davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1864-12-13

The Indian troubles during the year haye
given the Department much concern. The
proposition to reverse the policy Of making
all existing treaties, is discouraged by Mr..
Usher; but he suggests the propriety of omit
ting all stlpulations for the payment Of money
annuities, whenever good policy or existing
engagements will admit Of that course of ac-
ton. He further remarks.
, 1864-12-13

now oycr thirty Joars since the above celebrat
ed Pnla were 1srt discovered By De. Durosco. Of
Parh during which time thcy hAye been extensively
and successfully used IN Of tho public tnst,tu.
tons-na well - IN priTato practice beth hemI.
pheErs with nnp9rdZ.td saccess In trery case whore
the directions have been correctly followed as thou
ssnds Of ladies in this city and throughout tho lana
ara t{aIly te3tifyfn1
, 1864-12-13

Of four hil]sop Of dollarr oveu and IN annual cx-
pcnditurc Of fifty per cent more than In the ycas
preceding tic wur, our present tax law would yield
ncluine he six per cent ipteFest on o our det
a1d 1payc Eurrlus which would extlnguish the
Gcbt in nlney years, cTen With our present pro-
duction and population: and: In half that time 3,
population. his rate Of taxatioa is cnuurfuIlT
borne oy paahotie people during tho great strug-
gle for the nai:ens life; but on every reasonable
need, and m7J, Will safety, he Considerably ra-
duccd wLer s:4e y'fr Is ended If that end be soon
, 1864-12-13

Xtr. A. f. RAN0ft>
Omcc 1s South Clark et1ccl P. o. Box 1854, Chicago

once 1A soutn Clark .:,ec. r Q. Box loN. Chicago.
Hrfre4 df.rases Urln-ry mn Hterue diseases, Can.
nerons Fstu3oas Scfofut.b Mefrurlal and III ,pst-
al itrsstf Khrun nttsm. Ulcers, Fever eores uis-
= 1sA n thr kSp and Chyoufc dtaa4 SOS generally.
V.n exp fience In private and practice snd
eenria1 npr t!u to study OF tits en- abies to
Va xntec cure in the oSt anvcteEape Mculttca Of
fhis ciAas- No Mercury. NO Change nj diet Inter
ference with hrsLess GonorrhtA OF Syphilis Of re-
cent origin cured In few days. Secondary TeElAry
Byphits entffe1 cradle ,ted the systt1 without
Mercury OF any Other noxtous urus
Long standing GonorrneA or Get I, thai have dcnet
Ill intcIntl treatment yclds resr1fr ~ our new mole
81 tfrA&mcht Ahn Is permanent Involuntary loss o.
semen speed cured. 1mpotency or oAs OF Sc Iual
F1Eor overcome entirely In = brief period.
are yo1 suffering 10 Il Ind knd body from Sp:F7la-
lof1hf The result OF eTCese& or sc ahuse VITA loss
q Appetite Hebties8neAs. Evil FoltodtnEs fa'pt&
xlon oi the Heart, p+bnts. Aversion 10 BCtlness Or
Society, Euptons &c and arc helnE treated bY ln-
competent and ignorant persons for Hart dlsrtse.
Liver 1lseAse Lung 4isease, Dyspepsia, ETC.. taen
avoid tost who mtsrke the effects, the cause OF TIC
-oth1cn1tF. and cunpoy t:hom experience and soun
medical training has Lifted 10 detect tue taSe anu
eradicate It.
FemI: diseases-tho&e peculiar to shdm treated and
tono &nd yigor given az matnt aimed.
they would avoid cN 70 themselves and posssItey
uphf Of symptoms Of the cake. Enclose two portage
rtAmr4 4hd get the Ladies' FHrud.
All communications and consultations strictly con
fdEnttAl.
dA1H.h1Ek..fta
, 1864-12-13

Y. L. e, 333I.
Dr.. ". Il. GKEao Co.:
Gents-1fteely giro you1lbetty to make use Of the
following certificate OF the value oi Constitution
ner.
Ny wife, who w7S attacked with pain in the shouE-
des. whole length Of the back and IN her 1lbs with
Ha1pitatton Of Tho Heart, attended with Failing the
Womb. Dysmpnofrhen- and Irritation uf the Bladder.
I called phyAtctan. who attended her about thfro
month"; E6s9 he lett M he hsr worse than he foundheE
who ended her for about nine month"; and Wills sb
WIS under biz care aae did not suffer quite ~ muca
pain. He duay gare her nr, and satl her case was IN
cusabIe- .For said he, ashe has such combination
Of complaints that medicine given for ono operates
she commenced the Of Constitution Wa:er aud to
utcE satonlshmcnt almost the rst dose seemed 10
pidty under it, treatment and snpcE4nten,s en-
utcly het domestic affairs. She has not taken any Of
are happy to say that it has produced permanent
cure. Wy. Il. VA2 8xXsCHoTXX.
, 1864-12-13
DR.. CARRIERS COUGH BALsAM.

VIII cure C0HWh3s NOIdA, A8thFMA,
Consumption, Bronchitis, Spltun.
Hood, Pain In the Side and Breast,
WhooptnE Cough, Group, and all &1ls-
enke8 Of The Throat and Lun.x.
Reader have you Cough. Could or any dlscasr OF
DIE annually By neslectlug ! COMMON COLD.
Coughs and Eods& & n9t Sa, S9Esd M Lee 70 = cossuAP-
Procure at once t14xt celebrated remedy, DR. CAR
TElss Col 'GH HAlsAM. MEich never falls to STOP
IEC1 ctIKE r fex da}s i T. l. It 6esond 81 deobs
THROAT AND LUNGS known to the ciy1ltzed world.
q Price Jrtsl bottles 80 CENTS res bottle; ia1ge
EK q sale Vi DR.. r, EA>TERLYG L cos Family
Medicine Store, % Madison street. Chicago. III.
, 1864-12-13
Northwestern Bank.


NORTHWESTERN NATION
Al BANE OF CHICAGO.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
0.1ce Of Comptroller 81 the Currency. )
WAsn1NG T0s, AuE1t 50. 1884
Whereas, b. satisfactory evidence presented to the
undersigned, has been made +. appo.s that the
Northwestern National Bank Of Chicato, the City
q chicago County OF Cook and stAte q Illinois, has
9o,reaent. oi tne act oi Congress entitled ut to
United 9tAtee Bonds provide fsr the Crcaat1cn
snd Redemption Thereof approyed June Sd: 1864. and
puired to b. complied with before commencing ons1.
ness Of banking under said act
Nov. therefore, l, Hu8n Mct ULLoCa, Comptroller
Of the Currency. do hereby certify tast the Hothwcs
eTn National Bank of htcage IN the C,ty of Chicago.
County Of Cook 4nd State of Illinois, Is authorized
commence the business of bknknz under the act
Aforesaid.
II testimony whereof. witness my hand aae seal Of
Office thus tt1irtleth day Of August 1874
[9ovt seal HUGH McEUII0CH,
nn6-Y6hq-Ek EutunfrolIet uf the i.nftrncY
, 1864-12-13
Epe ana Ear.

DISEASES OF THE EYE, EAR,
~ T1ront and Lungs, sre successfully cured upon
new and philosophical system oi InedicAl practice By
t. r:tenf e1rea e n eatsSne
PIaG,tionr Of medicine for fourteen FcA5s oiee q
14s s. Clark Chicago r. o. Box s134 D. MAC RAE,
n. H.. late Surgeon r. 3 ARMY nn14 V2fA 1yuta Nv
, 1864-12-13
Constitution Water!

Has BEEN pronounced by tho Medical Faculty. and tss
Public. to b. tho naosk wonderful rs1lcdJ foF -
permanent cure Of NIL diseases Of the stomach lysr
fcTed.
1t t not Medical water. It Is fro experience tok
Constitution Water has emannfcd anil wa now saY Icf
no man doubt when single bottle has been known 10
diseases which tho best medical talent In thts
country has failed to relieve. ~A"
Water cannot be classea under quAck orsp"1asnne
- now used BY the most scientific in
this city, ia onlE second class physicians that crv
down popular remedies. while tho better skilled mst.
use OF every mems to accomplish cure aud sne nnr.
cess OF the physician Increases his knowicIEu Of III
frrent scnfdtcs enables him to produce cure Whiie
truth. *
Give Constitution Water fair tria1-we mean m.
WHO are under some specialists rom SesF to year
and We particularly allude to ladies who IRE CONSTANT
u rcsorng to local treatment aud ali sorts Of locsf
applications for diseases, with much chance O su
cess ~ there would be from local application to tho
throat for diseases OF the bran- '
Nc hRye aiways been careful to language In nur
zatlon, but VIC receive 30 many Communications fo1
persons for which Constitution Water il ndptrd and
OF whose dlsca5H mention has been made khls r.
have come to the conclusion that the remedy Il O.
pablo Of producing cure no matter what the I.tasA
may be, It shoad b. made Known. The nlr,Iicue in
put up Tor the public aud there should he no exccn-
ions
We wou1d SAT, Constitution w.ser Il not like c1,d
ed pill made to suit the eye and taste; 1t Is rsdictna
In every sense OF the tenn, placed In tho hands Of the
people Tor their ro and II taken accvrIinw to IA
directions, it will IN every produce radical cuTn
We would Say that the directions In regarl TO tct Ec
relate ouly 70 the disease under which they occur
, 1864-12-13

fw As the I'd Massachusetts,, when In the
Army Of the Potomac, Were passing bya log
city watching the Yanks md screne,y :;-nok-
ing her pipe, which was Of rebel manuf. re,
made out of q corn-cob and quill.
& soy, old lady!'' cried q Bay State hoy,
"What dye want? ?" asked old Virginia.
SLOW docs your mcerschaum color:". She
did't say.
, 1864-12-13
WkATu1nsylxLp, Conn, March 2, 1861

Dn. ". Il. GKrGo:
Dear sr-Hav,ng seen your advertisement Of Constf-
tuition Water, recommended for Inflammation OF rho
KtdneyA and Irritation OF the Bl0dter har1ng suffered
for the past three years. and tre the skill number
Of physlctans with only temporary Eeliet wAs In
duced to t1y your medicine procured ono bottle Of
your Agents at Hartfort Mes1rsLee, slsson Co. ana
when had used half ofits 70 my surprise found =
It. md nm where never expected to be IN my lifa
we'll and IN good spirit.. cannot express my gratI-
commend 1t be. Msy the blessing OF God ever IT.
tend JQu in your labors Of love.
Youts, truly, lKoSAED g. BlGKL0W.
, 1864-12-13
Qblfa9o Tribnne.
TUESDAY. DECEMBER Is. 1864.
INTERNAL REVENUE
Report Of Commissioner Lewis
for the Year 1864.
Monthly Receipts from all
Sources.
Aggregate AMOUNT Derived from the Income
Iax--DIstilled Spirits knd TobMeo-
Recommendation u = Tax on
salcs-~Ihe Reciprocity Treaty
---Assay Cf1ees--Crude Pe-
tro}eum-Printe1 Books
General Conclusions.


The following is careful synopsis Of the Report
OF the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, accom-
pauyiue that Of the Secretary Of the Treasury:
The amount Of revenue produced by the act Of
July !, 1867, and Its ex-
coed the estimates. Without the amendment In,
creasing the tax On whisky from twenty to sixty
cents per gallon, the Law would have produced at
least S1oo 900 oo-being SO 600 coo more than the
eetimate Of tic Secretary Of the Treasury, and
i6,0oo, 900 beyond the minimum stated In ny re-
port
The following 6gures show the monthly receipts
since May 1868, prior to which dAte no separate
, 1864-12-13

The following tsfrom tho Indianapolis Qnd.) Gazette
Of April 1865 the editor Of which paper has known
the Doctor or many yesrs aud therefore what
may be relied on:
:at s s 81 aad aifE l.
s We do = The
knoEn hnm Or !ess for he last twenty years II
Il aa1 R
paper: and yet We know 70 reason Why f should oe
Ss ' ho
I've ma III. onE most suecesstal physicians
Seasaa.Pt!oa; a%a aHsst,sns Ts1os
Cancers ana AEsstions: to catsneo9.
I'd a i to ssssss Ct h hs
q ny to Wit aEs sasa Secret
2sa
commend ffend who was afHIctei WITH any Sc.
siouy comgaintt to special pEas'ife pys!ean VIE
such diaea.es, just woud, tor Instance, aud Is
om sP g. sGRs o b. e
s ss 10 @ sss II I z 81
eases. And tbs e but reasonable md natural.
and beng aEhysiesn oa.ssi weaid natafay laqairo
md As tnecess. We believe he may oc regarded as
fstsnsR ee 7 o At
h t. en e s ,ea1s Of ts
St. ysas ss 34 sss;1 sst ;ss,s
be to Be qgeb Is @ and o gvs pnysF
nat twhcIs he sometimes spent he sanner,5 ) and 10
hnTe always him to be ne most successful
ssa sts n% II
u 1 sTs
and loyalty to the general government. which Is
, 1864-12-13
Baukttt4 a11b EICi)augR.

TIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
L CHICAGO,
Southwest cLfuet oi L..kr Hnc Cl1rE-stx.
CAPITAL. paid In $50 sC00,o0o.
T. AK N Fr.s16rnt.
SAN'L NJ NIEkFIsS0H. Vice Presr.
K 2 BrkIk1En l1Sh1nf.
, 1864-12-13
MRS. MARY j, HOLMES
GREAT STORY,
z a VI I LIZ F r I D x !:
PURIFIED By SUFFERING.

Tie NEW YORK NEEkLT Is for sale by every
News Agent throughout the United St1tee and Can-
adnB. dc12. .b2i.Gt-ls
TLAIRV OYANCE.-AIadame
oCORA JAMES. independent and reliable Clair
Eoynnt and PLY sctan be consulted ut her Office, SC
Washington street, between Dearborn and Clark, On
a uatterr Of the Past, the Present ami the Future,
tells cL d. RECEIVERS lost stolen property,
matters OF business lie. A. physician, sfadHme
James can In clnlryoyant state tell your disease and
every name and nature without the use Of any poison.
Gus drugs: Invatds don't dIspair or cure, Siye
Madame James call. Hours from 10 A. II. to P. n.
Consultation fec $l0p. de11b9l-15tts
n1SSOLUTION.-The partner
IL ship heretofore existing between ]. bowman and
Gso. =. Wood; known as BOWMAN. WOOD CO, Is
Will BE- carried By Justin Bowman Esq and al the
claims for or against the concern will be settled by
hin. JUSTIN BOWMAN,
GEO. ". WOOD.
f,fNo1 TfHN1 1cf 1njfh o.
, 1864-12-13
DR~ B1GE1o>V.
Confidential Ishysfciuu.

Can be consult I'd 1T his office, Eonth Clnrk street.
corner Of Monroe. Chicago,
Half block from the Postoh1ce, on all Chrouic Dis
easeA and Dttea1es OF private xnd delicate nslufe
both sc1ca which he treats with unparalleled success
Rooms SEPARATE where Ladies and Geuttcnen con-
6outs irst T. rn to I'm SUNDAYS, 70 to T. q. N.
Address Postottice Boz Ia. Ipclote Two Etsmps and
RET lIts Guide to Health. nn29atfD4x
, 1864-12-13

The Union Pacific Railroad Company, since
the adjournment Of Congress, has expended
more than half million Of dollars upon the
main line Of the road leading westward from
Omaha, Of which one hundred miles have been
Permanently located, and forty miles are in
process Of construction. The branch road in
Kansas has only forty miles Of track laid, the
assassination Of the contractor and the diff
Guilty Of ofobtaining m.te1ial having arrested
the work. This Interest is warmly commen-
ded by the Secretary to the attention Of Con-
TreSS.
, 1864-12-13
DEPARTMENTOFT TEAE 4NTE.
kI0ES,


The Secretary of the Interior reports reyi.
val Of the demand for public lands, particular
y for settlement and cultivation. During
the year endingaJune 60, 1861, more than
three million acres hive been disposed ot,
and including the quarter ending on the 3oth
Of September, more than four and quarter
millions OF acres. The following Is state:
ment In full:
Acres sold for cash. ................... 4a,T3e0
!ocsted with military warrants. -615, pLD00
located with Agricultural Scrip. 2144lB II
~ certified to States for railroads. 857, 1S087
taEen under the Homestead Law. i, ,2S1, ,592 ii
disposed ol during tho year. "a, s81 .s15a
80. 1864, the aggregate Quantity taken
for the same. purpose was. a3o, 90
, 1864-12-13

Iaegreat s'lceess ef Me "Dupouco Golden Pills."
has caused certafa p9rties to ps up 5zse Initiation
TO prerent yox from Gta tass hapositIon, Aure
changed the signature he bores. Hereafter Tie
Genuine Boxes are al signed S. D. HOWE; all Others
are dangerous; 0roid them AZ you s1oud potson The
genuine ts perfectly aGfs and sure, rAele- you
II
, 1864-12-13
IMPORTANT TO THE SICK.

1MPOHTANT To THE SICK.
To persons who are aick and afflicted and desire to
nse H:ood Purifying Medicine, pledge this .ecur-
it. that
DIR, EASTERfT7s IODINE AND SA1.sApARu.LA
IL kl1 hmea STRONGER, CHEAPER AMI BETTE TElithan
Bulls, Tuwnsend'6, AyrE4' any other saf1apar17 or
Blood Purifying Medicine offered tbs pnbllc u
NO MONEY WILL BE TAKEN FOR IT.
In all where 1t Is indicate, becase they know The
Ingredients the BEST that known to the Meti.
cal Faculty.
II Irtce. E1.5o rer bottle.
n PrcnaTet aud sold BY DR.. +. EASTERLT 4.
Co. corner Of Third md Chestnut Streets St. Louis.
Missouri. So. .-.-...
EE- Sold at DR.. EASTERLYs Family Medicine
Store, 50 Madison street, the Po*FUce, Chicago,
Illinois.
, 1864-12-13

p ATTAIN STREET AND
~ STABLE DKOOMs,
ALL SIZES.
Made at the Brush Factory, 204 Randolph st.
We nre Also making Bass or KIor Brooms Tor sweep.
!n~ Packtnghouses, DistillcrIes. RyeweEies, Ware
houses &C.. where they required to be used wet OF
dry. Try themt they are the best made for the
purpose. GEO E. GEliT6 d co.
uQ47.hlG1m
, 1864-12-13

To Cure Coughs.
Add one tablespoon full uk. T. h. TALBOT MEnr.
cA1xD t1ExAFrLx G1DkR 70 hAf plat OF water take
0nce IN two hour.
For sale tFtEy ywherc.
e., 90 g. 6. so u and Il ashlngt New York
da13
, 1864-12-13

Aromer's {Uphnmss) EIair Dye.
90 CENTS BOX.
oI nrIf5 It "n I'm se!t ion ~
please; Thy sst'ee hns been thoroughly teeted by
DR. Chiffon, Of New FORK. ard Prots. Bo II and
Garrett. Of Philadelphia, who pronounce 1t free from
~ poisonous ingredients ana TIE material composing
Ets1a snd Fancy Goods l"a'e.s everywhere.
1K0. J.-KR0MER, 6ole Proprietor,
tnS Chestnut st., TnllAde1phsa. Pn.
, 1864-12-13
NO 31ANRSs
Qrnal.

GOAL! COAL! COAL!
~ CHICAGO, Sept. e0th. 1871
The Scranton, P1tsston, Wikess'<sre, ind Sh1mok1E
Eoa! Company Of Ptnnsylvanta. cau now supply tamt
Large EgE, smaH E;E. K1ngt and chestnut Coal, BY
PRICES
Also Lehtch. Blosnureh. Bs1sI Hill, Ere Chippewa,
Mineral R1ttEt and Illinois Coa1h.
Offices, = Scnth Martet STREET. - East Madison
sreft and South Clark street, north of the c. B. @.
RalIoad Crossing. Post 0tlce Boz 6l57.
Sci 193t!s RORERT LAW.
, 1864-12-13

: 11fas 1-N1-ssA87 00U1sk5 N INV IVRK4
The building occupied by the United States
for the use ofits courts in the city Of New
York is held under an expired lease. Notice
has been given by the lessons that 1t is their
intention to sell the premises as soon as the
fair value can be obtained therefor. The at
tention Of Congress to this subject is earnest
II solicited, and an appropriation is recom-
nended adequate to the purchase Of q build
ing adapted to the service.
, 1864-12-13

The clerical force engaged in tile compi1a-
ton Of the statistics ct the census becomes
gradually less with the progress Of the work
devolvlng upon 1t, md It's dulles will be COM
pleted at an early period. The volume on pop
nlation has been printed and distributed, and
that on agriculture Is nearly ready for distri-
hy,4i inn.
, 1864-12-13

Making total of-..................4,2?l Of ,2?l,3f q
The cash receipts for snles, homestead and
location fees for the same FIVE quarters, were
81 1,n9, ,446.44 -" ;.
The aggregate quantity Of public lands sur
veyed, but not disposed Of, on the 30th Sen.
tember last, was 133, 81, ,587 acres. This has
been the average quantity for several years
past. The amount surveyed annually has
been about equal to that disposed of annually.
The annual receipts from ordinary sales for
four years past have been rs follows:
For the year ending Jan. 80, 1sG1... .$Stss o3
do do do 1sG....... 1s5,o4s.s
do do do 1s8i....... G79,0T..l
Nineteen States have accepted the proyl.
sions OF the act donating lands g for the bene-
fit of agriculture and the mechanic arts" and
have received land and land-scrip amounting
to 4, ,q50, 900 acres.
, 1864-12-13
CONSTITUTIO WAITER

anu We have as much confidence that 1t Is sE a.
W nave h2E opium Will Produce sleep and tIuthfully
used.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-05

gle to rise Not one In the crowd offered 10 move hss
raise her miserable gray head from tho ground bsS
thsv stood looking on with Vacant slares whiA ths
Brahmius from the car s:.zea down with much ul,.
concern could well be written upon human countc.
nance. Tho crowd cried that there were more uldey
tie car aud when looked beneath 1t seemed IL tas
wheels were clicked with dusFy bodies. Two three
shokey dsrs here made their appearances AMI compelled
tie crowd 10 move back
Cpon getting closer 10 the wheels saw tbs. Of
them he'll tho body Of inno, and that !. had
Estcaed itself like Unsuitable monster In hs blood.
Close by hin thore lay another crushed TO DEATH be
but leap u rnang,ed flesh. The Brxhnins s,iu
loosed down from TIE cars upon these poor witches
with perfect abconcsru snd we're even signaling Tor tie
crowd 10 pull again; bD: the few policemen present
made them dr1g rhe back that the bodies eond
BE- got from betW the wheels. The mob cried out,
Apss spse that they did il OF their accord aid
indeed there was appearance OF An accident Their
bodies were far uRdsr the car, where hey csad
" have got unless they had laid themselves down in
fIont saw two other men lying there wien tie car
ia stopped bet they got up and walked away. The
hree bodies placed together and tae Ger drag
Qed on by thu people once more. did stay 10 see
whether its track was made in fresh blood"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-05

y the bullets OF the sharp-shooters for ha,f-a-
ale or more, and had very narrow escape.
RESERVATION OP a EoRsB TO GEN. nASCALL.
On Sunday evening Cen. Hascail was pleas
tnty surprised by the visit Of all tie OH eers Of
rs Division, at his headquarters, With horse
and band If music. They gave him the music
irst, and then the horse, q fno animal which
.ad been quietly purchased q. $780, by the
)aicers OF The command, rs O present to the
General. Bngader-General Cooper, in a few
appropriate remarks, presented tie horse, and
csmed him "kensesaw ia honor OF the part
which tie General acted in fankng the rebel
army ct that mountain, compelling them to
svacuste their strongest position IN Georgia.
Gen. iIaScall being taken wholly abeck by tie
unexpected CALL thanked The donors in feeling
and happy manner, expressing bis pleasure above
oil Other thing, in tho fact that he had secured
he confidence and esteem Of the officers and
soldiers Of his command, While trying faithfully
10 do his duty.
Refreshments were passed round there YVES
more music; q pleasant interchange OF senti-
meat, and--Woud havo been moro refresh
nents but some one behind the sceue--to.e
the dcmil John, which was voted q good joke,
and the party separated in the best Of humor.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-05
Nor VERY MAR ATLANTA Augra p, 1854.

The Rebel leaders DO not wish for on armis-
lice.
Every day. and particularly since the mutual
agreement between pickets not TO fire on each
other, descrters haze continued TO come into our
lines in considerable Numbers. Some of these
are intelligent Georgians, conscripted into the
miltia--oiherS, old soldiers Who have been in
since Tire rar. l have closely questioned these
men as to the present temper Of the men, end 30
far as they know of tho officers, touching their
desires for peace, or for m arnistcc. The re-
suit of the whole matter is--tAe soldiers would
.joyiully accept peace on any teriss. They are
thoroughly tired" sick" "disgusted" with
the war. The people Of the South, particularly
the poor masses, share the same feeling. and
would resign slaves, property, ard al! else 10
geo restored government which would give
them protection from the rule of TapGci.y and
murder 10 which they haze been treated for
lhree years past.
The military leaders ard their co-vorkors
among tho wealthy classes, do not desire nm
armistice. /, would scatter their forces now in
The field, and thoy would never ret them
together aggin--as now, in fighting trim They
''.ir4h'i wv AH"o . A'INt~'f NAAf Nt't't' st'N
peace (cop 3D.. } party q. the North succeed in
The coming election. Here is their only hope
Tie reelection Of Mr.. Lincoln would be regard
ed as fatal TO al plans o separation or Of South
ern indcpcndoncs--an endorsement Of the war
and four years more Of conflict. which would be
sure 70 end N tneir utter anuinilaton
The shortest, surcst way 10 peace j. to Al NJ
the army now in the field, aud let The fight 90
on until the ro6ois AK FOX terms. To Offer them
an srmistioe when they do not want it, or any
other terms, IA 70 prolong .he war and seal the
fate Of the Republic. the army would n thou
sand tIuos rather see Dihi1ry dictator a.
Woshington-the enforcement OF the five hun
ored thousand draft if necessary AZ thr point o.
the bayonct. end such prosecution Of the war
as would make al Esb,ldom hOsc!, than any dis
graceful surrender now; for the reason that they
wish to see some end Of the war during the life
time Of .le present generation.
These, if | rightly undcTltand Acm, are the
sentiments of the army in Georgia J. $.