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Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
GEN. GRANT ON THE ARMY VOTE.

A law which is held by many citizens to be of
doubtful validity has passed the Legislature OF
Iowa. allowing the soldiers of that State to vote at
their respective encampments for State officers.
This law has been decided unconstitutional by
Judge Isbel of the eighth judicial district, Of
the Republican judges. An appeal is pending !;
but, without waiting for decision upon it, the
Gov ,rnor of Iowa has appointed forty commission
ers to visit the different camps to superntend he
elections. This proceeding not meeting with gene
raj favor, the Democratic State Committee through
Mr. LeGrand Byington, addressed letters to Gems.
Grant, Rosecrans, and Schofeld containing the fol-
lowing interrogatories:
First. Whether the Iowa officers aud men Of your
mand will be permitted to hold untrammeled election
under said law; and if So
Secondly. Whether a member of this committee or
any competent agent Of their selection will be furnished by
you with the safe conduct and facilities which may
be granted to the Governors commss, for the
purposes of distributing ballots to the officers and
and the egS right of challenge to any vote
offered at such elections which may be supposed to be
illegal and of promoting by other lawful the fair
and impartial holding and return of said electous'
To this appeal Gen. Grant has made the follow
ing frank and honorable reply:
Headquarters Department of the Tennessee,
Vieksburg, (Miss.) August 4, 1863
L. g. BYINGToN, Esq.-SIR Your letter of the 9th Of
July asking if citizens of the State Of Iowa will be allow
ed to visit this army and distribute tickets when the cleo
ton held for soldiers to vote just received In reply
will state that loyal citizens of the Northern States will
be allowed to visit the troops from their State at any time
EectoneerDg any course calculated to arouse dis
cordsnt feelings will be prohibited The volunteer sol
ders of this army will be allowed to hold election il
the law gives them the right to vote, and power shall
prevent them from voting the ticket of their choice.
have the honor to be- very respectfully your obedent
servant, U. g. GRANT, Major General.
No reply has yet been received from Gen. Rose
Grams or Gen. Schofeld.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
THE SLAVE ENLIsTMANTs IN MARYLAND.

Mention Of the arrest Of Col Creager at Frederick last
week has been made The following communication in
relation to the matter s from the Banner OF Liberty pub
shed at Lberytown Frederick county and is addressed
to the editor Of that paper:
Mr. RoDRFK-Sr: At Union political meeting held
in Liberty Saturday the Sth instant, appointed
to confer with Gen. Schenck, commanding this military
department, relation to certain j. Crrager's at-
thority to enlist the free people of color and also holding
out inducements to the slaves to leave their by
which be has succeeded in getting considerable
number to volunteer &c.
In compliance with this appointment called at head
quarters n Baltimore and after max ng known my busi-
and fling my papers containing the evidence Of Crea
ger conduct with rega to the inducements held out by
him for the slaves to volunteer &c, order issued
by Brevet Brig Gen. Morris suspending said Creagers
further action.
The question of the right to repossess yourself Of the
slave not determined at the time; but this much
assured that the should be returned or his
master paid for him.
Very respectfully, yours,
August lS, 1863 THOMAS HAMMOND.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH THE NEGROES

There is no topic upon which certain descrip-
ton of men among us talk more fippantly than
upon the abolition of African slavery in the South
ern States. There is zone in respect to which an
expression of hesitation, doubt, or caution is more
rampantly denounced evidence of "incivism."
Those who imagine that such course is the short
est way to the favor Of the powers that be" are
invited to peruse and to ponder the following
sible views of the Cincinnati Commercial, Re-
publican Journal Of the 14th Instant
"What will end that sort of trouble' Will any thing
end it short of the absolute abolition of slavery7
1.-The enormous, the almost perhaps altogether, insu
perable difficulties in the way of such disposition of sav
cry, do not care this place, to consider at length
Certainly it would be the most troublesome the most de-
cae perpexng and dangerous task undertaken by
people if we of the North were to attempt to fix the
ations between the white and black Of the States
rebellion We know the negroes cannot be colonzed and
that there is negro question: distinct from the slavery
question We know the negroes must remain in this
try, particularly in the Southern States that bayonets
cannot change their character suddenly If they may do it
remotely and that is their destiny TO raise the products
Of the Southern SOIL Can we, il would make the ne
groes citizens of the Cotton States The negro aud white
man must associate in the Southern States Who is to
determine the relations that shall sbsist between them
Are to do it. Or the negroes to do t7 Or are
the white of the South to do iti 1t must be admit
ted there desirable things that be
pished by war. We may occupy and possess the terri
tory sought be wrested from by the rebels We may
defeat and destroy the military organizations of those war
ring against the Government. We put down the re-
belon These things will have their influence and great
influence shaping the character Of the Southern people,
but cannot change materially the characteristics Of the
negro and the white man, and when the is the
relations between them will be determined lees by de-
crees than by their native forces and Instincts They
will be in contact and the stronger will in way
or other, assert its supremacy"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27

Our readers are aware that in case the Confede-
rate authorities at Richmond should carry out their
threat of executing two innocent Federal officers
in alleged retaliation of the execution of two
victed spies by Gen. Burnside in the West the
President of the United States has resolved to
execute two Confederate prisoners, Gen. w II. i.
Lee (son of Major Gen Robert Il Lce) and Capt
Winder, kept in confinement for that purpose, in
retaliation Of an act SO barbarous and unustfable
The following is the order Of the Generalin- Chief
of the Army, officially announcing the solemn de-
termination of the PRESIDENT to nfict that act of
stern but imperative public justice:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, July Is, 1868.
Commanding Officer Fort Monroe, Col LUDLOW, Agent
for the Exchange of Prisoners of War
The President directs that you Immediately place w.
H. Lee and another officer selected by you not below the
rank of captain prisoners of war; close confinement and
under strong guards; and that you notify Mr. R. Oud,
Confederate agent for exchange Of prisoners Of that
if Capthin H. w. Sawyer, First New jersey Volunteer
Cavalry, and Captain John Flynn Fftyfrst Indiana Vol
unteers any other officers in the service OF the
United States not guilty of crimes punishable with death
by the laws of war; shall be executed by the enemy the
aforementioned prisoners will be Immediately hung in
aaton 1t is also directed that Immediately receiving
official other authentic information Of the execution of
Capt Sawyer and Capt Flynn, you will proceed to hang
Gen Lee and the other rebel officer designated herein
above directed and that you notify Robert Oud, Esq of
said proceedings and him that the Government of
the United States will proceed to rataate for every sm
lar barbarous violation of the laws of civilized
Ii. w. HALLECK, General in Chief
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MAssAcHUsE ITS AT GETTYSBURG.

The losses sustained by Massachusetts regiments at
we'll Illustrate both the gasnty of her troops
aud he heavy cost this conflict has inflicted upon her In
that battle Massachusetts, had eighteen regiments and three
batteries engaged, numbering thousand men,
These susuned total loss Of thousand four hundred
and ninstytwo out Of every five. Two thirds Of
the loss was sustained by eight regiments Of these
lost hundred and twenty-seven out Of two hun
red aud thrty-hree The mortality of officers was very
great eghysx having been killed and wounded an aver.
age Of Eve IN each regiment,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
THE INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONVENTION

: We understand that the Postmaster General is
highly grati6ed with the result Of the international
Postal Conference recently held in Paris. All the
leading nations Of the world except Russia parti-
cipated, and many smaller Governments were re-
presented. Complete success attended the efforts
Of the United States Post Department to inaugu-
rate a more liberal and more uniform postal system
between the different nations of the world. The
Home Governments of several countries have al
ready adopted the principles settled there as the
basis for future postal conventions. Others will
follow. At the request of this Government, the
United States delegate, the Hon. JOHN A. KAs-
SON, concluded some treaties before his return Civ
ing practical effect to the liberal movements ini-
tiatcd at the International Congress.
It's now confidently expected that soon as
the arrangements already in progress are perfected,
there will be general reduction in the rates Of
postage to all parts Of Europe, with uniform rate
to most Of those countries The Press will realize
great conycniencc from the pending propositions,
bv the essential reduction Of rates journals and
nrinted matter which will soon be effected. In adj
dition toJtho public convenience, the Government
will rcsiize an important saving in money by .
change in the system Of accounting between it and
foreign countries.
The last act Of the Conference was to give una
/nimously vote Of thanks to the United States
Goyernment for its institution Of SO beneficial an
enterprise.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
THE FRANKINa PRIVILEGE

The Postmaster General finding that the recent act Of
Congress relative to frankng privileges if carried out to
the letter would operate against the privileges Of many
officers having business with various Departments with
which they are not directly connected and believing that
such not the intent Of the act ha. given il the most
liberal construction possible, and decided that anv Gov
ernment official, having official business with snv Of the
Departments entitled to and viii receive the benefit Of
frankpg,
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weekly national InteIIigencer
BY GALES & SEATON.

JAMES @. wELLING, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
The subscription price of this paper for year is Two
DoLLARs, payable in advance.
reduction of 30 per cent oneh Of the full charge>
will be made any who shall order and pay for at
time ten copies Of the Weekly paper and reduction oi
% per cent Cor oneourth of the full chage to any one
who will order and pay for at time, twenty or more
copies.
No being kept for this paper it will not be sent
to any unless paid for advance any than
the time for which it is paid.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-09

@ EeH Il u shoot gA il s dss nv ts was
This is hell" said the gueriII4 reluctantly
pulling Niger around into the crossroad. He
said no MORE neither did I. until we came across
the Yankee pickets. We, we're taken in charge
and brought before the officer in command. Lex
planned the TRANSACTION, aad was st oncs allowed
to pursue my way to Washington. The guerilla
was sent to prison. As bads the fellow adieu he
said, sneeringly. # ,yea 'nisIs ~ s,rs g.-
p Hoy did ever take that damned ugly mug for
. woman'sr' asigaa = ssst ,ssss. begsss ~
paid no attention to the compliment. and went
ON my way rejoicing. Il y - r. asias-t IS ,ssf
ri l will add, for the. Qualification Of those who
may take an interest in Carrie. that she managed
70 come Nsrth,. and that she d now my wife. and
rules mo with arod ofiron. TO all my objections
she answers te1Hi aegi kfy fl'w .1ls y p
"Youq wore the petticoats; I'll wear the--what
do you c1o6Ensr ss9is satsaosss, l4t seassl9rf
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vruns 5nrt.yA .fAd, JbsS eaaf nlsR "a plass
any eonnexion with such improper parties
TO- rotatoes vben unruly should have their Jackets
rinnnSd This may be easily done BY throwing an orna
mental border on them. 49,
onions jump out their skins, after which refresh your
self with picked boots and fling one o. the cniidrsa
down ! we'll should any Object, remind them thas
"Youth will have ~ fling" h III ttNk III
THE PLAKrFon PU0nBrl-Bo
Orris root should always be planted orris onaly FOR
this purpose should be laid straight 10 alternate srsA
AZ this time Of the year dogs apt TO 20 ma put %
careful whsn IA your garden, Cor there plans mat
madden. y *N9 *fa& sa AH ~
Bats very troublesome, mag always DO tanned ~
singing "Batti, BATH"
FRum IN SxAsoH Apples, oranges, ginger beer lsmo.r
sides typhooos and tiddlywDks. hese last very nneJ
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
DAN DK-Cart grease and caviar, mixed In equal pro
p0rtin0p maj delicious pomatun FOR Tho hair u
spp,Isasion "a win and sainesses ~ is-..Ns.
CLAssi0 A1 wants to know how TO study Latin acoe
dences Live near hospital. as there ell kinds Of aoo
dents are let In. j. :. w. -.
for money.
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Jsvvl |
IA solour patriotic fellow ctssus By hundrcAs repouA
I'M themselves ~ hvor q Tho dssn upoa ~ ciive
N .lslIssress Comms.soss Bssls ssss slselsl 60
mNtes Of ufnciaD ssd citi1sne 70 lnnDscA ~
beeustos q ~ Rive fotuAo artA ~ sense6 !.
Z thsre1 wsrs thgeeghlY clened, Qvgsd WA
frcsh uavel ~ spgiuk1ed Win crngDe. cVn-
misseS delighss4 70 1nd the tu1rcvsahmb 90
eruai = 70 M uumbas q n kaoV< nnotves
dssptne swssaiy " shAgusass- n.
sAs. l|orsaa rssssaso elleAseoa or sssstnavN q
~ ARA 49, ~ - dry goso ~ gnossiss
mn IL Gnsso q rsup1ytmniA Js0. Davis
ssnouno1 = - oHlssa1 t6nA WA ~, srrivsi
* Rusap tfAin they " shAn n ta1n ~ 4, ~ ths
I icw prios q ~ 1ncan p@ poun4
our alffe nv. IN. Snlamnn1sr. vuA ~ ~ rmomsl~r
I q 100 = sAsruAs Eeacaes rsfssah lne ssrrnou
.tr | sbouH - 6sosFts q AfSiea- 49,
uok ekxns Mood term" san hossv. " hole bssksts
q en- haasssd p " wasAhgt a msr,tss ~
r spe116neous ooubos}on. B1us' nsh iumns.g
M ous q Ne III wqtes fos fresA Az are insssntiS
done brown; whils vsak a. a soou Become
,u.. 4|ns Sss.mA xossy and his sr.as r,Do,,.a :,
having retired 10 among u Q mountain Tor
SIX wSsks' picnic, having captured 0ftr ant
lerG wagons nllsd With ginger cakes and
vpl scsosrai ass moving Tow srds Richmond IN I'm,
marohing order, his Slders havjns dronsed
knapsacka, haversact a muSkses hos Ana
jackets in their FOOT Ace vlth Rosscrsna s,ch
are the latest isbI infantry tactics q The
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AATK0RILLo0fCAL AND AsTRrLLOGIcAL NOTICES.
IL Puo5DcRAYIgRe Tryns 70 borrow . sovereign Of O.
fnas afsr kicking him down tiairs y good way OBJ
lain perfect negative, which WIN converted into
positive by dropping coal scutte ods bead and lna
his boots with vtrioi. ~. n ~ y. f. 1922 =
We have several times been Asked How V Keep cool
slsorcs ncr from food. - By this means you
over eat yourself. s.'.l, $50.
hss Astruuomers may therefore BE- comfortsd -
SINGULAR fhsIusaAxI LAT week singular disterb-
200 vas caused by the Gemin sitting on 10 tan q In
n singng 10 an insulting fQnos "Wat for Shs waggng."
and the consequences vas, Leo, raisng BIZ hsaA faads
great up ruar. 800
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Assatoge Springs Mesting-Fourth Day.
NNadFAe8M q sARArooA ernzsos, August ., loo4
Tossy ws che fourth and Anal day d ths sarasoss
meeAing, and attracted equally largo and fashioaabs
sssdancs ~ predecessors. Indeed the entire msss-
Ing complete Success slks regsrds shs quan
ysf hs racing, ths large and fashionable palronass
reosved, ths admirable md hhssai manaessss wh1A
ehArscterized H. Next year, understand, b tns -
tcnAon Of tho proprietor Of che meeting parchass 80
~ Qua nsw track, which WIN be frss srsa shs gsvs
objections urged against tbs pssas ons ed o. WIKI
every spectator viii have CLEAR and unin>ssupssd vsv
NE racing from the start 10 The coming m Tss ssss-
prise IN shs hancs Of parties well able 70 carry osa
70 succsssfui issue; and, with abe advantages whish
Saratoga possssses, N sasy ed oouvsnua sooss.fsa
Canadas and al parts the Northern and wesassn
ssEss havs no doubt shAt this meeting VIII infuSurs
years - one the best Dstxooissd I'D most saessfsl
70 DAY ihs vs.shsr ysa essn.sully psas..s, ~ -
Ssss cam. ann refused he % dssss xsssS
eontrastea ps~saay vish hat Of ths shres rscsdng
he arss rec ~ for ths prcprsso~s, pure q
ave kss1rsA aoilsrssswo nils hess and hs ne foaw
3. Hurrays Ohm Huss,s, b. b. JON xosx~. q
|.yssss od 81 imp sovsrsap, Nm salIs Lwis. 81 Iv.
Pdksccs Nv wSsoas sy%.shy = ysasa ~. "
ssssz 81 I" . sad.r y. ~ y f..i" :ss .S
siss ssss:,:, :, imp a:sssrs e = poo: nue.
g. - jsss 49, - sy"sssss, ssls Jss :.
II -
-, VITO bstaG valnsd up 90 down III sxack -
bssa ssUt %" duFias ~ nhA, md hi saArslsg
pgoslenAsioal apRsaru IA scms socs1dSsi hAA -
tsrsd hin stable u1eDssrvsd ~ tbe stAho boyu, No.
ssys In ~ nsxs san nd - inesred ne bwses
s.: !. sss s. s: pa SO
ms viilancas assnp: . posss, " e s.ss eesescsss
shs hoRse fcs runni1g NJ rHcs. ~ dhcgveS 49,
mcyniss . sasi.g 81 Ne hossss mu..s, vnss - -
allowed W. nature q the erug whcn 80 30 -
usspss 70 asesrssss sSs sEses q Ne sasess x =;
adosng q oacs wish1rsw hin frcm ~ 80 wncn ~
Isls 70 Is ooasse1 soe b. yohn n0ffnn -
SUmpstny. In ne pol 49, 1s psrc5sssm g .msssg
oshsr Two hors.. ssns sss. - ~ An, a. sv,..n,
- ~ - y Gpssrc., Ayiss lsassh behind -
ru s-srsss,d nh Nd % IL Far sds 70 couple -
,S - N cuuing up the hcmeseFctch 0pGsrtuk
- I,tsIs and Morgan M ooly three quszssrs e
cosss Y. nsspng che judgs's stand the nrss mia
lensn 800 - ~ ssasSympaAhy tonsa t1s win -
10 IA nns rass home snsssd, In former u iass VII
ss Gan, sss,U ~ sws IsnGsns IN s0ek.
nms - HSx--ss vss snySDdds - ~ wt1n9 e
.ns - bssa, 500 70 - se.g eeryd. - 1879, e.
ss~ick allowed Morgn " make NJ rsnng ~ - -
mia and ha. vhsa sbs esessd 80 oes.gs9 mo- -
: Is rsos hsns sssssd. sympathy = ~ vnaaas ~
Tss sscoud rsOs sss for shs popsssas psss sss.
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THE WEEKLY HERALR


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CHE @usrilla Colonel Outwitteo
Up the 5smale Opp.

From the New York Weekly Herald,
>>~~~~~~~~>r>-N>>~~~>~~~>-~
But no one doubted on the whole that she
Was what her dress bespoke o damsel fair
And fresh and beautiful exceedingly"
Who with the brightest Georgians might compare.
BYRoN.
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W. Fl THE GARDEN. -. .Dss,.. a.. r.
We have been very mich shocked By ihoughtlsss cor
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TaHE 7 u RF.


s.s4 saratoga Racss-Third Day. sf
st Na SARAfooA, August 8, is0D.
The third days racing or this meqpg came ~ tedags
and was equally wcll attended aSlhs preceding two
The weather very One until after tho ns heat q me
second decided, when heavy thunder s.prm,
accompanied by torrents Of rain, on, and caused
suspension the running for about hour and general
rotrcat Of the fair portion Of hs visitors from The ooss
The same punctuaiity IN starting and general good 49,
ase%snt 10 every that hAue III
The 6ra race was sweepstakes for three year or,
dash & two miss win ne sUuxius s1sr
Young Fashion: r. q. MurpLys oh 9. southerSss. ~
Oliver, d.rl BY Imp Trustes John n GIsyS Dr. Q Le.i.
SlsnoOs; : wa.ssns Dr. T. BY Iezisssoa. dam ksss
Lodi was an absentee being aulss and Mr.. wasoa -
leced debaran 70 represent his nterssls. and kep The
ceiling pools SlTO, Southsrner for 500 asd suprs
for S35. good deal Of betting took place betwesa
70 $50 to beat the later In their places = ! ="
TiE RAcE.-Atcr two false starts very even send =
was had surprise e0sg 10 trout anc most. ~
these positions were maintsncd unaered 6outhosn9s
entity ovepesd, beiag three lengths IN ths rssr
Passing the atxpd on the rst mile Surprise led -
length with Southerner length and half bshtDe ~
On the last quarter the jockey OF Adebaran -
smuSns into he homsssstcS and Won cisysr 81 hssi
length IN So7S surprise beating outernsr ~ desses
inc second raes was &c the psopsisors parse 4 sso
mile heats best three 10 i've For this there were only
Mr. j. 5 watts as o. Captain Moore mo ssssr was .
favoe, at 500 70 $780, until just bstore The start, we
the heoeucky W. M ~. c.me . .ne sescoe nc
: ira Hsai-A capital start vas sGsctsd; bstssesso
Ycaching the first captain MOORE who had ~ ta
round tho evidsotiy not going for The hsss. -
coss Hsai.-rhs thsodss storm, which had bssa -
somsume thresesrg, brks innedi.asav sissr shs -
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giterataxe.
lohn Bull an0 the frcnrbman.
From the Now YORK Weekly Herald. !

Tho news Of the surrender OF Mexico aud OF It's occupa
zion by Preach rou has thrown tue English press
into state of asst nishmen which the Morning Post does
a conceal. I.rd palmerstons journal even evnces
great embarrassment as appauding this fortunate
event Uu,be 10 deny lis Importance, 10 endeavors to
.qcsa The good effects that are To DC expected from H.
Singular as.os,tlon on the part Of ministerial journal
ST ange attitude Tor tbs organ OF an allied governments =
Ports IL Palrie. July Is. 4 80