The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-11-14

plying these general princpses as a test of
moral character in this body, instead Of being
liable bv such alton to the inrpntaton of in
stituting an nquisitien in the p8euliar abstract
political GogH,as of any member, we are only
fulfillingo our obligation TO God and the Church
in thus guarding lis purity anSa Integrity.
4 true extract from the Aliugtes:
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A ssSkeGadesler'ss stosy-Narra-
tive ok'asa escape 80 canada.
The Liverpool Mercury publishes letter
brother in Lvernool, and dated at Montreal
on the 18th of August, in wheh the writer
gives an account Of his fight to Canada to a
void the draft. His adventures seem to have
been of lively character. Hessays be got
home as soon as possible" altar reading the
telegram announcing the ordar for a draft,
'sgave his wife one hours notFee, kissed her
and the children, and started in the middle
of the night for Canada He Hontuaues:
'rhe whole cunning scheme iad been plan-
ned out beforehand. and all the military and
police of the nation were on thesaieft. under
instruction. aud with a bounty OF reward for
each poor. devil they could cat;sil, to stop all
travellers, and lock up all his chickens in their
roost
In anticipation Of drafting, i bad filed an
exemption plea, with a doctor s,eertifcate. ON
the score of i'll health, 1.-THE docor had been
attending me for above one Year for liver
eonfplaint,) but Uncle Sam, halng hard up,
gave it out just before the order ,tppeared that
he could not release sick peopls. He might
ease up Q little when they hat lost a leg or
an arm. or were incurahe in a spital; but
otherwise they must come along and help
catch a rebel ball or an odd pieSaaof shell or
SO, and there was therefore no alternative but
to 90 sofdieringor quarrel witt old white
sticks. There was some hard crying and
scrambling even on Friday nig3lt at the. diff
fcrent railroads and means of exit from the
city. the police picking mp thett victims, so
that had to mnye mighty CAUTIOUS. got
to Albany, the capital Of New York State ON
important State business, and Try first nlan
was to strike boldly for the suspasssion bridge,
Niagara Falls, the easiest, neGsssst, and best
guarded point Of tie Canada ffnatier. with a.
through ticket for Detroit across over Cana
da East, demanding pass botSiy as a TO-
reigner, and if denied then klsaw two haz-
ardous ferries--one between fissg Large Fall
and the American Fall. and the other about
a mile above the rapids-by whieh 1 thought
] could Slip across. 49,
| had not gone far on the roaa to Buffalo
before things looked very stlsTsfious on the
train, and studying my map, / concluded to
slip off unperceived by the conductor at a
junction. entirely change my plaas, and strike
of into Northern New York, tossg small port
on the ST. Lawrence, two huns red miles a
way, which thought would n be, as yet,
so sufficiently guarded as to prevent my get
ting over the st. Lawrence in a 4,pat. soon
found was spotted, and for hottrs expected
every minute to be laid hold Of, Though, of
course, had planned out scheiaes to meet
such an emergency. luckily, haweyer, slip
ped out of that train again, heHire it got to
its destination, at another jnnetifg, By which
l was left at an inland village during Sun
day."
& He finally madeh bis way to. 4 use 5 Point,
and underwent several additional expert
enceS: K
Having gained the good will u the landau
dy, during an argument on Saisday1n sup
port of her church, and through her some
what won upon the shrevd, cunning but Stub
born husband. concluded, during Sunday
night to make a conidant of the ..old boss, ;"
with safety reserve, and if possible to get
him to help me. he turned out ;tErue friend,
and on Monday left as quietly IS possible
for some sulphur springs, for the benefit ct
my liver complaint, near to the border line,
(eight miles.) Just as the stage started, in
jumped United States soldier, on his way to
the same place to catch straggiafs, and sat
with his back to mine, while opposite to me
sat cunning impairment Methodist minister,
who set TO work Immediately to quiz ME, and,
ifpossible, to catch me tripping, so as to nab
me and a precious hard time had to check
mate him. AT the hotel at the springs had
to undergo the hardest examination yet, from
a six foot Vermont Yankee, but got him OH
the track by making arrangements for the
boarding by the week for wife, two children
and nurse, and in the middle Of the night
made arrangements for footing it along the
bed of the Racket River tiny only guide) a.
cross the border line.
A violent storm detained me, SO next morn
ing followed a previously concocted plan OF
hiring n carriage, and driving to an Indian
village, a special object of curiosity to the
spring visitors. just before starting down
canse company of soldiers, intending to
sweep all before them, but there being no
other chance, drove boldly up 70 the hotel,
flor had to cross most exposed bridge IN
front,l and asked several Of the lettering VI
sitors to take morning ride withtm ana
coolly started off before them all; but had
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