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cester Mass, } Palladium, of which tn
Hon. Mr.. Baldwin, Member of Congress
from the Worcester District, is the Edi
tor No man, hitherto, has been a NOR,
faithful servitor Of Abraham Lincoln thar
he has been.
THE PUBLIC DOUBT. s4'l
Gin the whole thfee-fourths of cen.
fury since the organization of the G evern-
ment, there has never been moment
when the mass of the. American people
had so much doubt as now, as to the
course they ought to take in the election
that is in our Immediate future. Their
instincts are all right, and they are ready
to follow them if only some finger oflight
would appear and point out the way in
which duty, truth and patriotism demand
they should go. To go on as. we are going
seems like an attempt to cross log with
out knowing whether it will bear US over
safely to the other side, or let US sink be-
meath its surface.
Z In such time ofnational peril as this,
one relucts to the expression of single
idea that by any possibility may have in
Auence upon even one mind to mislead
its course. But there are national scondi
tions when even silence is SO full of peril
that the people would hail with gladness
some demonstrations with, enough of pow
er ard truth to guide their way. Is there
no man, or body of men, with power to /
speak the true word in this great .emer-
gency The Lincoln Administration found
4 war already prepared for it. Feebly-l
with pain be, it said-it has grappled
with that war four summers, aud almost
through the four years of its allotted ex-
stence.. In these four summers more |
han two hundred ard twenty thousand
If cur brave men have fallen In death. |
as many more haze been obli-
red to leave the service MANNED for life.
Full two huddred thousand more have
,een enrolled in our armies at great ex-
,ense, and than thrust out as incompetent
or service. ~ 30 olal''
From state of financial prosperity, un-
xampled in the history of nations, wheu
We could have paid all the money the
1overnment owed any morning before
reakfa we have gone down In rapid
escent to a national debt of TWO THOU
AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, with q hea-
v Indebtedness yet to be counted up
md worst of all in our material condition,
ur CURRENCY debased to taoo:ftfhs of
e value. Our armies scattered to such
q extent, that, as a general rule we are
eak where strength is most wanted; and
ur vessels engaged in commerce as in
lea fisheries, all along our coasts, are
urnt or sunk by tho daring cruisers of
II enemy, while our navy, upon which
e have spent mints of money since this e
ar begun, seems to be always where it
lould not be. asgsq b5s1aa ss t
With this dark history behind us, and y
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sed that many of the Republican Senators
desire war and disunion under nretext of
.sNy;ns N; the ITnioan I1T6a Tbev wish = o.t IA q,
81 So Z. tsy'1f
OF the Southern tlff fs States, IN order to have a
majority IN the Senate to confirm the ap-
pointments, and many of them think they
can hold a permanent Republican ma;ori-
49, i ~, 4 NJ, 2. s,...
= N tso' ~ tnsi t' I ous nol IN tne
whole Union; for partisan reasons they
are anxious to dissolve the Union. if It
can he done w;tbont;t,old;n !, j
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LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.

60 have no purpose di-
recdy or Indirectly to interfere
with the Institution of Slavery
in the States where it exists.
I LelieYe I have no lawful
right to do SO, and l have 40
inclination to do so.
P,esfdeat Lincoln IN Ais Inaugural
address.
81 order and declare that all
persons held as Slaves. In the
designated States and parts of
States are and hereafter shall
be Free e =
.ziaacoza,s Emancipation Proclamation
e Neither the President, nor
Congress, can emancipate Slaves
any more than they can grant
bills of divorce = - :
80 E;c- Coz Henry Duttoa.
s@-sThe fact can no longer be disgui- |
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9. If these. iafermoI faaatics and Adolf
aontsts eue- get the poaoer into their hands
they aoiH ouerr,de. the Constitution, set the
Sapreme Curt at defiance, change and
make ldws to snit themselves, lay hands
o., those soho d!ifa,. ,oith them IN opinion,
or dare question their fidelity. and finally
bankupt the country and deltge at aoi.h
Ill Loa."-DANIEL WEBSTER. 5sI.s
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4 stidw 6 $50 eIi 81 Fq.,ei lTs. ef1ii i'e
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the most vital and
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civil liberty and
free yernme entf E.
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in solid phaIanxs...
We: must "a zap l15ll "a and
at them or all
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citizens citizens & is Ii eternal
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Democratic party i
on ON - next le, &. Tuesday. i, '.:l la +.
Let every Demo !
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IN q a a N realize a { :
oncebthe BURDEN .
and' D responsibility, s as j Iii a a
which rests upon :
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ssOSBORN-ss CUR1tFS,

H<AlXfElh rmeda pqrtnership in, the practice
of aw ,and will attend to business in heir
prfio son in Ashland and adjoining coun-
ti2E fice IN the bulitdfng Heretofore oe1i
esp lo1iBy5W. osbsfn; On eRtircn street, ~
, arr ! Az, 1s64.yl9plIr 1T9kgl .
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Dnss. 9S.s.MPSsL s SREE7 S.

HAVING formed partnership in the prac-
@tice -sof- medirine and surgery. solicit a
share Of Fh5lic pat ron ageS3 Office over
Beer & Grahan's Store, corner OF Main and
Is Orange streets. to-: s]ifs giIes aiSvl9nl 2
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ATTORNEY at Law, office oyeFaBeer & Gra-
huns Sore D. il Street. Ashland, o., viii
ats I'd promptly. to. all business entrusted
to h. care. Special attention given to coll
lection of Soldiers Ga inIs of ali kinds. II
June s, lS64,vT9n1 1ai G.,
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A LII persons knowing stherns elves indeble ed
. II TO The undersigned will please call at J.
Dsgdnesg 6fHce and make immediate settle
-alnsnt, and sagsfh smseiyes cosfs!"a iira -
1SsIisa eds 10 tIszGIs1 cd G9tF. S.iJAC0BS. J.
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". RAESTOMY

,JEWELER and dSilFer smith, one door " est
nog of Rotterss Doug store Ashland. Ohio
II Geld and Steel d'ensi and a choiceyariety
of Jewelry, kept censtantlygon hand =
Highest price paid for old gold and silver:
lARepairing done to ordtr,i on reasonhle e
rms -satisfac ctoriIy warranted. v19n1
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ATToRNERYs and coun22enor OF rSa a Law. sh-
land Ohio. rDfiice + n ethe Bank building
over the Hardware Store vt9Pl
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FTLER MONNE.
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.J.aCoEs s. -xi.6,0IsD.

ATToRHEY5 an Law, Ashand, Ohio, viii
attend TO all profession business intrusted
to the-a IN Ashland, ana adjoining counties.
sBounty, money, back pay a9a pensions for
soldiers aud Others entitled thereto. pro-
cured, and COLLECTIONS made with prompts
.an mess and attention. y1ssfIf 9nriTl u
Office over ,he shoe store, on Main Street
,.s oppo@it {, the Bank- :,Tp -
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PHvsEC1ANs.

GEO. W. HEX, IN. ID,
b PHYSICIANS & SURGEON Ashland, Ohio
Particular. attention viii be paid to the
atment of the following special diseases:
DTsPEPs1A, disease ofthe4EivER, the KID
SeEEYsg SoRoFuLA and EPITHEII4Ls GASc En-
Once on Church street, ~ vi 9nl d,
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ATTORNEY SEA F3gEA%, Ashlandl Chic:
nm office on Church Street. in thef'brlek build
ing imnediaJely Yesko-, Kahn; store. 2T
=, Jrse 3, 1864, yI9nl -. 'ti..,s.T IS
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AN 1MpoRTANT. Article. Lc;z1

The following article is from the Wor-
cester Mass. } Palladium, of which the
Hon. Mr.. Baldwin, Member of Congress
from the Worcester District, is the Edi-
tor No man, hitherto, has been more
faithful servitor Of Abraham Lincoln than
he has been. % f@{" 5'@ 20
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-gussa9Fa y.EEE,L EEe1 Ezs1 EESE;els.l =
bsOPPeEsl TIE tLeIBIoN dlf ysiI oase, ashland o.
sEas N.6Iilter. lProprietorsl lGend, oda-
eiss tisnsand rsasona blepRi is Patronage sd
June 1861, v1an1 - - - =,
bhs asaEcNULsTY HOUSE, ~.
s'uWM. McNlULTY,a = 559e3 !a s sI2rofprfeter
~ SoWh SIDE @aia; j ifStfeefs -4isshtqad, %,
o4s stysupn9e tune s,ls6t, glspb sasiuei,iloIA ~ is
h9isH sss4sFHfO.g.S.ik kEDE.sE. a
FORMERLY McNULTY'S, by ARcHIB 4LD
S-~FfNEEx-zfshfandr4U 4Ufio. The Hcuse is
,shoFodgHly reflied Ia4d its proprietor is
prepared to accomn0date all his old
frieudsauda as many new ones may be
a. PLEASED 10 give him q call
iJane 3. 1881; v1yn1. ~
FILLER EEO Use. ID
MAIN STREET, between tti1d a n d fourth
Mzhszeld, Ohio: 90 -
~. NJ. MILLER, Proprietor
June &, 1864. vl9nIi Il
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Stick this in your Hat and keep
iG Here.

The following confession was made by
the HonaMr. Hawes, a Republican mem
Der of Congress from Massachusetts, on
the 25th of April, in which he exposed
the corruptness of Iincoln's administra-
tinr ~ Aft-l' ~
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-11-10

What tie Nea0 Companies haze been DOING
Going to tie Front-ZNe e6b,tide from the
recent Battle Field-HOao tie Uoaoaded Heroes
Feel-Comfde,ece Of tie Future.
Correspondence of the State Journal.
MARTINsBURG, VA, Oct. "a, 1864
MEssRs EDIToRs: Contrary, no doubt, to
the expectation of the many readers of your
paper who may be interested in the 9Th Wis
consin regiment, this date finds US at this
place.
The portion of the regiment that left the
State three weeks since, after receiving their
arms, have been doing duty in guarding
trains, &c, at and near Washington and AL
exandria. They came here three or four
days since, on their way to the front We
are now distant % miles from Winchester
where we expect to find the other companies
of veterans. 1t is supposed we are to leave
here tomorrow. This is in accordance with
the wish both of officers and men, Guarding
mule trains to and from the front, our duty
should we stay here, is not the work for the
Colonel or men of the noble 9Th. The Col
onel is represented to have said on vester-
day, when ordered to send portion of the
| men on such a mission: General, this is
new work for the 5th Wisconsin" To which
the General smilingly replied, az know the
| old 5th is used to harder work"
When once at Winchester we NAV remain
sometime, as l am told the other companies
are doing provost guard duty. The future,
however, none can read for single hour
| ahead
| Although not as yet active participants, we
have been permitted to gaze upon some of
the actual scenes of war. We arrived here
but day or two after Sheridan's great vic
tory. On yesterday and the day preceding,
part of the wounded and prisoners were
| brought into the town, about twelve hundred
of each. The place is about % miles dis
| tant from the battlefield, and these wounded
| men were brought over this long road, the
worst wounded in ambulances, the remaining
| part in army wagons. Many of them were
| "a hours in these conveyauees, and without
refreshments save once or twice during this
| time. The fortitude with which they bear
| I'D under their sufferings is truly wonderful {:
| the greater part seem to be a great extent
| oblivious of themselves, but are full Of praise
| for Gen. Sheridan, and exultation at the
thought that the "rebs got the worst of the
bargain" In all the fighting in this valley,
/ am told there never was greater number
| of wounded brought into this town; every
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-11-10


We halted for the night near Big Shrntv.
having passed through Marietta, cur lines
around henesaw, and the ground fought over
by Us in June. -
Three companies of our regiment were sent
so build railroad, on the 10th inst, and at
night our corps marched to Ackworth, reach
ing it about O'Clock in the morning. After
| resting and breaktasting, we again started
| forward, camping one mile from Gartersville
/ that night, passing through Alatoona, and
past miles OF damaged railroad, and A lonely
locomotive resting on its side, its bell alone
responsive TO the curiosity of the inuuisitive
crowd.
We marched through Cassville and King.
stCn, and passed the night OF the 18th inst.
halfway between the latter place and Rome.
! receiving Large quantity of mail just sent
down from chattanooga, where it had been
! collecting for weeks. During this day and
the next our forces had heavy skirrnishes
WITH the reoeis near Rome, taking two guns
and many prisoners.
Toward night of the 18th our army again
began to move, crossing the country toward
| Adairsyille, on the Chattanooga & Atlanta
Railroad, over u rough, stony and swampy
tract, toiling for many hours in the arduous
attempt, rendered doubly so by dense woods
and a cloudy sky. At this place our regi-
ment was detailed as guard for our wagon
train, and left here on the 18th inst in charge
thereof, passing through Calhoun and reach
ing Resaca about 1850 ?. N. ..---
On the 10th inst. we marched through
Snake Greek Gap, Villanow, city of one
church and several trees, going into camp
about midnight, having marched some Is
miles. We rejoined our brigade on the 18th
! inst, laid in camp until $50 P NJ, and then
marched over TaYlor's Ridge, crossing it at
Devils Pass, place not very appropriately
| named, and passed the rest of the night in
the woods close by.
At 1880 on the morning of the 18th we
pulled out, and soon reached the neighbor-
mood OF Lafayette; turning to the left We
marched down the valley, the boys finding
plenty OF sorghum to chew and few porkers
TO eat. We crossed several ridges during
the day, and having marched Is miles, camp
eu on Cnattooga creek, where sweet potatoes
most abound, and on which the bows gailv
| feasted.
Next day we passed through Somerville
and Alpine, 10 miles further on; crossing
another ridge and going down the valley and
through the village of Shinbone on the Goth,
camping near large sorghum patch, which
| speedily disappeared under the knives and
teeth OF the hungry soldiers, and on the Dist
we moved to our present location
An order was sent round this morning that
all the non-veterans of the Army of the Ten
nessee whose term of service expired before
the 7th of November should return at once
to Chattanooga, to be regularly mustered out
Col. Bryant, Captains Stevens and Bennett,
Lieut.. Blackman and some SO men of the old
18th at once prepared to leave, and started
on the back-track at dark.
When the forces will move, or in what di-
rection, is not for me to say at present.
Yours truly, w.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-11-10
From the Forty-Seeond Regiment.
of the State Journal.

/ Correspondence of the State Journal
HEADQs DETAcHN'r 42D WIS. REGr..
! CAMP BUTLER, NEAR SPRINGFIELD, Ill,
October 81, 1864 !
/ MEssRs, EDIToRs On Tuesday last the
/ left wing of the 42d Wisconsin regiment.
composed of Companies B, G, X, Z and H.
/ under command of Major Blake, was ordered
/ from Cairo to this place. where We arrived on
| v ednesday night. The next day Company
| B was ordered into the city of Springfield
/ to do Provost duty. Capt. Chase of that
/ Company was appointed Provost Marshal of
/ that place. Company G, Capt Porter, left
on the same evening for Marshall, H., on the
! borders of Indiana, to do some kind of duty
| there The remaining three Companies, E
II 4 K, under command of Capt. Aug. Haight
| of Company E, remain at this place doing
guard and garrison duty.
Camp Butler is a large and heathily locat-
ed camp, but it is very dirty and filthy. In
point of cleanliness it will in no way COM
/ pare with any of the Wisconsin camps. 1t
| is about FIVE or six miles from the city of
| Springfield, in an easterly direction, and near
the Sangamon river. Large numbers of troops
| are daily arriving at this camp-some to be
mustered out of the service after their three
| years of fighting, suffering and hardship
Their war-worn forms and tattered clothes
tell too well how they have served their coun-
try. Others are arriving to don the blue at
| the forcible invitation of Uncle Abe to " fall
in" There are about 1000 of those "draft-
ed-into- the army" fellows in camp here now.
| They are being sent to the front as fast as
they can be gotten off.
The AZ regiment boys are causing quite a
| change in the appearance of the Camp and
the barracks by scrubbing and sweeping up
Our commanding officer, Captain Haight,
keeps the boys cup and doing" He has the
right kind of "snap" about him to make a
good officer. He is well liked by all his COM
mand.
Major Blake is detached on duty in Spring
field at the headquarters of General Cook
commandment of this District or Department.
Lieut.. r. Fl. Henry of Co. II, is Acting Ad-
jutant, better boy or better officer than
whom was never seen.
DR.. Clement, lst Assistant Surgeon, is with
US. The comforts and wants of the sick are
we'll and faithfully looked after by him.
Our ever ready Sergeant Major, VIM. NJ.
Fogo, is with us also; always ready to do his
duty, and eat his regular allowance of 'hard
tack"
Companies E, Fl and K are under command
of their respective officers, as follows: E,
Lieut.. Low; H, Capt. Parker K, Lieut..
Rich.
The remainder Of the regiment still re-
mains at Cairo. There is no knowing when
the regiment will get together again. 1t is
supposed we will remain here at least all
winter.
We are near the home of cold Abe"
Whether that will have any impression on the
boys in stimulating them TO cast their votes
for him or not one thing is sure, anyhow, he
will get 700 majority in this regiment
More anon, HIGH PRIVATE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-11-10
From the Nineteenth Regiment-Heayy Loss
in Buffers Last Movement.
Correspondence of the State Journal.


NORFOLK, Va, Oct. %, 1864.
MEssRs. EDITORS: Ere this reaches you,
the telegraph will have informed you of a
general movement upon the rebel lines in
front of Petersburg and Richmond on Thurs
day last. Scarcely any information has yet
reached here concerning the result of that
movement.
The Nineteenth participated in the move
ment in front Of Richmond, and few only of
the regiment have returned from the fight at
Chapin's Farm to tell how desperately it con-
tended against overwhelming numbers. 1t is
impossible to furnish full particulars at this
writing, but send the following list of casual
ties-a partial list only, as will be seen in the
fact that of the brave men of the Nineteenth
who went into the fight, only thirty-fve or
forty came back, and those not all unframed:
Lieut.. Col Strong, severely wounded, and a
prisoner.
Lieut.. Holley, Adjutant, severely wounded,
and prisoner.
Capt. Scherff, Co. T, severely wounded, and
prisoner.
Capt. Bennett, E, killed
Lieut.. Wright, Fl, killed
Lieut.. Spridelberg, F, wounded and in bosni-
tai.
Sergt Dwinelle, A, wounded and a prisoner.
Sergt Palmer, A, wounded and a prisoner.
Corp Rathbone, a, wounded and a prisoner
Prlvates, Henry Gorte, Richard Thorne. and
John Hollinshead, wounded and prisoners
viii send full list as soon as it can be
obtained
Col. Sanders was attacked few days since
with hemorrhage of the lungs, which still
confines him to his room.
Yours, &C., A. G. BARRY.
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The Times correspondent with Buffers ar,
nv thus details how two of our brigades fell
into rebel trap on Thursd4y: last: When
he fonnd wide omen space and disconnected
redoubts on either side of the highway The
nisce seemed favorable for demonstration,
and the works seemed only feebly manned,
the enemy using but one gun , IN redoubt to
the right of the road. Gen. Weltzel deemed
if ad9isable to essay the capture of these
W works; and sent into the assault oullom's and
Fairc6ild's brigades. The troops advanced
CALAMITY with cheer to within few hundred
9ards Of the works on the right, when sud-
denIv the other work opened deadly cross
fire Of grape and schrapnel, and our troops
were in a trap from which there was little
chance of escaping. The majority OF both
brigades were made prisoners.
The last advices government had from
Sherman were to the effect that he should
hold Atlanta in spite of any attempt OF the
rebels to disIodge him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-11-10
From the TWenty-Sec0nd Regiment.

The Garrison of AHa1ata-Forttying-
agiag-Rebel Plans Foaed-Healh Good
Pay Delayed-RGoiciatg over Political and
Military VSetories-7He Coming Election.
Correspondence of the State journal.
CANT OF 22D RECT Wis. Vols,
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct %, 1864.
The rebel commander had conceived the
brilliant idea that by crossing the Chatta-
hoochee, dashing upon our railroad and per-
manently establishing himself in some natur-
ally stronghold, the onslaught of surprise and
numbers would easily win for him, he would
out-Sherman Sherman, and compel an evacu-
alton of this city; and already the magma
tive brains of rebel presses had seen corps
captured, remnants falling back in disorder,
and their fall-hued soldiers tramping hotly
after.
They crossed the river, seized and destroy
ed miles of track, tried the garrison at ALA
toona and met a bloody repulse, to which
Wisconsin soldiers contributed an honorable
part, and finally left for Alabama; while the
sum total of results is fortnight's check on
supplies and mail, and an isolation to US from
the world.
Meanwhile we were far from idle or de.
spondent. "Put your men hard at work, y
said Sherman to Slocum and the goth Corps
have built monuments for time which will be
observed by the sight-seer long after our
ranks shall be forever broken, and curious
calculation made of the amount of labor re-
quired to complete such works.
A fortnight of vigorous labor completed
the heavy work on strong lunettes, mounting