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Military Op-vatioua-Su essful Huss!t
ul Grants Campaign-Con.eQu:nccs
vfShcrman'. Campaign
r. y. :hc y !. Inca.

II ~ :Ie y y. ..inca.
O: course, with the success Of General
Grants main army, all would F! ave been
lost to the rcte;:. But with the ircom-
ar irirci>ive rc.ut, AMI, At the Same time
the victory Of Gc... SAe-:na..s army cYc:
Jo!lnson's IN Georgia. and :hs Gu, t,lre o.
Atlanta. the great campaign was still sue.
cea$fu'. SO that cvsn now, if G. n. Grant
accomplished nothing bu: wearing siege
Of Rc nlonh and gradual cutting Of Lee S
cola.nuncations-wr Sherman victorious
,ha game is his Fo- it must b. remern~
b,rcd tn. mos. important strategi gic linz u
tl.s country has been won for us by Burn
sides campaign oflss: year-the East Ten
ncsscc ino and on that Inc, after few
week y repairing of bri ges and re.ayicg
rails. Gen, sherman can retranspolt the
great body Of his magnificent army withiA
thirty mics OF Lynchburs. and be in Lees
rear. Nothing coul prevent the transfer
II few days, OF &C, 600 or 10000 Of the
victory, aud us,dcr Gene al scarcely sec.
ond TO any, to fall upon thc rebel line 0.
communications and put Leo betve.n two
Ercs Oicourse the skiIlful rebel General
would at oncs attempt to evacuate Nirgi"ia
and transfer tho war to North Carolina, but
the evacuation Of Virginia is loss from
which the con(sderAcy could never rscoy-
er.
We see in the light Of this possible move
rnent the peculiar importance Of Lynchhurs
for which both parties have contended 30
vigorously. I. is the fortified entrance to
the Fast Tennessee line Recommendation.
Such 4 grand transfer Of troops could only
be made, Of course, after Georgia was thor
ousaly conquered, but, in that event. 2o.o0
men might bs enough to hold the State.
But Gen. Sherman has still other posi-
BILE movements which wsuld equally wear
out the confsderacy. Ifsuccsssful in taking
Atlanta, he can press on TO Augusta and
march down the Savannah River, and rs
sail Savannah in the rear. There are cp.y
sone twelve miles. We believe, Of swampy
ground compelling dstour. along the
whole course Of the river. He can also At
tack Charleston on its untortafed side, or hs
can march westward, and in combination
With the fleet, assault Mobile on the land
side. aod form new line Of Communication
by the Alahsas river. ,s=@4sss .s.g.az.~
Ssillfar,her-she course which NE besiev.
more probable he can simply oecsPy Geor-
gia and harry and raid through South Caro-
lima, consuming crops aai carrying of ne
gsess, aud thus wasting the life blood Ct ths
censedesacy iinally. compelling Lee Il
break up his grand army :or want Of sup
plies. x ~
| Fss it must &c remembered. that d,
though the Whole rebel con.sdsr.er eaano'
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. Fighting PopoIation North aud
South. - . =;

q .
The Philadelphia 1Balattio publishes q
sta,ement showing the relative Il resources
il men cf the loyal and rebel ssstes,, which
is quite interesting and valuable. Accor
ding to the c, mus of 1862 there we're in
the free safes three nilionre eight hundred
and sixty thousand White men capable Of
bearing arms, whi'e in the rebel States
there were but ,ne million, one hundred
ami sixteen thousand, and in the four
border slave. s.ates-Missouri, Kentucky,
Maryland and Dsleware-thsre were Ave
hun!red and forty thousand. -" :'@..
There can not bs doubt that the already
large proportion b longing TO the free States
has been increased since 1860 to. over four
millions in spite Of the war, <whi!e,i! is
equally certain that the population belcging
to the rebel States has been dimished 70
less than one million, owing to the war, and
the total abscce Of emigration from Europe
and from other States. The nuaber BE-
longing to the four border slave States may
be fairly regarded as about equally divided
between -:he lo;'a| and d'sloyal, 50 that they
may bo left out of,the consideration.
Pennsylvania alone has more than half as
many men capable Of bearing arms IS the
w..ole o. ,he rebel States. New York snd
Pennsylvania united could furnish more
men to the army than nil the rebsl States
united. Whosoever has had any notion
that the Fighting element in the loyal States
is becoming exhausted, will be convinced
he is wrong on looking at the above figures.
In the rebel States, however, there must b
a1haastat;on before long The couscript
ion has swept up every man who can carry
musket, and now it is taking those whose
age exceeds forty five.
Vt the rebel armies are not nearly so
strong as they wero formerly, and they
must diminish rapidly from this
time forward. IL tho free ard loyal
States, however there are several mil.
lions Of able bodied men, liable to military
service. who have r:ver served a day and
from these, volunteers or conscipts can he
OBJ aimed more than sufficient to bring the
rebellion to c|osc.-Niluaukeea .S:ntt,ez
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he starved out, its armies cln be-that is
its supplies eau be cut off which are near
the railroads and giver.-tha only supplies
Of any consequences in'a military point O
view.
These are tho possible and probable s'o.
rious results Of Gen. Grants strategy. end
Gen. sherman's fert'aacity and skill.
Whatever news ~ay be from Virginia,
the whole campaign ismade success by
shsrman's victorious advance. Nothing
now can, in all probability che K or mate
rally change this. The greatest obstacles
hav. been overcome anal vielo-y at At.
lanta is At hand. Even Lees transferance
to Georgia with his army, could not now
s.ve<he campaign. We have only to wait
and watch the slo1saassss Of thi. strategy,
and b: Assured Of the iisae.s -.
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hAn'Fs vs GEsr1EHEs.-Thres things
that lady cannot do: >."&, 4
1st. shs cannot p..s u,illinsry shop
without stnpping.
End. She cannpt sse piec, Of l,es With
ont asking the price. z.s.s zSs2 y -
Sd. She csnnot SO baby without kiss
ing It. 49, - ....''' -7 5Ez7&s2=$ Il -
A LADY ofour acquaintancs turns tho ts ).
b'es on the gen uemen ~ follow, s7s .~7t
Ihre' thicgs gentlenen cannot do:
1st. He cannot gethroueh the hous. and
shut the doors after him. -
:: 2nd. He I eanno. AM have shirt ,n.d. 70
suit him. 80 ~'
3D. Hs H HoanDor BE- pleased With ladies'
fashions. $50
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we jump at chance to agree with the
New York HeraM. Il says :. IF Ben
WOOL had published his Nevs in Richmond
and had written te Jeff Davis as he has o.
President Lincoln. have would ha been hung
long ago. The fact that he stil lives, still
writes still cries for peace, still opposes the
war's'''i mourns over Union success, andstil]
tres to stop volunteering, contutes and,ccn.
trad'cts all his balderdash about Northern
de,po,ism. = q 49,
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

WoIDERruLL TBAvEL,Na.-Col. Moore,
Superintendent 'oc tho Terte Haute Rail-
road, lately accomplished one Of the moss
txt.as'din.ry leats of ralroad travelling on
rec crd.y Leaving St. Louis =. four o'clock
on Thursday afternoon, he reached Buffalo
Friday night at ten O'Clock, attended 10 his
business, jumped on the return train. and
was in St. Louis again on suudsy inornniss
at nine o'clock, having travelled nearly fl.
sesn hundrs1m miles in sizty fur h3ur,
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&e1srted 2petry.
UP, FOR OUR COUNTRY CALLS.

OI) EOn OoN W. ~ 4 ~ " "a - ~
BYT. MILD.
While on our Southern shore,
Mingled with cxnrens' roar,
Greet every car,
Tidings OF battle. WON,
Fcats Of true valor done,
Rebels made glad to run,
Beaten to fear
Louder that victor's shout
Or rush Of battle rout,
Thousands are err, ing out
'Come to our aid"
Thousands with honors c,own'd.
In glory's mantle wound,
Nobly have bled.
Oft mid the clangour loud,
Wrapt in the battle clound,
Wore they . seamless shroud
Ere they were dead
Dangers thousand fold.
Yet, fox their country bold
Eush'd they to aiG.
While the chiofwork is done,
And ocllers. marching on
Conquerors still.
Now with thinu'd ranks array'u
Draw the sharp battle blade,
Over the rebel dead
Flashing their stecl--
Sl.a'l there oe stal wart men
Whining like towards then
Round their own hcarths again,
Scar'd to give uid 2
y hi>s )cx;ous foes abroad
Inward ai>sen.ions laud
Chuckling with glee !;
Nhl's tho.c who've tyrants been
Now woald extend the scene
Anu with relish keen
Ruin tho tree
Who would through party strife.
Bow to the bloody knife,
Troatning our cpuntry's life
When he should aid
While DER the nations head
Fict"ry's wings are spread
G-ls:aing with fame :;
Who W" III give up tho right!
Shrink from the closing tight'
From dhty's post, in fight
Sc>k his owr shame!
Now, willie the tvrAnts ly,
Hasten the triumph n:g!
hush vt your couH.rys cry,
1.uSN 10 ticr hlu.
Let so,.lc.s GA.tar1s fret
Justice shall triumph yet,
1--we are true
Let our home traitors sheer
But they shall i've to fear,
List 'lrlc own u,:!xlAor% l.cu1
nat they wuriu do
IatrlOts yOni country ave.
t,nr h., I
'i}!;r" !nsk kc l.tr + {. Il grave
There bv they lail
tn. &c who boast Il so.l.
TENrderbul:s gains: them '".i
IL their DISTRESS.
Cl1 il, ynnl nnr>,@li't might;
l',.t ,i!"m to s1tiden fight
ind Cod JetrNd HE right,
G, ard You and b.cas.
Let thc,u Hour rro*e-S ieel
Till th, e"l.!"un-c. reel,
Like II ~iip on her kosl
Thrown boy I'd aid.
cd " ing, August 10th, 1850.
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Some qnesr si'ov hss dsf,,sd ISys to b
= prodissl desire % u lart of IL youDl
man e pey sons -. o.rd. s
10 population u Brskan Ysune, do
m.nisns i % be Augmented - \ Sc hun.
drsd and ffty saints. Who rsrssllya passed
through chicsgo. consisting mosil14 Z Eng
Tsh, inixsl NTH : fkv Gernans. lench
Svis. md DAnes-noltIy soung III.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

An 1ri'hmsn was indnlging in the very
Intellectual occupation Of sucking raw eges
ard reading 4 newspaper. By some mis-
chance he contrived to bolt live chicken.
The poor bird ch;rruped ~ it went down
his throat, aad he very cooly said, "Be tho
powers, my young friend. you spoke to lsts.'
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

Ono Of the largest farms in Northampton
Massachusetts,, produced nineteen thousand
dollars worth Of tobbaco last year, and sev-I
eral other fsmcrs raised from Eve thousand
to ten thousand dollars worth. |"&@
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

"A COOP H1T.-Last Sunday tho Rev.
Mr.. McMullen preached = war sermon in
Lafayette, Ind in which be tod the pious
coppsrheads that ina single battle fought
BY the Hebrews. l2o 600 were slain, and
200, GOO carried into captivity. But the
best hsr tol6 them was intsmperancsf fesrries
oA 40 GOO ofour males svesY. year, or more
than have fallen in battle for national lie in
three years, and Sc: they have not hewlcl
once about it.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

The Providenc, Journal cuts down :ls
exchange and its free list, and bses that
those who have heretofore come on the lat
ter, won't think that now they must sub.
scribe, because at the present price of the
white paper, = subscription is no. a favor.
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Strategic Iuxtt,usio..

Ger Hallsek tells eDrr;;ous story 81
.Jomiui,' showing his remarkable knowkse
Of military strategy, Or what The FssDch
cal. stvatsgie tafaiass. One can net but re-
tgret that the qualify x.s not more gensr-
F. Having been sannsnsd y the imperial
headquarters q 4ayence. II sbs bsssrning
of the campaign OF JeDa- SapoIsos .sid 70
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

The Cbattsnooz. R>5<,, Of recent d.ts,
says I've admire Mc,elLan and ''ue adssi,s
Bufu nlso We admire Vallsnd jghaln more
than all, becsuss he went against :hs waz
Ct The start, and has kept his lai.h evsr
si1cs.' =
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

LOOK OUT FOR THE OAxs.-The first To-
comotiye. for the Minnesota Centr.l Rad
arrived at, St. Paul Monday 4ight BY the
steamss Enterprize. The same bo9 brought
up locomotive tender platform car, boil.
or for the Company's machine ship 1t tn 4
place; and. large amount ofiroa fox hs
track Of the track. = .'.'e.
Th., laying Of rack issbeipx pushed for
ward as rapidly as the iron can be ab'a:nel.
State Atlus. 3 - Il = .
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

A Western editor was recently request.
Cd to send his paper to distan patron. pro-
v'dsd he would take his pay n,"tr.,d," At
tho end OF the year he found. that his new
subscriber WAS coffin maker.
The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-24

ScHUcHAnDT & GEDuARD, bakers Of New
York, have brought suit against the Mjehi-
gao Southern Railresd !or the recovery Of
$1,7O0, 900. 's~. 8
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The horses Fillinghsm ard Gener.l But.
Ter are totrot on The Fashion Course, Long
Island, ne1t month, for purse Of S10, 600.
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zee here. mister, !" said aud Irssh led ol
seven 50 rmers, who vss trsfd by : Cog.
~ you don't take that dog sway { viii eel
an your aprles mp"
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4 Boston bookse;ler took ! hill n snv-
merit tbs oshsr d.y. On sbs haek 4 vhieh
- wIitssa-' Plaaas dosft sps0d ~ lipf
rum - tastsr q 2ssy esets : posn1 Z 8.
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The earth : excesdinsiy dirty. bat III
- Is very idr. .
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IHAMLINE UNIVERSITY,

RED HING, MINNESOTA.
CAtxaoAR- fdU term. Sept. 5, 1868. ~ inter
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Pall tsr1" Of 1894, Sept.7 Iv'"t~r ts'-" OF 1854,
Decent ber I.
Send for = Catalogue. Letters Of inquiry
promptly answered.
REV. JAREZ BROOKS, A. NJ.
ulOvSt! President.
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-08-19
..DEsocaATIc MASS MEETING.',

The following is extracted from the cal, in the
(Tazette OF last week. for a Democratic Mass
Meeting to be held in the Court House Monday
evening 18th inst
Ii is important TO open the meeting IN the right
spirit, to not only assert the rights that God and
the Constitution have given Us, but determine TO
maintain them; and in this connection let the pmps
of the present administration III this community
and elsewhere know that their acts OF outrage on
law and order, in Illegal arrests, unlawful seizures
OF property intini0atlng threats dc, shall not be
done with safety to themselves nor their ewn pro-
perty.
The call from which the above is an extract is
sisued by O. L. Shannon, Chairman Co. Commit
tee, 1t isimportant oopcn the campaign in the
right spirit Does the writer Of the call know
the meaning Of language? Does lie realize the
true construction Of his own words? Is it con-
ceivabe that man protesting TO assert the rights
that tod and the Constitution have given Us
can Willingly hold the sentiments set forth IN the
above extract? The right spirt'' Read the
extract again and discern the spirit of it. Is
there a sentence that breathes the spirit Of right
and justice and regard for law and order Is there
u thought in it that b7eathes true love of country?
Is it the language OF conciation and forbearance
Is ii the language Of peace? Is it by such appeals
that the hearts of the people are to be reused
for law and orier?' Win such appeals tend
to bring about the 'era Of good feeling that is to
restore peace to our afflicted country? Or has
the call we have cited no real significance? Is it
only the aimless railing Of shallow, unrehecting
man? Is 1t only idle yaunting to keep up the
spirits ola crumbling, weak rotten and discom-
fted party? Has the ancient and once honored
democracy so fallen from It's enviable prerogative
of conservator of true liberty, that it should be
urged by lis leaders with infamatory appeals to
inaugurate anarchy and bloodshed in our midst
Has it come to this that men protesting love OF
country are exciting their fellows to reckless vio-
lence and bloodshed? Are these the men that are
making the heavens resound with their lamenta-
tions and clamors for peace? What eommen-
TAR isthis "Demec ate call ontle folly andre k
lessness and demagogueisn of the men who con-
cocte1 it
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-08-19
JAMES KING, y. D.,
Surgeon General Of Pennsylvania.

4. G. CURTIN.

The people of cur town and Cove, have been
under the most intense excitement and anxiety,
for the past two weeks by reason of the visit and
continued close proximity OF the Rebels After
NJ Clausiand had burned Chambersburg, his COM
man moved West On the Chanibersburg and
Bedford turnpike, entering our town about three
0 clock Oh Saturday, the .50th ult. They nHm-
bered about j, 600 encamped here over night and
took an their line OF marcia on Sunday 3noFning
for Hancock. Gen. Averill was close his rear
Sunday morning his pickets driving the rebels
from the nleuntIiG, and harrassing hinI through
our valley.
Soon after the rebels entered town on Saturday
afternoon, they commenced plundering the stores
pillaging private houses and robbing citizens
They first demanded the key of Dr. Dufield' 5
Drug Store, which given, to prevent them
breaking open the door. Net content with tax
ing what they choose, they emptled the contents
OF drawers jars, cases, &c, on the hoor, IN a
Heterogeneous mass. Private papers, accounts,
and books shared the same fate. The stores of j.
w Greathead, Cahil a. Thompson, Hoke 4 Mace,
and the Messrs ShoemakerS, were also visited
and received the same treatment
The greater portion of the dry goods had been
removed. from the store of Hoke a Na8-which
caused no little cursiag and swearing among the
Chivalry--as they expected to reap harvest from
this establishment. The losses of Dr. Dufheld,
j. W. Greathead Cahill 4 Thompson, and A. 4
ID. Shoemaker, were very considerable Most OF
the private houses 10 town were plilaged OF clothes
and many citizens were stripped aud robbed IN
the streets and roads Money was demanded
from every one, the demand being accompanied
in most cases with threats Of burning, or Il cock
ed revolver in close proximity with the head.
The farmers in our valley were severe loosers.
Squads OF rebels secuted the Cove, visiting nearly
every house, stealing moaey, clothes, women S ap
pare, iewery- -trinkets, DC A demand Was made
on the town for 1900 rations, which was supplied
far as the citizens were able, as we inform
ed, noncompliance would insure the burning of
our town Indeed, ii is now confidently believed,
the destruction of this place was determined on
and would have been accomplished, had not Aver
IL been so near on Sunday morning..
In aI our intercourse with rebels last summer,
we never met any, SO utterly depraYed, so reck-
less, SO desperate as weSe portion of those who
were with NJ Clausland here week before last.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-08-19
A war DeH ocrat ON the ssDemocratlc caIl.'

Mr. EDITOR In the last number of the Bed
ford Gazette, [ observe card from o. +. Shan
non, who signs himself Chairman of the Demo
cratic County Committee, calling a democratic
meeting for August Court. In this card he styles
those who support the Administration of the Ma
tional Government ''pimps and says their acts
shall not be done with safety TO themselves nor
their own property"
For myself, / have long ago learned not to i'm
pugn other persons motives. Men who radically
differ from me as to matters of Religion, Cover
mental policy or business may be honest. And
feeling thus, would tolerate those whom regard
as secession sympathlzers and quasi rebels OF this
community, and | would willingly see the Govern
ment let them alone in their intamy, although they
do Of late venture to obtrude Extensively their
treason on honest men in places of public resort.
But sir, when their impudence and insolence as
sumes the shape of threat to destroy property
and life, think they should be treated with def
ance, even though they really intend what they
threaten For one / would have Mr.. Shannon
and those whom he undertakes to represent, know
that | am ready TO meet him and them in defence
of my person and property.
Whilst | d0 not support this Administration in
its emancipation policy and did not vote for Abra-
ham Lincoln, do cordially support any effort to
nut down by force of arms this nniustifable re-
bellion to subvert the Government OF our fathers
and divide the Union. And would now rather
vote for Abraham Lincoln than for Democrat of
the Valandigham school, who would agree to rec
ognize the southern confederacy and see us a di-
vided and degraded nation.
And if Mr.. Shannon and his conferees of the
County Committee desires to inaugurate a war
at home, much as | depricate it and would con
cede to avoid it, / would have them know that
this is done not from personal cowardice 1t is
only by magRamity, that they have not the man
hood'to recognize or appreciate, that they have
been thus long tolerated in their course Of sympa-
thy with treason. And when they choose to be-
gin their attack against the persons and the prop
erty' of those who are opposed TO the rebellion
and desire to see it crushed, hope they will at
least give some hours notice and make the attack
in daylight. IL the reverse should be the case
viii depend on my dogs 10 give me the alarm ::
and by daylight or after night Mr.. Shannon and
the County Committee may rely upon whatever
defence | ana able to make against scoundrelly
and dastardly attack as infamous as the burning
of ChaInbersburg, an act ] am told they justly or
at least extenuate. A WAR DEGoCRAT
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-08-19
The Campaign.

Gen Grant has made new movement in the
direction Of Richmond, Of the importance of
which, and the results obtained, we are yet but
partially informed. The movement was initiated
by fent 70 deceive the enemy The Second
Corps was iced on board transports, and started
down the river, SIS if they were to be transferred
TO some other scene of operatiaas After night
they were again carried up the river, and landed
on the north side of the James, above Bermuda
Hundred. At the same time the Tenth Corps
was thrown across from Gen Buffers position,
and the whole force thus assembled moved from
Deep Bottom on the Rebel position, near Dutch
zap. The movement, according to unofficial ac-
counts, Is said 10 have been successful, resulting
in the capture offye hundred prisone IS and Sc aver
pieces ofartillery besides giving us possession of
Q strong position within two miles of Fort Oar
hing, and only nine miles from Richmond One
object of the movement is stated TO be the de-
struction of the Rebel poRteon bridge thus fore
ing the enemy to prolong his line of commuuca-
ton between the two banks of the river It's
more immediate and important purpose we pre-
suIne IS TO protect working parties and insure
the completion of the canal which General Butler
Is cutting across Farrar' island of Dutch Gan.
This canal viii be less than two hundred yards
long, and its opening will cut off seven miles Of
navigation, and it is said, avoid the obstructions
in the river. The Richmond papers admit the
feasibility of the canal though they deny its i'm
portance as military movement - Baltimore
-4rqerteGa Wednesday, morning Ang. IL