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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-11

a@-If you want to settle Dave Wilmot,
vote for Hon. HENRY w. Tracy.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

OF all the sights on this earth of ours
that tourists travel 10 scc-lat least Of all
those which have secn-I am inclined
to give the palm'to the fall sof Niagra. In
the catalogue OF such sights | intend TO
include all buildings, pictures, statues,
and wonders ofart made by mems hands,
and also all beauties of nature prepared
by the Creator for the delight OF his
creatures. This is a strong word, but, as
far as my taste and Judgment go, il is
justified know no other one thing so
beautiful, so glorious and 50 powerful.
| would not by this be understood as
saying that a traveller wishing to do the
best with his time, should first of all
places seek Niagara In visiting Flor
ence he NAV learn almost all that mod
ern art can teach AT Rome he will be
brought TO understand the cold hearts
correct eyes, and cruel ambition OF the
old Latin race. In Switzerland he will
surround himself with flood of grandeur
and loneliness, and lill himself-if he be
capable of such iilling-with flood Of
romance. The tropics will unfold TO him
all that vegetation in its greatest richnes
can produce. In Paris BE will find the
supreme of polish, The ne pius ultra Of
varuish, according to the worlds capa-
blity of vanishing, And in London he
will find the supreme of power the me-
Plus ultra of work according TO the worlds
capability Of working, Any one of such
journeys may be more valuable TO man,
nay, any one such journey must be
more valuable 10 a man, than a visit 10
Niagara. At Niagara there is that iallof
waters alone but that fall is more grace
ful than Giotto's tower, more noble than
the Apollo The peaks Of the Alps are not
more astounding in their solitude. The
valleys Of the Blue Mountains in jana
Ella are less green The finished glare OF
life in Paris is less inyariable and the
full tide Of trade round the Bank Of
England ia not so inexorably powerful
. 1Htt0ay lIoilqpf
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18
The Ironsides a Great Success.

The United States iron-clad frigaie
"New Ironsides" returned TO Philadelphia
on Tuesday evening last, direct from
Fortress Monroe. On the way up from
the Breakwater she made ten miles an
hour, against strong head wind, and
against the tide part of the distance.
The machinery worked admirably, and
Capt. Turner expresses his entire salts
faction with the vessel. On Wednesday,
the crew Of the lronsides was transferred
TO the receiving ship Princeton, prepare
tory TO the vessel being hauled to the
central pier at the navy yard, which was
done on Thursday morning. Her spars
are to be put in at once, and as soon as
that is done, and some alterations made
to the steering apparatus she will leave
for the South. The Philadelphia Inqui-
rer, in noticing the arrival of the New
Ironsdes." says that all hands are salts
fed with the working of the vessel and
the machinery, Very little jarring is
experienced from the engines, the yibra-
lions being scarcely apparent This is
rarely if ever The case in any war vessel.
The machinery is up TO the expectation
of the builders. With sixty revolutions
per minute the vessel attains a speed of
Z Is miles per hour. Her contractors
say that eighty revolutions per minute
can be accomplished. This would in
crease her speed TO at least nine knots
per hour. The guns are removed from
the ports and placed as nearly as posi-
BILE in the center of the vessel, and are
properly fastened, so that no motion or
rolling can loosen them. The vessel has
two wheels, one on the spar deck, to be
used re9werly, and the other on the gun
deck, TO ~ used during action.
Directly in front of the wheel is the
pilot or look out house; which is con-
! structed of iron plates six inches in
thickness on the .r@eck, and nine inch
es above the spar-deelI. A winding stair
case leads to the upper portion where the
Captain takes his stand and marks and
points out the motion Of the vessel during
the contest, and also directs the firing.
This structure is round, so that il shot
should strike it, it would glance of. For
a vessel of the weight and size of the
| Ironsides, the engine and boilers are sur
prisingly small. Everything is carried
on with the greatest precision in the me-
chanical department. The armament
consists of fourteen IL inch Dahlgreen
| guns, and two two hundred pound rilled
! Parrot guns. These are on the gundeck
On the SPAR deck two smaller Dahlgreen
! guns are placed, oGe at the bow and one
at the stern.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18
Secession Veraoity.

The following dispatches from Rebel
papers are almost as reliable as the We
racious reports circulated by the Rebels
in this section:
LYNcHBURG, Aug. l.-The following
special dispatch was received by the Re-
publican this morning from Charlottes-
vile, dated the 4th;
"The National Intelligencer and Bal
timore Sun Of late dates have been re-
ceived in Staunton. They announce the
resignation of Seward and state that the
Governors of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Connecticut refuse to send more men in
TO the field.
"The National Intelligencer accuses
Seward of having been engaged for the
last sixty days through England to
bring about an armistice.
This rebel dispatch states positively
that Washington and Baltimore papers
'hape been receirei" No doubt about it,
for the Agent saw them. We may men
ton in this connection that Sec6ssionists
have been stating that the Louisville
Journal Of last Sunday contained some
dreadful news for the Federal cause, and
that a copy Of that date is in this city.
1t is sufficient to say in reply TO this that
the JoUpal is not published on Sunday
and if any such paper is in the city, il
is no doubt spurious copy, manuiactur-
ed for effect by the Rebels. The journal
Of Friday charges that such bogus pa
per has been published in Lexington.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

Heroic Conduct. of Two Ladies'


The conduct of two young ladies Of
Danyille on the occasion of the arrival oil
the rebels at that place was equal to our
idea Of Spartan courage. For many
months beautiful specimen OF the ma
tional flag has lloated from the residence
Of MIS- Taylor, an estimable widow lady,
and when the rebels took possession of
Danylle it was but natural that they
should seek to remove the hated emblem
A squad of half dozen men was sent TO
Mrs. Taylo residence to take posses
the door Of the residence by Miss Maria
and Miss Matte Taylor, the two accom-
plished and charming daughters Of the
patriotic widow the young ladies an
nouncing their determination TO defend
the cherished banner The chiyalrous
half-dOzen returned 10 their commander
and reported that il wouldrcquire a force
equal TO a full company 10 capture the
flag, and company was accordingly
despatched TO make the capture. Arriy-
ing in front Of Mrs. Taylor's residence,
the commander Of the company demand
ed the surrender of the flag; but the two
young ladies again made their appear
ance, bearing the flag between them, each
armed with a revolver. In response 10
the demand for the flag, the ladies in
formed their prosecutors that they would
never surrender il TO rebels, and, drawing
their pistols, vowed that they would
shoot the first rebel that polluted the sa-
cred emblem with his foul touch The
company Of rebels retired, leaving the
ladies in quiet possession Of their flag,
which they yctretain
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

ing against white rebels but The slaves
Of white rebels, as far as they can be
used. Our Government, and our liber-
ties are assaulted, by the black yassals
of the Southern conspirators.
If such be the execrable means en-
-ployed against the Government, by the
rebels, would not the Government be
iustilable in turning this engine Of
destruction upon their own ranks p
VIII any man excuse the rebels for arm
ing slaves to fight for them on the plea
of necessity and then say that the Gov
eminent may not use the same agents.to
protect itself? This is dangerous
weapon that the Coniederacy is hand
ling and no one need wonder if il finds
to its sorrow aud CONSERVATION that the
handle cuts worse than the blade. If
the rebels ilatter themselves that they
can arm their negroes, to conquer us, and
the government, controlled by such
things as the Cincinnati Enquirer and
VALLANDlonAH, still forbear to snatch
this club from their hands and break
their heads with it : they deceive them
selves most worully. Once let MS under
| stand that slaves are to stand under the
flag of treason, to shoot down our kim
dred, and we viii assuredly let the con-
spirators taste the death in the cur
which they have brewed For one slave
who can be placed in the rebel ranks, q
thousand can be easily induced to eight
against the rebels. The Federal armies
have marched through Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Virginia and Other
Southern States, and instead of melting
instructions, have suppressed them, ever
interposing in behalf Of The worst rebels
They have tempered with no mans
slaves their actions have proved clear.
| = that they did not intend to wal
against slavery. And in return for thei
kindness, these rUliian masters send GU
the very slaves we sent back TO them, t,
assassinate our soldiers and rifle TN
pockets of the slain they send them t,
fire upon our trains, upon our ambulan
ces, filled with the sick, upon our picket
who are guarding rebel property. Thes
ingrates know little Of the temper OF tn
men with whom they are trilling. The.
take them for simpletons, for men with
out spirit or courage, who will submit f
anything. These outrages win be terri
bly, yenged and delay will only serve f
make that vengeance more terrible.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

We have been very skeptical as to the
intention Of the rebels to attack Cincin-
natl, and the Louisville Jopaal shares in
the same skcpticism, as will be seen in
the following extract from its issue of
last Friday
1t is now entirely evident that the reb-
els in This State have no present inten-
ton of attacking Cincinnati Their mani
festations in that direction have all been
made with a view of diverting attention
from their real designs. The "Kirby
Smith, who, twelve miles out Of Cincin-
natl, on the Lexington road, received the
flag of truce accompanying the ambu-
lances, was a bogus KIRBY SMTTH-patch
ed up for the occasion.
Louisville is the contemplated place OF
rebel attack. -Four columns, one of them
the large column of Bragg are at this
very time advancing toward our city,
Seven thousand infantry, cavalry and
artillery, are already at Lebanon. The
whole rebel plan is as clear as MONDAY
And yet, under all these circumstances
thousands and thousands Of troops are
ordered from here TO Cincinnati How
the rebels must laugh and grin in theil
sleeves!
But Louisville needn't be alarmed. She
will have all the help she needs
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

GUNs AND ARuoR,-Auother trial has
been made in England with the ARM
strong 800 FOUNDER smooth-bore gun
against iron plates, at range Of 200
yards. The target presented q portion
ofthe side Of the new class Of steam
irigates. The armor was . inches
thick instead os 4 y, as in the Warrior,
but the thickness of the teak backing
was reduced from Is inches TO 8. For
the first three trials the shot was Of cast
iron, and the charge 80 pounds as usual.
No. ] struck and pierced the centre plate,
damaging but not passing through the
inner skin and framing, No. 2 struck
the upper plate, aud went completely
through amor timber and skin. No,
was directed against the lower plate,
and, like No 2, passed quite through the
target Al the fourth round the gun gave
way, the breech being blown backward
10 distance Of 20 on 40 yards.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

If we succeed in Quelling the rebellion,
we shall come out of the strife with all
our good traits and qualities purified re-
fined and exalted We shall be more
thoroughly nationali2ed, more cautious
and frugal, more sober and prudent, more
ehtcrprising, Industrious and temperate,
more courageous and devoted. This great
nation will then have been welded in the
furnace of trial by the hammers Of ad-
yersity. But if we fail ~ What then?
All, no mortal tongue can describe the
humiliation, the debasement consequent
ON the disorganization Of the nation.
We shall sink to the proloundcSt pit of
cowardicc, eheminacy, listlessness, filth,
ignorance, debauchery, want of all manly
feeling and enterprises low and de-
graded that even Mexico shall point to us
and eXult that the wronged children OF
Monteauma have lived to see the European
race more infamous, more degraded than
themselves +" i WE FAIL"
+" But sorrow your cour.-e Oh thc st,krgp.nt.'
Aud youu u0t h.lt'
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

REALITIES There is life and death
going on in everything; truth and lies
are always at battle, Pleasure is al
ways warning against self-restraint.
Doubt is always crying pshaw and
sneering. A man in life, humorisl in
writing about life, sways over TO one
principle or the other, and laughs with
reverence for right and the love of truth
in his heart or laughs at these from the
other side. Didn't tell you that dancing
was a serious business Harlequin? |
have read two or three Of COngreye's
plays over before speaking to him and
my feelings were rather like those
which | dare say most Of us here have
had, at Pompeii, looking at Sal
lusps house and the relics Of an
orgy, dried wine Jar or two, q char
red supper table, the breast Of a dancing
girl pressed against the ashes, the laugh
ing skull Of ajester, perfect stiffness
round abont, az tho Cicerone twangs his
moral, and the blue sky shines calmnly
over the ruin. The Congrevc muse is
dead, and her song choked in time 5 ashes.
We gaze at the skeleton, and wonder at
the life which once rcvclled in its many
veins We take the skull up, aud muse
over the frolic and daring the wit, scorn,
passion, hope, desire, with which that
empty bowl once fermented. We think
Of the glances that allured, the tears that
melted, Of the bright eyes that shone in
those vacant sockets; and of lips whis-
pering love- and checks dimpling with
smiles, that once covered yon CHASTITY
yellow frame work They used 10 call
those teeth pearls once. See, there's the
cup she drank from, the gold chain she
wore on her neck, the vase which held
the rouge for her cheeks, her looking glass,
and harp she used TO dance TO. Instead
Of feast, we find a grayestone and in
place Of a woman few bones
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18
Rebel Growing.

II any Of those inpatient persons who
think that if they only had the control
of the army and navy they could put
down the rebellion in thirty days, sup
pose that they are the only parties who
are in trouble, they are greatly deceived.
A late number Of the Richmond Examiner
shows that there is loud grumbling and
cursing among the rebels, as well as on
the other side, and that rebellion is by
no means the dashing and successful
movement which some imagine it to be.
Listen at what the rebel journal says
ave me now, so far as the public in
tercsts will allow to be revealed even TO
Congress, without anything, except that
notable Secretary, Mr. Mallory, q navy
department., navy bureau, and swarms
of navy clerks, which the vast establish
ment Of Great Britain would scarcely
suffice TO keep employed 70 has been pro-
poscd through the press, 10 PIT Mr.. Mallory
into tie Her7imac No. 2, and IN b'o,c both ,g
togeilec,'
Cormorants prey on the rebel treasury
(wonder what they find there , as wei
as at Washington; and rebel clerks
quartermasters and officers cock up theil
heels and lounge around hotels just q,
some of ours do. We have suffered NJ
disasters nearly so great as the suicid,
Of the Rebel Navy Let us, then, b,
patient. Day will break after while.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18
The Song Of the Camp.

uGlve as song o. the soldiers led.
The outer trenches guarding, a
When The heated guns Of the camps Alli-i
Crew weary q bombardiug
The dark Kcdan, Do silentsc o.,
lay. YTim a1d threatening md T.
Ana the tawny munuJ OF tho Alalah"n
So Ginger hechrd TO- thunder.
There vas 4 pause. The gulrdsman sand
Wcstorm the q RS Tomorrow,
Sing while We NAV. another day
wa bring enough TT sorrow
They lay along The baittry's side,
BeloN thc smoking cauuun--
Brave heart. from severn and from tlyd
And liom Zoe banks ot Shahnnu.
They saug Of lnvr, and uot 90 iauie
NJ ROT was Brnaiu's glory
zach hoaft recalled uifc cut name,
Hni AL sans ANNIE laurie
voice amer yaiee yatght mp the oog,
INIT its ttulcr passion
Rose IKE anthem, 81 IA aud sttan.--
Their hattle.eye confession.
Dear girl, her name he dared not speak,
Yet, as the ioug grew boulder,
Something uIsn the soldi'rs ch'k
Wathcd on Che .tains uf poWdrr
Beyond The darkrnBa ogrsn burned
lhr bluudy sunset rmhers
While thr ttm'an valleys lcalned
How iuvlish love remembers.
AMI onrr uguin Err of hell
Planned ga the Rus iau quarters.
With 7rrrAtu 81 shot, aui burst ot she'll
Aud following Of TIN Woflars
And Irish Nofais eyes are dun
For singer, duuih and gury;
Aud tugl ia Mfry mnnrns l'r him
Who saug of "Auuie laurie'
An, -oljirre to yoHr honOrci fe.t
luur truth tud yllJr bear ug
The braVr.t are tht' teudctcst
The luyuig are The dating,
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

Some faint hearted people seem almost
inclined to despair because the Rebels
have gained some trilliug advantages
over the Federal army in some recent
engagements, Well, the Indians in Min
nesota killed some five hundred white
persons lately without losing man hut
does any man feel the least doubt that
the Indians will shortly be cut to pieces?
Why the Hebrews, Gods chosen people,
were sometimes defeated by the uncir-
cumcised Genties when God was lead
ing them TO the Promised land. 1t is by
trials, aud adversely that nations, like
individuals, are trained aud educated for
great purposes; aud be is a bastard un-
worthy the name of man, whose spirits
sink al every reverse, H. iobo can ea-
dure Uo3ug bat woe,, irV aer5 hare erea
Hui
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18
The immortal three hundred Spartans
who fell at Thermopyla had this noble
epitaph carved on their monument:
90 Go, traveller, and tell Laoednma
That we died in obedience 10 her law

GO, traveller, and tell laccdrma
That We died in obedience to her law ~
And shall twenty-three millions of
Christian people show lees devotion TO
the laws, less patriotism than those heroes
Of Greece? If three hundred Spartans
stood up in that mountain pass against
the five millions of XERXEs, to defend the
institutions Of LycURGUs, shall not the
American people defend the institutions
of WAsHMdToN, JEFFERSON, MADISON and
HAMILTON, against the minions of that
miserable charlatan and traitor JEFF.
DAVIS.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18
Dashing Movements.

Rebels profess TO believe that their
Generals move with much more daring
than ours do, and timid, loyal people
who don't look at lie record of this war,
sometimes talk as if they believed the
absurd assertion. Now, the contrary is
just the fact; for no rebel officer has
made such march as MITCHELL did
through Alabama; as CURTIS did through
Arkansas as RosECRANs did through
Virginia and as SIGEL did through
Missouri. Orr armies have pushed
boldly through the very heart of
the rebel territory, and captured their
chief cities and in hardly am instance
have the Confederates dared to attack
them. In spite of all their boasts that
Federal troops should not live upon their
sacred soil twenty four hours, they have
lived and grown fat upon it. The rebel
officers have never dared TO meet our
forces on anything like equal terms.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18

II they register IN the other world all
the lying rumors which ace circulated in
this, We are sure that the clerk who hes
charge of the Nashville department has
worn all his quilts to a stump long ago.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-18
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. is, 1862

The Rebel COhfederacy arms IndI-
ans and slaves 20 Aid ia breaking
up the Union.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-12

WAsHlNGroN,sN arch ~.
A dispatch from Fort Monroe says the
MerrImac did not make her appearance
to-day.
Samuel L. Casey!took his seat in the
House to-day from the lat Kentucky
District,
Especial to the Tribune
The Senate Finance Committee to-
day, authorized the Chairman to repor.
back the House bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase
coin with Treasury Notes or bonds,
striking out the latter clause which
leaves the purchase optional with the
Secretary, and also the action making
the s50,ooO,O0O. Of Treasury Notes OF
the old issue, legal tender.
Senator Fessenden will report the bill,
as amended, to morrow.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will,
on Wednesday, come to final conclus-
ION on the case Of Senator Powell.
There will be majority and minority re.
ports; the minority, (as in the Bright
case beng tor expulsion.
Light cavalry have been sent in pur-
salt to harras and track the rebel retreat.
It is supposed to be their design to fal!
back first upon fredericksburg and then
upon Richmond. Our troops occupy
Ceuteivllle and Fairfax Court House to.
pight.
Two companies, under Maj Hatfield,
were orie,ed yeste,da. morning 10 @
10 Fsl,t,A Court House by the Brad
.otll r,ad When within nile Of The
place they me- the enemy, who retreat
| 81 teiore thcm.
A. O'Clock last eve they entered the
Court House, followed by full regi.
'nent. The TWO Companies nnde. Mai I
hu'6elj, were ordered back to Fs,'s
cross roads, where they me, the BODY Of
the regiment and blvousccd FIR the
night. AT ~ O'clock to day, Hu,held',
companies were within sight OF the wi
lGge and found that it had been evacu
ated in the night, leaving tents anc
other property behind in large quaint
| llCs.
Lieut.. Alexander, of the Lincoln cav
airy, arrived soon after with a detach
ment of men, aud passed on as far a
Cubs Ron, 3 miles above Centreville
where be discovered a vast number o
tents left standing.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-12
The lnIOn McMln KichmArd.

The Rl.hsuoad E'rtn iae/ h IS the fol.
iow'ag significant int,li'gence
'l>trcsstn- rs was TIE rumcr from
tennessee which prevailed 10 the CITY
on Inesdav. we could almost find 1t IL
our heats 10 wish II i.e,i not been So
soon corrected. TIE YANKEES an ON.
m'tsf ''ere "a he gre Of pro lai1ai7q
hentsetces, and III ooe day mere W..
might have bad the satisfaction Of 500
ing aud knowing by their own acknow.
ledgment our internal enemies. Pntt,no
the Roanoke disaster with our rumoro
Tennessee discontinue, they though, the
cauee OF the South desperate, 30 prea,
was their JOY that it could scarcely he
be CONTAINED.
We learn that man went thronoh
this city Tuesday morning,trying to sell
$4,000 worth of dry goods, still !,
Philadelphia, to be delivered IN Rich
mond 10 ten days. Another is said te
have gone up to gentleman in Second
Market, On Tuesday morning, and star
ping him on the back, said: "Ah, alb
what do you think now! l though
You said We could not subjugate you P
We have no doubt many similar in
stances occurred which have not reach
ed our cara.