®dje Iftmotnt. HARVEY SICKLER, Editor. TVNKHANNOCK, PA. ■ Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1863. Summary of News. The situation of affair* since our last issue has assumed a somewhat darker aspect. At that time, it was reported through the daily newspapers and m< stof'he weeklies (hat both Murfreesboro and Vicksburg had been taken. The taking of the former has been confinn •d. Our Forces have been driven from the Utter place by the Rebels a loss of fran three lo four thousand in killed wounded and miss • ing. The capture of Murfreesb<>ro was j made only by. a loss of life that makes the victory truly appaling. The Texians under the Rebel General I Magruder have retaken the city of Gulveton j with tbegarrison ofsoo or 600, at thai point ; also at the same titns they attacked and cap- j tured or destroyed the small Reel m the ha r bor, among which was the revenue clipper, Harriet Lane. The West field, the flag ship of the squadron was blown up by her com- i Bander Commodore Renshaw. Springfield j Mo. is reported to have fallen into the hands of the rebels. Its loss will be severely felt in the west, a large amount of ammunition and j being arms stored at thai point. In the army ofilhe Potomac, no important j changes have taken place, Gen Burnside is j reported "to~have tendered his resignation for the third time, the last being a peremptory : demand to be released from the command of the-artny. Gen. Hooker it is said will take bit place. Desertions from the army arc very fre quent. Many regiments are reduced to mere skeletons from this cause. ►f , •v •• ** - ' Our State Legislature. The Legislature of Pennsylvania, met at Htrriburg on Tuesday the 6th inst. The Senater organized by electing George V. Law rence, of Washington, Speaker; George W. Hammersluy, Clerk ; G>r lon S. B. rry, As I sietant Clerk ; ana John F. Cochran, Ser- , geant-at arms, with the usual number of j Transcribing Clerks, dourkeepeis, Ac., all being Republicans. The II •use organized by election J >hn i Cessna, of Bedford, Speaker ; Chief Clei k— 1 Jacob Zeigh r, ol Butler; Assistant— R Ml - Speer, of Huntingdon; Transcribing I Clerks- William S. R. Iston. of Armstrong; i William Gregory, of Philadelphia; A J. San derson, of Laneas'er; Hiram C. Key-er, ol J Franklin ; Sergeant at arms—Benjamin F. i Kellv, of Philadelphia ; Doorkeeper—Sehas ; tian Sebar, of Berks ; Messenger—James R. j Templin, of Northampton; Postmaster—A. i J. Gerritsotv, of Susquehanna. All the officers •f the House are Denocra's. On Wednesday the Governor's message was received and various bills and resolutions introduced, none of which, however, were of public interest. A report was received from the State Treasurer, but all its chief features are embodied iu the Governor's message. In both Houses, on Friday, nominations Were made for United States Senator. The prominent Democratic candidates are Judge Campbell, of Philadelphia, lIor.F W. lliihges Henry D Foster, and H n. Charles R. Buck- tew ; Hon Simon Cameron is the prominent candidate of the Republicans. The election took place yesterday. Borough Election. The election for Borough officers yesterday resulted in the election of every candidate on tho Democratic Ticket, by majorities ftuging from nine to thirty. The following a.e the ■ames of the < fticers elected : ' Burgess, C. M. Koon ; T- wn Council, M. W. DeWitt.T. B. Wall, R. R. Little, Samuel Btrk, C. P. Miller; Constable, L. C. Conklm; Judge of EleC.ion, G. S Tutton; Inspector of Election, John Day; Ovrseersof the P<*>r, 'W. Stansbury, Jacob Ritt'spaugh; School Directors, Alvm Day, Wm. M. Piait; Asses sor, James Young; Auditor, Jacob DeWitt ; High Constable alias Provost Marshall, Earl Bickler. The officer last named was elected with the express ..understanding, that he would per form his whole duty, and impound all vexa tious and troublesome animals, bipeds or quadrupeds, that may be found within his ~ bail wick. in Tunkhannick township re •ulted, we learn, in a complete " skunk" for tho abolitionists. The Judge of election, both Inspectors and all other officers elected, being in favor of the white man's rights. CSC We commend to the careful perusal pf our readers, the graphic account of the late " Fredericksburg slaughter," in another column, by a member of Capt. Ingham's com jSfcny, 132 nd R*gt. This letter, though not •' written for publication, is one of the ablest - m _tfe h'afe read. Its writer—one of the seffr , .*r - . tied heroes of the Mexican war- -is r< novice * * in the arts of war. Our thank* for this favor n due alike to him.and his friend u> whom was addressed. C3T Hon. C. R Bccklew was nomina ted in Caucus as Uni.ed States Senat >r, on Mond y evening last. H;s election i! consid ircd certain. A Change. It had been the practice up to our annual election of last year, to choose our 1< cal offi cers, without regard to party. The abolition party here, at that time, Rushed with success at the last (all election, and deeming that they had a perpetual lease of power, for op pression and wrong, met in caucus and nom inated a straight out wooly headed ticket, said one of their distinguished leaders on that otcision. •• Whet* the names of some Demo crats were suggested as tit persons to admin ister the affairs of our Borough. '* No we've got the power in our own hands, let's use it." The result showed that the power they fancied they had was likely to be of short duration. Abolish was beaten, and he has been 1* a ten at every election since. The people have concluded that " power," is saf est when placed in the hands of those who can use it, if nei d be, without abusing it.— Our Borough affairs have been conducted economically quietly and | eareal ly. Little boys can stick on the garden leoce, hencoops or elsewhere their miniature Rags—even though they lack the thirteen stripes —with- out subjecting their fathers to threats of vio lence and mobs. We hear no more talk of making men " show their colors;" of mob bing printing offices, or ol sending men to Military Bastibs. The peculiar emphasis which some of our abolition snobs pronounc ed their fav> rite term lor Democrats, "Secesh" is almost obsolete. A marvelous ''change has come o'er the spirit ol their dreams," all, in one short year. The people have concluded that they have the jnwer and will use it ; and until the gov ernment of the country is restored to thenn will, hereafier, listen to no terms of compro mise wnh its abolition trailors. We hava said thus much, on what may be cons deled an unimportant matter—our Bor ough election. It has a broader application. The leelings that animate u , extend throughout the w hole land. The place to commence the restoration of the country to tfie people, its rightful sover eigns, is at home. II we are vigilant country and our lib- Iteriies can be preserved, with every man aro nd ins own hearthstone. If we are neg ligent or forgetfui in these, our home alfurs . all the blood of our armies and ail the treasure of the land will not repair the error. "When Shall We Have Peace." The Portland Advertiser, the leading Re- i publican paper in Maine, asks this important and interesting question, and answers it as ( follows, .We commend the answer to the caretul who are so free with their charg^^^.reason against every Democrat who speaks •( peace ; We answer, when Congresa shall be per suiided that reason, nut force, is THE DIVIN ITY t>f the age in which we live. When ('on gress shall he petouaded that history lurni-di- j es 110 example of six mi lions of people, educa te'l free, and independent, being subjugated to captivity, and ruied against their cm s nt. When Congress shall be persuaded "hat no nation on earth has proved powerfu' enough in arms, or HI wealth, to establish, ami main tarn, indefinitely, a military despotism over six millions of white men accustomed to free dom, and to a representative government When CoDgress shall be persuaded that eve ry bayonet that carries a demand for obedi ence to law, and to the Federal Government, should also carry the a noun cement of r< li gious respect for the political rights out of which the war has arisen, and a willingness to confer amicably upon the terms of a re ad ju-tment of those rights. Fight oil, ye men of the North ! and fight on will be the cry* of the men of the South, until, suhsta itially, these conditions we have named shall come to pass. But fewer of each side shall live to enjoy the result, as day by day passes away, and all of each will be poorer in purse, until the result that gives peace shall be attained. Peace is the child of reason and reciprocal interests. War is the heathen and soulless Moloch, that devours, without remorse, every hfe and every inter est that stands tn the way of its imagined or proclaimed necessities. Cold, pitiless, inhu man, is war, til its best aspects. It makes children fatherless, wives widows, the rich ! poor, the poor miserable, the powerful fee ble, the feeble d< spiiririg, and the world it self everything winch it ought not to be to every citizen and to every interest. But tight on. tight on, will be the impulsive I cry of politicians, of aspirants io office, of Government j -fibers, and contractors, and of fanatical, one-idea men, both North and South. Fight on will he the crv of standard loyalty, until the still, small, and yet sub -1 lime voice of the ballot box shall bid battles to cca-e, and reason to resume its sway over ' the councils of the nation. Then no fir-ken nationality—no invidious titles to superior righteousness in the frame-work of institu tions and of socie'y—will be recognized, but a re-united people with one flan of national glory and strength, and one Constitution, ami government, and one supremacy, shall become the inheritance of all our people, East, West. North and South. If tin re be ' treason in these sentiments, " uiake the must of it." A Word to Correspondents. Wo have received several communications within the past tew weeks, one or two of which lias considerable merit, and would have been publisl ed had not ttie writer ex hibited entirely too much modesty by with holding froin us their real names. We have en of en stated the rule by which we are gov erned in all such cases that we hardly tfcuik, omission was any other 'ban intentional We do not promise to publish all comminu tions received by us, even though accompa nied by the real name if the authors, but all such are less liable to tind their way, un noticed into the ragbag. Where the writer does not sub-cribe hs or her real name—but a ficticious one—a separate note signed by the author should in all casus be sent. The name of course is not wanted for publication or disclosure to our Ultimate triends. In such mailer* we have no intimates—but as a guaranty of the go*d fa th cf the writer. The Abolition Proclamation. The confnaed, bewildered and helpless vic tim of Abolition delusion, now temporarily holding in his hand 9 the destinies of a great people, has finally walked deliberately to the edge of a mighty precipice and jumped ofl, He probably saw no othi r way tg.y and over he has bounded. No language can do proper and exact justice to, and p r bably no imagination is capable of conceiving, in all its length and breadth, the enormity of this gigantic crime. Its moral, social and economical aspects we do not purpose to touch in this article, but shall point out very briefly a few of its more glaring inconsisten cies as a legal, constitutional and common sense measure. Fust, Mr. Line >lii declares that " by virtue of rhe p >wer vested in him as Cominander-in-Chi, f,'' he does this act.— Where is this power vested in him 1 Why did lie not refer to the clause of the Constitu tion containing it ? Simply because he could not. It is 6itnply a bo'd, unblushing, ba*e assumption. Then he says the act ts a " tit and necessary war measure for the suppress ion of the rebellion," yet it is notorious that not a single negro can bo freed until ajter he " su| | resses the rebellion." Does he sup. pose that the people are such fools as not to know the difference between causes and ef fects ? The freeing the negme* will he the effect of his " supptes>ing the rebellion," not the cause of it. He proposes to " suppress the rebellion," as he calls it, by overthrow ing the Constitution, by denying the States the right to do with their negro population as to them seems best for tiie interests of their citizens. He ihus makes war on the Constitution he has sworn to support, and tramples it under his feet. " I D<> ORDER AND DECLARE," says this bold usurper. Who placed you in the chair of Washington to order and declare" any thing ? You were fuit there to carry out the laws, su-tain the Const.tution and obey the people. Instead of thai, you set yourself ab- ve all laws, all Coii-ti tut ions, and despise the people who placed you where you are. " The Executive "f the United Stales we ! have heard of, hut the Executive Govern ment of the United Suies i> an em rely new wrinkle. There is a Congress to pass laws, ! an Erecu'ive to execute them, and a Judici ar\ to expound the ®. These taken together ' constitute *' the Government of the United ' Stales," under the Constitution ; hut an Ex ecutive Government ! God help us, where ' are we ? In Austria, in Russia, in Naj les?— ; Does Mr. Lincoln pa-s laws, expound them 1 and then execute them ? Ave, yes, too tru ly he does. lie is absoibing all functions. The Judiciary lie ovetthrew long since, and the Congress only exists as a Debating Soci ety to register his edicts, or the edicts of the Abolition cabal who surround him. "The military and naval authorities /" Here i another innovation with a vengeance. Who supposed that the army and navy had any u authority Tney have power to enforce, toact, but the *'atnhori'y" was supposed to be HI Congress—the people, whose agents they are, nothing more. And thus we urght go on enumerating the absurdities, follies. &c of this wre'clied cotup mnd of delusion, trash and insanity. But we foihear. It is enough to stale tuat Mr. Lincoln generously frees all the negroes not within the lines of his army, and holds all as the}' are, who are wnhin hi- lines ! In other words, he tries to do what he can't do, and leaves undone what there is, at least, a chance of his doing!— And this is ixac'ly the policy he has pursued ever since he was elected President. But what shall we think of the consistency of the Abolitionists in anothei sense? They profess and declare that " freedom" is a great boon both to the negro and the white man, and yet they have granted this great " blessing" to the " disloyal States," ami de- Tiie lit to the •' loyal ores ?" What does tins mean ? If negro freedom be such a "great blessing," why should they confer it on their enemies, and deny it to their friends ? But why waste time <>n tins supremely silly and intensely wicked abomination? 11 is simply a p -or, weak, peurile man trying to tight the Almighty. It is no wonder he makes such a botch of it. ~4*fr Inauguration of Governor Seymour. Hon. Iloratio Seymour was inaugurated as Governor . f New York, on the first inst. In a leply to Gov. Mmgau's farewell address, he made the following significnit remark) . I have solemnly sworn to support the con stitui ion of tho United S'ates, with all its grams, restriction and guarantees, and I shall support it. I have al-o sworn to support the constitution "f New York, with all its [lowers and rights, audi shall uphold it. f have sworn to 6up nrt the duties of the office of Governor of the State, and with your aid they shall be faithfully performed. Those constitutions and laws aie meant for the guidance of our official conduct and fir your protection ami welfare. The fir-t law record ed for my observance is 44 that it shall be the duty of the Governor to maintain and defend the sovereignly and jurisdiction of the StuleV The most strict •njunciioii of the constitution is that the Governor shall take caie that the laws 44 are faithfully executed,'' and so help n e God they shall be.- e*sr The first official act of Governor Seymour was to summon the New York Commissi'ne a Itefore hun to answer the charge of using the police department tor par. tiaan purposes, of endorsing the acts of their subordinate, Kennedy, in his illegal tian*ac tions in the Burnside case, and of allowing their local organization, designed for ttie pro tection of our own citizens, to be cot verted into a military engine of oppression, by the order of national officials. The law gives theni eight days in which to reply to the suut ntonß, and they appear t<> be deposed to avail themselves of the extreme hunt of the statute. They have entered a protest against the proceedings, ami Mr. Rlauvelt ha* handed in more affidavits. Governot Seymour says it is proper that the Commissioners should have a lair trial, and that the public interest calls hr a full investigation of their conduct. Accordingly, an early day will be appointed for their examination in thu eity. Communication! Letter from the 132 nd. CAMP NEAR FAI.MOUTH, } Dec. 19 1802. S FRIEND * * * Your favor of the 2nd inst., was not received until the day before yesterday, for the reason that all mail com munications with the army, has been sus pended, for fear, l suppose, that some of the strategy about to be exercised might by some possibility be disclosed to the enemy. The newspapers have kept j'ou advised of our advance upon Fredericksburg, and have told you how we set down in front of an infe rior force, for twenty-three days, permitting it to fortify and gather the strer.gih of the rebel army bef re arrangements were com pleted for attacking it, when if taken in de tail it might have been routed and annihilat ed. On Friday night,—a week ago to day, our pontoniers threw across the Rappahan nock four pontoon bridges, and by daylight next morning, two entire army corps—Couch's and Hooker's—had passed over, taking pos session of the ciiy with little fighting and nt considerable loss—the rebels retiring to their earth works on a neighboring hill ; coum ind 'ing the town, and there sile.illy and sullenly awaiting the attack of our troops. The Rebel fortification* coii.-ist of three tier* of earthworks, with scarp and riHe pitts in front, having a base of ab->ut three utiles, and built in the form of a horse shoe. The works were mounted with heavy guns, and in order to react them, our "*II were coin pelh d to pass over a perlectly level plateau, divided by a canal, with scarce a bush or shrub beoind which they could, fir a mo ment, shelter themselves from the ir.>n storm which was poured upon iluui. From the na ture of the ground and die peculiar shape of the enemy's works, every inch of the plain, fr -in the city to the base of tfie bill, was ex. p.sed to a heavy enfilading fire from either direction. When it is considered that there is no neighboring lull upon which correspond ing works could be erected, you will at once perceive that the works, if taken at all, muot be taken by storm. At noon, on Saturday, it having been de termined toundeitake to catry ilie works, the storming party, consisting of fifteen Brig ades, composed, in all of about 45,000 men, was ordered to advance. French's Division of which our Brigade (Max Weber'.-) forms a part, o! course, led the van. They luught as men never fought before ; but all valour, all discipline was in vain—their biokuu and shattered columns were hurled back upon their advancing Comrades, who in turn only advance l to meet the fate of those wnu bad preceded tiiein. The tight lasted until alter n gh: !a I ; and the scene viewed liuin the hiiis, on tins snie the river, was terrible be yond description. The plain seemed one per fect >hiet ot lielteu flame, whilst livid streak of light belched lortti all along the hill, meet ing and mingling wuh the glare heloW. The booming ol the cannon—the rattle of the musketry, the plunging ol the grape and can ister, and the whizzing shrieks of die shell.-, as they went bursting through the air, made a dill more horrid than the mind can Con ceive of. Whole columns were swept away, hut tlie ranks closed up, and pressed on, un til the first line of earthworks was almost won ; hut human nature could withstand no such wall of file, and shattered and bleeding, our brave fellows were forced to abandon the unequal contest, and the enemy were left masters of the field. Fredericksburg was of course untenable, and on M inlay night our forces commenced evacuating ; and by the following morning not an armed Yankee was left in the place. The usual flags of truce were passed, and the work of seeking and bringing the dead com menced. Brothers sought brothers, and friends sought friends—too often, alas ! in vain. War had claimed its bloody tribute and groups of unrecognized slain were bur ned as the}' lay. 1 make no pretensions whatever to milita ry skill or a knowledge of the science of war; and, yet, had I been the commander of thear my of tbe Potomac ami sent my men into such a slaughter |en, I could esteem myself guilty of no less crime than wholesale mur der; tor, to even the least practiced unmilita ry eye, the position is impregnable to the as sanlts of all the storm inn parties that could lie hurled against it. What soldier can have confidence or heart to fig.it under a General who thus use essly unfierils his life, and has Uselessly sacrificed the lives of thousands of Ins comrades ? The little faith with which Burnside could inspire the army is gone f>.r ever; and oiilydelea' and disaster awaits its every step if lie is continued in command The men say : " AJcClellan would not have sent us into such a place," and wait with anxious expectation the welcome words, "your tried and trusted leader is again re stored to you." lie is the only man in whom the army universally, have faith and confidence, and he is the only man, too, whose lead it will ever follow to a ptrmaneut and dtcisive victory. Your newspaper Generals and your political " Jerrymanders" tuay cy pher out cimpaigns, remove Generals and force such movements as they please, but they can never inspire the army with much hearty good-will in a cause whose leaders seek to dishonor their best and bravest friend, and direct the objects of the war from its le gitimate purpose—" the maintenance of the Constitution as it is, and the restoration of the Unmu as vt was—for political capital, and in order that cer'ain political schemes may be realized. In a word, that the country mav I>e abolitionized. And here let me say, in passavt: I have seen much in the news papers, of the ultra-abolition sch< 01, about the popularity of the President's emancipa tion proclamation in the army. Why, ruy friend, I as-ure you it is all '• bosh " 1 have taken some pains to inform myself as to the sentiments of the army in regard to the pol icy or practicability of the scheme, and have < conversed with many intelligent officers and 1 inen, in the various anny corps. With few c exceptions, I have found rta condemnation r universal, even awong-t those who had ra>k- ( ed themselves amongst the Republicans on r election days; and many of them went as s far as to say if they had known this war was 1 to ha\e been turned into an Abolition cru- ( sade, they never would have entered the ser- J vice, upon any consideration whatever. t Bui I did no mean to sd digress. The | evening that our brigade crossed over into t Freder'ksbfurg, and whilst they were drawn up j. alongside the road in order that other troops I might precede them, our old commander— f Kimball—passed at the head of his command, t The moment he was recognized by the men s ot the 132 id, they made the welkin fairly a ring with tl eir loud huzzahs The General I acknowledged the compliment and said to a the boys that he knew they were good men, I and that the regiment was a reliable one— < that it had made for itself a reputation better ' than that of any of the other new regiments f —that, in the coming fight, he would be 1 near them ; but Kimball was mistaken. lie > was carried, badly wounded, from the field ■ long before our men thought of turning their ; I backs upon the foe, and it is doubtful wheth- i er he saw them through the engagement. 1 Our comi.any lost but three men—two s wounded—Geo. M. Ilarding and John B. | Overfield, and one—Samuel Bishop—miss- I ing. since the battle, and probably kill d.— The Regiment behaved with much gallantry, and lolly sustained the reputation it won at Antietain. 1 would like to continue this letter indefi intely for 1 have many things to say tha' 1 1 know would interest you, but if you could see me wrapped up iu blaukels, writing a men e it, and then warming my hands under them, you would wonder that I have had Courage 'o persevere so far as I have. Truly your friend, CLINT. CAMP BAVARII, NEAR BELL PLAINS, VA., ) NEW LEAK'S EVE, Dec 31SL'G2. <J FRIEND SICKLEU : Dec. 16th I left my j native hills in old NichoLon, and started for j D xie land, tny trip was attended with I:o UII- ! usual events. 1 noticed unusual marks of sol - j row m the faces of every person I chanced to i meet. The defeat and disaster at Fredericks burg had cast a gloom over the whole land On my way, 1 came across, and became well acquainted with Mr. Palmer, wlm wu> a pris oner in Richmond about a year. He was then on his way to Gen. Stegel's Division, for whom lie is chief scout. He has a particu lar dislike for southern hospitality, as ill us tra'ed toward him while a prisoner in Rich mond. In Washington I cauie across Ira Tripp, Mr. £ fell and several others that I had frequently met. Mr. Maynat d. ol Scran- j lon, with whom 1 got pretty vvdi acquainted. ! was en roult for SeigePs Head-Quarter* as engineer tor bridge building—all very plea sant to.up nnuis. We enjoyed our seives as well as possible under the circutn- ( .-lances, with a bloody war just before us j Dr. King. Surgeon General ol Pa. a very fine, i sociatle man, also accompanied us from Har risburg. I arrived at Aquia Creek when, very unexpectedly, 1 came across several old chums from Nicholson ; Mr. Bacon, Nichols, Cap well, Di iggs Ac, who seemed very uiuch pleased to see one from Wyoming again.— They are at work on the Rul Road at Aquia Creek. 1 remained with them one night, and witu social s okes and games of euchre, time passed rapidly Dy. Next day at two o'clock, 1 had to bid them good-bye j leaving them considerably home sick, I think, in fact, 1 began to feel so too. After passing through quite a desolate portion of ..Id Virginia, (it is : ail so, that 1 have seen,) 1 arrivtd at Fal mouth, the end ol my railroad journey, and began to seek the Ist. Pcim'a Cavalry, the one to which Pwas assigned. My inquiries and searches proved unavailing lur the day. After travelling until daik with no success, no une knowing where "it was stationed on account ol its changing position so often 1 owards nil lit 1 began to realize t hat I was in a land of war. Saw nothing hut soldiers, arms, army wagon* and other tilings pertain ing to war. With my satchel in hand, 1 was traVelhn on foot, I knew not wtiere. 1 tho't ol toe lone pilgrim wanderer in a strange land. 1 had s uae rations in my haversack, but gloomy still, 1 sat down and drew forth souicth ng for the stomach's sake. It .seem ' ed po-r living to me, but I find that crackers ; and cheese are a luxury to a soldier ; not had 1 even on holidays. Crackers we have but > : they make business for the dentist. I took j |my till and travelled on. Had serious no j j lions ol not reporting to head -quarters, iv- • s going tuy comui sston, and taking the back I track, didn't like war. Just as night had j taken the place of day, and caudles were quite necessary, I arrived at my regiment, as I supposed. 1 straggled into cauip, touched ;my hat to every white man, tried to be po lite, tried to do as the rest of the wreath-hat ted eppauletlc d ones did—enquired lor the head-quarters ol uiy regiment—learned that they had gone oil on picket duly ten miles away. Night was upon me, strangers around me, didu'i know but 1 should be scalped for I a secesh. I lound the tent of our regimental Quartermaster, who had not yet gone with tne regiment. 1 was invited to stay all niglu and take a horee and an orderly, and go to my quarters next morning. I very readily accepted the invitation, and alter the evening was lar spent iu talk and tobacco fumes, 1 rolled into my couch, (on the ground ol course,) slept soundly, and dreamed ol Fath er land—arose in the morning, breakfasted, and mounted a good horse, lent me by Col. j Taylor ol our riguueut, and, with an orderly started for Lamb Chuicn, nine miles away, ; where my regiment was encamped out on j picket duty. I arrived, reported myself | ready for duty, took charge ot the hospital | and sick department generally. The chief Surgeou had resigned, the Assistant had just I been promoted to chief surgeon nd had tak en sick aud left for heme on a thirty da leave of absence, leaving no surgeon to tak# charge of the regiment. I walked in and ata now chief surgeon, assistant Surgeon, Surg eoo General and all the surgeon in our Regi menl now on duty. The next morning aft er arrival, at the sound of the Bngle I visited tb f Hospital to take charge of the sick, soon they came in and company A was disposed I examined the patients made a pre*criptj on the Steward said we hadn't the pi escribed again, hadn't the Medicine, f the D enquired what Medicines we had and now, prescribed accordingly. I pity the patients but won't warrant a cure. This is a land prematurely broken down wrecks of huiaanj. ty, with disease, sorrow, suffering and hard ships in every lineament, sick and descuur. aged, and longing for the termination of thia hellish unnatural war fare, officers, solaierg and a' I concerned, except those at home specii lating out of their miseries. My quarters re with the chaplain of the Regiment, Rev. \f r B-ale a very fine merry sociable young fel|„ w good deal of a warior and first rate fellow has been here a year and a half and is getting sick of war too. McClellan and nobody el**, -ay all here— officers, soldiers, Democrat! Republicans and all, is the man to lead oar army, they have no confidence in, n rcw they fight under any body else, abolitioaitti are not to be fbanit here their opinion wosid probably differ from these, but soldiers say let them erne and try shell and bullets short time and their abolitionism will vanish I am getting pretty well acquainted with the • fficers and men of our Regiment and begat to feel more at home, but can't 6ee the beaut* of war yet. Christmas Eve the officer*hsd quite a jollification on poor whiskey, got hold .if an old Planter Secesh Doctor near here got him beatifully drunk and veryjojly made him drink to the Union and when he drink any longer a guard was detailed toe. cort him home. It was attended with con. siderable trouble as the old gent fell offhii horse several times, but finally reached hit quarters, and was laid out to sober up, being a little sick of Christmas. Now it is New Year's E e, and tf e boys are murmuring loudly. f*r whiskey, but it can't be found. Secesh were not altogether focgetful of Christinas either. They got up a big drunk just across the river f >tn our Pickets and got to firng pretty land and fast' so much so, that we tftought thev were attempting to cross the river and were firing upon our Pickets. The alarm was gives through camp the Colonel ordered out anoth- Battallion of men. they soon mounted their: horses and rushed to the rescue, great excite ment prevailed in camp, things were packed and all preparations for a retreat if neceeu ry, hut the men soon returned stating that iii| was well, Secesh was on a drunk and shootinj j among themselves. Sunday we changed utrl quarters to this place, called Camp Bayart near Bell Piains. named after General Bavin | who was Idolized by this Regiment and whig died a hero. To day I mounted my horse, and started! out to find the boys from Tunkhannock audi Nicholson, in the 12th Regt. Pa. resenn,; who I learned lay near here. Geo. Fettvr i j not with them. The last they saw ofbe was in the fight at Fredericksburg. They a ! think Ins war is ended. The boys look veni I gloomy and long for the war to be over. !§ saw John Hoadly, Ross, John Shingler, ui 1 Hamlin Benjamin from Nicholson. Tiit'J look healthy, but not happy, and say tkf j dread every battle more and more, that'A j tight at Fredericksburg was the worst ibj had been engaged in yet. Yours Ac. 11. X. K, Only One Killed. Only one killed ; that is all. only one Tim orous young life suddenly cut short; or..' J one happy household shrouded in gloom ; #i| ly one home chair broken ; only one ! *; made a widow -. one group of little ones roD fatherless, or perhaps one fond mothe/cl heart robbed of its idol; one tender sisu ; made brotherles* ; one loving young htt... stricken down in its first great ago iy. H' manv tunes within the last few months iti'jj taittiful comrades broken the turf, and dep'l ited underneath, the form of the onlr #| killed. The next morning papers pvrbi. told of a brilliant affair—repulse of the ei* l | with only one killed on our side, etc.. ter ati indffeient glance at it, we passed to the mxi paragraph. And yet fors* { poor hearts the term only one killed, emit* | 'an immeasurable amount of sorrow. In™* will they watch for that loved one. ' 1 went out from them in all the strength! : beauty < f youth. In vain will they M J j for the sound of that voice whose last it' 9 lor them was the sad cadence, g -ol 9 The anxious eyes that so often gazed & 9 j the old road, will not be gladdened 1 i sight of that dear form, and the harmo:' I the home music will ever be broken. k>r*9 voice will always be wanting. Neitlfl willow grave, and there quietly sleep#!! the only one killed, and alas, how manj"' 1 graves there are scattered over the M Graves that are marked by no head 1 no loving friends ever plants flowers on "-J no loving eyes ever water them w" 1 *! tears. Hands hardened by grasping s 1 j consigned them to the dust; and no* a j eyes moved to weeping, gaze on the* a graves. We do not realize the vast & j of sorrow this war is creating. those f r otn whose hearthstone has b** EJ 3 en the ouly one, can realize it. - J A recelpe to make a Modern Fed*'*' j Hon tat. Taka the head of an old hyp°^'' ? Conspiracy; 1 lb. Base tongue: 25 J Sprit of Oliver Cromwell; 15 dn'P 1 Christ. Put the compound into lh e of S*-ll Utghieouanesß and pound it Pe tie of Malice ; 6ift it through th an old Connecticut Priest; put it in 1 tie of Rebellion, steam t over the '' r U I tion 14 hours, then put it into the Britht; influence, Cork it with Tut.* 1 ' ; fl | settle till ttie next assembly s ' ts ,D .'. be fit lor use. Gve the patient . just befo'c election and-if he is nJ , I " j robust ooDetitutioD it will have I C 9
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