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journal He pcsstngrr.
J. KNOWLES and S. BOSE,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
CITY POINTERS.
Army of th? !fov»iinah Republican
Further from *ti;«r|»nl»urg uu«l
Fufnre Hov*'-
m<»l** of ih** two Amiett.
Winchester, Va„ Sopt. 23, 1962
A Surgeon of oijf of the Jbouitff&Dß regi
menta who was wounded und left behind at-
Sharpsburg, arrived here lost night, and
brings some interesting information in re
gard tc» the Ute prt‘nt‘ baffle of that j>la< n.
He savß the eoctny lost three General* kill*
ed, and i°u wounded The names of the
wounded he did not get, but the t ii! *1 are
Generals Mono, vlan>lield and VVilliauvo—
-Ihe Baltimore papers containing -ae-eoutits
of the the battle had been received, and
enough, they do not claim a victory,
admit iw, the'Federal loss was quite
2u,hof>. They dm,view changed their muo
woen they learned the cWecforata- bad
wxchdrawa n^r r ss the river. Wfom y o n re
member that we tv ok only ft few hundr.d
prisoners, you may form some of the
terrible loss msatamo* I *y t u . y v;c
od and v?ot3T)df:d» -*ff r nfe°' : ‘-'d by his o v/n
pTcSR.
The Surgeon through whom this inform**
tion \u obtained, states that the Federal r
my was in a condition approaching demoral
ization, and he thinks, if we had renewed
the the light, un cesy victory would have
beer, the certain result. He forgets, how
ever, that our own army was not in ?s good
fightng condition as it might have been.-—-
The want of confidence in '-Ur currency
among the people of Maryland, and ihe ni
ter impossibility of supplying such an urmv
as ours at a point so far removed /mm its
Ouse, and by wagon train* ftlor>c r e- *nsti*uu and
mother element of weakness oflrour pan.—
The enemy, moreover, stood with his back
against the Blue Bulge, through which th re
was but ore tnruoike and that defen
ded ; so that i; we had driven him from the
tbdd, we could not have pursued him tvjtii
any hope of inflicting additional injury.—
This was not all. In our roar was the Fo»
r,oiß«c, which !•* flubj of. to heavy fresh: t- at
this period of the year, and when they set
in, the river censes t*> in: fordable for ihe re
mainder of the tall and winter. The night
preceding th'* lutule and the day <-u which
-.t whs fought, the weather presented all thu
appearances oi an approaching equinoctial
storm
Tli cse t oiisidcrati(»nH, doubtlcs**, had their
influence upon the mind of Gen. Lee in
bringing him to the resolution to o-.nduor !
his finny back to Virginia. But it may be
<tf*ked, why he decided to make a stand at
Shurpsburg It was done, 1 suppose, to cov
er th* operations at Harper’s Ferry, and t->
occupy a position where the different and
scattered wings of the army could be con
venient to a good ford at the INdomuc. Ii
must he admitted, however, that MeKiellau
had displayed unexpected energy and cool- i
ucss iu hi- movements He put his army i
in motion ASbunn possible utter wo creased into
Maryland, audnn*v<?d boldly on in eur I r ick.
At 'be time «in* main bod\ of his forces cn
»
countered our rear guaro under l> 11. Hill
a Boons boro Gap, dacksoa had not effected
the reduction of Harper’s Kerry. AleCh l
lan had also sent heavy reinforcocaeuis to
io " the biiesgurod garrison at
Harper/- . «rry ; and but for the disastrous
ha received from Gen. K bb«t Gramp
ton Gap, they would have arrived in time to
afi .id the desired assistance, The object of
the wily Federal commander was. doubtless,
» the gam/ »n at the Kerry, if possible,
and to prevent a re-union *>f the Gonfedi r
ate forces; in both of which he was disap-
P tinted. If he oouid have detained Jack
flsTj, A. I*. Hill and MeLawa below, while
with the chief strength of his army he en
gaged liongßtreet and I). H. Hill above, he
had good reason for believing he would be
able to inflict upon us a very heavy loss.—
Fortunately, we were led by an officer of
equal sagacity sod genius, who penetrated j
bis dbv.gua and combinations ami defeated
them all.
It may not bo improper to suggest here,
that the people of the Confederate States
have been leu to understimate the abilities
of McClellan. In nay judgment, be is in
comparably the best officer in thn Federal
array, if not the equal of any in the Confed
erate ; and ii he had such troops as ours to
command, the world wou'd bot bo i ng ip
trading it quG His disasters are. not justly
attributable lo his Jack oi‘ generalship, so
much as to the character of his troops. The
manner ia which he conducted his retreat
from Richmond rad his conduct ■■*f‘ t {fairs
thus far in Marykud, are enough to entitle
him to hr ranked with the ablest comman
ders on eith r Rd;-.- Officers * ell me that a
close inspection of hi® position :md works
Jvcfore Hicnraond, and a thorough examina
tion of his movewcuts froiud ry to day a 4 ter
The battle commenced, dal net disclose one
soli* ,ry mistake or blunder on bis part, lie
aid the best that could be done? at every
point, under the eireuji: stances, and wiiL
zto material ho had around him. It is -.Rer
u> give our enemy credit for too much abili
ty, than too little.
Some additional particulars have been re
eoive.i of the affair v i Shepherds town ford,
it. was A. P Hill and not Jackson who eom
maiided on too occasion. It is said and
this is eroufirrued by the surgeon alluded to
above,) that about 2,000 Federal infantry
attempted to cross after us, and taw of that
number onely ninety lived to return. Such
were not killed aud drowned, were cap
tured. Those who were taken, as well as
the prisoners who fell into our hands at
Sharpsburg, have not been paroled, hut.sent
on toward* ilichmoud. Among the latter,
jt is said, were several who were captured
at Harper's F«rry aud paroled two days be
fore the battle. It such be the ease, there
is but ouo coursee uptu to us, aud that is
to haug every one of ibern.
The heavy work of the campaign is prob
lv at an ond. Jaoksou may be left iu this
valley, but the greater portion of the Con
federate army will, it is thought, take up ite
position behind the Jtappahannock, prepa
ratory to going into winter quarter* ; while
the main body of the Federal army will re
turn to Washington, leaving a division at
Frederiektown and another at Hagerstown.
From the Rappahannock to the Potomac,
the country has been laid waste. Korn,
wheat, hay, bacon, hogs, b-es cattle and
eveu milch cows were- either destroyed or
appropriated by Pope’s army. and # there i*
not food and forage enough in the country
to meet the wants of the few inhabitants left
behind. Mill houses, threshing machines,
manufacturing establishment?, wagon-, car
riage- and farming implements were burnt
or rendered usele--, bridges blow n up horses
and -r<.ck killed oi carried off, and furniture
ami private libraries and paper- wantonly
mutilated or c remit! and to ijw flanm*. -
With tlm -<• facte before him. the r •«, ; r may
form some ad equal- idea ot tit difficulties
the yrtuv encount! f< n its much tie. ugh
this bias ted wildertm> s. and at the >amc mm
•re Imw impossible if is fur it tr go into win
ter quarter- north of the Bappahannotk.—-
ihe c< lidiiion of the people ip the Vaiiov
>1 f.he .Shaimodoait. where we now are. i
bettor, tboucli far fro in good, whilst th* cli
n ;u>- is more severe, and the transportation
of supplies wholH dependent upon wagons.
Bel** 'he Rr.ppahaoeek, we would have
two railways that from Richmond end ihat
from Lynchburg, which meet at, Oordouß-
But i must stop. Though much belter,
I wrd< in no liGic pain. I*. \V. A.
(!•* ■nrr*-r-'-r.‘#'-.t of ih«S.vanaal? U^puhlican.
»♦«*•* I r»u ) , lift !,»•« :»< ftkeeds, Its'• Itm
'••Nfriitgk, «tut it- I»oril« l«* the ruinro
Wixcn a. Vi., S pt. 2’>, 1
Mr rfinC.i ion fs 39 in rar.ocr i* - iroposssWe
fn. me to r- joro the army for 'he pr«»aopt. I wr,--
r-oh )r' p<- and for lh, ’••rtrdahfy*, exposures w.-l
frtoiiyfta the srtny h*>- eucounte.red since it Jes- the
Ranpiaanr.oek, and Jiire uianv a seasoned oam
njigner, haft- hud i-o '‘fall out hy the way.” In
dree, 1 ran reenfl no parallel instance in hintory,
except Napoleon/. di^a ai ro*m retreat from Moscow,
where ari annv has ever none more marching and
fi?h>iug, under such preat than
GwO- L'Vr has done ?inpe it left i.be banks of the
James riv-r. ft proceeded dircciiv to the line of
♦he Kappa’naniioek, and oinvinjr out from thal rlv
cr, ii fought its way to the ITnomse, crossed that
stream and moved on io Frederick town and 11 r* -
gerstowu, iiSfi ho,i v i cup in. uietii * Roonsboro’
(-Hp, and anQihct at f- .irtf.ion f/p below, fought
the gre uosf pitched h«iue of the wr,r at Sfearps.
hie-, and tli• u reoro-sed *li.- Po'oruae back imn
V irgiuia. Duriiig all thb time, covering rh« full
space o{ a tnoniit, ihc troops rested but tour riavsl
And l.i ii. iil-« avs l*e . ,nienibered to ihei; honor,
♦ 1 ,s ot the in-n wh» pt-.'formed this t or;derfui
feat, ofic-fi ft tr ot tiieiT: b re fooled, one—half ot
them in taps, and • i-o whole of them halt i.imi-h
--»<i. Ihe country troin tiie Happabtinnuck to the
J’otooi&e had been visited by the enemy with fire
,nd wt»rd. and onr transporiatioti was insntHeienr
u* keep the army rmpplied from so distant it base
i .'ordtinsvilfo; and when the proviaion trains'
.voxel overtake the army, .so pressing were the ;
cxia* neies of tfieir posidou, ti.e tnen seldom had
‘iutc to cook, Ti.eir were incm: •• and t>y
tfie fact td:y.t their gooki'g uten-ds, in many cases,
had been le.lf, behind, as well ns every thing ei-e
that would impede their movements. It was nor
unusual to see. a company of starving men have a
barrel of flour distributed to tr.ein, which it was j
utterly impossible for them to convert into bread !
with the means .<nd time allowed m them. Thev !
could not even jiroenre ; piece of plank nr i core i
or a Hum* suck, upon which t<> work up their dough, i
Do you wonder, then that there mould have I
been stragglers from the army V That brave ami
'rue iu -M should ii.tvi* i .)!. it <.rc of line from sheer
cv.au-tion, or in their elf.»rfs f*>oUf«i.. , mouthful
to e:,t a!m»g ti . roadside V Or t: .. v-urny seitsrm
d \He.-HVs, i». ,• cvtiquei- in Uu- vdl •>*, at Rich
mond UUi Man , Buouid ii.-ivo succumbed ;,o .
bis- ■ -e and been forced back to 'he hosjnial \ I
lonk to hear •< great outer v sg.iinst. the stragglers.
Already lazy cavalrymen too dainty staff officers j
and tjuiridnijastcrs, who are mounted and can I
forage the country tor some thing So eat, ate eon- |
deiuniisg t).e weary private, who. notwinbstareting
is body may he covered wish and o >r.-i pe» vrv
liis teer with sfonc hruisee, is eMpoet.-d
to trinige niung under his knansaek and cartridge
box, on an empty stomach, and never to turn
aside for a morsel of food to sustain hi- sinking
lunhs. Out upoft such monstrnus injustice! That
be*-: hag been unnecessary at Higglers, is reo.dily
admuted; hut in a large majority ot eases, the
men 10-v*. only to point to their bleeding feet, tat
er. and gßtinentf! and gaunt tcoUiuH lor an answer to
the unjust charge.
No ann- on th's eomi ■nt V,.. ever accomplish
ed much or rutfored us much, » a the army oi
Northern Virginia within the las. three months. —
At tm time tuning the first Revolutionary war—j
no: evt-u uc \ alley Forge—did otir forefathers in *
rwi r- counter ga.- p r nardsliips, or endure them j
mow* uiieompiaiidirgh.
Ua* gweac as have been the trial* to which ihe
arniy «- s been subjected, tney try harqly worthy
to oe named in comparison w ith the sufterings in
- or- :or it. this winter, times* he people of the
bonlubriraie ciit-fos, ev.-t y -vherc «t<d in whatever
cii’cuwstanfiui, come to Ls immediate reliet
1 lie men ir.asc have clothing and slices tois win
ter. T<* y raise have somethin# to cover them-
Keivr-.s sviit'-fi sleep- ')g, and to protect rhcnsselvep
v.-oot the driving iteet and enow storms when on
■i» v. This must • - .Join*, though our ifiends at
'.wii!" should have to wear cotton and sit bv the
•if.. idle arm iin V rgmia -tauds guard this day,
.as it vciii stand guard tub winter, over every
bear; ••.ton*- throughout «ha South. The ragged
itii.-cl who may pace his weary rounds this win
ter on the hi ex epu sos the Rare badge, or along
the re?.-?n valleys of the Shenandoah and Rapn.i
>ian *.-•:*», «>>ll al*o be your s ntinel*, re* friend, at
home, it will be Sbr yon ar.d your household ih.tc
he cnodun'ers the wrath of the ton post, andt.be
(i/mgres of the n.gu;. lie suffers and toils and
light.* ior you, too, brave, true hearted women of
th< South. Will vun not clothe his nakedness
W ill yon do; put -hoes and on
b> «« -*>:• Js it no. enough ihat he has written
(low , hi- natriofjsm in crimson char JCters along
the battle road from the Rappahannock ;o the
Poiotv.-io? Aud most fci«t crimson feet also im
pr>" ; i** •: ** iib *•. iii.v!' v upon -nc snows of i;e
coming winter? I know what your answer will
b* 4 . bob b.vs cjioLwn through the women of r-iie
S nth, .troi they are h * holy oracles in uds djv ol
trial »o<l tribulation.
I is not neceswry to con nsd violent measures ;
but ii in not > ~r petted that ony person will hr pry.
//lilted to accumulate leather and clothing for par
poses of spry ,■ 'at-nfi. /'he Recess:ties of the anna
rise nppike a -aou ital;i, and cannot, and toill not
b- overlooked. It w-- ho cd ui one time, that w
might obtain winter supplies in Maryland. This
hope was born i*fte« the ..• my lef v Richmond, and
has now miserably peri died. The Government is
unable to furnish the supiiinv ; f»>y :,L t v are no. to
be had >0 the country. Il it Ud exercised a iirtie
foresight hsr spring ami want me r, when vessels
were ronning the blockade, with cargoes u t cali
co, linen ami other artick ■« ol hke importance, a
partial supply at h ast of hats, blankets, shoes .rod
reeled goods might have, been obtained from Eng
land. Bar. .foresight is a quality of mind that is
seldom put in practice iu these days.
IX.K whatever may be done by the people, should
be done immediately. Not one moment can be
u:st > hat wid not ue marked, as by the second
bind ol a watch, with the p‘ r gs of a sufferer.—
Already the 1;ills and valley* in this high latitude
have been visited by frost, . nd the nights are un
comfortably cool to the mar. who sleeps upon the
ground. < ome up, then, men and women of the
South, to this sacred duty. L.;t nothing stand be
tween you and the performance of it. Neither
pride, nor pleasure, nor personal ease and comfort,
should withhold vour hand from the holy work.-
The supply of leather aud wool, we all know, is
I limited ; but do what you can, and all you can.
and a« soon as you can. If you cannot send
j wooden socks, send half woolen or cottoa socks; j
, and so with under clnthing, «<•*»« «nd napra. And
• if blankets are not to be h»d, chen substitute com
! forts trade of dyed osnahurgs stuffed w ; ch cotton,
j Any thiug that will keep off the cold will he ac
i ceptahle Even the speculator and extortioner
might forogo their gains for a ef>n.M>n, and unite
!in this religion- dn*v. If thev neither clothe the
naked, nor feed <h* hur-grr. who are fighting for
i their freedom, r, tid for th*ir homeJ and prophecy,
| what right tl>ey to expect any thing hut eter
nal damnation both from Cud and man*
If the arm* of Virginia could maroa through
the South juftt ns it i*—ragged and almost bare
s footed and h-ulesg—many of the men limpicg
. along not quit* of th*>ir wounds or =ick
■ ness, yet cheer till at.d not willing 10 abandon fopir
, places in the ranks—their clothe* riddled with
balls and tbrir banner* covered with the =rr.oke
and dost of h»rtie, end shot into tatters, many of
them iDc.-ribed *iih ‘•Williamsburg,' “Seven
Pines." “Gaines' Mills," “framett s Farm,’ “ Front
1 Royal,’ 1 “ McDnw. il,” “Cedar Run," and othu-r
. victotiou* fields -if this army of veterans, thus
clad and shod, with tattered rfonag aod banners,
couiii iitarili from Rich mono o the Mississippi, it
would produce a sensabou th-it h , * no parallel in
history since Peter ih» Hermit led his sw-eding
hosts across Europe to the of the Holv he
pulchre.
1 do not write to create alarm, or to produce a
s sensation, but o a rouse the people to a sen*e of
’ the true condi:ion of the arm*. I have yet to
team r-ia* a ■■ foing is fob® ,ra:rc--' by suppres«it»c
the truth, and leaving th* army to suffer. If I
m#st withhold the tiutQ vrhen the necessities of
the service require it to b? spoken, I ntn quite
tn return home.
, , r , Ifc ’"T , “ 4 ' rr i **v rrjk^H: — X ufat^A.
ported that •»uc . rosacd the rfoer at ilMatr.9-
poi r a few csv, ago n . pair a toad, tv.iicj. he
. niighr, have occasion to nee, and 'hen returned.—
j f see nothing, however, to change’ *be opinion
I her*Ho?ore expressed, viz: thr lu-v of
| the eairnaign is over, miles* McOJ'an sho -,-t *eek
ns on the south side of the river. This, some be
lieve, public ooinion at the North wiil compel nim
|to do. I* may be so: though I doubt it.
■ I had made arrangements to procure full official
j R c ta of the casualties in the Georgia, Akh-.-tna and
Fiorida regiments, as well as some account of the
I performances of the troops from those States, and
; regret that sickness should have prevented me
| from carrying them out. p. W. A.
[Oorrespoßder.ee cf the Savannah Republican ]
Smith field, Va., Sept. 19th, ist>2.
The •-onfederate army has retorded to Virginia.
VV nether Gen. Lee took thifoptep from a u. onrv
' necessity, or some stragetic purpose, or bceau*e
; he hod accomplished the object of his movement
info Ma>y; ;«>fj—the capture of Harper’s I v ]
atn unabie to say. The order was issued i-Ao last
evening, and by the time it wa- quite dark, the ]
ft agous, .u uiicry and 11 oops began to mov , All '
•:he wounded that were in a condition te be moved
h-d necn taken across the river, lltoae whose
wounds were severe or mortal, unfortunate:? had
to ee >etf- »eninu, unti iell into the homij o: the 1
eneuiy. -Some oi' the wounded had never been
re mov# and oom the field, having fallen on a par . of
ihe ground still .bold by the enemy. .Manv of the
were bmied yesterday, u .i some wefe rans
terred :o this (.id*- of the river.
it was uot quite three miles to the Pot-ounic, and
our a-agon 'tains e Mended from S. arpshut over
'o the Yii i side. There were mdv t ? rtra-i*
iiy wlii,-!i we could proceed, one of which was tak
en by 'he troops and the other by the artillery and
wagons. On,- ines came up wiiMn a short distance
ot tne encitq \ y <-t so silently and -iroitly was the '
movement ooi.dncted, that McGicllao was not aware j
of it until i -xt morning. It had rained u. the af
tcrnooci, aod the .pads were muddy below, while
>he heavens were covered with a light log above
both of which facilitated the enterprise.
VV- hud crossed into Maryland bv the bright and
btriv morning - un; we returned h, silence Itnfi at
the dead hour ot night, i tio columns wound their
way i.v- r the hifo and along the vallcvs like some
huge, indisuuet monster. T'.o "ce-aud overhang
it.ii_c.ills, ami ' »ic majestic Ilin. lf:-tge loomed np
in dim but -ged -.<q<j fancasdo proportions, and
made one le* 1 as it In* were in some efoAcge* and
uierd laud ot grotesque fornw visible o.i)y in the
h«ur oi dreams,
A liaierei w s tnotiv-. '■/> jt>c.vpiuc..(, it
tr.iiit :.«• regs.ided as on.- ol the most successlul
and extraordinary exploits in-the histr-v of at y
countiy, uuo ‘•tamps that ordered and executed it.
** ° ?u ‘ ot ' ,h military leaders in our time
;t'.id g. neii»uoQ. R itlitiie exception ot the wound*
■ed un.i a tew wagons that got turned over in the
darkness, not a man or wagon, no; a singie p ece
oi" artillery was lost. Longstreet’s co;ns, hc-ing
tienre-! the lord, led the way, iollowed by D. Jt.
Hiii's and Jackson's in the order of their names
lon crossing was accomplished by half-past six !
this morning, and soon thereafter the enemy’s ar
tiiierv opeutd a harmless fire from the oppose ,
heights. The bird bad down, however, ana his
rage was impotent.
There was formerly a splendid stone bridge at
Sbepherdstwon where our army crossed, but the
enemy destroyed it last year. was three-,
fourths of a mile beiow the bridge, and this made
it necessary to pass down the riv<-> bajjk that, ,ii '-
tHDcc, and toon up it on the other side by a war-'
row road blasted out of the rocky precipice. The
troops managed to work tbeir wav out* from the
river along some of the gorges that broke through j
the ciiff, and a few wagons and artillery escaped
in the same way. Thus, you perceive, the char- :
aeter of the Virginia side was almost as unfavora-!
hie as it could be to the safety of the movement.
It is an exceedingly difficult undertaking at any I
time to transfer an army across a wide stream, but
it is especially so under circumstances such as sur
rounded Gen. Lee.
1 am frank to say I was in favor of the move
ment into Maryland, i am equally ready to admit
that, under the circumstances, I now think it was
a mistake. 1 his conviction gradually forced itself
upon my mind after I came up with the army and
saw- the miserable condition in which it was. A
i.ua ot tne t r oop3 are barefooted j half of them are
in rags, and the whole of them insufficiently sup
plied wita lood. Men in this condition cannot be
relied on to tne same extent as when the? are
properly clothed and subsisted. The best soldiors
under such circumstances, will straggle both oej
the march and in battle. Since vre crossed iuro
Maryland, aud even before, they, frequently bad
to march ail day, and far into the night for three
or four dayo together, without food of any kind,
except such apples and green corn a? they could
obAiu along the way. Our supply of food was
limited a* and the base ol our o perations so
disutt. , the intervening county so barren by rea
/ion o. ihe spoliation perpetrated by Pope and his
mv'hnuons, and our transportation so limit, and. that,
it js quite- impossible to subsist the army a3 ii
phunld be. The difficulty of passing Confederate
money in Maryland was another fruitful source of
trouble.
The political effect upon Maryland of our retro
c-de uioseuii-ur must u? highly injurious. We
-ua i doubtless lore ground nraoiist the people, and
ui sy b> ffiiali have to make up our minds to Jose
the Sane V'. il. I should be the dirn-t necessity,
liowevcr, i:u r would compel us to abandon Mary
land. Tii waters ol the Chesapeake are indispen
s.ihie to the Confederate States, as a naval power,
as well a*- tor our security aud defence.
Gen. Tooudis ivoeivcd a paiutul, though not se
tious, wound in the hand last night, just a s the
army vtac about to move. He was mounted «t»be
head of bis division, with ti> aids around him.
when - x or eight, mounted men approached ftlowlv
along* Lis line to where his horse was sianding—
They t-r. who they were, and remsinitig
si;eut, Cap;. Troup commenced to draw upon
then.; whereupon, they said, “don't shoot : we are
Maasschitsetis nieD.” Gen. Toorabwwas about dra ly
ing bis pistol from the holatere, when CapuT.fired
upon them. I Ley immediately returned the h:e
auu tht n wheeling their horses, disappeared in the
darkness. Lieut. Robot Grant received a jiioht
t -sii wound in the arm, *Jsi>. The meu were
doubrl - ss los% and the atttir may have contributed
somewhat to the deception practiced upon McClel
lan by Gen. Lee, in withdrawing bis army across
the river.
[From the Charleston CoorGr, Oct.Sd.
Our duty to ihr Soldier.
The sun shines in unclouded brightness upon
j the can*? of the Soath. The skill of oar Generals
' and the valor qf our soldiers have beer, most bril
liantly manifested. Twenty-eight battles have
been loagbt in tiie isst lbree aocth», and out of
| twenty-six of them we have twue forth victors,
j and in the numernns le?ser engagements that have
t*-:eo place during t-hnt, period we have shown
ourselves superior to the toe in all the dements
that cnnvtitute the soldier.
Several of those cor diet* have been of DUKoeti
■ tons importance. Tee evtis ir,ey delivered us
from were of the mr*« terrible nature, and the
hear* grow? -=ick in ihe couicmpiaiion of the woe*,
the blood and vindictive enemy would have visited
upon as. All the be re Gw these sucres?!*.* limto
ured are not so manifest. Tney have refreshed
our spirits, excited our hopes, confirmed o ;r re
; solve, animated o*tr vigor, tired our seal; and be
; side? these moral effects, they have diminished the
discomforts and privations oi the men w a© compose
our army, and made our victorious legions the
more efficient and formidable. But the conse
quence of these glorious result* in the wider circle
of their influence is matter for conjecture and
speculation. We accept with profound gratitude
and exultant joy the fruits these victories have
yielded, and await with patience grounded on rea
sonable hope, the bestowal ot the greater benefits
tod blessings the future may contain. Incoiupari
■ son with the remoter effects these splendid Victo
ria? may produce, the results we are at present
rejoicing over naav be as the light of the stars to
(bat oi the sun, as toe rill to the mighty river.
Though we may discover that w» have overra
ted the importance of these victories so tar as their
future effects are concerned, if we tali to realize
\ rue hopes fh**v have given riiie to. the disappoint,
' . «» uat'u&owuii. to any lack of rigtUoce
: and energy on tTe pr i t oTour Gerterids/or to n.-
t iwiiure of the men under their command to come
up to the full measure of their arduous and dan
gerous duties. Our army has already done enough
to entitle it to the prai«e and gratitude of thecouu
e cannot overrate the debt of obligations
we ate under to these able, brave and noble men.
Their sublime fortitude, their heroic valor, im
moveable firmness, untiring energy, boundless
, confidence, prompt and cheerful obedience, have
i made their names a pride and a glory, and reflect
ed undying renown upon the infant Confederacy.
It is not by pouring forth upon them the fragrant
; ointment of praise, by lauding their courage and
i resolution, we show our appreciation of their great
services, and give expression to our gratitude.—
i We must do this, but if we do this and nothing
I more, we fall far below the requirements of our
duty to them, to the country and the cause. Our
I applause refreshes their energies, strengtheffs their
j heroic souls, make? their courage the more firm
■ aud the more dashing, and is moat wholesome in
! its effect? upon their eoirits, but these pleasing
j words do not lighten the the burden of their
; haidshipa, or furnish them with any substantial
j comfort. We should do more than rejoice in their
1 achievements, and glory in their gallantry and \
; courage. Those noble men have undergone toil?, \
and sacrifices, and suffering, that have put their
high patriotism to the severest test. Since Spring
1 those who foughr the battles in whose issue we are
now exultiug, have not known the luxury of a j
tent, and have subsisted on the coarsest iare in ;
scanty me (.sure, and thousands are barefooted and
iu rugs. They have labored night and day witn ;
th»i spade and shovel, made long matches, and of
ten gone into battle hungry and weary, with blis
tered aaii bleeding feet
Under the most favorable circumstances they
must needs he subjected to many discomforts and
hardships, but we should see to it that they are
not required to endure greater evils than the ne
cessities of the ease make unavoidable. We must
administer to them of our abundance, and even
deny ourselves accustomed blessings, that we may
mitigate the hardness of their lot. We can do a
great deal, and it is onr bounded duty to do our
utmost. The praise we delight in bestowing upon
their bravery and spirit will be infinitely more
grateful if accompanied with -wop comfort, for the
physical man. The leaver have begun to fall, and
in short, time the sir will grow raw and Irosty.
They nved warm and comfortable clothing; let, in
add os? ourselves to the good work of supplying
ihpse wants. By providing for their bodies we
shall make them more strong for toil, better ena
bled to brr.r exposure, less liable to disease, and
more terrible to the foe.
We expect, them to perform great achievements.
They are making stupendous exertions. The suc
cesses that have rewarded their energy and valor
have opened before them anew roan to glorious
deeds. We too should bestir ourselves and give
convincing and timely evidence of our grateful
appreciation of their bravery and resolution. Let
us perform our duty to these champions of liberty,
in the same spirit that marks their obedience and
fortitude and valor, and the work we do for them,
the sacrifices we make for their comfort, will re
dound to the good of the cause in which we have
embarked our all.
The Guremors of the North in Conrentiou
on the Conduct of the War.
In accordance with tbe request of Governor
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, the "Governors of tbe
Northern States met od tbe 24tb, in Altoona, Pa.,
to consult together upon the war. There were
sixteen States represented, thirteen by Governors
“Governor’ Pierpont, of Virginia among the
number —and me balance by State officers. After
a short consultation the Convention organized by
electing Governor Bradford, of Maryland, Chair
man. Tbe conduct of the war formed the sole
topic. The following is a sketch of the proceed
ings of the Convention so far as they have trans
pired :
Two propositions have been discussed.
first—To demand the immediate removal of
McCleiian. W .
yP
Second—The approval of the President’s eman
cipation proclamation.
These propositions have been discussed during
the afternoon, Governor Andrew, of Massachu
i setts, making fully an hour’s speech in favor of
I both. He urged that the removal of McClellan
should be demanded by this body. He was asked
who will take his place ? His reply was that Fre
; mont’s staff was perfect and ready. Is not that
reply the reojiest of the meeting of the New Eng
land Governors with the New York Committee at
: Providence ?
! ' Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, also urged
■ the removal of McClellan, and showed, by his re
marks, that he had gone over, body, so ill and
breeches, to tbe “infernal” Republicans.
Go venter Todd, of Ohio, strongly opposed tho
proposition, declaring th&t the people would rise up
e» maexe and repudiate it.
Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, also opposed
*N siting that had it net been tor McCJsUaa the
rebels >\ ooid nave been in Maryland,
atm that, be loagnt the battle oi Antietam belore
his reinforcements arrived, and was successful
with a force much less than those engaged against
him.
G-nvernr Bradford, of Maryland, declared that
even if there was a blemish in McClelau’s ch&rac
ter, this was no time to demand his removal. He
believed him r« * b»- the best General in the coun
try ; that he had the perfect and unqualified confi
dence of all loyal men in Maryland, and should
have iu every loyal State.
The debate revealed the fact that the “infernals”
are playing a deep game—nothing less thau their
revolutionary schemes of superceding the Presi
dent, making IVemont the “great man.” The
prospects now are that they will visit Washington
and importune the President in person.
The efforts made by the radical Governors to
secure the adoption of the demand for the removal
of McClellan has sirred up bitter feeling. It also
shows that tbe evil spirit is at work. That these
[ nr,cn > wbo working for party instead of coun
,G Jj are ready to sacrifice the latter, with tens of
thousands of live?, if they can only carry their
point, andjlpace Fremont at tbe head of military
al>airs', the movement here has shown that the?
are more determined than ever.
*^ r die coemnencetnent of the evening session
Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts,offered a pre
amble and resolutions hailing with gratification the
emancipation proclamation of tbe Presinent; also,
embodying his views on the question of Generals
in a modified form] J
. Governor Todd, of Onio, offered a substitute of
a more conservative nature. The real points have
nor as yet Transpired.
Governor Solotuon, of Vi i-eonsiu, offered still
another set, when a ioojifhy debate took place in
reference to the Feverst docutneite, which was
participated in bv Governor? Andrew, Todd, Kirk
wood and Bradford.
The debate became somewhat animated. Gov
ernor Andre w insisted upoa his extreme view?,
whilst Governor Bradford met the whole ntt'er
j by stating that the proclamation would amount to
j nothing beyord ihe lines of our aunv, further than
j that it would be a h*r.dle to the rlbels and made
a 'rallying- cry against tt«.
TU' repull of the debate w-a? fh*st Governor An
drew set at work changing his preamble and reso
lution?, evidently somewhat taken aback at their
! reception.
The Governor?, concluded their labors at half
I past one, and then adjourned,
j Nearly all will leave this morniny for Washing
ton. They agreed upon an address to the Presi
dent approving his emancipation proclamation,
■ urging mere active operations, and urging the
• President to call on the reserves.
This was signed by all but Governor Bradford,
of Maryland. He will present his views in person
j to the President.
The radical? were obliged to abandon their es
! forts to remove McClellan, and appear quite dis
heartened.
The address will he made public on its presenta
tion to the President.
Northern X>h*.
The Petersburg Express hes the New York He
rald ot the 23d, frotu which it makes the following
extracts:
by TBi. presudeVt or thf rtfiTrn states—a pro
cr AMATION.
» Sj?t>». SLSyjiHtSff—l, Abraham Lin
President of ihe (. ni T ed Spates ot America,
, aft i Crmiwander-in—-*-t th* arinv and oavv
j ’hereof, no hereby declare ami proclaim th <t 4?re
after, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted
| for the object ot practically restoring the consti
tutional relation between the I nitofi States and
j the people thereof in which State? that relation is,
; or may suspended or disturbed; that it is my
purpose upon tno next, mheting of Congress, to
again recommend the adoption of a practical
, measure tendering pecuniary aid to the free ac
ccptance or rejection of all the slave Stages *n
; cai ’ e< h the people whereof tnav not then be in
rebellion again** the United States, and which
itales may have then voluntarily adopted or there
after may voluntarily adopt the "immediate or grad
ual abolishment of slavery within their respective
limits; and that the efforts to colonize ot
African descent, with their consent upon the eon
tinent, or elsewhere, with the previously obtained
consent of the governments existing there will he
continued; ihat on the first day cl Jauuarv in the
year of our Lord one thousand*eight hundred and
pix?.v three, held as staves within any State, or any
designated pm of a State, the people whereof
xbaii Cm, he in rebellion against the United States,
.dials be Thenceforward snd fofcever free; and the
executive »orernmenf of the’ United States, in
cinding the tnpitary aud naval authority thereof,
will recognize and tr aim ain the freedom of such <
persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such
persons or any of them, to any efforts they may
make for their actual freedom; that the Execti
fi'c v. ili, on I he first day ot January aforesaid, by
proclamation designate the States and parts of
St-Ttc'*, tl soy, in which the people thereof re.-p.;c
tivcly shall then be in rebellion against the United
Mates; and the tact that any State, or the tropic
thereof, shall on that day he in wood f»ifh repre
sented in the Congress of the United States bv
members chosen thereto at elections wherein**
majority of the qualified voters of ?;,ch State
have participated, shall in me absence of •-'roc. j
countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive !
evidence that such State and the people thereof !
have not been iu rebellion against litc United
States.
Andi do hereby enjoin upon and order all per
sons engaged in the military and naval service of!
the United States to observe, obey and enforce
within their respective spheres of service the act
and sections above recited.
And the Executive wi!; due time recommend
< a 5 aii c-tizeus oi the l idled Slates who shall!
have remained loyol thereto throughout the ic
beliion ?thu.ll (upon the restoration of the constitu
tional rela’iou between the United States and their
respect - -’e States and people, if the relation shall
have been suspended or disturbed) be compensa ed
for all lanes by act? of the United States, includ
ing the loss of slave?.
Ig witness whereof I have hereunto set mv
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed. _ Abraham Lincoln.
Done at toe city of Washington, this twenty
second day of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and of
the independdnee of the United States the eighty -
seventh.
By the President :
William H. Skward,
Secretary of State.
j OLD ABF’s PROCLAMATION’.
Commenting upon this proclamation, the New
i 1 ork Herald says:
i The President ha» issued a proclamation to the
; people of the rebel States. It will be found tn
another column ot this morning’s paper. It is
one of the most important documents that has
emanated from the Executive Department of the
republic since the adoption of the Federal consti
tutian.
On the 26th of July last, the President, in ac
j eordanee with the act of Congress approved on
! the 17th of that month, gave sixty days’ notice to
those in rebellion that the property of all rebels
wonld be confiscated and their slaves made free if
they persisted in their suicidal course. The notice
expires to day, the 22d inst., and the proclamation
; now issued presents the case in its new and signifi
cant aspect.
The gravity of this proclamation will strike eve
•ry one. It has been forced upon the nation by
the abolitionists oi the North and the secessionists
|of the South. Ir, inaugurates an overwhelming
revolution in the system of labor in a vast and
| important section of the country, which, will, if
i the rebels persist in their course, suddenly email
j cipate t hree or four millions of human beings, and
■ throw them, in the fullness of their helplessness
1 and igno r ance, upon their own resources, and the
wisdom of the white race, to properly regulate 1
and care for f,he~ in their condition in life
But the importance of this great social revolution
wifi not be confined to the sectioo where the black
race now forms the chief laboring element. It
will have an influence on this labor of the North
and West. It wl;;, to a ernai* extent, bring the
black labor in the South in competition with the
; whit* kibor on the extensive grain farms of the
j v * est > unless the existing stringent laws of some
of the Western States, confining the negro to his
! p r csent geographical position, are adopted in all
j other free States.
j Salt.— »V e have a letter before* us describing a
| discovery of salt, not very remote from this city,
which promises to yield a groat abundance of that
j precious and neco a -,ry article of consumption. It
j is found in large crystal lumps weighing about a
j pound e3ch, The proprietor is now preparing to
! work it extensively. So far it has been dug per*
peudicularly fifteen feet through a solid stratum,
and tbe eod of it has not been found. Its super
ficies has been examined for one huudred feet and
it indicates the same character and promises an
: almost Inexhaustible supply. The material is so
I hard that it has to be blasted before it can be
1 moved out of the earth ; and it is delivered at the
mine at four and a half cents a pound.
; We have a small specimen of the crystal. It is
| as clear ss glass and seems to us to be of the finest
of salt.
The writer concludes his letter by saying : “We
| need bare no more fears about the want of salt.”
For an obvious reason we do not give the locali
! ty of the mine ; bur those who wish more informa
tion in respect to it, can receive it by application
at this office.
We learn that a similar discovery has been made
in the same region of the country ; but how far it
has been tested we are not informed. The belief
is that it is of vast extent and will yield in tbe
greatest abundance.— Mobile Trib ., %and,
Paa.nare ms , b< i c en^r ,
[Howeof Eeprt*?r,utj Tw , * *** Hlq
A message was received from uJT -
that the Senate had agreed to < >,, N
committee of conferer»e*» i e f,f pon
j “furtfier to providc'for ptihu, ' t-aI?
< Mr Hiie?, of 8. C., from tb*» ir *'
fem e*, reported that the Uommio r * '
ed that the House corcur in the >S
mil tee of UooA?reuce.
He said he was deeply «
portance of speedy action an-j * itr
: in reiaiion to the subject b;-f o rr
: was found impraotieabie in the (
ferencc »o embody the
! tinctiy the teaturrs of the Hon— i C |
j uow reported was sabutaoiinilr «i ' %-a
wiin so»»e slight but very * .
Mr. Boieier, of V*., moved n,e «
. tion. ' l>a<
The call for the question having I*,--.
the yeas and nay® were ordered .>« ■.
the bill and were recorded follow
}e«<*—Messrs. Baldwin, R irksd lie P
cler, Bi m*kiuridge. Clnii W
Conrad, Conrow, Gurrin, Darg.to
Jarnelt, Dupre, Kliioft, Foster, p
hier. Garland, Garnett, Gentrv, ■
(iray, Hartridge, Hetskeil, Hilton, }| o : ( ' fi
Johnson, Kenan, of Ga., Ken*n, u s Y I
ner, Lander, Lyon, Macheu Mcßon, * * I
Moore, Mannerly an, Pugh, IAaIIs, ■
' Kuaseli, Boxton, Swann, Tif.i,-, \\ I
Wright, of Texas, aud Mr. Sp« fc k<*r--ii ■
-Ydys—Arrington, Bell, 800 hum, .. 1
gera, Ghambhaa, Clapp, Cluptoa, |’ U; , n - ' ■
* Davis, Farrow, Foote, Gartrell, H u ,o ..' T K
bert, Jones, Lyons, Marshall, McDox 3
Perkins, Preston. Rtniib, of ALh , . N I
Trippe, Welch, and Wright, of S
I So tiie bill was passed. |
v Mr. Kenan, of Oft., moved to rc'eriji I
} vote by w h*di the bill had b#t?c pi- .* I
The measure just passed ?i.ru k nut ;j,„ ~
justiuent looking lo peace beiwseu . !
; Confederate Governmenu by v i.h u,I ' ***!
' bad authorized the Pivsidetit to tank* t ,
i oil the (iovernois of the Bv.»-es to ‘
ueeded-
Is i; proper at a time like this to i r ,-
j tion and coilision in any State ol thi- r , *
cy ? Where could bv» the objeciions ol
turo of the hill? lie would always ,
Government, but there had afwavahoenUsJ ***
: upon the conscript law. In the Sut'ofyu. *
it had been diciartJ s o ht null and void h-r •
wus uueoustitutional. lie iu-j no duuh’ i M
1 if the PivsidtiU were lo make rupn*fi Civ
the Governors, they would be compil'd n;
: could tell gentlemen now there Wisduic i
sen between the Goverm ieut an IS' i,. ,>
Confederacy. He honed it, would h .
! he greatly lear«*d it wonl 1 eorm*. tan
appealed to the House to recon-filer me \,r (
which they passed the Senate hill.
Mr. Foote, ol Tenu., said: I w.i-s n.’i]
that some time since lie hud « mpliHticalfi ,
in unequlvoeal 'anguage, that u < ~ ,
existing, aiivl now they had i. fjutu tbe 1«•.-<
high-toned gentleman from Georgia, n fi
iiHoitiious disclosures in relation <> ti e c , ■ i ii»
oi the country, and appealing to them w ■ ;
volve this country in civil war. Bv the tilt .fta
House the country would have been quieted, m
au abundance of soldiers procured for the *»r-
Let all the consolidation me a cf -i® d*? »;,j
the Federal Hats ol the old Gov -itr. : -
let those who have alwa\.s been i-».- u i < of >,a
rights, and l!ios»> who voted agiin.-; • »:■. ~
tiie tine of Geu. Jackson; ail tor- ; ; . . Sl j
Federalists . utter their sentiments in voiet-of
thunder; let them come on, he was dom hr hid
his suy ; he h:;d expressed bis opintou, and he cr .-
cd th© question, (liaught-cr.)
The House refused to rocousider / •, .
52. ‘
Desertion in Nbw Jf.ii-t —.TI - N.r
York Dost states that ab >ut f J ...k t id
v v *| v«4
the morning of the 10th, ti.c L’Oth and j
of the 27tit New Jersey teg’: , ’its, number
iug about 2,000 meu, who v.(.re in cant}
near KossviUe, N. J ~ scuttert and in uil d:rtc
tions.
The men were sworn in ett Tbumlxv.tc
ceived their clothing yesterday, tod -,
daddled” to-day, after vainly nnf v ;'
officers to give them a day or two ufpn
in town. The catup is near Newark, id
the men effected a “strategic’' nniveiwi
down the bank of the canal to that w |
choosing the shortest route.
As they passed the guard the men .-M&
their arms planted the bayonets in tbegrooul
and carried off the sentinel* with iti iu.-
The guard offered no resistance.
The Colonel iu command on bearing and
this gave the small rebiaiuder oi tho to- u tie
furloughs which the others L.d il and Urh
ing to get, aud ordered out, ins officers w
to pick up the stragglers.
Affairs in Kentucky.—The Koorilla
Register of the 30th ulf., sa
Our readers will soon b( advised of im
portant army movements in Kentucky a< i
Tennessee. Everything here erne*a the
greatest activity on the part ot rurGt’&m
General McCown will soon aguin bead bit
division in Kentucky. Even now, But
and Bragg may have come iu collision. It
is probable that Gen. Smith has joined Geo
Bragg. One of the bloodiest battles of tha
war will soon fought on the soil of Ken
tucky. The Northern and Southern arnot*
each number about forty thousand men
each at my has participated in about the a®*
number of engagements. Each is equa .
well disciplined, and whatever may he a !
of Gen. Bragg, it is certainly true, that •
old army officers, Buell is de?med tbeubk-:
among all Northern Generals. We venturt
the prediction, that should his life be spar*
Kirby Smith will win undying laurel- bes
this war has closed.
New Orleans.—A correspondent 0-
Mobile Tribune writes that on the 1-OtL t
Yankees had in port the iron-dad v<-
Essex, the’steam frigate Missirippi, the
of war Pensacola, and the gunboat -lack-
There were 8,000 white troops and
uniformed negroes, tbe latter being dnu
constantly, although it is not k’ wr “
er they were armed. There were H*
negro women and children from tbe ;
4 f?pf tn
tions, and more coming m daily- - AU .
23d, every citizen will be obliged to take
oath of allegiance to the Lincoln j? 1 -‘ h
meat, or leave tho city and have ui? f* r
ty confiscated.
Extract from a letter dated ne&r 1 “
burg, Virginia, September 27tb, f' - •
“The only inode of sending r
here uow is by private baud?, !i '
uo mails iu this region of the country
“ Our position remains unchaogt a - *
one, save our leaders, wh>» are wise t*in a
to rernaiu silent, can tell what tn<-
movements of the army will be. .
have been here bivouacin r and reci >u
the army, I may say, confidently, l
thon it was on the eventful day of t2e c
tie of oharpsburg. , u
“Our army is strong, the spit*- -* 1
troops is high and all that tbe sk ‘
Generals or the valor of our rneu can
plieh will be done.”