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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-22
From Lynchburg.

LYycHBURG, Va, January l5-The train
just in on the Virginia and East Tennessee
Railroad, brings the news of battle which
occurred yesterday, few miles bevond
Prestonsburg, Ky, between $500 of our
troops, under Gen. Humphrey Marshall,
and 5000 of the enemy. Marshall's force
was retrcating at the time il was attacked
The enemy came upon our men in a narrow
gorge, and the engagement is represented
to have been one Of the most desperate of
the war. Col. Moore's regiment charged
the enemy with the bayonet. a hand to
had conflict ensued, which lasted for about
half nm hour. The Northern troops fought
hard, but finally broke and ran, in the true
Bull Run style. Gen Marshal's force, be-
ing completely exhausted and so much
smalle: than that Of the enemy, fell back 10
PrestonsOurg. The loss on our side was
25 killed and ID wounded. The enemy's
loss was over 200 This information was
brought to Abingdon, Va, by parties who
participated in the battle.
NoRFoLx. Jan. l4.-The ships which ar
rived in Hampton 10 ads yesterday proved
to be the remainder of the Burnside fleet,
and are probably preparing to join those
which sailed previously. The fleet did rot
return, but the presence of so many ships
gave rise to the report. All since have
sailed.
al i
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-22

Gen WCiet!0n's Opinion about The DE.
ration Of The Wn.-Schuylcr Cofax, n
Northern NJ. C., writes from Washington
to his paper, the South Bend (Ia) Register,
us follows:
In Justice to Gen Mcclellan, the Com
mander in.Chief, whom | met on Monday
morlng, and had an interesting conversation
with, must state that he repeated to me
with emphasis former declaration, that
the war would be short, though it probably
might be desperate, and he saw the way
clearly through to success in conquering
the rebellion. cannot properly add more
OF his conversation, bat sincerely hope all
his coniIden: anticipations may be realized.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-22

A Female Spy on HorSfJIck The
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Post relates the following incident.
A horseman clad in sort of cavalry cos
tune, with n heavy overcoa. and slouched
hat, had been noticed for some time dash.
ing about the city in rather suspicious
manner. AT last the authorities felt them
selves warranted in arresting him, and az.
cordingly, one morning, when trotting
down Pennsylvania avenue, he found him
self suddenly surrounded by file of sol
diers, and was carried off to prison. But
the funniest part was to come. The inves-
tigation thnt followed resulted not only in
the discovery Of certain papers, but also of
the fact that the cavalier was woman
How long she had been at the game 1t is
impossible to guess.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-22
John Anderson

~ THIS Thorough bred Jack is ont
VR Of MARENGO. lie is ID hands
>n-e high, / years old. dark iron gray
and finely proportioned. lie will stand the
Fall season at this place, on The following
terms For the season, $40 90
Lancaster &. H., Sept l2, lS6O.-3Itf
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-22

N0TICE.-As we have discontinued the
CREDIT SYSTEM entirely, all orders must be
accompanied with the cash or its equivalent-
Special agreements, or those to whom we are
indebted excepted.
Dec. %, kOOPMANN & SOMMERS
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-22

T. Runaway from where we had them
81 hired, near Chester. in June last, our
S three Negro men, viz BILL, GILES
md HENRY
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-22

Aug. 7, l86l-2G.tf.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
DELEGATE ELECTIONS.

The Democratic voters of the several election
districts of Bedford county, and others who in
tend to act with them in good faith hereafter,
are hereby requested to meet on
SATURDAY, 21ST OF JUNE, NEXT,
at the hour and place to be appointed by their
respective Vigilance Committees (who are here
by requested to give written notice of such time
and place of meeting) for the purpose of elect
ing two persons as delegates to the Democratic
County Convention which is to assemble at the
Court House in Bedford, on TUESDAY, 9th
JUNE, NEXT, at o'clock, p NJ, to put in
nomination County ticket to be voted for at
the ensuing election, appoint conferees to meet
conferees from the remaining counties of this
Congressional District to nominate a candidate
for Congress, and attend to such other matters
as may be proper to be transacted for the bene-
Mt OF the party. 1t is also particularly request
ed that active and earnest Democrats be elected
Vigilance Committees for the ensuing year and
that their names be carefully reported to the
President of the Convention.
BY order Of the DEM Co. Com,
JOHN S. SCHELII, Chairman.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
The Washington Intelligence Office.

Secretary Stanton has lately issued the
following order:
OFFICE Military SUPERVISOR or TKLEerAru, }
WASHINGTON, D. c., May s.
To the Military Operator at Cairo:
SIR; AS soon as news is received of the battle
expected to take place at near Corinth, you will
sena 10 'his office abstracts of the same, together
with the source from which they were derived, and
not allow airy reports to be transmitted from the of
fee at Cairo until the War Department gives per-
mission
BY order of f. S. SANFORD,
Military Supervisor of Telegraph.
1t would scem-judging from this extra
ordinary arrangement-that the Secretary of
War has established an Intelligence Office
IN his department, in which he hopes to mo-
nopolize the entire business of the qui9
names and newsboys. 'Abstracts" of the
news are to be sent to the War Department
and the telegraphic censor is to "allow no
reports to be transmitted until the War De-
partment gives permission.' Now, in the
name OF all that is free and intelligent, what
does this mean9 Are we to have impostures
OF news pufupon us, even by the direct act
of the Administration? Can it be possible
that Secretary Stanton has been manufac-
turing some of the late reported victories out
OF electricity and copper wire? The people
will not brook this presumption upon their
intelligence much longer. They are to pay
the piper and they want to know what kind
of music he makes. Itis their right to know
whether we have victory Or defeat, and they
will not be satisfied with the siftings from
Mr.. Stanton's Intelligence Office, or any
news that must be ''doctored" before they
can be permitted to know it. We want no
more Pittsburg Landing stories.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
THE UNION FEELING IN VIRGINIA.

The army correspondent of the New York
Tribune writes as follows:
Diligcnt inquiry could not establish the exis-
tence of more than one Union man in Williams
burg.-And, inasnuch as he has made one OF
our officers gift of small damask table-sprcad,
from which Magrudor had drank wine three
evenings before ii is fair to presume that his pro-
fcssons of Unonism are swindle. This side
of Williamsburg, upon the line of our march,
no scrutiny with candles by daytime could pos
sibly discover one Union man or one Union
woman. The article does not existin this country"
The same correspondent adds:
Here we got the first Philadelphia newsra->
per which processes to publish accounts from the
ground Of the recent battle near williamsburg
1t is astonishing that even American history can
be written so falsely and so unjustly. The rea-'
der of the reports of the Philadelphia Iaqnrer
would certainly suppose that Gen. Hancock's
fight on our right was the principal battle How
easy it is to correct this error Hancock had
only between twenty and thirty killed and woun-
dod, and only four regiments engaged. His af-
fair was but skirplish. On the LETT, Hcritz-.
elman was compelled to fight great battle OF
vastly more consequence than Buu Run, and be
won it too. He had seveneen regiments en-
gagged from first to last--twelvo OF Hoopers
and five of Kcarney's; and his loss in kSied,
wounded and missing, was two thousand anu
fortveix
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23

confines of his department. We have nei-
ther space, nor patience, to dilate upon the
enormity of this assumption of power
which is granted nowhere in the Federal or
in any State Constitution, and which can
never be justified, except on the ground that
''might makes right" and that the soldier
Is dictator to the citizen. We shall only
take the liberty, at present, to enter our pro-
test once more against the conversion of the
federal army into an engine for the abolition
of negro slavery. If the war is to be wa
ged for the purpose indicated by Gen. Hun
ters proclamation, the sooner we know it
the better. The people of the North do not
intend to pay taoe'aty hsmared millions of
dott0,'s to furnish set of madmen at Wash
ington, or elsewhere, the means whcrewith
more effectually to dissolve the Union, mere
ly to obtain the cheap and delectable pleas
ure of taking to their hearthstones three mil
lions of stupid and bestial negroes. They
look with ntensest anxiety for the action of
the President in regard to the conduct of
Hunter. They hope and pray for revoca-
tion of his abolition order; aye, they de-
mand that the miserable fanatic who has ap-
piled the torch afresh to the temple of our
liberties, shall be removed from his command
and placed where his political madness can
no longer endanger the public safety. VIII
Mr.. Lincoln be equal to the emergency?
VIII he, for once, have the moral courage
to meet the issue fairly and fully and with
out shifting, or evasions We can scarcely
hope for ''consummation SO devoutly to be
wished"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
THE COMING FIGHT AT CORINTH,
From the Ne,y York World Man IS.


The country will learn with profound aston.
ishment that the correspondents of newspapers
will not be permitted to telegraph an account of
the coming battle at Corinth after it has taken
place until the report is first revised by militia
ry censor at Cairo. Mr.. Stanton is evidently
determined to doctor the news before it is given
to the country,but why he should want to do so
is mystery that passes comprehension. IF we
are beaten, the fact must come out. It cannot
be concealed. If we are victorious the SOON
er it is known the better. There is no ground
for saying that the reports Of newspaper cor
respondents will not be correct. They have no.
toriously been so in every instance hitherto. II
they have differed from the official reports, SO
much the worse has it been for the official reports.
for whom the truth regarding past battles has
all come out it has been the former, not the lat
ter, which were confirmed. The poor excuse
that these reports might give aid and comfort to
the enemy is too obviously absurd to be for a
moment entertained. What the effect Of such
an order as this upon the stock market must he
isapparcnt II is to be presumed that Mr.. Stan
ton contemplated that painful contingency before
issuing it. If not, he has less shrewdness than
his admirers suspect him Of
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
Piety in Danger.

"Oh that we had minister here now like
him." If any person is curious to know where
this language occurs, they can find out by read
ing the editorial columns of the last issue of the
Bedfordpapcrs and it is hardly necessary to state
that it is not to be found in those of the Gazette
1t seems that the preachers of Bedford are of as
little account in the estimation of the person
who makes use of the above quoted language,
as the improvements" and ''snterprise" of the
unfortunate town. He sighs for other preach
ers; his spiritualized, almost ethereal nature is
too harshly Jared by the crude and indigestible
sermons at present administered to his religious
stomach. In pity for this distressed churchman,
our ministers ought to resign so that in the stead
of each one of them there might be a duplicate
of the reverend abolitopist for whom his sane
tilted soul so fervently yearneth 1t would be
great loss to the church, and altogether the fault
of the preachers, if this pious individual were
to "fall from grace merely because he can have
no abolitionist to preach for him.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
In HONDURAS Invalids afflicted

In HONDURAS Invalids afflicted with
Scrofula visit the streams that have drained
from the wild lands where Sarsaparilla grows
1t is found that the waters become imprcgnated
with the medicinal virtues of this drug. and
the natives drink it, battle in it, and live on il
for weeks. Whatever its effects. these s',oate,.
'ng-T1aces' have reputation not inferior to OUT
own Saratoga, and great numbers surely obtain
relief at them from eruptions and ucerations
Yet find all classes have more confidence in
DR.. Ayers Extract Of Sarsaparilla, than in the
impregnated waters or any compound of the
root that they can make. Those who can af-
ford to buy it, do so, and i. is in very general
use here, curing them surer and quicker than
they can get relief without it. Not few Of
our staple productsgo thus to foreign lands, are
there manipulated by scientific or artisan skill,
and then come back for our consumption and
use. Correspondent Of the Herald, from I'rux-
illo.]
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23

nTThe sacrament of the Lords Supper will be ad-
ministeied, ID. w in the Presbyterian church, OF
this place, on next Sabbath The pastor expects the
assistance of Rev. W. A. Fleming. pastor elect OF
the Presbyterian church in Canton, Illinois.
u5Rev. S. KepleI will preach ((iod willing) Ser
mon for the Young, In the M. e. Church, on Sab
bath evening next.
The new church on the land Of Jae OBJ Dibert
In Bedford township. will be dedicated to the SER
vice of the Trune God, Sabbath, the 18th, inst.
The public are respectfully invited to attend.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23

en,lcren TO their care, will be amply remuuora.
ted Tor well placed confidence.
SPRSG.
We are now in season.
As when sharp frosts had long constrained IN.
\ kindly thaw unlocked it with mild rain ''''n'
ana hist the tender blade peeps up to birth,
grain r'o'"'sed
The gentle spring has at last been hailed =,
ethereal mdness. The grain fields in the Cove
present promising appearance never surpass.
cd in our Recollection. The farmers have near
ly all finished planting corn, and if heaven h.
gracious, we have no doubt that large cron
will be the result Of the faithful farmers toll
More at leisure.
Yours Truly,
EKULF.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23

PRES. GEN. AssEMBLY--The General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church, met at Colum-
bus, Ohio, on Thursday 18th inst Rev. DR..
Bailey, of Steubenville, o., was chosen Mode
rator,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
OutS,
TIMOTHY SWIPES.

We, last week, gave an account of the acci-
dental death of Mr.. John Houck, of Cumber-
land Valley, by the falling of a tree. The fol-
lowing letter, received since the writing of our
notice, gives the particulars of this melancholy
accident.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23
CENTERvIuE, May Is, 'G2.
Friend lhqyers:
On last Saturday morning, man


On last Saturday morning, n man
by the name of John IIeuck, living about II
miles from this place, was engaged in peeling
tan bark, and whilst in the act of telling tree,
a limb broke off and killed him. He was
at work alone After the tree fell, small boy
living with him, having seen tho tree fall and
not seeing Mr.. IIouck, went up to the tree and
found Mr.. Houck lying on the ground with tho
axe grasped tightly in his hsnd, and the limb
lying across him, He called up man who
was blowing near by, and when he came be
found the head of the unfortunate man smash
ed and his shoulder very much bruised. He
must have been killed instantly. He was 50
years of age and leaves wife, but no children.
Yours, A.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-05-23

2. AS to the tendency and effect Of Mr.
Barnes letter. it is easily seen that they will be
unfavorable to the cause of religion. The ex-
ample set by the writer will be followed by 9TH
er ministers, and soon the spiritual interests of
men will be accounted of no greater Importance
than the affairs of parties and political platforms
The st-ly of party doctrines and party schemes
will divide the preachers time with the search
ing OF the Holy Scriptures. The political ros-
trum will steal away the thought and attention
due alone to the sacred desk. Then, certain as
the night succeeds the day, will follow the deg
radiation of the ministerial Office and the intro
duction of bitter feuds into the church, whilst
schism and confusion will end the last, sad chap
ter in the history of this new politico- religious
reformation. Again, such championship of the
corrupions of party as that contained in Mr..
Barnes letter, is certainly calculated to bring the
Christian minister into disrepute. Mr.. Barnes
tells us that Mr.. Lincoln's administration is ssiust
and prudent" and yet he must have known that
high officials connected with that administration
have defrauded the Government out of millions
of dollars and that after it was proved that they
had thus violated their trust, Mr.. Lincoln either
retained them in office, or removed them from
one place OF responsibility but to transfer them
to another. MIR. Barnes must have known that
a Republican Congress passed vote of censure
upon Mr.. lincolns late Secretary of War and
present Minister to Russia, and that Repub!i-
can Investigating Committee exposed the ex-
travagancc and corruption of Mr.. Lincon's
present Secretary of the Navy. When preach
er OF the Gospel can 60 so far as to become the
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-02-05

G.rTt is thought that the present Legisla
ture will repeal The law creating what is
usually termed the "extra" Judgeship, in
this Judicial District. To explain: This
(the 6th) judicial District is composed OF
nine counties, and is divided into three sub.
divisions of three counties each. In each one
Of these sub divisions there is Que Common
Pleas Judg elected, wbp- gets, we believe q
salary OF $500 year. The Legislature OF
1857, being composed Of free minded, liber.
al.hearted set OF men (when handling other
peoples money! very generously directed the
people OF the 9th Judicial district to elect a
fourth Judge to assist in dispensing uneven.
handed in justice" from the ,nine Common
Pleas Benches of the District, and the peo
pie Cor the Republican portion thereof
though that kind OF courtesy, very common
with that party, blythe wa, in which politi
cal bodies make asses of themselves, elected
that brilliant Judicial iuminary, His Honor
Judge n. EVANS, to that very lucrative and
not very labourious position; and thus, volun-
tarily voted 90 additional annual tax OF ST.,
500 on the already over burdened and op.
pressed people who have the misfortune to bt
troubled with Q li.tlss taxable property
| What Ia the re ult? We have it from sew.
eral of the leading attorneys Of the Bar, tha
the business OF the Courts is even further be
hind than il was few years ago; and yet we
are paying $500 year for additional Judg
es, salaries. Guernsey Jefrsonian.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-02-05
Remarka ble Statement. t..

The following extract from a recent
letter of a correspondent of the Ohio
State Journal, (the central republican
organ of this State, who is with the
10Th Ohio in Kentucky, makes some
queer assertions relative to the feeling
of the people and our own troops in that
State. Says the writer:
"Great dissatisfaction exists among the
Union men in Kentucky in regard to the pol
icy pursued by Cameron and Congress in re-
gard to the slavery questicn--rest assured
that at least in this State there IS but one
sentiment on this subject If the object OF
the Government is to free the slaves, the vol.
unteers Of Kentucky will at once disband
and take sides with the South, together with
large proportion Of Northern troops. This
may appear strong language in your part o
the country, but let me assure you it is true.
have mingled with them and conyersed
with them freely on this subject, They are
willing to fight for the Constitution and the
maintainance OF the laws and 20 on conquer
ing and to conquer until the last rebel has
laid down bis arms, and the Angel Of Peace
again folds her wings over united country;
but they will not submit to this eternal
croaking about slavery. l am satisfied that
if the mass of the people Of Kentucky and
Tennessee were convinced that this war was
not war on slavery, it would not be one
month before rebel could not be found
within their borders. Their designing lead
ers have succeeded in making them believe
that the only object OF ihe Government is tt
rob them OF their slaves, and they seize upol
the doings Of Congress of late to verify th'
former assertion, and the effect is beginning
to be seen and felt abroad"
We might add that the author of ths
above was local editor of the Statt
Journal until he became Private Secre'
tary to Col. Beatty of the 10Th Ohie
Regiment.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-02-05
Ab0litiOuism as a Cause Of Se-
cessiOn n nd Civil War.


Democrats in the North are often changed
with being "lraitors," because they declare
that Abolitonism. in great degree. is the
cause Of our present troubles. Those who
make this charge, we believe, fully indorse
the honesty, the Intelligence and the patriot.
ism OF the Hon. Joseph Holt, Of Kentucky.
Here is what he says on this subject:
1--WE make no apology for this wicked ef-
fort in the South to destroy the Government.
We grant the necessity Of suppressing it;
but Abolitionism, that has produced it, must
also be suppressed. Abotitionism and Seces
siouism must be buried IN the same grGue.---
The patriot who loves his country must con-
sent to sacrifice BOTH"
Hon. Andrew johnson, the Union Senator
from Tennessee, who has made SO many per
sonal sacrifices for the cause, ia speech at
Columbus, Ohio, October d. 1861, SAID:
II would not be personal; but an Aboli-
zionist is as much Secessionist as any to be
found in South Carolina. Now, as much as
these Disunionists of both classes abuse each
other, they, nevertheless, both unite in lay
ing violent hands upon the Government that
never harmed either. II were an Aboll'
tionst would break up the Union, for the
disruption of the Union must inevitably de
stroy and obliterate slavery. Hence we are
for the prosecution OF this war to save the
Government as loundea by our fathers--fol
restoring the Constitution as we received it
without regard to the peculiar institutionso o
any State. That Secessionist and an Abo
litionist are on par can prove by simple
! sy llogism: an Abolitionist is o Disunionist--
Disun,onist Secessionist; therefore Sc
cessionlst il an Abolitionist!'' [Cheers ant
laughter.