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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06

education would not seriously suffer by ro-
ducing the school fund Of the State Of Ohid
fifty per cent. believing that by so doing
our citizens will learn, thereby, TO appre,
ciate their privileges in the same ratio.
Sd, Resolved, That we believe, that Meth:
er the cause of Justice, nor the Admins
tration thereof would suffer in any way, by
reducing the fees Of Jurors TO the old stand
ard of One dollar per day for their services.
4th, ResolDed, That if our present Con
stitutional Government shall be redeemed
from the evils that nov threaten II, we
pledge ourselves as members of all existing
political parties, that we will endeayor 70
hold all officers Of our choice to the strictest
rules Of economy, till we are redeemed from
our present financial thraldom. fas
5th, Resoireel, That we petition our Hon;
Senators and Representatives in theIjegis-
lature of Ohio, now convened in the City
of Columbus, to carry out to the greatest
possible extent the principles laid down IN
the foregoing preamble and resolutions
9Th, Resolced, That we request the tar
payers of the different Townships in tn,
county to cooperate with us in getting VI
similar petitions forthwith, to be presented
to our Legislators i' 7.
I'll, Rcsolred, That we request the pro
ceedings Of this meeting to be offered 70
publication in all the county papers.
On motion, it was resolved that the neet
ing now adjourn.
THos. s. WHITE, Chairman.
JNo. ID. ALEXANDER, Sec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06
THE PROPOSED STAMP DUTY
ON NEWSPAPERS.

We give place in our columns this week to
one or two articles from our exchanges on
the proposed stamp duty on newspapers, =
or ''tax on intelligence, as it has been call
ed. We believe if the course proposed by
the large Dailies in the cities is adopted, 1t
will fetter and crush out almost every news
paper not owned by heavy capitalists, and
will tend to the building up ofa monopoly
in the newspaper business, dangerous alike
to the liberties and interests of the people.
We regard the proposition Of Mr.. Colfax
to compel these Dailies to pay postage,
which are carried by Express Companies
free, as just to all concerned. Certainly
these great Dailies, most all of whom talk q,
though they owned the country, command
ed the armies, and everything of that kind
are not entitled to any special immunity a
the hands of Congress.
We hope our Representative, Mr.. Nor
ris, himself an old publisher, will not per
nit any wrong to be done the country press
in order that these great panpered monopo
lies in New York, Philadelphia, Boston
Cincinnati, st. Louis, &C., shall still stu
their pockets at the expense of the Govern
ment and the country press.
The country press is willing to bear il
share Of the burdens of the war; but
would first have the principle applied
those papers which are daily circulating frc
over Rail Roads which the Government
paying large sums Of money to transport th
mails.
) Express companies are prohibited fro
carrying letters, without first depositing Il
postage with Government agent. Shou
!. not newspapers be subjected to the same r
striction 4?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06

average about twenty-five per cent. Bills
are also pending to abolish the offices Of
Commissioner of Common Schools, and
Superintendent Of the State House, and
confer the duties on the Secretary Of State.
But the most effective propositions for re-
trenchment were proposed to the Senate
yesterday, by your Senator, Mr.. Welsh,
who is Chairman Of the Committee on Re-
trenchment. He proposes Reductions in To-
cal levies of over tico and one hoT millions
ofdollars. His report was substantially a,
follows:
list. That the salaries of Adjutant Gen.
eral, ($l 500, Quartermaster General,
| $4,000, and for his services as Master Ar
lnorcr (s500), and Surgeon General, ($5O0),
are not disproportionate to salaries of civil
officers of like grades are the only mill.
tary officers for which the law has provided
compensation. The laws of ls56-iS6l pro
vide for sundry military officers, but fix nc
compensation. The Committee says that
many Of the officers have been actively EN-
ployed, and the Legislature should deter
mine their ray. And the Committee is no
sure that the number of officers in the Stat,
Military Department can be economical,
reduced, and that this subject be left to til,
wise discretion of the Executive Depart
ment
90 On the subject of local taxation tn
Committee says the power Of local taxato
has been conferred with liberal hand, an
has been bountifully exercised. In times {
peace such policy might be admissible, br
not now. The whole amount of taxes a.
sesscd and collected in 1861 for State pu,
e poses, including the levy for war purposes
and the Common School Fund.- was 81
= 05G,379 90, while the local taxes asscsse
by county authorities reached the cnormor
sum Of $1,000 434 Ga. This amount, tn
n Committee hesitates not to say, should /
e largely reduced in the next assessment, an
4 as basis for such reduction would subm
the following exhibit oflocal taxes assesse
) for 1861, with the reduction proposed by ii
Committee on each separate fund, as fo
lows:
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PuLTNRY TOWNSHIP, Feb. 3, 1862.
JANUARY 80, 1862.

.:. ..; - H. 90.
Pursuant 10 hotice' d meeting o, 'he .aA
payers Of Belmont county was held at the
School House, in Sub District No. l, Rich
,ond Townsb;n Relmont county. On motion
Tn M nNS Wh;.o m.s .o,,od 70 tbe chair
Thomas .. Wmte was cai'ea 10 .ne .na'i
and Jno. d. Alexander was appointed Sec
retary. HsJ ls rs
On motion of Hugh McMillen, the fol-
.ns..,Iio ii uo.ol,,,;on, ,.ero offered
lowing prea'ho'e anu ieao,u'io''' "'i0 o'''' 'N ~
and UNANIMOUSLY adopted: fhe
We, portion of the citizens of Belmont
county, and State of Ohio, deeply deplor.
ing the sad condition of our beloved and
once happy country; and believing the pre-
servation Of our Government is paramount
to all other objects and in order to sustain
said Government. it will be necessary to
raise large amounts of money by taxation
on the property of our eitiseas; and know
citizens G for the few past years have been as
large AZ could be borne with any degree Of
convenience; |; and in order to obviate the
above difficulty we feel fully warranted in
declaring that we have scores of the mos,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06

WE have been shown document signed
by the Mayors in Office of the cities of the
United States and Canada, certifying to the
superior excellence Of DR.. Ayers Compound
Extract Of Sarsaparilla to the value of all
his remedies as articles of great public utility.
Such evidence from such high sources bears
us out triumphantly in the position we have
long maintained with regard to Doct. Aver S
preparations, or even particularly our adyer-
tisements of them. No publisher need be
more opposed than we are to the promulga-
tisu Of quackcry in any shape, but we knew
when We began, that his remedies were
above any suspicion of deception-that they
were about the best it is possible to pro
duce for the cure of disease and that they
have the confidence of all communities where
they are known. Not alone because the
Mayors Of the whole country believe them
useful to their people, but because we know
from experience TINT they are SO to ours
do we believe we are rendering a substantial
service to our readers in making their vir
tues known to them. Courier, Princeton
Ky.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06
Tribute tovone who Died In Camp.
RESPECTFULLY INscRIBED TO HIS SISTER.

=,
RESPECTFULLY IEscRiBKD TO HIS SISTER
Aneher Puirio fallen, in Freedom's cause arrayed;
On Freedoms holy altar, another offering laid:
No priest in linen ephod no cloud and water there;
human heart the sacrifice, the
No bay of deepnomhed cannon, rain Of shot and she'll
No answering shout oil friend and foe no
spells
No swell OF martial music, TO fill with fire the veins
No groans Of dying comrades to mngle with the srans
that day
To muster into rank and file, for battles fierce array
Inspiring zeal from rank 10 rank along the line was en-
or '"I,s
Naugh Of the sorseou.ness Of war; naug Of its slore,
- sung, .L -. .s'
No locna sped the bullet pierced with sword spear
Had S @ "a as wehs death shall % her laws
And viciorys brightest banner enrolled ioresr his name
As much the early manhood its promise and its TRUTH
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Letter from Columbus.

LiGmry-Dedf ana Dinib ASHtnm-i rIn-
tentiiary-Legisiatue-M Weish's Re-
trenchment-C Columbus Military
= 18th and 43d Regiments Masonic.
Correspondence Of the Bemon, Chronicle
COLUMBUS, Jan. 3lst, 1862,
DEAR CmRoNICLE The affairs of the
country, both civil and military, move along
with commendable alacrity and promptncss,
but very little Of special character has
transpired since my last
The various departments are getting their
reports before the public, and all show an
unusual degree ofprosperity during the year
just pass, and speak well for the manage
ment of tho various departments. In the
LIBRARY
The report shows an aggregate Of 24,074
volumes, of which 1886 are in the law, and
20, 6SS in the general department. About
one-third OF those volumes were received by
way of donation and exchange. The entire
expense of tho Library since its establish
ment in 1917 has been $43, 1858 81, or less
than $1,000 por annum. This institution
has certainly been cheap luxury to the
frequenters of the Capitol.
The annual report Of tho
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM
shows the present number Of pupils l40
25 have been received, and "A discharged
during tho year. The Superintendent hint,
very broadly that the present building is en-
tirely unfit for the uses. of the institution
but while this may be very evident to tn,
visitor, no appropriation will be made thil
year for new building
Geo. A. Prentice, Esq, the efficient anc
gentlcmanly Warden Of the
PENlTENTIARY
makes u fine exhibit of the affairs Of tho in
stitution. The whole number eliminates il
the prison is e24, which is seven less thai
at the commencement Of the last year, bu
the average during the year has been 8
more than last year. The gross earning
were $lO5,S79 Al, and the expenses 800,
1875 2s. But six deaths have occurred dur
ing the year, of which one was from Con
SUM ption, one gunshot wound, one appo
plexy, one lumbar abscess, and two typhoi
pneumonia. The medical treatment i
IIomUpathy-Dr Kinsell, Of this city, ply
sician.
TIE LEGISLATURE
few days ago decided by resolution tina
they would pay no more money to the Go
lumbus papers for publishing their proceed
ings. Prior to this action the papers wer
fulsome in their praises OF the wisdom, sc
briefly, patriotism, and all that, Of the Log
islature, but 10, when they ascertained ths
thoy were cut off from the Treasury in th
item of Legislative proceedings, there wer
up from the Journal and Statesman q Eov
loud and long about the stupidity, &C., 40,
Of this samo body Of men. Put this an
J that together, and draw your own inference
l ! The City Fact publishes full reports Of lel
a islative proceedings, furnishing its own r
= porter.
The Legislature still attempts retrencl
ment. A bill passed the House yesterds
reducing the salaries Of all State officers {
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06
Gen. sigel's Resignation.

lffOm the ~. 4. Inbunei OF SnluruhyI
At last we have the facts concerning the
resignation of Gen. Sigel. We were first
told that he had resigned since then We
have been clearly informed, through one
source and another, that he had not resign
ed, that he had reconsdered his determine
ton, and that he was to be promoted to an
important position. The truth is, he has
resigned, aud he has not reconsidered his
resignation.
Gen. Sigel was not desirous Of leaving the
service, is not now desirous ofdoing so. He
teels that he has been forced out of it by
treatment which no one could submit to-
His communications to headquarters were
received with utter neglect; regiments which
he expressly organized or caused to be or
ganized for service under him, we're arbitra-
rily diverted from him, and officers have
been appointed in such regiments without
consulting him at all the command of the
forces at Rolla was given to him, and when
he was organizing and preparing his men
for the field, he was suddenly superseded by
Gen. Curtis. He at once sent in his resig
nation. Shortly after he told Gen. Halleck
that while his resignation was pending he
was willing to retain his position, for. thu
sake of the Union cause. Gen. Halleck re
piled that he was happy to learn that Gen
Sigel "wished to remain in command of tn,
Division" From that the statement wen
abroad that he had no intention of leaving
the service. As soon as he heard this, h
corrected the mistake. in letter he sent T.
Gen. Halleck. This letter, the latter states
he never received. Gen. Sigel, moreover
learned at the same time that Gen. Hallec
had neglected to forward to Washingto
any of the papers in the case. This singu
lar neglect sufficiently explains the remar
, of President Lincoln, that he had no infoi
nation on the matter except what he obtair
ed from the newspapers. Gen. Sigel RI
| quested Gen. Halleck to send his resignt
r ton at once to Washington and then, o
, the 9th, returned to his subordinate pos
ton under Gen. Curtis. at Rolla, to ava
the action of the War Department..
The reasons which have led to the trea
8 mont of Gen. Sigel as referred to abo,
have not transpired. 1t is to be hoped, ft
Q the credit of humanity and Of the servic
, that petty vanity has not been at the bo
S tom Of the affair. 1t is clear that Gen. Sig
q is AT officer Of great ability. possessing ju
9 such qualities rs are wanted in our army
Q He has one marked popularity: when b
r moves against the enemy he.is apt to hu
s somebody when he strikes he hits som
: thing, and does not beat the air and thu
blow trumpets over his own prowess. III
!, rebels dread him; the people who knc
a him have unbounded confidence in him, al
n his soldiers follow him with enthusiasm.
Q Are these valid reasons why he should
j. driven to resign his command?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06
CoNsIpERABI.E hubbub is made by SOM

CONSIDERABLE hubbub is made by some
ofthe daily press that the repeal ofthe Frank.
ing Privilege, just passed by the House, and
likely to go through the Senate also, takes
away the privilege Of circulating their papers
by Express companies unless a stipulated
sum is paid to the Government The dailies
have been circulated broadcast over the
country at no expense at all, outside Of the
mails, thus deffauding the Postofice De-
partment Of large revenue, and now when
high taxes arc to be the rule, 1t u no more q
and they made to pay share ofthe burden.
AS the franking privilege is to be abolished
IN toto, the consistency Of allowing thousands
ofpapers to be forwarded without charge can
not easily be seen, and the demand that they
be permitted to DO so !: another illustration
poses il not only makes public opinion, bu
does all to satisfy the craving for news
| Mansfield Herald
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the Potomac. Mr.. Thos. Vanlaw Of Co. Il,
Capt. Askew, is member of this Corps
1t will soon be ready for operation.
hope, by the next time writes l may
have something towrite about that may be
of some interest to our friends n.Old BEL
mont.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06

TuE point of attack to which the Burnside
feet is destined, is now known to be Roam
oke lsland 1t is about fifty miles up Pam
lico Sound, twelve miles long, three miles
wide, and said to be fortified by the rebels
on the southern, western, and eastern shores.
The most feasible approach to the island is
by Goaten Sound, which is about one mile
wide.
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SIN this calculation the poor tax, and
rail road tax assessed for 1861 are not en-
braced, neither of which can probably be re-
duced in the next years assessment. The
average reduction proposed in the foregoing
basis Is about Al per cont. While it may
be necessary, upon close examination to
change some OF the figures, it is believed
that the substantial result may, and ought
to be reached. The oxpediency of the al
most unrestricted power Of local taxation,
which Of late years has prevailed in Ohio,
may well be questioned, even in times OF
great prosperity, and it is much more ques-
tionable now"
No doubt the most, il not all these recon.
mendations of the Rctrenchmcnt Commit.
tee will be ratified by the two Houses in
the form oflaws. The members are all anx
ious to retronch, and only need some one
to show them where and how, and this of
fee has been most effcctually done by Mr.
Welsh in his report.
The House this afternoon applied the
Constitution to the bill changing the time
for holding Courts in your District, ant
fearing it might be unconstitutional, it wa
recommittod.
The Soldiers Relief Bill hovcrs between
the two houses, undisposedof The Senat
want thrco-fonrths of a mill levy, while tn
House will only agree to one halfmill. Thi
afternoon it went to q committee of confer
ence.
MILITARY.
Adjutant Gen. Buckingham, followin
out the admirable plan adopted by Socreta
ry Stanton, orders that hereafter all vacau
cies occurring in Ohio Regiments must b
filed by meritorous officers or soldiers i
the regiments This will greatly encourag
the ambitions aud truly meritorious in tn
discharge oftheir duty, and is at tho sam
time the true rule in regard to promotion
Gen. Buckingham report will be ''out" j
a few days, and will give an interesting an
very full exhibit of the status of Ohio
army. 1t is looked for with anxiety b
many persons here.
Col Moses II. Dickey, and Major Wn
Wallace of the 18th Ohio Infantry were
the city yesterday, looking after the inte
ests of their regiment They represent tn
Belmont boys as being in good health au
spirits, and anxious for a forward movemen
, The AID Ohio Regiment, stationed ut M
Vernon, was paid off this week by Maj. NJ
Dowell.
!, MASONIC.
Fifty years ago few men, residents I
tho, then, infant village of St, Clairsvill
procured from the Grand Lodge of Oh
n (Bro. Lewis Cass, Grand Master)a Charte
and Belmont Lodge No. 10 was institute
Since that time It has been kept up co
s tinuously for half century, and her oh
dren have gone out from its quiet porta
8 and are scattered far and near througho
: the land Would it not be well to hav
: some time during the present year (say
!. tho oath of June, semi-ccntennialc celebr
ton of the institution Of old Belmont Lodg
,, and invite from far and near those who ha
d wrought together therein, to assemble on
s more and revive the recollections Of old
!. time about that ''hyeroglyphic light =
Think Of this, brethren Of BELMONT Loda
and let il be so done. BELMoNT.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06

BRIaHT of Indiana thinks that to send an
inventor of improved arms to jeff. Davis
is not aiding and abetting the rebellion. We
suppose he expected jeff Davis to use the
arms in maintaining the Union.-l Louisville
Democrat fr
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06
JESSE D. BRIGHT's LETTER

JESSE d. BRIGHT'S LETTER.
We give below the letter Of Jesse ID.
Bright, Of Ind, TO jeff. Davis, for which
he is about TO be expelled from the Senate.
We published this letter at the time Of Lin
coin arrest, but give it again for the conyen-
iencs Of our readers:
e-. WASHINGTON, March J., 1861.
My DEAR SIR Allow me. to introduce "a
YOUR acauaintance my friend, Thomas b.
lincoln, of Texas He visits your capita
mainly TO dispose Of what he regards grea
Improvement in hre-srms ] recommend
him TO your favorable consideration. as I
gentleman Of the first responsibility and 70
liable in every respect.
Very truly, yours, JESSE ID. BRIdHT.
To His Excellency JEPRERsOs DAVIS,
President Of the Confederation Of States.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06

YoUNa men who would prosper in love
should woo gently. 1t is not fashionable
for young ladies to take ardent spirits.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-02-06

Thea % with hai Flag lei il stream on the air.
Though our fathers are cold IN the,r graves i,
they had hands that could strike, they Ind souls IN"
could dare.
Aud their sons were no, born he slaves.
Up! up. with that banncr. wiereer II may call,
Our millions shnl rally aronnd
A nation OF Frcemen that moment stall ion,
When its stars shall be traiid Oh The ground
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-12-19

ago. We have often laughed in
our sleeve, as many a cotton
planter has 10 donbt done, at the
monstrously absurd admission of
the North, that only negroes were
fit to cultivate the burning plant
atlons of the south, and that
white men could not stand it
Dear delightful ignoramuses of
the North, did you ever inquire
who dug the canals of the South,
and dltched It's millions of re-
claimed lands ? White men,
for the most part. We have a
medical student in our office
now who graduated with honor
last spring at one OF the best med
ical schools In the nation, who at
sixteen, made a full "hand" on
his loyal father immense plant
alton. We can give you the
place, and name, and date, and
residence of families in the Gulf
States, whose cotton was plowed,
and planted, and hoed, and gath
cred by the girls and boys, under
the direction OF the father, not a
negro on the place; bat they soon
became able to own negroes, and
now have plantations and "hands'
of their own, all paid for. Hav-
ing practiced medicine on South
ern plantations, we speak by the
authority of personal observation
and actnal knowledge of the
facts.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-12-19
j rs. C.. BRICE,
Co. A, 18th Ind. Vol.
ABOLITIONiSM. 4

d.. Hall of New York, who
who has heretofore been strongly
conservative, talks as follws in a
late number Of his Journal Of
Health;
The remedy, then, for the ma
tons malady is the perfect, utter
and eternal eradication OF the un.
fortunate cause, and that is the in
stitGtlon OF Slavery. But how
apply the remedy? Go accord :
ing to the law of the land, as
Tong as IL is Tar; free every slave,
instantly, belonging to a volun-
tary opposer OF the Government
ol the United States; take from
such persons all the property they
have on earth; demand an uncon
ditional oath of submission to the
constituted authorities, Oh require
them to leave the country forev-
er, with the penalty of summary
death if they return unbidden-
As to the slaves OF the loyal now
living, let them be purchased at a
tar price, and be set free; and all
born hereafter. to be born tree
What do with these millions?
Do as Almighty wisdom cid
with Adam and Eve-turn them
into the field oil the world and
let them alone. Just give them
as fair a chance as you would
Ike any other humln brother to
give you. Ii, after that YOU find
some OF them are likely to suffer,
do as YOU would do to any stran-
ger beggar-try ana put them in
away OF doing something for
themselves. The negroes of :he
South have done a great de Il to-
wards the prosperity Of this ma
ton. Don't we re them a lit
tie help? The gains which their
sweat and and toll have helped
to make, have aided in building
many p mansion in Filth Avenue
mi walnut street, on the hudson
and at Newport.
Since cONFIsCATIoN IS THr -.
OF TIE LAND, let all the confsr a.
ted soil be divided, bv the Gov
erDment, into conveniently small
sized parcels, and leased to anI
who will take them, for the cuI-
tivation of cotton, etc. IL this is
done, the annual yield of cotton,
in five years, will approach {. :.
million bales, instead of four or
five millions, some two years