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pressing bis entire willingness to pay the amount OF
Assessment, refused to pay it into the hands OF Be-
cession oflceholder, alleging that it might TO used
las be believed some money collected for taxes had
been used ia giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
This brought the question of Official tenure directly
before the COurt-the oiceholders being represented
by Mr.. Engish, the Auditor Of the city, and the
Union men by Mr. Beach, the gentleman recently
elected 10 Congress from that District
Provost Judge Freese in rendering his decision
ttates that by the set OF the Richmond Convention
in passing the ordinance Of accession, every citizen
of Virginia was made rebel to the United States
Government, since State Convention, in law, waf
presumed TO represent every inhabtant Of the State
To relieve Themselves therefore, OF this position
and condition, il was necessary that every Nuginian
who desired TO he recognized as true AM ioya
citizen should come forward and openlyrepudate the
act Of The Richmond Convention, aud take the oath
Of allegisnce to the United States Government. Until
this was DONE he said, Yirgiuian could justly COM
plain for being treated an enemy to bis country;
and, if On enemy then cert iiny be had no right
eea equitable, 10 hold an Office within the ter
tory eti under the jurisdiction of the United States
Government. More than this, the Wheeling Con.
venion hsd passed m ordinance expires ~ declaring
that all ofnce-holde,s within the State who refused
TO take the oath Of allegiance 10 the United States
Government and 70 the reconstructed Government
OF Virginia, on or before certain time, should be
considered as having vacated their Offices. The
decision Of tie court therefore wac, that tie official
who lad presumed 10 collect taxes bad no right 10 do
30, lie having refused to take the oath Of allegiance,
and thereby vacated bis Office.
Tits decision swept every Secession offce-bolder
of the board, and created no small amount Of deep
uiouihed eursings against the Judge who had thus
dared to Gust 70 many f. L. Va The case was
carr ed to the President, who by the order jest is
sued fully suslaius Judge FIcese in bis most right
eoas decision, aud makes il imprisonment for any
Secessionst to attempt to perform any Official function
withia the lines Of our army.
Yesterday new election was held in Alexandria
for municipal ofhcers, when good and true Union
men were elected 10 every Office. Thus are the
rcIcls in Alexandria being made to feel some Of the
" SWEETS OF Secessionsm. B.
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FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

FToin Our Special Correspondent
FonrHG,s Monroe OLD Poisr covyoRT.{
Nov 20, 1861.
Tire PENNSYLVANIA 9th Regiment, which arrived
tlis morning is to be followed by other regiments
as fasl as the means Of transportation will permit.
Tie Spauldug, The George Washington, and perhaps
other boats will 90 TO Annapolis to-day for trooIs.
The Pei 1sy yariaus and those that Ill follow, do
moi belong TO the Annapolis enenmpment, but come
from Baltimore. IL would not be prudent 20 en-
bOy for the public eye and enr all the minors, many
Of them well grounded, that aloat about the con-
eeuiEton Of forces here, their destination, what is
going to DO done, aud many other things that have
given new animation TO afaiu leTeabout. think
there ia ooutsondng activity in the navy, under the
direction 4 Flag-olcct Go.dsto'ougb.
In planning expeditions heretofore little SCENE to
have been Contemplated beside ssikiug bow.
suet ,ling ~ following i up seems 10 have been
le, ont OF the question II there is another exPedi-
tion-and Will say that zen. Butlers name is freely
used In connection with one on the fe9s-it Is sin-
cefciy 10 be oped that il viii be scale to FOL on
mp with sharp and sudden strokes any success that
tho Grit blow may achieve.
NJ, Charles H. Forea, whiting from u -
y. g., on the 18th inst, sa,s " Tho Provisional
Government YVES instituted to-day by Convention
IN which forty-fye couutcsw rerreenied by DEL
egsies ard authorized proxies. Tie Rev. ~ N.
Tay Tor l. appointed Provisional GO;enilr Gov.
Tag lor hes sued his proclamation ordering an cleo
ton for the I'd Congressional District on Wednes-
day, Nov. a."
Gen. Williams, in biz dispatches Of The fame date,
males 10 allu,on 10 tho subject, Which considering
the iupouarce Of the movement, IL fomewhat re-
ma, liable. L. is to be hoped that it IL premature
or for Interior otjecis but in reality all II pretends to
be-G movement OF the people TO repair their COZ
uoc,ion with the Federal Government. Anytlin lee
than this wond only dasage the FOR which The
supporters Of the Government are struggling.
Tits morning. Maj. Holiday, in command OF the
Rip Raps, opened o vigorous fire az sewaps Point
with the Sawyer 42-poundor and co'umhiads Some
OF the shots were well sent, end must have walked
mp the Rebels on the Point.
understand that the Hen. Joseph Segar has sie.
nicd liz intention 10 accept the honor OF election
70 Congress which tie loyal citizens of Tho Elizabeth
iust returned from a tour through New-Envland
where be was warmly received. eco that the
rebel generals allege that but for him Virginia would
have taken possession Of Fortress Monroe last
Spring. Mr. Segar was member Of the Legsla-
hire at that Tine and credit il due to him for HI,
efforts in behalf of the Union az that lme, as well
as since. In view OF his services and eminent abii
ties his fe low citizens have chosen him to represent
them in the Federal Congress.
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To hs Editor If The ~ y Tribune.
Sin: Having noticed a lengthy article in your
paper OF the 9Th inst, over the signature of "G W.,
which ar icle was written in vindication Of Col.
Bakers memory from unjust reprOach," and in
which ailustn ia made to tue Minnesota lst by way
Of comparison, but dsrespectfully, l. a" member Of
the Minnesota Regiment" desire TO say a few words
to Mr. Critic who assumes the responsibility of
" vndicatpg bis lBaker'S memory from unjust re-
proach," by tel ing him something that he knows
nothing about except from hearsay, ard who at the
ame time probably to .ccomI lisb the object named,
endeavored 10 prove that Geu. Stone was alone TO
lie blamed wss alone esponsbe for 81 6 DISASTROUS
reeut, Of he battle OF Bllls Bluf. l 90 not wish
10 epto' ist0 ary Controversy with u. W., or any
one tie abOu. who % responsible for t,e death oil
the aPnt Senator, for II IL certainly too serious
subject Tor he 10 title with. Ifeeret much as any
one that 30 GENT "A sacrifice "a the lie Of Col Baker
wW made without any gain. But while OF and all
dee and tensibiy Eel their Oee, and cond IL with
eatl other during their aflicti0n, no individual
shcu'd stjempt 10 Destroy the reputation Of AZ officer
hO ding TIE position Of Gen. Soae, whose cOoCnct in
correction with the lats ba'tlo Is unlmpeach8ble,
and deserves 10 oensnro to merely establish for the
deceased a name, history containing really more
hOnor and fame than can 10 ascrbed TO all officer OF
hls military experience. Bat, with references To the
A" Minnesota bargemen," l want to cay ors word
~ = true that M BIkef E!eu Oten Hhc VIC Aliu-
es1ta bargemen." the result Of the battle would
have been far different from wat it WIT; for The
" Mime sofa bargemen" "a complimentary name, in-
deedl cOUH ard md make their trips" IL LEES than
hah the time which g. W." says was required for
the - .hloruia men. And as Geo. stone bssed
his tacula ions for crossing upon the Time IN which
two companies Of the Minnesota made a tlip' 10
the sacred coil aod back at Edwsrd-'s Ferry, tie
EVEN 2 of the Goth, which tine did no, exceed 10
minutes, l cannot, for my p'.rt, understand why
Gen. stone should be censured and accused Of COM
hitting a crime which deserves the strictest atten-
ton Of Il couit-mauial, because lie expected much
from The "c.lifonia' men tho " Minnesota barge.
men" had slreaoy accomplished. For, although soue
of the members Of the Isl Minnesota Regiment may
have seen bJrles,' aud perhaps some OF them may
have ubored with thenl--ihey not afraid " work
yet thiuk il is not due 10 them 90 them their
ltbors III II comparison der sGch title. think,
furthermore, that such men as G.. w." and
great many others, could make better use Of their
talent aud intueuce during the present crisis than
by criiicIzing 90 much the acts OF those who are
ready to sacrifice their lives II need he, for their
country cauee. Yours truly,
ONE OF TIE HlNNESOTA BARGEMEN.
CGap Stonr. ppfT PotouRc, Nd,
IhurLday, Nov. :, l3Jl
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A series of repuJlIcstions Of the Newspapers of
\ Oidea 1tmes. to be Issued seni-monthly, is an.
ssueed by Pembenon g. Brady. It is 10 consist Of
r nost important colonial and revolutionary
~NPspers subsequent to the year l7zs, and in
gINnpbical execution to present fsc-sim;Ies Of
= originals. la tie prosecution of this enterprise
/. eavOus that great Dass Of historical, antigua
''aa and political mAiier must be brought TO light
l'nieh has hitherto remained Inaccessible to the
rs'en' ge1efation Of RAIDERS, and which must con
70 ABUNDANT details Of curious interest.
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MASON AND SLIDELL.

To ne EGsior Of The N. y. Trbvse
SIR: think, with several others, that your sug.
reticn with regard to beSioaing the honorable Vsiuau
traitor and sTsocs,, Mason In the Tombs Is most excel
ieut one--i Boston affords humistng criminal
abode.
hsve WATCHED Mstor day aer day nom too gallery OF the
Senate ard learned to oAthe In him. treason in Of ita
most FORMS and Ssyeocacy in s most srogan,
and Insulting manifestations You are. doubt fan
lar than am with the IN which he hstuay acted
oward the re,es the floor Of tho Senate. have
seen any other treat those youths with thing bo,
kindness and the only thing ezceptne pluk over admired
Ia the late Senator Douglas hi, kindly athery
toward psges Bat have the Arrogant rebel Mason
with plantation manners when psse a, Ill nperiouS
leck hsscned toward him. cast bis letters paper. some
th1ee yards from hn the nOor to be picked Up by
The boy that di.tsnos from Mason. mobility. Ho uesisd
hose liz ho. i.,a IL Hald IL 52.k s.s:l. :.h:us
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RUMoRED PLAN OF THE REBELS.

Washington correspondent states that it has been
learned from desoFcr that the rebels bad been in
formed in advance Of the great review which took
place At Washington on Wedresday, and that it was
ton against pickeis with a view Of driving them
in, end thereby produce regular panic and stampede
among the civilians, who were to witness the grand
affair. lie states that pretty large rebel force hao
been concentrated at Faiifax for TIE purpose, but
thar for Cause other il had been abandoned.
lie rays that tie officer in comnand at Fairfax had
heard that seven di, iSons were 10 be reviewed by
Gen. Mcclellan. The rebels, he says, are daily ex-
pecting an advance movement OF the Union forces,
and that they are fully prepared to meet them. He
does not believe, however, that the rebels will make
regular stand and give battle tbs side OF Manassas.
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SENEPE.

The following sharp passage ia from work re-
Gently published, named The Rejected Stone:
A" < cry comes up 10 tue ear OF America long,
pier.ing cry Of amazemont and iodgnation--recog-
nizablc az one which can come only when the pro-
iOundest depths of the human pocket are stirred.
The g,7ratters are al large They have taken away
my coffee, and know not where they have laid it.
They have taken my India goods with swords and
etav,s. For my hrst-caAs sbips they have cast lots
Was such deprayi ever known before SO
long = it 'ras IA human eonl, launched by God on
the eternal sea, that they enrolled; 80 long as 1t
was Only few mill on bales OF humanity captured
10 long il was but the sc1tlipg OF the hearts OF
mothers aud atbers and husbands and wives, we re-
nained patient AID resigned, cid We mott But COT
Zee and sueaI-Cood God what ia that blockade
about To seize poor innocent s.oop--has Slavery
40 bowel'l Aud is helpless family Of moissses
barrel; can hearts be 30 void OF pity Slavery
must end. The spirit Of the age demands it. The
blood of dozen captured freights crieth TO Heaven
III silveriest accents against &C..
Brothers. there is a laughter that opens into the
fountain of tears"
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SOUTH cARoLlNA CoSTRABAYps.

THEIR OPINIONS on THE RRBTLLON-D DEATH
or GEN. MISREPRESENTATION TERROR.
Tho following extracts from letter from Port
ROYAL will show what the contrabands think Of the
Unou demonstration on South Carolma:
I" PROM, the statement ~ one negro, the Southern
ers trieI 10 make them believe tlat We would bill
them eli. But Nara, ore of the contnband., s8id,
Niger don't believe 'em. Tee contIubInd; lots OF
niggers CONN.,. Tie slaves swim ;he rivers TO come
g u. Another eontTahand said, lee run when de
ehot cum, bnt Hse come back now lslcd another
II be did DOT want 10 go back 10 his master where
bis wife wasl No sah said he, Tee free nov.
We are now 1libl cucampcd on Gen. Drlyt0n's
rlantat0n. lie has about 200 negrces, large and
small, 80 | am told by n pariaIenal negro OF 20
year,, who makes OIo OF the number. ahked lin
what they s9i ahou, us. Wei, eail he: Dey
is.li M 30 Yankees Ill we; den cay dc Yankees
Tell wo, uut for my part don cafe If dey did, kase
ole ma don't make much differ now; &c ole man got
10 chile to gh lie as much as water | hab seben
teen fine children bat de Old man got none now;
dey tell dem all-sell all my fire boys and lGl-al
my children like theep. l a,ked II they believed
We would cell or kill them: he promptly answer ell
No; thst ii the negroes believed IT, they would not
have staid.
"1he negroes are told the same thing on the main
land, but still they hide in the woods aid run to
Il seems that the valiant South caroluians have
terrible scare on them. Thirty mics from here,
away on the main land hear Of the running of,
telling their negroes 10 hide in tie bush until they
come tack for fear that the Yankees may kil them;
ont negroes, by tens, by twenties, and by hun
dreds run of TO u.
II nsk many OF them how they like TO be Free this
few al them fully understand; they say they ike
ne, aud are glad we came, 'ihkase,' raid one, now
we get our own time This is Tie language Of most.
Low the idea seems still 1t Is primary step, ard
one Of TO small Importance. And they seem inatn-
aicd with The idea that thtr days and nights and
labor are their own tie products OF heir toll belong
70 locomotives. And now said an I'D woman
Ole Massa sell no my children; dey Ill longs
20 ne.
Some Of tho fruits Of our victory are $500
negroes this island in possession transformed
by rebellion and victory from slaves into fleemen,
free TO do and themselves; others arc flocking
TO us 10 Join the army OF ireemeD.
"Col Durham, IN comm I'D Of the rebel battery
at Bay poiLt, was hilled by tie fret shot vi this
campaign.
Gen. Drayton, who commanded st Hilton Head,
was wounded during the fight, aud died during the
retreat"
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STING OLE THE AR -

During the war. bad luck has marked all our
efforts in places the of which begin with j.
had we not, 10 the beginning, Big Bethel. then
Bull Ran, Balls Bluff, aud CD Thursday last of all
BeiuonI. Our naval expedition Is now bombarding
Beaufort, on BROAD River, in Beaufort County,
South Carolina. Should we be badly beaten and
our barks, bIgs, and big brgaotines be broken and
battered at that bull batting we shall beg that the
letter be branded secesl and footed out of the
alphabet. Brigdier Beauregard, the braggart, is
ID AT beaufort, where he will batter the bombarders
ms badly as they were bruised at the Ba'ize. But
our brave boys being not boaStful can bang back
lie! he D sting Chicago Tribune.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

IS.'9snie''s Story; Hunted Down; The Detective Po-
s, ea ~. otner Nouselsres. BY Cbsiles Dickens. "A
i,' ,iph q several al Mr. Tick.nss shorter Stories
a. hn,tsd Down. ao original coaili button to
B''as., Leassrl limo PIP. 467. =. .. Petersen
lser' - isss,' Vol Lne Fails. Aver k Bligh.n.
form b,ss ~ ' AK; C.nIlste One Noinoe. tUi-
/ tieids 1.''eAs'i iolao. pp. 81. IicAhor
r. gi 5%s her By Sir Walter Scott. yO. ILL., and
A. IT, tii saai o., The rlomb-Lin, psper, n, pa, n
1sustien ~ a -; 2ae Pc 3s7. Eudd & tsr,sto,
CO., 4. Tor the fied Service Of ,he r.
n pi1cott Co. '"'' Up zl'. }. Il. Lip
~ y, nssnss'se,e tbe foAehsr ByA.L. oE. ,an.
Va Isfissn BY L. o. T. isno m Ia re
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REBEL OrFICEHoLDEBs OUaTED.
A Righteous fDerision.

Correspondence Of the -. \. iiinuge , =, So,
WAsmsGToS, Thursday Nov. H. 1861
From highly intelligent citizen OF Alexandria,
whom met to-day, learn that the Union citizens OF
that place are in ecslaces over the recent order
Issued by the Adjutant-General, whereby all the
rebel oceholders of that city have been ousted from
the places which they have 30 long disgraeed, be-
cause Of their open ayowal Of Secession sentiments
IT will be remembered by your readers-for saw
an account OF il in Tux TRIBusE-ihal week before
last the question as to whether these oiceholdera
were entitled TO exercise the functions OF their oee
that they have refused 10 take the oath OF alo-
glance to the Uuiled States Government, came up
before the Provost Cout Of that city, on an appeal
taken by one of the citizens in case OF taxation
The person taxed was Union man, who, while ex-
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th on pattrs that is on the right or privilege of

the tax on patents, that on the right or privilege OF
abor-keepipg. Of carrying on mercantile business,
tbis il estimated for 1862 at 100000 francs; Regis
.rot,oa fees for recrdng Of deeds, wills trantfers,
etc. 2Sl aud half millions; DTo"s az urge,
that is the fees or tax for Furnishing copies OF legal
and other papers by cerks Of courts, q milhonsi
STAMP tax. Sc and half oil ons. We come bow
10 yvhnt are STYLED tie jadcct tares, which are not
customs duties. If which no account is made 10 tits
le,ter but mainly excise taxes, amounting in the
ogr,care to 5i5 5O00 600 frnrs-tbe cbefof them are
furnished az follows: by wines aud spifituous IL
ouors POI .5C0,0 coo iIs.; by sugar home manuiac.
thre ~ 5O00 0D frs; by iOiacr0 &23jCO0O0 francs
quupowder, l0500000; sab tinined iu the interior o.
France millions fraies. apart from this, the salt
ezcise Yields 30 GOO francs. Here then have,
If figure rightly, something like 22S 800 OOOfranes
say 2i5 nil ions of collars for the safely estimated
leace revenue of The French national treasury TOT
the year 1852, exclusive Of customboaSe duties ana
some lesser sources Of income.
Harpipg sill on tlxes here the place 70 give note,
Il ouly the lighes possible, # Prcndhons last WORK
IReOr.e de FImp6G This recently published volume
much larger aud more thorough than ordinary es-
saws" or " memoirs" papers, took the Inst OF
the prizes. some months ago, offered in the time by
the Council of State Of the Swiss Canton Of Vaud,
for the bss, treatise The whole question Of taxa
,;on If ibis fact should suffice to overcome the
preindces thai many entertain, without any knowi-
edge Of the man OF bis previous writings, other
.han Whist lis active epemes mosy guilty Of tie like
traditional ignorance say tbey are further informed
thai in this yaluaby suggestive work Of rhlosop
political economy, NJ frondLon defends The rights Of
family aud individual property with as much earnest
ness as the etupdest Of conservatives, and with g
Strength Of thought and dlalecrc skill, which the
blind howleIs agails, PIoudbou's communism
which the behorifod canieIs OF tie famous mot Ia
Propr,off en- le col, have been innocent Of.
The work especially commelds itself to every one
studous Of political philosophy or of political econ.
Omy-putly for its someone's, wholly for lie sug.
Sostiyeness.
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is here, with company of sixty tigers fromNew-
York. twenty of whom deserted the frat night after
hearing of Gen. Fremont's removal Several Of the
fugtives have been secured and prisoners at the
Arsenal. It is not yet decided to what organization
these gentlemen who strike out from the shoulder
will be attached.
Maj. Frank j. White is reorgsnizng his battalion
of Prairie Scouts" which will be increased TO an
entire regiment. After a season Of unusual drouth,
the FIJI rains have set in with great violence, and
the streets Of St. Louis are almost uavigable.
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NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 49, 1861.

The true ssveocscy sentiment that the exercise OF Labor
no, the hazard OF Color. makes Inferior races"
beg therefore, to add your suggestion that to improve
the opportunity afforded of curing Mason of his ssvehodne
manners his food be thrown him daily by youthful
mudsL" We're permitted selec, fo the Office, he
should taken among mnds, Of African descent
Bet may not yet be prepared for justice so poetic
aud there yet among who particular to
shade" should be willing to compromise any OF the
diGereu. shades of white. Yours. respectfully
ANTl-TRAIToR.
Nctg- York Nov 90 1861,
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Firth, Pond & Co. are the publishers.

BAPTIST CHURcH AT BLooaISGDALE.-Ths
Bloonngdslc Baptist congregation is beginning 70
agate the question Of building the lots purchaser
some time stree on Fort second street. notwithstand-
ing the depressed condition Of mercantile affairs. In
consequence Of the recent increase OF the congrega-
ton, some Of the leading men OF tic denominations
have nooted the buildng question, and the matter 70
under serious consideration.
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The CoUSTr CASvAs..-All the erroneous Dis
tricts that were sent back during the canvass were
yesterday reviewed BY the Board, and Get down n
their proper places, except the Xith, Al'th' ana
XVIII of the Seventeenth Ward. The canvass u
virtually completed. Tie figures will DO announced
to-day.
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CITY I7,EMS

ST.. LUKE's HosPIrAL.-The Rev. DR.. Higbas
will preach in the Chapel Of s.. Lakes Hospital, q
the corner Of Fiity-fourth street and Fifth avenue,
on Sunday afternoon, when collection will be macs
of thanksgiving offerings for the institution. Ths
service will begin at 81 p. m.
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THE STONE FLEET.
THIRTY VESSELS TO BIZ SUNK IN SOUTHERN
HARNNRs

HARBORS.
The stone feet sailed from New-London Conn,
on Wednesday. Twelve or fifteen vessels, all bound
sOuth, were laden with stone. The craft were old
whalers. The feet ia 10 be joined outside by like
one IRON Ne F-Brdiord, which will make the whole
number of the vessels about thirty. Six thousand
dollars each have been paid by the Government for
some Of the best of these vessels
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MADrsos Avenue BAPTIST CoYGRECATIoS -IAS
Chronicle says that the Madison avenue congregation
Of Baptsts, worshippng under the pastorshp OF DIR.
Hague, shave encouraging prospects Of raising the
amount necessary to meet their present wants. Tho
effort is hercuean, but the end in view is worthy
of it."
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"The Other Side of Dixie is the name Of song

composed BY w. Willieson. 1t is comic, and sung
effectively by the Bryant Minstres, as we learn.
TIE snap Of the music ay be judged by a verse, a.
follows;
"1he war h.s come. ard these dsrtirs will hsM,
Fight away for the North aud the Union rsat.
Get ont Of the way, e. out Of the way,
Get cut Of The way 10 Union land.
Let old mss-a pick and hoe the cotton,
drrfs.n rallfn rnnt q