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BY MEYERS & MENGEL
ill fritoi tbiisr
OI IT LOCAL HISTORY.
STOVK.-ULCS NT JUNIATA CRINSINZX HIM! STON>
OO'K : GARRISON OF VOLUNTEERS FOR FART
ISOTLL'ORTI: COL. L{O<|ll>L NPIIN AT LT<-<LLORIL:
DESPERATR CONDITION OF THE SETTLERS:
MASSAERE BY THE INDIANS IN MORRISON'S
COVE: SITING AS AMI BEAVER: JOHN
MARTIN: BEDFORD TROOPSSUEEOR FORT I.lA
onier.
Some time subsequent to Forbes' ex
pedition against Fort Duquesne, there
were small stockades at Juniata ('nos
ings and at Stony Greek (now in Som
erseteounty). When the Indians began
to be troublesome in 17fi2 and 176-' i, these
stockades were abandoned and their
garrisons concentrated at Fort Bedford.
Two full companies were thus raised as
a garrison for that fort, which was a
place of refuge for the families of all
the settlers living within a distance of
fifteen or twenty miles. These troops
were all volunteers. During the year
17t>.5,('01. Iloquet halted at Fort Bedford,
having been sent, with two regiments
of regulars and a large quantity of mil
itary stores, to relieve Fort Pitt, then
in a state of siege. The Colonel writes
that he found matters in a desperate con
dition at Fort Bedford. The Indians
had attacked the families living on the
frontierand had killed or captured some
eighteen persons, whilst all who had
not fallen into their hands, had escaped
only by flight. The country was in a
state of intense alarm, and the troops
in the fort feared greatly for its safety.
To remedy this condition of affairs, Col.!
Roquet strengthened the garrison by
adding to its number two companies of
his army, which saved the fort from at- i
tack. It was during this outbreak of
the Indians, that a terrible massacre
took place in Morrison's Cove. The
savages under the lead of King Shingas
(a powerful chief of the I )elawares) and
King Reaver, attacked the settlements
in that country with great fury. Near
ly all the inhabitants were "non-rnsist
ants," from religious convictions, and |
many of them fell beneath the ruthless
tomahawk and scalping knife, without
liftinga hand in self-defence. Number
were taken prisoners, among them the
family of one John Martin, who follow
ed the Indians on their retreat to their j
town of Tuscarawas, beyond the ()hio
river, with the hope of recovering his !
wife and children from captivity, lie i
succeeded in seeing his daughter, who
was in pos-ession of King Shingns, hut
the latter refused to give her up to the
father, promising, however, that he
would surrender her and the rest of the j
captives to the provincial authorities, j
Mr. Martin then drew up and sent to j
the Council, the following petition, but j
whether his family was ever restored '
to him, we are not informed:
AUGUST 13,1762.
The Humble Petition of Your Most
Obedient Servant Sheweth, Sir, may it j
pleas Your Exeellancy, Hearing me in
Your Clemancy a few Words. I, Onej
of the Bereaved of my Wife and five
Children, by Savage War at the Captiv- j
ity of the Great Cove, after Many & j
Long Journeys, I [Lately went to an In
dian Town, viz., Tuskaro ways, 1.71 miles
Reyond Fort Pitts, & Entrested in Co. j
Ruequits A Co. Croghan's favor, So far!
as to bear their Letters to King Reaver !
& ( apt. Shingas, Desiring them to Give
up < )ne of my Daughters to me, Whiles j
1 have Yet two Sons A < >ne( ither 1 laugh- j
ter, if Alive, Among them—and after j
Seeing my Daughter with Shingas he!
Refused to Give her up, and after some
Expostulating with him, but all in vain,
be promised to Deliver her up with the j
other Captives to yr Excellency.
Sir, yr Excellency's Most Humble
Servt, Humbly and Passionately Re-j
seeches Yr Renign Compassion to inter
pose Yr Excellencies Beneficent intlu- j
ence in favor of Yr Excellencies Most j
Obedient and Dutiful Servt.
JOHN MARTIN.
• From a letter written at Carlisle, da- ;
ted August 17, 1763, it would appear
that this .John Martin did not belong j
to the "non-resistant" religionists, but
thought it quite proper to shoot at an j
Indian. He was one of the first of the i
inhabitants of the Cove who detected !
the presence of the savages. The letter
just referred to, states that hediscover
i ed an Indian coming toward him, andj
that he tired upon the savage immedi
ately, whereupon the latter uttered a
yell and "took to a tree;" but, Martin, 1
supposing that there were more Indians
near at hand, alarmed the neighborhood
and followed the one he bad fired at to
a bottom, "where they found the tracks
of six or seven more."
A letter from Gen. Henry Roquet,
dated at Carlisle, July 3, 1763, stabs
that the militia of Bedford reinforced
Fort Ligonier, which was vigorously
but unsuccessfully attacked by the In
dians. Gen. Roquet attributes the suc
cessful defence of the- fort, to the timely
arrival of the Bedford troops. Thus,
the very first line of the military histo
ry of Bedford county, was written by a
gallant and accomplished officer, in
praise of the valor of Bedford county
soleliers. How nobly the recorel of the
defenders of Fort Ligonier, has been
sustained by the generations that have
succeeded them, let the wars of a cen-
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY 40RNING. NOVEMBER 17, 1865.
lr. 1! VHM \VS VINDICATION.
The following is an extract from a
letter written by the venerable I)r.
John Baehman, of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, in reply to some
charges published against him by Rev.
E. W. llutter, of Philadelphia. Dr.
Bachman's letter is published in full
in the Philadelphia Lutheran and Mis
sionary, of October 20,
When Sherman's army came sweep
ing through Carolina. leaving ti broad
track of desolation for hundreds of miles,
whose steps were accompanied with fire,
and sword, and blood, reminding us of
the tender mercies of the Duke of Alva,
I happened to be at Cash's Depot, six
miles from Cheraw. The owner was a
widow, Mrs. Ellerbe, 71 years of age.
Her son, Colonel Cash was absent. I
witnessed the barbarities inflicted on the
aged, the widow, and young and deli
cate females. Officers,highincommand,
were engaged tearing from the ladies
their watches, their ear and wedding
rings, the daguerreotypes of those they
loved and cherished. A lady of delicacy
and refinement, a personal friend, was
compelled to strip before them, that they
might find concealed watches and other
valuables under her dress. A system
of torture was practiced towards the
weak, unarmed and defenseless, which
as far as I know and believe, was uni
versal throughout the whole course of
that invading army. Before they ar
rived at a plantation, they inquired the
names of the most faithful and trust
worthy family servants; these were
immediately seized, pistols were pre
sented at their heads: with the most
terrific curses, they were threatened to
be shot, if they did not assist them in
finding buried treasures, if this did
not succeed, they were tied up and cru
elly beaten. Several poor creatures died
under the infliction. The last resort
was that of hanging, and the officers
and men of the triumphant army of
Gen. Sherman, were engaged in erect
ing gallows, and hanging up these faith
ful and devoted servants. They were
strung up until life was nearly extinct,
when they were let down, suffered to
awhile, then threatented and hung
up again. It is not surprising that some
should have been left hanging so long
that they were taken down dead. Cool
ly and deliberately these hardened men
proceed on their way, as if they had per
petrated no crime, and as if the God of
Heaven would not pursue them with
His vengeance. But it was not alone
the po< >r Plucks (to u horn 1 hey professed
tocomeas liberators) thatwerethussub
jectedto tortureanddeath. Gentlemen
of high character, pure and honorable
and grayheaded, unconnected with the
n i ilitary were draggftl from their fields,
or their beds, and subjected to this pro
cess of threats, beating and hanging.
Along the whole track of Sherman's
army, traces remain of the cruelty and
inhumanity practiced on the aged and
the defenseless. Some of those who
were hung up, died under the rope,
while their cruel murderers, have not
only been left unreproachedand unhung
but have been hailed as heroes and pa
triots. The list of those martyrs whom
the cupidity of the officers and men of
Sherman's army sacrificed to their thirst
for gold and silver, is large and most re
volting. If the editors of this paper
will give their consent to publish it, I
willgive it in full, attested by the names
of the purest and best men and women
of our Southern land.
I, who have been a witness to these
acts of barbarity that are revolting to
every feeling of humanity and mercy,
Mas doomed to feel in my own person
the effects of the avarice, cruelty and
despotism which characterized the men
of that army. I was the only male
guardian of the refined and delicate fe
males who had fled there for shelter
and protection. 1 soon ascertained the
plan that was adopted in this wholesale
system of plunder, insult, blasphemy
and brutality. The first party that came
was headed by officers, from a colonel
to a lieutenant, who acted with seeming
politeness and told me that they only
came to secure our fire-arms, and when
these were delivered up, nothing in the
house should be touched. Out of the
house, they said they were authorized
to press forage for their large army. I
told them that along the whole line of
the march of Sherman's army, from
Columbia toCheraw, it had been ascer
tained that ladies had been robbed and
personally insulted. I asked for a guard
to protect the famales. They said that
there was 110 necessity for this, as the
men dare not act contrary to orders. 1 f
any did not treat the ladies with proper
respect, I might blow their brains out.
"Hut," said 1, "you have taken away
ourarms, and we are defenseless." They
did not blush much, and made no reply.
Shortly after this, came the second par
ty, before the first had left. They de
manded the keys of the ladies' drawers
—took away such articles as they want
ed, then locked the drawers and put
the keys in tbeir pockets. In the mean
time, they gathered up the spoons,
knives, forks, towels, table-cloths, &c.
As they Mere carrying them off, I ap
jtealed to the officers of the first party
—they ordered the men to put back the
things; the officer of the second party
said he would see them d (1 first;
and without further ado, packed them
up, and they glanced attach other and
smiled. The elegant carriage and all
the vehicles on the premises were seiz
ed and filled with bacon and other plun
der. The smoke houses were emptied
■■MM! FRAIL## LIINII IF ' .
head of poultrwas seized and flung
over their muss, and they presented
the hideous pture in some of the
scenes in the for thieves. Every ar
ticle of harnesshey did not wish, was
cut in pieces. E this time the first and
second parties id left, and a third ap
peared on the eld ; they demanded
the keys of thelrawers, and on being
informed that tej had been carried off,
coolly and del*rateiy proceeded to
break open the < "ks—took what they
wanted and who we uttered words of
complaint were irsed. Every horse,
mule, and carria', even to the carts,
were taken awa; and for hundreds of
miles, the last uimal that cultivated
the widow's eorifield,and the vehicles
that once bore thu to the house of wor
ship, were carrit off or broken in pie
ces and burned.
The first party Hat came promised
to leave ten days revisions, the rest
they carried off. A hour afterwards,
other hordes of miauders from the
same army came andemanded the last
pound of bacon an the last quart of
meal. On Sunday,the negroes were
dressed in their txt suits, they were
kicked, and knockedown and robbed
of all their they came to
us in their shirt-shves, having lost
their hats, clothes, ad shoes. Most of
our own clothes hat been hid in the
woods: the negroesA'ho had assisted
in removing themwere beaten and
threatened with doth, and compelled
to show them wherehoy were conceal
ed. They cut open he trunks, threw
my manuscripts, an devotional books
into a mud-hole, stiß the ladies'jewel
ry, hair ornaments, to.; {ore many of
the garments into titers, gave the rest
to the negro womeito bribe them into
criminal intercour.-. These women
afterwards returneuo us those articles,
that after the mutiltions, were scarce
ly worth preserving The plantation,
of one hundred andixty negroes, was
some distance from he house, and to
this place suecessiveparties of fifty at
a time resorted fort-bee long days and
nights, the husbam kind fathers being
fired at and fly to the wcxxls.
Now commenced senes of licentious
ness, brutality, and ravishment, that
have scarcely had unequal in the ages
of heathen barbarity I conversed with
aged men and woma, who were wit
nesses of those infanous acts of Sher
man's unbridled sddierv, and several
of them, from the ;rui treatment they
had received, wet; confined to their
beds for weeks aft'rwards. The time
will come when tie judgment of Heav
en will await those libidinous, beastly
barbarians. Duringthisiime, tnerourin
party, who, 1 was informed by others,
we had the most reason to dread, had
made their appearance. They came, as
they said, in the nameof thegreatGen.
Sherman, who was netf to God Almigh
ty. They tame to bun and lay in ashes
all that was left. Tiev had burned
bridges and depots, cotton-gins, mills,
barns and stables. They swore they
would make the d d relnd women
pound their corn with rocks, and eat
their raw meal withmt cooking: they
succeeded in thousands of instances. I
walked out at night, aid the innumer
able tires that were buaiing as far as the
eye could reach, in huidreds of places,
illuminated the whohheavens, andtes
tifiod to the vindictive barbarity of the
foe. I presume they had orders not to
burn occupied houses hut they strove
all in their power to compel families to
fly from their houses, that they might
afterwards burn then. The neighbor
hood was filled with refugees, who had
been compelled to fly from their planta
tions on the sea-hoard. As soon as they
had fled, the torch was applied, and for
hundreds of miles those elegant man
sions, once the ornament and pride of
our Island country, were burned to the
ground.
All manner of expedients were now
adopted to make tlie residents leave
their homes for the second time. I
heard them saying, "This is too large
a house to he left standing, we must
contrive to burn it." Canisters of pow
der were placed all around the house,
and an expedient resorted to that prom
ised almost certain success. The house
was to be burned down by firing the
out-buildings. These were so near each
other that the tiring of the one would
lead to the destruction of all. 1 had al
ready succeeded in having a few bales
of cotton rolled out of the building, and
hoped, if they had to be burned, the
rest would also be rolled out, which
could have been done in ten minutes,
by several hundred men who were look
ing on, gloating over the prospect of a
nother elegant mansion in South Caro
lina being laid in ashes. The torch was
applied, and soon the large store house
was on tire; this communicated to sev
eral other buildings in the vicinity,
which one by one were burned to the
ground. At length the fire reached the
smoke house, where they had already
carried off the bacon of 2.K) hogs *, this
was burnt, ard the tire was now rapidly
approaching the kitchen, which was so
near the dwelling house, that should
the former burn, the destruction of the
large and noble edifice would he inevi
table.
A captain of the United States ser
vice—a native of England—whose name
I would like to mention here, if I did
not fear to bring down upon him the
censure of the abolitionists, as a friend
to the rebels—mounted the roof, and
the wet blankets we sent uj> to him, pre
vented the no wsmoking roof from burst
ing into flames. I called for help to as
sist us in procuring water from a deep
well; a young lieutenant stepped up,
burners, and called on his company for
aid; a portion of them came cheerfully
to our assistance: the wind seemed al
most by a miracle to subside; the house
was saved, and the trembling females
thanked God for their deliverance. All
this time, about KMt mounted men were
looking on, refusing to raise a hand to
help us; laughing at the idea that no
efforts of ours could save the house from
the flames.
Mr. llutter, allow me to ask you who
are the most criminal? the men who
are rejoicing that a house was to be bur
ned, and women and children be de
prived of a shelter and a home, and
driven into the woods, or he who slan
ders an aged clergyman of his own
Church, and would bring down upon
him the odium of all good men, when
he had it fully in his power to ascertain
that the whole invention was an Infa
mous slander, concocted by the mean,
the worthless, and the malicious, for
the purpose of getting office and mon
ey?
My trials, however, were not yet o
ver. I had already suffered much in a
pecuniary jvoint of view. I had been
collecting a library on Natural History j
during a long life. The most valuable
of these books had been presented by
various Societies in England, France,
Germany, Russia, &c„ who had honor
ed me with membership, and they or
the authors presented me with these
works which had never been for sale,
and could not be purchased. My her
barium, the labor of myself and thela
dies of my house for many years, was
also among these books. I had left
them as a legacy to the library of the
Newbury College, and concluded to
send them at once. They were detain
ed in Columbia, and there the torch was
applied, and all were burned. The
stealing and burning of books appear
ed to beoneof the programmes on which
the army acted. I had assisted in lay
ing the foundation and dedicating the
Lutheran Church at Columbia, and
there, near its walls, had recently been
laid the remains of one who was dearer
to me than life itself. Toset that brick
church on fire from below was impos
sible. The building stood by itself on
a square but little built up. One of
Sherman's burners was sent up to the
roof. Ile was seen applying the torch
to the cupola. The church was burned
to the ground, and the grave of niv
loved one desecrated. The story circu
lated that the citizens had settheir own
city on lire, is utterly untrue, and only
reflects dishonor on those who vilely
per j vet rated it. General Sherman had
•>•>>}' Under control The huinlug
was by his orders, and ceased when he
gave the command.
1 was now doomed to experience in
person the effects of avarice and barba-1
rous cruelty. These robbers had been j
informed in the neighborhood that the
family which I was protecting had bu-'
riedslottyM)o in gold and silver. They j
first demanded my watch, which I had j
effectually secured from their grasp.
They then asked me where the money
had been hid. 1 told them I knew
nothing about it, and did not believe
that there was a thousand dollars worth
in all—and what there was had been
carried off by the owner, Col. Cash.
All this was literally true. 1 hey then
concluded to try an experiment on me
which Inul proved so successful in liun- j
dreds of other instances. Coolly and j
deliberately they prepared to inflict tor
ture on a defenseless, gray-headed old
man. They carried me behind a stable,
and once again demanded where the
money was buried, or "I should he sent
to hell in five minutes." They cocked
their pistols and held them to my head.
I told them to fire away. One of them,
a square-built, broad-faced, large-mouth
ed clumsy Lieutenant, who had the face
of a demon, and who did not utter live
words without an awful blasphemy,
now kicked me in the stomach, until 1
fell breathless and prostrate. As soon
as I was able, I rose again. He once
more asked me where the silver was.
I answered as before, 1 do not know."
With his heavy, elephant foot, he now
kicked me on my back until I fella
gain. Once more I arose, and he put
the same question to me. 1 was nearly
breathless, but answered as before.
Thus was I either kicked or knocked
down seven or eight times. 1 then told
him it was perfectly useless for him to
continue his threats or his blows. lLe
might shoot me if lie chose. 1 was
ready and would not budge an inch
but requested him not to bruise and j
batter an unarmed, defenseless old
man. "Now," said he, "I will try a j
new plan. How would you like to |
have both arms cut off?" He did not |
wait for an answer, but, with his heavy
sheathed sword, struck moon my left
arm, near the shoulder. 1 heard it
crack; it hung powerless by my side,
and I supposed it was broken, lie then
repeated the blow on the other arm.
The pain was excruciating, and it was
several days before I could carve my
food or take my arm out of a sling—
and it was black and blue for weeks.
(I refer to Dr. Kollock, of Cheraw.)
At that moment the ladies, headed by
my daughter, who had only then been
madeawareof the brutality lveing prac
ticed upon me, rushed from the house,
and came flying to the rescue. "You
dare not murder my father," said my
child; "he has been a minister in the
same church for fifty years, and God
lias always protected and will protect
him." I)oyou believe in a God, Miss?"
said one of the brutal wretches; "1
don't believe in a God, a heaven or
hell." Carry me," said 1, "to your
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General Sherman, who was at Cheraw,
from whom, I was informed, no re
dress could be obtained, but to a gener
al in the neighborhood, said to be a re
ligious man. < )ur horses and carriages
had all been taken away, and 1 was too
much bruised to be able to walk. The
other young officers came crowding a-1
round me, very officiously, telling me
that they would represent the case to
the General, and that they would have
him shot by ten o'clock next morning.
I saw the winks and glances that were
interchanged between them. Every
one gave a different name to the offi
cers. The brute remained unpunished,
as J saw him on the day following, as
insolent and as profane as he had been
on the preceding day.
As yet no punishment had fallen on
the brutal hyena, and I strove to nurse
my bruised body and heal my wounds,
and forget the insults and injuries of
tiie past. A few weeks after this I was
sent for to perform a parochial duty,
at Mars Bluff, some twenty miles dis
tant. Arriving at Florence, in the vi
cinity, I was met by a crowd of young
men connected with the militia. They
were excited to the highest pitch of
rage, and thirsted for revenge. They
believed that among the prisoners that
had just arrived on the railroad car, on
their way to Sumpter, were the very
men who committed such horrible out
rages in the neighborhood. Many of
their houses had been laid in ashes.
They had been robbed of every means
of support. Their horses had been
seized; their cattle and hogs bayonet
ed; their mothers and sisters had been
insulted, and robbed of their watches,
ear and wedding rings. Some of their
parents had been murdered in cold
1)1( tod. The aged pastor, to whose voice
they had so often listened, had been
kicked and knocked down by repeated
blows, and his hoary head had been
dragged about in the sand. They en
treated me to examine the prisoners
and see whether I could identify the
men that had inflicted such barbarities
on me. I told them I would do sopro
vided they would remain where they
were and not follow me. The prison
ers saw rue at a distance—held down
their guilty heads, and trembled like
aspen leaves. All cruel men are cow
ards. One of my arms was still in a
sling. With the other I raised sirne
of their hats. They all begged former
cy. I said to them, "The other day
you were tigers—you are sheep now."
But a hideous object soon arrested ray
attention. There satiny brutal enemy—
the vulgar, swaggering lieutenant, who
had rode up to the steps of the house,
insulted the ladies, and beaten me most
unmercifully. lapproached him slow
ly, and, in a whisper asked him, "Do
you know me, sir—the old man whose
pockets you first searched, to seewheth
er he might not have a penknife to de
fend himself, and then kicked and
knocked him down with your list and
heavy scabbard?" He presented the
picture of an arrant coward, and in a
trembling voice, implored me to have
mercy: "Don't let me he shot; have
pity! Old man, beg for me! 1 won't
do it again ! For God's sake, save me!
Oh, God, help me!" "Did you not
tell my daughter there was no God?
Why call on him now?" "Oh, I have
changed my mind; I believe in a God
now." I turned and saw the flushed
and indignant crowd approaching.
"What are they going to do with me?"
said he. "Do you hear that sound,
click, click ?" "Yes," said lie, "they
are cocking their pistols." "True,"
said [; "and if I raise a finger you will
have a dozen bullets through your
brain." "Then 1 will go to hell: don't
let them kill me. < )h! Lord, have mer
cy!" "Speak low," said I, "and don't
open your lips." The men advanced.
Already one had pulled me by the coat.
"Show us the men." I gave no clew
by which the guilty could he identifi
ed. 1 walked slowly through the car,
sprang into the waiting carriage, and
drove off.
Rev. E. W. Mutter, this is the way
in which I have "gloated over the bar
barities inflicted on the prisoners."
This is the man whom you have wan
tonly and cruelly traduced. I defy you
or any one else to produce a single in
stance to the contrary in my whole
conduct, front the beginningto the close
of the war.
I claim, as an act of justice, that you
send me the name of your author,
whom you call one of the most emi
nent citizens in Charleston—a native
and life-long resident of that city,
whom you have given as authority for
the slanders which you ha ve perpetra
ted against me. I defy you to produce
the name of a single "eminent citizen"
who will dare, in the face of this com
munity, to make the assertion which
you have in such a cowardly and un
christian manner published to the
world. When that name shall be fer
reted out, I will venture to predict
that this "eminent citizen of Charles
ton—a native and life-long resident,"
will be proved to be an unprincipled,
time-serving demagogue—a spy, a po
litical turncoat, a defamer of the repu
tation of others, to obtain notoriety,
power and money—not many degrees
removed from a drunkard— a man
without credit or character, and who
never had either.
It is scarcely necessary to add, that I
have not sought this controversy, and
only defend myself when grossly and
unprovokedly traduced. It should be
remembered that we are here writing
under surveillance, and are at the ten-
MiHfeinMaMHi
tirno may come when men can speak
freely. Under present circumstances,
it is but a contemptible, cowardly act
to drag men into a discussion where
the freedom of the pen is restricted to
one party, and given with unbridled li
cense to another.
Yours, Ac.,
JOIIN BACHMAN.
Charleston, Sept. 14, 1860.
ST. TAMMANY.
Although the press have at present
a good deal to say in relation to the or
der of St. Tammany, yet it may not be
so generally known who Tammany
was, or how he became popularly can
onized as a saint and adopted as tute
lary genius of one branch of the Dem
oeratic party. By some he is supposed
to have been a Jesuit priest ; others,
though attributing to him an Indian
origin, have no distinct idea in the
matter; while again there are those
who regard him as entirely a myth.
Tammany, orTamminund, however,
was a veritable personage—a chief of
the Delaware nation —living probably
in middle of the seventeenth century.
He resided in the country which is now
Delaware until he was of age, when he
moved beyond th*> -Vlleghenies, ana oo*
tied on the banks of the Ohio. He be
came a chief sachem of his tribe, and
being always a fast friend of the whites,
often restrained his warriors from deeds
of violence. His rule was always dis
creet, and he endeavored to induce his
followers to cultivate agriculture and
the arts of peace rather than those of
war.—When he became old he called :i
council with a view to have a successor
appointed : after which the residue of
his life was spent in retirement; and
tradition relates that "young and old
repaired to his wigwam to hear nim
discourse wisdom." His great motto
was, "United in peace for happiness,
in war for defence." When and by
whom he was first styled saint, or by
what chance lie was chosen to be the
patron of the Democracy, does not ap
pear.
CONFISCATION.
Can any good come out of Nazareth?
Yes, occasionally. We find the follow
ing in the Philadelphia North Ameri
can of Monday. It is only what Dem
ocrats have been sayingand urging for
months past. When coming from
Democrats, however, it was "disloyal"
and "Copperhead doctrine." It was
the truth, nevertheless. It is now ut
tered by a Republican chieftain. Still
it is the truth—always the truth, even
if uttered by Satanic tips. We quote:
"Confiscation would be a source of
endless trouble, as it has been in every
country where it has ever been tried.
Outrages of every kind and description
would result from it, distracting the
whole South for many years to come.
In addition to this, the constitutional
restriction would prevent the forma
tion of any good title to lands sold un
j der a confiscation act, and the conse
quent litigation would operate to pre
vent any improvement of the condition
of the South for years to come."
A WIDOW'S CONSOLATION.— The
Memphis (Tenn.) Argus tells of how a
widow was consoled for the loss of hus
band No. 2 by husband No. 1 "turning
up again." It seems that a fair young
creature had been married hut a few
years when the war broke out, and her
husband enlisted in the Confederate
army. After being absent two years
news arrived that he had been killed.
After wearing the widow's weeds a
short time she began fit look around
for consolation, and found it in a second
love, and was married. After enjoy
ing her happiness a few weeks husband
No. 2 got killed. She again donned
the weeds and mourned a second be
reavement. A short time ago, having
thrown off her mourning, after wearing
it twelve months, she became gay and
happy again, and began to look around
for No. 3, when, to her great astonish
ment, husband No. 1 came back from
the wars, and the twice bereaved fair
one was enfolded in the embrace of her
first love, her long lost lord, whom she
had mourned as dead. She was eon
soled.
GEN. BANKS CAN'T TAKE THE OATH.
—By a law of Congress, before any
member can take his seat, he must
swear that he has never, "directly nor
indirectly, given aid or comfort to the
enemies of the Union." Now how can
(Jen. Banks, (if elected,) get over that
point? Why, the "rebs" called him
their chief quartermaster—and Stone
wall Jackson, when short of provisions,
always started for Banks' commissary.
In Texas, he fed Dick Taylor's com
mand, and supplied them with six
months' food and clothing, four wagon
loads of paper collars, and other dandi
fied military stores. Perhaps Banks
can get over this thing—but how?—N.
11. Register.
To KEEP WORMS OUT OF DRIED
FRUIT.— It is said that a small quanti
ty of sassafras bark mixed with dried
fruit will keep it free from worms for
years. The remedy is easily obtained
in many localities, and is well worthy
an experiment, as it will not injure the
fruit in any manner, if it does not pre
vent the nuisance.
A correspondent entered an office,
and accused the compost itor of not hav
ing punctuated his communication,
when the typo replied, "I'm no point
er, I'm a setter."
A BOOZY fellow was observed the
other day driving a porker up Broad
way, holding on to its tail, and when
asked what he was doing, replied that
he was studying ge-hog-raphy.
THE skeptic thinks it very extraordi
nary that an ass once talked like a man.
Isn't it still more extraordinary that
thousands of men arc continually talk
ing like asses?
THERE are 714 female clerks in the