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IsrougI, as governor.

It is surely not expecting too much of
- GoEsrDor OF the greatStats Of Ohilo to
hope that he will bear himself with q
dignity which will entitle him to respect
that he will. at least, not let his marrow
sosled political ranoor show itself in his
Pnblic acts 10 put to shame the peo-
pie whose Goyernor hesis. .5a af5i,t -
sfe If any oneexrecte6 this much Of Gov.
Brough he has been disappointed. A few
: days. SINCE. when, the National Guard was
.gst Dennison, Gov. Bropgh, as, commander
Gin chiefgof the militia of Ohio made them
ssa = speech. suehia speech was never be-
! fore heard srom Governor. : . ~
uofHis sentiments were such as are enter.
sefsinedoaly by the most bigoted partisan
+ natics; aud his language was selecset
= II n Ie slang of PROM braSlers.d
so;.- Addressing soldiers as their inliltar,
leader. he. told them they were" to hgh
: traitors at home and abroad n w no doe
he mean by !" traitors at home?''f Every
body knows be means what he calls "cop
perhsads;" he means Democrats; in shor
he means the men who voted against hin
= fer Goyernor! 80 e.-.5.-.r
80 4sshe not an exemplary icitiEsnf is h
lonos q pure ipatriotsa generous, bmagnani
NOUS Governor? His heart SO rankle
against men for voting against him that
as military chief, he orders his soldier
TO fight" them, they knowing that b
.would not thus order if he did not mea
8 to protect them in it. Do they not kno'
that he would not direct them to violat
the laws if he did not mean by the ex
ercise of his pardoning power, or other
wise TO save themsfrom the Penitentiary
Have We not outlawry enough witheu
having our Governor to direct and enceur
age il? For months past every county i
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Important from Gen. Sher-
man-The Enemy Driven
from their Stronghold.
WASHINGTON, May TO-.
To GEN. DIX:

To GEN. DIX: se
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, receiv
ed at midnight, states that we are fighting
for the possession of Rocky Face Ridge,
and that Mcpherson took Snake Creek
Gap, and was seven miles from Reseca
this morning.
On Saturday the rebels were forced from
Tunnel Hillby Thomas, and took position
at Buzzard Roost, just north of Dalton.
This is represented as very strong posi-
ton, from whi"h Thomas was unable to
drive the enemy on former OCCASION
Reseca is on the railroad, about fifteen
miles south Of Dalton. This will place
Mcpherson, with strong corps, IN the
enemy's rear, while Thomas advances
upon the front and Schoield crosses on
the flank from Cleveland. Probably a
great battle was fought on that line yes
terday. and may be now in progress
Nothing since my last has been receives
from Grant or Butler
[Signed] E. NJ. STANrsN.
Secretary of War.
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Grant Reported to have Won
ANOTHER VICTORY-CAPTURE
OF A CONFEDERATE BRIGADE
--BUTLER'S FORCES TO REIN
FORCE GRANT, &c.

NEw@ YonK, May 12.-The Posts
Washington special says:
Dispatches just received from the army
dated late yesterday, state that Grant has
won another victory. Lees whole left is
crushed. and we have captured an entire
rebel brigade. Burnside chased Ewsll
over three miles.
The World has rumor from Wash
ineton that the 10th and 18th army corps,
ON the north bank of the james, are to
be sent around to reinforce the Army Of
the Potomac from the north; that they
comprise too small an army to capture
Richmond, and are too numerous to per-
init their being kept out Of the field.
The Worlds special says: Grant mas
sed nearly four hundred pieces of ofartillery
against Lees position at Spottsylvania
Court House, Tuesday, and fired for two
hours. When the assault was finally or
dered the advancing column met with but
feeble resistance Lees line did not
waver until just before the close of the
battle, then it fell back and We gained
considerable ground.
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WASHINGTON, May II, 1864.

A dispatch from Gen. Ingals to Sena-
tor Nesmith, of Oregon, dated near Spott-
sylvania Court III ouse, May 20, at l o clock
p NJ, says: We are fighting now, and
have been all the time. We are bursting
them up. Our losses are heavy. We
shall make another general attack at two
o'clock this evening.
From q newspaper correspondent who
left the army yesterday at two o'clock. L
learn that every one understood that a
general battle was to commence at D
o'clock last evening, and every indication
corroborated the belief. An order had
been issued for a general advance of our
entire line at that hour. He says, not
withstanding the reports to the contrary,
our entire force was engaged nearly all
day Monday, near Spottsylvania Court
House, butit was understood our army
had advanced something over mile by
dark, though there was no decisive re-
suits. He says our army has advanced in
all, since it crossed the Rapidan, IA miles,
including the first march intended for
aanking Lee. .-1.-=
From information received to-day, it is
understood Grant has charged his base
and in doing SO, was obliged to dispose o.
his forces so as to protect his trains in
the rear, which movement may have given
rise to the report that Grant had faller
back on Fredericksburg. 1t is also
known that he was strongly entrenched
in fertilization at Spottsylvania Court
House, and some heavy artillery fighting
took place yesterday, aad that Grant had
advanced nearly two miles and perma
nently holds his position Of the hight.
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The Battle of Sunday.
WILDERNESS TAVERN. Sunday, May

WILDERNESS TAVERN, Sunday, May 8.
There was considerable skirmishing
during yesterday afternoon between the
two armies, and late in the afternoon Gen.
Hill made an attempt to get between Gen.
Sedgwick on our right and the Rapidan,
but was repulsed, though at one time it
was thought best to let them succeed as
they surely would have fallen into a
trap.
The enemy's lines towards dark looked
weaker, and by o'clock, P. NJ. it was
discovered that the entire rebel army had
fallen back towards Spottsylvania Court
House.
Our cavalry started in pursuit, and by
daylight to-day our corps had commenced
to move forward
/ stop the courier to add that have
just heard that our cavalry are skirmish-
ing with General Lees rear; beyond Pine
tree Church, near Spottsylvania village
1t is the impression here that unless hi.
presence is demanded near Richmond
General Lee has fallen back to the NORTH
Anna river for new defensive line.
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THURSDAYS BATTLE.
THE VERY LATEST.

WASHINGTON, May l3.-The boat
which left Belle Plain at ten o'clock this
morning, is in. Passengers bring the in.
telligence ofthe result Of yesterdays bat
tie. 1t lasted all day, and Lee Was fnal-.
Po river, distance of miles. During
last night the greater part of his,
army crossed that stream. The gloriors
victory of this morning was thus rendered.
decisive and brilliant by the result at evsn- !,
ing. IL ifl tj4Ill1
Additional advices from Gen. Sheridan,
show that his has been great success.
Both the Fredericksburg and Richmond s
and Virignia Central Railroads have been &
destroyed for miles.
Sigefs cavalry, in moving down the
valley of Virginia, have tapped the Vir-
ginia Central Railroad, near Charlottes-
Vile. t.t ssfse go iH4 s.ise a92
Twelve thousand men left this city on
Thursday, and it is stated that Sigel re-
enforced the Army of the Potomac With
fifteen thousand men. 3i2 ia 'ioiigs
Our losses in killed, wounded and mis-.
sing are estimated at $4,000, many o
whom are absent without sufficient reason
and cannot be counted against losses "a
| We captured over 5000 prisoners yss-i
terday and over forty guns. .9ez e i'ns ssiaS
| CINCINNATI, May 13.-Gen. Johnston
evacuated Dalton last might. Ourforces
occupy the place.
New YORK, May 14.-The World'
, special from the field, dated May 18Th
8 A. NJ gives further details Of the
, opening of Thursdays great battle. The
opening was complete surprise to the
enemy. Hancock moved at AZ A. M. aud
gained the outermost rife-pis of the
rebels. They then rushed on the rebels
with fixed bayonets and captured about
5000 prisoners. Johnston and Stuart we're
r taken at their breakfast Forty eight
guns were also taken and brough of, and
z the remainder. fifteen in number, were
0 left just beyond our skirmish line and
d 1 fought fer by both sides. Several times
d the rebels also attempted to retake the
). rife pits, but were repulsed with great
II slaughter. e-t -
The prisoners state positively that Lee s
d army is entirely worn out and feariully
e reduced by tremendous losses. - =
If WASHINGTON, May 18th. IL Ma
II dispatch to Major General Dix from the
IS Commlssary of the prisoners at Belle
: Plain, announces the arrival there of over
f. 1000 prisoners including 400 officers,
). with Major Gen. Johnston and Brigadiel
General Stewart; + NJ. STANTON,
i Secretary Of War.
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The War News.

The war news is highly exciting. For
eight days the Army Of the Potomac has
been fighting Lees army, the temporary
successes Auctuating, but there can be no
doubt that taking it altogether Grant has
gained material advantages. The fight
ing is still progressing, and We have an
abiding confidence that Grants successes
will be still greater. The losses are alb
solutcly frightful--perhaps not less than
25. 900 or 80, 900 on each side. .ro-
Richmond, is now cut off from the re-
ulainder of the South, and if Sherman
has been as successful in Georgia, as re-
ported, we may hope for speedy termi-
nation to this dreadful slaughter. ~
There are some wild rumors of Lee
being completely routed, of his surrender
&c.. but they are, to say the least, pre-
mature. sa i,fassrf
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THE FIGHT AT SpOTTSYLvANIA
Fifteen Thousand Of our Wounded
at Fredericksburg.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The Star says
/. messenger got3ln last night from the
army, who lett .SYottsylvania yesterday,
aud came on horseback to Aquia creek,
and then came here son gunboat. At
II o'clock sthe fight was going on at
Spottsylvania Court House. We held the
place at that hour. and Lee gave evidence
of heing weakened aud falling back. The
messenger had an escort of $50 cavalry,
and as guerrillas were frequently encoun
tored on the way it is not improbable that
many of the escort were captured when
returning to the army.
gOur wounded are reported to be Is, 900
most of whom are at Frederick sburg, and
so thick that they are lying in the streets
and upon the paxemcnts. A cavalry pat
rol ordered out could not do duty, as it
was difficult to pass between the rows of
wounded without treading on them. 1t
is said there are between 1900 and 5000
rebel wounded there also, who were left
upon the field.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-A messenger
from Spottsylvania Court House yester-
day morning states that Hancock was COM
until lie was joined by Burnside, when he
held his ground.
On Sunday morning the battle was re-
newed, and we drove the rebels to Poe
river. On the 7th the whole army was
retreating, and by night had been driven
in every direction. This morning We put
artillery into play. and when our messen-
ger left, heavy cannonading was going
on. We believe Lee will make stand
on North Annasriver.
In the three days operations we cap.
tured about three thousand prisoners and
lost about twelve thousand killed, wound
ed and prisoners.
PHILADELpHIA, May 10.-A special tc
the Inquirer, dated Washington last
night, saws: Meade again moved on 'th.
enemy and had brisk fight at Todd
tavern, Just north of Poe river. BY nigh
ihe rebels were retreating on three roads
south toward Richinond. On Sunday
the rebels attempted to make another
stand, but Meade attacked them. Dis
patches tonight confirm their retreat t.
North Anna River.
The rebels succeeded in getting of
most of their wounded up to Saturda,
night.
The colored troops were not put int
the fight but held as reserves with Burn
side. We lost but two pieces of artiller.
altogether.
The Bulletin has received the follow
| ing special from Washington:
I Generals Warren and Hancock are II
close pursuit of the enemy. The rebel
have been driven from Spottsylvanl
4 Court House towards Cane river. Ad
vices from Richmond represent that grea
distress and wild disorder prevail there
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The Character of the Late
BattIes-Eee'S Claim of Vic
tOry-O Won m d e d at
neutrality-suspicious. Of the
death of General ,SedgUick.
Especial to the Cincinnati Ensuirer.]


WASHINGTON, May IL.
The t hroniclc publishes this morning
a dispatch from its special correspondent,
who was on the battle field yesterday
(Tuesday); he says: All the battles. thus
far have been series of attacks and re-
pulses-musketry almost entirely used
the ground being swampy, artillery was
impracticable.
Lee very absurdly claims victory
when he withdrew from our front and
marched towards Richmond. The slaugh-
ter in the rebel army has been horrible,
while our own is of no mean magnitude.
In Fredericksburg, at this writing, there
are over 10000 of wounded. On Sun
day morning they began crowding into
town. Mr.. Sloug ghton, Mayor of the
city, and Mr.. Mayer, of the celebrated
Heights, near Frederick sburg, ~ the full
zeal of patriotic hearts, rallied few guer-
rillas and marched 800 of our wounded
into rebel lines.
The same correspondent, announcing
the death of Gen, Sedgwick, says he was
shot through thc head this morning, whi'e
experimenting the mounting of some
heavy guns. There was no skirmishine
at the time, but an occasional sharp
shooter put bullet in that direction
which caused the cannoneer to vince and
dodge, Gen Sedgwick was near by, with
some of his staff, and twitted the man
about his nervousness. '"Pooh, man." be
said, "they can't hit an elephant at thai
distance" Immediately after the bal
struck him. and the blood began to oozt
from his nostrils, and he fell dead in the
arms of his Assistant Adjutant General
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WOOL CARDING,
SPINNING ANDW WEAvINGi

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would inform their customers and the public
generally, that they have repaired their Ms-
chinery with New Cards, OF the best quality,
and are now much better prepared than ever
for Carding, Spinning and Weaving, such a.
Cassinetts, Blankets, Jeans and T,peed'.
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themselves that they can give satisfaction to
all who may favor them with their patronage.
Wool will be received and delivered at 8.
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Exciting News fom Our Ar
lnleS.
EIGHT DAYS FIGHTING BY THE
POTOMAC AR.MY.
GRANT GRADUALLY DRIVING
.t LEE.
LOSSES ON BOTH
81 ab8IS.
Reported Capture Of Dalton, Ga
The. Battles of Saturday.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, May z.
We are to-day in the same position as
yesterday, with, the exception of con-
traction on the right. Skirmishing took
place at different points of the line during
the morning and afternoon, but no serious
demonstration has been made by either
side. BY IL o'clock our administers ad
vanced, and discovered that the enemy
had retreated from their line Of last nj ght.
1t is believed at headquarters that they
are withdrawing from our front. We will
advance before dark. 1t will be feint
to cover asmovement further south that is
to take place during the night. How far
South and in what direction the army
will anove cannot now be disclosed.
The enemy has tried to stand in Gen.
Grants way; he pushed him out of it,
and before morning will be marching rap
idly toward the point he set out for from
Culpepper The cavalry corps, like the
infantry, has done its share of hard fight
| ing. The three divisions have been COW
lering the various roads leading to ou1
rear from fredericksburg and the region
below. They have encountered large
bo lies of Stuart's cavalry almost daily
with uniform success, losing, up to the
present time, total of about one hundred
killed and three hundred wounded. The
losses of the infantry and artillery dur.
4 ing the last three days are estimated by
tile Medical Director Of the army a
twelve Thousand. Fifteen hundred killed
sEeight thousand wounded, and the remain
der missing. 7T @
OF these the Second corps loses abou
Ave thousand The Fifth and Sixth abou
three thousand each, and Gen. Burnsid,
seven hundred There is an unusuall,
large number of slightly wounded anon:
the casualties. The loss of officers, espe
cially field officers, is extraordinary large
General Webb is wounded; also Col. Will
I son, of the Forty-third New York; Ma
ljor Fryer, Col Sears, Third Vermont
\ Lieut. Col. Foster. ID. &c; Col. Stone, o
the Pennsylvania Bucktails, was injure,
\ by fall; Col West, of the Ninth Maine
was killed; Col. Bidwell, of the Forty
Ginth New York and Major Darlington
Of the Eighteenth Pennsylvania, ar
wounded.
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The Spirit for the Campaign

we viii furnish tse' Spirit until the 1st
sei. December for seventy Eve ceeuts, from
Ahis,date, and for proportional sum as
.she time shortens. Democrats, yea will
be doing the Gountrysaild the party GER
vice by aiding in extending our cireula-
gtion during the Campaign. Go to work,
ldoaii wait for your neighbor to do it. ca
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THE NEWS.

The dispatches recently published re-
garding a. rebel raid at Piedmont, West
Virgins, are said to have been greatly
exaggerated. The whole amount of dam
age to the property OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will not exceed fifty thou
sand dollars. All trains are working
regularly, and the road is strongly guard
ed by troops.
Kirby Smith, in his official report Of
the Red River battles, claims to have
taken from Gen. Banks four thousand
prisoners, two thousand Eve hundred.
wounded, eight thousand stand of arms,
two thousand and odd mules, two hun
dred and fifty wagons, nine hundred bar
rels of -four, and thirty-fivs pieces Of
cannon.
At skirmish at Bald Knob, Georgia,
April 20, Gen. Fitzpatrick had narrow
escape from being shot. His horse was
killed under him, and ball grazed his
side.
The rebel troops are said to have been
nearly all withdrawn from Florida, Geor
gia, and South Carolina, to reinforce
Lee.
! A bread riot in which the actors we're
all women, occurred in Savannah on the
I17th of April. A brief conflict is said
to have taken. place between the excited
females and the military, which resulted
in the dispersion Of the former.
! The Government may tax our matches
but we challenge the world to match oul
taxes.
Rebel prisoners captured on Monday
report Longstreets death.
1t is affirmed that the French Govern
ment will not prevent the two fast steam
! ers launched at Nantes, on the 23d for thu
rebels, from being armed, notwithstan
ding Mr.. Daytons remonstrance.
An intercepted dispatch from Lee state
, that jenkins was killed and Longstree
, severely wounded in the battle OF Fri
day.
A little son of jeff Davis, aged year
was killed few days ago by fall.
The Oeniederates claim to have OIL
hands IL, 26S Federal prisoners, viz: f,O1
at Dauville, 9.3UG in Georgia, and ,s4
in Libby.
It. is understood combined land an
naval attack has been ordered on Sumter
g Seven iron clauS are uHlSneu anu dnodS
Charleston Harbor.
Prentice says: 1t is the most awfr
fact in this war that the President of tn
United States considers his own re-eie'
ton the chief purpose to be accompllshe
: by it.
. General Grant has sent not word
: :, the government as to his operations up
= this hour. But his reticence is not
: be construed into any ominous meanin!
: :. He has only begun to develop his plan
. and he is very we'll aware that all til
= Washington people can do to help him
!. to send him his supplies
= = We have been singularily unfortuna
: in this campaign against Richmond in IL
. loss of Generals. No less than four Gcl
= erals have been killed, viz: Sedgwic
!, Wadsworth, Hays and Webb. Two Gen
: ! have been taken prisoners, Seymour al
= Shafer. General Robinson has bee
a wounded.
: Gen. Butler camo near being capture
= by Gen. Beauregard ON Saturday. Fl
= former narrowly escaped. His orderl
= who was within one hundred yards hli
was captured at the time.
Il Fremont and Mcclellan have been vi
T tually legislated out of the service by Z
: House of Representatives. They are di
! charged as unemployed Generals. II
: Senate is yet to concur.
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Proclamation.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, May 8

To the Friends of Onion and Liberty
Enough is known of our army operations
within the last Eve days to claim our es-
pecial gratitude to God, while what re-
mains undone demands our most sincere
prayers to, and reliance upon, Him with
out whom all human efforts are vain.
recommend thatall patriots at their homes,
in their place of public worship and
wherever they may be, unto in common
to Almighty God.
TSisued1 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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f. NJ. STANToN:--Our operations may
be summed up in few words. With l.
7G3 cavalry we have advanced up the Pen
insula, forced the Chickahominy, and safe
ly brought them to our present position.
These were colored cavalry, and are now
holding possession, as we advance toward
Richmond. Gen. Kautz, with 5000 cav
airy, from Suffolk On the same day with
our movement up the James river, forced
the Blackwater and burned the railroad
bridge at Stony creek below Petersburg,
cutting in two Beauregard'S forces at that
place.
We have landed here and entrenched
ourselves, destroyed many miles of rail
road, and get position which, with prop
er supplies, we can hold against the whole
of Lees army. have ordered up the
supplies.
Beauregard, with lage portion of his
command was left south of the cutting o.
the railroad by Gen. Kautz. That por
ton which reached Petersburg under Hill
have whipped to-day, killing and woun
ding many, and taking many prisoners
after severe and well contested fight
Lieut.. Gen. Grant will not be troubled
with any further reinforcements to Le'
| from Beauregard's forces.
[Signed.] B. F. BUTLER.
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
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Beauregard at Petersburg.

bermuda HUNDRED, VA, May TO-
Nothing definite has yet been accomplish
ed by our forces in the way of captures,
but everything looks favorable
Beauregard, with about twenty five
thousand men, is in Petersburg, and We
have all the railroads cut leading to that
city. and forces enought to keep Beaure-
gard there until he surrenders. We shall,
It'll reported, soon commence si0ge of
the place
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Especial to the POST

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The prepara-
tions for the wounded in the recent bat
ties are most perfect.
The weather is cooler and there is no
rain, both of which are favorable condi-
tions for Gen. Grant.
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Wool Carding.

The undersigned would announce 70 their
old patrons and public generally, that they
have removed their iCarding Machine from
Graysville to the old Steam Mill stand, south
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The Great Battle on Tuesday
DESPERATE FIGHTING-HAN-
COCK REPULSED--A MOE E-
MENT TO BREAK THE ENEMY .
CENTER-THEY FALL BACK
INTO THEIR INTRENCHMENTS
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH
SIDES.