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A CRITERION.

We that intelligent reader have failed TO
be struck with the high character and social standing, not
only in new York city but in the whole country Of the
who as speakers or as officers participated in the great
popular demonstration made in that city Saturday last
in favor Of Gen. McClelans nomination, and Of which
gave condensed account yesterday All that the city
contains Of most distinguished for intellectual ability and
private worth in every walk Of life there largely
presented with representative men" Of the same kind
from other states Of the Union Now let the reader
car to that list Of bonored names, and then ask himself
whether il s likely that such justly liable to the
eproach Of beirg fools or knaves they must be If what
Mr. Secretary Seward says about the detestable COM
pact" alleged by him to have been made at Chicago be-
the Democrats there and the nsuresnt leaders at
Richmond, be true And If such sweeping mputations
the loyalty Of Gen. McCeans supporters coming from
man Of Mr. Stewards personal worth and Official dignity
fall harmless to the ground what need be said in conuta-
ton of the thousand minor ISLANDERS put in circulation BY
men Of inferior claims the public attention and respect
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had % die for It 10 General will be removed, nor sAt
ana chGKgs in The Cabinet Be made to sst The VieSs or
cisky Of any PGrtiealaT party faction or ser Of men
Gen Haeck is not guilty Of the charges made against
him, most OF which arise from Misrepresentation or igno
rance Of those who prefer them
80. The President said that ii mistake to suppose
that Generals John @. Fremont b. +. Butler aud f.
Sige systematically kept out of command. stated
in the fourth resolution; that tho contrary he fully
appreciated the merits of the Generals named that
by their own action they had placed themselves in the
positions which they occupied that he was not only will
ing but anxious to place them again n command soon
he could find spheres of action for them without dong
injustice to others, but that at present he had more pegs
than holes to put them in
as. As 10 the want Of unity the President, without
admitting such to be the minated that each member
of the Cabinet responsible mainly for the manner Of
conducting the affairs of his particular Department. that
there Capitalization of responsibility for the action
of the Cabinet any where except in the President himself
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SOLDIERS, VOTES

St Paul (Mnnesots) despatch Of the 10Th instant
says By order Of the Cove rnor the soldiers Fort
Smelling voted yesterday and to-day. Charles II Lnean,
editor Of the German volksbstt here and another Demo
cra went to the fort to fair play and Distribute No
Clesn tickets For Discussing the inertia Of Mcclellan
Mr. Lnean was put outsde the lines some other pre-
text the other gentleman disposed Of ia the Same way
The Republican editor here his account Of the outrage
this morning. says It was for retailing secession sentiments
their hands fighting for their country. Mr. Linsan
war Democrat, whose loyalty, even 10 this Admin
ishston while IT 10 the Government, has never been
best oe could the sang Of OF the political huek-
ers who were retailing their false charges against No
Celsp IN manner which was insulting TO citizens without
any bayonet IN their hands In spite OF all this boys
claim that's very decided majority Of the votes wsrs east
Tor Mcclellan If they ever counted for him IL win
be more than was done here last year for the Democratic
ucket eevdence clear and positive that Democratic
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A SUGGESTIVE "REMINISCENCES

II will b. remembered BY all our readers that at
. mass meeting Of Radicals held in St. Louis,
CMo on tho IOth day Of May, 1858, committee
Wa sppoipted TO wait on the President for the
purpose Of asking at bis hands the removal Of Gen
HniIcek, the appointment Of Gen. Fremont to .
command, a rs-modelling Of the Cabinet, &c.
The circumstances Of the resignation of the Post
Master General have lent new interest to the words
o. the Presidents that time reported to the Radi
Gals d Missouri BY Mr.. James Tsussig, who was
the organ q the committee in presenting their re
quests 10 the consideration Of the President. Mr..
Tsu,,ig wrote
~" lie President said that rsny be for tbe
nation that he elected President But having been
elected hy the people he meant be President and 10
DsriVm h duty according 10 bis best II he
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AUG. 10, WAsHfs0ToS.
Major w. Ii. SIDrLL, A. A. p NJ 9s,Capt Foster J. A..
rns dosoe served By him on Frank Woord to be
p JAMES B, Far, PING
La this state the rested for month, when Col
Woord, hearing nothing further touching the subject
from the President from any other person in authority
addressed on Monday last the following letter TO Mr.
Lincoln
LOUISVILLE, (KY) SEPTEMBER IL, 1864.
To ABRAHAM LINCOLN. President Of the United States
Sir: On the Tab of july 1854 gave to you paroIs
Washington city in which agreed to come to this place
and report myself 10 court for trial. when it should ar
rive here This parole was given on your PROMISE that
you would send the court immediately. On the 7th Of
July you sent another parole for to sign and be dis
charged which declined and gave my reasons therefor
since which time have not heard from you No court has
arrived tor me to report to- and am forced to the conou
sion that intend In this let The matter Drop
woui not leave, however, without first not firing you
shall remain here few days. during which you can In
II IN that time do not hear from you will consider my
parole at an end and proceed to tho State for Nc
Clelan on the principles of free speech full discussion
aud free election If should leave here without hear.
from you and should at any future time desire any
kind of investigation note addressed to my friend Ham
on Pope, at this place, would reach in short time
Hoping always to be prepared for any kind Of trial be-
tore any sort OF court am SIR your most obedient
humble servant, FRANK WOLFORD.
p. sent copy Of the above by mail but meeting
with opportunity to send this by friend do So fear
ing the other possibly might not reach you. am tho
satisfied that was right when remember that Won
would not agree for to home distances of only one
hundred miles, to my children from whom had been
almost continually abent for period Of three years. be-
you said the court I'D be at Louisville In very
few days and would not wish to DO delayed and that was
more than two months ago. II you start any communca
ton to after the 16h di ect to Hamilton Pope who
will send it to me- expect to leave that day if do
not hear from you before FRANK WoLFoRD.
Louisville Ky } September IA, 1864.
Having heard nothing from Mr. Lincoln up the present
time, and deemng the obligation of the parole as cancelled
of any rate by Mr. Lncon violation Of the promise upon
which the parole was given Col Wolford considering his
parole at end in accordance with his notification to the
President leaves his morning for Camp Dick Robinson
the theatre Of his early efforts in behalf Of the Uson
where he will speak to the great Mcclellan ratification
meeting on Saturday
With this simple documentary statement we submit tie
to the public whose decision not likely be either
far wrong long delayed We challenge 10 behalf Of
the gallant Woford not merely with confidence but with
pride.
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The recent arrest of The Lake Erie pirates owing par
TALLY, not altogether to the friendly Office. Of the British
authorities those in Canada acting in accordance with the
instructions Of Lord Lyons.
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Government chooses TO 80 employ aud use them.
This document in blank bore the following endorsement:
Col Frank Wolford is discharged from bis parole given
July 2, 1864 and allowed TO at large upon the
dtons Of the parole BY him signed the other side of this
paper. A. LINCOLN
July, 1864.
As Col Wolford the point Of mailing his
to this proposition he received the following from the
Judge Advocate through the Acting Assistant Provost
Marshal General for Kentucky:
LOUISVILLE, (KY) 81 AUGUST, 1864.
Frank WoLford U. s. Hotel, Louisville
SIR: have received by telegraph this evening, with
quest to serve the same upon you the following notice. viz
Rooms Military Communion,
Warrington, Augua I'D. 1864.
FRANK WoLToRD, Eeq.-Dear Sir: You are required to
report me Immediately in Washington, D. c. to tried
before military commsion convened by special order No
Al War Department the charges heretofore served
you. Yours, JFo A. FOSTER,
Colonel and Judge Advocate,
Special Military Commission.
Please take notice of this service requires
am, respectfully, your servant
w. III. sLiDELL, Major 18th u. s. Inf.
A. A z. NJ. G. for Kentucky.
Whereupon Col. Wolford addressed the following de-
spstch to the President;
To the President Of he United States:
SIR The Judge Advocate has notified me to report i'm.
medatey to him at Washington, to be tried before mill
tary commission convened in that city As This ia iucon-
scrupulousy kept desire to know what shall do Can
not be tried In Louisville according to your promise
Please answer. FRANK WoLFoHD.
To this despatch the President returned the following
reply
WAsHINGToN, AUGUST 4TH, 1864.
To COL Frank Wolford, Louisville, Ky:
Yours Of yesterday received. Before Interfering with
the Judge Advocate Generals order, should know bis
reasons Tor making it, Meanwhile you have not already
started wait till you hear from again Did you receive
letter and enclosure from mel
ABRAHAM LIrCoLn,
President United states.
This despatch Col. Wolford acknowledged in ne de.
spatch which follows 81 q
LOUISVILLE, AUGUST 5TH, 1864
To the President Of the United States, Warrington
duly received your letter and the point Of mail
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which God grant may never be realIzed-hat revelation
will burst forth in the North which may you TO lose
head and also the Union 10 be Loaf in the midst
of disorder, blood, and ruin IT, Mr. President you cannot
stated it is only because yos cannot face
the truth
II you by persstng your policy Of ioroby aboIshng
slavery should this continue years longer
II will involve this nation in debt the amount Of which
will be twice much the value Of all the taxable pro-
perty the nation contains 1t will bring million Of
freemen to bloody end. IL will cause crippss, aud
widows and orphans 10 become and crime,
and violence, and blood aud misery will increase to such
an extent aud your tyranny will have to become great
carrying out the policy that you have adopted in order
to keep down the discontinued and wounded spirits that
your course will 10 rse up TO defy you that impair
tal history 10 attetng the goodness and severity Of Cod
will write you down the greatest tyrant that lived
But this 10 an episode, though to which you have
invited me by calling my attention to your letter.
To return to the immediate subject Of this answer If
you are not willing to release me without pledge theo
ask that you will turn to the civil authorities in
whose hands can have fair and impartial trial by jury,
meet face TO lace and receive the benefit If the
law II you will not do this send the commission that you
promised immediately that may have the thing
desire to commence the canvass.
We, the Union men Of Kentucky claim constitutional
rights alike in time of and OF peace, the free
dom oil speech the freedom of the press and the freedom
OF election and claim that the freedom of speech
and the freedom Of the press extend to the unrestricted
discussion Of the merits and dement's of every candidate
for Office yourself among the restto the criticism OF your
whole eonrse, conduct and policy the policy Of ensting
saves not excepted You must undergo the same tests
that are applied to other candidates II not our system
| OF free government 10 a mockery.
Governor Bramlette has ssued the proclamation IN re-
laton elections that you desired Will you nov ssue
the you promised Mr. Harding and myself, assurn
the people of Kentucky Of free election 7
Hoping, Mr.. President that peace may speedily be
established upon the basis OF glorious Union and that
the Constitution Of fathers surviving the wounds that
you have given It, may become an immortal instrument,
living 10 the minds and hearts of great and free people
for all ages to am, sir, your most obeden hum
| BILE servant FRANK WoLFoRD.
Upwards Of week after the mailing Of this answer the
Judge Advocates order above quoted thu, counter
msnded: E.t
HQ A. A. Provost Marshal General
State Of Kentucty, Louisville, august 10, 1864.
FRANK WoLFoRD, EGG, U. 8. Hotel, Louisville.
Colonel have just received the following telegram,
of which please take notice, and consider this the
termand required. ssa gd 85w Gsit &
s Your obedept servant,
/ w. II. STDELL
\ Major 18th u. =. Infantry
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non. IHos t. BRAsLETTE,
Governor Of Kentucky
determined to comply with his request, and accord
inQly filed my appointments for the double purpose dis
charging my duty as an electoral candidate and of raising
the regiment Thus you sec that Of my objects in
making the very speeches account OF which accus
ed Of dscouragng enstmens to enlist troops aud
it was not until after had succeeded in enisng full
regiment that was arrested
Think OF it You charge with discouraeing enlist
by my speeches when those very speeches enabled
raise regiment for the service ia shorter time than
any regiment raised before in the State OF Ken
lucky Speaking for recruits and obtaining them with
unprecedented rspidty and yet dscouragDR enstmens
But your friends say did not ask the negro to join
1t is true did not told the people that wanted white
men, brave men, and honest men and that would not
receive, if knew It, negro coward, or thief-as
desired TO associate with my and did not wish to
socate with negroes desired to whip the rebels and
wanted brave with whom TO do IL; az desired TO
cultivate good feelings between the citizens and the sol
ders, and therefore wanted honest men, who had high
appreciation Of private rights and who would remember
that tho dwe Of every American citizen 10 sacred be-
is the castle Of freemans defence and the homo
of q sovereign.
In relation to ensting slaves did say that OPP
posed to the policy Of the act of Congress- authorizing IT,
and doubted its contuonaty but that was the duty oil
the people 10 make opposition 10 1t except legal oppo-
ston that they had right 10 brog suits and let the u-
dietary decide the question. as
Those speeches made to white men, not for the
purpose of preventing the enlistment Of negroes but one
purpose was TO alay the excitement Of the citizens and
keep down forcibe resistance TO your measures and
know that they did much good In that way.
And now, Mr. President propose for every negro thai
any Of your agents fnd that has been directly Dd
recy influenced BY any Of my speeches mot 70 Join the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-01-07
Written for the Kenosha Telegraph.
THE NEW NEAR.

Hark hear you not the footsteps
or the New Years heavy tread
Sounds it not like the march OF armies
Ger the buried dead
Hear you not the muffled music,
Falling sadly DER the ear
IT'S the winds low, waiting dirges,
Der the dying year.
Where is the joy and gladness
That beam.d brightly on lip and brow,
As home groups welcomed each cycle,
Where are the loved ones now
Go ask the blood stained affairs
Where the pat lot he roes fell;
Or hospitals weary couches,
Or the loathsome prison cell.
Go ask the hearts that entered
The graves where their dear ones sleep,
II sorrow is turned to singing,
Or smiles to the ey es that weep.
Banished is joy and gladness
As cur hearts sit mourning alone,
w ishing, Oh wildly wishing
For the loved that never come.
Dim is our blinded vision,
And our senses duled by pain,
Else well hear the vict'ry anthem
Sung by the mSrtyred slain.
For, though dead, their deeds are living,
AID their blood il sacred leaven,-
While we are in sadness grieving,
They dwell in the patriots Heaven,
But, with the old years. dawning,
The blest star of freedom rose;
Though shredded by smoke of battle,
II shines brighter at its close.
And vhite-robed Peace stands waiting
For the hour that is yet to be,
When, Liberty crowned triumphant,
Shall reign right royalty.
Lock up ye ransomed millions,
Long wearing the cruel thorn,
The night of sorrow is ended,
Joy cometh with the morn
Your jubilee-songs fitting,
And yours the dearest boon,
Though Justice was long in bringing
Your veal, and the slaYsr's doom.
Though clouds and darkness hover
DER our nations brigbt'ning sky,
The star OF freedom is rising;
And, through God our victory.
Then Danish the aching sadness,
And fesrs which in grief were born,
And welcome with chastened glsdness,
The New Years hope-kissed dawn,
n Bristol Wis
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NUMBER 81.
A Fight with wheeIer-The Rebels De-
fealPd.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, December 80.
Three thousand five hundred convalescents
of the 4th Corps and recruits for the 18th and
125th Ohio, en- route for Knoxville, in charge
of a train, had battle with Wheeler on Mon
day morning. From the official account
learn the following particulars
| The Federals attempted to cross the Hia-
wassee at Charleston, when their left was
threatened by Wheeler's cavalry, 1900 strong.
Colonel LimboId goth Missouri, commanding,
placed his men in line of battle, got the train
over, charged on Wheeler, killing and wound
ing few rebels, and drove them in confusion.
Longs cavalry pursued them whipping the
rebels badly, but he got away with his four
guns, leaving five officers, including an In
spector General and Surgeon, and 1876 men
in our hands, besides few killed and wound
ed and many small arms. Our loss in kill
ed was ten, wounded one of Woods division !;
four wounded of Sheridan's.
The 9Th Ohio Battery have re-enlisted, and
will go home to-day.
WASHINGTON, December 80.
The following has been received at the
Headquarters of the Army:
CHATTANOOGA, December %.
10 MAYOR General HaLieck:
Colonel Long, of the 4th Ohio cavalry COM
manding the I'd division of cavalry, reports
from Calhoun, Tenn, December 2Sth, that
the rebel General Wheeler, with 200 or l.,
500 cavalry and mounted infantry, attacked
Colonel Seibert and captured supply train
from Chattanooga for Knoxville about ten
o'clock this morning, at Charleston, on the
south bank of the Hiawassee. The train es-
cort had reached the encampment at Charles
ton last night and Colonel Seibert's skirm-
ishers holly engaged with the enemy ; they
arriving before Colonel Long was appraised of
their approach He Immediately moved the
small force fit for duty in his camp at the
time, 750 men, and crossed to Colonel Sci
berts support. The rebels shortly afterwards
gave way Colonel Long is pursuing them
closely. Discovering portion of their force
cut of on the right, he charged them with
sabres, completely demolishing and scatter
ing them in great confusion and in every di
rection. Several Of the enemy, number not
known, were killed and wounded One hun
bred and tWenty-one prisoners were captured
including five commissioned officers The
main rebel column fled, and were pursued five
miles on the Dalton road and, when last seen,
were fleeing precipitately. Colonel Longs
loss was one man slightly wounded.
''The officer in command of the courier sta
ton at Cleveland also reports that he was at
tackled, early this morning, Dec 28th, by a
force of 100 rebels. He drove them off, how
ever.
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| These are to be enrolled in the army
of the United States and quartered ov-
er the conquered States, where negro
soldiers will be billeted in every house,
and negro Provost Marshals lord it in
every village.
Such are the first terms of peace Of
fered by the United States to the peo-
pie of the Confederate States. These
terms are joined with many vague in
timation that they may be withdrawn
or modified as occasion requires
''These laws and proclamations are en-
acted and put FORTH says the shah
low knave, ''for the purpose Of aiding
in the suppression of the rebellion. =
But in vain is the trap set in sight of
any bird. Even geese would scorn the
chaff with which it is baited, and shun
the snare which shows the moose on the
surface. The proclamation ofpardon
will have as much, and no more, effect
than the proclamation of emancipation,
and the proclamation Of ''disperse,"
which began the war.
This document has, however, one
trait Of real Importance. It'reveals the
decline OF the mania for war in the
United States. Lincoln represents his
people now as he did two years ago.
Then, all was bloody. Conhscation,
subjugation and determination, were
The only measures he and they thought
or spoke OF. Great is the distance be-
tween those days and these. Instead
of crushing the rebellion" in ''sixty
days." by a gigantic ''Union army
the chief nope now rests in a juggle.
There is time for all things. A time
for fighting that time is nearly
past; time for cheating-and that
time is nearly come.
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an engineer SRnOIhcrcd 90 Death in a
Snow Bank.


AN engineer arnOIhcrcd 10 Death in a
Snow RsaHh.
From the Racine Journal.
On the morning after the furious snow
storm Of Wednesday night last the passenger
train Of the Racine and Mississippi Railroad
going west, was preceded by a locomotive,
which, with a snow pillow attached, cleared
the track of the huge banks OF snow that had
drifted across it during the night previous
While running across Ekhorn Prairie, the en-
ginc came in contact with a snow bank, APP
parently of greater density than ..4y it had
hitherto encountered and which in order to
overcome, it was necessary to charge upon
with the engine at its greatest speed To ac-
quire the necessary velocity the locomotive
backed mile or 50 from the bank Which i'm
peded its further progress, and putting on full
| steam, advanced at the rate OF forty or nifty
miles an hour full upon it. Ag the locQmQ-
! tive neared the scene Of the snow bank, the
engineer. Mr.. Samuel D.. Pulford, took po-
siti0n close to an open window in that part OF
the engine known as the ''cab," where he
could see the effect Of the collision; and, as
the plunge into the snow was made, he, IN some
inexplicable manner, was drawn through the
window, and buried to the depth of seven OF
eight feet in it's accumulated drift His COM
panion, the fireman Of the locomotive, did not
miss him from his post for brief moment,
and when he did, the alarm was given aud
search was commenced with will. AS we
have remarked above, his body was buried to
the depth Of seven or eight feet, aud when
found there was still faint beat Of the pulse,
indicating that spark Of life yet remained
Untirng effort was made to fan this spark IN
to the full blaze of animation and restored rea-
son, but in vain. His body was brought back
to Racine, the abode Of his family, and his fu-
neral took place on Sunday last from the Meth
ndist church.