims which,
have been heretofore Rejected or Suspended
by the departments or lnoficientIy Managed
Prompt attention also given to the collection Of
Quaricrmaster Receipts Given for Property ialsn
for uIc use OF lbe Army, 90 arranging Accounts with
mdcouectng oalm. against uhr Qusriermastef's H.
prtmrpt
Ah Claim placed "a oif hand. rccrirr ouf pfompi
Personal Attention, thereby securing oony
which, Zoo the hands Of an Attorney az ans distant
point, frequently prove unsuccessful
Aside from this decided advantage, onr daily Inter
course with an the Departments eusbIes us m mos
cases 20 obtain decisions much more speedily that
where al communication ana other uecrs-ary delah
must pc conducted through the mails.
To This end, we solicit you to Forward go boz amy or
all ca-os ofsuch character yon may from time TO limo
haI presented, aud, as Is our cnsiom ne via nr.
uish SON WIN au tle necessary hiank-, cod uhsa
required, Instructions
N" Charge miadu loo tnY casa unless succossni
AiIu.s CHARLES NJ. GREEN.
NO, ia Cherry Street
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I WISH TO HIRE SERVANT Girl, UN
4 married, who Is clpab of doing all kinds of
house work. Tho best %, references will Boz required
as we'll an given.
Apply at No. - Market street, opposite The Watson
House aug29-U
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Horses for Sale

ONE BAY MARE, accustomed 90 -.ngle harness,
"a Snowy ana fine Traveller.
ONE BROWN MARE, good undrr tht saddle "a
blooded animal and FIST traveller also,
ONE lWuRLE SErr ot HARNESS all of which
Nili hr f1t Chrap t- The owner does not need them
Aplly % JOSIAH u. ALLEN,
aug-i-lM' a., Colrge street.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-19

he instituted blockade; suspended the habeas
corpus in various places, and caused persons who
we're represented to him as being engaged OF
about "a engage IN dIslOyal and reasonable prac-
tees to be arrested by special civil as veil mil
itary agencies and detained IN military custody.
when necessary. to prevent them and deter othe1z
from such practices Exam natlOss o. sssSii CASES
we're instituted, and some Of the persons - ar
rested have been discharged from time To time,
under circumstances or upon conditions eompati-
bic as Wa thought. with the public safety
Meantime a favorable change ofpublic opinion
has occurred. The line between loyalty and dis
loyalty l. plainly defined. The whole structure
OF the Governments - frm aud Stable. APpre-
tensions OF public danger and facilities for trea-
senable practices, have diminished with the pas
siens which prompted the needless persons to
adopt them The Instruction isbelieyed 10 have
eliminated, and TO he declining.
The President in view Of th.se facts, and anx
ious TO favor a return To the normal course OF the
Administration. far as regards faith and the
public welfare will allow. directs that all political
prisoners, or States prisoners, now held in mill
taIy custody. be released on their subscribing n
parole engaging them TO rendet no aid or comfort
to enemies in hostility 70 the United States The
Secretary Of War will. however. in his dis
erection. except from the effect of this or
der any persons detained spies in the service OF
the insurgents. or others whose release at the
present moment may be incompatible with the
public safety. To al, persons who shall be 30 re
leased and shall keep their parole. the President
grants an amnesty Tor any past ofienses of trea-
son or dlslOyalty which they may have commit
ted Extraordinary arrests will. hereafter. be
made under the direction of the military author
itIes alone.
BY order OF the President.
EpwIS NJ. SrASroS. SecretaTyof War.
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DIE D.

GLENN-At the residence Of his brother, Glenvale
Porrush. ireland, Monday evening 9th January,
1862 Robert Patterson Glenn of indianapolis, Indiana,
America.
The deceased brother and partner of the MeSsrs.
Glenn Of this city, between whom there existed a de-
voted attachment Mr. Glenn high minded, un 9b-
trusive, and amabe gentleman genial companion and
friend with business qualities Of high order. Disease
had for time marked him for victim year
be tried southern climate with the hope that il would
restore him to hea tn, but il in vain. and few
months ago he visited the land Of his birth upon SINH
lar errand; but there healing to him in its pure
and bamy air. Young and prosperous. with everything
in prospect make life desirable, the sad news comes
here those who love him well that he is of and
sleeps beneath the turf of his Green Isle.
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We call attention 10 the caustic speech Of Mr..
VAS wroK. upon the couupsions which have
been practiced under the present Administration.
Mr. vAx wYcx is Republican Representative
in Congress from New York, and member OF
the fraud Investigating Committee, and he speaks
from the book what he knows and has seen. The
men who have robbed this Government. the army
and the people. under the gnise Of patriotism. in
a crisis like the present. are infinitely more de-
serving Of censure and punishment than the reb-
eis who are in open hostility TO il. And what
makes these robberies more infamous. is the fact
that they were committed with the knowledge OF
members of the Cabinet and other high officials,
some Of whom participated in the usholy profits,
and yet enjoy the confidence of the party they
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-19

The telegraph informs rs that il Is not SYDNEY
JoHSsros. one Of the most accomplished Of the
rebel Generals. that was captured at Fort Done
son IL was BusHEoD JoHssos, OF Tennessee.
who ranked Brlgadier General in the rebel ser
vice We presume that SIDNEY JOHNSTON and
General Bishop PoLK. are at Columbus, where
the rebels expected forces would give them
battle. The Illinois troops may Justly claim the
honor OF the victory ut Fort DonelsOn. She had
twenty five regiments of infantry and tour of
cavalry the field. and her troops bore the brunt
of the battle. IL may not be out Of place in this
connection TO state that the officers who distin
guishel themselves pre- eminently and who di
rected the movements of the Unon army are
Democrats of the conservative stamp. General
GRANT, who commanded the expedition, and Gen
SxsrH. who led the most gallant and desperate
charges. have no sympathy with Abolitionism.
The latter so Objectionable to the Abolition
Senators, that they attempted To defeat the con
firmaton of his appointment as Brigadier Gene
RAJ upon the charge of disloyahy. Gen. MoCLm-
NAM, the gallant LOGAN, and Colonies Law
LER, OGLEsBY. SMITH and others, known
rs life long Democrats. Colonel LOGAN, who
represented the Egypt District in Congress.
in the fercest of the conflict cheered on
his men and after he was wounded cried
to them: Suffer death men, but disgrace
never stand firm: yield never" And no soldiers
in this desperate engagement displayed more gal
lantry or faced the foe with more determination
than the Egyps regiments which were composed
principally of Democrats. The 18th Illinois. the
daring Egyptian regiment. ut one time under a
heavy cross fire OF the enemy, stood before an
overwhelming foe almost without the officers
tualy required to direct its operations. And from
our own State. the 18th Indiana, led by the brave
Col. McGISMs, performed deeds of valor In
this reference we intend no disparagement to the
gallantry of any of the officers troops who
participated in that ercely -contestel conflict, for
all did their duty nobly and valorousy. This
much, however We can say much of the honor
OF the victory at Fort Donelson is due to men
who repudiste the emancipation schemes of the
radical Republicans. and who have engaged in
the war only for the purpose of maintaining the
Constitution. and the integrity of the Union un
der the Constitution.