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iitu ritvtifK i. itu I - -- - mma!mmmmmmt!a?'ramf!!r''alT ' 1 1 11 V J" u " 'iUU ua itv l. W. t ltUU. 1KIIM8 OF 8UHXCRIPTI0N. 1'hl Aril"' ""'"' furniehrd ul Three Dollar i annum, ' J""'"' " '"'"'"" u'An lhe innnru it not paid in ndnanrt. Four OtUtf K1'" ' tUrilfU if mil in lis month; tr I'irt Dollars at the mil of lhe year. ftco Dollar' mill he charged for lix months fit iiiliecriptionerrcrivr dfutn Iret period. t piper discontinued until all tirrtiinigri l pnut, urilrn at Ihr option of Iht publiehrr. Single eopieettPcntyJiveeente, Navai. Succkhmk is Tkxa.l On tlm 1st of October tlio U, S. steamer KuiiHitiK ton, In command of Acting Muster Crocker, assisted ly tlio Unilnl Slate schooner Sl'UllllHI i""l Hi) I"11"1' schooner Joiiiih, Cupt- I'onniiitoit, assailed ami drove tlio rubcls from the fort commanding thu en trance to tlm Sabine Pass. They captured two 24-pound fi'M piece nml spiked iiml destroyed two largo eight-Inch guns. They then anchored opposite tlio town; lauded fifty nn'ii with onu howitzer; marched five miles into Hie country; attacked 11 rebel camp of cavalry, consisting of from one hundred mid fifty to (no hundred moil ; found ihctn druwii up in jnu of hull In ; fired ono volley upon Ilium, mid charged ul a dutiblo quick, when tlio rebels retreated, dropping their arm mid leaving their camp equipage. Their ''"'"P ul"' fourteen build ings used n barrack uud storehouses, con taining a largo mnouiit of stores, were burnt. Tlio dispatch further stutes that on the 6lh fiipl. Crocker started, with S!5 nun, on a river steamer, (which ho nip turod,) to destroy tlio Taylor's It.iyon river (iridic, llo found the bridge lcfnil I'd by nliout ono thousand nun, consisting of cavalry, artillery, and iufiintry, protect ed by a strong brcn.'-twoik. After using shrupncll mid rutiihti-r upon lliem foriihout one hour they also rrtreutcd. Cnpt. Crock-i-r then landed twelve men, uud, under cover of the strainer, destroyed tlio lrili;, repulsing h clmro Irom tlio rehel cuvalry during tlio time uud tuking several prison ers, among whom was Col. Clifton, com mander of tlio rebel forces. Cnpt. Crock rr, it in milled, lind within nfteeu days cup turod o:ii) fort, two BtorJnnw'S, containing large niiHMiut of nmmuiiilioii ninl pro vision, llo ha I also ciiptured lour schoon er., two sloops, oud oint steamer, besides quite u number uf smaller vessels, which he has Liirni d. lUT.u.unoN Tlm unwritten history of the ar in Kentucky i full ol horrnr-t. A ciirrenpondi'iit writing from Cruh Or chard on tlio Illtl Oct. cave in mini' of the mill particular of (iio hauiriii); of ('apt. II Kin nd Gflceu other loyal citizens by Kirliy Suiith'ii troops on their pns'-ne out of tho Stntc, in tlm vicinity of (Im Cuui liul iml (inp It wni not prctetiili'd Ihut dpt. Kiii'n party wero tuilly of liuvli- hiu kiiif; or of ciuapm in irn i;ii!.ir war faro of uny kind, uh llicy had Ihm-ii ornan i.eil only fur the th feiicc of their home. 1 1 i but natural that Mich nlrocities hhoiild i-xcilv a spir.t uf relaliation, uud thai spirit liu ulrcitily hi'i'ii iiiiiiiifitid. On Tliur-i- I iv, tlio lith Nov., ii party of loyi.l iih ii viiitcd tlm viciirly ol I In kin-y' Corturi, to and i half mile from lt: Ito. ki'atlc II vi-r, mid captured n parly of nine nn u, lirlniiinn lo d IT' rent corps of tho rein I iiriny. Tho c iptivcn were held in custody lull n short lime, Iml were executed upon A tree liol far Ironl lh" (.conn of Ihr onirau'e pcrpi (rated a short timu no by Kirby Smith'ii pit keU. In fact these outri'j; -d citizeim nniiounced their d"leriiiiiintioii to hailit 0 II V rebel noldicr cailu'hl between Mt Vernon mid London, nml in tin' execution of the niiii) men their threat wu carried out. A perfect terror exists in that unhappy portion of tlm Stnt-, mid our informant Mute that the residents ulon (lie public thoroughfares nn nil forsiikuirf their homes ml necking safety in the mountain wilds Lmiirili't Jiiurmil. 1'llOM ClIICAUO TO S.i'll.iMlN'ri) The Oinnhil Ucpublicati relates A fuel of trie j;raphin( direct from (Niieayo lo Sacriimen to, a distuncfl of two tlioUNiiinl ihreo hun dnd nml fifty mdi, worth repenting. As aii evidence of the facility with which busiuevs wns done between (wo nfliccs nt this immense distance, wn htutc tho fact tlmt nl the conclusion of one portion of the report the following conversation be tween the operators nl Sacramento nml Chientro Actually occurred, occupying per Imps h is than ono minute of lime. Opcrutor, Sacramento " Hold on till I liplit my pipe " Chicago " I I." Sncrnmeiito (Half a mii.uto alter wards)" All right-go lieml." Ami Chicago proceeded to the conelii- inn rt flliA ritiinrl. A fow yearn npo it won llmuplit lo lo being ro wiiltcn) inoro than one-fourth of this distance; but I do Introduction of Hicks'i repealer has dissipated this entire ly. Between Chicago ami Sucrnninito tlicro nro throe repenting offices ono at Oinnhn, ono nt Laramie, nml ono nl Salt I.ako City. AmiorntATioNs by CosmiKHH The rc capitulation of appropriations mudo by the last session of Congress is as follows: Legislative, executive- nml nils eelliinenns l3,Ot7,f04 Support of army for 1802 Support of navy for IM'l Diplomatic nnd consular Army for lHd'i and 18011 Navy for 18(12 ami 18011 Indian Department Post Office Department Military Acndetny Fortification Invalid and other pensions Treaty with Huuovcr Total 2:ih,54-m:ih 311,4 8fl,2!M l.2.':,HM f.i2.:nfl,.n 42.74 i.:i:i8 2,ll7,lll2 14,744,8(10 1M1.2H 7,030,000 1,440,000 4I.4U7 $81(1,004,072 An Odd Soi.iukb. Thoimm Stewart, ngeil ninety-two years, of Knst Newton, Ohio, wns a privatu in the 10 1st Ohio reg iment, and took part In tlio battle of Perry illo, whero Iio wan complimented for hi bravery nnd soldierly benrittg. Ho lm four ions, two grandson, nml three non In laws at present In tho army. Ho born In 1770, at Litchfield, Conn., whero bli father now reside, aged ono liumlrcil ml tweufy two yfirs. A Weekly NewHpaper, devoted Voi,. VIII. ConuiikshionaI.. Dec. 15. Ill thul Sonute, Mr. Davis offered a resolution. that after tlm Insurrection iigiilnst the United States was about to break out. damns IJui'lmnau. then Prcs dent, from sympathy with tho conspirators, failed to 1 like proper means to prevent it, therefore, 1 lie should receive the censure of tho Senate. It was laid over. j In thu House, Mr. Kellotr. of Illinois.1 offered a resolution, which wus ndopled, 1 instructing thu Comuiitteo on Territories to iiiquire into the expediency of cKlahlish. ing a lernlonal (Joverniiieut for thut r. g on of country in which are tho Salmon lliver Hold mines. Washington, Dec. 1(5 In the Hotiso yesterday, Fessenden, of Miiine, offered a' rcMiiuuon una mo rresKletil's procliimn-1 lion of tlm 22d September (the Kmancipa-1 thin Proclamation) is warranted by the! Constitution, and that the policy of email-' million as indicated therein is well udapt-; ed to hasten the restoration of peace: is I well chosen as n war measure, nnd is an exercise of power with proper n g ird to the rights of the citizens and tlio perpetuity of free government. A motion lo lay on tho table wns nirrcul lo liv M nuninst St). llio reso u- (ion was then adoi.te.l bv U to f,7. I In tho Senate, Mr. McDougall offered the following resolutions; ! iijiiirfi, Unit tins Uovernnietit will inaintuin its pnyment in com of any in terest or indebtedness, and consider it n breach of public faith to do otherwise. iVjiiei'ii, I hut duties on imports shall continue to be paid in coin and old issues of Demand Notes, nnd when the hitter j ci ae to be snllicicnt for thu purpose of nidi payments, they shall thereafter be paid in coin. They were referred to the Committee on nre thousands of them who as yet mechani Fin mice. cully and partially dischargo their habitual Mr. Wilkinson of Minnesota offered a and wontul functions and their masters bill lor the relief of persons for damages ' sustained by tho recent Indian depreda-! lions, which was referred. Tho Senate also referred the bill to re- no the Winnebago nml Sioux tribes Irom Minnesota uud the salu of (heir r. s- ervation for their liem lit, ami nssigmng cm u new reservation near the .Missouri river sullieiciil to irive eiuhlv ucres of tood i nc.r cultural land to each individual; 1 1 I snere u I.. i in!..itViriil lo lirel-elit. tin. niitssi.r to be allowed to remain nnd retain one hundred and sixty acres ench. The army bill reported from the Com- mittee of Ways and Menus appropriates $ . :i 1,000,000 for the year ending June, I Hi; . " The resolution censuring ex -President Bin hannii wus taken up nnd debated at . . . . '. .i . some Iciiulh. -or. Miiisnurv movctl in.u a copy lie furnished to Mr. Huchanan, ond he be ullnweil lo iletetul liimseir. Un mo- tion of Mr. ti rimes, the whole matter was hid on the t nl lu by a vote of 38 to The Soitiiiiix Democratic Ilea Southern Deinocracv is more fearlul of a tlovemment controlled by the nias-s of the ... ,. ...r,. . Northern people, than for the fuety slavery. The subjection of the negro " !t the beginning of their principle. It got to the serfdom of the entile laboring classes , ,, . , . .. J The fo owing roin a irgiman, George h bid F.lzliugh, isa specimen: We shall not offi iid our friends in M .ss.v cIihm Its by legislation directed nt the parly now in the ascendant. Never were a bus. r si t of wretches in possession of power than ilios.i who huvc ruled nnd voted ill that Slat.' ever since the time of the Hiss Legislature; nnd yet no State possesses so muny men eminently fit to rule. Thu creatures born with saddle on their backs have thrown their riders. The dogs have i scaiied from the kennel. Dut horse and iIol's need masters; they rniinot long live i . . without them. Tho prcsuit governing class in Massachusetts are naturally the lower laver of society. They ale incapable, of (ullilhcL'. for nny length of time nn? other office than those belonging to that lower layer. They will soon subside into mvo mn(, 01ir mpA and anchored our li.e their former position, oud be glad to tjctj,0al, aro washed off like empty tenements gentleitien, and conservative, nnd chilai, on tlu ,)W M.tt sluirc. All that o can and Christian to rule over them, wliilu ll0Mr IOj,0 or expect to do ia to ' uuvo tho they "hew the wood and draw the water '' ,j(,,.f,' These outbreaks of society, in which " the i T(l ,(, of ML0liri ftro mAty crazy, iiieiinct eet tho uppermost, Will oc- .,',, fl cusionnlly occur, but in the long run virtue governs vice, intelligence governs 'Kmvi I ' ..I...L LH.I11 iIm I... Ha. ratu'i', religion l oiu.ois .iiiiiu in; . ol the Sonlh be patient, and wait lor that process of subsidence nnd stratification in Northern society, which will bo sure to put our friends uppermost; for it I n nat ural for them to ride ns it is for tho manes to bo ridden. lie who ilenie tlmt God inula the multitude to be directed, govern ed nnd controlled by tho few, nnd that this common multitude is happier, more virtuous nnd prosperous, when governed, than when governing, (pinrrel with the ..AHI.UI. nf nut urn. nnd dispute tho wisdom fiwnen nf Dcilv. Universal snf- iii if ' . fratro may imt society wrong side "I'-. 111,1 nntiiro is all-powerful, and soon brings down the lower layer or stratum to its truo place. Infidelity thu Cai'sk or thk Waii. Tho Hoston InvMllgotor, irrrprrwibly he retical, but spicy, is responsible for tho fol- ,0,n! - . ... - ...ii.j::,,:.,,,;,;!;,,,'. Tho New York tmrrver says v . il. l.nit.l nf find. our Infidelity." This reminds in 01 ti e ex . . .. ..t . t., w in trnve hlilf 11 tho 111.1 " , y nn" " . " . i, . e'e ntirelv .l-tituto urcai ient. .J1., w1 " ' - of provisions, was a w 0 "i" by a Ueiiliio coumi. " - . no, k. No sooner lil l ' " V " ' than ft eloud of s."" wto u - " . . ... 1 1 .iron, 1. 1111 milium.. l.iinnn thing beloro H-nif 11 . itn. . ful 1 nn iiiii. iimn.D'i"'---j which th. Jew snatchmlt... po '7 WttAO It to the Interests of tlio Laboring Classes, and advocating the OREGON CITY, OKEGON, JANUARY 3, 18G3. Slavery in Missouri. (From Ills I'nlinyra Courier, Ool. 18 The g.'out question now before, tlio poo plo of Missouri is, by some, supposed lobe, ..ii.,.ii.... ii t t - ....i ...i... 4 phm of en.aneipation-whetlier they shall get rid of tho dead body of slavery, or ling it still closer to their bosoms, indulging (lu ,),.sj0 tmt ,,ry ro warming it death. Such, to thu casual observer. would, indeed, appear to be the Issue i it i.i not. Slavery in Missouri is a dead, Miff and stark carcass. It has no life in it. It is breeding a distemper in our social, moral and political atmosphere. Tho question is not whether wu kIii.II essav to irnlvunizo this putrefying body into life, but whether tho remains shall be removed from our very door step, and decently hidden from our sight; whether our nostrils shall continue to be assailed by its intolerable stench, or whether wo shall freo tho nir and relievo our sense by tho ordinary methods of bu- rial. In plain Knglhli, there is no question of Emancipation now before the. people of Mis- dis-'onn. Kmancipiition is a foregone conclu - ..inn a fixed fact It is a ren lit v to wl.irl, we en.mnt if wo wool,! close o..r i eyes. True, no net of Kmaiicipatiou has been passed no proclamation of freedom has lieen issued, so fr us Missouri is con cerned, giving liberty to the negro. Yet '.he negro to dny in Missouri is virtually n, freu mnn freer than ninnv musters who nre really the slaves of their own bond- men. The " demoralization'' of slaves in this Slate is universal. It pi rva les and affects every lumily of negroes and every individu- ul slave in the entire Mule. I rue, there discern upon tho surface of their conduct no evidence of internal defection. ISut the fi.it has gone forth. " Liberty to the : slave" is a sentiment which pervndes the very nir. It has entered into every Afn- can brenst in the hind, mid thin-, liko the seed in the inoisi enrtn, u is germiniiiing in 'quid: hut ns sure ns there is n God in Heaven, licit ecrminnting seed is taking ,1. ...... ..,,.1 Ks.,ti-ti! nf Mil) cliino nml ! 'sooner or l.iter-nt a period not remote nt furthest it will burst forth in irrepressible vigor, defying all human restraints nnd legal bonds, The slaves nre emancipating themselves. j They wait not lor a blind Convention or a tardy Legislature. Kvery bondman is be- coining a law unto himself a walking ' Kmiincipntioti Act nnd not very gradual I . .i . ' . i ii r ..: ui inai, nnu reguruicss m coinpeiiMiiiun m ' even loyal owners. Like birds in the j opening ot summer, mey nave sci uieir faces Northward, and no powers of earth or hell can impede their Might. hue the pro-slavery fogies nnd dotards of Mis sonn np! prating ol I lie preservation of their " riL'hts." and conservation of their " constitutional privilege, these san e rights and constitutional privilege arc Ink- ol,. mii(o .,', , ft f,w ; niltltilSf nl rurllust, there will be few such ' rights anil privileges to be enjoyed in the blessed State of Missouri. He niii-t move rapidly who, in these . "' i . n,.ti W0II, ll()l be run down ami trampled underfoot by the c.ir of progress. Old glis nll)st nbandoned. Men that once j,tkred the precious privilege of walking . themselves, must now run in self- ! t,.r,.n,.C- Inexorable fate pursues them; nnd the laggard who sits down on hi old rotten slump by the way side to rest, will never overtake his companions in the front of the race. The rush of current events is mighty nnd irresistible. Two years imo to have ad vocated emancipation, in Palmyra, of even .i , ,.., pr,nul character, would huvc M,,j(.,.ed the during man to the halter or tlto Kttikt. One year ngo tho fountains of j ,, r,.llt ,),.,. though heaving, hnd not j yet broken up. Now, they dash over the j,,,,,! nmj tho rtfi te institution on which we fll,e ,0 WB ,,e fcU B.s they really exist, miserable system, tho enrso nnd ruin of . . Iho Slate even in its very best nspects, is now unloosened nnd nbout to bo cast off. To the Statu nnd the people it is now worse than worthless. While wo contempluto in consternation this fact, Iho Federal Gov eminent steps forward voluntarily nnd says: People of tho State of Missouri, you huvo in your midst a system of labor disastrous to your very interest. You choso it your selves. Tho General Government has left you free in this matter. Now it is seen that it produce discord nnd rebellion that nil il tundencie nro pestiferous to Iho State and nation. If yon, of your own j nnmi nun iiiii.vi.i I 1 r,oice. will nbiindon Hint institution, the j (j0V(,rMm,.nl wj compensate you for your losses. You nre freo to net in tho premise n your own views nnd feeling may dictnto but tho Government warns you thut causes bryond its control are conspiring to destroy your Institution and Its udvico to you is to accept tho proposition. The real question for tho people of Mis- .m.ri In .leri.lo Is. whether tllCV will llttVO Issue can ncimcr " u.im- Kmnncipalion is ilecrceil iy 1110 ciucm 01 high Heaven. Tho net I Irrepealablo In- high ! roeonsldcration ha been nlul upon tho table, by God Then why slrugglo longer 1 X rrevocahlo decree? Tho Gov mrii nsi an rrei "i nmu umi'i , r fslmU , ,,1H, h coll)1)l,nr. , 1 ...rii ... 1.. iia fit t on. Tho question is, win you i"" ! "',,offBrpt. L you turn your ragged r.wrtmir benefactor, and spt.ru th. choosers and that quickly. Tho Govern ment will not long Httiud in tho attitude of a suppliant, entreating you to accept its gift, while yon Rpuru its generosity with deprecating tu glienco or positive insults. Vou must move quickly, promptly, cheer fully, in the responsive, or your movo will como too late. Already, powerful in lluences ore nt work to induco tho Presi dent to include the State of Missouri in his forthcoming proclamation, nt New Year's, upon tho very truo and plausiblo grounds that Missouri is and has been fear fully rebellious in this struggle. If you act fuvorably upon the question now belorc you, you cuu control the mutter. If you do not, others will control it for you. I Your own destiny is in your own hands. See that you act wisely ami not too lute. The Political KUuaMon. The result of iho recent elections should touch every friend to tho new policy of lib eration, nniiounced in the President's proc- lamation, n lesson lo which he can but willfully blind. It should leach him the extent nnd kind of opposition tlmt policy II 1 'I. is likely to encounter. tm " ,ul," I'""""'""! llmt t,,c Fl)lrlt r conservatism which, even that the spirit of conservatism which, even io ce niaies, nns urawn us inspiration from slavery, nnd which war and rebellion have not been able to entirely alienate from its idol isdivnoscdto relit.miish the con- its idol, i dipout. to rdit.q ...h the n flict fur the crentnrc of its lon-clicrisljca affections, may henceforth bo undeceived. The battle between freedom nnd slavery for the Geld of Northern sentiment, is not yet decided. The successes which have so ' , , . . recently been achieved by the latter, should put every friend to the former upon his gnnnl. That ho may i-tand armed ngainst future , , , .,. surprises and unexpected reverses, he should learn at once upon wno.se co - opera - tion lie may safely rely, and upon whose! opposition ho can ns securely count. One thin the sooner he understands, the better O ' that is, thut he enn no lonvr trust to '.-r trust former party lines and names. There can I.n ha .nnclinii nf tU fnrit ! Iinf I liO n ill Lslllt of t1(! rcccr)t t.eclioi,s is not nttribu- table nlone to Democratic votes, or such as were so styled during the existence of former party organizations. A considera ble vote from the old R-publican party hns ranged itself by the side of its former cue- i ,, .m i.. Hjsri- Krazr.K decide the electiou in muny closely contest-; from 'the riv(.ri nnd ,pfl rostillgon ed districts. Upon no other l.ypothosis 1 t,e xinppalmnnock, three miles below. can we account for the result. True Re- j Sirmishing commenced a few minutes after mil.lii.niia linrti rmteli hinrn rrlirri.tlv- vol. untecred into the nrmy than Democrats;! enough-more, perhps-to have t-n. the scale in altnostevery Congressional di, irini in u mil ii inn iiinif ti'rn i w iiii vt ed, hud they all been at home. But we bree strid e m cnurgmu pany aaum . ,, . n pelled to fall back. Al this ciittcal mo- must remember that all of the Democrats fif Tj,I(T pprc(,iv;ni? 19 dis0Pj,r who reinuiued nt home did not, by any . nt0 w t,e y jnt, wcrc thrown, came meant, vote with their original party asso-! to their aid with his brigade. Tho Ninth cintcs. We could tmme hundreds ot lead-i quickly rallied, and assisted by Tyler's ing men among them who were the most briKndc SXnVt 0 , , -. .1 f 1 1 1 storm the rebel batteries, but without Stic- active upon the other side, all of whom hud. The 0W l)ccame g,,ncrai on their local followers. the extreme left nnd another desperate cf- Wo confess that we are not surprised at 'fort wns made to capture the rebel battery rn. ..1.1 ij.,...,i.i;,. n,rit ta-.'bv Tvlcr's briiiade. but tho Cre of the rcb- U KM nun ut nin uni i' i'""iiv- I J . ' , ..... ..... i .1.. dig lllO course we iimu oiuiL-iiieu. jei uv fectiot. might safely, nt this time, have been anticipated. That class of Republicans, of which Cowan, of Pcnnsy.van,a of the .en ate; IJhiir, or Missouri, ot tlio House, nnd Iilnir, of Marybnd. of the Cabinet, were representative, could scarcely, on the score of consistency, have been expected to tako nny other course. What was the issue at the late elections, and which is the issue still involved? Clear ly that raised by tho President' proclama tion. It is simply whether tho new policy should bo sustained or not. That policy recocrnir.es slavery a tho cn use of tlm ro-1 hellion, nnd ns such holds it responsible As such, it seeks it overthrow, upon the, same principle that it seeks tho overthrow 0f the rebellion itself. Such being the cose, how could it be expected that those Repub licans, who rend nnd believed the speeches of such Republicans ns Senator Cowan, who proclaimed slavery guiltless ol Iho re bellion, or of Frank lihiir who announced tlmt the war wns not a slaveholders' but a iion slavehohlers' war, would do other- ...:.. i.nn .ntn fnr tlm pui.iliilntes who were mm; mini ... - - ... ... .1... - understood to 1.0 oppose.! 10 me po,..7 tho procliimntion. We nre pained t0 l,e compelled to bclicvo that n portion of thut party, which contributed to tho election of .1 1 t I- 11 .1 l.iiM Iii I Ii & l lO i res UUIH. S IO IIil uencn mm in "iv L, L,s i.wn . ,.1,1,. -,f of bis ofllc n career, hm niliuinisiraiion needs tho united support of all his friends. Rut If a fact, thcro is no uso of shutting our eyc to its existence, because unpleas ant. This one thing hns bcon rendered clear ly apparent by recent events, tho Into elec tions moro particularly; nnmely, that old parly lines are irretrievably broken, und now political formations may soon bo ex pected to assnino deflnito shape, without reference to past combinations. Already wo perceivo tho elements to bo in motion, nor Is it difficult to iletermino tho points to which most of them are drifting. Tho new issno created by the proclamation, or rath r created by the circumstances wbicb tit- side of Truth in every iasue.- No. 38. cessitated the proclamation, and which it is but tho public expression, has 60 com pletely superseded, nml as it were, oblite rated nil former questions upon which pur tics have divided, that wo may look for al most nu entire reconstruction of parlies with reference to it. Tkit is In be the is ttur. upon which all will be compelled lo take tides. The sooner this fact is distinctly understood, tho better for the friends of i the policy the President has in his procla- mtir. c.,nuumi V..ru mnn :ha it not ! , . ' ,, . , . ,, . oifny awl unreservedly in favor of that pnlieij should be treated as opposed to il. Few men, who are not yet ready to give in their adhesion to its principles, who will not, as soon as nil the elections nre over, he found in the ranks of tho opposition to it. These arc facts, oil of which should be I Imrnn rl itt ini'l I u In niiurt tiV fil'Pl'V mnn nlm ! id .i, iw;,! n, r.r...r, nritij I j ''lie principles involved nre too weighty to ,e entrusted to uncertain hands" The ! strong probability is, that any mnn. who " 1 . - . . . linn nnt lii'lnrp tluQ InnR ri-so ven lo pive i ... , .... "... : ' . ' .. .,?,,.... ' : . 1 ,, ,.lrnv ,hn trust if t,c po,v,.r Wl.r8 confided to him. The friends of the new policy cannot, there- lore, be too circumspect in fleeting the candidates to whom they will give their aho ! . M 1 nnd nbove tusnicion. uT ..ntr.i-i,.iii . n f..nr m in ihn ultimate ! issue of the present contest. No fact can , he more apparent than that tne met, who nre ow "'PV?' "u , , 1 the country, will, sooner or later, hold the j nnqncstioilllWa mant:e 0f powe,, as be- twei.n contending political parties. To de- tcrmine, therefore, the side of the scnle to ; wl'' ' K"7 wi" incli"e. '8, n"d L"1 ! look to the direction which the fiyhttngtle- nr ,,Wl.,v tQ tuke in eontest.- I . . i . e t .? .1.- ...... I. . f , Tig eav(,s lhe mUter in extremely little doubt. The nrmv. ns with a single voice, j is with the President. Ihey know slavery ! ' ' ,1,e cft,,se of ,l,e W1,r- TI,PJ' fl:,',.l!",t .T !. el 1 in hVhtin!? the rebellion, thev nro fiirhtins to;,." rr :..'...',,,..., j c sntver. iei jiunui.itiii jiiui. nnu mimi a .i, ,., the men of deeds in whosa hands' I t1n critrti f tlm nmitrv ic rplint(l Will save it nlone upon I he understanding that " hei.celorth to i.e Oeuicateu to ireeaom. Particulars of the Batlle t Fredcrlcks bart. Franklin on the left moved his column ot ihivliijht. on the extreme left. A reiiei y P'',,CU ." T- ro i V "V". tak u ul e poi.,1 of the bayo,,t. The iirnnr Hits iniru-u nun niu.iui, uv v J , . els was so withering 1 els wns so w.thenng in its eff-.tt thai our . 1 . : . .. .... . : ..1 ; Kflch L.lwr lilinpj llicir ranks ; f,, rflte; and .im chances of cap- i I,.. . i ... Att-a u-prp .in .11 k ... truii. i.nv uu- - ; uring U,a ?n no better haunt nm. ' of Franklin corps was engaged with tho enemy, and a flcspera e euorv was m...e i- turn the enemy's position on the Massa ponax nnd drive him bryond. Gen. Frank lin commanded tho movement in person The rebels maintained possession of some smull hill' with their nsnnl stubbornness, but gradually fell back, as the Union troops evinced a determination to go forward. During the afternoon the rebels came to a stnnd, nnd for n time assumed the offensive, hut n they advanced on us they were bravely met nnd repnlscd witn nenvy loss, Ut ,!m0 ROmc 300 of Hill's commnnd f,. it0 our hnnds nnd were conducted to iho rear as prisoners, hull the enemy con tested every pnrt of the ground, and it was only by dint or tho hardest kind of fighting that he could bo compelled to change hi position. Reynolds' corps advanced cro 'he dense fug had lifted itself from the river bank, and nl.ont nine o'clock the enemy's infantry were emrng' d. The opposing columns hnd fairly got to work, when the rebel artillery commenced phyi"tr "I""1 u" through the fie The shot, aimed at random, u.iw- --n- ... 1 it . r nvi.e nrndiieed little Clll'Ct Notwilhstand tn oll,lirm, nM M. j tilliTistw kept up 0. cunnonado of several j i0urf ,i (, penl nftcr penl resounded through the nir, tho effect wn terribly sub- I lint n 'I'lin firn was returned by our bulte- v. - . , i ;;;;; Tj 3ft heard on all side. Up to noon, when tho fog cleared off nnd tho bnlloonist wero cn nbled to get a glnnce nt the enemy's works, tho fight was nn artillery one, and produc ed no very Important results on cither side. As soon ns the sunshine showed itself, how ever, tho infuutrr wero brought into play and tlm work commenced In real earnest. Gens. Meade's and Gibbons' divisions en countered the right of Gen. A P. IIiHa command and Lot.gstreet's veterans, lhe fight raged furiously during tho entire day. Our troops suffered terribly Irom tho ene my's artillery. Tho enemy wcrc posted be hind hills of grent strength. At 0110 tunc It seemed Impossible to dislodgo them. About noon Gen. Gibbons was relieved hv Gen. Doubledny's command, nnd Cell. Meade, who wus fighting ngainst superior odds, w'si nlio reinforced by Oeo. Stood RATES OK ADVKItTISINO: One uate (twelve liuet, or leat, brevier measure) one innerlien $3 00 Kncli nubeecjuent i.-uertion I 'M ISuninen cents one year 90 (10 A liberal deduction will bo made to tlioee win advertise by tbe year. t5J The number of Innerlinne eliould bj noted oa ilia mtrfin of nn advertisement, otherwise it will tw published till forbidden, and tlinrged ac cordingly. 2T Obituary notices will be charged half the alwve rnli i of advertising. C2TJod 1'aiNTiNO executed niili nentnean and dispatch. Payment for Job Printing mutt be made or, Hrlirrra of Iht trnrk. mnn's command, which had tho effect of checking the rebels, nnd driving them back I o short distance. It wns in the midst of this struggle 0 en. Gibbous was wounded and partially disabled, lie kept the Geld, I however, durinz tho remainder of the dny. During the afternoon Newton's Division wns moved up to the left of the center,' when the firing, which had censed ifi that part of the field, broke out again with rc doubled fury. Our troops were here ta- posed to n plunging fire from the enemy's artillery, which was posted on the neigh 'wing lulls. Our artillery rcttirned the' Gre with accuracy of aim and unwavering ,., ' courage. Sumner, commanding the second corps, commenced the action on the right ut ten o'clock, nnd it raged furiously all day. j Tn enemy occupied ttie woods nml lulls ! in flm t-Kitr rr flm nitir nnrt !n n.ttrit tf nrt. vantage the odds were decidedly in their favor. The eounge of the Union troops was unbounded, however. Every inch of irrouud was nobly contested. 1 1 soon bc- ! t'niIle 'v'dcnt thut the first ridge of fiills, j on w'i'n the enemy were posted behind , enrtliwoiks, could not bo carried except at ! ll.n n.. ..f rf fl.n iflnnal A iwnril tttrvl . I1C I'Ulllb Ml UIC rtu yjt u.iii . , Sumner ordered French's division la I clmrze upon the batteries. Howard's di- ! charge upon the batteries. ' vlslon -ll,, 05 8UPP". una me uoopj Trll,1ff lorwaru to ooey Hie order Willi en- tiiosmsm. liy I , time me aimopne re was clear, except from the smoke of the nrt.llery and a good vuw could he had of the rebels position nnd the country af joining, Stcadilv tlcv ronrcltcu across tne j plain and never filtered until they were -n yarns o u, ring from the rebel infantry posted behind a stone wall. For a few moments, the head of the column exhibited tome confusion, but quickly forming into line, retired ba"k to the rarine within musket-shot of the en--eiiiy. Here the Union troops were rein forced by a fresh body of infantry, who advanced' to the assistance of their com rades in splendid style, nolwithstandiig large gnps were wade in their ranks at ev ery step. Rcinlorccments liawng nrrivrd,. and the line of assault being again formed, the order for the double quick, with fixed bnvonct?. wns civen, nnd once more tho COMinil) column advanced to dislodge the rebel nr- "'.U, - . posed to the hottest of the enemy's con centrated Gre which Leo's artillery nnd in fantry rained upon their devoted heads in a manner truly terrific. No troops Itow ever disciplined or brave, could withstand' the shock, and after suffering terribly our' soldiers were thrown into disorder, and brought to a sudden halt. At this junc ture the center column gave way and fled in dismay, but were nfterwards rallied nnd broui'ht back. A second and a third at- ; tempt were made to dislodge the rebel a r J-- of. ort all his available artillery into play, hoping to shell the rebels out. From that lima until dark the roar of the cannon wns in cessant. The rebels who had been driven back n short distance during tho day. re turned to their original position when tiight came, so that we were unable to remove our dead. Several attempt were made to remove tl.c bodies during the night, but the enemy opened upo i ns witn their infan try nnd compelled us to desist. "The center, composed of the third and (.I . ) . ITontrnM nA.l.linri. ! iiirn ar nr nnm iii'iiit iitniRri. uruium . '" ' . mn T,lir;nJ thl! ..... j ble the men were tu I of hope anu com j - of success, yWIJ. conimenced shortly after daylight, and i hort timo 0flCrwnrd the rebel artillery on n 0w, , . i - - j..,,- l,ow, ever, that onr troops paid but little atten tion to it, ar.d kept pressing on regardless of the deadly missiles which were flying through the air. By and by onr artillery responded, and for hours the most terrific cannonading was kept np on both sides. The enemy's position was one of exceeding strength, nnd appeared to be Invulnerable to onr artillery, notwithstanding our guns were excellently handled. About noon the infantry, who had been waiting for the fog to clear off, advanced lor the purpose of storming the enemy's position ou the hill. Confident of victory, the troops marched steadily up to within musket shot of the batteries, but a tmvrder ou fire from rebel riflemen, added (0 the fury ol tho cannonade, compiled our men to full back, with heavy loss. Tho at tempt to carry tin rebel batteries was re pented again In tho afternoon, and tho at tacking column went nt the double quick, but the enemy, who wns also heavily rein forced, proved too much for u. A II along tho lino the battle raged with unnsuul fierceness, and when night rnmo on it wj hard to ny who were the victor Of kill ed and wounded there wero probably 11 many on tho sido of tho rebel., a ou ot.rs. No correct estimato can be formed or the loss in Hooker's corps, but It was pretty heavy. The firing of musketry ceased about hair past live, but (ho rebel contin ued to cannonade tho city until long n.T dark. They evidently Intended to shell in out of onr position in Fredericksburg. The result of the day's fight proves con tlusively cnouuh that tho cnemv s posi tion is one of great strength, rr.11.klin appears to have been the only one who ef fected any Important lesult. Beanrrgnrd, in nn Intercepted let ter to Bragg, hIiI if bo ever had a com. lnaud again, ho should drop the erals, nnd call tho Union forces " Aboil lionists." Ph rro Toulant is as good as his word, he actually calls the enemy Abo litionists" twice In one dispatch, is it worthy of a great general thus to aggra vate the horrors of wor? 1W, wl 1. j. ... u u hint nnnn tu v.ib i'- r - - . - ! .. H,.,tjn IT. Ctm. A4rti m estic crcoie, nu ..... -r-- --