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Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12
How to Have Good Neighbors.

So you have bought that pleasant farm
where Mr. Dalton used to live said Mrs
Emery, to her neighbor, Mrs. Austin. 1t
is q pretty place, but after all, shall not
envy you-for there will be the Walsons
under your elbow, and worse neighbors you
never found. Watson you know, spends
all he can get for liquor, and his wife is
little better than himself indeed, some
say if she was the woman she should be,
her husband would he o better man. And
her children the pests of the neighborhOod.
brought up to idlenesS and mischef-they
bid fair to pcrpetuate their parents charac.
ter
Poor children said Mrs. A., mournful,
ly-what better can we expect Of them
than that they perpetuate their parents
characters, except there be redeeming in
hueuces cast around them This poor
mother had much to harden her heart. She
was an orphan, cast out on the world in in
fancy. Her heart never unfolded the buds
parental love. Everything in her that
was good was checked by the evil influences
which surrounded her.-HOw can we ex
pect one to be good aud kind, who never
knew kindness was herselfl We do not
know, Mrs Emery, what q0e shold be, if our
fate had been like hers.
True-true, replied Mrs E., but il does
seem as il she might know enough to lei
her neighbors' property alone but, you
know they say she will steal.
She does not know that she should moi
steal But you and j ought to thank
Heaven that. strong as We think our prin
ciples TO be, they have not been tried by
temptations such as hers We do not know
what it is to be hungry and cold, and SEE
our little ones shivering around us, crying
for bread, while our neighbors have enough
and to spare.
] Very well, said Mrs. Emery, rather in
dignanlly we shall see how you like tC
have your clothes line and your fruit.tree'
robbed every now-andthen.
That will be very unpleasant, if it occurs
was the quiet reply but believe society
is guilty of great deal of the mischief il
suffers from such persons. They are edu
Gated in poverty and vice no smiles oI
love fall on their cherries childhood nc
kind voice warns them of the evils which
surround their path no kind hand is ex
tended to raise them up when falling bu
they are often repelled with aversion ant
contempt by those who profess to be Chris
tians and phlanthropists
You have singular notions, Mrs. Austin
rejoined her friend, For myself l confess
/ cannot help feeling an averson to sucl
J people, and wish them as far OF as possible
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WHOLE NUMBER 642.


morning at officers call that the order to
stop all persons" would not under the Dred
Scott decision, include negroes they not
being persons" and Capt. Keen acted
rather contrary to, than in accordance with
the Co.'s order 10 OBTAINING the three men.
and he would have taken no notice Of them
had they not had stolen property in their
possession The fact was well.known to
Col d that many Of bis men were silly as
s's'Ing negroes TO escape, and IL he bad
wished TO prevent them from this. he would
of course, have issued an ordtr to that ee
feet. But SO far from this, Il was under.
stood throughout the regiment that he
winked at, and secretly approved The aid
thss given, though bis position forbade
him openly 70 declare it. The officers OF
the regiment mag have been intensely indig-
nnnt and have resolved not To be negro
catchers, orders or no orders,s bat Il 80
they were quiet about livery. No one
in the regiment kpows when it occurred.
What motive could have actuated the
Conservative to publish such an article, I
an at loss 10 conceive. unless IL was
that sheet secretly favored the rebels. and
wished to create discord in our army. AZ
all events, the Conservative became so oh.
noSiouS to the Union men of Leavenworth
that they have since turned ont en- masse,
and forcibly closed the office. think that
no one will deny that Col D is very popu.
lar with his regiment. In fact it has been
the subject of remark wherever we have
met with other regiments. that very few Of
fcers are so much respected and beloved BY
their men, as is Col. D. By the men under
his command. / have rather more than or.
binary facilities for learning the e,ings of
the men towards him, and have yet to fad
the first man who would not imperil bis own
life to shield him from danger. So far as any
act of Col Doubleday's is concerned, Messrs
Wade & Hutchins have no need, as yet,
TO be ashamed of him, or his command, and
need not fear to be ''held responsible" for
his actions; and should the war last so long
we hope he may be "many months in COM
mand of Western Reserve regiment,-to
wits The Second Ohio Cavalry.
Hoping that you will be ready and will
ling to correct the erroneous impression you
have received, and thereby do justice 10 an
officer of undOubted worth and ability,
am Sir,
Yours very respc ct'uIlY. + G 8
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

Mn EDIrOR:-I hav recently notice.
with deep regret, an article in your paper
taken in part from the Lcavenworth Con
serratire, rejecting upon the character o.
Colonel Doubleday of the 2ud Ohio Caval
ry.
Now, have been with the regiment ever
since its first organization, and claim tc
know something of the movements both Of
Col Doubleday and bis officers; and just
regard to truth mpels me TO say, that the
article from The Conservative is tOtally and
uncqnirocaHy false 1t is not true that he
either gave orders to have slaves returned,
or any intima'ion that he wished it to be
done. With reference to the three slaves
alleged to have been returned, the facts are
simply these: Co. f, Captain Keen, were
quartered about two miles from Platte City.
One night two or three men of his company
came upon three negroes, having in their
possession two horses and mule, which
they confessed to have stolen The men
took them 10 Capt. Keen Who held them
under guard until morning, and then took
them to Head Quarters.
The owner of the "Stock" was in Platte
City and claimed the animals and negroes,
as his property. Col d. told him that if
the ho ses and mule were his he could take
them, but that he had nothing TO do with
the negroes. The crowd. which had collect.
ed at Head Quarters soon dispersed, the
negroes and their moster with the rest and
the master shortly after finding bis slaves 10
the street, took them home without any aid
from Col Doubleday or his men. In the
other case cited, the squad of men" was
the night patrol, whose orders were to stop
every one whom they met, but to allow oil
colored persons to pass unquestioued. The
patrol stopped the party as stated, but as
soon as they discovered them TO be colored
persons they allowed them to pursue their
way They soon met a white man who said
he was in pursuit of some of his negroes
who we're escaping AS he was unurmed
and to all appearances quiet citizen, they
allowed him to pass, after hindering him so
long thathe only overlook the party after
they had arrived on the Kansas bank OF the
Missouri
Now these are the facts, and the only
ones which could in any way be SO construed
as to look at all like returning fugitives, ,ant
il is a fact well known, that more slaves es
caped from Platte Co., while we were ther,
than ersr escaped from any lvc counties il
Western Missouri before.
1t is not true that any orders were giver
by Col D. to return fugitlyes TO loyal mas
ters. On the contrary, he remarked ou'
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12
why Do You Weep.
ny uEsTEY a. BENEDICT.


Why do you bend above the detd ana weep.
Her tears have Piled through the slow passing years
For love you would not give and now, ye keep
Your yigils close beside her, and your tears
Fall on the brow that will not flush again
At your cold scorning. Tighter clasp your hands
Bend lower DER the lost one in your pain,
And break, H. may De, Deaths resistless 'und7.
Thus have her weep not Tor the dad
But for tile need of gentle words denied
For low, sweet VOWS of tenderness unsad,
And for the love your lips had pledged the bride
And day by day her cheek had paler grown,
Till, like lilly bli gifted by the frost,
She died in beauty and ye sit alone
In idle sorrow for tine early lost.
Well, well Gcd help you you have called her wife
For many year and perchased tonight
A dream or what you might have made her life,
Passed before you, and you feel the might
Ofa repentance which cannot avail
To bring the broken hearted back TO earth,
The pure life current to the lips so pale,
Nor 10 the eye, the olden look of mirth
Aye, weep tonight The world will mark yourwe,
And say-IIow we'll he loved her land bright eyes
VIII glance toward your palace, white as snow,
That in the bosom of the valley lics
While young hearts striving vainy to crush out
The untimely thought will long TO sooth your pain,
And 10y their Kindness teach you to forget
The voice that will not come to you again
Yes, weep Ye have but one long night to watch,
The morrow's sun will shine upon her grave
And kneeling here, may lie ye will catch
Sweet echoes from the land where white robes wave
It may be God forgiyes you weep to night
To morrow, seek the farest of the fair,
FoFgetful of the dead and in the sight
OfangleF, bind another 10 desqair.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

Nor MAKING BUT SAvING.-It is not the
money that man earns, but the money
that he saves which enriehes him. Any
body may acquire wealth who will rsmem.
ber to act on this principle, The facility
with which money eau be gained by indus.
try, in this country. is very great wben
compared with the faculties for gaining IL.
generally abroad but we are an extFava>
CANT people, and we expend our earnings
with commensurate prodigality, Those
who do not but practice selfrestraint aud o
careful economy invariably grow rich They
caunot well avoid It, Money makes money
The 6rst thousand dollars soon crqntes
more thousands; aud Il YOU will enIg con-
pute it, you would be surprised 70 discover
how soon YOU have expended that thopsapd
upon purchases by no means Indispensable
to either your comfort or your h1ppIneyG
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

WAsHINGToN YANKEE Washing
ton is essentially Yankee city at the pres
ent time. In every department business IL
thriving to degree unparalleled in its
history. Real estate has advanced to nm
expected figures, and it is a matter of inn
possibility to fHd suitable accommodation
for the vast influx of business pouring in
npon us. Enterprise is now the watchword,
where a short year ago inactivity aud de.
cay prevailed. Vigorous competition has
reduced the price Of many of the necessaries
of life. Old mouopolies have been scatter
ed to the winds. and the consumer general.
ly is benefited by the change The Wash
ington of to day is totally different
from the Washington of 1860 Many are
acquainted with the canse of tho transfer
nation, and look with wondering eyes at
what is only legitimate consequence.
Washington Republican
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12
Yours very respc ct'uIlY
Prentice-Iana.

1t was geneuine job that the Monitor
did, though the balls she used were forg.
cd.
Gen. Price never stays long in any one
place. We suppose he may be called o
sort of military squatteT
The Southern Confederacy is said to be
getting very weak in consequence Of too
many evacuations.
Everything is dear 10 the rebel Confed.
eracy except the rebels themselves they
feel mighty cheap.
Curtis has driven Price out of Missouri
and is driving him ont Of Arkansas. mo
blaze is attached to the driver"
The rebels are everywhere falling back
from their lines They may be able to es-
cape from all kinds of lines but one.
1t has been suggested that old Mr.. Bell
ran away from Nashville because he was
afraid of 'hhe enforcement Of tie kaqcs'
If the Southern Confederacy won't listen
to good counsel, we can't help it. Capt
Ericsson sent her first rate Monitor.
The rebels have made great many in,
fernal michines that won't explode. Their
rebellion is an internal machine that will.
A Captain Coke, Of Virginia, broke the
skull of an old man of sixty five for talking
in favor of the Union. If the Devil has
scarcity of coal, we suggest to him to burn
Coke.
A tax on King Cotton, like old King
Lear, owes his ruin and desolation to the
misconduct Of his own children.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

Trains do not stop atstations where the time omitted
I the abovn tables.
All through Trains going Westward connect at Cleveland
with Trsins for Toledo ChicGgO COiHIJU Cincinnati In
diGROp0lis, &c.
And all through Trains going Eastward connect at Dunkr
with TIE Trims efN Y f. r. Hndat Buffalo, with those
Of N Central and Buffalo N y city Railroads. for Nsp
York, Albany, Boston, Niagara Falls &c, &c.
A. C. HUBBARD, Station Agent
CLRvELANn. Nov. 4. 1851.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

Tue impassiOned appeals of the Confed
crate authorities to their people in this
crisis ore as stirring as teaspoons.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

An India-rubber omnibus is about to be
invented which, when jam full, will hold o
couple more
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

PRENTICE & OSBORN, General Dealers in
Provisions, Produce, and forth, Main street, Asha-
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

LINUSSAvAGE, Furniture Dealer and Man
uhcurer steam establishment North Main street. near the
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

A. HENDRY, Dealer IN Drugs, Medicines,
Chemicals Paints Oils, Varnishes, Brushes Dye stns &C
Choice Family Groceries, including Teas, Coees, &C. Pa
fent Medicines Wines and Liquors for Medicinal pu
poses h5AiS'"' P 5l4
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-04-12

GEORGE @. HUBBARD, Dealer in Hard
ware Iron Steel and Nails Stoves Plate Sheet Iron,
Copper and Zine manufacturer Of Tin Sheet Iron and
Copper Ware Fisks Block, Ashtabalai ONO. sIO
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04
LATEST FROM CUMBERLAND GAP.

t5or IN. Laair-ris ben oa' March b.
We have teiu ahOwn private letter from Camp
Cumberland Ford, da'ed ll4lsh a, which contains
The following information:
On Friday the 2lst, q reconnaissance in forc9 W.,
unde 20 Cumberland Gsp by infantry, cavnry, I'D
artillery. Gu arriving within oEe aud o hali mice
OF tho Cap, az advance guard was thrown out,
which cails ia contact with Tue I.ebc. piCkeu ma
drove item n. 4 few thOtg were exchanged, With
out lOSs. The forces eicamrcd that uigit, binding
Tie bnS out OF 1rSe OF the eOemyr guns. Con.
8dlruble snow ill during the ghl aud On Saturday
morning The mountain was covered.
Shortly after dny on tie ODD firing commenced With
ssirmishea from our side, 10 which the enemy
lo6lOAdcd from Ti.e pitd, now and tnon throwing 4
s,el. lhe a. lley was ten brought into tLs ield,
some timber cut. an firing began % eirnolt D1..
ing The day Tue ont,erG, ts.t. ,Wetmore's, Ared
about $50 stots, while tie Rebels fired some eco,
very lew Of tlat qpnbes ie.:.. ..e 'oa o. our
ioFes seven. o. their balls picked up Oh to field,
were h'lo inches in d meter. Our iorcee remained
Oh the he'd OIL saturday might, moving tho artillery
under The bill. The camp free stretching on, for a
niie ~ extent, must have given tie idea Of az
immense force.
The R.bels have done gIeqt desl Of work at ils
GAP, ahd DO lot seem 10 haze ccasod yet Tley
l'4se & bfesst~ork on the wet side OF The Dan VI
les' oVJ y9rs from the road and ear,hworks thrown
up on 2 iiiIoek On the night Q. the Cup.
h1i.lsy morning tue rec'nuoiteling party rtfaru.
e. - The Ford, having accomplished he oLiect In
'i1w aud felt the enemy's position. The oplv
case :liie, to our forces Wero that Col Borford Of
he ist Telness0e, bad Il ball 10 pass tnrougb hi.
cioth!us, bfTs.ug bis aide, ani Ii,n.ie-Sgygaon
Ssitofd received II bali through biz rrLter e, No.
No one wac killed Oh our side nor is it Known t6rt
any inIu'y was d3ne TO the Rebels, the distance
beng TOO great. On ile return TO carau one az liz
eaysliry was accidentally lLo,, Bot Wheeler Ina
or only wGundec, tie letter doe not state.
me Only o9ect III Ills expedition seems 10 Il ...
Deen 70 ieei tne enemJs position, aud thu, oh leer
gained. Tue forces returned ~ camp.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04

While ~ ssyanpab, word reached iteF2 ,hat Gen.
Lew, Wallace, win 1900 non, having tken "a err
cniiois oouT-. bad n-trate1 20 Flurenee hnu 80
roy Rebel railroad c9mhhni i@lpA A 'u"s N''
ion with tbs ionth.
Wi,6in two weeks measures will have been &c.
conn u.bed hat vii render rttreat b. .he re 81
sr,t at Corirtb impossible, sod Il bcaion they VII
have to surrender nos esae 10 30 aealn met ID GONE
o,b.r 3 yonehold Success has failed TO make me
Union a., .f- Is rash end when they move i VII DC
sr,.ly. Ipfy laly aaderafand the importance %
M, eoinrp strcgqie. Gen. Clant, although a'iShig
,o,,u,c-, ia in good hsslih ad lbcIi1g hard 10 il'
sr,. mess. cen. McC lsrlaud slili sufsrs some
ynat rom The o1roauIe a. Henry aud Donrlfon'
SPECIAL VI la.n 20 4Hs {. lni.'i =. ,,rt o. t.sa)
~- 81, cAl4o. Ilroh o.
70 -aiisy iunuu ale mo uir.es RON te supp. ~
compromising REGIONS in he Southern S.ss' y -
p,,oolce3 that nearly thousand bns.cis ~ upapoi
cotton seea we're shipped IRON here 70 WceLin%9n
to-daY. for free Gi,tiibuiion through the N'fih'
Some i.ieen handed more busicB are expected 70
follow within Q weef. -.
Gem. Maie,, formerly Congressman from 'hs Dis
tgict. and pow holding a Genorais eomuissi0n iu
the Rebel miiti1eeryl,e' was afrstel TIC 0'uei ''
hy orr r-sa from Pittsburgh Landing.
: The river Is flnl very ripidly, TIE Gcvornmen.
loeing heavily THROUGH the careeesress OF quarter.
nafiers, in .siOwing bsTEes md b)abs 70 Do eI
aground 5y the .cceding river.
The Rebels cont nue. Certifying ct Cori,th. be'nre
gard reTnsins 10 command there IN ison. filapaon
ss.y they have G0,0C0 there TOW, ~! VIII nsV'
/ IOO, COS ~itoin d week.
! Tennessee refugees c0ut'nao coming inio on
Campo O. escape impress meut.
5Ay.NsAH. Mlrch %, via CAIRO hsrcl 81.
/ Tie Rebels hsyn begun Burning ,be cotton Gus
/ rer;o3 Union me - seem 10 lie alone seeclsd, bu
,bey declare I'll shall &c destroyed he lires . on
army advance. Or scouts from beyond fn'Gy Is
orr tbai t1o whole sky was III last hishi by cot
! iol conlasraiion. From one poiDi 'aeg ,ounie'
seven ires, and IN each there vas known to be iron
6ix - twenty bales.
II IL wen understood here that the Il ain hody i
the Rebel army of the Ness is being concentrate
along their new ipe Of deisnse in Northern .if3is
sippi and Alabama.
Scouts, spiea, and desertsrs continue TO TePoT
Reanre,g,rd llsrioe Polb, aud other Rebel Gener
nls AZ Coriu,h with raridly increasing f0rces. GA
army is supposed TO be al least in no danger OF al
tack.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04
FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER.

The Cairo correspondent Of ITe 81. Lonis Re-
puDifcaH who recently LETT Our forces near leland
No. 10, to make a tiip mp TO Savannah md Pi.iE-
burg, on the Tennessee, writes as follows Of the
army and Operations in that guaT,er:
Few rivers ever had ~ imDosing a eight on ,hejr
banks. Sixty thousaud men and miles OF Lorscs.
wagons cannon, auo 20 forh, are here, aud Al.
though everything IL bust.e ard psesaraion. tho.
is 10 ooniusou. The law of order was never better
illustrated. IL is vast military machinery ,gher,.
msn are The spring5 and wheeIs AL moving regular
is, surely on IA the great work of preparation.
hap! ier, healthier, more efficient army ban that
noH at Savannah aud EttsbCrIb never, probably
went TO war; Each regiment Is burning - win
llurels 70 with their companions who not fame
and sears OF Doneiscn. Opposed to tbi. no6ie army
is isohe force fOuy.Gve thousand strong lvilr In
wet behind theis works, eighteen niles distant
Corintl IS position naturally strong and formidable
abaiiis, and other means Of strength from behind
wliea - hufi de5iEacl Oh upon 81 assGiiiDg logoe
have been constructed. The beet Rebel military
talent, em1racng Beauresard, Bagg, sut others. Il
concentrated there, and AZ COrnth will I've fought he
great decisive tarle " the Western csmpaip.l.
Iody heavy guns and grea. nllIher Of field Iieca.
are possessed w the epemy, and imuente stores o.
proyisons sre gaiherd in. Tie flower OF The South
are copyrighted there 10 Offer battle aud they caanot
retreat except by sscr tcing everything.
The road between The Union campe and Corrfh
is along hn excellent turn ike and the distance can
be easily tfaverscd II day. Gen. Grant has Lis
headquarters ~ Savani al, while The bulk Of tie
army lies 10 Pittsburgh. Parade grounds and epois
for comfortable quarters being cleared and every
hing gives token of weeks longer sray there.
During that time Gen. Buell. is expected to reach I
point ron % hich he can carry out sQccestfuy The
pait assigned him.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04
ANOTHER LOOK AT BIG BETHEL.
The Rebels Again Occupy the Works There
FoArkxss MosRor; Or PoIzr co~roNT, A Snl O. !

sosrsxx, MONROE On PoIST CoNFoRr, ATrl2.
Via 8siT.goRE, AYTl 5, 1872.
The weather to-day is clear and pleasant, and
svery thing is progressing in he most satisfactory
manner. The Rebels fred several shots fIom Sew
sIs poin. last night on The transports in the ha4b'r
some Of SIZE shells falling wih.n 6fty feet Of vetsel
loaded with horses.
A reconnaissance was made from Newport News
yesterday TO Watts Creek, distance Of DiuO miles.
The enemy appeared 1890 strong, ana opened y iii
cannon on our forces but their balls passed entirely
ever them.
Our batteries wre Immediately cot in position and
We opened fire on the Rebels when their entire force
broke and 1ed fordpg the creek in grea, con-
fusion, but keeping out of ranee.
The object Il the reconnaissance being eccom-
plished tie troops returned.
TIE whole counFy through which onr troops
passed was formerly the garden-apOt Of Virginia.
1t is now perfectly devased, and bus one house was
Deit standing.
The honses fences, and trees have been burned by
Che reheatins Rebels.
There are no signs Of the Herrimac yet, and from
her long delay TIE opinion is gaining ground the will
not come out again. She has now a fine fed TO
operate in if she shOuld triumph the Monitor,
and ii abe should fail 10 come now, it il thought she
II afraid TO run any risks.
An officer of the Seminole says that be read Sa-
vannah paper of the sd ult., which 'Snowlcdged
terrible Rebel defeat az PEI Ridge, and admitted
there was DO use to attempt 10 conceal tie faet.
The English steamer sssccr arrived here this
morning, and sauted the dag, which WAS responded
70 by The fort. Some compliments slao passed be-
tween tho FrtnSh vessels and the Racer cccasioning
quite cannonGde.
seconi Reconnaissance was also made yesterday
70 Big Bethel when the enemy was found 10 have
retained and occupied the esTthworks in force
On seeing scouts, shey threw shells into tb'
woods occupied BY cur troops on the previous ed
vance, but they We're unOecGgied, and no damage
was done.
1t not being the purpose Of our advance 70 engag
she enemy, no response was made to their guas.
A dag Of truce to-day brought down an officer Q
Sbe French steamer from Norfolk.
The steamboats, conveying troops 70 Newport New
were repeatedly fred into from sc wallis Point, ado
also by Rebel gunboat this afternoon. Nc damsg,
was done as far az we can learn.