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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
Newspapers In Tho United States.

The unexsmpled extent of newspaper issues
in the United States has often excited the aston
ishment of intelligent observers; but it is doubt
full whether the whole of the enormous truth
could have been fully appreciated without the
actual figures which reveal ii. According Ia
the "preliminary report" of the 9th census, 1860
recently published by the Hon. J. O. Kennedy
the superintendent, it appears that the annual
circulation of newspapers and periodicals is nc
less than 927 95l 546, at the rate of "a SO fol
every white man, woman and child OF our pop
ulation. The annual value Of all the printing
done in the United States, for that year is stated
at a fraction less than thirty mine and thret
quarters million OF dollars.
These numbers are sufficiently astounding
but the rate Of increase since 1880 is if possible
even more so. In that year, says Mr.. Kennedy
the whole circulation amounted to 42O,409,97S
copies; and the rate Of increase for the decade i
ll7-6l per cent, while the increare Of the whit
population during the same period was only
80 - per cent. II the circulation should contin
ue to grow in the same proportion for the mex
ten years, the number Of newspapers and peri
odicals issued in 1870 viii be little over tive
billions.
In addition to these domestic publications
no uncomfortable number of foreign journals i
introduced into the United States. HThe Brit
ish Almanac and Companion" for 1862 states tn,
number in 1860 To have been as follows: From
Great Britain, 1857 ,669; from France, 270,655
from Bremen, 4l,l7l; from Prussia, 93,4l9-
These figures comprehend only the foreign news
papers, and not the periodicals, some of whicl
are republished in the United States.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
Horrible Barbarl,ies of The Rcbcl..

General Prentiss, who was captured at Shiloh,
has been exchanged. In speech at Washing
ton, on Friday night, in reply to a serenade, he
gave narrative of his experience among the ereb-
els. His story fully confirms all that has pre-
viously been said of the bar barites and atroci-
ties committed by the rebels. The following
paragraphs give samples of the treatment he
and others received:
With nine others, General Prentiss undertook
to escape at Madison, but failed.
The ten were brought back and thrust into a
dungeon sixteen feet square, the only light CONF
ing through an aperture six inches wide. After
eight day s confinement, they were released on
the certificate of physician that forty-eight
hours more would permanently ruin their con-
stitutions.
| Lieut. Bliss, of the I'd Michigan artillery, was
shot by the guard under these circumstances;
He was buying milk at the limit Of the prison
when he was ordered back ain a moment" he
answered. "as soon as my bowl is filled" As
he turned the guard shot him dead. Pretty
well for a darned old shotgun" shouts the fe
low.
Eight privates in an Ohio regiment were hum
at Atlanta. They had been sent by Genera
Mitchell to do a little work on the railroad anC
telegraph lines of Alabama. Coming upon al
engine near Atlanta they concluded to take it Il
expedite their return but unfortunately forgo
to cut the telegraph lines by the use of which
force was ordered from Chattanooga to intercep
them. The circumstance was noted at the tim
by the Southern papers, The gallant Ohioan
= were Willing away their leisure hours in prison
with game of euchre, when the guard led then
10 be hung, without moments preparation.
General Prentiss found more loyal white me
! in the capital ofSouth Carolina than elsewhere
and very few at any place more loyal, while tn
women and many negroes were loyal. or thes
last many were being d'iven South. At Peters
burg there were thousand in one pen. Every
where in the South the spirit of bragadoc
!, abonnded. They were they would viii
: the Yankees, but they did not seem to like Il
proclamation-did not see what right Lincol
had to free all the negroes. General Prentiss
, anxious To have an independent command, off
cered by the men who have served in Souther
/, prisons, receiving neither pay nor subsistenC
: from the Government, but living upon the enc
my and performing exploits similar to the lat
one of Stuarts.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
vice pre.ldent Iramlln.

The Vice President is in Washington, part
of his mission being to look after the troops
from Maine, and especially the sick and wound
ed. The Washington correspondent of the N
Y. Post writes:
Mr. Hamlin. as all who were in Washington
last winter know, is and always has been in
favor of the most vigorous war measures. He
was among the very first to urge emancipation
"a one of these measures, and Of course approves
the Presidents proclamation so far as it goes
He would have it go further, but is very well
satisfied with it as it is if it is backed up with
vigorous action. The opinions of the Vice.
President on various subjects connected with tn,
prosecution of the war have not been concealed
He is for the employ ment only of Generals wh'
will support the nt-slaVery policy of the gov
ernment with hearty vigor. In no other way
lie thinks, can that policy be carried triumph
anily through the ordeal it must pass, with th
whole South against il on the one hand, an,
secret traitors and deluded Democrats in th
North opposed TO it ON the other. Success oil
the field Of battle will soon show the streDgtl
of the new policy, in his opinion.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
wha. Nor'hern Division. are doing 80

The following extract from Gen. Prentiss
speech at Chicago, shows what is the direct and
inevitable tendency Of partiEan divisions At the
North:
Furthermore, they told mo, "Sir, we have more
friends in illinois than you have Union men in
the South" They publish that to their people
Lest may be misunderstood, let me tell you
Republicans, am no Republican. Democrats
/ am no Democrat. / am a soldier Of my coun-
try. CProdgious eheering1 I hold in my
hand an Augusta paper, one Of some thirty or
forty others ! have in my possession with srti-
cles similar to this one. CCres; Read II, read
it1 This is the Augusta Daily Constitstiona'ist,
published in Augusta, Ga. II il the Oldest pa
per in the Southern States, the one which has
The greatest circulation and is looked upon next
to the Richmond Enquirer as the organ Of the
confederacy. Il is studied effort Of these peo-
pie to divide us here in the North, to have the
West seperate from the East. They continually
talk about this. They say, "We like you West
ern men, for you fight better than them cussed
Yankees; we know we can't whip you, but we
can whip the Yankees two to one" This ar
| ticle is headed the Great West, and if it hurts
any ofyou, don't blame me, for you voted that
| l should read il.
"There il, however, evidently in the West, aud
| particularly in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, strong
opposition to the present war upon the South
The tone of the press in those States the public
meetings, and the Democratic Conventions, all
prove this conclusvely. This feeling does moi
display itself as boldly opposed to the war per so
but assumes the form Of opposition to abolition
ISM coercion and subjngation. Laughter and
cheers II tootgd not be safe TO erti6it u other
,uiss for in that event the individuals giving ex-
preston to il would soon find themselves incar-
cerated within the walls of some Yankee Bastile
and their opposition thus speedily and effect
ually crushed out. But, by protesting devotion
to the Union, the Constitution and the Admins.
tration of Abraham Lincoln; they can orgGniz,
thoroughly for iCork, aud thus secure a way tc
triumph in their approaching fall elections. -
rRenewed laughter aud cheers.1
That article proceeds to the length of q column
in the same strain, alluding--for ] will mentio
, the names-to Carlie of Pennsylvania. Voor
hees of Indiana, Richardson of Illinois, and Val
landigham of Ohio lSensation.1 Their pa
pers are full off it, They look upon you tender.
footed souls as traitors to your country Doyou
want to help these men murder your brothers
and break up this Government If so, in the
name of Heaven, let us know il, and the Shiloh
prisoners will send you down South where you
belong. We came home fully determined to
take all men by the hand who think and feel az
we do, that this rebellion should be crushed
We came home sworn enemies to every man
who sympathizes with rebels or advocates COM
promise with the country's enemies. [Greai
enthusiasm Oil that you could be sent there
to see the spirit of those men, and hear them talk
as they feell
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
british Cartridges.

A gentleman who was at the Perryville bat
tie handed us half dozen rifle ball cartridges
taken from the pocket Of dead rebel. They
are nearly or quite as heavy as the MIME ball,
and the paper Wrapping them bears the name
of "E. 4 A. Ludlow, Birmingham" Thus the
British are supplying the rebels with the means
of keeping up the rebellion. They are acting
as our enemies, and they have acted thus from
the first. They profess to deprcaie the war
as injurious to the great interests ofthe civilized
world, and at the SAME time they know that
If they had not inierfered to sustain il on the
part Of the South, the United States government
would have closed it Up thoroughly nearly a
year ago.
Great Britain supplies the rebels with iron.
clad steamers, heavy guns and m0rtars. rifles
and ammunition of all descriptions. offers them
the facilities Of her home ports and colonial
ports, and encourages her own vessels to iun the
blockade, and, after time she may possible
venture, in conjunction with France, upon a
still more direct aud outrageous interference a.
means Of preventing the restoration Of a re-
public which for nearly century has been her
torror. IL Louisville Journal
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The movIng mormon..

The accession TO the population of Utah from
abroad has been large this year. The Mormon
Elders have returned with the focks they have
gathered Missionaries 10 the ends of the earth,
and letter from Salt Lake City Sept. 18th,
states that the Emigration Agent represents that
then upward of 5000 Saints were OH the plains
with GAO wagons, 1000 quadrupeds, and more
than 100 tons of machinery. BY the Mormon
Agents in Europe, since April l6, 1861, to May
10, 1862, no less than twelve ships were charter
ed for this emgation--all arriving al New York
Seven sailed from Liverpool, four from Ham
burg, aud one from Havre. Of nationalitics
there were 2,6l2 English, 251 Scotch 309 Welsh,
l9 Irish, ISIS Danes, Sis Sweedes, lis Nor
wegians $50 Swiss, 3 Italians q Germans, 5
French, and IL Americans making a total of
$3.50. Besides this army from Europe about
1000 Saints have been gathered in by the Nor
MON Missionaries in the United States. The
Elders are indefHtgabe proselyters.
The immigrants to Utah are mostly from the
working classes aud will soon add to the hum Of
industry in the busy Hive of Desert" Brig
ham Young it is stated intends to settle most %
the new corners in Southern Utah, on the Dor.
ders of the Rio Virgin and the Santa Clara
known as the cotton region. Much of the ma
! chinery taken across the plains is for manufac
turing purposes. South Utah will grow cottor
well, as has been shown by experiments, anC
Young early in September visited the country
to make arrangements for its settlement.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
where the Cash Comes From 10 Build
Rebel NaVtos.

1t has been puzzle to some where the rebel
government is 10 find money To pay for the IRON
clad steamers IL has authorized the building oi
in England, and where il has found cash IL pur-
chase the vessels and the vast supplies of arms
and ammunition it has already procured there,
1t certainly does not pay for them with con-
federate paper, for that is at low enough val
uation ii the markets of Europe.
But it must be remembered that the confed-
crate government owns in it's own right an im-
mense quantity Of the cotton Of the south
owns, la point of fact, as much of the precious
staple as II may be able to use; and that, at the
present enormous price of cotton, ship load Of
il in the market in England, or at Havana. viii
procure guns enough 10 arm a division, and
artillery enough to accompany It. A single
cargo Of cotton running the blockade from
Charleston to England, Will itself purchase 4
very respectable iron-clad steamer, quite fit fol
rebel service. The cargoes which have run the
blockade heretofore have been mostly used in
the purchase Of arms aud ammunition; but the
contderacy is now well supplied with arms
and il can use all the subordinate caFgoes il
sends across the seas for the purchase ofa navy
This is where the money comes from; and as the
bill authorizing the bnilding or purchase Of YES.
sells abroad has been ostentatiouslY passed by
the rebel Congress, as the order for them has
been received IN England, and as the contract il
now being rapidly filed, il would not be a..
tOnishing IL next spring found the confederate
government in possession nf quite a feet o.
swift and at least partially iron-elad vessels
The way to make their navy as small as pos
sible is to make the blockade effective.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
R. P. SpALDINo, Chm.
G. MOORE.
End OF the Cotton Famine in England.
From the London Daily News Oete

End OF the Cotton Famine ia England.
From the London Daily News Oct. o.
The day was sure to arrive when The gen.
eral inability to believe 10 a supply of cot
ton from other sources than the American
Cotton States must give way before tho
facts. That day seems to be near at hand.
AT the end Of last week the cargocs from
India began TO arrive. Upward Of 10000
bales from Bombay came in during three
days, and the quantity from that port act
ualy at sea and at Liverpool was found to
be about 1000 bales; so that Mr.. viii
iers, whose promises were held to be rash
when he spoke of 100000 bales, appears
to be fully justified in the hopcfulness Of
his tone. The next disclosure was, that we
have prospect of a supply. in 1868, of L.
$50, 900 out Of the 100000, which is the
largest quantity desired at the ordinary
rate of prices. This amount will be Just
double the quantity used per week for tho
last three months; and thus it would seem
that the worst must be past At the pres
eut high prices, the weekly average taken
by the trade has been 1928, and the
promised supply, Independent Of any change
in American affairs, will yield 81 ,346 bales
per week. The sources Of this supply are
India, the Brazils, Egypt, Turkey, Greece,
Italy, chance cargoes from America, and
'other sources" These aother sources" are
credited with only $4,000. Considering
that the West Indies are included under
this head, it is reasonable to hope that the
supply may turn ont to have been under
rated even for the coming season. The re-
porIs from Jamacia are IN the highest de-
lgree encouraging, both as to the furnishing
condition Of the growing crop, and the rap
id increase Of the area devoted to cotton
In Guinea and Demerara the PROJECTORS are
setting heartily TO work TO procure the re-
quisite labor, which may probably be sup
piled from the United States. AgriculIur-
al machinery. of the highest order, has been
sent out to Porto Rico, which is expected
to supply large quantity, not less than the
produce of two thousand acres, next year.
and the quality of the West India cotton is
; declared to be scarcely short of the highest
rates Of American. Already we see that,
as time passes on, We find ourselves under
!, the process Of being weaned from our OBJ
i lstinate reliance on the Slave States; and
: from month TO month we shall learn /,
: give up the irrational hope Of any settle
n ment in America which can restore the old
b state Of affairs.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31

MESD-I-CAEr CokDITIoE or SourHKRN
tiers from ladies at the South,
dated a month or two back, speak Of the
privations Of even the more wealthy classes
OF that region, ss OF the most distressing
character. Their luxuries are all gone, aud
the small amount received by vessels run
ming ihe blockade. arc but as tho drop 10
the bucket. Ladies appear in tho coarsest
homespun cloth, while their husbands have
been obliged 10 don the negro cloth, for
merly devoted exclusively TO their slaves.
Shirts, or the cloth to make them, are grow.
ing scaFceE and seareer. as nearly the whole
stock on hand bad been sent away to the
soldiers. Many have no sheets TO sheiu
beds, and the only sugar they obtain is the
settings Of molasses hogsheads. Tea ha.
nearly disappeared and salt IS growing scar.
Ger every day.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
yellow Fever at wIImIng.on.

The Yellow Fever is raging fearfIlly at Will
mington, N. O. The Journal Of Monday last,
says;
about ten o'clock on Saturday night cold
rain came on, with but little lightning, and the
Thermometer fell rapidly, almost immediately,
some sixteen degrees. The effect upon over
500 cases Of yellow fever may be Imagined
The mortality on Saturday night and Sunday
exceeded anything that had been known since
the epidemic commenced or since Wilmington
was a town Coffins, cofins, was the great want,
and 50 continuous. Oofins cannot be obtained
as fast as people die Drip, drip, from the lead
en- sky Death and sickness all around this
last Sunday, to which we had looked forward
with some hope, was the gloomiest and saddest
of all the days that we have yet seen.
The following is an extract of letter received,
dated 18th October, 1862, from resident of
Wilmington, addressed to Capt j. p. Levy, in
New York
sOur city Is one vast arnel-honse--thirty
deaths TO- day, and not enough well people "a
bury the dead. Oil it is awful--awful-ihe
mortality unequaled by anything except the
famous plague in London.
From an oxtra Of the Journal dated the 18th
that paper having temporarily suspended its Is
sue, we learn that there were 81 new cases on
Monday, and II on Tuesday There were if.
teen deaths each day. Among Them was that
OF the Reverend b. b. Deane, Rector Of St. James
Episcopal church.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31
PIenty of supplies.

It has been stated by telegraph that the Po.
tomac Army is short Of supplies and for this
reason could not follow up the army Of General
Lee. A Washington dispatch Of the asa 10 the
Cincinnati Gazette, disposes of the weak excuse.
1t says Secretary Stanton hasinstuted an inves-
tgatlon into the charges that MeClellan's army
moned Meigs, and Meigs communicated with
the Chief Quartermaster ofthe Army OF the Po-
tomae. The result showed that every requlsi-
ton has been answered, and all supplies deliv-
cred at the point named in the reputation.
The latesi apology for not moving We havs
seen 10 that the water in the Potomac is too i0w
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31

An IseiDEsr or rHE LATE REsEL RnD.--A
gentleman who has just returned from the bnr
ders OF the State relates the following: Afie
the rebel cavalry left Chambersburg, on thei
way TO Getty sburg. when about twelve miles
distant from the former place, they met a large
funeral procession, which they ordered to come
10 halt Dismounting from their own horses
they selected tory-tree of the best horses In the
procession, and amongst them Hs horse attached
10 he hsarsd No violence was used; but TO ths
contrary, the greatest pOliteness was displayed
toward the surprised mourners. At length one
Of the funeral escort demanded TO know by
whose orders their horses were thus taken. The
reply was, aby order Of General Mcclellan; they
are wanted for the array" As so0n as the fun
eral horses were properly secured by their cap.
tors. thoy pursued their way 10 the PotnInee.
leaving the afflicted friends to find their way
wish the eospss 10 the place of baSial - shay
best might wsrf rl n
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31

| 10 ne A. W. 0foad 4oQgt ~ ~ f4eW
| Of Ohio:
The Committee on aForeien consspoa-
dencer respectfully report that they have
received, through the Grand Secretary, the
proceediugs of ibe following Grand Lodges
for ihe current year, 10 wit: Maine. Mas
sacbuseus, Vesmop', Coupe,icus. n. York,
Pennsylvania. Ma -ylsnd, Kentucky, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Callforuie, Louis
ANA, the District of Columlin. the Terriior-
Is Of Washington, Nebfasks, and Colorado,
together with The proceedings II the Grand
Lodge Of Canada for the year 1852.
They contain tho usual amount Of Stats
tical information, and, in tho main. show
highly prosperous condition Of the affairs Of
the "ancient institution" in North Amer
lea.
Tho paucity Of members, in comparison
with the reports Of former years, proclaimr,
in unmistakabe terms, The chilling nom
intercourse that at present exists between
tho States Of the American Confederacy
commonly known as tho loysl and disIc5al
States.
Tho all.engrossing topic Of Free Masons,
as Of ciIizsns generally, is the presefit die.
tracied state Of our beloved country, and
the anxious enquiry is made. "What V
the duty Of the craft in these times Of civil
strife and dissensiouf"
Your Commtte would heartily re-affirm
the resolution adopted by this Grand body
at It's last annual communications: THAT IN
the present unnatural contest, the institution
Free Masonry has no attribute that can
take sides with rebellion;" for in all her
constitutions, laws and edicts, she has ever
inculcated true allegiance and fidelity to
civil government, aud totally discOunten-
anced 'conspirscies aud rebellion
Bat while Masons, as individuals, are
justified iu shedding blood, If need be, in
support Of their legitimate government, the
"ancicnt institution" will never array her
self in the habliaments Of war.
| 1t is her province TO wield the trowel as
the trnncheon Of peace, and with il she will
spread upon the disrupted arch Of our Ma
tioual Union "ihe cement Of brotherly iove
and friendship" SO that, phadvcnture, IN
tho words Of our gifted brother Vaux, OF
lPennsyvania, 'if all bonds should be brok"
en-all ties rent assunder-if discord, dis
sension and disruption shall mark the do
cline and fall Of The most wise and wonder
full Of governments OF mankind,--let the
, Masonic temple in all states, kingdoms,
> lands, peoples, or confederacies, be the
common refuge of an indestructable Mason
ic Confratcrnity."
Respectfully submitted,
R. p SpALDINo, Chm.
G. MOORE.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-10-31

O listen, ladies. and III tell you brief
touchmg tale, and true rs history.
The Wind aud Leaf held dalliance. "GcntlC
Leaf"
Began the Wind, awake and fly with me
For thee passd the beds where roses are;
Aud though their whispers fragant wood my
stay,
And every little bud shone like a star,
thought on thee--arise and come away
Thy sisters dark are sleeping in the dew,
would not rouse their coldness with a sigh
But thou the beautiful, and the true,
Were meant for common passion--let us fly. :
Tho Leaf complied, and ere day was done
Was flung aside-a thing to tread upon.