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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-08-08
D0OitVtI OF W stI.
From MoClellan's Amry.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToMAC,
AuO 1870

mug T, tOU-.
Six hundred men crossed the river
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of de-
stroying the houses and woods on the OF
posite shore which have afforded protec
ton to the rebels. Everything III the
shape of dwelling was burned.
This was the point where the rebels
shelled our shipping and encampmenr.-
The affair was successfully accompli: h I'd
without the loss of man
The gunboats this morning are eneas :
ed in shelling the shore and houses down
the river.
Four men were killed by the enemy's
shells night before last and two wounded.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-08-08


stitution as it Isl" and the 'eUnion as ii
was" Who, we ask, can be so deeply
sunk in the crime of treason as to endore
such bloody course. If there is such a
man in our midst, may shafts from the
Almighty's batteries in the skies find lis
aecursed and fendish heart, and rend it
into shreds. Our once glorious Union
wants no such friends. Our prison doors
are to sacred too inclose them. The mar
row grave is too hallowed spot for them
to rest. They are not fit for the pearly
streets of the New Jerusalem, and the
Devil would not receive them in hell, for
fear that their cry would still be d,sunion
and blood.
But hear him. 81 see blood at the BAL
lot bon this fall. There is to be an election
this fall, and they want TO carry it. They
want to draft Democrats, they will draft
them to prevent their voting. They have
the power and can SO arrange it. You
win not be cheated. tell you, you will
not submit to these wrongs. You wil see
blood. IfMe democrats. don't succeed at The
ballot 6or they will succeed at The point Of the
6oyonet,"
Democrats and Republicans of Wyan-
dot County. what do you think of that ?
Are you prepared for whole sale butch
ering? Can you endorse such teach
ings? If not, then denounce Because
4! in case OF a daft, few more democrats
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THE LATEST NEWS.
From the Sandy Valley Advocate.
Fight at the Fails of Glyau.

On Saturday last, Captain Smith, with
10 Home Guarls, from Lawrence and
Johnson counties, Keniucky, went over
into Virginia TO look after Wiicher's
guerrilla band, with which Major Hall.
with part of a company Of the 4th Yir.
sina, . few days previous had fight, in
which he lost his lie. Captain Smith
fell in with the enemy about six miles
below Warfell, Ky, where skirmishing
commenced, The rebels, numbering
2O3, we're soon routed, and took 10 tho
woods ia every direction, Captain
Smith sent out detachments of his men
in all directions TO hunt up the rebels
One detachment under Captain Smith
,9am1et,n2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &C. rsG.
els at the Falls Of Guyon, where Sc
we're fight took place, lasting several hours,
and resulting 10 the defeat OF The rebels.
Captain Smith lost two men killed and
three or four wounded The rebels lost
aiae 5A.Sj. 'hr.f gSisQtgg., !aitly ha.
sos, aud about forty muskOts. They
were completely and thoroughly whip.
ped and utterly routed,
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SOMETHING THE MATTER WITH HIS
NosE.--A Western Virginian has come
togriofuP on tho Lake Shore. The
Cleveland Herald, of yesterday, con-
'oins the following;
John L. Chapman, Of Mason county,
Va, WAS arrested this morning for Try.
ing to 90 to Buy City. A Lieutepant
found that he was about to skedadde
and accordingly ndjbcd him. He plead
inability to stand military service,
but this objection was quickly oyeruled
by.an examining surgeon, who found
nothing the matter with his nose, as he
claimed. He was finally induced 10
join Captain Dakin's company, 1854 reg.
iment
Induced tojoin Capt. Dakin's com.
Pany" means that Mr.. Chapman was
compelled TO join it according to the
general order from The War Depart
ment in relation to those who attempt
10 run away. In all such cases the writ
of haJca' corpus is suspended.
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MucH significance is given -to the
election in North Caroline, where
Vance. Union man till the State was
dragged out, has beaten Johnsun, fre.ea.
ter and original secessionist, by $4,000
majority. Vance is a colonel in the con.
lederatc army, and no evidence of dis.
position 10 return 20 the Union can be
gathered from the result but it shows
the opposition of the State to the jeff
Davis administration, and to the means
by which North Carolina. was carried
into secession against the real wishes of
the people. The friends of Vance were
called "Lincolnites" and "abolitionists,"
and the friends of johnson were charged
with subseviency to JEFF. Davis, and
with the frauds by which the purposes
of secession was effected. The success
of Vance in such a contest by so great Il
majority is rem arkable indication.
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s, COMSTOOK,
J. NJ. WARDEN,
c. CONNER,

VIZ have ha some conversation with
Capt. Baggs, of the Snake Hunters, and
he is of the opinion, and we think per.
haps he is rigrt, that company Of one
hundred good rangers, in squads of five
or ten, roaming through The country ar,
ound US where the gnerdllas are, woull
do more than all the force now in the re.
gion infested by them He thinks Col
Rathhone and his men aye dong all
they can, but that the system should BE-
changed, to be effective. As it now is
the geurrllas know where thu force is
and avoid it, but pick off soldiers when,
ever they catch them out There must
be wagon trains aod supplies, 100 men
need nothing but arms and ammunition,
and could hunt guerllas instead of their
hunting the loyal men. We shoull
think there was sense in the suggestion.
= Park rsburS Gazette,
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Highly Important from the Rapp ahan-
mock,

New YoRK, Aug, 25:--A Rappuhan.
mock correspondent Of Philadelphia
paper states tina! on the morning Of tho
2lst the rebels opened battery on our
center and continued vigorously to
throw shot and she'll for several hours
A little higher up it was discovered that
tho enemy had during the night erected
a bridge over the river At this point
the most brilliant and successful affair Of
tho day is reported 10 have occurred. In
tho vicinity Of this bridge was one Of
Gen. Sigel's batteries, on which tho rob
els opened brisk fire, to which for
time our battery replied with spirit
In little whilo our fire Stacked and
then ceased, Tho battery having beOu
apparently Silcnocd OF withdrawn, three
robcl regiments now rushed across the
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County CouRr-The County Court,
August, Quarterly term, on Monl$
morning last, nineteen justices being
present, unanimously agreed to levy a
tax for the relief of the families of volun
teers from this county, A levy of so
per cent on the amount Of State Reven
ne was laid, marking, we believe s6754
Quite a sum for our young men to con
slider before they are drafted, ana have
10 leave their famiIie, unprovided for.
Drafted men don, gel any Of it, Fair
mont National.
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To Corresnondent,.

We will give the following advice
gratis. to those who write anything for
curpapen
Write in clear. distinct hand, and be
as brief as the subjec. will possibly sd-
g;yt..:c.i2& ~ inssit:;; ne 3sHnatsiEar ~:
you should put miller that head three or
four pages of writing on some common
subject. One or two pages is MS much
us We can manage an we are frequent
Is foycSllo st4Eey slct a'sc.:s q soE@
out entirely, for want of room and time
to set them up "Breviiy is the soul Of
w.t." or any other subject. We give
this advice because We are very accom-
modating, and when our patrons "sprGad
themselves" on paper, we feel gratified
when we can display their thoughts in
fullsiz.d TYPE, for the cdificalion and
amusement of Their fellow readers, This
we cannot do when they are lengthy
Therefore, lie brief"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-08-28

Senator Garlic is badly in want of
an "organ' in Western Virginia. He
owned, it is said, part interest in the
Clarksburg Telegraph, edited by R. s.
Norlhscon aTennessee refugee. MI N.
refused to endorse Carlile's recent course
and resigned in consequence, Garlic is
in search of more plant material for an
editor. He should apply at the Wheel.
ing Daily Press Office.
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That miserable traitor and poltroou,
jeff. Davis, who pulls the wires
in the Southern Pandemonium, says
he will retoliato by numbering our
officers if General Pope's policy is car
ried out We think il is our turn to
"retal ate, for harbariIies already com
uiited by him and his ilIbcgolten whelps
and the Government will do it, if it
makes one vast trail of fire and blood
from one end Of the rebel donations to
tho other These scoundrcl3 have bro.
ken their engagement about the return
ofprisoners, after they had received all
the prominent officers in our hands, and
il we arc caught by such gull trap
again. we hope the vessel that carries
the "ogreemenl" will be sunk rs low as
Hades. 0verwhelm these miserable
thieves and murdcrers, who are entitled
10 no immunilies Of war, and then re.
lease the prisoners ourselves. Slaughter
every rebel in arms. and then we will
have no trouble abou. prisoners. We
are beginning to get blood thirsty, but i!
is in a most Christian spirit toward the
better portion ofmoukimd.
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Figures are given in the rebel news,
papers showing the present indebtedness
Of the Confederate Government 10 be
$4,000, Otthis amount S45, 900. 900
is due to soldiers 100000 TO Bonk3,
s65,OOo,OoO for property seized Si5,'
900, 900 for State aid, 10 be reimbursed;
81 1000. 0O0,-on Treasury notes. War
loans te6, 1000, 900
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WHEN the rebels reported that they
had taken General Morgln's forces pris,
oners at Cumberland Gap, they proba-
bly, counted on convincing their friends
Oft the fact by exhibiting the knapsacks
oftwo regiments. which they are said 10
have carried of. The Indians exhibit
the scnlPs oftheir eremies, as the tro-
phies of their valor and certificate of the
number killed The rebels ahavo In.
-l,gYcs, a ,..tLh.l;ana. ..--.-.-......,s -.
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TAKE WARNING.

The Cincinnati Commercial says. the
rebels are advancing in Kentucky with
startling rapidly. It's evident that in,
roads are being made into the State vest
ly more important than the Morgan
raid, A dispatch from Lexington says
three thousand rebel cavalry were last
night within twenty-five miles (halI
days ride for the guerrilIos, of that city
The citizens of Cincinnati have one du.
ty to perform this week, and that is to
fill up the companies and regiments to
be raised here. They are all needed,
aud that without delay They ought to
be in the field now. The rebels are
making a bold push for the possession oil
central Kentucky. If they gain il, they
cut of beyond remedy our gallant little
army under Gen. g. W. Morgan, and
carry the war to our doors,
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FATAL AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT, -
About the time the Governor commeu-
c,d speaking on Monday afternoon, a
four podnder cannon was run down to
tie river at the loot of Cour! street for
the purpose Of honoring tho occasion
with salute. While in the act of
loading, the man who held the vent un.
fortunately took way his hand, and that
instant the piece went of, the ram cd
striking and almost Instantly killing Mr.
James S. Forsyth, and woundng Mr.
Lafayette Davis, severely if not fatally
One of the latter's arms has been ampu
tated. He is in precarious condition.
There never was more dreadful acct.
dent. Truly, ain the midst of lie We
are in death. - West Virginian.
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While riding with squad of men
near Huuonsville, on Wednesday, Col.
I, NJ. Harris, Of the 10Th Va, was at
tackled BY gucrrilas. Six balls were
shot through his horse, Two of his ucn
we're killed Our men gave chase.
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Since the breaking out OF this gigan
tic rebellion, more than sixteen months
ago, the cOuspirators have constantly
and recklessly. by hard lying tried to de-
ccive the Southern people as to the pur'
pose for which an army of loyal men
was sent against them. If The Govern
ment had proclaimed, Immediately after
the Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, that
the slave Of every man in arms, against
the Government or aiding and obetiing
those in arms, should ever thereafter be
free, that every guerrilla should be in
eiantly shot.thS every traitor in the 10y
al States should be Immediately ncar-
ceraled in prison during this hellish in
Furreciion, that every man cruising in
search OF national merchantmen upon
the high seas should be hung at yard
arms as pirate, that every carrier Of
raitorous dispatches should be shot
down in his tracks, that every desecra'
tor of the tomhs of loyal soldiers should
be hung and quartercd, that every pois
oner Of food or drink should be compel.
ed to live uslong as he might upon such
poisoned food and drink, that the prop.
erty of every kind anil nature of all dis.
loyal men in loyal States should be
struck OF TO The highest bidder and the
proceeds devoted to the public use. that
everything in insurrectionery districts
possessed by traitors should be appro-
priated as soon os within our lines, to-
wards the subsistence OF the Union arms,
and themselves hung upon the first tree,
and their women and children banished
to the north during the rebellion, end
that every house or town from which
Union soldiers were shot, should be burn
ed to ashes; we sayif all these things had
been done since the rebellion common
oed, instead Of The forbearing conciliato'
ry, forgiving and remuner ating policy
that until now had obtained, these wing
scoundrels could not have heapej more
abuse, nor belabored US with more or
moauer epithets than they already have
done. With ftigned horror they have
thrown up their hands, all dripping with
blood and besmeared with the guilt of
every conceivable enormity, and called
upon European despots to intervene in
their behalf as an innocent outraged and
oppressed people. Since the day that
the "hther Of lies" was hurled from his
high estatein Heaven. till the present,
no band of consplrators ever 50 richly
deserved to share his su|phurous abode,
OF now that right by more atrocious
Wickedness, by more INSCRIPTIONS ly-
ing, by more unprinciped deception, nor
in word, by SO near an approach to
deeds, that incarnate fends delight to
revel in down in their neither darkness,
in the deepest hell, MS their demons in
human form concoced and are now con
trolling this helIish iusurrection against
our unequoled government. Let his Sa'
tanic majesty right speedily call home
his dear children, that this fair land may
not be cursed logger by their cortamin.
sting presence and spared the vile drop
pings OF sianderons and purifying
tongues.
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POLrRooss The true name for the
contemplate fellows who are taking such
pains to escape the DRAFT is pOIt-ooas,-
The word was originally made up from
Two Latin words sgnifying deprived of
the thumb. towards, in old English
times. used to cut Of their right thumbs
to disable themselves from drawing the
bow, and thus escape going 10 the wars
Thus they got the name of poltroons.-
The men who now resort to as mean shifts
to get rid of war service are poliroons,
and nothing else. It should be their
distinctive apPellatiOn.
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The important interview between Ma
poIeon and Slidell turns out to have
been caard AT the iire it is rspor-
ted to have taken place, the Emperor
vas at Vichy, several hundred miles
away the last place where a diplomat
isi Of any policy would attempt tothrust
his political projects into his face.
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Breckinrdge's sword, with his name
engraved on it, was captured at Baton
Rouge. This may have given rise to
the report that he lost his RICH! arm, as
most men would not leave their sword
while they had an arm to yicldit.
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The Governor and his assistants were
actively engaged on tho Island, on We'd.
nosday, in providing for the comfort of
the troops now gathered there, and they
will soon be all pleasantly quarterOd,-
Their daily drills and other exercises and
the regular routine Of camp life, to al.
most oil of them SO entirely new, have
commenced, and they enter upon them
earnestly and with true manly and pa
triotic ZEAL Press,
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MORE ABOur THE PGoPOseD DRAFr..-
Gov, Peirpoint last evening received by
telegraph the following additional regu.
lation for the enrolment and draf, Of
Militia:
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA, 1851
Gov. +. H. PeiPOim
Eight-Orderel, that in filing oil lie.
questions for militia the quotus OF the
several States will be opportioued by the
Governors among the several counties.
and when practicable, subdivisions of
the COUNTIES so that allowance shall DO
made 10 such counties and subdivisions
for all volunteers heretofore furnished
by then and mustered into the service Of
the United States and whose stipulated
time of service shall not have expir
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ought to e1purgole them from their os-
sociations and have no communion with
them. No man can be recognized as
true and reliable patriot unless he is will
ling TO take q part of the responsibility
Of crushing out this rebellion.
w. ". II.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer is surprised
that Gen Cox with his command, should
be on its way to Washington from West.
orn Virginia, and adds that it understood
Humphrey Marshall was threatening his
division, and "hat Gen. Cox could not
hold bis position if attacked in force. =
II was well known in Informed circles
len days ago that General Cox's diviS.
ion was on its way 10 Eastern Virginia.
Probably the greater portion Of it was
with Gen. Pope two or three days ago.
Nor was his position threatened by
Marshall. Humphrey has not been as
near Flat Top Mountain as no has been
to Lexington or Frankfort. The fact is
there was large, we'll disciplined and
hardy body Of troops at Flat Top, in a
position whelo they could be of no ser.
vice whatever, except to draw ralions
and pay, occasionally arrest or kill q
bushwhacker, and die Of ennui in camp.
A sufficient force has been LEFT 10 hold
the position, aud act as police force in
that section Of the State. The division
is now where its services are needed, and
where they will have an important share
in the impending conflict.
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Eoder for sentcmh u.

The September number Of this poPu-
lar "Lqdy's Book" has been received
The engravings are the best we have seen.
The Fashion plates for September are
we'll worth the subscription price. For
Terms, &C., see advertisement,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-08-28

MAINE LAW STRONG IN DEAru-A
Maine paper says that SquOd Of volun.
tccrs in Wa'owiI'e halted in front OF
restaurant and were invited to drink
They accepted the offer, hu! refused
anything stronger than lemonade -
Those aye the men to 6gh,.
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A CARD.

Mr.. Editor: "The community hay
ing been referred to us in regard to n
conversation that occurred between Mr.
Gilmore and Mr.. Tomlnson we beg
leave to say that if our private opinions
were consulted we would say that the
conversation (ike the articles that up.
peared in your paper relative to it) was
uncuiod for, and that both gentlemen
were some excited at the time. But not
wilhstanding their excitement they said
nothing criminal or that would have had
a tendency to discourage as from enlist
ing had we intended to have done so. :
Neither did either of them say anything
that caused as to lose confidence 10 then,
MS loyal, patriotic men.
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The Meigs County Fair, which was
to have been held Sept, 10th and 18th,
has been postponed for one year. owing
as the Board say, "to the excited state
ofthe country and the interest taken by
the people in their counwy's cause, to
the exclusion of everything else"
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NEws has reached Washington city,
from reliable sources, that since tho LIST
ofJuly there have been four regiments Of
Union troops raised in Arkansas, This
looks as though there was some Uuion
sentiment in the South,
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TO ALL CONCERNED.

Tho time Of many Of our six months
subscribers will expire in few days
We hoFe all such will remember 10 re-
new their subscriptions Immediately
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twenty-five men from Richie, who
were trying to escape TO the Southern
army, were caught on Tuesday last, and
sent to prison.
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Maj. barr has been appointed Pro
vost Mar.hsll for .hi4 State, II he IL
severe enough, he is good officer Tie
only complaint Of Union men is. lie is
too lenient
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MoRE FEMALE SEcEssIoxIsls. On
Tuesday, Misses Carne Smith, Eme-
line Neale. Fanny Hopkins, Alice NeaIr,
Florida Neale. Norma Smith and Mrs.
Geo. Neale, jr, were brought to this city
from Parkersburg, and confined in the
Debtors apartment of the county jail for
refusing 10 take the oath These parties
having been very prOfuse in theit pro.
LESSONS of sympathy with the rebels,
had been formally required to take the
oath, and having refused, expressed
their determination TO take the conse,
quonces. They and all those who are
Similarly guilty should be punished in
the same manner. tits the only way in
which their mouths can be elfectnally
closed upon the subject.
Since writing the above, We learn that
the ladies became convinced of their er
ror, went before Major Darr, the Provost
Marshal, and in the most solemn man.
ner took the oath, and entered into hea.
Wy securities to keep it.-LPress
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ED WIN NJ STANTON,
lSec'y Of Var.

This is no more than just and we are
grateful that such regulation has been
adopted.
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VIZ learn that some forty men under
one Sturm, who were cndeavoring to
Zee from Dive, were. captured and
Sturm mortaGy wouniGd, by scouting
party Of the Sixth Virginia, near Shins.
ton. Several guenIlas were killed, ard
one Sturm, two Meters, two Torts and
others were captured near Warrington
Its said thay raren'o4.s ql2! for q
general guerrilla organization IN that
region,
From various other quarters, we hear
of those fleeing the draft being takeu,-
| Press.