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would let us alone. the sword would drop
hom our hand and we would cease to
fight. It is true, those who set up to
advocate peace have tdikei a great deal
and much to our injury, inspiring hopes
OF carly peace, which were destined to
be rudely dissipateI after occaSioning a
relapse into apathy and repose, which
was more dangerous TO US than all the
hordes OF robbers and plundcrcrs the
enemy could send against US Mr.. Ste
phens is reputed man of good judgment
and wisdom; but we question both his
Judgment and his wisdom in The propo
,itIons he has put forth concerning peace
conventions, and which hc explains IN
this last letter. His convention ofStateS-
vhich he acknowledges cannot be held
without authority from the Confederate
Government-hc proposes merely as a
palavcTing convention, having only the
power 10 talk about peace. He would
not empower it to act even for the States
1t may represent. Such convention, In
the midst OF war whose thunderS are
daily revcrberating through almost every
potion of our country, would be SUI
prcmcly ridiculous, Is idle talk, sur
rounded by such sights and sounds, such
horrors Of genuine and bloody war would
resemble the sen5clcss gibbcri&h OF
congress Of dcmentcd old women
Mr.. Stephens is, we consider, greatly
betrayed in his idea thai the Northern
peace party Is born and grown Of the
peace propositions of the South, to which
he alludes. He is, moreover, mistaken
as to the strength Of that party The
peace party of the North is the bantljng
of our brave armies, and his growth is
impedcd by our partial reverses. A vic
tory here and in Georgia will make him
grow like the green gourd after re-
freshing shower; but without tIiumphs
In the South, Mr. Stephens's song OF peace
is like the feeble strains of the lutte
amidst the northeast gale at sea
President Davis, in his speech at
Montgomery, without having Mr.. Ste
phens's letter in view, tor it had not been
published, made the following pertinent
remark, which is about all that need be
said on the subject
:" Mr.. Davis spoke of the horrors Of war aud tn,
suti,lIng> Of I'll" people. He desired peace. Ii had
tried 10 obtain II and had been rudciy IepusoI lie
should stll strive dul, 10y the hre.,ii. Of God and
til" strong arm OI tho soldiers, yet hoped to obtain it
" Ii there be thO+e who hoped 10 outWt the IAN
KEGS, AMI by smooth words ana fair speeches. hy the
appearance OF willingness TO treat or to listen to
rc-unlon hope to elect any certain candidate III the
North, they deceive themselves Victory i'll the field
l. the Surcnt element of strength to peace party.
Let u win battles and shall have ovCrtures soon
enough"
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MISTEI.t.ANEOI =.

The result of the town elections in
Connecticut on Monday last, as given in
the Hartford papers, shows large Demo
cratic gains. of the one hundred and
eight towns from which the result is
given, littyfour were carried by the De
mocrats, ffty-two by the Republicans,
and two divided. The Democrats carried
number of towns which have been here
toiorc Republican, and largely reduced
the Republican majorites in others. The
Republicans gained in four or five towns
only.
Houses are scarce in Boston. \ few
years ago, during a siaglc month, there
We're one thousand and four houses TO let
OF for sale in Boston; now it is difficult
to find desirable tcnemcnts.
Frederick Buckley, of the Buckley
brothers Minstrel Troupe, died in Bos-
ton last Friday, aged thirty-two years,
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Mr.. SIEPUENS'.S LETTER

We make room to day for the letter of
Mr.. Eice-President Stephens, whose II.
bors for the last two years have hson
pretty much confined to cavi,,;no u.;,
the measures of the Governmen, o.,
dIScourses about peace, peace whe,
there Is no peace" There is little in
tins letter to entitle it to a place in
The papers, but that it comes from man
who occupies so high Il position in the
Confederate Government. We cannot
see that Mr.. Stephens, or any one
agreeing with him, has really effected
anything more than any and almost
everybody of the Confederacy have
done by simply declaring that they
are willing to stop fighting when
ever the enemy stops his INVASION
President Davis has steadily kept this
idea before the world since his first speech
AS President, in which, in effect, be de.
Jared that the moment our enemies
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The Noyth Erttish Nail thus describe;
what it calls "a new rebel RAM:
Messrs. Jones, Quiggan X Co, of Liv-
crpool, have lately completed the Colonel
Lamb, q steel paddle wheel steamship OF
1888 tons, old measurement. She has
been built and fitted with engine power
with view to great speed as a blockade
runner. On Tuesday she went on her
trial trip, and took the opportunity of
having a two hours race with the Isle of
Man steamer Douglas, the fastest boat
yet known on the Merscy. In twohour>
and thirty-Gne minutes the Colonel
Lamb beat the Douglas 10y about loul
miles by log, the ship ran sixteen and
three-quarter knots, or about nineteen
miles an hour.
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Captain Spoke, the African traveller,
lost his life by the accidental explosion
Of his own gun He had gone down to
Bath to attend the meeting of the British
Association, where his presence was ex-
pcctcd with an eager interest. On Thurs
day morning he went out to shoot. In
forcing way through hedge, with his
gun upon his arm, the piece was touched
by the twigs. 1t exploded, and the
charge went through his heart, causing
instantaneous death.
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TIE WAY THE ENROLLING OFFICERS ARE
TREATED IN PENNSYLVANIA.

TREATED IN PEENSILVANIA.
\ dispatch tr2in Easton, PENNSYLVANIA,
dated the 18th instant, shows that the
place of enrolling officer in Pennsylvania
is not bomb-proof:
Private Lcan,ier X Dcase, of Captain
StroudS cavalry, Of Philadelphia, was
shot through the head with ball, and
in several parts of the body with buck
shot, and instantly killed. near the house
of Jacob Miller, IN Price township,
Monroe county, Pennsylvania, yesterday.
\ squad Of men, he being one of them,
had gone out as Il guard to the person
who was to serve notices upon the drafted
men Of that township, and, while riding
along the road, they We're fired upon
from the bushes, with the result above
named. Miller, and man named SecOe,
were arrested by the comrades of the de-
ceased and brought to Stroudsburg last
evening, and were taken to Philadelphia
to-day. Dease was highly respectable
young man, and a resident of phila-
delphia.
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We called attention yesterday to what
We supposed was letter from Gran. ta
Sheridan, recommending the utter desc
latlon OF the Valley. We find that it
Vas not a letter, bat a formal or,icr.-
The Valley is TO be reduced by fire and
sword to the condition Of desert.
1t Is to be regretted that General Early
did not order, or rather permit, while
1t was IN his power, the removal of
everything from the Valley that could
have been OF service to the army. But
it is folly to cry for split milk. AS for
the order of Grant, and the policy it in
dicates, we regret it for the sake of those
who are to be the immediate sufferers
But 1t will do no ultimate harm to our
cause. Nay, We are greatly mistaken iii
our views Of human nature if it operate
not bcneticially III Our favor. There is
nothing which makes man a patriot SO
quick, and SO decidedly, as the destruc
ton of his property. Burn mans
house and you make him a patriot for
ever We are well aware that the in.
habitants of the Valley require as little
slimulant in this direction as most PEG
pie. No country is more nearly unani
NOUS in opposition to the tyrant. Still,
there are there, as there arc here, as
there arc everywhere, persons who are
weak in the knees, wavering in spirit,
timid, and of little faith This order, if
faithfully executed, will be an invaluable |
instrument in the conformation of such
persons. 1t will stimulate them with
the courage that grows out of despair. r.
We expect to hear that General Early's
ranks have been largely recruited by |
Grants order.
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NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNvEN-
TIDS

The State Democratic Convention of
New Jersey met Oh the 9Th ut Trenton
The resolutions adopted endorse the Chi
cage nominations fully; and one OF them,
thanking the Yankee soldiers tor then
remaining in the field, adds
40 those who are detained in the
Southern prisons we hereby extend our
sympathy, believing that in suffering
them to remain there upon = false ScntI-
mcnt Of negro equality, aud refusing to
permit medical stores to be sent to them,
the present administration shows itself
regardless of humanity and deserving the
censure Of the people" The third pledges
undivided support to the ticket this day
nominated, and invites the corporation
Of all conservative voters Of the State who
are dissatisfied with the present Admin
IStratIOn.
The Convention was large and harmo
Nous.
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The New York UcraM of the 7th,
from which We published some extracts
| yesterday, contains some additional items
which are readable.
THEIR SPIRITS.
| In Philadelphia the other night, there
was grand celebration among the mig
ger worshippcrs. Wounded soldiers in
seven four horse omnibuSes, "old vete
rams carrying banners such tlum-
perry, topped off by transparcncics, lent
interest to the turn out Among the
transparencies to tickle the fancy of the
neutrality-suspicious. were the following
One representing two pictures Of Pre-
sident Lincoln the first places the Pre-
sident in the attitude of raising IA large
maui at his feet wIithcs a broken head
cd CopperheaI, with the face OF jeff.
Davis. The reptile is apparently WIZ
Cling with agony and endtavoriHg t.
strike his ven0mouS fang; into tue cap
tor; at the same time, it would seem TIT
he il afraid Of the pondcrous upliltcd
maui aforesaid. On the reverse of this
Transparency the President is represent
ed as splitting rails i'll the Western coun-
try. He has already gone to the wills Of |
the West log cabin is erected and |
the primeval soil is made to yield its yr- |
tues for the benefit Of the human family.
On the sides of this banner are the names
of the battles that ended in victory to the |
Union army. This transparency was car
RED by Peter Clare, 4 veteran soldier
4 number of small lanterns were car
rled by the advance guard, with various
notices, the most striking Of which was
the following:
Peace Makers Grant, Sherman, Far
ragut."
band OF Forty Pieces.
Here followed the first division of the
Union Campaign Club
Next came the second division or first
battalion Of veteran soldiers, two thou
sand four hundred strong. They carried
number OF large transparencies, plenty
OF small ones, and nearly two thousand
torches
Another picture on a side lantern re
presented chain-shot, one end labelled
Maine and the other Vermont. This de
vice is supposed to represent the effect
OF a chain-shot from Union battery
The motto is, con a Bender"
Among other notices are the follow
ing:
ut is dangerous to swap horses while
crossing the stream"
1.-THE nominees of the Chicago Con
vention are the rebels only hope"
"A change of base will not save him
this campaign; We have too many flank
ers"
I'VE have fought the enemies Of our
country in the field we now turn our
attention to those at home"
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After all It il not nv any means

cessary. After all, it is not by any means
positive that it was any part of Grants
plan to 60 further than we now are.
The movement has been good one
1t has drawn off fifteen or twenty thou
sand rebels from the vicinity of Peters
burg, ailording the Army of the Potomac
an opportunity of carrying the strong
works which they have for so many
months confronted In this view Of the
case, may not our movement be consld-
cred in the light of a diversion or feint in
favor of the Army CT the Potomac?
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NOTICE.-Always on hand, and for
~ sale, NEW SORGHUM BARRELS. IIoUoR
BARRELS. FLOUR BARRELS and KEGS Of all
kinds and SIZES, BUCKETS, TUBS, xc Orders can be
LETT at +. Dtarue droccry, No. Franklin street,
OF at my Cooper shop, Seventeenth street corner
of Baldwin, near the Central Railroad Workshops.
Delivered anywhere III the city gratis
ST Finn III METIGER
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THE LONDON TINES ON THE CAPTURE OF AT
LANTA

LANTA
The London Times, in leader on the
American war, says:
The capture of Atlanta may fairly be
regarded as browning with success the
campaign of the Southwestern Army of
the Union. The results Of the achieve
mcnt are still to be seen nor is it, in
decd yet certain that General Sherman
will be able to retain his prize but it is
a prize, nevertheless, for it represents
the object which the Federal commander
proposed to himself from the beginning
of his expedition. Never, since the com
menccmcnt fthe war, has Federal force
plunged so intrcpidly into Confederate
territory as the Army of Georgia. The
Conlederates have lost an important po-
sition, and been unsuccessful in cam
paign. They have not, however, lost an
army, nor any considerable quantity of
munitions or stores. The Fedcrals have
taken town in State hitherto inacces-
sible to their armies, and can boast of an
army quartered in Georgia One of the
great objects Of the campaign in Georgia,
as we'll rs in Virginia, was the dcstruc-
ton of the Confederate army, and that
has not been attained. General Hood re-
mains III command of force, which,
though it is not u match for Sherman's
army, is nevertheless strong, we'll organi-
zed, and safe
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THIS DAY
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4 GENERAL MEETING OF THE
IA STOCKHOLDERS Of the James River Canal
Packet Company viii be- held IN scottsville, Abe
marie county, on THURSDAY, the 10th October
next, at IL O'Clock \. Nj. Business Of importance
will be transacted, and "a full attendance is re-
quested. by order Vi the Board Of directors.
CHARLES Y. MoRusS,
SO 20-eodi2ts Prvslient.
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observation by being created in detail
both as to amount and locality, but also
because its management is controlled 10y
individuals in the several communities,
under State laws and county regulations,
and because its charge rests directly upon
the lands and goods of each farmer and
tradcsman among them.
Let us take an illustration. A senate
rial district of New York State, not more
than hundred miles from the metropO
lis, sent to the war a magnificent regl-
ment over thousand strong, aud has
lately welcomed back its gallant wreck,
less than two hundred in number Many
of them enlisted for bountics of three
hundred dollars, raised by vote Of public
town meetings, the aggregate Of which
exists as county bonds, legalizod by the
State acts. In some Of the towns Of this
district public vote has recently fixed
the bounty at thousand dollars, and
titled the quota at that cost to property
oWEciS.
As in this district, 50 overall the land
1t i, Impossible We. To compute the mil
lions which our high hearted women
have thus bound themselves to pay; but
enough is known to show that this adii
ton Of county obligations to the ma
tlOnai debt viii he enormous.
DO the people repent Of this Not
for moment, either for the blood epiit
OF the money spent But, after all this
grlcyouS waste, and the end not yet, they
are IN the mood to put to the AdmifiStra-
ton two stern questions For what
and how long? If the purpose Of the
beginning Is held 10 the end If the
signs tnr peace coming up from all cor
ncra OF the land are H01tIcd hy the pro-
mise that it shall come as soon a~ It hon
orally may; il no madness nor ambition
defeats the hope OF restoring the whole
country under Wful rule to something
OF ITS carly glory and prosperity, then it
IS well. Eat il otherwise if Tie war is
no longer wagcd for the Union, bat for
the triumph Of sham philanthropy, and
if more, and yet more, lcvies are to sad
den every hearth and drain every purse
to feed the slaughter Of an Illegal cru
sUic, and peace is TO be made the c0ndi-
ton OF Southern submission to what the
Constitution never demanded, Of North.
crn insistancc on what It's common
sense rejects then it is neither we'll nor
longer endurahlc
The choice is open to all, the issue plain
AMI ayoWcd. Lincoln, with no peace and
no tnion til abolition triumph&; or,
Met Iellan, with tnion, the Constitution,
and an honorable peace 80 soon as these
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BlKNEi s REPULSE AT DEEP BOTTOM!
STRANGE EXPLANATION OF 1T

blRNEi REPULSE AT DEEP BOTTOM-A
STRANGE EXPLANATION OF IT
Beast Butler has complimcnted Birney
on his not being able to make the ad
vance from Deep Bottom, below Rich
mond, the other day, After making this
statement, the correspondent, with re
'harkable candor, adds:
II Is not at all clear that We could not
h i'a'. overcome the obstacles presented
; Dy me strong li'ne of rebel works cross
ing Laurel llil,. Our assault was in no
manner repulsed. We simply failed TO
carry them on the first charge: but orr
troops retained the extreme advance thew
dld secure, and held it until orders from
higher authority called us back to the
line We now occupy.
This movement could hardly be called
falling back. It was simply abandoning
an exposed and unprotected position in
the open field to take up wellbuilt and
formidable line Of works. Our pickets
heia our advance all night, and might
hsYe held It yet had it been deemed ne
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THE BURTHEN OF TAXATION ON THE NORTH

AAiH bthi E4> oH lahh ION ot ihf
The New York Herold, in an editorial
article, brings to the notice of its read
ers the heavy burthens assumed by the
local populations by county leyies for the
payment of bounties to stimulate men to
enlist in the Federal army. These bur
thens arc superadded to those imposed
by the Federal Government which are
of themselves, or will be, so enormous as
to be uncomfortable. The HeruM init.
mates that they will be borne quietly by
the people if the war is waged constitu-
tionally for the Union but not so, if
merely for the triumph of sham philan-
thropy. 1t says:
In estimating the burthen of the debt
entailed by the war upon US and our
posterity, that part of it which arises
from taxation imposed on the people of
the towns and counties by their direct
votes, for the purpose Of stimulating en-
llstmcnts, requires particular considera-
ton, not only because its weight is hea-
vier than is generally supposed, escaping
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AMUSEMENTS.
- edmond THEATRE
y Corner Seventh AMI Broad streets


u edmond THEATRE,
III Corner Seventh ami Broad streets
Stage NJ annger L. Il. DALTON
TUESDAY EVENING, OgroprR II, 1864,
A BILL OF UNUSUAL ATTRACTION
will be presented
The interesting drama entitled
THE WAND EKING Boys;
THE CASTLE OF ST. oIIvAL,
Shakspeare's comedy Of
KATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO,
oR,
THE TANNING OF THE snREw,
Miss SALLiE PARTINGTON,
Mis- KATIE ESrFIIE,
Ma e. DtEAE
Mrs JENNIE TAYLOR.
Mf~sE-. J : CHARLES,
}. WELLS,
IL + ALLEN,
+ BANKER,
L II DALTON,
ana Ill The f;voritcs, III the cast
OVERTURE ORCHESTRA.
NEW BALLAD MR. T. BANKER.
In active preparation, the beautiful Operate Drama
entitled
THE DAUGHTER OF TIE RE8NENT
and the great lesItuat,. comedy Of
MARRIED LIFE.
Doors open ut quarter t. ! o',Iy,k: performance
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'iN"z WISTED,-Thc highest market price will be
! Al at aufs for ali kinds of CLEAN corrow
"d LiNt> R,as, IN large small quantities.

The tone of the Presidents speech at
Augusta is decidedly cheerful, and must
have the effect Of cheering the country.
There has been some dependency OF
late -causclees, We surely think, and by
no means universal Yet there has been
some. Now, President DAVIS knows
better than any one else the actual con
d,ttnn II the country, its resources, It's
lrn prt>, aud the chances it stands Of IA
>,i.r,>>!,l struggle with the powerful
to',, Of oar adversary. Ii he be cheer
tai with al the facts before hm, Why
Sh4uii private persons, who see but a
portion OF the drama AT time, be de
a,,u"dgutr We have too much conf
u,h,c in the President "a n gentleman
aaA / man ot lntclrity to believe that he
"-vj!ld imIose series OF false state
u.,;.t> and f.llaciouS hopes upon the
pIhhI under any circumstances. But
honor and integrity out Of the question,
What object could he have in withhold
any the truth Ii matters be not as hc
says they arc-lt we be 1" orticHto mor
to- instead OF a promising condition. 0
bodily health, he must know that the
ruth cannot he long concealed, that
" hen revealed it mast act upon him with
tc4hic severity from having suppressed
II, and that the consequences must be to
Inn Of too serious character to be com
pclSatcd by any patent popularity OBJ
famed by the sacrifice of his veracity
We believe he speaks the truth; and
thus believing, We call on the croakcrs to
hold up their heads and shut their
nIouths. Ii is time enough to give up
The ship when the pilot says there is no
longer any hope
We have rcSOrtcd to one method Of
finding out how we stand when we are
bcsct by croakers, which has always had
fEcti good effect upon our own spirits
tlat We recommend it to others. We al
ways ask how General Lee looks. If he
be serious, We are apt to think there is
tIouble> If he be cheerful, we dismiss
all doubts and fears. His face is to us,
aud TO thousands besides, a weather glass,
whereon they read the state of the at
mosphcrc. Now, we learn that General
Lee, naturally of disposition inclined
to sober cheerfulness, never was NOR
cheerful than he is at this time Let all
croakcrs take comfort from this for it is
given unto them as sign. They have
no occasion to despair as long as General
Lee does not despair. They have no
right to despond while he is in good
spirits. lie knows much better what he |
can do and what he cannot do than
anybody else knows. Upon his broad
shoulders lies the full weight of this
young Coniederacy. AS long as he |
stands up under it, what right has
who does not feel the weight |
of a pound ayerdupois on his own
shoulders to give way: For our own
part, We are determined to give up when
'ieneral Lee gives up, and not moment
before that time
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