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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-20
PUBLISHED [DAILy) BT
EDGAR SNOWDEN, JR.
@g~ OFFIC E--No. l04 King street, owe
g.one's, formerly French's) Book Store.
THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.

THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA
rnarresnondence Of the n. z Associated Press.]
/HE,DQu ARTERs, May 18-6 ? M.-The at
/,aok On the Confederate right was TO have
heen made at an early hour this morning, but
or examining the ground in that vicinity It was
fo1nd 20 De nnfayorable for the handling Of an
army, Sc rhe plan was changed, AND a5 i've
o'clock this morning, Hancock. supported by
she 6th corps Oh his right and burnside op the
left, advanced against the Confederate works.
The rife pits in front were those which had
been abandoned bY the Eedera}s, but were Eli
ed with Confederate sharpshooters, vino We1e
soon dislodgeI and driven through q second line
and behind thick andwin penetrabe abattls
which Was Of most torusldabe nature. On
examination, It was deemed best NOT 20 attempt
charging through she barrier, and the troops
fell back in good order, although exposed 70
CALLING IRE from both flanks. The Federal loss
il this movement was considerable, being about
eight hundred in killed and wounded among
whom were Col. Murphy, commanding Coch-
ran Legion, wounded; Lieut. Colonel De Lacy,
18th New York; Lieut.. Colonel Vande, har-
den, 10th Pennsylvania volunteers; Major
Baker commanding goth New York, and Maj.
Carues, 50 New York, wO1nded.
Burnside's corps were partly engaged, and
lost of the above amount a,UuJ Que fourth.
The Cotcoran Legion kept their ground tor
over an hour under a very hot ire.
An attack was made by the Confederates or
the left in the afternoon, where Warren vas
posted, out we're driven back.
MAY l9, A. MI have just received news
that Guinea Station, Oh the Fredericksburg
and RichmonI railroad, was entered last night
by the Federal scouts. They captured tele
eraph operators and apparatus, rebel mail, etc.
The station was destroyed, besides large
quantity Of supplies.
From the R;cAm md Enquirer Extra May A. 2: 2. NJ.
GuINEA's STATION, May l2-Very little Of
interest transpired yesterday, Heavy skirmlsh-
ing occurred at intervals during the whole OF
last night. This morning, at daylight, the
enemy having massed heavy forces IN front Of
Johnston division, made most vigorous as.
sault upou Jones BRIGADE For while our
line & battle was broken aud the enemy press
ed over our breastworks. gaining possession Of.
several pieces Of cur artillery and capturing a
number OF prisoners. Fovces, however, were
quickly sent TO the relief Of those 6hus engaged
and the enemy was driven back. About 10
.; clock this morning the enemy made most
rigorous and repeated assaults upon Fields
) division, but were driven back with great
slaughter.
At 2 clock ?. NJ, the enemy are making 3
most desperate fight in Evell's front, but all
accounts concur that we are driving them back
and punished them with great slaughter,
The musketrv firing to-day Was the heaviest
Of the war. The battle has extended along the
whole line to-day, and had been fought by the
Yankees with more vim and bravery tI1an any
ether fought on the Virginia soil.
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From Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock, Oct. 25.-Advices say !D. ~.
Is or 20 rebels were crossing Saline nv.
Just below Benton, - m. .N.
south Of Little Rock. The next nofnlns
two reconnaissance parties were sent 0us
one marching south and the other eU,ns
west. There are some approximations Of =
attack on Little Rock, but whether the ler
ell movement is designed to co-Operate !. =
any way with Price, or fall on Steele =
should weaken his force by sending trooE
to interrupt Prices endeavcr to strike In "
lower line Of the Arkansas river = ~.
known. 1t is believed, however, that Ssee =
is strong enough to hold the line OF the a.
kansas river and assume the offensive.
Six rebel soldiers were shot here yes.uel;
day in retaliation for the murder OF NJ.
Wilson ana men, the rebel Major wil =
shot for Wilson as soon as one rescr !.
here from prisoners recently captured "
Pleasanton. @
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The COpperhead Attemps g Steal
soldiers Votes. flttt

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-Owing to the storm
Last night, the proceedings in the case ofths
alleged election frauds on soldiers could
not be transmitted over the wires. The
following is brief summary Of the
proceedings. Donahue, one of the pris-
oners, admitted that he had signed certain
blanks with the name OF C. g. Arthef,
Captain and no others: but claimed that It
was no crimes, as there was no such an ofi-
Ger in the service. He also denied the juris-
diction Of the commission. The Judge Adj
vocate claimed that the court had iurisdic.
ton, and said the otfense was in violation
OF General Order 269.
Thecourt claimed that it had jurisdictionl
and Wood, Of Westchester, Clinton county
was sworn on the part of the Government
He was agent of the Union COMMITTEES of
his county. He had suspicion aroused
while on visit to Fortress Monroe, a00
finally went to Mr.. Terry, State Agent, ~
presenting himself Mcclellan man. Has
he soon learned that when Lincoln v0on
were sent there from the soldiers, thsg
were changed for Mcclellan and he W
assured that there was more OF this dong
than he thought OF.
The witness detailed the operationg OF
filing up the blanks, and much other IN.
formation showing systematized fraud
While ~ TerFy's office two soldiers came
in and signed power OF attorney and eacn
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DUTCH GAP, VA, Oct. Goth 1864.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE-SIR:- Permit me
to mention few facts connected with the
important order of Gen. Butler, placing
rebels under fire of their own batteries
look upon it rs just retaliation, and
should be, and no doubt will be Endorsed
by all loyal citizens of the North. In the
know that the rebel Generals have placed
colored U. s. soldier taken in recent en-
gagements to work on their Notifications
in and around Richmond, and compelled to
work under fire of our own guns. As we
all know, the General will not allow such
Outrages to 60 unnoticed, hence he has
adopted retaliation in kind, which it is
One thing regard the most important
part of the order, which is this; Company
q. Of the l27th Z. S. &. T. commanded by
Capt. w. w. Stantield was ordered to take
charge of 81 prisoners of war and place
them under fire Of their own guns at
Dutch Gap, and make them labor ten hours
faithfully each day on the canal, and as
sure you they have no reason now 70 doubt
colored soldiers manifest the slightest fear.
While Lees veteran soldiers finch and
dodge, scared almost to death when shell
bursts near them. / never saw such q
contrast in soldiers. These rebels have no
doubt been under fire for the last three
years, while these men who are guarding
them was never under fire before they
came here to guard and execute this order.
l will give you one instance Of GOODNESS,
This afternoon while was present saw
piece Of shell strike gun that one
of the cOlored soldiers was carrying
at right shoulder ship, and Utterly smash
the stock and bend the barrel nearly
double knocking it out of his hands when
it was thought by all that saw it, and some
of the rebs observed there is one darby
gone up the spout, when TO the astonish-
ment OF all who saw it, he Strengthened up
and looked around to see il any body was
looking at him, and reached down and
picked up his shattered gun and looked at
it and found it spoiled, he very cody called
out corporal OF the guard-past, No. IA,
which caused quite . laugh when It was
pOral came he told the corporal his gun
was played out and wanted to know il he
could not have another gun. speak OF
this as one among many instances OF cool
courage, that is witnessed every day at the
Gap. / never saw officers so cool under a
constant and CALLING fire as have witnessed
while I was there. The men have all the con-
idence in their officers that men can have.
This commanding officer of the detach-
ment OF guards is an Iowa boy He tells me
that his experience in commanding colored
troops Is that they can learn just as fast as
any soldiers we have in the service, and
that they can be brought to more perfect
degree OF discipline than white troops for
they are willing to obey their officers. They
never stop to see whether an order is right
bat promptley obev. AS the shells are
bursting rather close to where am writing
will close. OCCASIONAL.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.,

Gen. Sherman has written letter to
John c. Hamilton of New York, denying
. report that he had said that ninety-nine
hundredths of his soldiers will vote for
Mcclellan, and he adds:
~ 1m - ignorant of the political bias Of
the men Of this army a. you are at dis
lance of q thousand miles, and I would -
soon think Of tampering with . soldiers
religion O. With his preference for men,
I have not and shall not attempt to influ-
ence vote in this coming struggle. be-
lieve Mr.. Lincoln has done the best he
COULD s#e8s 9ss@8s la}sTga 6sa.Artt
The course of Cen. Sherman is soldierly
and honorable. And this simple but sig
ni6cant approval Of Mr.. Lincoln is worth
columns Of elaborate partisan adj
vocay. When gallant soldier like Sher-
man says of the President, 81 believe Mr..
Lincoln has done the best he could" it
means something. The country thinks so
too, and means that he shall do the best he
cantor four years longer.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

GxNUINE PATRIOTisH.--JohnJ j. Dickson
Of Davis county, lows, was recently draft
ed. In view Of the fact that Mr.. Dickson
has = young and dependent family of six
chiidren, his brother, Judge Dickson, Of
Cincinnati, forwarded draft to him to
hire asubstitute, and wrote to Mr.. Starr of
this city aaking his assistance In procuring
substitute or getting time to do 90. By
the following letter, evidently not written
for publication, it appears that Mr. D. con-
siders it his duty to go and has determined
to dc 90. He exhibits the right spirit and
sets good example worthy Of all praise.
We ind the letter in Cincinnati paper:
IL xr8ss)s .s"WEsT GROVE, Oct. 20, 1864.
v'"DEAR BROTHER III received your letter
and with il your kind offer to me thiseyen-
ing I am sorry, on your account, to de-
cline it, but duty compeis me. will try
and she party that upholds. the Executive
Of the Government are now in words and
in faith, / hope, on. the Lords side. The
action of the next Congress, and afterward
Of the Executive, Will prove whether their
works are according to. their words. The
Baltimore platform and Lincoln's letter ito
a2l WHOM 1t may concern proclaim LIB
ants thereof and therefore those who OPP
pose this righteous Government are serv-
ing the Devil, and those who help to sup
pors this righteous Government are serving
God.
1.-The Government has cast lots for who
shalt go TO maintain its righteous laws, and
amang others Iamchosen. God SO ordered
it, and we live or die at His will, at home
or CT the battlefield. Besides, it would be
inconsistent with my principles and inju-
rious to the cause OF the Government not
to 60. OF the ten drafted men from this
township, not one has hired a substitute
and for me. well-known Abolitionist, to
do so, whom copperheads are going, would
not do. "Cops' said would not 70: they
ask. don't you want to hire substitute?''
! answer. mo, sir; have got free ticket
to Richmond, and would not take any
money for it,
'.'Your affectionate brother,
s.s.e John J. DICKSON"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05
THE HAWK.EYE
HSsasssdsv, November 2.

- It isnow believed that John L. Daw-
,ou. Democratic member and candidate in
the xXIst Pensylvania District, has BEEN
dsantsd By the soldiers vote. The Pitss-
burg Cbmmsveiag says: q In the XVIII
District, VIM. II. Koontz, Union, has besn
elected over A. n. Co6tpth by lo.majority.
The soldisrs' vote WAS - follows: Koonts,
Loss; Co6foth 3e6-Union majority, gu,
bsing 10 majority over Cofroth's home
majority. Other returns viii increase this
majority. In the Bedford judicial district,
Hon. Alex. King, t1nion, has been elected
Judge over Judge Kimmel, Democrat, BY
q majority Of eighty over the home vote. y
The same paper further says: I'VE learn
from Hon. T. 8. Bigham, who arrived this
(ruesday) morning from Harrisburg. that
the Union majority at noon on Monday
footed up between eleven and twelve thou
sand. In the XXIst Senatorial district,
Louis W. Hail and Kirk Haines, Union,
have been elected BY some two hundred
majority to the State Senate. The Senate
will, therefore, stand nineteen Union to
fourteen Democratic. The House will stand
sixty Union to forty Democratic"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

~ The trial Of the St. Adams raiders
conmenced Tuesday at st. Johns, Canada.
The examination Is conducted with closed
doors. George n. Saunders IL there, man
aging the cause Of the rebels. He says
they belong to the first families of Ken
lucky, aud wsrea formerly under John
Morgan. SAunders says this raids only .
beginning OF what d to be done upon our
frontier. Had he known about it he should
have prevented it, however, a. it was not
gotten up on . sufficiently large scale toin-
sure success. r. g. johnson. Queens coun-
sel ut Montreal, i counsel for the Canadian
authorities, sae
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

h. Geo. Francis Train says just what
every war Democrat should say: sTwon't
vote with the party that don't cheer when
Sheridan wins victory"
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05
A Big Democratic Meeting.

DASyILLE, Oct. -, lSoA.
Mr.. Hornish held forth here to-day TO a
big Meeting of the Mackerels, con-
sisting of fifty-one men and five women,
twelve OF the aforesaid men being Repub-
licans, in which he elucidated the follow
ing propositions:
/. The war Is failure. "The Admins
tration has had 3 900 900 of men and IS, OO0,
900. 900 of money, aud has done nothing
Price now over-runs Missouri. The Reb-
els fill Kentucky, Tennessee and Western
Virginia. Sheridan has sacrificed thou.
ssnds of men in the Valley, and is right
where he started. Grant is at q deadlock
before Petersburg, and Sherman's back is
to the South
II. McClellan's campaign was q great
success.
LII. The people will rise in their majesty
and throw Oft this tyranny.
+ Surprising that the readers of the HaWk-
Eye would like to know the real state OF
the affairs of this nation, send this for
their ediication. TRAVELLER.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

|. An.At coin sale in New: York, the
present week, the prices showed large
advance on former pricss. The following
are some Of the prices obtained: A proof
Get Of United States coin Give pieces) Of
1872, >62 50; one of ls4s, so; one Of lS47.
155; one Of 1sls, $50; and one Of 1919,
"a So. two half dollars Of 1706 brought
respectively 90 and ~ 50; quarter dol.
lar Of 1893, 3lS one OF 1892, q 20, one Of
1897, 81 81 dime Of l79s, 1l6; one OF 1901,
ga; one Of lsl4, @l2 50; half dime Of
1874, 90 50; one Of 1895, I'll 50 of one 1903,
SO 0xnd one Of 1903, DO.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

AeFernando Wood said in q speech in
New York, a few nights since, that Mr..
Lincoln had presented to the South the all
Tentative Of death or reduction to the most
abject slavery, s'and they would be objects
Of pity and contempt if they failed to meet
this issue a it deserves to be met. And
Fernando thinks he 10 slandered when we
call him Copperhead.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

AeA new State is added to the Union.
We published the Presidents proclama-
ton, announcing the admission of Neva-
da, in accordance with the wish of a major
ity of her people, as expressed at recent
election. Thus are two free States added
to the Union in one day-Maryland and
Nevada. Nevada lies west of the Rocky
Mountains, and is bounded north by Ore
gon and Idaho, east by Utah. south by Ar.
izona and California, and west by Califor-
mia. Hon. James w. Nye was Governor
Of the Territory, and will now doubtless be
one OF her United States Senators.
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ton. We are confident of success. Every
sign is ptopitious. But we should remen-
Der that success is not get attained. To in
sure perfect safety we must work-labor
earnestly until the polls close on Tuesday
next. Apathy should be guarded against,
and our rule OF action must be activity
vigilance. If we are true to ourselves,-if
we do not remit our efforts, we shall tri-
umph; but a relaxation of exertion, may
bring with it an incomplete victory. Eve
ry true Union man has duty to perform
in this emergency. He should labor assid-
uousiy to induce his undecided neighbor to
vote for the right, and to prevail upon the
wavering voter to cast his ballot in favor
OF an undiscovered country and the Gov
eminent of the Fathers OF the Republic
Our opponents anticipate disaster, but if
they discover q weak place uncovered they
will assail it. Dishonesty is their forte
Whatever they accomplish will be accom-
plished in q covert and undetermined man.
ner. The insidious influences of their se.
cret societies are every where at work, and
unless successfully counteracted will cause
mischief to the nation, and the destruction
if its ordinances Of liberty and freedom.-
We have no right to presume on our
strength, or on the weakness of the foe. If
we would have a triumphant count on the
evening of November 5, we must tot! for it,
industriously, unremitttngly. We are not
nervous as to the general result in this
State, but we have fears the disunionists
may elect here and there q candidate on
their local tickets, unless they are prompt
~ confronted and overcome. Political
prospects are eccentric and treacherous.-
We have not to go far back to find instan
ces Of this. In the case Of the late State
elections, we were confident of Pennsylva-
nia, and fearful Of Indiana, but the result
showed We were in error in our calcula-
tons. To be sure we triumphed in both
States, but where We thought ourselves
strongest We were weakest and where weak
est the strongest. The Copperheads have
no hopes Of slecting their State ticket, but
VIII seek to carry their county and town.
snip nominations where there is the least
prospect Of their doing 30. Let the friends
OF the Union multiply votes by all fair and
honorable means, and in the hour of trial
overwhelm them with confusion. Tot
every loyal man when he gees to the polls
take his Union neighbors along with him
and after the battle is over be will have III.
proud consciousness that he did his dut,
and did 1t well and faithfully.
II ----AA-eD-2----.---.. ase
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

~Ezra Wheeler, Democratic member
of Congress from the Third District OF
Wisconsin, has abandoned the Copperhead
party and come out squarely for Abraham
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

is - A Warrington dispatch of Wednes-
day says: eft IL stated here. on what is
understood as good authority, that there is
no immediate prospect Of q resumption of
hostilities In the Shenandoah, unless the
rebels should re-organize their, at present,
demofalised forces, and make another des.
psrate attempt to regain possession Of the
key to the Valley"
gia A-BRHAcH or PRoNIsE.-The Indiana
Circuit Court ut Evansville has Just con-
clu6ed the trial Of case of breach of prom
Use, wherein Mrs. Ann Prewitt. of Louis
vile, was plaintiff, and Abel Sullivan. Of
Indiana, defendant, and the said Abel
was put under contribution Of 81 600 to
the said Ann.
a., !E1- A resolution has been introduced in
the Louisiana Senate excepting from any
an nesty and confiscatiny the goods Of T.
I o. Moore, HI. w. Hyams. T. ]. Semmss,
E. w. Noise. J. P. Benjamin, John slidell
aud all members Of the Legislature Of Dec.
1860, who voted to call q State Convention
to consider about Secession.
fs 8~O
. ~ We see It stated that Congressman
Voorhees, election IL to be contested on the
! returns from Sullivan Precinct. It has
I been ascertained, by taking the afidavita
Of Union men who voted, thatn ons-hali
{ OF the Union votes were counted by the
2 Democratic judges. In some other pre-
cincts in the district similar frauds were
pe-petrated. In some instances the judges
took the ballot-boxes home with them al
uighttoverhauled them 1T their leisure, and
returned. to the place Of voting tho mex,
day to count out the ballots, as :, as.,l
INDIANA ELDwrox.-Omcial return,
from every county but one, give Morton
1900 majority. .asss.rss =
~ The attempt Of Governor seymou,
ana the New York Copperheads to stea
the votes of the New York soldiers Is ,
proceeding to have been expected. Bu
when they undertook to make the dead he
roes of the war-those who fell at Bull
Run, Antietam, Chambersburg, Yorktown
Malvern Hill, &C., vote for Little Mack, !
was unexpected. s
- The soldiers vote has settled all th
disputed questions about the Pennsylvani
elections and given the Union party th
vistory-complete and decisive. Abou
two-thirds Of the soldiers vote has bee
received. This stands a. follows: Uniol
J 1889; Democrat ASS; being Union m,
jority Of II, 1e6. $, s
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

THE RIGHT KIND OF SPEAKERs.-M4.
Gen. Dodge of Iowa, native of Essex
county, wounded in the trenches before At
lanta, has been spending Lifetime in the
eastern part Of the State. He talks to the
people in that modest and hopeful way that
characterizes SO many Of our brave SOL
diers. There is with him Mr.. Nickerson
from Pulaski, Tenn, a, Union man from
the start, and one who has been through
the sharp and trying experiences that have
besalien that sty lie Of men in those regions.
He is plain man, and no trained speaker;
but the substance OF the matter is in him.
He moves his audiences like q storm. All
accounts from where he goes are that there
has been no other such campaign talking,
Now this is the kind Of canvassing we
want. These men, who have had rebellion
to fight on its own soil. know what the ar.
ticle is. And they can tell what is like II
anywhere else. They know, too, aud can
testify, as this one does, to the hope OF
every rebel in the election of Gen. McClel-
Ian, thing that alone ought to decide this
canvass, and that,weuld decide it in every
State and county and town, if the story
could be told to all the people as he tells it.
Why has not our National Union Commit.
tee brought out from East Tennessee q
thousand men to 60 into every section Of
the North and finish up this campaigning
business? They would have done it beyond
all chance. 1t would have been the great.
est electioneering device ever hit upon, the
most sensible, the most honest, the mos,
| decisive. If there were time in the few
days left, every such man that could b.
reached ought still to be sent into Pennsyl
varlia and New York. Let the politician!
stand back. and let US hear from the PEG
i MI uTnII
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05

a.The Harrisburg (Pa.) Union lately
produced story about widow of Mrs.
Lincoln's brother, living there, to whom
Mrs. Lincoln had refused aid in her power
ty. The widow now testifes under oath
that her entire story was false, and that the
Democratic editor made it twice as bad rs
she told it. She is not related to Mrs. Lin
coin, and was no doubt induced to manu-
facture the lie by some hard pressed seeker
for Democratic campaign capital.