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, 1862-05-05
a Letter from U. 8. Marshal Phillips.
United STATES MARsnAL's OFr1os,
S9UTHkhN Disrg1or OF ILLINOIS, :
SPR1NGssLp, ILL.,, April 81, 1859.

SrR1sasIsLp, ILL.,, April 81, 1867.
Editors Ch!csgo Tribune:
In your paper OF yesterday your Cairo cor.
respondent states that there WAS . prospect.
yesterday, of a conflict between the civil and
military authorities npon the ct:rn.l niggor
qur-tion. TIE United States Marshal Of this
District clsimed the right to take contra
bald captured ut Fert Donelson, and nov eta-
rlnyed By the Government, aud return him to
lis n,att. r, who 10 said to be loyal Ml,sau-
rian. Thc Provost Marshal resisted and de-
mHrdcd his authority, For tine there WIS
q prospect Of Hcrimlnage, but tho prompt
Ut 1T Of TIE Provost Marshal prevented it and
The U. :. Marshal abandonrd the claim
Nov it il enough to state, that the 3Tt.. in
staur. ti1t day on which the above is sil 20
h~vs' l,aprcrca, sp' ut in toe city Of Chi:s5o
AID thlt / never heard Of tn: c..5f. AtIuAed 70,
uu'i1 read I'll" above paragraph In ynu. pa
FER. I haye not been 70 Cairo i,r weeks II
| wire therr, I would scorn to do what
Is Charged hy your correspondent. II any one
hss attempted In my name to do such 40 vet,
will on tie first intimation dissray aud re-
Eudaafe suea cnndnct. More, wnul1 dis
impairment intermeddling with the military
au1lorfti+s. # the negro, captured % st ltei,
IVES employee By the Government ut Cairo.
fesrtily approve OF such disposition of him.
Alneg'o 'oes at the r'hels ousht to he employed
In lie sanie uay. Please do he the justice to
insert this note In Jour paper, 81 do no.
wish for moment to appear before the pubic
as doing thst for which should dtspise n f.
self. Your correspondent At Cairo owes me
IN spology. Yours truly,
D. l.. PHILLIPS, q. s. MaTshal.
REMARka-Wt deeply rrgres that any para
grsph in our news should do Injustice tt
Marshal Philips, but we find our regret nit
| igascd b. the fact thst an occasion was thu.
furnished for the public utterance of eeuti
, 1862-05-05
From Central Missouri,

At Spring field; Colsnel Marion commsnds
Camp Butler, and with ths 13ta Illinois Cav
airy. is guarding about !, 100 secesh prisoucrs.
Col. Mnr1ion allows no one 70 as sociate or con
ard men who g1i.rd them The health OF the
1Hsoncra is quite good, and about oue hnn-
Cred sre detailed each day to work on huge
1snco ShicA Is btlng baht around tho camp.
Ihus the prisoners art m.de to save the
Government from $50 to 500 per day duriug
.ne n'greas OF the worS- The prisoners ds.,1
tue satne rations Us our aotd1ers. and ara
Ing VIVA
a. holla, things are very quiet. Col. BoYd,
ot me 24th Missouri, has coa,m ,mAnd Of the post,
Ia, ha'eSI accounts PLACE Gen. Curtisa' army iu
about rfnety mica south Of R5lia. slawiy
moving toward The river. "1'
, 1862-05-05

l1osAtoHQ NoI A. I. Evening 9Qet.1
4 little incident happened Today worth re-
latlng. Ever since our pickets hare been
wirhfn six hundred yards OF the euemy's
works, rebel scrcn-footet has sho En himself
taup1lngly at safe dissance from our guus,
evidently Drawing the FIRE Of cur sharpsaoos-
e1s. AL the pieces had been repeatedly level
ca upon him. but without effect. To-day hs
came outeide n u-na1, waving his hat WI hen Two
balls went wbfzztrg tovard him, bus fell
sb1rt~ The rebel continued bis observations.
Mean~hile messenger was despatched for
certain telescopic target rife knosn to be
IN the hands IF sharpshooter, and Colonel
Bsrdan and one of his officers, accompanied
By Two Of his men. walked out to see the re-
enlt as one would 60 to bear hunt Arrived
at the point designated, the seven-footer was
still thrre. whep The owner Of the rifle drew
up st arms length. and the moment the muz-
zle fell 70 aa TO cover his heart, the halr-trig-
ger was touched, and the taunting foe fell
Eisbout B struggle. A skfrmlsh ensued. cur
ehasreheoten tryipg to prevent the rebels from
recovering the body, and it was finally left
outside until ni9htfal
, 1862-05-05

One day last week Primes Georges slaye-
holder, who had lost some Of his perjp ,tetic
cl,a.tyis, called upon one Of the members Of
the Cabinet to get crumb OF comfort,
erea*l5 gsieved because General W4dsw arm,
the military Governor Of the District Of Co.
luneia, would not vsoiate the articles Of war
BY turning s1ave-catcher aud rem audiug the
tugt1ives who were In Washington into bond
age. The Cabinet officer heari his compIaiats
wath becoming patience, and Is said TO hare re-
Piled as follows, according to tha siaveo su. !.
rre Owl account of the intervtew: NJ sec uo
help for yoa," said the Cabinet ualuIster, s'but
70 ggs "a q 5onf slaves ~ speedily as possi-
ple " the acceptance, on this part OF Mary
land, Of the Prea{dent's plan Of eaaaacipation.n
, 1862-05-05


The following i an rxsract from a private
letter received HERE Oh Saturday from the san,
Of al Illinois r.glneht dated At PlLtsburg,
AIli' 18th:
Our 'cr1es are marching Oh Curintt, In d.
y;siri:s tiu1 diyi-S.1. rn,,cccs ,.al SO ,,lit:-
sFt:J tauy, Our aGyahe,. division, :.re wit ai,,
siS n:i;rs Of Cor:n1r. Wc cxf.'ss IL iu1r,!,
!o:c G,.1ittis J.! x: vcsk. ten. r>.p> L. u7as
onr cS rr1u" left, t;,,'. Lev. NIL .er ai,,a or
sigh1, Gfa1t srd BE.li III the crn1r.-. Our
tnces will 1cacb l5O,0oo, Easy. eur rfrze.s
:'rc fv'c'suS in pri=osess every t.ay, Tt,:
ntade att. very muddy. The ID oriEa!e. { ,al-
11;al;dea :y ten Us3i:viu, will, tuoyc TO- uor.
Tow. GEN Davis has tas co,4clas.d of III: I'd
divlvier, torln'r}y con.m4ud:d by P.,du,a
Smith. L is r. ported iu camp that Besurr-
| gsrd is falling bAck 10 Jackson. A few reoe;
cavalry can1s ia under Aas Of ,rucs aad sur.
| rendered. THEY report lnAt the rca-ls ART re
| ceir1pg reiufor:cuents daily. It is believed
| that this WAS done to coEer their retreat and
keep Us hack until they get everything re.
| moved tropl CQrinth
, 1862-05-05

A letter just received from an Ohio Colonel,
who. By tho way, is = Douglas Democrat, and
was IS strict constructionist," dated u Field
Of Shiloh, April 19th," makes mention Of s
fact have not elsewhere seen noticed:
t'f marched with four companies from
Waynesboro, to tho sound OF the heavy guns
Of the hattle, and arrived st Savannah 1t ST,
H., where we learned tho psttIe WAS won
"Of course the tteld Was o. it was left after
the battlu, when arrived. and 1 saw it In all
It's horrors. But one thing gave ne satisfac-
tlon. The contederA'es vera ne uiy all ot tue
Glass that sought this var-wclt-mads, u1eu
with small feet aud hands, the southern
''blnods' In sbo1t- About ton thousand Of
this class found their "rigtta" 1crr.n
, 1862-05-05

B Mr. Grimes has introduced into the
Senate bin for the education Of colored chill
dren in the District Of Columbia, It appears
that this class pay sS6 600 in taxes on 1860, 900
in real estate. 1t Is proposed to divert one
tenth Of this sum, OR $500, to the education
Of co1ored children. The school trustees are
directed to provide suitable school teachers
and rooms, and sra invested with the control
and management of all funds derived from
this source, and from all contributions Of be-
nyyp1eDt individuals
, 1862-05-05

B The New York Worlds market report
says heavy Losses result to shippers Of eggs
from improper packing. Too grcat care can
not he used. Wheat ehaff is the best material.
Fine cut straw is very good; aud later in the
season. through the warm weather, oats are
more desirable Sixty to sixty~fiy dozen arc
as many as should come in the ordinary SIZED
flour barrel, aud it is a good plan to lay pa
Ter the size 0. the head at the top and bottom.
, 1862-05-05

When We are made to say, as in az editorial
aside" &c, We shall prefer to have it under
etood that the liberty taken with the patri-
arch's memory Was in the proof readers de-
partment- a s'clean proof' would have
convicted Joab Of what We have always con
sidered most nnoficer-like conduct toward
, 1862-05-05

The negroes Of Boston have held public
meeting to consider the subject of colonisa.
lion. They don't believe in the project, aad
their resolutions are pointed:
Nesotrad. That when We Wish to leave the
United States We can ind and pay fos that terri
tory That ehail euis ue beat.
Heso{red. That when Ee arc ready to
tsTe We shall be able to pay our own expenses OF
travel.
Reso!red, That we don't want to 90 now.
:, Eeeosrfd, Thss il I'd, body else wants us 70 60
thtI must compel Qs.
, 1862-05-05

E Tie New York ice companies have
stored q crop Of 406. coo tons, 201, 900 Of which
were laid in by the huickerbocser Ice Com
pady. OF ftAesc 100000 tons shout :.00. .09s
tons, On. accouat Of meltaye aud wastage,
will probably be passed oyer the scales to
dealers. The present crop, although larger
than that of last year By $500 tons, will, IL is
the sc:les as the crop of 1851
, 1862-05-05

- AT Fortress Monroe, OIL the 23d inst,
a number Of -four barrels we're received which
were marked, 'Esgs-hardle with care"
They were addressed 10 private parties, bat
some army ot5icla, opened said barrels, when
the eggs were found to be made Of glass with
long neck5, aud their contents were found to
consist Of the oil ot corn. They contained
whisky, and ofgood quality. 1t wns immedi-
RtlIy couliscattd
, 1862-05-05

The cost Of the Government of depost-
ing Eesrecs 10 Llbef;a. Hasti, and Chirlqui,
f1s'zn N.s7 Io1k aud Fortress Monroe. viii be
Ss5 rach to The former, and ST to the other
p1acts.
, 1862-05-05

E Gtn. Fre1nont'e stay in Wheeling has
been lcugcr ihan hr expected. Thu reaaon
has been that he fund that lie had t., organ
ize bis whole Department., In j thous md
particulars lie lacked tacilities for carrying out
the work before him. he has been Iabotious-
/ ;y engaged ever =ince be reached the cily.
, 1862-05-05

e Barnuna's former project to enhance
the breed of babies By tho same means taken
fer the improvement Of cattle, hogs sheep,
cabhages and other vegetables, Is revived An
aayerIise ment details Low $4,000 will be dis
tributed for diaper stock, up to most alarming
numbers, twins, triplets. Quaterns.n There
is to be q bench of femiuiue Judges, aud the
best infant, under five ..yeara If age, will re-
ctiFe, or bis sponsors for tim rather, $780,
, 1862-05-05
H0St.
:tenunD.


z TITLE BEAUTY PIANGS
IL nade In Boston, the admiration Of all that have
seea aad Used them, and sold very cheap thAs
evsJ3 can have oxs Call and 1ea er sad 1oI de-
ec1pton at no. LIS Lake st.eet. n. GU0LD,
, 1862-05-05

NJ OF ICE.-A1i persons indebted
~ to Tn. D. Hoffman sse requested t. c1,l 1t tho
OFFICE OF Whf- CLING NAN
kpd settls snd save ccas aud fartaert GU 3ls- Hu.
Cifnk man ABxfyree ct Tn- .. HDama1 n73p9$ 3w
, 1862-05-05

pEFRTTTTS WANTED FOR
~ TATInR,7 BATTERY. Afev abis:tadic1 u.n
vkLted fer Taylor 4attery. In the neli In Ten
neEeee Transportation fusntshed "a ~ sicatio8 70
LIE uudest tIed as she Csntrl Police gt4ton. !o1Er
Housa- [sp5a po06l lHl CT. BRADL8T.
, 1862-05-05

Fut ln'o tnc earth In The most uatee1inG MAI.
| ner. The statement of other witnesses Is
to how the prisoners were trested is fully cam
ti1med by General Ricketts. He himself, while
| in prison, subslssed mainly upon what he
| purchased with his own mouey, the money
| brought to him by his own Wife. 1--WE hld, "
| he says, t-what they called bacon soup-soup
| made Of boiled bacon, the bacon being little
| rancid-which you could not possibly eat aud
| that for man who system was being drain
ed by wound Is no diet at all" In reply to
I A question whether he had heard anything
about Oh. prisoners bring shot by the rebz:l
| eentries, he answered: "fes, q number OF our
| men were shot. In one instance two weeo
shot; o2e vas killed, and the uther wonnd,.d,
| " man who rested his gun on the window
| ELL while he capped it."
1ereral Ricketts,, in reference to his haying
| been hold aa one Of the ho6ragrs for the prisa-
teers, states: II considered it bid treatment
| to be selected as 8 hostage for privateer,
I when was 80 lamt that l could not walk, and
while my wounds were till open and unhcal.
ed. AT this time General WIader c4me to see
ne. He Tad he+n sn officer in my regiment /;
| had known him for twenty odd years.. II was
| on LIE y OF November tant be caIns to s=.
me- he eaW that my wouRd5 Tere still un-
| Ee8ieo; nh eaw my condition; buS that very
| osJ ne received an ortes to select hostaSe
| for the pnrateers, and, not =ishstaudiag he
Enc" ny Condition, the next day, Sunday: the
1Gth OF November, was se}ccteda as oae OF the
hostages~' II heAId," he continues, "of .
great nanY Of ouz prisoners who had
hctn ha5onetred and shot. Eaw three Of
them-tWo that had been bayonetted and
cne Of them shot. Que WAS named Lonis
Francis, Of the New York 18th. He had re
c.tEed fourteen hayontt wounds through
ILLS prisates- aud he had one wound v'rJ
much Hke mine, on the knee, in consequence
Of hich bis 1eg was amputated sitter twelve
weeks had pa sed and I would state here
That IN regard to his case, when it was deterua
iped to amrut4te h!s leg, heard Dr. Peschy,
tfe rebel surgeon, remark to one Of his young
assistants, i won't be greedy; you may do
I tt;'~and the young msn did IT. I ssw nun
ber IN my room, many OF whom had beeu
badly aupRtated. The faps over the etumE
| we're drawn too tight, and some of the boue&
protrrded. A man By the name Of Prescott
(the Same RETIRED to In rhe testimony Of Bur
geon Honiston) was amputated twice, and
Was then, think, moved to Richmond bsfors
the tops were healed. Prescott died undel
this tn atment / heard rebel doctor on ths
steps below my room say that he wished ht
could take out the hearts of the d-d Ian
keeE as easily as he could take off their legs.
Some OF the Southern gentlemen treated M
ver5 handsomelJ- Wade Hampton, who VA
opposed to my battery, CANT to, see me ant
behaved Like generous enemy
It appears, az part of the history OF tht
| rebellion, that Gen. Ricketts, was visited b.
, 1862-05-05

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
~ To sell J. 7 LLoYD's Great military war
Maps Of Southern st2tes- Co1oted- IN Cauu1:ea 60
csats col1Ied Ia staIee 50 csns United States Kai
fSAa Map cS cents: F1gtnta ~ y CENTS, & .ntueky
the aboTe maps. mall free 1or Co. .aseiy fo-
Tssan 1 R1se a1 sgnd M s6aP ana Et ca sEen.ar So
cS1A =
, 1862-05-05

~ Gottsehalk is giving concerts IN New
York, and Miss Batcman is having great sue
cess a. 81 Juliet" 1T the Winter Garden.
, 1862-05-05


appsa1ance Of having been disturbed
The evidepce ct that distinguished aud pa
triotic citizen. Hon: William spraA:ue, gov
ena 81 se Of
| ments OF former witnesses. His object in
wishing the battlefield aas to recover th- bodies
ofCol. Slocum and Major Bal1ou. of the Rhode
| Island regiment. He took out with him several
/ Of Lis own men to identity the graves. On
t reaching the place he states that 1--WE COM
meneed dIgeing for the bodies OF Colonel
slocum and Major Ba1lou at the spot pointed
| cut to uB By these men who had been in the
action. While digging, some negro women
! came up aud asked wnom We were looking
slogun hsd been dug mp by the rebels, BY
some men of Georgia regiment his head cut
| of. and his body taken to 5 1avine thirty or
forty yards below, and there burned. We
| stopped digging and went to the spot desig-
mated, ~htTs Te fonna Goals and ashes and
tancc from there nc found shirt
/ !ssill. buttoaed st the neck} aud hlaa-
ket with large quantities Of hair upon it,
everything indicating The burning of
| the spot indicated IS the grave Of Major Bklou
but found no body there; but at the place
pointed out as the grave where Colonel
s'ocum was buried we found i box. vbicn,
| upon being raised and opened. WAS found to
contain thu body Of Colonel Slocum. The sol.
diere VINO had buried the two bodies were SIT
isfed that the grave had been opened, the
body taken out, beheaded, and burned, was
! that of Major Ballou, because it Was not in the
spot where Col. alocum waa buried, but r.,
ther to the right OF 1t. They st once said that
the rebels bad made mistake, aud had tskeu
tie body Of Major Ballon for that of Colonel
Slocum. The ahiH found near the place
where the body was burned recognized as
i one belonging to Major Ballou, IS had been
VERY intimate with h1m- We gathered up the
asbts contaiuiug the portion ct his remsin-
that were left, and put them In 3 GOTTA Eish
his shirt and the blanket with the hair leftup
On it. After We had done this we went to thai
portion Of the field Hhere The batt1e had first
commenced ind began to dig for the rem ainl
Of Captain Tower. We brought soldier viii
rs 70 designate the place where he vas buried:
He hsd been wounded In the battle, and had
eetu from the widow Of the house where the
captain was inferred. On opening the ditch
o. tr,nch we found it filed with soldiers, al
buried with their faces down ward. On takin.
mp some four or dye we discovered the re
mains of Captain Tower, mingled with those
OF the men We took them, pIaeed them in !
coffin, and brought them ho1ne-"
| Inrepfy to a question of H member Of the
| committee So to whether he vas saisde ths
they were buried Intentionally With taeil
faces downward. Governor sprague's ans#e
wss. " Undoubtedly! Beyond all cantfover
syn and that 81 It was done as mark Of In
, 1862-05-05

W ANTED-Agcnts A in every
", Town throughout Illinois, Wisconsin. IoEa
and MInEesoA- Po&tm .etefa Professions Il en- reacd-
e5E spc o1hsrs having large circle oI acquntancs
can make very p1ont.by e &C; Agents 81 :at.o
d1crg new and valuable publications which sre sold
only 6y srbtcpt!ou. For :urrhcr information cal: on
Of sedless 9. F.GEBS. Isl Sonth Elsk street, Chicago.
Posi- QfacF BOZ sS9 aula uSs4 I'm
, 1862-05-05

TO I,ENT-For three years from
l. Nay lst 1877 DEe1l.as House on Alsh!san @ AZ.
With larEe grounds nne ehrnbberT and rult tree4
harr. yare and sted. The House having double PSF
joss la!aT and Two lsm. " ptyase rooms in % aa13g
sA1ee hot aid cold water, bat oaosu on first foor sx
roos with closets and etore Toe ~ aad hot and cal1
r.dc7 Nil, Eis1 fa5nsce laundry, hot ana cold water
and sore rooms C2a E7stes a" ea5 n each s.os n n
age Will nor he rsnr=d for boarding house aud nope
bur tFonstblc pr3n pr paying tenant need A22Y.
Adartsa Post Cn!ce pra~er3sa. a7S-pcAa2w
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08
Anf One

"Two Hundred Thousand Men will leave
Pennsylvania to fight the Breckinridgers in
arms against the Union. In concert with our
open foes, are halfway traitors of the Vallan-
dighaln stripe. Let it not be that one District
in our patriotic State shall have doubtful
man in Congress. How it would look to see
the vote of Union or any other county cast
for Speaker, for an Ancona, a Vallandigham,
a Yoorhes, who would vote against supplies
for our brave boys, and block the wheels OF
Government all they could, so rs to enable
the Rebels to triumph at last Safety re-
qures that we elect none but undoubted,
straight-out friends of the President in whom
is the executive power which is the only life
and hope of the Government ~
Wm H. Armstrong is one ofthese undoubted
friends of the President.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08
EGs;CC.

The subscriber having been appointed
Assessor of Taxes under the act Of Congress
ITO provide Interest Revenue to support The
Government and to pay interest on the Public
debt" approved July lst 1852, hereby gives
notice that he has divided ms assessment dis
trict, being the 18th District Of Pennsylvania
into the following Sub-district5 and has APP
pointed the following persons as Assistant
Assessors for said Suo-districtS, to wit:
No l. All that part Of Centre county in
Guiding the Boroughs of BeIiefont, Niesbnrg,
and Unonyile, and the townships of Spring
Bcnner, Boggs, Liberty, Howard, Curtin, Snow
Shoe, Burnside, Walker. Marion, Union, Worth
Taylor and Huston, Assistant Assessor II. o.
Durham, Postolice BeIefont
No. 2. All that part Of Centre county in
Guiding the townships of Furguson, Harris
Patton, Halfmoon and that part Of Potter
township lying west of the Lewiston and
Belefont turnpike, Assistant Assessor Thomas
Dale, Postotlice BOalsburg.
No 3. All the remaining part OF Centre
county including the townships of Miles
Haines, Penn, Gregg, and that part of Potter
township lying east of the Lewiston and
Bellefout turnpike, Assistant Assessor -
No. 4. All that part of Clinton county in
Guiding the Borough of Mill Hall, the town
ships of Alison, Beech Creek, Bald Eagle,
Lamar, Porter, Logan, Greene, Crawford and
Wayne, Assistant Assessor r. q. Hutchison,
Postodice Mill Hall.
No. .. All the remaining part of Clinton
county including the Borough OF Lock Haven,
and the townships of Pine Creek, Dunstable,
Woodward, Cold Brook, Geergan, Chapman,
Leldy, Heating, Gallagher, Assistant Assessor
William Fearon, Postollcc Lock Haven.
No. 6. All that part Of Lycoming county
lying on the west side of alcoming Creek,
also including the townships of Bastress
SuSquchauna, Limestone and Nippenose,
Assistant Assessor, David Showers. Postotlice
Newberry
No. I. All the remaining part of Lycoming
county including that part lying east of Ly-
coming Greek, also the townships of Clinton
Washington, Brady and Armstrong, Assistant
Assessor, 7. P. Simmons, Postolice Williams
port.
No. 8. All that part Of Tioga county includ-
ing the Borough of Tioga, the townships OF
Tioga, Rutland Richmond, Sullivan, Covington
Ward, Bloss, Liberty and Union, and the
Boroughs Of Mansfield, Nalusburg and Gov
ington, Assistant Assessor, S. B. Elliot, Post
office Mansfield.
No. 9. All that part of Tioga county incIud-
ing the Boroughs Of Lawrenceville, Elkland
Knoxville, and the townships ofJackson, Law
renee, Nelson, Osceola, DeerGeld, Pennington
Brookfed alG Westfeld, Assistant Assessor,
G. II. Goldsmith, PostoiIice Knoxville.
10. All the remaining part of Tioga county
including the Borough OF Wellsboro, the
townships of Middlebury, Chatham, Charles
ton, Delmar, Morris, Elk. Shipper, Gains and
Clymer, Assistant Assessor, NJ. Bullard, Post.
Office Wellsboro
No. II. The county of Potter, Assistant
Assessor, !. townsville. Postollice Couders-
port. GEORGE BoAL, Assessor.
Boalsburg, Centre Co., Pa.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08
EplEEs {:

At LyGcAhurg, Virginia, ENEAS II. son O
Dr. HENRY II. MCNsoN. Of Oswayo. Mr.. Nun.
son entered the service September 4th 1861
as private in the Oswayo Rifles, commanded
by Capt J. II. Graves, afterwards knowH a;
Company G 4sth Reg't ?. Y. His reputation
was that ola good and faithful soldier. When
Gen. Banks retrcated from Virginia he was
taken prisoner, sent to Lynchburg, there con-
fined until he died, which was in September
1862, a victim to privaticns and i'll usage al
the hama of the Rebels.
"IIis deeds and fate shall fade away
Forgotten since his dying day,
And never on the role OF Fame,
Shall be inscribed his humble name.
"Alas like him how many more,
Lie cold upon Potomac's shore;
How many green, unnoted graves
Are bordered by those placid waves.
asleep, soldier, sleep from sorrow free
And sin and strife; It's well with thee,
'Tis well though not a single tear
Lamcnts the buried Eoluntterr'
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-08

ps2 Please announce my name as an Union
candidate for the office of County Treasurer
subject to the decision of the voters of Potter
County, and if elected, pledge myself to pay
into the Treasury of the County $500 out of
the profits of the Office for the benefit of fam
lilies of volunteers, as | cannot repair to the
field Of War, nor is it necessary, Il small por-
ton only of those able, we hope will be called
to the field of action. But we can all be use
ful in our labors of patriotism; those who 90
by the discharge of their military duties, and
those who remain, by pords Of encoarcgem
and by contribution for the support of the
families of those who co 60. Our business
now is with the present and the future. Past
differences should be forgotten o. laid aside
until the flag Of the Union again floats over
every foot Of onr former Territory.
Sept. 10, 1852 J. b. SMITH.