The weekly Butte record., 1863-10-24
Letter from the East.
THegE RrrEKs. Sent. p. 1863.

THeEE RIVERS, Sept. p, 1863.
DEAa REoosD:
Two weeks have passed since ny last, and
in that time two events have traDspired which
will ever be remembered by the American
people, viz: The suspension Of the writ OF hu-
man liberty and the great battle of Chicka-
mauga- Bat as have II marked before events
follow each other il such quick succession that
no matter how astonishing the one OF to-day,
it is soon ouidone by some one still more So
Not content with the exercise of arbitrary
power himself. President Lincoln has now del
ega,ed il to the lowest military or naval com
mander A Corporal may now arrest the
Judge apon his bench, and say be holds him BY
authority cf the President, and no law can re-
lease him And so liberty in the United
States is. 1t is thing that was and is not.
Nothing COW remains but a proclamation de-
claring himself Emperor or King. and Lincoln
will have accomplished the purpose of bis
election. viz; Free men, Free Press, Free
Speech and Free Kansas" which like dream
is to be interpreted to the contrary.
The defeat of the brave ROsecrans is indeed
Iamentable; bat nothing in comparison with
the former event spoken Of. For the criminal
II of the demonstration in not re iutorcing
Rosecrans, when it was known that the rebels
were massiug all their forces against him, no
excuse can be offered. Men ia ABUNDANCE
were at hand n Ohio, Indiana afd other
places idle to have saved him. Burnside was
near enough to have reached him in time, but
be could then go. The President had prom
ised him that he and his Ninth Army Corps
should return to Ohio before the elections, to
sqnelch the last hope Of freemen, the purity OF
the ballot box Meade could not advance to
divert Lee and keep him from re inforcine
Bag. because SO many of his men were IN
New York and Pennsylvania looking af er The
elections about 10 come of in those States, for
though ignoring all fidelity to the constitution.
he President has never b,ea accnSed ot
want of fidelity to bis party, and lho1gh
the loss of a ba,lle may be considered by out
siders as a calamity. it Is nothing when com
pared with the loss OF an election, in une OF
those great States Bu-ines; b, fo-r
pleasure, is the motto, and correct wien rightly
applied 1t is tn. business of this Admins
ration to preserve and build up lis party
War is paslime. and viii be- attended 10 when
it does not interfere with politics
We have 30 election in Michigan ibis TALL
consequently no home politics. All eyes are
turned to Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York
They are now the forlorn hope of American
fccmen Should the Dem,cr triumph il
all those States, (as think they wiIl) this is
joke of our correspondent, it may have
tendency to roll back the dark and damain-
wave of fanatici>m that has deuged our once
peaceful aud happy land in blood, aud dressed
it 10 mourning. God Grant that it may no
result as it did in California and Maine
OCCASIONAL.
TnE CHAPNAx.-This pira'icd craft and
armameu.s have been sold for SI2 600 and
suit by the officers and crew OF Cyaue has been
commenced Cor the money.
AUSTIN WATER WoRKs.-A company has
been organized aud incorporated to convey the
waters Of Resse river INTO Austin, n r., with