Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-03-21

e POLITICAL GENIUS.--The author OF the follow
o ing lines is destined TO occupy good position
among our American poets. The last seen oil
> him he was going out the pike with roll OF
o gingerbread under his arm:
/ o wInst loved aunuther gal
Her name it was murrier
but betsy deer my luv foru
Is forty times more hier.
The New Orleans True Delta, since the recent
national victories in the West has contained
q several articles in favor of a restoration of the
# Union. 1t is reported that the state of things
in New Orleans threatens open riot.
The number of deaths in the army of the
Potomac, up to the end of December, 1862 was
ol 1890, of which 100 were from wounds. The
l. above deaths occurred in 257 regiments
D, The House of Representatives of Massachu.
sets have passed a resolution providing for tbs
: immediate construction of enc or two iron-clad
batteries, like the Monitor for the defense of the
r harbors of the State named
The rebel leaders have such an intense affec-
ton for Col. Corcoran that it seems quite i'm
possible that they should let him go. One pre-
text for keeping him is no sooner exploded than
they make haste to invent another. Well they
need not hurry themselves. By-and-by the
boys viii go down and fetch him.
Mr. Hale yesterday introduced into the Sen
ate bill authorizing the building off steam iron
clad ram and steam gun-boats, aud to complete
the Stevens Battery-tor the first appropriating
81 100000, for the second $l3,000000, for the
third $1,000 000.-Iribune March Is.
The town of Van Buren, Arkansas, was set on
fire last week, according to report, by mob of
the rebels. A portion of the town was destroy
ed, the damage amounting to $4,000.
Among the valiant defenders of Columbus
were drunken Wigfall, of Texas, Roger A. Pry-
. lnr.I nbr Elov1 o,1 thoro ofl ilau uOto r.a afx-
n Wigfal and Pryor staggered, while Floyd stoIc
away.
Fort Craig, the reported scene of desperate
battle between loyal and rebel forces, is IN New
!, Mexico. 1t is in latitude about 331S, longitude
= 80 from Washington and l0T from Greenwich.
1t is on the Rio Grande River, and West of South
% from Santa Fe $50 to 200 miles.
/. Does anybody in the South hear now the ech-
oes Of "the rOais of laughter with which the
Igbbering rebels at Montgomery greeted Presi-
) dent Lincoln's Proclamation of last April?
, Secretary Stanton is said to be very hopeful
&c that the war will be over early as June, but
n Mr.. Congressman Ely shakes his head at the
idea, and gives it as his opinion, based upon sucl
q observations as he was able to make, that the
resistance of the rebels will be long and des
:, perate.
q A Washington correspondent of the WorlC
o says: Fairfax Court House has been ransacked
e and may valuable records carried away Sc.
y, veral documents in the handwriting and bearing
? the signature of Gen. Washington were found
y while one person was reported TO have found
r the original will made by the Father of hi.
n Country.
J. At the request Of the acting Governor of Mis-
,f souri, it has been ordered that at the next eec-
Il ton in that State every voter shall be required
to take the oath of allegiance 1t certainly seems
y no more than proper, that, in a State where so
many thousands are traitors in act and so many
other thousands traitors at heart the oath of al
legance should be required of all as condition
of the right Of suffrage.
d An abbreviaton not to be found in the books
is to be found on tombstone in Uunkirk.-
Il The mourners intended to put an old aunt to
, sleep with the customary phrase, "Let her resi-
in peace, but the space on the stone gave oui
: at the close of the word ''her." The read y-wit.
ted sculptor, however, inserted the initials, anC
now the dear old lady sleeps beneath the lacon.
ic, but inelegant epitaph: "Let her p"
The monster "Union" gun at Fortress Mon.
I, roe was recently tested with charge of fifty
: pounds ofpowder and an enormous shot weigh
ing sos pounds. The time of flight was 3S
seconds, and the shot could be distinctly seen as
it hurtled through the air, screaming like an
unclaimed demon.
Mrs. Benchley, who is lecturing on Texas
; thinks that but for musquetoes, rattlesnakes
, mocassms, yellow fever, the enervating effect OF
. the climate, the whisky drinking and other pro-
pensities Of the people, that State would be a
desirable place for habitation.
Il An old fellow who became weary Of his life
thought he might commit suicide, but he did
not wish TO go without first forgiVing all his
u enemies. So cogtating within himself he al
o last removed the moose from his neck, sayng:-
. "No twon't do--cah't go. j never can nor will
forgive old Noah for letting them copperhead
snakes into the ark. The nasty varnints have
killed two thousand dollars worth Of my cattle
and when he and meet know there1l be a
! general fuss See II there won't .8aa u a
: An unusually intelligent Englisnan who vis-
) tied Fort Donelson It's eap,hre says there are
/: few such disgraceful things in Anglo Saxon his
tory as the rebels surrender and few such char
/ ges in history as General Smiths and the regi
ments under him. au
An Iowa regiment has rule that any man
who utters an oath shall read a chapter in The
bible. Several have got nearly thfduRhthe Old
Testament 1t is understood that Immediately
Z after II became known that Gen. Jim Lane was
not to be permitted TO lead the southwestern
expedition, good many Of the men found Il
necessary to read whole books Of the bible at a
single sitting. M n -.
We are told that the negroes throughout the
South love their masters dearly, and are ready
10 spin their last drop Of blood in defense Of the
rebel government And yet large number Of
negroes volunteered their services to CoIBfno-
ddere GoldsbOrough, during the attack Oh Roam
: oke Island, and worked like good fellows against
the rebels Some how or other the statements
Of the enemy are not always endorsed by lacts.
y Information from several sources establishes
the fact that four iron-elad gunboRts which the
fafeIa hstfl1t.e, a
! New Orleans, are but little stronRer than Hol-
Inns Turtle and not nearly so formidable o. the
Menimac.