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The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-03-20
The Recent Gallant Exploit at
Fairfax @. M.

General Stuart has issued the following or
der, complimentary of the recent brilliant
and daring exploit of Captain John s. Mosby,
in which Genera! Stoughton, two Captains
and thirty privates were captured and brought
safely from Fairfax G. H.. though surrounded
by several brigades Of Abolition hirelings.--
The feat is well characterized by Gen. Stuart
as unparalleled during the war; and re-
fleets unfading glory upon Capt Mostly and his
companions in arms. Capt. Mosby is from
Goodson in this county, and left here at the
beginning Of the war, priya te in tile Wash.
ington haunted Rifles. He was Gen. Stuarts'
guide in his raid round McClellan's forces
on el'ickahoniny, having previously passed
around alone.
Capt: ,E0hn S. MOsby.
headquarters Cavalry Division,
= Army Of N. Va, March IL, 1868.
General Orders, Mo-
Capt Iohn >. Mosby has for 4 long time
attracted the attention Of his Genera bY ahis
botdness, skill and success so signallY dis
played IN his numerous forays upon the in
,vaders of his native State.
None know his daring enterprise and dash
ING heroism better than those foul invaders,
though strangers themselves to such noble
His late brilliant exploit-the capture Of
brig. Gen. Stodghton, U. s. "A. two Captains,
thirty other prisoners, together with their
arms, equipments and So horses --iuss;lies this
recognition IN General ORDERS Till feat,
sungaraiasd IN the war, was performed il the
MIDST q the enemy's troops at Fairfax C. Il, 1
without loss Or injury.
he gallant hand. Of Capt Mosby share the
glory, as they did the danger of this enter
PRISE, and ere worthy Of such 4 gallant leader.
J. E.xB. STUART, J.
Maj. Gen. Com'dg. !.
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-03-20

Mcclellan is in Washinnton city, writing
his report of the battles Of the Peninsula. :
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-03-20
Van Dorm Gut Generals the Yankees.

SAVANNAH. March 18th.
A special dispatch to the Savannah Repub-
Ecan, dated Coinmbus, Tenn, March tie
18th, says four brigades of the enemy under
Geas. Granger. Rosencrans, Dix and Shin.
der, endeavored to heH Van Dorm III yester-
day, just across the DUCK river, knowing fhat
he had no means of crossing. Cur arfillery
was kept IN position until yesterday inorninx
and replied to the Yankee Ire. The i've
was there crossed by ferry. Cur oueepovse
were held as usual. The whole command
then withdrew, passed the enemy B. }eft AaIk.
and escaped byss the way Of Whites bridge.
twenty six miles abose, which t1ey crossed
successfully. 8 -
The Federals are not vet aware off our
whereabouts, and ore. lookinx for Van llosrl
in their rear The escape from - perfSct Z,
net is regarded as unuslally skilIfnf md In
tunate.
SECOND DlsfArcH.
A second dispatch to the Savannah RaphA.
llcan, from Columbus, the I2th, says. tA4
enemy are greatly surprised and exaspsrated
at Van Dorn's escape. = ,.s' ~
Iney returned to. Franklin TO- protest theie
rear, and committed many dapredations. burn
ing the houses which Van Dorm had oocupie6
as his. headquarters.
Nashville papers state that the enemx,s
loss At Spring Hill was only 900; and that he
Contederates had three Regimepts of neaxooe
who fought brayely. s.
The foul, Brigades sent il pursuit Of Van
Dorm have returned. 's7'
Washing ton correspondent Of the N. Z. Herald.T
- WAsHlscroN, Jan. -
me complaints of Kcutuckias who ere hero
The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-03-20

this, though itmay seem inconsistent with it.
tits this: There are many peraonsin thecoun-
try, and perhaps in some Of the larger towns
and Cities, who could support themselves and
add something to the common stock, if they
had land to cultivate. Would it not, there
Fore. be subscribing the cause, to Q considera-
bic extent if large land holders, or those hav-
ing more land than they can cultivate, would
oaer its use the present year to such persons!
If offers to this effect were made through The
papers, while they could do mo harm, might
induce hundreds to raise their own bread.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
TO BE TESTED.

The Columbus Crisis Of last week
says it understands that the constitu.
tionaIity of the Soldiers voting law is
to be tested in n number of coun
ties Judge BARLEY has been retained
in some Of the cases,
The soldiers and the honest voter,
of the State will remember that II few
weeks before the election, the party
which is now denying the constitution.
ality OF tho law, sent an address to the
soldiers, in which it claimed the credit
Of having originated the law and lee
to its enactment, If the party be
licved the law unconstitutional, it wa'
dishonest and hypocritical in origina
ting and advocating the passage Of The
law. If il believes the law constitu
tional, it is dishonest and hypocritica
in attempting to set it aside bccaus,
by this law it has been beaten in som,
ofthc counties. The miserable hypoc
risy, dishonesty, and disloyalty of TIL,
Comprehend faction is apparent il
every position il takes.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
THE ARCHBISHOP AND THE DEnIA-
GOGUES,

On our first page will be found an
article from the Catholic Telegraph in
reply to the so,called Democratic jour-
nails which have attacked Archbishop
Purcell for voting an open Union ticket.
Because the Archbishop of Cincinnati
exercised the right of voting according
to the dictates of his own Judgment and
conscience-a right which these dem
agogueS claim to be in favor of extern
ding to the most ignorant and degra-
ded, whether native or foreign born,
Catholic or Protestant simply for
exercing this right, he must be at
lacked by corrupt press and de-
nounced as having departed from the
usages of the Church and wrought for
the triumph of its enemies.
In these attacks the demagogucs
assume that the present faction calling
itself democratic is the Democratic
party; and that Catholics are indebted
to that party for the political rights
they enjoy, Of this the Telegraph
says, and we hope the statement will
be remembered by all our Catholic
readers, d" Whatever Of political rights
the Catholics hare enjoyed in this country
they owe not to the Democratic patty, OF
to the Republican, party, but to the AMER
can pe0ple.'
The Chicago Times, the Dubuque
Herald, and other journals in the in.
terest of the Copperhead party, claim
that theirs is the only party willing tc
allow the Catholics their rights. Or
this point, Brownson, in the last mum
ber ofhis Revtey, shows that the grea
leaders Of the Know Nothing party
and a majority of their followers, are
now in the SO called Democratic party
! An article which VIC find from Il Du
buque Times shows that in 1853, Fer
nandO Wood, the great New Yorl
Copperhead was elected Mayor o
New York by the Know Nothings
that 1854, James Brooks, editor of tn,
New York Express, leading Copper
head organ, espoused the Know Moth
ing cause, abused the Catholics, oppo
sed Fremont because he was a Catho
lie, and kept standing in its column
the words-"Amcricans, vote dow
Popcry, Or it will vote you down !;
and that Mjllard Fillmore who is nov
identified with the Copperhcad party
was the Know Nothing candidate 70
President in 1856.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
THE SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.

We commend TO tho attention Of our
readers, and especially to the ladies OF
the Soldiers Aid Society OF this coun-
t., the beautiful and touching letter on
the subject Of our sick and wounded
soldiers and Of the work of woman,
published on our first page. 1t took
the pen Of the prosc-p poet and word
painter, BENJAMIN Il. TAYLOR, of the
Ciicdgo jomndt, the CHARLES LAME
Of America, to show us how our brave
soldiers suffer without murmurng, and
what work OF love and mercy the
women Of the Soldiers Aid Society are
doing. After reading the letter, every
woman who has contributed to the Aid
Society will rejoice, and will double her
Efforts to increase the blessings Of the
association
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
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MIR. ISeecner In England.

On our first page will be found n de-
-cripton of the effect of Henry Ward
Boccher's speech at Exeter Hail. Lon
don. The ovations to Mr.. Becchcr
in England are among the significant
things Of the day. His victory over
tho secession mob at Liverpool, and
his triumph at Exeter Hall, have re-
moved all doubt, if any existed, of his
greatness. The different Thurlow
Weeds sent out by the Government to
feel the British pulse have been com
paratiye failures But Mr., Bcechcr,
who went at his own instance, like the
man lighting on his own HOOK ut the
battle Of Orleans, afte; journey ovsl
the continent, returned to England
aud with n power like Ithuriel's spear
touched the British people and made
them spring up in their tru,
shape. II is the testimony Of ever
amti-war men in England, that the ten
dency Of Mr.. Bcceher'a speeches ha
been to promote, in the highest degree
international goodwill
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19

What has become Of it / don't know.
1t is an important military place.. 1t
is the present terminus of the railroad.
So you see we have at last got
hold of the best end Of the Cracker
Line. We have been without tents
OF any description since the 25th of Oc-
tober. However in a day or so VIC
shall have tents new ones), and then
we will be comfortable.
Our Division is now scattered along
the Tennessee river, and it will be but q
short time till the railroad will be in
working order to Chattanooga. Our
Brigade only is camped here guarding
the place. Well, l think it is about
time that the First Brigade was re-.
lieved from its arduous position. Ever
since we have been in the Brigade
GA months)-it has been in the ex-
treme front.
CHAS. e. RECK,
1st Brig. 1st Div, 4th Army Corp,
Goth Regt o. ". 1.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
WAR DEPARTMENT.,


PRovosT MARSHAL GEMS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. %, '63.
His ercellency, the GOrernOr Of Ohio
Columbus, Ohio:
SIR-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter of the
18th instant, embracing plan for Sc
curing recruits for the regiments from
Ohio, now in the field. In reply, +
have respectfully to inform you that
the commanding Generals of depart
monts and armies have been instructed
to honor your call for officers and men
to be sent to the State for recruiting
duty. The number, thus called for
from each regiment, not to exceed the
number Of vacancies among the COM
missioned officers therein. The parties
selected, or called for, must be those
who, by their abilities, good conduct
and devotion to duty, have shown their
fitness for promotion. AS far as prac-
ticable, selections will be made from
parties now in the State after drafted
men. You are authorized by the Sec
retary Of War to issue to the persons
thus selected, recruiting commissions
specifying therein the rank and regi-
ment in which commissioned, the
rank to correspond to that of the
vacancies in the regiment These
officers will be mustered into the SER
vice by the mastering officer of that
State. Any officer thus commissioned
and mustered shall onl ly be entitled to-
be paid on the muster and payroll Of
his company; and. should he fail with
in q reasonable time to secure the num-
Der of men designated by you, his ap-
pointment will be revoked, without
pay under it, and I've returned to- his
original position in his regiment and
company. The State Mastering Officer
will report promptly to the Adjutant
General of the Army the names of all
recruiting officers mustered into the
service by them, under conditional COM
missions, together with the regiments
iato which mustered. The presenta-
ton of the conditional commission will
be authority for the Mastering Officer
to make the muster. Recruits enlisted
will be allowed bounty Of $4O2 for
veterans, and 1902 for raw recruits
These amounts to be paid under the reg
ulation of the department.
Except as herein set forth, the re-
cruiting will be carried on under the
existing regulations governing the re-
cruiting service.
| have the honor to remain, very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
OHIO ELECTION,

The reported official vote of Ohio,
without that of the soldiers, foots up
Brough, 1926; Vallandigham, 1885,
464. Brough's majority, 6l,752.
President Lincoln received in the
State 231 ,6lO votes, the largest vote
ever given to any candidate in Ohio
until this election, when Gov. Brough
received 1896 votes more than did
Lincoln.
Taking the vote for Auditor of State
as the vote for "the tickets" as thai
was unnfuenced by personal consid
erations, we find that Brough rar
ahead 329; Vallandigham behind 3,106
The total "home vote for State Au
ditor was 1876 ,427, which is only 7,0l'
less than that given at the late Presi
dental tion,-ZaneSriUe Courier.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
Who Are Responsible for the Rebellion =

When you hear of Copperbeads
charging the rebellion upon the Re-
publicans, confront them with these
" truths of history"
1st. The rebellion was inaugurated
under y Democratic National Admin
stration.
I'd. 1t was concocted and matured
under Democratic auspices.
Sd. 1t had its nucleus and head,
quarters in the Democratic Cabinet OF
James Buchanan.
4th. Its chief instigators and engi.
neers were the leaders OF the Demo-
cratic party in Congress and in the
Government Departments.
9th, Its principal agents abroad
were Democratic Embas sadors and
Consuls serving the cause of Treason
under Democratic pay.
9th. 1t had been in progress four
months before Mr.. Lincoln was inaug-
urated.
7th. Seven States had gone out Of
the Union before the Democratic Bu-
chanan left the Executive chair.
Sth. War hal boom declared by the
insurgents, in trm5 upon the Star of
the West, long before the present Ad-
ministration came into power.-Albany
E'renin9 Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19

The Columbus Express is new cv-
eDing paper which takes the place OF
the Capital City Fact. 1t is a large
paper, printed on new type, and got,
en- up in the neatest style. Wenotico
in the editorials, considerable ability
displayed, and straightforward and
vigorous way of going at things.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
WEIGHT TO THE BUsHEL.

Persons have lately inquired of us
what number ofpounds, otthe different
kinds ofgrain, fruit, &C., are required.
under the new law, to the bushel, For
the benefit of our readers, and especi-
ally for the benefit of the many farmers
who read the Gazette, we publish be-
low the section Of the law giving the
weights Of which the bushcl consists
SEC. /. Whenever the following
articles are sold, and no special agree
ment as to the measure is made by the
contracting parties; the bushel shall
consist Of the following weights:
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
RECRUITING IN OHIo-CORREs.
PONDENCE
lCopy.l
TIE STATE OF OHro EX. DEPT

lCopy.l
TIE STATE OF OHro Ex. DEPT, !
COLUMBUS, Sep. 18, 1868. I
Hon. q. III. Stanton, Secretary Of Wat
Washington d. G.;
DEAR SIR-The generous bounties
now offered by the Government will, 1
doubt not, greatly stimulate recruiting,
but without the order l am about to ask
for, | fear the old regiments now in the
field will be but little benefited by it.
To insure success in recruiting, the Off
Ger engaged in the work must have his
commission to earn this not only stim-
ulates him, but it also eDlists his
friends in the work.
have therefore to recommend that
you authorize the severel commanders
Of regiments, battalions and batteries,
to detail and send home, for the pur.
pose of recruiting, such officers and
men as are worthy of promotion, with
orders to report to me for recruiting
commissions, and | doubt not we can
promptly raise all the additional force
you desire from Ohio.
Anxious as | am to save the exist
encc Of every Ohio regiment now in
the field, Until the war is over and en-
tertaining the opinion, for some time
past that the mode now recommended
for filling them up was the best that
could be adopted, 1 have abstained, as
much as possible, from filling vacancies
that from time to time occurred, SO
that have now more or less vacancies
in almost every regiment, the total
number amounting to more than 400.
Very respectfully, yours,
DAVID TOD, Governor.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19

This gives clear Administration
majority OF nine, without counting any
of the Ky. members, or any one who
is not certain to go into the Admins
tration caucus. Delaware elects one
member next Tuesday, and that one
will be an Administration man. This
will increase the majority to ten. Two,
or perhaps three, and may be four of
the Kentucky members would, we be-
licve, vote for an Administration
Speaker if necessary; and for vigor-
ous prosecution of the war they will
all vote, as will also many of those
classcd as DEMOCRATS. Congress is en-
tirely safe.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
Personal. I Can't ]. w. Stincl,

PERSONAL. - Capt, J. W, Stinch-
comb, of the 18th o. V. J., is in the
city, stopping at the American Hotel,
The Captain was in the terrible fight
of Chicamauga, where his company
was decimated. Gen. John Beatty,
in whose brigade the gallant 18th wac
placed, speaks highly of the bravery
and soldicrly bearing of the Captain
He has been at his home in Lancaste,
on short furlough and is on his way
to rejoin his regiment,-Stdte Journal
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
Archbishop Purcell RebuIes his Copper
henA Defnmera.

Since the election, the Copperheads
have been abusing Archbishop Pur-
cell, for exercising his right of suffrage
as citizen. Because he preferred vOt-
ing for patriot against traitor, the
so-cGlled Democratic papers and poll
ticians have denounced him with all
the malignity of their partisan vitu-
peration. At Mozart Hall, Sunday
night, the Archbishop chose to alluie
to the subject, and expressed himself
earnestly in behalf of his Government
The Commercial says:
"Archbishop Purcell modestly yet
pointedly answered his accusers, and
with open and manly candor, vindica-
ted his right and duty to vote as his
conscience dictated. He followed the
defense with an unreserved declaration
Of his opposition to the division of the
country, underany circumstances, and
closed by recording his belief that sla-
very is an unchristian evil, opposed to
the just freedom of mankind, and to
the growth and glory ofa Republican
country. x = = X
He had voted against the Democrat
ic ticket, not because he desired to
wound the Democrats Of his acquaint-
ance, nor because he desired to propit-
late their opponents, but because the
attempted withdrawal of Ohio soldiers
in the feld-with Rosecrans-would
ensue, and that the State of Ohio
would be tossed with revolutionary
opposition to the war policy, He fear
ed that raids would be invited, the
parallel of which might be found in
QuantrelI's barbarous and: :inhuman in
vasion of Kansas. "This may all have
been fancy" said he, "but it was my
honest opinion, and who, in God S
name, could ask me to vote for the in
auguration Of slch anarchy and such
atrocity." Applause.]
We cannot have a divided empire.
Immense applause. Mr.. Pugh said
} to him the other day, that the South
ern people would consent to permit
OuI SlCulllDOulS W IIdNclSj IllC hloSio-
sippi, but that they would never trade
with us, and it would be vain for us tC
endeavor tonmake them strike hands
f with us as ofsld. He (Archbishop p,
could see no argument in this. The
question was one Of right, not Of eXpe
dicncy, and for one, he was dctermin.
cd to work for and pray for the right
until, with God S blessing, twas estab
lished in all its benchcence. Ap
plause.
He had heard there was drcaC
among many laboring men, that i
slaves were liberated, they woulC
come to our Northern cities, and dis
place thousands Of honest, hard work
ing white men. For himself lie die
= not anticipate any such result. Ii
his opinion, it was impossible. He hat
always wished to see every man, NJ
matter what his color, free. Prolong
5 ed applause The Catholic churcl
has ever been the friend of human
freedom. 1t was Christ's mission t
= set men free, and christian people dis
regard his precepts and example, whel
= they seek to uphold or perpetuate in
5 voluntary human ser' itude.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
Good for Perry County.

NEW LEXINGTON, o., Nov 12.-ThC
soldiers vote changed this county from
forty to eighty majority for the Unior
ticket. The whole Union ticket il
elected. J. X. P.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
CIRcLEvILLE, o., Nov. 18th, SO.

Brough's majority in Pickaway
county is 237. The soldiers vote
stood: Brough, 500; Vallandigham
81. The Union State and county tick.
cts have q majority of from 81 to l63
NJ.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
CONGRESS-.

The Cincinnati Gazette says; The
result of the election in Maryland is Il
decided emancipation victory. -Four
of the five CodSressmcn are radical
emancipationists. 0ur last footings of
the now Congross stood MS follows:
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19

Mr. Howell, Senator elect in the As,
tabula District, had only 9,725 major
ity on the home vote. He is bigly
elected. The soldiers vote wont effect
the result muchly-Dayton Jowrnal.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
GENERAL SHERMAN,
The Loufsuille JournoI savs.

The L0uiSCtite JouTnnt says:
mo man in this country ever saw a
more gallant leader in the field than
Major General VIM. T. Sherman. Nor
did Napoleon or CRsaE."
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-11-19
soLpIERs, VOTE.

The following is the soldiers vote
for Fairfield county, 1t will be seen
that Col. CoNNELL in the district and
county runs ahead Of the ticket. The
vote for State officers is much larger
than for Senator and county officers,
showing that many soldiers, perhaps
for want OF full tickets, voted only the
State ticket Yallandigham's majority
in the county is 1l2l, which, by the
soldiers vote, (l33 majority for Brough)
is reduced to 6SS: