Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-09-06
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Items.
According to the census of 1860, the free pop.
ulation of the seeded States was 1881 SAG, while
the population of New York and Illinois alone
was 5,599275. Thus two of the Northern States
have greater free population by $4,000 than
the rebel States combined
Punch very sensibly says if Young ladies'
were less studious of dressing for dinner. and
would rather devote themselves to dressing the
dinner itself, they would afford much more sat
isiaction than they do their parents and friends
Of company of rebels, over one hundred
strong, raised at Martinsburg all but eleven were
killed, and several of them wounded This was
probably the largest proportion of mortality NJ
the battle of Manassas
Martial law about to be declared in Nash
vile So says the telegraph. What's the mat
ter there We have been told by the truth
hating leaders of the Southern rebellion that
there was but one sentiment in Nashville, and
that was en- the side of JEFF. Davis d Co.
A writer in the Cor,ltiU Magazine, for August
hits the question of the right of the Southern
States to secede from the Union by this happy
Illustration: at is as if wife, after henpeckine
her husband for twenty years, claims right TO
divorce him."
He who never forgets his old friends and
chershes his attachment for them as ever. no
matter how much time, space or fortune have
kept them apart is one of those rare beings
with whom God has endowed the earth, that
society may not utterly wither through the in
fiuence of ingratitude, selfshness, and the in
cessant changes in life.
A correspondent of Philadelphia paper
writes that "the War Department has decided to
send IS or 80 of the first regiments that are or
ganized at Washington, to Fortress Monroe, to
reinforce Gen. Wool, with the ultimate design
OF marching on Richmond from that point"
How does it happen that Gen. Beauregard has
sent his wife, his sister, and two of his nieces
to spend the Summer among us Northern bar
barians? Is it because they are safer and more
comfortable here than in that higher civiliza-
ton which now distinguishes the Sunny Southf
Kit Carson, the veteran hunter and prairie
guide, has raised regiment of volunteers for
Mexico.
The London correspondent of the New York
Times says;-"No one knows of any intention
OF thus Government to interfere with the block.
ade. 1t is certain, or as near certain as anv.
thing can be, that the British fleets are ordered
to respect it faithfully and without cayil OF
quibble, any statement to the contrary notwith-
| standing"
George N. Sanders, Buchanan's Navy Agent
IN New York, and turned out for sending Old
is reported to be defaulter to the tune of S21
600. George has doubtless spent the money in
hurrying up the rebellion after the fashion of
Floyd, Cobb, Toucy d Co. He was busy for A
time IN Charleston, Baltimore, Montgomery and
other places, and now sojoums in Kentucky.
The Cincinnati Gazette says: "In the muster
rolls of the Burdsall Cavalry, there was some
discrepancy which redounded to the loss of tbe
men men to the aggregate amount of 1908 They
claimed the pay of Cavalry, but were only al
lowed that of infantry. Some dissatisfaction
was caused by this, which Gov. Dennison inn =.
medlately removed by making up the deficiency
out of his own pocket. All honor to the Gov
ernor for such an act of generosity"
recent letter from Savannah, Ga, contained
the following significant paragraph: sour CITY
is IN mourning. 5l7 of our beautiful Oglethorne
troops were killed at the battle of Manassas all
young men, and members of our best families. y
A Hartford paper remarks: ain reply 10 a
great many of our exchanges who have the
question at the head of their leading columns
% say, does that star-spangled Banner yet wave
Ger the land Of the free and the home Of the bravei"
we would say, that up to date, it do"
There are at the present time thirteen or four
| teen distinct spots and groups of spots on the
sun. Three or four of them are pretty large.
They may all readily be seen with a telescope
of moderate power. The largest are advanced
nearly half way across the disc.
Edward Everett has declared his opinion that
to write and print treason is as bad as to act it,
No doubt this is sound conclusion, and we
dare say that in time it will be acted upon
But when that day arrives, there must be con-
siderable diminution in the number of literary
men at large as well as in the number of news
papers published. However freedom of speech
and treason are not identical, as some appear to
suppose
The Chicago Post says: "When the lIth In
diana louayes went to the war three months
ago, Miss Seraphina Tansey, of Indianapolis
insisted upon accompanying them as a nurse
and vivandiere. She has returned to her home,
and is "dOing as well as could be expected. -
The boy, as soon as he is old enough will be
sent to the llth as the child of the regiment"
In the last number of the Stark County DEM
ocrat previous to its cleaning out" the editor
proclaimed the Presidents war measures uncon-
stltutional, and said that States and individuals
were not only not bound to obey their REQUIRE
ments, but that "resiStdnce rather is the mart of
duty" and that the President ought to be i'm
| peached. This was too much for the peonle oi
Stark county, and they indicated their view OF
the matter by demolishing the traitors Office
The Hartford Couyaut SAYS: "Milton tells us
that when Satan seeded from Heaven he drew
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imitation of his great prototype, jeff. Davis has
drawn away third part of the United States
He has improved however, upon the example Of
his illustrious predecessor, for we do not learn
that the latter left any pestilental little devils
behind him to propose 10 the Almighty that He
should make liberal offers of peace" to the
rebels"
A Washington correspondent ofthe New " ork
Herald, says there is probably no man living at
the present day, of his age, who has been more
devoted student of military affairs for the past
ten years than Gen. Banks. There have few
works, discussing military matters, been pub
lished in the English, French or German Ian :
guage, that ne has not carefully perused.
The Charleston Courier has letter from
Richmond dated the l4th, saying there is great
deal of sickness in the rebel army. II is said
that at Charlottesville and OulpePper there are
5000 ILL., A great many had been brought sick
70 that city. At Norfolk aud Yorktown there
is more disease than at Richmond. Measles
have swept and ara sweeping through every d.
vision Of the army.
WHAT MR. VAN BUREE SAYs.-"It is
the duty of all" said the venerable Martin
Van Ruran n favv daue ainca at. .iso 49,.