The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-10-24
in another locality. till then. an vsvoir.
HARRY CONFER,
Co. A, Isl Ohio Volunteers.
what Is q Provost aIarshaI.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Phlladelphis Press thus explains what
Provost Marshal Isl;
Whist is your idss Of Provost Mar.
shal? Mine has always been something
terrible. A Minotaur 10 the labyrinths OF
treason TO devOur suspecting Secession
lists; an Argus, whose hundred eyes no
lyre can lull TO sleep; or. if you like il bet
ter. Briareus. for we are told that, when
treason menaced the throne Of Jubiter.
TIE hundred handed giant ascended the
heavens. aud so terrified the conspiraiors
by his ierce and threatening looks, thar
sh-y desisted. You never see provost
marshal; you never hear him, but his
eyes are everywhere.
| Treason has been whispered 10 the NOR.
ning and the trsitor is in Fo,t Lafayette
before night on his warrant. lie has not
a particle of gsllantry. either, for when
certain very agreeable ladies' of this town
met over the iea-tabla to continue their
correspondence with their friends and
adorers in Richmond, the Provost Mar
shal quietly took possession of their let
ters and placed guard over their dwell
ings. He haunts treason like a shadow,
and Las the strangest way Of going down
to the bottom Of peoples trunks. OF open
ing peoples bureau drawers, of discover
ing false floors in carriages, of dragging
TO the light queer documents, and maps,
and private communications intended for
The edi6catiou Of JEFF Davis & Co.
Here, in Washington. you cannot es-
cape him. He puts ou. the Gres, arrests
cisord4rly citizens, aud gets into the pri.
vate entrance Of dram shops aud gamb-
ling saloons. He has spoiled any
good drink. and broken up many game
Of faro and monte. He is the natural foe
Of suffers. and has singular fashion Of
going down to the bottom Of wagons and
exploring suspicious barrels. A day or
two since, saw wsgon load Of bread
going across the Lcng Bridge. Bread is
sn innocent article. but presently cor
poral mounted behind, apd sent bis bayo.
net burowing among the loaves. A mo-
ment more and the losvss were gently
heaped on one side and dozen kegs Of
beer were rolled into quarters. By order
of The Proves. Marshal!
Everybody knows that our Provost
Marshal is Brigsdier- General Andrew
Porter. Everybody ere calls him AN
Idy" aud so would I. but he is military
: man. and I, don't want to be too familiar.
don't see how they ever made him q
Provost Marshal, or rather the represeu-
tative Of so much awe. power and Gun.
=, ming. He was one Of thos- kind. genial,
D hcnes, faces which you make up in Ian
caster county, and is just such a man as
you wonld gladly accept as an escort home
i if you met him on dark night.
!; He is NOT BIT cfassical-nor would you
D mistake him for either an Argus, a Min
otsur, or anything heatbenish or fabulous;
=, but gallant good fellow. who loves his
country. hates traitors, aad IS the natural
foe Of cowardicp and trcachery Never
striking duty, never walking away from
danger. with tho conscience Of this fight
deep in his soul type and representa-
tive of your genuine Pennsylvania gentle,
men--this is Andrew Porter. And out
Of this nran they have made Provost
Marshal.