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Year: 1864

In order TO aid our readers 10 comprehending more
fully the disposition or Grants army In the battle Of the
Wilderness, We publish Q map OF the immediate field,
showing the location OF the different corps they fought
Friday. The general contour Of line was Q semi
circle sealoped TO form trefo the border Of
an ace OF clubs No name could be appropriately
given the battle than that OF the Wilderness dense
WOOD extending several miles east and west and south OF
the turnpike and plank road the position occupied
by the rebels Besides the usual timber the intervals be-
tween the trees were filed pines and cedars
Along the position the rebels renched them
Selves behind extemporized barrcades Of eled timber
and brush lightly covered with earth. Besides this natural
wilderness, collection OF houses at the junction Of the
turnpike and plank road s Wilderness Tavern
while stream flows through the vicinity called Wilder
II is tributary Of the Rapdan. The rear OF
the Sixth corps and Of portion Of the Fifth corps rested
near its right bank An examination Of the map will
also afford easy comprehension Of the manner In which
General Grant solved the problem o Friday night when
affairs possessed gloomy aspect. The vgor OF the
rebel attack the night threatened the separation Of
Sedgwoks corps. In the middle OF the night, however,
General GraEt the troops back by the Eys ford
road to te turnpike, and thence 10 the left Warrens
corps thus became the extreme right. The general
line battle thus unchanged that when, satur
day morning the enemy found force to oppose them


in the vicinity Of Germanna ford and large force
trated their right alternative left them but 70
retreat. As by magcian's wand the whole aspect Of
affairs was changed and the anxiety Of Friday night
turned to feeling OF inexpressibe relief by Saturday
noon, when the success of the movement manifested
itself in the retirement Of the rebels from their position
Of the previous days General Grant not slow
take advantage Of the opportunity thus afforded for
another advance By Saturday evening the whole army
was again in motion toward spottsyvana Court House.
and for the details OF his operations in that vicinity
now await with breathless interest
Year: 1864

and was borne from she field, the command subsequently
deyolying on Colonel Coombs OF the Fiftynnh hassa
chusss This regiment lost s colors, and vainy
endsavored to regain them by desperate charge The
Fnty seventh were fortunate Their colors were
captured when by desperate charge they were rstaKen
Colonel Bartlett heading the charge and receiving
painful though not dangerous bullet wound in the neck
Colonel Bartlett has already lost leg in the service
during the Peninsuar campaign.


Colonel Leeendre, OF the Fifty-nrst New York. was
wounded In the face. saw him he borne 10 the
hospital and the sight instantly recalled my mind the
time OF his FIRST wound at the battle Of Newbern when
the surgeons pronounced his mortal one. French
soldiers many OF them at least have sort Of belief in
the laws Of chance which declare bis dem IN
reference 10 the or bullet the battle field.
Colonel Legendres case has dsproved the fact, as ON
both occasions he has been wounded In the face.


The quantity Of artillery massed in the rear OF the
army vast. Battery after battery was hudded to
geiher the open Heds useless in the contest owing TO
the nature OF the ground.
Year: 1864

WASHINGTON, May 10, 1884.
messenger got in last night from tho army, who left
Spotsylvana yesterday at twelve O'Clock, and came on
horseback to Aqua creek, and thence came up on q
gunboat.


At twelve O'Clock yesterday heavy fight was going on
NJ Spottsylvania Court House.


We held the place at that hour and Ice gave evidence
Of beng weakened and OF falling back.


The messenger had escort Of hundred and nfty
cavn'r on' guerillas frequently encountered
upon tLo w.J, 1t s not improbable that many of tho
escort captured when returning to the army.
Our wounded reported to be fifteen thousand most
OF whom at fredericksburg and go thc that they
lying in the streets and upon the pavements. 4
cavalry patrol ordered could do duty, II
difficult to pass between the OF wounded withous
tramplng upon them.


II is said there between two thousand and three
thousand rebel wounded eft upon the eld there also.
The brigade in which the Baxter Zouavcs cut
up badly.
Year: 1864

This morning the returns of the special election
held in the city yesterday for the adoption OF re-
lection of the three amendments to the State
Constitution were 6led in the office Of the Pro-
thonotary Of the Common Pleas. The contest
was over the amendment which proposes that
soldiers in the army shall be allowed 10 vote the
same as n at their homes.


The other two amendments met with but little
opposition. The returns show that the services
of our brave soldiers are fully appreciated, and
that they are as much entitled to q voice in the
management of public affairs as they are to fight
for the Union. The vote given below is on the
first amendment, the balIoting on the second and
third amendments being nearly the same. Tue
first column represents the number Of votes poed
for and the second column the number Of votes
opposed to granting the soldier this woll-de.
served privilege.
Year: 1864




WAsHNGToN, August 3.-By the arrival OF
the mail steamer Vanderbilt we have news from
General Grants army up to Yesterday morning.
During the flag of truce on Monday we buried
between our lines aud those Of the enemy two
hundred and seventy eight OF our killed, and
brought in twenty wounded.


The enemy claims to have captured nine hun
dred prisoners in Saturdays fight, and says that
their own loss was very small, which was not the
case, though of course, since we were the assault
ing party, we lost much more heavily than
they did.


As the Vanderbilt left City Point yesterday
morning, firing was heard in the direction of
Petersburg, though not so heavy as to indicate
general engagement.


have just conyersed with an officer who has
been scouting with his cavalry command in the
vicinity of Rockville, Tenallytown, and the
lower fords of the Potomac.
Year: 1864

TuyHE FIRST COLLEGE OF THE WEST WHERE


actual BUSINESS practice IS conducted with theory
in TE ACHING and where session Of Board VI Trade Il
held by one experienced 10 all the legitimate
tons and ussges Of The West.
Year: 1864

with our rights as he did with TIE bag of
specie from the bank. on his simple promise
to bring them back when he had done with
them


Among the many accusations which in
hours of ill luck have been thrown out upon
Lincoln, it is remarkable that he has never
been called selfseeking. or selfish. When
we were troubled and sat in darkness, and
looked doubtfully towards the Presidential
chair, it was never we doubted the good will
of our pilot-only the clearness of his eyesisht.
And Almighty God has granted to him that
clearness of vision which he gives the true
hearted and enabled him to set his honest
foot in that promised land of freedom which
is to be the patrimony Of all men, black and
white-and from henceforh nations shall rise
up to call him blessed Watch!,aan and Re
He.to,.
Year: 1864

Are fluid preparation, the only one of the
kind ever discovered in this country, and acts
directly ON the parts affected, whilst pills and
powders can only reach them as they work
through sympathy, but not at all direct and
positive.


Are you suffering from constant anxiety
for the regular return Of natures prescribed
laws? Give yourself ne uneasiness, for Ly-
on's Periodical Drops if taken a day or two
before the expected period will positively
and Invariably regulate its coming, as sure
as effect follows cause, as certain as daylight
follows darkness.


Are you sick, enfeebled by disease, or una
ble to bear the labor and danger of increase?
Year: 1864

THE REBEL CoNDITIoN.-The pres
ent condition of the rebels is facetiousy, vet
truthfully, told in the following, which We
clip from an exchange:


If they increase their army, they cannot
feed it.


Unless they increase their army, they are
whipped.


Unless the press speaks out, their liberties
are gone.


If the press speaks out, their Government
will be gone.


Unless they draft the whole population,
they must surrender


If they draft the whole population, they
must starve


Unless they recover East Tennessee. they
can get no satpeter


If they undertake to recover East Tennes-
see, they will get more saltpeter than they
want


Unless they free the negroes, they have
nothing left to fight with


If they free the negroes, they've nothing
to fight for.


Ever since the rebellion begun negroes have
been falling.


Nevertheless, their greatest fear now is,
lest the negroes should rise.


Unless JEFF. Davis repudates his present
debts, he can't borrow from anybody.


If he repudiates, nobody will lend to him.
If he iml resses food, he turns the land into
desert


Unless he impresses food, he turns his men
into deserters.


They can't succeed in the war until they
have sot the means of building railroads


They can't get the means of building rail
roads.


II they fight they lose the day.


Unless they fight they lose every day.


That is what was meant two wears ago,
when we talked about getting them into the
folds of the anaconda. Having rioted in the
enjoyment of several vices for a long time,
we will see how they feel in a VICE.
Year: 1864

Come to you rs a blessing, for is not preven-
ton better than cure?


If regularly taken, it IS a certain preven-
tive, and will save you much peril and many
hours of suffering.


Have you been afflicted for many years
with complaints incident to the sex, that have
bafficd the skill of physicians, and ar: hurry
ing You on to an early grave?
Year: 1864

viii surely save YOU


Do not use the Drops when forbidden in
the directions, for although positive cure,
and harmless at all other times, they are so
powerful and finely calculated to adjust and
govern the functions of the sexual organism
that, if taken at improper times, they would
produce results contrary to nature, against
which all, particularly those who would re-
produce, should carefully guard.
Year: 1864

Wshave hisday considerably enlarged THE ALLY
ONO STATESMAN, and now print II on plain and
handsome new ype, and clear white paper.


In politics, The ONO STATESMAN Is, in War as In
Peace for the Country, for the Constitution and for
AUnion Of equal States, with equal privileges, and
with equal and exact justice to all its citizens We
for the old Flag, with not Star or Stripe erased
and the old Union as far it possible to restore it,
and for the existing Constitution in its spirit letter
and purpose.


Upon the coming events Of the year. rest the hopes
Of tie People and Government. We are in the midst
of bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon wiser, truer and more patri
otc policy than We have seen during the present Ad-
ministraton. We owe II to the memory Of our faith
ers and TO the hopes of Children to the future OF
country and to the best interests Of mankind TO
change policy which is drifting farther and far
ther from the landmarks Of our patriotic sires.


THE STATESMAN will do all 1t can for those pur.
poses. and hence the publishers invite support and
encouragement from all those who, while wishing for
good NEWSPAPER, also wish TO have . sound Con-
stitutional journal.


We publish paper in which we seek TO give the
TRUTH. Our Commercial Reports, our Markets, our
Political and General News are carefully freed from
sensation character, and we seek to make THE
STATEsMAN Trustworthy in every particular.


For News, for Instruction, for Good Morals, for
Sound Political Sentiments, for Steady Defense Of
American Institutions, Take Read, and help to Cir
culate The OHIO STATESMAN.
Year: 1864

A fash from the edge of a hostile trench,
A pull OF sInoke-a roar
Whose echo shall roll from tie Kennesaw hills
To the IaIthc,most Christian shore,
ProClaims TO the work! that the warrior priest
Willtattle for right 10 more
And that for cause which is sanctifled


by the blood OF martyrs unknown
a cause for which they gave their lives
And for which he gave his own
He kneels, meek ambassador,


Al the foot OF the Fathers Throne
And up in the courts Of another world,
That angels alone have trod,
He lives, away from the din and strife
OF this blood-besprinhied sod,
Crowned with the aniaranthne wreath
That is worn 10y the blest Of God
Year: 1864

Night before last while Mr.. HARRY Brock, Con
ductor on the Wilmington & Manchester r. r , was
going up to the steamboat TO go to the depot
the Western side Of the river, two accosted him
opposite to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Front
Street, and enqured about the starting of the train
and the way to the depot. Mr.. Brock told them he
was going there himself, and would show them the
way. lie then went on, the men with him. The par
y went down the steps at the south end of the freight
depot Of the Wilmington and Weldon Boad, Mr..
BROCK in advance, the men following. Just Mr..
BROCK eeached the bottom he suddenly found his arms
pinion':d as in vice. while something thrown over
his mouth and around his neck straugling him and at
the same time preventing his calling out His pockets
were searched and ried of valuable gold watch, four
brndred dollars in money, and perhaps some other val
r4.oes but of this we have not learned.


A man, belonging perhaps to the railroad, coming
with light found Mr. BROCK and had him conveyed
to the Wayside Hospital luckily very near, where,
after proper restoratVes had been applied he revived
but was unable last night to 60 out the train. He
thinks that as the with the light came he heard


the sound of persons running away, most probably
the robbers alarmed at the approach of the light. The
affair probably occurred about o'clock at night and
in very dark spot.


1t Is clear case of garroting-ot the worst kind OF
highway robbery, and shows tha. there are very dan
eerous characters about. We have not seen Mr.
BROCK ourselves since the occurrence, and may be
slightly mistaken in some particulars, which we give
as we get them. We do not know whe her be recol
ecs the appearance of the men sufficiently well to
identify them.
Year: 1864

-Four paddle steamers, built of STEEL and of great
speed built to leave Liverpool to engage in
ming the blockade. They named the Badger, Let
Her B, Fox and Let Her Rip, and were built for the
service


The London Star says that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's surplus will be very large-conederab by
in of any amount that has yet been raised There
every to believe that the of calculated
income necessary and probable expenditure will
be between three and four millions


The Florida arrived at Santa Cruz, Tenerife, on the
Att of March, and sailed again on the 9Th. The U. s.
ship st. Louis reached Senta Cruz on the 9th.


The Earl Of Aberdeen is dead.


Lord Asrburton is dead.


The London Post says: " Five hundred thousand
bales of cotton stated to be in the hands of IT,
Confederate Government while two hundred thousanu
bales would suffice to pay off the whole loan A large


mount OF bonds have already been delivered and cot
ton received in exchange, according to agreement
There s apparently increased facility for running the
blockade and the difference between the delivery price
of cotton in the Southern ports and that obtained for
it in Liverpool may stimulate the purchase of bonds
Indeed, the principal buying for the last week has been
Liverpool account There are also, as we have be
fore stated, other negotiations in progress, to which
shall probably before long have again to REFER"


1t is stated that the four blockade runners ready
for at Liverpool were going to have grand trial
OF speed in the shape of to the Isle OF Man,
the 26th of March,


The London Star says that The bark Saxon, which
sezed by the Vanderbilt will be surrendered by
the Federal Government.


The London Times in an editorial on American af-
fairs, says that any point of the is clearer than
it two years ago. it is this that the contest will
be long one, and that the end is not yet SO much
a7 o:eshadoWed 1t argues that as yet the Federas
have Effected very little towards the subdgation of the
South or the termination of the war and regards
the chances of the approaching campaigns, it thinks
that they almost as promising for side the
other. 1t concludes by stating that the Americans
must pave learned by this time that they haze nothing
+Iokf
results of the struggle, whatever they may prove will
have been worked out exclusively by themselves.
Year: 1864




class. thus dealing justly toward thos'
who have experienced long years OF op
preston under the banner of the Repub
lie. II we hope to attain success in this
contest we must guaranty to all the priv
ileges Of religion, of family, ofproperty,
and Of liberty. Then our final triumph
over The rebellion which seeks 10 deprive
the poor and oppressed OF all these is
certain under the guidance of Him who
rules all and governs all. ann j


Though dark the Ways of justice seem, II
Impart tally she holds tue beam


Though Other sword be welded slow,


Unfaing falls the booming blow


Right to exalt and wrong't o'erthrow."


That justice requires that we shall ex
tend the protection to the Government to
all those whom we have called to battle
in its defense by giving to them the
right to acquire and hold as their own
the fruits Of their labor.


But We must not permit discussion Of
this or kindred measures 10 divert us or
the country from the permanent duty be-
fore us, that of prosecuting the war yig-
orously and earnestly until the military
power OF the rebellion is destroyed, until
all the men now in arms against us shall
either voluntarily or by compulsion lay
down their arms. In this consists our
only hops and safety; and to this prima
rily all our labors and efforts must be di.
rected. There is no road to peace except
through bloody war. Men may talk of
peace by compromise and concession,
but the day of compromise is past. Con-
cession is impossible. Radical principles
caunot be compromised. War and re-
storation by conquest on the basis Of
liberty, or peace and disunion on the ba-
sis OF slavery, are the only alternatives
presented to the American nation to day
Can we doubt which it will choose
Year: 1864

AT the Philadelphia sanitary fair there
is 10 be a real wedding which persons can
witness by paying 81. The parties are q
Philadelphia lady and a rebel prisoner At
Fort Delaware. They were engaged
before the war, but the lady wouldn't
marry him as long as be was in arms
against the Union. Now that he is
prisoner she is willing to make him happy.
and wants to do good ,hisg for the
soldier boys besides.
Year: 1864

The petition presented 10 Congress
sometime since in favor Of the entire
and immediate abolition of slavery.
was brought in by two stout men in
bushel basket, which the huge roll just
filled. 1t was signed by 4l,7l8 men
and women in all parts ofthe Union
fifteen thousand residing in Pennsylvania ia
and eight thousand in New York.
Year: 1864




At the recent annual meeting Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. rule was
adopted which henceforth excludes from
mem bership all persons who hold slaves.
1t has long been subject of mortiica-
ton to these godly men, that our Saviour
when on earth, adopted no such rule as
that which they have at last set up on
their own authority. Vow to account for
his remisness, they have not been entirely
able to agree. Some of them explain it
by supposine that he was an ignorant
man. Others are clearly Of the notion
that he lacked that sound morality which
light the souls of modern divines. Still
others seem to think that he was dough
face and shirked full expression OF his
views for tnar of rendering himself un-
popular. But these modest men, whilst
differing as to the cause of the omission
referred to, all agree that Christ's preach
ing was not up to the necessities and in
telligence of the present day. They think
that our Saviour did very well for the
era in which he lived but that consider
ing the necessities OF sectional party :"
which could never have attained power
and office on it's own merits, he was vastly
inferior to the Granville Moodys Of mod
ern times.
Year: 1864

than his co-laborers, could see the hand
writing on the WALL The sovereign peo-
pie of Ohio are awakening to the neces-
sity of a change ia the Administration
that has even disgusted thousands of its
once warm friends and driven them into
the necessity of Withdrawing from its
support -. -
Year: 1864

SCENES AT THE HOTELS.


The various hotels tonight have been
scenes of the usual amount of speech
making, though of more elaborate order
than last night. The special tenor of
most of the remarks has been denuncia-
tory Of the Cleveland Cor vention. Sever
al Ohio speakers declared that it was a
diversion in favor of every one in the field,
which could only be equaled by one of
Grant corps commanders makinga a move
ment favorable to Lee The crowd, how
ever, did not very warmly applaud these
Incorporate allusions.
Year: 1864

A gentleman writes thus sensibly TO the
Examiner and Baptist Register:


81 have been young and am now older. and
have discovered great need of finding home
entertainment for the youth about me. Dan
cling is natural expression of pleasure or
JOY Of any kind, animal and spiritual. IL i
also the generator of joy In the glow and ex-
citement which pleasant exercises of any de-
scription afford.


Now, if asked the meaning Ct the passage
"a time TO Dance" should say it stood there
because there is a "time to Dance" as well as
"a time to die" and time "to weep" |
should say the time to dance is on the even
Ing OF rainy day, when all the family have
the blues for want of exercise. An hour or
two Of dancing after tea, would send them to
their rooms cheerful, happy, aud ii Chistans,
grateful and devout, instead of doleful, and
discontented with home and home friends.


should say "a time to dance" was any
time before ten o'clock at night. for ali
young women engaged in sewing, drawing
designing, or other sedentary employments
that they may have vitality enongh in their
blood to bless God and rejoice with, instead
Of groaning over doubts and fears, begotten
Year: 1864

Sidney Smith, in his work on Moral Philosophy,
speaks in this wise of what men lose for want of
little brass, as it is termed


a great deal of talent is lost to the world for
the want OF a little courage. Every day tends to
their graves a number of obscure men, who have
only remained In obscurity because their timidity
has prevented them from making first effort, and
who, if they only had been induced to begin,
would, In all probability, have gone great lengths
in the career of fame. The fact is, that in doing
anything in the world worth doing, we must not
stand shiyering on the bank thinking Of the cold
and danger; but jump in and scramble through as
well as we can.


twill not do to be perpetually calculating
risks and adjusting nice chances it did all very
well before the food, when man could consult
his friends upon an intended publication for a
hundred and fifty years, and live to see its success
for six or seven centuries afterwards but at pres
ent man waits anddoubts, and consults his broth
ers, and his unces and his particular friends, till
one day he finds that he is sixty-fye years Of age,
that he has lost too much time in consulting first
cousins and particular friends that he has no more
tine to follow their advice. There is so little time
or -equeamiehmcnt at present, that the ep-
portunity slips away The very period OF life at
which man chooses to venture, if ever, is go con-
fined, that it is no bad rule to preach up the ne
cissty, In such instances, of little violence done
to the feelings, and efforts made In defiance of
strict and sober calculation