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tTUE SPIRIT oi DEMOCRACY WTLLUMS & VrKSX"---Proprietor. iirsaoN as it was. and T'.iK CONSTITUTION AS IT ISI" a I hold that this Govoi nment was mada the VViilTK BASIS, by WHITK M ;N tor the benefit of WHITE MEN aifciir POSTKRITI fbrever." Stb- 'A union of hearts, a union of hands, A uuiou that uone may sever ; A union ef lakes, a uuiou of lauds, The Amjsican Union forever." oeratie State Tleket. For Secretary of State, yPJyPJQt. W. ARMSTRONG, m a?9C Seueca County. te m bat rtBrM ,ttd' 4T ,4 ri'M. TSRM.) HHILADELPH VAN TRUMP, mm 3fcirBeld County. md W iti V10 Vaeeuoy, .itajfofflfTAS C WHITELEI, mmti&M tawaeoek County. Olat? tfrt Vjwianoy. eSJj3ANDHR S." BOYS, a? lUligblad County. jejrrreir ittif t tJ baTornt i CRlTiI FIELD, Of Holme County. aat boo-iaoi.be rroimitnisJ f WI EMfWitfCuttty : -wvca luoaid war Ait if -sew t jSmMh U.wwieiwi, MrtMaXAiNDR . RAMSEY, Mrt iJidaHU Unty ' t ApeuiVtfr PwHe Wrh, - jsw aivi kVrX-Ltf iwtM,) WTLLl ATTtAU W I LL, afe htfksaiad County, to f -Vacancy,) JAiU.KP BOESEL, s'baw avM 3-laiae County. -itiastoi avcs ?rs rrfwn laanuiSinji. Klbct.ks ton this !.! I' fSTIfi H Stat AT Kwtwatwi b$f .8 I aWfii mm bftU A IHjJBS r eem e LI n, -rtoi i lr ikauatkeo County THOMAS W. HARTLEY, tC Hi ch la ad Couuty. lWf)inoenit?e Centr Committee f-rMdtOe-Coitnry, are notified to meet at the Probate Judge's Office iu Woods- for the purpose of fixing the time for holding a ContVCortVlehfci.n, and tor the ta&e-fcrtra noting such other basi nets teay couie before them. mid hli I A-Jet, WM.'TRUAX, Chairman. n ce In and hia A tm in tuit ration Int peached by a t&Wfht Paper. arww iATiti t. A Bafowe fail to read earefblly tbe Lincoln " on our " Freinoiil vs. : t: , -.. r. wnicu w copy irom ine .new an intensely " Loyal " pa- ty sUrtsd by the Fremont fac- 'TK Y 1. ,V Kl tm. .--. nt it- tl A more scathing review of Mr. Lin coln's public acu a more terrible expo sure of hie -pretensions to honesty and ;ity, has uut been. &ud we miyht al- , aay.oottld not be written. We have to add to the indictment, which up in the conclusion that Mr. v, of all the citizens of the yaOanfartna, the least honest and the daost aangerous." No one of those who apposed Mr. Lincoln's election has ever pronounced upon, his career with such severity aa marks this manifesto from his aWkdnta friends. We submit to the par A iUtli4a organs whose business it is to defsrld-sb Preeident, that the enginery of denunbiaiion an terrorism which for tbrae yea-s past has been held to bear vkh)A Wik Dnweraey mutt new be turned upon this new and more savage and re lentless foe. - Tejate which awaits all "trimmers" bi at last overtaken Mr. Lincoln. The an 11 shrewdness whiah he brought with .iiin from h'u law practice in Springfield inspired him with the idea that he m'ght 1 ild a middle course between tbe great p rties that he might maintain an ap pearance of respect for ousti utiona obli K tion, and vet retain the support of the faction wKfiffi sco'uted every such consid ifatiWIr TntTJiiii-fervative masses of the oouritry accepted in good faith tbeassur cJrteeliifaJ pledges be g ive them; the Rali discovered the double game he nlay- ',n4. Wse ird?ng him as a leader, only rated him lor the futuru as a too . Such a ahamcter as Lincoln's bent on blessing two parties, wi.l iuvar.ably be 'Twhsd by the mo-re exciting and hostile of tbetwax. sAot?ordin;ly. while the Radi- rils were never tired of vilifying tin President they had elected, aod demand in 1'ruuidiiui uww ouireudsta of priuci- JgJ" IB - T4IK war. Tecei cals 't.vte pic, lie "was as ,iniwearied in his readiness to concede. "Without sign of ormnrrsii tions compunction he violated every pledge hy whiohbe had bound himself to Conservatism, -and ran with servile agility id the farthest length of Abolition policy in order t eowciliate the favor of his in satiate "friends," the radicals. His ut most sacrifices have been unavailing. He sold himself, bat the pay is not forth coming. Hia masters, lor whoseaake be has forfeited the support of -the" Gonti-lution-loving people, having accomplish ed their end with him, are now tbe first in their contempt and natred or ine 1001 they formerly employed. They know him; they helped to make him, they need him; and it i out of the fullness of their knowledge that they now speak of him. It is not likely that iu the face of such exposures as the Radicals are making, and are nble still to make, that the cant about Mr. Lincoln's . honesty " will be much longer continued in circulation. Nor, when it is proclaimed by the most " loyal " faction of the only "loyal" paT ty, that tbree.years of prodigal expendi ture and reckless bloodshed have only i rought the nation to tbe veTge of ruin, will there be much room for boasting about the " capacity of the Executive who is now running the Government ma chine in tbe interest of his own re-flomi- nation. More probably the popnlarvoice will echo the truth which comes so un expectedly from the Radical quarter whose utterances we have been considering. The country will conclude, with the New Nation, that "we have been imposed upon long enongb. The ruin vrhich you (Mr. Lincoln) have been unable to accomplish in four years, would certainly be con- nmmofbf) vnrA trmi t.( rpiiiMin in rOTr-r four years longer. Your military Gov- j ernors and their Provost Marshals over-' ride the laws, and the echo of tbe armed 1 heel rings forth a clearly now in America ! as in Austria. You have encroached UPON OUR UBIETY WITHOUT SECURING VICTORY; AND WB MUST HAVE BOTH." Prom the communication of Mr. j E. B. Cox. P. M. Claringtoo, in te day's paper it will be seen that office exon- 1 erares itseir in toe anair ui w '""".cm work with mis-hty mean tools sent by us for the Township Election on the 4th inst. Wa are glad of it. It is much to be deplored when the communi- ty loose confidence in a Post-Office or a mail route. It now appears that notw.th- , . .v t , o: staudingour explanation at the Post,Office here, that tbe package must reach Liar-, ingtvn in Saturday's mail, to be available. It was put iu the Barnesville mail and sent round by Wheeling. The package . w -uld have been just as useful to the per- so i to whom it was add escd when re ceived, if it had been sent by the way ol . New York or New Orleans instead of! Wheeling. W e hope such a tluhg will , not occur again. And would suggest to Post-Masters, that more attention to tho duties of their Office, would be very ac ceptable. We do not now, as we have been accustomed to, give tho markets in tbe NMrii, for the reason that it is impossible to keep pace with the prices in these Lin coln times. But wc cannot forbear .now quoting t.ie price of Coffee; this necessary article is now fifty cents per pound in this place; at this rate Coffee will be entirely out of reach of a great number of families in this County. How any man, or set of men in their senses, or pretending to have tbe amount of sense allowed them, can support an Administration thnt is thus depriving them of the comforts of life, and will eventually step by step bring want to their doors, is something we cannot uuder stand. Iu the good old days of Democratic rule, one pcrsfln could not carry home the quantity of Dry Goods and Groceries, which ten or fifteen dollars weuld buy. Now a man can carry all that the same amount of money will buy in his coat pocket. This is the 'good times" prom ised if Lincoln was elected. It is true that tbe Abolition party are having a "good time" they have more moneyuow than they ever bad in all their lives before. How they get it is another question. P. 0. Clarington, Onio. ) April T5th, 1804. jj Editor Spirit: Sir In your paper of the 13th iust., I sea an editorial para graph under the caplion " Who is to Blame," concerning tho non-receipt of a certain package of Democratic Tickets mailed by you at Woodsfield, on the 2nd inst. for James Messerly of this place. Now on the evening of the 2nd inst. the W oodsfield mail was opened by my assistant in presence of the mail carrier and Mr. James Butter; they all say they know there was no such package in said mail, although a letter addressed hy you to s ad James Messerly was received, and delivered to him next morning. 0U say tDe strangest part oi me anair is that on Wednesday mormng after the elecUon was over, the lickets were hand - ed to Mr. Messerly lhis is not stnc iy in aecoraaree witn the facts in the case; for tbe truth is, the Tickets were not received at tlijs Office till after one o'cb P. M. on Wednes day the Gth of April (inst.) by the Wheel-' ing and Parkersburg River mail. Thnt mail I opened myself in presence of my assistant, and of John Morrill, son of the late P. M., who saw the package of Tickets taken out of the river mail poach and that afternoon "they were handed over to Mr. Messerly." All the Postmasters along the Woods- fiild and Clarington route said they knew ' liotnngof the said package. V ell they iiugpt say so, tor they never saw it. also ask who is to blame. E. B. COX, P. 3d It is Mated that 240.000 persons in London get their living by thievintr and other disgraceful menus. Shnkmrrt London is almost bad as the Republi can party of America. The Democracy elected their ticket in "Mitwaukeeon Tuesday by the usuul majority The Democrats have carried Madron. Ind.. fey one-hundred niioriV. H.'S. Brown; a radical Kepublican, j publishes an article nearly tour cnltimn. in li fftli in thf MiliA-:.ukeo News, all of which i directed against Mr. Lincoln The rebels in Arkansas rTie" saidlt- j be well supplied with clothing and shoe: from England, received through Mexit-o. ; jThe "Abolitionists' oarriei OuuWeciir j cut by their uuol niaiofifv. s j" X J The wme sweet-scented party carried Cincinmui by about the same majority ot last fall. j-.- t t- -Ine Administration nrr using "very i . i j V- 4 ri possible means to secure the defeat of! Mcriellan's nomination bv the Chicairo Convention. - -'Evidence is accumulating that !Wc Clellau s original plans tor capturing Richmond wiil be again adopted, It is said that not a single Senator from the Western States favors Mr. Lin coln's renomination. They are all op posers ot the government. If things go un as they aTe now going the nigger will soon gct soA'ain and jiroiid that they will scorn to niarry Abolitiou ists. Our national debt is reported to be about 4,000,000.000 of d oil ffs for three years war, while the do'. r of 'Great iJritain does nOtexcced th-f sunt, hi lated since tbe reign of Second. ing aeciimu Charlcs the The Boston Post lays "hundreds of: families in Boston are either disnClisincr .. ; l. 1...Am AnttKalv ivdi.w if in tli smallest possible quantities, on accouut 0f jt.s extravagant price." Au admiring editor calls Old Abe "o whole team, a horse to icf." Tf vou will give fair credit for the e;rra, "we will ad mit that bis administiai'oii is a whole team and several jaekasses'm let. 3ir. Prentice, nrthe Louisville Jour-j nal, gets off the following good hits: "The California Legislature calls this Administration the iitfttrnmeiit of the l- mighty. Uuqueitiohablt, the Almighty An English newspaper says tnaton.jtro0p8) blockaded as they have oue ucisoo got to ine Doiu.ui oi in- Schleswin lL.lstein question, and lie w" German professor, who immediately lown in A uennan paper in lowa in uil Frcraont interest, says Lincoln has no friends, and ,couiels rreinont to call a ; Peopled Convention and seize the uomina - tiou. 1 Butter, of prime table quality, sold in Cincinnati yesterday at 75 cents per pound. -i!Iuiidrcds of negroes are being daily forwarded North from Memphis. Culpepper, Ya , is lobe made a per manent dsput for supplies for the Army oi ine t iMoitnfc. Tho Mississippi river is lined With jrwerrillas from Memphis, up (o a point near Cairo Hon. Thos. Kwin has recovered. and on the, 9th iust. was in the United States .Supreme Court room at Washing ton. l." A Cairo dispatch of April 14th. says Forrest, with some G000 rebel troops attacked and captured Fort Pillow a few days previous. The jrarrison was coin- composed mostly of negroes, all of which were either killed or captured. -Fort Pil low is au isolated fortress on the -Misfis-sippi. where thofc negroes were left, be yond supporting distance from our army, to the tender mercies of the rebels. Truly it is a blessed thing to repose in Abraham's bosom. SPRING ELECTIONS. The spring elections in "Pennsylvania and Ohio have resnlted very favorably to the Democracy. The majority in Penn sylvania is estimated at 50,'iO. In this State the l.icnioeracy have gained nearly every place except iu Cincinnati, Dayton and Lancaster. I L LI NOIS K L ECTIONS. Our exchanges from Illinois are buoy ant with exultation over Democratic vic tories in that State. It is refreshing reading. Prepssre lor Hie Wont. In view of the innumerable crimes j which have been commuted against the j Democrats, and of others which are threat ened, aad seen imminent, the correspon-j dent of an lowa paper says: "1 advbe tbe Democrats of Iowa to meet and thoroughly organize, openly, for the preservation of their rights under the i law. "This they must do, and do it at once.1 And let tho Government understand two things; 'First: Tht in obedience to tbe laws and the Constitution, the Democrats yield j to no one, and will fulfill every oblig .tion I and obey every law to the very last re-; quire ment. "Second: That we will demand all our! rights under the law. Let everybody understand tha't we! will stand by each other for this purpose. I When we have done' this we will be secure i for vn uwd UQ 0ath pas9.worti ,ov : . AnJ we cau nQt gQ tQ W()r!i 0no 1 jjour tQQ goon Wiiether we 0ect 0UI (president or any other officer, wc cin ;. -.Btl:n 0llI llianhood. The worst times are oloe up n u. Be not deceived. A Pertinent Resolution. The following capital hit was made re cently in tbe U. S. Senate, by Mr. Sauls bury, of Delaware: Reserved, That the Chaplain of the Senate be respecttuny requesiea neieau cr to pray and supplicate Almighty Ood in onr bebnlf; and not to lecture Him, in forming Him under pretence of prayer, his, said Chaplain 's, opinion in reference . . tit'. . a l 1 a.j l t X to ilis duty as ttie Aimipnty, ami mai ! the said Chaplain be further requested, as aforesaid, not uudor the form of prayer, to lecture tbe Senate in relation to ques tions before the body. Der Demokrrrt. orsran of the Ger- 1 man Republicans at Davenport Iowut says emphatically: "Four yen's more 1 Liucoln is four years mote war. " Ijiiu-olii Oifire !!i r Snp- Krons tU Aifjauy At as and agua Some ti me uga the public were shock ed by the evolatinu thai c'ertaio olice bolder.-, in j'Ai standni"-in the New York l.ust'.ua ilousc were co-oiieratiiiLr with iHi' .ite parties in scudiiig -supplies to the ii'.DV.s, through .Nassau and the port of , A' jtaiuoras. The parlies were arrested, sortie imprisoned, some. Discharged, but none tried ur punished. It was said a public trial would involve higher offi cials a(ii tpromitient Republican lea ., since the commencement ct the war it has been suspected that high otlicials at i ii' . i . i i t i - f asumion nau coiuuiuriicai.cn luiorina- . . , ,,,, tiuu to the enemy, ot our war.t lans. ihe ' ". " " r""T.0' to rori ug.i i. to tne-rcocis, oi the sailing of the fleet to the relief of Sumter, which was the. signal of the assault, upon the fort, was the beginning of a long series of secret understauUiugs with the enemy. The New York Times now publishes a contract between the Bebel War le piirtiiicwt. and a Mr. Chichester, of Ar kansasto sellcoUoii tu tbe North ou con dition of receiving gmi Is in exchange. Among tbe articles lo be I'limi-iied by I'hichestcr were l0,000. caps o.' gray or j blue cloth, 30,000 best (ju ility cadet gray i cloth army jackets, 3 I.OUu light bhie cloih pants, 00,000 pairs brown drilling drawers i0,000 pairs shoes, double soles and laced in front, 00,00(1 pairs best quality Gcr man wool socks, 3U.0JU pair Merin blan kets, weighing eight U iunds to the pair. t etc., Jail evidently for uniforming the army also spades, axes, hatchers, caiiip kettles 050 dozen of each 2 500 ilcsj paiia, 50 sewing machines, and various other ar ticles. One of the stipulations of the contract was that the cotton forwarded should not be used in the United States, but passing j through it, be shipped fioni some purl ! pother than New Orleans) out of the I L'nited States. The contract, dated ou i the 12th of June, 1803, was renewed on i the lid oi September last, with some va riations. It has Ions been a wonder huw the reb els managed tii .l.viliA .jiijI i. i n in tK.lr ,,eeil -th..v have now in the field one of , th(J niUstthoroughloquipped armies that over en,ere(, upon a c:,mp:ii.n. Tue I wonder is no louge. a mystery . Our Cus- (om jwu ollr Commissaries, our Cen. uUf Trei!tUrv ,.elits :ha,e bcCH al i j(r ,iieln ; Tjlucs docs nnt C0U(.eai its iu,pres- sion of sueh complicity " Whether our Government or its agents ind Cen. had any connection with this traffic we have no means of knowing. 1 iifMi jtiissiOU thai theg ifcouMl h"ov ftunnnnl iyiivrant of it existence, and it is Mot-easy to see how it should have been carfred on iu defiance to their wishes. The -special agent's sent out into that re- , . !3.,,. -nP v undoub cdlv had very large powers confi j ded to them in rqgard to trade with the Southern State.-: but it cau hardly be siip . posed that thqy were authorized to sup , plv the rebel army with clothing, pro visions, hardware, ahd other articles of which they were most destitute. If they I have any such authority it should either j be revoked or the war should be stopped I it is scarcely worth while to maintain au army of soldiers to fight tbe rebels, if on ; nf jyu.e holders i in the field with anthoriiy to feed litem.' These arm y uniforms garrisons spades, moss , pairs. &e., may have been sent from our own arniy stores, direct to tbe enemy. Tire destitution of our armies, at certain points, and at certain times, would indi cate mime diversion of the supplies inten ded for them. A teeeut telegram from Washington to the New York Times is interesting in thia connection: 'Investigations into New York Custom House affairs, by the Committee of the ! House, develop the fact that a trade of such magnitude has been conducted be- twesii porfies in the Xorth, and Rebels on j the Rio Grande, that the rebel agent at ! Matamoras has pocketed out of it over a , SiMfrOu dollars as his share of the prof ! its." How much the agents at the North have pocketed does not ajipear. We venture to say that it has uot been a smaller sum. The N. Y. Tribune recently published a story to the effect that Mrs. J. Todd While, a robel spy and sympathizer, passed into the Confederacy a few days ago, by way of Fortress Monroe, carrying withber in her trunks contraband goods, together with medicines, papers, &c, uuiter a pass from President Lincoln, her brother iu law. The story is true; and the details, as given in the World, make it a still grosser ca.-e of betrayal. "When Cen. Butler wished to open her trunks, as the regulations of transit there prescribe, this woman showed him Sta'te. As oriyinally composed, the law an autograph pass or order from Presi- j included all emigrants, but it was subsc dent Lincoin enjoining upon the Federal quently amended so as to exclude the officers not to open any other trunks, and Trish. We suppose the reason must have not to subject the bearer of the pass, her been because tiie Irish are soon converted packages, parcels or trunks to any in- into good Democrats, while the Germans spection or annoyance. Mrs. White said are sometimes deluded inte supporting to Gen. Butler, or the officers in charge I radical Republicans. But we state the there, in substance, as follows: "My ; facts, so that rishnien inay give the State trunks are filled with contra bund, but I jol Maine a wide berth. defy you to touch them. Here (pushing it under their noses) L the positive order of your master! " Is uot such a story a revelation of infa my? And uniit no: the mo t Biiiguine man despair of the country when such in fluences predominate in its affairs? These revelations first came to light in the Uepubtican juuruals. The Seward prints are glid to expose Chase's uudcr 4 ngs in the Custom House, aud his Treas ury a-rents in the West. Butler is erlid ( to give publicity to Lincoln's conniviauee with his sister in law. If Chase's friends speculate in cotton, did not Seward give Freuch agents a permit to buy tobacco iu Richmond ? Tbe speculating Generals are rivals to each other, or dependents upou Presiden tial candidates, and so their conduct is occasionally dragged to light. But alter all. i is not so strange thnt the Administration aud the enemy should play into each others hands. Ihe Abo- BrJT During the present month the litionists aud Secessionists did so before 'Democracy of Kentucky will hold a State the war. Iu the Charleston Convention, ! Convention, to nominate delegates to Jeff. Davis was the I'lesidoutial candi- Chicago, who, it is claimed, will be in date of Btiijaniin k Builcr ? stmUod to vole fur General Mc deltas. Tho Secessionists Rhett, Slidell and Co,, exulted over the prospect of Lincoln a election. -VVar has since given absolute jpower'to the Abolition President, and to his Secession enemy! Both aTe Trillin" jto prolong their sway, no matter at what sacrifice. In the meantime both North and South are perishing under the greed, the treachery, and the tyranny of these two profligate dynasties. Idurolu and Fremont. The -fight between the friends of Lin coln and Fremont is becoming hotter and fiercer every day. The office holders, contractors, speculators, and army thieves, are all tor Lincoln. They wish the rail splitter re-nominated, in order that they may have thoir hands in tho treasury for four years lonser. On the other hand the fiieuds of Fremont are active and inalig naut against Lineplu, and are determined to defeat hnn at evry hanard. The most active men in this movement are the Ger man radicals, who are pretty powerful, .ii.. :.. .. ii'., i . i . ' a . npwnui in me ii cot, auu claim lUji inuy ' ' . J have Strength enough to elect or defeat " i 1 1 any candidate that may be nominated bvVls.J,. ' .i " i . . j i ,i ' u jVi . j A her passing the fighting renewed and the Abolition partv. , , K, a B . ,PI . , r j . the fede al flair was seen to come down, the (jtcrmaii papers of Cincinnati, , . , ,. , . , , . . i i, uLi ' . 1 1 i i i but was believed to have been shot away, Jjouisvillo, St. Louis. Chicago, Milwaukee, i . , n , r, , . , i i I as there seemed to be efforts made to raise Detroit, buffalo, and many other places I . i.., :...A.x.. cS i :rzr: n scam. nave nnwu ine i i e uoui ia uuei a uu some . . . ui uiem express a aeiormination, siiouiu D A - i 1 1 . . . '7,u u' .uo 9T"W. 10 ,UPP" the Democratic nominee n. preference to PHI VIW v.v,Mil J i I.U.. U.l.lO IIUUUUUII- : mcnt ol the Monroe doctrine by the latter, and espee.ally of his allowing a European , UUIIV H I'll'A Uti. 1 Phe neV -Fremout organ in New York, the Knr iXutit. is perfectly savage in its opposition to Lincoln, and as the arti cles are written at the special instance of Fremont, and some of lliom said to be emciiations of his own pen, it is plain to one that the worst possible state of feel ing exists between those Abolition rivals. Au effort is being made by the enemies of Lincoln to have the Abolition nomi nating Convention postponed from the 10th of dune until some time in August or September. If this movement is suc cessful, it is said that Lincoln's defeat for a nomination is certain. While the Abolition enemy are thus lighting, let the Hemocracy be of rood cheer. The nominee of the Cbiewgo Coto- vention -will Oe elected President of the United States the Cuion will then be restored, and Ifeaven-boru ueace will once more smile upon ourbeloved land. Democratic limnicr. The ProbabSc Plan t of ilie t anipaigH. (Special Dispatch to the World ) Washington, April 10. Preparations (or the great inovein nt on liichmoi.d, which will now be delayed by the storm in Virginia, are truing 'for ward with quiet but vehement energy. The reorganisation of the Army of the Potomac has been generally 'perfected, and the details of the new order of things ate being arranged as fast as the trouble caused by the Transfer of rciiiments, and some cases of dissatisfaction among offi cers, will permit. It is :probab)e 'Yiriw, thnt a't least two movements will be made for the purpose of capturing tbe rebel capital, and per haps a third. Gen. " lialdy" Smith, it 'is reported to-night, will have command of two army corps, to be organized at For tress Moirroe. -These troops Will be push ed up the Peninsula, while the Ariny of the Potomac keeps Lee's forces vigorous ly occupied, ami while Gen. Buruside is presumed to attempt the old route via Goldsboro. N. C, cuttiug the railroad at that point. The Peninsular and North Carolina 'movements could scarcely fail to cause a retreat of a larjr. nart of tbe rebel army from its present secure position on the heights beyond the Rapidan. A prompt, uenerul and persistent attack from all points by our forces would then certainly force the fighting in a few days up to the defences of Richmond. That accomplished, tbe war will have witnessed no more teriiblc battle than the one which must ensue for the "possession of the city. Advices received to-day disclose that constant additions are being made to the strength of the defensive works on all w a i- i i i a a points. "So Irish Seed Apply.' Tho State of Maine is no place for Irishmen. The Republican Legislature of the (Haifa by a reeent law have signified their dislike of tbe Irish emigrant, in a very marked measure. Au act was pas- ed. incorporating an "Emigrant's Aid S.cimv to which ws civpn a hnn.itv from the State Treasury, of twentv five 1 dollars for every emigrant between fifteen and fifty who should be brought into the The Only Hope Tor LinfOlu. The following " plank," was inserted into the Fremont platform at the Cooper Institute organization, which the Lincoln ites must beat, or go under : " Absolute equality of all men before the law, without any distinction of race or color!" This is pretty hard to beat, but it can be done. Miscegenation about offsets it; but that will not answer. It must be beaten, and doubtless will be. Indeed, we may say without breech of confidence, that we have private information, that tbe following "stunner" is cut and dried for the Baltimore Convention: Absolute superiority of the nigger un der all circumstances !" 1 The devil takes the hindmost and the foremost too. (Jirclevile Democrat. sides ot the rebel capital. Mines areimark were a Bhocxing proiuue to tue understood to be ready at the uiostcrital bloody scenes that were about to open ui Rebels Demand the Surren- drr of Fort f failed. Cairo, April 13.-Rebel Gen. Buford sent a flag of trnte at 7 o'clock this morning demanding the surrender of Fort Halleck. Columbus, Ky. The white sol diers to' be treated as prisoners of war, but no protection promised to colored troops who are found in arms. Five hours eivou for the removal of the women andchildren. The steamer Crawford arrived here at one P. M. crowded with the latter. As she was leaving Colnmbus two steamers arrived from below with 3,000 veterans en route home on furlough, also a battery n-hi. li were landed and which would doubtless materially change the calcula tions of the rebels. The stc-rner Olive Branch from New Orleans on the 6th arrived this afternoon and reports that fighting has been going j on at Fort Pillow all day yesterday up to the time she passed, 3 P. M., when there Was a cessation of hostilities. Negotia- m. ... ..-. inns mira nmlllinnr anil u TlHir OT triiCe WaS . , r- Ainonir tho passengers by the Olive Louisiana, and Capt. Miller late acting , ; Mayor of New Orleans. W Small Pox prevailing at New Orleans yjjj vahled at $34)000 recent 1 : t Iy landed opposite Port Hudson, was seiz Ill . , . ni K t ... n.i hfurv niiMinritifiq ed by the Paihicab advices to noon, report mat tors more quiet, and the probabilities of an attack is ironerally lessened. ticii. Urayiuan sent adequate reinforce ments to both Columbus and Paducab, and no fears arc entertained by the mili tary for ihe safety of either place. Passaogcrs from below report Forrest 'as having recently crossed Caldwatcr river, near Jackson, going with 3000 borsfs, 1900 wagons. This is doubtless exaggerated. The Slattle in Louisiana. ' I Nkw Ori.RANS. La , April 2. '' The arrival of the Illinois yesterday morning from the Hed river, places your correspondent in possession of rumors the most startling, and Which were soon spread over the city On the strength of these rumors extras were issued by the papers. At headquarters, however, no news whatever had been received up to five o'clock yesterday evening. Tbe news brought by the Illinois, and afterward confirmed by tbe Alice Vivian, i-i as fobows: A battle was fought on Monday last near the moulh of the Cane river, between the forces of General A. J. Smith, and the rebels. The latter were repulsed. The Uuiou loss iu killed aud wounded will not exceed sixty. Tho enemy suffered more severely, and six hundred prisoners are now in our i hands. Tue cavalry of Gen. Lee was in pursuit of the fleeing rebels. A REBEL EXPLOIT LOOKOUT. ON CAPE Fort Monrok, April 8. Last Sunday night forty rebels landed ou tbe wharf at Cape Lookout, and placed the keeper and his wife uuder guard; they then des troyed all the oil and exploded a keg of powder under each of the towers, the win dows beinir opeu lessened tbe effect of tbe explosion, and but seventy feet of the stairway were destroyed and the lantern injnred so that it will take several days i lo repair ri "Ifobody Hurt." The New Y6rk Nevis, in alluding to the celebrated remark of Presideut Lin coln, while on his way from Springfield to Washington to as-utue the office ot President, that "nobody had beeu hurt j by this convulsion, says: ''Nobody's hurt." "he shallowness and levity which prompted this noted re- I t a i - . i a i . . der the direction of the man who uttered it. The corpses nioldcr beneath the soil of a hundred battle-fields; the hundreds lot" thousands of brave fellows who have perished iu military hospitals; the huu dred aud twenty-lour thousand widows that are now applicants for pensions, are a sad and terrible commentary on this heedless and heart ess text. Ho such 'leaders deserve the confidence of the 1 couiitrv? Shall it bo loncer committed i to their keepiusj?" j The mau who declared that " nobody was hurt has since called tor two ui l- lions of men and three thousand milli-ns of tre sure, to throw as offerings under tha bloody Juggernaut car ot Abolition ism. A Sensible Prayer, " More Brains, Lord!'" The Wash ington correspondent of the Cincinnati tjvmiitercial relates t he following : Rev. Dr. Sutherland who has recently accepted the pastorship of au American church iu Paris, offered bis farewell pray er as chatlaiu of the Senate a few days ago. and took oteasiou to make a very unkind dig at tbe Honorable gentlemen for whom he has beeu daily interceding at the Throne of grace, for months past. He uttered the following supplication very audibly : "We pray Thee, O Lord ! to give to the counsellors aud statesmen of Ameri ca, more brains ! More brains, Lord ! More Brains'." On hearing thisvery well-timed entreaty, but rather harsh criticism, Mr. Sumner dropped his head upon his breast quite feelingly, Jim Lane rolled his eyes piously, Garrett Davis evinced signs of emotion, and a gentle man in tho reporters' gallery uttered an emphatic "Amon!" byway of a second to the Reverend gentleman's motion. Dr. Sutherland was wise in praying for what the Senators most needed. It is to be hoped the members of both Houses will profit by the prayers of the Rev. geutleman. Deniocratic National vention. ton- !The Common Council of Chicago hare passed a series af patriotic resolutions re turning "thanks to the National Commit tee for its selection of Chicsgo as tbe place of meeting of its Convention." The hospitalities of the city are extended to the Convention, and " gratification " is expressed "at the assembling Of the dele gates of a great and patriot patty in our midst on the nation's natal day." Several of the Republican members of the Coun cil voted for the resolutions. Miscegenation. Some of the Northern papers art dis cussing with the utmost intensity of phi- losopnical speculation tbe question of miscegenation; its friends arguing earn estly that its practical adoption will ame liorate the physical capabilities and moral sentiments of both breeds. Tbe subject is too disgusting for stomachs in thia lat itude to permit a transient remark, much less an elaborate disquisition. We can not be tempted to study these Northern arguments, being already satisfied, from tbe experiments made on beasts and plant that hybridism is a aynonyin for degen eracy. Wahiij(on Constitutional Uni on. B&. Forney's Press expresses fear that there is dauger of a fatal severing in the Republican party. Well, it is said of a certain voracious little reptile, that, if you cut him in two in the middle, the part that has the teeth will turu round and cat the other half up and fatten upon the meal. Bring oct tiik Rag. They are soarce and high now, the paper makers say, and so they put np their prices ter ribly higher than ever before, with a sinple exception. The jrood housekeepar will consult her own interest, and that of publishers also, by hunting up and sel ling all their paper rags. Cincinnati, April 13. Tbe Ocean Steamer Catawba, iron clad, was success fully launched here to-day. Every treasury and public plan- derer will vote for the Republican candi date at the next presidential election. MARRIAGES, MARRIED April 10th, 1864, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. J. b. Sowers, Mr. Ei.lis Henthuiin, hf Monroe County, O., a Vcterau in tbe fSfh 0. V. L, to Miss Lalka Tiittuk, of Putnam. Muskingum Comity, Ohio. Ou ihe 5th day of April, 1864, by Joseph Mays, Esq.. Mr William M. HutCiIKSoN of Ohio Co., Va., and Miss Sakah J. Harsh kt, of Washington County, Pa. : ' ..,',,. -j On tho 7th day of April, 1864, by Alexander Buchanan, Esq., Mr. Joklil A Scott, of Green Co., Pa. and Mart Babnhouse, of Summit township, Mon roe County, Ohio. DIED-Of consumption, MART A. BliACY, daughter of George W. and bilizubeth S. Bracy, aged 18 year. 9 mouths and 8 daya, Marph 28th, 1864; about 12 o'clock she folded her arms across her breast, aud sweetly fell asleep in the arms of her blest . Redeemer. Her cheerlul smiles and kind words will ;reet us no more on earth. Her illness was short, aud her death was uot antici pated until a few weeks beforeit occurred. -Nothiug could have been more heirt reuding to her dearly beloved pmenta brothers aud sisters, tb .n was her death. She was so .iiuiabie, so kind, so affection ate, that she mas admired by all who knew her. Her conversation during her sick, ness is aiiviiig testimony of her safe pas sage over Jordan, aud her peaceful rest in Jcaus. She bade her achoulmatcs fare well, and expressed a desire tbat they should meet her in heaven. Shi- would oftimes say O! I feel so happy, but we'll wait till Jc us comes aud we'll be gather ed home. A few minutes before she died she said in a low whisper, farewell to all, farewell to all below, I me going hme. Mary is cone, "Cod has recalled hia own." May the Lord bless and comfort the sorrowing mourners. Ada & Lini McClary. Dear Mary, gentle lovely mild, Has sweetly sunk to rest, Her mar'.de hands lie peacefully Upon her pulseless breast, Gone in her youthful beauty, gone To a fairer world than this. Li Within the tender shepherd's arms She dwells in heavenly bliss. : .11 I .SO - For in your graveyards hollow'd spot Her riMiig tomb is seen, And o'er the grave where Mary sleepa Shall wave the willow green; Her spirit free from earth now soars In heavenly mansions fair, In Jesuo arm your Mamy ia, Is safe and happy there. Fond Mother weep no more for her, For she is happier far The seraph bright for whom you mourn Than those who linger here, But humbly bow with greatful heart To Him whose watchful eye, Saw perils strewn around her path, Aud took her to the sky. Heaven will be dearer to you now Since Mary there has gone And your heart now wrapp'd is gloom A brighter day shall dawn, Let joyful hove and lively faith Be fondly cherished still, And from the chastening Father seek Submission to hia will. Although your heart is bowed is grief And earthly ties a riven, Ood breaks our idols bore to make Our hearts more mete for heaven; And from the seed in sorrow sown Upon life's checkered way, spring Bright plants of peace for you abaft To bloom through endless day. H. W.