Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-28
Vu1 ,1HslRsHsikL cAYBLIaH -sPIIoI OF M. VSEBLz-
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for Vice President serenAded Monday night, at the
Nav YORK Hotel, New YORK, by the Mcclellan Legion,
a. association composed OF former soldiers Of the Army
Of be Potcmacss A large number OF persons having
assembled, Mr. Ps1dleton was introduced BY the Hon.
John Van Buren,, and spoke Is follows:
thank you for this manifestation Of kind feeling to-
ra1seK am the more grateful for il a. 1t com %
a., en Who have stood In the fore front OF danger
and neried their lives for their country loud cheers
occsnt n AZ an evidences oil your confidence In and OF
,onr sympathy With my devotion to the Union and the
Constitution. Three cheers Tor George d. f'nc,e-
! "a born in Ohio. have lived al my life in the
Nor,hEest. know the sentiment OF The people.
entirely with it. They are attached by every
tie OF Election and Interest to this union' cuee
iov1 ULIike NV York, they have never known an
o,5sr government; they never existed as Pohpsil
con mrnity before Ihl government was formed, ana
tbeir hearts cling 70 this government with nasscroAos
tsnacilv- (GreSt applauss.) Unlike you they are an
in aud psopIs CHI Ay devoted 70 agriculture. A 40
integral and ing portion OF the Union t!ey nave
nIoSIRe aud poueI-tney fear from dsunion, isolation
rom he world and the loss of that prestige powell
(Oheers) Their interest requires t1A they snoua naVS
sOaedy md easy communication WITH the ocean, ana
MS t6ey intend 20 have, both BY the Guit Of AS1oo
and tie city Of Now York, BY COZ citation In pace
,rsV csp BY ST. the force ana psWer which teemlnS
pyDul.ton snd fruitful sol give tnem II they must
tLJu5 olee) Taey believe that the rs step toHsfos
m ,iutsiniSg .ue Union is the elscion OF Gtnsta Mo
OlAu. (reA. onSering) They believe that the reO'o
"a ion OF demOcTAuc party 70 power Will produce
ulion (Chssrf They televe The pel ~ OF IN ad-
nistISt on inward, botn the SOutneIn AID Northern
S,sses q atA 70 To- Union (Thsss Sc Gen. Ne Jeilap,
n tbs HARRISON LAlsns or, SAID u Der cvLn cahoA
VI plC ty pohucA eXveu loLs Of pest h0r tEh'
,mlAl vIEGl Iri0n SO', mar tore BILE aoIls'on VI
slsVefy should De for U0 monsnt thought OIL
(Uassfs l. his lsItsr Of s1csptAncs 10 sac 'ths
U,ion Wa originally Iorm9d by tie s1eIehe of tp rh
A. aonc on ana conpfoAiss. TO restore ano pre-
IVsHA like fpIiL nnit prevail IL the eouaols oil he
d try Gnd IL Ius hearts Of tnS psope. lOnssrs =
ras D .neers 10 party 10 PLEDGE 70 an Ho.H"EAg
nlsty 10 hs llon under Co ISptution. JhVsrs.)
ia usRedt the lsstorAiOn VI AOs on the basis "a
ZOE F.del.l u on OF the S.atsA IL I'd apPauss) W.
o. Ia, Vs-nsy knoW-TnaL this pAr.y snail DC rss
stored 70 pOaer-it this policy shall pFeVGlthe ULo'
email Do res0EeC State alter SiaS ELL return 70 ns Al"
o ssposs o Cu. 81 Jcngs will come down 70 NJ from
tds ylulss OF Heaven ssii, in ICken tnas Dsiy Sp-
proves mat stsLeemSnShp uhlch tenpes all lIs POLICY
stn moderation aud juScs ana coreliAuon. lJneert')
When mex, meet yGu hops We may nave already 81"
ssrsa On lnAi uosk. ASAio, gsLdsuA1, ! thank y0I
Tor YOUR attention aHd Nlsh you gooo ulSnt lLIua AnS
org oaecrs followed the speSo }
pus,uERs AND DkElfEAs At ToRrREsH NoHRos.
A lister lrem Fyru,ss Monroe, 2Id ms, IL the
Philade. pniA Inquirer eais:
TSo hundred R.Uel prisoners, captured in the late
,c, no ssAncs W the Tenth Corps, arrived bsre las
svenipR from Oily PoiaI, Dy The mail steamer AdRha-
Tan These prisoners were composed IL gre~s ma
.n,s of ht it, Shd IL iAcI, OF the y. j. va OF Vr
uis May VI them tae victims OF the late Or
sr "A Md by the Rebel auhC rites, iuhlsssly oou-
crntipR every one ospAa1 Of bearing arms whose
yoss could Do dispensed win, and ordered immediate
v "a tue font When capu.ed they ev.nced very III.
n, di,poe on to make resistance, Snd their only
ma ops were of concsrl ecng the mods Of life d..
re their tine Of Imprisonment Their ia ltion was
al dew nf
otnye OF c0.nlng, aud IS they took up The line Of
march or the military prison. 70 await shipment ~
Poin, lookout they presented strange contrast to
Ens poson they formerly held amidst the revey and
seaIth that peIvad5d tue higher classes OF the city
K edmond, Va, before tho war;
Fifteen reb,l dessrItri, belonging TO Captain Armi
se,ds battery OF n II A. Ss6rk's (tormsrly ofi-
csr in our navy battalion OF VrsinAns, raised prncl
paly in Matthews county, arrived here yesterday
u. ernoon from YorkioHn, Va, having managed, by
wall laid preconCertea plan, IN making long Ceour
around tie right Of Major General Buffers forces, tt
c,pe md reach our lines. Alter administering the
oasn of al esGncs and teVeTey cross questioning them,
tneV were released and zen. North.
The artillery battalion TO which they belonged was
atioued az the time OF tier escape at farm, in in
repcbments about 800 yards IRON General Buffers
sosi ion ~ Fort Harrison. Tnsir intre clements
of the weakest raure, aud merely intended as shiea
70 the more stable fOrnhoSIions enc rciDg datey
tie suburbs Of Richmond, to DO evacuated when any
erious Anaok would be made.
TIE vSAMoHT RIDIIs-A LITTER FROM LIEUr. YOUNG.
Ths following is the letter from the leader of the tai
,ssrs of Vermont referred to in ycser avs Wig:
uPEILIIeHsBURsB, O. Z Saturday, Ocs 2i-To the
z itor OF the EVsring Telegraph Through the co..
,moa OF your Journal VISA " make some statements
10 the peols OF OsaAdA regarding the recent rAtons
In Vermont sent there Tor tue purpose OF burning
the town AID surrounding villages IN retaliation for
The recent oursges commlGEsd in tle sospsndOah Va
law ana tl,eWhCre in the Confederate S1atSs.
al am commissioned Cfiesr Of the Provisional Army
NJ The Confederate States, and haVe violated no laws Ci
Canada.
~ do 70. wish my name coupled with the epihett
nov applied Withou, knowledge on tie part Of the
peope Of Canada 10 who We are and what caused
action.
i wish, also to make few statements as to how my
self and party were taken.
II ives seE ID on Canadian coil by American cizsnr
uith their hands, aud violently searched. NJ
pickett book was taken from me, AID was started to-
aATds tie United States. reached oas my hands apo
caught the Iens OF my hoTe when three pistols were
levs!ei at my head, with threats to shoot the -
scoundrel dead # he moved.
Some CaoAcian oitiz,n then spoke rp aud the Ameri
cane seer the bail Il sIatted with toward him,
Two Of N N holding arms in their hands.
"Tness statements can be proved by Canadian oid
Esns.
..rhe Americans came into this pace and even be-
youd it, brandshiug guns and threatening to XII rome
Of U.s. even ssr We were in the hands Of the g;ist
auth 'Fities.
'Sltely the people Of Vermont mu't have forgotten
tha. the people of Canada are not in the midst Of
aud ruled by dsipoto in his action and supreme
in his in'smy.
Il am not afraid to 20 before the Courts of Canada
md when the sffIir is nvGs igAted sa;bhsd thai
the ciliz OF Vermont and not my Iartv, will b.
found TO be- the volAors of Canadian and EaRsh law
IS ms Que, hoPe, will be sent tn invrstigle thi
hresc1 of neutrality and award to those American OIL
Ieus doing armed duty in Canada the just merit of their
uAnsgress on.
Hoping Jou will give this publication, remain,
yours resptc iul!.
"BEEHEfr Il YoUEG
First Lieutenant DIVISIONAL Army, Confederate States
Of America"
The Warrington correspondent of the Herald gays:
We have the best authority for saying thst there IL