, 1864-07-04
:Ghttaqo GriI)rtne.
MONDAY, JULY T.. 1864.


TIE NEVIS.
Is your country less deax to you becaus,
The cigbtr-eight anniversary Of Its indepen1.
cncc finds 1t in the third year Of its etruggl.
for national cxistcnceg. Have you the les.
Or more reason for patriotic pride bscaus.
to-day the stars aud stripes font over i'm
mcpse Armies OF our boys in blue, fighting th,
bctt1es Of their native lande Hare not til.
history Of the past three years, the eacr1
ices, The loss Of patriot lives, fht
Huf1eringe, the dangers Of tho crisis
the loss Of friends, for whomryou weaz tht
badge Of mourning, the absence Of 1ovel
Ones whose peril you carry IN your heart,
have all these deepened in you, love o1
country unknown to you in the past when
4th Of July wse noisy holiday? The
answer comes from thousands Of hearts, yes,
the 1oyalty Of our people has been purified
rs by fire. Hencefortu the anniversary OF
american Independence will neye. dawn
meaning1eas. To day from I'll over the land,
In the loyal North, where fathers, mothers,
histers and wires sit eager for neks from
our armies, from throughout the border
States, where arnid 1ukcwarm loyalty and
latent treason, the fires Of pure patriotism
are unextfngulehab1e; and throughout the
Scared, wasted and rebcllious South, by
more than the righteous few that wonld
have saved the cities OF tie p1ain; in Ill parts
: of our distracted land the dawning Of today
will be welcomed by patriotic hearts, In 10y
al thanksgiving. We hare get country,
dearcr to us. fo= al IT Is costing t. preserve
it. We have II flag that shall be the more
sacred In all time, from its 1e-bAptas1n In the
patriot blood OF to-day.
GW'o have on Sunday evening adrices which
announce the safe return Of Wilson's cavalfF
expedition, before reported as cut off by
Fitz Hugh Lee This raid of Gen. Wilson at
the head Of Ills own and Kautz'e diyision OF
cavalry on the Danv1llc and Richmond Rail-
way has been entirely successful. On reach
ing the road at Burk'e Station, Wilson's
men, meeting with little opposition, com
mepced tearing up the rails and twisting
them out Of shape by fire, and
burning up the bridges for i dis
The cava,rv a1so destrorsa va toa ee. qsectton ,'
the Prtersbnrr ond 1.-nohh-.. : ' 100 .'
crosses tho Rirbm md ~ n.a,,,, , -. p.s, "n,In
Rtation. Thev annear ~, boxa n,a. -.
work ofit VIII hesdonsr+s,s ~ 49, p.s,-ss',s .'
General Wilson d,anotc chna h,.~.sa Ar"1'
Ifnr. active raxo,,,te ."1, .,.. - W.
the four roads This ,,1o1r ~ : oa,s ~ .s- s.~. -
rfcafions "a .ro-41, .ss so44nu
battle The n.,r1mn s ~
fhe rnos+ .i,.an.x.-t ao ms
rebel army 1e.d;1r ~, p.as .us
.nr n,', 'on
r. ae-,s onu 1a toaos UTE no" oaaly cut
tu.. S.o@ett, Ue ee 'ec1e0 taat the des"
t,as,- ae, - ~" tu1t. 1ne nana OF Gfant 70
~..ts ~ ~ .' ~ nlsnuonu' "oa1o nor
~ R' ~. ~ slnlon ~ - Afu@ Accofo'nely
ta,au., ns ~ ~ uH41o<o ~ near o1 E"eu, With
< nsSHase -..@.us 4Vte1 ~ 'e +4clnley OF
go =. *as' "neie ne ~ opposed ny 9en1
49, ... ~ W. no1 c4ase 1.ant 10 1ook once
ose. e.. uin auo.uct, 1"e1l nunsf5 crew VIII
~ as'snese ~e W "itnoo' a''cs''ng q mnsket
- -. :om oiaat*
1,,s.1a -. euaaa1 sra e.euns olsPa'enes gives ns
Ansms !upo.u uAp' ouugel .! ne"s from the
.,.-.s..s .4.ee =, "4,, s4'tne 20 sne genefat
s.>e1.A ~.Fso "5 eueeusasnss' ana
to-day. Secretary 6tantoA4s dispatch con-
Trims most Of these announcements, giving
them due authenticity.
Sherman, By the SUCCESS OF his recent bold
Aankipg movements, has occupied Marietta.
on the Atlanta and Wefte,n Railway. inst
twenty miles from the city Of Atlanta. Ma
rietta is m old place, containing in peaceful
times several thousand Inhabitants. It has
comparatively recently been ascertatned to
be a great depot Of stores for the rebel army.
and this had caused some to suppose tint
Joe Johnston was merely u temporary de-
fense in front of it for The PURPOSE Of getting
time to remove these storea. Be that as it
may, he had taken m a position STRONGLY dp.
tenaible, and which has seemed to puzzle our
officers a little more than ANYTHING preyi-
ously encountered in Georcia. It has. how
ever. been safely passed, and now Atlanta IS
In far more petl than was Mar1stta q veek
arm. he3np far 1eaa drtena1,1e
The amended Conscr1nt nt,on hs,, ,,,sac3 bot,,
Houses of CONGRESS on SATURDAY.. II nho].
isbes the $500 commutation e1ause but c1yes
tiftv days for volunteering before drafting.
The drafted mar. If ab1ed bodied. mnsf serEc
one wear or tlna his own snbstitnte. Earh
county and township or ward ia Ia he credit
ed with all soldiers heretofore fnrn,ahea. and
charged with their r,.snect1ve onotas R,acta
g ount IN tbe draft fbe eame M whites