Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-11-28
NEWS OFTlIE DAY.


Fernando Wood spoke to the Democracy
of Bergen county, New Jersey, on last
Tuesday evening. "He took strong ground
for immediate uncondisional peace, saying
of war, whether we will or no, its con-
tinued prosecution is certain destruction.
There is no such thing as rebellion under
our institutions upon which the Govern
ment of the country was founded. Sup
pose New York chose to secede, who dare
attempt to prevent her Z? Virginia had
the same right as New York. War is dis
union and disintegration no man in his
senses disputes this. Every man who
favors it directly or indirectly, favors the
destruction of the American Union, pro-
notes the establishment of centralized
despotism, and advances the fortunes of
the most desperate aud unscrupulous knaves
that ever cursed a country. If any State
Executive had the nerve to resist Federal
authority when men were called for to
prosecute the war, our troubles would
have been over long ago. No Democrat
ehould vote one man or one dollar to en-.
able the present Administration to carry
on the war. Reference to Vallandigham
was received with boisterous applause"
The government having prohibited the
distillation of whisky in Kentucky, and
having fixed the price OF hay in Missouri,
has seized all the cotton in New Orleans,
requiring the owners to prove that they
purchased it from "loyal" parties. There
is nothing like Freedom
The radical theory of the status of the
rebel States is that they are no longer
members of the Union. jeff. Davis theo-
ry is precisely the same. In this, as in
most other respects, the radical abolition
lists and the radical rebels agree.
Charleston dispatches to Richmond pa
pers claim that Fort Sumter repulsed sew
eral barges filed with men, who advahc-
ed to take possession of its ruins. Major
Elliott says it was feigned assault.
The Washington Republican again an
nounces that the Array OF the Potomac has
advanced, and has crossed the Rapidan.
A special Washington dispatch to the
Commercial under date of the 9th, says
"The Army of the Potomac successfully
crossed the Rapidan during yesterday and
last night, in three columns. There was
no resistance of any account, the rebels
falling back at every point, as if concentrat-
ing in and about Orange Court House,
which is just four miles from the Rapidan.
The right OF our army crossed at Oulpep-
per Ford, which is not down on the maps,
while the center and left crossed at Germa-
mia. This morning heavy cannonading
commenced, and there is little or no doubt
but generel engagement has been fought
to-day, as it lasted till night-fall. None
of our forces were seen on the opposite
bank of the Rapidan, and it is certain that
no disaster has occurred. The supposed
battlefield is eighty-seven miles from
Washington, and twenty miles from the
termini of the railroad and telegraph; so it
is well-nigh impossible to get any details
or results tonight. AT ten o'clock official
quarters had nothing from the battle. 1t
must have been in and about Orange
Court House.
A singular incident is reported to have
occurred at Secretary Chase's house on
the evening of his daughters wedding. just
as the marriage ceremony was about to
begin, strange lady, some thirty
years of age, in winter bonnet and and
cloak, walked into the room with little
mulatto girl, also in out t-of-door costume,
by her side. The two, who were unknown
to host or guest, stood in the midst during
the ceremony and then retired as suddenly
and mysteriously as they had entered.
An administration paper having under
taken to deny Wendell Phillips statement
that Mr. Lincoln had said to him, that
"the Emancipation Proclamation was 'the
greatest mistake of his life" correspon-
dent Of the Herald telegraphs that other
witnesses corroborate Mr.. Phillips. So