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, 1862-03-29
From our Own CORRESPONDENTS
On BOARD STEAMER Y. +. WIsnR,
Orr ISLAND No. 10, Mics. RIVER,

The siege Of Island No. 10 has BECOME rs
tedious us twice told tale. Each day drugs
on its heavy length more wearily than the
one before. The gunboats maintain the sanne
position they did week ago. The mortaIs
are moored TO the came stumps, and through
the day and night, eyary half hour, their
booming explosions mark the loss Of time, if
not the loss Of life, on those distant tented
shores.
What is the actual result of the mortar
deserter who has come in says that they have
reached the main shore behind the Island, q
distance Of three miles and a-half. He says,
also, that sixty-nine men have been killed IN
the upper battery, twenty-five upon the
Island, aud ffIY-seYen upon the main shore.
PROF Steiner made three balloon reconnois-
sances on Monday, but little information was
the result as the atmosphere WIS too hazy. It
mas asceEtained that the rebels we're attempt-
ing to build q new battery in the centre Of the
Isand.
The upper battcr1,is is thought, is complete
y silenced, at least it has not replied for four
days. No one can be seen about it. The
ea1thwork is ragged and rent, the trees split
and shiyercd, aud one solitary gun alone ap-
pears in position This is probably near re-
lation Of the logs at Manassas. Our boats
have fired at it in vain, eand have finally given
up the job, convinced that there is no use In
trying 10 shoot Il Quaker.
have information OF importance which /
cannot send you without coming under the
eontTaband rule I may say, however, that
: Gen Pope's movements are successfully pro.
guessing, and that within = few days you Rill
hear some glorious news from Island No. TO-
=; In the meantime, We arc lying tied tofthis
miserable mississippi shore, water, W:1ttezrr5
! everywhere;'' not a square inch Of dry land
/ in sight; listening with careless. .ears to the
boom Of the mortars, wearied with c1nui
; "crihbed, cabined and confined.'' But tc
make amends, the weather is gorgeous. The
! trees are leaving out and tho woods resonant
j; with the music of blue birds, black birds, red
j birds and robins As write,. the sun is sink
the horizon, spateripg the woods with rad
! streams Of Light and bridging the water With
!; a ruby track, onlinous Of the strife to conc
! let Us hope to morrow- The thiekest shower
. Of shot and shell would be preferable to this
. Me1ry waiting.
, 1862-03-29

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, 1862-03-29

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Of which is good timber. good house, grain and
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and Gnae1 good state o{ One Of The mott
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, 1862-03-29

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CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1852.

movement has taken place IN that Vicinity.
Gen. jackson, with the remnant Of his army,
is euYuosed to be near Woodstock.
, 1862-03-29

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Our Army and our BrlgadIers.
THE CASE OF ALEX. CUMMINGS


Jsnccfa1 Dfeoatch to the Chicago Trfbune.1
-: WAsH1EaroH, March q, 1Bo2.
Mr.. Dawes, in his speech on Alexander
Cummings, yesterday, after showing import
ant discrepancies between Cummings's aworn
testimony and his subsequent letter said
ex-secretary Cameron had sign1fed bis desire
to appear before the Committee, to explain
his OWL connection with the Cummings trans
action. The Committee appointed meeting
for the purpose and notified him, but Cameron
didn't come. The Committee then sent
messenger TO him. Still he didn't come, but
eontentcd himself with picking quarrel With
Mr.. Van Wyck, on Sunday, in public hotel,
calling the Committee liars and thieves.
Captains Whipp1e and Humphrey, Of the
Typographical Engineers, have been noml-
mated Brigadier Generals.
Mr. Wilson, Of Mass, stated in debate, to-
day, that one hundred and thirty y'nne (13D had
ont IF Fft11ta atN71t1
, 1862-03-29
Nem advertisements.

w ANTED-A House north Of
~ Van Buren, and east Of jackson ssrest. Aoder-
ate rent Innuire at IS Lake street. mk9n5A 2t
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
Young Ladies and House. Work

friend OF ours, remarkable for strong.
good sense, married a very accomplished
aud fashionable young lady, attracted more
by her beauty and accomplishments than
by anything else In this, it must be owned
that his strong, good sense did not seem
very apparent. His wife. however, proved
TO be very excellent companion, and was
deeply attached to him, though she still
loved company, and spent more time abroad
than he exactly approved. But, as his in.
come was good. and his house furnished
with good supply of domestics. he was
not aware of any abridgement of comfort
on this account, and he, therefore, made no
objections to it.
One day, some few months after his mar
riage, our friend, on coming home to din
ner, saw no appearance OF his usual meal
but found his wife in great trouble instead
whats the matter ?" he asked.
NANCY went off at ten o'clock thii
morning, replied bis wife, land The cham.
0er-maid knew no more about cooking o
dinner than the man ip the moon"
"Couldn't she have done 1t under your
direction :" inquired her husband very
cooly.
Under my direction should like to
see dinner cooked under my direction"
"Why so :" asked the husband in surprise,
'you certainly do not mean to say that you
cannot cook dinner"
Il certainly do then," replied bis wife.
How should know anything about cook
ing :"
Tho husband was silent, but look of as
tonishment perplexed and worried his wife
"You look very much surprised" sh,
said, after moment or Two had elapsed.
And so l am he answered; "as muct
surprised as l should be in finding the cap
tain OF one of my ships uuacquainted witt
navigation. Don't you know how TO cook
and the mistress of a family Jane, if there
is cooking school anywhere III the city, 60
to it. and complete your education, for it il
deficient in very important particular. -
II. S. Arthur.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
Suppression of the African Slave Trade
1.-The New Treaty,

The Senate yesterday, we understand,
gave its unanimous consent to treaty re-
Gently negotiated by the Secretary OF
State, Mr.. Seward, on the part OF our
Government, and Lord Lyons, Minister of
England, on behalf Of his Government.
which, il we are correcdy informed Of its
provisions, will more etfeclually remove a
source Of constantly recurring irritation
between the two countries, than any in.
ternational compact which has been en-
tered into between them since The Treaty
OF Ghent
AT period as far back as that during
the Presidency of Mr.. Monroe, after the
government Of the United States had by a
solemn act declared the African slave
trade piracy. Mr., John Quincy Adams,
Secretary of State, negotiated treaty
with the British Minister, by which, for
the more electual suppression of the slave
trade, the right Of search Of vessel under
the American lag was yielded to British
cruisers both in the waters of the African
coast and those OF America. This treaty
or convention was submitted 10 the SEN
ate Of the United States for its consent,
and was confirmed by that body (lwo.
thirds Of course consentng) with single
amendment, to wit, striking out the priv.
iItge OF search in American waters. This
amendment not being accejed to by
England, the treaty failed and from that
time 10 this, through various unsuccessful
efforts 10 adjust ii, the question has re-
malned open--one party frequently ex-
ercising the right Of visit, if not oi search,
and The other resisting and complaining of
ii as an insult and aggression, often threat
ening serious misunderstanding between
the two nations, until the present moment,
when the counsels OF wisdom, humanity
and concession have happily prevailed
and the question has been settled unani.
mously, finally, and, from what we learn
OF the treaty, MISUNDERSTANDING
honor on the distinguished negotiators,
who will receive, as they richly deserve,
the thanks and plaudis Of the friends OF
peace and humanity throughout Christen.
dom.-NationaI Intelligencsr.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
Making Love.

A book ought to be written on this sub.
ject, under the title of Every man his own
Idiot; or, TSenty-Seven Methods of being
a Genuine Donkey" Certain it is that peO-
pie make love quite as irregular as the Ver-
monters mako maple sugar-eyery man on
his own hook, and in a manner peculiar to
himself. There is a straight forward busines,
style in which real estate bank accounts are
enumerated and filled up. with a declaration
that his worldly possessions and himself are
submitted by the subscriber. There is the
style poetIcal, which is rhyming "kissos'
with "b!isses. and in boring trees, brooks
flowers, moonbeams, etc. There is tho sty le
sentimental IN which rope ladders. stern
parents, pistols aud daggers, aud other va.
riations of dull life figure. There is the
style bashful, 10 which the parties meet in
dads orchard or mans kitchen, set them.
selves at twelve or twenty feet's distance
speaking no words whatever, only occasion.
ally "sighng wOfulIy," and "hitchin' up
towards each other at the rate of three
quarters of an inch per hour, with down.
cast eyes. We have always thought this
bashtul and worthless kind Of courtship the
most interesting, especially when the par
ties thereto hardly know what "ails EN- y
But of all tho methods of making love tina:
common one of meaning nothing serious il
the stupidest and meanest and any mar
who will take up tho time and attention oi
an eligible young miCor with that idea il
his head ought TO be provided with an armol
of asinine cuticle and sent to fight th,
Amazons of Dahomey or JEFF. Davis rebels
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
LONGING.
BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.


OF all tho myriad moods Of mind
That through the sorl come thronging,
Which one was e'er so dear, 80 kind,
So beautiful, as Longing
The thing VIC look tor, that we are
For one transcendent moment,
Before the present. poor and bare,
Can make its sneering comment.
Still, through our paltrv stir and strife,
CLOVIS down the wished Ideal,
And Longing moulds in clay what Life
Carves in the marble Real;
To let the new life in, we know
Desire must ope the portal;
Perhaps the longing to be so
Helps mako the soul immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh, heavonward will
With our poor, earthward striving;
We quench it, that it may be still
Content with merely living;
But. would wo know that hearts full scop
Which we are bourly wrenging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope,
And realize our longing.
Ah let US hope that to our praise
Good God not only reckoBs
Tho moments whom we tread His ways,
But when the spirit beckons.-
That some slight good is also wrought
Beyond self. satisfaction,
When we are simply good in thought,
Howe or We fall in action.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
WHOLE NO., GAS.
The Dying Soldier Prays for the
President.

Tho following incident 10 related Of one
of the Vermont soldiers killed at the skir-
msh Of Lcos' Mills near Yorktown, re-
Gently:
Never, until we stood by the grave of tho
Green Mountain Boys. did we realize bow
much stronger is truth than fiction. Your
readers will all Tecollect that last summer q
private was court.marlialed for sleeping on
his poN out near Chain Bridge on the Up
per Potomac. He was convicted; his sem
tence was death; Ehe finding was approved
! OF by the general, and the day fixed for bis
execution. lie was youth of more than
ordinary intelligence; he did not beg for
pardon, but was willing to meet bis tate.-
Tho time drew near; the stern necessity of
war required that an example should be
made OF some one; bis was an aggravated
case. But the case reached the ears of the
President; he resolved to save him; signing
pardon, he sent II out; the day came
Suppose, thought the President, my par
don has not reached him. The telegram
was callod into requsition; an answer did
not come promptly. Bring up my car.
rage, he ordered. 1t came; and soon the
important State papers were dropped, aod
through the hot, brolIing sun and dusty
roads, no rode to the camp, about ten miles.
and saw that the soldier was savedl He has
doubtless forgotten the incident, but the
soldier did not. When the Third Vermont
charged upon the rife pits, The enemy soon
poured volley upon them. The first man
who fell, with six bullets in bis bodv. was
William Scott, of Company X. His COM
rades caught him up, and as bis life blood
ebbed away, be raised to Heaven, amid the
din of war, the cries of the dying and the
shouts of the enemy, prayer for the Pres.
ident, and as he died, he remarked to his
comrades that he had shown he was no COW :
ard, aud not afraid to die.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
Petersburg, Va.

This city. towards which the armv that
evacuated Yorktown is retreating. (since il
| has become evident that the road to Rich
mond BY way of West Point is occupied by
the Federal troOps,) is a port of entry. and
the capital of Dlnwiddie county, Va. It is
the third town in Virginia in point of size
and has an extensive water power; and be-
fore the war its shipping trade was large and
profitable. 1t lies Ca the south bank of tha
Appomatox river, ten miles from James
river at City Point 1t is TWENTY-FIVE miles
south of Richmond, and is connected bv
railroads with Richmond on the north.
Lynchburg on the west, and Weldon, N
Q. on the south. It is the only point from
which the rebels have the chance of es-
Gaping from Virginia, and even then thew
cannot go to Corinth, as Gen. Mitchell holds
The only road by which they could 90 there.
There appears to be but two good chances
tor them now. One is to surrender ut dis.
erection. and The other is to 90 to Peters,
burg, if they can, and thence, dividing up
into small parties, to scatter into the south
west and follow Jefferson Davis in his march
to Mexico. 1t is pity thai Burnside could
not have had men enough so that Peters
burg might now have been in our possession
and Mcclellan might now have been sure
OF bis game.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

aud friends, for the one cause. TO maintain
the Right; and fool to sssure them that the
confidence they have reposod in their
brothers that have gone out from them to
do battle for the Right, is not misplaced.
Trusting that, Providentially, many, even
all now living, may yet return to DO vol.
coined by all as the self-sacrifcing band Of
brothers, for their aud your rights.
pen this note, as usual, with all the in
terruptious growing out of the lOl inquiries
of what, how, when and where shall | do
this or that duty Consequently,my usual
style of writing, disconnected is still more
so. But If you will have tho kindness to
take the good will for better doed, you
may, perhaps, not do injustice to
Your friend and dobtor,
w. II. TOLLES.
P. S.--I wish to DO remembered to all the
friends in Newbury. Although heretofore
l was better acquainted with some than
others. yet it appears to me. at this time,
that l know them all for their exhibitions of
patriotism and benevolence.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

A SALUTARY THoUGHr.-Wheu I was
young man, there lived in our neigh
borhood a farmer who was usually re-
ported TO be very liberal man, and un-
commonly upright in his dealings. When
he had any of the produce OF his farm to
dispose Of, he made it an invaria5le rule
to give good measure-rather more than
could be required of him. One of his
friends, observing him frequently doing
so questioned, him why he did it-told
him he gave too much, and said it would
not be to his advantage. Now mark the
answer of this excellent man. "God
Almighty has permitted me but one Jour-
ney through the world, and when | am
gone cannot return to rectifv mistakes"
Think Of this. But one journey through
the world
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

DTPTHERIA.-We notice this insidious dis
ease is becoming quite prevalent in some
parts of the country. 1t is a malady that,
il not arrested at its very outset, is almost
certain to prove fatal. AS soon as the first
symptoms appear physician should be in
srantIy summoned. Meantime, until the
doctor arrives, temporary relief can be- af-
forded by gafgling the throat every 10 min
utes with strong decoction of salt and wa
ter Mako it strong as the patient can en-
dure 1t without strangling, say teaspoonful
of salt to two tablespoonfuls of water. In
many instances this simple remedy has been
known TO entirely check the disease without
the aid of any prescription.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
For the Jeflersonian Democrat.
ADDRESS TO A BURR,

Q. thou poor scrnwny, lie lees, little thing,
The f'st Of all the children Of the Spring,
On thy poor head anathemos I'll pour,
Till tho dost learn to deck the earth no NOR G.
cannot step my foot into the street.
But thou, before my vision thou dsst greet,
Salut'st me with thy ever. horrid sting;
cannot thee remove. for thou wilt cling
Closer than dearest friend, till some kind hand
Moved by thy rueful look bids thee expand
Nor hide thy talent in so small q space,
But burst a bonds. and 50 exolt thy race,
From ugly burrs into ethereal ashes. E.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
RAvENNA, O., April. 1869. rI-

A LAWYER OUTwITTED.-A Yankee once
asked an attorney how an heiriss might be
carried off "You cannot do it with safety,
said the counsellor, shut ] tell you wha,
you may do. Let her mount horse, and
hold bridal whip; do you then mount be.
bind hor and you are safe. for she runs
away With you ia lieu Of your running away
with her." The next day tho lawyer found
that i was bis own daughter who ran away
With his client
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

PREJUDICE AGAINST TURTLEs.-In tho mar
rative of Anson's voyage ia full account OF
the prejudice of the South Americans (both
Creoes and Indans) against turtle as poison
Gus. The prisoners captured on the prize
ships warned the sailors against eating it,
and for some time lived on bad ship-beef f;
but seeing our men thrive on the turtle,
they began TO eat it~-at first sparingly and
at length heartily, And when set ashore and
liberated, they declared they blessed the
day of their capture, which had introduced
to them plentiful supply and delicious
food.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
OVER the large gate at the Provost
MnrshaPs splendid headauarters-Ellioit

OVER the large gate at the Provost
Marshaps splendid headquarters-Elliotrs
Female School-waves Union flag
A very ardent Secesh lady, who wished
to see Col. Mathews, was about TO pass
the gate, when looking up she beheld the
proud flag Tapping like an eagles wing
over his eyrie. Starting back horror
struck, she held up her hands and ex-
claimed to the guard, "desr me ! can't
go under tina. dreadful Lincoln flag lis
there no other way for me to enter ?''-
eyes, Madam" promptly replied the
soldier, and turning 10 his conrad he said:
Here, orderly, bring out that rebel flag
and lay it on the ground at the little gate,
and let lady Oalk over ae" The lady
looked bewldered, and after hesiiating a
moment, concluded to bow her head to
the invincible goddess of freedom, whose
immaculate shrine is the folds of the "S.ar
Spangled Banner" The rebels may as
well conclude to follow her example,
Nashville Union.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

JEAN, tho jester to Charles TX, once tried
his masters nerve by rushing into bis room
one morning with the exclamation
sob, sir, such news four thousand men
have arisen iD the city !"
"What" cried the startled king; with
what intention have they arisen ?"
SWELL" said Jean, placing his finger upon
bis nose, "probabiy with the intention Of
layipp down again at bed time I"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23
For the Jeffersonian Democrat
Sleep.

Never was there a greater boon be-
slowed upon mortal man, than the power
of sleep. To leel dreamy unconscious
ness, gradually stealing over one, absorb
ing one care after another, until we float
far away into the realms Of fancy, leaving
every care behind, is indeed blessing,
though SO common that we fail to appre-
ciale ii. nfr - ..... E.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

THE ADMIRAL's FIsT.-Admirsl Crosby had
a large brown fist, Happening one day un.
fortunately to lay it on the table during
dinner, at Colonel Fhzgerald's, Mr.. jenkins,
a half blind doctor, who CHANGED to sit next
to the admiral. cast his eye upon the fist.
The imperfeciion of his vision led him to
believe II was French roll, and without
further ceremony he thrust bis fork into
the fist Tho confusion which resulted
may be easily imagined.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

An Indian philosopher being asked what
were, according to bis opinion, the two most
beautiful things of the universe. answered.
"Tbe starry heavens above our heads, and
the feeling Of duty in our hearts" .r
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-23

NEVER be without quorter in your
pocket, aud you will always be quarter
master, ....
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Advertisements should be marked the num-
ber of times they designed to be inserted those
not so marked, will be continued until ordered out,
charged according to the above terms.
The privileges of yearly advertisers will be con d.
fined to their regular business
Attorneys viii be holden for the price ofinsert ting
advertisements brought by them.
INSTRUMENTATION must be addressed 10 the
Proprietor, postage paid TO receive attention.
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