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The weekly union record., 1864-10-29

McCLELLAY's ARBITRARY ARREsTs.-The
Copperheads Of Connecticut aFc principally
busy explaining away McClellans arbitrary
arrest Of the Maryland Legislature. The latest
excuse for him is that he was young at the
time. Said Professor Fowler, at the Middle
town clambake, He was young man, and
wasn't accustomed to the ways of doing bust
ness at Washing ton" This is a new version Of
the sad Romance Of the Poor Young Man. "
Professor Fowler said that Mcclellan exceed
iugly "regreis' this youthful iudscretion. 10
consideration OF his youth and ine1perence.
the people will permit George B. to tarry 10
Jericho till bis beard is grown
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The Cleveland Herald neatly says that,
seeing the velocity With which the Chicago
Copperhead train is rushing TO sure destruction,
Mcclellan, the cautious railroad man, keeps
his eye on the waruiug-"Don'i sia0d on the
platform
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GENERALS AND PoLTIcS. Since General
Mcdowell has made a speech OF two on rolit
cal matters, the Copperhead press says the
Bee are struck with horror at the idea of a
military officer having anything 10 do with
politics. In their eyes, such a course Is out
rageous. They conveniently forget that their
candidate for President is 4 Major General in
the army, and that he once wrote an election
cering letter to assist the election of Judge
Woodward in Pennsylvania. Probably il is
right and proper for their Major-General 10
NEEDLE with politics, because be is not military
officer enough to amount to much.
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JUDGE TYLER.-ThiS gentleman, who halls
from Stockton, addressed Z meeting at this
place, on Monday evening. There having been
no very general announcement previously made
there were few in attendance except citizens of
our town; but the speaker entertained those
who were present for about two hours, and, i
anything, there were more people present at
the close than the beginning Of lis speech
Mr. Tyler is certainly one of The most effective
speakers in the Sia,e. His speech embraced
many very good points, which were illustrated
by rich fund OF anecdotes. Much of the
argument was addressed to foreigners, and be
proved incontestably that Modern Democracy
IS in alliance with the Southern conspirators
one OF the cardinal doctrines Of whose creed is
that all goverement originates in usurpation
and is maintained by force who claim that
they are superior race, and contempt luously
term all foreigners "pauperS. etc He reminded
foreigners that they are excluded from voting
by the "CouiedeTae Constitution and vet,
Notwithstanding the rebels degrade the for
egner beneath The negro, there are many of
them, especially lIshmen, who manifest sym
pathy with the rebel cause. The speaker pro
duccd documents to show that the immediate
cause of the rebellion was not slavery, but the
determination of the Southern aristocrats to
free themselves from the rule OF the majority"
BY the adoption of the caucus system and the
'two-thirds rule" in nominating candidates for
the Presidency the South controlled the Dem
ocratic party and the country for thirty years,
and actually secured plank in the Cincinnati
platform endorsing secession doctrine, I, was
this that gave them the delusiye idea that the
North would "ie, them go ia peace :" but only
the few doughtace leaders of the party skunk
away to their holes when the secession viper
raised lis head, and laid there until President
was to be elected When they came crawling
FORTH Kissing and splitting their venom al decent
meo, and calling upon the people to elect man
who would carry out the aforesaid resolution iu
the Cincinnati platform and let the South 90
in peace But We cannot follow the speaker
in detail suffice it to say. he gave Copperheads
dose which will lay heavy on their callous
stomachs until election day, and reassured
Union men in the strength of their cause. The
meeting closed with rousing cheers for Abe
aud Andy Grant, Sherman and Sheridan.
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Watches,
& JEWELRY !
SELLING: At COST FOR THIRTY DAYS.
BY GEO. E. SMITH.

81 Call in and Examine the Goods ana n
tiJ Prices, and judge for yourselves. .ett
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NOVEL WAGER-Tbe following bet was
made at Yreka. ,he other day: If Siskiyou
county goes for Mcclellan, c. II. Pyle is to
saw half cord Of black oak wood in front of
the court house. with ball and chain TO bis
leg-the usual price to be paid Tor the saving
aud the money TO 90 10 the Sanitary Fund.
If the county goes for Lincoln, f. A. Schmatka
is to comply with the conditions Of the bet in
place OF Pye-that is, saws the wood and pays
the price Of saving into the Sanitary Fund,
CEASE hostilities and withdraw the armies.
said the Mcclellan Convention. Move OF
Early at once, and crush him." said Grant 10
Sheridan and be did it. Which is the short
g. road = a. enduring peace
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Two ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. COMES
this document sreetin--that am disposed
to sell, AND WILL SELL any portion or all Of
NV stock of
The weekly union record., 1864-10-29

H TIE PROBATE EC0URT-BUTTE COUNTY
L California In the matter Of the Estate OF JA-
-os BAEraoLoNsN. deceased.
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ranks, who are deceived by their fasehoods
and hypocrisy, to them we address this epistIe
You find in your platform declaration in
favor of peace and union; your nominee declares
for war and union. The leaders Of your party
are divided on peace and war policy-one por
ton would have peace and disunon by acknowl-
edging the independence of the Southern Con
federacy; the other would have peace and
union If they could have it by authority of the
name Of the Democratic party, otherwise they
would let the fate Of Rome be the fate of this
Republic.diyide her people into factions until
she falls an easy prey TO the enemies Of self.
government. The whole tenor. scope and
direction Of the declarations from rebel author
ty, from the FIRST act Of secession TO the present
moment. have assured Us that they have struck
for disuuion aud Independence, and unless We
g-ant them that, and pay their war debt there
can be DO peace until We conquer and subiusate
them. Arc you ready TO yield to dsuuion
Are You willing 10 swell be ranks If fIctious
citizens until the nation IS proStrated by internal
discussions aud falls by the perfdy of her own
people, 10 rise no more in the grandeur of her
past glory-her freedom lost, her people dis
frauchiSed and enslayed, or exied to foreign
lands?
III God in his wisdom has doomed this
nation to desirucion-if her mission is fulfilled.
and her glory Is to pass away, let the groans
of her dissolution resemble the agony of her
birth, ard as she WAS born, so let ber expire.
amid the shock Of contending armies the
thunder Of cannon. the screams OF the wounded
aud the sroaDs Of the dying" But methinks
hear you say. Il would not have her die. for
with her dies the very name of freedom.
would not have ber perish, for with her perishes
humsuity's last hope. and millions of ansuished
hearts crushed beneath the iron heel of a cruel
and relentless despo,ism. sink 10 the dark gulf
of slavery forever" Awake. then, from The
stupor which has beuumbed your faculties, and
oewidered your SeDSeS, by listening TO the
hypocriiical teachings of factious traitors under
the false name OF Democracy, Fly to the
rescue OF your country in the hour OF her peril,
aud leave TO your children the proud legacy Of
bonoT, that will descend Ike The maatle OF
Elijah upon their shoulders, when YOU shall
have passed from the land Of the free to the
home Of lhe blessed.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
Visit their IniquitieS upon Them.

All rebel sympathizers who are talking
treason in the country, giving information
to rebel raiders, and otherwise operating
against the Government, sheuld be arrested
and sent South, whether male or female
And all rebel sympathizers living within
five miles of any outrage committed by
rebel gHerrillaS, should be arrested and sent
beyond the limits Of the United States. All
property of loyal men, or of the Govern
ment, destroyed or stolen by rebel raiders
or thieves, should be made good by seizing
and apPropriating the property of rebel
sympathizers in the same neighborhood-
And whenever an unarmed Union citizen
is murdered by guerrillas, let fire of the
same kind of stock, confined in our prisons
be taken out and shot, near the scene of the
outrage. If we have no such prisoners, let
tc0 rebel citi<cnS of the same neighborhoOd
be publicly executed. This will stop their
murderous and villainous course, and no
other policy will do it. Not an eye for an
eye, and a tooth for tooth, but five eyes
fap nr,e, aud ~ GvUtI- g. -, -,
doctrine.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
Union Croakers and Fault Finders.

We have e set of men in our country
claiming to be loyal, and to be for the Union
and Il vigorous prosecution of the war
These croakers, continually running down
the Government the Government
bonds and currency-always grumbling
about the enormous debt being crcated-as
if such a war could be carried on without
creating huge debt. But these peace-lov-
ing traitors fear the Government will not
be able to meet this debt. They are mis-
taken. Our resources, our landed estates,
and our untold wealth, will enable US to pay
three such debts as now hang over the
country 1t is estimated that four hundred
millions will be raised by taxation this year.
Suppose we want four hundred millions
more, it can be borrowed upon the people
by bonds Our credit is good, and unlimi-
ted, and European nations wish to lend us
coin and bullion, because our rates ofinter-
est are double theirs. We may deem it
polite to borrow their coin, so as to put
down this speculation in gold. As yet we
have refused every foreign capital to aid US
our own people have furnished us money.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
No Right to Vote.

We contend, despite the amnesty oath.
that an open and avowed rebel has no right
10 vote in Tennessee in any coming election.
A traitor has ceased to be a citizen, and in
joining the rebellion has become a public
enemy. He has forfeited his right to vote
with loyal men, by renOuncing his citizen
ship and seeking to destroy the Govern
ment. All rebels should be subjected to a
severer ordeal than that of the Presidents
amnesty oath, before they are restored to
citizenship. A scoundrel who takes this
oath merely to save his property, as many
Of them do, and denies the validity of the
oath, is perjured villain, and not to be
trusted. These are plain words, and need
no Interpretation. We fall back upon the
old Bible doctrine, that before rerenting
rebel can be trusted, he must bring forth
fruits meat for repentance.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
The High Prices.

Prices have advanced moro in this cOun-
try during the last three years than they
did in Great Britain during twelve years of
the long period of the war ending in 1915.
During the last eighteen months prices have
advanced on an average two hundred per
cent. And yet, among leading articles so
advanced, very few of these are imported
This accounts for the high price of goId-
The high price of produce at home pre-
vents its expectation, thus requiring the
transmission of gold abroad to pay for our
purchases, SO that produce runs up gold, in
stead of tho reverse. as in days Of peace and
prosperity. aaiap
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
Rebel View of the Situation.

We have before us a long and we'll writ.
ten article from the Georgia Constitutional
ist, published at Augusta, and not far from
the Sesidence of A. H. SercnS. We give
only two or three brief extracts, to- show
the tone and uiewS of the leading rebel pa
per Of Georgia, in its concern for the peo.
pie of the South:
"God help them to have more Judgment.
for they surel Y do not realize the sickeninr
sense OF utter despair, the utter crushing of
bright dream flowers, which is.the inevitable
result of those who. believe in prOphesis of
sure success, when followed by inevitable
disaster
THE magnificent army Of Sherman has,
without loss and without battle, forced back
one of our best armies, under a f:,vorite
General; and if he only had intended q
raid, the destruction of the vast agricultural
interest of the grainary of our State. is 8
loss which we are i'll prepared to endure,
and totally unpreparcd to retrieve The
evil is, first, the withdrawal from market of
the essential food second, the increase of
population caused by refugees, which makes
an increased demand on the productive ca
pacity of the State; third, the increased
prices which tend to depreciate the curren
cy, which cannot bear another one-third re-
pudiatiOn. Then if it be more than a raid
and Sherman holds his front by fortifca-
loss of empire. N'- -'-'""'ls. it is an actual
"Therefore, with harm actually done, and
with Atlanta, and the great railroad inter
est involved in the fate of battle that
Sherman may or may not risk; is it wise
to tell our people that the invasion of our
State is but stupid blunder" of the en-
emy?
LET us not make ourselves a laughing
stock of Europe, by winning victories on
paper not yet won on the field Let us not
quicken the popular pulse at home with
dreams and prophesies of glorious victory;
for no expected evil harms half so much as
the blood that leaps forth in the ecstaey OF
triumph, ebbing back in sick convulsion
upon the disappointed heart
The same article let out the fact that the
English and French journals have been
paid for their eulogies on the South. The
writer says:
"When we grow happy on paper over
half State lost, and a Capital not yet
saved, let us look through the windows of
the blockade and see with European eyes
how we do look. We do not mean to form
our hopes upon what the paid journals of
England and France write for pecuaidry re-
cOmpenSe.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
National Prayer Day.

The President has issued his Proclama-
ton, in accordance with a resolution of
Congress, appointing Thursday, the 4th
day of August, as day of humiliation and
prayer, recommending the people to implore
the kind regards, and tender compassion of
the Almighty, to pray for the suppression
of the rebellion, ,oand that the rebels may
lay down their arms, and peace and unity
be established in all our borders For all
which, including the petition that we may
kill them off in every field fight, may God
be pleased to bestow upon the people, 'rkO
are loyal, the spirit Of sincere and earnest
supplication.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
Condition Of our Army.

Our army was never in a better cOndi-
ton. We are now rid of all political parti-
.,H Generals, who have so long been a curse
10 the Union cause, and an obstacle in the
way of our success. The men now in COM
mand mean fighting Grant, who is thun-
dcring at the gates of Petersburg and Rich
mond, knows no such word as fail In the
Southwest Sherman, with his gallant ar
my, which has crossed three States in pur-
salt of the fleeing rebels, are Numbering for
Admittance into Atlanta, and into the bet
t.r portion of Georgia, claiming it as an in
heritance. From all quarters the news is
cheering, and the military situation of the
country never was more highly encourag-
IRg.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
Newspaper SpOngerS.

The civilized world does not afford more
eetestable class of men than are the news
paper spongers Of the country-sponging
on their neighbors for their daily or weekly
papers. Among them, when they are ren-
ftlatcd, will be found those who keep three
or four dogs to feed, and are too poor to buy
paper. Among them will be found those
who drink liquor at all the groceries at 25
cents drink, and are too poor to buy a
paper. Among them are those who hoard
away their money, or lend it out at peni-
Tertiary rates Of interest, and can't spare
the money to buy paper. Others there
ara who have not time to read paper, and
emily borrow to see if pork has ''riz," or
-four lis gone up" We don't want any of
the5o men to bOrror or subscribe for our pa
pcr-no paper can benefit such men, nor
san they benefit any cause.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
The Administration of Mr.. Lincoln.

A great many pretended Union men are
dissatisfied with the manner in which the
war has been carried on. Some think Mr.
Lincoln is too slow, others that he is too
East and there are those who think he is
TOO forgetfuI of the requirements ofthe Con-
sttution. We are of the opinion that the
day is not far distant when Mr.. LincOln's
policy will be held in very high esteem
He is destined to be reelected as it were
by acclamation, no matter who is nominated
at Chicago, or what combinations unite in
opposing him. He is the strongest man in
America for the Office of President, and he
has an equally strong man on the ticket
with him for the Vice Presidency .
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
A Southern Methodist Church.

W. T. Smithson, the banker of Washing
ton City, was sent to Sing Sing prison, and
the large brick Church on Eighth street,
belonging to the Southern Methodists, of
which he was the head as we'll as chief sup
port, was sold to the Je,0si 1t may seem
a little anti Christian to have congregation
of circumcised HebreUs worshiping there
and denying the divinity Of Jesus, but in our
Judgment they will as readily and as effec
tually promote good morals, as would
rebel Methodist preacher, praying for the
success of the Gonfederacy, and pointing
his hearers to JEFF Davis as marvelously
proper man to forgive sins -.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
Secretary. The following resolutions were
adopted:

Resolred That it is the duty Of all the citizens Of
the slaVehodng States to encourage the most deter
mined and persevering resistance against the ty-
rants and usurpers of the United States Govern
msnt, and to uphold and sustain the government of
the Confederate States by every means in their pow
er, in the present war
ReSolred, That the citizens of McMinn county be
requested to ax their signatures to the proceedings
OF this meeting pledge to each other and to the
government of their loyalty to the Confedera4s
States and as means of restoring private and pub
lie confidence and fraternal feeling among U.s.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26

Brig. Gen. Burbridgo, of Kentucky, has
been nominated and confirmed as Major
General
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26
The McMinn County Manifesto.

From an old file of the Athens Post. whose
base and traitorous editor is now at Camp
Chase, we take the following manifesto,
from which we learn that one hundred and
strteen men allowed themselves to certify
to the infamous falsehoOd that "the present
war was waged by the people of the United
States Government against the people of
the Government of the Confederate States. ;"
Every man, woman and child, and even
negro, knows that the war was commenced
by the South, that the South first beat up
for troops, first fired upon the Star of the
West, and then upon fort Sumter, and all
because 'the people of the United States
Government elected Lincoln to the Presi-
dency.
1t is passing strange that men of sense
and character should have loaned their
names and influence to bolster up such
batch Of falsehOOds as are set forth in this
call. T. NirOn Van Dyke the writer of
the libel, is at Camp Chase, where he ought
to remain during the war:
a CALL FOR PUBLIC MEETING OF THE CIT
IZENS OF NJ 'MINN COUNTY
Inasmuch as heretofore there has been differ
ence OF opinion among the citizens of MeMinn
county upon the subject of the present war; waged
by the United States Government against the peO-
pie of the Government of the Confederate States,
superinduced generally, if not universally, by a
difference of opinion to the causes and objects of
the war, but the undersigned feeling that now there
should not be- and possibly is not, but one opinion
and determination among us, and that is that the
whole people of the Confederate States should re-
sst at all hazards and to the last extremity the at
tempt now manifested by the United States Gov
ernment to suLugate the people of the Confederate
States and further believing that it is the duty of
all men, due as well to themselves as to each other
and to the Government, to makea public manifesto
ton of their feelings that private and public con-
fdence may be restored and established in regard
to the loyalty of all men, therefore it is requested
t8f ia h6Gse IL Athens, On the first Cday III 0
tober 1862 to consider of the present condition of
the country, and to give public expression of their
feelings and intentions in regard to the same.
Knoxville tri-weekly Whig and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1864-1866, 1864-07-26

T. Nixon Van Dyke, S. NJ. Roberts,
VIM. H. Ballew, J. Il. Lane
/ Alex Cleage, S. MckinscY,
VI. f. Rice, W. I'll. Staples,
Geo. a. Caldwell, +. NJ. Staples,
Sam. p. wins, j. L. Neal,
J. l.. Bridges G. L. Rice
/ Erastus ROwley, |. 6. Barksdale
John Hoyl Tennison Lambert,
Daniel Horton, Thomas Everton
\. McKeldin, W. G. Vaughan,
| VIM George VIM. D. Browder
VIM. Mayield. Cornelius Brown,
G. Staples, Hugh Crawford,
Allen Boone, Ii. WOolf
Thos. A. Cleage, A. NJ. Brett,
J. F. Benton, J. G. Carlock,
j. w. Mann, J. T. Davis,
Wesley CASTOR. T. Cantrel,
A. Caldwell, G. B.. Newman,
n. NJ. Crockett, Vim. Moore
j. a. Zegler s. l.. Riggs,
J. NJ. Alexander, Ii. L. Moore
Andrew McRoberts, John Hurt,
Joel Triplett Eli Dixon,
w. f. Coleman, J. II. Hale,
J. II. Reed, A. W. Archer,
]. w. Blackwell, Charles Land
w. P. Carmack, John G. Rice,
H. Brown, T. Lawson,
5. ~ Reed, Henry Matlock,
kHA N. M. Grubb,
"A. a. Newman, w. r. Long,
A. c. Robeson G. Blankinship,
Q. A. Jordan, s. +. Gettys,
j. B. Taylor, Jas. III. McMinn,
F. NJ George ". G. Horton,
John Crawford, A J. Navee
G. Long, w L. Lafferty,
T. Sullins, A. Swaford,
P. L. Gamble j. K. Ware,
C. l.. King, John Brandon,
j. c. Calhoun, w. T. Reynolds,
VIM. H. Howard, ID. w. Mize,
c. NJ. Keith, VIM Cooke,
Matt NJ. Lowry, G. n. McCulley,
w. n. Cate, s. H. Howell,
j. H. Rider, Gideon Cate,
j. G. Grant J. S. Riggs
John Sweeney. J. w. McAffrey.
P L. Bryan, VIM. Rudd,
VIM. l.. Atlee John Ross,
S. Hexter Charles Dickerson,
William West j. S. Bridges,
Martin Crayton, John r. Peters,
@. Zimmerman, L. r. Hurst
HI Moore, .H ea Thos. B. MayfsId,
jarrett Stow E.,s VIM. Dorsey
Thos. N. Duckworth, NJ P. Jarnigin. ,aes
The meeting was held, T. G. Carlocl
acting as Chairman, and Editor Iuins a