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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, HARTFORD. C0UN.
TT, sSrerso1aly appeared before me. Henry Fow-
ler Justice Of the Peace. duly quaiinsd 70 admins
clus J. 1iendce, Secretary. and made solemn oath,
that the foregoing statement Of the aHet8 eud eond
tion OF the Etna Insurance Company Is true.
Henry Fowler. ustfEA of the Peace.
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any further Information win be promptly slxen Oh
ar{ lfcatton 10 JAMES 4. kEIN,
els-WfE87t Chief Qu.rternnaster CayalET B1rtau.
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= Inc usL0fy OIL OPINION anu lis cl4n9es III
the army Is q very interesting one When the
parties by common impulse Of generous
patriotism, which an glad to acknowledge
here, in the presence Of those III whose hearts
TINT impulse sccms now to bo utterly dead. :,
Irclnember to huve said to friend when I
entered the Army, " You hate slavery; so do
i; but hate disunfon moro" Let us drop
tic slayery question and fight to sustain the
Union. When the supremacy Of the Govern
ment hos been Te-estnbushed We will attend
to the other question"
: ] said to another, .sYou love slavery. Do
yon love the Union more? II you do, go
for the Union. When that is saved VIC will
take up onr: old quarrel, It there :s anything
left to quarrel about"
I started out with that position taken in
good taith, as did thousands Of others Of all
parties. But the Army soon found, that do
what it would, the black phantom met it
everywhere the camp. in the biyouac, %
ghost TINT would not be laid. Slavery has
both the strength and the weakness Of the
enemy. His strength, for it titled his fields,
and fed his 1egipns; his weakness, for in the
'hcarts Of Slaves dwelt dim prophesies that
their dcliyerance from bondage would be the
outcome Of the war.
Mr. Seward we'll says in an official dispatch
to our Minister at st. James, "Everywhere
TIC American General receives his most nse-
full and reliable Information from the negro,
who halls his coming rs the harbingcr Of free
donl,,, These ulrsed men cau;e from the
cotton fields; they swan rivers; they climbed
mountains; they came through jnnsles; in
the darkness and storms Of the night, to tell
US that tha enemy WIS coming here Or coming
there. Th1f were our true friends in every
tase. There has hardly been battle, 4
march. or any important event OF. the war,
where the friend Of our cause, the black man,
Aas not been found truthful and helpful, and
piWays deyotelly loyal The conviction
forced itself upon the mind Of every soldier
that behind the rebel army ofsoldie1s the black
army Of 1aborers wis feeding and sustaining
the rebellion, and there conld be no victory
I'M lis main support should be taken away.
.'yori may take my house. when ron do take the
That doth sustain my house."e. =: = -
Tie rebellion falls when you take away its
chief prop s1urery and lauded estates. ~.
Gentlemen on the other side; you tell me
: that this is IN abolition war! II you plcase
10 say 60 Itgrant It. The rnpid current of
events has made the Army Of the Republic an,
abolition army. Ican find in the rudka n
: thousand men who are In tayor Of sweeping
nYay Blnyerv to: every dozen that desire to
:tpreterVe 1t: They have been where they have
Seer, It's fnalerolence, Its balefuI edocts-
The country and; thrtU Uniont andthe1 detnand.
that 1t shall bc swept away: I neyeFietpect-
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army OF the Cumberland His name was
MIR. NoDIE-l want to ask the gentleman
If lie knows that Mr. Grifflths hus made
9uest3on Ct yeTaeity With him 65 1Siss
in the Cincinnati Euq,tirrr.
Mr.. GARFIE1D--No virtuous dcnials In the
Cincinnati Enquirer can nlter the 1ncts Ut this
conversation, which was beard By dozen
officers. =.
I Iueked him further, q How would It affect
This battle, and utterly destroy them s' ave
would probably loso votes by it, "How
would 1t affect your party If VIC should be
beaten ~ ait would probably help us In
votes."
That, gentlemen, is the kind Of support the
Army Is receiving IN whit should be the
house Of its friends. That, gentlemen, Is the
Lind of support these men are inclined to
civc this country and It's Army in this terri
BILE struggle. i thastcn to make honorable
exceptions. I know there are honorable
gentlemen on the other side who do not be-
long to that category, and am proud to ac-
knowledge them ez ~ friends: 1874 .,dsa an a snfc
whose tendency Ia TO pult down the fabric Of
the Government by aiding their friends over
the border to do it. T.ctr friends, say, for
when the Ohio election was coming oil in the
army Mt Chattanooga, there was more anxiety
in the rebel camp than IN our own. The pick
,quiry how the election in Ohio was going.
And ut midnight Of the 18th OF October, when
tic telesrarhic news VAS flashed down to us,
md It was announced to the army that the
Union had sixty: thousand majority in Ohio,
there arose shout from every tent along the
line on that rainy midnight, which rent the
skies with jubilees,+ and sent despair to the
heart Of; those who were @waitingnnd watch
ing across the border.'' 1t told them that
their colleagues, their sJmpathizerB, their
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II bid Is In the name OF azm, their names and
their posi- office address must sppc25, or they will not
be considered
Knrh person or every member Of Urn, offering
proposal must accompany 1t By an oath OF allegiance
to the United States Gorernuent, If he has not al
ready Gled one In this office.
ALL B1pa NOT COMPLYING BrRIcrLT w1TR TuX
TLRYs OF TuIs sAuy1RTIsENIST WILL BE EKJECEEp.
THOMAS c. SULLIVAN,
fc1GE51c-9t Captain aud c. g., y, t. 4.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

years Of such experience as We have had. any OF
rs can be so besotted STILL as 20 suppose We can
reduce the South vet TO such straits that they
viii humbly approach President Lincoln. assure
him from afsr" that they have abandoned
slavery" and beseech him to give them peace on
the terms prescribed in bis ptoclamstonsl We
do not believe there Is a man of intelligence and
candor in the whole. North who believes any
such thing
Well then, assuming as We NAV assume with
perfect safety, that no man of good sense can
even hope 70 compel the south TO ask for or &C
cept peace on the basis put forward sine qua
non by the President. let somebody tell what he
does expect by continuing the war under present
auspices and on the present basis That Is the
proposition we desire the people 10 consider
Reunion Is impossibIe-peaee is impossible
while Mr.. Lincoln holds his present place and
his most recently avowed position.
War NAV, sooner than we dream Of, become
almost equally impossible from the stolid imbe-
cility of the Administration. Our men are
slaughtered In unequal and undecisive combsis.
and our finances are growing worse at an appall-
ing rate So we would like TO hear some man
who has faith in our leaders and their policy
SOME man who knows the situation and will
speak truthfullv-iell what We are TO hope fnf
while thin. remain as they are 1t the war an
bring neither peare nor reunion. what good can
accrue from it Perhaps somebody else can tell
we can't Rochester Union.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

We are happy TO see that the Journal has sug-
gestssi an idea worthy of consideration. In CON-
mentng upon the repor, sent to il OF the speeches
Of certain gentlemen. which it regards dis
loyal, il recommends that statement Of such
harshgues be sent directly TO the United States
Distf,ct Attorney, and also the names of num-
Der q substantial men. OF all political parties.
who tere present. This i certainly an improve e.
men,: upon mob law. which i, has lately
been advocating. We say give the widest scope
to discussion upon all public issues and hold mer
20 a s,rict responsibility for the sentiments they
may express, il not subordinate to the Consttu-
ton And laws. The Democratic party has al
wayss been pre- eminently Union party. 1t Il
also party which has ever counselled law and
orde9as the only basis OF an equal jus, and per
mapsnt government. There would have
been no rebellion. there would have been nc
civil swM TO curse the land with Its evils
IL th: people of every section had yielded obedi
ence4to the laws and looked for the redress OIL
evils 10 the remedies provided by the Cons,iiu
tion..: This Is the Democratic doctrine Again
We eApress our approval of the suggestion of the
Jourtal that IL the laws OF ;hc land are violated
let Tive information be given directly TO th,
Unitsa States District Attorney. that the
propes legal remedies NAV be applied. without $
resor! to mob Law or The exercise OF de,potiC
powet remedies more TO BE- feared than he evil.
,hev s,tempt to eradicate.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

There was an inadvertaai error 10 our an
aouncement yesterday Of the joint appointments
Of Messrs. McDoSALD aud MoRTox. The fol-
loving are the joint appointments for aeIt week.
The candidates Cor Governor ~ill address the
people jointly
At Bfoxnstown, j ackson county. on Tuesd 4
the 18th inst. at | o'clock 7. NJ.
At Bedford, Lawrence county. on Wednesday
the 18th inst, AZ o'clock 7. u.
Mr. McDosALp will address the people a. fol-
lows:
At washipgtoe. Dsviess county, on Thursday
the 18th inst, at ~ o'clock n. -
Al vineeunes, on Thursday. The 18th inst, al
o'clock r. VI
At Princeton. Gibson county on Friday, the
18th inst, a; 10 O'Clock A. NJ
Al Evansville. on Saturday. the 20thinst.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
NEGROES FORCED orr
Fact. WORN rh,nking Of

President LincOln-slwsys erayitating towards
the EXTREMIST radicaism-has made proclama-
ton 10 the world, that he will not even listen
10 an overture of peace or permit such over
rure Ia be made. unless il he preceded by a
formal abandonment OF slavery" on the part OF
the rebelOus States. and by competent binding
authority.
Then We can have no peaee-no conferences
no negotiations no cessation OF hostilities-ex-
cept on that basis. long MIR Lincoln holds
the Office Of President.
Can il be that there Is man Of intelligence
outside Of the White House and the partisan pul
pit. who has pegmifted himself to be so blinded bs
passion aud pss.ssice 10 believe il possible 20
compel the South TO ask for peace on the terms
here indicated, Ia IL conceivable that after three
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
An Unfortunate reference

Toe Journal reproduees letter of the Hon
JoHy ..PrrrIr. written in July 1860. in which the
ioiIo-sng seo,men, is expressed:
"Csssr needed the imperial purn!e 70 enable
him IS pay his debts and repenish his bankrup,
Golfer. exhausted by extravaganza and an smb-
tious s.triic Tor power. Have We M Cesar. in
this refpect. in these daysl"
AroinOt these sentiments peculiarly applicable
to the;presen, day. Is not the polics of C.r.AE
being re enacted by the party in po~ers Have
not the people daily evidence tia, ABRAHAM
LISoo..S il assuring the power iespotic pow
er-to; enable him TO pay bis debts and repleni-h
his b:nkrupt Golfers exhsuste Ell by extravaranoe
and IS ambitious strife TOR power. History has
is lessons which the people OF this country
would do sell to consider at The prcsen, time
and tssre Is none more significant than the ea
ample pf CssAR 20 which Mr.. PErrIr 40 forciblv
n,
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
Arrests In Kentucky.

STe learn that a large number OF the citizens
or Kentucky have been arrested within a short
fiuss for political offences. Some of the most
prominent citizens of Louisville have been put
in aiuress. Among the number we have heard
suAl names as Judge BULLIrr and Judge
Duf ALI. and il wac stated TO W last even
ing: that Hon. JAMS GUTHRIE had been
arJtsted. and that Hon GARRETT DAVIS had been
cor!pelle.i to dee the State. Cincinnati aud the
boiler towns are filed With refugees from mill.
tass despotism in Kentucky. The State is under
NATAL law. and 10 Louisville, We are informed
hundreds of the residences of citizens have been
seissd and occupied as military prisons. Not
wi;Astandng this condition of affairs. the Louis
vile papers are as silent upon these reported
events as though they never had occurred We
sincerely hope these reports uniounded. but
II t1ey should prove to be true this cor dition o,
sfaTs mus; excite a feeling OF dependency with
oil vho cherished the hope that our free institu-
tiors would survive the civil war which Is 60
festfulIy devastating the land
IRE the people willing to part with the glorious
hes@age of free government. won by the valor
and. sacrifice Of patriotic ancestry. without a
ssrusgIei Is the liberty of the citizen and are
the rights of conscience. which have been the
boas of every American since the days of the
Reselution, not worth maintainingf These are
practical questions which address themselves to
every citizen, and the events Of the day are rap
idly deciding them. And how shall they be de-
cides, In favor Of freedom or despotisml
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
ASorHER MISTAKE
FROM THE SOUTH.
A VIEW OF KENTUCKY AFFAIRs-THE BoNBARD-
TUCKY.
from the Richmond Enquirsr.l

IRON the hichnOou EhquIet-I
Lincoln proclamation, issued on the 9Th inst,
establishing martial Law over the entire State OF
Kentucky, is one OF the most unique documents
he has yet added TO diplomatic literature. %
serve specimen:
And whereas, on the fifteenth day oil Septem
Der last, the President OF the United States is
sued his proclamation. wherein he declared thar
the privilege OF the writ of habeas corpus should
be suspended throughout the United States in
cases whereby the authority of the President OF
the United States, the military purpose of incit-
ing the rebel forces to renew the said operations
OF civil war within the said State, and thereby TO
embarIass the United States armies now opera
ting in the said States OF Virginia and Georgia,
aud even TO endanger their safety
This is also slightly opaque:
"And whereas it has been made known to the
President of the United States, by the officers
commanding the national armies, that combina
tions have been formed in the said State OF Ken
lucky, with modified, but not beyond the pc
Rod when the lid rebellion shall have been sup
pressed or come to al end.
Enough however, is indicated in tue procla-
nation 10 assure US that the bayOnet Is the oul y
tenure of Federal power in Kentucky Taken il
connection with the recent arrest of Col. Vol
ford. the existence of organized and effective
bands of partisans in various parts of the State
pressed fears of some CT the Northern journal:
that the "plan proposed by Lieutenant Governor
Jacobs, of cutting the communication of Sher-
man, and forcing his army to retreat from Geor-
gia," may be put into effect. the proclamation il
full of significance We base no hope. however
on any movement toward resistance which ma,
be inaugurated by any of the old Union polti
clans OF the State They are utterly impoten
for any course OF action requiring the common
est element of heroism So thoroughly CORFU pi
and unscrupulously selfish are they, that they
would as Virginia humorist expresses il "post
| pone the millennium thousand years rather thar
I part with the nutmeg in an afternoon glass o
/ toddy"
Whatever move they make with the tide o
| popular sentiment, it will only be with the ohiec
| Just before il swells into irresistible current
and conducting to their own mills, as they have
done on every occasion OF betrayal of the peo-
| pie since the beginning OF the war A blood,
desolation will yet overwhelm the State despite
! her mad effurts to evade the test by which he
Southern sisters proved to the world the virtu,
| that was in them. She ought TO welcome it. Sh'
will be more glorious with the round shot plow-
/ ing her ruined seed fields, her homesteads desc
late. her cities in ashes, her whole territory on
dark and bloody ground" again. than she i
now with her cattle Of incredible fitneSs. an,
asses of amazing height and Boosting of thei
blood rather than of that within her own veins
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

men few got back but the greater part were
murdered. and 6nally about three hundred. all
that was LEFT OF them. we're captured. after fight
against terrible odds all day.
Gen Meade ordered u back TO camp and re
fused 70 let Warren 20 Ia at the critical point
and moment. The 18th corps never went in.
Burnside never sent anything more The negroes
we're tried and found wanting. To them was
assigned the honor, and three thousand i've hun
dred, although assisted by twelve hundred white
men. turned tail at the sight of three hundred
rebels, and ran of sithout firing ashot. Thus
We were defeated after the best plan had been
carried out most successfully. so far as drawing
of the main rebel force from our front was con-
cerped. a#Z
After o'clock IN the afternoon everything
was perfectly still.
After ~ O'Clock only an occasional gun or
musket VAS heard. There was still time to make
other charges along the line-some 10 be TENTS.
and Others to be charges je iacto. But at IL
O'Clock, b. order. the whole thing was given
up. HH h.
I tSorHER MISTAKE
Hancock and the cavalry were ordered over
here, AID made long march of eighteen miles
They should have remained where they were, Tor
of course the rebels, hearing our great artillery
firing, and knowing the extremity TO which
Petersburg was reduced, would have hurried
back and then was tie time for The m TO dash al
Richmond. cut the bridges between Petersburg
and Richmond across the James river. and Rich
mond was ours.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
In. quality of the Draft.

Nk EDITOR.
Can yon explain TO the people how it happens
under the late order for $40 000 conscripts. Mas
sachusetts Is called 10 furnish hut little over
=. loO men TO the Congressional District, whereas
Indiana is called on for nearly 3 300 differ
enee of twelve hundred or more than a regi-
ment to the districii After deducting our large
excess of II 600. Indiana has more men to fur
nish to the district than Massachusetts has to fur
nish. without any excess
Nearly the same state of facts exist In regard
tn Ohio. That State is called on for but about
2.5OO to the district-s00 less than Indiana's
quota 10 the district.
Could our ) ate authorities be better EMPLOYED
than in ferretibg out the cause of these striking
inequalities JUsTIcg
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL TICKET

s:First Dstrict-wILIIAN X. NlBLACk,
Third Distrf~t-HENRY ". HARRINGTON.
Fourth District-GEoRGE BERRY.
3sevsnth Dissrict-DAElEL W. VOORHEES,.
:Eighth District-JANEs Y. HARVEY
:Sinth Districs-DAvID TURPIE.
.renth Distrset-JOSEPH X. EDGERTOS.
eleventh District-JAMEs y. MCDOWELL.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

PATRIOTISM WANTED AT I'M WHITE Housx-
IL is pretty generally conceded. that but for the
personal ambition of Mr. Lincolp-;u other
words. that were he out of the field as a nominee
for President-the loyal men Of the nation would
easily settle upon a candidate who could be
elected, and save the country. In the face of
the numerous sacrifices made by other patrio,ic
citizens tor the welfare OF the country why shou,
Mr. Lincoln not De persuaded to relinuuish his
mere personal aspirations and resign, He should
remind himself that Cesar ambitious
Wilkes Spirit Of the Times
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

APPLICATIONS FOR PENsIoNs-Over 5. 900 ap-
plicatinns for pensions fled in the Pension
Office during the month of July. greater num-
Der than has been received during any similar
period since the commencement OF the war. Per
contra. the Invalid claims are fewer in number
rhan for any month during the past six months
The business of this bure,u has been largely in
creased. One hundred and sixty clerks are en-
gagged and Frequently as many a So letters
are mailed daily.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE

OF IHE PRESIDENT To THE THEEArf
IHE EFFoRTs fOR NEADE's RESoyAL-THE PREsA
IDrSr WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THE cAyFnG,y
AGAINST EIcBNoSD HAS FAILED )
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
NOTICE.
TO SINKING FUND BORROWERS.

Ii persons indebted 10 the Sinking Fund hereby
notified that all lands gag i 10 said fund. and
which interest has been paid in advance for the
present year, will be advertised sixty day. previous
and oer at public sale the secOld Tuesday in
December
BY order Of the Board Of Commissioners.
W. N. TALBOT, President
augs-dw
Register and Republican, Iawrencs burg; Courier.
Madison Tines and YOksboi . Evansville; Journal and
Express Terre Hauie; Press Gree CASTLE Jefersonan
and Palladium Richmond; Times aud Sentinel, Fort
Wayne; >un, Vincennes; Argus and Courier, Lafayette;
Review Charlottesville: 60>hn Democrat: Democi at and
Union Laporte. Marion Journal Standard. Marion; he
publican, GreensbTrg; Mercury and Sentns Rochester;
Spectator Monticello Republican Ru-hville; Volunteer.
Shelby vile; DemOcrs', Huntington; LEDGER New AL
bany; Appeal. Bedford mocrai, olumbus will insert
to the amount of two dollars and send bill recepted
the office Of the sinking Fund ymeut, with paper
containing the advertisement marked -
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
.9Huxparp DAYS NrS AND rHr

THr3HuspRED DAYS Mn AND THI Dksfr-
The s1xed question a. TO the liability Of the one
hundred days men 10 draft may be considered
at last tettlef. 50 far that ,he Solicitor of ihe
War Department settle it. The conclusion
at last tescheI Is. that enc hundred days men
actually in The service at the time tue draft
takes pace. are exempt from the draf, otherwise
oot
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

MfLLARp FILLMORE CIRCULAR We have
Just hao handed Us printed circular dated New
York. August ,. 1864. purporting to be pub
Iished by request Of leading Wings and Demo
crst- in aessy every State. recommending Nil
lard Fillmore 20 the Chicago nomination. lClese-
land Plain Dealer
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

The number of federal prisoners a; Anderson
vile, Georgia. Is nov over twenty seven thOus
and. and has been almost daily increasing. An
addition of Eve acres has recently been made 70
the iBcIosure
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10
Boone county, April s. 1864

u The Loyal Leaguers of this city have in
stitued strict system OF surveillance over the
expressions and actions of the mechanical and
laborng classes. We are informed that this SPY
system il carried. to such An extent that weekly
reports are made at their secret midnight meet
tngs of what this and that man said against the
abolition administration. and also whether such
persons have attended Democratic meetings
The names are given, together with the place
where such persons work, and they are immedi-
ately placed on the abolition record as spotted y
The working men of this city will understand
from this that the shoddy patriots are determined
that they shall not exercise he right-not privi-
lege-Of entertaining and expressing sentiments
antsgonistic 10 the Administration. We enjoin
upon all who may read this not TO Weld an iota
of their rights to the demands of the miserable
wouid-be tyrants. Stand firm. even at The cost
of place. and even more, if necessary. Democ-
racy will prove your bulwark against this mad
effort of aboltionism Il Terre Haute Journal
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

The New Albany Ledger saws thst there i =
great del OF sl.kness ia that CITY Al the present
time attended with consider able fst.lity Dss-
EMERY OF aux and typhoid fever are the prevail
ing diseases.