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not share in such anticipaiions: that convention
will be nothing more than club vigorously
shaken over the heads OF the party moguls; be-
yond IL threatening attitude it sill have no sig
nihcance
Ofwn news YOU have the official dispatches,
all that have here. there j. none OF any other
character worth relating
fouN ~Nfru
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u. s. 10-40 BONDS.

their value is increased from three per cent per
annum according to the rate Of tax evies IN various
parts Of the country.
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Over Eight per cent. Interest

ia currency. and equal permanent
or temporary investment
1t is believed that securities offer great induce
menis TO lenders as the various descriptions Of L. 5.
Bonds In all other forms Of Indebtedness the faith
ability Of private parties stock companies separate
communities only pledged for payment while for the
debts CT the United States the whole property Of the
country iholden the payment Of both principal
and interest in coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for in sums from ESQ
up any magnitude the same terms. and are thus
made equally available TO the smallest lender and the
largest capitalist They be converted into money at
any moment and the holder will have the benefit Il the
interest.
The Funded Debt Of the United States on which inter-
payable in god the Sd day Of March, 1884 was
SECS OOo The interest this debt for the coming
fiscal year will be s4 l26 while the customs revenue
in gold for the current fiscal year. ending June 3Oh
1884, has been FAR the Of sioo 600 per
annum.
1t viii be that the present gold Of
the Government largely in OF the Of the
Treasury for the payment of gold interest," while the
cent increase of the tariff will doubtless raise the
receipts from customs the amount Of importa.
tons to $50 OOe, 900 per annum.
The authorized amount Of this loan Is Two Hundred
Million Dollars Instructions 10 the National Ranks act
ing loan agents issued March &c but III,
amount of Bonds reported sold the United State,
Treasury up TO May 2lst
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Editorial Correspondence.
BANGOR, Sept. l4th, 1864.

DASGoh, GcPt- AftuJ lcoS.
Dear Amrican:-
The election news l4sks better aud better SIS the
returns come in The Union maj ority is beyond
what any one expected. Besides making . clean
sweep of the Representatives to Congressional
is Lynchng Sweat in the lst di.trict-we mutt
have made almos, unit Of the Legislature. 1t
10 to be hoped that Hancock County will send a
full delegation of Union members. Deer Isle is a
hard spot, however. Washington County will
have about four hundred Union majority, it is es
timated that returns from l56 towns are Published
in the Wing, casting an aggregate vote Of sl,-
1874 Las. year the same towns cast 81, $50. The
actual Union majority is ll,9ls, being ne.
Union gain o. III, and net democrats loss of
3,042. II the remaining towns do as well rela-
lively the Union majlrity will be about $4,000 -
This is not expected. The Canvas. Was cunmen-
:sd SO late, that the interior counties were not
fully aroused to the work. However, it is glory
enough for one campaign.
We understand the coppery politicians Of
this city got off one shout on les rning tho resalt
Of the Ellsworth vote. If all the circumstances
were known, there would be no eause for copper
head rejoicing. The Union majority last year
was an unnatural one and was rolled up by max
ing raid on the enemy while he slept. This
year all the leaders were active, and they claimed
and got all their votes back again. Some thirty
Union voters had within ten days gone into the
service. But enough. We shall always expect in
q hard canvass, that the opposition really en-
titled to as many votes as they are this year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-09-16

THF PEACE DIsAFFECTIoS. The New
York Daily Nems does not absolutely re
fuse to support Gen. Mcclellan. but says
him and the platform. either one or the
other ought to give way. 1t says:
1.-The candidates and the platform can
not exist apart. The platform is the soul
the candidate is the body. The one
may change, decay, perish the other rs
immutablc, and eternal, for it is principle.
The two are therefore inseparablc in their
relative positions, for if the man renounce
the principle he ceases to be candidate
of the party that nominated hpn."
But the editor of the Metropolitan Re
cord Catholic peace organ) is much bold
er. He cannot wait for the issue Of his
paper but writes to the News saying:
The undersigned takes advantage Of
this, the earliest opportunity he has had
since reading Gen. Mcclellan eNiraordn-
ary letter OF acceptance to state that he
has been compelled by strict sense of
duty as a journalist, and i'll accordance
with his principles as q peace Democrat,
TO withdraw the support promised in the
last number of the Metropolitan Record to
the nominee of the Chicago Convention
for President That promise WIS made in
the belief that General Mcclellan would
accept the platform upon which he was
nominated, and it was given on that con-
diton alone. In his opinion this so-called
Democratic candidate has placed himself
i'll 4 position of direct antagenism with the
principles of the American Constitution.
by declaring his intention to continue the
present Infamous war upon sovereign
States. and which has been so prolific in
evils. In the course he has thought pro-
pc to NJ o9t he ceases, strictly speaking
to be candidate. As the candidate and the
platform have hitherto been regarded as
insoparable. General Mcclellan cannot
that he was ignorant of the character Of
the platform before he was nominated. rs
it was adopted the day before the nomna.
ton was made. If he coulG rot stand
upon that platform, why did h. not inform
his friends iii Chicago hy telegraph Of that
fact in time 10 prevent the peace delegates
from l,inE Hlislcd Can 1t he possible
that this delay was simply settled p6r-
pose to cntrap them Did he and his all
1,isers suppose that by waiting several
DAYS after tie convention adjourned they
would put it out of the power of the peace
men to correct their mistake. and thus
prevent thcm from placing another caudi-
date before the public -
And 81 he continues his datrihc against
the candidate Of the harmonious Dcmoc-
faey.
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age were sent yesterday from Harper's
Ferry to within miles of Martinsburg.
1t is expected that the road will be
opened to Cumberland By next Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. II.
The following despatch has just been
received from General Sheridan
Near BerryviIle, l3th-7 2. NJ. This
morning | sent General Getty's division
of the 9th corps, with two brigades Of
cavalry. to the crossing of Summit Point
and Winchester road, over the Opcquan
Creek Rhodes. Ramsen's, Gorjon's
and Wharton's divisions were found on
west bank. At the same time Gems,
Wilson and MeIntoslis brigades of eayal-
~ dashed up the Winchester Pike. and
drove the rebel cavalry. At run they
came in contact with kershas's division.
charged it, aud captured the Sth 5. c.
regiment. 10 officers and las men, its
battle flag, and Col. Henncgan, command
ing brigade the loss of only 2
men killed and wounded. Great credit
is due Wilson and Mcintosh, and he 81
n. J. and "a Ohio regiments. The
charge was gallant one. A portion Of
the I'd Mass. reserves brigade made
charge on the right of the line. and cap.
tured an officer and II men of Gordon's
division of infantry. Our loss in the re-
connoissance was very light.
p. II. SHERIDAN,
Major General.
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McClellan's Letter Of Accept

General McClclan's lctter,ef acceptance
ignores the platform and keeps as near to
good Union ground as its author can afford
to, seeing that he intends to run against
President Lincoln, and win the White
House, by the suilrages Of the people, if
he has never succeeded in winning any
thing by his sword Well. some author
has said the = pen is mighticr than the
sword" and if General Mcclellan sue
cecds in capturing the party that sent all
sorts of delegates to Chicago, we shall
give him credit for more skill than We
have ever vet done. In the estimation of
many the letter is considered an adroit
piece of political strategy. We cannot
quite agree in this estimate, although he
very c"mplaeently accepts the nomination,
while he adopts Grcely's old method of
easing over such unpleasant dilcmmas-
that of splitting on the platform" The
platform on which the candidate for the
Vice Presidency stands, Mr.. Fendleton,
otNiaits tidt tlib1Ir Ne llaup
for cessation of hostilities with a view to
an ultimate convention of all the States"
&c.
Mcclellan, although always in favor of
the expectant, a hesitating policy,-his
military history constituting a series of
procrastinations-don' say word in favor
of an armstice. He has not, probably,
forgotten what planks are in the platform,
and what is expected of him; but by say
ing nothing of the creed of his party, and
dwelling Oh his own views, he may think
he is sure to win.
He makes the common mistake of poli-
ticians, of surprising cheat can be sue
cessfully praetieed on the people. Mr.
| Buchanan, was called in 1856, 1" Platform
| Buchanan" because he contended that he
had no views or thoughts differing from the
platform of his party. In this latter case,
the Chicago Convention made the platform
first, and placed their man on it. He be-
comes part of it. His letter cannot lie
interpreted without taking into considera-
ton all the surroundiugs--the men nomi-
mating him, their views as expressed in
and out of the Convention. their intentions.
and more than all, their ability and pur-
pose to make the man whom they put in
nomination conform to wishes. General
Mcclellan, whatever Ills present intentions
may be, would have to conform to the
views of the active men, who have made
him. 1t wonld require greater general,
ship, and more courage than his military
record credits him with, for him to success.
fully confront the men who made up the
Chicago platform. What he should ha, .
done, then. to retain the confidence of hon.
est men who may have all along Thought
well Of him, was to have indicated his
views and if these are opposed to the
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A DESPERATE AFFRAY IL EAsTpoRT-
IArce Returned Soidiers Daageroasig
HioRaded A correspondent. writing from
Eastpovt, under date of the 9Th inst, gives
the following particulars Of fight which
occurred that evening, between a band OF
roushs from Whiting. Me-, and a party OF
returned soldiers belonging in Eastport.
and two sailors belonging to British
ship.
1t seems u part of this gang of roughs
had been tn PASSPORT in the spring. and fol
their disorderly conduct, were placed in
the lookup. They swore vengeance at the
time, Accordingly they came prepared
with knives and other weapons, and made
an assault on this party. who were unarm-
ed. Three soldiers and two sailors were
dangerously wounded. The names of the
soldiers are---Kcnney, lately discharged
from Massachusetts regiment, ii. Man
gum and--Mooney, belonging to the 9th
Maine, home on furlough. They are not
expected to recover. The sailors are also
i'll a precautions situation. Three Of tho
scoundrels We're arrested and are now in
Jail at Eastport. The Others escaped in
boats to Lubcc.
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Maine has Spoken.

The recent election came right on the
heels Of the nomination of Little Mac
and the burning of any amount of powder
in honor of the event; but the loyal Union
men of the State were not afraid of Nc
Clellan guns. and they did not belive in
the "Armistice" democracy, so they went
quietly to the polls and voted the Union
ticket, thereby giving laid and comfort
to General Grant and his heroic army
There is no Disgusting the fact, that the
soldiers in the field are for no '.armistice''
except such an one as General Grant will
conquer by his artillery.
jeff Davis will not have peace except
on the basis of the independence of the
Coniederacy, and his friends here know it;
and therefore it is fair to presume that they
are willing for ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the
Union to please him, and that is what they
mean by an armistice. The people OF
Maine are opposed to dis union and they
have so expressed themselves at the polls
The vote on Monday emphatically tells al
such men as cry for peace at-any price
clamor for an armistice" just when the
rebels are in the last stages of rapid con
sumption, and do it to save them from lay
ing down their arms and returning to tn,
Union, that they want no more fooling on
this most serious question. They want the
Uuion maintained and traitors put down
The rebels mean to conquer us if We DOM
them, and the people Of Maine do not
mean by their votes to assist the rebels IL
do the former.
1t is fearful to contemplate what would
be the effect of the triumph at the polls O.
the Marcellus Emery party in this State
Maine would then be arrayed against tn,
general Government in all measures tend
ing to subdue the rebels. Like Governor
Seymour Of New York, Howard, backed
by his party, would pettifog and throw oh
stacics in the way Of raising men, and cas-
all his official influence on the side of tn,
rebels. Such a course would protract tn,
war and causc fearful expenditure o
blood and money. The only road to peac,
which will be lasting and honorable is thro
vigorous prosecution of the war.
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must confer to his sense of duty to coun-
try or else another candidate must be Sc
lcctcd. Why not have said this /! Why
does he accept the nomination at the
hands of convention made up of as cor
rupt set of enemies to the Union, as re-
mains outside of the walls of Fort Latay-
cite There were but four dissenting
votes to the platform. He, then could
have no friends in such convention, unless
to sing praises to jeff Davis. We were
never a warm admirer of General Me
Clcllan, because we never saw anything IN
him to admire. We don't think any the
less of HIM to-day, than when lie left the
army of the Potomac, and this letter only
confirms our previous impressions. When
in the army he was neither fighting Off
Ger, nor one who worshipped peace entire
ly-he was sort of go-bctwcen. To-day
as politician, he is not with the peace
men who nominated him, nor so much OPP
posed to them as to shake himself clear of
them. He tries to be for the Union, but
still is willing to sleep in the same trundle
bed with Pendleton. The peace men have
the best end of the bargain in this Samese
partnership. for they constitute Urge
majority of the party and will rule the
President if elected.
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I T M S, &c.

CoLLATIoS.-The ladies Of our village
gave the returned soldiers n supper on
Monday evening. 1t was served up at the
new building of John Hopkins.
CAsTiNE.--Our corresp ondent says that
thirty of last years voters were absent this
year, and six Of the sure Union men were
unable to attend the polls.
SUPPOSED DRowEp-Mr. Benjamin
Young left 0ceanvilc the Sth, inst. for
Swans Island having number Of articles
in his boat, the next day the boat was
picked up in the bay near Egg Rock with
sail up and things in the boat but as Mr..
Young was missing it is supposed he fell
overheard. The above we learn from
a correspondent at Occanyille.
TYrICAL.-On leaving the Court room
after the so-ealled democratic County Con-
vention recently held in this village, We
saw red bellied snake dead as Julius
Caesar, lying at the door. We thought
then that his snakeship might have died in
extasy at the talk just over with in the
convention, but now it is quite evident the
"varnint'' was only anticipating little.
and was therefore willing to be taken from
the evil to come.
LoRD's HALL.--A meeting was held at
Lords Hall OH Monday evening, after the
election, for congratulations, and to hear
Mr.. Woodman who was prevailed upon to
| larry over Monday, that he might meet an
! Ellsworth audience on the eve OF the cleo
ton. Mr.. Woodman never fails to meet
the most glowing anticipations of his audi
ence, and on this evening the jublant and
somewhat excited assemblage at Lords
Hall were more than pleased at his effort.
At intervals he was interrupted by the
messengers bringing in the returns, but
these pleasing interruptions, the news be-
ing highly favorable, served only to add
zest and additional interest to the meeting.
Mr.. Hale, after Mr.. Woodman sat down.
was called Upon and responded in short
enaerh
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, LET HIM BE kEMEMBERED.-May all
our soldiers who are iinperiling their lives
for the support of our liberties and our
constitution. and all their friends remember
the man who is seeking to deprive the
soldier of the dearest right of the Amcri
can citizen, the right Of suffrage. When
he importunes the invalid and crippled
soldiers and their friends for business, let
him be reminded of his effort to disfran-
chise the soldiers. Below we quote from
the Bangor bag and Courier of Sept.
! 18th
"AS WE EXPEeTED.---B. III. Mace, Esq.
who is getting rich out of the soldiers III
the shape Of large fees for obtaining bonn-
| ties, pensions, &c. for them and their
families, had the cowardly meanness to go
to the ballot box yesterday in Ward :, and
deposit ballet against the constitutional
amendment allowing the soldiers to vote !
Let every loyal soldier, his relative or his
friend, beware OF this enemy OF the soldier.
Ii he despises or distrusts the soldiers sui
fcienily TO use his efforts to deny them
this dearest right Of an American freeman,
while they are freely risking their lives and
Shedding their blood to uphold that very
privilege. then he cannot safety be trusted
/. y .th III Il sssecniiiary interests. Resne nber
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Maine sends greetings
to the Soldiers.
Copperheads buried un.
der 10000 majority!
Every Congressman Union.
State Senate and House alacst entirel!
Of Loyal Men
Copperheads locking after "that Dog"

( Copperheads looking after "that Dog"
The election on Monday passed of
rather quietly, and without any thing
! Transporting to mar the good feelings of the
voters. So far as our town is concerned,
the Union majority is quite as large as is
expected in an active canvass. and per
haps larger than can he expected where
the opposition put forth strenuous exer-
items to get out all their men. Last years
majority should not be taken as a stand
ard, because the Union people made a
raid on the opposition and captured some
of their picket men while the leaders
slept. Not SO this year, as the recent
Chicago convention had the effect of put
worked hard to give a good vote. While
the leaders are active. they train their men
so we'll that no inroads can be made on
the lines. As the rank and file march up
in solid columns, caring little whether they
are voting for the Chicago platform, or the
King of Dahoma.
The storm effected the result in some
localities to some extent. Which party
suffered the most by this, it matters but
, little.
As to the grand result it is emincntly
satisfactory to the Union men. We have
! Lrnohed SWEET in the LIST district, a
glorious contamination, and reelected
Gov. Cony by "a splendid majority
Maine is the Star that never sets, and the
Union party, the party that will keep
step to -. the music of the Union," and
By votes and men, fight it out on the
Union line.
The vote on the amendment to the con
stitution, permitting the soldiers to VOTE
has gone largely for the amendment. We
think it will be seen that this vote of 'l es'
or No" has proved perfect barometer
by which the violence of the opposition can
be measured. In the towns where copper
headism takes in its most violent type, it
will been seen that the Noes tell up
largely. almost measuring the extent of
the opposition vote. When it assumes a
milder type the vote is small.
The result may be summed up thus
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novel rapidly soath all reached West
Point railroad. near Fairborn, on the
9th, and broke up II miles of it. When
moving east. my right approached the
Macon railroad near Jancsboro, and my
lett near Rough and R.aly.
The enemy attacked the right wing of
the army Of the Tennessee, ami was COM
pletely beaten, on the 3lst. Daring the
combat | pushed the left of the centre
rapidly 10 the railroad above. between
Rougl, and Ready AMI Jones5oro. On
the LIST of Sept. we broke up about s
miles of the Macon Railroad, and turned
on the enemy at Jonesboro, assaulted him
and his lines. and carried them, eaptur-
ing Brig. General Gorman and about
1000 prisoners, with guns and much
pluniel. Night alone prevented our cap
turing the whole of Ilardee's corps, which
escaped south that night.
That same night Hood, in Atlanta,
finding all his railroads broken and in
our possession, blew up his ammunition,
I locomot, es and 80 cars, and evacuated
Atlanta. which on the next day, Sept. 81,
was occupied by the corps left for that
purpose. Maj General Slocum command
ing. We following the retreating rebel
army to near LcvcJoy's Station, 80 miles
south Of Atlanta. where finding him
strongly entrenehed, J concluded it would
not pay to assault, as We had already the
great object OF the campaign, viz: At
lanta. Accordingly the army gradually
and leisurcly returned to Atlanta and it
is now encamped miles south Of the
city, and tomorrow will move to camps
appointed.
1 am now writing in Atlanta; so
I could not be uneasy in regard to our
situation we have the result of tn .
quick, and as l think, well executed
movement. q guns. over 5000 prisoners,
and have buried over 400 rebel dead and
left as many wounded that could not be
removed. The rebels have lost beside the
important city of Atlanta and stores. at
least 500 dead, $500 wounded and 5000
prisoners-whereas our aggregate loss will
not foot up 1900. If that is not sue
Cess, | don't know what is
(Signad) W. I. SHERMAN.
Maj. Gen.
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Two SPI ESpIp PHuTuGRArHs.-In an article
upon 1.-THE two letters those If Grant and Me
Ciellan- published almost simultaneously the
y. Y. Times thus perfectly photo graphs tae
characters Of the two men:
Z" 1t is humiiating. What pitiful exhibition
this man, with tie tpauleltes Of a Me- jer.Gengra!
still ON his shoulders, makes u. a party posture
master. " bat contrast between his little
twistings and lodging and the solid. straight
forward tread Of the Lieut.. General. 1t were for
,unate that the letters Of the two should have
Glanced to come before the public eye smultane.
ously. Tae two production. were liie-like photo.
graphs of tho two chara,ters-hsn they style
Little Mac, ana him they style 'Uue Institutional
Surrcudcr'-thc one calculating, whiting, NOUS
ing, hopping here little way and there little
way, full OF consequence and yet ever trying to
hide in his own little shadow; all ambition and
no couraf e, all desire nd no decision; the other
moved by vii! that knows 10 wavering, of alb
solute singlen.ss Of purpose, aoeve all fear, as
direct as the torrent and yet as steadiast as the
hills, haired Of treason bis master passion. tread
ing up every bait of party, doing the slliers
work he was set 10 do, true man e,s.y inch Of
him"