Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-20

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and other property.
Quantrin and jackson were with the
rebel army with their commands, they
being recognized as Confederate officers.
Bill Anderson and Price we're encamped
at Marshall, Lafayette county, on Sunday
night and occupied the country between
that place and Lexington. He is said to
be greatly encouraged at the small forces
opposed to him and talks confidently of
wintering in the State.
Anderson, Jackson and others enlisted a
large number of recruits on the North
Missouri River, also in Carlton snd How
ard counties.
Boon county has furnished 2,OOO Ran
dolph 1000, Galloway and Monroe 300
each.
The rebels are constantly gathering arms
from captured garrisons and their army is
assuming alarming proportions.
DEsERTER SURRENDERED.
By order of the War Department pri-
vste of the 1tth Connecticut volunteers
was surrendered to the French Legion
to-day
RETURN OF SECRETARY FEssEEDEF.
Secretary Bessenden has returned from
his visit to the James river.
CANADIAE-KEEEL RAID IN VERMONT.
ST. ALBAEs Vt, Oct. 19.
An invasion of this town took place to-
day. Some twenty-five armed des, ,,eradoes,
supposed to be in rebel employ, from Can
ada, made an assault on our banks about
o'clock this afternoon.
The National Bank was robbed of about
$50, 900, mostly in bills. The st. Albans
Bank was robbed of about $4,000. The
Franklin County Bank also lost s consider
able amount
Two horses we're also seized by the des-
peradoes and carried off,
Several citizens, who resisted, were de-
liberately shot. Two were wounded, it is
feared fatally.
E. ]. Morrison, contractor, G. H Hunt
ington, jeweller, and several others, are re-
ported injured.
The raiders threatened to burn the town,
and left in the direction of Canada.
A large party of armed citizens have
gone in pursuit.
THE PREsIDNT's SPEECH.
The following is the Presidents speech
am notified that this is compliment
paid me by loyal Marylanders resident in
this District. I infer that the adoption of
the new Constitution for the State furnish
es such an occasion, and that in your
view, the extirpatoin of slavery constitutes
the chief merit of the new Constitution.
Most heartily do 1 congratulate you aud
Maryland, and the nation and world upon
the event. I regret that it did not
occur two years sooner, which am sure
would have saved to the nation mere
money that would have met all private loss,
but it has come at last and sincerely
hope its friends may realize all thier anti
cipations of good from it, and that its op-
ponents may, by its effect be agreeable and
proftably disappointed.
A word upon another subject has been
said by the Secretary of State, in his second
speech at Auburn, which by some has been
construed into a threat 1t is thai
if am beaten at the election, 1 will, be-
tween then and the end of my constitution
al term, do what may be able to ruin
the Government. Others regard the fact
that the Chicago Convention adjourned
not sine die but to meet again if called to
do so by particular individuals.
If nominee shall be elect
ed he will at once seize control of
Government hope the good people will
permit themselves to suffer no unesSiness
on either point, am struggling to
maintain the Government not to over
throw it. I therefore say that if I shall live
1 shall remain President until the 4tk Of
March next, and that whoever shall be
constitutionaIly elected in November shall
be duly installed as President on the 4th
of March, and during that interval shall
do my utmost that whoever has to hold the
helm for the next voyage shall start with
the best possible chance to save the ship.
This Is due to thepeople both on principle
and under the Constitution; their consti
tuLienality expressed is the ultimate law
fop all. If they should deliberately resolve
to have an immediate peace, even in loss
of their country and liberties, know no
power or right to resist them. 1t is their
own business, and they must do
as they pleassIwith their own affairs.
1 believe, however, they are still resolved
to preserve their country and their liberty,
and in this Office or out oft, I am resolved
to stand by them. may add, that in
this purpose, 10 save the country and its
liberties, no classes of people seem so near
ly unanimous as the soldiers in the field
and seamen ahoat. Do they not have the
hardest of it? Who should quail when
they do not2 God bless the soldiers
and seamen and all their bravo COM
manders.
IN MEMORY OF THE GALLANT DEAD.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ls.
General Couch, commanding the De-
partment Of the Susquehanna, has ordered
the flags at half mast on the 21st, and
signal guns fred in honor of the me mory