Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-09-15

at least 10000 are in the Confederate army
and beyond the lines, and very few of the
old people remaining here will vote. He
says he has got 1900 or 10000 registered,
which is more than was registered in time
of peace. Seven or eight thousand was a
good vote for the city. He will now have
10000. AS the American people are a gull
able race, suppose this will be taken as
gospel.
HE SHOWS HIS HORNS.
Qatem Deus cult perdere prtus dementat.
Banks order extends the hours for holding
elections to twelve--from 6 A. NJ. to 6 P. NJ.
As the laws of the State provide for all
these things, as he had his Hahn and his
Wells close by ut his beck and call, as his
convention had adjourned only subject to
CALL there was no necessity for this exhibit
ton of military authority in the matter of
a choice of government by Stree people"'
1t would seem that in some maudlin mo-
ment the crack-brained despot was betray-
ed into showing forth his cloven foot.
March all up We laborers and policemen;
march up all we timorous property holders
who fear military confscation; march up
all We oflice-holders, quartermasters' men,
place-hunters, and loafers, and help the
soldiers to stuff up a vote of fifteen to twen-
ty thousand for Lousiana's "Constitution!'
This is nothing new or monstrous. Did not
the "Republica" of Rome have horse for
its consul? Can power not do anything?
.. FROM MEXICO.
We have very important newsfrom Mex
leo. President Juarez has been driven from
Monterey by Jurioga, Vidaurri's general,
and the French, and has taken refuge in
Chihuahua. The French have taken the
Bocadel or port of Matamoras and are eX-
pected soon to occupy the city. Cortinas,
who had been out in the lower part of the
State of Tamaulipas, had fled before the ad-
vance of Mejia, who, with another force of
four thousand, was coming from San Luis
Potosi toward Matamoras. Cortinas had
levied or was attempting to levy, a forced
loan of $150,000 on the merchants of Mata-
moras, but had no intention of defending
the city, which is without Notifications.
1t is said that the merchants had invited
the French force at the Boca and the con-
federates over at Brownsville, to come and
drive Cortinas out. The latter has some
color of probability in it, as a few years
back, when Cortinas took Brownsville, a
Mexican force from Matamoras helped to
eXpel him from the latter place, and re-
mained until United States force, under
| General Rickets (then captain), came to re-
lieve them. The confederates have pre-
cedent for intervention" against Cortinas,
and the frontier would rejoice to hear that
he had been put out Of the way of doing
harm. He is 'pestilent fellow" danger
GUS to his countrymen, as well as to all
others, and has been for some time thorn
| in his governments side.
THE MILITARY ASPECT.
No war news has transpired of moment
since the Ariel left. The raid out to Clin-
! ton was a success, so far as destroying
stores and property was concerned, but il
returned without doing much in purely
military manner. We expect nothing tt
be done effectively at Mobile until afte
Richmond, or at least Petersburg and At
lanta are taken. There is still small force
at Brazos island, near the mouth OF the Rit
Grande, under the protection of batteries
which will remain until relieved by gun
| boats.
The cotton crop is utterly gone; th'
worms will not leave enough to pay the eX
pense of assessing, let alone gathering it
This cultivation of Southern soil and crops
on Northern principles is a magnificent fall
ure. Not man, rebellious man only, bu
| Providence has also vetoed it.