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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12
tyranny has done IL y

tyranny has done II /"
"The South could not live with
out slavery"
III differ with you. II the white
could not cause his feds to flourish
so we'll, he still could live. And
better the grouLd should lie idle
thar that every harvest should sigh
over the proof Of human persecution.
Pirates and other knsves m ay laugh
at principle when opposed to pr, ut,
but they give no laws to honest
minds, and the ends OF their gains
is evil. They SOW the wind and
resp the whirlwind; aud il this &C
cursed wrong of slavery, this rule
OF might makes right, this vain ar.
istocracy Of color, this denial that
the la5orer is worthy Of his hire, is
not abolished by manly, msgnani
nous legislation, the inevitable
hour will speedily come when the
torpid heart Of svArice will be rous
ed from Its guilty letbargy, and re-
pent its greed OF gain and shame
lees tyranny in copious tears Of
blood"
I'll will not argue the point with
you, SIR" replied Mountfort; but
only insist that if an evil and wrong,
we did not originate, but inherit it,.
We regard it now "a the main fount
OF our existence; and it is not in hn
man nature to sacrifice all for prin.
ciple. Self preservation is the first
law Of nature"
"The perpetuation OF q mighty
wrong not means OF self preserva-
tion," returned the old man, "but
ot sell. l.deetruction . that the
South would be warned in time,
and frankly starting with the ad.
mission that a mans a man. be-
stow that liberty upon others which
they have so jsslously claimed for
themselves. What a bright laurel
might so be plucked from the tree
OF Time! What a stain washed
from the American name! What
impending years of agony and igno.
miny might be avertedl What a
splendid security Of future freedom
peace and glory might TINS grace
fully and easily ho obtained! Bat
without her own voluntary action to
that end, the sacrifice must still be
made, and soon. Hero in nv lonely
home | have closely watched the
signs of the times; and what with
the naughty spirit OF The Slutb and
the tree principles oI the North, |
DIRE ad the quickly coming cloud
which breathes of civil war"
The int rview having grown un
pleasantly political, Mountfort ask
ed that the theme might be changed;
and after partaking of the free hos.
pitalities of their host, and being
shown by him the favorite features
OF his wild abode and its surround
ings, with many thanks his visitors
departed, too soon to realize the
truth of what he prophesie1.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12
IMP ,RrASr TO rug HErns ~ Dr

IMP ,RrASr TO ruE fIErRs ~ Dr..
CEASED SoLDrERs.-We learn from
Second Auditor French, that nuner-
Gus cases occur in which the heirs
Of deceased soldiers are cruelly de.
frauded by parties acting IS claim
agents and collecting back pay and
bounties. 10 some instances these
claim-sharks exact from the widow
or other heir, halt. or even more of
OF the amount due, proportion
atrociously in excess OF the value OF
the services rendered.
10 view OF these practices, il is
better tor claimants, as n general
thing. to correspond directly with
the Government A circular has
been prepared, containing all neces-
ssry information and forms; and oil
postage on communications in regard
to those matters 10 paid by the De.
partment. Any claimant, therefore
can send to the Second A udisor's Of.
flee, without expense, aud obtain
such Information as will enable him
or her TO prepare and transmit the
necessary papers, and secure the
payment direct Of the amount due as
soon as it can be legally made.
Wash. Cor. N. Y. TINES.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12


EDITORIAL DnLIGArs. 1t an F. lit
or omits anything, he 10 lazy. II
he speaks OF things as they are, peo-
pie get angry II he giosses over
or smoothes down the rough points,
he is bribed. II be calls things by
their proper Nance he ls unfit for
the position OF an u iitor. IL he
loes not furnis his resders with jokes
he is a mullet. |, he does he 10
rattlehead, lacking stability. Ii he
condemns the wrong, he Lacks dis
cretion. II he lots wrong and inju
ries go unmentioned, he is coward.
II he exposes a public man, he does
it to crafty spite-is the tool OF a
clique, or belongs to the 'outs." II
he ludulges in person slities, he is
blackguard, il he does not, he is dull
and insipid.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12

SLAVERY IN MARynsND The BL.
timore american closeS an article 90
this snbj ct as iollowp.
Iii .here are any who th;pk that
slavery can exist in M4rylsRN after
this war Ia ended, as a systefa Of
profitable labor, the sooner they oPsp
their eyes to the inevitable future,
the better for them To suppose
that after so terrible a conflict a.
that through which the loyal por.
tion Of the country will have passed
they will ever consent TO the exist.
enco OF the csuse OF the rebellion,
between them and their national
capital, il simply pieposterous. II
the emancipation proclamation is
rejected, all that are valuable will
be spirited away and the door shut
for their recovery. Whether the
shareholders OF Maryland, therefore,
the great majority Of whom are dis-
loyal, wish il or not, the days ID tks
institution are nunbered in our
state.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12

PLEAsISG EvERYRopY.-We do not
remember to have read anything
better than ,hh following sentiments.
They are true to the letter:
Heaven help the man who i'm.
AGNES he can Dodge his enemies by
trying to please everybod ! II suc',
an individual ever succeeded, we
should be glad to know il. Not
that VS. believe in a mans going
through the world trying to lind
beams TO knock his head against;
dispnting every man's opinion; .l.
bowing and crowding all who differ
from him. That again is another
extreme. Other people have a
right TO their opinion so have you;
don't tall into the error OF supposing
they r spect you more for turning
your coat every day to match the
color OF theirs. Wer your own
co.ors, spite of wind or weather
storm and sunshine. /, costs the
vacillsting AMI irresolute ten times
the trouble to wind aud shuffi. aud
twist that it does honest, manly in
dependence to stand its ground =
Take what time you please to make
up your mind; having once made it
up, stick to it, like a burr to chest
nut"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12
Thc Tendencr Of rrrason.


I,eaurceard Issued an order that
all supporters Of our government
should be called "A Abolitionists. "
The command was forthwith oleyed
by all the traitors. North and South,
and now, when they refer TO loyal
men, who stand by the government,
these obedient subjects Of JEFF. Da.
Wis are surc to follow Beuregard's
order. But, the command has been
~x'ended, and schools, churches,
Preacher. railroads, telee9sphs, and
III the elements OF civilization and
christianity, which do not uphold
and applaud treason, and ,lsvery.
are to be denounced and put down.
10 q recent speech in Indiana, Mr..
Vsllsndighsm opened the camp aign
upon civilization 90 follows: What
do the sober loyal people think Of
srch talkp
The railroads, the banks, the tel
egraph linee; the express companies
aud another element that had Of
late deflled i,self IN the lsnd--the
churches were oil srayed against
the people. The pare altars Of
Christianity were defiled, and the
disciples bad huckstered in the mar
kets. The churches had departed
from the doctrines Of Christ and him
crucified. and taken mp the niger
and him glorifiedi There will be-
no Union, no peace, no hope, no
country, until you drive out those
who have deiiled the temple OF the
Savior OF mankind, and restore the
gospel in its purity. II is time to
abandon the Abolition churches.--
Refuse them support. Il is time to
speak ont.
The Sunday Schools were used
as a lever to upset Democracy, and
support set OF A bolition Lecturer,
When you find such, keep your
children at home. Teach them hon.
esty and true religion, and they will
go through the world right.
The press. Never In the history
Of the world wac there a period when
the Abolition press teemed with such
wickedness. The end and aim
seemed to be to incite to mobs and
murder. Democratic pspors had no
chance on the trains, while every
aid had been given by those corpo.
rations to spread Abolition treason
broadcast over the land. These
railroad managers must be made to
know and feel that there are more
Butternuts and Oopperheads to trsv-
ell and to do business Of the country
than there are Of the opponents.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12
THE CUM BERLANp.


At anchor In Hampton roads we lay,
On board the Cumberland sloop.of war
And at times from the fortress across the ba
The alsrum of drums swept past,
or = bugie blast
From the camp on the shore.
Then far away to the South uprose
A little feather Of snow white smoke,
And we knew that the iron ship Of our foes
Was steadily steering lis course
To try the force
or our ribs of oak.
Down upon us heavily runs.
Silent and sullen the floating fort;
Then comes a puff OF smoke from her guns
And leaps the terrible death,
With fiery breath,
From each open port.
We are not idle but send her straight
Defiance back in n full broadside
As hail rebounds from roof of slate,
Rebounds our heavier hail
From each iron scale
or the monsters hide.
"strike your dag !" the rebel cries,
In his arrogant old plantation strain.
Never our gallant Morris replies;
ut is better to sink than to yield!'
And the whole air peaied
With The cheers q our men.
Then like kraken huge and black,
She crushed our ribs in her iron grasp.
Down went the Cumberland, ail wrack,
With sudden shudder of death,
And the cannon's breath
For her dying gasp.
Next morn, as the sun rose over tho bay,
Still noated our flag ut the mainmast head.
Lord, how beautiful was thy day
Every wait Of tho air
Was II whisper Of prayer,
Or \ cifge for the dead.
Ho brave hearts that went down In the seas
Ye arc at peace in the troubled sstream,
Ho brave land with hearts like these,
Thy flag, that Is rent in twain,
Shall be one again,
And without u seam
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12
LONE JACK.

Almost every village has some
peculiar object of tradition upon
which it prides itself Apart from
Its magnificent scenery, the little
village in Virginia to which we now
refer, had nothing Of especial curios
ity except its hermit, Lone Jack, +"
as he WAS called, a mysterious soli-
iaire, who for abont twenty years
had made his abode in cavern
near the brow Of the mountain
one OF the famed Blue Ridge the
loot Of which the village summed it,.
self, and, like most Virginia vii
lagos, elept.
Absolutely nothing wss known Of
Lone Jacks history at the village,
other than that he had come there
from parts unknown, bought the
whole mountain, furnished the cav
ern for bis permanent home, made u
clearing around it, and had a garden
there. Fiom time to time, he would
descend to make purchases. or could
be seen sauntering through the vii 8.
lage or the woods around, holding
small converse with any one; and
often Ee could be espied at the very
topmost point OF his elevated home
reading, upon the rocks or gazing
with folded arms upon the sublime
landscape which encircled him. lie
was now seemingly man of sixty
years, full six feet in hight, and we'll
proportioned. His full flowing beard
swept bis massive chest, and added
much to the impressive majesty OF
his countenance. His eyes were
large, dark and cavernous; and mel.
ancholy and frmness blent in the re
fined expression OF his features,
whosc benevolent cast rendered their
sombre character the less forbiddine.
A Mr.. Mountfort, a Georgia plan
ter, With HE wife, travelling North
to escape tue excessive heats of their
warmer Latitude one simmer, and
tarrying in this village on their way
heard OF Lone Jack, and determined
to visit him. Early one bright
morning, they were pioneered up
the mountain side, and met the god
y eremite' at work weeGins his
garden. Dismissing the guide,
Mountiort approached the old man,
who DO wed a welcome to his visit.
ors.
Explaining who they were Mount,
fort hoped he should not be regarded
as trespasser upon the privacy oI
one, who, he had heard, was averse
to human society.
!Not always" replied the hermit
with faint smile, leading the way
to his cavern and beckoning them to
follow, where they were soon seated
in cavity in the rock, his abode for
a score OF years, perhaps the abode
OF wild beasts before him, from the
creation down.
The 'old man of the mountain
may be somewhat misantropic, but
he is no churl, though not over-fond
OF visits from mere idle starers: and
visits from these sre now fortunately
few"
IL suppose you must sometimes
weary OF this loneliness, and the
sight OF the human face is not dis,
taseful to you."
IL never have regretted my choice
OF an abode" replied the old man
habit is second nature, and thought
lui minds can people solitudes.
know | should feel more lonely il
the society OF my lellow.cre atures
and can truly say that:
al love not man the less but Nature more
From these our interviews from which
From all may be, or have been before.
To mingls With the uni, erse and feel
What cap ne'er express, but cannot ull cor
1ceal.'' "
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12

The Cincinnati Eaq.irsr (Dem.)
says that the guerrilla murders BY
Secessionists in Kentucky, "shoald
DO frowned dawn
l. not that little too severe
treatment for our misguided bre,h.
rsuf' suppose Il should irrttsts
them. Would il not bs better "
eosx them &c wnl
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12

"lr a wori or two will render q
man happy" said Frenchman, he
must be a wretch indeed who will
not give it. /, is ike lighting an
other mans candle with your own,
which loses none Of it's brilliancy
10y what the other gains Il all
men acted upon that principe the
world would be much hsppisr thar
II 10.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12
Coal Oil Lamps,
Administrator's Sale of Real Estate

TN pursuance OF aa order granted by the
u. Probate Court VI Hancock county, Ohio,
sill offer lor sale at paDlic auction, on the
lGth day OF December, 1867, ut one o'clock
D. M, al the door OF the Court House In Find.
lay, IN said county The following described re.
nj estate, 70 wit: East 1 ol the North West
OF section !, township Z, NurJh OF range l0'
containing 10 s,-lUv acres vi land more or
less. excepting therefrom Is 90. 100 acres own
cd by the heirs OF samuel Travis, deceased,
which excepted part OF said tract is described
NJ follows, w VII; beg aiming at south We 81
corner VI the above described tract, and run.
ming thence North 50 rods, thence East 81
rods, thence in u South We ~ course To st3lk o
on the center line OF said sect0n >, planted al
the end of - rods East OF The ABOVE place OF
beginning. thence with said center line West
TO the place Ut beginning. APPRAISED al
81 ,SU0.
fEKxs OF sALE:- 0ns-third Of the purchase
money In hand ON the day OF the sale, and the
residus thereof In one and two years thereaI.
ter. with interest from day OF sale, TO DO SO.
cured by mortgage ON said premises.
vi WILLIAM TRAVIS.
...a ~. 4. Admtnisty ot0r OF Joda 1rauis.
by O'NxAL, BLAcKFoRD Il HARSH, Attorneys.
oct ober II, leS2-law. W. III
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12

nANIEL. B. BE kDsLEN, Attorney AT
~ Law, will promptly attend to all bust.
aess entrusted To his care.
JUSTICE or THE PEACE
Sill attend to the Writing and acknow lying
u deeds and mortgages, aud to the taking ol
topssitions.
0rrIcK-Melodeon Building, in tho room for.
mcrIy occupied by J. +. Caples, ESQ.
rinilay. Ohio. April -. ls5S.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12
Another Trial Of CoIored soldiers.

A"other iEihi OF toioreu sOidters.
The organization Of a regiment
Of bl elk soldiers, under the direct
ion OF Brig. Gen. Ssxton. am told
is progressing finely. have often
expressed my strong conviction that
the negroes would show themselves
courageous and worthy of their free.
dom II ever an opportunity was Of.
fered them to fight, ard recent
events have fully justified this opiu.
ion. You have already received an
account OF successful expedition
Of one OF the tug boats with a com.
pany OF armed blacks to Sapelo riv-
er and other places on the Georgia
coast, where they were for the first
time under fire. and acquitted them
selves bravely in an engagement
with their former masters, protect.
ing the fl ght o! a large number OF
their race who sought to escape the
horrors Of bondage. That success
led to the projection of an other en-.
terprise which, in brilliancy and
practical value surpassess the first.
Three companies Of the South Caro-
lima Volunteers, Capt. Towbridge,
James and Randolph's under the
command Of Lieut.. Col. Beard, Pro.
vost Marshal under Geu. Saxon.
left Beafort on the 18Th inst, in the
steamers Ben D}ford and Darling
ton, going to DJboy Sound, Geor
gia, and remaining there a week,
returning with two hundredrthous.
and feet of the best Georgia pine
lumber, sawed and resdy for use -
This was taken from Hawkins,
Tod's and Blues mills on the main
land, directly in face OF the rebels,
who gave the black soldiers an op.
portunity to test their pluck on shore
as they had previously on a tugboat,
whore they fought with the advan
tage Of partial barlicade. While
most OF the negroes were engaged
in loading the steamers with lum.
Der, the company OF Captain James
advanced on reconnaissance, and
were opened upon with musketry by
the rebels from position in ann
bush.
The negroes deliberately returned
the fire, and, drawn up in line o.
battle, kept up fusiladr, maintain,
cd their ground, until by the aid OF
the guns OF the steamers and those
OF their convoy, the gunboat Man.
gle, the enemy was disloiged -
Three Of the colored soldiers were
wounded, one 60 seriously that his
arm must be amputated. The OF.
ficers OF these men express the grest
est confidence in their fighting quail
lties, and after these practical tests
OF the courage, even OF raw recruits,
as were those composing this expe
dition, il is about as well that we
should hear no more narrow W. mind :
cd expressions Of their incap utility
to defend their liberties, 4 Port
loyal Cor " Y. Uerid.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12

perhaps be sufficient for the accom-
mediation OF two persons. The al
formation is from a tread.mill (and
what q tread.millD to the Black
Hole Of Cslcuttal Not q word o.
remembrance is allowed or is posi-.
BILE. The seamstress may leave the
mill no doubt, but what awaits
them on the other eide OF the doorl
Starvation, II honest: If not, in oil
probability. prostitution and it's con.
sequences.
We suggest that the London
Times and its American correspond
ent, DR.. Mackey. will do we'll to
turn moro Of their attention from
the Northern barbarians' Of A meri-
ca to the dreadful condition OF the
above named class Of British wo.
men. Bid as we are, we have no
such unciviliz,1 mode Of treating
the female race as is detailed above
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-12

HENRY snows. JAMES A. BorE. 8. y. BUnxgT
DRowN. ROPE & BURKET,
I'D Attorneys ut Law,

FINDLAY, OHIO,
Will practice n Hancock and adjoining coun.
ties. OFFICE;
Deer Grssn's Drug Store, opposite Court House.
xrJ. A. Borx having formerly resided In
Lancaster, Ohio, will attend TO any business in
Fairnsid county. Isept. .. 1852.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-09
Resistlng the DrnCf.

The Butterntts Of Blackiord county, Ind.
have resisted the draft They destroyed
the ballot. box and enrolling papers. They
claimed to have 200 armed men, uud said
they were determined to resist the draft at
all hazards, and denounced the Government
and those attempting to sustain il. A bat.
talon Of the esd Indiana Regiment will
enforce the draft, and arrest the ringleaders.
In Belmont county the Union men who
we're drafted came up to town aud went Of
to camp, while a majority Of the Democrats
failed to report themselves.
What do you think Of this, honest Unior
Democrats Of Belmont?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-09
SPECIAL LEY


will attend In person or by deputy NJ the place OF
holding Electons in each Of the Townships tue fol-
lowing days, ior the purpose Of receiving Tuxes'
SmitI Township, Monday, October 9TH
Washington Tow shl p. Tuesday, October 7th;
Wayne Township, " ednesdBy October eih
Somerset Township. Thursday o. toher Dthi
Warren Township, Friday, o. tober l0thi
Goshen Township, Saturday, October ilth;
Colerain Township, Monday, October 18th
Wheeling Township, Wednesday. Oclober ioihi
Flushing Township, Thursday, October 10Th;
Kirkwood Township, Frday. .octpbeI lIth
Onion Township, Saturday. October lttD
YORK Township, Tuesday. Ocioier 2lsti
Mead Township "Wednesday, October I'D
Pultney Township. Thursday. October s3di -
Pesse Township. Friday, October yah;
Richaid Township, Saturday. October 2oth:
And rosn the las, named duy until the ooh Of Decem
ber will aend my Office In 81. clarsville for The
purpose OF receiving Taxes.
do hereby notify the Tax Payers that will reqgir.
fourth tie tax IN speciead also all Road Rsceipu
mus, Be paid in before the aOh Of December the,
win be lost 10 the holder. On all Taxes not paid by th'
10Th Of December the Law fxes penalty Of i've pc
cent -, :,
Notcs, ,Mefchan,s aud Mechanics Bank OF Wheeling
pay able in wheeling-will b: Isssssd IN payment
Tar lSAAC H. fAFIENSoN, ifeusufet
Oo, 2, Iso2-8w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-09
Great Victory ut COrinth.

The United Forces Of Van Dorm, Price and
LoreH Attack R,secrans at Co,5ath--
They are Repulsed ,oith Great Slaughter
Our Troops IN Pursuit.
CAIRO, Oct. 5.-Glorious news received
to day from Corinth; the rebels routed and
retreating; their loss very heavy; ours ako
large. Gen. Dodge sent message from
Columbus to prepare for large number of
wounded. Price, Van Dorm and Lowell
were in command OF the rebels who mum
bered AZ, ,00D. Our troops are said to have
acted noby.
orFIcIAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct A. Information has
been received here that the Rebels under
Van Dorm, Price and Lowell, yesterday at
tackled our forces at Corinth, but were re-
pulsed with great elau9 9hter, and .etreated,
leaving their dead ahd wounded on the
field. Our forces wero{ IN full pursuit.
Terrific Fighting at Coninth-Desperate
Charge ofthe Rebels-They Break ou,
Line and E,ter the Toun-Ihe Tuenty.
ISereafh Ohio and Eleventh. Missouri driUe
them back at the Point ofthe Byonet-
Final Retreat ofthe RebeLs-P Prompt Par,
suit of our Troops-The Fight Rene,oet
yesterterday-Rice .betloeeHf Roseran'
and Hnrlbut.
CAIRO, Oct 5.-We can get no distinct
account OF Fridays battle at Corinth. Or
\ Saturday morning Price attacked Rose
Grams right, Van Dorm and Lowell his Left
The assault was made with great determine
tion. At one time our center was penetra
ted, and the Rebels reached the Corintf
House, near the center of the town, The,
were driven out ut the point 0f the bayonet
Van Dorm led his column over tho abatti
on the left up. to within fifty yards Of th'
ditch, exposed all the time to scathini
Gre Of grape and canister He was driver
, back BY charge of the Twenty seventh
Ohio and Eleventh Missouri. tt
7 The battle lasted ill haif.past eleven
when the Rebels began to retreat towart
Hatchie river. Tho number killed anC
/ wounded on either side is not known.
The Rebel loss is reported as much large
than ours. We have between seven hun
{ dred to ono thousand prisoners, not inclu
ding the wounded.
= Gen. Hackleman was killed, Gen. Ogles
by dangerously wounded, Colonels Smith
, Gilbert and Moore wounded.
eI The Mobile & Ohio Road is not seriousl
, injured. The telegraph has been repaired
to Corinth. Gen. Hurlburt marched o.
Saturday to the south side of Hatchie rive
with ailarge force, thus cutting of Price
/, retreat. Rosecrans moved early this morn
4 ing toTensw the attack. Csnponading wa
: heard to day id the direction Of these forces
: Price is in the, forks Of Hatchie river, bs
tween Hurbut an Rosecrans.