SI)C Scffevsonicm,
THFSSDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1864.
Donation.
There will be a donation visit at the
"Luthern Parsonage, in Hamilton on the
3d day of Jan. 1S65. The publie is
most respectfully invited to attond.
A nest of draft resistors and 'deserters
in Clearfield County, Penn., was brokeu
up on the 12th iusr. One Union soldier
was shot, and the ringleader of the deser
ters was killed.
Gen. .Tames W. Nye has been elected
one of the United States Senators Train
the new State of Nevada. Mr. William
31. Stewart is his Senatorial colleague.
Jlr. Nye was appointed by President Lin
coln Governor of the Territory of Icvada
and held that positioa until the inaugura
tion of the State "Gevcrnuient.
&rl ttfesdl has replied to the mani
Tc&i Kit the Rebel Commissioners that the
Government of Great Britain is equally
friendly to the "Northern and Southern
States, of the formerly uuited Republic of
North America," and will contiuue to ob
serre the strictest neutrality.
Sebel Preachers.
Under this head the Squire, in his last
weeks Democrat, tikes exceptions to what
we said, by way of comment on an article
taken from the Mauch Chunk Gazette.
In speaking of those christians, whose
peculiar religious temperament could
brook nothing outside ot the Lnicago
Platform we said "a sermon, or prayer
favorable to the TJnion cause is as destruc-
rivc to their cquinimity as is arsenic to
&ugry rats." This the Squire most em
phatically denies, and then in a Joug rig
marole about politics in the pulpit war
for the abolition of slavery &c. concludes
with the following: "After this explana
s3oa, we hope that our clever ueighbor the
Jeff, will deem it unnecessary to send for
a Kebel Preacher for the citizens of
Stroudsburg.. Our present preachers are
EufBcicntlv 'Rebellious.' There is about
as much honesty contained in the above
quoted paragraph as there generally is in
sayings of modern Democrats. AVe spoke
of the christians who were dissatisfied
with the preaching as it is in our borough,
as being but few in number; and the hub
bub which is kept up around the Monroe
Democrat about political sermons is prooi
positive that we were right. The large
majority of our citizens are perfectly sat
isfied with our preachers. It is only the
two or three who are gathered around the
Democrat, as aiders and abetters in the
getting up of its filth, who are dissatisfied
and to whom a Rebel preacher would be
at all desirable. But the Squire sa
"our present preachers are sufficiently re
bellious." And why? Merely because
they are loyal men because they preach
for the Union, pray for the Union, and
in their whole hearts, love the Union;
and for doing this they have been bowled
at by every cur of the party who has
breath enough left to enable him to make
a noise. The Squire knows, as well as
we do, and we know it well, that member
of his party, himself one of them, were
unsparing in their denunciation of our
clergy,months beforo M r. Everitt preached
his patriotic Thanksgiving-sermon.
dueer Again.
The Editor of the Monroe Democrat
really woke up, last week, to the defense
of his assertion of two weeks before, that
Mr. Everitt preached a political sermon
on Thanksgiving day. As a jreneral re
ply to the bosh in which the Squire in
dulge3, we say we see nothing in the de
fense to induce us to alter a word of what
wc had written in defence of the Rev.
Gentleman. Although in the article the
evidence is plain as day, that in forming
his views of the sermon he was guilty of
& wilful perversion of fact, or he did not
possess the ability to draw the distinction
between true patriotism and political-par-tizanship,
as a proof that he did
understand the sermon aright he refers
us to the communication signed "X'
which appeared in the Democrat of the
8th, and consoles himself with the belief
that that chef tTouvre will satisfy us
-'that all the other democrats present un
derstood the same as we (he) did, and
feel themselves insulted thereby."
It is always a painful duty which im
pels us to disagree with our neighbor ;
and we regret that our views of "X's'
production are so adverse to those euter
tained by the Squire. Instead of satisfy
ing us that the Squire took the right view
of the sermon, "X" only convinces us
of his own littleness of soul, and of the
ease, with which he can attempt to drag
down into the dirty slough of the pot
Souse, a man who is far above him in all
that goes to make up the gentleman and
the christian, as the heavens are above
the earth. Indeed, instead of convincing
he to the contrary, X ouly but the mure
elearlr Fatifcfie uh that the Squire did
not understand whereof he wrdte when
he denounced the "sermon as-political ; lor
Democrats both of sense' and judgment,
have assured us that his version of the
ecrmou was aipervcrfiiou throughout. In
view of the Squiro's diatribe, on personal
ity, which appeared in the Democrat a
few wcoks'ago, we should thiuk he would
blush to refer to.so grossly, malignant and
pcrsoual a tirade -as that which X pre
pared fo- his cohiuis. .
In reply to our assertion that the Rev.
Mr. Evcritt was no politician, the Squire
informs us that Mr. E. "wis cautioned by
officers and members of his church fre
quently not to meddle with politics," and
that hence the sermon "deliberately and
defiantly increases the insult." We have
heard that the question was seriously dis
cussed, by the simon pures of Democracy
in his congregation as to whether he eveu
ought to enjoy the. freeman's 'privilege oi
votinr. 3ut these facts have no bearing
as evidence that the preacher transcended
his duty, when in the augmentative por
tions of his sermon, he referred to true
isms, eveu if they were stale, as "X Ins it
to convince his hearers that there were
reasons for thaukfuluess, and. a necessity
for prayer. They only go to show the
littleness of the men who-fcould, for polit
ical purposes, so conveniently forget the
good old adage "Do unto others," ko
and the ignoranco, or worse, of the Edi
tor who would prostitute his columns to
gratify a political and personal rancor
which is but too anoarent. through th
11 i w
whole opposition.
Again, the Squire says : " If the scr
mon was merely patriotic and not pohti
cal and the principal points of the saiu
were those only as the mutilated synopsi
published by the Jcffersonian, which ar
certainly not political nor objectiouable
why then did that innocent inoffensive
pious preacher not ask us to publish the
same ?"
Without comment on the pretcudci;
English contained in the above paragraph
or ou the attempted personal flings at
gentleman, who, we know, has never laid
a straw in the Squire's way, and of whie
Iia wnnld fVl ashamed, if the scuse oi
shame was left to him, we will answer hi
question. We desired to give, in our pa
per, an account of the doings in our bo
rough ou Thanksgiving day. Without a
syuopsis of the sermons delivered in the
churches, our article would have been in
complete. Our duty as postmaster pre
vented our attending either church, aud
as we did not like to trust to outside re
ports, we called, in a gentlemanly way,
upon the Rev. 31 r. Everitt, of the Pres
byterian church, and upon the Rev. Mr.
Paxson, of the Methodist church, and
made known our desire, and preferred our
request. We were received precisely as we
would expect to be received by gentlemen,
and our request was cheerfully complied
with. This is the truth of the matter.
Mr. Everitt never thought of bringing
the synopsis to us until wo asked him for
it; and we have not the least doubt, but
that he would have done precisely the
same thing for the Squire, if the Squire
had done as we did.
But, after all, it is not so much the ser
mon that gives offeuce to the Squire. In
his make up, vanity was the chief ingre
dient employed ; and if thoroughly sifted
it will doubtless be found that Mr. Ever
itt, being a man of truth, and straight
forwardness of conduct, has failed to play
toady to the Squire's self-supposed great
ness. In his whole article there seems
to be a rankling hurt, aud as he attacks
the "religion and vital-piety," of the ser
mon as well as its ability, of all of which
he assumes to be a judge, and as we know
his bitterest invectives are always hurled
against those who look upon him as a
mere man, we can come to no other con
clusion, than that the Squires opposition
grows out of some supposed neglect
that it was the great "WE," and not his
religion that was insulted.
From The Juniata Sentinel.
The Opening Prayer for the new Cop
perhead Church.
The following documeut was picked up
the other day, and is supposed to have been
prepared by the Democratic Chairman as
the opening prayer for the new copperhead
congregation to be organized in this place
Oh Lord, we have separated ourselves
from the wicked abolitionists around us, and
have fled Jo this Temple of Justice where
Brother Gralum hath for years disncdsedthe
true principles of Democracy. Here under
our own vine and fig tree, where we cap
tured Gallaher'6 House, convicted Guss and
where we can with ease draw forty Demo
crats for Jurors to eight Black Republicans
here, oh, Lord we raise ourEbenezer,and
inform Thee of our principles, for, oh Lord,
all our preachers "meddle in politics" which
judging from our own experience is very
jnean business, and they inject good sized
stump speeches into all their prayers, there
fore, oh 'Lord, we found this churh where
nothing but tlie "Gospel" i to be. preached
and no political prayers made. Blfyse, there
fore, this gospel cengregation, the prayers
and sermons ol its Chairman.
Lord! we beseech of Thee, if Thou art
not an Abolitionist, to save .our country, if
Thou canst do it constitutionally and with.
out freeing tho niggers .orving unto Old
Abe Lincoln, any of the glory. But, ob,
oid, if Thou art an Abolitionist, and hadpr0 fteR. ThOHtftS'S AlTOY
any hand in the freeing ot Egyptian slaves -.
and drowning their.opposers in the Red Sea,
Thou art not our God;. for-be it knoyn unto
t ' t.-'T trtnf-fo lintrA evetn hi J r fieri n I
nee, uuu.u, - " .
new Uliurcn, ana wiu aisp set up a new
j . i i i - i ... i
Lord rather than submit to tne dictum on r
. . e
one wno .sci. au me .xigypuaaiiigs
. it ,i -w-t . An i
and killed their masters just because ",ey
were Democrats and. Butternuts, as the Ab-
olitionists call them. And, oh Lord, it l'liou
art an Abolitionist, and in favor of freeing
.1- I l. W bnnnrn nntn IIS
.L . ... Vnootino- in
Ulul VVU Uluy at uui iioai v-uuiv-u iu-v...b, ...
. .
ting Court House, appoint a new Lord, and
take immediate action in regard to a new
Heaven; for we have resolved not to serve
an Abolition God, neither will we occupj j0WiDfr ortjev : Wilson's cavalry ou the ex
the same heaven with the Abolitionists and . , Schoieid3 23d Corns, con-
niggers. VVe pray Thee, oh Lord, to intorm
us it Thou art in tavor oi iree sucecu, iree
ua H AHuu :
press, free toluskcy, free acting, tree every-
ru:-Ju....f0;;r ,n,l if Tlinn wilt ad-
imiia uuni."'"S6" " -----
it niggers into. Thy heaven,. that we may
,n;fr the matter at our next meeting,
and then and there determine whether it
would not -be prudent to cast Thee aside,
and appoint In Thy room and stead, our wor-
my urotiirr, u. ju. vaiiaiiuiyuum, u,
J. Qucor, as Thy successor, for we ivish Thee
to understand most ciisuncuy ana .pu-
..n.. l. T nrl tlmt urn vu have no God to
..I?' rrr;rj,"' " t n favor of freedom
in everything except niggers.
nu i n ;rr 'hnn nrr nnr an Anoiiuonisi.
Jll uuiu, 11 I
i. i : .:.,, nin
We Will Continue UUI aupjJiiuaiiuna umv i
Thee; but if Th:m art an Abolitionist and
sav it is wrong to keep the niggers in bond-
age and admit them into Thy heaven, we
utterly repudiate l nee and my ctmrcii, anu
will establish lor ourselves a new cmncn, a
new religion and a new heaven. Oh Lord
wo desire a pure church, aud holy people--
regard lor tlie
vVl, do.ft
ti. i,on nnV n.,) nmY ir thev
have, a niter's soul is not worth saving.
OIi God. protect and defrnd slavry give us
peace, but don't let tlie ilbolitionists inter-
fere with slavery. In mercy, oh Lord, re-
store the Democratic party to power, 'and
every miernai cuss oi a nigger iu m ...a-
ter. Lord don't let the mgger come iNoru ,
lest tney oecome our cquaib,
mercy don't abolish slavery, lest they be-
nmn nnr snnprinrs.
Oh Lord, if-there is a Lord, restore to us
VMllnmlicriiam hut don't
cripple slavery; let Brother Dough Tea have
entire liberty of speech, but, oh Lord, don't
let the "bloo'dv Sentinel" ridicule Democrats
and their meetings fine Guss, oh Lord, 820
every time he makes fun of us, and don't
give the niggers tlwir freedom. God of
mercy prevent all the Southern States from
coming back into the Uwon witnout slavery
. ' . ,1.
vine w.ll or not, do l nou epeeuiiy resiurt:
it in the District of Columbia. Lord, per-
feet, unho-d and defend the institution of
Klavprv fivervwhere. and the more especial-
ly so as many of the Southerners have of
late, been giving it the cold shoulder. Oh
Lord, if there is a God, send all the Aboli-
lionists to hell, and finally, oh Lord, save
our church from everything like niggers and
Abolitionists. These blessings wo demand
at Thy hands for the weal of the Democrat-ic-Butternut-Copperhead
party. Amen.
THE CALL FOR 800,000 MEN
DBAFTING BEGINS FEBRUAEY 15th.
Washington, Dec. 20, 180 1.
BY the president OF the united
status A proclamation :
w.. i... iim ot .irnivifnri Ti,i,- J.
ncreas, by the act approved July 4.
isn l a nnt i- m v0.,l.,i..
:..! nrnvidn for the enrnlli.Mr and calli.
k ;ni ..n,i Ln,un;.
nose," it is provided that the President ol
the United States may at his discretion at
any time hereafter call for any number of
men as volunteers for the respective terms
of one, two or three years for military
service, and that in case that quota or
any part thereof, of any township, ward
of a city, precinct or election district, or
of a county not so subdivided, shall uot
be filled within the space of fifty days af
ter such call, then the President shal
immediately order a draft for one year, to
fill such quotas or any part thereof which
may be unfilled ; and whereas, by th
credits allowed in accordance with the
act of Congress on' the call for five bund
red thousand men, made July 18th, 18G1,
the number of men to be obtained under
that call was reduced to 280,000 ; and
whereas, the operations of the enemy in
certain States have rendered it ltnprac
ticable to procure from them their full
quotas of troops, uuder the said call ; and
whereas, from the foregoing cause but
260,000 men have been put into the army,
navy .and marine corps, under said call o
July 18, 18G4, leaving a deficiency on
that call of 200,000; now, therefore,
l, Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States of America, in order to
supply the aforesaid deficiency, and to
provide for casualties in the military and
naval service of the United States, do is
sue this, my call for Three II uudred Thous
aud Volunteers to serre for one, two or
threo years. The quotas of the States,
districts and sub-districts under this call
willJae assigned by the War Department
through the Bureau of the Provost-Mar-
shal-General of the United States, aud in
case the quota or any part thereof, of any
town, townsinp, ward ot a city, precinct
or election district, or ol a county, not so
subdivided, shall not be filled before the
15th day of February, 1H65, then a draft
shall be made to fill such quota, or any
part thereof under this call, winch may
be unfilled on the 15th day of February,
IOOO.
In testimony whereof I have horewith
set my hand aud caused the seal of the Uni
tvd States to bd affixed. U.S. Done at
tne Lity ol Wasington, this 19th day of
December, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four,
ana of tne independence ot the Umtod
States of Ameica the eighty-ninth.
. 1 T 1 . T
AKKALlAiU LINCOLN,
By the President,
Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State.
. .
Waltham watches and Ayer's Pills are
said to be the highest specimens of Ameri
can art, each ofiheirkind: one in mechanics
and the other in medicine. With a Wal
tham watch in one pocket and a box of
Ayer's PilJs in the other, you should be at
your work inseason with, the' health to
pursue it. Advertiser, Norway, Me.
THE BATTLE BESUJtua IMASHViua
' C0jIPI(ete DEFEAT OF THE REBELS
;.m, v- in an, a.,nf.t.i
i .inuiiinAii. xjyj. aw. J-"v,
; j01),in(:n . fli bat-
uuuiiauca u ii.nu uwui miuu"
, lo.
w:th indications of rain. There was a
- y A
(Jensc fo- at an early hour, but this soon
cleared away, and at eight o clock we Were
able to determine tlie enemy s position.
During the tight ol the lOtli, UooU witn-
ClreW U0U1 IUS WingS I101I1 IUU TI VUl UUU
VJUUDiawi - w J
hnhlimr a.stronsr Dosition along the Gran
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tcQtei by tvT0 yinc 0f entrenchment.
Qur Qwn troops were disposed in the fol-
o and Cox's divisions.
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were at first held m reserve,-but, beiore
. , . . , . ' , . , n
the main battle had opened, had taken
position ou wie icit uj. tnu n.u
lorming the right 0f our infantry line ; A
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J. Smith's lGth Corps, consisting of the
divisions of McAthur, Garrard, and
r00rc, came next, on the left of Scho-
gejd . on tnc left ot stu, tne magnin
QQnt 4fch Q q t j oo compris
. fc di . f 1QmhM Eniott and
o . . . ' ...
Realty, was formed in close order o nat-
tie and partial y massed, bteadman
iiu uiuno umoiuu, uu
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m nir tvnnmi hniti fhp ovtrpmf rifllt.
v-uiui ""ui ""' w'" --e
Our plan ot battle was a continuation o
that on the enemy's left. At about half
past e,rxt o'clock our batteries opened
Nymu a hundred pieces simulancously
alon(,tue entire iie3 The rebel artillery
,P Schofieu niarched down
i -r .. .,, CODCeai.
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ing his strength, aud placed his corps
directly upon the enemy s lett flank.-
bteadman, at the same time, worked his
force forward. The enemy, m the mean
time, strengthened his advanced line.
Kimball's 1st division moved forward to
the charge, firing volley after volley more
thau 0 bufc gtlu steadily pressed on
, wUhiu h;ilF i8to,.shotf when tie
cneuiJ-B fir0 bocamo so deadly that our
me fn order t0 returu it movc eJffeetuaUv,
. . ' . "
halted longer, perhaps, than any troops
ever before in such a position. Ihey
stood and fired fast aud furiously at the
enemy, but they could not remain and
live. A few gave, way aud fled in dis-
,,r(G,. The whole staggered, and h
tj)e reoes dona nothing more thau kept
their deadly fire, weV.iould have been
bufc d uinde & ulovcxnent
t0 sla thcir artille which m;r xue
reenirnd as nil liidieation that tliev Were
"T - i -
about to abandon their line, and racing a
louu snout, tne division, wuu uscu oay
onets, rushed impetuously forward, and
swarming over tlie works, captured such
rebels as had not fled. They had time
o Gi aWav two guns, but the rest fell in-
to our hands. As soon as tin preiimiu
ary success was achieved, Major General
lhomas, who was seeu during the day in
the very front of the hue of battle, ordered
a charge along the enure line, hehoueui
moved upou tlie left flank of the enemy
aud before his vcrterans the rebels gave
way like frostwork. The assailed flank
crumbled to pieces as Schofield advanced
and was rolled back upon that portion o
the line which just now was attacked by
A. J. Smith's troops with a weight and
energy that nothing could withstand.
t,0;,.,, , , . , , i ,,i
McMillau s brigade, foremost in batth
a3 00 the PVIOUS day, rushed right UJ
the very teeth of three powerful rebe
batteries and carried at the point of the
bayonet the salient point of the rebel
works.
In a few moments the works were ev
erywhere taken, and their forces utterly
routed. I heir soldiers were captured by
thousands and every piece of their artil
lery is in our hands. Such as escaped
death or capture fled towards the Frank
lin pike and took refuge behind S. J)
Lee's corps, which held the gap in the
hills
Wood and Stcadman, on our left, were
now prepared to assault the rebel right
which was unbroken. Uuder cover of a
trcmcudous fire from our guns, Colone
rost s Drigadc moved lorwara, ana
Straight's brigade, of General lieatty's
division, lormed on the right and lmuie-
iately on Post's left. Thompson's eoloret
brigade was drawn up, and Morgan':
colored brigade was next on the left-
The enemy reserved his fire until Post's
brigade commenced to climb the lull
when a perfect hurricane of shot, shell
and cauister tore through his ranks. In
the face of this fire our men steadily ad
vanced. The colored troops vied with
the whites in the porsisfcent energy with
which they forced their way up the lull
lhompson s men m endeavoring to pass
around to the left met a terrible flank
hie, which confused their ranks. The
troops on the right, torn iu pieces by the
terrible fire, paused au instant, aud in
this juncture the brave Colonel Post was
mortally wounded. In a moment all or
der was lost, and our men, whose conduet
had immortalized them, rushed back,
confused aud bleeding, at the time whence
they started. Wood soon reformed his
brokeu battalions, and issued orders; for
the renewal of the assault, while Post's
veterans again assaulted the hill directly,
and Thompson's Africans moved on the
rebel right, lidliott s and Kimball's divis
ions were hurled like a thouoderbolt a
gainst the rebel left. Wood himself, ac
companied by all Ins staff, followod, and
directed the charge. The rebel fire blazed
forth anew, but our soldiers without lies
itation or pause carried the on,tire works
with all their guns, aud drove the rebels
in dismay from the hill. This was the
last stand the rebels made, and the whole
army was now fleeing in a rout, and had
not night intervened the army would have
been destroyed. The appearance of the
battle-ueld was horrible in the extreme.
An order for 1,000 men to guard pris
oners has just been received by General
John A.. Miller, commander of the post.
xuuy are uxpucieu io re a c a nere auring
the day. Tho losses in the three brigades
of the 1st Division, A. J. Souith's armv!
35th Iowa, 22 killed, 17 wounded. A.
roong the killed was Colonel S. G. Hill
commanding brigade The 12th Iowa
had one killed, and 17 wounded; 83d
JVIissouri two commissioned officers wound
ed, and three privates killed; 80privatc '
wuunded ; 7th Minnesota, 7 killed, ol
wounded.
Colonel Spalding's brigade of .Tcnnscc-
cavalry, distinguished themselves.yester-
day. Colonel Spalding "was in .the heat
of the battle, and was noted for his dar
ing conduct. The 12th and 10th Tennes
see regiments contributed largely to the
success of the day.
The total number of rebel officers cap
tured yesterdoy was as follows 3 colonels
eutenant colonel, 7 majors, 4b captains,
157' lieutenants, aud 2 surgeons-
Among the prisoners taken yesterday
were three other brigadier generals not
vet reported, viz : Brigadier General .1 obn
son, Smith, and IlucKer. All tne reoei
prisoners are corralled in tlie large stone
nuarrv trom wnicn tne material iur uuuu
in,r the (Japitoi was excavateu. ivuiu was
falling rapidly, and the ground was tnick
lv covered with dead and dying. The
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camp equipage torn ana troaaeu in me
mud was miugled with shattered artillery
wheels and fragmeuts of exploded cais
sons.
MM, a irirrrtannnilnnh snvs
"I pushed
forward to the southward slope of the hill;
xue ' j
is was almost dark, the rain was pouring
steadilv down, and standing there, a-
midst the dead and dying, I caught the
last glimpses of our lines of battle, aud
heard the last triumphant shouts of our
men as even through the darkness they
pushed on after the flying foe."
The results of the battle are 5,000 pris
oners, 30 cannon, and 7,000 small arms
FROM GEN. SHERMAN DIRECT
His Triumphant March to the Sea S'a-
vannah Closely Invested.
War Department, Washington, Dec. 18
Mai.-Gen. Jno. A. Dix, jVeic York :
Au official dispatch from Gen. Sherman
was received to-day, dated near midnight
December loth, on the gunboat Dande
linn. Ossabaw Sound. It was written be
fore Gen. Foster had reached him. He
reports, besides some military details of
future operations (which are omitted),
the following interesting particulars ol
his operations :
"On Board Dandelion,
Ossadaw Sound, Dec. 13, 1SG1. j
"To-day at 5 p. m. Gen. ILren's Di
vision of the Fifteenth Corps carried
Fort McAllister by assault, capturing it3
entire garrison and stores. This opened
to us the Ossabaw Sound, aud I pushed
down to this gunboat to communicate with
the fleet. Beiore opening communication
we had completely destroyed all the rail
roads leading into Savannah, and invest
ed the city. The left is on the Savannah
River, three miles above the city, and
the right on the Ogeeche at King's
Bridge. The army is iu splendid order,
aud equal to anything. The weather has
been fine, aud supplies were abundant.
Our march was most agreeable, aud we
were not at all molested by guerrillas.
We reached Savannah three days ago,
but, owing to Fort McAllister, could not
communicate; but now we have McAllis
ter we can go ahead. We have already
captured two boats on the Savannah Riv
er, and prevented their gunboats from
coming down
I estimate the population of Savannah
at 25,000 and the garrison at 15,U00.
Gen. Hardee commands.
We have not lost a wagon on the trip,
but have gathered in a large supply of
negroes, mules, horses, &c., and our teams
arc in far better condition than when we
started.
My first duty will be to clear the army,
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oi surplus negroes, muies anu norses. t jjjg eXporjencC) am possess a Valuable Rera
We have utterly destroyed over two bun-1 ecy wiu rece:ve ti,c same by return mail,
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ureu nines or rans, anu consumeu stores
and provisions that were essential to Lee's
aud Hood's armies. The quick work
made with McAllister, and the opening
of commnnicatiou with our fleet, and the
consequent independence for supplies,
dissipates all their boasted tb rests to head
sup nil :iih1 sfnrvo t.nr :irmv.
I regard Savannah as already gained. st0.rcd to health in a few days, after under
Yours trulv 'gln& a" the usual routine and irrcgnlar
W. T. Sherman, Maj.-Gen.
Genu. Foster and Sherman at Fori Mc- :
Al lis t cr Sa vannah Invest ed SVi cr
mans Army in Excellent Condition.
War Department, Washington,
December 17-10 p. m. j
Mnj.-Gcn. Dix.iYeifl York: Dispatch
es have been received to-day from Gen.
Foster, who had a personal interview on
the morning of Wednesday, the 14th inst.
with Geu. Sherman, at Fort McAlister,
which had been taken by assault ou the
preceding day.
Savannah jvas closely besieged, and its
capture, with the Rebel forces there, was
coufideutly expected. It was lo bo sum
moned in two days, and if not surrender
ed Sherman would open his batteries up
on it.
Gen. Foster reports tlmt Sherman's ar
my is in splendid condition,- bavins: lived
on its inarch, on the turkeys, chickens,
sweet potatoes, aud other good things of
tho richest part of Gcprgia.
E. M. Stanton, Sec. of War.
The Electoral College of Louisiana met
on the 7th inst., and oast tho vote of the
state for Lincoln and Johnson. A mes
senger was elected to. convery the vote to
Washington..
IT1AICKBKD.
Dec. 1st, by Rev. E. Townsend. Hiram
Shaw, and Margaret Dush, both, of Cana
densis, Monroe County, Pa.
Deo. 17th, at tho house of Mr. John
Shoemaker, by Rev. Henry Seifert, Mr.
Manassah W. Featherman. and Miss
Amelia Shoemaker, both of Hamilton,
Monroe County, Pa.
Dec. 4th, by M. M. Burnet, Esq., Mr.
Edward A. Schoch, of Stroudsburg, and
Miss Mary C. Snovell, of Reading, Pa.
In Philadelphia, Oct. 14th, 18G3, by
the Rev. Theophilus Heilig, of Strouds
burg, Pa, Capt. Angelo Jackson, U. S.A.,
and JNIiss Margarita ,.R. Kutz, of Phila.,
ab mo icamouto. in ijur iisier, lursruame i
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-c limit.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Men are apt to denounce all projects pro
posed, ; "
Which they do not at once comprehend,
To discourage, instead of promoting a gqod.
Too often their efforts they lend.
In all ages improvement projectors have mt
With discouragements in everylan" 'm
For the comfort, domestic and public,
Of that sprig of humanity man,
It is very unsafe to affirm positively,
This thing or that cannot be done,
Notwithstanding prognostics of failure, soraoi
times,
Inportant achievements are won.
In matters of dress even some men believe 1
It is best to adhere to old styles,
Not so however, that promulgator of Fash-
ions,
Our enterprising citizen, Pylc,
I have just placed on my counters a splen
did assortments Boy's and Childern's Cloth
ing for winter wear, to which the attentioa
of the public is particularly invited.
R, C Pyl
re s Ague liurc.
I'OR T1IE SPEEDY CURE OK
Intermittent Fever, or Fever and Aglfey.
Remittent Fever, Chill Fever, Dunib
Ague, Feriudical JFcadachc or Billiom
Headache, and Billions Fevers, indeed
for the whole class of diseases oriyina
ting in biliary derangement, caused by
the Malaria of miasmatic countries.
Fever and Ague is not the only conse
quence of the miasmetic poison. A great
variety of disorders arise from its irritation,
in malarious distr ids, among which are Neu
ralgia, RhuuniTtism, Gout. Headache, Blind
ness, Toothache, Earache, Catarrh, Aathmt,
Palpitation, Painful Affection of the Spino,
Hysterics, Pain in tlie Bowels, Colic, Para-ly.-is,
and Derangement of the Stomach, all
of which, when originating in this cause put
on tlie intermittent type, or become periodi
cal. This "Cure" expels the poison from
the blood, and thus cures them all alike. It
is not only the most effectual remedy ever
discovered for this class of complaints, but
it is the cheapest and moreovor is perfectly
safe. No harm can arise from its nee, and
the patient when cured is left as health
if he had never had the disease. Can thw
be said of any other cure for Chills and Fe
ver It is true of this, and ita importance
to those allfictcd with the complaint cannot
be over estimated. So sure is it to cure tho
Fever and Ague, that it may be truthfully
said to be a. certain remedy. One Dealer
complains that it is not a good medicine to
sell, because one bottle cures a whole neigh
borhood. Prepared by J. C Ay re &. co., Lowell,
Mass., and sold by Wm. Ilollinshead, Dreher
& Brother, in Stroudsburg, and by dealers
in medicine everywhere.
August 4, 1SG1.-Iyce2m.
DO YOIJ WISH TO BE CURED!
DR. BUCHAN'S English Specifier
Pills euro in less than 30 days, the womt
cases of Xervousaess, fmpotency, Prematura
Decay, Seminal Weakness, Insanity, and all
Urinary, Sexual, Nervous Affections, no
matter from what cause produced. Price,
One Dollar per box. Sent, postpaid, by
mail, on receint of an order. Address,
JAMES S. BUTLER,
Station D. Bible IIousr
New York.
March 17, lS6-i.-3m.
A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous De
bility, Incompetency, Premature Decay and
Youthful Error, actuated by a desire to ben
efit others, will be happy to furnish to all
who need it, (free of charge), the receipo
and directions for making the simple remedy
used in his case. Those wishing to profit by
. (carelullv sealed), by addressing
JOHN B. OGDEN.
No. GO Nassau street, New York.
May 19, 1SC4. 3m.
j
i TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS OF BOTH
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A Reverend Gentleman having been re-
expensive males of treatment without succea
considers it his sacred duty to communicate
to his afflicted fellow creatures the means of
cure. Hence, on the receipt of an addressed
envelope, he will send (free) a copy of tho
prescription used. Direct to Dr. John M.
Yagnall, 186 Fulton Streei. Brooklyn, Now
Dork,
fcojIMUXICATED.
Pulmonary Consumption a Curable Difi
ease ! ! !
A CARD.
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
The undersigned having been restored to
health in a few weeks, by a very simple rem
edy, after having suffered several years with
a severe lung affection, and that dread di
sease Consumption is anxious to nwV&
known to his fellow-sufferers th means ol
cure.
Tq al who desire it, he will send a ppf
of the prescription used (free of charge wita,
the directions for preparing and using the;
same, which they will find a sure cure for
Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cold.
Coughs, &q. T;hc only object of the adver--User-
in sending the Proscription is to bene
fit the afflicted. and spread information which
he conceives to be invaluable; and he hopca
every sufferer will try his remedy, as it will
cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing!
Parties wishing the prescription wil,
please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburgh,
Kings County,
New Yrok
imiuistrator's Notice.
Estate of GEO. C. RANSBERB?
late of Stroud township, deceased
Letters of administration in the above
named estUo lato of tho township of
Stroud, Monroe County, deceased, brt'
ing been granted to tho undersigned, p
persons indebted to said estate will lnasa
immediate payment, and thoso having
claims against tho same, will present them,
duly authenticated for settlomeut.
Wm. FINDLEYBUSHJ d.orti
C. E.DURFEE. j
Stroud tsp., Dec. 1, 1864.