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Year: 1864

Union men, and cast your votes for the entire
Union ticket, and see that no bogus tickets are
wrung in on you, for Democrats will no doubt
man neglect to vote. See that no man votes
who has no legal right to do SO. Eternal
vigilance is the price Of Liberty"


GO TO THE POLLS, and do your duty
as honest, faithful citizens, worthy OF the name
OF freemen, and the State and county ticket will
be elected by such an overwhelming majority
as will cause copperheads and traitors to stand
before the world condemned through the
ballotbo at home as they are by the public
sentiment of all nations abroad
Year: 1864

We take pleasure n laying before our read
ers the following letter written to Rev. r.
Hobart, OF this place. by his nephew, William
A. Sweet, jr., a soldier in the Third Michigan
Cavalry. and dated Lake Bluff Arkansas,
Sept 24rb, 1861 We commend this letter
particularly to those Northern men who are
supporters of Mcclellan:


DEAR UNCLE: All the excitement that we
are having now in this Department is of a
political nature, and that is mostly on one side
But we are sometimes afraid that the people
of the North will not do so well by US n eject
ing the President as we are doing by them in
fighting the rebels. 1t is fairly awful to think
of what this country will be brought to- if the
candidate of the Chicago Convention is elected
TO the Presidency. All of the precious blood
which has been spilled, all of the money which
has been so lavlshly expended, and, in fact,
everything which has been done, will have been
done for nothing, and our country will be Just
so much poorer in men and material than she
would have been had the Southern States been
allowed to go out" peaceaby. 1t hardly
seems possible that we can have such class
of people at home, who would willingly let
every effort which has been made 90 for naugbt.
merely that they may be saved from small
taxation. But we are forced 10 believe the
melancholy ct that there IS large "fren-
the-rear' party amongst our own friends, who
would willingly see Us all slaughtered. rather
than that we should succeed 10 putting down
this unholy rebellion. For my part. | have
gone in for the war, and, if my life is spared,
| shall stay so long as there is rebel in arms
against the ''Old Flag" | have lived and
fought under it, and want to die under its
starry folds" All the Mcclellan men we
have are those who are always playing off y
and shirkiug their duty, and who are never
f und when the fight comes on. As for him,
consider him colrard and trcltor, and he
has accepted the nomination for the Presidency
at the hands of traitors who are second to none
10 JEFF. Davis dominions.


| was down to Little Rock, the other day.
The city has an old, dilapidaied appearance
common to places in the South which have
been occupied, FIRST by one army and then by
the other. The State House is commonplace
looking affair, not nearly so nice as some Of our
common school houses in the North; and the
State officers are miserable looking set Of
human beings, and don't look as though they
knew enough TO chen gum 1rithout string
tied 10 i! All of the nice dwelling houses are
occupied by General Steele and bis officers as
their headquarters.


We consider that the prospect of the war
closing within year is qui'e good now, on
account OF Grant and Sherman's successes
Year: 1864

The New York ELscTIoS FRAuDs.- Don
ahoe and Terry, the New York State agents
who were detected in making up fraudulent
votes for the soldiers. have been tried and con-
victed by a Military Commission, and sentenced
TO Imprisonment for life. The President has
approved the sentence. The severity of the
punishment will doubtless have salutary effect.
Many have been puzzled TO understand the
dispatches relative TO these frauds, as no election
has been held in New York yet this fall But
it appears that, by the election laws of that
State, it is competent for the soldiers TO issue
their voting powers OF attorney sixty days pre-
vious TO any general or special election, by
which power Of attorney any elector OF the
town or city where the absent elector shall
reside may cast his vote. The Copperhead
agents have. without doubt, been forging such
powers of attorney-takiug the soldiers names
from the muster rolls.
Year: 1864

PERsEvERANcE.-Therea are some unlnhaolted iSianoS
in the Pacific some distance from the coast CT Chl Or
Peru-the former We think, known as tie Galapagos:
or Turtle Islands. Ships occasionally touch at these
island for water, and incidentally to take some TURTLE
wherewitha TO vary their salt fare. The lklanda are
volcanic and are made up OF sharp ridges aud abrupt
rocky faces. Some sailors Of whaling ship recently
ashore on one of the larger islands found big old tur
tie with initials and date branded on the she'll OF MS
back. The date showed that the branding had been
done by some person from Captain Cooks ship over
century before They bad got The Old feo" into s7r'
of pen, with perpendicular face of rocks before him
and there he was found trying to wax over Or through
climbing up until he stood on end and then tumbln2
fat ory to renew the attempt. lie is now, 10 doubt
there yet doing the thing, and will be when Ga
briel blows his trumpet.


GRANTS movements st Richmond remind Us yer.
much OF the hard shell gentleman above alluded to- I'll
keeps pegging away with the same pertinacty and ap
parenty With the same measure of success. He fall
fat on his back from each repu!se only to crawl up
end again against the detancas of Richmond, so repeat
| ing the process ad inJinitum.
Year: 1864

Captain A. F. Warey, commander of the Albemar!e
in his official report to the Navy Department. says that
the night being exceedingly dark, he had the watch
prevent msbap. About o'clock boat was discovered
coming towards the vessel it was hailed but gave no
satisfactory answer All hands mustered as quickly
as possible and fire of musketry directed TO the boat
which owing to the Darkness Intellectual The after
gun was loaded with grape aud fired but could not be sa


cieuty depressed to take effect The boat struck under
the port bow and exploded torpedo, smashing hole
in the Alb marie just under the water ne our men
pouring upon them heavy fire of musketry The oth.
GERS ia charge of the torpedo boat instantly surrendered
aod were sent ashore. The pumps were Get to work,
but could not save the vessel and she went down 10
lew moments, only her smokesack and shield remain
| ing visible above che water.


CAPTAIN Warley says, further, that he received no
notice from the picket boat below, nor did the artillery
on the shore give bin any assistance.
Year: 1864

of affairs Sine cur last report the enemy has made
10 movement bat the probability is that he will remain
perfectly quiet un asr the election which takes place
tomorrow L is, in fact, too late now for Grant to
attempt any advance fr the purpose Of the
prospects Of his ms Lincoln Every soldier IN DIS
army now wanted for his vo and TO day the last
day for election lies.


Intelligence received from below, gives it as the i'm
preston of the people in Suf>k and vicinity that
Grant intends 20 establish winter quarters for the great
er part OF bis army 10 that county. What foundation
there is for such an opinion We are at loss to con-
ceive and cannot believe that there is any truth in the
statement Grant Cannot afford to withdraw the larger
portion of his army from these lines without rikng
the safety Of tie remanng portion as we'll as the &C.
curity of his strong position
Year: 1864

The days Of cavalry charges, such were made by
Murat Milhaud and others under Napoleon, are pre-
badly numbered. Cavalry want an open space to man
euvre in. With the present lorg range rfed nuskets,
no cavalry could make charge over any great extent
of open ground Ia Napoleon's days it only require3
q dash Of hundred or bundled and fifty yards, which
was the practical limit OF the efficient range OF the mus
kets then in use. This space could be rapidly traver
se, but tie is different when infantry are armed
with weapons Of three times the effective range OF those
of former days. column of cavalry is shattered be
fore ii can deliver it's charge.
Year: 1864

IT ia now the 10th of November. The election Is
over iu the United States and LINCOLN is no doubt
successful; but unsuccessful not, the die is cast
and the result can not be Effected by any military move
ment now or hereafter to be made. GRANT will most
probably make arrangements to 90 into
and prepare for the operations OF the Spring. when ne
expects to be so reinforced to bring his army up TO
two hundred thonsand men, with which he thinks he
can reach the Southside aud Danvile Railroads and
compel the evacuation OF Petersburg AMI Richmond.


After GRANT aud SHERMAN have closed their CAM
pagns for 1864, will come our time of real peril, for
then they will be most able to spare sufficient force to
cooperate with any naval expedition sent cut to oper-
ate against points on the ssaboard SHERHAN's cam
pain must measurably depend upon HOODS movements
and may not close quite 30 soon as GRANTS.


Recently the weather outside has been very heavy
and such as to render it unsafe for vessels to approach
our coast unless with the certainty of making sal
harbor. Certainly in such weather no commander,
matter how reckless, would attempt to land force
nm open coast or exposed roadstead. III he did q
could not supply them. We have heard OF an arm
with s wings in the air, but that would be one Wit
ts Ssder in the deep sea. It would not do.
Year: 1864

LARGE PoTAToEs Last week We received from MIR
JAMES PETrEwAY some ct the fnest potatoes we have
seen this or any other season. though oer we sup
pose than others he is eff ring in market. Twenty Of
those we got made bushel.


The potatoes were grown by Mr.. PETrEwAY neal
North East Bridge Although 50 large they ere sound
and solid to the core.
Year: 1864

ever intelligence, therefore, we may receive of military
oper atoms in that quarter, may securely expect
final trumph and to this glorious result il is priv
pge to conduce by faithful and determined discharge
of duty here in Council and in the Field.


STAND WAITE.
Year: 1864

TrElz Is a mixed question of finance and navlga-
,on which we confees ourselves wholly unable to solve
The fnancal question is this why should the Con
tdetate Treasury the risk ofshppins specie through
the blockade, when unexcepticuaole sterling exchange
couId be obtained at least ss cheap, have been
assured it could have been in more than one instance
and es we believe it could have been and could be ID
al, The question Of nav vigation ia this Why II
,ece .oiH be shipped by the Treasury, it. IN 30 many
eases put board slow boats Or as say or instance
in tho se of the Lady Sterling which has been dss-
erbed to US by the term halfspeed," meaning there
by crippled in her machinery


If any one can afford solution OF either branch OF
this question be will add very much to our stock o.
knowledge besides conferring favor upon an epqulr'
Ing anxious and tax paying public, who thought that
when MIR. THsrHoLx, a practical business man, gel
into the Treasury Department, something practca
might be looked for People vii! begin to think that
after all, the chapge from Mr.. MEHAIsaER to Mr
TRENHOLM has been distinction without difference.
Year: 1864

No AID AND COMFORT TO COPPER
HEADs.-The decisive vote Of the Senate
on the proposition to make the Des
Moines Statesman one Of the official pa
pers for the publication Of the laws, ,abling
it BY forty to two. will meet with univer-
sal approval. If Corperhead newspapers
are to be sustained let it be at the COS,
of those who choose to read them and ad
.mire their principles. The voting Of the
money of the State into the pockets Of
Copperhead editors and publishers could
only find parallel in the issuing Of ord
nance stores to rebel artillery company
from United States armory. No aid
and comfort to Copperheads That's the
motto Of Iowa legislators.- Davenpor,
Gazette.
Year: 1864

JOHN B. GoueH.-By reference to our
Especial dispatch" from Des Moines, i,
will be seen that the Legislature has
unanimously agreed to invite this elo-
quent lecturer to visit the capital and
deliver one or more lectures. This would
be most excellent opportunity to ge,
him to give keokuk call. where is our
Library Association? This chance ough
not to pass without an effort at least to
get him to pass this way. as there is not
much doubt but that he will accept the
invitation from the Iowa Legislature.
Year: 1864

F- Argand, the inventor of the fa-
nous lamp which bears his name, had
been experimenting for sometime in try
ing to increase the light, but to no pur-
pose. On the table before him lay the
broken neck of an oil flask. This he
took up carelessly, and placed it, almost
without a thought, over the wick. A
brilliant flame rewarded this act, and The
hint was not lost on the experimentalist
who proceeded to put his discovery int.
practical use.
Year: 1864

9 1t was dangerous undertaking
to attempt to get the mail across the river
yesterday, but it was brought safely over.
A number of passengers also came across.
A squad OF soldiers which arrived on
the train preferred to remain rather than
run any risk. We shall have no more
eastern connections now until the river
opens and is free of ice, or until it closes
again.
Year: 1864

Rebel Prisoners ana the Amnesty.
= There is little doubt that at least one.
half of the rebel prisoners in our hand.
would cheerfally avail themselves of tht
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation if the,
had an opportunity OF doing 30. The fol
lowing extract from letter. written by .
captive at Point Lookout, 10 his brother
expresses the condition and feeling ol
many rebels now held as prisoners Of
war:


/ am here prisoner against my will
| have no sympathy with the South, and
although l now wear the uniform of q
rebel soldier. never had any sympathy
with her. ! was forced into the rebel
ranks in 1869. During that time have
made three atteppts to escape the hated
service BY deserving The last time
tried to get away l was caught, tried by
court martial and sentenced to be shot fol
deser.ion. Ny life Was saved by the 10
terposition of my Colonel.


| am IS loyal to the Union as you are.
won't you try to have me released.
would rather die than be exchanged and
go back into tie rebel ranks. There are
now in confinement here five thousand
men who would be glad to take the Pres
ident's oath, and more than one-half Of
them would gladly join the Union army.
Year: 1864

There will be regular session of the
Union League at O'Clock this evening
in Union Hall, over the Gate City Office.


Members are requested 10 attend
promptly at the hour, as speakers will be
present and address the League.
Year: 1864

E- The county reception of the vet
Grams at keosauqua was grand affair,
and altogether the most imposing demon
stration that ever occurred in the place.
The address of Welcome was made by
Judge Wright, in behalf of the citizens Of
the county. and the response for the sol
diers was assigned to Lieut.. Col. Cald-
well.


The occasion was enlivened by the sing
ing OF the keosauqua girls whose praises
are on the lips of all who had the pleas
ure of hearing them.


By the way, we hope to hear them down
here some of these days.
Year: 1864

sM-A report was made few days ago
to meeting Of a horticultural society, in
Cincinnati, that after careful examina-
ton of the peach buds the committee are
of the opinion that every peach bud is
killed - tho effect of the recent cold
weather.
Year: 1864

THE JoKER.-The speech of Hon. Robert
Mallory, member Of Congress from Ken
lucky, made recently in Louisville, is in the
tone of true patriot solcmnly in earnest
for his country. In relating an interview
with the President, in company with other
members of the delegation, when they re-
monstrated against the arrest of the gallant
Col. Wolford, he says: 'Lincoln then want
ed to tell us an anecdote, but l checked
him, and told him with fit contempt that
that was no fit occasion to indulge in anec-
dotes, and the interview ended. And un-
derstand that he, in subsequent interview
with Wolford, said he would like to tell
him joke, but that had told him this was
no time for them, and that he must charge
me with having deprived him of good
one." The intrepid Representative charged
the Executive with violation of the rights
of the people, and this attempt to turn off
this grave charge by a joke was properly
met with fit contempt.
Year: 1864

GEORGE WASHINGTON set the precedent
of limiting the Presidential tenure of Office
to the second term, and five of the first
seven chiet magistrates were reelected up
on the expiration of their first term. In
1910, however, the people, believing that
the increasing patronage of the government
rendering it dangerous to allow Presi-
dent to WELD it for the furtherance of his
own ambitious views, determined that the
one-term principle should be adhered to,
and since then no President has been able
to secure a denomination, until the servility
of the last Baltimore convention accorded
it to Mr.. Lincoln. We now witness in its
fullest force the danger to which our re-
publican institutions are exposed by the
unscrupulous use of the immense patronage
of the government to crush out the true
expression of the popular sentiment.
While guerrilla bands are ravaging our
State, the soldiers employed for its protec-
tion are being furloughed to 60 home to
vote, provided they promise to vote for the
Abolition tickets. The workmen who are
employed under wages are led like drove
of cattle to public meetings with orders to
shout for Lincoln under the penalty of dis
charge. In every department of theTublic
service in Kentucky the emissaries of the
Administration are at work to find out the
political prUclivties of those in the civil or
military employ, and if any one will not
pledge his vote for Lincoln, he is marked,
and every effort which ingenuity can devise
will be made to disfranchise him and keep
him from the polls. 1t is time, then, for the
people to consider whether the one-term
principle should not be applied to Mr.. Lin
coin, tor the political history of our coun-
try has never before developed such open
and shameful interference with the elective
franchise as is practiced now, bringing de-
moralization into the army and corruption
eyeryWhere
Year: 1864

At this writing, there is literally no prac-
ticable price upon wool; the market is in
one of those low tide moods when prices
are fictitious and transactions are sus-
pended. The Economist for October 8th
says: The market is still extreme
ly dull and unsettled, or rather depress-
ed, in view of the active demand for
money, the stagnation and depression in
the goods market, and the stoppage Of the
woolen mills for the want of water. 1t ap-
pears that the drought of the present sum-
mer has been the severest of any for nearly
half century, and that all the rains which
have yet fallen have not yet sufliced to
swell the streams in the least. Nothing but
a full week of incessant rain will be likely
to set the mills in motion once more, and
until this occurs we can not expect any
large demand for wool in the entire absence
of speculation. 1t is wool spectators who
want money who are now forcing sales and
anxious to realize at any price, but our
woolen producers are not in a condition to
cumber themselves with stock until they
find a more ready and better sale for the
manufactured fabrics."-OhiO Farmer, Oct
IL
Year: 1864

We have considerably enlarged TIE DAILY ONO
SrlrEsMAN. and now print it on plain an hand
some new type, and clear white paper.


In Politics. The ONO SrATEsMAN lin W al rs 10
Psaae, for the Country. for the Constitution and


Union Of equal States. with equal privileges. AMI
with equal and exact Justice to all its citizens. We
sefor the Old Flag with not Star or Stripe erased
and the Old Union far as it possible to restore IT,
sod for the existing Constitution in its spirit letter
nd purpose.


Upon the coming events Of the year, rest the hopes
If the People and Government. We are in the midst
Of bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon wiser. truer and more patr
tic Policy than we have seen drug the present Ad-
hinistration. Wsowe II to the mdncsy Of our Faith


and to the hopes Of our Children. tbc future Of
ear Country, and TO the best interest OF maEnd
Shange Policy which is drifting us farther and lar
her from tho landmarks of our patriotic sires.


THE STATESMAN will do all it can to aid in ring
ing about this change and hence. the Publishers in
vite support and encouragement from all those who
while wishing for a good NEWSPAPER, also wish to
have . sound Constitutional journal.


We publish paper in which we seek to give the
TRUTH. Our Commercial Reports, our Markets, our
Political and General News, carefully freed from
The ensational character and we seek to make The
STATEsNA AN trustoorthy in every particular.


For News, for Instruction. for Good Morals. for
Bound Political Sentiments, for Steady Defense Of
American Institutions. Take, Read and help to Cir
sulate. The ONO STATESMAN.


TIE WEEKLY OHIO STATEsMAN is one Of the
argest. cheapest, and best printed Papers in the
West. Each number contains complete resume Of
,l tho Military and Political news Of the week; the
atest telegraphic and market reports; a carefully
prepared collection Of literary reading for the home
and family; and an abundance Of paragraphs upon
every topic Of interest or Importance. The wide
circulation already obtained by this paper. evil
Sence of its popularity and of its being adapted to
the wants Of the people.
Year: 1864

tFrom The Richmond Examiner, Oct.7l


Conceive line of battle behind breast
work; each man squatted completely
out of sight, firing over his shoulders,
while, instead of exposing his head and
hands to the advancing Confederate, he
looks away from the enemy, and narrowly
examines the stock of his own gun. Two
little mirrors, scientifically placed at the
proper angle, and attached to the stock, en-
able the soldier to see the sight on his bar
rel and all that comes within range, With
out exposing any part of his precious per-
son.
Year: 1864

In order to extend the circulation Of our Mammoth
Weekly Edition Of The OHIO STATESMAN. and to
enable our friends to get up Clubs for the Presi-
enntial Campaign, upon tho most favorable terms,
We have decided toturnsh it to Subscribers from the
9TH Of July to the middle of November embracing
the whole of the exciting and important Political
Campaign. and including the Presidential Election
Returns-at the following Low AND GREATLY RE
DU JED RATES:
Year: 1864

The AaTAe.s yesterday were well supplied
with vegetables and seasonable fruit, but
prices ranged very high. Butter has begun
to come down, and good article could be
bought for eleven dollars. The venders OF
this article of luxury intimate that further
decline will take place, now that the recent
rain which we have had will bring up the
grass for mich cows to feed upon.