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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
Correspondence Of the y. y. Express.1
Important from WashingtOn--
How the Lincoln Machine Is
Run at Headquarters.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, lse

W AShINSAO-Ni OSN' VI ASOi-
The Capital where hitherto only National
matters were discussed and laws enacted for
the good of the whole country, has, since
Mr.. Lincoln nomination, been put entirely
| TO partisan use. The National Republican
| Committee have taken full possession of all
the Capitol buildings, and the Committee
rooms of the senate and House Of ofRepresent-
atiyes are filed with clerks, busy in mail
ing Hincoln) documents all over the loyal
States
One hundred of these clerks there en-
ploved am assured have been detailed from
the Government Department and continue
to draw their salaries while engaged in re-
electing Abraham Lincoln, They neglect
the business of the country, for which only
they ought to be paid.
The same committee has an immense cleo
tioneering fund, and are expending the sum
of sl3, 900 per day, and will no doubt double
the amount before the 8th of November.
There is no lack of greenbacks here among
the Lincolnites-the printing presses On the
other side of the Avenue being constantly
kept busy to keep up the supply. In addi-
ton to the clerks being taken from the de-
partment for the purpose of assisting in the
reelection of Lincoln, l have it from un-
doubted authority that arrangements have
been made to send home all the clerks, at
the rate of one half cent per mile.
The entire machinery of the Government
has been taken advantage ofby the pa
triots' to further the election of Old Abe,
and thus to secure their own necks. The
Postofice Department, of course, is attend
ing to the lion share Of this work. Eighty
bags of mail matter, all containing Lincoln
documents, are daily semitic Sherman army.
More anon. ENQUlhEh.
This does not look much like collapse of
the funds in Washington, at least, upon
which the Journal Of Commerce, to-day, has
the following:
A few days ago we published a note from
H. j, Raymond, chairman of the Republi-
can National Committee, stating that the
''need of funds is pressing" 1t now ap
pears that the crisis has arrived, for las
"wednesday when protested draft fol
81 900 was presented, with polite reques
for seventy FIVE cents, the impoverished con
dition of the Treasury was urged as a rea
son for few days delay in the payment
But the notary could make no distinction
g there was only one method of disposing O
such matters. This is sad condition o
things, that Lincoln draft mot for 100, 90
mem should fare so badly. Either the shod
dyites here are very stingy or the politics
machinery in Indiana consumes muc
grease.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
Hon, o. III. Browning.

We have heard several queries, of late,
in reference to this distinguished gentle
man on the questions of the day. Although
he has been a devoted and unfinching re-
publican, he is so well known as one Of the
most conservative and conscientious men in
the West that his friends felt great doubt
as to whether he would continue to support
Mr. Lincoln after his unmistakeable sub
servence Of the Union to abolitionism.
The democrats Of Quincy ratified McClel-
lan's nomination on Wednesday evening
last, and in the course of their rejoicings
the Herald relates the following:
The immense throng then marched with
band of music to the residence of o. h.
Browning Being loudly called for Mr.
Browning appeared upon the particoin front
of his residence and proceeded to address
the people. In the course of his remark:
he paid a high and well deserved tribut
to the reputation and fame of Gen McClel
lan He said that he had often before de
clared that Gen. Mcclellan was a true "a
| triot and an exalted statesman. That h
regarded him as the best General our coun
try had produced in the present war anc
that he should not feel at all distressed /
! he should be elected to the Presidency
| At the conclusion of his remarks he wa:
honored with three rousing and hearty
cheers.
This course of Mr.. Browning will have
great weight with thousands in the west.
Democrats, whom he has always politically
opposed, have ever honored and respected
him as a most honorable and honest man,
entertaining no opinions and pursuing no
policy he was not profoundly convinced was
right
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
Another Foul Plot.

The Administration has suppressed the
Baltimore R6st--the only Democratic paper
in Maryland. The offense was giving pub
licity to the proceedings of Democratic
Conventian which nominated a Mcclellan
electoral ticket for Maryland.
Lives there one American freeman not
dead to all love for his country in abolition
ism, whose whole sole is not fired with in
dignation at this open, shameless, palpa,
bic outstretching of the arm, and locking, o.
the fingers eff tyranny? Will one Repu6ll
can journal in all this land. refuse to De
nounce with prompt, pnspar1ng yigor, TIM M
bold, visable approach OF Mr. Lincoln to
wards the perpetration of his rule by VIC
lence and usurpation,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
what the People Are to Expect.

The burdens that the people have felt
under Mr.. Lincoln have been almost in
tolerably grievious, but, they are light in
comparison with what they will become, in
case he and his party are successful, Then,
look out for sweeping conscription, that
will appal the world in magnitude and horT-
ror, and that will literally deplete its heart 5
blood. 1t will be statute that will be as
memorable as the laws of the Medes and
Persians, and its execution will be as bloody
as the laws of Draco We shall have a
system of taxation that will rival that of the
worst kings of Egypt, and take from wealth
more than half Of its profits, and from la
bor nearly all of its earnings. 1t will take
from us the last dollar" to be sacrificed
upon the altar of the shoddy contractor,
and the 'last man." to be murdered by
some incapable political General.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
Pay OF POstmasters.

BY the provisions of an act approved Ju-
" lst. 1864, the mode of paying postmas-
ters has been changed from commissions to
fixed saleries. The pay Of the postmaster
at New York is fixed at So, 600 a year; all
other Offices to be divided into five classes
The first class to receive not more than 81
600 nor less than SO 900. The second cIaS'
to receive less than $4,000, and not less
than $1,000 The third class to receive
less than $4,000 and not less than l,o0o
The forth class to receive less than l,oo'
and not less than 500. r....#
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
BATES of ADVERTISING.
IOR PRINTING

OF every descriptlnp executed In the bost style
aud on reasonable terms.
The FARMER has larEer circulation than any
other paper In this section 0f the state. ~ In
now, and has been for thiTty-sevcn consecutive
years the official paper OF tlfc county.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20

That any movement as aforesaid en- route
for new base of operations, which may be
ordered by the Commander-in-C Chief, and
which may be intended to move upon the
Chesapeake bay, shall begin to move upon
the bay as early as the 18th March, instant,
and the General in Chief shall be responsible
that it moves as early as that day.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20

larger expenditure of time and money than
mine?
I'd. Wherein is victory more certain by
your plan than mine? =.
Sd. Wherein is victory more rotudbtc by
your plan than mine? =,
an. In fact, would il not be less valuable
in this: that il would break no great line oi
the enemys communications, while mine
would?
5th In case of disaster, would not a re
treat be more difficult by your plan thar
mine?
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-20
CASH FOR RAGS.

The highest market price in Cash Will be paid
at the BOOK STORE for Rags.
Send in your Rags. We will give you more
for them than you are getting.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26
~. Raniamin,a Circular.

To reccglizs = in what seems . boon, H. per-
maps more difficult than the exercise If that high chris
ti4n philosophy which teaches Us to acoept I'd cons
a. .ssngs in disguise. Il not therefore, TO be eI-
pec!sd that the Yankees will feel the force of the argu-
usnt that NJ, Be- amin addresses to foreign capitalists
through Mr.. Dudley Mann, intended to convince them
that all loans Of money TO the United States only
70 reudsr more precarious former advances and to in
vovs that unfortunate Government and its people still
more Inc 1tricaby in tho slough Of insolvency and nAI
eAl Iun Yet the argument is sound and admits of
amp iHolton thA. Il embrace all other seeming good
fortune that may OsfA enemy in the prosecution oil
var begun by the violation OF every principle Of their
constitution well Of every suggestion Of interest
q. every sentiment ofhlmsniy. Nothing, for exam
pie more u fortunate for them any Cd.
vantage over ur arms srce their interest COL
sss in return TO perez as soon as possible and viz
tories only serve proong the by encouraging the
Il sane fancy that they subjugAte "a. There
caa be peace on any other terms than Roognz d
Independence. This is as certain the universal
solve of brave determined and powerful people cln
make anything. Whatever, then, keeps alive in the
bosom of the enemy the hUps that may be forced to
suecumb, whatever dssbes them from seeing the hope
ssness Of their undertaking. and induces them to pro
org the struggle only enmeshes them still more securely
in fatal ensDgements, and doOms them to sursr dss
rucion in the end. The issue, independence be-
ing fixed and certain beyond mortal power to defeat it,
he more brilliant" any advantage they main gain sn6
she more furious the e1ul!atiOn they indulge the more
sure the usUco Of disaster and the louder the WAliHg
hat will rsPc, their joy. Some day, too late to save
themselves from the consequences Of their present
blindness and folly they will see the truth of what il
here written.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26


4 by sauAdsoa Ct olvAlry dASalpa dowl the GhsA'
town ASd Grsenvils road, under M'jF Tools. In
few minutes the valiant Crawford was making his
vHv for Bu Gap a. fast as his horse could carry him.
followed Nv the Federal column. The enemy made no
stand whatever in the chase of eighteen miles They
leaped from their horses and took 70 the woods, whilst
our gallant cavaliers pressed hard on their rear
Horses and their equipments complete, small arms ana
clothing were found at every sep OF the entire distance
Five OF the enemy we're killed, twsntythr captured
seventy live horses hundred stand OF arms with
full equipments and two stand Of coors, also fell into
our hands Private John hcLain, company e. Sd Ten
nessee cavalry captured stand OF cjors, and pr.
vats Charles Dent, 16.h Tennessee cavalry, captured
the other These young men exhibited great ganAnuy'
and won the praise Of their commanding officers.
The enemy came out late in the evening with fresh
horses but advanced very cautiously.
In the charge near Gretnville, Col Jno. A. Rowan,
of the cal Tenn, MORALLY wounded, and sIp!r.d
this morning at O'Clock. In his death the army and
county lose q noble and gallant officer.
rs was second to none in this department. he en-
tered the army in the beginning Of the war and was
svsr distinguished for his efficiency as cavalry ocer.
He died calm and resigned to his fate. he remarked
in his dying moments that his 'uture was uncouded
and all was WELL" Thus fall our gallant braves
The detachment in the engagement were Immediate
" under the command Of General Vaughn who narrow.
" escaped being killed in the frst charge.
Private N. Z Caloney, 5 Tenn, cavalry, was Also
killed The enemy are some 5000 strong ct Bulfs
Gap.
No Indication Of an advance f'om that direction.
Great fears are entertained by the Lincoln party OF
East Tennessee that Mcclellan will be elected. am
cediby informed by intelligent persons inside the enc
my's lines that ell the prom nent Union men OF the
country are for Mcclellan. NstherAnd and Nelson are
bold In theiI demands for him. Prisoners captured
yesterday are for little Mao" as they call him, not
UithS andng they are Johnson's State guardsI Bone
even think thas Mcclellan will beat Lincoln In this
State. NstherlAnd and Nslson have both become dig.
Bird.
OcToBKR 10, 1854.
Xaemy, $500 strong, svAcuA'sd BaI's Gap yesterday
morning before day, and moved hurrsdly In the dree-
ton Of Beans Station. They we're much frightened
Their evacuation was caused BY Confederate movements
10 the Wos. All 10 working we'll in this Department.
Railroad bridge ct Messy creek destroyed. GArrkon
Of the enemy captured.
More anon. Bird
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26
The Probabilities Of a Battle.

We beRjn TO dGubs whether G,ant will make the
VranJ effort against Richmond that be evidently con-
tsmulated some weeks ago. a means Of rendering the
seon ofhs easter certain. There have been many
failures 10 essential parts Of bis plan, that he pobaby
mi, ssss In tho adventure more risk Of defeating, than
cIsnes Of prono.inE, the ese ion HI preliminary
movsmsns Of Two o. three weeks ago were anything
lu, encouraging Ia their rssus and Sheridan has sig
n.y failed either to reach Lynehburg via the Valley
NJ to shake a Ely % that be would be free to eroes
over TO the East side of the Ridge and demonstrate
s,on Ina Piedmont region. BEbridge, too, broke
d,vn yerJ early in his advance from Southwestern Vir
sn, and il il no, unlikely, 10 addition, that the un-
e.Dsc,ed e1gencies presented BY Hoods strategy in
Georgia. and Prices trumphal march tbrougl Missouri
have diverted large number Of the reinfOrosmsn!s on
which Grant relied We are, therefore, not surprised
70 and the following paragraph ia letter from Was
ingsOn 20 the Springfield Republican:
.Fbe President has been OVorclu.ious for month
aud General GrSnt il fully aware Of the necessity for
piuIsueo IN Uisg Of ths political situation. General
Grant ia very anxious that NJ. Lneoln shoud be re-
elected"
Before thu lac slecti,nl "hs political situation"
seemed 70 render il rScslTy that Giant should take
the lazlria Of desperate attempt to carry our de-
fences but the iuf,r5oes nov hA, /. Is deemed more
prudent to rely, for whAeu increase OF vote may BE-
necessary, upOa the manipuIAO'y arts well under
God By Yankee wirs.vOrksrs, audupon the intluids-
ton Of bsyOnss and bAslss As for battles they Rave
probably eoneuiai that CROUCH eaz DO nads out of
sheriaan's empty and sqiTOcal victories to suffice.
What else my DO needed, the nan who Yields hall =
million Of musksts ard dsPenses thousand millions OF
.poasy YEA, viii hsVS no Officially in supplying. We,
therefore conclude hat great Rattle BY Grant, 50 an
eIectouosrirg appliances, has been drOppsd ftOm tins
programme, and that Grant vii 60 on viii bis Intern
nabls efforts inca uP to the city aud % eus on its
Suppiss.
We have no fear hat the expression Of this opinion
It should prove eErO Ous vii do any harm. for We
are very sure Ihks the great eAetAn Who stands, viii
she aGmns swords si bis array, at our gate, Ike the
HEds EhO defended he entrance 10 Paradise, Z tOO
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26
LETTER FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
In TIE FIELD, Oct. Is, 1854.

IN TIE EIELD Oct. lS, 1854
To tie Editor Of the Wing:
The operations Of the cavalry 10 this department
have been very active and important for the past few
weeks, teaching the enemyBcms serious essons. The
engagement Of yesterday was most signal victory,
complete rouG aud stampede of the enemy though not
without sad loss to fOrco Of which shall hereafter
speak.
Some roo cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel Brown,
Of the Federal army to Gteenville on the llth
inslant as sesOort for Colonel Robert Crawford Lin
coins elector for Est Tennessee. This was ommun
Gated to tie proper general officer, when steps ere
Immediately taken to oIpture drive the gay troopers
from tbs sce O.her important mov1nsnts were dis
pensed WITH locking to the dslodgment Of the enemy
from the county, in order to CaP.rrs this force.
O,AWlOId had flushed his ora.io1 in behalf Of Liz.
cola aud Johnson, and talking Of the early occups
ton of their entire ate. dc airing that the "rebes
hld all gone from she c,unry to Richmond for Il Q
purpose of reinforcing Lse "a when, in the midst Of
his hsrrargue the dashiDg Carter suu,k his fsnk on
she Warn Spring read, south Of Gresnvilles Hecdsd
Colonel Blown, coumlldng the Federal forces and
told bin to stAnd his ground, that they could annhi
late the rebels" 80 On came the rebss" and in q
lev minutes The roar Of their nuSksH was responded
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26
THR CITY,

IsfEREsTISG DIcIsIos.-Judge Lyons, on yesterday,
made an important and interesting decision VIM. L.
Saunders, Of ms Qasen, was brought into court on
writ Of habsas corpus praying to be ditch ,rgsd from
the oonsCrps officer, upon the ground that hs ". Q
Justice Of the Peace.
appeared from the evidence that Siu,ds had bssn
daily elected and commissioned Justice of the Peace
for King Queen county, bat that the Governor had
refused to certify that such he oessary 10 the
State Government, and that thsrsupon the oonsctp,
officer seized him. The Judge decided that duly
steIed and commissioned Justice of the Peace was s1-
empt from oonscrplion without the certificate Of Il
G ,vsrnor and hs ordered Mr.. Saunders discharged
from military custody.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26

" Il.ulAlA, ~ WlT:-At rules held ln the
Clerks once Of the County or Powhsss nom the
5h 70 TIE ltn cay OF September, IN ths year lssa:
John Btrston Joseph j. Drake admrs with the will An.
nsIsd Of sIu1 Drake, decd, and the Joseph J. DraIe
In bis right lhIauas
ss.inIt
Lawrence W. Drake, Ann II. Drake, sarr Marceus Drake
10. Giland ana Mazda Adelaide his vile, Luther r.
orean and Luc ella A. ore.h, the two icing In ants
under the age Of 81 yeaIs, AAd othe O. Defendants.
IN CHAHykkY.
This suit brought for settlement division OF the t,at,
Of saml Drake ased according his will the pIanf
having died their Jill and appearing BY AFFIDAVIT that e
above named Iesdents the State
sina, the motion Of the plaintiff By counsel ordered
nat the said endAn do appear here Wit In ser
publication OF this order 10 what 10 utct
heir interest herein and that copy Of this be forthwith
inserted 10 the Richmond Whis and pablo AlvtTtslr,
aswspaper pubhed the city Richmond and
month, and copy be posted Al ne
door Of The Court House OF this
JouTt day. oopy-resA
.aevlv RI GRLvEs O.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26

day snOthsP - brave soldier rds soutbsrnst aud high.
toned OhiyAlseus gentleman Maryland has yet offered
up at the altar of our Countrys freedom passed away
quietly 10 another and better world.
FROM DUTCH GAP.
We learn that the Virginia Reserves, pu. to work
on the Datoh Gap canal BY Butler, upon the prstext
that we we're using Yankee negro prisoners for.
thcaons have been sent North and placed in the pos
ton Of ordinary prisoners Of war. Mr.. MoRae, Of the
Departmental Battalion, has returned to the city on
parole.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26
nj ILhS' nhGloTkh hhVIVhD.

The onnuancs OF Nlss National Register the NOS. ue-
publication Issued from the press America
source Of unlverget'o NE Whole country We have
abstraction to announce 70 readers that
revived In the publication The CounyaAn To show h.t
Journal modelled AFTER the Register Ia nuno,r and
Of It's typography, and all the other feature,
gave 70 the standard Publication Issued BY r Niles Ms 70
challenge the pat onags OF every onevho desires TO have and
prese.Vs for bading the most useful Of Seetlles
sides the Atures OF Ntss Register The Countryan has
others which shoGld render still i've to VII de-
,artment Of elegant lite ature ciipg Of YRnkee lie
rary .ls and mooelns itself after the best Engh sc-
weekles but at the being stamped with Sn indie
altogether novel feature with IT, that IL Is published ira
tie editors At!on, nine miles arc % apy
and de'otes mach attention euture orts
and everything lat interesk the cIultIy geltsmsp
pare feature In j0u nLlWith
sucs- happily conplmentei By the hight authority b
1Ondsacy tne Charleston Courier Atthe Of sholg
lou Of all journals, The Bsva nah Republican, we Will ouoa
acre endorsement BY the Courier, oar journ Ia
THE CouSrRrhAH-To families and readers Of healthy rural
all love - snuff the fresh air Cn the ou,sHs
Of horse, after good dog" and who love- moreover ID ri
mental nuttion well element We commend me
lounydn, live, independent paper, eied by
lis oiih olx a very desr bic cas- az e
would general extensive eli culA on su
Indication Of growing health and ygor In the pubic d. and
progress towards oper I'D needed teire nee aud
Independence, In thought and opinion.
We appeal the reading public Of the Sou n give
thousand additional subscribers which all we OF them We
shall be well satsasd at obtaining that numSer, addition u
d present. Is.
The Oounyman 10 handsome qusrto ofsi1,ee, pc,r II.
lshed the editors Plantation, near Esionton 20
al communication should be addressed.
Our terms are % for three month"; or go pr annur
We would graleul
assist exiendn circulation ami TO ali GU eep.
subscribers and friends scquantancs eyeyvsere 10
I'D In procuring just 900 subscribers whose tnbsci
aons We need 70 meetats Increased fo the poys
nent Of our Journal J. A. TUaNfR,
zen 1a-N9r H.tnntnn. "a
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26

D. osDIH.-By special order, D Ofssy Ogden ha.
been transferred ffonsCastls founder TO hospital
where he can DO furnished By his friends with the deli
oaoss Of the season-things he has been used 10 and
can't do without
said Ogden Is to be severely reprinanded BY thu
military authorities for allowing himself to be caught in
King George.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26

TIE CASE OF THos. W. AAoMAHoS-T4o eIamina-
ton Of the OF Thos w. haemahon, charged with
fsAudulenty obtaining passport for John frAinor, o.
North Carolina was brought to conclusion yesterday
By Commissioner Watson declining to issue warrant
for hacmahons arrest TIE Commissioner sad the OBJ
tanning Of passport frardulsnty was not penal Of
fence under any law that he knew Of This q valus-
BILE dscisOn to the lawyers and other passport broker
about town.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-26
[KrOm hs Sentinel I
UNITED STATES FINANCES.

The reader viii find below very interesting state
ment Of the volume, ton and rate of Icrea
Of the United States debt 1t Ia in the form of cir
ouAr addressed TO agents abroad by the Secretary
Of State. Mr. Benjamin treats the subject very ucidly,
and, though In brief space very Complementary.
Toe argument be addresses to the capitalists Of Europe
IL unansWerab and has only to be presented to be re-.
sptond. It will be observed too, that Il IL carefully
bsssd on the official exhibits Of the Washington Gov
ernmen though those far from presenting the full
amount Of the public liabilities.
The money len iers of Europe, by making themselves
practical parties to the war against u.s. will find them-
selves In the light Of Mr. jamns exposition under.
mining their own investments.