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To-DAY's WASHINGTON NEWS.
Special Dispatches to Evening Telegraph.


On Saturday the PAymns.cr General, "by order
ofho President ofha taited States," made requ-
sitions upon the Treasury for S9,5O0,ODO for the
payment OF troops AsNng Secretary Harring-
ton at once approved the rsouisitions, aud or
dered thom paid, and the money is to-day in
process of distribution among thc army pay.
masters for immediate use. Whatever is neces-
sary OF the amonnt is TO be first applied in pay
nent of those soldiers whose term Of service has
expired and who are ready ~ be mustered out.
Grants Recent Movements.
The late movements on each side Of the James
show how warly General Grant is watching his
adversary, and the pertinlcty with which he
holds 70 him. Tho latest manruvre to the left,
when WaTen's Corps was thrown across the
Weldon Railroad, is designed for the double
purpose Of lnteTupting that important line of
communication, and calling away portion of
the Rebel force from the north side OF the James.
Lee displays all his skill in counter-mannuyres
TO foil the purposes of Grant; and the operations
Of these great antagonists resemble precisely a
gigantic game of chess. Strategy is for the pre-
sent the order of the day il is felt that the rela-
tive proportions Of the contendng forces will not
authorize on our part hazardous operations in.
Volving great loss of lifei but if any entry can
be found in the bosses of the enemy's buckler,
General Grant will In with his lance.
Tho Draft.
Those who fancy that the Administration will
be budged from the duty Of enforcing the draft
by its supposed political effect may at once dis
miss the notion. The draft will positively be
made, as the salvation of the country demands
that it should be. General Grant is awaiting its
fruits to make a sure thing Of Richmond The
determination on this score is irreyocable; and
Mr.. Lincoln declares that If his reelection is to
be banked by means of this measure, he will at
leas have the satisfaction of going down with the
colors flying.
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WAsHINeroN, August 23.-The mal-boat is
Just in, bringing news from the Potomac Army
upto Monday at . o'clock A. VI. We held, mp
to that time, our fortified position on the Weldon
Railroad.
On Sunday, A. p. Hill made an assault on our
Jeft, held by the 5th and part Of the oh Corps
The enemy attempted to carry tho works by
assault, and moved steadily up in three columns,
part Of them reaching our works, but a terrible
fire from Our batteries decided them to retreat,
and few or none escaped TO the woods from
which they had come
Their dead and wounded were left on the field
in heaps, and we captured about 800 prisoners,
rsome ef whom report that General Hill was
knocked of his horse by piece of she'll, and was
carried to the rear mortally wounded.
We captured several stands OF colors
The encmy's loss is believed 10 he over 2O}O,
while ours will not exceed 500
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GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT BURNED.

CARo, August 22.-The steamer Carrier,
owned by the Memphis ard st, Louis Packet
Company, was burned to the waters edge at 8
o'clock this morning, while transferring her
cargo of naval stores to the naval despatch boat
Volmteer, at Mound City. The fire was caused
by the ignition of a barrel Of naptha which was
being hoisted. The Carrier was valued at
$4,000, on which there was an insurance of
S25,0OO. She is total loss. The cargo was q
valuable one No lives were lost. One man was
seriously burned, but ne will recover.
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ARMY OF POTOMAC.
THE WELDON ROAD.
Unsuccessful Attempts OF the
Enemy to Retake 1t.

FonREss MONROE, August 22-Ihe mail
steamer Vanderbilt arrived at this por- at $50
this afternoon, from City Point.
She brings intelligence that th3 enemy have
been making desperate en0rt ~ re.ake the
Weldon road, but have SO far been usucles5iul.
Our forces now hold the road firmly, and have
secured a position from which it is believed the
enemy cannot drive them. The enemy made
three desperate charges OF our lines yesterday,
and were repulsed each time with very heavy
loss TO them.
Our loss was light, and it IS reported that we
captured 800 prisoners.
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rxECUTION OF cIURILtAs.

FRANKLiN, Ky, August 22.-Tw0 guerlllas,
o. Bloom and W 3. NJ. Glassen, were executed
here on Saturday, in retaliation for the murder
Of Union citizens by gu3rilIas.
LOUISVILLE, August 22.-On the 18th inst, in
Meade county, a detachment Of the 3jth Ken
tuCky came on 4 squad OF guerillas, aud killed
Frank King and Burch tw0 notorious robbers.
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AMIHEMENL,N.

GRoyGRs NEW CHEsN SrurEG DrAIEr,-
The tps,tl3la Of Aa2iR WIN Fever grow vsars3ms. Il
is even popular .han WHOM dts. )dGcol Jho
fountain O. colorcd waters "gorkGto .h07p," s1I ms
sn behoders WITH DE- ieht lEn as'.n hwln- We horo
viii not he necessary to take leave o., his CoA-,l sCen
succC 81 the Chcs Wea-C g- z, welcome O. 'ta
assistance of he mlndgsncrt OF tho Ne1 GhegHg, Mr..
Einn-s gentleman OF cusrgy, sltBr1cs' and god tlGo
and one who has estIGl5HUI at Washington One o. 10
nopular and successful Places o. nrseucr' Z" rha
Ulitti Statts,
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LATER FROM EUROPE.
TIE "0HINA" AT NEW YORK.

NEW YoRK, August 23-Ihe steamer Chies
has arrived, with Liverpool dates to tho 18th
instant.
The United states steamer kcUsayge and au-
other American steamer pl,scl ! Deal on the llGh,
bound westward.
General Grants raa1 we'd aet yity near Peters
bnrg has caused % decline in tlc Rebel loan, and
later American news is anNi)Vsiy waited for.
More desperate riotas has oec lrred ut Belfast
Ireland.
A Pmssian decree hNs been issued, partially
reducing the forces toH peace lpOting.
The decrease Of specie IN The Bank Of France
during the week was over 100000 francs.
Owing 20 the pro es's of rhG American anl
English Ambassadors, the Turkish Government
permits the continuance OF tAU TCi giOus gOntrO-
vcrsy IN Protestant books.
The Times Of Saturday tNOrS the withdrawal
of the British troops from CIulda, their presence
being an element Of danger, rs provoking nva-
sion whenever the Americans have a grievance
against England.
In the Crown prosecution for shipping seamen
on the pirate Georgia, the prisoners were found
guilty and bound over for Judgment.
LlNERPOOI, August l3.-Flour is Cd. cheaper.
Wheat easier. Corn tirmer. Beef steady. Pork
dull Bacon Cd. lower. Butter steady. Lard
firm. TallOw dull
Commercial Intelligence.
LIyTRrooI, Saturday Evening. -Cotton-Thc
sales to day amounted to 1000 bales including
5lUO to speculatOrs and for export. The market
Is llrmer and prices have an advancing tendency.
BTeadstutls and Provisions are inactive.
LONDON, Saturday Eygning.-CUn5Ols closed
at h9sWbSt for money.
AMERICAN SToCKs.-Ilinois Central tj(0l3
per cent. discount; Erie Railroad 40(oi2.
SHPrING.-Arriyed from Philadelphia, Dor
seq, at Antwerp.
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FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC.
speclnl so The Evening TeIeEraph.

BALTIMORE, August 23.-Passengers from IIr-
per's Ferry, ana elsewhere on the Upper Poto-
mac, represent things as being in cheerful con-
dition there, but heavy fighting is anticipated.
No fears are entertained of the result. No Rebels
have yet crossed the Potomac.
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Commercial Intelligence.
From Mexicn-

CAIRO, August 22.-Adyices from Mexico
received via New Orleans, state that Doblado has
abandoned the cause of Juarez and gone TO
Havana. He was compelled to pay a fine of
900 10 save his life
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Bonnts Jumpers Receiving their Deserts.
Boston. August 23.-Thirteen deserterS from
the Let NeW Hampshire Cavalry, who escaped
while that regiment was embarking on sunnay
nave been arrested and sent 10 Fort Warren in
Hops Twenty others are s.il AZ large.
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AN Or WELL AGAIN FLowING-Several
Petroleum OIL Company stopped lowing, in con-.
sequenceof an overflow of water from an adjoiuing
property On the 18Th instant the superintendent
of the Company notitiednf nfheir President, Mr..
Whitney, Of this city, that the we'll was again
flowing
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The New England Female M2dical Col9s5
in Boston has received l5gac5s o?Sl+, 900 within
:be past year, and $4,000 within nino years
$4,000 Of which 90 to the fc9o scholarship rnd.
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Cotton and ToI,neco.

CAIRO, August 22-Eighty seven bales Of cot
ton, ana twenty-seyen hhds. Of tobacco, have
been received here from Hickman, X entucky fol
New York.
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sKIRMIsHINc GOING ON.
The Evening Telegraph.

Special TO The Evening Telegraph.
WARRINGTON, August 23.-Directad are NJ
hand from the Shenandoah Valley, which state
that no engagement has occurred.
Skirmishing, however, is lively near Charles
town.
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Total..... S2,Sl2,64l 4l54,575 4,545,0G3
The foregoing includes Sl9l,93 in wool;
S4,j4S In tea Sl72, 1852 in sugar; S30549 in mo-
las,es; 1861 in coffee; Sl35,7H in cottJn;
Sl39729 in iron; Sl33,s70 in hides. gff
up to and including the llth of August. rho
following amounts of the several descriptions OF
Government notes have been destroyed .-Uhited
States notes, demand iifty-nine aud half MIL
lions; United States notes, new loans, twenty
two and half millions; postal currency six miI-
lions; fractional currency, one million; one year
five per cent. notes, two hundred and iifty-sixs
thousand; two years five per cant notes, two
hundred and sixty thousand; two years 1--we per
cent. coupons, seventy-one millions three years
compound interest notes, three millions. 1t is
said the Government intends that the issues OF
the National Banks shall take the place of this
currency.
The annexed table exhibits the receipts aud
shipments of -four and grain at Chicago during
the week ending August 1S, in the years 1863
and 1894 - I7l.'
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LATEST MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

CLEARED THIS MORNING.

Schr Geo. Henry. Love- Alexandria, r. webs ter, Jr.
Schr e. NJ Carver Treat, Warehanl, ,. y Bailey c
schr Trade v Ind, smith, Beaufort, II. A. Ada ms.
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BaFrC John curtis sylvester days from New 4,
in ballaSt 10 Workman Il CO
schr Ella ii!qsios, days rOm Boston, with mis. .
sehr z. W Bait, Brown days from Fortress Moar,e,
scr IDA, Blake, days from Portland, with heading %
SS6r VIM. Iopcr Robinson from Ne rpori in bhas %
sehTJ NJ. Vance Burdse, ironl Salem, in ballast 10
schr Ciars Merrck Montgomery from bingham, in
schr Rosaana Rose, Burgess from New Haven, in ball
sciT American Eagle, Ramsey, from Fortress Monroe.
Schr MontcIcs. McLane, nom Dighton in ballast to
seirJ Clark sou from Boston, in ballast to captain.
Schr james buchanan, Callahan, from Alexandria III
sehr s. 6Sstner, Jr Robinson, days from Boston, with
Ice 70 Coal Spring Ice and Coal 60. g. n, lin
schr Delaware, Conner, day nom smyrna Ds'' WIN
sehf ssiiie veazc, JeIerson day FROM New Castle,
Del. with wheat 70 James Barrett tn, from Now York
wrS mdse 10 W. M Baird q GO, =, =. -.
steamer D. Utley. phillips, "a hours nom New york;
with ndse to w. III. Bard a co.
o,,,.,ro,5,nee oftse Philadelphia Erehan0e
ITSs Be, August 2rhe ship James smith. from
Liverpool rhIsdelphia win I IRON eISTtlenEsgs, I and
on Friday night Is sunk, and the captain and crew are at
% s the gale three steamers ten ships and barques
aud about forty schooners put into the Break water Tor
harbor and are now preparing to leave with the wind
'''' Yours, Sc, AARON NARsHAlE
MEMORANDA.
Later adviees from ship James Smith, before reported
the Shears state that her upper dec started yes
erday mornings and the wreckers had commenced strp-
ping her. a
Steamship Norman, Baker, hence, at Boston yesterday.
OaictaI Drawings Of the shelby College
Lottery Of kentucEy.
CLAss 400-August %, I8sl II -
Al, IL 4, Is, so, SO, 62, SO, 63, IA, 81, 10 "a ~
EXTRA Class tOI--Augnst 70, 1850.
Z, 20, 10, "a, l5s 2, %, IA, 80, T6, ~ ~. -
CISnlar sent BY addressing a,.,,o.ss A oo..ss
CQTinaieh, ~
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NASHVILLE, August 22.-The river is eight feet
on Harpeth shoals, and still rising
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Among the captured regret to mention Big.
der General Joseph Hayes, who commanded the
LIST Brigade of General Ayros Division. 1t viii
be remembered that he is new brgai5-, having
been promoted for galllntry IN .h5 Wll.erIoss,
where he was wounded Tho los Of such q
capable and gallant officer IS deeply 20 DO Ia
mCnted. He was at FRS. reported wounded, bus
1t has since been asreraned positively tLlt this
report is untrue. Captain DAVIS, OF his STAFF vas
taken prisoner at the same time. General Hayes
Brigade, composed mainly of regular regiments
fought sDlendidly,
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THIRD EDITION.
FROM PETERSBURG.
Attack on the Fifth Corps.
REBELS ASSAULT OUR
WORKS.
THEY ARE DISASTROUSLY
REPULSED.
Enemy's Loss Over 1000.
special 20 Tho Esenlns TeIegraph.

Etc, Etc, Etc.. Etc., Etc.
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MEMORANDA.
Later advlces from ship James Smith, before reported
the Shears state that her upper deck started yes
teIday morning. and the wreckers had commenced srn-
Steamship Norman Baker hence, at Boston yesterday.
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FROM THE SHENANDOAH.
NO B AT TIE NE II 4.
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= The imports az New York for the weeE
are - .r a. r....
Aus 90 Aug. 10. Ane.G.g
Dry Goods. 81 1923, 1897 l,533623 1.S0l s38
General Merchan. l,749,304 2,620,049 2,243,228
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ATTACK ON MOBILE
Advance OF Gen. Granger.
A Ell REPORT.
Special to The Evening Telegraph.

WASHINGTON, August 23.-Richmoni papers
Of Saturday lay that @ heavy Union force ,s
moving overland from Pensacola towards Mobile
Granger within rive Hundred Yards Of
Fort NOrgRn-Land Operations Against
hobiIe-The Union Forces Advancing
OB Each side Of the Hay. Etc.
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The fight Of yesterday afternoon, commencing
al O'Clock and lasting till dark, was more deci.
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IPRICE THREE GENTS.
PHILADELPI1i isToCKExc1IANGE SALES. Auo. a..
RnnnItaA hr rla-L.hn I. o. n.oA.r. a ial mia =.

tlgW0 Ecnna 59.,"u,.lQ0 500 An
92JOO u'H. ts, el'..c 1854 300 sh
tYiAO do.... -. .tb.lQ9 100 81
.tlVW Susq. can. BE- d. % 100 81
tl0t0 Cam. n 4 js..l0s 5ssh
$50 \ Pa. Gs........l 1898 30 sh
900 sh or. M0unt...,. 81, IN
1000 sh Read. X. r, .b30 612 sh
goo sh d0....h31.67 II % sh
loo N uo..-.."..c ~ 100 sh
~ gh Penn Nfin...,. 40
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, june 22-lO P, n

Washington, June 22-lOP NJ
To MAJ. Gen. Dir; -
Dispatches from City Point at Dbl
past 4 o'clock this evening say iAe'
has been no fighting to-day MOVE s,
ments are in progress which are AO'
proper for publication.
The Richmond papers report az ~ !,
tack on Lynchburg by Gen. hunter r i
Saturday and that he was repulSeu -
is believed, however, that there W.
nothing more than a reconno.lSSanl y.
and that having ascertained the pls y,
to be strongly defended, Gen. huu \.
withdrew, and is operating upon ,Sr
enemy's communications al V
points. =.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherin ";,s
headquarters, dated yesterday e'sD ~
at half past s o'clock, states tla' = 4
rained almost necessarily, IN sp,Ii H..
which our lines have been preS'eu., " ~
ward steadily and an important r
ton gained by Gen. Howard -
The enemy made adesperate a'' m,E,
to retake the position last nigns Gss
ing seven distinct assaults on i,
Whittakers brigade OF STANLEY OO q
vision, and losing not less tnan ~ rer.
500 men. Two hundred killed. lam
left ON Whittaker's front. Inc s .;Ilsy
was followed by a heavy fire oil ~ s LTD,
under which the position was 'O scros
and is now safe. Our cavalry - oul
MONDAY Creek on our lett, anu acros
brigade of the 23d corps y .hs rsb
Moses Creek on our right, pn. .s -, ralpl
81 left is behind swamp ana sn .;oe hs
prevent an advance. The y .hs ep
been quito severe at all poin,S' ,,,snrpi'
envy resisting stubbornly ana ~ ~" can.
ing the offensive whenever ~ ~STON,
Secretary Of W.
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when the American people, without re-
gard to one or another of the political di-
visions, were called upon to give sol
emily their voice in matter which
involved the safety of the United
States it is assuredly the present time.
If the Convention at Baltimore will
nominate any man whose past life JUS
titles well grounded confidence in
his fidelity to our cordial principles,
there is no reason why there should
be any division among the really pa
triotic men of the country. To any
such | shall be most happy to give a
cordial and active support.
My own decided preference is to aid
in this way, and not to be myself a
candidate. But if Mr.. Lincoln should
be rcnominated, as | believe it would
be fatal to the country to indorse a
policy and renew a power which has
cost us the lives of thousands of men,
and needlessly put the country on the
road to bankruptcy, there will remain
no alternative but to organize against
him every element of conscientious
opposition, with the view to prevent
the misfortune of his recollection.
In this contingency, l accept the
nomination at Cleveland, and, as a
preliminary step, have resigned my
commission in the army. This was n
sacrifice it gave me pain to make.
But | had for long time fruitlessly
endeavored to obtain service. make
this sacrifice now only to regain liber-
ty of speech and to leave nothing in
the way of discharging to my utmost
ability the task you have set for me.
With my earnest and sincere thanks
for your expressions of confidence and
regard, and for the many honorable
terms in which you acquaint me with
the actions of the committee, | am,
gentlemen, very respectfully and truly
yours, j. G. FREMONT
NEW York, June 4, 1864.
To Messrs. Worthington G. Sneth-
en-, of Maryland Edward Gilbert, of
New York ; Casper Butz, Of Illinois
Charles Il. Moss, of Missouri y. p.
Sawyer, of Pennsylvania, a committee
&c.
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Washington, June 20-10 a. M
10 MAJ. Gen. DIR:
No operations on the James rive,
have been reported to the department
Unofficial statements represent our los:
to have been severe III the assaults on
the enemy's works Saturday, but 10
official list of the casualties has been
received here.
Sherman in dispatch dated this
evening at 730p. m, says: 1t was pre-.
mature in announcing that the euemy
had abandoned his position. | based
my report on that of all the army con.
manders. The enemy has thrownback
his flank and abandoned all his works
in front of the Kensaw Mountain, but
holds that mountain as the apex Of bis
position His TANKS are behind Nom.
day and Moses Creek. We have
pressed him pretty close to-day, d.
though the continued rain makes al
movements almost an impossibihty
Gen. Foster, commanding the De
partment of the South at Hilton Head
forwards the following dispatch, dated
the 10th of June, at Hilton Head, sc
! have the honor to report that !
have to-day received from Maj Gen
Samuel Jones, commanding the rsba
forces in this department, a letter ss
ing that four general officers Of the L
s., AS prisoners of war had been PLACID
in Charleston, to be retained there uH'
der our fire. Against this weak ana
cruel act l have protested, in the meal
time the fire on the city is continual
respectively ask that an equal nun
Der of rebel officers of equal rank may
be sent to me in order that / may place
them under the enemy's fire as longs
our ulcers are exposed in Chariesl@
This department has issued reias
atory order transferring to Gen. fe
ter an equal number of rebel geneIa
officers, to be treated in the manna
proposed as long rs federal oi1cen
are exposed in Charleston.
L. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of Var
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June "a.

force could be got in them bv a.
my to hold them. He was Joined ' \
night following this capture ~. .9e
second corps, which in turn cor,, ne
more of the enemy's redoubts h p.a,ea
south, and this corps was follon,sais' n Tr
the ninth with the result above ST. tu y
All the troops are now IN e," 'eu
two divisions covering the wagon tt.;
and they will be up tonight "'''s
The enemy in their endeayors %
inforce Petersburg abandoned tbe;, 10
trenchments in front of Bermuda M ~
bred. They no doubt expected fun un'
from north of the James river 20 Fps
their place before we discoyerods 's !
Butler took advantage of this ~ y
moved force at once upon the r s1p
road and plank road between p la'
mond and Petersburg, which | bons
retain possession of !"
Too much praise cannot be nv.
the troops and their commander ', !,
the energy and fortitude displayed ~ ~
last five days. Day and night has bs.s
all the same. No delays being allow
on any account.
Later unofficial dispatches show tb..
at 8 o'clock this morning the epemS
still occupied Petersburgh.
Maj. Morton was killed in an assam,
yesterday.
Nothing to-day from Sherman .,
Hunter. L. NJ. STANTON
Secretary of War
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GEN. FREMONT'S LETTER.

In another column will be found the
letter written by Gen. John G. Free
mont, signifying his acceptance of the
nomination made by the Cleveland
Convention. 1t is paper of some
merit whether considered as politi-
cal or literary production, and, there
fore, will find ready perusal. 1t is re-
printed by us as one Of the signs of
the times-not because we wholly ap-
prove of its sentiments or the time and
manner of expressing them, but be-
cause it WILL to greater or less degree,
modify or shape political action in the
presidential canvass which, as soon rs
the Chicago convention completes its
nominations, will be fairly opened.
The Cleveland Convention originated
in the dissatisfaction of sundry promi-
mem persons with the existing admin
istration. That dissatisfaction was en-
gendered either because the admins
tration treated them in particular
manner or failed to adopt the policy
which they had marked out or had ad-
vocated.
Gen. Fremont in his recent action
accepting the nomination and resign
ing his military position, and in the
letter which we reproduce to-day, is
taking his revenge. dissatisfied with
the honors heretofore conferred upon
him, and the preferment bestowed by
the administration, he has made a bold
stroke for the presidential char il
he should fail in that, he hopes to Sc
cure the defeat OF the republican can
didate by diverting votes enough from
him to elect the democratic candidate.
Next to satisfying his ambition, ii
would seem that there was no morsel SC
sweet for him to lap under his tongue
as revenge.
Such Is our commentary upon Gen
Frcmonts letter. The Cleveland con-
vention is far more important than il
generally considered, and the activity o.
these seekers after revenge knows nc
limits.