The agitator. (Wellsborough, Tioga County, Pa.) 1854-1865, May 21, 1862, Image 1

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■ .DIAVID H^T.
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April 12, 1860.
o. c. C. CAaPELL, n L ;||
I' biRS'ER AVD ~
SnWo' rp&r 'if the. POetS&ce, Kvfrjl Mg In
inline will be .dbno as
it,dons io t[io city saloons - PreMr»Uppi„ ter*
L.iaß*aff,.'aßi
I™; flair itmT whiskers dyeiahy tfolor, - <|Uj»nd
t U3b0r9,.50pt.,22,1869.' ' j'..;F'
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3published nt Coming, Steuben Co., N. Y< 4>gne
Dpitr nod Fifty. Canto Jper iLdTafli e 4The
nilia Republican in politics, ana asp
jttichin* into every part of SteqbenjCaifcty^—;
**w<mi Of
d&iadjoining counties will find itan eicoLfecjad*
rtainf medium. Address as>above.' ! ip'
MLtSBORO'BOTEiL , V
WELLSBOBOUGH, PA. J?
IHRR, - ” PROPriRfPK.
(Formerly of i\e United StatetjßoteL) * ’
tori weed a«4 fiqptflar IlbWe,
to tie patronage of lb, public. IV itb al tcTilivr
iiblijing waitera, together with the Prop ;10tor’f
ptitdjo of the business, he h'6pes to; mafceat tessfaj
lias who atop with Tsm both! pleaaftjtikni
foie. . ; ‘ ; i;i
IKltboro, May 31, . ' ■ i ; : . j|,;
E. B. BENEDICT, M.
tOCDD* infetiri the public that he is perms Spitl
I located in Elkland Boro, Tioga Co. PH., sin
Kted by thirty yours’ experience, *0 treat jiVjjttTs
nt the eyes and their appendages on sdieijtSfi,
ejlii, and that he can cure without Tafi.stha
ifiil disease, called Si. Vitus’ Dance,,
BThr.jjnijfcwgl tasiy«£ i
thiol Physic and Surgery. • i ,fr.
Hind Pore. Angost 8, 1860. . ] ■
ELLSBORO GYMNASI D>L—.Thi«
,Qk’t&n
nnMe beaUnfal exercise and'muscular develop
t; Members have access to the liall at sit hour*
iidij, Tbo dues are SO cents per month, to
its ■ f \**:.> *! r**
Wliboro, March 6,18C2. j *,
TROY ACAfIiMY, il
SOY, BBADFOBD • CO., VJ *f% .
s. COWDKET. A. 8, f -. - Priaclj|a,
WITH COMPETE AT- XSStSTAHT& ' ;
. ! |
Var. Term begins Ee b, .2 s tb, —Ends MnjLlptK;.
§^wv>hn'
« « Sepl. 9lh,— " Kov.SS-UUi
filter “ “ Dec. 2d. i T -1
W-b.instrnctionl giTeij 1 . i»; 'Coraxapn an,d
ft English Branches, Classics and Modern
I ft Students fitted to enter tbo beat
Tuition, $2 to $6. ' # .iy
wd rooms for those Vbo may desire board
®*bes, can be procured at low rates, In tit® iin
ptenciniiy of the Academy.' ! | ]•
or other inforeißtion/Jsddrws .y ,]
, ’ S. G. COWfc&EY, ?n » « •!*)
“Vi v T iD. 30^1862.-lf.' ! i 5
BLACKSMITHIWCI • -
wishes to announce to lis
ttr Customers in Sullivan and jj-bhl
his; cipbarra|sftJ?nti i£T fife
r l5 they will find him at his shop in M&instSW?
*|ooicew stock of drop and
ibern on reasonable terms. tf. A. \
1862.-6U
i-p rzj
. ..C OR NIN Grl ' ....
JrEDrCIKES . '■ £ 1'- 1 - -‘ji
“BIS ASD OILS, i •» i. I
H'JSOOW.aMSS,' V
on,
ALCOHOL/ .
BOtlfeS; AND STAtIONI..
'■;f Morale by h '
W. D. X£RBELL> ,-'i ’*
Merchinta supplied with tbeso
f K£\v YORKiPBICES. |
Feb, 26, 1862. *] ]' ' ‘ *
. .3® 1L Llft £ R y.• ' . y |
,8s - «• w. 3tts<&RiivA'i& s
- f
her ' ; f,
!ew Spring Ctoods,
•‘•Vaj dejeription ofr .j s; ' f|-
wh and American millinery, j
ieU st wtoUtefe sad retail forCASM
Jpeciaj Ihdncomentt %■'
Good*' snd Pjtt*tojj*jTu^
iWViliicc?
. . j
“a 24 Bleeckat Street, New York,
1 W-sJ 8 * Waler 6,r '
jg. l 'iWWt
■ JEROME SMITH
HaaLnoW- Sa hablVa fug*- abdeitenriva itock of
DRY GOODS, ,•
- ; HATS, ft CAPS. ' ’
•' V.... ; .. ■ i'doTs* shoes, ;,
GROCERIES,
READY-’MICE GIOTBISG,
• ; - . HARDWAEE. GLASSWARE
WOODENWARE, At;, !
whielv 3« ever
hrougntintotnis county, aba will be sold at prices
that Hast |l¥*%n<lH tatlentcttaa.' AhdXwould in 4
rite purchasers, generally; to'-oall ibid easinine »y
atsortmenmt,.,
Block and Figured BressSihts; 1
’Worsted Gcdds.jferrnoeS, r
; -iadJest tliotb, Opera Flannels, -
Long and Square Shawls, >;■„
. r.i BIBk AA.Fi guHd Belaines,
u' u . » n 4 C*|simer»s r *o., *f.,
Andin faoitbft best assortment of ... .1
--- H ADISS' BSBS6 «00*DS '
■•eV* Tnigr Wia bounty. ’' X lav* ilia a. large
>'stock of *” ! "
DOMESTIC <36068,:
CLOTHS & CAgS MERES, :
' FULL CLOTH.
‘ TWEEDS;4KENTUCKTJEANS,
■ PorcharawJr til find thht tbe.fiUce toboygood goods
W d.U,V p ri 9 os, to at,tbe . sMMk
Wellsboro, April 23, 1842. "" i
■ ‘j.'Bl; SMITH-,
| | AStamoved to tbe New Store on
IWai'Hct Sired, CnriUng,
Fjirst door east .of Bangariord’s Bank, and direct!?
oJposite tbe
Blckmson House,
where he is now recnivio&'and wiaoopstantly keep
nnhanda Holland , ■=,
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT,
OF FANOV ANDST'APLE Mlt GOODS,!
HOOTS; AND SHOES, '
' FAMILY GROCERIES,, io.,
which will be Sold at the Lowest Prices for
Ready Pay Only.
H* nils good Prints for ...Iflots.
Memmaca.
Dcnicqs , ........... 12Je,
Heavy Sheetings.
Fine Bleached Muslin..,..
and other goods eqlihUy low.
The citiiens of TIOGA COCKTY
VISITING CORNING. :
nro cordially invitee) to . .
Give Him a Call.
Corning, April 23, 1362 i - ■ *
Insurance Agency.
THE Insurance Company of North America have
appointed the undersigned an agent 'for Tioga
County' and_viciniiy. _ ,
As ibe high character and standing of this Com
pany give the assurance of full protection to owners
of property against the hazard of tire, 1 solicit-with
confidence a liberal share of the business of the
county. This Company was incorporated in 1794.
I,ts capital and its. assets in 1861 as per
staf (iment' Ut Jan. of that year was $1254,719 81.
.CHARLES PLATT, ....—.Secretary.
ARTHUR S. C0FF1N,...;...... /.PwAdeat
Office’of ibe Compaay 232 Walhst Street,
Philadelphia)
WHi.Uncliter, Central Agent, Bar
riabare, Pa.
JOHJI W. GUEKItSGf,
Aueiil Xor Tioga County, Pa,
April ?, 1882. ■-
HOME FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
-v-*; ’ ■ur. *• - ’’
NEW YOR K;
■ CAPITAL, 81,000,000.
Home Fire Insurance Company
Uf I
NE W HA TEN, CONNBCTIC VT;
CAPITAL, $200,000.
' These Companies hare complied withthe State law.
Applications for Insurance received by
CHARLES.L. SIEMENS,
, ' - TVellsboro Tioga County, Penna.
Wellsboro, Jan. 15,1862.
< War! War for tile Union!
THE andersigned would respectfully inform his
bid.friends, customers, and the public generally,
that be bus opened a
CABINET AND CHAIR SHOP
on WaimStreet, opposite H. W. Dartfa Wagon SI)op,
where be (mends to keep constantly on band a gene
ral aisbrtment of
Cabinet Ware,
made of the best materials, and by thb best.workmen.
Also’Coffins made to order, atid as cjeap as can be
procures elsewhere, accompanied with a hearse* r
AlsirObalra of'every Variety from the BEST down
to the CHEAPEST;to
gait Purchasers.
Also Turning of all kinds done to ordoc-and to suit
• The undersigned having bad many years experi
ence, both in France and in this country, /eels confi
dent that be cannot be excelled in either oT the above
branches of, mechanism—and further would recom-.
mend the public to
CALL AND EXAMINE
his workmanship and prices before purchasing else
where. JACOB STICKiJN.
Wellaboro,- March 19.18f,2.
JT. W, BAILEV & CO.,
:at tub
UNION STORK,
Wells Sos o,
Are bpVniDga'll«e ; Stbck of ..
■ ''' ‘ V GQQE)S.
JiUiLbougfit At '.".PX'NIO PRICES," and will be sold
FOR CASH, at a JUtle ABOVE COSTy »f*possibl
everybody
Call and see. the NewCoods and Prices.'
'P. S. AU persons having unsettled ftocOHnt* on ptfr
Books, are requested to settle the ssitne by Cub or
Note, immediately, as we intend to sell on thepoy
Amo* svitem.'tnitn farther advices from the seat of
V■ r , , J. W. CAILEYACO,
. IFellshoro, July 31,356 J. 1
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'»TI- ■ .- ■ ■!. ( , e . ,
CUSTOMERS.
THE ENCMANTEO ISLAND.
■ A wpp4siTql «6«tSi,iB fhe.riyfr of time,
A»Urpß»:ftroagh tbeteslro of tears,.
Wfth'a fsulfleas rhythm, and a musical rhjias, '
Abila'broader sweop.and a surge sublime,
Aod blehdsnith tho ocean of.years.
ThefeVa magical isle up the river Time,
: , Whore tho softest of- airs are ploying,
There's a cloudless sky, aDd.a.tropioal clime,,
- And.asppsaa eweet as a vesper chime;. ,
, And tho,June's wilt the rosea are’staying.’
' . And,tjbe name of,the, isle “ -
. -And ye borj our there; .'' ’ •
There aVe'brows of beimtyi arff boedmi of new;
There are heaps of dust, bat ire laveAtfaem so I t
' . TBete art trinkets, and tiesses of bair,
• There are fragments of -songs that nobody sings,
■ And a part of as iniaht’s prayer;.
L: : There’e a lnte a harp without strings;
Thare are broken y.owa and pieces of rings, •
And the garments‘she need to Wear.
There ara.hands that ary waypd whan thefairy shore
By the tafrege >♦ Ufted in airi , ■ ,
Andbeteepmatimes bear Ihrongb ib* turbulent roar.
Sweat voicee :wab«ard.ip the.days gone before,,
When the wind down the river waifair. ,
Oh - ! remembered for aiys’ls the blessed tale;
AUo& e . dsjS-of. lifej hH night! ,
Aiid when evoning comes, with ita.c’esntiful ,smile,
And oar eyes are eluting to slumber awhile,-'
May th»t “GreeowouiJ'’pf soul bo in sight.
A FUGITIVE’S tTIJUGEANCB,
. »r iucrk-vEAT WAMuntßai.
“Look at roe !"
The speaker threw up bis brawny arms, in
the broad sunlight'of thedajvand a grim smile
passed over his features. He stood amid a few
scores of (be United States soldiers, oh the
north bank of the Potomac, where he had just
landed, after swimming a river atths close of
a running fight, with a dozen of niorp Virginia
dragoons. One of his eyes had been closed by
a heavy blow across hfis forehead wiih-the butt
of a pistol, and his massive ’chest' was bleeding'
where a bullet had ploughed along the skin,
glancing from his ribs, - , .
“Yes," he repeated ; to the brave men who bad
been wateßfng bis escape, “look at me I" Do
I appear to'-you rt traitor, a coward ora vidian?
AU these names have been bestowed upon me
because I wnuld not enlist among traitors.—
Look there!"
lie pointed to the shores of a little creek ex
tending from the Potomac a tnile or two in; the
“saered serif,’' to a range of-low huildlngs.from
1 which a dull smoke was issuing.
“There wee .my home,” he continued, heat
ing his breast "iti awild burst of grief. “There
my w ife was stretched dead bn the three! o'd
by a bullet intended for me; there ray only boy
has been shot by the minions of_J>etoher. For
more than a hundred years my ancestors and
family hsv* dwelt in peace upon that spot, end
there does not lire the man, end never has,he<n
seen the roan, who can say that £he Boyds bare
.wronged or defrauded him in any way or man
ner. And now see what these devils have
done f”
Thn strong man’s head sank forward upon
his breast, and he sobbed aloud with a grief
terrible to witness..
‘•Do not mourn bo, Mr. Boyd,” said Captain.
Hart, in &• kindly tone, while ninny nn eye
moisteried among the observers and listeners
“Yon have escaped with your life—you are fa
miliar with the country in your vicinity—know
who your oppressors are, and can command a
sufficient.number of brave men hers to take
ample vengeance. •
The fugitive grasped the Captain’s band cho
king down his sobs,
‘•Yes,, vengeance is the word!” ho exclaimed,
•hoskiiy—*’l #iU live fur.revehge." .
lie remained motionless, watching the move
ments of the Virginia troops across the river
as they retreated in the direction of the fogitive
patriot's burning homestead. With the aid of
a field te’eseope, handed him by Captain Hart,
he watched them till they had disappeared be
hind some trees shading the road which wound
along the shores of the creek.
“Do yon wish to' return -instantly," asked
Captain Hurt, "at the head of soma of our
brave fellows ?”
“Not now, thank yon. I would-not care for
a plan of vengeance which should sacrifice any
of yOur men. I must have time to think.”
“And to have your wound attended to,” re
joined the Captain. “You narrowly escaped
the wretches. I was never more agonized 1 in
my life "than in watching yonr running fight,
und yourswim, amid their' bullets, and would
have given ten years of my life for a good field
piece. Unhappily, all of our troops on the
Potomac have been short of batteries, and that
is why I could not cover your flight any bet
ter.” :
Thug saying, Captain Hart conducted the fu
gitive to his tent, and called in the surgeon to
attend to his injuries, and providerefreahments.
Mr Boyd was now able to master his emotion,
but no one but the 'Judge of all hearts knew
what bitter sorrow raged in his breast. To lose
his beloved wife and only son at one blow,.was
indeed a terrible bereavement.
During all the remainder of the day the fu
gitive remained in the Captain’s tent, waiting
fur the night to come to lend her mantle to aid
the plan of vengeance he had formed. When
nil was still in the Union camp, save the watch
ful platoon.of picked men, with
Captain Hart and Mr. B«yd at their bend, si
lently descended to the bank, and- crossed the
river in a-boat which was in waiting, not a
sound louder than the ripling of the current
being heard until a landing was effected on the
Virginia short. Here a brief halt wnsothted.
‘•Jv’g lucky that ths moon is obscured ut'this
moment,” whispered Mr. Boyd. “I do-not be
lieve our movements have been teen, although
a sentry or two are probably oh the watch here
about. There is a little dell up here, a hun
dred’rode or so distant, where' yoo can remain
ooeitiledin safety, While I reconnoitre a little,
seeking where they are encamped or quar
tered."
Be led the way to’ the spot mentioned, the
entire bd3y.moved as noiselessly ns possible—
and then Mr. Boyd arranged a signal with
Captain Hart,- and set out on bis scout. He;
Was gone -longer than he especied—nearly two,
seemed an age to the : impatient
soldiers'; hut he ■finally returned, With -Bup
presifd gratiScation in bis tones.tmdan eager
BtepJ- • ’
• -'lhave found thfro," he exclaimed aiohd.—
“They are quartered at the Widuw’Crosby’s
farm,, pot a quarter of a mile from my late
bcnw." , i j ... . ......
• ’The, particulars of the.assault was arranged,
the main point bieiricr soldiers should
leave Mr. Bojd fo deal l with the enemy untilho
should demand assistance,- he havingeipressed
tbc opiniun that he could cut them, off one by
ohe,jtrtheir sleep. , , ,
" “1 do not want-them 'to whke'tbis side of
hell,* he said; with a sternness, ns the frrit Of
hie murdered vrifeseemed to appear before hie
exouedvision, ; “Death to,every -one of them !
She.fhall be terribly avenged."
-•fid 'Ted the way down to the bank.of the
creel; end 'along the road which led to the little
vilUge, of which be bad eo Idng been one of
■ theprinotpal citizens. -Not aword was spoken,
.except an. Occasional Wbiaperedcummumoation
between, Captain Hart and the avenger,,or a
brief intjination. from the.commapder to bis
men respecting the route. The darkness of the
was 'favorable to the! expedient, ‘Thus
-moving. With the proWndeetseoresy, thepardy
wafspon in the immediate vicinityoftbe farm
hoßsp where ahe murderous'troopers.bad quar
tered themselves for the .night. ,
“Are we mustibere? ’ finally asked Captain
a whisper.- .
“Within twenty rods -remain where you sffb
for armoinent, until I give the ,signal;"
~ And pt the same instpnt the rattle of a mat
ket wiw heard, and.a rharp voice shouted:
*-WVi‘o goes tliere •
“Tho sentry,” muttered Captain Hurt'.'
TheTugitive patriot'bounded away like-an'
arriiw in the,direction of the challenge/ drnw
'Pg aihepvy-kiiife frum his bosom. A mothent
of .anxious suspense followed; pope q single
groan wile heard, and then all was still.
Mf; Bay'd soon came back'.
“A soldier coming to relieve the other sentf
-6eLi l‘« fixed fiirii."
- - “And (be other one.”
“1 fixed him when 1 was reoonnoi taring ah
hour ago. Wait still another moment, until
you bear my signals." And again he was
£on*-
; Captain Hartabd'his men remained perfectly
motionless a‘few moments, listening-fur any
euond that torght.indicate the movement of the
avehger. A light wag soon seen Bickering in
the direction whore the house occupied by the
troopers was supposed to ■be situated, and the
next instant a huge flame shot suddenly Into
the sky, while the signal of Mr. Boyd was
heard.- . . j -
“Take them, lioys, on the wing as they come
out Of "the house*,” commanded. Captain flnrt,
as the building tjfaa brought in .bold relief to
their view by flames from the hug? pile of
'brushwood gathered in the neighboring swamp
for euommer fuej, and which the avenger had
set on fire. “Thjoife, now is your time! Fire I”
A half ft dozen troopers fell dead at the dis
charge followingjthe command, iis they rushed
out from the piazza in the full glarge of the
flames, Mr. Bnyd re-appenred from the house,
falling upon the two survivors,' and stretching
them both dead on the ground with a few rapid
blows. i '
“The wdrk is accomplished,” he exclaimed;
as the soldiers. adVupcea towards him. “The
last of them is here—the very fellow,'" he adr
ded, glancing at the dead man, who shot thy
wife. We ore terribly avenged.”
A window in the cottage was raised at this
juncture, arid'ati elderly lady, the Widow Cros
by looked forth upon the scene;
• “.You have shocked me sufficiently, you'wick
ed men*,” she-said In a mild tone of satisfaction,
“und I trust‘ho jdisagreeable "sight will-meet
ray eyes in'the htohning.” ■ ,
Captain Hart and Mr. Boyd understood her,
and at once proceeded to remove the Bodies of
the troopers to the shore of the erect, where
they were immediately buried. All traces of
bloodshed were removed from the premises, ns
far as possible, hnid, the widow was left to re
pose.
“I have now squared accounts with them,”
observed Mr, Boy|i, “and will commence a reg
ular service fur the War, Captain, in your ranks
to-morrow. The remainder of the night I will
pass at the ruins of my late home, looking af
ter my dead.”
He shook the hand of the Captain, and re
tired, amid the murmurs of from
the men, soon being lost to .their view as-.they
retreated to the spot where they had crossed
the river, Ud wna .not long in reaching the
still smouldering liiins of his house and out
buildings, where lie instituted a search for the
remains of his wife and sun, but in vain, lie
wits quite in despair, and was ’ mourning them
as only a father can mourn his loved ones, when
a form was seen approaching cautiously through
the gloom. “TVhJi is there?” the unknown
soun.detnanded. . j
■‘William-Boyd.”
Tbo man uttered a cry of surprise and de
light, and drew near, making himself known.
Jle was an old .frifnd and neighbor, and had
taken care of .Mr. Boyd’s dead, bearing their
bodies to his o.wn Souse, where they then were..
The avenger lisierifd to these announcements,
and soon became cjtlm.
> ‘rl can never be a man again," he said, ;‘bnt
it is some satiefuciion to know that they are
avenged,” And he; recounted; ibe tragedy -of
the night to bis listener's great joy.
“Come,” guid tb^-.neighhor, at last, “we had
better bury to-night, for you must be
gway from here.be|hre daylight."
Hr. Boyd accompanied the kind-hearted and
sympathizing neighbor to his house. We heed
not dwell upon the'lonely burial that followed.
The mother and sop, each the pride of the oth
er, and of lie bereaved father and husband, i
were, buried in one igrave, rudely made by those
two Stern-faced men, beneath the dim light of
the waning moon. ■ At last the sad offices were
finished, and thetato men turned away.
“I have now nothing to do hut to devote my
life to the service. county,” said Bpyd.**-
“Hencef'tth I shuH do what I can to prevent
tbe dccead ints of more fortunate families than
mino from suffering these miseries.”
“And ! will .Jain jyou” said tus coropaniori,
quickly. “There 1* t»o safety here. I will re-
more my family to Pennsylvania, forthwith,
and we will fight together 1”
The next’day these resolves were carried bnt,
the Virginia patriot joining Mr. Boyd at Cap
tain Haft’s camp; and the brave men are now
rendering important services in the column of
General McClellan. I
Two Celebrated Ides.
The last summary of foreign news contains
the brief announcement of the death of Prince
Windisohgrffitz—or the j Prince Alfred Von
WindiscK Gr®ti—the celebrated Austrian Gen
era), and Count Charles Robert fie Nesselrode,
the great Russian statesman. Neither of them
can be mourned iothia country, but each has
been a prominent actor id the, field of'Europe
an hwtijry.
Winqipchgrtstz was a descendant, on the
materniil side, of "Wallenstein, and was born at
Brussels; May 11th,1787, so that he was sev
erity five years of age. He was a soldier ail
-his life, and nothing-else, fur be has never been
.a. statesman, tior has he shown anything like
statesmanlike qualities. He was. proud of bis
Tin.cagp, an aristocrat, in every fibre, a rigid
disciplinarian, and a hearty detester Of every
thing that acknowledged anything like popular
rights. . He entered :tbe army in 1804,-distin
guished hiniself at the battle of LeipeigrNoy
.es, and. JPere-ohampennise, In 1826 he was
made a Major General ana in 1833 General of
Division.' He is well remembered for the part
he ; took t iri the events of 1848-9, When the
Austeqin Empire iftjmoat. gave wajt before the
rising of; the people in all [the provinces. Jel
laclich; Jhad failed to suppress the Hungarian
insurrection ; so Wjndisehgrtet* took the chief
command of' the army j fmniCarded Prague,
and Vienrinr and estftblishcd a reign' hf terror
''wherever' he could place rtti 1 army. Then he
•nifroh'ed in the beginning of 1849. from Vienna
to Pesth,!^-,,defeated, the Hungarians; at Mohr,
ftpd, expected to repress • re volution every
where. if Rut the Hungarians rallied and he was,
compelled to retire. lie'lost caste with the
Guvertudent and was superceded in his com
mand. Hor has he sines been in any impor
tant position, though he has retained the rank
of Field Marshal, conferred on brut in 1848,
and con)mander-in-cliief of nil the Austrian
troops outside uf Italy, He will be 'remem
bered for his cruelties, his bombardments uf
cities and towns, his murder uf Robert Blum,
and many other atrocities. He has died jdat
ut the moment when reforms of a most liberal
kind are: being established in Austria,' his
death being coincident with that of the abso
lutism of which he has always been the most
striking type. Windiseb-Grtßiz was married
in 1817 to the Princeai Eleonora, of Schwartz
enburg, by whom be hud several sons and
daughters,.his oldest son being Prince Alfred,
born in 1819. '
Count Ne-selrods was born December 14th,
1780; at Lisbon, where his father was the Rus
sian nuibnssadur.-T—llis family was of noble
Saxon origin. He began life os a soldier, hut
abandoned the. career of arms for that of di
plomacy in 1802. In JSO7, he was made am
bassador to Paris, where he rendered his Gov
ernment Signal service by revealling the secret
preparations for war . made by the Etdperor
Napoleon. Going home he was attached to the
Chancellorship of States -and -the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.—Through the two r-igns of
Alexander I. and Nicholas be conducted the
foreign nffairsiif Russia with eminent'ability,
and there is hot nn important event in the his
tory of his country, during that period, with
which his name is not associated. From 1813
to.lSSS.hei was Chancellor of Slate and Minis
ter of-Foreign Affairs. On the-accession of
Alcxahderj 11., he resigned the latter portfolio,
and .has retained only the office of-Chancellor
of State. »lllis German origin, made him sym
pathize with the German parly in Russia a
gainst which was pitted the reactionary party
of Old Russia, of which Prince’ Mentschikuff is
a permanent Wader. Nesselrode has favored
reforms, did what ho could tonvoid the war of
1354—5, and was hiffuential in bringing about
the Congress of Paris by which peace was es
tablished. ; Ills great age—over eighty-two—
has prevented him from taking an active part
in public affairs recently ; but he'will always
be remembered as one of the ablest statesmen
of Europe, and one of the most valuable offi
cers of the Russian Government.— BulUten.
“Secesh, Massa. all Secesh.”—A newspa
per correspondent visiting Alexandria, was pi
loted through the town by a-negro, with whom
.the following conversation occurred;
, “How db the white folks stand here, uncle,—
Cnion or sCcesh?”
“Secesh, jnassa, ail secesh.”
• “You doh’t say! Why, I supposed other
wise, I thought that the secessionists had left
town.”
; “Some of ’em -has, but they’re- all -gecesh
wlist’s bere nmv, that’i tbs sartain thing., But
they keep awful still, I tell you. It the sol
diers warn’t. hare, ,they’d talk right out, too.
Day’s deceivers. Don’t tell me 1 Law 1 don’t
1 If now ’em 7 these white ?”
•“Well, hoW about your color ? Are you all
eecesh; too?’’ i
“No, ear ! I bet we aintl’
■ “Will the. colored people help their mas
ters i
“Nary time. What we wants is to get off!
Wo know what’s gwin on. I Darkey not so
hliiol as white folks think. ;
. •■But some of tha slaves say. they’ll go for
their masters/’
“Darkey talks to suit hie master—don’t like
to be strung up, bo dim’t! "Darkey say any
thing—depends on who he talks to.”
This wus gut off with great glee, and was
man.lastly considered a huge piece'of philos
ophy and- strategy. i
j "Who own* you?”
I '’Mrs.—She’a in Baltimore— regular se*
I cedi—»u I’tnj contraband, you see.’-'
I "Then your mistress don't get your wages
'now.” . 1 .
"Nary tirne. Uncle Joe pockets hts own
earnings now—fact is, Undo: Joe belongs to
! himsdf amt) the Lord. now. Ko. -use,talking,
VJRlooXijV(»>pi4;i«.o't -Wh*t timea
'time#.”
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ME. CAMEBOIT*S VUSDIOATIOir.
ms review or bis was adhujisteatios.
A number of, .the’friends of er-Secretary
Cameron invited hira to accept s public!dinner
at Harrisburg, on Saturday evening, prior tj> ■
bis departure for Russia. May6r
sided at the banquet. Mr. Cameron improve® 1
the occasion by entering into an! elaborate vin
dication 'of his course as Secretary of War,
He declared that be took Lis seat in Mr. Lin
coln's Cabinet against bi« own judgment,-with
out consulting bis taste for the position, and, ip
fact, against bis. owndeterminution, and that
.he resigned bis post when be thought bis ’ mia
eion was ended, in organizing, Equipping'and
supplying, under the most adverse circumstanr
ces, a larger army than bad ever been raised at
any period of human history He added:
“ When I did accept the place it was with
the perfect understanding between Mr. Lincolp
end myself tbat’whenevcr I thought proper to
resign I should be privileged to do so; and
when a vacancy occurred in the appointment
to Russia, he offered me' the. post, and I .was
glad to accept it. Why, gentlemen, I toiled, in
that department as no man ever toiled before';
I have told you that in my younger years I
worked fur twenty hours ogtof twenty-four for
successive (booths; but that labor was nothing
in comparison with the overpowering toil which
I underwent at Washington. To say nothing
of the extraordinary necessities o{T the depart
ment, arising from an unforseen nnd threaten
ing national emergency, the doors of my pri
vate dwelling, were besieged, from daylight to
tlie latest hourtof the night. The department
was surrounded on all hands and | aboil hour*.
Certain members of Congress, Who figured*
the vote of censure, wire- ever besieging my
doors, and often.patiently waiting for honra-ty
catch a part of the drippings from the War De
partment ..
- “ Meanwhile! managed the delicate and try*
trig affairs of my eitootiob-#« wisely as -I Jcn'ei*
buw. Of course I cormnitted some errors, but
I did not commit the wrong with which lam
charged in the regulation of Congress. I sol*
emnly.assert that neither in motijre nor deed
can I be justly chargeable with the commission
of any .wrong iq thsbadministration of tfaostf
affaiife, and 1 am proud to say here in renew!
ing my official'conduct, I see. .noijaot whiolrj
would not repeat under the same cvrcnmetanoest
Upon my appointment to the position, I found
the department desolate of all the means of'
defence, without guns; and with little prospect
of purchasing the material of ' I found
the natiop without an army, and I found
scarcely a man throughout the whole War De
partment in whom I could put' my' trust. '
Adjutant General deserted. The Quartermas
ter General ran off. -The Commissary General
was upon bis de.ith-bed. More than half the
clerks were disloyal. I remember that upon
one occasion General Scott came to me op par
rently iVgreat mental tribulation. Said be, ‘f
have spent the most misemble day of my life; .
a friend of my boyhood has just told me I ant
disgracing myself by staying here and serving
this fragment of the government/in place of
going to Virginia and serving under the banned
of my native State; and I pin pained to death.’
But the old hero was patriotic, loyal and wits
enough to say that bis -friend was wrongs
and be was right hr remaining where he was.”
The following is Mr. Cameron’s explantion if
the cnmsiKGS Amia.
“ You all remember, gentlemen, the day = of
tbe President's proclamation, calling upon th<
people of Pennsylvania (because the demand
was made upon you liere in common with other
States) fur troupe to defend the national capital.
My son happening. t<> be inWaahington, I
soot him thither with the utmost despatch, and.
ashed him to appeal to every man be met in
this .town and through tbe country, to send
down every soldier who would comet Within
three days after the issuing of the proclama
tion, four hundred and eighty troops from
Pennsylvania arrived .in Washington. They
were the first to inspire the Government with
hope and courage to contend with the awful
crisis then impending. They came thtrs with*
'out arms arid were furnished from the arsenal
at that place. Directly after this—within two
or three days—three or four regiments were
assembled at Cuckeysrille, Maryland, by - ray
order. At tbe same time a number of bridges
on the Philadelphia and Baltimore, Railroad)
via Wilmington, were burned or destroyed. It
was at this time that tbe mob in Baltimore
murdered our unarmed soldiers in her streets
on their way to-the defence of the capital, and
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad refused to
carry our troops. At.that time, when the loy
alty of nearly all the inhabitants was doubted,
Mr. Seward, the Secretary of State, in compa
ny with the Secretary of the Treasury, called
upon me and said ‘ we must have somebody in
New York to assist the public officers there in
collecting and forwarding troops,’ asking, me
to name any individual whom I considered
competent fur that purpose. I was acquainted
with but a few people in New York, but after
a, few moment’s reflection I recollected Mr.
Cummings, with whom 1 bad an intimacy when
ho was a citiien of this State. The .two gen
tlemen then informed me that they had appoint
ed Ur. Cisco, of the Sub-Treasury- 'General
Dtx, now in the army j Mr. Opdyke, the pres
ent Mayor of tbe city of New York, and as I
ba-e stated, requested me to name -some other
gentlemen. 1 gave the name of Mr. Cummings,
and associated, with it that of Governor Mor
gan, of the State of New York." i
Hero is a bit of - -
PRIVATE BISTORT.
“ Now, gentlemen, in regard- to 1 the Con
gressional 'Committee of Investigation, of which
the country has heard so much, I have reason
to-belicve that the .original -intention .pf its
appointment was to control the War Depart
went and place money in the' pocket* of its
members. The second or third day after the
announcement of the committee itsichairmap
called upon me and desired ; that -i’Abould an
authorise him to furnish a- certain regiment
with'arms, munitions, clothing,'&o, I. refused
his application,-because 1 thought from my
knowledge of.hiB„o)v i r»fl , Wdh*t>hj? S9 a .SS’F“J'
thy of a trust, After a further colloquy with
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