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U. S. GOVERNMENT
President—Ann/01AS LINCOLN,
Tido Presldent—llANsilm. 11.AhLTN,
SA:rotary of unto—Wm. 11. Sow too,
Seeretnry of lotorlnr—.l No. P. thol
Soerntary of Treasury—Wm. I'. FosSENDEN,
Socrotory of War—Fnervg M. STANTON,
Seerntary of Navy—Olt/EON WELLER,
Vogt Mnstor GenereI—MoNTOOMERT BLAIR,
Attorney tienernl— SOW %RD BATES,
COW Justice of the United S atue—lionen ll TANEE
STATE GOVERNMENT
Uovertutr—Asenrw O. Cr ttriN,
Secretary of state—BLl SLIFER,
Surveyor oeneral--.lma ES BARR,
Auditor (loneral —lstlC ',ENE ER,
AV...rutty I inneral —Wst. 31. •
Adjutant o°mgal—A I,
Stein Troaaurrr—ll ESIIr 1 . 1 ;donut.
ChlefJuttic oftbo Supremo Court—GAO. W. WOOD
'WARD
COUNTY OFFICERS
ProSident Jud4e-1100. James 11. 0 raham.
.Associate Judges—llon. Michael Cochlin, Urn
!Inch Stuart
District Attorney—J. IV. D. (illielen.
Prothonotary—Samuel Shireman.
Clerk 1..1 Recorder—l)ph ralin Cornrnan,
Resister—Cleo W. Nora,
1110 Sheriff—J. Thompso , Rippey.
County Treasurer—Henry S. hitter.
Coroner —David Smith
County Commissioners—Michael Kest, John M
Coy, Mitchell McClellan,
Superintendent of Poor Tlouso--Ilonry Snyder.
Physician to Jail—Dr. W. W. Dale.
Physician to Poor llouse—Dr. W. W. Dale.
BOROUGH OFFICERS
Ohiefllurgess— Andrew 11. Ziegler.
Avail:taut IS urp,ooo—;tobert Allison.
Town Council—llagt Ward—J. 0. llhineheart,
Joshua I' Mx ler, .1. W. D. ',Minton. tiourge Wetzel,
We,“ Ward—Uoo. 1. Murray. 'llnui Paxton, A. Cath
cart, JOO. 11. Parker, Jno. 1). 0,-eas. President, of
Csunell, A, Cathcart, Clerk. Jos. W. Ogilley.
High Constable Samuel Sipo. Ward Constable,
Andrew Martin.
A,,,,ngs,- -John n utobal I. ASP !star t Assessore,Jno,
ell, (:en. S. Beetotn.
Auditor—Robert D. Cameron.
Tax Collector—Alfred Ilhinehenrt. Ward Caller
tc•rs-I , :aet, Ward, Chas. A. Selli 01. \V egt. R ard,
Cornelia, Street Cammiqseener, Worle) B. Irtt [BOWS
Of the Pe.tee— k, I. Saonelta , David ..`3llOlll
A hrtn. Uehulf, Blehael Ileleontb.
CBURCIMS
First Presbyterian Church, Northwest angle of Ceti
tre Sqlittre. Rev. Conway 4'. Wing Pastor.—Services
every Sunday Morning at 11 o'clock, A. M., and 7
o'clock I'. M.
Sorond Presbyterian Church, corner of South Han
over and Pomfret streets Hes. .OAm t: Bliss, PaSllir
Services crillirlie tire at I 1 o'clock, A. M., and 7 noire-k
P. M.
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St. John , + Church, (Prot Er3toopnll northemzt anuie
of Centre Squat, 1tc0..1 C Clore, Rector. Services
at II .lock 0. 1., a.id o'clock. I'
Lutheran Charrh,, Bedford, between Main
and 6,ath,,r i(eV. .11 . 0 b Fry, Pastor. Fir
icon at II o'clock A. M., and 'cluck P. M.
lertatta Refortne,l Church. Leather, het, ea Ilan
ever and l'ltt street,. Rev. F inn 111.1 Philips. Pastor
Servic..o at II o'clock A. M., and it o'clock P.
Muth Plist E. ()Lurch (first chArgo) ci.rner of
2111,/ Pitt 6tr , ottg. Rev. Thomas II Sherlock, Pastor.
Servives at 11 &Hoek A. 7 o ' c l oc k I' M.
lethodist. E. Church (second charge.) Rev. S. I.
Bow atm, Pastor. Servlceslit Emory M E. Church at 1.
o'clock A. 31., and 3Y 2 P. 11.
Church a YUod. douGh 'West corner of West street
and Chapel Alley. _key. B. F. Bock, Paste.. Services
at 11 o, m., and 7 p4u.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Pomfret near East st.
Roe Pastor. Services 00 my other Sab
Lath. at 10 o'clock. Vespers at 3 P. M.
German Lutheran Church, corner or POl'', fret and
Bedford streets. Rev C. Fri tze, Pastor. Services at
11 o'clock P. M.
Q.9lVhen changes in tin' above are necessary the
proper persona are requeNted to notify
DICKINSON COLLEGE
Rev !-Lerman M.JubIISOU t D. 0., Presid -oil and Pro
felsorTirA.lo4l Sokineo.
William C. Wilson, A. M., Professor of Natural
Selene, and Curator the Museum.
Key. Wkliliam 1.. Boannell, A
rook audlaerrnhr, Language.
.namu.ol 1). Hillman, A. M., Profo nor of Mathemat
.Ic,lin K. Staym in, A. M., Professor of the Latin And
net, La.ngung.es.
it. I; r.lham LL. I) . Professor of Law.
itoy. floury C. Choy ton, A. 13 . Principal of the
tirammar Srhnn 1.
John flood, A sMstant In the rammar School.
BOA RD OF SCHOOL RECTORS
E. Corittruin, Prod(lent, James Jolting", II Saxton,
It C. SVoodword, Henry • rwshatn, Humeri,.l3,
arty, .1 W. Eby, 'rreastirer. John ' , Oil, Met:sower.
litt•L to the Ist Monda) .ti each Mouth at 8 o'clock A.
t Education Hall.
CORP011.11101s:8
CvniAq.r. Ih:Pnsvr BANK.— VraSitiollt, it. M /lender.
* Soo. W. M. Bean= Caah.J. P..Llassler and C. B. 11.1hler
W. \I. ClerK, Juo. Unaerwoo . Mug.
,wnger I)!rectors, It. M ❑endon:on, l'teshinnt It C.
Woo, lsv.ird. Sidles Woodburn. Moa.la lirkker, John
%i 1.2, W. IV. Dale, John D. liorgas, Ju,epi, J. Logan,
.111,1 Stuart, jr. .
FIRST ' , l'llnail. RAN/E.—FR/Rid.] tit. Sam UOl Hepburn
('a hi,. Jos. C Hoffer, Toiler, Abner C. Brindle, Men
en Ker., Jesse Itrown. Wm. Ker, John Du Map,
Woods, John 0. Dusk'', :Sane Itrenneinall, Jnli u S.
Sterrett, Sam') Hepburn, Dlrnetnrs.
CUMBEULANO VALLEY It kfLaOAD COUPANY.—Freeldeut,
Frederick WAGE, becreLar and Treasurer, Edward
M. Biddle: Sept, inteetiont, U. N. Lull. Pasitengee
trains three tittles a day. Carlisle Aetninnto
!ijstward, ',levee Carlisle b 55 A. M., arriving at Car
lisle 5.20 P. M. Throu4ll trains E.tetwArd, 10.10 A, M.
and 242, P. M. NVestward at 11.27, A. M., and 2.55 P.
M.
CiltLisLE Gls AND W.ll en COMPANY.— President, Lom
uel ; Troasurer, A. L. 8pon•1or tiuperintundent
George Sl ise: Direetors, P. Watts, M. !lectern,
E. M. Ithldlo, Henry Saxton. It. C. Woodward, .1. W.
Patton, F. Uardner and P. 8, Croft.
SOCIETIES
Cuml;orland Stat Lodge No. 197, A. Y. M. moots at
Marion Hall on the gad and ith Tuesdays of ovary
month.
St ..lohn'a Lodge No. '2 GO A. Y. M. Moats 3d Thurs
day of each month, at Mario. Hall.
Carlisle Lodge No. ni I. U of U.N. Meets Monday
evening, at irout's building.
FIRE COMPANIES
The Union Fire Company Wag organized In 1789.
Ifouse in Louthor bet weer Vitt and Hanover.
The Cumberland Fire Company wee Institutor' Fob.
18,1800. Ilona° in iladford, between Main and Porn
fra6.
The Good will Flre Company was Instituted In
lllitrob, 1866. Honso In Pomtrot, !Isar Hanover.
Tho Empire Hook and Ladder Company was Institu
ted in /80. House in Pitt, near Main.
RATES OF POSTAGE
Postage on all letters of ono )alt ounce weight or
under, J canto pro paid.
Postage on the IlkiltALD within the County, free.
thO State td cents per annum. To any part
of the United States, 26 cents Postage on all tran•
sleat papers, 2 con to per ounce. Advertised lettere to
be charged with coot of Attlyortising•.
5,000 YARDS
Good Dark Calico Just Received
AT
GREENFIELD & &HEIFER' S,
Emit. Main Strnet, ,South
24 Poor,
Good Ihnit Print's,
~ Better; '•
Extra,
buper , Eti.ra, do:, ,
Bleached Muslins at 20. 25,8% 35, and 40 cents.
Unbleached, from 20 to 40 rents.
Bummer Pants stuffs, at last year's prices, haling
pprehasedbur, stock bummer Pante ,stuffs last Nall
wacun and will sell them from 10 415 cents a yard
cheaper than any house in'tewn. Itomainber the place.
GREENSLELD t, StitlAVElt,
' Opposlte.ll. B.llltter's.
2d Door,
AT THE PARIS MANTILLA...EN- .
PORTIA!, No, 920 Chestnut Philadelphia.
OPEN - - - -Parlei , Mado
MANT,II.44AS and : CLOAKS.
Also SPRIN¢ and, SWINE h., GARMENTS, of our
thin 151apufacturo, of tho I , ,utest Btylos and In groat
variety. " ' • •
J. W. PROCTOR & Co.,
The Paris Mantilla Emporium,
; 920 CHESTNUT Street.,
PHILADELPHIA.
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VOL. 64.
RHEEM & WEASLEY, Editors & Proprietors
THE SMALLBECOMING GREAT
A traveler through a dusty road
Strewed acorns on the lea
And one took root and sprou' ed up,
And grew Into a tree :
Love nought Its shades at evening time,
To breathe its earlier vows,
And ago tons pleased, in heats of noon,
To bask beneath Its boughs;
The dormouse loved Its dangling twigs,
The birds sweet music bore;
It stood n glory In Its place,
A blessing evermore.
A little spring had lost its way
Among the grass and fern ;
A passing stranger scooped a well,
Where weary nine might turn,
Ile walled it in, and hung with care
A ladle at the brink—
Ilu thought not of the deed he did,
R ut judged that toil might drink,
Ile passed again—and lot the well,
Ily summers never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues
And saved a life beside!
A dreamer dropped a randon thought;
'Twas old, and jet 'twas now
--•A simple fancy of the brain,
Rut strong In being ttue.
It shone upon a genial mind,
And to I its light became
A lamp ~ f life, a beacon ray,
A monitory flame.
The thought was small—lts issues great,
A Nv a tell- 11 r u on the hill,
It sheds its radiance far adown,
And cheers the valleystill.
A nameless man amid a crowd,
That thronged the daily mart,
Lot fall the word of hope and love,
Unstudied Loin the berth.
A whisper on the tumult thrown—
A transitory breath—
It rith.es a brother from the duel,
It saved a eoht from death.
0 germ ! U fount 1 C word of love
0 thought of random east !
Te were but little at the first,
But mighty at the last!
THE GREAT COURT-MARTIAL•
General Dlettollan s Cause on Trial—
The l'estlmony of Democratic 13,ellerals
Fla/111 )1111111111.11-1;1111 C1111,11:1 our armks in
net i C ,11111 100 11a \at 111/t 0110 1/1/1111i111 011 OW
great question IlklW at 1.--1111. itct,ulcl 1101. la'
01111.11W1,0, for tle,se \vim braved death
and Wllllllll, t.l save their country could not
111/W prove hase as to desire its surrender
in the very midst of victory. Our noblest
soldiers are unanilll , . ll , as to the means, prin
t:titles and men wind' should be employed to
resteru the Union, and agree with the con
viction of thin rebels themselves, that the
worst and erowning blow to be dealt upon
the surviving rebellion will be the re-elec
tion of President Lincoln. On the other
hand, we might summon to give testimony
the many eminent rebels, Secessionists, Cop
perheads, State -rights men, anti-republican
foreigners, and p r o-slavers everywhere, who
have mode General McClellan's cause tlteir
own. The evidence of such tell is, if possi
ble, mere important to the cause which Mr.
Lincoln represents than tile te•dinctny of its
friends. 'bit it is far more agreeable to sum
men oar evidence from that Mond of gallant
witnesses who will live in history as the
herors the war. Here are n tote:
General Dnited States Grant is the lieu
tenant general commanding the tumies of
the Union—the. hero of Donedotn,
ChattaOnmtga, the lViltlernests,
Spottsylvania and the campaign against
Richmond. General Grant has always been
claimed as a Democrat, and was 11\1(.11 11(1110-
Cabal I . lll' 11111 Presidency by prominent Dem
ocrats. Nevertheless, in a well-known letter
written after the full of Vicksburg, this (11/11-
Seilllll,l ills 1111 d 11 . 10(111St 1111111 declared:
“The people of the North Iliad not quar
rel over the institution of slavery. What
V ice-President Stephens acknow ledges as the
earner-stone of the Confederacy is already
knoeked out. tilltVvry is already dead, and
cannot, be resurrected. It would taken stand
ing army to maintain slavery in tlie South,
if we were to take possession, and had guar
anteed to the South all her constitutional
privileges. I never was an Abolitionist;
not even what would be called anti-slavery ;
but I try to judge thirty and honestly, and it
hemline patent to my mind very early in the
rebellion, that the North and the South could
never live It jwace with each other, except
as one nation., and that without slavery. As
anxious 115 1 11111 to SVO 11111100 established, I
would not, therefore, be willing to see any
settlement until this question is forever set
tled.
Profeftso r of the
This is the comprehensive and conclusive
judgment of our ablest general, who has nev
er yet expressed tut opinion which might
be regarded as political, unless it was more
than all a military one. It is,,lnereover, the
opinion of a Democrat, and, therefore, we
presume Democrats will not question his ca
pacity for judging the question of slavery.
The positiontontecedents and character of
General Grant no less entitle his celebrated
letter on the question of peace to profound
respect. 011 the 16th of August he wrote as
follows regarding the condition of the rebel-
"Their only hope is now in a divided North.
This might give them reinforcements froth
Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and Mis
souri,-while it would weaken us. With the
'draft quickly enforced the enemy would be
come despondent, and would make but little
resiStance. I have , no doubt but the enemy
are exceedingly anxious to hold out until af
ter . the Presidential- election. They have
many hopes from its effects. They hope a
counter revolution ; the hope the election of
the peace candidate. In fact, like ‘Micaw
her,' they hope for something to‘turn up.'
Our peaee friends, if they expect peace from
'separation, are much mistaken. It would
'bat be the beginning of war, with thousands
of Northern men joining .the South because
of qur disgrace in allowing separation. To
have 'pace on any terms,' the South would
demand the restoration of their slaves
reitd,yfreed'; they would demand .indemni
ty for losses sustained, and the would demand
'a : treaty- which would make the North slave,
hunters for the South. ,They Would der t irid
pay or the restoration of every slave 'Oie,iip-rT.
ing to the North."
• Major General Tecumseh - Shormnn is com
tne,;der-iurchief of the grand army in Geer
,
gm, At the outbreak of MI6 war : be was a
military professor in Louisiana and Ovitness
of the politipal outrage by which that Stilte
2d Door.
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was coerced into rebellion. Given a com
mand in the war, he was shelved by the Mc-
Clellan military administration ; charged
with military "lunacy," he was removed
from command of Kentucky to give place to
Don Carlos Buell, a notorious failure. Gen
eral Sherman has been a long suffering Dem
ocrat and soldier, and it is owing to his ex
perience in Louisiana, and his various obser
vation of the war and its leaders, that he so
strongly favors the policy of "coercion." He
was the hero of the rapid and brilliant march
from .Tackson to Meridian, Miss., (so vehe
mently defamed by the Copperhead mem)
in which he brought off from the enemy's
territory nearly 4,00 colored laborers. In
his last great act he confiscated a whole city
(Atlanta), and yet we do not hear the Cop
perheads complain : for they claim him as a
Democrat ! We shall show that General
Sherman is the most radical of radicals. It
is well known that he publicly declared him
self in favor of not only crushing the rebel':
lion, but of making the rebel States pay the
war debt. But the following extracts from
General Sherman's letter will be sufficient to
convert any Copperhead from the belief that
General Sherman will vote for McClellan :
"Whilst I assert for our Government the
highest military prerogatives, lam willing
to bear in patience that political nonsense of
slave rights, State rights, freedom of con
science, freedom of press, and such other
trab."--Sherinan to Major Sawyer.
"I contend that the treason and rebellion
of the master freed the slave, and the armies
1 have commanded have. conducted to safe
points more negroes than those of any gen
eral officer in the army."—Sherman to the
"The Government of the United States,
have in North Alabama, any and all rights
which they choose to enforce in war ; to take
their lives, their homes, their lands, their
everything ; because they cannot deny that
war does exist there, and war i> simply pow
er unrestrained by Constitution or emnpact."
—Sherman to . .Major R. N. Sawyer, com
manding at Huntsville, in April last.
"The people of the South, having appeal-
iitl to war, are barred from appiniling to our
Constitution, which thrt• have practically
anil publicly dtniel. They have appealed
war, 81111111lIsl. 111)1(la its rules and laws.
The united J.J.II I tP9, as a la , .lllg,,rviit party
in tin , thi•
huVt. a right to chlinge the pqmlit
a,l it limy be and pundit! and
Ist we should do so iu certain districts.
Vlien the inlmbittintB persist too hug in
ho,tility, it niay ha both politic and right
wo them tuul appropriate their
land, to a noire loyal and useful population."
Sherman to the t4ente
"To Ulu rightful law
:Ind authority, a II gentleness and forbearance,
but to the petulant zind persistent Secession
ists why death is merey, and the quicker he
ur she is disposed of the better."—Sherroun
OE=
Major General W. S. Rosecrans in the
heal ~f the fir,t campaign in West Virginia,
the battles luka, Corinth, Murfreesboro,
and the campaign against Chattanooga. Ilia
politico-military record is well known. Orig
inally a Democrat, the war nindo him an
earnest anti-slavery Huai; and his personal
influence led the vast army of “ppwition to
,V idlandigham and the Donn terney during
the last Gubernatorial election in Ohio. Gen.
Itte•oerans, with his 111 , 0111 T, iii , 111.1) Rose
emits, and Archbishop Purcell. of Cincin
nati, have led the anti-,lavery Catholic sett_
Limon of the West in oppo-ition to the par
ty. Rosecratts we- flu lir-t general the pub
licly express himself in facer of allowing the
soldiers to vote. Ills great anti-slavery' let
ter is still fresh in memory.
Admiral Farragut is the great naval hero
of the age. For his views 111,011 the ques
tion of peace, we commend the doubting to
his speeches in New York during the Rus
sian Admiral's visit. He is an earnest sup
porter of the Government which has so ably
sustained him, and, withal, belongs to Ten
nessee, a slave State. i‘rew Orleans was riot
captured by ,Farragut according to McClel
lan's plan.
Major Ceneral Hooker, undoubtedly a
brave and able general, and often termed
"Ney" of the army, is a well-known sceptic
of General McClellan's ability and policy.
But for General McClellan, General Hooker
declared Richmond might have been taken ;
and he concurred with General Kearney in
saying the first grand failure of the war was
due to the sheer incapacity of General Mc-
Clellan. " There are no Copperheads in the
army," said General Hooker before the
Union League of Now York ; " the soldiers
will tight well, and they will vote well also."
at the beginning of the war, General Hook
er was a Democrat.
Major General Philip Kearney was one of
the real heroes of the early campaigns. A
gentleman of wealth, au officer of unrivalled
education and experience, he gave all his
advhntages and talents to the war, and fell a
martyr to his cause at the battle of Chantil
ly. His end was embittered by the reflec
tion that he fell a victim to incapacity, which
rendered the efforts of brave men fruitless. In
several well known letters he wrote home
that the campaign was "being fought by
driblets," that the army was " under the
control of imbecility or something worse,"
and that, soldier as he was, he could almost
wish he was back again to his quiet home in
New Jersey. One of his letters closes with
the memorable declaration. "I tell you
that McClellan is burnt out! When, after
the victory at Malvern Hill, won while .
General McClellan was on board' the gun
boat, the order p retreat to ,EFfirAlaon's
Landing was received, General Keal•ney
said, "I, Philip Kearney, an old officer,
enter my ! solemn protest against this order
,for retreat; we ought, instead of retreating,
to follow up the enemy and take Richmond.
And in full view of all the responsibility
of such a declaration, I say to you all, such
an.order can only be prompted by cowardice
or treason I" General Koarneywas a stauncli
Democrat. •
Major - General George •A. McCall, ono
of the heroes of tho Foninsulay ariipaign,
rind the organizer and leader of the fa-.
Mous Pennsylvania
.Reserves, (Democratic
candidate for „Congress two years ago,) de
clared 4n a recant letter : '
now believe,' as I ever havo" believed,
that if the Union is worth preierying, it is
worth tho prosecution of the war to •a_ sue.-
cessful conclusion. - With regard to the coil-
GARLIS.LE, PA., -FRIDAY, OCTOB ER 21, 1864.
duct of this. war, I cannot say that I have
approved or would now endorse nll the-mea=
sures of the present Administration ; but I
regard any Administration that will en
ergetically prosecute the war as preferable to
one that is in favor of an armistice and a
convocation of the States—until the States
in rebellion have laid down their arms."
Major General Benjamin Butler, one of
the most able and distinguished Breckinridge
Democrats at the outbreak of the war, has
never allowed any doubt as to his patriotic
position. In his latest expression, he says:
" Can it be that any true man, especially
any Andrew Jackson Democrat, can desire
this Government put into the hands of the
Messrs. Vallandigham, Woods, Seymour,,
Pendleton, Long, Harris, Voorhees, and
their surroundings, North and South ? Let
us see what their platform and their candi
dates mean : The war is to be carried on or
it is not ; if not, then a disgraceful and dis
honorable peace, which will be no peace,
and which no true man wants, is to be
the result. Or, if carried on, then both
platform and candidates are pledged to
the disbandment of two hundred thousand
colored men, now doing duty us a soldiers or
serving the army, their places to be supplied
either by volunteers, at en expense of hun
dreds of millions in bounties, or by a draft,
which is the great ground of complaint by
the opponents of the Government.
" Nay, mores if either the Chicago plat
form or McClellan's acceptance-means any
thing, these negroes are to be returned to
their musters, to light or labor on the other
side. Does any one doubt, if returned to
their masters, they would be at once sent
into the rebel lines, where alone such prop
erty has any value? Upon the theory of the
Chicago platform and McClellan's c consti
tutional rights of States,' I think - it would
exhaust the resources of statesmanship'
to show why these men should not be return
ed to their former masters, as, indeed, was
the practice in General MeClellan's army.
"Mill further, due; not General McClel
lan twice over in his letter and platform
promise new com,titutional guarantees to the
right: , 'of the South ?"
Alujor General 11 - 001, an opponent of the
Adininistrati.pn party before the war, low] a
veteran officer, earnest and intelligent as he
is t•incere, reet,rd, hie Le,limurly
" The conspirators, have taken advantage
of this silence and apathy of the Republicans,
who halve hitherto prOcessed to be supporters
or that War, 111111 Iwvu not tailed to add tat
their ranks the weak, the timid and cowa d
ly of the Reptiltlivan party, us well as of the
Democratic party. Within the last two days,
however, the Republican; have been some
what roused from their lethargy by the re
ecin ,uccesses of Major General Sharman.
Nothing, for aught that I can discover, will
save tlae-.13 Mon and its Government but the
successes of Grant, Sherman, Farragut, and
Sheridan.
" It was not the sword of Calsar that des.;
froyed the liberty of lbune, but tie dema
gogues that thronged the forum with souls
dead to their country's honor, and spotted
with corruption."
Major General Meade, the hero of Gettys
burg and the commander of the Army of
the Potomac—a Democrat in former politics
—testifies as follows against the Democratic
Peace platrerm:
" Dismissito, :IQ now useless t.. discus, all
questions as to the origin or this war, we
have daily and hourly evidences that it ex
ists, and that it can only be terminated by
hard lighting, and by determined efforts to
overcome the armed enemies of the Govern-
Major thmeral Burnside. a - Democrat and
11 personal friend of General i‘l'Clellati is
nown na the author of the arrestof Vallandrg
ham, and the leader in several victorious cam
paign:. Ile uiwnly in favor of President
Lincoln, and opposed to the election of Gen
eral McClellan. Hear him .
" Would it not be cowardly for us to say
that this rebellion cannot be crushed, and the
authority of the Government sustained?
There is my mind no question of it. There
can be no such thing as laying down of arms,
or no cessation of hostilities, until the entire
authority of the Government is acknowledged
by every citizen of our country."
AI ajor General Daniel E. Sickles, who,
before the war, was one of the most distin
guished L'emocrats of the North, and who
lost a leg at Gettysburg, pledges his faith-in
these noble words :
"Until the Constitution and laws are vin
dicated in their supremacy throughout the
land the Government should be confided to
no hands that should hesitate to employ all
the power of the nation to put down the
" Pence, so won, through the noble aspera
tions of the pehple, will exhalt the national
character, and challenge the homage of all
who honor . patriotism and valor. Peaco,
imposed upon us by an audacious and arro
gant foe, who would owe his triumph not to
the superiority of his arms, but to a degen
erate population, unworthy their lineage,
and forgetful of their traditions, could only
last until the contempt of mankind evoked
from our shame enough manhood to renew
the struggle."
Major Gfinoral John A. Dix, formerly
Secretary of. the Treasury in Buchanan's
Admim'stration, says:,
" I believe that' a cessation of hostilities
would Iliad inevitably and directly.to a recog
nition o 1 the insurgent States; 'when I
say this tiatlllardly add that .I. _can have
no part in any political movement of which
the Chicago platform is the basis. No, fel
low citizens, the only, hope of secnting an
honorable peace-,-a peace which shall restore
the Union and the Constitution, lies in a
steady, persistent and unremitting prosecu
tion of the war—[great , "applause]—and' I
believe the judgment of every right-thinking
man will soon bring him to this conrior
tion." '
Major General John Ar Logan, the gal
lant 'corps emilmarider tiiiddrr , MePlinrecn;
and a leading Douglas Democrat of Illinois,.
spoke the views of all the generals in activd_
service in'the West when he "
"The'greatelt victory of the reliel . s,'great-'
or than fifty Manieeases, and theliwidy one
that can give them a particle of hope, Will
be to defeat the war party at 'the incoming
campaign:"' • ''.'"
~A.„gonarnittoo of .MCOlollan Mon wrote ,t,p
GenoralLogan, at Atlanta, :Ingging hinkto
emlortio the Chicag,o platform. '11o.?oli his
pencil, awl, for answer, wrote on the back
of his last order congratulating his troop
upon the' Union victories, the words " Ez
ease me!" ;and mailed it to the committee.
General Logan is about to canvass the State
of Illinois for Abraham Lincoln, just aS he
has been Canvassing the State of Georgia.
Major General Andrew Jackson Smith,
the hero of Fort De Pussy and of Pleasant
Hill, an old Pennsylvania Democrat., made
the followihg speech at St. Louis:
t , Rebels 'commenced this war, now let them
ask for pecie I * * * Never let the
North say peace; but when the South shall
ask for peke, let ps be merciful. I would
rather see the old flag under which I have
been fighting sunk fathoms deep in the Mis
sissippi than that We should give np and sue
for peace! 'l* When Mr. Lincoln was elect
ed, the South said ho was an Abolitionist.
Well, if ho'was, lam too. But Mr. Lin
coln never hada negro, and I have had many,
and set then) all free. I would free three
hundred thpusand negroes if I had them, for
the good et, my country."
Major Grierril John M. Schofield, form
' erly a Detriperat, widely praised by the Op
position press, during his administration in
Missouri, has earnestly endorsed the nomi
nation of Abraham Lincoln in a' speech at
Preeport,
Major General Sheridan, also a Democrat,
the hero of the Shenandoah, lnui, in his bril
liant victories, expresSed his opposition to the
Peace party by voice and vote.
Major General Casey, a Democrat before
the war, is .;tiow supporting President Lin
coln. He testified that after the battle of
Fair Oaks, "if General McClellan had pos
sessed the energetic quali ties of a 'great gen
eral, we should have taken Richmond.
Major General neintzleman, another gal
lant veteran, and a Democratic supporter of
Prexident Lincoln, testified to the same effect
—at the battle of Antietam McClellan kept
15,000 soldiers lying idle at Washington.
Major General E. V. Sumner, the great
old veteran, who lost his life from devotion
to Ihe cause—another Dens' eratie friend of
the Administration—testified that at the bat
tle of Malvern, where Sumner had to assume
command, McClellan was not doing his du
ty, and that the rebels might have been pur
sued into Rielitntd;
:Major General \\infield S. Hancock, one
of the nfo , zit heroic generals of the war, be
longing to n faintly of Montgomery county
Democrats, is the open advocate of the re
election ,TAbraimni
Major General John A. AfeClernand, the
well-known Douglas Democrat, who once
opposed the election of )1 r. Lincoln, has
publicly encouraged his re-election.
General John Cochrane, the leader of the
War Democrats of New York, thinks "that
the success of the Chicago nominees would,
at the very best, but pla - ce in power a party
of divided,counseis, of uncertain policy, and
indecisive action." lie, therefore, supports
President IA lieu] n,
General Thomas Francis Meagher, the
Irish exile and patriot, the gallant leader of
the Irish brigade in the battles of Freder
icksburg, declares that, although he respects
General McClellan for gentlemanly qualities.
his letter of acceptunem stamps him Its unfit
for President.
Mjaor Glenoral Banks (formerly a derided
'riond of General "11(411.11mi) is a well
known i-upportor of President Lincoln.
Major General Franklin, an old Doino-
rat. and a pornonal friend of General I\lc-
Ch•llan, declared fur '•a vigorous prosecu
tion of thu war," ill opposition to the Chi
cago platform.
Major General Lovell IL Rousseau, the
gallant and daring Kentuckian, once an
owner of slaves, and a Breckinridge Demo
crat, is boldly in favor of Mr. Lincoln's re
election, occupying the same ground as Rev.
Dr. Breckinridge ii. appioval of the is to
of emancipation. He was one of the first
to express his disapproval of the compact
between General McClellan and the rebel
Buckner, by which loyal Kentucky troops
wore kept from being enlisted. This com
pact was announced in a proclamation writ
ten by ex-Judge,Major Key, of McClellan's
staff, who subsequently declared that it was
not his policy to crush the rebellion.
General Truman Seymour, the hero of
Fort Sumpter, a former Democrat, declares
V til,
in his letter, after imprisonment fi eorgia,
that thhrebels have no hope save in - le suc
cess of General McClellan and his 'arty,
and that the Confederacy is falling to ruins.
Major Generals Warren, Ord, Wright,
Birnoy, Smith, Gillmore, and every corps
commander in the Army of the Potomac,
are opposed to the election of General Mc-
Clellan.
Major General Humphreys, (chief engi
neer under General McClellan), Major Gen
erals Mott, Gregg, Torbert, Graham, Hunt
and Prince, who'wore once devoted partisans
of General McClellan, a}•e now opponents of
his election,
Nearly every general officer in our armies
in Virginia and Georgia is a known oppo
nent of the election of General McClellan,
while the rank and file are, with extremely
rare exceptions, against him.
The only generals Undoubtedly in favor
of General McClellan 'are the extinguished
generals Fitz John Porter, George W
Dfor
gen, and. Gorki •Nagleo. Finally, the most
important witness against General McClel
lan is General McClellan himself.
Corrospeadence of the N. American end U.S. Gazette
Roe:toward Bound from Erie.
So many matters of interest—interest even
among the' excitements of a great and 'en
grossing political campaign—attended the
excursion which witnessed the opening of
the through lino from 'Philadelphia to Erie,
on its homeward journey, that a line Must
be devoted to thorn, if more space is not 'oc
cupied. - They will'all have fuller tread - n*6a
from press and public when Mr. Lincoln's
re-election has assured the permanence of
every, valuable enterprise.
--- Tho returning train, which loft FAO on
Friday morning, ht4ted over night at' 'il-
liamspert, a beautiful town lying in a beau;
tifull.basin, „pierced,,
.the Susquehanna
traversed,by, a canal ; strengthened byl,rniii•
ways; rich ;• in , coal ;: possessed 9f irorr
Tikes and the.aeat of an'excelient seminary:
The great hoqta.acrossltho river hereja fully
sev9l,Pallea lOng,:nredfurnishes.
mount of hiniher to numbronssew mi, 1 1 8 )Alf0
,'Williamsport is 'Second -Certainly M•no otter
similar place in all ., the Ilnitmi--noither, to
TERMS:-42,00 in Advance, or $2,50 within the year.
Troy or Albany. The saw mills eat htin
dreds of thousands of logs, digesting them
into millions of feet of lumber, which is dis
tributed in all directions. Some of the logs
pass downwards uncut. Slates arealso quar
ried largely in the vicinity, and all of the
gardens are tilled with fine fruit. The fat
bottom of filuncey Flats, enriched by the
detritus from the Muncey Hillsand the wash
of the Susquehanna, dotted with wooden
homesteads, bore among other valuable crops
a groat train of soldiers armed for thefront.
At Milton, thenty-eight miles from Wil
liamsport, the Cattawissa railroad proper
commences, and rolls on through a region so
romantic and wild in some parts that it may
be compared to Switzerland, while cultiva
tion in other places makes it almost a gar
den. Saw mills are certainly indigenous to
the whole region. It was a curious fact to
learn that thisroad, seemingly more danger
ous than any other, has been singularly ex
empted from accidents. No life has ever
been lost upon it. Danville, in Montour
county, is rich in furnaces and iron works.
The old Montour Iron Works, now owned
by Waterman, Beaver Ez Co; the Rough
and Ready, owned by Hancock and Foley,
Grove's Blast Furnace, and other works of
the satne character, are in ceaseless operation.
The former are the largest iron works in the
State, excepting the Clunbria, atJohnstown,
and are employed in manufacturing railroad
iron. The country along here is both beau
tiful and rich. The ravines adjacent to the
town are being filled with iron debris in such
a way that the plateau will spread out vast
ly broader, and create a little prairie at the
mountain roots. The 'Wyoming Valley ca
nal monopolizes communication in concert
with the Catawissa railroad. Crossing the
Wyoming Valley canal and the north branch
of the Susquehanna, a junction is effected
with the Bloomsburg road, which rises a
grade of one hundred feet to the mile in or
der to effect the junction. The town of Cat
awissa, upon the left bank of the river, con
tains.some tine new machine shops, armed
with powerful and complete machinery.
The shops have been erected and furnished
by Mr. Rupee, president of the road, who,
taking charge in (lark days, haS skillfully re
puii its weaknesses remedied it, inetlicien
cy and made it one of the meat efficient and
useful of the many iron thoroughfares that
thread the valleys and penetrate the moun
tains of our great State. From this point
the road passes up Catawissa creek to where
the mountains divide the waters of the
Schuylkill .from those of the. Susquehan
na. It then runs down to Tamaqua, and
thence by the Little Schuylkill to the Bead
ing road. The New York co II IlltCtioll is by
the Quakake, the Lehigh Valley and the
New Jersey Central roads, which now work
harmoniously in carrying western freight.
After leaving Catawissa, the road shoots out
into the air upon a bridge elevated one hun
dred and five feet from the ground ; winds
round at hillside, commanding ua bold and
beautiful scenery as any in the country;
crosses another bridge elevated one hundred
and twenty live feet ; winds in and out of
hillsides ; gives a thousand beautiful pano
ramas and dashes into the rich valley of the
Lehigh. A curioussecne is presented by the
McAuley Mountain railroad, which, leaving
the Catawissa, descends while the latter as
cends, and is long seen spinning its smoky
thread in the distances below. Thu valley,
as it opens to the eyenesitates between what
is sublime and what is merely beautiful. The
hollow curve where the road describes the
segment of a circle upon a lofty bridge, with
a whole world of forest lying below, is ex
tremely beautiful, and has no rival in this
country, if. anywhere. :Passing forward
from the waters of the Susquehanna to those
of the Little Schuylkill or Tamaqua, a tun
nel one thousand feet long is journeyed
through, cut from solid granite, at a great
elevation.
A branch road, nearly two miles long con
nects the main line with y great coal proper
ty of some twelve hundred acres belonging
to the company, on which are three well de
veloped veins of Lehigh coal—one of five
one of seven, and one of more than sixty
feet. At Quakake junction a vote of thanki to
the company was passed for the magnificent
display of scenery witnessed and for its
courtesy to the party. The scenery continu
ed to interest every one. Autumn was just
putting on its seasonable attire, garnished
with all beautiful colors. The valleys of the
Quakake, Little Schuylkill, and Nesquelion
ing were in full dress, and almost gaudy
-with resplendence. The former valley was
followed a little way in order to obtain a
view of the scenery. It climbs up the ascent
as rapidly us the Catawissa descends. A
very strong an expensive switch of mason
ry is constructing in order to obviate the ne
cessity for a lung turn-out which is now
used. Thirteen 'miles from Mauch Chunk
the Beaver Meadow road was reached and
followed. Fur a few moments the train
stopped to allow the famous Iloquadoquo, or
Little Squaw Iron Works of Thomas lt
to be visited, whore two groat engines of one
thousand horse-power each, costing eighty
thousand dollars, are incessantly at work.
They never cease from their labors, and aro
driven by the surplus heat from the adjacent
furnace, whore one thousand tons of iron is
made weekly, from 76 per cent. of hematite
and twenty-five per cent. of neighborhood
ore. Though strong enough to move the
mightiest ship and accomplish gigantic la
bor, yet so skilful is their manufacture and
and management that, with a mere gradual
sinking motion, they moved a platform
loaded with men from the fifth` to the lowest
story. From this spot, through a'region fa-
Millar to most—rich, populous, cultivated
and beautiful—the train moved into the
twilight of Philadelphia, to. flrid therd . the
same strong triien sentiment blazing foith
which had been soon overmll the'rogion vis
ited. It was, after all, the grandest dizpl4
of j ell ; more mighty than the great en
gines ; more intelligent than the i 'great
celebration ;. • more enthusinstie than the •
cheers .whick bailed the juncture of the .Pela-
Ware with Erie. The street lamps were
dimmed , by torches and - street cars Stopped,
by crowds; both foot and mounted, beitring
bright inscriptions bf patriotism. Anything
more! orderly, patriotic wisely t purpose&
cannot ha found. Could it havo' beeni , seen
by , thoie 'who - tin the interior:and , western
countitii,anoLiously. asked , I ,IIOW is Philadel
phia going?" no other reply would •have
)teen needed. ' It. was a beautiful welcome
home, though compelling a long pedestrian
ism. It showed that the out-pouring at
Erie was in Unison with Philadelphia, and
that the strong determination everywhere
evidenced along the line was no weaker at
home than abroad. The music, the ban
ners, the transparencies, the torches had
a hopeful air; but the faces which marched
beneath were colored with confidence and
fixed with determination.
Coming into the familiar streets once more,
after a week's absence, to find the spi.rk a
flame and burning; to find the old enthusi
asm as hot as ever ; to find courage no whit
lacking, but each and all grown to their full
stature, was to be convinced that all the cat
alogue of Vast possible future industries ly
ing across the great line of the State would
be realized by the support which the govern
ment will now receive. Without that sup
port, hearty and effectual, farewell for 19ng
years to the growing hopes of our northigest,
with its commerce and oil; to the wooded
slopes and wealth of. lumber lying next in
land; to the coal and iron that stretch along
the interior ; to the lovely fields and fertile
farms; to the Mighty lines of railway, and
to the ships and steamers which run to and
from them. But supported by that spirit as
firmly for another four years as for the four
past, new fires will have to be lighted, and
new labor somehow found to meet the re-
quirernenta ensuing upon a crushed rebellion,
a restored republic, and a Union which is
all and more than its devisers dreamed. The
auguries smack of certainty. If labor is
not lessened, the State ebtetion will whip
forward the national, and Penn , ylyania his
tory will blaze as gloriously at the close as
at the cornmoncetnent, and durirg all the
continuance of war.
MeORTANT DOCUMENTS
Ought A Disobedient Goneral to Be
Elected President
The following documents give the reason
why the brave and loyal General Scott re
signed the supremo command of the army in
1801. They were brought out in a debate in
Congress souto time-ago. It will be teen
that the great and good Liftittmttit-Gener-
Iti, who 11115 added more to his V, try •s
glory than any limn livim4, (
31cCiellan with rude, deliberate dimAwilienee
of 01 dors
That a pithy, up-ntart Lieutenant, that
had never finight a battle, should thrust a
grand old Chieftain like Scott, aside, is
enough ,t s o make an American's blood boil
With shame and indignation.
IVa ,tibmit it to our readers, whether
such a inan is fit for President'
Is net this studied insubordination just
he spirit that animates the rebels ?
Mr. Stevens said it was a eiipy fn nn the
etter on tile in the War Department. It
was . read, as lollies - -; :
11E-1 IN1 7 .IILTERS OF THE ARMY,
Wt/Shingtoll, Oct. 1, 1801.
lbm. laaa Cameron, &cola ry j W ar :
Sia—You are, I believe, aware that I
hailed the arrival here of Major General
McClellan as an event of happy consequence
to the country arid to the aril. y. Indeed if
1 did riot call for hint 1 heartily approved
Of the suggestioa, and gave it the must cor
dial sui,port. He, however, had hardly
entered up his new duties when, encouraged
to communicate directly with the President
and certain members of the Cabinet, he in
fiw days forgot that he had any interme
diate commander, and has now long prided
himself in tr•eatirig Inn with uniform Ile
gli.et, running into disobedience of orders of
the smaller matters, neglects, though, in
themselves grave military ollenees, 1 need
not speak in the face of the following facts.
To suppress an irregularity inure conspicu
ous in Major General McClellan than in any
officer, 1 publish the following :
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 17
II MAI/QC A wrnics OF THE A.lOl Y.—W AS 11-ISo
1So ruN, Sept. In, 16G1.-I:hero are irregu
larities in the correspondeiwe of the army
which require prompt correction. It is
highly important that Junior officers On
duty be not permitted to correspond with
the General-in-Chief or other commanders
on current official business, except through
the intermediate commanders, and the same
rule applies to correspondence with the Pre
sident diitan or with hint through the Secre
tary of War, unless it he by the special in
vitation or request of the President.
Be command of Lieut-General Scott,
E. L. TowNsEsn, Asst. Adjutant Gen.
Wall this order fresh in his memory, Ma
jor General McClellan addressed two im
portant communications to thc.. Secretary of
War on respectively the. 19th and 20th of
the same month, over my head, and how
many since to the Secretary, and even to
the President direct, 1 have not inquired,
but many, 1 have D.) doubt, besides daily
oral communications with the same high
functionaries, all wlthout my knowledge.
Second. To correct another class of grave
neglects, I the same day caused to be ad
dressed to Major General McClellan the
following order :
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
IVASILINOTON,Sept. 16, 1861.
To Major Genrral McClellan, U. S. Army,
comma mling the Department of the Potomac:
—The Commanding General of the Army of
the Rotomtic will cause the i&sition, slate
and number of troops under him to be
reported at once to general headquarters, by
Division Brigades, and independent regi
ments of detachments, which general report
will be followed' by reports of now troops as
they arrive, ;with the dispositions made of
them, together with all the material changes
which may take place in the same army.
By command of Lieut. Gen. Scott,
D. TOWNSEND, Met. Adjt. General.
Eighteen days now have elapsed and not
the slightest response has been shown to,eith=
er of those orders by• Major General 141 . 'C1e,1
lan. Perhaps he will say, in respeCt to 'the
latter, it has been difficult for him to procure
the exact returns of divisions brigadiers. , But
why not have given me
_prosiniate rebrns,
such as lie so. eagerlY-furiusliftd-the President
and eertainSeeretaries.' Has, then, a senior
no corrective power over a junior officer in
ease of such persistent neglect and disobedi
ence;? The remedy by arrest and trial be
fore a eourt-martud would probably soon
cure the evil.
Biltit has boon feared that a a conflict of
authority near the ,head of the army, would
bo highly c;iieouraging to 'the enemies and.
depressing to the friends of the Union.
Hence my long forbearance and continu
ance. Though nominally on. duty, -I shall
try to hold out till the arrival of :Major
General .Tialleek, as his presence will
give me inereaSed confiteneoin the safety of
the Union; and being, as ram now, unable
to'ride in the saddle or' to"welk, by reason of
dropsy in the foot andlogs, , and paralysis in
the small of tlzo back,- I: shall definitely re
tire froM the:command of the army.
lmv.o;tlie honor to:remain, with high, re- .
speet;' your most ebedient . aervant.
[A' true copy:] ,• : WIimIELD SCOTT. • •
I Heat rariiies2air to such ..aiv extent that it
,inar.,be *lade to occupy 5500 times the qatee
it did before. • .; .;
Air is about 8161iines lighter than water.
INFORMATION W.ANTF4
Information is wanted as to 'how it hap
pened that ll'Clellan rgmernber
whether be was oh A. - gbilfahit - dliring the
battle of Malvein, when he recolleCted other
matters at the same time so distinctly.
• •
Also, as to whether Pendletc.: is running
on the Chicago platforic'Or On that' of
Also, as to where the Democratic party
stands—on McClellan's platform-or, on that
of the Chicago Convention.
Also, as to how the. Democrats apply. the
resolution of the Chicago Convention' about
military ietterference at elections in Mary
land to President Lincoln, -and yet run
McClellan for President, who initiated the
policy.
Also, as to whether the freedom' of the
press, as laid down in the Chicago platform.
means the right to publish anti-slavery sen
timents in the slave States. "
NO, 33.
Also, as to who had the control of tho
quartermaster and comm issariat departments
of the Army of the Potomac before that
army was divided into corps.
Also, as to whether anybody made any
money by keeping the army from being so
divided.
Also, as to whether there ever was a time
when McClellan did not grumble 'against
somebody, to excuse his own idleness or
short-com ings.
Also, as to whether he ever was ready to
move without being compelled to do so.
Also, as to how he managed to become so
much of a favorite with the rebels and yet be
true to the loyal cause.
Also, as to where he stands just now in
the present position of atlairs.—U. S. Ga
zette.
Battle at Malvern Hill. r
We find the following statement in refer
ence to Gen. M'elellan's retreat from. Mal
vernsllill, in the Rev. J. J. Marks' able
histdry of " The Perlin:36la Campaign in
Virginia." The statement is the more im
portant just now, from the fact that the Roy.
Mr. Marks wrote his history immediately
after M'Clullan abandoned ,the
not with a view to political died, but purely
as a faithful record of most important events
in our history. Mr. Marks, who was an army
chaplain, was a witness or the scenes which
he describes. lic says:
•' The battle was over, but the cannonad
ing still continued, and shells- and balls of
every kind tore through the woods in a
ItSeIOSS whirlwind of fury. In the mean
time thousands of the Confederates fled in the
wildest confusion from the scene, and hid
themselves in swamps and hollows ; soldiers
without guns, horsemen without caps and
swords, came to the hospitals in the battle
field of Glendale, and repoked that their
regiments and brigades were swept away,
and they alone were escaped to tell the tale.'
'• It is one of the strangest things in this
week of disaster, that General McClellan or
dered a retreat to Harrison's Landing, six
Miles down the Jaines river, after we had
gained s 6 decided a victory. When this
order was received by the impatient and ea
ger army, consternation and amazement
overwhelmed our patriotic and ardent hosts.
Some refused to obey the. command. Gener
al Martindale shed terms of shame.
" Them-brave and chivalrous Kearney- said
in the presence of many otlicers. Philip
Kearney, an old soldier, enter my-solemn
protest against this order for retreat—we
ought, instead of retreating, -ta.follaw up the
enemy mind rake Richmond ; and in full view
of the responsibility of such a declaration I,
say to you all, sack an order ran only be
prompted by cowardice and treason.'
"And with all, hopelessness and despair
succeeded the flush triumph. In silence and
gloom our victorious army commenced re
tiring from an enemy, utterly broken, scat
tered and panic stricken.
" And when there was not a foe within
miles of us, wo left our wounded behind
to perish, and any one witnessing the wild
eagerness of our retreat, would had supposed
that we, were in the greatest peril from a
vigilant and triumphant enemy."
Tho evidence of Gen. Hooker as to the
management of the Peninsula campaign,
before the Committee On the Conduct of the
War. fully confirm , the above statement.
In the northern part of Hancock: County
Ohio, there resided a good looking, intelli
gent young widow, whose husband died in
Itain. Now this husband, who was very,
considerably the senior of his wife, on his
death bed, had extracted a promise from her
that she would neVer marry again, and after
his death his relatives managed to gobble up
his entire estate, leaving her only a widow
but very poor. The aforesaid promise to
her husband was regretted in less than a year,
for to I a young officer in tlhe gallant 21st
from the neighboring county of Wood, who
had loved her before her marriage, renewed
his suit.
She would have married him but for the
fatal .promise, and but for a remarkably
tender conscience which rebuked her when
ever she thought of the matter.
So the matter stood until the battle of
Chickamauga. The young officer was'bad
ly wounded and brought home to die. He
made all his preparations, setting his house
in order for his eventful history. He sent,
for the widow and told her he - disfred but .
one thing, and that seas to provide for. her.
He know she was poor, and he had no prop
erty to leave her, only one thing hecould do.
His widow would receive a pension of thirty
dollars a month from the GoVernment—he
would make her his widow. Shollibught of
the mutter several hours, and finally conoludj
ed to do it. True, she violated the letter of
her promise, but not its spirit, andnvheh Eihe
thought of the good the pension would do
her, her scruples, vanished, 'and theY. , were
married. : • • .•,
Singtilar it may seem,.thismarrWorhattri
beneficial . .effect upon our -wounded hero:
He showed signs of improvement
; in fact,; so rapid was his •reboveryi•that•
the ex-widow begaVo think in the Oouise'Of
three or four days,-that the hope rif",his pen
Slat': wad growing faint, ' arid. well:
for in a week ho was; walkiiiesbOuti.'and
list Wednesday he started for • his regiment,
leaving a wife•behind him Who Wept _bitterly
•at his parting. 1•; 4 , • . 1 .• .
Sorno say that the gallant officer was not
wounded at all-=-that the whole affair Was
deception, and adviled the Woman to sue for
a divorce, but she thought not: Elio did not
believe that there was any deceptioni:lßlto
had•done justice to the memory of her
ceased husband—he only proposed to, iianyry:
her to benefit her—in his reaevery
she io
cognized the hand of rt.:wide* and; vas
disposed, tojnihmit thereto: -:•:
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