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GEN. MCCLELLAN AT LAKE GEORGE

Maj. Gen MCCLELLAN made the following speech
being serensded Saturday last the 18th instsnt at the
Fort William Henry Hotel Lake George, New York.
The General introduced by Judge Brown, and spoke
a follows:
al thank you my friends for this welcome and pleasing
evidence 81 your regard IL is most happy termH
OF the delightful week have passrd in the dst Of this
beautiful REGION among such warm and fTieadly hearts
When come, you have DONE some macy miles from
mountains snd valleys it something than
empty compliment or idle c0urteey. AT all events |
regard it and understand this sudden gathering of
In truth the strength of the nation ntende TO
show your love and gratitude to the gallant men who have
long fought uuder my command and as on evidence 10
any may dare to DOUBT whether abroad at home or
the rebeous States that the people OF this portn Of
the country intend support TO The last the Uaon of
great nation The tacredness OF its Constitution aud laws
against whoever may attack them. do not fater my
self that this kad demonstration is mark OF personal
eeard to me bot that u aus far than that You
add 70 cgent arguments aorded by the deeds OF your
sons and brohrs the field ths cIion sht oi
your opuon favor Of the justice aud vital importance Of
ihe real cause for which 6ghtiag snd he
which shGuid never be perverted lost sigh Oi
:" It has been my good foruae to h4vr had il
tryiog tunes many OF your bear relations - ttuh
tnsro must be amUug you VINO went wlta
through the memorable seven days OF tate hat CON-
meucd just ta years ago to-day II Is oly just that
should thank you now flr the vaor aud pati ug
aud brothers who were with me ia th- Army tho
Potomac from Yorktown TO AnIieiam. VT W cauid
they be other haa brave end patroc, for they first
the ght amid classical IN earliest hIsoi " aud
sd ang from ancestors wins and he their
in hundreds of combas sganst the Indians tGe Frsuch
and the Euglish After gsllsnt defence II tae now
ruined rsmparts of Wilsm Henry the blood OF Il
your Y sndses mostsned the very grousd nu wh u
stand in buchrry permitted by the apshy "
Montcam, VINO, two years sfterward, suffered ne
crimes ia the great battle under the W lis OF Qurbrc
wnere others OF your bvre most hougrable
part Tioopderoga Grown Point Saratoga, al names
made sacred to you by the bravery Of your IA her' VINO
there made Ilustrious the name OF American IoOps'
n this latter and dreadful you aad yours nave
proved worthy of the reputation of your predroe'so
And whatever sacrifice may yet be necessary, au CO. II
dent that you will cousens willingly 70 % ci@'hs
Of divided and degraded nation but thai you w 80 sup
port the actions Of your feow-countryne - .a a -
that ws ,hall be yctorous and again hsVe peace and
reunted country when hearts Of the North and souh
shall spain beat n they did 10 tue good od 1ues
of the Revolution wheu Union a1d Constitution SHAH
ha a. Arm !, the mountains which encircle this lovely
ke and the future of the Republic shall De as serene ss
the waters of Horcvn when no breeze rppes ITS sur
/ face"
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FRIDAY, JUNE "a, 1864.

Among the business in the SENATE q report, made by
Mr. CHANDLER from the committee of conference on the
votes Of the two Houses the bill TO provide
for the repairs and preservation OF certain public works
of the United States, recommending that the Senate
oete from its amendments The report agreed to.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the Committee Finance, re-
ported back the House bill mahifg appropriations for GER
tain civil expenses of the Government with amendments
Mr. JOHNSON offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved That the President of the United States be
requested inform the Senate il any authority has been
given any one either in this country elsewhere to OBJ
tain recruits In ireland Canada for our aruy navy
and whether such recruits have been obtained or whe
tber to the knowledge of the Government, Irshmen
Canadians have been induced TO emerate to this country
10 order to be recruited and if so, what IL any
have been accepted In order to arrest such conduct
Mr.. CoLLAMER, from the Post Office Committee, re
ported bill to provide salaries in lieu of commissions for
posmaer He said that under the present system tho De
parmeut had to keep voumnou accounts in this connec
ton which by this bill would be dispensed with The bill
leaves it to the Postmaster General to x the salaries sc
oordng to what have been the receipts OF the
oSaces heretofore.
On motion Of Mr.. CHANDLER three several bills were
taken up and passed. viz: .... E.st.s,gs F
The bill repeating certain provisions Of law concerning
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House, at Eve O'Clock, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1854.

In the SENATE resolution in relation to the construc-
ton Of gunboats heretofore offered by Mr.. HALE, was
called up by him and adopted 1t instrucs the COMMITTEE
on the Conduct Of the War to inquire what progress
been made in the construction of the gunbosts contracted
for in 1862, with whom the contract was made the
part Of the Government, whose plans adopted, what
is the prospect Of their being launched and whether
other vessels have been contracted for the model of the
Chino, SO,
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MONDAY. JUNE 26, 1864.

In the SENATE uD favorable report was made by Mr.
WILSON, from the Committee Military Affairs on the
Joint resolution which proposed to allow Senators and Re-
presenaives in Congress to visit forts military PRISONS
and hospitals in their respective States.
MIR. SALISBURY submitted resolution requiring the
Secretary Of War to inform the whether Henry
Zimmerman Of the city Of Washington has been arrested
BY any order Of the War Department and so, on what
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The cost Of the National Monument to be erected a
Getty sburg in Of tbs Union dead who fol
uoon that fatal feld will be s5o00O Its height to be
fifty feet The design consists of shaft of marble crosned
with colossal bronze statute Of the Goddess Of Liberty
fifteen feet high. The base of solid white marble, has
four butesses each supporting statue representing re
spectvely History, War, Peace, and Plenty
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board Of public and private vessels of the Uni
ted States. s*Et
The bill for increased facilities Of telegraph communities
ton between the Atlantic and Pacific States and the Ter
iitory Of Idaho, ats.f. tA
And The bill for the promotion of commerce and improve
ment Of navigation. This bill authorizes the publishing aud
ae Of charts maps and nautical books Of coast OF the
United States well OF foreign the sale to be at
The cost Of printing, engraving, and paper.
Mr. CHANDLER called up the bill ID addition to the
era acts concerning intercourse between the loyal and dis
loyal States Mr. MORRILL, moved amendment thereto,
by which, instead of repeating much of former act as
prohibits all intercourse the exception is made
far may be to supply the actual wants of
loyal persons residing within the lines and allow them to
sell market the products Of their labor Of freed
men, Sc The bill was postponed until to-day, in order
TO have the amendments printed. a. Sse
In the House OF REPRESENTATIVES a committee of
conference was on motion of Mr.. WILSON ordered to be
appointed the disc geeng amendments to the Senate
bill regulating arising from landlord and tenant in the
District of Columbia. s,asas Il tg 81
Mr. KAssoN from the Committee on Measures, Weights
and Coinage reported bill to facilitate returns to deposit
tors for deposits of bullion the assay office at New York.
which was passed ..sF 9a9
Mr. UPTON called up the contested election of Lin
sey against Scott from the third Congressional district of
Missouri The House passed resolution confirming Mr.
Scott in his seat.
Mr.. scoFIgLD called up the resolution reported from
the Committee of Elections declaring that John Kline is
not entitled 10 the seat Representative from the third
district of Pennsylvania but that Leonard
Myers Is entitled to retain his seat The resolution
agreed to.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. MORRILL,, Of Vermont, made report from the
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How TO give General Grant the Hun.
dred Thousand Men He Wants,

General Butler Is practical man, as oil the
world knows, and can see Gas far Into the
middle of next week as the next or any other
man." We clip from the correspondence OF
the Tribune of yesterday an account Of an ex-
podition he set on foot TO make raid for men
on the Norfolk hospitals,
Not long since Surgeon r. X. Smith reported
for duty to General Butler In person. The
General told him he should order him to Nor
folk to report to General sheploy, who would
direct him to inspect all the hospitals In that
vicinity, with view to clearing them Of all
convalescents ct for duty. The doctor asked
II in every case he should use his own discre-
ton as to whether q man was flt for the field;
eyes, sir" said the General, sand you are
not TO credit any yarns they may tell you.
III give you a good rule to work by; I'll take
II from Hoyle;,' Whenever you are In doubt,
take The trickp"
DR.. Smith proceeded to the different hos
pitfalls about Norfolk, and has already sent
nearly or quite battalion to their regiments.
II is not to be doubted that were the hospitals
throughout the North subjected to q thorough
oycrhauling the army would be the gaineI by
some thousands. The difficulty b that the
men once In hospital, even those slightly
wounded, who, when few weeks have healed
their wounds are happy and able> DO not come
back. They are absorbed In doZeh different
ways. Some become nurses, some wardmas-
ters, some cooks, others are taken up as hos
pltal guards, as orderliC5 for the surgeons, as
musicians for the he 'ptal band, which has
been organized TO swell the importance of the
surgeon In charge-untll In many hospitals
there are as many well soldiers as sick ones.
And so 1t is that stalwaiS men, trained vet.
Grams, who should be in the field, toot sere-
nades, simmer broths, bend over wash-tubs,
POLLEN surgeons boots, carry billet dou1 for
young Nj. D's., even scrape their chins and mend
their stockings, If the soldier should once have
been barber or tailor. / repeat, a thorough
overhauling of all the Northern hospitals would
send to the field some thousands of good
soldiers.
Were a similar plan to be adopted in this
and other Northern cities, we are assured that
Gen. Grant would not require many more to
make up the hundred thousand men he needs
to finish up tho work he has on hand.
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E5s. T.-Is6O.-x.-Persons OF sedentary
habits troubled with weakness, lassitude, palpts.
tion ef the heart lack Of appetite distress after
eating, torpid liver, cons sipstion, so deserve to
suffer II they will not try the celebrated
PLANTATION BtTTERs,
which are now rsoomnc 3ded by the highstt medi.
cal authorities, and warrant d to produce an "a
mediate beneficial effect. They IRE exceedingly
agreeable, perfectly pure, and must Lupercede all
other tonios where healthy, gentle Ltimulant 10
required. S.
They purify, stTeDg gthen and invlsorate. "
They create heslthy appetite.
They arc an antidoto to change OF water and
diet.
They overcome effects Of dissipation and late
hours.
They strengthen the o. stem and enlIvcn the mind,
They prevent miasmstlc an intermittcn Mt fevers.
They purify the breath ard aeIdity Of the
stomach.
They cure DJspepsia and Constipat
They cure Daarrhp', Cholera an Cholera Nor
bus.
They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Heat-
ache.
They make the weak strong, the isnguld bril-
liant, and are exhausted natures great restorer.
They are composed OF the celebrated Cal'says
bark, wiutergreen, sssssfras, roots and herbs, all
preserved In perfectly pure ST. G ok rum For
particulars, see circulars and testimonials around
each bottle.
Beware ofimposters. Examine every bottle. See
that It has D. 8. Barnes' signature on our private
U. 8. Stamp over the cork, with plantation scene,
Aad our h'm signature on hne steel plate en-
craving on side label. See that our bottle 10 not
retilled with 'puriouI and deleterious stuff. We
defy any perron to match the taste or ohNra,er OF
our goods. Any per=on pretending to sell Planta-
tion B.ters by the gallon or in bulk 10 au impoI-
ter. We sell Only in our 'os cabin bottle. Any
person initiating tina bottle, selling any other
material therein, whether called Plantation Bit
tiers or not, IL criminal under the U. s. Law, and
will be 80 prosecuted by us. We already have our
eye on two parties refllng our bodies, &C.. who
will succeed in getting themselveI .nto elo=e quar-
tss. The demand for brakes Plantation Bitters
from ladies, clergymen, merchants, &c, 10 per-
fectly incredible. The simple trial OF bottle is
the evidence present OF their worth and su per-
ority They arc sold by all respectable druggists,
grooers, physicians, hotels, saloons, steamboats,,
and country stores.
p. II. DRAKE 4 CO.,
au2i-eo3m 20l Broadway n. Y.
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This evening will be given at this establishment
the sterling medy OF "school for scan al b." In
the cast the eLttre strength Of the Warren C'mbi'
nation Compsny will be included. A rare treat 10
expected from the "Sir Peter'' of Mr.. Warren, who
he DIS the dramatic list in this character. His
reputation In the character IL great. Mr.. George
A An 'rews will give us rendition Of the chsrac-
ter oi"Sir Oliver" Mr.. Andre ws has played this
part in the strongest cast 1t was given In this
country. He plays til part admirably. Mr.. Chas.
Barron as "CharlsS Surface" is sure to be good.
The "LRdy Toazle Of Miss ortOD, Is ghly spoken
OF, and MtEs Mestayor will render "MrS. Candor''
with artistic ability. This fine old English com.
edy was never 60 well cast In this city as IN the
bill ioT Grover 9 tonight. 1t Will be a rich treat
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Mr.. BRIGHT AS ASPoRTsMAN.-JohnB Bright,
even In retirement, cannot be let alone, and a
London journal, of Tory affiliations, has been
devotng Its leading columns to the private
amusements of that gentleman, now that he Is
relieved from his labors in Parliament. The
member for Birmingham is fond Of fishing,
fond of billiards, fond of good cigar, and has
other tastes which do not accord exactly with
our notions of a rigid Quaker. SO he is dis.
cussed as follows by the journal In question;
The great opponent of game, Of its existence
and its protection, the strong. denouncer
Of pleasure in Its pursuit, is at this moment
staying at the shooting aud fishing quarters oi
Mr.. Bass, on the spey, and has succeeded each
day In bringing to the creel at least one salmon
or grilse. We are sincerely glad Of ii. We con.
graduate the preservers of rivers, of moOrs, and
OF stubble-helds upon their convert, and We con.
gratulate John Bright upon the fresh means
when he has seized OF again obtaining the
health and vigor for which he was once remark
able. Had he long ago spent on the banks Of
the sPey, or on the moors which look upon IL,
the hours he wasted IN his anti-game campaign
In hot committee-roOms, Mr.. Bright would have
been wiser and stronger man.
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Gen. Hood "seriousIy Inconvenienced.''
The Richmond iSeHtine! has no doubt that
1.-THE occupation Of the Montgomery and West
Point railroad by the Yankees is ielt as serious
inconvenience by Gen. Hood" but thinks that
80 far from starving Hood out, and leading
to the capture of Atlanta, it will not even in.
terrupt his communication with Montgomery"
The same paper gives this information about
East Point and other places
"From East POint-about three miles be-
yond which the Yankees are now-to West
Point is eighty-one miles. From West Point
to Opeliks, where the Muscogee railroad strikes
the Montgomery and West Point railroad-the
latter being continuous with the Atlanta and
West Point railroad-the distance, we should
Judge, is about fifteen miles. At any rate, II
is hard upon one hundred miles from the
junction Of the Muscogee TO Fairburn or East
Point. Sherman's army must be very long,
indeed, If they can reach thus far; and unless
they can, he cannot prevent the trains, which
have hitherto run from Montgomery TO Allan
Ia, from communicating through the Muscogee
railroad with the Macon railroad, and thus
with Atlanta. The way is roundabout, but it
Is perfectly practicable"
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Second Edition
FOUR O'CLOCIl, PM.
GENERAL BUTLER's REPLY TO THE
REBEL COMMISSIONER oULD.

1
when King David ordered Joab, the General
In Chief of his armies, TO put Uriah "in the
forefront Of the hottest battle" we know that
he made ho provision for tho exchange OF that
unfortunate soldier in case he should escape
the deadly perlls Of the sklrmlsh line of that
day. Gen. Butler evidently docs not believe
that our Government has sent the colored sol.
dler to the front merely to be slaughtered, with
the alternative of being reduced to slavery
under the lash of Southern rebels. His reply
to Commissioner Ould in regard to the ex.
change of prisoners, which appears on the first
page Of the REPUBLICAN to-day, should be read
by every loyal man in the land.
| General Butler, at the commencement of the
war, was known TO be ono of the Sblest and
most successful lawyers in that portion of the
United States, which, according to the Pendle-
| ton, Voorhees, and Vallandigham programme,
Is to become the Eastern Confedorscy. He has
from the first, and consistently throughout,
| aimed at the heart of the rebellion and IL ain
taned an attitude OF antagonism calculated to
produce the best results for our cause, accord
Ing to logic, law, and humanity. such, at
ieast' mas oeen his purpose, as we believe, aud
'ne entire loyal population OF the country are
satisfied with hih success.
When such man as Robert Ould attempts
to pcttifog the questions Of exchanges OF pris-
oners against Benjamin F. Butler he must fail
s'gnaliy' Gen. Butler has gone into this war
heart ana soul, and we venture to say that no
man Ill our arnies unuerstands better than nc
the iegal bearing OF every question that arises
curing Tue progress Oh this unhappy contest
anu IN MS communication 10 ouid II VIII Dc
,ouno 'na' he nus not only answered all Tue
iesai iooJec''ops maze oy tue rebels to the course
oi our government, Out he has probed the
olaeA anu sore spot In the heart OF reoeldom'
anu aPPiieu 10 II an ehectual caustc.
hr. oulu mas attempted, by publication In
tne h'enihohu papers, 10 snow that the blame
ior tue S'oPPage OF the exchange OF prisoners
must ros' upon our doVernm0nt' In order to
nnaho OUT MS case, nc asserts that he has lately
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ABOUT TOADs.-A correspondent of the
Cambridge Chronicle, few years ago, put in a
plea for toads, and justiGcs his partlality by
the following, which we extract from his com
nunication; "We have in our garden a small
nursery OF plum trees, which have nearly been
destroyed by the cauker worms. Last season
we commenced shaking them of. One day we
observed many toads about these trees, that
on our approach became frightened, and re-
treated in great haste to their retreats in the
neighboring bushes. Soon, finding that they
were not pursued, they commenced hopping
back, and caught with avidity each canker
worm as 1t descended on its tiny thread We
counted at one time thirty Immediately around
our feet. Day after day We fed them with their
fayorite food; and they became so tame as TO
follow us, watch our hand, and take the worm
from our fingers"
sin the autumn" says another writer, "a
pit wherein melons were grown was SO much
infested with ants as to threaten the destruc.
tion OF the whole crop, which they did, first by
periorat ng the skin, and afterwards eating
their way into the fruit; and making several
unsuccessful attempts TO destroy them, 1t oc-
Cured to us that we had seen the toad feed on
them. We accordingly put half "a dozen toads
into the pit, and IN few days scarcely an ant
was to be found"
Several years ago a gentleman advertised
for toads to put in his garden, for which he
paid a small sum each; and il others would
follow his example, aud thus induce the boys
to save tue toads alive, instead of killing them,
all would be gainers.-LoHs Journal.
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OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.

WAR \
WAsuSCToS, sept. $40 y, ma
II No. or q asrGi DiE, Ncp York;
A dispatch from Gen. Grant just received
gives statement from the Richmond Erdmi,,sr
of this morning, that John Morgan was sur
priscd and killed, and his staff captured, al
Grccnviilc, Tenn, yesterday.
An unofficial dispatch received by this De
rartmcnt this morning, from Lexington, states
that Gen. Gillcn had officially reported the sur
prise and defeat of Morgan at Grccnvillc-that
John Morgan was killed and his staT cspturedI
from afly to one hundred rebels killed; seventy
prisoners taken, and one gun captured. This
report being confirmed by the Richmond Ex.
BaiHrr, there lie no room TO doubt It's truth.
In honor OF the capture Of Atlanta, General
Grant yesterday ordered a salute to be fired
with shotted guns from every battery bearing
upon the enemy.
Nothing has been received by the Depart.
ment from Atlanta since the 4th instant, nor
anything south of Nashville, on account of the
arrangement Of the telegraph wires by the pre-
vailing storm.
No movements Of importance have taken
place in the Shenandoah Valley.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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The following Is said to be a verbatim report
Of Gen. McCiellan's response to a serenade
from his friends in Orange, New Jersey, on
Wednesday evening:
My FRIENDS: Tho events Of the day are so
new and of such vital Importance to us, to our
children, and to our country, that cannot as
yet realize them; nor do yet fully comprehend
the position in which am placed. | thank
you sincerely for coming here, for know from
my daily experience the fatiguing walk you
have taken, aud the difficult hill you had to
climb. ] am sure you will not expect me to
make a speech. If the action Of o.day leads
to the result we all expect, think you will
have no cause to regret what has been done.
Most sincerely do thank you, my friends and
neighborS, for this kind visit and these hearty
congratulations.