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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
FROM TA> n. Y. Lesdey.
TIE SHATTERED L0CKE1.
BY JOHN LTcBIssoS.

BY JOHN ArcHrSsoS.
tbsl the fight IL over and our bows a. iasi have ran
Well in rest me here in the clover, away from the
burning sun, ,u
For heavy aud hot upon rs bis rays have beat s day
II was that and want Of ration That forced US 10 run
away.
How the sweat pours down my fcrehead-Im black a.
a"oontraband - "
diiuty hand
And this gaJ ing cash on my cheek here, from "Back
Horse,' whom we metz
But yen gave him gash viii never heal, my bully
bsyonet.
Oh. what if nv Sweet could see ne, n lie here
smartng with pain
Do you think she'd believe Z could be me-wonid the
call me Her Handsome sginf
Thank God she . safe in the city, away from dsfes,
and wreck;
Bat here i've her beautiful image In this ocket, round
my neck.
Let me gaze on the cherished featureslook again on
the tiny cuIl,
She fixed in the case 90 nicey-oh, sweet, Ingenious
whai, broken my God, with bullet has Il dared
seek snch place
Yes, shattered and smashed and brolen-no veStge Of
curl or face
To retreat was enough for my spint-i thought de-
siruciion were best
And though sought death in she battle, wss carried
away with The re-i;
And rather than come back beaten, d have them
bring me dead
But 10 think that rtOrous bullet has defled oDe hair
Of her head.
Enough have hated you, devils, since Bill was sho.
at my side,
But now in my breart, like demon, reveDgcfulest
hate shall abide;
Death came not 20 me when sought H. where bulels
fell thicker than rain
Bat yon've torn from my eyes her sweet image; could
death wiring my soul with more pain
Alasi NOR, in our quarters can steal away from
the boys,
Leaving song, and jet, and laughter, and all ,heir
FOSTERING noise,
To sit me down in quiet, and taking tina. from my
breast,
Look love, and liss the sweet image long and 30
fonoly Csressed.
No more on my lonely picket-stsating quick st each
little sound
Knowing we'll to give me my ticket" their scouts
are proving around, .
Can pause and elnce at her features By the pale
moons ltful CLEAN,
And kss the place In the darkness az wai for tno,h
er beam.
Well, II back TO my snug old quarters and chow the
boys / NJ stfe,
Or some rambling Rebel party may think mo pretty
wifi;
But here on my gun III FIX i-,hs little, uniDjured
And sight Ger my broken lOchet moro true to each
Rebel heart.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01

Ga ,orvord, M aymV can be truly efficient where
the rank and die feel that they bsye nothg ~ mnst
mon with their otcerei where 'helf an ni.d ttsv
he bounded by the ehevron Of the sergeant anu ;I
Gan az ire 70 nothing beyond that pchon la hs
your correspondent that q lar bttter G,tis amy
devised and one which wonid make our ~ sboois
greatly more efficient than ~ 10 AZ rehs ,h ;ns,,r,r
Re ,stsili he'd Ut certain military pos'o 'ot ;uo ;,or
ton of noneomInis fIoped officers, MOI ohiy III lny
taetics but engineering. ~oq'I III 10 The al
worthy in each corps 20 whom "ouiI ss,nJ;n,
ron,saes Of these schoos, not necessarily o&ciuib
r,;,,aSs The West Point Academy, which look
nnan ss Mt present organized, as Insn9iacVory VI
al;stocrats should be abolished utterly. When some
thing ike this is done our army WIN ne m Noy1
soI67srs who could in all casee DC renee Old, NO"
there il no common bond OF sympathy between
officers and men, As some sort OF com
meotary on what 1 have written, " may NOT
h. sm.s 10 give shght sketch OF my own experience.
Whan "r;te youth had unfortunately strong pre-
affection for soldiers life and made great sxertions
IN obtsin admis sion at West Point without success
however. Alter my fathers death, being then but 10
years OF age, my mother, hnding II was useief. W
combat this passion me, induced TO consent 70
nv enlistment in tie regular service. was 1901
enough to believe that by study and sfiet attention 70
my duties, might in due tine achieve commission
In few months was fortunate In ob.alhiag inc
notice of my commanding officer, snd wss pro-
NOTED to be sergeant, soon after was made drlii'
sergeant and few months later orderly sergeant,
over the heads of some who had grown gray
in the service. Thus, at II years Of age, haa
Alter being nearly four years in the service my
commanding officer suggested the propnety, OF
appyiug 10 the Department for commission, ana ne
hims If united with all the officers unoer whom
served, in recommending me to the Department ~ one
eninently worthy OF promotion, &C. Afier deal oil
correspondence, The final answer came to tb's effect
that, however deserving sit was not the custom 20
tesow on nonconnssioned officers, in time OF peace,
commissoIs e." Soon after procured my discharge,
and formally withdrew my application pretty wen
cured of nv desire to GEEK The "bubbe reputation
that direction. Thus did fool sbly throw away four
of the lest years of my life and any young man whose
aubi ion would lead him in the path 10 glory, WIZ 90
well to reflect how far there is u probability OF his
going in that direction, taking the same path dle.
see il stated however, that promotions IN certain oat
will now be made from The ranks. This is Wise move
ment, aud eminently needed. Yours, @c D.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01

The great bulk Of this ia from Preston's salt mines,
though some portions might, on more thorough ex-
animation Of The elaborate and extremely well pre-
pared reports Of this railroad be traced 70 other points,
Excellent hematite iron abound the line OF this
important road but are not turned TO any account
The road passes through rich agricultural valleys,
Attending in limestone yet At Lynehburg, Ihomsston
lme brought from Maine, and transported 200 miles
into the interior has been regularly quoted III the
price currents published in IHeLyhchbHrg VirgtHian
Copper ores have been transported TO the East for
come years past iron GraysOn aud Carroll Counties,
next sOub Of Wyhe ard for The year ending june 80
l5O the amount reported by the railroad was 2,6797J
lbs AS there are no facilities Tor smelling this ore in
the country and copper furnaces require much skill
and experience TO construct and WORK these mines are
probably stopped Blu, tits il not the case with the
Polk County niues of East Tennessee Oh tho border
line of Georgia These mines, which have been Large
" developed by Northern skill ana capital, were pro-
yided with furnaces which have been for some time 10
successful operation, and ttlll running TO some
extent. Pig copper, however, cannot be converted 10
many useful pun otes without refneries and rongs,
which are not yet TO be found III the Southern States.
Throughout tho country the common farming imple-
mepts are from the Eastern Stater. AT the shops in
Knoxville, Tennessee, wheelbarTows, plows, and
various articles of the sort, wooden well iron,
exposed for se upon the sidewalks are seen 20 be Of
Boston manufacture.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
SOLDIERS WAGES.

To the Editor Of The y TTilHae
Sir: In an article in your Daily Of yesterday, headed
Recruiting and Wages after speaking Of the solderu
wages you say, then comes the pension snd bounty
land, giving false hope. None Of those engaged in
this entitled TO bounty hand. Neither they
to pensions, unless wounded disabled In service
Every person who served in defense Of Slavery in Flor
ida Mexico fourteen days is entitled LOO acres Of
baud. The widow Of every person killed in any war
in defense OF Slavery is entitled TO pension for life
But in defense Of Freedom, the widow gets 600, and
no more. Land or pension is only allowed as reward
for defending slavery. These distinctions are, in the
view O. many penOns, very unjust for my part
should prefer the defenders Of Slavery shOUld go
empty. The allotment scheme recommended in yOut
article has bean adopted 10y Congress, by acs Of July
y, section IL:
CARE FOR SOLDIERS FAMiLlEs--A PORTION OF THEIR
WAGES TO BBesAgED FOR iHLIR FAMILIES BY 6OV-
EREMEET.
SECTION g. md be - further 6ndctsd That the secet, a.
War be ard 4 hereby orIed ana insrodnee aonS
service the Ulited States the
tenn If allotment nA1 used In the eq1G-
system. by winch the family Of the yonneet draw
such portions q his pay Is hs>Inay request
Approved July ~, 1901.
bill granting bounty land to the volunteers in tho
session by the Hon. w. s. H0hHan, a DOrglis Demo
crat from Indiana The political wire.woikers 90 the
Committee 20 whom IL was referred refused 10 report
4 It's hoped tire next Congress viii make tfe NJ
oar u as great 10 the soldiers of kreedom the de-
suder., OF Slavery. Yonrs, q. y. LhwIs,
Editor If ne SOidip'' .1asOeSs'
Clsselauss u, Aug 20 NS1
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
RESOURCES OF TIE REBELS.

To n. Editor Of hem " TrieaH~
Sin: Your article LEAD for the Rebels," IN HE
TRIpusE of the Goth nst contains no notice OF very
nortspt lead mine in Southwestern Virginia, which
has beer longer aud more unineruptedy worked than
any other in the United states H. is known rs the
Wythe County Mine, and ia situated ON the New
River Is miles rouh of Wytheve, which is station
on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. hhpPean
from records in Richmond that this mine was worked
in 1854 In 1855 is production was about 900 tubs OF
lead Ii is close 10 far of the river, which AFFORDS
power for the machinery for jessing and smelling
Three shafts have been solk 70 me steep ml shoVe
the river one of which is 20 ef. deep and connects
with the ad or horizontal QUILT at the base Of the
hill. This deep shaft has long been used as shot
tower There are numerous lead veins Of more un-
certain production in this and the neignboring coun
ties, The inhabitants collect the without any reg
Mar system but if encourages by high price OF lead
could procure it in large quantities, and could convert
n in short tim. into metal. II is the same IN Eat
Tennessee on the inc Of the sumo 1ilroad. This
passes through the limestone range ID which The ores
occur and the localities numerous III the country
around Knoxville where lead ores have been worked
aud are STILL occasionally The reports of the railroad
present the quantities Of lead and Of shot transported
which are as fOllows for the years naned Inc shot
sent East is probably chiefly from the Wytne Nine;
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
WAR SONNET.

On, Con of Nations! whose august decree,
laundering through revelations, fire. ana SMOKE
Raised from our ssinted sires foreign yoke,
And lifted up our land sublimely free;
God Of the Nations once again to Thee
war.clad We come, Thy vengeance 10 invoke
To save Thy country, striker with q s'roSe
More dire than any foreign foe can be,
Because riore shameless in ils infsmy
oh, Thou! who through the patriots heart OF OAK
The letters Of a fsr-of Slavery broke,
Break now this home-forged, linked iDiq~ity,
And all these traitors hands and hearts uncloak--
Aye, though with blood yOn sacred coll we
soak. AChIL'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
TIKI WEST POINT ACADEMY,

To tAs Edit0y = The ". T. TSiBnn@
Sir: The STticle in your paper Of the 9th, GU the
Yves. Point u ltsry Academy, is evidently from " One
who has seerk servce and who has affected upon the
evils which sf,Aere 20 that Insiitnh0nsn InsnItion
which atisr rashes all esprit dn corps and makes Of
our army slere spintless and mercenary mass of
men. As rt' constituted, our army is entirely op'
posed 10 tbS spirit Of our Government and far more
arlstocratic * lite tendencies than that Of any other
service. Ii Eight be an interesting question 20 de-
termine how ar the peculiar education given 10 our
West Point graduates has tended TO bring abow
che preselt unfortunate condition Of affairs My
own belief L, that il has had important
indueule fofS evil That 1t has not answered
the esk foS whicb it was established think
uust ss apkrnt 10 all. Look at the numer
Gus rtsianadgs in the face Of the enefny-only,
IT, noEiostan 10 take higher position in the ranks
of the SratOrsfrd assaseiDs These do nos hesi-
cate 20 Ispudisk s the obligations of honorable men,
and GEEK 70 owl throw Government which has FED
ana fogered * m. Look ~ the surreDdef OF large
bod "a Of trOotk in Texas by heir officers without
striking blowt sDd now we have the intelligence OF
ether deRraoliu surrender az u Ut present appears,
a iiai Lynde 1Dd his command VI about 500 men At
A.tlt-a force large enough TO take ebtie posses
sion Of that regn. Surely there must be something
rptIsa " q ist4tSags rbisp EIss " speb traitors
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
FREEDOM.
BIZ MARTYR rARoUHAR TUPPrR.

BIZ MARTYR FARQUBLR TUPPrR.
No blots on the banner Of Light
No Slaves IN the land Of the Free
No Wro, < to be rampant where Ill should be Right
No siu that IL shameful to zee
America,--slow the wide world in thy strength
How seuly determined thou srt
To cut from thy roll ~ ice breadth and It's length
The caDker that gnhws 81 Thy teert
Upronse thee aud swear by thy Might
This evil no longer shall be-
For all men are brothers, the black rs the white,
And suns Of one Father are we!
Airerica-now il tie peIilons time,
When safety il solely decreed
To Kidding he heart Of old habits Of crime
Aud simply repenting indeed.
AWAY to the bats and the moles
wi the lash and the gOad and the chainl
Away with the buying aud selling OF souls,
And slavery tOiling in pam
America, this is thy chance--now at length
or crusbng--while crouchiDg 10 thee
Tho,e Rebels and TO thy strength
The cuIse and contempt Of the freei
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
GROWN AND CROSS.

Al seemed q crown Of cruel thorn,
1t seemed crOrs Of bitter EcOrn,
bent my suffering brow 10 wear,
I raistd my feeble arms to bear.
might have cart away the crown,
Bnt hands | loved rad crushed IL down,
And pressed its singing points OF pain,
Through quiNenng nerve, and bursting VEN.
mi1bt have summed the cross 20 bear,
Bot Une-the MeIter-placed Il therei
Aud, falling the appointed task,
No other service might ask.
As On my weary way passed,
Ready 10 faint and fail al Last,
Tie 6uroen under which bent
Became the staff on which leanti
And blossoms Tor the thorns bad place,
Upon nv head crowning grace,
Tfat brought me through the burning hours,
The cool and healing touch OF flowers.
Ny crown was love, maintained through loss,
Aid upheld through acorn my cross.
IsA CRAIG.
.EDsish6pEsss jsuIpI,
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NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER I, 1891

half million or moro OUt Of the Richmond people,
ard on this account he IL allowed the freedom Of the
city, while the poor civilians who csn AFTER he
battle still closely ensconced You see there Is yes
good deal Of truth in the bonely adage, that money
makes the marc CO." -
Tho officer in charge Of the prisoners is Major
Todd brotherin-lxw Of Lincon-so, at least, have
been Informed
CURRENCY IN THE SOUTH. o.
A correspondent of The Richmond Enquirer says;
Gold and silver are Dow selling IN tne oouinorh
States az from ten 70 fifteen per cent ior current o1
bills. sound and uniform currency Is As essential W
the health and vgor of ths CoDfcderacy and the toV-
eminent as healthy red blood is to the power and en-
duranoe Of the body. This thing Of a defreetGteG
0arrency IS Just 1o1 more to De jsaree taan asg
Lincoias hgions. 1t is what ought not TO DC, sne
cannot be submitted to by the Southern people. lie
intolerable that the baDks should be exempt by law
from the obligation 70 redeem their currency IN specie,
and at the tune cell the very gold and silver with
which it ought to be redeemed for ten or hfteen per
cent in exchange for their own bills. .-...
Are these institutions really the friends Of Lincoln
Just 80 soon it appears that the banks are tobe
allowed TO prey upon the people at this tune, when
they are loyalty patrotiea!y the public
looking debt and taxation in the face shall hnd an
abatement Of zeal and q discomfort pefious to our
great cause. Whatever circulates es money now
circulate at par and If the bills Of he suspended
banks are really declining In value and e in fact,
worth ten TO fifteen per cent lees than gold it Ia time
b. crush them ont II this evil should be allowed 10
progress, we shall soon have universal bankruptcy
Cast the money changers out OF our holy temple.
SeouIge them away from our patriotic staIs.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY POTATOES.
The Legislature legalized the suspension OF specie
payments by the banks, and specie has since become
90 scarce and that the wants OF the public csiied
for and legaized the issue Of small bills (bs Of the
denomination of 80 cents by tho Bank Of the STATED
which, as q faroy, are doled out TO the public and
printed on such miserable paper that many OF them
have already become worthless. The writer sent
2Ocent BILL which was tsttered and torn" to the
bank to-day TO be redeemed and the sDswer was that
they had no aetc bills. IL specie at such premium
that the banks cannot afford 10 pay 70 cents for lib
shiu.pllsters sUfFEhEh'
CAirle.son, Aug 81, 1851.
GAMBLERS IN THE ARMY.
A eorrespondent Of The C0inmbUs Times states that
,be Confederate army 10 YirgiOla Wa infested by
great number of faro dealers and professional gambler
many of whom had Joined the army as privates FOR
the purpose Of swinding the poor soldier ou OF his
hard.esrned piltanee OF 81 per month l. !: hoped
that the superior officers will punish with severity and
cat TIE wigs Of all such carrion crcws, who are
stencil in the nostrils Of honest men.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01

Ths sent West maybe in part from the North and through
LyuchbUg.
The OF enug Of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Las doue mus develop the resources Of this rcgio
This il particularly the case with the aalt winch IS
found IN lage beds of ro1k salt The only iDstans OF
the kind in the United Statee on tie north fork Of
the Hols'on River on the line Of Smyth and Washing
ton Counties. Great beds Of gypsum or platter are
was constructed at cost of s2l2 $780, TO connect this
locality with the V. and T. Railroad q miles distant.
The salt mines are worked Only bywes, up which
the brine is pumI at Syracuse II Is stronger than
the brine of any other salt spngs in the country and,
together h abundance OF cheap fuel tue salt maui
tciure 10 carried on uIon large scale and TO great
profit The following table elbows the rapid increase
and vreat extent of the business:
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DIRECT FROM GEORGIA.

by 8 gentleman who left S4yan, sh, Ga, la,,
wednesday, we learn that the most dspforsbe s,s.s
VI snairs exists in that lection. reign Of tsrro;
tue people, like sable pail. Spies and informsr,
nave but to indicate an ind against whom ,ley
nave personal bate, and the secret cubs viii
osse a or hang lin. poor German, Against whom
S;oa. tns GSldden Circle bad spite was informed
ne Wa ordered to leave in twelve hou,s Not obey
m s no WIS seized and hung in front of the PnlasE
oase' IN me presence of OOo spectators ON Tuesday
ss Dr'1lsn subjects are Impressed into the rsbe
British Cons1ls not Recognized "a tbey srs a,or ~
tied 10 the United States. The rim OF terror d s-
Preme. O9r Informant is Englislman, and reached
this city, via Nashville, lat evening. - ;.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01
RrpEJ. ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE AT VII"
SONS CREEK.
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH DVlsoN " - "r(
pte .CrN Nj NJ PARsoSs, ConnianeLs'
=, 100 H.nd spRiNafI IA D. Aux. ~, Ieol.

pta. Cirx NJ NJ PARsoss, ConnIaneIS
pysfrs's FARd, SPRING. lEiD Aug ~ ioot' "A
poosbelinG several acts OF kindness OF yous, ana
r;r1 that Won will place confidence in report ~ y.
raale, will give you short eoeount 10 hoior :.
Affair al Wilson's Creek, fn ar saw Il Ia pe,son
Gen. Lyon attacked before breakfast .co VS. s
awoke by Totens battery oIeuing within wv gel gel
Of T nav teSt. We were twpr.sed completely. Ss e
also attacked us in rear, opposite os rr;th
Jaa rvines. tbicky covered with email trees ana an
derbrush. We had bushwasek' hght-resi nhe,s
against regiment, advancing and reresag iof ,sr,
three hour. Siges battery was TAKEN I'm oei tbe
by the K hint Louisiana Regiment at the Po'n' y
buyonet. 20 -, Kapsas
LYON formed for his main attack--reguara haS Usi
re- menis, and few dagOons-wtiin two nu ~ osr
yads of our battery We thoagh they m.gM PC Jc
own men. Gen. PRICE, after waiting some nneIn ana
SoS S on. who they were, When they attacked or
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-01

Exactly understand bnt seemed to ne executed via,
pomptDess and renarksble degree OF precisios ~
mssaicans particularly were objects Of mach enI'
N"o 'oiore' tLynohburx V;ryirisn.
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A REJECTED ADDRESS.
ONE OF TIE IMMORTAL TWELVE HUNDRED.
AMERICA


AMERICA
BY u. ". CAREY NiEsBIT.
l..
LAND Of the brave and free,
Land Of trpe Liberty,
God bl.ss this land
Land whsrs no epo. rulss,
Der .lsyes or craven fools,
Where men are never .ools
America
III.
From foes protect this land,
E,a.A 1t.tes with Loves frn, hand.
Never 70 part
Let Jndice only reign,
Let Truth ne'er plead IN vain,
Be Freedoms grand refrsinr
America
May Pesre thy O. ders bless
With smiling Plsnteousnsssy
Lard Of our love!
30 may toy Gag e'er wave
Proud TO protect and rave
ADsho Thy sueeor crave,
America!
".
BE this the sxile's homt,
From whste'er land he come
Mere IL be free
Thus shall the World eIclain,
with one prolonged aeclsin'
Freedom IL rot name,
America.
No. 81 West 4sth-st., May q, 1901.
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.In this poem as printed by the suhor .7me o. the e;n are
ned AID sume Of them blue-H tynographicsI pecans
cur resources are unable TO do justice i1o' '"'
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CONFEDERATE GLEANINGs.

| From Charleston Augusta, and Nashville papers
| Of recent date we gather the following items and
1 nnr,.ons.