THE BEDFORD GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVEUY FRIDAY MORNING BY 11. F. MEYERS, At the following terms, to wit i $1 .50 per annum, CASH, in advance. $2.00 << " if paid within the year. $•2.50 " " if not paid within the year. [£7"No subscription taken lor less than six months. paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid , unless at the option of the publisher, it has been decided by the United States Courts that the stoppage of a newspaper without the payment ol arrearages, is prima facie evidence ol fraud and is a criminal offence. {GFThe courts have decided that persons arc ac countable for the subscription price of newspa pers, if they take them fibm the post office, whetr.-1 r 'hey subscribe for them, or not. INLIXIR PROPYLAMINE, n Tills NEW REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM. A NEW REMEDY, 1 A CERTAIN REMEDY, ( ACUTE RHEUMATISM, CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, RHEUMATISM OF EVERY KIND ; 1 HOW STUBBORN, NOMATTHR £ HOW LONG STANDING, PROP YEA MINE WILL CONQUER 11', WILL CURE IT. WHAT IT HAS DONE, IT WILL DO AGAIN. DOCTORS READ, DOC FOR 4 EXAMINE, DOCTORS TRY IT. THE BEST TESTIMONY, BEST MEDICAL AUTHORITY. DOCTORS KNOW IT PATIENTS BELIEVE IT, TRIED AND TRUE. Pennsylvania Hospital. (FROM OFFICIAL HOSIMTAL RUVORTR.) MAY 19, 1860. Ellen S., ml. 28, single, never was very stiong. Two yearu ago she had an attack of acute rheumatism, from which she was confined to her be'l for two weeks, and subsequently from a relapse for Tour more. She has been well sinci then till last Saturday ; while engaged in house-cleaning she took col l, had piin in her back, felt cold but had no decided chill. Two days later her ankles began to swell, which was followed by swelling of the ' nee joints a dof the hands. She has now dull pain in her shoulders, and her knurkles are very tender, red and painful ; both hands are affected, but the right is most so. This, then, is a case ol acute rheumatism, or, as it is now fashionably call ed, rheumatic lever. It is a >vell marked typical case. We will carefu'ly watch the case, and from lime to time call your attention to the various symptoms which piesent themselves. My chief object in bringing her before you now, is to call your attention to a remedy which has recently been recommended in the treatment ot rheumatism. 1 mean propylamine. Dr. Awenarius, of S'. Peters burg, recommends it in tbe highest terms, having derived great benefit Irom its use in 250 cases which came under his care. Various com nendutory tes timonials respecting it have appeared in our jour nals, and I propose therefore to give it another trial. I must confesss I am always incredulous as to the worth of new remedies, which Die vaunted as spe cifics; but this comes to us recoinmonded so highly, that we aie bound to give it a trial. SAME CASE FOUR DAYS L\TER! MAY 23, 1860.— 1 will now exhibit ;o you the pa tient for whom i prescribed Propylamine, and who was then laboring under an attack of acute rheuma tism. She has steadily taken it in doses of three grains, every two hours, (intermitting it at night). The day alter you saw her, 1 found her much rnoie comfortable, better than she expected to be for a week or more, judging from her other attack. (The patient now walked into the room.) The improve ment has steadily progressed, ami you cannot fail to notice a marked change in the appearance of her joints, which are now nearly of their natural size. "Thus far our experiment would have seemed very successful! ; but gentlemen, we mint wait a little while before we car. give a decided opinion as to what is to be the result. Here is another patient who was placed on the use of the same medicine ori Sunday last; she has long been suffering I'jom chronic rheumatism, and 1 found her at that time with an acute attack super vening upon her chronic affection. The wrists and knuckles were much swollen and tense. She took the chloride of propylamine in three grain doses every two hours, and you will perceive that the swelling of the joints has much diminished. THREE DAYS LATER!! MAY 26, IB6o.—This is the case o! acute rheum atism treated with propylamine, the first oi' those to which 1 called your attention at our last clinic. She is still very comfortable, and is now taking three grains thrice daily. In this case it has seemed to be followed by very satisfactory results. The second case to which your altehtion was called at our last lecture, has also continued to do well. 1 wi.l now bring befoie you a very characteristic caseot acute rheumatism, and if the result be satisfactory, I ihiut, as good jurymen, tec shall justly render our verdict tn favor 1 f propylamine. lie is a seaman, rrt. 20, who was admitted a few days ago. H if, had occasional rheumutic pains, but not so as to keep his bed,until eight days ago. The pains began in his right knee.subsequently affected the left knee, and later, the joints of tlie upper ex-1 trcmities. Tiiese joints are all swollen tense and tender. His tongue is lurred; skin, at present, dry, though there has been much sweating, llis! pulse is full and stiong, and i bout 90, He has now used propslamine lor twenty-four hours, This gentleman is what may be called a strictly typical case of acute rheumatism. There was ex posure to cold anil wet, and this exposure ; s follow ed by a feeling of coldness, severe articular pain, beginning as it usually does, in the lower joints. Therf is fever and the profuse sweating, so gener ally attendant on acute rheumatism. I did not bring this patient before you with the intention of giving you a lect ire on all the points connected with rheumatism, but to again give a tn al to the new remedy we are testing, and to exhibit to you Ibis typical case, as I n.ivc called it, than which there could not be a fairer opportunity lor testing the medicine in question. We are, there fore, avoiding tlie use of all other medicines, *von anodynes, that there may be no misgivings as to which was the efficient remedy. You shall see the case at o Ijiture clinic. THE RESULT. A FAVORABLE VERDICT. Junf. 9, 1860.—-The next of our convalescents is the case of acute rheumatism before you at our clin ic of May 26th, which 1 then called a typical case, and which it was remaiked was a fair opportunity for testing the worth of our new remedy. It was therefore steadily given in three grain doses every two hours for four days. The patient has got along Very nicely, and is now able to walk about, as you sec. Ido not hesitate to say that I have never seen as severe a ease of acute rheumatism so soon restored to health as this man hat been, and without leing pre pared to decide positively as to the value of the reme dy we have used, I feet bound to state that in the rases In which we have tried the Chloride of Propylamine, the patients have regained their health much earlier than tender the treatment ordinarily pursued. I wish, gentlemen, you would yourselves try it, and report the results. For a full report of which the above is a con densed extract, see the Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Reporter. It is the report titer a lair trial by the best medical authority in this country, and makes it unnecessary to give numerous certificates from astonished doctors and rejoicing patients. A SPEEDY CURE, AN EFFECTUAL CURE. THE SAME RESULT IN EVERY CASE, WHENEVER TRIED, WHEREVER TRIED. VOLUME 38. NEW SERIES. WHAT IT HAS DONE, ; II WILL DO AGAIN. ' Bullock and Crenshaw, a lirm well known to most ! medical men, by whom the Elixir Propylamine has ; •been introduced, have sold to us the exclusive right j to manufacture it according to the original recipe, j and we have made arrangements ol such magnitude j as to enable us to scatter it broadcast amongst suf i cring humanity. A WORD TO DOCTOR II you prefer to use the same remedy in another ' form, we invite yoUr attention to the Punu CaYsrAi.iz BD CIILORIDK PROI'YLX.MINR, PUKE PROCYLAMINE LIQUID, PuiiK PROFYLA.MI.NK CONCENTRATED, PURE IODINK PROPYLAMINE, of which we are the sole manufacturers. 05?" We claim no other virtue for the Elixir Pro pylamine than is contained in Pure Crystalled Chloride of Pioypl unine, THE ELIXIR 13 MORE CONVENIENT, AND ALWAYS READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE, I AND MAY BE TAKEN ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS, BY ANY ONE, BY EVERY ONE, WHO HAS RHEUMATISM OF ANY KIND At 75 cts. a Bottle. Orders may be addressed to PROPYLAMINE MANUFACTURING CO.,\ Office, Room No. 4, S. W.Cor. FOURTH and CHESTNUT Srs., Philadelphia. Or to either of the following Wholesale Agents. BULLOCK & CRENSHAW, FRENCH, RICHARDSON c CO. JOhN M. MARIS if CO., GEO. D. WETHF.RELL St CO., PETER T. WRIGHT & CO., ZEIGLER fc SMITH, ELLIO I T, WHITE ik CO., Dec.Cj'Ol-lyr. PHILADELPHIA. REGISTERS NOTICE.— All persons interested, are hereby notifi ed, th.it the following named accountants have fil ed their accounts, in the Registers Office of Bed ford County; and thnt the same will be presented to the Oiphnns' Court in ana lor said Comity on Tuesday, the 6th day of May next, at the Court House, in Bedford for confirmation. 1. The account of George Wolford, administra tor of the E-tnte of Henry Wolford. late of Lon donderry Township, deceased. 2. The account ot Lewis A. Turner, Guardian of Andrew J. Turner, deceased. 3. The account of Shadrach Hinton, adininistra toi of Elizabeth Hinton, late of Napier Township, deceased. 4. The account of John Berkheimer, Guardian of Josiah O ter, one of the children of Elizabeth Os ter, late of St. Clair Township, deceased. 5. The account of Henry Taylor, administrator of the Estute of John Ellis, late of Napier Town ship, deceased. 6. The account of George N. Ellis, adminLtra ' tor of the Estate of George N. Davis, late of Na pier Township, deceased. 7. The account of Nathan Robison, Adminis trator of the Estate of Benjamin Wigfield, late of Southampton Township, deceased. 8. The account of John W. Sams, Executor of the last Will Ac., of Sidney 11. Whitfield, late of Kast-Piovidenee Township, deceased. 0 The account of Joseph Hutchinson and John W. Scott, Administrators of the Estate of Robert 11. Hutchison, late of Bedford Township, deceased. 10. The account of Henrv Taylor, Administra tor of the Estate of Peter'Hiner, fate of Napier Township, deceased. It. The account of Owen McGirr, Administra tor of the Estate of Francis McGirr, late cf Junia ta Township, deceased. 12. The account of Henry Ickes and Joseph lck es, Administrators of the Estate of Henry" lckes, j late of Union Township, deceased. 13. The account of William Zimmerman admin istrator of the Estate of Aaron Good, late of Na pier Township, deceased. 14. The account of Edward Kerr, Administrator of the Estate of Nazaanzan Akcrs, late of West- Providence Township, deceased. 15. The account of Oliver Horton, Administia tor of the Estate of Jonathan Horton, late of Bed ford Borough, deceased. 16. The account oi Stmcn Brnmbuugh, Admin istrator of the Estate of John Brumbaugh, late of Middle Wood berry Township, deceased. 17. The Administration account of A J. Staffer, Administrator of the Estate of Dr. G. W. Statler, late of St. Clair Township, deceased. 18. The account of John B. Longeneckcr, admin istrator of the estate of Jacob Murray, late ot Mid dle Woodbery Township, deceased 19 The account of J. W. Lingenlelter, Executor i of last will anil testament of Haldeibaum, 1 late ol Bedford townsh : p, decened. 20. The administration account of J. W. Cris- ; man, adminstrator of the Etate of Ma rand a Riddle, ! deceased. S. H. TATE. Register's Office, Red- f Register, ford, April It, 1862. ) J IST ot Causes put down for trial at May Term [j (sth day) 1862. t. J. C. McLanahan et al vs A. J. Suively, Esq., 2. Robert Harris, Thomas Haney.etal 3. D. F. Beeglc, F. D. Beegle, 4. Joseph Creswell, " Henry Fisher, et al 5. Daniel L. Martin, " John Bowser, „ ~ „ , I School. Directors of 6. David L.teel, j Hope veil township. 7. Henry Smith, et ol " Reuben Smith, 8. Joseph Filler, " Poor Directors, 9. Jr. 11. P. Adams, William Adams, 10. Thos. VV. Mulnix, " John Little, 11. E. H. Lytle et al " John Bowser, et al 12. George Gardill, " Nathan Hurley, 13. John Long, " JOHN J. Cessna, et al 14. S. J. Way, " Dr. F. C. Reamer, 15. Margaret Nixon, " Alexander Davis, 16. David Hecx, Peter Froytet, 17. Silas H. Sparks, " Wm. Oibert, ct al t S.H.TATE, Prothonotary's Office, j Pioth'y Bed foul April 11, 62. j 11 ST ol Petit Jurors drawn for May Term, Ist j Monday, (sth day) 1863. Solomon Bpegle, Adam Croyle, John VV. Hoover, Benjamine F, Bruuner, John Harris, Chris tian Speice, G. D, Trout, David ateckman, John Blackburn, Hugh H. Alters, William Wemmer, 1). A. T. Black, Nicholas Sleek, Owen McGirr, David S. Berkstrecher, Andrew Oushman, John St idler, Henry Boor, George VV. Ilorn.t Martin Milburn, John Pennell, Herbert A. Shoemaker, James Steck man, John L. Lessig, William McVicker, George Magraw, Henry Bpnnett, Jacob B.uner, Jesse Biir ket, Alex. McGrigor, Adam Geller, Theadore Kin ton, John G. Uaitlcy, William States, Joshua Pen nell, William Overocker, Lewis Anderson, Abra ham Denison. Apr rl 11, 1862. BLANK PROMISSORY and Judgment Notes, Blank Deeds, of a superior quality, and all kingjs cf Justices' Blanks, for sale ol this office. Freedom of Thought and Opinion. BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1862. ARMY (ORRESPONDEME. QCAKTEUS OK 101 st RKG'T, April 7tli, 1802. Dear IIABIIY: On the banks of (he James Riv er, in a charming site at tins foot of a verdant hill, in the State of (he old Old Dominion, n hout 8 miles from Hampton, 10 from Fortress Monroe, one mile from New Port News, Eliz abeth City Comity, on the plantation of a Miss Skinner, is where we are encamped. We left Meridian Hills, D. C., on the 28th of March. Wo were paid off in the forenoon. We crossed the Chain Bridge and came to Alex andria. It is not a veiy nice country from Washington to Alexandria, cs|>ccinlly the part I saw. I did not get to see much on account of our Reg't or Brigade I should say, being in the rear of the marching army, and darkness came upon us too soon. We reached Alexan dria at 11 o'clock at night, when we were just drawn up in a line on what is called a common now, but at one time a beautiful farm, from tbe appearance. AY hen tbe orders were given to stack arms, and lie down with our blankets and go to sleep we bail nothing but tbe open heav ens for our tent. The next morning the 29th we arose, thinking to go aboard of the boat, llut on nccou: of so many troops being ahead of us we had to go bock into the country 2 miles into camp and wait for our turn to get off. I went to s.'C the town of Alexandria. There are a great many public buildings the sha|te of churches, hotels, school houses, &e. One Ho tel supplied the drinkers mostly, and that was the hobse Col. Ellsworth was killed in. It is a very common looking hotel, but yon always find a crowd there, on account of its being the place of Ellsworth's death. The flagstaff is on the house yet that he pulled the flag off of. Numerous Ships and steamers, dotted the river, and loaded wagons and mules were being driven along the deep rutted roads. Notwith standing all this movement or,perhaps, on ac count, of it, an attentive looker-on would easily recognize that the city was in great trouble with so many troops. On the morning of the .'soth (Sunday) we passed up again, and inarch ed to the river, where after waiting for about 7 hours, when night came on, we found wo could not get on board a ship on account of so many troops going aboard. AVo had to fie in the harbor until morning. Next morning (31st of March) came ; we stood around like sheep in the shambles, until 2J o'clock, when we went aboar-vl of Uiq "iSIUU t>j MuUu, •• vvw .-.p.. four companies on the ship was full. The bal ance of the Reg't, bad to go on board a ship called the "Georgia." After all were on board the anchors were heaved anil we sailed off not knowing whither. The country along the banks of this stream don't look very good. Ibe land looks dead, for the want of proper attention. As we were passing down the Potomac, I saw Mount Vernon. It is a magnificent looking place : 1 should have liked to have stopped to look at the grave of AVashington. Next we came to Fort Washington. It is a strong looking Fort. As we glided past it the band came out of the Fort and played the Star Spangled Runner, when ottrhand answered lo them, with the Red, A\ bite and nine. At night the boats anchored. They don't run at night, I dont know the reason, un less they were afraid of being attacked by a Rebel sleniner. AVhcn daylight came again the boats shoved on. In the afternoon we run into the Chesapeake Ray. At 9 o'clock in the evening we arrived at Fortress Monroe. A\ e staid on the boat until the morning of the 2d, when we went ashore. AVe stopped along side of the Fort until evening, when we marched 2 miles out to go into camp, on account of the other boat not coming up that had the balance of our Reg't on. This delay gave me a chance to look around the Fort. There is not much of a town, it is nothing more than a sand-bar, and there is hardly any place to Jmild. There are 2 or three old houses, the balance are now board shanties put up for little stores. There is a large, machine shop liero. It was put up lately. The Fort is a splendid affair. It rov ers over a hundred acres of land and that takes really all of the Island or sand-bar; I don't think it could he stormed. There is water running all around it. The guns on it command even' point, on water or land. There are two big guns lying right below the Fort on the sand. One is called the Union Gun, weight 52003 pounds. The weight of the hall it throws is 500 pounds, and it carries 5 miles. The other gun is called the Lincoln Gun; it. weighs 49009; carries a ball 433 pounds, distance it carries,is from (i to 8 miles. The large gun is 16 to 20 ft. | long, and 15 in circumference. —The next is2o feet long, fifteen in circumference. On the the morning of tlie 3d, wc took up the line of inarch again. AA r o came out the I lampton lload through the city of Hampton. It must have been a beautiful town, from the look of it, .and of no ordinary size. It now all lies in ashes, you can see nothing but the ruined masses and sonic old walls that did not fall with the flames. Publio places of worship ns well as # the bal ance were swept away. The grave yards are all mutilated. Tombstones all broken with the fall of the church walls and by the bunds of the heinous villains that perpetrated the acts.—At length we reached our present abiding place af ter traveling over a barren country, not seeing a house. The rebels burn all ns they go liefore us. There were about 180 thousand troops here that came up, but the most of them have gone on toward Rig Rethel and York town. They commenced a fight up there yesterday, nnd have been fighting ever since. AVe drill 8 hours a day here, our company has been out on picket guard here yesterday morning (sth) and just got in on Sunday (oth) at 11 o'clock. AVe iiad a good time of it. It rained all night. Conley and I had the company out. Rannon savs there's no fun in staying out 36 hours on picket without coffee. AVo hail rather a bod 1 place, too. It was about two miles from camp among the se.rub oaks and sloughs. The mud was nearly shoe mouth deep. AVe can still hearcan nonading up at Great Bethel. AVe are all ready with a hundred rounds of cartridge to go up. We cxiicd to go every hour. * • • • Yours &c., JOHN R. HELM. CAW OF 55TH RBO'T. PA. VOL'S., Edisto Island, March 10, 'O2. Dear Sinter: AVe reached this Island on Thurs day, the 7th inst., and found the 47th New York stationed here, but almost scared to death. They received us with open arms, saying they had been praying that our Regiment would lie sent to reinforce them (the 55th has got a big name down here.) Their pickets have been driven in almost every night, and as they were only 29 miles from Charleston with so small a force, an attack was hourly looked for. We encamped about a mile on the Rebel side of their quarters, which somewhat relieved their fears. On lust Saturday the pickets of the 47th, picked up two men from Charleston. They owned a "sloop" which had come down the River to the Island after a load of rice, thinking the Rebel pickets still extended over the whole Is land, tliev, after landing their vessel, wandered out in search of some cattle, they walked into the pickets, talked for some time, and were about to return, were considerably surprised, but not alarmed, to bear they were United States pris oners. ; They said tliev were Union men.will ing to take the oath of allegiance and would do any thing the authorities directed, provided they could make a living; were born and raised in South Carolina, are catholics and among a great many things, told Father McClosker (our Cha plain) the following interesting items: Ist, That the working [icople of Charleston, i arc opposed to the formation of a southern confederacy and are Union men. 2d, That the great fire in Charleston was caused by the explosion, during the experiments of a portable steam engine which was introdu ced by a speculating Yankee. 3d, That all the wealthy citizens of Charles ton had gone to Columbia. 4th, That the Darkies had liecn driven into the interior whore tlicy Wit down trees, build log houses and live on sweet potatoes. sth, Thnt Charleston Harbor was blockaded on the inside, by three rows of piles, chained together and sunk in a zigzag course, with hut one entrance 1.9"' fi— - "V""" 1 "' eta-i. ...... i,..t io nave a pilot who uiahasiourt all the. turns to get them thro-ugh. 7th, That every man and boy in South Caro lina able to carry a gun has liecn pressed into service, except the aristocrats, who were in search of lucrative offices, under their Govern ment in which they could not have any fight ing to do. Bth. That as near as they Co uld judge there were about 175,000 soldiers in and between the two cities of Charleston and Savannah. This Island is divided by.a small river (don't know its name.) The opposite side is occupied by Rebels. The other night four darkies got into a boat for the purpose of escaping. They were not discovered until almost halt' way over, when they were fired at. Two were killed and the other two got over safe. Every negro you see "says" affile eol'd fokeswould leave der Mas ter and conic to de Island but de master shoot cm if dey ketch cm tryin' to run off"." E. M. Soabrook, an Ex. Gov. of South Carolina, lived on this island. The plantation lie himself .occupied, is vastly superior to any thing I ever saw in my life. I never built an air-castle that could compare with it and feci it impossible to give a description that will convey to your mind the least idea of the beauty and elegance that tHo art of man has here built up; suffice it to say that if I were worth millions and had all the taste and fancy notions of a II , I could not build a palace like this. The avenue lending to the House is about J of a mile long. On each side is a row of immense live oaks. The house and yards cover four or five acres of ground. The laiter are.tilled with artificial lakes, fish ponds and little islands scattered here and there, covered with flowers and summer houses, that are almost concealed by the thick hedges thnt surround them. Suspension bridges, that stretch from one. to the other, gold fisli swimming around in the b-Fes, and every thing the imagination of man couiil conceive. This is the same man that owned Seabrook on Hilton Head. He must have been worth a million. The house still contains much of the furniture as he left it :it is the finest.l have ever seen. There are French mirrors reaching from the floor to the ceiling, fifteen feet high, Pianos and every tiling money could buy. And yet j you will say this man left all this in his old days, for the good of his country (S. Confed eracy). True, the South must lie right when such things shall occur. AVlien this Island was first occupied by our troops (but a few weeks | ago) two letters were found on a table in Mr. Soabrook's house, in which letters he says lie is a Union man and opposed to the course the South has taken; that lie remained on his plan tation long after every body else had left, and that a party had returned to bring him away by force, if necessary, nnd wore oven then waiting on him. You may think this a "dodge" to savo his property, but report says lie owned as much on the Main land, as lio docs here. I will leave you to draw your own conclusions from all that I have written and will but say that I believe thorn to be true. • • • • Y'our Affectionate bro., SOI* S. METZGER. EDISTO ISLAND, April 3, 'O2. • MY DKAIS AYIKE : I received your letter which found me in good health. The Regiment has not been pnid off, as yet. So soon as it is I will remit you money. I am nearly worn out. * Our rogi- WHOLE NUMBER. 3001. VOL. 5. NO. 38 ment lias had a hard time of it. We were or • dered out of Camp by company and billeted in I planter's houses at a distance of 1 ami 2 miles apart, and about 8 miles from camp. We had 2 pieces of iron cannon and 1 brass howit zer of the Rhode Island battery; also a troop of Cavalry. Last Friday week, Co. A and C's pick ets were driven in by the enemy and that night my company, Ist platoon, was doublo quicked to the relief of company D. The balance fol lowed in the morning, and wc took up quarters in the splendid mansion of Mr. Scabrooke. There we had a prety good time of it, until last Friday. We had been scouting, picketing and hunting cattle. Found and killed 2 beeves and 2 hogs; all this was fine; but last Friday eve ning the stern reality of war came at last— Lieut, Bedell, Sergeant Loach, with 2 corpor als and lfi men, were sent a distance of 3 miles from qunrters, to picket at Plantation where a road leads to Johnson Island, on which there arc 7 regiments of Rebels. They have abridge of boats, over which they make midnight fo rays. Well about o'clock, on the. morning of the 29th,•corporal Tetwiler with 5 men, were on guard at the road and were fired on by the enemy. This alarmed the rest, who rallied at the house when it was found that the corporal and 1 men were missing: the corporal and Alex. Ernest turned up next day; but the other two, named John Saupp and Jonas Pitcher, have not yet been heard of. So they are either prisoners or have been killed. After getting together the party retreated in a home direction, firing sig nals as they went. They made a stand: were followed by the cavalry. Serg't. challenged them. They said friends: when we fired, and chased them back, retreated again to former place, and found 2 companies of the enemy, coining to us in line of skirmishers. lynch challenged them 3 times. They said Carolina, when Leach said then here goes Pennsylvania and fired his piece which was returned by the whole line. Our men firing at the same time. The enemy retreated and we made good our wav to the main body, who were drawn up in the road in line of battle at Co. G.—There a large force of the enemy crept down by the woods, fired on Co. H's pickets, burned the bridge, and attacked Co. A, who fought them one hour, losing corporal killed and 2 Lieut, and 12 men taken prisoners. Co. II lost Serg't Gallipher anil fi men, making in all 22 lost to the regiment. The bovs fought well and brave ly. The Col. thanked them and said he was proud of the regiment. The troops up to yes terday have been under arms all the, wjUj crackers in knapsacks. Yesterday the Col. or dered us to camp for 48 hours to rest and pre pare for nnother campaign, with reinforcements, when we hope to be able to whip and rout them totally—So much for the engagements of Jbnt in hand —F.disto Bridge and Ifanakati's plantation. You can show this to Harry Spang and John Cessna, who will be prond to know that the boys of Bedford and Indiana counties brought no disgrace on the Stars and Stripes and maintained the honor of Pennsylvania. One of Co. E. escaped from the enemy—and said he helped to bury 15 of the. reliels; one captain is killed: think it is one that Leach fir ed at, when he said Carolina. YOIH AFFECTIONATE tH"SH \\T>, JOSEPH FILLER. Cl)c Sd) oolmtt st tr EDITED BY SIMON SYNTAX, ESQ. [CyTenclirrs and friends of education ore respect fully requested to send communications to the above, care of "Bedford Gazette." WEST PROVIDENCE 'Pp., April, 18G2. Simon Syntax, Esq.— While listening to some pitiful story n bout how one Joliny Smith, Billy Pijier or Tom Somebody was whipped by the teacher of a dis trict school—with a great big stick, ns thick, as your two fingers, and "all for doing nothing," (the innocent lamb!) it has often occurred to me that it would be a great victory for the juve nile world if they could have whipping abolish ed. And I have no doubt that it ought to be done ; not because of the universal innocence of the "poor dears" who occasionally get "trim med,-" but for the simple reason that "cat-o nine-tails," "hickory switches," and cow-hides never accomplished anything great in the world. Is any one such a ninny as to believe that such men ns Washington, Napoleon, or Alexander were ever whipped into jrreatness? No. And whipping never was of any.more lienefit to a boy's niind than to his back ; —and I am cer tain that the impressions left on his back, by use of tho rod, were not favorable. It is true, that custom makes law in this res pect, but the custom of using the rod arose al together from a misapprehension of what Solo mon said. Talk of governing a school with out tho necessary instruments of torture, in presence of some of our old "Spartan Fathers," and instantly: "Spare tho rod and spoil the child" is flung into your teeth with an air of assurance that sccnis to settle the question. Now, I think, whnt Solomon meant by "spa ring the roil," was sparing the child too much of the rod—and keeping none for yourself. But suppose he did mean it, as it is generally .taken; then, ho did not "practice what he preached;" for, when a certain son of his grew up to manhood, ho showed the consequence of the old gentleman's training, by lucking up his heels in a rebellion that might have done honor to Jeff Davis. Then Solomon said unto .Toali, his great general, (this was when Joab was sent Hateaof 3tfntMug One Square, three weexs or leu , .91 09 One Square, earh additional insertion less than three months... ........ . St 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS. 1 IUS< One square •.„.... $2 00 $3 00 99 00 Two squares ....... 3 00, 5 00. 000 Three squares 4QO 700 11 00 i Column 500 9 00, 13 00, i Column 800 11 00. 10 00, i Column 12. 00 18 00 30 00, One Column 18 00 30 00 90 00 The space occupied by ten lines of this site of type rounts one square. All fractions of a square under five lines will be measured as a half square and all over five lines as a full square. Alt legal advertisements will be charged to the person ban ing them in. out to use the rod) "Deal gently with tho young ( man, even Absalom." • It is always difficult for a people to get rid of an old custom—no matter how absurd it may be. The barbarous customs of the middle ages still exercise considerable influence on all the coun tries of Europe. They cling to tlicm just as the old mosses cling to their ruined abbeys and castles of that period. And it is not two hun dred .rears since the i>eople of England were such "precious blockheads," that they could not recollect the bounds of the parish in which they were born unless, on a certain day of the year, they "beat the 1 rounds," a duty which belonged to the schoolmaster exclusively; and which con sisted in bis driving the children under his con trol all around the parish, 1 rearing them at every important point, in order to make thein recol lect it.—ln the same manner, I suppose, wo have learned our'barbarous customs, from tho Indians who used to whip their captives to death; and who punished tlieir children from their birth, by tying them to a board, and hanging them up, as fanners do their bams in a "smoke house." And a pretty set of young "injins" wo are ma king out of our sons and daughters, by preser ving these precious relics of barbarism, in tho shape of corporal punishment in our schools 1 But there are still other reasons why it should beabo'ished. Children now-a-days are not chil dren. A boy of seven years of age is now a "young gentleman and sometimes wears stan ding collars, stovepipe bat, swallow-tailed coat, and would wenr whiskers if lie could. And a girl of the some age is "a young lady," and be gins to let the tucks out of her frocks in order to bide her pantalettes or her big feet, if she lias had the misfortune to have up in a slony country. And then they are so much better than their parents were at the same age, that they never deserve chastisement' from tho teacher, or anybody else ! But in conclusion—we have some teachers who don't understand their calling ; and they are as much out of place in a school room, as a pair of cowhide boots would be on the tiny feet of some of our female teachers. Some learned author has said that the whole art of criticism might be comprehended under these three heads:—To tickle, to slash, and to plaster;—anif I take it, that the whole art of teaching may be summed up under the same gen eral beads. A teacher who understands hia business will soon learn how to tickle the schol ars—as well as their parents —without the uso of the rod; and the "slashing" must lie done in the same manner—without the rod I—For instance, one of these shrewd fellows comes into a neighborhood and takes tip school. After teaching a few days he goes to A, (ono of tho patrons of the school) nnd "tickles" him by telling bint that bis children are the "brightest" in the school ? but "slashes" the children of B, —whom we will suppose to be his near neighbor —unmercifully. lie next goes to B, and repeats both the tickling and "slashing" operations; and then to C, and repeats the dose; and so on, ail infinitum. After following this magnificent plan for some, time, lie will perhaps find that a little "plastering" will be necessary in order to keep "things working." If any young man wishes to try tho above plan and gets "stuck," lot liirn apply to yours, &e. A RETIRED SCHOOLMASTER'. *[\Vc might have I>ooll persuaded to become a convert to the anti-birch doctrine, bad not the author of the above himself furnished a pain ful example of the pernicious fruits of that doc trine, in showing the "looseness" with which he was permitted, for want of a little birch, to study the Script urea. It is well for the youth of \V. Providence that he is a retired school- master.] — Ed. grit is true, as the abolitionists say, that if there had liccn no slaves, there would have been no war. But may it not also be true, that, if there had been no abolitionists, there would have been 110 war?— TJOU. Jour., March 16. If there had been no slaver}-, there<W<ihavo been no abolitionism; cause precedes effect. LOGIC. True, if there had been no slavory, there could have been no abolitionism; and, if there had been no property, there could have been no rob bery; and, if there bad been no bouses there could have been no arson ; and, if there had been no marriage, there could have been no adultery; and if there had been no people there eouldhavef beon no murder. Goon LUCK.—Some young men talk afwuf luck. Good luck is to get up at six o'clock iri the morning; good luck, if you had only a shil ling a week, is to live upon eleven pence mhi save a penny; good luck is to troubte your heads with your own business, and let your neighbors alone; good luck is to fulfil the commandments, and do unto other people as we wish them to do unto us. They must not only plod but perse vere. l'encc must be taken care of because they arc the seeds of guineas. To get 011 m the world, they must take care of home, sweep then own doorways clean, try and help other peopKV avoid temptations, and l.avtffaitb m truth-u*f God.— Be Eaire's lecture- ■ *"
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