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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
Col. Matthews wouldn't Go In.

That well known Ohio Democrat, Col.
Stanly Matthews, of the sd Regiment,
was out of the State, during the time that
Ranney, Fries, Medary and others of that
tx were busy in gathering up the broken
fragments of Democracy, and bat recent
ly returned 10 Cincinnati. where lac was
promptly waited on by the conspirators,
who sought to enlist his services IN be-
half of the work they had blocked out
To their e~ntreaties and solicitations Stan
~ WIS somewhat e~vasiye, he didn't come
UP to the work as they wanted him to
he hesitated-.he had been domn to Ten
nessee and wasn't posted"-had not read
che address" aboutwhich they expiated
wanted time to consider, &c, &C.
But the committee would not Le put Off
he must take his positisa=it was i'm
>portant to himself apd their great cause u
that he should oosne outat once" Look
herev@said Etapiy-"wh kind Of De
mocraey Is 4 10 be? if it is the kind of
Democracy that we have had for the last
five or six years, thaye kGd enough of it
and the world would haze been better
without If, II it is to be 4 sehash of the
id stuff we've been feeling the people
~itlNI am done with it, wash my
hands of It'll repent fer the past, and
my advice isfhat you go aud do likewise.
Good morning!
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
Hon. Elisha Whittlesey.

We are panied to learn that our distin-
guished feliow-citizen has lost the sight
of one eye. We hope this afiliction may
not result in the total loss of sight. The
occurrence, and his present condition, are
given in Il letter dictated by himself da-
ted Washington, July 3, 1862, addressed
to JUpGE NEWTON and WARREN HINE,
from which we extract as follows Can
fcH Correspondence MahOHiRg ScatiasL.
ITO avoid all misapprehension, inform
You after Office hours on the list INST, l
retired to my rooms as usual, ut Mrs. IIy-
ats, sat down two or three feet from the
window with my back towards it, and be-
gan reading the Baltimore SU,,' when !
fou,,l my vision was impaired soon there
after. At int / supposed 1t arose from
my glasses, and put on another PAIR OF
spectacles, without any sensible aiteIa-
ton. Putting my hand upon my rlght
eve. ! found ] could see nothing out OF my
left eve. except a light and no figures
In a short time, however, / could not dis
tinguiSh the rays OF light.
Mrs. Halstead kindly prepared 4
p~oultice of slippery elm bark, which was
repIaced III the evening by substituting
black tea leaves. The loss OF sight of
that eye was AZ sudden as the e~Xt;nguish-
ment al q candle. Yesterday morning |
went to the Office to attend to such bust
ness as was absolutely necessary in the
discharge of my public duties, and remain
el there until about the middle of the
day. when w. II. Jones, Esq. my chief
clerk, was appointed Acting Controller.
When | arrived at the Office. | sent imme-
dately after Dr.. Peter Parker, a,distin-
guished American Commissioner, and
oculist in China. He had left the city
and was in New York. | her sent for
DIR. r. K. Stone, who had studied in Pa
rs as an ocuiist. He prescribed remedies
which are now being applied. The loss
Of my sight was very extraordinary, and
whether ii will be restored is a matter of
great doubt. | hope to be submissive 10
the will of Divine Providence in this and
and His other dispensations towards
me. = Ny own health is very
good. have suffered no pain with my
eye not produced by the remedies to re-
store the sight. Love to your families
and to the n~eighbors.
Most respectfully yours,
ELISHA WHITTLLSEY
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A S erner War Policy.

1t is refreshing to hear the harmonious
observation-disclosures of Governor JOHN
SON and Major-General WALLAcE-the
one pre-eminent in the eiriL, the other IN
tho A.LAzy work of reducing the rebel
lion. No two men have a better right to
challenge attention. Governor JOHNSON
was the first military governor appointed,
has been brought into the bFoadest and
closest contact with the spirit which ami
mates the rebellion, and is characteristics
ally deliberate and SPACIOUS in all of his
judgments. General WALLACE. one OF
the younger class of Western command
erS, in the field from the start, with Il ca
reer of remarkable success and brilliancy.
a model d~isciplinarian yet full of symIpa-
thetic fire, understanding thoroughly the
soldiers nature and how to sustain enthu-
siasm, he is as perfect an embodiment as
can be found of the fresh, dduntless. prac-
teal sar0r fare which is indispensable to
the successful conduct of this great strug-
gle. Both the governor and the general
have been, and we suppose still are, Dem
ocrats, and may therefore be presumed
TO be rather partial to slavery than other
wise. Yet speaking wholly Independents
ly of each other, five hundred miles apart,
the one from a civil poirc of view, the
other from a military, they both declare,
with an emphasis, that this struggle must
be carried on with a strong hand, and
without regard to what may befall slavery
The civilian says: THE strong arm OF
the government must be barred, and JUS
tice must do her work. We may as wei
understand the fact first as last, and go to
work nationally. Z + If you persist
in forcing the issue of slavery against this
government, I say in the face of heaven,
give me my government, and let the ne
groes 60" The soldier says: 'Oh, if l
could get a little backbone into those who
are governing us. If I could but stimu-
late them to the point Of courage where
they dare do their duty as our soldiers in
the field dare to march to the lannon's
mouth, and could induce them to let us
make WAR, that is all | ask. = l
have rs much prejudice against the negro
politically, and am rs much opposed to
slavery agitation as any of you can be-
Yet when he can be made available, let
US make him so. He would be n poor
soldier, in my opinion, who would fail to
use every element of war which Cop Az
MIGHTY gave him, if, he could use it to his
advantage"
These sentiments, beyond all manner OF
doubt, express the feeling now dominant
among the people and in the army.
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Latest from Gen. Pope's Command.
HEADQR's ARMY OF V|IRGINIA,

WASHINGTON, July p.
To Hoy. Z. VI. STANTON, SEc'Y OF WAR:
The cavalry expedition l directed Gen.
King to send out, has returned.
They left fredericksburg at sevcn P.
VI. on the 18th and after a forced march
during the night, nude a descent at day
light in the morning upon the Virginia
Central Railroad at Beaver Dun Creek,
p miles vest from Hanover Junction and
81 miles from Richmond.
They destroyed the railroad and tele-
graph line for several miles, and burned up
the depot which contained 10000 Of
muskets, ammunition, 100 barrels Of -four
and much other valuable property, and
brought in 4 Captain in charge as a pris-
oner.
The whole country was thrown into a
State of great alarm. One private wound
ed on our side. The Cavalry marched 50
miles in thirty hours.
The affair wIs most successful, and re-
fleets high credit upon the commanding
officer and his troops.
As soon as full particulars are received l
viii transmit to you the name Of the COM
handing officer OF the troops engaged.
| am, very respectfully, your ob'nt serv't.
JN0. POPE, Mi. Gen. Com.
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General Pope.-spirited Orders

All eyes are now turned to General
Pope, as the bright, particular star now in
full blaze in the military armament He
has already made a good beginning in
the Shenandoah region, a portion of his
army having entered on Thursday last the
important town of Gordonsyille, Va, un-
opposed, and nearly destroyed all the rail-
road paraphrenalia at that point, the juno
ton of the Orange and Alexandria and
Virginia Central Railroad. Three-fouths
of the troops, and munitions and supplies
Of every description for the rebel army at
/ Richmond, of a necessity passed through
GordonsviiIe by rail. The blow is, there.
fore, a most important one, more especial
Iy as it is the first of q series wnIU5 we
trust viii do more to cripple the efficiency
of their rebel Richmond army than aught
that has yet occurred.
General Pope has issued important
army orders. General order No.. states
that hereafter, as far practicable, the troops
of his command willsubsist uponthe coun-
Try in which their operations are carried
on.
Order No. 9 announces that Hereafter
il any operations of cavalry forces i'll this
command nc supply or baggage trains Of
any description will be used, unless spec
tally stated so in the order for the move
ment. Twodaysc cooked rations will be ear
ried on the persons of the men, and all
villages or neighborhoods through which
they pass will be laid under contribution
in the name specified by General Order
No. >, current series. for these hetdqnaG-
t-rs for the subsistence of men and
horses. Movements 80 fcayalry must be made
with CELEBRITY. and no delay in such move
mems viii be excused on any preteXt.
Whenever the order for the movements OF
any portion of the army emanates from
these Headquarters, the time of marching
and that to be consumed in the execution
OF the duty, viii be expressly designated,
and no departure thcrefrom will be per-
mItted to pass unnoticcd without the grlv-
est and most conclusive reasons. Com
manding officers viii be held responsible
for strict and prompt compliance with
every provision of this Order.
BY order No. I the people of the val
ley Of the Shenandoah, and throughout
the region of operations of this army, liy-
ing along the lines Of railroad and tele-
craps and along the routes of travel in
rear Of the United States forces, are mott
fed that they viii be held responsible for
any injury done the track, line or road,
or for any attacks upon trains or strag-
Cling soldiers by bands of guerrillas in
their neighborhood. And whenever a
railroad, wagon road or telegraph line is
injured By parties Of guerrilla, the eli
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
The Union Convention.


. The Undersigned, representing The
CNIoS CONVENTION which assembled in
Tins city on the 9Th of September last. call
upon "aA loyal citizens who are Ia favor
-ct the maintenance of the Government,
and o. h vigorous and continued prose
cutlon 81 the vat now carried on for the
suppression of the rebellion against the
Government" again to meet and appoint
delegates to q Union Convention to be
held IN this city, on Thursday, the Dist
day of August text for the nomination of
OF Candidates for the following officers:
Judge of Supreme Court.
Secretary Of State.
attorney General.
School Commissioner.
pne member of Board Of Public Works.
h Convention will be composed of the
same number of delegates as constituted
the Convention of last year, and appor-
toned in like manner among the several
counties.
ITrumbull county viii be entitled to
six delegates.
We recommend that the delegates be
chosen by conventionsin the several coun-
ties, to be held on Saturday, the 10th of
August.
The Convention VIII assemble at IL
o'clock, A. M.,-the place ofmeeting Will
be hereafter designated.
GEO. N. PARSONS. Chm.
B. F. MARTIN, Sec'y.
Union Executive COMMITTEES.
Columbus, June I'd, 1862.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
Freedom to the Slaves-From which
Side shall it Come-The Negroes
for Sale; Who will buy.

Samuel Wilkeson, of the n. y. Tribune
cloes a powerfully written letter from the
Peninsula upon the suicidal policy of re.
fusing Jus the negroes of the South,
with this startling and prophetic declara,
ton of one of the most influential colored
men who have come to the army:
Ihave talked with many intelligent
men of color on this subject. The superi.
or man of all is known as Tom" | one
day drew him out of his guarded silence
on this theme by saying, Il am surprised,
Tom. that the negroes in this Peninsula
don't fight for us"
Il reckon you amt, Mr.. W. You
know too much"
why don't they fight for us, Tom"
''rhey expected to, Sir, and all the col
cred men, from here to Texas exPectd
to-"
why didn't they"
"You know as well as I. We were
driven from your lines and camps, and
pref plainly told that you didn't want
anything to q. with us; that You meant to
carry on the war, so as t. leave US IN STA
very at the end Of the war. - we lett
you TO carry ON the war rs you could, am.
q DANtAy pun ASt AOG ~ I-~N- ~ -
too, Mr.. W." said Tom, warming into
earnestness.--The North can't conquer
the South without the help of the slaves.
We know, too, that if the war lasts, one
party or Tie other party VIII give Us our free
dom"
What is that you say-the slayehold-
ers free their slaves
They certainly viii do it, it they can't
whip you otherwise. You may depend
on that. M friends MrOugk he Soyh al
tell me so. Oar position; Mr.. W., is like
that of the san Domingo blacks. They
put their aid in the market, between the
whites nd mulattoes-put it for sale.
The price was their freedom. We mean
TO sell ourselves for freedom-Hc ko0e 10
you Northern men. Ifyour politicians and
Generals kick us away, we will try to
make our market with the rebels. Bat
Won had better bargain with us-had bet
Ter free and arm us. How long would the
war last if we were freed by act of Con-
rress and the Presidents Proclamation
both of them ratified in General Orders
by the Commanders of all the Union an
mies in the South? Why, the rebel arm
les would melt away in Il week. Every
officer and every private who had any in
terest of any kind in a plantation, or even
village, would run straight home to pro-
tect it against imagined injury. Consider
us armed; there's no use talking, Mr.. W.
The revolution at the South is accom-
plished, and the Union is saved, and you
can't sGue Il withOn The Il irerohgtioR. And
mark my words, Mr.. w, TIE Gnsalpt to Saos
Ivlhout doing us justice wiN end IN your owa
noESc1E sLrperu and ,a7ur rlgiu and in fhis
England Will be the principal agent.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
From the Seventh Regiment.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, July Eth, 1867
Messrs EtEtors:-A very pleasant week
has passed, aud this evening finds me try
ing to write some intelligence OF interest
to the many readersof the Chronicle"
We are still enjoying the same quiet
rest that we we're week ago, and have
the same prospect OF its continuance. a
person would not have thought it posi-
be to effect such q great change, III so
short q time, as has been wrought in this
regiment, within the past two weeks.
When We came here. we were poorly cloth
ed, were not oyer fastidious in personal
appearance, guns and equipments were
not clean, and the general appearance of
tie mon indicated the lack of the care
and neatpess, Of which every soldier
should be proud. This arose from the
fatigue induced by an active campaign.
Mark the change. Every gun is in the
best possible order, men well dressed with
shoes blacked and clothes nicely brushed,
and the encampmeRt 4 model of H~eatness.
The change is more striking when the
regiment is IN parade. Every man feels
that he is N of a line of men whose ap-
pearance cannot bssexcelled, and con-
scious of his duty inhelping to render the
parade interesting. every movement is
made in accordance with strict discipline;
every maaouYcr executed in the most APP
proved military style.
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From Rebellion.
PHILADELPHIA, Julp %

PHILADELPHIA, Julp ~
Special to Forney's Press:
MEMPHIS, July lS.-The Grenada (late
Memphis Appeal of the 10th reports the
rebel ram and iron-clad gunboats Arkan-
Sas, under command Of Capt. j. n. Bryan,
came down from Yazoo river on the 18th,
and ran by a portion ofour fleet which lies
above V~icksburgh, successfully, and an
chored under the batteries surrounding
the city. The Appeal says the ram ran
down several Federal war vessels and dis
abled many more. One of our vessels was
blown up The Arkansas is a very for
midable gunboat, being plated with two
and a half inch iron, with plates and nails
rivetted. She has a very heavy armament,
and is furnished with two propellers seven
feet in diameter, with four fanges each.-
The loss of the rebels is set down at 10
killed and Is wounded. The Federal loss
is not known, but it is said to have been
heavy.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
Union County Central Committee.


Union County Central Committee.
The members of this Committee. APP
pointed at last falls Union County Con-
Vention, are requested to meet at the Of
of E. H. Ensign, Esq, north side of
the Square, in Warren, on Saturday, Ju-
ly 26, at . o'clock, P. NJ, to attend to bu-
siness deyolying upon the Committee.
GEO. T. TOWNSEND,
Chairman Com.
The gentlemen constituting the Com
mittee are Geo T. Townsend, Warren,
Vim. Ritezel, do, C. A. Adams, do, John
x. Woods, do, o. [. Wolcott, do, J. N.
Hezlep, Mecca, Cyrel Green, Bloomfield,
Ell. Ensign, Warren, Abner Rush, Lib
erty.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
The Confscation Bill.

On the nth inst. the President sent a
message TO Congress stating that he had
the "bill for an act ID suppress
instruction, TO punish treason and re-
bellion, to seize and confiscate the prop
erty of rebels, and forother purposes"
This is a MEASURE the loyal people have
been praying for, for months, and it be-
a law none to soon. The rebels will
soon feel the iron hand of power laid
unon tEem.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23

A free colored mar who escaped from
Richmond says the rebel loss IN Killed
&c, in the seven days battles, was 92.009-
The rebel army numbered about 100000.
Gen. EweIl was severely wounded IN the
neck. Joe johnson had experianced a
relapse, and modification Of his wound
was feared.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23
THE STATE OF Ohio, Trum. Co.
In the Court of Common Pleas If said County
Edwin Thayerl

vs. Clyn Action Attainment
Smith SanfordJ
The said smith Sanford. defendant. Is hereby no
tilted that on the 18th day of Jaly, lSj2, the said
Thayer. plaintiff. filed IN the Office Of the
Clerk Of said Court. his petition, setting forth
among other things. that defendant is indebted to
him in tine sum of six hundred and thirty one and
gI-iO dollars, upon the prOmissory note of the de-
PENDANT for SIOO. dated March 2, 1851, payable to
l.. Z. Thayer. or bearer. in monthly payments Of
seventy dollars each, with interest, the trst pay
ment to be due and payable June LIST, lS6l, that
plaintiff is the owner and holder Of said note, and
of 4 ehattel mortgage made and executed By de-
PENDANT to lie. Thayer x Co, on said 9Th day Of
March, 1861, OF a stationary Steam Engine, boilers,
and fixtures, in Mecca township, said cOanty, in or
der to secure the payment of said note, that there
is due the plaintiff thereon said sum Of STl y-10O,
and interest thereon from the 9th day Of February,
IS62, and praying for a Judgment for said sum, ami
interest. as aforesaid against the defendant. The
said defendant IS further notified that on the 18th
day of July. lS62, at the instance Of, and upon tho
affidavit Of plaintiff filed in said Court, an order Of
attachment was issued by the Clerk of said Court
upon said claim Tor said sum Of SOL W-lG and
costs, against the goods and chattels, rights. credits.
moneys and effects Of the defendant, In said coun-
ty. That defendant is required to appear and an
swer Or demur. by the 4th day Of October. lS62. the
said proceedings, or Judgment viii be rendered
against him IS prayed
July .. 1S52-6w Atty for Plaintiff.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-23

We invite the members of the Republi-
can Congressional District Committee, for
the District composed of the counties Of
Ashtabula, TrumbuH, Mahoning, Portage
and Geauga, to meet at the American
Hotel, in Warren, on FRIDAY, the 25th
inst, at o'clock P. N, for consultation
and advisement as to future operations.
7. J. McLAIN.
EDWARD SPEAR,
Committee for Trumbull County.
Warren, July 9. 1862.
Papers in the District please copy.
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Agency.
wHITrLESEY ADAMS.

WHITTLESET ADAMS. .af
Office over McComhs & Smiths Store, Main Street.
Warren, Ohio
Net- England Fire LasurdRes[ Company, Hartford, ct.
Cash Capital and Surplus,------SSERUl6 81
Worth .imerican Fire Husuroaee COM. Hartford. Ct
Cash Capital and Surplus,
NOrlcich Fire Insurance oalDday,=---Norwic Ct
Chartered May, lSQS,
Girard Fire Insurance C0Hlpaay-----Philadelphias
Cash Capital and Surplus, 30
Niagara Fire Insurance OHlpaHy------NeW FORK,
Cash Capital and Isl %
Phsnir Life Insurance COmpdRy--- Hartford, CT.
Cash Capital and Surplus -----S-62,OoS 40
Application in person or by note, Will receive
prompt attention. WHITTLESEY ADAMS.
JULY .. ISS2-tf Agent.
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SHERIFF'S SALE
In Trumbull Com
mon Pleas
Jacob Miller

Hardman " NlblOck.
By virtue Of a VenditiOni ExpOnas issued out of
the Court Of Common Pleas of Trunbull County.
Ohio, and to me directed and delivered IN tho above
ease, Twill expose to public sale on
Saturday the 23d day Of August, 1862,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock N. and ] o'eIeek.P
". OF said day, at the door of the Courthouse IN
Warren, Ohio, the following Real Estate, situate in
Warren township. No. lin the 4th Range Of Town
ships in the Connecticut Western Reserve, in the
State of Ohio, and which Is also in the county OF
Trumbull, and known by being lot No. in said
Warren. and bounded az fol OWs: bounded on the
south line Of lot No. =. west by lands of John Viii
son in No. ,, nOrtherly b. the PdTkman X Warren
Road running through said lot No. , and extending
east so far as to contain y acresAOf land, the east
line to be run parallel to the W line Of said lot
No. , Appraised under former writ at sl5,eO per
acre. Terms Cash. J.G- BUTLER. ShH-r
Warren, July ., 1852.
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

IA Public notice is hereby given that the sub
seriber has been appointed Administrator dc b0nIS
non on the Estate of Stephen Burnett late OF W ar
rem. deed. and has been duly qualified
jJnIv y; IS5-- JACOB II. BALDWIN.
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.EGAh-NaFtrE

EGAE-NOffCE-
IL The State Of Ohio TrunbuU Co, s.. -
Paul Wick x
Elas GOble
vs. In the court OF COm- fIeaS
Geo. H.. CrOssman, of Trumbull County.
Mary z. C~rossman, Ohio.
Abner Tyler & Nal
tilda T. Tyler.
Geo. II. CrOssman, and Mary b. Crossnan. two
of said DIETS. being nOn-residcnts of the State Of
Ohio. are hereby notified that the plaintiffs have
filed their petition against sand defendants praying
for judgment against them for the sum OF S5iO6S-
100 dollars with interest from June 18th. lSD- SAID
petition Is founded on two pTOniSsOry notes. each
dated June 18th, 1850. Each payable for the sum
of S32O34-lOO. and signed Mary B. Wick L Matilda
T.. Wick Unless said NONRESIDENT dcfts. appear
and plead. answer or denur within siNty-days 10 the
aforesaid petition in said court Ried. plds. viii take
Judgment for the above amount with interest and
W C. MOORE,
July s. IS52-6t ed Atty for Pin.