Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-07-06
Northern News. .

Slavery is dead. Ite mourrH not over 1t. L
restoring the State, lie would leave out th
disturbing element, and use only party mach
inery, which moves in harmony. lie want
10 see immigrants pouring in from !Lparts
that Tennessee may rank with New E. gfau'
in arts. In the convention to restore tn
State, traitors should take back scat. ]
there should be but FIVE thousand loyal men
these should control the work cf reorgasizs
tion. Traitors must.be punished; their grca
plantations seized, diyided into small farms
and sold to t.onest men. -
The day for the protection of land and ne
groes belonging to tie authors of the REBEL
ion is past He means to stand BY tie Coz
crnment till the Union flag waves over every
town and hilltop. Then he will attend tc
Mexican affairs, and say to Louis Napoleon
you can set up no monarchy on this CONT
mont. His speech iaremarkable for the omis-
sion of any claim to recent victories thesbn
ly reference to the sutJsct being he claims
that should an eqnsl number be killed in
every battle it is plain the result must be the
utter cxtermination of the Rebels. he con-
cludes by saving. though money be expended,
though farms and cities be destroyed, let the
war for the Union 90 on, and the stars and
stripes be bathed, ii need be- in tic nation's
| blood, IT,. law be restored and freedom firmly
established.
The Memphis Evening News Of tie 9th
says Hunter is repolted TO have been routed
near Stauntcn Virginia, with loss OF two
thousand besides wagons, artillery, small
arms, &c. lie is cut of. from Ma'tinsburg
o-1 =, rat.,ot;,,,, yr:,yo I'd paynr1,
The n. Y. rrlbune's special correspondent
writing On the 25th says:
lIaygood's South Carolina Brigade made
an attack of TWO hours duration on Baldy
Smiths line which was repulsed.witha loss Of
lGO in prisoners.
The rebels occupy strong position, rcn-
dering the city untcnablc by fbe Federals.
Sacrifice Of life to take it wculd conse qren,ly
be useless until tho rebels are dslodgcd.
Rumors are'eurrentth that Grant te!egraphed
Lincoln that he was tired Of his undertaking,
.and Lincoln must come and take charge
himself. 4ss
Mass meetings are being held in New York
and other cities, to impress apen the Chica
60 Convention that the people ore in favor of
peace.
The circulation of the Chicago Times and
Cincinnati Enquire: is prohibited.
The Federal loss on the 18th, near Peters
burg is estimated at 1880.
The posiponemcGt Of the Chicago C0nven
.tionnntil the 29th Augu:t, is stated to he q
triumph for the. yalhsndigham and Wood
peace faction, the object being TO await the
issue of the present campaign.
IT Grant and Sherman meet with Q decided
success the Convention may prGmulgate q
platform pledeing the patty to universal am
uesiy to the Rebels and to nominate some
man identified with the war.
II Grant is not successful the Convention
may adopt straight out peace resolution
make the fight on q candidate who has .op-
posed the war anu whose Grst act of Admin
istration will Ds proposition foran armfstice
with view to fns! separation.
Senator Davis gave nctice Of his intention
to introduce bill 10 establish peace amorg
the people Of the Umtcl States.
The Nashville Gmio,s Of the 18th and the
louisville Journal q! The II h are received
The Cincinnati; Enqtirer says the pence
men will control the action oI the Chicago
Convention.
The Democratic Convention Of l4.h Con.
gressiunal District elected kcnncy and Es-
telle~as delegates. They are both uncom-
promising peace men. Tie following reso
lutions pass.d;
Eesoired, That wehighly approve the man.
" courage and statesmanlike positions con-
tained i'll TIE late speech Of Aies. Long Of
Ohio.
Rcsolrei, That our delegates 10 lhe Demo
cratic National Convention from rhis district
are hereby instructed 10 use all honorable
means to secnre The nomination only of peace
candidates npon peace platform, for Prsi-
dent and Vice Presid-n Mt OF the United States:
The convention of the FraHkln County
(Ohiol Distric: Selected lions. Sam. Mcdary'
and S. S. Cox with similar resolutions. -
The Illinois Democratic State Convention
met at Sprinc fed On the lib, and nomina'
ted full r .ctoral ticket, and appointed del
ne Nat onal Convention.
A despatch was read in Convention from
the President Of the District Convention at
Hamilton. Ohior Announcing the safe arrival
there of Vallandigh.m. The reading of the
despatch was foll:'wrd by : wild ontsafst ol
cheers and enthusiasm. A resolution was
unanimo ously adopted, declaring as follows:
THAT we pledge onItelves to stand by Oklo
in protecting G. l.. Eallandisham and her cit
izsns under the constitutional laws"
The return ofTallandigbam to. Ohio was
or his own responsibility. It's rot known
what, if any, executive action vii! be 'aken
concerning him,