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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-10-21
E8Y TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.


PlphL . u EADIUAhl LhSis 7
Fairfax Court House, Oct Is. {
Gen. Stahl to-day with detachment OF cay
airy met a large force ofrobel cavalry, aud one
battery Of artillery near Thoroughiare Gap, and
attacked them, capturing 80 Of the enemy and
one casson filled with ammunition. The enc.
my was routed and Gen Stahl is in hot pursuit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, Gen. Stah started
on "a reconnaissance to Aide and vicinity on
Wednesday, returning on Friday evening. He
captured about 100 prisoners on the way. He
drove party Of the enemy through Thorough
fare Gap on Thursday, having encamped at
White Plains on Wednesday night.
A train of five wagons, loaded with pro.
visions and forage, and sent from Centreville
to Gen. Stahl was captured bya party OF North
Carolina cavalry on Thursday
The rebels are running trains to Rristow
Station.
Reports are continually coming into Sigel's
headquarters from deserters, that large parties
of rebels are retiring from Winchester.
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New YoRK Oct. H. The Heratfs special
dispatch from the headquarters Of the Potomac
says that $50 Of Stuart's cavalry have been cap,
tarcd and it % expected that many more will be.
a large number Of the rebel sick captured at
Shepherdstown have refused 10 accept Of their
parole, but took the oath Of allegiance and have
gone North.
4 ieS nights since body Of rebels crossed
at Shepherdst0wn, penetrating aim st to brl-
gade's headquarters, before they were repulsed
they had our uniforms on
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Tickets, Is Cents Children under 10. Half
Price; for sale at the usual places.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. IS. Reli5e ofor-
nation states that Quantrell, with about 200
men, made raid on Shawnee town asst night,
burning the greater portion Of the town and
killing nine citizens.
They carried of all the horses theyooald find
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Military Meetings

VIII be held at the following times and
places. Speakers will be present to ad.
dress the people :seaa
MALAG Az T Thursday, 24th of July.
NEW seASTL E.. Friday, 25th Of July
sLEWISVILLE, Saturday, 26th of July
sGAMERoN, Monday, zsth of July.
LEBANON, Wednesday, 3Oth Of July
CALAIS, Friday, 1st of August.
i.iThe Military Committee will furnish
Speakers, who will be present to address
the people. Recruiting officers will also
be present to enlist recruits for two com.
panies for the 92nd Regiment, now form
ing in this Military District. The people
urgently requested to attend Meetings
in all eases to commeuce at2 clock P. NJ
By order, of the Military Committee.
ssw 3.s sa;4 JNO. M. KIRKBRIDE,
age s.vshiv sssl5HHaa si5 ] Secretary
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LET THE Niger ALONE.

An Ohio soldier, in the ranks, writing
to the Newark Adrocate, says: ''Fol
God 3 sake, let the nigger alone, at leas,
for the present. Let us first save our.
selves and country, which seems to me to
be of more importance than all the mig.
gers in Christendom, and settle this ques-
tion afterwards A Solon could not give
better or more wholesome advice. It is
absolutely distressing, if not utterly dis
gusting, to see the personality of the Re-
publican Abolitionists in Congress in
-clinging to the nigger. Their salvation,
it would seem, depends on the agitation
of the niger question to the bitter end
The people, we opine, have about conclu
ded that if there is political salvation for
them in no other name, they will have to
go under--and all true Union men will
pronounce their s'damnation just"
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T, A. GLANCE AT THE NEWS.

Gen. Halleck has given mp the command
of the army Of the South west He seems
to speak very highly of his subalterns and
soldiers, tells them they have accomplish
ed much towards crushing this wicked
rebellion 1t will be seen that dispatch
to the Philadelphia Inquirer. from Wash
ington says, that Hallcck is to be Gen
Commander. OF the armies in the United
States.
It will be seen from the report given OF
an army correspondedent to the New York
Times, chat Gen. Mcclellan is in a good
position, and that all he wants to enable
him to enter Richmond, is reinforcements.
We hope he will get them in time.
The rebel jackson, who was reported
to have been killed at the battle before
Richmond, even by the rebel press, is now
said to be alive and moving up the Shen-
andoah Valley. It is apprehended that a
battle will come off near Winchester in a
few days. All stores along the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad have been removed to
some safer locality, SO that the tempting
bait Of ample supplies will not induce him
to revisit that region again.
Gen. Pope seems. to be advancing to-
wards Richmond. His advance guard
has reached Gordonsville. This would
seem to indicate that there was but little,
danger of raid in the Valley by ssStone-
walT' jackson.
4 It is also rumored that Gen. Stevens,
from South Carolina, was in Hampton
Roads with body of troops for the pur-
pose of reinforcing Gen. Mcclellan.
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Master Commissioners Sale
John S. Way,
against


4
j. Bontrager and Others
DY virtue of a mandate to me directed II ON
I ID the court of common pleas of Monroe
county, Ohio, will offer tor sale at public
auction, at the front door Of the court-h house,
in the town of Woods6eld, in said county, on
Saturday, the 23rd day Of august, 1862,
between the hours of 10 o'clock q. M, and 4
O'Clock p. M, ON said day, the following de-
scribed real estate, in said county, to wit:
The south east quarter of the north east
quarter, of section %, township g. range L.
and also ten acres more or less off of the
south end of the north east quarter Of the
north east quarter, OF same section, township
and range. Also another tract Of land de-
scribed as follows, to wit: Commencing at the
south cast corner of the west half Of the
north east quarter of section %, township 2,
range 4, and running west supposed to be 46
rods to hick ory, thence to run north sup
posed to be 68 rods to stone, thence east
supposed to be 81! rods to a stone on the
north and south line, thence south supposed
to be so rods to the place of beginning, con-
tanning II acres. more or less. -
WIN. -OKEY, Mas. Com.
~ Monroe Common Pleas
July 23, lS62.-$5 90. q
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many able sons of Monroe, and they are
true patriots in word and promise. Said
they: ssIf ever there is call for yolun-
teers again, we will rush to. arms
Now my friendsin this glorious cause
open your hearts in sympathy. There is
scarcely family in all Monroe but what
has father, husband, brother or sons in
the army fighting, sacrificing their lives in
your defense. In the last forty DAYS the
Union cause has gained little, but lost
deeply. Why? because we have been as
'tonishingly outnumbered in all late en-
gagements. Think you of the carnage in
our weak ranks until Buell's arrival at
Pittsburgh landing; think of our sad de-
feat at the attack Of the Fort near James
Island, by which SS6 men lost their lives;
remember Port Republic whenwe retraced
our steps leaving on lost field 1900 men,
and they mostly from Ohio. What of
Richmond when days battle crowds us
further from the city, and that with loss
of thousands. Think you is not our ar
my growing weaker daily?
But how about the enemy, for months
past has not their strength been daily
augmenting? the effect of the conscript
law has brought every man into the field
to bear arms. Yet their army is we'll
clothed and fed; they have an army in the
field outnumbering ours by over 200, 900,
yet they are only people of less than
100000, and we of over II 900, 900,
over vast territory which we have driven
their main army, and now floats the stars
and stripes, roams their savage-li like guer-
rilla bands committing all depredations
that may prove hindrance to our cause.
Roads for transportation and important
posts must be guarded, and thus weaken
ing our army. They are combining their
forces, We are compelled to scatter ours.
Even our Capitol has its thousands of
watchful sentinels. fearing as a midnight
assassin the incendiary will apply the
torch -.s~a~s..~-~...tAA.sSS0N son OF MARS.
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THE
Douglas Memorial

The Diploma of Membership of the
DOUGLAS MONUMENT ASSOCIA-
TION, beautifully engraved on steel,
about 8 by II inches in dimensions, is now
ready for distribution to the subscribers
to the Monument Fund. To all persons
forwarding to the Association one dollar
OF more will be sent one of these Diplomas,
properly executed.
To contributors in the sum of TWO
DOLLARS or more, will be furnished
gratuitously, besides the Diploma, beau
tiful imperial size
|STEEL ENGRAVING OF JUDO E
DOUGLAS,
III by II inches, published by Marsh,
Rowe & Company.
Contributors i'll the sum Of One Dollar
will become life members of the Douglas
Monument Association; in the sum of
Twenty Dollars, honorary life members;
and in the sum of One Hundred Dollars,
honorary life members Of the Board of
Trustees. ~ e
N. B., Local receivers and solicitors
for contributions are being authorized in
the loyal States. Pamphlets and circu-
lars containing the organization, consti-
tuition, by laws and appeal of the Asso-
ciation will be forwarded to all who will
forward their address. Communications
should be directed to the 'Seeretary of
the Douglas Monument Association, Chi
cago, Illinois"
All editors who will insert this card in
their Daily, Weekly or Tri- Weekly, three
months, with an occasional notice to ad-
vance the. object in view, will have for
warded to them Immediately Diplomas as
Honorary Life Members Of this Assoeia-
ton, also a copy of the above Portrait,
upon receipt by the society of copy of
their paper containing this announcement.
sa WALTER B.iSCATES, President.
LEONARD w. VoLK, Secretary.
July %, 1862.-3m. s.
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Army. COrrespondence.
az as. For the "Spirit.'
CAMP AT Round House, ONE MILE South
OF ALEXANDRIA, VA.

|
For the "Spirit."
| CAMP AT RoUND HOUSE, ONE MILE SoUTH
OF ALEXANDRIA, Va.
July 14th, 1862.
DEAR SPIRIT-Since my last, our posi-
ton is much changed in the field, instead
of pursuing the foe or being pursued;
marching by day and night over countless
miles, and that through land bearing
few marks of present civilization; in short
no more nor less than land of worse than
delicate barbarity We are now laying on
the banks of the beautiful Potomac enjoy
ing sweet peace and comfort which We so
much need. know when your kind and
sympathetic readers listens to our story,
they must in reason say you deserve day
of peace and rest. d as
| Hon. James r. Morris visited us yes
terday, and as he passed around among us
shaking each by the hand, he remarked
that we are deserving of, and should have
rest, he further says that long ere all 9TH
ers have done equal to US, this rebellion
will be crushed from existence. On pass
ing around amongst those whom he recog-
nized as from Monroe, he remarked that
we appeared as firm and as hardened as
the oldest veterans l would be proud
of him having an opportunity to witness
us In some close engagement with old
Stonewall, allowing them not to have more
than three to one; truly he would be glad
that he stood as a Representative from
Buckeye. He was pleased to meet with
us, and ! assure you that we greeted him
with delight. Better for us had we many
such men as James r. Morris at the head,
of the Government to-day.
During our stay at Manassas our Infan-
try left us, and the 1st and End Brigades
are standing in front of Richmond, al
ready has some of the gallant 9th Ohio
fallen while on picket duty before that
doomed city. The 3rd and 4th Brigades
(those engaged at Port Republic) first in
camp and yet remain here, we lay there
until the 9th, when the Ohio and Virginia
batteries we're ordered up here to camp.
Clarkes battery was ordered to report to
Mcdowell. We arrived here on Sunday
the 7th, and since that time have been
enjoying what is called in time Of, war
soldiers Sunday. How long we are to
remain here / cannot say, We are told that
we are now formed In the reserve Army
corpse; but I think we will remain here
until the hot season ends, and our battery
is re-organized, .;i si ,5si4 -fa
Now q word in regard to the late call
of the President for additional troops;
dear Spirit " let me have place to speak
to many yet at home. able to bear arms in
defence Of this sacred Temple Of liberty,
since the late order was issued, that volun-
teering should cease / have talked with
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Shcrih"s Sale.
Henry Scott,
against
David Scott

BY virtue Of an order of sale to me directed
from the court of common pleas of Monroe
county, Ohio, / will offer for sale at public
auction, at the front door of the courthouse
in the town of Woodsield, in said county,
between the hours of ten o'clock, q. e. and
O'Clock, p. M, on
Saturday, the 9th day Of August, 1862,
the following described real estate, situate in
said county, to wit:
The north west quarter Of section seven,
township seven and range seven, or SO much
thereof as is not sold to William Scott and
John Scott, containing one hundred and ten
acres, more or less, except the following lega'
cies, to wit: Thomas Scott fifty dollars, John
Scott fifty dollars, to the heirs of William
SCOTT fifty dollars each, Peter Smiths heirs
thirty dollars; and also the life Estate of tue
widow of Thomas Scott, deceased. -
Ordered to be sold as the property OF David
Scott, at the suit of Henry Scott.
GEO. w. CARROTHERS,
si Sheriff, NJ. C. O.
July 8, lS62.-$4.75.
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Senator Browning, Of Illinois
On Coafscation and Emancipasion.

This distinguished Republican Senator
T says, that the passage of the Confscatior
bills theoverthrow of this Government
Here is his own language, delivered il
the Senate Of the U, g., on the 11th day
of July lastagb81eiH H9saa g
soI do not question that gentlemen are
sincere and honest in their views; but lei
| hssadept their views, and how long does
this Government stand? We will accom-
plish in one bad hour what the rebels have
not yet accomplished in more than a yea1
and never can accomplish while the world
stands-the overthrolo of this Government
While gentlemen disclaim any right and
power under the Constitution to interfere
with the institution of fslavery in the States,
regarded as a Legislative body and in times
of peace, they still assert that in time Of
war Congress, by some mysterious opera
ton that no one has explained and no one
can explain, acquires q power it did not
before possess to sweep out the institutions
of all the States if it chooses to do SO;
because if ritscan sweep out one under the
war power itcan sweep out any other 1t
is justas easy to say that Congress can
declare that the growing of hemp or tobac-
co requires to be stopped as q military
necessity, and that CONGRESS- has the pow
er to determine and enforce that lecessi-
.ty, as to say Congress acquires power to
determine that the abolition of slavery is
military. necessity, and enforce that ne!
cessity. When you begin to draw your
powers of Legislation from the disturbed
and unsettleds condition of the country
and not from the Constitution, when you
cast the Constitution from you, when you
put it away from your sight, when you
bury it out Of, your sight and do not refer
to it and recur to it as the charter of our
existence, the source Of our powers, but
step beyond it and say we derive our pow
ers from the disturbed condition of the
country; in other words; that treason and
rebellion, traitors and rebels, are the
source of our power, and not the Consti-
tuition that-our fathers made forus--wh
is the. Government What conceivable
act IL there that passion or caprice or
tyranny or tdespotism can suggest that we
may not perform under this claim Of pow.
er, that we derive from traitors and rebels
and not from the Constitution, to do any
thing and everything that the Constitu-
'tion forbids, whenwe look to that? 90
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BOUNTY MONEY.

Applications for the one hundred dol
lars bounty due to the heirs of deceased
soldiers, as well as for any pay OF allow
ance due, have to be made to EZRA B.
FRENCH, Second Auditor, Treasury De-
partment, Washington, and an answer,
with directions as to the papers needed,
will be sent as promptly as the business
of the Office will admit.
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Master Commissioners Sale.
John Coil,
auainst
3. Morton and others,

dSdiucg ss4-tssas i. ;
B. Morton and others.
DY virtue of a mandate to me directed from
d the Court of Common Pleas Of Monroe
County, Ohio, Twill offer for sale at public auc-
ton, at the front door of the court house, in the
town of Woodsfeld, in said county, between
the hours of ten O'Clock, .. NJ, and four
O'clock p. M, on Be3
Saturday, the 18th day Of Augnst, 1862,
the following described real estate, situate in
said county, to wit:
Commencing for the same at point three
hundred aud thirty feet south of the north
west corner of lot number seven in Staffoi d,
and in a. line with the east side Of the Cross
Street of said town, extended south, being at
the south west corner Of q lot of land former
ly belonging to VIM. Steel and now to J. w.
Barnett, thence east with the south side Of
said Barnett's lot of land one hundred and
thirty-two feet to line, with the west side Of
Arst alley east of the Cross Street in said
town extended south, thence south with said
alley extended south ninety feet nine inches,
thence west one hundred and thirty two feet
to the said Cross Street extended south, thence
with said Cross.S Street extended south ninety
feet and nine inches to the place of begin
ming. IS
WM. OKEY, Mas. Com.
Monroe Common Pleas.
July Is, 1Se2-S5,50. s
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Number Of Volunteers.

The following list as returned by the
Assessors, although incorrect, shows an
approximate list of the number of Volun-
1teers each township, in this County has
sent into the field We have no space
for remarks. Jackson township has sent
#one-third, while Malaga has sent but one
eleventh, and others have not done much
better.
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AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE AND
Repair PaUenents Passed June 9th

fePIT fdCemcnfs. IUSscd June ztH
1862.
SscrioE l. Ordered by the Town Council
of the Incorporated Village of Woodsield
That all the resident and property owners
owning lots fronting on Main Street and Main
Cross Street in said Town, shall be, and they
are hereby requested to erect a pavement in
front of their respective lots, at least three
feet wids the same to be made of stone brick
or wood within sixty days, and to keep the
same in repair when duly notified by the
Street Commissioner of said Town, and on
failure to make such pavement and keep up
said repairs, it is ordered that the Street Com
missioner, proceed to cause such pavement
or repairs to be made. aud collect the cost OF
the same, with five per cent. penalty thereon,
off thu owner Of such Lots, by action in his
own name.
SEC. 2. Ordered that the foregoing 0rdi-
nance ke published in the Esprit of Denoc-
racy," for thirty days from date.
II. B. HILL, Mayor.
Attest: !. D. sSrAuvER, Recorder.
July 2, 1862.-5w
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In the present hard times, when South
ern Molasses and Syrups are very scarce
and high; and when it is necessary for all
to save as much money as possible, the
TRUE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE
ARE
R. E. Frasier & Son.
Who are Agents for the SMgar Mills and
Ecaporators of j. j.. GILL & Son of
Columbus; and also for those of various
other firms in the State.
These Mills and Evaporators, with care
full use, make from so to 100 gallons per
day, of most beautiful article of Syrups
from the Sorghum; almost as clear as
honey, and very pleasant to the taste.
Farmers who raise Sorghum, have now
an opportunity of procuring near home, a
FIRST CLASS MILL,
Of any size, according to their wants Two
or three, or half a-dozen farmers, can
unite; and one Of these Mills ,eiH do the
,rork of ALL We have on hand also,
COOKS PORTA Bile EVAPORATOR.
sg All calls. will receive prompt at
tention. Call early on
r. E. FRASIER 4 SON,
Barnesville, Ohio.
july %. 1S62.-3m.
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The present deplorable civil war has been
forced upon the country by the disunion-
Nts Of the southern States, now in arms
against the constitutional Government, and
in-arns around hecapttal; that IN this ma
tioaal emergency, Congress, banishing all
feelings of mere passion o7Aresentmeht,
will recollect only its duty tosthe whole
country; that thiswar isnot waged on their
part in any spirit ofoppressen,or or for any
purpose Of conquest Or subjugation. OF
purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights Or established Institutions
Of those States, but to defend and main
tAinthes.prsmsey of the Constitution, and
to preserve the Union with all the dignify,
equality and dsriehts of the ses seral States
unirnpaired; and that as soon as these OBJ.
jects are accomplished the war ought to
-
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a@ The 25th Ohio Regiment has been
transferred from the Shenandoah Valley
to the Army near Richmond. 1t is now
in brigade with the 5bth, 73rd and 18th
Ohio Regiments under Col. Mclean.
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Administrators Sale.

QY virtue of an order of the Probate Court
- of Monroe County, Ohio, the undersigned
as Administrators of the Estate of william A.
Pickens, deceased, will offer for sale at public
vendue, ON the premises, N
On the 18th day Of Augmst, 1862.
the following Real Estate, lying and being in
Mcn-oe County, Ohio, to wit:
One undivided half of Saw-Mill. situated
on the south west quarter of the north east
quarter OF section thirteen, township s, and
range 8. -. ----
TERMS or SALg--CASH.
ALEX. & WIN. PIGKENs, Adm'rs.
July rs, 1s62--4w. $3.50.
SHERIFF. s. SALE.
VIM. j. Mcdonnell,
against
Thomas Mitchell.
BY virtue of writ of yenditioni exponas to
me directed from the Court of Common Pleas OF
Monroe County, o., will offer for sale at public
auction, at tue front door of the court house. in
the town Of Woodsfeld, in said county, be.
tween the hours of ten o'clock a. m, and four
o'clock p. M. ON sss
Saturday, the 18th dey of August, 1862,
the following real estate, situate in said coun-
ty, to wit: ~ :
Lots number Ill and IL
in the town of Cochransvilla, in said county
Taken in execution and levied upon as the
property of Thomas Mitchell, at the suit e
VIM. J. Mcconnell
GEO. W. CARROTHERS,
Sheriff, NJ G.. o.
JuIy 1H 1890 SS so
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M. Hon JAS. r. MoRR1s, arrived at
home from WASHINGTON, on Saturday,
last. :ga9 SD 10 pas aiise ' p "

Z r@- Congress adjourned on Thursday
last, for which the people are profoundly
grateful. The Confscation and eman-
cipation bill was signed By the President
after being amended slightly.