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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-07-11

1erday STATES Thai tj;o;luE ) cavalry -~lt!Tancc
| supported Gy inflnrrT an,: artillery, entered
Haeerstown yesterday :.tternoon. e2pturnE
fifteen or twenty stra9glers. quite number
Of buildings had been Gafl in ashes .HtcCau&
Ian > brigade, in consequence # 1spe mOycmenT
Of Couch, retired along the NTlli2mspo1t " anG
Sharpsburg roa1s Heavy firing wa hearj
! lasr nj ght in the direction Of Harper : Ferry.
indicating that blik engagement was Yolnc
on between Siye 3 forces allI a portion OF ;he
Contederates
\ dispatch from Harrisburg At 10 o clock
here estimates the stre!. 9Th u the CoHtedrr
ates at 40, 600, the most Of which is row IN
| Maryland The advance Of Hunters forces
has arrived at and occupies Martlnsbur&. II IL
reported that Gen. A. z. Hill is IN command
of the Confederate force, and that his Old
corps crossed into Maryland at Edward Fer
ry to day.
! Gen SistI ) wagon train is reported to have
arrived At Baltimore yesterday IN charge Of
large torce Of infantry and cavalry. 1t is also
reported from Baltimore that a portion OF
! Hunters force. under Sullivan, ha: r.captured
! Martusburg and taken about oue Thousand
The town Of Rockville, III Montgomery
| Co.. about sixteen miles from v ashIngton,
was captured yesterday afternoon by body OF
Confederate cavalry supposed to be Moshy 3
command.
| The Washington Chronicle or this morning
says ''There is no question now as to the
tact that the Coutederates are IN Mary yand IA
force. The demonstration is not simply
| raid it is an INVASION Z hac the extent of
the force is, is as yet unknown, but il was
sufficient to drive before it the army OF Cen
allace, and is now sending out it's cavalry
squads in every direction. The latter have
appeared at Westminster, and burned
bridge on the Western Mary land railroad, and
at Texas, Cockeysville, and Ashland, on the
| Northern Central; where the track ls SAID to
have been DESTROYED No demonstration has
been made against the Baltimore and Ohio or
| the PHILADELPHIA and Wilmington roads,
though party is reported as aiming at The
latter. LII every direction squads are gather
ing horses, stock, provisions, Nc, La this
vicinity we hear of the Confederate cavalry a5
At Rockville, and there are lamOra Of kWeII
corps being near by ready 70 move forward
against this city It would seem as it the
bulk of Lee army will soon be on this side
of the Potomac, if, indeed: it has NOT already
crossed We also learn from Harrisburg thar
Hils 8 corps has crossed the Potomac, aud ial
the Confederate force is forty thousand strong.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
Gen. Garfield

Il was the Fish and the ilitention Of
Sen. Garfield to devote the last month
before the StAte( Eleotion tospeaking to,
and making the personal ac~quaiutsnc..
of the citizens OF this Congressional Dis
trfct, but The State Central COMMITTEES
have urgently requested him TO give his
services to the few doubtful Districts, uh
til after the state election. As the I'm
ion caase lWouldsbe greatly benefited
by sending Union Representatives fir m,
each District in Ohio, and thus Civ mo r.
this state the honor of present. NO a soI;d
union phalanx without a copperb cad
among them, he has erasented. Ate,
the state election he will give the mos
of his time 10 this District, until after the
Presidential election. We know that
the people of this county, many of whom
have never heard or seen their repre-
sentative, are very anxious to do so, and
are glad that they will soon have the OPP
portunity. G 7ar p.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
From the I'D Ohio Heavy Ar
dllery.

CHARLESTON, TENN, Sept. Is, 1864.
EDITORS OF THE CHRONICLE.
Dear Srs :-Thinking hat the readers
of your paper might be somewhat inter
ested, by hearing from the boys of the
Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, through
your sheet, l thought to write a short
letter informing the good people of Trum-
bull Co., that although l have not as yet
distinguished ourselves on the field Of bat-
tie, nevertheless, we are still in the land
of the living, engaging the life of the
soldier and performing any amount of
police and guard duty. The Regt., is in
general good health and a general good
feeling prevails. The LIST, Battalion is
stationed at Charleston under Lieut.. Col.
W. B. Ewing, by the way a splendid off,
Ger and a perfect gentleman, and is re-
spected as such, by every man in the
Bait. The I'd Battalion stationed at
Cleveland and under Col. II. G. Gibson,
a captain in the. regular army, and Col.
of the I'd, oh. A., is supposed to put on
any amount of style, and shoulder scales,
and white gloves are all the rage. Co.
G, of which l have the honor to be a
member, was formerly in the list, Battal-
ion. but is now in the I'd, Captain Orris
o. King, presiding
We have had of late several bromo-
and a few reductions, among those
promoted was Capt Philips Rothrock
of Co. r, to Major Sergt., Maj Wilson to
ID Liet. ofco C. a zen(instructor of the
B~and)enlisting received the Sergt Major
Ship with the promise of a commission,
the first v~acancy;isaid citizen lit is report
has been leader of a rebel Band
for some time past, and if so, it is to be
hoped that be will fanl this time.
Reb Gen Wheeler gave us a passing
call but did not stop long enough at
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
Another Deserter from the
White Flag.

As fast as the color of the flag under
which the supporters of Mcclellan are
invited to rally becomes known, deser-
tons become mere frequene. The
truth is, loyal men have no liking for
the White Flag raised at Chicago, and
there is a general disposition to repu-
date it. The Boston Herald, q paper
of wide circulation, a supporter of
Douglas in 1860, has come out against
the Chicago doings. We quote o single
paragraph from its articls r~epudiating
the entire concern.
The talk about free speech, a free
press, and the constitution, is very
pretty, and these are capital catch
words to deceive honest voters. But
how is it in the dominion of Jefferson
Dsvisi How about a free press and free
speech theref If a man in Virginia
should dare to utter n word against
Davis or his plans. he would be hung to
the first tree or most convenient lamp
post for his temerity. Yet these leade rs
are the men that the Chicago Con-
vention proposed to restore to power in
the nation TO wreak their vengeance
upon those at the North who have
opposed them. What kind of liberty
of speech and of the press would there
be then! The success of the Chicago
ticket would be but the beginning of q
series of disasters horrible to contemplate
For ourselves. We support no such doc
trines and no such ticket as those made
and put forth at Chicago, and which
we believe will be repudiated by the
at the polls.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
Burglary and Rumanism.

About midnight on the 9th inst, two
men, with faces blackened, broke into a
house in Coitsville, on the road from
Youngstown to Lowell, occupied by Sam
uel Fitch, on old and infrm man, and
his two daughters. They broke in the
door with sledges, or some other heavy
article, came into the room where he was
with lighted candles, and demanded his
money. He told them he had none;
that his money was deposited in bank
One of them held a pistol towards him,
while the other rummsged drawers and
every place where money wal likely to
be put. Finding no money, they left
without taking anything. Notwithstan-
ding the disguise of the Williams, they were
recognized. One of then, David Whet.
stone, has been arrested, tried before
Justice Mckee, and bound over for trial
at the next Common Pleas. Failing to
End bail, he is now in Jail at Garfield
The other villain is still at large.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
Political Prospects.

The Union party everywhere, IS san
guine of success at the approaching cleo
tions. The only danger to be appre-
hended is that too much confidence IN
numerical strength and invulnersbihty
of position, may induce a relaxation Of
due effort. But it is apparent to all
friend and foe, that the recent brilliant
victories of our arms at Atlanta, Mobile,
and in the Shenandoah Valley, have
very materially improved the political
prospects of the Union Party. Inthe "a
OF our military success does the Union
cause run up in the political barometer,
and presage a bright future. And as
misfortune overtake our army, the req
els are cheered, and the Mcclellan par
ty grows holder and more insolent, cal
culsting confidently on its ability to
rise to power on the misfortunes OF the
country. 1t is no longer a concealed
fact that a victory 10 our army is a dam
age to the peace-begging party. Whhe
people see that the administration ev1n-
ees an ability to conquer an honorable
peace, instead of sueing for n on rebel
terms, the popular heart will repel the
idea of the nation humiliating itself be-
fore the Slave Oligarchy. 1t is only when
the fortunes of the country are envelo-
ped in clouds and darkness, that the Nc
ClsIlanites can appeal to the people
Then there may be a transient wavering
of the more timid, and a clamoring for
the Heshpots of Egypt. But the strife
and thunder Of battle clears the irma-
ment and leaves a pure sky radiant with
starry hopes, and foreshadowinga peace
that shall come, permanent and secure,
when the political elements shall have
been purged of the corruptions that pre-
cipitated the storm.
That is the peace, which true patriots
desire. A peace that shall come as the
fruit of vanquised treason and rebellion,
and not the foul fungus of corrupt COM
promise, sprung upon the people. They
desire no such empty, proftless result
The cost of the bloody conflict has been
TOO great to ask the nations to yield up
the fruits of hard bought victories to con-
ciIiated and buy up a horde of traitors
Yet the McClellanites have the brazen
audscity to insist on such disgraceful
proposals. The people must and viii
spurn them from them, and put the base
party and its baser creed under their
feet at the ballot-box. Our prospects are
glorious. The country is rising, and cop
~perheadism sinking. Freemen, but do
your duty, and victory and union, and q
peace that shall insure happiness, pros
perity and serenity to your children and
generations yet unborn viii be the great
the God of nations and of JUS
tice will grant and bless to US forever.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
who Commenced the warf

Those who would throw the guilt of
the war upon the shoulders of Mr.. Lin
coin, are requested to read the following
catalogue of remarkable events" pub-
lished in q Southern Almanac, all of which
occurred during the Presidency Of Mr..
Buchanan:
Dec. 26, 1So0.-Capture Of Fort Moul-
trie and Castle Pickney by 8. Carolina
troops. Capt. Coste ~surrenders the rev.
enue cutter Aiken:
Jan. 8, 1861.-Capture OF Fort Pulas-
XII by the Savannah troops.
Alabama, with 10000 stand of arms, seiz-
ed by the Alabama troops.
Jan. 4-Fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay,
taken by the Alabama troops.
Jan. 9.-The steamship. Star of the
West fred into and driven off by the
South Carolina batteries on Morris Island.
Failure of attempt to reinforce Fort
Sumpter.
Jan. 10.-Forts jackson, st. Phillip
and Pike, hear New Orleans, captured by
the Louisiana troops.
Jan. 14.-Capture of Pensacola Navy
Yard, and Forts Barrancas and McRae.
Major Chase shortly afterwards takes
command, and the siege of Fort PIckens
commences.
Jan. 30-Surrender of Baton Rouge
arsenal to Louisiana troops.
Jan. 31.-New Orleans Mint and Gus
tom House taken.
Feb. 2.-Seizure of Little Rock arse
nal by Arkansas troops.
Feb. 4-Surrender Of the revenue cut
ter. Cass, to the Alabama authorities.
Feb. 8.-Previsional Constitution adopt
ed.
Feb. 9.-Jefsrson Davis Of Mississippi,
and Alexander Stephens, of Georgia,
elected President and Vice President.
Feb. 16.-Gen. Twiggs transfers pub
lie property in Texas to the State author
tiles. Col. Waite, q. 8. A., surrenders
San Antonio to Col. Ben McCullooh and
his Texan rangers.
March 2.-The evenue cutter, Dodge,
seized by the Texan authorities.
In view of the foregoing, a friendly pa
per in a foreign Countrywide Montreal
Witness+very pertinently remarks as fol-
lows:
"Now all these were warlike and trea-
enable acts, and all vrs committed before
Mr.. LineOln entered office. 1t is simply RI
diculous to say that he commenced the
war. On the 18th of April, Fort Stump
ter was bombarded; on the 18th it was
surrendered. and on the 14th it was evao-
uated. 1t was not till the last named
date that Lincoln issued his irst call for
TO put down the Rebellion in
the United States. With these facts be-
fore them, a any one continue to call
the present struggle in the States, Mr..
Lincoln's war;"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
The Chicago Platform De-
Rcr1bed.

General Schenck describes the Chicago
platform in a speech at Hamilton Ohio,
on Saturday, as follows: 1.-The truth is,
that neither you nor ], nor the Democrats
themselves, can tell whether they have
a peace platform or a war platform; a
peace ticket. Perhaps it may be ex-
planned in this way; that it is either one
or the other, or both, or neither; but
upon the whole it is both peace with the
rebels and wal against their own govern
ment- 1t seems to have been thought
necessary that Pendleton should be put
on to balance Mcclellan, and Mcclellan
to balance Pendleton. l know nothing
at all that is like it, unless it may be
the character Of the fruit that is sold
by an old lady who sits at the door of
the Court House in Cincinnati. She is
a shrewd old woman. A young sprig
of a lawyer stepped up one day and said
to her: You seem to have some fine APP
Piles. Are they sweet or souri, The old
lady tried to take the measure of her
customer, and find put whether his taste
was for sweet or sour apples. Why, sir
aid she, they are rather acid; q sort of
low tart. inclined to be very sweet
Thus when we come to their leader after
this, and inquire whether that platform
is for peace or war, he will be compelled
to say it is rather acid-a sort of low tart
inclined to be very sweet. 1t is neither
peace nor war, and yet both-such a
mixture as is intended to make it pal
az DoSaihla IN democratic tastes all
round without turning the stomachs of
any of them. [Appiauses,l And if you
believe that q compound of that kind is
possible, why then in Gods name, shut
your eyes and swallow it. But if you
don't l cannot understand how you and
your leader or any one, is going to be
with the position in which you
you are placed.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
Analysis Of the Platforms.

For he convenience of u friends
who have occasion to refer frequently to
the platforms Of the two great political
organizations in this canvass, we have
prepared and give below an analysis Of
them IN a condensed shape:
TIE UNION PLATFORM.
/. The integrity of the Union.
2 The paramount authority of the Ma
tional constitution and laws.
8. The suppression Of the rebellion by
force Of arms.
T. The punishment of rebels and trait
ors.
5. No compromise with rebels.
8. The extiIpation of slavery.
/ An amendment to the National
Constitution forever prohibiting slavery.
8. Endorsement of the war policy of
the National Administration.
g.. Enlistment of slaves as soldiers.
10. Full protection for the rights Of all
soldiers of whatever race.
Ii. Encouragement of foreign immi-
grafton. .
L. The speedy construction of the
Pacific railroad.
Ii. That the national credit should be
sustained and the use of the national cur
renoy promoted.
IA. That republican government on
this continent should be sustained, and
the interference of European monarch
les in American affairs discouraged and
opposed.
fHE coPrERHKAD PLATFORM.
l. The wal is q failure.
2. That the Union cannot be restored
by war.
3. That the arrest of traitors and the
suppression of domestic treason is an in
fraction of constitutional rights.
4. That the right of rebels and traitors
TO control our elections is constitutional
and too precious to. be parted with.
6. An immediate armistice, involving
of the whole southern coast, the with
drawal of our armies, the abandonment
of the Mississippi, the loss Of the nation
al capital and the surrender of all terri
tory between Pennsylvania and the Gulf,
and from the Ohio river to the mouth OF
the Mississippi. =.
ter the Constition So as TO make it suit
the rebels and nationalize slavery.
8. That all war measures adopted by
the Administration are u~surpations un-
warranted by law.
9. That our white soldiers who are pris-
oners in the hands Of the rebels ought to
be released, and the colored prisoners
abandoned to hopeless slavery or death.
10. That the sympsthies of the Demo
cratic party are with all our white sol
diers and against all black ones.-PhA.
Gassas.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
u. S. 7-3O Ian.

The Secretary Of the Treasury gives notice that
subscriptions win be received for Coupon Treasury
Notes, payable three years from Aug. 18th, 1sA.
with semi-annual interest at the rate Of seven and
thres-tenths per cent, per annum.-prinetpda and
interest both to be paid in lawful money.
IITnese notes will be convertible at the option 81
the holder at maturity. into six per cent Eold bear
Ing bonds. payable not less than i've nor more than
twenty years from their date. as the Government
may elect. They will be issued in dsnominations
Of $50. 500. $500. 81 loo and S 5000. and all ubscrip-
tons mnst be for fifty dollars or soma multiple 81
fifty dollars.
The notes will be transmitted to the owners nee
of transportation charges IS soon after the receipt
Of the original Certificates Of Deposit - they osa
prepared.
As the notes draw interest from August Is. per-
sons making deposits subsequent to that date must
pay the interest accrued from date Of note to data
Of deposit
Parties dspositing twenty-five thousand dollar.
and upwards for these notes at any one time viii
be allowed . commission Of one-quarter Of one per
cent, which will be paid BY the Treasury Depart
msnt upon the receipt Of q bill for the amount. car
tilted by the officer. with whom the deposit was
made. No deductions for commissions must be
made from the deposits.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
A Short Catechism ON Negro
Equality and Democracy.

Who said that all men are created equal
Thomas Jefferson, the father of Democ-
rscy.
Who gave the negroes the right of suf
frsge in New York; The Democratic
party.
Who presided oyer the Convention
which gave this privilege to negroesi
Martin Van Buren,, q Democrat.
Who afterwards elected Martin Van
Buren, to the Presidency Of the United
Statesf The Democratic party.
Who married negro woman, and by
her had mulatto children2 Richard NJ,
johnson, a good Democrat.
Who elected Richard NJ. johnson, Vice
President of the United Statesf The
Democratic party.
II President Van Buren, had died, and
Richard NJ. johnson had become Presi-
dent, who would have become the DEM
ocratic mistress of the White Housed
The same negro woman.
Who made the negro q citizen Of the
State of Mainef The Democratic party.
Who enacted a similar law in Massa-
chusettsS The Democratic party.
Who gave the negro the right to vote
in New hsmpshirei The Democratic
party.
Who permitted every colored person
owning $3.50 in New York to become a
voteri A General Assembly purely DEM
ocratic.
Who repealed the law of Ohio, which
required negroes to give bonds and secu-
rity before settling In that Statef The
Democratic party.
Who made mulattoes legal voters in
Ohio! A Democratic Supreme Court, OF
which Reuben Wood was Chief Justice.
What became Of Reuben Wood7 The
Democratic party elected him Governor
three times, and no is still a leader OF
the Democratic party.
Who helped to give free negroes the
right to vote in Tennessee, under her
Constitution of I795? General Jackson.
Wa General Jackson a good Demo
craft He generally passed as such.
Who, with the above facts, and many
others, starting them in the face, are
continually whining about negro suffrage
and negro equalityf The Democratic
party.
All these things were done by Demo
Gratis, and yet. they deny being in favor
of negro equality, and charge it upon the
Republicans-iust like the thief who
cries stop thief the loudest.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28

GENERAL HEAD QUARTERS. STATE OF
ONO, ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, September 10th 1864.
Col. ]. F. AsPER, Warren Ohio.
CoLoNEL:-In forwarding to you the en-
closed S. o., accepting your resignation,
allow me to express the regret l feel at
losing your services as an officer of the
National Guard of Ohio. You haye been
a participant in the recent campaign of
the Guard, in the U. s. service, which
has won for it and for the State a large
degree of praise from the whole country a..
Your servioe in that campaign will be
among she proudest recollsctions of
your life.
1 trust your future lot may be cast
among the true, loyal citizens. and that
your lines may eve fall in pleasant
places.
l am Colonel. very respectfully,
B. R. CoWEN,
Adjt. Gen., Ohio.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28

this place for US to give BIN the
reception We would have done. naver,ha.
tess he gave the railroad between this
place and Knoxville . right smart cali,
destroying about thirty miles of track;
however The rail- road hands were prompt
anu trains ~ q now running daily.
Gen Jteadmsn has been pursuing
mem with the 18th and 10th U. s. C. L.,
W. ,glarly called Niger ..Reg:t. How
they acted or whist theys.did, l do not
know, but one ~thing.is certain. they are
well drilled and disciplined I was an
eye witness to one of their dress-parades;
there they stood as immovable as an
cient statues, white kid gloves on their
delicate hands, heels together. bodies
thrown slightly forward, little fingers of
their left hands on the seams of their
brecherloons, eyes square to the front,
when the command on the center. dress.
was given two strokes OF lightning com
ing from opposite directions and meeting
at a given point will he a simile, for the
whites of their eyes, that sent their cleo
trio fash towards the Stars and Stripes
of the U. S. C.. l., at the command of
execution.
What do the people of Trumbull think
of Mcclellan for next PRESIDENT
We certainly hope that Abe's blunders
will not induce the people to vote for a
Copperhead Rebel platform.
Our Reg't will vote for Abraham unsn-
imously; we had better stand by old Abe,
than be in a worse condition.
Please publish, if you deem it worthy
of q place in your columns and oblige
Yours very respectfully,
A Clerk in @. N. Opt.
- A. l..
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
Peace RumOrs.

The telegraphic reports to the daily
papers have started another peace ru-
NOR, in which JEFF. Davis is supposed to
be taking a part. 1t doubtless is a false
report, a mere Copperhead invention to
create the impression that the rebels are
ready to sue for peace, and that President
Lincoln will not give them a hearing.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-28
Democratic Sentiment.

Democratic sentiment is coming out
by degrees, but we get the genuine in
the following extract from the Milwaukee
News, a leading Democratic organ:
If Grant wins a battle, is it in part 8
triumph over the fundamental law of
the Government If Sherman conguers
Atlanta. an essential portion OF the Con-
stitution is thereafter dead. If our sol
diers win a victory, its glory Is lost IN
the consciousness that a portion OF It's
fruit is q married and battered Consbtu-
ton. old