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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-03
The Practical Workings of the Federal
Conscription, f-2.i

The sn,in,ss,d fM.,,., p.7,b,;,on cat.
s''''.' '.E' NE''' rps
spe"erS 'a'S question ID su sFuc'e rom Wnien
We take the following.
The daily reports of the results Of the draft
throug gbout the country produce the gen, raj i1,.
preston that II ia a failure: that Is will no,
add materially to the strength of onr armies
and that 1t will cost more than ii is worth, Tbis
Il mot absolutsly true, but Il must ia cnnfeaspd
u stoo close an spprOxima.ioa so1shettatn 90
be contemplated with satisfaction. eEvidently
M ,,ha. Ssas.sd co,,n.,nsSt, l.
Indasd ann ~ as.s is.H
MAXIM Sue aiIoSsnos,fo, ,ha St"sts osssis; es,.s
from, tSs drafs. and she, s1boie nn~ar.: kSnp
dravn v,ll not ha eve. snf, mn y o,s.ss.s.s
thi. nnmhes Iii ho 1s nm INT .ssnYnV
conscr;nts a. al, .s .nh,,,...s AsIx =, sne
tbsi, escans. and ibs W. nanss,,nna. ,sr.Ss Ians
nodcn \. esiv In,. a. a.. ~. ~ ~ Mvuu
SboIs los 10, fif,y thonssnd ~ 'e,sn sos.a.h sre
sand Solunteers The draf. ., u,ns, Sa oonsns
All. Il mt faiIu,e il moi ye,y e,1r SsS w
csss, ~ '1fi'S ssiSSs't g ''''''iNetse se''0'--
n tho P,ss,den. e.n,d bsvs fo....., l.
h,dIv tba draft wou,d have hss, ssoen r,,ssI ""
Va hsIievs he wonld have Sac,Sad - aa,u 49, SSu,
voluntssrino to All nm ,hs srmss sOd 'oV ~ sp pgn
nave turned he cnnld have dons 40 ~i,h .aasts. se
the monev and sfFoifs ayosnSaJ or % shs o'S' 49,
sorinton WonId have secnraS fiItS tbonsan Nd vi
unteers. there IA every reasop In hel,sye Ana
Il Would have been clorions tbin6 ~ ,oco.d
on ths paees Of bistory tbat the esSs, rrehsi,;n0
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-03
Politics In Maine.

The following letter 10 Mr.. Brsdbury's accept
auce Of the nomination for Governor, rendered
by the late Democratic State Convention: ~
EAsTroRT, Aug. 20, 1868.
Gentlemen: have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication, informing
me Of my denomination as candidate for Gov.
erner by the Democratic State Convention, and
transmitting copy Of the resolutions adopted
by that body. ' A2 .a'
thank the convention for this mark Of their
confidence, and accept the nomination. 'be %
The harmonious action of the convention, ! In
the unanimous adoption Of o serles Of judiolous
and patriotic resolutions, betokens determine.
ton on the part of the Democracy, regardless
of past differences, TO unite In O common effort
to asrest the progress Of fansticism and rev
olution, and to maintain the Constitutional
rights Of the people against the encroaohments
OF powers Ialf4 a f. 1eIal. q hasi@a a.
cannot fail TO express my cordial concur
renee In the resolution complimentary to Hora.
ito Seymour, Governor of the State of New
York. Wise and patriotic In p9ioy--comtre-
hcnsiye and liberal In statesmenfhip-
In his opposition TO the Illegal and arbitrary
acts OF the present national AdministI alton
frm In maintaining the doctrine, that in war as
we'll as 10 peace the Cons tuition, the great
charter of oil civil and political power Of the
National Government, is the supreme law
auccsssful In resisting the nefaIious plot to place
the city of New York under martial Law, that
the bayonet might 0vsraWe the ballots -tcr smpst
to send the t, pops of hls State TO repel the ins
vason Of the soil OF Pennsylvania has won
for himself anoble reputation ss the defender
Of the rights Of the States and of the oasttu.
tional rights Of the people svs'l q
+ Adopting the language Of the third resolu.
tion, declare that twill earnestly support
every constitutional measure tending to pre-.
serve the Union Of the States" and that /
sever have been the devoted friend Of the Con.
stitulion and the Union," and shave no sympa-
thies with the enemies Of either,p whether they
are rebels openly arrayed In arms to destroy
the Government, as az the South, OF Abolition,
lists insidiously undermining ita constitutional
foundations, as at the North. 'a
desire to Gee an, early ofostorssion of the
Union, with the peace, prosperity and happiness
which would follow so joyous On event, and ]
believe II to be practicable BY the use OF tie
proper means; without which, the future hu,
upens before us the prospect oftthe Indefinite
Iprolongation of the war. lsiis tor this reasor
that am unequivocally opposed TO The pfose-
cu.ion'of the war for the purposes Of ssubjuQa
tlou and emancipation, Ra nov proposed ib3 ~
lRspublican party IL 10 for this reason that
WhiIe would proclaim, ssI believe Il 20 IS ths
ldWsy Of The President 70 DO, Sthe inoSt IIbera
termsof amnesty 10 the masses % me South
and invite them back totheirssllegi fht
union under their respective State Constltu-
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-03

Tie Adams County Democratic Union pub
lishss letter lately received from o friend, who
issa private In ihe Eshtysninth Ohio resI-
ment: r,a
sk CAMr uNIvGRsrY, TEsS,t Aug. l3, 1853 I.
KIND FRIEsD: Your letter came to hand
few days ago, and vas truly glad to hear from
you, for It does me good to hear from Demo
Graf, for think they are the only friends col
dier has. The black. k.hearted Abolitonisia have
stopped our Democratic papers from coming to
us in this army, and do not consider them the
friends of the soldiers. They have trcated the
Democrats mean In every reepect, ever since
they got them to volunteer; but In spite OF oil
their meanness, We intend TO go on aud fight
| for the Union. have not seen Democratic
paper for the last monlh, unlsas ie was piece
Of one that my wife would send to me occasion.
ally In a, letter. We get plenty OF papers here
Of the bIStk kind jbut I can not read them with
much interest, for they are filled With all kinds
of ISLANDERS on Vallandgham and the Democra.
oy. The Abolition papers are keeping the reb.
sis In good spiEits. They make shea believe
that there will be spls In the Moth, and then
they will gain their independence. The rebels
are BADLY whipped, and would give up II 1t were
I not for the, Abolitonist3 making them believe
there 10 i. division in the North, Bds enough
ofthis. Yours, W arigs ey,fy sdrsse
2 Another soldiers letter published ia the sans
paper sayss sssc = 8, .l Iisao
. Over ono half of our com.
ipapy ore emoosats, but no officers are, noy
iwiIl they eysk kbe5 il the ooliy,hesdA can help
tit. wes q peh0crat when volunteered, and
InoW T. an tWicd a. strong In the faith 90
agar waa hefore M. wv have a act of tfAitorA n
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and IL we cannot have Il carried on fair
would rather the soldiers would not get TO vote
at all. Idon't know what they will think ,oi
men voting for man that they have sent South
as "a convicted traitor, but u get 9 chance 70
am Union man, and intend to fght for 1t 80
long there 10 o. rag oi 10 sticking iogetber,
and want you Democrats 10 do your duty at
the ballot.boS this fall! y y
So siya soldier Of the Army of the Cumber-
land
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-03
The Voice of the Soldiers.

Tic Adams County Democratic Union pub
lishss q letter lately received from friend, who
is'a private In the Eishtylninth Ohio regI-
mant:
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-03
' fespsclfully, your obsdIspt ssrypnt |

Gen. L. Thomas, Aajr-Gsn.d q. s. Amy,
Washington City, DssG.n ,sITTvT we 70
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L u IN Robert Toombs on the Reb-
'N el Finances. i.-

land. ,SI
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-03

The following letter 10 Mr.. Brsdbury's accept
nuce Of the nomination for Governor, rendered
by the late Democratic State Convention: ~
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-03
Gen. Buell. COrrects HistorYgat the E;x.
a pense Of. Judge Holt, ..5bios IA

l..I..sG FSAso ~ Suubp .AAutes 1iDigt t''
The following characteristic letter from Ma.
jor. General Buell., exposes looseness 10 max.
ing up reports that ought not to be allowed to
exist In times likgthese. Official Feporls of our
operations In the field are the only reliable data
the historian will have when be comes to sum
up the history Of therebsllion: 7'h'9sNa !
81 SARAToGi, Aug. 5! b.
SIR--ln the OGieisl Gaz.tse Of the 2Ist ult,.
! see report Of Judge Advocate General Holt.
dated the 27th Of March, s!atiye to ian expedi.
tion set on foot in April, 1862, under the author.
ity and direction as the report says, 'of Gen.
U. M, Mitchell, the object Of which was to de.
stroy the consultations on the Georgia State
Railroad, between Atlanta and Chatta.
noogs.' The expedition was1 sect on
foot under my aushority, the plan WAS
arranged between Mr.. AndrsWs--shom I
had had In employment from shortly after as.
suming command Ia Kentucky --and my CHEZ
OF Staff, Col. James Fry, and Gen. aIditohell
b ID nothing to do either with its conception ol
execution, except 70 furnish from his command
the soldiers who took part In Il. He was n.
rectea 20 iurniah sixS Instead Of chat he esh
'tWenty'tWos Had he concerned 10 tho instrpc
uona given him u would have been better; ID.
chances OF success would havebeen greater, aps
10 any event several lives would have beer
saved. Inc report speaks Of the plan 90 laI
emanetion Of genius, aud Of the results which
y promised las 'ebsolutely sublime ItmsyIbs
proper, tneretore, TO say that this statement Il
made tor thesake Of truth, and not to call IT.
.entionio the sxtsavagsnt ccIors In Whichis hst
been presented.sn S5,ssrus, sd ussl lliT a
.. 'SS. & SUEIT, SgfEisf, NJ Mi Cen.
Gen--I,--Thor,asr-- "A ait.f3zn-.-fJ A.,.v
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-03-04
TIE ASHLAND UNION, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH

and political fellowship should be restored
among the States, that the best interest of all
and the welfare of mankind require that this
should be done In the most speedy and effeo-
tive MANNER, that it is to the people we must
look for a restoration OF the Union and the
blessings OF peace, and to these ends we shall
direct our honest and earnest efforts.
ResoIOcd. That we, the Democracy of Mo-
hican township, will cordially unite with the
Democracy and other constitutional Union
men of Ohio, in an earnest ehdeavor to bring
about q speedy termination of the war, and to
this end we insist upon an armistice to euable
the two c~ontending sections to agree upon
terms of peace.
On motion, it was r
RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Ashland Onion,
with the request that Democratic papers
throughout the State will copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die.
JAMES HAMMETT, PREs'T.
JOIN r. BOONE, Sec'y.
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Candidates for Governor.

We see there will likely be. several candi
dates for Governor before the Democratic State
Convention in June next. 1t seems quite a
feeling is being manifested between the friends
of Mr.. Vallindigham and Judge Jewett. This
IS all wrong, and will tend to no good. Al
though we prefer Mr.: Vallandigham to- all
others, yet We feel free to support Judge Jew
EFT; since the explanation of his war speeches
last fall, to the effect that he made none after
the war was turned into an abolition concern to
free the negroes insteadof torestore the Union.
An honest expression of the Democracy be may
had, without elimination or recrimination, and
the people will select from those before them
a ticket that will be worthy the support of eve
ry lover of the Union and the Constitution of
his country. Let the ardent friends of their
particular choice remember, that their zeal and
over anxious course may result in great dam
age 20 their candidates, if persisted in. We
hope the Convention will listen to none of
these clamors for this or that man, but choose
the men who, under all the circumstances, will
be most likely to give the greatest satisfaction
to the Union Democracy of the Stare. Do
this, and Ohio will indorce the nominations by
1t least twenty thousand votes of a majority
for the Unien, the Cous tuition and peace
CZernaont Sun.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-03-04

A NOVEL LAW PoINT.-A novel point of
law has been raised in a criminal court at SYRIA
.cuse, New York. A fellow having stolen
property valued at $50, and mourning the
chance of Incarceration in the State Prison for
grand larcenyj claims that the offence is only
petty larceny, punishable with county Jail con-
fnement, because of the depreciation of paper
money. He says the goods are not worth over
$50, on a specie basis, while the line between
petty and grand larceny is feed at s25. The
Judge stood up for legal tender Treasury
notes, bat the jury returned a verdict of petty
larceny only.
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OMIssIoNs.-For want of space we were
compelled to omit a number of items of inter
est in the local columns of the Uaion last
week, prominent among which was the re-
turn of DIR. Crane to his home in Ashland,
the departure of several of our citizens for
the gold fields of the far west,-th the Gopher of
the Bible, the El Doradosof the Spaniard, and
the Gland of promise" to the everlasting Yam
kee naticn,-and the revivals which have been
in progress in our churches since the holidays;
and as no new wrinkle has been discovered
enWreathing itself around old Abe's brow dur
ing the week presaging some little Joke" no
change of commanders in the army of the Po-
tomae, no imminent Napoleonic Intervention
discerhable, no Federal victory or Rebel rout,
and only the trifing sum of twenty-five mill
ions of dollars stolen from the Government in
the Quartermaster's Department in the last
month, to serve up to our readers, a "local ne
has forced the conviction upon US that
the interests of the people will be subserved
by giving them to our readers to day.
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Democratic Meeting.

J~ERoMEvILLE, Feb %, 1868.
At a meeting of the Democracy of Mohicar
Township, Ashland county, Ohio, held d
the School. house in Jeromevillc, on Saturday
the 2sih of February, 1868, JAMES HAM
NETT Esq, was called to the Chair, and j. r
Boone appointed Secretary.
On t king the chair the President thanked
the assembly for the honor they had conferred
upon him, and in a few spicy and appropriate
remarks stated the object of the meeting.
On motion of WILLIAM 0. PLRTER, the
following named gentlemen were appointed a
committee to draft resolutions expressive of
the sentiments of the Democracy of Mohican
Township, viz: j. Weatherbee, w. O. Porter,
s. Aughey, t. B. Roberts and J. R Boone.
TIL committee then retired for a short time,
and while absent the assembly was entertained
by a highly interesting speech from John J..
Winbigler, Esq, after which the committee
reported the following preamble and r%esolu--
tons which were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, Our forefathers in establishing
the present Constitution and form of govern
ment declared that their object was to estab
lish justice, promote the general welfare, and
saeure- the blessings of liberty to themselves
and their posterity; and whereas, they divided
this government into three distinct branches
viz: Executive, Judicial and Legislative, def |
ming and limiting the power of each depart |
ment and prohibiting the exercise OF any pow
er not delegated to those departments by the
constitution; and whereas, the present admin
~istration has violated the constitution, and his
oath of Office to sustain the same, in issuing
his Negro Emancipation Proclamation, thereby |
changing the object of the war for a ~restora-
ton of the Union to a crusade against the in
stitution of slavery; Therefore. be it
Resot0ed, That the Presidents Proc
lamations, dated September 22d, 1862, and
Jan'y LIST, 1868, purporting to emancipate
the slaves in certain States and parts of States
set forth therein, are unwarranted by any code |
either civil or military, and of such character
and tendency as not to he submitted to by a
people jealous of their liberties. is.s
T. Rcsoloed, That we believe the further pros
ecutIon of the present war cannot result in the
restoration of the Union and the preservation
of the Constitution as our fathers made it,5un,
less the Presidents Emancipation Proclamation
be withdrawn.
Resolvea, That while we condem n and de
nounce the fragrant and monstrous usurpation
of the Administration and encroachments of
Abolitionism, we equally condemn and de
nounce secession as unwarrauted by the con.
~stitution and alike destructive of the security
and perpetuity of our government and the
peace and liberty of the people, and fearing
as we do that it is the intention of the present
Congress and Administration at no distant day
to acknowledge the independence of the
Southern ~Confederaey and thereby dissolve
the Union, we hereby s~olemnly declare that
we arc unalterably opposed to any such divi-
sion.
ResOzOed, That peace and %fraternal relations
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READ YOUR COUNTY PApERs.-We repro.
duce the following extract from a cotempo airy
and invite the careful thought of the people
of the county upon it. Read it, it will bear
Investigation
How very Few read their county paper =
They take it up, glance over it hastily to see
if any of their friends are married or dead
and if disappointed, away goes the poor paper
into the FIRE or behind the counter. Read it
and become better informed. Read it and
learn to love home institutions, and feel an in
terest in them. Remember it is .your county
paper, and to your interest to keep it up and
make it interesting. How are you to make it
interesting? By giving to it your hearty cup
port, inducing your ~neighbors to do likewise"
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BE YE ALSO REArr.-aRo ye also ready,

BE YE Il READF.-"Re ye also ready
for "ye know not what a Gay nor an hour may
bring forth" says the good book. This text
would admit of a very lengthy disquisition,
but our space will not admit Of it, neither
would the benerolence of our heart suffer us
to infict SO sore a trial upon eur black repub-
lican friends, in this their hour of bereave-
ment; for ~Lhem even now heard a
voice of lamentation, and weeping, and great
mourning, and they will not be comforted,"
because father ABRAnAM's Consumption has
laid a heavy hand upon their sons, "nnd they
are not" But a truce to hyperbole. Let US
speak in soberness. The CONSUMPTION bill has
passed Congress and become a law. ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN is Dictator of America How
will the freemen of Ohio, of the North, meet
the issue !? Will they set with folded hands
until every right is wrcsted from. them, until
the last rivit is driven into the chains that are
to bind and ~enslave them, and then, at the
beck of their despoilers, shoulder knapsack
and swell the ranks of the "six hundred thou
sand more" that are to be sacrificed in the
hellish scheme of destroying the government
of our fathers !? This is a question upon which
you must come to a decision, and upon that
decision hangs the veal or voc of the Union.
So decide and so act as you will have to an
swer to your country, your children and to
God.
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REvIvALs.-A number of the Churches in
our place have been favored with .~revivals du
ring the winter. The Disciple and Lutheran
congregations opened a series of meetings
about the holidays. The Disciples closed their
efforts some time since, with what results we are
not advised. The NJ. E. Church commenced
protracted meetings with the regular quarter
ly meeting in January, and continued them
with undated interest until the last Sabbath
in February. Large numbers were hopefully
converted during the progress of these meet
ings, and sixty-six attached themselves to the
church. The Lutheran meetings we are told
were attended with much interest. Some
thirty additions have been made to the mem
bership of the church. Our Presbyterian
friends took mp the good work on Tuesday of
last week. OF the results attending their eff.
forts We are net advised. We hope we shall
be enabled to give a favorable report in our
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"a At the req uest of the friends of thu
soldiers in the AID and 10th Ohio Regimen t
at Vicksburg, 1 have con scented to convey
provisions, hosp. tai stores, clothing, newspa
pers, letters, &C., to the so ldiers Of these regi-
ments, and to bri ng back their money when
paid off endeavor to procure the discharge
of disabled soldiers and to bring them home,
procure sick ~f4rloughs, &c.
Tits my intention TO leave Ashland on
Monday, the 9th day of March all persons
wishing to send. articles to their friends in
these regiments, can do so by bringing them to
the Store of Gorham & Parmsl y, between this
and Saturday next.
A general request is hereby made in behalf
of these sick and suffering soldiers to all per.
sons whether they have relations in these reg
lments or not to contribute Gas literally to
the II relief as your abilities will admit and
their necessities require" of the following ar
ticles: Butter, cheese, canned fruits and toma.
toes, dried apples, peaches. cherries, and espe-
ciGHy elder berries, apple butter, pickles of all
kinds, k~etchup, tobacco, cigars, pepper, SAHARA.
tus or baking soda, dried beef, domestic wines
made either from the grape, black berry, eur
rant, or elder berry.
Quilts, comforts, pillows, straw ticks and
to wells are the principal articles needed for
hospital purposes. Sheets AMI pillow cases
are of little Consequence ia the way of cloth
ing. Boots, socks, neck and pocket banker
chiefs and suspenders ara about the only art;-
cles in the way of clothing which I would ad.
wise to be sent. Gather up your newspapers,
tracts and magazines, and send them along
A sufficient amount of money in cash case
should be contributed to pay freight Let us
have a liberal contribution, one worthy of Ash
land county and her brave soldiers. No per-
son iced hesitate to contribute, fearing their
contributions will not reach their destination.
l shall not leave their contributions behind, if
1t takes me a month to reach there. Let no
one wait to be called upon personally for con-
tributions
P. S.-Contributioas are solicited from all
parts of the county.
Il. @. BUSHNELL.
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PROF. Oh WOODS
& TORATIVE ORDIAL
AND
BLOOD Or

Is precisely what its name indicates, for while
pleasant to taste, it is reyirifying, celebrating and
strengthening to the vital powers. 1t also revigifes.
reinstates and renews the blood in all its original
purity, and thus estores and renders the systemin
vulnerable to attacks of disease. 1t is the only
preparation ever offered to the world in a popular
form so as to be within the reach of all.
So chemically and skillfully combined as to be
tue most powerful tonic, and yet so perfectly adapt
ed so as to act in perfect accordance with the laws
of nature, and hence soothethe weakest stomach and
tone upthe digestive organs, and allay Il nervous
and other irritation. It is also perfectly xhilara-
ting in its effects, and yet it is never fol owed by
lassitude or depression of spirits. It is composed
entirely of vegetables, and those thoroughly COM
bining powerful tonic and soothing properties,and
can never injure. as a sure preven-
tive and cure of
: Consumption, B,0.shiti., Ead.ye.asn, Dyspepsia,
Loss Of appetite, Fssntsss', Nereoss Irrita6aay.
choly HupOchondria, Night Sueats,
Lanquor, Giddiness, and all that
Class of Gases, so JearJully
Fatal called Female Weak
~ nesses a d IrregE-