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Year: 1864

extraordinary combination Of solid anC
popular qualities, of military capacity


with civil aptitudes, of the generosity o.


early with the wisdom of late manhood


or fitness for the highest Office with avail


ibility as a candidate, qualities bin as


pre-eminently for his allotted part in this


crisis as the character of Washington


qualified him for the great part for which


he vas destined IN achieving our inde-


pendence, and will give to "The Savior


of the Union a place in our history


second only to that of "The Father Of


his Country"


"TBou didst begin the quarrel" " said


an ancient sage, "but I am the reconcil-


iation:" The election of Abraham Lin


coin was trumpet of sedition and civil


war; that of George B. Mcclellan will


be the herald of reunion and peace


The people understand this without ar
gument; and the nomination made yes


terday will be hailed throughout the 10y
al States with a spontaneou fervor of
hopeful enthusiasm such as never before
greeted the announcement of a Presiden-
tial candidate. General McClellan's cleo
ton will be welcomed by outpourings of
popular gratitude and demonstrations of
public rejoicing; which will be the pre-
cursor and exemplar of those that will
soon follow to celebrate the return of
peace. Peace will then be at hand, for
the simple reason that, after his inaugu-
ration, the character of the war will have
so changed that the Southern people will
no longer have sufficient motive to stand
out They will then see that submission
to the Union does not involve the over
throw of their institutions, the destruc-
ton of their property, industrial disor-
ganizatiOn, social chaos, negro equality,
and the nameless horrors of servile war
They now feel that they are fighting, not
only as every invaded people are said to
fight, pro aris ct toreis, but that, owing
to the peculiar organization of their sOci-
ETY., no other people ever had as much at
stake either in the sanctity of their homes
or the preservation of their property
The property of other invaded people can
oan only be destroyed; theirs can be con
verted into instruments of wholesale ar
son, rape and murder, making mems worst
foes those of their own households 1t
is by appears resting on these considera-
tons that the rebel leads have been able
to stimulate the Southern people to a
stretch OF sacrifice and endurance such as
the world has seldom witnessed. These
appeals have been irresistible because.the
danger was felt to be real. On the cleo
ton of General Mcclellan, the overstrain-
ed energies of the South will relax; with
relief from impending danger, there will
a general lassitude and pros
tration; and peace party will spring up,
as if by magic, in every part of the South.
In their strong yearnings for peace, the
door will be easily opened for recOnstruc-
ton on terms consistent with the honor
of the goYernment.
Year: 1864

TIE opponents Of Mcclellan were yes
terday engaged in the most earnest man
ner in assuring everybody that the Gen
eral is a resident of Ohio. This is a
bIunder. General Mcclellan never resi-
ded in Ohio, unless few months spent
in Cincinnati, considerably less than
would entitle him to vote there, make a
resident. He has never had a home
The servant of the nation, he has done
his work wherever he was ordered to do
it, on all sides of the globe, here and in
other countries, but never having a place
of rest which he could call his home, un-
less at his mothers house in Philadel-
phia. He went to Illinois, after leaving
the army, and remained there short
time; thence he removed and went to
Ohio in September, 1860, where he re-
mained only until the outbreak of the
war in 1861, when hevolunteered for the
Union cause, and having been called to
Washington later in the year, removed
his family to that city.


During his services with the army of
the Potomac, he was resident in his tent,
and it is a remarkable fact that in the Pc
ninsular campaign he never passed three
nights under a roof. The contemptuous
order of Mr.. Lincoln which dismissed
him from the command, directed him to
report at Trenton, New Jersey, and he
obeyed the order. He has since that
time resided in New Jersey, passing one
winter in New York city. It has been
his intention to make New Jersey his
home, and to that end he has purchased
a small piece of land in a very quiet and
retired spot where he was preparing to
build house and seek repose. From
this retirement the people are about to
drag him, against his most earnest de-
sires, and insist upon his occupation of
their White House for some years. 1t
Is hard, but he will be compelled to sub
NIT. and make the best of it. The time
will come, if he lives, when he will bear
to his retirement even more Of the thanks
and love of the people than now.-Jour-
nal Of Commerce.
Year: 1864

ings for the lack of obtaining them


Bring out the speakers in your owl
neighborhood, for they will exert more
influence in the end than a score Of straRl
gers, be they ever SO eloquent. Nor
than all this, speak yourselves. Yor
can certainly give a reason for the'faitf
that is in you, and that is just what is
wanted. Fling to thewinds all difidence
and natural apprehension lest you fail
You won't failif you speak out the hon
est sentiments of your heart.


Make it your business to see every
man voc can in your vicinity between
now and election day. Those whom you
find in favor of Democratic principles
and the Demoerntic candidates, bring in
to the club; and spare no honest means
to convert to the true faith all who are
now cropping amid the darkness of Black
Republicanism.


v. tnaIly, remember that TINS IS 70
be omphatically young mems campaign.
Our candidates are both young in years,
though old in wisdom and experience
As such, they have a peculiar claim up
on the support of every honest young
man in the land. The nation looks to
you for just such aid as you can give it
in this its hour of trial. VIII you, can
you, withhold it? Then go to work this
very day. The prospect of success is
cheering, but bear in mind that our op-
pOnents are unscrupulous as we'll as wa
ry, and will not shrink from using foul
means as well as fair to secure the cleo
ton of their candidates. The Demo-
cratic party is the only one which tear
ries the flag and keeps step to the music
of the Union, and it expects every man
to do his duty. Young men, to the
front! Let this be the order which
shall ring along the lines as we form for
the victory in November-N T. World.
Year: 1864

Arrangements are now completed to sup
ply any demand for this article, which from
Rck Of government stamps has not heretofore
been possible.


The public may rest assured that in no case
viii the perfectly pure standard Of the Plant
alton Bitters be departed from. Every bot
tie bears the fac simile Of our signature on {
steel plate engraving, or it cannot be genuine


Sold by all Druggists, Grocers and Dealer
Throughout the country.
Year: 1864

Another wonderful ingredient, Of Spanish
origin, imparting beauty to the complexion
and briliancy to the mind, is yet unknown to
the commerce Of the world, and we withhold
It's name for the present.
Year: 1864

We observe that objections are made to the
title Of Lieutenant General" It is claimed
10 be an inappropriate term or title to apply
to the highest officer in the army. The word
is Of French origin, and is defined thus:
Lieutenant, composed Of li<s, place, and tn
onf, holding, and means an officer who sup
plies the place Of his superior In his absence.
Otacets Of this kind are civil, as Lord Lieu
tent Of ktngdom.or country, Or military, as
Lieutenant General OF Lieutenant Colonel, A
Lieutenant fills the place Of the Captain in
his absence; Lieutenant Colonel that Of the
Colonel Now whose place does the Lien
tenant General tiIls Why, the Presidents,
Of course The President Is Commander-1n-
Chief Of the army and navy. He is the Gen
eral Of Generals, and the next highest officer
which It Is possible for Congress to create is
q Lfeuteuant~Gener BE is the acting PresI-
dent General In the absence Of the President
he commands all below the President, and
exercises 1asmil'tary powers over the army
when he Is not present Why, then, IL not
the title \ correct one7 What other title
would be more appropriate, descriptive or
cpmpfehcnsiyep
Year: 1864

The Conservative labors in vain to show that Gov.
Vance is not responsible for calling out the Reserves
in this State. If Gov. Vance had performed his
duty and protected his State, these Reserves would
now have been at home subject to his call As it
is the boys are called out and placed in camp, and
many Of the old of the Eastern Counties are at
Goldsborough guarding the Railroad At least five
thousand plows have been stopped by calling out
these Reserves, and many field Of wheat will 60
uncut and thus he lost Let the people remember
that our Governor might have prevented this, if he
had only shown sufficient forecast and frmness
The country must be defended and the invader must
be met but if our entire male population is ordered
to the field the crops will fail and starvation must
follow. A AGovcrnor who thinks Of nothing but uar,
and who is vexed when the subject of peace is men,
toned in bis presence, is not in proper frame of
mind to see the Importance of keeping enough men
at home to produce bread and meat
Year: 1864

We learn thstthat delicious fruit the May cherry
was ripening on the lst June'On the Brushy Noun.
tains in Yadkin and Wilkes Counties-two weeks
later than usual The fruit crop in this part Of the
State will not be q full one ut
Year: 1864

lmentsI Don't you know it to be fact
furthermore that they have regiments of


Indians i'll their service. tn tomahaWk and
scalp our women and children And vet
none OF you here assembled, will venture
TO say, has heard these constitutional Union
men object to their using negro regiments
TO light Us with. for never heard one of
them object to enlsting the Indians against
US. Why is it that YOU have grown so
terribly repugnant to negro aid !? You are
willing 1t should be employed against Us.
but now that it is being employed to help
us you are terribly disturb ed The rea,
son seems irres stahle that wi1erF they we're
lighting on the side you we're anxious
should win, all was well tut as soou as
they are employed against that side, YOU
object.


Suppose one of you were assaulted by
robbers, who threatened to burn your house
and murder your family if you dld't give
mp your money; that your neighbor came
running to your assistance, and with him
one or two stout negroes with clubs and
axes and guns; that while you are engag
ed in a close hand to-hand conflict with
one of them you should see that brawny
negro hewing one of them down, would
you say, Hold on, | don't want any ne,
gro to hel me. Here Mr. Robber, [ am
not going to succeed in driving you off by
any such aid as that; you may burn my
house and take my property Is this what
any sane mar would do? But it is just
in this way that Southern sympathizers-
Constitutional Union men-tak. They
would have us, because the President does
not use such weapons as they think prop
er, say: Here, Jeff Davis, take all we
have, and slay us as soon as you please;
not another man or another dollar can we
give till Lincoln quits fighting with these
things.
Year: 1864

The so called Democratic press and tla


taDt orators are daily asserting that at
the outbreak of the rebellion they heartily
and vigorously sustained the President in
the prosecution of the war until be turned
it into an abolition war, aud armed and or
ganized negro regiments Now without
stopping to prove the entire talsty OF the
above, we give below an abstract from
speech delivered in Carlisle, Kentucky, on
the 25th of June last, by Col Bramlette,
afterwards elected Governor of that State


You object to negro soldiers Who
began this business? Who raised the first
negro regiment? Did Lincoln? Don't
you know that in the beginning of this
strife in New Orleans they heralded abroad
that they had already organized two negro
regiments to fight the Yankees with p
Don't you know that the first act in the
Tennessee Rebel Legislature was to au-
thorize the organization of free negro reg
Year: 1864

In compliance with tho Proclamation Of
the Chief Magistrate of the Nation, the
people Of the country will TO day assemble
in solemn council at their respective places
OF worship 10 render thanks 10 the Giyer of
every good and perfect gift for the maay
blessings lie has Youchsaled to US during
the past year


In the midst OF the terrible conflict now
raging in the land, we have great cause for
thankiulness for the many signal victories
that have attended our arms 10th on land
and sea, and for the hope which they give
US oil an early and honorable peace. Our
armies are strong iu Numbers and confident
III their ahticipations ct eventual tramph
over the wicked insligatois aud defenders
OF treason and Rebellion.


We have cause for praise, inasmuch as the
people have won great moral victory over
those who would strengthen the hands Of the
opponents of our Republican government
anu have placed the destinies of the Nation
in the keeping Of one who has proven by his
acts, his deep devotion to the glorious free
institutions bequeathed to us by our patrio.
Tic Christian ancestors.


We have cause TO rejoice that everywhere
the earth has yielded abundantly of its rich
fruits. TO bless mankind. We give JOY that
the march Of freedom has not been retarded
but on the other hand that the shackles Of
more than one hundred thousand bondsmen
have been broken, aud the poor down-trod.
den slaves made to feel that they are free
indeed, possessing the right TO act and labor
for themselves without being subject to tbs
will OF q despotic, tyrannical master. Let
us assemble then as loyal Americans in our
houses OF worship, and let our glad anthems
Of praise and thanksgiving go up to the
Throne of Grace, that it has pleased the
Supreme Ruler of the Universe 10 thus throw
around us the protection of his mighty arm,
and direct us in the path which will lead us
to prosperity and greatness.


A bright future is looming up before 10
on every side we have the evidences that
the day is dawnng when we will present to
the world the sublime spectacle of Il free
and mighty nation, exeelling all other pow
ers in every virtue that goes TO make up a
great and happy people.
Year: 1864

THE AL--EAPLANATION.


In consequence of Thursday being the
day sci apart by the President of the
United States, and also by the Governor
of this State, as day of General Thanks
giving and in order to allow our hands
an opportunity TO enjoy little rest from
the severe labors to which they have been
subjected during the past few weeks and
to which they chcerlhlly and willingly
submitted as one ofthe necessities incident
70 IN extraordinary election campaign,
we have concluded 10 issue but one edition
Of our paper this week. Our semi weekly
readers, therefore, receive their paper to-
day for the whole week, and our weekly
subscribers will get theirs one day earlier
than usual This will explain the reason
why no paper was issued from this office
on Tuesday last.
Year: 1864

body the instincts and declarations


of war. The serious and fOrmida-


BILE effort was made without success


Party discipline rose above love of coun-
try, patriotism was at a discount, and the


Democratic party, asserting its discipline,


was placed upon an unconditional peace
policy, and it is for you to determine


whether party, dear as it may be to you,
srraigning itself against your country, will
induce you to follow it, or subscribe to the
principles which sustain your country.
know the difficulty of seVering parties, but
those around me to. night / recognize as
men of that stern stuff that could have
lived in the tide of those times that made
Rome what she was. Are there no men
here ca pablo of the effort? Is there no pa
triotism such as nerved Brutus's arm?
tell you that the times are rife with the
signs of a eliminating virtue. The time
when party leaders could lead party myr-
midons is past. The people of the Unit d
States begin to understand the sage-like
wisdom OF the immortal Washington. Ap-
plause.l When the Ship of State is in
danger, all is unity, or all is lost. Look to
it, that the spirit of party be excluded
from your midst. feel that now in this
coming week is to be achieved that work
on which is pending contest mightier
than the contest of the field. 1t has been
we'll said that peace hath her victories no
less .han war. Such a victory is within
your grasp. Would you look with pride
and qualification if the Army of the POtO-
mac were beaten by Lee? No. So neither
will that army look with pride and grstih-
cation if you are beaten by the peace men
of Pennsylvania. Applause.
Year: 1864

st Lpeacel has become hateful word, and
should be left exclusively to the use of Buffalo
orators in neighboring State, if any of that
sort still driye and sniyel Let us get rid of the
whole vile cant, aud say at once we are for war,
and nothing but war, until, as Davis is said to
have said, "the last of this generation falls in
his tracks" and then We mean to pass il 10 the
next as an inheritance. Ii is for those who have
unjustly invaded onr country TO offer us peace;
and when they do, they viii still offer it in vain
until their armed men are withdrawn from the
soil of these Confederate States, and the felon
flag of stripes is hauled down from every fort
within our borders. After that il will be time
enough to pirate about peace. Now the very
word is snonsense.-l Richmond Examiner.
Year: 1864

''The North may cease to carry on active hos
tilities long before it will consent to recognize
our independence, and enter into formal terms
of peace with us They are in terrible
dread. of an invasion by US of the North, and
msreAusy in trying to devise ways and means
10 rspeI sush appehended invasion than In re-
Year: 1864

Especial Dispatch to the Republican,


New YORK, Sept. 1O.-The following is an
extract from the Daily NspS' article;


George B. Mcclellan was nominated upon
platform that promises an immediate cessation
of hostitlties and convention Of all the States.
Does he stand upon that platform today He
docs not.


He has denounced the platform in his letter
accepting the nomination. 1t Is as If the
bridegroom should accept the BRIDES property
but not her person. A bond like that is null
and void. The peace party will not consent to
have their principles betrayed and they do
homage to the betrayer. They demand all that
Is nominated In the bond. Gen. Mcclellan,
having rejected the proposition for cessation
of hostililes and a convention Of all the States,
declined the Chicago nomination, and stands
before the people self.nominated, on plat
form of his own creation.


The Democracy must seek candidate who
will stand upon the platform, for they cannot
consistently support one who Is in collision
with the convention that rendered him the
nomination. If the platform accords not with
the nominees conviction of right, due re-
spect for the opinions of the assemblage that
unanimously adopted it requires that he should
give back to the convention the standard oi
the Democracy.


The Democratic National Convention is no
dissolved, 1t is ready to convene at the call o
Its executive committee; and If Gen. Mcclellan
cannot abide by the resolutions through whicl
the principles Of the party have been enunci
atod, let the convention reasscmble, and ethe
remodel their platform to suit their nominee
or nominate candidate to suit the platform.
Year: 1864

The clerks of tie loan Office worked last
night till one O'Clock, a. m, opening the bids
for the loan of 'hirty-two millions. Some
four hundred bids were unopened when the
labor was ended for the night. The bids range
from par to six per cent. premium. The amount
offered will reach three times the amount OF
Year: 1864

lift be difficult to perceive any relation be-
tween the Chicago platform and McClellan's
letter OF acceptance, let II be remembered that
the former was written before the capture Of
Atlanta and the latter aft1Udrdsi
Year: 1864

Ii will be seen by the published proceed
ings of the County Union Central Committee
in another column. that the Committee have
seen proper to appoint six delegates to repre-
sent this county in the State Convention to
assemble at Sacramento on the oath inst.


This course was thought advisable bv the
Committee. for the reason of the short time
to elapse before the meeting of the 0onven
ton, which would not enable them to give
sufficient notice to the more distant pre-
cincts for an election of delegates to County
Convention, and at which, if one had been call
ed, the sole business to betransact. d would
be to elect delegates to the State Conven
ton.


As the Committee had taken considerable
pains to inform themselves of the wishes Of
Union men in the several districts of the
county, and as but one sentiment prevails in
regard to who the people wish for President
for the next four years, botkas first and
second choice, they deemed it best for the
interests of the party to select delegates from
each section of the county, who would be
most likely to represent their various con-
stituents in the Convention, and thus save
members of the party the expense and trou-
BILE of electing delegates and attending a
County Convention.


The delegates chosen are believed to be
sound. unconditional Union men. who fully
endorse the present Administrator in the
prosecution of the war. and are believed to be
in favor of sending delegates to the National
Convention whose first choice for President
of the United States is Abraham Lincoln,
and whose second choice is Benjamin F.
Butler the rebel tanner.


We believe the action of the Committee
will be approved by the members of the
Union party throughout the county, as the
best thing that could have been DONE
Year: 1864

With the present number we commence
sition it will occupy upon the great national
questions now agitating the country, we shall
pursue the same uncompromising course for
the vigorous prosecution of the war for the
suppression of the rebellion, and the support
of the Administration, as we have done for
the past year. Having done all that lay in
our power for the success of the Union party
during the past exciting political contest, we
shall unfalteringly, and to the utmost of our
ability, strive to unite more firmly the loyal
sentiment of the people upon the question of
our National existence and show to them the
necessity of undivided action with the Union
party as the only safe course for preserving
our republican institutions.


Notwithstanding the increased expense of
the material used in the publication OF a
newspaper, yet. thanks to the efforts of our
friends in our behalf, we are enabled to place
the publication of the COURIER upon sure
and firm basis, which promises fair remune-
ration for our time and labor.


Being the official paper of the county, in
which all legal and mining notices will ap-
pear, the COURIER should be in the possession
of every business man and miner in this Sec
ton of the State. We therefore ask our
friends to assist us in extending its circula-
ton, for our own benefit, and the general
prosperity of our county.
Year: 1864

TIE GovEkAoR's BILL.-The State Senate
on Saturday last passed the bill authorizing
the removal of the Governors appointses- Il
reads as follows:


The Governor. Secretary of StateanG At
torney General shall have power, upon sufh
cent cause and upon hearing, to remove from
office any person holding office by appoint
ment from the Governor but reasonable no
tice in writing shall be given to the incum
bent os such intended removal, and of the
specific cause or grounds alleged therefor, as
also time and place sppoInted for his de
fense. OF the reasonableness of the notice
and sufhciency Of cause the Governor, Secre
tary of State and Attorney General shall ht
the exclusive Judges.