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NIarsl,al,s sale.

DY VIRTUE OF TWO WRiTS Flsri Facias 20
ID ne directed from the tircqit Court OF the
u tied States for thu Middle District Of TnrcssCe, ~
It's October term, 1868, will oXnose fer sale, a. pub
tic gu5ticn 20 the highest bidder for casn, at the
coaBty, Tenn, on TUESDAY the 5lh day of APRIL,
1864, (commsncng at II O'Clock, A. NJ al the
ght, title, claim, interest an estate which sam
uel Brockman aud r. e Porter have N certain LOT
or parcel Of ground, IN the town OF Carssviie.
Montgomery county, Tennessee and il the ware
house thereon which lot is stuaed en- the corner Of
Front and Main streets Of said town, having front
Of 6fty-aFe fet on the Upper Whaf Front STREET,
ana extending back one hundred aud twenty feet
lie sans having be n levied % satisfy Judgment
rendered by EaI Court, - It's uctOCer I'm, against
a. Mad son Atkins, F. Il. Porter, and Samgel Brock
s. tisfy in gment said Court al said term against
P. Il. Porter and IN fsvor Of Miller & Moore
4. r. GLASUUCK, Marshal,
f-b.lS st By ". LELLYErr, Deputy.
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Thompson's New York BAnk-Nots Re-
porter of the 18th iast says:
GALL THE NATIONAL BANKS AT Pan
This currency is treated by the Govern
ment the same as Greenbacks, and it will
be the currency Of the army in future.
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TIE LATEST NEWS.
By LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 We are enabled
to state upon the very highest authority,
that General Grant hae, within a few
days. formally, peremptOrily, and in most
decisive terms, rejected direct offers
made TO him lately by leading Democrat
ic politicians, TO secure his nomination
for the Presidency by their National
Convention.
The most encouraging advices Of The
progress made IN the re-ealistmeats of
old troops and the enlistment of new
recruits, is received at the War Depart
meut recently. Eighty thousand veser--
ans have re-enlis,ed up TO date, of which
number the Army of the Potomac fura-
ished % 600; the Army of the Gambler
land. p 600; the Army of the Tennes-
sea, 10000, aud the Department of Vir-
ginia and North Carolins, $500. Old
regiments are returning from their thirty
days visit 70 their homes with an aver
age of lab new recruits each. Very
near 10000 new recruits have been
formally mustered into service since the
Let of November last. Many more thou.
sands are known to be enlisted, though
rot yet mustered in.
The last two weeks The enlistments
have averaged l 800 day. OF the num-
Der formally mustered into service, New
York has furnished about Is 600, Ohio
10000 Indians and Illinois 10 900 each,
Missouri about 1000, and Pennsylvania
only the same number.
FORTRESS monroe, Feb 16-Tgenty-
six Union officers arrived this forenoon,
having escaped from Libby Prison on
the 10.h inst. In addition so the names
already reported are the following:
Col w. P Kindrick, 81 Tennessee cav
airy; Lieut. Col Geo Davis, 4th Maine;
Lieut. Col Alex Van Weitz9l 94lh Penn.
sYlvanis; Lieut. Boyd and Mai 10
Collins, 29th Indians; Mai q W Fitzsim-
mons, 30th Indiana; Lieut. VIM Reynolds,
I'D Indiana; Lieut. L P Williams, 73i
Indiana; Capt Mathew Bovd, I'D Indi-
ana; Capt II Love, 17sh Missouri
Capt II Gallagher, ID New York cavalry;
Capt A G Hamilton, 18Th Kentucky cav.
airy; Lieut. ] o Fisher, 7th Indiana bat
terv; Capt F Gallagher, I'd Ohio; Lieut
n S McKeen. 21st Illinois; Cspt Isaac N
Johnston, 9th Kentucky cavalry; Capt
W S B Kendall, I'd Ohio; Lieut. R Y
Bradford, I'd Tennessee cavalry; Capt d
Jones, 1st Kentucky infsntry.
About twenty-five others who escaped
st the same time were recsptared.
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= north Carolina Paper on the Pros

Peet.
The Salem q. CO. Press contains 8
leading editorial from which we extract
the following:
Every day cOnvinces us more and more
that we are upon the eve of events which
are pregnant with the fate of the Con-
fedfracv. True, ell seems quiet, but il
is but the lull that precedes 3 storm. Ev-
cry psper we open contains remarks up
on The exodus of our citizens from their
homes to avoid the recent law placing
the principals of substitutes in the armF
Even men who we're devoted TO the
cause of southern independence feel
their courage grow less aud less, IS the
prospect for placing them into the army
becomes more and more certain.
Last summer when the people held
meetings in many counties in this State,
with view to inAugurate negotiations
for an honorable peace, they were de-
nouneed SIS = band Of traitors who were
stirring up strife, and giving aid and
comfort to the enemy A change seems
now to have come over the spirit of their
dream, and the time is not far distant
when all viii sgree that this war must
be brought to q close by other means
than by the sword.
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SOS Reward.

CToLsN -Frou my pr miEes, Bsoad Street
- West Nashville, 90 To-day night last ihe
18th iust., one gcry dark brown mare 8uLE. ncatiy
iFimmef, two small Wiad gal e. ose o. s1rh hlni
beck, IS s hsn1s hlgh I've years oi alt sprirE The
above TeEart u b Fe8 Or TIE recovery, Or o.
flrmaii. % thai can ge. her cr . o. y. Snip.
son, College -. /. &. SPAIN.
febI6-laz
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Boarding.

a GESTLEM4N And HIS LADY eaB BE- sooom.
II modaied with god Boarding at Ne. 20 Cedar
street. betEern Line and sprlce Also, afc0nm0-
d..ions i5r iotr o. I've single gentiemea.
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Lost Horse.

ASSISTANT sPEcI1L AGFxcY, :
{. g. TEE8srzT ] EPaaTnEsI. :
n OuCE e hereby given, that By cousert o. tbo
~ proper aulhories, Trade viii be opeHsd al
hunfsFills. Alabaml, "a ant after the 2fih day II
February, 1894 . the amount of g. per moail.
CHARLES A FUIIEg
Assistant Special agent
Nashville, Fob. II. Is6f--si.
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leo cases ehooe can Pine Apps,
$50 cases fresh Can FeIohes,
100 cases fresh Cove Oysters,
so cases Concentrated Mix,
10l casps fresh Csn Tomatoes,
100 boxes choice Hamburg aHd English Dairy
Ohesse,
$50 900 Cigars Of the TOst popular brands,
leo dozen choice assorted JelIies, plnis and half
pints,
500 dozen choice Catswba and Rhine Wine CTS.
and piGts,
A fine lot Of rev layer and NJ. r. Rsisins,
And most magnificent assortment Of cut and
plug Tobscco. chewing snd smoking.
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Boardine.

A EEW gentlemen csn be accommodated with
n BoAED n a private family - No. = Vine
street, between Church and Broad. Feb i1-3Es
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where goocs are sold as lOv a. apyEhsFs IN Nash
Vile AMI 10 the millners Of this city snd sur
rounding country, would say, ] an keeping con.
stanliy on hAad a vel selected assortment Of
, 1864-10-30
CHICAGO DRY GOODS maRKEr.

SATCRDAY EyHNEG, Oct. %, 1864.
The Dry Goods market during the past week has
been quite active at our published quotations.
AdTices from NV York report stiffness in the
market, and IN appreciation OF prices on come az
ucles, while general effort is making In that city
to lift prices still higher By Of the gold lever.
The gold gamblers are forcing up the precious
metals to influence the election against the admin
htsa.iou. and the DRY goods manufacturers and fac
tors. We are eozry to saT, seem to be in sympathy
with these bad desi9us, In order to put money IN
their own purses. These operations will last but
Neek longer, and then ne shall see who has been
bitten and who are the biters.
In regard to the New York market, ths New
York Shipping and Commercial Ltss, about the
only reliable commercial journal in New York,
says:
weeks past IL beginning to gre place to quicker
movement, stimulated by the advance In gold.
though the volume Of business Is still far below the
average Of former SEASONS, and, as We hava before
looked fol till atter the Termination Of the Presi-
DENTAL canTass, which covers period tMo weeks
yet. There has been gradual stiGening ct prices
OF many descriptions Of merchandise, though the
constant wide auctuations OF gold haye the usual
effect Of uneettling the markets, and the Views Of
buyers and sellers are, in many instance. vide
apatt. The latter demand an advance correspond
Ing to the rtse IN fpecte values and the manifest
depreciation ol the currency, while the former,
Eith limited exceptions, profess to consider this
speculation, and in view OF the steadlly improving
aspect Of the military situation LOOK for reaction
IN the price Of the gre4t regulator" and by con
seqnenee, downward turn in commercial values.
peryades he commercial community, and the hss Re-.
cent raQlt has about HubHfded. -- s3
, 1864-10-30

s,%5 T.ast; w,l!.s@' a3;ss5 aai''a
Prop OttaVa. Warren. MaskeRons 81 m 1annes. 81
bs9R bsqas s9R5s Il
Bazqae srab1s, Calder. co1tnEwood. $50 m lumber,
B..aus p1ifisi i Lion. Martin, colllDxwooa. 1so n
m,s leses..opol. Hansen. P1sr 1xarqaette, 80 m
SER Thom, Ms2,:se' r. 1ngssf.
sssi sssF + r
gchr gsis 5a.f. Desx, Green n.y, s eo5a. eo't.;
sehr sss Iyess c..s. E...on, milwaukee, sno packing
sseesF se TsIlao. 8as5so3, FtEsoa cHsss, u eords OF
sss .'s, Rs. y &c. ss:.
EST EST ss' LICE 81 is '9ssss
seez Raassr rhempson Holland s.7 g :5 :s.,ss
ssez Esllp.s sss a,, ~, ,,
sehr Racine. Williams. hasi1s, l3o 5sis potatoes-
sssr q
schr knts1prlss. ; 3xcNulan. Ptar Hsrqusste. 8, m
tS.5:;ss Eth 4sse:a1 sa:a a.ysa 1annsr
sss. Sssps!9 ass, Ws',s I.ss ~ lumber
rroD %ss,,ss sssf .sS s;ss bS; aSa Il;
bssaqs Southampton: IsKsnss:. WRaser. .sass
Bssaae VIM stasEss. atgg1e. Buffalo. $4,000 hss
Razqne 2. P. pobolns. Kendfler, Buffalo, ss.'s 0as
Dafaas !: F. March. wadsvorth. Buffalo. = ~ sos
Bs1qas 8. c. w,nalow. WeEs, Buhs1o, 1870 oss
, 1864-10-30
Egypt In Biazee
NEooA. Ill, Oct. 9Th, 1854.

$-.&~~H- ~*A\+H~6S -&HH~A*NA
Yesterday was gay day for Cumberland
county. General Oglesby, Judge Scates and
others were advertised to address the ciri-
zens Of this and adjoining counties at Prairie
City, lone of the wozzt secesh:ho1es in upper
Egypt and although the weather was I'M
favorable In the morning, !. 1t did not deter
the Union men from turning out to hear the
ne1tGoye11or speak At IL o'clock the de-
legations commenced coming into toxn-pn
horseback, In wagons and on foot. The
ARTILLERY, from Mattoon, was downyhere, and
walked up the natives with Major Generals
salute. There was also alarge delegation Of
young ladies in uniform on horseback from
Coles county, headed by the band Of the
;54th Veteran Volunteers. The rains ccn-
menced falling just as the delegations arrived
at The Grove where the speaking was to be
held. About one O'Clock Judge eScates was
introduced to the audience by Rev. ]. J.
Kennedy, Of Moultsie county. The Judge
made . abort but telling speech. when he sat
down, aud Mr.. Kennedy introduced our next
Governor, who held the audience SPELL
bound for near two hours, although the rain
stu continued to fall Dick made lots Of
votes in this county yesterday: The CoppA
are about played ont here. They aeknow-
ledge that their cause u hopeless
, 1864-10-30

Tho atvanca In gold caused an Increased demand
for pre- duce, and prices had strong upward ten
dency, which, however, WAS checked towards The
clote BY falling OF In gold again. I:
Flour was in good demand by shippers. and we
note an advance in prices Of 1o015c per barrel,
with sales Of about 5000 br's, at 41o75@11-5of I
white winter, $e.62x010 90 for red winter, $3.50
| pers, and $3.50 for Rye Flour.
Wheat advanced 3@4c per bushcl. but the mar
ket was not maintained to the close. About cas5.
COO bnehels Of all grades changed hands, at $t.o0
for No. Red, $1,s9D1.s5 for No. 2 Red, $1.eS0
| 1.7t for Rejected Red, 81 80@t,82 for No. 1
Spring, $1.ba1.T}S for No. Spring, and $1.65@
1.68 for Rejected Spring-the market closing quiet
as$lT6@1.1Gx for No. 2 Spring.
Com Was In good request and firm at tu1l prices,
With eales Of 1900 bushes, ut $1.30x for No 1
Corr, $1.eeo@1 .30H for No 2 Corn, $1.2801.e7 for
Rejected Corn, and &c for Ear Corn-the market
c!oeisg firm.
Oats were in good demand, and a.m at an ad-
vance Of Hc per bushel, with sales Of about 170,-
900 bushels at CSC Gg8c for No i, and 630sshc for
Rejected Oata-the market closin9 At 65Kc for
No. i.
Rye was In but limited request and We note
light esIes Of No at $1.12.
Ba1ley was In fair demand, aud prices advanced
2&oec Fer brshel, with tales Of No Fat $1.55 15s
al he1eeteo at IL aoa9la.
n'gh"'nes were III nAmited request at &f.89, but
eelters were holdt' at 81 81, and no asles we're
maue.
PROVISIONS Ner4 IN limited demand, and the only
sales reported we're 159 tres India Mess Beef at
Ss1.b0; 100 br1a Mess Beef at $1,000; and 80 b1ls
BeefHams at $4,000.
Timothy Seed Was dull and nominal ut $s5061
4 %. Glover Seed Was cold at $50 o., including
ns sckarea Erar y~ed ,ra In oood d,n,ana - p ~
Grain Fre;phts were Arm hnt Lana ar,,ro Mi,
1,thr enpacrment. a, Qt<c nv rnrn a., snr ~
vhpat to }3uffalo'
Tn f;ro4a,,es tha ,ns+tae h., hao, r,,,s s.,,~o
, 1864-10-30
READ! READ! READ!
Startling Utterances Of
Treason.
Val!andigham's Speech at
Monmouth, III.
BE EXPLAINS TIE "Bdsrs OF
TIE FEDERAL STATES"
He Protlaims the Cemstra.le Party Opposed
to oRe Government from the A.
lAnt1e 10 the PaeIat,
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune. !

teoueepondence Of the Chicago Tnbune.1
MONMOUTH, Ill, Oct 81 1sH.
c. L. Vallandig ham in his speech at Mon
mouth, to-day, made substantially the fol-
| lowing statement: The Democratic party
are In favor OF 3 reconstruction of the Union
on the basis Of the Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions Of 1885, Estate GoEernments.l
He dTt opposaa 10 een{ratizasion Of posoer in one
soternsnent esasndiag from the AtEa.tic to the
Hafc, which would be one Of the worst des-
potizms on earth. We are In favor Of re-
construction Of the Union on the principles
of State Sovereignty, [thc saueas the Mont
gomery Rebel Constitutional AND HENCE
VIE STRUCK OUT OF TIE CHICAGO PLATFORM
TEE IDEA or RESTORATION OF THE UNION
ON TIE BASIS or THE FEDERAL UH1os OF
THE STATES, and inserted in lieu thereof,
'upol the basis Of the Federal states'"
This Is substantially his ststement, and
very nearly his exact language, as can be
proven by = large number of intelligent Wit
nesses Of both parties. and the statement
will not probably be denied. took care to
compare my understanding Of the statement
with that of number OF others Of both
j.. parties, at the time, a1ld found that ne all
understood him alike.
Here then is the authoritative statement Of
cf the maker of the second resolution Of the
Chicago Platform, and High Priest Of the
Sons of Liberty, as to how 1t read when
made; and why it was made. Aud it settles
the question of vernclty between the Union
ard CoppThead press. as to which is the
authentic version Of that precious docu-
ment- 1t also establishes the fact that that
ID. =
, 1864-10-30

We refer the reader to the third page for
one Of the most scathing criticisms of Nc.
C1ellan's generalshlp that has set appeared.
1t perfect volley Of facts, shot with keen
snd killing precision. Mr.. Wade beIng
Chairman Of the Committee on the Conduct
Of the War, his statements are high -authori-
ty. No man in the country Is better posted
than he. The Copperhesds hsye Ill been
1audlng old Ben. to the skies lately as man
OF tuth and veracity, and whose statements
were perfectly reliable We commend his
picture Of the gunboat hero to their adec
tioL1te consideration.
, 1864-10-30

..........,-......1g.259 20s01
It must howevar bs Remembered that last year tha
ktock Of old corn IN the market was such to en-.
ab1e farmers to commence tesdi1E stock for the
let At an early periods whilst this year It has bseu
Eecf esaly to wait for tho growing crop belore they
could cnnnences-fhus making the present sealon
ffcm four to stx week. later than last
In some respects 1t hhs been an advantage to far
neSs taas they were not earlier prepared to sand
thetf stock In ~ the weather has boon untaTorabe
for p&ekert who tou1d not under circumstances
have commenced thar ufns1 operations At a much
earlier period than the pEesent The shipping dem
has bsen unusually active. tut With 4 much heavier
ply during the two psst months, thu market would
hAve b1oksn Gown with the ovcrabundAnt receipts.
Fren = little attention to tho MONUMENTS OF cur
Eastern markets. during the 1Ast few weeSs aud
Especially turing the ona now clcsod 1t win be
clearly aren that 1a1Eer supply coud nothaye been
disposed Of unlesl ut I con1idgabls sacrifice upon
tho present range Of p11ceA
In the supply Of the past week tht1a has been
very marked increase In the proportion Of heavy
co:n fed hoEfs but with very small demand for ssv
era1 days pa1tfor New York. Pniladelphia, DC the
11sfaet has been less active and prices hare sus-
tatred decline Of zs@5cc during the week.
There Aa4 been steady and brlak demand for me-
dium hogs, suitable for Pr1ma ke@ Pork, among our
city packer, several Of whom hAve purchased very
freely. while othszs hare done little nothing, bay-
irg she impression that whsn the excitement con,e.
quens upon the approaching elections shau haye
subtlded. that lower prices viii prevail.
There arc In the yards this morning over 15tnD
hozs, including the daily receipts. Thero were soy
era operators in the market, whose purchases
had verJ stimulating eject during the early psft Of
the d4s. Thnrs was, howeysr, du1lness An deerer
sion which had not pteytouay existed. Prices were
evidently weaker, and had 4 downward tendency.
The suffered sales indicate 1arEe amount OF bud
ness amounting to Il ,ss7 head; but at decline Of
1t01Sc upon yesterdays quotations. Prices ranged
rom $esssfos5, but the bulk of salsa vsro made 1t
4s1e@1o25 per 1T lbs There yeea In the yarda thts
evening about leo hogs uusoid.
, 1864-10-30
FROM HAMILTON COUNTY
Gen. Logan ut mcLean%bor0-Copp
head Oulfnxes.

head Oulrnxes.
Hci~.staosa ~ sae H.,,so. 1ussso ir,oa1v'l ~ ~,
1s1-sASe7oPG; F1ds1 naa1rto9 nrt g. C9;s cttA'
.sn.: .. ~ .alty noul' tne c,tHsns o.
hanhton ana adjoining counties began to
fhroDg the streets Of McLeansboro, and BY
| noon rot less than four thousand people had
reached town. Ahont II a m MAI Con
1oh,, A To;,sn aaao.s...los - -, 1'' ~ ~
Ha1nie and o. s: Marshal D. L. Phillips, was
met By large procession of citizens. headed
bv 1oet roarn,acent s,,vo, h.,,d 49,, e..
onsvi11. Ind soraa d;st.n.s f.nas .a n ~ as,
ssco-tea ~ spe bots ,aats om so~1 ana
enthusiastic friends and admirers, Never
before f,as tb;s town, se.r .,,.h a., s,a,aoaa
pss.e.a saa.. S.; 80 easu al au44Suee. Nv
oanne1s' uags, aao nol'oes OF every hno
we're seen scattered through the audience.
speech Of yast eomnasa and mower o Refore =
" had a,oo.sSsd ~ =. ~. 80" ~, 1e.nN
1o aaa P4o.seaso -, ne "as fuoety ntet.
1upteo py otaee OF CoPpefheads, who had
perched themselves In the window Of the
neesf nnr3oss S Ths laae e.
pa paP0o' 4es 10 ou1a. ".1lA ss.oItsa' "asle-
upon Tue toppelneaa palt nost ln1amonsly
irsulted him They were then told by Gen.
Logan that he would allow no man to insult
him. and If Euch thing were Attemnfed hn
Ean,s 49, 49,, 80 hso,s .t nl,s ~
noo!u VIZ" '1sH uae3na1 ptAns oo.' 4n!s
ensciually enacSed larthef 1mPernneacs TIL
the close Of the meeting.
never vas Gtn. Logan more eloquent than
IoWafos tae close OF his speech, when ne
poftra5 ed re snteflngs, tue priTations, and
nxrole deaths OF ouF brave soldiers strug.
gnrg 1or INC pfesefEatlon OF me Union, and
reslstence 70 armed traitors u ne hsl9,
1sl Mhie sfaltofe at nome a5e ENGAGED ~ tne hei @
!1an mork o. Iseason. Ha1a nnofeaS se4 o. men ana
nsse. @ oeiote Mleeea Sai.a;,ss ELL sseae' AAo
eslset We stJ.s efthatnt1I a,.~a a11aa
;9h ea. naeI'e co fhan =. ve-e syer hefore seen
H. Ati tHa niohf line IN th,s tnWn' While vast
nroreesi351,. carving torcf :liehts. transparcn.
riss end harners. AID headed s. USnd Of
mHsic. was marchiuc through tbs streets,
- inun~, a..a.ia5 r. Sot ~ cowo-5'
, 1864-10-30

Details 6f the Attsck on the Steam er
Belles


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbune.l
CAIRO, Fnday, Oc,. q.
i. ". 3. Patrick, peymaster o. 8. A., fur
1isbes me with the folio wing concerning the
firing upon the steamer Belle Of st. Louis:
The steamer Belle Of St. Louis, VAS attack
last night by the rebels under Bill Forrest,
while lying at Randolph, taking in freight
Majors Beeler and Smith. paymastera o. s.
A, were killed, Mr.. MCGOWAN and the Sec
or engineer, Thos. Bruce, and one negro
deckhand were badly wounded. The second
clerk, Geo. Athe1ton,, and a5 deekhands cap
ana tsa hss ss
Grtat praise is due to Capt. Zeigler, Mr.
Moody, clerk, Sam McPheeters, pilot, John
Mcbride, John Doris, and Geo. Beebe, en-.
, ginesEs. All coincide that Major Beeler saved
the boat.
"A large number Of officers, soldiers and
cittzens were on board. No others were
hurt except those pamed. One guerilla was
captured before the boat showed of.
, 1864-10-30
Great Union Meeting ut Niles, Mich.
. NILES, Mich, Oct. 25th, 1854.

+
Editors Chicago Tribune:
A monster Union Meeting has been held
here to, day. Not less than 1900 persons
eraced the occasion. Eloquent and enthusl-
astic speeches were made by Hon. George c.
Bates, Of your city; Hon. Marsh GiddlngB,
of Kalamazoo L. Il. johnson, Of California !;
The camp fires burn brightly in West.
ern Michigan, and tremendoas majority will
be gwen for Lincoln and johnson, on
the Sth Of n ovember. This county (Ber-
!ien) ueual1y Copperhead, is to b redeemed
beyond doubt, and the entire Union ticket
elected bY the home vote, which the "boys
in blue" will increase to decided majority.
Nightly meetings are being held in ali parts
nf TIE county. The Hon. b. Bacon, Capt.
E. n. Plimpton, H johnson, ESQ.,, aud Geo.
McDewey, Esq. editor of the 1aguire7, and
other eloquent speakers, are at work in ear
nest. and the result is not In doubt Put
Michigan down tor q, coo for the Union.
, 1864-10-30
The Union Cause In Michigan q
PAwPAw. Mich, Oct. q, 1864.

Editor Of Chicago Tribune:
We have Just had one Of the largest mass
meetings ever held In VanBuren County. It
was very rainy, but not enough to stop
our speech or wet uR to the skin; but
despite the circumstances not less than S 5000
people were there Lawrence, eight miles
west OF this p1ace) to listed to Mr., q. Il Cra-
po, candidate for our ne1t Governor. There
were $40 wagons In the procession, besides
cavalcade consisting Of about 800 equestrianB,
male and female, Little Mac Is gone up IN
this quarter. ~ n G. A.
, 1864-10-30

Union cause In the modes wt have pointed
out But capnot the politically blind see In
such events that the hand Of God Is laid
upon slavery, filling Its 7eIus with leprosy
that is unto dehths To the anne Po yer we
lock ard t1ust that it's offspring, the rebel
lion, may Gle with It.