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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-16
sTsEToE's osF,c,AL DIsrArcHEs.
WAR DEPARralNI, Washington City, }
Saturday JtIup H. lhiiJ . NJ {


Maj,r nsrdl Dir, New York:
Oiliciai Ipparis ft0m tho headquarters of the
Amy OF the PoIou &c, down to 5 . clock yester-
day evening, detail no movement of importance.
A displt from General theI man, dated yesler-
day, states that our cavalry yesterday CfnurS lay,
g,iD developed the position Of the enemy in hne
ainus the hills from kenesav 10 Lost Monntain,
ani we are now marching by the roads towards
kenesaW
A dispatch tom General Butler, dated this
morning at one n'ei0ck, rpoIts 'aii quiet alons
oar lines. Yesterday Gen kaulz charged the enc
my's works at Petersburg aud chrIIed d them, prne
uating The i0wn, but not being supported hy Gen
EI,ia,nrp who had Withdrawn his forces without
IA cann.ct, Gen X tuiz was Obliged 10 withdraw
Withtut further feet Gen II iuiz captured forty
prisoners and one piece oi artliieiy, which he
biuu .hl away with him."
A dispatch from Gen Cahhy, dated Vicksburg,
J,ue 4, states that seen Emory reports that ut
tempt ~ Taylor force 10 cfoss The Atchafaiaya a
had been frustrated, the u0Ops that had crossed
dispersed, and large quantity II cOinmissary stores
and cnhing captured
Gen turDridse, commanding Ia Kentucky, in a
dispatch dated yesterday, at Lexington, reports
that 'saiteI concentrating fofce at ia mouth OF
Beaver creek, on the Big Sandy, l II. wed against
MorgaA's force in Virginia west as FIR as Giadcs-
Vile. Morgan, with 500 men. moved into keniuc-
KY, via Whiteshurg l pursued, and, by marching
min. " miles in tWehty-iOu hours, caiue upon hu
at Mount Sterl ng yesterday morning aud defeated
him.
BY stealing fresh horses, he reached Lexington Al
two O'Clock this forenoon. Our forces held lii.
fort aud the rebels dii but little damage lie ief
here at A Al for Versailles. l start In pursui
with fresh force this morniag.
No official report has yet been received from Gen
Hunter. EDSIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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CLINTON, La, June 15.-Cotton In New
Ofleans on the 10th Was lO7. A Smiths
troopa have gone mp the river from vicks.
burg on thirty-s;x Transports. The Naval
Depot at Cairo has been blown up BY an ex-
plosion Of gunpowder. A greater part Of
Brashear City has been burned up. There
has been heavy firing this morning in the
direction Of Port Hudson. A gentleman
from New Orleans says he had to pay 205 for
gold
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residing on Union Hill, en- Tuesday night
Mr. L. was aroused by the kQualIing OF the
chickens just as the thieves were leaving
his premises, but before he could dress him
self and pursue them they were too far to b.
OVertakeu,
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Robbery in Name. ester On Monday night
the smoke house Of the Manchester Cotton
and W,olrn Factory was broken into aud
robbed uf between two and three thousand
dollars worth of bacon. The bacon Was u
part Of some that had been collected on
hand previous to distribution to the opera
liYes nex daY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-16

FACTs WoRrN BEiNa KNowH-A eo,ras
pondsrt Of the London IadeI gets up the fol-
lowing historical memoranda Tor the spsciAl
editcation of Rasssll AID Seward:
Fact NJ /, Ia aIl the wars which Spain
engaged with her rev0lted colonies ia America,
against tie nag Of Spain under the various
"pati lot Tags" was done BY Americans in
American vessels, commanded BY American
officers, built, armed aod equipped In Ausrican
ports, openly and without even Auy attsm, {
at di gai,e. Tee present Admiral David Por-
tar, who has burned 80 many 70 wns and houses
on the Mss,ssippi, aud who has written such
very bombastic reports, served In one Of there
patriot cruisers, called the Guerrero, under
command Of his uncle, Capt John Porter
(his father, Comm ,dors David II ,rtss). who
was formsaly, ii not At tn. very time, IN om-
ess Of the United States N w, end this very
0usrraro was the terror of the S2aaish msr-
chant ships, and fought most gxilantly with
S2auisa frigats, As tbs poor Spsnish cx
was then Aofed, these gallant Amsrioans
w,rs he1oss, not "p.raies, as tie prophet
Seward row calls S ,utbsrn men, fshtiug uu.
Ger their o,en Jag, and fos the coantfJ which
cavs tbsL2 bittE
Fse, M When Greece was Hgh,iag for
her libssiy against tbs Turks, il had, OF course,
tue sy upAthy OF that na.ioa focnisd ON rsvolu-
tion, a;d ths right Of ANY people 10 govern
Sool1eOtV0S Two tnouu1u ttlkAtSB Wot0 OPSo'
iy built in Nav York for the Greeks, and
armed and equipped ThsYsnkees ioss liberty,
bus they have an sy 9 10 the main chance also:
and ~ The Grssks could only pay for one OF
the ships tths uMkess swindisd them 20 b. dly,
that IL cuss ~ much a. should ksvs p-il ios
hati oDlv ONE Of them went 70 drssss, the
II s!ins. Tne other wAs purchased ist0 the
United Ssatss navy, aaA called the Hu isOn.
Fact No 3. When Texas WA ut Waf with
Msxsoo. a huuber VI ships we're openly tailt
for the T. x.ns in portS Of The U0itsd 6sAsss.
armed, equipped and manned BY Americans,
com@audsd BY officers who resigned trcm tie
United Bia,os navy to DO pronsetsd into shat
If Texas. Those saips sailed openly from N.w
O.isans. under Commodore Moore, WITH the
Austin for his fiss ship, ~ cruise agaiast Max.
ieo. an 4 diA engage s0lno Mexican stesmass
Ia shs owp Of NdTfoik. . unissd Htxles NAVY
ward. reg u.ar lsndexv0us was Opsned, the
dag Of Texas hsisted, and men snlisssd openly,
snd went ons Of ths hsrbsr. with the Gag oi
Tsxaa HyinK Ak ths FIRE of tha vsSssi shsi
GU fisd tAsH, and dauass beating.
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Hilstings Court Yesteslay.-Dick, slave Of
Richard Alvey, convicted Of breaking into
the store uf X ,bert Il. Smith, ON the llth of
May, and stealing several thOusand dollars'
worth Of groceries. was ordered thirty nine
lashes at the public whipping.post.
kOlie kyOSeqmis were entered In the cases
Of Catherine, slave, and Wm. Lyon, . one
gDOds
The court certified that there had been an
extraneous assessment Of tax ON license
obtained by Mrs. Elizabeth Aagiil. to allow
theatrical performances at the Richmond
Theatre, by which Mrs. Magiil had been or
roneously assessed six thcussnd two hun
dred and forty three dollars.
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1UNER.aL or akx. POLK.

xO"1NsdL u GEN. FOLK
ATLANTA, June 1.-THE remains of Cen.
Polk arrived here this morning, and were
deposited IN s. Luke's Church. Tho IA
nsral services and . sermon by Rev. Dr..
QaintArd were delivered before great %.
sembly. Tho remains were then escorted
to tho Moose train for Augusta with mill-
taIy honors. The death Of this Christian
hero has made aprofound lmpression on all
classes Of this community.
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The C0nJederdte Prisoners "A batch of III :
teen or twenty Yankee prisoners were cap
tured yesterday from Gen Grants army and
committed to Libby prison.
Seven Yankee deserters who voluntarily
came into tuy lines were brought to this
city yesterday and locked up in Castle
Thunder
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Mayors COsrf, yestertaaN.-Scarcely any
thing was done in this court yesterday. The
following cases were booked, but owing to
the absence Of witnesses they wire contin-
ued till future daye.
Rebecca Chandler, charged with cutting
aud stabbipg Henry, slave OF w. A. Wright,
on Tuesday night Rebecca b q girl Of mo-
toriously bad character, end presented %.
face, In one corner Of which che was con-
stantly revolving huge chew Of tobacco
The nixht Of the stabbing she Was pssety
well soaked With whiskey, and reHdste1
night hido0ua before her arrest By loud
cussts aud yells, during which shS brandish-
ed formidable bowie kuife, and threatened
death aud destruction upon any one Who
attempted to molest her. AZ she ~ leay.
Ing the court room, on her Nay % AL, eom1
one accidentally stepped on hsr dress, which
SO excited her isc that she pitched into him
10 Handsome style-witL her tongue. r
Jordan Miller, receiving = Aosse, val1sd
at $3.50. the property OF Edwin ]. DuyAl,
know log the same to have boen stolen; Ia.
K. Hhuunaker, charged With stealing oaA0jo
and britlle from Chss. A. 6ooudee; klj1A
Wnitehuxst, for ftsaliDg . diaMOa0 breast
pin, belonging to Lt Col. Jas. Nelllgaa; and
Susan Thomlsop, Mary burke aad kAte tllx
gerald, cnaTked with recelyiug 6na dcxen
Eojyee and forks, beloeging - the Medical
Purveyo. 5 Dspartment, ksoHing then "a
have been stolen
John G. Allea and Il Abrams were eee1
iiued for permitling their sesvanls % So n
hlge, cnulEaEy - the requistaaents e. > ely
ordinance.
Baaler, Jacob. John, and Adllsoo, alAyes
chasecd With steaiing aeyesaa asalelee ef DR.
gOoda ffo0 e. l. JAeohoon, Weso encA q
deesa - ~ whipped. oimllAf puaiahnan(
uas ipaIcted npon Joe, slAse q The. On
en-, tor driving wagon acroes ~ 49,
walk. s. go -.
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Frc-The alarm at fire yesterday after
noon was caused by the burning OF The sta
bic Of Messrs. Qunlop, Moncure Il Co., on
The line OF the canal, near the toot of the
Manchester bridge. The less involved by
the capfies ration will probably not exceed
s. 500 or s 600. No insurance,
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Hanogar Sufferers have received the
following contributions for the suffsreriDg
women and children Of Hanover, which Mr..
Curtis is requested 10 call and get: /: Collec-
tions by Dr.. Eilerson 500, other parties
$l4O, and an order for ono barrel Of -four.
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Assault and Battery.-Eiiz.beth and Mary
Waddiil were arrested by Constable Robin
son, of Henrico, yesterday, for violently as.
saulting and beating Mrs. +. NJ. Crane. They
were examined before Justice Nettles, who
held them to bail for better behavior In the
future, and also to answer an indictment by
the next Grand Jury.
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U,,ier Sentence If Death There was
regist cred upon the books at Castle Thun-
der vest erday the name of d. ID. Cate, mem.
Der of company /, 1st engineer corps. under
sentence of death. The accused was charged
with and court martialed for desfrtiOn from
the Confederate service three or four times
The day On which he is to be executed has
not vet been set.
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More Contributions for the Ibor.-Since
our last report Ha:daway's artillery battall-
ION formerly Browns nave voted one day q
atiuns to the poor Of Richmond. The bat
talon consists OF the ID amt Sd companies
OF the Richmond Howitzers, Dances ipOw-
hatan) battery, Grabam,s (Rockbrilgt) do.
bering in all seyeral hundred men. The
timely donation has been received and prop
erly distributed.
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ftitre Arrests Antonio EmiDhiser was
arrested yesterday afternoon charged with
receiving fourteen pocket knives, valued at
$500, the property OF M. L. Jacobson, know
ing them to have beeu stolen; Charles
kteinhardty was arrested for having In his
possession one gold and three silver watches,
supposed to have been stolen from some
person unknown.
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DY rBH GOVERNOR OF vIRaYSlA.-A Pro
ID clanauos-Whessas, he Court House o. he
eosaty q King and Q:ess - esea aesuolsa. y
holdinG the said coun haS heretofore been required
% be held at the house of Tho0as Wyatt, ness
PAGES Chapel In said c0uety, end the eosst n sajd
vealsacs Of tie people the p1see nay - aeaIs
changed ThsssIers. I, w11IlAa oe1lx1, 0es.
sssof q ths CenneawsslaA q vlsglnie, = Asee1y
said cousty, Asrsas,ss q hsld % swSlses 6 o.
tovn sf stsvsnsvillA - saA eospty, untn eebes-
Wise seQuirsa By Law.
49,, 0ivsa uDdss ~ AaDd - ossssnns. aa1
t~-1 q 1!eh1nrnd, III sleAtesatA dag q 11Ay,
1854, sAA n u eeaA yeae q tAs Cn@ooevMleA.
By tAs oevessesa
0no " XuUoaD,
my lest Gs4y Of tho Ccm0eoWealtb.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-16
FaOA WORTH GEORGIA.

FROM NORTH 01OHGtA.
| Tor or KANSAS MouNTAfx, via NAristts.
~~e ~. .-rilere has been considerAble csn-
.a.. >>2 4nf skisnishing On our right And
..-. ><sy. The encmy allyanced NJ
w... -. ~oos Aieht very near oaR6, ard
hosh @ M ,s..s 80 80 \. ssctly vesble ftsm tAis
p0lnk.
The weather h beauti. -. :. -
are npidly drying. e,aA,1
Loring il now in command
corps.
Lieut.. Hisha P. Gaines, Of Ky.. was cap
tnred by our scouts this morning. He says
the enemy lost 800 In Hooker's Aght with
Stewart, on the 25th Of Nay, aad that wa
. useless sacrihcs Of lie on thepast Of the
enemy.
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AFFAIRS IN LOuisIAaA.

Alexsldfia, La, has been partially destroyed by
the Yankees, tweaty-six houses having been
burnt to ashes. The Inhabitants (H0mem aud chill.
dreu) are in The woods, sheltered by busi huts.
A letter In The New York Tyibuae, writing lhe
situation since Dankss defeat, says
Major General Dick Tsyior Is the foituDa,e ros
sessOr Of General Lees mess chest, aud Z O"nel
SKYkes had the pleasure Of eating ana diinkiRg
ut the table where Gen Lees ctOckeTS was used
3eM LIE e's headquarters TENS are much liked ty
t:ea aayiOr, who, together win Lis stan enjoys
tie pfotectiun which they aaoid from the sun and
rains Nuns battery wagons are used In the
transportation department Of Zen Tayios's head
quarters.
.lhe Chicago Mercantile and Minis battcliss are
very highly piized by lhe rebels, AID they assert
thsir determination never to permit them IL be
recaptused, bat TO inf.et III. greatest rossibic
damage Up,n ahe Union iosces by hutiipg sl,at and
shelf from these baitetits. Zen iayioT oprssse !
the selling Or raising ot Cotton, aNo dsciaies at
the iransact cttOus Ia II ''hiakeS more raseas ON
both rides than evsrythingleise."
The rebel otiiccis at GeM 1ayioT's headquarters
were very Iubtfant NJ the reported victoifes vi
Gen I.re over Ten Grant. IN Vts.:aia, and drank
tue t aIh OF Gen isDbett Lee IL c"piaas hbati0as
OF eonlnsissary whiskcy, capsufeu WAN Ge0 l.
Lees cavairy iiata
Majar Ceners1 franklin, having recovered from
his ysuttds III tisn lats ked useE caupaigu, re-
su.nes his eonansahd di the Nsaeteehih Army
lerps.
The rebel eneuiil5s are quite trCebleaOnle 10
n.antitial,s. they seem 10 rid ntlsI heavily apeh
Il rlantatiun tnn hy Ms tleadsrsaA. folMssiy u
i,sbanr correspondent. one MI ~ ar gay reecnty
they 9u,el uMe Of hts white Gafu, Le0ngtRx In
Atsiets Who had ieit the ,ehct service, aud takin8
lia otf s:.Ost diStaaee, sisOt hina thEVush tho
head, Iastaasly kiiisg hin Fous other white
men: 4exahs WIN had ssen @ ssassnsed s,s. Into me
saar planaatiou, AID viii psoa6iy iurco The IN into
the rebel service again.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-16

IL. MN. uy nerro nsa Philip. a. = aNoas $
years osd, s fest o1 tnohse hlgh. dASk eonplsx-
ios, sisndsr built, and epeaks qaesiy. vm pay
. reward Of three hundred dollars or his petwPs.
jso-Sts TW H0JSI09R
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EAO nOLLARS Reward han awsy isom Mr
s)UU A,dessoa Willis, o. TIE Oh a Nay, feesA
named Vim isaac about a q 2s yssss esd, d dark
eisgsrbssaA color, absus feet Q q tsshas high.
SaIA naEro Was bought fren Mary O chShs, q
ChesieI III county, va, aAd has some relatives v-
Ing In Prince Edward oouaty. He has bsea hvisg
wilh Ars Clarke, near Coa,6ald, for some tmo.
wA ray the above reward cf $500 for the afFsss aad
delivery Of aaid nssEO 70 Ne Root LuDp pkla, Rioh.
mead, W AND0R1ON WILLIS,
fu ll-IIN av Roht Lumekt0.
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T3RxE Hundred Dollars RswarA -1asavaV,
u ao6ut 10 Or "a days ego, fso0 Mr b 0ulling-
tO.s, near Stapess Mn, IN Neurico, ,Whsse ~ Wss
hired, my negro man Alfred. Bald aegIo = Of assk
broWe coior, sooes - years old, Sfees 10 = II
inches II height, has . down loei, aaA alsaAee8
when spoken 70. I viii give Ne aiovs reward SOR
his apprehension and osnAne0sat v any ial %
that can get him, 0r bic delivery -
" @ MILLuR,
tel4-lts CoeneF Clay and Adams 90.
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RuAw wAYs

DA AWAY-From The Subscriber ny girl
C.iof, sckly looking, full head u hair. liberal %.
ward wiz bc paid for her TetHsa % me.
kAYMOND,
ja l6-3.t ButehsP u ~ New Mapkee
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nsseeS seeosAlna - ees ea Cenlza1e = ~ yo9g
bwa ~ J. b. TnnAsuoo ,ln ehe CleS6 00eg -
~ Ateaylea Ceese Of the Cvnfelegate ooa1Uo ~
~ u0athem Dl1l1ieB ~ 0sssDlA
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-16

Col b y Fey, OF she lslh AtAba&a regiment. haa
bcen psusnasst i u iislgliier General.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-27
Suggestions and Conclusions.

1t is suggested that the Democracy should
be placed on a vigorous war platform at Chi
cago. Let us first try whether we can build
a good powder mill over the crater of Mt. Et-
ma.
The lamented Douglas said in his last
speech "War is disunion, eternal, inevitable
separation" War has been tried for three
years and the results stand as incousiderable
evidence of the prophetic sight of Stephen A.
Douglas.
The people of the adhe1ing States are all
loyal. Some are loyal to Lincoln, the negroes
and grcenbacks, while others. are loyal to the
Constitution, the Union and the old Jackso-
MAN currency.
The heavy revenue tax assessed upon the
people is paid for the support of the Govern
ment. 1t has proven, however, to be barely
sufficient for the support of the Government
officials to collect Il.
Maryland, Tennessee, Arkansas and Lou
isiana are loyal to Lincoln. They are pinned
to him with bayonsts. Were the bayonets
withdrawn there would be no conventions in
those States declaring for emancipation with
the enthusiasm which characterizos a New
England Anti-Slavery Society.
The Statesman prouounces it treason in the
Hon. Alexander Long to declare that in the
alternative of exterminating every man, wo
man and child in the South or acknowledging
their independence he was for the latter. The
shodGy contractors will sustain the Statesman
in that opinion.-HokmeS County Farmer.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-27
The Imnending STORM.

What of the War? Everything is quiet,
except reports of an occasional cavalry Skin
mish. But immense preparations are being
made for the opening of the Spring campaign.
The painful and ominous quiet that hangs
like a pail over military affairs, however, is
but the prelude to the bursting fury of the i'm
pending storm. 1t seems now to be a certain
ty that the greatest and most bloody battle of
the war will ere long be fought on the already
blood-soaked soil of Virginia. The contend
ing armies now busy with vast preparation will
meet in deadly conflict, and the shock of arms
will be felt throughout the confines of this un-
happy country. Thousands of brave men will
will go forth to this harvest of death to return
no more forever, and thousands of widows and
orphans will be added to the hosts whose sor-
rowing walls now pierce the very heavens
And for what is this priceless sacrifice to be
made, these rivers Of blood poured ont On
ly to crafty the "vaulting ambition" of a set
of wild theoretical fanatics who would change
the DEGREES of God in relation to the status of
the negro. For this, and this alone, will
thousands of poor fellows soon again be order
ed forward TO the dance of death. May heav-
en- protect and care for the widows and the
orphans ISteubenU.He Courier.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-27
Can We Stand 1t?

The Americans, at the close of this cruel
war, will be the most indebted people, %nation-
ally, and the dearest governed also, on the
face of the earth.
Great Britain hitherto has held that unen-
viable distinction. Alas, the horror is now
ours. Englishmen pay early thirteen dollars
and three quarters per head for being govern
ed. Swiss ten dollars and three quarters,
Frenekmen a little over ten dollars. Hollan-
ders twelve dollars and a quarter.
The debt of England divided up among the
entire people, men women and children, shows
a lien of Sl4O upon each individual. France
shows sos per head Of her population. Russia
S22 per head. Switzerland nothing; she has
no debt. What do We show In 1865 we
shall owe 81, coo ,oo0, eco, Or $500 for each
man, woman and child in the North and to
support our Government for the future, every
man, woman and child will be taxed $40 per
head yearly.
We are now the most indebted, the dearest
governed and heaviest taxed nation uron the
face of the earth.--Hodge's Bank Note Re
porter.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-27
Amending the Constitution.

The very men who refused to do anything
towards amending the Constitution in order
10 save the Union, are now very fierce for
amending it in order the more effeetually to
destroy it. 1t is proposed now, while the coun-
try is engaged in a civil war, and when hu-
man passions are dashed into a fury, to pass
amendments to the Constitution through Con-
gress, get them endorsed by three fourths of
the States, whether bogus or not, makes no
difference, and then declare "slavery " abol-
ished by constitutional amendment, A daily
paper not given to accuracy, (few are de-
claTes that several Democrats in Congress will
vote for this anti slavery constitutional
amendment. IF they do, then they may as
we'll dig their political graves, for they will
be buried at once, and so deep that the hand
of resurrection will never reach them. If
the @mendment was ever SO important this is
no time for its introduction, least of all for
one making the Constitution an Abolition,
free negro document. That the moro reckless
Abolition papers, as well as the still moro
shameless prostituted ones, should favor it, is
not surprising, but it cannot be possible that
any man calling himself a Democrat W II dare
to vote for it.-DGy Booh.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-27
DYING.

Are there checks that do not tinelc with
dread or blanch with fear, or hearts thai do not
throb with startling r%aEidity, as. tie unhappy
truth becomes the moro aprarsnt that our
government as dying? The life blood of the
purest and best government on earth, is eb-
ing away, is thrown by each puIsation,
through self broken arteries, until the last
vital spark has vel. nigh disappeared. APP
palling thought.
We read the annals of Egyptian nationality,
her early history coeval with'the origin of So
cIal union, her exaltation at a later period to
enc of the first governments of the earth in
arts and sciences, then Of her down fall and
now her degraded unhappy position of
Rome, with her vast power and influence,
her sages and her warriors, her progress, de-
cay and final disappearance as a nation-of
Greece the country once most celebrated for
the rapid development of political science,
for her poetry and her perfection in the fine
arts; and also her internal dissensious, and
her final dissolution.
We find these recorded upon the pages of
history, and wonder why the ancients did moi
take proper measures to prevent their nation
al decay. But when We bring the matter
home to our selves, and the fact is apparent
that our government is going the way of all
these, 60 we take q lesson of the past aud en-.
deavor to benefit thereby? 1t is q sad spccta.
Gle, to see a people who know that, as a ma
tional government, they are fast going to de-
cay, failing to put forth a single effort in The
right direction to save themselves. This is
our position now. Our people not only fail
to endeavor properly to check our coming
dissolution, but actually aid the fanatics in
their work of destruction. The American
Union, once the pride and the glory Of the
world, is alphabetically dying and unless
the people shake off their criminal insensibili-
ty to the startling fact, our country will soon
be numbered with the Egypt, the Rome, and
the Mexico of the PRESENT. age,-Dawsons
Times.