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ffitilon. a GEORGETOWN-, DEL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1864. OUR COUNTRY liiglit or Wrong. a FOR PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, OF ILLINOIS. VHE-I'RESIDEXT, . ANDREW JOHNSON f is 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 . ... , , . , 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 } 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 hi 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." ln.ll the ii cora some means an r ■'.V -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 7J 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 . ,. , . , _ , . 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 , ' 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 . , , , , 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 . ' . f. D ... 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 ' 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.