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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25
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The great Peace Meeting ON Satur-
day laststurncd out to be great fiz-
izle. Those who came to the meeting
werc- more than nc-halfagainst peace,
aud for fight. They favor peace with
rebels, but death to all abolitionists,-
The chief Marshal and his assistants,
deemed it best not to have any process
sion. Tho band wagon was hired but
did not come out.
Gentlemen, you may cry peacel
pedce!i but there will be no peace un-
til the rebellion is crushed out, and
the Union restored, and the authority
of tho Government recognized and
obeyod everywhere in the United
States. Try some other hobby /; peace
wont win You will find it hard
horse to ride. ..
peace 'tho niggcr." IA North
Western Confedcracy," "secossion, y
estate Rights, IAN "armisticc," "re-
sistanco TO the draft" have all played
out; BLESSED martyrs" waste paper,
"opium," arbitrary arrests" "habeas
corpus "new churches" orders OF
"K. G, c." 90. A. K" have had their
day, and those other dogs, 'butternuts'
'Copperhcads, bounty jumpers de-
serters from the army, distinguished
Canada domiscs, will each in turn get
his day. And what day it will bo
When the great record of your polite
al troachcry, hypocrisy, corruption,
intriguing-and last and greater that
all the wrongs you have inflicted on
your struggling, bleeding country,
shall be made up against you, Gains S
position will be en- cnviablo one COM
pared with yours. "Tho way of the
transgressor is hard" So mote it
be. .. y
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

'Nperiod as long as has sufffced TO
make veterans of our soldiers in the
field, If this be not enoughto give him
a passport to the. confidence and sup.
port of Union Haen, we know not what
would do it, True, wc Of Fairfield
had our FIRST and warrhest preferences
fixed upon-an eminent, talented and
worthy soldier citizen Of our own
county for this position, But the
mere circumstance of failing to secure
his nomination, affords no justifiable
excuse for opposing, or even refusing
an ardept support to nomination
fairly made We trust the vote of
old Fairfield will show no break in
the serried line of the supporters of
the Union cause-and that the CAUSE,
moro than MEN, (however much par
ticuIar favori!es may be admired and
csteemod) occupies the inncrmost
place in their affections.
1t would be in the highest degree
gratifying if arrangements could be
made to have q joint canvass of the
district by Messrs. STEVENSON and
FlNcK, in which they might lay their
respective causes before the people of
all parties assembled for the purpose
Of hearing both sides. This is un,
doubtcdly the tairest method of CON
Quoting a political campaign-and it
certainly would be the most fruitful
in real information and instruction to
the people, no matter on which side
the oratorical victories might bo. We
hope that measures may be taken to
secure Il joint canvass; and that in
any event, the people Of this county
may soon be afforded an opportunity
of meeting the Union candidate for
Congress, and listening to his eloquent
cXhortations in behalf Of the cause OF
the country.
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L6g"Tho Peace meeting did accom-
plish one gallant achievement. BY
strategy it got possession Of Major
SrINcHCoMn's notes, which he had
been taken of the remarks of somo oil
the speakers. And on the Major lei.
surely proceeding to leave the crowd
a score or so Of the pack positively
summoned up pluck enough to follow
bowling at his heels, Cat a respectable
distanco) as far rs across the street
The follow who, on pretonce Of desir.
ing to inspect the Majors notes, coolly
placed them in his pocket, will nc
doubt consider himself n tip,top here
to his dying day, He has entitled
himself to the Peace Democratic nom
nation for Constable of his township
at the very least.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

A Bomb-shen In the Copperhcad Camp.
The seizure Of II consignment of four
hundred revolvcrs, and 1876, 900 rounds
of ammunition fer the same, recently
made by the authorities at Indianapo-
lis, has thrown the whole Coppcrhead
camp of the North into CONSERVATION
They had been shipped to the head
officers Of the secret reasonable asso-
citation of the "Sons of Liberty" and
were to have been distributed to their
oath bound followers, for the purpose
of enabling them to preserve the puri-
ty of the ballot-boX next fall, by blow
ing out the brains of Union voters We
presume, Ssmc arrests ("afbitr"ry,
of courso) have been made, ana more
expected Wo will give details on
further development Of the affair.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25
rnE coNcnnsIo1NAL aursr1oN

We have got to choose botwoon
FrNcE and STEVENSON. The electors
ofthis Congressional District must do.
cide at the polls whether they will
continue TO be represented by II mem.
her of.the gentecl, coppery, peace, dom
ocratic persuasion, rs at present, or by
wholc.souled, unconditional Union
man, who goes for the only honorable
lasting Peace aLtainablc, through the
litter subjugation OF red handed trca-
son by WAR, Every vote gwen
10 FiScH will have tendency to bring
about 'hc humiliation Of the Govern
mcnt at the feet Of traitors--tho di-
vision ofthis Union into numbcrlcss
fragments, 70 be at perpetual war with
,ach othcr--the sure and final prostra-
tion and ruin ofthc Republic. ltnccds
no elaborate argument to prove the
correctness Of Interpretations. No
body doubts that the election of n
peace democratic Congress, and II
Vcaco Democratic President, will give
The Nation peace only on the terms
of the Rebels, if it gives it at all. II
thcro Is enough of true Union scnti-
mcnt in the country to save it, now is
tho time to give it voice md make its
power felt. The composition of the
next Congress will in all probability
bc decisive Of tho dcstincs of the
North American Republic for ccntu
ricS to come. To commit the settle.
mcnt OF the great questions about tC
arise in the progress Of affairs to any
Othors than statesmen who are unc
quivocally on tho side OF "Iiborty
and Union, now and forever, one and
iuscparablc," is to commit an error
unmatchablc in absurdity and ruin.
Gus consequences.
Mr.. STEVENSON has been nominated
Tor Congress By n Convention of del
cgatcs representing tho Union voter,
of this District. This is distinction
which wo do not believe would hay,
been conferred by such body of NOR
upon any individual not sound, honest
earnest, energetic, and in the righ
position upon the vital issues of tn
times. Believing Mr.. STEVENSON 1
possess these qualities, and the addi
tional one of very high intcIcctua
capacity, we do not care to go back t
rake in tho ashes of the past to Sc
whether he was later or earlier thai
others to discover and appreciate tn
full development of the great Grim
OF Rebellion which has nearly over
thadowed the land. We know hin
teiRve been in the Union hmncs.
aan able, Jealous, fearless, and uncom
promising worker; battling for th
Blight with most eloquent tongue 70
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

BsY"Wc would like to hear the Edgic
on the LIST Resolution adopted at the
so-called Democratic Congressional
Convention. Read it:
/. Resolved byhiS Contention, That
we arc in favor of the immediate ces-
sation of hostilitics and Peace. |
Are tho so.callcd Democracy in
favor of the immediate cessation of
Peace DR.. Williams says that is
the reading of this resolution.
1t is intimated that Tuttlc sug-
gestcd tho propricty of getting the
Central Committee together to change
the resolution. Can't say whether it
was done or not.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

N@. FlNCK says, We will havc peace
by turning Lincoln and all his tcllows
ont of office,
How so Billyl Will the Democrat.
ic party do whatever JEFF, DAVIS de-
sires them TOP Otherwise, how is the
fact that Lincoln is beaten to stop the
war.
That you failed to explain. Did
you do so purposcly, or couldn't you
tell =?
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25
A CONTRAST,

On Saturday last when an excited
crowd Of 400 or 500 men were trying
to got Major Stinchcomb, to hang him,
as they said, Mr.. Charles Raincy, John
Short, Trad Ricketts,, George See and
Charles Roland did all in their power
to quiet the mob, whilst John Vande-
mark, VIM. j.. Rigby, Adam Weaver,
&c, were hallowing, " Bring him out
"ITang him ~ "Shoot him !" "lIc's an
Abolitionist !" The former proved
themselves to be good citizens, and the
latter We feel sure, upon reflection,
will feel ashamed of their conduct
If they are not ashamed of it already,
their friends are for them.
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Bz~Dr. OLDs in his peace mcctin

gD~D DR., OLDs in his peace meeting
speech, denounced both President
LINCOLN and Major STINCHcoMB as
cOwdrds. 1t is bad to rest under such
an unGavorablo opinion from such Il
man. But We think both the unfortu-
nate individuals may possibly survive
it. Asfor Major Stinchcomb, those who
have read the opinions of Gen. ROSE
GRAMS and other Union Generals under
whose eye he has fought in the most
hotly contested battles of tho war for
the Union, will know how TO appre-
fciatc the Doctors impeachment Of his
courage, 1t is part of tho mission OF
such cattle to heap opprobr,um on
ovcry ono who in any way distinguish
cs himself in opposing coppcrheadism
This stab at the character of the tried
and procen bravery Of Major SrlNcn-
COMB, is worthy of the bastard and
treason -blackcncd heart of 4. b. Oids
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

BD" STocKDALE, n runaway from
Baltimore, Maryland, made speech
on Saturday to the Peace Democracy,
Is this the Same James NJ. Stock
dale that tho Maryland Legislature
appointed a committee to examine and
see whether he did not incitc the riot
to fro on the 9Th Massachusetts on the
10Th of April, 1861,
Isn't he the Same James NJ. Stock
dale whose conduct was to bo exam
incd into to ascertain whether he was
not holding communication with the
enemies Of his country?
What induced this samo James NJ
Stockdalo TO leave the City of Balti.
moro so suddenly, he being Repre-.
sentative in tho Maryland Legislature
and como to Walnut Township, Fair
field county, o?
Tho first VIC heard of him, he. wa:
making pretended war speeches ant
in favor of emancipation in Maryland
What Office is to buy him up2
Is James NJ. Stockdalo u citizen O
Fairfield county, o.?
Ho is fit thing to speak of peace
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D@~FINcK said in his speech on
Saturday there was not one page Of
the Record of our Government that
could bc looked upon with pride since
tho war commenced. No wonder
his name and Longs, and such traitors,
by going against their country, blot
nearly every page of our record, and q
loyal man feels his cheeks redden with
shame whenever ho sees their names.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

pD,IWhy did not the Peace moet-
ing on Saturday appoint Dr. Olds or
somc other friend Of jeff Davis to go
to Richmond and learn their terms?
On an crrand of that kind, with Gre
dcntials, we'll guarantee them u pass.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

nar Who invited Olds to mako q
speech at tho Peace meeting? Tuttlc
says hO invited HIMSELF and 10 one
invited him.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

ES"FlNcK says hcvoted to pay the
soldiers $50 month, and then voted
againSt sending them any reinforce
ments. What was his object? Trait
ors only vote against reinforcing our
army. SHALL wo rank Finck with
them? We leave tho honest voters Of
this District to say.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-08-25

B'D-FINcK says he voted against
tho draft to fill tho 100000 call.
Why did he do so? Was it because
he knew in September about 100000
would return home by reason of tic
expiration of their time, and with
200, 900 less in the armies of Grant
and Sherman, might not Leo and
Hood be able to whip the armies Of
the Union?
Boys in the armyl Remember Bill
Finck boastcd in his speech here on
Saturday last, that he had voted
against the measure to send assistance
to you when you most needed it.
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UNION DISTRICT TICKET
-e rr..Is l.
REPREsEENrAIIyE ~ CONGRESS.
JOB L. STEVENSON, of Ross County
UNION COUNTY TICKET.

For SbcnG-MAJoR JoAB A STAFFORD.
For Andtor-DAYlD PENCE.
Fbr Prosecuting d,ioraeT--sETH WELDY
For Commissioners S. ECKERT.
For IafrmayU Dlrector--CITARLE PAIRAN.
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Ghe E'antastff Ga|fttf,
CITY oFhANeAsTER.

TuuRspAr, Aag. 25, 1864.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-01
FROM MEMPHIS.
Memphis, July Il.

Memphis, July 81.
Apparently authentic reports from He
lena say the expedition consisting Of .
negro regiment and q portion Of the Illi-
nois cavalry. and section of battery,
which left that place on Monday morn.
ing in the direction Of White river, when
near Nelson, l8 miles out. encountered =
formidable rebel force. After . short
fight. we were obliged to retire. Col.
Brooks of the colored regiment, and the
captain of the artillery are reported
among the killed. The rebels pushed to
within nine miles Of Helena, where our
troops made stand. A sharp fight vas
going on when our informant left. The
remainder Of the 18th cavalry. and other
reinforce ments are being rapidly for
warded from Helena.
Gen. Wsshburne has Issued an order
that all persons in West Tennessee and
Mississippi having cotton, ,will Be per-
mitted TO bring il to Memphis, 70 store it
in the hands Of the government, subject
to such disposition as may hereafter be
made, the quartermaster giving account
therefor. Any cotton brought in and
disposed Of in any other manner will be
conGscated to the use Of government.
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Especial to the Wurld.1
New York. July


Intelligence from the Upper Potomac
today confirms the advices Of yesterday
that the enemy has fallen back from the
line of the river. having made np new
demonstrations during the past six hours.
Whether they have fallen back to Win
chester or even farther down the valley is
not yet known. There is no longer any
reason for keeping secret the fact that
Grants last movement against Richmond
is expected by himself and his friends to
result in something far more decisive than
anything he has yet unde rtaken agains,
the rebel capital. .
Senator Wade, of Ohio, and wife, some
weeks since, paid a visit to the Army OF
the Potomac, the Senator feeling very
blue at what he supposed was failure Of
Grants campaign against Richmond. Or
his return to- Warrington. after his visit
however, be Was in the best of spirits
and told his infinite friends that he had
no doubt At oil bat that the rebel capita
will soon be captured. Grant told hin
that his long delay before Petersburg VA
due solely to the extreme drou,h whict
rendered it impossible for him 70 NOV,
his men and animals from where freal
water could be procured. Grant tolt
Wade thrt just as soon as sufficient rail-
fell to insure supply of water and la,
the intolerable dust, he would make
movement which would satisfy the fulIes
expectations of the country. It will b,
remembered that rains have Just fallen il
the vicinity Of Richmond, and. Grant, iru
to his pr, mise TO Wade, is now on th,
march 10 the rebel capital, this time oI
the north bank Of the James river.
/ Very large reinforcements have beel
sent to Grants army from various quartsr
including the 18th corps, which recensl,
came up the Mississippi river.
/ Officials here have the utmott conf
deacs that Grant will achieve brilhan
isuOceoses. vs5fs -
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PurTIEe THEM ToaErHKR.-Some Gu
rious individual has taken the trouble 70
add up the number Of men which were
reported to have crossed the Potomac,
and were operating in various directions
during the recent raid on Washington, and
the aggregate numbered considerably owe,
three hundred thousand men.
As Abe would cay, that reminds us o1
an anecdote about a notorious fellow.
townsman Of ours, whose stories beat the
sensation kilograms out Of sight. On {
certain occasion, when ne was bloviatinp
about himself and his exploits in his usus
style, telling how many years he served
in the Legislature, how many he sat upon
the Bench, etc, bystander added up the
various periods and ascertained the sneak.
er'ssge to be l67 years, according 70 hi.
own story.
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Harrisburg, july 80.

haiisouiS, July ~.
A large force of rebel cavalry and ar.
tillery entered Chambersburg this morn
ing.
Governor Curtin has issued procla.
nation calling on the people to organize
and defend their homes.
The Patriot and Union newspapers say
the telegraph wires are al down between
Chambersburg and Cumberland.
The most experienced men here are
convinced that the invasion Of the State
is by large rebel force composed of some
of the best troops of Lees army, end i,
of too great q character to be regarded az
mere raid.
Gen. Couch is at Carlisle and it Is pre-.
sumed be win be able to effectually resis,
any advance made in this direction.
III A. M.-A large public meeting il
now being held here and the people are
enrolling themselves. Arms and ammu
milton will be issued to all reliable eili
zens.
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New York.sJulv %

New York, July %.
The specials in the morning papers
contain no news relative to the move
menu on the james river, other than the
telegraph Of yesterday.
The Times Washington special saws
though no active operations on the part
Of Sherman are reported to-day, it is we'll
known that the General 10 effectiug q
combination which will make the prize
the more valuable when it falls into our
hands.
The tenor Of Gen. Sherman's dispatch
es. as before intimated, have never been
Of the nature to justify our sanguins ex.
pectations in regard to the capture Of
Atlanta but he il master of the s,tua-
ton, and is confident Of an ultimate and
not far distant success.
The Tribune's New Orleans letter Of
the goth inst, says that General Banks
has been removed. and it 10 rumored that
General Granger or Dana will be his sue.
cessor.
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Washington, July %.

Regulations have bssa prepared by the
Treasury Department for wareholsing
distilled spirits, coal oil, uaptha and man.
ufactured tobacco. under the recent in.
ternal revenue Law. Two new classes of
warehouses are created, to be exclusively
ussd for this purpose under the difsc-
tion Of the officers of the internal reve.
nue.. The regulations adopted are in
most respects similar to those which, reg.
ulats the establishment and administra.
tion Of custom warehouses.
A number Of Indian treaties, having
Tor their object the removal and location
of various western tribes were not acted
upon by the Seuate during the recent ses
sion Of Congress, it being deemed inex'
pedient during the present unsettled
state Of the country to attempt TO carry
ont their provisions.
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Especial to Tribune.1

harper rerry, July 70.
The rebels are falling back towards
Winchester, where it is believed they In.
tend to concentrate and make . stand. II
is barely possible that the rebels will try
the desperate expedient of making An
other dash on Washington. 1t is there
fore impossible to foretell future move
ments. A collision may occur before to.
morrow morning. Inspite ofall that can
be learned from scouts. deserters, and
citizens the number of the enemy and its
composition still remains an uncertainty
Nothing has been heard from Colonel
Mulligan to-day, but believed to be still
living.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-01

DRIED FRUrrs FOR SoLDIrRs.-The
following letter from lady Who has been
an army nurse, needs no endorsement
it needs ouly to be read:
To the Editor Of the New York Tribune.
SIR: noticed with pleasure TO-DAY
your remarks calling the attention OF those
living in the country to 4 simple way Of
drying currants, etc., for use OF soldier.
both sick and veil This matter should
receive wide attention, acid fruit being :
necessity for those Who live on the unva
rying ration" in warm climate, also te
counteract the brackish water they otter
are obliged to drink. Currants, raspbsr
ries. gooseberries, blackberries, whortle
berries, grapes, plums and pie-plant, cul
10 small pieces and stswed in it's own
juice, are oil equally good saved in thi,
way, aud more desired by both sick and
well than jellies and preserves, besid.
being easier made and cheaper nov, con
sidering the price Of sugar, SO that ther,
is every reason why our good women
should take hold Of this work. Wbe,
dried, the fruit is saved in strong pape,
bags or those mads of old muslin. A lit
tie Of the dried fruit pu, in his tin Gu,
and hot water poured on, with trifls
more sugar, makes : home like relish fol
the hard tack to the weary and worn sol
dier after hard service in the Geld or OF
picket. Would that al /" the bows" lyius
in the trenches before Petersburg couls
have . supply of what they so much meek
for health. and which every woman woul,
gladly prepare we're the idea suggested !,
her. In neighborhoods whore ! proiu
sion OF the small fruits can be had for ID,
picking, not : quart Of them should b,
allowed to 90 to waste while the war lasts
Thousands of valuable lives would B,
saved could the men have what they .,
greatly crave, something sour" Th,
good ladies' in Orsnge county also prs
pare refreshing drink from curran
Juice. which is next to lemons in value
To quart of currant juice add one pouu,
Of sugar, and boil and skim; this keen
all the year in bottles or kegs. Othe
acid juice, also, could be prepared Wit
little trouble, and raspberry vinegar
anxiously asked for by female nurse
for their wounded patients in souther
hospitals.
onE WHO HAS RuRssD SICK soLDIHks.
New York, July FL. l464.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-01

Iowa. CONGRESSIONAL CoxyrxrroNs.-
Congressional Conventions will be held
in Iowa as follows:
First District, At Fairfield, Augusl
18th.
Second District, at Dewitt, on the Is,
of s pteuber.
Third District, Il West Union, ON the
18th dav of August.
Fourth District, at Oskaloos, on tn.
Sd day Of August. s
Sixth Distriot, at Fort Ds5ge, On II
Slst tfAugust.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-01

Harrisburg, july 3l-op..

AssWN2ks Susy Sf-O r. M.
Col. Mcclure has just received dis
patch from the opsratOr in the Seld. neal
Chambenburg, that the rebels fred tha,
town. After having perpetrated thai
fisadish act, the result Of their rsee and
disapPointment 1t having been foiled ia
their hope Of gathering an immense
amount Of plundes, they left. Their DE-
parture svinced increased celctity q com.
pased with that which they e1tsred th1
fsied town this morning.
They arc now hastily collbesing thei
invading force for sonsolidatidn to defep,
Themselves Ii their retreat. instead q
rendering thsusslvss moro s1ooesslul il
their aegrqeiooa saA
An - b1blh VA ma 81 Chsnhar,
1asg - 81 11sGI6ss's ssl;1sueo -
- s - - ~ I11 I Ij -
ErEta1R puFtes 4 lhs tuW1b6 3 na1Ul
6ne1lds1ing salsA
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-01

In the battle Of the 28th, our loss Va,
less than 600. The rebel loss wAs esti
mated BY Gen. Howard At 5000. W.
buried 644 dead rebels'and noro left m.
buried. Oar forces in the fight we're sov
cred while those Of tho oneny sxpnssd.s
The rebel Gsasal Sfswart wss severely
wounded. -
Official Information places our lo1s sino'
the lavsgtment Of Atlanta oonsidernAl,
above 1000. s
EvsfytSins Il ptia,Gi;issssias = = fA.o..bl. IN
and ~ troops ars n good seadidsa.