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the confidence of the Government, and for
them to act nobly their part in any emer-
gcncy in which it is possible to place them
in the discharge Of their duties to their
country, and to themselves.
This has frequently been called "the Pet
Regiment" Whether it has any greater
consideration at headquarters than any 9th
er Regiment, we are not prepared to say,
but it is very evident it is intended to be a
first class Regiment, and is being fitted out
in the very best manner, and supplied with
everything that the troops in the Regular
Army are furnished with. From these con-
sideratons it is very strongly urged that we
will be taken to the Eastern army. Time
alone can determine where we will go, but
there is getting up very strong desire
among all hands to go somewhere, and, un-
less we are intended as a fancy Regiment
for local purposes, the probabilities are, we
shall be gratiicd, Sin the course Of human
events"
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the arrest and impending execution of Ma
ior Andre, who, he says, had acted under
his directions, and his promise Of protection;
and he adds, "as commanding oficerin the
department. l had an undoubted right to
transact all these matters" precisely as the
person whose seat is now in question has
averred in letter and debate, that he had
an undoubted right to open that. traitorous
correspondence with thochief Of the rebel
lion.
How this parallel fits all these white
rag chaps, from Jesse d. Bright down to
some "peace" men we might name in our
midst Benedict Arnold, after betraying
his countrymen, and flying for protection
on board a British ship, writes letter to
Gen. Washington, protesting that he has
sever acted from love of country" and
that 'the same principle Of love to my
country actuates my present conduct" &c.
We presume these Secesh chaps we
have among us, like Benedict Arnold, will
say "the world very seldom judges right oI
any man conduct! " .. l4..t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30
A Sad and Fatal Accident.

Mr. EDITOR. On the evening Of last Mon
day, the Goth inst, Mr. John Lislc and wife,
Of Wayne Township, were called to bear the
painful stroke Of the sudden death Of their
youngest daughter little Viola) by drown
ing. She came to her death by falling head
long into tub. Of rain-water, which was
standing by the porch. 1t is supposed she
wasreaching into the water, when, owing the
slippery condition of the porch, upon which
she was standing, her feet gave way, and
she was precipitated headlong into the tub,
which was nearly full of water, and, sit was
a vesselof some three feet or more in height,
she was almost completely submerged, and
owing to the narrowness Of the vessel it was
impossible for her to make any fruitful
effort to emerge herself Though but a
moment had seemingly passed since she was
engaged in play under the observation Of
her mother, when she was discovered, life
was extinct and all hopes of reSuscitation
gone. BY request all county papers please
copy. j. G. BERRY.
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not a truer paper to the cause of the Gov
ernment published in Ohio. The Fact
furnishes its own reporter TO the Senate and
publishes the proceedings Of both branches
without cost to the State. Should il not be
patronised? tN t
A bill has passed the House abolishing
the office Of School Commissioner, and
transferring the duties, such as are retained,
to the Secretary yf6tate A bill has also
been introduced ~ abolish the Office of
State House Superintendent, and one to
abolish the Office of Commissioner of Stats
tics. The duties of this latter Office are to
be transferred to the Secretary of State
These bills will doubtless pass and will make
an immediate saving to the State of some
$4,000 Bills have been introduced to re-
peal sundry Judgeships, provided for during
the session of 1859. One of these is for the
Sth Judicial District. Also, to reduce the
salary of Judges Of the Supreme Court to
S2,500. 'no9 Di5l - n
A great saving can be effected by cur
failing the number Of Journals and Public
Documents to be printed and distributed in
the counties. The publication of the laws
in newspapers will probably be suspended,
fmaking saving in this item alone of $30,-
900. The school law will be amended, di.
ninishing very greatly the power of local
taxation, and likely, to some extent, the
general levy for school purposes. A great
saving can be effected in this particular,i it is
| thought, without any serious detriment to
I the interests of common schools. lJi.y j.
The hill for the relief Of the families Of
volunteers in heservice passed the House,
providing fofs general levy Of a half mil
on the dollar oEtaxable property in the
State, to be collected and distributes
among the counties in proportion to the
number of volunteers each county has il
the service. 1t is made the duty Of Town
ship Assessors to take the enumeration o
such voluntecrs The fuad to be unde
supervision of the County Commissioners
No officer to get any pay for handling it,
A half mill would raise nearly five hundred
thousand dollars. The Senate in COMMITTEES
Of the Whole struck out half mill AM
inserted three fourths; which increases th'
amount fifty per cent. Its hardly expect
ed, however, that this amendment will pre-
vail 1t is now in the hands of the Com
mittee on Military affairs of the Senate.
Nothing doing on the Senatorial question
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PRETTY WELL PUT.

an Senator Clark, Of N. H., speaking in ia.
prof the expulsion Of Bright, of Indiana,
put it in this style: ,.. ....1.
Suppose letter had been found on the
person of Coppic, the confederate OF Johu
Brown, as follows ..g.li'i' hf .t
"7o John Bro,on, leader QfMe Negro iiasu,.
recfion, Hdpe's FsvyI tlaI
ALLOW me to introduce my friend Cop.
pic, who comes to put in your hands FIRE
arms. / recommend him as gentleman,
and trustworthy in every respect. llla -
Yours truly, CHARLES SUMMER"
How long would the Senator from Massa.
chusetts have held his seat, and how soon
would the Senator from Indiana have voted
for his expulsion? e.a
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From the Burnside Expedition.

WASHINGTON, Jan, GA special mes
seneer. with dispatches from Gen Burnside,
re aehed Washington this morning. They
Gsrol;na. Hattsrss Ialet. jan aStb'' the
MESSENGER left 'HSf Sfteyas on Sunday. Gen.
burnside states; Y
we left our anchorage at Aupapolis on
Thursday. the on, and after n protracted
massage. owing TO dense fogs. arrived at
Fortress Monroe on Friday night at II o.
clock. Leaving Fortress Monroe on Satur-
day, at 10 A. r., we proceeded at once to
sea, but owing to fogs on Sunday and Sun.
dny night, our progress was very slow
Monday, the 18TH the weather cleared, with
heavy wind and rough sea, which caused
our vessels t. labor very heavily, and some
were obliged to cut loose from the vessel.
they were towing. Most of them. however,
passed over the bar and anchored inside the
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were laid together in common pits Our
own were buried in separate graves, and
on many Of them | saw young cedars al!
ready planted by their comrades. -
Beside one of the graves prepared for the
enemy killed, / noticed several lying ready
to be inferred. One poor boy lay in The ex-
act position, as was told in which he was
found. He rested on his.sids. his head ly-
ing on his right arm, while his left hand
was loosely closed on his right elbow, His
eyes were closed, and he looked as though
he had Just fallen asleep.
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A STRIKING PARALLEL.

In tho speech Of Senator Sumner. Of
Mass, on the expulsion, Of Senator Bright,
of Ind, from the u. s. Senate, is the follow
ing striking parallel Speaking of Mr..
Bright's professions Of loyalty, Mt Sumner
said: r
Nor do forget that more profession,
have too often been q cover for falsehood
You remember well the story Of Benedict
Arnold. After making his escape from the
fort which he was about 10 betray, and find
ing shelter on hoard the British ship, the
Vulturs, then swimming in the North Riv
or, he addressed letter TO oGsnsral Wash
ington, which begins - follows: t's.
"OS BoAap THE vULluRs, I
t.. Sept rs, 1850. j
"SIR The heart which Ia conscious OF ia
own rcctitude cannot attempt TO palliate O
step which the world may censure az wrong;
have ever acted from principle Of love
to my country, since the commencement Of
the present unhappy contest between Great
Britain end the colonies; the same principle
of love to my country actuates my presen,
conduct, however II may appear inconsistent
10 the world, who very seldom judge right
Of any mans actions. "--lSparks' Writing
Of w Washington, volume 7, p. 633.
Perhaps these very words might now bs
repeated by tho person whose scat ism ques
ticn. He may be unwilling 10 be classet
with Bepodict Arnold but the professions
Of that fugitive traitor are identical with
the professions to which We have listenet
on this floor. There IL still another lette
| TO General Washington. from the sam,
quarter, only few days later, which l
equally suggestive. Arnold protests agains
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30
The two Democratic Strata.

ITO LWO OSInOCEhIlOs 6EE6L0,
Colonel Forney's ''Press'' has the follow,
ing arrangement of the Democratic STRATA
We think we see them cropping out in,tais
section. The Press says; .-, 20, 5,.s ,',lS''
There are two classes of Democrats in the.
North, and their, distinctive ;prineiplesars.
becoming daily more and more ma1ifest--
those represented by Dickinson, Meagher,
and Andrew johnson, and those Controlled
by such men as Vallandigham and William
b. Reed. The first class for the WARRIOR
the best means of putting down the rebellion
for the restoration Of the Union. They
are willing to confidc in the Administration
they are in favor Of taxation--they con-
slider no sacrifice Of blood or treasure too
great to attain these results. To them a
party organization is a name-a thing of the
pasta temporary convenience which gave
way to national.necessity. They are for
the country at all times, under all contingent
ces. The second class were against the
Government in the beginning, and against
the Government now.
Their sympathios were always with the
men of the South. In the old times of peace.
they were the slaves of the Southern aristoc-
racy-they followed them into Conventions,
they voted with them in Congress- There.
was no legislative proposition too offensive
for them to endorse, and wheneyer Northern,
humiliation or an outrage on Northern sem.
timeht wasintended the Southern statesmen
found their most willing implements among
these people. When the rebellion broke
out they defended its leaders and misrepre-
sented its motives, and elainofed about coer-
cion and compromise, while Beauregard was
building batteries on Charleston Bay. When
Fort Sumter fell, they were SILENT, 'Ddring
the dark hours succeeding Bull, Run, they
were silent. In every period. of danger, they
were silent. In times Of victory, they show
ed no joy. In times of defeat, they exhibit
ed cxulmtion. They clamored for an
English war; and denounced the Adminis-
tration for refusing to precipitate an English
war. They are the enemies Of the country
| rs truly asDavisor BeauregandC CTJGW
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30

HENRY O'CoNNoR, Of Muscatine, Iowa,
District, Attorney, aud reputed to be one of
tho best lawyers in the State, Joined tho
first company that was raised in that place
after the war broke out as q private. He
was with the irst Iowa. at the battle Of Wi.
sons Greek, and fought ike Turk. On
returning home, he was offered . commission
-7-any he might choose in . regiment. Blu!
his reply was "D--n your'commission, oil ]
want is O, ,gun}nhfa 'ahg os0d llw
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Gordon am O hard Road. |,

"We make this--perhaps our last appeal.
to our patrons; for unless our delinuuents
pay up, we will be compelled TO place the
paper in the hands Of others, who have
more money than we have to conduct it. -
st, Clairsville Gazette. t N
Secesh papers don't pay very well in Ohio
just now. The State has already contribu-
ted some precious blood for the preservation
Of the Union, and has much morerin camp
and field ready to be poured out tor the
same dear purpose, Those who havegiveG
up their sons and brothers to be sacrificed,
ifneed be- for the maintenance ofourtUov<
ernmen!, are not gratified with the black
guardisni of secession synipathjsers; they
dislike to read the low abuse and disloyaf
prejudicesi thshfftandf ,chatacfsrize the.
columns of such sheets as the Gazette. We
should be glad to see all such papers pass'
into the ''handsof Others" and should, wish
those "others" to be true to their country
There are, a-few papers published in this
great aud loyal State, that wouldNbe acceps
table in any portion Of the rebellious South.
They are continually abising the Adminis-'
tration for its war policy, when they kaow
that war il the only barrier between our
Government and threatened destruction. -
They rave at an increased taxation, which
is necessary for the delensc Of institutions
more valuableto US than oil else below the
sun. They call it an abolition war, . know
ing well that the peculiar institution has
enjoyed extraordinary immunity from the
war, and has been petted and f6stered by
the Government as a thing ofits o~nFcSre.
They callit LINCOLN $ war; (dlt Charles
ton Courier, Memphis Appeal, ETC., } fully
aware that secession is dated months, and
its consequent commencement of aggression
weeks, anterior to the Inauguration of Mr..
Lincoln. And yet, in tho face Of all this,
they have the hardihood to assert that they
are the very best of Union men, Then is
jeff. Davis Union man !. then is Lucifer q
Christian, then was Benedict Arnold a. pa
: triot. : S793 l9Sfln0i Gt3 3HfDlJE
Do the unpripGipled editors of sach sheets,
presume that the masses of the people are
not informed--that the Ignorance and ored-
e ulity Of their readers is commensurate with
their own falcehood and hypocrisy N is
! time that such papers should begin to lag,
and none but traitors will dsplore, their ex
tinction from moral and enfightened com
munity.- Daily Capital City Fact, (Colum-
, bus Breckenridge paper,J 10Th inst.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30

TIE Rev. Mr.. French, who has recently
besn sassesd Id 'Kia6A1A + ISctk among:
the oontrabAnds atlBotfes Monroe, relates
the following among iother instances Of tho
natural shrewdnsss Of this s"'peculiar' POO
-plel : eg' ,'' 1.'il is'.. 4, ia', !
I On passing an old woman, returning from
camp, with'a large bag ef clothes on her
arms heavily laden with. wood, We s.id:
'sHard times for poor oolored folks. whom
Her faos iishtins, up, she lpplisd "Oht
M. indeed, .thess' Be GOOD imei, bless tha'
Lord We bseu'prsyins fOrach tinss many
'You can. lot support yourselves. CAM
aOhl yss; If we could suppett ourselves'
and masters, tSo, guess we could support
ourselves, If w had chancs."s
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Thes er wah that Flag let il stream on tho air
'Ihoa9h our fathers are cold in the graves
Thsy had haris TINT could strike, they had souls iha'
could dare.
And their sous were not horn to- slaves.
Cp. sp. with thai banner. where'er il may Gull
Our millions shnli rally around;
A Assun Of Freemen that moment shall fn.
when its stars shall be trafd on the ground.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30

GIN. BuRNsIDE took spare arms with him
for Union C.roinians, under instructions
from Gen. MoCletah. sol bra saR lc.4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30
Important Surgical Operation Re-
moval of 9 large Turnor from the
. side of my neck sllsga N ~ ~


For the last ten years was annoyed by
q tumor growing on the side Of my neck at
the turn Of the lower law the last two years
it had grown more rapid and had acquired
large size, occupying the entire side Of the
neck, one half the side Of the face, pressing
up under the ear, pushing Il out Of its place,
and obstructing the hearing Of that ear al
SO running down so low as to press on my
breast, when attempting 70 bsnd my head
forward it had grown so large. rough, un-
slightly and annoying. ! sought relief ,oon-
suited several Physicians, sosie Of fwhss
thought II could not be removed without
danger of life; but hearing OF some Of the
operations Of Doctor Estep, of Loydsvills, [
went to him on the Sd Of Dsosmbsrs 1851 !
who after an examination decided On r6moy-
ing il, to which / consented. Lwas put IN:
OISs oh M psSnf sSoa islievsa * q aRisi,silsT 4ooI-
ing tatnor. II rspainsd under histafe nine
days, and returned home, rejoicing over the
happy, change ofmy appearance apd COM
tort. 3 cs7's1's ,SARAh A. FIEaiNo.s
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: e-xn esA~muicauous Intended for insertion IN The
r~s>s q upon busue.s relating TO the Office should he
sajfe~scd "i,rhnon Chronicle ST Clursvirle, Ohion
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now zoI.LICoFPER FELL.

Al the point Of the 'sV" died Gen. zolli-
Golfer He fsll nearer our camp thar than al any
tea regiment, his own home friends, born
and broughstp around him at NasAville.--
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-05-24
Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road.
UINTER ARPANG EIIENT

WINTER AK RRHNGEWENT
lsl 60 I LE OF rAssMSSEH ToyemSsr J. i!Gi TaAlNS'
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and r NJ.
Up, to Puttsyillc at 1850 A NJ, and 5,43 PM
WEST, TO LEBANON AND HARRISBURG:
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Mail rrans, at 1875 A NJ, and j,4j NJ
On sundays, the Down VI Tram passing Reading
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10th 1850 NJ and SAB NJ. up Trains connect nj
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The 1850 NJ Train only connects at Port Clinton
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The Western Express Trains connect at Harrisburg
with Express Trans on the Pennsylvania Railroad for
Pntsburg and all points West: and the Mail Trains
connect at Harrisburg for Lancaster, Chambersburg,
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Canadas,
Through First.Class Coupon Tickets and Emigrant
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COMPUTATION TICKETS,
With 20 Coupons, % per cent discount, between any
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MILEAGE TICKETS,
Good for 1000 miles, between all points, at Sij-for
for The holder only for three months in any Passenger
train to Philadelphia at $40 each. School Season Tick.
cts onc.third less.
- Passengers will take the Express Train West, at
th1 UPPER DEPOT, aud all other Trains at the Low.
Err DEPOT
20 lbs Of baggage allowcc each passenger
u Passengers are requested to purchase their Tick
cts before entering the higher Fares charged il
paid in
Up trains leave Ihiladclpha for Reading Harrisburg
and Pottsva at A NJ 3,lj NJ, and at 43O + NJ, for
Reading only.
~ Excursion Tickets, good for ono day by GO3 A,
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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-05-24

THE CULTURE OF RUTA BAGAs.-
Like the parsnip, the Ruta Baga is not
cultivated by our farmers to the extent it
ought 10 be though much more generally
than the former. 1t is not nearly so diff
cult of cultivation as the parsnip, though
it also requires care and high farming to
render certain large crops. We have heard
of twelve hundred bushels being raised
upon an acre, and we have viewed crops
which yielded about eight hundred BUSH
els.
The seed should be sown not later than
the oath, or at farthest the 28th of July,
though some farmers SOW it much earlier.
About the middle to the Goth of July is
perhaps the best period for this latitude
IL the soil is mellow and rich, the Ruta
Baga will grow anywhere. 1t is, like the
parsnip, very hardy plant, and can be
allowed to remain in the ground until late
in November.
Sow the seed in drills twenty eight or
thirty inches apart, and when the plants
are we'll up thin out to about eight or ten
inches, then cultivate between the rows
and hoe or use the hand to remove the
weeds between the plants. Cloanly cult.
walton is very important in this crop. 1t
viii take about one pound Of seed per acre
The ruta baga buried in pits, or stored
in barn-ccllars, keeps in excellent condi-
tion through the winter, and will be found
to promote vastly, the health of cattle and
the productiyeness ofthe dairy.-G@nsan
toacn Telegraph.
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