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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
Our!s !sDiscreetD Generals.

From all that eau be observed Of progres:
of events on the Carolina coasts, the pee.
pie are becoming satisfied that our gener-
ais, there, esteem most highly, and pursue
most rigidIy, the doctrine that "cliscretion
is the better part of valor." Indeed, it i.
becoming quite obvious that they have
been so completely y absorbed in this idea
that they have come to regard discretion
as the Uhole of valor; and therefore give
the world no other assurance of their mer-
its in this behalf than by discreeAy keep
ing themselves out or harms way.
The discreet Gen. Sherman could
have seized Charleston during the rebel
panic; but his alteration for this better
part of valor would not permit; he might
have taken Savannah too: but discretion
interposed,- because vo.hy those fright
ened rebels might have come back and
somebody be hurt! Commodore Dupont
braveiy and promptly opened the way for
Gen. Sherman. HIS valor didn't decant
itself off through the discretion leakage
bat found manifestation in the music OF
shell and bomb and in calling of The figures
in the dance of death that be opened at the
great Port Royal ball. Gen. Sherman,
during nearly two months of occupance
has not advanced single mile beyond
the protection of the gun boat range
The railroad connecting Charleston and
Savannah has not been touched. He has
been busy in making Tybee Island i'm
pregnable. He deemed it discreet to
provide safe place to retreat to. But
we begin to apprehend that he may soon
find it a very inconvenient place TO retreat
from! His discretion has afforded the
rebels ample time and opportunity to rally
and prepare for the attack upon his works
and upon his advance. This discreet com
marder. acting upon the rule of the ring,
forbears to intlict any punishment on the
foe while down; but discreetly waits for
him TO rise and resume the conflict.
On Ship Island Gen. Phelps seems TO
be exhibiting the same amazing discretion.
He too like Gen. Sherman, has ventilated
bis valor in bit of light literature, yclept a
proclamation, and then be discreHy rests
from his labor.
Gen. Mcclellan is also discreetly hold
ing back his troops, and asking for more.
The blockade of Washington continues !:
but, no matter: the General keeps dis
creetly silent and all is qnict oa the Poio
mac.
The truth of the business is, that if it
were not that occasionally some indiscreet
fighting fellows among the Coloueis aud
Majors get loose and give the rebels a
suden rib-smasher, like Pope, and Darie,
and McCook, and Wilich and Kane, this
would be the most discreet war on record
But this extreme of discretion is beginning
to be known among the people by another
name, that fighting men have no fancy to
have applied to themselves; and we would
counsel our Generals to give the sovereigns
little specimen of something that does not
always smack of mere discretion without
the other parts Of valor.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
Horrors of the French Retreat
from Moscow.

The naked masses of dead and dying
men; the mangled carcasses of ten thou
sand horses, which had, in some cases,
been cut for food before life had ceased,
the cravings of famine at other points form
ing groups of cannibals; the air enveIoped
in flames and smoke; the prayers of hun
dreds of naked wretches, flying from the
peasantry, whose shouts of vengence ech-
oed necessarily through the WOODS; the
wrecks of cannon, powder wagons, military
stores of all descriptions, and every ordina-
ry as we'll as extraordinary i'll Of wal, COM
bined with the asperity of the climate,
formed such scene as probably was never
witnessed 20 such an extent in the history
of the world before.
At Wiasma, fifty French, by a savage
order, were burned alive. In an other VII
lage fifty more were burned alive; but
these terrible acts of atrocity were
minor features-they ended in death with
comparatively little protrac.ed suffering
Here death, so much invited, so solicited
as friend, came with dilatory step; but
still he came without intervals of torturing
pause. l will cite three or four of the NEST
painted incidents that witnessed.
"A number of naked men whose backs
had been frozen while they warmed up the
front of their bodies, sat round the burning
embers of hut. Sensible at last to the
chill of the air, they bad succeeded in
turning themselves, when the fire caught
the CONCEALED flesh and hard burnt crust
covered the whole of their backs. The
wretches were still living as l passed.
2. Sixty dying, naked men, whose necks
were lying on felled tree, while Russian
men and women, with large fagot sticks,
singing in chorus and hopping round, with
repeated blows struck out their brains in
succession.
8. A group of wounded men at the ash
es of another cottage, sitting and lying over
the body of comarde, which they had
roasted, and the flesh of which they had
began TO eat. ~
4. A French woman, naked to her che.
mise with black, long, disheveled hair, sit
ting on the snow where she had remained
the whole day, and in that situation she
had been delivered of child, which had
been stolen from her. This
was the extreme of mental anguish and
bodily suffering.
l could cite variety of other sorry and
sad calamities, but the very recollection is
loathsome. As man and an EDglisbmau,
l did all in my power to mitigate their
griefs.-[Sir Robt. Wilson's Memoirs.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
Southern Items.

A letter to the Philadelwhia Inquirer
from Fortress Monroe, Dec. oath mentions
an arrival from Richmond under flag Of
truce of thirteen ladies, four men and eight
children, refugees from Southern oppres-
sion.
From one we have the positive asser-
tion that Elk Minister Faulker actually car
ried dispatches from his colleagues in Ft.
Warren 10 the rebel authorities at Rich
mond, and that be concealed several in the
stem of his large pipe, and put number
in the shape and likeness of cigars.
The "shinplaster' money has been is
sued to such an extent that paper has run
out entirely, and an enterprising firm in
Richmond is now issuing small bills by
cutting worthless bank notes in four pieces
and printing on the backs of them.
The passengers protest that there. is q
strong Union feeling Throughout the South
especially in North Carolina, where il was
openly avowed by some persons.
Mrs. Clark, one of the passengers who
arrived dy the flag of truce, last night, Is
lady who some time since left New York
with her husband for the South, intending
to set up school. Her husband pur-
chased smack and went into the oyster
dredging business. He was Union man,
and, for expressing his sentiments in favor
of the Union, was arrested, thrown into
prison, where he now is awaiting his trial.
Mrs. Clark was arrested and confined in
the Richmond Jail for seven long, weary
months, where she lay upon nothing better
for bed than pile of corn husks, and
lived upon bread aud water, except when
some friend could spare something better.
She is profoundly grateful for having been
found guiltless at last and set at liberty
She does not know where her husband is,
nor does she know whether he is dead or
sliye.
A strong Union conspiracy has been dis
covered in the mountains of Georgia, and
aud attempts have been made to burn
number of bridges. A large bridge on the
Georgia Central Railroad has been burned.
Union men were certainly being hung clan
destinely.
There is a great difficulty experienced
by masters in keeping the slaves quiet
Many were shot upon the most trivial sus-
picion of dissatisfaction.
AT New Orleans, all that life and gay
ETY. which formerly permeated the ciyoln
every part. has entirely vanisheo' 'Aao
everything is dead, dull and dreafys fhsi
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
THE COAST ABANDONED.


Tie fort on Edding's Island was visited
and found deserted, like the rest. Indeed
this reconnaissance only confirms the result
of others, that the whole coast has been
abandoned, and ,ha. no effort will be made
to hold any point between Charleston and
Port Royal south of James Islaud. Som.
er Inlet, whose entrance is on the south of
that Island, is the approach to Charleston,
and all appearances indicate that there a
desperate stand is to be made. Batteries
are erected along its northern bank, and
the channel is obstrueted by sunken vessels
and stockades. The position is uudoubt-
edly an admirable one for defence.
THE SCHOOL FOR CoNRRABANDs.
The commencement of the school for
the contrabands has been unavoidably de-
layed. An order for tie blackboards at
Beaufort was given by the Chief Quarter
master, and Mr.. Lee went up to get them.
Gen. Stephens promised they should be
sent. down, but they have not come, and
without them it is not easy to make be-
ginning. 1t is intended to 60 on as soon
as they are received, if the weather is not
too severe. The school must be held for
the present evening, as most of the schol-
ars are at work during the day. The only
school room is the open. air, aud as that is
sometimes extremely cold, and often TOO
keen for such work, there can be no regu-
lar sessions until room is furnished
Quarters for the contrabands are just CON-
menced. Hitherto they have slept in a
few poor tents on the bluff near the fort,
an exposed situation, with little protec-
ton from the thin canvass of which the
tents are made. Four buildings, each $50
feet long by 80 feet wide, will be finished
in two or three weeks, and part of one,
perhaps so feet by 80, will be reserved as
a school room. Before that is ready some
arrangement will have been made for the
permanent establishment of the school, and
at least one teacher is expected from the
North who will give his whole time to in
StructlOn.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
re- A lady; connected officially wit

Eg- A lady; connected officially with
the Government Hospitals, tells of cav
airy officer enlisted with one arm !-fortu-
nately his right one-of soldiers enlisted
nearly blind, and wholly so in one Of their
eyes-of men received with less than five
fingers, and one Of them three! This is
rs bad rs the runaway deaf and dumb
boys, who last year enlisted and passed
muster, and were not for some time dis
covered. These wretched inspections OF
the lame, halt, blind, deaf and dumb, as
well as to the otherwise incapable, has led
to an immense number of discharges
Tho abuse has become so great as to be
not only notorious, but very expensive.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09

We clip the following items from the
Tribune's Port Royal correspondence of
Dec. oath.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
STILL IN THE FIELD.-The Louisville

STILL IN THE FIELD.-The Louisville
Journal of Tuesday, says:
Judge McCook, of Steubenville, Ohio,
the father of various military officers OF
that name in our service, came to this city
a few days since, rifle in hand, and wen,
down TO the advance of Gen. Johnson's s
division. The venerable Judge has been
several battles always fighting on his own
hook. He has three sons and three neph
eve now in our State among its brave de-
tenders. Assistant Adjutant General Nc.
Cook, who is on his brothers staff, is in
this city at the Gait House.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
HON. JOHN. SLIDELL

HON. JOHN. SLIDELL.
Mr.. Slidell, whom | had the pleasure
of meeting in New Orleans, is a man Of
more fact, and is not inferior TO his col
league in other respects. He far excels
him in subtleiy and, depth, and is one OF
the most consumate masters of political
manouvre in the States. He is what is
called here "wire puller' man who
unseen moves the puppets of the public
stage as he lists-a man Of iron will and
sorong passious-who loves the excitement
of combinations, and who in his dungeon,
or whatever else it may be, would conspire
with the mice against the cat sooner than
not conspire at all. 1t struck me that he
was living sullenly apart from Montgomery
waiting to be called in when saw him,
and l have no doubt Mr.. Davis selected
him with alacrity for the post which he
was so well adopted to fill. Originally
Northern man he has thrown himself in
to the Southern cause, and staked bis
great fortune on the issue without hesta.
ton, and with all the force of his intellect
and character. But even he believed that
England must break the blockade for cot
ton.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09
Interesting From Port Royal.

We clip the following items from the
Tribuae's Port Royal correspondence oi
Dec. oath.
NAVAL RECoNNoIsANcE.
A recent naval reconnaissance of North
Edisto Inlet by Capt. Drayton in the Paw
nee, with the Seneca. and other gunboats,
resulted in some discoveries of Interest,"
An abandoned fort was found on Botany
Bay Island, to the left of the inlet, which
had mounted fourteen guns. The work
was of considerable strength, having two
bustions, with a long natural curtain of
sand-hills, the real fort being palisaded and
supplied with magazines. The guns and
everything else were removed. A camp
just deserted was discovered at Rockville.
Five hundred men composed it and they,
hearing the noise of tie shells which the
Pawnee threw into The fort before it was
known to be empty, fled instant ntly, taking
with them their arms, but leaving behind
tents, provisions, and stores of all sorts.
EMANCIPATION OF coNrRABANDs.
Great numbers of negroes came down
to meet the crew who landed, some of
whom were brought away. Rockville was
a town of moderate pretensions, known as
a watering place, and possessing several
shops, from which considerable quantities
of rice. sugar, and other stores were obtain
ed. One party of negroes had suddenly
emancipaled themselves from the owner
ship of Mr.. Seabrook, who occupied
plantation about ten miles from the fort.
This gentleman was at dinner when the
report of the cannonade invaded his peace
ful abode. 1t appears that his dis,aste fo.
unexpected company was so great that the
dinner was left unfinished. Mr. Seabrook
springing hastily up with the exclamation
that the Yankees were coming, and the
negroes were ordered to get ready the fiat,
which lay in the creek, for immediate
transportation of the Seabrook cha:tels.
themselves included. Other views having
obtained possession of their unintelligent
minds, they cruelty hid the fiat in the bush
es that bordered the creek, seized all the
boats, and blindly forsook their patriarchal
home. The Pawnee guided no doubt by
the instructions of Mr.. Secretary Wells,
who is not curious in color, received them
on board for account Of whom in may con-
cern.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-09

There will be no want of pupils; the
want will be at first of teachers and means
of instruction. The army will furnish
some teachers, whose services have already
been offered If the school increases with
the number of contrabands certain to ar
rive during the next two months, 1t is not
likely to be over supplied in any respect.
Letters cards and spelling books have been
accidentally received in sufficient numbers
to begin with. Whether the negroes come
into camp or not-and how generally they
come depends on many things still uncer-
tain-very large numbers will occupy the
Islands deserted by the rebels, and not in
Guided in our lines. They are rapidly leav-
ing the mainland, though much retarded
by the difficulty of bringing with them
their wives and children. The Provost
Marshal, who has the best opportunities
for informatian, since all the negroes are
first sent to him thinks there are from five
TO seven thousand more on the Island than
when we first landed. They often came
long distances, leaving families and homes,
euluring fatigue and braving danger-for
whatl -Four came yesterday from Flor-
da in an open boat. To reach the coast
they had Travelled through many miles of
swamp. Their polar instinct told them
the North Star had swung round and pois-
ed Itself over Port Royal.
From Hilton Head correspondence of
the Times, Dec. "a, we extract:
SLAVES WITHOUT MASTERS.
There are now in Beaufort District,
alone, am informed by official personages
nearly 10000 slaves, whose masters have
fed, and Beaufort District is but small
portion of the country at present in our
hands. l have accompanied number Of
the reconnoisances made in all directions
from this post, both by sea and land !; have
witnessed the exploration of the country
from Tybec Island on the South, to North
Edisto on the North, on extent Of at least
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s.Strike ct the Cause"

ut is certainly better 10 strike at the
cause than vainly attempt To war with
the s6ed.-Leav. lnqxirer. June lst.
This is a principle enunciated BY the
Inquirer. in an article on kidnapping
and R.scali.y." and was directed to
the Kansas Emancipation League as
the cause, as the rebel shee, has it, Of
kidnapping in Kansas. However mer-
itorious defense sgains, the assaults of
the Inqxirer;,he "Lesgne" msy have.
do not propose in this article to advc-
cafe or defend it /: but We are glad that
paper has laid down this principle-or
rather stepped upon a plank previously
laid nown by 'arse portion Of the 10y
al men Of the United States. We have
regarded the tone Of The Inquirer as
treasonable-and the whole establish
uent az "league" with secession. but
we hope in this one thing it will bc
consistent. and apply its rule Of June
lst to the rebellion. "What is sauce
for the goose. is sauce for the gsnder." "
To eradicate disease from the sys.
tenn the cause Of the disease must be re-
moved. A cure cannot otherwise be
effected. Our nation has been attacked
with the violent commissions Of rebel
lion, and unless it is cured. the nation
must die.
1t is vain to a:temp, TO war with the
effect. and We must "strike al the cause q
Tten, what is the cause? The Zsqair-
er will tell you that it is the abolition
malaria. But What produced this ma.
laria? Twas the fostering corruption Of
slavery. This the Laqurer knows to
be true. Is it not 50. Burrell B.!
We hardly expect the rebel sheet
will answer truly. for it has established
= reputation for lying second only to
Sam. Medary's Crisis. Every candid.
loyalman must see that the sI,my excrss
cence aud pntrefacsion Of slavery on
the body polite. is the primary cause -
the seat Of this rebellious Infection
Then in the language Of the Inquirer !:
ut is cestainly better TO strike q,
the cause. than vainly attempt to wa,
With the efect;;' and the only question
remaining to be settled is. In What
manner shall the cause be eradicated.
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Proceedings Of the Committee Of
Arrangements.
WEDNESDAY. June 4lh. 4

WIDSEsDAv. June 4Ih, 4 P. \.
The Committee of Arrangements fol
the celebration of the 4;h Of July. vas
called together By G. B. Carson. Chair.
man, when the following Committee,
were appointed. to-wit:
To select grounds for setting tsbls
and erecting speakers stand. N. X
Duttoo. John W. Day and P. E. Havens
For Committee 10 arrange tables
jos. Evans. J. N. Mcfarland. w. K
Fairholm. Oliver Shrader. Mrs. c. B
Nc CIelIan. Ms. S. s. Cooper. Mrs. s.
C. Gephars. Mrs. E. J. Barnes. Mrs
J. N. Mcfarland, Mrs. Julia NJ. Rice
Mrs. G. J. Adams and Ms. Wm. Evans
Committee on Toasts. C. b. McCIel
Ian. John W. Day. P. E. Havens. W
N. Allen and S. c. Gephart.
To visit families and ascertain wha,
each will furnish for the table, Ell
Evans. II. Gibbs. II. Owens. J. N
Hall. Jas. E. Smith Oscar Short. .ni
NJ. S. Fiunicum also. for the village,
Miss Nettie Hayens, Miss Frank Fair.
holm. Miss Fannie Finnicum, Miss Carrie
Macomber, Miss Melissa Shoemake, Miss
Lauretta Conwell. Miss Maria H. Prem.
iice, with instructions 10 the last named
Committee to report to the Committee
Of Arrangements next Saturday. June
l4th. At 43o'clock. P. n.
N. R. Durros. Sec'y.
G. B. CARsoN. Chairman.
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Great Battle hear Richmond.
COMPLETE UNION VICTORY y!
Bsanre.ard's Army Ssa!tsred!!
Ccpturs If h;s Camp E2~il'age. Stores
and an immeNse R.mber of 1drms
and Prisoners.

WAsHING1oH. June !.
The following dcspa.ch WAS received
at the War Department tbs afternoon
FIELD Of BATTLE. June 2-l2x.
We have had desperate battle. in
which the corps of Generals Sumner,
Hein,zleman and keys we're engaged
against greatly superior numbers.
Yesterday at l O'Clock. the enemy
taking advantage of a terrible Storm
which flooded the valley Of t's Chi;x.
hominy. attacked our righ, flank. Gen.
Casey's division which, vas in the front
line. gave way unaccoun,abiY. This
caused temporary confusion. during
which their guns and baggage were
lost, but Gems. Hein,zIeman aud kear.
ney mos, gaIlan,Iy brought up their
troops and checked the enemy, end al
the same time succeeded BY great ex-
er'ions in bringing across Gems. Sedg'
wick's aud Richardson . divisions. who
drove ba:k The enemy at the point o
the bayonet. covering the ground with
his dead.
This morning the enemy attempted
10 reaew the conflict. but Was every.
where repulsed.
We have taken many prisoners,
among whom are Gen. Pet'igrew and
Col. Long. Our loss is heavy. but the
enemy's must be enormous. Except.
in. Gen. Casey's division. the men be-
haved splendldiy. Several 6ne bayo-
net charges were made.
(Signed) Ggo. D. McCLKLLAx.
Major General
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A dispatch received at the War De-
par.meui states tha. brigade Of our
troops. preceded by four companies Of
the Rhode Island cavalry. entered Front
Royal yesterday morning At II o'clock.
and drove out the enemy. consisting ot
the 9th LouisiSna. four companies Of
the laIh Georgia. and a body Of caval-
ry. Our loss Was eight killed. four
wounded and one missing-sll Of the
Rhode Island Cavalry. We captured
several officers and $50 privates.-
Among the offers are Capt Beck~ita
Of the 48th Virginia. Fl 9. Lieut.. Gren-
uile Of the 8.h Louisiana: and Lieuis.
J. X. Dixen and Waterman. Of the
troops taken BY the enemy at Frcn,
Royal. Our advance was so rapid that
the enemy was surprised and VAS there
fore not enabled 10 burn the bridges
across the Shenandoah.
The rebels commenced moving their
sick last Monday. Beauregard and
Bragg were at Corinth Thursday after
noon.
Indications are fast increasing that
Gen. Sigel may be designated for the
command Of the troops in the Valley Of
Virginia.
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and his army were saved from capture
BY the negro who rode in such haste
into Gen. Keuly's camp and gave in
formation Of the danger 10 time for the
men TO form in order Of battle. and hold
tbs enemy in check until their plane
for q surprise Of the division we're frus-
trated. Ifa slave that negro should Be
be made free.
We think it is time to turn over a
new leaf in the conduct Of the war. and
for the COVE rpment to use al the meac c'
within its roach to crush the rebellion.
Let us hrve done with temporizing. and
strike the monster 10 the heart.
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OHLY OuR OPrNroN.-When the In
quirer was established. we Tefrained
from expressing what kind Of paper
We thought it would be. tho.sh we
knew the proprietors were of tho mean.
est stamp Of pro-slavery border-rniSans
in sc. We have been reading il
reasonable pages frequently since il
started. and we believe its publication
is a daily insult to the loyal people oi
Kansas. II is astonishing how q man
with = spark Of honor in his heart. can
under his own name. write and pub
lish 90 many bare-faced falsehoods as
appear in the editorial columns Of that
paper. The man who can 20 unblush.
ingly and shamsIessIy lie. must be lost
10 honor and lost to truth.