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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

/ A THRILLINe PRoPHEcY.-In last
February Alabama seeded. That
brave man, Senator Clemens who bad
until then breasted all the storms oil
wild fanatieism and clung to the flag Of
our Union. yielded to the popular clam
or, and unsheathed his sword in cause
he hated and one he knew could not
succeed. He wrote the following to a
friend: awe are out; we have bid
adieu to the Stars and Stripes and
abandoned the high privilege of calling
ourselves American citizens. am not
ashamed to confess that I could not re-
strain my tears when the old banner,
which have followed through so many
dangers, was torn down and the flag Of
Alabama was raised 10 its place.
cannot restrain them now when am
writing; but the deed is done; a new
era has dswned, and all that I can
promise is that no effort shall be spared
on my part TO prevent il from becoming
an era Of disgrace. If we are not in.
volyed in war we soon will be. There
is no hope Of peace; and he is but little
better than madman who dreams of
long exemption from invasion. shall
meetit when it comes as a soldier should,
and fight through it as long as hope re-
mains. When everything is lost, as l
fear it may be, unless wiser counsels
should prevail than those which have
heretofore directed US, l shall drag my
body to the nearest battlefield and lay
down a life which has lost its value"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

A NOBLE WoRK.-The American Bi-
bic Society has done great work for
the army and navy. 1t has distributed,
in these two branches Of the national
service. about half a million copies Of
the Scriptures, mostly Of the New Tes-
lament, and is now issuing seven thou
sand copies day. Every man in our
volunteer regiments, who would re-
ceive one, has been furnished, as we
are informed, with very neat and
portable copy Of the New Testament;
and the same good work is to be done
for the other regiments that may yet
volunteer in the service Of their country
to the end Of the war. So noble an OBJ
jsctis worthy Of everybOdy's sympa-
thy and cooperation.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02
Ex-MINIsrER FAULKNER NOT A S.

Ex-MINIsTER FAULKNER NOT SE-
cEssIoEIsT.-The Fortress Monroe COR
respondent of the Philadelphia Inqui-
rer writes on the 18th:
Ex- Minister Charles j. Faulkner ar
rived here this morning, and presented
himself to Gen. Wool. He promises to
do all he can to secure the release oi
Congressman Alfred Ely, although be
(Faulkner) says that Ely is prisoner
Of war, and that he (Faulkner) is not
never having expressed himself as a
sympathizer with the rebels. He went
over on flag of truce to-day. on bis
parole of honor to return if he could
not effect the release Of Mr.. Ely
When the rebel yawl came out to take
Mr.. Faulkner on board, he seemed sur
prised that they had no better convey
ance. He took his seat under the Con-
federate flag with an impudent air and
decided cool curl Of the neither lip.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02
tFor the GallipOlis Journal
BLACKBERRY WINE.
DEDICATED TO PHILIP B.

DEDICATED TO PHILIP B.
am bored by my friends, and my neighbOrs
to boot,
To know what religion my conscience would
suit;
But if I've good blackberry I'll speak as l
think,
will shout long liOe Philip, and take big
drink.
oh, blackberry cordial, to me thou art dear;
When dropping in spirits, thou only can cheer
One sip of thy sweetness on going to bed,
Will strengthen the stomach and clear out the
head.
To make your cheeks ruby and nose full Of
bloom,
Pay one visit daily to Philips small room;
Take glass of his blackberry, made pure and
fine
Drink health unto Philip and blackberry
wine.
Away with your brandy, and whisky and ale
Your flavor is nasty, with me you're no sale;
But give me good blackberry, pure and thick
I'll take big drink, and vote Philip brick
BILL.
GALL1roI1s, Dec. 9Th, 1861.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02


Ir's NO UsE.-It's no use young man
to put on so many airs! Just as well
act natural. II you have no sense oI
honor, If you break the Sabbath, ridi-
cule virtue and religion, you are no gen.
tleman, and there is no use OF pretend
ing that you are. 1t matters not how
rich may be your conversation; the
true metal is not there, and there is no
use of counterfeiting.
It's Of no use, young lady. to mince
and simper and act SIS il you were bet
ter than any one else. You may nev-
er enter the kitchen, and may sneer all
you please at those of your sisterhood
who labor for their bread, but you are
no lady-nothing but a silly ignoram-
us-so there is no use of feeling so big.
What's the use of strutting about so
pompously and using all the large
words Webster's dictionary affords. to
make people think you are educated?-
Did you never notice that the talented
and best educated persons are almost
invariably those who use the simplest
language-snd did it never occur to
YOU that you show yourself q simple
ton every time you speak?
It's of no use to make a great srread,
and try to keep up an appearance ol
wealth when you are not worth cent
in the world. Why not live within
your means. and instead Of trying to
ape those who are rich, wait till you
have something of your own. People
will think as much again Of you, and
what if they don't?-do have the cour'
age to act as you please, and depend
upon it, you will always get found out
You cannot "make q whistle out Of q
pigs tall"
Finally, it is no use for any of US to
try to ''shine in borrowed feathers
It's great deal better to always act
natural; then we shall never be troubled
lest people find out we are not what
we seem.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

An OLD NEwsPAPER.-We are in
debted to John Hough, ESQ.,, for q
copy Of The Nev England Weekly Jour
nal, printed at Boston and dated Mon.
day April 9th, I7es. nearly one hundrsd
and thirty four years ogo. tits about the
size of half sheet Of writing paper,
and except in the color Of the paper.
which is light brown. will compare
favorably in typographical appearance
with many journals Of the present day.
It's latest news from Europe is dated
Nov. l6. 1877. being nearly Eve months
old. Itrsporis the number Of burisls
in the town of Boston since our last,
FIVE whites, one black. Number bap-
tized in the several churches, nine. -
In the column devoted to advertise
menis we end the following:
HA very likely Negro Woman
who can do House Work, and is fit Ell
ther for town or country service, about
22 years Of age, For sale inquire Of the
Printer hereof.
@A very likely negro girl. about
13 or IA years of age. speaks good
English; has been in the country some
years, to be sold.
Surely the world has moved some in
one hundred and thirty four years. es-
pecially Boston. What would sober,
sanity Boston of to-day say TO find
some fine morning in the journal or
Post an advertisement Of "likely ne
gro girl' for sale?
Among the advertisements is one by
Arthur Savage Of "Choice New Coffee
at eight shillings per pound"
There are number Of other interest
ing features in the paper which we may
notice at another Scioto Gazette.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02
REVOLUTIONARY SoLDrERs.-On Il

REVOLUTIONARY SoLDIERs.-On the
lst of June last, according to the re-
port of the Commissioner Of Pensions,
there were but sixty-three Revolution
ary patriots on the pension rolls, and
that number by this time has no doubt
been reduced to less than fifty. A few
years more and the last of these old
veterans will have been gathered with
his patriotic brothers in the spirit land.
We hope the last one, at least, will live
to see the country again united and
happy.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

AN ARRIVAL FROM REBEL LAND
We had an interview yesterday with q
gentleman who had just arrived from
Tennessee. He set out from Murfrees-
boro on horseback, and made his way
by way of Tompkinsville. Columbia,
and Lebanon to this city. His oppor-
tunities for observation while in Ten
nessee, were excellent. and he made
the most of his opportunities
He spent several days recently at
Bowling Green, Kentucky. and is thor
oughly posted as to the strength Of the
army in that vicinity and the immedi-
ate defences about Bowling Green
He assures US that to the best of his
knowledge, Gen. Johnston, has fifty
two regiments under his command; that
those regiments average about eight
hundred men; that of the number about
ten thousand are untitled by disease for
the performance Of military duty. leav-
ing about thirty or thirty-tws thousand
effective men in that division of the
rebel army. Of this number, he says
only about fifteen thousand are sup
piled with good improved arms.
He is Of the opinion that the thirty
thousand troops called for recently BY
Governor Harris, of Tennessee, will
not be raised, even through che resor.
to the system of drafting that has been
inaugyrated. In many Of the counties
the effort to draft had been furiously
resisted. 81 .s
A strong Union feeling ffts is the
upper counties OF Tennessee. On
Thursday night, the 18th inst. the
Union men Of Macon county, Tenn.
visited Lafayette, the county seat, and
took possession of one hundred and
fifty stand of arms that had been COL
lected by the rebels to be forwarded to
Nashville for the use of the army
About the same number of guns were
taken in the same manner by the Union
men Of Gainesboro, Jackson county,
Tenn, at tie same time. Fully two
thirds of the citizens Of Macon county
haYe joined the army Of the Union in
Kentucky.
Our informant, who is a gentleman
of intelligence, represents the people of
the Confederacy, and of Tenn. in par
ticular, to be in a state Of terrible suf-
fering, owing to the cessation of busi-
ness, the absence of money and the
necessaries Of life, and the constant
fear OF invasion from Kentucky.
He confirms the report that the black
flag had been carried through the
streets of Nashville, and that some Of
the regiments had unfurled it at Bow
ling Green. He expresses the opinion
that, if the Government troops would
rest upon their arms until spring, con-
tinuing to enforce the blockade, that
such a mastery stroke of inactivity
would subdue the rebels, as their suf-
ferings would have tendency to bring
them TO their senses.
Our informant also confirms the ru-
NOR as to the presence of Indians in
the rebel army at Bowling Green. as
he saw one thousand redskins in camp
there about two weeks ago.-Lou. Jour,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

WANrs.-Virtue wants more adj
mirers; wisdom more suppliants; truth
more real friends, and honesty more
practitioners.
The Trader wants more profit, or
less envy Of his fortunate neighbor.
Religion wants less said about theo-
ry and more in the way Of practice.
Philanthropy wants a residence, and
fidelity an Asylum.
Love, charity, and our banks want
to be in better credit.
Pride wants TO be discarded, and
modest diffidence introduced.
Every old bachelor wants a wife,
and every girl of sixteen, wants .
husband.
Every creditor wants bis bill paid,
and every debtor wants money to pay
it.
Editors want paying supporters, and
but few delinquents.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

/ There il no friend to a man so true,
so kind, SO real. and so good a.
woman.
You need not tell all the truth,
unless to those who have q right to
know it all. But let all you tell be
, truth.
Wisdom is q nut, which, il not
chosen with judgment. may cost you
q tooth. and pay you with nothing bat
q worm.
The object Of all ambition should be,
to be happy at home. II we are not
happy there, we cannot be happy else
where.
II is better to wear out, than to rust
out. We must not only strike the iron
while it is hot, but strike till it is made
hot.
Don't let your children learn good
and bad things indiscriminstely. To
be sure, the bad might be eradicated
in after years. but it is easier to SOW
clean seed than to cleanse dirty wheat.
Not an oath is uttered that it does
not vibrate through all time in the
wide-spreading current of sound; not
q prayer is lisped, but its record is
stamped on the law of nature by the
seal of the Almighty's will.
A beautiful thought is suggested in
the Koran: "Angles, in the grave, will
not question thee as to the amount Of
wealth thou hast left behind thee, but
what good deed thou hast done in the
world to entitle thee to a seat among
the blessed"
Never jump out of g third story
window when there is any means Of es-
cape.
Never jump at conclusions.
Try to avoid jumping out of the
frying pan into the FIRE.
Never jump off the dock because
you are in debt or in love. You'll get
wet if you do.
Never jump at q fash Of lightning
you can't catch it.
"Tintonl" exclaimed an Irish sergent
TO his platoon: "front face and tind to
the roWl CALL As many Of ye as are
present say 'Here!' and as many of ys
as are not present say 'AbsintP "
The real victim Of coquette is the
man she thinks she honOrs by marry
ing.
Sweetening ones coffee is generally
the first stirring event of the day. <
Why is the letter U the gsyest i'm
the alphabet? Because il is always in
fun.
The naval architects are discussing
the question, what shape is the best
for a vessel. Undoubtedly it should
be ship-shape.
Kerosene, as an illuminator costs, il
is said, only one-third the price Of gas.
A man in Chelsea insists upon it, that
it is twenty-five per cent. cheaper than
daylight.
Gen. Butler was looking on the map,
the other day, when gentleman asked
him where his expedition was going to.
al am at the place now," replied the
General. The man couldn't see it.
"My dear" said a lady to her lord
the other day, 81 hope you have no
objections to my being weighed?"
"Certainly not; why do you ask the
question:" "Only to see, if you
would allow me to have my weigh
once"
Several strongly armed naval vessels
have been sent to the coast Of England
to capture the pirate Nashville.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

HORRIBLE TRAeEDY-A WOMAN MUIR
DERED.-On Friday last woman named
Mounijoy was found lying within few
yards of her house on Cary's Run. hav-
ing been murdered and afterwards
buried in the most horrible manner
The body bore marks of violence by
blows upon the head, sufficient to have
caused death, and the lower extremities
were burned in such manner as TO show
that after committing the iendish act,
the murderer bad attempted to evade
detection by consuming the body with
fire. A daughter of the murdered wo-
man living in the vicinity. discovered
the body near fence. within fifty yards
of the house, and calling the attention
OF Mr.. Huntspiller, who was passing
at the time, to it, that gentleman entered
the house, where he found Mountoy,
the husband Of the deceased. in stu
pid and partly drunken condition, and
upon asking him the whereabouts Of
his wife, he disclsimed any knowledge
of where ~she was. whereupon Mr..
Huntspiller Immediately arrested him.
He was brought to the city and ex-
amined before Mayor Kerr on Monday.
The testimony against him was entirely
circumstantial, but was sufficient to
warrant his recognizance. and he was
committed to await his trial at the Court
of Common Pleas.-Portsmouth Irib'
une.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02
HOW TO RELISH A JULEP.

"Are you sure that's the Flame over
by the shore?"
"Certing, nanny. l could tell her
pipes across the Missouri"
"And you will overhaul her?"
won't we, though? tell ye,
stranger, so sure as my name is Ben
Blower, that last tar bar'l have in
the furnace has put jist the smart
chance of go-ahead into US to cut of
the Flame from the pint yonder, or
send our boat to kingdom come"
1.-THE devil!" exclaimed bystander,
who, intensely interested in the race,
was leaning the while against the par
titions of the boiler room. "l've
chosen a nice place TO see fun, near this
internal powder barrel"
mot so bad as if yer we're in it"-
coolly observed Ben, as the other
walked rapidly away.
GAS if he were in it? In what? In
the boiler?"
"Certing! Don't folks sometimes go
into bilers, NANNY?
al should think there'd be other
parts of the boat more comfortable"
"That's right-pokin' fun at me at
oncet-but wait till we're through with
this brush with the old Flame, and III
tell ye of a regular fixin scrape that a
man may get into. 1t is true, too,
eyery word OF it-as sure as my name
is Ben Blower"
"You've seen the Flame, then, sfore,
stranger? Six years ago, when new
on the river, she was raal out and
outer, l tell ye. Yes, 1 belonged tc
her at the time Of her great race with
the Go liar. You've heern, mayhap
of the blow-up by which we lost it?-..
They made a great fuss about it, bu
it was nothing but a mere fz of ho
water, after all. Only the springins
of a few rivits, that locsened a bile
plate or two, and let out thin spirtin:
upon some niggers that didn't know
enough to get out of the way. Well
the Collar took off our passengers, an,
we ran into Smasher's Landing to re
pair damages, and bury the poor fool
that we're killed. Here We lay for
matter Of thirty hours or SO, and &C
things to rights for bran new star
There was some carpenter work yet
be done, but the captain said that Nigh
lust as well be fixed off when we wer
under way-we had worked hard-th
weather was sour, and we needn't d
any more Just now--we might take tbs
afternoon to ourselves, but the nez
morning he'd get up steam might
airly, and we'd all come out new
There was no temperance society 6
Smasher's Landing, and I went ashor
on lark with some of the hands,"
l omit the worthy Benjamin's at
ventures on land, and, desparing Of lu
" conveying his language in its origins
Doric force, will not hesitate to CIV
the rest OF his singular narrative
nv own words, save where, in fe
instances, can recall bis preci:
phraseology, which the reader will cas-
ly recognize.
"The night was raw andsl eety whe
Iregained the deck of our boat. II
officers, instead of leaving a watc
above, had closed up everything an
shut themselves in the cabin. The fir
room only was open. The boart
dashed from the outside by the expl
sion had not yet been replaced. II
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

VALUABLE REcIPEs.-To make q
nice jam--lay your head under de-
scending pile driver.
To see if man is your friend-maks
love to his wife.
To get the frost out Of your fingers
put them in boiling water.
To be ahead of time--earry your
watch behind you.
To see how hard a man strikes-teii
him he lies.
To keep your poor relatives from
troubling you-oommit suicide.
To keep from being dry-stand OUT
in the rain.
To do away with spectaclss-pus
your eyes out.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02


NAVAL VESSELS PREPARING.-At the
Charleston Navy Yard, the work on the
Vermont has been hurried forward al
an unusual rate, and she will be ready
for sea in two or three weeks. The
gunboat Kennebec is receiving her guns
The Saginaw is under sailing ORDERS
The side-wheel steamer Maratanza will
go into the dry dock in few days for
coppering. The gunbost Chocura has
her engines on board, and is shortly e1-
pected at the yard to receive her masts
and rigging. The gunboat Huron is
receiving her guns. The sloop-of-war
Housatonic has her spsrs on board, and
will be ready for sea in few weeks
The gunboat Wschusett is ready to re-
ceive her spars and rigging. The San
Jacinto is being put in excellent TRIM
She will have nearly new set of rig
ging. and is undergoing a thorough
overhauling, from stem to stern.
At the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the
Scotia, Union, Powhattan, Brooklyn.
Tahoma and Miami are ready for sea,
and will leave 10 a short time.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02
R One of the most e1traordinar,

salt wells on record. perhaps. is now in
operation at Wellsville, Ohio. The
well was sunk in anticipation of finding
oil, but when at depth of four hun
dred and eighty feet the borers struck
vein of gas, which burst forth with
such violence as to eject all the tools
used in boring, together with two hum
dred feet Of pipe which had been previ-
ously introduced. The boring had de-
veloped a very strong vein of salt wa
ter, which yields a barrel Of salt an
hour.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02
EGov. Pierpont, of Western vir-

ginia. says in his recent message:
"There has been frequent inquiry
made about the School fund. That de-
rived from the literary material inter-
ests in Eastern Virginia. From the
condition OF our own Treasury, l do
not see that any provision can be made
for educational purposes, until the peace
Of the country is restored"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02

A very tall man was in the street.
when lady, who admired his gigantic
stature, thus addressed him: "Mister,
were you large when you were small?'
Eyes, marm' was considerably big
when / was little"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-02
JAMES HARPER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
tFrom the Louisville Journal

rFrom the Louisville Journal.
wWe bless the great and beautiful so
If Elizabeth Oakes Smith for this noble Hym
HYMN FOR OUR COUNTRY.
BY ELIZABETH oAKEs SMITH.
INSCRIBED TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
God bless our Country-look afar-
Behold on every side,
From solar belt to Northern star,
She standeth like q bride.
Upheld by Gods Almighty hand,.,
How fair thou art, oh Native Land!
Our meadows TEEN with goodly herds
Our garners overflow
Our hills resound with singing birds,
And bloom our wales below
Upbeld by Gods all-bounteous hand,
Thy cup is full, oh favored Land.
God bless our Councils-make US wise
To worship and obey
Let Justice reign and truth arise
To guide our steps alway-
Upheld by His Almighty hand,
God bless the Rulers of our Land.
God bless our Banner, evermore-
Beneath whatever sky,
By seas unknown, on desert shore,
We fling it broad and high.
Uphold it by Thy mighty hand,
God bless the Banner of our Land.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-07

CAPT. W. 7. MARsH.-We regret to learn that
this gallant officer received wound in the battle Of
Sharpsburg, of which he died on the Oath Septem-
ber We saw bis servant on Saturday last who
showed us Capt Ms watch, which was struck by
the bullet that caused his death. The watch is q
small gold one, and was in his oVershirt pocket on
his left breast The ball struck the lower part of
the watch, crushed and bent it. and passed into his
tody. Capt NJ fingered for about week at the
house of Mr.. McQuilton, two miles this side of
Shepardstown, where he was kindly nursed and
cared for. Captain NJ. belonged to the I'd State
Troops, having entered the service at the beginning
of the war. He was young man of much promise.
He was member of the last Legislature from Beau
fort County, and had been reelected member of
the present Legislature.