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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-30
rlng Presentation.

For the Register.
Mr.. Ea'tor-On the morning of the
23l Of May last, most Interesting and
patriotic even. took place in the town of
Guyandote, West Va. twas the pre-
sonta,ion ofa beautiful silk flag to Co.
l, 18Th Reg. W V. vi.
The incidents attending the presonta,
tion we're peculiarly grand and impo
siog. The Hist Reg. ON G., had ar.
rived the previous evening to take the
place of the noble 18th, which during
all the night preceding had been pour
ing into town preparatory to cmbarking
on the steamers thea lyingat the wbaf
to convey them up the Konawha 10 Join
General CrQok. It was now early in
morning, just after daylight, and such a
bright, clear moraing IS scarcely cxhili.
rates any other section. The sun was
jus. looming mp to wake sleeping
wodd, the beating Of drums, tho clash
Of steel, and dlba rushing of trains, told
the hurry and hustle Of the hour, while
the steamers lying at the wharf kept up
kind Of commotion that gave mag
nifccuce such as soldoms groets the eye.
Just atthis moment a large, rich and
beautifully emblozonol silk nag, born by
some eight or tea charming bellies, Of
which this village is provorbial, all
dressed in white, appeared on tho bank
Of the Ohio river in tho upper end Of
the town. Silence now everywhere
reigncd until broken by the patriotic uir
Of the baud tina, accompanied tho pro
cossiou which moved down the river
bank towards the wharf, where lay the
boats with the mos, Of the 18th Reg. al.
ready on board, near which Tho gallant
Company l, met the procession and for
med into line to receive the flag, Lieut..
Hovcy introduced the ladies as tho cho,
sen representatives. Of Union ladies Of
GuyandoItc, Miss Amanda Smith then
addressed the company as follows
OFnrS md Soldiers Of Co. l. 1871
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-30

EJ- In the beginning Of tho war. a
patriotic landlady, in her desire to emu
lato tho generosity of many city govern
montS and other corporations in conliu.
uing the wages Of absent soldiers, gave
notice that if any Of her boarders wish
cd to enlist, she would allow their
board bill to run right on all the time
they were gone the same as il they re-
NAMED.
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Eay-Lctis be passed nrouod from
hand to hand until every working man
10 tho land has committed it to nemory.
that when Abraham Lincoln, our PrGsi.
dent, aud Andrew Johnson, formerly
Senator, aud now Governor, two work
ipGmop aud champions Of labor, were
nominated for o(hcc, tho organ OF tho
Democracy snecrod at them as"a rail-
splitting buifoou and boorish tailor
both from the backwoods, both growing
up in unooulh ignorance" Thus va
soc that when laboring mer by their
own industry riso TO honor, these ucw'
Hodgol Democrats have no words fet
lhcm but words Of contempt and scotu,
GE~lc whom yowhclroy your Met't',
van hfrrfp. Naur lbCttV
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-30

GB-A Maine paper says that a few
Sundays ago clergyman on entering
into the town of Gray. in that State, re-
marked to his auditors "Itis not often
| occupy tho pulpit, and uow | am hero
| shall say Just what plcasCs me,
aud il thOe is single CoPperhead pre-.
sont. advise him to reS aud walk out"
No one Jared to rise.
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fG5~S Somebody wants 10 know the
name of the tune "playcd upon the feel
infs," and also il the "cup Of sorrow"
has saucer. rHo samo inquisitOr
would like to know if the Eight Of other
days was gos or electricity. Also if
the girl who "clung to hope" had not n
slippery hold, and il the people do not
get faliguCd by 'the exercise offorbear'
anoe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-30

Dr. Among the novelties in the Ne.
chanics' Hail, at tho PiIisburg Sanitary
Fair will bo a steam horse lately invcn.
ted by n citizen Of Pittsburg, This
horse is represented to bo capable of
supplying the place of the quadrupod,
hauling drnys, wagons, etc, and will
adapt ilseif to all the variations Of road
surface. This is traction engine prob.
ably,
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the divine sanction OF the institution Of
human slavery, are led on from stage to
stage until We End them not only in the
ranks of treason fighting against their
country, bu, alas, 10 many instances, we
fad them the associates Of the murder
Gus guerrilIa and the lswless assassin.
Whatever fine spun theories and logi'
cal and metaphysical inves es,iestions may
be INDUCED in rs TO the cause Of our
troubles, and the cure, it becomes more
aud more paten! every day to every m.
biaaed mind, that slavery being the
cause OF the war must bo exiagnisbed
nnl forever wiped out before we can
have a permanent peace. The General
Government though tarlily) seems TO
have come TO that conclusion, The war
was carried on near two years on the
part of the Government with the tender
est regards for the institution, but, It has
at length been ascertainod thatitis not
only an element Of strength to the rebel
lion, but that it is the very essence Of its
existence, What but legslized system
efhuman oppression and the arrogant
and cruel disposition that it engenders
can account for the perpo'ration (by
men of Anglo Saxon origin cold blood,
ed butcheres of Fort Pillow and other
places Of equal atroci'y which makes
humanity shudder and become almost
diggus,ed at ITSELF and whose apologisis
are to be found amongst those religious
advocates Of human oppression, the in
auence Of whose teaching has had more
to DO with the origin of our.trouble than
any other influence outside of the abode
of darkness itself, Is it any wonder
that the truly loyal Of oil political
creeds who regard their country ami
tho perpetuity of her institutions, para
mount to MI other considerations, have
at last (althOugh in some instances re.
Iuctonily) arrived at the conclusion, that
slavery being not only the cause of the
rebellion but the very essence Of it,
must be wiped out before we can expect
a permanent peace, and the great wonder
is at the tardiness OF the Government in
discovering the fas! and acting, and ac-
ting upon that discovery.
Nothing can be more preposlerous
than the idea that lie Government can
be restored again upon firm and sub
slautinlbosis. and leave the cause Of lis
disruption intact and undiAufbel. II
must be wiped out, not by uncOnstitp'
tional or revolutionary means; moi as an
object of the war, on the part of the
Government, but as consequence of
the rnshness and wickCdness of the re,
belion, and as Q necessity 10 our future
existence as nation, S.
WHErlISa, W. VA, June l4th.
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Rg-An uuarmed soIdicrof tho llIh
Va. Regiment, was caughtby some bush
whoekers few days ago, near Meadow
Bluff, to whom ho surrendered himself
The bushwhacksrs took him into the
woods and told him to prepare 10 die,
that they gave no quarters, aud immc.
datcly shot him dead.
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30 you know, sir, that when ] lert
home, my noishbor' hoporcd me with .
mudoal escoh
oh, yes l unicnRuj you rus
Irnmmrd nnt
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hF~lc whom youhclroy ycurMeN'''
1on hrrrN- g.ur IihcrN
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
Hobbing the Greyss.

1t has been ascertaipcd by ColoOel wellH,
provost marshal of tho southern defenoes oi
Washington, that the rebels have been for some
time buslly engaged In digging mp the dead
bodies on the battle fields Of the Wilderness,
and stripping oil the clothing to be sold for
rags. It had been known that trains were
running from Richmond to spoiut a few m'lss
below ,Frederlcksburg, and much speculation
arose upon the probable object OF railroad op
oratlons In that vicinity. 1t turns out that
these trains are run for the purpose of trans
PORTING to Richmond tho debris OF the Wilder
ness battlcs-old iron, rags, ct Cctera. We
learn that Union and rebel bodies are both ox.
humed, by these Jackals and hyenas, and their
garments stolen. The business Of these trains
is directed by commissioned officers of the
rebel army.
Truly, this gives a new point to @ en-. Grant,
remark, (at first used as hypsrbolc,) that th'
rebel confederacy 'havc robbed the cradle ant
the prayCl'
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03

We learn that L. d. Ingersoll, otherwise
known to every reading lowan as "Linken-
sale, Is engaged In the preparation of his
tory Of Iowa troops in the present war. He
has been collecting material for many months,
aud having had access to the best sources OF
information, and knowing how TO use the ma.
tcrial he has, is in position to produce a most
interesting and valuable work. Mr.. Ingersoll
has been the Washington correspondent of the
Rcghtsr for many months, and is therefore
well known to our readers. He is gifted" In
the use OF the pen, loves his adopted State OF
Iowa with an affection bordering on idolatry
and in chroniclipg the deeds Of her brave sont
in the military field his contemplat history
viii he a labor of loye.n We understand
hr hook will be finished in March or February
next, and although nominally the military
record OF a single State, 1t will be necessarily
quite general history of all the campaigns IL
the Mississippi Valley since the commence
meut Of the war.-LoUd State Register.
The gentleman here referred to has been il
the Treasury Department some three years
lie will start for Iowa In day or two, to speal
in the northern and central portions of thu
State, under the auspices OF the Executly,
Committee,
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN,
B 8 T.
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan.
Important Bridges Destroyed
by Sheridan. '7''
Butler Feeling The Inner .DefenceS OI
Richmond.
GEN SHERMAN PRESERVING HIS
COMMUNICATIONS.

wAsniNaToE, October .,
Major General Dir, Ecp York:
A dispatch from General Sheridan, dated at
Harrisonburg, October 1st, 0 80 p. m, has been
received by this Department.
1t says al have been to Staunton and
waynesboro with the cavalry and destroyed
the iron bridge on sonth river at waynesboro,
throwing 1t iuto The river. Also the bridge
over Christlana creek and the railroad from
staunton to wayuesboro. Details Of further
operations for obvious reasons omitted.
The following dispatch is the lateet received
from Gen. Grant;
CITY PoiSr, oct. 2-s.3op. m.
MOI. Gen. HdHeck, Chief Of NgG;
Butler on the right of the James river, and
Meade southwest of Petersburg, have the same
positions as yesterday.
There has been but very little fighting to-day.
few prisoners, however, have been captured.
Last evening Butler sent two brlgades of In
fantry, with little cavalry, within few hun
dred yards of the inner line Of works cast Of
Richmond, meeting with no opposition.
U. 8. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
| No dispatches have been received for three
days from Gen. Sherman, but vigorous meas
ures, which It is believed will be successful
have been taken by him to protect his commu
nications from the rebel raiding partils uudel
Wheeler aud Forrest.
| EDwiv VI. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
Capture OF /. Bloc ksd. Runner.

The Navy Department has received informs-
ton from Acting Volunteer Lieut.. William 8.
CheCsman, commanding the steamer Magnolia,
of the East Gulf bockadiug squadron, to the
effect that, on the 10th of September, about 70
miles of Cape Antonio, Cuba, captured the
steamer Matsgorda, from Galveston for Ha-
vana, loaded with cotton. The deck load Of
l5O or 2GO bales was thrown overheard while
she was being chased She had no papers OF
colors. Tho steamer and cargo were taken to
Key West for adjudication. The Matagordu
is very fast. Capt. Checsnan states In his dis.
patches to the Department that she would make
a most excellent cruiser, and can easily be con
ycrted into war vessel.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. AT a meeting IN
Westehester yesterday, letter was read from
Gen. G~p. Mccall, formerly commanding the
"rnusylvania reserves Gen. Mccall ran fol
trrc's on the ncmoc-atlc tlcket in 1859, and
.lways been member of that party. Il
B., II = .vsn lIsL Gen. Mccall, although one OF
McCIelian's leading commanders, Tepudiates
that Gentleman
To msSSrs W. L. BG Der, W. r. AdrshGh, and others,
tOIn htef:
GEsTLHMESi auI in receipt OF your letter OF
the 18th instant, inviting me To preside over a
mass meeting of the loyal citizens of Chester,
Delaware, aud Montgomery counties, to be held
Nthe Agricultural Fair grounds, on Saturday
next, the lat Of October
hHhphgh am constrained TO decline the
honor you have thus Intended 10 convey, | will
avail myself OF the occasion TO express TO you
my views with respect 70 the great question
the conduct OF the wAr-noy before our conn.
try, and soon to be decided al the coming
PRESIDENTIAL election, which views in the main
have never under any circumstances undergone
shange. No one deplored more than mSsell
the stern necessity which required the northern
states 10 take up arms to quell the rebellion o.
the south, yet no one more than IN yself felt tn,
necessity OF rousing and exerting all the ener
sles OF the country to this end. One of twt
thlngs then stared us in the face-either tn
PosNlNe suppression Of the rebellion and th
preservation OF the Union or the utter, IRE
trleyable loss Of position among the nations a
the earth, and the entailment on our childre
OF an everlasting disagreement, contention
and war with the southern people.
new believe, 40 ever have believed. tha
tho Union is worth preserving, II is wort
the prosecution OF the war 10 saecessfuI con
clusion. With regard TO the conduct of III
war, eAnnot endorse al the measures of IN
pre- ent Adniuistration, but regard any Ad
uItnlstratlon that will eIlergetically prosecut
the war Bs preferable 70 one that Is In favor {
an armslice and q oonEocation Of The State
until tho States in rebellion have laid dow
their arms.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
GEO. A. MCCALL
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
IN, Union o.u,, IN MARYLAND.

An enthusiastic Union meeting was held at
Cockeysville, Baltimore county,o on Saturday. A
resolution was adopted endorsing the course of
Hon. Montgomery Blair. Speeches were ma dc
by Mr.. General ]. 8. Berry, Hon. z. H.
Webster, and others. A Union meeting
was also held in Frederick on Saturday, and
addresses delivered by several of our mos
prominent Union men.
Governor Bradford, in letter declining, on
account OF III health, All invitation to address
the meeting at Elkton, Nd, says he endorse:
and thoroughly supports the new constitution
and the nomination Of Mr.. Lincoln for tn,
Presidency.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
THE ARMY OF THE JAMES PENE-
TRATING THE WORKS OF RICH
MoND-THE ARMY OF THE PoTO-
MAC ACTIVE.

II is not well understood that there are two
d'.rnct armies of tho Union before Peters
brrs und Richmond-"t the Army of the Poto
II. ~, consisting Of three corps, commanded by
Meade, and the Army of the James, consisting
of t", corps, commanded by Butler.
The Army of the Potomac is before Peters
burg. The Army of the James was moving
on towards Richmond /" some days since, ac.
cording to Gen. Grants own dispatch. That
movement was under the immediate command
of Major General Butler.
General Grant informs US to-day that on
Saturday evening General Butler sent two
brigades of infantry with little cavalry rci!hin
a .ttV hundred yards Of The iHMer line Of worI'
eat ofRicLn,ond, meeting Nth no opposition. Il
would not surprise us II this important recon-
noissauce resulted in putting tho army of the
James in possession OF Richmond before the
army OF the Potomac reached It.
Already General Butler has gained possession
of "ChapIn's Bluff" an important work, com
mandlng Fort Darling on the opposite side oil
tho James. This was achieved by display Of
gallantry never cxcelled by tho veteran army
of the Potomac, which may be said, by th'
way, without any disparagemont 10 its bray,
soldiers.
While all this work has been accomplishe,
by the Army of the James, the Army of III
Potomac has not been idle. Taking advantag
Of the movement on the north side of tn
James, General Meade advanced bis loi
: (Warren's corps) TO position nearer Peters
burg, nearer the Appomattox river, and one Q
great Importance In detecting and coutrollInl
the movements of the enemy. This nov
stronghold was not gained without stubborn
resistance by the enemy.
. 1t gives US pleasure to be able 10 state thu
the ground gained on both sides Of the river
both armies lie retained, and cannot be rotake
/ from us by Lee.
: The next movement Of the conqTerng arm
c OF Sheridan will DO an important one, and wi
: have much to do in determining Lees nel
4 move.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
Edition
-FOUR O'CLOCK, PM.

GEN. NAGLEE's LETTER-oNE OF Ills
,srATEMEaTs.AB ABOUT PRESIDENT
LINCOLN AUTuoRITATIvELY DE-
NIED. :
The Coppcrhcad press of the country arc Civ
ing circulation to letter addressed by Gen.
Nageo to Hon. Vim. d. Kelley, of Philadcl-
phla, In which the author, speaking Of Gen.
Mcclellan, makes the following statement;
60 far as the objections To his military
qualifications are concerned, have only to
remind you that, within the last sixty days,
confidential friend of the President was sent
TO offer him one OF the most important CON-
mands of the army. But this proposition was
coupled with the most dlshonorable condition:
that he should decline to be q candidate for the
Presidency. Gen. Mcclellan restrained his
Indignation, and replied to the bearer Of the
message. eco back to Washington and say TO
the President, for me, that when receive my
official written orders, he thall have my an
swer."
We arc authorized to say that tho President
has no recollection of sending any message or
messenger, to Gen. Mcclellan, or Of receiving
any from him, at any time since he was re-
lieyed from the command OF the Army of the
Potomac; and certainly none such as mentioned
in the published letter of Gen. Naglee. If thC
President sent message in writing, the writ
ing can be produced; If a messenger, he car
be named. Let either be done If 1t can.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
BY TIILEG APII. =.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

The Enemy Repuised anu Driven Back
Our Amy strongly Entrenched-A
Rebel Canhrd About sheridan.
Correspondence OF the Associated PrcSs.l
HEADQUARTERS ARStI OF THE POTOMAC
OstOber ?, Is6L
The enemy attacked Gen. Ayres' division
yesterday morning, and were rcpulscd with
heavy loss.
This was the only fighting which took place
on the left yesterday, with the exception of an
attack by Hsmpton's cavalry on Gen. Gregg,
on the Vaughn road.
The enemy were driven back with good
deal of loss and some prisoners. Our loss was
very slight.
Tho army Is now strongly int;enched, and a
battle may occur at any hour.
Our loss on Friday is not yet definitely ascer-
tanned, but will not vary much from what l
stated yesterday.
The enemy claim 10 have captured number
Of prisoners from the 9th corps on that day.
Richmond papers boast of a victory over
Sheridan in the Valley, and say that he was
| retiring.
| Our troops took some thirty prisoners yes
terday, among whom is a Lieutenant on Gen
Benham's staff.
! A heavy rain-storln prevailed all day, and
prevents movements to any considerable eX
tent W. d. MCGREuoR.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03

PHILADELPuIA, October 2.-The Union
League Hall was filled last evening, on the oc-
caBion of General John Cochrane, of New
York, delivering an addrcis in favor of the
election of Lincoln and johnson. The distin-
guished gentleman was introduced by General
Simon Cameron, Chairman OF the Union State
Committee, who gave brief account ofa sue
cessful tour that he had Just made through
several counties in Western Pennsylvania.
General Cochrane spoke one hour and ten
minutes, during which he awakened the i'm
mense audience to degree Of enthusiasm not
often experienced at a public meeting. He
predicted the triumph Of Union arms in the
field and Union votes at home.
Dan. DUugherty, Esq, tho "silvcr trumpet
OF Democracy" will address the people al
Union League Hall tomorrow (Monday) even
ing.
An immense Union demonstration was made
at Reading. Berks county, last night. Twenty
seven car loads of Unlonists started from thii
city to attend 1t. The excursionists returned
to-day, gratlhed with the reception they me
with. Colonel FOrney and others spoke a
Westchester, Penna., yesterday. The thronl
OF people was immense. The Union Lcagu,
are hard at work.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03

MosUy the noted puarrilla sent word 10 hik
ro tbat H. ,yonIb no9 soon rsinIn them AMI ths 4
. T.tor VhIte DouIi command them
"So' "N''N .
The remains OF Gen. Burnham arrived here
yesterday ia onATgJ Of MajOr Hurt, en- route for his
home, In Maine.
n, wur,.NJ Cp.opS surgaon of th, Oh
~ :" iiI.'A" y, NnAInnt - ~ - ,,,~d -
DbuIet o. S9 Una IesthSsht, way Wn eaptu.su .su u
on the 9ih ol Hayl near rMIiaN iIs stauvnI " tne
febels, was IeteAseu lateiyl WIN otner oheeIs ~
changed AZ ChNtIestoh, hhu haS IelurneI 70 tnis
city lie was iot some lme ~ Danslue, nh'I anu
=, Mneon, On ne a. lii In 81 thi ItI, IN
oi this cry and EuBneer Ellls, ALSO OF thls CITY
GRIN, YORRg, (Tebel, } who lost an arm In the
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03

THE LAIE RAID IN WEST VIRGIsIA.-Mr.
Nathan Gof, OF Clarksburg, who is now in the
city, received a letter last evening from that
place, giving some account of the recent rebol
raid. The rebels are commanded by Colonel
Wicks, and their force is estimated at from 500
to l 800. They robbed all the stores in Buck
hsnnon, Weston, and Jane Lew. They also
robbed the Weston Bank Of $1,000, and stole
some considerable property from the Lunstic
day, In search of the raiders. They got as far
as Buckhannon without resistance, when they
were charged upon by the rebels and the whole
force captured. They were all paroled, and
many OF them had returned to Clarksburg. Al
last accounts the rebels appeared 10 be making
oil towards Dixie with their plunLor, and the
fears Of an attack upon Clarksburg no Longer
existed Wheeling h,telligeHeer, Scpt. 80.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-03
Gov. Curtin and the PrssidentIaI Cam
pnlgn,

HARRISBURG, Sept. 30.-It has been known
here for come time that an engagement existed
personal friends In Centre county 10 the effect
that he should visit Bellefonte and there inau.
gurate the Presidential campaign in Central
Pennsylvania.
In order to fullll this engagement, Gov. Cur
tin left Harrisburg to-day for Centre county,
and will speak in Bellefonte tomorrow after
noon, where arrangements have been made ioi
holding q meeting. From Centre county the
Governor will proceed to I'LL engagements In
other parts Of the State, visiting Erie, where .
grand demonstration will shortly be made, and
TO address which he has just received an lnyi
tation.
The most amicable feeling, as well as thor
gsoAgh good understanding, exists between Int
EGoVernor Of Pennsylvania and the Union can
dldAte for the Presidency.