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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-09-11

long more heartily for the overthro'
of the powers Of evil. Meme can hav,
such conposure of mind, be prompte'
more readily to action, have better as
surances of good, and brighter hope
for the future than he, who under cir
cumstances of fiery trial. reposes hi
unwavering confidence in God. 1t i
the christian Philosopher alone tha
stands with his head above the waves
Of agitation, and watches with deeE
concern the mighty commotion.
The clouds may be thick. gloomy
and threatening overhead, the light
|nings may be falling arornds him, and
She ihunders rolliEs tbroass
ems. but the still small voice within,
whispers in silvery tones "Peace, be
still" and check each rising fear. He
knows in whom he trusts. He is well
informed as to the character of the
pilot who guides the bark over the
stormy main. Inspiration speaks in
language too plainly to be misunder-
stood. "In the day Of adversely, con-
sider," and the thought comes home
that "the path of sorrow, and that path
alone. leads to the path where sorrow
is unknown" and triumphantly ne ex-
claims, amidst my list Of blessings in
finite, stands this the foremost, that my
heart has ded. For all, / bless thee;
most for the severs."
Doubtless, we Of the present have q
greater work to perform than any gen.
Grafton which has preceded us. Firmly,
then, let us go at the work before US,
meet resolutely the responsibilities Of
the times, trusting in providence for a
wise disposal Of events, finching from
no duty while we cheer our hearts with
the thought that there is light ahead
The present is dark, but just ahead
there may be a future of rare excel
lence and beauty, inviting the mind in
advance Of the moments to the excite
ments incident to exploration. Our
sun may for the moment be obscured
by clouds, but hope tells us that those
clouds shall soon pass by, when she
shall shine again in her richness and
beauty, and more than her ancient
splendor. IT'S true that many who are
now in the vigor of life, ere the time of
peace returns, will have seen an end Of
sublimary things. We know not but
that in the mighty struggle, some who
are here to-day shall be called to "sleep
the sleep that knows no waking" to
"dream of battle fields no more" II
so, the sacrifice is in a noble cause, and
heaven brings no condemnation to the
pure hearted patriot, who suftes the foe
of truth, justice, liberty, and humanity.
Heavens peaceful fields await the faith
full soldier of the cross and his country,
and bright and glorious is the destiny
and reward in another cline, of him who
shrinks from no duty, however perilous,
or however severe.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-09-11

CHARAcrERIsrIcs.-It is said when
a Frenchman has to wait, be smokes; q
German meditates; an Italian sleeps;
an Englishman takes walk; an Ameri-
can invents some new contortion Of his
limbs, and tries to pat his feet higher
than ever.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-09-11

~The law is a pretty bird, and
has charming wings. 'Twould be quite
a bird of paradise, if it didn't carry
such terrible bill.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-09-11

~"A man can't help what has
been done behind his back" as the
scamp said when he was kicked out Of
doors.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-09-11

The New CoxEr.-On the evening
of the 9Th inst, we had look at the
new comet through Mr.. Fits's large
telescope. No tail was visible, but
fan-shaped brush of cometary mstter
was thrown out toward The sun-the
phenomenon that usually precedes the
formation Of the tail. This brush ia
ded away into the sky without any de-
fined boundary or other evidence OF the
comets passage through a resisting
medium. All of the phenomena of
this comet will be carefully watched by
many observers eager to see whether
they will throw any light on the ques-
tion OF the existence of attenuated mat
ter IN space, or on any Of the other
unsolved problems OF the universe.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-09-11

HA good old story is told Of one
Of our country constables, who was dr.
rected TO serve an execution. He was
told that the property to be levied on
consisted Of three heifers, aud after ts-
king charge Of them, he must indorse
a return describing the property
With q view to be entirely correct, and
not fnding "sul bslfsts.1 he specified
as follows: went 70 level on. 3 hefiers,
but they want sul heffers ovnly WIN
wars a mooly bull and the uther wan
wars bully mule. f's' i''a
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-09-11
AN ADDRESS

Delivered at the Mt. Zion Sabbath
School Celebration, held August Esd,
1859:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02

ARREST OF A LIEUTENANT COLONEL. n
Lieutenant Colonel in Camp Simmons, hasI|
been put under arrest for moving his regiment
without orders, under the following circum-
Stances
1tseems that a private in this regiment was
shot by member Of the Provost Guard bM,
talon: while attempting to break guard, yester-
day, and the Colonel, being exasperatea thereat
ordered cut six companies Of bis regiment, and
ranged them in battle line, for the purpose Of
capturing the Provost Guard battalion! Capt.
Tarbutton, commandant Of the camp, imme-
diately ordered his arrest for acting without or
ders. philadelphia Inquirer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02
Important Disclosure.
correspondence Of the New York Wo

the Emperor's proposals tor an armlstlce IN
America have been treated by our press Will
be SO likely to blind the people on the other
side Of the Atlantic to the real origin and OBJ
iect of those proposals, that think it right to
inform you Of certain facts which must even
tually come to light in connection with the d.
plomatic history Of this crisis in the United
States. While neither the French nor the En-
glish government has for some time past be-
lieved reunion in America as probable IN any
event, AMI while both governments regard such
q reunion as utterly impossible # the war IS
prosecuted III the interest Of abolltlonlsm, there
is this important difference to be noted between
the attitude Of the two powers: france desires
to see America united under one government;
England prefers the establishment OF two con
federacies. The reasons for this divergence OF
views are obvious, and in myjudgment perfect
X compatible with real good will to the people
Of both sections on the part OF each OF the pow
ers which have formed such contrary opinions
in respect to the best solution of the existing
difficulty. Be this as il may, each power has
recently been acting upon It's own theory. The
date Of the dispatch of NJ Drouyn de | Hugs is
October 80. You will remember that Lord
LYONS sailed for America on the 18th, having
originally intended to leave on the 18th Of that
month. His departure was delayed to enable
him to receive instructions based on the result
Of propositions made by this government to
the governments Of France, Spain, Italy, Rus
STA, and Prussia, earlier in the autumn. The
tenor of these propositions was similar to that
of the subsequent propositions OF Napoleon,
with this vital difference, that the Englsh
DroDositions contemplated what N. del'Huys,
in his subsequent dispatch, describes as
''pressure," in case OF their non acceptance.
The powers, as [ am well informed, replied
substantially as follows:
Spain as maritime and colonial state, near
II Interested, declined committing herself to
any action which might at once expose her
possessions to immediate annoyance, and bring
upon her the imputatlon Of avallng herself I'M
generously of the distresses Of the United
States to secure indemnity for tie past and Sc
curity for the future.
Italy regarded that her relations with the
United States were such as to indlspose her to
become a party to any untimely pressure upon
that country.
Russia regarded the moment as inopportune
for demonstration Of the kind intended, and
did not consider herself sufficiently interested
to warrant any action so emphatic at this
time
France was unwilling TO adopt measures
which might indeed bring On peace: but at
the expense Of the Union, the hope OF seeing
which re- established she was not yet fully pre-
pared to forego.
Such, [ have reason to believe, was the ten
or ofthe replies which finally determined the
English cabinet to hold their action on the
American question is suspense. The French
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02
WAR Ews,-Nothing of importance tra1

WAR News. Nothing of importance trans
pired on the Rappahannock yesterday. 1t ap-
pears that the Confederates made two success
full movements on the North side ct the river
on Friday last, Two squadrons OF Federal cav
airy, Of two companies each, were captured
near HARDWOOD, and some three hundred infan-
try taken prisoners near Big Ford.
General Stahl returned to Chantlliy On Sun
dav, from successful reconnaissance through
the country west Of Washington and east Of the
Blue Ridge. Smokers and Ashby's Gaps
were visited, and no Confederates seen in the
former, but at Ashby IS few plckets were sta
toned who retired on the appearance Of the
Federal forces. Several shirmishes occurred
during the movement, IL which the Confeder
ates lost some fifty killed and wounded and
forty taken prisoners The Federal loss was
about fifteen killed and wounded.
A fight occurred at Cove Hill, Missouri, On
Thursday last, in which the Confederates were
defeated. The battle lasted three hours: the
Confederates fighting while falling back.
THE FOREIGN MEDIATION SCHEME. New
York letter, dated Friday last, says
1.-THE European mails by the ,Jura reached
our postofice this morning and the merchants
and business community generally, have been
all day coming over and digesting their cou-
tents. The tone of the private letters from
London and Liverpool bankers, so far as [
have had opportunity to judge, indicates con-
viction in the British public mind, that the
Russell ministry will be prepared to second the
mediation schemes Of France should the year
pass away without further military successes
on the part Of the North. One writer, whose
name always carries weight with it. starts a
different theory He says the reason the
French proposition was rejected was the off
spring of desire on the part Of her majesty S
government to do nothing that might look like
a snap judgment upon the Presidents enamel
patton proclamation. Had that proposition
been acceded to, the friends Of abolition would
have charged the ministry with desire to in
terpose between slavery and freedom. By the
first Of January, however, the emancipation
policy will 60 into effect and the objection al
luded to Will fall to the ground. >
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02
General sigel's Report.

CHANT1LLY, VA. Nov. 30, 7 p u-Brg.
Gen. Stahl has just returned He attacked the
enemy at Smokers Ferry, and followed them
with 800 cavalry into their camps on the other
side Of the river and near Berryville Our men
charged splendidy whenever they met the Ell
envy Whites cavalry was driven in ali direc-
tons, nearly all their officers captured, and
their colors taken White himself fed. and hid
himself at house in Berryville. The Sd. 7th
and 18th Virginia cavalry were also attacked
and routed Forty Of their men, with horses,
were taken prisoners, and fifty killed and wouu-
ded, and two colors taken. One wagon load of
pistols and carbineS was picked up on the road,
thrown away by the flying enemy. Eighty
cattle and eighty horses were also brought in.
Our loss in killed and wounded is about fifteen.
Gen. Stahl reports that his officers and men
behaved excellenty y, and used only their swords
no fire arms He also reports that there IS
a BRIGADE under Gen. Jones, at Winchester,
but that Jackson's main force was at New
Market last Wednesday, as reported previous
". T. SIGEL, II. G. {:
Mr.. John Van Buren, made q speech at a
great Democratic meeting in y. FORK, on Fri
day, in the conclusion Of which he said
':They have talked Of aTesting prominent men
on our side. They have spoken at times Of
alresting me. Laughter Not to me: they
would not tell such such nonsense to me, bat
to sick relatives, women and children. Re-
newed laughter.) | told them that they did
not dare arrest ne in New York city. The
physical force was too strong. They thought
they would arrest me in Philadelphia, where
they had majority, and went to see if they
would laughter They did rot do it there,
and went to Baltimore, and as they did not DO
It there, [ went to Washington, and into the
President house. Laughter and applause.
And as my business there has been subject OF
considerable conversation, | now state that l.
had no business on earth there except TO see
whether they wanted to arrest me; but they did
not dare to SO long as / kept ms de the Con-
stitution and the laws: for though q very Z o.
er&to lawyer know the law enough not to
violate it, while I knew perfectly well that they
did not dare arrest ne as they had arrested
women. know this, that If any man con
nected with the illegal arrests that have been
made in New York state sets his foot upon the
soil Of New York state, [ will arrest hiEl,-
(Cheers long continued. And, SO help NE
God: he shall be brought to such punishment
as the Constitution and the laws ofthis country
admit. Renewed cheers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02

PEACE RUNoRs On Saturday evening
last, at political meeting in New York, Hon.
Fernando Wood made speech. part Of which
is reported as follows:
Mr.. Wood sal he had received information,
and had communicated it to the government,
that under certain circumstances the South
were ready to return-aye, from leading states
men of the South. Men Of position and IN
huencc IL the Southern Coniederacy had ex-
pressed a desire - return under a democratic
rule; the past to be forgotten, the public debt
Oh both sides to be provided for and they were
wiling to let by-gones be by cones: if the North
TIe]riIic cheers, lasting several minutes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02

The premium on gold continues to aecede:
at the \ ORTIZ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02

In the prayer made at The opening Of The
t. s. Senate on Monday, Rev. D. Sunder-
land said as follows:-'Nre rejoice that the
Vaccinations of foreign intervention have been
thus far postponed and defeated We rejoice
in that proclamation, which, as We hope. has
begun to inspire some salutar y fear in the reb-
els of the South, as well as also to outreach the
false and lying prophets Of the North. We re-
joice in that terrible fiery furnace through
which we are passing to test the true spirit Of
the pc pie: and the real sentiments Of those
who have so long and 50 loudly cried cut for
the extinction Of human bondage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-02

The calendar Of the prisoners in the Ole
Capitol will soon be cleared. Nearly half the
cases have already been disposed Of; and tn
rest will be within three or four days. Most
if not all Of those who are incarcerated there
who are not under sentence by competent
court, have either been discharged altogethe'
Or released on parole. A few are marked
Held By order Of the Secretary Of War.
All families are advised now to save th
rags. =
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
thNmselYea.

themselves.
Bnt, says one this is nothing but
Democracy, and the Democrats will
al 90 forit Most assure6ly the most
of the Democrats who are not led by
IDEAS of selfgrcalhess will &c for it.
This is q Democratic Government
when it is not, it will fail to exist.
This is The very misfortune now-itis
the departure IRON dcmocracy--irom
q close reliance with and On tie peo
ple--irom a strict adherence to law
and written Constitutions through the
interference of stump preachers seek
ling political power. A speedy, 0
Iqpick, a sure return to the people
the only true ideas Of democracy, will
save somothing,sayc much, and finally
restore all now lost and rushing down.
wards to total wreck and absolute ruin.
Think of this-there is no time to
lose-because there is mucE to do
put every act, however small, Will be
q part Of the great whole in the final
making up. Crisis.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
Bar Meeting.

At meeting of the Athens county
bar and tie officers of tho Court of
Common Pleas, held at the court.
house in Athens on the 18th Of march,
A, d., 1862, Hon. A. G. Brown was
called to the chair, and E. A. GGthrie
appointed Secretary;
On motion, Col, Il. E. Constable,
7. De Steiguer, Sr,, and S. S. Knowles
were appointed u committee to draft
resolutions expressive OF the sense of
tie meeting. After consultation the
committee reported the following.
1St. ResOIyed, That in the opinion
OF the bar and officers of the Court of
Common Please of Athens county
lion. Judge PLYLEY, by his dipinter.
ested kin lDess in attending the March
session Of our Court here just closed,
for the purpose Of disposing of causes
on the court calender, 10 which Ho5.
Judge WEIGH had aforetime been re.
tained as attorney, deserves our thanks
and we are as much gratfied with
the courteous, yet firm and able man
ner in which h9 has deported himself
upon the bench, as with the accom-
modation.
2nd, ResOyced, That Hon. Judge
WEIGH, at this, his frat sitting as Pre-
siding Judge Of oar Court here has
more than fully justified the high es.
TEEN which the people, in advance
of us expressed, as their delibora te
opinion Of his fitness to judge the peo-
pie in equity.
3rd, Resolrsi, That a copy fthese
resolutions be furnished TO the E ditor
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
WAR NEWS.
ISLAND NUMBER TEN.

At this rebel tortiticatien, things
are, to all appearances, in statu quo.
There has been an artillery duel going
on there for the past IS days. We
have succeeded in sllenceing several
of their guns. The bigh water has
assisted us in silenceing some more.
We cannot get anything Of import
ance in regard to the progress Of the
fight in the past week. The land
forces Of both armies appear to be
concentrating, and we may expect
string news in short time. At Win
chester, Va, there was a sharp skir-
mish on last Saturday. We seen a
gentleman who was there, and he told
us that cur loss mnst have been dou.
bic the COnfederates, our force under
Gen. Shields followed up the army of
Jackson and latest dates s-25th-say
that the armies are in eight and bat
to was expected there on the 26tb
inst. t1AEH ~ q
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
LEGAL NOTICE.
THE STATE OF OHIO, VIOTON
COUNTY.

Loyinia ,Ga,sner, Court of Common Ploos'
George Carsnor. Petition for Divorce.
The above named defendant, George Carsner,
whose place of residence is unknown, is hereby
notife that the said Plaintiff Lovinia Carsner
on the goth day of March, 1862, filed in the
Count OF Common Pleas within and fer said
county, her petition against him as her husband
pray ing for divorce and assigning the follow
ing causes, to-wit: Gross neglect Of duty
More than three years willful abseuce, and the
commission Of adultery with one Zenith Curtis
at the - II otcl in the city Of Wheeling, and
State Of Virginia some tune in November 1858
And that said Petition will be heard at the next
Term Of said Court commencing on tho 18th day
of May, 1862.
Said Defendant is hereby further notified that
depositions win be taken by said Plaintiff to be
used in evidence on the trial of said case at the
times AMI places, to- wit: AT the
Mayors Office in the city of Wheeling and State
of Virginia, on the 20 tn day of April, 1859, be-
tween the hours offs o'clock A. NJ. and 20 o'clock
p. NJ, OF said dav; and at the residence of VIM.
Dunlap in West Liberty, Ohio County, State Of
Virginia, on the 2Sth day Of May 1862, between
the hours ef o'clock A. NJ, and 10 o'clock z.
M.f Of said day.
BINGHAM & HEWITT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
March Q, ls62-6w.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
Supreme Court,

No 1873. William II. Black v.
Israel 9 hesser. Error to the District
Court Of Vlnton county.
By THE @ CURT, Held
|. To constitute "an account" with.
in the meaning Of section 122 Of the
code, it is not necessary that the items
be entered in an account book, provi.
ded they are such as usually form tue
subject of book account.
9. ln an action upon an account,
it is a Suffi oient giving "a copy of the
account" under that section of the
code, for the plaintiff, without having
previously made any entries in an ac.
count book. to set down in writing in
the form Of an account, the items there.
OF, and file it with his petition.
g. Whcrea party voluntarily ap
pears before a justice ofthe peace, and
confesses judgment in favor of the
plaintiff, and omits to set up, as a set
Uff Or counterclaim, a claim he has
against the plaintiff, such defendant is
not by such omission precluded, in a
subsequent suit on such claim, from
recovering costs against such plaintiff.
The 95th section of the code is not
applicable in such a case of confes-
sion Of judgment before justice of
the peace.
A. Whether the 65th section of the
code is applicable in any suit before a
justice of the peace -Qusre.
Judgment affirmed.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
Tax RflI.

This Confscation act of the proper.
ty Of loyal citizens OF the Northern
States, and of the property of the Re.
publican Disunion Abolitionsts, will
be found on oar first and fourth pages.
That is as much Of the proposed act
as We can possibly publish 1t was
once said that Democracy was calcu-
lated to make the erich richer. and
the poor poorer" but the present ad.
ministration proposes a change, the
position now is, make the rich poor
AMI the poor poorer. There is an old
saying, that "misery loves company"
AM God knows the peop le will have
a practical illustration of the maxim
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-03-27
ATHENS NIGGER ORGAN.

The last Messenger, as we expected,
abuses Miss A. j. Scott and us, in
about one and one. half columns. For
low billingsgate and "five point"
slang, it was, perhaps never excel|ed,
That our readers may see what .
notorious BLACKBOARD I. +.
Willes is, We Sil give his own words.
lie says, "any lady who would let
herself down so low, as to write a let
ter TO the Macarthur Democrat" &c,
is either "a disrcputable female or a
sectssionist." Now we have had
quite n nGmbcr of ladies, and some
Of thcm republican ladies, who have
written communications for the Dem
ocrat, and whom this ungonucmally
scoundryl, 7. +. VII les, dare not i'm
Pepch, and we will Just hut by way Of
caution, that he may see tho day ho
will repent using the above language
in reference t. the lady named. The
cowardly sculIion dare not go to Gay
andOtte and make such an attack Of
the lady's chamcrer, we believe, he
would find his hca | in ctanoery very
quick. BY good Union men, toJ.
The charges OF seccssiouisn and dis
loyalty, against us, we don't think
worth while replying to, only to draw
a comparison, we happen to have the
certificate of the proper officers for
service in Western Virginia. When
this Ape of tho Messenger, who is SO
quick at bawling secesh at all who
won't goin for freeing the slaves, was
sitting in his sanctuary, abnscng all
true Union men Of the country, Why
don't this Donkey turp ont under
arms, and show his loyalty
Just as we were going to press we
received, from lady Of Athens, a po.
etc offusiou, which we regret we are
compelled to omit for want of ROOM
We give one verse, OF this Farewell
to the Messenger" as q sample. Will
the Donkey abuse herl
JR. ED.
"Accursed sheet, the breeze that waftSkeA
Upon its bosom madly bears afar
STLNCn, that none can miss thee,
surcr gnide than Bothlehams star.