, 1864-07-14
M|lirdgo Grlhmne.
THE NE WS.

THURSDAY, JULY IA, 1864.
THE NEWS.
The third annual rebel raid north Of the
otomac is ut m end, or 80 nearly so that
the wave Of var his rolled away both from
Washington and Baltimore. Neither was,
probably, very seriously endangered In this
raid, or, if either, it was Baltimore, saved
BY the courageous stand By lesser Fed
cral force at Monocacy, in the only serious
fighting that has occurred since the move
ment began. The delay thus purchased
was fatal to the rebel plan, If that plan
contemplated the seizure Of Baltimore by e
sudden eoa.p de main. The operations since
that time Aave been hut vigorous and wide
fpread pillaging,. which has filed the valley
IF Virginia with horses, cattle md small farm
stock, the spoil Of Maryland agriculturists.
The raid is at m end, and " Washington is
safe" Our roluminious dispatch from the
capital establishes the fact and gives very
graphic transcript of the events of the past
two days. The transition from the gravity
~ AlGa|A4 ~ AAC EA3Nl( ~ lAE
discovery Of the retirement Of the gray-back
force, is very well set forth by our reporters.
To the 1uckless Marylandcrs whose snug
farms and country seats within IN
: hours ride Of the capitalw thus given up
to pi1lsge, the jest will not be 60 apparent.
It is evident that the rebels had no serious
intention Of attacking the capital There is
only one thing now to be fe1red with regard
10 them, and that is that they may get safely
away, unless We give weight to the rumored
danger to our prisoners camp at Point
lookout In few days time at nil events,
unless their exit is prevented and turned to
capture, there will not be rebel raider north
pt the Potomac
The northward movement Of the enemy,
recently go threatening, is at IN end, or so
nearly SO that we fear, ere this, Pennsylva-
mia, like Mr.. Ward1e's fat boy, is ssfast asleep
a:ain.'' This, her third annual awakening,
has proven her briefest and least harmful.
She got one eye open, and, like broad
backed ruminant disturbed BY gad-fy, she
even INT out one leg, rs il to rise; but the
disturbing insect has gone, and all along the
Alleghanies, stretched upon her fat hillsides,
Pennsylvania again dreams OF contracts and
only OF *tbarbed etceds'' in the visions Of
horse contractors.
Taken altogether the history Of the past
week constitutes no satisfactory picture for
contemplation in this third year of the war.
It is not complimentary to us that We are
called upon for vast emotions Of gratitude
that the capital is eatc, and that the srmins
OF raw department clerks, and the piecing
ont Of our forces with raw lerIes was neces-
Bary to give the semblance Of safety to our
capital and its approaches. It has painfully
Developed the fact afresh, that our experien-
ces in this war have not taught the North its
full lesson. Our loyal States are actually no
Letter prepared against rebel raids than
they were tWo years ago, aud throughout
the whole North, our militia is disgracefaliy
ut loose ends, and unavailable fo7 immediate
use to rcpel invasion.
We hope the rebels may not have retired
too early to give full efficiency to their late
warning. We need large accession to our
1olce put forth to crush this rebellion. We
Ehall need to put forth all our strength be-
fore this rebellion is put down. We shall
need to be as earnest as the rebels Until we
are as earnest We elall waste both men and
''oney. Dullying and delay have wrought
harm enough for our holy Cause
We do not Invite too entire credence in
;he report Of the occupation Of Atlanta by
General Sherman, though the report comes
to US by vcry direct channels. and II premn-
ture' only anticipates speedily Forthcoming
1act-
We shall be glad TO hare the next twenty
four hours bring full confirmation Of the de-
Etruction Of the pirate Florida By the Ticon-
dsraeea- It VAS so rnmore d at PHILADELPHIA,
but Quaker City news ometimes needs an
endorsement.
On Monday the rebel incursion into Mary
land had hardly assumed formidable proper
tions, when Gold stood at est On Tuesday
it increased from plundering raid against
the Mar, land farmers into IN in yasion threat
rning the Capital. All communication with
the C"pltal was severed, and Marylaud seem.,
cd TO be filled with rebels, Their numbers
were stated from forty to fifty thousand.
6old fell to 10, wheat and 1our fell in pro
portion. Or "Wednesday, under the fnRu.
cnce Of reported battle raging around the
dcierEes Of Washington. gold drops to 2.GS,
Wheat and 1our decline heaTily. As reports
tre now arriving Of the defeat of the rebels,
gold may be expected to advance. Should
1s uone'e', 'o,1o" tuc i'"e VI 'ne Gamoeh
..na 1Auoo: ~ LIS guns o'e11ooheo Ne"
o,h' W .he sa"e pfocsss' oouolless golo
ana g1eeneacks might oe expected 10 meet at
Par VINO "lu oeny hereafter thaa goio Is
The barometer of military success, and the
standard Of oil vnlues.
Tie following is the Michigan Union Re.
publican State ticket recently put in uomina-
tion:
Gop<rxor-H. Il. crapo.
ttst.t; % ooes'n2rE. 7 gtrs- y; aF9sEenor' pnrfe1
SIa.e 1tyeGsr1e7"John owen.
Auditor GtnTal-E- AnneGe.
9s' ~ T1yd ay 4n1st nMeeuT:rrns ii.%stt' .4u
Attorney 0t,erat-Aluert Williams.
The Republican Convention Tor the First
Congressional District Of Michigan, COM
posed Of Wayne, Monroe, kewanee and
uillsdale, met at Monroe on tue 6th inst, and
renominuted Hon. Fernando C. Beamau b5
acclamalon. In the Sixth District Hon.
John & briggs has been nominated In the
Fourth, Hon. Thomas White Ferry. Michigan