The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-13
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CITY OF LANCASTER.
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alre on The Fair Grounds? Canthey pre- 1
tend to have done II for any military pur. 8
pose! What more or less was the deed Ii
than an exhibition Of the most wanton t
and dsvilish spirit Of destruction! L
Perhaps the best order yet issued from i
the War department is that directing the .
summary trial aud punishment. even oy
death. Of officers guilty of eoWardlce.1 =
A man, to be sure. doesn't deserve death
for merely being a coward, but he richly
deserves It for seeking and accepting
military commission without showing {
thai he isn't one. 4
"General Pillow made prodigal dis
play of the white feather at Fort Donel-
son. There seems to have been strife
between him and Floyd to see which
could make the best use of his legs.-At'
5any Euening Journal.
II Floyd is half as light footed as he is
light.6ngsred, poor Pillow must have
been distanced in the race.
Gen. Buckner prates CT "chivalry. =
He has no idea of chivalry beyond des.
troyiDg bridges, blowing up locks and
dams, demolishing railroads, stealing hor.
ses, cattle, and wagons, poisoning foun:
tains Of water with earrion, and--surien.
dering when it comes 10 fight.
An ugly old maid has written US Bit
ter letter abusing us for what we bavs
said o! Buckner. We don't know how
we can molify the i'll temper Of the old
girl unless we can persuade some mem
Der Of The humane society TO marry her
The rebel prisoners at ST. Louis have
been trying or pretending TO tTy to des'
troy themselves bo setting their prison on
FIRE. If they are really anxious to die
they had better done little more harj
fighting upon the battle field
We are told that the Nashville Bowl
ing. Green. Murfreesboro Louisville Cou'
rier has been mounted on wheels SO that
il can be wheeled from town to town as
the Federal forces advance. lis wheels
had better be Eep! well creased.
A Nashville correspondent! Of The Mem
phis Avalanche says that the Union sol
diers have the worstloUking faces he
ever saw in his life. We guess he will
never be able 10 see how their backs look
The boats in which Floyd escaped from
Fort Douelson didn't belong 10 him aut
his brigade but were ths common proper
ty OF the whole Confederate army. Floy'
stole them.
We understand that q search warian
has been issued to the sheriifs and con
stables in the southern part Of Kentuck
10 find the Provisional Government The
aro diligently hunting tor II with lamp
and lapterps,
Gen. Buckper expected, in bis CORES
pendenOe with Gen, Grant. to exact an
obtain high conditions, but he found hia
self, like vulgar fraction, reduced TO tt
lowest terms. 8f'
Two tho usand barrels Of -four wei
found 1t Fort Donelson. So We cnptu
ed MT only the flower Of the Southe'
Coniedsracy, but the flour. The br
wen feed7 the las, wen eat
We wapt\ to visit Nashville in a ft
daykio l.ok after some interests the
that lavsAJeen too long neglected. "
will thank our friends Of the City Hot
10 have our old room ready for US.
We have heard OF the finding Of son
letters at Bowling Green. which. whe
published, will perhaps make their AZ
thors feel as if.hey we're walking upo
burning plOwshares
Kentucky was very recently considere
the great battle-ground Of the conIinen
We don't'think that Tennessee is like
to he much Of q battlegr 1und hereaite
There's more probability Of her being
race track.
~ The rebel leaders have been proclaimir
for months that the war should not DO
the Southern Coniederacy but upon I
banks Of the Ohio. When do they pr
pose to fetch 1t up this way.
A Confederate paper says that Gen
raj Pr!cO isn'twhipped that he is "mel
ly falling back" Well, oflentimes
shot through the heart merely ia
back"
There are about 10000 prisoners
war in Indiana alone. And they are
tor fed and lodged than they have hiIhe
been at any time since they took part
the rebellion.
The great subterranean phenomenor
EdmOuston county, KY, the giving "
Claiksville, and the surrender Of Ma
vile are three mammoth caves.
We hope the Federal army in Tenn
see will soon pass on to Montgomery
crush the serpent Of rebellion in the I
where be was batcbed from The egg.
oe Our soldiers at Port Royal aud Ty
have been luxuriNting Tor some time u
fresh shad and green peas, and are
about having green corn.
Gen. Wise says he has "more
TO ba sacrificed" But they hAvea I
or who will continue to take precious
not to be sacrificed.
The Western soldiers are terrible il
tack. We wonder wha, they woul
IN retreat, but we seem TO have but
chance Of ever 6uding out.
We hope the u s. troops will OlC
scruliniEs every niger apparsn. pas
through their lines TO see that he
Floyd OF Pillow in disguise.
We should like very much inde,
sec what the Nashville papers look
duling the occupation Of that city b.