J *i) f»;i
’•iVf
ntnla of the' President’s pol*mj> ;thjiy-. wopld
ui.inv limes,euU»gi?e and .enthnsiastßally aUp
purt the'government. . Then !I believe that we
h;iva progeey.io tho npht,. direction. What
friend of does not in the
Territories!. Emancipation in the Siatrict.of
Cblamhiß-l'-iwcU at'length, general i|lma‘nctpa
(fiou tbroughaut.tbewhole rebeUioiia'Sualh de-;
ala»d\ : t» be. lhe policy ofvAbraUelra Lincoln
sod hid Administration I a broad;
humane, wise, and philanthropic basisto work
apon-pthud-it is hoped the day it nee* athand,
wUetk. the ; President sees the .necessity of hav
ing mgnj,in, responsible plaoes.'fhciwill carry
<«u.that, policy. ; *, ■„
I There is.-a dangerous, ondj pod
which trial] that has
ijaeD,accomplished, and concetii] hi] that might
ha an.iroperfect and;t nsthbls peace.
This ,is tboreason. for their opposition,,so .that
in the event of.a reconstruct! dnljthey shall i
hare tpe, -balance pf power (the ddssh-'facs? of
traitors their
side. ii'jEhis. Jput pcrogaeded as gd£db ftom irohoj
cility. apda want pf-purpose op,the part of. the
Wupparty of.thepo.untry, as-from ;a primal dis
pntilioh -toipppsis.tbeSiDtoresi’a of theorem
mept., Thenfso soon as thej s see clearly; that
the gosernmsptjreally roeans.what it says—.
When ifacceptathe resignation of officers who
oppose jtsipalipyi.and pjaces leaders in power
who -declared tbeir ppwiona atghf outset tit
fhvot' Pf. frcadtnnT-theh tpey will ;shut their
ipouths .abopt the. rights of lraito|B, and the
wrong* whi pit a tottering govern® dpt commits
ip-trying, to .-defend its right *1 htftist and., to
punish-treason- a?, it .deserves. / Jf .they go on
as they have for, the past six or. (tfeltbey may
become .fop, strong.,to oppose ; if a# nothing is
murp certain.than that they w|ii EO.|qußr us, or
We:must,eu]idue the rebels,-«pll|iliereby eon-1
quor piffti.. The .‘.‘imfresSiWit iipnfUcl 1 ' is to
day in Idle .North; and if wadi < a<?t overcome
thetp tliey wilisubdoe os, pqip jlestablisb this
go,Vermont upon a basis of -slave r«, not only in
the southern States', but throng that the whole
country* if the South demand it* pad the sham
'demopratic,.party can therebyibp! reinstated.
We ".know.bow natural,it is’fotitji.e,people at
tiis sUge qf ;tba war, when entered
almost overy family, and left" (hem in moorn
ipg lor,those already lost'
and. in. Tear fur those long absefitibn the same
unnatural errand, to stpporl: ; anjf (party which
keeps up. a reasonable show of peace; for we
pro apt to weary of , blood, and ! inclined to
sacrifice, even principle rathe* th»n v iwscic«J
am] others tbnt we lore beoonsp martyrs; when
thu cause itself . trembles on the ;4ergo of .fail
pre J : The enemies of- the govArntfieDt take ad
vantage pf (bis natural, incline tids of the peo-
toward peace, to buildbpihp .'opposition
party;-and then, having, dttpSd'-;tfie moveable
belt of the people, which constitutes the bal
ance of power in a Republic, ■ id to a teeming
support of an honorable peace, but a real sup
port of secession and troasoj inopposition to
tbeigavernment, they will tiyiijtlie whofe force,
of the,.party against their ifcf) country, and
strive W ,Shake an ingloriot Jrcgmpromise -by
the nationalization (Of slaverj li tJ. if - - >
~ But lam wandering. Tbi.i fight of the 20;h
S; misty rain set in, and in t it was
difficult getting along, even; tj|-foot. Still the
storm-continued; and by (' p-dpy it was*too
plainly evident that theund : would be
aJ&tal failure. Men cursed. -Siirnfddo, damned
tt government woioa iuqj mva. niip&a mute v»
a nigger, than of fits and said
sundry other very foolish 1 It* is of
course much easier, to get'ahftj with a choice
of way such as one. has walk p'g by himself,
than to march in.the ranks, i»thJ,-§y frieid and
I arrived in camp shortly after fhe boy* bad
pitched their, tents. It moat of the
night, and part of the next <|aj.i ‘We remained
over the night,.and set .following
morning (23d inst.,) to reldt-i' sjcrnr old camps.
Nothing.but mud, mud, mut,;! .Wagons buried
in >th«., mad.knules and hi ts is -wearied out,
lying: dead anil half dead, til of,the road,
teatnetOre in bad nature/ ing ahd tagging
to get oat of a piudthola it s: a,mud-hole, or;I
perhaps, to Burry through (:,i td‘place—i. e., I
mean, hurrying to get to t,e ;.old camps, for
the mud-stretched from -h'd 1 : there, and. 1
don’t know how much fnftl s: j - 'f
' If is growing dark, and mqet ba wearied.
Lest'night the snowifeil l v - hoSdepth of one:
foot; ;so that what with mf tpiaijd snow, a fel
low .has to wade knee ■ deeps’ot' more to get
around.: We are in heothOn-derkneas, know
ing nothing of ths outer world,'save-what we
get from homer, for we cab!‘rarely get papers.
The rebels stuck np a placard in sight of
our pickets, “Burnside sucklin' the mod."
We were not inclined to. at first; but
we understand that be hoji; asked “ to- be re
lievedY' ifiom which- I cotyjluda'.thero is some
thing in it, though ■ws auppose-he must how be
out,, inasmuch ns be is relifiV'ed..
. . . Bespedtfully yours, Mitchell.
Tb* Flaks or the “ idwiRBEADS.— The
Springfield (III) correspontpt.def the Missouri
Democrat evidently regard»: %yq apprehension
the movements of the liiinqjiftdemocracy. In
a reoeht letter he declares (b( |>lana of the par
ty leadere-to be as follows;' ,'L -
“A ' well-digested plant I(| prepared by the
demobratio.leaders in the. Wi and,eastern
states; That plan, though, rtvfp!ttfionary in its
end, ie intended not to belai ‘in ita means, up
ton certain point, if possibleij\jAs many legis
latures, of-the free state stay, can be prevailed
on are to be got to send cmjftpjssiimers to Lonis
ville, Kentucky, to meeypcfnmisaioners from
the border and as edany tjy'ipe.fslave states as
possible. If the RepubliyW, especially of the
Naw'Enghi,Dd states, do tfiit ]end commission
ers, they ate to he left.iu ; ‘.lf they do, ho
natter; a plan of comprerTmij h to be. offered
whioh will foroe them oti o i’the Union, thus
putting, them into the ij|titpde of rebellion.
They-are hot wanted. is to
comprise the -western stlte t, and Ohio, New
Tork, - New Jersey, PenDlyl|«iiB, Maryland,
Delaware, Aa. So there eHj!fbe an outlet to
the 'Seia'.on’ the east via J and on the
south via New Orleans. ITheuthisconvention,
so ealled: at Louisville,-tgrteeft®, it is to be vir
tually »' Congress. It will iavite tha southern
atatbs iatdltotfeliberationi, Of those that come
in, ithd'with those of the ’lorthithat can'be got
to join- -it, a Confederacy tis? to be' formed, in
which slavery is to be legiMizedhnd guarantied
in every possible way and. ahoUtioniam oruahed
out.’ Gut off from NewlSogliand, it is hoped
that free speech and free ‘ leas he so effec
inaßy disposed of as ’to ;et aHrest fojrevsr all
agitation of slavery. liitfeed[ agitation On a
great many other shy OUs Is olbo to be effec
tually crushed oat.” ’’ if!.
'• The Rebel stories Of itt'i s epalsoof oar iron
clad Montsak jßjver, are prosed
iWse by the later account, om Onion sources.
She was bit sixteen timoi aOaufiated no seri
ous damage. “ - j 1/'-'
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THt skglT4ybß^
M.' H. «)CB,
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 11, 1863.
. White pfipcfj Dpon which The Agitator is
printed, costs now,more .than 100'per cent,
more thaa.it did -six moothasgo.- Theaotion
of. the hue-proprietor oftbis journal fit rtiSing
the'subscription price to Sl.SO,' was judicious
ind-proper i BtirSTnnS^B¥gteth^ r pro
gehtproprietor. To"do-otherwise would entail
much" positive loss npoti ; QS,’and in doing.as
w?: ptppose'," WTW ojl)y : what‘faettrly ‘ pVflry
newspaper, city and cbpnprj'i has’already dope.
Thpse lung,in arrears, ought apt,tu e*pect : a
cuntipuapco of credit. under the ; rule, lof,high
prices for material. .It is vitallyheeessary that
the subscription■ list should be self-supporting,
and wo pap spare no pains to render !t so.
By some it, is looked upon as a mouth piece,
created to-speak in defence of a certain mev
etrre. or n class of measures,-or 1 a certain'pol>-
by,‘’'Othe'r some .record it as the organ of
classes, social, religious, mechanical, or politi
cal; the advocate of the claims of some man,
or a set of,men, to public favor. And some,
welcome it as a dispenser of’news, local, and
general, while; others regard it only as a me
dium through whidr their .business, their goods
anjwares, may be' got before the great public.
A wa say it with all reverence and
respect for human nature—a few read it that
they may know who is married, who buried,
and who divorced.
Our estimation .of the true nature and object
of the Newspaper accords with neither of the
foregoing. To us, a newspaper appears in the
character of a public educator, looking to all
the' functions before-named as incidents, and
to the betterment of the race as a grand and
controlling object.. Measures and policies must
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ests -of classes must be made the subject of
study, men must be supported for public sta :
tionSj DOWs must be gathered and sifted,.and
peculiar local. interests, must be. faithfully re
presented. - All these things may be'done, and
properly; by the journalist.
But every number of, a journal which fails
to impress upon its readers some fact relating
to the doty of life, is a failure. We care not
bow seemingly trivial the lesson may appear;
it may relate to the preservation of health ; or
the inculcation of moral, social, religious, or
political truth ; or the redeeming influences of
patience under affliction, individual, or. nation
al ; or of charily, by example; but it is still a
leaching intended to make men and women
better; and which does make them better if
they entertain it, even for an boar.
Iff t .V— ■■ »- -o.ung I».w pWpsv.’
pick op their county paper, or the more pre
tentious city Weekly, expecting to be interest
ed, amused and instructed. In other words,
they Bxpect to learn something;, and if there
be no variety, but only dullness widely diffu
sed, they lay it down, disappointed. How
many people, read a Governor’s message, or
other public document, in full, in the county
paper ? Not many. Not many take and pay
for a county paper for these things. Not many
desire to find a page or two occupied by a ser
mon or dissertatioß^f. any kind, to the exclu
sion of the usual variety. The reason of this
is, that the mind, like the body,' must have a
variety of food. "Boast turkey is doubtless a
great luxury; bat roast turkey three hundred
and sixty-five days iu a year would be an out
rageous bore. Said an old farmer,, “ I like bag
pudding, but f don’t want it thirty days run
ning.” ’' Exactly so. A little of several whole
some things is always more agreeable to nature
than a great deal of one thing.
Every paper must have a “ poet’s corner.”
But all pbetsdo not write poetry; neither are
all that write rhymes, poets. Some of the
truest poets never made a rhyme. And some
rhymes arc very good though they have never
a hit of poetry in them. But what is poetry to
one, is anything but poetry to another.
This is intended to be suggestive. It will
serve to explain what might otherwise be
deemed harsh and illiberal in the conduct of
the paper.
Tub .vahe or Fite Juun Pouter, late Major
General in the volunteer service, has been
stricken from the rolls of the army of the
United States. The court-martial which tried
his case, after a long and thorough investiga
tion, unanimously agreed upon his dishonora
ble dismissal. The President has approved
the sentence, and there is now one traitor the
less in a position to do mortal injury to the
country.
It is now known that Gen. Pope’s failure to
win-the last Bull Ran battle was attributable
to the misconduct of Fitz-John Porter, who
refused to'obey orders and bring np reinforce
ments to his, Pope’s, support. Gen. Porter
was the warm friend of Gen, McClellan, and
bis refusal to support Pope was his way of
showing bis indignation at the supercedure of
McClellan. Such, we believe, is the ’average
depth of patriotism in the souls of General
McClellan's military friends of high rank, as
it is of that professed by his advocates, in civil
high life—such as Vailandigham, Cox, Wiok
liffe,-Fernando Wood, and James Brooks.
This, wo trust, is but tbs beginning of the
work of military purgation. There ore some
scores of traitors left, who wear the shoulder
straps prescribed by . the regulations of the
service, and draw the pay appropriate to their
degree of, rank. Wo bate never yet seen or
beard of a reputable Republican foiling in his
allegiance to the government;, and at the same
time we know very many men, in the army
and out of it, in public life, who have been
lift-long democrats; and- who arc truly loyal.
— x E sTIQ-£» ?
•• WOTICB.
THE EEWSPAPEH. [,
Thlrefore, id mentioning' thidV-thingJ we only
desire to show, that from each democnHeeta
Yitz-Johii Purter -ihe country =can expect noth-
Jng hiifc - ' jfieflatpr. frJTia liat_ofc-Korthlesa.mal
incompetent officers shows do particular party
leanings. Both parties are well represented
an'tbmtcatalog of disgrace. •? 7 ‘
„ THAITOB3 IN THE ABUT,
•1 "Vye bftTP tftken-pccasiontoanimadyert, point
edly, and jfiterely, jipOA the fact of the suffer
ance of treason: tffterpnrctwed by the-officers
of* ffiear’tny. ' the fact is too well established
rtTbe ignored, even ‘ hy'the'men'who' secretly'
rejorte' tbSt’it exists! ■ this treasoh ismulti
fofm. relates to, giving information to t&e
epjmy,-thp i .betroygl;of whole commands, into,,
the hands of; the enemy,- .together .With
stores and important poBitions.. : -In farther
efidenoe of .thls ( fact wo append, the following
from the Cincinnati Comma-cial, which, is fully
corroborated, by the extract,.fyomakUet from
the LoaiavillefKy.) .Journal f• . . " ' ;
".Xbs Hundred and Ninth Illinois regiment mnfl
nied, »few days ago, at Holly Springe. ; This, regjs
menb was raised at Anno, a p]sce in that .portion of
Illinois known as Egypt, where" the Democrat cast
an almost anahitnoos'vttte. T-be Lieutenant Colonel
went aver, to the enemy; the other ofiicers andnien,
except the '.Colonel, «b» is a loyal man, are under
arrest. This regiment, before it left Illinois, drove a
farmer out' of his faonse at midnight'heenuse ho had
hired'two negroes. There art .said to be one or two
other Southern Illinois regiments who are r oot. ; .te be
depended upan.' f . . 7,i .
; ifba .Lpuisvillo Jbuj'tiaZ has a letter from Co
lambas, Ky., of the Ilth ult., whioh says: -
- “ Among the Officers taken (si the sorptfsaand rout
of-the-rebels at Knob oreekj wi* one, P. U, Strick
land,, second lieutenant,in company A, First Tennes
see Partisan Rangers.' -Upon Lieut. Strickland, Copt.
Moors fonnd forty paroles of men belonging to the
One Hundred and Ninth Illinois. Major-Strickland,
of tho - Fifty •second Indiana, being -a- relative of Lt.
Strickland, they at'ouce entered into free and confi
dential conversation. Among other things ttbe lieu
tenant informed the major that every tnnu in the One
Hundred and Finth Iliinoie, from .the Colonel diui.ru,
belonged to the Knights of the Gulden ami that
they (the rebs) were afraid we would find it out, be
cause they were so bold and imprudent about it Ho
also said that there mere very many officers in aur army
hclonging to that society, and that they rendered the
Confederates more service than they did the Federate.
Continuing, be said that we had no idea of-theytrcnglh
of that society in the Forth, and that .thronyh it they
icere apprised of'all important anny mattersF
. This is as good conduct arid good faith' as
the “democracy" of “Egypt” are capable of.
Will some friend of that sort of “ democracy”
mention a company, or regiment, .raised in re
gion? where the democracy, have.-nob, had a
majority since 1834, which has. deserted to the
rebels? -
AN INBIDFf VIEW.
We publish herewith a letter from the Phila
delphia Press, written from Washington by
“ Occasional,” (Col. Forney,) and which, in
addition to the political sagacity which char
acterizes his letters, contains facts of very greiij
importance to a correct understanding of the
affairs of the Army of the Potomac. Let every
man read this letter and Jay its facts to heart.
The statements contained in the first paragraph
are just the truth without “ alteration or ainend
.1 *.—
Wasiiington, February 1, 18G3
I think the Army of the Potomac is on the
eve of fulfilling'the hopes of Its warmest and
most patient friends. This army has had a
most singular fortune. TVHen it organized it
was the trust and dependence of every loyal
man. Inaction weakened that trust, and dis
aster demoralized its own leaders. It became
a political army. Generals found themselves
adding strength to factions; the love which a
soldier gives to his commander, and' the senti
ment of affection and obedience which "patriot
ism and good discipline create, were made to
serve the interests of ambitous public men.—
They began to trifle with the great power en
trusted to them. Their ambition was not to
gain' victories, but to‘ gain them in a' certain
way; and so far had this demoralisation ex
tended that we actually‘beheld one general
imploring another by the memory of personal
friendships to do his duty. The history of the
campaigns that ended with Antietam, and
more partiolarly the whirlwind that swallowed
up Gen. Pope, abundantly shows the strength
of these feelings. The President was bat
haughtily obeyed; and Instead of that kind
and confiding obedience that the, true soldier
gives, orders were only respected in the letter,
and not in the spirit. Discipline became cor
roded, and gradually the whole fabric began to
crumble. ,
The chivalrous and noble-hearted Genera!
Burnside did much to effect a reform. But
the evil had gene so far that it required a
stronger hand to chock it. General Burnside
is one of those characters that the world sees
toe rarely. He appeals to the hearts of men—
to their love and sympathy—anfl if he hyl
taken the Army of the Potomac in the begin
ning, we cannot doubt that ha would have
fashioned it into a magnificent legion and led
it to triumphant battle-fields. Above party—
above the gross ambition that sees nothing but
personal aggrandizement, be has moved from
victory to victory amid the applause of men,
and be has been from the beginning nothing
but a soldier. He is a soldier still, and in a
very short time Will be again in active service.
Abandoning the Army of the Potomac because
he full that the very qualities that have endear
ed h' ra 10 the hearts of his countrymen unfitt
ed him to command demoralized battalions,
Gen. Burnside is succeeded by a new man
and a new policy. Fitz John Porter is an ex
ample and a warning, and, as the Government
has dealt with him, so will it deal with all who'
exhibit lassitude or apathy, and, above all,
with those who draw, the sword under protest
and permit private and personal griefs to weak
en 'their zeal in the good cause. The dutv of
a soldier is to obey 4nd not to crithi-e and
this duty will be enforced upon the highest
and the lowest; for, after ill, the disaffection
that is ascribed to the army exists only among
ambitious and discontented officers. The sol
diers in the rank are true and faithful. We
have _ had "the same scenes in Virginia that
were seen-in the war of the Revolution, and,
indeed, in every wnr-that is recorded—bravery
at the camp-fire—jealousy iu the tent—a rest
less, uneasy, uncontrollable longing for dis
tinction. v The cause was nothing. We have
had the spirit of Arnold, Lee, Gates, and Con
way in many of our recent campaigns. That
spirit did not affect the soldiers, nor in the end
injure, tho Revolutionary cause of Liberty. It
will not injure the causa of Liberty now.
The effect of tho new and vigorous policy
which the appointment of General Hooker in
augurates is already seen in the improved-con
dition of the army. Tit* men ate in good
CO-UAGJTATOR.-
health andf|ji>od spirit*. Vitb plenty of food 6th IBeg't Pennsylvania Swerves.
plqfcty of money. The Gov- pop P. R, <3„ 1
erhment haa'provided foT”all their wants, ntM j klelp. Bei.l Pi,aims, Vi., Jan. 28,1863,)
ot, the earns time epi&led them to provide fof. , ; heetuklnfifUime
the - B ; nce the oolumns of your valuable paper has
m.apdcr__whoBe_j^oj^£ejit^^eruu^n,^'J.aye—) jeßTr £ racß( j- w ith -germrof' my SftperiorHtemry
seen on many fields, and genoraia will be inta uct, for the reason that I have been cooped
-pjacedovar
command; tlie o -£| e k att i e 0 f Antieiam, and have seen nothing
this seated-in their-fioula, T Q-K 0 vnrilb about that wouid he interesting to
winter qyct rasp the.mao. on I wisli ah’d promised to correspond
the Rappahannock will soothe hardened > n 3 o [ Jt i thj j h r o ugh, the -colons ,of. the .Agitator.;
amilitify Cfiffditioni thb ihWwiAsburg vnis- p Jjave,.-at last, thank Heaven;nfter hawing
formhe'ha, &*f il I ®, 4hai terrible sickness, so-much dread-
large armies are moving on lhb rebel- ) BJ)n Ja typhoidfever-returned
power. # Jt *Sedui]| - 0 ! had the-goodJuok,to:gefr baok to-my company
cebeJWaad--Dlose h QQ the mW about 1 miles
its varied andeirtrtiardinary hutory by a senes, !lborq p a i mou th to their,old quafters' hear
; of triumphs,that,,yyill ««»««' .801 l pi^ 8 ;- were nearly tired out
1° the .jaation., ■ ; j vrlth their long and tedious march. In fact,
many were so worn and exhausted that they
fell-put,,and a'fourth night’sought a couch
upon; the cold,: wet ground,, with no shelter,
except,.perhaps, a tent-cloth land blanket, and
they wet and cold from the drenching rains of
the preceding nights. I wish that 1 could
picture to you all the army-oh the march, with
all the 'peculia'rities incident to such a thove,
especially when the Soldiers have to march in
mud shoodeepvand tug and sweat under their
knapatoks,-haversacksrind cartridges, and their
lying out- in the cold rain oyer night, or, per
haps,. standing on picket. I have seen but
little of it myself in comparison to many others,
yet I have seen enough to know how to ap
preciate it, and no pen can .describe it. It is
something that must be seen to be understood.
The soldiers of the Army of*-the Potomac, as
well as. every other army, have endured all
those hardships and privations ; and hundreds,
yes, thousands, of once happy firesides have
been made desolate by the absence of a father,
son and husband, who, perhaps, fen this, have
given their lives a sacrifice for the best govern
ment that ever existed; or have the soothing
consolation of knowing that, instead of being
able to administer to the wants of those de
pendant upon them, they must depend upon a
scanty pension and the exertions of kind rela
tives for the m'ecessaries of life.
The boys of company. II are well, what there
is left of them. Yesterday was pay day, and
the boys feel rich and better satisfied with the
paymaster, although he kept back two months
uay, which-sets rather hard on some; but the
sure fact tbat-We are going back to Washing
ton,'in a few days, lessens the load, and they
all seem to fopl as jubilant as though they re
ceived-full pa^. (
Snow com'qienccd falling here yesterday l
morning, anc( did not cease during the
and night, and now’lays on the ground to-the
depth of about eight inches. Quite a fall for,
this country, I should judge. But the sun i
came out warm this morning, and the snow is
going off as fast ns if came, so wo expect to
sea ienafirma in a few days, or rather where
it should be, for we will lie under the necessity
of seVrching the unfathomable depths of Vir
ginia mud to find ground.
A telegraphic despatch came last night to
'tho-effect that we—that'is the old regiments of
the Pennsyhania Reserve Corps of Volunteers
—are soon to!be relieved from the front, (where
they Imre al.irnys been found,) by the troops
now stationed iri and about Washington, while
we are ro mw w, are D ,.» *t.„
least dissatisfied with the arrangement, altho’
we wish to have no men see the service that
the Reserves have been obliged to.
Cnpt. Carle is with us—his hand is gaining
slowly, and it will be a long time before he
recovers entirely from his wound.
The war news from this section is unimpor
tant, except that .the array a few days ago were
rra the move, with the expectation of having
one move strike at Fredericksburg. What the
result was you all,must know by this lime;
and though they were disappointed in the ex
pectations'of having a fight, they succeeded
au’ti'irahly in onevery important strategic more
meui—and that was getting stuck in the mud.
* * *. Although the prospects, away off
in the- dreary future look dark and dismal, jot
hoping sincerely that a bright ray of sunshine
may soon break through the misty gloom which
surrounds us, and illumine these dark scenes
with the light of peace,
I remain, respectfully yours, ,
Penxsy I.V-4XIA Reserve.
IHB WAB MEWS.; 1
‘ Richmond pape’rsto the stlh instj/haye been
received, .They captain Intjer . and important,;
news.. .The. following.is, ftmCbarleston, feb-i
ruary.3.: ~ , . . , , j 1 ,
The British steamer Cadmos has just arrived
and brings - the intelligence that, a rijoskformi-,
dable naval and landexpedilionls about to
attack Charleston, - the preparations .being now,
nearly ready. i J ...' .
f The frigate Cadmus brings) orders fpr-;Eobert
Bunch, the British consul, to aboard and get
to Havana as soon as possible. He will leave
next Saturday.- -
The Yankee naval and Idn’i’forccs ara gath
ering at JVrt Royal. It is supposed that the
troops are drawn chiefly from the North Car
olina Coast! , |
The iron-clad Ironsides, is! still off the bar
with thirteen other Yankee.sieamers.
The citizens of Charleston) were leaving ra
pidly. 1 " 1 ,
A dispatch from Jackson,’ Mies., dated the
4tb, says ibat the Yankee rim Queen of the
West ran the blo'ckndo ut Yioksburg’on the 2d,
and was opposite Natchez the samp, evening,
where she attacked and dispersed a party of
rebels. The . rebels say that,'the ram, then
steamed dowp-the river, destroying everything
in her way and doing much ; damage. They
admit that she was not injured by thcirjbat
terlcs. , X. _ | ,
Gen. Johnston 7 hnd issued, a congratulatory
address to the army in Tennessee and assumed
command. ; 1 ■
The Richmond papers are chiefly devoted to
discussing the conscript law) and pleading for
its modification.-,
Albert D. Soileau, editor of the’Philadelphia
Ecening Journal, arrested week before last By
order of Major General Schenck, for the pub
lication of disloyal articles in his :paper, iwas
released from Fort MdUenryon Sunday, the
Ist instant. ' _ I
The following is his apology and promise to
refrain from disloyal acts; . , ,
“ lleabqdartehs Middle Department, 1
Eighth Amir Corps, - (■
Baltihobe, Md., February 1, 18C3. . - J
“I, Albert D. Boileau, citizen of Philadel
phia, .editor and publi.herpf the Philadelphia
p.r.ttiitlQ JOXirn tit /mw« hi
ry, for the publication of an editorial article,
under ths,title of ‘ Paris’s Message,’, in that
newspaper, January 20,1863, and for the pub
lication Of other articles : of like, dangerous
character, tending to the support and‘-encour
agement of the rebellion against the govern
ment of the United States, do hereby freely
and voluntarily express my regret for the pub
lication of that article, or of any Other; article
of like -tendency or character, and distinctly
disavow such article or articles being published
with my proper authorityjor knowledge, and
declare that such publication baS] been made
by other persons, agents or 1 employees, without
my sanction and intention, and 1 do' hereby
further give to Maj. General Uobt. C. Schonck,
commanding the Middle Department and Eighth
Army Corps, by whose order, in behalf nf the
government, I .liavd bfcen arretted,:my snored
parole-of honor that, upon being discharged
from my present imprisonment, and the sus
pension of the publication of my
being removed, I will pot jwrite,. print or pub
lish, or permit others in pay name to write,
print or publish any articles having such dan
gerous character, or tepdipg to the support or
encouragement of the, rebellion ; , but will- de
meammyself in all things [as a trpe and loyal
citjgen of the United States, intending only to
support the government, |ha constitution and
the Union, as a faithful citizen should; and it
is to be further understood that tfiese declara
tions and pledges are made as well to relate to
matter hereafter to be published in (he weekly
newspaper calied’the Dempci;aiic leader, made
up from the daily Philadelphia Evening Journal
itself, and to any other newspaper that may be
published or controlled by me.
“ Given at Baltimore, this Ist day of Februa
ry, 1863. • Albert D. Boileau."
Mr. Saulshury of Delaware, said ;
Mr. President, I wish tp say a few words,
which I deem proper, bn lhd subjdot of certain
charges made against me, and to express my
sincere regret at what dccurred on Tuesday
evening last, in tne Senate. I regret the viola
tion of the rules of this body. I had no dis
position and no desire to violate them, and up
on that occasion, if I saidianything offensive to
any Senator, 1 extremely regret it. 1 In refer
ence to tho matter of the pistol, I deem it due
to myself to say that I am not it the habit of
wearing arms. I never wore arms a ijaonth in
all my life, and I wonldbave much sooner in
jured .myself than to have injured tho sergeant
at-arms, or any Senator on the floor, and there
fore I think it is due to my own rjianhood thus
to male this plain statement. Ido not do'it to
influence .the Senate in its action on the resolu
tion now before it, but lipofr'n principle which
has always'governed my-action through life;
that when 1 am satisfied that 'I have done
wrong,' to make till the reparation! I can. And
now I say to any individual herb) that if upon
that occasion lused'towartl him'any discour
teous 1 inguage, I regret it. . -*
Mr. Clark, (Rep.) I came to the Senate this
morning with the determination to call up the
resolution which I introduced yesterday, fur I
thought it duo to the Sctiate and life country
that prompt notion should behadmpon it; biit,
upon, the statement of the Senator from Dela
ware, I will not call it up this morning, but
take the advice of Senators older than myself,
and then, take such action! as I am advised ■
>- ! . I
Richmond papers express the .fear that the
Yankees will take East Tennessee, from which
200,000 men cannot expel them. ■
Mr. Soileau’s Apology!
Senate—An Apology,
Wasbinotox, Jan, 29, 1863
?bT ■
•- - - as? —
Tn.vr the American people ore appreciative
of any substantial service rendered -them, id
seen in the result of Dr. Ayer’s enterprise. It
was something of a venture for a ohemftt of
his splendid reputation among the litdrati of
the world, to risk it in the production of Cough
Drops and" Dill. But he boldly threw himself
into the gap where Ms talents could best sub
serve the public weal, and it is now easy to see
that he did not misjudge the temper-of his
countrymen. ' Throughout this nation and
some foreign lands, his name is foremost at the
bedside of sickness—while in the good he scat-'
tersT'he is second to no living man. lie wins
tho biightost laurels man can wear, and enjoys
in untold measure the luxury of doing good. —
Observer, Dubuque, lowa.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
WHOOPING COUGH OR CROUP, how
ever severe may be alleviated and cured by
the us# (>C Madame Zndoc Porter's Curative Dnlsaia.
This invaluable Medicine possesses the extraordi
nary power of relieving immediately Whooping
Cough, Hoarseness, Difficulty of Breathing, lluskiit'ss
and Tickling in tho Throat. It loosens the Phlegm,
and will be found to be very agreeable to the taste.
It is not a violent remedy, but emoEicnt-—warming,
searching and effective. Can be Inker, by tho oldest
person or youngest child. For sale by aU Druggists,
at 13 and 33 ets. per bottle.
Jan. 28, JBC3-ly.
rpaE CONFESSIONS AND EXPERIENCE
J-, OF A NERVOUS INVALlD,—Published for
the ibenefit and as a caution to young men, and others,
nbd sutler from Nervous Debility, Early Decay, and
the’r kindred ailments—supplying tho mean's of Belt
cure. By one who has cured himself after ‘ being a
victim of nflsplaeed confidence in medical humbug
and quackery. By enclosing a post-paid directed
envelope, single copies may be had of tbo author Na
thaniel Alayfuir, Esq , Bedford, KingS County, New
York.
Jan. 2S, 1563.-ly,
TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS OF BOTH
SEXES.—A Reverend Gentleman bating beeu
restored to health in a few days, after undergoing all
the usual routine and irregular modes of treatment
without success, considers it bis sacred duty to com
municate to his afflicted fellow creatures the means
of cure. Hcbcc, on tho receipt of an addressed, en
velope, bo tj-Ul send (free) a copy of the prescription
used. Direct to John M % Dangall, 186 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn, New York.
-Jan. 28, ISGS.-Iy,
WELISBORO HOTEL
B. B. HOLLIDAY, - Proprietor.
THE Proprietor haring again taken possession of
the above Hotel, will spur© no pains to insure
the, comfort of guests and the traveling public. At
tentive waiters always ready. Terms reasonable.
Wellsboro, Jwu 21, 1563.-tf.
W. S. ISTEBSAL "ItEVEKCE.
•VTOTICE is hereby given {hat the duties and'
-i-l taxes tinder the Excise Laws of tho United States
have htiuomo due and payable, and that the Depot/
Collector for Tioga county, will attend at the tim&,
and places hereinafter mentioned, for thd purpose of
receiving tbt eatnc, between the hours of TEN o'clock
in the forenoon until FOUR o'clock fti the aflernOon:
viz: ----- ; ■£' ’ j '*
In Mansfield, at the office of Ross k Williams, on'
Saturday, the 21st dny-of February, 1863.
“ Th hlalnsburg, at the Hotel of P, James, on Mon«
day, the 23d of February, 1862.
In Jackson, at the office of 0. B. Wells, on’
day, the 24th of February, 1863.
In Liberty, at the Hotel of J. H. Woodruff!
Wednesday, tho 251 h of February, 1863.
In Blosshurg, at tho Hotel of A> L. Bodlne,
Thursday, the 2Clb of February, 1563.
• In Welisboro, at the office of Massetia SalTartT, o'S*
Friday and Saturday, tho 27th and 38th of February/
1863, of each day.
"•Ill'TVogn, at the Hotel of Lyman H, Smith, on*
Monday, tbo 2(l of March, 1563,
In Lrn/raricevilte, at SlossonV Hotel, on
tho 3d of March, ISOS’.
- In Elkland, at the Hotel of- David. Dunharr, os*
Wednesday, tho sth of March, 1863. *,
In Deerfigld, ot the Hotel .of G. fl, Goldsmith, on*
Thursday, tho sth of March, 1563-
~ln- Westfield, at the .Hotel of Peter Bush, on Frh*
day, the 6lb of Much, 1863.
Notice is olso giveir, that persons who’
neglect to pay the-Duties and Taxes assessed npori'
them within tho time specified, will be liable fo pa/
*fcen per cent, additional upon the amount thereof.
Payment may be made at any of the above time? and
places mentioned, that may best soft the convenience
of tho tax-payers. Government money only will be
received from mo, but to accommodate tax-payers, I
have made arrangements by which I can take, besides
Hnvernmen{ fnmU» good par drafts, payabla in New
York or Philadelphia, or phr currency.
■* JOHN M. PHELPS,
Deputy -Collector 18th Col; District.
Mansfield, Pa., Feb. 11, IS6J.
ASmIN IST R A TOR’S NOTlCE. —Letters of
administration having 1 been granted to the sub
scribers on lire estate of • Albert. 8. Shieves, late of
. Jackson township, dec'd, notice fs hereby given to
those indebted to said estate to make immediate pay.
mont, : nnd those having claims to present them prop
erly authenticated to the subscribers.
LOUISA SHELVES,)
JACOB SHEIVES, VAdm'rs.
A. G. GARRISON, >
Jackson, Feb. 11, !S6s-6t.*’
EXECUTOR'S NOTlCE.—Letters testamen
tary having been granted to the subscriber on
the estate of Lewis Miller, late of Dolraar -town
ship, dec’d, notice is hereby given to those indebted
to said estate to make Immediate payment, and those
having claims to present them properly authentica
ted for settlement. ISRAEL STONE,
Delmur, Feb. 11,1563. Executor.
More light on the subject.—ah
persons interested in light materials should
certainly call at Roy’s Drug Store and see that fine,
pure specimen of Petroleum Oil for burning in the
Kcrosinc Lamp. It is not only tho safest but the
cheapest and pleasantest light that can bo procured.
WclUboro, Feb. 11, 1563.
TTfc AYER’S
|fw CATHARTIC PILLS,
JsL. (SUGAR COATED,)
, ~ ABB 5LtD£ TO
C LEA SHE THE BLOOD XED CUBE THE JS/CE
Invalids , Fathers, Mothers. Physicians, 'Phtlanthro*
jjibts, read their EjJtcis, and judge of
" their Virtues.
TOR THE CURE. OF
Headache, Sick Headache, Fool Stomach.
PiTissrac, Pa„ May 1,3555.
DB.J.C Ateu. Srr.: I have been repeatedly cnr«d.of the
worst headache any body can ha\« by a Joso or two of jonr
Pills. It set-ms to arlfe from afoul stomach, which they
cleiiusn at umo. If they will cure others a a they do me, tho
fact is Wurth knowing. El). W. PREBLR,
Clark of Steamer Clarion.
Bilions Disorders and Liver Complaint*. ~
DEVVKTMtM OF THE IXTEIUOR, k
tMiiNuaoX, D. C., 7 Feb. 185 G. J
Sir: T have \i«ed your Pil)< In my general and hospital
practice k»uv-» V— made tln*w, ana cannot beeltato U>
e.iy they me the be-t cathartic we employ. Thrir regula
ting action on the liver w quick and decided, consequently
they are an admirable remedy for deianjgeinenta of that
organ. Indeed. I have seldom found a rase of bilious dia
case bu obstinate that it did not readily yield to them.
Fraternal!,) yours, ALONZO BALL* M, D.,
Physician of the Mamie Hospital.
Dysentery, Relax- and Worms-
Post umes, liAurtAXD, Liv. Co.. Mien., Nov. 16,1655.
Db.,U v r: Ymir IMI-t .iro the perfection of medicine.
They have done my vide more'good than I can teilyoo.
She iuul been sick and pining aw.tj for months. Went off
to be doctored at great i xpeu«e. but got no better. She then
commenced taking your Pills. which soon cured her, by ex
pelling large quantities- of worms (dcadl from her body.
Iheymttei wanis cmed her and o’m* two children of bloody
dyseuter}. Oue ot our neighbors ’had It bad, and my wife
cured lum v, itli two do-c- ot .vmr Pills., while Others arOnnd
ns paid troui fiui to twenty dollars doctors* bills, and lost
much time, without being cured entirely even then'. Such
a medicine a- yours, which is actually good and honest,
be prized here. QEO. .7. QIIIFFIN, Postmaster.
ludigestioa and Impurity of tho Blood.
J-Vom Jicr. J. 7'. J/whcs, i mlnr of Advent Church Boston - '
Da. A tit. : I have u«ed your Pills with extraordinary suc
cess m my larmly and among those lam called to Twit in
dNtre-s. To regulate the organs ofdigestlon ,and purify
the blood they are the very remedy ever known, and I
can confidently recommend them to my friends.. Yours,
J. V. HIMES.'■
W crvaw. Wyoming Co., X. Tm Oct, 24, 1855.
. Dear Sir ; lam waing your Cathartic PUts in my practice,
ami find them hu excellent purgative to-cleanse tae system
and pori<\ the fountains of the bb>od.
JOHN G* MEACUAM, M.*©.
Erysipelas, Sctfiftila, King's Evil, Tetter*
Tumors, and Salt Khcmn.
Fori a F»'naiding .'Jcrchunt i>/ St,l* •*#»• i, 1856,
Dr Avr.nt Yjrmr PiUs are tho pamgCb ol nil that is great
in medicine. T!he> have cured my little daughter of ulcer-.
ou-> s-ctr'-i upon her bands and feet that had proved incurable
fur > ears'" Her mother lias b'en long grievously afflicted
with blotches and pimples oif her skin and in her hair. Af
ter oar child was cured, she aUo tried your Pills, and they
have cined her. , ASA MOIIGIIIDQE.
Hhcamaasm- Neuralgia' aud Gout.
From the Ke\. Dr. Hawke*. of tbe Methodist Epis. Churcfr.
- Pulaski House, Savannah, Ga., Jan. 6,1856.
Uonor v p Pin : I should l>e ungrateful for the relief yonr
skill! h»v brought me if I did not report my case to you. A
cold^ettbd in my limh-i and brought on excruciating neu
ralgic pun-, wlmh ended in chrome rheumatism. Notwith
standing I had the Wot of physician#, the disease grew
woise and wot h*, until, by the advice of your excellent
ag-nt in Baltimore, Dr. Makenzie, I tried your Pills. Tbeir
effect- were slow, bnt sure. By persevering la the use oC,
them I am now entlrelj well.
Senate Cn other. Baton Korns. La., 5 Dec. 1855.
Dr. Ann: 1 have been eutitely cured by your Pills of
Rheumatic Qout —a painful disease that had afflicted cue for
ycais. VINCENT SLIDBLL-
For Dropsy. \ \ tbo~n,or ‘kindred Complaints, requiring
all active purge, they are an excellent remedy.
For t'oftiivenesji or Constipation, and as a Dinner PHI, they
arc agm-aldo and effectual. >
Fin*, Paralysis, Inflammation, and even Deaf,
rie". and Partial Blindness, buve been cured by tbs afcortt
live action ot these Pills.
Mo-*t of fb«> pill* m market contain Mercery, which, al
though a valuable remedy in skrllfnl hand*, is dangerous iiu
aimbhc pill, fiom Ok* dreadful consequences that frequent—
In follow Its incautious use. Tbetse contain no mercury or*
mineral substance whatever.
AYER a S CHERRY PECTORAL.
yoit THE RAPID CURE OR
CatiyTts, Colds, 'Hoarseness, Influenza, BroncJi'xiCs,
Whvojnng Cornjh, Cramp, #«f7irMa, In •
cipicnt Consumption,
and for the relief of consmnptitepatients In advanced sta
ge* of the disease.
Wo need not speak to the public of its virtues. Through
out every tow n. and almost every imraU-t of the American
States, it 1 * wonderful cures of pulmonary complaints bare
made «t already known. Kay, few are the families in any
flrllired country on this continent without some personal
Micrjcnce of its effects; »ml fewer yet the communities
Suyr where which have not among them some living trophy _
f its vktory over tVn* Milnle and dangerous diseases of the
threat and lungs. While It ts the most powerful antidote
i yet known toman for the formidable and dangerous disea
ses ot the pulmonary organs, it is also iho pleasantest and
safest remedy that can Ik? employed for infanta and young
persons, Parents should have it in store against the insid
,-uoufl enemy that steals upon .them .unprepared. We have
' abundant grounds to believe the Cherry Pectoral eaves more
Uvea bv the consumptiona-it prevents than those It cures.
"Keep ft by you, and cure ymir cold l * while they are curable,
nor neglect them until no human skill can master the luex
-crabß* canker that, fabtuued ou the vitals, eats your Ufa.
away, All know the dreadful fatality of lung disorders, end
as they know too tho virtues of this remedy, we need not
da more than to assure them it is still made the best It can
be. We Kpflio no cost, no care,no toil to produce ,it tho
most perfect pt«>Ude, and thus afford those who tely on 16
the best agent wbteh our skill can furnish for tbeir cure.
Prepared by Sr- J. C- AYER-
Practical and Analytical Chemist, Lotcell, Mast-
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