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General Sigel.

GIN S1GEL has shown US on the Potomac,
as he did at Pea Ridge, some of. the most su-
perb fighting and adroit tactics which have
been seen since the war began. There is no
praise too high for his brilliant generalship.
We copy from the Post few brief words
which attempt to do him justice. Gen. Nc
Clellan viii not fail to put him where his ge-
MUS can have free play:
ltwIll be remembered by our readers that
he had just come up from the Rappahanock,
where he had for four days held the advance
under heavy fire, and where, too, he had
displayed marked traits OF generalship, such
as have rarely been shown in this war. For
two days he had been upon the march, and
then, after rest of only four hours he again
took the advance in the most momentous
struggle which our arms have waged with re-
bellion.
No precaution was overlooked by him
which might guard against defeat or insure
success. The general was not miles in the
rear, ready to come up only after the engage
ment was over, to congratulate his troops on
their success and to pen brilliant dispatch !;
he was on the field, acquainting himself with
every Important position; and long before the
light could reveal his operations to a wifi foe,
every battery was stationed under his own
eye and by his own direction. The enemy
received no warning save that given by the
roar of Sigel's artillery. The advance was not
made at random; scouts were sent out in ev-
cry direction; and all day long they went
forth and returned to their general, who found
time for caution even in the utmost fury OF
the contest His march was rapid, but at ev-
cry step his troops were under cover Of their
artillery. When the enemy was engaged, his
ba;tsIlions were brought up in perfect order,
and precisely at the time and place they were
most needed. Under such leadership there
was no faltering. By skillful management
one brigade relieved another, and nothing was
lost by delay. At night, although the enemy
had fought under cover Of the woods we had
gained upon his position and held the advan-
| tage
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or A SANDUSKY BOY.
TAKmG u THE REBHs-FRTEDsHP oE
THE EEGRoEs, &c, &c.

We are permitted to publish the following
interesting particulars of the adventures Of
young GermGn in Secessia, as related in a
private letter from another SanduskiAn in the
army. We publish it as related, for the rea-
son that it VIII be best appreciated in that
shape:
BRIDeEPoET, Ala, Aug. Z, 1862
The most interesting topic at present is the
adventures of Sandusky boy on the other
side of the river. His name is John Tesh-
nsr. BE is of German descent, and hved
right opposite the Townsend House, near the
meat market. He left Sandusky about the
6th of Nay, 1862; went to Cincinnati with
Levi Hunter, and there got a situation in a
jewelers. shop. He STAYED in Cincinnati
few days and then hired as division tesmster
and went to Louisville; then to Nashville,
and there took team. He drove the team
rs far as Huntsville; there enlisted in the ID
Ohio Infantry, and went with his regiment
up to Stevenson, where his company (F) was
detailed to guard knapsacks while the balance
Of the regiment went on up 70 Bridgeport,
expecting q 5artle The company, willie at
Stevenson. would scout tiie country tor black
berries One DAY while our hero was out
blsckberrving. he stayed away lrora t,ie bal
4nce Of the squad and go. farther traa the
rest and while busily engaged in picking black
berries six bushwhackers came on 70 him
suddenly and commanded him to surrender
They surrounded him told him he must {, me
along with them. He wanted to know #
they hadn't better have half dozen more
to guard bin. They told him to " dry up"
or they would shoot him. He was more
guarded in his conversation during the bal
ance of the journey. They marched him
down to the river and took him over in a
skif and delivered him over to Col Russell,
of the Patterson Rangers, commanding the
post Col Russell quizzed him some, and
required him to take the oath never to bear
arms against the Southern COniederacy again.
He refused to take the oath.
The following conversation occurred
Col Russell" Well, young man, what
regiment do you belong to p
-7ssoRner.-'I belong to the ID Ohio Vol
unteers."
Col-"How long have you been in the
service 2"
E-"About two weeks"
COL" What did you join the ID Yam
KEGS for, and what's your object in fighting
against usl"
~ We are fighting to sustain our Gov
eFnmsnt, that peace and happiness may e1-
ist as it did previous to this war"
CaL-"It amt SO, You are fighting to
free our nigroes and to create inGurreotion
here in the South. Now want you to take
the oath never to bear arms sgsinst US; if
you refuse, win be under the necessity of
"ltringing you up"
r. Colonel, our oiicsrF, when they catch
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A YOUNG soldier, who has been in more than
ore Of the terrible battles Of the war, writes
as he gazes upon dead comrades, dear to him
almost as brothers After all, life is Of little
value compared to honor. sometimes feel
inclined to envy the man who has fallen
braveIy in good cause. Truly. to die for
Liberty ia pleasure and not a pain. Thous-
ands around him, in the very face Of danger,
share this feeling; and with such men meet
ing the rebellion in the fercest fights, shall at
home shrink from Standing by the flag" 81
all hazards?
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West and the Nigger.

Mr.. WEST was a member of the Legislature,
anG during the last winter some 10000 peo-
ple Of Ohio petitioned for a law to keep ne
groes out of the State. A bill was prepared
for this purpose, and West voted against it.
For the need of such law, Ohio is now
filing up with negroes. Every day adds to
IL cir number. They come to beg, to steal, to
live off the charity of the industrious; or they
come to compete with the white laborer, the
white mechanic in his toll, oreduce his wages,
and drive him out of employ.
We hold that no man who is not niger
worshipper and an enemy to the white race,
would have voted as West did. And no man.
who is not at enmity with his own best inter
ests, and those of his children, will give West
his vote.
Let it be understood by the people, that ev-
erv vole for West is avote to Niggerize Ohio ;
a vo'e to pollute every city, ani village and
neigl borhood, with hordes of worthless, idle,
vagabond negroes. All who want more mig
gers, ought to vote for West; and they will
doubtless do so.
On the other hand, all who believe that
Ohio should be preserved for the whiteman,
and kept free as possible from the presence OF
the negroes, ought to vote for Frank MKin-
ney. Frank M'Kinney is the white mans
candidate. Logan Gazette.
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Facts Concerning the Army.

ASSUMING an army of 100000 men, drawn
up in single ranks, they would present a front
of 227 miles, allowing two feet per man, which
would be rather close packing.
Arranged in the form Of hollow square
they would inclose an aroa Of 2O8O.OOO acres
which is about the average extent Of our Ohio
counties.
Giving each man a weight Of 50 lbs. ofmus-
ket, equipments, ETC., to carry, and this army
on the march will take $4,000 tons weight
Allowing two lbs of food per diem to each
man, they will consume 600 tons daily. Es-
timating ton to load it would require 600
teams to draw days rations, and if they
drink two quarts per day they consume 48OC
hogsheads. As ration is estimated at sc
cents the cost of feeding this army would be
S5.4O0. 900 per month.
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the river, when our hero landed on our side
of the river and left the negro with the canoe.
Johnny reached our pickets about daylight.
He was conducted by them to Col Harker,
who heard his story and gave him pass to
Huntsville. He went to Huntsville E; saw
Gen. Buell. gave him the stolen dispatch ;
told his story, &c. Buell. was evry much in
terested with him and said he would remem-
Der him when the war was over.
Johnny is with our regiment now, and in
fine spirits. He is on his way to his regi-
ment. which is up at Battle Creek.
This is a very imperfect account of his ad-
ventures. He had bully time. I have not
related quarter Of the incidents.-- Sand'sky
RsgiSter.
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auttrV fpr fge gpur.
Thu, ssitA the. .IOrd, I Ossr Ths'EAros Things.


IN poisonous dens, where traitors hide
Like bats that fear the day,
while al the land our charters claim
is sweating blood and breathing dame,
Dead TO their cOuntry's woe and shame,
TBe recreants whisper stayl
In peaceful homes, where patriot fires
On Loves own aItars glow,
The mother hides her trembling fear,
The wife, the sister, checks a a tear,
To breathe the parting word Of cheer,
Boldier Of Freedom, Col
In halls where Luxury lies at ease,
And Mammon keeps his state,
Where aatterers faWn and menials crouch,
The dreamer, startled from his couch,
Wriugs few counters from his pouch,
And murmus family, Wait
In weary camps, on trampled plains
That ring with fife and drum,
The battling host, whose harness CLEANS
Along the crimson-fowing streams
Calls, like a warning voice in dreams,
We want you, Brother Come
Choose ys whose bidding ye viii do
To 20, TO wait, TO stayl
Sons Of the Freedom-lOving town,
Heirs Of the Fathers old rtnOWn,
The servfle yoke, the civic crown,
Await your choice Today
The stake is laid o OgAlIant youth
With yet unsilvered brow,
nHeavsn should lose and Hell should win,
On whom shall Lie the mortal sin,
Whose record is, It might have beenf
God calls you-ansWer Now.
--OliUer Wendell Holmes.
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BE4T THIS WHO Christopher Beckwith,
of Huron county, has eleven sons. About q
year ago they cast lots to see which one OF
their number should stay at home. The lot
fell to Charles, being the youngest Thereur-
/ on ten enlisted. When the last call was made,
Charles, the last Of the boys, with the consent
Of his parents, came to this city and enlisted
in Capt. Semple's company, and is of for the
war.
The entire family, at last advices, were well
and doing good service. Again we say, beat
this who can = CTereJun9 Herald
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WISE MEN NoT.ALyAYs WIsE.-When the
application of coal gas to the lighting Of the
streets was first suggested, Sir Walter Scott
said: It cant be done; it is only the dream
Of lunatic;" and Sir Humphrey Dsvy, on
being told that the time would come when
all London would be lighted with gas, said !:
" You might as well talk Of lighting London
with slice Of the moon, as to light it with
gas"
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A Good Card.

In my absence (Oeing Mail Agent on the
riveF, Mr. Wilkes, Sr., near the corner Of
Green and Seventh street, waited on my wife
this morning and informed her that the small
American flag over my door was offensive to
soile of my neighbors, and that he wished it
taken down. The object of this card is toin-
form Mr.. Wilkes that am his tenant; that
pay said Wilkes his rent; and that have ia
ken down the little flag and raised two large
ones in its stead; and if my neighbors fee
aggrieved at the change, all they have to dc
is to come and take the flags Of my blessed
country down.
G. c. GREEN, Mail Agent.
Louisville, Sept. 4, 1862.
THAT man is not so very green, for all
His flags won't conc downfall
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I. Subscribers who do not give express notice
20 the contrary are considered az wishing to con-
tinue their subscriptions to the paper.
g IL subscribers order the discOntinuanee OF
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until all arreaTNges are paid
8 Tfsubscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the ONCE 10 which they were d.
rected they are held responsible till they have set
tied the bin and ordered them discontinued.
4 II subscribers remove TO other places with
out informing the publisher, and the papers are
sent to the former direction they are held TesPon-
aible
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the Office or removing and leav-
Chg them uncAlled FOR, is Priasa JGcis evidence Of
Intentional fraud.
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August 20, 1862"
Horace Greeley and A. LincOln---Thsir Cores
pondence.

Horace-A. Lincoln open your ears and
pay attention. Here are twenty millions Of
men, women and children in great and dead
" peril, and here are their twenty million
screams all combined in one.
Abraham-Hello, Horace what's up?
Rorace-You must attend to your business
get rid of your counsellorS, take my advice,
abolish slavery, and go in for exterminating
tile rebels, or the countrys all gone to the
d.
ABraham-Wel, if so be that, in this war,
slavery must come down, then slavery will
come down; but if so be that, in this war,
slavery mustn't come down, then slavery
won't come down. There you have it-wis-
dom in solid chunks.
Horace-You twenty millions scream on.
Exit Horace, down in the mouth. j CIncia-
natl Enquirer
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If the President and the Generals should
attempt to adopt all the different plans for
conducting this war that they are censur-
ed by the vitriOl newspaper warriors for not
adopting, heaven only knows what would be-
come of the army, the Union, or an!thing
else. The confusion oftongues are the build
ing Of the tower of Babel would be no COM
parison to the military chaos that the civilian
wiseacres, who are more ready to plan than
to fight, would bring upon our country.
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WHEN events so turn up under any form
Of free Government that men may not utter
thought as regards the conduct Of public af
fairs, then the essential spirit Of freedom is
lost. When men under any Government
yield the right to criticize the conduct Of Of
fcials, :hen they become essentially slaves
Saturday Eregiog Post.
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A PATENT should be issued to Horace Gree
ley for a policy" showing how to free q
slave before you catch hin. The invention
consists in issuing proclamation, and is re-
garded as an iniringent Of the Phelps patent,
with the Euntsr improvement. Rights for
sale by Wendell Philips and the Chicago
Tribune.
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TIE PRINTING BUsNEss.-The late census
returns Of manufacturing establishments in
New York reveals the astonishing fact that
more capitol is employed in carrying on the
printing trade than in any other business, the
amount being over SS.5OOOOO. Over 5000
persons arc employed in printing, and the va
rious establishments use up about S5.OOO.OOO
worth of raw material, ink, paper, &c, per
annum, producing over Sll.OOOOOO worth Of
books, papers, &c.
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NHAPoLEoN said, "an army Of deers led By
a lion, is better than an army of lions led by
deer" 1t was on the retreat at Moscow
that Napoleon uttered the above expression.
It referred to Marshal Ney. who, with hand
full of men, cut his way through Russian
army and joined Napoleon.
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THE Cincinnati Commercial says the Hor.
Garrett Davis has plan of operations that
the correspondent says will bag the rebels in
this State if carried out. We had rather see
the rebels carried out than the plan.-Lou.
Dem.
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TIE good old flag will not be lowered to
the rebel upstartl The labor, the enterprise,
the activity, the energy, the valor of the
North, will not succumb to the mock-feudal
aristocracy of the South, and its tattered re-
tainers. The progress of civilization. which
has destroyed feudal tenures on the continent
Of Europe, and weakened them in England.
cannot be arrested by Lee and Jackson; and
America, which in her very cradle has waged
war against the feudal barbarism Of Europe,
will not allow its bastard brother in Virginia
and South Carolina to deile her historical re-
cords
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A SECEssIoNsr SLAPPED BY a WOMAN.-We
are informed of a rich scene which took place
at Carp River during the last trip down, Of
the propeller Racine. Among the numerous
passengers was a Johnny Bull, who made
himself obnoxious, by giving vent from time
to time to sentiments bordering on secession.
At Carp River the propeller stopped, and
many of the passengers got of. A fne speci-
men of the American Eagle was on exhibition
there, and a number Of the lady passengers
went to look at it. While they were sdmi-
ring the noble bird, Johnny Bull advanced,
and adjusting his eye glass said in rude scorn.
That's id pretty looking bird; the Brit
ish Lion will yet wiring his neck, you know. "
One Of the ladies in the company, wrought to
fierce indignation by the insOlent remark Of
the following, stepped up to him and gave
him a ringing slap in the face with her open
hand, and told him if he dared to repeat his
remark she would whip him on the spot. The
secessionist skunk away amid the cheers ofthe
women for the Eagles champion.-CIsrsland
Leader.
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CHARACTERIsTIC.--At the erecent commence
nent exercises at Yale College, as the long
line of assembled wisdom was entering the
ehurch-grave professors, venerable alumni,
ambitious graduates, &o.-a Buckeye" who
was present. innocently interrogated, What
regiment is this"
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A BAoKwooDs clergyman having alluded to
an anchor, in his discourse, described its use
in the following manner: An anchor is =
large iron instrument that sOilors carry to
sea with them, and when storm arises, they
take it on shore and fasten to tree, and that
holds the ship till the storm blows over"
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You have been to Canton, haven't you
Jack?' "Oh yes" "Wel, can you speak
China ?" Yes a little--that is speak
broken China"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-09-17

SHTTsBURr observes, that after all, the
most natural beauty in the world is honesty
and moral truth. True features make tbs
beauty of the face, and true proportions the
beauty Of architecture, as true measures that
of music. In poetry, which is all fable, truth
still is the perfection.
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NO. 25.

" Jack, your wife is not so pensive as she
used to be-" "No," said Jack, /" she hasl lefS
that of, and turned extensive"
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CANDIDATES for Congress this fall must let
the people know whether they wish to go to
Congress to support the Government or to
attack it. A clear exposition Of their views
should be demanded by their constituents.
Are they for or against the views Of the Ex-
ecutive as set forth in his letter to Horace
Greeley7
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To do to others as we would have
them to US, is simple justice though we
fancy it vast benevolence. Hence, Con-
fucius' great maxim Humanity is the
enn;iv Of the heart.
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UNION.

=. W. ZoTE, 1sAORR.
OETTcE ,-Coulson's Building, (second hoor, }
West side North Msin-street, near the Square.
TERNss-&l per annum, invariably in advance.
II copies one year, SO.
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A YOUNG girl who had become tired Of Sing
lie blessedness, wrote to her true swain asfOl-
lows:
Dear Gin cume rite OF ei you are cunning
at all Bill Collins is insistin' that shall have
lin, and he hugs and kisses me so kontiner-
ally that cant hold out much longer, but win
have 2 kave in. Betty.
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al never wonder" says Dean Swift, to sec
men wicked, but often wonder to see them
not ashamed"
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"CRY SECEsH LIKE THE DEVIL. A Per-
ry county gentleman informs that he met a
" Union" q man from Spencer county, last
week, who accosted him in language some
thing like this:
"How are things going politically up in
Perry county7"
All for the Union in Perry county" said
our informant. "How is it in Spencer?
"Wen, we have some Union down here in
Spencer, and I am afraid the d-d Dem
Oorats are going to beat US this fall our only
chance of defeating them is to cry secesh like
the dr.
Such is doubtless to be the programme
throughout the State Cannelton (bld) Re
publican.
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The following is good story about a
clergy man who lost his horse one Saturday
evening. After hunting in company with a
boy until after midnight he gave up in dis
pair. The next day somewhat detected at
his loss he went to the pulpit, and took for
his text the following from Job: 10
"Oh, that I knew where / might find
him."
The boy, who had just come in, supposing
the horse was still the burden of his thoughts,
cried out
al know where he is-he's in Deacon
Smiths barn.
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Vast and the soldisr.

PENNSYLVANIA, and other States, provided
by special law, that :heir soldiers, wherever
they might be, should be permitted to vote,
and their votes certified and returned to the
counties in which they enlisted.
1t was proposed in the Legislature Of Ohio
to provide, by a similar enactment that the
soldiers Of our State should be permitted to
vote. This measure was opposed by West.
Keep it before every man, whose son or
brother or friend is in the army, that that,
son, brother, Orfriend is disfranchised, declar-
ed unfit to vote, by the Republican Legisla-
ture, and that West aided by voice and vote
in his disiranchisement Ought such a man
to receive support2 We say nO.-LOgan Ga
zette
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Just Tribute to q Hero.

YESTERDAY, as we were about writing par
agraph suggesting the presentation Of sword
to Capt. a. N. Atkinson, for the noble and
successful defense by himself and his twenty
men. against one thousand guerrillas, at Edge
field Junction on the 2Oth inst, gentleman
stepped in to inform US that the loyal citizens
of this place had anticipated us by purchasing
an elegant and beautifully finished sword to
be presented to the gallant soldier. The sword
is to bear this inscription:
"To CAPT. H. N. ATKINSON,
For YaJor Displayed,
August 20, 1862"
A most appropriate inscription, and tribute
most richly deserved by the actions of Capt.
Atkinson. May he long be spared to win
still brighter honors in the service of his coun-
try. which now points to him as bright ex-
ample to all his brethren in arms
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-09-17

WEa permitted to publish the following
interesting particulars Of the adventures Of
young GermEn in Secessia, as related in
private letter from another SanduskiAn in the
army. We publish It as related, for the rea-
son that it VIII be best appreciated in that
shane: