Democratic watchman. (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1855-1940, September 05, 1861, Image 1

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VOL. 6.
0 ttiginal prulttpi.
For the Watel;men
WHAT L LOVE.
RI WWI. K I. 0 Il
The thine t Mae are manifold.
A year 'twould hike to tell all told,
Thetillnemory'd fail to do her part,
And leave (mugs Ind Oleo lu the heart
I lave the day that smiles leo sweet,
W herr mired rrr hmittry'or wtrnifirg rtheet
I love the nun that shines so bright,
And ells the earth with rosy tight
I love the air that waftn Fanned
Ira odors with a planning sound
lave rise ski tent rook. r • taw-,
When erinkown clouds shut out nay riow
I love the woods, I love the trees
The grass, the fields, the vertrtnt. feu,
Tho hill-top, with itt Nurture greet),
With many birds thst I have aeon
I Inv• the innuntatn, 'tie no dirk ,
With 'green, I more a pleuant perk,
- i love a river, I Imre a rill
Meendering by en ancient mill
I love the rooks, I love the flowers, v
I love to rest In shady hostage,
Th ere, lying down, I love to ism
The stare peep throngh the onnopy
The cottage lome, 4 lkith creeping vine
inire to etre the tendrtilt tonne
Their spiral fingers round th% door,
Then droop in feiLona to the floor
Of all, f hive the ivy most,
Of Outs and glowers lose a heist
That erten, or, hlte the mtetleto ,
On Alblon'e altars ago
I love the iky, the in tko Ftr
And all o.l'e ,-renturno every rehoro
That walk, or run or le.tr, or hotrod
Or burrow in tne .lid ground
411iscilltawns.
JENNIE WOOD;
THE
THE C 11111) 11ENINE OF KENTECKY.
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One of the first settlers of Kentucky was
Daniel Wood. !Alyn g a comfortable home
in one of the Eastern States, bc, w.th
consisting of his wife and a 11.1111
daughter about right years of age, sotiAl a
home un the far wlq.M.T{I. t 1411,41. rs of I. 11
tuck y. Here he HllOll FIUIR himself a 1 ,, r;
Cabin, and, assisted by a lame but faithful
negro servant, who had scrump ,nted him
from the east, be Noon had quite a patch of
ground e•l, arid, and began anew the hfe of
a farmer combined with that of a hoot'.
Pro , iirrity smiled upon his effints, and
iii months pe.s , ..ctl without anything occur
ring to mar the 129P11 tenor of his way.
It nay a bright,,bemitihil morning to
June Old Sol had Jost turned out from his
eastern couch, and promng over the ha,
was htt thing the horizon m crimson with
his smiles : when, armed with his trusty ri
Ile, and a pack of skins strapped upon hts
back, Daniel Wood issued from his cabin
door. Ile was bound on a visit to A neigh
holing station, some Miles distant, to pur
chase a new supply of ammunition and other
tittle necesitartem and luxuries that were
needed at the cabin. Pausing upon the
threshold of ills home, he took a long and
anxious around.
Keep a g,pod lookout, May," he Haul,
turning to his wife, who was just behind
bun, and who had conic to the door to bid
her husband •find speed' nu his journey.--
''Keep a good lookout ; although the red
skins ain't shown themselves yet, thar's no
knowing when to expect the varmints ; and
they might pop out on you 'fore yer knowed
anything 'bout it."
'• Never fear, Daniel," returned his wife ;
"there is no danger. The Indians have
Wirer been seen 'round here ; besides, we
have done nothing to anger them, and I
don't think they will interfere with us. But
kink to yourself, Daniel ; the frail through
the forest to the bullion Is a long one, and
yon know not what danger may surround
you."
Never fear for me, Molly," answered
the frontiersman ; I have faithful
Sallie here,"—and he lovingly patted the
stock of his ride- 0 'twill bio dangerous
work for any redskin to come within shoot
ing distance of me ; so never fear, but keep
up a good heart-1 shall be back before
dark."
And he pi 3ssed a kiss upon the lips of the
buxom dame.
Just e,t this moment the burly form of
L 61310 Jako, the negro, made his appearance
round the cornetof the cabin, rliturning to
his breakfast fr&ri his early labors in the
fields. For a moment he gazed upon the
pleasant scene, his eyes glistening with de
...44Land mirth ; then ho broke out :
" I, golly, 113,1388.! Arn't you gwine to
kiss poor old nig, too, 'fore you goes 7 Yah,
yth, guess you'd better ! guess you'd bet...
tat!"
And Old Jako shook with suppressed
mirth at ins humorous conceit.
"00 long, - you black varmint !" answer•
D,FMOCRATIC WATCHMAN.
ed his master, laughter. "(lit you grub end
then stay around the house till f ceino back;
and take good care of your mistress and my
little darling here."
And he patted the golden tresses of his
ibinghter.
." Needn't tell me dat, magas, needn't tell
me dat. Old Jake look out for dem as long
as be got a single beef of lile in his ugly ole
carcass. dat he will. Lor' Mesa you, MR
/l, if one of dem ar red debbils come round
anywhere near 010 Jake, dey git fits, now I
coax yim. If •hs ole uig gits one of dose yer
claws on nim, login gone our,'" and Jake
held up one of 1119 mammoth hands. “liond
bye, MIMS& ; ocher fear login as long as ole
'mond " •
And with these words old Jake disappear.
ed into the brom, whilst the pioneer also
turned to depart; waving a last adieu as his
manly Lam disappeared in the depth of the
furent.
The sun had reached the meridian , Jake,
true to his master's orders. had remained in
the cottage. and was now helping to prepare
the noonday meal. Jennie, the golden
haired daughter of the pioneer, was setting
the dishes upon the table, while the matron
herself went forth to the little spritig, some
hundred yards distant from the cottage, to
bring the f t:m cold water that was to be
their bevetge. Slowly she approaches the
liming, her eyes anxious*: cast amend to
spy any suspicious motion of leaf or bend
ing ofa twig, for once or twice during the
hours she thought . or imagined she
, a‘v the suspicious movement of the under
[math in the forest. She has reached the
.;ring at last Suddenly she stops. What
is that m yonder clump of hushes 't It &It
or, ni tbe air Idee the gaudy plumage of
S , IFi forest bird. It is a bird's plume. but
re -A , , urn thi head of some painted ma
nge You %mild hardly. have noticed it ,
to.t. the eyes of thurnalron arc sharp—frit
not May lwr owir but that of her clarlaur
ileirnt•ii I upon her Now for presence
of tinnd Slir must not let them know she
has listovt.red them, and perhap , , she may
yet regain the ilollse
slim fill. her pail with water and
turns to retrace her steps Already has she
pri.sed o'er one (oierier u( the distance he
tVl,l•ln the nitrin,; and the hoyse. Will she
ra It re sare:y her hirart throbs aud
ibly 11 lien -oh, horror -a savage and
ar. 1 ,.!1,ng yt II mink( e upon her ear . too
v , ho krurrnr:ll , l import the savages
.tartrti I , lllslllt She mast reach
the Irinse htfortt-they do or all is lust She
drops her bucket and starts on the raco for
life Timor aidtk wings to her blight, and
she will distance her enemies. No, one
burly savage gained her side bat he harms
her not, but swiftly continues sir toward the
house What meanN he by that manattalo
alas ! her hearts this her too well -Via
house once In the pot.session of the Indians
all are at the mercy of the savage foe.
Loudly she called Jake to shut the door :
but the negro stands with the handle of the
open door In his hand, fierce determination
depicted on his swarthy visage. The mat
ron and the Indian gain the house together,
and both cross the threshold at the same
moment But as Mrs. Wood passed the
servant, he calls to her
ISnr de door, mtssus !" And with one
spiting he o; upon the savage,
Jennie !dams to the heavy oaken door as
the rent of the Indians dash up to it. One
of them, more speedy than thrrest, gets his
red visage caught between the door and the
poet, and thus prevents Mrs. Wood (rend get
ting the door securely closed ; but the ma
tron has, es quick Aki thought. slipped the
bar it into its loop in one side of the door,
and using it as a lever, presses ,the oaken
barricade tightly against the body of th
savage, and holds ham time a prisoner,
whilst his body protects the door from the
assaults of his companions outside.
But how goes on the fight inside.
We left old Jake grappling with the Indi
an. For once the negro had found his match
end each, clasped in the embrace of the oth•
er had fallen to the floor. Now they rolled
over from one side of the room to the other,
I and at lest it seemed the Indian would be
the victor. Ile had succeeded in getting the
negro beneath him, and had drawn his knife
to finish his e-enty, when, with ono great
effort of strength, Jake, as the knife of the
Indian was about to seek his heart, partially
relieved himself and seizing the Indian by
both arms, held bum motionless—the knife
suspended in the air.
" Old nig got you now, you red cuss,'!
puffed Jake. " No use yer tryin', yer Can't
git away ! Ole Jake ain't pinch on his pins
date the truf,..but jist luf him sit dose yar
arms onto anyt•ing and dey bur tighter nor
4.lef to a dead nig--,shure !"
And Jake spoke the truth, for, though
lame and feeble in his legs, his arms were
strong enough to lift a ton. But Jako was
in a bad Ha for, although he held the Ip;
dian immovable, he was himself a pioso6er,
and fOi some time ho cogitated what,to do.
fdrs. Wood could not help him, for she bad
as much sa she could do to keeffthe door
closed against the Indiana outside. If he
bad only sized the savage by the wrists, ha '
BELLEFONTE, THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. 5, 1861.
! might have broken them, and so'
*odder+ ; hut, ufilitcktly. ho hai eaugl t
him about Cho middle of the fore rm. and
with the Ravage writhing about him it was
impositible to shift his hold with safety.—
What could he do ? A happy thought strikes
him. There isia sharp axe under the hod:
could ho get that. Hut, how could he use
it 1 That was the qucetide, ! and he took a
tiger hold upon the Indian. th at m ad e h i m,
stoic though he was, writhe with pain.
" I golly ! you'll twist worse nor dal, you
debbil Y" muttered Sake, as another ides
worked its way through 105 wool. Then
calling to Jennie, " come ti o , Miss d ann i e
Dosen't git start, chile. he can't git away."
'• I'm not afraid of him Jakc, ' she said,
as she stepped forward, her eyes flashing
nor; and hate on the savage foe What
can Ido to help you, Jake? Oh. I wish
could kill him ?"
And she shook her little fist et the Indian
Ugh, me kill, suaip you, byineby. may
be '" growled the Indian, as hu made anoth
er attempt to free himself.
"tlitylie you won't, neither," wiftfiversd
the brave girl. But what sSall I do. Jake
—what shall I do V'
" I tell you, Miss Jennie," answered Jake,
hope beaming on his dusky countenance
liar's an axe tinder de bed—mighty sharp
ono, too Yab, ole nig sharp him uy
yesterday. Didn't know what for do—ziitss
Indian find out,, pooty soon. Well: Miss
Jennie, you git as axe, cum up behind I ngin
and gib him eve good tics In do hod and kill
him. Dat's what you do."
z iAtir a moment, Jennie, in horror, shrank
limp the deed. She was not afra . 4,4„Uut the
tdea`of shedding blood had something horri•
Ws in it to the child, even if i 4 wits the
blood of an enejny• She looked at her
mother oluilingly •
.Shal I do it, mother '" she asked.
It is our only hope of safety, Jennie,"
replied the matron, after a moments liesita
t}on .4 Do it, if you can, daughter: it-i.^•
the only way to save our lives "
I ran do it, and I will'" answered the
brave girl. and she sprang to get the axe.
The Indian had listened attentively to the
short conversation. Lim. as he 'understood
he knew they were contriving some plan, but
what it was he could not make out. The
appearance of the axe soon enlightened him
on that pint, and as lie saw the yourgirl
approach with the weapon, ho struggles to
get away hervue almost superhuman, and
he bail id arly Succeeded ni his object as the
axe descended upon his head A sudden
nir/mood of the, Indian rondertd the blow
partially inellective, and the axe glanced oil
inertly 'Winding a slight wound. But again
the young heroin° raised the weapon, and
again it descended, this time with fatal effect
and the savage sank dead at her feet
Droning the axe Jennie turned, in horror,
from the sick ening spectacle. Old Jake
sprang to his feet is ith a hoop that was awl
tile to the Indians on the outside, and seized
upon the axe
" I golly, rnissus." he shouted, —Ma's de
way to sarve tem out !" Then pointing to
the savage who, a prisoner In the door, had
been a witness to the fate of his comrade,
Jake continued, jos' let In dat udder red
cuss jar, an' we'll sail , ' him off in de same
manner. I golly, I t'ink hab a cut at
him anyhow."
And lie hobbled toward the door ; but the
Indian saw him Coming, and knowing his
fate if he stayed there he gave a yell . and
making one great situ le for liberty awl
life, he succee a leasing himself, but
not witho Icavia a considerable portion
of his gain is and painted cuticle behind
as the door closed ; and Mrs. Wood joyfully
fixed the stout oaken bar, that had done
such good service in its place. Yell upon
yell arose from the savages outside of tit
house ; but suddenly they ware drowned by
the sharp cracYcif a dozen rifles, and the
hope of rescue sprang up in the hearts of
the beseiged. Flying to a loophole in the
wall of the mann a Mrs. Wood looked out,--
A dozen Indians lay dead on the ground,
while the survivors were flying m Lid threes
tions Awl issuing from the forest were
some eighteen. or twenty, hardy frontiersmen
headed by Daniel l Wood himself, who sp - rang
across the open pace and was welcomed
with opened arms by his overjoyed wife at
the threshold.
The cabin wan soon filled with the woods
men, while Jennie—dear, brave Jennie. eves
lauded to the highest pitch for her couag.'•
Nor wan old Jake forgotten. The oppor•
tune arrival of D..niel and his friends were
then explained: 'lt seems that on of their
neighbors, while hunting in the woods, die
covered the Indians ; and watching them,
had seen them make toward Mr. Woods.—
The man homed to the station to obtain
help, and there found Mr.-Wood. A party
was soon raised and on the march. Our
readers know the rest. But old Jake ever
after fiseertol '
" DM if MOMS had only luft dem rod cue.
M in, one at time, ?dime Jennie and die ole
oig would hub killed dem all off—Shur's yer
born."
Tine arctic regions are woll guarded by po
liolor.abar is pole-ice everywbero tbere.
NEGRO EMANCIPATION
Since the special organ of the Secretary of
War and tither abolition newspapers have
taken open and bold ground in favor of the
immediate abolition , of slavery is the South
ern &ince by means of slave insurrections,
it in timfOtor the North seriously to examine
the inevitable consequences of such a policy.
It is net necessary to waste words in demon
strating that the inauguration of negro
insurrections would be the deatliktioll of the
Constitution and the Union - that it would
derneraliet the army, paralyze the Govern
ernment, extinguish the last vertigo of
Sou kern sympathy for the Union, and alien
ate IVelitern Virginia, gasmen Tennessee,
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri Neither
is it necessary to demonstrate that tho au
thors of this diabolical suggestion are the
worst enemies of then. country. Thane are
sell evident truths that require no proof.
But it is worth while for the-citizens of
Pennsylvania to consider the frightful con
sequences of precipitating a herd of igno•
rant, half savage and naturally indolent
blacks upon this State.
We all know from sad experience what a
burden to any community a large free negro
population is. In case the progretne or the
Abolitionist!' should he carried out, the
State of Pennsylvania %rebid be literally
undated by a flood of emaucipated negroviii-
They would overrun our territory by hun.
- dads of thousands, fill out jails and poor
flounce, occupy the time of our courts, double
our taxes, eat out our substance, and those
willing to pork for their hying come into
competition with white laborers, and take
the very bread out of their mouths. After
liberating these negroes we would.be corn.
pelled to tolerate them and provide for their
support. Talk about slavery degrading la
'
lint' After all it is not the three but the
negro that degrades white tabor. Competi
tion with the black man viii what the white
man 'cannot endure. The tree white citizen
no more wants his labor brought into corn
petion with the free negro than with the ne
gro sieve The effect as the same in both
cases. The' white man does not consider
the negro his equal or tit associate, nor de
sire to be dragged down to hie level, whether
as a free negro at the North, or as a slave
,
at the South. But let a negro population of
some two or three hundred thousand be add
ed to to the free blacks already in the State
as the Abolitionists desire, and the conse
quence will be they will cheapen the labor
to such a degree that the white man must
I enter into odious competition with them or
starve. A negro fresh from the plantation
can maintain himself and his family on one
quarter the sum necessary to keep a white
man and his family. Negroes unaccustomed
to the decent comforts of civilize(' life, will
herd together in shuttles, [within better
than the pens in which the thrifty
laborer keeps his pigs : while in all employ
merits requiring no other capital than health
and muscle he may perform as mush actual
labor as the free white citizen. What would
be the result of this competition ? The ef
fect of all competition is Of - cheapen, and the
competition of negro with white labor would
not eleirate the former, as all experience has
shown, but certainly degrade the latter.
We am suppowing that it large proportion
of these emancipated negroes would be will
tug to labor—but we know that'another
class would not work a stroke unless com
pelled to do so. It is all very well to look
afar off and bewail the sad fate of the poor
elate under the lash df his tyrant master,
and to write thrilling sentences depicting
the Woes of slavery and the ble4sings of
freedom. This sort of philanthropy chinos
our ears and alarms our sendlbetltlet as luny
as its objects remain at a distance. But
bring them near and the subject becomes
painfully practical. Many men are quite
eloquent ill denunciation of negro eatery
who habitually walk to windward of every
free negro they chance to meet in their daily
walks. They love them afar off but despise
them at home. This species of abstract
sentimentalism to not proof against the rude
shock of personal contact. The fact is that
the negro is a great evil, slave tar free- and
Northern men gannet help practically ac
knowledging it. The mistake is In suppos
ing that negro slavery is the great nuisance
when it is the infenor raoe brought in con
tact with the superior.
But concerning the liberated slaved who
would not or could not work, what could be
done with them I Humanity forbids that
they should stem. They must be kept,
and kept by taxation in a hundred forms.—
D rect taxation to support them in our poor
houses, to try their petty oases hi our courts
of justice, to maintain their criminals in our
jails and penitentiaries—indirect taxation
upon the industry of the people to feed their
hungry and clothe their naked. Tax payers
and laborers of Pennsylvania! what think
you of the entertainment to which you are
invited by the Abolition organ of the Secre
tary of War 1 Are you prepared to bear un
linked taxation, to see labor degraded, to
see your State overrun anti your substance
wasted by a horde of ignorant and indolent
negroes; and, worse than all, to have the
Constittition violated and the Union destroy-
od, in order to minister to the vengeance of
the fanatical Abolitionists, who have alreidy
plunged the country into a sea of trouble,
and are now plotting its total destruction
THE NAVY
T re is mason to believe, says the Even
ing Pali, that the Navy Department stands
ready to-day, as it has for sometime past,
. purchase every vessel which is really
available fur the service which we now re
quire of our navy, and which can be obtain
ed for a fair price. There is also reason to
hdieve that the Navy Department will nOl
purchase or charter for the service vessels
which, however excellent they may be in
themselves, 'have not those qualities whioh
are absolutely necessary to achieve the work
the navy has to do.
It must not to be hrrgotten that ships, to
do eflective service in watching the southern
qpast hue and harbors, meet be of light
draught, of good capacity for carrying largo
supplies of coal, slow consumers of Ebel,
and al.the same time good Sailors, Now a
steamship of a certain build may be excel
lent for the European trade, where the voy
age does not last more than from twelve to
thirteen days, and where speed Is the one
great point —and the Same vtasel may be
almost useless for the purposes of a coast
guard.'Where we cannot afford to have) whips
which need new supplies every few days.
Nor will a great draught do Already we
have United States frigates on the coast
which cannot, by reason of the depth of wa
ter they require; capture the small craft by
which the enemy shrewdly carries on his
coasting trade. We pave heard of one in•
stance where a frigate bad actually to see
vessels running along shore, out of gunshot,
flying the Confederate flag in perfect safety,
because the frigate would have run aground
before she got within range.
Within a few day we shill hare ready
and ^t sea nearly, ih not quite, four hundred
and fifty vessels ; and the nation will have
the satisfaction ol knowing that every one of
this great fleet is perfectly fitted for the uses
which are to be.made of it. t • labor of
creating such a navy as this is not s ; ht.—
The time in which it has been done is
long. It might perhaps Itime been made
Jews, if the government had pitichased, with
out inquiry or examination, every vessel
that has been offered to it ; but then we
should have bad the navy to make over
again, at we have had the army to recreate.
In this, as in most other parts of life, the old
proverb holds true ; "The more haste, the
less speed." A prudent man makes haste
lowly .
Meantime there is no reason to believe
that the public does not • know all that is go
mg on in the coast guard fleet. There is a
silence before action ; and though we are
90 permitted to be more explicit, we may
Say that before many days there is reason
116 expect that we shall hear of an important
blow struck l'y our navy. We are not like
ly to know of it so soon as the enemy, be.
cause he will (tel it. But let us be patient,
' PELOTIST AGAINST TUX Wsp..—The lowa
3taie Journ i/ (Reputhcan) says --- The
blows dealt by the Adelinistration to punish
disloyalty are most fearful. The royal
Northwest is being ruined by the measures
taken to barrens and disturb the country of
the southern Mississippi. Whether the Ad
ministration knows it or not is a question
somebody else must answer. Wheat in this
city, of a good morchantile quality, will not
bring twenty cents per bushel ; corn has
been sold and delivered one hundred miles
east of us for seven cents yor bushel : and .
still damn, down, is theyarful t.endpney.
It always appeared to us that the better
policy was to draiu the South of specie and
concentrate it here The loyal Northwest
and the disloyal South feel alike the effects
of the blow. The last; stimulated 'to greater
endeavors, sows broad acres, and lives while
we languish. We can tell the blood invok•
ing advocates of this war that the plain men
of Lincoln's proclamation are becoming
aroused They see ruin staring thertfin the
face. They see every avenue withal hat
hitherto brought wealth - choked up—more,
they see evidences of the animus of ilia
war, and all of them, Republicans as well
as Democrats, are beginning to think. From
wry hilltop of lowa the cry will soon come
l it
Ir - thunder take off restrict.
tions, unlock e c els
._ trade, give ilk
peace and life," We kn it, we announce
nothing from hearsay or conjecturtu it is the
monotone of the people which will become
stronger with the need, The Mississippi
must bq opened and the Northwest tuned."
Wilms the Democracy rally around no
flag but that of tho Union, they will never
cease to fight for fruedom of religion, free
dom of speech, (modem of the press, free
dom of the persons under the protection of
the habeas corpus, and trial by juries im
partially elected. — Toledo Titres.
Mss. PARTINOTOS, In lilUltriltlOO Of the
proverb that a soft word turned away `wrath
says that, •' it is better to speak paragoriowl
of a person than to be all the time flingmr,
epttapbs at him for no CMOS to nobo4
that never speaks no good of no one."
wsCILLANTsOIIB - MnMF —. 0
The reported order of (len. McClellan
reference to a change in the color of the uni
form to be worn by our troops, is one of the
greatest importance. 0," several ()it/meiotic
since the comettancementof the rebellion have
dissetere occurred from the taletating of our
enemies for our friends, tbmtigh the hitailet•
ity of thglof forme, nod tt le , not idle kg
soli
pose that in soma great decisiee gonilioi
blunder of this Bert may cause a disastrone
and even a ruinous defeat.'
In the late great battle. neer Springfield,
%tumors, it appears it bus troope r satatts
king a regiment of t r rebels for one from
low as, attempted no reinetanee Sill the enemy
were within pistol shot, and had poured in
upon them a must destructive fire. Tbsit
portion orriur men opposing this rebel regi
ment List Ittevilr, fell into confusion, and
were not again re-organized and bratight in
to effective actioti throughout the whole edt
(het lied our Men fired at them whin with•
in cannon ir muefiet range, and thee char'.
god, they doubtless wotild heetreerulsed and
thus bare changed the oiler of the day.
earnoetly hope thilit the Goveromeet
writtake stone to guard against such danger
an the future. Friend ALA foe moat be die
tinginahable at the dieter ce of a mile,
rat Wows, Me , Aug. 28.
The u • gem of Colonel tleary's Pennsyl
roma r , igttnent on Saturday todk hie tick tt.
the general depot at Frederick..
It in rutted that C• 4. ( leery, antieipeted
ettot.k front the rebels. The shrgeon repor
ted that be heard heavy brill our ?doles
tulle, supposed to have been between 009
Stone's ndrsoced owl and doine 131 Joh.
•
etoo's forces. He fell in with Oen. Stone
who with full bat'ery and the Tammany rep
tweet, started for the mane or action.
The mail messenger from Poolosville also
reporter haring heard king in the same di
reotion, and it is believed a 6gbt wits going
on near Edward's Ferry, but up to this pres
ent writing your oorrekpondent has been
unable to glean any further particulars cl
the elate affairs. it,
tinder date of August 14th. Jeff pavir
hat loaded hie proclamation. fla tap:
t do hereby Warn and require ere:y male
embalm of the buited States, of ibe age of 14
-years and upwards, now within the Confed•
crate States, and se,ering to tbe Cloyern
, msnt of the United elates, and anknowledg
mg the authoritY of the caste , and not being
a citizen air the Confederate States, to leave
within forty days front the date of this proe•
lactation. And Ido warn all persons above
I described wbo shall remain within the Con
federate States, after the eipiratlon of said
ierlid of forty day., that they *lll be treat
las 'en enemas,
Dam:int, August 24.
At the rtihstu of • pesos deg at New Fair
field to-day, a t lour buodred persons
were present. An opt to hall! down the
peace nag and run tip t tare and stripes
in its place was surieseefu resisted,. and
resulted in a seriode eight. T toe map,
Messrs. W elites an and Oorbam, wer loud
ly wounded, one of them it is thought -
y. No lre-ardts were deed. Shovels, pia
axes, sod atones were freely used. But
aLout seven unionists Were present. The
! vane la g is still flyiiitg. Great excites's'
ousts.
Wi Li imA August 24.
Orest ttcitemeat exists io thui city thle
ersning, A large cro wd is arodod the tic.
vitt Ake, iibiah has published a norm of
unjust strictures on the First Lkileware Air
anent. The mayor and police are on the
grottod. The mayor is barangiekhg the
crowd. but his remarks appear to bete but
lulls effect. The coarse of the paper bail for
• long time been detractive of the govern
ment.
Tassms slidgbst
The true Americas, the DemoCrittio organ
of Kew Jersey, suspended this eddiliinst and
Rives as a reason that the govelnitient has
virtually interdicted the publication of every
Paper that does net support the tovermeent
lad administration. The pa* is one of
he oldest io the state.
tor The Ooveroor of Penes,leant*, In a
general order, nubliabes the Dames, 000npa
tioa and residences of hoe Lietattloant and
time tin-di-ail and eighty sin onnoonamiak
iOned officeri and privates of the Second In
fantry, Regiment; . Pennsylvania &ONTO
Corps, who refit's' lb take their oaths pre.
Porstoq to eatericht the sorties of the United
States. TII order dieniisebe them from the
service of tbb State, and brand, them with
the obirgli of manakin( of bar bounty, and
in the nutmeat of bari , peril deserting her,
Ole. bleCLam.aw.—Mt. Wills writer to
the dame Journal Unit a distingelabed
oieil
ihn who bad balled Upon Gee. ideeleilao on
some matter of ithportatse, concluded hie
viol" by &fibbers' oommeat or two ea the
stale of stairs. mibturlog a goiletioti, at last,
as to *bat bicielellin thought If out ahoy' a
probable mativery froth the Idle delibal; "1
do not think." musingly replied dm hero of
Western Virginia, "mit they *lll *hip ts
again I but, if they do, ttltirfi *lll be trio tare
kft dead en the field-4 shall be one, and
Lander will be the other."
Gintendi, AloCuit.t.sit die bait in *nod
stock, Connecticut, neat the Putman Wolf
Den. His father was an eminent pbyakillisi
and moved to Philadelphia datitig the buys
hood of his now Uure eminent 100. Ilrbtlds
stook is an adjoining town ht Ilattibed,
where (tea. Lyon *id born..
A cute fellow *as once asked What War
once ha could draw from the Cant Sob—"
And the asses snuffed by the Mist wield.kr—
Well," he replied, "the osy infatiabo I
can draw is this, diet it *oUld be a kiwi
time before they Weillid ;et fit upon it: o
/ Our devil says that if stoybody had said
lino what inference he could draw froth tbe
text of Job—" And the auras asiadlid op
the east wiod 1" lie ootild'have 11Mierw
ed—" None but asses would do
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