Daily State Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 4335, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 September 1864 — Page 2

J MRüNIOlt-lT MOBT BE M1IRBVKU FRIDAY m KlW. K1'T KM HKR !. National Democratic Ticket. FOB PBESIDENT. CEN. CEO. B. McCLELLAN. FOB VICC P NT CEORCE H. PENDLETON. PruMrlin Of l-e C ICO Ml I Th WeoaW Sentinel, printed tbn wee, contains tbe pcoeeedinss of tbe Chicago CW eeniion io tall. A Urge uutntvr citra OOfBae hare been printed, which cm be had t the office Pnee o cents a copj. M'CLELLAN AND PENDLETON, I t. a I I 4i Jl RH H The Natioual Democratic Conretiuon at Chi cag, on the 3It of August, united in the fol lowing recommendation lo t!. Heraocrarr of the Union RfBolred, That tbi contention recommend to th Drmnenri n t tba lmte.i .State to meet in man meetine in their several State, districts anl counties, to mifr the nominsti-r:- to day made be this coneentioe. upon the I7th of Sep tember r.evt (ha annirrr-ar v ul lh adontion of the Federal Constitution. The 1 Tth day of September is a moet suitable Amw in r.ilf t h artinn of the. retr eei. t sti v en of the Democracy at Chicago. It commemorates v the ariontion of the Federal I 'onstitut - n which guaranteed Liberty and FJoiOO I the People of the 1'mted Stste. and it in likewise the anniverna ry of the battle of AaasOtasB, which exhibited the gallantry and genius of the mm who has been elect! an the ieaier of the I ern ?ra y it. the coolest for the restoration of Constitutional Lib arty and the Union, one and mepenibk The Democratic Central CoBeaitlOi of Itidi ana approve the auireestiuii- of the Nationn Democratic Convention and retjue'rt the D'-moc racr of Indiana to assemble in district, county - - or township meetings to ratify the u initiation of McClcllax and Pioni.iT.. and to take measures to secure thejeleetion ol tiie-e iepiteii tat ires of the Peace and Union sentiment (a tin country itv order of the Committee. J. J. ftjaüai, Chm ladiauapolia, September B, 1G4. I'roplo li Usr4 Jldoi Stobt, speaking of causes which Bsigbl lead to the overthrow of our republic and the fearful consequence which would Barely follow, conclude in the following language: "The structure has been erected by architects ol con sura mate skill and fidelity; it foundations are solid, its arrangement are full of wisdom and order, and its defence are impregnable from without. It has been reared for immortality , if the work of mm may ju-tlv BOOtf to such a title It may. aaaaaaaBBB, perish in an hour by the folly or corruption or negligence of its own keepers, the people Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit an 1 intelligence ol Ii e citixens. The? ftll when the wi-e arc hamhed from the public council- hr.tie they dare to be honest, and the profligate art rewarded, because they flatter the people in order to betray then n ( l Han on the Draft. Hfaii tJrAB.Tt.Ks A ! m I !' rOMAV . lobar 5T7, 1868. Your KscaUaaCf aware ot the very great reduction of numbers that ha ukeu pi ice il moat of the old regiments of this comm it d. and how necessary it is to fill up these skeleton he fore tut fag them again into BCtiao I have the honor, therefore, to reuue-t thst the order to fill up the old regiments with drittel n.e . may at onct be iued tr.o B McCLKLLaB, Ms or (Jener i! t'omm tndiug. His Kxcrllency the Pre-i.Jenr The above letter is being estensirely piinted by the Abolition press, as a campion document, t show that Oaaaral M cCbilax a i- an advocate of the draft It is undoubted! r forgery, as at the time it is alleded to have been dated, no au thority existed to draft at all the law granting that authority not having been approved till March 3d. lt?6.'l some lour months afterward. On tbe 27th of September, !--.. month previous to this pretended letter, General McClella addressed the Department as fol lows: "Tbe army is not now in condition to under take another campaign, nor to bring on another battle, unleae great advantages ate offered by some mistake of the enemy, or pressing military engendes render it necessary. We eie ctcitlt deficient in officers. Many ot the old regiments are reduced to mare skeletons Not a day should be lost in filling up tbe old regimeuts our main dependence and n supplying vecancte- ani"; g the officers by promotion At the date of the forod letter the .iimv i actually crossing tbe Potomac, for the paapOBi of "bem; uken into action." rareatglat off Henry Clajr The verv name of Hxxry Clay sends a I through the heart of every patriot His mf m ut is linked with devotion to the Consti tutton and ita teachings, and his dyin' words snntiled through the Capitol in pleadings for the lm il. and notwithstanding this his whole record is an accumulation of condemnation against those who hve mal ad minute red this government for the past four year Hi politi Oil forewiLt s indeed remarkable, and he eem a 1 to see with the eye ot a prophet the scenes j which are now transpiring iu this country. Id bis speech oo Febiuat v 7th, 1H3 he uttered the I following words, which should be committed to memory bv every person in the land Abolition should no longer be regarded as an imag:nary danger. The Abo'itiom-ts. lot me uppoe. succeed io their present aim of uniting riaa laaaWlaafe af the free States, a or.e mar ail Aanst tbe inhabitants of the slave Baaaai Union on the one aide will beget union on the, other And ash process of reciHOcal conaoli Oaaiaa will beatteuded with afJ the vktloat pre judices. embittered paaSBMH and implacable aui , msines winch ever de-ride l or deforme! hu j rnn nature A ir.ud dissolution of the Utnon will have taken place, wh.le the forms of ;r ex j i:euce t. main. Tho BMat Taittable clcrociit ol un oo, m i-itl kindne- t1 e f in o om,'i thy. the traterual bonds wbah now happi y unite u. at!! have heen tltfagaifhed forever One aectton will tand ui in menrn tnd BOI tile arry are t the other The roll - i opinion Bti bei tieklv loaWoaal b aWaiasO t arms I will not Bttaaapl Bf descrihe BOOBOa h di u w bapialv ite 'onceaied Ir 'tn our rioa Abo litfonist rbeme've wou'd 'ir' nk bark iu diemar and horror at the - nte n:ia;i n of de-o tated field c miaerated ities. tncrievod inhabi lants. MM trie ver:hr.w of the firet fabric of" human tiovernment thai ever arr rutted the bor of civilrel inn N tr should tne-e aholitiotii-u rNtter them e!res that if ther m:i :-reed t0 tbetr object ol unitinf tbo paoolOof the free State, they oill eofer Hie cuiilel "f numeru.t! -uperirtr ibt ajust insure victory Ali aBBBBr Opal IBPi aj :r root the hazard and uncertainty of oat A -.; we are admontshei by Baaf Writ that n.e : ice I out to the oift. nor tbe battle to ti e MiOQ Bat if they were lo conquer, whom would thev conquer? A foreign foe ooe wbo ha tnsulud our fia(. iovadod our shore ai.d laid cur couuiry waata' No, sir, no. air? It would be a coLqueat Witboit' laurel, without c'lorv. a sei, a suin.ial

conquest a conquest of brothers over brother.

achieved by one or er tvthar potteoo oi tne ua scaodant of commoa aaceelors. who, noo y oladarinc their lire, thair fortgr.aa. and therr sa cred bonor. had fought and blod.aW by Bala, in manr hsrd battle on Und and ocean, severed ' - . . . . A . . k. our cuntr rrra tt.e nniwi crawn, l.hed o;r national in fr h v-wvryn HtaM Public SrnHnrnl. W a ar XTJ to se that a large cla m The community smaller here, however, and we thank tod for it, than in almost any other place in the country who. to all Ulk of arrjottnet0. have but one answer, and thai a senseless one thev will make no terms but independence There are manv men reasonable upon other tonics, who will not cut.stol to raaaoo oo tbw; and there are many men pious, unnstian. lot giving. Hible loving, at all other times, who at tbe mention of peace with the South, will turn up their noses and so off the very air (or more blood instruction, extermination, damnation re all the words they have for the rebel. Let ua say a word here They tell ua. "Jeff Davie bis declared tor urieesdence, and he will have that or extermination; there is n peace but in tue aubjugation of the South." Possibly it is so; but it wuu'.d be better to let Jeff. Davis sty it in some official form We don't wast Hf doci-te auch a nueation, involving immense property and the lives and happinee of thoesands of people, upon a newspaper report, or upon tbe say-ao of some strapper from Richmond, some intelligent deserter, or some reliable contraband When be proposes to speak to ua directly, as he did through Alexander H Sterein. Vica President of the Confederate State, or through mesetiger claiming some authority, why not give them audience? Whv not let them "peak? Whv, after we have elamrned the door iu their faces without 1 atening to a word, turn round tod say. "they will mke no peace that is honorable to ua?" For one, we don't believe a word of it; atid you have given us no evideuce of it Sup pose you qnote Jeff Davw: words, -till it would not convince us my more than il: 1. in loi words, that be will receive no proposition for pesce without an ah inl'nmcnt of slavery , con vince tjj that thii is the only ground on which the North will settle We noo batter, and we bare just as good reason for our np,i ; i- Mr. Lincoln or anybody else The N'orth is to day willing and dofiroui to settle upon other terms, and Mr. Lincoln iu tail does lot represent the loyal States; and if favor able proportions are offered the people and Mi. Lincoln adheres to his letter, "To whom it may concern." we shall see iu November whether that is the opinion of the Northern States or not So we believe at the Suuth, propositions for peace being made there, and Jeff Davie adhering to the ultim ttum of independence, he would find himeif overthrown by a counter ie bellion But the ftichmond Sentinel, underwood to he the organ of the Davis Government, doe not indicate that he would holJ to that Here are hia words: 'Went the South cti"ider independence a the great object of the war, and that separation i aeeeatal to independence; yet we shall be willing to listen to the other side " The Sentinel says further: "You uiy offer Uh sometning that will secure our eiual rights within the Union. We don't say it sati-dy us, but the subject i worth? of consideration." This is going as far, for opening negotiations, as any body could ex pect them to go, and this is as official as anythiug we Lave. For ourselves we have never had a laste for war, and least of all for civil war for war with our own kith and kin, with thoe to whom we are brothers, lor whom we should return only love If war came it was apparent that it BMI end in compromise, whicn could be made better before VOI than after it, or in subjugation ; and the subjugation of one third of these State would be the abolition of republican government in the whole of them This is to clear to need an argument. Therefore, we preferred original ly the Douirhs platfoim, which, strictly adhered lo, would katO removed all conflict between the free and ftlafO States Afterwards we favored the Crittenden compromises not aPabtlagj all the time that the Administration would admit of -oDie compromise before the war should come When w ii did come our plan would have been to do as we did in Mexico, send CoafBsiaaiooorf of Pi ce with the armv, to offer a termination of this ruinous strife with every battle; and con stantlv we have hoped that Richmond might be captarBd, not that it would make ua materially stronger, or the rebels grca'ly weaker for wr do not think it will have that effect but that it would open the wav to an armistice, to be followed by peace; and so we remain to-day, da siring peace and union above anything else earth r - . . , ly. V hen the people such a nation, the hope of freedom and of man everywhere are suffer ing; when households are impoverished men. women and children by tttOOaaodl in i ie home less, wmdereis and threatened with starvation; when hetaeombs of lives hare been sacrifice I, and there is a corpse in every dwelling, and a fu neril proces-ion at every doorwa , when Liberty and Union are in greater ieril than ever; if there be a chance for peace and reconciliation, be it ever m suial'. we deem it the duty of the government and of every individual to give that sub ie.-t a fair consideration It does not matter which -tide it c;mes from, or through what channels;if peace can be had on fair term, it is nothing but the grossest corruption and the most brutish depravity that will prevent it consummation. We do not fear that any party in the North will accert of terms that do not include the Union. There may be a very few men in each political party, and we would not say where the M numerous, who would favor disunion; but they are so few as to have no power or influ ence All would see that a settlement by di vision wouH be but the beginning of greater troubles and absolute destruction of the party that suggtel or permitted it. What we want IB reach now is a State where the North and the South will consider and discu.-- the mat ters at isue. and if possible return to the old Union; or if not. make such amendment-' is the : e'-e-H, e- of the cae require To that we tuut (.onio at last, as Mr. Lincoln said in his inaugural, and we might aa wall come to it to li without further wa.te of bloodshed, as at any time; and whenever we do reach that condition we have no fears for the final result We shall all return to our first lore, and so much wimt in t BOtBBf Baal we shall no more hear of rebellion while one person who ha seen thi-lives to tell the horrid storv M VII 111 James Levistou. an old and bighW ratet med citizen of Union county, did last week He had been honored by the people of that county with important public tTBBij, a oTaTaraot bIbbob, and had dichsrgetl the duties with integrity le had been Clerk ol the l omuv, Represent vive and Setiitor Andrew F. Scott, Bao., ol aTajOO OOO&tf i is an ndependent candidate for Congress in the Fifth District. A corresponJent of the Rich BJOO i Jeifersonian remark?: "Mr S.-ot: is a conservative man and tcll qaoKood, from long experience iu public aft.ur. BJ a thorough busi bom nan, te represent the BBaftOBU of the db trict in Co;i2res " Fot rat OaoBll The Democracy al Fountain cour.tr made thetr notntnatioBi lur county oftcerj Aurii I.T-h K,r S- ,r. Pr .1 W. Newlin. tor Kofooaatttetito, Her.rv L Rosche; for Treasurer, .ltmc- W Kmc; for SherifT. Wiilta&i Tiooltuger; I i 0 looiisaMi aro, lleory Mutut and Jobu R Campbell Wm Mc Fall. K-i was noinin ttel f r t'omm n F'le ss Jaao Mat wm e I atv Loimy Ulm hum uosvaattua 1 be Democracy ol Terry couuty assembled in contention on the J7tb day of August. The c irnmittee on resolution reported the folios which acre adopted. RoeatveJ, 1 I'h.tt we beliere the peace and prorer:.f the American people deoiiid thai the rights efaacB State to mike and execute all loa? oot in conflict with their - -titutions and the Constitution of tbe United Sia.es shanld not re infringe! ror MWBpted u:.ti hut tiev have BBOBOrv power a reeard all lavs rela'tin u their oeu ecuaar Slate Mutitutioae 9 Tbt we have uubounde.1 faith ai,d conti deuce in the patriotism, lojakv aod IdoiMry al the Democratic party to be assembled in con en tioa st Chicago on Mot dvy next. Aufu-t 'i9:h, Oad that wa will cheerlally endorse toe no of aad c n vei.'.ior. I Toot oo aoo io fiator ol the war for the rca

toration of the Conthai we axe equally

itntion and tbe Union, and to tba twin bereie. on. believing both to be Jet -oatoo and abol r-3ena: to Ue interest i every nw aw u iijj civ ixeo throughout the load 4. Ii.it wa. the Deovx racy of Forrv coanty, arakiiv..r of negotiations of peace upon the (,,. the Constitution, wa asa the President and Coni:res not to refuse any offer of the South to compromise upon that basts 3 That tbe great tolerate the Pre me-, r. .thou prc and bunishine them to tbe extent of his wili and pis iT'i". and thus makiua war upon the liberties . printeil to ail by the Uonstitution ana law, and 1 that the noorer be undamind- it ti e better it ! will be for all parties. 6 That theae proceedings be published iu tbe i Cinne'iton Reporter, oÜaaa fltate Sentinel, and! Kvansvtlle Times. On m stioa the delegates from the different i 'own-hip- separated lor the per pose of eliosir.z ( . r candidates tor the d-.nerent offices, which resulted it the nomiii uioo of the fallowing per eons, viz: Fm Kepreacdtative, Dr T. B. Austin; Trea? urer. D L Armstrong; Sheriff, A P Hatson; Commiioner. T. J. C Brad-haw; Coroner. Chri-tin Raas; Survevor, Jas. Peters. On motion it was declared that said nomina tions Be declared unanimous. ----- AN OVERLAND TRIP TO CALIFORNIA. ----- From our Special Correspondent.] TEN MILES WEST OF FORT LARAMIE, } July 30, 1864. } The country west of Ash Hollow is widely different from that east of it, in scenery, soil and vegetation. The hills are bolder, rock more abundant, valley narrow, grass more scanty, water purer and cooler, and cedar and pine trees are seen on either side of the river. Often the bluffs present strong resemblance to ancient castles in ruins, fortifications dismantled, Egyptian tem- ples half buried in sand, and old gothic churches half decayed. In one instance a town with broad streets and avenues flanked with massive buildings, with domes and spires, was seen on the south side of the river. These strange formations are the result of the action of the wind up on the material of which they are composed, clay and sand, about as hard as chalk. Seventy miles east of Fort Larimie [sic] one such fantastic trick of nature is seen in what is styled chimney rock, on the south side of the river. It is seen near 40 miles off with the naked eye, so pure is the atmosphere here. It looks much like a tall pillar of the Doric order, resting upon a coal pit. It was once over two hundred feet high, but has been worn down by the action of the wind to less than one hundred and sixty feet. It is composed of sand and clay of about the consistence of chalk, of a reddish cast. This curiouscomposition of sand and clay arranged in so many diversified forms, is evidently in the first stages of petrifaction; for I traced it west through the different stages until it became rock. I saw shells and gravel embedded in this clay and sand mixture, furnishing the explanation of the cause of these things being found in rocks of the limestone order. Wild sage and prickly pear make their appearance near Chimney Rock and continue to the mountains. There is an Indian Agency twenty-five miles below Ft. Laramie[.] Mr. Wree, the patent medicine man of Indiana, being the Agent. Around the Agency are collected several hundred lodges of Oglallah Sioux, the remnant of the tribe whom Gen. Harney chastised so savagely near Ash Hollow. They are now well behaved, but indolent. Their lodges are made of skins, and look like the bell tent, except that the skins are supported by a number of poles so sticking out at the top as to resemble, not a little, an elk's horn, when seen at a distance[.] Some of these lodges have rude paintings upon them, giving them a variagated [sic]and not unpleasant appearance. But filth abounds everywhere. Along the road, on the neighboring bluffs, Indian burial grounds are seen. The bodies, wrapped in skins and red flannel cloths, with the bows and arrows and other hunting and war implements of the deceased, are placed upon platforms, raised five or six feet above ground. Near them the ponies of the deceased are killed, so that he may take a fair start to the spirit land hunting grounds. Seven miles west of ft. Laramie,. one, more romantic than others of the race, has deposited the mortal remains of his friend in the branches of a pine tree. His blanket, buffalo skin, bow and arrows and gun are by his side, and the bones of his pony bleach at the roots of the tree[.] Ft. Laramie is a military post of no strength, but pleasantly situated, kept cleanly, and consists of a collection of wooden and adobe buildings, used for military purposes. The site is in the angle of junction of the Platte and Laramie rivers, and a chain of hills on the north and south overlook it. The 11th Ohio volunteers, commanded by Lt. Col .Collins, have been stationed here for over two years past, but will be relieved by a detachment of the 7th Iowa in a few days. Lt. Col .Collins was superseded a few days since by Maj. Wood, of the 7th Iowa. Loud complaints have been made against Lieut. Col. Collins for his neglect to furnish proper protection to emigrants from Indian depredations. He is reported to have said that the emigration this year was composed of d--d copperheads, fleeing from a draft and not entitled to any protection. Likely this charge is untrue. But the feeling against him among emigrants and settlers is universal. Within seven miles of the fort Indians have attacked emigrant trains and stole stock, and within thirty miles a number more have been killed. Between Fort Kearny and Fort Laramie, on the north side of the river, five graves of white men, killed this season by Indians, were passed. At Deer creek a number of men were killed; and not far from there a train was attacked by Indians, and several men, women and children killed, two women and one child captured. One of the women and child escaped. She traveled two days and nights on foot leading the little child and carrying it by turns, to a station, from whence she was taken u the fort. These attacks are made daily along the route from two hundred miles east to one hundred and fifty miles west of Fort Laramie by bands of from eight to thirty Indians, and hundreds of cattle, horses and mules have been stolen, one whole train, burned, a number robbed, and many lives lost; and this too, upon the great highway of travel from the Mississippi to the Pacific, where every day hundreds of wagons pass over to the Great West. These marauding Indians are the Minnesota Sioux, led on by white men, (some say Mormons, others Southern rebels,) who have been driven from Gen. Pope's department by his energetic measure to chastise them. Lately complaints were made to Gen. Mitchell at Omaha, who at once repaired to Fort Laramie, when he is now busy in instituting measures to punish the Indians and prevent future depredations. There is, however, little security to person or property on this route. The force at the fort is inadequate to the task; and part of that is about being sent to Denver to repel Indian assaults made in that vicinity by the Cheyennes, pronounced '"Kiannes." Trusting in Providence, and relying on the strength of; twenty seven men, armed with twenty six rifles and shot guns, and twenty revolvers, we are slowly pushing ahead, surrounded by hostile Indians, who are kept away from our camp only by constant vigilance and a strong guard. We drill daily, and have much of army discipline in our camp. All around us are evidences of Indian depredations, and the only consolation we get at the fort is couched in these ten words: "Coral your stock and keep out a strong guard." Saturday we met about thirty wagons returning from Horse-Shoe Bend. They reported that the cattle are dying off by hundreds from the effects of alkali dust inhaled in crossing the hills to that point. Grass is scarce ahead, owing to the prevailing drouth here and the great emigration that has passed over it and consumed most of it. One man lost twelve head of cattle in one day. Two fell dead while yoking. Five hundred are represented as lying dead at the Horse Shoe Bend[.] This train, thus discouraged, was going back to the fort, and from thence to Denver. The road is now over a bed of limestone, and the great number of wagons that have been over it has ground the stone to the depth of at least six inches, and vrery step in it raises a cloud of dust stifling to man and beast, and so thick that the driver can scarce see his oxen. Add to this heat at a fever stage, with a scarcity of water, whenever we leave the river, and you have a picture not very inviting to the pleasure seeking traveler. In the distance a mountain rears aloft its pineclad crest, in our front rushes madly by the fiercely surging waters of the Platte, and on one side a beautiful lake, fed by springs, and once the bed of the river, furnishes us cool water and tolerable fish. If we die, we will be buried somehow in or on the ground, and a rude board

aas of the people will not i stone hillsides and sand h.r a, tierv as a "burn- resolution or nr wua-ii

ideol in bis system of arresting j ing msrl," give us a Leuste of the trials of be prooosed in the Aase 61 t -hirh rfoe, IL

trying weui mn'vi jur; . . ea-iern pilgrims. Hut tlicaarrlng bore bids US to ate eithe r

will tell to those who come <shortly> after us who fell there and when. Or, more probably, wolves will resurrect us for a hungry meal. Such was the fate of the tenement of owe grave we passed a few days since. He had been buried about two weeks. The wolves had dug him up, and nothing remained but the bones, hair and clothing about the grave. Carcasses of dead animals line the roadside and taint the air. while the scorch-

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the Eden beyond the Rocky Mountains, where seasons are reversed, sea breeze and mountain winds meet in "sweet embrace," in grissy valleys watered by ice cold mountain rills, with a never ending spring; and we rush on over the fallen. FAR WEST. ----- WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE, LATK 4B0j IXrvaT A "T XKWS rBoM TBK SHE5A5 POAH VALLET OOtlttOt BA1LT FIRMLY IK TRk XCH t-lt AT Hl Rta HILL BR OBAN TS III LOti.HI To II IS OFFlCtBS AND MIN tOSJU R TRRMINKO TO HUL!) TUR VALLEY TILL CI1B1STMA Hia EI. ENT RKINKORt EMINTS HIS TELE aOABO I4XK UOW" H( St rrLIES HIS ARMTC uudcoc c f tbe Kew Yc-rk Wot aTaaaaOBaVBOXj Sep. 4. I have to-day some very late and very iraoort ant mm from tUf Sl.pnaiidoah Vallev and the Upper Potomac. It come direct from persons on the Dot as late as the '2d inst , whae oppor tuuitics tor aacc-uiniui the truth are well known to lien Sheridan himself. The attempt to drive (ien Early from the vallev. or even from tbe immediate vicinity of the Potomac, which was so signally baffled by the rebal General oo the 29ih ult., has not since been repeated, and will not be repeated at pre cut helher the I .uifederate force under i K trly amount to 90,000 or 40,000 men. two tacts f. ... i i . T-1 in regard to them are ciear: ist. i oey are so strong that General Sheridan's whole army was unable to dislodge them from theposiuun chosen by Gen Karly on the a'Jth uk ; and i That quite a large number ot Early a ofrvera and men, whose fuBjiKai reside in vtrious parte of Northern Virginia, and in Marvland. have received brief lurluuga to fielt their fauaihes, and are now engaged in that agreeable recreation. They uie to report, on tbe exr.iration ot their furloughs, to the officer granting the furloughs, at Win-cU'.-ter. The furloughs run from ten to twenty days. The statements made by these furloughed in dividual? have been repeated to a great many people. They d ffer in some respects, but not materially, and ou no material point. They all agree in saying that Oaoaral Lee's orders to Gen. Early are to hold the valley at all hazards, and until the Confederate army moves northward; and that General Early's force is sufficient to enable hitn to do so." Thev say that during the list two wctk- I'irlv hai been reinforced by the arrival of small bodies of men every day; sometimes a brigade or a few regiments of veteran IroopafifOOl Le's Htmv; sometimes det icoBsOOti of new rscrutta lor tho old regiments I be lat ter were always lansedlatdT aaaifood to those regiments whose ranks needed them most. 1 bis BOB always been the practice of the Southern artuies, and ha effects have invariably been found Neneöcial. The new men very soon become eft fictent soldiers. These statements are ccrrobo rated in every particular by all the ottkeTp and men wbo were taken prisoners iu the actions of the 28th and 29th ult. There is a line of telegraph in working order and in full operation fr m Richmond to S aun too, and from the latter place to Strasburg The Boa from Strasburg to Winchester was destroyed some time ago, but is now being put up again If it is not interrupter! by our troops Gen. Early will have in a few days direct telepraphic com muuication with Richmond. Last week Oeu. Fitz Hugh Lee's cavalry divi inn was re-enforced by a full regiment of five hundred men. The men are all veterau cavalry soldiers from Leo's army The horses are all fresh animals, recently obtained from the northwest counties in Virginia. They are pronounced the best horses in Early's army, but thev are entirely untrained for cavalry service. With such ridets aa thev have, however, it will not take on to make them efficient. The men are uuiforins, and the arms and ac c0ii,eJ in new couteraients, including saddles aud carbines, are also new (ieu Eirly's headquarters nre at Bunker Hill, where he has some lines of strong intrenchmcnts He is constantly sending off telegraphic messages to Gen Lee by mes-enger on horseback to Strasburg, whence they arc transmitted by tele graph. He receives frequent telegraphic dis patches from Richmond in the same way. Besides thee, he sends couriers, with sBepatehea, on horseback to Culpepper, and thence to Richmond by .railroad. HiSrOtUIll dispatches and the irmy mail are brought to Bunker Hill in the same way. Gen. F.arly was much gratified with the re?ult of the actions of the 28th and 29th ult , on the Opequan river, and ha- issued an order thanking his men for their gallantry and good conduct on taoaa occasions. Hi- staff officers say that he would de-iro nothing better than lo have Gen. Sheridan attack him every day, from now till Christmas He has ail the movements of Gen. Sheridan's forces very closely watched, and keeps his reconnoitering forces bu-y in all direc tions, particularly toward the Potomac river, toward Hancock, and in the neighborhood of Leesburg Foraging parlies are frequently sent westward and southward; some of them have gone as far a- Qaoley River. They bring back provisions and forage in abundance, and fabulous accounts of the richness aud productiveness of tbe country. The bams are said to be lull ot unthreshed wheat, the pastures abounding with fat cattle, the orchards bending under their load of fruit If Early's army was four times as large as it is, it would be at no loss for subsistence. All that is taken by the-e foraging parties is paid for. It is said, also, that Early's ordcts enjoin him to be especiallv vigilant in seeing that no ajeoi ures are taken toward the reconstruction of that pirt ot the Baltimore and Ohio railroad which ha- been destroyed between Harper's Ferry and Mart ; -t'tirg. The Confederate Government, it h said, are determine 1 that this road shall never he used as I through route again. MaLtoMB. For the State Sentinel, taaeoablie of the People A Free IropoaitioA. Fiee govecQBttol canuot exist unless free dis cu--ion o! all politic! questions is permitted A portion of the patty in power have employed sometime? military despotism, and sometimes m lbs te si nee freedom of speech. They will BOl even permit those to li.-ten to argument who arc willitif; to do so It is manifest that they either do u jt ready believe in free government, or thai IbOJ are eOBOBOBOBta it ibeirown political doc tnnes will not bear investigation. They are not willing to let the people bear arguments and then decide tor ihem-elves what doctrines are true and what are erroneous. Worse than this, they persuade the t pie that they are doing them a -e;vi e alien they are thus iusul'.iug them hy treating tt.em as BOrOOOJ who are too ignorant an ! weak n.inded to consider and decide political questions. To remedy these evils iu some mei-ure. it is proposed that in every ueighborhood and town there shall be organized ' Free A-eoib!ies ol the People." for the free dicu - on. b men of all pa-ties, of all political ques as No cnp'racie could be formed bv -uch SOBOaabrBBj. b r they would be composed of men af all parties, and open to all peaceable persons I Efa Bsaa neeJ li-ten to any arguments advanced , there unless ha chose to attend the assemblies; 1 and do Peerxan w mid be pieveuted bv deauoiKj j pooor or nitbs trom bearing aLy argumen.s that ba chose to bar The ;Un of organization proposed, is this. 1 Tool each one of the political parties or5li visions of parlies, choose separately for itself aj Vice President, to serve one month. 2 That these Presidents select, every month. a fair, impartial man for President of tbe As- j -cni'i 3 1 bat they appo nt,a!..o. a Doorkeeper at.d a -..i. t ; t number of a : :s ' tr. t t : t r der, io serve for one month, unless sooner re moved; and appoint such other officers as miy be necessary. 4 That tickets of admis-ion, to be 'eneaed every month, be left at suitable public places, to b given, free of charge, to any person who will sign a pledge that he wi'l not create anv d -order or disturbance of any ki;.d in the assembly, nor molest any person there or elsewbere for word spoken n debate j That tbe discussions at any meeting shall not be lim ted to any particular political question or subiect.

6 That speakers of tbe dlJorrot parties or di vision shall be heard m Bam. and that instead of a speech, sty peraoe shall bo allowed to read either aa original eaeev or to extract from tbe writioge of others, which he believes contains wholesome political truths. 7 That the time of each speaker or reader shall be limited to ten minutes. 8 That as tbe ob ect of Km mmm: l. sa

' watlwiXff 10 V V the pre-erration of order in the Aa sembly the length and tbe order of speeches tbe umes, place and duration of the meetings of the Assembly the exclusion or readmission of persona guilty of disorderly conduct or to the mode or defraying the uecOBSary expenses of the Assembly; but no charge should be made for ad mission thereto. 9 That there shall be no audible demonstrations of approval or disapproval of the rematka of any speaker . One great advantage arising from such order ly arid peaceable assemblies would be this: that wien of different parties, instead of listening ex eluive!y to the inflammatory hsrraneuea of speakers of their own party, and thus having the r minds prepared for lawless violence and civil strife, would learn to jndee more fairly and charitably of their opponents by listening calmly to their arguments; and the opportunity would be afforded of convincing instead of persecuting those whose opinions they believe to be wrong Again, the discussion being free to all, the opinions of men of good judgments, anaeca-tomed to public speaking, or of those who lack time for lhe rrcparaiion of long speeches, might be elici ' nd even if by common consent the burden ! OI ine oiscussion re-teu npou a few persons, its of the discussion rested npou a fe almost conversational character would rrevent it Irom becoming tiresome to the audience. If the Judges of the State and of the United States Court; if members of the Legislature and of Congress do not pretend to decide ques tions brought before them, without argument, how can the mass of the people judge correctlv unless tbey do first hear every political questun freely and full v diseased? If even a criminal is allowed a hearing bli.rt' he i oi.:emned.should not an hooeal lreemiu be permitted to express his mind, although bis opinions may differ from hose of every one of his hearers? It is the right of every freeman to listen to any political argument that he chooses to bear; and no one but a tyrant wilLseck to deprive bim of this right. If those who are io power are not in favor of fiee government, let them say so, and lay aside their masks. If they are, let them permit the exercise by every man of his constifu tional right of free speech; and let them permit every m m to listen to whatever arguments he chooses to hear. Even the Constitution itself does not profess to be infallible, and therefore if any ore believes that it is wrong in any panic ular, be has a right to advocate its amendment The real meaning of the attempts of bigots and tyrants to silence free speech uuder the pretence that it is treasonable, is this: "You shall not peak because your opinions differ from ours." A FbUND 0 LllERTY. Question for Gov. Torton. A soldier belonging to Co B, 20ih Indiana volunteers, writes us from the camp near Peters burg Va., under date of August 23d, propound ing certain questions to Gov. Morton A-1 that public functionary claims to be LOOeepei ial friend of the soldier, we presume he will condescend to answer th.-e interrogatories We are fully satisfied that deception was practised in lb2 to pro cure recruits for the old regiments. We have seen statements iu a number of our exchanges similar to those given below, from soldiers whohad been duped into enlisting in ihe old regiments by representations that thev would only be required to serve out the unexpired terra ot the regiment. The soldiers themselves are convinced that Morton was a partv to the swindle Here are some extracts from the letter to the Governor: "Sib: Did you not, iu July or August, lbb'i, publish and cau-e to be put up throughout the t State of Indiana, handbill calling for recruits to I 4ss -i as . m wa a nu up tne ou regiments, ana did not those bills state that you had permission from the War De partment to fill up their ranks with recruits for tbe unexpired time of the regiment; And did not the bills further state that the recruits would be credited with the time the regiment had served? W ill you deny that you told ncveral of these recruits, when they came to Indianapolis to be mustered into the service and iefu?ed to take the oath "for three years, utiles- sooner discharged," there were no other kind of papers but those, that the regiment was thus sworn in, and that our papers had to be made out as theirs were. Did you not then offer them some of those handbills, and say to them, "Here, take thi.J, aud that will show how you were enlisted, and it will get your di-charge if they try to keep you after the time of the regiment is out; but I tell you we don't want you any longer than for the uuexpired term of the regiment, for we have no authority to enlist you for longer period thin the rcgi ment has to serve " "Now, if a person wishes to enter the United States service, to whom must he go to enlist with any a-surance of not getting ßwiudledr Must be BO personally to Abraham Lincoln or General Grant? He can't depend on what the recruiting officer tells him, nor whit the man says who musters him in. Neither can he put any faith in the statements of his Governor, for it seems the War Department is not responsible for bar gains hve may see fit to make. The army regulations affix a heavy penalty on any officer who may enlist men under false pretenses; there is nothing said about that, however, in this war All they are after is the meu, and they don't care how they get them Now, Mr. Governor, will you be so kind as to inform the public how a persou can enter the service without being swindled " The writer proceeds to show why these deceiv ed recruits complain of this matter. When the old regiment for which they were recruited is disbanded, they are distributed through different regiments, and put under strange officers. If fa vors are to be granted, these men do not receive them, but if extra hard duties are to be perform ed they are called on for the work. As these men were deceived as to their term of enlistment, and Morton was a party lo it. he should try to have them discharged Here is a good opportunity for him to make good his proNBMaOeo of being "the soldier's friend "' We can give him no encouragement to hope that thy will vote for him. "J. T. M " adds that he wishes to see all good men vote against liars and swindlers. We infer that he alludes to the "soldier's friend. Sullivan Democrat. FOR SALE o oo DELZKLT. Heal l tat. Brekera, 4 KKlt K I ( IT Ali K of six rooms Mai all necessary Avenus, for r,ntid." cn cL:ciicet, on Virginia BOOSO. A FRAMi COTTAtiE cf six room, on a gooih gh lot, ou North Mi-risipj, sirt- t, far O..t00. A bTORY AND A H ALF BRICK HOUSE of nine rooms, ball, kitchen. Ac. on West street, w to good sbrsbbtry on tbe lot. for 3,'f This is s ici led l.argsm !pr9-d2t EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. AOT1C1 Is RKREB1 OIOES THAT THE t'NDERSiGKEO has this day been appointed and qaaiitied a BmBBsOBI f tbe estate of Charlys L Holmes, dcaed. Ail persons having claim- agsint aid eta e will please prent tbe am for payment at No 31 West Washington street, and all persons knowing tbmslTcs Indebted to aiU estate will pieaae call and make payment. Tkr SSteaa is (apposed to be soiveot. HKNRY J HORN, Execut r Sptem'o r 7. 1&4 sep9-d:;:Aa3t WANTED. WOOI WAMKI). Oflfl CORDS OF GOOD HARD WOOD WASTED f3 at the Institute for tLr IHMsi F'..posals for the above will be received uatii the 15th "c-;'. by ANDMW wallaCK, JOHN s BP AOO, Office opposite Odd Frllcws Hall, this city. septS d6t FOR SALE. STOf I OF GROTKRIhN FOR SILE AtTTjCK Of 0B0CI0XBI A5D FlITUir, 98ET, VIN. and rou'.'.sr, for aale, also a Herae and (.ring Wagon Wul be soil cheap if called for la ten days. P UBDüAY A CO., One square south Union Depot, en Meridian street . east I l sept-d5t

DRY COODS.

JOKES, HESS & DAVIS, No. 3 Odd FHIo Hall. HAVE JCST BRCEIVED A PLK!tIID STOCK OB NEW GOODS, UfHICH THBT ARB OFTBkma AT WHOLESALE and Retail, at prior taat will acoasTally conpete wrta any boa ;o tbe West. Amonff their tnnumerabte assertment they meattoa the followina anx-l far pecial ntice: A rreat variety or TRI NTS. DKLAINBS, FI.ANNKIO, CA SIMM RBI. JKAN. IKISH LINENS. FANCT KOTIONS, GLOVES, BKOVTN MCSUJrt, FLBACHKD MIShlNS. UNFVS. RATlNkTS. Tw sKItfi. TABLK IMASK HOSI i KV. I MiRK W FAR. And a nie Surfc as FRENCH M KINOSa. WOOL DBLAUm POPtiVS, KEPPS. KivnnisH MFttixoca. St'i'Tr H I'l Ul'S, ALPaOOAO, BOMBAZINES. A EX PLAIN AND FANCY SILKS, A Im tbe 1 rTt tock of In tbe city, and a fln Mock of FCRS. The attention of dealer and others i solicited. JONES, tiKSS i HA VIS. NOTICE. NOTICE TO TAX PWKRS. CITV TRK A SL'kKh S OFFICE, I Olen' Block, September th, 1S4. ) Ti-TOTICE if hereby Rivrn that the Tax Duplicate for ' lO the year ItOi is now completed, aod ha bees placed in my hand for coll ction! All peraoti.t indebted tu the City fW Taxen will fave ' time, trouble, and perhaps cot. by callins early and ' paying the name. JM K. BMLIOB, ept! dw2w ' ity Treurrr. EDUCATIONAL. INDIAN STATE IMERSHY. rWinK nxt trm on th 19th f Rp-mb-r. In I ii6o the Tru-tp sf IBM leeiliBiisM aTseOsbei sal Tuitii-n . rrnfum)y all r turned soldier- are a-i-mi'ted rV, or chance lor tuition. The l.aw Terra begin on the Uth ef JSoveroher. J. I). MAXWrLL, President of the Boaol orTru-tee. n! omlnnton, Sept. 6, 1S4. sept-d3twlt PROFESSIONAL. OKAY A WILLI AH V ATTORNEYS AT LKW AND SOfJCITOHS OF Climo: Office w0. 432 Pesnylania arenue, a few doors east of the National Hot. I Will procute claim" bafeia the United Staw Court sf Claim and Conjrres Kusines with all tbe Kxecutive lpa ment. inclodInir Claim of evrr description eonnectf1 with th Military and Naval Service, attended to with j-romptne and eDeriry. sept8-d3m NOTICE. LOOKOUT FOB THE "DRAFT ! CtOUOTtSfl and TowneLip. being In rrear and tubject to the draft, can hae facilities for filling their eaetes by applying to K. FKKGUSON, waSjftl 5o. IS South ü ridisn street DRY COODS. CLOSING OUT SALES -AT THE Trade Palace 26 fc 28 WEST WASHINGTON ST., HUME, LORD & CO. W worth 1SHING TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS NOW offer their large aad splendid stock of goods $100,000! At New York wholesale prices, and many goods much lese, Freiing uuder obligst oa to the public for the very large patronage we bave r c ived, we have concluded to adopt this method of closing out oar present stock, thereby giving them the advantage of baying their goods as low as the same can be bought at net wholesale price in Fa-tern citie. This is no flctiteus cry, aud we will continue tbe sales until the abole stock is clo ed oat We ha-.e now in store the largest and best selected stock ever brought to thi city, consisting of 15,00 W.irtb of L K S, Comprising ry grade, from tbe most costly beautiful Moire Antiques, To the cheap. t PLAIN SILKS ANT) SATINS, Which will V -r.M regard! of the recent great advances. FANCY DRESS GOODS, ! great varte Our bjyr bing st tb head of the market riur.ntr the sprins. ha made extra efforts to procure the rhist and most fashionable In the market, com prising all the late X fa i IK ZVovelties. MERR1MAC PRINTS, SPRAGUE S PRINTS PACIFIC PRINTS. AMERICAN PRINTS, DUNNELLS PRIN TS. DOMESTICS, FLANNELS, SHEETINGS, HOSIERY, GLOVES EMBROIDER 'ES, HUME, LORD & CO., INDIANAPOLIS. JanelO-dtf

PROPOSALS TOR LOAN.

Ü.S. 7-30 LOAN The Secretary T ta Trwawwry (teas sailer taat -ae-ciipUona will he received Hr Ceepe Treaeary Nets. payahU tkr jear fro Aa ISth. 1SS4. with mal-aa oeel interest at tee rate of urea aod t re tenth ser erat, per eroaa prteripei awe latere kerb te twpeM 8 lawful tn jur J The acte will be eeerrertibl at te eawJee et the bolder at maturity, iato ta per cent, gold beannc tene parable at lee than Ir n, B than - - . . fresa tbeir daU, a the Gerernsseat utj sleet. They will be leaves la denoeatnettoea of afty, ewe aorxljW. 8r bartered, BOS lbeana. ami flee tbeasaad 1 lla, an.1 all eabrnptu a saut he for fifty dollar or aeees wiultipls of fiftjr dollar Tbe aetes wMl be Iranamitled te tbe enters free ef trao portal : n rhirr a e'H after tb receipt of tba oroOB lOrUfteatei ef Deposit as tbey can be prepare.1. aa ha note draw tntereat frnea Aofett Ii, MS niakiii depovt uNeeuent tn test eats aiast pay tbe inter.t accrued fB date of not te date of Sapirtt. Tart ttepeftlnf twenty -firs tBecaand ttailar snd epward Tr the note at any ewe tlaw wUI.ee aIlo-! s oommiudao of one -qn arter of one per ceo , wbick will he paid bj tbe Treasry tkeper'noent opea the receipt of s bill for the amount, certifled te by tbe c.flWr with whom the depealt was mmU. Ti tltSlH T I rota&iaaions meat be made frea tbe depeMta SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS LOAN. Ir IS a Vatiosai 9 at iroi Bas. ofiVrlnf a hltr.er rate ef lotereet than aey tar, and fa Lm aecwrOy. Any BBSOBfJ bank wbh-h pay h depeeiten la T fl Ketes, confidera that it ia pay In: In the beet etrrslaUaC mediam af the roUDlry, and it ajBBOflf pay ia anytbtnf better, for it on aet are eith-r ia Gorrmiaect ecuntie or In note or bead payable it. GovetDMent paper. It is equally convenient a a temporary or permametit iDvestwteat. The notea eaa alway b uM for ithtna rartioa of their fart and accuvaalsted interest. snl are tbe bet ecarity with bauk aa collaterala for dicocnta. CONVERTIBLE INTO A SIX PER CENT. 5-20 GOLD BONO In addition to the eery lioeral iaterKt ee tbe aetea far three tetrs, this prieils ofmavemee It mow worth abost thte per cent, per am. um. for the carresM rate for5-J0 Bond Is not less than aae cesf. rem, um, and betete the war the pr.mmai on sis per real. I' S. Blocks eas over twenty per cent. tt ba seen that the actual profit on tbi loan, at teepe.-aret MOMBMl ra'r. is not less than ten per cent per aniiaai. ITS EXEMPTION FROM STATE OR MUNICIPAL TAXATION. But SBsOt from sll the adrautag. we bave eusaw rated. a special Act of Cong res ejrm4 iV Ixmdh aOaf 7V.mrp noUm from JsesW leeefise. Oe tbe average, tbb exesaptioti is worth about tw per eeat. per an aus. according to tbe rate of taxatk.u Iu varin prts f tb country. It is beliv4 that aa secaritie ofrr . great irdaceneuu to lenders as tho i!ued by the Government. Id all other forma of indebtedo. ihe faith or ab'hty of private pa'tieh or tock compause, or separate com raUMties ouly, is pledged for pa) tneot, wLllr the whole pr ierty of tbe country K hrM to secure tbe dicbarge oi si) the oi Usjatkao of tbe I'ni'ed States While tl.e Goearomeel ffr the most lis ral t.rm. for iu loans, it believes that the very atroagest appeal will be to tbe loyalty and pstriotim of lb people Kubsrripiisai will Oe received by tbe Treasurer of tbe United State, at Wahinjun. the several Assistant Treasurers aod designated Iepeaitans and by THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. InlinntiollM, Intl., and by all National Bank which are depositaries of public money, AM) UJL 1 1 SPKTABLK BtNKF.KS AND BANKS Tli'"ugbut the country a ill give further information aud AFFORD F.VHRY FACIL1ITT TO SUBSCRIBERS. sOataVaaVoOoi SPECIAL NOTICES. HAGAN-S MAGNOLIA BALM. This ia the most delightful and extraordinary artkle ever discovered. It changes tbe no burst face and hands to a pearly satin texture of ravishing beauty, imps rung the mai ble purity of youth, and tbe rfufi appearance so inviting in the ciry belle of fasbioa. It remove tan, freckles, plmplrs and roughness of tbe kin, heaving the complexion fresh, transparent and smooth it contains no matnal injurious ta the skia Patronired by Actresses and Opera Stagers. It I what every lady should have Sold everywhere. Pn pared by W. g UAGAK, Trey, 5. T. Address sll orders te DKM A S. BARNES 0 CO., Hew York feb5-d8m-od NOVELTY IN AET! The art of dying tb hair in five minutes eo aa to deceive the wbole world, bee been discover. Kim viioico w ii a i it Di r: which Is the ouly chemical combination ia existence which changes the color of the hau without injuring tbe living principle ehich feed-, snoi tt, aad sustains the Obres. C'riMadoro'w Hair Preoervuti v a valuable adjunct to tbe Dye, mi dreaeing anu promoting the growth aad perfect health of the hair, and of itself, when used alone, a safeguard that prelects tbe fibres from -lecay under all circumstances and under slleBOswa. Manufactured by J CklaTA'JOfctj No. Aster House, New York. Sold by sll Druggists. Applied by all Hair Dressers. aug2 . deodA weow Tbi-rc an Mctror lovi ntions That flash tip for a moment ia the at papaya; and to oblivion. There are ale GKAND DISCOVKRIKS which take a permament hold ef public etimaties. Last for All Time. PermanLt among tbe latter e'ess unds CKIHTADOKO IIAIK DIE, A rrgeuble preparation, barmls as water, which la five miaates, TrauNlinniM Qtnmy llitir. Or hair of sn np'eseeni bee, te s gtnrloes black or eaeban g brown. Unique ia Its cosapestuesi ansl tafallibie m Ha msru, it has acbiered popularity with both sexes, withe tj elaas of society, aad iu all part of the world. Maaafactored by J. CUeTAfJORo, 5e As'or Roese, New Turk geld by all Druggists. Applied by all Hair 1 awsaese. IfSOLDI ERS-WE THINK DR Srrkkland is quite right la adrlslag yea is bis advertisement te our ceiamee of to-4ay's passe, te sase a boui of his highly recoeaaeeeded A au Cholera Mixture ie you knapsacks, it ssay save the lives ef mat y af ear bet soldiers. Mosaeea, see thai year aeae ee eat eegtect Tea eaa get tt at tbe Drag Stores at at seats per h O lee beat resnedj far Dsarrbsaa aad Dysentery