lice atirtsbutg • stitgtr.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2D. Ma.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN JACK
EINI,TOITNSHIP.
A meeting of the Democrats of Jackson
and adjoining townships will be held at
pi/14e Mitchell's stand in said township op
Atataiday, the 18th or April. ' , Fieveral
speakers will be present. Come one and
all! -
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
A Democratic meeting will be held at
New Freeport, in Aleppo Township, on
Saturday — the 25th of April. Several
speecheis will be made. Turn Out, },, .
,Turn
out!
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
A meeting of the Democracy of Wayne
Tp.,4111 be k.eld at Phillip's School House,
-Wayne Tp., on Saturday, March 28, 1863
A fhll attendance is expected, as a Club
will be organized. Several splaken
be present.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING,
The Cumberland and Jefferson Demo
cratic-4 Clut* will Bold a Meeting
at Rices' Landing, Greene County, on
Saturday, April 4th, at 1 o'clock. Seve
ral speakers 'rill 'be present and address
the meeting.
• itat-A ftiend sends us the following let
ter from a soldier in the Union Army :
ROMNEY, Vs., Feb. 20th, 1863,
Dear Sir :—ln obedience to promise, .1
drop you a hurried note. Through the
"powers that be" we are almost in "Egyp
t iotp darkness;" . deprived of mail facilities
we , have no newspapers to enlighten us—
all miens darkness and gloom. Occasion
t• ally ure have been kindly permitted to catch
•• a gleam of light from abroad. Of one fact
we are aware, we are passing through one
of the gloomiest periods of our National
.history. The causes of this unnatural and
. Matricidal war are too familiar to need
nomment. Ruin, desolation and death
seem to stare us in the face. From this
deep, dark, settled gloom, is there no es
cape? No refuge? No gleam of hope?
14.ust interminable night be our portion?
. forbid that this should be our destiny
Americans. This boasted "land of the
jf• int e ab 4 l.bome of the brave" has been per
verted ipta a military despotism—freedom
in clogged with heavy chains and all is
lnarchy, confusion and ruin.
The people who are the rightful sover
.eigas,,hare it in their power to say to the
troubied waves—"be still." Let them
meet in solemn , assemblies ,and speak in
thunder-tones. to their.,leadere,- and tell
Ahem, that Ala •unlioly, unnatural war,
twit and shelf come to a I , peedy close—
Vox populi—Vox del." Let this course
be. taken .and the rainbow of promise will
soon unfurl itself to the admiring gaze• of
miitlions.. . • •
Another mode is suggestive of good re
,e, Let an armistice be made. Let
'hastilities cease `foraa-period satisfactory
to - bpth sections. Let the ''sober second
thought" have its. Stect and the better
;4:Mys of the:litCpuhlie 4 will again be ours.-
- Let The Wort be made.
04414%01cm upon the border, and from
'oar ciccuieation once, being somewhat fa
miliar with the' people of this section, we
hesitate not to say that the great mass of
the people are in favor of the "Union as it
was, MEd the Constitution as it is." They
desired that the constitution as it was be
vpseathed to us by our fathers, shall stand
inviolate as the ensign of Freedom—not
to be tainted with Abolitionism or any
other ism.
We are truly glad to see, from the pa
' peers, that the Democracy of the old Key-
Otone State are speaking forth words of so
berness and truth. From other sections
of our land, the welcome voice of the De
mocracy is going forth as an index of the
will and desire of the great mass of the
people. Let that voice be heard and heed
ed, and the star of peace and prosperity
will soon dawn upon our unhappy coun
try.
Can it be that . Pennsylvania and the
great West must be separated from Vir
ginia,-the mother of States and statesmen,
whose interests are SO closely linked to
gether ? We sincerely trust not.
A VIRGINIAN.
A OARD.
Messrs. Editors :—ln your last issue we
noticed a card from John Fry, formerly a
member of Capt. Lindsey's company, in
which he denies having said that his
company officers advised him to desert.—
W. vioald not have noticed Ilia card, did
it sot place ns in a false position. Duty
to ourselves compels us to state the facts,
*kW! are briefly these : • Mr. Fry stated
distinctly, in our hearing, that his com
%ani 'officers advised him and others to
401;• , otit of the service as soon as they
could, and the best way they could,—that
:hey (the said officers) were tired of the
war and intended to get out of it as soon
‘146 they could. He further stated that he
:44.net intend to go back to the army,—
that td' s ttiOntld•-'die home before he
would go back, jute' the service. There
axe many other thingS which Mr. Fry
said in our hearing, which, if made public,
would place him in a very unenviable light;
but we have no more to say at present.
Vours, "A: G. CROSS, •
• • '' • R. K. CAMPBELL,
:KV All PORTER,
•
• -1' HO. BRADLEY.
RIOT IN DETROIT.
t7s=the_ith inst., in Detroit, Michigan,
tp, o negro who had committed nn outrage
impog e, white girl watt being taken from
'the,Coart room to jail, under military eh
aid . an , attempt to rescue and lynch
Mai Oros 'anode. The crowd was fired
dies, one .man being kilred and several
;‘, ;king foiled in the attempt £6 get pos
40441,14;:the negro, the mob perpetrated
:Itratitiettioc*Migai upon the colored per
sons reaidiig in the vicinity of the jail.—
Houses -4rose-g146 9 4-4ted harped, and the
jauntiest maltreated! military in large
numbers at „Lost sutiawded in dispersing
tire ricAers.
buildings were destroyed,
***ever, before the riot was suppressed,
and a number of persons injured•
Messrs. likkors :—I have for a long time
neglected my promise to write you "occa
sionally,"—or, at least my occasionallies
have been very wide apart. I plead guil
ty, throw myself upon the mercy of the
Court, and promise to try and do better in
future.
The greatest interest, for some time past,
has been felt in our region,'in regard to
the formation of . a, new State. As the
present situation of things may not be
known to many of your readerS, I will at
tempt to explain. After the State of Vir
girlie, two years ago, seceded, or voted to
secede, We, in ; Western Virginia, organized
a Government; with its capitol at Wheel-
ing,-Ibr the protection' or our rights under
the Starsand Stripes ; the Richmond Gov
ernment.being desirous to coerce us into
subjecticin to the so-called Southern Con
federacy, and we being equally determined
to hold on to Uncle Sam. We claimed.
to be a re-organized Government of the
whole State, and our Legislature called to
gether a Convention to take into consider
ation the carrying out the long cherished •
desire of West Virginia, ta form „a new
State—our people being tired of the war-'
rule and injustice of Eastern Virginia,
which held the reins of power. .The peo
ple, in response to the Legislature, elected
Delegates, who, after a tedious session,
with great unanimity, offered to our vote
a•Canstitation which met with the wishes
of the great body or the people. In this
Constitution, the negro was touched upon
as little as possible, as lie was considered
a dangerous firebrand that,might blow us
up. llowever, by its terms, no "contra
band" was to be imported into the State,
and provision was taken against the free
negro. After its adoption, we sent our
Constitution to Congress, praying to be
admitted as one of Uncle Sam's family,
under the name of "West Virginia."—
, That body, instead of saying yea or nay—
refusing or receiving us into the galaxy of
States under our Constitution, appeared to
consider itself the master instead of the
servant of the people, and returned us our
Constitution, dictating to us the terms on
which we might be received—terms not
demanded of us by the Constitution of the
United States, by which alone, we claim,
we were to he judged. These terms, or
"conditions," were no less than the aboli
tionizing the State. Now, the people of
West Virginia are pretty unanimously in
favor of a new State, and I believe a ma
jority of them, myself included, prefer a
free State, but they insist on not being
forced to make it so at a time and in a way
not suited to their views. The Constitu-
tion, as demanded of us by Congress, frees
the slave at once, without any provision
lor . any remuneration to the master. Our
people consider this as unjust and unfair,
not believina that any body of men has
theligl4 : to•thua legislate a man's proper
ty otti.Of 1 . 4 s bands without consideration
—nor di) they i leel able, at present, to tax
themsilvet 'for the necessary amount to
compensate, - the owner. They preferred,
whey it is done ; to follow the eourse of
Pennsylvania and some other of the free
States, of working Slavery out gradually,
without any severe or sudden loss to any
' one. They believe themselves, therefore,
upon a fair canvas before the people, able
to vote down this "condition" dictated by
Congress, at the election to be held on the
26th instant, and determined to do so, and
hold themselves in readiness to again offer
their Constitution to the next Congress,
which they believed would be more con
servative, and less diseased with "nigger
on the brain." But it appears the people
are not to be allowed to have their wish.
Already has armed force been used to
intimidate and prevent the free expression
of those opposed to the "conditions" de
manded by "the powers that be" at Wash
ington. A convention of those opposed to
the terms demanded by Congress was to
have been held at Parkersburg on Thurs
day last (March 12,) and delegates were
For the Messenger
FOR TIM 31111031SCrelt.
WEST VIEGIIII&.
Wrizzi. Co., V.t.}
.Marchl7th,l.B63.
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there from various Counties in attendance,
but they were informed that the meeting
must not be held. The Mayor of the
town told them that the matter was "in
the hands of the military," and they could
norhave their meeting. A body of armed
men, soldiers under pay of the Government,
were put in presence of the Court House
and public square, where the meeting was
to be held, and it was only by the shedding
of blood that they could have succeeded in
bolding their meeting. They preferred to
not attempt it, but to wait for better days,
when freemen could give utterance to their
sentiments—not of hostility to our Gov
ernment, but to claim their constitutional
right •of eaying yea or nay to a proposed
change in their State government. It is,
and has been for some timeepast, rumored,
by what authority I know not, that oppo
sition to the new State will be considered
"disloyalty" to the Government, and at
tempts, it is said, have been made by that
means to alarm the timid and keep them
'from the polls-also threats that an armed
force would be at each voting place to
keep order, 4. In consideration of all
these things, the Convention at Porkers-
s Odrg, at . a private • meeting at a private
house, ;,dOpted :icsohlt.iop.! advising the
people to refrain fron voting at all. The
vote for the New State, however, will in
clude many who despise and protest against
the "conditions" by which the new State
is to be had, but who so ardently desire
the new State, and fear this is their only
' chance for it, as to swallow "conditions"
and all.
The opposition to Congressional dicta
tion, though naturally enough including a
large portion of the Democracy, which is
always found opposing anything ssicroach
ing upon the rights of the people, is not a
party movement. lts opponents number
among theta many prominent lea ding men
in the different counties, who probably
never gave a Democratic /rote in their
lives. On the Committee to prepare ad
dresses for the people, appointed by the
Delegates at their private meeting at Par
kersburg the other day, I see the names
of Gen. John J. Jackson, and James M.
Stephenson, Esq., of that place—men who
always oppose the Democracy, but who
cannot bow their necks to dictation at the
point of the bayonet.
Who can see the end of such a state of
affairs as now prevails? To what are we
coming? How can men become so stulti
fied as to do such acts in I.he'name of free
dom.? Ata:at , which the Goddess of Lib
erty must veil
,her weeping :eyes,—acts
which will compel' the friends orcivil lib
erty and human progress, all over the
world, to feel that we are rapidly descend
ing from - that high station we have occu
pied from the days of Washingtort.to the
present. God grant that this stigu'la may
soon be :removed from us .as a Nation;.
that wars and rumors of wars may soon
be among the things of the past—and that
our once happy country may soon be re
stored .to elite former glory, and all the
natiOna of the earth be made to feel and
acknowledge once more that America. is,
indeed, "the land of the free and the home
of the brave."
More anon
For the Messenger
SAMUEL V ANATTA.
The committee to wlicitn- was referred
the duty of drafting resolutions appro
priate to the sad occasion of the death of
our esteemed brother, SAmt - st. VANATTA,
begs leave most respectfully, to Submit the
following report:
That with deep and h eartfelt sorrow,
they have ' proceeded to discharge their
duty in placing upon record language ap
propriate to define the manly virtues, the
Masonic fidelity, and the unrivaled social
qualities of our esteemed and beloved
brother. Ifis heart was' always right,
his head full, and hence he was a shining
light around our• altars. The summer
that's past found him amongst us, and
with us. The autumn suns shed their
mellow light non his aged and revered
head. But, alas ! the snows of the winter
fell upon his grave ! This is the last
earthly of our well beloved, highly esteem
ed brother Samuel Vanatta. No more
will we meet him around the "Three great
Lights." No more will we partake of
his hospitalities, and fraternal greetings
around his family board. No more will
we meet him in this wide and beautiful
world,—but over his grave, covered by the
green sod of earth's deep valleys, whilst
we weep, we can yet draw the inspiration
ofa memory flowing from a virtuous life,
and learn to read our duty from the ex-
ample he set before us. If he gave us the
example, let us, as his brethren, commem-
orate his virtues by,
Resolving, Ist. That whilst we bow in
humble submission to the great behevt of
Almighty God, in calling from among us
our beloved brother, we nevertheless
claim it, as a christian privilege, to ex
press our deep regret at parting with one
so beloved, so faithful, and so true.
2nd, That Whilst we sympathize with
the bereaved widow and friends of the de
ceased, we cannot but commend to them,
that truly christian duty of bowing to
the will of Him who doeth all things well,
and forever believing, that hereafter
friendship and love lives for them in the
Masonic heart.
3rd, That the Master and Worthies of
this Lodge, be a committee to tender a
copy of these resolutions, and the condo
lence of the Lodge, to the Widow and
family of our deceased brother.
4th, That as a testimony of respect for
our late brother,. we wear the usual badge
of mourning for the space of thirty days.
sth, That we are pained and feel a deep
regret, thai we were not notified in time
to bury our esteemed brother with the
honors of our order.
6th, That we respectfully request the
county papers to publish these resolutions.
J. A. J. BUCHANAN,
J. F. TEMPLE,
A. II EDGE. Coin.
For the Messenger
Messrs. Editors:—As I am supposed to
be a close observer of things, it will be
expected of me to give a passing notice
of all political preachers or demagogues
with religibus pretentious. Then I must
not pass unnoticed, a school examination
in Centre township, known, I believe, as
"Albrook," and taught by T. Sutton.—
The different classes were examined, and
showed a considerable degree of aptness,
in "book knowledge." Then the dialogues
and speeches were performed in good or
der, and to the infinite satisfaction of all
present. Everything gave promise of
general satisfaction and the best or har
mony, but in the midst of pleasure, how
easy is a damper thrown over all our
good feelings'. The Rev. Wm. Leonard
was called upon for a speech, which was
expected, by all, to be an address, dedica
ted to the cause of education. But how
were they deceived ! when he commenced
dealing out his vile political trash, right
and left, making use of epithets that
would have disgraced a common dema
gogue "on the stump." Ile hurled his
sarcasms at all who could not see with
an eye single to his wild prejudices. Ac
cusing his fellow citizens of "ignorance
and stupidity," of "wickedness and folly,"
because they happened to differ with him,
in matters of political policy, Saving
that all were fools, and showed Their
Want of sense, in saying the constitution
hid been Violated. lie made the broad
assertion that one half of them had never
read the constitution, and the other haifdid
not understand it when then they did
read it. Now I have got to say that Mr.
Leonard shoiild feel grateful to the, peo
ple of that community, that freedom
of speech is suffered among them; else
his abuse of his neighbors would have
been "nipped in the hue." This speaks
well for the neighborhood, for had they
Mete same dhiposition to 014iiprete the
freedem of speech, that ebb 'Rev. geode;
man appeared to feel, - he might have met
with strong opposition ; but as it was, his
crude and wanton remarks were treated
with silent contempt. I was not there
myself, but I am very credibly informed
of the particulars, and that many left, the
house before he was through ! among
whom were some prominent members of
the Republican party. Now I will leave
the work of "schutching and hackling"
him, to some member of the Democratic
party. It is only my duty to warn the
minister of th'e gospel, (especially such
sticklers as Mr. Leonard, and one who has
been heard express himself that "preach
ers should not be politicians,") that they
should devote their talents to the promo
tion of virtue and the good of mankind,
and should not take the advantage of the
pulpit, or school house, to tamper with
politics,.but should have their thoughts
fixed on higher objects.
This is the opinion of
For the Messenger
MORRIS DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Morris
Democratic Club net at - Nineveh, March
14th, 1863.
J. W. H
On motion, the following oqicers were
appointed :
W. L. BATSON, President; J. Bar-
NER, J. Youxu,
.11. SANDERS, Vice Pres
idents; GEORGE M'Cuu.ot - ou, Secretary.
And after an inteichage of opinion, Geo.
Wolf, N. Powers, Thos. lams, Jos. Miller,
J. Andrew, a Committee app9inted by a
preceding meeting to draft Resolutions
that would express the political sentiments
of the party, reported the following, wiiich
were adopted without a dissenting voice :
WHEREAS, The Democracy of Morris tp.
have assembled as freemen, have the right
to proclaim the tenets of the part, There
fore,
Resolved, That deploring the demoral
izing tendency of the higher law teach
ing of the Republican party, we feel im
pelled to reiterate our faith in the doctrine
that Constitutional law is the only true
basis of executive in peace or war.
2. That in- the • present condition
of the country, we extend to the govern
ment our most cordial support for the
speedy suppression of the rebellion by all
constitutional means, and that the party
stand,as it has ever stood since the fortua
tion of the government, for the Union, the
Constitution and the enforcement of the
laws.
3. That in establishing the Con
stitution, the people reserved to themselves
all power not delegated to the government;
therefore, all assumption of power by the
Administration, whether in the suspen
sion of the writ of habeas corpus, arrest
and imprisonment without due course of
law, or restriction of the freedom of speech
and of the press are dangerous Co the Con
stitutional rights of the people.
4. That while we enter our sol
emn protest against the extravagant, infa
mous speculation, and political outrages
of which the party in power is guilty, and
while we deprecate the horrors of the civ
il conflict now raging, we still bold it our
duty to advocate the use ot all Constitu
tional means for the suppression of the re
bellion, and the vindication of the author
ity of the Constitution as it is and the re
storation of the Union as it was.
5. That as freemen, believing
that free discuSsion is the security of lib
erty, we cannot surrender our right to dis
cuss, criticise, and judge public men and
measures, no matter who forbid.
G. That the Proclamation of Sept. 22,
1862, followed by the orders of the war
department, intended so . carry it into prac
tical effect, are manifest assumptions by
the President of powers delegated to the
Congress and to time Judicial department
of the government. It is a clear and un
doubted' prerogative of Congress alone to
define all offences, and to aex.appropriate
penalties for the same.
7. That loyalty is- not subserviency to
any man or any party, but that it is
an honest and wise devotion to the safety
and welfare of our country, and to the
great principles which our Constitution -of
Government embodies, by which alone
that safety and welfare can be secured;
and when those principles are put in jeop
ardy, every truly loyal man must interpose
according to his ability, or be an unfaith
ful citizen.
8. That we must not wear out the lives
of our soldiers by a war for uncertain
ends; or to carry out vague theories.—
The policy of subjugation and extermina
tion mean not only the destruction of the
lives and property of the South, but also
Cie waste of the blood and the Treasure of
the North. The exertion of armed power
should be accompanied by a firm and con
ciliatory policy to restore the Union with
the least possible injury to both sections.
9. That when the Constitution says
that the Pres:dent shall be the Corn
mander-in Chief of the army and navy of
the United States, and of the militia of
the several States, when called into actual
service of the United States, it does not
mean that he shall possess military power
and command over all citizens of the Uni
ted States. It does 'not say that he.may
by military edicts control all citizens as if
enlisted in the army, or navy, or in the mi
litia called into the actual service of the
United States. It does not mean that he
may make himself a lettislator and enact
laws governing the citizens of the United
States ; erect tribunals, and create offices
to enforce his penal edicts upon citizens
of the United States.
10. That the extension of martial law
by the President over the whole territory
of the United States is mere assumed pow
er for, the exercise of which there is no
warrant whatever in the Constitution ; a
power which no free people could confer
upon an executive officer and remain free,
for it would make him the absolute master
of their lives, liberty and their property.
11. That the separation of the Union
and the country demand that the Admin
istration of the Government should be re
stored to the Democratic oarty, and while
no act of any administration can chill the
devotion of the Democratic party to the
Constitution and Union, we regard the
late Proclamation of the President of the
United States, freeing the slaves, in, and
after the first day of January, 1863,-as
ill-timed, unwarrantable, and unjustifia
ble, in violation of the solemnly plighted
faith of the AdministratiOn at the com
mencement of' the war, and if persisted in,
fatal to all hopes of a restored Union.
12. That the Democracy of the loyal
States are in no wise responsible for our
national troubles; that their efforts have
been exerted to arrest the causes and
avert the consequences of the sectional
strife which has involved the country in
civil war; that we have no sympathy with
Northern Abolitionism, or Southern ex
ttemista, but have proclaimed 'both to he
daajtepeus to the peace, integrity.and per
petnity of the Union, and we do hereby
declare our unqualified condemnation of
both.
" 13. That the general Government has no
power under the Constitution to tax the people
of the free States for the purpose of raising
money with which to buy the slaves of South
ern States; and we now declare in advance
that all debts contracted, or bonds given, which
may be issued for the purpose of paying for any
such slaves, we hold to be utterly vo id for want
of authority to issue the same, and we will not
consent to be taxed for any such purpose.
14. That we invite all men, without dis
tinction of State, section, or party, who are for
the Constitution as it is, and the Union as it
was, to unite with us in this great work upon
terms of perfect equality.
15. That we tender our heartfelt thanks to,
our brave soldiers in the field, for their toils
and sufferings and most distinguished services
and our warmest sympathies to friends of those
noble men who have fallen in the service of
their country.
Hi. That we cordially approve and endorse
the course of Hon. Jesse Lazea.r, our worthy
representative in the present Congress.
17. That we have ' ..reat confidence in the patri
otism and ability of Dr. Patton, our State repre
sentative.
18. That the Democracy.of Morris township
rejoice at the termination of the present radical
Abolition Congress.
19. That we denounce the alleged usurpation
of the Executive, and taking strong State rights
ground, and calling upon the people of the State
to show their firmness and courage in this
emergency. The Conscriptive bill we denounce
as an aggression upon State Sovereignty.
20. That we hold that the government of the
United States was made on the white basis, by
white men, for the benefit of white men and
their posterity forever and the supremacy of the
civil over the military authority.
21. - Freedom of religion ; Freedom of the
press and Freedom of person; under the protec
tion of the habeas corpus, and trial by jury im
partmLy selected.
"SAM SLICK."
The election in Perry tp., on the 2nd
Friday in March resulted in a tie vote for
Justice of the Peace:
Joseph Conner, (Dem.) 8
John A. Billingsby (Rep.) 82
The new election to decide the question
of the lucky man, will be held on Friday,
the 3rd day of April next.. M.
Important from the Southwest
From late Memphis specials we
cull the following:—Ten rebel com
panies have cut the levee at a point
below Lake Providenee and Grand
Lake. The water is passing over
and flooding the country. The ob
ject was to prevent the Union forces
from operating on the creek between
Lake Providence and Bayou, a slough
narrow and full of stumps. Our for
ces are clearing it out. From cutting
the levees the water rose three feet in
the slough, but if men fail, dredges
can be used. The responsibility
of this flooding the Country and de
stroying millions of property, rests
upon the Confederates alone.
Two Kentuckians, late from Texas,
give a gloomy account of affairs
there. They met 2.000 of Ilindman's
men, who had deserted, and swore
they would die before returning.—
They consider the Confederacy on its
last legs. There is great destitution
and suffering every where. At a
first class hotel in Atlanta, Georgia,
the fare was beef without salt, roast
ed potatoes, and coffee made of
burnt molasses, for which they were
charged 82,50 per day. Well-to-do
farmers, having substitutes in the
army, and women were the • only
persons suffered to remain at home.—
The poor people desire peace on any
terms.
Saulstreet's guerrillas, r , :presented
as an independent band, composed
largely of men of desperate fortunes,
have for months past afflicted the
people around Bolivar, Miss. Last
Monday a detachinent was sent out
from Bolivar after Saulstreet, who
was found twenty miles southeast
that place. Ile was completely
routed, eighteen of his men capturcd,
and the.remainder killed, woundc,l
or dispersed. All the country be
twuen Jackson and the Tennessee
river is submerged, the water being
from two to six feet. The Tennessee
river, last week, rose in twenty-four
hours eight feet.
Brilliant Skirmish with Cavalry
A dispatch of the 18th, from the
Army of the Potomac, states that a
most brilliant cavalry fight took
place on Tuesday beyond Kelly's
Ford. A reconnoisance, under Gen.
Averifl, forced A passage over the
river, in the fa. tance by a
considerable harpsSoot
ers. The fo ,‘•ut a single
horseman at nd the river
was swollen an . Arriving on
the south side of the river, our caval
ry charged on the rebels in their en
trenchments, killing and capturing
most of the forces, besides securing
a large number of horses. A short
distance frcim the shore, Gen. Aver
ill's command encountered the rebel
cavalry under Gen's. Stuart and Fitz
llugh Lee, who hastened to prevent
our passage.
Tney made some dashing charges
upon our troops, who replied. and, in
turn, charged on them with fatal ef
fect—using sabres only in the con
flict. The force engaged was about
2,000 on each side. The enenly at
last took refuge behind an entrenched
battery, about four miles from the
Ford, flanked by rifle forts and
abattes. Gen. Axerill, having accom
plished his object, and securing his
prisoners and the wounded on both
sides and a large number of horses,
he re-crossed the river. Among the
prisoners is Major Week i nrid , r P ,e COU
in of the arch traitor, J. C. 13reekin
ridge.
The prisoners characterize the af
fair on our part as one of the ablest
and most gallantly fought cavalry
raids of the whole war, and admit
that their own troops were totally
demoralized by the gallant sabre
charges of our cavalry. About eighty
prisoners have been brought in. The
wounded of the enemy bear sufficient
marks that the sabre was the only
weapon used on our side.
It is said that a revolting specta
cle is :low presented on the battle
field of Antietam : The earth is
washing away from the shallow
trenches used for graves, and the
bodies of the buried soldiers are ap
pearing 'lie the surface in various
parte of ere vast graveyard.
IV. L. BATSON, President
GEO. McCULLOUGH, Sec'ty.
NEW ELECTION IN PERRY TP
fif tijr gay.
Bottle-field of Aotletani.
I Reported Success of the Yazoo Pass
Expedition,
Conflict Between State and Fed-
oral Jurisdiction.
CAIRO, March 13.—Cant. Cushman,
a rebel'Guerrilla, recently captured
near Fort Pillow, escaped from the
military prison a few nights ago.
A dispatch to the Gazette dated
Memphis, March 12th, says :—lnfor
mation has been received from Vicks
burg to Monday afternoon. It is re
ported that Commodore Porter had
received information that the Yazoo
Pass expedition had c,4 l l)tured Yazoo
City. Commodore Porter momen
tarily expected signals from Haines'
Bluff.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 13. —A few
days since two sergeants arrested
four deserters in Clark county, Ilii
nois. On their way to the cars with
the men in charge, the sergeants
were arrested by a constable and
taken before Judge Constable, of the
Court of Common Pleas of the
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Illinois,
wilt) held the sergeants for kidnap
ping, and committed them to jail,
setting the four deserters at liberty.
Intelligence reaching Col. H. 13.
Carrington, he at once notified Gen
Wright, who ordered him to arrest
the Judge. The Col. left the night
before last with 200 men, and found
the Court in session. Upon its ad
journment, he at once arrested C. 11.
Constable, Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas of the Fourth Jttdi
cial,Circuit, for resisting the arrest
of deserters. All was done very
quietly and cautiously, and no ex
citement ensued. The Colonel ar
rived here this evening with his
prisoner, who will be tried by the
U. S. Court. Three of the deserters
were arrested and brought here.
Capture of a Negro Regiment--Skirmish
on the Hlackwater—News from Port
Hudson.
Ew Volt K , March 19.—A Port
loyal letter seems to confirm the
capture of the negro expedition in
Clorida.
A very spirited battle occurred on
the Black water on Tuesday morning.
The 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and
two sections of the 7th Massachusetts
battery, attacked the enemy's en
trenchments opposite Franklin. Two
separate cavalry charges were made
on the fortifications. These were
thund to be literally lined with in
fantry, who poured a deadly fire into
our ranks, wounding many. The
enemy opposed a heavy force of in
fantry and cavalry: to the right and
left of our troops, but without suc
cess. The fighting was not ended at
latest advises, and the rebel rein
forcements were corning up.
The New York rm's has a dis"-
patch which says that (;en. Dix re
ports that one- of our gunboats had
passed Port Hudson. Ad vices from
the squadron - Off Mobite say that de
serters report that the rebels tried
to attack our fleet with five steamers
recently. One struck a snag, and
the attempt was abandoned. It was
soon to be renewed. An attempt to
blow up the Susquehanna also failed.
Fooling Ike Rebels
Our army above Vicksburg does
not appear to be witliout its amuse
ment, A recent letter says:
A most ludicrous affair has occurred
to enliven the monotony of the siege.
A flat boat was rigged into a resem
blance ofa gunboat ; a board wheel
house w;:s erected on its side; a huge
Quaker gun mounted on either end,
and chimneys, all in the proper posi
tion extemporized with turrets.--
About midnight, of the same night
the ram came up, the bogus gunboat,
christened the Lackawana, was
pushed into the channel, and sent
down stream. As she approached
the upper water battery, a signal
was fired from the forts above the
city, the batteries opened, signals
Were displayed along the heights
from battery to battery. all the way
to Warrenton. As she floated leisure
ly and lazily along, a tremendous can
notiade was opened upon her. At one
poiti k the current took her near the
shore, a volley of musketry and field
pieces was poured into her, but on
she went. In the darkness and fog,
the Lackawana drifted down below
Vicksburg and, by sonic freak of the
current,. was brought into an eddy
and drifted to the shore, where she
lodged.. In the afternoon some ras
cal put her adrift and afloat again.—
As she floated out from shore into
the river the batteries opposite the
mouth of the canal opened upon her,
keeping up the fire untq she ap
proached Warrenton. The captured
rum got up steam and took to her
heels w ith a ll of her celebrated speed.
The Warrenton batteries took up
the fight. of the batteries above, and
as far down as we could hear the re
potty of their artillery, she was the
object of rebel gunnery.,
Battle Between Guatentallans
and• San Salvadorans.
NEW VoaK, March I . S.—The steam
sbip Champion brings intelligence of
a collision between, the troops of
Guatemala, under President Carrera,
and those of San Salvador, under
President Barrioss, on the 22d of
February, at Coatefegue, about six
teen leagues from the city of San
Salvador. It resulted, after two days'
fighting, in the total defeat of the
Gnatemalian army, with the loss of
four rifled guns an] a considerable
quantity of munition-i. Three hun
dred were killed, and a large num
ber wounded. It is believed from
present inflications that all five of the
Central American States will become
involved in the quarrel.
Important Rebel illoiremeipts.
NEW Yolk, March 18 —The Herald has
a dispatch from the Army of the Po
tomac, which says that the Rebel Army
has massed u p on our right wing.—
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
that the rebels acknowledge the capture of
Yazoo city.
Great Hand to 11; 1- 4
THE LATE CAVALRY SKIRMISH
During Averill's recent cavalry
fight, we had only three men killed
on th e field, and five mortally
wounded. We had many slight cuts
and flesh wounds, but our total
casualties are less than seventy.—
The report that Col. Daster was
wounded proves incorrect. The ene
my left twenty dead upon the field,
including Major
. Phelan; of Lee's
staff, and we brought in eighty pris
oners. Rebel officers, who have
since met our own, under the flag of
truce, seem very sore about the af
fair, and express astonishment at
the splendid fighting of our cavalry
Fully one.-third of our wounde.'
show marks of the sabre, so elos.:
was the contest. The effect of tli
fight upon the tone of our entir,
army has been admirable. Prison , :!.i
say that they did not know that cu ,
cavalry would fight so desperately,
and are very frank in admitting Ow
gallantry and splendid charges mad , :
by our men. The cavalry are i%
great spirits over their MTh:
which they claim to be the greatert
hand to hand cavalry combat that
ever took plact on this continent,
and only equalled by one fought in
Europe. The enemy are not in
clined to tnlk about it, and no slurs
or insinuations come from their pick
e ts.
The Yazoo Pass Expedition.
CllicAw, March 19.—A special
Memphis dispatch to the Tribune da•
ted yesterday says : Intelligence
from the Yazoo Pass expedition to
Saturday morning last has been re
ceived. The fleet consisted of the
gunboats Chillicothe, De Kalb, five
small gunboats of the Mosquito fleet,
and eighteen transports. The Chil
licothe being in the advance, came
upon a rebel battery of five large
guns, at Greenwood, at the conflu
ence of the Tallahatchee and Yalla
busha Rivers. The fight ceased at
dark. The battery and the Chilli
cothe being engaged all day Friday.
The Chillicothe received G 4 shots,
one entering her port hole, killing
three and wounding fourteen per
sous. On Saturday morning a few
shots were fired, the Chillicothe be
ing, it is said, short of ammunition.
Besides the Greenwood battery the:'
are said to be strongly fortified
Yazoo city and Manchester. The
fleet at the last accounts wore three
mikes above the junction of the riv
ers, 200 miles from Helena and 150
miles from Yazoo city.
Dispatches from the VicksburL.
fleet of the 11th say the Lake Provi
dence canal has been completed and
the water was to be let in in about a
week.
polotratit thimarg election.
To be held on the last Saturday of
Dlay.
Terms of Announcing Candidates.
Senator and Prothonotary*, Ski;—Register and Re^
rover, Commissioner, Treasurer and Assembly, $4;
—andltor and Poor Douse Director $2,00. To be paid
iii advance.
ORDERS (r announcing candidates and printing tick
ets MUST RE AC(7OMPANIED WITH THE CASH.
ASSEMBLY
MEssas..loNrs INGN will pleaxe an
1101111Ce col, NE vvroN :3. ltrrelllE, of trutixhiTland
tp., as a candidate for Assembly, subject to the decision
of the Democratic Primary Election. and oblige
MAI.I" DEMCCRAtS.
We are authorized to announce Dr. ALEXANDER
PATToN, of Morgan township, as a candidate for As
! ruithly. subject to the decision o' the Democratic pr.
wary election.
PROTHONOTARY.
llrutorrate of Greene County, I offer myself a canth.
date flu the office or Prothoilotarv, subject to the de
cotioo of the Democratic Primary Election, to he held
in May next. Should Ite your ch•tice. and be elected,
promise to wake you ar attent ye and raithful officer.
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EDITORS MESSENDER:—PIease ;11)1101111C¢ ELIJAH
CIIALFANT, Esti:. of Whiteley tp., as a candidate
I, r Prothonotary at our next Primary Election, subject
to the decision or the Democratic party.
MANY DEMOCRATS OF WHITELY,
TREASURER.
To tine Deffincrecy of Greene County :
At the mg. nt solicitation of many friends in different
motions of the County, I r dirt myself as a candidate
tnr TREASURER, sulfject to the result of the Primary
election Should Ibe so fortunate as to be nominated
and elected, I shall discharge the duties of the office
w ith strict fidelity and impartiality.
JAS. S. JENNINGS,
Inciter known as "Bic: .11m.".1
MNAM. Jones & JEMINGS :—Please announce
Maj. S. B. WINE, of Morgan tio., as a candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to the Decision of the Dem , .
ncratic pa-ty at their Primary election, and oblige many
Democrats in the EAST END.
We are authorized to atimiume WM. LANG, of
Riciiiiiil row uship, as a candidate for Treasurer, subject
io the decision of lice Democratic Primary Election...,;,
W e are, annhorjzed to announce JEREMIAH
sTEW IT, E , ii„ of Cfreene tp., ;IA a candidate for
'Frew:firer. subject to the ileciMon of the Democratic
Primary Election.
MYANIts. EDITORM :—Plertse announce the name of
THOS. lAMB or Morris lOWNSilip, as a candidate for
County Treasurer, at Our next Primary election, sub
ject to the derision of the Democratic party.
MANY L'EMOCRATS of Greene County.
We are authorized to announce WILLIAM REY
NOLDS. of )liorgaii invinship, as a candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the Itein.
neralic Primary rlection
IVe are authorized to annonnee ABRAM KENT, of
Centre h , lt ',ship. as a cantliatrte for Treasurer, subject .
to the derision of the Democratic Primary election.
COMIIIISSIONICR,
To the Dentorrlcv I:reene County:—
At the rem' •••.t 01 d.any of my trieudsiuditieteat parts
of the Comity, 1 otter my elf as a candidate tor Coun
ty Commissioner, sill/je. to the result of the Primary
Election. and if ,m lot imitate :Is to he nominated and elec
ted, Metize myself to take strict care of the interests
.1 the tax-payers, and to discharge the duties of this
o slice to the hest of my nullity.
%Ye are authorized to .11'1101111C.: JOHN G. DINS.
Eso ,of Itichhili township, as a roodidat for
I:, 'Duty Coot ni issioeer. subject to the decision of the
11eniorratic Primary election
Weary authorized to annontire DANIEL DONLEY,
Esq . of thinkar,l toWnship. as a candidate for County
Commr , ,joo,r, .=object to the derision of the Detnus
era: ic Prineity Election.
REGISTER & RECORDER,
We are authorized to announce NORMAN WOE•
I,Ev, of Marton township, nu a candidate fitr Register
& Recorder, sultject to the tiamit or the Democratic
Primary Election.
We. ar.• . colonized to announce IVM. 11. SUTTON.
of .11.1!ington township, as a ear didate for Register
aad i.r.hject to the deCillioll of the Democrat.
ic Primary Election
We are minimized to an n PETER BROWN.
of Marion township as a c for Register and
Recorder. subject to the derision of the Democratic
Primary Election.
AUDITOR
MEM. EDITORS :—Please announce JOHN CLAY
TON, Esq. of Morgan township. as a e ukable candi
date fill' County Auditor, sohject to the decision of
tha• Detnocru•y at their Primary election.
We are authnrized to nnetounce WM. GWYN. of
Jefferson township. as a candidate for Connty Auditor,
subject to the decision of the Democratic Prii..ary - elec
tion.
POCIst EOM DIRECTOR
We are atoborizrd to announce DANIEL FULLER,
Esq , of Whitel3 tp., ns a caneidato for Poor Douse
Director. subject to the decision of the VemOreStill
party at the Psmasy elections.
We are arliterised to annorese WALIWI L. HAT
WON, Esq., of Morris tn., as a esedidate fest Pont
House Director. stOject to the decision tit( the Me
trade Primary Election.
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'Ct.
JUSTUri F. TEMPLE.
JACOR SHRIVER
MANY FRIENDS