BY S. X KOW.
CLEARFIELD, PA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1864.
VOL. 10. NO. 25.
TERMS OF THE JOURNAL.
Tb Raftsman's Journal is published on Wed
BMdaj at l,o0 per annum in advance Akvxh
nsEM.ST8 inserted at SI. 00 per square, for three
or less insertions Twelve lines (or less) counting t
square. For every additional insertion 25 cents.
A deduction will be made to yearly advertisers.
1RVIN BROTHERS. Dealers in Square & Sawed
Lumber, Drj Goods, Groceries. Flour. Grain,
i,4c., BurnsidePa., Sept. 23. 1B63.
T FREDERICK LEITZINGER. Manufacturer of
11 kinds of Stone-ware. Clearfield. Pa. Or
ders solicited wholesale or retail. Jan. 1, 1863
RANS A BARRETT, Attorneys at Law. Clear
fleld.Pa. ,. May 13.1883.
l. i. craxs. :::::: Walter barrett.
ROBERT J. WALLACE, Attorney at Law. Clear
field. Pa Office in Shaw's new row. Market
sireet. opposite Naugle's jewelry store. May 2o.
F. NAUGLE, Watch and Clock Maker, and
. dealer in Watches, Jewelry, Ac. Room in
Graham's row, Market street. Nov- 10-
HBUCHER SWOOPE. Attorney at Law.Clear
. field. Pa. OiEct inGraham's Row, fourdoo s
west of Graham A Boynton s store. Nov. 10.
TP KRATZER Merchant, and dealer in
. Boards and Shingles. Grain and Produce
Front St, above the Academy, Clearfield, Pa. fjl2
"IlTALLArE HALL, Attorneys at Law, Clear
ly field, P. December 17, 13.52.
william a.wallacr. :::::::: ions a. hall.
1 A FLEMMIXG. Curwensville. Pa.. Xursery-
, man and Dealer in all kinds of Fruit and
Ornamental Trees. Plants and Shrubbery All or
ders by mail promptly attended to. May 13.
-flTlI.LlAM F.IK WIN, Market street, Clearfield,
Pa.. Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Mer
chandise. Hardware. Queensware, Groceries, and
finiilv articles zenerallv. Nov. 10.
TOHN GFELICII. Manufacturer of all kinds of
I Cabinet-ware, Market street. Clearfield. Pa.
He also makes to order Coffins, on short notice, and
attends funerals with a hearse. Aprlrt.'59.
DR. M. WOODS, Practicing Physician, and
Examining Surgeon for Pensions,
office. South-west oomer of Second and Cherry
Street. Clearfield, Pa. January 21, 1863.
7 W. SHAW. M. D.. has resumed the prac-
. tic of Medicine and Surgery in Shawsville,
1'enn'a, where he still respectfully solicits a con
tinuance of public patronage. May 27, U63.
JB M EN ALLY, Attorneyat Law. Clearfield,
. P.-Prsetiises in Clearfield and adjoining
:our.ties. Office in new brick building of J. Boya
twn. 2d t'rect. one door south of Lauich's Hotel.
1 rCIJARD MOSSOP, Dealer in Foreign and Do
t meatic Dry Goods. Groceries, Flour, Bacon,
Liquors. Ac. Room, on Market street, a few doors
weot of JoHrnalOjficr, Clearfield. Pa. Apr27.
THOMPSON, A WATSON. Dealers in Timber
Saw Logs, Boards and Shingles. Marysville,
Clearfield county, Penn"a August 11, 1803.
s. w. tbokpsu.i" : : : : : jas. c. watson.
JARKfMER A TE&T, Attorneys at Lsw.Clear
J field. Pa. Will attend promptly to all lrgal
and other business entrusted to their care in Clear
lield and adjoining counties. August 6, 1356.
DR. WM. CAMPBELL, offers his professional
services to the cititens of Mosbartnon and vi
cinity. He can be consulted at his residence at
all times, unless absent on professional business.
Mobsinnon, Centre co., Pa., May 13, 1S(53.
Al r M ALBERT A BRO S. Defers in Dry Goods.
11 Groceries, Hardware. Qtienswar, Flour,
liaeon. etc.. Woodlan1, Clearfield eounty. Penn'a.
Alan, extensive dealers in all kindsof sawed lum
ber. fhinIes. and square timber. Orders solici
tad. Woodland, Ang. 19th. IS63.
fpimMAS J. M'CULLOUUH. Attorney at Law.
1 Clearfield. Pa. Office, east of the -Clearfield
co. Hank. Deeds and other legal instruments pre
pared with promptness and accuracy. .July 3.
J. o bisb. :::::::: t.j.m'cpllocoh
BUSH A M CULLOUGH S
Collection I'rncc. Clbarfielb, Pems'a.
DK. MTCI1 'S M EDICI-N ES. A fresh sup
ply of these invaluable Family Medicines
are for sale by M. A. Frank. Clearfield, consisting
i'f Pain Curer; lirstorative, a greatcure fur colds
ml cungh ; and Anti-ISifioits Phyie. They have
Wii thoroughly tested in this community, and
are highly approved. Trt mew.
EW WATCH & J EV ELIIV STOKE.
i" The undersigned having located in the bor
ough of Clearfield, (at the shop formerly occupied
b? It Welch as a jewelry shop.) is prepared to
do work of all kinds on the most reasonable terms.
The cash will positively be expected when the
ork is delivered. He is confident that hecan
ijot becvnelled by any workmen in town orcounty
-'umt out .' r utne all to the Si'H of the Biif Walfk
Ai ril9. 62-ly-pd. S. U. LALCHLIN.
4 1' C'TI O EER. The undersigned having
been Licensed an Auctioneer, would inform
the citizens of Clearfield county that he will at
tend to culling sales, in any part of the county,
whenever called upon. Charges moderate
Address. JOHN M QUILKIN.
May 1.1. Bower Po., Clearfield Co., Pa.
X. B. Persons calling sales without a proper li
mine are subject to a penalty of $60, which pro
vision will le enforced against those who may vi
Ite the same.
BI LK L K Y S PAT ENT-LT TM BER DRIED
BY SUPERHEATED STEAM. The under
lined respectfully informs the people of Clear
Btld and adjoining counties that he has the agen
cy of the above patent and will sell individual,
"ounty or township rights for its use. The lutn
r dried by this process is stronger, finishes bet
is easier on tools. and requires less time in
?ry'"g than any other process known, drying I
lnch lumber perfectly in 36 hours better than
ttsny months under the okl system using the
me amount of fuel per day that a common kiln
'snsuBn. The certificate of a number of resi
"ent mechanics well known in this community is
"P'y sufficient to convince the most sceptical of
J ttilily. Persons desirous of puiehasing rights
'il sddress JOHN L. CUTTLE.
I93. Cearfield. Penn'a.
MILLINERY &, FAXCY STORE.
MRS. II. D. WELSH,
T'EsPLcTKULLY ANNOUNCES TO THE LA
DIES of Clearfield and vicinity that she
1 has opened a Millinery. Notion and Trim
ming store, on Second Street, next door to
-irs. LameU'g Hotel, where she will be
PPy o receive orders for either work or goods,
s t m"-"1' "deover into the latest New York
na Philadelphia styles, on short notice. By pur
uing often she will alwavs have on hand the
ki 7 1,1 "tT,ea of Dress Trimmings. Hate, Nn
Hoods, Collars. Sleeves. Ac., which she wiU
" the smallest possible profit for osh.
rt,ld. pa Kot. 18. 1S.
Select actry.
HAST THOU A TALENT.
Hast thou a talent? improve it.
Guard it with precious care
Never hide that precious gift,
Or droop in dark despair.
But up. arouse, prove to the world,
That by rich talent given.
Thou may'st not here reach thy reward,
But it will bloom in Heaven.
Hast tbou a failing ? despise it
Pluck from thy heart the weed.
That ckokes the good that there would flow,
A bloom of plant indeod.
Cast all aside that would degrade,
Ne'er let it grow with thee.
But be' tbou circumspect in life,
As all men ought to be'.
Hast thou a virtue? foster it,
With others let it grow,
And walk the path of honest r.
As all men ought to do.
It may be hard and painful too,
But do not look behind
Live thou on earth a goodly life,
And die in peace of mind.
ADDRESS OF
V. BI-Aw3DI3Sr, ESQ.,
To the Members of Co. D, 53d Pa. Vol.
Piiilipsbi'ro, Feb. 8th, 18U.
31 R. How: Jear Sir. Enclosed you
will find manuscript of address to C. P 53d
IJeginient, Penn'a volunteers, which you
will please publish in your invaluable paper
and confer a great lavor on Yours truly,
J. J. 31AI.ONV, KOBERT LoYD,
J. C. Williams, E. F. Lloyd.
(Jeo. Cuxingham.
A. A. "Bradin, Esq: Dear Sir: The
undersigned, being a committee on behalf of
the citizens of Philipsburg, request a copy,
f.r publication, of the address written by
you, in behalf of the citizens, to the mem
bers of Company P, o.'Jd Jtcg't, Penn'a vol
unteers, residiii"; here, on their departure
for their rendezvous.
With Respect. Yours truly,
i. J. MaLONY, (J. C UN INGHAM,
II. Loyd, E. F. Lloyd,
J. C Williams.
Philipsburg, January 30th 1804.
PinLirsBUKG, Feb. ?d, 1804.
GENTS :Yoursof the 30th ultimo, con
taining request for h copy of the address
writ ten by me, on the departure of the mem
bers of Co. P. 53d P. V., for publication,
was duly received. Though it is a feeble
tribute of respect to the brave and noble
members of Company D, yet in compliance
with yo lr request I herewith send you a copy.
1 remain, Sirs, with respect.
Yours truly, A. A. Brad i. v.
To R. S. 3Ia!ony,E. F.Lloyd, Robert Loyd,
Geo. Cuningham, James C. Williams,
ADDRESS.
Soldiers : On behalf of. the citizens of
Philipsburg, I am called on to tender to you
their best wishes and most sincere regards,
ere yon depart for the tented field.
Soldiers of Company J), 53d Regiment
Penn'a Volunteers, twenty-eight months
ago we bid you adieu on a similar occasion
tothat of the present. Twenty-eight months
ago, on a bright ami beautiful September
morning, our town was called on to witness
the departure of some of her citizens, to an
swer the call of their country. J he sun had
scarcely decked the crests of the romantic
Allegbatiies with his golden rays, ere the
men, women and children of our quiet town
were hurrying to and fro, and every nook
and corner of the village seemed to have
sprung suddenly into animation. Next was
heard the fife and drum. The martial mu
sic came gently, softly to our ears, and sud
denly it seemed as though
"All the air a solemn stillness holds"
our thoughts, and tells us plainly that the
hour had come when the father, husband,
son or brother must go forth to fight the
battles of his country must go forth to en
dure all the hardships and privations of a
soldier's life leave behind him his affec
tionate and loving wife, his dear and belov
ed children, his aged parents, or his kind,
generous and affectionate sisters forsaKeall
the joys, happiness andcomforts of his fam
ily, fireside and friends, to sustain the hon
ors of that flag. A moment later and they
"fall in" the command "forward!" is giv
en t hey inarch with measured step, one
grand round. The fife and drum are play
ing a brisk march the glorious Stars and
Stripes seem to flaunt the air with a proud
er wave than they ever did before.
Glorious emblem of the brave and free !
God grant that no gale tainted with treason
may ever cross yonder Alpine peaks, and
kiss thy pure and loyal folds ! It was a sol
emn parade. Busy thought pervaded the
minds of those patriotic citizens who were
soon to embark on the uncertain tide of
war. The final moment has arrived when
the long, hist, loving and tearful fare
well must be said. Oh ! what a trying mo
ment tor the dutiful mother, the affection
ate wife, the dear children or the kind sis
ter. I Ieart beats responsive to heart, thought
to thought, emotion to emotion rises and
falls until at last it overflows and gives vent
to a flood of tears. The stern father, hus
band, son or brother strives hard to keep
calm ; but emotion was the victor and ma
ny an eye shed tears, on the morning f the
lyth of September, 1861, whose fountain
had been closed since the days of childhood.
Soldiers, our best wishes went with you
then as they do now. You went forth to
fight for the best government ever devised
by the intellect of man That you have
done your duty nobly, the record of Fair
Oaks and 'Seven days fight' fully attests.
That you have thrice gloriously proven
that you are worthy sons of the patriotic
and truly loyal State of Pennsylvania let
your deeds of daring in the hard fought bat
tles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chan
cellorsville answer. That you are true, and
lineal descendents of the fires of '76, we
ask no further evidence than the laurels you
gained on that ever memorable and victori
ous field of Gettysburg. Well may En
gland s Lion growl, and the Eagles of France
tremble, when such a record is presented.
The once classie battle-fields of Marathon,
Austerlitz, Waterloo, and many others, pale
before the recent heroic deeds of war enact
ed on the bloody and hard fought fields of
Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.
Would to heaveu that all who composed
that noble band of soldiers, that went forth
on that bright September morn, were here
to-day. But, alas ! for the dangers of war,
many whose faces were flushed with hope
and "the prospects of soon returning to their
"native heath," now sleep the sleep that
knows no wakening. The manly form of
Andrew J. White, whose young life's-blood
thrilled with patriotism as he followed that
flag he loved with all the sincerity of a true
American, has ceased to exist. I lis was the
first blood that dampened the battlefield, of
those who were from our town. He lias
gone, lie fell in a noble cause, and now
tills a brave soldier's grave. His brother,
Johu E. White, bravely and nobly went
forth to fill the place in Company P, made
vacant by his death, and he too fell a mar
tyr to our glorious Union, and now reposes
m his narrow home on the neld wtiicn was
the scene of his glory. Your ranks are sad
ly thinned. Disease has caused a great ma
ny to be discharged. But far from us was
the thought that" there was any one in that
band that would desert hiscountry's cause
desert that glorious Flag that had ever pro
tected him, and had ever waved in triumph
to bear that lowest, mostdegradingand most
infamous epithet that can be attached to the
character of a human l?inr, (and much
more a soldier, ) a deserter. Not only during
the remainder of his, (the deserter's.) stay
in this world will he wish it
"Had pleased Heaven
To try him with afipction ; had he rain'd
All kind? of sores, and shames on his bare head ;
Stcep'd him in poverty to the very lips;
liven to captivity him and his utmost, hopes ;
He would have found in some part of bis soul
A drop of patience ; but (alas) to make him
A bxed figure, for the time of scorn
To point his slow uumoving finger at.
O ! O !
Yet could I bear that too. well, very well ;
Iut there where I have brought an act on rnj
heart.
Where either I must live or bear no life;
The fountain from which my current runs,
Or else dries up ; to be discarded ihence !
Or keep it as a ciHtern. for fool toads
To knot and gender in ! turn thy complexion
there
Patience, thou young and rose lipp'd cherubim :
Ay, there, look grim as hell !
But his wife ajid children must, innocently
though it Ik?, receive the contempt that is
brought on by his mean act of desertion,
(rod, forbid ! that our town should be stig
matized with the name of having sent men
to fight for their country and then desert.
And j et 'tis true. But thanks to God ! here
stands a noble few, that have gallantly,
bravely and nobly stood up to all the priva
tions, hardships and done gloriously the du
ty of an American soldier.
Soldiers we are proud of you. We re
joice at your noble and brilliant conduct in
the past, and hail with joy your determina
tion and purpose to stand by your battle
stained flag another term. God bless you !
and may it be the will of Him who rules
over all nations, and holds the destinies of
all mankind in the hollow of His hand, to
guide and protect you through all the dan
gers of war and when you are far away
from your homes, your fathers, mothers
wives, children, sisters and brothers, may
He watch over them, temper the cold bleak
winds of adversity and send a friend to con
sole with them in their hours of trial and
despondency, and may lie ever dispense the
blessings of righteousness, health and hap
piness among them, is our wish and fervent
prayer.
Soldiers, adieu ! Our thoughts are with
you. God grant that the day may soon
dawn when an honorable peace will be pro
claimed throughout the length and breadth
of our whole domain when the Star Span
gled Banner shall wave in all her original :
splender and triumphantly float over every
inch of ground from the Lakes to the Gulf
of Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific Ocean. And may it be the will of an
All-wise and just God, that you may all safe
ly return to your homes, and that you may
live to a ripe old age to enjoy the blessings
that vour own brave arms gloriously achiev
ed fought for and gained victoriously a'
restored Union. And in after years when
the busy hum of industry is wafted on ev- !
ery gale that blows from the East, West, '
North or South, may you have the proud
satisfaction of seeing vour once glorious
country again occupying the exalted posi
tion among the nations of the earth that
she formerly did her flag waving over ev
en sea, and honored-and respected in every
clime. Honor to the brave and true soldiers
of the Army of the Potomac. Farewell !
A. A. Bradin.
Nearly eight hundred gallant Union men
were carried from the Rebel Prisons at Rich
mond to their graves during the months of
October, November and December, the
most of them slowly murdered by exposure
and starvation by our "dear Southern Breth
ren." "Little John Clem," a hero of Chicamau
ga, of whom the gallant Rosecrans made
honorable mention, in a public speech at
Cincinnati, has been promoted a lieuten
ancy by General Thomas, anil'fHaced on Ins
staff. t
Governor Brougu has issued his proc
lamation urging the people of Ohio to fall
their quota, estimated at 25,000.
Illinois, according to Governor Yates, is
free from the draft, haviog always been in
excess to her quota,
Sixty-eight cities and towns in Massa
chusetts have filled their quotas. .
A BEIEF HISTORY OF THE TIMES.
Chronology of the "War, etc.
1862 Dec. . Rebel forts on the Talle
hatchie captured. . . . Cavalry skirmish near
Charleatown, Ya. ; rebels routed, 5 killed,
18 wounded.
Dec. 2. Abbeville, Miss., captured, reb
els running away Rebels routed near
Franklin, a. . . . Cavalry skirmish at Kiug
George 0. II., Ya. ; two Union companies
defeated.
Dec. 3. Princeton, Ky., occupied by U
nion troops. . . . Skirmishing near Oxford,
Miss, ; 20 rebels killed and wounded, and
92 captured.
Dec. 4 Cannon fight between Union gun
boats off Port Royal on the Rappahannock
and rebel batteries behind the town ; no dam
age to the boats. . . . Winchester, Ya., sur
rendered to Union troops. . . . Rebel camp
broken up near Tuscumbia, Ala., and TO ta
ken prisoners Fight at Water Yalley,
Miss. 300 rebels taken.
Dec. o Near Coffeeville, Miss., 2000 U
nion cavalry defeated by rebel infantry ; U
nion loss about 100. . . . Rebels defeated in
an attack on two Union regiments at Helena,
Ark. ; 30 rebels taken, 8 killed.
Dec. 6 Skirmish near Lebanon, Tennes
see ; relels retreat.
Dec. 7 Steamer Ariel captured off Cuba
by the pirate Alabama, but released on a
bond. . . . Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas,
where Gens. Blunt andllerron defeated the
rebels under Hindmau and Manuaduke ; U
nion loss, 1148.
Dec. 0 Rebels try to capture a forage
train near La Yergne, Tenn., but ure driven
off. . . . Steamboat Lake City burnt by guer
rillas at Concordia, Ark.; in'retalliation, the
De Soto burned 42 houses in the town. . . .
Skirmish near Brentville, Tenn.; rebels fly,
leaving their guns.
Dot;. 10 Fight Ixjtvreen Union gunboats
and rebel shore batteries above Port Roval.
Ya.; two rebel schooners taken and the reb
el batteries silenced. . . . Rebels capture Ply
mouth, N. C, and partly burn the place.
Dec. 11 Gen. Buruside begins to cross
the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg ; the
town bombarded. . . . Gunboat Cairo sunk
by a torpedo in the Yazoo river ; crew all
saved.
Dec. 12 Burnside's army occupy Freder
icksburg. . . . Skirmish near Corinth, 3Iiss.;
rebels defeated, with 11 killed and 30 woun
ded, 40 prisoners ; Union loss, 3. . . . Union
reconnoissance to the Black water, A'a.; an
artillery fight, and rebels driven back, when
the Unionist's returned to Suffolk. . . . Stu
art's rebel cavalry dash into Dumfries, cap
ture 35 men, and cut the wires between
Burn side's army and Washington. . . .
Skirmish 14 miles from Newbern ; rebels
driven off. . .Rebel salt and saltpeter works
at Yelville, Ark., destroyed. . . Union caval
ry dash upon Franklin, Tenn., drive out the
rebels, destroy grist mills and retire with loss
of one man.
ee. 1 3 Battle of Fredericksburg ; Un
ion loss, 11 38 killed, yiU5 wounded, 2078
missing. . . .Jeff. Davis reviews Bragg' s ar
my at Murfreesboro, Tenn Rebels sur
prised near Tuscumbia. Ala. ; 70 taken ;
Union loss, 4 killed, 14 wounded. . .Fight
at Southwest Creek, N. C. ; rebels routed;
a number of prisoners and one cannon taken.
Dec. 14 Battle near Kinston ; defeat of
the relels under (Jen. Evans; 400 prisoners
and a battery taken and the town occupied
.... Union picket guard of 23 captured at
Helena, Ark., by guerrillas. . . .Rebel raid
into Poolesville ; a party of the Scott Nine
Hundred captured.
Dec. 15 Advance of the Banks' expedi
tion arrives at New Orleans.
Dee. lt Gen. Buruside retreats across the
Rappahannock. . . .Gen. Banks assumes
command of the Department of the Gulf
. . . .1200 rebels near New Haven, Ky.,
surprised and taken without resistance. . . .
Artilhfry fisht across the Neuse, near
Whitehall, N. C; rebels retire.
l)ec. 17 Baton Rouge, La. occupied by
Union troops. . . . Fight near Goldsboro, N.
C; Gen. I oster destroys the railroad bridge
ana retires.
Dec. 18 Rebels seize Lexington, Kentuc
ky. . . . Commerce, Miss., burnt in retallia
tion for guerrillas firing upon steamers. . . .
Stuart's cavalry capture a supply train near
Oeeoquan, Ya.
Dec. 1'. Col; Dickey's scouting party re
turn to Oxford, Miss., after an absence of
six days, during which they marched 220
miles, worked two days at the Mobile and O
hio railroad, of which they destroyed thirty
four miles, captured 150 prisoners, and a
large amount of' stores, without having a man
killed, wounded or captured Stuart's
cavalry overtaken and 12 of the stolen wag
ons recaptured, the others destroyed.
Dec. 20 Holly Springs, Miss., sacked by
Yan Horn's rebels ; Union garrison surren
dered. . . . Skirmish near Hall Town, Virgi
nia. . . . Trenton and Humboldt, Tenn. cap
tured by Forrest's guerrillas; depots and
government stores burned. .. . . Sherman's
armv. in 100 transports, embark at Memphis
for Yicksburg.
Dec. 21 Skirmish near Nashville. ... A
fight on Wolf River, Miss.; rebels repulsed,
losing 22 killed, 30 wounded and 20 prison
ers; 2K) or more of wounded were taken off
by their friends.
Dec. 22 Skirmish at Isle of Wight C.II.
Ya.; Unionists driven off.
l)ec. 23 Union forces take posssssion of
Winchester, Ya.
Dec. 24 Union troops destroy a section
of the Texas railway, 1 0 miles west of Yicks
burg, burning two stations. . . . Skirmish
near Munfordville, Ka.; rebels retreat,
Dec. 25 Skirmish at Bacon Creek, Ky.;
Unionists forced to retreat, loss 53.
Dec. 26-Gen. Sherman's expedition dis
embark in the Yazoo. ... 38 Indians execu
ted at Mankota, Min., for murdering some
whites. .... Rosecrans begins to move to
ward Bragg. . -. . . Rebel guerrilla camp in
Powel county, Ky., broken up; the leader
and 11 others taken.
Dec. 27 Sherman marches upon Yicks
burg, drove the rebels (this and the next
day) from their first and second lines, and
got within 2 miles of the city Eliza-
bethtowu, Ky., captured by rebels under
Morgan ; much property destroyed and sto
len. . . . Rebel cavalry defeated in an attack
on Dumfries, Ya. .
Dec. 28 Yan Buren, Ark., captured by
Gen. Blunt with all the rebel garrison, am
munition, and four steamers laden with sup
plies. .... Tressle-work at Muldragh Hill,
Ya. , captured by Morgan and destroyed. . .
Union troops evacuate New Madrid, Mis
souri. . . . Skirmish near Suffolk ; rebels re-
Itulsed. .... Jlebel camp surprised at Elk
rk, Tenn.; 30 killed, 176 wounded, and 51
captured ; no loss on Union side.
Dec. 29 Gen. Sherman driven back from
A icksburg, with heavy loss.
Dec. 30 Sherman abandons the siege of
Yicksburg Bridges destroyed on the
railroad east of Knoxville by Carter's expe
dition ; 400 rebels captured. . . . The iron
steamer Monitor foundered off Hatteras, 16
men lost. . . Battle of Parker's Cross Roads,
Tenn.; rebels defeated with a loss of 1000;
Union loss about 100.
Dec. 31 Beginning of the battle of Stone
River or Murfreesboro ; ten hours continu
ous fighting without result. . . . Gen. Mc
Clernand succeeds Gen. Sherman at Yicks
burg,aud our army retires to M illiken's bend.
1863 January 1. President Lincoln is
sues his Emancipation Proclamation. .. Gal
veston, Texas, captured by the rebels under
Magruder; the gunboat Harriet Lane cap
tured, the Westtield blown up, Commander
Renshaw killed, and the Union garrison of
300 captured.
Jan. 2 Battle of Stone River resumed,
and ended in the defeat of the relels ; the
Union loas was 1533 killed, 1375 wounded;
rebel loss over 10,000, of whom 9,000 were
killed or wounded.
Jan. 3 Rebels surprised at La Grange,
Ark., a lew wounded and captured. . . Reb
els attack Moorfield, Ya., are driven off, but
get 65 prisoners.
Jan. 5 Slight reverse to Union troops in
Hardy co.. Ya.; 33 captured. . . . Rebel fort
on Little River, N. Carolina, captured ; no
Union loss.
Jan. 8 Fight a Springfield, Mo.; sdler
ten hours the rebels retreated; losses about
equal. . . . Union force from orktown, Ya.
make a raid to the Pamunky River, destroy
the ferry boat, sloops, a steamer, railroad de
pot, etc., and return without lo-s. . . . Des
cent upon a rebel tamp near Ripley, Tenn.,
8 killed, 20 wounded, 46 taken ; no loss on
the Union side.
Jan. 9 Col. Ludlow effects an exchange
of prisoners, by which 20,0W men were re
stored to the U nion army.
Jan. 10 Skirmish at Catlctt's station, Ya.
Jan. 11 U. S. steamer Hatteras sunk off
Galveston by the Alabama. . . . Capture of
Arkansas Post and Fort McClernand ; Union
loss nearly 1000; rebel loss over 5otiO, with
all their arms and supplies. . . . Rebels beat
en at Hartsville, Mo.
Jan. 12 A brigantine prize to the rebel
privateer Retribution, retaken from the prize
crew by a Yankee woman, wife of the cap
tain of the brigantine, who made the rebels
drunk, put them in irons, and brought the
vessel into St Thomas. . . . Rebel raid upon
Holly Springs, Miss.
Jan. 13 Gunboat Major Slidell and three
boats with wounded troops captured by guer
rillas on the Cuml)erlana River, the wound
ed men robbed, and all but one of the boats
burned.
Jan. 14 Rebel gunboat Cotton in Bayou
Teche, La, , destroyed ; Com. Buchanan, of
the Union expedition, was killed. . . . Gun
boat Queen of the West captured in Red
River by the relels.
Jan. 15 Mound City, Ark., burnt to clear
out the guerrillas. . . . 17 of a party of Union
couriers captured near Helena. Ark.
Jan. 16 U. S. steamer Columbia stran
ded at Masonboro Inlet ; her officers surren
dered to the rebels. . . . Duvalfs Bluff, on
White River, Ark., taken without opposi
tion ; some guns found. . . . Rebel pirate
Oreto escaped from Mobile.
Jan. 17. Des Arc, Ark., taken without
opposition. . ". . Pollockville, N. C. taken ;
relels retreat,
Jan. 19 Reconnoissance to Burnt Ordin
ary, Ya., and daring charge of 12 Union oav
alry through 100 rebels to recapture prison
ers. . . .' Army of the Potomac moves down
the Rappahannock.
Jan. 21 Rebel Camp broke up near Co
lumbia, Mo. . . . Gen. Fitz John Porter dis
missed from the service.
Jan. 22 Gen. Burnside's second attempt
to cross t he Rappahannock foiled by a heavy
storm.
Jan. 23 Arkansas Post evacuated after
destroying the fort.
Jan. 25 Organization of the 1st regiment
colored volunteers completed at Port Royal.
. . . Attack by rebels on the railroad near
Nashville ; they are repulsed. . . . Rebel
picket station near Kinston, N. C. captured.
Jan. 26 Gen. Hooker succeeds Gen.
Buruside in command of the Potomac ar
mv. . . . Lower batteries at Vicksburg shell
ed' bv gunboat Chilicothe. . . . Skirmish at
Woodbury, Tenn. ; 35 rebels killed and 100
captured.
Jan. 27 Rebels driven out of Bloom
field, Mo. ; 52 taken. . . . Bombardment of
Fort McAllister, Ga., by the iron-clad Mon
tauk and other boats ; the fort was not re
duceq. .
Jan. 28 A steamer and 300 rebels captur
ed near Yan Buren, Mo.
Jan. 29 Gen. Banks promulgates the E
mancipation Proclamation at New Orleans.
. . . A fight with Indians at Bear River,
Washington Territory ; the Indians defeat
ed with great loss. '. . . Gen. 3IcClernand
lands opposite Yicksburg.
Jan. 30 Gunboat Isaac Smith captured
in Stono River S. C. by rebels. . . . Guer
rilla camp near Dyersburg, Tenn., broken
up; 34 killed. . ... Fight at deserted House,
Dear Suffolk, Va. ; losses about even,
Jan. 31 Attack upon the Charleston
blocdaking fleet by three iron-clad steamers
from the harbor ; the Mercedita sunk. . . .
Cavalry skirmish neaT Nashville ; rebel
whipped with loss of 12 killed, 12 wound
ed, and 300 prisoners. . . . Trouble in Mor
gan Co, Ind., about arresting deserters ; at
tack on U. S. troops; the deserters were
held. . . . Union troops enter Shellbyville,
Kentucky. to be continced.
THE BLOW AT OUR CURRENCY.
The Democracy of the Senate persisted in
their revolutionary schemes, ana obstinate
ly refused to afford relief to the State in the
Caynient of the interest on our debt. Tho
i nion Senators proposed on various occa
sions to consider a bill to provide for meet
ing the interest, in currency, and appealed
to the Democrats to stay their suicidal mad
ness and save the people from being plun
dered ; but they were deaf to every impor
tunity offered in behalf of the tax-payers.
Their conduct cleaily manifested a settled
purpose to impair the government credit,
embarrass the treasury, and impose grievous
and needless burdens upon the people, lu
the House, when the Union men proposed
to consider the bill providing for the pay
ment of the interest in currency, the Demo
crats restored to filibustering ; made every
possible dilitory motion, such as to postpone
to adjourn, &c,; and when arrested in that
course by the call of the previous question,
they refused to vote, thus necessitating a
call of the House, and wasting the session
without passing the bill.
This action of the legislature is most un
pardonable. It evinces a shameless disre
gard of the interests of the people; an utter
want of sympathy with the cause of the
government ; a determination to cripple its
credit, and a most reckless defiance of the
immediate iuterests of the taxpayers. In
deed it can scarcely be explained upon any
principle of mere political differenccr It
goes deeper and points, with startling con
clusiveness, to a revolutionary policy that
aims at fiuuucial revulsion as the first step
toward the destruction of the government.
If our currency could Ik? destroyed, the very
fouiuLition stote woild be taken from tha
great structure of our Free Institutions ; and
if the prostratiou of the currency is not the
deliberate purpose of the Democrats of the
legislature, then there can be no rational
explanation of their hostility to the interests
ef the people, of the State aud of the Na
tion. There are able lawyers on the Democratic
side in the legislature, who know well how
they are defying the law as it would be ad
ministered by our Courts, if the bonds of
the State were contracts between individ
uals. If J. McDowell Sharpe or Cyrus L.
Pershing or William A Wallace held a
bond against John Smith, drawn in the lan
guage of the securities issued by the State
to iis creditors, expressly stipulating to pay
the same in specie, they are well advised
that trie legal tender currency of the gov
ernment would cancel it at par. So tho
Supreme Courts of New York and Massa
chusetts have already decided, and so would
the Supreme Court of every loyal State de
termine. Indeed, if the United States cur
rency be a legal tender, as the law declares
it, there can oe no other decision rendered
by a rational court, for an express contract
to pay in specie, made prior to the issue of
legal tender notes, is precisely upon the
same footing with every form of indebted
ness, whether book account, check, negoti
able note, under seal judgment, or any oth
er shape a debt could assume. The law
required all to be paid in legal tender mon
ey, if demanded, and specie only was mado
a iegal ter-ce-i The courts therefore very
proper decide that judgment can be had
only for the amount called for by a note or.
bond, and any legal tender of the govern
ment must necessarily cancel the judgment;
Thus would they deal with individuals; but
the State cannot be sued ; its Executive offi
cers cannot disregard the law, which is
mandatory as to their action, and the State
cannot withhold its interest on the day it is
due therefore, for want of legislation, the
Governor and financial officers- were com
pelled, on the 1st day of February to draw
some six hundred thousand dolbtrt needlessly
from the treasury. Thus while all other
creditors of the State ; all creditors of individ
uals, and all monetary transactions among
the people, are compelled to recognize a ten
der of government currency as a payment,
the bondholders of the State, most of whom
are foreigners, and foes of our institutions,
are paid sixty per cent more than their just
claims, and the treasury is so crippled that,
without extraordinary revenues from in
creased taxes, the credit of the State cannot
be sustained a single year. Such is the
entertainment to which the Democrats of
the legislature have invited us !
We need but turn to the representatives
and organs of the Democrrtic party to learn
how they have pre-determined the destruc
tion of our currency if it can be compassed.
The Afe, the Philadelphia organ of that
part, has been earnest in demanding pay
ment of the interest in sjHx-ie ; and when iu
""friends" had achieved their hoped for suc
cess bv defeating all legislative measures of
relief, it is in a delirium of joy because the
people have been . robbed of six hundred
thousand dollars, and in fiendi.-h triumph
declares it a fine illustration of the new le
gal tender currency with which Abolition
ism has blessed the country!" It denomi
nates the war for the preservation of -the
Republic of our fathers 'thi$ Lincoln nprer.
into ichich the pple hare letn inveigled"
and boasts that "it will cost a trood deal be
fore we get through with it !'' Such are
the words of cheer which the organs of that
party send up to a people struggling in the
sublimest heroism for the life of the govern
ment: such their epitaph over our martyred
dead ; such the words of consolation to sor
rowing hearts and striken homes,' and such
their tribute to the holiest .'civil cause , for
which mankind has dared and diod