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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-06-26
From the list Wisconsin Cavalry.
Correspondence uf TEE TELEGRAPH.

Correspondence VI TEE TELEGRAPH.
| CAMP NEAR KENNETH, DUNKLIN Co. BIO.
| June II, 1862
| DEAR TELEGRAPH:
| The great body ofour regiment has been pushed
down into this county, near the Arkansas line
have here with me about $50 men, waiting for
orders. The country, with the exception of about
tel miles of what. in Wisconsin, you would call
oak openings, but what is termed here prairie,
is even more wretched than that North of Bloom.
field. The land is good enough to afford the in
dustrious cultivator, If not wealth, at least
spectacle competence but, it is, in the hands
of such ignorant, lazy and besotted people, the
sparse population scarcely get the common neces-
saries of life. Considerable portions of these two
counties-Stoddard and Dunklin-cannot be ex-
celled as grazing and fruit country; the peach
and apple trees fairly groan under their burdens,
now almost large enough to gather, yet the inhab-
tants cultivate little beside corn and "shotes !" the
inevitable "dodger and bacon being their sum
6omune, their highest ideal of human food their
fnality in the way of living. These staple and
highly concentrated articles of free and general
consumption, with "buttermilk, ;" and not seldom,
thunder and-lightning whiskey as solvents, make
up the Missourans paradise
must be permitted to make slight depression
in favor of the Missouri "Shote," for think your
readers-at least the swine-rasing portion of them
| may be interested in this new candidate for
Northern favor. l do not think this animal is de.
scribed in any work on Natural History. He il
of the SUI generis order He is very long, very
lean, and very savage. de confronts person
with flashing eye and name erect, and, if his ar.
tagonist is a small boy or woman, he always re-
mains master of the field. Our boys say he il
made to drink out of canteen, his is SO long
slender and aristOcrGtic. Some genius has writ
ten quite an elaborate ode in his honor from which
/ quote:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
New Orleans.

A Yankee letter-writer gives the fol-
lowing illustrations of the presence of a
Union sentiment in that city, of which
The Northern.papers have been indulging
90 largely:
"The Union feeling existing there,
that thev talk so much about-does not
exist; for Butler says that even the wo-
men and children are the 'd-d'st rebels
he ever saw; and there has been but lit
tie Union feeling displayed, where there
was nothing to be gained. Seii-mte:est
has been the parent of all Union feeling
exhibited thereof this feel certMn.-
10 demonstrate this fact, let me relate an
incident which | know toibe authentic
Mrs. --, whose husband has come
out strong on the Union subject, know
ing that in the public schools there would
be many opportunities for those VINO
vsr1ld hurTah for the stars and stripes,
ssd desisiag 10 obtain tho prineipalihtp
o. owe of the girls high schools, calied
upon General Butler, accompanied bYea
"seeesh" lady. who was anxious to see
the Brute without having any business
herself To take her there. Mrs. -, al
ter compiimenting Butler highly upon
the condition of the streets and the city
generally, and expressing her devoted al
legiance to the old flag, stated that she
called, actuated solely by the promptlngs
of her heart, to take the oath of allegi-
ance. Butler allowed her to get that far,
and no farther-"Get out, madam! get
out! don't say another word; have new
er seen the woman in the South yet, who
would take the oath of allegiance, or
even hear cf 1T, unless they had an OBJ
| iect to gain in it. They are the damndest
rebels in the whole Confederacy Of rebels.
Get out, madam; you want some favor
under that; 90" And out she had 10 60
The secesh lady couldn't keep it, you
may be sure: and it was no time before
the story was out Another Incident
While our vessel was lying at the pickets
the Yankee sentinels picked up little
boy of about six years who was playing
near them, and tried to induce HIM tc
hurrah for Lincoln. 81 won't" "Hur
rah, and I'll give you something" ~
won't" Catching him up, and suspend
ing the little fellow over the canal, they
said: "Hurrah for Lincoln, or well DROP
YOU in" Drop and be damned" said
| little rebel; and, with shout, they set
him down, saying he was rebel pluck to
! the backbone. These two instances that
II know of, are pretty fair specimens OF
the Union feeling there. A deadly ha-
tired for their Yankee rulers and tyrants
burns in the hearts of old and young,
men, women and children, with few ex'
centions TO the rule.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
Chr 2ust.
Aueus, Friday, 0ctsber 81 is6s.
News.

News.
KNoxyIILEs, Sept. ga courier Just
arrived from Gen Bragg's headquarters
eight miles west Of Munfordsyilie, on the
18th, brings information IN substance
that bragg captured about 1000 men at
Munfordsvile, on the 18th inst. Our
loss about fifty killed and wounded
$50 there was a fight at the capture OF the
place, and not a surrender without ight'
as was previously reported.-Eds. Conied-
eracy.)
Up TO the l2.h inst, $4,000 Kentuck-
ians had Joined Kirby Smith, and were
stillTsn,ing in. The Home Guards were
delivering up their arms as rapidly as
they could be received.
MOBILE, Sept. 26, via KNoxvILLE Sept.
25.-Mai. Gen. Jones to-day received a
dispatch from Decherd, Tenn, confirm
ing the capture OF 1000 prisoners at Mum
fordsville, and l,SO0 at Cave City. Gen.
Bragg is moving on Louisville. The
forces at Nashville amount 20 between
1000 and 5000. The guerillas are doing
good work.
RICHMOND, Sept. 25.-In the Senate to-
day the Senate bill for the relief of the
Eastern Texas Railroad Company was
passed; also Senate bill dividing Texas
into two judicial districts; also, Senate
bill to provide for the coinage OF copper
tokens of the denomination of one, five
ten and twenty-five cents. Also, House
billie to provide for the payment OF sums
ascertained to be due for postal service
rendered under contracts with the United
States. before the Confederate States took
charge of said service. Also, Senate bill
to better provide for the sick and wound
| ed ofthe army.
The Senate bill to aid in the compile
ton of the Vicksburg & Shreveport Rail
road was defeated.
The conscript bill was referred in both
Houses 10 a committee of Conference.
In the House resolution to resclnd
the resolution fixing the day of adjourn
ment was rejected.
The Exemption bill was discussed, and
an amendment adopted, eXempting al
persons exempted by the laws OF the re
spective States.
CAIRO, Sept. 19.-rhe feet carrying
the rebel prisoners to Vicksburg wai
fftdinto ut Prentice, opposite Napoleon
Arkansas. Several balls passed througi
the Iavan, killing number Of rebels
None Of our men were hurt. The gun
boat landed and gave the inhabitants fit
teen minutes to remove the women ant
children, at the end of which time tn
town was burned.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
IN ftGtRS COLLECTION
Tbn wrongs of the Enemy.

In his farwell greetings wherever our
enemy has felt under the necessity 0'
eyacuatinc the country, he Is leaving oe'
.birdb him sad mementoes of his presence
among and departure from us, well cal
culated. "over the left, TO increase our
Affection for him. rs well as 10 revive III
onr people desire for reunion and the
relationships that formerly existed be-
tween us. Devastated homes and burn
ing villages are the souvenirs our North
ern brethren leave behind them. With
love on their lips and deceit in their
hearts. they have come among us; pii-
laged while they stayed and destroyed as
theyleft.
These are facts that are now before the
world. and must 60 down to history
o,astiees indulged % n9 doubt tssaia;nd
= n lie blessIiiss We enjoyed tIsllsr inc
oId Union. and tc enhance our fcve Tor
those who are the peculiar champions
and advocates of its restoration!
There may be heroism in the burning
Of towns, the sacking Of cities and the
robbery Of property, but it is only suoh
beroism as is known in history among
yandalic hordes and highway robbers
We envy not the North the reputation "
will.bear ON the page of impartial history
If the conduct of the British in the wars
Of the revolution and 1872 was such as 10
estrange our feelings and respect rom
that people, the conduct of the Nor'n'
in the present war, is equally calculated
to excite our disgust, contempt an"
hatred. If we never have been hereto
fore, we are certainly now, two peoples
No true Southern man or woman hefe'
after will acknowledge frOternal reiauoh-
shin with the detes;ed Yankee. Leu
both us and our posterity learn TO oeSpiSo
and hate them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
The Press.

The Richmond Enquirer, speaking OF
the common notion that everybody has a
right to publish what he please, at the
publishers expense and not his own, says,
very forcibly:
The press is only free to its editors and
to those whom its editors believe to have
good ground foraddressing the public and
something to say which the public has an
interests in hearing. We recommend
those who labor under this mistake to
consider the following fact; that news
papers are made for the large class who
read. and not the small class who want to
write. The idea that when a man sub
scribes for newspaper, he lays its pro-
prietor under some definable obligation,
or that he has right to publish his com
munications therein with single proviso
that they shall be inoftensive, is popu-
lar fancy and most ridiculous mistake,
which ought to be corrected. Not only
has he no such right; but the editor who
! permits him 10 pot uninterestine matteE
/ in his columns in tringes upon the rights
of four or five thousand other people to
crafty ore individual. Very few editors
act so absurdly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
sprfiaI Notites.
The Last Chance.

Tho undersigned are authorized by Maj. Gen
John p. McCown to raise Regiment OF lpiahtry
for the Confederate service, for three years or
'Inr;ng the war. This will be the last chance to
avoid conscription, and enter the service yolunla-
r;iv Enrolling officers have already been ap,,
pointed and those in authority have determined .l,
70 bring the entire available force oil tae "o'TS Tbe
ment into the field as soon as possible. ihe ie
saoner wa ali shoulder our muskcts and enter tnc
contest the sooner we will be permitted to return
tour to our homes in peace The officers of the hesi-
ment will all be elected by the men, ana Sirl saen
xoIuntecr will receive a bounty Of Fhy dollars
I storea in and organized. We are assur-
ed @t that the Regiment will receive good arms and
equipments. II. co,,,orics and de-
string to join this Regiment will address either
VI WV WILLIE LOWRY, Charleston, Tenn
A. CALDWELL, Athens, Tenn.
MATT. ATKINSON, Charleston, Tenn
Sept 10, 1s62-jt
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
A Good Measure.

In the Congressional proceedings Of
Saturday it will be seen that Mr.. Kenan,
of this State has introduced "a bill 20
create and abolish certain offices, where
by the effective strength Of the. army will
bo greatly increased The object Of
this measure is, we learn, to remove mil
itary men and ablebodied young men
otherwise subject to conscription, from
all offices in the army whose duties may
be as well performed by civilians not Ii
able to conscription. The effect will be
to bring in the field very large body OF
young men whose energies are now enl-
ployed in Offices which can be as well, If
not better, filed 10y civilians who, other
wise. would take no part in the reyolu-
tion. II is great economical measure,
and we hope Congress will hesitate long
before it suffers it to be rejected. .--lSav.
Rem
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
Greeley and the War.


Horace Greeley, in the New York 1Fi-
J.ms, OF November 10th, 1860, after the
election of Lincoln, gave utterance to the
following sentiments:
1--WE hold with Jefferson 20 the inail-
enable right Of communities 10 alter or
abolish forms of Government that have
become oppressive or injurious, andif the
cotton States shall become satisfied that
they can do better out OF the Union than
in it, we insist on letting them 60 IN
peace. The right to secede may be re-
volutionary one, but it exists, neverthe-
less, and we do not see how one party
can have right to do, what another par
ty has n right TO prevent Whenever a
considerable SECTION of the Union shall
deliberately resolve to go out, we shall
resist all conservative measures, designed
10 keep it in. We hope never 70 live IN
Republic, whereof one section is pm
ed 10 the residue by bayoneisP =
IN the ssne paper 81 soezaAl' u 18th.
1860, he said: III ever seyen On eight
States send agents to Washington iosay;
We want to get out of the Union we
shall feel constrained by our devotion to
human liberty to say, 'letthem goP And
we do not see how we could take the 9TH
er side, without coming i'll direct conflict
with those rights of men which we hold
paramount to all political arrangements,
however convenient and advantageous"
Horace's plan failed. "a considerable
section of the Union deliberately resolv-
ed to 90 out"-they sent agents to Wash
ington to say; I'VE want to get out oi
the Union" but they were not permitted
to ''go in peace"
Shortly after the war began, Greeley
proposed that if the Yankee army should
be beaten in pitched battle Of any mag
nitude, it should be accepted by them a
evidence that the Southern rebellion
was no transient and circumscribed DIS
turbance, but general uprising, which
it would be wrong if not useless to at
tempt to control by force. Manassas
came up. to the requirement but the wal
went or. Some time after, Horace pro
posed that if the war should last twelve
months, the contest should then be aban
doned by the North, since there was nc
instance in history of revolution that
had maintained itself successfully FOL
twelve months being after suppressed
The twelve months expired, but still th'
war went on. At later day he exclaim
ed, "Woe be to this land Yankee land
if, when the month of May comes, tn
Rebellion still rears defiant 'front.'
May has come and gone, and the IRON
i df-Lhe "Rebellion" was never 20 high o
! so defiant. We wish Horace would &c
in an honest mood, as he sometime
does, and tell us what he really think
of the prospects of Lincoln, Seward an
Mcclellan. When and how. does th
Philosopher think the war will end.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
Yellow Fever in Wilmington.

The journal OF the "a INST, says:
We had yesterday heavy rains and the
weather to-day is much cooler than at
any time last week.
We fear that the change has been rath-
or injurious than otheTwiBe, Hhe damp
depressing, halfchiliy sensation now pre-
Willing, seems more likely to promote the
progress Of disease than 10 check II.
On inquiry, We learn from Mayor Daw-
son that sevea. new cases Of yellow fever
have been reported since our last. The
fever must be very malignant in Its char
acter, for we hear OF no reooveries. One
of the recen. cases Is oologod woman,
the frst We have heard Of
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
n5g. The Richmond WA has the fc

ssy~ The Richmond Wig has the fol-
lowing in an article about the Exemption
Bill The measure proposed in Congress,
to which it has reference, will most Of
fectually muzzle the press and stop all
unpleasant newspaper criticisms OF Con
grcss and the army:
The Senate seems to be actua.ed by
the idea that newspapers can be conduc'
ted alone by ''printers,' . and editors over
the CONSUMPTION age. They labor under
an epregious misconoeption of the bust
mess of journalism. The successful CON
duct of a daiy newspaper 10 city re-
uuires an efficient corps Of editors and re-
porters, and the effect of breaking up
existing organizations, and eXacting mil
itary service from all attaches on newspa.
pers except old men and printers, will
have the effect of forcing many journals
to suspend publication. And this Is pro
teoting the "liberty OF the press. As We
suggested the other day, the best mode
of dealing with the newspapers Is to au
thorize the exemption OF all persons con
nected with them, whom the proprletor
will cel lily, upon honor or oath, to be es
sential to lleir publication.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
General Orders No, 8.
FypCUTvE HEADQUARTERS,
Chminnoorn, Tennr Sept. 9. lS62

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept D. looz,
7 Major John =. Hopkins is appointed sPeelal
mid TO the Goyetpor and is instructed to see thsl
the enrolling officers of the Reserved Military
Corns in the Eastern Division Of the State pro
ceed TO enroll all those subject to tho provisions
of an act of Congress approved April 49, iSV@'
entitled "An act to further provide ior the pUoi'o
Defiance" The enrolment of conscripts under
said act of Congress will be made in conformity
TO the General Orders of the War Department
under the suporintendence OF Ool. H. ~ bIuNe'
@. S A.. who has been detailed for that service IN
Tennessee. ,.. c,,,.,a
IL. The Judges or Chairmen of County courts
in the Eastern Division Of the State Will immedi,
ately appoint competent persons IN eNeh VNl'
district, Ward and Town Of their respective ccuh-
ties, to take and make an enrolment OF a" " VINO
are subiect to the provisions of said act OF Con
gross, the report Of whom vii! be immediately
made upom completion to Col E. j. Blake AZ
Knoxville, Tennessee. -, =,
III Said enrolling officers will also enroll all
persons who are over thirty-fve and under foI'y-
five years of age, and all those who arc over
forty.6ye and unier fifty-fve years of age, and
forward report of them, with duplicate iist q
the conscripts, to the Adjutant General oil tnt
State. BY command OF
ISHAM G. HARRIS, Goy'r, &c.
W. c. WHTrHoRNE, Adjt Gonl.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
Governor Vance.

The Raleigh "State Journal contains
the inaugural address pronouncedon the
9Th inst, by Gov. q. B. Vance. 1t com
pletely meets and denies and refutes all
the injurious rumors that have been cir
culated by some of his embittered polit-
ical antagonists, and have been supposed
to give laid and comfort to the enemy"
Governor Vance is for the strict and
faithful enforcement of the conscription
law, and the rigorous and decisive prose-
cution of the war. de justly and proud
ly pronounces lofty eulogy on the noble
State whose helm has been placed in bis
| hands.
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Tine Road to Glory.

"rhe road to glory would cease to be
arduous if it were trite and trodden: and
great minds must always be ready, not
only to take opportunities, but to nuke
them. Alexandria dragged the Pythian
priestess TO the temple on u forbidden
day. She exclaimed, My son, thou art
invincible! which wss oracle enough for
him. On second occasion, he cut the
Gordian knot which others had in vain at
tempted to unite. Those who start for
human glory, like the mettled hounds OF
Acheton, must pursue the game, not
only where there is a path, but where
there is none. They must be able TO SIM
ulate and dissimulate; to leap and to
creep; to conquer the earth like Cesar;
to fall down and kiss it like Brutus; to
throw their sword like Brennus. into
the trembling scale; or, Nelson, tosnatch
the laurels from the doubtful hand OF vic
tory, while Sue is hesitatlug 70 beslow
them. That policy that can strike only
while the iron is hot, will be overcome by
that perseverance,, which, like Cfom-
wells can make the iron hot by striking:
and he that can only rule the storm,
must yield to him who can both raise and
rule it,"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03

How TO MAKE MATCHES. l.. T.
Roberts sends the Lagrange Reporter the
following recipe for making matches;
Take strips of wood and dip them into
melted sulphur and let them dry, which
will be done in a minute after dipping
them. Then the points Of these sulphur
ed matches must be dipped in a coinpo'
sition made in the following manner, yiz!
Dissolve in hot water, gum arabic, Tour
parts; chlorale Of potassa, one part aho
phosphorus, one part. These are all to
be added to the hot water separately
and ia tho order herein prescribed, ana
as soon as the first Ingredient is dissolved,
then add the second, SC, untt al are
dissolved. This must all be done Ia wa,
ter bath,( like glue is prepared and
tbe mixture must be kept in tho wafer
hath while the process Of dipping is go
ine on. The matches to be thoroughly
dried before they are used. Dry in the
shade Cor twenty.four hours. Cover the
mixture closely.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
Movements in Western Virginia.

From u gentleman who arrived IN TINS
city Yesterday. we have some interesting
particulars OF the movements OF the
.forbes under Major General Lornk, IN
Western virginia 0f saturday week
the army broke camp At then fofhree
HEADQUARTERS, lthe Narrows OF New ryer
in Giles eouuly,) moving IN three col
umua. These three columns formed u
junction on Tuesday morning at Shady
Springs, in Raleigh county, and that eve,
ming encamped short distance beyond
Raleigh Court House. On Wednesday
they reached McCoy's, in Fayette county,
nine miles Southeast of the Court House.
On Thursday morning they continued
their march in fine spirits.
The enemy were rapidly retreating be-
fore our forces, and left Raleigh Court
House only a few days before the entrance
of our forces. They numbered about
1000. At that place they cut port holes
in nearly every house, declaring their IN,
tention to make stand against the rebel
forces. So suddenly did they leave on
hearing of the approach of our troops
that q number Of Union men who were
preparing to leave with them were lett
behind to fall into the hands of our sol
diers. The whole of the Greenbrier Val
ley has been evacuated, the enemy NOV
ing in the direction OF the Kanawh'
Valley.
Our informant says that within the las
ten days not less than eight hundred 10y
al Western Virginians have passet
through Greenbrier county, en- route t.
Join the forces OF Gems. Loring and Floyd
These represent that thousands Of other
will unite with our forces as opportunit
affords. -Richmond Dispatch.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
Reoruits Wanted.

am authorized to raise aud muster INTO inc
c,,sodorote service recruits for Col Jas. W. Gil
losnie,s il3d) Regiment Tennessee Volunteers
Tbr Conserlpt Law Is now in force, and county
enrolling officers have been appointed. Al per-
sons wishing to recruit in this Regiment will have
tho rioht 10 choose the Company thoy attach
,bcmselyes to. Volunteers will receive Fifty
DoIlars Bounty. Couscripts will not receive any
Bounty Como forward at once-be mustered
into service as volunteers aud avoid the conscript
ASior yon arc conscripted you will have no chance
w W. L. LATFERTY, Capt
Company Il. IS Reg't Tenn. Vols
sopi1n. 1889
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-03
Hog Cholera.

A planter who has had many years ex-
perience, gives the following as his meth
cd of curing hog cholera: Take pine tops
and boil themin clear water until a strong
1i.uor is made, then strain the liquor and
thicken with corn meal boiling the whole
unhl the meal is cooked; when cold,
feed 10 the hogs. lie says he baS never
known il TO fail.