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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18
Border State SENATOR.

With the single exception Of the noble speech
Of Senator Henderson Missouri. all the speeches
OF the Border State Senator's on the Presidents
late emancipation message and on the other
propositions relative to slavery In Cougrcss,
have given expression to most reprehsnsbie
sentiments marked oy tone very similar 70
ciates, which prepared the Southern mind Tor
the rebellion. Their Is the same Wilful msrep.
rescntation OF the aims and motives of thepar-
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18
Gen. FremOnt's Department.

II will bo seen by reference to any map OF
the United States, that the department re-
Gently assigned to Gen. Fremont is very
important part of the territory to be rcpos.
sessed by the Federal forces. 1t includes oil
tho region between the. meridian line drawn
through Knoxville, Tenn, and the lines
bounding the operations of tho army Of the
Potomac. II may, in general terms, be said
to be field OF operations two hundred miles
wide and four hundred miles long. II ex.
tends from the Northern part of Western
Virginia to the Southern line Of Tennessee
and North Carolina.
This is the Switzerland of the Southern
States, and the people Of that mountainous
region have, apparently, oil the love Of the
Swiss for freedom, and their spirit OF resist
ancc to oppression. Western Virginia prompt.
ly and boldly refused to accept the destiny
prepared for it by the Wisos. the Tylep, the
letchers and the Floyds ut Richmond and
tho people were enabled, from their contigu-
ity to Ohio and Pennsylvania, to make good
their resistance to the secession oligarchy.-
An advance will no doubt soon rally oil the
loyal elements in Eastern Tennessee and West
ern North Carolina. Tho loyal men Of those
regions, backed by the Union forces, and
equipped with tho Union arms. will be able
to laugh at tho vain effort Of the despoh OF
the lowlands.
The railroad from Richmond to Knoxville
lies partly within the Department Of the
Mountains. Already the forces Of Generals
Garfield, Thomas and Schocpf, are on their
way toward that important line Of commun.
ication. Gen. Garfield recently routed q
large rebel force at Pound Gap, on the bor-
der between Letcher County, Ky, and Wise
County. Tenn. This point is about so miles
from Piketon, tho scene Of his former victory
over the ponderous Humphrey Marshall. and
is not more than fifty from Arlington, Wash.
ington County, Va, q station on the railroad
100 miles East of Knoxville. 1t would be
gratifying to hear of an onward movement
of the iorces in tho department Of Gen. Fre-
mont. The occupation Of Nashville and the
department OF Gen. Buell. have already had
a powerful effect on the young men OF Ten
nessee, making the war distasteful to them.
The occupation Of Knoxville, the rising OF
the mountain men, the fiery words OF Brown-
SOW, and the proclamation of Andrew John.
Ion, will be likely to complete what Buell.
has 40 we'll begun.
It must not be forgotten in our survey Of
this new department that II abuts on the
Northern part Of Alabama and Georgia, and
on the Western extremity Of South Carolina,
and that these regions have been the hardest
to coerce into tho measures of tho trlit0rs.--
They will naturally and inevitably coalesce
with the mountaincers north of them, and
thus the rebellion be confined to that portion
OF the States lying immediately along the
coast Of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexi-
co. The plan Of its final suppression bcgins
to shape itself as the forces which are de-
signed Tor that end fall into their appointed
piaces.-PhR. Inquirer.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18

be banished from the national capital. This
metropolis, which bears yenented name,
will be purified; its evil spirit will be cast
out; its shame will be removed; its society
will be refined its courts will DO improved; |;
its rerolting ordinances will be swept away |;
and Its loyalty will be secured. 1fyou nre
moved by justice to the slave. then act for
our own good and in self defence. II you
hesitate to pass this bill for the blacks, then
pass It for the whites. Nothing 10 clearer
than that the degradation Of slavery affects
the master rs much as the slave, while recent
events testify that, where slavery exists, there
treason turks. II II does not aaunt. From
the beginning Of this rebellion slavery has
been constantly revealed in the conduct Of
masters, and even here in the national
capital, II has been the treacherous power
which has encouraged and strengthened the
enemy. This power must bo suppressed, and
If tho suppression here endangers slavery
elsewhere, there will be new motive for tho
good work. For the sake of ourselves IN
selEdefcnce, and in the name Of the Constitu-
ton and of Justice let it be done.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18
Mr.. Summers Speech.

We give below the conclusion OF Mr..
Summers speech upon the bill for the abolition
Of slavery in the District Of Columbia.
delivered in the United States Senate on Mon
day Of last week:
Mr.. President. II in this important dis.
cussion, which seems to open the door OF the
future, I have confined myself to two simple
inquiries, it is because practically they ex.
haust the whole subject. IL slavery be un.
constitutional in the national capital, and il
It be right to ransom slaves, then you can.
not hesitate to adopt the present bill. II is
needless to enter upon other questions, i'm.
portant perhaps, but irrelevent. 1t is un-
necessary also to consider the bugbears which
Senator's have invoked, for all must see that
they are bugbears.
If I have seemed to dwell on details il is
because they furnish at each stage instruction
and support. III have occupied time in q
curious passage Of history. IL is because 1t
was more apt than curious, while It afforded
a mirror in which wc can sec ourselves. Oi
course, I scorn to argue the obvious truth
that the slaves here are as much entitled to
freedom rs the white slaves that enlisted the
early energies of our government. They arc
men, by the grace Of Col, and this is enough.
There is no principle Of the constitution,
and no rule of Justice. which is not rs strong
for ono as the other. In consenting to the
ransom proposed, you will recognize their
manhood, and if authority be needed. you
will find il in the example OF Washington,
who did not hesitate to employ golden key
70 open the house OF bondage. /.
Let this bill pass, and the first practical
triumph of freedom, for which good men
nave ionced, dying without the sight.-ior
which whole generation has;petitioned. and
for which orators and statesmen have pleaded,
will at last be accomplished. Slavery will
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18

ness they had become Jealous. They hope 10
see the war protrscted until both divisions arc
involved IN ruinous debt, to hang over them
like an incubus for years TO come. He inclines
to the opinion that England and France would
sooner intetere.to prevent reconstruction OF
the Union than for any other purpose. And
he believes that unless their starving operatives
engaged In the manufacture OF cotton fabrics,
compel them to interfere, they will stand aloof
until they see the South Is about TO conquer its
independence, or fail In the attempt. lie has
no hope Of recognition Of the Confederate States
by either Of these powers until the occurrence
OF one of these events. In view Of these fscts,
Mr.. Yancey Is Of opinion that We might - well
recall our commissioners from Europe, and
await the action Of foreign powers-wait until
they propose negotiation and recognition"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18
An Invention for. Harbor Defense.

The New York Post says that Mr.. Clinton
Roosevelt, OF that city, whose attention is much
given to combinations Of mechanical powers,
has devised q method VI defending our coasts
and harbors against iron-clsd steamers like the
Merrimac, for which he claims the merit ofper-
feet and certain efficiency. II has been laid be-
fore Mr.. Norse, the inventor Of the electric tel
egraph, by whom il has been pronounced ade.
quate To Its object. We have seen Mr.. Morse's
testimony to that effect, and no mans authori-
" could carry more weight. in such . matter,
then his. We are not informed Of the nature
OF Mr. Roosevelts invention, but we under,
stand that Its author claims for IL that Il wiz
send . ball with such force as TO tear Its way
through the sides Of the Merrimsc. were she
much stronger than she Is. Noiron clsd ttesm-
er could face Il without certain destruction. ,
Mr.. Roosevelt Il about TO lay II bsfors the req
eral Government for its consideration.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18
Coast Defence.

Senator Morrill, of Maine, recently intro
duced bill designed to carry out the policy
Of the Government in reference to the defen.
ces of the coast and frontiers, submitting at
the same time three several acts and rcsolu.
tions of the Legislature Of Maine. The first
authorizing loan Of money to the United
States for the public defenoes, to be reim-
bursed in bonds of the United States. The
second setting forth plans Of defence propos.
ed for the State of Maine, and the third au-
thoriIing the taking of lands for forts and
other purposes, which were printed and rc-
ierred.
Tho Governor OF Maine has also given OF.
fetal information to the Secretary Of the
Treasury that means are procured by the
State Of Maine to carry into execution this
system Of defence proposed in accordance
with the official note Of the Secretary oi War
dated November last, in which the President
proposed to undertake tho duty OF having
the ports and harboIs on the seas and lakes
put In condition Of complete defence. The
bill to carry this arrangement into effect,
introduced by Senator Morrill,, authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to accept money
from the several States-provides that in
case the President shall deem 1t advisable to
accept loan for this purpose from Maine,
no may cause to be erected certain works OF
defence in that State, and place oil the mil
itary forces called out for local defenccs un-
der such regulations as may bc prescribed by
the Secr.tory of War. Other States adopts
ing this policy can readily add such addition
nj sections to the bill as their respective case
may require. Massachusetts, and other States
it Is said, proposes to do this. Gov. Andrew
Of Mass, coucurred in the provisions Of tho
bill. and 1t is supposed 1t also has the aPpro-
priation Of Gov. Sprague Of Rhode Island.
From the peculiarly exposed condition Of the
State of Maine, her Legislature has been the
first to act. but only in obedience TO the ad-
vice Of tho Administration.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18

GoLp IN Nova Scorn.-The reports con.
cerning the gold discoveries in Nova Scotia
are exciting considerable interest in this Sec
ton. A letter received bya person in this
city from friend in Nova Scotia says that
the gold fields extend from Yarmouth to
Pictou Mountains, that the whole south side
of Nova Scotia has more or less Of the precious
metal, and that from Tangiers down to ST.
Mary's there is plenty OF gold. The writer
says that some here have made fortune,
while Others have donu nothing. AT laven-
burg and TAhave there is u gold mine and q
copper mine. They have been tested and are
to be opened in the spring. Gold has been
found at Broad River, Littleport. Lebar, and
other places. A party of Americans have
recently gone to the mines, with crushers,
mortars. and utensils for draining. Those
who have something to begin with may do
we'll. Claims are twenty dollars, and wages
last year were from Sl.OO to 81 70 per day.
the iaborer TO ..find himself"
Tbes. are the statements OF the writer OF
the letter referred to. There is, doubtless,
gold in Nova Scotia, but on the point whether
il exists In sufficient quantities to make min
ing profitable, in other than exceptional cises,
we are not 80 clear. IL there are those In
this region who are thinking Of trying u
venture in the Nova Scotia mines, we advise
them to make diligcnt enquiry rs to the
chances, and to be sure they are right beiore
they Ego ahead"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18
A Dark Prospect.

The New Orleans Crescent has q Richmond
correspondent, who pictures the prospect for
the rebels in rather dark colors, as will be
seen by the following:
You will naturally desire to know how the
people in tho Confederate metropolis stand
these trying times--for it is evident that we
are not safe in these days Of light draft gum
boats and high water. lanswer, in the main
VIC stand ii very we'll. Some, TO be sure, are
,lown-heartcd, and nobody wears as broad q
grin as they did on the day after tho battle
OF Leosburg. Still, there is determination
to do or die-to go down, II need be, with
our harness on, warning like brave people
to the last.
passed Gen. wigfall on my way to din.
ner, and asked him il there were any news.
NO. said he, Il don't believe We have been
whipped since dinner l. expect, though, to
hear of another defeat in tho next five min.
utes.'
Somehow I can't help thinking of Hal.
leck's assertion by telegraph to Mcclellan,
that 'thc Union flag is on the soil OF Tennes.
see never to be removed This is brag, but
the Yankees have, up to this time, stuck like
leeches wherever they have effected land.
ing. They entrench themselves, and at the
first spadc.lull Of earth thrown up by them
our Generals give right up and say oil is lost.
They have attacked us repeatedly in trenches
and forts, and carried the latter invariably,
while we, with the exception Of the 81. Mich.
olas affair, and few Others, have not done q
daring thing through the whole war. An
other noticeable difference between the Yam.
KEGS and ourselves is that they follow up
their victories, while we squat down in our
tracks the moment battle is ended. This
is shameful fact, which disheartens me
more than any thing else. / have no hope
now in any thing but God and Beauregard.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18

ECol. Ebenczor MagOfhn, who has just
been condemned in ST. Louis To be shot for
violating his parole and killing Uuionists
last fall, in Pettis county, Is a brother OF
Gov. Magof6n, Of Kentucky. Gen. Halleck
has approved the sentence.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18

~ The n. Y. Councilmen have voted to
give Parson Brownlow, Of Tennessee, the
use Of the Governors room in the city hall,
for public reception, when ho arrives.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18
Qoetrp,

For the Union and Journal.
MEMORIES.
or q quiet day I'm thinking,
In the years Of long ago,
We wandered by the brcskside,
And watched the bright waves dow
The tinted leaves we're falling
fso. the maple boughs o'erheAd,
In Au,umn's ysncS beauty
Tho earth around Was spread.
Oh, the scene comes up before me-
Asit we're bat yesterday,
I see the golden sunshine
Among the LEAVES at play.
And hear the gentle murnur
or the little stresmlet's song,
Oh, In my heart for weary years
That song has sounded on.
We were dreaming that the future
Had many happy dsy,
Our paths shOald be together
Through all LIES devious way.
iwasto strsggle brsveiy
To win an hensred name,
Which other times would rightly place
Upon the scroll OF Fase
SO With Joyous hopes We parted,
And dreams OF future bright,
HAD DO thossht that coming woe
Would shroud my heart In night.
But the strong on sink meath burdens
or life, which they must hear,
And iks brave, from many contest,
Would shriak In their despair.
When tho way Was dark and tlresoae
80 wonder sac weary grcv,
Ny darling needed quiet resi-,
And this the angels knew.
he hushed my hearts rePiaiugs,
Ged eas his Jewels keep,
We may no, mxruur when ne gives
To his beloved Sleep
Yet TN very often thinking
or that quiet Autumn day,
When xs wandered sy the bceokads
And saw rs waters play.
Though the grave heaeaih the naples
Is all there. nov s~e,
4 know among the angels
My losed enc waits for me-
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-18

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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-28

arriving, that could do more good than TO
return. As soon - the arrangement could
be mada. was appointed to attend to three
fragments Of regiments by the Division Sur
eeon. which. on our hard march to Louis
Vile, and while at that city. was more than
I could attend to rs il should be.
The above is plain statement OF facts;
al of which I am prepared to prove By of
ficers and soldiers. whenever any invrstiga-
ton shall take place. When l left the hos
pital at Richmond. KY. in the evening with
the intention of joining the regiment. l
thought if failed, would have no difficult
ty in returning. This proved not to be the
case, and had known it should not have
left. In trying to join my regiment, l be-
lieved was doing my duty strictly. Peo-
pie may accuse me Of imprudence or any
thing else; but certainly not Of cowardice.
A coward would have stuck closely to the
hospital there he would be perfectly safe,
and. in fact it was really the only safe place
in or about Richmond on that day. "Car
mage is terrible. Death, and human feat
ures obliterated beneath the hoof Of the
war. horse. and reeking hospitals. and ruin
ed commerce, and violated homes, and bro
ken hearts--they are oil awful. But there
is something worse than death. Cowardice
is worse" Next to the coward. the most
despicable creature on Gods earth, is the
slaoderer- who tries to 'steal away your
good name." without any benefit accruing
to him by the theft. only to crafty his nat
urally mean and groveling disposition
Whilst deeming it duty owe to my fami-
ly and friends to thus refute his efforts.
ter contempt. Yours truly,
DAVID S. EVANS,
Surgeon Goth |. V. NJ.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-28

A correspondent relstes the following in
cident which he witnessed in the cars:
'.On one seat was . pale colder. lean and
weak, returning, IS It proved, from service
in. Arkansas, to be nursed BY his mother,
near Piusburg. whose only son he wss.
At WellsviEe most OF the passongers got
out for r~freshments. Some Peassngsrs
carried food along. and ate il 10 the csrs.
but pons offered any to the soldier. who.
either too weak to walk or not hsviDg money
to spare, sat STILL silent and alone. Az the
train WAS about starting two niddle-sged
ladies came 10. and opening . baskst. began
to eat bountiiul lunch. From their con.
versa,ion they appeared TO b from New
England. They we're richly dreseed. a0d
judging them 70 b aristocrssie ths wnsss
was not fsvorably impressed with them
After . little while one Of them casting hes
eve forward. saw the soldier. She stopped
eating, and, whispering momsne TO hes
companion, who nodded assent. she went
for y ard and eonverssd pleasantly Win the
soldier. and returned for her basket, from
which be supplied him Literally With the
best is contained After eating al be de-
sired, she vrspped 10 paper and gsvs him
enough 70 last him bone. Afeos eetjsG
enoseh herself. she go dovs by ~ -
aod talked plsasastly with hin nost q Tie
way TO Pitnbusg. The writer eoneeived
there were fsv dry eyes among thoss who
saw what had passed. Was nes tAas 20.
man one Of shs tsus aeis1ocmy2E Whsthes
the needed food or the kind aAosas an6
eonversaaios of the lady was ~ nest fe-
freshieg to ths long time hopslsss paGsio9,
Or whether both vess not sqnAny % -
lsave The reader 70 dssids." afsaa ~ ssa
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-28
~Coun,ersei. Postage Currency has

1Counterfeit Postage Currency has
been issued in New York. The counter
f.iters have succeeded in closely Initiating
the lettering. with the exception Of the dsss.
which il 10 larger 6gurss thas IN the gsss-
inc. The lathe work i rathss poorly exc
cu.ed. - also the margins, hsviog been svi-
den,ly done by an ordinary mechanic bat
If the paper were soiled. the defees would
scarcely b sosicsd. especially b . poos
IsRhA
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-28
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CATHARTIC
PILLS..

Are you sick, feeble. and
compiainings Are yoa cut oe
order, with your system do
ranged, aud your feelings un-
comfortsbIs1 These symp-
toms are often the prelude to
ssrtous Illness. souie ht of
sickness 10 creeping upon you,
and should be averted by .
timely use OF the right renI-
sdy. Take Ayers Pills, and
cIeanse out tho disordsred hu-
noss - purify the blood. and
let the fluids move on un0b-
seructed In health again.
They slimuIsts the functions
of the body into vigorous &c
tivisy, purify tho systsm froo
ehe obStructio0s which make
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-28
Tailoring Establishment!

rn@Hp unSsrsisssd form the citizens OF
II DiehmSnd and vie nifty. that they have taken the
stand lately oecapied by VIM CIASk. Tailoring Es
SabiAhnssnt Invite thsir attention their
stock OF "a.
Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings,
sssne good They hope by attention TO bnsnsss 70
ri ve entire may them with
S>are.aae. }. ZEYEN BROTHER,
81, Main Street
n~e.her Ia6l l5.9m