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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-12
a Warn Bath Wager-The Question Of En-
dprsnce Tested.

Smith was g man who never permitted him
self to be outdone-he could do whatever any
body else could. Smith met Brown in bath
room, and Brown, knowing the others peculiar
conceit, said that he Brown could endure a
hotter bath than any living man. Thereat
Smith fred up, and bet was made, Two
bathing tubs were prepared with six inches Of
cold water in each. The fellows stripped, and
separated by cloth partition, each got in and
let on the hot water at the word--the wager
being who should stay in the longest with the
hot water running. Smith drew up his feet
as far as possible from the boiling stream,
while Brown pulled out the plug in the bottom
Of his tub. After about halt a minute quoth
Smith:
"How Is 1t Brown-pre:ty warm2'
"Yes," says the other, "it's getting al.
mighty hot, bat guess can hold out a min
ute yet"
$50 can l." answered Smith. "seis.s al
squash!-liShtning!-it's awfulr'
Fifteen seconds, equal 70 half On hour by
Smiths imaginary watch.
81 say over there-how is it how7"
so, it's nearly up to the bilin' pint-Oh,
Christopher" answered the diabolical villain,
who was laying in the empty tuo, while the hot
water passed out Of the escape pipe.
BY this time Smith vas splurging about like q
boiled lobster, and called again:
81 a.y over there-how's it now7"
"Hot as a furnace" replied Brown; but
whsw! sciss s-gpess l Can hold ou. another
minute!"
"The deuce you cam" shrieked the now
boiling Smith, who rolled out and bolted
through ths partition, expecting to find the 9TH
or quite cooked.
"You internal rascal Why didn't ycn put the
plug in?"
"Why, didn't sgrse to-" said the impertur
banle jckeri ri"ghy'n the thunder didn't you leave
7quTo ous?" g.ag ..-
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-12
Come 1t VIII.


Manhood will come, and old age will come,
and the dying bed will came, and the very last
look you shall cast upon your acquaintance will
come. and the agony Of the parting breath will
come, and the time when you ere stretched q
lifeless corpse before the eyes CT weeping rels-
tves will come, and the coffin that Ia to enclose
you will come, and the hour when the, company
will assemble and carry you to the churcbyard
will come, and that minute when you are put
in the grave will come, and the throwing in Of
loose dirt into the narrow house where you arc
laid, and the spreading of the green cod over IL
all will come on every living creature who
now hears me; and In o few brief years the min
lister who Noow speaks, and the people who now
listen, will be carried to their long homes and
make room for'another generation Now all this
must and will happen--your common sense
and your common experience serve to con-
vince you of it. Perhaps it may have
been little thought of in the days Of care.
less and though.!ess and thspkless uncon-
cern which you have spent hitherto, but cell
upon you TO think of this now, to lay 1t serious
ly to heart, and no longer triAe and delay
when the high matters of death, and Judgment,
and eternity thus set 30 evidently before you,
And the tidings whereWith am chsrged--and
tae blood lieth upon your own head and not up
on mine, IL you will not listen to them-the OBJ.
jeot Of my coming among you Ia to let you
know what more :idings are to come, |. is to
carry you beyond the regions Of sight and sense,
to the regions of faith, end to assure you 10 the
name OF Him who cannot lie, that es sure as
the hour Of laying the body In the grave
comes, 60 surely will also the hour Of the spirit
returning to God who gave it. Yes, tho day Of
final reckc ming will come,and the appearance Of
the Son of God in Heaven, and His mighty An
gels around Him, will come, and the opening Of
the books wilt come, and the standing of nen
Of all generations before the judgment seat will
come, and the solemn passing Of that sentence
which is to fix you for eternity viii come DIR
CRahners, -g,., = s,rsl--. ~, .1..
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-12
From the NeW.York Herald.l
10 South Carolina out Of the Unionl

South Carolina, through the regular forms of
State Convention, has repealed her acts re.
oogniziDg the constitution and general govern
ment of the United States. She has issued va
rious ordinances and executive proclamations
az from an independent nation to all intcnts
and purposes. She has appointed three envoys
extraordinary to treat with the government at
Washington as with foreign Power. She has
seized upon several federal fortresses at Charles
ton. She has taken down the United States
flag from the Arsenal, the Custom House and
Post Office at Charleston, and has substituted
the new national flag Of South Carolina. In
all these acts her people unanimously support
her; for they unanimously believe that they
owe no further allegiance 10 the general gov
ernment OF the United States.
But still the question recurs; ia South Caro-.
lima out of the Union2 We say no. There are
two parties to the original bargain-the State
and the United States; and until the Unlted
States shall have recognized the independent
nationality of South Carolina, she will not be
cut of the Union. The Federal Government may
suspend the exercise of its authority and iunc-
tions, touching the revenue, the United States
mails and judicial department in South Caro-
lima, and still she will not be cut of from the
Union. She can only be cut of by the recog-
milton of her Independence by the United States.
Very true, the Consultation has made no provi-
zion for the coercion Of a seeding State; but IL
Is equally true that it makes no provision for
the recognition of seeding State as an inGe--
pendent nation. What, then, is to be done7--
Are we to have civil war; We hope not. We
trust rather that South Carolina may be, de fac.
10, restored to the Union, as che still remains.
de Jgye, In the Union.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15

Sunday night they drove out a family
named Vest, and then the same night
went to the house Of a Mr.. Summers,
whose wife they informed they had come
to hang the old gentleman, who is a timid,
inoFensive Union man. He managed to
escape from tie acamPs. One of the
r%ulians informed a neighbcr that he was
one Of twenty who were sworn to clean
Il the Union men of that vicinity, but
personally be desired to get out Of 1t.
1t nay be said these acts are commit
ted on humble citizens, and consequently
do not merit attention. We are not who
they are committed upon or by whom,
they are outrages that should not DO tOler-
ated.
The better citizens on the other side of
the river think the absence of the liquor
establishment now located there would
greatly diminish the rowdyism in that
vicinity! Shouldn't wonder.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15
The Athens Fight.
CANroN. Missouri. Al

CANTON, Missouri, Aug. 6.
A messenger dispatched from Camp
Carney to the battle field, has Just re-
turned, and gives the following informa-
ton concerning the great fight, which
so CALAMITY fought by our troops:
About eight o'clock on Sunday night,
a messenger was dispatched from CrOton
In a hand-car, to Keokuk, Iowa, and re-
ported that a large baby of rebels were
seen moving, on Sunday, towards Athens
in Clark County, Mo. At the camp, a
part of Col. Moore's Regiment .. S. R.
c., were stationed. The Keokuk Rifles
and Rangers were Immediately summon
ed, and after 8 o'clock, P. NJ, thirty-iye
men of each company, armed and equip
ped, were ready and started on a special
train to Croton. Soon after daylight, the
Keokuk men, being oxer in Athens, the
attack was begun by firing Of small can
non from the rebels. The Union men
Immediately spraDg for their arms, and
TO their surprise, found the rebels coming
up in three divisions, evidently intending
to surround town or camp.
During the time, say an hour and Q half
Col. Moore came with five hundred men
and began firing upon them, completely
routing them, and driving them out of the
town of Athens, killing forty Of the reb-
els, and w~Ounding seventy-fve. In their
flight they left sixty-two horses, which.
we're captured by our forces. The reb-
els at hat fight numbered l ,600. four can
non, commanded by the great Martin f.
Green, brother of Ex- United States Sen
ator. James S. Green. The Union fore
es were commanded by Col Moore, num-
bering 500. 1t seems that guns have
more strength than theirs M reason,
our cause is just. The rebels retreated
in double buick time. Our loss is but two
killed and six wounded. 1t was part Of
their programme to attack Athens and
take it, and next take Canton, Col Fl. NJ.
woodward was ready to meet them and
would have given them a warm reception.
The boys under Col. woodward see that
he knows his duty and the boys will fight
under his command like generals"
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15
The War for the Union.
Another DamnabIe Out
rage.
Hampton Reduced 10 Ashes!!
FULL PARTICULARS or THE
OUTRAGE.
FoRrREss Mono, 60. s.

FORTRESS MOERoE, Aug, s.
Hampton has been burned. Scouts
and fugitiVes brought word Of the ap-
preach Of a large confederate force from
Yorktown. These rumors were Conim.
ed by five o'clock, by a deserter from
the rebels. a native of Maine, but a res
ident of Georgia. He has been station
ed. at Yorktown since June lst. On Fri
day last. Gen. Magruder left Yorktown
with a force of 1000 men, including $50
cavalry and s pieces Of artillery.
On Monday night they camped at Beth
ell, which was completely deserted. On
Tuesday night they advanced toward the
town of Hampton, and at noon yester-
day took up a position on Battle river,
some miles from the He thinks
the object of the expedition is to draw out
our forces, attack Camp Hamilton and
Newport News, if practicable, and al
least destroy Hampton SO as to prevent
their using it for winter quarters.
Gen. Butler at once repaired to tie
end of Hampton bridge where he remain
ed until IL o'clock. Col. Weber erected
a baFricade near the Hampton end of the
bridge, and placed a strong guard at "a
rious points this side of the creek. 80
minutes past midnight Gen Magrunder,
with FIVE hundred rebels, entered the town
and Immediately fired it. The greatest
part of five hundred houses were built Of
wood, no rain having fallen lately, and a
strong south wind sood produced a terri
bic conhagration. There were perhaps
twenty white persons and double that
number of negroes, remaining in the
town from inability to move, several of
whose houses were fired without waking
the inmates. Several of the whites and
negroes were hurried away to be pressed
into the rebel service. A company of
the rebels attempted TO force a passage
Of the bridge, bat were repulsed with a
loss of three killed and six wounded
The fire ragged allnight. The rebels to-
wards morning withdrew, and at noon to-
day, when l visited the place, but seven
or eight buildings were left.
Gen. Magruder has encamped near
New Market bridge. He will hardly at
tempt to attack Newport News.
Mayhem, the deserter, says there has
heen about 1000 rebel troops stationed at
Yorktown, and some ten days ago a bat
talon came down 10 the outskirts of the
town Of Hampton and carried away $50
negroes. Provisions were abundant at
Yorktown, and some of the troops were
receiving new uniforms for the winter
campaign. The destruction of the town
a wanton act of cruelty, both for the
residents and Unionists and moreover,
entirely useless, as Gen. Butler intends
10 winter his army many miles beyond
Hampton. An attempt will be made to
fasten the acts on the General.
After 10 o'clock Wednesday night a
flag of truce came in from Norfolk with
Miss Mayo, a niece of Gen. Scott, who
Is on her way from Richmond TO New
York. She states the rebels attributed
the act &c Gen. Butler.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15
OUTRAGES IN SOTHERN KANSAS !
Cherokee Indians Commence their
Bloody Work!
EIGHTEEN MEN MURDERED!!!
Sixty Families Driven from their
aomesH

Upward Of sixty families from Chero-
kee county, on the Cherokee Neutral
Lands, have, within a few days, reached
Allen county, having been driven from
their homes by a band Of Missourians,
Arkansans and Cherokee Indians, under
the leadership of one John Matthews, a
well-known trader of Timber Hill, in the
Usage Nation, some eight miles from our
southeastern border. Threats of an at
tack on Humboldt, where they had sought
safety, have driven many to lie Roy, in
Coffee County.
The operations Of the desperaeoes IN
der Matthews extended throughout the
neutral lands-ifty by twenty-five miles
and almost every Union family in that
section has been driven away. Their
houses have been ~plundered. the greater
portion of their stock seized, and them
selves driven from their thriving places
without opportunity for a moments prep
a~ration. Some were so fortunate as tC
save their teams and a portion of their
stock, but they are only the exceptions.
Sixteen men are known TO have been bru.
tally murdered.
In one instance twenty Union men had
gathered together for self-protection, but
Matthews came upon them with three
hundred men. Resistance was useless
and none was made. The fendish CON-
mander ordered them all TO be shot, and
and bat for the interposition of Captain
Miller, a Cherokee, the only man in the
gang possessed of a spark of humanity
the sentence would have been instantly
carried into effect. Eighteen were per.
mitted TO leave, two were found next NOR
ming, hanging fro n a neighbOring tree.
Arms must be sent to Southern Kansas
aud the brave hearts and strong arms Of
her sons viii make an effective defense ol
her soil. This outrage should be a pow.
erful warning.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15
Explanation Of the English Lam
gJage Order.
sPR1SGr1ELD, August 3.

Another battle has been Fought in the Southwest, pre-
Iiminary to a general engagement, which, is momently
expected.
On Friday, the End inst, Gen. Lyon, hearing that
Ben McCullock and his Southern hOrdeswere approach
ing to give him battle, ordered his men under arms and
marched out to meet him. On approaching a ravlne
known as Dugs' Spring, the enemy was discovered in
large force and maTsballed in battle army. Our forces
was 5000, that Of the enemy Il, coo. The engagement
was opened by Lyons artillery, which was promptly re-
piled to by the enemy.
After some hard fighting, in which the artillery Of
Lyon proved its superiority, the enemy retreated with q
loss Of 4OkiTed and A wounded. Our loss is eight
killed and thirty wounded va took eighty stand Of
arms, fifteen horses and wagons, and other trophies.
The advantage Of the cavalry were exhibited in this
contest. During the engagement, a small squad Of dra-
goons made a sudden charge upon a column OF the
enemy, numbering some 4,OOO. The suddeuess Of the
onset created a stampede among the infantry, and our
boys cut their way through them, and came back with
the loss Of FIVE Of their number.
The enemy retired some miles during the fight, and
Lyon took possession Of the field.
We expect a eight tomorrow Saturday as the enemy
have been lar gely reinforced.
Washington, August.
General order No. as, which prohibits
who do not speak the English
language from being mustered into ser
vice, is now officially explained. 1t is
not intended to apply to regiments or COM
panies of foreign nationality, in which
men and officers speak the same tongue,
but to prevent the enlistment in regiments
or companies where officers only speak
English, Of meu not understanding it.
LOUISVILLE, August q.
Nearly full votes from forty counties
but three S-ecessionists to the Leg
stature, but all the disloyal counties are
not yet generally heard from. Well in
formed politicians think the Legislature
in each house will be composed Of seventy
five per cent. Of Union men.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15
Daily and Morton.

We have before US a public Document
Of 10 pages evidence and other papers
submitted in the contested election of S.
G. Daily U8 J. S. Norton" We have
had time to peruse it but partially {; but
can say it discloses some of the most as
founding rascalty in the preparation of
frauds to secure the election Of Morton,
ever heard of.
Here is a portion of the evidence of
VIM. w. WARFoRD, one Of the Judges
Of the election of the L'Eau qui Court
Precinct, cup north"
Question. Did you know most OF all Of the persons who
were present at that poll? what number and what de-
scripiiou Of persons were they?
Answer. know part Of them. 7 think I know one
half Of tho names Of the men who were there. / think
there were about forty in all. / think there were six
OF seven Indians, about three or four half-breCds, and
the rest white men
Q. Describe the manner in which the votes were Civ
en-, and state in particular whether OF not more than
one, and how many votes were given by one person?
4. The votes were handed to a. B. Smith and dCp1s-
tied in the bailOt-box. The names Of the voters were
taken down by the CLERKS Of the election. There were
men there who voted more than once. They requested
10 vote for their friends across the river who could not
come to the polls. | objected To their doing SO. The
ether two judges DECIDED that they hai a right to do so.
They then proceeded 10 vote for their friends, and did
vote for them. think Eve or six SO voted.
O. State whether OF no all the forty persons yOuhave
mentioned voted
A. l think they did.
G. How many ballots :were there for DelcEate. how
many for member Of the Council. aud how many for the
other offices you have mentioned?
A. l do not remember the exact number, but I think
about one hundred and twenty for delegate; about one
hundred and sixteen OF eighteen for councilman; l do
not remember how many votes we're cast for the other
officers.
Q. Were there few or many cast for the other oflces2
A. But few.
. For whom we're the votes for Delegate given2
A.. J. Sterling Norton none for Samuel q. Daily.
q, when the ballots were counted did they cores
poEi IN number with the lists kept by the clerks?
A. They did not.
Question, For whom did you vote as delegate and
councilman?
Ans. For :. Sterling Morton as delegate, and Barna-
bias as councilman.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15
Nebraska Regiment.

Last week we announced that the Ne
braska Regiment had been ordered to
St. Joseph, and Col. Thayer given COM
mand of matters in and about that place.
Before the remainder of the regiment
left at Omaha, in command of Mai. Me-
Cord, reached St. Joseph, the whole was
ordered to St. Louis, and is now most
likely at Cairo or Birds Point, with a
very fattering prospect of soon seeing
active service.
The departure of the Nebraska Regi
ment was very unexpected to the citizens
Of the Territory, to say the very least,
and if bad faith has not been exercised,
a proper regard for the interest and safe
ty of this frontier country has been over
looked. While we claim to be possessed
Of as much patriotism and devotion to
country as any other people, the fact is,
Nebraska cannot spare a regiment to be
taken without her borders ; she has, and
will have her hands full at home. Stu
ated on the frontier, and exposed to ma
nv danger, we never asked the General
Government for no other protection or as
sistance than the meagre forces that had
been stationed at the Forts IN time of
peace. When even those forces were
taken away, we asked nothing more than
TO take care Of ourSeIUeS. To do which,
permission was asked of the President
and granted to form a regiment within
our borders for u own protection. We
so understood the formation of the Ne
braska Regiment; in fact, it was so pub
licly proclaimed by the War Department
through our Governor.
1t may be said that as the Department
has reinforced the forts with regulars,
that it is justifabIe in using the Regiment
elsewhere. If we understand correctly
there are no forces of consequence at Fl
Randall, and those at Fl. Laramie most
ly rebels, and the officers at Fl. Kearny
but little better. If this be true, we would
be better off without than with them.
While we believe the great majority of
those composing the Nebraska Regiment
preferred gong into active service, we
know many who volunteered, felt that
the case was not yet sufficiently emer-
gent to require them to leave their homes
and families exposed, and go into the
the States; and would not have gone IN
to the service had proper representations
been made to them.
Reposing confidence, however. i'll our ru-
lers, we hope all may be for the best. We
know the Nebraska Regiment to be COM
posed of brave, hardy, loyal men, and that
whenever, and wherever their country
calls, they will be ready and willing to
defend it. and that upon the battle field,
whoever falls, his face will be found to-
ward the enemy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15
Time at Last Makes all THINGS Ercn.

How Just are the retributionS Of histo-
ry! Virginia originated the heresY Of
State rights run mad, which has culmina-
ted in secession; behold her ground be-
meath the upper and neither mill stones.
Missouri lighted the fires of civil war In
Kansas; now they have burst out with re-
doubled fury upon her own soil. 1t was
done in the name Of slavery; but the re-
action which logically followed has given
more impetus to the emancipation move
ment IN Missouri, than all the Abolition
lists Ia Ch~rIstendom could have done in
twenty years. She sent forth her hordes
to mob printing presses, overawe the bal
lot box, and substitute the bowie-knife
and revolver for the civil law. Now her
own area CLEANS with federal bayonets,
the rebel newspapers are suppressed by
the file Of soldiers, and the civil process
supplanted by the strong military arm.
Claiborn T jackson led one of these raids
into Kansas, which overthrow the civil
authorities, and droreh honest citizens from
the polls. To-day the poisoned chalce
is commended to his own lips a hunted
fugitive from his chair of Office and his
home, he is deserted by friends, ruined
in fortune, and the halter awaits his ueck.
Thomas G. Reynolds, the late Lieutenant
Governor, IS a German Jew, born on tie
Prague his former name was Reinhold.
Twenty-Five years ago in South Carolina,
be advocated the right Of secession, and
did much TO poison the public mind of the
State. He, too, has his reward in dis
grace and o%utlawry not daring even
10 come within the borders Of the State
which 50 recently delighted to do him hon
Nebraska advertiser., 1861-08-15

Government has just issued stringent
orders to prevent the transmission Of tel
egraphic accounts of army movements
whether past present or future. Elk.
Minister Faulkner, has not yet expressed
any secession sentiments, but he is ex-
ceediDgly non-cOmmittaL. The secession
lists here say that in a few weeks he will
enter the rebel army as B~rigadier Gener-
al. The Officers and passengers the of
the steamer Freedom report that the
slaves are constantly used blythe rebels in
the construction of entrenchments upon
the Potomac. The rebels are still trying
10 negotiate with the Indian tribes and
have promised them ammunition if they
will forswear their allegiance to the Gov
eminent. John Ross, Chief Of the Cher
okee nation, however, remains loyol, and
stands in the way Of the enemy.
The Tribunes's correspondence says