ll=
pretext that light was bad for his patients'
eyes. He then took up the first of the two
unlucky babies that came te hand, mark
ed the clothes in which it was wrapped
with a blot of ink, and carried it in to Mrs.
Smalichild, choosing her cabin merely be
cause he happened- to be nearest to it.—
The second baby (distinguished by hav
ing no mark) was taken by Mrs Drabble
to Mrs. Heavysldes, For a certain time,
the, two mothers and the two babies were
left together. They were then separated
again by medical order; and were after
wards re-united, with the difference that
the marked baby went on this occasion
to Mrs. Heavysides, and the unmarked
baby to Mrs. Srnalichild—the result, in
the obscurity of the sleeping cabins, pm- -
ing to be that one, baby did just as well as
the other, and that the Voice of, Nature
was as (Mr. Jolly hid predicted) totally
incompetent to settle the existing Alfficul
ty.
'While night serves us, Captain -Gillop,
we shall do very well,' said the doctor,
after he had duly reported the failure of
Mr, Purling's .suggested experiment. 'But
When morning comes, and daylight shows
the difference between the children, we
must be prepared with a course of some
kind. If the - two mothers, below, get the
slightest suspicion of the case as i really
stands, the nervous, shock of the discov
-ery may do dreadful mischief. They
must be kept deceived, till they're up and
well again, In the interest of their own
health. We must choose a baby fur each
of them when to-morrow comes, and then
hold to the choice, till the mothers are up .
again. The ortesticidis, who's to take
the responsibility. I don't usually stick
at trifles—but I candidly admit that J., tug
afraid of it.'
I decline meddling in the truitter,_on.the
ground that I am a perfect AlCatigibr,' 'said
Mr. Sims.
, And I object to Interfere, from precise
ly similar motives,' added Mr:" Purling;
agreeing for the first time.wn a proposi
tion that emanated frog his natural enemy
all through the voyage.
4Wait a minute, gentlemen,' said Cap
tab Giliop, 'Fla got this 'difficult matter,
as I think, in its .right bearings. We
must mike a clean breast of it to the hos
bawls, and let them take the responsibili
ty.'
believe they won't accept it,' observ.
ed Mr. Sims.'
'And I believe they will,' asserted Mr.
Purling, relapsing into his old habits.
Alf they won't,' said the captain, firmly,
orm master on• boird this ship—and as
sure as my. name's Thomas Gillop, I'll take
the responsTility ti,
This courageous declaration settled, all
difficulties for the time being ; mid a coun
cil was'held to decide on future proceed
ings. It was'resolved to remain passive
until the next morning, on" the last faint
chance that a few hours' sleep might com
pose Mrs. Drabble's bewildering memo
ry. The babies were to be moved into
the main enbin before the daylight pew
brlght—cir, in -other words, before Mrs.
Smallchild or Mrs. Heavysides could iden
tify the infant who had passed the night
with her for the•time being. The doctor
and the captain were to be -assisted by
Mr. Purling, Mr. Sims, and the first mate,
in the capacity of witnesses; and the . as
sembly so constituted was to meet, In
consideration of the emergency of the'
case, at six o'clock in the morning, punet•
wally.
At six, o'clock' accoilingly, with the
weather fine, and the wind still fair, the
proceedings began. For the last time
Mr. Jolly cross-examined Mrs. Drabble,
assisted by the captain, and supervised by
the, witnesses.- — Nothifig whatever was
elicited from the unfortunate stewardess.
The doctor pronounced her• confusion to
be chronic, and the captain and the wit
nesses unanimously agreed with him.
The next experiment tried was the rev
elation of the true state of the case to the
husbafids. Mr. Smallchild happened, on
-this occasion, to be "squaring his accounts"
for the morning; and the first articulate
words which escaped him in reply to the
disclosure were : 'Devilled biscuit and an
chovy paste.' Further perseverance
merely elicited an impatient request that.
they would 'pitch him overboard at once,
and the two babies along with him.' Se
rious remonstrance was tried next, with
no better °Net. 'Settle it how you
said Mr. Smallchild, faintly. 'Do you
leave it tome, sir, as commander of this
vessel V asked Captain Gillop. (No an
swer.) 'Nod your head, sir, if you can't
speak.' Mr. Smallchild nodded his head
roundwise on his pillow—and - fell asleep.
'Does that count for leave to me to act V
asked Captain -, Gillop of the witnesses.—
And the witnesses answered, decidedly,
Yes.
The ceremony was then repeated with
Simon• Heavysides, who responded, as be.
came so intelligent a man, with a propo.
sal of his own for solving the difficul
ty.
'Captain Glllop and gentlemen,' said the
carpenter, with fluent and melancholy po
liteness, I should wish to consider Mr.
Smailchild before myself in this matter.—
I am quite willing to part with my baby
(whichever he is) ; take both the , children,
and so make quite sure that he has really
got possession of his own son.'
The only immediate objection to this
ingenious proposition was started by the
doctor; who sarcastically inquired of Si
mon ;what he thought Mrs. Heavysides
would say to it The carpenter confess
ed that this consideration had escaped him:
and that Mrs, Heavysides was only too
likely to be an irremovable obstacle in the
war of the proposed' arrangement. The
witnesses all thought so too ; and Heavy
side end his idea were dismissed together,
after Simon had first grateful" 4blpressed
his entire readiness to leave itrAdl: to the
captain.
Very well, gentlemen,' said Captain
Gillop. 'As commander on board, Ireek
on next after the husbands in the matter
ofresponsibility—l've considered this dif
ficulty in all its bearings—and - I'm pre
pared to deal with It. The Voice of Na
ture (which you 'proposed, Mr. Purling),
has been found to fail. The tossing up
for it (which you
,proposed, Mr. Sims)
doesn't square altdgether with my notions
of what's right , in a very Strions business.
rvesitot -Op awn ON- and now
l'ut about to' try 4t. Me below,
gentlemen, to the ident , tuidltrpatilry:'
The witnesses lisOlted round . on °neap
other in the prbfoundeit astonishimlnit—z
and followed.
lhavndere; said the captain, addreeldog
the *ward.
slaithlg.out the
"rbti Wale! lie Otte on
A knert 'WWI-
en Nark with a tln 4ray, ea one aide,
bol4,oWkronfrookine t 9 .be Willithed,. and
• t.:
a stout iron slab on the other to support
the weights. Saunders placed these
scalei upon a neat little pantry table, fit
ted on the balt.and-socket principle, so as
to save the breaking of crockery by swing-
ing 'with thOriiitiori of the ship.
"Put aclean , duster in the tray,' said
the captain. ' , Doctor,' he continued,When
thfs had been dOhe, 'shut the doors of the
sleeping berths (for fear of the woman
hearing anything); and oblige. me by
bringing those twobabies in hire'
-'Oh, sir excidinied Mrs. Drabble, who
had been_peeping guiltily at the proceed
ings—'oh, don't hurt the little dears! If
anybody-suffers Jet it be me!'
'Hold your rottgitei Wyatt please; Ma'am,'
said the captain.. 'And keep - the secret of
these proceedings, if you wish to keep
your, Place. It the ladies ask tar their
children, say thdy- Will_ have them in ten
minutes' time - .
The doctor catrie:in;and - set down the
clothes basket cradle on the floor.
Captain Gillop immediately put on his
spectacles, and closely examined 'the two
unconscious innocents who lay beneath,
him.
jSix of one and -balia dozen of the :Oth:
er," said the captain. . 4.1 Oon't see any
difference between' them. Waft a bit, -
though Yes, ! do. • °hes a
,bald baby.
Very gobd. We'll brgio: veith one. Doc
tor, strip the bald baby, and put him
the scales.'
The bald.baby palpated-4in his own
language—but in vaiL In: two minutes
he was flat on hiS hick "id the tin tray,
with the clean dusterluhder'him to take ,
the gbill
Weigh . himaticarately, , } Saunders,' eon
tinned lice captain. 'weigh him. if neces
sary, tften eighth of air Mince. Gentle
men f wate . h thy proceeditij closely; it's
a very. Minor - ant
While the steward was.- weighing and
the witnesses were watching, Captain Gil.
'lop hiked his first, mate for the log-book
of the ship, and for pen - and ink.
sHow much, Saunderar asked the cap.
taint opening the book.
'Seven pounds. one ounce, and a quar
ter,' answered the steward.
ißight, gentlemen pursued the captain
'Quite right,' said the witnesses.
'Bald child—distinguished as Number
One—weight, seven pounds,, One ounce,
and a quarter (avoirdupois); repeated the
captain, writing down the the entry-in his
log-book. 'Very good. : We'll put the
.bald baby back now, doctor and try the
hairy one next.'
The hairy one protested—also in his
own language—and also ht vain:,
'How much, Saunders P-asked the cap.
tain.. •
'Six pounds, fourteensmuces, and three
quareers,3replied .the steward.
'Right,gentlemen?' inquired-the
cap
tain.
Quite right,',answejed, the witnesses
"Hairy child—distinguished as Number
Two, weight six pounds, fourteen ounces,
and three quarters (avoirdupois): repeat,
ed, and wrote, the captain. 'Much oblig
ed to you, Jolly—that will do. When
you have got the other baby hack in the
cradle, tell Mrs. Drabble neither must be
taken out of it till fiither orders; and then
be so good as to join mesnd these gentle
men en deck. If anything of a discussion.
rises up among. us, we won't run the risk
of tieing heard in the -sleeping4ip,rths.'—
With tlfese whicls'CaPittin eillop led the
way on deck, and the first mate followed
with the log-book and thirpen end ink.
'Now, gentlemen,' began the. captain,
when the doctor had joined the i assemtily„ .
'my first mate will open these proceedings
he reading fromthe toga statement which
I hate written myalf, respecting this
business from beginning to end. If you
find it all equally correct with statement
of what the two children weigh. i'll trou
ble you to sign it, in quality of witnesses,
on the spot.' ' ' , •
The first mate read the narrative, and
the witnesses signed. "if .as perfectly cor
rect. Captain Gilicip then cleared his
throat, and addressed-his expectant audi'
ence in these words 'You'll all.agree
with me, gentlemen, that justice is justice;
and-that =St.' to like. Here's my
ship':t five hundred thns, fitted with her
spars accordinglY." :'Say, she's a schooner
Of a`htrndted' and fifty tons; the veriest
landsinan among you, in that case, would.
not put such:, - meittam. these into ter.—
,Say, the' , other ilatul, She's an Indiaman
of a theastind -MAC - Would our spars (ex
cell at good stickspkthey are, gentlimen)
be suitable for a vesiel, Of that capacity 1
Certainly not. A. sehooner's spars to a
-schooner, snd a ship's'pars to a ship, in
fit and fair proportion. In this serious,
difficulty; I take rny'stand on that princi
ple. And my deeision is: give the heavi
est-4 the two bablee to the heavie4t ofthe
two women ;and letthe lightest then fall,
as a matter of course, to the other. In a
week's time, if this weather holds, we
shall (please Ged) tie in port ; and ifthere's
a better way out of - this mess than my
way, the parsons andlaWyers ashore may
find it and welcoine!
With those words the captain closed
his oration; and the assembled council
immedia*ely sanctioned.the proposal sub.
rhitted to them, with , alt.the unanimity of
men who had no idea-of their own to set
up in, oppositiO Ir.:Jolly was next- re-
ques. t ed (asAt only ahilable authority)
to settle the question Of weight between
Mrs. Smallchild and Mrs. Heavysides,
and decided it, without a mornent's hesita
tion, in favor of the carpenter's wife, on
the Indisputable ground that she was the
tallest and the stoutest woman of the two.
Thereupon, the bald• baby, 'ilietinguished
as Number One,' was taken into Mrs.
Heavysides' cabin ; and the hairy baby,
'distinguished as Number Two,' was ac
corded to. Mrs . Smallchikl ; the 'Moira of
Nature; neither in the one case nor in the
other, raising the slightest objection to the
captain's principle of distribution.. Before
seven o'clock Mr. Jelly' reported that the
mothers and sons, larboard and'starboard,
were as happy and comfortable as any
four people on board s ip could possibly
wish to be,; and the cattair thereupon dis
missed the council with these partaPg
words:
!We'll get the studding sails on theOP
now, gentleinen, and r iptlke the s hest of our
way to port. Brefikfast.fianndero n hair
an hour, and plenty ofit, I Idoubt if that
unfortunate Mrs.
.Drabble has hqtrd the,
last of this business yet. We must all
lend a hand, gentlerlieA, and pit'. het
ihrough if tire calf. in other respeets,,the
job's over, so far as we 'are. orepoled
and the parsons and the lawyers - must
Yettid if.ashorir
Illit k thi ‘ pargen acid lawyers
7 ' 31„ the reqson. Oget
tokbe dett_Jsontiktle
• ,Ap.ohmr?-
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•
ken to the two mothers. Each one of the
two adored her baby, after ten days' expe
rience of it—and each one of the two was
in Mrs. Drabble's condition of not know.
ing which is which. Every test was tri
ed. First the test by the% doctor, who on
ly reported what he had told the captain.
Secondly, the test' by personal resem
blance ; which failed in consequence of
the light hair, blue eyes and Roman noses
.shared in common by the fathers, and the
light hair, blue eyes and no notes worth
mentioning shared in common by the
children. ' Thirdly, the test of Mrs. Drab
ble, which began and ended in fierce talk
ing on one side and floods of tears on the
other. Fourthly, the test by legal deal
sion, which broke down through the total
absence of any instructions for the law to
act on. Fifthly; and lastlY, - the test by
appeal to'the husbands,'which fell to the
ground in conseqtience of the husbands
knowing nothing about the matter in
hand: The captain's • barbarous test by.
Weight, remained thelest still—and here
am'l, a man of the lower order, without
a penny_to bless myself with, in conse
quence. '
Yes ;1 I was the bald baby of that memo
, bl .
rae period. - My excess in weight set
tled my destiny , in life. The fathers and
mothers'on either side kept the babies ac
cording to thebaptain's prinerple of distri
butfon, in.'disPair of knowing what else to*
'do. Mr.' Smallahild-=:.Who 'was sharp e
cough, when not sea-sick—made his for
tune. SitrAn Ileav§alas - persisted in in
creasing-hii family; and died in - the
wiork-,,
hotise: .lindga;for yourself (as Mr; Jolly
might say} - how the two boys born at sea
have fared in alter-life. I, the bald baby,
have seen notbiiig of the hairy baby for
years past, He may be short, like Mr.
.Smallehild—butt happen to knoiv that he
is wonderfullylike'Heavysides, deceased,
in the face. I may be tall like the carpen
ter—but I have - the Smalichild eyes, hair,
and expression, notwithatanding. Make
what you can of that 1 . You will find it
come in the end to theSarne thing. Small
child, junior, prospers in the world, be
cause, he weighed six pounds, fourteen
ounces, and three quarters. Heavysides,
Jinior;failsin the world, because he weigh
ed seven riounds, ohe ounce, and a quer- -
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'WIZEN DEBIOCILITIO PRINCIPLES CEASE SO LW), WE CEASE
TO FOLLoW.",
WIC N. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor
LEBALWN, PA.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 , '4862.
ge„..The latest accounts we have
from Washington is. that all is quiet
across the - Potomac in that vicinity.
Gen. Drell has been appointed Ma
lor-General, for services in Tennessee:
The Secretary of War bas appointed
Gen. McDowell Major General.
Senator Johnson has been-appoin
ted Brigadier-General, anti leaves to•
morrow, to act 1; ta Mili.ary Governor
of Tennessee.
air. Gen. Buell,telegraplis that, the
Rebels are evacuating' Murfreesboro'
and are fleeing across the Tennessee
river into N - orthern Alabama. He
has not had' therci'iMiTounAed orsent,
them any such notice as_Was report=
ed last week. In a few days... Middle
Tennessee will he. clear of them.—
Gen.' Bashi cannot catch, them on ac..
count of their having railroads to
run on, and they talce-all the rolling
stock with them, destroying all the
bridges 'ite.
Air' * Vie great trouble this Ameri
can people have just now is with re
beiliont—noConly with the rebels in
the South, but with rebels all over.—
There is a general rebellion among
political doctors against the Union,
the Constitution, the laws, and every
thing else that does not exactly
please. them. The Southern rebels
want a confederacy and government
of their own; the Courier is dissatis
fied 'with the Constitution and Union
as it was of , late years, and wants
something imaginary which it asserts
was thwgnide of , 'Washington, Jeffer
son and other old fathers: The New
York Tribune, qually dissatisfied,
says :- 4 The Cpustitution was meant
for freedom—let us secure the pur
pose which its founclers failed to accom
plish,"
= it,,farthelio folks 'were to: ake the
ConiotitutiOn'just fie it 4,, and live up
to the ,tronbrein the - land would
not be. ,
oz!r.4battle was , fought with the
rqb9is at.-Winton,,North Carolina,-on
the 22d ult. The rebels were storm
ed out 'of the
, place aud: their quar
ters hurned, :without esin g le man on
our side being injured. The 9th New
York Zonaves and the sailors of the
Dell:man 'did thb kirk,
-11:::r Gen. Lander` Ailedon Sunday
Pawpaw, Western Virginia, from
the debilitating effects of,iis wound
Alwarcies ~ F erry, during
tbe buktb; orßalVs:Bluff..:Geb. Shields
•sueceeds - Gen. Lander; in cora mand.
fr4r,' Wks irepcirt last, weektbat Gen.
Banks had been repulsed in attempt
ing to ortisit'the
~ Pdtotnan is untrue,
as alg!ct tirelitapi of.ibp.Otkier stories
tO• 41164 al:Opit As Pot°.
IWtfik--1111-1#1•6 ilii 'Wir#4). oir la orb_
.on
bleff#ll24lita.r-
ser It was reported last Week thut
the President bad nominated to the
Senate Gen. Scott as Minister Extra
ordinary to Mexico; and also that
the project of a treaty, by which we
assume the debt of Mexico due to En
gland, France and Spain, ($3,000,600
interest yearly,) accompanied the
nominatio.n. We doubt both of these
reports. The first has not been. con
firmed,—and as to the second, it is
doubtful if the Government would
just now be so foolish as to assume
the payment of other people's debts,
especially as it is becoming rather
burthensorne to pay our own. Nev
ertheless, there are so many foolish
things done now-a-days that nothing
is improbable.
Ser The Legislature has before it
a bill to reimpose the Tonnage Tax
on the Pennsylvania railroad, repeal
ed at the last session ; 'also bills al
lowing _Banks to issue small notes to
the amount of
,50
,per cent of their
capital; to equalize all taxes for-School
purposes; to amend the Biection Laws;
to create a new county out of Craw
ford, Venaego_ and
_Warren ; to pro
vide for the improvement of horses,
and to, raise a relenue therefrom; to
incorporate a Bureatrofjudustry ; to
give. Justices and Aldermen.authority
to try and determine cases of Assault,
and AsSault. and Baitery; t and to tax
Bankers and,Brpkers, A proposition
is before the Senate to adjourn from
the 21st oflitarCh to the 11th of June.
The object of this is to frame Tax
laws in pursuance of anticipated Leg
islatien by Congress relative to the
finances 'of the country, which can
not now:be done understandingly.
Seir : The Abolitiunists are down on
Gen. Halleek,' Lre - Ruse he,will have
nothing at all to do with fugitive .
slaves—rielther to steal them from
nor 'return them to their masters—
He says : : "It does not belong- to the
military to,decide upon the relation
of master and slaie. Such questions
must be settled by the civ.ii .courts"
Re-evidently does not intend that
• _
anything shall be permitted to divert
his 4 airny from the buSiness, before
them,_of meeting and defeating the
rebel forces arrayed against the Gov
ernment. Upon the presentation of
a resOlution of s thaplis to Gen. Hal
leek, in ;Congress. last week, for his
successes in the West, Mr. Lovejoy
objected. That is the way Abolition
ists treat patriotie and- suenessful °fa.
COTS.
ARE THE _NEGROES LOYAL 1 7 --All re
liable accounts from the South agree
in asserting That the negroes are just
aa traitorous as their white masters ;
that With the exception of a 'fiiv lazy
vagabonds ivho imagine ... ft-4d= to be
an elysium where
. government will
furnish them with plenty to eat and
drink and nothing to do, they fight,
work, spy, do anything for rebajdom,
and are at heart in sympathy and
feeling against thegovernment. And
yet the abolitionists would treat ev
ery one with a black skin as laza!,
and have our army of half-a-million
of men in the field principally to set
these traitors free. The polor of- a
man's skin is no test of his loyalty,
although many people seem to take it
forzranted that to be black is to
.4. II
cgs— The , bill authorizing the_ jeans
of one hundred anil fifty rnillions of
United States Treasury Notes, of
denomination not less than five dol
lars, and making the same a legal
tender in s the payment of all dues,
except duties on imports, finally pass
ed Congress last week, and, receiving'
the President's signature, is now a
law. Five hundred millions of bpnds
are also to be issued for the funding
of the Treasury Notes and floating
debt. Of the United States. There are
some features in the new law which
make it very oblectionable to the pub
lie, and beat the iMpress of trading
politicians and speculating bankers,
but if it shall, in the end, prove a re
lief to the Treasury, it - will be more
than can be."expeeted fkom it . at this
time.
seir The armorY eoth mitteeuf Con
gress has reported:a bill to establish
a National Foundry east of :the Alle
gheny mountainsl and also a folio
dry, armory-and arsenal west of the
Alleghenies. A committee of five is
to be appointed.to . iocatathe same.—
Should the bill pass there will be a
tremendous squabble among the dif
ferent cities and villages to furnish
the sites. The advantages of Leba
non, for the foundry, ,should also, be
presented.
ask. When Mr. Lincoln appointed
Edwin M. Stanton Secretary of War,
there was a great uproar among the
Rupnblicans, and a tremendous dale.
gation Waited upon him to protest
againit the appointment of a Demo
°rat to so importanta position. Old
Abe cut the interview.short by theta].
lowing little speeehl--“Gentlemen, I
havii been considering the question,
for some time, whether I would have
our Democrats and five Republicans
in nay Cabinet, or five Democrats and
four .Republicans. 1 have . now 'lied.
ded, that v./hem I have * four more v -
eincies f I will . tit them ' , Al* *touch
Thfrigiordtif like ,000 d day;
-•- ,
A PEOPOSITION. — We perceive that
among the prisoners recently libera
ted by the rebels are a lot of negroes.
They would rather have their white
people than our blacks. As,some
ple suppose that the strength of tbe
rebellion is in slavery, we propose that
in the next exchange, (if they get
any more of our men,) we first try
to eichange the contrabands in our
hands. 'e could then see what val
ue they place upon that material. If
they accept, it would take off our
-hands the
,present trouble we are in
of not knoWing what to do with thein,
worthless blacks.
"Rm. DARK," would be a good
motto for the Courier. The peopte of
Lebanon county will remember that
it has not the courage or patriotism
to declare that it is in favor of a res
toration of the Union to what it was
before this rebellion commenced; that
its views of men and measures Are
all involved ix party; and that it on-
looks upon the present war With
favor so far as it may benefit aboli
_
tionism; and that anything not tend
in that direction it is willing to let
slide--whether it be the Constitution,
the Union, the Laws or anything,
else. If it is for a restoration of the
Union why is, it afraid to say. ,so_'
without quibbling, and
misrepresent - itOen. We are for the
Union .as tt was before the rebellion,
as it was inr lakes and lands, in forts
and ships, in hills and dales, in iowns,
and cities, in §tates laWit in Cen
atitution, in ali,that ma g e_ua a great,
people, without regard to whether
James Buchanan, Abraliain Lincoln,
or any other Democrat -or Repabli
can is President Courier.
Will the Crier
say
.yes to this propositions?-
During_ last.week,, tielyn of
th"O Ponaylvonia Reserve Regiments
encamped.near Harrisburg, Philidel
Phia, an"&iither points, whpse service
has not yet beeil acCepted by the
Federal ffoVernment . haVe received
orders, to march to . Washington forth
with.
The Couriir' is- very particular to
couple the , name of Bright with that
of Jeff Davis, and charge him with
treason. It fails to perceive that if
Bright was guilty of treason that
three Republican Senators, MeSera.
Cowan, Harris and Ten Byck endura
ed it.
tar The Chicago Platform, which
Old Abraham took, at one big swal
low, at_ the time of his nomination,
did not agree . with 'his "inwards,"
and during the sickness of his first
six month's term he expectorated
plank after plank, and of late has been
feeling quite - well. He. is now eating
:considerable democratic food, a*ainst
the advice of his abolition 'doctors,
but ho finds that it agrees with him
and the ootin try, and both are getting
better fast. We hope he may perse
vere in abstaining from poisonous in
gredients and taking nothing but
good food.
Capt: Waddell, of the 11th
'Regiment Illinois volunteers, writes
to his father; that of 65 men in his
comPany, at the assault and, capture
of Fort Doneltion, only seven remain.
Only. 116 men remain in the 11th un
injured. -
The Government has taken
military possession of all the Tele.
graph lines in the United States; and
issued stringent orders prohibiting
the transmission or publication of any
in - formation relative to the contem
plated movements Of the army.
stiy7 Governor Morton, of, Indiana,
has uppointe4 Bs-Governor Wright,
United States Senator from that State,
in place of Jesse D. Bright. Mr.
Wright is a Democrat and was Minis
ter to 'Prussia diiring the administra
tion •or Mr. Buchanan.
INCREDIBLE lIARDBRIPEL—The sub
joined affecting statement respecting
the clerks iu the War Department is
from the Washington correepondence
of the Nevi York Journal of Conunerce:
"By way of showing how hairiness in progress.
ing in thin department, I may :state , that' in one
room alone, there are no less than ten clerks , who
daily toil over their duties n frem eine' o'o/nnk.un:
titioue, and they'aiii%noii some thine weeks' be.
bind bawd iretneir correspondence. The itamense
business devolving upon this departmentisaluto
incredible."
It thuaappeare that in, this crisis
of our country's history the clerks in
the most , important department of
the government, on wliose efficiency
and induStry the success. of our ar:
Mies in a great measure depensle,per
form the herculean task of working,
seven hours per day Poor creatures I
When waconsider that clerks in trier
cantile'establishmenti,, are only re
qnired to "toil over their' duties"
twelve or thirteen hours per day, on
salaries one, quarter or half lose, we
cannot help exclaiming, Oat the : suf.,
ferings of therwar clerks "is iiitolef::
able;,
. How TUE REBELLION 118 gElrf
—The rebellion is kept up in the
Southern States by a continual ocy,ot
"See the Aofitiottiste propose to abDt—
teh .slavery" Tim Northern Aboli
tion lets, like Sumner, Obeevfir, and.de.
who cry out and preabh the ineceasiti
of immediate emancipation :: for. the.
crushing of the ,rebellion osalva
tion of the` country,! ; axida itAktha•Se
cealioniate. The ray , wotad :soon
..eo t ue to an end, if- he ext enAltc , of
111 4 telifk 4 0i)
fion'; rantin g , „rftriiig
fanatics wore coutatil out- ---
Gen. Banks Across the Up-
'tier- Potomac.
Bouvea, Feb. 28.
ten. Banks'- army occupied Harp
er's Ferry, unopposed on Wednesday,
with all the necessaries for k perma
nent occupation. The advance took
possession of Bolivar Heights yes
terday pushed its reconnoisance into
Charlestown, capturing a few prison
ers. ' .
The Loudon:Heights are also mu
pied, in order, to prevent any flank
movement by the enemy.
Today CharreatOyn was occupied
by a strode foroe; and will be held
against any attack. "The plans of the
ComMuhd4r but the
moveinentis,:prObabfy, intended to
cover the rodonstrietton , Of the -Bal
timore and Ohio railroadand Bridges,"
:and may,,perhaps,.meap-imore.
-A train oCcars pasting 'Berlin Bta- ,
tion •was fired . - at today by a - rebel
battery, but no harm 'was
The troops' are , in 'exe:illentexavii:
tion, l and will bepristeeted:frOttrere.
mint -weather: - No'accide'nt &cur
red in -transporting . the ' trops and
,supplies .over the 'river: The' p9n
toon bridge , wati a corn - plait stmeetid
‘gunareda Of ;reffigees. haie return. -
ed-totheir desolated-hon/00) and - those
remaining are- .ovirjoYed. , at , our
presence.
Nothing reliable ,has been _heard
from Winchesti3r, thal'earrSi4,,re
pckrta say it s. ; been .!tconsid era*
re,inf9reed. -A:egalLibocirOf 'the en-
erny Are stippbsed-teliwsouth of Lout:.
den Heights, folfror,.five•_miles back
from the riyer,-batctbp.y , are not - -Cif
sufficient strengthtp-mseTany alarm.
It is rumored. uppn "seeesh" author
ity, that the divisions - 0f.40;
o„enerals Kirby, 54411,„ab,d7 .- la
are, at Winchester with ..2g
mostly Virginittoxer th4ty
pieces of artillery, ap.d!fittAicapiliy: -
The', protection \- 011)0%1; them .15y ,
the Pine Ridge Xoptains, on, the.
west, will render it diffeult to dislodge
them, shouid they
„ : secnre heavier_
gunS and better powder,.
in - i* - ,9:ssession of
••
the Union Troops.
Ceitio, Feb 25 , j 862,
'Nashville was yesterday .occupied:
by 10,000 troops
The Union flag,ialifiiillyigg,loiltt4 ,
State' House.
The Tennessee Legislature
jawed 'Saturday week ,lpd r riet Au,
gam at Memphis. • . 1 1
Our troops wets possession Of Nash
ville without opposition,,
The Union spetinkept was, very,
strong; and our troops were received ,
with great cordiality.,
Great indignation was -e'spreeed by
the eitizeris of Nashville.against Gov. ,
-ernor Harris,,who' was fairly driien
away by the Union men—the Tatter
having become bold ae:the proximity
of the Union troopi and dared to as
sert their rights.
The Emmalion of Columbus.
Br. Leine, Feb. 28..
The Memphis" Papers orthe 19th
say, that Gen. Polk issued orderd, on
the day previous, iiireicting that the
track of the Memphis and Ohio Rail
road should be torn hp and the bridges
destroyed, preparatSry'td dfia
nation of Columbus and demplition of
the fortifications,
' The Columbus forces 'lire ;to Jail
back to - Island NO. '10:; in, tile ' issi9
sippi, about forty-five mileclielow -Co
lumbus, which, it is, said, 'CoMpletely
commands the river and' cair '1:43 for
tified with heavy guns and Made im
.pregnabl e Against- any river attack,
LATER.
Commodore Foote telegraphe from-
Cairo that this morning he sent 'a
party on a reconnoissance ddwn
Columbus, And found,that the Rebels
have been several daYti`C:7aCuating the
place. All tbC infantry - have gone,
but . the diva - Ill:were:still there, keep
ing up-appearances. Their hayracks,
and a large'n,jiiiiber store - s;
beenhurnt. The guns on thli 'bluff
have_ been takeh, but, thoie the'.
water batteireihtill remain.
On learning that the 'Rebels hAver,
been using tlage of truce for lieireral
dayei, to cotrer - their retreat,,'COmmo
dere Foote ordered out his fleet, and
sent them doWt to take` tlie ,
and whattiVeir liks been lett.
EtII
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
•
The first State election. thia , fear
comes off in New Hampshire' on; the
second Tuesday in gareh. ' A Gomer."
nor and Legislature are to be chosen,
Toe Democrats have nominated!Oeo. -
Stark for Governor; the Republicans,
Nathaniel S. Berry the -presentotNe
eutive• and tbaUnion men. WYlo are
dissatisfied with, both parti,es r Paur G.
W heeler. Last spring the v .: pte stood
as follows in New Hampshire, •l;,
Berry, (Bepablitian) $5,487
Stark, (Democrat)`. 31;452
Bertlett, (B:merleae) ' 187
„ Berry over Stark, 4;015 - ,ii4jesiity.'
, New Haynpeliiri, says. 04= Villein
natti Enquirer, was; steadily,: Demo.
eratio until M 54, when ithe wits4:car.
Tied into the fanatical' Republican
vortex, where she has remained' ever
since. It: would eticodrageAllti hearts
of National Tjhion,.meurgrehtly ‘ itthe
State should he 'revolutionized
spring and;resume ,herc , place
Democratic' ranks. tAfter, this, utter,
incapability which thp • 'Republicans
have exhibited, and terrible opilditihn
,in which they have-tplunired thcrodun
try,by -their adherendmto- the .!Chida
go -Platform it wOuld - belwotrderfhl l if
they.,were to retainAkeiti.adeendency
in that or any. other:444e,
M h
9B Law .-711 Paso Wed:A few
*aa k!' ago in 499itici.g eo.,.iP 'eh_
several parties were. indicted, for a
riotous assault and j. _ battery npo a
gentleman named .4,111. Mr. is
democrat, and Ouripy, the imirith
'Beit4iiiber 11'0,4 party of
theme .ljb
erty and Union hying AbOlittonists
undertooll to kniee their.neen 'tarn°,
"' 1
.lons into him -y riding on
prosecuted the in *
they werepottriatesr .when 10. and be•
huidl ahngstgl„rl3oori egirtiftap Oan.
4i,"41• 7 4 - 4451/ V 448 TiC r i
*rhA r .00 *
n a v a ini Ga t
vea a 4. se
1011.411 Y:: •
• - . : , 5 • =;`
Ikk. The Its e-; saws scr es:p Kira
, .; d ,
ttitt F6rtril;:l6ll k eitiiiii
410 bit Writifi f. ,
'GO IT OLD lIORSE.'
The Republican party, or the par
ty now calling itself Republican, has
changed its name so often that it has
fairly used ip the whole c atalogue
Webster included. Oonsetinently
they are now sadly puzzled to knoW
what to call themselves next. In this
dileMma, the Bedford_county Democ
racy has come to thbir assistance.—
At a mass ipeeting held in the Court
Rouse "in Raiford, on the I.oth ult.,
the—follosving, among other resolu
tions, Were unanimously adopted :
itesoirea, That the opposition party, by their
extraordinary Horse Policy, bare Justly earned
the apriellatien -of the "Home Party," and by
that name sliould-be hereafter known in the his
tory of their-millapsed , urganization.
Resolved, ~That these "venerabTe, dilapidated
lame, halt aud blind bbrita which were purchased
for government saltine, Mit died of old age be
fore entering on such stiNice^ are entitled to the
commiseration of f all hones; men -`for their un
fortunate association with band of thieves.
•
A good idea—" The Hone Party."
'This will be a fitting remembrance to
those POOr
_old horses—tilame halt and
blind' which
_have been sold to tho
gpAtiOent: by patriotic Republican&
but which.died of old age before they
could be "mustered in." Go it, "horse
•"
party:
um. Forty4Wo officers and men of
the Fifth Missouri Cavalry were poi
soned at Mud Town, Arkansas by eat
ink poisoned food which- , the rebels
left behind them. "
-Gen. Curtis has taken possession
Nal - Fayetteville, Arkansas, capturing
, apprater of prisbners; stores,, bag
°gage? rebel's previous to 'Ray
,burrrt, the , town.
, 'On. Thursday; the U. S.
Senate by,a vote of 26-yeas to 19
s adinittffld Mr. Starke, the sen
,ator from Oregan, to his seat.
. 7 .; Jr =pert Aliat Jefferson Davis has
made overtures to:the_ government
for a compromise: obtains -some ere
deuce ,in Washington, and it is said
that the rebel leader ark's for a con
vention of the States, in which„the
dificulties-between - the South and our
goyern,ment.shali be finally adjusted.
o 4
Kr:All-promotions pf officers in
the, regiments of Pennsylvania Vol.'
iinieCrs, wherever the Governor has
the'power-to appoint, will be made
'hereafter-in - the order of-thir - seniori.
iy,and all 'Second Lieutenants will
be appointed form the non•commis
.
e - idijod; officers - and , privates in the
Companies where the vacancies oc.
our.
!TEM ' CASE or GEN., STONE. --,="A field
offiner of Gen. Stone's division" writes
th'the Hartford Courant, correcting
certain statements current regarding
the conduct of that officer, and de
fending his loyalty, and especially in
respect this holding communication
with tbeieneiny: The writer, indig
nantly retakes those who haie pub
licly attempted to impeach Gen.
Stone's brkver3r and to arraign him
for habits of gross intemperance.—
The correspondence had with'the re
bel coinineffiers, it is stated, was &pen
and aboveboard,, and related solely to
our prisopers , talren at Ball's Bluff.—
As to the return of fugitive slaves by
-Gen. Stone, his defender say's that
the laws' of Maryland and orders
'from headquarters compelled the re
turn of "estranged property." Fur
ther is, represented that,the officers of
the division are confident that there
is no, good grottna for impeaching
Gen. Stone's honor or fidelity; that
no charges against him have emana
ted from his command; that'the Ball's
- Miff affair will- be satisfactorily se
counted for and that ho has the-sym
pathy of every one of his officers in is
lroAliles; iibioh have been brougat
about it is alleged, by conspiracy. '
(Kr Treasury notes alo n now known
by the euphonious tiM of “green.
baeks."
04)7. If the old saying be true, that
when there is plenty of sleet there
will be plenty of fruit the succeeding
summer, we shall have abundance
thil'`eottifee season. The, Oldest in.
'never saw a abetter winter
than this bas-been.
FORT bONELSON . 131IRRENDER,
=liever-*ras there a surrender any.
thing like that of Fort Doneleon on
. . i sontAient. . Burgoyne gave up
less) than , thousand men; and
06 f rnitiallia Int Rifle 'oier a;ven tbou
land. In fact, we 4itiofild - have to
.r9act . tong in Bur:op - eau: -history be.
fore we , could find a n:apitulation'bn a
scale like it.
, D_ESTRUCTIVZ CONFLAGRATION IN
`l3osTo,4',fire ()Centred in Boston
on M onday niight , iriVeek, which was
the rupst, disuetreniii4liat:ever happen
, eilinl„that city. burned fiVellours;
twan trenien perelcilled'abd one in.
distrOica'Pr6PPrtT to
the-'aikuuKtlof 'of dollars,
inerndingliA Wire. range of build.
itig§: c ob'Sfifietitts: wharf, 'the build.
ihgs ;the north side of the -east
ern kaChaoge Rotel. Airwo thotigend
balett7:ll.46llZ,, ti . ;ancl eighty thousand
bushels were destroyed. The
insurances on the property
~amounted to about half Ik'l4l,llion.
Ciiiiiiasstats.—Oaptaitt : 6Waiafioirt . Port Roy.
Al,' safe "tbe runaway ntikrotia:lroinid that place 'aie s . lazy set of vagaborlds 'irk° lie down on the
beaoh the whole day aitillook at the sky. Some
of them go around thi,countrY 614 pick up the
cattle, no matter ;deed' or alive,; cot them up.land
sell the meat ttl.ther trooper.. They seem to have
the idea- that the Thortirriatent ought to provide
for them, and tifilibi:oo will not work. A. great
AnantitpOdgiibriOW ready to pink cannot be
taketf!iciAiiii:TtnyaV "Ort that aaeount.
P6ArssMaitr or A MinnunEn MICUIGAN
D. Kingin was
,oefivioted in Michigan.
left week, of ti snuider marked by very atrocious
circumstances. In accordance with the law of
the•State,'he we; taken to the State prison, there.
to endure ...solitary confinement , for life.—.
IPTlMftht - finte hem iritirs his sell he:: will :
.neverisimr a t friee-agniti: His meals ail . ' -Ala
i, eye d Petigrdiiihrenoisetng in his iseil,,and
when-it beconsesnetmesary for bump beluga to
alPtnikirliftri,llily are hooded scintif:te c oncea l
, Wide Temrires. - •
,
"Tai. UtRAPatlBllll.3 CONFLICT .- Sai d latbOr
ing man, the other day, who had been the
habit ofivoting the itepublioan ...I b eg i n
r te see wheys the "iirepreeeiWketatucis;. a _ tko .
iftthisj,,war; is made an AbolitioitWar: lt will:ba
iitaireen , the white laborers of the2tertit•and - ..the
lif ik .gr ati t tli e n d i!! l :7 o7 ; e " our e me n ..r i gat t e l4 -I;i t t il atee em.' : --- re
liverran _with wandeal#C hilfi
gratis, compelled to work iimplt'for their kread
yid 'chitties, ,the price of labor will naturally r,un
down' a to* figure, and tylittlktelierert;:trill
! feel the first rteesuie.