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The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

The Coming Presidential Contest.
The coming Presidential Campaign will
be the most important event in American
history. In Ihe contest of 1860, the friends
of slavery, under the banner of John
C. Breckinridge, acted ayowedly and sole
ly to consummate the division and des,ruc.
ton of the Republic. The people of Kan
sas will be slow to forget those who labor
ed with this faction.
In the contest of 1864. it is the correla
tive duty of the friends of freedom, under
the flag of Abraham Lincoln, to rebuild
and to restore the Union. Upon their har-
monious and vigorous action the great
WORK of achieving permanent peace and
honorable reconstruction must chiefly de-
pend. Should faction or ambition distract
or divide them. an enemy of the war for
the preservation Of our free institutions
will succeed to the Presidential chair !;
and in that event the catastrophe of seper-
alton will be inevitable. Keenly alive to
this fact, the armed adversaries of the
Union, and those who sympathise with
them, will make herculean efforts to sow
dissensicns among the real supporters of
our country cause. Our only safe course
is to heed not the wiley approaches, the
smooth-topgued sophisms and motley garb-
ed pretensions of all whose former history
does not accord with and constitute the
story Of a peoples struggle for a peoples
liberty and nations purity. What they
will attempt in the present campaign may
be certainly anticipated from the record
they have made against themselves since
the commencement of the rebellion.
The American masses are, undoubtedly
at heart patriotic and self sacrificing, bu,
in an era like this, when the widest lib.
erty of discussion is tolerated. the sternes,
patriotism will need the highest intelligence
to meet and to master the thousand forms
that an inherent or cultivated hostility
to the present Administration and demo
cratic government has and will assume, tc
mislead the people and misguide conf.
dence. All the energies Of the men con
stituting the great Union party will be
taxed TO refute and TO counteract the argu
ments of this unscrupuleus opposition
by perpetual remembrance of those who
justified at its outbreak the STAKEHOLDER:
rebellion F; by giving trust, comfort ane
coua tenance only to the undaunted mer
who in every hour, under every circum
stance, at all opportunities, when the ma
tion agonized in the couvulsions of dead
Iy disease, and when the wisest scarce knew
country still remained US, did speak, ac
and fought for the nations life, the nation
honor and the freeman's hope-for tn,
traitors defeat, dismay and destruction ;
by encouraging the true, and by discour
aging the false; by keeping alive in th'
hearts of the people tina! sense Of their du
ty, without which all the courage of ou
brave brothers in the army will fail, W,
= shall contribute not only to successes at tn
ballot-box and in the battle.feld, but vii
lay the foundations of perpetual adjust
ment Of our national complications, ant
give renewed life and vigor to a purife
and reestablished Government.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

NARROW ESCAPE oE SEMMEs.-The
Southampton correspondent of the London
Daily Ne,os says that. Mr.. Lancaster, of
the English yacht, being requested by the
commander of the Kearsarge to save from
drowning the Alabama men in the water,
he proceeded'to do so. Passing. near one
of the men nearly exhausted, one of the
men in the boat cried out. chats Semmes,'
and the drowning man responded, II am
the Captain, save me, l cannot keep up any
longer" He was dragged in when he
said, "For God sake don't put me on board
the Kearsage. but put me on board
your yacht" This wan promised and
Semmes was slowed away in the bottom of
the boat, aud covered with sail to con-
ceal him from those in the Kearsarge's
boats, who were evidently anxiously search
ing for him. He was then taken to the
the yacht and placed below. Mr.. Lam
caster soon after fastened away, fearful
that he would be over hauled and his ves-
sci searched; thus was Semmes saved
from the gallows by contemplate trick
played by friendly Englishman.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

The July dividend of school money for
district school purposes hasjust been made,
and amounts to SS,7I7,45 cts. This will
give to each scholar pro rata, 80 cts. and
five mills. The warrants are issued, and
the money waits in the treasury, subject to
the orders of the county treasurers.-State
Record.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

We regret to hear of the sudden death
of Mr.. Payne, editor of The Burlington
Register. He had conducted the paper but
a short time. Lieut.. Prouty assumes the
control. He was the founder of the paper,
but left it to 90 into The seryice-Bulletin.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

To we'll known United States Senator
Gen. Grant said few days ago-and that,
too, while the rebel 'invasion" was In
progress: 81 am just as certain to take
Richmond and crush Lees army as the sun
IS sure to rise" This is Grants opinion,
and he ought TO know.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

1t is reported that Secretary Stanton
has resigned on account of abusive lam
guage used against the War Department
by P. Nj. General Blair. The Conserra.
tire recommends Gen. Curtis for the place.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

The Cincinnati Volksbalt says that since
the Baltimore convention not less than
nine of its GERMAN exchanges have taken
down the names of the Cleveland nomi-
nees, and substituted those of Lincoln and
johnson.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

SINGULAR CoNDUcr OF DoG.-Mrs.
Reed died very suddenly at the Randall
House, at seven o'clock on Monday NOR.
ming. Just before her decease poodle
dog came up to the bed. mounted a chair,
and, taking Mrs. Reed by the hand with
his paws, commenced bowling in doleful
manner. The noise made b. the dog
walked up her husband, and The woman
soon after expired. The dog since the
death of his mistress has refused to leave
the corpse for a moment-affording an in-
stance of the almost human affection ex-
ibied by the brute creation.-j1. Louis
UaiOa.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

Politics make strange bedfellows, and
the strangest thing ye. is the prospective
union between the Peace Democracy and
the Fremont faction of the Republican
party Should Grant fail at Richmond,
we have no doubt Fremont will be the can.
dldate of Fernando Wood and Vallandig
hamites for President. This will combine
factions that never were combined before
clear case of political miscegnegaSou,
gotten up for the spoils of Office, and with.
out caring whit for the country. The
watchword of those factions is anybody but
Lincoln, and the rank and file ofthe party
will consist of poor fellows who would serve
any master for an ofice.-Inuestigatsr.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

Miss Katie Estelle, lessee and manager
ess Of the Petersburg theatre, announces
that, as the actors in her company have
been sent by the Government to the trench
es, the performances are suspended for the
present.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

The Pacific Road is to be completed to
Lawrence by the 18th of August, and tick
els of invitation have been issued for free
ride on thatday.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

The Baltimore papers state that Francis
Key, the son of the author of the "Star
Spangled Banner" was arrested on Satur-
day last on charge of disloyalty, and lock.
ed up in the military prison to await trial.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30
New Advertisements.
. LONE ST Ar
Billiard Sa1OOn..
G.. f. kOester Proprietor.
MarVsyille, Kansas.

NdI oVuIOI NtVII01'ri
Keep "cod" gentlemenl Take something
like Juep, Punch, Cober, Sangaree, Cock
fail, Smash or Lager, in ice, through straw
or any other way-while you enjoy yourselves
at the fashionable and "highly. military" game
of Billiards, at Charleys. lou
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

Atchison akvertises- for l 900 men 10
work on the Arhison and Pixies Peak
Railroad. /.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

The time is extended to the 30lh for
Taising the One Hundred Days regiment.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

The colored battery under colored off.
GERS is fast filling up at Leavenworth.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

Adjutant General Thomas is in 81. Lou
is for the purpose of having the remaining
negroes in Missouri put into the military
service.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30
County superintendent of Public
instruction.

A correspondent of The Big Blue onion.
who signs himself Allen, objects to our pro-
posed abolition of the above Office, and
comforting its duties upon the County
Attorney. He objects to The change on the
ground that the County Attorney cannot
visit every school in the County, once or
more during each term; examine the class
es advise with the teachers, and exercise
a general supervision over all the schools
in TIE County This would be valid OBJ
joction if the County Superintendent per
formed all of the above duties, but he
does not in this County, and, so far as we
can learn. does not in any county In the
Stale. To do so, would employ him con-
tinually, travelling from place to place,
and occurring to the schools and teachers
in his county. We doubt not that the
schools would be greatly benefited by such
an officer, but it is not done, and will not
be done until the Legislature makes it
the plain duty of that officer to do so, and
then cannot be done in the larger Coun-
ties. We are, therefore, in favor of abol-
ishing the office, and making it the bust
ness of the County Attorney (whom the
law supposes to be a man of learning) to
do all that is now done by the School
Superintendent. aud If criminal business
does not increase rapidly, it will be but a
poor Office for the next twenty years.
Troy Investigator.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30
Lincoln and Johnson
lowing times and places

K
Seneca, Friday, August 9Th, at o'clock Pm.
Marysville, Saturday, Aug. 9th, at o clock P. NJ
Junction City, Monday, Aug. 9Th att CLOCK P NJ
Ogden. Tuesday, August 9th at II o'clock A. II.
Manhattan; Tuesday, Aug. 9th at o clock p. NJ.
In the Conservative these distinguished speak
ers are advertised to speak all over the State,
but we have not time or room to publish the list
of appointments. We hope these gentlemen
win not disappoint our people
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30

I don't know how it is that our taxes arc
so high, nor do I know where we are to
get at the leak in the treasury to lessen
them do think we might have some
fewer Office holders, and l do also think
that some of the officers might be content
ed with smaller pickings than they at pres
ent reiceve. But in clipping and retrench.
ing let us be very careful not to injure some
of the vital interests In the State. Com
monSchool interests are most likely to suf.
fer in seasons when we feel the pressure of
hard times-really the most vital interest
in the commonwealth. A Superintendent
of Public Instruction is necessity-if
common schools are a necessity. Our
present law makes it the duty of every SUI
perin,endent to visit every school in his
county, a, least once in the term. would
not have that law changed if could. But
as we desire to retrcnch, if we do not de-
sire to pay for SO many visits to schools
we may elect Superintendent who will
do as some of them now do (the Superin-
tendent of Donlphan County, fail to visit
them then they II not have to be paid there
for. Butin merging one or more offices to-
gether remember that those who work for a
per diem, can only charge for the number
of days they are actually employed, and
the work will cost the same whether per.
formed by one man, or by many. How
then can the cost be made less by employ.
ing the County Attorney to do~the same
number Of days work ? unless you give
him less pay. But ought We not rather
to increase than diminish the days WORK
in that matter and pay enough that a
good man will be willing to spend his time
to attend to it? ALLEN.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30
ReoMbIlcN1s Union sNNSS
Meetings !
LINCOLN AND JOHNSON !!

NOV JHLANE. HON. T. A. OSBORN.
JUDGEJ. Stafford. SIDNEY CLARKE.
HON. d. W. WILDER. HON. ). w. oCoil.
HON. W. W. II. LAWRENCE,
and other Speakers will address the people o.
Kansas in advocacy of the Election OF
Lincoln and Johnson,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
When the End Will Come.

The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield (Mass.) Republican is not so dis
posed to humbug the people with bogus vic
tories as some of the SUPERFICIAL journals at the
West are. He writes ia manner that shows
he has some conscience left, as well as respect
for the intelligence of his readers. The Re.
publican says: r.
The rebels claim that they have had series
OF victories since the present year opened, and
no defeats to speak of. The rebel newspapers
know very well how to lie and when to lie
but, upon the whole. they do not quite equal
our own. Look into almost any of our Jour
mails, and you will see that s. Grants successes"
are the theme of daily comment. One would
think to read them that the march upon Rich
mend had been crowned with immense yicto-
ries, and that Lee is holding his breath in NOR
tai terror of his foe. What are the facts /?
Simply these: Gen. Grant has lost Sc, 600 men:
has fought pluckily with Lee, inflicting heavy
losses upon the enemy, and is in front of Rich
mond. He has not beaten the enemy, and has
two or three times attempted general assault
and has been repulsed. These are the simple
facts OF the situation; yet senseless scribblers
have been describing brilliant victories,
as If the campaign was won. The fact
is that the campaign is Just begun.
and that nothing that has yet trans
pired is Indicative of the result. There is no
cause for dependency. unless it be for those
foolish people who expected that this great
conflict would be entirely settled by the 4th
of July. Mr.. Lincoln said to friend of his
two or three days ago: ''f Grant clears the
rebels out of Virginia by the 4th of july of
neat year, it will be all that have ever ex-
pected." Mr.. Stanton does not talk of com.
plete success this year, nor does Mr.. Chase
In short, the men who best comprehend the
situation do not confidently expect that the
war will'be closed in the year 1854. - -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
An Incident Of the War.
Correspondence of the Evening Post.

Correspondence Ofth Evening Post
WASHINGTON, June 21.-In one of the fierce
engagements with the rebels near Mechanics
Vile in May last, young Lieutenant of
Rhode Island battery h ad his right foot so
shattered by fragment of shell that, on reach
ing washington after one of those horrible am
oulance rides, and a journey of a weeks dura-
ton, ne was obliged to undergo amputation
OF the leg. He telegraphed home hundreds Of
miles away that all was going WELL and with a
soldiers fortitude composed himself to bear
his sufferings alone.
Unknown to him, however his mother, one
OF those dear reserves of the army, fastened
up to join the main force. She reached the
city at midnight, and the nurses would have
kept her from him until morning. One sat by
his side tanning him as he slept, her hand on
the feeble fluctuating pulsations which for
BODIED sad results. But what woman1s heart
In the darkness she was finally allowed to
glide in and take the place at his side. She
touched the pulse as the nurse had done: not
a word had been spoken, but the sleeping bow
.opened his eyes and said, "that feels like nv
mothers hand; who is this beside me? II -
my mother; turn up the gas and let me see
mOther!" ,
The two dear faces met in one long. ioyful
sobbing embrace and the fondness pent un in
each heart sobbed and painted, and wept forth
The gallant fellow, inst twenty-onen bis leo
amputated on the last day of his three wears
service, underwent operation after oneration
and at last when death drew nigh. and he vas
told BY fearful friends that 1t oniv rema;ns5
20 make him comfortable, said "he had looked
Heath in the face too many times to be afraid
row, = and died as CALAMITY az did the men of
49, As'>A>~s t4ttt1sl4ltfts .ftsfFE
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
THE LATEST
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM GRANTS ARMY.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The steamer High
land Light arrived here from City Point, which
place she left yesterday morning, and brought
up the 9th Ohio volunteers, commanded by
Major Winslow, whose term OF service has ex-
pired.
been no heavy fighting during the past few
days, but skirmishes are kept up all along the
line. Cannonading at times is heavy.
Firing was heard about five miles from Ber-
muda Hundreds on Saturday, where General
Butler is entrenching. The rebels made an
attack upon Buffers entertainments, but did
not effect anything, and they were driven off
On Saturday the rebels attacked Sheridan's
rear at WicOx's Landing and captured a few
OF ms men. A brigade of infantry was at once
dispatched to protect Sheridan's rear and the
Iepels were checked and Sheridan made for
oa.nes hiver, crossing it successfully with his
entre Trans. The railroad is advanced five
11les from CITY Point towards Petersburg.
Yesterday heavy firing was heard in the direc-
ton OF Petersburg.
On Saturday night the rebels made an attack
on our pickets about the centre of our line as
they were being relieved, but were repulsed
with little or no loss to us.
On the heights beyond Petersburg the rebels
have an 10 gun battery, bearing upon the CEN
tire of our line in front of that place. This bat
terry has been very troublesome, and 80 far has
proved too heavy for the artillery we have
brought against it.
General Wilson has gone on another cavalry
expedition and good news may be expected
from him soon.
Two hundred rebel prisoners were at City
Point yesterday morning.
A letter of the Goth says that Fosters force
of the 10th corps has probably ere this attacked
Chapins bluff and perhaps captured it. This
would permit the erection of strong counter
works to operate against Fort Darling.
Heavy lines and entertainments concentrating
a sweeping fire on Dennys Bluff is the evident
design of Grant.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
Murder at Reading. Pa.

READING, June IT, Quite On excitement has
been created here in consequence Of political
emeute between the workmen in the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad wofkshon in this
city, resulting, in all probability, in the death
of one of the parties. 81 - 'o-'S7
A few days ago one of the workn1en said he
WouId rather light for the rebel cause than for
me Union. This expression created feeling
OF indignation among his companions, and
tney determined to order him to leave the
Town, or else tar and feather him and ride him
OH on ra d. This morning he again came to
work. One of his personal friends, though an
opponent In politics., advised him in kind
words to leave the shop, as he would surely
De mobbed If he remained: Another work
man, his father-in law, called out, "Sh OF
him, whereupon the latter drew . pistol and
shot his friendly adviser, the ball taking effect
In the abdomen. The. murderer was arrested
and committed to prison At late hour in
the evening the injured man was still living.
though no hopes were entertained Of his re-
coVery. 3t frsaf YGguiigfO 10 snn4Ufc aba 4
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01

Negro Shoots an Irishman on q
Steamer..The Crew Lynch the Ne.
gro.
From the Leavenworth tKansas> Conservative
A shocking affair occurred on board the
steamer Paragon, on Thursday morning be-
tween Independence Landing and Kansas CITY.
The facts are substantially as follows:
When the first watch were at breakfast. one
of the crew, an Irishman, left the table and
went into the cook-hOuse and menacingly de-
manded some potatoes. The cook. a negro
replied that there were none. The Irishman
replied with some profane and obscene epi.
thet and advanced upon him with knife
and billet of wood, knocking him down The
cook rallied and drove his assailant outside.
and then seized a revolver which Law upon q
shelf, where it had been placed by one of the
officers of the boat.
At this juncture several other deck hands
approached and attempted to seize the cook.
who declared that he would shoot the first
man who approached. The Irishman who
had begun the ARRAY raised a club to strike
him, and the cook instantly fired, shooting
him dead in his tracks. He then broke aWay
from the crowd and ran to the upper deck.
One Of the lady passengers who understood
the difficulty concealed him in her state
room unperceived and locked the door. Mean.
Whlle the entire crew were searching for him
through the boat, assisted by many of the
passengers, the majority of whom, we are in
formed We're rebel sympathizers. Some of
them distributed their revovers among the
crew, and the mate of the boat and the bar
tender (whose names we regret to soy we have
not ascertained, used them to smoke him out
and shoot him. The bartender loaded double
barrel shot gun and handed it to one of the
crew for this purpose.
POI The fugitive was soon found by passenger.
and was dragged into the cabin. The greatest
excitement prevailed, and but for the cries of
the women and children, he would have been
murdered upon the spot. He was taken tow.
ard the forward stairs, the crowd striking him
with their weapons, and beating him in the
severest manner. The cook fought desper-
ately, striking right and left, and injuring some
OF his assailants pretty severely. He was
driven to the railing, and fell backward to the
lower deck; recovering his feet he attempted
to plunge into the river. He was prevented,
captured o second time by his blood thirsty and
infuriated assailants, tied to the capstan of the
boat, and then brutally beaten till he became
insensible ~.
- Arriving at Wayne City landing, about five
miles below Kansas City, rope was tied to his
neck and he was dragged ashore and shot.
bis BODY was left at that place. The boat
reached Leavenworth on Tuesday evening.
NO publicity was given to the affair by any of
the omcers, nor any complaint made to the To-
cal authorities. The affair furnishes its own
comment.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
FROM SHERMAN'S ARMY.
Attempt of Gen. Pillow 10 Capture
Lafayette.

CHATTANOOGA, June 27.-Yesterday morn
ing at o'clock a flag of truce was sent into
Lafayette In the name of Gen. Pillow demand
ing immediate surrender and threatening to
els were 8, 600 strong and had completely sur
rounded the town on the refusal of Col. Wat
kins, who lad only 400 men. The rebels ad-
vanced from all directions at nearly nine they
occupied three-quarters of the town, when
Col. John T. Croxton, of the 4th Kentucky,
came up and captured about seventy rebels.
Col Watkins lost about fifty killed and as
many wounded. Pillow left 100 dead on the
field. Col. Falkner, 9TH Kentucky, was cap
tured in an attempt to make a charge.