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' r. .LINCOLN.. AT- AN.ETAM., , ( Dead upon doad were tnddled thlok . t , , v The very air with death was sick; Tho wounded waited, with .ebbing life 77 Thoir turn for the surgeon's trod knife, But.carolesaly rode Old Abe nloug, t. And called iu that scene for a negrpoug. Youth and manhood lay weltering there, - - With .the sweat o" agony matting the hair," And the bravest in battle hoard with awe The crunching sonnd of the busyr Baw. i : But corolessly rode Old Abe along, A nd callod in that scone for a negro song, f Mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, - , Knit by love to those precipvs lives, How Triust your -heart for hews athirst, , ";' Have throbbed and sunk and bjed, or bnrst, Whilecarolesslv rode Old Abe alonz- And callecf'mid those graves for a negro-song i n-j y , - 'i i T ' Jon end Uwi of the State of Tennessee.' add fu,YBPIt bould be ijmwn aside with a? annalyzvnI withvgreat power the infamous contemptuous sneer. Ljok to it. .r you, , u , u.u w - i . i, a 4 the people of the Northern States, shall sus- oath, . which- he tequired cititeos qualiurd ( ..r . . m , . . tain this act of tyranny, vour owu time will by law, to vol, to take- before. their voles 8oo0 comei If tbe President' 6f th United could bereoeived..: It may be supposed that ''StaUs mar 'manage bis side of this c intest ' a gentleman occupying the high position of 'by, setting aside the very letter of tbe U-m- Abe Linpoln Way of Managing be . Presidential Contests It Is known (Oi our readers that Andbew JoHMad'Sj candidate' for Vice 'Presidency on the Abolition ticket, and Military Governor of Tenneseeej havitbjbe unpatriotic and selfish purpose ot carry ingthe electoral vote of thai State for Lincoln and himself, and a the suggestion of a partisan political meet in, issued an infamous and audacious pro clamatioD to, the people of Tennessee, pres- cnbing a sot or rotes palpably m contraren tion of the const'ituti&n of the United States and of the1 coristrtutron and laws of tbo State ofTeooessee.by which the election Is to. be conducted, and under which no loyal citi zen of the State, who Is not a mean slave of the usurped power of the President, can exercise the right of suffrage at the polls. We'" wjlj 'riot repeat the terras of i $hln proc- tarnation, out comoni onrseives wun saying that the purpose, ad effect pf iVwere'to pre vent any friend pf Gen. MeClelJan from voting, and , thus by .the. basest mean's f to give the electoral -votes of that State to I ' Abraham Lincoln and' Andrew Johnson , - - - President of the United States, would hare ! eceived this respectful paper with- at least ' lecency and dignity, tf not with much fav r But no such thing;. , After the reading of i,he paper, a brief-colloquy oecurwd between the President undMr-Lellyett, sod we per mit, the latter .to describe it, as lie has don i) the following Utter, t,o Uio flaliooal In el)iuncer: . . . :t : ... .!'... VVAPaiNSTK,ctobpr 15, 18G4. , To the Editors of the Nitoial Intelligencer i . 1 called upou the I reajdent io-iUv a id presented and read to'him the above Pro- est. Havtng -concluded, ' Mr. Lincoln-responded; -, "Mav I inquire iiow long it took you and the Kw York politicians to concoct that paper?" Lreptiedf "It was concocted in S-sbvillft, without communication with anv but Tn ntsHeans. We communirated with ctnzeii of Tennessee outside of N-ibvilU, but not wtth New York politicians "I will answer," said Mr Lincoln; em No other man in America, occupying the same high positionj as a candidate for the suffrages of bis fellow citizens, we . venture to ,, Bfo y.oQultTbe' .'jteond. loar and ; mean enough, to have resorted (o eupb base In Btru'mentaiitie8,.to effect b,ls own, success, Bat the President miist , share, .the infamy with bis unscrupulous, associate upon the preeldential ticket.; '' ' y ''!'- .Sf K , ffOHS jLlIXTETT, Pf Kasbrllle, a gentleman of high, standing bod respeptabllj tyiand ;9f uncU(stioned .loyalty,. at v the request Qf hie associates' Upon the McClelan electoral ticket, composed of the moat talented; and distinguished names in Tenneiflee,' presented 'te 'the President Va reipectfui, ' dignified and'able pro against tbo action ofMjJpboBoh rrotestset toru lectioriable bowlDg bow It did, violence to- the eonsti lutjou ef the United Stjtea and' the constit'u- phattcally, "that I expect to let thi friends of Oeorge B , McCUllan manage their tide of this contest in their own way, and I will manage my side of tt tn my way." May we ask an answer in writing?'1 ' 1 suggested. ''Not now. Lay those papers down here I will give no other answer now. I may or may not write something aBout tbU.here after. I understand this. I know you in tend to make a point of this, liut go ahead . You have my answer.". ' ' ' "Your answer then is that you expect to let Geo, McClellar.'s friends manage their side of this contest in their own way, and you'1 will manage your side of it in your way?'' ' ' 1 : ' ' ' ' '"Yes." ' : I then thanked the President for his courtesyMn gtvina us a noarmz at nil. and I took . my leave; 1 1 ' ' ' :i Judge Mason of this city was present at I : the interview, to whom I refer in regard to . .i . . l r . . stvtution and al'orinj th elective Uw of t the Statea ko as to dhlranchibe his np-nnnis, liberty 1 already dead.' Jou LetLTeTT. WaHHiNOToir.Oct 15.1BG4 ' ' JoH LsitYElT. Eici Dear Sir: Id com pliance with the requvst in our note of thi day, I have. ,oply rtp say that I, waa, present at Ibe luterview referred to. Your statement' o what look place in substantially correct; and on alt material points 1 belie-ve it li'er alfy so,.... . Yours, truly, Cum. Ma9oi; It will t seen by Mr. LeUyetl's account -of the interview,' that -the Preaideqf adds to ; he injury ot u attempted outrage upon the r'gQti oi a imjuitv o' the loyal citizens of Tennessee, ibe insult of . coostruiug their, protest iuto a concoction of "the New York . politiciaua'.'t .And whec promptly inlormed ; that Dona but loyal 'l'enoetJani had, any thine tn da with it, stiil p i8ted, in seeing ' Dothit-g ia tbe paer tlut, ciul.I not be an swered by a rotiieinptuous sneer. . Jujtly does the Intelligencer If,, however, ttnv, Pre.sid.ant propose to-' undertake the uvui-i u mi ot to id cavaja - "in hrs own way," and if the proceeding of ' Mr. Andrew Johnsou, tin military tub- ., ordinate and political asweiate on . the He publican ticket, is one of bis "ways," the people of the United -titles c tnnot ko jw it a moment, too soon, th.t they may -take , counsel for the preservation of their liber-, ties, attacked in the very sanctuary 'of t,ha ;, nation, when the elective franchise of free and Icyal citizeus is put under thn. dictation of a President wh Is a'caadidate for the popular suffrages. v "' 07"Tbe proper authorities in Lowell Mssiachusettj, have under investigation the . ease of a man who cut bis horse's tongue out; wbose'punish'meut; if found guilty, ndl one could consider too severe under, the pro--'; visions. of law. , . ... . u :-' ictton or iar.pDnsojj.rQe protestset waraoi our loy.aity is aisirapc Jo;a toUeot mmodentloa, the,ob-,(sThu 'Pary. is bomme ilnnf tin it' A 1 A ttlAlAMAa x MAnnll m m i the correctness of tbis report. On stepping outside'tbe door of the Exeoutive Mansion I immediately wrote down the President's emphatto response and submitted it to Judge Mason and' another gentleman who happen ed to be preaent, and'they both pronounced ' it accurate. :-f ;. ' , ,; ' .And now I have a. word to say to the peo ple of tbo United States, who are or ought to be the masters of,. Abraham Lincoln. The paper which I bad tbe honor to present to tbe President is ;not the V concoction of New York politicians, however thatiight affect Its' merits. It is the solemn voice of a once free and proud people, protesting against their own disfranchisement by tbe agent ot Abraham Mncolnv It is the - voice of those IpyaAtufln, in::Tennessee. who have borne "the reproach of a people they still loved, supporting the President in all .law ful efforts topresefye' the Union. v The re ward of our loy.aity Is disfranchwement. odea to our we will not between the people oi lennesBee end. Abraham Lincoln. It may be meet that our solemn and resDeot OCrA negro belonging to Williamstowni' Mass,, is under arrest for, desertion,, but that is not the only offense. Being a widower, be married a white gift only sixteen years' old, lived with her four days, and then ran away with another man's wife. ' ' !". rpHE PAETNEESHIP heretbfor'e existing be- 1 tween.JLLOlfD Ji EICIIARDON, is this day dissolved by mutual consent by the with- ' drawal of 1I.C LWyd. The' business will be continued as beretoforo, in all its branches by W.-. II. Richakdboh, who will at all times keep the most complete stock of LIQU0B8 and FANCY ! GKUCEEIES, which will be furnished MorchanU . at lowest possible prkses. '' All porspns indebted to the old jh-rn will please call aud settle at once. -All having claims will, please presenji.them-for-settlement, Kespe'ctfully. . H. C. LliOYD.x ' f ; .W.II.EICHAEDSON. Alaysvillo, Ky., 0ct. 2Q 1864. j ; j; ;. HAVING sold my interest In the Grocery and Liquor businets U W.H, KICIiAEDSON, I would respectfully' ask'the public tp continue, their patronage-to. the new house,1 tliatr'they so -liberally bestowed, on the firm of LLOYD 4fc EICriABDSON H. C. LLOYD. ' Maysvtlle, Ky., Oct, 20, 'M. loct27