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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-23
A Ray of Light.

The New York World is delighted
with Alexander Stephens letter. It
says:
The letter of the Vice, President Of
the Southern Confederacy will COM
mand general attention. As he calls
the platform of the Chicago Convention
the first CLEAN of light foretokening
settlement by reason Of the cruel con,
troversy which has been committed to
the arbitrament of the sword, so we re-
gard his letter as the first CLEAN of
light from the South tending in the
same direction The Republican fa>
natics have constantly asserted that
proffer of peace and Union would meet
no response from the South. This lett
ter Of the rebel Vice President, aYowed-
ly called forth by the tender made in
the Chicago platform, confutes that
opinion. The response is at least cons
mensurate with the proffer
We are aware that it has been con,
tended by the Union party, that any
offer of peace with Union, to the South,
would be rejected, while the rebel
armies were in the field; and instead
of a refutation, the letter of Mr.. Ste~
phens is full justification of all they
say. Mr. Stephens was willing to have
a Convention of the States, but refused
to agree to be bound by its action; but
demanded that the Constitution of the
United States be thrown aside. en-,
tirely, and with it the Union, allowing
each State. in the future, to act as it
sees proper; and to allow as many
Unions, as might be desirable to partic,
ular sections He says:
Delegates might be clothed with
powers to consult and agree, if they
could, upon some plan of adjustment,
to be submitted for subsequent ratifcas
ton by the sovereign States, whom it
affected, before it should be obligatory
or binding, and then binding only on
such ss should so ratify it. 1t becomes
the people of the South, as well as the
people of the North, to be quite as
watchful and Jealous of their rights as
their common ancestors were.
All questions of boundaries, confed,
eraeies, and union or unions would nal-
urally and easily adjust themselves, ae-
eording TO the interests of parties and
the exigences of the times. Herein
lies. the true law of the balance of pow
er rand the harmony of the States.
For the World to call this proposi>
ton to return 10 the Union, is to In
suit the intelligence of its readers.
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nlstnrhlnr PosiiIral meetings.

II is with deep regret that we are
compelled TO chronicle the fact taat a
meeting of the supporters Of General
Mcclellan, was broke up in this city,
night before last That we are uncom-
pTomisingly opposed to the principles
Of Mcclellan, we presume our readers
are pretty well aware; bat we would
not have success, if not won fairly, and
after a full discussion Of all the issues
before the country. There are in
stances, in time of war, in which mill
tary arrests, and suppressions are justi-
fable; but there are no causes which
will excuse violence from the caprice
of the individual
Truth can never suffer from a full,
and free discussion; the Union cause
must gain ground, if left to its own
merits. Our cause is not so weak that
we must resort to violence to sustain it /;
and we should be careful how we imi-
tate the policy and tactics which
brought on the present terrible rebel
lion.
Thewar in which we are now en-
gagged, is the result of the exclusion of
free speech from at least twelve of the
States Had free discussion been per-
mitted, .here would have been no war,
because there would have been no
slavery, which was the cause of the
war,
( We all know how men even suspect
ed of unsoundness On the slavery ques-
ton, were mobbed, in years gone by
and the leading spirits in these out
breaks, and outrages, were the very
men now supporting Mcclellan; but
that is no excuse for disturbing them
All that we should ask, is to be LETT
free ourselves; we should be content
without retaliation.
= We are aware that it is hard to recol-
lect the wrongs sustained, in the past,
and not appeal to vengeance; we are
aware, especially that Tennessee Union
men have suffered beyond description,
at the hands of bushwhackers, who
are now supporting Mcclellan, to a man;
and it has not passed from the memory,
that, in 1860, Baillie Peyton, the speak
er who was assailed, night before last,
while stumping this State, as eandi-
date for elector, on the Bell ticket, was
reported to have declared that if Lin
coin was elected, any man ought to be
hung, who would take Office under him;
but all these prsvocations do not ex-
cuse the proceedings of the disturbers
and we sincerely hope that we shall
never witness similar ones here again.
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TFrom the Clneinnati COMMENCED. !

The rebel War Department pretend
ed to learn the other day from General
Hood, news that was entirely too good
to tell any body. They were afraid to
let it ont, because they were quite sure
if they did, the Yankees would hear of
the good thing, and it was essential that
the Yankees should not know anything
aboutit The case is pretty.plain, how
ever, that very good news for the rebels
would be exactly the sort of intelligence
they would be most pleased to commu-
nicate TO the Yankees who would there
by be made to suffer in their minds
As soon as Hood marched nortbward
the Southern enthusiasts insisted that
he had done the essential thing, and
became in a congratulated condition
They had been ianked so much and
found it such bad business that they
concluded if they could get on the flank
of the great TANKER this world would
become a WEAKNESS to him.
So they shouted victory in advance
discounted their triumph and realized
what they could of it But not having
particulars to give the public set up
wise retcence. Only the rebel officials
mentioned confdentially that they had
something big, but too good even to
tell, and continued talking thus, until
the newspapers, remarkable for their
philosophical calmness in anticipation,
became impatient In this condition
the Richmond Wing of october 10,
said
at would greatly cheer the hearts of
and soldiers, men, women
and children-to hear what it is that is
so very good as to be esteemed too pre-
cious for them to share; and we sub
NIT that, under the circumstances, with
an enemy's army lying within few
miles, and constantly threatening to
advance, the stimulus Of little good
news would not be utterly thrown
away.
The Wing adds
We have need of all the encourage
ment we can get, and it is not wise to
anything that is calculated to
encourage
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-23

The latest news from Sheridan indi-
Gates that he is following up his late
Success with his usual energy. The
rebels made no attempt to stand at
Fishers Hill, this time, but fed at the
first approach of our cavalry. Several
additional pieces of artillery have been
captured making 60 in ala clear
gain of forty. That will do.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-23

w T. Berry d Co. have received
and have for sale, Robs Dale Owen
Wrong Of Slavery, and Right Of Eman.
cipation'-a work possessing, at this
time, peculiar Importance to Tonnes
scans. Mr.. Owen was always Dem
ocrat, and never an Abolitionist; but
he now feels that slavery must be over
thrown, or our Union surrendered.
he has illustrated his views by nu-
merous facts and statistics; and has
discussed theories with calmness band
dignity. We shall be glad to see a
copy in the hands Of every Tenne+
sean.
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No news was received from the front
yesterday. It is probable that we shall
hear nothing for some time, as Sher-
man is pushing Hood in the direction
of Jacksonville, and there are neither
railroads nor telegraphs between there
and Chattanooga.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-23

Recent advices from France, it is said,
give the assurance that the French
Government will not allow any of the
rebel privsteers building in its ports TO
san, or TO pass into rebel hands.
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FoR EAST TEEEEsEE.
Coz. r. A. CRAWFORD Of Greene.
Col. L. c. .HOUK, of Anderson.
DR JOHN C. EVERETT, of Meigs.
FOX MIDDLE TgEEEssER.
10. sHACKLEFORD, Of Montgomery.
T. h. GIBBS, of Wayne.
Cot W. B. STOKES, of DeKalb.
BOB WEST TENNESSEE
ALMOND CASE, Of Obion.
W. II. FITCH, Of Shelby.
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The vote Of the Pennsylvania soldiers
in the army of the Potomac, stood
about four Union, 10 one Copperhead.
Il was in that army that Mcclellan was
to be strong with the soldiers.
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Executive Committee for the State.

For East Tennessee -SAHUKL R ROGERS,
Knox; Col r X BYRD, Roane: DR w 6
BRcBSLow, Knox; HoS D S PATTERSON,
Greene; PEREz DIcKIEsoy, Knox,
Tar Middle Isaaesses-HoS III N BRI-
Ex, Davidson; LEWIS TTLLMkE, Bedford;
A V s IISDsLEY, Davidson; WnLIAM
SPENCE, Rutherford; Jos s FowLER, Da.
wilson fe
For Vest Taiacssse--J z MERRYNAS,
Shelby W & HArI, weakley J B
BINGHAM, Shelly; AEvIE HAwEKs, Shell
by; DAVID A NvSx, Haywood
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A person whose aysrice was notori-
Gus, boasted Of having lost consider
able sum at cards without uttering a
word 81 complain. Il am not surprised
a Il, replied = wit Great sorrows are
dumb.
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TO THE
SOLDIERS |
WE RAVE PUBLISHED A BEAUTIFUL
Soldiers Certificate.
FOR TIE USE or SOLDIERS.

FOR TIE USE or SOLDIERS.
1t is printed in four eolors, representing
Cavalry, Infantry, and Artillery, marching
in countless numbers into Dixie, with drums
beating, eOlors Tying, etc. A blank line is
left for the name Of the Soldier, Company,
Regiment and caieers; size IsxIT. TIE
certifeste ls enclosed in a p4stoboard tube,
srd can be sent 10 any part Of the country
without injury; and thesoldier, Gfiar filing
up the blank hnee, can put il back In the
tn be and renal Il 70 his friends, and they
viii get Is framed and preserve Is IS 5 re-
membrance.
The demand Tor this Certifcats Is enor-
nous, yet from our enlarged facilities for
publishing, we are able 70 keep 3 c0nstynt
supply, aud viii Gil al orders promptly.
Price 30 conts. 5eat By mail, prepaid.
I. N. RHODES 4 Co.
81 Union Street,
EaskVille.
Agents wszase v ssil ths ab0vG
iulyi--sm.
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Judge Cation of Illinois, who is a
copperhead of the mlder sort, did not
fear to say in recent speech THE
abolitionists, if they can succeed in
abolishing slavery can control the
country Our interests consist in
maintaining our relations with our old
friends and political allies, the slave
holders, and in preserving slavery
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Cotton Farm for sale.

i four mles from MurfreeshorO, Rutherford eOun-
~, on the Nashville and Murfreesboro turnpike
road. The farm contains l3G acres. neS frame
dive ling, with four large rooms, good well Of ayer
iniieg water, and an endless variety of fruit trees
For particulars Apply 20 A. g. Hen sersOn. on the
\. G. K. r., three miles from the above farm.
Oct2Z-Zs@
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Special Auction SAILS.

CHAPLAIN & co., No 10 North CNoqe street,
VA It'll SELL on MON Az NJ iRNING, the
w q instant, Commencing at ~ o'clock,
large assortment Of Cslicoes Bleachea and Brown
Domesti :, Ladies' hress Goods, FlanDels Irish
Linens, Table Damask, Toweiings Hoop Skirts and
Varieties.
2 Also a large consignment Of Boots and Shoss,
Hats and Clothing. sale post ye.
CHAPMAN &CO.
NJ. J. Dolls, Aucioner cess 1t
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When we hear a novice playing the
organ, we think the instrument has one
stop too few
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To the Free Mssons ia Nash
500 Reward

A BALE OF COTTON, MARKED. 'sw. C. R"
"A va lost Wednesday evening last, on the Muir
freesboTo pike, between the picket station and the
corner 4 Make AMI Broad streets The above
rewsr VIII be paid the finder on IT. return TO Wur
7. Elliot, No 40 Broad street. ct21-3t
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OF these terfns.1
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keeper.
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HORACE MAYNARD, Of Knox
WILLIAM II. wISENER, of Bedford
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ELECTORAL TICKET.


FOR THE STATE AT LARGE
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24
The Greatest of Rat Hunts.

Everybody has heard of the vast system of
sewers which underlies the great city OF Paris.
Through these subterranean intricacies
according to Victor Hugo in the lHtSerdGtes,
Jean Vatican carried Marius on his back
for miles, from the barricade to the banks
of the Seine. 1t seems that during severe
ffosts, the vast institutes Of rats which
abound in Paris, take to the sewers as a
refuge from the cold. Latterly, the weather
has been more than usually severe, and
the conditions being favorable, it was reo
solved to have great rat hunt. Accord
ingly the authorities, assisted by number
Of men, gaDstas and dogs, entered the
sewers at various places. and began a
grand drive towards n common center.
just as the beaters In an Indian jungle,
with tom-toms, gongs, horns, drums and
frightful wells, send all the animals, from
the tiger to the smallest antelope, towards
the hunters, the subterranean drivers soon
had millions of rats massed together, strug
Cling, squealing and fighting with eXtraordi-
nary terocity. At length they were driven
into a large sewer near the bridge Of Asni-
eres, and forty dogs We're let down among
them. A royal battle ensued which lasted
over forty-fve hours, and at the end Of it
victory remained with the dogs. But the
latter had paid dearly for their triumph.
-Four were found in the drain killed out
right, and quite a number were totally
blind and helpless when recovered by the
ganijaS, who at length ventured to explore
the profound depths of the battle. Most of
the rats escaped in the melee but yet no
less than 10, 900 were found dead. As the
finest Partisan kid gloves are said to be made
out of the skins of these animals, there viii
be material for many gross
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24
VOL. 10.---N0. 26.

April 4-Unsonists repulsed with loss of
five men in attempt to capture rebel battery
on Pamlico River, n G. :. Palmyra,
Tenn, burned by the gunboat Lexington
April 5-Troops sent from Newbern TO
rescue Gen. Foster, besieged in Washington,
n c. :. Skrmish on Black Bayou, La
april 6-Rebel camp at Green Hill, Tenn,
broken up; killed and Is taken.
April 7-Bombardment of Fort Sumpter
by Admiral Dupont the feet driven off;
fort little injured. -. .. $. gunboat Bara-
taria lost in Amite River, La . Success
tul foray into Gloucester Co. Va.
April S-Gunboat George Washington,
stranded in Broad River, S c., attacked by
rebels and blown up
April 9-Pascagoula, Miss, taken by
Union force from Ship Island, but abandon
ed same day. . Fight at Blount's Mills,
n. G.; Unionists driven off with small loss.
April i0---Battlea Franklin, Tenn Van
Dorm attack repulsed; Union loss about
100; rebel, not known. Rebels routed
near Germantown, Ky. Skirmish near
Waverly, Tenn. q Unionists taken pris-
oners. TO BE CONTINUED.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24
KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT
But Not How to Get It.

Il can see, lately said cynic, that in
the North there are At least two parties !;
one knowing exactly what it wants, and the
other apparently entirely ignorant Of what
1t wants
1t is perfectly true. There are but two
! parties, and they are we'll described by the
critic. One wants the maintenance of the
Union. Its policy therefore is perfectly
clear. Lit ardently supports every measure
which will secure ana confirm that result.
/ The other wants political powers, and it does
not see exactly how TO get it. That ex-
plains its conflicting assertions and contra
dictory action In Ohio 1t declared for
peace at any price. Ohio roared its con-
tempt from the lake TO the river In Iowa
therefore it declared for the war, and
against the conduct OF the war That also
was Of no use In New York it declared
Itself the strongest war party. Its success,
therefore, IN New York would show only
that 1t was stupidity wrong in Ohio, and re-
veaIed the fact thatlt had no principle what
ever IN regard to the Union and the country.
and 1t was everywhere merely bobbing
round TO discover how it might return to
power In the State OF New Y ork, the tick
ct Of this party was supported by men who
radically and utterly disagree upon the
question of war, or who, ut least pro
tess TO disagree. The Mcclellan wing and
the Ben Wood wing equally supported the
nominations. But is Manager Wood war
policy that Of General Mcclellan and If
not, which wing has stultitied itself?
The party calling itself the Democracy
processes to be the strong war party Yet
u great defeat of the Union arms wosd
have helped their ticket They claim to be
the true Union party Yet Jefferson Davis
and every rebel leader wishes their success.
Which are the dupes or the deceiveIs, the
coppeIhead leaders or the rebel chiefs A
party, therefore, which sees that the steady
and victorious prosecution of the war must
annihilate 1t, yet which has no hope of Sc
curing power but seeming TO favor the war,
will inevitably present the appearance
which the cynical critic described, of not
knowing what it wants
Yet 1t Is not the end, but the means of
which it is ignorant 1t wants political pow
eT at any price Nor is it too harsh TO say
that If it could procure that ascendency by
tavorng Immediate peace, upon the basis
of compromise or separation, looking TO fu-
ture reconstruction. it would not hesitate to
adopt that platform. Its misfortune is
that it ruled by virtue Of it's alliance with
a system which permanently paralyzed the
Constitution, and is now seeking to destroy
it. That system and its rebellious eff
forts are equally doomed As they go, so
go their props and appendages AS slavery
sinks, so disappears forever party which
called itself democratic to serve slavery,
and consequently repudiated every demo
cratic principle whatever.
A scorpion girt with fire knows what it
wants, but seems utterly confused because
1t knows not how to get 1t. 1t wants life
but how shall it pass through the fire p
HarDer'S Heeh{H
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24
Significant Rebuke,

The last term Of the Northumberland
county court was marked by d bold move on
the part of Judge Jordan. The voters -of
the county stand 3300'to 2600-but the cop
perhead commissioners draw about Cop.
Jurors TO one Union. Now when we see
that there are four good Union papers sup
ported in the county, to one Cop, it may be
taken for granted that the 2600 are quite as
lik Ely to be intelligent, competent men, as
the 1900. In this unfair preponderence Of
Cop. Jurymen, there is very naturally much
unworthy material And daccordiugly, Judge
Jordan ''e3'cased number of Jurymen, be-
cause they could not understand English
and intimated that there tcas roam. for I'M
3,rocen,eat an the mode Of selecting. A
very hard hit at the Commissioners and
Sheriff, from an independent Judge of their
own party Men viii naturally favor their
friends in matters of this kind, but it should
not be at the expense of public interest and
of decency Chronicle.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24
The President.

There is nothing in the past to discour-
age, as We believe there Is nothing in the
future to alarm, the true friends OF the Re
public. Unity of action is alone necessary
for the present Discussions weaken any
cause however true minded aud faithful the
contestants may be- y bundle of sticks and
The fable ought to teach us wisdom. The
loyal men OF the country must form a com
pact body, that no ingenuity or strength of
opposition can break If the Government,
IN self defence, wants men, let atet and IN
this crisis none but men are needed) be fllrn-
ished money is wanted, let it be furnish
ed if united action can bring about proper
results. let US have harmonious action if
individual exertion is required, let each citi-
zen make himself a committee to carry into
etfectthe enduring and everlasting truth that
this old Government must and shall be pre-
served.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24
a Minister.

This is very natural and undoubtedly
true In the good old days of slow coaches
and slower mails, when Northern New York
was as far out in the world as some OF our
Northwestern Territories are now, there
was gathered around the post office one night,
IN small town, quite large crowd, to hear
the news brought by the stage just in.
What the news ?" said an old fellow
who was not so worldly wise as he might
have been-''what the news p
Martin Van Buren has been appointed
Minister to Great Britain, said friend at
his elbow
Minister to Great Britain The idea
of his being appointed Minister to Great
Britain Why he can't preach any more
than can =
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Co.
The Annual report of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, presented to the State
Legislature, gives gratifying evidence of
the prosperity of that road, and perhaps no
other railroad or corporation in the world
can show such profitable balance sheet in
the business of one year. The receipts du-
ring the year amount to the sum total of
$40, 523, 57l 45, and the expenses during
the same period to $50, COZ, ,804 Sc, leaving
a balance on the profit side of Sl9,920, 766
SO, which is nearly one-half the total earn
ings of the road
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-02-24

JOSEPH STRoBEL, a substitute in Penn
sylvania regiment, was shot at Beaufort re-
Gently, for desertion. While in prison he
had an opportunity to escape, but refused
to avail himself of it. Before being shot he
acknowledged his guilt, expressing penitence
for his sins With unbandaged eyes he
stood before the file appointed 10 fire, and
requested them net to aim at his head
When the command, Ready, was giving,
he threw up his hand and cried, Hold on !!
hold on shoot me good to those pointing
apparently at his face. The guns involun-
tarily fell for and instant, then rose again,
and Joseph Strobel lay bleeding, hfeless
corpse. pierced by six balls, beside the black
coffin destined to contain his body Pity
that man so brave should suffer a fate so
ignominious