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Correspondence Cincinnati GAxette.1
WA1kEn County, Ga, Sept. II, 1859
lido not wish to recm more frequently than
necessary to matter past aud gone, but I
the subject Of last fridays combat, in order
to present few facts connected with It,
which, two days since, were not In my pos
session.
l. Gen. Negley moved from Stephens Gap
on the morning OF the 10th inst, strictly IN
compliance with ORDERS
2. Gen. Rosecrans himself believed 1t prac-
ticable to seize and hold the gaps in Pigeon
Mountsin, with comparatively small force.
s. Rebels have themselves admitted since,
that it WAS their intention to surround and
crush Gen. Negley, which they were only pre-
rented from doing by his wise and timely
withdrawal TO Stephens Gap.
4. Deserters heard their officers say after
the fight that they (the rebels} ought to have
captured us considering the force they had.
S. Parts at least Of Ledde1's and Polk's
brigades Of Clayburne's division, ,wete actually
Engaged In the affair.
6. Thlrty-t -three graves Of rebels were found
members men Of tie 18Th AID 24th Illinois, tie 1st
wisconsin, and other regiments, poured into
the advancing rebels saeh terrible. volleys.
From this we are justified In concluding that
the entire rebel loss WAS ut least two hnnd.
red, killed and wounded.
Z, scarcely u IAu VI Oula HA8 EAptu1EA
some that were missing have since. returned.
60 that our entire loes Of every kind, will fall
/ conciade that, SO far from It's being look
ed upon as disaster the safe retreat OF Gen.
Negfey from Dug Gap to Stephens, was one
of The most brilliant little episodes OF the
war; and that many a day will pass before
the rebels, under Hui Or Buckner, will at
tempt another reckless charge upon our
troops, whether they be advancing OF retir-
ing.
COL. h. z. sCRBSER-
There WAS one instance Of gallant and eff
cient conduct, under trying circumstances,
exhibited during the past week. which q
| Col. B, i. scrIbner {ssth 1ndiana) who com.
mspds one Of the etrongest, best disciplined
| and In cyery way most efficient brigades IL
fhe service, Was In somewhat impaired health
| Then Gen. Ba1rd's command, to which he be
innrs. was sway back ut Anderson, In Ten
nessee The fattCues Of the march Into Geor
! cfs combined with the effects Of the immense
| Glands Of dust which now everywhere accom-
| nsnv M. 50 weakened and tnfnmed the Colo
| ne1's eyes that, when at Trenton. his friendi
| ND nhysicians admonished him Of tn!
danger Of losing bis eyestgnt ennrelg, q an
advlted him to return. No., sala ae
II prefer losing my eyesaght 70 ieaSans n ~
"A INN thaf hour to this, ia camp or biz
onac. or the battlefield, he has been Away
ut Tie head Of his command, ttrs!ees as Nnol
last summer he accompanied Negiey Aeros
the Cumberlands daring and enelge11e a
when he faced the Toe at Per1yVAe, OF q
When, at Stone River. he bore 80 gtaoa
| Part In at1esting tho victorious hoet -Fnlc
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The State BOARD Of Equalization.

The State Board of Equalization having
complied its labors, djourned this morning.
The table giving the amount of lands in each
county, their assessed and equalized value, ETC.,
will not be prepared for publication before
next week.
The classification of counties and the equal
lied valuation of lands therein is as follows
1st Class, Milwaukee: $21 per acre.
I'd Class -Kenosha Racine Rock, Wal
worth and Waukesha; $15 per acre.
Sd CLass.-Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lack, JEFF
ferson and Washington; $10,per acre.
4th CJass.-Green, Green Lake, Sheboygan,
Winebago and Ozaukee; IS per acre.
5h ClaSs-Columbia, Grant and La Fayett-
cite S per acre.
9Th Cass-Calumet, Iowa, La Crosse, Outa.
gamie Sank and Vernon; 81 per acre,
7h CaSs.-Brown,B Buffalo. Crawford Dunn
Dallas, Eau Claire, Juneau, Manitowoc. Monroe
Pepin, Pierce, Portage. Ritchland, st. Croix,
Trempealeau, Waupaca, Waushara and Mar
quette; So per acre.
8h CaSs.-Adams, Ashland, Chippewa,
Clark, Door, Douglas, Jackson, Kewaunee, La
Pointe, Marathon, Oconto, Polk, Burnett, Shaw
anaw and Wood. 81 per acre.-Madison
JOMnGl
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What of the Ni3hte

What of the night? What are the signs
of promise? Everywhere the watchmen ans
wer, it goes we'll The hopes so often crush
i ed, the expectations so many times dissap-
pointed III the last two years, are now rapid
Iy reaching glorious fruition, and each days
sun brings us nearer the glad time when the
Republic shall have indicated its integrity
and its vital power; when order and peace
shall reign again in our borders, and the black
stain of slavery washed out, give assurance
of future stability and prosperity. Our arms
are every where victorious rebels at the South
fleeing from before our banners and peace
cravens at the North Sinking away from pop
ular indignation; our currency unimpaired
and our credit maintained; prosperity wait
ing upon our commerce. and manufactures,
and success in all the vocations of life; the
honor of the Republic indicated and itspow
er recognized at home and abroad. These
are the fruits of war which has developed I'M
known resources, and latent power, and plac
ed us upon basis of permanence, command
ing the respect if not the admiration of Euro
pean mouarchies ann despotisms.
What of the night at the South? A coun-
try rent with faction and feud distrust and
jealousy pervading her councils; her armies
scattered and broken; her leaders dying and
fleeing; her estates wasted and ravaged; a
wretched and disappointed man in the very
embrace of death desperately endeavoring in
the extacy of his wrath, to repair his fortunes,
by throwing arms into the hands of his bond
men Floyd, Yancey, Holmes aud Pemberton
dead; Pryor resigned; Toombs inveghing
against currency; Bragg a fugitive; Polk
driving away trouble in the bottle; the army
distracted and broken, regiment fighting
against regiment, and thousands fleeing to
the mountains; commerce ruined, manufac-
lures stopped, farms laid waste; foreign and
domestic aid cut off the guns of the ''Ihund
erer' even turned against them in their last
moments; poverty, defeat and ruin staring
them in the face So stands it at the South.
Where is the Southern chivalry which haunt
ed their banners i'll our faces? Where are
the men who were to call the rolls Of their
slaves in Fanieul Hall? Where the boasted
aristocracy-one of whom was an equivalent
for five mudsills-now calling upon Sambo
and Cuffey for help?
The night is over and peace shows on the
distant horizon. But that peace must he ac-
cepted only on the condition that it remains
with us forever, giving guarantees of freedom
at home and substantial comfort to the mill |
ions of the old world yet in the thraldom Of
bondage. Let it not be said of us ave have
scotched the SNAKE not killed it." Root out
the cause and we prevent its effects. Stand
by the President and all will be right. He |
is guiding the old ship safely through the
storm in his own good way. Let him have
the support and encouragement of the people, |
and the Republic is safe forever.-Chicago !
Tribune
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Andrew .Bohnson ON slavery.

Doubts have been expressed in certain
quarters as to the position of Andrew John
son on the question of emancipation, it being
believed by some friends of the Government
that he objected to the policy of the Admin
isIration. Such doubt must now cease forev-
er. 1t will be seen from the following, which
we copy from the Nashville Union, that he
is in favor Of immediate emancipation, if it is
practicable; if not, for gradual emancipation.
By this noble and timely utterance, Tennes-
see is placed along side of Missouri, as destin-
ed soon to become a free State.
From the Nashville Union.
GOV. JoHNsoNs SPEECH ON SATURDAY NIGHT
In the course of his remarks to the large
iinpromptu outpouring of the loyal citizens
which assembled on Saturday night at the
Capitol, to rejoice over the fall of Fort Sum
ter, Gov. johnson said that the heart of the
masses of the people beat strongly for free
dom; that the system Of negro slavery had
proved baleful to the nation by arraying it
self against the institutions and interests of
the people; and that the time had clearly
come when means should be devised for its
total eradication from Tennessee. Slavery
was a cancer on our society, and the scalpel
of the statesman should be used not simply
to pare away the exterior and leave the roots
to propagate the disease anew, but to remove
it altogether. Let us destroy the cause of our
domestic dissentions and this bloody civil war.
1t is neither wise nor just to compromise with
an evil so gigantic. He avowed himself I'M
equivocally for the removal of slavery; the
sooner it can be effected the better. Some
inconvenience might, most likely would, follow,
temporarily; but these would be more than
compensated by the grand impulse given to
our interests by the substitution of free for
slave labor. He was for immediate emanci-
patton if he could get it, if this could not be
obtained he was for gradual emancipation;
but emancipation at all events. He thought
that the benefits of gradual emancipation
were a good deal like the benefits conferred
OH tie dog in the fable, whose tail was cut
off an inch at a time by humane surgeon,
whose kindness of heart would not permit
him to remove it at one stroke. He believed
slavery was a curse and he wanted to see it
wiped out without delay. We would be
stronger, richer, happier and more prosperous,
as soon as this was done.
He invoked the people to cast off the slav-
ish fear which had hitherto sealed their lips
on this question, and speak and act hence
forth as freemen should The slave aristoc-
racy had long held its foot upon their necks
and exacted heavy tribute from them, even
to robbing them of free speech. Let the era
Of freedom henceforth be proclaimed to the
non-slaveholders of Tennessee!
The speech of the Governor, of which the
above is, Of course, a very imperfect sketch,
was enthusiastically applauded from time to
time, by very large crowd assembled on the
occasion
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Vhe JRnesVille Convention

The fullest arrangements have been made
to have the Convention of loyal Democrats,
at GAINESVILLE, on the 18th of this month, one
of the most complete and popular demonstra-
tons which has yet taken place in the West.
The following distinguished men have been
invited to be present and address the Conven-
ton, many of them will undoubtedly comply ::
John Van Buren,, Lewis Cass, General Dix,
Daniel S. Dickinson, James 7. Brady, Rich
ard Busted, Joseph Holt, James Guthrie,
Generals Logan, McClernand, Butler and
Starkweather
The gathering of snch an array of talent,
combined with that which will be present
from our own State, will make up feast of
eloquence from which no one can afford to be
absent.
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SECOND DISPATCH.
Fort GIBOsN, IEDIAE fERRITotY. Aug %,
va LEAEEwoR1 Sep. ).

FORT GIBOsN, IEDIAE Territory. Aug 20, I
VA LEAEEwoR1 Sep. 3
Gen, Blunt, with his army, forty-fve hun
bred strong, including twenty peices of artil-
lery, crossed the Arkansas river on the 22d,
and offered battle to the rebel Generals Steele
and Cooper, who had massed on his front H.
900 men, After faint show Of resistance,
the enemy commenced d retreat, which soon
turned into disorderly flight. They aban-
doned all their property.
Blunt pursued them hundred miles south
of the Arkansas, to Perryville, which is only fiji
ty miles from the Red river. At this point
he captured and destroyed their commissary
depot. They continued their flight to Beggy
Depot, on Red river.
The Indian territory is now clear of rebels.
Blunt is now marching on Fort Smith,
which will doubtless fall without struggle.
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VnIlnndixham and PnImer.

off any one or more of the States of this
Union should at any time secede-for reasons
of the sufficiency and justice of which before
God and the great tribunal of history, they
alone may judge-much as may deplore it
never would, as a Representative in the
Congress of the United States, vote one dol
lar OF money whereby one drop of American
blood should be shed in civil ware L. Val-
Sa"dIgham, ol Cooper Institute Noe 2, 1863.
81 have not voted for an army or navy bill
or any army or navy appropriation, since the
meeting OF Congress on the 4th ofJuly 1861"
&C l.. Vallondi9ham, Dayton, o., 14ug. 2,
1862.
81 hope to see the disgraceful assault upon
American rights in the person of Vallandig-
ham, eliminate in his election to the office of
Governor of Ohio."--H L. Palmer, Copper
head candidate for Governor.
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Our Army Correnpondencr.

From the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry.
The following letter is faom Kenosha BOY, of
Co. Isl Wis Cavalry. 1t VIII he read by his
friends with interest
CAN? LAREIEsvILLE, Ara,
August Goth 1868.
Messrs Editors # The Yeleg,aph II stt down
TO address ie" lines to you, hoping they will find
You and The citizens of the county with whom
acquainted, one aud all in good health and PROS
pering, as they leave in as good health as ey-
or | was, since | entered the service. ] aul seated
under nice shady oak and q cool breeze is blow
ing from the north east, which If very refreshing,
as it has been very warm since the FIRST of July
We on the Memphis Il Charleston Rail Road,
some twenty miles west of 81 JIlenson, Ala. We
have been here sumo two weeks. The I'd Indiana
cav airy is also here; the rest of our Brigade is
stationed at intermediate points along the road
Col. Lagrange commands the Brigade, and Col.
McCook of the 4h Iud cavalry commands the
division. Gen. Michel is home on furlough
hear, but am not positive.
The health of our regimen is far better than it
was last season. while we we re al Helena Ark
There are but sew very i'll The cars come here
every day. get news every othe day. There
is telling where Gen. K"secrans army U.s.
They say it ia one hundred aud sixty mil long
from right to left. We are having rather easy
time of it at present. When we shall move again
is unknown. although we may get orders before
morning Things are SO uncertain with cavalry
we are in camp one day, aud may be 40 miles
from there the next day night. The news we
have had since the first of thus mouth, is rather
encouraging. The rebel ranks getting less by
the number of deserters they lose every week in
one place and another Let the north keep ~
good cheer and brave hearts this war can't last
long | think. | am of the strongest kind OF
Union men, go i'll for the " hole hog none but
l want they should bring every of these cops
perheads as they Call Ineml into the field ana
place the old volunteers i'll their real, just IL lei
them see how the secesh would sympahize with
them. They would shoot them down like rabbits
1t is what don't like to see, men in the north
sympathi2ing with the enemy.
l have not much news to write. as there is no
movements made by our army. hope the time
is not far off when | shall be permitted to roam
around my fathers place or farm, which lies in the
western part of one of the towns of kenosha coun-
ty, never to return to the field of action again |
have lived seventeen years in the county and
would like spend Il few more weeks there, just
for the fun of the thing l shall draw this letter
to close, by promiselng to write again.
rs time will permit. Now l send my love and
best wishes to the citizens of nenOsha CITY and
county, and to ali my old friends IN the town of
Paris. Good byel From yours &c,
private OF the lst Wis. Cavalry.
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RebeIRnm1r from Arkansas

FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. 8-The Richmond
papers Of yesterday have the following:
ATLANTA, Sept. A special to the Ap-
peal from Senatobia says: Gen. Price had
an engagement with the enemy fifteen miles
below Little Rock, and obtained a victory
over the Yankees: The Arkansas army had
been rapidly reinforced
1t is understood that Gen. Halleck saws
that in three weeks he will have three corps,
under Gen. Banks, ready to move on Mobile
from Pascagoula.
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HOMEOPATHIC.
A Gard.

respectfully offer my professional services to such
of the people of Kenosha and vicinity, afflicted
with any form of Chrome Diseases and desire Iomce-
opathic treatment, advice in gard to proper Hy
dropa management, The success OF Homeopathy
in correcting those peculiar and persistent
of vital action which constitute chronic disease is be-
yond question.
During professional experience of nine years
have devoted myself mainly to the study and
of chronic affections, and feel confident in my alb iii to
treat them successfully
would particularly solicit the patronage of those
who are suffering from Insplent Consumption, Heart
Disease Diseases peculiar to Women, and Chronic Ais
ments OF Children.
Office and Residence at the Kenosha Water Cure
OHAs. F. REED, NJ. D.
KENosHA June 90 1868. ym3
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Election in California Union MajOrI-
~. 10000.
SAN Francisco, CAL, Sept. 8, 1868.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Sept. 3, 1863.
Incomplete returns from the principal coun-
ties in the State indicate immense Union ma
jorities,
Downey, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, owing to his excellent record while
Governor in former years, runs considerably
ahead of his ticket, but Lows majority, not
withstanding, will hardly fall below 10000.
All the counties heard from, elect the Union
legislative ticket
In Francis County the Union majority will
probably average several thousand. The in
dependent Union ticket got nearly as many
votes as the combined regular Union and
Democratic tickets.
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Destructive Fire al McGrrgor, Iowa

MCGREGOR IOWA, Sept. Z, 1863.
On Sunday night this place was visited by
the most disastrous confagration in its history,
inAicting a severe but not a crushing blow
upon its business prosperity. The fire broke
out in wooden building on the north side OF
the public square, about half-past II, this
p. NJ, and was not subdued until 4 o'clock
this morning, during whice time it had made
clean sweep from the State Bank to New
ellis Drug Store. Twelve of our business firms
were burned out.
The loss to other parties by removal was
considerable The total loss will reach fifty
thousand dollars, two-thirds of which is in
sured.
The fire is supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary.
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Ges. Graus
Colonel Sd Cavalry. NJ. S. N
Commanding Battalion,
ENpeditiOn to Pncahnnta.

The telegraph announces that Gen. Grant
has written to the President relative - The
mission OF Gen. Thomas for orranizi, ~ W. M
gro regiments in the Southwest In zig. me ne
ter the General pledges his hearty SUNNI ~
the movement, and takes occasion to end II.
the Emancipation Proclamation, and promises
most valuable results from the use Of negro
troops; This announcement will give ioy TO
every loyal man, and fire the Copperhead heart
With the exception of Mcclellan Buell. and
F1tz John Porter, every General in the army
now endorses the Proclamation, and stands by
its avthor
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The following are extracts from the Rich
mond Examiner of Sept. Z:
CHARLESTON, Sept. 5.-To-day has witness
ed another furious bombardment of Forts
Wagner and Gregg by the enemys fleet and
batteries. The firing was begun at daylight
and was maintained steadily until dark A
monitor is now firing at Fort Moultrie and
another assault on battery Wagner is expect
ed--probably to night.
Since yesterday no further attack has been
made on Sumter which has been held twenty
days against all the efforts of the enemy s
great guns, by land and sea. OF 7, 55l Shots
which have been fired at it, 3, 495 have struck
outside and 2, 1870 inside The flag has been
shot away fourteen times.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 6, 9.30A M.--The bonn
bardment of batteries Wagner and Gregg has
been incessant for the last 90 hours. The
noise of the cannonade is tremendous. Last
night the enemy landed near Cummings Point
in barges and assaulted battery Gregg. The
assault was repulsed. No particulars,
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SIea RHer Burned.
OSHKOSH, Wis, s

OSHKOSH, WIS, Sept. Z.
The steamer Multiplying on the Wolf river,
between Oshkosh and New London, was burn
ed to the waters edge on Sunday morning, at
1 o'clock. while lying at her dock at New Lon
don. There was no cargo on board at the
time, and no passengers. One of the deck
hands is said to have been burned.
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SOME OF THE FRUIqs.-0n Monday last mil
itary force which had been sent for by the
board of ENROLMENT came into this County,
and is now engaged in assisting the officers
to make the enrolment in the towns of Hol-
land and Morrison.
This is sad thing to go upon the records
of Brown County, which has been so spotless
always but it is one of the fruits, now ripe
and being harvested, of the base teachings
which demagogues all over the land have
been engaged in, and which perhaps we had
no right to expect to escape from.
For the last three months there has been
diligent and wicked system of instruction UNI
der the cloak and semblance of democracy
going on that this war is no longer war for
the restoration of the Union, but one for the
abolition of slaves, and for the bringing Of
them North to compete with our own labor;
that there is a secret system of fraud in the
management of the draft, by which democrat
ic districts are made to suffer; that the Gov
eminent is full of corruption and is using the
war to perpetuate its own party policy. Such
are but few of the deyilish teachings which
have been rampant for MONTHS and which are
calculated for particular effect upon thepeople
SO impulsive as our Irish population. See
what it is leading to. Think of the disgrace
to our well-Ioved old country in having to re-
sort to armed force that the laws of the land
shall be oheyed ?-Green Bay Ad0ocate.
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BEFORE the draft took place, it was said by
disloyal newspapers that all the Democrats
had gone to the war. Since the draft took tool
place it is said by disloyal newspapers that
none but the Democrats were drafted
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AgricutIuraI JEcetina

The Sd quarterly meeting of the Agricultural Society
will be held at the Hall in Bristol on Monday the 9TH
day of Sept. next, at O'Clock P. NJ. Preparations for
holding the annual Fair will then be made Discussion
or the following questions will also take place:
LIST. Which is the best of plowing in all its
phases
I'd What breed of Sheep is the most profitable in this
county
Sd. Is there more profit in raising pork, than in
raising beef2
Bristol Aug. 18th, 1868.
1lwtd j. NJ. LELAND. Sec
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