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COLUMBIA
DEMOCRAT,
AND BLOOMSBURG GENERAL ADVERTISER.
LEHB. TATE; EDITOR.
"TO HOLD AND TRIM TUB TOUOII OP TRUTH AND WAVE IT O'ER THE DARKENED EARTn."
TERMS: $2 00 1NADAN0B.
VOTPl8. NO. 18.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A., SATURDAY, JULY 1864.
VOLUME 28.
Another Call,
500,000
MORE MEN WANTED I
REVOLUTION IN HIGH P RIVES.
LARGE ARRIVAL OF
S PR IMG & SUMER j
-CHMMJS.
. AT PETER ENT'S STORE,
W LIOHT STRUCT, C01.VM1IM C01.V7T. M,
T I AS Just received (mm Philadelphia, unit Is now
1"1 opening at tho old stand lite'y occupied by Martz
tc Ent, a plcndld nsaorlnicnt of
MERCHANDIZE
which will be otd chenp lot
CASH OR COUNTRY PRODUCE.
till tockconlit of Ladles l)re Cood diolcct atylc
ami latest fashions
Calicos,
Mu-dins,
"'Giiiglnins,
rlaunels,
Carpet,
a f Shawls,
lloMi-rv,
Silks,
READY MADE CLOTHING,
j ns-iimerea,
ntinots,
ottouades,
Kentucky Jeans,
Thrcad.'&'o.
G rocc'rics,
Quceriswarc,
,Cedanvare,
stV', Hardware,
' Medicines,
-, DrucH,
Oils,
$ Paints,
' l&C
BOOT?; SHOES. HTS& CAPS.
In short -.scry thing u-onliy )pi in a country store
Thu patronage of uliI friends, and Hit' public general
ly, l respectfully o idled.
The highest market price paid fiirconnlryprodurr.
Light Street. April 30. lWil.
FRESH AR.R1VA 1.
Splinn
inn an& Summer
EVERYBODY
111! undersigned, gratelul for pat patrnnaee. resp' c
1 fully Informs lncu-iuniers and the piiblicaenerally
that he has Just received from the F.-isturnu cities, the
nrgest and most select stock of
SPmAMlSUUMER,
M'M A A A. A, .A.tA, X.
That has yet been opened in l!liini'ibiiri:, to which he
invites the attention "I" his fiii-nds, nnd assures them
that they nru ollered fur ale at ureal bargains. Ills
Block comprises a larire assortment of
unti.b.mi:ns wcAitivii .ri'AKi:i
l'oiisistiiig oi Fasiiionaui k Duics I'iims 'ii every dos
criptioii; I'aiits, Vests, f bins. Ciavat- nocks, C'utlnn
Iundkerchiefs.lilous, autpeuders, 4i .
Gold Watches and Jewelry.
Of every description, line and clie.ip.
N, It. Heiiieniber ' Loirtnberg't C'Acn;' Emporium.'
call and ee. No charge for examine r.uoiK.
daviu i.owi'.Niiinto
Ulnomsburg, April Hi, lwi4. tJuni" lJ'.' )
NEW A1UUVAJ.T
' At A. J. Evans'
L0l'lli.(i liMFOlllliSI!
BLOOMSUURG, PENN.
LATEST SYLES CAEAP GOODS
ri'IUJ- undersigned rcspeitfully infuriiiH hi friend.
.1 and tho public generally, thai he lias just receied
from the Eastern cities, n large aKeurluiuiit uf
being the, best uaortnient ever ole'red in tliis market.
Also a complete assortment of Hoys Clothing, In f.irt
everything ill the t'loihiug I. inn Fur those w ho prefer
to leave their measures, a perfert lit guaranteed, and
nothing but tho best wurkinaiithip allowed at this es
tablishment, lie aWo Keeps on hand a large assort
inent of
BOOTS AjVD SHOES.
HATS AND CAI.-1. together with a variety of notions.
IC7" CALL AND Sl.E roll YOUUSEi.r. .JT)
A. J. EVANS.
Illooinsburg. April 2.1, It-fit.
' NOW READY !
a
MAQNIFICENT STEEL I'L ATI". ENGRAVING
'ftuHir. myu. cA.vr.
The most ucccssful .Military man of inoderu limes,
having captured during tho Itebellii n, Suil Guns, IUU,.
tHK) I'risonors, and over '.'.'lU.liuil biualls Arms ; lias re
deemed 40,U0l) tquare miles uf Territory ; has re-upen
ed to Cominurco tlie inighty Mississippi, and u mod
esllyand qu el y has no muved along, tb.it few are
fully acquainted with ail lie has accomplished fur tho
honor of hi. Country ll is a llusl future, engraved in
elegant itylo. from u fhotognipli taken at Chattanooga,
.urrounded will, a splendid border, contaiulug fictures
of tho Uatilci of
Fort Donelson, Shiloh, J'iclcshurg, and
Capitulation of Gcn'l Ptmbcrton,
1'lilNTED ON PLATE FAl'EK. 19i'.M INCHES
Price, Only $1.00
rERCOPV.
tJcnt Freo.' by Mail, on tuoag roller, on receipt
ofi'rice,
Ever lover, of hla Country, tvery man who ha. a
Drother or Son in tho Army should have a correct fu
ture of their General, and the,
Greatest Military Leader of llio Times.
Addreu,
' 'rrnrvpi t. nniMiimmi'ii
MMMiiiiminii iv v ikiviil'.uitno,
.MttloW. 40 North Clh 81.. Phlladslnhln Pnn,
.tCr-AGENTd WAN'lEDa
In eve?
.Town and County in the State to take holdcf
this ficlure
made. T9
iuiii 91U iu i.j per uay sail easily bo
For particulars cither addrcisor call on
TURNER !c CO.,
, rfl House and Lot for Sale.
WILL be sold cheap and on oasy terms.
UkA'D WELLING IIOUHr. AND VALUA11LELOT
fliitO fill Mil 111 Hlrniil lull' "
TOBRZK,
sivy
Wistars's Balsam
OF
WXL9 11 tilt RY.
oneoi'tiieoliiest and most uei.i able
remedies in ti.i: would rou
Conaji, Colds, J f 'hooping Cough , Bron
chilis, Difficulty of Breathing, asthma,
Hoarseness, Sore Thmtt, Croup
THE throat, lungs & CHEST,
and every ttjcction oj
including nvr.N
C O IV S V 01 I T I O N .
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Olierry
Bo general has the uso of this remedy become, and to
popular is it everywhere, that It Is unnecessary to rc
count its virtues. IN works sneak for It. nml lino ut
tcrancc In the abundant and voluntary testimony of tho
many who rrom long a ti Iter i ti u anil relied iltscasclavc
hy Its use been restored to pristine, vigor and health.
Vva can prdscntn mass of cvldenee in proof of our
assertions in proof of our assertions, that
CANNOT UE DISCREDITED,
The Kcv. Jacob Scchlcr.
Well known and much respected among tho (icrman
popiilaliun in tills country, makes the following state
ment fur the- benefit of tho atllicted.
MANovnrA..lYb. Ill, 18.TI.
Dinr Sir. Ilaviiip realized in my family important
henclits from Iho iiko nf yjiir valuable preparation
Wisi ' IUtsM or Wn.n CmartY it alfi rds me pleas
ure to recommend it to the public. Some eight years
ago ouu nf my daughters scunted tu bo Inn decline, and
and hope of her recovery wi re entertained. I then
procured n buttle of your cxciltcnt HaUam, anil beforu
she had taken tho whole nf tho contents of the bottle
there win a great improvement in her health. 1 Imtu
in my individual case, made frequent ue nf your val
uab'o medicine, and have, always been benefiitedby it
jacoii sucn 1.1:11
From Jessie Smith, Esq., lcwtcnl oj the
Morris County Bank, Muriistown
New Jersey.
"Having used llr. Wistar's llalsam of Wild Cherry
for about fifteen years, and having realized beneficial
reults in my family, it nlfnrds me ureal pleasure In re
enlllmcndiug it to the public asii valuable remedy in ca
se of weak lungs. coli,s coughs, &c, and a remedy
which I consider to be entirely innorent.and may be
taken with peifect safety by the must delicato in health.
Fioni Hon. John E. Sm'li, a Distin
guished Lawyers in ll'cstmin.
slrr, Mil.
Ihaeon several icc.t.-inu. iii-cd Dr. Witar's lialsnm
of Wild Cherry fur severe colds, and always with il.-cl-d
Ml benefit. I know f no prop. nation that is more true- !
acinus or more deserviua of general use.
1 he Halsani has ulsobcen used with excellent effect '
tiy J, II. Elliott, .Merchant, Hall s Criin Iluads, Mil.
If'islur's JSutsnm of Wild Cherry.
None genuine unless signed "I I1UTTS," on the
wrapper
For sale by
J IMIINSM0KK.N'iH9l UrnadwoyiNew York,
S W FOWI.E&Cti, I'runrictnr-. lio.ton,
And by all llrui'gi.ls.
Retldiiig's Russia Salve.
FOltTY YEAliS EXPERIENCE.
I'as lully established the superiont of
Redding's liussia Salve.
Over a I otherhcallug preparati iih.
tt cures an kinds of Hnrcs, cms. fc-ii . i'.urns, ttoiia
I'h i . .-.ilt III in, Erytlpelas ."lie.. I II. s. Turin.
tr. hi.i sure ejes, &.c.. tic, rem. nun; p mi nt
mi, mil niialioii as if by magic. On'y .'.' ,
tils .1 liiix.
tua incur
J I' lUNiMOUE, No.4!ll llroadwny New York.
S W LOV I.E i:CO., No, leTnimout st. Huston,
And by all Druggists,
Slay 7, lr"(il-1S!in,
'iTi i-: xiiVv 'g(h;kky store.
MORE FRESH IJOODS.
Just received til Erasmus' JSew Store.
Mollis-, es,
Sugars,
Teas
Coffeo,
Rico,
Spices,
liars and Caps,
Fish,
Salt,
Tobacco,
Sogars,
Candies,
FEED AND PHOVISI'NS.
Together with a great tariety of uotionsand etcetc .
tns, too numerous to nieuiiou.
(D"lliitter. Eggs, .Meat and produee generally takoa
in exchange fur goods,
A. 1), EllASMUH.
Illoomsbiir
Slay !. letil.
rl
M1E CONFESSIONS ANU EXPE-
nenee of an INVALID.
ruhllshed fur Win beuiflt, and as a caution to Young
Slmi and others, wlio suffer from Xervous Debility,
I'rcinstnre Di cay uf Maiiuood, i.c, suppliug at the
same lime the .Means ' ri-tr Ci'iiE lly one wiio has
cured I, I in b ill alter undergoing cimsiueraDie ipiacKery
lly euiloslng a post paid addressed envelope tingle
codes may bo hail of the author.
NATHANIEL MAVFA1U. Esq.,
Juno 4, H-B4. ly llrouklyn, Kings co N. Y.
li U ft T S S T It Y .
II. CHOW E R,
SURGEON DENTIST,
nrsPECTl'lILLY offers his orofesa
loiinl services to tho ladies and gentle
men uf llloomsbiirg ami vicinity, Ile is
orepared to attend to all tlm various
operations iu tho lino of his profes.ion, and is provided
with tho latest Improved l'OHCF.UIUi TKKT1I ; wliich
will hcinscrted on gold, platiua, silver aud rubber baeu
tolnokwcll us tho natural teeth
Mineral plate and block teeth manufactured and all
operations un teeth, carefully aud pruperly attended In,
Hesidcnce and oliice a few doors above Hie Court
House, enmo side,
Ulooinsburg, Junofi. UC3
National Foundry.
BLOOMSUURG, COLUMBIA CO., PA.
THE subscriber, proprietor of the above named ex.
tensive establishment, is no prepared toreccivo
orders for
All Kinds or Machinery,
or Colleriei, lllast Furnaces, Stationary Engines, Mills
TIIIIE8IIING MACHINES. 4tG &(J,
He is also prepared to make Stoves, all sizes and
patterns, plow-irons, and everything usually made in
flrst-clasi Foundries.
Ills extensive facilities and practical workmen, war
janti him in receiving tho large. t contracts on the
most reasonable terms,
K7- Grain of all kinds will be taken in exchange for
castings,
ITJ- This establishment is loca.ed near the Lackawan
na bloom. burg Itailroad Depot.
i'ETEU IIILLMEYEO.
Dleoiniburg, Sept, 12, 1883.
A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous Debility, Incom
petency, Premature Decay and Youthful Error, artua.
led by dosireto bencllt others, will bo happy to furnish
to all who need it. (free of charge,) the recelpeand ill
reefion. for making the simple remedy used iu his
case. Thoie wishing to profit by his experience, and
poses a Valuable llemedy, will receive tlm same, by
return mail, (carefully seUulcd,) by addressing
No. fiO Nassau street, New York,
Jim U. OUDEN.
May H 1EC4-3HI.
OME.
I travel o'er the land,
1 travel o'er tho sea ;
From homo I cannot go,
from homo I cannot be,
My.homo is not n manso
On hlll-ilile sweetly placed,
Which ait, nt great expenao,
With pagentry hftvo Mllcil,
My homo is not a houao
Of high and stately build,
Which prldo nnd wealth combined
With pageantry havo filled.
Thcso cannot mako a homo ;
Tho heart much moro requires J
Itciultted lovo alono
Domestic bliss inspire.
My horns is In my heart,
Sly wife and children there j
I never from them part
Hut always feel them near.
A Christian homo is mine,
Whcnco matlno dally rise,
And from its piouo hearts
Vespers ascend tho skies.
I travel o'er tho land,
I travel o,er tho sex ;
From home I cannot go,
From homo I cannot be. II- S. W
SPJEUCH.
OF THE
HON. C. L. VALLANDIGHAM,
AT THE
DkMocuATic Convention at Hamilton,
Ohio, on the 15th of June, 1804.
Men of Ohio: To-day 1 am again
iu your midst, and upou tho soil of my
native Statu. To-day I am once more
I witbiu ilic district wliich for ten years cx
! tended to int: tho highest confidence, and
three times honored mu as its Represen
tative in the Cengrcsj of the United States.
I was accused of no crimo. against tho
Constitution or laws, and guilty of none.
Rut whenever and wherever thus charged
upon mo by dug process of law, I am uow
here ready to answer before any civil court
ol competent jurisdiction, to a jury of my
countrymen ; and in the meantime, to give
hail in any sura which ny judge or court,
Stato or Federal, may afliix: and ou,
the hundred and cibto-iix thousand Dem
ocrats of Ohio I offer as my sureties.
' Never for one Lour have I remained in ex-
ile becauso I recognized any obligation of
j obedience to the unconstitutional and ar
! bitrary edict. Neither didper sonal fear
ever restrain m. And to-day I return of
' my own act and pleasure, hecaaae it is my
'constitutional and legal right to return,
Only by an cxerc sj of arbitrary power,
itself against the Constitution and law, and
consummated by military force, I was ab
ducted from
my homo aud forced into
bauishme.nt. The assertion or insinuation
of tho PreMdcnt that 1 was arrcstel "be-
cause laboring with some effect to prevent
the raising of troopi and to encourage
1 desertions from tho army," and was re
sponsible for t be numerous acts of resis
j taucc to the draft aud to the arrest of dc
' strters, causing "assassination, maiming
and murder ;" or that at any time, iu any
way, I had disobeyed or failed to counsel
' obedienco to the lawful autiioriiy, or even
1 10 tho semblance of law, is absolutely false.
I appeal for the proof to every speech I
t-ver made upon those questions, and to the
very record of the Mock Military Com-
! '"iss'n trial aud sentence of which
I was outraged. No ; tho sole offense
; then laid to my charge was words of crit
icism of tho public policy of tho adminis
rtation, addressed to open and public po
litical meetings of my fellow citizens of
Ohio, lawfully and peacefully assembled.
And to-day my only "crime" ?is, that in
the way which thoy call treason, I worship
the Constitution of my fathors. Rut now
for more than ono year, no public man
has been arrested, and no newepapcr sup
pressed within tho States adhering still to
tho Union, for tho exprossion of political
opinion ; while hundreds, in publio assem
bly and through tho press, have, with a
licuuso and violence in which I ncm in
dulged, criticised and condemned the acts
aud policies of the administration, and tie
dounccd thu war, maintaining even the
propriety and necessity of the recognition
of Southern independence.
liudorsed by nearly two hundred thous
and freemeu of the Democratic party of
my native State, at the late election, and rights, by its violation of personal liberty
still with tho sympathy and support of ' aud the liberty of thn press, and, as its
millious more, I do not mean any longbr crowing shame, by its abandonment of the
to be tho only man of that party who is to right of asylum, a right especially dear to
he tho victim of arbitrary power, If Abra-' all freo nations abroad." I rcpoat it hero
ham lincoln aeeks my life, let him so dc- j to-day, and will again, and yet again, so
chro j but ho shall not again restrain ma long &b I live, or our Constitution and
of my personal liberty, except npou "duo 'prosent form of governmont shall survivo
process of law." Tho unconstitutional' Tho words then spoken and tho anneal at
and monstrous 4,0rdor of Thirty-eight"
.!.: l .i t . i ., . .
uuum nmuu aiuuu A was arrciuu luincen
months ago, was defined and spit upon at
yourStsto Convention at 1303, by tho
gallant gontloman trho boro tho standard
as your candidate for Lieuteuaut Govern-
or, and by every Democratic press and
public speaker ever sinqc. It is dead.
From tho first it was against tho Consti
tution and laws, and without validity ; all
proceedings under it wcro and aro utterly
null and void and of no effect. Tho in
dignant voice of condemnation long since
wont forth from tho vast majority of tho
pcopto and presses of America, and from
all fico countries in Europo with entire
unanimity. And moro rccontly, too, the
"platform ' of an earnest, numerous and
most formidable convention of tho ainccrc
Republicans, and still further, tho em
phatic letter of acceptance by tho candi
date of thai convention, Gen. John C.
Fremont, tlio first condidalo also of the
Republican party for tho Presidency eight
years ago, upon the rallying cry of Free
Speech and a Frco Press, given renewed
hope that at last tho reign of arbitrary
power is about to bo brought to an end iu
tho United States. It is neither just nor
fit, therefore, that tho wrongs inflicted un
der "Order Thirty-eight," and the other
edicts and acts of uuch power, hhould any
longer be endured certainly not by me
alone. Hut every ordinary menus of re
dress has first been exhausted; yet either
by tho direct agency of the Administration
and itd subordinates, or through its influ
ence or intimidation, or because of want
of jurisdiction in tho ciril courts to meet a
caee which no American ever in former
times conceived to be possible hero, all
have failed. CounBol applies in my ba
half to un unjust judge for tho writ of
habeas corpus. It was dcuied j aud now
the privilege of that writ is suspended by
act ol Cobgrass and Exccutivo order in
every State. The Democratic Convention
of Ohio, ona year ago, by a resolution for
mcrly prossnted through a committee of
your dcsi anu ablest men, in person at
Washington, demanded of the President,
in behalf of a very large h inority of tho
people, a revocation of i li i edict of ban
banishment. Pretending that the public
safety ihen required it, ho refined , say
nig, at lite same time, that "it would af
ford him pleasure to comply as noon as he
could by auy means be made to believe
that the public safuty would not suffer by
it." One year has elapsed, yet this hol
low pretense is still tacitlj asserted ; and
to-day I am here to prove it unfounded in
Tact.
I appeal to tho Supremo Court of the
United States ; and because Congress had
never confessed jurisdiction in behalf of a
citizen tried by a tribuual unknown for
such purpose, to the laws, and expressly
by tho Constitution, it was powerless to
redress tho wrong. Tho timo has, there
fore, arrived, when it becomes me as a cit
izen of Ohio and of tho United S'tates, to
demand, and, by my own act, to vindicate
the rights, liberties and privileges which
I never forfeited, but of which for so many
months I have been deprived. Where
fore, men of Ohio, I am against in your
midst to day. I owe duties to tho State,
and am hero to discharge them; a wife
j auj 0,iid at uomt,( an(l would cnjoy all
tbo aa3UIca wLjoh arc ia)plied in those
cherished words. Rut I am here for peace,
not turbulence : for nuiet. not convulsions ;
for order and law, not anarchy. Let no
man of the Democratic party begin any
act of violonco or disorder ; but let nono
shrink from any responsibility, howevor
urgent, if forced upon him. Careful of
tho rights of others, let him tee to it that
he fully and fearlessly exacts his own.
Subject to rightful authority in all things,
let mm suoinit to excess or usurpation
in nothing. Obedienco to tho Constitu-
tion and laws, let him demand and have
tho full measuro of protection which law
and Constitution secure to him.
Men of Ohio : You have already vin
dicated your right to heat, it is ucw my
duty to assert my right iospfak. Where
fore, as to the sole offeuso for which I was
arrested, imprisoned and banished free
speech in criticism and condemnation of
tho Administration ; uu Administration
fitly described iu a recent publio paper
by one of its early supporters, "marked
at home by disregard of constitutional
, that time made, and now onforced by ono
. . ... '
yoar moro ot taxation anil debt, and ,of
blood and disaster, entreating the people
to change the public servjnis and tho poli-
oy, not by foice, b.ut peaceably througl
thu ba.lot, I now uud boro reiterate iu
their utmogt extent, and with all tbeir
eigniCcancy, I repeat them, ono and all,
in no spirit of challenge or bravado, but
as earnest, sober, solemn truth and warn
ing to the people.
Upon another subject allow mo here a
word :
A powcaful widely spread and Tory dan
gcrous secret, oath-bound combination
among tho friends of tho administration,
known as the ''Loyal Union League," ex
ists in cverp Slste, yet tho very men who
control it jltargo persistently upon tho
mombcrs of tho Democratic party that thoy
have organized especially in the North
west the "Order of tho Knights of the
Golden Circle," or some other secret soci
ety, treasonable or "disloyal" in its char
acter, affiliated with tho South, and for
purpose of armed resistance to thu author
ities of tho Federal and Stato Govornmeut.
Whether any such ever existed, I do not
know ; but the charge that organizations
of tho sort, or having any such purpose,
do not exist among members of that party
in Ohio or other uon-slavc-holding States,
is totally and positively false. That law
ful political or party associations have been
established, having, as their object, the
organizing aud strengthiog of the Demo-
cratit party, and its success in the coming
Presidential election, and designed as a
counter-move to tho bo callta "Union
Leagues," aad', therefore, secret iu their
proceedings, is very probable, and howev
er objectionable hitherto and in ordinory
times, I recognize, to the fullest extenno1
the lawfulness only, butthc propriety and
neccsbity of such organizations for 'when
bad men combine good men must associ
ate.' Uut they aro no conspiracy against
the government, and their members are not
conspirators,but patriots ; meu not leagued
together lor the overthtow of tho Contitu
tiou or the laws, and still less, of liberty,
but firmly uuited for the preservation and
support of theso great objects. Thcro is.
indeed, a "conspiracy" very powcrful,very
ancient, aud I trust that before long I may
add, strongly consolidated also, upou
sound principles, and destined yet to be
triumphant a conspiaray known as the
Democratic party, the present object of
which is tho overthrow of the admiuistra
tion in November next, not by force
but through the ballot liox, the election
of a President who shall bo true to bis
oath, to Liberty and tho Constitution.
This is tho sole conspiracy of which
know anything ; and I am proud to be one
ofthc conspirators. If aoy other exist
looking to unlawful armed resistance
to tho Federal aud State authorities any
where, in the exercise of their legal and
constitutional rights, I admonish all per
sons concerned that the act is treason and
the penalty death. Rut I warn also tho
men in power, that thcro is a vast multi
tudo, a host whom they cannot number
bound together by tho strongest and Loll
est ties, to defend by whatever means the
cxigeueics of the times shall demand, their
natural and constitutional rights as free
men, at all hazards and to the last ex
tremity. Three years have now passed, Men of
Ohio, aud the great issue, Constitutional
Liberty and Freo Popular Government, is
still before you. To you I again commit ; Pa,SD 11,0 sPaao ana axe "avo t,ceu 13 muoU
it, confident that in this tho timo of their used 03 ,1,e m"35". nDd Army of the
greatest peril, you will bo found worthy of! Potomac is a vast pioneer corps. As soon
ancestors who for so many ages in Eng. as tlie amiy halts the first thing is to
land and America, on tho field, in prison, intrench, and wo have mado as many as
and upon tho 6caffold, defended thorn four in one day, Tho men do the work
against tyrants and usurpers whethor in cheerlully, as expericuco has taught them
couno'l or in arms. 1 that the loss is thereby wonderfully de-
1 - creased Tho rebels say "clubs are trumps"
t'rnrVll1lini,lf1irj ! C'u rcfereuc to our Corps badge) but we
lJllliliUMl Ull j hiy Spada are trumps"' Grant's Yieks-
Extracts from a Diary i burg campaign taught him tho uso of tho
Grant's Virginia Campaign. article.
May 7.-Tho day was intensely hot, i MAY l2.-About midnight Hancock mov
and the roads very duHy, thero was much cd his 0orp3 , tbo oocupicJ by
skirmishing along tho lines, but towards Mott-a Diviaion on tho 10th, Our Battery
evening ii was usuuriaiuuu tuar, Xicc uau
chauged his position. We claimed no ma
terial advantage. Wo held our original
line at the closo of tho battle, and thoy
held theirs, besides having captured many
prisoners, two guns, and having in their
possession the most of ourBoriously woun
ded. At dqsk the different corps wero in mo
tion towards Spotsylvania, which we wish
ed to,rcach in advance of the cnomy. Tho
Cavalry lead, followed by tho Cth Corps.
May 8. Our Corps inarobcd to Todd's
Tavorn and halted for tho day, ihe ex
treme heat caused muoh (straggling. Tow
ards evening wo had a sharp skirmish, but
succeeded in repulsing tho enemy. We
commenced throwing up intrenchments,
and by directions of rm able engineer, fac
ed them towards our own men. Of course
they had to bo destroyed, and tho tired
I men kept up all night building new onos,
At this point fouio new troops joined us,
and forage and rations vferc issued to tho
command. Tho for&go ration was rcduc-1
cd to fivo pounds of grain, but in reality
the horses got no moro than four pounds
per day'.
Warren's Corps woro fighting hard all
day, Leo having reached Sptsylvan'a
advanco of him. Ho attacked Longstrect
while iu column, under tho impression that
it was rebel cavalry, and in conscquenco
lost heavily.
May 9. Much maneuvering, Grant,
Meade, and Hancock, continually in the
saddle. During the day the sad intelli
gence reached us of Sedgwick's dea'.h.
Ho received bis death wound, while post
ing a battery near the skirmish lino. He
was admired by tho entire army. Our
horses have, boon harnessed for five nights
aud days. Got permission to unharness,
but tho "Heavies," who were in tho front
line, raised a false alarm, aud wo were
obliged to harness tho poor brutes again.
May 10. Tho maiu body of our Corps
took up their position on tho right of War
rcu, tho Cth Corps, now commanded by
Wright, being on the left. Mott's Div. of
tho "2nd Corps with Rickctt's and Dow's
Uatteries moved to the extreme left to open
communication with Rurnsido. One sec
tion our Rattciy silenced their sharpshoot
ers by throwing some shells into tho build
ings they occupied. They opened on us
with artillery from behind a strip ol woods,
but did us no damage. About noon suc
ceeded in opening communication with
Burnsidc. In tho afternoon a general at
tack was to bo made, but was unsuccessful
for several reasons. Rurnsido, as usual,
was too slow, and did not get into'position
in time. our weak Division could effect
nothing against their strong works, and the
Cth Corps rushed against works almost im-
precable. Tho Second and Third Dm
sions of tho 2nd Corps, were withdrawn
from the right to assist the center in tho at
tack, leaving tho 1st Division under Bar
low beyond the Po in -in isolated position
Perceiving this, tlm enemy attacked him
with an immensely superior force, compel
ling him to fall back to this side of the
livnr with the loss of one cun. Tho Cth
Corps, however, made a successful charge
capturing the enemy's works, 900 priso".
crs several colors, and a Battery. For
want of support, they abandoned the
works and Battery, but brought off the
prisoners and colors. Our losses during
the day have been hoavy.
May 11. About daylight our Divison
left its intrenchments and massed in rear
of tho 5th Corps. Thcro was heavy artil
lery firing during tho day, but no general
engagement. Some Cochorn mortars were
tried on tho cnomy, with doubtful results
Thoy aro a novelty in field operations.
One peculiarity of this campaign is the
great use made of intrenchments. Mo
Clellan inaugurated tho ystcm on the
Peninsula, and by that means was enabled
to fight so desperately against overwhelm
ing number?. From that time to the bat
tle of Gettysburg little uso was made of
the spado, but our success there is chiefly
duo to the protcctiou our men received
from artificial works. During this earn
occupied tho same ground it did on that
occanion. Hancock formed his entire
uorps m our tront tor a cnarge, His Head
Quarters being by tbo Bide of our Battery,
To tho left was tho Ny river. (Tho four
streams, Mat, Ta, Po, and Ny, form tho
Mattapony physically and orthographical-
iy.; in our ironi me grounu siopeu uown j i,jB Corps to our support, and Warren gal
to a deep ditch, atout 500 yards from our j lant.Vi thouh vai1v as..uitr.d t1B eno.
front, and then sloped up again to the
enemy's wo:kB about 1000 yards further
on. From our position tho works wore
hid by a corner of tho woods. The troops tion gained. Tho prisocers, somo 8000,
were formed nearly as follows : Gibbon era gathered together in a field, and as
on tho left, Barlow in the center and Bir- Qeneral Grant passed, gave him three Irt
ney on the right. Barlow with the 1st mniluous chetrs. Our limber chests wora
Division had tho hardest work to perform, , fined with tho rebel ammunition, and in
urn;, UDv.uuOD vu lYurm iu hi. iroui
wero mo oiruiigcet, um peoauso no uau 60 1
much open space to cress. In appearance
heis abtardlcas boy juit from college,
butin aolion ho has the daBh and couragcof
Murat, The field wcrks irt his front were
tho strongest I over saw. At least .six foot
high, regularly traversed, w'rdo eaongh for
two won to ride abreast, over them, hold'
ing nearly 40 guns, with limber chests
sunk in tho ground, and protected in front
by an abattis fifty fijet deep, tho jaggod
points iu themselves being a serious ob
stacle, His Division was formed by throw--ing
out a heavy skirmish line, then three
lines of battle, the rest of the Division be
ing formed in clo?e column in rear. Mott'a
Division (then reduscd to a Brigade) and
Carroll's Brigade formed tho Resorvo. I
havo been thus minute, becauso tho chargo
was the grandest cvor known, both in re
gard to numbers aud results Besides- it
was made by tho flower of our army,
against Lee's finest Corps, Stonowall
Jackson's.
It was just getting light, though a heoY ,
fog rested over the earth, when tho com-
maud "Forward'' wa given. . Tho men
passed quietly over three-fourths of trie
distance, when their pickets- fired and fell
back. Our men charged in silence, atiif
gamed the works before tho men wero re-
lly awake. Somo few shots alone wero
fired. Unfortunately, at tho sight of th
prisoners and captured guns, tho support-
ing column could not restrain themselves
and gave vent to their joy by the most
noisy jell I ever heard. This alarmed
the enemy in the supporting lines, and
warned them of our advanco. Vainl
they charged upou the lines, but thoy
could not wholly retake them. Our men
quickly turned upon them their own guns,
and repulsed their attacks with great
slaughter- The zealous infantry would
ram into the guns cauister, solid shot, or
shell, and blaze away regardless of range,
timo, or anything else. Unused to friction.
primers thoy would pour powder into tbe
vent, and flro the pioco by means of a coal
or discharging their muskets. Tho Miss
issippi Brigade charged and retook a por
tion of the lino in front of Birney'a Div.
and at this point occurred the hardost fight
ing of the day. Our men wcro posted on
ly 30 yards from tho line and though on
pi'otccted, unflinchingly fought thero during
the day. The enemy dared not show their
heads, but loaded aud fired at random.
Whcro our line joined theirs tho men
fought till night over tho parapet. There
was a continual mar of musketry, and as
some pieces of artillery lay between the
lines 'twas kept up all night. To show its
intensity I may state that trees eighteen
inches thick were cut down by musketry
ulono, and that the bodies of horses and
men lying between tho lines woro so rid
dled as to present shapeless masses cut
finer than hash !
As Hancock's Headquarters wore at our
Battery we could see and hoar all that
was going on. Wo wcro astounded at tho
numbers of prisoners ooming. They filod
by us by thousauds and of all ranks from
General down to private. Our horses
wero sent to tho front to bring off tho
captured jruus wliich numbered some 30
pieces, and every moment sorao captured
eolors would bo flaunted before us. When
Gen. Stuart came up, Hancock stepped up
and said good uaturedly "How are you
Stuart !'' "General, &t," was tho caus
tic anstvor, and at tho same time the ex
tended hand was refused. "March this
fellow ou" said Hancock. Soon Major
General Johnson made his appearance. ,(1
am glad to seo you, Ned," said Hancock
oordially. ''Under other circumatanocs"
said tbjj rebel, "I would bo pleased to meet
you-"' Hancock then said to an aid iu hit
decisivo manner, "Telegraph to Warren
and Burnsido to attuck at once, that I
havo taken the enemy's works. Request
Gen. Wright to send mo reinforcements,
and in the meantime send in every man
we've got." During theso orders John"
son put his hand to his heart as though it
pained him, and his eyes filled with tears
as ho gazed upon tho works so lately his,
and upou his fellow prisoners. I could not
! help pitying him. He turned to his guard
j and courteously thanked thotn for their
kindness. "You aro damned welcome,
Goucral," responded tho Sergeant.
Gen, Wright promptly sent a portion of
my's position. Burnsido, as usual, was
0 - a
1 100 siow aud faicd l0 , co operate. Our
Batteries were moved up to tho now posi-
( fact 5UppUed U for at .oa,t a week.
A Connecticut farmer has just diioor-
that his cows have been regularly
nulkcd b b,aok eDak98, Ho kUIea iva