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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
Mcclellan Nominated for Presla''

CHICAGO, aug III
Mcclellan was nominated oy NJ 4
Chicago Convention on the hrs' '.. Al
The Wigwam is full, but 'lo ~. "a,
have returned home. Last PIX" ~.
spent in canyassing. The ail' NM h
are not healed, but the deleSa's :,
in better humor. The Convene b, j
called to order promptly at ~ p opI b
and prayer was offered by ne !.
Halstead. Mr.. Wicklitfe oil n.y. MN
it might be necessary to have ui' d
vention meet again before MARI ,.,,r,,
moved that when it finally 40 ..,,
be to meet at the call OF It's ONYX ,h,tl
The resolutions were adop'eO"
Convention. II. 1,
Mcclellan has 1852 votes on Wv
ballot.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

One of the conductors , Us
Stonington railroad recently ~ rpi
robust lad of 10 years hid away .,s.sr
his mammals petticoats, so as w n
paying his fare. He refused ~ ss,s,
and was put from the tran tran vi Vi
times, but couldn't be kept on ,,ss
he arrived in Providence ne 0 ~
rested, but escaped a fine 'n'O''
informality.
Our Government has con' 'ynor
permit anthracite coal TO De o eas,
from the United States INTO O gort
condition that the Canad'Snt IAN q q
ment would forbid its expor',s,auye b
its dominions, which terms n .rers
accepted. These conditions sn W" f
posed in order to prevent re Cans
obtaining a supply Of coal ffon
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
Peace.


From the Richmond Enquirer of Oct. l6, 1863
Save on our terms we can accept no
peace whatever, and must fight till
doomsday rather than yield an iota of
them, and our terms are:
Recognition by the enemy of the in
dependence of the Confederate States.
Withdrawal of the Yankee forces
from every foot Of Confederate ground,
Kentucky and Missouri.
Withdrawal of the Yankee soldiers
from Maryland until that State shall
decide by free vote whether she shall
remain in the old Union or ask admis-
sion into the Confederacy.
Consent on the part of the Federal
government to give up to the Confed-
eracy its proportion of the navy as it
stood at the time of secession, or to
pay for the same
Yielding up of all pretension on the
part of the Federal government to
that portion of the old Territories
which lies west of the Confederate
States
An equitable settlement ON the basis
of our absolute independence and
equal rights of all accounts of the
public debt and public lands, and adj
yantages ACQUIRING from foreign trea-
ties
Those provisions, we apprehend, com
prise the minimum of what we must
require before we lay down our arms.
That is to say, the North must yield
alive nothing The whole preten-
sion of that country to prevent by
force the separation of the States must
be abandoned, which will be equivalent
to an avowal that our enemies were
wrong first, and, of course, as they
waged causeless and wicked wal
upon us, they ought in strict justice tc
be required, according to the usage il
such cases, to reimburse to us the
whole of our expenses and losses IN
the course of that war Whether this
last proviso is to be insisted upon OF
not, certain we are we cannot have any
peace at all until we shall be in a po-
: sition not only to demand and exact
, but also to enforce and collect, treas
: ure for our own reimbursement out o.
the wealthy citizens of the enemy's
country In other words, unless We
, can destroy or scatter their armies, anc
, break up their government, then We
l ought not ouly to extort from then
7 our own full terms and ample ac
: acknowledgement of their wrong, but
, also a handsome indemnity for tn,
e trouble and expense caused to us b.
/ their crime.
t Once more we say it is all or moth
= ing This Confederacy or Yankee ma
: ton, one or the other goes down
G down to perdition. That is to say
e one or the other must forfeit its ma
o tional existence and lie at the mere,
d of its mortal enemy. We all know b.
= this time the fate in store for us if "
It succumb. The other party has n
smaller stake. AS surely as we com
: pletely ruin their armies--and with
j out that is no peace or truce at all
o so surely we will make them pay on
II war debt, though we ring it out of thei
5 hearts. AS they know it well, an
e therefore, they cannot make peace ez
y cept through their utter exhaustio
If and absolute inability to strike anothe
d blow.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

man. A. NJ. Dickey is on the Com.
mittee on Credentials; George Wash.
burn on organization, and T. 2. Red
field on Resolutions. b. II. Smalley
is one of the Vice Presidents; l.. S
Partridge one of the Secretaries Tn,
delegation were all but one for McCle,.
Ian.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
The Chicago Platform.
ADOPTED AUGUST 30, 1894.

Resolved, That in the future, as i'll
the past, we will adhere with unwaver-
ing fidelity to the Union under the
Constitution as the only solid founda-
ton of our strength, security and
happiness as people, and as frame
work of government equally condu-
Give to the welfare and prosperity of
all the States, both northern and south
ern.
Resolved, That this Convention does
explicitly declare, as the sense of the
American people, that after four years
of failure to restore the Union by the
experiment of war, during which, un-
der the pretense of a military necessi-
ty or war power higher than the Con-
stitution, the Constitution itself has
been disregarded in every part, and
public liberty and private rights alike
trodden down, and the material pros
perity Of the country essentially i'm
paired, justice, humanity, liberty, and
the public welfare demand that imme-
date efforts be made for a cessation Of
hostilities with view to an ultimate
convention of all the States, or other
peaceable means, to the end that at the
earliest practicable moment peace may
be restored on the basis of the federal
Union of the States.
Resolved That the direct Interference
of the military authority Of the United
States in the recent elections held III
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and
Delaware, was shameful violation 0.
the Constitution, and repetition o
such acts in the approaching election
will be held as revolutionary, and re-
sisted with all the means and power
under our control.
Resolred, That the aim and object o
the Democratic party is to preserve thu
federal Union and the rights of thu
States unimpaired, and they hereb,
declare that they consider the admins
tratiye usurpation of extraordinary an'
dangerous powers not grantee by tn
Constitution, the subyersion Of th,
, civil by military law in States not il
instruction, the arbitrary militar,
, arrest, imprisonment, trial, and sen
+ tence of American citizens i'll states
where civil law exists in full force, tn
t suppression of freedom of speech an
of the press, the denial of the RICH
of asylum, the open and ayowed dis
q regard of State rights, the employ
f ment of unusual test oaths, and til
: interference with and denial of tn
o people to bear arms, as calculated t
+ prevent a restoration of the Union an
= the perpetuation of a government de
: irving its just powers from the conse1
# of the governed
I Resolred, That the shameful disr'
q gard of the administration to its dut
o in respect to our fellow citizens VIII
now and long have been prisoners {
war in suffering condition, deserve
Y the severest reprobahon on the scol
o alike Of public and common humanit
e Resolved, That that the sympathy
r. the Democratic party is heartily an
1t earnestly extended to the soldiery
J. our army who are, and have been,
it the field, under the flag of our coul
q try, and in the event of our attainir
power, they will receive all the car
= protection, regard and kindness, tn
II the brave soldiers of the country ha'
lie so nobly earned.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

=
The New York Evening Posts W,
ington dispatch says Richmondn pa,
of Friday and Saturday confirm
capture of Fort Morgan by Adm
Farragut.
Gen. A. J. Smith is repore
sweeping through Eastern Nisag.
and Alabama,
On Tuesday last one Of our 81
burst in Alabama street, Atsaa 4
a contlagration ensued, destroyA.
large portion of the city.
Gen. Sherman is said to be vel
piled with food and ammunition
cavalry have done great injury %
rebel railroads.
A dispatch from Grants army
Fresh men continue to come to
front. They were never more ue
Upon their arrival here they us
tributed among the different
ments. Send more men and Ia
peace will be terminated by our Al
while those at home are discussin
subject. "
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
l0- The NIontpelier Free,

var The Montpelier Freeman, in its
notice of a change OF proprietors in the
Nelcsdealer establishment at Hydepark,
says Of Mr.. Morse. that the New pro
prietor Of the Nersdealer served his
apprenticeship, as printer, in the Free
man Office. He left us to take the po-
sition Of foreman in the Nelcsdealey
Office, aud has now become editor,
proprietor and publisher Of that paper
He deserves success; We hope he may
achieve it financially, as well as edito
rally though in these pinching times
for newspapers, the former is NOR
difficult achievement than the latter.
-
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoroNa

1lEaD[t Anil -AifitA NA "tf
Aug p
The rebels are said to be usi%
Weldon Railroad below Reams Y
ton, and running supplies thenc'
Petersburg around our left by Vgi
As this requires a large force to gi'
the trains and defend the road ssaS
our cavalry, it cannot be either Y
profitable or pleasant means Of q
munication without taking into co.'s
Grafton the loss of time involved
Arrangements have been mad
burying the rebel dead LIFT on TIE \
of last Thursdays battle. Inc 7
that the enemy did not do this, lns'
SO did not carry off his woundN
palpable evidence that they da
achieve a complete or credltaoF
tory.
Today nothing of interest has e Z.
red - Cannonading and plckel. ~ '.
are rather more brisk and conlllD
this evening, but without result
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

heavily, but ours has been
captured when the enemy ,,. inost9
porary advantages. The s nn.,
rebel prisoners taken on on n"lloer
not yet been reported s''s
E. M. STANTON. 500
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
WAR DEPARTMENT, W,sn,

To Mg. Gen. Dir. 4" A.
A dispatch from Gen. Gron.
ceiyed states that the Ricbn,l us
pers of the 9th announce tIa. .
Morgan is in our possession 7.
stated whether the fort Voc NA
dered or whether it was Ill., s'n
Another dispatch gives the foT
extract from the Richmond ~, w..
of yesterday:
Fort Morgan is in the enem,,.
session; whether blown mn or Y
ated is not known" ~.
Gen. Sheridan in a disnotob ,
Saturday at half past 2 P. NJ ,'
that the enemy left his front NJ
night, falling back to SmitbeIs
Middleway, 7 miles from Charlss
Sheridan captured 10l prisoner
day and inflicted loss of Ia 4
and wounded. There have bao, y !.
feints to cross the river by the /,
cavalry at Williamsport, but then,
no strength shown. The indio,.
Saturday were that they would
back out of the valley.
Other reports state that the On.
is leaving the Shenandoah waller
Nothing has been received ,
General Sherman for ten DAYS
EDWIN NJ. STANTON
Secretary Of ",
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

General Early to turn his attention
once more to his flank and rear and
the sacred soil of Virginia.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
ATLANTA, Ga, Ars

ATLANTA, ga ArG Z
Another large conhagration occn
this evening in Alabama street a
troying a large warehouse and se's
dwellings. The fire was caused D
shell from the Yankee batteries ,
ring the conAagration the FIRE
kept up on that portion Of the Z
with great rapidity. Prisoners rY
that Shcrmans army CONTINUES y
fed. Citizens from Marietta ng
that federal officers claim that ils
are 20 days provisions at that Pisa
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
WASHINGTON 4,

- 1H1E'NIfV Ni mug "
Dispatches received here from !,
fore Atlanta state that Atlanta Nm
of the 9th, announce that Fort h
gan has surrendered to our forces,
all its garrison, including Gen. p
guns, munitions Of war, &c.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02
PHILADELPHIA, Aug

The Evening Telegraph, has RI
mond papers, including the follow
extracts:
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

sa- 1Ae Vermont Delegation at
Chicago, elNcted H. b. Smith, Chair
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

The fighting near Petersburg has
been severe since our occupation OF
the Weldon road. A week ago Sun
day the rebels made desperate at
tempt to drive us from the road, but
were repulsed with severe loss as Rich
mond papers admit In the battle of
the previous Thursday, however, we
lost heavily in prisoners, our official
reports showing nearly 5000 missing.
Below we give the official report of
this fighting:
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-02

Our forces hold the Weldon Rail
road, and in dispatch dated at 3 p.
NJ yesterday, Gen. Grant says that
their 'loss of this road seems to be q
blow to the enemy he cannot stand 7
think do not oyerstate the loss of the
enemy in the last two weeks at 10 0o0
killed and wounded. We have lost
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

py-We noticed In the Herald few
weeks ago our wants--a pom and pair Of
scissors. Tho editor of the Crockett Qdd
Nmc, thcreupon stated that he was minus
scissors, knife and quilts. We notice that
his hint was promptly responded to by the
present Of knife, n bunch of quilts and u
pair of scissors. Happy editor he is now
fully prepared 10 clip, write aud white and
our venerable friend Of the Galveston News
expcCts''somc improycmcntin the Qn'd NEHe
(hough we rcnlly gee little room for ~ for
we believe every editor will admit TINT he
can write II better editorioal with good
pen than with n bad one The Qmd Nnne
editor was more fortunate In his appeal
than we were our requests were only half
supplied, In the shape Of II gold pen from
our friend Jamcs Burke, of Houston. We
arc still In want of II pair Of scissors, and
bunch Of goose quilts would not come
amiss.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

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1872 Mnio" wiisnn onJ o,hor rcJcrnl sni.
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Wai.n VII ,nlioa an Con Rosnncran,.
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"no wv" ",r,"'u W"'',"so, ,'", ,,in"'nns
nnpu's", "W ',r, w W." I nahapd Mai"r
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drama'ieally' anu eNr'u,'nvui m m",, 'Va
you KNOW your own uV", I",,s " onv,an,
teyf nu' IN" unuu''lul nHsou"u Sou'un'
see II, anu starting WIN SURPRISE VA
claimed gru0ny, Nv no 'ne n s ORE YOU a"s
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

BsS~wcve got fifteen dollars In State
Treasury warrants aud two dollars in spc.
Gle, but don, care about everybody know.
ing g. Every editor can't raise this much
and say nothing about itas wedol--C rOck.
ca Qmd Name,
A week ago We could have seen you, and
gone $40 better, on the State Warrant qucs.
ton, but since then our pooketbook has
mysteriously disappeared, together with
State wrants aud some 500 New Issue,
besides other papers valuable only to the
printer We cant afford to offer. any re-.
ward for H. for we owe Il all to our oredi.
tors, but We, hope any one finding Il will
return Il to this office, and thereby relieve
US from our trouble.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

appointment. She was perfectly ,TInsp
ted with fury, but, wopsni.ss when :
storm dissolved IN n shower Il tears, OIL
sat passive as statue. She vas next qu
toned as 10 her rcal r.lao, when she u, ,
nowlcdged she was not MIRA. Major W.
but Mrs. I,cattie, wifsof the notorious gu
lila chief, Buck Beattie, famous In H.
Southwest.
She has been coming and going from a.
10 the South since the war commenced, IT,
has conveyed large sums Of gold from rel
lines for tho purpose OF carrying on soi.
OF the rebel plans for lbcratins prisoner
burning stcaInboa,s or Government war
houses. Mrs Boattic Is a'hghly intclligc.
woman, nottwcnt y years old, with light bit
eyes and light hair, cropped close to hr
head.
When arrested she wore wig with ID
wtnnt black curls, which she shook ov,
her neck and shoulders with n trace pel
icctly bewitching TO noodeheais She b,
the nnfhoress Of u book on slavery. cnlle
"Woman's Fate" and is we'll known TO, an
highly esteemed by, all the rebel denecal
In the South west. She is beautifully form
ed md has u dash and abandon of manne
vol calculated TO carry her through.
She stated that she In the daughter d
Mrs. Col Sharp, now in Europe operttnI
for tho Confcdcracy; that her name WI
Miss knie Brown; that she was educate
in one Of the first scninarics in Mnssash
sets, but acquired love for the Cathol
faith, and early became convert. 81
wears rich ebony cross, which she pre-
ses to her lips with fcrvor, and swcars tbs
nj. lin, ,l,.., tl... L..
here, or the name OF my Of hor accompl
ces. She hasa Treasury permit to purcha.
aud send rto the South $4,000 worth
goods, and lns purchased large quanti,iC
Of military goods, gold lace, gilt button
stnrs, snshcs, etc.
Mrs. Iieattie is very refractory, nlthong
held in irons AZ the Gratiot street prisof
and dciies the military authorities, hell an
the devil to do, In her own Language, "thei
d---esti"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

APPROPRIATIONS for currency In Sun An.
tonic on the l7th inst, according to the
Herald were:
State Warrants Bod for New Issue G..
y. notes. lG@2O for ] Old Issue, 10000
for | per cent certificates, 2OG92b for !.
In Houston, on the 10Th, NEW Issue
2OC622 for | ; Old Issue 10000 for | State
Warrants, b for |,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

H1> We see nothing more conhrmatory
Of the passage Of a law to extend the time
Of exchanging the old for new issue, since
our last The Houston Telegraph IL In.
olined to believe that some such law has
passed Congress, but In the absence Of au.
thoritative information on the subject Of
course our friends will be governed by the
old Law, and dcpOsi, all their surplusOli Is
sue during the coming week. We confess,
tia, We can see no good results Of extend
ing the time for the cQehange, and should
rather wish tia, nesueh enactment has been
made.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

A Coon SuGdEsrioN.--A correspondent
sends us the following suggestion, which
we heartily approve, and hope that the
friends of the soldiers at home will uct ON
IL!
Editor Hrrdld THE blockade having
closed Nil our ports, paper can be procured
only NJ enormous prices and consequently
newspapers, no patent In forming and di-
rccling Alright public opinion, are often out
of the reach of tho people md private sol-
der. A recent visit to our army now en-.
cnmpcd at Camden Arkansas has convinced
me that If there were more newspapers cir
culacd In the army, II would add more to
the Conlcntmont ANA satisfaction of tho
soldiers than amy one thing thnt thcirl'riends
NJ home could do for them II would enable
them 10 spend their leisure hours probably,
give them the loCnl nowa Mt home and keep
them from time to time properly informed
~ tho progress and objects Of the war in
which they nrc engaged The object Of this
article IL to appeal to your readers orcmnil
NIL their newspapers 40 soon na they read
them, to some snliicr in the service. Did
they but know with what cngerncss news
papers arc sought for in the army, they
would put III msclvos TO some trouble to
ioi ward all they could
win you call the attention Of your read
crs to this subject, aud will other editors do
the same. G. IN \ CORNER.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

Con fedcratc money is rapidly mprovin,
in this city, During the week it has bceu
sold in small amounts, new issuo) ~ tel
aud twelve for one; old issue, Ut twenty
five, in specie.
If Congress has not been guilty Of the
folly Of extending the time of exchanging
old issue for new, it must keep on improy.
ing. We can SEQ no motive for such law
II would be extremely unjust to those whg
have believed themselves compelled under
former laws to fund or exchange their
money by the lst Of January; and its only
effect would be TO depreciate the currency
to the injury of the government aud Of in
dividunls.--S. 4 Uerah l7M.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-24

The ST, Louis Republican publishes the
following concerning the principal cities in
Georgia whore sherman IL now operating;
Millcdgovillc II the capital Of the State
Of Georgia, and seat Of justice of Baldwin
county II IN situated on the west bank Of
the Oconec river, ono hundred and fity-
eight miles northwest from Savannah. II
IL surrounded by beautiful and fertile
cotton country, aud contains number of
handsome residences The Oconcc river,
which here furnishes cxoclant water power,
was once naviga,ed below by small steam
crs, but these are now superseded by rail-
roads branch railroad, seventeen miles
long, extends south 10 Gordon, on the Cen
trail railroad, and another extends in the
opposite direction TO Eatonvillc. The State
House is ine Gothic Cditice, Millcdgc-
willie contains u pcnitcntiary Nh arsenal OF
the SAtc,a Court House, four or five churches
bank aud an academy building. Before
the war; when the population was about
four thousand, Ave newspapers were pub
lishcd here. The Legislature met short
time ago and several members were cap
tured II is said,
Macon is a hourishing city of about ten
thousand Inhabitants, and the capital Of
Bib county. 1t is situated on both sides
Of 0cmulgce river where Il Is crossed by
the Central railroad, one hundred and
ninety miles wcst-norhwest from Snvan-
nah, one hundred and three miles south.
east from Atlanta, and thirty miles SOUTH
west from Millcdgevlle. The Macon and
Western railroad connects with the Central
road at this place, which Ia also the tcfmi.
, nus Of the Southwestern railroad, leading
, to 0glelhorpe Macon is the third city in
the State In population and Importance,
and IL the centre Of an active trade. Small
steamboats, can at some seasons ascend the
river as high a. this place, which Is the
head Of navigation, The city contains n
court house, seven or eight churches and
other public buildings, The Georgia Fe-
male College IL situated here-a iour.slo.
ried brick edihce, one hundred and sixty
feet by sixty, built upon m eminence. A
bridge about three hundred and eighty
feet long connects the opposite banks OF the
river On the bank Of the river, a few
miles below macon, Is m isolated eminence
known as LamRr's Mound, which appears
To be the work Of nature, Though several
artificial mounds occur In the vicinity.
Augusta, capital Of Richmond county, Is
ono Of the handsomest slass Ia iAs SOUL,
aud ranks above Macon aud next 10 Sa,sn.
nah, In Georgia Il Is situated on the So