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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06
A piso. os Political Histsory, ,
TEE CHlcAoo Dnocs1r,c Cosvrxr,os AN,
-a7 rue CAHr DouoLAs PIor.

TEE CHIcAoo Dnocliric Cosvrxr,os AND
s-aa ruE CAxr DouoLAs PIor.
ssTbs tollaying Issssr ;s;ppssn in tho Bad.
Aln(N ~ Espsss: ~, =, \,
About Jons Jet Of this yssr, Twas sta.
tion-at Selma, Ala, 0ucmorning lrceived
9 visit from Col. Cunningham. q. 8, A.. late
Chief'ot-Staf for General John Morg IN, Of
Ohio raid notorjcty. TIN Compensation turn
ing upon horse Hesh, Colonel Cunningham
'siaid that In the summer OF 1864 he was or
dered from, Chicago H. to Richmond. Va,
and not daring to take tile cars, he made the
entire distance from Chicago to q point IN
Virginia where he could take cara for Rich.
mond at the rate OF afty ImiIes a day. Nat.
urally this drew out inquiries az to what he.
o Confederate Colonel, was doing in Chicago
In the summer OF 1864. 80. 49,
"Col. Cunningham said that ho was dol.
egate to the Chicago Democratic National
Convention from adistrict Of Southern I'LL
nois This residence lain Tennesseel, aud that
he had the honpr ofvoting for the nomination
Of Mcclellan. His real errand there how.
ever, was to release the Confederate prisoners
at Camp Douglas. He had three hundred
picked men Of his own command concentra.
ted ,at Chicago. Upon these no could rely,
and he hlso had the promise OF three thous.
and Copperheads to assist him. He said
that be found the 'copperheads to be only
wster.snakes. They took TO tho tall grass.
At any rate he got no practical aid from
them. as he said, because they wero the
d-dcst towards on the footstool'" =. -,
{" Colonel Cunningham further said that
with his. reliable three houndrcd men he
could at some loss have taken Camp Douglas
tho evening before the Convention met /; that
he would have done 10 II everybody else had
been as plucky as Alexander Long of Ohio ;
that long was game, but that Vallandigham
was'a thorough.going coward. and his lack
OF moral courage defeated the whole enter
prise. -t- il- ,.is,.l -
"Colonel Cunningham. isnow, belive, ut
Nashville. Tennessee. Should this meet his
eye he we'll recognize the author, and am
personally accountable to him for the above
as correct version of conversation which
had several witnesses. H'will not dispute
IL: and | only need to call attention to tho
facts II exhibits.
"First. II shows chat at least one Conted.
crate officer OF high rank was delegate to
tho Chicago, Democratic Convention, and
supporter OF Mcclellan. ,-..t..... -...J..
"Second. That tho author Of tho Chicago
Platform Of 1864 and some OF the leaders OF
that Convention were cognizant OF and par
ticeps criminis in nm attempt to release some
ten thousand Rebel prisoners and turn them
loose in the streets OF Chicago to commence
the work Of rapine and bloodshed. H."
The Express adds: IN l ~. F"
"The Importance of the above statement hos
led US to request permission to publish the
name Of It's author. This having been gran.
ted. we have only to state that Oh 10 the
signature of Sanford b. Hunt. late Medical
Director of Cavalry Forces Of the Military
Division Of the Gull" ... ..
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Now Jersey Democrats and the Soldiers.

D The Daily Patriot, lively campaign sheet at
Newark, issues the following address Of "the
copperheads to the solders:"
Fellow.citizens, brave soldiers, m,n,ons OF
y Lincoln and hirelings Of despot Your
friends salute you with warm and angry
grasp Of the hand. We are 80 much delighted
Ito zee you safely returning that we can hardly
find breath in the height Of our rejoicing to
curse you for not dying before you came back
to our hearts and enmities. ie lH
= It Is with mingled enc lions of hate and adj
miration that We welcome you home, brave and
brutal soldiers. TO the rewards Of honor, NAL
Ice and detraction! -.,..... III -.
We know that you have followed the COW
ardlyrufh and irreproachable Bayard, and
Fitzpatrick, with an ardor which was born Of
patriotic tire and diabolical rascalty; and Us
We derids and vllify him, do We praise and sus-
tain you. .,sy on 6sEr,-rsI,i - II 80.
> Heed not. We pray YOU, the so called Patriot.
suffrage, for you well know We did no such
thing; and II We did, you know you, deserved
We counsel you to beware Of false witnesses.
who will tell sou that Marcus L. Ward ran
away from Bull Run. while Theodore Ruuyor
nurssd the soldiers 10 the hospitals n 81 -,
Believe US, when we solemnly adjure you, by
all you hold sacred, by the memory OF your
glorious deeds and by the blood you have
spilled upon many on angry battle field, to up
bold the honor Of New Jersey In tho only way
In which u can be done, by casting your vote
and working with your might for the men Who
kicked you. dear ffiends, only for your good;
and who, 10 similar circumstances, would not
only kick but spit upon you for your best vel.
fare. You are brave. soandalous, infamous,
noble, generous. self.sacrifcing scoundrels,
vhose deeds will live forever Ia the memory OF
All true men who cherish manliness and devo.
ton As the type Of all that Is mean, dastardly
and rspulsive. .-7'e' YrHt pb '
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git is established beyond !. doubt that
in conversation with u distinguished III.
inoisan few days since. Lieut.. G'n. Grant
80 far recovered IRON his customary silence
on our public topics as to unreServedly exr
press himself on the Mexican question. Ito
declares that the Government will vindica'o
tho Monroe doctrine ut m early date. nnd
Maximiliian must leave Mexico. II will BE-,
he nys, less expensive to rid Mexico Of the
presence of an enemy than to guard our Dor.
dsrs against him. Il Is bis opinion that 10
will require no call for troops, but that with
our present army We can spare enough to
give effectiveness against any forces Mexico
will DO ready To put In the Held, II our Gov
eminent aids them in the matter of supplies.
Gen. Grant II Of opinion that tho President
and authorities at Washington hold this az
their settled purpose. and only await tho
meeting ofCOngress to TAKE open ground in
the. matter. It's not belived that rranco
will 10 nble 70 disrcgnard European sompli.
cation. causo Of Macmillan her own. This
solution Of the Mexican question must bs 40.
cepted as ope OF tho forthcoming sensations
Tor the close Of the year.
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F..nros.-Madams Demors.. in her Mir

FasuroS.-Mudamc Demores. in her Mir
ror Of Fashion soys: . '.H.v"t
II Is quite impossible that fashion can a..
ways be restricted to whit 10 beautiful, or
what IL becoming. In the FIRST place, there
arc as many opinions on these points. % there
are people to hold them; and In tho second !.
the demand Tor the pretty is quito secondary
to the demand Tor the ner. - lr.rI'
The passion Tor novelty RACES paramount
In the hearts Of oil woman ut the present
time. and absolutely blinds them to the true
motive and object OF dress. which 10 to render
the person attractive M Tar a. Il can be done
10 accordance with health, couvsnisnse and
comfort. .,I.... I'D. .r.,-s M.
Whvr ladiesgo OF on shopping expeditions.
they rarely inquire for the most useful. or
even for the most beautiful IL Is TOR some
thing entirely "nsw." The most gracsful
design, the loyeliest tint. tho most exquisite
workman ship, lose al charm alter tho glos
Of novelty has worn on, and the universal
feeling u oos OF wesriness. and desire for
something. no matter what. that 10 startling.
original, and absolutely and entirely ne,o !;
as II there could no anything new under tho
sun; ns ~ all our ideas In fashion as we'll A
were not simply tho revival of
known. and even lost, forgotten.
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TUE CorrsRuEAp REcoRp.--lion. John
Cessna, u democrat" so long as he could
be one, and not be Copperhead, in recent
speech in Philadelphia, made up the follow
ing true and succinct Copperheid record =
"when volunteers were needed Tor the
army these Democrats were opposed to vol
hnteering Drafting was the fair way--only
Democrlts would volunteer in the draft oil
would have q fair chance. when the draft
came they were yiolently opposed to the $500
Communication clause. That WAS q discrimin.
alton against the poor man. The rich wnnld
all pay out and only the poor would 60
When the communication clause was repealed
they became more clamorous because the
only chance for the poor man was now taken
away-he must now 20 while the rich man
could get u substitute. For u time II was a
negro war. and no white IMAM should 60.
When negro troops were called for they were
aroused 10 the highest state OF Indignation.
"The South would never stand 1t. II Is an
evidence Of our weakness II YOU can't con-
quer them with white troops, you never can
with negroes" Thus they continued during
the whole four years Of the war. No single
measure Of the Government ever received
theis APPRECIATION No matter what course
might be adopted, they were found In opp.
sitiou. Are thes men to DO now placed IN
pOwer?" b.,
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

PLAry QUESTIONS The Cecil. Nd. Wing has
some plain questions to which the heart OF
every loyal man will respond 70 il with in
stinctive correctness:
Which IL the best cltiien-thc white man who
staid ut home during the rebellon. and gave
his influence to "the South" or the black
man who went to the battle field and gave his
assistance To the Government! Il
Which is the most loyal-.he while man VINO
by words justified aud abet,ed the rebellion. or
the black man who By deeds aided in crushing
il!
which is most entitled to the ballot-the
white man who has fought four years to de-
s,roy the Government, or the black man VINO
has fought. ever since we would permit him, to
preserve 1T rn ar !s..
Which are most entitled to all the rights and
privileges Of citizenship the white rebels
whose bullets brought death to many OF our
fathers, brothers and loved ones, or the oiack
loyalists whose bullets caused many OF those
white rebels to bite the dust, and aided tnsts-
rally in restoring peace to the country .
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

EJ. G. Cooley, proprietor of the Print.
ors' Ware House, IS Fulton street, N. Y,
has been having a tilt with several of the
proprle,ors of Type Foundries, and comes
DOT In the Printer giving the whole story.
He has never joined the combination to keep
up tho price Of type. and therefore he under
sell. them, which process is not for the bepe.
q. of the combination. Mr.. Cooley. as
shown even BY bis correspondence, 10 live
man, and bound to make trade lively, and
such o man is always irrepres,ibls. They
charge him with stealing their designs, and
he replies that copying designs from other
foundries is tho custom, and charges them
with doing jus. what they find fault with
him for doing. The whole correspondence
10 spicy, and the craft better read It.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

SOUTHERN ESTIMATION Of CoprERnEAps.-
The Albany Evening Journal reports the son
Of distinguished Southern statesman, now
visiting at the North as saying 1--WE are
loyal-the great mass Of us-iar more loyal
than some Of your own people. You can lar
better afford to trust US than you can your
miserable copperhcaas. They are the v'less
ofiscouring Of the earth. Had it not been
for them, we should not have rushed into the
war. And yet they have the impudence to
come to us. claiming to be our friends, adVis'
ing Us to be- stiH.necked, and asking us to
strike hands with them and form new al
lance. The vipers They have cheated us
once, "thcy will never cheat US again. We
had rather trust the vilest abolitionist that
ever howled and hound us down, than the
best Of them"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06
r,o u.,,,d.. wo.bin,,on, di,natob soy,

Tho Heralds Washington dispatch Gays
Brigadier General j. Q Bri.ccs Of che l09th
Pennsy lvanis regiment, and A. w. Hackey.
sutler OF Worcester. Mas, have been arrested
for stealing large amount of Government
funds from the Post Quartermaster's satc at
Lynchdurg. Briscoe was caught 10 the act.
The plot appears to have been elsb0rately
contrived and only failed through Capt.
Alberger to whom the secret was contided
giving information to the government, Bris'
coe hernself took the impression ,of the safe
KEY in wax and sent Hackey to Philadelpbia
to get duplicate made, When the day
came for carrying out the scheme, detectives
were on the watch. They saw Briscoe I'M
lock the sale and load himself down with
coin and grecnbacks They followed him to
his Office and arrested him in the very act Of
counting his i'll COTTON booty.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

A Loyal LrGIoS.-The Baltimore Sun
says that an association bearing the title OF
the MILITARY Order Of the Loyal LEGION
has been formed by the soldiers OF the late
war. The order was instituted April l5.lS6'
and ii is said that General Grant will hold
the highest official position in the association
Unqualified loyalty to the Government OF the
United States at its leading tenet, and its OBJ
jecs are as follows: .. s.Il1 n'1,a 100
To psrpetuate the memories and ass'c'a,
tions OF the war; to strengthen the ties OF
fraternal fellowship aud sympathy, which
prominently exist between companions.in-
arms; to advance the beat interests. individ'
ually and collectively, Of those associated to-.
ycther M members of the order and to ex.
tend all possible relief to their widows and
children /; to protect the rights and liberties
Of American citizenship, and TO maintain ma
tioual honor. union and independence. 10
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THE UNION 6 J0URNAL,
The eenians.

Our foreign nsws bring accounts Of ccnsid.
cradle excitement in England and Ireland,
and our English nsighbors seeu to DO I'm
pressed nth the idea that Fcnianism really
apouuts to somsthing. Quite . number Of
arrests have Teen made in Dublin and else
where. Fifteen magistrates in Cork have as.
sembled and sent an appeal to England to
take some stringent means TO insure the safe
ty Of the present government now threatened
by the Fenian movement. "A Aeet Of war
vessels has been sent OF the western part OF
the Island, TO look alter any vessels that may
come from America, this country being sup
posed to DO the commissary department ana
rendezvous Of the new movement. No fears
in this quarter for AR. Bull, for VIC sna'i
preserve strict neutrality like rs no did 10
the little case Of secession in this happy 'ah''
which would have been deal happier o"'
for the gay and festive manner in wh'en "'
filled GU, n aeet Of pirates to destroy our
shipping. The fact is. Eugland has a guilty
conscience, and so "fears each bush an ON
cer." We do not believe that the movement
has assumed proportions equal to Eng'ands
scare, but that is no business OF ours. IL !"
said that the Fenians have purchased large
quantity of arms from our government also
eight large steamers each capable OF trans.
porting one thousand troops, and that one OF
the Bank note companies in New York Is
engaged in printing bonds OF the new 'r'sn
Republic. "Down with the Orange is a
very natural cry with the Irish. and with
that war cry upon the lips and in the hearts
of twenty thousand Irish soldiers, the "Or-
apge" may very properly fear the "Green.'
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

E wirz. the brute who is now on trial
ut Washington. and who has ten thousand
times earned the privilege OF dog 9 death,
complains of his bill Of faro, and says he
simply has full Government ra,ions, and
.sonly two cups Of milk and two eggs. Il is
but week since witness rworc that starving
Union prisoners at AndersonviIle scraped un
digstcd food from human excrement and o.
gerly ate y to keep life in their poor skel
etons. while Windsr and wirx were buffet
Ing back. with obscence language and black.
guard threats, the offers OF aid brought to
the gates OF that hell upon earth Georgia
woman, "Only two cups Of milk and Two
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

gThc election in Connecticut Monday, on
the amendment allowing the negroes to vote,
resulted in defeat OF the measure BY n large
majority. This result Is due to nearly one
third Of the Republicans who voted against the
amendment Had We been In that State, We
should have advocated the measure. although
We arc not disposed to take issue with those
who yo,ed against IT, Negro suffrage is not q
cardinal doctrine Of the Republican party. al
belt Il is cousonaut with its faith; and in the
end we believe II will prevail.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

AfIadavits Of responsible parties have been
filed at the Freedmen's Bureau. which 20 TO
show that certain agents In Baltimore en-
ticed ON board Of schooner ut anchor IN the
bay at that place, BY false representations.
a number of freedmen from this city and
Maryland, who. after reaching the schooner,
wers placed In CONTINENT for several days,
the vessel sailing in the meantime Tor the
Guiana Islands. on the coast Of Russia, car
rying OF the men against their will. The
affair is outrageous. Il has been investiga
ted, and the names OF the parties engaged in
the abduction have been withheld. 10 order
that the guilty parties may be brought TO
iustioe. o." -" ~
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

The Fcnian name camofrom a brotherbood
called tho Fianna Eirinn, which aourished
soon after the Christian err, when Cormac
washing. They soou divided into two Clans.
the Clan Boisgne, and the Clan Norma. Tho
former was headed BY Ossian. or Oisin. son
Of Finn MacCumhal, the founder Of tho
brotherhood. Ossian's followc" wsre almost
annihIlated BY the Clan Norma at the battle
Of Gabhn.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

South Carolina has dous very good thing
by way Of its Coarsniion. towards making
that Tophss somewhat republican in its form
Of government. The Conrention would not
sahmis the anti slavery amendment to the pco-
pie. and that's NOE 30 good; for It shows
tia, Il dare not trust it, traitorous coustitu-
psy. Neither DO wo dare.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

Workers In iron when they wish to weld o
Joint, use borax ne aux. nm intelligent gen.
tleman, who is curious in iacts OF natural
history. says that on one occasion plak-
smith near his residence having no borax. o
man hanging around the shop told him no
could get q substitute, and brought him .
number of csterpillsrs, which being applied
to the heated iron, made rs strong and frm
an adhesion Of the metal as the borax.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

The Tribune dispatch says Of the contest
for the coming Speakership Mr.. Collar leads
formidable list. Mr.. Ashly Of Ohio has
many earnest friends. Green Clay Smith Of
Kentucky is urged with pertinacity, while
tho advocates Of Henry ]. Raymond claim
that they can beat them all.
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Ono PoLIrIcs.-A letter from Cincinnati
thus speaks of the progress Of tho political
campaign in Ohio: rE u

thus speaks oil the progress Vi tno Poi''ca'
campaign in Ohio: < Il .
Considerable activity exists in politics.
General Cox is doing good service all through
the State. and the Republicans bid fair to
elect their candidates by sweeping msJori-
ties. The Democrats are In bad way, tho
prominence OF yallandigham in managing
the machine has disgusted tho people. who
will never forget. that through all the trials
and darkness OF the last three years, he was
a traitor and copperhead. The Democratic
politicians attribute all their want OF sue.
cess to the prominence Of yallandigham,
and il Is we'll known that s. s. Cox gave up
his residence in Ohio and removed to New
York because in this State his party was
doomed to defeat with its present leaders.
The Democratic defeat in this State ut
this time is mainly significant because It was
here that the party commenced the expert.
mcnt Of batting it's gubernatorial hook with
u military General. +. .... .#l
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rr 90 10 Tropical America, you Wish 10 inhA's en-
ehsrtins fr.r.ncs. Yet say, yoa ON have % hrrs
Phaons aNIsht-BsoouinS cersss" wni an Jour parios
With vital bsvsh q the mast cdv noveu that perfume
the MIry Valleys q the Andes soh sv~ry~her.
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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

Harry Ieslie went up in a balloon from
New York and when 1000 feet high threw
out rope attached to tho car and performed
his feAts upon Ii.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06

The farmers say that the springs srsrising.
an indication Of rain moro certain II posi-
than the barvnctcr.