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being kept on the "extreme outside of our
camp" it was, at the beginning of the
battle, more than mile to the rear of
mine and McClernand's and Prentiss S
Divisions. The 54th, Colonel 7. Kilky
Smith, and 57th, Colonel William Nor
gan, did form part of my command.
No one that ever heard, has questioned
the courage and gallantry of the 54th, un-
| less it be inferred from your own apology
| for them, and I know that I speak the
mind of the officers of that regiment
when I say they scorn to have their mer-
its bolstered up by your lame and impo-
tent conclusions. AS to their being on
the outer line, it was where they wished to
be, and so far from being surprised, they
were, by my orders, under arms at9day
light, and it was near 10 O'Clock A. M.
before the enemy assailed their position
This favor was so favorable that Colonel
Stuart, with his small brigade, of which
| the 54th formed a part held at bay for
hours Hardee's whole Division, composed
of infantry, Artillery and Cavalry.
The 9th was posted on the left of Shi-
loh, which, ] say, and in which Beuregard
concurs with me, was the key to the whole
position. 1t was in the very front, the
place of honor, to which Col. Mungen or
his men could not object, Their front
was guarded by themselves, and if negli-
gence is justly charged, it belongs to the
regiment itself So favorable was the
ground, that although the regiment lost
but two officers and seven men, Colonel
Mungen, had more than once assured me
that he counted fifty dead Secessionists on
the ground over which he was attacked
AS to the enemy being in their very camp
before the officers in command were aware.
of their approach, it is the most wicked
falsehood that was ever attempted to be
thrust upon people sad and heartsore at
the terrible but necessary casualties of
war That the towards who deserted their
comrades in that hour of danger, should
in their desperate strait to cover up their
infamy, invent such a story, was to be ex-
pccted; but that you should have lent
Yourself as a willing instrument in per-
petuating that falsehood, is. shame from
which you can never hope to recover.
For days we knew that the enemy was in
front, but the nature of. the ground and
his superior strength in cavalry, prevent
ed us from breaking through the veil Of
their approach to. ascertain their true
strength and purpose. But as soldiers we
we're prepared at all times to receive an
attack, and even to make one. if circum-
stances warranted it. On that morning
our pickets had been driven in Our
main guards were forced back to the small
valley in our front All our regiments
of infantryb batteries of artillery and
sqaadrons of cavalry We're prepared. |
myself, their commander, was fully pre-
pared, rode along the line of his,very
regiment, and saw it in position in front
of their camp, and looking to narrow
causeway across the small creek by which
the enemy was expected and did approach.
After passing this regiment, | rode on to
,n-rlcrs positiOn and hevor,l ass---.-'-@
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. 40ftrp
Written for the Boston Journal.
THE BURIED VOLUNTEER
By MRS, ]. H. HANAFoRD.

Not where his fathers rest, beside the sea-
But far away upon Potomac's shore,
Or in the distant West his grave may be
Who comes to his New England home
Fond hearts are aching in theirsilent grief
Within the cotwhich love apalace made
While patriot pride and Christian hope
rclief
: Offers to those who mourn their cher.
& @ ished dead. - -
Comfort viii come but only, Lord! from
ass thee sss 7s8
In thee, Oh Christi alone the heart is
:'s glad; = - '..sss - 3
Whose earthly hopes like shadows seem
s..Ssssto fee, ..s
Whose,lo loss uncounted makes each mo
II y ment sad. .sc
When to the din of battle he, the bravel
Rushed like hero, at his country's call,
He thought to win a garland or tile grave
To live eonqu ror or martyr fall
Now angels chant their p@ans Ger his
head;
The land he loved the land for which
- he died 80
Counts him amid her dear and honorcd
49, dead,
:: And writes his name on History's page
sesssy with pride. s..
%, buried Volunteer + thy praise shall
sound sfas
s Sweet in thy children earsin daysto be.
And when blest Freedom circles earth
~ s. around sl-;sss,s.s, S 80.
i God, with Truths champions, VIII re-
s..~as.a member thee
- BEVERLY, Mass. April4, 1862.
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new one arose.. You tarried few days,
but cannot learn from my Ohio Colonels
how you dispensed your charitable trust
That is none of my business, but I do
know you abused your opportunity and
caught up vague, foolish camp run1ors
from the region of the steamboat landing
instead of seeking for truth where alone
you did know it could be found, among the
thousands of brave Ohio men who were in
my camp, and who can still boast of nev-
Ter having seen the Tennessee river since
the day we disembarked. You then re-
turn to your State and in obscure printed
slips circulate libels and falsehoods against
men whose vocation and distance made it
highly improbable that you could ever be
held to an account. You knew that we
We're in the presence of fierce, bold and
determined enemy, with hundreds of miles
of ambush before us from which a few
stray shots would relieve you of your
victims. You knew that our men were raw
and undisciplined, and that all our time
was, tken up in organization, drill and
discipline, leaving us no time to meet your
malicious SANDERS and resent your insults
The hour of reckoning seemed, therefore,
distant and uncertain. You have had
your day, but the retreat of the enemy and
a day, of comparative rest has given me
leisure to write this for your benefit
Grant and Hurlbut and Prentiss still live,
and will in due season pay their respects
also. -.
Ifyou have no respect for the honor
and reputation of the. Generals who lead
the armies of your, country you should
have some regard to the honor and welfare
of the-country itrelf. If your paper could
have had its intended. effect of destroying
the confidence of the Executive, the army
and the people. in, their Generals, it would
have produced absolute and utter disor
ganization. 1t not only placed courage
and cowardice, stubborn and enduring val
or and ignominious fight upon the same
base but it holds up to public favor those
who deserted their orders, and teaches
them to add insuberdination to cowardice.
Such an army as your military morale
would produce, could not be commanded
by any General who hoped, to win reputa
ton, OF. who had reputation. to lose. Our
whole force, if imbued with your notions,
would beadriyen across the Ohio in less
than month, and even you would be dis
turbed in your quiet study where you
now, in perfect safety, write libels against
the Generals who organize our armies and
with them light and win battles for our
country. a57 at
i am, &C.,
(Signed) .l5~ w. SHERMAN,
Major General of Volunteers.
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For the Spirit of Democracy.
!, = MUSIC,

Music is the science of sound. AS a
science it teaches all the rules and princi-
pies that belong to music, vocal and instru-
mental. In connection with the science
is found an art that teaches the proper
method, in which the rules should be APP
piled in practical form. We can find
music in all parts Of the world; but is all
music that is heard, performed systematic?
We answer, it is not. Because there is
not more than one-third of the entire
mass of mankind who have learned the
principles; and consequently their musical
performances is always anomalistical. 1t
is very obvious from plain reasoning, that
there is great deficiency in the. musical
world, in regard to how music should be
learned and performed. In order to un-
derstand it, we must commence at the al
phabet of the science to study, so we can
have aoeorrectS understanding of every
principle that is connected with it from
the foundation, And then we are pre-
pared for the practice of music either vo-
cal or instrumental. a
But enough upon music in general
instrumental is very amusing when the
sounds Of an instrument is in operation
simultaneously, and is also requisite OF
days of festivity or at exhibition. But
vocal is superior and more sublime ant
lelevating in its nature. 1t is calculated
| to refine society and to assist in the aineh
oration of mankind throughout the entir,
universe if used in proper style. Fo
| the Christian mans sweetest enjoyment i
/ to sing praise of his Creator, and, it i
evident that good vocalist is alway
welcomed into society with gladness.
would just say in conclusion, that we al
fshould make greater efforts to becom
better musitions either vocal or instru
mental. T'sa4oJ SO q, $50 e.. Pm.
T Antioch, o., June 21, '62. = E
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A LOVEYER,S APPEAL.

. y. - E-ss srs71 szs- @ sgx1sxE = esq
s a young lady recently received a most
affectienasc letter from her gay and fstixe
lover which wound up With the f0llayiag
praetleali hunts ;re e vrswSesr Il ssw
. s-aMaiden with-the raven loekas ssa
And the fringed eyes SO browA;szassco
.iaseIf thy father hath e.thssseeks'rgf Il
Need thy heart be kindred ,stoao2, rss;s
oas If SO, speak, or by frewnsxs vsu "a
Let the dismal fact be knowns. rsscrS
is, Maiden with the swelling bust Il
Where the heartI covet lics7 .. sad
IF thy father hath the & dust TOAD
Do not by your many wiles r ,asmr7s
= Seek to throw it in my eyes, II CO
Binding hopes and quenching smiles.
Thealady crooked 'sa while,. and then
she s'dusted. 5s..yss.:Ts t.e>Syzs :,
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pM-An enraged gentleman, addressing
from his chamber window, youth Who
had been serenading his daughter half an
hour, said g You are a great bore, and
I think you mean to keep on boring until
you get water" adding, there It e,
emptying pitcherfull upon his head.
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nea- A man whom DR.. Johnson ence
reproyed for following a useless and de-
moralising business, said: aYou know,
doctor, that must live" The brave old
hater of every thing mean and hateful,
coolly replied that he did not ."sce the
least necessity for that
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DEFENsES OF THE ENEMY:

WAsHINeToN, June 16.-Dispatches Of
this date from Gen, Hallech, have been
received at the War Department, They
produce no new features with regard to
Beauregard' s army, which is supposed to
still remain in the vicinity ofSOkalona,
Oyerton and Columbus. Dispatches from
the Army of the Potomac, dated z o'clock
this afternoon, indicate quietude in front
of Richmond. "sHiA .
Gen, Dix informs the Department that
the Military Telegraph has been COM
pleted to Norfolk and Suffolk, The line
! to Fort Monroe is working we'll, 4Es5
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Letter from General Sherman
ITO Lieut.. Gov. Stanton.
CAMP IN THE FIELD, NEAR CuEwALLA, !
Tenn, june 10, 1862.

sf
Lieut. Coz. b. ,Stoadok, C5lumbns,- 0lio:
SrR:-I am not surprised when anony
mons scribblers write and publish false
hoods. or make criticisms on matters Of
which they know nothing or which they
are incapable of comprehending. 1t Is
their trade. They hre~by it. Slander
gives point and piquancy to paragraph,
aud the writer, being Irresponsible or be-
meath notice, escapes nierited punish
ment. 1t is different with men. in hiS
official station who, like you, descend =
this dirty work. You had an .opportuni
to learn the truth, ferI saw you myself
Shiloh soon after the baitle,-and know t.
hundreds would have aided you in "
work had you Been in search of fac
You never inquired of me concerning
trnth of events which, you must h
known transpired in my sight and hear
but seemed to have prcfsnel the ssea
storiess to authentic tata then within VI
a reach. x5aes1 s SCI ~ eat5
ssnl A friend, by mere accident, has She
asme slip of newspaper dated dsApril Is
1862, styled sExtra, published at Be
rfontaine, Ohio. and signed B. Stanton
"a am further cd y u are the man. Ii
and you be the Lieute lant Govern
Ohio, I hold that You are my peer,
that of Generals Grant, HurlbutF
Prentiss, all of whom you direotly cl
will eondncto on the field of ShilohN
observes court martial, whose sen.
ssif YOU have not borne false witness,
be degradation sor death. The az
tory part Of your statement is all
false in general, false in every part!
and I. repeat you could not have fa
:, know -it-false when you publishe
statement To prove what a say,
.,.auote the, concluding part Of your
.ea.et Some complaints have been
-sabout the conduct of "a few of t
siregiments in this battle, includ'
5ith and 57th It.must be rem
that these are new regiment
only have they never seen any
but that they never received t
until they arrived on the Tennes-
1.-TWO or three weeks before Che bati
With Myers Battery. 1t has no
:. more than six weeks since they h
their horses. And yet these res
and this battery were put on the
outside of our camp, and were cons
tzly first expesed to the enemyss fir'
80 this fAat our lines were SO c.
fand Aegifgently guarded that tn
. svsre absolutely on US in our ye
before the officers in command W
of their approach. The wonder
is, not that these Regiments We
srbroken and routed, but that1t
go any stand aat all. But. the loss,
-asbys these regiments, especially
so Starr s. company in the s54th,4
) they made gallant and noble
that their ultimate retreat W
!, fault Of the men, but of the
4 stupidity and negligence of Il
...i an command. THERE'S an intei
Asof Indignation against CGeners
sssafitl : aPrentss, and the gener
: amongst The most intelligenta
= whom I conyersed, is that they
. be. court martiallcd and shot. "a
ypgs (Signed9s 9st sss.ls s & Yours, &c,
6aa .sl6&eijsasS - III o. sb. oIAl
bsiIsqWith Myers Battery have i.
do, ashit was IN General Hurlou
ION, who has made his ofici;
which proves yours untrue; for
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NUMBER II.

want to drive hard bargain with me. /
am willing to give you 4 fair price. saw
twenty thousand dollars; but / don't want
to be swindled. - E
sSay twenty five thousand ana take
her, eurnil." .c,ss z q
sNoz-twenty
HCash DOWN. sss.
"Cash down. ;, So -.s--..
rDone. = IS. ~ sssss
, The J moneys ready whenever Prp-
In fey days another ship from Boston
came IN, and Prudence was among the first
10 land. Nose met her with very little
ardor, the Colonel remaining in the back
ground. After some conversation. the
young lady reminded her lover. of.their
agreement. ~ 40
4 can't do it, Prudence, I've swore off:
I've jined the old bachelor society sss'
But you promised me, screamed Prt6..
dence, with much spirit. asssilN 80
Cant help that you can't get verdict
here for breaches of promise eEthefe afn&
no law here. Everybody goes ON hiss0Wn
individual hook. ~ AZ resga lssrsl esa1i
ry me?' a,'-sy''o is'','e Sees - 7s-isss
Cause -as tsssa-e tssfs %
40, zaaA .%ss~zseESs [sexss
GoeSsse sssEs - ags.ssa
Cause, said Nose, retreatings to a safe
distance, I've traded you away :fse zsss assz
Colonel Slowboy was at hand st3s scdtok
the fair one as she came hear falling. ne
was her old beau and he knew the weak
points of her character; moreover he had
splendid red whiskers, and a. million n 'of
money-she married, him, partly from 1es
NenSe. a.E - usss - - se1 lss-trs zRsss
The moment theyswefe united aNfoscs
set sail for -the-United -States-with his
twenty thousand dollars, andalrixcdtek
safe; When asked ,howjhe had .aecnmRk
and when questioned about the prospecfs
Of the Ell Dorado, would answers WiSIfss
grin that it was great eounfzysfoEx1e
men. And this was the end of his Cali
fornia speculationa Ts% ssesyX
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ol3 MOI

- ~ - 80 y - I 80 tIfl4H @+N
wud knot sdi in summer s@et 70 -
& leave the garden sass, 4s7t.s
The roasted lamb & buttermilk s-'u
The kool plase in the grass .lsa- 81
/ wud knot di in summer AAsk
ii~ When revry'thihgs 50 hott,ss Al
an leve the whisky Jew lips s=zs
80 Owe know iides rather knetss IA
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pea- The boy who undertook to suck
an egg plant, and was choked by the yolk,
has recovered
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a D6rNhat imam wants--all shc eoss get.
What woman *assss Aafl she can't get.
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Correspondence of the Chicago Times.]
The Iilinoss Aminadab Sleek IN the House
.--Locejoy and Washburme on the Nile
. age Questionable Michigan Senator's
and their Peculiarities m ,ss.
WASHINGTON. Nav II.
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an inch Of the top. Have cloth cut to
fit the inside of the tub, to cover the but
ter; be careful not to have it come over
the edge, for if it does, it will draw all
the pickle out of the butter, which will
cause it to grow rancid.
AS soon as the tub is filled with butter
and the cloth well fitted on, cover it with
fine salt, with little water mixed
enough to make a hard crust. The tub
should be filled up to the cover with this,
aud then have the cover put on tight, and
kept on. This will exclude the air from
the butter aud keep it perfectly sweet
/ There should be q bench, set at least
one foot high, and one or two feet from
the wall. to set the tubs of butter on,
where they can be kept dry and clean.
if the tubs are allowed to stand on the
bottom of the cellar, they will become
more or less dirty and mouldy, which in
iurcs their appearance very much
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Tan Bark as q Manure.

MEssRs. EDIToRs Il have observed
various statements AS to the nature and
value of spent tan-bark applied TO crops
or tilage land. Having made some ex-
periments in small way, bearing on the
question, will give the results.
Ca the LIST of July sowed broadcast,
on good alluyial soil, we'll pulverized,
carrots, ruta-bagas and cabbage. Gov
cred them with three fourths of an inch
of tan bark, quite fresh from the tame
ry. The growth was good, and crop as
large as the season would allow.
also planted potatoes in the same
way, covering with four TO six inches OF
fresh tan bark. They had no other care,
the weeds not growing. The crop was
fair under the MISUNDERSTANDING
no bad effect from the fannie acid Of the
covering.
l also raised good corn where tan was
mixed with the soil in the proportion Of
one to four.
From these facts have not hesitated
to use it freely as an absorbent in my
stables. NV cows are bedded with 1t to
depth Of three or four inches. 1t is
hoed back into the drop as fast as it be.
comes wet. II then becomes thoroughly
mixed with the manure, making about
double the bulk. 1t is daily loaded into
a cart and hauled to the fields, where it
is deposited in heaps.
The great advantages | get are more
perfect distribution OF the manure in
spreading in getting all the
manural qualities on to the ground
neatnes5 of stables, and saving all the
trouble in blowing, drilling in seeds, and
cullvating, when coarse straw manure is
used, as it must be, or one year lost il
rotiing it.
Dried muck is undoubtedly the best.
But can't get it, and it is much more
expensive in procuring and hauling,
where tan is within reach.
My land is aluvial, little inclined tc
be heavy, and | anticipate good results
from the light, open nature of the tan.
procure my supply (about $50 loads
in dry weather, and place in the bottom
Of bay, convenient for use. Frost on
ly crusts over the top, giving no trouble
Country Gentleman.
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CERTIFICATES.

BURLINGTON, VT, March I, 1861.
To Mcssrs. CHARLES BACKMAN & Co., n. y.
GE,T1EMEN We avail ourselves of this me-
thod to inform you that we have repeatedly
made an examination of Brandy, Gin and
Wines with which the ChittenGcu County Agcn-
cy at BurH ,ton has been mainly supplied from
mems from other agencies in the state procured
from you.
We have found them invariably full of
strength and uniform purity and quality, supe-
rior in every respect to specimens from other
sources. For medical uses they have fulfilled
our expectations, and received our unquaiti d
approval, and without hesitation we confidently
recommend them to all who wish to supply
themselves with liquors upon which they can
rely for purity and strength
We are your most obcdient servants,
SAMUEL W. THAYER, Jr., MD.
WALTER CARPENTER, NJ. d.
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SLAVERY IN MIssoURI.-Col. Gratz
Brown, well known in Missouri, has
written very interesting letter on the
present position Of slavery in that State.
lie states, as the result of his investiga-
tons, that Missouri, which contained in
1860 one hundred and four thousand
slaves, has at present little, if any more
than fifty thousand. In the eleven coun-
ties of Northwestern Missouri, where
McCulloch and Price so long held SWAY,
Only 36l slaves are left out Of 2784 in
1850. The counties which lie along the
Kansas border, and which had in 1860
Ill,l29 slaves, have now, it is said, scarce
a hundred remaining. He thinks, there
fore, that the State might cheaply and
advantageou-ly dispose of the system I'M
der the Presidents offer. Respecting
the deleterious influences cf the isstitu-
ton on the progress of the State, Col.
Brown says:
at is startling fact that whereas the
increase of population in Missouri dur
ing the last ten years has been about 20
per cent, and more than half Of that Il
German immigration, which came in the
faith that Missouri would soon discard
slavery-on the other hand, the increase
of Wisconsin has been l54 per cent,
that of Iowa Pol per cent, that of Min
nesota 27S0 per cent"
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e. The whole number of rebel pris-
oners received at Camp Douglas, near
Chicago. amounts to 9,472, of whom $40
have died, leaving 1902, who are still in
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Wanted immediately

DY the Subscribers, boy TO act in the Capa-
ID city Of Clerk in their store; one who pos
Scsses the following qualities Must be honest,
industrious, economical, good looking, mild dis
position, pleasing address, steady minded; one
who will take an interest in, and work for the
interest of his employers one who can he found
At all hours of the day behind the counter, ready
and anxious to wait upon customers, and try 20
please all that comc-and TO sell them goods,
too; must write good hand, and lie accurate
in figures. For young man wanting to learn
the mercantile business this is a rare chance
Board and clothes furnished the first year
Would prefer boy that has been raised outside
Of a village. R0WELL & NYE.
Irasburgh, June 10. 1854 rs
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REFERENCES.

s. w. THAYER, NJ. D., Dean of the Medical
Faculty in the University of Vermont.
w. CARPENTER, Professor, &C, IN the Yer
mont University.
]. S. PIERCE, ELI CHITTENDEN, Agents,
Burlington.
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MIDDLEEURY, VT, July End, 1862.
DR.. S. w. THAYEB, Jr
DEAR Sn:-I have received and analysed the
liquors of Charles Backman & Co., sent from
the Town Agency in Burlington. The samples
were marked "Charlcs Backman & Co., Pure
Old Bourbon Whiskcy Charles Backman &
Co., Holland Geneyor Cordial, and Otard Du-
puy & Co., COgnac."
These with similar samples from the same
house, | find pure and entirely free from all in
furious ingredients.
Yours very truly,
HENRY NJ. SEELY,
Prof of Chemistry, Medical Dept, University
of Vermont
II These Liquors are for sale at the Town
Agency, Burlington, and by other town agents
generally throughout the State. II