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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08
COMMENTS OF THB NEW YORK PRESS OK. THE BATTLE
OF PETERSBURG.
From the New York Times. ]

From the New York Times.
The attempt on the lines of Petersburg on Satur-
day did not result IN success. Ii was an effort
whose success failure must occur at once, anu
must at once be apparent. 1t of the nature OF
a coup de man, sudden effort enterprise,
which, though 1t might embrace many parts ana
much laborious preparation, must necessarily come
tot conclusion very quickly after it was fairly got
under way.
From the Herald.
AS usual in most cases. it appears that the secret
vered TOO soon by the enemy, and it also appears
that there was some laundering and shortcomings
here and there i'll the assault and after the mine
was fired. The prominent fact before US ls, that q
grand surprise and general assault, in the prepa-
rations for which much time and labor were ex-
pended and in the execution of which many valua-
bic lives have been lost have not resulted III the
success which was anticipated.
From the New York World.
Richmond has passed eonspicuously into the same
category with Charleston-a town that has foiled
the most colossal attempt administration could
organize for its capture. We cannot take
Richmond 1t has been evident to good Judges for
several weeks that General GRANTS campaign Is a
failure: but though an adverse fate had the deed
drawn and signed, it lacked the seal of final au-
thentcation which impressed upon 1t IL the bat
tle of Saturday.
Indeed, the problem is no longer
the destruction OF Lees army and the capture ol
Richmond, or the capture OF Petersburg, bu'
the defence of loyal States against the rebel ARMIES
| No doubt General Grant win keep large force
operating ON the James river, but we can never af
ford TO present to tls world the spectacle Of an en-.
| emy marching unhfndcred Though our own terii-
fA1v
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08
CHARLOTTESVILLE, August ?, 1864.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, August 2, 1864.
NJ I'll c E.-An persons are warned
Y against the william, W. j. PARRorT, who can 9
to my house the evening Of the 9th July last and
grossly insulted me, and whose intentions Were, If
he could, to disgrace the vile and Swo dear little
ones, and break up the happiness of happy hn =
band; and because reported him to his family, he,
to try and his guilt and disgrace, has cIeua-
ted report altogether different from the fact which
care nothing for but were it in my power, would
to-day drum him, with every other drunken hber-
tine, out Of this place to the North, or some other
place where free-love is an established institution
and may God hasten that day when every man that
Is now soldier remain at home and protect IN
wife and little from the insults OF such ylllifn
the aboye-named man.
Mrs. JOHN W. MCLAUGHLIN.
Ice
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08
FROM LoUIsIASA--AN ENGAGEMENT NEAR NATCHE2
AID RAfON ROUGE.

The latest adyices from New Orleans are TO the
29th ultimo Some skiIinishes had occurred during
the previous week opposite Natchez and some thiiy
miles from Baton Rouge, IN which the Yankees
claim to have been -icccssful. II was lunored at
New Orleans just before the steamer lett that port,
that the ConfedeTates were advancing MorganZla,
the mouth OF Red river, some forty miles, and
troops sent up the river to reinforce the
garrison at that point.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08

fingered in an apparently comatcse stats taaing 70
notice Of anybody or anything TIL four O'Clock Lee
terday AFTERNOON, when she breated heg last mrs
Afcrd has for some years past manifested Symrt toms
Of insanity, and been great source o1nneas.ness
TO Der friends She was the danshtsT d NJ. VIZ
resided with her father at the time Of her death
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL BRrcKINRIBGE.

According to the correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, at Frederick City, General BTeekin-
ridge has been called to Richmond by special OF
ders, his corps being now commanded by General
Ransom. General Bradley I. johnson Is sad to
have succeeded Ransom III command of the Confed-
crate cavalry, Inlboden's forming an indepon-
dent organization.
. Duiing the raid Of McCausland into Chambers
burg some OF his men Were taken prisoners; and
OF his officers, it is a,d seized by the infu-
rfted citizens and stamped death. The Harrisburg
L,tstligsncer asserted that the officer So killed was
Maior Harry Gilmor. The fact that an officer was
KILLED appears to be confirmed but by later dis
patch from Harrisburg, IS equally certain that the
officer Was not Major Gilmor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08

NIFTY DOLLARS will be paid To any
Que who will find ana 5l,,.,. ., mo nay srns.il
SOW ZIG, black and white, with both cars and taii
cropped Deliver the same TO me at Ann Il. Thomsss,
Cary street, tstwsen Fourteenta and Eifeenth.
~ s--ls LUCK GRAY,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08

OST, in Or near Richmond, small
NOTEBOOK, containing two $40 notes. A
liberal reward will be given II left at this Office
where can get it,. W f. HUBERT,
0rifhn's Battery, First Virginia Artillery,
eu 9-itf Near t,,,a fins btaH
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08
"MApIsoS, Ga, August 4, 1854.

''The Yankee raiders have been here. No dam
age was done to private property. Colonel W. C.
T. Brecknridge pursued with portion Of the Ken
tacky cavalry brigade attacked killed and captured
nearly the whole force. All safe now"
There is still another party out, OF considerable
strength-report says three thousand men, which
has been to Griffin, Georgia, about fifty miles from
Atlanta, on the roundabout rout to Savannah They
cut the road here and have not been heard from
since. The impression that all the parties could
meet at Macon with ease, seems to have been very
strong. One OF them cut the railroad at Walnut
Creek bridge three miles from the town, and then
attacked the town, but were repused and went on.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08
AFFAIRS AT MOBILE.

In the absence of any official dispatch, the news
from Mobile SO far is not Of character to show that
that city is in imminent peril, as some would ina
CINE from the announcement that the ships OF the
enemy have "passed the forts.' This was an omi-
leans, but is not by anymeans with regard TO
Mobile 1t appears that on Friday last the enemy's
ships passed the Morgan and Gaines forts, guarding
the entrance to Mobile bay, under heavy fire,
losing one ofOieir number in the passage. After
the passage of the forts they promptly engaged
by the Confederate fleet under the command OF
Commander johnson. The result Of this engage
1nent was the surrender of the ron-clad ram Ten
nessee TO the Federals, the blowing up OF the Selma
to keep her out of their hands, and the preaching
os the Games for the same object The Morgan,
which badly injured, escaped to the cover OF the
guns Of the fort ON the river.
1t is great mistake to suppose that this fleet
that has run by Forts Morgan and Gaines can reach
Mobile. The Mobile river, upon which the eity Is
situated, cmpGes into Mobile bay by three mouths
Mobile is built ON the side of the Southern mouth,
and below it is bar which no vessel can pas
drawing over eight feet of water. Vessels OF heavier
draft must go up Spanish river tthe name Of ths
middle mnuthI six miles, and then, turning ,hs
island, drop down to the wharyes OF the eity' lhi
Spanish river is well defended by iorts &e., and Il
very narrow, which will make the ascent something
different from running through the entrance of No
bile bay, twelve miles wide.
Since the above was written we have received thu
following official dispatch from the War Depart
ment
MoB1L., August 5, 1854
Hon. James A. Ssddoa:
ssYsatssa u Tie saspy's yssssls-taMtssp sbip'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08

IURATOR'S SALE OF FURNITURE,
~ &c.-Will be sold on TUESDAY, the 9th i.-
st3nt the residence of the late Thomas j. BIlnn
field. at ten o'clock, near the Westham House,
the Pankroad, the usual FURNITURE for fam
lv. Also, one splendid chest of carpenters TOOLS
and one good COOKING STOVE, III complete
der. D. w. WEISlGER, Curator,
By l.. III. LICK, Auctioneer. an St
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08

/ OST, on Friday, 5th instant, on Main
i street, between Ninth and Eighteenth streets,
a BLACK LACE VEIL, with small dots and worked
border, round at the corners. liberal reward viii
be given the finder if left al Al Main street or +.
c. BRArEn's STALL No. Old Market
au S-its Mns y c. BRACER
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-08

"ANTED TO purchase or hire enough
w FURNITURE for two chambers Also, .
SOFA BEDSTEAD. Address &c" u Dispstch oe.
fee t-Sts
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05

NO.bin g more in this column.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05

RATES or ADVEnTIsTN8.

home where her sufferings and sorrows
we're over. and all her tears were wiped
away forever!
We four bore away the mother and
the child. A number Of blankets were
an The bottom Of the wagon. and we laid
the bodies carefully upon them. When
all seemed ready. the Colonel, who was
suIl standing by the side Of the dead,
turned to my new friend aud said -
Barnes, will you loan me a pillow : !
will send it back tonight
'Sarliu, Cunnel;' : aud the farmer soon
60, one from the house. Lifting tender
ly the head of the drowned girl, the
Colonel placed il benelth her, and
smoothing hack ter tangled hair, he gent
" covered her face with his handker.
chief, as if she could s,iII feel his kind.
ness or longer cared Cor the pity or The
love of mOr;als. Yet, who knows but
that her parted soul, from the high realm
to which it had scared. may not have
looked down. cave seen that act, and
have forgiven him!
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05
WHERE THE FUNDS FOR WAR
HAVE COME FROM

In the course of The last three years our
armies have worn out and destroyed
thousand millions of dollars worth Of
properly. Where did it come from!
At the commencement Of the war large
numbers of persons were the owners Of
personally property, some owning horses.
cows, sheep wheat corn others barrels
of beef and hogsheads of sugar; others,
bales of dry goods; and others tuns Of
iron and coal. The whole Of this per-
conal property in the country amounted
10 the agriga,e to some thousand millions
of dolIarst anc about one eighth part Of
II has been handed. over by its owners
to the officers Of Government, aud consul
med in military operations. This prOr,iOn
of the wealth Of the country has been de-
s,royed
Two powerful causes hove operated %
enable the community TO contribute without
Inconvenience, this large portion Of its
active capital to the government.
One ofthese is the change from a cred.
it to a casn system of trade When cor
commission msrchap,s sold goods on eight
months time, and. our jobbers gave credit
of eight and ten months, and whole sea-
sons stoc!, was brought BY the country
trade at one time, and the tendency Of
the system was TO cause large stock gen.
orally to be held on hand a considera-
ble portion Of these goods belonged TO
banks. The notes Of the traders which
the banks Of an interest Of an inlress in
the merchandise for which the notes
were given. When the credi, system
was abandoned the stocks OF merchandise
could be very largely diminished, and
thus the Government found great re-
servoir of unemployed capital from which
to draw. The traders, having ceased
to offer neles for disco lnting. The banks
seeing no other safe way Of employing
the ir capital, envested il in Government
notes and bonds. The merchandise
whicq formerly consulted the casi'ar Of
The tanks has been passed over 10 the
Government and consumed. and the bank
G. tilal now exists in the form Of Gov
Os4ment notes and bonds. A great deal
of individual capital also, which was re-
leased by the abandonment of the credit
sustem, has been invested in The same
way.
But The funds contributed TO the Gov
ernment have not come wholly from the
stock of capital on hand at wealth of the
nation was rapidly increasing. There
we're a great many persons in the COM
muunity who did not expend iheIwhOle
of their incomes, and the aggregate Of
these savings amounted 10 hundreds Of
millions were made partly in the form Of
merchandise and partly railroads, houses
factories and other fixed Improvements.
Since the war comenced Ihess savings
have been to a considerable extent, pass
ed over to the Government in exchange
for notes and bonds.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05

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Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05

A pleasant sketch of the Washburns
family appears in the Boston Journal.
written by William Drew. Of Augusta,
Maine. There are seven sons in the
family. all of whom occupy prominent
positions. Israel, Jr., (lale Congress-
men. the first born. is fifty years old.
and Collector of the Port Of Portland.
EIhu B. began life as printers boy.
and is now member Of Congress from
Illinois, Cadwallader has made fortune
in Wisconsin,. and is now a Major Gen.
eral IN our army in LOuisina; Charles
A. is American Minister in Paraguay
AIgernOn Sidney. never eoveling poli-
Iical life. has been and still is in banking
10 Main; Samuel B. went 10 sea early
and IS now Captain in our navy; VIII
liam D. is Surveyor General Of Govern
ment land in Minnesota.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05
poetrD
THE SILENT TEAR.

4 OILEN sA n.
Though dark clouds gather round our way,
We must not stop 10 sOrrew;
The sua that hides his face to-day,
May brightly shine to-murrOw.
Asd should he not, Iife's storm and cloud
viii banish soon forever,
Aud peace and rest be found at last
Beyond Times rapid river.
a4he g;ised toys that now we prize,
Like auiumn's leaves will scatter,
And from oui sight will fad"at last
Like sunshine from the water;
But sseadfsst faith and noble deeds
wills shine around US ever,
Like guiding stars to lead US homo
Across that silent river.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-05-05
B. c. HARE,
AMBROTYPIST,

Is IsprepareG 10 take MBROTNPES and MFLlNe-
OTYPES in the best style of the art; and at
Lower Prices than Ever Before offered iH
BrOWnviIle.
Tie still occupies the Sky-Light Gallery on Main
Street, Opposite the City Drug Store, where he
may be found during business hours
Pictures WarT3 nted to Give Satisfaction
The pu blic are invited to call and examine speei-
mems.
Hours Of operation, from A. N. to 4 P. N.
BrownviIle Feb. 4, 1864. n23-f
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-22
nd yourself and would act ACCORDINGLY

and yourself, and would act accordingly.
The issues in this contest are plainly pre-
sented; Union or Disunion will be the result.
L you cast your vote for Abraham Lincoln,
you vote for the Union, and the consequence
of his election, the speedy suppression of the
Rebellion. y
On the other hand if you vote for McClel-
Ian and the Chicago peace on-any terms
platform, you vote for Disunion; for the
consequence of McClellan'sg election would
be an immediate suspension of hostiIities, a
withdrawal of our armies from southern soil
resulting ultimately in the independence
and recognition of the Southern, Confedera-
.cy. With this event would begin such q
scene of anarchy and horror throughout this
once happy land, as would eclipse the dark
est days of the French Revolution.
This is no fancy picture of an over heated
imagination, but it is a faint idea of the aw-
full and perhaps irretrieveable ruin that
would follow the election Of Mcclellan to the
Presidency. God save the Republic!
ie, a.a -. UNION VOTER
Kenosha, Sept. 10th. 1864.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-22
Peace Democrats in. Council.
From the New York Tribuns 18th


A meeting ofabout fifty Peace Democrats
was held or Saturday evening at the Saint
Nicholas Hotel to take action upon General
McClellan's letter, and to consult upon the
best means of organizing a peace party and
of selecting peace candidate for the Presi-
dency. The meeting was called to order
by Mr. MuIlaly, the editor of the Metropoli-
tan Record, who was then chosen President
Among the gentlemen present were Messrs.
Orion Of the Day Book, MacMasters of the
Freemen's Journal, Ben, Wood of the Daily
NsWs, Singleton and Green, of Illinois, Geo
K. Shell, of Oregon, S. T. Suit, of New y orIl
Chauncey Bnrr, w Z. Smith Anderson and
| others -----------
All the members present seemed to be
moved by the bitterest feeling against Geo.
Mcclellan, denouncing him as having brok-
en- his pledge to the Democratic party, there
by compromising its success in the ensuing
election. Messrs. She'll, Singleton and
ClIauncey Burr were among the prominent
speakers Of the evening, and S. II. Suit, of
New York, presented the following resolu-
tions as the sense of those present
Resolved that the call be addressed to the
Jefersonian Democrats to meet at Cincin
natl, Ohio in the course of the present
month, for the purpose of appointing a can;
didate representing that branch of the Dem.
ocratic party which the letter of General
Mcclellan completely ignores. --.,-..
The resolution was unanimously adopted
The meeting then adjourned to next week.
when other distinguished members IF the
party are expected to be present. f..
Among the candidates named for the
Presidency, the names which seemed to b.
received with the greatest favor were thos,
Of Messrs. O'Connor, of this city, and Long
of Ohio. ..,......,...,. --.~ :,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-22

compared with the food of reasonable viii
liany at Chicago yet the Green Bay AdUO-
cate declared it could have no political Atm
ity with the party, which gave countenance
/ to the Ryan Address, but at Chicago
where for nearly week, by day and by
night, continual stream Of the most VIC
lent reasonable addresses, were poured forth
nearly every one of which would have been
applauded in RichmondEo r Charleston, the
Ady0cate accepts the nominees of these trea-
son shriekers with pleasure"
The editor of the 4dO6eate- has been in
political life too long, and is too knowing, to
attempt to make it appear, that the candi-
dates are.separable from the platform, Ac-
cording to all usage the principles of the par
| ty is found embodied in its creed or plat
forin.-As we before said, the platform was
adopted with great unanimity at Chicago,
by delegates representing the democratic
party throughout the country To say that
the convention did not adopt what it be-
lieved to be the sentiments of the party, is
to charge it with knavery and dishonesty.
He who accepts the candidate m ust necessa-
rily accept the platform. Mr.. Mcclellan,
if elected to the Presidency; would not be
the government: the people or the party in
power would control the government and
if the party in power should be the demo-
cratic--so called, we know what the policy
Of the government would be; it is deliber-
ately annouced through It's delegates at
Chicago. 95l15aom -'1 81. els.
The editor of the Advocate, has ever
since the beginning of the present war pro-
fessed to be in favor of its vigorous prose-
cution for the suppression of the rebe llion
lie has been volunteer in the army service
The Chicago convention placed in nemina-
ton for the second highest Office in the gift
Of the people, a man, who his friends claim,
has never uttered word in favor of the
war. AS member of congress ne voted
against every measure for aiding the prose-
cution of the war he voted against an APP
preparation for paying the army-thus put
ting himself on the record, az repudia tior
of the obligation to pay our brave soldiers
in the field. Yet the Green Bay AdvocGte.
tells its readers, sit is a pleasure to place
the ticket" George B. Mcclellan and George
III Pendleton at the head of the paper, and
to advocate its election! liz
We have not devoted so much space to
the strange inconsistency of the Green Bay
Ad0Oeate, because of its great political i'm
portance of itself; but these remarks apply
equally well, to other and like cases of in
consistency, of (which there may possibly be
some. Public men, especially i'll these times
must expect to have their record kept before
the people, SO that now as well as in after
times, their political adventures may attach
to their history. 5* -'-h '@>5.. .... ..-.f.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-09-22
Who Commenced the War;

Those who would throw the guilt of the
war upon the shoulders of Mr.. Lincoln,
are requested to read the following catalogue
of &c remarkable events" published i'll a
Southern Almanac, all of which occurred
during the Presidency of Mr.. Buchanan :
Dec. 81, 1860-Capture of Fort Montrie
troops. Captain Coste surrenders the revenue
cutter Aiken. is'.s
JAM 8, 1861.-Capture of Fort Pulaski by
the Savannah troops.
Jan. 3.-The arsenal at Mt. Vernon;
Alabama, with 20, 900 stand Of arms, seized
by the Alabama troops.
Jan. 4.--Fort Morgan, in Mobile Bay,
taken by the Ala bama troops
Jan. 9.-The steamship Star of the West
fired into and driven off by the South Caro-
lima batteries on Morris Island. Failure Of
an attempt to reinforce Fort Sumter.
Jan. l0.-F'orts jackson, st. Phillip and
Pike, near New Orleans, captured by the
Louisiana tIoops. -'.,-.-.... ..
Jan. 14.-Capture of Pensacola Navy
Yard and Forts Barrancas and McRea. Ma
jor Chase shortly afterwards takes command
and the siege of Fort Picxens comm ences.
Jan. 13.-Surrender of Baton Rouge arse.
nal to Louisiana troops.
Jan. 31.-New Orleans Mint and Custom
House taken.
Feb. q Seizure of Little Rock arsenal by
Arkansas troops.
Feb. 4.-Surrender Of the revenue cutter
Cass to the Alabama authorities
Feb. 8.-Provisional Constitution adopted
Feb. 9.--Jeferson Davis, of Mississippi
and Alexander II. Stephens of Georgia, cleo
ted President and Vice President.
Feb. 16.-Gen. Twiggs transfers public
property in Texas to the State authorities
Col Waite, U.SA., surrenders Antonio to
Col. Ben. McCulloch and his Texan rangers
March. 2.-The revenue cutter Dodge
seized by the Texan authorities
In view of the foregoing, a friendly pape
in foreign Countrywide Montreal Witnes
very pertinently remarks as follows: Nov
all these were warlike and treaConabIe acts
and all aOere committed before Mr.. Liacol1
entered office. 1t is simply ridiculous to say
that he commenced the war. On the 18th o.
April Fort Sumter was bombarded; on the
18th it was surrendered, and on the 18th i
was evacuated. 1t was not till the last NAMED
date that Lincoln issued his first call for
volunteers to put own the rebellion in tn,
United States. With these facts before them
can any any one continue to call the present
struggle in the United States Mr. Lincoln:
war? #-.