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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
Incredibly ucntllenism!

The army correspondent Of tho
World, who has just been over the
Bull Run battle field OF July, makes
the following almost incredible state.
ment in his letter dated Centreville,
March 18th:
Mrs. Butler, whose husband owns
tho farm house shcilcd by Ayers
guns took me into the attic rooms
where our 12-ponnder went through,
and talked with me a long while
about the events subsequent to the
battle OF the 1Sih. Her sympathies
are on the rebel side, so | cannot
disbelieve her frightul and sickening
narrative OF the atrocities OF the VIC
tors. Nineteen of our men were bu.
ried near her house. But in a ftag
aceekS eoery corpse had been dug up,
! tie Resh bOiled or hacked from tie
b0neS and tie latter distributed as
mementos IF Southe,n 6a,Jarism -
The stencil engenlered by this non'
Istrous process was 81 horrible that
1.-The family had to leave the place,
and much sicknces cnsued among
the troops. Mr.. Butler confirmed
the statement OF his wife. There rs
no douJt If us uuM. Among the
stuff lett behind at the camps, joints
of human vertebrate and human
skulls, scrapcd and polishcd, have
been found to-day. Mrs, Butler
told me that on the night OF the 20 h
n mounted Federal courier came
within their lines md asked iol Gen
McDowePs headquarters. As he
put the question he saw the Palmet.
to in the hat Of the South Carolina
guard, and rut spurs to his horse, but
was shot and killed. Dispatches in
cipher were found on his person -
He WAS buried, but dug up within a
week, the flesh boiled from his bones,
and tie latter exhibited as emblems
OF "au invaders tate"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
AdnrUik ,JrfItrsonian.
A Romantic story of the war,

The Donelson correspondent OF
the 7,iJaae telates the following BIZ
ol q romantic history:
A Young man belonging to ono Of
the Tennessee regiments--he held
the rank Of First Lieutenant in his
Company - was very dangerously
wounded in Saturday morning's
striio, and was not expected to liv.
when leit Dover, where he lay in
much pain and in more renorse.
Tho young man told me that he
was q native Of Harrisburg, Penn
sylvsnia, and had resided there uu
iii the autumn of 1885, ,whonbe went
to Columbia. Tennessee, and there
Engaged in the practice OF the laa
with considerable successs. While
lin that State, ho became acquaint'
ed with and enamored OF young
woman OF culture aud Iorinnc. dis
tnnt relative, | understand, OF Gen
eral Pillow, and was soon engaged
to marry her. at ..'f
Il The love stream Of the young
lcouple flowed smoothly enough nm
itil the lal of Sumter. and the seces.
sion OF Tennessee, when the aitianc.
ed husband, q strong advocate ior
the Union. returned homo. design
ing to wed alter tho troubles were
over.
The bctrothcd pair corresponded
regularly; but some weeks alter the
lover had gone to Harrisburg, the
sirl, who Ind SUDDENLY became vi
olent sccessionist, informed him that
she would not become his wife un.
less he would enlist in tho rebel
service and fight for the independ
ence of the South.
The young man was exceedingly
10th 10 such course, and reinon
9 rated with his beloved to no pur
pose; at last, in the blindness OF his
attachment, and in the absorbing
selfishLess Of passion, he informed
his parents of his intention to win
his mistress on the tented field.
In vain they endeavored to dis
suade hin from his resolution. lie
went to Tennessee, raised compa-
ny received the congratulations OF
his traitorous friends. and the copi'
ous caresses OF his charming temp.
ter.
Last December the Lieutenant
proceeded to Donelson. and, lew
lays be'ore the fight, heard that
his be,rothed was the wife OF anoth
err.
Ills heart had never been in The
cause, though it was in another''
keeping; snd, stung by re,horse, ant
crushed by the perfidy OF his mis-
trees, hn had no de sire to live.
Unwilling to desert, on the eve o.
itattle, the canse he had embraced
lest he might be charged with cow
ardico, he resolved to lose the exist
euce that bad bccome unbearable t.
him; aud in the thickest Of the fight
while seeking death without ondeav'
oring to inflict it, he received IA NOR.
tai wound.
B,forc this the misguided and be
trayed love, hos censei to think o
her who had so cruelty deceived
him: Tor the Lethean stream Oi
Death is flowing around the eterni
ty bound island of his sonl.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
LANGwoRTHY'S
East India dyspepsia Cure
AND
Fema Q Regulator.

nURING my absence In the war this medi.
~ cine VIII bo made by my wife, and that OF
my make can only he had In Findlay OF ISRAEL
GREgS or j. NJ. lIrBER Co.
Read the following statements:
II. II. HuRD says" After taking II for a
strengthening medicine after "A 1T at sickness
would say that the Butchers ought To favor
its sale, for the appetite II gave me was
enough To- consume "A beofa week"
ROBERT BONNER says "Dr. Langworthy: AT
your suggestion. / bought for my daughter,
who WAS suffering under some OF the peculiar
diseases incident 10 her sex, n bottle of the
East India Dyspepsia Cure. II has done her
SO much good that must have aloi her bottle
Esq, JORDAN, of Arcadia. says-"Your med
icine has done me moro good than any medi
cine ever took
] refer any patient confidently to the follow
Ing persons who themselves or their families
have used ~:
Paul Sours, Cashier Findlay bank;
Il. u. Hurd, Chester Church,
X. s. Baker, 2. Bergman.
DIR. Hudson, s.. DR.. Beech,
Samuel X. Gray. Dennis Lee,
Amos Hartman, b ~. ID. VandOren,i
"The unryalled sales of this medicine is a,
unmistakable evidence of its Intrinsic value.
Il FOstOria Neios.
REMEMBER THEN
OK Gr
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04

WARRINGTON, March %. - The
Secretary OF the Treasury has recent.
ly issued special licenses for com.
mercisl intercourse, under the act oi
July last, which prohibits chips
from those ports OF the United States
heretofore declared py the President
to be in insurrection, without writ
ten permit. The licenses do moi
now extend further than Nashville
and intermediate ports. Nothing
shipped under them is to be disposed
OF to persons in arms against the
Government orfurnishing Of aid and
comfort. n.. t,.i.
1t 10 expected that the new lega
tender notes will be paid out by the
Treasury abuut the lat Of April.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04

A celebrated preacher, in the
western part OF Pennsylvania, in an
nonncing his intention to preach in
the woods, on a certain day, begged
the ladies Of his congregation not to
bring their children with them, as i,
was enough to hear one 'cryinP
aloud in the wilderness"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04

Well, farmer, you told us your
wood was a good place for hunting;
now we've tramped through it for
three hours and we found no game.
"Just SO. Well, | suppose, as a
general thing, the less game there ia,
the more hunting you have!
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04

An innocent young sportsman
hereabouts, in order to shoot a squir
rel on the top Of tall tree, climbed
another one near by, and on being
asked his reason for 80 foolish a
freak, said that he didn't want to
strain HE gun by long shot!"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
SIIATTERED CONSTITUTIONS,
and that there is no disease Of the stomach and
bowels, the liver, the nervous system, the
skin, glands. or muscles.
ARISING FROM IMPURITIES OF Oh
SrRUCTIONs OF THE BLOOD
OR SECRETIONs.

in which they Il" not give prompt reiief. and Uf
administered before the very citadel ut life has
been invadcd,) effect a painless and perfect cure.
Bear In mind that the scandinavian Veg
ctnble BLOOD PILLS are endorsed By
the experience of thousands oi living witness.
cs, who in letters, aIlidavits, medical works,
and by word of mouth. proclaim them TO he
the very best preparation of the Kind ever Of.
fcred tu the brOken.down victims Of ilhealth
They hunt disease through every avenue ana
organ oi the system, and eXpel it thorough
~ and permanently.
No one tan duubt their superiority aftcro one
single trial - they are not only better, but IN
fact, cheaper than ANY other PILLS, for i, takes
II less number of tECm to produce better Of.
feet.
Price of the Scandinavian Vegetable Blood
Purifier. al per bottle. or - per halrdrlen.-
Of the Scandinavian Vegetable Blood Pills, 2j
cents per box. ur Hvc boxes tor a..
Read Dr.. Rubdck's special Notices aud Ger.
tihcateS, published In u conspicuous part OF
this paper from time to time.
Dr. Rnhack'S Medical Almanac and Family
Adviser, containing Il great variety OF ufintcrcst
ing and valuable medical Information. can be
had gratis ot any Oinis Agents throughout the
country.
In difficult or complicated cases, DR.. "oback
may be consulted personally or by letter en-.
closing one stamp for reply.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04

No USE why don't you go into
busiuess?' said prosperous mer.
chant to on ol ! schoolmase, who
was doun in The world and couldn',
get q situation even as a book keep
er.
"IIavcn't got the capital" was the
doleful reply.
suppose you know what com
menccd onp" said the merchant,
with something of sternness in his
tone and air.
"Yes-next to nothing"
swell, why can't you do the
same?"
81 don't know but | can't"
"Did you ever tryl"
"No ! | thought it was of no use.'
'rhat's it Just one-half of the
mfotmate people in this world think
it is of no use to try. The whole oi
ones success centres in the act OF try
ing to snccaed. Never give up the
ship !"' !
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04

- He who swallows up the substance
Of the poor, will in the end find that
it contains a bone which will choke
him.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
A NEW ARTICLE.
DOC1uR ROBAcps STOMACH BI11fRs,

A new and del. ghllul SiomaahiG and Cordial.
for giving tone IL the stomach. aud for the
prevention of bilious complaints incident 10
the Western country. Try II.
As 4 morning drink, To assist digestion and
relieve Dyspepsia. II has no equal. TRY 10.
ln favor 1t 10 superior Ia all other Bttcrs.-
Try it.
The formula Of these BittcrS, row QSGD the
sole property Of Dr. EnbacE. originated with
one 81 the oldest ali most eminent Medical
Practitioners or the West, and It D., directly.
lTedlcdtcd upon the wants of Western penule.
These BlttcrS derive thuir stimulus from the
powerful tonic nature "t the roots and herbs
u which they are composed, and as they are,
by alhying unnatural cravings ofIhe stomach,
directly pruIn"tlve 1T
TEMPERANCE,
the present proprietor believes that in making
them widely known the pUUl.c welfare Is sub.
served.
1t will soon ho for sale by all of Dr. RobacS'S
numerous Agents, and Ut Hotels, ,yc., the
country over. Ia tHc meantime. orders w n be
HI.rd direct IRON Cincinnati IN any quantity.
and at tire lowest rates. 1t H. put up in Quart
Bottles, and securely pncScd IN uncduIou
cases. Hal dozen sample eases win. however.
he packed aud sent tc any address. It desired
Retail Price, ~ i'rr hottie, ov >IN for.J.
Principal uilics and sdlcsruum. No. East
Fourth 'lrcct. tLIgd building tom Nam street,
Cincinnati, ONO. Laboratory, No. 81 Ham.
mund street.
For sale in Hancock by
LANGWORTIIY & FREY, )p
]. NJ. HUBER IL CO., rihu'a'i
GILBERT, FAIL q CO., Vanlue;
4. BARNEY, McComb;
ID. PETERS IL son, Arcadia;
J. b. EATON, Benton;
TaDMAS SrARKS, Arlington;
r. MAIION IL SONS, Williamsburg;
J. OSlIElMER, Van Buren,;
J. WALTER, West lndeprn lencej
l.. A. BALDWIN, Mt. b Blanchard;
And by Druggists and Merchants generally
throughout the United Statosand Canadas.
March Ii, 6I.-[ly
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
This Asdiqipsiwill Cure Yonll

This AediGinstWill Cure Yollf q
Agents
ISRAEL GREEN, Finday, Ohc;
J. N. HUBER a Co., Findlay, Ohio;
JAMES MANNING, Vanlue, Ohio;
GRIBRL n OsTnriNER, Van Buren, Ohio;
]. Is. VAN DORIS, FostOria;
l.. A. BALDWIN, NJ. Blanchard, Ohio;
p SANuRL licBgR, Columbus Grove, Ohio; ~
SAMUEL SHouP, Ottawa, Ohio;
j. ID. q. HiPkiss, Giiboa, Ohio.
Agencies made and Agents supplied by Mrs.
Q. Il. LAsowoRrHY, who is hereby authorized
to rite my namo upon the wrapper, without
which none Is genuine. i ~"
PhyslslanS. furnished by the gallon, where
With a kind farewell, then, 70 tho good mao.
.lle whom have dealt with So many years
and Wish that they viii sustain my wife il,
the sale ofthIs medicine, which has 6ene ted
20 many already, lam, with tho beat OF feel.
'ngs rdscssy .0as IN tliiscommunity,
Your faithful servant.
a. LANGw0RTHY,
Capt. Co. A, Gibson Reg't N. s. Army,
FISpLAY, August I6, 1861, - LaiI -
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04

Never allow yourself to be seen
with a worse face than you wore for
the painter.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
New Remedies for Sperma torhoea.

New Remedies for Spermatorhoea.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA.
4 Benevoient Institufon established by special
doicrnent, for the Reiist Of the Sick and Dis'
trssed, afflicted ioih pir1dsnf and Epide,nW
Diseases, and especially for the Cure Of D,s-
| eases of The Seruai Organs.
MEDICAL ADVICE given gratis, by the
| Nl Acting Surgeon.
VALUABLE REPORTS on Spermatorrhoea,
and other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, and
on the NEW REMEDIES employed In the DIS.
envelopes, free of charge. Two or three
stamps for postage will be acceptable.
Address DIR. J. SklLLlN HOUGHTON, Act
ing Surgeon, Howard Association, No. South
Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| July 20, lSGi.-Ily
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
Important to the Sick

DR. JACKSON was obliged to forego his
IL appointment, last week, at Findiay, by
circumstances entirely beyond his coniroL-
aS- DIR jackson can be consulted at Crooks.
Hotel, In
Frndiay, on the iath and 18th OF April.
This appointment will be positively kept.
m. IsvALIps SHOULD MARX WELL THK TINE. -SgA
March 7, 1861, .II I'd. u.ft... .r
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-04-04
CHANGE OF TIME.
PASSENGER TRAINS.

ION and after Monday, April lj, 1851, trains
will run IA follows.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
ST: cLorD. htNNEsorA.

INTENSIVE Exploration. Of Land ia thi.
T. District subject to private entry, and long
experience in Land Of6ce busiaess, give the un:
dsrsi2 peculiar advantages in the selection Of
iaad And the location Of .Laal Warrsats.
LAND WARRANTS. for sale At small ad-
1Aaes on Mar York Pr;<<..
Csatested Pre .Emption cases prosecuted be-
tore the local and General Land Office.
Attention paid 70 the payment Of taxes IN
ls9taa,, Shsrburns. Morrison ant Sts.rns
fs.a lot. II! sal. il st. CT oad; 49,
-y3nAl-tf L. A: EVANS.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
THE MAJORS M1TTENS.

The little ivory hook few round and
round on its narrow circuit, guided by
Hope Eoync's slender fingers.
All the rest Of the girls were busy with
their four long shining needles, in the old
orthodox employment Of knitting, and the
cd orthodox "nixed" yarn streamed down
from the needles; and they laughed and
quizzed Hope Bayne for her dain,ier work
"a mitten of brown zephyr wool, gaunt-
]eted with "Mageuta." But Hope Dayne,
through all this laughing and quizzins,
kept on with her crotcheting, plying def
tly the ivory hook until the last mttcn
was nearly finished.
While she works at this, the party in
crcases by ones, and twos, and ,hreeS-
young officers camping out just beyond the
city.
Ones and twos and threcs.
Hope Bayne glances up as they enter,
dropping nod here and there, and some-
times .m'le with it.
At last she drops stitch with one of
her mods, and somebody, stepping on the
slender thread of zephyr. it snaps in twain
and rsvels out two or three more stitches
"Goodness!' cries Kitty Mills, whom
nothing escapes, "that's four times your
worsted has broken, Hope. Three times
a quarrel, and the fourth death, do you
remembcr?'
Miss Bayne's lip curved d:sdainfully,
which, Kitty Mills perreiving, she went
on in breakneck style, quite in her way
when provoked. "lt's sure, Hope-never
knew it to fail. You spilled the salt at
dinner tool saw you. A dog howled
under your window all last night besides !;
and this morning Margaret broke your
hand.mirror in busting, and flung the pie
ces into the street. I caug ght her ut it.
Almost everybody has pet supersti-
ton. This Of the breaking of mirrors hap
pened to be Hope Bayne's. That tanta.
liziug midee Of cousin, Kitty Wills knew
it; so in consequence size knew where to
send her shaft.
If it did her any good she had her re-
venge for on Hope Bayne's face, u~ualIy
30 masked with reticence, look Of uneasi-
ress sat.
This only stimulated curiosity. Kitty
Mills argued to herself thus:
+. Z II Hope cares for this, it's on account
Of, those mittens. That's the connection.
TN hold fast to that string" u ''' -
Which she accordingly did, giving it
little experimental pulls now and them
Ths, by y>the-way.I t::s5,. LAX
Yz!NAnd il all runs on that thread of wool,
Hope !; all the train of omens. Be careful
where you bestow those mittens.. He'll
ve sure to be killed whoever wears thenl."'
7t Tho bre.kerof thethresd stood, through
cut this talk, quite silent and looking down
into Miss Bayne's face. For him she drop
ped the nod, the smile. and tie stitch With
III, Which has taveled on tosuch ID extent.
Hope lBayne lifting heroeyesyeeatehes
fthsloek, and then he says,i rat her low ,of
taDe not not mind the, ~, omen, men, a;;ss a;s Hop Hope
''b' ':'''' VII 'a ...ss's wy" Y s:.a Z. !.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
n. g. WAIT

n.slsr IL Fars;gn aad Domtstie Exchange,
~ EEY Land Warrants constantly on hand
N anL f1r sale ., smsll adv ancs from New
Y.r. Sriesa .sCollsetiens made, Exchange
iravn \, the lowest currentrste.,T Taxes paid, sc.
= 0,rCisud, July 18th, 1861. aug2-3m
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

= JAMES M. McKELVy.
ATTORNEY s. COUNSELLOR Al Law
ST. r..CI.OUD,
Win n.is sssil.etions, ,.vsst noeey, buy,
ssU u le4s lAad n W.rraa.s, AID enter purchase
.s.1iApsss sf. Ksal Estate. .|,.s.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
TREAD LIGHTLY.

COMPOSED ON THE DRAru Of CAPT. v. n. AcKER.
Dedicated to tie Old Pioneer Guard..
u z. II. NIwseN-LAKBC COMO.
Tread lightly, tread 1ish.'y-a,..urs no. hi.
81 sleep;
From his rains he's released, tho friends Ger
him weep;
Speak .only, speak softly; for he whom we
loved,
Has gone to the regions Of glory above.
Tread lightly. tread lightly; move softly around;
'Tis friend that now sleepeth, oh breathe
not q sound -
The low, mufied drum, and the marshalled
:. array,
In Friendship do gather to bear him away.
Companion beloved thy memory shall twine
As close round our hearts rs some evergreen
vine;
A brave and gallant yeung son Of the West,
A spirit BY Deity called to the blest.
Tread lightly, tread lightly; in silence all
keep;
His pains are all over-let AcKER now sleep :;
No sound Can awake him, tho bosoms may
swell,
Friend, soldier, companion! We bid thee fare.
we'll.
April, 1862.
ST. l'axl Press.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

JOB s>P'RrNTI:NG-.
0s Ill kinds neatly. eheeply aad s1peditiously
.ar "a IL: 50 81 ro1ee0ted. -,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

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sTSINn - yte 49,: = sr . 4V,vV
-,Ewsaty. esPies, one year, iand one
-espy citrate the setter9 uP Of the
slshs ,et ss,.ry -. &.Lat 3. 1000
Payment must iavsaiabsy bsaade in advance
-sise4 -at 10 a"!l.-..-.- sGl g - ..' 4H
,'.',. ..'.t.': :rATEs or ApvERr1s1Ne
1as asluuasaaA ysar,s - :. $4,000
8ak sooluMn>4! as - ~. 35,OO
0Assfeurth Of ., column ., 5000
aas ssqssss. ten lines or lsss) sae week, 100
hasinasa Cards not over six liass, 500
ever six lines and under ten, - ,u. 100
Legal Advertising: DonA ct legal rates.
All luttsrs Of business TO b directed to the
SDINOH.s~ ='f. 3'say ...'. .- ,.
, 3f3~ H!a . ...-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-25
ny RREAREnG.

The signs in the political armament are day
by day becoming more cheerful and promising.
The black clouds of war that for near two years
have darkensd our country's horizon, are be-
ginning to break and let through the cheering
beams of hope and promise. The Federal army
of the Potomac has been sorely defeated and
discounted RosECRASz is pOwerless for action
against the invincibIe army Of BRAG in Middle
Tennessee, while our seacoast defenses are such
as to bid defiance to the enemy.
Confusion seems really to have seized upon
the ~counsels of our foe, and, in the language of
q cotemporary, the opinion seems generally to
prevail both North and South, as well as in Eu-
rope, thai the war must CONT to a close within
q few months. If the Yankees fail tc get pos
session of Richmond and the Mississippi Valley
before spring or the first month of summer, they
will be forced to desist from their insane efforts
a. s~ubjugation. Courage, perseverance,, a little
more patient seIfdenial and hard fighting, and
all viii be well. Though the storm is growing
blscker end blacker, there is indeed great reason
for cheerfulness. The enemy have been rspulsed
with terrible slaughter at every point but one,
and mutiny and decentralization is already preva-
lent in his ranks. Let US patiently persevere.
The grand crisis of our fate IS now upon US. If
we meet it ike men, conscious Of tie rectitude
Of our cause, tho boon of independence is not
far Distant
The capture of Richmond has no doubt, ere
this, become with the enemy a f,rlorn hope, and
his last desperate struggle viii be made in an
effort to capture Vicksburg and secure tho free
navigation Of the Mississippi river. We are
informed by highly intelligent returned prison
ers, who had free intercourse with the Federal
officers, and who reached this place yesterday,
that the enemy are marshaling all their power
and energy for the effsctuation of these objects
should this fail the backbone of the war is
broken. The FederaIs declare it to be their pur-
pose to attack Vicksburg with one hundred and
fifty thousand men in connection with all at
tack from the river. They further assert that
should we be successful in resisting their pro-
gress until the first Of March, peace is inevitable.
Popular pressure, both from the North and
Europe, they say, viii force their government
to treat for a cessation of hostilities.
These facts teen being Sc, let the whole Mill
tsry strength Of the State be brought to the as
sistsIce of the Confederate government, and a
successful resistance IS secured beyond q perad-
venture. Let every man capable of bearing
7 give his services to his State aud country
for the next two months, and the enemy will be
sigualiy defeated and driven from our border
the rayages of war viii cease, and we shall all
once more enjoy the blessing Of again reposing
under the mild and bsnignant sway Of gentle
neace.