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That amiable journal, the Richmond
Examiner, draws this pleasing picture
Of Jefferson Davis in an article on tho
Confederate fast-day
Mr Davis has the reputation Of un-
bending Obstinacy and hauteur: but
that is for his friends When bis own
supporters and rightful counsellOrs, the
men who created this Confederate
movement and elevated him 70 his great
Office, approach him with respectful adj
vice or remonstrance, il may be that ho
Is hard as flint; but let the public enemy
command him, az his peril, 20 eat his
own words and come down from his
high ground, and who 50 polite and
reasonable as he2 Ills stern selfwlll
il for us-his confederates-his gracious
gentleness 70 our foes Triumph and
gratifed pride arc for them, for Us,
fasting, humiliation and prayer.
Thus we prepare ourselves, and We
trust our readers also, to meet in fitting
frame Of mind the services Of Friday,
the oth Of April Let Us fast on this
day, as only Confederates can let US
olothe our souls in the sackclOth and
ashes OF humility; and let Us pray,
saying From all privy conspiracy and
huggermugger from canting and re-
canting and all other shutting SIN, from
the crafts and assaults Of the devil and
Yankee democrats-gOOd Lord deliyer
Us
The immediate occasion Of this is,
that JEFF Davis has not hanged General
Butler. a. he threatened to do, bat has
found himself compelled to enter into
negotiations with him for the exchange
of prisoners.
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The Emperor Of Austria and the Arch
duke MaXimllian.

The correspondent Of the London
Times, writing from Vienna on the 5th
inst, says:
ITO the great annoyance Of all the
parties concerned, the so-called Mira
mi affair is not vet settled. On the ID
inst, Count Francis Itchy returned
from this city to Trieste, and informed
the Archduke Ferdinand MaximiEan
that the Emperor, his brother, refused
10 accept the counter-propositions made
to him. On the following day General
Groissaco presented TO his Imperial
Highness an autograph letter from the
Emperor of the French, in which it was
said that the ArchduBe ought not 10
have consented to accept the crown Of
Mexico until the question relative 70
his hereditary rights in Austria had
been settled. The French monarch is
said to have written n very polite and
respectful letter to the Emperor Francis
Joseph, but his language to the Arch
duke was harsh and even dictatorial
Ii is currently reported that the future
Emperor Of Mexico Is averse to the
idea of publicly renouncing his heredi-
tary rights, but that he is willing pri-
vately to cede them to the Archduks
Charles Louis, who is the next
agnate. Two or three dsys ago
Count O'Sulliyan, the Belgian min
ister to this court, went 10 Trieste,
and it is supposed that he has been or
dered by his soyereignties to let the per
picked and bewildered Archduke have
the benefit of his counsels The Arch
duchess Charlotte arrived here yester-
day, and it is understood that she is
about to make final attempt to bring
an understanding betweenher ambitious
and selfwilled husband and his older
brother Should it please Almighty
God TO summon the Emperor to his
presence, the Archduke Ferdinand
Maximillian, as first agnate, would be
the legal guardian Of the little Crown
Prince, and it is therefore advisable that
he by means Of a Staats-rcrtrgg Treaty
of State) do cede his rights and priv
leges to his next Of kin before he leaves
for the country of his adoption. In the
morning Of the day on which the Arch
duke and Archduchess left this city for
Trieste there were very painful scenes
at court. The Archduke Louis, who Is
nearly so years of age, used very harsh
language to the future Emperar Of Mexi-
co, and the latter replied in such an
unbecOming manner that he was stern
ly called to order by the Emperor. The
Archduke Francis Charles tho Arch
duchess Sophia, the parents of His Maj
esty and Of the Archduke Ferdinand
Maximillian were so hurt to see such
family dissentiOns that they turned their
backs on this city and went 20 Salsburg
and Munich. No guarantee can be Civ
en for the correctness Ofthe last part OF
the foregoing information but the
tale has been told to you as it is related
in diplomatic circles
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,


COL H. O. Hodges, Frankfort, Ky:
SIR:-On yesterday evening your
note of Dist was handed to me.
The object of my mission to Wash
ington was to have the quotas Of militia
called into service from Kentucky as
signed upon the basis of enrolment, and
not Of population; and to obtain relief to
the citizens of Kentucky against the
unauthorized and offensive interference
of officers, soldiers and recruiting brokers
with the slaves in Kentucky, and to
have the enlistment and draft of slaves
confined within the purview Of the act
of Congress for enrolment, draft, &c.
Upon presenting the facts, upon
which these demands were made, the
President and Secretary of war prompt
ly decided, that the demands were Just
and reasonable, and that everything
they could do to further my wishes, in
these regards, should be done.
That most estimable and efficient Off
Ger Col J. B. Fry, Provost Marshal Gen
eral, United States, received instruc-
tions from the Secretary Of War, and
has since furnished the estimate made
upon the basis settled-being over nine
thousand less than upon the basis of
population of 1860; but really the cor
rect basis Of present population.
To carry out the other purposes Brig.
Gen. s. g. BurbridCe, commanding De
partment of Kentucky, was also ap-
pointed Supervisor Of Enrolment and
Draft, with powers to correct the often
sive courses complained Of, and to see
that the enlistments and draftwere con
fined within the law, and to duly au-
thorized officers. He has issued his
General Orders upon the subject, under
the powers so conferred
| will add that, at my request, the
Secretary of War also agreed to mount
the Thirteenth Kentucky, so as to COM
plete the preparations for our defences;
and also agreed to include the counties
below the tennessee river in the mill
tary district of Kentucky.
This last proposition, however, for sat
isfactOry reasons, which have arisen
since | left Washington, is necessarily
suspended for the present; but will be
carried out as soon as the causes for
temporary delay are removed.
1t is a source of qualification for US
to add, that the President and Secre-
tary of War manifested the most cor
dial readiness to bestow upon the peO-
pie of Kentucky evers favor which un-
der the existing laws, could reasonably
be demanded; and expressed the most
earnest sympathy for them, and a de
sire to avert, so far as may be the re-
currence of those calamnities to which
as a border State, they have been sub
jected.
Respectfully,
Trfne L DBt,rr r.--rr-
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The Battle Near White River.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 6, 1854

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 6, 1854
Editors Missouri Democrat.
4 force of $50 Of the Sd Minnesota
infantry, and 50 Of the 8th Missouri
cavalry, under Colonel c. C. Andrews.
left Little Rock at eight p NJ, of the
30th ult, reached DuvaHs Bluff at four
o'clock next morning, and embarked
on the steamer Dove With the iron
clad No. p we reached Gregory S
Landing at dark. Secresy being indis-
pensable, we took every man we met
prisoner Dsembarking, we moved in
the dark towards the understood local
ity Of the rebel McRray's camp, five
miles distant After fording the mud
dy branch Of White river. we learned
that Moray and his band had gone up
the river to attack our transports then
on their way to Batesville
Returning to our boat we reached
Augusta and landed at sunrise; then
took up our line of march on the Jack
sonport road, having learned that the
enemy was posted in strong force near
it. Loss than a mile ahead we discov-
cred McRay's advance. They ran ike
Indians and we chaced about one mile.
making several prisoners, and at length
approaching a body ofrebels who show
ed some disposition to stand. but soon
dispersed in the woods We followed
McRay twelve miles over the Jackson
port road, and then, learning nothing
more Of him, started back near night
for our boats. We had gone about five
miles when we were suddenly attacked
on the left rear. Our brave lads sprung
to position and went to work. The
battle lasted two hours and q half The
rebels were at least three to one They
struggled powerfully to surround US, at
one time forming in complete semi
circle and inficting a severe cross fire.
They shown little disposition to ad-
vance far from the swamp, for whenev-
er they attempted to leave it our fire
was most efIectuaL To draw them
from the timber we fell back q few
hundred yards to a strong position near
farm house. Every attempt they
made to approach US was repulsed with
loss. Being five miles from our boat
the sun getting low, and the rebs re-
tlrlng IN their swamp, we leisurely re
sumed our march and at sunset reach
ed the boat, singing the Battle Cry of
Freedom giving three cheers for the
flag and three for Colonel Andrews.
We were away from Little Rock three
days, travelling 320 miles, chased Nc
Ray 5 boasted band Of 500 twelve miles
without being able to get fight out of
thrm, and repulsed an attack of 500
rebels We lost twenty-five killed,
wounded and missing, and are sure the
rebs lost not less than one hundred.
We saw several of their officers unsad-
died one of them doing his best to get
his men to charge. He was Killed.
brave fellow, and may have deserved a
better fate
The moral effect Of this successful ex-
pedition in this section viii be excel
lent A majority are praying for the
overthrow of the rebellion.
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Respectfully,
THOs Z. BRAMLETTE
LETTER FROM PRERIDENT LINCOLN

LETTER FROM PRERIDEAT LINCOLN.
It appears pertinent to append TO the
foregoing correspondence the annexed
letter from President Lincoln The cir
cunstances which elected from the
President the letter are, as we under
stand them, about as follows: The Sc
nior of the Commonwealth Colonel
Hodges, by invitation, accompanied
Governor Bramlette and Hon. Archie
Dixon on their recent visit to Wash
ington, and to the Executive Mansion,
when they had interviews with the
President and Secretary of War.
At the close Of the interview between
President Lincoln and Governor Bran
lette and Senator Dixon, the President
pleasantly remarked, as the other gen
tlemen were about retiring, that he
was apprehensiye that the Kentuckians
felt unkindly toward him, in conse-
quence of not properly understanding
thedifficulties by which he was surround
ed, in his efforts to put down this re-
bellion; and that he would explain 70
the gentlemen some of those difficulties,
if they felt inclined TO hear him A
willingness was at once manifested, and
the President explained to them the
difficulties to which he had alluded.
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From the Athens, (Als-J Volunteer, 23rl
The Attack on Decatur.

For some time past a rebel force has
been operating in our front, evidently
waiting an opportunity for attacking
Decatur Several times during the last
ten days, parties of them could be seen
accommodating in the vicinity of the
town, eyincing more clearly their in
tention of attacking it. Further pre-
parations ware made by our force, unde:
Generals Veach and Stephenson, for
receiving them The fOrtihcatiOns were
strengthened, the men got in readiness,
who several days were kept IN line-Of-
battle, awaiting the onset Of the rebels.
On Sunday last about I'D o clock, A. NJ
Gen. Dodge received a dispatch from
Gen. Veach, commanding our force at
that place, stating that the rebels were
advancing upon the town in line-of
battle Gen. Dodge, accordingly, started
for the scene, accompanied by Lieut.
TichenOr Aid-de-camp-to whom we
are indebted for the particulars Of the
engagement - arriving there near 3
o'clock, p VI He found our force gal
lantly defending the town, and q sharp
FIRE going on between them and the
5LOhr ~ tllaf ttlAstll-- FllfTAAAF AAD AiAAiAA1-
diately took command in person, lead
ing portion Of the 9th Illinois Mounted
Infantry against the rebels, Generals
Veach and Stephenson at the same
time moving upon them, succeeded in
checking their advance. The rebel
commander, perceiving the state Of
affairs, and thinking 20 drive his enemy
back by dash upon the line, accord
ingly ordered p charge They made the
charge and were repulsed so nicely that
he considered another attempt mex
pedient, and commenced a retreat, fol
lowed closely by our men. who kept
pouring a deadly FIRE into their broken
ranks. Several times they made a
stand, but were as often routed by the
searching missiles sent from our arms.
Gen. Dodge, with the mounted forces
there, followed the rebels a distance Of
six or eight miles, night coming on, he
was compelled to return, leaving the
rebels making good use Of their legs
going South.
The force Of the enemy was about
1900 infantry and several regiments Of
cavalry, and five or six pieces Of artil-
lery, under command Of Col johnson.
They have possession Of the country in
the vicinity Of Tuseumbia, and have
been prowling around our lines ever
since our forces captured Decatur
The loss on our side was very small,
being only two OF three men wounded
The rebel loss could not be definitely
ascertained, as they carried off their
dead and wounded, although a number
were seen to fall from their horses
during the engagement Seven or eight
prisoners and a number Of horses and
arms were captured by our men.
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Drought IN California.

I California Correspondence Of the y T. Herld ]
Speaking Of floods reminds me that
We are literally drying up. Our winter
has passed, and scarcely a drop Of rain
has fallen. The farmers are in despair
Cattle are dying by thousands for want
Of lood At this season the grass Is
generally a foot high, and the cattle up
TO their knees in clover and wild oats.
Now the hills are yellow and dry, and
nc vegetation appears. IL is a most un-
usual thing TO see in this country,
which has always been a bed Of flowers
at this season. Day after day tire sun
has risen and set in a cloudless sky; the
AIR, 30 balmy and soft, brings no hu-
midity 70 keep vegetation alive, and
now il is 80 late that 10 can hardly be
resuscitated, even If rain should come
The prosperity Of California depends
almost entirely upon water-without 10
no crops can be raised, and for the
want OF IL the miner cannot wash his
pile Of pay dirt, upon which he de-
pends for hls support and % pay his
debts IL Is wster, water, everywhere;
and the vitality OF the country il at
stake To-day il looks threatening. but
as all signs have failed thus far, we
have but little faith in clouds Hay and
grain have gone up in price within the
week past, the former from so per ton
70 500
Oats ? to 3la4c. per pound Every
thing IN this country is sold BY the
pound. We don't recognize bushels.
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From the Frankfort Commonwealth
GOy. Bramlctte's Visit to Washington

The annexed correspondence ex-
plains itself The people Of Kentucky
will see how the interview impressed the
Governor; and they have his testimony
to the good feeling and the sympathy
of President Lincoln and Secretary
Stanton for the citizens of this State.
We commend the Governors letter to
our readers:
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,rEs 1rxEs OF LES 70 cossrrrrrr 4 seuAsE.l
10 ADVERTISERS IN DETAIL,
MARRIAGE AND FUNERAL NOTICES
viii be charged at the usual advertising rate

We, the undersigned, have this day adopted the
above rates, to which we bind ourselves strictly to
adhere. WI. CAMERON, for the Union,
JOHN WALLACE; for the Dispateh.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 25, 1868.
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COMMONWEALTH OFF1cE- J
FRANKEoRr. April q. 1861.

AANNfOINA y pm ~ ApOE- j
Hon Tios T. Bramlette, Governor Of Hen
tacky:
My DEAR SIR,-It Will be remembered
by you that Immediately after your re-
turn from Washington City, about the
first of this month, in an editorial arti-
Gle which then appeared in the Com
monwealth," it was stated that your in
terview with the President and Secre-
tary of War, had been of the most am
icable and conciliatory character; and
that, at an early date, the people of
Kentucky would be o6fcialy advised Of
the objects and results Of your mission
to Washington.
am aware that, after your return to
Frankfort, and up to the time you left
for Nashville, your condition of health
was such as to prevent you from pre-
pairing the desired information to the
people of Kentucky.
The many applications to me person
ally for the results of your mission to
Washington has induced me to ask that
you viii communicate that information
through the columns Of the Common
wealth, at your earliest convenience.
Yours, truly, A. G. HODGES
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The Poisoning of Gen. Sheridan.

Gen. Sheridan, accompanied by Col,
Comstock, of Gen. Grants staff, Capt. T.
w. Moore, and others of the staff, came
down to Winchester on visit 10 Col. Ed
wards quarters, commandant of tha! post,
with whom they partook of luncheon, pre-
paratory TO ride down to the railway.
During the excursion, Gen. Sheridan,
COL Comstock and Capt. Moore. all began
to exhibit violent symptoms Of corrosive
poison, which continued to increase until
1t became necessary to procure a conves-
ance for the purpose ofremoving the cap
tain back to Col. Edwards quarters.
Gen. Sheridan continued on horse back
for two or three miles further, though in
much distress, and being obliged 10 fre>
quently dismount. An ambulance then
met the party and transported them to
Winchester. The white of eggs and 9th
er ahtidotes to corrosive sublimate were
freely administered, and with the best
effect Retching, vomiting, and purging
continued until late in the evening, when
the general and Col. Comstock began to
improve but in Capt. Moore's case they
continued all night. The two former res
ted well, and quite bright and lively. On
Saturday morning Col. Comstock rode to
this place and proceeded to Washington.
Capt. Moore, whose case was for some
time considered doubtful, is doing we'll.
1t is supposed that these symptoms
were occasioned by something which &C
cidenta!Iy got into the composition of the
cheese, Of which all partook freely. Por-
tions of the cheese will be analyzed, and
the whole subject undergo thorough in
vestigation. Several of the members Of
Gen. Tor bert's staff ate of the same cheese
on the evening previous. and were similar
Iy affected, but did not then attribute 1t to
the cheese. l. is said that no blame is at
tached to any Of the members Of Col. Ed
wards culinary department, nor il fact to
any one else by design.
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"The Union as it Was"
Clerk Of the Circuit Court.

II any man went 10 the polls and voted
for Lincoln last week under the supposi-
lion that he was voting to restore the
Union of our fathers, he will soon get his
eyes open. The Milwaukee Duly Life ot
last Monday thus gloats over the pe,ma-
nent destruction Of the old Union by the
reelection Of Lincoln:
"The Union as i. was" is a thing OF
the past, and so let il remain. God grant
that this nation may never be cursed by
return to that Union in which the poor
men and women OF color had no rights
which white men were bound to respect.
The sooner the remembrance of IL dies out
the better 1t ,riU Je for as We uould
rather endure ten ye0ro mare Of sCar than
submit TO restoration Of tie Union as ii
iOds.
It is after election now, and the aboli-
tion leaders begin to talk honestly. They
pray God that this nation may never be
cursed by return Of the Union. And
what is war against the Union as It was
under the constitution Of the United States,
but war for revolution in the govern
ment, and the establishment Of a new
government unknown to American his
tory..and recognized by no law now in en-
istence.
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Peace Rumors again.
New York, Nov. Is.


Tie Erpress has the following:
There have been mysterious rumors of
peace lately on the street, and the speech
Of Gen. Butler last evening is regarded as
very significant in some quarters that there
is really something on foot. The move
ment of Sherman's army is supposed to
have something to do with it, and the
story runs as follows: Some time since
there was recent conclave in Macon of
the leading men Of Georgia, including
Gov. Brown and Vice. President Stephens,
and an ambassador was sent to Washing
ton. This gentleman WA authorized to
assure the President that Georgia would
secede from the confederacy if Sherman
would march through Georgia and take
possession of Charleston and Savannah.
The response of Ar. Lincoln to this re-
quest about three weeks since, was that be
was not quite ready but would do it after
election. 1t is eontended that this is the
real secret of Sherman's movement, and
that it Is done with a vew of not only
bringing back Georgia but also North
Carolina and Alabama. In connection
with this it was rumored on the streets
this P. M, that Augusta had been captur.
ed.
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A Rebel Notion About Grant.

From The Richmond Examiner, Nov 1.
We must not suppose the butcher Of
the Wilderness will be content with the
sacrifice of the eight or ten thousand men
slaughtered last week. To him. war is
analogous to the game of faro. Persons
who have seen him playing at the latter
game say his rule is to light cigar, Sc
lect two or three cards, and put down his
money on them, no matter whether they
win or lose, until his lat cent is gone.
As soon as his purse is absolutely empty,
he rises from his chair, lights fresh cigar,
takes a big drink Of brandy and water +; and
walks out of the gambling hell as cool and
imperturbabIe as. though nothing had hap
pened. But he never leaves the table
while there is dollar in hispockets. Fa-
TO was Grants baue in California, and war
will be his ruin yet, if Lee watches his
game well. Men are no more to him than
many chips,' and and all our command
ing general has to do is to put no limit on
his game, and be will soon sacrifice his
Last man as readily as lie has done his last
cent a thousand times at faro. Wha.
commisseration does he feel for the myri-
aes of wretched privates under his COM
mand ? Is he no, the great lieutenant
general commanding all the armies of the
United States, and must he no. be amused!
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jeff. Davis Message.

NeW 1Olk, NOV. IL.
In jeff. Davis's message The rebel pub
lie debt is stated at s1,147 $40, POS, with
out including the army and foreign debts.
Davis pronounces Sherman, Grant, ano
Banks, all failures, ard declares tba, At.
iaEta and Richmond are rot vital points.
The fall of Richmond, Wilmington,
Charleston, Savannah, and Mobile, would
not conquer the confederacy.
In bis message he reviews the campaign
OF the federal generals, and says that the
federal successes have not been commen>
surate with the power put forth and the
sacrifices incurred. He opposes, in gen.
eral, the arming of negro slaves. He says
ne cannon see the propristy or necessity
OF arming slaves while there are 80 many
white men out of the ranks. He would
only drill and arm such negroes as are al
ready employed in the quartsrm aster and
commissary departments, &c, and fill the
places OF such by draft of negroes from
the planters. lie would only give the re-
ward of manumissien to such slaves as
shall have served efficiently with the ar
mics in the field.
The question of foreign recognition and
of aid is discussed, and he informs bis
congress that there is absolutely no hope
of help from abroad. lie gives foreign
nations LOUD and lofty scolding for their
lack OF sympathy with the struggling con-
fedelacy, and comforts them with the as
surance that the rebellion must rely solely
upon its own resources.