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then the negro GAe8. 1haf bl3ck man served
Union, the Union surrenders the black man
to Slavery, and he Is whipped to death-toneh
1t not. FstHear, hear" Profound sensatiou-1
Let m imperishable .b1nah Of shame
cover every cheek in this boosted, land
Ah, what dark divinity IL this, that we must
sacrifice to i our pence, our prosperity,. cur
blood, our future, our honor! What an insa
table vampire is. this that drinks out the very
mazrow Of our manltness: ["shame-''1 Par
donue; this Sounds Ike . dark dream. like
the offspring Of hrpochondriae Imagination,
| a1d Jet-haye been unjust in what have
said ?: IaNo.'l is it asking too much of you
that you shall secure against future dangers all
that is most dear to .you, by vigorous meas
woend not he opposed had they not the smell
| Of principle about them2 (tThats It. AP-
| p1ause.l Or do the measures proposed really
| offend your constitutional conscience? The
| most ecFupulous interpreter Of our fundame11-
tai laws NM not succeed in discovering
an objection. Or are theT. impoliacy
| What policy can be better than that which
secures peace and liberty TO- the people!
| o. are they inhumans ? I have heafd it
4aid that measure e. touching slavery, might
tunes Of many inuoceue people in the South.
| This Is possibility which I sincerely dep1ors.
! But maDy ofus viii remember nov, after they
| were told ID former yea1B, that true phila1thro'
| UF N3E08 AZ uQllE.. :D1kLNIU 6lE RtUQulLlR3
! si1d eudanger the fortunes Of innocent people
| in the South !-aud there your tenderness
stops. Arcthe sir hundred thousand loyal
men Of the North, who have offered their lives
and Ill they have and they are for the Union,
less innneenta' Are those who have soaked
the soil Of Virginia and Missouri, and KEN
tneky: and. Tennessee with their blood, are
they guilty? Are the tearB of Northern xid-
ows md children for their dead husbands aud
fathErs less warm and precious than the tears
of O. planters G.ladJ-- about tho threat
e1cd losa- Of ?. hex shnMan chattels?
lsensation.l IT yen. have such feelings
about tbs :. dangers and trouble Of
Others heW great must be The estimation you
/ plsce upo1- The losses md sufferings OF our
people! 9heaxae Of blood, and streams Of
teafs for every every drop Of blood; the hap
piness Of 80 many thousand families forever
blastea, the prosperity Of the county ruined
| for so msuY ye4=z-AoW great must: be the
| compensation for au thiaI: 8ha1l all this be
teQuandered for n othinE? for = mere Temporary
cessation OF bostiIGsA \ prospect Of new
troubles, a-unere 6etion: OF -peaces People OF
America, T: implore Jon, for onne, be true 70
: yourselves [great 2pplA0ael, anddo Justice to
. The unHnlt2Eable Io3t1uct Of your mlnts, and
theapns iMpulses pf 3our hearts. Let i not
:. be said: that the great American Republic l.
afraid of The nineteentA century. Load
chee1s1 And yoz, lesislators Of The country,
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power viii not be eradicAted. They still move
j: In the came circle Of idas Not only their
memories Of the past, but also their desires
: for the future, are stn .clrcled around the cen
msy tell me- that however ardent1y they may
long for the dissolution Of the Union, their
experience in the present rebellion will not
let the idea Of attempting another come up.
Are Jou SO sure Of thiss- $
Probably they wi11not repeat the same thing
N thesame way but have you never thought
That this republic mry ont day:be involved IN
difficulties With foreign powers, and in the
time Of or distress they may discover another
opportunity to iojure ut fApplzuse.l Have
you never. considered. What foreign powers
may yet do to us when they See the republic
has its most dangerous. enemies within her
oWn hmdtss (App1anse. How can you rely
On the southern People IN eueh circumstances
becoming sincerely 1oyals How esn they be-
come sincerely loyal 30 long rs dis1oyalty ts
| Rirationse They cannot be faithful unless
their desires and aspirations change; and how
can you change them? By opening new pros
poets and new future before them. Zap
plauee.l Look at the other side Of this pic
tnre: lmasine-but I suppose Il Is not
southern States IN consequence Of this
nsysr 6e rsstor:a. Tss 8sts .rssetisG = tl!s
respect u eF1oenlF H0p4s5tnlt-f0 eF11euLy
Impossible. that It will not even be attempted.
Slavery is like an egg-once broken yon can
never repair il: [Langhter.l. .Ercn the Wild
est fanatic ;WN sec this, .hoWeIcr. .arde1tly de-
| voted to slavery. Slavery once destroyed, be
wfu eee that 1t Is uselesa to indulge; further
hopes; Slavery, having 20 future, 1la former
aspaf3tlons have gone. i may be said taas
arch. traitors, political adhe1ents Of slavery,
scan never be 1nade loyal: That not until the
second generation vii they. be capable o. po'
ntIcaIloya1ty- But such men viii no iougel
rule 6outhern- socie&y, for Southern society,
being no longer laeafided with sIaye labor
that public Sentiment which identifies tescl
with free 1abor. WIN. take its place smong the
present alaveho1dipg population Of The South
They haye been held In 4 .sott Of neaiA sub
jugation., This ID What I meant by saying
reform Southern society. aud ioIatsy 70 u
Union becomes IT. natniA temper and dispo
etNos. :;.
This done, the necessity o6 military. oeeR
fSPatfnn. The rnle Of force, will eesse, and po
htIcl ufo will b. :Teestabllshe4 upoa : afr.
formulation. Tbs RataEon1atic element Wh1cl
:: :fvsln1y struggled a6aias asttho vital principles .
| ouF Government onoe removed, We ahan b
/ 9trG1F uRlted. people. With eokaAo& -p11nei
| ples, cofnmol i1kefeGta, eomlaon ao1of md
Common future, Ttue, there maT be ethe
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We are glad to have the error pointed out
We were misled By finding Senator Doolittle's
name, in some OF our eastern exchanges,
placed among those voting In the affirmative,
and it surprised US grea:ly-fu1ly as much as
to find that one Of our Senators (Brownlng}
voted for the admission Of secessionist.
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PoE1ICAL.

VIZ can lake { note occasionally from the
poets Tyre; and few have been so stirring and
beautiful as the following from Oliver Wendell
Holmes ltappeals to every h, art in the hour
OF ourcountry's need, and should be read and
published everywhere:
Listen, young heroes your country is calling!
Time strikes the hour for the brlve and The
true
Now, while the foremost are fighting and falling
Fill up the ranks that have opened for you!
You whom the fathers have freed and defended
Stain not the scroll that emblazons THEN
famel
You whose fair heritage spotlass descended,
Leave not your children birthright ofshmne!
Stay not for questions while Freedom stands
gasping,
Wait not til HonpSIics wrapped in his pail
Brief the lips meeting be, swift the hands
claspng-
"oh' for thewars" is enough for them all
Break from the arm that would fondly caress
youl
Hark! 'ts the bugle blast sabres are drawn,
Mothers shall pray for you, fathers shall bless
you,
Maidens shall weep for you when you are
gone!
Never or nowl cries the blood of anation
Poured on the turf where the roses should
bloom;
Now is the day and hour of Situations
Never or now cries the trumpet Of doom.
Never or now! cries the hoarse-throated can.
non
Through the black canopy blotting the skies;
Never or now! flaps the shell-blasted pennon
Der the deep oozc where the Cumberland
lies!
From the foul dcns where our fathers are dying,
Aliens and foes in the land of their birth,
From the rank swamps where our martyrs are
lying
From hehot plains where they perish outuum
bercd
Furrowed and ridged by the battle fields
plough
Comes the loud summons, too long have they
slumbered
Hear the last Angel-trump-never or now
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Gen. Lee is now the man among the
rebels. Boauregard has retired to com
parotiye obscurity, The Richmond En-
quirer make, an elaborate comparison
the battles of Chickahominy and Aus-
terlilz, showing that Gen Lee. was sue.
cessful in maneuver in which the Rus
uian and Austrian Emperors failed
1t says:
Thc bold and dashing assault ofSooIt
upon the allies center aad the capture Of
the Heights of Pratzen, disecting, es ii
we're, the allied army, was the bold and
successful maneuyer by which Napoleon
won the day. What might have BEEN
the issue Of the late contest, had Nc.
Clcllan made a vigorous and determine
cd aSsult upon Magruder and Huger up.
on this side Of the Chickahominy, cannot
now be said. While riding from Me.
chauicsvile to Gaines Mill, we could
not but fear that Magauder's position on
The Nine mile road might prove second
Heights OF Pratzen, which. assaulted by
Nc Clellan, while our left wing was to
far for succor, might turn the tide Of the
battle Of ChiCkobominy as did the vigOr.
GUS assault of Sout at the battle of A US
tcrltz.
Gen, Lee had provided against any
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Tnr Wno,o WAY.--A member Of DAD

Tue WRoyG WAY.--A member of tho
regimenlal staIfoi the Eighth Alabama
regiment, lying At Richmond, lost him
self one morning in the woods, Coming
upon the Union pickets, he was brought
to stand, and mistokiHg tho character
of the mon, inquired for his regiments
The picket directed him 10 the Colone'G
tent lor information. lie went there,
and was told to consider himselta pIiso'
ner lie merely replied IA did
funny mistake Hour picket, to send ne
the wrong way"
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iPa hc RcRist0

.,..... 600. ...,..- For ihe 6cgistcl
Mn EDrTOR;-ThO following amusing
discussion, occurred in a store in your
place few days since, between two la.
dies and the merchant
SsceSb LGdy.--The North must have
cOllon--they can not do longer with
out it.
Union Lady.--Tho South can not do
longer without bread,
Pious Mercham,- Gosh, and the South
can raise two full crops Of corn aud
one crop Of roaSting-ears in the same
year on the same ground. Gosh and
that's true.
The merchants argument settled the
question, Respectfully Yours,
CRAlGS' DADDY.
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NUMBER %.
An Omen OF Ppaco.

A correspondent of the New York
World, closes long letter, giving
comprehensive view Of tho present con.
dition Of the War, with tho annexed:
Take, by the way of sweets OF tho
close of this frugal meal, an omen Of
peace, which, had Icome to Lain au.
gurs, would have caused the doorA Of
the Temple Of janus to Creak on their
hinges,
Every one visiting the executive man
sion has observed the bombshelIs sur,
mounting the pillars at the grand en-.
trance. In ono Oft these a pair of tinny
wrens, creeping through the luseholj.
have buildod their nest, and thus Love
bas entered with her mysteries the death.
chamber, and from that gloolpy tenement
Shall issue lOltering life and song
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QUIqg A HAUL, Moses S, Gronlham,
Rebel State Senator from Betbciy coun.
ty, Adam Snail Rcbal delegate from
same county, aud Thornton Young, Con.
cdcmtc Postmaster atMarlasbug, were
all arrested At OF near Marilnsburg
aud on saturday last, passed through
Baltimore on yhcir way 10 l'pr McIlcQ'
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TuR Governor of Illinois writes to
the President that he has one hundrod
full companies ready for service under
The resopt call for additional noops. 80
The quota Of Illinois under this call is
nine regiments Tho Governor wants to
know il Tho government will not except
the additional tcpimcnt
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AuulroR's Orrlcr,
WUEELTNo, VA July 4I, lB02

WHEELlNo, VA July 81, lB02,\
Edtow Of Mc Wheeling Prcss
GrSrLEMES --lo your loader Of this
morning you say othis number closes the
first volume Of the R'S&" You will
please drop ny name, as one Of yout
subscribers. eiler this date
1t is due, alike, to you and mysolithot
| should state tho reasons that have im,
PEELED mo to this act
First am in Rvor now and always
have been OF putting down the Rebel
lion by eyory means within tie reach of
the General Government. The Press, |
thought when became subscriber,
was Of the same way Of thinking, bot
from constant and careful reading Of
the Press, from lis commencement to the
present time, have failed to discover
this distinguishing feature ogkhibiled,-
No leader has appeared at any time, ad
yocatmg this policy, On the contrary
the Press hos wasted its energies and
time in fighting what It calls the aboli.
tionisl, and exhibiting wonderful fears
that the Constitution of the Unitod
States in some way might be disturbed
by these mon, and that 100, when scarce
~ one worl could be found in the Prca
Of condemnation OF the, rebels who
were scekiog the overthrow Of the Com
stuDion of tho United States and the
annihiIotion OF ibGGoyeuimcnt i,self..--
| cannot endorse tke1onse Of the Pes,
IsWhen housSis on fire aud It becomes
uecossorysto stop the spreading flames,
no one doubts the proprety oJ the right
of the citizens 70 blow up olaor houses
contiguous thereto, aud Tat too. without
compensation from The persons that did
the work. sell-proseryation being suli.
cieat apology fof The act. This is no
l.iime, thfn lhe n1lihp aiieekn9 "
the Consultations II il becomes necos,
sary to carry The s00rd and the to'ch
throughout the length and breadth Of the
rebcllous States, sweeping property and
slaves from tho lace Of The earth, am
for all this to put down the rebellion |
am no abolitiOnist, hut | care not that
slavery become extinct if It stands
in the way Of snppres,ng the rebellion.
Secondly, ] om new State man, all
over. The Press not only opposed tho
now State in tho beginning, but it has
Of late become the apoIogist and dcfen
der Of It's worst enemies. In the Press
Of the 18Th inst. there is an article De.
Tending the course pursued by the Hon.
John s. Carlas in bis opposition in the
Senate Of the United States to this bill,
aud you add as lhc opinion of the Press
thai Nh Garlic might well have had
some appreho0sioos or doubt of the pro.
prioly Of The proposition made BY Con
gless to the bill. # he had it was not
his business to have attempted to defeat
tho bill by speaking against time. The
people could as well have settled that
question when it came back to them as
the Hon. Senator II was knowa to the
Hon. John $. Garlic that the friends Of
tile new State, by a large delegaion.
were there agreeing to all the amend.
meuts proposed by the Senate except
the amendment proposed By tue Hon.
)! .4.a. svGa,';;,,e,,i,,r.self ,aeso,,Sguossq@ ,
Of ,bn nav Sg,,e md ,bc @ c,lliog Of P"
.,,t,
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The Duty of New State SIcn Everywhere
Hon. John s. Carlilc mud the Wheel
ing Press Again.

ERtiJrS iJGiiigGtD"" '".'"'."''
II Is reauocd % q ctttaIdyy rital 5olM
S. Carilo has deserted The new State of
West Virginia, and that the Wheeling
Press, the apparent Government organ
of the restored State, endorses the course
Of the Senator in his opposition to the
new State. Nothing is now LEFT The
friends Of the new State but to call nlce-
haqs ali orcr the proposed aeO S1ic, dnd
sneak ont, and h Tie C5agrc@ Of Tie Uni
ted States see that CwIHc is uusmpvsca
tina the feelings and sentiments Of he pco.
pG of tie neiU State, and TO call upon the
Senator to resign, and request the LegiS
lamre to withhold Us support hereafter
from the editors and propiotors oil The
Wheeling Press. Ia this we may SO
cure the passage of the new State at the
next meeting of Congress, Utir the
friends Of the new State allow themselves
to be further msreprcsOnted by tho Sen.
ator or the Wheeling P,ts', he friends OF
the new State in Congress wiIl take II
for granted that the people of the new
State endorse the course OF their Senator
and the Government organ the Wheel
ing Press, Say what will you do ? -
WIN YOU remain idlNNnl let Your State
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a liaBass, THE WarrcnIon (Penn.i
Nail gives on accoun. Of sentencing
is1
t'eniteHtfafy i6ftwo ye4ssodsa rliatge
oflarceny. Daring ihe remarks made
by tie Court she frequently tcrruptcd
with insolent aud abusive language
When the sentence was pronounced sho
broke forth with a vollcy OF imprecatiOns,
aud let ly four or five stones, onu after
anolheJ like lightning. The Judges
duckcd their lcod3 and doged, barely
escaping hit. Then she bounded like
wildcat for the Jadgca, and Octuallygot
partly behind the bench before she was
seized end held, while she yelled and
Struggled with the strength of strong
mar,
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We publish below communication
I.from Mr.. G. II. Wiseman--tho first the
Public has been treated to, and the lost
i've have been bored with, fromhim. lie
yery modcslly requestcd'usto add any.
lhingto the production that we might
1hiuk. proper, but any addition is unne
eessSry, as it speaks for itself and,
therefore, we give it place rerJa,im, q
spfl,stm, ctpaactpa'em, ct Read it anl be
edi6cd,
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UNION HOUSE,
Main Street

MUM NTTVVT
POINT PLEASANT. VA,
HUTCH. MCDANIEL, Proprietor,
VNHlS Hotel is in the business portion of the
town, convenient to the steamboat landing
and The proprietor plclgcshimscl to spare no
rainS Ia give entire satisfaction 10 all who may
be- pleased 10 call upon him,
march nO-ly.
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ADVERTISING.

ono square of IOlncs, one or three insertions
sl5O Ech subsequent insertion, 25 cents
Professional cards Of lines or less year s.
Quarter Colum months $40 one year Sl5
Half Column, 6 months Sl5, year 500
One Column, months S25 year S35
liberal discount made 10 those who adyer'
tise by the year
Advertisements must have the number CT IN
Fertions marked on the copy, or they will be
kept in till forbid ; and char ;ed accordingly.
All casual ortrnnsient advertisements must
be paid for in advance, 10 insure their insertion
GTAfIidavit will not he made to orders OF
Publication or other legal advertisements nm
less they are paid for.
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$. HAYWARD & SON,

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS ~
FURNITURE, CHAIRS, BEDSTEADs,
Upholstry, Gilt Moulhings Sc,
Ware rooms Fronting Public sQuNn,
GALLlrOLlS, ONO
A. Nbahc mud Wool Collins constantly on
hand A llcyrsc olwNy in readiness for fuuc.
rails may II ly.
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no DISABLED SOLDIERS. SEAMAN 4
I &Nanti mud widow Or OthCr heirs or uiust
who have died or been killed in the service
CuAS. TUCKER, Attorney for claimants
Bounty Land and Pension Agent, Washington
DC.
Pensions procured for soldiers scamen and
mrrincs of the present war, who are disabled
i,y reayon Of womdsrpCe,ved, % disease cnD,
iracied Wniie ii service aud PeuNoO, BoUnY
ty Money and arrears Of pay obtained for wild
ows or other heirs Of those who have died ol
been killed while in service
Bounty iand procured for services in any Of
the other wars.
CHAS. TUCKER, Washington, D. G.
Those entitled to Pensions, Bounty Land OF
Bounty Money, can have their claims preporcn
and forwarded to Mr., Tucker by calling at the
RcgistGT Office
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TUX sprsgucs, Of Rhode IslaH, have
made most generous and potrfcic prop.
osltion to the mon in their empty who
hOvo families They Offer tot onlinuc
to such, il they will enlist, halN.lcir nav
during their absence, Ond 10 scAo their
nosilions 10 lhem WHOM lheY rehn
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Tim SnlO Treasury Of PcRRSy)vANh
has received an annaymOua leRer from
New York, incloaiag a $4,000 TyOOsOfp
note, which reads thus, "psy tho em
closed to the crodtt OF your OOblO, NaWN
olic State Tits her due
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None but those acquainted with tho
northeastern portion Of Arkansas can
appreciate the difficulties Curt. had to
contend with in makiue his way from
Ba'CsyllIc 10 Helena. The county is
1te y,teAsiri@Sy,, ,,e& t,N"sSlafai;ts ttiy,,ss.
cessioniSt Il it isa very fertile region,
tho people raising but litio more than is
necessary for their owi subsistence -
Part Of is 0atpraIrie, ntersected with
deep sloushS that are often hard to pass.
sm9D rivers md 9aE9l .ahcunJ.. and
thera aye many marohe5. in additios
to all this, the whole region is filled with
guerrilla bands, who hung upon the
rear OF the Of the amy, attackipc
detached bodies and STU ,rlers Gen
Curtis had also several loyere Gdbts
with large bodies Of troop. an be nm.
pears to have worsted thcn in every an
counter The whole ler,tb of Tho
march from Bnlosyile to Helona woe
about one hundred and twenty riles and
although his army suffered reat ratirnc
and was on hallrrIions part + Tho ,imc
It reached the Mississippi lhout any
loss inc laSI accounts y H. that large
supplies oil hospital stores q hing, hor.
scs and cattle have been sou, from s,
louis TO Helena, and we shah soon hear
Of Curtis being ready 10 rdsme o(Fen.
sive operations against the oueay.
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Tuc taxable property Of cMciOnOth d
worth Sl,0OoiQQQ
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Gle ll)ceItln lacnjstcr,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
GEORGE W. TIPPETT,

POINT PLEASANT, VA.
TERMS: -onc dollar per annum strictly in
advance
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SGTkr0N CAsltlp ~ CGthle,13s SatSG.
ing it all around, probably no public
mSo ever accomplished as much unpop
ularily in the same space Of time, At .
large meeting in Marshal county reeOnty
held for military purposes a resolution
asking him 10 resign was unaOimop'ls
adopted,
TuE boy who undertook to suok al
egg plant, AMI was chokcd by tho yolG,
has recovered
Young ladies', We would have you
srorn to marty men, who, without i'm,
perariye cause, stay at home IN ihia war
Better remain single than lsk bOeOMlNg
the mothers ola race Of oowarda,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-31

Cabe Of Jackson. Mr.. Reeve was
nominated on the fourth ballot.
DR.. W. II. Durham Of Jackson
county, was nominated for Surgeon
without opposition.
On motion, the Governor is request
ed to assign Lieut Henry Hall, who
has been detailed as Quartermaster, to
other duty.
The following resolution was passed
unanimously:
RESOLVED by this convention, that
we recommend TO the proper authori-
ties the propriety Of instituting draft,
il the regiments are not filed up within
the next month.
On motion of Judge Sesrl, com
mittee Of six was appointed 10 draft
and publish an address to the people oi
this Military District, to aid the cause
OF enlistment therein. The Chair ap'
pointed F. C. Searl of Scioto. chairman,
James Harper Of Gallia, Isaac Roberts
OF jackson, DR.. B.. F. Cory Of Law
renee. and Andrew Kilgore of Pike.
On motion, it was ordered that the
proceedings of this convention be pub
lished in all the newspapers in the Dis
trict. and copy sent to the Adjutsnt
General Of the State.
The convention then adjourned with.
out delay.
W. W. JOHNSON, Chairman.
D. MAcKLEI, Secretary.