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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18

SENsIBLE.-An exchange says: "Thc
gentler sex cannot we'll NOW hay, shoe
horses, build fences; but they can milk
cows, and feed the chickens, and keep
the farm yard in order They cannot
be expected to handle muskets, camp
out in swamps, or shoot rebels; but they
are entirely equal to the task of hand.
ling lace and ribbons, and selling nee
dies and pins. Ina time Of war, like
the present, no man should be found
doing work which could readily and
properly be performed by woman
There is a double teason for this as
sumption. Not only does the female re
lease another soldier to Gght for his
country, but there are hundreds of
wives or sisters of men already fighting
or slain, who would gladly earn bread
for themselves or little ones behind the
counters which mon how exclude them
from" ufl la.f . ..4 lt.-.,r
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18

WM H. WEST, Of Belfontaine, mem
Der Of the present Legislature, is the
Union candidate for Congress in the 4th
district, Champaign, logan, Miami,
Shelby and Darko conntios. .u a
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18
CIR Yomr Glrtle.
"Enlarging their Sphere"

Women, mothers even, talk Of enlarg
ing their sphere. And how, we ask, by
any possibility can it be enlarged ?
They may step out Of it into another;
but when it embraces the noblcst inhu-
ences of a world, how can it be extend.
ed? Has not the mother her hand up.
on the very spring of being? Has she
not the opportunity of moulding every
living soul on this broad earth to her
own taste and fashion? Take now
mans acknowledged public superiority
and woman'S imperccptble but univer
sal influence, aud which, 0 proud, as
piriug, discontented woman, would you
choose for extent or perpetuity? What
true woman will not exult in her posi-
tion? Though hampered, and driven
and cramped by ten thousand whirl.
ing, crushing, opposing circumstances,
would she exchange her post with any
man2 Name the man pre- eminent fo-
Intellect, learning, fame, and heToism,
and he is but one, and can do but the work
of one. But let a mother-electriied ed
by tho same aspirations after true great.
ness; and laying her hand on the heads
of four, ak or eight childrcn-impart
the god Like influence to them, and send
them forth into the world; and she has
by so many, multiplied her greatness. II
she may not send forth men, let her
train her daughters, who, in their turn,
shall transmit the inextinguishable fire
of heaven, and she has done more to
bless and purify the world than any
single individual can possibly accom-.
plish. Talk not Of an enlarged and no.
Bile sphere. It is large and noble
enough already 1t overwholms one
who thinks of 1t at all with its iucon.
6eivable, unutterable vastness. Let.us
quietly, humbly, hopefully, fall back
into eur retired, unobtrusivc place, and
patiently labor on, as the coral insects
toll to build up the beautiful reefs of
the Pacific. BY and by, what we have
builded will rise before the universe In
one imposing view; and while angels
and men admire, and our Father gra-
ciously commends, we will fall aud cry,
"Not unto US, not unto US, but unto thy
name be the glory."-MRs. Stowe.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18

The Democrats of tho 18th district,
Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Hooking,
Ross and Pike nominated Hon. Wm,
Il. Finek, Of Somerset, for Congress, on
tho 93d ballot.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18
Fhe Right Spirit.


Pat. McGroarty Esq, of Cincinnati,
an out-and out Democrat, made speech
at Springfield, Ohio, on the 2nd inst, in
which he said:
lie said he was an old line Democrat
As a Democrat he had come to Spring
field, to appeal to men to go to war in
order to put down rebellion. Ho would
not discuss whether fre-eaters or aboii-
tionists brought on the war. Rebels
were in arms against the Government.
Let us put down rebellion, and then
settle political questions about IT, 1t
didn't make any difference whether
Joshua r. Giddings or JEFF. Davis got
up the rebellion There it is-we see
who is in it; aud we must put il dolCm.
H appealed to the old Democrats. He
would ask them: Are you going to see
the Constitution upset aud the Union
dissolved, because you think somebody
up in Ashtabula county may 90 to Com
gress? If YOU are, yOu are just as big
traitor as Jef. DaUis. Are you not GO
ing to war because You think Lincoln
may have violated the Constitution?
Who made you the Judge? He was
elected properly under the Constitution.
| didn't vote for him-I wouldn't vote
for him now-but l am for putting
down the rebellion. Now, this as a fact
any body who won't go to war for tho
reasons l suggest, is afrdid 10 risk IT,, or
he as a traitor. Al such are either
cotedrds or traitors. That's the ,eholc of
ii.
Is there any man who can put his
finger on any injury done to the rights
of the South. Not one-not even
STAKEHOLDER? We old line Democrats
were always determined to maintain the
rights Of the South. We gave them
more than they were entitled to. Now,
then, why this rebellion? Not because
Lincoln vas elected, nor because Breck-
inridgc wasn't, or Douglas wasn't. Not
bit Of IT. It has been working for
thirty years But are twenty millions
of people to be whipped by six? We
must have more troops. We can't let
this war 60 on one or two years. Men
must come out to stop it. IF they
don't come voluntarily the Govern
ment will make them come, aud it ought
to make them coue.
That is the right ring Of true metal.
With such men to lead the Democracy
they would pitch in with a will, and
our volunteer ranks would soon be full
to overaowing. 1t Is next to treason
to say, 81 am neither for por against
the war" MoGroarty is right, "the
war is upon us, and We must put it
down. ."-[Clermont Courier.
The following from the Scion, Of West
Union, shows how the draft may be eva
ded:
We learn that John d. Hines, Of Man
chester, met with very severe aifie-
ton on Sund last. tie was making a
tooth pick with cooper's ads, aud, as
supposed, deliberately cut off two nm
gers Of his left hand, making two strokes
with the ADJ to accomplish tho object.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18

a CONFESSION OF DEFEAT, Among
the letters seized on board the steamer
Memph@, lately captured by the Magno.
lit on voyage out of Charleston, was
one from Mr.. Ward, lat, American
Commissioner to China, to his wife in
Paris. 1t was very long and very ex
plicit in It's description Of the state of
affairs in Richmond. 1t has been sent
to Washington for the information of
the Government. The substance of it
was this: that "the cause Of the Con
federacy is lost'--a confession which
occurs more than once-and that the
late battles before Richmond, though
they may have boen disastrous to the
Federal army, were exceedingly disas'
trous to the rebels.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18

Tar Canals Of our State have yielded
a total four millions eight hundred thou
sand dollars during the fiscal year end
ing the let inst. For the year ending
with tho close Of navigation next Decem
Der, it will probably DO fully fee nit'
ions. This ia cheering ia these hard
.amcg. rN Y. Tribune.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18

OUTFIT FOR A REGIMENT.-A full
requisition for regiment calls for the
following articles Of clothing and equip.
ment 1,0l5 trowsers, 1,0l5 blouses,
1,Ol5 bootecs, LOIS blankets, LOIS
caps, 2,O30 shirts 2,030 drawers, 2.O3O
stockings, 2,030 great coat straps, ,Ol5
knapsacks, 1,0l5 haversacks, 1,0l5 can
teens, 903 privates' coats, $40 moss
pans, 68 Sibley tents, % wall tents, l70
common tents hospital tent, lGl axes,
with handles, l6l hatchets witt han.
dies, 1876 pick axes with handles, 13G
spades, l36 camp kettles, 10 drums, 20
bugles, 10 fifes, 10 camp colors, aud /
national color.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-09-18
Our Soldiers.

Whenever the rebel armies have ap
peared in anything like equal numbers
in open field against the Union soldiers,
they have been beaten, aud even in
fields where they have greatly outnum
bered our troops they have been success
fully repulsed. When victory does not
perch on the Union side the fault ia not
to be attached to our men, but to those
who control them, if fault is to be at.
taohed at hll The vnlor displayed by
our troops at Shiloh, Williamsburgh,
Fair Oaks, Cedar Mountain, and in the
heroic six days fighting before Rich
mond, inspires confidence in their bra
very and skill, and only needs good
gcneralshIp to lead certainly to victory.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-27
BITTER REGRETS.

Among the correspondence recently
found on board of captured rebel yes
sci was letter from prominent citizen
of Southern State to his wife, who is So
journing at a distance from home. The
writer of the letter had just returned
from visit of week or two at Richmond,
and was writing his wife what he saw there
The bitterness with which he condemns
the rebellion and bewails the misery and
desolation of his once happy and prosper
Gus section Of the Union is poured out
with all the feryer of sincerity, and we
doubt not that he expresses the feelings
and hopes of thousands of others who,
like him, dare not speak only. The let
ter is dated the 30th ultimo. He says:
"This accursed attempt of one section
to set up an independent government must,
sooner or later, fail, and fail ignominiously.
I am bound in duty to share in the bur-
dens, and to do what I may to alleviate
the suferings which the attempt has
brought upon those among whom was
born, but / will take no Office in 1.-THE
highest would be no inducement-nor will
I share in the terrible responsibility Nc
words can depict the horrors which wit
messed both at Richmond and upon my
journey there and back. The deaths then
occurring at Richmond were fully equa,
to one hundred and fifty day. More
than seventeen thousand sick and wound
ed are now in the Richmond hospitals
| The recent seeming success of our arms
will only serve to accelerate the downfall
of our short lived Confederacy."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-27
The Retort Courteous.
The Indianapolis Sentinel makes the
following reply to our disloyal neighbor
az wH EYpECrrn

The Indianapolis Sentinel makes the
following reply to our disloyal neighbor ::
AS WE EXPECTED.
The Cincinnati Commercial don't like
the proceedings Of the 30th July Conven-
ton. We did not expect it would. A
paper which has advocated the following
sentiments can not have any sympathy
with those who are striving to maintain
the Constitution as it is and the Union as
it was. The extracts below are copied
from editorials in the Commercial:
War for the subjugation of the Sece-
ders would be unwise and deplorable.'
eff there are two nations here who have
been living in an unnatural Union, they
should, for the benefit of one or both, be
separated.
"The sun will shine as brightly and
the rivers run as clear-the cotton fields
will be as white and the wheat-felds as
golden-when We acknowledge the South
ern Confederacy."
"We are not in favor of blockading the
Southern coast We are not in favor OF
retaking by force the property of the
United States now in the possession of the
Seceders. We would recognize the exis-
tence of Government formed of all the
seeding States, and attempt to cultivate
anicable relations with it."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-27
VERY LUCID.

The valient wit, Orpheus c. Kerr, of
the Mackerel brigade, after describing a
fierce equestrian combat between ':Villiam
Brown" of the United States of America,
and Captain Munchauscn of the South
ern confederacy, thus lucidly closes, after
the most approved style of late army
correspondence" "Ha!' says William,
gazing at company 8, regiment 5, as it
came pouring forward, "has the Southern
Confederacy concluded to submit to the
United States of America?" What this
answer was, my boy, am not allowed to
say; but you may rest satisfied that a
thing has been done which I am not per-
mitted to divulge; and should this lead,
as hope it will, to movement am not
suffered to make public, it cannot fail to
result in consummation which I am for
bidden to make known. But if, on the
other hand, the stragetic movement, which
I am not at liberty to describe, should be
followed by stroke am restrained from
explaining, you will find the effect it would
be injudicious in me to set forth, will pro.
duce consequence which the war depart.
ment denies me the privilege of develop.
ing.
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WooDsFIELD MONROE COUNTY OHIO AUGUST 27 1862

them at the service of the man whose
hand was never shut to the poor. And,
as am a gentlemen, no man shall lay a
finger on him while have sword p
a glad man was the heir of Linn to find
one man worthy to be his friend. He took
the six mobiles and advanced towards John
Scales, who was standing at the end OF
the hall, attired in gorgeous apparel.
You, at least said the heir of Linn,
ought to relieve my necessities, as you've
grown rich on my ruin, and gave you
good bargain on my lands
Then John Scales began to revile him,
and to declare that he had given much
more than the land was worth; for he did
not wish to be reminded Of his extortion
before so good company.
ssNo, said he to the heir Linn, if you will
but return me half Of what / paid you for
your fathers estate, you shall have 1t back
again"
aPerhaps I will find friends who will
lend me the sum-therefore give meNa
promise under your hand and seal, and
will see what can be DONE"
John Scales knew that but few people
of the country had SO much money, even
| if it we're common thing to lend money
to beggar, and he had just seen what
reliance was to be placed on friends in
such a case. He had not the least idea
that the heir of Linn would ever be the
owner of one hundreth part of that sum
He therefore called for ink, pen and paper,
and sat down before the company and
wrote the promise, and right scothngly
gave it to his former master.
Then the heir of Linn strobe to the
window and opened it, and took bugle
from the tattered gaberiting and blew it
until the joists and rafters shook with the
din. Presently fair troop of servants
rode up, we'll armed and mounted, lead
ing mule with them laden with treasure.
They dismounted and brought the bags OF
gold into the hail.
"My fathers lands are my own again!''
cried the heir of Linn, joyously; and be-
fore the company had recovered from their
astonishment, he had counted down to
J ohm Scales just the sum he had agreed
to take. Turning to his servants he said:
"Scourge me this viper out of the House
of Linn, with dog whips" And it was
Immediately done.
The company crowded around him on
receiving his patrimony, and excused their
own neglect and ingratitude. But he
said to them
"Catliffs, slaves, dogs begonel Pollute
the floor of my house no longer! If you
enter my grounds again, [ will have
my servants loose the hounds upon you
To master Lakeland he said:
"Come to my arms, come to my heart
my brother Live in my home, and share
with tn heir Of Linn in all things
And the heir Of Linn became another
man, and an ornament to his country and
blessing to his tenants.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-27
THE HEIR OF LINN.
by W. J. SMELLING.

There is as beautiful Scotch ballad by
this title as l ever saw in my life. 1t
made very strong impression upon me;
but as the ballad is not to be found, will
endeavor to tell the story in very plain
prose.
The Laird of Lynn, in Galway, was
one Of the richest landed proprietors in
Scotland Besides the lands and dwell
ngs, he had Aocks and herds, and a good
stock of gold Moreover, lie was man
of frugal disposition, so tn: the men OF
Galway avoided his comr any, and the
whole town cried shame on him. New
erthcless, his riches grew and increased to
mighty sum. and there was no telling
what heaps Of treasure be had concealed
The Laid of Linn did not marry until
late in life, and his wife died within a
year after his marriage. She left him one
child, son, who was the joy and plague
Of his existence. Though naturally of o
generous disposition, he was wild, reck-
less and extravagant Seeing and hear
ing his father ridiculed for his miserly
temper and habits, he resolved at all events
not to be like him, and spent all he could
lay his hands on, among low, dissolute
companions, in riotous living-so true il
is that one extreme produces another. II
was in vain that his father demonstrated
with him; he only grew worse as he grew
older.
At last the Laird of Linn lay on his
death-bed. He had outlived all his nea,
relations, and he had no friends, so he was
obliged to leave all his substance to his
son, and besides, next to his gold, he loved
his prodigal heir. Previous to his death
he called the heir of Linn to his bedside
and thus spoke:
My son, when my lips are cold ir
death, and my tongue lies silent in the
grave, know how it will be with you
You will spend all the subsistence of your
ancestors, and all the gold I got together
in dissipation and extravaganza. Never
theless, I do not wish my SON to live
beggar. Therefore, give heed to my only
dying command, and if you disregard it
may fathers dying curse cling to you
The upper chamber in my house in Kip
pietringan is now locked up and the key
thrown into the sea- When you have los
both gold and lands, when you are actu
ally suffering for crust to appease you
hunger, break the door open. and yo,
will find certain relief, but if you breal
the door open before that time, say ono,
again, may fathers dying curse cling t,
lyou."
! With these words the old man fell bacI
and expired.
| The heir of Linn did not long griey
for his parent. He soon after threw ope
the house to all comers. His forests fel
beneath the axe. His chimneys were al
ways smoking, hundred men sat daily a
his beard, and he bought horses ant
hounds, and he lent money without count
ing it to his dissolate companions; h
ljested and drank and gambled; as if h
could not get rid of all his substance il
all these ways, he took no care of his at
fairs, but gave up the guidance of then
to. bailiff or steward, named John Scales
who was knave and notorious usurer
John cheated his master in variety o
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-27
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From the Logan Gazette.1
MUCH SICKNESS

MUCH SICKNESS
FROM M"EXPOSURE TO A DRAFT"
Of the danger of Exposure to Draft. :"
we often read
That it generates disorders which are very
bad indeed!
Bat the danger from Exposure to a
Draft" was ne'er 80 great
AS, l judge from indications, it has grown
to be Of late.
Of all our s'loyal citizens" / think I can
not tell
Of more than half dozen who are "feeling
very we'll"
ness from one cause,
That wonder if Dame Nature still is
steadfast to her laws.
One is halt, and one is blind, third is
deaf as any post
A fourth is gone in consumption, and can
hardly walk at most;
A fifth is dying daily from weakness of
the spine,
And sixth is fading slowly in general
decline.
There is JENKINS, stalwart-looking, stan
ding six feet in is shoes;
And his cheeks so plump look ruddy as
the sunsets goldon hues;
But, Alas! the fond delusion! tbs hectic
flush we see
This pulmonary JENKINS, who ere long
must cease to be.
There is MUaGINs with an abdomen por-
trusive and rotund.
One would think his constitution as it is y
disease had stunned:
But the Dropsy, that dece;tful and insidi-
Gus complaint
Has begotten his distention-"you may
ask him if it ha'nt?"
If JEFF Davis was man of any gumption
he would know
That he wastes his ammunition when he
shoots dying foe;
Just let him halt in Dixie till a few more
months are speed,
And I'm sure our ''loyal citizens" will
nearly all be dead!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-27
A Soldiers Letter to Chandler

A member of the Second (Troy) Regi-
ment writes as follows to the Troy Wing:
Camp near Harrison's Landing, july %.
Nothing is so discouraging to us down
here as to read the speeches of some men
who pretend to be loyal citizens. We
were. so exasperated here when we read
Chandler's speech that we could have shot
him with good will. A man who makes
such reckless attack on the commanding
General of our army in time like this is
dangerous person. Chandler makes as
sertions which every body down here
knows to be false. He enumerated 1885,
600 troops as having been placed under
the command of General Mcclellan since
he came on the Peninsula, and before the
late battles He names among them
Shields division, which did not arrive un-
til after the army had reached the river.
He counts every regiment fnll thousand
men, which standard was few and far be-
tween; two-thirds of that number was about
the average of the old regiments, while the
new ones were on stronger, owing to the
great number of sick left behind at Wash
ington. He says that Mcclellan could
hdfC lOAiOWCu CuC IcUclS luCO
after the battle of Fair Oaks.
A large portion of the army was still on
the other side of the Chickahominy; it was
impossible to move artillery, the guns sink
ing to the axle; besides that part of the
army then in front was in no condition to
follow the rebels; the rebels followed us
down here and got the worst of it. Speak
ing of the late battles, he says the rebels
threw their entire force on our right, and
thatwe could have marched into Richmond
Hemust think the rebel Generals are fools,
They certainly showed force enough all
along the line. The troops that attacked
us on the retreat marched out of Richmond
that morning, and were not in the action
on the right at all-this rebel Lieuten-
ant told me; he said that 116 regiments
marched out ofthe city that morning June
30): they kept bringing up fresh troops.
Father Negley and several surgeons have
arrived here from Richmond, and say that
from Malvern Hill to Richmond was one
continuous string of troops, and the troops
engaged on the right did not come down
this way at all. They say that the rebels
have certainly two to our one in men. but
in artillery the odds are the other way.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-27
THE EMPIRE OF HEALTH-WHO
WIELDS ITS SCEPTRE.

Universal Empire has been the darling
object of scores of despots, dynastiss, and
states, from the time of the Pharaohs to
that OF Napoleon le Grand. Seas Of bloea
have been shed to attain it, and the bonss
Of the myriads who have been slaughtered
in the pursuit of this chimera, would, r.
they could be collected into one uaass.
overtop the highest peak of the Himslay-
an mountains. Rome came nearest the
yet even she was never, in
truth, the absolute mistress Of The
World"
Yet there is species Of universal en-
pire which has been attained. It is m
empire not over the souls and bodies Of
mankind, but over their diseases. The
conqueror who has achieved this grand
result, is Doctor HOLLOWAY, of London;
at least we are taught to believe that he
has done 30 by vouchers from all parts Of
the Christian and heather world, which
seem to be irrefutable, and which, in fact.
80 far as We know, have never been chal.
lenged. His Pills and Ointmsnt srs
universal remedies" in 9 double sense.
They are disseminated througkout the
'habitable globe, and they are ESQ stcrowds
of witnesses" assure us) unircrsalEy ssc-
cessfut.
In this country it is quite certain tkas
the Pills are used with the most beneficial
effect in disorders of the stomach, liver
and bowels, and that scrofula, and all the
family of eruptive diseases and dischare.
ing sores, give way to the healing opera
ton Of the Ointment.
Surely the noblest Of all universal en-.
.pires is that which stretches its healing
sceptre over the naladies Of all na&iSAsj
.-"Day Book