@he Democratic Watchman VOL. 7. BELLEFONTE, THURSDAY MORNIN G, JUNE 12, 1862. NO.23; Select Pogtny, BINCERITY. Oft hast thou wished the minstrel friend, To give a page to thee; One word alone to be my theme— That word, Sincerity. Say, has some hepe in life been crossed, a trial been severe, Some bright iliusion won and lost, Some lover insincere? ‘Whate’er the cause. thy secret keep. I do not seek to know ; I would not wake from memcry’s sleep Thy hidden source of woe. Would I could show how mnch of orime, How much of sorrow here, ‘Were blotted from the page of time, Would men but be sincere. ‘While sailing o’er life’s stormy sea, By many a tempest tossed, The man who enters falsehood’s maze, Is surely wrecked and lost. While he who nobly Speaks the truth, Though it may cost him dear. Finds, by the peace within his breast, *I'was well to be sincere. Oh! what a world would this become, Hew changed our lot would be, Could we but trust without a doubt, All men’s sincerity. Wlisoellangous, Army Correspondence. HEapquanters 7 Tom Rear. P. C. NasuviLLe, TEXN., May 1862. Mzgssrs. Epirors : I have nothing of in- terest to communicate to you at this pres. ent time, but will endeavor to give what I have. We are still encamped upon the same ground that we fook possession of on our arrival here last March—about three miles South of Nashville. Three comp nies of us and the regimental officers only remain.— The First Battalion, commanded by Major John E. Wynkoop, are attached to General Negley's Brigade, and are stationed at Col- umbia, a distance of about forty miles from here, The Third Battalion ar eat Murfrees boro, thirty miles distant, and are attached to Gen. Duffield’s Brigade. One company of our Battalion (the 2d) are at Franklin, and attached to the 78th Regiment P. I.— We are left here to guard the city, and are under the command of Gen. Dumont, who is commauder of the post. tachment of us are sent out to guard the dil- ferent roads leading to and from the city, and sometimes axe from three to five nights without slecp and obliged to make it up in daylight, notwithstanding the annoyance of flies antl the oppressive heat. About 2 o'clock on the morning of the 3d inst., our Bata tlion was aroused from, their slumbers by the sound of the bugle to boots and saddles, and were ordered to feed our borges and take two days rations in our haversacks and be prepared to move as soon as possible. Long before d~ybreak we were on the way to Shelbyville, where we were. ordered to a distance ot about sixty miles from here. When we arrived at Murfrees- boro, or a few miles beyond, were met by Gen. Dumont with detachments of the First and Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, and were or- dered by the General to accompany them to Lebanon, where he expected to overtake the notorious John Morgan and his band of ms rauders, who have been stealing and plun- dering through that section of country for Fowe time. Gen. Dumont’s entire force did not exceed six hundred, while that of the enemy’s was over eight hundred, who were completely routed after a hard fight of one hour and a half. They were pursued by the gallant Pennsylvanians and Kentuckians to the Cumberland river, about eighteen miles. The enemy, assisted by the disloyal citizens fired from the dwellings and public build- ings, where they had taken shelter for the night. Our loss was about six killed: and thirty wounded ; that of the enemy much greater, and one handred and eighty three taken prisoners, who were sent to. Colum- bus, Ohio, for safe keeping. Col. Woolford of the First, and Col. Smith, of the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry, were wounded. Gen. Dumont, in his report, gives the officers, as well as the men, all who were engaged un- der him great praise for their gallantry. Our Regimental officers showed them. selves to be men of the right stripe, *Our Colonel (Wynkoop) rode at the head of hi® men, exposing himself to every danger wherever his presence was required. Adju- tant Moson was wounded in the arm and nineteen balls pierced his clothing. He is. now at his home in Schuylkill county, I am informed he has received a captain's. commission. I will now speak more particularly of Company E, as no doubt many of your read: ers will be somewhat interested in the wel~ fare of this company, In the skirmish above alluded to, Captain J. B. Schaffer and Lieut. James Allison, were engaged (Lieut. MeGhee being left in command of the camp) and endeared them- selves more than ever in the hesrts of the men under them (if it were possible) for their courage and daring exhibited on that that occasion. The loss of Captain Schaffer’s company was one man killed (Adam Winklebleck) none wounded, Three hcrses were killed, and disabled, and a number slightly wound ed. ! Our company has been considerably re- duced since we left Pennsylvania last fall, Every night a de- | and for the benefit of the friends of the members, T will give a list of the deaths, discharged, &c, Died, Lieut. H. H. Best, Esli Brown. Thaddeus Longwell, Henry W. Ohi, Jacob Daughenbaugh, Adam Winkle~ bleck, (the latter killed in the skirmish at Lebanon.) Resigned, Lieut. John Leidy.— Discharged, George Calhoon, William H. Clough, Alex. Chatham, Samuel Fanel, Geo. Grove, James G. Campbell, Henry Yeager. In the hospital at Louisville, Geo. W. Krape, Henry Ronig, Henry Shafer. In the hospi- tal at Nashville, Benj. Seylar, John Hull, D. H. Herr, Benj. Motter. Gone home sick, B. W. Brittain. In camp hospital none.— Teamsters, dispatchers, and one or two de- tached from the company to assist in the hospital leave but comparatively few to at- tend to the duties devolving upon us. 1 would state here that the health of our company in camp is remarkably good, con sidering all things. The weather has been warm and dry for some few weeks, and corn and all vegetation needs rain. Farmers are busy working their corn and mowing their grass and making hay, which is principally done by slaves. We are now luxuriating on green peas, cherries, strawberries and potatoes. They are brought to camp and sold at. reasonable prices, and we have been paid off twice since our arrival here. They find ready sale fof them, as the boys have a few green backs which the citizens all seem anxious to ob- tain. From six to eight dollars Tennessee money is freely given for a five dollar treas- ury note. As the mail will soon’be sent from camp, I must close, hoping you will not forget to send me a copy of the Watchman. I have not seen a Bellefonte paper since last March. Direct to Company E, 2d Battalion, 7th Regt, P. C. Yours, truly, J.P. H. cose SPEECH OF H, B. WRIGHT. Hendrick B. Wright, who was elected last fall as a Union man by the combination of Democrats and Republicans, and who, after his election, was claimed as a Republican convert, has recently been making a speech in Congress, and defines his position in the following emphatic style. He is not a Rew publican by any means, and according to his own declaration never will be a member of any such hydra headed monster. He speaks for himself. Sound fr Hendrick : I voted against the bill for abolishing sla very in the District of Columbia ; and it 13 my purpose to vote against any other bill abolishing slavery anywhere, without the consent of the people 10 the State where it exists. And in doing this, I will violate no piedge that [ ever assumed, either by word or implication in the remotest degree. When you did me the honor to elect me to the 37th Congress, you imposed upon me the following obligations and [ am free to say that they fuily and cordially met my own approbation. They were to aid and assist, to the extent of my power, to put down the rebellion and crush out an unholy and wicked insurrec- sion ; to vote to raise armies and the neces~ tary means to support them ; to stand by the government in the crisis, then and now pending, and do all I could for its restora- tion. These were the obligations.imposed upon me by both the political parties of my dis- trict; and which I have faithfully and hon- orably discharged. But I did not then con~ sent and will not now, to.become an aboli - tionist. Tt 1s the position that I will as- sume, at least while I have reason and judg- ment left. To become an, abolitionist would be to reverse the whole course of my public life ;. and to give the lie to those doctrines which I have publicly proclaimed for a. peri- od ot thirty years. The doctrines of Wendell Phillips and: his associates are as abhorrent and monstrous as those of Jeff. Davis and. his conspirators. Both the open and avowed advocates of the destruction of such a government as the world never before saw, and both deserving the same infamy.—With neither of them have T any affinity, and no human being can say that I ever had ‘Wendell Phillips has proclaimed within the last two months to a public audience in this city, that he had been engaged for the last nineteen years in attempting to overs throw and destroy the Union ; and he re~ ceived, on the utterance of this unmitigated treason, rounds of applause ! Has Jeft Da- vis and his band of traitors done anything worse * Now the idea that I should follow in the wake of any such leadership ought to be preposterous with you who have known me so. many years. No, I am a Union man, and will’ stand by the Constitution while I have the strength to.do so, and fight man- fully against the fanatical schemes of aboli- tion fanaticism, as well as the bloodred do3- tuines of secession North or South. IZ” A fast man undertook the task of teasing an eccentric preacher, “ Do you believe the story of the fatted calf 2’ ¢ Yes,” said the preacher. ¢ Well, then, was it a male or female calf’ that was killed « A female,” replied the divine. « How de you; know that ?”’ ‘* Because, (looking the interrogator in the face) I see that the male is still alive and kicking.’ A KEEN PICKET, ENCOUNTER OF WITS. At times, as I said before, the rebels are quite communicative, as the following dia- logue, which occurred at Yorktown, between Jos. D., of Leeds, Wis., and one of them. when within ten rods of each other, will show : The parties were separated by a low deep swale, covered with water and thick brush, and were unable to discover each other's person. Joe hearing a noise on the other side, yelled out in a loud voice ; ‘Hallo, Mike! Have you got any tobac- co?” Secesh (with a strong Hibernian accent)— ¢* Yes, be jabers, and whiskey, too,” Joe—‘“ come over, we’ll have a quiet smoke !” ** I'll meet you halt way.” Joe agreed to do so, and advanced some distance through brush and water, and then stopped, Secesh--« Where the divil are ye? Are ye comin’ ¢”’ Joe—** I'm half way now. Can't go any further without swimming.” Secesh—¢ Haven’t ye a boat Joe—** No, I have not.” Secesh—** Where's yer gun-boat.”’ Joe—‘ Bown taking care of the Merri- mac.” Secesh—* Then come over in that big bal- loon.” [Much laughter along the rebel lines | Joe—*« Have you a boat 2” Secesh—‘ I have sure, and I'm coming over.” Joe then inquires the news of the day, and if his companion had a Norfolk Day Book. Secesh replied—¢* I have. a Tribune 2” Joe answered that he had not. Secesh—¢¢ Where is General Buell 2” Joe—¢ Buell’s all right, aud surrounds Beauregard.” Secesh—¢¢ Where's General Joe—¢* Where's Johnson 2” [Auother rebel laugh. | Joe—¢* How about Island No. 10 2” Secesh---“ That’s evacuated.” . Joe—'¢ How is it that you left 100 guns and 6,000 prisoners 2’ Secesh—** Sure, they (the prisoners) were not of much accourt.”’ Joe—¢ How about Fort Pulaski 2” Secesh—¢¢ That be blowed ! It was only arebel sand bank. But tell me what made ye leave Bull Run ?? Dick B. (Union)—* We had marching orders!” This caused great laughter among the rebels, some exclaiming, * Bully Boy !” Dick B.—+¢ Where's Zollicoffer 2” Secesh—¢« Gone up the spout.” Joe—‘ Why don’t you come over ?’’ Secesh—¢ Can't get through the brush!” At this moment a rebel bullet cae whiz- zing over by our men, and Joe angrily in- quired who fired. Sezesh—*¢ Some fool over this way.” An order was then issued to cease firing. Joe—*¢ Ain’t you coming ? What regi- ment do you belong to 3" Secesh—¢¢ Eighteenth regiment do you ?” Joe—*‘Berdan’s First Regiment Sharp- shooter’s.” Some of his comrades ‘here warned him to look out. Secesh—*¢ Would you shoot a fellow 2” Joe replied—*¢ No ; but I will stack arms and smoke with you, 1f you will come over. Here a rebel officer ordered him back, and the secessionist refused to communicate fur- ther,— Cor. Muwaukie Sentinel, Have you got Prentiss 2° Florida. What OrieNtAL Wir.— A young man going a journey, entrasted a hundred deenars to an old man, When he came back the old man denied having had any money deposited with him, and/he was hauled up before the Khazee. “ Where were you young man, when you delivered this money ?” ¢ Under a tree.” 4 ¢ Take my seal: and summon that tree,” said the judge. ¢ Go, young man, snd tell the tree to come hither, and the tree will obey you when you show it my seal.” The young man went in wonder; After he had gone some time the Khazee said to the old man — *“ He is.long. De you think he’ has got there yet #’ ¢* No,” said: the old man; it is at’ some distance, He has not got there yet.” ‘ How knowest though, oldman,” cried the Khazee, ¢¢ where thai tree is 3’ The young man returned: and- said: the tree would not come. * He has been here, young man, and'giv~ en his evidence. The mony is thine.” 177 I never (says Quilp) bear any malice toward the man who, without malice says an ill thing of me with no intention that I shall hear of it. Ido the same thing to others—perhaps to him. In fact, with ex. ceptions, everybody talks about everybody whom he thinks worth mentioning. And what of it? Nothing—unless some tale, bearer chooses to make mischief. Accord. gly, in such a ease; my quarrel is with he man who brings me the news. I set Im down at once for my enemy, or the weakest and most troublesome of friends, whom I am to cross out of my books as soon as possible. BIDDY’S TROUBLES. ‘Its thru for me, Annie, that I never seed the like of this people afore. Its a sor- ry time I’ve been having since coming to this house, twelve months agone this week Thursday. Yer honor knew that my fourth cousin, Kate Macarthy, recommended me to Mrs. Whaler, and told the lady that I knew about genteel housework, and the likes ;— while, at the same time, I had never seed inter an American lady’s kitchen. So she engaged me, and my heart was just ready to burst with grief for the story that Kate had told, for Mrs. Whaler was a swate spo- ken lady and never looked cross like in her life ; that I know her by her smooth, kind face. Well, jest the first thing she told me to do after I had dressed the children, was to dress the ducks for dinner. It stood looking at the lady for a couple of minutes, before I could make out any meaning at all to her words. Then I went searching after clothes for the ducks ; and such a time as I had to be sure. High and low I went till at last my mistress axed me for what I was looking ; and I told her the clothes for the ducks to be sure. Och, how she screamed and laughed till my face was as rid as the sun wid shame, and she showed mo in her kind swate way what her meaning was.— Thin she told me how to air the beds, and it was a day for me, indade, when I could go up to the chamber alone and clare up the rooms. One day Mrs. Whaler said to me ¢ + Biddy, an’ ye may give the baby an airin’ if yees will.” ¢ What should I do—and its thru what I am saying this blessed minute— but go up stairs wid the child, and shake it and then howld it out of the winder. Such a scream ing and kicking as the baby gave—but I hid on the harder. Iverybody thin in the strate looked up at me; at last mistress came up to see what for was so much noise; “I am thrying to air the baby,” I said, ‘‘but it kicks and scrames dridfully.” ‘There was company down below, and whin Mrs. Whaler told them what I had been afther doing, I thought that they would scare the folks in the strate wid their scraming. ¢“ And then I was told I must do up Mr. Whaler’s shirts one day, when my mistress was out shoping. She told me repeatedly to do thim up nice for master was going away ; $0 I takes the shirts and did them all up in some paper that I was after bring- ing trom the ould country wid me, and tied some nice pink ribbon about the bundle. ‘*“ Where are the shirts, Biddy ?” axed Mrs. Whaler, when she came home. ‘I have been doing them up in a quar nice way,” I said, bringing her the bundle. ** Will you ever be done wid your grane- ness 7 she axed me, with a loud scrame. ““ Lcan’t for the life of me, be telling what their talk means. At home, we call the likes of this fine work starching—and a deal of it I have done too. Och! and may the blessed Virgin pity me, for I never’ll be cured of my graneness ! in CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. Why should not a child’s fancy in tie way of food—we refer to its intense dislike of certain things— be regarded as well as the repugnance of an adult? We consider ita great piece of cruelty to force a child to cat things that are repulsive to it because some- body once wrote a wise saw to the effect, “that children. should eat whatever is set before them.” We have often seen the poor little victims shudder and choke at the sight of a bit of fat meat, or a little scum of cream on boiled milk, toothsome enough to those who like them, but 1 their case a purgatorial infliction. Whenever there 1s a decided antiphy nature should be respected, even in the person of the small: est child : and he who would act otherwise is himself smaller than the child over whom he would so unjustifiably tyran se. WonmaN’s Rigars,—Miss Fanny Fern, in the Olive Branch, says, the only way for tke female community to obtain their rights is to pursué the -¢ Uriah Heep” policy— look humble and be almighty cunning, But ‘em with submission, and then throw the noose over the will. Appear to'not have any choice, and as true as gospel you'll get it.— Ask their advice, and they'll: be sure to fol low yours Look one way, and pull aneth- er. Make your reins of silk, keep them out of sight, and drive: wheré you like; Good for Fanny. “ Love 1s Lixg 4 Dizziness, ’--Sir Wal. ter A gentleman who had a scold ing wife in answer to an inquiry - after her health, said she was pretty well, only subject at times to a * breaking out in the mouth.” I~ Ladies prepare for an extreme change of habit! for the Paris correspondentsaysthe ladies are coming out without hoops, bustles wadding or anything else ! 077 Who feels love in his heatt, feels a spur in his limbs. 7= Why is a man paying his note. of hand like a father going to see his children # Because He meets Ais responsibilities. >= The power of sympathy on children is wonderful. No one can do anything with ' them, who does not know how. to- awaken: 1 The circumstance which make the shallow misanthropiocal, incline the wise to be benevolent, whine and dig his knuckles into his eyes | REPUBLICAN GOSPEL. Texr.—“And they took i ilo in thoir vessels with their lamps.” Mr BrereERN.—We will open upon this occasion, by:singing to the lung metre, what the Democrats (who can’t go to heaven) might: call a negro song, but which my brethren, is properly a colored Sam: And: while your preacher lines out, you wil please sing, particular the sisterhood, as all like to hear their voices ah! From Af ri-ca the negro came, Arise my brethren, bless his name | + Stand up, my brethren, bless the day The negro came from Af-ri-ca. He is the objct of ourloye, In him we live, in him we move, For him we preach —for him we pray — For him we meet from day to day. Remember t’was the white man'ssing Which sp'ayed bis feet and bowed hi. 8, shins, His shins were straight as straight could be Till they were bowed in sla-ve-rie. Then brethaen let your blessing rise Upon his heels, his lips his eyes — Upon his feet upon his shins, ! Both splayed and bowed for white man’s sins. ReveaT— Upon his fest upen his shins, Both splayed and bowed for white man's sins, MY BreturEN —Your minister: intends to show, on this occasion, that there is only one scripteral party, and that is the G r-e-a-t Republican party. If any man can rebut your minister let him wake an endeevet. I will prove that thete is only one scrip= teral party by a tex from the New Tlesta- ment scripter. And my tex frem the New Testament scripters is in these «words, :—; And they took ile in their vessels with their lamps, Now brethren, here’sa plain sorlptaint, rule :—And they fook ile in their vessels with their lamps.” Who was it, my breth- ren thit took the ile in their vessels with their lamps~ah ? Who ? Thar was the Douglas party. ‘They held great meetings ; and they carried a bannst, with thirty four stars, and on the banner was written “Populat Sov reenty.” But whar was the ile 2 and whar was the ves. - sels ? and whar was the lamps! They war no whar. All their cry was Popular Sov- reenty. But you can find Popular Sov-teen ty from Dan to Burshecba, so to speak, #nd. from kiver to kiver, and yea can't find Popa ular Sov~reenty : ; And thar was the Bell party. And they met in great meeting and carried a bauner with thirty four stars, and on the banner. was Constitution and Laws. But whar was the ile my brethren ? and: whar' was the « jams All their cry was Constitution and Jags. But you may search the seripters from Dan to Bursheb,; 80 to speak, and from kiver to kiver, and you can’t find Con- stitution and Laws. . And then thar wastheGr e a ¢ Republi. can party. Ah my brethern ma fancy 1 see them now ah! I need’nt ask whar was the ile. and whar was the lamps, and whar was, the vessels , for they was-every whap. Ah, my bectinen they did'nt carry ‘thirty four stars, ah! They did’'ntsay Popular Sov.- reenty ; and they had no banner with Con~ stitution and Laws on; but they took i ilo im. their vessels with their lamps. aecording to. Now if .any the New Testament seripters. , man thinks he can rebut your minister let him make the endeever ah! y We will now sing a’ sockdology, alin, which the audience will please disburse and go to their respective places of abode ah! dae (7 Accounts rom. Texas represent that . the Union feeling i§ becoming so strong . among the inhabitants that the secession, force'in the State will soap’ be coutpelled to evacuate or surrender at discretion. people have become sick of the war, and the medicine that is daily administered ty them will be likely to make them worse. ee mr AGA A eee. . . ! 7A queer looking, customer _ inserted his head into an auction store, and gravel inquired : ¢ Can I bid sir 27 « Certainly.” said (he auctioger. - ‘Well then,” sajd the wag, walking off, “I bid you good night.” et ee I= The rebels have appoi nted a day of humiliation and prayer. We don't believe they will make anything by that. They can no more outpray the Federals than they can: whip them. — Prentice. ee [= Somebody has discovered the art of extracting gas fiom vegetables. We ex. pect soon fo sec carrots snbstituted for lamg, pogts—the latter, producing the gas and. posts both in. one. =A clergyman once prefaced Hit; “sor mon with ‘my | friecds, let us say a few words before we begin.” This is about equal to the gentleman who took a short nap- before he went to sleep. | ad At the recent great: volumteer review in Brighton, England, the London lawyers formed: a splendid-loeking regiment, which they appropriately designated as The Devs ils Own.” {= If a man is murdered by his hired men, should: the cor oner render a verdict o killed by his own hands, The . are