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Kentucky Democratic State Convention.

| LOUISVILLE, June 2S.--The State
Democratic Convention met 10 this city
this morning. Hon. G. A. Wickliffe was
appointed permanent President, assisted
! by nine Vice.Presidents and tn ee Score
taries.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed .-e.-.r.t ---- -.-.-e r.u..
Resolved, lst. That the people are
the supreme sovereigns, and the Constitu-
tons which they have ordained are the su.
preme Government, anG that all the as.
sailants or enemies, either of the people
or of their Government, are traitors alike,
whether their treason she manifested by
suppressipg free elections, by claiming the
press, by establishing political bastiles, or
by ridiculing or repudiating the observ-
vance Of oaths and Constitutions.
I'd. That in the Interpretation of the
Constitution We are guided by the decla-
ration Of its authors, by the deliberations
Of the Federal Convention, by the resolu,
tions OF 1898 and 1900, prepared and ex.
pounded by Jefferson and Madison, and
Dy Tue decisions II the c0ur.S.
Sd. Guided by these lights, we declare
that the coercion or subsection of eleven
or more sovereign States was never con-
templated as possible or authorized by
the Constitution, but was pronounced by
its makers an act Of suicidal folly; and il
the people Of the United States would
have restored their shattered Constitution,
and avert from themselves aud their pos.
terity the slavery of a military despotism,
and public debt, the interest upon which
can never be met, they must bring the
war to speedy close; that the revocation
of all unconstitutional ediots and pretend.
ed laws. an immediate armistice and Ma
tional Convention for the adjustment of
our difficulties, are the only means of sd
wing our nation from unlimited calamity
and ruin. .... vi
4th. That the Administration now in
power has attempted to strike down State
sovereignty. 1t has interfered with the
rights Of suffrage reserved to the power
aud control OF State Legislatures 1t
has deprived citizens of their lives, liber-
ties aud property. without due process of
law. 1t has placed the military above the
civil power, and against the spirit of free
government, aud the President has an.
blushingly proclaimed the Constitution he
has sworn to support, to be no longer of
any force or effect whenever he may de-.
termiue that il should be disregardcd. -
The party in power have deluded the peo.
pie into the granting of men and money
to their unrestricted control, for the pre-
teuded purpose of preserving the Govern.
meut, which they have used, aud are still
using, for the base end Of overthrowing
State institutions, advancing mere party
Interests and esta blishipg them on perma-
uent aud despotic power. st
9th. That a free press, free speech. free
ballot, freedom of religion aud the wris OF
habeas corpus to protect the personal lib,
erty Of every citizea, are the esscp,ials Of
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free Government, aud u FREQ people will
have and maintain them 1t all hazards.
6th, That. We are uscompromisingly
opposed ,o-the elevation of the African
race ID the control Of the white freemen
OF our country:
7th. That the overthrow of the arro.
CANT and corrupt party IN power should
be primary object with every freeman,
and We, u portion of the citizens Of Ken.
lucky, 10 Democratic State Convention as.
sembled, do declare it to be our duty, as
well as that Of ALI good ,citizens,to dofeat
the election of Abraham Lincoln and An.
drew johnson TO the offices of President
and Vice President Of the United States.
That delegates from this Convention be
sent TO the Democratic National Couvsn-
ton 70 be held ia Chicago, Illinois, and
that we pledge our united efforts to the
support Of the nominees Of the said Con-
ventlon, g..s5
,Stb, That a Committee be and are here.
by appointed Democratic Central Com
mittee for Kentucky, with the power to
fill all vacancies that may occur, aud to
call future convention, aud to make any
reasonable adjustment by which opponents
of the Abolition Administration can be
united in the support of one electoral
ticket, and with general powers to act for
the party We represent.
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How LEE REPAIRS HIS BROKEN RAIL.
ROADS The facility with which Gener.
al Lee repairs his railroads, after they
have been torn up by our cavalry raiders,
is accounted for by facts, the truth Of
which is undoubted.
Gen. Lee has, in conjunction with sew.
scral English railroad engineers, organized
corps of railroad constructors, which has
this matter in hand. Large supplies OF
new railroad iron have been received from
abroad and place at convenient points, and
duplicates of all important bridges are also
on hand. .l...
With this agency and these means, the
damage which can be done is rendered
merely temporary; and it is quite certain
that the rebels were able, in marvellous
ly short space, to put in running order
both tue Virginia Central and the Lynch
burg road. 1t can hardly be claimed,
therefore, that the eneny's communica-
tlons are to.day-in any respect seriously
embarrassed.
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Correspondence Of he Nep ro,& n:r.,S



Every day brings to me new facts ali
going to show that Petersburg is not the
key to Richmond; that its capture is not
at all essential to the capture of Rich.
mond that the capture of Richmond will
be positisely further off after the capture
OF Petersburg, if General Grant succeeds
in taking it, than it would be now, IL
General Grant should remove his army To
Bermuda Hundred, and advance on the
rebel capital from thai point; aud that
nothing plcases the rebel leaders SO we'll
as to see Generpl Grauts army melting
away before Petersburg, ecause Sley
know that nothing that be could do there
will affect the grand result G. e., the cap
ture of Richmond) in the least while the
longer he remains there, or at any point
south of Petersburg, the greater viii his
losses be, and the less able will b.. be to
attack Richmond with vigor. kE4 /, u
This last attempted flank movement Of
General Grant affords striking illustrs-
ton Of this fact. The destruction Of tho
Weldon and Petersburg Railroad (for this
was the object Of the movement) would
not, even if successful, advance the cap.
ture of Petersburg single day lf;tbe
object OF the movement was to prevent
supplies from reaching Petersburg over
those roads that object could have been
attained by closely Investing the place
on the south side of the Appoma ttox, in
stead Of dividing the army, aud sending
one-half of it to u point ten miles to the
south, apd thus exposing them to- be out
of. -s"' 'f|f { Ht.t
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R1~ The claim that MIR. LINCOLN ougb
to be reelected because, though he was
chosen to preside over he whole Union,
he has yet only been sck uowledged In the
North, carries with it the inference that il
be fails to put down the rebellion dung; :
second term, be must be ro-eilc.," g,
third and SO on. At that rate, isitt.
likely tha, he wouldlet the war end waite
be lives? 1t isa pity to destroy such
sweet little argument, just suited 20 iuf,u.
tile and radical minds, by cruel red.c.
ito dd absurduns, we admit.-Boston (ou,
rier.
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Swapping Horses Crossing q River"

This classic expression vf Mr. Lincoln
has been used by him ON two remarkable
occasions. Az other times he has brought
it to his aid as illustrating the policy Of
his administration Il may safely be said
to be an axiom by which he is governed
in his Official conduct. at Is dangerous !"
he says, "swap horses crossing river"
One would believe that SO plain PROPOSE.
ton as this figure Of speech covers would
be guide TO his feet in all the attempts
to. do for the benefit Of his country. But
this "God-given President" has not even
the merit Oh consistency with bis own
jokes. Let us see if he has ever violated
his chosen and charmed aphorism. Mr..
Lincoln snapped Mcdowell for McC ellau,
crossing the Potomac. p"
He snapped Mcclellan for Burnside
crossing the Rappahannock; lie swap
ped Burnside for Hooker, crossing the
same liver. He snapped Hooker for
Meade, crossing the Potomac. He swap
ped Meade for Grant, crossing the Rapi-
dan. He snapped Butler for Banks,
crossing the Mississippi, He snapped
Banks for Candy, crossing the Red River.
He snapped Hunter for Gilmore, crossing
Charleston Bar He snapped Dupont for
Dahlgrou, before For, Sumter. These
are ouly a few Of ris swaps, which show
his appreciation Of his own apothegn. =
But let us Look at his last and greatest
swap-hs snapped Hamliu for Johnson,
crossing the Rubicou .-Phihu. Age.a,
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THE Bel AIR FEMALE SEMINARY This Insti-
tuition, under the superintendent Of Miss Ham
nah Jeffrey, closed its session last week. The
evidences given of the success Of the school, If We
are to Judge from the progress made by the pu-
pills during the session just ended, are complete
and the high reputation Of the Principal and her
diligent and able assistants fully susta ned
This school is located in one of the healtbiest
portions of this State, and easy of access. A
daily line of stages connect with the trains on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, at Magnolia Station, besides regular
line direct to Baltimore, three times week, by
turnpike. We know of no school better locat. d
than this one, or where parents and guardians
would more certainly have justice done their
children and wards
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The EMBODIMENT Aor.--The bill smendatory
OF the enrolment act has become law. II re-
peals the $500 clanse, and gives authority to the
President TO call for as many volunteers as be
may think proper, for one, two and three years,
and in case the quota Of any State, county, or
district &C., is not filed after fifty days notice,
to make draft for one year. The bounty al
lowed by the bill to volunteers, is $loo for
each year of service, but gives no bounty to sub
stitutes. This act authorizes the Governor Of
any State to recruit in the insurrectionary States
except Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee to
fill up the necessary quota. r..
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DEATH OF Hon. JOSIAH QUINCY. -Hon. Josiah
Quincy died on Friday last, at his residence in
Quincy, aged ninety-two years. There seems to
have been no cause for his death beyond the in
trinity ofage. His health was good up to the
day before bis death, when be took bis usual
ride.
Mr., Quincy was at one time prominent poll
tcian, and was, we believe, the first man who
ever openly advocated the doctrine of secession
In the National Legislature. He was at that
time the leader of the Massachusetts delegation,
and in opposing the Orleans territorial bill, on
the l4th day of January, 1911, used this lau-
guage:
IF this bill passes, II is my deliberate opinion
that 1t is virtually dissolution of the Union :;
that il will free the States from their moral obi
CATION, and, as it will be the right of oil, so IL
VIII be the duty of some, definitely to prepare
for separation, amicably if they can, violently
if they must"
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the Mississippi, at Tuniea Bend and a, For.


the Mississippi, at Tunica Bend and at Fort
Adams. 81
Gen. Ullman has been placed in command Of
ell the cslcred troops 10 the department Of the
Cult, comprising thirty-iye regiments Of all
arms. His headquarters are at Port Hudson.
Gen. Dick Taylor had crossed the Atchafalaya
river, and an engagement ensued, but no par
ticulars had been received. s.
The 10th army corps was lately encamped at
Morganzia, but expected soon TO move under re-
cent orders from Gen. Candy, but in what d.
rection was unknown. $50"
The Charleston Courier Of June 25th, speak.
ing of General Johnstou's army, says:
The details Of the great fight on Wednesday
afternoon are as follows Hoods corps held in
reserve, was ordered at noon to the extreme left.
When it got in position battery of the enemy
opened fire upon it. Considerable diminishing
ensued, when our line, under Hood, with Browns
brigade in advance, was ordered forward. 1t
moved out with cheering and q furious battle en-
sned. We drove the enemy two miles and took
possession of two lines of Notifications, captur-
ing twelve guns and a large number of prisoners.
The loss on both sides was frightful for the num-
Der engaged. Cleburne's division also engaged
the enemy with success on the right. General
Pettus, Of Mississippi, was killed, Coils. Walker
and Starr, of Tennessee, were killed, and Colon
ell Clark, of Tennessee, mortally wounded.
The enemy, in two and three lines of battle,
appeared in front of Hardee's corps yesterday
Our pickets fell back, causing them to follow,
when our artillery opened a severe fire, driving
them back to their breastworks in great coufu-
sion and with much loss Our battery upon
Manassas Hill inflicted great punishment upon
them during the day. A deserter from Hook
er's corps came into our lines this morning. He
says their loss on the right for the past two days
was eight hundred, including two generals
whose names he did not remember.
Memphis papers of the I'd have been received.
Officers from White river say that as soon as
Gen. Steele heard of the movements of the rebel
Shelby he sent forward force under Gen. Carr.
This force confronted the enemy on the 27th ulti.
mo, between Sbendon and St. Charles, and
fight ensued, resulting in the capture of 200 pris-
oners and the guns oftbe recently captured gum
boat Queen City, and four mountain howitzers
Our loss in killed and wounded will not exceed
200, while that of the rebels will reach quite
500. 1880
During the following night General Carr re-
ceived information of the approaching reinforce
ments under Marmaduke, and made preparations
to fall back to Clarendon, 20 miles below Du-
valls Bluff
At the last accounts this movement had been
made successfully, and reinforcements have been
sent to Carr.
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STONE SHELLS. An officer at Bernu.
da Hundred says the rebels are using
shells of stone, in conical form. Souis
are foot long, with a hole which contains
tho fuse aud conbustiblc material, the
same as in any she'll. The advantages
claimed for these shells are they dy in o
more fragment, and are cheaper, but they
are less reliable for accuracy. The stone
is kind Of quartz. .....- -.. ..... = 3.
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WHOLESALE BLOCKADE RuNNINa.-The New
York Evening Express learns from the Bermuda
Gazette of the l4th of June, that great numbers
Of steamers run the blockade at Wilmington, N.
c., with heavy and valuable cargos, many Of
which daily arrive at that port.
The Gazette says that on the 4th the steamer
Lynx, Captain Reed, arrived at Bermuda, with
six hundred and twenty-one bales of cotton ; on
the 9TH, the steamer Index Captain Marshall,
arrived with 800 bales of cotton and 2Os boxes
Of tobacco; on the 9th, the steamer Atalanoe,
Captain Howe, arrived at the sams port with
536 bales of cotton, l5e half tierces and 527 box
es of tobacco; on the 9th, the steamer Celestial,
Captain Usina, arrived with 564 bales of cotton
and large quantity of turpentine; and on the
18th the steamer City of Petersburg arrived with
$40 bales of cotton and quantity of tobacco
These steamers all ran the blockade at Whining
ton, N. c., and arrived at Bermuda--the short
space Of seven days only intervening between
the arrival Of the first and last blockade runner.
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TIE FutTos County (PA) DRAyr.-An ex-
change says that IN Fulton county, Pa, one hum
dred and tTenty-one men were drafted out of
this number fifteen reportedand were held to SER
vice, ffty-one paid communications money, and fif-
! ty-six failed to ''come TO time" '$
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The VoTE IN NORFOLK IN FAVOR OF MILITARY,
RuLE.-The 'citizens" Of Norfolk have decided,
by vote Of 3le TO 4, in favor of military rule in
that city. Are there only $40 citizens in Nor
folk nowf There were 1895 persons there as
long ago as 1850. ~ ~, fes.'at
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The MARYLAND School JouRNAL.-We have
ceved the first number of this most excellent and
much needed work. 1t is published at .Hagers-
town, Md, by j. P. Hartman & Co., at 81 per
annum. The Journal seems to have met with
much success thus far, which we hope is iudica-
dive OF prosperous future. A Journal OF tic
Kind is much needed.
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FOR SALE,

4 THRAsHING MACHINE, all com.
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ID 7 E ID

At his residence, near PerrymansvilIe, Hartford
county, on Saturday morning, July 3D., ia the
6Ist ysar of his age, JOHN SIDNEY HALL, be-
loved by large circle Of friends and enjoying thu
confidence and respect VI all who knew him.
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To Correspondents.

AT communications for publication must be accom-
paniad with the real name OF The author, stten
non will be- paid 10 them. The real OF the tho
will not h, published unless desired, but cannot
coasrht tonseu communications unless we know the
writer "a Fa E8} -.- 4fsa lrle. H t.'fr .
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FIFTH DISTRICT.

VIM Alexander, Slate Hill David
Boyd, Pylesville; Samuel S. Day, Oar,
lington ; VIM. Hamilton, Prospect; joe
Harry, Jr, Pylesville George Harris,
Dublin John T. Hurd, Pylesville Da-
vid Eldridge, Darlington George Cor
rell, Dublin John lily, PylesvilIe; Jno,
Irwin, Pylesville; Allen James, Darling,
ton; John Jones, Dublin; Edward c.
Lane, Prospect Charles Moore, Mill
Green ; Jacob b. Kelly, Mill Green
VIM. A., Ramsey, Peach Bottom Hugh
Smith, Darlington; Joshua R. STREET.,
Pylesville; zadock Treadway, Darling.
ton James Thompson, Dublin; VIM S
Whiteford, PylesvilIe; Henry Wagner,
do; VIM. Williamson, Prospect. -.
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-s25" In New Bedford, last week. sperm oil
sold for So 10 SO 25 per gallon, whale oil at
j %, and tou, oil az s..
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p9~ Three person died of suns roke 10
St. Louis, on Thursday, june 30th.
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THIRD DISTRICT.

WIN. Amos, Fallston; John Ayres,
Bel Air; W. S. B.. Bond, Fallston; JDo.
H. Bowen, Forest Hill; William Cole,
ChurchvIlle; Oliver Holland, Forest Hill !;
Henry G. Hepdon, Bel Air; Francis
Kearpey, Fallstop; Andrew Lagau, do;
A. T. lowering, do; John W. McCom.
mons, Forest Hill; j. W. Martin, do;
J. P. Moore, Jr., Bel Air; Henry Nc
Dewitt, Hickory; James Moores, Bel Air;
WIN. II. Phyle, Lopgwood; Edward G.
Price, Forest Hill; james Quinlan, Jr.,
Hickory Hugh Rogers, Bel Air; E. H.
Richardson, do; John Scbuck, Church
Vile; Simon Spicer, Fallston; James
Sheay, do; WIN. Schuck, Churchville ;
Wm. Treadwell, Tbomass Run; Samuel
A. Temple, Bel Air; Michael Whalan.
Bel Air; james J. Whitaker, Hickory
.." FOURTH DISTRICT.
John Bronick, Jarrettsville; Abraham
Baker, Federal Hill; Ephraim Bull,
Shawsville; Elijah v. Bishop, Jarretts.
vile; Geo. H. Cairpes, do; James A.
Campbell, Pleasant Hill; David Gully,
Jarrettsville; William Durnell, Taylor ;
John Dives, Upper X Roads; Geo. Gill
bert, Gorsuch Mills, Baltimore county ;
Edmund @ Hawkins, Jarrettsville; Geo.
Hulsehart, Strawbridg e, York Co, Pa;
James Keech, Clermont Mills William
Kent, Fawn Grove William Kirkwood,
Shawsville;' Alex. McComas, Jarretts-
vile; John Mice, do; Henry Merryman,
Fawn Grove; Samuel McAtee, do; Sam
uel Price, Jarrettsville VIM. Street,, of
David, do; William Sims, Shswsvile ;
Cooper Way, Jarrettsville; Thos. Reed,
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THE DRAFT IN MARYLAND.

The draft for two thousand militia, for
one hundred days service, was completed
Oh the first day of this month, and Adiu-
tant General John s. Berry orders all
drafted persons in Hartford county, and
the 9th, 9th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 1lth and
18th Election Districts Of Baltimore coun-
ty, to report at Camp Bradford, in person
or By substitute, on or before the I1th
day Of July. The only cause of exemp-
ton allowed are actual physical disability
for service, and over age.
The Board of Exemption will be in ses-
sion daily, at 293 West Baltimore street,
where all persons claiming exemption
must appear in person. The following
are the names of the persons drawn in the
several districts of this county, with thei,
post offices. Ia the 9th District there was
no draft, its quota having been made up :
FIRST. DISTRICT
Joseph Bramle't, Magnolia; George
Crswell, Clayton Gotcib Crismer, Hnr-
ford Furnace; James Cochran, Abingd on;
Albert burger, Little Gunpowder; Geo.
Fry, Magnolia; Henry Hartman, do;
Benjamin Jeferies, do; John Thomas
Lilly, Hartford Furnace Clay Matthews,
do; Frank Marshall, do; George Parlett,
Jerusalem Mills; William Thomas, Mag
uolia; Henry S. Zimmerman, Abingdon.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Clayton Aronson, Michaelsville; VIM.
H. Arnold, Aberdeen; d. T. Bowman,
Hopewell X Roads !; Andrew Bannister,
do; Henry Fl. Bailey, Churchville; T.
G. Courtney, Havre de Grace William
N. Cole, Aberdeen !; Abraham T. Cantlcr,
Hopewell X Roads; Edward Charshee,
do; William R Clark, Perrymansvills
John Cooley, Hopewell X Roads; J. T.
Gorrell, do; &. G. Gallon, Mechanics
vile; John T. Keethley, Aberdeen JDo.
Leavitt, Aberdeen W. r. Mackinson,
Lapidum; J II. Michael, Perrymansville;
Thomas Miller, Hopewel x Roads; Geo.
Mitchell, Perrymansville; X. D. Plumer,
Hopewell X Roads james l.. Richard
son, Michaelsville William Sbereden,
Hopewell X Roads; John Vanborn, Alb,
erdeen; Edward S. Willis, Havre de
Grace.
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aud pontooned the vessel of state over the
inanial rocks. - ..
But the misfortune of false system is,
that it will last ouly for brief period -
You may keep up your failing strength
for whilelwith alcoholic stimulants, but
you do 50 only by drawing upon your re.
served overwhelmingly the exhaustion
must be greater in consequence of the uu-
natural stimulation. .... .t..
but go on giving greater and greater
quantities Of liquor, say, in effect, many
bankers and brokers', and spectators in
general 1T will not do,' replies Mr..
Chase, sit will only make matters worse.
stimulation beyond certain point is only
deliriuni-trrmeDs, and DEATH II
But great and wise will that tuancer
be thought who expands the currency,
aud raises the apparent value of every
mans commodities aud foolish and weak
be who contracts the currency, or will no
longer initiate it, aud thus lessons the ap-
parent value Of every mans goods, and
stocks, aud merchandise.
But shall Mr.. Chase go on until our
greenbacks are US worthless as continental
money or the Confederate trash .
When the value of paper money becomes
go deprecated that two dollars iu paper
would only buy one in gold, it was full
time that the most strenuous efforts should
be made to arrest the depreciation.
Now while We do not deuy that specula-
tors TOR rise in gold may do something,
VIC have little faith in the notion that they
are able permanently to affect the value
Oft bat or any other leading co,umodity.--
II 1o amount OF grccubacks in circulation
was reduced onc-h4lt, rot all the slecula.