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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

artillery in our possession and few OF
their men who had pluck enough TO
stand and fight. II was now dark, but
Gustav did not make it an excuse to re
turn. ON went his men, capturing can
non, caissons, wagons and ambulances,
and prisoners by the hundred, Our boys
rode In, around aud amongst the veter-
ans of Kershaw's division, and the boast
Ing "chivalry" of Early'S command, as
though they Were SO many sheep.
When Gen. Gustav reache. S'rr N. !
he had only a few men with him, nearly
"a me iuup having gone to the rear with
captured property and prisoners. There
were few more wagons beyond Stras-
burg, but our men We're obliged to re-
turn with their captures. A part of the
LIST division came up and helped us take
TO the rear wagons and artillery that
had been crowded OF the pike into me
fields and woods when our h",vs were
charging down the road, After a short
time one division of th.,s 10Th corps came
up and occupied Strasburg. The rebel
teamsters W. ere made to drive their own
'ealls 70 the rear.
cannot give the exact number of
guns, caissons, wagons and ambulances
| with the horses, mules and drivers be-
longing to them) that were captured by
the men under Gen. Custar, but do
know, the First Vermont Cavalry got
credit for the capture of t,centy-tiree
pieces Of artillery and a large share OF
| all . Inc ytner Captures, besides three
battle flags. n should be remembered
that two companies of our regiment are
off on detail ana that the term of SER
vice OF the "old boys expired on the
,,.L IL, =. -. ,,,;.1 81, wing
the day, excepting the commissioned
officers.
The 9TH N. Y. Cavalry captured t,0en-
ty-ttoo pieces of artillery. Gen. Early
barely escaped capture having a fast
horse he made too swift speed towards
Fishers Hill. We thought the rebels
were demoralized at Winchester and
Fishers Hill, but that word loses its
meaning when applied to them at the
| battle of Cedar Creek. J. b.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

THE GREAT QUESTION IN A NUTSHELL.
The democratrc journals attack Lieut.
General Grant and his Major Generals.
What is Grant doing? Is he fighting
against the government Does he seek
to break up the Union 7 No; he is I'M
doubtedly lighting for the government
established by George Washington. And
JEFF. Davis and Lee, who have all the
sympathy of these same democratic
journals, which side are they on? Are
they fighting to save the government of
the United States No; they are seek
ing to destroy it.-N. Y. Herald.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

MARYLASDs New CONSTITUTION. The
first article of the declaration of rights,
which appears as apreamble to this con-
stitution, affirms that call men are crea-
ted equally free that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, among which are life, liberty, the
enjoyment of the proceeds of their own
labor and the pursuit of happiness"
Article twenty four of the declaration
SAYS chat hereafter in this State, there
shall be neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except in punishment ofcrime,
whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted; and all persons held to SER
vice or labor as slaves are hereby de-
clared free"
Section thirty-six prohibits the Gen.
eral Assembly passing any law to COM
pensate masters or claimants of slaves
emancipated by the constitution.
Lotteries are forever abolished by the
constitution.
Article five affirms the constitute IN
supreme law of the land, to which every
citizen of the State owes paramount al
legiance. The legislature is to make
provision for taking the vote of soldiers
in the field.
Section four Of the constitution pro-
vides that all persons who have aided
the rebellion in any way, or performed
any act of war against the United States,
or have in any way associated with the
$50 called Confederate. States of Ameri-
ca" or have sent money, or goods, or
letters, or information to the enemy or
have advised any one ''who has by any
open deed or word declared his adhesion
to the cause Of the enemies Of -. lie Uniit,Hd
States, or his desire for the triumph OF
said enemies"-all such persons shall be
forever held ineligible to office and in
competent to vote at any election, I'M
less restored by pardon to the full rights
of citizenship by a two thirds vote OF
all the members elected to the two
houses of Assembly"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

VERMONT AND THE TRIBUNE. - The
New York Tribune Of yesterday gives q
list of states (which have an undoubt-
ed right to vote for President and gave
Union majorities at their last.-tate cleo
tions," by which it figures up an cleo
toral vote for Lincoln and Johnson, of
l7S out of 283, the iatit1l being the
whole number of electors. In this list
the Tribune omits Vermont entirely.
Now we assure the Tribune that Yer
mont gave large Union majority at
her last state election Ito say nothing
of several preceding elections) that VIZ
some,ohat expect to carry the state for
Abe and Andy next Tuesday; that we
think we have an undoubted right to
vote for President; and that we doat
expect to be left out in the cold" The
Tribune may therefore add to Its to-
tai of Union electors and call the num-
Der ls3.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10
An Arn,istiCc.

Some of the advantages OF an armis-
tice, such as Is demanded in the Chicago
platform, are plainly set forth in the fol-
lowing extract from the Charleston Mer-
curry, which moreover assures us that
President Davis" has graclously con-
scented 10 grant one, provided 1t is asked
for in u respectful manner % The only
trouble Is that the advantages seem TO
b. III on one side, and that, singularly
enough, the wrong one. Says the Mer,
curry 4.
President Davis who ha'. been oppo-
sed to making any conce,s siens whatever
to the enemy, has been finally prevailed
upon 10 grant T.I armistice to the North,
provided II as solicited in a respectful
manner This proposed armistice, II
grated, raises the blockade by land and
sea, which will enable our people to lay
in large amount of supplies. Desert
ers from our service will then be glad to
return, in order to receive their pay and
an honorable discharge, which will give
us an additional force of 100000 veter-
ans. Then, if hostilities are resumed
| the South is sure OF success. Therefore
we lose nothing by granting this expert
ment to the Yankees, who have openly
confessed they are whipped by proclaim.
| ing the war on their part failure"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10
THE New Posrrros GArNsp-The new

The NEW Position GAINEp.--The new
angle of a mile and a half west and q
mile and half southwest, acquired on
our left by the recen. stratagetic de-
monstration,, is being strongly forth
fed, and the Army Line railroad is to be
Immediately pushed out to the left, two
or three miles beyond its present termi-
nus. This important extension of our
fortified line was so easily and cheaply
made by the enemys weakening their
line at this point to intercept what
they took to be flank movement
around their extreme right. While they
We're massing against the I'd and 9Th
corps on orr extreme left, the 9th corps
showed in at this point, and took line
of their works, which was reversed or
fright faced" as the officers call it, and
now forms our left angle. Probably not
during the war has so important an ex-
ension of fortified line been made with
SO little fighting. There was consider
able marching and counter-marching in
the operation, but that was a mere frol-
ic for the boys who had been confined
so long in camp, and they made a frol-
ic Of it, going and coming, notwitstand-
ing that they got a good drenching by
the rain on Thursday night This, like
every other movement recently, on eth
er side, has demonstrated the growing
weakness Of the rebel army. In wildly
striving to defend themselves ut a dis
lance, they have allowed another fatal
and irreparable approach to be made
near vital point. Their CONSERVATION
along their entire line, on Thursday, is
represented by deserters and our own
escaped prisoners as unprecedented on
any former occasion.-Lett~ from Grants
Army near Pefersbnvo.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

PERsoSAL.-Capt. Daniel Conway OF
the 18th Vermont Volunteers, is spend-
ing a few days at home in West Rutland.
on a sick leave. The Captain has been
suffering for few weeks from severe ILL
ness, but is improving rapidly, and
hopes to be able to rejoin his regiment
on the expiration of his present leave
of absence, viz: the 18th inst.
The Captain has brought with him
the old and battle rent flag Of his rcgi-
ment, which is to be deposited ia the
Capitol at Montpelier. 1t was unfurled
in our Office yesterday, and nothing else
could attest so eloquently the hard and
glorious service done by the Seventeenth
Vermont as do the tattered remnants Of
this once beautiful flag. In the brief
time in which the regiment has been In
service, this flag has been borne tri-
umphantly through no less than ten
hard fought engagements, and the new
flag which now takes its place In the
regiment has already been In the storm
of two battles whose bullets have
pierced 1t and nearly cut its flag staff In
two.
Capt. Conway, who has himself seen
the severest service, losing twenty-four
men out of his own company in one bat
tie, will present the flag entrusted to hia
care, to the Quartermaster-General Of the
state before his return 10 the froat.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

PENDLBToN's PLAN.--Epes Sargent in
an eloquent speech at Boston lately,
said
Pendleton's plan for touching the
heart of slavery, is about as wise as that
which Curran, when,a boy, employed to
touch the heart of ferocious bulldog.
Acting on comrades recommendation
he squatted, and with his head down,
looked forth from between his legs and
smiled at the advancing foe. The exper-
iment did not succend. Curran was
terribly and ANONYMOUSLY bitten. PEN
dleton now wants us to squat and lcok
tender. l do not believe that any such
romantic plan for subduing the rebel
heart would prove successful"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

SER~iED HIM Rrour.-The correspond
ent of the N. Y. Times relates, among
o'.her incidents of the battle Of Cedar
Greek, that in the midst of the fight Col.
Foster OF the 4th Vermont kicked reb-
ell citizen doctor out of the hospital, In
Middletown, for contemptuous language
TO our wounded soldiers. The property
of the fellow had been saved from de-
structlon by our men.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10
"A Democratic ex-City Marshal Of

3 "A Democratic ex-City Marshal of
Springfield, Mass, has made the follow
ing arrangement with colored citizen /:
If Mcclellan Is elected, the colored man
is to pay and help eat a good game sup
per, to which the other may invite four
of his worst copperhead cronies; and If
Mr.. Lincoln is elected, the ex-City Mar
shall pays for the suppers and sits down
to 1t with four as rank abolitionists-
black or white--as the colored man may
choose to select.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

s The democratic papers have not
denied Vallandigham's announcement
that he wrote the second, which is the
chief resolution in the Chicago platform.
Neither have they denied his other state
ment, that proposition to continue the
war, in case peace negotiations should
fall was unanimously cotea aown in the
Committee on the Chicago resolutions.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

YoUTHFvL BUT SHREwp.-A vender of
medals In River street, yesterday, was
offering his wares for the inspection OF
bevy of youngsters, and endeavoring to
persuade miss of twelve summers to
purchase Mcclellan medal instead of a
Lincoln one, which she seemed to prefer
telling her the Mcclellan medal was the
"handsomest." Il don't care for that, :"
she replied, Il want one that will be
fashionable after election. Troy Times.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

GoLp.-There is no proper cause FOR
the rise in gold. The military situation
never looked better. The whole secret
is simply this. Belmont & Co., aided
by the gold gamblers and spectators
generally, are forcing up the price of
gold just before the election, to brighten
nervous people into voting for McClel-
Ian and Pendleton. Having no defeats
of our brave soldiers to help their cause
withal, these patriotic individuals must
re.sort to other means for assistance,
and forging soldiers votes and fore
ing mn the price of gold seem to be
the means adopted. But the people I'M
derstand these things now ana Whiie
they will expect to see ey.ry euof' maze
by the copperheads, gold GAM ers anu
rebels in New York city, to still furIi-e u
control and advance the gold quotations,
until the day of election, they will very
quietly vote for the candidates OF their
choice, and then as quietly see the po-
litical spectators bitten when the cleo
ton is over and gold comes down again.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

Nor RAIDERs.-The Troy Times says
that the two persons arrested in that
city, as mentioned in our columns, were
arrested for burglary, and that there
was no evidence to show that they had
any hand in the st. Adams raid. They
are now at large on bail.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

h1 only 66,l55 votes were polled In
n. Z. City in the election last year for
state officers, Secretary of State, etc.)
This week 124,5s7 voters names have
been registered In that city.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

AN ADMrssIoS,--Gov. Seymour in a
speech at Penn Yam, N. Y, said
II understand the Government has
just arrested some persons in Washing
ton on the charge of illegally altering
the soldiers votes. 1t ill becomes a
Government which has sent soldiers by
entire regiments to vote in Indiana, and
which has controlled the ballot box in
Maryland by the bayonet, to inquire
very closely concerning fer traadNlent
Votes" f-.. . H# a
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10
Local and state Items.

THR FRsr NATIONAL BANK OF BRAx-
DON has declared dividend OF five per
cent. payable on and after Dec. lat, froe
of Government tax, from the earnings oe
the first six months business Tho
transfer books will be closed ON the 18th
of November
This bank Is now increasing its capt
tai stock fifty thousand dollars.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

One Of Gov. Seymour's voting agents
was at Detroit. Mich, on his way to our
western armies, when he heard Of the
arrest of the New York agents at Balti-
more. He Immediately started for Buff
falo, leaving behind him some 1900 SOL
diers' voting envelopes containing blank
powers of attorney.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

To CLOSE ur.-At a meeting of the
stockholders of the Bradford Bank, held
Saturday, October 22d, 1t was decided
to close up business.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

KILLED.--In the report of casualties
sustained by Co. D, I'd vt. Vols, Oct.
10th. is the name Of Dexter f. Cross
man, Middletown.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

PERsoNAL.-It is reported that ex-
Gov. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury is dan
gerously Ill, and that his physicians
have given up all hopes of his recovery.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-10

TnASKs.-Henry Clark, Esq, the EN-
cient and popular Secretary of the Sem
ate, has our thanks for copy CT the
Governors Message and accompanying
documents, "a pamphlet form.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-15

know. His patience in labor is wonder
full. He works far harder than ~ man
in Erie county. At the head Of this great
nation, look ~ it; he has ell the bills to
sign passed BY Congress-. No one can
be appointed to any cf6ce without his ap-
proval; no one can be punished without
the Judgment receives his signature, and
no oue psrdoned without his hand The
man, always right. always just, we pro.
pose now to rs-elect to the Presidency.
To swap Of such man as this, my coun-
trymen, for Mcclellan, idle, iocompetsot,
and unwilling, would, in my opinion, be
q devilish poor trade"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-15

PORTRAIT OF LrNcoLS.-Seps,or Jobn
Sherman of Ohio made one of his MAGMA
TIC speeches In Sandusky last week. 10 a
vast audience that inclined 10 everr
u MS o'atory. In the midst of his power.
iu' augmentation, be threw of pe,son.
al sketch OF Abraham I,in.o,n L.,
Will be recognized everywhere as l;e.. ,;Ls.
IL know Old Abe, and I toll
is not at This hour more psirio,;a ae &c
truer man iivi pg than that man Ab,ah.v
Lincoln. Come say he is an imhac;la .
but he not only held bis own in his 40
bates With Doug as. whose power i ad
United, and whom considered the nbla.,
intellect in the United States Senate. bn,
pot little the better Of him. He has
oeen deliberate and slow, bat when he
puts his loot down it is with he determ;.
nation aud Certainty with which onr f,en
erals take their steps, and like them wbe,
ne ne 'scFs city he never gives it IN
This firm old man is noble and t;na
az srted' he is child of lhe people e.,
to him with story of woe. and 10 III
weep like child. This man 90 a an'
demned, works more hours than any Other
President that ever occupied the oha;.
His solicitude for the public welfare !.
never ceasiug. I differed from him -
first myself, but in the last felt and ha
lieved that he was right, and shall vote
for this brave, true. patriotic kind heart.
ed man. All his faults are mistakes Won
have seen. All bis viuues you can never
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-15
MIR. sEmpLs,s APPOINTMENTS.

The speaking will BE o'clock y H. EXCEPT a. Mt
Pleasant, Washington and Mascatine, where viii he
o'clock m
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The Richmond Examiner of the 3lst
ult., in an article urging their armies and
their Government to press the "last point"
and carry the war TO the dires, extremity,
10 this, its 'last gaping effort" closes BY
saying:
III Atlanta we're to fall, or Petersburg,
or il Shericsu should drive Early back TO
Lyuchburg, or if any one OF these events
should betal, then all the peace princi-
pies and peace Presidents Of Chicago
would be at the election next November
where last years snow is and last nights
moonshine."
The rebels know we'll 10 what way they
can be OF service TO the Copperheads, OF
the North. AMI not only by way OF reclp-
rocation are they pow struggling to make
them capital to 60 CD, but they sre, In
fact. making last, desperate effort 10 Sc
cure their independence knowing full
we'll that the Southern people can never
be induced to enter upon another four
years war, which, if Dir. Lincoln is re-
elected they will certainly have 10 do OF
yield the poiut. The latter we do mol
doubt will be their ultimate conclusion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-15
National Union Ticket.
UNION sTArE TICKET.

YoR CONGRESS.
MES F. WI L s o N,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-15
REARNEX W.. McCLELLs.

Tie following extract from private
letter OF the lawented Kearney. written
June %, 1862. two days before the com
mence'nent Of The seven days battles,
shows that the political ambition of the
"l Young N8poleoa" had its origin - far
back as the Peniusu'ar campaign, and t, at
his motives were fully read by the soldier.
who was far more than bis equal Ia
every respect. The letter has never be-
fore been printed
"He has got US nrw ina queer position.
which is neither witty nor bright The
golden season Ct attach Is last. We bay.
allowed them 10 collect more men. to -.
tabjlsh more forts, to liant heavier guns.
ADD to try forays in our rear. With ali
my desire of hing,,ahead, | think that
1t IS now nearly too late at least, if we
DO 1t, IL will oply b. by more hazardous
ventures, aud it init ~ more bioodshcd
tnsn at any previous period Our last
chance (tbe ninth or tenth thrown a~ay)
was after the battle Of Fair Oaks. When,
all our troops should have been bronoh,
into action, and our way forced into Rich
mond. Then it might and mos. probably
would have been successful.
Now, must say that fancy McClel-
Ian has calmly resigned himself to waiting
for reinforcemeats But in doing this
the enemy collect two men to our one
while Mcclellan testifes his fears nv
throwing up Publications at every point
as II We were beaten army. Ii breaks
down the men by oyerwork, and covers
them by his proof of distrust, and you
Will soon find that the enemy will throw
himself on our communications, and re-.
pead his forsys-perhsps, even to forcing
US to retire to cover them. Mcclellan !.
no General, with all his talents. He has
not the remotest aptitude Of war. some.
times fear, frou, his management of this
war, that he regards it more in political
than military point of view-.hat he de.
sires to time hi military CONQUEST with
certain political ripeness of the Son,h-l
az best very hazardous manner. when il |
is win the astute and willy and unpripc;.
pied Southerner thrt he a,temn,s to n,.v
such game, aud when one reflects ,ha,
IT engenders dcay, which is the sur. ds. |
feat Of all armies"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-15

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TESTIMONIALS.

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ES-Tho Charleston Mercury Of the 9th
of September says.
eff we held cur own and prevent fur
Their military success on the part OF our
foes. there ia every prospect that McClel-
Ian will be elected. aud bis elec'ion upon
the Chicago platform must lie hd to peace
and our independence"
But Sheridan mas upset all that.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-15

soLE PRoFrrErcKs,
10. % Liberty street, New York.
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ELECTORS AT LARGE
C. BEN DARWIN, Of Des Moiues Co.,
w. G. THOMPSON, of Linn County.
JNO. VAN vALKENBURG, lst Dist.
SAMUEL S. Bt RDETr, 2ad District.
BENJAMIN I. HUNT, 81 District.
DANIEL ANDERSON, 4th District.
GILMAN c. MuDGETT, 9Th District
HENRY G. HENDERSON, 9th Dist.
FOB SUPREME JUDGE
C. G. COLE,
OF Polk County.
FoR SECRETARY OF srArg
JAMES RIGHT,
or Delaware County.
roR AUDITOR STATE
10 Fl N A. LOTT,
or Mitchell Comfy.
STATE treasurer
WILLIAM II. HOLMES,
or Jones County
FOR REeIsrER OF The STATE OFFICE,
JOSIAH A. HAIRY
OF Fremont County
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
ISA &C L. ALLEN,
OF lama County.