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hundred miles Of hills, rocks, and rutsi
suUb as cannot be found on the continent
outside Of that region. Yesterday it was
announced by telegraph that the guer'
rilla chief had attacked one Of these sup
| ply trains, destroyed the wagons, and
we suppose, consumed the victuals. It
is in his power with small force to cut
off entirely the supplies and, as be
seems to be now retiring in southerly
direction, there is nothing moro likely
than that this is really the work he has
set out to do. We have had so many
military surprises of late months that it
is we'll to be warned wherever there is
the least danger; and if by General
Buell's moving force forward to and
reducing Chattanooga, he we're able to
form a junction at or near Knoxville with
General Morgan, not only would the lat
ter be put out of peril, but East Tennes-
see, so long neglected, would be restored
to the protection Of the stars and stripes.
If there is any one thing the nation de-
sires, next to the capture of Richmond,
it is the liberation of East Tennessee. If
there is any one thing which would in
fict q seVerer blow than another upon
the almost broken fortunes of the rebels
in the Southwest, and in the far South,
and aid in stopping at once the ravages
of guerrillas, it would be the occupation
of the points indicated-ChattanOoga
and Knoxville. The other and innum-
cradle advantages of obtaining East Ten
Ressee are now every day more apparent,
a. each movement of the rebels, whether
in the East or West, makes it more i'm
per'aive. Gen. Morgan is now in a
position of difficulty and danger; but
properly supported he has the skill, the
valor and the men to push forward and
capture Knoxville, as soon as he is or
dered.
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CUMBERLAND GAP,
Tuesday. July l. 1862.

MY YDEARQ---You have doubt
less heard that the Union troops are now
in possession of Cumberland Gap, the
strongest position in America, and that
it was captured by General Morgan with
out the loss of a single man. To ac-
complish this difficult deed, the National
column-estimated by the rebels at
twenty thousand strong, though !, of
course, can give you no estimate what
ever-made circuitous march of ninety
five miles, over, around about, and
through these tremendous and everlast-
ing mountain ranges, instead of direct
march of fourteen miles from the posi-
ton we had previously held north of the
mountains at Cumberland Ford that is,
instead of attacking the enemy's strong
hold in front, we turned his position from
unexpected points, and he was compelled
to evaouate the most formidable fortress
on this continent, which he did without
firing a gun. Six weeks before advanc-
ing across themountains, General Morgan
gave out, in way by which it was sure
to reach the rebels, that early in June
he would receive a reinforcement of if
teen thousand men, when he would in
stantly force his way through Big Creek
Gap, some thirty miles southwest of
Cumberland Gap, and take the latter
stronghold in the rear, while the enemy
would also be attacked in front by an
additional force of ten thousand men,
Perhaps the rebels might not credit the
whole of this programme, but our adroit
leader began to carry out parts of it, SO
that they finally became to believe it all.
Gen. Morgan commenced threatening
Big Greek Gap with a single brigade, so
as to fix the enemy's attention at that
place and to draw it from Rogers Gap,
through which, though considered abso-
lutely impossible by artillery or by a
large infantry force, Gen. Morgan had
determined to force his way across the
mountains into the valley. Gen. Kirby
Smith, who is in command of the rebel
troops in East Tennessee, several times
attempted to surprise cur small force at
Big Greek Gap, but we we're always ad-
visod of his approach by cur scouts, who
would fly over the mountains night and
day. At length, by a rapid and stimuli
taneous movement, all our forces we're
concentrated, and We advanced in two
columns through both Rogers and Big
Creek Gap-apart from each other about
twenty miles, and which, as said before,
had always been considered impossible
for artillery. The enemy fell into the
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retreat of Xenophon and his " Immortal
Ten Thousand The Greek name was
not rendered more illustrious BY that re-
nowned achievement than the American
name will be by this.
Bypetusalofthe aceountnow published
| It will be seen that oar Ten Thousand at
Cumberland Gap were actually surround
ed by Stevenson with a force of 10000
rebels on one side, and Smith with 25,-
600 on the other. Thus our little band
of less than one quarter of the rebel force
was hemmed in by two large armies, and
without the possibility Of obtaining sup
plies, except as by their bravery they
assailed the enemy, struck them down,
and seized their food and forage. To
hold out wasutterIy impossible. Retreat
or surrender was the only alternative
But surrender was not thought of. To
retreat Uas unavoidable. And even this
was effected in such manner to amount
to a victory over the rebel enemy. When
our little army had evacuated, the rebels
found nothing but vacancy. The "Gap"
was obstructed to such degree that its
passage was rendered impossible for the
rebel army. All our cannon and small
arms, all our trains and animals, were
successfully removed and although the
rebels essayed to harass and cut off our
retreating troops, they we're made to suffer
more than we did. And thus surrounded
on all sides, our brave troops and their
heroic leader pushed forward for sirtesn
days and nights over more than two hun
dred and fifty miles of mountainous
regions, through de6les and gorges,
everywhere exposed to ambuscades and
assaults in mountain passes, subsisting
upon corn grated upon graters extempOr-
lied from their tin plates, still fighting
and repulsing the lurking rebels as they
attempted an attack.
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been forced upon the people; it can't be post
poned, but must be settled. BY the result ol
the October election.
The friends Of Negro Suffrage, and Gov
ernor Stone, may squirm as they please, and
designate themselves by what patriotic nnrnes
they please; may heap epithets of opprobri-
um upon their opponents as they please, but
but they can't escape from the odium which
the fourth plank in their platform has iadeli-
bly, fixed upon them. They must face that
music, They can't deceive old soldiers
Their candidate is the Negro-Sufrsge candi.
date, and they must abide that issue. Gov
ernor Stone means Negro Suffrage, and Ne
gro Suffrage means Governor Stone, and, for
this campaign, they are joined together, and
no man can put them asunder.
"Soldiers, we know you are all opposed to
Negro Suffrage. With you it were waste
ofwords and an insult to argue this question
further. You are all opposed to Negro Equal
! ty, in all its shapes, and heartily indorse the
words of your invinoible commander, old Te-
cumseh Sherman, that the Negroes are not
fitted for the exercise of the elective franchise.
I want them to get.a fair price for their1abor,
but I do not think they are it to take part
in the legislation of the country"
This part Of their address is.es applicable to
affairs here in Ohio as it is to A-alrs in Iowa.
1t is just as important here as it is IN Iowa,
that soldiers and loyal citizens" should not
'be deluded" "by the false assertion that this
question Negro Sufragel is not now before
them, ito be decided virtually by the dsIeat
or election Of General Cox; and Hthe friends
Of the Negro Suffrage" and General Cox "may
squirm as they please, and designate them
selves by what patriotic names they please;
may heap epithets Of opprobium upon their
opponents as they please; they must face the
music. They can't deceive old soldiers
Their candidate is the Negro Suffrage eandi-
date, and they must abide this ISSUE" Gen
eral Cox "means Negro Suffrage, and Negro
Suffrage means General Cox, aand Jor this
campaign they GTeJo'nIG togetheT, and no man
can put them qsunder."
We may, therefore, with propriety say, in
the language Of this address Of the soldiers Of
Iowa, Soldiers, we know you are opposed
to Negro Suffrage. With you it were a
waste Of words and an insult to argue this
question further. You are all opposed to Ne
gro Equality il all its slsls and heartily in
dorse the words Of your invincibls commnn-
der, old Tecumseh Sherman, that The Ne
groes are not fitted for the exercise of the
elective franchise want them to get fair
price for their labor, but 1 do not think they
are fit to take part in the legislation of the
country How, soldiers and loyal citizens,
can this new Negro agitation be stopped2-
How can we prevent the distracting strife to
which it may give rise, and which may be
prolonged for years to Gomez The answer
is brief and sufficient. "Defeat" General Cox
''and his Ticket, in October next, and Negro
Suffrage agitation in" Ohio twill be number
ed with the things that were. ."-O Ohio States
man.
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WHOLE NUMBER rs.

names 1 cannot now remember, have assur-
ed me that he had used to them the same
language, in effect; and there is no doubt
whatever that this was his policy and deter.
mination until the clamors of thepeople COM
PEELED HIM to retire from his barbarous posi-
ton.
Every one is aware that, when the .x-
change did take place, not the slightest alter
alton had occurred in the question, and that
our prisoners might as well have been releas-
ed twelve or eighteen months before as at
the resumption Of the cartel, which would
have saved to the Republic at least twelve or
fifteen thousand heroic lives. THAT THEY
WERE NOT SAVED IS DUE ALONE TO -slR. EDWIN N.
sTANToN's PECULIAR POLICY AND DoaaED oBsrr-
MACY; AND, As HAVE REMARKED BEFORE HE
IS PROFESSIONALLY THE DIGGER
OF. THE UNNAMED GRAVES THAT
CROWD THE VICINITY OF EVERY
SOUTHERN PRISON WITH HISTORIC
AND NEYER-TO-BE EFORGOTTEN HOR-
.RORs.
Iregret the revival of this painful subject,
but the gratuitous effort Of Mr.. Dana to re-
lieve the Secretary of War rom response
bility he seems willing to. oear, and which,
merely as question Of policy, independent Of
all considerations Of humanity, must be re-
garded as ofgreat weight, has compelled me
to vindicate myself from the charge Of max
ing grave statements without due donsidera-
ton.
Once for all, letme declare that I have new
er found fault with any one because I was
detained in prison, for am well aware that
that was a matter in which no one but ny
sell, and possibly a few friends, could feel any
interest; that my sole motive for impeaching
the Secretary Of War was that the people Of
the loyal North might know to whom they
were indebted for the cold-blooded and need
less sacrifice of their fathers and brothers,
their husbands and their sons.
JUNIUs Henri BRoWEE.
NEw YoRE, Aug. 8, 1866.
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The Platform.

THE Resolutions adopted unanimously by
the Democratic Convention at Columbus
Yesterday are Of a character to command uni
versal respect, and will be heartily aud en-
Enthusiastically indorsed by every Democrat
and conservative man in the State It is
needless to say more than we cordially in
dorse every word Of those resolutions, in all
their length and breadth, and shall defend
them with all the ability we possess We
glory in their explicitness, as well as in their
Justice In them there is no lodging
of important issues-nO cOncealment Of Opiu-
ions on sentiments honestly entertained-and
no ambiguity in the words employed. The
issue now being fairly made up, our oppo-
nents will find it necessary to either discuss
each proposition laid down in our platform oB
its merits or yield to the resistless power OF
truth. Inviting the most rigid scrutiny, We
repeat that we cheerfully, joyfully, and fear
lessly indorse this glorious declaration Of
principles, and most sincerely do we believe
that a large majority Of the people of Ohio
will say Amen to it.-Plqin Dealer.
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SAtrt aastrr.
rEN1AN BRorHEREooB.

The harp that long IN Tarr's halls,
Hath sad and bilent lain,
Shall sound again within those walls,
To freedom's lofty strain.
And grand al elear the note shall swell
In music on the gale.
To greet the Green Flag loved so well,
With songs Of Innisfaf.
OErlni thou loved Land Of fsongI
Thy sun is yelled, not setl
The spirit that hath slept so long,
Shall wake in thunders yet
And around thy lovely shores, Lock Lein, =
And BY the silvery Lee,
True Irish swords shall fash sgain--
And Ireland shall be freel
A spirit sfirs within thy blood
1t shah not strike amiss
It feels the strife beyond the flood,
That parts the shore from this.
Columbia sows Wars dregon-testh
By many a hill and fen,
For recks how on the Irish heath
They spring by armed menl
From Antrim to to the Southern lakes,
From TTalce to Kildare,
One silent spirit walks, aud wakes,
The lion IN his lair
From ArFaghmofe's far stormy steep,
To Carlow and Kinsale,
Thou risest, giant like, from sleep,
Arisel-strike home l-prevaill
pronounced Lock Lain. (Killarney.)
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[From the Ohio State Journal
The Union Column at Cumberland Gap,

PROBABLY the few people who ever
knew the fact, have quite forgotten it,
that we have a pretty large column Of
National troops in East Tennessee-at
Cumberland Gap. When, in the early
part of this year, the rebels evacuted
Bowling Green, and the various divisions
of our troops in Kentucky followed them
southwark, this column was leftin South
eastern Kentucky, for the purpose Of
capturing the rebel stronghold at Cum
berland Gap-which had been regarded
as probably the most formidable and
valuable stragetic position in the South
and afterwards penetrating into East
Tennessee. The column remained, doing
various work and with varied fortune, in
the hilly and desolate regions in Eastern
kentucky during the whole of the espring,
and till well on in the present summer.
At the beginning of last month, it was
still on the northern side of the Cumber-
land Mountains. At length, on the 18th
of June, Gen. Morgan, its commander,
and very able and gallant officer, OBJ.
tanned possession of the long g-coveted
Cumberland Gap, by one of the most
difficult and scientific operations of the
war, but which, on account Of the more
Immediately important news We were at
that time receiving from Virginia, was
almost entirely overlooked by the press.
He, for time, so maneuvered his troops,
that the enemy at the Gap could get no
clue whatever to his purposes; and when,
finally, having made terrible march of
a hundred miles, over mountains hereto
fore considered impossible, he fell upon
their rear, they fed in confusion, and
the Southern Thermopyl@, which a
thousand men might have successfully
defended, fell into his hands. 1t was
universally supposed by those who had
followed mp Gen. Morgan's movements,
and understood the military and political
situation in that section of country, that
he would at once push on to Knoxville,
the capture of which would have been
equivalent to the possession of nearly
the whole of East Tennessee. The re-
tention of the Gap was of vast impor-
tance to the rebels, as the means of
keeping US out of East Tennessee; but
the position once in our hands, it was Of
value only as the gateway TO further con-
quests. Gen. Morgan, however, with
his whole force still remains at Cumber-
land Gap-a force which, though the
rebels overestimate it when they state il
to be 10000 strong, is yet of very con-
siderable number, and is amply able,
with little of the assistance near at
hand, to take military possession of all
of East Tennessee. He remains there
in obedience to orders.
We call attention to his situation at
present, because, being forbidden to move
from Cumberland Gap, Gen. Morgan's s
command is placed in imminent danger
by the maneuvers of his namesake, the
guerrilla Morgan. All the supplies of
our troops at the Gap are drawn through
! Eastern Kentucky upon OK teams, over a
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Major General Cox.


THE Toledo Record says, reader, are you
aware that the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor Of Ohio, is MIlirary commander of this
District, and draws pay as Major General in
the army2 Do you think there exists any
necessity for such an officer in Ohio; and il
such necessity does exist, do yon suppose
Cox viii neglect the duties of the campaign
to attend to the duties Of bis Officer In short
is it not evident that he is kept in this posi-
ton, with his enormous salary, merely to
furnish him with Government funds for car
rying the election2 VIII you permit such
efforts to trample your rights under foot and
corrupt .he ballot-box to pass unrebuked p
Is the election in Ohio to be but mere farce,
similar TO those enacted in Kentucky and
TeuneSsee7 These are not idle questions,
but they deeply concern every citizen Of the
State, and the answer must be made through
the ballot-box. Look well to the character
Of your response. Nothing but the greatest
vigilance and the most determined adherence
to your guaranteed rights will preserve your
liberties, and restore to the country q repub-
licrn form Of Government
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The Soldiers and Democrats Of Iowa Making
Common Cause Against Negro Suffrage.

The soldiers of Iowa met in State Conven-
ton on the 23d Of August. Delegates were
presented from all parts of the State 1t was
a large and enthusiastic Convention. Gov.
ernor Stone and his friends, the Negro Suf
fragites, undertook to break up the Conven,
ton; but failed most signally. The soldier:
of Iowa are determined to teach the Negro
Sufragites lessen, and they, therefore, laid
down an anti-Negro Suffrage platform, and
by accIamation nominated the following Tick
ct:
For Governor, Gen. Thomas H. Benton, o.
Pottamattee; for Lieutenant Governor, Col
S. T. Van Anda, of Delaware; for Supreme
Judge. Col. H. Fl. Trimball, Of Davis; ior
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Capt
J. w. Lennett, of Jasper.
The next day the Denocraticparty Of Iowa
met IN State Convention at,the same place
and resolved to support the soldiers Ticket
nominated on the proceeding day.
In the address Of the soldiers to their sol
dier-comrades, these passages occur, referring
to Negro Suffrage:
Don't be deluded, soldiers and loyal citi-
zeps by the false assertion that this question
is not now before you, to be decided virtual
" by the defeat or election of Stone. 1t has
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From the Ohio State Journal, July 29th, 1921
Operations in East Tennessee--Ho Gen
Morgan Gained Possession of Cumberland
Gap.

THE following is an extract from a
private letter of a National officer serv-
ing with the Union forces at Cumberland
Gap in East Tennessee. Itgives an idea
of General Morgan's mode of operation
in the great feat Of taking possession of
Cumberland Gap, which heretofore has
been but lily understood:
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al Sorts of @uOA 8taOing.
TFrom the Ohio State Journal, October "a, 1862
Gen. Morgan and Cumberland Gap,
FITz PICKLE

We publish this morning in another
column. a brief but clear and thrilling ac-
count Of Gen. Morgan's evacuation of
Cumberland Gap, and of his heroic re-
tirement through the mountain gOrges
and passes of Kentucky to the Ohio
river. We repeat what we before stated,
that the retreat of Morgan and his " I'm
mortal Ten Thousand" is an achieve
ment to'be ranked in history with Tia
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Intentional fraud.
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All at once the present vanished
Gently as the evening falls
Came that .tittt,re-and my chamber
Stretched away to White House halls.
All the walls were hung with roses,
And their perfume filed the air;
All the fashion Of the city,
In their. s'CestnesS gathered there.
There was Lady DiEah Blossom,
Madame Aramintha Chloe;
There was Marquis Julius Caesar,
And SlSeet Countess Nancy Snow.
There was Lord and Lady Peach-BIow,
Chase the President was there;.
And the then Chief Justice Langston-
All the young, the brave, the fair.
Then began the eager dancers,
To the Banio's soFtest strain,
. Tripping Old Virginia Essence"
"D6uble Cure, and Pride of Maine"
Dancing while,their silvery voices
With the Banjo rose and fell,
While the'hight rang wild with music
Merry as a cattle-ben.
Then a host of white,trash servants,
F. F..V's and F. F. ks,
Famed the dancers when they wearied
Gliding through the giddy maze.
Then white-eyed Sonora Sally
With the President was seen
Softly gliding past the dancers,
Gliding from the evenings sheen.
Anxious, too, for change Of fpertilne,
Eagerly followed soon;
Found them on the grand piazza,
Gazing on the virgin moon.
In his fond embrace she rested,
Closely folded to his breast.
Here my curious vision ended,
And didn't see the rest.
Was it not Of funny fashion,
And Of funny termination >
. Termination though, predicted
By the Chase Representation
In the telegram referred to.
So my vision came and faded
In the silent midnight watches,
Reading DER the evening papers
P Ger dispatches telegTaphic.
Like my vision, ends my story;
Ends the vision Of
FITZ PICKLE.