North Carolina Newspapers

I). K. McRAE. A. M. GOUJUN, p:di7.'ori. All letters 0:1 lutinesz cf iht Oficc, es iittclc-'i U A. M. (JOiiiiAN dt Co. "-JOX2AY, SEPTKMBER 5, "The harvest, is past aad ti e yuwraer is ' eiided,'' arid w have rea-on to fhauk Go I iW.it cur ha'Vest, !u hetn bounteous bey.nd t h.? avsrugc, and tk;;t the ung itKereJ but laid b'y crops j.ru2i;e a-froitfi.il abundance. Tha dimmer throughout it entire i.iiHUrv cam pr.ign, ha besn prnpiti;, indoed ucess fid. We know not anywhete to hao r id, b?w a campaiju of such were agoting oh H'.oh a Ltad are, has ever l,"' marked bj ?u,:h uninterrupted advantu., oa !VJ i-l'i', and ! U' ii cutiaued reversa on tbe other. Sine Grnaf tir.st moved ou th Li rat days yf Hay thi'iujh t'r.s Wilderness towards tho 'h: of ttichuiosid, and Shmmm from Chat tano'a to Atlanta, failure after fiiure .a lollowcd tii'ur attempt ; and now in the U-s-z'u nii f fall, in the days of September, th'-y an i-Mt'lj, practically, not ;o Lear tha ;;cj'.it)f'lirfhaient of tbir purposa a.-; vIioa th"y out . In th; meantime, thny hav lost U.j tutir;) traiM-rJisaiaaippi, except arcrc j'o -It.o! 1 in LouIsIhim and Arkansas. TVxa-i has !;rn wholly " surrendered. Diaatrous d.'.'oat-i have attended ok their mjvemewts ia the f.ir Wf-t, uncompensated by any sem Ma.vc of decisivH victory elsewhere. In Florida thy l.avo made no -gain. Ia South Ca'wlina none. Ia North Carolina their ot of Plymouth was nwked by on of the HVHt Hgind and brilliant .en!.erpf!ei of arro:i, worthy to by chronicled ;motif the uat celebrated storm ir-g .f frtiii-d places ; while thfir reluctant nbam! a.jnent of Wellington and tli adj'iet-fit territory w.;-. a coufVsMuu cf defeat and incapacity. It is at thin poiat in the progress of their gtjaatic effoi t of 1 8 S 4 , that the I'Vi'.i-l government coa- finds it:V.f vvitiioiit a i -.y of eon loh.tiou thnt cab U;s cover ft r ia thn pj-t, urn with .oVucs hliad of it that n;: y w!l diveit its conns. Uphold tha long ar,-y of df-ad nic-st voi:rr wus prott'stanti w! tLo iaiiaa,.a hut:hrr wljich drove tKem t their sla'jhfjr. Tury ecu at Ly fifties of thvc?aids thcfct rht, witUiii a few fret of il.e mrfue-, str r tus tfaek of Grants trail fVfl:a 'tho Vfi!dr iiC:, to the W'hiia r-ilrn.vj, whnif! banes will be .'ohed wp in ruin: furr tm rs loin.i t'ufurc :ht rt r,i! ic fd' t lift horrid ha too c! Vive v.r, nnd i'5 crufi coLrluct by ht'idtvu-d and ui.un npnlonn chUfji. li-Koid t!." niiinud a-.d .iuuilatd of our own. Tie la;'.rt t kcs to dwell nj on tlif-io ; .but thfy ni'i I' v; wl.f.n fomj-arrd to tho hosts which mr rneonr.tcrcd in the eoantiy of cur cn? inic . ():! !;W!i.h.I , nd Hf!y thctvnd wca t i.eii.s"! ;i f.i-t i.t;wn ;u th- isi.ii they U- i ust:ii-. i ir. .iri'ii.' ur;wy alon ! In Sie?r iiiauV tiay have rU& . been heavy; and tir lis! iepoif.1 nn:nl?r, as the ficli in tiiir Jo-pbai-', one h'iIri d and r;xly tbouaral mote, Avidi;' various accoaBU rwiato most (to b.") m .VisfrU-to.-y iiiuratives cf th heavy f. sol ia !r'j...'b'i; des-rfi-ais froi thir .rank.-. Tn u.ee t ihe li-;avy l.-.c;!, no vol titers at-.: lur-.iihed, un l nmiLt rnl dn to Line.na but t i I r 1 1- lll.i me: errnrB have ea?rf t) e fi;t'. I iar..t a;ai Ch?rrai.y Have '..e.?i:. rx i .ii".r, .-.n-i l-i'avv', hpio'e liai-jaofe'Jsrt ' a-, j ly hrr w&y t.s l:rtr. IHva.i tbo 'iAz?r' t f .H s ! j :;yp ;nd 1 1 1 il e cUakit: f h;r coin ; th.a;;.h fcr -nt- Widt oo their red brtb tud !:;;; in tl"dr luadri hright, ;prirUHnj if, cs, a;..i pvf-iir iiir f;-5in their tongues jreat f.v od.-; i'f i ioijuent nnJ ruiaautic decriyiti-R.s id' lit? I'atr.e, and j;'"ry, and p!e.i.ir iueidema to l.- n uad 'U 1 aLlle-fif! !?, jjst as t'uir bbuk a' eti )i efrs Aveie r ct.t in fonuer days ts coi eant u.ni tho mrit-- uf volume whwt'c tul3 n'oae they weir- acquainted wlt. Cut the? 't:-v' hssi er.ir,l to ba aSTfetc i by den i itpti r. ; ho has Lard ilie dread dteriptiua cf il.f tir-nehes at Vf.v shu r, ard tine ehiire at l,rp li tt- n), aid ;hc Jtcmin o Furt Pil .l.'W, and tl:t! mnss'ii-ro in Fioiida; aad thrse art? r.runreuia :ueh not crea ilaachyntfi' wit U aale t umd..t. And so the draft i a tUTo ii'vtrs-i.ify , a.ul (ovrraor IlHyraond, of tii i X' v Ytik Ti.nfs, aforctiwe wisely ar.d very appropriately designated the "littla vii -fjs "The Frideiit stands na a'jxiusit evry solicitation to postpone the diaft." . He say 4 'the quicker tin jovern ln.t proves its pnjr to maintain its la-,v ihj l. trer ;" and the 'little villain,' eut of his secure hojIc in th city of Xev Yrk, says, "We rejoice in this ?pirit ; it is precisely trhat the .rids demands." That crisis now is ap proacainj ; the tifty days of aotice are draw i.n te a close ; the titno of the three yrars' men and the one hcr.tired d.yi' men is rxpir tt , aad Lincoln's army is Ij'in; puauhed by waste of time. e th draft will C0Km3ace. Who will it britiS"6ut? I'otjLties will art ft-tch substitMte. The Dufch and Irish arj satUGed with their experience. Tci 'nitr' i.-i unstirred by any propubion. The raw. caleulaticj, native Yaakee must new come forth, lie is nnearthed, aad a;ra?t come to lijjht. Five handrcd thouaad bran-new sol diers, from up and down Connecticut, and Ter ruont, and Maiae and Massachatetti, from Pencd s-.ot Bay aad Passamaquoddy, are to be turned over to Mr. Graut for a fresh s:art. In the meantime a Presideathl election is coming on. The Chicago Cnveatioa has just entered a third naj. It ieaaid tube McClel laa, fumed as tfco .auther of a change of base." And now there will be abuse, aad villifi " cation, and btrife and contentioa about this, a well as abeut tho draft. How far it is all to go, no one as yet cam tell. Oa our side, the road. is straight and plain.. We ret out to de fend cur right to freedom aad Eelf-governmentv What existed to cause us te begin this de feca?, coiifinues Rtill. Hie agjrcstion re niovtwl, the defence vt ill cease. It is a aimple, Hticemplicattd proposition. We would hail, aad v.ill rceeire peace with independence, in the vry csrtnent when they are attainable ; ukI by an r.fhjjinj supaert of the govera aier.f, by rtrenjjtheuinjj our armies and waip pins ur ifiv-dera, we hasten the aaspicioas moment. Theae to us are aur btt nejetia tfrs Victories. 1 Inasmuch as ws are yet out of reh of fads', there is yet room for cocjecture, and s-utruite i yet within the tanje of discusaiou. Tf'e uotice that mnj of our cotemporarirs re dicu?feiLg the probabiiitiea of an armistice, to be um;d:atfdy propus?d by the Lincda !j:overn:u;ut. Others are hinting at so mo ex traordioary and areeable denouement to trans pire in liichmoud at t'ae moment xf the rc c:pfion of. the news of the action of the Chicago ConveiitioD, and almost all are argu iri the meaair.j of an armistice, its intention witiiiu what terms or how it oujiht to be cou fcid(;rl by tiie Proeident of the Confederacy and its effect oa war or peace. For our selves, sj far as Liacoln i cokcerned, we see nothlrg approaehiB certainty about his move meats. It aay be, as the New York lhrald . has said, that Judge Black, the lata Attorney General of Mr. Duckanau, and ilr. Hay, the Private Secretary ef Mr. Lincoln, have had another interview with Messrs. Clay andjlwl cerabe, and that some rehearsals for tho new play to be staled ''the armistice, may havs takeu place; aad it may be that parts hav been aA.'igad in the caste of dramatis persoaa; tf Mehars. Davis aud Lincolu, whicy tfey may, by some tacit undetaudiag,- be ripecied to play. (Uut one thinj is as yet cruiu, Me. Dvis neither in person Mor by praxy, tht we knew of, is preent at the re" hcars.il.) And it may be that Liucoln h Movd ta take hi. part by au ou'.side pressure wiucit tkreatea3 to crush his party, or. ilit bf raay be irupe'lod by an artful natural cua ni v to attempt a manoeuvre for position having neither frar.kaess nr candor ia C'r.iidratia, or it nai.y he a3 the New York 11a aid of the 2rd, which we have b--fure us, Ay's: "As fr Liacwla, ho will hold his 'round. II will not resign, lis will aot cfi'rr au arajUuee. He wiil enforce t'.s draft and s-ind one hundred thousand idorr rues to Grant and vre venture to predict tb. Wade awd his tail, aad Dryaat aad his tad, and Cre.ly and his tail, and Wecdeli Phillips and his tail, ad Weed, IJarucy, Chase and their taiU, asd Whiter Uavis, Kiyanond, Op lyue and Forney, who hare no tails, wi.t all make tracks for oli A'oc'a pbintatioa." Either of these conjectures way 501113 to pvs, or the Cnica;;'o Conventtoa may nominato 1 war democrat, and thereby havj n isuj i 1 the eiiipiia Prt'-iden ial, and lot7e all thn patronje of ih adiiiinisir-.tion to work fre Or it may, oa a cecirlcd p'atfi.rrn, rally th entire peace elemer.t ia furious and v?r whelrnin array ainst Lincoln, evea t tbs' spilbn f bleod. Bj' whatever may betide, we feel a?hured that l're.si lent D u'n has duly aurveyed the wiivle ground. His piv.tion ha-5 already been determiaed 00, however tha situ atirta may present itwslf, aa I i: wdl ba o to d:;srv9 ad command tb.3 confidence ef th3 C?nderaf people. N'"'W is jiit Comraeacin to be tho crisis when his great character! tics will, liars fu'l play. Charged "as h. has ben t s j l.rj 4 dearer? with the success of the revolution ;ihA tli 3 safety of the Confederacy liable as hi has been to the", res.ponsibi.iity, and wonder fully adapted as hn has prwvon himself t each success in emergency, we are aot in clined to falter in our opinion that he will comae up to the full measurement of the re quirement, vfbatever tho weight which may be impoted Hpon him, and whate ver he wiil do will clearly represent the borer and inter ests of his paple, and his cenduct will re duurd to their- nfety.- And we ara further assured that the jreat mass of tha people share with es this conGdsnce. They would look arousd in vain throughout the nation to find neother upen whose shoulders, with s much security, ceuld onr vital interests be borne. We wait, therefore, with patienco ths development. Generals La, and Hood, ar.d Eiri", tarry nt, but each moves oa, accom plishing his work in the great field of labor. Let as help them all we can and "wait and .be wary' . Auixa the noble spirits whose lives were sacrificed in the service of their country, jt llams' Station, We are pained to learu that Sergeant n. TT. Ayer, of the 48 h, was ameih' t'ae number. We had very little personal ac quaintance with Sjrgsant' A , but as one of our regular army correspondeata. ws bad learned to appreciate his worth and exalted patriotic integrity. He was always among the first to send us tidings of success aud vic trry ; and darin the Gubernatorial campaign, his pen gave us repeated assurance cf tbe iutegrity and idelity of North Corelina aol diers, while others were claiaiing maj jritiei from them a-aiast tbe national cause. We learn that Sergeant Ayer had passed eafely throegh the battle of the 25th, waeu a deadly missile atrnck him and terminated his life iustautly. Most sincerely do we sympa thise with his bereavd wifo ia the'tryiag loss she haa sustained. A good soldier and true patriot has fallen. - The sews from Atlauta in this tuorniag's issue, is certainly not very encouraging, but the turn in affaire there is not neeessariy cf the ruinous character which some seem to fear. The sun of our saccess has emerged from many a darker cloud. Let ca be hoptfal that all will yet he well. Chicago CouTCBtlon. The Richmond papers of Saturday bring ma full acceaate ef tbe preceedinga ef the Chicago Cenveatiea, the inbstance of which is embrac ed in our telegraphic reports. Yesterday e ing Saaday we have te defer till tomorrow tbe full acceunts. Lincelc's orgvn tbe AVasbingten Chronicle, seem not p!eaed with tbe nomina tion. Ye extract the fllowiig; The nomination ef General MeClellan will be meat aceeptable in tee South ameng the eaemies of the Republic It will be perceived that it is tailed with eqnal entbuiiasm by Vallsndigbam, lMiu3t. Fernaade TTedd, Dau Ricknoed, and all the oppeeing elements of peace add war in the no-called Democratic AasociatieM. Alwava negative raaa, he will be new more a negative icaa tbaa ever. lathe South' his nenainmtien will be accepted as a declaratioa on the part of the Democratic party ia faver of tbe separation of tbe Union. There is no eacapiag this issue ; fer all who are tbe kaowa champieee ef McCIel Jaa are the known cbmpios"s ef dienitn. Jeff. Davis understada hie pupil well. Educated ia bisscheai of politics, be and his partisans will hhil the action of tie Chicago Cnfeotien with a fcupretno siafction. And they are right in this, for whatever MeClellan himielf may desire, the peace leaders at borne and the traitors at the South will decide adversely. - However MeClellan hirnelf may feel, he is un doubtedly .the apostle of a degrading peace. He runs upon this issue alone, nut, his p?acc is a peace of repudiation aai disunion. And we have a sublime confidence that the American people will stand by, support, sns tain, aud adhere te, and carry evti all ob tclesT and against all applmuces, Abraham Lincoln, thft Uoian candidate, into the Presi dential chair. Of PenJlecon, the Chronicle says: Mrt Pendleton is a raaa of rrspectable talents and attainments, a. Virgmian by birtb, and thorough Southern in bis political sympathies. Nt to put too fine a pvint upon it, he is what is kuon as a Copperhead ef th yellowest hue, and has been tbe yokefellow of tkn Woods in opposing the measures of the Administration fjr the suppression of the rebellion. If any thing will reconcile such Eaea a3 Loj. of Okie, and Harris, of Maryland, te the support of tbe tiviiet, it will be the name of Pendleton. TUB CAMDIUATK FOR VICE rG.KSH.EHT MAKES A SPEECH TUB CONVENTJOX ADJOURNS. Mr. Pendleton, beiug Ivudly called for, ctuld only promise to devote himself in fnture, as in tbe past, with entire devotion to the great prin ciples which lie at ike fbuntiatien of our Gov ernment tbe rights ef the States aid the liber ties of tEe people. TTith the hearts of. millions ef freemen with Hiem, the Democracy would aaia build up the sUatterci fragments eftae Uaiee and hiini it down to the next generation as it was received frem tho last. WAR NKW3. Tbe Chronicle has no war news ef interest. The Yankees are still busy lying ovr their dis aeterat lleanaa's statren. A dispatch from Lo isfiUe en the SOth announces thecapture of a company of Yankees six miles below fSallatin by VYhfeler. Wheeler's force is estimated at fiom five te tweive thousand men. THE CniCAGO CONVENTION. Tiie Ntw York Herald at' the3'Jtir has beatt reciv. It is rilled ehiofiy with naatttr per taining to tha Chicago Oavt'stien. It thinks that JJeCieilan rid be nominated; but, though all has jotie en so far harmoniously, the symp toms ate that tha Convention wiil split apsa the platform. -The war ieu are far nomina ti ig a caadid ite fer the Presidency and Vice Pt-eideaey first, aad making a platform alter wards. Tbe peace mea, on the other band, ittist upon t'r.t platfrna first. liallots hive been taken ia the delegations of'all the Slates represeoted, and McClcilaa hs a msjoiity ia each. The eppoaitien to him has yet coutsred opn u particular in dividual. Hsratio Seymour, ef New York, positively decline allowing bis n;mi te be ussd in connection with ike nocaiaaiien; and hss naa'Je a strong speech in favor of MeClel lan. Fernando Wood, the Utrali eys, is entirely withnt influence ia the Convention. Vallaudighaoi is backed by the 0io- dele gation. Tr o.e from the seatbern part of the Stale are load and nicowpromisiag peace ir.en. 13-. th sets oCdelegates frem Kentucky have been admitted." The Convention, however, has refnsed to admit either deiegates frro the Territaries, from West Virginia or the States in rehadiea. Cox and Pendlaioa, ef O iio, ar both proea iaently spoken of in connection with the nomination for the Vic Presidency. TTahingtoa Hunt, ef New Yrerk, introduced a resjUtion la-king to a reconstruction of tha Uaioa tUrougk a Convention of all the States e-tcs State to be gwaranteed all its rights oader t.Couttititiom. It was unsatisfactory to the itace men. . m The Peansylrauia delegatien offared a reso lution upwn tbe same subject' cf a much more satta'actory character. - . . ., "., 1 1 From Grant's Army. The follewing is the official dispatches oa the fight at. reams' station. War Department, ) August 2710 20 a.m. To Major Gtneral Dix, ISew York: O.i thuiday, tbe l'5:h. General Haacoek, who was s?uth f He una' Station, oa the Weldon Railroad, wis attacked several times during the day, but he'repulaed the enemy in every assault. At half past five p. m., ea Thursday a combined attack was made upon his centre aad left, which, after one of the west des perate nattles of the war, resulted ia the ene my withdrawing from the field, leaving their dfad and wounded oa the ground. The de taile ara given in the fallowing brief official reperts of General Grant, General Meade and General Hancock: . Second Army Corfs, Aug. 265 30. To General Humphreys : The attack about 5 50-was probably in tended to be sitoultaneeaa by Wilcox n my centre and Heth on my left. The enemy formed in the woods, and placed their artil lery in position aad opened a heavy canaoa ade, lasting about 15 micutee, and then as saulted Geaeral Miles' force. He resisted tenaciously, bat the enemy broka bis line. -Some of General Gibbons' troops wero hur ried over to repair the damage, aad the enemy only gained a slight forthold. Thar soon attempted my extreme left, driving Gibbone' division from his line. His men had been ranch wearied rushing over te tha aid of Gea. Miles and back, during the repeated assaults Geral Gibbons .succeeded, however, in farania? a strong line, and the enemy, who were pressing" oa with great enthusiasm, were severely cnecktd by the dismounted cavalrv nader Geaeral- Gregg, which ha bandied handsomely. The Valley. k u ie1 assured that some very heavy tkirnaishiag was done last Saturday, in which Sheridan, allyiBg forth under the erroneous impression .hat Early was retreatiag precipi tately, was surprised and met with a bloody check. Rich. Sentinel. From the Conservative. Tribute to North Carolina Letter From Gen Lee. We have been permitted to snake tbe fol lowing extract frem a letter of Gen.. Lee to Gov. Vance, com plimeutiog the Nerth Oar olina Troops . fer their g'orioua victory achiev ed at Reams' Station. This tribate from the great Hero of tis revolution is the highest honor that ceald be paid teu North Carelhv. Let t vory soldier treasure it up as a memento "j of leesriaiable value: HffADVlUAKTEItS A RUT or NORTHERN V A , Aaiiuat2a, 1864. J His FxcelUncy, Z B Vance, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh : 0 o e o o I hae been, frequently called upon 10 aaen tioa the Brvices of North Carolina soldiers in tb s army, bat their gallantry aud conduct were never morn deserving of admiration than in the engagement at R-ains' Station oa " the 25th ult. The brigades of Generals-C k, MacRae atd Lane, the last nnder the temporary com mand of Gen. Cyner, adauced through x thick abattis of felled trej under a heavy fire of musketry and artillery and carried the en emy's wsrk. with a steady coaraga that elici ted t:te warm ceraivieu iatioa of their corps and division commander and the admiration of tharmy. On the game occasioa the brigade ( Geft. Batringer bore a conspicuous part in the op eratioos of the cavalry, which -were no lea distinffuiehed'for boldness and efiiciency than those of the infantry. df the meu who remain in North Carolina share the spirit of these they have sent to tbe held, as 1 .doubt not they do, her defence may be seov.rely intruited to their bands. I aj, with great respect, yeur ob't serv't R. E. LEE, General. From the Upper Potomac- . The latest advices centaiaed ia th Balti more papers from the scat of war oa the Up per Potomac ar up 10 the 28th, aud sh.ow that a battle was imminent: x SHERIDAN ADVANClit. Halltown, Sunday, Augdst 23 8 A. M. Our forces are sioviag out from Hallt'iwn, and all along our lines the "advance" has bea sounded. It may be that bef-re the netting of to-day's sun we will hart added ons more battle to tho liat of sanguinary eniiag-ments fought for the preservation of our glorious Union. . ' R. L S. THE REBEL MOVEMENTS. Washington, Augut 28. A latter re coived here to-day from th. Upper Pot-mae says the rebels, in cavalry force, were la.-t ten at Cherry Run, eleven mile west of Hagerstowa on Friday. The roil stago ar rived at the latter place from Hancock, a di tance of about 24 miles, en tho nigat of that day. The shelling of WilHamport by ibe rnesey from the opposite sid of the river on Friday, did uo ipjury to the citizen, but three houses wero somewhat injured. New York, Augist 23. A dispatch fritn Cavalry Heaiqaarters, dated Saturday night, states that no rebels have yet crnssed the Po t jmv.c, and all is quiet at Suepherds'own, Willianisport and Hagerstowa. A Harper's Ferry dispatch to the Herald, dated Saturday, states that a cartfid re''0n noissance, naade that morning, dereloped tho fact th'.t tbe re-brls had withdraws from oar front duriug the preceding night 0r cavalry pushed iu and occupied Cbarlestewn witii oat mesting any enemy. Tbe opinion prevails that Grant'a recent movements have necessitated the recalling of Euly t Richmond, while some conjecture that he intends crossing into Maryland at Snepherdstown or Williamsport. General Hill's Official Report. The fo'dewins: is Gen. A. P. Hill's" official roport of the battle fought at Rearas' Station, en the Weldon liai'mad, en the 2oth ult.: Headquarters Thir CoRrs, 1 Augawt 31, 1804. .j . Colonel: I haro th honor to report the correct list of results in the fight of the 25th, at Reams' Station. We captured twelve at auda of colors, nine pieces of artillery, tea caissons, twen-y-oee hundred and fifty pri soners, thirty-one hundred stands of. small arms and thirty-two horses. My wn loss in cavalry, artillery and in fantry, is 6evn huednd and twenty men killed, wounded and missing. Tery respectfnlly, A. P. niLL, Lt. Gea. Col. TV. E. Taylor, A. A. G. FROM PETERSBURG. The Richmond Dispatch of Saturday cnora inj; says : Ia front of Petersburg every thing continues quiet, and so far aa present indica tions go, is likely to remain so for some time to cense. On Thnrsday the enemy opened om the city with heavy guns, to which our batte ries promptly responded, and for two heurs a brisk artiller f dal was kept up. Wo ara in formed that the enemy's guns ceased firing first, which indicates that they get tha worst of it. Nothing of especial importance oc curred yesterday. A rtportwas brought by the traia frra Petersbnrg last evening that ahout 11 'clojcka body of the enemy's cavalry having taken a 'circuitous roata from their maia army, dashed down upoa Dearing's camp, on tha road to Dinwiddie Courthouse, intending to surprise and capture the whole command. Dearing's men. however, were fully prepared, and repulsed them with ease, driving them back to their lines. A number of prisoners were brought over last evening aad assigned quarters in theLibby. Colonel Thompson B. Lamar, of Florida, who was- weaaded on tbe 20th ultimo ore. the Weldon railroad, died ia Dtnaiiddie ceuaty oa Tntsday last. He was a brave and gallant fScer. The Armistice with the Confedzrat.es Letter from Senator Wilsow. A state ment, copied from New Vork papers,. has been telegraphed to New England, to tho effect that I had been to Washington te urge npon tbe President the policy of aa armistice wifh the rebels. There is net the slightest founda tion for ths report, as I have cerer entertain ed, for a moment, any other thought than that of conquering a peace by the defeat of the rebel armies. - No public aaaa connected with tha Admin istration is in favor el an armistice. I per sonally know that President Lincoln aad the members of his Cabinet have uadoubtiag faith in the success of oar armies in the field aad the ultimate complete triumph of our cause. And, with this belief, they will pureno the moat vigorous measira to raise meaey aad nin. Hnrt Wilsox. Natick, Mass., Angusr20, 1834. TELEGUAPHJC. 0 KEFORTS OF THE PRESS" ASSOCIATION. Entered ccordin to act of Coaarress ia the year 1863, bt J, JS. TifRASHKii, m tne uierrs oaci of the Distiict Jeurt fthe Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Atlanta E racu.it cd, M1C02T, Sept. During tbe last two days the city has ben fall of the wildtit excitement. Tbe operations on the line of the Railroad has cat off cetnmunicatioa with tho fress Reporters arcane! Atlanta. The result of the action tf Thursday wa that Hardee was overpowered with overwhelming nnmbers and fell back to Lovejoj's Station. Lee, by order of Hood, withdrew to waids Atlanta, leaving tbe Railroad in possession of the enemy. Itis now ascertained that six corps of Sherman's troeps were thrown upon the Rail road. Only lit rdee's and Lee's corps confronted tbem. The losses on both sides lar?e, bat as the Yankees on Thnrsday attacked our entrenchm: nts, it is supposed they suffered mnch more heavily than oar forces. Xe reliable details can bo ob tained. Reports are current that Hood evacuated Atlanta yesterday morning!!! but no positive information received. Collision occurred yesterday on Macen Rail road at Baraesville, killing 20 prisoners and. brcakiag up the train seriously. BBCOxe 'bespat e a. MACON, Sept. 3. Parties from the front re port our losses o Wednesday not exceeding six hundred. On Thursday the enemy made four assaults oa our arms in htavv columns, and were each time repulsed with heavy slaughter. Thsy concentrated on Cowan's front, and breaking our lines, thir retreat became nac?sary, which was effected on Thursday nijht. Prisoners report only four Yankee corps engaged there menacing At lanta, and guarding their communications. . ' No reliable information regardiag yesterday's operations, or the position of Hood. Gftlclal from Atlanta. RICHMOND, Aug. 4. The following official dispatch from Gea. Hood va received on the 3d. On the evening of the 39th, the enemy made a lodgement across Flat river, near Jont abero. We attacked them thereon the evening of the 31st, with two corpj, bat failed to dislodge them. This made it necessary for us te abandon Atlanta, which was done on theniht of the 1st. Our loss on' tha evening of the 3lst small oa tho evening ef the 1st Hardee's corps, in position at Jenesbore', was aaulted by superior force by the enemy, and being outflanked, wa compelled to withdraw during the night with a loss of eight guns. , The enemy's prisoners rep ort their loss very severe. later and Encouraging fron Georgia. MAOON, Aug. 4. All doubts about tbe fall of Atlacta arc ended, lt was evacuated Thursday nigdt and occupied by the enemy at eleven o'clock Friday morning. Gen. -Hoods blew uo the sur plus ordnance and burned his commisary stores, and has drawn off on the McDenaugh road, leav ing nothing in Atlanta but blood stained ruins. Yesterday our whole army was concentrated at Lovejoys' station on the Macon and Western rail, road. The enemy are reported retreating from that point towards Atlanta. In the fight at Jones boro' on Thursday, Gen. Gowan, together with the 6tb and part of tbe 2nd Arkansas regi-nents, were captured. We lot nix pieces of artillery aad captured six. Chicago Nominations. . RICHMOND, Sept. 2. The nominees ef the Chicago Convention', are MeClellan and Pendle ton. RICHMOND, Sept. 2 The enemy have with drawn from tbe Memphis aad Charleston Railroad te Memphis. The troops are opposed te be de signed for Missouri and Virginia. Platform Adopted by the Chicago Conven tion. RICflMOXB, Sept. 2. The following Platform was adopted at Chicago, with four dissentiag voices : - i:xo!d, That in the future, as in the past, we adhere, with unswerving fidelity, to the Union nnder the Constitution, as the only sol;d founda tion of our strength, security and happiness as a people, and as tho frame work of a government equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southera. Xeaolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people, that alter four jfars ef failure te restore the Union by the experiment of war, (during which, under the pretence of military necessity or the war power, the Con-titution itself has been dis regarded in every part and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the na tional prosperity., of the country essentially im paired,) justice, humanity, liberty and the public welfare, demand that immediate efforts be -made fer a cessation of hostilities with a view to an ultimate convention of all tho State, or ether peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest practicable moment peace may be r-tored on tho basis of the. Federal Union of the States. Revived, That the direct interference of the military authority of the United States in the re cent elections, held in Kentucky, Maryland, Mis souri and Delaware, was a shameful violation of the Constitution, and the repetition of such acts in the approaching election, will be held as revo lutiooary, and resisted with all the means and power under our control. Jietolted, That the aim and object ef the Dem ocratic party is to preserve tbe Federal Union and the rights of the States unimpaired, and they hereby declare that they coniiderthe administra tive usurpation of extraordinary and dangsrons powers net granted by the Constitution ; the sub version ofthe civil by military law in States not in insurrectian; the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment, trial and sentence of American citi zens, instates where the civil law exists in fnll force; the suppression of the freedom of ' speech aad ofthe press; the denial ofthe right ef asylum; the open and avowed disregard ef States rights ; the employment of unusual tet oatba, and the interference with, aad the denial of, the right of the people to boar arms, as colcnlated te prevent the restoration ofthe Union and the perpetuation of a Gorerament deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed. Replied, That the sympathy eftbe Democratic party is heartily and earnestlr extended te the sol diers of our army who are, and have been, in the field under tbe flag of our country, and, in tbe the event of our attaining power, they will receive the care, protection, regard and kindness that the brave soldiers ef the Republic baveoo.oblr earned. , RtoUd, That the shameful disregard of tbe AdmiDutration to its duty in respect t our fellew citzene who now are, and loag have beea, prison ers of war ia suffering condition, deserves the severest reprobation and scorn alike of the public and commoa humauitr. Long, of Ohio, offered an amendment t the first Kentacky resolutiftn of '51. Cox, of OhTo, called the prefious qaeitioa the Platform was adopted. ' al Steckton of New Jersey, nominate u.... 'Cv In! lan for the Pr sidency. Long invoked th r, ventiou not to add to the weakness of U- form by placing such a man in nomination. Harris of Maryland, made a iiercs ons'lan.u cn MeClellan and knocked down a Ner Tot k d 1 On first ballot MeClellan received 200 , Seymour 23. McCMlaa wasdeclared nomin,ted' Horatio Sevmour made a speech til.H; ' when MeClellan was placed in tho President" 1 I'LiMM , uc nuuiu uciuic an uis auuiUfS to the br&t interests of his country : securing, nevr ..:'. b? invaded, all the rights and privilfgej of tw peop'e. Vallandigbam moved that the aominstlea he made unanimous, which was carried amid !?!, ing applause. Pendleton was unanimously nominated fer Tics President, en the second ballet. Tho Coa?catiot then adjourned. From Mobile and Mississippi. MdfllLk, Sept. 2.-An eOicial dispatch reeiT. ed from North Mississippi is to tbe effect, that the yankee Smith's force, is certainly retreating te Memphis, a large part of the army baviag been mustered out f servl e. The flag of truce boat at Paseageula yesterday in addition to Confederate surgeons, brought a number of New Orleans exiles. The New Or. leans Era claims that a Confederate .camp at Vidia, westef the Mississippi river, was attacked and 38 men killed and wounded nd CO horsei captured. The yankees are dragging Mobile bay fr torpe does. They are lso briugfug up mentor Tecu. sehwith a prospect of raising her. They arc bragging over their raid oa Clintsi, Louisiana, and say it damaged the Confederates several hundred thousand dollars. They say their soldiers loaded themselves with all kinds ef pluader. The Picayune's account says enr loss wss 120 killed and wounded aad the yankee loss abeit 30 killed and wounded.' The expedition returued to Baton Rouge with four to six captured cannon. The Federal enrollment begins forthwith at Vicksburg. At Natchez eotton was quoted at 175 to ISO. From Mobile. MOBILE, Sept. 2. Six vessels off Battery Mc In ooh to-day. Fhe enemy still hog the shore at Cedar Point, keeping at a respect ful distance. The enemy quiej here. From Ch irlenton; CHARLESTON, Sept.. 2. The enemv attempt edjhe second time te blew up Sumter last night, with a torpedo, but failed. It exploded ' abeat 30 yards from the fort. Railroad Collision. BARNES VI LLE, Sept. 2. A terrinle collis ion has jnst taken place 2a miles abovo hero, between a train of wounded soldiers and tbe up train ahead of regultr schedule time. In the ex citement uothieg definite cwuld bo learned, but it is probable that no Ies than U or 20 are killed, and many horribly mutilated. Hanceck's heac'aiuartera daring tbe battle of Reams', wers ia a barn left seme two er three hundred yards in the rear of bis fertili catious, aad irt full view ofthe battle grouad. He was beard ti bjast that the rebels would be totally aaable te drive hU mea from their position, and whea he paw the ragged Can feds leaping tho breastworks, he was ho sur prised that he did aot atop to consider the safely f his coaimaod, but fled precipitately to secure himrelf from capture. Gold fell in New York oa the 23th, 10 per cent., and was quoted at 237. s Tae New York Times says that the proepect of McCLllan-s semination did this. For Sale. OH nln POUNDS OF SMOKING TOIUC U'UUU CO,-Brand: " Georgia Boys' De light." Call at the EXCHANGE HOTEL. Raleigh, Sept. 6, 18CL dtf. Wanted. A LOCATION for a Steam Saw Mill Bear seme Railroad. Will saw oa shares or will buy the trees. Address, BOX 10, ep 5 d5t le'gh, N. 0. For Sale. 4000 LBS. of SMOKING TOBACCO brand, "Georgia Bos Delieht." Annlv to W. H. CUNNINGGIM, sep5-d4t Raleigh, S. C. SPECIAL NOTICE. UbaDQss 3d Military D Dbp't N. C. aud Soernaaa Viacmu, If Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 30th, 1864. ALL persons, non-residents of Smlthville are re quested to refrain from applying at Headquar ter for permission to visit the Forts or to go eiown the'river in the Government steamers. This is addressed to persons living at a distance, especial ly ladies, in the hope ef preventing a fruitless journey from their homes. Upon no considera tion, for the present at least, will permssion be given to pass upon the Government boats. .Wbfh circumstances will admit of a relaxation cf this rule, due notice will be given. Packages for soldiers at tbe different posts will be delivered to Capt. Grainger, A. Q. M. Tbey should be suitably marked and he will be responsi ble for their safe deliverv through bis atrenta. Ofucial: W. U. C. WHITING, , ' Major General. Jambs II. Hill, Major and A. A. General. sep 5-d6t Headquarters M District;? DEFAaTUENT X. O.'AND So. VlaOINIA, V Goldsboro', N. C. Sept. 1, 1864. ) NOTICE is hereby given te persons who have applied for perunasioo to paas our lines below . Kiaston, that applications will be received until the 10th inst., Trout all whose intention is to re main within tbe enemy's Hues. On the 15th inst., all whoso passes are approved at these Headquarters, will be forwarded te tbe eaemy a eatposta Bear Newbert. by flag of truce. 1 ermission will only be grnntei with tbe distinct understanding that the party is net to return. By order of Irig. Gea. L. S. Bakbs : JAS. C. McRAK, "P s'&t A. A. Gen'I. IVotlce. WALTER A. TUOMPSONwiU leave Hillsbe rough aad GroensboreugTi, en Friday the 17th day of September, by way of Danville, for th- army of orthern Virginia. All boxes prop erly marked and weighed, at either point, and the intermediate depots, will be taken charge of and duly delivered. AU boxs sent to any of our pris oners of Var will be delivered to Commissioner Onld, by whom they will be duly forwarded as directed. Letters will also be forwarded by. me tb rough the same route, but all letters mut bo accompanied by ten ent ia silver, er one dollar in Ceafederate moaey. tp I dtlTiep WALTKR A. THOMPSON.