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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-20

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hand and side. =.
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Cav, hand. -,
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C. Cog1n. : Conn., hnger.
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q. II. Rsvling. ! Conn. hip.
Y MrNamus. : Conn. hip.
Scott Roos, 7 N. Y. Cav, sick
a Sbn!den, . n. Y. Cav. ha.iC
a. Wllcor. gN. Y. Cav. hip.
srrr. j. W. Donaldson, 8 Ohi'
hand.
NJ stewart, 100 n. y. arm.
u. Mailer, 100 y: y, bead.
w. r. Ale. 100 n. T., ruPtur,
n. seLickrr, 100 y. u, heed
n. Burton. / L. :. Ant, hsnt
A John, l U. s. AT, 8 "a
Cav. hand.
Also ten wounded Rebels.
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arm.
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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-20
WEDNESDAY Morning. 6 o'olook.

The first gun sounded the night at as this morn
ing. A moderate cannonadng is going on. Augurs
resnforcements are fling toward the right. The day
will DC very warm. T. c. O.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-20

w ~ - a'sfs 4~s As,NNsf t@~a'
1t. Borden, II N. Y. fever.
John Bark, ~ N. T., hand
c. Fluner, q N. T., head.
NJ. Nezvna, 4 N. Y, hand.
J. w. Cops. las NY, hngef.
l.. Miller, 1888 N. Y, hand.
J. W. Murray, s. Pa. arm.
X. A. Bender, S. Pa. ann.
J. W. Dunbar. IS Pa. arm.
w. A. Leach. l6 Pa Cav. face.
Serg. Pat. Nolan. . n. u, neck.
John Grsu. 3 N. T., hand.
X. p. Ford, 9 Me-. cheek.
Corp. O.W. Canwell do, face.
Frank Bcalc. 9 Ne, un.
Corp. A. Worm~ood, . Me-.
shouldet.
Seq. W. A. Brown. do, hand.
j. jenkins. 9 Me-. eide.
Jesse kinball, Q Nc, hand.
,serg. ~. Sawyer, Q Me. hand
Corp. VIII. Foisome. do. sick-
J. Madden, IS Pa, hand.
g. R.ndencker, IS Pa, leg.
J. II. Rislins. So Pa. thigh.
J. Jones. 5; Pa. Anger
II. Wellmouth. ~ Conn., fost.
j. Connolly, NJ Pa, hand.
a. Murphy, ~ N. T.. finger.
&. Mitchell, ~ N. Y. hand
Y. Fsgg, " N. y, leg.
J. b. Feeld, / L. s. Gov.
hnsd
q. =. Johnson, 3 NH. heed.
Corp.A.b. White. IN. III. ,sh' der.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-20
Good Weather-Great Events al Hand
Severity of Lnte BntiIes-Gen. Wright
splendid Achievement Of Cen. BAR
lows Division, &c.
From Our Special Correspondent.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY or POToNAc.
One Mile North Of Spottsyyania Court House,
4 D. m Nav H. 1864.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

the weird whisper IN the trees, tho thousand
signs | knew so well, and the quick pulsation
of the coming train reached my ear.
"Quick, quick ~" said, bending over the
mailman at his work" quick, we shall miss
it all )" but he laughed loud at my anxiety.
He, too, had heard the train. "Hurrah :" be
shouted, she's COMMISSIONING, the fiery
DEVILS coming; and now on to the bridge
on to the bridge to see the header !" and the
poor maniac now left his work unfinished.
and fastened On to the centre Of the Abbe7
Bridge.
To sieze the block of wood, was with me
the work of an instant, and, to M inexpressi-
bic relief, | found 1t loose. / was not one
moment too soon. Before l could remove
the ponderous timber, indeed, the buffer of
the engine caught it from my hand, and
hurled it far into the night.
Ard not it alone High above the noise
and brattle Of the passing train, could dis
tinguish the death-shrief of the poor ma
MAC.
The fate which be in his madness had des-
tined for the night express had met him on
the Abbey Bridge.
Put postscript in for me, dear" Ut is
my wife who speaks to me as l write Say
that, though shall be sorry if they think my
husband mad, am very, very thankful that
his discovery in poetry in the locomotive
took him one night to the Abbey Bridge at
Hindlesham"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15
GA THE CHICAGO SURRENDER.
By BAYARD TAYLOR

What (? hoist the white Tag when our triumph is
What crouch before Treason! make Freedom a
lie?
Ana the rags of his black banner dropping away
Tear down the strong name that our nation has
And strike her brave bird from his home in the sun
He's a coward who shrinka from the lift of the
Hes a traitor who nocks at the sacrifice poured;
Nameless and homeless the doom hat should blast
The knave who stands idly till peril is past,
But he who submits when the thunders have burst
And victory daBus, is OF towards the worst
7. the old spirit dead Are We broken and weak,
That crayens so shsmelessly lift the white cheek
To court the swift insult, nor blush at the blow,
The tools of the Treason and friends Of the foe
See Anarchy smiles at the Peace which they ask,
And the eyes OF Disunlou hash out through the
mask.
Give thanks, ye brave boys, who by vale and BY
Rear onward, unfaItering, our noble old flag.
Strong arms of the Union, heroes living aLa oeao'
For the blood of your Valor Is uselessIy sheo
No soldiers green la urel is promised you mere,
But the white rag Of - synp0thy" softly shall
cheer
And YOU. We war martys, who preach from your
How csptiyes are nursed by the masters of slaves,
Or. living still Iinger in shadows Of Death,-
Puff out the starved muscle, recall the faint
And shout, till those towards rejoice at the cry:
g By the hands OF the union fought for We
die.
BY the God OF our Fathers this shame we must
butit grows too debasng for freemen to bear,
And Washington, Jackson; will turn III thei
graves,
When the Union shall rest gu two races of slaves
o. .purning the spirit which bound it of yore,
And sundered, exist as nation no more
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15
tour Burden and Our STRENGTH

valuable pamphlet has recently been
published by Mr. DAVID A. WELLS, of Troy,
New York, bearing the title which forms the
caption of this article The object OF Mr.
WELLS in this pamphlet is to show that our
resources have been BY no means exhausted
bF the past four years OF var. And not only
so but those resources ave ample to enable Us
to continue the struggle indefinitely. The
writer bases his arguments on statistics, and
statistics are as stubborn as any other facts.
Mr. WELLS makes some very striking conclu-
sions by comparison Of our debt with those
OF various foreign countries, estimating our
increase of population for the rest of the CEN
fury at three per cent annually and suppos-
ing, too, that the war will continue till 1866,
and increase our debt to three billions.
Those conclusions appear in the following
l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

1t appears from the financial history OF
Great Britain, that ''in forty-two years, from
1916 to 1858, the percentage of national debt
to national wealth fell from 40 to Is per cent,
while the capital of the debt itself was re.
duced less than three hundred millions on
81, 200, 000,0 900; or the burden fell as from 40
tolls, while the debt fell only as from 40 to. Z:
or to put the case in still stronger light, the
debt of 1858, which would have been a charge
of 81 l2 per cent. on the whole private
wealth of Great Britain in 1916, was only
1873 per cent. on the property of 1885,"
The statement is often made that the taxa
ton inevitable under such debt as we are
heaping up viii utterly cripple the national
energies. On this point Mr.. Wells says:
The history of Great Britain furnishes rs
with sufficient answer and refutation. Thus
IN 1916 Great Britain, with population of
l9, 275 900, without one mile of railway or s
single ocean teamer, with comparatively few
labor-saving machines, and with onerous re-
strictions upon her industry, carried and sus-
tanned the maximum debt of her history, viz:
s4,205, 00O,00O and not only has Great Brit
ain carried and sustained this enormous debt
for the last forty-eight years, during which
time she has almost constantly been engaged
IN war in some quarter of the glebe,l but She
has so greatly thriven and prospered under j.
that she now ranks first in wealth and first in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

EXPLICIT AND AUIHENTIC.-In the recent
letter of the rebel Secretary of State, BENJA,
MIN, to MASON, of Virginia, rebel agent OF
commissioner, in Europe, respecting the con.
versation between JEFF. DAVIS and Messrs.
JAQUEs and GILMORE, it is explicitly stated
that DAVIS declared there could be no nego-
tiations for peace except On the basis of the
recognition of an independent Southern Con-
federacy. Here is the extract from BENJA-
MINIS letter:
"He [Davis] stated that if they [Jaques
and Gilmore were themselves so unacquaint-
ed with the form of their own government as
to make such propositions, Mr.. Lincoln ought
to have known when giving them his views
that 1t was out of the power Of the Confede-
rate government to act on the subject of the
domestic institutions Of the several States,
each State having exclusive Jurisdiction on
that point, still less to commit the decision of
such question to the vote of a foreign peo-
pie; that tie separation Of tie States ogos oe-
compl5ahed fact; that he had no authority TO re-
ceiye proposals for negotiation except By virtase of
his office President Of independent Cotede-
racy, and ttas basis alone mast proposals be
made to him"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15
Copperhead Peace Platform
Adopted at Chicago, August 30th, 1864.

RcsolUed, That in the future, in the past we
will adhere with answering fidelity to the Union
under the Constit ution, the only solid fouuda
ton Of our strength, security and happiness as a
people, and as a framework of government equal
ly conducive to the welfare and prosperity OF all
the States, both Northern and Southern.
ReSOlred, That this Convention does explicitly
declare, the sense of the American people, that
after four years offaiure to restore the Union by
the experiment of war, during which, under the
pretence of a military necessity, or power
higher than the Constitution, the Constitution it.
self has been dsregarded in every part, and public
liberty and private right alike ;rodden down. and
the material prosperity of the country essentially
impaired, justice, humanity, liberty and the
public welfare demand that immediate efforts
be made for cessation of hostiities, with view
to an ultimate convention of the States other
peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest
practicable moment, peace may be restored the
bass of the Federal States.
Resolved, That the dir ect interference of the mil
itary authorities of the United States in the re-
cent elections held in Kentucky, Maryland Mis-
souri, and Delaware was shameful violation of the
Constitution, and a repetition Of such acts in
the approaching election will be held as revolution
airy and resisted with all the means and power I'M
der control
ResoLUed, That the aim and object of the Demo
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights of the States unimp paired, and they here
by declare that they consider the Administrative
usurpation of extraordinary and dangerous powers
not granted by the Constitution; the subversion
of the civil by military law in States not in nsur-
rection; the arbitrary military arrest. imprison-
ment, trial and sentence of American citizens in
States civil law exists in full force; the sup
preston Of the freedom of speech and of the press
the denial of the right OF asylum; the pen and
ayowed disregard of State rights; the employment
of unusual test oaths he interference with and
denial of the right of the people bear arms in
their defence, calculated 70 prevent restora-
ton of the Union and the perpetuation of govern
meut deriving its just powers from the consent of
the governed.
ResoEued, That the shameful disregard of the Ad-
ministration to its duty in respect to eur fellow
citizens, who now and long have been prisoners Of
IN suffering condition, deserves the severest
reprobaton, on the alike of public policy and
common humanity.
Resolved, That the sympathy of the Democratic
party is heartily and earnestly extended to the SOL
diery of our army, who now are and have been in
the ED under the flag of their country, and in the
event of its attaining power, they will receive all the
care, protection and regard that the brave soldiers
of the Republic have so nobly earned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

industrial power of all nations that at present
exist, or ever have existed. Shall the loyal
States in 1864 Ito say nothing Of the whole
country with present advantage of thirty
per cent. in population, thirty, three per cent
in property, and more than one hundred per
cent. in the value Of animal production; with
a virgin soil, enormous immigration, a system
of land tenure which conduces TO the highest
prosperity Of the greatest number, and d con-
dition Of society in which Individual enter
prise is encouraged and fostered-shall the
loyal States, we ask, with all these advantag-
es-sick under burden of debt less than
two-thirds that which Great Britain sustained
in 1916.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

LOOK AT THE HYPooRITEs The supporters
of the Chicago ticket denounce Mr.. LINCOLN
for what they call arbitrary arrests of trail
tors and yet support MCCLELLAN, who arbi-
trarily arrested a whole legislature of
traitors. . -.--.-. .........
They denounce the draft, and yet go for
MCCLELLAN, who was the first man who cal
led for draft. go
They denounce the war, and want our ar
mics to be withdrawn from the rebel States,
yet they 60 for MCCLELLAN, who claims to be
for its prosecution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

The author goes on to say that the official
ly assessed value of all the real and personal
property of the United States in 1860 was
$16, l59, 100000, of which SlO,957,44S, $50
were accredited to the loyal States and So
202, l67, 500 to the disloyal. Even this large
estimate is considered too low, inasmuch as a
true valuation is easily concealed, and, as is
well known, is hardly ever made. The in
crease in the value of property, real and per-
sonal, in the Union, between the years 1850
and 1862 was at the ratio of 126.45 per cent ;
in the loyal States, about l29 per cent. If
the general ratio of increase for ten years
has been reduced since 1860 to 100 per cent,
though it is probable that no reduction has
taken place, then the value Of all the real
and personal property of the loyal States on
the lst Of July, 1864, would be about Sl5,-
3OO,O00,0OO.
"Supposing the whole Of the property to
be distributed equally per capita among the
existing population of 24,9OO,000, then the
apportionment to each individual would be
$61495.
"Supposing the rebellion to terminate at
OR before the close of 1865, the population of
the restored Union (Which was 100000 in
1860 to be $4,000, 900, the debt $4,000, 0OO,-
600, and the value of the real and personal
property of the seeding States to be some
what less than that prior to 1860, a. e. So
600, OO0,O00,l then the value of the real and
personal property of the whole Union would
be about S2l, 579, 600, 900 the average wealth
per capita 1854. SO the average debt per
capita $50, and the average annual interest
per capita $685."
The regular increase Of our national wealth
is shown in the following table:
Value of real AYerage nrn- AHerage ANIMAL
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

WHAT THE REBELS EXPECT FROM THE Cop
PERHEADs.-The editor of the British AnaeTi-
can, of Kingston, c. W., who was recently at
Halifax, reports conversation which he h@d
there with the first officer of the rebel pirate
Tallahassee. The rebel pirate stated as fol
lows:
"That the opinion was universal among
his people that the present campaign was the
final one Of the war-the South only requir-
ing to hold their own during the Presidential
canvass at the North, which aCoaald ensure TIE
success of tie Coppsr1ead candidate and inansedi-
ate Negotiations Tor peace on the basis Of South,
e17a i1adependence."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

g The venerable and vinegary Wickliffe
of Kentucky, had good deal to say to the
Chicago Convention about the " damp and
dirty cells, with only straw to lay on" and
the coarse prison fare of the female rebels
confined at Louisville. The fact in the case
is that they are quartered in good dwelling
house, which is well ventilat 1, comfortable
and clearly. The prisoners are allowed to 90
about shopping, and are moreover so content
ed that when given the privilege of going
North, with transportation furnished them,
every one refused to leave the prison.-C5'a-
eiznaatt Gozette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

McCLELLANs IDEA OF a PERFECT GENTLE
MAN.-Gen. MCCLELLAN cherished feeling
Of personal respect and liking for the rebel
leaders, which has been well understood be-
fore now. Here is an apt piece o. testimony
to that effect from Capt. METCALF, of Ken
lucky, who said recently at public meeting:
&c got my eyes opened en- that young Napoleon
in the spring of 1861. went to see Gen. McClel-
Ian, and in the course OF the conversation I said
to him that jeff. Davis scoundrel and repu-
diator. He (McClellan) Strengthened himself up
quickly, and said: Il do you, sir, that you
are mistaken. jeff Davis is perfect gentleman,
and will not do any thing un becoming gentleman.
Well if traitor, conspir ator, thief, repudiator,
and the civil devil who is instigating all this muir
der is his beau ideal of perfect gentleman l
hope our country will never be cursed with his
morality at the head of affairs"
Could man thus swift to resent an impu-
tation on JEFF. DAVIS be expected to desire
the rebellion crushed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

q "If Sherman conquers Atlanta, an
essential portion of the Constitution is there
after dead"
The above is from an editorial article which
appeared in the Milwaukee Nears few weeks
ago. SHERMAN has conquered Atlanta. The
Neacs will now probably claim that by elect
ing MCCLELLAN and restoring atlanta to JEFF
DAVIS, the extinct part Of the Constitution
can be brougLt again to life
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

The sum and substance of the Chicago
Democratic Platform, says the New York
Tribune, are just this: Uncle Sam Is dead and
JET, Davis IS appointed to administer on the es-
tate The children object, and demand a re-
hearing of the case. They don't believe in
the reported deeease.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

- The Democracy blame LINCOLN for not
obtaining peace. Why do they not blame
those who first drew the sword, and who now
refuse to accept peace on the basis of re-
stored Union? Because if they did, their
whole party capital would be used up.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

u The rebels will grant peace if we will
concede their independence. This we cannot
do. Democracy says offer them peace on the
basis of Union and Nationalized Slavery.
This we cannot do, either. Peace can be had
if the rebels viii only return to the Union.
Who, then, is to blame for tie War?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

a Establishments on the New lofh
streets where the weaker sex can get tneLi
"bitters" in a quiet way when out Shopping,
are said by the Herald to be indloa I,. " q
plscard bearing the words, al you ooh see
what you want, ask for It. $500.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

On account of the number OF oil wells IN
the Country, Western exchange thinks the
United States ought TO be called Modern
Grease
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

In order to fortify his general statements,
Of particular States. He says:
Connecticut increased her wealth from
$l55, 7O7, 900 in 1850 to $444, PA 900 in 1860,
or in the ratio of lS5 per cent. while Ohio
added to her wealth the value of S6S9, 000,-
900, or l36 per cent; and Pennsylvania
1854, 000,U 900, Or about 96 per cent. New
York, though adding not quite II per cent. to
her wealth of 1850, yet absolutely augment
ed it by S763,000,000, sum more than $40
100000 in excess of three times the value of
the wealth of Iowa; S200,00O,O 900 more than
has been acquired by South Carolina during
her existence as State.
The two States which increased their valu-
alton the least during the decade in question
were Vermont and Massachusetts, yet the
former added to her wealth SO per cent and
the latter ~ per cent; the absolute increase
in Vermont being more than $50, OO0, 900 :;
and the absolute increase in Massachusetts,
81, 700, 900.
Basing his estimates on the past, the au-
thor proceeds to prospect for the future AS
Stunning our increase of population to be 80
per cent. in ten years, and that of wealth to
be 100 rer cent, he deduces the following
figures:
gzgzgg
Ave, age annual value of the nationals SSSSS
product, the annual ratio of in-59SS5S
crease assumed being 10 per cent? S28g
Percentage efdebt to property..... S-si-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-15

Aye'age annual value of the national
product, the annual ratio of in
crease assumed ! being 10 per cent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-06
.SY ELEassgAPgi
TO THE FREEMAN.
4 O'CLOCK.-P. NJ.

NEw YORK, Sept 9th. Gold 50 40 Ia.
Tho steamship City OF Washington from
Liverpool the oath, via Queenstown the 25th
arrived 80 this morning
LONDON, Aug 25th.-rhe frigate Niagara
seized the rebel steamer Georgia, 20 miles off
Lisbon, put prize crew on board and sent her
III TO New York. The Niagara landed the Cap
tain and crew Of the Georgia at Dover.
The Georgia when sized was under the Brit
lsh dag and her captain entered protest
against the seizure. The event excites much
controversy II was rumored that the capture
was effected under the consent Of the British
20 yernment
There Is much difference of opinion as to the
legality Of the capture but general satisfaction
Is expressed
The HerddS correspondent, with AyerIll,
writing from Bunker Hill the 30 says we were
attacked shls morning by Somacks division of
cavalry. The rebels were driven five miles TO-
wards Winchester at rapid rate, the enemy's
artillery barely escaping capture,
The Times has the following
HARHER's FERRY, Sept 3d.-Gen Ayerill had
a fight yesterday with Fagan's SOmack's and
lmboden S rebel brigades Of cavalry, near Mar
tinsburg, The enemy were forced to retire so
suddenly that portion of their train was left
behind.
The rebels were last reported above Winches-
ter, on the road to Strasburg.