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ctotci politics, literature, agriculture, Srinuc, ittoralitj), ana cncval ihitclligeucc.
VOL 20.
STROUDSBUEG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. JANUARY 2, 1S62.
NO. 49.
Vanished br Theodore Schoch
TERMS. Two dollars per nnnumin advance Two
tihllurs and a quarter, half yearly and if not
; paid uc- i
tore the end of the vc.ir. Two dollars and a half. I
i if.
t t ouner"! Jisi'.ontjnucflSinlil all arrearages aiepaid,
oxoept .it the option of the Editni.
D V lvcitisements of one square (ten lines) orless,
pne or three insertions ,$ I 00. Each additional inser
on, 23 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
son a'BiatfTffNG.
Hiving a s;encral assortment of large, plain and or
ja ncnlal Type, v e arc prepared to execute e very de
Cards. Circulars. Kill Heads, Notes, Blank Receipts,
Justices, l.cqal and other IHanks, Pamphlets. Sec, pi In
te I with iie.itncss and Jcsp.itch, on reason;!
Kinictertns
at this olhi:e.
TO TALKERS.
fcJivc us action speech no longer;
Cheer no fellows to the fray;
Words arc well, but deeds are stronger
Out yourselves ard lei.d the way.
Should each man but ure his -neighbors:
'Go ye forth and reap the plain"
Holding back himself from .labor
Where would be the ripened grain!
When goes up the roar of battle
Stoutest voices are but weak:
Not of cause and duty prattle
Let your silent service speak.
Have your wives? do soft eyes pleading,
Hold you with their gentle spell!
Other hearts are torn and bleeding,
Other men have homes as well.
Urge them not the smoking alter
With such gifts us these to strew,
If you feel your bosom faker
When the gods appeal to you.
Point not out a plan to others
Which your feet refuse to tread;
Pollow with your earnest brothers,
Though it lead among the dead.
Even now the forest arches
With the tramp of men arc rife; '
Join your brothers on their marches,
Join them in the surging strife.
Whether drummer-boy or Colonel
Matters not, be duty done,
Battling for a truth eternal,
All are equal ranks are one.
Should you win a brave dismission
From you country's holy wars,
Yours shall be a high commission,
Bearing date among the stars!
But bring deeds, not mouthings merely,
Urging others to the fray:
You that see the path so clerl',
Yours the feet should lead the way.
A Hard Witness.
Mr. Jones lent Mr. Smith a horse,
which died while in his (Smith's) po-ses
ion. Mr. Jones, brought a suit to recov
er the value of the horse, attributing his
death to bad treatment. During the
courfe of the trial, a witness (Mr. Brown)
was called to testify a- to how Mr. Smith
treated horses. Lawyer (with a bland
and oonGdence invoking smile: Well,
eir, how does Mr. Smith generally ride
a borse! Witness (with a merry twinkle
in his eyes othcrwiso imperturable:)
Astraddle, I believe sir. Lawyer (with
pcarcely a pcrcfptiblf fib upon his check
but still speaking in bis smoothest tones;)
lint. sir. what cait does he ridel AVit-
f i-
ness; tie never nues any ge, r, u.a
boys ride all tho gates. Lawyer (bis ,
bland smile gone, and bis voice lihtly ,
ba-ky;) But how doe, he rid- when m j
coxpany with otbersl Witocs; ecfs j
up, 11 uls uorse ia aiir, n uui uc guce uv j
bind. Lawyer (tnumpuantly ana in
perfect fury;) . How does he ride when j
with bim uben be was alone
1 bae cone with you, tir.
03" A pious old negro, saying grace at
the table, not oiJy ustd to ai-k tbe bless
ing upon lis board but he would also pe- I
tition to have some deficient dihh supplied. ;
Ono day it wa known that uato was out leave at aayugni to-morrow, l nuVVvv blankets and quilts. The committee mod
of potatoes, and suspecting tbat ho would the Connecticut will carry the news of.cel preferrcd their request, and a placid
pray for some at dinner, a wag provided Hollin's defeat, and the sinking of bisijady repji0d :Friend we cannot assist
himself with a small measure of the vege- ship by the Massachusetts and also the tbee jn tbo ork 0f bloodshed, oven so far
tables, and stole under tho window, next , Pickens business; but I have had some a9 tQ boIp thoS(J cngaged jn it; but tboro
wbich flood the table of our colored ( conversation with an officer of Wabash, arc 60Q)0 lbinj,fl 0Q tbat tabjei nnd if thco
Christian. Soon Cato drew up a chair wbo conversed with a deserter from tbe,cbo08CS to 8teal therjJj h i(J equaiiy against
and commenced: I Confederate Navy an intelligent man.
our principles to use violence to prevent
"O, Masa Lord, will dow in dy prov- ; He says thcro is umceral depresMou tbc(J j Convinced that tho articles were
ident kindness condescend to brcss ebery- ; throughout tbe South, and that the whole yery carefuuy piaced where they could bo
ting before u and fee pleaed to bestow 1 game is up. New Orleans is particular-jBtoeDf ,bc 00IDmittee took tbo sin upon
upon us a few tatcrs, and all the praise." ly despondent. The sugar plauters are;tbeir 0WQ sbouidcrs anrj eft amid tho
Here tbe potatoes were dashed upon Union at heart, and if we take Kew-Or- i fc cs posive ja ugbtPr of the Quakeress-
the table, breakiug plates ana upsetting
tho mustard pot. an nrmg tueir cotin iu or Ka.u.
"Dem's em. Lord,' said Ccto, looking! There is great destitution, and plant
uonIv iust luff em down a : ers hove nothing to feed their negroes on.
leetle easier next time."
Revision of the Revenue Laws.
Hon. D. M. Smyser, of Montgomery
county, Win. McClelland, of Frauklin
county, and James P. Sterrent of Alle
gheny couuty. Commissioners appointed
by Governor Curtin, under the act of As
sembly of May lai-t, to revise tbo Revc
nue laws of tbe State, are now at Harris
burg organised aud engaged in the task
assigned them.
t-A Yankee in Iowa .has taught
ducks to swim in hot water with euch
success tbat they lay boiled eggs.
A ereat many persons undertake
to build fortunes as Pat tried to build
tbe chimney they begin at tho top and
build down.
JUr win rnn jnr imim
j JiL if fill lUll IIIL UiiiUi
-RATTT-P TTTF1 TTPP-PP PnTfWAP t0WD' Wllh PC0Ut3 tending to near O-
BATTLE 0 THE UPPER POTOMAC. wcri8vine. The gentleman receiving the
Precipitate IdighloJ the Rebels 60 lulled jetterfl feor8 it ia traei tb0Ugh it is not gen
and 19 wounded Our Loss Tico Kill. hpiionAd Vmtt
cd and Three wounded.
Washington, bnday, Deo. 20, 1861.
The following dispatch to Gen. Marcy,
Chief of Staff, from Gen. McCall was re-
! lKAIoES ILLE, VCC. JU.
rp Hrn TTnrnt
Gen. Ord'a Brigade, with the 1st Rifles
! and Eaton's Battery, had a brisk affair
; with four regiments and a battery of tho
lleDeis at iz m. lo-aay. i arnveu au-
ring the action, and sent for Gen. Rcyn -
olds, who was left at Difficult Creek. Tho
iiTrr- t::2 w attack oh we!.
killed of the enemy, and 10 wounded onl PoiNT or Kocks, Friday, Deo. 20.
tho Geld. Our loss; 2 killed, and three' The rebel Jackson left Winchester on
wounded. We have taken two oaisons , Tuesday with 5,700 men, and 100 boats,
with the harness, the horses having been each calculated to carry twelve men, and
killed. The Rifles behaved finely. Col marched to Martinsburg, whero he was
Kaue h very slightly wounded, but still re-enforced by 2,100 men. He was also
in the field. I have collected the dead re-enforced by upward of 2,000 men from
and wounded, and am about to diovo Cbarlestown yesterday,
back to camp. He advanced on Williamsport and com-
GEOJIGE A. McCALL, jmccocd to shell the town from a position
Brig. Gen. Coma:anding. j three miles below it. The fire was re
Onreceptof the above dispatch Gen. turned by Be'st's battery, and. both fires
McClellan rode over to Geu. McCall's cea-cd in the ovening, after lasting sever
headquarters to acquaint himself with ' a' bours.
the particular.-. He returned late this At the Iatct account all was quiet up
crenins with intelligence that the event bero.
was more disatrous than supposed to tho
Robel.". Twenty more dead bodies had
been found upon the field.
Washington, Dec. 20.
.This morninrr nt 6 o'clock u nortion of
, ,. - - 5 , ,
ucn. iucuaii s amnion proceeaeu iu me y v ' sion, to.-etner witu a largo quantity of
direction of Draiuesville on a foraginc ex-; b f. bu endeavoring to destroy the dam, aramunit jorj and. arm3. A tbomand hor
pcdilion, and for the purpose of making ' which now seems to oo tbe principal ob- Bogf t0Dts oamp equipaROl &., ond be
a rcconnoi-sance in tho locality. Drains- jeet of his demonstration. His fire is re- twecQ 1ri00 aDrj 2,000 recruits have
ville is about midway between 'Gen. Mc- goed to by two Parrottguns of Knap's bcen takeQ priHoners.
Call's headquarters and Leburg. On . Pennsjjvania battery. j MajQr Hubbard of tho 1st Missouri
arriving in that vicinity they encountered At the latter place one section of Rest 8 Cavalry has captured over 60 rebel re
the enomy, who bad four regiments of bat.erJ- biis been operating occasionally cruitd wjtbin thf t fJW d and ki.
infantry. South Carolmaus, Alabamiaos
and Kentuckians, with a batt-ry of mx.
pieces and a regiu-eut of cavalry, under
command of Gen. Stewart.
Theonlv troons on our side that en-
caged in the afiair were Gen. Ord's bri-
gode, the 1st Rifles, and Ea,ton's battery , 1 nuonnerficnt -uu ivegimcnt joined terribie hi)0ck in th3 seotion of tbe coun
of four piece?. b('n Kelly s command, and will report at trj wilbin tbe present wceL
U tour o'clock, after tho action, Gen. 1
Mr.rir.ll ont ln nHi,M fo Pn.w.t the r- !
bels killed and wounded, when it was a,-i
ccrtaincd tbat thoy left on tbe field fifty- .
seven killed and twentv-two wounded.
Three of the latter died ou being remov-
ed, making thtirlots tisty killed and '
T,,., r,.re nTntAv rn.,terl nnd' flr1
ninotonti wruinr!r n fnfnl nf wwr.tr.ninp,"'" "C U3S Peen Oruerea 10 UestrOV rol nniin omont Jn rrhl, nrnnf thern . UFUU luu di-uwiubib, luai muv UJdV
killed and wounded; and they no doubt at a11 sacrifices. no qut.ptioD whatever but be will bo badly ' b such a process feel the heaviest bur-
carried off many more. They also left Col. Leonard's forces are so disposed defeated, and his army entirely scatter-( dccsLof the war' But on all sides, aa well
nine hnrs tiiinri nr diqhlod a? to prevent any danger of a .-urpriso. aA I on the part of 1 baddeus Stevens, in the
prccipitateiv, after a fiKbt of an hour and!5th and Lieut Rickett's battery were ,ent
a half, leaving two eaUon-, a quantity of ovcr in a kiff. and burnt tne nii11 at 1)313
small arms, blankets, greatcoat-, &c, i No- 5. wbicb has been occupied by the
more than our troops could tring away
.rebels as a stronghold. They captured
n.,r mr, ,Kn l.rnn ,hr ?n .nm nri.nn.rQ.' omc un, tools for breaking up the dam,
betide tbe wounded. Our loss, as near' !
aa oau be ascertained at present, is about
ten killed and Bfteen wounded.
The expedition returned to their camp information. jacuson, it is saia, nas
at Ulangley's at U o'clock to-night. Gcn.been promoted to the command of the
iucuaii. i u a uin;nuu rceuivuu ui ueau- :
M..n. n : j: : j t. j i
orcdj;
cannot bc isen tQ Qerj Qrd for ,laut.
aQi tbro hout tbe d Ea8.
ha wag adniirilbly servedf and
Jjd od e(,sutioni The lli9e3 algo be.
baved fiaciy
LATER TR0M KEW ORLEANS.
Ctozr, IloUins-Ilis Ship
in Louisiana Nothing io feed Nc roes
Upon Slave Insurrection in JSlissippi.
Destricclion of the Quitman Estate,
Port Royal, Deo. 14.
I have jat been aboard the Wabash.
L write tbis on tne steamer opauiamg to,
leans or luonue, tue cowuu p.auiuio woum
There ha- been a great negroe insurrec
tion in Mississippi, and an immense qoan
! tity of property destroyed 150,000 on
tbo Quitman ltate alono.
AFFAIRS IK KENTUCKY.
Louisville, Friday Dec 20, 18G1.
Ger. Jobnxon's brigade made a recon
noisaoce in force to day, six miles t-outb
of Green River, witbout'findine a trace of
the enemy. No official account of the
Mumford.'ville fight has yet been reoeiv-
ed at headquarters, nor anything from
Gen. Scboeff
Cincinnati, Friday, Deo. 20.
The Commercials Frankfort dispatches
of to-night say there is nothing from Som
erset to day.
Tin TTninn mnn nnrl nnn Secessionist
write from Owensville, 10th, saying It isj'-Ocb," ho exclaimed, "how hot bis little
reported and generally believed that Gen-jfut iel"
erals Marshall and Williams have 15,000
i troops between West Liberty and Pjke-
j jn the Kentucky Legislature.the House
f adopted, by the usual party vote, a reso
lution that Kentucky would assume the
P3'mcnt of ber portion of the direct tax
imposed by Congress.
The Senate adopted the House resolu
tions od Federal Relations, with amend
ments indorsing the Dresent action reirar-
ding General Fremont's proclamation and
Secretary Cameron's reDort. and reoues-
ting the President to dispense with Secro-
tarj (jamcron. The vote was unanimous
i0D the amendment.
Williamsport, Mo , Friday, Deo. 20. j
Affairs in and around this vicinity are
quiet except an exchange of shots with
lut v,WUiJ 81 UdUl u auu uamng n a-
lcrs- wesson a oanery, at tne lormer
. i i i . . . r
nldfio. inoliif5!n.-r 12nni,nrlpr riflprl nnn
Jr 13151 . ' uasa!,0"s ,UD3- JMD-
The de
- 'S" of tuo onemy at .balling Wate
oln r u n n
P,,ars 00 10 attention irom
tDm No 5- The cffe0t of our firo ha9
i 1 l 1 ft t
not aevel0Pea- 1De enemy s gun s pro
dueed no result.
" ""e,ou ur, "y"-y "i,. ;
01- enioy s im maryiano, uoi iuur-
r 1 r- , , n , i r '
f3. -5,,th nn.jlvania, and Lieutenant
u-ning s section oi uesi nattery arrived
to day.
There is not the leat danger of Jack-
HOn's attempting to cross. Deserters say
Last uigbt a party ot the Uonnootiout
-r -. .
blankets, eto. :
Two deserters from Jackson's force ar-
rived yesterday, sivinir some important
who fi va or Virginia. He has nve
j r
regiments in tne neca opposite uero wiiu
15 gunH.
All i? quiet this morning.
Col. Leonard arrosted a man yesterday
under su-piuious circumstances. He is
supposed to bo a spy.
The Quakers of -Montgomery and Fred
erick counties, Md., have formed sewing
'societies for soldierB, and are laboring
with an alacrity which would astonish
ijeorgo i1ox. it is saia mat wncn somo sixty wagons, neaviiy laaen wun sup
committeeoaen were going the rounds in plies and clothing nnd a largo number of
their neighborhood to get blankets, &o.,
for the i-oldicrs, they came to a Quaker
household, where the first thing that ar-
regted tber wag a tabe ioaded w;tb
M assembled, in which they joined.
Important Order.
Governor Curtin, on Monday last, is-
. isued an order to tbe effect that "All reg
iments or companies hereto'oro authorized
to be rai-ed iu the State of Pennsylvania,
if not filled by the 10th of January, A.
D. 1802, will be consolidated."
New Surveyor General.
Gov. Curtiu has appointed Hon. Henry
Souther, formerly State Senator from the
" Wiia-Uaf ai-inct, surveyor ueuoru., IU
place of Gen. William H. Keim, rosigned.
, General Keim resigned for the purpose of
accepting a Brigadier Generalship in the
army, recently tendered him.
ftgy-An honest Irishman, fresh from
Ilibernia. caught a bumble-bee in hi-
hand, supposing it to be a humming bird.
FROM MISSOURI.
Surprise of Another Rebel Camp. Cap.
lure ol,o()0 Rebels. All their Bag-
gage, Equipments, and Horses Taken.
Stouis, Mo.. Friday, Dec. 20, 1661. of ilM ,0 "a hX; S'h Anothdr t?
W Vu-' ,nfor.mat.,on refc,'effd fre th0 0 f(lua?s of froul 10 15 wore also du.;dent i. fold of an encounter between scr
Wcst th,s morning ,s to tbe effect that in Ij cared for. All their baggage, urmseral of them and an Irishman
addition to the esped.tion of Gen. Pope ' ammunition, and papers were secured. It had become a matter of' habit with
against the enemy at and near Clinton, The loss of life on either side is not the fair ones to open conversation wi h " he
another part of his forces, under Col. Da-, known. I vorv nnrnrai :nF "; uouvereau0D wun la
vis and Major Marshall, surprised anoth- Thi. brilliant affair was planned byd
er camp of the rebel- on the afternoon of Gen. Halleck, and eseoutod most admi-' of three or four the othn -dnv nnr.nl,.J
tUO IBth in.or. . nar Mi fnrrl r t o nnr ,
oi vvarrensDurg. A brisk skirmish en
sued, when the rebels, finding themselves
surrounded, surrendered. '
Col. Davis took 1,300 prisoners, includ
t TTT . ........
ing A colonels, 17 captains, 1,000 stand
of arms, 65 wagons, 1,000 horses, and a
largo quantity of tents batcaee and sun-
largo quantity tents, baggage, and sup-
plies.
Our loss is two killed and eight woun
ded- Iho Rebel loss is not yet known
Information from Glasgow states that
our troons cantnred about, two Inno nf
nowder hnried on HLiih. lUnn fnrm
m.;-. rr- ir
,i , . T , r-.
bels a day or two since in Johnson Couo-
ty. Iho troops in Kansas have been
stirring during the past week, and good
news ia expected from them daily.
Sodalla, Mo., Friday, Dec. 20, 1861.
Col. Palmer's Brigade arrived hero
last night, and Gen. Pope is expected to
day. All information from the West and
North is to the effect that no efforts have
K rm r crnrarl t r unnrl (X on Priio nn nmnlft
i 8finn1nf inrhin., fnr th'a W,ntar Ail
; orrnearly al,f 0f lhi8 ba9 faIe or wi
fan ;ntn nnp ,1!tnfiM v-.-i, 2110 Kr.nw;U
i j .
,nr,on TCn:tnn aro n,rpnf,w : A,,, o-una.
, j j
. . . . V r7 .
cd several others. Hff has al-o taken a
considerable number of tents, several
r. j
wagons, a ouantic? oi iiais?ae ana arms.
and burned a mill wbich bad been sup
-3 i j c n a 9
plying the rebels for some time past.
Altogether the rebellion has received a
It h tbou,bt bj milJ tbat Gen. Price
- j J
;n -rns. thn n,nR tn nt h;H QenR.
rnis StejQ aD(I Slackf wbo are D0W in
tfa j counties with four or five thou-
sand men to escort recruits and supplies
fn .u:r niain nmn nt onln. Tf h
doL.s h ftU1 b compellcd to stand a gen- .
I
,Al)crr nrnlnff nnr unniih
brou bt in information that the large re-
bel train and re-enforcement. wbich wo ,
had marched south to intercept, had di-
vided, and'the larger portion was march-
annth tnTVnrA Wncorlu intendinT to
camp at night near Warford. Gen. Pope
Kri,f fi, mn:n hnAv nruL WPmr ;n nn-
r (- ,k r wMrW nrl
seQt a sonuliog forcet under Col. Jeff. C.
Davi a few mile9 south of Warren.burg
j -tu xt. nA
aou xvuou iiobvui. iu uumrj uu iuo kil auu
rear of tbe enemy; at the same time ord-
ering Merrill's cavalry to march from ,
Warrensburg and come from the right. ,
n i rk - t. a :a r--A ,j
Col. Davis pushed raptdly forward, and
oame up with the enemy in the afternoon,
drove in his pickets, carried astronglyde-
fended bridge by an assault, and drove the
O J ' . .
enemy into a timber, who, finding himselt
- . ...
surrounded surrendered, 1,300 men, inclu
ding two Colonels, one Lieut. -Colonel,
one Major, and seventeen Uaptains.
horses and mules, fell into our bands.
Our loss was 2 killed and 14 wounded.
That of tho enomy is considerably great
er. This was the best planned and execu
ted action of tho war, and reflects great
credit on the General commanding, and
tbe officers and men who so faithfully and
promptly carried out his plans.
Leavenworth, Friday, Dec. 20, 1861.
The Conservatives of tbis city bas'ad-
vices from Mound City, of tho 15th, stat
ing that a portion of tho lid Regiment,
il .,i r iu w;n;
UUUUr tUtJ UUMlUJUUi w t iuujwi n mum.-,
made a7daBh into Missouri on the I7tb,
and burned the Villages of Papcrsville
and Butler (the letter is tho county seat
of Batos County), and returned with a
largo number of refugees, quantities of
of stock, &o.
They had two men killed at Butler.
These towns have for a long time been
tbe resort of a guerrilla band of rebels.
Price was at Osceola at the time, and it
was said that be designed making an at
tack upon Sedalia.
Two companies, of the 4th Cavalry, re
gulars, arrived at Fort Leavenworth ou
the' 18th, in twenty-two days from Fort
Wise.
The:First Captures.
The War Department received the fol
lowing dicpatoh from its telegraphic agent
in the West.
Cleveland, O., Dee. 19, 1861.
Tho St. Louis Democrat of this after
noon says the following is from official
sources :
i esterday, an army iu sevoral de
taohmeuts, under the geuoral direction of
Gen. Pope, made a series of concerted
movements upon the enemy at Clinton
rl??Tir-nndMnfi Ti0'-7' Wbich r8'
suited in driving the rebels into one com-
TiZ j!" n I a - ' "
rin.Io hv ('on Prt
The Second Surprise and Capture in Wis-
souri.
Headquarters, St Louis, Mo., Deo. 20. )
To G. B. McCllelan, Maj. Gen. Com
A part of Gen. Pope's forces, under;
! UoK d" U Uavis and Maior Marshall sur -
.d another J
afternoon of the 18th at Milford, a little
north of Warrensburch. A brisk skirm -
' ish ensued, when the enemy finding bim -
f! self surrounded, surrendered at discretion
, We took 1,300 prisoners, including three
I lVe t00k 1 ,300 prisoners, including
, Colonels and seventeen Cantains. 1.0001.
i BiuiiQ oi arms, i.uuu horses ba wacronq
, , ' . ' i:tDJS? ' .W gD8
uum a laiji; iiuuuiliy OI GDIS, DaggagC 1 1 J 6 ""J " ,
and supplies. Our loss is two killed and !conc,aded to do so at once, and accord
eight wounded. Tho enemy's loss ia not ,Dg J ,th a. faco aa T0y 33 a boiled o'
yet known. 8ter aod K'tn an angry kirjd of energy
Information was received last nigbt h0replield,T7. .
from Glasgow, that our troops at that!. .e ledd,e9. la not dafo that I am,
place bad taken about two tuns of pow-;but 8,nTce ou are determined to know
dor in kegs, buried on Jackson's farm. . e,re IVe bcen W0UDf3ed; its on my sate,
Thid effectually cuts off their supply of)
ammunition.
II . W. HALLECK, Major-General.
A later telegram received this evening
announces the capture of 160 more Iteb-
i ri aiv it 1 1 1 1 1 i mmi (ii '-... . ..rin u rt n- -i ..nr. I
' ; . J r.,? . . " numuniuu. i
DOW DelieveU tQat We Have
is now Qcnevea tnat we nave morn
prisoners in our posession than the Rebels.
o
The Temper of Congress.
Mr. Forney, writing from Washington
to the Philadelphia Press, speaks as fol
lows of the temper of Congress :
"A single day's observation and inter
course among the members of Congress
j ha?' 'ed l? tbo concision that, with two
I or three lnsUTiincant exertions, tho Snnn-
?
tors and representatives agree in utter
detestation of the whole rebellion, and in
the uncompromising spirit of putting it
down at whatever eot. Among those
most urgent and resolute in taking these
po-iitiona are democrats. There is, indeed,
I cr . . .t
j K" uai o u.uurenco as io me means
! or manner of giving effect to this policy.
1 UUJU V lur. ue01"8 lon. ol emaut-,Pa
tion of the tlavcs of the insurgents :
otheTi for ,bc confiscation of slave prop-
eHS and another class for levying a tax
-t it m i ii . i n
.tiouso, ana uyman i rum nun, in tuo oen-
ate- aa wel1 amonS th altra Republicans
a9 an50n2 -th.e u,lra Domocrats. there in
P611, espreasion tbat the property of the
loyal slaveholdersshall be protected or paid
for- A good dcal of unnecessary clamor
b9 en .created by mischievous mpn on
tbis subject. Tho friends of the Admin
wtration and tbe war have only to beep
uc'4 UJU uu lUB"BUB uu T " . J
ly do agree as above stated, and thoy can-
uui uiyiub.
Ono great truth stands out prominent-
tht the property of the traitors and
tbat. lt "oM be QDJ"!fc to except proper
ty in slaves from this rule. All loyal
J jij j
Pele ask that the houses and lands, and
Sold aod 8,1r; and stocks and securities
and co; and P"der and cannon and
ohini nf . offurinn I livid nnn nio rnhndr
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1 neenmnroa chniild ho ornn4nninn finn mf ti
er than it should be used to damage and
destroy tbe Union, it should be annihila
ted. Would it not be monstrous if we
exocpted from this rule tho slaves of Da
vis and his followers? How to dinpose
of tho slaves, whether they shall be liber
ated or armed whether the ownership in
them shall be confiscated or taken arc
wisely left by tho President and Secreta
ry of War, to tbo military authorities.
No doubt Congress will pass some law by
wbich these authorities may be guided in
tbe disposition of this vexed question but
their action in my opinion be regulated
by the suggestions of the Presidont and
tbo reasoning of his respective constitu
tional advisers."
Death of Prince Albert.
Prince Albert, the husband of Queen
Victoria, died io England at noon on Sun
day, tbo 15th instant, after a short at
tack of gantrio fever His case was not
considered dangerous outil the 13th in
stant. A Problem.
I
it fnfv.snunr, infthna of finnw nivo
three inches of water, how much milk wiHjenab, bravo, J to "knock -tbo
a cow give when fed upon turnips! Mul-1 & the rcbcls.-X0W (O ) CiU
tail, then divide the product by a turnip,
add a pound of chalk, and tbo sum will
be tbe answer.
The Commissioners -of Northampton
countv have suspended payment to those j
families of volunteers who have icceived to a barn," said Mr. Slow, "aod burn up
money from their friends in the army. twenty cows, ought io bo kicked to death
. jby a jackass, aud I'd liko to do it,
gSf,,I put outsido my window a large;
box filled it with mould, aud sowed it A Dutchman bfing called upon
with seed.. What do you think cair.o up? for a toast, faid, "Hero K-b to de heroet
Wheat, barloy, or oats! No a police-.what
man, who ordered me to remove u,
j Pat Didn't Like to Say
Tbe Char,eston Copier's Richmond
correspondent ets off tba following r
! .rntlj the ladies are in the habit
.. .. . . " J -rr.
our call they launched out in the usual
waJ- Pdy made believe that ho didn't
bear distinctly, and replied, 'pretty well
jl 'bank yez' Where are you wounded !'
again tired away one of tbe ladies. 'Faith
not badly hurt at all; 111 be travelling to"
! wase, replied rat, with s
.peculiarly distressing look as if he was in
, a tlg ' p,ao- TfaiokD at be was deaf,
!000 ,of the oId ,adica io tbe hack-ground
jP"1 her.mouth down to his ear and bbou-
! ted aga,D' Wo want to know wberc
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.a' ".uenuy nndi
Pat evidently finding that if tho bons-
i w-u...n.u uuvu mutur uu
would have, to -t,ikfi M
c u","l, euierea oeuina ov mo breech-
es. iMase to excuse me fHphnT nA
Q uM
mc no more qusstioni.'
I leave you to imagine tho "blushing
consternation of the inquisitors and sud
den locomotion of the crinoline out of the
front door.
Since then Pat has been tho hero of
the hospital, and receives any amount of
female visitors, for you know such a thing
circulates among the sex like quicksilver .
on a smooth glass, but they "bestow their
sympathies in silence and no more ask
him, 'Where are you hurt!'
Secession Ladies.
An army letter in tho Newark Adver
tiser says that "near the camp of tbo 2d
XT T T?: .l ,r .. . .
j.. a. j.ic'.'jujeus mere is a lamily oi the
name of Goodwin, in which there are
seven sisters, all staunch tecessionists,
wbo are honored by having a sontry stand
;uard around their premises. If the
band plays "Dixie," they will come oafc
and eeem much elated; throwing up tho
windows and standing on tho piazza, in
front of tbe building. But it is very a
muing to ce them when the tune is
changed to Yankee Doodle; then they run
in the house, close tho doors and shut
ters, draw down the blinds, and you would
think the bouse was deserted. They are
said to be somewhat intelligent, although
1 think this is no great evidence of their
i
Deing so.
2TNot one person in a thousand esti
mates the value of newspapers in times
of war. We have beard some people say
"what a harvest for tho newspapers;"
they do not take into consideration tbat
tho proprietors scarcoly get baok tbe mo
ney the paper costs on which each issue
is printed, and in thoso timoa additional
expenses are s.u-tained which are seldom
incident to times of peace. In such
times, too, advertising instead of increas
ing, falls off. The very life of a paper is
actually taken away and additional bur
dens are imposed by tbe large amount of
gratuitous labor tbat is asked by the pub
lic in way of calls for meetings, notices of
various societies, military companies, eto.
Aoaounts of a public character are
chargeable in times of peaoe. The
press, therefore, to-day, is really donat
ing more in proportion to its moans than
any other institution in tbe land, and
with, perhaps, the least appreciation and
tbe smallest thanks.
Domestic Incident.
"Mammal papa's getting very rich isn't
he!"
"I'm sure I don't know. Why child!"
"Cause ho gives bo much money to me.
Almost every morning after breakfast,
when Sally is sweeping the parlor, he
gives mo a sixpence to go out and play."
Shortly after Sally received a notice to
quit.
JGSTln Bavaria, Clermont County, O
hio, tho boys who aro too young to go to
tho war, have formed a company which
thoy call tbe "Sawbuck Rangers," tbo
design being to saw tbe wood of thoso
woacn whose husbands aro in tbe war.
-CST'Ladies everywhere arc knitting
sooks lor tno soiuiera. lhey deire to
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Put lne artnJ on a g0O. IOOtm: and tbua-
Down east they pot a follow in
Ujail for swindling, Tho audacious oh'ap
nau uriea enow ana sola it tor salt.
6yuA man who'll malieioul?-et firo
fit, pled and died at de battle-of
Bull Ron of wbich I am one."
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