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Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08
Affairs at AndersonvilIe, Georgia.


A correspon ient of the Macon Confederate who has
been at Andersonvlle Georgia. speaks thus OF what he
saw and learned there.
AndersonVllle an interesting and novel specta-
Gle to me. The Yankee prisoners within the sockadc
about 80 600 in number when closely viewed, resem
ble more IL their motions hive OF bees seen through
glass opening than anything else think of. The
OF the stockade is being rapidly increased by Gen
era Winder, who ls evdenty derous Of doing all in
his power to make them comfortable. They have thou
sands of little huts and tents, variousy constructed
which seem to protect them from the scorchng rays
Ibe sun and the incemency of the weather
generally. General Wnder informed me that very
the lumber would be procurable to put up temporary
shantes for their comfort.
A fine but small stream of water runs through
the stockade, supplying them with water for bathing
and other purposes. | hundreds of them bathing
in this stream OGers not engaged in bathing
were walking about anorg their fellows, eacb in the
language Of the famous ballad of Young Tamerlane
" A mother naked man," I learn that many of them
have bartered away nearly all their clothing TOR tobac
CO. On the whols their condition, bad it s, and bad
as it deserves to be- seemed better than could have
zpected. In SPITE however, of every effort to treat
them with humanity, their mortality great averaging
about one hundred per day. About two Thousand are
in hospitals.
Over &c. 900 have been received since the establish
ment of Andersonville as a military prison.
The prisoners said to be very doce, bat greatly
exasperated at LiBcon for not exchanging them. They
were greatly elaed at finding paragraph 10 one of ou
newspapers stating that general exchange Of prison.
ers would soon be resumed.
TIE delences of AndersonviIIe are admirably planned
Dy the skilltul veteran, General Winder. Formidable
batteries of artillery bear directly the prisoners ir
the event of emeute and strong works, with arte
ry defend the place against hostties from without
strong force OF infantry s there also. Raiders would
iud themselves wotuiy deceived if they to attemp
the liberation OF the pr soners.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08

TIE CHICAGO PLATFORM-kC CLELIAN AND PEN
DLETON NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08

-FOUR HUN DRIED AND fWENTY-FOURTH DAY.
Two hundred shots we're fired at Fort Sumeer and
eightet at the city during the hours end
ing six O'Clock Friday evening. No casualties re-
ported. In the same time Battery Wagner fred eighty
eight shots at james Island batteries and the latter
twenty y-nine shots at Battery Wagner. Nothing else
of Importance occurred except the flag cf rucS CON-
municatiou which lasted from IL A. M. to l P. NJ,
Saturday, the report of which will be found our col
umns elsewhere.
There was no change in the feet-Courier, 5h
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08


The Baltimore american of the 1st says:
All the news we have from the Upper Potomac ia to
the effect that Sheridan is watching Early and that
Early is wachiOg Sheridan that when E arly falls
back Sheridan advances, and when Early hals Sher-
dan stops short also. Both parties appear desirous of
avoiding general battle In brief, says the CORES
pondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer 50 long as the
present status of each army remains unatered may
expect the perpexing game of forward and backward
to continue without any decided results being obtain
ed"
A despatch from Nashville, dated on Tuesday last
states that fifteen hundred of Wheeers cavalry entered
Lebanon Tennessee on that day. They had succeeded
in capturing General Mligan, the Federal commander
at Lebanon, and in forcing the Federal troops take
refuge In the college building, where they
pletely surrounded Thirty men had been taken prs-
onerS by the Contederaes at outpost Lebanon
Another dispatch from Nashville, dated also on Tues
day last reports that Wheelers main force from six
thousand to eight thousand strong, was near McMn-
vile, advancing towards Muree and that there
great excitement at Nashville under an apprehen-
sion that the city would be attacked.
Passengers who reached Louisville yesterday by th
Nashville train reported Wheelers entire force on the
Cumberland river, near Ghlatin, where a company o
Federal troops had been captured 1t supposed to
be Wheelar's intention to advance upon Galatin.
Secretary Stanton states that unt iual despatched
represent that Forrest, Wheeler and Morgan have
joined their forces, and operating General Sher
man. COMMUNICATIONS between Nashville and Chatta
nooga. TIE War Department has received report
from Gen. Sherman OF recent date.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08

Augusta, Aag. 29th, 1864.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08

In this county on tho 2Oh July, 1854, THOMAS MUIR
RAY Esq in the Attn year OF his age. Mr. 81.
celent worthy citizen He leaves wife aud
chi tdr, N to his death.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-08

Aug. 22d, , 1854
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
Lincoln and the Germans--The
Removal of General Stale.

Lincoln has increased his already immens,
unpopularity among the Germans, by his re
moval of the distinguished German Repub
lican, General SIGLE. Ofthis late act of the
Administration, the New York Ne'eS' cor.
respondent says:
"The supplanting of General Sigle by
General Hunter is a measure that is likely
to create some considerable dissension be-
tween German Republicans and the Govern
ment. 1t is considered that the exchange
is jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
General Hunter has done nothing in this
war to enttle him to any consideration as an
able military officer, and the public need
not expect any great military exploits un-
der his administration Returning to the
subject Of Sigel's removal, ] will state that
the German in this city are highly indignant
at the Presidents action; they swear it is
a Know Nothing move, that prejudice has
been allowed to prevail and that in future
they will advise their countrymen to let ar.
my matters severely alone. This feeling will
no doubt spread through the country, and
the Germans will be likely to settle the ac
counts with Mr.. Lincoln at the next Pres
idential election. General Sigel is to be re-
tired from command and placed on the off
cial shelf during the continuance of the
war.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
Democratic state Ticise
Democratic Position.

Some months ago we urged the Democ-
racy not to be hasty in selecting planks for
a platform, or in urging the nomination of
any particular candidate; but to patiently
wait for time to make developments. The
Chicago Convention is now near at hand
and we are enabled to come to conclusions.
The Democratic masses, as well as many
Of the opposition, are now fully convinced
that war will never restore the Union
That the restoration of the Union, so much
desired by every patriot, is being rendered
hopeless by the military policy of the pres
ent administration. The frightful sacrifice
of human life, and the sure approach O
National bankruptcy appeal in thunder
tones for a cessation hostlites as quickly
as the war can be honorably terminated
1t is apparent that at the approaching
National Convention the Democracy must
plant themselves upon platform in favor
of a speedy, just honorable and peaceful
adjustment of our National difficulties -
This was our position before the commence
ment of hostllties, and the bloody and
fruitless strife of more than three years
conclusively proves the correctness of it.
The next thing is a candidate, In the
selection of standard bearer the Democra.
cy owe it to themselves and to the country to
make choice Of one who is known for his
tried integrity, talent and craftsmanship.
We want no wild adventurcr or mere mill
tary commander. The fiery ordeal through
which the country is passing and the mo
mentous questions to be settled by the mex
administration admonish us to choose {
statesman Of the most comprehensive intel
lect and extensive experience.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
Guardians Sale.

TN pursuance of an order of the Probate Court
OF Holmes county, Ohio, made on the 23d day
of May, a. D. 1861 in the case of William Hum
mel, guardian of Aaron lIummel, Jacob Hum
mel and Levi Hummel against his said wards
the undersigned will
On the 2lM dag Of Junc, 4. d. 1864,
at one o'clock, Z. NJ on the promises, offer at
public sale the following described real estate,
situate in Holmes county and State OF Ohio, to-
wit: Being the undivided three-sevenths of
the northeast quarter of section twenty-five, in
township eight, of range five, containing forty
acres of land more or less Also, the undivided
three-sevenths of the west half Of the northeast
quarter of section twenty of township eight
and range five, containing eighty acres of land,
more or less. Also, the undivided three-sev-
enths part of the southeast quarter of Sec
ton sixteen, township eight, range five, boun-
ded as follows commencing at the southwest
corner of said quarter and running thence west
eighty perches, thence south forty perches, con-
tanning twenty acres of land more or less, SUBJ
ject to the widows dover.
Terms of sale One-third cash on the day OF
sale, ono-third in one year and one-third i'm
two years from the day of sale, to be secured by
mortgage on the premises sold, and the defer
red payments to bear interest at the rate Of six
per centum per annum, payable annually.
Appraised at $4,000.
WILLIAM HUMMEL,
Guardian of Aaron Hummel, Jacob Humme1,
and Levi Hummel
WORRIES q REED, Attys for Petitioner
May %, lsGi-rfS5 I2
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02

Senator Sumner, the leading Abolition
fanatic in the L. 5. Senate has introduced
a bill in that body making the appointment
of all Federal officers to civil Office to be
during. good behaviour. This means, for
life just think of it--every postmaster,
every customh house officer, every surveyor
of port, every lighthouse tender, every L.
5. District Judge, and every other officer
appointed by Executive authority, holding
office for life, by this, old Abe would sad
die ON the country an army, amounting to
many thousand, men OF the deepest abOli-
ton dye, to inhict their official presence
among men as petty autocrats, for life. ---
Who says we are not on the high road to
a monarchy, if not despotism most abso.
lutte. This is the aim and object of the men
in power, and they will have it before they
will give up the rule ofthe country South
ern Ohio argus
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
MOrnOnism at Home.

We learn from the Wheeling, Virginia
Mteil'gencer that there is in the town o
South Wheeling a society of Mormons who
practice all the doctrines of that sect except
that of polygamy. We have had conver
sation with an Englishman who belongs tC
the society, and who firmly believes in al
the peculiar notions of the Latter Day
Saints. He says he was converted to the
faith since his arrival in this country. In
his opinion all the churches to which the
Gentiles usually attach themselves are won
deriully corrupt. He has not had phySi-
clan in his house for five or six years. Ca
scs Of sickness are cured by amounting and
laying on of hands according to the customs
of the New Testament "-Er.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
The Louisville Journal on the
Rev. Robert HreCk inridge.

The Louisville Journal concludes scath-
ing three column article upon the Reverend
Robert j. Breckenridge as follows. 1t
says;
In the spirit of the bravo in "The In
constant DIR. Breckenridge counscls the
Republican party to murder the nation it
has betrayed and insulted. In fine, he
throws himself into the arms of the Repub-
lican party, and calls upon it to make good
the worst he has ever said of it. Such is
the predicament of Dr. Breckenridge. He
has fallen from the proud height of conser-
vative Unionism, whereon he stood erect
and swelling by the side of Kentucky, into
the mire of abolitionism. And there he
lies. Behold him Certainly a political
fall so long and inglorious has seldom OF
never been seen before.
''Dr. Breckenridge lies in the mire OF
abolitionism but Kentucky, as we have
said, stands on the proud height she occu,
pied at the beginning. And there she will
continue to stand, spurning the intrigues
and eXhortations of the apostate Breckin-
ridge, as she spurned those Of his traitor
Gus nephew She will have none of either.
She has as little faith in one as the other.
The nephew, at the head of the disunion
party in Kentucky, sought by violence to
lash her to the chariot wheels of Secession.
The uncle, at the head or tail or some in
termediate point of the Republican party
of Kentucky, seeks by violence to lash her
to the chariot wheels of abolitionism, The
nephew failed And the uncle will fail
The force of the family is spent,
The name of Breckenridge, once potent
in Kentucky, is potent no longer, whether
for evil or good. Its spell is broken, its
prestige is departed. Apostacy has eonsum-
ed whatever power treason has left it, The
new friends Of DR.. Breckenridge are fond
of saying that ''the niger is played out )
how this may be we neither know nor care,
as the niger is not the subject of our con-
cen, but if he is as completely played out
as tho name of Breckenridge, we have un'
questionably seen the last of him. In that
case he is indeed an exhausted card and
there is not the ghost of another trick in
him.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
The Abolition state Conyen-

The State Convention of the Msccgena.
tion party of Ohio was held in this city YES.
tcrday, and full and complete report q,
its proceedings will be found in this issue of
the Statesman. The asscmblage was NOT
large, and il was made up in part, and mo
incousderable part either-of shoulder
straps, cotton spectators, shoddy contrac-
tors, office holders, office seekers, and the
like l. he President Col. Stanley was ''in
full rcgimcntals' on this OCCASION there
being no rebels around! He put on innu-
merable airs, and cracked his whip over
the Convention as if he were driving "Freed-
men (?) for the Government ON some
Southern Plantation.
Luther Day, Of Portage County, was
nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court,
for the full term This was sensible per-
iormance on the part of the Convention
for " Judge will now act, until after the
Election. with the party that nominated
hum Tor State Senator one week after he
LETT the Democracy William White, of
Clarke, who now hold the position by ap-
polntment, received the nomination for the
long vacancy; and Horace Wilder, of Ash
tabula, who is also on the Bench by ap-
polntlnent, the nomination for the short
vacancy. The Convention, profting by
Nhul VIC Sdlu dDOut w lllldln Henry smith
having all the brains, and William Stanton
all the hair-oil and neck tie had the good
sense to drop the latter in connection with
the Attorney -Generalship, and nominate
the former for Secretary of State. Colonel
w. p. Richardson, Of Monroe went thro'
with colors flying, for Attorney-G General.
For Comptroller of the Treasury, the fight
seemed to be between those who were in
favor of abolishing the office and those who
wanted to keep the Office for their man.
The latter won the race, and nominated
Moses X. Bradley, of Fulton, who has prob
ably never been heard of before in Column
bus. Philip Herzig, of Auglaize and Jas.
Moore, Of Coshocton, were nominated for
Members of the Board of Public Works.
John \; Bingham, Of Harrison, and
John p. Biehn, of Brown, were selected
for Presidential Electors at large. William
Dennison, David Tod, Columbus Delano,
and &, Nolney Dorsey, were elected rele-
gates at Large, to the Lincoln Convention
in Baltimore; and James Louden, John T.
Shryock, Geo. b. Senter, and S. I. Wor-
cester, were appointed Alternates.
There was a considerable Ant-Lincoln
element in the Convention; but those who
composed it were afraid to speak out. '"Thc
cohesive power of public plunder' was too
strong for them to resist, and they quietly
subslded without a struggle
We shall have more to say about this
Convention Statesman of the Goth OF
May.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
The German Republicans are
Speaking cut Against Lincoln
--EIere Is What One OF Them
Saws.

An able Washington correspondent of an
influential Western republican paper writes
as follows:
"Sigel is superseded. Such is the an
nounccment that flashes along the wires,
and appears in Haunting headlines in the
columns of our journals. "Sigel is super
seded but why? 4 gallant soldier is dis.
graccd; but what is his crime? A noble
soldier who never quailcd before the enemy
Of the Republic, is stricken down, but not
by the foe against whom he drew his sword.
''Sigcl is superseded" and the Lincoln
camp is iubilant with joy The foe of ty-
rants, the rcvolutionist of '4S, the patriot
Of 6l and the pride of the German Re
pubicans is deprived of his command be-
cause he preferred to enact the role of an
honorable soldier instead of playing the
part of political prostitute, to lead his
countrymen into the embraces of the Balti-
more Convention.
He could not be subsidized, he could not
be fiattered, he could not be won into using
his influence as man and q citizen to mis-
lead the radical Germans and crush out
those liberal principles which hang over the
heads OF this administration as a glittcring
sword hung suspended over the doomed
city of Jerusalem. Fear and hatred alike
animate this administration against the
German population of this country. Thro'
Jealousy and dislike, Sigel was laid upon the
shelf il. the early stages of the war. His
rc-appointment to command was only to
propitiate the Germans, when it was found
that they were slipping away from the hold
which it was supposed the administration
had upon them.
1t is whispered, too, that the State De-
partmcnt had something to do with the re-
moval Of General Sigel 1t is said that hi.
EXccllcncy, the Prussian Minister, view.
with extreme dislike the elevation of Ger
man revolutionists to important command.
in our armies and that this dislike extend,
to Sige particularly, inasmuch as the fire,
Of revolution may burst forth in Europe at
any time, and thus call him to become am
other mIact terrible to the rotten dynasties
and cowardly tyrants of the old world.
1t is also rumorcd that this same Minis.
ter and Secretary Seward are on the very
best of tcrms-comment is unnecessary. Ii
only remains to strike down Carl Schurz
and without treaty of extraditon hand
the pair over to the tyrants Of Germany tc
answer for their aspirations after liberty
Stranger things than these have happened
within the last three years.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02

A RTHUR GREER, Rebecca JONES' Jacob
IA Jones, Sarah y. White and William Whit.
her husband, and Mary j. White and Douglas
White, her husband, will take notice that n pc
tition was filed against them on the 2lst day OF
May, a. ID. 1864. IN the Court of Common Pleas
within and for the said county of Holmes and
State OF Ohio, by Amos Workman, Jacob York;
man, Elizabeth Holt and Joseph Holt, her hus-
band, Sarah Iillcy and samuel I.illey her hus-
band, Isabel keiser and Moses Keiser, her hus-
band, John II. Workman, a minor and Marga-
ret Workman, widow OF John Woreman, decd,
and is now pending, wherein said Petitioners
demand partition of the following described real
estate situate in the County of Holmes and
state OF ONO, to;Wlt; The southeast quarter
eight of range nine, of the eunappropriated lands
in the military district subject to sale at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, contaiding one hundred and sixty
acres. And that at the next term of said Court
the said petitioners will apply for an order that
partition may be made of said premises
AMOS WORKMAN, ct. al.
BY CRITCHFIELD & UHI.
May 20, ,1s6i-w7pfS5 70 Their ATTORNEYS.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
The Morals of Nashville Under
Military Rule.

Some months since, it was found there
were four thousand prostitutes plying their
vocation in this place. To correct matters
several hundred Of the disorderly women
we're collected together and shipped off on
a steamer. The city authorities at Louis
vile would not let them land there, neither
would the officials at Cincinnati, so they
were taken back to Nashville. As to what
then followed let the Detroit T'1Juae'S cor
respondent speak
"a new system was then entered upon,
viz: that Of licensing the evil, but hedging
it about with salutary checks. An army
surgeon was detailed for the purpose, and
periodical investigations are made into each
case. Such women as may safely pursue
their calling, are furnished with certificates,
and all others are sent to a hospital, main
tained by the Government auspices, by a
charge of two dollars for each certificate is
sued, 1t is stated that no fewer than four
thousand such certificates have been grant
ed in this city,"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-02
Was the Lord on Our Side.

The Richmond Enquirer of the 10Th O
May, lets us into secret as to how the reb
els manage to beat us so often. It contain.
the following:
During the past two days, many of the
city churches have been opened throughout
the day, and have been thronged with the
faithful offering up of fervcnt prayers to the
God Of Hosts, that he might smile upon
our arms and deliver us from all tho dan
gers that bcsct us. The Episcopalian and
Presbyterian Churches will be open to-day
from an early hour for the purpose.
There is a certain class of people in the
North, who it, instead of worshipping the
niger, would offer up their prayers to the
Most High, for the salvation of our country,
the restoration of peace on a basis of broth
erly Union, our armies in the field might
have better success, fewer orphans be left
without food, rament or fathcrly protec-
ton, fewer widows left to mourn husbands
murdered in cruel, useless, iratricidal,
strife, fewer mothers left in agonizing des-
pair over the loss of sons, killed, or led in
to a captivity far worse than death, fewer
blushlng maidens, once 50 radiant with ioy
at the thought of being one day united in
holy wedlock with the one of their heart
first choice; but now alas! the goblet of
Joyful reflection dashed to the earth, shat
tered into thousand fragments, and in its
stead tho demon of war appears, covered
and clottcd with the innocent blood of mul-
tipled thousands-yca even millons-and
places to the lips Of the heart broken, soul
stricken, aihanced, or, probably, bride of an
hour, day, or week, the cup of bitter
ness, filed with the blood of the thousands
inundated on the sacricia altar of their
ruined and dcsolated country, and the tears
Of the widows, mothers and orphans, of
these brave men, slain through the villainy
and lncompctency of those who have now
the power to make the fortune of the peo-
pie one OF peace, prosperity and happiness,
or their fate one of war; plumber and blood
shed, in the pretended name of humanity.
My God, will not the christian masses of
the North offer up their fervent prayers TO
an an offended Deity that this cruel war of
sections may be speedily brought to close
that this hclish carnival of blood, murder
and rapinc may cease; and that once more,
In the bonds of brotherly Union and chris
tan fidelity, we may glide safely over the
political Mnlstrom now surrounding us,
and glide at last into that harbor of polit. .
cal enjoyment only to be reached through
the triumph of the party opposed to the
prosecution Of the war for the gloriication
Of the niger, and the cruciRxion aud ak
termination Of the white mau---the Democ.
Tacy