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Year: 1863

We called the attention Of our
readers yesterday to the sudden
conversion of the London Times
to the views entertained by the
conservative and truly conscien-
tious portion of our people upon
the subject of slavery. The
Times, hitherto the enemy of me-
gro thraldom, now,defends the sin
stitution" upon Scriptural author
ity, asserting that there is much
in Holy Writ to justify it.


We are neither edited nor as
tonished at this turn about and
jump about movement of the blat-
ant "Thunderer," as the English
people love to style their tyrant,
but would simply desire to hand
over to its careful consideration
the following extract from its late
special correspondents letters
from this country which are now
hashed up as a diary. Upon this
very subject of slavery Bull Run
Russell, who never lost a chance
of saying something which he in
tended should be ungracious about
this country, always coupled with
some feeble animadversions against
us, took the following high ground.
We Gull this extrat from his
diary - ..


Among the passengers TO whom was
introduced was the Bishop Of Georgia
the Rev. Mr.. Elliott, man of exceeding
fine presence, OF great stature and hand
some face, with manner easy and
graceful, but we got on the unfortunate
subject Of slavery, and rather revolted
at hearing Christian prelate advocating
the institution on Scriptural grounds.


This afectation of Biblical sanction
and ordinance as the bssis of slavery
was not new to me, though it is moi
much known at the other side of the At.
lantic. had read in work on slavery
that il was permitted by both the Scrip
lures and the constitution of the United
States, and that it must therefore bC
dnubly right. A nation that could ap.
prove of such interpretations of thu
Scriptures, and at the same time read tn,
New York Herald seemed ripe for destruc
tion as a corporate existence. The ma
Ium prohiJitum was the only evil its crasI
senses could detect and the maIum per .
was its good, if it only came covered
with cotton or gold The miserable SO
phists who expose themselves to the con
tempt of the world by their paltry the
sicles on the Divine origin and use o
slavery are infinitely more contemplate
than the wrstchSd bigots who published
thSms long ago ON the prOpriety 0
burning witches, or on the necessity 70
the offices of the Inquisition.


Whenever the Southern confederAc,
shall achieve is independsncs-ne mat
ter what its resources, its allies or il
aims, it will have to stand face TO fac
with civilized Europe ON this question


Of slavery, and the strength which it de
rived from the agis of the constitution
"the league with the devil and scyenAn
with hsll"-will be withSrOd and sont
Year: 1863

Recently an officer rendered his resig-
nation, giving as a reason that when no
entered the service in August last, he was
not aware that the President intended TO
issue the Emancipation Proclamation,
lie was opposed TO the policy of the pro-
clamation then, and was so still, and
finding that was impossible for him TO
conscientiously give ii his support he
asked for an honorable discharge from
the service. The document passed
through the usual channels to the Grand
Division Commander, who refuses TO ac-
cept it,, and ordered the officer to be tried
by court martial for disloyalty. One Of
the officers, through whose hands the pa
per passed, indorsed on il that the ap-
plicant should be stripped Of his uniform,
drummsd out Of camp, and passed over
TO his friends on the other side Of the
river. The officer wishing 10 resign, in
a portion Of his tender OF resignation,
added that another reason was, that an
other officer his junior, had been pro-
Year: 1863

WABASH SCRATCHES. This Is the
name Of an eruptiye disease at present
quite prevalent IN our city. The name
is a very proper one, as the victims arc
compelled to work with as much diligence
as If goadsd on by the very "old
Scratch himself Yiaosanes Sun
Year: 1863

The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously. and they stand
ms the creed of the United Democracy OF Cali
fornia:-


Res0jped That the Democracy OF the State OF
California are in favor OF an unalterable adher-
ence to the Constitution OF the United States
with all its guarantees of civil liberty unm-
paired


Resolved. That we are in favor OF the restora-
ton and preservation OF the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or lnsur-
rection against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognize that right solely for the purpose OF restor-
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
purpose wha soever.


Resolved, That it is the duty of the State of
California. us a member of the Union. to yleli
obedience to all constitutional acts OF Congress
and the Federal Executive. and that any lndivl-
dual. OF any party. who shall endeavor to incte
instruction or rebellion within her borders or
dSatlection and discord among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests.


ReSoiced. That the aim and object Of the Demo
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the ri ehts of the several States unimpaircd; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpatiOn of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Consttu-
tion the subversion of the civil by the military
law in States not in insurrection or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest imprisonment. trial
and sentence of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full rcign-the suppres
sion OF freedom of speech and Of the press the
open and AvOwed disregard OF State rights the
i,natical attempt to place the negro on a social
and political equality with the white race and
the employment of unusual test oaths-as calcu
lated to preserve restore union OF the sew raj
States or perpeuate Il government 'deriving its
Just powers from the consent of the g0verned.'


Res0lucd. Tnat we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies. rs danger
uu> to The liberties Of the people and destructive
to our republican form Of Government.


Resoired. That we claim and demand as nal-
ienabIp rahts freedom of thought. freedom Of
peech. and of the press and further declare that
government agents should at all times be hcld 10
a strict accountability to TIE people. and that all
errors of such agents should he liable to iull ard
free discussion ior the purpose OF correction by
th" billot-poX.


Resolued. That we denounce and nnqullifiedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation Of the
President of the United States as tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war inc e sprvile in
>trrecton aud inevitably close the door forever
to a restoration OF the union of these States.


ResoIred. That we dsapprovc OF ali Congress
sjonal laws tending to substitute paper culrcn-
cy in California in place Of our own metallic cir
cultng medium.


Res0i0ed, That the spirit and meaning OF the
Democratic Platform OF this State are compro-
missed in the words. The Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was"
Year: 1863

From last weeks Lancaster, O., Gazette
we learn that the Office of that paper was
mobbed on the night of the lst inst The
authors ofthis outrage were certain cop
perheads, who, fearing that they might not
accomplish their nefarious work without
interference, had armed themselves with
clubs, some of which were left in the Office,


owing to their anxiety to destroy and carry
off as much type as possible. Relative to
the damage done the Gazette says: f


The destruction Of our type is utterly
complete. About one half of each font used
in the paper was destroyed, and as we can
not work the remaining half with new type,
wc will be compeiied TO- send to Cincinnati
for a new outfit before we can issue another
paper entire. 1t is fortunate that the forms
of our first side were on the press and cover
ed by the tympan. If the copperhead vii
lains had found these they would have
shared the same fate. Our first side had
just been printed, and the whole issue,
containing the impression of the first side,
was carried in the alley and torn into shreds.


Eleven cases were carried off. the type scat
tered over three or four squares of the city,
and five OF the cases were even carried az
far as the second lock and thrown into the
canal. Two Of our job fonts ara ruined, and
all our composing sticks excepting two are
gone. '''4 NJ. -t.i
Year: 1863

VALLANpIGHAM- leader of what
has been called the peace party-so: called,
because they think that the restoration OF
the Union cannot be effected by war-hos
been convicted of free speech in despot.
ic Government. Tried by court martial
which he refuses to acknowledge, he has
been condemned to forfeit his liberty for two
years, and consigned to a barren island in
the South, or to Fort Warren.


We appreciate the boldDess of man who
claims to exercise the privileges of free
man, aud to insist on his rights under mag.
ma charta we sympathize with one who is
uuconstitutionally deprived of citizenship
and liberty, without the shadow Of reason
or law by despotic tyrant, but we see
nothing more to be extended to him than
the respect due, for bolduess and bravery
in resisting tyranny. He is not the friend
of the Confederacy, for his principle of ac'
tion is devoted adherence to the Union
and reconstruction on-which we most imper:
atively repudiate.


There seems some doubt whether he will
be'imprisoned'iuthe Tortugas or Fort War
ren. If the Lincoln Government feels it
self strong enough, the latter will probably
be his destination, where he will be nearer
Year: 1863

Az AcT making appropriations for tho construction


preservation, and repairs for certain fortiRcatns
ana other works of defense for tho year ending
t6H tlrA'eth OF June, eighteen hundred and sixty
Year: 1863

We have letter from an officer on board
one ot the blockading vessels of Charles
ton. which tends 10 explain the mystery OF
blockade running in The face Of an efficient
blockading squadron. The writer has not
been lorg On the station, and cannot see the
b,aut: ss OF The red tape system which makes
the pursuit Of 4 blockade runner a very leis-
urelv business. In his letter, dated June 2S.
he says:


Another blockade runner went ont last
night. She passed across our bows, between
US and the Unadilla. We were about three
fourlhs of mile apart. \ vessel, supposed
TO have been her, came cut in sight of US at
) O'Clock in the evening, took the bearings,
and went back out of sight until - o'clock.
1t was then dark. ard the lookout first de-
serted the white water foam from her wheel.
She was reported to the officer on deck He
came and looked, and reported it the cap
tain. He came ana looked and ordered a
Gun TO be fired into her and rocket 10 be
sent up. There was some blundering abou,
getting the gun ready, and when fired the
steamer WAS nearly out of sight. The rocket
was sent straight up, instead of in the di'
rection of the steamer, to LET the feet know
her course. \ white light was also burned
10 let them know a vessel had run out, but
no signal or answer, or sign of life came from
any. not even from the Unsdilla, which wa:
aS near to her as we were. After she haC
got out she le: off a rocket and showed {
light. in answer to two rockets from ashore
to let them know of her escape. After thi.
| shall believe there is some truth in whs
one Of the crew of a gunboat told me a
Port Royal, viz that they run in and out a
regular as the mail. Two steamers within /;
week of each other looks like If.


+ Ny opinion is that two or three fast tugs
constantly under way inside of US nights, ar
peremptorily required here in order to main
tain a strict blockade, and perhaps two o
three fast side wheel steamers quite outside
to give chase in case blockade runner es
capes."
Year: 1863

Under this head Carleton" in one Of
his etters to the Boston Journal, talks as
follows to that class of men who are either
TOO cowardly or are not patriotic enough to
20 to the war themselves, but who stay at
home and are continually prating about what
this general should do, or that general should
not do what might have been done, or should
not have been done; what great advantages
would have been gained if certain general
had been in command at such a battle-and
so on to the end Of the chapter. 1t is true
that many mistakes have been made by our
commanders, but it is none the less true that
where they have blundered once, these home
generals" have been in the wrong score OF
times.


| notice that all home general are laying
down plan Of the campaign, telling Hook
er how to do, informing the administration
how to take Richmond, or Charleston, OF
Savannah, or else calling upon the Presiden,
TO place Mcclellan at the head of the army
II lucst lCuluC0 6ChtACuCh "OuiO ouS 80
less they would not quite so much expose
their ignorance Of the first principles Of mil
tary science.


Gen Lee has lef: garrison of fifteen o.
twenty thousand men at Richmond. Is i
at all probable that Gen Peck and Gen Di!
Lave men enough to take it? We have tina
lumber in the defenses around Washington
and those who know anything of the strength
Of the works are satisfied that fifty thousan'
men would stand no chance Of taking tn
city.


Do these generals advocate the sending o
corp, from Hooker's army to aid such
movement? Prudent generals do not usual
ly divide their armies in the face of an equa
Toe. You must meet concentrated force
with concentrated forces. 1t has been GU
great fault all through the war that we hav
scattered our forces, while the rebels hav
concentrated theirs.
Year: 1863

UNION MILLS. Va,


June "a, 1868.


Nh. EDITOR Having few leisure mo.
ments to myself, was thinking perchance a
few lines from the 18th regiment, through
your columns, would not be entirely out OF
place at this time to our numerous friends
that peruse its pages weekly. We have just
returned from Bristo Station and are now
.ncamped at Union Mills, near our old
grounds. Our camp is pitched on quite an
elevation for this country, where we can catch
what few breezes pass along this way. There
are many good springs about this place which
I'D much to our health and comfort and re-
minds us of our own crystal fountains at
home.


In the immediate vicinity of Union Mills
the country is broken and uneven, but as
YOU approach Manassas Junction it gradu-
al!v becomes more even and level, until final
" il spreads out in one vast plain to the Rap
pahannock. In strategetic point of view, I
should Judge this place to have few equals
being seemingly unapproachable in any di-
recton by "Johny Reb." The rebels left
this place in an easy way of defence; hav-
ing dug rifle pits on every commanding point
and quite number of forts, relieving US
thereby of much fatiguing labor.


While we were at Bristo g. Fighting Joe,
with his vast concurrence of defenders of the
republic, pissed en- route for somewhere, no
one Knew where. These heroes Of many
battles, exhibited a courage and enthusiasm
worthy of the noble cause they have espous-
ed They were willing to try old Lee on
again on the old battle fields if he dare meet
them


1t was our happy fortune to meet many OF
the soldiers of the 1st Vt brigade, since the
Iast move. They were looking hale and
hearty, and We gazed in proud admiration
upon them remembering their gallant con,
duct in the late battles.


Our regiment is healthy at the present
time; having more men for duty than at any
other time since we cane into Virginia.
None think in the hospital are dangerously
i'll. All is quiet here now. but we know
not how soon the gauntlet will be thrown
down, and the clash of arms resound over
this already desolate land A game is being
PLAYED, which shall be the winner, remains
for the future to unfold. Our brigade is nov
under marching orders with ten days ra,
ions. Yours very respectfully,


D. X. E.
Year: 1863

WHAT DO THE REBELS WANT TO COME
NORTH FOR Our Harrisburg correspon-
dent informs US that the confederate soldiers
state that they are coming North to hold
peace meetings. Let the copperheads and
all others whom it may concern take notice
of the fact.-N Y. Herald.
Year: 1863

Such is the demand of the conservatives of the
country. Under this very head. the Buffalo
Courier, the leading Democratic organ of Wes-
tern New YoLk, has a forcbe article, which we
beg to reproduce here entire. "The substance
of a Richmond editorial" says our Democratic
contemporary, "was teegraphed the other day,
in which the editor discovers feeling which we
believe must be general in the Confederacy. 1t
is that the North, unbest we have been by
good Generalship, is nevertheless throwing its
overwhelming weight upon the rebellion. and
threatening TO do by dnt of sheer brute force,
what has hitherto been unsuccessfully attempted
bv brains or strategy. We do not doubt the
truth of the remark made by Times correspon-
dent that the military system ofthe Confederates
is RAPIDLY becoming something like n mere shell
with nothing in it, The Rebel front every where
is strong, but exhaustion and inantion are mani
fest to those who have been favored with look
beyond. Col. Grierson, who with nine hundred
men, recently rode through eight hundred miles
eff the enemy's country, made brief address on
his reception at New Orleans in which he said:


In passing through the Confederacy I have
had good opportunity to form a correct opinion
of its strength. That strength has been overes-
timated They have neither the armies nor the
resources we have given them credit for. and we
have been greatly deceived in regard to the means
and power of the Rebels. Passing through their
country land the passage was not a very difficult
one,) found thousands Of good Union men who
were ready and anxious to return to their ailegi
ance the moment they can do so with safety TO
themselves end families. They will rally around
the old flag by scores whenever army ad-
vances. could have brought away thousand
with me- who were anxious 10 come-men whom
found fngitives from their homes. hid in the
swamps and forests, where they were hunted like
wild beasts by the Rebel conscripting officers
with blood hounds. Having visited them in their
own homes. have founded my belief upon what
heard and saw there. and the dav is not far dis
tant when we shall witness the downfall of the
rebellion and the restoration of the Union as il
was.


The view thus given is full Of hopeful sugges
tons OF peace and restored Union, il the mani
fest advantage IN cur hands is vigorously folowey
up Nor, amid much that is discouraging, in the
mismanagement and procnstination rather thai
prosecution of the war, are there lacking eviden
ces thet the valor of our troops and the superior
ity Of our resources are beginning to tell agains
the front. even. Of rebellion. The news from thu
Mississippi is as bright it is important. If th'
telegraph speaks truly, Gen. Grant has at las
obtained the key of vicksburg, and not only !
Year: 1863

the river virtually ours, but the forces of the re-
bellon are cut clean in twain. The communica-
ton between the east and the west Of the rebel
lion was severed by the noble blow which gave Us
possession of jackson. and the whole trans Mis-
sissippi region must speedily fall into our hands,
for il will be impossible for the Confederates to
keep an organized ARMY in the field in those
States with the rivers that water them under the
control of the Union gunboats. General Banks
too, is making substantial progress in his depart
ment. his capture of Alexandria on Red Riverbe-
ing an important point gained. .a


"Webelieve, therefore. that the rebellion, in
the dreadful wrestle OF North and South, is fail
ing, and that vigorous prosecution of the war;
in reality and not in name, would soon bring US
TO the end of the first era in rebellion, that, we
mean. which will close with the breaking up of
the military power Of the South. Such vigor-
such prosecution of hostities the people of the
North now demand from the Administration.
With the unlimited resources Of men and money
at its disposal the war should have been virtually
ended last year. It is a mathematical, demon
strable fact that victory, with the adequate means
at our disposal, can be attained and that, too, in
one campaign as well as Ia e. Fsil--a in ths
past has been due either TO the lack of ability
ofdisposition, on the part of the directing power
But If the breach that seems now to be making
in the walls of the Confederacy, shall not be
speedily widened, and the citadel of rebellion
stormed thereat with all the force and Jury of
the loyal people in arms, shall be forced to
think that the Administration does not wish sue
cess rather than to believe that such fatuity as
will permit failure is possible"
Year: 1863

Tue FREE NEGROES AND THE WAR--We are
glad to perceive that Governor Tod, of Ohio, and
Governor Andrew, OF Massachusetts, and other
individuals, are exerting themselves 10 raise ne
gro troops to fill the places OF the white men who
are now returning home from the South after two
years hard fighting. The universal freedom of
the negro is declared by the radicals to be
the man object of the war. IL is but meet and
right that the free negroes should lend a hand in
such work. The blood of white men has been
shed sery copiously in the cause of the negroes.
Let the negroes themselves now bleed little. II
only for the sake of variety. 1t is very hard to
catch them: but let them be brought speedily un
der the restraints of the conscrption act. and we
shall soon have large ebony army to march
southward. We shall thus get rid of the blacks,
and their places will be well supplied by the stur-
DIV and more intelligent labor of healthy Irish
and German cmierants. who will become good
citizens in FIVE years. We have no need of ne
groes in the North. Let the whole race be sent
South, and let some thousands of mean whites
of the stamp Of Theodore Tlton 60 with them to
take command If these fellows will not fight,
they will do well enough to away; but we
hope they will be caught by the enemy. and never
exchanged The country will have good rid
dance of tbem.-[N. Y Herald
Year: 1863

FRED. DOUGLASS addressed the Republicans OF
Brooklyn last week on the subject of amalgama-
tion-the last plank in the Abolition platform.
He said:


There is not much prejudice against color now,
because in coming down Broadway the other day.
/ saw a white lady riding by the side of colored
man: it was true the colored man had bit of
tinsel around his hat, but nobody seemed to no
tice that, and the lady lid not show any signs OF
disgust. A few days since, white lady asked
me to walk down Broadway with her. and insisted
on taking my arm. AS we went along, every
one we met stared at us as If we were some curl
Gus animals. What was the reason the people
did not stare at the coachman in the same man.
ner? Simply because he was a servant. and
was walking in the capacity of friend Bye
and bye, Won will get all this nonsense
You ought to see me in London, walking down
Broadway, with white lady on each arm; and
no person stared at us as il they thought il
strange. u will soon be so here, and we will bt
all the nobler and better. [Cheers.
Year: 1863

THK CoMrNG MAS.-Horatio Seymour is now
put forward in the Eastern papers the coming
man for the next Presidency. upon the platform
of uncompromising hostility to the Rebels in the
South. as well as the Abolitonists of the North