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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-09-16

How SOLDIERS vorE.-Walton's Journal
says that Of the $50 soldiers IN hospital ut
Montpelier who voted last Tuesday, not ono
voted the copperhead ticket. They did tho
same thing in Burlington. and. judging from
the returns received from Brattleboro' tho
soldiers voted tho same way there The Bur-
.ington Frce Press says that rs ono Of tho
gallant fellows from the hospital in that place,
who was wounded in one Of the recent bat
ties, came limping up tho steps Of the Town
Hall Democratic ticket vcnder thrust u
copperhead State ticket into his hand. r
lilo took tho vote. lookcd ut livery DELHI
crately. and then with dryeIpphasis which
added greatly to tho effect OF his words, said
(" What - fool ! should be. to go down
and fight the rebels for three years with my
nuske.. and then come here to stab myself
in the back with piece Of paper like that !
No! "--throwing the ticket for Redlield Il
20. from him, and drawing his 6nger across
his throat. with u slow, rcsolutc action
:. I'd cnt my throat before Id vote that
ticket"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-09-16
Pendleton's Record.

The New York Tribune says Of this gentle
mans Congressional record:
Consistent in his friendship TO nil the open
friends NJ rebellion, Mr.. Penleton was one of
the twenty who voted against the resolution
censuring Harris Ut Maryland Tor reasonable
language on the floor ~ the House.
lie was willing tn repudiate the debt due from
the government tn n portion Of its soldiers;
and voted, March 2lst, 1865, tor IIardings
proposition that the colorel troops should bo
cheated out Of their wages earned.
June 30, 1864, no votel for Lel}lond's prop
o.ition for an nrnlisticc and commissloners-thc
campaigns in Virginia and Georgia then nc
lively going forward.
He declared by his vote on the 18th OF Janu-
AIRY, 1854. rs he has IN bis speech above cited.
that he does not believe in the right TO crush
the rebellion. Mr.. Green Cliy Smith OF Ken
lucky offered this preamble and resolution
Whcrels, A most desperate, wicked and
bloody rebellion exists within the jurisdiction
Of the United States, and the safety and securi-
81 of personal anl national liberty depend upon
its utter and absolute extinction; therefore
Resoicei. That it Is the political. civil, moral
and sacred duty Of the people To- meet 1t, hight
IL, crush IL, and forever destroy IL.
This passed with hut sixteen nays; among
them Harris. Long, Pendlston, Voorhees, and
Fernando Wood.
Three resolutions were offered In the House
Dec. II, 1853. The first declared for the pros
ecuton Of the war. Mr.. Pcndlcion voted
sauareiy against II -sixty.four other Demo-
Gratis with him. The second resolution was as
follows: ......... ....
THAT we hold Il 10 be the duty OF Congress
to pass oil necessary bills TO supply men aud
money, and the duty Of the people to render
every all in thei, power a. the constituted au-
thorities of the Government in the crushing out
Of the rebellion, and bringing the leaders there
OF 10 condign punishment
This RESOLUTION was agreed TO, yeas 1853, nays
1. IIn risof Maryland. Mr.. Pen fieion dofgef
the role, although he had just voted ON the pre-
cedng resolution, and appears Immediately al.
terward voting ON the next f5rt 4nrf
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-09-16
NEWS

SWEAT LYNcHEp
~ 1000 M GRITTY!
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-09-16

A broker was refused admission to the New
York Board Of Brokers a tew days since on &C
count of his disloyalty.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07

WASHINGTON, May 2-The expedition
which was sent out last week and de-
stroyed Madison Court House met no
rebels till within about half mile from
that town. A slight skirmish then took
place, in which the rebels lost five men
and the Union soldiers nine. The enc
my then returned to the Court House.
The Star has the following further par
ticulsrs
The rebels suddenly disappeared. but
on our forces entering the town they
received q volley OF musketry from the
windows Of the houses, and they were
for a time compelled 70 withdraw The
officers in command of the reconnoit-
ring party ordered another advance,
when again a destructive FIRE was open
ed on them from the houses, and there
being no other way of smoking the
rebels out, orders were issued that the
town should be fired. The torch was
applied 20 q number Of houses afiording
cover for the enemy, whereupon the
latter hastily decamped, leaving our
forces IN full possession Of the place.
The flames, however, spread very rapid
~, and there being no means at hand
whereby the fire could be checked, q
general conhagration was the result. and
IN short time almost the entire town
was in ashes
The act was certainly not q wanton
one on the part Of the Union officers.
but was rendered necessary BY the das-
tardly act Of the rebels who used the
houses as q shelter for the purpose of
slaughtering our troops
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Down on Dr.. Breckenridge.

A correspondent asks whether it is
possible that DR.. Breckenridge goes all
lengths upon the radical questions. All
Isngths7 Yes, and he probably weeps,
ike Macedonias mailman" that there
are not other lengths for him to 60
He never willingly let himself be out
done in anything he undertook, and it
isn't likely he is going ct this time Of
day TO let himself be out-niggered-
LoR Journal
The Journal grows furious whenever
a man gives way to his honest conyic-
tons, and fayors the preservation Of
the Union, ct the expense Of an insti-
tuition inconsistent with its perpetuity.
Dr. Breckenridge has always been con-
sentative man; but the rebels have
forced the issue upon the country; and
be is not the man to shrink from his
duty. Had the Doctor followed the ex-
ample of his nephew, and gone over to
the rebels, the Journal would not have
been half so angry as the above para
graph shows that it is now.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
The Constitutional Amendment TO
Prohibit Slavery.

The Herald's article Of Saturday in
regard to the delay of the House IN
taking up the Senates amendment TO
the constitution abolishing slavery is
having an excellent effect A number
of democrats who have not hitherto
favored the amendment begin to talk
seriously of supporting it 1t is beliey-
ed that if the Herald's efforts are pro
perly and vigorously supported by other
newspapers who are favorable to this
vitality important measure, and by the
people, who are undoubtedly in favor
Of il, it will soon secure the requisite
vote to complete it, as far as Congress
can do So Wash Cor " T. Herald
The Herald has decidedly q cool me
thod of talking about things Having
fought the anti-slaYery sentiment for
thirty years, it now turns around, advo-
Gates radical measures, claims all the
honor, and lectures others whose course
has always been straightforward, and
charges them with lukewarnness. But
we care nothing for that; and are glad
that it now advocates a measure essen
tial to the prosperity Of the country,
and hope it viii continue to wake up
the sleeping House on the subject, till
it shall do It's duty.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07

W4sHnccroE, May 1.-The most in
tense anxiety IS discovered in this city
with regard 20 demonstration about 10
take place in Virginia and the army Of
the Potomac Ali manner of specula-
tons are INDUCED in and exsggerating
stories are ahoat.
Both armies are making most active
preparations, and the moving about Of
various Divisions under Gen. Grant,
gives rise to the widest stories occf-
s.onally; but know positively, that Up
10 this forenoon, no blow has bee Il
struck except occasional picket fr ng
and slight skirmishiag. The noe.
ments OF Lee are believed by high au-
thority, TO indicate an endeavor to es-
cape from Rapidan to Richmond, and
that he is beginning to fully appreciate
the tremendous anaconda preparing for
him, and does not care 70 collect his
whole army where inevitable destruc-
ton awaits it, should he engage the
Federal forces.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
Rebel Journals.

Richmond papers to the 18th ult
have been received in New York, and
numerous extracts from their oolurlns
have been published Their tone
IS exceedingly nervous, and indicate
dread Of the future. True, they en-
deayoI TO keep up the courage Of their
readers, By INDUCING in cheap, but
high sounding rhetoric but this cannot
deceive The public.
There are too many evidences Of de
spondeney, to doubt the result Of sue
esssfUl campaign, on the part OF me
Union armies. The admission that this
is the last year Of the war, whichever
wins, is equivalent to announcing that
the rebels viii yield, if defeated
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
The HerO.WOrkIng Man.

In his reply to the address Of the
working-men of London, Garibaldi said.
like TO see workingmen particularly.
l am very grateful, and will forget not
in all my life this welcome of the class
/ have the honor to belong TO- I like
them to call ne the Brother Of the
Nottingham of every part Of the
world
1t was at once curious and sublime,
says the correspondent of the Tribune,
to see this champion of the working
men few moments after thus avowing
his relation to the lower class of Eng
lish society, enter the magnificent coach
Of one of the wealthiest dukes Of the
empire, and be driven to the palace, az
the guest of an autocrat Having been
a workingman in both England and
America, he still has the courage to
avow his sympathies for that class in
the face of the most exalted in wealth
and gentility.
1t seems that the Gberator of Italy
has not gone to England to be posted
and fattered, but to meet the leading
democrats of the nations of Europe for
consultation.
Another item Of interest connected
with this hero is that the liberal signi-
fication of his name, to-wit: Bold in
War," is strikingly exemplifed in his
character.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07

Commodore VIM. D. Porter, son Of
old Commodore David Porter, and
brother OF Admiral David D. Porter.
died on Sunday morning at Saint Luke's
Hospital, New York, whittier he was
conveyed three weeks since. at the
time OF his death the heart was very
much hypertrophied, weighing twenty
four ounces, and the liver had under
gone degeneration, producing the con.
dition known as Hutvleg liver, and the
kidneys also showed commenciEg organ
ic disease The Commodore Is best
known to the people Of the West as
the comm ander Of the well known gun.
boat Essex, and the destroyer of tie
rebel ram Arkansas, which came out OF
the Yazoo while our feet was hammer.
ing at Vieksburg.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
Letter from Hrs. sTisshelm.
WAsuryoroy, April 81.

WAsHEoroy, April q.
To the Editor OF ths Chicago Evening Journal.
You remember that more than q year
ago, when it was fashionable to charge
the Shortcomings of the Admiuistra-
ton on the Presidents wife, l yentUred
the assertion that she was rather IL adj
vance OF, than clog upon its progress
toward vigorous policy, and fact has
recently come to my knowledge which
50 substantiates this view Of her char
acter, that itappears suitable the Journ-
al should be the first to give it to the
public.
You are aware that our imports, for
some time past, have so far exceeded
our exports, that very heavy drain Of
gold has been made upon our national
resources. The bulk Of these imports
is dress goods, luxuries of dress, furni-
ture, ornaments, liquors, etc. In differ
ent parts Of the country, people are
making efforts to check the importa-
tons by societies to promote economy,
such as were formed pending the Revo-
luton. In this city, pledge was got
up, by lady, in these words:
For three years or for the war, we
pledge ourselves to our country and to
each other, not to purchase any article
of foreign manufacture when domes-
tic article can possibly be substituted "
This was carried to Assistant Secre-
tary Field, of the Treasury Department,
who approved it heartily, saying that
if imports were not checked, the con-
sequence to our finance would be very
serious and damaging. Secretary Chase
likewise stated that something must be
done, and soon, TO prevent the balance
Of trade with Europe turning 20 heayi-
IL against US, but was not ready TO say
whether the pressing of this pledge
was the better way.
The pledge was then carried to Mrs
Lincoln, who, at once, expressed her
willingness to sign it and her hearty
cooperation. Dir. Lincoln was now Goa
suited, and after reading it, he remark
ed, with some appearance Of displeas-
ure or alarm: Ladies, you have no idea
what q hornets nest you are stirring
upi In the present state of our foreign
relations this viii never d." etc, etc
Ou Dis Oi&aPprODaJlOni A1Is. Lincoln
declined TO sign it. Mr. Field request
ed that no use should be made of his
opinion, and there the matter rests,
showing that the Presidents wife is not
behind him in her zeal to further the
Union cause, and there is no doubt that
in her lavish and expensive style of
dress, she believes, from some cause,
that she is thus maintaining the dignity
of the nation il tho eyes of the repre-
sentatiyes Of foreign countries.
JANE 6. SwIssHELL
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Mass NeetIrg.

There VIII be Mas Meeting OF the
citizens Of Rutherford AID adjoining
counties; held at Murfreesboro, Tenn,
on Saturday the l4th day Of May, 1854.
Distinguished speakers win be pres
ent on the occasion.
The object Of the meeting is that the
citizens may, with the aid. of men Of
great ability as statesmen and patriots,
confer together as to the suppression
Of the existing rebellion, and the res
toration Of the State of Tennessee its
civil government Let US come togeth-
er, fellow citizens, and counsel as our
fathers did in other days Come ole
come all
Murfreesboro, April ., 1854
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The Indiana Legion to be Called Out.

INDIANAroIIs May 4-The Secretary
Of War has called on the Governor to
supply the places of the Veteran Re
serve Corps in Indiana with regiments
of the Indiana Legion, in order that
the Veteran Reserves may at once go
to the field The order calling out the
Legion will be issued in a day or two,
and viii except from its operations all
who have entered the 100 day service
The Legion will be Employed guarding
rebel prisoners at Camp Morton, and
placed on duty at points where the Vet
eran Reserve is now stationed in the
State
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
AutIdOte for rnfortunate Generals.

The \. Y. World of May End, has
the following
The tendency OF reverse, if, IN
happily, we should encounter one,
would be 20 bring censure upon General
Grant; which, If updeserved, would be
great misfortune tn J e tbs egpy a IS i
again in hand and organize a new cam
paign- But If SO sound a judge and SUI
perlor q military critic as General Nc.
Cleilan, having been with Gen. Grant
and shared his counsels. should attest
his generalship and certify that the re-
verse was owing 10 intractable acct
dents Rnd not to want of skill. the
Army OF the Potomac would be spared
the misfortune OF being again turned
over TO a succession of incapables like
Pope, Burnside, and Hooker
Hereafter, when General is oyerta-
ken by defeat, We shall expect him to
apply al once to Gen. Mcclellan for q
certificate that i was all an accident.
We would advise Commanders, on ia
king the Geld, 70 have q few blanks
signed, ready for use, and only requir-
ing tosbe filled up with names and
dates
The World, IN the same article, de
clares that Gen. Grant refused to move,
unless Mcclellan were put in command
The telegraphic dispatches from Wash
ington, announcing that Grant has
moved, settles that canard-
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Igteamsrs. SqHlng Vcs5cIs. Oh

By these figures it viii be seen that
the navies Of both France and England
have gained but little in the number of
vessels; though those now aaoat are
doubtless of a better quality than those
Of ten years since the three deck
ers" having nearly al been abandoned
Our vessels are smaller than those Of
England and France, and carry fewer
guns; but it is not now the number,
but destructive powers of ordnance,
which decides the fate Of battles on
water.
The British and French navies are
little more powerful, so far as numeri-
cal strength is concerned, than seventy
five years since In 1874 the English
had 62s, and the French 275 vessels
ahoat; while We were without anything
that might he dignifed by the term
navy. In the above figures, we can find
pretty easy solution Of the cause Of
the Jealousy entertained concerning US,
by the ruling powers in both France
and England Russia is the only ma
ton which can possibly equip and keep
aaoat feet as great as our own; and
it can only compete with US, when it
has found other outlets to the ocean,
by extending its boundaries.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
The Blair Case.

The Election Committee is preparing
a report on the Frank Blair contested
election case. The statement made in
this dispatch some days ago, may safely
be repeated, that the majority will re-
port that he was never legally elected,
and only got the certificate by fraud,
and that Knox, his contestant, was
elected by q large majority Wask
Cor Gin. Gazette.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
A Rebel spy Caught in Wa.hIngton.

NV YoRE, May 4-The Comm ercial's
Washington special dispatch has q
rumor that a rebel spy has been seized
there, who had come from New York
with letters from persons there who
claim TO be loyal, giving information 10
the rebels.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
CITY RESIDENCE
FOR SALE.
At Auction.

on kTCRDAY. NAY = III, We WILL OFFER
, 81 81 = 90 he premises. af o'clock, very
Eaiigfss md desirable thre. story BRICK kfst-
DIME. situated on ledaz-strt -. sacoud door
fruu tee Cathoie Church, contain. NJ rooms, b.
-i1s- Asiichea- scEFants' koom=. and Hath Room.
Toe . terror % the house is handsomely Allahed
md TIE v hole premises ia good ord-T-
1fs inE l. eeniIeliy ioestra ore u tle greatest
Lur0aahflres ~ to- CITY ard ursr The Capitol the
furlc Squfre, and thr Commercial boter aDd
si - b. distant ay, b. ~ Dus ness stfsft u he
tfty- lilr arFaffet perfect Ithts LAeh-
". MATT BROWN A Co.
HsaI E,faie broksTs, a chen y-sfrest
Gao. suHtDs Co, Auctorsers-
may I'D
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07

A military camp is to be established
at Lafayette, Ind, by order Of Governor
Morton, and Col VIM c. Wilson is to
be appointed commandant
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07
YaYles or The Worla-Past AID
Present.


The naval supremacy Of England,
which has been acknowledge By al ma
tons since the decadence Of the Dutch
Republic, is IN fair way TO be disputed
by the United States, 8 nation which,
until recently, possessed no navy com
nensurate with the importance Of her
commercial marine, which egualied
that OF Great Britain, and far ezcelied
that of ell other nations.
Up 70 the beginning Of the war OF
1872. a few frigstes only bore the amer
lean flag At their mast head bat du-
ring that struggle, the daring Of our
seamen, and the skill Of our gunners
gave Us a higher rank; but the. num-
Der Of vessels was yet small; and On
the return Of peace, almost all interest
IN our navy ceased
True, few ships Of the line were or
dered TO be built; but the work Of con-
straction went On slowly, but the hulks
were usually rotten, before the masts
were raised; and with a few exceptions,
alhof these three deckers % degeners-
ted into mere store ships, being en-
tirely unseaworthy.
Preparatory to the rebellion the
Secretary Of the Navy under Buchanan
had done ali in his power TO cripple
the energies Of the department over
which he had control; seryieeable vessels
we're ordered TO the China seas; and
unservieeable ones, to the Southern
ports, that the guns they carried might
fall prey to the thieving traitors
so that, when Mr. Lincoln was inaugu-
ted, our Navy had been almost annihi-
lated, for all practical purposes. In
1850, our naval strength was:
sAnIso VESSEL.
ships-of the-ine
Sloops-oi-wa
Brigs.
schooner
sTE4NERs.
Screws 70
wbeels....-....-.......-..-. .-.........l6
=
Total. &c
But not half a dozen of the sailing
vessels, and not all the steamers were
serviceable; and as We have already
stated, such as were, had been sent to
distant parts Of the world
It may not be Improbable to com
pare the strength of the various navies
ofthe chief powers, in 1851, with that eK-
hibited to-day; SO that from it, we may
be able to compare our own strength
with that Of any adversary who might
choose 70 come in collision with Us.
The following table shows the num-
Der Of vesselsia guns in the principal
navies in 1874
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Mule Lost.

r OsT, AsMALL MULE. IN GOOD C1SDfTIOs,
IL coicF eii soTrei, with mens ant fe-l resJly
lsfltc; tranaed . o.. c. ol the pear h1i elaEter
ib-Fal reward vii b given ~ t1e liver of The
said mule y PATRICK AcSulL-Es Cellar street,
neal. Gay, Nashville. may .l-zls
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PAIR or EAGLE sPCBs. SUPPOSED TO
- have ben 10 IN s7ne store. BY isavinZ
cen 90 THOkNER 4 HEipLEBACH'S store, Eos
S College-srreet. g. liberal reward VII be gwen
rnar T-Ita
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The Richmond People on Half RatlOns.
A Richmond paper Of Thursday says
the languor in the commercial mar
kets shows that the town people viii
have to I've on half rations until the
country people who have provisions 10
spare shall have heard Of the defeat Of
Grants army We may then expect
supplies from All quarters, and q revival
q business On descending scale Of
prices"
II then. this Be aue, and Richmond
e eealesed, II cannot hold out leng
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Theatre

DUFFIELD s FLYNN, Managers. W. Il. IcV-
EREIT, Stage Manager 8. p. GIMONS, Treas
urer. 4. HA1G, Director Of Music. W. FLETCH-
The lat night OF MoKEAN BUCHANAN and
bis talented daughter, Miss VIRGINIA BUCHANAN.
Grand complimentary testimonial rendered BY
the military and citizens to Mr.. An rev Flynn.
THIS EVENING, May Z, 1864,
WI be performed
GUY Nj AN ~ ERIN q.
IGrG UaIte cE..... -.....-..Nr- bucnarsn
Jula Nam 3llI ..-lla5 I>ICilk.lt'i
Duett ''Let all obey"-Mr 9 Il. ". Bent and 8.
B. Dutdeli.
To conclude with
ROBERT NIACAIR a.
PsIaEs OF ADNIsHoS.-Dress Circle, !! cents; Gal-
lery, . cents. Doors open ct Z to 7 o'clock. Per
Torrance to commence at 4 to 8 O'Clock.
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Government Claims.
DRAFTS ON WASHINGTON

4 s WILL BIZ SEEN BY THE ABOVE CARD,
"a 40 have odd - Mr.. DAVID e.. LOVE q CO
0er entire interest 10 the E1chanEe ard Brokers
bu-insss, sod s1hct f0T them eoutinCgn1e - The
tuhic patronage vghicn ha= ben % literally Be-
zt1Fs-i upOn az. LEI >. DUNN a 90.
III
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Draught Horses.

A. Q. III OgTIcr, NasHvIrIz, TIsy.i
April -, Isff
"a I WILL PURCHASE GOOD SOUND
80, AMI serroeahlc Ora lsht Horse. - -
EE.f{s q Iea-t H. han8s high, pol lees Than
i u TX nor rnors tilan Twelve year o3d, and
~ Sesgh 81 iea-i 100 pounis, at $1,000 pr bead
Horse Wii 10 inspected szld rfceiTe1 ~ he Gov
srrff NJ Horse Coral flot d fiinlnn sr-zirnef.
ffy o1ie- % ieut.lant-ColOnei j. l. DuHA1tsoss
= aad IS. euarts r1nastsf.
CHAs. II. IRWIN, CAPT. AMI A. Q. y.