BY S. J. KOW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 186-3.
VOL. 9.-NO.
lb, On tha Death of Little Hslea.
bt a. a. a.
A vsaant house, an empty ebair,
It all tbat meets my gaie;
J look around me in despair,
For sorrow crown my days.
i Mart and look, for Helen dear.
But, ata '. she's gone from me ;
2io more I hear her footstep near,
Her face no more see.
fjweet little Helen. 0, that I
Thy pratling Toice might hear,
flow soon I would suppress iny sigh
And wipe the falling tear. ,
Eat. my lored one. why should I weep
That God has called thee home ;
In safety he thy soul will keep
Till I to thee shall come.
Amonj bright angels, upon high,
Deth little Helen rove.
JVnd shouts with them thejoyful ery
Of. Christ Redeeming Lore.
A CTOR.Y FOB TEE LITTLE FOLKS.
Willie Irving'! Troubles.
School was out, and Nettie Irving stood
st the window watching lor her brottur Willie,
whowaa unusually late, and as she caught a
w.'iunae of him on the opposite bide ot the
street, ahe tan quickly to open the door, just
in tune to see him stiase nis nsi mreaienmgiy
t a bov about bis own size, and hear him say-
-I'll give ft to you to-Diurrow, mister, bee
if I don't V
What la that. Willie T" asked Nettie, as
he came up the steps, bis face 11' e very fron
tispiece for a volume of misfortune.
'Who is speaking to you, I should like to
know 7" he replied roughly, as be brushed
past her and entered the parlor.
Nettie's (ace clouded, and the tears came
into Ler eolt, blue eyea, for she loved ber
brother very dearly, lie was Bitting moodily
in tb parlor wben she entered, and be looked
to cross and unnatural Nettie dare not speak
ta bini, but passed on to the open piano, where
she had been practising, and sat down.
'Perhaps if I play him that pretty, new
song, be will feel better," she thought. "He
always likes to have me play or sing to him
when be comes boruo from school;" so she
run ber nimble fingers along the keys ia the
tott, sweet prelude, and was just ready to join
her voice with the charming accompaniment,
alien Willie spoke out sharply
"I wish you would atop that tormented
drumming. Nobody asked you to play."
Nettie's Angers dropped instantly ; she turn
ed around upon her stool and sat motiouless-a
moment, tbeu moved noiselessly across the
loom, and Willie beard ber soft footsteps on
the stairs and along the upper passage, and
wlieu she opened the door ot ber own room, a
quick sob, as if she bad held ber feelings in
check as long as posible.
"Well, I've done it to-day, I guess ; half the
boys in school are mad with me, and now I
t are almost taken Nettie's head off. O dear,
tbnt is what all my good resolutions go to."
Why, has my tittle boy got borne 1" said
Mrs. Irving opening the door at that moment.
'1 have been down town, and came up by
Tour school hous on purpose to -walk home
with you, but 1 thought your school was not
out. so I made a call on my way home."
"Yes, it was out, but I was kept."
"Why, Willie, bow did that happen 1 Did
jiu not have your lessons perfectly I"
"No, and I was tardy besides."
"You left home in season, did you not 1
Willie did not answer, but kept working bis
f. . t under the hearth rog, and looking down
: tin m steadily.
"What is the trouble, Willie 1 Yon look
as if you had no friends in tbe world."
"I haven't as I kaow of."
'Willie!"
"I suppose you are," be said apologetically,
"t ut I guess you are the only one. Everybody
iiput out with Die lint you and father."
"WLat his happened to make you feol so
wretcnod my child i"
Well, you see, mother, it is just this. Last
night, before I went to sleep, 1 went to tbink
ii g over tbe things I hsd done through tbe
dsy I ought not, and thinks I, now to-morrow
I iil try very hard not to do one thing I shall
b.- sorry for; but wben I got up this morning
1 forgot all about it, and never once thought
nil I came in from school. My resolutions
doii'i amount to much any way."
What have you done today that yon regret."
"From beginning to end I have gone wrong,
f'tae how. things did not go right all the
tiirting t school. 1 mtsed two or three
' D.m; the teacher was cross to me. But the
ont came this afternoon. Just after I started
.- Mh on I the fire bells rung, and pretty soon a
' the boys came running along, and call-
l, 'Come on, Will, we are going to the fire ;
;;".t of t:;ue before school;' and I did not
a-mi what you had told me, never to go to a
unWss some older persoo was with me, but
f-'!luwe:t on as fast as I could. It was away
'u to the North End, ever so far, and after
'II there wasn't anything to be seen but a
'lr tlck smoke and ever so many people.
- it was past school time, and 1 kept
ixing ibe boys to go, but they woulud't for
long time ; and as soon as they started
'.:.; began to plague me because I was such
4 -ctrecrow altoiit everything. George Lovel
i'l; 'Well, you missed to day, and, I'm glad
"' . ain't you, boys V They all said, yes,'
''I 'hen George took off bis cap and said,
I'ree cheers for Tod Irving J' When I got to
'"c:iool, i couldn't study a bit, tbe letters all
-' together so; of coarse I could not say
f-"Mly any of my lessons ; the teacher puo--d
us all, and we had to stay and recite
tchool ; bet tbe minute we got out,
Love II set the boys all on again, and
':J called me names and everything. I wish
G Lovel was dead and buried. I'll give
fc-n something to-morrvw he won't forget,
1 !; bet!"
"Is this Willie Irving, or seme wicked fai
;?,comein the shape of my usually gentle
-tVhy it is ma mother, and not exactly me
Urer ; but I want you to promise me that I
te-dn't go to school any more. It is a great
t-M easier to be good when I am at home
;th tou. Ton can St me for college, can't
Perhaps lean, so far as book knowledge
icncernwi ; but itl keep you here with me,
a"d do not let you get toughened by contact
th the world, you will not be fitted to en
counter the temptations yon will find there."
"1 ill risk it. When"1 get big enough to
i o college I .shall not have any trouble"
"ion think yon will obey, tbe command.
tU Ua job get tfcsre, do you T" .
Willie looked np into hfs mother's face with
a puzzled expression, as much as to say, "have
I broken them 7"
"Repeat tbem to mo, Willie, and see if
there is any you have broken."
Willie enmmenced slowly 'God spake
these words, and said, I am the Lord thy God.
Tbou shalt have no other gods but roe.'
Haven,t broken that," be said, with emphasis
on the last word.
"Go on," said, Mrs. Irving.
Slowly Willie repeated them, pausing in
quiringly at the end ot each, till be came to
tbe fifth.
Is that tbe one ?" he asked. "I don't
know as I quite honored you when I disobey
ed you this afternoon."
It was hardly the one I meant, but you
will do well to remember and heed it. What
istbenext"
"Thou shalt do co murder. Thou shalt
not"
Stop a moment, Willie, till we talk a lit
tle about the sixth."
"Why, of course I haven't broken that. 1
haven't killed anybody."
Did I not just bear you sav, I wish George
Lovell was dead and buried ?"
"Yes ; but that wasn't killing him."
"In your anger, did you not think you want
ed to kill hiru."
"Yes. I did. I told him I would kill him."
"Well, Willie, God looks upop you as a
murderer. You have fallen out with one of
your little playmates "
'He begun it."
"Very well, did not the wicked men who
put be Saviour to death begin it, and yet did
He Dot say, amid all their bitter taunts, their
cruel tortures, 'Father forgive them ;' and can
not my little boy be enough like the blessed
Jesus to say that J"
The tears began to run down Willie's cheeks
but he did not speak.
"Poor little Georgia, you have fine times
playing ball and marbles with him. If he was
dead yu would miss him very much, and his
empty seat in the schoolroom would look
very lonely, wouldn't it I I dare say be 9 sor
ry by this time. You forgive him now,' don't
you V
"O yes, indeed 1 do ; I wish it was morning
now, so I could tell him. it shall be a better
day to-morrow than it has been to-day."
"Don't trust in yonrown strength too much.
I am afraid you did not ask God to help you
this morning."
"No, I did not, but 1 will to-morrow."
Tbe tea bell rang and ended the conversation.
Nettie was coming slowly down from her room
and the tbe moment Willie caught sight of
ber, he ran to ber, and, clasping both arms a
bont net neck, whispered
"Do forgive me, Nettie, for being so cross.'
I must hear that new song just as sooaatt sup
per is ended."
There was an exchange of friendly kisses;
it was all "made up," and hand in band they
went out to the cheerful supper room.
Willie stood by the window the next morn
ing repeating to himself the sixth command
ment, and chanting to him self in a low voice.
"Lord have mercy upon me and incline Mr
heart to keep this law," when George Love II
cme slowly along tbe street.
"Gcorgie, Georgie," shouted Willie, tap
ping upon the window, "wait for me, wait till
I get my geography."
Mrs. Irving smiled, and went to the window
to watch tbe meeting between the two hoys.
Willie bounded down the steps and held out
bis hand.
"We are two big fools to get mad with each
other," said Willie bluntly.
"I know it, Willie," responded George,
grasping tightly the proffered hand. "I was
so sorry last night I used you so, I cried my
self to sleep. I'll never do so "again, if you
will just forgive me this time, and I wont let
the boys plague you either."
Happily the two went to tho school foom,
and the other, boys seemed to have forgot
ten all about it, for they greeted Willie cor
dially; tbe teacher smiled and called him her
dear little scholar, and every thing went just
right with Willie that day.
The Wimsted (Conn.) Herald is "sarkasti-
cle." It says the time has come when 'eve
rybody can't wear calico," and the pampered
children ot wealth who can afford it, delight
to sport it in the face of the poorer classes
who can get nothing better than silk.
A youne ladv being asked by a feminine ac
quaintance whether she had any original poet
ry in her album ; replied, "No; but some of
my friends have favored me with original spel
ling." :
He who brines ridicule to bear against truth
finds in his hand a blade without a hilt one
more likely to cut himself than anybody else.
The most tender hearted man we ever heard
of was a shoemaker, who always shut his eyes
and whistled when he ran his awl into a sole.
Each Board of School Directors is directed
by law to publish an annual statement of tbe
amount of money received and expended.
The patent democratic organ of Frederick ,
City, Md., soggests that we make peace wun
the south by assuming all their war debts.
A rlAwn oact ttr figti that mnripfttv is a
quality that highly adorns a woman, but ruins
a man. A painfully correct conclusion.
Men, in general, are more completely per !
suaded by the suggestions of their own minds, j
. I 1 . i. J 1 . 1... ...L. ...... I
man oy reasons onereu ineiu oy viucir.
The fact thit green and blue are the most
attractive colors is no reason why men should
always be green, or be getting blue.
Take away probability, and you can no lon
ger please tbe world ; only let tbere be broba.
bility , and you cannot displease it.
lie who fishes in the sea of matrimony
need not trouble himself to put any bait upon
bis hr.ok it tbe book is gold.
Pride and Opulence may kiss in the morn
ing as a married couple ; but they are likely
to be divorced before sunset.
The meanest man we ever knew was the one
who stole a sugar whistle from a nigger baby
to sweeten his coffee with.
To make hens lay. Wring tbeir necks
they will lay any where then.
CORRESPONDENCE OT THE "JOURNAL.
Newpoet News, Va., Feb. 25tb, 1863.
Dkak Row: Having today some leisure
time, tbe thought arose, that I might beguile
tbe passing hour by endeavoring to renew
once more, our former acquaintance, which
bas become somewhat estranged, by the non
arrival of the Journal, for tbe past six or sev
en weeks. Not our fault; it was regularly
mailed. Ed.
Tbe Journal is ever a welcome visitor in
camp, not only to myself but to many others
who have had the pleasure of its acquaintance.
The partiality shown to it (at this eventful
time) in the army, is duev perhaps, not from
any particular attraction it may have from
outward appearances above its cotemporaries,
but mainly from its devoted attachment to the
cause of Liberty and Humanity, and its un
compromising hostility to trnitors. Not only
to those arrayed in arms in an unholy crusade
against the Government and the laws, bt.t al
so to traitors at borne those who have not
tbe moral courage to stake tbeir fortunes with
Davis & Co., but who content themselves with
a meaner warfare, by clandestinely seeking to
render abortive all the efforts of the lawfully
constituted authorities for i lie suppression of
the rebellion. Let me say that, here m tbe
army, with only here and there an exception,
everything in the shape of a newspaper is tried
altogether by its tone on the subject of tbe
present crisis ot our country. -If its senti
ments square with the great issue at stake,
and in favor of sustaining the Union of these
States by any and all the legitimate means at
the command of the powers that be, and w hich
iu the past have been so cheerfully accorded
by the loya! North, then Is it a welcome visi
tor around tbe campfir of the soldier ; radi
ating bis countenance -with aglow of confi
dence as he refiVcts that, while be has left
kindred and fireside to fight the battles of bis
country, be is sustained, and bis efforts are
appreciated by those whom be bas left at home
the evidence of which is borne to him in
every line he pernses in defence of truth and
justice, and iu the hearty cooperation which
strictly loyal journals everywhere', are lend
ing to stay the learlul tide ot treason and fa
naticism which has been seeking,, with hel
lish ingenuity, to wipe out every vistige of
popular Government, and rear upon its ruins,
d ivision, anaichy, and despotism.
While I inulcf thus, in my bumble way, en
deavor to add a feeble expression of praise to
the integrity of the Raftsman's Journal, based
entirely upon the testimony of others, I wish
I could say the same, in truth, for its neigh
bor; which, I am sorry to add, as gnaged by
tbe bulk of the army in this particuUr locali
ty, is sadly, if not criminally, deficient in all
those sterling qualities which ought to abound
iu a newspaper that makes such frequent and
loud professions of loyalty in times like this,
when the nation is bleeding at every pore, and
the ncble structure of enlightened institutions 1
is rocking to its foundation. But I have been
wandering from the subject which I intended
to persue when 1 commenced.
You are doubtless aware that the Reserve
corps has been ordered to Arlington liigbts
to rest, reorganize, and if possible recruit its
tattered and decimated ranks. We, a frag
ment of that corps, roost certainly expected
to share its respite; but, in which, I am con
strained to say we have been disappointed.
Contrary to tho.so expectations, we have been
detached therefrom and attached to the 1st
Division, 9th Army Corps, which had orders
to ship to Newport News about the same time
the Reserves received orders to report at Al
exandria. We embarked at Belle Plain on
the 9th instant, on board of some old canal
boats, which being lashed together by two's
formed a platform thirty by fifty feet. These
frail transports are very convenient for load
ing and unloading, but are entirely out of tbe
question in a storm ; and hence, by the time
we reached the bay the wind was too high to
proceed, and we were compelled to run into
the mouth of St. Mary's river on tbe Mary
land side of the Potomac for harbor ten miles
above Point Lookout. We were detained
here till the evening of tbe 13th, when, the
wind subsiding, we resumed our voyage, and
by rnnning all night, the dawn of the 14tb
found us under guns of Fortress Monroe.
Here we remained a short time and were then
towed np the Roads to Hampton, the scene of
Magruder's exploits in tbe programme of trea
son. At 10 o'clock on tbe evening of tbe 1 4th
we were once tuore safely landed on terre
firma without loss of life or limb, but not
without disgrace attaching to some of our
members, who, with shame 'be it said, deser
ted from tbe boats while anchored at tbe
mouth ot St. Mary's river. Whether they all
went on shore with the determination of de
serting the service of their country, is not
defijnately known. It is thought .the pursuit
of whiskey bad something to do with some of
them. , , '. '
The intention was to march to th is place as
soon as we disembarked, and our horses had
rested a little; but when ready to leave a vio
lent storm broke upon us, lasting three days,
and we were detained at Hampton till the 21st.
On the morning oi that day, the weather be
iig fine and clear, We started, witb -pin" baj
feries of the corps, . and reached our destina
tion about the middle of tbe day on the bank
of the river, one mile above Newport News.
We were just in tbe nick of time to get our
selves arranged in our new camp, to protect
ns against another storm. About midnight
tbe clouds let loose their fury upon us in the
shape of wind and snow, and the ground soon
had tbe appearance of mid-winter in Clear
field. During Sunday forenoon tbe snow
turned into rain, wLich continued till even
ing. To-day, the 25th, la quite pleasant.
This morning a salute was fired in commemo
ration of the anniversary of the birth of the
'Father of bis country." It was the inten
tion to celebrate tbe occasion, but tbe weath
er was so extremely cold as to prevent it.
The question now arises, what i to be the
next move Some think we are to have an
other Peninsular campaign, or to advance in
two columns upon Richmond one on each
bide of the James river, with tbe iron clad
between ; but the truth of this remains to be
seen. Another class entertain the idea that
we are to remain here until the whole corps is
refitted ; and when that is done, reembark for
Newbern to reinforce our troops in that di
rection, but as these are only rumors no great
importance attaches to them. Whatever may
turn' up in this quarter, this corps is ready to
give a good account of itself, as it has done
in the past. Our battery is not as efficient
now as it should be, but a short time will on
ly be required to render it a serv iceubly as
any in the corps.
I remain as ever, yours. w. a. b.
Camp or 149th Reg. Pe.h.i'a Vou ktef.rs, I
Near Belle Plain, Va., Feb, 22, 1863.
Mr. S. J. Row : Sib ; As I wrote to you
on the 12th, we received orders to report to
Gen. Joe Hooker : and here we are, in the 1st
Brigade in the 3d Division, 1st Army corps,
Army of the Potomac.
On Friday evening the 13th, our company
was relieved from Provost duty at Lincoln
Hospital, Washington, and ordered to report
at Barracks at 23d Street aDd Penn's Avenue
where the regiment was assembled on Sat
urday. On Saturday morning the regiment
was formed and inarched to 6th Street wharf,
to embark for Belle Plain, Va. It rained from
the time we left our quarters until we bad
embarked with all our equipage and baggage
on board tbe Louisiana, a splendid steamer,
which carried two regiments, the 149th and
150th Penn'a Valunteers. We were crowded,
but all made themselves comfortable. We
had rather a pleasant trip down tbe Potomac,
as the rain ceased about the time we left the
wharf. As most of us had never been down
the river, the decks were crowded until dark
with officers and men, enjoying the scenery.
Others amused themselves by shooting at wild
ducks with revolvers and guns. Sometime
belore we reached- Acquia creek it became
dark, and we went below to our bunks to sleep.
On, reaching the creek the boat cast anchor
and lay too all night.
On Monday morning about daylight tbe an
chor was raised, and we started, gaily for
Potomac creek, on which, about two miles from
its mouth, is Bell Plain. In trying to run in
the boat stuck on tbe bar, where we lay several
boors, when we were relieved by some smal
ler boats coming along side and taking us off
acd landing us at Bell Plain. Here we formed
in line and marched back from the landing
about two miles, where we baited, and soon
our camp fires were lit along side of a piece
of Pine woods. Tbe boys were soon engaged
in putting up their shelter-tents, gathering
cedar boughs for beds, and preparing their
rations.. The day was very fine and warm un
till night, wben it began to get cool and all
went to bed pretty well tired out wilb tbeir
day's labor.
On Tuesday morning we were not a little
surprised, on wakiug up, to find 4 or 5 inches
if snow on the ground, and still snowing.
About 10 a. m. it turned to rain, and all bad to
turn out to build huts for their protection
against the storm. By tbe time night came on
tbey had put up brush shelters, and bad large
fires burning b dore tbem. Toward night it
commenced snowing again, and we gathered
around tbe fires to dry ourselves all feeling
pretty uncomfortable, I can assure you.
Some time alter dark an order came for a de
tail from our regiment for picket duty the
next day, on tbe line in front of our division.
Tbe detail from company E waa ten men four
corporals, two sergeants, and one commission
ed officer to report immediately at Commis
sary's department for two days rations and
forty rounds of ball cartridge which we did.
Tbe next morning (Wednesday) at. seven
o'clock, we were formed into line In front of
Regimental Headquarters then marched to,
the camp of the 150th Penn'a through snow
about six inches deep, and still coming down,
with plenty of mud underneath. Here we were
joined by a detachment from the 150th, and
also from tbe 151st-making "in all over 000 men.
The arms of tbe whole detail were then in
spected, when we took up our line of march to
tbe out-post to which we were assigned. The
route was much .farther than we could have
made it in, bad we gone direct from our camp.
We travelled about 7 miles in going out, and
coming back we made it is about 31 miles.
However, it could not be avoided, as we bad
to report to Gen., Doubleday, opr Division
commander On the route we passed tho obi
camps of the Penn'a Reserves. Some of these
huts bad rather a comfortable appearance af
ter passing a nlgbt, as we did tbe one just
previous and no doubt tbey were wben occu
pied by troops. We also passed through tbe
camp of the 135tb Penn'a who arrived the
day before and bad taken possession of one of
tbe camps vacated by the Reserves, and were
pretty well fixed up Before we reached our
destination (about 11 a. m.) it commenced
raining. After relieving tbe pickets on duty
we were ordered to make ourselves as com
fortable as we possibly could by going into
shelter some two or three hundred yards in
tbe rear of the picket line. We soon reached,
tbe shelters of the former pickets, and found
the rain coming through them about as fast as
it fell outside. Our 'detachment was stationed
on the extreme left of the line in an open field,
and the shelters were too close to -the picket
lines to have a fire, so we had to go farther
back into a hollow and build new oues. Some
of the boys took possession of a couple of
shanties occupied by negroes, and a small shed
where they were sheltered from tho rain du
ring the night.
On Thursday morning at about 8 o'clock it
ceased raining, and the Lieut-Colonel com
manding the pickets had a new line cut thro'
the woods for tbem, for about two-thirds of
the way, which gave the pickets a better pro
tection than they had before the old line
having run along a road with a thicket in
front, The right and left were not moved
however, as they were in opeu fields and near
ly in a direct line with the new road cut thro
the woods.
Everything passed off qaietly until about
hall past two o'clock on Friday morning, when
one of the men ou the right of the line dis
charged bis gun, whereupon nearly the whole
line followed suit which was a signal for a
general alarm. Tbe officers promptly called
out their men and advanced to our second
line, which was composed of a corporal and
two men, direcly in tbe rear of our pickets,
and about two hundred yards from tbem. We
bad an admirable position. Our second line
was on the edge of a wood with a road in
front, upon tbe other side of whjcb was an
enbankment with brush on it, and bad served
the former occupant as a farm" fence. Small
pines have grown np along this enbankment
lormiog a complete breastwork Lieut. Row,
who had command of our detachment, com
posed of men from onr company (E), some
from company F, and a relief fiom 151st, bro't
tbe men up in fine stylo and deployed them
behind the breastwork. After remaining in
this position for about an hour, (anxiously
hoping and waiting to see the enemy come in
sight), and on the return of our officers from
the picket line without finding out the canse
of tbe alarm, we were ordered back to our
shelters, where we took a good snooze until
morning. We were relieved about 9 o'clock
on Friday morning, and 12 m. fonnd ns again
in camp. But, what a change had come over
Our camp in the two and a half days we were
absent. Instead of a thick grove and under
brush, we beheld a piece of land pretty well
cleared out and rews of tents composed of
logs and covered with bushes and mud occu
pying theirplace. Under tbe superintendantce
of our excellent captain, Z: C- McCullough,
the boys bad put up fine quarters, where we
soon made ourselves at borne.
Saturday morning was clear and pleasant
and all felt refreshed by a good night's rest.
At 8 o'clock we marched outside of the camp,
where our Captain drilled us until 10, wben
we were dismissed and went to improving onr
quarters. At 5 we bad dress parade, wben u e
found our overcoats quite comfortable. A de
tail was made on Saturday evening for to-day,
and a bad time tbey will have, as the morning
broke in with almost tbe worst snowstorm I
have ever seen, and bas continued all day
without abating. This (Sunday) evening tbe
snow is about 12 inches deep.
At 12 o'clock a national salute of S4 guns
was fired, in memory of Gen. Washington.
We have been cooped np in our tents all day.
I must close this hasty scrawl, as"tnps" have
been given for lights out." Yours, X.
A correspondent of the Rural Register
writes to that journal that Mr. John Barner, of
Baltimore, removed a troublesome stump from
near bis house in tbe followiug' manner :
"Last fall with an inch angur, be bored a hole
in the centre of tbe stnmp ten inches deep,
and into it put about half a pound of oil of
vitriol, and corked tbe hole up tight. - This
spring, the whole stump and roots, extending
through all tbeir ramifications, were so rotten
that tbey were easily eradicated."
One of the Boston dailies bas been getting
fame to itself by being printed on wood paper.
This is stealing a patent : The New York.
WorW bas been nothing but a Wood Papor
for several months.
A sale of property was made in Williams
port, last week, says ibe Gazette, which requi
red two hundred and sixty-two dollars and a
few cents' worth of revenue stumps to make
the transfer legal. .
What letter is it that is -never used mora
than twice in America f Letter A, of course.
Those who walk fastest in goipy to dinnpf
often walk sloweit jo oiog to woil.
K VOICE FROM THE AHMY.
At a meeting of the officers and members of
the 57th Regiment Penn'a Volunteers,' held
In their camp near Falmouth, Virginia, on tho
26th day of February, tbe following patriotic
resolutions were unanimously adopted i
. Whereat, Tbe war, which bas Caused us vol
nntarily to relinquish the endearments of
borne, and the comforts and peaceful pursuits
of civil life, and to submit to the deprivations
and hardships incident to active military ser
vice, is one which . involves interests of tho
most momentous and enduring character
.1nd whereas. On the result ot this contest the
existence of our Government, the perpetua
tion ot the blessings of civil and religious lib
erty to the unborn millions of future ages,and
the solution of tbe question : Is tbe existence
ot a Republican form of Government possible I
all depend ; Jind whereas. We havn a determ
ined, wily and powerful foe - in front to meet
on the field of deadly combat, and also tho
machinations of a mean, cowaidly, cunning
and insidious crew in the rear to scorn aad in
sist ; therefore,
Resolved, That wo spurn wflh contempt and,
indignation the suggestion of tui Northern
copperheads, that we must approach armed
traitors with propositions of compromise
which they would scornfully reject as alik
incompatible with every attribute of true man
bood, and with the dignity and honor of a
great and powerful Government. .
. Resolved, That tbe only compromise that we.
can consistently make with traitors ia that
they lay down thsir arnia and return to tbeir
allegiance.
Resolved, Tbat the only hope of seenring
this result is to be found in a vigorous and de
termined" prosecution of tho war, whatever
may be the required sacrifice of life and treas
ure, till tbe military supremacy of tbe Gov
ernment is fully vindicated.
Resolved, That we are Still willing to toll
and fight aud die, if necessary, for the attain
ment of this end.
Resolved, That the wide "spread opinion In
the Northern States that tbe atmy of the Po
tomac is demoralized and will not fight U
false and slanderous, and wo doqbt not the ma
licious fabrication of those Northern traitors,
who would stab us in the dark, but are too
cowardly to array themselves unaer the ban
ner of tbo insurgents and to meet usirftha
shock of battle. ; ,
Resolved, That loyal men at borne should
carefully organize themselves to watch tho
stealthy movements of the venomous "Cop
perheads," and aid tbe Government in bring
ing them to condign punishment, not only for
their treacherous behavior at home, but also
for their endeavors to make their slander of
the army true by poisoning the minds of th
soldiers through tbe influence of : treasonably
letters. ... . . t
Resolved, Thai, fts f be President of the Uni
ted States is the constitutional representative
of our Government, his administration must
aud will be sustained by all true patriots, and
that those who are denounciug his adminis
tration, are laboring to the extent of their
power to throw hindrances in the way of a
vigorous and success! n prosecution of tbe
war, aud deserve tbe numitigated scorn of pa
triots aud tbe hemp that if due to traitors.
Resolved, That slavery is one of the chief
pillars of strength to tbe rebellion ;' that its
essential antagonism to freedom renders its
existence incompatible with the restoration of
the Union and its continued maintenance, and
that the President's emancipation proclama
tion is not only humane and wise, but an ate
solute military necessity in order to tbe spee
dy suppression of the rebellion and the rcIo
ratiou of enduring peace.
Resolved, That we heartily approve the pol
icy of orgauiaing all able bodied men of Afri
can descent into regiments, brigades atrd di
visions for active military operations; for a
we have to risk our lives for tbe mainteoauue
of cur liberties, it is but just that they should
be required to iucur the same hazards in or
der to secure theirs ; and as tbey have here
tofore been uttod for tbe promotion ot rebel
lion, it is but right that they should be ukvd
hereafter for its suppression.
Resolved, That while we do not fight for any
mau, or set of men, but will cheerf ully follow
the leadership of any general whom the Pres
ident, as Commander-in-chief ot the Army
may, in bis wisdom, see fit to appoint over us,
we take pleasure in declaring our confidence
in tbe ability and skill of our present bravo
and gallant commander, Maj. General Hooker.
ResUved, That Governor A. G. Curtin de
serves the thanks of all true patriots Tor tb
skill, energy and patriotism which he bas dis
played in raising, arming and equipping tho
troops of our State, and especially of all Penn
sylvania soldiers, for the profound interest
wbicb be has manifested in tbeir welfare gen
erally since they have been brought tnto the
field,and particularly in his efforts to have the
sick and wounded of tbeir number removed to
hospitals in our own State, and as tar as prac
ticable to tbeir own homes, till fit for duty. '
Tbe adoption of the resolutions was follow
ed by three cheers for tbe resolutions, and
three more lor General Hooker, the Army and
Navy. r. ,
These are tbe men whom a Democratic Su
preme Court disfranchised by setting aside a
law of the State ; aud thus, by a base and cow
ardly construction, attempted to make Slaves
of our brave soldiers. ' ' ' '
If souls only were counted instead of bodies
we fear tbe census returns of most cities would
be rather beggarly.
Duelist a moral coward. akino- in. hlrfa
the pusillanimity of bis mind by. affecting
corporeal courage.
If a man presents you witb a full suit of
clothes from bead to foot, except a cravat, b
ct a your throat.
"Now what are you leaning over tbe empty
Cask Jor J" "lam mourninr over deDarted
spirits." .. . ' . . 5
Love isn't a healthy thing for a young man
it causes sucb 'tremendous "swellings of bis
POSOm. ,';-,..?:
' Marriage must be favorable to longevity i
an old maid never lives to bo more than thirty.
u hy is tbe pupil of tbe eye like a bad boy
at school ? Because it is slwaya under tbe lashi
Ssy well is good, but 4?ell it .better.
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