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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13
Competent WITNESSES.
While, We have, Democratic stu,

While We have Democratic STUMP
speakers in this State, going abou'
whining that'thc rebellion cannot BE-
subdued by arms, and that some othc,
way ought to be tried, (thoush they
are not quite so talkative as IS they were
before Sheridan's victories) the follow.
ing are some Of the authorities whose
voices are heard on the other side: ~
Say, Lieut.. Gen. Grant: - - =
The end is not "a, distant, if We VII
only be true to ourselves. All We wan,
now to insure an early restoration ot
the Union is determined unity Of sen.
timentts North. J., r,.g..g j. All. .i.}3u a..
K. Says Major General Hooker: .,-,..,5
j This Union must be preserved, and
there is, no way Of. preserving it but by
the pow wer Of our arms BY fighting the
conspiracy to DEATH This rebellion is
tottering while Ispeak lit is going
down and will soon tumble into ruin.
Says Major General Meade: '.s Z
{. Dismissins, IS now useless to discuss,
a!l questions as, to the origin Of this
war, we have daily and hourly evidcn.
ces that it exists, and that it can only
be terminated by hard Sighting, and By
determined efforts to overcome the arm
ed enemies Of the government. ..;
.: Says Major General Burnsi le: ~y,
Would it. not be cowardly for US to
say that this rebellion cannot be crush
cd and the authority Of the government
sustained 2 There is in my mind NJ
question Of it. There can be no such
thing as laying down Of arms OF :cessa-
ton Of hos1ilities until the entire au.
thority Of the government is acknowl-
edged BY every citizen Of our country.
Says Major General Logan: '. u
The greatest victory of the rebels,
greater than fifty AlanAssasas, and their
only one that can give them . particle
Of hope, will be to defeat the war par
ty at the incoming campaign
Says Major General Dix; ,..''
My desire is to do all in my power
to sustain the Government in its efforts
to put down the rebellion-an object to
be effected, in my judgment. by a
steady and answering prosecution Of
the war.
=, Says the old vete eran Major General
Wool: 49,. ~ u
! Nothing, for aught that / can u dis
cover, will save the Uniou,, and its gov
eminent but the. successes Of Grant,
Sherman, FarraSut. and Sheridan. ,:.s
Says Major General Sherman: ..4u,
To stop war We lnnst defeat the reb.
el armies that are arrayed against the
laws and Constitution, which ali must
respect and obey. ~ X x The
South began the war by seizing forts,
arsenals, minis, custom houses, ETC.,
etc, long before .Ztneolr ,cas Installed,
and before the South had one ,jot or
title Of Prouocatton. l
want peace, and believe it can only be
reached through Union and war, and
will ever conduct war purely with 4
view to perfect an carly success. .,a.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

= Hon. II Henry Winter, Davis, who
At first opposed Lincoln, is stumping
Maryland for "Lincoln, johnson and
the Free Constitution" The Union
ranks are swelling daily With acccssions
of good and true men II ~ ,......s, sz,s,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

APER1pATErIc NEWSPAPER The
Memphis. Grc"ad1 jackson: Griffin
appeal is the present title of the old
Memphis Appeals rabid secession
sheet, whose editors have been outrA-
geo"sly prosecuted by Grant and Sher.
man, and whose last resting place Is IL.
town Of Griffin, fifty miles from Attain
IA. 49,. -. +.:,E ...." :..-.: -
-Doubtlcss the Democratic platforr:
had reference to this paper when it spoke
Of the interferences of the .Administra-
ion with tho freedom of the press"
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

t |...' A s"1p1sK Va re.dpg ins
scrip'ion. % de han pareneifs in !.
Democrats fssion in Treston, and
discovering nothing inscribya thereon
but abuse oee the Presidential the Uni
ted States and insults. at our own Coy
crnmcnt, turned to a companion and ex-a
claimed :: "1'ay Jim, this is the h.,t
rebel :i raid wy veTe seen seen SINCE - LEFT Yir'
ginia"! = ''
THE New York zltasal. -rbieh fat
tens its candidates only Is Kill them.
inquiries "1f Mcclellan i elected,
what is to become Of Grant, Sherman,
and Sheridan ?"z7 This 4is . pertinent
question, sitter Ethe brilliaut yictories
near Winchester. <rs.s~'7,
One Of the SPEAKERS II i recent TN
ion gathering in Philadelphia w.s
Judge Shannon, Of 5Pittsburg, always
a Democrat hitherto, Who said:
q II never voted f5rAbraham I51czola: hnsr
\ think will be following the t.schiup. of
such Democrats as Jehel s1fl and ,,J.cf.on
when say that it'll an, spared to Noven-
Der l nean,to vote for Abraham Lincoln"
= ANOTHER VETERAN OrposED To
McCLELLAN:-The veteran Gener,l
Mccall is openly opposed to Mcclellan.
He is Democrat of the old school, and
abrave soldier: He knows Mcclellan
perfectly, sod consequently is opposed
to him. He was the Denoentieg ican-
'd'date for Congress in 1862, aud shows
aclear record, which he win preserve
BY the course he has adoot>d. aIsgg
SUPPOSE Early, insterd Of Sheriden,
had been victorious on. Monday: Do
you not know that Gunbost McClellan's
prospects for the Presidency would
have been helped? Helped BY a rebel
victory! -.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9Th
inst. says:
"The influence Of the South, more
powerful in the shock Of battle than
when throwing her minority vore in an
electoral college, Will be cast IL favor Of
Mcclellan" .~>5[s. s,sssE.: EoIxJ
An ardent Onion man met :. dozen
2Copperheads At "a railway ststioni in the,
northern part Of Ohio, . few days ago..
They looked despondent a.nd gbomy,
for they had just been discussing the
Chicago nominations. "Wen, judge q
said one Of them to tie Onion traveller:
II suppose the big campaign has begus
now p "Yes," replied the Judge, t.Lin-
coin has opened the ball At atlanta,
and jeff Davis At Chicago 10,
OUn SUFFERING PRIsoNERs: The
Meridian (Miss.) Daily Clarion Of
August 25th says; ''During one Of tie
intensely hot days Of last week more
than three hundred sick and wounded
Yankees died at Andelsonville.: We
thank Heaven for such blessinpps.' g .ss
Major GENERAL scHor1ELip, for:
merly commandant Of the Department
of the Missouri, and now commandant
Of the Army Of the Ohio, in General
shcrman's department, was serenadcd.
at Fre;port, Ill. last evening, and in
brief speech unequivocally endorsed
the war measures of the Administration
and supported Mr.. Lincoln for, re-elec-
tio". This disro<es Of the Copperhe.d
claim that General Scho6eld is q Nc |
Clellanite Chicago Journol27A. II
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

, THE Abolition press have revived and
circulated the slander that Mcclellan wa !
asleep on gunbont during the most I'M
.portant battles of the Peninsula campaign.
Well, gentlemen Mcclellan, con do better
fighting while he is asleep than any Aboli-
tion General has yet done: during his
''''eids7 de- awqke'' oments.7-heaeer.,s 0nr f
=. Perhaps the 81. ycopperheada enjoy
thus Jcstingly Of the action of
a General who-left his s,asmy and re-
manned on a gunboat: during important
battles , The country looks on their
candidate with a; severer eye. The
slaughter Of bravefm cannot be thus
covered with joke As for the fight.
ing of an Abolition General We would
refer Democrats to Gen: Grants opera.
etions. He does not desert bis men in
action. but is with them, cheering them
and checred by them. Il. "..; :o,s.:. .
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

"JuL'us," said one contraband I'd
another, *'is you better dis moruiug!'i
''No, l was better yesterday, but Ia
got ober dat" :.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

THE following; from New York Ytlkt',ai e.
change shows that, notwithstanding
the var aud high prices, a emf emigration "a
this country is heavily Oh the Increase :: +:
Yorkup' u 'sept. 2ist,. during 1854. "a.
146, ,626I For the same time last year Tie
lunbeffwss oily 114,3Ges rs!}u4 10 Inc
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13


A ANsw paper has just been started at Wi
mona called the Winona Democrat. 1t is q
good looking sheet and has q ring that is
not to be mistaken.-Shakopee Aryus. 80
The regular Democratic <"ring" is
the" following plank in the Chicago
platform: .'.>>S:'F Il:
That this Convention does explicitly de-
clare as the sense Of the American people
that after four yearscf failure to restore the
Union; by the experiment Of war. =; n ~
justice, humanity, liberty, and the public
Welfare demand that immediate cforts b
made for cessation Of hostiliies Nth d vie,o ID
/ an ultimate Contention Of tho States or othc'
tpeaceable means to the end that at the ear
liest practicable moment peace may be re
stored on the basis Of the: Federal Union o.
the States. nj, .,s .,n:fss. ,,,-.f,
Compare this with the extracts W
give from 1i he letters 1: Of our Union Gen
erals. Which has the true "ring. 2
Which the copper? .,~ ,..----
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

NEVER forget that tie rebels broke
out 20 ofthe Union 10 save save slavery. and
commenced war To- crush Republican
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

RATES OF ADvERTIs1NG.
Ono column, one year. SIS 90
Ons-half column, cae year, f, a..t Il 40 90
One-fourth column, one year, 25 90
One column. six months, 30 4,@s .os45' oG
One-haf column, six months. 30 90
,0ne.f6artk 5olumn; six 5,nonths,E ~ DO
One square, one year, 10 90
One square, six months, 100
Busi1eeacsras, i've lines or less,1-sSs5 per
Annl:n; six lines, Sc; seven lines, s..
Legal advertisements at statute rates.
Ten lines Of this sized type constitute =
square, and cards viii be charged propor-
tionate to the space they occupy in BREWER
soid.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

Mn: I,xc;oh 'declintesfi;o' fight and wish.
es ,snbstf1ute. r He shall haye one-Gso,
B. McClel1an:-Pioneer . '''
AsMr:I Lincoln is genuine fighting
man he :1auh doubtless prefer ,asight:
ing substitute intelligent contr...
band, nd, for @ instance, isa 'c, such IS acted SC
bravely in the recent attack on the dc.
fenses of Richmond. 2>'' =
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13
- ~ -
THOMAS: JON Es',
BLACKSMITH

- -''-- .'7'-- . 80 .'@N!!71177 -
ALL kinds Of work done in the best
~ possible manner. Particular atten-
tion given fto horse ana 2ox-shoeing. .a1'plov
work, and repairing Of allkinds.' Shop in
same Building with Henry W. Weary ,,7s
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13
>J.na W.. MET ZROTsH
=, "a. NE RG.H ANT s,lI5 i '.AfLoR,, j.. :.

NTouLD iinnv,its in,i lis friends and tie pub pub
Hv@1ic IL caIl and examine his Ne,o Styles
to Gentlymeh' : Furnishing Goods, Psrtic-
ular attention paid to custom Work.. -.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13
WHAT FERNANDO WOOD SAYS.
kkRssslsa.Hs; ;u,l,a1Sl .fasthas k;sz ii

| kleesIasaj eistSsI1 1s;sI
friends He has no more ardent and
gifted admiregS S1bss lMAIFernando
Wood. That gentleman, in the course
Of recent speech u bis favor says:
J. "The Chicago Conventions nominee and
its platform were apparently inconsistent
With eaeh other; and yeto for paramo cunt
reasons connected with success, il deemed
such contradictory position reconcilable
with good policy" -, ~..:.- - 49, Z,
ssTberefore,a having g none other Eto vote
for butthe man thus, selected, and. having
been q. party to the effor, to select some
other person, am precldded from oppo-
'sition to l,inA7 > Beside', u sltrted,t 4 o~sai-
':fed he ~W e".ertaain Me, vie'c. and efecute
the principles Of the great pcrty he ,ein repre-
sent, tuithout re3ord 10 Mo,t'he 1ndy2himstlf
possfss. Aetahsn; wal be our agent, sthe
creature Of oNr voice.
This Indicates clearly that the appa-
rent var tone iof NlcClellan's letter was
but part Of the '"good policy" spoken
|,ofby Fernando in this speech. ss5a
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II O B w n TX -
OF all kinds executed with neatness and
dispatch, and At reasonable rates. c;a5.
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Wutels.
UNITEIEDIl$ST4ATEsH FPS 4 AT 7,ts.,H HOTEL

Directly opposite the Boston ana Worcester Baroad
Depot)
uHE undersigned, who has be- ncunnected with the
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has lea, ed THIS well known aud popular Hotel iof \
term Of years and pledge him eli io he llr uds And
me pnhtc 70 use his utmost efforts 90 sustain thaI4p.
uthuon OF the UNITED STATES nOTEI4, ~ a hrt.
class house The iiubhc may rely upon hodips A.
ts houael all the appliances and comors of hrsl.
Price ~ heretofore, Two Dollars per da1 .aI..
o,si.ieln FRANZ N PFAjJ.
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.ON ths % gay Of March, AID lsG4, a pstItiop VA
~ hledin the office Of the ,lpfk Of The Com ot
stste ot Ohio by 10 eph shhock, Elizabeth Wykol,
Denlel W. Young ana Augustus Urschell which re-
uuoh - pending IN said Court, tho object aud
runnlng l,etween lots No l75 and no; also batween
lots NO le3 and lsf 10 the town OF Miami sbury, in
sald county, running nom NHn street 10 southeast
uIeeuon' lptersecupg an alley running north and
soutn end irQm theme east ~ Canal streei a. The
~ sssssn ot the SAD ourt applcai IN viii b msds
IL fuH uue Hraa I'd ADAM OlAi,
Nay w. isS'-divsyl AiI9msy lsr Psaaonsr,
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JOnN r. BARTs RsTArE
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Aost.

Il OsT-Al parsons are HEREBY cautioned against
~ NEGOTIATING Tor note drawn me, dated Felru.
MY y lHi' lof lour hundrod aud twenty two dnllara
aud tn cents tS422 lO}, thirty dqys Rnd PAYABLE AZ
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are cautioned not 10 pnrrhase OF receive the same.
.I.t. juan A MlNICK
Mr. JOHN a, MINIOk, The nate alIude,l 10 aboy.
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These Filters are put up IN quart
bottles, Of tvhioh ths abovs u a .fao-
st1sils, qhs label 10 JaRsly en-
grovsd, and is provided ivith a
safe guard from oollntsEJsttsrH.
PrioS 81 per bottle or str foS S5.
Q w. Robade, dprorrIstos, No. Q
Easr Fohrth Street, etnotHpatt, 70
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HpbolNterp.
LEGAL NOTICE

nN The % day Of March, A.D lsGt q petition was
" hed IA The oihcs Of the Clerk OF the Cont ot
vomlnon Pleas Of tho e0iBfy of Moutgo mery and the
state Of ONO by ia 90 POntus winch petition h nov
penulhg IN ad court, the oheot and prayer OF viii h
.engh Of thQaa lots, running espt AMI west in tbs
t9wn t9wn oi hudepou, IN sad comfy, at Tho ne1t term
Of lhe SAID cour aPpiirauon viii be made 70 yacate
FN9 lot aHeor9iWl5. .I ADAM CLAY.
way " leot dl"aWi Attorney tor Petitioner
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Uo=parmersbip.
OO.pARrNEnSHIp

ndE underagned hsvs tms day formed n e a. .usrt.
nershp underias name and hrm of BREEEE a
NlAON v Tor the ptrpofse of tran sactng Wholesals
aud Retail Olotldng aud Merchant Tailoring Rusness.
At the old stand q W,G. bresns, % Main street on
poAto the Conn House where they would be pleased
TO see tna Il irends Of th house. aud a. MANY nss,
ou0s as msy favor them slthacallJL z
MlLLLAM q BREENE
ANDREW c, NIXON, - AZ p
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Grorgrles, &c.
NJ. hhLE NJ. OBniGS.
EDWARD O'BRlEN a BROTHER,
VIII OLESALE CROCERS
AND iMPoarfRs o.
BrROdtes, wines. 6sina, Ctaars, ana Irtsh
and scotoh Whisky,
Ms# d.. d. Il .ANppRALERa N .U#HI .a
DO" tie wines and LIQUORS,
81 ls LOr Sale of Pure Ronrhon Mhiskr.

Age Is for Sale OF Pure Bourbon WHISKY,
No 1ol Second etreet Dayton, ONO,
RtG leave most respectfully 10 acqliant their Gus!
- toinet- gnd tllH eoumuuity generally, that they
style OF ", o'bNIBN & BROIHKR Tor the purrost
oi carrying on the who'll e4le grocery, liquor cioer
and tohacco husim " In Dayton, Ohio "A The latg
sand Of E. JBreu, No a0i second street
hayngRmple means 20 eustla ust purchase roo,is
rom lhe bc7t honaes IN Naw York. baltimore and
~ the trade, we hold out the hest Inducements to ON
old cust1mersand u ohers who may be kind enough
to purchase nom II, 'h'
NJ 'BR1RN, laDe of the arrn OF orBrien A poe
t9'edo' ono, ~ devote bis time and attention 10
meA1t M those who may come 60 luy 81 th.s we'll.
hnown House and F,pbRlES, will treat the com
uiunlty tter.1l visible, th over before Roth oi
" l-e very RrRt"u for pace yors ani earnestly 40.
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l0OK 0VT FoR TNE 0IANf sGLLE1ON.
HOOP SKIRT FACTORY

AT s97' SECOND ST, BET. MAIN AND LUDLOW.
We pgy particular attention 10 the quality of ouf
material aud use only the best English sieoi
charge. .r HUH. '"''ON' Az"
sA-our Geial department Is ~ charge Of eoInpet,nt
thsolgs' hs' Corset9 and Spirel Bustles constanty on
sofa Whoissals ana retail stbo. 3Q7 Second sireat,
l-l I9 ..tit ..Ia iasdly
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GRANTS ARMY.

New YORK, Sept. 5.-The Posts Washing
ton special to-day, says everything was quiet In
front of Petersburg up to yesterday morning.
The rebels are erecting strong works opposite
our position on the left. The work on the
Dutch Gap canal is approaching completion.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. 4.-The Flag OF
Truce steamer New York, arrived from James
river last evening with twenty-five officers,
ten surgeons and Al enlisted men in charge OF
Major Miller. They left the Department DUR
ing the night for Annapolis.
FORTRESS MONROE Sept 4.-The steamer
Cambria from Washington and bound to New
York, put in here to-day, disabled. She will
not be detained more than two or three DAYS.
The mail boat last evening from City Point last
brought fifteen rebel prisoners who were sent
to Washington.
The destruction of the old frigate Pennsyl-
vania by fire has devOlved on the Government
a loss of over a million of dollars in naval
stores, clothing, &c. The origin of the fire
has not yet been ascertained. We have no i'm
pOrtant news from James river.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY tOF THE POrOMAC,
Sept. 4.--Rebel pickets refuse to believe At.
lanta has fallen. They are very friendly lately,
but have their pockets filled with JEFF. Davis
proclamation offering protection and safe con-
duct to deserters. They hope to largely re-
duce our ranks by this dodge. They buy all
eatables they can get from our men, giving
greenbacks and tobacco in exchange.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Sept. 5.-Last night our batteries along the
entire line opened and saluted the enemy for
an hour in honor of the fall of Atlanta. Gen.
Gibbon is temporarily assigned to command of
the 18th corps.
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FROM SHERMAN'S ARMY.

NASHVILLE, Sept. 5.-Gen. Rosseau tele-
graphs from Spring Hall late on Saturday that
Wheelers force was across Duck River, and
had Joined Roddy, and was retreating to-
wards Florence. Rosseau pronounces the raid
a complete failure.
Wheeler reported MORALLY wounded, died at
Florence yesterday morning.
Gen. Haskell, was reported killed in Skin
mish. Considerable damage has been done to
the railroad. large force is employed there
who will coon have it running again.
The damage done by the rebels to the Chat
tanooga railroad had been repaired, one bridge
only was destroyed and, that was by Stewart.
Col. Spaulding was not captured as reported
He is safe with his command. Capt. Prior of
the 10th Tennessee, was killed on Friday.
News from Shermans army was received to-
day. Enemys loss is reported to be 5000
killed and wounded. We captured 1900
prisoners, among them are Brig. General
name not given; A large amount Of property
of Atlanta river
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 6.-Steamer Cahawba
from New Orleans 28th arrived this morning.
Gen. Heron had returned from an expedi-
ton to Redwood, seventeen miles from Baton
Rouge, on the Clinton Road, where he had a
fight with the enemy, inf1icting loss of $50
men besides destroying large amount OF
stores. Our loss was thirty in killed and
wounded.
An exchange of one hundred prisoners re-
Gently took place near Baton Rouge.
General Granger has issued Can order of &C.
acknowledgements to the army for the part they
took in the reduction of Forts Morgan and
Gaines
There was not o man lost among our forces
in the last attack on Fort Morgan.
The army worm is making sad havoc in cot
ton near Baton Rouge.
The rebel commander Jack Scott has his
headquarters at Clinton, Louisiana. He COM
mands about 8, 600 cavalry and is supported by
three batteries, two of four guns and one of
three.
w. D, Mann has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Free-State Union Association, of
Baton Rouge.
About 1000 volumes of the lost works be-
longing to the State have been recovered from
the place where they were secreted.
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A Political ProclamatiOn for Thanks
giving.
WASHINGTON. +,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 1864.
Major General Dir, Nsw York: t
The President has issued the following re-
commentator and orders in relation to recent
successes of the United States forces at Mobile
and Atlanta.
(SigneO E. NJ. STANTON.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 1884,
The signal successes that Divine Providence
has recently vOuchsafed to the operations of
the United States feet and army in the harbor
of Mobile, and the reduction of Fort Powell.
Fort Gaines, and Fort Morgan, and the glo.
riOus achievements of the army under General
Sherman in the State of Georgia, resulting in
the capture of the city of Atlanta, call for de-
vout acknowledgements to the Superior Being
in whose hands are the destinies of the nation:
1t is therefore requested that on next Sunday,
in all places of worship of the United States,
Thanksgiving be offered to Him for his mercy
in preserving our existence and in defeating
and furnishing those who have been waging
war against the Government of the United
States for its overthrow; and also that prayer
be made for Divine protection to our brave sol.
diers and their leaders in the field who have
so often and so gallantly periled their lives in
battling with the enemy, and for blessings and
comfort from the Father of Mercies to the sick.
wounded and prisoners, and to the widows of
those who have fallen in the service of their
country, and that He will continue to uphold
the government of the United States against
all the efforts of public and secret foes.
.(Signed) A. LINCOLN.