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The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24
ABSENT rRon rnx AKMr.-The New

ABSENT FROM THE ARMr.-The New
York Journal Of Commerce say that "the
number of officers who are absent on fur.
Tough cannot easily be estimated, but it
must be something prodigious. judging
from the crowds Of them who overflow
the hotels and make up large per cent
age Of the pedestrians Of Broadway.
And yet We should suppose that at no Pc
riod of the war was the presence of every
available officer and soldier in the field
more imperatively required than just at
this time" New York, It seems, is not
singular in this respect. The Philadel-
phia Ledger says: "This city seems to be
full of officers and privates who apparent.
y have no other business here than to
promenade the streets and lounge in ho-
lels and bar-rooms. Our exchanges sat
siy us that Philadelphia is not singular
p this respect. !"
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

Wills, the Minds n the leading ms'
of cor oounifJ seems 10 be psrisedj
ovsrbuflbsssd 9Th the necessity u 6ll
log The raaLs u our army. u sssms per
fsslly paradorieal 70 us. that al lboughl'
Of commissaria. seems 10 have been
thoroughly ignored. Fill the army. OH
the army, seems 10 be the only cry sud
only idsa lbs. 6lls their minds and
thoughts. The provisioning. clothing.
and protection Of such an army. seems
never 10 have entered their heads
Hence they cry. everybody (sHcept
lhsmselvesl should At once enter the ar.
my--everybody should leave wife and
children, (balf starving, II may be. }
shoulder their musko,. and enter the
tented Geld for the war.
Now we are the last person 10 tho
world 10 retard enlisimenls or throw cold
water upon any project that has for ils
end and aim the filling Of the ranks Of
our army. but do believe, and contend.
that half starved, half clothed. and half
disciplined army is far less effective than
one.half their number properly cared for,
and provided in all the necessaries of
camp life. Therefore it is we are so per.
fectly astonished at all conscript laws,
enlistment laws, and ell other laws look
ing to The efficiency OF our army should
be so totally destitute of all provisions
looking to tie support Of the same as we'll |
as support and maintenance Of the lami-
lies of women and children left at home.
Why it is that whilst many Of our lead
ing men in Congress are introducing bills
to take everybody and place them in the
army, no practical man has yet appeared
upon the arena and proposed some seusi.
Bile plan whereby these troops are to be
clothed and fed, we are at a loss to
know? In this department we all know
he condition of the commissariat, and
We all know the necessity of keeping i'll
q healthy and abundant condition, and
Vhy it is our sensible representatives per-
nit the matter to be wholly overslaugbed
y the senseless cry Of everybody to arms,
ve cannot comprehend. Overseers and
armers. to superintend agricultural pur.
uits. are as essential as muskets in the
ield. and the politician that neglects it,
Vill learn to the cost of his country, the
olly and error of his doings. Ii
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

R@- The Tri-Weekly Citizen has become a
fixed institution, and we hope our friends
will form clubs and forward subscriptions as
rapidly as possible. With proper encourage
ment we can make it the most readable pa
per that can visit the family fireside.
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

nr Our friends will confer great favor
by furnishing us any late Yankee papers
they may chance to get, also anything local
of interest Letters from the front or differ
ent branches of the army, short and pithy,
very acceptable.
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

A FINE Horse For SALE.-By referring to
the advertisements it will be seen that Mr.
R. W. Stewart offers his fine stallion, Nor
gan, for sale, on next Monday.
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

No PAPER ON SATURDAY.-There will be no
paper issued from this ONCE on Saturday
next. Printers wish to enjoy the holidays as
well as other people.
If anything exciting should come over the
wires, we will, however, issue extras.
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

4E The Memphis Aygus states that
the Hawkeye States was fred into recents
y By gureETillas some twenty five miles
above thO city. The Argus says several
shots struck the boat, bur ne one Was ins
iured on board.
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

W Mr.. Trains railway omnibus in
Paris has had collision with the car.
Eiage Of Princes Napoleon, who received
= slight confusion in the ribn.
The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

A man that astonishes ut first, soon makea people
impatient be SOss nVt continue IN The sansslyiyen
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
Speech Of Governor Seymour,
--,-. of New York.

Governor Seymour is on visit to his.
home in Utica, aud on Monday evening last
made brief address to an immense con
course of his fellow-citiZens who turned ou,
to welcome him. He counseled them against
making violent opposition TO, the conscrip-
tion act, remarking that they must remem
Der that when law was violated their best
interests were violated. Law protects us
always-it is that which gives us security
in sleep, at all times, and in all places-sud
we should always manifest respect for it
If the CONSUMPTION bears harshly on the
people, let us alleviate the hardships thrus.
upon us, not by violence, bat BY kindly acts
and mutual aid. The Judiciary o and the
ballot-box will finally set everything right.
In regard % the prospect before the coun.
try, he said:
The clouds over our country are dark,
sutferings press heavily upon US; many have
dark forebodings as they leok about them
ana begin to study the future; but it was
not so with him. He had thought painfully
and carefully upon the perils of the country,
aud been aided by correspondence from oil
parts of the country, and he was pow con
fdent that we would be once more 4 united
and happy people, with rest red Union,
with the rights OF States respected, and
that in little time American homes would
he again saved from invasion and outrage.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
LincOIn VS.. Lincoln.

IL have no purpose, directly or indirectly,
to interfere with the institution OF slavery
in the States where it exists. believe
that have no lawful right to do 50, and
have no inclination to do so.'-President
LincOln'@ Inaugural address, March 4M,
1861.
You dislike the Emancipation Procla-
nation, and perhaps you want TO have it
retracted. You say If Is unconstitutional.
| think differently. ] think that the Con
stitution invests its Commander in Chief
with the laws of war in time of war. The
most that can be said, if so much, is, that
slaves are property. ty.'-President LincOtn'S
Letter to Hon. James C.. Conkling, august
26h, 1863.
Is it not enough to make every American
blush, when he reflects that the man who
now fills the Presidential chair has been SO
weak and vacillating as to put himself IN
such humiliating position before the
world? In the first place he declares that
he has no intention TO interfere with the
institution of slavery, and that he believes
that he has no lawful right TO do SO. In the
second place, he does ezactly y what he de-
clared be would not do, by issuing procla-
nation declaring all the slaves IN the
Southern States free. In the third place
be writes letter to the Hon. James Z.
Conkling, in which he distinctly asserts
that his interference ''with the institution
of slavery in the States where it exists is
lawful A man who can SO far forget
what is due to the position Of a Chief Mag
istrats of the United States, as to be chan
ged about by every wind of doctrine, is
physically, intellectually and morally unfit
for the office he holds.-POHS0Hs Democrat
ic Standard.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
ParrOtt GWns.

These guns, which have recently done
such remarkably effective work at Charles
ton. are called after the name Robert |.
Parrott, the superintendent Of the foundry
at Cold Spring, in the State OF New York.
Mr. Parrott or Captain Parrott, as he is
usually called, is native OF New Hamp-
shire. and was educated at the United
States Military Academy, West Point, where
he graduated in 1924. He was commits
stoned as Lieutenant OF Artillery and
placed on ordnance duty; and while 50 serv'
inc was promoted and regularly commits
stoned as al officer of the Ordnance De-
nartment, which commission he held at the
time of his resignation in order to take the
superintendency Of the West Point Foun-
Jrv which had been offered to him by the
proprietors of that establishment. That
nosition he has held since 1886, and now
holds. The ordnance known by MS Dame
consists of both field, seige and sea coast
cannon, all rihed, and carrying elongated
expanding projectiles, weighing from ten to
three hundred pounds, according to the
caliber of the guns. The last is the high
eat caliber which has yet been pnt IN ser
vice. but there seems no doubt that the
same principle may be extended, should
there be any necessity for It, TO proJectIIe'
of much greater weight.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
The London Saturday Reriel0 says:

The London Saturday RerieU says:
The religious side of India is Prosalc.-
There are no wholesale cOnverslons-none
of the miraculous successes, reported or
tabled of Xavier-no splendid triumph OF
Professionalism: Things go on very soberly
in the India Of real life. The bishops are
almost entirely occupied in setting a decent
example to the governing race, and in pre-
venting or hushing up clerical scandals
The native mind does not seem to have any
place or longing for a new religion. lfthers
is any success of Christian teaching in In
dia, certainly the success OF Romanism
among the half-castes is among the most
noticeable. What is done OF real and
permanent sort by Protestants IS the pa
tient, slow work Of schools and stations,
which unquestionably produce some valua,
bic results, although on a tiny scale, and
although both the teachers and the taught
remain like little flock Of neglected aliens
among the mass Of contemptuoas and
Indifferent population.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11

at their disposal for doing this were SCI
forth in my letter of August 2lst.
Intelligence has been received here to the
effect that General Lees campaign agains
! Washington, now soon to be undertaken
will be made by the most direct route BY
which that city can be reached-namely
by crossing the Rappahannock below Fred
ericksburg, moving up the right bank OF
the Potomac, and crossing the latter some
distance below Alexandria; or else crossing
the Potomac at point still lower down,
and moving up the left bank of that stream;
and, in either event, moving upon Bladens-
burg first, and then entering the capital
from the north. In order to mask this
movement and conceal its real character, a
feint, in the shape of an imposing demenstra-
ton, will be made by some ten thous-
and cavalry and one hundred pieces
of their light Artillery, supported by
infantry, under General Stuart, on the left
of General Lees line. The great obstacle
in the way of this movement is at once
seen to be with the Lower Potomac, which
cannot be less than mile across, although
the depth at certain places is not great
But this obstacle, it is said, General Lee
has found the means of neutralizino, and it
is said that he regards it as much less SO
rious obstacle than the great length OF his
route in June last. By the route which he
proposes to take this time, General Lee will
only have sixty miles to march, from where
his army is now, in order to reach the
capital. By taking this route, too, he en-
fba oIr xuhinh UnnlH
have in peninsula campaign against Rich
mond, but ir a far greater degree. His
flank will be constantly protected by the
Potomac river; and he can reach Washing
ington long before any troops can be con-
centrated there for its defence. is said,
too, that he has taken measures to have
the batteries on the Lower Potomac re-es
tablished at the time that he makes this
movement; but in order oprotect his cross.
ing and to prevent his troops from being an
noyed on their march after they have cross
ed. And it is said, finally, that the rebel
government expects that by the time Gen.
Lee is ready to make this movement eight
or ten of the new iron-clad steamers,
which have been built for them in England,
will have arrived at Wilmington, and will
sail up the Potomac in company with Gen.
Lees army.
Such, according to the information that
l have received this morning, is the danger
that now menaces the capital Such, if
this information be correct, is the penalty
which the administration will have to pay
for not organizing a peninsula campaign
against Richmond before the end of July.
If this had been done-if Gen. Meade had
been allowed, as he wished, to move on
Richmond by way of the peninsula, as soon
as Lees army had reached the line of the
Rappahannock-the rebel capital would
now be in our possession: Washington
would be safe, and there would be some
probability of our being able to finally
reduce Charleston. 1t is because this was
not done that our capital is now in DANCE,
while Richmond and Charleston are both
comparatively safe.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
REBEL NEWS.
GENERAL LEES REBEL
army.
ITS COMPOSITION, STRENGTH AND
COMMANDERS.
The Reported Plan Of the Fall
Campaign of the Rebels.
From the New York Herald.
Our Rebel Dispatches from
Baltimore.
BALTIMoRL, Aug. 81. 1863.

BALTIMoRL, Aug. 81. 1908.
The Last Hope Of the Rebellion-Dstailed
Statement Of the Army Of Gen. Lee-O
What Troops it is Composed--Anticipa.
tons Of an Early Opening Of the Fall
Campaign dc.
have the pleasure of presenting to the
Herald the first aud only complete state
ment of the forces comprising General
Lees army that has ever been published
1t will be seen that it embraces every regi-
ment in that army--namely, one hundred
and forty-fve regiments of infantry; fifteen
Squadrous of cavalry and forty-nne batter
les of artillery | am not at liberty at pres
ent to state how | came into possession of
this remarkable document, the original Of
which is at present in the Office Of the Ad-
jutant General of the rebel army, at Rich
mond; but the other facts in this letter on
the same subject are derived from the
sources indicated in my letter of Augusta,
and from Others equally direct and of moro
recent date. .
Neither Gen, Lee nor the officers compri-
ing his army have spent the last four weeks
in inglorious ease. A few days after arri-
wing at their present position, on the south
of the Rappahannock, were devoted to that
rest and recuperation which they all so
much needed after their long and arduous
campaign in Pennsylvania; but this did not
extend over any longer space than the
time between the 25th of July and the lst
of August. During the whole of the pres
ent month al the energies of General Lee
have been bent TO the task of seconding
those of the rebel government in preparing
his army for on energetic and vigorous fall
campaign. Al the regiments, owing to the
arrival OF new recruits, are now over SIX
hundred strong, and few have nearly seven
hund. ed in each. A thorough inspection
has been made of all the muskets and ac-
coutrementS, which have all beeh put in
periect order, those that were worn out hay
Ing been replaced by new ones. To many
of the regiments new uniforms have been
distributed and new shoes haze been sup
plied to the whole army. But the greatest
attention has been paid to the two arms of
the cavalry and artillery. have given you
some details on this point before. 1t is only
necessary to say row that, unless my lntor-
nation is entirely at fault, the next encoun-
ter between our army and that Of Geheral
Lee will show that the cavalry and artillery
of the latter have been greatly augmented
in numbers and vastly improved in efficiency
since the last great battle.
Without further preface, therefore, pro
ceed TO enumera.e the forces composing the
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
Robert j. Walker.

''If my voice could reach even the Black
Republican party, would say, re ASSEMBLE
your convention, re-nominate your candi
dates if You please, elect them if you eau,
take all the spoils, but tear down your
African platform ere you endorse it at the
polls and give to the South perfect just,
cation for withdrawing from this Union
This was uttered by Mr. Robert j. Walk
or in 1856. He is now in the injoyment el
some lucrative Office abroad, under the Lin
coin Administration, aud, like all renegades,
is worse than ten Turks in his denunciation,
OF the Democratic party. lie is what IL
called a War Democrat OF the most violent
type, which simply means Democrat who
has turned Republican in consideration OF
certain emoluments of Office, and upon the
receipt of which he will endeayor to har-
monize his former Inconsistencies, and use
his former Democracy as decoy duck 10
allure Others to his position.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11

THE opinion or the Louisville Jo'0nd
about Mr.. Lincoln's late electioneering let
ter. confrmatory of the views already ex-
pressed by Us on the subject, il gwen a,
follows:
"Mr. Lincoln's letter 10 the Republican
mass meeting at the capital OF Illinois will
be found in our telegraphic columns The
letter falls depIorably shor' of the require
ments Of the hour, as such requirements
are understood by an overwhelming ma
iority Of the loyal people Of the Union. Let
those who would know exactly bow far
short it falls compare it with the inaugural
address of Gov. Bramlette.
The letter throughout is sDguiariy char
acteristic. 1t is uncommonly rich IN all
the pecuiarit es OF Mr.. Lincoln's character
and intellect. 1t smacks very strongly Of
the entire man. Yet we are not without
hope that the letter will effect at least one
GOOD result. 1t can do nothing for the
cause Of the Union in the South, bur il can
hardly fail to do something for that sacred
cause in the North, BY promoting the tn
urnph of conservatism in the naiiopal elec.
ton that draws nigh. IL Is a very good
letter 10 be written by Presidential can
didate who deserves 10 be eyereIy de
feated
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
sand infantrv. four hundred horses

| thousand infantry; four hundred horses
and section of mountain artillery. The
object of the expedition was to obtain pos
session cf pachuca and the silver mines ot
Real del Monte. Pachuca, which is sixty
miles from Mexico, is reached by we'll
paved road through highly, cultivated
country. Is was known at Mexico that
Pachuca had been fortified, and that it was
defended by four thousand Mexicans, under
command of Gen. Orellano. A stout re-
sistance was consequently expected. 1t
was known, further, that the populati IN
were ill disposed towards the French, and
that they had given most hattering re-
ception to the fugitive General Ortega.
When the French troops arrived before
the gates of Pachuca, they wese agreeably
surprised to find that General Orellano
had decamped with his small army, and
that tie authorities OF the town were wait
ing to give up possession 10 Col. Aymard
An hour later the French officers ate the
breakfast which had been intended for Col
O-ellano and his staff. The population of
Pachuca, which is estimated nine thousand,
is described as being composed of adven-
turers from England, France, Germany
and America. The same class is to be
found at Real del Monte and the other
mining district. The Juarists left behind
them at Pachuca sum Of 100000 francs,
which they had not had time to carry off
The French will probably remain at Pachu-
ca to protect the mining at Real del Monte,
from which they expect to derive large
sums
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
imperial Consultations.

Prom the General Correspondent, ofNienna, Aug 25
No positive intelligence has been received
relative to the Mexican throne question,
but we believe ourselves able to state that
the views published by the Memorial Dip
lomatique may, as far as Austria - concern
ed, be gsnerelly accepted. In this respe ct
the matter is reduced to apurely dymnastic
question, which can only be solved between
the Emperor Francis Joseph and the Arch
duke Maximillian. Such, at least, IS the
prevailing opinion in we'll informed circles.
It should also be observed that the two
principal conditions laid down by the Arch
duke have not been alluded to in any way
by the we'll informed Memorial Diplomat.
i0ue
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11
BALTIMORE, Sept. 4, 1868.

Washington to be again beleagared-What
the Rebels Expect to Accomplish this Fall
Hoo General Lee Expects to Move on
Washington-Consequsnces Of Not Making
a Peninsula Campaign against Ric lomd
decreased Railroad Facilities BGtceen
New York and Washington, dc.
For more than month past the whole
tenor of my information on the subject has
been to the effect that it is the intention of
the rebel military leaders to bring abont
during the present fall and the coming win
ter the same state of affairs as existed dur
ing the fall and winter succeeding the first
battle of Bull Run. That is to say, they
intend during this month and October to
regain possession of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, to re establish the blockade OF the
Potomac river, to drive General Meade's
army to the shelter of the Washington forts,
and, if they do not attack the capital it
self, at least give to Washington the aspect
of belesguered city, with a hostile army
of 5000 strong, at its gates. The means
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-11

The capture Of knoxville by General
Burnside without a battle, which is now
officially confirmed, is almost as importsn,
an event, in military point ofview, as the
fall of Vicksburg. The occupation OF East
ern Tennessee is in itself a great gain 10 tue
Union arms, but the possession OF the |T
einia and Tennessee Railroad by the iederals
is a heavier blow at the military power OF
the confederateS By the fall ofVicksburg
and Port Hudson they lost the trans Mis-
sissippi region, but Knoxville, in the hands
of Union commander, cuts them oil from
great portion of the gulf states. We do
not see how it is possible for General Leo to
keep very large army in Virginia Tor any
great length OF time with his direct commu'
nications with the Southwest cut oil. The
unopposed entrance Of General Burnside
into Knoxville is an indubitable proof oi
the exhaustion of the rebel power in the
Southwest .-WOrH.