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opponents admit that he is a man of sterling integrity, excellent sense and and high moral eharaoter.-N. Y. Evenins Post.
 SAW ENoyen.-A man in Cortland County raised Q porker of such unusual size that strangers went out of their way to see it. One of them the other day met the old gentleman, and inquired about the ssanimile.'' "Wall, yes," the old fellow said sshe'd got such critter nifty big'un: but he guessed he would have to charge him about shilliu' for lookin' at him." The stranger looked at the old man for minute or so pulled out the desired coin, handed it to him, and started to go off. "Hold en," said the other, 'sdon't you want to sec the hog?" "No," said the stranger, "I have seen as big hog as want to see !" and of he went.
 A little boy in Chicago, having been left lately to take care of the baby, failed to keeP 1t quiet, and hit upon the happy expedient oI sitting on pillow with which he had hrst GOV cred the childs head. The mother came m just in time to rescue the infant Desdemona from death.
 Wm. Hanson, noted scout, formerly con- nected with the Army of the Potomac, was kill MoaH.siH, tFo miles below summsrvills.
 MAJop Charles Hamlin, son of Vioe-Presi- dent Hsmlin,, is net dn Gen: Hoye's staa, and is located at Washington.
 Powder for the Frenah cannon is now press cd into cylinders of tho bore of the pieces by hydraulic pressure, and it becomes SO hard it will bear any amount of jolting in the smmpni- tion wagons, where it is placed without iany covering or envelope usual to cartridges.
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KING GEORGE AND KING ABRA
81 HAM.

To show how closely our Government
has copied the acts of the British King
towards our Revolutionary fathers, W.
quote the charges they made against King
George as follows:
lie put heavy tax on tea used in the
colonies. Ho caused a stamp act to be
passcd. He made the military above the
civil power. He sent men into Danish
ment anu exile without authority of law
he excited the negroes to insurrection
He disregardod the constitutions and law,
laws Of the country"
| Has not Abraham Lincoln done all this
and even more and worse? Notruthfu
man will deny it. These acts drove ou
patriotic ancestors into rebellion, and tn,
] whole civil world held them justified
there IN. But We submit to these tyran
nical acts in the hope that the people viii
remedy and reform them by peaceful
means-through the ballot-box. AS long
as that hope exists, and as long as th'
ballot box is free, so long will this tyran
ny be tolerated. But if the great rieh
of suffrage shall be seriously infringed-
but If disposition be shown to take ava,
from the people that great palladium 0
their liberties, Submission wsll become
crime and disgrace. "Let men in powe
think of this. ~. H. Patriot.
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POLITICS IN THE ARMY-REMU
VAL OF TILE GENERALS.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York World writes rs follows:
Every one in Washington understa, ds
that the removal of Pcasanton, French,
Newton, Sykes. and the other Generals
from the Army of the Potomac, is blow
at McClellanism there, aimed by Secrcta-
ry Stanton, though apparently executed
by others. The stroke is clever one.
Probably it was necessary to reorganixe
and consolidate There were too many
officers for the more than decimated rank s
of that brave body of soldiers, and the
necessity of re organization was the lever
which Stanton has used to accomplish his
purpose; but in choosing the Generals to
be wecdcd out, he has had a single eye to
Il political purpose.
That purpose is to use every means
to control the vote of the Army of the
Potomac in tho coming Presidential elcc
ton. Now, the army would vote for Gen
Mcclellan, if he were candidate. almos
9" mossr, in spite of ali the Establishment.
of Mr. Lince'n."
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Both Sides Of the Picture.

| One of the favorite arguments of the
Tribune against General Mcclellan, when
not retailing some bascless slantler, is to
the effect that all the ooppcrbeads, peace
men, and semiseccssionists wish to zee
him President. If it finds anything par
ticularly Objectionable in any opposition
paper The Tribune quotes it and then ex-
Claims, triumphantIy, g that paper (or
orator. will support Mcclellan for the
Presidency as if that proved anything
against the object of It's dislike. a
As the Tribune is SO fond of predicat-
ing evil of candidate because of the ex-
ceptionable people who may choose to
support him, it cannot object to our Civ
ing a small list of the different classcs
who will inevitably support its candidate
for the Presidency. So here goes.
/. All the bowling, blood thirsty ia
natics from Maine to California.
| 2. Every blaspheming infidel and
atheist in the country.
3. The filthy practicers of the doe
trins of miscegenation; every one OF
them.
| 4. Every idle and dissoluse negro.
S. All the thievish shoddy contrac-
| tors-the vultures who fatten on the pub
| lie waste and offal of the State.
6. The army Of corrupt office holders.
I. The great stock gamblers, without
exception.
8. All the spectators and cxtortion-
ers who are running up prices at the ex-
perse Of the poor.
g. Tho men who pay poor sewing
| women starvation prices for work on army
clothing. ' ~
This list might he extended indefinite
/ ly. but it will suffice. How does the
Tribune like this application OF its own
argument World s.18-t-.iIase.l a.lf
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Keep ihIs Resolution Before
the People.

The following is one of the planks of
the Chicago platform--upon which Abe
Lincoln was carried into Office
Reselred, That the people justly view
with alarm the reckless extravaganza
which pervades every department Of the
Federal Government; that return to
rigid economy and accountability is in
dispensible to arrest the systematic plum
der of the public treasury by favored par
tisans, while the recent startling develop
ments of frauds and eorruptions at the
Federal Metropolis show that an entire
change of Administration is impsratively
demanded.
Now we reflect that during lincoln IS
three years Administration it is acknowl-
edged that more money has been stolen
than was used in carrying on the Govern
ment for fifty years BY Democratic Ad,
n1inistration The people now '.justly
view with alarm the reckless extravaganza
which peryade every Department and
that the "receut startling developments
of Fraud and Corruption at the Federal
Metropolis demands change of Admin
istration 1.e'a~' 5si- ' =. 7i i44-1f
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Our Platform.

Although there was division Of senti-
ment ia the Convention as to men, when
Judge Burchard read the resolutions,
they were received with s storm of ap-
plause, and were adopted by acclama-
ton. The planks were sound, and with a
shout that struck terror into the hearts oi
the Abolitionists, the Democracy took
position on our platform; and the Con-
vention adjourned with three hearty cheers
for the Constitution and the Union.
Let us stand together-let harmeny
and good will pervade our councils; le,
US adhere to that noble maxim, "every.
thing for the cause-pothing for men,
and the country will be rescued, at the
ballot-box, from the hands of those wEc
seek to PROSTATE the ,chite man that tn,
negro may be eleUated! And let him b.
regarded as worse than an Abolitienis
who would wantonly seek to disturb tn,
harmony of our party.-M. Vernon Ban
Inor.
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CAIRO, March 29.--Paducah is in ru-
ins. Forrest with seven thousand men
formed line of battle 2y miles long, on
Friday afternoon, in the city, and de,nan-
ded the surrender of the fort. Col. Hicks
refused. The fight ragged all the AFTER
noon. The rebels masse ltheir troops and
assaulted the fort, and were repulssd tour
times Their sharpshooters fired from
buildings ut the troops in the fort and on
the gunboa;s. The garrison and boats
fred at the buildings, knocking them
down and $, ting them on fire. While
the tight wis going on p.rties Of the enc
my plundered stores and carried off hors-
es. The gunboats fired tive rounds
They had three wounded. The troops in
the fort had four killed and forty six
wounded. Forrest took about forty con-
valesccnts, ia the hospital, prisoners.
The enemy had 400 Killed and 1000
wounded. The latter were taken to May
field by rail. The former lie about the
fort unburied.s
The rebel Brigadier General "A. p.
Thompson, formerly of paducah, was kill
ed. Col. Hicks captured arebel surgeon
who says Forrest intended surprise. and
felt fully able to take tho fort. Four ne /.
groes. who served the artillery, were kill
ed and wounded All were shot in the
head. The city is destroyed Tho citi-
zens are encainped in the woods on the
Illinois side. Several women were kill
ed
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Two Hundred Thousand
Troops to Invade Pennsyi-
vamia and Ohio.

It is probable that the invasion will
take place at an early period in the spring
as soon as the roads are in good order, but
depending also on the state of the rivers
and the dryness of the season. 1t will
undoubtedly take place in two columns
one under General Lee, nearly in the
track of his former invasion of Pennsyl.
vania, the other to strike for Cincinnati.
1t is intended that each shall have an eff
fective force of fully sevonty five thous-
and troops, and that each shall have in
addition, reserve force of twenty-five
thousand men.
Of course the plans of the rebels will
be modified by the movements of General
Grant. If he should take the initiative
in the work he may anticipate the rebel
lplans, butt is certain shat they are about
to make this giant effort to change the
war on their part from defensive to an
offensive character, knowing that which
ever party can assume the offensive will
have the advantage of momentum in the
attack. We shall now see one of the most
interesting plays in the game of strategy,
and by some OF the ablest masters on each
side. DRUID.
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From Arkansas---l
Ssrele's Army Driving the
Rebels.

ST. Louis. April THE Democrats
Fl. Smith. Ark. special Of the 9th, says
Gen. Steele $ army is driving the rebels
from Arkadclphia, aud are now aIvanciny
on Price in the direction cf Camden and
Washington. Several hundred rebels,
under Cabell and other commanders,
have come in behind our advancing forces
on raiding expedition. Clarksvillo, 65
miles from here, was attacked day before,
yesterday. The enemy was repulsed with
10 IS ofthree killed, ten prisoners; twenty
horses, and all their camp eqnipaye.
Yesterday four hundred and fifty 'rexans,
under Gen. Gano, attacked Ros.ville,
450 miles south of here, and burned 600
bales of Government cotton.
Our troops afterward dvove tho rebels
from the town, killing and capturing; ser
eral of them.
The remainder of the cotton at that
place is being brought hero, which will
relieve the cavalry heretofore guardingit
and enable them to drive the guerrillas
from the country. .,;,,sss.
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THE CONNECTICUT SOLDIERS on
Tile MARCH HOME.
TIL. Wa.b;uuton correspondent of II

The Washington correspondent of the
New York EIpress writes.
:. Whether Richmond is to be taken OF
not, is uncertain; but there is no doubt
that Connecticut is-if Mr.. Lincoln can
take it--inssmuch us the army, instead pI
boing rn ronfe Southward, is, in part, al
least, on its way Eastward.
g 'EesiIes the march of the Connecticut
troops in and around the city of New York
transportation was provided for whom
by all order from Washington, the Army
OF the Potomac, 300 strong certainly, il
not stronger, is under way from Wash
ington to New Haven and Hartford.
About three hundred soldiers be
longing to the First Connecticut Heavy
Artillery are about to leave for home
The object of the movement undoubted
ly is tJ control the coming election il
that State.
r" The time appearst to be passing wher
freeman may, Through the ballot box
express IA i'recman s will"
How can We expect the Administration
to succeed in its pnlicies when it is obligeo
to keep the army constantly employed u
home to carry the election.
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How They Stand.

We are hourly asked if the Ohio Dele
gates to the Chicago ConyeRtion are for
the nomination of Gen, Mcclellan. We
will give our opinion of the matter: The
conservative portion of the Democracy OF
Ohio are for the nomination of the Demo
orst and competent man who would be
most likely to be elected over the aboli-
ton nominee. At present most of them
regard Gen. Mcclellan as the man; but
they do not, at present, propose to CON-
NIT themselves to him or any other, pre-
ferring rather to wait for the developments
of the coming three months.
The delegates elected are understood to
occupy precisely this ground. They
were elected by the friends of Gen. Nc
.Clellsn--those who would favor his NOM
inatipn as matters stand at present. =
Holnns County Farmer sid
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Editor ,Spirit:-We have the gratifca-
tion to inform you that at last Monday s
election in this Township, an entire Demo
cratic board was elected, to wit:
Trustces-Joel Yost, VIM. F. Booth
and Gardner Thomas. Clerk-Jacob T.
Morrill,. Treasurer = James Messerly.
AsssessorACalvin y. Gollaher. Consta
bles-Hsnry S. Hartline, George Walton
and james Hanna, 15f
Notwithstanding our Tickets you mail
cd us on Saturday failed to come to hand
though the letter you mailed at the same
time stating that they had been mailed,
was received by due course of mail; but
we suppose the end sought to be accom-
plisled fully justifes the means made
use Of. 1t is claimed that they were reg
iularly mailed at your office on the End
Of which we have no doubt, consequently
should have been hero the same night
But from reports of messengers sent they
were not to be found at any of the offices
between here and your place, nor at this
Office Where are thy? 1t is suggested
that they may come to light and answer
for next Spring election.
No wonder the income of some of the
Offices are diminished; as for ours the
Ri amounts paid the y. s. the 3rd and las'
quarters Of 1868 under Republican mis-
rule are about ene-half less than t.le
amounts paid the u: 8. the last quarter
of 1861 and first quarter of 1868 under
Democratic rule. One other thing worthy
of note. q Last Spring the opposition
brought out a wounded soldier as can
didate for Assessor, and the Democrats
supported him, this Spring we offer one
who only gets three or four Republican
votes comparing his with the Others elect
P. s. To.day and since the above wal
written, the Tickets came to hand pos
marked at your Office the same as the. let
ter. a.,g..'.,l, :; bas OBSERVER.
III Clarington. o., April G, 1864. 3s,
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OhfO's Quota of Troops by
District.

The following is statement of the
quotas and deficiencies for Ohio under the
two last calls:
First District, 1878; deficiency, 1, ,49s
Second, LIB; deficiency 1,493. Third
1,206; deficiency, 925. Fourth. 1869;
deficiency 9S4. Fifth, 9OS deficiency,
S38. Sixth, l.O9S; deficiency, 1,433
Seventh. l,0S9; deficiency $50. Eighth,
SS3; deficiency, SO2 Ninth, 1870; def
cheney, S37. Tenth, 1,145; deficiency
800. Eleventh, 1,006; deficiency 1901
Twelfth, 1,133; deficiency, 1,234. Thir-
teenth 1,03l; deficiency, 7l5. Fourteenth
.030; deie iency GA. Fifteenth 999; de.
iriency, 727. Sixteenth LOOT; deficiency
$50. Seventeenth 936; deficiency sO7
Eighteenth. ,129; deficiency $50. Nine
trenth, 1.l03; deficiency, 1892 Tota
2o,595; deficiency, ls,G2s. Balance due
9,223.
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who is to Blame:

On Saturday, April End, We mailed
three hundred Democratic tickets for the
Township Election, to Mr.. James Mes
serly, Darlington, together with letter
to the same The letter was received by
Mr.. Messerly the same evening, but the
tickets were not forthcoming, enquiry was
made, and all the Post Offices examined
along the route, no tickets could be found.
We examined the Pest Office here on
Sunday, and kno,o that the package start
ed from here on Saturday. The strangest
part of the affair, is that on Wednesday
morning after the Election was over, and
the tickets were of no possible use, they
we're handed over to Mr.. Messerly.
Now the question is, who suppressed
them. The mail was not robbed, as moth
ling else was missing that we have heard
of-all the Post Offices along the route
as we are informed were thoroughly ex-
amined. Where was the tickets from
Saturday until Wednesday? Somebody
is to blame, aud we want to know who he is.
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Successful Expedition-The

R'brts Roated-Destraction Of Prop
erW.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The following
has been received:
LITTLE Rock, April l.
To Major General Halieck:
The following telegram is just received:
PINE BLUFF, ARK, March 81, 1864.
MAJ. GREENE = The expedition to
Mount E!ba and Longview has just re-
turned. We destroyed the pontoon bridge
at Longview, burned train of 55 wagons
loaded with camp equipments, ammuni-
ton. quarterrhastcrs stores. etc., etc.; cap
tured 320 prisoners; engaged in battle
yesterday morning Gen. Docking's divi
sion of about 1900 men, from Monticello
routed and pursued him ten miles. with 8
los on his side of over 100 killed and
wounded. We captured large quantity
os small arms, stand Of colors, many
wagons, and over 300 horses and mules
Our loss will not exceed Is in killed
wounded and missing. We brought in
several hundred contrabands. The expe.
dition was complete success. Details
will be furnished in my official report
which will be forwarded in few days.
(Signed) POWELL CLAYTON.
Col Com Dig.
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Great Democratic Victories
IN PENNSYLVANIA.

The result of the local elections in
Pennsylvania, so far as heard from. shows
great Democratic gains. Harrisburg elect>
the whole Democratic ticket by over twu
hundred majority; Norristown elects the
whole Democratic ticket by majority Of
one hundred and thirty-a Democratic
gain Of about three hundred: Easton
elects the whole Democratic ticket by a
majority of two hundred and thirty
gain of one hundred and fifty; New Hope
elects the whole Democratic ticket; and
York, where the Abolitionists made a
bitter fight, chooses Democratic officer.
by majority Of two hundred and ten.
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Ages of Oar Generals.

The following list goes to provo that
the best of our military leaders are by No
means young men, but mostly men in mid.
die life, or beyond it;
General Rosecrans is A, and Gen. Grant
AZ. Stonewall jackson died at 81 Con.
Banks is 4S, Gen. Hooker 10, Gen. Bcau-
regard 46, Gen. Bragg 90, Gen. Burnside
iO, Gen. Gilmore 80, Grn. Franklin Al,
Gen. Magrudcr So: Gen. Meade AZ, Ten
schuyler Hamilton 43, Gen. Charles s.
Hamilton 40, and Gen. Foster 40. Gen.
Lander, man OF great PROMISE, died in
HIS fortieth year. Gen. kearncy was
killed at Il, and Gen. Stevens ut 45, Gen.
Sickles was in his forty tirst year when
he was wounded at Gettysburg, and ten.
Reno was 81 when he died SO braveiy at
South Mountain.-Gen. Pemberton lost
V,cksburg at is. Gen I. W. Sherman
is 46, and Gen. w. S. Sherman A, Gen.
Mcclellan was in his 35th year when he
assumed command ut Washington in 1861
Gen. Lyon had not completed the 6rst
month of his Add year when he fell ut
Wilson's Greek. Gen. Mcdowell was
in his AID year when lie failed at Bull
kun. In consequence OF the coming up OF
Gen. Joe Johns,on, who Was 81. zen.
keye is 53, Gen. Kelly 81, Gen. King
| is 40, and Gen. Pope Al. Gen As.
Johnston was 49 when he was killed at
Shiloh. Gen. Halleek is Is. Gen. Long !
street is 10. The best of the Southern
cavalry leaders was Gen. Ashby, who was
killed at 38,-Gen. Stuart is 29. On our
side, Gen Stanley is 81, Gen. Pleasautoti
40, and Cen Averill about 40. Genera
Phelps is 81, Gen. Polk So, Gen. s.
Cooper 6S, Gen. j. Cooper 81, and Gen.
Blunt 50. n5s ff
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cold ,ca,>r now had better retire from the
contest, and not endeavor to infect the
public mind With its <uperstitious fears,
orrepent of the past and go to work man
fully and fight the Presidential battle
With alstrong united effort on the part
Of the Democracy, We shall be successful,
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asa- The Pomeroy Telegraph { Aboli-
tion) says: Cen. Grant faxors the employ
nlent Of all inactive Generals, and both
Fremont and Mcclellan will soon have
commands. -
Is it possible! since when was it thought
necessary that Gen. Mcclellan and Gen,
Fremont should again be placed in active
service. The solution of this is, that
Mr.. Lincoln, and not Gen. Grant wants
to get rid of those two prominent candi-
dates for the. Presidency. hence this new
order. .I.,,u t.f --ff...,. 81
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THE ENLISTMENT OF MINoRs.-Au
order from the War Department to the
Provost Marshal General of Ohio, dis.
charges from the service four private.
belonging to different regiments, for the
reason that they are of insufficient age
(under eighteen) and directs that the ex.
renses of their enlistment be deducted
from the pay OF the officers concerned il
their examination and mustcr-onc- hal
from the surgeon who examined them and
one half from the officer who mustered
them into the service.
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@- The Washington Globe contains
on an average from thirty co thirty five
columns per day Of debates, most Of
which. as reading matter, rivals in dull
ness the Patent Office reports, the census
returns, State tax list or Webster's un-
abridged dictionary, without being, in the
main, near SO interesting for reference.
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John True, of the 62d Illinois, and Col.
g. NJ. Mitchell, of the 54th, for the man
ner in which they have acted. Both of
them sought to allay the excitement, and
have prevented a still greater effusion of
blood The 54th illinois is under orders
to remain on duty in this vicinity.
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DEFEAT OF THE NATIONAL
BANK BILL.

WAsHINGToN, April 6-The total de.
feat of the National Bank or Currency
bill by large a vote as two-thirds as
tonished both its friends and foes. pc
cially as so much time had heen consumed
in efforts to perfect it. All of the amend
ments made in the committee of the
Whole, about sixty in number, had been
con, urred in The committee on Ways
and Means were willing to adopt all bu,
two, and hence Representatives Stevens
offered substitute differing from the
amended bill only in one respect.
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Preparations for the Wound
ed i'm Coming Battles.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE woRLD.)

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE WORLD.
2a sfs WASHINGTON, April 3.
Special orders OF the government are
being carried out in the general hospital.
here. to provide for the reception OF
wounded men from the expected battles
That success is anticipated is shown by
the fact that arrangements are making
to receive the wounded of both armies
\ large number of extra ambulances have
been taken for use in the field which havt
been heretofore used by the army of off
GERS in this city as private conveyances
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RESUMPTION OF EXCHANGES.

The Worlds special says there is good
reason for asserting that Major milford
and Colonel Ould have come to a conclu-
sion on cartel for future exchanges, on
the principle of man for man and rank
for rank, which will insure a complete
exchange of all our men except the col
ored prisoners. 4utg