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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-02-11

FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 5.-The flag
Of truce boat arrived to-day from City
Point, brings 753 Union prisoners from
Richmond
The Southern papers all claim rebel
victory ct Nansemend, near Suffolk, on
Saturday last.
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Democratic Platform.

"THE UNION AS 1T WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS IT Isl"
"I hold that THIS Cover nment was made
on the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT of WHITE MEN
and their POSTERITY forever. STE
PHEN A. DOUGLAS.
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For the Spirit.
Anecdote of Gen. Sigel.

The close attention which Gen. Sigel
pays to everything and everybody in his
department is known to all the men in
his old corps. Instead of sitting in his
tent waiting for information to find its
way to him, he is. in his saddle visiting a
picket line, reviewing a brigade, or on
foot among the camps to see for himself
that the grounds are clean and the quar-
ters comfortable. He has not too much
dignity to notice merit even if it does not
wear shoulders straps, and the knowledge
of this fact has excited no little emulation
among his troops.
Not many weeks since while he was in-
specting tie 25th Ohio Regiment, he OBJ
served that one of the companies was
commanded by a Sergeant. Sigel turned
to him and asked:
"Whcre is your Captain?"
The Sergeant saluted, and replied ''Sick
in his quarters, Sir.
Where are your Lieutenants?"
"One of them has resigned Sir, and the
other is d. abled by wound"
sigel at this moment noticed that the
Sergeant was not holding his gun in an
exactly proper position. The Colonel
perceiving this, explained for the Ser
geant:
';The Sergeant, said the Colonel, 'scan-
not grasp his piece properly, in cense-
quence Of wound which he received in
his arm at the battle of Bull run"
s"So!" Said the General, ssand is he a
good soldier"
"He is, Sir, good soldier. and alto
gether an exemplary young man."
"Then, replied Sigel, as he cannot
we'll carry musket he must carry sword
He shall have commission"
And so he is now Lieutenant.
The Sergeant was Joseph Perry, for
merly of Woodsfeld. JERE.
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an under separate Government. bir,
aet no man North or West, tell me that
this would perpetuate African slavery. /
know it. But 30 does the Constitution.
I repeat, sir, il is the price Of the Unions
Whoever hates negro slavery more than
be loves the Union, must demand sepa-
ration at last. think that you can never
abolish slavery by fighting. Certainly
you never can till you have destroyed the
South, and then, in the language, first of
Douglas and terwards Of Mr.. Seward,
converted this Government into an impe
forced to a choics between the loss to my
own country and race, Of personal and
political libertywith all its blessings, and
the involuntary domestic servitude OF the
Negro, / shall not hesitate one moment to
choose the latter alternative. The sole
Question to-day is between the Union with
slavery, or fnal disunion, and, | think,
anarchy and despotism. / am for the
Union. twas good enough for my faith
aors It is good enough for us and our
children after u.s.
- And, sir, let no man in the South tell
me that she has been invaded, andthat
all the horrors implied in those most ter
lyihls Of words, civil war, have been visit
36d upon her. I know that too. But We,
-also, cf the North and West, in every
SHts and by thousands, who, have dared
Is much as 10 question the pfinciples and
policy, or doubt the honesty !. Of this Ad..
sninistration and its party, have suffered
evsrything that the worst dospotism could
TbAict, except only loss of life itself upon
Ma scafo1d. Some even have died for the
so4use BY the hand Of the assassin. And
ban W. forgst2 Never, never. Time will
= hut burn the msmery Of these wrongs
deepsrI Into our hearts. But shall we
txesk up the Union? Shall We destroy
sths Government because usurping tyrauts
sKzvs keld possession and perverted 1t 10
tie most cruel Of oppressions2 Was It
Z ever 10 done in any otter country In
Athsns? Romo? England? Anywhere?
No, sir; let us expel the usurper, and re-
store the Consultation and laws, the rights
: st the States, aud the liberties of the pee-
Pile; thcn, in the country Of our fathers,
under the Union Of our fathers, and the
old Gag the symbol once again of the
!. Zee aud the brave-let as fulfill the grand
mission which Providence has appointed
Cor a. among the nations of the earth.
And now, sir, If it be the will Of all
sectious to unite, then upon what terms?
Sir, between the South aud most of the
States Of the North, and all Of the West,
there Is but one subject in controversy
slavery. It is the oHiy question, said Mr..
Vslhoau twenty-five years ago, of sufi-
s6i6nt magnitude and potency to divide this
Union; and to divide It, it will he added,
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PROMOTIONS IN co. K, 62ND OHIO
REGIMENT.

1st. Lieut.. H. r. West to Captain
End Lieut.. Jas. Palmer to 1st Lieutenant.
Orderly Sergeant Jno. Hendricks to End
Lieutenant
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Navy De
partement have ordered the following iron
clad vessels to be prepared for sea, and
sent south at once, viz: The Keokuk, Nan
tucket, Catskill and Sycamore. 1t is be-
lieved here they can be all ready in foul
days.
The Secretary of the Navy has received
information that the Patapsco left Fortress
Monroe to join the other mailed vessels
Thus all the Ericsson batteries may be
expected to be engaged in a fight before
two weeks.
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AFTER THEM AGAIN.

s Times passed various ways, among
which was the time for christmas, and on
the 26th orders came to be ready to move
at minutes notice. Wewerc then ready
as we ever could be, as our tents did not
amount to much, as likewise our rations
meat and beef being the sum total Of our
commissary stores.
The minute notice came next morning
and we marched down to the depot This
rain began to fall heavily, and persisted
in coming down numerically nearly all
day, while the wind blew raw and chilly
enough. The hours passed slowly away
and noon came and went, but still VIC
moved not. Thus in the most unpleasant
coalition imaginable, We passed tho day,
or nearly SO, Us it was dark when we arriy-
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We arc under orders to be readvsto
move by cars at a minutes notice. Perhaps
we are going to Memphis, aud perhaps
not. Where we 60 when We start is rathor
uncertain. The weather has been remark
ably cold for couple of days and thcrs
is some snow on the ground It usually
is very rainy. The health of our regi-
ment and the troops here, is excellent.
Corporal Andrew j. Sutton and private
Philip Vancamp of Co. ID. were taken
prisoners at Holly Springs. Sutton es
capped and Vancamp was paroled. Tho
mails are very irregular and newspaper
seldom reaches us, and % letter. from home
will soon Sbe a curiosity worth : quarter
(stamp) q sight.
Can't you call around Mr.. Editor, and
tell our friends that we are sll we'll, or
send your "Spirit?" BRIGHAM.
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ke the prophet, fpeIWlAt tHt llFlnS anu
the dead, that the plague Of disunion may
be stayed.
( Sir, this war, horrible as it is, has taught
us all some of the most important and
salutary lessons which eyera people learn
ed.
First, It has annihilated, in twenty
months, all the false and pernicious theo-
ries and teachings of abolitionism for thirty
years, and which a mere appeal to facts
and argument could not have untaught in
half century-We have learned that the
South is not weak, dependent, unenterpris
ing, or corrupted by slavery, luxury. and
idIeness; but powerful, earnest, warlike,
enduring, selfsupporting full of energy,
and inexhaust;ble in resources. We have
benn taught, and now confess it openly,
that African slavery, instead of being a
source of weakness to the South, is ore oil
her main clements of strength; and hence
the military necessity we are told, OF
a5olishing slavery in order to suppress the
rebellion. We have learned, also, that the
uon-slaveholding white men OF the South
m lions III number, are iinmovably attacI :
ed to the institution and are its chief sup
port, and abolitonists have found out, t,
their infinite ourprise and disgust, that the
slave is not painting for freedom nor
piiiing in silent but reyengeinl grief over
cruelty and oppression inflicted upon him.
but happy, eenten,ea, attached deeply to
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The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-01

ham 81 per pound and everything in
proportion. Nothing was given to those
poor men who had received their wounds
in driving the invaders from their State
and away from their iresides. Another
instance of meanness. After the bat
ties were over, Lieut. Col Gavin, of the
18th Indiana, and Lieut. Col. Sawyer, of
the Sth Ohio, went out to a neat farm
house, hoping to procure a good meal,
for which they expected to pay, but the
lady of the house met them at the door,
and told them they could not come in,
for the treason that they look too Oaery.
Such is the character of those we met in
Pennsylvania. We have met upon all
occasions among the avowed secession
lists. OF Virginia great deal more hospi-
tality than we did in the patriotic State
of Pennsylvania.
A very little incident sometimes
changes the fate of governments, and had
our army been defeated at Getty ysburg, it
certainly, to say the least, would have.
put our cause back for perhaps years.
Our lines were such, that had the enc.
/ es-:-~-l ---;..e-I--r~:--,---a -z---r'ss
it in force, it is believed we would have
been bound to retreat On the night of
the second days fight, the enemy made
a charge upon a battery situated upon
our right center, and at one time, had
the battery in their possession. 1t was
critical moment, and something must be
done, and done at once. Col Carroll,
commauling the old Gibralter brigade,
composed of the 4th and Sth Ohio, 18th
Indiana and 7th Virginia, was ordered
to repulse the enemy The Sth Ohio was
on picket, and consequently the Col had
but three decimated regiments to per-
form the duty assigned him. 1t was
dark, and none knew the enemy's force.
These brave and tried men did not stop
to enquire the cost, and rushed upon the
enemy with a fury that none could stand.
The 18th Indiana, first encountered the
enemy while they were holding the guns,
and went into them with a will. The 7th
Virginia next came into action and the
4ths followed suit The contest was
short but brilliant The rebels gave up
their captured guns and broke and ran
in great confusion, leaving the ground
strewn with dead and wounded, besides
a large number of prisoners This was
one of the most gallant charges of the
war, and it is not only possible but prob
able, it saved the day at Gettysburg
We are now six miles from Harper's
Ferry, in the land of Dixie again, on our
way towards Richmond, and contrary to
my expectation when l commenced wri-
ting this letter, the bugle has sounded to
''strike tents, which is equal to saying
get ready to march,
should have beeu pleased to have
given you a few incidents which occurred
during the march from Gettysburg to
this place, but military orders are prompt,
ard those who act under them must be
equally so.
We are after Lee, and hope to catch
him, but have not yet done it-don't
know whether we will or not No., -.
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-01

they surrendered, the shells of Sumter
were thickly falling around them in the
darkness, and as prisoners they could
not be safe, until victory, decisiYe and
unquestioned, rested with one or the
other belligerent.
The battle is over; it is midnight; the
ocean beach is crowded with the dead,
the dying, and the wounded. 1t is with
difficulty you can urge your horse
through to Lighthouse Inlet Faint
lights are glimmering in the sand holes
and riAe-pits to the right, as you pass
down the beach. In these holes many a
poor wounded and bleeding soldier has
laid down to his last sleep. Friends are
bending over them to staunch their
wounds or bind up their shattered limbs,
but the deadly glare from sunken eyes
tells that their kind services are all in
vain
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-01
Account OF the Last Attack on Fort
Wagner.

A correspondent of the New York 1Fi-
ba'ie, under date of the 18th, gives an
account of the recent bombardment and
assault upon Fort Wagner near Charles
ton, and of the bloody repulse of our
forces, from which we condense the fol-
lowing. Gen. Gilmore had three-fourths
of James Island in his possession, and
had erected FIVE batteries containing nine
30-pound and four 20-pound PARROTS,
and ten lO-inch mortars on the left, with
two 30-pound PARROTS, ten 10-inch NOR
tars, and three full batteries of light ar
tllery on the right, which formed semi
circle about | 800 yards from the Fort,
with which he intended to renew the
bombardment on the morning of the 18th,
but was prevented by violent thunder
storm till about II o'clock. At that
time the Monitor feet began firing, and
kept on, the batteries assisting, till an
hour after sunset. Just before the as
sault was ordered the Montark ran up
within $50 yards of the Fort and fired
round after round from its l5-inch gun,
sending, as every shot struck, vast clouds
of sand, mud and timber high up into
the air, making one huge sapd-heap of
that portion of the Fort facing the sea,
and ,dismounting two of the heaviest
guns. This fearful fire, it was thought
BY some, had utterly destroyed the chief
defenses of the Fort and slaughtered the
men in it. while others thought it to have
been nearly Intellectual, as the rebels re-
piled to hardly more than one shot in a
! hundred, and seemed to be keeping
Ii l. e., H.
This latter opinion, unhappily for us,
proved the true one. The guns of the
Monitors did next to nothing in destroy
ing the Fort The attack was ordered
amid the roar of furious thunderstorm.
The Tribunes account goes on thus
In few momea t signals are made
Generals and Colonels commanding
divisions and brigades are seen galloping
to the headquarters of the commanding
General. A few words in consultation
and Gems Seymour, Strong, Stevenson,
and Coils. Putnam and Montgomery, are
seen fastening back to their respective
/ commands. Officers shout, bugles sound
, the word of command is given, and soon
, the soldiers around, upon and under, the
sand hills of Morris Island spring from
their hiding places, fall into line, march
to the beach, are organized into new
: brigades, and in solid column stanc
4 ready to move to the deadly assault.
e Not in widely extended battle line
D with cavalry and artillery at supporting
e distances, but in solid regimental col
il umn, on the hard ocean beach, for half
5 mile before reaching the fort, in plai
1t sight of the enemy, did these thre
d brigades move to their appointed work
" Gen. Strong, who has SO frequentl
i since his arrival in this Departmen
D. braved death in its many forms of attach
d was assigned to the command of the Is
IS Brigade. Col Putnam, of the 7th Ne
t. Hampshire, who, although of the regula
It. army, and considered one of the bel
D. officers in the Department, had nevt
rs led his men into battle nor been undt
is fire, took command of the End, and Gel
#, Stevenson the Sd, constituting the r
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-01
LAW CARD.
las. It. w a1ker,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

Agent for obtaining Pensions,
Back Pay and Bounty
T1oR DISCHARGED SOLDIERS, AND FOR
4 the Widows and other legal representatives OF
those who die in the service OF te Ghitea S.sees
OdTca on fine North West side of Third Street
near the Washington House md nearly opposite
the Court Hou-e Evansville, Indiana
attended to. jy16-1y
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-01
BOILER MAKER.
JOHN P. LAURENT,
Boiler Maker.
Corner of Pine and Water Streets,
EvANsV VILE, INDIANA.

TAM PREPARED TO MAKE ALL KINDS
OF Steam Boilers, stationary portable. have
every facility for doing good work that good ma
chnery and good Eorkmen can give, and all work
entrusted to me will be made under my personal
supervision
Workmen sent to any part of the City and
country to do repairing. APPS
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-01
SASH AND DOORS.
SAW MILL.
Pigeon Creek Saw Mill.
STARK. BRINKMEYER & CO.

TTAvING BOUGHT THE ABOVE SAW MILL
of Mr. Cody, prepared to execute an
orders for Lumber at the shortest notice with
promptness and dispatch and will give fuiI sstls-
faction TO all.
Give us a call before you buy elsewhere orders
can he left at BRINKMEYER & cos
mvl3-3m Main Street, or at the Mill.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14
MIniafarInr ANGELS.

The beautiful have gone, with their bloom,
from the eaze Of human eyes. Soft eyes that
made ~spring+ime in our hearts are seen 10
EmoTe, We have loved the light Of many .
smile that has faded from Us nov, and in, our
hearts have fingered sweet singing voices, that
now are hushed In the silence Of death.
Seats are left vacant in our earthly homes,
which mono again can ell Kindred and
friends; loved ones, have passed away one by
one. Our hearts are left desolate. We are
lonely withontthem.
They have passed, with their love, away to
the land from whence they can never return.
Shall we never see them again2p Memory
turns with lingering regret 70 recall their
smile, and the loved t~ones.of their dear famil.
lar vices. In fancy they are often by our
side, bat their homeis on q brighter shore
They visit us in dreams, floating over our
memory like shadows over the streams OF
moon lit waters. aH luI uj' ot
Il .Whenithe heart is wrung with anguish, and
the weary soullis bowed with grief, do they
not come aud whisper thoughts Of comfort
and hope2 Yes sweet memory brings them
to us, aHd the love we bear them Hts the
heart from earthly aspirations, and we long
to see them in that better land.
~ They hover around Us, the ETHEREAL, dear
departed ones, the loving and the loved, they
watch with eyes that slumber not When
gentle dreams are wandering 20 the angel
land, in whispers, wakes the hymningi sweet
of that bright happy choir, revealing many
tale Of hope, and bliss, and tenderness, and
love- They tell of sunny realms ne er viewed
by mortal eye, of. forms arrayediins fadeIess
beauty and sound forth lofty anthems to their
great Creators praise in sweet seraphic nun,
bers. And this bright vision Of the blest dis
solves the tumult of hfe's jarring scenes;
they fade in air, aud then we glory in the
thought that we are heirs of Immortality,
z And why is it that we regard with such
deep reverence and love, those bright. eeles,
tial beings of another sphere2 Al it is be-
cause they take an interest in our welfare,
and Joy over our success in the great battle
of life they are not purely selfish in their
happiness, but fain would have US share it
| with them.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14
Important statement.

During the last week Thurlow Weed, who
has been deputed by President Lincoln to
fully examine into the peace prospect, and
gather from all sources, here and in Europe,
the intent and disposition Of the rebel leaders,
had an interview with Fernando Wood, in
this.dity, and sabmittea 4oAAinF infofnaaf sde
g%estions. on ths part of the. sGoYeTnment, in
reply to the propositions alluded to, by a cor
respondent Of the n! Y. Hfbune.t Should it
be necessary, he has been authorized to visit
europe, aud open negotiations officially With
the SouthetHA Commissioners residing there.
But, thus far, the rebels AVE not been slow
to accept direct negotiation between Rich
mond and this city The statement Of Gov.
Seymour which was made some time since, to
the effect, that in three months time the
Union might be restored, was founded upon
facts better established than the public al
that time dreamediof being possibility. 2.
Sun
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14
\ MentaI Exci,smsatI avn

Bad news weakens the action Of the heart,
presses the lungs, destroys the appetite,
stops digestion, and partially suspends ell the
shame Pushes the face, fear blanches it, and
an instant thrill electrifes a million of nerves.
Surprise spurs the pulse into a gsllop. Deli
mands and hundreds of muscles spring to ex-
eepte. Powerful emotion often kills the body
st q stroke Eminent public speakers have
died IN the midst Of an ihpassioned burst Of
eloquence, or when the deep emotion that
produced it suddenly subsidized. Largrave,
the young arisiany diedwheui he h~eardtHat
the musical prize for which7he had competed
Was adjudged to another.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14
Gen. Grants Order.

Almost every one is acquainted with
the unjust and despotic order of General
GRANT expelling the "Jews as a class
from his Department, That it is unjust
and illiberal in the extreme, there can be
no doubt. The order strikes at and en-
deayors to cast approbrium upon a whole
class of citizens, because perhaps, some
few Of them had violated the regulations
of trade established for his department.
1t would have been quite as Just for Gen.
GRANT to have ordered the arrest of his
whole army, because some few individuals
comprising it had been guilty of insubord-
instion or disobedience of orders.
We publish in another column the ac-
ton of Congress in regard to Gen. Grants
order. Hon, GEORGE H. PENpLEToN Of
fered a resolution that the "order deserves
the sternest condemnation of this House,
and of the President, as Commander-in-
Chief" and the whole Abolition party in
Congress voted against it.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14
Is the standardization the Gov
ILL. ~ ernlmenI. ---

The Journal yesterday morning took
open ground that the administration is the
Government, and argued hat assaults upon
the c~orruptions, imbecility, usurpations
and tyranny of LINCOLN and his Cabinet
is disloyalty to the government. The
whole Abolition press of the country take
the same ground, and are laboriag indus
trously to inculcate the same doctrine, and
that all opponents oil the Administration
are therefore enemies of the Government.
All the political arrests that have been
made, were because the parties arrested
were charged with d%isloyalty to ABE Ens
coLN-the Government.
Secretary SEWARD, whether intention
ally or not. is the only man in the Adolf
ton party who has taksna position against
the false and pernicious ideas that the Ad-
ministration is the Government. In a
letter to minister ADAMS, some time since,
he thus forcibiy draws the distinction. He
says
"ln this country, especially, itis alhabit
not only entirely consistent with the Constitu-
ton, bat even ssAeDdAl 10 its stability TO re,
gard the administration at any time existing
as distinct and aeparabedr0m the government
itself. and TO canvass the proceedings of the
one without the thought Of disloyalyl in the
other
For once Secretary SEWARD is right,
and we presume his opinion i quite as
much entitled to consideration as that of
the Sir Oracle Of the Dayton journal. If
ABE LINnoLE is the Government, as the
Journal argues, then the efreeest and best
Government on earth," has been guilty
of the gtosesf i~ajusfce-Tthe most arbit-
trary tyranny aud monstrons ontrsges ever
p~erpetrAted monsters among men.
1t has struck down liberty, muszled
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14
Back RepabilJaas for Psac.

From the New York Herald we take the
following
s'Colonei Forney's organ is busy whipping
in weak backed republicans, who are croaking
about the necessity of recognizing the South
'ern Confedefacy. In this list are found d
number Of Republican members Of Congress
who openly express despair of the success of
the Federal G9yerDmsnt undsr is present
military administration, and declare that,
nhder existing circumstances no more troops
can be raised even by draft, in the States
which they represent" .w