Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1862 — Page 2

WEEKLY SENTINEL

.HO DAY. M P I I UKF.lt 8 Ttae I man it nuit be preferred Jacfion Democratic Union State Ticket roa s Era et art or STATS, JAMES S. ATHON, Of Marion County. FOR AUDITOR Or STATE, JOSEPH KISTINE, Of Fountain County. FOR TREASURER OF STATl, MATTHEW L. BRETT, Of Daviess County. rOR ATTORN ET GEXERAL. OSCAR B HORD, Ot Decatur County. FOR REPORTER Or ITREXE COURT. MICHAEL C. KERR, Of Floyd County. rOR Hi riTnixT op publu instruction, SAMUEL L. RÜGG, Of Allen County. toGR f:iSio- Ai. onn atios s. st District JOHN" LAW. 'M id Ith 5th 7th 9th 10th 11th .TAMES A. CRAVENS. H.W.HARRINGTON. W S. HOLMA. A. B CONDClTT. D W. VOORHEE3. DAVID TURPIE. J. K. EDGERTON. j. f. Mcdowell Fifth District. The anti-Julian Congressional Convention as-w-irbled at Cambridge City, on Thursday last. Cnly twelve out of sixty six townships were reprjsented,. and only twenty nine delegates were present. Colonel Bickle was nominated. So the contract is fulfilled which induced the gallant Colonel to sell out to Republicanism. The Democrats of this district will hold a mass meeting at Cambridge City, on Thursday, the Ith inst , for the purpose of consulting and determining as to the propriety of nominating a Democratic candidate for Congress. Hon. Thoms A. Hkndricrs and other speakers will address :he Convention. Reporter of supreme Court. The Democratic State Central Committee this day place upon the State ticket the name of Michael C. Kur, Esq., of Floyd county, as the Democratic candidate for Reporter of the Deci sions of the Supreme Court. Mr. Kkrr is well qualified for the position. He is an accomplished lawyer, possessing a legal mind .'juick to comprehend the i-iiies in controversy before the courts and the points of law upon which they are determined, and, as a writer, to forcibly, accurately ami correctly state them We know of no lawyer in the State better fitted for the posit-on, or who will bring to the performance of its duties more industry and energy. The profession well undersuud that the value of the Reports depends very much upon the Reporter. In that regard Mr. KERR will be found to be the right man in the right place. State pride should be sufficient consideration for his election, as he undoubtedly will be elected. Ka.rk.cd Out. Old Joe has declined the race lor Congress tendered him by the Republicans of the Seventh District. The old fellow was too cunning to be caught by the Republican chaff. If beaten, as he well knew he would be, the defeat would lav him upon the shelf forever. He is working for an election to the Senate That's his ambition. To get there, he has sold himself, body, soul and breeches, to his ancient enemies. He will do anything that is low, mean or infamous for office. In 1S57 he begged for the mission to Berlin upon the most degrading terms. He obtained the position by the gracious permission of his personal enemy. Jesse D Bright. A highminded man would have spurned the place upon such conditions, but old Joe was willing to take it upon any terms. Ohl Buck wouldn't even allow him to select his own secretary, but so anxious was Wright for office, so voracious in lact, that he pocketed even this insult in the most gracious manner possible. So little dues he know how to appreciate what is due to manhood and self respect, that we suppose he thinks it all right to get the position no matter how degrading the conditions The Terre Haute Express says that H arv ky D Scott will be opponent ot Mr Yoorheks. Political Arrest Their Object. Within a lew weeks past there have been quite a number of arrests, which seem to be without justification, and in clear violation of Constitutional rights. If the people of this State and this country desire to preserve Constitutional liberty, it is high time that their attention should be directed to this arbitrary exercise of power Let u- examine what are the rights of the citizen under both State and Federal Governments. In the bill of rights guaranteed by the Constitution of Indiana we find the following : Art. I. sec. 9. No law shall be passed restraining the free interchange of thought aid opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print freely on any subject whatever; but for the abuse of that right any person shall be responsible. Sec. H. No law shall restrain any of the in habitants of the Stale from assembling together in a peaceable manner to consult for their com mon good, nor trom instructing their Representatives, nor from applying to the General Assembly for redress of grievances. , In the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Article 1., we find the following : " Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, anil to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. It thus appears that neither Congress nor the Legislature of the State have any right to abridge the freedom of peech or of the press, nor to restrain the citizens of the S.ate from assembling together in a peaceable manner, to consult for the common good. And if neither Congress nor the Legislature have the power to restrict the people in those regards, certainly no Federal officer, or State officer, military or civil, has any right to exercise a power from which the legislative authorities are restrained. From personal malice, or to avenge personal or ;slitical prejudices and hosti'nies. inoffending citizens have been arrested in various parts of the si.iie. in clear violation o'"' . -w ; brought to this City, and, in many cases, imprisoned or else com pe' ed to submit to personal indignities aud inconveniences. Should-', .-t Uoi eniment permit to conmmnoa of such -(" outrages ? The object of the Constitution s not only to define, but protect the rights of the humblest citizen. Has lhe Government fulfilled its mission in this respect ? Not only are cit-zens arrested for political purposes within the State, by Su?.e authority but citizens of Indiana have been arrested by the authorities of another State, carried out of it, im ptisoried all without the intervention, not even the protest of our public authorities. What claim can such representatives ot the Government have upon the respect und confidence of the people? To illustrate the partisan character of these ar. rests, we refer to that of Jason B. Brown, Esq. of Jackson county, on Friday last. Mr. Brown is the Democratic candidate for Representative in that county, and as such has canvassed it with his competitor, one John F. Carr. Mr. Brown hv not uttered an expression in his speeches which could be tortured into "treasonable Ian guage in public against the Government" as charged. While speaking at Seymour on Friday, a man in military clothes interrupted him and said he must hange the tenor of hia remarks.

Mr Bbown told him he must hear him through to I

judge whether h did or not. He went oh with his speech in the came spirit as he hd elsewhere. Another military man was then directed to arrest him, but he ww told by Mr. B. if he attempted to do so while he was speaking it would be at his peril. Mr. Brown then finished his speech, after which he waived all technicalities as to authority : , . . , . ,. , arj ...j and bv agreement met the officer at the cars auu I came with him her.-, but there was no attempt to restrain him of his liberty. So frivolous were the charges against Mr. Baowx that the Deputy United States Marshal refused to entertain them. and dismissed him upon the condition he should report himself here in case the Marshal, upon his return from Washington, should desire to inves tigate the nutter. That the public may see the way that arrests are made, we copy the charge and authority upon which Mr. Brown was taken from home and brought to this city: Joseph Busier Setmoir Ixn Sept 5th l$6'2 To the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana Jason B Brown of Brownstown Jackson ; count v Indiana did this day n-e tie asonuble Ian . ; r.,i.i; ....;.,. .h. :,.. .......t ,o tl... United States of America This at Seymour Jackson County Indiana this öth day of September 1-6-J Lt Joskpu Bosler Recruiting Officer VUk Ind Volunteers Kenion Ind Witnesses 3 r DUlllll jonil nennuu iimiiu- u ijis Cant Snodcrass 22d Ind Vol William Salmon Dr II" .'. T ... LJ.. .... .. 1". T A H Smith. John F Carr What authority for such an arrest? Where the light thus to abridge freedom of speech, to disturb a meeting of citizens, assembled in a peace able manner, to consult for the common good? Mr. John F. Carr we notice is a willing wit ness against his competitor. What a sncrifice of all manliness. Can any one imagine an act meaner, lower or more dispicable than thus to attempt to harrass and injure a political opponent? We have referred to this arrest of Mr. Bbown j and the frivolous charge upon which it was m ide, I to show the desperation of the party in power and the infamous measures to which it is ready to reI sort to intimidate and injure its political oppo- ! neuts. It has been intimated to us from a re ' sponsible source that the Republican lead ers in this State have a scheme prepared to be developed a -sufficient time before the election .... j through which they hope to intimidate and over awe a sufficient number of the Democratic voters to secure the triumph of their partisan schemes. I , . .. . . W e have every reason to believe that a conspira- j cy of this kind has been concocted The arrest ! of Mr. Brown may foreshadow one method by which the conspirators intend to accomplish their j 1 , " " purposes. By arresting a large number of Dem- j ocrats upon trumped-up charges in different portionsof the State, iust before the election, thev may hope to keep enough Democrats from the polls to secure an easy triumph. Our object now is to caution the people of the State against the Schemes of the conspirators. Place no confidence in any reports calculated to injure the Democratic party, or be not intimidated by any threats having the same object in view. If there ever was a period when every conservative citizen, every Democrat, was called upon to stand by his principles, boldly and courageously, it is now. We believe, as must every reflecting man, that constitutional liberty, and all that we have regarded as valuable in our free institutions, can onlv be saved by the triumph of conservative sentiments at the ballot box at the elections this fall. Bullets fot the Southern rebels and ballots for the Northern enemies of the Constitution and the Union should be the motto of every good citizen. In conclusion, we commend the following noble sentiments of Daniel Webster, which he uttered in one of his great speeches, to the careful consideration of every citizen: The contest tor ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. On the long listot the champions ot human freedom, there is not one name dimmed by the reproach ot ad vocating the extension of executive authority, On the contrary, the uniform and steady purpose ot all such champions h is been to limit and re strain it. 1 hrough all the Iiistory oi tue contest for liberty, executive power has been regarded as a lion that must be caged. So far from being the object of enlightened popular trust; so fur from being considered the natural protection of. popular right, it has been dreaded as the great object of danger. Our security is our watchfulness of executive power. It was the constitution of this depart ... . t a a. f . I - - ment which was lafiuitely the most difficult part in the great work of creating our Government, To give to the executive such power as should be useful, and yet not dangerous; efficient, independent, strong, and yet prevent it from sweeping away everything by its military and civil power, by the influence of patronage and favor: this, indeed, was difficult. They who had the work to i do saw this difficulty, and we sec it. If we would I maintain our system, we shall act wisely, by pre- ! venting every restraint, every guard, the Coiisti- ; tution has provided when we and those who . cooie after us. have done all we can do, and all they can do. it will be well lor us and them, if the I .! I aft. e . A a executive, oy me power oi imironagc anu pany, shall not prove an overmatch for all othei branch es ot the Government. I will not acquiesce in the reversal of all just ideas of government. I will not degrade the character of popular repre sentations. I will not blindly confide, when all I experience admonishes to be jealous. 1 will not I trust executive power, vested in a single magis Irate, to keep the vigils of liberty. Encroachment must be resisted at every step. Whether 1 the consequences e prejudicial or not, if there be an illegal exercise of power it mus. be resisted i in the proper manner. We are not to await till great mischief comes, till the Government is overthrown, liberty itself in extreme jeopardy. We would be unworthy sons of our fathers, were we so to regard questions affecting freedom. Special Currt-.ponleace of the Chicago Times. From Cairo and the Mouth. The Right Wing and Centre of the Grand L'nion Army Engaged Now or Never with the Bebels Advance by thtm into West Tennessee The Battle ot Bolivar VUlioiuue menaces Jackson

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will, 111.0110 Men Price inc, sling Bolivar icith t!lt? -reception, as yet, ol lurtner parucu- - n ... r.m .. lars. lt is hoped that the Columbus boat will

nooga. night. Cairo, Sept. 2. The greatest activity prevails at the naval deEvents of such a startling nature and on such pot iu this city, though the precise nature of the ' a gigantic scale in Eastern Virginia so monopo- . work being pushed is not open for publication. lize the public attention at present that it is : Suffice it to sav that should the rebels succeed scarce! v known, or at least realizes, that the bit- , in overrunning Kentucky and reaching the Ohio

I ties there raging so furiously are but assaults upon the led wing ot the vast Lnion army stretching from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, every portion of which is being desperately engiel by a most desperate enemy. The war shout, in fact, resounds across the entire country, and the din of battle is as incessant here on the right or in the centre, as on the left, though with the proportionate Ies.-er amount of noise and smoke incident to the smaller bodies eugaged. The rebels, in whatever else they may have failed heretofore, have not made a failure in determin I ing their lime to strike. That it is "now or ne ver" with them is no clearer to us than to the rebel government at Richmond. They plainly see that their armies would disappear like grass before the mower, were they to allow uaquietly to reilifurce our columns by six hundred tbounand men. With a million and a quarter of loyal bay- ; onets set against them, they are conscious that persistence in rebellion were worse than useless. Hence it is that now one j,rrand. simultaneous, i powerful eflbrt is making to overthrow the Union loices It must tie Oone now , or reoellion is lorever dead. Therefore it is that the contest now so fierce! raging along the entirt extent of our lines, partakes of the nature of desperation. Desperate fighting is uot confined to Virginia; iu Kentucky, in lennessee, in Alabama, and in Mississippi, wherever there is a Union force to oppose the march of a seditiouary army, there there is fightmg. I have telegraphed yau such meagre details of operations iu Tennessee or thereabouts as I have been able to gather. There is a careful scrutiny practiced not so rigid here I am glad to say lest some information should reach the loyal people of the North concerning the impendiug great struggle. And then, too, it bad been deemed expedient to forego the use of telegraph in

certain localities for the present, lest information

should drop from the wir into the rebel ears that would be of too much value to them. Hence we are .-hut up here to reports of travelers, comers and goers trom and to the battlefield, like the press is in the vicinity of Wash ington, and can only give statement as we hear them. Hereabouts and this expression includes the district depending on Cairo as its base, comprising our forces in western Kentucky ana lennessee ... v VÄrv in this region matters are in a very precarious ,n,ni HOt tuat there is any fear of a Union deleat when this coup d'etat of the rebels has been brought to an end and the result shall be summed up, but we are threatened and assailed in various directions; indeed at all points; auu me rebels, so fully prepared for this movement, and so perfectly acquainted with the localities and routes, and having such a seemingly well laid aud well understood plan to work from, move their forces with such celerity, mass them at any required point so adroitly and call up reinforcements at any required moment with such certainty, that it requires tiie most unceasing vigilance and herculean efforts to meet them. Indeed and the fact can not be considered contraband they outnumbered us. We are lighting at every disadvantage. When we fought at Donelson a rer eR , " , mTTLu Z 7. Z ' " . " i Li. e i to live numireti men. now, mien c m. iv . . . , - ,, . j it Pel regiment, we nrui a iuiiv organize". anueii disciplined force of nt least one thousand men. All the regiments opposed to us are quite as numerous now us thev were then. The secret is the rebels have been reinforcing their armies by conscription or draft, and instead of embodying the new levies in new organizations they have tilled up their old regiments to the maximum i i -1 I ! ig raw recruits oesiuc vete- , T j j r -...: ran, and equalizing the standard of perfection in 1.1110.110, i, .U lli military drill, it the same time the elevation ot the standard is rendered more easy and speedy. This secret we should have acted upon when our new levies were called for, which, had we done, it would have given us an available and wieldy force exactly three hundred thousand men strouger than the Federal army now is. This is such a plain fact that any school boy em see it, and why the Secretary of War did not see it is a question that he will yet have to answer to the American people. Had he seen it as it was his duty to see it, how many of the thousands of brave men that have fallen in the protracted struggles of the past week would have been spared! But all this is far from my purpose in this communication. As early as Wednesday of last week, it was known that the rebel General Villipigue was moving northward on the Mississippi Centra Railroad with a force of ten thousand men. On the above day he passed Grind J unci on with a portion of his force, the remainder moving upon the following day. On Kriday he appeared in the vicinity of Bolivar. His force was mainly UH'UllirU I1JL.1IIII v L . 1 . III IIIVFII illlllJIUIUIt rtdiipted , riiuiumovements and operations in an mounted infantrv an organization admirably extended region. On Saturday he was assailed y a reconnoitering party under Lieutenant Colonel Hut, of the '2d Illinois cavalry, when occurre1 brilliant engagement, of which you uive heard all the particulars that have been re ceiveu here, in which Lieutenant Colonel Hogg '0 nis ',''e- . . . ... , . Saturday night other rebel forces were brought up amJ tnrous;nout SuIldav aI1d Sunday night, the railroad north of Bolivar was kept unceasing'y busy m transporting rebel soldiers, in me meantime, Villipigue quietlv forded the Hatchie river at a point a short distance west of Bolivar, and pushed on northward with a column, making his first manifestation at Medon Station, half way between Bolivar and Jackson, thus effecting a disruption in communication with Bolivar by rail, and interposing his own force against the march of reinforcements to that place. Subsequently, it was ascertained that Price, with a large army, was behind Villipigue, and, as soon as the latter had crossed the Hatchie, the former stepped into his old campin ground, where his forces rendezvoused. Having brought up his army. Price proceeded to dispose of them so as effectually and completely to invest the little town of Bolivar. Villipigue, in the meantime, pushed forward from Meudon, threatening Jackson, destroying the railroad in his march, and burning several car-loads of cotton that were found standing upon the track at way stations. Yesterday two regiments of Illinois troops, the 20th and 3lth, stationed at Estanaula, were sent out to attack : lllipigue in his rear. 1 hey came upon him t about seven miles from Jackson, and, after a short engagement, waged at most wonderful odds in favor of the enemy, gave him a severe drubbing, putting him to an inglorious rout. We lost about half a dozen in killed in this affair, and less than fiftv in wounded. The success of the engagement reflects the highest credit upon Col. DenniSi 0f the 30th, who had command. The I e!lemv ieft one hundred and ten dead bodies on lhe fiel(i imd their wnMfo iire estimated at j frum two hun(red and fifty to three hundred. ilfr,lir bv I10 me terminates the attack OI jackgo,,. Undoubtedly Villipigue was taken unawares, and his forces must have been thrown into contusion. It is scarcely credible that two broken regiments could put to flight and permanently disorganize a well organi.ed force of ten thousand men. Villipigue, indeed, is already known to have reorganized his men. and still menaces Jackson. While he holds this attitude, reinfoiceuienu can not be sent from there to Bolivar. Bolivar is well fortified and possesses natural 'advantages of defense that wid engage all the skill, muscle and metal the enemy can bring to bear at present to take it. Its garrison consists of about seven thousand men. including some of the choicest regiments of the Army of the West. It is no doubt the enemy's intention to take the place, if such a thing fie poible, but the small I garrison posted there lor its defense will give a J good iiccount of themselves. You have been furnished by telegraph with all the information we have here regarding General BueU fjj, gre.lt batle f Wednesday and Thürs ! dav , t neir Chattanooga, was doubtless one of I - " O t,le n(, events 0f t,e war. The information we have here shows that he was attacked on W cdnesday b overwhelming numbers, against whom he stood with consummate courage and determination. The fight lasted all day with varying results, terminating, however, w ith a decided advantage to the enemv. During Wednesday night j reinforcements arrived to Buell's assistance, sent I forward bv General Grant, and on Thursday the battle was renewed with mutual earnestness. The wearied forces of General Buell fought like heroes, determined not to give wav while life lasted. Their allies from Grant's armv stood bv them j wi,u equal firmness, and although the advantage in point of numbers was with the rebels, they were at length forced back, then their columns were broken, and finally they fled in great confusion. We have no statement of losses on either side in this a flair, but are simply told that Buell took seven thousand prisoners. This, of itself , is sufficient e idence that an undisputed victory was gained by our forces. The suspension of telegraphic communication between here and Coriutli, which is the onlv channel of communica ' tion Buell now has with the North, accounts for . . .. . bring up something more definite and full to- ; river, they will find there barrier to prevent their eisy crossing iuto the Northern Slates. If they count on finding a stage of water there thai will enable them to ford the stream, ami at the same time prevent our gunboats from molesting them, they will be greatly mistakeu. Morris. Special Correspondence of the Chicago Times. From WuNhinirton. The Danger to Washington Pope Out Generated The want of one Directing Head The Vast Dalies Incumbent on the General inChief Present Position and Strength of the Rebel forces in Virginia The onlv hope of Safety in McClellan, Vr S'r V'' Washington, September 3. If ever Washington was in danger of being finlured bt the rebels, it is in Hunger now. liiere Th ! is but oue thing indeed that C.III 1I0W S.lVt' VY iLsll- ' ington, and that is for General McClelluii to be placed in command of all the troops now massed here and in this vicinity This has not been done yet. And it is because . has not been done that Washington is in such peril to-day. The inca . pacity of Pope was demonstrated as long ago as ' August 21st, on winch day (ten. Lee, with the bulk of the rebel armv, crossed the Uuppahan nock at fords which Pope knew nothing about, and precipir .ted himself on Rope's rear, while Pope was calmly telegraphing to Halleck that "he was holdiug the fords," and that "it was impossible for the enemy to cross!" From that day to this he has been out generated and whipped by Lee at every step. Every day a battle has beeu fought, every day we have been defeated or out maneuvered, and every day the enemy has approached nearer and nearer to the capital. And

during all this time Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward have been calm and serene, and the Pres;dent, as was telegraphed all over the country a week ago, declared that Washington was safe, and that the dead point ot danger was past, and that we could whip the rebels every time. So little does he comprehend the situation. During this time, too. Burnside. Pooe and Mc-

Clellau nave all had separate and independent commands, and the necessary result has followed, j i nere never has been, there never en be success I in military operations without one head in the held, l he President, with his accustomed hesitancy and fear of offending the Abolitionists, has not yet taken the step which 1 hope he will yet take, for after all, Honest Old Abe is always right at last. He will, eventually, appoint McClellan to the command of the forces in Virginia, but I fear it will be when it is too late to save the capital. He is now eugaged in personally superintending the formation of a company of clerks of the departments for the defense of the city! He comforts himself with the belief that Geii. Halleck is giving his personal supervision to the military operations in Virginia. During the last few days he has had to organize a campaign against me Indians in the W est; lie lias had to arrange the details of the campaign in Kentucky, so as to prevent the rebels from invading Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and he has had to arrange the details ot matters relating to military affairs in South Carolina. All these things he has had to do as General-in-Chief; and, while he has been attend ing to them, Gen. Lee has stolen a march upon him. has defeated Pope in half a dozen battles, h is taken possession of Manassas, ,,is -eized and now holds, and will hold, the heights of" Center ville and has advanced in forced to Fairfax Court House, only eighteen miles from here! Do you ask how lie has been able to do all this? It is simply because he is a better soldier than Pope, or rather because he is a General, and Pope is not and never can be; it is not in him. It is not because his army is more numerous than

that which Pope had u nder his command, for it j ville. Our pickets were soon after driven in, was not so. Lee's forces, ever since the battle 1 and about half-past 7 o'clock a furious cannonof August Uth. have been numerically weaker j adiug ensued, which continued for more than an than Pope's. But they have been managed with j hour. Like everybody else, I could not think it such admirable generalship that he has always j possible the rebels were moving upon us with a

been able to mass at a decisive point forces J greatly superior to those which General Pope haw "t that point, and thus has always been victorious. During the last three days, however, General Lee has been very strongly reinforced. All the troops recently at Richmond have joined him, and 75,UOUol the troops recently in Eastern Tennessee has also arrived at Masassas Junction. It is. indeed, owing to uer railroads that the South is able to concentrate such vast armies so rapidly There is no doubt, therefore, that General Lee now holds Centerville and the country around it, with a forte of 200,000 or 250,000

troops. I nese troops, too, are not green levies ensue, ana iiieaom unioanu loin neuiucKy were or raw recruits, bat they are the veteran sold- also ordered up. leaving the 12th Indiana as a ieis of the Confederacy, the men ot Manassas reserve. The 95th Ohio, headed by its gallant and Sluloli. leader; Colonel McMillan, moved rapidly down There are now two comses for General Lee to the road to the inspiriting sound of the drum and pursue, and one of the two he w ill certainly j fife, but few men dropping out of the ranks, notadopt. He will not retreat from Centerville at ! withstanding the oppressive heat. The 18th Kenpresent. He is able at present to maintain that tucky soon after followed, its fine brass band position. He will, therefore, either remain there , playing "Yankee Doodle," and as soon as jxissiand seek so to strengthen himself as to be able ble both regiments were in line of battle, to remain there during the whole of the coming The 95th Ohio was posted near the centre, and winter, or else he will move on and attack ! before the men had time to catch their breaths W ishington. Which of these two courses he ' alter their fatiguing march, they were ordered to will adopt depends a good deal oil our own ' charge a battery, weil supported bv infantry, on

A,. . . - A I ' I force. But it depends chiefly on our own Ad ministration; on the measures which we adopt lor the defense ol the capital. General Lee has now 200,000 troops; hut he has only to say the word, and in a week lie will have HOO.OOO.'and in two weeks 300,001 troops. The men are ready. On our side, it becomes me not to say what forces are here. Our losses have been terrible ; 1 will not sav how many in killed and wounded

wui cover mem tienerai nearney. Kineo; e,oio- j ufe contusion in their r inks. It was now appa nel Fletcher Webster, killed; General Stevens, I rent that the enemy fearfully outnumbered us, as and hosts of others of our very best officers, j usual, and the 95th was onlered to fall back, killed. The new recruits are pouring in, and are i which they did in not very good order, while the being sent out to the battle field. They have j 66th Indiana, into whoe lines they fell, acted never been in action, and they are MM even well ; upon the example set them, drilled iu company movements. Of movements j The enemy had now fairly flanked both our iu brigades and divisions they know nothing. . wings, and were pouring into" our ill fated fellows General Mitchell, who is now here, but who has ! a shower of bullets from three sides. In all my been detailed to supersede General Hunter, in , experience, I have never heard anything like the South Carolina, said that, notwithstanding these I tiring on our left. It was also heavy on the cenfacts, he could, by a speech of fifteen minutes, j tre and right, but the principal fighting seemed to make veteran soldiers of them all. It is hoped, I be on the left, where the ibth and 71st Indiana

i indeed, that the enthusiasm with which they will I fight will supply the place of discipline.

llut there is, aiter all, but one path ot safety. ; ing, almost deafening, surpassing anything 1 had Gen. McClellan must be placed in chief command ' ever conceived in the way of infantry firing. To here He, and he alone, can now save the Capi- add to the horror of the scene, the wounded were tal. If it is saved, it will be by him. These j now pouring in rapidly, covering the floors of words, which I wrote on the 14th of March, af ter i Mr. Rogers's dwelling and the smooth lawn in the promulgation of the President's " War Or- j its front. One poor fellow had been shot through ders," are on record: "Let the sword be now tak- I the head, and was just breathing his last. Alien from Gen. McClellan's hands, and the general ; other was most shockingly disfigured in the face, conduct of the war attempted by any one else, j Another had lost his good right hand, and was and in less than six months the tide of victory : nursing the bloody stump. Another but why will change; disaster will take the place of victo- I dwell upon these sickening details? They are ry; we shall have lost all that we have now ! the same in every battle. gained, and we shall be then further than ever About nine o'clock, a number of mounted from the successful termination of the war " Tiie j civilians, who had ridden out to see the tight,

sword was taken irom Ins hands, and Mr Lincoln and Mr. Stanton attempted to wield it. Disaster ha taken the place of victory, and we have lOat, not only all, but more than we had gamed; and we are at this moment further than ever Irom the

successful termination of the war. our artillery, now out of ammunition, had to be It was a very graveblunder in Halleck, too, to withdrawn to prevent its falling into the hands of withdraw McClellan from the Peninsula Mc , the enemy. This seemed to destroy what little Clell.in protested earnestly against it, but Halleck ! confidence remained, and in a few minutes the insisted As long as he was there, the rebels scene wore very much the appearance of a stamwould not have dared to pursue Pope beyond the i pede. A number of our men were seen flying Rappahannock, because they knew that, if they across the fields, and a moment after, the rebels did so, McClellan would march on Richmond ; rending the air with loud cheers, were swarming and take it. But as soon as they knew lie was j about the woods and cornfields which skirted the evacuating the Peninsula, their Generals divined ; road on both sides. how great a blunder Halleck had committed, and j It was a mystery to me then why the enemy iu what manner they could take advantage of it; did not at once push on and take advantage of and they h ive done so. Halleck is a good Get.e the success they had gained, but I understood it ral of Division, and an excellent theoretical sol- all later in the day. dier, but he has not half of McClellan's military At this junc'.ure I had about made up my mind capacity , and the fact will soon be made manifest, to remain at the hospital and render Dr. Chitten The absiirM stories which are now being circu- den what assistance I couid, although greatly

lated about McClellan originate with the abolitionists here, his old eneni es, who tear that the 1'resident is inclined to restore him to his old post of General in Chief, and who take this means to excite a popular prejudice against him. The stories are all as false as Lucifer, and the Presi dent knows it. If he can emancipate himself from the trammels ot abolition " pressure, all may vet be well. X. From the Cincinnati Gazette. The Battle, near Kichraontl, Ky. , .. . j .. . ,, . .- . . , .-. .4 Waterloo de tut twullantru of Ohio and Indi ' 3 ' ana Troops The Rebels in Overpowering Forces Three Separate Engagements Shrewd Management of the Enemy Capture of '1,000 Prisoners, all our Artillery, and an immense Wagon Train. Cincinnati. September 5, 1862

. . .i i j which had been onlered up, came along on the On mv return to the citv this morning, 1 bud . , . . . . . . .' - . , . ... ü. .i .. i . looub e quick, and materia v assisted in preventat the interest that might otherwise attach to f. ' ,' . . . ,.- .. . K . . " , ... . m f" ... , t- l I ing a general rout. 1 shall never forget the sight

th a detailed account of the battle fought near Rich mono, Ky., last Saturday, h is not only been i partially overshadowed by more important - w .. . i. . i . events m oiner parts oi tue couiiu , out to some extent removed by the statements of officers and others, made public in various newspapers, who have precedei me from the neld. still, a round, unvarnished tale" of the events of that ever-meiuorable engagement, from the pen ot 1 any one present, cannot be wholly without interest to the people of Ohio, Indiana aud Kentucky, and especially to those whose husbands, fathers, brothers and sons there ottered up their lives in the defense of liberty, religion, order and law. I therefon propose to write my version ot tne ni b.ir It U mi....ssil.l for nv one man to see all , - ' ---y

of a general engagement between thousands of j 1 ennessee troop. These were now wiilmrcwn, men. 1 did not see all of this one, but I did see ' and a 1 exas brigade was Mead in front. This a g.tod deal of it. I propose to describe onlv so . fight was very similar to the first, beginning with 1Kb of it as I witnessed, together with sucli in- I artillery, and ending with close infantry firiiiK. formation, obtained from sources believed to be ! resulting, near noon, in the gradual repulse of perfectlv reliable, as mav be necessary to render 1 ur men. They were again flanked aud outnummv narrative complete. " bered, and although they fought splendidly they could not maintain their ground against the tresh strength or the iNiox roKCES. I an,i well-seasoned troops with whom they were In a former letter I stated that troops had been i contending. Exhausted by their efforts, and alpouring into Richmond from morning till night, j most famished for water, they reluctantly yielded aud that the number then in camp near that place their ground, and fell back to a new point d'appui could not be less than twelve thousand. I was , near the c emetery, about a mile beyond Richinformed that as many as ten or twelve regiments i mond.

had arrived; and from what I had mysell seen, I was unite confident that the number was not over-estimated Since then, however. I have learned that our entire force did not exceed eight thousahd men. Of these not more than seven thousand were effective; and of that number ;ot more than four thousand, if so many, were at anv one time engaged with the enemv. The 95th Oliio. 12th. 16th, 55th. 66th, 66th and 7lst Indiana, lKth Kentucky. hikI about five hundred cavalry from Colonels Metcalfe and Mundy's commands, together with Andrew's and Limphear's Michigan liatteries, comprised our entire strength. The aggregate of men in the lfth Kentucky and 55th Indiana did not exceed seven hundred. All the other regiments were of the new levy. None of them had ever been under fire, and most of them had not had arms in their hands over a fortnight. PRELIMINARY to thk battle. Friday evening Col. Metcalfe's cavalry it 201noitered the country between Richmorid and Big Hill the place from' which they so ingloriously fled

the Saturday previous. When in the vicinity of their former exploits, they encountered their old enemy. Col. Scott, of the First Louisiana cavalry, who promptly gave chase, when Col. Met calfe's men again turned tail, leaving their gallant commander to bring up the rear This time, however, they did not run without firing a gun ; but thev might as well have done so, for when

they turned in their saddles and empties their rifles, they only endangered the life of their gal lant leader, who was thus between two hres On his return. Col. Metcalfe was so disgusted with his regiment that he refused to have anything more to do with such a pack of arrant cowards, whereupon Lieut. Col. Odin followed his example, leaving the fragment of the command in charge ot Maj. Faulker. a brave and dashing officer, who would have retrieved the disgrace into which bis men had fallen, if there had been any fight in them. The rebel cavalry, accompanied by a few sixpound howitzers, each drawn by a single mule, continued to advance toward Rogersville, a little village about five miles south of Richmond, where thev were met bv a section of Andrews's Michigan battery and the brigade of Brig. Gen. Manson, composed of the 55th, 66th, 6Dth. and 71 rt Indiana regiments. A small ar'tillervduel immediately ensued, which resulted in the capture of one of the enemy's howitzers, after which they withdrew. There is no doubt now that the enemy baited their hook with this insignificant piece of artillery that they permitted our men to capture it in order to encourage them to make a stand, and, if possible, induce them to pene träte the country still further from their base. In this they were partially successful, for although Gen. Manson did not pursue the retreating foe, he ordered his brigade to pass the night where they were, on their arms. THE FIGHT NEAR ROGERSVILLE. Early the next morning our scouts reported the enemv advanciug in force toward Roaersveiy heavy force; and as soon as I heard the first discharge of artillery, I hastened to the field. Louder and faster grew the reports as I neared scene of action. I could clearly distinguish the sharp, crashing thunder of our Rodman guns from that produced by the enemy's pieces, and was well satisfied that our artillerists were doing the'u duty. The 16th Indiana, from General Crutt's brigade, which was composed of the 12th and 16th Indiana, 95th Ohio, and 18th Kentucky, had already advanced toward the scene of action, while the 69th Indiana occupied the extreme riht. It w.ts now evident that a general ei.- .eme:,i must I . 1 IIC.l. AL! II Ü.I I . . the enemy's left. For a raw regiment, who were smelling gun power for the first tiTti. this was -1 t 1 a-hing a uoO'l deal, but it could All the regiments were raw; it was deemed necessary to silence the battery; and it was no harder that one should do it than another. The brave fellows prepared to execute the command, but when within a short distance of the thundering guns, they were met by a murderous cross-fire, which cut them up badlv, and caused consideraand leth Kentucky were stationed. The musketry was sharp, quick, rattling, crash- : took the alarm, and tumiim their hoies" heads in the direction of town, galloped back at the top of their speed. The drivers of ambulances, too, caught the infection, and could not be persuaded ; to return to the field. To add to the confusion. , disinclined to fall into the enemy's hands, rinding. however, that the enemy did not pursue ah I had anticipated. I concluded to move back toward town Before I had proceeded a hundred fardaf the bullets were whistling amend my head in the mo.-t uncomfortable manner, und I inu.-t sav that fa the moment I heartily wished myself back. The firing soon alter ceased, anil I was not long in finding a place of greater security. THE EIGHT AT MOORE'S KARM. During the battle near liogersville, our caval rv, about 500 strong, was drawn up in line on the farm ot a Mr. Moore, about a mile north ot the ... a . . . . .... , ,i . scene of the first conllict. Altnough there was UKi,t j them, and the wonder is they did not 1 ny. as usual, at tue first alarm, they m ule them selves very useful in rallying stragglers, and panic stricken men, and by their conduct enabled Gen. Manson, the senior officer on the field, to make another stand. At this critical moment, the 12th Indiana, ing a gen of that gallant ttodv of men, rushing by at a right shoulder shift, their new Springfield rifles shimmering in the rays of a sultry August sun. Many of them were driving on to a swift destruction, and they knew it, but they uever halted once, nor slackened their speed till they arrived on the ground. Bv this lime the other regiments had fallen back to the new position, and were rapidly reform' d iu excellent order. A fresh supply of ammunition had arrived for the artillery, aud everything was in readiness for a second engage ment, which was not long delayed. At the battle near Rogersville, I have neglectI . .. .. ..... 1 m ed to say, the enemy lou'-nt us witn a ongatie oi j Th re,els did not pursue, much to the stu prise oi our men. mit remained under slielter, as they had done t fhe close of the first tiht. Had they dashed forward, it would have been impossible to reform our shattered column; but this was not their policy They were playing a deeper Käme, s will be seen, and really desired to prolong the fight till as late an hour in the day as possible. the pioiit at the cemftery. It was two o'clock iu the afternoon before our third line of battle was formed. The position chosen, like that at Mr. Moore's, was an elevated oue, but the rebels had the advantage of woods and corn fields, And lor a time kept up a murderous iire upon our men, sustaining at first hut little loss themselves. This time they fought us with an Arkansas brigade. Here our artillery was used to good advantage, and finally drove the enemy from their shelter, when they formed on our right, our boys meantime pouring into their ranks some very destructive volleys. The

loss of the enemy in this engagement was, perhaps, heavier than in either of the others, al though our own was also very severe. During the progress of this engagement, Gen. Nelson, who had been absent at Lexington, arrived on the field and assumed command. He saw that our men were fighting against fearful odds, and had no hope of success, but he attempted to rally them, shouting at the top of his stentorian voice that the rebels were retreating, and telling our thoroughly exhausted troops that reinforcements were coming io their aid This was perhaps well enough, but he is also charged with making use of the most profane, vulgar and abusive, epithets to officers who had fought gal lantly all that weary day, and with cutting down with his sword and shooting two or three men who attempted to escape. Nobody questions the truth of the former charge, but how much ere dence should be given to the latter I am unable to sav. All his efforts, however, to save the day

were unavailing. The rebels drove back the supports to our batteries, and finally captured two ; .i. r Lia lJ i :.u i or three of our sruns which could not be with drawn, as the horses had been killed. A retreat was now ordered, and Gen. Nelson, satisfied that nothing further could be done, lelt Gen. Manson in charge of the column, and placing himself under the guidance of Col Holloway. effected his escape, carrying off a bullet in oue of his thighs. Still the enemy did not pursue. THE RETREAT. Before the last battle was fought our immense wagon train was placed iu line on the road to Lexingiou. lt was evident that we could not maintain our position and must fall back toward the Kentucky river. Once across that, and all would be safe. Several pieces of artillery were moved to the front, and the train was put in motion. It pro gressed very slowly, frequently coming to a halt, ajd inducing many persons to believe that the result of the day's work had not been so disastrous after all, and that our troops were still holding the victorious enemy in check. Many of our men were coming into town, and moving toward Lex ington, and many more were putting out through the timber on both sides of the turnpike; but there was evidently a considerable number of our men still in the rear of the town. WHY THE REBELS DID NOT PI RsT'E. As soon as 1 learned that one of our batteries had been taken at the lost fight, and that the day was undoubtedly lost, in company with the corresKndent of the Commercial and a gentleman from Connersville, Indiana, I started on there treat. Our plan whs to leave the highway and stop at some country house in the interior, where we would at least be out of danger. After progressing a mile or two. tl J observing that there were no indications oi n -umpede among the wagoners, we concluded to re- i turn to the main road and take our chances witn the rest. When almost three miles from town the train came to a halt, and a squad of cavalry ila.-hed by to recouiioiter the road. In a few minutes thev returned Hying, announcing that the enemv wete in our advance, and ordering all the cavalrv, of I which there was quite a number near us, to the front. The effect of this intelligence can be imagined, 1 he cavalry, instead of obeving the order, di. mounted and took the fields, an example which was speedily followed by the te misters and everybody else. After scampering across the fields in the direction of Richmond, the correspondent of . 1 . 1 f i , 1 . . . . a the Commercial anil myself, both prettv thorough ly exhausted, sought shelter behind a clump of j hay stacks as the safest tdace we could find, and j there awaited our capture, which we knew must now come sixmer or later. The reason why the rebels did not pursue our men after the battles below Richmond was now apparent. They knew thev had us in their pow-

er, and wishing to capture the entire armv, they , "liiierty and Lnion in the State, had been pi i ing with us all day, in order to give j The enthusiasm which prevailed in the Conthetr cavalry time to make a circuit of the coun- J vention it is impossible to de-cr'.be. We; aw old try and come in on the Lexington road, some dis- j Democrats present who had not attended a Conlance above town, thereby closing he mouth of j vention before lor many years, and not a few were the bag into which ther were slowlv but steadilv ' there who had never before narticiiu.ted in the

driving ns. A few ol their small howitzers had been removed with their c tvalry. and were now playing upon such of our men as still remained in the road. This move was a masterly one, and might have been anticipated, although it could not have been prevented. It resulted in the capture of two or three thousand men, all oar artillery and the entire wagon train. Later iu the evening a body of our men I how many I am unable to say attempted to efj feet their escape by the main road, and when in the vicinity of a dirt road, which branches off' ( from the Lexington pike about rour miles above town, were ambushed bv a bodlof Scott's caval i rv. and some nttee.: or twenty ot tnem Kineo. j Here Lieut. Col. Wolf fell. He had been taken prisoner, and was about delivering his .-word to a reliel officer, when a stray bullet struck j him on the head, and laid him dead at his enemy's feet. l f f. W . r . till Thus were the battles neat Richmond fought and lost. T ELM AH From the London Morning Post, Lord Palmcrston's OrTa k about ICe cognizing the Southern t onf ode rat') . There can be but little doubt that, sooner or later, the Southern Confederacy will be admitted into the family of nations After a tediously protracted war of eighteen months, the Federal Government have failed in making the slightest impression on their resolute opponents. It is uol unreasonable to presume that even should the war be proceeded with for another year and a ' half, the result at the end of that time would not i be different. We have now had a fair opportui nity of estimating the qualities and the calibre of ! both belligerents. Those who derive their ideas j of strength from magnitude were not siow to I conclude th it the North must of necessity prove j victorious. And in truth, the advantages pos sessed by the established Government at the commencement of the coolest were to all appearance overpowering. The Federal States entered upon the war entirelv free from debt, and with resources at their command for the production of wealth which were reillv stupendous. Thev possessed a powerful u ivy. a::d though not hav ing at their disposal a standina army, had, at all events in abundance, the materials out of which : it could be sneedilv created. Thev enjoyed the exclusive command of the ocean, and saw not the slightest danger to apprehend in the prosecution of their trade. Willi the whole world open to them, they found themselves speedily supplied wi'.h every engine of modern warfare which science has of late called into existeuce. Besides :.ll this, they embarked in their enterprise with all that prestige which invariably attaches it-elf to the I'ntahlkhaa1 order ot things. Such were the circumstances under which the North ad dressed its If to the task of crushing the socalled rebellion; nor is it possible to lose sight of them iu estimating the probabilities of carrying to a successful issue a war which, iu its present stage, exhibits the combatants standing towards ded other in relations so different from those which they occupied when the war began. It would have been impossible for anv nation to be compelled to struggle for its independence ! under circumstances more disadvantageous than j those under which the States which seceded from ! the Union endeavored to establish their claim to La separate form of government Numerically, j the population of the South stood to that of the ; North in the relation of one to five. Of the : materiel of war the Southerners were entirely j destitute. No sooner had the standard of inde ! pendence beeu raised than every port in a Arge seaboard was at once sealed. V ith such muni tions of war as thev then tossessed , thev found

; themselves obliged not only to commence but to i provided, and meet regularly for drillsustain what they well knew would be a protract- VIII. All persons who belong, or who may j ed conflict. Of ships of war, with one or two ; hereafter belong, to organizations of the Indiana exceptions, they possessed none. Their trade ' Legion, and who meet regularly for drill, will be I was entirely annihilated. Instead of the prestige j exempted from these orders, but it is enjoined with which their Northern' opponents entered on j th increased energy and attention be given to the war, they found themselves held up to the to their duties. execration of the civilized world To foreign i IX Should occasion require troops to be call I States they were represented by the Federal Gov-1 ed out to repel invasion, or for other duty, the eminent as rebels, whilst fanaticism stigmatized comnanies organized in each county will be nn-

them as slave owners. Numbering in all little more than eight millions, they found themselves at the same time obliged to cope with the Notih ern States, and to retain in subjection, within their own territory, a nonulation half as numer nus as their own. Under disadvantages o great as these .id the Southern Confederacy fight the battle of independence. It is impossible to com parage present position of the Federal States, with that held by them at the beginning of the war, without being irresisti bly impressed with the utter hopelessness of their attempt to ubjugate the South. The South has suffered mnch; it has also contracted a debt; but as nothing by it can be regarded as worse than deleat, it will be enabled ultimately, should it succeed in establishing its iiideiidence, to regard with greater equanimity the ourdens which this war may impose. To us it seems impossible that the North, in its present crippled state, can effect an object which it has hitherto showed itself un able to accomplish. The question when the South ought to be re garded as having established a right to demand recognition still remains open for consideration. Until the close of the present campaign it had certainly failed to satisfy the world of its ability to maintain its independence. Had the result of the recent engagements in the vicinity ot Richmond proved different, the Confederate capital

would in all probability have fallen. Now, however, when to all appearances the North is compelled to desist from active operations for some months, it would certainly seem that the claims of the South to recognition deserve the serious consideration of foreign Governments. Another signal victory on the part of the Confederates may possibly decide the Cabinets of England and France on the course thev will adopt. From the New Albany Ledgvr of Friday Evening. .w from Kentuckv.

General Butll and his Army raid to be at MathtüleBroQ in Pursuit Buck tier and Morgan with a Larqe Force said to be at Tompktnsville. There is a report afloat in Louisville to-day to the effect that General Buell, with his entire army, has retreated to Nashville, and that Bragg, wim an immense retiel lorce. is Buell pack;:..; Ii the Government property i 1 1 ' . .... - in riiirviitl 4.n aim wouni remove it with Ins armv towards Louisville. If this report betrue.it is more than likely that Nashville will be destroyed bv our troops before leaving. . Another report is, auu it is very currently circulated, that Uuckuer and Morgan, with 3Ü.000 men, are at Tompkiiisville, Ky., and would iuter cept Buell 's retreat and embarrass his progress till Bragg could come up with his armv. when it was contidentlv expected bv the reliels that thev ; would be able to capture Buell s entire army. We I give the above rumors us we heard them, without : vouching for their truth. It is certain, however, that Buell is abandoning I East Tennessee; and it is equally certain that I Bragg is following in the wake of his retiring ar I my. Great confidence is felt, however, iu Buell's I ability to make a stand and whip the rebels if atj tacked. We havegreat faith iu the army of Gen. I Buell, and if the reports now in circulation prove j true, and a fight ensue-, there is every reason to believe that Buell will be victorious. This is the I opinion of military men at Louisville. The main body of Kirby Smith's army is not ! believed to be this side ot Frankfort. His cavj airy has occupied that city, where thev were reI ceived with every demonstration of joy by the rebel sympathizers. We learn from reliable authority, that General j Bt ell is at Nashville, and that his division of the army is either theieorat Murlreeboro', Tennessee. Cprihing- of tlx- I riend or the ( on -stitution One Thousand Wisconsin Democrats in Council. Responding to the nan of the State Committee, a thousand Wiscoii.-in Democrats met in BurchardV had in th citv vesterdav. to reorganize the Democracy ..t the State for the eo ing elections, and to re assert their devotion to the Constitution of the L'nion and to the Union of the Constitution. The hall is the large-t in the city, aud was filled to overflowing with able, earnest, loval, and enthusiastic men. The opinion ot the Convention was authoritative! v ex- , resel tlirou-h a,. Adore hich wan adopted ' by the Convention and will be issued to the peoJ pie This address was (trepared bv the Hon. E. i G. Ryan a man who i- known to everv Wisconsin household as both a patriot and a iuti-t. It is an eloquent ami masterly vindication of the history and purjioses of the Democracy, and an appeal to the people to unite iu upholding the Government bv defending the Constitution at the I . .. ... .. . Hanoi oox ani in nie neid Irom all its enemies, open or disguised, in office or out. Though of unusual length, every paragraph was greeted with applause, the Convention repeatedly interrupting the reader with storm of cheers. It is a document wiiich should le read wherever exists a reverence for lil-eitv and law constituting a I platform broad ajMuijJi ur everv re.il friuid of proceedings of a Democratic convention or voted a Democratic ballot. The feeling manifested was like that which must have animated the breasts of our fathers w hen under the lead ot Jefferson thev for the first time united against the alien and sedition laws, and the usurpation of au- , thority by the Federalists of 1K11. Best of all, ; most hearty of all, most noble and generous of ! all, was i lie declared unanimous determination of the Convention to sustain the President in the ; discharge of his strictly cou.-tit'.tional duties, den ying the right of taw people l" refuse him snp port iu the discharge of those duties during the peiining crisis, and .enving his right to infringe .a i -1 . i i i upon ine internes oi tue te pie as guaranteed in the fundamental law of the land, so much as a hair's breadth. This i democracy in Wisconsin, as the Democracy of the State have themselves declared MUwaukie News, ith. General Military Order Executive Department of Indiana. In order to he able to repel invasion and insure the public safety, it is hereby onlered : L That all able bodied white male citizens, between the ages of If and 45 years, who reside in the counties bordering on the Ohio river, in this State, immediately upon receiving notice of this order, shall meet at their respective place of holding elections, in their respective townships, towns, or wards, and form themselves into companies for military duty, of not exceeding one hundred persons lor each company facli company will be organized by the election of one Captain, oue rust Lieutenant, and one Second Lieutenant; and the names of the persons so elected, together with the names of all the members of the Company, siiall he reported. lv proper roll, to the Colonl I of the Indiana Legion, or in his abseuce to the next officer in rank iu said county, who will give written appointments to said officers. The usual ! nou commissioned officers will be appointed by ' the Captains. The members of the said compaI ni.rs will immediately arm and equip themselves j with such arms and equipments as they can pro- ' cure, and will prepare themselves, by discipline i and drill, for active service, with the least possible I delay. II. All places of business, except drug stores, telegraph and post offices, will be closed in the i sev eral cities and towns :n said border counties at i three o'clock in the afternoon each day, and the members of companies, organised as aforesaid, are required to meet together at that hour and perfect themselves in militari knowledge by drill for not less than two hours daily. III. Companies formed in townships. ouLside of cities and towns, are required to ussemble on i eich Saturday, at one o'clock iu the afternoon, nned and equipped as far as possible, and at j such other times as the Colonel or commanding officer of the Legion in the c unty may direct, i at the usual place of holding elections, and dilligeiuiy engage in drill during the afternoon of j said day. IV. The usual rule and regulations goveinmiliiary companies w ill be observed and en forced in all companies which may be organized under the Ibre-oing instructions V . All JieiSOHS llil.MC Hl U lUINMi... M . , , r aii i : . i ... .1,. .ilii... .litt., as ; above provided, will be held to a strict observ mice of these orders, and the Colouel or other officer ot the Legion, who may be in command I in each of said border counties, is charged with 1 their faithful execution. VI. All citizens who may be able to do aStlij tary duty, over torty five or under eighteen years of age. are earnestly requested to unite and act : withVhe companies hereinbefore authorized. VII. The citizens of the other counties in this "State, not bordering on the Ohio river, are re- ! nuested to form companies in the manner above ! der the command of the ranking officer of the ; of the Legion of the county, and at all oilier times they will be subject to his control, unless : otherwise ordered by a superior officer, X. These orders will be continued in force an ! til suspended by this Department, of wnich pun 1 lie notice will be given Given a Indianapolis, this 5th day o: Septem ber, A. D. 186'J By the Governor and Commander in-Chief. Oliver P. Moktos. The largest Republican meeting ever held at Centerville, in this county, assembled there ot. Monday lust. Their business there wa to get exempt from the draft. There was a great many "Wide Awakes" in the crowd, but they did not appear injtheir uniform. Richmond Jcfftrsonian. HSTThe Democrats of Philadelphia havenomiuated Daniel L. Fox for Mayor, and the Republicans have nominated Alex. Heury. tTA Memphis paper learns tbat Col. G. N. Fitch, ot Indiana, has resigned his commission in the Federal armv . fjf" The "exempts" are organizing iu Louisville to act as a reserve Home Guard.