of Pnl»llcatloii|
»BE TIOCfA. COUNTY AGITATOI|iI (pyblished I
ra fer?.r««Mnaila pnce of & f j I;
* «stone »oi.lab- per Ainfrfr!iiar
"■7j( y in advance. liis intended I f notify every
f ‘ writer when the term for whiohhe iaijpiid shall
.•spired, by the figures on the printed fvbW on the.
1*'•„ l( oach paper. The paper will thenlie-dtopped
, farther remittance. Be received. Pjdthis ar.
..oont no man ean be,brought in diW to the
, j, • • ■ ■ ;_|il ' ,
i r ‘ AciiAioais Paper of tl ; o|jonnty,
t large and steadily ihcreying: reach
f °bW every noighborhoodin the County.; jftisseni
/iV V n,ln 0 e t 0 an y snbsoriber within tlipjeounty
■ |j U t whose most convenient post offineanay be
County. • '= ij
Easiness Girds, not exceeding 6 lines, paper inoln
friss per year.
CRYSTAL FOUNTAIN ; fcWTEIi.
DAVID HAJIT,- PbopbieioS. |j |1
Tho andersigned bogs leave to announce Ip Ibis old
r ndaoed to the public generally, thatfie taken
; -Miioo of the Old stand and fitted, jf up m good
f V tn J intends to keep it as a TeroMraneefHPtel.
Vi ''.ids mil be spired to accommodate d* traveling
,L Good stabling and a good hosU« Plfarys on
gJjTWees to sniUhe times. ; DAVr? HART. ■
IjO«REV & S. F, W
VtTOIIN’EVS 4 COUNSELLORS AKLAW, will
i attend the Court of Xipga, Poltor lid J&Kean
■jonties. [Welisboro’, FebiT, 1853.] '
|)TC K,I SSOS .
COBSIK9, ;
Mu A Fiegd, ........... \. ■ PrcMetor.
n„;,L, taken ’to’ and from the Depot frdelpf i&rge.
■ i <" ’ 11 ■
J. EMERY, •f ft
1 horsey and counsellor A |.W
A Wellaboro, Tioga Co., Pa. .11 d, hia
W exclusively to the practice of low. C. flejt.ons
Bjdo in any of the Northern |^n Bjlriaio. 8 jl
riaio. __i t ~ jfr-iT
PENKSIXVAiIIA HOES^.ir
Varner'oJ J/oi. Strc'l «"rf the Antmie. Wttfmty, Pa.
l. w. BIUO.NT, PROPRIETOR. j;| t
Tiiia popular Ifotijl, hiving been ->sj- re
furbished throughout, open to the aj a
jrst-class bouse. ; ’;1 j 1
IZIAKIVAIoTOA UQtfp
21 c. VEH3III ZB A, P S-O'Pjl fJB }<fJß.
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa. '|j
THIS isinew hotel located within easy tefteea o
the best fishing and hunting grounds in l ip|therri
Pj. No pains will be spaVe.d for the accomi Jodatipn
,f pleuare"seekers add the traveling public. *1 j|
April 12. 1861 b , '-jj ||
ci C. C. C AIIPELL, TT
BARBER SSI I
HHOP in the rear.of the Post Office. Everything in
g bis lino will be done as well and promptly as it
’ib done in the city saloons. Preparations »r re
aring dandruff, and beautifying the bat?/
iup. Hair and whiskers dyed any -color. Call and
IK. Wellaboro, Sept.- 22, 1869. jn“
; =
THE
George W. Pratt, Editor and Proprietor.
I epublished at Corning, Steuben Co., N..Y4 & One
Dollar and Pifty Cents per year, in The
Journal is Republican in politics, and ha? a-cifccula
tis reaching into every part of Steuben'Cbnilty.—*
ho«desirous of extending their business intjrthat
ud the adjoining counties* will find it an excellent ad
nriuiog medium. Address.as above/ • a;
OLiSBOBO HOTiktJ
WELLSBOROTJGH, PA. j IJ' :
- ■ . rriapi||i|TOE.,
IS. FARR,
[Formerly nf the -United States Hoi iL) * 5.
Birin* leased this rtcll known and
ij:iLs the patronage of. tbo public.
aloUigiug waiters, together.with the'
uiriedge of the business, he hopes to make
{-nose who stop with him both pleasant and
ipeablo. • ‘j*
fcUaboro, May 31,1560. ‘ 1 , $
E. B, BENEDICT, MT. I
fOULD inform the public that be is perm mlctl
located in Elkland Boro, Tioga Co.
jmpare Jbv thirty years’ experience to trsatnlj dia
as»j of the eyes and their appendages on'st
piciplos, and that he can cure, without! ft illftba
tudfal disease, called St. Vitus’ Dance, (47#lore
k«b ) and will attend to any other business /
abneof Physio ancl Surgery. ]
tltlaad Boro, August 8, 1860. • * l||
WELLSBORO GYMNASIUM.— Tim: nisso-
J* ciatlon meets every evening at KOY/6 IAILL,
tprooote healthful exercise and muscular d vklop
:m. Members have access to the Hall; at &U l|ours
< tie day. The dues are 6.0 cents per monthrtcjpay’
ulisbu. room-rent Ac. T , ipf
March 5, 18G2. U{’
TROY ACADEMY, \
teoy, beacpobd 00.,
IG. COWDREY, A. B. - - - Principal,
WITH COMPETENT ASSISTANTS, i,
;!l
Spring Term begins Feb. 25th, —Ends May 12il|L
flamer “ “ May 20tfi,— ‘ “ Autf.’ 4lhi-
I<ll “ “ gept. Otb,— “ Novi 21th.
• "ifiter “ il J)oc. 2d*' ’
tWoogh instruction given in all Cocmnoft
tyer English Branches, Classics and Modfirp-. l|an
jpjw* Students fitted to enter the' best Colleges.
Tuition, $2 to S 6. ' : i\ .
«»rd and rooms for (hose who may desire lo bftird
can be procured allow rates, ip tßeljim-
Wite vicinity of the Academy. •' » ! ‘j;
or other informntion, address *- g
. __ S.’G. COWDREY, Pri» faL
I Doy, Jap. 30, 18fr2.-tf.• - 1 {• T -
BLACKSmTHIffG* £ |
[THE undersigned wishes to announce
|i ffier Customers m Sullivan and t&at
pMhstanding his embarrassments for tK(Tlwt£B»x
they win fi n( j him at Hits -shop in MfTn&bjirg
jj? l new stock of Iron and material I jeadyr to
y oa on reasonable terms, J. A.
1862. -fit. I. |
CORN IN'G . |
DRUG AND BOOK S'. }Rlk
I ® GS AND MEDICINES, : • .«’ if .
fAINTS AND OILS, .' ' 1 \f I- 4 ■
WINDOW GLASS. - C; if
KEROSINE OIL, fU'lf
ALCOHOL, •
~ BOOKS AND STATIONS®?,
® il »holef&le by "_,i
w. d.jerbell. jils
:!r y Merchants supplied with these ersV«kat
NEW YORK PRICES. I
Feb, 20, 1862. ' * |
fULLIIfERY. ’ : 4~
***• W. SHEAR H i
Milliner, vM
■EW YORK AND
attention to her assortment of '.*4' f
New Spring Goods*!''
«ferj description of . |,r| '
il nCh “ d Aaericaa MUlin^
iij, e ®H at wholesale and retail ( ( A6H
ik., Specl «l Indacementi I*, t
, Good, W Palt4? |f
s|?J al l Adranc#i'
** TORE COST.
40122 ®decker Street, New Tork|*|||
*W S , W W *« '
"*■ ' ' . W : \ ,
THE AGITATOR
Schotcd to tf)t Extension of Ilje area of iFrectroiit mtf the Spread of Ihealthp Reform.
WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRQNG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "HAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTjINUE.
VOL. VIII.
WASTED TIME.
Alone id tho darlt and silent night,
With theTiaavy thoughts of a vanished year,
When •evil deeds come back to sight,
And good deeds rise with a welcome cheer—
Aloao with the spectres of the past,
That come with the old yearVdying chime—
There comes on© shadow, dark and vast,
.The shadow of Wasted Time.
The chances of happiness cast away, **
The opportunities never sought,
The good resolves that every oay
•■Died in the impotence of thought, '
The slow advance and'the backward step
In the ragged paths we have striven to climb—
How they furrow the brow and pale the lip
When we talk with Wasted Time I
What are we now? What have we.boen ?
Hare we hoarded time ae the miser’s gold ?
Striving our proper mood to win
Through the Summer’s heat and Winter’s-cold?
Shrinking from nought that the world could do 7
Rearing nought but'the touch of crime!
Laboring, struggling, all seasons through,
And knowing no Wasted Time ?
Wboshail recall the vanished years ?
Who shall hold back this ebbing tide
That leaves us remorse, anil shame, and tears,
And washes away all things beside 1
"Who shall give ns Ibe strength, e’en now,
To leave for ever this holiday rhyme,
To' shake off this sloth from heart aad brow,
And battle with Wasted Time?
The years that pass, come not again; -
The things that die, no ITfe-renew;
But e’en from the rust of his cankering chain,
A golden truth is glimmering through—
That to him who learns from errors past,
And turns away with strength sublime.
Who makes each year.outdo the last,
There is do Wasted Time.
TEU T H
following beautiful illustration of the
simplicity and power of truth is from the pen
of S. H, Hammond, formerly editor of the Al
bany State Register. lie was an eye-witness
of the scene, in one of the higher courts:
'A little' girl, nine years of age, was offered
as a witness against a' prisoner who was on trial
for,a felony committed in her father’s bouse.
“Now, said the counsel for the pris
oner, upon her being offered ns a witness “I
wish to know if you understand the nature of
an oath f"
“I don’t know what you mean,” was the sim
ple answer.
“There, your Honor,” said the Counsel ad
dressing the Court, “is anything further neces
sary tb demonstrate the validity of my objec
tion? This witness should be rejected. She
does not cotti prebend the meaning of an oath.”
“Let os see,” said the Judge. “Come here,
my daughter.”
Assured by the kind tone and manner of the
Judge, the child stepped toward him, and she
looked confidingly up in his face, with a calm,
clear eye, and in a manner so artless and frank
that it went straight to the heart.
• "Did you ever take an oath ?” inquired the
Judge.
The little girl stepped back with a look of
horror, and the red blood mantled ia a blush
all over her face, as she answered:
“No, sir.”
She thought that he intended to inquire if
she had ever blasphemed.
“I dp not mean that,” said the Judge, who
saw her mistake. "I mean were you ever a
witness before?"
"No; sir; I never was in Court before,” was
the answer.
‘He handed her the Bible open.
, “Do you know that book, my daughter ?”
She looked at it, and answered :
“Yes, sir ; it is the Bible.”
.“Do you ever read-it ?”he asked.
“Yea, sir, every evening."
“Can you tell me what the Bible is ?” In
quired the Judge.
“It is the word of the great God,” she an
swered.
“Well, place your hand upon this Bible, and
listen to what I say and he repeated slowly
and solemnly the oath usually administered to
■witnesses.
“Now,” said the Judge, “you have sworn as
a witness; will you tell me what will befall
yon if you do not tell the truth.”
‘U shall be shut up.in the State Prison,” an
swered the child.
“Anything pise ?” asked the Judge.
“I shall never go to Heaven,” she replied.
“How do you know this ?” asked the Judge
again.
The child took the Bible, and turning rapid
ly to the chapter containing the commandments,
pninted-to the injunction, “Thou shah not bear
false witness against thy neighbor.” “I learned
that before I could read.”
‘•Had any one talked with you about your
being a witness in court bore against this
man?”
“Yes, ’sir,’’ she replied. “My mother heard
they wanted me to be a witness, and last night
she called me to her room and asked me to tell
her the' Ten Commandments, and then we
kneeled idown together and she -prayed that I
might understand how wicked it was to bear
false witness against my neighbor, and that
God would help me, a little child, to tell the
truth as it was before him. And when I came
up here with father, she kissed me and told me
to remember the Ninth Commandment, and
that God would bear every word that 1 said.” -
“Doyon<believe this?” asked the Judge while,
a tear glistned in his eye, and his lip quivered
with emotion. , , ®
“Yes, sir," said tho'child, with a voice nnd
manner that showed her conviction of its truth
was perfect.
“God bless you, my child,” said the Judge;
,“you have a good mother. This witness is com
petent," he continued.' “Were I on trial, for
my life, and innocent of the charge against me,
I would pray to God for such witnesses as this,
her be examined.”
She told her story with the'simplioity of a
child, asiabe was, but there waka directness
about it whiob carried conviction of its truth
to ‘every heart. She was rigidly cross-exam
ined, The counsel plieii her with 'infinite and
ingenious questioning, but she varied from her
.first statement in nothing. The truth, as spo
ken by the little child, was enblim®. falsehood
and perjury bad preceded her testimony. The
prisoner hiad intrenched himself in lies, till ho
deemed himself impregnable. Witneaaeeiad
WEEESBOKO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. 23, 1862.
falsified facts in his favor, and villany had man
ufactured for him a sham defence. But before
her testimony, falsehood was scattered like
chaff. The little child for whom a mother had
prayed for strength to be given her to apeak
the truth as it was before God, broke the cun
ning devices of matured viilany to pieces like
a potter’s vessel. The-strehgth that her moth
er prayed for was given her, and the sublime
and terrible simplicity—terrible I mean to the
prisoner and his associates—with which she
spoke was, like a revelation from God himself.
How Mr. Beecher Lost His Boots.
The following ia in Henry Ward Beecher’s
best vein
The difference between 7 and 8 ia not very
{jreati only a single nnit. And yet that differ
ence has power over a man's whole temper,
convenience, and dignity. Thoa, at Buffalo,
my boots were set out at night to be blacked.
In the morning, no bools were there, though,
all the neighboring rooms had been served, I
rang. I rang twice - “ A pretty hotel—nearly
eight o’clock, going out at nine breakfast to be
eaten and no boots yet." The waiter came,
took my somewhat emphatic order, and left.
Every minute was an hour. It always ia when
you are out of tempter. A man in his stocking
feet, in a third story of a hotel, finds him
self restricted in locomotion. I went to the
[the door, and looked up and down the hall, saw
frowsy chambermaids j saw afar off, the mas
ter of the coal scuttle; saw gentlemen walking
in bright boots, unconscious T)f the privileges
they enjoyed, but did not see any one coming
With my boots. A German servant at length
tame round and ruddy-faced, very kind and
£ood natured, honest and stupid. He informed
(ne that a gentleman had already taken boots
No. 78 (my number.) He would hunt him up;
thought he was breakfasting.' Here was a new
iexation. Who was the man who had taken
my number and gone for my boots? Somebody
had them on, warm and nice, and was enjoying
pis coffee, while I walked up and down, with
jess and Isas patience, w ho had none too much
it first. No servant returned. I rang again,
4nd sent energetic and stocCato messages to the
office. Some water had been spilled on the
fjoor. I stepped in it of course. In winter,
Cold water feels as if it would burn you. Un
packed my valise for new stockings. Time was
speeding. It was quarter past eight; train at
nine, no boots and no breakfast. I slipped on
a pair of sandal rubbers, too large by inches I
for my naked foot, and while I shuffled along i
the hall, they played up and down on my feet.
First, one shot off; that secured, the other
dropped on fhe stairs ; people that I met look
eji as if they thought that I was not well over
last night’s spree. ■ ;
It wus very annoying. Reached (he office
and expressed my mind. First, the clerk rang
(tie bell three times furiously, then ran forth
himself, met the German boots, who had hoots
79 in his hand, narrow and long, thinking:, per
haps, I could wear them. Who knows hot 79
had my boots ? Some curiosity was beginning
to be felt among the bystanders. It was likejy
thpl I should have half the hotel inquiringufter
my boots. I abhor the scene. Retreated to my
ropm. On the way thought I would look at
rohm 77’s hoots. Behold, they were mine
There wasthebroken pull straps; the patch on
thp right side, and the very shape nf my toe—
infallible signs! The fellow had marked them
77Jand not7B. And all this hour’s tumult arose
from just the difference between 7 and 8.
I lost ray hoots, I lost the train, lost my tem
per, and, of course, lost my good manners.
Everybody does that loses temper. But boo 4
on, breakfast served, a cup of (toffee brought
peace and good will. The whole matter took a
ludicrous aspect. ■ I moralized upon that in
firitnity that puts a man’s peace at the mercy of
a IputchmanV chalk. Had he written seventy
eight, I had been a good natured man. looking
nt Niagara Falls in its winter dress. Ho wrote
and I fumed, saw only my own
falls, and spent the day in Buffalo!
Are not most of the pets and rubs of life
such as this ? Few men can afford, to morrow,
to review the things that vexed them yesterday.
We boast of being free, yet every mati permits
the most arrant trifles to rule and ride him. A
man that is vexed and angry turns the worst
part of himself into sight, and exhibits himself
in buffoon’s coat and fool’s camp, and walks
forth to be jeered ! And yet one’s temper does
worse by him than that. And men submit to
it, not once, but often, and sometimes every
day I I wonder whether these sage reflections
will make me patient and quiet the next time
my boots are misplaced ?
Mb. Snipe’s Litanv.—From doctor’s pills,
western chills, and other ills, deliver us.
From want of gold, and wives that scold,
and maidens old, and sharpers "sold," deliver
us.
From Cossack spears, mock auctioneers, and
woman’s tears, deliver us. -
From stinging flies, and greenish eyes, and
baker’s pies, and babies cries, a man that lies,
and cloudy skies, and love that lies, deliver ns.
From bearded females, strong minded wo
men,(tbis won’t jingle,) female lecturers, aijd
all other masculine ladies, deliver ns.
From creaking doors, a wife that snores, con
founded bores, deliver us.
From chronic gripes, and Mrs. Snipes deliv
er us.
. From modest “girls,” with waving curls, and
teeth of pearls, oh ! never mind about deliver
ing us. >
The _Poor Rot.—Don’t be ashamed my lad,
if you have a pitch on your elbow. It speak*
well for yonr industrious mother. For our part
we would rather see a dozen patches on your
Jacket than hear one profane or vulgar word ee
capo'from your lips. No good boy will Shun
yon because yoa cannot dress as well as your
companions. We know of many rich and good
men who were,once poor and friendless hoys;
and if you are poor and upright yon will be
■respected a great peal more than if yon were
the-son of a rich man and addicted to bad
habits. ' ;
THE AGITATOR.
HUGH TQUNG, EDITOR t PROPRIETOR.
WELLSBOEOUGH, PR.,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APR. 23,1862.
THE FEDERAL DISTRICT FREE I
The Capital of the American Republic has
ceased to he a slaveholding eity 1 Slavery is
banished by law from the Federal District, and
none b’ut fugitives from bondage in slflvehold
ing State- cur henceforth be seized therein otij
the charge of having stolen themselves from
Wiiite masters. The Tribune, in speaking upon
this subject, justly says that from this hour the
fact that a human being is black or copper
colored does not, at the metropolis of “ the
freest nation on earth,” constitute a legal pre
sumption that he is somebody’s chattel, who
has no right to his own honest earnings—no
right to his own wife and children—no right to
go at large on God’s footstool without a pass
from his owner. Whatever mischiefs the Slave
holder’s Rebellion may have caused, however
mountainous the woes it has heaped on this
devoted land, we may thank it for the opportu
nity to banish slaveholding from that District
in which it was conspicuously our National
shame, silencing all cavils ns to Northern com
plicity with the giant crime, and causing every
republican in the Old World to blush for the
recreancy of the Model Republic., Thank God
for one wrong redressed—once horning shame
washed away I
And this act of National justice, one done,
ia done forever. The Egyptg, Sixth Wards,
and old Berkses of the Free Stales, are too few
to send sufficient Members to Congress to vote
Slavery back into the Nation’s capital. Some
will for party’s-sake make a shew of objecting
to this act of Emancipation ; but all must feel
that it exalts us as a people in the sight of Hea
ven and of all just men.
One year ago to-dny, ( IprllTTth,) Virginia
seceded from the Union ; and'we printed the
abusive replies of the-dovernori of Kentucky,
North Carolina,and Missouri,to the President’s
request for Militia to put down the rebellion
which pad just bombarded and captured Fort
Sumter. Anderson and his brave band were
on their way to this City ; soldiers were mus
tering in the loyal States for the defense of the
Capital ami the national integrity ; The Herald
had just ceased advocating the adoption by the
Free Slates of the Montgomery Constitution,
thereby installing Jeff. Davis in the White
House, vice Lincoln kicked out; and the Re-
bellion was everywhere mustering its forces
for the seizure of Norfolk, Harper’s Ferry, St.
Louis, and Washington. Since then, we have
lived many years in one, until this day sees
Slavery banished frqm the Capital, and Liberty
there proclaimed the birthright of every human
being. So events march, God overruling and
guiding them to wise am) benignant through
often inscrutable ends. ‘Live the Republic!’’
The following is the Message of the President;
Fellow Citizens of the Senate
and House of Representatives ;
The act entitled “ An act for the release of
certain persons held to service or labor in the
District of Columbia,” bus this day been ap
proved and signed.
I have never doubted the constitutional au
thority of Congress to abolish slavery in this
District, and I have ever desired, to see the
National Capital freed from the institution in
some satisfactory way. Hence there has never
been in my mind any question upon the sub
ject, except the one of inexpediency, arising in
view of all tho circumstances. If there be mat
ters within and without this aot which might
have taken a coarse or shape more satisfactory
to my judgment, I do not attempt to specify
them. lam gratified that the two principles
of o unpensation and colonization are both re
cognized and practically applied to the aot.
■ln the matter of compensation, it is provided
that claims may bo presented within ninety days
from the passage of this act, but not thereafter;
*nd there is no saving for minors, femmes covert,
insane, or absent persons. I presume there is
an omission by mere oversight, nod I recom
mend that it be supplied by an amendatory or
supplement act. Abbahah Lincoln.
Washington, April 16, 1862.
Of the three Commissioners nominated un-,
der the law abolishing Slavery in the Distict of
Columbia, D. B. Qoodloe, is a North Carolinian
by birth, an old contributor to tho National
Era, and at present the Clerk of the Potter In
vestigating Committee j Samuel R. Yenton,
formerly a leading Whig representative from
Ohio, and ie now elapsed as a conservative Re
publican ; and ex-Mayor Berrett. The nomi-
willbe roSwrod to the District .Commit
tee. ' ■ -
les Company.
From H;
CaUPNEAR MaNABSAB JDNCTIOy, 1
VL April 13,1862. J
At laBt we are at tbe deserted stronghold at
Manassas, and nreguitly resting within easy
cannon shot of the terrible fortifications which
have been,held up as such a horrible bug-bear
ever since the reverse we experienced at Bull
Run in July last. After having marched us
nearly here when th > advance was first made
last month, they tuned us to tbe rightabout,
and sent us back tiward Alexandria to the
tune of twenty-five miles a day through a
drenching rain, fur lie purpose'of shipping us
off to some Southern port. There
patiently fur three ir four weeks, hot nary
ship was-there for nr. . I have an idea they
must have been waiting for bad weather, for
soon as it came We r ieeived orders to be ready
for a start, and on the morning oifthe 9th
inst., in the midst of a furious storm of mingled,
rain and bail we slrudk our tents and took up
our line of march to a point on the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad, bbouttwo miles from the
latter place. We knew that we were to go by
rail, and that somewhere about Manassas was
to'bo our destination, So we consoled ourselves
with the thought that covered cars would be
provided for us to prc tect us from the storm.
But with our usual bad luck, there happened to
be a couple of open o' platform cars in the
train, which was to cor vey cur regiment; and
I suppose the “ powers! that be” thought that
Go. E was about as tough ns any of them, ft
was decided that we should occupy tbe open
cars, this caused some grumbling, but as there
is no disobeying military orders the boys put
the best face they could on the matter, and were
driven on like sheep; a lumber of us Were for
tunate enough to get iir,o a poupl© of covered
cars, which, as you can imagine, were already
crowded to suffocation. After some two or
three hours delay in getting the brigade aboard,
the wheezy old engine slat ted. And now the
storm changed to snowjwhv.h fell very. fast.
Imagine if you can the sufferings of the men
who were exposed toils fury upon .the open
cars,with no shelter hut their waiter proof blank
ets, and these were thrown oter the shoulders
like a shawl, only serveq to keep the body dry.
Major Stone, .who, by the way, is one of the
kindest men alive, and Who has a kind of wav
off looking out for the comfort of the men under
his command, seeing their condition, went to
one of the deserted camjps in the vicinity and
brought them a small fjheet iron camp stive,
this served in a minner'tu better their condition
considerably, without it] it seems as if some of
them must have frozen, j 1
The five trains containing the first brigade
under Oy n. Reynolds (I forgot to mention that
only one brigade could go at one time owing to
lack of transportation) got under wav about 11
a. in., and went of at tl 0 terrific rate of about
one mile per hour; and just here allow me to
observe that I have seen and been on what were
considered slow coache i in the railroad line,
but the Orange and Alexandria road can take
ray hat. This must have been the Railroad the
chap referred to when he said they bad to put
the- cow-catcher on behind to keep the-cai
tie from running over file train. Such a pre
caution is not moetsaiy here, just now how
ever, forjudging from |hat I have seen of the
country, the secesh hake not left any cattle
large enough to damage; a railroad to any great
amount. ■ I
The snow kept fillim
weary day, without inn
huddled together around
only an occasional gram
each seemed occupied v
Whitt they were, kind n
agine. It is at such time
hardships and privation!
his thoughts go back to
and warm fireside that
endure, and hattlo, and
country. And.ho com
thought that should he i
of war—of the < heering
him, ahd of thp warm t
ing to have him back o
circle, and he gathers r
thought; bull am stray
wheeze 1 goes the old <
crawl over the weary n
stop for water, until c
gave out entirely, and
off upon aside track to
toiomoup. Wehadac
a distance of 14 miles,
take it, considering we
on the way. In about t«
took us in.tow, and by
morning we were at 3
27 miles from where we
It was a hard trip, bu
hard culd I believe the
effects from the expos;
Reserve marched out .b!
day: I visited Capt. (
the 6th last evening.-am
tired, but otherwise all
In roy next I will tr
cription of this place nr
yet I have examined bi
they were ofthe pooreei
and visit the battle-field
I can pick op anyth!
quarter.
FBOK SOITTI
Otter Island,
Friend Agitator.—K
received Luv few letters
Regiment, I take it for g
from a young and inexpe!
be rejected by the Agitator.
The rekson why so little information has been
given yoa from our battalion is because we
have butjlitde- to write aboutfor we have in
telligent young men, even in our Cotnpnny.who
would not fail to embrace the opportunity of
making themselves popular by writing this
“news.” . Wo are inactive but not idle here—
inactive in a military ptiintof view, because
we have done no fighting with the rebels, which
waS whftfwe left our humps for. They tell us
wo are-a fatigue rcg'uneijt, and roust shovel
and wheel sand, out, hei - , draw, nod drive
spiles, and stujiil. guard, tjwo or three tiipca a
kffidk itfirtea'd ,uf elioutlng’ rpbeli. "** .*■ ' ‘• j
NO. 37.
; all through that long
sjrmisHon, and the boys
c their little stove with
i lie tu break the silence,
irith his own thoughts,
tader, you can well im
ss, when exposed to the’
n of a soldiers life, that
i the comfortable home
he has left, to go and
t piaybap, die for his
brts himself with the
(scipefrom the dangers
welcome which awaits
neans which are yearn-
the family
’ewi strength from the
1 ing. Wheeze ! wheeze !
engine, and we slowly
? lies with an occasional i
lark, when our engine
the train is switched
wait for another engine
tomplished by th : s time
Pretty good time, I'
were only seven boar*
to hours another engine
three o’clock the next
i’anassas, n distance of
i started the day before.
• beyond an occasional
soys experienced no ill
ore. The rest of the
ibre and arrived yestcr-
Barl’s Company (H) of
a found the boys pretty
well.
r aud give, you a des
d its fortifications; as
ht a few-of them, and
kind. I will plan try
at Bull Run and see if
g interesting in that
■ Sober Boy,
[ CAEOLIWA.
3. C., April 3,1552.
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Poster;, Handbills, Bill-Heads/Letter-Heads sndsll
kinds of-Jobbing done in country establishments, ri.
eouted neatly and promptly. Justices’, Constable's,
and other BLANKS constantly on hand.
Our Fort is about lt is surround
ed by a row of pallisndes, which will make it
formidable against a stormingpaj-ty. If lam
not mistaken, it will cost many bard blows be- I
fore Fort Drayton surrenders jto Jeff. Davis’s
soldiers. Sbe mounts five heavy guns, inclu
ding one 64-pounder, defending the most im
portant point. The Rhode Island Company
encamped here are the artillerist*. They are
commanded by Capt. Strabam, a brave, expe
rienced officer. They are all good blood, most
ly Irish. TVe have but little fear of an attack
from the rebels, yet should the enemy be per
mitted to escape from Charleston or Savannah
when the attack is made there, it'is not impos
sible thatold Tatnall will attempt to escape
this #ay. Should that be the case, the efficiency
of our-cannon will be tested-rusing. thb old
traitor’s fleet for a target. The (Dale is still
bere.but is expected'to. be towed in} a few days.
Occasionally a steamer Visits us. jOn the lltii
of March the steamer Honduras arrived, here,
bringing Col. Welah, with twenty dr thirty new
recruits for his Regiment. They also brought
us each a'gum blanket as a present from the
State of Pennsylvania. They, were very ac
ceptable, coming ias the they did, in the midst,
of the rainy season. The Colonel bad been
home on a furlough to recruit his health. Ha
stilljlooks pale and feeble,bpt is fast improving.
On the 17th of March he resumed command
here, sent Lieut. Colonel Beaver to the
other part of the Regiment. Coloiel Welsh is
a gentleman in every sense of the word-—he is
kind to his men, who would follow; him to the
cannon’s mouth, should be command them to
it. On tho Ist of April the stdamei Boston ar
rived, laden with provisions for the soldiers—
next morning she steamed away, leaving us
as lonesome ns ever.
You have all probably heard of the disaster
which befel our boys on the 13th ult., which
resulted in the death of Capt. Ramho, of Co.
K, and on his corporals, and wound ng five pri
vates of his company, one of whom has since
did ; one other is not expected to recover, the
rest are doing well, The way of it was as fol
lows : Wednesday morning, April 12th, Capt.
Whitney, Scheffelin and Ramho, wi h a part of
their command, about 100 men, started to cap
ture some rebel pickets on main land, in order
to accomplish their design, the companies di
vided and were to come, together fit a-certain
point and, surround tho rebels. By some mis
hap they came together sooner than they
expected, and mistook each other for the enemy.
Captain Scheffelin commanded our party and
Capt. Ramho the other, accompanied by Lieut.
Col. Beaver. Tho hour was 4a. m.; it was
dark and foggy. ; As they approached -each
other Capt. Scheffelin halted Captain Ramho,
naturally supposing, him to be the j looked, for
foe. ’ Tho challenge was not answered—imme
diately a volley of musketry was poured into
the ranks of the unfortunate Ramho. The fire
was returned, but did no other injury than
slightly wounding a private of company H in
the leg. It was. an unfortunate affair, and it is
not known on whom the blame will rest. It
will sorely not be on the privates. Capt.'
Whitney did not participate in the fray, ho
being left to command the reserve. Tho
party returned disheartened, having accom
plished nothing. We are kept ignorant of what
our future movements will be; we often get
marching orders but seldom march any further
than up the beach. Last Saturday [we expect
ed a steamer in to take us to re-enfdrceColonel
White of the 55th P. V., who, it ijs said has'
been driven in by the rebels, with the loss
of four killed andjten or twelve wounded. He
is stationed on Edisfe Island, aboht 40 miles
from Charleston. We did not go als it was re
ported ; he had, obtained relief from another
source.
The weather has so far been warm and plea
sant with occasionally a cold or i a thunder
showerl Otter Island is a sandy, barren place,
six or seven miles in oiroutoferened. There is
constantly a gentle seabreeze, which sometimes
increases to a furious gale, almost tearing our
tents from their foundation. The climate is
healthy, and but for the fleas and ginats, would
be quite pleasant. ! Many improvements batre,
been made on it,such as building a Commissary, i
guard house and hospital, &c. lam sorry to
say we have lost our Adjutant. Ete has been
promoted to a Captaincy in Co. F. He is on
accomplished officer, and is admilred by all.'
The war news are indeed cheering, Peace is*
beginning to dawnlupon our land. The dark"'
clouds of war which have been gathering for
years are being driven away, anl I cannot
but think that ere- another year haa rolled
around, the pure sunlight of prosperity anri
glory will again shed its cheering beams upon
our once beautiful country. Victory at tewin'
us everywhere. The retreating foe is being
surrounded by our victorious army, and ere
lung the rebel army will be either captured or
annihilated. Hurrah for Old AbeJ
Charleetoi
Before thedays ofCbloroform therewaaaqua.k
who advertised tooth-drawing without pain. The
patient was placed in a chair, and | the instru
ment applied to his tooth with! a wrench,
followed by a roar from the unpleasantly sur
prised sufferer. * Stop/ cried the dentist,
“ compose yourself. I told you I would give
you no pain, but I only gave yon that twinge
as a specimen,to show you Cartwright’s method
of operating!” Agajn the instrument was
applied—another tug and another roar. *-• Now
don’t be impatient. That is Dumerge’s way.
Be seated and calm will soon jbe sensible
of the superiority .of my method.?’ Another
application—another tug and roar, 11 Now,
pray he quiet ;'that i* Parkinson’s! mode, and
you don’t like it,.and no wonder!" By this
time the tooth hung by a thread; add whipping
it out, the operator esultingly 1 exclaimed :
“That is my mode! Of tooth-drawing without
pain, and you aro how enabled to j compare it
with the operations of Cartwright, Du merge and
Parkinson.” I
An Irishman‘said when holding a hog by
the tail, “faith and he sings well; but ils the
'botheration of 'him to‘turn the tuneL”
The best ornament of a country is the. sight
of creatures siloing their existence; ’•" *
Rakces.