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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-11-13
The Original Emancipation Proclama
tion.

In response TO personal application
on behalf Of the ladies, made by Hon. ]
n. Arnold, during recent visit TO Wash,
ington, President Lincoln has sent to the
ladies Of the Sanitary Fair now in progress
in this city, the original manuscript draft
OF the Emancipation Proclamation. 1t was
received this morning, and was accompan.
led by the following letter:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHINGroN, Ocr 90. 1868.
To the Ladies having in charge the North
a0estern Fair for The Sanitary Commits
sion. Chicago, Illinois,:
According 10 the request made in you
behalf, the original draft OF the Emancipa
ton Proclamation is herewith inclosed
The formal words at the top, and the con
ciusion. except the signature, you perceive
are not in my handwriting. They were
written at the State Department, by whom
l know not. The printed part was cut
from a copy ofthe preliminary proclama
ton. and pasted on, merely TO save writ.
irg.
II had some desire to retain the paper
but, if it shall contribute to the relief OF
comfort OF the soldiers, that will be better
Your obedient servant.
A. LINCOLN"
The Proclamation will be one exhibition
during the Fair, and sold for the benefit
Of the soldiers. We learn that the Chica.
go Historical Society is now making up
large fund with the design of purchasing
it for the archives of that institution.
Chicago Journal, Oct. 29M.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-11-13
British Opinion Of President Lip,o,n

The London .HoraiDg Star. commenting
on Mr. Seward's recent circular reyiewing
the course of the war, refers in the following
complimentary terms to President Lincoln
Ellis first official utterance was s,ampod
with integrity, but did not indicate full
perception Of the mighty chauge which he
in fact represented. He was ready to no.
gotiate with the seceders, though not to
compromise with them. IIo refused at the
outset, with manly decision and emphasis
to surrender tho object of his election
namely, tho limitation of slavery. But ho
was moro than willing to discuss with them
an amendment of the constitution pointing.
OF course, to compensated emancipation.
The development of the idea is the glory of
hs Presidential rulc. With the dawn OF
every sun 10 seems to have seon more clear
ly the relation of negro freedom to the fu-
ture Of the Union. lle has used tho vic
torios Of his fleets and armins-and their
:ainrcs. .too-as reasons and instruments for
the Advancement of his great design. Faith.
tul to his duties as Presidcnt-faithful also,
to his functions as chleftan of the great Re.
publican party-be has been no less loyal to
his personal convictions. On The morrow
OF his election ho was described, by ono who
rcJolced in that event, as mot an abolition.
ist, scarcely an anti.slavery man. II so. as
marvellous aa happy has boen tho expansion
Of bis heart and purpose. And thore is no
ground for suPposing that bo has moved
taster than the people he rules and repre-.
sonts. They have applauded his boldest
declarations, and sustained his most reso-
luto action. They have imposed a virtual
upanimity upon all sections and all parties
They have compelled Seward TO woik in the
same groove with Chase, and Governor sey.
mour 10 co operate with Mavor Opdyke.-
A democratic President could scarcely undo
what tho Republican has DONE Tho aboIi.
tionists of New England find allies in Mary
land and Missouri, in North Carolina and
Tennes'ee. Men who went out Us soldiers
or sailors. without thought of the negro
that was not contemptuous, have come to
bo the iovncible champions of his cause
Newspapers which still delight in revling
niger worship are afraid to obstruct eman-
cipaiion Their ideas and arms march on
side by side. The thought of right animatcs
the sword fvctory. MIR Stewards circular
fails to bring out tho moral phases of tho
revolution whose military aspects he SO
worlds mind--'he eye especially of free and
religious England-cannot but dwell on
them with devout gratitude and hope"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-11-13

But is that all we have decided ! Not at
all. Wo have decided other points of i'm
mense Importance. And let no vapid poll
tician deceive you about them. Ohio has
decided that. as far as she can do it, Slavery
will be destroyed. Four out of five of tho
Democratic leaders in the canvass advocated
Slavery. / mean. at least, the legal right
and expediency of protecting Slavery, and
especially the inferiority and natural bond
age of the negro. This was the doct rius
of Voorhees,, of Indiana, and Merrck, of Illi-
nois, and various others speaking in Ohio,
There is no question that they greatly in.
jured the Democratic party by thoir foolish
and absurd doctrine, which the people quiet.
ly listened to, but were only the more de-
tsrmned to put down by the popular voice.
The people of Ohio we're always ready to
maintain the constitutional guarantees OF
Slavery. but when tho rebellion destroyed
tine Constitution in the South, the people
became in fact, what they were always in
neutrality-suspicious.. Abolitionists, a.
is practicable and expedient.
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What the People Of Ohio Decided.

"Veterau Observer" the impartial and
sagacious correspondent of the New York
Times, in a recent letter, recites the matters
passed upon by the people OF this State, in
tho late election. He says:
Ohio has determined that she will put ev-
cry traitor under foot at home and abroad
that she will give her las. man and her
last dollar to the cause of her country. while
one foot of her country remains.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-08-26

Hon. JAMES r. MORRIS, of Monroe
county, reelected to Congress from that
district, gave US call yesterday. He was
in good health and spirits, animated by
the rousing Democratic meetings he has
recently attended in Noble, Knox, Ash
land aud other counties, at which, as We
learn from our exchanges and correspond,
ence. he made eloquent, effective and pat
riotic speeches. These meetings Mr.
MoRRIs describes to us as exceeding ir
the spontaneous coming together of the
people and in animation and enthusiasm
anything of the kind he had ever before
witnessed in political campaign. The
masses of the people are aroused, ant
mean to take into their own hands tn,
work guarding theirliberties and saving
the Union from the despotic and ruthless
hands that would destroy both.-States
man.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-08-26
General Rosecrans's Adj
vance.


A private lotter received BY the editor
of the Commercial Advertiser, written.
from Bridgeport, Ala, says of Rosecrans'
movements: g
We left Cowau on Thursday last, July
30, by rail for Stevenson, Ala. We passed
through the famous tunnel, two miles out
from Cowan, which the railroad company
were three years in digging. 1t is about
half a mile in length, and through solid
rock, which could only be removed by the
slow and tedious process of blasting. At
intervals within the tunnel, shafts are sunk
from the top ofthe mountain, to give vent
to the smoke and foul air which must me-
cessarily accumulate in process Of time.
After emerging from, the tunnel we
found ourselves ON high table land, even
more rough and uneven than the country
just left by us. At Anderson we stopped
a few moments. We reached Stevenson,
Ala. at 69 o'clock in the evening bga
The next morning, having received
marching orders, we set out fer Bridge
port, which we reached after few hours
march. At this point on the Tennessee
there is an island seven miles In length,
upon which the Rebels have located them
selves. The bridge, which was burned
last year by Buell. and rebuilt again by
the Rebels, was burned again by Bragg,
four weeks since, to cut off pursuit The
first bridge he burned at both ends, lcav-
ing the center of the bridge entire. The
bridge on the opposite side of the island
is a drawbridg, and Is still standing, Civ
ing them free communication with the
island.
Yesterday there was mutual agree
ment to cease firing at each other. which
up to that time had been pretty constant.
Both parties obtain water and bathe with
out fear of disagreeable bullet.
Numbers of the Rebels swarm acresg
the stream (the width of which is only
about five hundred yards) and gave them
selves up voluntarily The most of them
profess themselves dissatisfied with the
way matters are carried on, and long for
enduring peace.
Yesterday the first train came through
to the Tennessee. Among the distinguish
ed passengers were Majer Generals Thorn
as and Sheridan and Brigadier- General
Lytle.
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onpHrus G. Krnn.-aorpheu. G

ORPHEUs G. KERR.-"Orpheus G.
Kerr as he chooses to call himself IN
print is going or has already departed 20
the land of Ophir. He fell in love with
and married Adah Isaacs Menken, the
actress, who also calls herselfMrs Heenan,
a title which the pugilist of that name de-
clined, to admit that she wore with his
authority. Adah is gay, dashing, hand
some, and beautifully formed, and Orpheua
was young, romantic, impulsive, and fan
cied his wife divinity in tights of gauxe
thingumys. They soon discovered that
they had mentally erred in selecting each
other. She could not endure domestic
restraint. He could not endure her love
of public admiration. She would hsve
her way, he grew wretched. His fun for
sook him. He could write we'll no n,orr.
First he determined to go into the army
and get shot. Next, he resolved to 20 10
California with his wife, and get rich.
She preferred the latter programme, and 90
ends the story.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-08-26

THE following quotation is from .
speech delivered by Hon. C.. L. VALLAE-
D1aHAM, August I'd, 1862, and found on
page LAT of his record.
1 waste no breath in idle dcnunciation
of an enemy thousand miles off, Crus-
ing will not put down men in arms, else
there would have been an end to this
armed rebellion long ago. AS Governor
Richardson suggested in Congress, the
Jericho of secession is not to be thrown
down by the blowing of Abolition horns.
whatsoever among the Abolitionists would
curse secession, let hhn enlist, and then
he will show his faith by his works, and
your armies will be fullin aweek. Let
every man who would invite others to 60,
first go himself. ] have never interfered
with enlistments. 81 ava
While the war lasts, our armies, foP
many reasons, must not be disbanded; SO
I said in Congress more than year
ago.
Without enlistments they can not be-
kept up; and if any man, subject TO militia
ry duty, really thinks that the Union can
be restored by force and only in that way,
let him enlist; it is his duty to enlist, he
is ssdisloyal' if he does not enlist. Wh~-
ever shall be drafted, should draft be
ordered according to, Constitution aud
law, is in duty bound, no matter what he
thinks of the war, to either go, or find .
substitute, or pay the fine which tho law
imposes; he has no right to resist, and
none to run away.
Again, on page Isl.
Whoever feels it his duty to fight arm
cd rebels at the South, let him enlist st
once; let him not buy up substitute but
go himself -
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AN AGREEABLE CusroMER.-"stra


AN AGREEABLE CUsToMER.-"Stran-
ger. ] want to leave my dog in this ere
office till the boat starts; lam afraid some
body will steal him.
'You can't do it, said the clerk; stake
him out"
"Well stranger, that is cruel; but YOU re
both dispositioned alike, and he's kinder
company for you"
''Take him out!" roared the clerk.
s'Well, stranger, don't think your
honest, and you want watching. Here
Dragonr' he said to the dog, "sit here
and watch that fellow sharp and, turning
on his heel, said, "Put him out stranger
if he's troublesome The dog lay there
till the boat started, watching and bowling
at every movement of the clerk, who gave
him the better half of the Office,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-08-26
HON. SAN s. COX. INTERRUPT
ED BY An ABOLITION DOC
TOR TROM OBERLIN.
Cox Questions Hirn--A Splen.
did Political Tilt.-PleIlty
n of Fam.

ar
: EFrom the Erie 60. (ohio) News, Aug. 13.]
S. S Coz on the Reserue-Hts Speech at
sFermilRon-His TIT aoith the O6ertin
Doctor-Carries HIM Doun aud has
Him buried on the Lake Shore
( Many of our readers do not know that
quite number of Republicans were at
the Democratic meeting at Vermillion, on
the 7th inst The crowd, as We have
heretofore said, was immense, and in a
Western Reserve county, only few miles
from the seat of Abolitionism, Oberlin,
it could not we'll be otherwise than that d
goodly and godly sprinkling of fanatics
were on hand Though We do not sup
pose they would average one to every
hundred in attendance Tho Republi-
cans, however, being astonished at the
turn out, claimed that many of their par
ty attended the meeting If this is the
fact, We fsileds to discover, them, as all
with one exception, cheered the speak
ers, and appeared to be :" at home. -
When Mr.. Pendleton spoke, certain
learned Doctor (Bigelow, we believe hi:
name is) of Oberlin, began, as Cox ex
presses it, "to propeound interreogato
aes." He tried some dozen on the Gin
cinnati Congressman, who defantly drew
him out into the admission that he didn'
want the old Union, with slavery. After
he had been lashed into seeming gooG
order by Mr.. Pendleton, he again essayec
to g propeound" while Mr.. Cox was speak
ling. The surgical operation by which
his hide was aken off and his flesh LAGER
ated, and his bones pounded in a mortar
has never had parallel in this part o
Ohio a
I'VE are requested, as Secretary and re
porter of the meeting, to give a sketch o
the performance; but no pen can picture
| it. The immense crowd of Germans
which Mr.. Dressed had been addressing
adjourned and helped to swell the mali
meeting; and the assemblage for size, fo
animation, for the place Con the lake shore
in beautiful "grove,) was one rare fol
| this part of Ohio. The Oberlin Doctor
was a severe looking man, with iron grey
hair and beard. lie carried heavy cane
with which he proppcd up a heavy chin
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NUMBER 25.

"IINTEND FOR ONE, TO REGARD.
AND MAINTAIN, AND CARRY OUT
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT, THE.
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED.
STATES, WHICH 1 HAVE SWORN
TO SUPPORT IN ALL It's PARTS
AND ALL ITS PROVISIONS ~ Dan.
iel Wc5ster.
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From the New York Metropolitan Record.
THE MEN FOR OHIO.
A CAMPAIGN SONG.

ia. A CAMPAlGN SONG.
> AIR" Wait for the Wagon."
! Come, comrades, raise your voices,
81. And shout aloud for Val.
And vow that our next Governor
He must be and he shall.
OH wont cid Abe be furious,
And won't Burnside look blue,
When they find that we've elected
Vallandigham and Pugh?
The men for Ohio,
oe The men for Ohio,
The men for Ohio,
Vallandigham and Pugh.
They think to overawc us,
pa. They think they'll crush US yet,
But we Westerns are the toughest foe'
The Lipcolnites have met.
We laugh at and defy their threats,
We care not what they do,
But we're bound to have elected
Vallandigham and Pugh.
The men for Ohio,
The men for Ohio,
The men forOhio,
Vallandigham and Pugh.
OH brothers, don't forget that time,
When Burnside was our fate,
And laws were superseded
'a By order Thirty Eight.
Then, like free born Western man,
3 Our Val. spoke bold and true;
OH when he's chosen Governor .s
What will poor Burnside do?
Wont he skedaddle,
Wont he skedaddle,
Wont he skedaddle,
As he's well used to do?
They call.us straitors, y "copperheads,
We care not tho they do;
But they'd best not tread on copperheads
Or they viii surely rue.
Ifthey rouse us they II wake up snakes,
Believe it fer it's true,
So they'd better fall into our ranks,
And vote for VAL ard Pugh.
The men for Ohio,
The men for Ohio,
The men for Ohio,
Vallandigham and Pugh.
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sar 1T is stated that the pumber Of con-
scripts now going through to reinfsse
the Army of the Potomac is over 600
"a day. - a..ss
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B@ A Rattlesnake thirty-three years
old was killed at Douglas, Rhode Island,
q few days since.
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"A PECULIARLY RICH DISCUS
SION.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT
VERMILLION, OHIO.
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Mr.. Cox-He said, "Stand steady
trust in God and keep your powder dry
and look for the things that shall be-
You had dry powder, too. Laughter
Chase made ball cartridges at Columbus
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!. fFrom, the Erie GO. tohio) News, Aug. 1s.]
S. S Coz on the Reserue-Hts Speech at
sVermillion-His TIT aoith the O5ertin
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