, 1864-10-11
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our Midnight DtApatch-u1caly I'M
Rss:an' Ree:s. NEWS summary Western
iBpeel Dispatch to the Weste,n Pres,.l
FROM BALT1hoHs,
/ RsLTThonE. Oct. ia meeting was held IN.
night In Monument Square BY the friends Of the
new Constitution. Senate. U'Il.on, of Moss.. vs.
among the speakers. The following letter from
/ President Lincoln wss read:
/ a LETTER FRoA PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, Oct. 10.
Hor., henry D. Hoffman:
MHDEAR S1n-The Convention of Mary1snd hae
framed new Constitution for that s'a.e. Apub-
lie meeting ls called for this eveD1ng at Baft1more
to aid In scouting Its ratification By the peon1e.
| and Jou ask word nom me for tho ocession. I
presune the only feature of the instrument aboos
which there Is rerious controversy Is that which
provides for the extinction Of slavery. It needs
not to be secrtt. and ! presuue Ia
no secret. that I wish SUCCESS to tho
ptoyssfoce. desire 1t on arery consideration, I
wish al men to be free. wish the material ptos-
pe'ity Of thote already fire., which feel surs the
exit e'lcn Of slavery would bring. What wish
to sec n process Of disappearing is th,t only thing
which Ever could bling this nation to civil war.
attempt no Argument upon question that il al.
ready exhsusted by better informed and more i'm
medtatel5. Interested sons Of Maryland be1ss}f. l
only add that shall be Rrstihed exceedingly IL the
good people OF the State shall, by teer votes rsttfy
the new constitution. Yours truly.
=: A. Lrsoo,v
MILITARY SITUATION.
Tho 1T'bHaes special, before Petersburg, Oct.
7th. Gays the main zitusuon remains uuchaneea.
>but the delightful Inoian summer we.ther IL not
pae.aak .nnp1yseu s4 anete afe tears that the
xhs1rn sheTn.n s,d ,ar.;n 1a....u,s lofse ovss-
I'm, .ra ., I.aofs,,n. p''se'0''n o. a''eels-
An Alexandra tva.> special Gays that town has
rhs.yes are lined With ye,se,s up1nsdnc ..,v
.opples. 4tAas a'e tuha.ae 10 caipepper, sod
there are u. u.mfstokeao!e indications TINT A!exa1-
dfia is sgain to bscome depot Of supple, for
po1''on o' Una !oFees opefaunR against Rich-
mono' construction trains have proceeded to
nfe en- m1les from str.s5uTg the wcatarc ts,r,,on.
Tha ,n,d IL t1..ct -. -. ~ psa.a1.s
80. 41e .osa es - -s. 10 ..s ~ neceofto"n' ana
point and tho GAP the road had been nartisiy Ts
destroyed,
The Hsra,d,s special from the ,ota co,n. nav. or
tfe lat cbaree Of the rebels on Friday: Tho
1Seels E we5e obstinate and determined. but finding
they dnally. rave way, ard retired in confusion.
::!s s H. ~ e G:$
Their officer. we're utterly un4ble to rally them
for second charge. thus admitting that he dsy
was ours. The, went hack, leaving many deaa
The Htrdld's City Point special says, tho nsing
y.s'c1osy morning p1osed to BE- d re lous attacf
q ae ae sS; 81 q sa %1 nh he S %aH:
ney's posit,t would haye been comnisteI1 tnroaa
tna bis 9, rps driven baef 10 Deep Bottoa, II not not
hsve been maIe17ered out Of its Imnre,ns5ie Tse
fortincatit n, at Ihapin'e Farm, and II cronnd
RaiDtd By ~ In thar quarter wlthio len da1s. re-.
gained NJ enemy Af,er driving Kautz n voirv
from the rleht Of tte line. tbe enemy fnrned |
a2an-t BItn.y, and advanced in c,ose colunan to |
th" assault Their eteadi1ess and bravery proved |
en- 10 be veteran tfoops ycry different III ram
some reein ents ancouatereu d iast week. Biraessa
lines lay tecure oeh,nd the intrrnchments untlthe
them with voaey upo1 yole7s til tuelr ranks an.
aertd, broke ana dad. Toe repnl1e VIA ei9n,l
arc severe, !or Tho number Of men engaged, lie
enemy are row thouebt to be- W1tbi,i 1hesr tnncr
liz Of d, fsrres It Kichond .urle.s i5rnsr,a sno
Pot nas tnceseded IN alarming portion OF them
Ana snuc.ng u en- n lF1m fheir STRONGHOLD.
paanr asta9 ZAP ha1sosa being repaired as ar a.
WASHINGTON. Alexandra, and that point: The
supetintsIGeat @ 1t: oi me road when near Rector-
@ P9aaby sa sa
, eonnaed r. ao;R as hs1s
Vas Was e9s%pls1sd essp ,. ss7e5s! the!ls exploded
nccn,,sd iH1 and altnh,er' 9at no casnaltiea
Ssnnsoe tnn,ha. ua H, tss.a ssca?fa Without
bad beed sent oat to mafe renairs WI sc1es ho 10
sGDseq ei1sn liz q bnE g! letter. which haa ben
i,hart1 Hnra ps 1nxtp 4or taftu Eng leskorea 70
n,rre ih,. ro,rsn1 rba aaaa oPesataons took
Mn,ssa. rosd b started on IT, %sv pea
I19, ot ta1t h11qt With two 1r.ins con
mile aId haif tha nth.t "1 s;ds Haa NJ Wh1ta
d,seoxtntG ih.t 80 ~ xs ,rsct TON "asnington was
Rs1l,11r i Mcrricse,t 9.s3.9set Sa n1o re .inn:
sn n; ,he 1; s; cSRc1ctor ea.. CO.. Fn1leF
one a1t IN ~, .he 11st - Ino NAG
conductor and eue1 esr a1so feDorted x!ea IL
en Hrer eIecnsn ~ oseets wsfe "o1od
Ias led 1as sen ons f9 ~2 s, tas susr
aao ton 5a,e - removed e Menas-
'ns'on' sorra,ns ,xx.
The Riehn ond Dip0feA 1.-THE 7th eays affairs in
the Valley are not untavorable for as. The enemy
sill cuntl1 ne pressed back Our csyalEy now hold
main he9y OF the Fedstals had fallen back beyoad
l!ln Aadnnsonbprc. Their outer line Of pfckoss WIS
Hs1tieon0urg: vest Of the Valley, On the
turnpike. Their tosca Is estimated at
nsa mSm ~ pto aGMo A. Wasnsoo1o they DESTROYED
toh3 tHC EElut% IH6 uOQT U1l19 We're not de-
attoJtd Or az Pt1sase houses Tbs flour from
oce 1niA was d!stFtbEted n1u0ng the negroes, Oue |
c7ratrJ charged tee Federal troops in The streets
driving thelu cut in confusion. 1t S.auntop they
deet'oJed onlF tie dcpot
Pasaepgers hy latt nights trains repo,t all non
"a A. ehxStly ELY d9mogs5. and already repaired
rn.nefd ~ masnon G1t; epse saye tah ex-
.ta1Rt ~ u pl'snnt15 llcm hiehnono, arrived here |
n,avsiis ~ Wihmnnd w. 'eo' ea5 sne osepsss gioom
The Macon Gonjsderas<'s prlvate letter dated
ssp',m mber &c, Eays the President reviewed t6a
trtops IN h,yousc today. The men In Chestham
sud Batee diYision c,iei ont tn hin n asnd fobu.
. tn back and gave three cheers for od Joe Tae 4
T5!t;f states that hs officers % tseelTtne losrs.
t.sred oIdsra prohibiting il md thre4tsninc tn |
punish any offender. SONG men vera hold ennnoh
los. he order 1t deaaI c..
Mont:oner5 lie beean bv tantipn tTpe psge3 ie1s =.
l4nYe for their utrentfon and a]mifted ore1t disaa
tcrs recently Hs cl7imtd they ha d cosupensa,1ou
for lorEes tn ptill hold1r9 Richmond aud Peters,
burg. He msde fteouent appea,s for mcn tn tnEs |
the field No ah]e-hodfed maD rhnnld hc.ftnse ~ !
20 to the Gnnt He adyerted to tte nart he lin |
eell bad borne in the Far-hls reDupnance for I'M
Pr ercy aTd desirr fnr feid srr7;ce IL % onr
7fyt 1he Efstory n the NAT fhr.a 1eros non
Guiding the rtsupe with tdankfnInes3 th+n Ihe |
great siap1x South had been 1uperaeded bY rraIn
md prodecs Tor tue eupport Of our armies in Tia
Celd ~
Richmond faperz contain the following; Jane
Loek0 ood was committed to Castle Thunde. yes
leIIsy, cnaIgea VIII nelne EpY. SIZE Was IL.
'TtSn .,s 81 a.. W. ~ as,,ha! . a..o". ,,
lections, sbcw general dgprcssiou. but The eat-
c1s are endcavorlng to 1ntuse now rpIrIt into tha
p 0pIe, tnststtng that every available man ost he
:nnraes 'ne "on' " 1"'s "eous gatnioe alternata
'ue*eee. t.;.~
Aoh1uAhE.
The London Mor announces The death, Sept. 81,
u JHfaH8 BAfEt, UfEtnEf In kGB house OF Barring