Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-28
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Of placing any credence in the often-re-
peated ard semi.official announcements, by
telegraplssof affairs in the army. We
have been daily assured, for more than a
month past, that Bragg's army was totally
demeraIized and almost disintegrated
that 1t was crumblng away so rapidly by
desertions that its complete humiliation
was seriously threatened that officers
and men had lost all confidence in Bragg's
ability as General that he had no mill
tary skill at the best that Burnside was
in easy supporting distance Of Rosecrans
and other absurd stories were constantly
dinned in our ears, calculated to impress
all minds with a confidence of success not
justified by the facts, and to enhance the
modification of defeat the rebel army, but
the rumors of disaffec ion Generalization,
not only in Bragg's army, but elsewhere,
are now efeetually exploded.
We guess the "War Democrats" made
a mistake in spelling. 1t should read
Vas Democrats. The printer was to
blame.
Lincoln has suspended the writ of habeds
corpus throughout all the States. If he
suspend his own corpus, it would be bet
ter for the country.
The Abolitonists shove everything up
on the soldiers. They have them do their
fighting, and now they depend upon them
to elect Jack Brough.
"War Democrats" want the war to go
on-without their assistance.
The "life long Democrat dodge has
taken new turn. All the office seekers
in the Republican party are going to vote
for Vallandigham this fall, so as to be eli
gible for nomination in the Republican
party in 1864.
"War Democrats" are ''in favor of y
vigorous prosecution of the war"-by
somebody else.
General Howard has prohibited the
circulation of the subscription paper for the
Mcclellan testimonials in the llth corps
and demonstrated with General Meade
against the policy of permitting it any
where.
General Grants health is still improv-
ing he will be able to leave his bed in
few days.
The news from the Army Of the Cum
berland is meagre. Rosecrans holds his
entrenched position at Chattanooga and it
is thought Bragg will not get ready TO at
tack before he receives reinforcements suffi-
cient to make him secure.
The news from the Army of the Poto-
mac is that collision is not imminent
between the opposing armies.
The telegraph informs us that"leading
Republicans in the West are writing to
Washington letters circumstance against
the proposed abandonment of the draft in
the Western States, and the substitution
therefor OF a new system of volunteering"
Let the people remember this. The Abo-
litionists, who are able to pay three hun
dred dollars exemption, are urging the en-
forcement Of the draft in this State. They
are anxious to have the poor man dragged
from his family.
Chcsmauga, the river ON which the late
battle was fought, in North Georgia, is an
Indian name signifying the River of
Death.
Ex-senator Trusten Polk, Of Missouri,
late Lientenant-C Colonel in the rebel ar
my, was taken prisoner, with his wife and
family, while endeavoring to cross from
Mississippi to Arkansas on the 18th in
stant.
The Michigan State Fair at Kalamazoo,
was a success. Over $4,000 people visit
ed the grounds. The gentleman engaged
to deliver the annual address not being
present, Brigadier General Custer was sub
stituted, who made some remarks of an
abolition character,
The Courier des Flats Uais, the French
paper at New York, says that the rumors
of French recognition of the Southern
Confederacy are untrue, the question not