davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
Confederacy VS.. Green-haclss

According to late order issued from the
Confederate War Department, Federal
prisoners are not allowed to receive green
backs sent them by their friends, as the
Confederate government recognizes nc
such moneys ~ The Same order instructs
Geu. Winder, in command of the post, to
deliver an equal sum to that received, in
scrip; also to deliver to prisoners all gold
sent them. hes - essTaa s1asE iis 5ys@
Those having friends, prisoners in
Rishmond, and are desirons to send them
money, willgovernthemselves according
ly--gold-and not ;kreen-baoks, as th,
Confsderates don I recognize it as money
IF they don't recognise it as money VII,
do they retain all they caa get thei
hands on aud Issue their scrip to prison
ers insteadi Funny, amt itf
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
From the London Timss.l
The Anarchy of Passion in
America.

We wonder at free people submit
ing to outrages on the freedom OF the SUBJ
ieet, the liberty of the press, and the
rights of property, which would have
raised a revolution at any time in the his
tory of this country; but the truth is the
Americans don't think about the matter, az
they are possessed of wild madness for
a particular object, whether attainable or
not, and they will dash themselves against
any distractions to reach 1T. The great
work of President of too excitable peo-
pie ought to be to direct these uneducated
and fanatic impulses. and to control them
into an ordinary and reasonable path.
But the President himself is as much pos
sessed as the rest. He gives ne thought
to the resultc Of his policy, he has no
plan for compromise with the South; he
identifies himself with one ofthe greatpar-
ties of the State, and is carried away with
them, he knows not where.
/, The consequences is that every passion
and every madness surges unchecked
over the vast territory of the States. Men
are let loose by the Presidents own ex-
ample from all obligations but that OF
gaining their object, and they regard
neither justice nor humanity in pursuing
| it. If passion and reason in unien con.
stitutes perfect character. the Ameri
cans may be the best described as crea
lures of passion, without reason, or only
that lower acu.euess of understanding
which enables them to adapt the means t.
their immediate ends. We are led tt
these remarks by two or three incident
in the American intelligence which VIZ
published yesterday. A Senator Of th'
United States, speaking in the peaceful
State of Maine, boasts that "there ar,
} forty four regiments iii New York to hell
} the Government to enforce the draft, an,
, there is not one OF them who would no
sooner shoot a copperhead, put buIle
through his brain, than he would shoot
t REBEL aud the assertion was rcpcate
7 twice for greater distinctness. Let ou
) readers try to imagine language like thi
used by an English statesman of note i
an address to his constituents, as the
may be able to form some idea of tn
q anarchy OF passion which possesses tn
: !. Americans. Itdisplaysa blind and sense
!, less ferocity emancipatcd from all rcgar
to law and order by what the Presider
: considers the necessity of war. Sue
language, no doubt, says great de;
more than it means; but words react o
a the heart and head, and it does not wal
much more such talking as this to tran,
a form the United States into sort OF Me,
- leo, mere stage for lawless violence an
:, selfish terecity.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
From the Army of the Poto-

NEW York, Oct 29.-The Tribun
dispatch from the Army of the Potomac
says:
Recent artillery and cavalry demonstra-
tions which have been exaggerated into
formidable engagements are regarded here
as being only an attempt on the part of
the rebels to discover our position.
On Monday night a dash was made on
our pickets near Fairfax Court House.
It resulted in nothing.
Lees boasted campaign has degenerat-
ed into raid upon the railroad to inter
rupt its reconstruction.
A Washington speciel to the Tribune
says
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
! has decided that the banks of the State
| OF New York holding funds of State are
subject to the payment of the tax provid-
! ed in the act of March 3D. He does not
regard this as a taxation Of State but q
banks alone upon the rights and property
they severaliy have by agreement Of funds
; deposited. #
The Herald has the following:
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTo
MAC, Oct 2S.-Consideralde changes hav,
recently taken place in relative positions
in Union and rebel armies. There is M
Immediate prospect OF a battle. the enem,
is taking good care to avoid any thing lik,
general engagement. The late intelli
gcnce makes it probable his recent dem
onstrations were foints to cover NOR
important movements but for Lees sud
den change of attitude, we should hav
had a fight whenever it was believed ad
vantages would have been important t
u.s.
A number Of deserters recently cam
within our lines they represent the rebc
army scantily supplied
The rebels have made several petit
captures of late including few officer:
No material advantages gained by eithe
side.
During the skirmishing Yesterday m nrn
ing some pickcts Of both corps were FIRE
upon. The attack was not followed IL
to-day.
All appears quiet along the Rsppahar
mock.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
swThe report of mutiny in Bragg.

s~The report of q mutiny in Brsgg's
army seems to be confirmed by the late
intsllge7ee. A letter from Chattanooga
10 the Cincinnati Commercial SAYS:
'sIt was occesioned by the refusal of
the Georgia militia to remain longer in
active service. They represented that
they had volunteered only for the battle
OF Chiesamanga, to drive the Federal
troops out of their ewn State, and that
done, were unwilling to be retained in
the Confederate service. Bragg refused
to grant them permission to return home,
and they stacked arms, whereupon d.
vision of Longstreet's men were ordered
into line. Even this did not intimidate the
valiant militia. They were resolute, and
we're not to be coerced in any such style
Finding no virtue in threats, Lengstreets 3
men were ordered to fire upon the mutt
neers. and discharged severA! volleys at
them, with what effect we have not been
able to definitely ascertain. We have it,
snsthe arthority of deserters, that sixty
were killed and two hundred badly
wounded.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

eTA A chattanooga dispatch says that
Gen Rosecrans received the order re-
lieving him from command on Monday
the 18th, inst, and on Tuesday was on
his way to Cincinnati, where he is requir-
ed to report At Stevenson, Ala, the
headquarters of Gen. Hooker, Gen. Rose
Grams met Gen Grant, who was en- route
to Chattanooga, and both of the officers
were the guests of General Hooker.
Confederate reports at Chatanoogs say
that l;rasg was certainly to be relieved
for failing to defeat Rosecrans. but wheth-
er Longstreet. Johnston or Lee would
succeed him had not been determined =
The Tennessee river was still high, and a
steamer could carry supplies to Chata-
nooga if there was no danger from the
enemy
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

New YORK, Oct. PA dispatch to
the Times, from the army of the Potomac
says:
The enemy still contin ues to demon
strate in our front.
Yesterday, as the 9th and 9th New
York olva ry we're going out near Beal-
ton Station, to relieve the 4th New York,
Pennsylvania regiment on picket there
were opened upon by the rsbcls with ar
tillery. A brisk skirmish ensued, lasting
several hours, our forces falling back to
within one mile of Georgetown, upon our
infantry line. The enemy showed moth
; ing but infantry.
There were few casualties on eithe,
side.
Guerrillas aud bushwhackers are ex-
ceedingly bold, and their operations ex.
tend in every direction every day they
make some demonstration on our line ot
Communication and it is unsafe for mer
to venture out of sight of camp.
Sunday evening a gang of bushwhaek
ers dashed upon one Of our trains between
Warrsnton and New Baltimore, and cap
tured ar ambulance and wagon belonging
to the Provost Marshal Department.
| From other sources we learn that smok,
from the cnemy's camp-fres can be seer
beyond the Rappahannock, indicating
that they are there in force, prepared tc
dispute the passage of the river for til;
construction of railroad bridge
body infantry was discovered by this side
of the river at Sulphur Springs. Thei,
cavalry pickets are thrown out this sidt
of the Rappahannock and in sight of ou1
advance pickets.
The work on the railroad is being pros
ecuted vigorously, the advance Of the ar
my being depenendent upon on its com
plction.
Gen, Meade's headquarters are still a
Warrentou.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
News From Charleston.

FoRrREss MoNRoE Oct 29.--The Rich
mond Enquirer of the 9th inst, has the
following :
CHARLESTON, Oct. 26.-The enemy's
battery Gregg and Wagner opened fire
from seven guns and the former four
The latter FIRE was principally directed
against Sumter and Johnon. Two Moni-
tors were engaged. The firing ceased al
dusk. About 100 shots were thrown from
Morris Island and leo from the Monitors
No damage DONE Our batteries replied
vigorously.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

The foturR of the votes polIed BY the
Ohio trosps on Morris Island, 8. c., gives
Brosgh $40 majority. A private letter
from there written since the election
says:
sQuits number Of the 64th Mass.
niggsrs voted in the 9th Ohio Regiment,
and tried tho same game in the 62d Ohio,
but were driven off by the soldiers. who
gave them to understand there would be
soma nigger funerals if the offense was
repeated. =
What county in Ohio will receive credit
sor those votes cast by Massachusetts, mig
gsrsi Astabuia, probably,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
WHY GEN. JIM LANE Is AN ARO.
LITIONIST.

General Jim Lane, the "Gr:m Chief
tain" of Kansas made speech at St.
Louit, on the 18th inst. We make the
following extract from his speech:
"When [ was child Twas not of much
consequences My mother was not very
we'll, and she put ME out to nurse with a
negro wench in Kentucky. This negro
wench had another baby not near as white
as was; we slept in the same cradle, we
whistled together, We went swimming to-
gether-It was boy, remember. Moth
ing of that kind transpires among North
ern people,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
THE VOTE OF THE sTATE-ITe
POPULATION.

The home vote is likely to be in the
neighborbood of 100000. Some $4,000
soldier votes have been east, making our
total vote at this election 100000. AL
lowing one voter to each six persons, and
that is a short estimate, and the total pop
.ulation of our State is two million eight
hundred thousandl That is a halfmilliei
more people than We had by the census
of 1860. Ii that is honest, our State has
increased in population at rate that is
astonis hing. The increase of vote is the
most remarkable in counties bordering Oh
other States.-Cia. Eng.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
Mr.. Blair on His Friends.

Postmaster General Blair concludes his
Rockville speech with the following Ian.
guage:
"It is impossible that the latter, (ultra
abolitionlsts), though aiming at different
result, will be found cooperating in the
end with conspirators in the South and
their foreign allies. They may prefor
parting with the So,tth to equality under
the Constitution" a
No man knows better than Mr.. Blair
what is the n: ture and tendency Of toe
radicals; and this portion of his speech
will undoubtedly prove to be true proph
ecy.--Hotn,es 70. F'armer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
Prices in Rebellion.

In Georgia where corn, potatoes and
garden vegetables are in great abundance,
provisions have reached such a figure
that at Atlanta single man has to. pay
fare is $40 per day. 1t costs woman
$50 to buy calico dress Gentle mems
boots cost from SIS to 500 and ladies'
shoes bring $40. In Mississippi an or
dinary horse will sell for S1,OO0, and q
good mule will sell for 500.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
From the Southwest.
DAVID TOD.
Governor.

CINCINNATI, Oct PA Knoxville
dispatch Of the 25th to the Gazette says:
The engagement to-day was hot hand
to-hand affair of over four hours. The
rebel force was estimated at Eve thousand.
They lost in killed, wounded and prison
ers over three hundred. Woolford re-
captured his wagon train and some of his
men, but lost his battery. Our loss was
nearly three hundred.
Gen. Sander advanced yesterday and
drove the rebels below Philadelphia. A
running fight was kept up till dark.
Col Crawford has returned from an ex-
pedition to distribute arms throughout
Virginia and North Carolina, and re-
ceise recruits He was successful in both
the re pie rising everywhere.
M ,ynard and Brownlow spoke to twen-
ty thousand peol'l.. Their ultra radical
ism was received with enthusiasm.
CAIRO, Oct 29-Tho MemphisiB iBulle-
tin of the 24.h, says On the 2 lst an ad
vance of Union forces eastward from Cor
inth met with resistance at Cherokee Sta
tion, eiehtv-n mine miles from Tuscumbia
Gen. Osterhaus was in the advance, and
| had not moved far when he encountered
two bri, i,.ades of from fnu.' TO six thousand
The fight lasted an hour, when the rebels
were daiven back with severe loss. Our
loss was seven killed and thirty seven
wounded most of which was caused hy
mistaking Lees cavalry, who were dress
e2 in blue oycrcoats for our forces. The
rebels are said to have very strong fortifi
cations mile this side oc Tuscumbia. OF
the railroad. Prisoners report that til,
enemy expects to make stout resistanc,
there They say they had four thousant
men there Tuesday, and received rein
forcements of one thousand cavalry OF
Wednesday. Two thousand mere are ex
i peoted f1om Bragg.
The steamer Mist. from Helena to Mem
phis, while landing on the Mississippi sid
of the river, fifteen miles above Helena
on the 2lst, who robbed the boat of $40,
! 600 and other valuables, and then fret
/ the boat, which was consumed, with
number Of bales of cotton. One ptrt,
shot three, and others were capture,
in the vicinity the next day. The boa
was owned at Paduca, and cost S45. .00C
The new trade regulation went into et
feet.
Reports from New Orleans show til
t receipt of nearly four thousand bale
OF cotton in one day.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
Railroad Accident.

CINCINNATI. Oct 29:-Five cars on the
X /. ntucky Central railroad containing a
portion of the End Ohio heavy artillery
was thrown. from the track q miles from
the city this morning. l man was killed
and Is severely wounded and II slightly.
The accident was caused b5 broken rail.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
QUoTA OF TROOPS To BE RAISED UN-

QUoTA OF TROOPS To BE RAISED UN-
Der THE NEW CALL.-The work OF ap-
portioning the number of troops to be
raised under the late call of the President,
among the several States and the District
of Columbia, has been begun at the Office
of the Provost Marshal General. The
States thus far apportioned and the nun
Der of men to be raised by each, is as fol
lows:-
Maine, 1851; New Hampshire, 3,T5S
Vermont, 1881; Massachusetts,, 1926
Connecticut, 5,432; New York, SO, 26s
Delaware, 1,l56, Indiana, s,9s7.- Hosh
Star.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

swThersis nothing doing in the Army
Of the Potomac. The cavalry make an
occasional Reconnaissance, and the infan-
try maintain long line of pickets; but
there is no fighting in progress, nor from
al ,ndicsticns is there likely to be for
soms time.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
Exchange OF Prisoners.
New YoRK, Oct. 27.-Ths following
= the Tribune dispatch


i the Tribune dispatch:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Mutual ex-
change records of diseased prisoners has
been agreed upon by the proper authori-
ties Of the United States and the Con-
federats Government, and Surgeon Gen.
Barnes has issued the necessary orders
to surgeons in charge Of hospitals where
rebel prisoners are confined. Col. Huff
man, Commanding General of prisoners
has received one list from Richmond
By the last declarations of exchanges is.
sued by the rebel commissioner Ould, the
difference between the two Governments
in respsct TO the number is ten thousand
greater than before, and the probabilities
are that aspeedy adjustment il 30 much
further removed.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
Cure for Diptaeria.

Hsrsis remedy said to be excellent
tbr the cure Of diptheria
Take small quantity Of Sleeps suet,
ns spoonful, chopped fne and boiled
In . gill Ct milk, and drink on retiring
70 bed. OF course the throat is to be
bound with flannel.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

BEJudge Bell Of the Supreme Court
sf New Hampshire has decided green
backs not legal tender. The Government
viii take the tongue out of that Bell if
u makes any more such sounds.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
FuRLouGHED REpuRLIcAN SoLpIERs

Soldiers from the town of Onondaga,
have made their appearance, with fur
loughs until after the election! They
are Republicans of the straightest sect.
The War Department has also given fur
loughs to the 10th of December to the
New York soldiers who are able to travel
OF course, it is understood that up to the
I'D of November none but Republican
soldiers will be able to travel.-N. T.
Express
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

No FRAUn Ion, Nol--In many Of
the strong Abolition counties ofthe State,
the entire vote ia greater than it was in
1861 Yet most OF all these counties
claim to have sent large numbers of vot-
ers to the field. The election retnrns will
develop the fact that there was as MANY
votes east in Ohio this year, as there were
in 1850 though a hundred thousand sol.
diers are said to be in the field.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

GENERAL MILRoy hes been acquitted.
It is stated that he received orders not to
evacuate Winchester until directly told to
do so, and the dispatch embodying this
last command failed to reached him, the
rebels having cut the telegraph wires.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

e$In one of the townships of Bel
mont county, there were sixty more votes
polled than there were men returned by
the assessor, including soldiers in the
army andinegroes at home! This is piling
up the agony for Broush pretty steep
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

CINJINNAri, Oct 27.-Ienoral Rose
Grams said in his speech before the Mer-
chants Exchange yesterday. that it was
his firm belief that if the forces recently
sent to Chattanooga had been ordered
there before, az they ought to have been,
the back bone of the rebellion woald have
been broken. The General left last night
fer his home at Yellow Springs.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

-"Ugh? How do you make out
that you are exempted, eh?" II am over
age. I am negro, minister. cripple,
British subject, and a habitual drum
kard."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

n6- One of the Ohio regiments went
into the fight at Chickamauga without a
field officer. They were all in Ohio
electioneering for Brough. And this is
called war; Crisis
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
ng- President Lincoln saws in. his :,

EB- President Lincoln says in, his re-
cent thanksgiving proclamation, that, du-
ring the year now drawing to close,
order has been maintained, the laws have
been respected and obeyed, aud harmony
has prevailed everywhere, except in the
theatre of military conflict; while that
theatre has been greatly contracted by tho
advancing armies and navies of the I'm
ion" Hss
Why, then, did President Lincoln sus-
pend the habcas corpus? The States OF
the north throughout which that writ is
now suspended are neither invaded nor in
a state Of rebellion; and by the Presidoni $
own testimony, the public safety" did
not require it. because "order has been
maintained, and the laws repected and
obeycd." Who will answer2
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
IFrom the New York Herald.]
Napoleon ffae Third arld
Maxim liam.

The answer made by Prince Maximilian
must have greatly annoyed the Emperor
Napoleon. He doubtless ,hupcd that the
Austrian Prince would be dazyled by tine
prospect of throne, and that he would
was not the case, and the Prince an
nounced to the Mexican deputa.ion that
he should only accept when unanimous
vote of the Mexican people called him TO
the throne; also when that throne should
be guaranteed by the great Powers of
Europe Now it is evident that England
neither eau nor will guarantee to Prince
Macmillan anything. Spain will not,
because she wishes to see a Spanish
Prince on the Mexican throne; and that
France alone should answer for the secu
rity of Maximilians seat on tho new
throne is not to be thought of for mo-
ment.
Maximilian has doubtless but little
hope of ever occupying throne on this
side of the Atlantic. He must be aware
of the utter fallacy of such scheme, aud.
as wise man, will keep clear OF its dan
gerous complications He will, it is true,
earn the i'll viii of France if he declines;
but he must count the chances on all sides.
Like the wight referred TO in the follow
| ing SAW
| He can and he can't,
He will and he won't.
| He'll be damned he does.
| And be damned if he don't.
| To hide his annoyance, the Emperor OF
the French has written to Macmillan
commenting his action in the matter, and
highly approving the stand he takes
This letter.. however, over-reacaes the
object to be obtained, and bctrays the an
ger of the bewildered Napoleon. How
can he secure unanimous vote in Mex
| leo? In no way save by the presence OF
two hundred thousand French troops il,
that country; and he has already spent so
much in this undertaking that to more
than double the outlay must necessarily
frighten him. Had the Austrian Prince
accepted, the loan for the new government
of Mexico would have been raised. Ma
poleop would have retained large share
Of it, and at once withdrawn his troops
from this continent. But, alas for France
the Prince has not yet accepted, and much
must be accomplished ere he does too
much to be done in short time-and
Napoleon is aware that the rebellion in
this country may be at amy moment crush
ed, and that the Union, restored to all it's
power and influence, will at once demand
his withdrawal from Mexico. Decidedly
this becomes the most annoying of mud.
dies for Napoleon, who, spite his every
effort, finds himself unable to obtain as
sistanee from any Of the European Pow
ers. They are all only too glad to sec
him floundering in this slough of his own
making.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04
sa- The Darke County Democrat, in

noticing the late election, Wen says
''M lille we regret the result, and have
serious apprehensions for the future Of
the country, we are glad to know that
there are, in the State of Ohio, one hun
dreq and eightythousand reliable and un-
Rinfhing Dem6crats who will never bow
the knee to The negro Baal of the Aboli-
ton war party. That there are in the
State of Ohio one hundred and eighty
thousand Democratic voters in favor of
putting an end to this bloody war. Tnese
men can neither be intimidated BY threats
nor corrupted By shoddy." 81
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-11-04

ny There is a class of people who ask
you why you dout't' come to their house,
but never say do. They are related to
the gentleman who has always note to
make up, whenever you wish to effect a
small loan from him