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Year: 1864

We have as yet received nothing by telegraph cal
c1ated 10 throw light upon the object of GRANT in
Withdrawing from the whole or the greater part OF
LEES front, and the specuations in the Richmond pa
pers do not give any assistance in coming to con-
cusion. The Sentinel thinks he is moving of by his
left flank. II he thus, the Sentinel says it will
lead hin farther from Richmond, but it may take
him to the Chickahompy, and he
may probably succeed in striking it before
LEE at some of the lower bridges. The Enquirer
thinks that the Long Bridges, or the Forge Bridge
over the Chckahominy, in Charles City County, may
be the point to which GRANT is directing his march,
He will soon turn up. By tomorrow or sooner, we
may receive such information will inform US of
GRANTS position and what he is about.


The Richmond Enquirer gives some extracts from a
letter written to friend in Richmond by soldier in
General LEES army, among the rest, this -


1.-THE fight on last Friday very The enemy's
loss reported have been heavier than at the Wilder


try Lee few days longer and he could not succeed he
(Lee) might take his id little Confederacy and go to
h-ll with it."


This correspondent says that His (GRANr's)
strength is believed here lin the army to be 100000"
ALL our accounts from the armies 10 Northern Geor-
gia are meagre and unsatisfactory. We do not know
why is cut we always feel uncomfortable under such





of impending disaster, which We are al
ways happy to have removed, and in this case it will
remove considerable weight from our minds to hear
of good news from General JoHNsToNs army We
had looked forward something this which might
have been realized but is not We have been looking and
hoping for FoRREsrin the of SHERMAN, and so have
the press and the people of Atlanta, but these expecta


ons and hopes doomed TO disappointment. There
many who think FORREST essential to the restora
tion of the campaign in Northern Georgia, but who
are by no mears confident in the be
lief tta be will be employed there, however necessary
bis employment may be regarded. They say that Gen
era BRAGa's preference for Gen. WHEELER is so de-
cided to preclude the chance of FORREST being
ployed where he s most needed.


We trust that these tears unfounded, but beyond
doubt General BRAGG's prejudices pretty trong
and nearly inveterate.
Year: 1864

ONE of our town physicians who was in attendance
at the Railroad Depot Tuesday, assisting in DIRE


ing the wounds Of soldiers passing through, men
toned to an Incident. He dressing the wound
ID very painful one-of an officer, received we think,
near Richmond when the officer remarked" Well,
Doctor, they did bit pretty hard, but how we did
slaughter them" This seemed to compensate him for
all his su rings, and he appeared to think of
his own hurt
Year: 1864

From whica it would appear that the length of
travel is precisely the On either route with one
less change Of cars on the lower.


We are not Informed yet as to whether the Will
mington and Manchester Railroad has made the same
arrangement as TO running trains that the Wilmington
and Weldon Road has done but think it very probable
Year: 1864

TIE Fraud papers have been busy Of
late circulating a story about some woman
having assaulted Senator Lane in the
streets of Washington. But there are as
many different versions of the story as
there are papers to circulate it. One says
that it was an indignant virtuous maiden,
another says that it was prostitute whom
he had sedaced, another says it was an old
woman to whom he had made insulting
proposals, another has it that was blind
woman, and SO on. Which way will you
have it gentlemena You ought to COM
pare notes before you publish.


We believe the truth is that some Fraud
strikers who were recently in Washington
conceived the idea..of raising public indig-
nation against Lane by hiring vile 'wo-
man to pretend being crazy, and assault
him.


If that amt the ne plus ultra of politi-
cal dodges-what next!
Year: 1864

We learn that the Commissioners are
west of US completing the location of the
ninety thousand acres of land donated to
the Agricultural College, at Manhattan.
The Commissioners say that every piece
of land yet selected is suitable for good
farm. This is good work and will estab-
lish the College on splendid financial ba-
sis. Even at $3.50 per acre the land
would amount to a nice little sum.
Year: 1864

The Leavenworth Times and Gov. Car
ney are at present "bucking' against the
Administration. Because Lincoln won't
let them dictate, they propose to show up
and expose him TO their admirers in a
manner that will make the President bat
his eyes and tremble in his chair. But
we presume the "machine" will run and if
any little bull gets on the track he will get
hurt. Take down your tail Mr.. Toro and
save it for killing flies this summer-that's
the game for your calibre.
Year: 1864

One of the most astonishing feats per-
formed by the food at Denver was that OF
carrying a Printing Press, belonging to
the Ne,os Office, which weighs upwards OF
three thousand pounds, over half mile
from its original position, which was
stones floor, so that it had nothing to float
on, but was actually forced on by the power
of the awful torrent.
Year: 1864

That it is possible for Union army to
abandon its base of supplies, to give mo its
communications, and entirely selfdepend.
ent, to move unopposed into the heart of
Inc enemy's country, is alone proof that
the rebellion is indeed the hollow shell
which General Grant declared it, Sher.
man is now beyond the help of the Govern
ment and so far from the loyal border thai
we hear of the progress Of his march only
by the vague reports OF rebel journals
We guess from the alarm of the foe the
success OF his movement, aud, for the first
time in the war, get all our news of the
great Union army by the way of Rich
mond. III we may judge by the duttering
of the doves. the eagle is fur info The cots.


No rumor of failure of Sherman deserves
the slightest credit. The rebel report
which left him within eighteeu miles Of
Macon was virtual assurance of his Der.
feet safety. And it may he added that the
advance into Georgia would never have
been ordered if it had involved any risk
But Sherman will fnd no army on bis
march to Augusta, and all the mpedimeuts
TO his progIess the rebels may interpose
will only serve to show the weakness of
their forces. Bold as the advance may be.
it ia not so bold as it seems. II is the
natural result Of the capture Of Atlanta
and the siege of Richmond The central
gates OF the Contederacy have been burst
open, and the armies that enter fnd no
forces TO contest their passage. For The
present We must be content 10 lose sight
Of Sherman in The darkness Of the re6ell
ion yit will not be many days before the
splendid rays of his victories will diSperse
the clouds that now surround him.


PkiLa. Press
Year: 1864

Total number Delegates. .............. .... 1 ,2ei
The Committee recommend to the counties that have not
already held conventions for the purpose to assemble in
their proper places early day to appoint delegates
in accordance with the foregoing basis and to perfect an
open and thorough organization Of all who in favor OF
maintaining the Union Of the States and the Government
of fathers and all opposed the corrupt destructive
and revolutionary abolition party Of the National and
state Administrations.


rs order Of the Committee.


GEO McOUAT,
lndiagIapOiis June o. 1854 Chairman.
Year: 1864

REASONS FOR A CHANGE OF ADNISISTRA-


Ti0N.


IIou Cornelius Noyes, the leading Re
publican member Of the Vermont LegiS-
lature, in declining reorganization this
year, gives his reasons as follows


Permit me to say, gentlemen, that |
have never cultivated the art Of conceal
ing my opinions and while do not re
gard the expression of them as impor-
tant, desire to state, in order to remove
any misapprehensions, that | honestly
believe that corruption III office and the
love of plunder in office are doing more
to destroy the Administration and the
Government than the rebels can do by
force Of arms and that that class of ac
tive patriots who love the Government
so we'll that they want to eat it up is
quite too large. If thereis no other way
to stay and check this shameful corrup-
ton in office and contracts, it is easy TO
foresec that many loyal men will be ready,
as a last resort, to welcome "a change in
the Administration.
Year: 1864

NARROW ESCAPE. csterday morning,
as Mrs. White was passing through the
Second Market, her dress caught N the
butt end OF pistol worn in the belt OF
a youth, and 1t lerkcd loose, when it fell to
the pavement, causing an explosion and
sending the ball between the sole of the
lady's shoe, nea, the heel, and the ground
The bali grazed the sole and clipped
piece from the heel
Year: 1864

Disappoiftasent sinks into the heart of man,
and none more Sd, tnan that class of patriot
ic gentlemen who were the first to cry out
for dissolution-who have urged everybody
else to shoulder muskets and fight, while
they remained at home to accumulate wealth
and who, on finding that their turn for the
field had come around, started to flee to the
Yankees, but were headed oil at the Chick
ahomipy. and turned back to face the music
Such has been the fate of score or more of
Gentiles as well as Jews, within the past few
days. If these worthy gentlemen are not
closely watched, they will Jet make success.
full flight,
Year: 1864

DisaDDOi,lt,aenf. ENCOURAGEMENT
.hst Gen. John Fl. Morgan would arrive on
the Danville train yesterday afternoon drew
to the depot quite large and miscellaneous
crowd, who seemed disposed to endure the
cold for the sake of having glance at the
distinguished chieftain., Great was the dis
appointment when at o'clock 1t was an-
nounced that the General would not be in
on the train and probably would not reach
the city before the middle of the coming
week. It is understood that his detention
results from the serious indispoeiti9n OF his
sGiie
Year: 1864

The late Judge Teney clung to life with
wonderful tenacity in spite of his illness.
As long ago as 1910, gentleman in Mary
land having some interest in q disputed
land case, in which there was considerable
more feeling than money involved, inquired
of merchant in Baltimore for the name of
some able lawyer to be employed. The
name of Mr.. Taney was given. The gentle
man called on the latter, but, after talking
with him awhile, declined engaging bis SER
vices, giving afterwsrd as bis reason, that he
intended his case should stay in court at
least 64e years, that Taney would not live
half that time, and then he would have to
engage new counsel. Fifty years have pass
cd since then, and ten years ago that indi-
vidual and all the other parties to the pro-
iracted suit, as well as the lawyers on both
sides, and the Judge who tried the cause.
were all dead, and Taney was as hale and
hearty as he bad ever been, but still moving
about With his apparent feebleness.
Year: 1864

PURELY ACCIDENTAL, But FATAL.-It is
related that once upon time, when man
was hanged for murder, his next friend
broke the news gently TO the culprifs rela-
tives in the old country, by writing 20 them
that their dear cousin had been called upon
to address large number of his fellow-cit.
izens in the open air, and that just as he
had reached the most eloquent part of his
discourse, We accideDtly kicked over the
platform, and broke his neck.
Year: 1864

We rejoice in m adjustment Of the Mtssou
ri question, that Hts from the progressive
trcc sentiment Of that State the incubus Of
such a commander us scholeld- Unionis1n
and LOYALTY have suffered heavily in this
Western denn.tmcnt. from his pcrrczsc bias
toward tho enemies Of the Union, in which
class wc rank Slavery FIRST The change from
:Schof1eld to Roscc1ans, will be from darkness
to light. 1t is removing the cloud that has
hung about the dawn of q better day IN Mis-
eouri. Now that day will brighten fast


But wc do regret that this copperhead com
ranier is allowed to wriggle uway to Il new
spl1erc Of inevitable harm to the Union cause.
he is rs safe and innocuous in Missouri rs
any where, and If lie deserved to be removed
thence, he should not be sent to curse new
aud perhaps even more critical scene Of op-
crations. And WIS there not cause for his
Year: 1864

full year open to all, except such as were
not in condition to make free choice-,ha'
is, such as were 10 custody, or under con
straiEt. 1t is still so open to all. But
the time may come, probably will come,
when public duty shall demand that it be
closed. aud that in lieu more vigorous
measures than heretofore shall be adopted.


In presenting the abandonment of arm
ed resistance to the National authority on
the part Of the insurgents, as the only in
dispensable condition to ending the war
on the part Of the Government, | retrac,
nothing heretofore said as to slavery. l
repeat the declaration made a year ago,
that, while | remain in my present position,
shall not attempt to retract or modify
the Emancipation Proclamation, nor shall
| return to slavery any person who is free
10y the terms Of that proclamation or BY
any of the acts Of Congress.


If the people should, by whatever mode
or means, make it an Executive duty to
re-enslave such persons, another, and not
|, must be their instrument to perform it.


10 stating single condition Of peace, |
mean simply TO say that the war will cease
on the part of the Government whenever
it shall havs ceased on the part Of those
who began it.


ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


December 6, 1861.
Year: 1864

Two RoeUEs INSTEAD OF ONE.--An anu
sing incident is related of woman in Eng
land whose husband, wealthy man. died
suddenly without leaving any will. The wid-
ow, desirous Of securing the whole property.
concealed her husbands death, and persuaded
poor shoemaker to take his place while a
will could be made. Accordingly he was
closely muffled up in bed as if very sick, and
a lawyer was called to write the will. The
shoemaker in feeble voice bequeathed half
of all the property to the widow. What
shall be done with the remainder }" asked
the lawyer. 1.-The remainder" replied he,
" l give and bequeath to the poor little shoe
maker across the street, who has always been
a good neighbor and deserving man )" thus
securing rich bequest for bimselfl The
widow was thunderstruck with the mans su-
daoious cunning, but did not dare expose the
fraud and so too rogues shared the estate.
Year: 1864

90 the 10th Of March the Solicitor Of the
War Department decided that where the quo
ia Of State is full, there is to be no draft in
toi0ns Of such State, although towns may be
deficient Had that fact been known in this
Congressional district, the deficient towns
would have been saved considerable expense.
However. as The State was deficient, it was
doubtless supposed that the rule did not ap-
ply, so nobody is to blame The next appor-
tioument and draft will be by to'ons. when
each will have to make up its deficiencies (;
therefore the towns, which have filed their
quotas now, will have so much the less to do
next time.
Year: 1864

Thou shalt not steal.-The Argus cattle mar
ket report this morning March SOY seems to
have been copied from our own, even to an
error in the figures. We pay for reporting
and telegraphing this report. Now II the
Argus will share with us the expense, it will
be all right If it copies our reports without
doing 80, and without even credit, we shall
count the editor thief
Year: 1864

March 80, the House struck out from the
bank bill bill the provision allowing the
banks to take per cent. interest and subst-
tuted per cent. This was deemed so hard
a blow at the bill that Mr.. Stevens asked time
OF the committee Of ways and means to con-
slider whether they would not abandon it,
The House consented, and on the next day
the committee recommended per cent. and
the House agreed to it. The purpose of this
unquestionably is to encourage the change OF
state banks into national currency banks in
the East, and to reduce the rate Of interest
in the West. The East has an abundance OF
good state banks the West is deficient in
good state banks and the national currency i.
popular. While the rate Of interest in New
England will not probably average over
per cent, we suppose is low average in
the West, and 7 is perhaps fair national av.
etage.
Year: 1864

sins, as he has all former nations, or he will
heal us of them and purge away the evil from
our midst. go tgQ6 sdI na


'Kiss the son, lest he be angry with you,
and ye perish from the way, when his wrath
is kindled but a little"
Year: 1864

After Gen MoEuAN lad been killed the unrccling
brncs who murdered him threw his liieless body
across horse aid raradcd through the streets. His
body was subsequently sent through the lines by flag
of truce
Year: 1864

The report of the Committee appointed to
Arge upon the Legislature the propriety OF
making an appropriation for the relief of tho
families OF volunteers, will be found in an
other column; we commend it to the at
tentive perusal of all our renders. Every
thing was conducted on the part of the Com.
mittee in manner which merited and would
have received favorable response from any
other body in the loyal States save the Con-
perhead Legislature of Delaware. But so
black and malignant is the hatred of the
majority of that body against the soldier.
who are lighting our countrys battles that
they have steadily refused to vote one cen,
for their relief in any manner, shape or form
1t is in keeping with the base party that has
control of the General Assembly, and is
among the many vile acts which will bring
upon the heads of its authors, the contempt
and scorn of every man who has one spark OF
humanity in his breast
Year: 1864

RoBBERY.-Last evening another rob-
berry was perpetrated at the Depot. Mrs. W.
Mack had just stepped aboard of the cars to
start to Rochester, New York, when she put
her hand in her pocket and that her pocket
book containing her tickets and four dollars In
money had been taken. She had just time to
to get her baggage off again before the train
started. She will make the attempt to start
again to- night. Fortunately che had secreted
the larger portion Of her money before getting
nto tn cars, and thus saved 1t. This is but
another instance of the demoralized state Of
affairs here. Steps must be taken to remedy
the evil
Year: 1864




SCARCITY OF NURSERY STocK.
nurserymen, says Rochester paper, are
receiving orders and letters of inquiry
about trees from all quarters in unusually
large numbers for the season. 1t is to be
regretted that they have not the stock to
to meet the demand. Apple trees are
the only kind that may be called plenty.
Peach trees are scarce and high, cherries
of desirable kinds are very scarce, and so
are pears. Prices Of trees will rule much
higher than usual The coming year. The
cause of this scarcity is attributed to the
fact that many who are cultivaling trees
abandoned the business or contracted their
operations under the impression that war
would cause a great falling off in the do
maod. The demand has not materially
decreased, while the production has fell
of largely. There are large fields of trees
growing IN this vicinity, and the casual
observer would suppose the stock to be
very large, but this country is the great
nursery garden of the world, and the stock
here grown has to supply many States
and tens of thousands of customers.
Year: 1864

pear to be favorable to the Caesar OF the
White House. The sudden and utter col
lapse of the campaign in Virginia and the
West would seem to indicate far greater
weakness on the part Of the North, or
strength on the part of the South, than ap.
peared to be probable before proved by ex
pertinent. We never thought that che pro-
gress of the Federal armies in the West was
likely to be very considerable,


The farther the Northern armies are able
TO move onward into the South, the farther
they will be from thei, base, from whet-
ever quarter they may advance; the great
er will be the danger of their communlca-
tions being cut of, and the more will the
Southern forces be concentrated, while their
own viii be proportionally thinned and
weakened. Still we had right to expect
from the Federal army Of the West some
thing different from what the last news tells
us it has been doing, or rather suffering
Heretofore, though the Federals have been
beaten severely on the Potomac, and have
made hardly any appreciable progress even
iu the " est when away from their gunboats,
still they have fought great pitched battles.


Ut IuCJ uOW oCCiu W ho'O oooP'SN =
hopeless strategy Of feints and retreats -
They make sham attacks, and only escape
being cut to pieces by keeping out of dam
ger, and making rapid strategic movements
to the rear. However, there is at least the
consolation that there is not likely to be
much bloodshed in this pacific method of
conducting campaigns by which war will
happily be shorn of its terrors. But as the
Federals are not likely to restore the Union
by this novel system of tactics, would il
n OF be the best way "to leave the South
alone" at once, and let their "erring sis
ters" 90 in peace? More "raids in the di-
rection of Richmond" torpidit', dormancy,
paralysis on the Potomac feints in the West,
impotent operations at Charleston, still more
impotent demonstration" at Mobile, and
a new organization OF slavery at NeV Or
leans, will never conquer the South and re


store the Union.
Year: 1864

reflect that sound mind and body the most neces-
sary requisites to promote connubia happiness In
deed without these the journey through life becomes
weary pilgrimage; the prospect hourly darkens 10 the
view: the mind becomes shadowed with despair and


filled with the melancholy reflection that the happiness
nf annther hecomns hliphted with onr own,
Year: 1864

SARCASTIC SENTENCE.-Old Elias Keyes
formerly First Judge of Windsor county,
Vermont, was a strange composition of folly
and good sense, of natural shrewdness and
want of cultivation. The following sentence,
it is said, was pronounced upon poor rag
ged fellow, convicted for stealing pair of
boots from General Curtis, a man of consid-
cradle wealth in the town Of Windsor:


"Well;" said the Judge, very gravely, be-
fore pronouncing the sentence of the court,
undertaking to read the fellow a lecture,
you're fine fellow to be arraigned before
the court for stealing They say you're
poor-no one doubts it who looks at you
And how dare you, being poor, have the i'm
pudence to steal pair of boots Nobody
but rich people have a right to take such
things without paying. Then they say you
are worthless-that is evident from the fact
that no one has ever asked justice to be done
to you; all by unanimous consent, pronounced
you guilty before you were tried Now you
might know you would be condemned. And
now you must know that it was great ag
gravation that you stole them in that large
town of Windsor. In that large town to
commit such an act is most horrible And
not only go into Windsor to steal, but you
must steal from that great man, General
Curtis. This caps the climax of your in
iquity. Base wretch ! why did you not go
and steal the only pair of boots some poor
man had, or could get? And then you
would have been let alone-nobody would
have troubled themselves about the act. For
your iniquity in stealing in the great town of
Windsor, and from the great General Cur
tbs, the Court sentences you to three months
Imprisonment in the county Jail, and may
God give you something to eat p
Year: 1864

WESTERN RHEToRIC-A mule was
drowned while the army of General Rose
Grams was crossing the Tennessee River
His last moments are thus graphically de-
scribed by a correspondent of Western pa
per notwithstanding his almost human
agony, and desperate exertions to save him
self, he finally yielded up his breath in one
great assinine sigh, that foated to the sur
face in a frail bubble"