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The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-09-10

SAM MEDARY ON McCLcLLAN.-In an
article on the Chicago Convention, the old
wheel horse jumps the pole and kicks the
Mcclellan Democrats in the bowels, after
this fashion
"We know we'll what We say, and there
fore it should not be hid under bushel.
If Mcclellan is nominated no trumped up
peace platform will satisfy the people. They
have been too often fooled and 'humbugged
BY platforms looking one way and candi-
dates another to trust any such maneuvre
this time.
"The idea Of peace men being for Nc
Clellan is too ridiculous to talk about. I:
is q trick and q deception-inteuded as
such, and nothing else Had Mr.. Lincoln
given Mcclellan more men on the Chicka-
hominy, Mcclellan to-day woald have been
one Of Lincoln's most subservient instru.
ments. This is true BY his own report, and
if that is false. then Mcclellan is unworthy
of our party's support. 80 ar-s
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A Fight With the Indians in Dakota-Sull
Whips Them.

In the Dakota Union of August 23d. We
6nd the following account of battle be-
tween Sully's forces and the Indians:
The steamboat Belle Peoria has just
arrived at our levee. From gentleman
connected with the boat, we learned sufi.
cient to more than confirm the above rumor.
Sully has bad fight with large force Of
Indians-over 5,000-and whipped them
badly. The battle occurred in the Gros
ventres country. above Big Knife, river ;
doubtless in the vicinity of Fort Ber:hold.
The Indians were routed and Sully chased
them nine miles, to chain Of rugged and
heavily timbered bills, known as the Dew
lis Den.' Whether the Indians were, fol.
lowed into this retreat we did not learn, but
We cannot think that Sully would abandon
the pursuit while chance remained for
6nding a redskin Our loss was Eve killed
and twenty wounded. Should the result Of
this battle prove no more decisive than this
account would indicate, We may expect 40
other gear of border war. The Indians
will not risk another general battle the
present season."
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Only 100, 900 More Wanted.
Var Department,
W1shiDnkon .Nenf 9


- Washington, Sept. 2.
To Major General Dix:
1t is ascertained with reasonable certainty
that the naval and other credits required
by the act of Congress will amount to
about 200, 900, including New York, which
has not been reported yet to the Depart
meut; SO that the Presidents call of July
18th is practically reduced to 800, 900 men
to take the place of--6rst, the enlistmeuts
in the navy second, the casualties of bat
tie, sickness, prisoners and desertion; aud
third, the 1OO-days troops, and all others
going out by expiration of service.
This fall, 100000 new troops, promptly
furnished, are all that Gen. Grant asks fox
the capture of Richmond, and to give fin.
ishiug blow to the rebels yet in the field.
The residue Of the call would be adequate
for garrisons and forts, and to guard ali the
lines of communications and free the coun.
try from guerrillas, give security to trade,
protect commerce, and establish peace.
order and tranquility in every State.
E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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IsHER4ANs = ! VICTORY!
sAtlalSa In Our Psssessiont! s
RIBEL LEADERS SfFUATfoN GETTING
DESPERATE!
War Department, /

War Department,
[TgI, Haslingtoss Sept 3, 1864.
To Major General Dix;
This Department has received intelligence
this evening that General Shermsn's ,ad-
vance entered Atlsnts at noon. The par
ticplars hsya. mot .heen received, hat fsls-
graphic communication during the night is
expected. =" -
New York, EspsS.-The Herald's special
Of the Cd says there is great rejoicing in
Washington this morning over the news Of
our possession of Atlanta. It appears that
while the rebel cavalry were operating on
Sherman's rear, that officer was proceeding
in his movements, successfully, and at ten
o'clock this morning entered Atlanta, and
found his combination had compelled the
evacuation by Hood. The transmission of
this intelligence over the wires Was delayed
BY their being cut several days. Previous
to this Rosseau had been successful 10 his
efforts to dislodge the cavalry expedition of
Forrest, Wheeler and Morgan, and drove
them from the road.
The capture of Atlanta secures posses.
sion of the State Of Georgia and renders
the condition of the rebel leaders more des.
per1te. r- .Eri. a.
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Rebel Advice.

=
A Northern Copperhead named Dunham,
who had tho courage and honesty, 10 which
most Copperheads are SO deficient, to 60
South and vindicate his principles" by
fighting for JEFF. Davis and the rebellion,
wrote the following letter of advice for the
Chicago Convention. 1t was addressed to
prominent Northern Democrat, but was in
tercepted by the authorities. Among other
good counsel to his weaker brethren, who
have not the courage to fight for the cause
they are trying to serve, Durham offered
the following, which would have been
adopted at Chicago, if the courage of the
Copperheads there assembled had allowed /:
"Let your Chicago Convention nominate
Mr.. Davis for the Presidency-and know
a majority of the delegates would vote for
him if they dared-and on his election you
can and will have peace. OF course, you
will not do this. The next best thing you
can do is to nominate and elect Mcclellan.
The South don't regard him as a military
genius, as the Northern press would make
the people believe they do, but they believe
him to be what was once called Northern
man With Southern principles. His elec-
tion would do much to pacify aud conciliate
the South. We are satisfied then if you
elect him, the right Of secession and indie
pendence would be acknowledged, and that
terms of reconstruction would be offered,
which We might with honor accept. Idon't
say, however, that they would be accepted.
:" 1t is my opinion, IS it is the opinion of
President Dsvis, and the leading men Of
the South, that the war must continue until
one side or the other is subjugated. The
more assistance you Democrats render, indi-
rectly, the sooner we shall be able to van
quish the Abolition hordes." ,u
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Prom Mobile.

- tE e6 Mew York, Sept. 1.
The steamer Mcclellan from New Or.
leans, the 24tb, by Mobile Bay, the 9th,
has arrived. She brings Farrsgut's official
dispatches regarding the capture of Fort
Morgan, and the flags Of the rebel ram
Tennessee, the rebel steamer Selma and Of
Fort Gains.
The rebel ram Nashville was blown up
by the Metacomet. on the night of the
25tb, below Mobile. She was $50 feet
long, and was to mount twelve guns.
Six torpedoes in the channel, below the
forts, have been 6shed up. r:i3:
The ram Tennessee would soon leave for
New Orleans. The Selma is doing duty in
the Union cause. - rl-.,ca7t 80. &: f.
Our forces ashore and on shipboard are
in excellent condition. .,a'.aT
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he Hsstils Il1iaa8uW1VSP Plains Thar Super.

To M4 EdsOr y Mi World "A curious
fact y casneslioE With the recent Indian
atrocities along the overland route is prob
ably not generally understood, and may n0s
be unlnteresting to the public.
The Indians have never disturbed tho
telegraph line, although they have plundsr-
ed, burned and murdered at various points
along the line. They regard the wire Is tho
breathing spirit OF the Almighty, and are
6lied with superstitious awe over its per-
formsuces. This feeling owes its origin to
the following ingenious expedient on the
part of Mr.. Creighton, q Superintendent Of
the Overland Telegraph line; Who, on the
Completion Of the line, desired to protect it
against Indian molestation
BY arrangement be secured the attend
ance at Forts Kearney and Laramie-iiye
hundred miles apart-of two influential
chiefs of the Sioux aud Arapaho tribes.
They had not met for many months, but
were intimate friends. Their relations with
each other had been such that questions aud
answers between them were only comprs-
hensible to themselves. They talked TO-
gether for an hour, but both manifested
incredulity, and suspected some pale faco
jugglery. To make the impression more
forcible, Mr.. Creighton at once arranged to
have both chiefs start simultaneously from
the respective points, and meet midway for
consultation. Two weeks were consumed
in the journey, and the red brothers met
in council. Of course, comparison of
notes dissolved every doubt, and strength
ened the superstition and awe which had at
6rst inspired them.
The effect of this ingenious arrangement
has been Of great advantage to the Over
land Telegraph lines. The wires bave new.
er been broken by the Indians, even when
stretches of hundreds of miles over which
the line passes have been ravaged BY preds.
tory bands.
The very fact that the line has not been
molested during the recent troubles dis
proves the assumption that secession guer.
rillas have led the savages in their bloody
work. If white men had been connected
with these outrages, the wires would have
been cut at dozen points.
Respectfully yours,
EDWARD BLISS.
100 Broadway.
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From Fort Smith.-Nurder Of Mail Party.
A correspondent Of the Leavenworth
Bulletin, writing from Fort Smith, says:
"The enemy still continues to menace
Us on every side. South, On the Mazard
Prairie, some of our men have been killed
and others wounded lately. ss-
"On the 18th inst, the mail party of
about rs men, under Lieut.. Anderson, of
the 9th Kansas. we're attacked at the Deg.
irs Pass by 800 rebels, under Col. Adair.
The rebels captured all of the mail, (about
600 pounds) it being in an. ambulance.
Ten of our men-two from the 9th Kansas,
the rest each from different regiments
we're found dead on the ground. Most of
these we're shot in the head; and it is sup.
posed they were shot after they were taken,
as some are known to have surrendered who
we're found among the dead. This pass is
about mile through, forming the deepest
pass in the Boston Mountains, and is about
nineteen miles north of Van JBuren, near
to which place the emmy, with 6endish
fsrecity, followed our men, hoping to over
take them on their jaded horses. As soon
as the facts were known here, . party was
sent to look after our killed and wounded.
But on arriving at the spot they learned
that there we're no wounded, and that wo-
men in the neighborhood had buried most
of our dead-burying seven in one grave
all of whom were stripped of their clothes
by the rebels" o 81.
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{ Tho Heads csrr,llpo,dset Nth 'ths
Army of he Potonas Us IL 9lloWing:
& The can At Q1t4 Gap WilI SON b in
readiness for Us.
The 1ss New York Mounted Rifles has
re-enlisted for three years more.
A mysterious looking, aud, to all appear
ances, formidable craft, has been discovered
lying in the creeks which empty into the
James river. She appears to be waiting
for some of the monitors to pass up the
james, when she will run out md cut u6
their retreak s..T ) .i"2I.
The rebel. are erecting batteries to com.
msnd our position at Dutch Gap.
Gen. Grant has issued an order that
those who come within our lines voluntarily
shall have transportation to their homes, if
within our lines, or to any point North
they may choose. This order is to be cir
culsted in the enemy's camp, the rank and
file Of the enemy being generally Of the
impression that ifa,hey desert they will be
placed in the front ranks.
The Herald's Washington special says
that the 9Th Illinois cavalry have just re-
turned from scout to Upperville, Ashby,
and Smithers' Gap. They had orders from
Sheridan to arrest oil akls.bodied men be-
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty, accord
ingly thirty-two such men were brought in,
including few of Mosby's men. The par.
ty destroyed 1900 pounds of wool and
captured 10000 pounds Of cotton yarn.
They also secured thirty five horses.
Bunker Hill, Sept. 2.-Averill's division
of cavalry attacked the enemy a short dis
tance south of Washington and drove them,
and following rapidly captured many pris.
oners, two flags and nearly all Of one train
of wagons and cattle, and at P. M. came
upon division of rebel infastry and en-
gagged it. Our loss 50 far is light.
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~ Gen. 'Heintsleman has Issued N
order prohibiting express, railrosd aud other
companies from forwarding or delivering
firearms, powder or ammunition Of say kind
within the States of Illinois, Indiahs, Ohio,
and Michigan. for the next sixty days, WITH
out permit from headquarters also pro.
hibitine dealers in these articles from SELL
ing the same within this time. Military
commanders and Provost Marahils within
the Northern Department s.s required e
sse this order executed, ahd to ssiSe sIl
such orders - may bs clsndestinely sold.
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Peace.

Save on our own terms We can accept no
peace whatever, and must fight till dooms.
day rather than yield an iota of them, and
our terms are:
Recognition by the enemy Of the indie
pendence of the Confederate States.
|, Withdrawal Of the Yankee forces from
every foot of Confederate ground, including
Kentucky and Missouri.
Withdrawal of the Yankee soldiers from
Maryland until that State shall decide by q
free vote whether she shall remain in the
old Union or ask admission into the Con-
federacy.
Consent on the part of the Federal Gov
ernment to give up to the Confederacy its
proportion Of the navy as it stood at the
time of secession, or to pay for the same.
Yielding up Of all pretension on the part
Of the Federal Government to that portion
of the old Territories which lies west of the
Confederate States.
An equitable settlement on the basis of
our absolute independence and equal rights
Of all accounts of the public debts and pub
lie lands, and the advantages accruing from
foreign treaties.
These provisions, we apprehend, comprise
the minimum of what We must require be-
fore we lay down our arms. That is to say,
the North must yield alive nothing. The
whole pretensions of that country to pre-
vent by force the separation of the States
must be abandoned, which will be equiva-
lent to an avowal that our enemies were
wrong from the first, and. of course, as they
waged causeless aud wicked war upon US,
they ought in strict justice to be required,
according to usage in snch cases, to REIN
burse to US the whole of our expenses and
losses in the course of that twar.-Richm0nd
Enquirer, Oct. 16, 1863.
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~ OF the abundance of bsrrsnguiu1 at
the rebel Convention, the Chicago Tribune
exclaims: y
And such harrangues! Treason to the
Government has for hours at time cascad-
ed over the balconies of the hotels, spouted
and squirted, and dribbled and battered and
rained. and misted on our out. Of. door lis
teners aud pedestrians, wordy and windy
torrents Of diatribes agaisst' the war. against
Lincoln, have flooded the city. We ere
glad ofit The country will be the better
and purer when all this foul continent
works to the surfacs for cure. The Con.
vention in this respect, hss been vast
eliminatof of treason and rebellion.
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NdshviNe, Negt. I.
A rebel force estimated At 10000, with
twelve guns, we're within seven miles Of
Nashville, on Murfreesboro pike, at day.
light this morning. Gen. Rosseau, with a
body Of cavalry and infantry, started yes
terday afternoon and met the enemy.s ad.
vance early this morning. A sharp Skin
mish ensued with varying success. AtJass
accounts Rosseau had driven him 8 miles
towards Murfreesboro. Messengers from
the advance report that Wheelef's whole
force is between this city aud Murfreesboro.
There is considerable force of rebels also
at Lawson. Prisoners and some wounded
have been sent in from Rossesu's front.
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HIGHER Prices. New York Econ.
omist says that prices will continue to I'd.
vance. It says the harvest is short, the
staple of the manufacture of cotton clothing
all but gone-of WOODEN insuficicnt-wsges
which must keep pace With the cost Of l;v-
ing, arc advancing. What then, is to be
done! If inordiuste prices are to be svoid-
ed, We say it is necessary to lessen con-
sumption in every practical way. TO in.
crease production is, for reasons We have
given, impracticable; therefore, al that We
can do is to husband and economist the
resources We possess. It is for each man
to inquire what is his personal responsible
ity in this matter. .
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THE TRAITOR C0NCLAyR.

The Chicago Convention hae finished its labor
George B. Mcclellan and George H. Pendletcn
are the nominees for President and Vice President
The Convention was full of rank and virulent
treason. There was Vallandighsm, Voorhees,
Cox. Hughes, and hundred others. whose syn
athy for the enemy entitle them to . rope. Men
who have worked persistently to blind the peo-
rle. who have been organising and arming
their deluded followers with the intention Of
overthrowing the Government, ruled the affair
No good was expected Of it. and none has come
from it.
We ask what amount Of cheek is necessary 70
enable body Of men to cl.im loyalty, and
assert that in them lies the hope Of the country,
and then adopt platform Of principles wherein
that country does not receive one word Of com.
fostf We would further like to know whs,
honesty Of purpose can be attributed to men who
will frame such platform as did they. and then
place on it man whose only reputation-a.
Mr.. King remarked last Saturday nights that
of one-horse butcher in this cruel war;
The whole thing Is cheat. in the interest ol
the Southern Confederaey. and in view Of the
threat made in the third resolution. it behooves
the people to be prepared to meet this new
enemy.
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Tho Capture Of Fort Morgan.

The Herald's Mobile correspondence
says On the morning of the 23d Captain
Taylor, bearing white flag. accompanied
by forty men, marched out Of Fort Nor
gan, taking . small sail boat, with the in-
teution of going to the flagship, some three
or four miles distant, with note from Gen.
Page, proposing surrender.
A check Was put upon this BY General
Bailey, who said the army and navy were
one, and, as his artillery commanded Fort
Morgan, and bis Infantry every foot Of Mo
bile Point, be would not permit bost.s
crew to pass of from the shore on any pre-
tense whatever. E u:la
Soon after, Gen. Granger arrived, and
the note 70 Admiral Farragut was taken BY
him, be saying that he would communicate
its contents to the Admiral. A short de-
msnd for tho unconditional surrender was
made and granted. The results of the VIC
tory ct Mobile may be summed up thus:
We compelled the evacuation Of Fort
Powell, the surrender Of Fort Gaines, a.
most destroyed, and compelled the surrend.
er Of Fort Morgan, heretofore considered
the strongest forti6cation in the United
States. We have taken $500 prisoners,
loo pieces of cannon, and large qasntity
Of smsll arms and munitions Of var and
also enough provisions to feed the gsrridoos
We shall place therein for six months. We
have captured and have ready for use the
ram Tennessee, the strongest war vessel
adoat; also seveisl other war vessels, and
have peuned up st least three Engfsh.
blockade runners.
All this has cost the army one man kill
ID and one Wounded, and the navy the loss
Of the Tecumeeh and part Of her crew. and
very fsv casualties on any Of the other
chips. pa. ss.5
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C0NLDN'r STAND Ir.-At Peace meet
ing at Columbus. Ohio, resolution ras
adopted expressing high regard for the col.
diers. There were quite number Of sol
diers present, and thinking to 14est The
sincerity of the "peace brethren - . little,
the soldiers proposed aud gave three grosss
for Je6 Dsyis This vas earryisg tho mat
ter TOO far for the peace men. L raised .
row, and with bowie Knives and pistols they
rushed upon the soldiers and drove tim
from the meetng!
|" Served them right, They ooght 70 hsvs
known better. They might - vsar hsvs
grosnsd fcs vsllssdigbsD - Js9. Qs.is.
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SO REWARD.

Strayed. from the premises of the subscriber.
on Elm Greek. Republican Valley. on or about,
the 9Th inst. q deep bay Mare. with black name
and tail. star in forehead, . cash on the nose,
one white hind foot. black spot on the same foot,
fashioned tree. Left sucking colt It home
The above reward will be paid for the deliv.
cry Of the mare at Clifton. Clay county, Kansas.
together with all reasonable expenses.
H',' A. j. LOWRY.
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ur Major Reed Ssunders. Of the rebel army,
died ct Fert Warren. September Sd. sgedtventy-
seven .yeau Deceased was . son Of George n.
Saunders
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5 - General A. J. Smith hss returned
With his command to Mewphia
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secretly forwarded to them, have been seized
by the Government The latest haul WAS made
at Terre Haute on Wednesday, Of ffty-six
kegs Of powder.
Establishments on the New York streets
where the weaker sex can get their "bitters''
in quiet way when out shopping, are said by
the veracious Herald, to be indicated by .
plscard bearing the words. "if you don't see
what you want ask for it." Pleasant, isn't it
According to the census Of Leavenworth, in
the month Of June, that city has population
of Il, SS2, being an increase. since the census
of 1860, taken by the Government, Of 1908, or
at the rate Of nearly 1000 year. In 1860.
the city contained 1922, and the county
l,6o6; the city now contains 2726 more than
the whole county did at that time.
The scare at Omaha proves to have arisen
from the trivial circumstance that . few
friendly Indians were employed by herdmen
to assist them in driving some cattle on juno
tion Island. Some persons seeing the Indians
driving the cattle supposed they were stealing
them, and soon it became reported that hostile
Indians had driven of several hundred head
Of stock. The whole community became
alarmed.
An immense gold nugget worth $44. 900 was
on exhibition one day last week in Chicago.
It weighed eighty pounds.