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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

I New ORLEANS IN DANGER.-I'he rebels are
waking up to some of the dangers which be
ga to press upon the commercial emporium OF
the C5nfederacy; and the New Orleans Delta
Of the Both of January while protesting to be-
licvc that that city can defy any attack from
the sea, is concerned about the Mississippi
gunboat expedition. 1t says:
But what is the Fact in regard to the route
down the river from Columbus? Should Col
umbuS fall, what is to prevent the enemy from
sweeping down the river Nth the Immense
fleet of gunboats AMI floating batteries which
he has been SO long preparing 1T St. Louis and
Cairo, and. with a hundred thousand men un-
der Haleck, TO attack us on one side, while an
expedition striking up from the sea, would AT:
tack Us on the other? Who can answer? DJ
cticctual deleuses answer? DO preparations Tor
deicnses in rapid prngttss answer? Where are
the defenses? Who Is engaged in the preplarsl-
lions! These questions admit of no saiisfacie-
ry answer.
sour dependence AZ present for the safety
OF the city from the approach OF formidable
expedition down the river, is upon Columbus |
Z fhatiS the northern key 20 the Mississippi |
delta. That in os-cssion Of the enemy, the
hoodSatcs of invasion will be opened. Our |
situation would not be hopeless. for the soul Of
Southern men, fighting war of independence
must not dream Of despair; but we would Be
confronted with terrible dangers and the whole
country exposed to fearful evils On one con-
dition only can we realize full assurance that
such dangers will not occur, and that such G.
wills will never impcnd'
The Delta asks that five thousand men be
sent from New Orleans to Columbus. This
article, from 4 leading New Orleans paper, and
the appointment OF General Beauregard, their
best engineer, 10 command at Columbus shows
that our gunbOat feet is regarded as one Of
Confederate'S most serious points Of danger.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

FALLING From GRAcE.-The Right Rev.
Zen Leonidas Polk, since he dofFed the mitre
and clutched the sword in the rebel service, han
suffered somewhat from his associations. and
speaks Arkansas English with hneney. A cor
respondent writing from Louisville, mentions
the old crusader: Il think the Right Reverend
Bishop General Polk, If some one has not SLAM
dered him, sent flag Of truce to the devil
when he hid aside the sword Of the spiFet and
took up the carnal weapons Of JEFF. Davis, and
has since fallen into the habit of the army in
Flanders Itis stated on authority Of gentle
man, who was present that when note OF in
quiiy was sent down to Columbus by Gen.
Grant, alicr the battle at Belmont, in which
the action was mentioned as "skirmiHh," the
Bishop General on reading it exclaimed, @Skir-
misli! hell and darnnafion. Id like TO know
what he calls battlc!"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

When look upon the toombs of the great,
every emotion of envy diesSin T c, when read
the cpitaphs of the beautiful every inordinate
desire goes out; when meet with the grief of
parents upon tombstone, my heart melts
with compassion; when l see the toombs of the
parents themselves, l consider the vanity OF
grieving for those whom we must quickly fol-
low. When | see kings lying by those who
depose them; when l see rival wits placed side
by side, or the holy men that divided the
world with their interests and disputes, l re
feet with sorrow and astonishment on the lit
tie competitions, factions and debates of man :
kind. When read the several dates of the
tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some
six hundred years ago, l consider the great
day when we shall all of us be contemporaries
and make our appearance together Addison
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

Hon PETER OpLrX, member Of the Ohio
House of Representatives, and frequent prac.
titioncr at the bar in our Distrc Ct and Com
mon Pleas, Courts, is AN elder in tho Third
Street Presbyterian Church in Dayton. He
has, as VIC learn hy the Jauynal OF that city,
placed 81 0O0O at into eft, the procecdFof which
are to be appropriated to the support Of weak
congregations connected with the Dayton New
SCHOOL, I'rcsi.y cry. This is "a m, s, muni6cent
acc, and Mr.. ODIIx has set an example which
may be wisely followed by public men who ars
blessed with Nbral neaBs.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

OF the money TO be expended in going to him
have touched your consciousness for a moment:
No, not for a moment And shall We not give
willingly. and in thankfulness. that our ssome Is
spared. TO help another in SO deep sorFow?"
"Yes-yes. Your thoughts but echo mine, -
answered Mr.. ITardup- Better help hun
tlretl poor mothers 10 reach their wounded and
dying sons than go upon one such tcarfnl er-
rand OF our own. To-nighi's experience has
turned my thoughts in new direction. God
forgive me, that | fretted over a diminished
income-ihat bore, with so i'll n grace, the
light burden that is resting on my shasllers,
while hundreds and thousands. Ike TIN. poor
widow in Scripture, who east in all her living,
are yielding up their whole possessions"
And we share the benefit TO come from
this common sdcriiice," said Mrs ITardap.-
If We lose our national existence if these
wicked enemies prevail, what viii be our con-
dilion? Will this pleasant home remain 70 us?
Will remnant of property be left? Who
can say? A dsmcmbered nation; war, in=pir-
cd by the deadliest hate. between the brolzen
fragments; foreign insult and agg frssiOn; TO-
lence and wrong, throughout the land. aid
der at the picture! If our enemies prove too
strong for us, and only through our apathy Is
this possible-think of the life that is before
our children, in the coming years. Better any
sacrifice than this calamity. And now comes
The question: my huShand-are we doing our
part in this great calamity"
Il fear not, SO far as am conccrned.r was
the outspoken answer. But hold myselfin-
strueted by the lesson of tonight; and in all
ways that Providence may indicate, through
the teaching of events, will endeavor to do my
duly. either in actual deeds, or cheerful ac-
ccptance Of whatever may come as my share
OF the common burden. Better give up all.
than loose our country; for in that we suffer
the greatest possible calamity"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

D1sBANDED.-We learn that the 9Th Ohio
Cavalry, known in this region as the second
Wade a Hutchins Regiment, which was par.
tiaily taiscd and organised az Warren. aud Glled
up to its maximum number by being consolid-
ated with fragment of the 1th Regiment, rails
cd at Hilsborough, Highland County, the Re-
scr4e portioll Of which, moved to Camp Den.
nison early In January, has bcen disbanded'
their service not being needed. An opPOr-
tuuity has been afforded tho members OF the
Gisbanded Regiment to continue In the service
as Infantry. the great majority Of whom will
probably do 50.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

There arc no such things as trifles in the BIZ
ography of man. Drops make up tho Sea-
Acerns cover the earth with oaks; and the
ocean with navies. Sands make up the har-
boris mouth, on which vessels are wrecked,
and little things in youth accumulate into
character in age, and destiny in eternity. All
the links in that glorious chain which is in all
and around all, we can see and admire or at
least admit; but the staple on which all is fast
ened and which is the conductor of all its the
Throne OF Deity
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21
BOYS.
The local of the Dubuque Times gives the
following sensible advice TO parents:

The local of the Dubuque Times gives the
following sensible advice to parents:
Boys will learn more bad habits, say we, Ia
being on the streets one night in the week,
than all the daylight the week round. II
you want your young son TO learn to drink.
turn him loose at nights; il you want him TO
acquire q taste for gambling. let him run with
the ether boys DIT night; if you want him to
learn everything vile and uumentionable, give
him the freedom Of the streets after dark
Too much restraint upon boys win react, as
the proyerb concerning minister's sons would
indicate; but whatever other liberty you give
your son, let his evenings be devoted to study,
light work, or some innocent home amusement.
Seven years is a tender age to give child the
privilege (?) of choosing his companions after
dark, but this place affords instances of such
recklessness ib parefits.
To make boy stay home willingly at night,
or indeed to stay at home at all, he must be
made to love his home. Have il made as agree
able TO him as possible without being pUofittosa
to you or him, OF, both. Drop your dignity,
and join in A ganic with him; assist him in
his strdiFs, and depend upon it, yOu will be
paid u thousand fold, after your boy reaches
for the pains you take. But de-
pend upoii it, darkness and crime go together,
so far at least, as boys are concerned.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21
The | alton Of the Railroad Bridge in rsnnss-

'Fhe rnilroad bridge which the victorious Ten
tfeSscc Expedition has taken possession Of, on
The Tennessee river, is Of the railroad which
connects the I.ouisvil, & Nashville Railroad,
by way of Bowling Green and Russellvillr.
Ky and Clurksvile and Paris, Tenn. wifh
the Memphis & Ohio Railroad, at Humboldt.
Tennessee. 1t is one of the most important
lines Of Of rebel communications in the West.
Our occupation cuts off their railroad cOmmu-
nicdtiOn between all their positions III Ken
lucky, Middle and Eastern Tennessee, and the
Mississippi, except by way Of the Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad, southeast 10 Northern
Alabama, and then west on the Memphis &
Charleston Railroad TO the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad, a very roun labout way.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

BoGus GoLp CoIx.--The Cleveland Her
aid warns the public against the ingenious and
very dangerous counterfeit of leu dollar gold
peiccs, which are circulated extensively, and
almost proof against detection except by an
expert. The genuine coin is opened, fully one
half Of the gold taken out, then filled in with
platina, or some other equally heavy substance
and then closed up, the coin itself, to appear
ance, remaining the same.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

SQUARING ACCoUNTs WITH GREAT BRIT
AIS.-The adviccs by the Africa bring to Il
Close the correspondence between Earl Russell
and our State department. aud the last letter
from the foreign officer in London alludes to
the case of the British vessel Erginia Smith
as being naturally governed by the precedent
established in the Trent affair: but the New
York Times says it appears that this sugges-
tion had not been awaited at the State De-
partment. for simultaneously with the release
Of SlideIl and Manson, Mr.. Seward intimated
to Lord Lyons that MesseIs. Zacharie and
Rogers, AmCrican citizens removed GOm the
Eugcnia Smith, under suspicious similar TO
those which prompted the act Of Captain
Wilkes would be at once discharged from Fort
Lafayette and permitted to return to their
homes in the South. With equal readiness,
and without delaying for Il formal application
nr redress, OF or two .ninor irregularities aris-
ing from the blockade were arranged 10 the
Satafaciion of Lord Lyons; so that on the last
day Of 1861 every international question
pending between this Government and that of
England was fully and perfectly settled. The
Times says also it is impossible that such "a
lacrity in the rendition Of justice should be
without excellent effect upon the public senli-
mcnt Of Great Britain. 1t so entirely con-
aicts with the preconceivcd notion of an Amer
lean craze in favor Of foreign war. 1t so
refiltes the prejudice zcalously iustercd by a
hostile Press that our warfare is against
civilization, Internal ional law and in defiance
Of the opinions of mankind. With such con-
vincing proofs of American justice. good
faith. and self control, it is impossible that
the ISLANDERS Of the British ministerial organs
should continue to have unqucstoned curren
ey.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

SruNKY W1FE.-MrS. Cynthia Sprigg<, of
Mercer county. Ohio, thus advertises her tr,;.
ant lord in the Ceina &andarE
NoTIcE.-Whcreas, VIM. Spriggs has left
his bed aud board for the following cause, to-
wit:
Without consulting his lordship, purchaS-
ed corn broom for twenty cents, whereup0n
he became exceedingly wralhful and waxcd
warm, inagmuch AS | was not contcut to use
hickory broom costing but ffteen cents, which
would save the enormous sum of FIVE cents; and
in his mighty rage proSraled himself upou the
floor, where he remained during the night time
for six weeks Then rising up and standing
erect, with looks sufficient to convince the old
est nhabilant that by such extravaganza he
would soon become bankrupt, he immediately
packed his duds' and removed to his old
arm in Washington township, Mercer county
Ohio where he remaineth to this day.
Jan. l, 1862. CYNTHIA SPRIGGs.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

Men of talent are often the captives of beau
6lfni fools. But there isope consolation; they
30 not long remain capHEes; OF they soon
cease to be men.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

A., hupsrinU winds, in gentle tones you're floating
EG EsS n cadence sweet in strains solemn, SLOW,
- snTie from The Gar OF Pa& come ye to haant me
IKE some fairy fingers =. to cool my aching 1es ersT i.
. sE ~ marnaranE Ger its peby bed and flashing in the
81 kssssrinz sun-beams falling from yOn high imperial
Il crystal bosom through eafy forest home
On sO low winds. thy love, as in the Gays Of
rathsrsd them unto my heart as Of music something
man merely sound for to my soul spake in language
And IL ". held loved when kindred spirits
Nm, now ye come unto me sad low wailing tone
And my spirit answers echoing each Ioney soieinn
On mn Il Sc that ye have felt the whOring touch the
e engn bas fallen on my spirits like pall Of dark
cts niyhts
-, sor We are fairy things, forever-ever free,
Nt bound 10 GARTH but soaring on IN wildsome tsome
4hehs sf whence this change in thee, oh winds Of
An a9ts s o~ g rsarg se now 70 me- and that word alone
comes spectre-IiSe and haunis with meaning oh
a.. nge.s cross her harp Of Iute strings
- 'al, / on he morning of my young and carly life
And faded TOO the blossoms which i"hus u'''l'' -
rife
For have learned Affections Oft but born to
fade nes e cherish ropdest arc the FIRST ones be
Ia "a aia ..Ec, ar our memory. to be covered with that
,ss s,l.b ,rtth eloonness on the brightest joys Of
~. Iaryoy,s wand hath touched me, with her po
tent spell - -, -, .
ns - iov ,rn,is to thee Tii breathe this secret Of
val me pSs ,bis low Of mine which did not could
not last
1 trusted one the guiding star oF life was sAc 70 me-
And oh foadly dreamed 0f bliss DER s OIL uouoeu
1-s,.,.ed Of hiss and fondly thought how oer its
J. ,ii,v and pcace our bark should glide
~ n not earDe thai constaucy eoui, ike thing Of
m, -;sIed for moment then as quickly bid depart
-, ~, l-,orr ,he Garest hossnms conceal the deepest
A % breathed Oft and Ger again. we're feet upon
the wing.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21
Dreadful Colliery Accident.

A terrible casualty occurred in coal pit
near Shields, England, on the 10th ult., by
which two hundred men and boys were buried
The correspondent of the Manchester Guar
dian writes:
IL have just returned from EIartly New Pit
where two hundred men and lads aie buried
The shaft has been closed up through the hinge
beam Of the pumping engine falling down the
pit Yesterday 1t carried the timber and the
wood work down, and thus blocked the up al
down cast shafts. The falling timber killed
five out of eight men, who were being drawn
up in a cage ut the time. The men and Eitls
working below at the time Of the accident,
have been buried forty eight hours, nofwiih-
standing the greatest cxertions TO relieve them
on the part of the ablest men in the coal trade
The working seam is filling with wafer, ard
no doubt The horses. which are worth five hun
dre,l pounds, are already drowned. The men
and laI4, however, could escape by m ans OF IA
ladder TO the yard seam, which Is forty nine
fllhoms higher and out of reach of watcr.-
Men have been heard trying 10 clear the oh
strueton in the shaft from below Tonight, and
no doubt is entertained that they are all out of
danger Of water at least. Means have been
employed for securing cool ventilation, and
was assured by the best authorities before left
tonight that the strongest hopes may be en-
tertained that the yard seam would be reach
ed and the men and lads rescued before morn
ing.
Great excitement prevails, and numerous
pitmens wives have been at the pit mouth,
watching since last night
The three men saved hung by the cage in
the shaft, eight hours before they were res
cued.'
=. P.S.-Later accounts state that not one Of
those buried have been found liking.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

Ask those who have used WATsoNS EEU-
RALoIA KING, testify to ito virtue.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

SCHUYLER COIFAX on THF WAR.-Mr. Colfax
has written an interesting letter TO his paper
the st. Joseph Valley Register, which closes
as follows;
Let me add one thing here in Justice to our
ex-COmmandcr-in-C Chief, General Scott. When
he showed me, last May, his careful elaborate
plan for movement down the Mississippi river,
at Its first auiumnal SWELL" felt disprited
that it was to be so long postponed. but he
replied that it cnuld not be done earlier and
that that was just the time. He was thought
slow" then: but the hjtilla has not yet moved
4 gain: at that time the whole country was
c,amorous for more cavalry. liz said, to "a
small extent, for scouting and for pu. suit the
popular demand was just; but he nddsl that it
would take six months TO drill cavalry regi-
mcnts 10 stand the shock Of Il raging battle. and
six months more at least TO cradle them ia use
their weapons efficiently while controlling their
horses al the same time. a different policy.
however, previlcI. We have now $4,000
cavalry equipped and mounted at enormous ex-
penSe-thc horses Of those here cat their heads
off in expenses every three or four months q :
400 condemned ones were sold here six weeks
ago at from 25 cents to S6O,) and then, the
Government is now striving in every honorable
way to decrease tie number. even iutO changing
them into infantry regiments.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21

WATsoN's NEURALGIA KING is a
certain specific for Neuralgia.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-14
East Tennessee.

The most obstinate Of tho Hang back from
Richmond party, must be appalled, by the tidsgs
that JED Davis has ordered the Unioois,s Of East
Tennessee 70 be driver from their homes into
exile. Tho work of expstristion has already
commenced, and Gill be prosecuted reientlessly
to the cad. OF course, many thousands viII iis-
claim their principles in order to save their prop
erty aud homes. These viii be compelled 70 join
the rebel army and Sight against their cosntry.
But thousands will refuse thus to forsvesr them.
selves, ard will be hun,sd out Of the State With
every agsravstion of insult, outrage, robbery
and murder.
East Tennessee il . secluded, mountainous re-
giop, - large and populoss ~ Vermont mainly
devoted TO agriculture, and holding fe~ slaves
1t has usually been Wing ia politics, and 10 de-
votedly. overwhelmingly Union. 1t gave large
nsjorities agaiast secession at every trial. even
when the slaveholdIsg madness had drowned the
reason Of oil the rest Of sbe State. Ts has been
harried end scourged by rsf6an bands Of traitors
for several months, bat . great majority Of its
ssss are still true TO their Gag and their faith.
They ought 70 have been liberated ere this time,
though is had cost the lives Of thossands Of our
best and bEsvsst. Il seeos fatality that, vhils
We have pierced the rebellion ss every other
point, 10 Union fsrce from without has yet en-.
tered East Tennessee. And nov it ID too late -
save her.-E. Y. 7ribmne.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-14

GEx. PRESrIss MAKES SpEEcH.-It was
pleasantly told of Gen. Prentiss, when moving
through Northern Missouri last fall, that be
would march all day aud address the people st
the cross roads every evening. AZ be always
makes good speech. il was not 20 bad for the
people after all. But they are telling at Sar
vaonah and Pittsburg of later, and bis latest
speech at Grand Junction. Mississippi, where
he Was taken prisoner from the field Of Sun
day. A correspondent tells the tale for uA
he says Gen. Prentiss was confned in large
hall and excited great curiosity among the
populace. He bore their staring with great
good humor. but when they began to ask ques-
tons he told them be would make them . speech
IL the commandant would allow. That officer
on being consulted gave his consent and his
countensnce BY dropping in himself, when Gen.
Ben. lifted up his voice and went in on . rous-
ing Union speech. He told them of the gov
eminent that was Of its bene6cence and mild
ness, Of its power, and the position it had Won
before the world. and Of the hopelcsaness Of
their struggle with it. And then he talked
pathetically Of the dear old flag and the times
gone by when it Aoated over IN united land,
and ss this point his elder lissenefs broke down
and tearfully heard him through The sory is
told on the authority Of twelve men Of The aged
persuasion who have cone into Gen. Halleek's q
lines and professed their Unionism, revived y
Gen. Prentiss' speech, and desire to take the
oath Of allegiance. That Is the story that
comes 70 ua-CRiesge Ibi5sss.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-14
NY HEART AND I.


l.
Enough we're tired, my heart and l.
We sit beside the headetone thus,
And wish that name we're carved for 10.
The moss reprints more tendsrly
The hard types q the mason's knife,
A. heavens sweet life renews eSrths lie
With which we're tired, my heart and
IL
You see ws're tired, my heart and l.
We dealt with books, We trusted men,
And in our own blood drenched the pen,
A II such coiors could not ty.
We walked TOO straight for fortunes end,
We loved too true 70 keep friend
At last we're tired my heart and l.
How tired we feel, my heart and II
We seem Of no use In the world
About mems eyes lndinerently
Our voice which thrilled you 30 viii let
You sleep our tears are only wet
What do We here, my heart and ~
So tired, so tired, my heart and I!
1t was not thus in that old time
When Ralph sat with me meath the lime
To watch the sunset from the sky.
Dear love, you're looking tired }" be said
I, smiling at him, shook my head
lis now we're tired, my heart and
So tired, 50 tired, my heart and I.
Though now none takes me on his arm
To fold me close and kiss me warm
Till each quick bre nth end in q sigh
OF happy ianguor. Now alone
We lean upon this graveyard stone,
Cncheered, unbiased, my heart andI
VI.
Tired out We are, my heart and I.
Suppose the world brought diAdemS
To tempt Us, crusted with loose gems
OF powers and pleasuresf Les 1t Try.
We scarcely care TO look at even
Apretty child, or Gods blue heaven,
We feel So tired, my heart and j.
VIII.
Yet who complains! Ny heart and II
In this abundant earth no doubt
L. little room for things worn out
Disdain them, break them, throw them by
And If before the days grew rough
We once were loved, used-well enough,
think, we've Jared, my heart and l.