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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-02-28
Tribute 90 the Services OF Cen. Hun


ST. Louis. Fet. 20.--The follo#ing dea-
patch was sent from headquarters yesterday:
aHEADaUARFERs, DEPARTMENT OF Mis-
souRI, sT. LopEs, Feb. 10.
"To Major Gen. D. Hunter. commanding the
Department Of Kansas, at Fort Leaveu-
worth.
"To you, more than to any other man out
Of this department, are we indebted for our
success Mt Fort DoDelson. In my strait for
troops, appealed to yOu You responded
uobly, placing your forces vt my disposal -
This enabled ia to win the victory. Receive
my most heartfelt thanks.
4H. w. HALLECH, Mai. Gen"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-02-28
The Traitors Growing Desperate.

Within few days past there has been pub
lished from the Southern papers an .sAddress
to The People Of Georgia" !" signed by Howell
Cobb, NJ }. Crawford, Robert Toowbs and T.
r. r. Cobb, which Nc assume to be more ir-
dieative Of the condition of the rebellion than
anything that has yet appeared 1t was evl-
IDENTIFY written uuder the direct necessity, sDd
the writer's themselves seem to speak from out
the very jaws of destrucIou. Take siugIe
paragraph:
The foot of the oppressor is Oh the soil of
Georgia. lie comes with Inst in bis eye, pow
| erty in bis purse and bell 10 his heart. He
comes robber and a murderer. How shall
you meet hin2 With the sword, at The threshr
| hold With death fer bim or for yourself
Bat more than this--let every woman have q
torch and every child 6rebrznd--let the low
ed homes of our youth b nads ashes, and
! the fields OF our heritage be made dcsolate
/ Let blackness and ruin mark your departing
steps, If yop depart you must, and let des-
sft more terrible than Sahars welcome the
vaudals. Let every city be leYeled by the
flames, and every village be lost in ashes----
Let Jour faiihlnl slaves share your fortune
! anu your crust. 4EUss VIE 3IE c1lGf6Q 10
the sure refuge and protection of Gud--prs-
ferring even for these loved ones the charnel
house home than loathsome vassalage to
a nation already sunk below the contempt of
the civilized world. This may be your terri
bic choice and determine at once ana aithout
dissent as honor and patriotism and duty TO
God require.
Would men entertaining the slightest hops
of success brutalizo themselves b. presenting
such contingency to those they had SO gross-
ly deceived aud betrayadf TO US the case
seems clear. These arch fends of the rebel.
lion see the ruin they have brought upon tbem-
selves; they see the Government steadily and
surely vindicating itself; .hey see the day of
retribution speedily approaching and know
we'll the fate thai IS in store for them, and
with all the inalignity of the pit they would
iLvite general desolation and ruin that amid
/ il all their own punishment might seem less,
But their day Of mischief has beeL spent; The
strong arm Of the Government Is around them,
and they cannot escape it.
, 1862-08-01

MAaTKssBCRo, Va, 5nly II, 1862
g \ \ Near this place resides Mr. Fau1k-
ner, late Minister to France. His residence
is one Of the very fnest in the valley. The
the most perfect content and equanimity upon
the world, il ambition had not stirred his
heart. But the greet impelling power of his
lite has been bis wife. Had he been inclined
to pass on quietly into the vale Of years, she
would not have permitted. Possessing 8
strong will, vast desires for ostentafiou and
family aggrandizemeat, Q determination to ri
val the valnest Of the valley, or Of the Rich
mond aristocracy, she pushed him into launch
ing his boat upon the most turbid Of political
waters. After having, as his wife, seen all the
splendors that Richmond Or Washin ,ton could
exhibit, her unsatfsted appetite longed for the
mort exciting scenes OF The French 1netropo-
lis. She literally thrust her husband. by Sc
Iies Of political intrigues, most delieltely con-
Quoted, into the French embassy, upon the
deInise Of poor Mason.
Hither she went, with hertwo accomplished
danghte.s- Their father returned ID time
enough to run the blockade at New Orleaus,
With q large number Of muskets for the COZ
federate army He had prostituted his high
mission as our minister a6FOaC to procure the
most efficient means Of destroying the gov
ernment he represented. His family have re-
turned. They are nor living within i mile Of
this place, in peace and quietness, within our
lines, under the protection Of the stars and
stripes, their properly protected and their
rich harvests gathered, whilst their father aad
his son-in-law are both serving the Southern
cause With oil their talents, in various DEPART
ments. Is this 1ight:: Is il jnst7
Mrs. Charles J. Fa!kner is the wiliest and
most experienced diplomats in the Valley Of
Virginia.. She is more dangerous than Belle
Boyd, because she is more adroit, and has q
larger social influence and greater means Of
accomplishing her purposes. She is eyen no y
officers to her house. She and her two dang6.
ters lavish their most courtly Establishments
upon them, and ere they know it, ere they
perceive their purpose, all the Intelligence
they desire is extracted As mattor OF
course, our plans, eur movements, the num-
bier Of our troops, and the direction OF taeil
march, or tile number in garrison, are duly
transmitted TO Richm ond by the b5-way posi-
5ou1es which The rebels have all through this
valley
, 1862-08-01

BrecGnridge Democrats in high COM
mands; if there is q determination to alter
the programme Of operations and change
ruinous, wastelul, cowardly and fruitless
war into war for sometlling--a war con-
Quoted according to the dlctates Of CON-
mon sense, regardless how man-se1lpg and
the man-sellers fare in the melee; If there
is demand for new methods of procedure
in the field, whereby the brave boys Of our
farmers and mechanics, our merchants,
lawyers and capitalists, may not be suf
fe1ed to endure the horrors Of slow starva-
ton while even secessionists among whom
they reside live in luxury; il, in q word,
there is general outcry for a reform, for
more energy, more daring, more zeal and
more vigor, the powers that be, not the
people who suffer, are those who have Gre
sted it. And we tell the men in place that
they will do well to heed it They, not the
people, are to blame. And the refreshing
signs that come from Washington, that
these just complaints are to be corrected,
and that the hopes and prayers Of the peo-
pie are to be answered by an acquiescence
in what the people demand, is proof Of
what We Say.
, 1862-08-01

FIXING THE BLAME.

It is slander, invented by the half
disloyal papers ofthe North, that the COM
plants, entrea'ies and expostulations Of the
earnest advocates Of more vigorous policy
in the conduct of the war, are dis>ouragg-
ing enIstments, embarrassing the Admin
istration and retarding the progress of our
a1me-a SANDER that has no excuse or
justification. The men who I'll the ranks,
give the money, pay the taxes, carry on
the commerce and generally uphold the
hopes and resources Of the country, are Of
this class 60 uccjjustly stigna.ized, while the
,dc-notbings either stay at home and preach
semi-eeceesion, or get into the army only
to secure its emoluments and rewards
We're the country polled to-day from Maine
to Nebraska, every man over eighteen
and below an hundfed voting. nine
tenths Of them, the disciples Of the Chica'
90 Times excepted, would declare for the
policy that is now said to be so fatal to the
7oya1 cause. Hthere is dissatisfaction with
the Eay IN which the war is being carried
On; if there is disgust felt at the adoption
and persistent continuance Of the Kentucky
neutrality plan, by our rulers at Washing
ton; if there Is complaint Of too man.
, 1862-08-01

mn, ~ 1.,rat .,.-x.
"e" " nfanelon' ooo ennstmentS sscom'
mencea. Another meeting tor the same pur~
pose ls 70 be held Friday evening OF this
week. The meeting unanimously resolved
that IT WIS the dntv Of the government to nro-
.aaa sn.os,.t,1-- s.,+, azeft;,. -.,oaa ~
ceeo 1nAaeolaee19 "ian ofattlns onlesa sunl'
Gent men we're already raised By en1istmenta
---------
The Butternnt HegIrR from Missouri
The Leayenworth Conservative of the 29Eh
,,.,, .1a ,,a,,+,+ ,xx,.,,o,, ~ +ha h1.cb.
, 1862-08-01

Gov. Pelrpont OF Va, on the War.
The following closing paragraphs of Gov.
Peirpont's West Virginia) letter to the great
New York meeting embody vast amount Of
vital truth in stl1ing words:
This 10 the most gigantic rebellion the world
ever ssw. There Is the ,mogt gigantic stake
being played for. The question is: Shall
slavery or ire, dom be u iVerss1? There is no
conceafipg it. This is the issue. The rebels
have presented and forced it upon the nation.
We have accepted, and it is to be tiled at the
point of the bsyonet and the muzzle OF the
cannon, and we're 1t Lot for the traitors in
our midst. the verdict for freedom would be
rendered In three months. Every device that
the devil can invent and put into the heads Of
traitors seems to be brought forward to keep
men out Of The field, and to paralyze the arms
Of those already there, These. tzastors are
tolerated in high and Low places. It il the
grasp of their hand now upon the body polite
That partially paralyzes onr strength. They
are endesvoring to enlarge their grasp. This
is OH danger. Bat there we're traitors In the
camp of Moses, In the social family Of Jesus
Christ, in the army Of the revolution, and it
would be wonderful If we had them not Ro#
in this our country's struggle. They have
ever received their reward, and they will,
doubtless, in the present instance.
Gentlemen, everything depends on prompt.
resolnte, and determined action, under the
blessing Of God. I am yours, SC.
+. Fl. PEIRFoNT.
, 1862-08-01
JOHN wENrwoHTH.

Would it not be well for the men who
are gathering subscriptions for the Chicago
War Fund to address letter te the late
Mayor ofthis city, John Wentworth, and
ask him for his contribuionr He is one
Of the richest men Of Chicago. He has al
why's held Office, and has always made
money thereby. He is not worth less than
f750, 900 clear cash. He has on hand it is
said 100000 in gold that he has been saw
ing for this emergency. He could give
5000 or $4,000 Of that sum better than
we, whom he has often published as bank
rupts, could give ten dollars He is now,
We presume, at some watering place, drink
ing whisky and talking Of his wealth-two
whiskye to one talk. Why not call on
him? He will want another Office by and
by-probably at the hands Of his secession
friends; would it not be well for them to
advise him to send on his check
, 1862-08-01

On Monday last Gen. Burnside made o
flying trip to New York and had an enthusi-
astie reception. To his visitors he spoke
briefly as follows:
'1fy friends: The enthusiastic welcome
you have extended to me has quite taken me
eback. expected to come here quietly and
and go away without making any excitement !;
but the bird interest you take in Inc gives me
proves tbat yon will also take come interest
in what have to tell you. It is this: That
yygins7its. Voices They shall be iilled up. ]
This is the best advice have to give you-fll
up the old regiments. So many men have SO
many times predicted the time Of the end Of
the rebellion and been mistaken thnt I will
not do So now; but ! can say it III be very
thank you for the kind reception You have
given me, and hope to meet yoa here again
when peace aud quiet reigns among u.s."
, 1862-08-01

uAE87*'SG VI UVFa HFAH8e
Gov. John Evans Of Colorado, has Just is
sued his first message, an able and interesting
document in which he congratu1ates that Ter
ritory Cd the rapidly accumnla.ing evidences
OF the natural resources Of Colorado. He
says:
It Is estimated by those best informed on
the subjt ct, that the gold product OF the pres
eut, will be at leset double that Of any former
year, and that the gold mining country in our
Territory has. as yet, been but half explored.
, 1862-08-01

Important to Settlers in Michigan.
). NJ. Edmunds, the land commissioner Of
Michigan, responds to LETTER to him, called
out by persistent efforts being used to pre-
vent en1istments in the army By representing
that settlers will lose their lands in conse-
quence Of absence In the service Of the
country. The land commissioner says:
Such entries will not be declared forfeited
until an opportunity is afforded to the pur-
chasers, who may return to their settlements,
to show they have done so, and complied
with the spirit and intent Of said act, by &C.
tua1 settlement aud cultivation, which arc
now prerequisite to the delivery Of the pat
enta. In case the purchaser should be killed,
or die in actual service, upon presentation OF
satisfactory evidence Of the fact, and of some
act intended to show the bona Jfde intention
Of the decedent to fulfill the requirements O,
the law, his claim will be confirmed to his
heirs or legal representatives.
, 1862-08-01

Some weeks since our advertising columns
contained the first brief announcement of
work which, being noW In type, ne may her
aid and Introduce to the public It's name
implies its contents-a list Of the officers in
commission aud now in command Of the
nearly three hundred regiments from the states
west Of Ohio. after the style Of the pub11ca-
tlon which the war department annually de-
votes to the regular army. 4 year's campaign
has SO changed the conditions under which
these regiments entered the field, that hardly
one half the original commissions remain in
force. This book has for Its purpose to show
who ere noso in commission, giving I'LL the.ap-
pointnents and promotions up to the 25th
: July. It shows, also, where each regiment
kiginal1y rendezvoused, date Of entering the
(Tice, where it has been, what it has done,
and the column in which it il now acting.
These facts hare been derived exclusively
from official sources, and with an amount Of
labor TO which each page Of the book bears
testimony.
The compiler and author, George B. Smith,
recently Of the editorial staff of the TRIBUNE
Is so handsomely spoken Of by his former as
sociates in another well known journal, that
We prefer as the highest justice to him, to
copy and endorse their reference to himself
and to the work he Is soon to bring ont. The
Springfield {Mass.) Republican says:
George B. Smith, for several years the occn-
pant OF desk in the editorial room of this
paper, and more recently q member Of the
editorial staff OF the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Is
compiling, and about to publish, a q North
western Volunteer List, p which, besides much
Of Interest throughout the United States, will
contain the entire list ofregimenta1 officers sent
out by Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri,
ka ard Colorado. HI. Smith has an aptnese
| for statistics, which, as nearly as possible in
| this direction, amounts to genius; and We
know of no man in the Unien more compe
tent to perform this work, or more reliable
Than he. We trust that his success in thif
| limited (thoug h large) field will encourage
him to give US work which shall embrace tht
entire army.
The Army List had been nearly prepared To-
the press when the lste call was issuet
for SOC, eco more volunteers. It has been KEEP
open sufficiently long to give, in addition Il
regiments already organized, a list Of the neH
regiments forming in these States, with thei
officers as far as known. No small share o
the public interest will be realized, therefore
| In the exhibit Of the recruiting now in prog
| ress.
The Army List makes volume Of 160 psges
and is put at the very reasonable price Q
fifty cents copy (retaill, which will enable
to have the extended sale which its usefulness
deserves.
, 1862-08-01

lBaIt1m6faf Cor. n. EVE FosE' 2sln-1
4 railroad t1ain from the capital to Ralti
more on Saturday had one Of lbs cars laden
With forty or more negroes, who were masking
their exodus from the house Of bondage into
liberty undeE the protecting ngis ef the goy;
OF the parents OF one Of the few V1rgfnis VIII
berforces OF our times. It seems his father is
a rebel, but bis mother, TWO siaters and
brother are not. They are true blue, and the
mother, to save her slaves lives, for they had
been y ; ipfo hsS 6sag the
pur lines, and helped them to do so- They
have gone into the Interior Of Ohio. God
bless this aged Miriam and her noble children |
What commentary this act Of a Virginia
STAKEHOLDER upon the northern slavery dough-
, 1862-08-01

GEN. DON CARLOS BUELL.
An Alabama correspondent Of the Ciu~
cipnati Commercial says that Gen. Don
Carlos Buell. is at last gettirg his eyes open
to the purposes Of the secessionists, and
that he has, 1atterly, been refusing to send
back slaves to rebel owners. This is con-
verfion at which we may well wonder and
be gratitied. Let US hope that it may be
permanent and benefcent. He has many
sins to answer for, which personal bravery
and military skill will not cover
, 1862-08-01

IMPORTANT TO RECRUITING OFF1CERs.--Tke
following order from the war department is
highly important to all persons engaged in
recruiting men for the army:
If any recruit shall be enlisted by such
officer, who Shall afterwards, on medical III
for the service at the time of his enlistment,
all expenses caused thereby shall be paid by
such officer, to be stopped against him from
any payment that may be coming to him from
the government thereafter.n
, 1862-08-01
THE FIRE IN THE REAR.

The secession organ keeps up the fire
in the rear" according to the original pro-
gramme invented BY the editor Of that pes
tilent sheet. It's latest volley was story,
probably invented in the Office, and perhaps
for safety sent elsewhere for transmission
by telegraph, that q fleet Of ten gunboats
iron-clad and heavily armed, had arrived
at Mobile as an English contribution to the
confederate navy-the whole being intend
ed, no doubt, to magnify the difficulties
under which the government 1abors, and to
discourage en1istments at home. That is
firing to some purpose.
, 1862-08-01


The funeral obsequies Of ex-President Van
Bnren. at Undertook, on the 3Sth, were at
tended by large concourse OF people In
addition to the neighbors Of the deceased,
large number of distinguished gentlemen, rep
resenting almost every official and profess
ional position Of the State, we're present
Among them were his excellency Gov. Nor
gan; Hon. Horatio Ballard, secretary Of State;
the right reverend Aonzo Potter. .. D., IL.
D., bishop Of the diocese of Pennsylvania;
Thos. oleott, ESD, of Albany; VIM. Cassidy,
Esq, editor of the Albany A1yus; Judges
Hogehoom, Potter and Miller, Of the supreme
bench Of this State; the honorable the mayor
and common council Of Hudson; Lieus. Gov.
Campbell; Francis Williams, Esq, late Of the
American Legation At the Court Of ST. Peters
burgh: Hon. Geo. Van santvoord; Hon Viii
liam Il. Tobey, Of Kinderhook, and many
others.
Private services st the family mansion were
succeeded by public services In the church,
conducted By Rev. Benjamin Romeyn Berry,
for many years pastor Of Mr.. Van Buren, Sue
ceeding the ordinary services Was an eloquent
eu1ogt1m on the life and character Of the de-
eeased-an enloglum that moved mauy Of the
listeners to tears a prayer by the Rev Mr.,
Van Zandt, Of Wisconsin, closed the mourn
II hut fnDfpsgfYe exercises.
, 1862-08-01

9y" The last mail from India brought the
announcement that over 100, 900 bales Of COT
ten had reached Bombay en- route for England.
The news will be gladly welcomed, not only
for tie immediate, but the more remote relief
which will thereby be afforded, and as show
ing that only the temptation Of pretty
high price Is needed to draw the white haired
"k'ng" from the heart Of HiDdostan all the
way to Lancashire, The peninsula, undoubt-
idly, has the capacity to produce as much
cotton as, not England alone, but all the
world will require, if due encouragement be
given to its cultivation, and facilities be
afforded for transporting it to the seaports.
, 1862-08-01

eW- The Wisconsin State agricultural co.
ciety have just decided again to postpone
their annual State fair. In this decision, We
think, the committee has acted wisely. The
people have no heart for fairs while the gov
ernment Of the country is still in peril Lst
The first business Of the people be to hn of
traitors and preserve the govcrnment-after
which agricultural fairs will flourish.
, 1862-08-01

E Rev. Dr. storrs, in his address at the
anniversary exereists of Monnt Ho1yoke Semi
nary, said that returned prisoner lately re-
marked, that while st the South he could
easily endure the taunts Of the men, but that
he had never before realized what and how
terrible was the singing hate Of woman. so
intense, bitter and beyond all belief, and he
had come back with one additional mercy for
which to thank God-that the depI uas not a
roman
, 1862-08-01

~ The grape growers Of Ohio have re-
solved TO hold a grand show Of all the varie-
tics Of grapes grown in the States, and also
specimens Of wine made therefrona. Such an
exhibition will be Of great value, as it will
give the grape growers an opportunity of ex-
amiping every fruit carefully and learn Of It's
character. The exhibition will be held at
Cleveland, early in October.
, 1862-08-01

4 VISIT to INDIA, CHINA aud JAPAN, in the
year 1858, BY Bayard Taylor, sixteenth edi-
1ion, New YORK, q. P. Putnam; Chicago 8.
G. Griggs & Co., Nos. 80 and Ii Lake street.
The fersor with which the public have re-
ceiTed this work Is manifest from its having
reached the sixteenth edition. The publisher
has laid the readers OF this valuable and highly
interesting work under increased obligations
By issuing it on tinted paper, and in all re-
respects in elegant style. The countries here
described hare in them SO much of romance,
there is about their history, manners and Gus
toms that which so directly carries the mind
back to the first ages Of the worlds history,
that the personal experience and the graphic
pictures of these storied realms OF the orient,
sketched BY such an artist as Bayard Taylor,
have charm more absorbing than fiction it.
eelt This, With the other books describing
the travels Of the author, will live 80 long as
men Of one nation take an intereat In the to-
pography Of other countries and the social
and intellectual welfare Of their people.
, 1862-08-01
Health OF WfsconAtn Troops.
From the Madison Journal

The 18th regiment at Humboldt, Tenn, we
are informed by Surgeon Cary has over $50
men now on duty. No Wisconsin regiment
except, perhaps, the 9Th aud 1lth has had
longer marches than the 12sh- The 9th has
after passing through the severest campaign
OF the war, that OF Gen. Curtis in Arkansas,
has $50 men In Its ranks to-day. This does
not look is if the Southern climate disagreed
very much with the Wisconsin boys.
, 1862-08-01

Fiat Don Carlos Buell. IS about and not about
Hd!tsta7zxd Troops at Battle Craek-iStit,4ation
at that P1ace-1he late attack on Murt trees5oro
Don Carlos Retsrts 5u aoay Of" Strategy'-
P:tasantries betueen Pscktts-Border Stats
Generals rs N0Tthc77s-1ne 18th IUinois-Res-
i0Rakions of Off, ers Accepted.
, 1862-08-01

sB The Memphis Unionists are struck
aback BY the reported fact that Andrew Jack
son Donelson has scruples about tskipg the
oath Of allegiance. A pleasant statement Of
one whose name MRS compiled With that Of NIL
lsrd Fillmore in presidential campaign, and
bearing the name Of Andrew Jackson.
, 1862-08-01

# a letter from Washington to Willard
BarrowB, Esq. Of fDaVenport, states that Gen.
Ripley, chief Of ordnance. says that nothing
will be done In relation to the arsenal at Rock
Island more than to survey the. grounds and
get every thing In readiness to commence upon
the works next session.
, 1862-08-01

B- The Prince of Wales is to Iea7e Eng
land Immediately for his visit to Russia. H
goes In the royal yacht Osborne, and Will bs
accompanied up the Baltic by the Channel
feet. The Prince will soon be the best
travelled young gentleman OF his time.