Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-09-13
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between that Cape and Ocracoke Inlet, and is
the principal entrance to Albermarle and Pam
| lco Sounds.
! Massachusetts, soldier, who passed through
the city Of New York few weeks since, was
asked how many regiments Massachusetts would
sendP His reply was: "She will send regi-
ment week for six months, and if that does
not do then she win come herself
! The Rochester Union says: yesterday the
longest train of cars ever seen in this city, and
probably the longest ever seen in the world,
| passed over the Central Railroad from the east
/ 1t was one milo and quarter and thirty rods in
| length, and was drawn by five locomotives. of
course but few of the cars were loaded. They
were bound for Buffalo, to be there loaded with
! Western produce"
| G. II. Foster, who has Just arrived at WASH
| ington, reports that he and five others were
elected to Congress from North Carolina on the
lst of August the day appointed. by law. He
states that there are in the State strong Union
feeling, and that the Governor is inclined to
UnOnism.
The New Orleans Picayu1e says the heavy
growth Of grass in some of the streets in that
city "would pay the mower for his trouble"
| There are three kinds of men, says Prentice
| live ones, dead ones and such fellows as John
@. Breckenridge and Humphrey Marshall
The patriots of the revolution never uttered
a more noble sentiment than Governor Sprague
of Rhode Island expressed when he said:-
"Wealth is useless, unless it promotes the pub
lie welfare, and life itself but bauble unless it
ministers to the honor and glory ofour country"
!, According to the Richmond Enquirer, the
State of Virginia has furnished the Confederate
service seven hundred and fifty companies all
uniformed and equipped according to law.
A few evenings ago, whilst gentleman who
lives near Midway, Kentucky, and has a Union
flag before his door, was absent the Secession
lists, about twelve or fifteen in number, went to
his house, and commenced cutting down the
flag. His wife only being at home, the noble
woman ordered them to leave. They refused.
She demanded by what authority they were
cutting down the flag They replied, "By the
authority of our captain" She seized a revol-
yer and fired at them, when the scoundrels fled
in CONSERVATION.
TIMING EACH OrHEn.-They have story in
Chicago about a drunken Captain who met a
private of his company in the same condition.
The Captain ordered him to "halt ;" and endeav-
oring in vain TO assume firm position on his
, feet and to speak with dignifed severity ex-
claimed--"Private Smith, I'll give you I'll Thic I
four o'clock to gissober in" "Capn," replied the
soldier, "as your [hic1 d-m sight drunkerniam
Ill give you I'll Chic] five clock to gissober in.
If the Mobile News is good authority, the
Congress in session at Richmond has imposed q
tax Of fifty cents on the hundred dollars in val.
ue upon real estate-slaves, merchandise, mon.
y ey at interest, cattle, furniture, &c but exempt
ing the property of families having less thar
$500
> Maior-Gen. Mcclellan is a statesman as wei
n as a soldier He yesterday took three German
J. officers fronfGen Blenkers staff and giving t.
n each the promotion of grade, attached them t
/ his own staff. He did this, as he said, to shoy
y that the foreign and the native born had equa
IS rights, as well as duties in the suppression O
1t this Rebellion and that the adopted citizens, g
+ far as he was concerned, should share with tn
native born in the honors well as the danger
- of battling for the Republic.
- Mace, who defeated Hurst, the Staleybridg
: Infant, in England, in a pugilistic contest, ac
i cepts Heenans challenge, but demurs to tn
Is size of the Benicia Boys pile. Heenan has sub
,r mitted the matter Mr.. Wilkes, editor of tn
- Spirit of the Times, who hopes to arrange tn
- preliminaries.
The London Daily News says: "The defeat G
the North shuts the door to compromise or t
ii acquiescence on any terms the South can Offer
il TIE Union as bound to conquer non. The spiri
N of New England and the Northwest will rise t
:, the occasion; and we of the old race, tried an
IL strengthened by many reverses shall not b
J. surprised if our kinsmen ndper rest until the
e hare turned defeat into victory"
re- The old stand-bys of the Democratic part,
le for their country before their party. Liste
g to Lewis Cass: "He who is not for his countr
:. is against her. There is no neutral position {
u be occupied 1t is the duty of all zealously {
IN support the Government in all its efforts I
= bring this unhappy civil war to a speedy cor
n clusion."
,r- John @. Brain, Daguereotypist, has bee
arrested at Laporte, Ind, as member of IL
: K. G. O., and Southern spy. He is now
ks Jail in default of $4,000 bail.
CO The editor of the Lafayette (Ind.) Argus
Sc. Secession sheet, was terribly beaten by a r,
RI recruiting officer few days since, for publish
in ing abusive articles against the Government an
- numerous falshoods calculated to deter me
" from enlisting.
he The Bellevue Independent says: @Messr
FLAGLER d YoRK, of this place, on Thursda
last, purchased over $4,000 lbs. of Wool. II
prices paid for it ranged from 25 to SO cts, az
, cordng to quality. Their purchasers up
o. Thursday evening, this season, amounted
ch $4,000 pounds.
hd There is great CONSERVATION in Memphis ov
mt Fremonts movements. A correspondent of Il
he Appeal writes from st. Louis that the Gener
"A is "moving heaven and earth" that he will ha,
-, 100000 troops in a few days; that he has tran
nc !, ferred fifty heavy guns from Pittsburg at an
ell pense of carriage of $500 each. The writ
he winds up with the congratulating sssuran
.ov "you may rest assured the Union troops W
~ fight u.s." We rather think they will.
ne The capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet,
~ terribly frightened the traitors in that secti
"e Raleigh paper, describing the manner
IN which the news was received in the legisatl
low says; @For the sake of the credit of the ST.
re we forbear to describe the effect which this
~ patch produced on the House.
VOW The New York Tribune says: "The Cham
of Commerce has renewed to the Governm
lon, its pledge of earnest sympathy and support
/, OF the rigorous prosecution of the war The S
Iion retary of the Treasury also received hatter
.;ro, vote Of confidence, and the promise of every
'"S sistance which the Chamber could afford,
strenfthen the financial credit and resources
lorS the Government, until every rebel had laid do
/. in his arms and the honor of the nation was
osa umphantly vndicated. No temponsing pol
80 would suffice in this emergency, bat the rob
ing must be made 10 feel in their persons and p
ing perty all the rigors justified by the ussges
INTO civilized warfare"
lell, A circumstance has transpired which pla.
ind the conduct of the prisoner, Commodore B
All ron, in most atrooous light. 1t was not enou
= a. that he an officer of the United States Ma
- who had been educated and supported by
ent Government should have violated his oath D
bev ured his soul, and become a traitor and re
~ TO the land of his BIRTH but he a naval off,
~ actually gave orders that the light on Cane II
'let teras should be extinguished thus Turing I'M
INTO cent merchant vessels to destruction. The
hile der-book of Major Andrews commanding
nal Fort Hatteras, proves his guilt completely.