The weekly Butte record., 1863-09-05

State when they are % much needed in the
field.
The Richmond Ensuirer states that the re-
taliaiion ,hreatened By Beauregard. if Gilmore
shells Charleston. will be to move ibe Fedsral
prisoners from Libby prison q, Richmond TO
various points in Charleston, and then invite
Gilmore to shell the city. Wha, christian
proposition. to say no,hing of human civiIizs-
ton ard PROCESS.
Wagner cannot be approached by mining.
on account Of sand and water
Gov. Bramle,te, of Kentucky. was inaugu-
rated q, Frsnkiort on the lst. In his inaugu-
raj address be contends that the revolutionary
States did not change their status By rebelling;
that all that is necessary for them to do is 10
return to their fealty and take heir position as
States that rebellion did not reduce them to
( territorial condition. He says that we have
now. and will have when the rebellion closes,
the Identical constitution which the extremists
seek TO destroy. but restored Union. |, is
not reconstructed Union that ken.ucky de-
sires, but preserved Union. and peace res
tored on constitutional basis. The Governor
strongly objects to armiug negro regiments,
and asks what is to be done with such soldiers
at the close Of the WAT. he points to bis re-
cent election as a proof that Kentucky will not
frateinize with rebellion. either openly or CO.
verify. and declares Kentucky is ever 10 be as
she now is-always loyal to the government Of
our fathers.
Large numbers of conscrip,s are leaving
New York for the army of the Potomac Diff
fculty was experienced with some subs,i
tutes, who require almost an equal unmber Of
men TO guard them; bu; stringent orders, to
gether with The recent executions for deserton.
seem to have had o beneficial effect The
beauties of Republicanism.
The imbecile military authorities q, Wash
ington, with the shrewdness that has that has
ever characterized them, conctde that Lee
must commence offensive operations within the
month, or disbaud his army They believe
another invasion is bis only hope, aud that he
is concentrating bis forces for that purpose
The army of the Potomac is on the aler, to re-
pei the movement. Strategy.
There lately appeared among the inebriates
at the court iu Brooklyn, n Y. soldier uamed
John Holman. who has nine bullet wounds.
FIVE bowie knife stabs and three sabre cuts, all
received in the present war. He was with the
18Th \. Y. volunteers and claims to be as
good as new.
Governor Seymour is engaged in fulfilling
his p'edge TO the people TO test the constitu-
tiouality OF the conscription A case is being
made up and will be Immediately brought be-
fore the courts. Indeed, several cases are al
ready pending that cover all the disputed
points, and on some of them a decision NAV be
gwen IN day or week. The result, whatever
it may be- will be final.
The Bostonans are said to have taken the
draft good naturedy. But correspondent of
the Newburyport Herald says that five hundred
conseripts-some say thousand-eft Boston
iHSe WIN, iuc'ti'No iOi Sduuud. uOSt VIII
remain are able to pay $500.
A Washington correspondent of the Spring.
field Republican says be has no doubt Mr..
Lincoln is a candidate for re election, and as a
proof makes public the fact that the President
spends most of his leisure time in franking the
political circulars and documents of the Loyal
League. 1t will be remembered that Forney
first started this organization in Philadelphia,
and frankly acknow ledged in controversy
with the World. that it was intended to oper
ale upon the Presidential election. So the
murder is out at last. Mr.. Lincoln is candi-
date for reelection, AID the loyal league, under
Forneys management, is expected TO do the
heavy work of the campaign, 1t will crafty
the country to learn that the President has so
much time TO spare tha. he can find leisure TO
frank political documents
1t has been stated BY many of the army
correspondents that our troops fought the
battle of Gettysburg under the impression that
they were under the guidance of Mcclellan
ms has been generally denied by the abolition
press, not because they knew anything of the
facts in the case, but because they were deter
mined not TO believe it. But the evidence of
The fact accumulates and we now have still
further verifcation Of it in the following cor.
respondence Of the n. Y Commercial Advert.
ser. paper whose RepublicaDism will not be
questioned by the most radical
Previous to the battle report was received
TO the effect that General Mcclellan bad put
himself at the head of the new militia force
and was Fastening to their support at Gettys-
burburg. There was q grand outburst of
delight OF the news, which contributed not
little TO the stubborn defence subsequently
made by the men.
The prosecutions Of Union men in Western
Texas still continue. a letter from Preebas
Negras-a small town opposite Fort Duncan,
IN tho Rio (,r,nda saw.