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The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-09-24

In the address of the National Republi-
can Committee to the people Of the United
States the following passage occurs:
If the people in that election sustain
the Government ADMINISTRATOR, if they
re,assert its just authority and re affirm
their purpose to maintain it by war 50
long as war assals it, the rebellion will
speedily end. If they falter i'll, this deter
mination, or leave any room for doubt on
this vital point, the rebels will take fresh sh
courage and proIong the contest. Every
utterance of their organs aifrms and con
firms this position. Every rebel in arms
and every rebel in otiice-every rebel organ
in the rebel States or in foreign lands
every hater of Democratic freedom and the
rights of man, longs and labors for the
overthrow of the Administration and the
expulsion of Abraham Lincoln from the
Presidential chair. ..i z.
From the Richmond Enquirer, September g.
j. J., l Davis organ .isgI
@Let those who have faith in the Chica..
go nominee lend the aid Of their muskets
in helping on the cause of their favorites,
and those who agree with us in sympathiz-
ing with Mr.. Lincoln, reinforce the hest
and surest peacemakers-our armies"
From the Richmond, Va.) Dispatch.
Owe at least Of the Confederacy ought
to be satisfied with Lincoln, for he has con
Quoted the war exactly as We ought to wish
it to be conducted. lie has confirmed
those that-were wavcring, heated red hot
those who werc lukewarm, made those Zeal
ous who were careless, converted cold in
difference into furious passion, and calcula>
ting neutrality into burning patriotism.
As for the military operations conceived and
executed under his auspices, surely we have
no right to complain. No service ever had
so many blundering officers, and no cam
paigns were ever conceived with greater
stupidity. For these reasons wo are decid-
edly in favor of Old Abe, and if we could
command million of votes in Yankeedom
he should have them all. lie has made
the South the most united people that ever
went forth to battle with All invader; and
for that he deserves the lively gratitude of
every Southern man. IL anything could
add to the obligations under which We lie
to the Baltimore Convention, 1t would be
found i'm the nomination Of Andrew john
son-the man Of all Others most detested
in the South, and the most likely to keep
together the parties already united in one
solid mass for the prosecution of the war.
CONVINCED, ;,s We are, that nobody in favor
of closing the war could be elected, and that
no other would conduct it so fooishly, we
go for this ticket"
From the Macon, Ga, Appeal.
"The Accession Of conservative Demo>
crat like Mcclellan to the Presidency, who
would conduct the, war on more humane
principles, who would repeal the emanci-
patton proclamation and probably make
overtures to the South to return to the
Union, with a guarantee of all constitution
al rights, would do infinitely more to par
alyze the South and build up reconstruc>
tion party in our midst-a most fatal caiam
ity-tban the combined efforts Of the pres
ent party in power c--
From the New York Times.
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our tost with the assistance Of the litls scsutug
Arhea succeeded in pulin out six Of thO>e devish
machines. We brought them aboard, and removed
the caps and uhe charges, which were enormous.
They wei. about SEQ pounds and resemble very
much our conical-chapf I'd she'll Resides these
machines the enemy lavo two torpedo-bosts,
which are shaped like cigar, Icing hay feet long
and submerged in tho water-ouly their smoke
sta ks visible such boat is dangerous IN the
extreme, but, thank God We are amply protected
by large aud heavy boom Of pin,-ogs around
cur vessel. Every night thc guns arr run oui, he
ing loaded with grape, and tic guns crows watch
ing y them. 80 that II would bo no easy task to
blow US up. There are also ten Of ul on watch,
pacing the docks, bcing relieved every two hours
during the night. since our entrance In the bay
we hayc improved very much IN tho working vi
our vessel aud battery, which is composed OF four
elCycn-uch Dshlgren guns. We have at,ained
such efficiency In the use OF the guns A. 10 le able
10 load, run out snd fire tie whole battery tnirtean
rounds IN h0ceu minutes. The guns work ~ easy
that We reduced the crew N one-halL which ls by
lar the best, taerc Ia now moro room to work in
Tho
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Ihave found the railroads thus far but little DIS
.urted. and my trains will 10 up by railroad in
d,y or two at the f.rthest. The telegraph sup
with me now. find upon recev wing more correct
reports Of the operations Of the l6sh inst that Maj
Gen. Ell Johnson's rebel division. with all the
brigade commanders, was captured In the works
which were captured by assault besides destroying
brigade OF the encmy's cavalry and capturing Its
commander, Rrlssdier General Rucker. Among
the captures made to-day are the rohc Prgsdicr
General 9 isrlcs- wounded and number Of rebels
also wounded, lying in the houses by the roadside
unable to g away.
GEO II. TnosAs, N.isT General G c'mmand,ns.
NJ reports Tor to-day have reached the Depart.
ucn. excepting tho following unofficial
Sd,hr,ilc bee. Il, / p. m.-This forenoon the
rains have tocn - heavy that little progress has
been made our cavalry skirmished with the
enemy a short distance south Of Spring Hnl hnd-
ing Forrest in commsnd. The rver is swelling
rspidly. ,,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-20
Description Of savannah.

TIE CITY Of Savannah now menaccd, If not a.
ready captured by General sherman, was the prn-
epal commercial city s't:eorgis previous 70 the
war. II is the centre OF vast railway system that
rad,ates over the cutre South, and which greatly
eonduced to its wealth and prosperity. Nearly
twenty lines Of railroad divcrge from II directly
or as branches The city was t0un! !ci uy General
Oyethorpr, in 1888, and was held 10y the British
during the Revolutionary wAr IL stands In TIE
midst OF nee plantations AMI IN surrounded ny
low swNnpy ground. IL IL built on the tlsht buhk
Of the savannah river, eighteen miles from us
mouth Il is ninety miles south west from Charles
ton, and nearly two hundred south cast from MI
'elgevllc The city is built At gn elevation Of forty
feet abuye low water mark, but the eNhalatons from
the surrounding swsmps render II very uuhestiy
at certain Seasons VI the year. IAc streets are woe
and well paved, and ahun liant saudc trees impart
to II charmngy picturesque appearance.
There no less tla twenty-,our pubHe square =
shaded with Inda trees, and grassy pluintnaItH
run through taH mludle Il the two pruc pal 'trccu
Broad aud Bsy--having ample carriage accom-
tneistious on both sides Tho city contains
| splendid Custom House, built by the United states
| g ,vernmcnt IN 1850, at n cost Of sltS,On There
| are fourteen Protestant and three Csih"le
| Churches. jew Synagogue and hne puph'
| library. The space from the city 10 the rrAi
| Is cut up with numerous rivers creeks
| and swamps. caus connects the sayAn
| rah river with Port Royal about siN miles abov'
| Fort Pulaski. Two opeuings, known al whining
| tou and fteetOno's creeks connect Wsrsaw SJuh'
| with the Savannah ryer, which forms The Douhda
| ~ line of Geurgia and South Carolina. ms rlFc
rs four hundred anu hhy miles long, and the nav
| cation Is good eight months In the ycar-ifom No
ycmbcr I'll June. Largo vessels ascend to saNah
| nah, and steamers OF two hundred tons nAvighN
| to Augusta, two hundred and tfy miles higher up
Reyond that point the river is naygn1lc for small
| drait vessels. The approaches to tle city uy 'A
| sea are sll strongly guarded aud iorthei.
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News Items
tBy fsi.orsph to tks Sss Yerh Seal

Tnt rebol Generals hsrnndute, Csbel aud Cor
don passed through Boston yesterday, en- roui. W
Font Warren.
TINS iron-clad prunboat hsnyunk was successfully
launched yesterday afternoon from the shpyard VI
Mason a snowden, VI South Pttsburg.
Tns Secretary .; State sent q communication TO
the House In rrply TO the resolution directing him
10 transmit oil correspondence in full In relation to
the troubles the Northern border. lie reports
ths, hese difficulties not merely local, but have
sSisen mainly out Of the attitude of Grea, Britain
towards us at the beginning OF this civil war
Tar Joint resolution introduced into the Hsuss
yesterday by Representative Wilson. OF Iowa, re-
gsring certain States not entitled to representation
In the Electoral College includes the States Of vir-
giuis, North Carolina, AisssspPi, Louisisns, lex
a. Arkansas and Tennessee The resolution was
referred ~ the Judiciary Comrsittee.
LIHur. .-GKKEHAL GRANT has again made Q. ~.
ing trip TO ths northward. lie len Washington on
Friday evening, at ak o'clock, for LIS homo
In Burlington New Jersey, which ha reached on
Saturday morning, at three O'Clock, passing through
Philsdsphis about ten O'Clock. He ws accompa-
MED by his wife and family and several officers of
| his staff. Judge Kelley, Colonel Burton H. Jenks
|
the Lieutenant -C,cnersl, Of tho car In which be
| rode.
Nh. PxSpI rroN, chairman Of . committee Of
Congress appointed 10 inquire into the oxpe-
dieucy Of providing that the heads Of departments
shall occupy seats on the floor Of the Houas df
Representatives. yesterday reported in favor Of tho
proposition, and reported bin on tho subject. It
provides that all the heads Of Congress shall be
titled to seats ON the noor Of tho House, without
the privilege OF voting. but with right to psrtci-
p~e in debate on subjects relating to their
several departments aud that two days Of each
week shall DO devoted the answering Of questions
by them, d which due notice shall have been
given by members. Tho Secretaries to have the
right Of declining to answer. n In their esums-
ton, the Information should bo likely to provs
detrimental to the public Interests.
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Portcr's Expedition.
A correspondent of the Baltimore AuEnIoA'
writes as i0llows;


writes as ioows;
Or UoArp rnr I. SIS SASTiAGo uE CrHA,l
HAnProS RoAps, D'y. l2-2 =. 81
r,.opyh IN. courtesy Of R,ar-Almira. Porter,
10 been uer1niued 70 accompany the great naval
90 l.ud force about to take It's dep Iture IRON ih's
hs,hor, N operate against an important puht ON
the southern coast am hsN' u'cu Nss't"sd 'S
co,,,,odations on board the steamer > Sdlllhso uc
C,ha Caulaiu O. s. ellison. LIS destination anu
The mans arranged for operations s'hou u iu'.y
known, must not al preseut ue Sthe'l' su.uoc IL "
.av ,hat the expedition IS no doubt IS ist the ARG
., ,n ,onn,gc clns- u chips and weight Oi metal
~ armament, that has yet been s"ht aghlhHt 'he
.,emv The fleet, incluiiny transports ana 'endtls
will not number lees thnn 'he h~uhuIe' ~ snu n''y
'sa.Is of aii yraies Hy tsr the largest lofuon o'
10 Teet haa already sEiled. That portion now lore
embraces. however tie lfrses, Gni most .in! rtah'
vesssIs md the army trans ortF, iL' ch'lS tvNPr
diton is under commeHu o' hg1' ,,,',,,, ,,,,,b
P1r,er whose name and tame IA conh'euoh WIN
~ many brilliant opcrat one On the VI sshhlplH anu
its riLutares during this war ~ 80 a'i .a' !" ~,
readers thA, need do nothing more IMAM n'c't'"n
=, Th, Go rerating lant ;utce Is under &C 'nuand
&C. Rutl,r The naval portion Of the tcct-tlut
| h, the war vess.ls proper er-numotr hXl!'h'e IL
GLIDING the larycIt AMI most l'""'tll ,~'In-'n ~ 20
tie navy The fleet IS dl'Ised A'" i've
the irol lads forming ONT th' We wOOd'n .u''s
f5rreI INTO four others with large reserve loI1e
| Of smaller vessels.
| Tuesday Morning, Dee. 19-C A. Now comes
| a s,irring seem. The noble flagship H. gay WIN
brilliant signal tags. Ino utet respond hrat !" lhe
| general alguHl," then cone the signals from the
| eagshlps Of the various divisions There goes a
signal 10 the masthead OF the srim-ookln' IL IL
SIDES. Quickly her inn clad satellites respond,
| and nufs II steam announce they are all huay.ug
up .nchors and getting uudor wc'gh. The tall tow
efuy masts Oi tue gros ir.gutcs an sloopa-1i-"ar
are swar1nlng with blue jackets, bending ss4ls ga
| ns,o avail themselves Of the ur,e2e and ave coal
for operations elscWhcrc Our own tood ship =
! moy.ns. Que blue Jackets a.c heAying up t-e
| ancbor with a W ID, and their lively tramp a. they
go tound and round shows they are not 10th u
start We are getins ready I" tow the monitor
Mshopac As II IS desirable ~ aa7o the coal OF tht
monitors. they are all to be towcd except 8 Mon
aduock, which has proved such god sca'Lo"
that she Is expected 10 take care Of hcrs"'L hh'
has lust steamed by us IN gallant style, while VI
arc y a.ting TO tAto IN tow the N1hogu-. Tie army
transports ue sl gone. lAci 6!ppti on durni
the n,ght, aud are well ont scawsrd by TINS time
10 o'clock We are now fully oii' the who'e nee
moving out o, Hampton waters in gallant style
A bright sky overhead, tayorng treole am
smooth sea- May the God Of Battles "hc unto VA
safeguard and defence" and grant US good success
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General Intelligence.
tBp hsa 10 the Ksv Yovk sxr. 4

THE soldiers q GRANTS army, in order to supply
themselves with watsr, have dug wells from 20 W
30 feet doep. The number d wells about Peters
burgh Ia said TO lie at least 800.
IL New Orleans, the Mayor regulates the price Of
losves of bread every week according to the market
price Of nour, aud the bakers have TO conform ~
the standard.
THERE nxty prisoners awaiting trial at City
Point all charged with desrtiOn ~ tho enemy for
the purpose Of receiving ,.e beneht " Jeg Davis
order No GO, offering 10 send to their homes .ll
dsfsrters from the Uuiun sruiies
TuH Berlin correspondent Of the London STAR In
. recent letter, asserts that the vast majority II
Germans nine-tsnlhs Of THE people aud Tie pros
OF GerInauy-fayOr the cause oi the un.Ou IL Ia.
American contest.
AIATR arrival from Nassau states that several
blockade runners had left Nassau for southern
ports, and that two Or three VI them had bonn
chased back by Federal cruisers. Large numbers
of passengers were Offering u come t. Now York,
but there wore no vesJcla 10 bring them.
TnE torpedoes In Roanoke River destroyed
few days since the dOullc-euder Otssgo, 10 VuIps
9I4 tons built At New York tho Bagloy, gunA,
purchased, and Picket Boat No. 3, built al f:l4i
Boston by 3. Smith. Some OF the other yesseha
narrowly escaped u Ike fate
"JnnS e. RaGCKISRIDGE, Major General, and
four years Vice President ot the Cn,ted States ~
recent order, kindly invites tho peopO of Past Ten
nesseo to returu 10 their homes and 'enter upon
IT, pursuits ng peacenblc citizens" Ho .uarsn-
protection not ouy 70 all who have entered tho
Union service but wish 10 leave IT, but further, to
ali refugees Of whatever kind and he promises
them that they shall pot be required ~ perioruI
military seryic yice--if they " above " below the
military age" How kind
GpsmkL RosEORLss publishes card In refer
| ence " some alleged asperaous Of lss chpractor
| lie says whstevsr may have becu the cause Of his
| removal from tho pepsrtmen. o' Aissour', Il was
not that his cSmpailn agai4 4st Price was failure
IIo asserts that Il was suCceg-iul aud fruitful u
god 10 the Federal caus', Nor has the Presidey.I
| ever lntiInAtsl dissatisfaction with his many ke-
ment e civil matters in N ssour The charge that
be is IN opium eater, General kosecrana likewise
| says is unfounded.
Al the meeting Of the citzeus of Troy, ~ Y, ou
! Saturday, called - eHprrHs approval OF General
Dix, or er tor the arrest ~ robuers froD CausdA
General Woo prcsidcd, and made the following re
mArks ~ presume the object Of the meeting hss
/ been made known /, you, It's Importance Las Z. .
ference b. our lronlcr and s towns from rel os as
setlibcl IN CalsIs, with probably . good many
synpalhzcrs IN that country, VIM seauI prepared
| % make raids upol border towns and irontisr,
and even otncFa lurthes removed frou the bordsr.
! cgHtHusd en- ths last pa2s,
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Annirs In Mobile Bay.

correspondent Of the Cincinnati CoAsEEoIAL,
writing on board the Monitor Chickasaw, IN Mo-
bile Bay, Dec. 4 says;
We have our picket-boats pstrollins near the
city and ;ortihcations nightly, AMI uoI Jay passes
but they bring OF refugees irom the rebel service
and contrabands without nun or Last week
they told Of the sukng Of Two % the reUel rams
-IIuutsyille and TlscHloOss--on sce0unt Of bong
caulked with cotton. They were similar 10 the
Tennessee, but smaller. 1he remaining gunboGts
are the MorgSn and two English blockade runners;
also their famous ram Nashville. The main Oh p
channel ID full u spiles, ertending across to the
Island Fort, fully one mile Just outside the
spiles torpedoes are laid, which not ys.ble u
lus eye but usrked by eu0ys, Atsw nights since
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-20
lpOrtant Congressional Proceedings.
THE CANADIAN RAIDS.
INATORS TALKING WAR.
he HOUSE DAVIS RESOLUTIONS.
ritual Censure Of the Ad.
ministrntiOn.
A Draft Ordered.

rec Hundred Thousand Men Called For.
ydr Department, Dee le-9 =. A.-hajor.
leral DIR A call aud draft for three Lun.
thousand troops to make up the deficiency
asoned by credits on the sst call, has teen or
ed by the President.
EDvIS n. STANTON, Secretary OF War.
50 far US this cay Ia concerned, no fcars Of the
essity Of dran to fill the quota need be Gppre-
ded, provided a reasonably energetic system Of
'uiting ia prosecuted. The quota, on she Iasis
he old enrolment, would be y fraction less than
teen thousand; hut the work Of revising this
ollment Is now "a progress by the County Vol
Ger COMMITTEE, with tie concurrence OF the
Department, and It is confidently believed
Il will be reduced to sbout eighty thousand.
this hyp thesis, the quota Of the city under the
cent requisilion would be about eight thousand
number is further reduced by the slight sur.
) On the last call, together with the enlistments
have been made since the flling Il the previous
Ia The exact number TO be thus credited has
teen made public, but can hardly be less than
e or four thousand This would leave the ac-
number to he recruited about four or five thou
Il and AZ Any days must intervene between
issuance Of the call and tho day OF drafting,
III be strange indced " New York cannot re-
/ the requisite number.-ED SUs.l
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GENERAL. THOMAS.
Continued success
W All iiEFAhl hENl u
AuJUTASI-G -GESI1AL's OFFICE
toFPICfAL ]

AZ Department, Dee. Is, 9P. N Msjor-Gen-
JoHN A. DIX, n W York The following re-
Of his operations on yesterday has been re-
ed from Major General Thomas;
sldquarisrs Department or tie Cumberland,
-NprinJ Hili, Dee Is, lsG4.-Tho enemy have
Z vigorously pursued to-day, but has studiously
dcd any attack by my troops. have succeeded
,klug few pr.soners-some two hundred or
e hundred-but our captures are light in COM
son with the successes Of tho past three days
pursuit will be continued In the morning at IN
hour as the troops can march The following
"a OF orders found IN Breckenridge's camp, in
Tennessee, are transmitted for your nforms-
sadqudr,ers, West TirpiniI and East Tennes-
WWhsri ls, Va, Dee. e2.--GESEEAL OsDEns,
E.-Iu accordance with !usruD tons received
! the Ordnance Department At Richmond tha,
become Of vital importance b. husband small
q, ammla4tlon and lead, the following order iH
ished;
lead which can be cleaned from batile-Helds,
lherwise obtained, will be collected by the I'M
ordnance officers, and be sent to the nearest
nal. All arms to be relieved Of their loads foI
l!ng. The balls should be drawn. II Iracuca
otherwise the loads should be discharged mt
3 of sand or dirt, so that the lead may be re
red and turned into the ordnance depot. Th'
lton Of the commanding officers is called I,
lecessty giving rise 10 this order, and its rieiC
rcemeni is strictly enioinod ty oomnandin.
srs balor-Gen. BRIcRtShIDGk,
sroDDARD JonSsos, A, A. G,
s-dqudrtsrS Department West Virginia an
Tennessee, Wythepilie, Va, Dee. 2.-CmcC
The attention OF commanding officers
d 10 the scarcity Of forage in this Department
the absolute necessity Of using economy in III
uupuon. Evidences of waste have been OF
eli heretofore. The proper officers must in a
superntend the Issue Of iorage, and con
ding officers and every company oticer mui
hii strict personal sttentlon,
]. u. hyTsh 4, A. q,
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'dSlindton, Dec. 10. The following order has
been issued
wAR DRrABTNENr,
ApIUTAST-tiTSEaAL's OFFICE
December ~
ensrii orders No sol Every otNcer and sol
capable OF duty IL wanted IA the hcld, and Il
GU duty they are ordered to their respective
nizations
II Provost MArshals and Boards Of Enrolment
instructed 80 employ most diligent exeriisns in
gArding soldiers TO the trout, and In nIroslng
,rters, strikers and all II, for duty, who are
ut without proper authority.
irgeons in charge Of hospitals are directed to
forward all who are III FOR service, taking care,
ever not to expose any who are unfit.
scruitng officers are enJoiped TO diligence, and
e who are found guilty OF neglect, OF useless,
Adiutant G encral is directed 10 recall immedi.
=, and send TO h cir commands.
very effort must be put forth 10 al up the
ss, strengthen our armies. and oil tie patri'
and gallant troops now smItiug the reeling
ny with victorious blows.
order Of the Secretary Of War.
L. ID. TowSsESD, Asst Adit. Geun.
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GENERAL SHERMAN
Nothing Later from savannah.

War Department. Washington, Dee. i5.-4djor
Gen. DIR No dispatch Of later date san those
81 yesterday have teen received 20 day from Con
sherman. Fpvts n srASIoS, Scct'y of War.
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The Cana dian- waking.

Quebec, Dec 19.-Thirty companies Of voun-
teers have hecn despatched to tho frontier this
week. Lemo,he, Chief q Police Of Montreal, has
resigned. dout ,lcsi T. avoid dismissal. 1t was re-
pos.ed that Ccursal had also resigned but Il is not
tFu
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. The Border Troubles.


boston, Dee. ie.-General DIX has transmitted
an authorization for raising new cavalry regi-
meut IN New England, designed for frontier scr.
vice One battalion of four hundred Is TO be
recruited IN NassA,huaet'a
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lnforcing the Army Order OF the Secre-
tury of War.

'dStinqton, Dec. l9.-The following order has
been issued
Daily national Republican., 1864-09-12

Let 1t be remembered.