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The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-09-04


fought battle fields in the war Of 1872, and at
ter thus being deprived Of their property, they.
themselves cursed for Cd id Lincolrites ?
Justice to an outraged and oppressed people re-
quire some explanation.
Yours, very respectfully,
asF The above is from true and devoted
/ friend Of the Southern cause-a gentleman Of
integrity and character vi If has were the only
complaint, We might be tempted to let it pass
IN silence for the good of the cause, but it is
only one If hundreds from the same direction.
The truth is, that such is getting to be thede-
moralization of some portions of our army.
That they are ineiscIiminate in their depreda-
tons, and the friends and enemies Of the
principles for Which we are contending suffer
alike. Many Of cur troops. sent to defend
and protect certain localities, leave as broad
4 wake of ruin in their track, as could be &C.
ecmplished BY as many Yankees, sent ont for
the express ps.poee Of plumber and devasta-
ton. tits painful to know this, and much
more 80 t. feel called upon to expose it from
sense Of duty. From all that We can learn.
many of the scouting parties sent out for.the
protection Of our people, conduct themselves
so badly, that they have actually augmented
the Union element in some localities, and ii
il not uncommon to hear good Southern men.
who have given sons to the army and contri-
butsd largely TO the cause, declare that the
last hope Of liberty aud right j. gone, and
that they might just as well belong to one ty-
srantas another
While we cannot approve Of this despon-
.dency, we can, in some sort, excuse it, when
We know what patriotic men are called upon
to suffer-
Everybody IN this country knows Mr.. Ro-.
bert &. Cummings, the extent Of his liberality
90 encampments Of soldiers upon bis premises,
and the great waste and obstruction of pre-
.pertJ be has suffered without mprmtr.-
His liberality and kindness hare been such
as to demand public Acknowledgement By
some If the commands. The same squad com.
planned Of by. our correspondent IS = called
at his residence on their return from .Joflnspr,
county to their command. Mr.. Cummings
was from home, and one Of the company rode
apto the b use, stating that he wanted some,
thing to eat for parcel Of drunken soldiers.
Miss Cumnsihgs, the s.nly white member Of
the family npon the premises, replied that
she had nothing cooked, but would cheerfully
furnish thenAyith al tho bread and milk she
had. in-tEe meantime the squad rode UP to
the yard, and she sent the fepast to them. -
They grew highly indignant, and swore she
s'puld have table set for them. Not deem.
ing Il necessary, and not choosing to have,
her hauss filed with drunken men, she de.
eflrsa, notwithstanding their m,naces and
ah'sses After sisposing Of the bread aud
nslk, they deliberately smashed tho pitchers.
glasses, b.. into fragments. and left with i'm.
preratioiIs upon their lips.
Jtst such men as these, are doing onr cause
iafnitely more harm than good, and without
.better discipline and. batter morals Will be-
lpmsls scourge and curse to the country
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-09-04
Secretary Of the Treasury

X = J.
Statement Of Outstanding Treasury Notes,
August s, 1868:
Total of all kinds Of General Cur
rency Notes II, 406
Estimated on hand for cancellation 7o,ls4e0o
S452, s7s, sos
And probably beyond the Missis-
$50, oo0, COO
$780,, s7s, 800
Statement Of Bonds into which Currency has
been Funded, including avails Of the Produce
Loan.
Total Of 100 million 100, 000, 900
Funded since Feb. 20th, 1861. l24, 318, $40
Funded Of notes May 10th, 1861. s,Os6, 800
.S2s2, 4O4, $40
On hand, to be funded BY estimate 20, OOO,O 600
Total Funded. .......-........ $780,, 404, SO
Five per cent. call, partly funded. l5,44s, 900
Total. SAG, SO
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-09-04

See our new advertisements
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

There was ''frce election" in France a
few years ago, and the military were d.
rected not to intefere only to protect "ths
rights of loyal citizens and the freedom of
election Of course LOUIS NAPOLEON
was elected President when the military
aided 1.-The constituted authorities of the
State in support Of the laws and Of the
purity of suffrage" Monday next an
election 10 to take place in Kentucky for
State officers. To preserve the purity of
the ballot-box, Major General BURNSIDE
has placed that State under Martial-law to
protect the rights of "loyal" citizens We
reproduce the order of Gen BURNSIDE as
a matter of public interest The plain
English and purpose of it is to exclude the
votes of all persons who will not vote Ter
the Abolition candidates, and the legally
appointed Judges are to be held responsible
Tor permitting any others to be gwen
Such voters are to be regarded a. 'disloy-
al and the military power is ordered to
give IT'S utmost support to exclude all
such voters IRON The polls. lhis IS called
protecting the freedom OF election =
W hat mockery. Theeiect,on n Kentucky
ON MONDAY VIII 10 n moro nee thau hoe
OF France, Austria or I AN Read zen.
IL
CENTRAL oRDLks-Ho. I&U.
HEADQUARTERS GErARrMFNT OF THE,
OHIO, CINCINNATI, o., July 81, 1000
WHEREAS, The State Of Zen lucky is
invaded by rebel force with he avowed
in tention of overaw,ng the Judges of cleo
tions. Of intimidsting the loyal voters.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

keep them from the polls and forcing the
election Of disloyA candidates at the cleo
ton on the Sd Of August; and, whereas,
the military power Of the Government is
the only force that can aefea: this attempt,
the State Of Kentucky lie hereby declared
under martial law, and all military sfice.s
are commanded to aid the constituted su
thoritiss Of the State in support of the law
aaa Of the purity Of the lava So defined in
the late proclamation Of His Excelleucy
Governor Robson.
Az it is not me intention Of the Com
manding General to interfere with the
proper expression Of public opinion, all
discretion in the conduct of the election
will be as usual in the hand Of the legally
appointed Judges at The polls, who will be
held strictly responsible that no d:sloyal
person will be allowed to vote, and 70 tbs
end the military power ia ordered to give
them its utmost support.
The civil authority, civil courts, and
business will not be suspended by this
order. 1t is for the purpose only of
protecting, if necessary he righ.s Of loyal
citizens, and the freedom Of the election.
BY Command Of
Major General BURNSIDE.
LEWIS RICHMOND, A. A. G.
Official: r. II. |. GODDARD, A. "A G..
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
A N0HChalent People.

We believe the American people would
not be surprised were railroad commu-
n eaten orened from The earth to the moon,
'.OrrJw. Doubtless 10y day after to-mor-
wv hey would be unconcernedly stepping
10Y ne ram. Judging from the past
nothing can surprise or excite them
lr.ding ourselves on our activity, We are
iving without sensations. Indignation,
a gre anu positive action are unknown to
u, n these war times Previous TO these
mes had we been told that in the short
,,ace CT Two years a Tres dent-our GER
yan.--w. uld annul cur Constitution, and
make 1t b : WORD to be spoken of with lip
of sccrn by his rartizans, suspend all per-
ma E.erty laws, seve his will and pleas
IRE. eclare what is and what is not prop
cry, allow none to vote at elections save
ruoh as he might specify, and spend two
MILLIONS Of dollars and hundreds of lives
oaily without accomplishing anything,
without allowing us % complain OF his ex-
travaeance,-ii we had been told all this two
years ago, we would have laughed the
prophet 10 scorn, or have been aroused to a
universal public turmoil. Yet we now
calmly eon.en pla;e ali this and more, and
fa.l &c &c hat "anyth Ms Is going wrong"
apparently relying n ch.ldl.ke simplici-
tysod CHRISTIAN ta.sh uron NE remarkable
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
The u. l.

The Union League has had its rise and
fall. BY means ! 20 secre2y and novelty
i. Hourshed Z t-.ef lay. ant seemed to
possess elements q strength, ba, alas, it's
two attractive quail es were rot as he en-
during class, an lie inaa;ti buh5le af,e,
rising plainly III view, brrs,s and caves a
little scai:ere3 spray, and an ursnviable
remembrance.
1t IL absar. % ask 4 number Of rational
men to NEE. week ami pass through the
munmeries Of me league Even aboli-
tienists, who manage to 60 whole negro,
could not en- re y s. md the hing died
because it Ia K :---cis.e Of vitality IN
its organization.
Politicians thinking . catch and hold
voters by such N ze.s3.e claptraps and
shallow devices, do no. give their fellows
the amount of credit due them for intell-
gence and penetration.
While he League in our place is still
consciously sticking to its organization, de-
tsrmined to hold out to the last, the effort
3 in vain, it gradually grows weaker, and
will soon share the fate Of It's fellows, and
It's beautiful and appropriate epitaph will
soon Ne wri:ten-'played out
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
The Kentucky Election.

No holder step has been taken in tht
way Of usurpation, blythe usurping admin
istration now in power, than the outrage
perpetrated upon the people Of Kentucky
at the recent election. No longer stride
las been made toward absolute despotism
than that made on the Sd of August in
Kentucky Aside from sitting the voice
Of the people in that State, and forcing up
on them tool Of abolitionism, it has set
The precedent of strong-handed inter-
ference at the ballot-box, which the
American people reverence, and has boldly
opened course the administration will
pursue. ne fear, until taken by the throat
with hand stronger than its own, it is bid
BY the voice Of an aroused pOpulace 10
stand.
The bal,o.-box is as vital TO American
liberty as breath to life. l: 10 our life,
and We must and vH defend it.
There is no doubt in the mind Of any
sane, velli- Informed and honest man hat
Gov. Wickl;fe is the choice of 3 ,OV0 ma
iority of the voters of Kentucky for their
Chief Executive, yet he is defeated by
nsarly 10000. This is a plain statement
Of facts. 1t is useless to enlarge upon
them. Military force has selected It's ia
vorite as Governor of large State. AT
the ensuing election in Ohio, military force
will choose the Governor Of another loyal
State, and if the people do not arouse in
their greatest strength and check this roll
ing il ie, It is bound to bury them in its on
ward flow, and military force will evermore
rule our unhappy land.
This must not be, our liberties are too
dear to US to be thus indifferently lost
They tell US this state of things will not
last longer than the war. How long will
the var last? When did despot ever
give back power save at the end of revo-
luton? five cannot demand and receive
our universal anu unrestrained right of
suffrage now. generations TO come will
receive it only through sea OF blood. 1t
re are degenerate, siekly, cowardly slaves
re viii leave the task for our children, after
irst binding their hands; but if We are
Americans, and men, We will secure our lib
Ut Is now, while We may yet do 60 with
,ut bloodsAsd.
Il is useless to try AID escape the convic-
..on that this administration is centrali- |
Ling power for despotism It stub
born, stern fact, and as such We must deal
with it.
A greater Issue tnan the present rebellion
g bong forced upon US, and the time seems
fast approaching that viii, really try
men souls Let Us avert the calamity,
# possible, if not let US prepare to meet it
ike men AT all events let us, in Indiana,
never submit to such an election as was re-
Gently held in the State Of Kentucky, re-
who would be free ttemielscs
must strike the blow
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

assurance Of our worthy and wise Chief
Magistrate. We have actual demonstra-
ton, in our limbs that nobody is hurt, y
at least We are not, and that satisfies our
modest demands.
We fear greater wonders will come up-
on rs in the ensuing two years than have
during the past. Ifso, we Will doubtless
take it cooly.
Whom the gods would destroy they
FIRST nake-sleepy'-is the applicable
rendition for our case.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
THE NEWS.
WAsHISGTox, August IL.

There has been a correspon lence be
tween Gov Seymour xuG President Lon
coin in regard TO the draft IN New York
city and Brooklyn The Governor eva
plains of unfa;rness in the enrolment ANA
of the credit not being given for ihe fu;l
number of volunteers furnished, and asks
that the draft may be suspended I'LL Its
constitutionality shall have been tested
The President, in his reply. says that be
would not object to abide by the decision
Of the Supreme Court on the queftion. bu'
cannot suspend he draft because iiuie Is
too important.
The N. Y Hero!d has a story that Min
lister Clay has concluded 2 treaty with Rus
STA providing thac, if the Gar shall be-
come engaged u hostilities with England
aud France, ne United Sta 6 will declare
war against those powers! The y. Trtb
we say here is no truth in the recent re-
ports about the ininence Of the war with
England.
Federal forces now hold Kelly's Ford
and the railroad bridge over the Kappa
hammock. The main body Of the rebels Is
on the Rapidan, bat their pickets extend
the north Of Cuiperper. A refugee re-
ports that Lee has not been reinforced.
and that there are but few troops in Rich
mond The rebels claim the victory in
the cavalry engagement a: Brandy Station
on the 4th
JEFF. Davis is very i'll, and doubts are
entertained of his recovery Gen. Lee, it
is reported, has protested against the re-
talatory execution of two FEDERAL officers,
the life of his son depending upon their
fate
The Ccnfedera.es, il would appear, are
about to follow the example Of he federals
IN raising negro troops. The rebel gov
eminent is understood to have ISSUED an
order for The cOnscr,ption of negroes, who
are to receive Their freedom at the end of
three years service. However this may
be, it is positively stated that the guerrilla
Richardson, who has returned to his old
haunts in West tennessee. has orders to
conscript Africo- Americans and offer
the inducement of prospective freedom to
sable volunteers. lie expects to have a
negro army within sixty days that will as
tonish the world; while, ON the other hand
Gen. Thomas, who has arrived at Mem
phis, thinks he can place 10 900 darkeys
in the field within ninety days. When
the respective forces are raised, each side
can literally carry the war into Africa
and, when mig meets mig, then will come
the tag of war"
The Adjutant General of Illinois has ap-
pealed to the people to organize militia
companies in every county, stating that
arms will be supplied by the State as soon
as they can be procured. This movement
is made, of course, % afford pretext for
the arming Of he Loyal Leagues.
1t is reported hat he FEDERAL force
operating agalnet Charleston has been re-
lnforced by nearly 1900 men.
An Oh edition under command Of Gen.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

The soldiers Aid Society will hold a
festival at Bourbon on Saturday evening
Aug. 18th 1868. Good speakers will be
present 70 address the meeting Gov
Williams and others have teen invited -
Good music vii be- IN al end:.nee Sneak
~. t. commence AT ! eek, - he y. l.
Church. Supper At Noor's raj
+ cAe;s can be had al he church or
he Hall Al; VIZ, re re TO con IA G
some hing t, the TX an woundea soi err,
an receive nc & vaiue u goo@ N ngs
are requested to 4ttead.
Tickets ios Supper 75c<s
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

We are informed that the barn of
Geo. FLORA, of Union township, in this
County, WAS burned one nigh: last week,
together with about 800 bushels of wheat.
1t is charged as the work ofan incindiary,
on what grounds We have not learned
Rumor says Mr.. FLORA was recently en-
gagged in the arrest Of deserter, anG that
the barn was burned in revenge for th,s.-
We do not know what grounds there are
for the charge IF the charge is true, the
occurrence will occasion but little surprise
Society is fast degenerating into perfect
lawlesspess, and from the President down
to the hunables. citizen the doctrine of
force. reprissls and barbarism Is :ast OBJ
tanning. The olden times Of law aud or
der" were too tame. Republican times
better suit the age.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

OK Saturday last, agreeable 70 pro
gramme marked out by a few of the prom
inent Union Leaguers Of our town, mum
Der Of abolition ''roughs' male it their
business to get UP rows, fights and dis
turbances in order to keep Democrats
from the speaking and 70 cast oium upon
the day. They met with tolerable success
in keeping number of Democrats from
the speech, but their design was so trans
parent they brought upon their own heads
the odium Of the rows, and besides, in ev-
cry instance of SIGHT were justly re-
warded with the punishment they so
richly verified The effort was unspeak-
ably low, contemplate and mean, and
worthey the men who made it. The long
faced eanting hypocrites who instigsted this
shameful conduct will hereafter find it a
more difficult matter to ge. their dupes
into similar scrape-it is too expensive
in the way Of broken heads and black
eyes.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

The report has been current for severA.
days, on our streets, that the house and
harm of the Proves. Narshal of Stark Co.
vas burned to the gro@aa, by incendiaries,
one night last week F''e a-e assured by ,
gentleman from Stark "a, ;le story is a
base, malicious lie, tha. ne..Ler the hou' e
or premises ofthat Official h We been in any
nauner interfered with or disturbed
By attempting to discharge the Gu
tiss of has Office impartially he Marshal of
Stark County has obtained he good will of
III parties. in h.s Coun.y.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
The Meeting saturday.

ns " noifee PREVIOUSLY gwen
Col. L. P. MILLIcAN addressed the De-
noeraey Of Marshall County 8, lie
Seminary Grove last Saturday
The crowd in town was unusaii7 large
for the occasion, he s:-ee.s beng filed
With men and teams. rne attendance a.
the Grove was larger than We have seen
there fcr many a day TIE speech of
Col. Milligan vas what We anticipated, an
abe, full and eloquent vindica:en Of Dem
ce1a'ic principles, fully satisfactory 70 the
audience, and sustaining the Sneakers en-
viab!e reputation az an orator and States
man. Appealing fairly to the unbiased
judgment OF his hearers oil M-spoke
"reason to reasoning ms" "a. deeply
impressed all who heara HIM with the
peril &C the times and the sure means Of
escape from that peril Feariessly placing
the responsibility Of orr unhappy condi.
ton where justly belongs, he, of course
i5cu1ei the hatre! of abolition;sts. vh ch
docs not disturb HIN in lie least, % BE lie
used 70 Il.
The mas;c BY the Ll?osie German Band
was excellent and an agreeable feature Of
the day A!toget her tie Cay was a pleas
sntens, and such as We hope to zee often
repeated. notwithstanding The gigantic ef-
fsrt maize By aboii;ionsts to create dis
tarbaness, AMI ge. mp rows.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13

The st. Joe Rega by q ecurse Of
reasoning truly remarkable. shows most
clearly tina. Hon. n TURr1z "a -espon.
sibie FOR The $500 clause u he Couscript
81, and by the same logic ina. Mr. Col
PAX Is, and vas 10 Congress, opposed To it.
An lss able argument ia reproduced the
vote on the motion to strike out the OBJ
no1lous paragraph; and Mr. TURpIE Is
opposed 20 striking it out and Schuyler is
IN favor OF doing 30. This far the Regis
ter gets On swimmingly and finds here a
good place to stop i;s investg ,tion of the
Official record. VIII Schuyiers mouth
piece do the people Of his district the IA
vor 70 give them the vote on the act at its
passage! Did Mr. CoLFAx vote for the
Conscrlpt act - it passed, and now
glands az q law? The 800 clause IL a
part OF the law, COLyaX voted for the
Bill, We: by column of Editorial the
Rogistert proves that he did no: vote fer
the inch mans clause" By WA. s2ec
ru.e uiu our Congressman CD.a.E ,e.m.so
ion to vote for the bill excepting he 49,
clause Or did he vote for that too!
The record IL IN a MI, shell. CoLyAX
voted for the money Clause an. TURFIs
voted against 1t on lie passage Of the bill
WIZ the Reg str morn IL reaie-s oi Al.
the facts, and give them a talr chance -
judge between their representatives: IT
approves of the eonser ption act anj we
can see no ssass for sluiking blake a
full confession brother
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
NSw Grocery
II. a. WORK
:'iym oath Marshal Co. Ind.

hc u.l r.isd..i has established New G roos-
r, -, che tpo- OF Becker's correr On La
i"' 'tT-,it. aau viii, ~ al times keep q ocmpIsts
-.>'r m''nt of Family Groceties. Of the yer srsr
QUALITY winc, he will Invariably sell a. the io--
cst MARKET price Richmond Mills Flour aad
Feed always ON hand. II A. WORK.
Ply mouth, Indiana. July ] 9th 1868. r9Ia
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-13
FOR ooC1rT CiInR:
JOHN c. CUSHMAN.
= r OSCNrY G MINIS. HsR:
LEONARD II. ALTMAN.
rOn SURVEYOR:
JERRY ID. KLINGR
POR LAND APPRAfSRN:
JOHN B. BITCH.

TIE following named gent enen viii
aes ~ s.-n.s for the DEMOCRAT in their
various Townships, until further nstce,
AID ara authorised TO recrive subscriptions
aod money FOR tie DEMseSAr Ofr.cr:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-01-08
ruBLrsHED (DAILY) BY
EDNAK SNOW DEN JR.
res~ OFFICE-No. 104 King street, over
Stones. Formerly French's) Book Store.
17T-DTHER FROM VICKSDURG.


20 the Tribune, dated Helena, Arkansas
January ID, via Cairo january 6th, says Inc
battle is still raging at slcksourg' with no
decisive results, Cur forces TOOK the nam
battery and rifle pits OF the enemy on monday
last, but we're afterwards repulsed and lost
their ground, Five cannon were taken from
the enemy and spiked, and lost AGAIN General
Morgan and Colonel }. B. Wyman were killed,
and Colonel Morgan l.. Smith and captain
Gwyn wounded, but not nortalIy.
Both armies rested on Monday night, alter
hard fought day, cur troops stlll confident OF
victory. Price and Van dorm commanded the
Contederates. 1T was rumored General Sher-
man was being largely reinforced by the arri-
val OF General Grant $ cavalry, lhe gunboats
were net doing much, but our army are well
posted and protected III tank and rear, and
will net yield the contest till Vicksburg is In
thejr possession. Cur loss in killed and voun
ded is&o far estimated at 5000
The Monday referred to in the foregoing
DESPATCH it should be remembered, was the
29th ult -Reporrer.]
CAIRO; January I'VE have one day later
intelligence from Vicksburg: which is highly
interesting and exciting.
The Rebels have concentrated al their for
ees from Jackson and Grenada, and along the
line Of the road, amounting to s., 900 men, at
Nicksburg, This overwhelming force attacked
Gen. Sherman on 1londay, and caused him to
tail back to his first line Of defence. The
Confederate entrenchments and fort;Gcot;ons
extend back from the CITY six miles, Cen