tam lIVEDNE4IIAY; MARCH MI, 186$. For the Messenger PROM 110011 MISSOURI. Messrs. Editors : [laving learned, from ilitiOrtise emetwoisoi the eyes-of many of your citizens fire directed toward our S h a. view of, settling hereafter pe jpirestoiidi . I low* ,thought s few t t ril,t lisle 11-din here occasionally might' ot be unintereiting to.. them. I live in North lterrniuri, on the Railroad of that name, eiglity toile* from St. Louis. No one, un le&iie haPtravillediseer. Western Texas, has ever seen a more beautiful section of ,'cosieery, 4iten this is. And this has the advan tage-over Team! in that its beautiful roll ing prairies are, everywhere interspersed with running streams and groves 01 large . oak and hickory timber. Western Texas ..tltlie greatest stock-growing.segion in the •.Freleitt; and it has an excellent soil, but Umber is scarce, and the dry seasons so common there render agriculture almost a failure. Middle and Eastern Texas equal ICiaeouri in everything that goes to make up's' desirable country. But those who wish tip: seek their fortune in the west, calmed fail to be pleased with Missouri. -lier•Atate, it is true, has been desolated by civil war. -Scenes of horror have been witoessed here that no civiliied people ever beheld before. War at best is a ter zilidiicoorge, but a war between citizens of Ate same community, such as we have laissed through, cannot be described on paper; or realized by those at a distance. That it may speedily terminate through °Memo lend, and never again re-visit our esthete; should be the- earnest prayer .of every: patriot and christian. When hu man passion shall subside. and reason again resumes her sway, the American ' people will stand amazed when contempla ting. the scenes through which we are passing. Only think of it! Thirty mil lions of American citizens, the freest, most enlightened, and happiest people on earth, slaying each other with the avidity of fiends, burning houses over tho: heads of the innocent and helpless, and hying waste whole States. And for what! To give freedom to four millions of AiiiiiiiP,' whose condition has been in finitely improved be means of slavery, and whet are to-day bY all odds Letter provided foCand :happier at home with their 'nea ten . than when turned • loose upon the commaity free. This statement I make fropa actual knowledge of facts. lt cannot , beotroverted successfully. • t f tiMAßgressing from my object in E an wr „Lthill letter, which is to give your reik•ete golne idea of the present posture of thins in Missoitri. 'Peace now reigns joie/most every part of oar State, but alas,. it is the peace whittle once "reigned in Wiepaw„" after a tbreign tyrant had "put hid foot down. firmly" upon the necks of thil, noble people. I abhor Secession in all itt forma. If I thought one drop of ditiloyau brood coursed my veins, I would become a Chandler, and advocate a little "blietaddetting" until I got rid of it. But I equally abhor wanton despotism. :Our State has been the vietinr of a few design ing poiteiciams oe both sides. Bad the powers - apt{ he at trashington pursued a wise afid conliffatory course here, Missouri 1 wooldtiever have been considered a disloy- , al-Pt:ate, and.** hundred fliillioits of dol- 1 lass and twesty-tive thousand men would have been saved-to the government, The adoption of either the Crittenden resolu tions, or the Border ,State peace proposi tiocp„ would have 'satisfied our entire pop ulation, and rendered our State Ms loyal as Pewit?, lritnia. But hoth were rejected and the bajtheetanbstituted as a pacificator. After •tleo years- of, terrible war, oar -State: is regarded as Conquered. The entire pop ulathio hop hem) disarmed, except those in unitary service. We know no law but the- law impala]. which is really no law at aIL The entire .administration of . affairs is in the' bends of Military commanders and *oval& 'Marshals. Tue anajority of chime . .Ittlekortbera Abolitionists. They regeirdiaanidieirt All who .ilia not agree with them in politics us enemiee. To be a Democrailterg .is AssArded by t/ent as equivalent to being a traitor. Gen. Cur tis who commands tidn.department. is an forth Itepvitdica*, - and he shapes every measure 4 hiradministration with a view to-fettle/41M State under Abolition rule, and he hattnepeemled in his plans. The elqction ./set fall w a mere farce. Not one in i tee of Mir population voted. in many Atte do one but an abolitionist could mite And where bayonets were nit in-the wiist,lodious oaths Were- prescribed, wiiikk no, higt, minded nuts could take. Prom what 1 have said you will see that the ,present degialotare of Missouri does riot reflect do , sentiments of the, peo ple. If itpapiett g bill of immediate (-Man cipation. if will he ' resisted unto blood slued. TIIV .people are opposed to com peineded emancipation, or any other kind of leamedifite'etwatotipation, which does not pay full value for the slaves, and then provide for their being sent out of the State. In all Slave States there is such pr dice against living among a large popplation of free negroeg, that if they are hirned out loose, a war of races, and the exterieduation of the weaker class will follOiw. ' I • *Add say, however, that some scheme ofitratiusel ernituiripation is looked upon with Amor by nearly everybody here. I reirml it OS ,almolutely .certain that Mis soßri will 'become a free State, but not for tawaty" years to come. The war, however, hut's considerably diminished the number of: Slaves here, and as ioon as it closes, many will 'move further South with their norms, so thitt the ratio of black and white population; which is now shout twelve to one, *ill continue to widen until slavery will entirely disappear. As would naturally be expected, the war here has greatly affected the value of real estate. Moderately improyed lams in this section were held at front twelve to tienty five dollars per acre before" the war. Land soon went down, however, fully one half, and some would have sold foe less than that. 'hut we are on the amending scale again. From some cause, tbiwit we-shall have peace, and this hart. mused considerable iugni ry for land, ' 40:4, has tuansequently gone up at least tem* tier' cent again, A depreciation in "green backs;" and fi want of confidence in the present Republican administration, is the real cause of arise in land. Gold woad, bay air low to day as it has bean ,siaitt Ole war began. But who has gold? 3 E4l)*WOWeraltelle?, 1- woo * s iv,,,kowever, t hat now is the rand niesottri ft will nev er set low avail. rtl twelve Months, I think it will be'llouble 'wfi.at it, is -now beltitt. Sitter' y. should not stand. in the way of any one wisl.iug .to settle here.— In North Missouri -especially, there is mitraely a fin teat of slavery left, and iron, should be badly afflicted with "nig g4l,‘ 'the brain,"rhe . can proclaitu his pritteiides from Alehouse t•nw, with "none tOmelmt or make him **aid." The Soil i Itimtgituery VOualoy, *bete 1 140* not the beat ill the Mate, bust le ,gOO4. and y ip much cheaper than the same ciata#4, l o o:hsr and older sections. This is Wrgye:fa bl4l to. go& :2., ' very 'seal y Aillgi9g. touch 840#e ro..thria the river bot- And now I mustelose this desultory let ter by I,lolllltUliptint- your readers on be ing repeeseated pi Congress by a sterling democrat. I feel proud that my native county is repreeenttd in Congress by a wain of national views and feelings. I once sympathised with the Republican party, but it was he result of a sttotional prejudice, which, thank God, 1 have over come. It is prejudice based upon ignor ance of the Southern people and Southern institutions, which has brought this war upon us. This narrow, sectional feeling roust be.emdicated, or we newer can live together as one people again. There has been wrong committed North as well as South, and he is a fanatic who cannot see it, and a knave, if seeing, doe's not set about to correct the evil. There is yet hope for our country. We may yet be one nation. And lam free to say that the only ray of hope that. I can see, is based on the result or the elections last fel . ..— To the national democratic party North we look for the return of peace and Union. What a glorious mission is before that noble party! Missouri, alas, cannot share in that work. We are as completely un der Black Republican domination as Mas sachusetts. Bayonets in the hands of Abolitionists, rule us as completely as ever, a people was ruled by brute foice.— Men are banished from their homes, or cast into prison, for holding sentiments in common with the Northern Democracy. Democratic papers .published North are not permitted to circulate in many places here. But, although we cannot vote or act, We look with an anxious eye to the great Democratic party North to speedily inaugurate some plan, looking to the return of peace to our bleeding land. Two years of sad experience has proven that the Republican party is inadequate to the emergency. They can get us into trouble, but cannot get us out again. Ev ery thing they do in Congress or out, only complicates our difficulties. and embitters the strife between the two sections. Sub jugation of the South is impossible. Com promise ;:must come, or the war never ends. Oh, that this nation could fully realize the true posture of -things, and would arise as one man and declare that this war should stop, and in ninety days peace and Union, and fraternal love might be restored to onr now divided and dis tracted land. A. YEATER. Montgomery at,, Mo., Feb. 23, 1863 LETTER FROM THE ARMY. . For the Messenger HILTON HEAD, S. C., February 11th, '63. Dear Messenger:—Knowing the interest that you have always manifested for the welfare of Greene-Countians, whether at home or abroad, I take the liberty to ad dress you in regard to the fortunes and misfortunes of those in the army—l mean those in the 85th Regiment. We are now encamped on St. Helena Island, a short distance from Hilton Head. We left Newberne, N. C., about two weeks since, with Gen. Fotter's expedi tion. We expected to . attack Wilmington, Charleston, or a point further south, and were - surprised, indeed, when we put in there, and went quietly into Camp. How long we will remain here is, like everything military. uncertain. The papnaster paid us a visit last week, but his presence did bot create the pleas ure that it generally does. We expected to be paid no to December 31st at least, tint he would only pay ; until Oct.; and, what was worse, we would have to pay for the clothing lost during the past year. This would so reduce our receipts that we would have little, if any, to remit to our friends. It is to explain this, that this is written. I Will, therefore, with brevity, refer to the clothing account. When we left Camp "Lafayette," we were supplied with a uniform complete, many faking shirts, socks, shoes, &c.,* when they did not need their, merely be cause they supposed they /tad to take them, and there was no one to tell them Letter. This made our account $28.00 to begin on, and' we are only allowed tit?. 00 for a year. Soon after arriving at Wash ington we sere put at ffrowing up fortifi cations, and in a short time part of our clothing (rotten at first) was worthless.— We then received about:S..sM worth again. but were told that they would not have to be paid thr, as they were a reward for our ditch-digging. Again, when McClellan found that the rebels were leaving Yorktowb, lie it;sued an order that knapsacks, &-e., should be taken, as the army would "leave not to return." This order we never saw until I about a month after, when it appeared in the "Herald." We took nothing With us, and there was not transportation enough to bring them up, (the roads being almost impassible) and ninny lost nearly all their clothes. At "Fair CAtke," when the rebels attack ed our Division, many of our men were working in the trenches, others cooking their dinners, &c., and when the rebel hordes, in triple numbers, came sweeping down upon them, they flew to their arms, and after a desperate struggle were com pelled to give way, and everything was lost. Another outfit had then to be drawn, which swelled our account far above our allowance. Again : When the authorities at Wash ington made that "blunder of blunders" in ordering McClellan from Harrison's Landing, our knapsacks were put on a schooner for transportation to Yorktown, and alter they were carefully loaded, the schooner sank, and we never saw our knap sacks afterward. Lastly : When we were in the swamps before Kinston, we found it inipossible to get through with .our knapsacks, and just before going into action, were ordered to unsling them, and after the engagement we were pushed on through Kinston, and were halted for the night some two miles beyond. A detail was made to bring them up, but many of them were lost. I have, now shown you how our clothing was lost; and in every instance we have it to pay for, consequently our account is double our allowance. All the pecuniary reward any of our bravest .men have re ceived ; for• toter months hard service is from one to twenty dollars.' Messrs. Edi tors is this right ? Is it just ? Is this the way that "the best-government the world ever saw" rewards those who have tender ed. their lives in her behalf? This, too, when their families are deprived of the common comforts of life? You may think I exaggerate when I tell you I saw men, brave men, men who had faced the enemy on half a: score of battlefields, receive their pittance with . eyes swollen with tears but the assertion can be substantiated by men of this Regiment. I have given you, in my imperfect way, a plain statement of facts, diatour friends at home may know why time usual remit tances were not forwarded., Very Respeethiity, A HIGH PRIVATE. Sir One of the coolest and most ludic rous of late occurrences is that great re pudisior, Jeff. Davis, applying to the ; l egislature of that great repudiatingfileste, to guaiantee the Confeder ate bonds !—Louisillle Ilimorrat. -tier 441 M fir, 2!•1 ► ATIO OLUB- PtirstittYl: t4t4rnetiftnateni, Derkicratic nitiAt Jackabinfille on SAttftilay, March edit 'Wm. Lang in the Chair. - After cmisidersble - delibdration, and a general inteiilange of opinion, it was concluded to nominate no candidates tor the various township offices to be tilled at the approaching Spring election.. • On motion of Dr. 1). W. Gray, it was Resolved, That the Democratic par ty re-affirm their unswerving at tachment to the great principles of popular and Constitutional liberty, that it is equal to every sacrifice re quired for their preservation and to every demand on its patriotism; and while it would devote millions of men and mints of money to this object and to the restoration of the Union of the States,it would not consecrate a dime or a life to raids upon the in stitutions of the States or to schemes of negro emancipation, which are wholly beyond and outside of all Ex ecutive and Congressional authority. Resolved, That it is matter of hearty congratulation, with all sin cere lovers of the country, that the late stupid, fanatical and mischiev ous Black Republican Congress has terminated its labors, damning itself to everlasting infamy by con tribu ting all it could to the ruin, distrat- ' tion and disintegration of the coun try, etnbarrassing the national cause, and palzying the strong arms of the I brave lads who strike for the Union as it was and the Constitution as it Resolved, That the political course of our old friend, the "Waynesburg Messenger," has been faithful and fearless, and strictly Democratic and loyal during all the national strife and turmoil, and we will and do hail its visits to our hearthstones with joy and gladness, regardingit as a true exponent of our principles, the triumph of which is the surest and safest way to the restoration of the Union, the return of peace and of the fraternity of feeling and general harmony of sentiment, which char acterized the better days of the coun try and the long era of Democratic rule. Col. R. W. JONES being present, was called on and responded in an earnest,. patriotic and fgreible speech. On motion, adjourned to meet on Saturday, March 21st. [Signed by the O[ficers] FOR TEE MEEISERGER DEMOORATTO MEETING AT DAVIS TOWN. A goodly number of the Democracy of the south-eastern end of Greene county met at Davistown, Dunkard Tp., on Satur day, 3farch Bth. Notwithstanding the unfavorable day, quite a large audience was present. On motion, the following officers were elected : JOHN STEPHENSON, Esq., President; Jacob Shriver and J. Bussey, Vice Presi dents ; E. Chalfant, Esq., Secretary. A. G. Davis, Esq., aildre.4sed the people in a speech of greatpower and eloquence on the political issues of the day. He was followed, in happy style, by Col. James S. Jennings. Some remarks were also made by others. Samuel Haynes, A. Jamiion and Wm. Knotts, Committee on Resolutions, offered the follow ing Whereas, The Democracy of Dunkard township, feeling the necessity of a more perfect and thorough organization, and be ing justly alarmed by the main flagrant violations of the Constitution made by our fathers by the party now controlling the government, and for the purpose of restoring to the government that sound ness that . existed when the Constitution was the bond or Union, do organize our selves into a Democratic association nu tter the following resolutions, as expres .ive of our aims and principles : 1 Resolved, That, as the . Union was formed by the voluntary con sent of its members, therefore force and war can only destroy that fra ternal feeling for which the Union was created, and without which the name is but a hollow mockery. 2. Resolved, That we are for the Constitution as our fathers made it, and for the Union as it was, said Constitution being the bond of com pact between co-equal States and sovereignties. 3. Resolved, That no plea of "ne cessity" or "expediency" can ever justify any department of the Federal (3iovernment in transcending tho limits prescribed by the Constitu tion. f. Resolved, That the Constitution is the sound exponent of true Dem cc:rade faith and principles, among the most important of which are the writ of habeas corpus, trial by jury under due p►ocess, the protection of the citizen front unwarrantable searches and seizures, the freedom of the press and of speech, without which there can be no true liberty, the taking away of which would re duce us to the serfdo►n of an Austri an slave under the most crushing and fearful despotism ; and as the many instances of the denial and withholding of these rights to our fellow-citizens of the United States and their incarceration in filthy dungeons and bastiles has filled us with alarm and indignation, and that there was no shadow of necessi ty for a resort to such acts of arbitra ry tyranny when the courts were open to administer justice and pun ish crime. 5. Resolved, That there ought not to be any other tests of loyalty than adherence to the Constitution and support of the laws made in pursu ance thereof, and that ail attempts to establish any other, subverts the very principles upon which the gov ernment was founded. 6. Resolved, That •the ,Republican party, since i L 8 accession to power, has given eridenee of extravagance and corritption greater than was ever exhibited in 'the history of any • - 7- 74 - 777 e• • • 'for the mitre period, tootrmli ' tiding a national debt amounting to billions of dollars, destroying the na tion's • credit, and spreading ruin and misery throughout the land, thereby proving the incapacity of that party to administer this govern • ment either safely or wisely, and that the only remedy for these un mitigated evils is a return to Demo cratic policy in the administration of the government. 7. Resolved, That we are unaltera bly and forever opposed to any and all the unconstitutional schemes of Abolitionism to equalize the negro and white races, either by the sword or by proclamations. 8. Resolved, That this government was made by white men and forwhite men, and that the negro has no part therein, as a citizen. 9. Resolved, That we are in fay.)r of terminating this bloody war by I fair, just and Constitutional compro mises, and think the effort to do so cannot too soon be made. 10. Resolved, That we invite the co-operation of our fellow-citizens to carry into effect our objects, as set forth in the foregoing Resolutions. 'and that no Abolitionisought to be permitted to intetfere in our delibe rations or meetings. Resoled, That we most heartily approve of the wise and patriotic course of our representative in Con ,r 6 ress. lion. J. Lazear. • (Signed by the Ofticer.3.) For the Messenger. Messrs. Editors the Republi can of the 17th ult., "Sam Slick" enlightens the world on •his discove ry of two of the most wonderful comets ever beheld; comets of the first magnitude comets that throw lialley's comet in the shade, and what is yet more strange, the word Slavery is stamped in indellible char acters on the face of both. Truly the redoubtable "Sate de serves to be lionized; yea, more, he deserves a seat by the side of the learned Dr. Guile, and Lam not sure but that he is entitled to x►ore than was ever accorded to the Doctor. But let us come down from the lofty height to which we have been exalted by the veritable Sara, and view the Rev. Messrs. Rose and Cook as ministers and as citizens. Mr. Rose is a Baptist preacher, of no small calibre, and has regular ap pointments, where lie preaches the word of God amidst his abolition sur roundings. lie also occasionally de livers what might be termed a "Stump Speech," and on such occa sions he does not fhil to show up the Abolitionists in their trite colors. As a citizen. Mr. Rose enjoys the confidence of those who know him. Although differing with some of his neighbors on political questions, he does not make loqs: of the slang so common among a certain class of po litical demagogues, but endeavors to carry his point by force of logic. With Mr. Cook, I am not so well acquainted; however, he is a minister of the Christian persuasion, and en joys the reputation of bein g able to cope with any of It is ministerial or political compeers. Not satisfied with the mere discov ery Of his wonderful comet, "Sam" pins respectable citizens or Greene county to the tail thereof, thereby asserting beyond a demonstration, that intelligent Greene-countians have been led astray by such charac ters as lie represents Rose and Cook. The reason the minister referred to by Sam, received no money from cer tain persons, is this: lie denounced them as being butternuts, affected ith disloyalty. tic., simply because they could not endorse his political opinions. By way of conclusion, Messrs. Editors, permit mt to make a few remarks on the record of a certain gentleman known to be the author of the Republican's communintion. lie fund his way amongst us about two years ago, as a minister of the Gospel and a professed Democrat.— Since which time he iias made him self known by his unwonted denun ciations of slavery—an institution peculiar to the people of Virginia:— Undoubtedly Mr. is a man of more than ordinary genius; as a soldier he has the reputation of be ing second to no one: not long since he was busily engaged in raising a company for the 14th Regiment Va. Vols., but from some unknown cause . he concluded to forsake the service of his country in the hour of peril, and turn his attention to co in-hunt ing in the hills of West Virginia, at which business he has been unusu ally successful—a following, no doubt, more congenial to his habits. A VOICE FROM THE WEST. SUN BEAM, MERCER CO., I Fel). 19, 1863. ) Messrs. Jones d'• Jennings :—Enelos: ed you will find Two dollars, which you will apply to my credit on sub scription to the Messenger. We redeemed ourselves at the last election. We elected our Represen tative to the Legislature for the coun ties of ‘R . )ek Island, Mercer and Henderson, and also redeeMed our Congressional district. The sky be gins to brighten. Fur my part . I live in a neighborhood where they . arc all, or nearly alt, what I term, radical Abolitionists. They think no one chit be a Christian and not fa vor the Abolition of slavery.. It does me much good to let them read your paper. They call you "Secesh," and myself too, for taking snarl' paper. But thank fortune, here of late they begin to repeat a little, and call on me •for my paper. They say they like a great many things they see in it. I want you to keep sending me your paper, for I want nu better one, and I will try to pay you for it as fast as I can. ./-have sent money to you several times. E. S. STEPHENS. At a meeting of General Greene Lodge No. 493 I. 9. of 0. F. the fol l Owing. Preamble and Resolutions, were adopted. 'WHEREAS, By the mysterious dis pensations of an all Vise Providence, the dread messenger Death has again visited our little band, and summoned from earth our friend and brother ISAAC THOMAS; and whereas, we have everfbund in him virtues which deserve remembrance and imitation, therefore be it Resolved, That we receive with poignant and profound regret, the sad and painful tidings of his death, and. that our Lodge has sustained a loss which we may strive in vain to replace. Resolved, That we cherish with brotherly regard, the remembragee of the many virtues which he display ed through life ; and commend them to all as worthy of imitation—in business prompt and honest, in need, a fi iend. Resolved, That we• condole with the family of the deceased, fully be lieving that as he has been re►uove►d from the turmoils of man's existence on earth, he is enjoying the I►ulipi uess and glory, which his Father has prepared fbr him in the peaceful realms ofHeaven. Resolved, That as feeble tributes of our respect and sympathy, this Lodge attend his funeral on the mor row and wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. That copies of these resolutions be pre sented to tho family of the deceased and inserted in the county papers. S. SMITH . D POLLOCK 1- Corn B. B. SmiTH. JEFFERSON, PA., Feb' 1 7 th 1863. 4riu,s of. Hy gag. The Affair with the Queen of the LIST OF CASUALTIES AND PRISONERS. The particulars of the ram Queer of the West, on the Red River expe= dition have been received. She paosed the Warrenton batteries with out a shot, and ran down the Atcha falaya a few miles, captured and des troyed the rebel quartermaster's train, and seventeen wagons, and when returning was fired at by guer. rillas, near Som►nerville. Colonel Ellet. landed and burned all the buildings for miles ►n retaliation, and destroyed half a million dollars - worth of property. Ile then proceeded up Red River and met and captured the Era No. 5, with fourteen soldiers, two officers and a large amount of citizens and a car g o of corn. The Ram and the De Sota came within range of Fort Taylor, at 500 yards distance, about dark, and were immediately fired on. The De Sota cell back, while the Ram engaged the Fore. The third. shot struck the Rain, crushing through her decks.— Our men fired once at the Fort and then destroyed their guns. In this emergency Colonel Ellet ordered the pilot to back the ram ► a id in attempting to so he ran her hard aground. The next shot plunging through the deck. broke the lever of the engine, and a succeeding one cut her steam pipe in two, completely disabling her. Twenty-six of the fifty-one while men on board escaped in boats and on floats, and the balance were cap tured. The De Sota transferred the survivors to th..i Era, then lying be low, fearing pursuit. The Era pre pared for a speedy trip up the Missis sippi. The De Seta was bnrrit. They met the gunboat Indianola near to NatcheZ. Among the prisoners are Captain Thompson, fatally wounded; First Assistant Engineer, Ed. Taylor, bad ly scalded; the Surgeon and Engineer, carpenters and thurteen soldiers, the entire crew and the correspondent of the New York Herald. Col. Eliot reports 6,000 rebel troops and a large supply of cattle on the western side. The rebels. have the following gunboats up Red Riyer:—Doubloon, Grand Duke, Webb, Grand Era, Quitman and our captured Ram. " P. Latest from Nashville. The following received at !Lead quarters, Murfreesboro, Feb. 27, (;eneral General-in-Chiet ‘Vashington, General Stanley, re ports from his expedition to Brady vine, the rebels of Morgan's and Wharton's command, made a stand on liradyville, Colonels Paramour and Long went in with sabres and whipped them in about three minutes. Stokes' cavalry advanced bravely with carbines. We took seventy prisoners including eight officer, their camp equipage, tents, saddles, some seventy horses, and Basildukes regimental papers. Major Murphy did good service. We lost one man killed, and one Captain and seven men wounded. Signed, W. S. flosEenA NS, Maj. Ge n : JUNIUS NAsuvELLE, March, 3—The rebels under Van Dorn advanced towards Franklin yesterday on two roads two thousand strong, with artillery. Af ter manosavreing a while and hoping to draw our men into ambush, they returned. We captured two of Dorn's command. Van Dorn's head quarters are at Spring Hill, 16 miles of Franklin. Col. Opedyke, of the 23d Ohio, is Post commandant at Franklin, and • no feats are entertained for the safe ty of the place. The Federal force, thy order of General Mitchell, captured Felix Young rind Wm. B. Scruggs, notori ous guerrillas, who have murdered many Union soldiers in Saunter County. They,. with two others, are iwdered is close onfinetneet and heavily ironed, •• it or West. . Rosecrans' Army Advancing. Brisk Skirmish Dear Eagleville. CINCINNATI, March 4.—The 4.1f110111 of a - great battle at Vicksburg re ceive no credit' here. It is probable that Porter's frieet has run the batter ies and the rebels ar© preparing to evacuate. The W. 11. Webb, which ran down the Indianala, is a power ful low pressure vessel, tbrrnerly em ployed as a tow boat in the gull. It is believed that the Indianola is dis abled so as to be of no service to the rebels. Rosecrans' army is wly advanc ing. A brigade of regu ars from Ros seaus' division, while on a foraging expedition, on 2nd inst., encountered the enemy on the Salem pike, near Eagleville, posted in line. An en gagement ensued and Tasted several minutes, when the enemy, unable to endure the gallinr fire of the reg ulars, broke and fled. They were shortly afterwards got into a second line of battle, and with heavy re-in foreements ventured a movement on our right, with the intention of as sailing our troops by flank and rear. This design tidied,. Our forces repulsed the assailants a 'second time. They made a hurried retreat, leaving their dead behind, of whom there were several. We had two ivoundej,l. • The Unity and the Conscription Bill. A statement that the government has decided to call out six or eight liundred thousand new troops is go ing the 'rounds of the papers. It is says the Washington correspondent of the New York Post, untrue The government has not come to any conclusion upon that point. The President, who of course will finally decide so important a question as that, has by no meal's come to the conclusion that it is wise to railica new army of two-thirds of a million of meri. Some of the best generals in the service assert that while we need enough men to make up the losses by diseases :Ind discharges. the great want, of the country is the wise management of the army al ready in the field. A draft• of two hundred thousand would keep the present army up all summer, and if it is fought with any ability at all the rebellion can be subdued low , before next autgmn. However this may be it is not true that the government has decided to call out six or eight hundred thousand new men, and the statement is calculated to cause an :Ohm, without accomplishing any good purpose. It is stated tnat the Census office estimates that the number of males in the loyal states, between the ages of 20 and 35, will number two mill ion five hundred thousand are fit fin• duty. It is thought that upon an average about one in three or four will pay the $3OO, in lieu of personal service. lf, there ate, three hundred thousand treops should be cat ed, in April or May, into the field. it would give the government a fund of thirty ►pillions which it could use in boun ties for the purpose of inducing the old soldiers whose term vice is about to expire to re-enlist. 'I lie Secretary of War can offer each sol dier the sum of $3OO. cash paid at once. and it is believed that such an_ offer will retain the majority of the troops who will be entitled to leave in the summer months. It is also expected that under certain provis ions of the militia bill at least fifty thousand deserters will voluntarily or uuvohu►tarily return to the army. Union Men Murdered by Guer- rillas Some terrible particulars have been received at Headquarters in re lation to the barbarities committed by the Corinth, Mississippi, and they are vouched for by Gen. Dodge.— Among the eases are Abe Caniadi and Mr. Mitchell, hung two weeks ago for being Unionists. They lived in Ilacklebcrry settkmlent, Marion Co., Alabama. Mr. Ilallwork and daughter, of the same county, both for the stone cause. The latter was instantly killed, the former is yet alive but will probably die.— Peter Lewis ant) three of his neigh bors were hunted down by 100 blood hounds and captured. Mr Peterson, living at the head of Bull Mountain was shot. The sole cause of these outrages was because of the victims entertaining Union scuti met.ts. Gen. Bodge is now feeding some one hundred of these families. Their statements are almost beyond belief, but there is positive evidence as to their accuracy. SkirMish in Tennessee NAsuyn.LE, March s.—The enemy under Van Dorn advanced towards Ftanklin yesterday. The Federal force also advanced six miles and drove the rebels back. We had two men wounded. The reloels lust 13 killed. The fight was renewed this morning. No pa ticulars. While twenty-three men of Johnson's Tennessee regiment were on picket duty west of they were attacked by 5u Confed eratetavalry, who attempted to sur round 'the Ten nesseeaus. Atter twenty minutes hard fighting they compelled the rebels to surrender and took the whole party prisoners. They arrive in this city to-night. Reinforcements for Gen. Gilbert at Franklin were immediately sent tin.- ward sufficiently large to deStroy or capture Vain Dorn's command.. One Hundred men taken Pelson- DM Feb. 26.—The Star PCO TON says that last n ight our pickets' cav alry guard *ant out from Centre xille on Chantilly road, and all but one man was captured by the rebel force, about one hunired, after tiring two rounds.: An example will of course loe.soade. of the officers com manding thisifildket. 1. nestruition of the Cloud,iced. WAsuiftoroN, March 6.—F m the Richmond Examiner of Monday : SAVANNAH, February 28.--The steam er Nashville, in coining up the Opee elle river, last night, grounded on the mud bar bef3re Fort McAllister, and was discovered by the Yankee fleet. A Yankee iron-clad opened fire across the march at the Nash ville at half-past seven o'clock, and continued it until test o'clock, when an incendiary slfell*ritek the Nash ville and set her on- tre i and she is now a total wreck. The Fort fired upon the Yankee and hit her twice. The other gunboat of the fleet fire - ti at the fOrt, but did no damage. "IS THAT MOTHER ?" Among the many brave, uncom plaining fellows who were brought up from the battle of Fredericksburg, was a bright eyed, intelligent young man, or boy, rather, of sixteen years, who belonged, to a Northern regi ment. lie appeared more htfection ate and tender than his comrades, and attracted a good deal of atten tion from the attendants and visitors. Manifestly the pet of some household, he longed for nothing so much as the arrival of his mother, who was ex pected, fix• she knew he was mortally wounded and failing fast. Ere she arrived, however, he died. But he thought sic had. Come; for while a , kind lady visitor was wiping the death sweat from his brow, as his• sight was failing. lie rallied a little,. like an expiring taper in its socket, Looked longingly and joyfully, and in the pathos whispered, quite audibly, "Is that 'malice - in tones that drew tears from every eye. Then, drawing her towards him with all his feeble power, he nestled his head in her arms like a sleeping infant, and thus died, with the sweet word "mother" ou his quivering lips. tor Marshal Canrobert, a gay young chap of fifty-six, has married Miss Flora MacDonald, a buxom Scotch lassie, and the papers say it was a love match. Ayer's Comp°lind Extract Sarsaparilla. -, ft one remedy is more sleet: ed in this country than , 1 . 1 a reliable A I.TERATii IR, lint the sick have been sO• tretitemolonett cheated by the worthless preparations' of SareapariYa abroad that they are disgusted even with . the moue. Vet the drug cannot be lintuad fen the im positions from which they have sulfered. Most of the so-called Sarsaparillas in the market contain little of toe virtues of Sarsaparilla or an) thing else. Tney are mere slops—inert nil worthless. while a cancentrated extract of t lie active variety of Sarsaparilla composud ed rile Mirk, Stilliugia, Indium, eft., is. as it walleyes' lin., a liotrerlill ri iuive and an effectual remedy. rteclle im , yer's Extract of Sarsararilla, ;is its truly wy,snder fill sures of the great yariet) of complaulie wrath re-- quire an alterative Mr/Sirius have shown. Dio not, therefore. discard this invalti ble medicine be cause you have liven intimissil upon by moue thing pre teudisC to it was not. When you have nail Ai _P";—I brm . and list till Will you k time. virtue:4 or - Sarsaparilla. Far minute par te ulars of the liseases it 4.1111 . 5. we viler ton to Ayer's A itierirati Almanac, which time agents below named will furnish gratis Ili all who call lie it. A % I: ATHA, write 1'11.1.14. 6.r the (lire of Costive ness. Jai.'Wire. Dyspepsia. Itolige:46.o, p ) ,,orary, Fool all:dial: room Disordered Stomach, Pain, or Mor bid I nay, ion of the Bowels, Flatulency, Loss of uppe d... Liver Complaint, Dropsy, Worm=, Gook Neerralls Oa. and for a Dioiler Pill. They are sutra -coated. so that the most eensitive tall take them pl....sanity. and they are the hestViteriet 1 in ri". world for all the purpasrF of a ritually ph)sir.— Prirr tar ('eate per Box ; Fire Boxes fur 1. lb. tut I.e pot .11• 1.% 11111111111 . 11 lied deillel'S Wilk some oilier pill 11..) make More profit on. Ask for AVER'S and take 11841,111 E elSe. No other they ran Rive you youlp:tn•s with this 11111 ,1 1111111151 e %Mlle fer C 1111111•1• powers. The irk want the I•rst aid there 11 for these, and they should have it. It) . Dr .1 : C. .9 TAR 4- CV., I.Gwell, Mass SOLO WM. 1.. ('REIGN, WM. A. roItTER LIRA M. A. Ilia %EV, Way nc Uorq, nn❑ one trailer in nvrry town in by conutty. Jan. I I,' . . - s d itmotratic VrimarD Caton. 11=2=1 Terms of Announcing tUniaidates. Senator and Prothonotary, S 5 ;—Registry and Re -4.111.41 rr. Commit...boner, Treasurer and P. soeukbly. $4; --dillior and Poor Ilouse Director 81,00. 7•o be paid in advance. thin Ens fi,r announcing rantlidal es and printing tick. ets ML sr BF. All "PAPA !ED LCrril THE CASH. PROTHONOTARY.. Dethocrais of Greene County. 1 offer myself a candi date for the why!. of I'rolbouotar• . , iiiihject to the de r ntion of the Immo( fit le Primary Election, to he held in May next. rit td Ihr your ci . .e. ntid be elected. I promise In Irak e you at :Mew ye and (Willful officer. „I USTI [rt F. TEMPLE. EDITORS al VAILLNG6II;—PIeave aminiuure ELIJAH Clf A I,FANT. of 'Whiteley tp., as a candidate for Protiothotar:t at our next Primary kketion, subject ih ,. ~f th e Democratic intrfv. MANY DEMOCRATS OF WIIITELEI; TREASURER. 'Co tile Democracy of Greene County : At the lira , it solicitation of niftily ffiesids in different . portions Ilie enmity, I t fret myself ac a candidate ftr'litl'.%il . lt6ll. nnbjert 10 the resist* of the Primary election $1 111 Ihe so tortunme as to be nominated and elected, I shall discharge the duties of the office strict fidelity and impartindity. JAN. rt. JENAINGS, • [heifer known as "MG Jtm."l We are atoilioriceil to announce JEREMIAH :STEWART, Esq., of Greene, to., as a candidate for Treasurer. subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Eleoviit. MEP/SIDS EDITOR/. —Please announce the name of Titus. lAMB of Norris township, Na a candidate for t'onaity Treasurer, at our next Primary election, sub jeol to the decision of the Democratic party. MANY VEMOCRATB of Greene County. We are mal.orized to ananuare WILLIAM REY NOLDS. of Morgan nosnship, as a candidate for 1'oouq• Treasurer, stil.jest to the decision 01 t be Dens oerrivie Primary eleciinn NVe are authorized ro announce A BRA M K ENT, of Centre township. as a taudidr It for 'Treasurer, subject 10 t h e d. • tisioo ~f the Democratic Primary election. . . IVe are antholized to ant 1111 l ilee WM. LANG, of 16 . 111611 t.twitqliip. RS a candidate for Treatniker, snbject 10 ahe decision of the Ilenancratic Primary Election. COMMISSIONER, To the DeiliOrr ICV of Greene Comity At the request 01 many of Ill) .rietols in different parts of the County. 1 iitrer myself as a candidate off Conn tr subject to the retrial of the Primary glection;anti if.° Commute as to he iiiitoinatc'd and slee ted, 1 pledge myself ut take strict care of the interests t,f the tax -pacers, awl to ili.charge the duties of the ~thee In the bt,t of Illy ability. We are authorized iu announce JOHN G. DONE MORE, Esti ,of Richhill township, as a comlidat e for !„„ ly Comm iS t ii , tief. subject up the derision of the Democratic Primary election. ‘Vearr authorized to announce DANIEL DONLEY. , u 1 Diiiikan! township.. as a. catirlitiate for County Commissioner, strilert to lhetteeision or the Denio, rratic Primary Electi REGISTER & RECORDER, We are authorized to announce NORMAN WOR LEY, of Mar' townaltip, as a candidate for Register dt. Recorder, subject to the remit Of the Democratic Primary Election. We are authorized to announce WM. 11. SUTTON. of IVashinguiti township, as a caedidaie tor Register sad Recorder, subject to the decision of the Democrat-. is Primary Election. AP, e are auiltorized ur 1111110tisitice PETER BROWN % of Marion township, as a candid:in, fur Register and Recorder, subject to the decision or Ilse In•Ji ocratie PrOnar, Electiaa. AUDITOR Massas Emmons :—Please aunouuee JOHN CLAY. ToN Esq. of Morgan ton - uship as a suitable candi date for coma) , Anditor, eulyect to the derision at Inc Democrat.) at their Primari election. We are authorized to announce WM. GWYN, of Jetrcrson township, as a candidate no. Contdy Auditor, sultjert ut the derisi , ii or the Democratic Primary elec. POOR ROUSE DIR/KTOR. We are autherientt einnlienmee WALTIMPL. BAT - 59A, Ben., of Marne tp.,.as a candidate for Peer Mame Directer.aribeacirto She dretajon of the Dente' crutic Printery eller JACOB SIIRIVER MANY FRIETIOS
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