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Seward on the Trip0d Once More.

Secretary Seward, not content with the ul
sagatls reputation Which his authorizations
have already procarsd him, both at home and
abroad Is prophesying once more. WeaTe
glad 10 SEQ it, There can be no sur.r sign that
our cause viii prosper than to hear him fore
telling ia early destruction. lie is a gret
prophet in his way, bat his way ia Il very Pc
euIiar one His predictions must always be
,,keu in R.reverse direction. Ii he foreteis u
thing we may be cure it will never happen.
He is cbagrinei it appears, at the frequent
protests Of his ninety day notes The war, he
told US onen, was to be ended in Dinety days.
i. has not been ended i'll two years ana d
.lsrter, because everybody has not done his
dGty This l00ks 70 vi very much like saying
ihtl II i3 not ended hec4uss il still kespe OH
IAe sseinniug Of the END, however, no af-
sufsa Us, Ia al hand II he had not told lis 60
80 often before, We should be more disposed
10 believe him. AS 1t is al present, ws must
walt untl We rec the result, before we can
make up car minds TO believe him true
prophet He believes iD Andy johnson, and
tie not wonderful A fellow fseling makes
&c wonJroua kind, aud Andy is "a thorough
u, ID traitor, at Seward is hinseif. The one
Aas betrayed tue libe,.ies OF his native State,
tAs other has betrayed Tie lbertiss Of all
iankeedom How ccuid they avoid loving
each other
Seward tells tue world, and he wishes the
world 10 believe IL, that LJnislana and Mis-
syuf AMI North Carolina, &c have petitioned
II ta Ieslored TO his Union. lie knows this to
ID false aad he ought " know that be will
aJt te believed in Earope, for which market
tie wares ars designed He toli The Emperor
VI the French the same story Six months ago,
tad il wac received with hiss Of derisi0u A
hats meshs tic majority Of the people Of n
e@'e fatty aecertained. The persons of the
.ies Laned, who desire 60 return, so far from
e,nsliIatiny t. majority ARE ludiorousy few,
aai lhs very rniose OF tbe population. No
lAG knowa this letter than Seward himself
As iar Virginia, che has 81 Ohni troops 10 the
a'ld al ihis moment-probatly Ii great many
eois The capture Of Vicksburg has run
Seward mad. He ought TO cecollect that he
FQpaesled in similar strain, when lslsnd
~ ~ and New Orleans were taken, yet he
'An sss nothing has come Of il.
ihe sanetimonious style in which this ora
1Oa winds Qp, as well as the professions Of
fa'otlsm with which it abounds, are worthy
aohce lie wants nothing for himself, the
vsAsFssted Spartan that he is. lie has re-
4a0sa his country to slavery, and destroyed its
"a'tunon, all for the Public good, He wants
~'1As better than to die III the streets OF
"@Aington. Were the Confederate army 10
.l~I \ be would be tha ira. IL run
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A Oul Murder.
:CoRRIsPosDsECsO or TRa RICHMOND Da:PATCH.
PowHATAN T.. H., July IL, 1863.

PowHATAN C. H., July IL, 1863.
Yesterday morning our community was
thrown into consider able excitement by the
repor. That Mr.. Robert L. Williams, who ro
sidsd on App0maM0x river, about i've mil s
from this place, had been assassinated the
nigh before, ia his diaing room. On arriving
at his house we found the jury Of inquest as
sembled IL appeared from ths evidence that
he was shot by a large ball, through window,
just az he had risen from supper, and expired
immediately. Who perpstrated this heinors
crime is still ID mys,ery. His negroes wefe
suspected; but they Hi testified severaiiy that
all of them were together 10 the road, on their
way from the tobacco hoase, about $50 yards
from tho house, when they heard the reps rt Of
the guu or large pistol with which the daed
was peTpetrated IL Was ii evidence that ha
assisted il arEesting soms deaerisfa Several
months ago, who threatened tina; they would
shoo. him. ana ons OF Mr.. Hillary Harris's
groes testiii I'd that about dusk that evening he
eaU Two soldiers on horseback, with swords
who inquired ii the road thsy were i'll led
through Mr. Williams farm and being in.
formed tiias 1t did, went on III tha. direction
Still the negroes are yet strongly suspected, %
he had that vary day slid ne wac afraid Of
them, anu had made known his Intention To
sell some Of them. =.
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=, The Btter Bt4en Some few days since
Mra. Wagner, The keeper of a email jewelry
store on Main street, was before the Mayor
charged with having in her possession q gold
watch which was stoien from VIM. b. Terrell,
at Cbimborazo Hospital. Mrs. Wagner show
ed that she purchased the watch OF pale, deli
cate looking young soldier, who was on his way
home and Mr.. Terrell stated that he learned
the whereabouts of his watch from the prison.
or. who was a patient ia the hospital at tho
time the watch was stolen. Mrs. Wagner
wag discharged; but since then circumstances
have occurred which point to Mccarthy as the
man who sold the watch, en- he has been
taken into custody to undergo An sxamina-
ton.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

NEW PUBL,cATIoSs.-Messrs- West e.
Johnston have Just published mo IT delightful
novelette, called "rhs komaucs Of Poor
Young Man" 1t 10 from the French OF Dc
tave Feuillst, and is charming spscimsn Of
French novel.
They have also just feom the press "lhe
Confederate Receipt Book" which Will be
very valuable to houssk sspsrs as we'll ss every
one else.
From j. w. Randolph. No. l9l Main street,
We have received three songs-"fhs Stone
wall Banner" Keep Your Powder Dsy.
Boys" and "virgiaia." Ar. =. Il the Pab'ishs'
Of two Of The collection.
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They have killed twenty two thousand eight
hundred and seventy four mora Of our men
Than we have OF theirs.
They have wounded, not mortally, thirty
nine Thousand four hundred and fourteen more
Of our men than we have OF theirs.
One hundred and fifty thousand moro of our
men have died Of disease and wounds than of
theirs.
They have made prisoners OF forty .siX thou
sand more Of our men than we have Of theirs.
Oar total casualties are two hundred and
thirty -seyen thousand two hundred and ninety.
seven more than theiis--tbat is, our casualties
have been fourteen Thousand more than AS
nluoh again as theirs.
Ihi6 is the way We have 'freyenged the rriug
On Fort Sumter
But this il not all. We have spsn, almost
fn0 Nous0Rd mQ!iOn more OF money than they
hsss sf nj. l., ,,,,, s,..,.., ~, .,,,.
women widows.
Ne have n,ads one million Of children fa.h-
eriess.
We have destroyed the Constitution of our
country.
We have brought ths fsrocicus savagsry Of
war into every corner Of society.
We have demoraiized our pulpits, so that our
very religion Is q sourcs Of immortality aud
blood.
lns'ead Of being servants of Cirst, our min
listers ars servants Of Satap.
The land is full of contractors, thieves, pro
vost- masshals, and thousand other tools of
illegal and despohc power, as Egypt was of
vermin IN the days of the Pbaroahe.
We are rapidly degenerating 10 everything
that eXRits a nation.
Oar civilization is perishing.
We are swiftly drifting into Inevitable civil
war here III the North.
We arc turning our homes into cLafnel
houses
There is corpse Ia every family.
The aussi of death eits iii spery door.
Ths davii has removed from Tsrtafas 10
Washington.
We pretend that we are Furnishing the rebels,
but they are pnnishing us.
We pretend that we are restoring the Onion,
but We are destroying il.
We pretend that we are enforcing the laws,
tet wa are only catching negroes.
That Il the way we are "tevenRinE Santer-
Selling our eoals TO the devil and taking Lin
coin u Cos p1oniiss 10 pay. We have IL III
graenbacks and blood.
Tina. ls the way we arc "revenging Samter, .
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

Slight Suspiraon-Frederick Baker. the
young man charged wish feloniously stabbing
and causing tho death Of Eugene Lynch, q
soldier, ON the "a inst, has been examined
By the Mayor. On the evening Of the oc.
currence, baker, when some miIes below
Richmond, on his way to his camp, stated to a
fellow solfsr that as Lynch sne himself came
through Rockets, Lynch was attacked and
knocked down, and that he intsrfsrsd and
stopped the row. Prisoner aud deceased then
started tn their camp, but after getting some
distance Lynch determined to return, aud did
80, tina accused going on TO camp.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

Hast'ngs Cours.-Ths Hsstiss, Court Of
Magistrates commenced it, uusrtapIv -
Monday. Besides the usual smonna ~ .s.ss
bnsineas, the following criminal eeees vssa
disposed Of
VIM. NJ Smsshy, for psrmittins hss dave
Henry % go At large. Pfsad guilsy aaA paid
fine of DO and costsL
with misds msenor; noile proseqMs entered.
Lsno Escho, young lady OF sixteen sum.
msrs, charged with stealing $66 from John T.
Brook, was examined and remsnded for anal
trial before Judge Lyons
Wm Fitzgerald, charged with feloniously
shooting, with intent 70 kill, John Froner, 4
city Waterman, on 9th june, was examined
and SAINT ON for trial before tho Judge.
! VIM Riley, for as9aulting and roebing Jae.
Parten, on the night Of the 9Th Of Jaiy, Of $S5
in money, his hat and knife, was sxamineA
an; relnaaded for trial for felony before the
Judge.
bert Ryan and Jas Logan, charged with
stealing $f25 worth Of jswslry from xiss Yir.
eiuis Tyler, ou the gath Of April, were exam.
ined The Court sent Ryan on to b. tsisd b.
fore the Judge, bus acquitted Logan.
Mary Taylor, charged with stealing 4l25
from Joseph Kepier on the 7th Of April, was
heard and remsnded for trial before the judge.
Carter Tsdlock, William Elliott, and John
PostoweT, charged with tucglafiously entering
the house OF Mary Stevens, on the night Of
the 9 b Of Jane. and stealing 81 600 Ii nonsy
aud three watches, were examined and 70.
u,anded for faal trial before the Jadge.
In the Hastings Court yesterday the follow.
ing cases were disposed Of:
VIM Fi'zpstriek, garroting Philip l. Grsgo-
ry, on the 3Osh Of May, Of = watch and $67 In
money. Sent on TO Judge Lvons's Court
Lewis Harcum, stealing >72 in money from
Robert Reid, ON the 29sh of June. Sent on
foe trial.
James Welsh, stealing horse, valued at
$500, from Chas p Word, on the 18th Of june.
Sent on.
James Miller, stealing horse, valued At
S5o0, from the Confederate States, on the 9Th
vi Juue. Sent On.
Ansuron Jackson, free negro, stealing $3N
ffon James Stanley. Acquitted
Peter Burress and JAS Mcdonald, stealing
$500 and gold watch from VIM Riley. Ds-
charged
WIN III Ross. free negro, stealing 81, 500
from Samuel T Rsamy. Found guilty and or
>dered to be sold into slavery.
Gus, slave TO Mrs Susan Hill, charged with
aiding and abetting VIM II Ross in the rob.
berry of ,muel 7 Rsamy. Acquitted.
franklin Roberts, garroting Joseph john
son OF $l50 Sent on for final trial at the next
term OF judge Lyons's Court
Tie Court having ordered jury for to day,
all witnesses in misdemean0r cases should 10
prompt in their attendance.
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THE YANKEES IN JAMES RIVER.

1t was stated yesterday that the Yankee
transports which have been lying near Lower
Brandon, had landed troops on The North side
Of the river. There has been no report from
the. Peninsula contrmstory Of this, and We are
still Ia the dark % to the real meaning Of this
water raid
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Mayor's Coart.-Betwesn sixty and seventy
nogross, slave and free, male and female, were
before tbs Mayor yesterday for bsipg in IN
unlawful assembly the night before. After q
proper reprimaad, the free negroes were sent
ont to work Oh the batteries, and the slaves
returned to their masters.
Sarah Dsnzler, wife Of John Dsnzlsr. ap j..
psared befors the Mayor yesterday morning TO
answer the charge Of receiving coffee stolen
from VIM. w. Suead. WatChman Cousins
searched the house, and found concealed in Y
pile of wood in the basement small bag of
cotise, and in an upper chamber, under bed,
two boxes of manufactured and ono bag Of
saio king tobacco, and a bag of wool. The IN.
vestigaiion was adjourned until to day.
Patrick Pagan and John Connsl, arrested
for fighting and disturbing the public peace,
were held to bail Cor their better behavior.
John Lans, the keeper of restaurant, was
iinad $50 for keeping open house ON Sunday.
5. l.. Arnold was fined IS for permitting
vicious dog to go at large, and the dog was
ordered to bs killed for biting Andrew Bell, q
I'D, in the street.
a,ary Jackson, for instigating riot, 10 to
be examined TO lay.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

ia new kVFh.
=. sshueman who has recently arrived from
""fh brings Us, among other things,
('." -'1 oi new monthly journal euttlsd 'The
Noaa'a amoGthly journal, devoted to the
r4'p'ss Of i'96 and l7e7." Il contains sey.
Ia. AO's papers. among them, 'How TO Treat
- -V'Ae'i'o'ional Ac,s of Congress !" "The Ad.
- 's'atioi de Gold Gambler ;" "Ssward
80. sasfai Occupations and Dsspotism;"
~ 81 Armies p &c. In the article on
" " Treat Unconstitutional Acts of
s''ss' ]. counseis RrsIsrAscE. It do.
;, tas' 'whsn free people submit
IN. sfptsss'se acts. passsd in violation Of
.s,s constitution, for sDg.e day, they
G,.. 'A''"n down the palladium Of their
s.. w submit to dsepolisa Tor sn hour,
So 'Va eonesds the principle. John Adams
Co.. ''', Nip the shoots of arbitrary
d. s, n". ~ Vie bud 1t Is the only thin. pso.
w.. ''sfulnsd 10 bs free can d.. Il
s'~.1d!es sud trssshsry Of The Ssn.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

Contederate States District COurt-This
Court was occupied yss;erday in hearing sppli
cations and arguments for the discharge OF
Franklin Purcell, 7. Ii. s. Boyd, and VIM.
Bond, from Castle Thunder. Mr.. Aylett for
the Government, and Mr.. Hall for the petition
ers. The Court refused 10 discharge Purcell,
continued the case Of Boyd until Saturday, and
discharged Bond.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

AooUITrgD.-Ths cass ofthe eCommcnwealih
as Samuel r. Forbes WAS tried before called
Court on Thursday, tue "A instant, at Apo
ma4ox Court House. Tne defendant was
charged with the murder Of Crawford onea
aud triai tor that. offence. Ills dsfencs was
based upon the allegation thai Joaes had sie
lentiy assaiied tue virtue Of Mrs Forbes. The
trial excited CREST interest in tbs county and
occupied two days. After hearing pr0sfacssd
srgamsnts from the counsel engaged, the
Court unanimously discharged the ptisonsr.
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ate Of Rome that allowed the usurper to gain
power, inch by inch, to overthrow the Rspub-
lie. Tho history of the downfall Of Republics
Ia the same In all ages. The first inch that 10
yielded 10 despotism--the fret blow dealt at
the Constitution, that is not reestsd--is the
advises appeal first ~ the Courts-the State
Conrts--against unconstitutional acts of Con
greas but should they be struck down or sus-
pended, "lhen maascle becomes the supreme
law Of the land. Then every man own right
arm is not only the Government de )acto, but
the Juye d,psno"
Tae ''Old Guard" Is fall Of the true spirit
of &c It hesitates not 10 tell the Government
aud the people what the war has done for the
North, ss tile following article. copied from it,
shows.
now We ARR REyEsaisd SUMTER.
The following are the reported casualties Of
this war from it's beginning TO Janaaly ist,
1863
wounded. VI ,US5
'' died of disease and wOunds- 250, 900
made pTlsoueTs- ...-.-.... tS,2IS
Total --.-..--.-....... 41.s.,t1
Coussderases killed ....-..-...-.-.... ~ 1913
%oUhC5d -..-.----- o3,Jio
- died from disease and
SoGats. i~ttsnt"
mads pfss0nsre. S,ib5
Total tai...........-......... .22.l .G7
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Yankee Prisoners En- ROute for Richmond
Yesterday a telegram was received at tho LIB
by prison to prepare for the reception Of 6, Goa
prisoners. captured at Gettysburg, who were
yesterday between Winchester and Staunton.
on their way to bi;hmond A lot Of ,01a
prisoners were sent from Ball Isle yesterday,
under charge of l.. Lstoucs, TO City Point for
AxchanQA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

Promoted Charles L. G.. Crane, Of this
city, has been given the commission Of Cap
tain by Col Munford, with authority TO raiss
and Is years, for the defence Of the city.
Charley Crane has been in service sires the
comm sncemens Of the war, 6rst in the Second
How,tzer's. Of Richmond, aud afterwards ~
Sergean. in Capt Stufdiyants artillery. His
experience will ba valuable to his command,
and mia kindness and nrmness viii make him
very popular with our city boya
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

The poor of this city have heretofore bssu
well provided for, aud the Council 10 mot die.
posed to neglect them now, when the nscss.
sariss CT life are so exorbitantly high. Al \
meeting held last Monday, IN appropriation or
900 was made, 70 relieve the uscsssitiss Of
the needy, subjscs 70 the orders Of The Over.
seers OF the Poor
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

The Coartroom occupied BY the Mayor 10
the most ineonvenisnt, crampsd, unsaitsl
place for pubsic business to BE- found In the
city. As sweat room for tobacco factory.
purpose, save ~ prison for ponishmsns, ii
utterly worthless, II not pab!ie nuisanos.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

Chuge Of Rejoicing Sto,ea Goods.-Ths
police yesterday arrested Peter II. Morgan
upon shs charge OF receiving stolen travelling
bag, containing promissory notes 70 ths
amount of 81, 900 payable to Mrs. Exall, by
Patterson & Brothers, and notes for 81 100,
payable TO the order Of d. =. Bell and 4. A.
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The Baltimore Ga.rtte says that Mrs. Nc
Aiaui, tiving on North Calvert street., and
Miss Amanda Fea,h srton, VINO were arrested
By the police for having made public express.
sions OF sympathy for tho Confederate pris,
oners by waving of landkerchisfs aud kiss-
ing of hands, were examined before Col Fish,
Provost Marshal, and ordered TO bs seat South
Immediately. Both Of these ladies have
reached City Point by lag Of truce steamer
Mrs. McAdam resided in Richmond foc several
years.
The l75 Michigan regiment, which went into
the baits of Manassas with $50 men, and
has siuce had recruits to tbs number of 64O,
came cut Of tho batli, OF Gettysburg with
only 81 u1en. Every field officer and captain
was killed. It cz,ried into the fl sh. 220 men.
The bcig,.da to which i. was attarhsd carried
in :, 100 men, and came cut with 3J0,
While a salate WAS being tired in C;laaa
plain, N. Y, in rejoicing over the reported
placing Of Mcclellan i'll Halecks place the
cannon burs.ed, kilingEtwo men.
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81. Charles Itspitd.-The Coaneil OF
Richmond have appropriated % 0oO 70 psy
the sxp pensss Of this hospital, the fands = ls
paid to the order Of the chairman ol tho
In Amazing Committee.
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GERMANS on THE RAMPAGE.

The Chicago Stats Zei,uag induIgas in the
following comments on the refusal Of Presi-
dent Lincoln - allow Generals Sigel AMI Ere.
N mont to raise volunteers and march to the aid
of Pennsylvania. This is one way of mani.
testing unconditional loyalty
What Lincoln says about G ,vernor Ssy-
mour ID nothing but a msseradie ereuse--
l. ybody knows that Seymour, the iHts0aus
of Mcclellan, will appoint neither Fremont
nor Siysi. But L.ue0{a cra1cis beatnd ham,
becohse he has not the c0urage directly 20 re-
tase tie prayer Qf Fredeyick kapp ard others.
Equally untsnabis il what Lincoln talks about
''conftision." itnever occurred to Messrs Kapp
AM others 10 ask the appo;ntaens OF Ere,nou5
:lnc Sigei specially in the state Of New York.
Thsy want tina. both Generals should be gen.
erally authorized to ra,ss troops, not in
the State OF New York alone
Under the banners of Fremont aud Sigsl at
thia moment hosts OF men, sager and thorough
fof war, would at once gather but with indig-
nant eg0ttSm Lincoln refuses tas chaucs, al
though, ihasiIts 10 tie c0card.ce with which he
deferred and Again defers tha consesip,iou. we
nave mach too fsw troops. The above is a
graf fyins contribution to what we said yes-
terday ia tia Sunday ISSUE abou. LincOin's
siamsla!y perish Nth his HaH Z than re
Staetby men 'rh0, 1rttt0H bfame on Fer oart,
fats drs0en upoa M'nesetdss the hateof Ais i!at.
}e'd L;neoins conduct recently has been suci
t1@t no decide fFi and of liberty has anything
mora to urge against his suicidal i!tentiomP.
IhftP m0Hft fceRt te teP g}fGfc>t f1rinEe for tae
coHatry II A6fQAam LiHcotu By kjs dojngS
moaia MOI ~ ths lane ber0,ae % b. tie naRp-
dese' d he JepHbf,c.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-15

INTERCEPTED ooRRfsroSlEEcE.
The Chattanooga Rebel P0biishes . letter
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from tbs Colonel Gilbert who broke up the
Democratic Convention at frankfort, KY. a
brother OF Gen. Gilbert, Of the Yankee army,
wish whom he is efsen sonfouadsd Ths lot
ter was part Of the mail intercepted by Capt.
Rssss. The following are extracts from it,
| am likely to he lsfs behind to watch these
iniefnai gaps whore Kirby Smith CAME through
last ysar: They are talking abont setting ny
cam raas as work u akias the road good. SO
tn4s tee rs6eis can travel eil the faster when
they start to repeat the flank movem snt Of lasr
GUNNER.
Geo. Carter has withdrawal to this eide OF
the river, and Moresn's picket. are on the
other bank Ths horses Of neither can be n.
proving very rapidly, as grain is among tho
things of the past in shat section. Cartar ia
ons Of the most pleasant amiabie gentlemen I
ever met, aud think IL very wrong in JET
Davis TO send sucA rough fellows as John
Morgan, Cluke & TO to oppose him. They
will be jus. ss likely az not to pitch on him
some day and "cisan him out In the most un-
geutlsmaniy manner. l tdink we ought to
have Minister Adams complain to Lord John
Rhsssl about it, and have such unfair pro-
eeedings exposed to public condemnation.
No doubt II the enlightened British public
could ses this last fredericksburg business in
is true iight they would insist on Gen Lss
apoiogiziug to Hooker forthwith, as it was ell
wrong for him "to pitch in before Hooker got
ready. yLse ought to have known tha. great
army Ike that eoald Aos move ysr Il re or six
n..,es y day. We never oan erusa out this RS.
oeAion 81 long as our opponents are tolerated
IN taking such Unfair advantage OF us.
Sambo ia soon to DO employed on our sids.
! see that Gen. Thomas has been organizing
him into lighting material on ths Mississippi
river aud We white folks can ''rest on our
oars" while niggsr freedom aud Southern in.
dependence fght the battles
We're 1t not that want to sse the country
atont Chattanooga, believe / would isave
the service and retire to the shades of private
life. have hs,rd that locality spoken Of "a
the most desirable on the continent There is
another reason why l stay in the army |
should bs afE.d to lva in Ohio during tho
coming summer aud fall, the VaiiandighameTs
are getting so bloodthirssy that thoy would
massacre me- certain for 'sn1liing" their party
out il this SYats at Frankfort.