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LET ALL AID TO INCREASE OUR
ARMY.

The Proclamation of the President, and the
published Orders of General Lee, indicate the
great importance and necessity of gathering in
all the absent soldiers, aud of bringing to end
the vice of struggling. The country joins the
President and the Generals in imploring the sol
diers who have been derelict, to hasten at once.
to their places, where they will be generously;
received. We feryently trust that these solemn
appeals and this universal entreaty will prev. eff
fectual; and that no soldier, afsss 80 liberal an
offer, will permit hims-,ss 10 be longer numbered
among s the ae..ianquents.
...ne people have a high duty to perform in
this matter. Already they have been appealed
to by the President, and the influence of the la
dies especially invoked, to cause the return OF
absentees to their posts. If this be done in the
right way and with the proper Zeal, there is not
man now alo0f iron his regiment Who VIII not
be beset by influences which he cannot resist.
He will feel that the disgrace ofskulking is IN
tolerable, and he will be anxious To reinstate
himself in the good opinion OF his irlenas oy
speedy return to duty.
Let every one exert himself to hasten back TO
the army all WHO are improperly away. Listen
to the earnest call which comes over tie hills OF
Virginia from Gen. Lee. Listen to the earnest,
afectionate appeal which the PRESIDENT sends OUT
to his countrymen. Listen to these, as they cry
out in this crisis of the countrys fate; and lei
father and mother impIore their son--let wife GO
down on her knees to her husband-let sister ap
peal to brother with all her wealth OF Affection
let maiden entreat lover as for the most precious
/ boon let friend urge friend with all the power
of persuasion and let each and all implore the
| objects of their solicitude not to STAIN thel
| names with an infamy so indelible as that OF de
serting staying away from their standards II
/ such tremendous hour as this, and when the
calls of their chieftains ringing in their ears
/ Oh, it is a shame thai will descend TO children
/ ichilaren.--[ Sentinel.
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POETRY.
WOUNDED AMI SLAIN.

The post has arrived, and most quickly is sought,
The news from the war which the papers contain !;
They tell US 'sanother great battles been fought
And thousands again have been wounded and slain
tbs said that another great victory is won,
The foe has been hHmbled and vanquished again
But dreadful, alas! is the wreck that is done,
For many are wounded and many are slain
There comes an old father, with care in the face,
To hear the sad news while he leans on his cane,
That the name Of the son of his age has place
In the long and sad lists of the wounded and slain "
.Oh tell NE, fond, anxious mother exclaims,
"Does that list the name of poor Willie contain?"
"Ah! yes, it is true .that is one OF the names
Your Wifaie is wounded-gour Willie is slain
9Aefe comes fair boy, thro the wind and sha seet
To learn who was killed on the dark bloody nla'.-
And homesy ard ne h,.--:-
-4e.4ies, with cold, shoeless feet,
To tell his poor mother that his s'father is slain /"
Oh God shall this red tide of war never cease?
Wilt thou not hear the cries of the poor that COM:
plain?
Oh span these dark clouds with the rainbow of peace
We're weary Of hearing of "wounded and slain"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18
THE NEEDLE AND THE BAYoNET.

1t is not all of war to fight. The bayonet and
its kindred weapons are not the only ones by
which battles may be won, and nation saved
Undoubtedly it is one of the essential, indispen-
sable instrumentalIties for the achievement of
triumphs, but for its efficiency it is dependent
upon agencies, In remarking upon the ssNee-
die and the Bayonet,,s = the Petersburg EXPRESS
pays the patriotic ladies' of the South the annex
ed compliment i:
w have few words to say about fhe services
which have been rendered by the noble army of
Southern women who have, since the commence
mant of hostilites, contributed by their patriotic
and indeiatigable labors to the work of clothing
our troops Never was a country, in its hour of
trouble and peril, more indebted to the energies
of its daughters than ours has been, in this dark
and terrible struggle. Never did female indus
try and self sacrifices merit higher admiration
and appreciation than in the present case. The
needle in their hands has been inceSsantly en-
ployed in promoting in its way the bodily com
fort of the solder--and without this devotion of
theirs to our sacred cause, what would have been
the condition OF our army?
How many bayonets would have been useless
but for the needles? To the ladies' of the South,
then, do the Government and army owe a debt
of gratitude that can never be forgotten. It is
only to express briefly and imperfectly our sense
OF the lnestlmable value of their contributions to-
the cause OF Southern independence in the as
slstance they have voluntarily and freely render
ed to ouraarms, that we write this article. In
the history Of the war none of its pages will be
brighter than those which record their services,
and their broWs will be wreathed with Iaurels as
green and as unfading as any which will be en-
twined around the heads of those who mingle in
the bloody scenes of the battle ~ All praise
and honor will be theirs for ages to come, and
generations yet to be born will bless their mem
cries.
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pRoCLAMATroN BY PRESIDENT
EsAyFS.

Again do call upon the people OF the Con-
tederacy--a people VINO believe that the Loro
reigneth, and that HIS overruiing FroVloehce
ordereth all thinos-~~to unite ID prayer ana num-
bic submission under His chastenIng hand, ana 10
beseech His favor on our suffering country.
II is meet that when trials and reverses befal
ia we should seek to take home to our hearts and
conscisnces the lessons which they teach, ana
profit by the self-examjnatlon Tor which they
prepare us. Had not our successes On lana ana
sea made us self-confdent and 3orgetful OF our
reliance on Him? Had not the love OF luere eaten
like a gangrene into the very heart of the land,
converting too many among us into Worshlppers
of gain and rendering them unmIndfui OF their
duty to their country, to their feilowmen and
to their God Who then will presume to COM
plain that we have been chastened or to despair
of our lust cause and the protection of our Heav-
emily Father?
Let us rather receive in humble thankfulness
the lesson He has taught US in our recent rever-
ses, devoutly acknowledging that to Him, ana
| not to our own feeble arms, are due the honor
and the glory of victory that from him, In Ills
uaternal Providence. come the anguish and sur
| ferings Of defeat, and that, whether in victory
| or defeat, our humble supplications are due at
Now. therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, President
1 Of these Confederate States, do issue this, my
| proclamation, setting apart Friday. the list day
Of August ensuing, as day Of fasting, humllia-
tion and prayer; ana ! nereoy 90 invite Tue
people of the Confederate States to repair, on
that day, to their respective places of public
worship, and to unite In supplcation for the IA
vor and protection of that God who has hitherto
conducted us safely through all the dangers thai
| ienvironed us
In faith whereof, | have hereunte
j J SEAL set my hand and seal of the Confeder
j 49, nate States, at Richmond, this twenty
/ first day Of July, in the year of our Lord, one
| thousand eight hundred and sxty-three.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President:
J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of State.
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NO. l2.
FOR THE SPECTATOR.


MR.. EDITOR II wish to call the attention of
tne press, and the Government, to subject,
which calls loudly for reform, and which, If not
checked, has, and will continue to infiict. i'm
mense injury upon our country. The subject is
tnls; A high functionary in the army, quarters
MS troops, or it may be prisoners, upon the
premises OF an individual, with the full assurance
ahat ne Shall not sustain any injury, to his crops
daeences, &C. Well, now, what is the result p
me ~ commanding officer, gives his orders, leaves
MS men 10 the care OF others under his command,
Wnne his attention is called to other business. or
iis own own private pursuits. These sub.offcers,
care lltte what the men do. Instead of enforc-
ing tne lnlunetionss laid upon them, by their su-
pefior oMcer, the men are allowed to roam,
where they please, infiicting serious damage up
on the rights and property of individuals A
lay OF settlement arrives and be is only allowed
ABOUT one half the amount of damages that he
ias incurred by the wanton injury imposed upon,
aim. Have not the insolent foe inflicted upon
IS injury enough, that our own army officers,
INC men should help to fill up the cup of our
misery 1t is a burning shame that such pro-
'eedlngs should be allowed in land among
lylllzed people, who are contending in the field
y battles ior the highest and noblest principles
nat can actuate ana govern the human heart
Liberty and Independence. I hope the evil
viii at once be arrested. God and the country
now, the Jews and vile spectators have infiic-
ed great demage upon their bleeding country,
ut hope, they will soon be placed, where they
an do service, instead of injnry, in the army.
SENEX
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THE ONE DUTy.

The Mobile ssAdYertiser'' thinks that, for the
present, the tide of war has turned to the East
We believe that Grants army is being moved
to Virginia, in the belief [and the true beliefl
that Virginia is the backbone OF the Confederaey,
aud that with Lees army beaten and Virginia
occupied the war VIII be at an end. 1t may be,
and it now looks like it. that the great and hnal
battle will crimson bAe soil of the dear, ncoie
and brave old Dominion, and that the whole OF
our moveable forces may be called there to meet
the grand onslaught of the combined armies OF
the enemy. We hope the Government at Rich
mond is awake to such contingency. From a
quarter OF a million otSpoafederate soldiers, un-
der such leaders as Zee, Johnson, Bragg, and
Beaure gard, &c, the North cannot muster the
nj ssss sven in Persian numbers, to raVish a
victory. But come what may--et what may be
wrapped in the womb of the future there is bat
one policy, one duty for US. 1t is to JfTght--t6
FIGHT--to FIGHT to the bitter end.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18
ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY.

The Romans and the Spartans,the most war
like of nations, best understood and appreciated
the virtues of frugaiity and industry. Let US
emulate their examples, and vie with each oth-
er in economy and industry, rather than IN ease
and Injury. He who lives, in these times, on
half allowance is an excellent citizen. He
who is satisfied with third of his usual ex-
penditure is distinguished patriot.
Let the rich set the example of hard work
and cheap living, and it twill become fashionable
end easy 10 practice. The poor viii feel no
e,isgraee attached to old and coarse apparel and
FRUGAL table fare when they sec tha rich no bet
ter fed and clothed fbas themselves
We might make frugality aud industry quite
the rage anti fashion, if we We're not ashamed
OF them. We can carry on the war indefinitely,
if we will exercise these Spartan and Roman
yirtues.--[ [Sentinei.
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A LESSON FOR THE .TIMEs.-William, be-
holding the east of Ireland from rocky summit
in North Wales, exclaimed ssI will summon
hither all the ships9of my realm and make a
bridge of them to attack that country" When
the language was reported to the Prince Of
Lainister, he asked: s.Did the king add to his
mighty threat, if God please?" On hearing
that there was no mention of God on the part OF
the hostile monarch, ssrejolclng IN the prognos-
tic.,' says the historian, he replied, g surely
that man puts his trust in human, not in Divine
power I do not fear, his coming Shortly af-
tier, William, hunting in, the New Forest
Haunts, fell pierced to the heart by the gancing
arrow of French gentleman and Ireland was
LdeliYared. - q. ratl ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18
GENERAL r. e. B. STUART.
Ascorrespondent of the Richmond Sentinel, in
peaking Of this distinguished cavalry officer,

correspondent OF the Richmond Sentinel, IN
speaking of this distinguished cavalry officer,
says:
As man, he is one of the rurest i have ever
known. Endowed by nature with the most SAN
.guine temperament, with an exuberance of ami
NAL spirits, and being eminently social in his
feelings, he displays in society all the hearty
cheerfulness and pleasantly of a youth-but in
no single instance have ] known his fondness
for society and Innocent amusements to betray
him into an act not reconciliable with the char
acter of a Christian gentleman, or to divert him
10 the least from the demands of his official duty
however fascinating the associations thrown a.
round him. AS general officer, he maintains a
sieepless yigilanee. and that seif-abnegation
which characteriZes the true soldier and the
high souled patriot.
Some of his peculiar habits are. that he new
er under any circumstances touches ardent spir-
It's, or fails to dlseountenance its use.s Never
sWears an oaIn pnnuer any sort of proyocation.
Is aiWays interested in the religious services,
End enterprises of his command, and more than
all is conscientious Christian, and attached
to the church. The country owes to him, as
well as to glorious host of co-laborers, debt
of admiaing gratitude, which it can never more
than pay.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18

HoME.--Love watches over the cradle OF the
infant, over the couch of the aged, over the
welfare of each and all To be happy, man re-
tires from the outdoor world to his home. In
the home circle the troubled heart finds conso-
lation, the disturbed mind rest, the joyous soul
fndsItself in its true element. Pious souls, when
they speak of death, say that they are going
home. Their longing for heaven Is TO them a
home sickness. Jesus also represented the abode
of eternal happiness under the picture of a home
IA fathers house, Does not this tell us that
the earthly home is appointed to be picture of
Heaven, ard foretaste of that higher home
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OFFICE VA. CENTRAL R. R, CO.,
Sentefnb Der. lIth. 1862.


HHANGE OF SCHEDULE-The following trains
Owil be on this road on and after Monday.
September 18th.
The Mail ard Passenger Train leaving Richmond
att O'Clock 4. M. for Staunton and intermediate
points daily. returning will leave staunton at o.
clock A. Nj. and arrive in Richmond at 6:15 P. NJ.
The Accommodation Passenger Train, leaving
Richmond at $40 P. Nj. for Gordonsvlle and inter-
mediate points daily, Sundays excepted, returning
will leave GoTdonsviile at 6ooclock F. NJ and arrive
in Richmond at IL o'clock Nj.
The Mail and Passenger Train West OF Staunton,
leaving Staunton at $50 4. NJ. on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays and returning the same days
The Mail Train connects with the Orange and Alex
andra Mai Train at Gordonsvilie for Rapidan, and
at Charlottesville for Lynchburg. It connects at
Staunton with Stage Lines for Lexington, HARRISON
burg anu points further North. Servants travelling
in first class cars will pay full fare.
| The Freight Train leaving Richmond daily, Sun
days excepted at $50 A. NJ. and Staunton for the
| West at $50 A. M. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. The trains will West of Millooro
FL. ID. WHITCOMB,
| General Superintendent.
Cent % tf
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YANKEE REVERENCE FOR GENER
81. ls.-..ss L. LEE. - l.----- -

ssEyelyn," the Richmond correspondent fthe
Mobile Advertiser and Register, relates the fol-
lowing
When the army was passing through Pennsyl-
vania, the ladies frequently came out of their
houses to show their feeling of hostility to us,
and to display some evidence of it. At one
place s. beautiful girl ran down the steps of an ell
egant mansion, aud standing ON the terrace in
front, waved miniature United States flag in
the face. OF our troops. Behind her, applauding
her act, was grouped a party of ladies, all richly
and fashionsbly dressed, evidently belonging to
2 family of some note. The troops passed by
quietly, offering no insult to the flushed beauty
as she faunted her flag in their faces. At that
very moment Sen. Lee rode up. His noble
face and quiet reproying look met her eye, and
the waving flag was lowered. For moment she
looked at him, and throwing down the miniature
banner, exclaimed audibly, as she clasped her
white hands together ssOh ,oish he was ours!''
The flag was not picked up, but with hands still
held tightly together. and sad ,thoughtful face,
she went back to the porch. No further attempt
to show Union sentiment was made by those
ladies.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18

INCREASE OF PRICE. The Atlanta press have
been again compelled to advance the price oil
their papers. They charge $50 per anpum, and
20 cents for single copy. For advertising they
charge So per square for first insertion, and ST !.
so for each succeeding.
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ECONOMY at this time should be the order of
every man and every family. Nothing should be
wasted that could be made useful or valuable
for any purpose. If a farmer has large crop
let him not feed it to snperfuous stock, but turn
it over to the army, or convert it into meat
The wants CT the people are great, and unless all
show a disposition to husband our means suffer-
ing may be the result Sei
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Mrs. General (StonewaiD T.sJ. jackson and
her little daughter have been constituted Life
Members oi the Missionary Society of the Meth
odst church.
STURGEON and then says quite a good
thing: Brethren, said he, s<if God had Set4,-
red the constructionof the Ark to COMMITTEE
on naval affairs, it's my opinion that it would lat
have been built yet y
10 BE LIBERAL without being just, is ungener-
Gus prloe winch is very apt to condemn those
who bound their iberalily BY their real cirenm-
stances. ftsa1 str
liz MAN pursue an object bsyond his 81
no wonder n he sink into languor and
agement, ard st length give over ti.ax
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18

A surgeon, who is engaged at Gettysburg, as
certains the Federal less TO bs IA, 200 Wounded,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18

The total amount appropriated by the Lincoln
Congress for the year ending June 80, 1862, was
$313, ,261, ,629. 80; and for the year ending June
80, 1868, $882. e3S, ,800.2I.
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THOROUGH WoRK.--The Richmond Examiner
states that the guards in that city demand their
passports of officers distinguished by one, two
or three ply bars, and double or single stars
There is no distinction made between officers
and privates. Unless they can produce the doc
uments necessary to explain4the nature of their
presence in Richmond, they are ordered to re-
port at headquarters immediately, on pain of ar
rest This is right. The time is past for the
idling about Of officers, as well as priyates.--
The call OF General Lee, backed by the procla
nation OF the President, yoking idlers in every
quarter to arms, foreshadows the business to be
done, and that Immediately: The trumpet of
Gabriel should not gather the dead with more
alacrity than this official Summons should the
| living men of the Confederacy TO the work be-
fore them.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


AIEW GOODS.-We have Just received aIarge
IN and desirable stock ofDRY GOODS AND GRO
CERIES consisting in part as follows:
20 PIECES LIGHT PRINTS,
10 PIECES BLACK AND WHITE DO.
90 PIECES FANCY LAWNS,
20 PIECES FANCY MUSLINS,
so LBS PATENT THREAD,
50 DOZ CIAkK'S 200 yards
SPOOL COTTON,
50iGROSS BONE
PANT BUTTONS,
90 FRENCH CALF SKINS,
Q DOZ ENGLISH BRIDES,
~ Q DOZ5 BUGGY WHIPS,
BALES A COTTON,
BALE OSNABURG,
/ 1BALE GRANATEVILLE BROWN DRILL,
PIECES BLUE DENNIS,
10000 ASSORTED NEEDLES,
3DUZ. BOXES ENG. MIXED PINS,
~ DOZ ENG. TOOTH BRUSHES,
100 HAGERSTGWN ALMANACS, for 1868,
5G0 LBS MANCHESTER COTTON YARNS,
NAILS, MOLASSES, SUGAR, RICE, &C., &C.,
Which we offer for sale at moderate advance
June P. B. l. J. B. HOGE.
Vlndicator copy 3mo
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r AST NOTICE.

AST NUI4CE.-
a Having disposed OF our entire Stock of Goods,
we are very desirous Of closing late business,
and request all persons knowing themselves indebted
to US on open accounts to forward without de-
lay, and pay up to give their notes longer ln-
against us are requested to present the samefor pay
ment. CRAWFORD & COCHRAN.
Oct. 2s-tf.
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MENTAL NOTIC E.-Wm. Chapman has re
Virginia Hotel, and opposite Brandeburg's Corner,
and adjoining Rankins Daguerrean Gallery, ,whereh he
viii be pleased 10 see his friends and customers.
Stafnto-l Jan 81 1866.
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10 The happiness of every one depends
more on his own mind than upon any or all
external circumstances.
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The YANKEE FLeTILLA IN JAMES RIVER.--The
Petersburg Express has been informed by an in
dividuai from Fortress Monroe that the late
Yankee gunboat expedition up James river suf-
fered very much in damage of craft as we'll as
loss of men. The wooden boat is said to have
been riddled by our field pieces from the shore,
and many lives were lost. The Captain OF the
boat, whose name we did not ascertain, fearing
she was about to sink, made an effort to escape
to the iron clad, and, while in the act, was struck
by solid shot and cut completely in two. Some
eight or ten of the invaders said TO have been
killed and many wounded. The boats, too, We're
very much damaged.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18

IN Pm Powell has just received and
offers forsale for Cash or exchange for country pro-
duce the following goods Cotton Yarns, from No. Z.
mer Pants, Spool Gotten, &C. Also, Sugar, Coffee,
Rice, Salt Tobacco, Moasses, Pepper, and afew bar
rels nice fresh Shad.
May 5, 1868.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-08-18

ssWHAT MAINTAINS enc vice wouid bring III
two children, ',- so says Franklin.
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GOVERNOR PIERPoNT, on a recent visit to Ohio,
was arrested on the complaint of Judge George
W. Thompson, of Wheeling, for false imprison-
meat. Pierpont gave $4,000 bail.