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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-09

G volney Dorsey, Ohio,
j + J br, wn, Indiana,
j v ilson Shafrr, limos,
Marsh Gi iings Michigan,
j. X Cas-idy, Wise, nSin,
George ID. v o. Ter, Iowa,
w ). Butler, Minnesota,
John Briowell California,
Hirsm Smith Oregon,
w L Stevenson, Wet Va
M. ii. Insley, Kansas.
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ID w Morris, OF Maine,
Is J Cole, New Hampshire,
Edwin b almond, We mont,
Jas I Rol bins Mas
W II My Rhode leland,
A brand ,gee, Conn.
Preetou King, New Yo X,
j. NJ ScoN Ell, N. W Jers.y,
A III k, eder, Pc, n-ylva ia
X \ Is adiord, D-lawale,
W w GoldrboIUugh, MI.
S. Luskey, Kentucky,
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select permanent officers for the Convention.
On motion the Convention next appointed in the same
rnanDer, committee resolutions, as follows:
J A. Drummopd. Of Maine Aaron f. rry Of Ohio,
ID. Ross OF N. Han pshe, " NIX Dunn, of indi ma,
T. r. Walton, OF Vermont, sha X Perry Of Illinois
p Wentworth of Mas. e. j. Copger Of Michigan,
A Harr's, & Rhode leland, solomon, Il Wisconsin
w. A. Miner, OF Connecticut William Stone, y Iowa
ii j Ra, nd Yo k, w brtstow, If NJ me ota
Ghalesk Wal, ofN Jerrey, T. Campbell II Calio ma
Morrow Lowrey, Penn. II Pearn, Of Green
j. Moore Of Delaware g. ID. Wal, Of w Nrl mia,
Hugh l. 30 Of Naryla.d a, A Carter Wilder OF Kansas
James Speed, Of Kentucky
The Convention at three o'clock adjourned until seven
O'Clock 10 the evening at which time it reassembled and
after il had been called TO order
Mr.. MCCLURE, from the committee on permanent or
sanizstion, made the following report Of officers
For President--the Hon " m Dennison, Of Ohio
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

NEGRO oEoUALIFY.-Leonard "A. Grimes
negro, received eighteen votes in the
Massachusetts, Legislature for Chaplain
He was the candidate of the Boston Ad-
vertiser and the New York Tribune The
Portland Argus has the following:
Mr. EDITOR: On Sunday last a cobr-
ed gentleman inquired fone of his white
brethred, who was standing at the door OF
Westinghouse in this city, if colored per
sons were admitted 10 the aisle pewsl
The reply was, mo, not yet but We are
educating the people up to it, and it will
soon be done Our minister is heartily in
favor of IL, and will soon be able to bring il
about Till then, we must submit. Won,
you take seat in = side pow, brother r
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

Washington Crossing the Dela-
aware.

Dark and gloomy was the hour,
And Freedoms fires burned low
For twenty days had Washington
Retrcatcd from the foe;
And his weary soldiers feet were bare,
a. he fed across the delaware.
Hearts wore fainting through the land,
And patriot blood ran cold;
The stricken army scarce retained
Two thousand men, all told:
While tue British arms CLEANED everywhere
From the Hudson to the Delaware.
Cold and stormy came the night.
The great Chief reused his mem
"Now Up, prave comr aies. up and stTiks
For freedom once again
For the lion sleepcti III his lair.
On the left bank OF The Delaware
How the strong oars dashed The ice,
Amid the breakers rear;
And how the trumpet voice o! Knox
Still eheered them to the shore.
Thus IN the freezing midnight air,
Those brave hearts crossed the Delaware
In The morning, gray and dim,
The shout OF battle rose;
The Chez led back his valiant men,
With II thousand captive foes;
While Trenton shook with canpon's glare
T'h at told the news o'sr the Delaware
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28
IFr1n the Richmond Corresponlencs OF tie
London Times
Corruption at RichnfCnd-The
FIXTURE

IF the Confederate horizon is at this mo-
nent overcast it is not because Confeder.
ate troops are less valiant than Of ycre. but
because the Confederate people are more
corrupt. Ii is difficult uot TO carl the lip
when the grasping, money-grubbing, mer-
cenary spirit OF the Yankee IS denounced
in an atmosphere -eeklng with speculation
more feTerish anl eager than any that
Nsll-street exhibits. CO t.;s dag to ths
great auction sale Of blockade running
goods exhibited by Iessrs. Kent & Paine.
in the principal street Of Richmond, take
note of the army Of young and able-bodied
men who might, II they were men. ana no:
sharks, swell Lees host 10 lJU0. 900 bayo-
nets. aad who are engaged in scra,nbling
over each others backs % buy silks aad
fnuslins, and 10 invest some o. the Confe5-
era,e notes which they nave in two years
and q halt Of unscrufu fu,ous greei lnasscj in
materials ard t.tbr,ca which. whether the
Confederatcs sink CT SWIM. nius; still ccn.-
mand gold. What nay still be in stofc for
this agoniyci and sorely-;ried continent is
more difficult 70 sag than when The thunder
Of the first gun which intina-ei thc ;-rea-
test revolutionary war oF history reverbera-
ted around the walls of For Sumter. aad
died away en- the startled ear; but e. on the
9TH IF this current moath, the onlederatc
Congress which assemblies 20 hold counsel
upon matters Of as grave debate as were
ever submitted 10 deiibera;iye body. and
winch. it must be owned. has hitherto
shown little grasp or earneetness, or OF ca
pacity, fails to rise to the hish; of the JUS:
argument before it. then may be expected
such misery as upon earth has never vet
been knOwn-the extension over the whole
erea Of Secess;a Of the bloody border war
fare Of Missouri and Kansas a cessation
of the pure and mind sway of Generals Lee
and his imitstorS and an ascent to the sur
face c. Quan:reli, NEeil. ParSon Brown
low, and others of the same brood-ths
dispersion al over the slave State Of at
least 10000 border ruifians or guerrillas,
more rerciless than Italian Condot:eri, more
stcalthy and 1ily than the red Indian saw
age. who will never cease to SAY and burn
until the Federa!s reinqajsh their grasp
upon country Of which it would take q
standing army of 100000 soldiers to
crush the spirit and extinsui.h the resist
ance
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28
Distsict Deiegaies from Indiana
TO the Democratic National Con

sSEtt6o22
From the Indianapolis Sentinel Jan. Is.
Frat Distritt-A. T. Whittlescy, of
Fanderburg county, and Cutler s Dobbins
of Martin, delegates s. NJ Iolccmb, of
Gibson. and Geo Z. Green. of Knox, con-
tingents.
Second Distrit-Levi Sparks Of Clarke.
and John l.. Menaugh. of Washington,
delegates. Hamilton Smith, of Perry, and
y. NJ. Black, of Orange, contngents.
Third D sf,ict-Wm. McEwen. Of
Bartholomew, and Mede Shields, Of Jack
son, delegates Sylvanus Manvil, OF
Brown. and Thos. Armstrong, of Switzer-
land, consingeuts.
Fourth D'strict-Marcus Levy of Dear
born, and John s. Campbell. Of Rush.
delegates. W. II. Dodd, of Ohio. and
James &. Foley, Of Decatur. coningents.
Fiji Dis.r4-Lsfe Deveiin, of Wayne.
and VIM. Applegate. of Fayettc delegates
c. Gaus, of Henry, anl Eli Pigman, OF
Union, contingents.
.S.xsL D.aris-A. B. Conduit. Of Nor
gan, and II. Il. Dodd, Of Marion. dele
gates. B. w Cooper, of Hancock, and
". H. Jennings, Of johnson. contingents.
Stvsns D'sfrtt-Jshn g. Davis, OF
Vigo, and Andy Humphreys. of Green,
delegates Melvin Mckee Ct Putnam, and
Stephen G. Burton, of Sullivan, contiog-
ents.
Eight D.s.ri t-Samuel C. Wilson of
Montgomery, and E F. Lucas, of Warren
delegates. William A. Sargster, of Foun-
tain and j. C. Applegate, of Carroll, con-
tingents.
Ninth D'Mi1J. A. Taylor, of Cass,
and Horace Corbin, of Marshall, delegates
". B. Louekbridge, Of Miami, and John
c. Walker, of LaPorte, eontngents.
Tenth Distat-David H. Colerick. Of
Allen, and f. v Long, of Kpsciusko dele.
gates. C. ". Seeley, Of Elkhart, and S.
". Spro.t, of Dekalb, contingents
E'ev nth D.sHat-L. T. Milligan, Of
Huntington, and David Stujabaker, OF
Adams, delegates Newton Burwell, OF
Wells, and Howard Coe, of Grant, contin-
gents
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28
From the Albany IN. Y Y.)Argus and Atlas
Negro Nobility

This country will have no true digni-
IT," said Fred Douglass. in recent speech
to the Abolitionists, still the negro is en-
titled to vote and hold Office"
The negroes, says Eandal Phillips, are
our nobility" and We must divide the
lands ofthe South among them, as William
the Conqueror partitioned England among
the Norman Lords.
All that is very fne-'dignity and nobil-
ity-"but Sambo wants something practi-
cal, and the Administration proposes to
give it to him.
We quote an Illustrative incident;
The colored people of Philadelphia are
before :he War Department for contracts
for Quartermas;er's supplies. David Brow
ser and Jacop C. White had an interview
with Secretary Stanton on Friday, and Of
fered to engage to deliver in thirty, six am
ninety days, shirts, drawers, haversacks
and tlouses, to the extent of 300, ,0C0 Of Ell
ther. T+ey re1srsi assurance tiot tie tol
ored psop1e shou'd Ie placed aersGJtr ~
on the sane foot'ng 10Th wties. im IL,
matter Of COZ :ra,ts.'
Contracts" that is the word in which
lies The real patent of nobility-there i
true dignity"
When the Haytian monarchy was form
ed, the black chiefs took the titles of Duke
of Lemonade. Count Marmalade and the
Marquis of Molasses. We see looming in
the distance our new nobility-Sir Sambd
Shoddy, Count Cuffee Codfsh and the
Marquis of Mulemeat.
TIE advantage of negro nobility is that
it is dissinsuishable through all genera
tons The old aristocracy of Europe Is
corrupted by misallianees, and it Is impos-
siblc TO distinguish by mere looks the heir
of peer from the progeny of peasant
With our African nobility the pure breed
will always show itself, and the slightest
admixture of the inferior white race will
be manifest in the lineaments and com.
plexion.
And why should not General Gorilla
when peace comes, replace the stars on his
shoulder with the insignia of nobility
The republic is proved farce-the white
race failure. Let them give way to the
black nobility Of the future.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

A PROBLEM FOR FARMERS BoYs.--A
man has 6, 400 rails, with which he wishes
to fence a pasture in such = shape as TO en-
close the largest amount of ground posi-
bic; what shape must il be, and how msny
acres will it contain, allowing 20 rails to
the rod
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28
RACINE. Wis. Jan. Is.
gents.

One of the buildings of Racine College
("Park Hal" was partially destroyed by
fire last evening. All are safe; no one
was injured, The school goes on as usual
Loss sl5, ,OGO; insurance 5000.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28
National Democratic Convention

At meeting of the National Democrat
ic Committee held in New York this day
i, was unanimously voted that the next
National Democratic Convention for the
purpose of nominating candidates fer the
Presidency and Vice Presidency of the
United States, be held at Chicago, Illinois
Oh Monday, July 4, 1864.
BY vote of the committee at meeting
held September Z, 1868, the number oI
delegates for each State was fixed at double
the number of its electoral votes.
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
Frederick y. Prince, Secretary.
New York, Jan. l., 1864.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

A Republican exchange paper is read
ing the people lesson on duty, anu admcn-
lshes them f. be constnf a. th rk0f tacs
sa0e. But, sir, if they allow you fellows
to 90 on wi h this war, YOU will soon havc
to admonish them to be content Eith what
they hare not
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

Politeness goes good ways. Henry
Ward Beecher says, ian impudent clerk
can do as much injury to his store as the
neglect of the proprietor to advertise his
goods" Two undoubted and significant
facts, which every one interested will please
bear in mind.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

Mr. Seward, Ir. Chase, and the wise
men Of the Republican party, have the
cheek to declare that laboring men are do
ing well, because they have plenty Of work
and good wages. ne silly varleis do not
comprehend thatthe good wages is a cheat,
for there never was time in this country,
since the failure Of the Continental noney,
when mans wages would procure sosnan
an amount of the necessaries of life as now.
Dry goods have increased in price from
100 TO AGO rer cen.um Aen's clothing
- per centum. Boots and shoes &c per
cent. Meats and vegetables 81 ger cent
Coal I25 FER cen:. For an average we
may say that the necesssries &C life have
increased leo per cent, while the wages cf
the laboring classes nave increased less
han ten re. cent; so that the odds letvcen
Democratic ani Republican times is 80 per
cent against the laborer These are the
Lincoln good times.-Er hange
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

It is said that there are ten thousand
Federal deserters in Canada There are
as many more who have fed there to avoid
the conscription. And there are also not
less than 5000 men from the South in
Canada. So the whole force of refugees
from this country now in Canada canno;
be less than 25,00O Quite an army
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

The European Congress is apractical re-
ality. Fifteen great States have already
consented 10 it, and will send deputies
The object is avowed to reconstruct tie
map OF Europe on TIE oass of separate ns-
tionAiities. We shouldn't he Surprised If
hey hat some music there IN he spring
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

The statement going the rounds that
postage must lie paid on letters 10 members
of Congress is Incorrect; letters anA pa
pers may be franked 10 OF frcm memters
Of Congress as heretofore So saJS 4. 4.
Sloane, special agent Of the Po>tof-ice de-
partmelt. ina letter 20 tee Gin. Con- -Er
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

New Years day was the coolest ever e1-
perienccd in 81 Louis by the present gen.
Grafton; the mercury fell to thirty degrees
below zero.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

Mr.. Spurgeon, the London Preacher.
lately demonstrated with the young ladies
of his congregation for fainting away so
offan
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28
President Physician.

Mrs. Partington says that Ike, who has
Just returned from France, speaks French
like a Parishioner"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-28

EE Don't undertake to kiss furious
oman; risk not a smack in storm.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-21
Fisrt Ward Democratic Meeting

Fisrt Ward Democratic Meeting
Pursuant to call Of the Commit
tee of the LIST Ward having under
their direction the power to call a
meeting for the purpose of forming a
Mcclellan Club the chairman in be-
half Of the Committee recommended
the following named gentlemen as
permanent officers of the organization,
VIM. L.. Weber, President, John j.
Wheeler, Vice President; Charles
TenEyck, Secretary; Michael LETTERS,
Cor. Secretary; James Hillard, Treas
urer.
The Chairman being requested to
state the object and duties of the or
ganization, proceeded TO do so in a
very explicit manner q
On motion the report of Committee
was unanimously adopted. A motion
was also carried, that the Secretary's
report of the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Courier.
Great Enthusiasm Prevailed in the
Club, and it adjourned with Cheers
three times three and tiger for Little
Mac our standard bearer of Constitu-
tional liberty.
A. ID. HUNT, Chairman.
ID. Z. ROBINSON, Sec. pro. tenn.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-21
Lincoln on Compromise.

"The Missouri Compromise ought
to be restored We ought to elect q
house of Representatives VIII il will
vote its restoration. If, by any means,
we omit TO do this, what follows?-
Slavery may or may not be establish
cd in Nebraska. But whether il be
or not, we shall have repudiated--dis-
carded from the councils OF the nation
THE SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE; for who
after this, will ever trust in national
compromise? Tho spirit of mutual
concession-that spirit which first .gar0
as the constitution, and Which has thrice
saced the Uaion--we shall have strang-
led and cast from us forever"
Such was the language of Abra-
ham Lincoln in a speech made at
Peoria, Illinois, Oct. 16, 1854, in re-
ply TO Judge Douglas, as we End it in
Follett, Foster & Co.'s life os Lincoln
and Hamlin, page 2SS.
The Crittenden resolutions Of 1861
were in essence the re-assertion Of tho
Missouri Compromise doctrine, they
were drawn :" i'll thai spirit of mutual
"concession-that spirit which gave us
"the Constitution and which had thrice
"saved the Union," aud which would
havo saved it again, but the Republi-
can party interposed the doctrine of
"no compromise" so pointedly re-
buked in the above extract. and nnon
that party rests the awful responsible
ity of the first reputation Of "TuE
SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE" which above
all else is tho most essential element
in government constituted like that
of the United States, and embracing
with its territorial limits such an
unlimited diversity Of interest and
sentiment.
There is no man living to-day in
America, whose political history is so
full Of contradictions as that Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, no one who is so often
his own accuser, and yet TO doubt the
inmaculateness of his latest judgment
in any instance is pronounced disloy-
atty by the crowd Of hungry cormo-
rants who trucklo to his power.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-21
REBEL RAID ON THE LAKES.
FROM the Detroit Freo preas. Sent. 20.

| FROM she Detron Free fress, sept. ~.
The Philo Parsons wh;ai. l. n i.or'
yesterday morning, running between
here and Sandusly, was seized on by
party of rebels.
The facts and circumstances, which
we have received from ID. @. Nichols
the mate, Capt. Atwood not being on
board, are. as follows:
The rebels came aboard the boat in
squads, some in this city, some al
Sandwich, opposite this city, and some
at Maiden, in all about thirty in num-
Der, heavily armed with revolvers.
They made no demonstrations until
about half an hour after the boat had
left Kelly's Island on its way to San
dusky, when one of these persons, adj
dressing himself to the mate, asked
him if he was in charge of the boat,
and, upon receiving reply that he
was, he declared himself Confeder-
ate officer, Captain Bell. Drawing
his revolver and calling his men around
him, he took possession of the boat.
They seized everything belonging to
the officers and men, and put the men
all in the hold, except the engineer.
There were on board about twenty
five or thirty passengers, men, women
and children. After proceeding about
eight miles on their way toward San
dusky, they were informed by the en-
gineer that there was not wood enough
on board to carry them through, in
case of any head wind, and the boat
was turned back to Middle Bass Island
to take in wood. Captain Atwood,
the captain of the boat, resides on
this island with his family. Upon
the arrival of the boat at the dock, he
came on board, not having any init
nation of what had happened. He
was Immediately taken prisoner, and
confined with the mate and crew.
While lying at Bass Island the
steamer Island Queen came in TO wood.
The rebels rushed on board and
seized the vessel, ordering all the
passengers and crew into the hold Of
the Philo Parsons.
When'tho latter vessel had finished
wooding, the rebels marched the pass
engers of both boats ashore, being
guarded by men with theirarms drawn,
having first made them take an oath
that they would not make any disclo-
sure for twcnty-four hours.
The Parsons then took tho Island
Queen in tow, and about halfway be-
tween Kelly's Island and Bass Island,
she was scuttlcd and sunk, everything
in the shape of movable property
having first been removed from her.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-21

WINCHESTER, Sept 91--7-30 z. M
Lieut.. Gen. u. s. Grant:
have the honor to report that /
attacked the force of Gen. Early, near
the Berryville Pike, at the crossing OF
the Opequan Creek, and after most
stubborn and sanguinary engagement,
which lasted from early in the morn
ing until five o'clock in the evening,
completely defeated him, driving him
through Winchester, capturing about
$500 prisoners, FIVE pieces of artillery
nine army flags and most Of their
wounded.
+ The rebel Generals Rhodes and
Gordon were killed, and three other
General officers wounded.
Most of the enemy's wounded, and
all of their killed fell into our hands.
Our losses are severe; among them
Gen. A. ID. Russell, commanding a
division in the 9th corps, who was
killed by a cannon ball. Generals
Upton, Mcintosh and Chapman wero
wounded.
/ cannot tell our losses. The con-
duct of the officers end men was most
superb. They charged and took every
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-21
PROBATE ORDER.
CTATE OF MicmGAN-cousrr or sA

STATE OF MlCHIGAN-CouSrY OF sAGI.
ONAw--ss.
At session of the Probate Court for the Coun-
ty Of Saginaw, holden at the Probate 0fico in
the City of Saginaw, ON Monday, tho fifth day OF
September in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-four.
Present, j. G.. SUTHERLAND, Circuit Judge Of
the 10th Judicial Circuit, acting as Judge of Pro-
bate. In the matter Of the estate Of Frederick
Emil Thurn, deceased. On reading and fling
the petition duly verified, Of Elizabeth Thurn,
executrix, asking to DO permitted to resign her
trust, and for the appointment Of John Barter as
administrator, with the will annexed
Thcreupon IL is Ordered, That Tuesday, the 4th
day Of October next, at ton o'clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing Of said petition,
and that tho heirs at Inv Of said deceased and all
other persons interested in said estate, are re-
qured to appear at a session Of said Court then
TO be holden ut the Probate Office, in the City Of
Saginaw, and show cause, II any there be, why
the prayer Of the petitioner should not DO granted
And IL Is further Ordered, That said petitioner
give notice TO the persons interested in said es-
tate, Of the tendency Of said petition, and the
hearing thereof, by causing copy Of this order
to be published In the East Sdgfnap Courier, n
newspaper printed and circulated in said County
Of Saginaw, three successive weeks
J. q. SUTHERLAND,
Acting as Judge Of Probate.
A true copy) 3wps66
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-21

A SPLENDID SPEcIMEN.-The Sagin-
aw Valley Republican thus notices the
Republican nominee for Register OF
Deeds; of Saginaw County:
"Thos. w. Hastings, of Zilwaukie,
and the present Supervisor of that
township is splendid specimen of a
live Yankee, whose business qualifica-
tons admirably fit him for the posi-
ton to which he has been nominated.
A more patriotic man does not live.
In this master touch Of irony the
irrepressible k. n. proclivities Of Re-
publicanism are SO plainly exhibited
that we think our friend 'Astings will
not fail to "see it, To be termed a
patriot, statesman, gorgeous bust
ness man and "a that, are compliment
tary assurances with which he would
naturally be delighted, but to couple
with them the assurance to the "blawst-
cd Yankees" that he is zone of EN-
ere the acute angles of cockneyism
are to any perceptible degree worn OF
blunted, is q mosthaudacious houtrage
"to all whom it may concern"