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Another Southern Expedition.

Captain David D. Porter, United State,
Navy, is in town, says the New York Post
getting together the materials for another
expedition to the Southern coast. The dos,
tination of the Captain is not known. of
course, but there is no doubt, from the fact tha,
he has been selected to lead it, that there will
be fighting done. He comes OF family who
are noted for the most desperate bravery.
in all naval history was the fight of Commo-
dore David Porter, of the Essex, carrying
thirty-two guns, with the British ship
Phoebe, carrying forty-eight, in 1914, in
Valparaiso harbor, where he was attacked
in violation of the neutrality of the port.
The fighting blood has not died out of the
descendants of the gallant Commodore.
There are now about eighty Government
vessels of various sizes and classes in this
port, ready or nearly ready for sailing. Others
are preparing for service. It seems, there
tore, the blows on the Southern coast
are to be continued.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

The SCENE OF THE ELLswoRrH MUIR.
DER. W. elookedin, ,ofcourse, at the Marshal
House. 1t was long since stripped of its
furniture, and its bare and deserted room,
are now appropriated for soldiers barracks.
Vacancy marks the spot where Ellsworth
fell, for the stairway on which he met death
has literally vanished away under the knives
of numberless visitors. The floor boards of
the landing below have also disappeared
and even the timbers that supported them
are fast going the same way. Into thous
and families in every corner of the land have
thus passed the trivial momentoes around
which shall yet cling the household memo
ries OF successive generations, preserving il
the popular heart to the latest time The
name, the fame and the fate of Ellsworth
Tradition legend tune and song, ',
Shall many an age that wall proong"
Wash. Cor. N. Y, Post.
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How TO KNOW A TRAIToR.-An Eas

How TO KNOW A TRAITOR. East
ern paper gives the following recipe of 'how
to know traitor
The man who continually prates about
coercion" and ''subiugation' is traitor.
The man who says he is Union man"
but cries peace, even to the surrender Of
our Government 10 JEFF. Davis, is traitor.
The man who shows painful sense of the
horrors of war when the rebels are shot
down, and chuckles inwardly when the de-
Tenders of the Union are killed, is traitor.
The man who shows morbid sensitive
ness to the peril of the Constitution, but
lively interest in Southern rights" is .
traitor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12


FREMoNTAT CHURCH. attended
Beecher's church last Sabbath. AT the
conclusion of the services the congregation
rose, and general rush was made for the
pew, in which Fremont and lady sat. Hun
dreds of hands were outstretched to greet
him, and after submitting to a severe man
ipulation for about half an hour, he and
company made their exit from the church.
followed by the congregation AS soon as
the Major General and his party were seated
in their carriage the crowd got
up cheer and continued TO surround the
carriage, shaking hands with himself and
lady until the patience Of the later was near
ly worn out, aad directions were given to the
driver to go ahead, which he did, and the
crowd followed the carriage nearly
as far as Fulton ferry, where the party got
aboard and returned to New York. .-fNew
York Herald.
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which that accomplished officer discharged
the duty assigned him was sufficiently attes.
ted by the success ofthe review, which, be-
sides presenting brilliant military display,
afforded to. the young Genoral-in in Chief a
presage Of the reliance he can place on the
expedition that will be brought to the fulfill
ment Of his orders whenever it shall be me-
ccessary to combine the forces now in the field
Tor any operations Of an active character.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL OF REBEL PoR.
TRArrs The portrait of ex- President John
Tyler, rebel and the bust of Jambs i. Orr.
rebel eI,Speaker Of the House, which were
ordered In july last by Vice President Ham
lin and Speaker Grow TO be removed from the
rotunda OF the Capitol and from the Speak
er's room OF the House, have turned ur
among the fossil remains Of traitorous and
yenomous reptiles and bad animals ip the
Smithsonian Institute. IN. Y. Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
Waffle Philadelphia Press says that
the Report Of the Secretary Of War is one
of the most ably written documents
that ever emanated from Washing
tom This is strong language, but the re-
port is a masterpiece for style, vigor, force,
and distinctness. There is genial warmth
about it, aud directness of purpose which
commands attention and respect. There is
no mistaking Mr.. Cameron on any subject
touched uponin hisreport, and he has shown
that he understands the greatness of the
crisis, and that he has the courage to meet
it.--[ Pittsburgh Gazette.
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A Tribute to the Ohio Troons

Ihe New York Post prints private let
terfrom lady in Kentucky, from which We
extract as follows:
THE OHIO TROOPS.
I'VE have had several regiments of Ohio
troops quartered around our village for the
protection Of Kentucky, and it affords me
much pleasure to testify to their irreproach-
able conduct during their stay among us
Their department was the subject of general
remark Not single disorderly act was
committed by any of their number. Many
OF them We're pious men; they held prayer
meetings in camp and attended the different
churches on the Sabbath. l am sure / re-
gretted their departure, and felt sad when
they were called away to meet the rebel Zol-
icoffer in deadly conflict. Had it not been
for the presence of these brave and gallant
soldiers the traitor general and his hosts at
this time would have been trampling into
the mud our farmers bluegrass pastures.
and committing other depredation..
"All hail to the noble and patriotic sons
OF Ohio. l understand they fought like Ii
gers at the late battle in,Iaurcl county.a'l
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The Handling of Troops-What the
Potomac Army can do.
The National Intelligencer saws:

There were some circumstances attendant
on the recent great review of the army on
the Potomac which may, perhaps, deserve a
special mention, as serving to show at least
the capacity that exists for the speedy mass
ing Of troops in that quarter. We under.
stand that the seventy-seven regiments Of
infantry, the eight regiments of cavalry.
and the seventeen batteries Of field artillery
which participated in that pageant were
summoned and gathered for that purpose
from their widely separated stations on a
notice Of only twenty-four hours The task
Of accomplishing this result in the time speci.
fed was committed by Gen Mcclellan "a
Gen. Mcdowell, and the efficiency with
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A FEW days since SAKE, in making

A FEW days since SAKE, in making
speech at a flag raising in Albany, conclu-
ded his remarks by proposing three cheers for
the young gentlemen of East Albany, who
had procured the flag As the cheers were
about TO be given, the chairman of the oc-
eason amended the proposition Of Mr.. SAKE,
so that the cheers went up for the young
ladies' as well as the young gentlemen of
East Albany. After the cheers SAKE gave
as an apology for omitting to speak Of the
young ladies in his original proposition for
cheers, that he thought the young gentlemen
always embraced the young ladies'.
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State Of Ohio, Belmont Co., s..
Court of Common PIeas--Civil
Suit.

IL Berrens Jno H,r.
Cyrus Mendenha and others. ton, George w. Waters
and Jason Waters who reside without the State of Ohio
will take notice that the 2ist duy of November Isl
the plaintiff filed his petition in this case in substance
that oil the 9Th OF March, 1850, the said Mende
inougagcd certain property in the county OF Belmont
IN the slate oil Ohio, known the Belmont Furnace pro-
pery and more particularly described in the said mort
gage TO which reference is made for description which
recorded m Vol OF Mortgages for Belmont county on
pages 256 251 and 5s which mortgage was given 10 Sc
cure the payment OF the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars
lehoooh WIN interest from about that time the whole
gage the said nonresident defendants purchased the
same properly, subject 10 the said mortgage and with
full notice OF the same.
The substance OF the prayer is that the said mortgased
premises be Sold and that the debt due the psil
De PAID and that the residue be divided aud dsbused
cordng the liens the defendants may have en- the same
The said absent defendants will answer or denur to the
sad peuton on before the first Saturday OF February
default. ID 4 ADAMS C,lerr
November o. 1S6l.--6w
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Belmont County, Ohio Court
OF Common Pleas.
Petition for Partition.
Alexander Cochran
Elizabeth Cochran, ct al.

SAHAH CARVER. Jncob Baser. John Baser
~ Elizabeth Baser and Sophia Buser, will take notice
that at the Fall Term 1861 OF said Court they mad
defendants TO two petitions Tor partition filed in said Court
before that time by the above named Alexander Cochran
against The said Elizabeth Cochran and others the pro-
ceedings under which petitions pending, wherein
the said Alexander Cochran demands partition OF the fol-
lowing described real estate 80 acres conveyed by VIM
Gov aud wife to Robert Cochran now deceased, by
deed dated August 1853; aud 4S ond i02 poles
conveyed by Joseph Mckim and wife 10 said Roher
oehran decensed b. deed dated April O. 1857 and lots
No. und IN Waace's Addition 10 tue town OF Mar
lnsve In said county being the premises OF which said
Robert Cochran, late ol said county OF Belmont died
siezed situate in Pease Township. IN said coury aud
more particularly described ia sud petitions. ai the
next term OF said Court application will be made for a
proper order in the premises.
D. ID. T. COWEN, Atty for Dsmnndant.
Dee IL, lSBl,-Bw
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THE MArcHLEss ScENERY-A oorrss.

lHE MATCHLESS oCENERY.-A cores
pondent of the New York Examiner writing
from Port Royal, South Carolina, says:
Let me for a moment seek more cheerful
topic than ''the war and the tumult with
which earth is filed" Nothing can be
more matchless than these skies, especially
at sunset. Last evening, friend said TO
me, 'erhis is sight worth coming all this
way to see. And he pointed eastward,
away from the feet and the smoke ofbattle.
The whole sky was filed with the golden
light of the setting sun, the broad Atlantic
was before us, and on its bosom, just ripplel
by light wind, was the Great Republic, her
acres Of snow-white canvas all spread, and
radiant in the SUMS rays. The picture was
indescribably beautiful And on Sunday even
ing, the sun had gone down, but had left the
clouds and the western horizon all bathed in
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
REPLY OF SECRETARY SEWARD.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 1861
TO the Synod of Neio York and Ne,o JERSEY
REVEREND GENTLEMEN: The minute,
containing your resolutions on the condition
Of the country, which you directed to be sent
to me, has been submitted to the President
of the United States
l am instructed to express to you his
great satisfaction with those proceedings,
which are distinguished equally by their
patriotic sentiments and purely Christian
spirit. 1t is a just tribute to our system of
government that it has enabled the American
people to enjoy unmolested more Of the
blessings of Divine Providence, which affect
the material conditions of human
society than any other people ever enjoyed,
together with a more absolute degree Of re-
ligious liberty than, before the institution of
that great Government, had ever been hoped
for among men. The overthrow of the Gov
ernment, therefore, might justly be regarded
as calamity, not only to this nation, but a
misfortune to mankind. The President is
assured Of the public virtue and of the pub
lie valor. But these are unavailing without
the favor Of God. The President thanks
you for the invocations of that Indispensable
support, and he earnestly solicits the same
invocations to all classes and conditions of
men. Believing that these prayers will not
be denied by the God Of our fathers, he
trusts and expects that the result of the most
unhappy attempt at revolution will confirm
and strengthen the Union of the Republic,
and ultimately renew the fraternal affections
among its members so essential to restora-
tion Of the public welfare and happiness.
.ia am, very sincerely, ..s
l your very humble servant,
t. Hl WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12
State of Ohio, Belmont Co.. SN
PRORATE DOL

IINon IL co u ri.
William Alexander Administrator of rHHE de.
the estate OF james f. Anderson, decd, PENDANTS
=. vs. non residents oil
Margaret Anderson, Anne Jane Ander- the State al
heirs al law, and Zuchnriah Bell Ohio will taks
Robert A, Harden, creditors Of the said notice thai
J. +. Anderson, decd. have This day
fled petition in the suid Court for the purpose of oh
tanning order TO sell lot Of ground in Bridpepo in
said county lying between the store house OF Junkins
Branum & Co., and the Belmont Branch OF the Slate
Bank Of Ohio pay the mortgage debt on TINT proper
and the other debts OF the said Anderson.
You will appear and show cause against the same ac
cordng to law or the said order will be obtained agans
you by default VIM. ALEXANDER
Admir- Of the estate Of the said j. E. Anderson deed
Nov. s, 1861 no76w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

Mrs. JULIA WARD HOWE describes
Washington sandwiches as mustard poul-
tices founded on bread !" and says that,
however well calculated to allay infainma-
ton, il applied externally. they certainly
tended to produce il internally"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

some one sends the following to the Pitts.
burgh Dispatch:
JEFF. Davis to Old Abe after the fall of
Sumter:
With Paixhan, mortar and petard,
We tender Old Abe our Beaurrgard.
Old Abe to jeff Davis after the capture
OF Port Royal;
Your tender lacked powder-perhaps you're in want
therefore have sent you my best Of Dupont
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Notice

HEREBY GIVEN that application will b,
made TO Ills tAcellrncy the Governor of the State
Ohio for the pardon OF Jacob HUI. who was convicted
ot the crime OF Grand Larceny at the Spring Term, A
D. 1859 OF the Conr OF Common Pleas OF Belmont coty
Ohio, and sentenced upon the 23d day OF April Is50 b,
said Court TO the Penten,iary oil the State ior the tern
OF five yeHrs noII4ws
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

saffron, when the new moon was seen-for-
tunately on the right shoulder beautiful in
itself, and setting off by its mild oveliness
and proiuso spendos tho suns setting.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

The Kentucky Legislature has voted. to
instruct the Senators and requestihe Rep
resentatives III Congress TO give their in
fuence and votes for appropriate aid TO the
furnishing Of Ireland
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NMERXFFS S.4LE.
IN PARTI,rION.

IN PAIETIIION.
Eliza j. Templeion ! BY VIRTUE OF an order
. 80 vs. iof sale TO me directed from the
WARY Iempicon etal Court OF Common Pleas OF Bel.
mont county, Ohoi, ] will sell, OH
tuesday, December II, 1861,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock A. NJ and O'Clock p
NJ o sold day. at the front door OF the Court House in
~ GAINESVILLE III sud county the following lands and
,eeincns, lying aud being IN the county OF Belmont and
Sthe oi Ohio TO wit: beginning for the same the North
astcorner OF section No. 8, Township No g. Range No
q o. lands described to be sold Marietta district =
deg w. LOG 50 100 poles to station No 4 thence North
80 80 deg % min West i64 d2;0O poles station No O.
aence win The quarter section line North 25 deg E. 12l
ne Nory boundary line, thence s. s73s T. 1863 0 100
poles to the beginning OF said tract containing One Hun
Appraised at S2OS3 y r"
TERMs.-one-third cash in hand, one.thIrd iu one
ysSsn yss5 sms wi'h .sisss-
-, 49, Sheriff Of Belmont County, Ohio
Sherifs Office, 81. Cairsvle, Nov. 2i, ls6i.-S45O
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

GEN. RosEcRANEs has established his
headquarters at Wheeling for the winter.
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THE PREsBYTERIANs AND THE
WAR.
Interesting Correspondence between
the Synod of New York and New
Jersey and the Secretary of State.

NEW HAMPTON, Orange Co., n. j.,
November 26, 1861 J
:, DEAR SIR: As directed by the Synod of
New York and New Jersey, / forward here.
with, together with the accompanying
minutes, copy Of the paper on the state
OF the country, adopted by that body during
Its recent session in Newark, N. j.
Respectfully yours,
r. o. NJ. JOHNSON.
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m ~ :. y. VT, DUHN5UN.
Hon. WM. II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.


orNrw van~ - i<e ~ t,.ss.s.s xsm : ls tr'''
The Rev. Messrs. james p. Wilson, D. d.
William Adams, d. d., William w. Newell
u. d., and Hon. VIM. Pennington and Hon
EDWARD "A. Lambert, Elders, were appoint
ed committee to prepare minute in re
lation to the present condition of the coun
try.
The committee appointed to prepare
minute in relation to the present condition
OF our country reported the following pream
Die and resolutions, which were adopted
unanimously:
WHEREAS, the people of these United
states. alter the achievement of their indie
pendence, established Government based
on Constitutional liberty, giving to all jus,
and equal rights and,
WHEREAS, a portion OF the people of these
United States have taken up arms against
the lawful Government, seized upon its
property, and are endeavoring to overthrow
ia Government in which is centered our
dearest hopes and interests pertaining to
civil liberty and the advancement of civil
zatlon throughout the world; aud
WHEREAS, the Presbyterian Church in
the United States has ever shown herself,
IN all her history the advocate of civil liberty
and treedom-that freedom, the defense Of
which drove ourf fathers from the Old World,
and for the security Of which, in this land,
they prayed and fought and bled, ever lift
ing their voices and hands against anarchy
and tyranny and oppression in every form;
ana Deileylng that the present solemn crisis
In our national affairs calls upon us as patriots
and Christians to lay upon the altar of our
country our influence, our property and our
lives; therefore,
ReSotred, That we pledge to the Govern
ment our individual support and confidence,
and will use all lawful means and efforts in
our power to aid it in maintaining its au.
thority and in putting down this rebellion,
IN Its very nature so utterly causeless and
unjust.
Resolrtd, That we commend the President
OF the United States, his constitutional ad-
visers, the American Congress, the Com
munder-iu- Chief aud .soldiers Of the army
and navy, to the God of our fathers, humbly
praying that he will impart to the them wis
dom and unity in counsels and fidelity and
courage in action; that the cause entrusted
to their hands may be brought to speedy
and successful issue.
Resolred, That while we do not feel call
ed upon to add anything to the repeated
testimonials of our church on the subject of
Slavery, nor to offer any advice to the Gov
ernment on the subject, still, fully believing
that it lies at the foundation OF all our pres
ent national troubles, we commend to all our
people to pray more earnestly than ever for
its removal and that the time may speedily
come when God, by his providence, shall,
in his own good time and way, bring it to an
end, that nothing may be left Of it but the
painful record Of its past existence.
Resofced That we commend to all our
people to humble themselves and take a low
place before God, in view of all our social
and political sins, and each one remember
and lament his own personal completely with
them all.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-12-12

The Presbytery newspaper of Cincinnati
has long letter, understood to be from the
Rev. Robert l.. Stanton, ID. D., Of Chill
liccthe, who ba. been visiting the camps iuthe
vicinity of Washington. We make few the
extracts:
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SMERIFF,S S.fLE,

Isanc Holloway DY VIRTUE
- vs., - OF a vcnd to mt
and John Davis Court of Commor
Pleas OF Belmont county, Ohio, will SELL at the iron
door OF the Cout House, in ST. Cairsvc in said county
Tuesday, Dee eember II, 1861,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock aid o'clock.
NJ, the following real estate to wii The Wesi pnu O
the Eas, hylf OF the South East quarter OF Section IS
situated in Belmont county Ohio Terms cash.
Appraised al slo5O
p. IOCHARY, Sheriff.
Sheriifs Office, St Cairsve, Nov 81, i56l-s3.
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SheriH's Sale.

Sheriff Belmont County, Ohio
sherid's Office, 81. Clairsyile. Nov 81. Is0I-S3
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-15

YtRUSTEE'S SALE.-Whereas,o on the LIST day
/ of June, A. D., 1860, H A. Hart and Mary J.
Hart, his wife, executed unto Austin Corbin 81
Trustee, a certain Deed of Trust, conveying u
said Trustee the land in Clinton county, Iowa,
described as follows, to-wit: The northeast
quarter Of section No. eighteen l6, in township
No. eighty-one 81 north Of range No. six l6,]
east OF the 9TH r. NJ; which said conveyance
was made by the said H. A. and Mary J. Hart,
for the purpose of securing the payment Of nine
certain promissory notes, signed by said II. A.
Hart. dated the LIST day of June, A d., 1880, and
one Of which was payable - follows
to-wit: for the sum Of fifty dollar,
due in one year after date, payable with Ok
change on New York City, and with interest 1t
the rate Of ten per cent. per annum after maturi-
ty. A full description Of all the notes will be
found in the Deed Of Trust, recorded IN page 30l,
book ~" Of Clinton county records.
And now, SAID described note having be-
come due and payable, and the said II. "A.
Hart having failed to pay tie same, l, Austin
Corbin Trustee aforesaid, 4, hereby give
this public notice that, by vistus Of the pow
or which ii in me vested by said Deed Of Trust,
/ viii, on Saturday, the 18th day OfJuly, 4.
D. 1861, At the hour Of nine o'clock in the fore
noon Of said day, Ct the Court House door, in the
CITY Of Davenport, expose and offer for sale,
At public auction, the parcel Of land shove
described or so much thereof As shall be neces
sary to satisfy and pay the amount Of said note
with the interest thereon to the day of SALE togeth
Or with all the costs and expenses attending said
sale, costs OF this notice and Trustee'efees.
Dated the 12fh day Of June, A ,. 1851.
AUSTIN goRBLS,
;neS-dts, Trustee.