Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-06
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md Pierce faction the object being, to await the
issue Of the present campaign Of Grant and Sher- /
man. II they meet with decided success the Con-
vention may promulgsts platform pled1ing the I
nominate man identified with the war. II Grant I
IS not snecessful it may adept straight out peace
resolutions af1d may nnits On q caididate who has
opposed the war and whose first act Of admins
tration may be ! proposal for armistice with (
view to final separation.
At Washington, in the Senate on the 24th, Davis
gave notiee that he would introduce bill to es.
tablish Psace among the people under the govern
1t is supposed that the question respecting the
$500 exemption clause which was not concurred
in by the Senate will be settled by conference.
An army correspondent Of the Oath claims that
Grant now permanently holds the Petersburg and
Weldon Railroad, south of Petersburg.
special dispatch to the Tribune says that
Hampton's s. G.. Troops had made two assaults on
Badly Smiths lines but were repulsed, losing 100
prisoners. -,~
Gold in New York on the 9th was $40. 'r?r' 81
Henderson, the publisher of the Eoenia9 Post,
and Navy Agent at New York, was arrested on
warrant issued on application Of special counsel
of the Navy Department. He was admitted to bail
in the sum of 100000.
News from Chicago of the 22d states that Val
landigham is still at Home in Dayton. He was
endorsed with shouts of welcome by the Democrat
ic Convention at Springfield, III. s..=-
Andy johnson made speech in Nashville on
receiving the nomination for the Vice Presidency.
He says slavery is dead His State would leave out
the disturbing element as the only party whose
machinery worked in harmony-wants to see emil
grants pouring from al parts into the State. East
Tennessee may rank with New England IN Con-
vention to restore the government Traitors should
take back seats, and if there be but 5000 loyal
men there, they should control the work Of reor-
ganization Traitors must be punished; therefore
plantations must be divided into small farms and
sold to honest men. The day for protecting the
lands and negroes of the authors Of the rebellion
is past. He intended to stand by the government
and the Union until its flag waves over every town
and housetop and then he will attend to Mexican
afars-says Louis Napoleon can set up no mon
archy on this continent.
His speech is remarkable for the omission of any
claim to recent victories the only reference to the
subject being that he claims that should unequal
numbers be killed in every battle, it is plain that
the result would be the utter determination of the
rebels.
He concludes by saying that though money be
expended and farms and cities be destroyed, let
the war. for the Union 90 on and the stars and
stripes be bathed If need be, in the nations blood
till tho law be restored and freedom fully estab.
lished.
We.
From Georgia.
MARIETTA, June 30.-Heavy firing this morning
was provoked by an attempt of the enemy to es-
tablsh fortified line of pickets the south side
of Fair Ridge, occupied by-a part of Gen. Cheat.
hams command. In moving out they encountered
our videttes who fell back and reported the enemy
advancing.
Our batteries opened on them, the artillery doing
excellent shooting, every shell exploding apparent.
ly in the right place.
The enemy are resorting to every possible device
to day to prevent our men from sleeping.
All qniet to-day. Occasional shelling from our
batteries on Kennesaw Mountain.
The Atlanta Confsderacy of the 2Sth say fierce
attack was made the day before, but the enemy, il
was proud to state were handsomely repulsed The
attack mainly directed against the centre of
lines at kennesaw, up to which they advanced fou,
lines deep. The enemy opened fire at o'clock, A.
NJ, in heavy canncnade, against Kennesaw ano
the batteries of Hardee, succeeded about II A. NJ
with direct charge upon the portions of the line
occupied by Chea:ham's Cleburne's and Walkers
Divisions, tho fight extending into Lorings Divis
ion.
Two stands of Yankee colors were captured al
most upon the top of our breastworks. The enemy
were repulsed at every point of attack, and the
loss is estimated at five thousand. Our loss wa
comparatively Insignificant.
Prisoners report that General Jackson, of ou
| cavalry, is in Shermans rear, and that he burned
three trans near Tilton short distance from Dial
| ton.
There. is rumor that the enemy are falling back
| by the Villenwe rosd.
About fifty prisoners were brought down las
evening" and among them Lieut. Colonel
Raid on Weldon aud Petersburg Railroad.
GoLDsBoRo, July About two hundred raider
| captured on the Petersburg and Weldon Railroa
yesterday.
| It is thought larger number of raiders hav
been captured with baggage artillery &C., but Their
is nothing definite. Some $50 or 200 Yankees pris
oners passed through this place (Raleigh) Frtda,
last en- route for Georgia
| From MoTganton.
The following dispatch is from the Conservative
| SALISBURY, July l.
| "Gov. VANCE The enemy was pursued over tn
| Mountain at Piedmont Springs. Loss slight on GU
side. Col Kirk had his arm broken. Hon. W
W. Avery, am sorry to say, is painfully wounded
The Salisbury Watchm1n of Thursday says
The train from the head OF the Western road Ia
lust arrived and We learn that the raiders who mad
q descent upon Camp Vance did not amount to NOR
than $50 or 175 men.
They destroyed the Camp and all the building
except the hospital, and robbed every person the,
came up with. Mr. Andrew Murphy was robbe
of his watch and shot in the side by of tho Lieu
tenants, who was drunk, and severely wounded
though able to walk about They burnt the depo
and took and distributed everything that they d
not want between themselves and others. The,
stole ali the horses and mules they could 6nd Tire
men We understand went to R. G. Parsons ant
were in the act of taking some of bis stock, whel
Mr.. Pearson fred upon them, killing one. Tn
other two left If such treatment had been metel
out to them, by all whom they robbed, they woul'
not have made much. They also destroyed tn
train then at the head of the road. We learn tina
the engine though damaged considerably, can b
used sfter being repaired. They did not seem t
know how to destroy it efectually. Many Of thos
captured made their escape, we learn, while the vii
li.ns were crossing the 6atavba river: Our force
are in bot pursuit and it is hoped will overtake
mete out to them the punishment they deserve
Hon. W. W. Avery has since died from TIL
wound received in the engagement between tn
Burke Home Guards and Kinks raiders. His deatl
| Friday last