t m i-i'!'-"-'ili"r W T Mil WWIKWWmiW fWWui uw COL DEMOCRAT, AND BL00MSBUR6 GENERAL ADVERTISER. LEVI L. TATE, EDITOR. "TO HOLD AND TRIM THE TOltOtI OP TRUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER THIi DARKENED EARTH." TERMS: $2 00 PER ANNUM. VOL. 17. NO, 12. ISLOOMSliURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A,, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1863. VOLUMES 27 MBIA Culiuiilmt Jiwrof. frUDMSHED EVERY SATURDAY, II Y LEVI L. TATE, ItN BLOdMSDURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, IU. ofHob In the new Brick Huildbig, opposite the jccuingc, 01 the Lourl House. " Demo untie Head Quarters." Select Toctry Addressed To The Clergy. Y! Pulpit nnn profess to preach, Tho llospel of our God ; Know ye, yourselves have brought on u Thevcngeanc of his roil. nnpent nnd preach what you should teach 'I ben God will h.nr and Wen ; Moke Dili your rule, bo not the tool Cut Oospol truth Impress. To war and flpht In bloody strife Is not tliei Christian's pnrti Then ever matcu the golden rule Tbo council of your heart. I.ct this commandment be your guide, Thy neighbor love sa self; I'rom proud ambition keop afar Vour thought! keepfrcn from pelf. And when you In Convention meet To settle Church alialr, B sure and keep the. Drill nut llcloro you kneel In pray'r. Oua other ruin I pray observe Keep freo from state a tl'u i r 4 f Kxcipt when you urc col I'd upon To utter pi ace prayers. t) I may theao rules ongraron ba On each and every livurt, May loro unite our heart aright And right to all impart. I'rom the X, Y. World. 'Xho Campaign oftaa Rappa hannock. Army or tiii: Po-iomac, Thursday, May 7. ) Tho campaign of General Hooker U over, ami the operations of the Army iit It -, nun ln nnfl nnmi Mir. inenlfa if ' ... ... , , Tfiucii many nau iookcu wmi Hope, anil with anxiety, have nuded in complulc failure. Commencing with the most fiat toring promises of cheering and decisive victory.it hai terminate'.1, in defeat -in di-snaler. Tin confined and frajmnitiry accounts already published c.irt give no adequate realization of events which the nine day have developed ; and a resume, in cornice ' tod order, of the various movement-,', mati rurtrs and cnufliclf can alone convey a C3i red idea of how far we were sucossful, how far vrc wore dafoated, mid thy causes of tho present result, as far as they cm bo ' i!iFi-orno;l. ! Tho difficulties of the position in wh'ch the army was placed are too well known to need much explanation. A wide, liver 1 and forty miles of caithworks were in front of the enemy for their defense To carry this position by a front attack in face of emoh obstacles, was simply impossible, and to throw the entire army across the rivor above or below tbo-c works would neces sitate an abandonment of the present base of supplies at Acquia Lauding, fur with our supplies and communication thus exposed the enemy could not possibly fail to tak advantage of it. How thcu could diffiauu'M ' tbo position be succsas- lu fully tilei and the enemy be driven from their ctitrcnehcJ position ! Tho following Beams to have been lliri dan adopted, and which was in a great degree successful : 1HC ITiAS. A portiou of the army, about half of it, was to cross the river near Fredericksburg and pretended to renew attempt in which Rurnsids hud been unsuccessful, and ac complish two objcrU-tirst, t M! tue anemv's force at poiut; and second, to pvotcqt our communications and supplies while the other half of the nnnke a crossing above the army should fortifications, snd sweeping dowii with the groatest ra pidity to the rear of Fredcrioksburg take i a strong position and hold it until they 4-- mould be reinforced by tbo portion or the nrniy making the feint, which was to with take tho bridges ,w ursvv uwiu " rw i a to tho point of tho river which had been uncovered by tho flauk movement, and tho wliolo army was thus to be cou nentratcd in rear of Fredecicksburg. Tho followingoutlino of each day's op erations will show to what extent this bold nnd hazardous plan has proved snccossful and in what degroo and for what reason it has resulted so unfortunately. MONDAY ASP TUESDAY, APUlI, '20 Sc 27. On Monday, the UOth, was commenced , -oution of this plan. Three corps, t 7 i 'tb, aud 12th, wcro ordered to wih clVUt tlayB' rations to Kelly's ""i. aud Alexandria roru, uw. - f (lm ,0,1, Railroad. corps, was placed in oqwh..., -Tuesday night tho force intrusted with the taporM.it Patt of executing the flank nnVrasoihaH loaobtii 'be pmt at hich they were to cross the Rappahannock. Tuesday night, also, ihrco olhor corps, the 1st, 3.1, nnd Cth, wcte cent to Fraklin's crossing, three miles below Fredericks burg, to bo ready to undcrtako tho cros sing simultaneously with the other corps at Kdley's Ford on Wednesday morning. Wednesday. Tho enemy wcro evidently not prepared to rtsist the crossing at cither point, and tho affair was sn well managed that both divisions of tho army bad established themselves on the West bank of the river nnd covered their bridges without any serious opposition by tho enemy Gen. Sodwick. who commanded the throe corps on the loft wing, made no for ward demonstrations, except enough to attract tho enemy and prevent them from turning upon the ilotaohmcut which was forcing its way towards tho rear of tho enemy's works in command of Gen. Stone man. Gon. Honker had personally super intended tiif passage of the troops at Kelly's Ford, and returned while they pushed on towards the Rapidrn nt Ocr tnntiia Mills, where they crossod success fully and in ado fonm progress beyond it before Wednesday night. THUKSDAY. Sedgwick (.till threatened tho enemy and held thcin near Frodorickburg while Slocum pressed on from ihe Rapidan and took his position across tho plank-road (the enemy's line of retreat toward Gord villc) at Chancellorsvillo. Couah's (Second corps) which had remained at Dauks' Ford, now moved up to the United Slates Ford, and crossed 'o join Gen. Slocum Gcnoral Hooker also rejoined, and took! command of the four corps thus concentra-1 ted in the rear of Fredericksburg and ' acro-s the enemy's lino of retreat. It was now time for ibis detachment to take tic defence and hold their position until the ' other corps should join them, and the army ! thus uuitotl, bo enable to meet all the for. j C3s which the enemy might bring ngaiu.st them. ! On Thur.-.d.iy night tliero was sharp ! work on both side to out-manouvcr tho I other. The enemy had now learned i with .sufficient certainty, that a large force j , wan in their rear in the direction ofChan-' cllcr-villc, and that Stonomon's Cavalry ! were greatly ciid.ingeriiig their railroad ' conimu'iieaiioiis, ami they wore movini; "iim"o j iiH.iv i.uni oougwicK lowurus the r;'ar of Hooker, hi tween Chancellors villc end the Rapidan, by the roads at the South rf tho plank road, which was in our possession. Whilo leaving Sedgwick's froi.t tho enemy made unusual demonstra tions of camp fire, as it concentrating there, and similar devices was resorted to on our ide. But neither deceived the other, for both were moving away, and n .-...ri.'il In..' rt ... f C? .1 ... i on our side a portion of the bridges were taken up immediately, and tho 3d corps ! moved all night toward tho United S'taios . Ford to join with Gen. Hooker at Chan- ccllorsvillo. rnin.VY. While tho First and Third corps were moving from th left wing to join General Hooker at Chancclloisville, and while Jack'on was taking a circuitous routo to reach the roar of General Hooker's line between Chancellorsvillc and the Rapidun, two Division-- Sykcs of the fifth. Corps, and Williams of the twelfth, pushed on toward the roar of Fredericksburg, SAiniDAY, GcUol'al Hooker occupied the day in waiting the attack of tho enemy, which was evidently expected in front. The movement of the enemy seem to indicate tuat tliey were retreating1 ana us ins mam line of their retreat was occupied by our forces an attack to recover that lino was confidently expected. What wis tho sur prise, thcu, to fiud Stoucwcll Jackson, on Saturday afternoon, upon our extreme right and rear between ('hancollorsvillo and Germauia .Mills ! A ino-t furious aud desperate attack was made, and tho right of our lines, which was held by tho Eleventh corps, was almost broken aud panic stricken, men in utter confusion, with and without muskets, hats and coats, rushed headlong from under fire down tho only road which led to the bridges, and no power on earth could have stooped or prevented tbo complete aud disgraceful routo of tho soldiers who ltavo hitherto shown better qualities under their former commander. General Howard could havo no control over the cowardly fugitives, who stopped not to look back until they had rcaobed the Rappahannock, So disgrace ful a panic has novor been seen iu this army. Tho Third corps, under Gcnoral uiok Ics, was interposed iu the broach thus , made, aad tin excellence of thii officer, with tho better quantities which his corps exhibited, saved the further progress of tho panic route, and tho evil was tompor-; was no lack of courngo but an evident arily stayed. Dut the poison was infused j ' feeling, apparently the result of having tho other coips had witnessed tho ttcri been so often whipped, or of having wit confusion nnd panic of one full corps, and ' ncssed the rout on tho night previous, iUKii umuustasm was Ir0m ,uiai moment dampened, and tho confidence thoy hither- to felt in their SUCCCS3 Under GcllDriil , i rt i j IJOOkcr was lost in (ho CcflcctlOU that tllUV could place but little confidence in one an other. Tho gallantry of General Hooker hero shone out conspicuously, and every ono ' will admire the self-sacrifice with which j he threw his own lifo in the extreme of peril to rcstcro the confidence of his men nnd put an cud to tho panic which had been created. Dut a little ground was lost in this ovent, yet had an ill-bodied sense of fear that our men would not prove reliable and that our success thus fat were but to prove fruitless in tho end. This roulo of the Eleventh (formerly Siegol's) corps was the crisis This was tho turning point, from which our succeeding misfortunes can be most distinctly traced. Saturday elosed the operations of tho first week, with doubt ful pro.'pects of the final resuU, and the brevious succession of the right wing seem ed destined to end in di?aster. Soilgwich, with tho Sixth corps, had at th's time withdiawn to tho East bank of the river, taken up his bridges and leplacod them again directly in front of Fredericks burg, and prepared for an assault on tho morrow of the earthworks back of the town. 6UMJAY. Tho assault ol General Sedgwick, upcu the heights of Fredericksburg, was com menced on Sunday morning. A more determined and desperate attack has not been made. No men ever attacked the fortifications of an enemy with more en thusiaMu or vigor. The bauk was steep, tho fire of ehot and shell was terrific, and the slaughter of General Sumner's corp-i, four months ago, gave little promise of suc cess. To alulo-t certain death the men charged up and carrcd the works, drove the artilerists from their guns, captured twelve piiiics of the best an I heaviest ar tillery, and many prisoners of war in their trench-."?. With tho heaviest loss?s. Si'dgwi 'k followed up his success with the boldest energy , and pursued tho enemy to ward Chnuccllorvillo with the purpose of uniting with General Hooker at that place. Rut this briiliant success came too li.to, for the enemy held the plank road which the rout of theElovcnlh Corps had yielded to them on tho previous uiht, and the en- cmy was enabled to throw a sufficient forco storm appeared also on Tuesday afternoon j was confessed there, is true to-day, the against him ro prevent his junction with spelling the Rappahannock to a torrent rot urn ol peace is tho signal of death to Hook r. This was speedily done, and j and threatening to carry away the bridges, that wicked fanatical action, which hyena soon Sedgwick's-fine Corps, the largest i Tuesday night the Army of the Rnppi-' like, lives by gnawing the bones of our and perhaps the best of the army, was bannock was withdrawn and our entire slaughtered volunteers and quenohes its cut off from communicatisn cither with Hooker or with Frcilor.cksbun;, and, thus. isolated, was compelled to fall back upon thc river at Rank's lord., where bridges had been thrown ovif) by whioh if so- verely prcsss'l, he could mnko safe his ro- tho Rappahannock. What was, it would treat P'cro3s tho Rappahannock again. seem, the most difficult part of the task Thus followed misfortune, on misfortune, j was accomplished most successfully. The not for lack ot skill or bravery, but for,' ai'nO' was conecntrated in the rear of the the conduct of tho miscreants whs had fled from their position on the previous night almost upon tho first attak of the onomy. Rut another repulse was sustained on Sundiy morning by tho army near Chan- celloravillo. Tho enemy renewed tho at-1 0UR '-ussud. tack and again drove back our lines for I During these nine days our losrcs can half a mile. From tho large brick house hardly fall short of 15,000 men. Rossi which gives tho name to this vicinity, the ' b'y 'bey will bo more. D. W. lines of tho enemy could ho seen sweeping surely, though the clearing, which extend- .i : i., v,.it,5.. .,i.i UU III UUlUi liutttillj VUUl't VAVliU IUU1U admiration for tho best qualities of tho veteran soldier that tho manner in which tho enemy swept out, as thoy moved stead- ily onward, the forco whioh wero opposed , ,i -nrn on ,iin.,ii ,i to them. Wo say it reluctantly, and for the first time, that tho enemy havo showed the, finest qualities, and wo acknowledge on this occasion thoir superiority in the open field to our own mcu, They delivered thoro Gro with precis ion, and wcro apparently inflexible and immovable under tho storm of bullets and and shell which thoy wero constantly re ceiving. Coming to n pioco of timber, which was occupied by a division of our own men, half a number were detailed to clear tho woods. It seemed certain that hoto thoy would bo repulsed ; but thoy marched right through tho wood, driviug our own soldiers out, who dolivorcd their firo and foil baok, halted again, fired and (ell back as before, Eccming to concede to tho enemy, as a maltor of ooure, the tu pcriority which they ovidontly felt them-1 selves. Our own men fought well. There ' tuat tuoy were iicstiucti to be ucuton, nnu i tho ouly thing for them to do was to fire I nnil rtvrnf 'VUn nnnmr fi1t nnnfidnnt. ' w . Hi.il hov wnrnfn hn vlntnrinnq. nnrl niir own men had, from some occasion, imbib- j v " w ' 1 ' cd thosanic impression. Our men showed lack of earnestness and enthusiasm, but no want of courage. All that they needed was tho inrpiration of a series of victories to look bank nnon. and an earnestness and confidence in tho success of the cause for which they wcro fighting. Thus ended the Sabbath and another chapter in this i-cries of our disasters. MONDAY. Another d-iy of misfortune, and the day Was hardly ushered in before the enemy in force came down upon tho detachments which had been thought Mifficicnt to hold tho works upon them, and after strongly contesting the position they were compel led to yield and fall back under tho pro tection of the town. Tho enemy formed their liac of battle on tbo outikiris, and within the town tho two brigades of Gener al Gibbon held them in check as long as could bo. Many wounded men here in the hospitals, and the position was maintained as long U3 possible. At length thcgrouv.d was given up, the troops were withdrawn the bridges taken up, and Fredericksburg was given back to the cnomy. They were now at liberty to turn their attention to Sedgwick, and they lost no time in concentrating their forces against him. They were to strong for him. After a most obstinate fight, in which the enemy almost was successful in de stroying his bridges, nnd the possibility of his escape, ha made good bis ictreat also to tho bauk of tho Rappahannock. His losses were appalling. He suffered ter ribly, and in their retreat there was much confusion and disorder among the troops. A few at tho first 3iiet laid down their and yie'.dcd themselves up prisoners with- out fire inj; r. musket, but neutrally the men of this corps displayed the greatest gallan try in lighting, and only yielded when ovtrpowered by superior numbers. TUI'SDAY. At this time tho aspect of affairs had becomo exceedingly dark. Tho troops ' publican asceudaucy ! It was acknowldg wero much dispirited, and although the y ! cd by Senator Chandler of Michigan, at bad held their position on Monday, the ! the time, in a letter to Gov. Dlair of his prospect of meeting tho combined forces j State, (which I have before me,) that it of tho enemy with largo reinforcements, I was "necessary to i.'c'eat the 2'ossogc oj the which they were known to ltavo received, ! peace resolutions in order to save tlth Re was exceedingly unpromising. A severe publican parly pom rupture.'" What force brought again to this sido of tho riv- ' r, with the exueption of many dead and wounded, who wore left behind to the tcn- ; dor mercies of tho enemy. Thus euded tXc nine days' campaign on enemy's works, and they were forced to como out of them and give battle in the oncn field. Stratum to sav. thn nrmv fail, cd to bent tho enomv on comparatively equal ground and upon ecu footing. Goon. During tho Reiu of Terror tbo j mob got hold of tho Abbe Maury, and rosolvcd to sacrifice him. "To the lamp-post with him I'' was the universal cry. Tho Abbo was in a bad fix with a mob i- , . , . - i -. . e ,or ms juuges tnc icnuer muicios oi u mob ! Mth thu utmost coolness the Ah- bo said to thoso who were draggiug him along "Well, if you bait" post will yau ceo any clearor for it! This bright rally tilklcd his execution era aud saved his lifo. Hard on tho Leaguers. Parson Diowulow, iu a letter to an Abolition League meeting at Chicago, used tho following plain language. language. ago call yourselves ,-our loyalty, you "You citizens of Chioa loyal ; you glory in your proclaim it upon tho streets, and herald it in your press, and dcclaro it from every platform, but it costs nothing lo be loyal here in Chicago , so far away from dan ger. Loyally lewis to the fiel ,1 ''' Oommiiiiications. J'or Ht Columbia Democrat, I'hiladclphia, May 13th, 1803. Col. Tate That distinguished Consti tutional Democrat, cx-fienator Wall, of Now Joraoyf addressed a densely jam n.otl nU(iionca Bt ,iin nmnorall ilfla,i . ur.i . r. i i quanors on aiuui oircct, rbi oaiuruay i L i rr:..i. ..:.-t..,i 1 VUU1IJU 111 I'll U3 HUIO IlliUUUU tUU li' Hicb pectations of tho public, in view of tbo great reputation of Scnatar Wall, for abil ity and sound stirring eloquence, those ox pectations wore fully met by tho distin guished oraior, and his honest, scathing i allusions to tho political mendacity of this administration were greeted with thunders tion bc'BS a statement in reply to one op of tumultuous applause, lie opened with i Poarcd 1,10 ocrat week before last, an allusion to tho threatening import of ltis unf"rtuDt that any difficulty should the circumstances which now beset thtJ ; occur in s"li aa affair asshool exhibitions; very lifo of the Republic, and in wcll-cho- sen, and burning sentences, went on to de scribe tho motives, character and history of the Rlack Republican party, charging home upon them, with all tho power of a vigorous mind, wounded by a souse of tho guilt of that taction in producing tho pres ent unhappy stac of National affairs, its exclusive responsibility sowing in other years tho fatal seed which have now ri pened into a harvest of bloud and Nation a desolation. From this point he proceeded to show, by unanswerable quotations from the Con gressional history, tho efforts of Mr. D.mglass, Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Pujh, and other Copperhead lovers of tho good old Oonstitutiou aud Uuion in tho Semtc to avert tbo direful agonies of toil won efforts which were frustrated by the dot r mined, uncomprimising tenacity of Dlack Republican Senators to plunge, from mero party considerations, this great na tion into the red gulf of civil war. Tho Crittenden Peace Resolutions, he showed wcro endorsed by tho Legislators of Vir ginia and Kentucky ; wcro afterwards submitiou to Uongross, but wcro met in the Senat by the hostile vote of every H-C' publican Scna'or and wcro thus killed, though they received the support of every , Domocratio and Southern Senator! Thus I the last chance of averting civil war was lost, and tho consequences, in the shape of a broken nation, the multiplication of grave yards, the wail of countless wid ows, an ! tho tears of bereaved orphans arc upon us, all to insure futuro Dlack Ro- insatiable thirst by Urit-king tho blood of . its victims. Mr. Wall, concluded by an appeal to history to show thut not by tlio agonies of war can national fraternity be secured. Upon this and kindred points he spoke at length always logical, frequently impas sioned, and constitutional to the core. In other, words, it was a first class Copper bead speech, for he profcrcu the tonstitu tion to tho Chicago Platform the resto ration ol the Union to its Obstruction or rcoiganizaliou. A laruc crowd wits assembled on the outside of the building during tho deliv ering of the speech but tho prcseuce of the polico and a formidable admixture of hard-fisted Democrats restrained the tur- bulcnce of the Dlack Republican clement, and confined it on this occasion, as it is bound to do after October, within tho lim- ' its of law and order, Mr, Wall, was es- corted to the Girurd House, from tho hall, by a strong party of his friends, followed by a gang of Lincoln monarchists, wh ose , . .. i - . . , - courage iaucu w uuug uiem up w mo striking point. Their forbearance on this, ;ia 0u another recent occasion, when tbo oriico ot tlio "Ago was mo oojea, out not ( confession, nearly the most shameful in mo to the lamp-' tuo subject, of Republican vengooco,rathcr Uj)lko wLioh tho administration has per- rn Cnr U ?" - -II... ....! ..! 1 . . . au luuurauuii i put suum yiuui.-m.u u.u an ovidonoo of any real respect for the sa - ered causo of law and order. All is qui- it now. I ho city has been protounuiy nguaicu within the last few days, by our roverscs ou tho Rappahannock. I am more grieved tmIl SUrpiised over these untoward results j 'p10 i10t, uucalouluting dash of Hooker, j js no ouht as gratifying to tho rebels as to the Administration. The report ciroula- o ting hero of the taking of Richmond, by n-oyss, is, oi uumou a uusu uuu, uuu omj sorved for the raomont, to turn tho brains of tho unreflecting. Even tho re-crossing of tho Rappahannock, by Hooker, to the Fredorioksburg sido, is not fully credited by thoughtful minds. Roforo your papcf goes to press, howovcr, you will probably be in possession of all the facts. God grant a speedy and honornblo ter mination or this cruel war, and the com plcto annihilation, politically, of its auth OfS n.tltl ahfil . No local news worth noniiniinieatincr. O' Trulv A. J. W. Desirous of doing justico to all persons, we give a placo to the following commuui- ,'ca,io" 011 tlic 5ubJcct of tuc Denton Exibi- anu nnw bot" 81(104 caviug oen heard, wo winiK it ocst to close our columns on that question. Ed. Dot. Mr. Editou. In looking over tho Democrat of week before last, I noticed an article over the signature of "spectacles," giving a description of tho late exhibition at Ronton. Now 1 do not intend this as a reply to tho black guard that penned that article, but, in order that the reading pub lic of all parties may know tho faels in tho case, I make tho following statement. The teachers of Ranton district held an institute last winter, and at the last one held by tho request of the scholars and several citizens, wo decided having an ex hibition at the Denton church. According ly arrangements wcro niado, and four of tho schools joined ; embracing both politi cal paities ; and I think it fair to estimate that thrco fourths of tho scholars were domocrats. Mr. Silas W. Mellcnry, a highly respectable citizen, and a radical democrat, brought his wholo school, every scbollar of which 1 believe are ohildr on of democrats, and participated in the excer cises. We nevGr thought of having a party ooncorn of it, and the people generally ap pealed to be interested in the enterprise ; and at tho lime appointed, a very largo crowd assembled. Several men were ap pointed to assist in keeping order, all of whom vcro democrats, and wo believe did the best they could, to have order. Rut there wero a lot of rowdic3 present who appeared determined on mischief, and we learned ainoo that thoy came for that pur. pose. Thoy too claim to be democrats, but the respectable poriiion of democrats are ashamed to own them. One of the chief rioters, not many year, since, sported the title of J. P., and is also a profes'or of religion. 0, shamo, where is thy blush 1 JOSIAII KLINE. DIARY OP THE WILD MOOR. A BnAUTIfU I' nALI.AD. It wns on ono cold winter's ni-ht, Aa tin! wind blew across the wild moor. When Mary caino wandering home with her babe, "Till bhu c i mo ta her own father's door ; Oil father, dear father." she cried, "Come down and open tho door, Or the child in my arms will peri'h and die, ISy the winds that blows across the wild moor. Oh why did I leave this dear spot, Where once I was happy nndfr'e, Hut now doomed to roam, without friends or home. And no ono to takopity onme,' Tlio old man was ilcaf lo her cries. Not n sound of her voice reached his ' iu, Hut the watch do; did howl ami the village bell tell'd, And the wind blew across the wildinour. Uut how must thu old man have felt When he came to the door in the morn l'oor Mary was ilcnd, but the chil l was alivu L'loae pressod iu its dead mother's arms ; Half frantic ho tore his gray hair. Ami tho tears down his cheeks they did pour ; Sa mi;, 'this cold winter's night, the pcritheil iciiicd Ily tho wind that blew across thu siild moor. The old man In grivf plncilnway. The child tn its mother went soon, .urn no oa o, they say, has lived there to this day, And thu cottago to ruin has gon. ; The villagers point out the spot, Whcro the willow droops over tho door. Saying ih-.-ru Mury died, onco u gay village bride, ily the mud that blons across the uild moor. 83?" General Stone, wo aro informed, has been assigned to duty in the Depart ment of the Gulf and will soon leave for that field of service. So ends, by a public pctralcd against any individual. Arrested 1 witlout oaus8j iniprUoned without trial, ghut out from iho 8ervico to wll;oll i,0 La3 'devoted his lifo and to which tho country owes the satety ot its capital, disgraced in tho oyes of the whoio country when worthy ouly of honor, and in spito of the repeat - cd protests and appeals of his commander for his trial, General stone at last receives tardy justico. Ho hat dono well to bids .... .1, . , "ls luno'. anu 0 7 118 P,on l dlsgrBOed hlm. Suoh injuttic0 could not j.,5t (orover, imt tuo intatny of it will cling ta this administration bo long as its h'uto. ' ry is remembered amon men. Army Correspondence. For the CehmHa Dimotmu Yorktown, Va March 10th, 1863. i?far Sir .I am in good health and am very thankful for that. I am in tho land of hostility but have not beon engaged in any conflict yet. I am as nnx cious as any othor man for the restoration of tho union, and also for tho restoration of tho constitution, t think tho violation of that in Washington, is as oriminal and as disastrous to our country as it is iu Richmond, The soldiers nil aro willing to help suppress rebclion, but are not willing to help Emancipate negroes. Wo sec tho impropriety of tho wholo scheme Our observations of tho negroes character shows us plainly, that they aro not capahlo of self government nnd history teaches tho same, So the colonisation ia mcro toon soncc and to emancipate them, and lot thorn ruu would bo doing great injustioa to any civilized community. Our northorn towns arc postered enough with black va grants now. And tho equal distribution of nearly four millions of negroes through tho wholo of tho States, would bo a nui sance almost unendurable, and to give them equal rights among us, and amalgamata them with the whites at tho ballot box, and in our legislative halls, or placo ono in tbo Presidential Chair, would bo de stroying the pride and self-respect of ,tho Nation. I bo history of Mexico should teaoh us not to try tho experiment. Tho negro is naturally adapted to slavery. Give them liberty, nnd they are indolent nnd lazy. Thoro aro several hundred of them hero that havo tho benefit of tho presidents proclamation and some of tho mo3i intelligent of thorn acknowlcgo that their condition was better in slavery, than tho way it is. I have heard them say it. They wi.l genrally express tho kamo sentiments when thoy daro to. They aro mostly under government employ. Thoy get eight dollars per month aud their families found. Their rations are reguarl.y doalt out to them and they havo to holp unload boats, and work oa tho Fortifioa tions, and cut wood for tbo bakery. Rut to get any thing out of them, some of them havo to be dealt with rigorously. Thero are some soldiors placed over them, who use them rough, nnd somo tiraea they havo to be drove out to work, and keptthcro by a guard with their bayonets ; and ihoy occasionally have a cannon ball chained to their legs, for running away from their work. Rut tho most disgusting sccuo that that I have ever witnessed, was two wenches, but a few rods from my tent chained to cannon balls nearly tho whole day ; their cime was, loJy conduct and public at that ; and thoir accomplice, were white soldiers, but who dodged de tection and eieaped punishment. I could not help but wishing the poor degraded wenches wcro under tho protection of masters. Ve have frequently hoard some of them pray for tho prosperity of their masters, and their restoration to them. Tho dissolution of churches has dono much injury to the negro. Their relig ious priviligcs wore extensive before The slavo and his master were members of the same church We can sco the difference. The old uegros show somo knowledge of Christianity, aud resignations and good manners ; but tho ycung ones are rough and Faucy. Tho la3t acts of congress will ro 'uco the white poor to equality with the negro in slavery. Tho bill giving the president power to suspend Ihe writ oflmbeas corpus and power to draft men enough to sustain him, makes him a grater monarch than has sat upon the Dritish throne, for the last six hundred years. I do not sec how this onco happy and prosperous country will ever Kb res tored to penco aud prosperity again, without Divine aid. I ilo not know wheth er wc aro entitled to providentiul interfer ence. Yours with rospcot, A SOLDIER. To CLtAit A House op Vkrmi.v. Bur leigh, of tho Doston, Journal, says i lI tell you, ladies, a secret worth your knowl edge a new remedy to clear a houso of roauhes and vormino has beon found So complcto is tho remedy, that men offer to rid premises of all thoso pestilential nu- , isances by contract. Tho drtiolo ia sold uudcr the namo of French Greenland 1 other hiffh-sounding names, at nuito a high price j but tho article, in plain 13n". Rsh, is common green paint in powder Six lB, . . , . Six conts' worth used about, any houso, will clear tho kitchen, aud all its sur- , roundtngs." . Gold iu Now York, 1 1th iust,, down to 1 -I8j Ulncksnakcs down .u Iu- tu'a
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