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The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-20
Treason in our Midst.

AT this very time, when theloyal North is put
ting forth with lavish hands all it's energies both
in men and money, to replace throughout this
broad land the glorious old flag which treason
and rebellion has torn down from it's lofty height
in so many States, how much more reasonable
and rebellous is the recent action in the halls of
Congress of two of the representatives of the
nation,-two men sworn to uphold the Consttu-
ton of the United States, standing forth and ut
tering with insulting menace, language so bold
defiant to cause even the Speaker of the
House, involuntarily, to rise from his seat and
take immediate action at it's audacity. Could
the walls of the Capitol speak, could those hall
lowed forms enshrined within it's halls step from
their gilded frames and recall the power of Speech
how blasting would be their censure upon the
men, who chosen by the people of the North to
uphold their sentiments, to sustain our govern
ment in it's gigantic endeavors to crush this re-
bellion sown broadcast by treachery at home and
abroad, have proved themselves traitors to their
constituents and in the very assemblies of our
National Capital advocated the cause which our
utmost endeavors are used to crush, Shame!
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that men should SO debase themselves that mer
to whom we look for guidance in this hour of ouc
peril, men to whom we entrusted the reins Of
government, should prove themselves SO unwor-
thy of the trust. Thank God, all are not like
these few, that they are but exceptions, and that
we have in our government men whom we car
trust and that they by their censure promptly
showed their loyalty by disavowing such trait
orous sentiments as those uttered. One by one
the traitors show themselves as they become
more and more bold, and one by one they fall To
the ground, their fangs of sedition torn fro1n
Them Let crush out all the seeds of this
home treachery, and then with all our mighty
power unimpaired, let us sweep rebellion FROM
our land, never resting till our starry banner
with not star erased or a stripe diminished
shall float in additional splendor from Maine 70
Oregon, and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-04-20

YOUNG BLooD.-Gen. Fitzpatrick and General
Gustav, whose exploits to-day the leading
themes of newspaper comment and of social re-
mark, are both of them men in the day of youth.
Fitzpatrick is twenty-eight years old and has
been widower for about year. Gustav, the
youngest general in our service is but twenty
four years of age, and was married only three or
four weeks ago. Both of these brave young
men are West Pointers, and were graduated in
the same class-that of 1861. Gen. Averill, who
made the brilliant raid into Western Virginia
is a little the senior of these two He is now ly-
ing in Washington with both feet suffering SO.
verely from frost-bite. During the dash into
Southwestern Virginia he was at one time forty
eight hours in the saddle, exposed to the fury of
bitter cold storm, and he has been disabled
ever since. The public, which appreciates such
gallant service as Averill has rendered, will be
pleased to learn that he is recovering, and will
be, before long once more in the saddle-N Y
Post
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DR.. Stebbins, Again.

Our readers will doubtless remember a letter
from this gentleman, published in a late number
of the JOURNAL, in connection with commune
cation from a soldier, in which his expressions
of solicitude for the welfare of the soldier were
of that character that indicate something more
than passive interest in his physical comfort.
We are most happy to present another commu-
nication from the same gentleman, which, though
not intended for publication, is too full of the
light of genuine philanthrophy and patriotism to
be permitted to remain "under bushel,' for
"a city that is set upon hill cannot be hid"
His proposition to furnish twenty-five copies of
the JOURNAL gratuitously for six months, to the
army, is an act of practical kindness which every
soldier will appreciate, and shall be most
happy to comply with the suggestion. Cores
pondenoe from members of the Association is re-
spectfully solicited and will always receive our
earnest attention:
CAMBRIDGE, April 18th, 1864.
Mss Bradley Your letter was received few
days SINCE and also The SOLDIERS JOURNAL
1 was much pleased with both. The Unitarian
Association is doing all it can to furnish reading
matter for the army. We have published several
tracts written expressly for the soldiers, which
you have probably SEEM 1t struck me that we,
the American Unitarian Association, might send
you some money for your paper, and thus aid
the good work. so recommended yesterday to
our Committee, and it was voted " that $25, 90
twenty-five dollars,) be sent to Miss Amy M.
Bradley, to aid in distributing The SOLDIERS
JOURNAL in the army" The idea was that we
to such persons in the army as yOat, being in the
department. should chose to direct them to.
Some of us may get time to write a letter now
and then to our brothers in the army.
Yours Truly, RUFUS STEBBINs,
President American Unitarian Association, 245
Washington street. Boston.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.--The Union cav
airy, 1000 strong, occupied Eagle Pass, Texas,
after slight resistance from the Rebels. Eagle
Pass is 400 miles above Brownsville and has
been a great rebel highway for running cotton
and other articles into Mexico. It was determi-
ned that the troops should permanently occupy
the place. Corpus Christi had been reoccupied
by our forces, and they had captured GOO prison.
oners The old residents had nearly all left the
place previous to it's reoccupation. Eight hun
dred California cavalry had arrived overland
and joined the Union forces. Refugees from
Rebel CONSUMPTION were focking into our lines
by hundreds daily. Immense quantities of cot
ton had been secured by our troops. The LIST
Texas Cavalry, 100 strong, were cooperating
with our forces.
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DICK SANBURN, noted for having picked out
the eyes of Union man and thrown them in his
mothers lap, also for murderinga woman under
the most shocking circumstances, because she
expressed Union sentiments, was captured a few
days since near Georgetown, East Tennessee,
and brought to London and put in irons. The
news OF his capture has caused great rejoicing
among the people of the neighborhood. One
young lady (the daughter of the man he murder.
ed) begged our men for permission to shoot him.
This of course conld not be granted, as he was
born to be hung, e ga.a
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Another little matter you may mention. We
are pious and have Chaplain but we have no
place in which to worship. If he could spare
two or three old tents that we could put together
and form a kind of Chapel, it would be quite an
accommodation, for which he should receive our
warmest thanks. Yours respectfully,
SIMON WANTALL.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29

Since printing our table In THR DAILY TRIB.
uNB Of Dee. "a, We have received full returns
from California and Nevada. except part Of QUE
county in the former State, leaving only Oregon
to be estimated. Tho result will be found in
tho table below, taken from THs TRIBUNE
ALMANAC for 1866, to be issued within few
days. We compare the vote with that Of the
same States in 1860, at which time Mr.. Lincoln
was in minority Of 1850. lie now has
407, Sel majority, which shows change in his
favor equal to 5iG,951 votes. There nre
several counties and a good many soldiers
votes in Western States not included
In our figures, tho returns having arrived
too late for tho Official count for Electors, al.
though, IN few instances, such votes were In
time for US, and were reckoned 10. We
think the aggregate Of those yet excluded
would not amount to $4,000. We do not count
the votes cast In Tennessee. where from 10 900
to 90, o00were cast for Lincoln. and less than
100 for Mcclellan. Louisiana did not vote
|! directly. tho Legislature choosing her Electors.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29
GENERAL. NEWS.

The BOARD of Excise will hold its last sessior
u, this rear. on Saturday next the 3lst instant,
!: O'clock noon. AL persons who need license mus
Apply therefor before that time. The necessary blank
aad iuformstion may be had free at the offices Of tn
Eosrd. No. Is Cen.re-s:. and No. Chambers St
The funeral of VIM. Curtis Noyes took place
YESTERDAY, and Was attended By largo number O.
members Of the bar Of ths Rsw-EDgsnd Society and
personal friends. TIE seEIros was by Tie ReT. DR.
Prentice.
The affair at Fort Lyon. Colorado Territory,
"a which Col Chiying.on destroyed srgc Indian VII
age and s its inhabitants ia 70 DO made the subject Of
Congressional Investigation.
The Board Of Education Of this city held is
final session. as heretofore consuted yesterday after.
noon. Next week the new Peard will organize and
lake charge o.ths business.
Coroner Naumann yesterday held an inquest at
60 81 Rose ST. on the body of tho dodgers named
Jcsspa Dattsrhof who committed suicide By taking an
ores-doss OF opium.
Gold opened OF 2l62 szd aas steady ct that rate
at nsc, when unas, report. Of is.,,er Gen. Butler &
VA pashsd up BY ssce, buyer, % ~ From this point
hs market broke to 3Isi ard closed d 2st Government
stoke 6nn with large b-ness ia loos Ct loii to los
Pie sold 81 los After Tie sdynrnment Of the Stock
bod prices u5o and tks du!nsss eontn Up
The ding Of the Second Dosr AT the close stocks
5sl Money quite active s &. psr cent Tire sr2ry 10
at is.xs
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To The A.ociae 81 P,es
wAsgrs0Ios. wednesd,y. Dec %. 1s5I
RO0JJJ NETy
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE.
PORTLAND, Me-. Wednesday, Dec. -, 1856

PORTLAND, Me-. Wednesday, Dec. - 1854.
Tie steamship Peruvian, Capt. Bsllantinc.
from Liverpool lJtb Londonderry 10th. and Cape Race
the evening OF the eith arrived up at O'Clock th,
evening. Purse- Blown seportssh Montreal arrived
IA the clyde on TIE l3,h Pnsed Isth steamship Mora
WAR; bound East in lat 55' IL long 9ao ~ The Peru
Wan yesterday lay of Portland l6 hurs In $ fog.
The steamship Etna arrived OF Crookaayea On the
morning Of the 18th.
Abiding 70 ths Florida disaster T,e Lonaon Tlms',
Gays; Assuming IL TO have been by design II Is not
disposed to waste much indignation upon the snbect.
~ the method Of procuring aad eeupping the Florida
wero such violations OF neutrality ~ To Deprive the
sufferers Of sympathy G-asii is really ths outraged
party. Th' T'".s predicts that Ms Seward Will make
4 blockaie.,unri1g case has boon on TRIAL In The
Court OF EIchsquer In which tho Jndsc pointed out
pounced such violation OF the rgh.s VI Asylum.
large open air meeting OF the operatives OF Man.
chester adopted revolutions strongly opposing hs reoog
milton Of the slaveholdiug Confederacy.
Parliament meets OIL the ,st OF February.
The Continental news 70 meASs-.
Napoleon was much gsieyed q .Ae death OF Noc:
guard Marshal valiant attended tho funeral. and
made an oration. expressing ths great regret % The
Senor y. Lnrsn., has resigned tho Spanish Ministry
OF Foreign Aasir. seno, Bsnasidesn .,s.oees.cI.
The Italian Capital WI! be transferred next Nav.
Thsbreach between the Papsl Government and tho
p,ussan Minister at Rome Is widening.
~. 7.~ss 10Th tcsy article, says the -, action in
the Bank rate 20 ak per cont step entrs,y In lar
mony with the state Of tho market snd will be espsci
ally welcomed rom i,s being calculated " lesaen NOR
bid dependency which has prevailed In all branches
Of trade since The speculative mania was corrected by
the salptary advance up to and per cent The Dc.
nand for cscoun: yesterday was OF average charsc.
Ter under the full expectation that the Bank rate
would be reduced.
Consos opsnsd yesterday at an advance Of onseshtA.
and after the reduction had bssl formally aounced
another similar improvement TOOK place. altogether
there was little ess frmncss and closing quotations
were the came Va lae opening. In the Bharn market
there was CONCEAL tendency " improved prices AZ the
closs.
Berger Co, In lhs nc,sl trade. The srolrt OF their
liabilities has not iIan.p.Ied.
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In Our Contemporaries.

Tar TRIBUNE has now larger Exchange Cs'
than !, can afForl-cnbracing at least bali the
Newspaper Press Of the loyal States. We must re-
trench il. We will hereafter send OH Daily to the
dailes with which we oontinuo to Exchange, our
Semi cekly to scIni-wecklics, and orr Weekly to
gee.l which is the best We can do. il any OF
oar present Exchanges should desire to receive
Tax TRIBUSE more frequently i'll exchange than
this, We will send our Sem-W cekiy to woeAnesior
difference of 81 per aDnun. and our Dailyto week
les for difference Of S7per aunum. Those peppers
which receive the Daily in exchange will continue
TO receive it until tho close ofthe year After the
LIST of January it VIII be continued only on the
fnrins nlnya mcntinupA.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29
ORR INCREAsE IN VOTERS AND
POPULATION.

We have now complete returns from every
State that participated in the Presidential elec'
ton, except Oregon, and are, therefore, in po'
siticn to appreciate fully It's grand result. Two
dav, after the election THB TRIBUNE estimated
the majority for the Union ticket in the twenty
Ave States in which full vote was polled at
400 eco. The complete returns show that this
estimate il, in fact, exceeded by more than
1000 our aggregate majority being more than
io7 900. In $50 the same States gave l35,7O4
majority against Lincoln, showing gain Tor the
anti Slavery principles laid down in the Balti.
more platform Of more than 5,cO0.
No less gratifying than the progress of the
people since 1850 in the principles OF freedom,
is the fact, clearly shown ly the election re-
turns. that however great our losses during the
war may have been, our strength in men is not
onlg not exhausted, but that The number OF
voters this year largely exceeds that OF 1860.
In 1850 Tie 30 States above referred TO cast
3,57O, 9?2 votes, while this year the aggregate
vote. counting in the counties from which re-
turns were not received in time for the Official
canvass. exceeded 4,O2O, 200, showing an in.
crease Of fully 80, 900 votes.
Considerable a. this increase Is after four
years Of terrible war. it is We. no fsir index OF
or advance in population since l9S0. There ore
four States among the twenty-five which show
great reduction in the number Of voters as
compared with I56O-Kentucky. Missouri.
Maryland and West Virginia. Thousands of
Rebel sympathzers had left these States Ia join
the Rebellion; thousands Of others did not vote,
because they did not want to appear as citizens
of the United States. or because they refused to
take the oath Of loyalty prescribed b. tho laws
oi their States. The decrease Of population in
these States has obviously lot been in proper.
ton with the decline OF the number Of voters.
Leaving them out Of tie account, We shall reach
q fsrer estimate Of the increase Of orr popula-
ton during the last four years. The following
table exhibits the number Of votes cast in tho
remaining tweuly.one States In ls6o and 1864,
and the increase or decrease in the aggregate
vote OF each Of them. We have substituted in
the case OF Michigan the vote for Governor for
tLut cast for the Presidential ticket. because
seventeen counties had rot been heard from ut
The time Of the official CANVASS:
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me- Of the official canvass:

Aggregate increase, J!i.t; u'cf'h'", -SD'si TOTAL
increase, :9fCl3
The aggregate increase in the number Of
voters in these twenty-ons States Is therefore
no less than "9l .643. Ii TO this number We add
the number of soldiers from Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, New-Jersey, Delaware, Indiana,
Illinois and California, who While away from
their home, were prevented By tho laws of their
States from exercising the right Of voting, and
also the increase in the number OF voter. in tho
organized Territories, the aggregate increase
would largely exceed four hundrel thousand
In 1860, tho whole vote Of the United States
was 1850, 1893; In 1856, 3,M2,sTs. The in
crease, therefore, during these four years was
about 6Ss, 900. Comparing this aggregate with
tho increase Of the twenty-lour States above
enumerated, 1t will DO seen that the ratio
of progress in the latter has bccn in spite Of the
war, fully as lorge aS that Of the United States
in general from 1856 ~ 1860.
Tho inference is Justified from ,hcss IN.
deniAblo facts. that the people Of the United
States are yet amply able to carry the war
against the Rebellion to q successful end, and
that, notwithstanding ell the rayages Of the war,
tho steady progress Of tho country, or, at least,
Of tho Free States, has not been arrested.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29

and orators will cite our example. in which poets,
In our own beloved and porpotuated language,
will sing Of our conquesis. will tell how the
sssassins Of tho Republic were oyerthrown.
and the inheritance of our fathers transmitted
in all its integrity to our poSterity! The name
of Commonwealth may paeS away-the future
progress of mankind may demand forms un'
known to our political pbiloscphy-the world
may witness developments Of which we do not
dream, but the record Of an abiding faith is in
delliblc, and the chronicles Of yirtuous people
arc written forever upon the hearts of succeed.
ing races--the song Of tie poet, the burden OF
the orator. The pure gold which brightcnS for
all time the shifting forms Of tradition.
1t were easy TO indulge in other and tenterer
reflections but we refrain. The times need
aciion-the day demands strong hearts and
stern endeaYor-we only pause for moment
TO exchange words Of good cheer with our read
ers. and then go forward to all the labor which
is before us, without dependency or one linser'
ing doubt. We welcome the coming year. be-
cause wo believe that in it just Judgment VIII
be rendered, righteous cause indicated, and
our future happiness secured. Tho flight OF
Time which lessons the lives Of individuals Is
the perpc.ualy renewed and blooming eternity
of the world. 90 we await what is before US,
without batting one jot Of hear. or hope, and
pass TO another era in tho stll-beSlAn'nS, never
ending existence of men.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.
TIE WAR.

Lieut.. Commander George Brown, Oh the
United States gunboat Itases writing TO the SaYy De
psytuient from of Pass Cabco Texas, under date OF
November 30 reports THAT thst day he captured TIE
schooner Carrier MAR from Tampcc, about 10 miles to
tae OF Pass Cahello Lighthouse. On the day
before be chased schoonc- q about 100 tuns which
was bound into Mstsgorda Bay. The schooner was
sftervsrd destroyed By s5ci. trom the Itasca.
Gov. Breugh has applied to the War Depart
usnt fo- permission 10 raise new siments Ill ONO
Secretary Stanton replies by promising to grant me re-
oue,t if ii Is approved by tic Generals II tie field The
latter favor the recruiting o. old regiments but the
Secretary Acknowledges tbG II easier TO rise Lee"
cues, and asks the Governor what are the prospects Of
being nble 20 gil up the old ones.
On Tuesday night party of Rebels, who had
leeu for come time in Maryland, but were prevented
from retaining to Virginia by Of tAe high water
constructed raf upon which they attempted 70 cross
ths Polomac short distance above Muddy Branch.
car piutots captured sud fired upon ise others,
who cell from the rafs anu were drowned
Prisoners escaped from Florence say that the
advance Of Hoods army reached tina. place on the
evening Of the lss and during the whole OF The next
lay his infantry was crossing the river. From Duck
River Hood retreatei rapidly to the Tennessee. his
main ermy not once making stand.
The President has RENTED the sentence Of
me Court Martial upon Actns. Rear Admiral " ilkos
10 period OF one year from IT'S date the sentence hav
ing suspended him tire, years from the service.
The quota for the District Of Columbia under
he pew call Of the President for 800 900 20 Gil de
aosse,es under the ias call Las beco fixed of p olG
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29
TAR WAR,

Dispatches from Win ugton ars c0ntrsdic-
tory and incomplete. New-York Yves little
Startled yesterday afternoon b. report from
The sgen, Of the Associated Press that the at
tack on Wilmington had been abandoned, and
thai hota naval and military forces had arrived
ress Fortress Monroe. Two hours later this
statement was cautiously contradieted, ard the
Washington telegrspher declares that his first
report would seem to lie mistake. Instead Of
the whole feet, single vessel, and that q dis
patch boat, had returned TO Fortress Monroe.
But il this later telegram, which appears in
ar:columns this morning, be closely scanned,
the pruning Of the censor's knife will be dis.
covered. We quote, marking the histus:. "a
detachment Of troops landed on Sunday after.
coon. The skirmishers pushed up CALAMITY to
the fort under cover Of our Gre. Some Of the
more daring actually entered the works and
brought of the Asg.-Ihe bombsrdment of the
fleet continued On Monday" And we presume
Our special dispatch from Washington does in
substance correctly ELL that yawning gap. The
force under Gen. Butler, which landed on the Fort
Fisher peninsula, ives VIGOROUSLY inadequate
10 contend with the combined forces under
Bragg. There'were at. Wilmington not merely
tho usual garrison, but tic two divisions which
Lee Gent down when tho sailing Of PorteI's
dees was known. These troops had time to ar.
i've long before the feet which had buifeted
the Atlantic storms for week, and which hes
concentrated at last with weakened numbers
and strength. Reckoning therefore all the
tsnforccnents which Bragg had been able to
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS 10 THE DAILY
rsBusl-To prevent any interruption in the Ie'e'p,
81 hi TRIBUNE subscribers are particularly requested
last al hs time 10 ser the money for renewal Of Their
.ubscei.ion. as promptly as possible Our nai'booss
ara Undergoing revision which renders IL necessary
Sor all expired subscriptions TO be paid beo7c inc lS
dsy If Jauuary
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PROMOrIoy.-Col. Henry @. Thomas, Nine
tenth Cni,sd stA,ss Colorsd Troops. has been o.
pointed q Brigadler.Gsnefsi for " ccnspieuous gal
!sntty before Petersburg" Gen. Thomas Captain
Of The Eleventh (Rssuars>. he took command OF
COlor,a Regiment In the Winter Of 1859 and 81, and
was tho nst officer oe the Regular Army TO encounter
the prejudice them existing against Colored 1roors
Csu. Thomas 10 na,!Ya cfFor.!snd, Maine.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29

BOSION, Wednet1Ays 1psS' ~ 1cot'
The schooner vandalia, Of Harrington. nom
New. Yorh for BOSTON, with . cargo OF cc~l, vene
ashore on Chsthsm Bar. the night CT ne2<sh Crow
Pnoymcrrows. Mass, Wednesday. Dec. y. 1864:
The bark +. N. Warrington. from Smyrna TOR
Ros,ou. While running into The Bay this morning n
tIok TO- gss ashors on Wood had where sAs tsuAin:
srrouud tSis afternoon 10 en- eesy poeitoa The wind
vss soatS. wsst blowing directly % shoc.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-29

Provrprvcs. Wednesday Dec. IS, lss4.
The morning accommodation train, from
Providence for BOSTON, has been In collision With
frc sht train Tbs engineer Of tbs passenger train A.
Nunroe was seriously injured. No oth~ person was
hur., The track viii soon be cleared.