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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
The Chicago Plot.

The Chicago Tribune says ofthe censrira-
cy which was discovered in that city just
before election:
Each new arrest throws additional light,
on the subject and opens up the way to more
that shall follow. The laDors ofCol. Sweet.
and suberdinates are continued without ces-
saton, and will be continued till the whole
thing is broken up. The complete success
which has attended their hitherto efforts
may not be told just now; suffice it to say.
that very many citizens supposed to be OF
the tiist respectfully, are implicated, and
most astounding deyelopements may be ex-
pected within few days. A few Of them
have been already arrested ethers will be-
shortly. The chiefSecretary ofthe Chicago
lodges was arrested on Sunday night, and
great number OF papers captured belonging
! to the order. The name of this man who
has thus achieved an immeasurable notoriety
is Patrick Dooley he resided at No 434
Wells streer. He is we'll known as an officer
of the Bakers Union, and delegate from
that organization to the Trades Assembly. ;"
He has long been known to many outside OF
the circle as viruent Copperhead. He is
now safe in Camp Douglas
The authorities have also captured three
boxes of breeeh loading cavalry carbiness.
intended for Morgans men. 1t cannot be
claimed that they belonged to any infantry
organization in Chicago, and they are per-
feetly new. Also two boxes Of double bar
relied shot-guns, Of the same kind as those
found at Walsh's house. These were cap
tured in barn owned or rented by Walsh,
in the city. -.
A man named FELTON,, formerly in the sr-
my, and more recently member ct our city
police force, was arrested, and is now in
camp.
, We present cur readers with few speci-
men documents from the number lying shout
profusely in the residence Of Mr.. Secretary
Dooley. We commend it to their careful
perusal: IS.
THE OBJECTS OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS:
understand them TO be these:
,, First-That it is an organization Of sound
. . Democrats OF fconsistentc character and Demo
cratic principles.
Second-To resist all encroachments on
the rights and liberties Of citizens by the
Government and the Abolition party.
Third-If necessary, to organize ourselves
into military body, to Eight tor those rights
I and privileges.
Fourth-To stand shoulder to shoulder
= with our brother members, and to make
their cause our cause.
: Fifth--As a military organization, te
! resist ano rganized armed body ofmsn called
. :. "Union Leaguers," whose ultimate objec
Z is to aid the Administration andthe Abolition
= party in perpetuating their political power
" and to put Down all opposition from what
ever position it may come, especially Il
Democrats,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
Prices I'm the Revolution.

Mrs. John Adams, writing to her
husband in Europe, October Is. 1880, gives
the following prices of provisions in the
colonies at that time:
Germ is now ESQ, rye e27 per bushel.
Flour fl30 to el40 per hundred. Beef $Ss
per pound mutton 50; lamb $6, 81 and
IS. Butter $l2 per pound, cheese $40.
Sleeps wool $50 per pound hax $50
Sugar $ll0 to 5000 per hundred molasses
$4S per gallon tea 500; coffee sl2. Cotton
wool $50 per pound, Money scarce plenty
of geeds; enormous taxes"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

A ssxo,AL to the N. Y. Post says
there Is no truth in the report that Mr..
Fessenden has been selling gold to
bring down ths price. Those who are
aware Of what is going on at this mo-
ment In the prosecution of the war,
know that 1t is not surprising that gold
trembles. Instead of tho campaign
being ended, there has not been time
Cor six months when the Confederacy
vas in SO much danger at ditferent
psints s4now.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
The Rebel black Force.

The Rebel Government IL is said,
will arm and liberate 300, 900 slaves
This can hardly be, for two reasons.
The first is, that that they have not so
many capable of bearing arms within
their Confederacy. In the whole South, !
in 1860, there were only about $4,000
black men, including free negroes, be
tween the ages of twenty and fifty
years. OF these, one half Gre now
either In the Union service, or within
the Union lines and 1t must be borne
in mind, that not more than half the
white men of fighting age have suffi-
cient strength to t'pass muster" Per-
haps the negroes, owing to their labori-
Gus habits and hard fare, are, as
general rule more healthy and vigorous;
but still, third must be deducted for
; disability, so that, after taking one
half of the $4,000 for the share of the
United States Government, there would
} remain 425, 900 blacks in Jeff's domin-
ions of the fighting age; and deducting
one third of these for physical disa.
, bility, there would be left but 2S3, ,OO(
efficient men at his command, suppo
, sing that every one should be brough
: into the field.
r But such thing was never heard o
= since the world began, and is simpl.
. impossible. They would:eat Davis ou
: of house and home before midsummer
a and universal starvation would follow
q even supposing them to be loyal to tn
y Confederacy. But that supposltior
too, is an absurdity. The more slave
b he puts under arms, the more DANCE
IS he will be in. 1t is not at all probabl
u that they would make an honest stan
Va y, up fight against the United States Co
Il. ernment, which has already proclaim
y. ed them free, and employed two hui
&, dred thousand of their black brethre
tn to assist in making them so.
OF Jeff. Davis, in his desperation, w
a' become a great " freedom shrieker
nd and will put Messrs. Garrison al
he Phillips to the blush by his proclaim
ny ton and messages; but it will be
ed go. The slaves will not be deceive
,as They cannot forget two hundred al
ne fifty years of the slavery of their ra'
ta oa nor can their eyes be closed to the fl
he he before them, that this war was co
he menced in order to rivet their chai
ex- and perpetuate their bondage Was
de- ington Chronicle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
This appeared at the time

discourse This appeared at the time
satisfactory to the CHURCH going people
of the town, and especially so to the
numerous friends of Mr.. THoDuRs, Of
ali churches and parties. 70 the lead
ers of the Copperhead party, however,
this arrangement was not satisfactory,
as they feared patriotic discourse,
such as might naturally be expected on
National and State Thanksgiving Day,
would be very unfavorable to their
cause, and hence they set to work to
prevent the occupancy of that church
for the occasion, and to inflame the
preiudices of their followers so as to
keep them away from the exercises OF
that day altogether; and in accordance
with their arranged purpose, the Ga
zette of last week, after publishing an
anonymous communication to the Cop
perhead paper of Wheeling, written by
some cowardly secession blackguard,
who, over the signature of "Metho-
dist, " makes q mean, contemplate at
, tack upon Rev. JAMES M. THoBuRN
) for speech made by him to the Union
: people of Wheeling, and sneeringly
e talks about his audience being "com
e posed of shoddies in brass buttons
s Tsoldiers, a. fen Methodist sisters" DC.
n throws the following "bombshelP' from
his de-mouthed, shallow, secession
d infidel mortar:
If And this is the Rev. gentleman who ha
Il been selected to deliver the Thanksgvin
- sermon in the Presbyterian church of th
G, place on the oath inst, notice OF whlc
m has been handed us, which we decline
II publish.
IL For one we object to that pulpit being o
ty cupied by any retailer Of abolition slang
nj insult the members Of that congregation
nine-ten,hs Of whom are Of those he is plea
es ed to stigmatize as traitors, rebels, coppe
st heads, &C." The great body of that co
or gregation cannot with decent respect i
VI themselves, 20 to hear him. And the s
&C. lection of him to preach, is either intend
no to deprive them of the church on that occ
sion or a design to have them iusulted.
10 We think it would be entirely proper
'or that congregation to- hold meeting and q
on eide by solemn vote that athat pulpit sh
VIZ not, now or hereafter, be desecrated a
lat polluted by low abolition revilers--the.
or, tailers of abolition slang, who do their diI
:, work under the guise of preaching the 6
- pei.
rth And it will also be a gentle hint to
nm pastor in charge that he must cease int
- =, ducing such to that pulpit, if he would hs
Ino peace and harmony in his congregation.
TX And the result is that the TODD
the who do the dirty work for the Re
in party in this place, in accordance W
ted this announcement of their own
ler- rangement, for the accomplishment
OF the end, have closed, by a contempt
subterfuge, the doors of the Presby
for rian Church against divine service
nee Thanksgiving Day. Did political
ers otry ever carry men farther? Did p
'wn tisan subserviency ever do more
ave This is Democratic free speech
any free press with vengeance.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

A SPECIAL committee of the Rebel
Congress have reported w. r. w. Cobb
as disloyal, and recommended his ex-
pulsion from the House. Cobb was
formerly member of the U. S. Con-
press from Alabama.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
A natural Bridge I'm Upshur
County, Virginia.

Soms of chr soldiers, says the Wheeling
Iutelligencer; recently discovered, on Laurel
snanninr rU.a ~ French creek. It measures on the
nrder SIDE 81 feet in length and 26 feet in
breadth, beautifully archsd, in solid stone.
The bed of the creek is strangely carved out
Of solid stone, and flows swiftly on, making
music of melancholy sort" The scenery
around is wild and picturesque unbroksn
forests spread cut through hillaaddals.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

Irdistrssses some of the copperhead pa
pers great deal, apparently, that their
pprsdietions are not realized about Gold
Going right up to 800 if Mr.. Lincoln should
be elected. II is bad enough not TO have
il 60 up, but it is aggravating to have it
ooms down. r ~ ~ ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

The Louisville Democrat says that
Paul r. Shipman, late editor Of the
Journal of that city, who had been or
dered through the lines, and actually
started on his way South, has been di-
vscs.ed to return to Louisville by the
Secretary Of War. The Democrat is
unable 10 say what is to be done with
him,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

GEN. BUTLER made speech in New
York, a few days ago, in which he intimated
that the Olive Branch would once more be
rendered the rebels, and then II they would
not accept it, they would be forced to the
last extremity, His speech. it isintimated,
foresha hadows the policy Of the administra'
ton, and II is also intimsted that peace
overturss will be made to the rebels before
December, ST'f
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

The New Workers have sent two
ship loads of turkeys to our armies
around Richmond and the fleets in the
James River and on blockading duty
off Wilmington. All the other ct ceteras
have been furnished for Thanksgiv-
ing dinner.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

Atlanta to Lynchburg, Va...".".........9SO
In the Southeastern part of Massachu-
setts there are twelve thousand women en-
ployed in bonnet factories.
MARsHFIELD, the home of Daniel Web
ster, gave 224 votes for Lincoln and none
for Mcclellan.
THE Detroit Free Press estimates that
fifty vessels, worth with their cargoes y
100000 were destroyed in the recent gale
on Lake Michigan.
SIX dollars iu specie is now the price OF
$1,000 bonds of the Southern Confed deracy,
according to the report of the rebel Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
w. W. WADE, of the Amoskeag Gun
Works, Manchester, has perfected breech-
loading rifle which throws fourteen bullets
without re-loading. The iece weighs only
eight pounds.
A CHAPLAIN in Arkansas says that a man
buying turs was conversing with woman,
ut whose house he called, and asked IF
there was any Presbyterians around there?'
She hesitated a moment, and said she
guessed not; her husband hadn't killed
any since they'd lived there"
THERE we're present at the polls in Den
10, Mass, on Tuesday last, ten men whose
united ages amounted to $40 years, the
8 eldest being upward of SO years. These
g venerable men voted for Abraham Lincoln
: A NORTH CAROLINA (rebel) paper say
u $4,000 Union soldiers died at Anderson
vile since the establishment of the prison
\ at that place.
o THE Marietta Register says the atteml
= to raise 100000 for the Marietta CoIleg
s. for an endowment, and for q Librar
r Buiding-will prove successful. Abou
\ S7O, 900 is already secured, and thousand
Or more in fair prospect.
., THE editor of the Hamilton 20. Tels
~ praph, Jno. M'Elwee, was on Monday al
a. rested, taken before Judge Leavitt, at Ciu
cinnat, and held in bonds of $4,000 for hi
OF appearance, Aleck Long being surety. ii
'U ~ is charged, under the act of July II, 1856:
~ Section 2, with giving aid and comfort
~ the enemy through the columns OF his p
t1 per.
,s- DARTMOUTH, with the other college
feels the effects of the war. Her freshma
he class is much smaller than usual, numbe
ro- ing hut 80. The whole number Of studen
We is 230, OF whom 81 are in the scientific. /.
in the classical and Al in the medical d
es partment.
,el PRESIDENT LINCOLN said in one of j
~. serenade speeches that there were. mo
lth men in the country now than when the "
ar- broke out. This seems to be proved by 4
of election returns. The three States of Mlair
" New Hampshire and Massachusetts, poll
Die 35S 600 votes at the late election, AGAR
te- 333, 900 in lS60-un increase of f25, 900.
on A WASHINGTON correspondent OF I
;r New York Sunday Mercury, advances I
's opinion that Sherman's OH Give point
ar Lynchburgh, Virginia, and not Charest
- nor Savannah. r
nd IT is fact to be noted that Mr.. Lincell
the first President re- elected since Jacks
and the sixth since the organization of
- Government. 1he unanimity OF the =
aft pie for the Rail Splitter is even greater Il
it was for Old Hickory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

A PARIS letter to the New York
Herald says that Richard Hildreth, U.
8. Consul at Trieste, and author of an
excellent history of the United States,
has become hopelessly insane from
softening of the brain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

Grs. CoRsE, the Union commander
at Rome, Ca, on the 10th inst. destroy
ed sudh bridges and works there as
could be of use to the enemy, and
Abandoned the place for the purpose of
withdrawing to some more important
point.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

The following proclamation was promul-
gated this afternoon:
By the President of the United States Of
America.
A PROCLAMATION.
II has pleased Almighty God to prolong
our National life another year, defending us
with his guardian care against unfriendly
designs from abroad, and veuchsafiing to us
in his mercy many and signal victories over
the enemy who is of our own household. -
1t has alse pleased our Heavenly Father to
favor as well our citizens in their homes, as
our soldiers in their camps, and our sailors
on the seas with unusual health. He has
largely augmented our free population by
emancipation and by immigration, while he
has opened to us new sources OF wealth, and
has crowned the labor of our working-men
dant reward. Moreover, he has been pleased
to animate and inspire our minds and hearts
with fortitude, courage, and resolution sufi
cient for the great trial of civil war inte
which we have been brought by our adher
ence as nation to the cause Of freedom
and humanity, and to afford to us reason
able hopes Of an ultimate and happy de
1iverance from all our dangers and Affections
Now, therefore. |, Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States, do hereb
appoint and set apart the last Thursday il
November next as day which I desire t
be observed by all my fellow. citizens, wher
ever they may then be, as day Of thanks
giving and prayer to Almighty God, tn
benefcent Creator and Ruler Of the uni
verse and do further recommend to IN
fellow citizens aforesaid that on that oc
casion they do reverenty humble themselve
in the dust, and from thence offer up per
itent and fervent prayers and supplication
TO the Great Disposer Of events for retur
of the inestimable blessings of peace, unioI
and harmony throughout the land which
has pleased Him to assign as a dwelling
place for ourselves and our posterity through
out oil generations.
In testimony whereof have hereun'
set my hand and caused the seal Of tt
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington, tn
Goth day of October, in the year Of our Lol
1864, and Of the Independence OF Il
United States the eiehty-ninth.-
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President.
WV. II. SEWARD, SEQ. Of State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

The Davenport Gazette says the
home vote of Iowa will give nearly
forty thousand Union majority.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

SECRETARY STANToN's health is i'm
proving. He has been quite sick for
some time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

GEN. BURNSIDE has again taken COM
mand of the Ninth Army Corps.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

Ex-Gov. HAMMOND, of South Caro-.
lima, died recently, aged 81 years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24

Flag Of the free hearts hope andshome'
Nv angel hands TO valor given!
Thy stnrs have lit the wclkin dome,
And ali thy hues were born IN heaven
Forever aoat that standard sheet!
Where hreathes the zoe pui tais os.o'' e''
win freedoms soil beneath cur feet
And freedoms banner streaming Ger as!
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
St. clairsville, Ohio, Kov. az.

e.eAu essamanies saous intended for insertion in the
yspss Of xon business relating to the ees should be
ss6sssssx sssAssat strouies, 81, cisr,vtns, Ohio"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
a Proclamation of Thanksgiv-
ing by the President.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 1854.
The following proclamation was premul-
gated this afternoon:
By the President of the United States Of
America.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-24
News Items,

As matter Of interest wecompile the fol-
owing table Of distance from Atlanta to the
several points which have been mentioned as
likely to be visited by Gen. Sherman:
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-04-19
An Anxious Day.

Day before yesterday was q dark and nnx-
ious Gay in Philadelphia. The National cur
reney was by fash aud in an Instant, depre-
ciated 10 per eent.--a dollar 10 Europe became
worth TWO dollars here-and il required lsS
paper dollars To buy 100 gold ones What
made II more alarming was that no one could
account for IT, Nobody accounts for it yet,
except by attributing it TO a general law, which
financial experimentalists reject, and we IN
detlako 10 say that, Il the commercial letters
which go by to'days European steamer could
be inspected, they would be found full OF all
sntts ol conflicting theories But the fact is
o. we have stated t. For time the commu.
nifty stood on the edge OF currency panic
Men were dlstrustfl and nervoua Those
who had to pay aud those who had TO receiy;,
money, stood for a moment lghast, aud then
rushed 10 "A settlement, no man knowing what
his money would be worth tomorrow Byan
ominous coincidence there appeared in QUO of
our leading newspapers the Iaguirer-an ad-
Vertserhent for house, payable IN goid-an
unms,akuble sign Of the beginning Of the nee
transition. Aud all this alarm withouta whis-
per Of bad news
While people were thus sad and anxious,
PhiIadelphia saw ansther sight TWENTY-FIVE
hundred negroes, purchased with the money
OF our rich corporation, aud clothed and paid
out Of the Federal Treasury, were marching
through our saddened streets Up one street.
and down another marched thisuSepoy array
-and fair women smiled and clspped their
foosh hands, and fngs we're waved, and mu-
sic not, however, very cheerful, sounded, and
then the noble army OF negroes was reviewed
by Major General George Cadwalder, and the
pageant was over. Each one OF these soldiers
costs the Government s l. o0O--aud the whoIs
lot Involves an expense OF nearly three mill
ions Of dollars l-Philadslphia Age. NJ
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-04-19
An Eloquent Extract from the
speech OF Daniel w. VOrhees,
OF Indiana. nEI

The late speech Of the Hon. Daniel W.
Voorhees, of Indiana, delivered in the House
Of Representatives, Is most eloquent and
brilliant production. We shull embrace an
early Opportunity TO lay Il before our readers
In the mean time, az specimen Of its force
and rhetorical beauty, we copy the following
extract
"Sir, upon this question Of negotiation, con.
cession, compromises, and Union appeal for
approval to my own conscience II sustains
me with Rll the force Of burning conviction
of duty BY it. am lifted beyond the reach
Of partisan mulice appeal 10 the people
The voice Of hum-pe iDslncts and honest ma
ture will plead my cause 10 their hearts At
their hands | learDo evil for the country.
They are just, and will'RppreoiNte plain and
inheept element ofright Appeal 70 future
years When candor, reason, and christani-
| " cit in judgement on this struggle, every
line which records the history Of war or peace
in all former ages tells me that their verdict
will be iu faver Of the principles which Rdvo
cate seize this hour Of future triumph by
anticipation, That twill como | entertain
NO more doubt than do that brenthe the
air Of lfo this moment. appeal, finally, TO
God before whom | stand, and into whose
presence we all hasten to answer for our con
duct and our motives In that awful hour
humbly trust and believe that my feeble Efforts
70 turn aside the deyouTipg edge OF the sword
TO stay the hand Of The great reaper, death +;
TO pause in the horrid work of sending souls
TO their eternal account without repentance
or pardon TO stop bereavement, woe and
tears around every freside TO brighten the
mourHful face Of tbs land with the radiance Of
psace To reconstruct and restore frAiern-
" and harmonious Union will meet with the
approval Of the Father and 90 far towards re-
lisyipg the newly liberated and trembling spir
il Of the torrors which surs round it"
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-04-19
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