The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-12-09
The JeferSOnian Democrat
JULIUS o. CONVERSE, Editor.
CHiRDON, OHIO, FRIDAY, DEC. 9, l.Gi,.
Summary,


dents Message was road to both Houses on
Tuesday. The Message is an admirable
document, and. like tho almost simultune.
Gus nomination OF Salmon = Chase 10 tho
Chief Justiceshp, will fully meet the pnbc
expectation. 1t is pluiu, manly and uue.
Quisocal. Our foreign relations and fnan.
ciai affairs are Represented as In a satisfac.
tory condition. Tho Prusiden, recommends
the abolition Of Slavery by CoDstitut ional
amendment, and declares that he shall up
falteringly adhere TO his Emancipation
Proclamation. He will make no conpro
misc with rebels in arms. lie concludes his
Message In these words In stating n single
condition Of peace, | mean simply TO cav
that the war will cease on tho part of tho
Government whenever il ceases on tho par,
of those who began it," Wo shall publish
the document entire In our next issue.
That Gen. Sherman has reached Million
seventy eight miles north of Savannah.
seems 10 be admitted BY tho Richmond pa.
pors. To reach that point. no must have
passed SUCCESSFULLY tho Ocmu'geo tho Geo
nee and the Ogeechee Rivers, tho thrco
points at which respectively 1t was supposed
the Rebels had a chance to arrest or delay
the march OF his columns. Once at MIlcn.
the march TO Savannah down tho Central
Railroad and the highways adjoining is
comparatively easy and we are entitled to
presume that the desperate effort. heralded
10 the Rebel papers, to interrupt tho ad.
vance OF Sherman, has been abandoned.
A special dispatch to tbs N. Y CONNER.
...,f tnI ".al. r
News from Savannah, received hero to.
day. from Southern sources leaves no room
for d0nbt that Sherman has succocded IN
reaching the coast With bis entire army.
Tho Rebel loss of men and oilicers n the
battle OF FtaDklin. proves to have been very
severe. The loss in meo reaches @ 600 with,
out doubt, and ten Genorais in killed.
wounded and captured. including Major
General Cleburoe, whose death 10 confirmed.
The loss of rebel officers ia Without paral.
lei. Our brave Ohio officers stood fore
most in the FIGHT OF the ton brigades en-.
gagged at FraUkiio. six we're commanded by
Ohio officers, vizs Riley. Lane. Cpd ycko
Strok klao6. Easement, and Lew Kirby. i,
Is now stated that our loss 10 killed wound
cd and captured. will not fall short OF 2 900
The Tribune's Shenandoah itbecial
says: The rebel cavalry under Genera
Rasser. made a clean thing of their rao
to New Greek, Virginia. last week. They
returned, passing Mooriield on Sunday
en- route to Newmarket, having 4 pieces
Of artillery, 300 to 400 prisoners. ano
drove cattle and sheep which was daily
augmented by captures along the rou,,
Of fmaruh.. Three pieces OF artillery was
captured 10 a skirmsh, previous TO The al
,ack on New Greek. They, spiked aud
left in the works several pieces o. ord
nance. which could not be removed
They spent Sunday night near Moo'feld
and resumed their journey to Eewmarkc
on The following dav. carrying their pris
oners and booty with Them. Having &C
complished the end Of their expedition
they fell back with their p.under will
great haste. to avoid being cut off by an
possible force which might be sen
against them from this command.
The N. Y. Herald Of Tuesday state
that Gen. Geo, B Nc cClellan has receive
the appointment of Engineer 10 Chief {
the Morris and Essx Bailroad--a an in
portan, line in New jersey and that tn
revenue of tho Office will be to the GeI
euWNI WHHt nt WUulu nave TtCtlVP
had he been elected President OF the I'm
ted States. His salary will be $3.50
per annnm. ....... .....
A Military Commission recently tried
citizen who was enrolled at Wasllincto 10
nearly two years ago, thereby becomin
liable TO The draft, and who aftprwar
went TO Richmond, enlisted in Mosby
v.aA Nf ,,ssAr ell llua nd e.sAaA l.,n. IL
captured. lie was found guilty and ser
fenced TO be shot TO death; bnt his ser
tence has been commu;ed to confnemer
at hard labor for len years In Clinto
Prison, N. Y. "o'.. '' '.. ...
A letter from Baton Rouge, La. {
the 2lst ult. reports that our troops. u
der Brig. Gen. Lee, had spirited e.
at Liberty, where the Rebels were bad
whipped. Three pieces Of artillery we
taken, with two hundred prisoners, inolu
iug twenty five commissioned officers
The prisoners had arrived at Bate
Rough.
The whole number OF immigrants a
rived at the port Of New York, up
Nov. 30h. this year (eleven moutb
is i75,351. nearly $4,000 more lhi
for the same period last year.
Rio Janeiro dates, to October l3l
have been received. A violent torua
occurred there on the 18Th. The ci
anGsred severely. For about a quar-
of mile in width many houses we
blown down. and others completely ri
died by hail. The tornado lasted illo
minutes Seve,ai vessels we're capsizt
and number Of lives were lost.
The new elected State Convention
Missouri will meet IN ST. Louis, on
6sh day of January next. The body v