, 1864-09-16

tr rosition entirely. In u speech sde Nor.
; eth, 1863, he saih, "Can 3ou couqucr tao
south! No. NY judgment ID yo1 e4uuot-"'
Al In his speeehes durlog the pressat can:
unio. cannot be restored BY force. Jos aud
bis gang, while claim,ug to b. folio FeEs of
Do1gl.s only resemble the great atatss nan
in respect to lot &es1sfug to be raupt.
ed with consistency. Tney have 10
principles, no creed, nothing to bind
them together except that they hops By
tactious opposition 20 The Un'on party to
ret tho peace men, aud all tha other dlecoa-
tebts ard soreheads, to vota tor them and
thus get into offics. But they will BPS in
vain. Macs letter Of acceptance wilt prove
the spear of fEolus thar ahall let loose Ill,
the bottled up aud bsgged up beasts Of fury,
which, wa. being 1ra :e, shall bio v through
the e4lth with wDi1l, aud who's. cross cur
rents will generate \ storm that ~,1l beat to
the ground the disln5al De.uocracy,- This
straW shows'"hica ~ag one current is oiow-
iEg.
! grand ratification meeting was held at
Colua'hus. Bartholomew equity. Joe Nc.
Donald Was the big Ingin, Of course Fierce
antl-War speeches were tue order Of the car,
Tremendous cheers when William 5{eham OF
pe.ce was alluded ts, Pen11cton's name
greeted with applause, hut there xas not
solitary cheer Tor AcCtel,an His u4,ns
aWoke no enthusiasm, and this moratu.'s
ue"s lA4u1AS uA tuat VIE uartSf lh3 G0aa
back on the man VINO wanted to surreuder
hsArmy Of the Potomac to Gen Lee.at the
battle Of Malvern Bills Uokiudest cut OF
alIl But while this Kilkenny fight IL going
op, let us briefly rcvier the position Of ths
Union forces. Things generally arc looking
well. In the first Congreasionl i District tho
{Cop) If the latter is elected 1t ali it viii
Second District Curry {Unton,) has
been canvaeeiug with Kerr, Copy a2d
las made votes at every mee1tng. He Ia cur
fyi'g tho cur most successfully. This dis
trlct, whicL went Copperheaa two years ago
this ear; and ii the wounded aoldftrs in the
hstpita1s at New Albany get vote. we may
CARRY the dfstrIct for the 1oy%l side. In the
3d'cistrlct, Hill {Union) is hard At work. We
thall probably carrs this district, and also
tie 9Th In this latter, Captain Far4ua4r
beat Holman {War Democrat} for the nomi-
nation. Berry is~of the Mtlli..an and Dodd
stripe, IN ont snd sut cessattonist or seces.
sioniat, as you chouse to pronounce 1t. Fur
qubAr reports good progress, Ind says the
southern half Of the State has never been
fairly fought for by tco Union men. Tue 9Th
district will give Julian between five aud six
hundred mpjorlty. Ono Andrew F Scott has
announced himself as an independent candi-
date, but the announcement is all we'll ever
hear of 1.-THE won't halt save his distance.
The butteruuts have made notregular nomt.
nntion in the 5th nor in this, the 9Th district.
We shall return Dumont by about five thons-
and. The butternuts have been patting
Mrjor Gordon, (Frsmonter), who Is son-in-
Law Of Dumolt, on the back, and trying to
get him to run far Congress against bis ath.
erin law, but nothing will come of 1t. Dan
VOORHEES, district, the 7th, will PROBABLY go
against us By 900. TIE Union 10 nine is
Col. Henry D. Wnahburn, who IS ROW n the
field with bis regiment. the 18th Indians.
He thinks he can serre his country best
contrary opinion. In the 9Th, Orth viii beat
Harney By an increased mai irity. In the 9th
and 10th, Coltax aud Deflees will doubtless
be elected by majoritice from 500 to 1000.
In The 11th district. Still veil, Union, will
lay Mcdowell up to dry By from 500 10 1000.
close, but We are confident Of success. II
We had not q lofty and enduring faith in the
justDesR Of cur cause, We might give way TO
doub1s occasionally. As 1t ID We are eager
for the ides ef October to come, AZ We feel
thatyctory will be ours-
Military matters ore actiye under the stin-
ulus Of the drait. Volunteering is very brisk
atd the mus!eriug.in officer Is overcrewded
with work. The 5od-1st German-is e-or-
ganizine uude- Lieut.. Col. Mank. The 25th
battery is full, and the regiment Of inf3ntTy
raieinE in the 5th district, under the ausplces
" Nof. 1Ou1 oIhuSY 10 Al1lHH up ld6L. A1Q5L
Of the recruits obtained are for old regiments,
however. Fragments OF the 1th. 10th, l1th,
S0th, SG,h, ana other regiments who have
net fe.enliAted, arc arriving eEsr3 day. Mauy
Of these, after a abort furlousb, @ll 60 back
In other examinations.
Doddan HARRISON are still In confinement
They have been removed to the prison rooms
In the u. 8. Court House on account OF their
health. Dodd says that his partner, "Par-
sons, ID id coward" The circumstances
Of the arrest and release Of the latter ara
probably fresh in the minds OF your 1eAders,
and l will net repeat them.
It was reported In dispatch from Nash
vile, the other day. that General
Hascan had been killed in skir-
mIsh. Every one thought 1t must be
the gallant officer Of That nxme from
his State, aud general feeliu. OF regtet Was
experienced By our whole community. It
turns out, however, to hare been rebel
General BY the name of Heiskell, or some
learn Of this contradiction than your cores
pondent, for "he Tas ny friend, faithful and
just to me-"
OF the hundred days regiments, the l32d,
133d, 18th and 10Th have been paid of aud
discharged. The 135th, 18TH, 13sth and t39th
arr etii1 In Kentucky and Tennessee. having
been detained BY Gen. MilroJ-no troops aT-
riv'rg to relieve them They will probably
reach here this week.
learn In closing that two men have Just
been arrested by the Provost Guard ut the
Bates House, one Of whom has been tdentl-
fed by refugee as the notorious guerilla,
Quantrell. Gen. Rosecrans has been tele-
gtapbtd to send on some orc who can POSI-
lively swear to his identity ut once. If 1t
excellent ta.'s work. Dor.