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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22

LARGE ARMIEs.-It is not generally
known that there is now concentrated or
the banks of the Potomac a larger body u
troops than has ever been congregaled ia
modern times, except in the battle of Leip.
sic. Neither Gustavus Adolphus, nor Fred
eric the Great, Wellington, nor Louis Ma
poleon, had ever under his immediate CON-
msnd anything ike the number which is
now under the command of Gen. McClel-
Ian. Frederic the Great never led into
the field more than 10000 men at ,ime
but all his great battles were fought and
won with bodies Of troops ranging between
10000 and 10000. Napoleon, when at
Austerli,z. vanquished with $4,000 men
the vi tied Russian and Austrian armies !;
counting about 100000 men. AT Jena and
Auerstadt, there were about 10000 men
under the command of the Emperor of the
French. The battle of Wagram was fought
with 100000 men against the Austrians,
and in the equally celebrated battle at Bo-
rodino, about 100000 Frenchmen were op-
posed to the Russians. The decisive bat
tie at Waterloo was fought with only SO,-
600 Frenchmen against Wellington with
10000. But the battle of Leipsic Sc, in
motion gigantic army of 100000 men.
having under his command about
10000, and the united forces Of Russia.
Austria. and Prussia, ubout 270, 900. This
vas the only battle during Nspoleon's wars,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22

in which the number Of soldierss confront.
ing each other was greater than the Ameri-
can armies on the Po'ofrfsc at this moment.
Gen. Mcclellan has under his command 1T
least 100000 men, aud Beauregard pos
ls,s than 10000, perhaps more. At tho
great battle Of Solferno the French and
Italians had 10000 men, againsi 10000
Austrians and the siege OF Sehastopoi tho
allies never had mere than 10000 against
125 coo Russians. 1t win appear from
this comparison that the armies which aro
confronting each other on the Potomac wers
exceeded in numbers only by those vast
armies which, on the plains of Leipsic, de-
cided the fate of Europe.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
The Legion Of Honor.
BY JAMES H. DANA.

"Are you willing he should go"
"And why not p answered the young
wife enthusiastically. II should despise my
self, Adele, if l were not willing to give my
husband to my country. France needs all
her sons in this extremely. | thank God
have Henri to offer on her altar"
Her sister shrugged her shoulders
"You always were romantic, my DEAR she
said. "For my part, if l had handsome
husband, a splendid estate in Normandy, a
hotel in Paris, diamonds, cashmeres, equip.
ages, servants as you have, | should not be
willing to risk them SO lightly. Suppose
Henri is killed. You will be widow, and
for time at least can enjoy none of these
things
"Oh Adele, how can you talk so p
Has not the good father Lacoire been tell
ing u, ever since we were children, that
the curse of modern times was IFS material
isIic view of life I? That to eat, drink and
be merry, seemed 10 be the whole purpose
of existence Z That luxury had corroded
national virtue? That the days Of hero
ism bad passed? How often has my heart
swelled against these imputations, for will
not believe human naturh has sunk so low
parts of our race have not all died out
We are still capable, we women, of making
band, fathers, brothers, soas, still capable Of
dying for it. | could myself, if the occa-
sion called for it, be | hope, second Joan
Arc. Inever loved Henri half so much as
when he came home the other day and told
me that, in this crisis in Frances fate, ne
had determined to offer his sword, and, if
necessary, bis life. We can but die once.
What more glorious than TO die in holy
cause ~ And the young wife looked sub
lime as she spake it.
Natalie had been married but a year.
Her beauty, accomplishments, and amiabil-
i;y had won for her at eighteen the heart of
the Young Count de Tankerville, the great
est match of the season. Passionately at
tached 10 each other, they spent the hours
continually together; they read, they rode,
they did every thing in company. The life
they led was like an idyl than like life
in modern society and in Paris. In the
midst of this dream of bliss came the news
of the retreat from Moscow. All Europe
arose against France. The Emperor, beat
en- back from Dresden TO Leipsic, and from
Leipsic 10 the Rhine, was making a last des-
perate effort TO retrieve the fortunes of the
nation. 1t was in this extremity that the
young count stepped forward. Ills father
had been constitutional royalist in the last
iavs of Louis XVI, and the family had
never emisra,ed il had never, on the oih= I
er hand. attached itself to the fortunes of
Napoleon. SO long as the great Emperor
pursued his career of conquest, SO long the /
held aloof from him. But I
now, hen the question was not Napoleon,
Dut the nation, the young count felt that The /
lime had come when his country demanded /
ais services. In view of the dismember-
mept of France, what were lands, houses,
life itself? "Save the nation !" was the
nv that rose to every patriotic lip Wom-
N brought their jewels, men brought heir
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22

Matrimonial sweets" were measured
out on very small scale, in the case of a
couple who recently made wedding trip
to Niagara Falls. The gentleman is a
brother Of the celebrated Gen. Mutt, Tom
Thumbs great rival. The lady is known
as the Fairy queen, formerly Miss Sarah
Belton. Their respective ages are 2l and
20 years. Their respective weights are
about So and 3a pounds. Their respective
nights, 3 feet inches and feet | / inches.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
THEIR DESIRE ron FREEDOM.

There is universal desire among the
slaves TO be free. Upon this point my in
quiries were particular, and always with
the same result. When we said to them
You don't want TO be free--your masters
say you DON'T" they manifested much in.
dgnation, answering, " We do want to he
| reeve want TO be for ourselves We
inquired further, /" Do the house slaves who
wear their masters clothes want 10 be free y
g We never heard of one who did not,
was the instant reply. There might be,
they said, some half crazy one who did not
care TO be free, but they had never seen
one. Even old men and old women with
crooked backs, who could hardly walk or
see, shared the same feeling. An intelli-
gent secessionist, Lewry, by name, who was
examined at headquarters, admitted that II
majority of the slaves wanted to be free.
The more intelligent the slave and the bet
ter he had been used the stronger this de-
sire seemed to be. ! remember one such
particularly, the most intelligent one In
Hampton, known as IAN influential darkey,"
(darkey being the familiar term applied TO
themselves.) He could read. was an ex-
horter in the church, and oiliciated in the
absence of the minister. lie would have
made competent juryman. His mistress
he said had been kind to him, and had never
spoken so harshly to him as captains Or
derly in the naval brigade had done, who
assumed one day to give him orders She
had let him work where he pleased, and he
was to bring her a fixed sum, and appro-
pirate the surplus to his own use. She
pleaded with him to go away from Hamp-
ton with her at the time of the exodus, bat
she would not force him to leave his family.
Sill he hated to be slave, he talked like
a philosopher about his rights. No captive
in the galleyS Of Algeirs. not Lafayette in
an Austrian dungeon, ever pined more for
free air. He had saved eighteen hundred
dollars of his surplus earnings IN attending
on persons al Old Point, and had spent IT
all in litigation to secure the freedom OF his
wife and children, belonging to another
master, whose will had emancipated them,
but was contested on the ground Of the IN
sanity Of the testator. lie had won a ver-
diet. but his lawyers told him they could
not obtain judgment upon it, as the judge
was unfavorable TO freedom,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
A. \. SWAIN.
EVERY FAMILY
SHOULD HAVE A
uyDRO-MAGNETIC SIPHO,

4. ,as rErvKSrros &sp obKr OF AIT DISEASES or rnr
k.rS,nY AND SEXUAL ORGANS, rag KIDNEYS, STOMACH
,yp BOWELS, Ann PREVENTION OF CONCEPTION.
M. seho, when used, prevents and Nervous De
castiyencss. Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint Headache
khorrhna or Whites proapsus uteri or Falling Of the
~ ohsricted Mcnstration, aud all complaints OF the
tIoryans Kidneys and Bowels.
nbo enables all prevent and cure disease, without
< 10 drugs herbs pills, nostrums IL Is perfectly
h win last life time, without getting out OF order,
yer fdls il Is simple, aud can be used by child. u
Theoretically aud chemically, rrmoyug absorbing and
kn,inr all morbid secretons and poisonous matter In
IL Is pleasant use imptrts strength and lfs
body enivens the spirits mpsrts ehecffntness 10 the
and gives aud elasticity 10 all who use IT, that
| Tor years IL enables those whose health or cir
do permit increase OF family, 70 regulate
k their offspring bnt must not be- used during preg
IN as ii would produce miscarriage.
sad eisa sacA Sipho Important pieafe nyid eosfd,n
6-fom ion for fhe Married, and those contemplating
Eisss also, fiA directions fer its Hts.
FAN NOT TO sEctRE osE.
e ones s5 a cheaper quality, So Each one is wal
IN They securely packed, and forwarded TO all
of the country. Address,
DIR. J. RUSSELL
koX B.l llllol BRooKLfs, New xork.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22

A Missouri paper recently informed its
readers that the wife crop of Gasconade
county in 1861 was $4,000 GALS The
next paper corrected the error by putting.
vine" in the place of wife.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22

One hundred marriage licenses were Is
sued at Washington last month, about halt
,lsc number being to soldiers
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,

IN ~ lnstitstion, established ,by special Bndsw-
b y;r,s heeL OF the Sick and Distressed afflicted
|shs,,, M ,Diseases Of the Sexual Organs
~ iOk given gratis by the Acting Surgeon
w. as.ha ~ REPORTS on spermatnrrhsea and other
Iyei - - oehasi Organs. snd on the NEW REMEDIES
ne uispenssry sent in scaled envelopes free Of
D. 3, ,hree stamps for postage acceptable Ad-
ldeInh,s ~ sshiLLIN HoUGHToN, Howard Association,
1914
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
MISCELL ANY.
The Coutrabands at Fortress Monroe

Inc t0tttraDaiidS at Fortress Monroe,
Edward l.. Pierce, Esq, who served with
the three months men at Fortress Monroe
and was assigned to the exclusive super.
vision and control of the ne groes who sought
a refuge there, contributes an interesting
sketch of their character and condition t,
the Atlantic Monthly for November. We
copy the following extracts -
MORALITY OF THE NEGROES.
There was one striking feature in the
contrabands which must not be omitted. |
did not hear a profane or vulg,r word
spoken by them luring my superintendent
a remark which it will be difficult to make
of any sixty-four white men taken together
anywhere in our army. Indeed, The great.
est discomfort Of a soldier who desires to
remain gentleman in the camp, is the per-
petual reiieratiou Of language which no de.
cent lips would utter in a sisters presence
But the negroes, so dogmatically pro-
nounced unfit for freedom, were in this re-
spect models for those who make high
boasts Of civility of manners and christian
culture. Out If sixty-four who worked for
US, all but half dozen were members of
the church, generally The Baptist. Although
without pastor, they held religious meet
ing on the Sunday which we passed in
Hampton, which was attended By about
sixty colored persons and three hundred
soldiers. The deyotions were decorously
conducted, batting some loud shouting by
one or two exctable brethren, which the
better sense of the rest could not suppress,
Their prayers were fervent, and marked by
a simplicity which is not unfrequently the
richest eloquence. The soldiers behaved
with entire propriety, and two exhorted
them with pious JUNCTION, as children of one
father, ransomed By the same Redeemer.
MASTERS AsD SLAVES.
During our encampment at Hampton,
occupied much of my leisure time in con-
versations with the contrabahds, both at
their work and in their shanties, endeavor-
ing TO collect their currents Of thought and
feeling. 1t remains for me to give the re-
suits, so far as any could be arrived at.
There were more negroes of unmixed Af-
rican blood than we expected to find. But
many were entirely bleached One man,
working on the breastworks, owned by his
cousin. whose name he bore. was no darker
than white laborers exposed by their occu-
patton 10 the sun, and could not be distin-
guished as of negro descent. Opposite our
quarters was young slave woman who
had been three times mother without ev-
er having been a wife. You could not dis
cern in her three daughters, either ia col
or, features or texture of hair, the slightest
trace Of African lineage. They were as
light-faced and fair haired as the Saxon
slaves whom the Roman Pontiff, Creepy the
great, met in the market of Rome. II they
Were to be brought here and their pedigree
concealed, they would readily mingle with
our population and marry white men, who
would never suspect they we're not pure
Cancas;auS
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
DOT ~ Shoe store.
I. E. CHAS SEA co..

have - peetiitiiy announce to the public that they
co,s - = new Boot and shoe store In c. 3
are .ss Buiiding No Westminster Street, ,wherp
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
Boots and shoes

n ASA Our Goods are al new and Of The hest
p rril..est s5 es- People visiting Bellows Falls.
80 - and examine cur Stock before purchsinr
sahan5 ~is be satssdfd that we hare good
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
THEIR CHARACTER.

In natural tact and the faculty Of getting
a livelihood, the contrabands are inferior to
The Yankees, but quite equal to the mass
cs the southern population IL Is not easy
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-22
BOOTS AND SHOES

fock e- 70 orderin Wsrkmaniike uauner and
~ ,sssa ss IN exchange for ecod-.
s-isss ", o.: "a - "A
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-05

CHRISTMAS lloIpAys. Tie Christmas
holidays passed on in Marshall and
vicinity with the usual amount of pleas
urc. notwithstanding the hard times.
On the 10Th the ladies Of the Presbyterian
Benevolent Society got upa Supper and
Fair. It which tl9j were realized The
supper Is represented AZ having been
superb; evincins exquisite taste, pro
fHssscss, aud beauty Of arrangement
Everything assssa - 8 ssasaA !. .--'-' "''
~ :asd 36th the same society gave a
Concert At the Marshall Masonic Female
Institute. in which they wese assisted by
other ladics and gentlemen. As musical
entertainment il was fully eanal If not
superior to any We ever had in Marshall.
We h4ss beard il spoken Of very highly
~ = itsusl4r Of musical ametcura who
we're vsry macl delighted. The instra
nsental Performance Of Messrs. Frauk.
~ Fellows. ELECTED the livclics, aimi
sation ~ I'll lovers of fine music. They
~ ~ fer the most accomplished musi
etone ~ kase cser had IN Marshall, and
~ vers plsssed to Gad their talents
appeeciascd. Their appearance added
gEsasl1 = tho Cosctr. which in Itself
- highly crrditablc.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-05
POSITION or THE North

The Southern members in the 'onsfeSS''""'
Committee Of thiriy-three. as our r'Au''' INV
hc,.r advised issued manifesto TO 'h''' oo''s''
,,er,. .,ntiur that there is no prospect oil u
..,,le,,,pt Of the questions at issue between VI"
<o,,h anal sop,a. tina, the Black Republicans
propose nothing and will agree 10 nothing
uhich the south ought to accept In add'''o" !"
mi. testimony we publish the letters of senators
BENJAMIN. Toombs, and Wigiali' when "'' ",
plici, in their language, and which urge pFomP'
AMI Immediate secession A correspondent "'
the New Orleans Crescent, IN recent letter nom
Washington says
III d. remakable fact that men Of in'iliseh'e ahu
character and fortune have Lately arrived mere it.u
~ <rth and have here tn the hrst time. heard iha'
tb,r, W. really some danger 81 d-hnlnh" i ,',''
IN. Nortb does not nov uudeis'aha We maui
80, min, and intelligent citizen 81 New "th WI
.t},.t .r. ,,.f nns tolA me that The opinion ~ Nes
N,rk y,.. that -nufh carolina would ha ont anu
uat really Aitemp, 10 Ni'hdaN rom ths nl-h -.
Nothing -haft ~ an earthquake "".ia w my 'l' =,
,, rauyinre the people NJ the y fth thai thr 9"'i
Z. ,n earnest M. time aud L. really MOVING iAp'dp
,a.s,t. di.uuln. The Northern nemurf- "i ION
sre>. who were elected As RcPHn.'e az. an'
the ant,.-l,yrry sentiment OF ihe N'F'a' ~ "
anti slavery ssntlmeut. that they cannon al'i"' .
,hst ANY concession e. TIL south on the Hhiltc' "'
slavery VIII a. they ,hins destroy them Win '''''
constituents.
MIR Lincoln is prcprescnted as standing III
,l,fan, attitude towards the southern States
.nd threatening them with coercion SO soon as he
IS clothed with the Presidential robes Of Office.
The... facts ought To convince every man "h'
!, not prepared to sink down at once into sblce
submission to Black Republican misrule Of ih'
duty Of immediate secession Those who ye
believe that the Union eau be saved mus
now be satisfied that the FIRST drama in the ac
must be- the withdrawal Of the southern States
If any thing else were wanting to produce uniie'
feeling IN the south. II IL 10 be iound IN the lact
that the Black Republicans have unanimously
rejected the propositions Of adjustment ohere'
by Mr. Criitcndeu. The leading Black Rcpubli
can. in Congress declare that they have DO term
~ offer the south.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-05

~ The Flag Of Saturday last denomiqntes
the recent election in this county Of Delegate
10 the State Convention "a bogus election. -
We noticed with surprise that oar eotcmporary
IL speaking Of tho large public meeting held in
this place Immediately aflcr Lincolns election
cn,'cavorcd TO impress his readers with the idea
tina, the proceedings adopted did not fairy cz.
prcas the views and feelings Of tho citizen, Of
Harrison county that the secessonists took
possession Of the meeting, ruling N the solid
substantial, thinking portion Of our population
lie now clAiaas that ma ity Of the people are
opposed TO the gentlemen elected as delegate,
10 thc Convention Il this fair or candid II
-, why did not the Fling get gu, tickle,
Was II not because it knew tina, such ticket
coaM not get - VOTES in Harrison county,
Niactecntwen.ieths Of our population are for
Immediate secession. Persons abroad may he
deceived by the Flag. At home, where the
facts are known, such articles can awaken no
other k,clings but those Of surprise and mortG
cation.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-05
orouo,A IrcouuENDKD TO SHc8DE At ONCE
A THE ONLY HOPE OF sArxrS'


Dispatch 10 TIE Hel!d
WASHINGTON, Dec. % 1850.
senator Toombs telegraphs TINS ever"
ing the following address TO the people
oi Georgia
lcame here TO secure you constitution
al rights. or to demonstrate TO You that
y1u can gc. no guarantees tot 'nosc
y,ohts from your Northern conicdetatcs.
The whole subject was referred to a Com
mi,,ce of Thirteen in the Senate ! was
aupointcd on that Committee and accept
ed the trust. submitted propositions
which. So far from receiving decided sup
nor, from "A single member Of the Eepub-
lean party On the committee, were al
treated with either derlsion or contempt
vote WAS then taken III the committee
an amendments to the Constitution. pro-
nosrd hy Hen. i j Crittcnden, and each
and all of them were voted against uhah
imously by the Black Republican mem
hers III the committee. In addition to
these facts, a majority OF the BACK nc
publican members u! the committee de-
clarcG distinctly that they had no guar
aut.cs 10 oil,r which declaration was
silently acqucsced ~ by the other mem
bcrs The Back Republican members o'
thus committee Of Thirteen are rcprcsen,
,atIye men oi their party and section, and
to the cxtcrt OF my information, truly
represent them.
The Committee Of Thirty three on FRI
day adjourned for a week without com
ing to any vote. after solemnly plcdging
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-05
IIrThR fRos SENATOR BENJAMIN.

r. The Legislature II HE Stat, If LoH'stdHd :
WAsnNGroN. Dec. S, 1860 Having
been Unexpectedly prevented from return
my 10 the state until itis now too late L"
loln IN counsel with my icllow'citzons IN
tins mumeutous crisis, tcct tt due To you,
as well AS myself, t. make public deciar-
alton of my opinions as to the course ~
action demanded ty proper regard to
the honor OF Louisiana and the security
Of her people. | abstain from Offering
any reason in support of these opinions,
hoping soon to be able 70 address you IN
person. if any Indication of them be re-
CURED Briefly, then, believe,
/ That the feeling Of "a very large mum
Der IT not majority OF the people T
the North is utterly hostile TO our inter
-sts that this feeling has been lnstlIled
into the present generation from It's III
fancy that 1t is founded on the mistaken
belief that the people of he North, are
responsible ;ir the existence of slavery
IA the South that tins conviction OF u
persona responsibility for what they er-
runeuurly believe To- be- = sin. springs
chiefly from the consideration thH they
are. with us, members Ot = common Cox.
prnmtnt, and that the Union itself is tIu-
made Toe principal canse ol hostile inter.
huuc, by iacm with uug Institutions
That 40 gust reason exists lor hop
ing fer AIS change H Northern tc",ns.
and DO prospect remains ui 0ur tUlrE
pCrna.iei To- HSe IN peace aHl seculi'y
within the Union.
That, therefore, the interests lf the
south the very instinct of sri-pfcscrv.
tluu demands q prompt severance of all
connection with a G'vernncnt winch has
tscif Srcomc gu obstacle 20 what D., was
Designed % effect, va: !usu,mg do
nesiic tranquility and promoting general
welfare
That 10 effect this purpose, sysrat,
STATE deiioa Is r'rfafHy Rs.e'mry That all
attempts At concerted action should he
conserved Tor the work Of rec usiructlnE
a Governments Concert action amongst
numerous independent states - the re-
suit of long and patient Efforts to recon.
cilc divergent interests and harmonic
conflicting opinions The emergency does
not adm, of this delay, unless the South
Is prepared 10 submit to the degradation
Of seeing Lincoln peacefully lnaugurated
A. rs President as well as that OF the
North
The opinions thus hurredIy expressed
have been deliberately formed. They
have been gradually forced upon me by
intercourse with the accrod ted repre-
sentat yes Of Northern Sentiment, and
4 Il. ..I 81
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-05

A WunERfNG Rrnrgg Something oc'
ours every now and teen about Gen, Joe
Lane that enhances oar admiration oi
the man liz recent debate IA the L
s. Senate, Senator johnson Of Tennessee
made lengthy speech in which he ar
gued that although there was no pow
cr in the General Government to coerce
q State, there was warran, for the cocr-
cion Of individuals who violated the fed
eral laws OF trampled on the federal con
stitulion." This, he thought. covered
the whole ground He went on to con
denim the right Of secession, and to con
tend for maintaining the Union by force
Of arms
Mr.. Lane, Of Oregon, characterized
MIR. Johnson's speech az extraordina'
ry, and said the Northern Democracy
"would not follow his Mr. Johnson's !
banner they would no, take up arms
against people battling for consttu-
tionaI rights which were denied them,
and when the Senator attempted to co.
cree South Carolina he Mould find the
Northern Democracy would hc there to
assist gallant people fighting for their
rights, and not following his bloody
banner"