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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01

A Stout MEDICINE. "A manufactured
vender Of quack medicines reccntlywrote
to friend for strong recommendation
of his, the manufacturers 'Balsam.' In
few days be received the following,
which we call pretty strong:
Dear Sir-The land composing this
farm has hitherto been SO poor that q
Scotchman could not get living of
it, and so stony that we had to slice our
potatoes and plant them edgeways; but
hearing of yonr balsam, put some on
the corner Of ten acre field surround =
ed by rail fence, and in the morning
] found that the rock had entirely dis
appeared, neat stone wall encircled the
field, and the rails were split into fire.
wood and piled up symmetrically in
my back yard. put half an ounce in
the middle of huckleberry swamp, and
in two days it was cleared off planted
with corn and pumpkins. and row of
peach-trees in full blossom through the
middle. AS an evidence of its tremen-
dous strength. would say that it drew
striking likeness Of my eldest son out
of mill pond, drew blister over his
stomach, drew a load of potatoes four
miles to market, and eventually drew q
prize Of ninety-seven dollars in a lot
terry.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01

the General looked down with equal be-
wilderment
Open the valve, shouted one of the
men below.
III manage it, responded the Gen.
cral.
Up went the balloon, higher, higher.
1t rose with great rapidity its huge
form lessened as It wildly mounted into
the regions of the upper air; it became
a spcck in the sky. The wind was TAX
ing it in the direction Of the enemy's
territory. By this time every staff of
fcer and hundreds of others were look
ing at the moving spcck. 1t is i'm
possible to describe the anxiety felt and
expressed for the fate of him, the cen
trail object of thought, in that far away
moving speck, every moment becoming
less visible. 1t is seen to move in our
direction; the countenances of our men
brighten with hope. 1t passes over our
heads. Soon it begins to descend, but
with rapidity that arouses renewed ap-
prehension. Quickly squad of caval-
ry, led by Capt. Locke. and Lieut.
McQuade, of the Generals staff, plunged
spurs into their horses and dashed away
in the direction Of the descending bal
loon. The rest of the story is as re-
ceived it from the Generals own lips.
While the rope was being played out
he had adjusted his glass in readiness
for his proposed view of the enemy's
territory. A sudden bound of the bal
loon told him in moment that the rope
had given way. He dropped his glass;
heard the call, Open the valve made
the response given above, and set about
looking for the valve. He was sensible
Of being aighty (the General loves
pun as we'll as the next onc), but was
not at all nervous. IIo saw the wind
had taken him over the line of the Re-
bel intrenchments. Having no wish to
drop in among them let the valve take
care of itself, and proceeded to take ad-
vantage of his position to note the aspect
of Rebel objects below. Crowds of SOL
diers rushed from the woods and he
heard their shouts distinctly. Luckily
he was above the reach of their bullets,
so that he was not afraid on this score.
The map of the country was distinctly
discernible. He saw Yorktown and its
works; York river and its windings,
and Norfolk and its smoking chimneys.
A counter current of air struck the bal
loon. and its course was reversed. Its
retreat from Rebellion was rapid. He
opened the valve, the gas escaped, and
down he came. He could not say how
fast he came down, but it was with q
rapidity he would not care to have re-
peated. The car struck the top of o
shelter tent, under which, luckily, no
one happened to be at the time-knock-
ed the tent into pi, aud left him envel-
opcd in mass Of collapsed oil silk.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01
13uetitul.
"MAKE WAY FOR LIBERTY"
DY A. j. ii. DUGAENE.

..F
Under the oaks of Sempach
The Switzers knelt in prayer,
And sware upon their sword-hilts
The oath their fathers swarc
Upon the oaks of Sempach
Their fathers swords they barred,
And dared the powers Of Slavery
Their valiant fathers dared.
Duke Leopold's knights in armor,
Duke Leopold's spearmen tall,
With shields o'erlapped and lance-point'
Stood up, like castle wall:
And when the Swissmen smote them,
Their angry armor rang,
Like anvils under hammers,
With hearsc and sullen clang!
And when the Switzers charged them,
So well they bore the shock,
Tho mountain-men fell backward,
Like billows from rock
Fell back With dead and dying,
Fell back with doubts and fears,
That noue might pass the shield-wsll,
Or break the hedge of spears
Behold the fateful moment
The hour of Freedom stress
Then stood forth ARNOLD WINKELRIED
From all the dubious press.
lie looked upon the Switzcrs,
And saw their fear and doubt
"l'll make path for LIBERTY !"
Bold Wiokeried cried out
He turned upon the Austrians,
And flung his arms apart:
He clasped score of lance points,
And joined them at his heart.
As bride embraces bridegroom,
He huggcd the lovely death:
81 make a path for LIBERTY !"
lie said, with dying breath
Aud after him the Switzers
No more knew doubts or fears:
They passed the broken shieldwall,
They passed the hedge Of spears;
And where he fell they mounted,
Der shattered helm and shield,
And drove the Austrian spoilers
From Semtach's goiy field!
Five hundred years have mouldcred
Der Winkelried the Swiss
No slave hath breathed in Switzerland
From that brave day to this.
And as the LoRD yet lvcth,
cannot help but pray
Some Winkelrcd might lift his voice
In nino own land to-day!
Some stern and loyal leader,
TO shame our doubts and fears,
And cleave for us tho shield-wall
And break the hedge Of spears
Some hero-man, o'ermastcring
As lavish time like this
To make path for LIBERTY
Like Winkelried the Sw iss
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01

"A SARCASTIC WIPE.---A husband who
arrived home at o late hour of the night,
said to his wife: 81. h
Don't look so cross, love have
been detained on committee
Wife--.1 don't like those COMMITTEES;
I suspect that
Husband---(nterrupting her)---'Just
hear that internal caterwauling"
Wife, --(sarcastically )---'Oh, that is
our tom-cat; he's out on a committee. I
guess
The husband remained silent for the
rest of the night.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01

THE best way to get help in this world
is to help yourself. Show that YOU
need aid and all will turn the cold
shoulder; but prove that you can do
without folks, and they will beg to give
you lift.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01

Regret is the purgatory Of grief; and
only penitential offering and holy pray
ers can deliver US from it. -
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01

(Dog) ma for the Timcs-Bctter un-
muzzle the bull dogs of war than hunt
with the bloOd-hounds Of peace.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-05-01
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No man is wholly intolerant; every
one forgives little errors without know
ing it.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05

LEVELS OF THE ATLANTIC AND PA
oIFIo,-The popular notion which had so
long prevailed, that the Atlantic Ocean
was many feet CHER than the Pacific at
the Isthmus Of Panama has been formal.
ly exploded. Colonel Totton has decided
after series Of careful tidal observations
taken at Panama and Aspinwall Bay, and
connected by accurate levels along the
line Of railroad, that the mean heighth Of
the two oceans is exactly the same al,
though owing to the difference in the rise
Of the tide of both places, there are, o.
course, times when one Of the oceans i
higher or lower than the other; but theil
mean level, that is to say, their height a
half tide, is now proved to be precisely tn
same.-hlat's Merchants MagaIsae,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
From Harrisburg-Personal
Liberty Bill.

The "unkuown' correspondent of the
Philadelphia Journal writes as follows
from Harrisburg on the 4th of March
"Mr. TATE offered a bill yesterday,
which proposes to repeal the sixty seventh
and sixty-ninth sections Of the penal code
These section have heretofore been regar-
ded as the Personal Liberty Acts of Penn
Gylvania. The bill of course will encounter
a violent opposition from those who ex-
press SO much sympathy for the negro,
and we may look for kind of Spread eagle
display in its discussion. The passage OF
these personal liberty bills by many of the
Northern States, is one of the worst
features in their legislative history, Isay
this, not because the negro is involved in
the question, but because it was the be-
ginning of system which was to end in
a complete ignoring of the Acts of Con-
grees, and a violation of the rights Of the
people of the gtatcs.
If philanthropy could induce a people
to ignore the laws, fundamental or statute
of the country, there is no telling to what
extent rascality in the shape of humanity
would induce them to 60. One violation
however laudablo, will induce another, and
that one other, until at last the laws will
be respected nor obeyed, and if Congress
in the exercise of the Legislative power
in it, passes law, let it not be ignored by
any State enactments. 1t is, SO long as i
remains unrepealed, the law of the land
and must be obeyed. A people who vic
late law, soon loose their standing among
the nations Of the earth. IF they do 10
respect their own laws, they cannot expec
other people to respect them of their laws
Rebellion always arises from the oncroach
meuts of the powerful on the rights CT th
weak, and from the inauguration Of doc
trines at variance with the laws of OF
government. Let us first place oursolve
right on the record, and then make al
others do the same thing.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
VOLUME 26.
Congratulations Ofthe Secretary of War

WASHINGTON, March 26.--The follow
ing dispatch was telegraphod to Gen.
Shields to-day
War Department,
Washington, March 26, 1862. (
Brig Gen Shields-Your two dispatches
relating to the brilliant achievement of tie
forces under your command have been
received.
While rejoicing at the success Of your
troops, deep commiseration and sympathy
are felt for those who have been victims
in the gallant and victorious contest With
treason and rebellion.
Your wounds, as we'll az your success,
prove that Landers brave division is still
bravely led, and that wherever its stand
ard is displayed the rebels will be routed
and pursued.
To you, and to the officers and soldiers
under your command, the Department re-
turns its thanks lSigned)
Edwin M, Stanton, Secretary Of War.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05

have the people petitioned for it? l an
swer yes They have pettioned in thun-
der tones through the ballot box, and we
are here to honor their petitions And in
the language of Gen. Mcclellan, when the
day of retribution arrived which was up.
on the eighth of October last, "thunder
was heard all around the sky" This fact
is known, and will be long remember.
ed by many unfaitAful representatives ola
confding and generous people. Terrible
and emphatic was the verdict of condem-
nation given by many an injured commu-
nifty, May I not admonish gentlemen
on the other side, to stand from under the
crushing wheels of this modern Juggernaut
if they would avoid the moral burial that
knows no political resurrection. The peo-
pie are ever jealous of their rights; let
then their servants practice honesty and
fidelity, that they may AVOID the usual i'm
putation of the maxim, which says:
ale who dishonest is in little things,
Would be a villain in the court Of kings"
Mr.. Speaker, I am hear for the first
and expect for the last time, in the ca
pacity Of legislator. Elected by my 10y
al fellow citizens, for the purpose Of repre-
scnting their wishes and interests, among
which are the agreeable duties of main>
tanning the Government, upholdiug the
Constitution and supprossing rcbollion.--
That duty once performed, and it shall
not fail for want of my humble inAuen &c i
will in the good providence Of God, retir c
to my home and resign the delegated trust
with which I have been honored, into the
hands OF my constituents. And, in after
days, trust, l shall be able to refer with
pride to the record of my every vote here
for the substantial evidences of my
devotion to the cause Of justice and the
dearest interests Of my beloved country, a:
among the loved "reminiscences of my life
Mr.. Speaker, here in the halls of legis
laton, in front Of that chair hallowed by
the once occupancy Of John Hancock, il
which he was seated when be appended hi
name to the imperishable Declaration G
Independence, over shodowed by the wing
of the American Eagle, and around which
circle the hallowed Stars and Stripes,
} now pledge the renewal of my fidelity il
support of my constitutional obligations.-
This can only be done by fairly meeting
every question and assuming portion o
its legitimate responsibilities. shal
therefore, record my vote in favor Of tn
bill, entitled CAN act to repeal an act 70
r the communication Of tonnage duties"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
BSy-Thomus j. McCamant, ESQ, has

s6y-Thomus j. McCamant, ESQ, has
become editor ofthe Pottsvillo Democratic
Standard. lie is a forcible and ready
writer, and fearless Democrat, who does
not hesitate to "speak his thoughts y in the
face of all the threats and malodictions
with which the ultra partisan adherents
of the present administration attempt tc
obstruct the exercise Of the constitutional
guarantees of free speech and free press.
We welcome him into the editorial ranks,
and hope he may escape the co mmon eZ.
perionce of conductors of political journals
that they pursue proftless and thauk-
less calling, There ere very few Of them
that will not find their history truly told
in DR.. Franklin's well known fable of"the
Boy who turned the Grindstone,"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05

"HAPpY Observation-Disclosures,
when only twenty-five years of age, mar
ricd a wife of forty; ShakspOare's Ann
Halfway was seven years his seniors DR..
Johnston's lady was twice his age at their
marriage Howard the philanthropist, at
twenty-five, selected a wife Of ffty-two
and Mrs. Row, the suthoress, was fifteen
years the senior of heF husbandi Margaret
Fuller married the Count D'Ossolf, ten
years younger than herself, and the in.
mortal Jenny Lind is said to be eight or
ten years older than her Otto Goldschmidt.
And those were what are called "happy
marriages
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
Gen. Shields Order.
HEADQUARTERS OF SHIELDS DIVISION
WINCHESTER, March 90.
ashington, March 26, 1862.


WINCHESTER, March 90.
GencTM Order, No. II.
Brigadier General Shields congratu-
lates the officers and soldiers Of his Divis-
ion upon the glorious victory achieved by
them en- phe 2Sd insy., near Winchester,
Va.
They defeated an enemy whose forces
outnumbered theirs, and who were consid :
cred the bravest and and best disciplined
of the Confederate army.
He also congratulates them that it has
fallen to their lot to open the campaign OF
the Potomac. The opening has been .
splendid success. Let them inscribe
"WINcHEsTER" upon their banners, AMI
prepare fer other victories.
JAMES SHIELDS.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
Select lloetrn.
The Editors Wooing.

We lovo thee, Ann Maria Smith,
And in thy condcsconsion
We see future full ofioys,
To numerous 90 mention.
There's Cupids arrow in thy glance,
And this, w loves coercion,
Has reached our very heart Of hearts,
And asked for an insertion.
With JOY we feel the blissfu smart
And ere our passion ranges,
We freely place thy love upon
The list Of our exchanges.
There's music in thy lowest tone,
And silver in thy laughter,
And trulh-but we will give the full
Particulars hereafter.
Oh we would tell thee Of our plans,
All obstacles to shatter,
But we are full just now and have
A press Of other matter.
Then let us marry, Queen Of Smiths,
Without morn hesitation
The very thought doth give our Blood
A larger circu,aiOl
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05

ney~ Democratic Victories in York
David Small Esq, editor of the Gasolte,
was elected Chief Burgess of the borough
of York, o. Friday last, by majority Of
7S votes. NT s. is the second Chief Bur
ge elected by the Democracy Of that
Borough in . period Of AZ years.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
LOSS OF TIE ENEMY.

On their side, the Fourth and Fifth
Virginia Rcgimcnts suffered the most
The former was terribly dccimatod. Sew
eral attempts to rally the right wing failed,
and, to add to the confusion, the Irish
battalion of hundred and fifty men, when
brought forward and ordered to fire upon
the Union troops, refused to fire, and q
rebel regiment Immediately drove this gal
lant little band forward, but could moi
compel them to fire upon the Union army
Forty corpses Of the hundred and ifty af'
torwards strewoG the field,
Meanwhile, the rebels gave way oil
their left and center, with loss of sever
hundred killed and wounded, and two
hundred and thirty six taken prisoners. =
Besides these, about ffteeu hundred mus
kets were taken and many other valuable
trophies. Our loss does not excode on
hundeed killed and three hundred wound
cd.
The roar of the mUsketry and the can
non was incessant for several hours, an
particularly between two and six O'Clock
| P. NJ. The rebels withdrew under cover {
night in some confusion, and retreate
about four miles towards Strssburg,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05

Why THE DIFFERENcE?-The first thing
that has been heard of Hannibal Hamlir
since his election as Vice President Of this
country, was his evacuation Of his seat as
the presiding officer of the U. S. Senate,
for the purpose Of coming forward to take
by the hand and Welcome on the floor of
the Senate Wendell Phillips, the chief
Disunionist of the North.
Hamlin evidently has not forgotten tie
words of Philips in 1856, as follow =
"There is merit in the Republican par
ty. 1t is tie first sectional party ever or
ganized in the county. Il is The North
arrayed against the South. The first crack
in the iceberg is visible. You will yet
hear it go with a crash through the centre"
This is the man who is welcomed with
distinguished and very unusual marks cf
honor by the Vice President.
VIM. L. Yancy, the leader Of the Dia-
unionists South, has been captured anc
confined, and may be shct. Why is Phil
ips, the leader of the Disunionists, North
treated differently Can anybody tell ?
ReadSng Gazette a2ad Dsmocrat.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
OUR LOSS.

Out CT 800 men engaged in the Eighty
fourth Pennsylvania, twenty'six were
killed and eighty three wounded. Colonel
Murray fell leading this gallant corps for
ward, and many other dashing officers
were killed or wounded. The Fifth and
Eighth Ohio shared the glory and the les
sos with the Eighty-fourth, and the Third
Virginia Regiment also suffered. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Thoburn, commanding this
corps, was severely wounded leading il
forward to the last charge,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05
Gen. Banks General order.

The following is Major Gen Banks gen
eral order relative to The battle Of Sun
day:
headquarters Of tie FIFTH army Corps, }
STRAsBURG, March 90. :
The Commanding General of the Fifth
Army Corps congratulates the officers and
soldiers of Gen. Shields Division, and es--
peoially its gallant commander, on the au.
spicious and decisive victory gained oves
the rebels on the 23d inst
The division has already achieved re-
nown against the superior forces Of sub.
tie and barbarous enemy N. 2. BANKS
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The following, as near as can be asoer-
tanned at present, are the numbers of the
wounded in the battle on Sunday In the
Seventh Ohio, AS Twenty.ninth Ohio, 81
Fifth Ohio, l6; Sizty-ninth Ohio, "a
Eighth Ohio, 10; Seventh Indiana, IL;
Thirteenth Indiana, ~; Fourteenth Indi-
ana -; Eighty Fourth Pennsylvania, 40;
One hundred and-tenth Pennsylvania, 81
Firtt Virginia, Loyal, 6; Twenty-eightl
New York, /; First Ohio battery, 1
Twenty.ninth Pennsylvania, /; Fifth Con
nectieut, 2; Third Wisconsin, 1.
Tile KilIed-The list of killed have no
yet been received, but the number is be
lievod to have reached one hundred an'
Eve.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-04-05

Delivered IN The Homse IF Repres ntativcS
on tie l3m Of March, 1862, on tie -
peat Of bill, entitle t"An Act for uEt
Communication Of I5nnage Duties."
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