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finally captured after a very stubborn and

sn.llv captured after very stubborn and
inert resistance.
That our readers may know how our good
people entertain strangers, and how the DEM
ons,ration appeared to an outsider. wo sub
join the following extracts from tho report
of the Portland Courier:
So long was the procession, that although
five bands Of music. viz: the Band OF the
18th U. S. Infantry, from Fort Preblc. two
from Biddeford. one from Sanford, and one
from Portsmouth. led the different divisions,
yet it was difficult in the rear to hear dis
tinctly the music.
The people of Saco and Biddclord, with q
libsrality worthy Of the cause they serve,
opened wide the doors Of their residences and
invited, without reserve, the whole multi
tude to dine with them. This is charac.
teristic of the good people Of that region, as
we have had opportunity to knew on several
occasions.
During the intcrmission, the several bands
of music were playing alternately, ON diiier-
emit parts of tho square.
The afternoon session commenced at two
and halt o'clock. Now was the time to
estimate the numbers present, which nearly
filed the square, presenting ono of tho most
animated scenes ever witnessed in this State.
There could not have been less than ten thou.
sand people together at this time. and good
Judges, who were accustomed to observe num-
bers. declared that there must be from fifteen
to twenty thousand on the ground. We had
4 a. r. N. ,..,ln 81 hal
near the premises, and we must say 1t was q
splendid sight.
Z. L. Turner, Esq, of Texas, the Hon.
John A. Peters. of Bangor, the Hon. Mark
Ii. Dunrcll, OF Buxton. Nathan Webb. Esq,
OF Portland, and Others, made very eloquent
addresses to the people from the stands.
The exercises OF tho day closed about six
o'clock, and the Populations from the differ
ent sections Of the county lett Tor their
homes.
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Letter from Gen. Grant.

Tho following is an extract from letter
written by Lieut.. Gen. Grant to Hon. E. b
Washburn, member of Congress from ILL
nois. dated
Carbohydrates or TIE ARMIES or THE
UNITED STATES. CRY PoISr, Va,
August l6, 1864.
.Hon. E. B. Washbmn:
DEAR SIN IL state to all citizens who visit
mo that oil we want now to insure an early
restoration Of the Union il a determined UNI
~ of sentiment in The North. Tho rebels
have now in their ranks their last man. The
little boys and old men are guarding prison
crs. guarding railroads and bridges, and
forming good part of their garrisons for
intrcnchcd positions. A man lost by them
cannot be replaced. They haze robbed The
cradle and me Craze equally TO get their pres.
ent force. Besides what they lose in fire.
qucnt skirmishes and battles, they are now
losing from dcsertion and other causes ut
least ono regiment per day. With this drain
upon them the end is not far distant, If zoe
,riH only be true 10 ourselves. Their only
hope now is in divided North. This might
gtv0 tncm relnIOrcctnenB irOI1 lciUcscco'
Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri. while it
would weaken us. With tho draft quietly
enforced. the enemy would become despond-
ent, and would make but little resistance.
have no doubt but tho enemy arr exceed.
ingly anxious to hold out until alter the Pres
idential election. They have many hopes
from its effects. They hops counter rcvo.
luton. They hope the election Of the peace
candidate: in fact, like AIicawber, they hope
for something to turn up Our peace
friends, If they erpect peace from separation,
arc much mistaken. IL pould be bm The be.
ginning of ,rdr, with thousndsof Northern
men joining tho South, because OF our dis
grace in allowing separation. 10 have peace
on any terms, the South would demand the
restoration Of their slaves already freed.
They would demand indemnity Cor losses s',s-
tanned, and they rouid demdndd treaty iohich
you'd make Lhe North &ape hunters for The
South. They would demand pay, or the res
toration Of every slave escaping to the North.
Yours, truly, 1 -
-i (Signcd) mt US. GRANT"
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Coon SENTIMENTS " Stuck To. Judge
Rice Of this State. who has now gone back
to the coppcrhead element. and now thinks
conliscation. &C., &C., very naughty inca.
sures, made tho following very sensible re-
marks only two years ago:
Z" But upon those who wilfully persist in
rebellion we must deal direct, h,ary rnd oon-
hnuing blo,rs. desisting only when treason
shall be eiIectually crushed out. We must
not only strike, hut we must strike whore tho
blows will be effective, where they will feN.
We may smitc the armed traitor with tho
edge Of the sword, and deprive him Of his
estate, his liberty. 6is hjc, eren, IL no cannot
be subdued by midcr means. In depriving
him of his estate there need he no discrinin-
alton. We may take his sugar or his cotton.
his cattle or his corn. his land or hi. ne
grDes--anything he has which may enablo
him To maintain this contest or which will
enable IN to bring it to successful tcrnina-
ton. BY treason he has forfeited all no
hath. Ito cannot he permitted to set the
Government ut defiance and ut the ranlc timo
claim protection for his person or his prop
crty." .. .,.
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Gen. Grants Campaign.
The Capture Of ihc Rebel pickle, Line.
LOngslrest Between the Weldon and Dan.
willie Railroads.
GEORGIA SOLDIERS DEsPoNDENr
UNION ARMY FILLING UP.

Nw York, Sept. ~.
Tho ii raids correspondent with tho Army
Of the Potomac says the capture of the enc.
my's line of pickcts was ordered by General
Hancock. and was executed so quick ant
quietly that the rebels were prisoners before
they were aware &C it. The position they
occupied was on commanding piece oil
ground near one of our field works. Ii was
Immediately occupied by our troops. and
held against the attempts of the rebels to re-
take it.
The Hcrald's 9th Corps correspondent
says it is ascertained from rebel deserters
that Longstrect's corps had been posted on
the rebel extreme right, holding tho country
between the Weldon and Danvlle railroads,
with Hills corps in tho centre, occupying a
line of defence from the Weldon road to the
Petersburg; while Beaurcgird with his d.
vision garrisons the Notifications around the
city.
These desertcrs state that considerable de-
spondency exists among the rebel soldiers,
especially Georgia troops, they believing
that their State is iopelessly conquered.
1t is gratifying to see how our regiments
are filling up by achievements constantly
arriving. There is decided improvement
in tho morale of the army.
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The Glorious Victory at Atlanta.
Another Acceu., from General shermau
SPLENDID AND SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY.
1000 Prisoners and 8 Guns Captured
at Jonesboro'.
Rebel Loss-tho City of Atlanta, 500 Dead,
25oo Wounded, 5000 Prisoners & 30 Guns.
FEDERALLoss LESS THAN 1900.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 3.
In answer to request that Maj. Gen. Sher
man would give us tho details OF the late op
erations before Atlanta, in order to silence
the cavils Of those who, in the absence oil
particulars, were denying that these opera.
tions were, on the whole, q Federal success,
We have the following:
Atlanta, Sept. Z, 1864. On the eth oil
August, pursuant to q plan of which the
War Department had been fully advised, |
left the 10Th corps ut Chattahoochie bridge,
and with the balance of the army, drew
of from tho siege, and using some consider.
able artifce to mislead the enemy, moved
rapidly south and reached West Point Rail-
road. near Fiirborn, on the 9th, and broke
up twelve miles of it.
When moving east my right approached
the Macon Railroad near Joncsboro', ard my
left near Rough and Ready. Tho enemy at
tackled the right wing of the Army OF the
Tennessee, and was completely beaten. On
the 3lst and during the combat | pushed
the left of the centre rapidly to tho rail.
road above, between Rough and Ready and
Jonesboro'. ...u rf
On the LIST of September we broke up
about eight miles of the Macon Railroad and
turned on the enemy at Joncsboro', assault.
cd him and his lines and carried them, can.
turing Brig. Gen. German and about two
thousand prisoners. with eight guns and
much plumber. Night alone prevented our
capturing the whole of Hardccs corps which
escaped south that night.
That same night Hood in Atlanta. finding
all his railroads broken an | in our possession,
blew up his ammunition, seven locomotives,
and eighty cars, and evacuated Atlanta.
which on the next day, s pit. Cd, was occu.
pied by tho corps left for that purpose. Maj:
Gen. Slocum commanding. We followed
the rctreatng rebel army to near Loveioy's
Station. thirty miles south OF Atlanta,
where, finding him strongly cntrenched l
concluded it would not pay to assault, as we
had already the great object of tho cam.
paign, viz: Atlanta. Accordingly the army
gradually and leisurcly returned to Atlanta.
and 1t is now cncampcd eight miles south OF
the city, and tomorrow will move to camps
appointed. -,
lam now writing in Atlanta. 30 | could
not DO uneasy in regard to our cituation.-
We have as the result of this quick and. rs
think, well executed movement, q guns,
over 5000 prisoners, and have buried over
400 rebel dead and left rs many wounded
they could not be removed.
The rebels have lost beside the important
city Of Atlanta and stores, at least 500 dead,
$500 wounded and 5000 prisoners. Where
rs our aggregate loss will not foot up 1900.
If that is not q success | don't know
what is.
(Signcd w. L. SHERMAN,
Major General.
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The Voice Of a True Democracy.

Hon. John Cessna Of Pennsylvania al.
ways heretofore identified with tho Demo-
cratic rarty-said in recent speech in Phil
adelpha:
my fellow citizens, no man in Pennsyl.
vania more anxiously or more earnestly hoped,
even against hope. that he might be able to
sustain the nominees of the Chicago Conyen.
ton than did the individual who now stands
before you. waited even until the Conycn.
ton had concluded its labors, and the pro.
ceedings officially proclaimed and sent forth
to the world, and stand here tonight TO
say 10 you that II that Convention had en-.
dorsed tho true doctrine Of the Democratic
party. and had declared for the Union, the
Constitution, the prosecution Of tho war
against secession and in favor Of suppressing
the rebellion - aud had placed before tho
people national candidates. in whom we
might have confidence, ] would have sup
ported the nominees Of that Convention.
But the same men who went TO Charleston,
and broke up the Convention their. tho n,ne
men that went to Baltimore 10 continue tho
business, the samc men that have been trying
to break up shc Union and the party. both
together, went to Chicago, and unfortunate
" obtained controlling influence Of that
Convention. They have sent forth TO tho
country platform which shall not de-
scribe. for have not time. aud, besides, you
all understand its contents. but I will say
here, before tho world. would rather that
my right arm should fall from my shoulder.
that any calamity should bchll me, the loss
OF friends. party associates, property. all
that ain. and all that hope 10 be. in this
lilc-that oil these should perish. before I
will support the Chicago platform or any
man who stands upon il. U.ong and con-
tinued cheering take this stand because
believe my country demands that sa.riiice.
My fellow.citizens sacrifice their lives upon
tho battlefield. and why should ! not s,cri-
fec my political position. my personal stand
ing. my prospects before the country and
with my friends. rather than that Gag should
90 down. ns believe il will, II the nomina-
tions and platform at Chicago are sustained
by the American people? (Grrat checring.)
believe that the only safe remedy for all
true Democrats is to unite in defeating tho
nominees Of tho Chicngo Convention. In re-
bnking those who destroyed tho party in
1860, and who continue to keep II in Ialso
position before the nation and before tho
world in 1861"
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Items from southern Sources.

ssc4tsH WASHINGTON, Sept. IA.
Richmond papers of Monday contain thu
following items |:
Macon, Ca, 3.-The Yankees have com
pletely destroyed the railroad between Jones
boro' and East Point in their retreat, burn
Ing every tic and breaking every rail.
Our picsets extend six miles beyond Jones
boro'.
/ Macon. Ga, l0,-A flag Of truce was 70
ceived by Gen. Hood yesterday from Genera
Sherman. in which the latter states that HI
has ordered Atlanta cleared Of all white inhab
itnts. Those taking the oath would be sem
north Of the Tenncssee River. aud those who
did not would be sent south. An armistic,
Of ten DAYS was proposed by Sherman to car
~ ont the order. Gen. Hood accepted Oh,
armis,icc, hut denounced tho order as barba
rons.
The August, Constitutionali,t says the fal
Of Atlanta was bitter pill, bdt though dons
and downit must 50 however unpalstsbls
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coNY ELECTED
BY 10000 MAJORITY
THE ENTIRE SENATE AND PoUR-FIFTHs
OF THE HOUSE.
YORK 90. ALL RIGHT BY 500 MAI

We are enabled to lay before our readers
tho grand result Of our election ON Monday
which shows tremendous majority for the
Union. Tho people have risen in their maj
cs,y, and put their heels upon the necks OF
the traitorous crew that have tried to scuttle
the good old Ship Of State. HAIL to the
grandeur of the people of Maine. and once
more, HAIL to the noble ycomanry OF old
York!
COP BLESS TIE COMMONWEALTH
Tho JOURNAL Office was besicgcd by an
anxious crowd on Monday night, eager to ro-
ceivc intelligence Of the result of the great
battle, and rs each successive news was made
known the welkin rang with cheers.
Our FIRST dispatch was from John Went
worth. Esq. as follows: Kittery, Cony 465,
Howard lsl. Majority, 2s4, gain 1872.
Then came u courier from Buxton an
nouncing the Union majority to be 81. Wells
came next, showing Union gain OF i3.
Then came dispatch from Kcnnebunkpcrt.
showing gain Of 40, and 50 on, while in
the meantime the telegraph flashed tho great
gains in tho eastern portion Of the State,
Portland leading the van with OLA majority
for the Constitution Us it is, as il was, and
as it ought to be.
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FROM THE SOUTH.
Matters at Charleston and Savannah.

New York. Sept. ii.
Charleston Is. C.) papers of the lat inst.
mention an explosion of mammoth Yankee
torpedo near the southwest angle of Fort
Sumter. It exploded tor far from the fort
to do any material damage, although it shook
the structure heavily.
The rebel powder works at Augusta, Geor.
gia, exploded lately, destroying thirty thou
sand pounds OF powder, and killing nine OPP
eratives.
The Charleston Courier is pleased at tho
unity Of sentiment in the rebellons States
against any reception OF overtures for peace.
The authorities Of Charleston have been
much annoyed by unknown persons mysteri-
ously sending up rockets from tho city and
suburban locality. .
AL foreigners in Savannah who do not or
ganizc for defense OF that city by tho 30th
ult., will DO sent to Atlanta. .'''''
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Representatives Elected in York County

Kittery, Joshua II. Sanborn, Union.
York. josiah d. Bragdon, Union, (Gain.
Eliot, -, Union.
South Berwick, G. G. Bartlett, Union.
Berwick and North Berwick, !. G. Jordan
coppcrhead, eligibility doubtful.)
Kenncbunk and Alfred, John III. Sayward
Union.
Kcnnebunkport and Lyman, Jesse Gould
Union, (gain.)
Biddciord, Charles A. Shaw and William
n. Hill. copperheads.
Saco. Rufus p. Tapley, Union.
Marlborough and Hollis, o. G.. Hamilton
copperhead.
Parsonsiield and Cornish, Alumni Boynton
copperhead.
Buxton and Dayton, Charles E. Weld
Union.
Newield &C., - coppcrhead.
Lebanon and Sanford, @. w. Frost, Union
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L,rxsr.-we have received returns from
zoo citics, towns and plantations giving Cony
a majority Of 1901. II tho towns yet Il
DO heard from make the same relative gain
Cony's majority will be $4,000, exclusive oil
the soldiers vote. The amendment to the
Constitution has been adopted by upwards
of 10000 majority. Tho towns in this coun-
ty vet to DO heard from. can not reduce our
majority below $50. We shall publish the
usual Official returns us soon rs heard from.
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The work Of exterminating tho guerillas
who attempted to destroy General Sherman's
communication with Nashville is progressing
rapidly and our dispatches record one dccidcd
advantage gained by the surprise Of brigade
Of 1000 men under Dibbell. Communication
by means Of The Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad has been restored, and the repairs on
that and the other ruads are going % rapidly.
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Az AxEcporE or FAnRAour.-Tn his speecl,
q. Auburn, Mr.. Seward related the following
anecdote OF Admiral Farragut by the way.
everybody admired farnguts her1i'" M, W
climbing the topmsst to direct the os.ue, 49,
that No ,ss. illustrates his heroic ehsracier.
Admiral said one Of hi, oii'ers the night o ~
ria.. s ~ FROG In the rnorning-not enough, 70
Ia ~; ~ rv vt but Just enough TO make him
MAKE n h'm, y,nv WELL. replied tho Admit
ngnt 1nee,.ah hen 10 sea considerable. and have
raj, .a,,,e or two, but have never found
Ia wanted run TO enable me to 90 my duty.
! WI. o., 80 a'olock. aud at eight o'clock will
mn -, h,nis 10 breakfast In Mobile Bay
~ he lid give Jack the coffee, and then went
an 20 The masthead and did It." ahaj snt
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FouSp.--Thc dead body Of tho T" Demo-
cratic party" supposed to have been muir
dcrcd by Sumo mcmbcr Of the Chicago Con-
vention. bat upon careful examination II was
not deemed necessary to hold an inquest, Ms
no marks Of violence could be found. and
every feature went to prove that It died by
suicide. t.ls .If l.fsafl ll.f.s .fif II.
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Gems. Grant and sherman's Opinion on the
Draft.
Wan DEPARTMENT,

Az
WARRINGTON, Sept. IA.
To Maj. Gen. Dir Lieut.. Gen. Grant
tolegraphs to this department in respect to
the draft. rs follows
CITY Point. 10 30 A. NJ, Sept. l3.-To
Hon +. NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War -
We ought to have tho whole number OF men
called for in the Presidents proclamation in
the shortest possible time. Prompt action
in filling up our armies will have more e''
feet on the enemy than victory over them.
They profess to believe, and make their men
believe there is such party North in favor
of recognising Southern Independence. that
the draft cannot be enforced. Deserters
come into our lines daily who tell US that
the men are tired of the war and that deser-
tons would be much more frequent, but they
believe peace will he ncgo'i,ted after tho fall
election. The enforcement of the draft and
prompt filling up Of our armies, will save the
shedding Of blood to an immense degree. 70
(Sicned) U. 5. GRANT.
Lieut.. General.
The following telegram has been received
from Maj. Gen. Sherman, on tho same SUBJ
ject =,
Atlanta, Ga, 6 80 p. Mo Hon, f. NJ.
Stanton, Secretary Of War Il am very glad
to hear that the draft will bc enforced. First,
We need men Second, They came rs pri.
Yates to gil up our old and tried regiments.
with their experienced officers already on
hand. Third. Because the enforcement OF
tho law will manifest power, resident in
our government, equal to tho OCCASION. Our
government. though democracy. shonld in
times of trouble and danger be able to WELD
the power OF o great nation. All well.
r (Signed) w. 7. SHERMAN,
= , .a Major General.
The draft is ordered to commence in all
the States and districts where the quota is
not filled by volunteers, on Monday, the 18th,
and will 90 on until completed. Volunteers
and substitutes will be received and credited,
to rs late period as possible. Volunteering
is still progressing with visor in mast OF the
States.
(SignedD Z. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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A Brilliant Achicpement-Cdptnre of a South
Carolina Rcgiment-0Gciai Report
of General Sheridan.

WASHINGTON Sept. IA.
The following dispatch has just been re-
ceiyed from Gen. Sheridan:
Near Berryrile 18Th, 7 p. M.-This morn
ing sent Gen. Getty's division OF the 9th
corps, with two brigades of cavalry. to tho
crossing of Summit Point and Winchester
road over tho Occoquan Creek. Rhodes
Ramsey's Gordon's and Wharton's divisions
were formed on tho west bank. AT the same
time Gems. Wilson and McIntosh's brlgadcs
OF cavalry dashed up the Winchester pike
and drove the rebel cavalry ut run: came
in contact with Kershaw's division, charged
it, and captured the 9Th South Carolina reg.
ilnent, sixteen officers, las men, and its bat
tic flag. Col Henncgan commanded bri.
gade with the loss Of only two men killed and
three wounded. Great credit is due Wilson
aud Mcintosh, and the 81 New Jersey and
% Ohio regiments. The charge was a gal
liant one.
A portion of the Cd Mass. reserve brigade
made charge on the line, and captured TIN
officers and eleven men of Gordon's division
of infantry.
Our loss in the Reconnaissance was very
light. (Signed) p. II, SHERIDAN,
Major General.
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Refusal of vallandiyham to Stump fol
Mcclellan.

CoMMBUs. Ohio. Sept. 10.
Vallandiglam arrived here yesterday en-
route to address people in various places in
Ohio. hut meeting McClellan's letter of nc
ceptance, he promptly authorized the Demo-
cratic Chairman Of 0hio, u withdraw his
name from appointments in that State, and
returned home. IN.
The peace men are determined to main
tain their integrity, and will soon call n
meeting to determine their course Of action.
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Capture of Quantrell.

CINCINNATI, Sept. ~.
A dispatch from Indianapolis Ia the Gazette
announces the capture there OF Quantrell, the
Missouri, guerrilla. lie was recognized on the
street by q refugee.
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From our Extra of Tuesday mornln..l

The great rain which has. prevailed all day
has rendered IL impossible for US to get the re
turns from the towns distant from the tele-
graph; but enough have been received TO insure
the election OF the whole county ticket by an
average majority of 500. Congressional By 2,
600. and the State by 10000.
The several mNorities in the County foot up
rs follows:
USIoS.-Bux,on, 81 Eliot, 10 Kennebunk,
1877; kittery, ISL; Lyman. 81 Saco, 2s3
South Berwick, i6; York, s. $40
COP.-Alfred, 3 North Berwick. a.;
WATERFORD, s. Wells, %: Biddc-
ford, %. 2O3
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We gain in Kit,ery. i92 York. 20 (repre
gain) ; waterborO, % Lyman, represent.
g,,in) Kennebunkport, 40 Wells, 43; Ken
nebunk, IL. and Limington, %.
Twenty four towns in this District give Lynch
2i09 majority Union gain over last years
vote of TIT. and Sweat Is thus nj liberty tn per-
spire tor the rebellion either at home or in
Dixie!