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GEORGETOWN-, DEL,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1864.
OUR COUNTRY
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FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
OF ILLINOIS.
VHE-I'RESIDEXT,
. ANDREW JOHNSON
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OF TENNESSEE,
ficwral A'lent for "Tiie cniun."
Mr, Isaac 1. Dijn.m.vg has this day been ap
poinuHl GENE KAL ADVEKI'AöLlXG and bUtt
SCRipi ION AGENT for "i'Hji ÜNi.ar." He will
also collect ail money due this
Georgetown, Del. J J. p; M'GUIGAN,
Jau. 2ôj '64, ) Editor "t'm«a."
T« iurrcspuudeuts aud others.
We solicit contributions and correspondence, from
all quarter«, and whon worthy will be appropriately
published. Our friends must write bneily, legibly,
and on one side of the pupor only. The real name
ot tne author must uccompony each communie« Lion
af a guaranty of good faith.
Tho fallowing p„- 8;)ns have been aathoruej to
not us atlrertising and subscription agents for '"I nn
Äd™rZk" Uected bytheiu w,u b ° d "'>
Wilmington, Del
Christiana, De
Red Lion, D
THOMAS TITUS, - . . .
SAMUEL McDOWELL, - -
Col, JOHN C. CLARK, Jr., -
Ï hen came the whinning Hooeier,-ho
taking his text from .Revelations, chap. 13,
verse 10, endeavored to prove that the
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catmn who took up th. sword should
sh l^the sword, and that the North
a up the EWc»rd in defence of
"" must of necessity perish as
A STATE CONVENTION
OF THE
UNiQNPtRTVOFOEUWiiRL
WILL BE HELD
AtT do vek,
ON THURSDAY
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The 15th day or September
AT 12 O'CLOCK, M.,
aext,
For the
purpose of nominating
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT
AND
VICE PRESIDENT,
A Representative in Congress,
And of appointing
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Eacii Couniy w 11 be entitle 1 to a represen
tation ol lit y d.-legate*. andmeOaunty Gom
m ttees aie requested to make the
arrangement-, ior their election.
By order of the fiitate Central Committee.
JOHN P. McLEaK, Cuaiumam.
Edwin Wilmer, bee'.
necessaiy
UNION COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The Union County Committee fir Susetx
county, will meet a; Georgetown, on Tuesday
the 30th inst. The following persona
pose too oqmmitte" t
John S. Pret yman. Cedar Creek HJ.
John C. Hazzird, Bvoadkdn Hd.
John 1». R dr.oy, Georget wn Hd.
Vv. W. J1 r.nu. Broad Creek II I.
S me, n l'e.,uewell, N, rth West Fork Hd.
Benjamin Fooks, Little Creek Hd.
.* M. Fisher, Nantieoke II I.
Beiijumiû Burt n, Dagsb ,u Hd.
John £i. Wapies, Baltimore Hd.
• Thomas W. Burton, Indian River Hd.
Henry Wol e, L tve- and Rohobeth Hd.
J. D. RODNEY, Chairman.
com
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THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING
At a County meeting of the deuiccrats
Georgetown on the 16th inst., for
purpose of selecting delegates to the
Democratic Chicago Convention to be held
the 29th proximo, lion. Willard Salsbury
and Edward L. Martin, were chosen, and
Harbeson Hickman and Alfred P. Robin
son, Sr., alternates.
The first speaker who appeared upon
the stand Was John Pell Robinson, well
known in this County as a house-carpe
ter, but on removing to Philadelphia
menced the drug-business, failing in that
he became tallow chandler, and last of all
having married a lady with
became a gentleman at large, seeking
office. Mr. Bell Robinson expatiated at
great length upou the inferiority of the
negro race, the great burden of his song
being his personul objection to social
equality with thc negro, and his desire
for peace.
Tbe next speaker was G. W. S. Nie hoi
sen, Esq., who wished the delegates in
structed to resist secession and dissolution
and to oounsel the adoption ' of measures
by the convention which "shall gaafantee
a free election, and come to the relief pf
any people who may resist the arbitrary
acts of the administration," and "strike a
blow in their behalf."
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the
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cora
some means
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-t
a consequence. Wo thought he reasoned
the cause of the nation weil, though his
appIicatioriRrns unapplied. «
Last of all came the "gallant young
Senator," who di(J not rise fo make a
speech, hut only tp have a talk. He pledg
ed himself to be in favor of no particular
man for the nomination of Presideut. He
should go for the "most available man,"
and when the nomination shall have been
made, "from every mountain top to valley
atop, men, wowefi and children would
The nominees of that
sing peace, peace,
convention *'will be inspired of God,*' said
he. Ho now saw a yay of hope to a dis
ruptured country, He now had a plan
lor j eace and the re-union of these States,
which would, if carried out, result favor
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of
a ;ly, and that was down with abolitionism,
with that abolished, peace, union, harmony,
fra'ernity and prosperity would again be
ours,
We trust that a large portion of our rea
ders have pondered Appeal of ÄJr. Fessen
den, our new Secretary of the Trepuiy. The
piiipwt of it is that the Peuple of the United
States, acting as a body through their agent ,l,
the Government, wish individuals tolend them ot
two hundred m liions of dollars for th. ee \ ers,
The her en-TUirUes-W hat are tUej|T
in
at seien and three-tenths per cent, aunuul
interest, payable every six months. For this ^
they offer Treasury Notes—that is, in reality,
untes drawn ami endorsed by every man in
the oountry, The'loan is wanted for a great
natioual purpose, to effect whioh every man,
unless he be a traitor at heart if not in act,
is aolmnly pledged.
The Appeal is addressed not merely to a
few great capitalists, but also to the many
whose aggregate means constitute the mass of
the wealth of the land. The notes upon whic^ ,
this loan is asked are from $50 upward. Eve- '
ry man who has fifty dollars oan take part in
this loan. Apart from patriotism and the du
ty which all owe to tkeir country, no invest
ment is so desirable as this.
of
It is secure. Every dollar of every man's
property is pledged for the punctual payment
of the interest, and of the debt when due.
The ßecurety is increasing in value, For
some-years before the war we were earning
1000 millions a year more than wo spent
During the three years of tho war, owing to
the high prices and constant demand lor labor,
we have e&rued more than ever before. No
man who could or would work has been idle ;
and, except for the vuir, we have spent less
than before. The total valuation of the prop
erty of the United States, aocord.ug to the
census ol I860, was $10,159,000,000, ol which
$10,957,448,956 was in the Loyal Slates.
This valuation, according to the usual rule ol
ussesment, wrs not more than two-thirds oi
tho actual cash valuo of the property, The
increase of property in the Loyal States dur
ing the last ton years was over 126 per cout..
or &u averuge of 12 6-10 per cent, per annum.
In three years of the war we of the United
States hove certainly earned 3000 millions
more than we have pe it ap*r. f oui h i war.
Tbe cjsl of -he war n ay be set down at £000
millions. Deducting th.a frjm • m* net e r
n ngs, the Pe»ple who are soeur. ty for this
are 1000 milliou» richer "-day than
they were when the war broke out.
No other investment oan be easily converti
Me. The man who has a Treasury note for
$50, or $100, or $1000, oan turn it into mo
ney more readily, and upon better terms,
than if it were invested upou bond and mort
gage, or in railroad stocks.
Tne interest offered :s higher than can be
realized from any other sate and convertible
investment- It is, moreover, read.ly eollee
mbie when due. To each note are affixed
live "Coupons," or interest tickets, due at the
expiration of each successive half-year. The
n ldcr of a note has simply to out off one of
those coupons, present it at the nearest bank
or Government Agency, and recede his in
.e,e»t; the note itself need not be presen.ed
at all. Or a coup ,u thus payable will every
where be equivalent, when due to money.
Thus, while this loa « presents great advan
ages to large capitalists, it offers special in
Uuccinunts to those who wish to make a safe
and profltahlo investment of small sav.ng.
It is in every w ay the best Savings' Bank;
for every institution of this kind must some
how invest its deposits profitably in orderte
pay interest an! expenses. They w 11 in
vest largely iu this loan, as the best envest
ment. But from the gros, interest which
they receive they must deduct largely for
the oxponses of tho Bank. Their usual rate
of interest allowed to depositors is 5 per cent.
upon sums over $500. The person who in
vests directly w th Government will receive
almost 50 per cent. more. Thus the man
who deposits $1000 in a private- Savings'
Bank receives 50 dollar, a year interest; if
, „ « _ .. ^ . .. . XT .. ,
he deposits the same sum m this Nutirn&l
Savings' Bank he receives 73 dollar,. For
those who wish to find a safe, convenient,
j at ui .. lL .
and profitable means of investing the surplus
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earnings which they kave reserved for their
old age or for the benefit of their children,
there is nothing which presents so many
advantages as this National Loan.
it is convertible into a six per cent, gold
bearing bond. At the expiration of three
years a holder of the notes of the 7.30 loan
has the opt'on of accepting payment in full
or of funding h.s notes in a six per cent, gold
interest bond, the principal payable in not
less than five nor more than twenty years
from ite date as ths Government may elect.
For six months past, those bonds have ranged
at an average prem.um of jtbout eight per
ceh't. ... the New market, and have sold
at 109 tO-Jwy (Aug. 12th,) «.us mak.ng the
réal rate of in.crest ov^x ten per Mt. ., an
Uide '' *° evan %***
by r ' P , , 'nn marinai tm
tion cJnia'shylMrœk" lore? Was patri
, Sl.ylock ask more? was patri
[ ot.«n ever so liberally rewardedJ-Ä.rper's
Magazi ne. ^
j Wantei ^.— Ä smart Active boy to Iearn the
j printing business. Apply at this office. )
sforal ^ffnlris,
4Éÿ"The act passed by the legislative to
releive ihe people of this State from a draft,
will be found on the first page.
HcT'We learn th%fc a paymaster of the
United States Army has arrived in Wilming
ton, Del., who will pay off the Seventh Dela
ware regiment,
Glass Jars. — J. Y. Foulk, of Milford, Del.,
has on hand and fir sale a large lot of self
soÄlnig Stone and Glass Jars, See advertise
ment in another column.
«är-By Divipp Permission, the Rev. Q. II.
Nimrao of Lewes, will preach in the Court
Room, in this place on next Sabbath after
noon at 3 o'clock, and also in the evening at
7J o'clock,
Muj. Judd Relieved. —Col. J. W. B. Clark,
I93di Pennsylvania volunteers, lias been as
signed to the command of this Pout, in place
of Major Henry B. Judd, U. S. Army, relie
ved at his own request.
The Draft .—It has been decidid that Assis
tant Provost Marshals are not exempt from
the draft, by virtue of their office-rrsuch offi
cers not being considered in the military ser
vicp of the United States,
Sale of Stale Boude.— I,oxley R. Jacob»,
,l, e Treasurer of thin State, advertises in an
ot i, er columni that he wiU offer
at public sale
in the c'ty of Wilmington, the bonds of this
State, not exceeding one million of dollars,
^ The interest will be paid semi-annually. See
,
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advertisement.
Sanitary Fair—Delaware D^rtmint .—
The committee appointed at the final meeting
of the executive committee to prepare a history
ofits operations, would be very glad tu recieve
any suggestions*, incidents, facts, &e., which
there fellow members may deem of value to
them in this work. Address the Rev. Leigh
ton Oolem&n, Wilmington, Del,
Brown's Bronchial Troches are recom
mended fur public speakers aud others, for
the relief of Colds aud to clear the voice.
*Theiv efficacy is strongly attested by C m
gressmen, Clergymen. Military men an(f oth
ers who use them. A t there are imitations,
be sure to obtain the genuine.
Notice .—In consequence of the number of
communications addressed to the Piv/vost Mar
shal General, oh Qrdiqary subjects, connected
with the enrollment; dpuft, exemptions, liab.l
ities to drafts, ored'.ts aud accounts of men
furnished, I am directed to give notice to the
citizens of Delaware, that all such communi
cations should be addressed to the Provo9t
A Delaware Ji ebe l.-A young man namod
Franklin Price, who was a olerk iu E. Molu
a n> s p rtij , gt , irei in t M a city, for some time
after the rebellion broke out, and left th.a oily
an d joined the Rebel army .as Medical asaia
; an t j n General Johnson's corps, amoved iu
this city on Monday evening, in Company w th
number of other prisoners! on h.s way to
Port Delaware. He remained in the guard
huu89i at Nint h and Walnut'street, until
Thursday morning, when he was taken to tbe
p or t. He was from Delaware City.— Journal
_
The Arreat of Erasmus Levy. This per
, JD ' whu waa ttrre,led un u P un •"»
P icion of huvin 8 been cuucüined ,u thu ,eceut
bauk robber y at M '" urd - Del " waB br ° u * hl
-efbre Judge Alexander yesterday afternoon
n a wnt hai,ca, tbe
claim mg that he was wrongmlly arrested,
aud that Ue was inDuCeüt °' tbB
that wfta P referred a g ai " 8t blm ' J '" u H
In *' E ' r ?" > , iala ' Ued delcnce
UeorgeC.MauudandW.il. Cowan, Esq.-.,
lor tbe älate ' ThecounseUortneötateasa
eJ that the case might he p.,spotted, wh.oh
w " ob j eot<;d b ? Ml ' Iu B- whu atated t,iai
was willing to proceed, aud he would be
able ^ P rove b * cum P' HeQt witnesses that
Cevy at the t.me of the robbery, was in Do
Del., irom the hour of 9 o'clock on Satur
day n ' gbt Un " U 6 U ' oWk on M " nda y mu ' n '
" b,ch *'*"* he slarted iur
d »<lge Alexander who is in ill health,
P-epared at present to render hi, deci
-on, «s the Govenor of Maryland had .esned
e werrant ordermg the surrender of Levy to
if Sher.ff of Delaware. After considerable
, discussion between the counsel for tbe de
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ieuCe and tha P roaeoa ^ n - Jud g" Alexander
P"«tP"n<»d tne mrther heurtng ot the «use nu
til the 3d of beuteuibar. Levy was theielore
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remanded to jail .—Baltimore Clipper.
Thanks to the Emergency Men .—We give
below an Address ot Gov. Cannon, thanking
thc Emergency men for- their patr.otio res
P 008 ® to the call ol the country :
_ ® TATK , or Dïlaware, I
Dot^,"' Augustj
T o the officers aud sold.ers of'the Seventh
Regiment of Delaware Volunteer In.uu.ry
and ot th , ^dependent CLmpun, of Delà
ware Cavalry
0n behulf o{ - tbe peop)e uf th - 19 State , in de .
feQN of wbl>9 „ hume9 nubly alld pi .. m
, t0 ^ dari th , re()9Ilt
eme , ! b(Jreb returl| wurm aud
curdlnl thallUa fur tbe faitululi 8atlBtactl)1 . y
efficient manner in which you hate slisoiiag
ed your duties,
F " r J0Ur g0<xl 8crT ' oe8 80 well and so
ohe6rf ""y P erl " lme ' 1 ' f " r J our P r ' , "P t ob « di -
e nce of mery order, for your excellent disoip
liue aud uneloeptionab ^ bab(lviur< a ' e
entitled w the gratitude of tbe f9op i, of thi ,
State and to tbe thanks so handsomely ..ex
) pressed by your Cuuiuaauding General
Marshal of this district.
EDWIN WILMER,
Pr« vest Marshal for Delaware.
Wilmingt'*n Del,, August 15, 1864,
Disaster on the Delaware. —S.x y uug men
started down the Delaware from Philadelph'a,
on Saturday evning, on a fish ng party, and
when off Queen street rowed towards a achopp
er, in tow of. a tug, to make fust, Unfortu
•fiatelÿ, another vessel was ip tow, and the
line between them was raised out of the wamr,
and four of the young men were swept over
board by it, Several boats were put off to
their assistance, and all were rescued but
Frank Hoover. His calls for ussis'auce were
heard, but before it could.reach him be sunk.
II.a body was not recovered,
ohurgo
was
OU
behalf of tHe Government, While I fcakn j
pleasuro in welcoming yon upon y ur re;urn .
toy ur h lines a.idd^io lie*, I desire also to !
join you in regretting the logs of one ofy »ur
bravest and best officers, aud in - tendering tofmore
his afflicted family my sincere sympathies. t>
lie is endeared to us all as one who gave his
life to preserve the best government that ev
er existed. Long n0ty hi» memory be fresb
in tbe grateful rpçuUectioii of his country
men. -
SSyThe Committee appointed to see to the
Correction of the enrollment of Georgetown
Hundred, take this opportunity to request all
those persons who have been enrolled and
have since arnved ft tirage of forty-Sve
to some one of
WILLIAM CANNON.
By thoGovenor
S^ii'l M, Harrinoton, Jr.,
Secretary of State.
years, to apply iimnediat
the Committee, and have affidavits prepared
and forwarded to the board of enrollment in
order to have their Same* stricken from the
list. Committee J. ). Rodney, D. G. Layton,
T. B. Sipple, G. W. Williu, C. it Richards.
LETTER FROM INDIANA.
Lawrencehuro, Aug. 17iü, 1804.
Editor or Unio&;
Tne draught in this part of the West
has been very severe aud destructive to the
corn crops, but I am very happy to write
that ruin has come at last, a blessed rain,
it came yesterday and lost night nut as copi
ously as yro» needed and desired, hut. it
raiped enough to wet the ground considerably
aud revive vegetation, and to indicate that
the very; spell is brokeu. It was, we are
glad to know not 4_niere shower, so partial in
its extent, but a general raiu, a wee* of raift
is needed. Tais would not repair the dam*
ages resulting frum the draught, bpt it would
do mucu good,
Our crops of wheat, oats, barley and hay,
all turned opiTwcil qnd miniers are realizing
large pnees lor the surplus they have to sell,
out our corn crops pre cut short ana me
yield Will scarcely exceed hail a crop. Rota?
U<es are also " suiun and but a lew in a hill."
Tpe political euid*ni.gn lr«% 2 > tuily opened
Up, Got. O. i*. Mol toll ib tue L«
lor re-election, ana Joe. .vicDouu.id n.s oppo
nent, Tuey are uttufisiug me faulte lugeiuer
oy ugi cement, oui Morton is to nord on cop
perueado and pushes Mt-Donnuid to the won
aud impolis u.m so lrequeuny, lhai the Cop
peruenUs aie begging oi iVioiAiunald to witu
a* aw ii'oui me Yuuvi5, auü tne DuLu ruen
tear he will. i\.e grainy ui me crisis is so
great mat it secrua to nave dirt eu uwuy tue
wli Uu-a.
>1 uruLory, and ihe uppeul to tue pos
mch inuiiti up lUo
likiild
puny speenutss
m uido a
MOllS
kitiuu ,u i.ii.e
The la
pcncC.
>ciy liarlow oue.
. it m u.uipiy wnether this war shull be cur
tiii me Nniiou unu me Couiiuy is
piesenèu, or >v.itu,»jr Nation unu Gouuu-y
iicd
Hkiaii fee yieiaea up*cn the hasesi oi u aiurb,
and trui;tw.»fc*id idsme eyes oi lmeign Naiums.
IV utitueT mog »v»;r.. 44 wnt wuicu w.msiood i
ireiibou oi Arnold ana Burr, thaU submit
tuat oi Jen, Davis, VV nether me hug which
waved muuipnivht over tne cross oi fist. George
mm tue " Xieur «lu Lys " oi Fiance, snail ne
drugged m tue
iiuugut] iirisLocraty of Jiniiaiu and
nsiou o* lue Öoutperu oiuve aviver.
'Tuai is
, me contempt oi me
ae
human
»alle exactly, uud
UigeuUiiy or persuasion cau rnuae it auy tiling
sue.
ii^is exactly tins, a I ay your ylunuus
jiay in me dust or jiytiljor U wmle you uoe.
iu is plain
luub is tne issue 'nulmug eioc.
paipabie undeumuie. How vast the diherence
between me old lime honored democracy oi
meuays ol Jefferson and Jackson uud the
party now sly nag themselves Democrats.
The waten word ol the old party was " our
country right or wrong" aud me neart of the
tnat it had ever been tne war party
u iavor of every war in whicn tue
country had been engaged frum tue war ot
me itevuiutiuu duwu, uud at all the political
gumeiiugs of tha party (ihe old party) you
wuuid sue on the stand suing old gray neuded
soldier uresacd
pUitJ Wat
lum ueen
ms old moth eaten oiue coat
Todx of Onto, Joe West of Kentucky, Joe
Wright ot Ind.ana, McCleriand aud Lugau !
ot Illinois, ull old wneei horses oi the old
party. They .are buttling for the Union the
Constitution and their Country, and now, will .
honest old Democrats forsake ihe oouue.ls ot I
those wise
a..d pants uud he was noiiûreU m every po&sioie
manner. But iiow is n WiUi the pium.neut
so caned Democratic party. Xuey oppose
the war. Tuey stand wiiere the tornes oi the
Devolution ana tiaaors stood, aud the sight
of a soiU.er or a blue cout has the same effect
vu their nervous system tout the s.gnt of a
p.ece ot red ciotu has on a mad Lan. Jei
ferson and Jackson aud their companions
would want u hundred yards out ot their
wuy to shake the hand of a rough and hoary
and brave soldier. The Democrats of tne
present day will turu a mile to avoid the
sight of a oiue coat. The very ghost ot a
soldier makes them quaxe wan rear,
Uernoci aoy. Tue old party had urea ot talent,
meu ol worth und hign political stukesmuii
m it. But where are tuey now. Where is
D.x of New York, Butler of Massachusetts,
wuat
•d g od men and subm.t to be j
diagooued by such dehac«d and dru.ikeu
bloats as Vullaiidingham, the arch Ua.tor ul .
Ouio, Öaulsoury ol Delaware, unu Diux Dodd j
ol lud.ona. We tinnk uot, but this letter
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already extended beyond what we iuteuded.
llUOölLR.
LETTER FROjI WASHINGTON.
Washington, D. 0., August, Io64.
Dear Union :.
1 almost fear to trust my pen thoughts
to you again, seeing That you have grown so
foud oi "lollow ng copy," aud also becoming
that^my auc.eut brother is gainer.ng
around him Ineiids aud admirers wh.,ui he ,
dispL.sèd fo muké a doubtiui use ot by
Cuuimg down on our bussex C. uuty p«<eu
with tue p<*puiar weignt ot a "thousand ot
a w
.- eeuis
bricks." Tms coming down on people I i
notice, is a weakness of my brother's, bttl
hope you will side with me and other sensi
ble parsons aud make due aUowauce. Per- i
bapsl sky this much in atfectionate reuiem
branoe of my vSister Lillian." Knôwing
you, dear Union , to be professionally "post
ed" on various interesting matters, much
tofmore so than your obedient, I refrain from
t> uohing upon army movement and "sich
like." The gieat raid has como and gone
and aLn »st come again long ago, and the
.only inoonvenlenoe caused to myself pervon
ally, was a tew nights spent shelterless in
the trenches, and the failure to receive the
a
Union, which only resumed its visits last
week. That perchance, may explain my
lepg sjlence, if any explanation is needed.—
At ''present writing," the weather is suffi
oientl y warm * monopolize all attention and
comments. It seems that nearly all items
of interest, such, as army movements, cabinet
»banges, and political affairs in general, have
kind u> me * ted and
together, forming oue
staple—an idea of said staple can be .correct
ly caught by the easy enough heard excla
mation —
then, you see if I had not
suddenly remembered certain "rules pf cor
respondents," which I have a dim recollec
tion of seeing som
respondents should not use expressions not
intended for print"—I should hbve said d—d
hot weather 1 I pident though, aud thank u
tenacious memory for a timely remiuder.
I see by agents employed by some of the
Eastern Stutés, that they are muking en
deavors ts> fill their quotas 'gainst the com
ing draft by getting as many men, both in
qnd out pf their respective limits, as large
bounties can induce to dare the fortunes of
war, and they tire successful in getting large
numbers in this district.
Massachusetts in particular, is very active
through her agents here, there, and clse
Yphere-^-elsewhei o being Europe, emmiyrants,
you know, but all's fair in war and loVe, war
particularly. Then why cannot Delaware
afford to pay a respectable bounty and fur
nish a few active agents and get her share in
the market of the material for soldiers to be
had by the highest bidder? I have not come
to the knowledge of an effort on her part to
ewhero, among them, "cor
4
fill her quota within the time specified aud
elude the painful necessity ol' u draft. In
fact the majority of thiHoyul Snues have
u HUpprising unedffeern thus far, auii
the time draws near. Gov, Seymour backed
by many Irlands aud much influence will no
doubt make strenuous efforts to have it post
poned, and then postponed again, until it,
like its predecessors, dies uwuy by degrees,
and neither the dralt will come of nor the
men come on. Thut's the way-. Those who
wishes the country well hopes that the Presi
deut, for on*o, will enforce a draft to the let
ter, and prompt to the t.me if the men are
not furthcoming. The army needs men uud
they should cquie, ulihough a militury neces
sity may be a political bane, its none the
less a necessity,
1 am glad to chronicle a downright jolly
rain before clusiug my important cuinmum
oauon, limn alter diougnt cuunot be styled
*c<mS than a God send eveiywhere, here it is
most eminently so, that is to say its a little
more, if more it cau be. Dust is the master
di8couiiort here in summer. Your Delaware
"Skuiers" is nowhqre iu comparison; but
I've got to talking of uupleasaut things and
as 'tis "'ginst nater," 1'H bow myself
Yours, respectlully,
vh
I
SC1UBLERUS, JR.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Headquarters, 3d Separate Brigade,
8th At my Corps, Balt. Aug. 23,1864.
Mr. Editor;
In years past I occasionally indulged in
letter-writing, as a sourc^of amusement, and
as a means of disposing of the many leisure
hours hanging upon the han^ of a country
pedagogue; and—perhaps oi winning the
respectable title of "a membfer of the ptl^s."
But tbwse years have long been sleeping side
by side, in the tomb of time, and the K visions
of my callow youth have vanished like the
morning vapor, and I fiud myself contending
with the stern realities, incident to an exis
tence upon the surface of the planet known
as earth.
i
It is true, the world is nearly tho same as
whon I was a dreaming boy, scribbling
"creaking couplets" and jangling rhymes, to
please the fancy of some blue-eyed lass, why,
I never doubted for a moment, would accept
me as her poet-lover, and feel herself com
plimente^ at ha ving so brilliant a beau.—
But I have changed since then, and all those
who started on the voyage of life with me—
but the world is about the same. The change
is in each individual, who is bat a single
character in the great drama of life.
One ol the strongest points of ev idence thut
each succeeding generation lollowa ciusely
in the footsteps oL its predecessor, iÿ tne
country newspaper. From .the time "when
the meniwry ot man runeth uot to the con
trary," every village newspaper had its poets.
The first column of the first page
rally the *most interesting to
y^uug ladies and Byr«mc youths. " "D ues
! to—'' and "tVill'Yuu Remember Me *"Re
spectiully dedicated to Miss —, lind *'Aq
Acr .Stic," àe., may yet he seen in tne hies
. of c uutry newspapers, puhiisneJ fLty years
I ago. History repeats itself in the "Union."
J
gene
lutUomui
j Fatty years ago, some "Adolescens" wrote
p.^evry (*/) to "L zz.t^K." Ten years ago ihe
. writer of tms dirffeomething equally ioolisn,
j and thought the world w.-uid he astonished,
'
at h!s genius. To-day "Albert" writes lines
,'' and makes "peace ' rhyme
l," and "home" witlf "doue,"
s will pleased with tffe effect
his poetry will have upop MissL.zzie's heart.
"Recips," an iud.vidual of your town, 1
6ee, has turned bluspiiemer on aocounhfDl
Miss-of the Quaker City. He intends
to L.zzie
with "moreai
and is doubtl
to do a great many very desperate tffiugs,
one would judge from reading fiis poetry (|^
if th.e iudy d*.es not "surrender imiyediately.-"
, I think tiie country^v.mld ohtai
volunteer," should she reluse. -'•'The battlw
field.'^wDuld probably he bin destination in
ca>e this "earthly augel" should fiud a suitor
a "bravo
i mors to her mind,
member him.
"A Volunteer" de.-ires Miss G. P. to rc
I can't bluine him for asking
i vu e favor, for I know someth.ug about the
trial and disappointments of that class of in
dividuals. I have put some Very hard wishes
on Uqple Sam's postal arrangements, within
the last tbiee year* myself, and oan feel for
a brother; but, Volunteer, don't hereafter
ask favors in rhyme. I say this in all kind
ness, and my age entitles my opinions to
respect. Poets are born—not made.
But after all, if it makes these yuung peo
ple any happier to toil their love in verse, I
don't know that wo ought to complain ; the
world was made to be "iuved" aud we had as
well have the "loving" one way as atfofcher.
Wo have had some Delaware njeu in our
brigade recently, and I am happy to say that
Delaware's reputation tor patriotism, did not
suffer on account thereof. We wouldnotob
ject to having such soldiers with us contin
ually. The aamiry needed men, aud Dela
ware responded nobly. 1 did uot see u single
"copperhead" among the eight hundred.
1 will close this rather strauge piece of
composition, with the expectuuon oi nearing
from some of the "susceptibles" in your next
issue. I prefer paper bullets to those made
Respectfully,
of lead.
SUSSEX.
THE WAR.
THE ARMY BEFORE PETERS
BURG.
TUE BATTLE FOR TUB POSSESSION OF TUE WEL
UON RAmROAU,
Fortsess Monroe, August &V-~Tbe mad
steamer Dictate*, lmui wy Foiui, armed av
in ^ leucl
4 if. M. to uu^, uniig.ug u lew ui
priboners, iicuvy cauuouaUiiig couimooccu
ui H u'ciocx oil öaiuiouy ui b ui,
acme ieit, *u ti # oni oi tue «nu (Joips wmeu
e cx
ui 4 o'clock Uns muiu.qg, wqcu
continued
licensed. Ueuvy ludsKeiiy firing c.<
Uuttiiig,
10 A. M.
however, wiieu tne uia.i ieit, ul
T he tighiiug is described as being ul
spirited obaracier, aud was occasionea by ua
,,st
aiiaca irom tne enemy, lor tbe expresa pu»
Liie \v eiduin
pose ot uriVibg our men iro
liuiiioad. Up to the laiust uccuuhis, iuey
uud tuned to uycoinpiisu tue. F uestgu, aot^pic
Otn Cvups, rotuiurcei, oun înaimu.uea, tue.r
uold oil the road so long us Uie^ de. n eu to do
Army of Yub Potomac, August 21.—Our
lusse» iu thc iig.it ou me Wcidou lvaiin adwu
Friday aueiuuuu weie g. eater luau heretoloie
•icpoaUeuoo. Tue num
uw oi prisoners is now put d.AVii at i ,oUJ.
It seuaiio that our Uuops were
I Spoiled in this
surpriocu,
any oi Uieru Lciog .u Uieir oiieiLor tents at
occupe me heavy raiu
me amt*, uy ng
mat hud neun launig ior
viously. The enemy first appeared about
noon, on the right ui ihe roau, m iront ol the
3d Division ot me htfi Cvips, hut this was
rerui nouis pre
I
About 3 P. M. they charged in heavy force I
4 , , I
between tne ot.i a id JvuGorps, auu succecueu
iu turning tho tiauk of the former, cuptur^ug
,
a large number ut prxsuuefs. iu« part ot
our liuô was loi'Cfcd Lack some dibiuucc, Wuen
the 9th Ccrpe, which find hccc m-cveu tne ;
day previous by u partol the 2d C*rps, cauie
on tue tie.u, uud opened a tiro, checking tne 1
' r °
enemy s advance, uud takiug a iew piisoneis,
A neuvy column al tue same liuio cuarged !
. j. , , . ..
on the ieit of our line west ol the railrouu,
held by the 2d Division, Gen. Ayres, wuicu
they broke, end nereuWmey tuuK 50U ur UUU
prisoners from me regular brigade, luis
brigade was commanded u, G.d.cr Gcu. Hays, I
Whu iS believed to he a prisoner, US he cannot
be fouud. Our wuole uns was tnus lorced
evidently a lemi, or for mepuipuoOui lecnug
our lines.
boat wish a ueavy loss in Rilled and woumfcd.
The enemy, however,, suffered more tuuu we
did in this*particular, his uieu tying tinea all
round the field, Beiwre dark our men were
reformed, and, being reiulorced, u desperate
charge was made to recover our lost ground,
whicn was suucesslully accomplishea, so we
held at night the liue winch had been taken
irom us in the afternoon.
Col. Earle is reported a prisoner, as is also
Col. Hartsteine. Gen. Crawlord wus snot
... .
througn the vest and shirt, and nanoWiy
escaped capture. Lieutenant UlurK, of fiis
. •. . r
ui, wU.lotapuiiaiVIou- ,
leitn, Lieutenant Aieuae uud xVlei riiieid, Hud
n . . J*, ■
Cupt. öuiiin, also ot Gen, Lruwiord s stun,
had their horses shot wane carrying orders
staff,
shot in tne
and rallying the men of the va.mus umu
mends. The lust named was u pi.Soiier lor
awhile, hut, seeing ayawrabie ouuuuu made
his ehcupe.
Captain tloolittle, of Colonel Wlieelock's
staff', was ordered to surrender, when in, get
ting angry at an epithet applied to u.m,
seized u musket and bayoneted the reoei
agunfst a tree. Col. Wueeiook's brigade, ot
tue 3d Division, Was fiankeu, wuen Hiey laced
the reur, charged und drove uieftjbcis,wad
took a number uf pnsoueiH. Ths eutire
r
«lUmber cupiuied wus uhout 23(\ wall some
biauds ol colors. Our loSd is esiltnaiud ut
neur, as lUeeucmv sce.u Jeie'-muicd lu regam
auui, wujLcacu.) bloiiiuuo m «la „
J tne possession ol tne load, wu.itf we aie us
acic.iniucd U. üoid il. Tlie priucuer. we tuck 1
... ,
to-duy ueloiig pnneipui.y to Beauregard s
aud liili's Corps, uud are a line, Healthy
over 3,U00, including prisoners. Notnaig
u Skiim.snipg look place uhmg me hi
ah puii.es he.ug
A b.itue is
to
duy,
tncuiselves.
oy eutrenciiiUg
looked
: ul auy
USUtU b«.jie.
Al)UV.t 21— 6 A. M.—CciwiJorahle artil
•
lery firing inis oeeu going ou on oui let t since
,ou. uciucx. uud 1 » w. 111.« UU.C qu.ie br.»a.
No muMffciry can be neuru, the distauce ^rom
neuduuai tors being too great. I
Hancock reported to have recrossed jaues
I
Washington, August 22.—Passengers by
the mail steamer frum Gity Rome bung a re
port that the 2d Corps had successtully re
erussed the James nver on iSaiurday uignt,
thus adding to the mystification of Lie rebels
as to the intention of oar movements.
I, uUuoUgh clan
me
..ng set ol
RIVER.
Old Iron Wanted .—The highest cash pri
ces will be paid Iur uhl oast ur wrought irua*
delivered at my shup iu Georgetown. T)«|.
PHIEIi' WINDSOR,
Aug. 5.—3t,
MARRIED. '
On the 14th Inst., by Rev. Jh. Freed, Mr. Levi
Sc< it, and Mies Mart bp Messick, both of thin çountyo
On the some day, by the name, Mr. Caleb 8. Col
lison, and Miss Martha Hoinm ms, both if this
county.
$ 1.0 0 0 . 000 ,
PUBLIC NOTICE*
SALE Of DELAWARE STATE BONDS.
THB SUBSCRIBER, UNDER AUTHORITY
FROM THE LEGISLATURE OF DELAWARE,
enacted at the 1st« Extra Session, will sell at Pub
lic Auction, in the
CITY OF WILMINGTON,
At the City Hall,
.AT 2 O'CLOCK, p. m.
On Thnreday the 1st, Friday the
2nd, Tuesday the |th, and Wed*
nesday the 7th days of Sc|>tem
ber uext,
Bonds of the State of Delaware,
TO AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING
ONE MILLION OF DOLLIRS,
payable on or befoi#fch© 1st day of Jaribnry, A. D.,
1885, the interest payable half y early ou the lst*day
of January and July at 'he Farinera' Bank of tiro
State of De. aware, at Dover. The bonds will each
be of the denomination of $1000, an 1 will be sold in
suitable parcel', und two hundred and fifty alto
gether will be sold on each day. They will boar
date on the 1st day of Jauuury next, uni th. inter
est will run from that day, the tirst payment of in -
terest to be made on the 1st day of July, A. D. 1865.
As this and anotherdubt of$230,000, both created
by the State in connection with the wur, c mstituta
her sole in-iebto.lness (leavi;t£ out her bonds to the'
amount of $170,000 issued for the bcnuiit of the
Delaware Ruilioa 1 Company, the payment of which
is fully provided for by an ample sinking fund set
apart ior that purpose,) the sale of the above
tioned bonds otiors to persons and corporations de
siring to invest permanently
The Best Possible Sfeeuiily.
/ THE LEGISL ATURE HAS PLEDGED
THE FAIM OF THE STATE,
AND ALL THE TAXABLE PHOPERTY W1TH
11ER LIMITS FOR THE FAITHFUL
PAY.dEN l OF THE INTEREST AND
PRINCIPAL OF T11E AFORE
SAID BONDS.
The Bonds will be ready Tar delivery at oneo, and
must bo paid fur at the time aad pl^co of sale. Pay
ment will be rceeivod in a -und ourrcncy.
LOXLEYK. JACOBS,
State Treasurer.
August 26,1861 — 2t,
U. S. Internal Be venue.
Collector's Notice.
ÛFF1CK or tOl.LECTOR OF l.NTICRNAL REVENUE, ,
Dovsr, Del., August 1st, 1804. J '
Notieo is hereby given that the uiiuual list af
taxes, cuntuimng the luxes on Inc-'iuc^, L.ccn. ea,
Carriages, hiiliurd Tables, Yuchta, und Silver plute,
for the year 1884, bas been rcocived from the As
sessor tor this district, und will be placed in the
hands of the deputy collectors for collection, on and
8lll ' r Sunday, the hi day of August, A. D. lbi.4,
at such p .toes and liiues as shall heron ftor be desig
ua ted by the deputy oalleetor's, within their respec
tive divisons, us loiiows, viz: •
Division No. 1, Coinin i.-ing Brandywine, Chris
tiaua, M.U Creek, aa.l W.lu.ingt„n Hundreds, in
New Castle coupty. John P. Hilyurd, deputy eol- •
Pcnöuder, New Gustie, Red Lion, ßt. Georges, und
Appoqumhmnk llund.ed., in hew Cas.lu uuun.y.
Ge *rgo R. Money, deputy collector. Post Oinco,
Delaware City.
Division No. 3. Comprising Duck Creek, Little
Crtek, und Dover H. ndretis, In Kent eouRty.—
Matthias Day, deputy collector, Post Olhee, Uuzlet
ville,
F. Clements deputy oolleot. r. Post Otiice, Curnden.
iïTïïlSÂSa^â Ä
River Hundreds, in Sussex county. Edward M.
Vaughan deputy collector. Post Oflioe, Milton.
Division No. 6, Comprising North West Fork,
Nunticoke, Little Creek, Broad Creek, Dagsborn, und
Baiiiuiore Hundreds, in dussex county. David W,
Muore, deputy collector. Post Office, Lnurol.
If the tuxes o 'Dtu.ned within tho said list
paid ut the time designated by the aforesaid dep
uty CullectDj-s, ten per centum will be added to all
tuxes except the income tux, upon whit
centum Will be added ip all cases.
• C. H, B, DAY, Co-
Distriat of Delaware.
m.t
ve per
DEPUTY COLLECTOR'S NOTICE,
Notice is hereby given that I will attend tbe fol
lowing piaoos on the duyB named:
Un Tueoday, August 23, gt Bridgevillo, N. W.
F or k Hd,; ThuisJay August 25th, at Loverdale's
Cross Roads, Nanciookeild.; Saturday August27th,
at Laurel,LitlieCreek und Broad Creek Hu:: Tues
AUi=u#t 80th ,, t MilUburo, Dug.bun. Hd..
Wednesauy August 31st, at (.epiorvil.e, Baltimore
Hundred, to receive the'fixes upun the annual list
for 1804 v
Collector,
oumpiitied in the lorgoin^ notice of the
DAVID W. MOOftB.
Deputy Collector Division,
*
II. S. luteruul Revenue.
Collecto* '» Notice.
Office of cui.l..ctou of iNTHKMAb Revenue,
Duvtli, Del., August lm, 1 06 A. ,
that the annual lise of
Jmoouios, Licensed,
Önvei piate,
um tue As
Notice is hereby g.vi
taxée, eujitu.iflhg 1
Carnagea, JuiiiiurU Tames, i'aehtd, ui
lor the yeur 1ÔS4, hu» bu«n lueeived
this d.au.ot,
hunits ui the ueput^ oohuotors
aber Monday, the 22u day 01 August, A. D. i^o4,
ut such 1 'iuocH und times as shull neieaitoj be uesig
nated by the deputy eulieotots, withiu tuen- res^eo
divisions,
tuxes
i be pi
as loiiows, viz : *
Division j.\u. 1. Comprising Brundywinc, Chris
tiana, Mill Creek, unu Vv i.imu^.u JbLuUUieüs, in
New Castle county. John P^uju.u, ueputj eo..
lector, i'ost Ornue, Y\ ilinm^ton, Du.awuie.
D.v.sion No. Ï, oompnsm^ Vvh.te Ciuy Creek,
Cattle, fled Lion, ot. Gejrged, und
Apmu.acwiuk Huncma., .a ,v. Lu.li« oouaiy.
Ge-Tge Ai. AlODt y, UepUty Collector, Fosl DhlbO
Deuwaro City,
1 Liyuiiun N«.' S, Conprising Duck Creek, Mule
Creed, and Dover JUaudreus, in Kent county.—
Matthias Day, ueputy ooiiecnn, Boat UUiee, liailet
vihe.
Feucuder, N
D.vioi
No. 4, Comp.isin^ Murdoikiil, Mispil
lion, und Mil.ofd.iiüh vueus, iu Kent county. J
F. CicliiOfels uoputy cullect i, i *s ,t office, Ckkudon.
*•> ». Ccwpitoii 0«Ur Ci»«, BroaU- *
kiln, Georgetown, Luwid udu nehooutu, nndluuian
Hive» Uuudreus, in Sussek c -unty.
Vaughan d«,iuty cuUmUt, .-P u»! Ou.», .dUtcn.
Division No. 6, Comprising Noitu V>
Nantioo^, LittieCreeR,Broudt lour, Dagsboro
I haitunore iiunuicda, in Ciussox ffiunty. Duvi
Moore, deputy éSiieetor, Post Office, Laurel.
if the uxes o btained within the said list are not
paid at tue timed designated by the al'oje A9 ud dep
I uty oonectoib, to« per ceuium will be aduea to all
toxea except the moomo tux, upon wKioh live per
°* u ' ,uin wiil ttUti °d
uiu al.
est k urk ,
, and
vV,'
ail oftjbes.
C. H. B. DAY, Collector,
^i ntriot of Delaware.
• Deputy Collector's Notice.
Notice
Georgoti»
bereby given, that 1 will attend at
0 usl ob; Lflteeu, ibuis
1; Milton, batu^ij.y, oupti' Ju ; JUil
loid, i'lMiiugy, bept. 5. 1664, to receive tbe tuxes
upon the annual '
foregoing notice
on a lies
des, Lu,.
lor 1664, as Comprised in tbe
the collector.
K. M. VAUOftAN,
Deputy Collector,
will please li^te tue proper
-Per;
Cli.«u 0
A... i, 1364_it.