Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-10-29

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turns, As jets but we sre not without
hope that Whaiey has been elected
This would secure three additional
votes for the Union side IN the aext
House. Maryland comes next. and
there we may confidently expect an
additional gain. =
The news from AGEieo 3 sonerhat
Interesting. The Frezc1 are pur-
suing policy Of CREST severity. not to
say cruelty. Pronissnt eisisess. for
20 offense except quiet dislike Of the
invaders. sfe seized IN the dead Of
night and thrown into prison, to be
transported to Cayenne or Martinique;
and recent act Of Forey's has
exasperated the people. =
French Zouave having been sssas-
sinated in the vicinity Of Talpan by
some unknown person, the French
general had the bar barity to hold the
whole town responsible for the homi-
eide. He at once imposed ine OF six
thousand dollars. and seized hostages
from among the people to be shot if
any more French soldiers be killed.
The people are becoming more hostile
to the French every day. Lower
California has raised sixteen thousand
dollars for military purposes; Chihua-
hua has sent forward her contingent Of
one thousand men. fully armed and
equipped; brigade from oajcs had
also left to Join the constitutional
army. In the valley Of Tolucs and
Tlaxcala they are resisting the invader
with spirit The new Juares Govern
ment at San Louis Potosi has pub
lished a programme. very brief, aud
entirely free from bombsst. We quote
it nearly entire: The military will en-
deavor in all the different branches OF
the Administration 10 accomplish all
that may be possible under the present
circumstances; but it believes it is its
duty to state that it considers it the
FIRST Of its duties TO dedicate itself in
preference and with all its energies To
the prosecution Of the war in which
the Republic is now involved, and
10 omit no effort and .no saeri-
fee iu order to save the national
independence. 1t does not doubt that
for this il can count upon the active CO.
operation OF the States as well as of all
the authorities and OF all good Mexi'
cans. r-.
The West Virgins legislature has
recently been discussing the bes
means Of getting rid Of the guerrilla'
who infest the border counties Of the
new State. Two reports have been re-
turned from the committee TO which
the report was intrusted. The MAORI
ty report is to the effect that it i, IN
expedient at this time to Iegislate upor
the subject. The minority report re-
quests the Governor to ask the Presi
dent to make the change OF comman'
ders for the Department Of West Vir
ginia as the Inauguration OF more
vigorous policy.
The quota Of Ohio is full under the
call for troops, to meet which so many
Of the Eastern States have been enjoy
ing the pleasures OF draft. VOlun'
teens annnnh have boon gathered in tc
meet the requirements OF the Govern
ment and little more. No less thar
! ,089 persons enlisted last week. The
prospects Of raising at least one.half o.
the SO. 900 men, to be furnished by the
5th Of next January, by voluntary en-
listnents, are regarded as good, pro.
vided sufficient exertion is made. In
Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts,, New
Jersey. and other States. the work has
already been energeticaIly begun.
Reuben Stout. who was executed a,
Johnson's Island on Thursday, for de.
serLion and the murder Of the officer
who tried to arrest him. is another vic.
tim to- Copperbead traftors. He was
a well-meanIng but ignorant man, and
was initiated into K. G. c. Lodge and
poisoned with talk about our "Aboli.
tion Government" etc. His confession,
teIls fearful story, and shows what
led him to crime and death. t.
The official returns Of the vote in
Pennsylvania, give Curtin a majority
of 1926. 5
Our New Orleans. letter Of the 19th
inst, and our Cairo dispatch. give i'm
portaat news from General Banks de-
partmenr. At last accounts. our sd-
vance had crossed the Sabine river, and
was advanced into Texas to the dis
tance of only 100 miles northeast from
Galveston. Gen. Ord, who brought
up the rear. was at New Iberia. La,
at last accounts. Il. .,-. ..-- ..
On the morning of the late elections
l3tb--ibe Richmond Exam
iner published an article in which it
freely expressed its hopes Of Vallandig-
hams success, hailing the success Of
the opposition as the birth OF peace
party" and svowing the belief that
Yallaudigham, If elected. would accept
dissolution as an accomplished. fact"
The French have established block
ade on all ports OF the Mexican coast,
not occupied by their forces.
We are promised important news
from Charleston soon. both from Union
and rebel sources. Dispatches in the
papers Of Saturday, say all
" as ouiet. but that the movements of
our forces at Cummings Point were
quite significant OF speedy hard Sighting
Our Washington dispatch says that
while the report Of Admiral Dahlgren's