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Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-07

oUIsv1LLE,April 3.-At Murfrees-
boro it is rumored that o number Of
bridges are being constructed across
the Tennessee, above Florence, to
connect the Rebel armies of Tennes.
see and Mississippi.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-07

EOUND-Recen,Iy. between Lewi:Surs
and Buffaloe X Roads. small black
PORTFOLIO (locked). which the owner can
have BY calling At this once, authensicshns'
aud paying for this advt. March 81
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-07
All hail, Western Virginia !!

The vote towards making Western Vir-
ginia Free State is almost unanimously
10 its favor. Since the Rebels have little
courage to chow themselves, Liberty and
Union naturally go together. The state.
meut in the Copperhead papers, that
soldiers prevented people from voting is .
lie as far as regards Uuion people the
Rebel murderers would have been arrested
had they appeared At the polls. 1t is .
great victory over The Slave power.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-07
HARRISBURG, April 3.

HARRISBURG, April 3.
Warmer-more Spring like.
The Act for draining wet or spouty
lands wac limited to Eycoming, Union,
Snyder, Bradford, Juniats, DauphiO, and
Indiana.
The Anti-Euancipatiou Resolutions iu
the House passed BY party vote. For
merly Democrats bossted of their williog.
ness to pay their share in abolishing
slavery, and bearing q part Of the loss
now they will not pay dollar even to
take away that prop Of the Rebellion.
The Senate adopted the rule os five
minute speeches, and have passed the
Appropriation Bill with various amend.
meuts. W.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-07

JAMES COOPER, formerly Wing Assem-
blyman from Adams county, Pa, and af-
terwards a U. s. Senator from this State,
returned to his native State Of Maryland
and was serving as Brigadicr General in
the Union service, when be died, last
week.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-07

FOE ruk bIAk ShkoNIC1
Seml-Weekly News S. Years old.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
.l For tho Charles City htelliger
A CURIOUS DREAM.
BY FIDDLER DICK.

Not long since ! had such Curl
GUS, fanciful dream. ! can not help
penning it down and placing it with
the stories Of the marvellous. Now, l
am not a believer in all dreams, or
imaginary fancies, that enter per.
sons noddle through the door of Mys-
terry yet this one set me to thinking,
and still puzzles me as sadly as the
condition Of the world did our ancient
fathers.
Methought that great dissension
had taken place in land famous as
the birthplace Of Liberty" and the
asylum for the oppressed Of all Ma
tions "a land whose eastern bounda-
ry kissed the waves of the wild At.
lantic, snd whose western line was
surged, and sung to, by the blue
waters of the mighty Pacific. f,a
Idreamed that they of the South, >
had arisen with power against their
brethren of the North,--had tried to
destroy Government they and their
fathers had helped to form,-and were
striving to supplant flag which had
been the wonder and admiration of u
civilized world, as they saw it wave
victorious over every field undimed in
its lustre caught from its home in the
skies. A trying time had come. To
meet the great issue, the people Of the
North had sent forth their sons in
such bands as never before stood to-
getherg for the preservation Of law
and liberty. Sons had received the
parental blessing, and gone. Hus-
bands and fathers had taken the last
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
RETURNING CONFIDENCE.

Ten days ago Gold was at sixty per
cent. premium. At the present time
of writing it is at fifty-two and one
halt per cent premium, and weak at,
that. We, of course, can net foresee
what may happen to depreciate the
currency below the present valuation,
but it seems as thougha reaction of the
Gold panic had fairly commenced, and
wonld continue until healthy state
Of affairs is again brought about.
The Inflated value of Gold has been,
attributed to many causes, but we be-,
lieve that the. following are among
the most influential. ~, I,
First, the direct efforts of the North
ern secessionists and Wall street
Brokers, to discredit the National cur,
rency. These efforts have been in-,
cessant. Such journals as the New,
York World, have never allowed a day
to pass without some malicious assault
upon the credit of the Government.
and the Treasury Note system particu-
larly. ea .,a, - -
Secondly. The distrust which has
prevailed among our business men, to
great or less extent, as to the final
issue OF the present struggle. This
has not arisen SO much from doubts in.
regard to the valor of our soldiers or
the skill of our generals, as from the
threatening aspect OF our politics at
home. They have seen a large and
once honorable party in the North,
led particularly by politicians and by
newspapers who have commenced y
crusade against the Government,
which, if persisted in, can only termi-
nate in the disintegration Of the vari-
GUS sections of the old Union, and in
utter, hopeless, bloody anarchy. 1t is
an undeniable fact that the greatest
rise in the value Of gold has occurred
since the partial success OF this party
has emboldened its leaders to ayow
their real sentiments. a..g....
Fortunately. as we believe, they
were too contideDt, and too soon unyeil-
ed their real purpose. In New York
those democrats who have the most
stake IL, the country have already be-
gun TO recoil from the programme Of
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
MistelIanp.
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM GEN. RosEcRAs,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM GEN. RosEcRAss
II. O. DffAnrMEST OF TuE CUMBERLAND,
MuRrREEsBoRo, Tenn, Feb. 8, 1863
10 the Honorable, The General Asssnr5ly Of the State
of Ohio: ee Ks an - ,'e.tF zsFt
The resolution of thanks passed by
your honorable body, to the Army Of
the Cumberland, its Commanding Gem
eral and his staff, has been duly re-
ceived and published to the troops of
this command. On behalf of all, re-
turn you heartfelt thanks. g3fs
This is indeed war for the main
tenance Of the Constitution and the
laws--nay, for national existence
against those who have despised
our honest friendship, deceived our
just hopes, and driven us to defend
our country and our homes. By foal
and iwillful SANDER on our motives aud
intentions, persistently repeated, they
have arrayed against us our own fell
low citizens, bound to us by the triple
ties of consaguinity. geographical po-
sition and commercial interest. 4Ga
Let no man among us be base
enough to forget this, or fool enough
to trust an oligarchy of traitors 10
their friends. to civil liberty and TO
human freedom. Voluntary exiles
from home and friends, for the defense
and safety uf all, we long for the time
when gentle peace shalt again spread
her wings over our land but we
know no such blessing is possible
while the unjust and arbitrary power
of the rebel leaders confronts and
threatens us. Crafty as the fox, cruel
as the tiger, they cried "no coercion.p
while preparing to strike US. Bully
like, they proposed to strike US because
they said they could whip us five to
one and now. when driven back,
they whine out " no INVASION and
promise us of the West permission to
navigate the Mississippi river if we
will be" good boys" and do as they
bid us. e,3 a. -%aaa 81. sr fr :,
Whenever they have the power,
they drive before them into their
ranks the Southern people and they
would alsp drive us. Trust them not.
Were they able, they would invade
and destroy us without mercy. Abso-
lutely assured of these things, / am
amazed that any one could think Of
peace on any terms" He who en-
tertains the sentiment is fit only
to be n slave; he who utters it at
this time, moreover, is a traitor to his
country, who deserves the scorD and
contempt Of all honorable men. When
the power of the unscrupulous rebel
leaders is removed, and the people are
free to consider and act for their own
interests which are common with ours
under this Government, there will be
no great difficulty in determination.
Between our tastes and social life
there are fewer differences than be-
tween those of the northern and south
ern provinces of England or Ireland,
Hoping the time may speedily come
when the power Of the perfidious and
cruel tyrant of this rebellion having
been overthrown, peace may be laid
on the broad foundation of national
unity and equal justice to all, under
the Constitution and laws, a-@
Iremain your fel,ow-citizen,
" w. S. RosECRANs, Maj. Gen. .
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
kiss, and left their havens Of happi-

kiss, and left their havens of happi-
ness, many never to return. Lovers
had parted. one to fight for home,
an existence as free man, the other
to pray for his safe keeping, and, if
he should fall, to offer up thanks to
God that he was worthy her love and
the honor Of dying for his suffering
country.
As the struggle grew long and des-
perate, another call was made for
more heroes and now comes the
most curious part of this most curl
Gus dream. a.i. sa
When the call was sounded through
a portion of the country in the West,
a person there living determined to
organize band to go forth even as
Gideon's went forth. .
Not far distant from the town where
dwelt the organizer, dwelt also good.
ly young man, with shining mus.
tache, who was both slillfnl musician
and siceet singer. He wished to join
the organization, bat only as a musi.
clan. This the organizer was willing
to allow him, and presented the pa
per for the young man to sign his
name on the scroll of glory and fame.
But the young man answered, !" Go
thy way for this time, when have an
enlistiag season will join thee" r
So matters went on: and / dream
ed that when the band was about to
go forth, again they asked the s,reel
singer to go with them. His spirit
was willing. but his flesh was weak
In plain language, he had rery bold
heart, but a pair of rery eo,cardiy legs
that seemed constantly saying, dc
not take me into dangerous places,
pray thee )" and be went not. ...
dreamed that still another sreel
singer, declared himself willing to die
for his country, and his name stood
high upon the Scroll of Honor. As
the organization was about to say
goodbye to home for a while, this
sweet-singer recollected that he was
an instructor Of youth, and thought it
better plan to teach the young
ideas how to shoot" than to SO where
there was danger Of getting the ideas
shot--out of him! Aud "he died not
for his country .,..r .....,
l dreamed there was one more, a
shepherd, who talked of giving the
last drop of blood in his veins" for
the Union. But the band went, and
he gave no blood, neither severed an
artery, but continues to wait upon the
e,re and the young lambs, and to toll
for the poor soldiers, who are so brave /"
Beautiful worthless! Shine upon
them, gentle moon, and keep their
souls unspotted, that they may not in
ure either their fellow Sccesh or their
innocence ........
Again | dreamed that the band
went forth and won a noble name,
which will last until that period when
the mighty angel swears that "Time
shall be no more ~ Iawoke, and 10 !.
it was dream-a strange dream
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
4oetrp.


From the Boston Cu!t1vator
THE PARTING.
A mother bade her youngest son
81, Adieu, at early morning,
20 AS soils effulgent rays poured on, .i
Old Natures realm adjoining Il e
And wept as she urged the patriot youth
10 manfully battle for Freedom and Truth,
The rebel pennon scorning.
They parted {; and the son went forth,
Performing every duty, e
Among the brave men Of the North,
In all his youthful beauty; ....f
And letters oft came from his transient home
Like pearly dew-drops from the starry dome,
s Descriptive of his duty. "
But soon the mighty army moved
With all their warlikc chattel,
DESERVING camps they'd learned to love,
To give the rebels battle
Mid boisterous cheers from their quiet life,
They went to participate i'm the strife,
Amid the cannons' rattle.
They met, and fought, as warriors fight,
Their crimson life gore spiling,
But Still the Mortimer for their Right
To battle long were willing.
While their noble banners waved in the air,
They fiercely struggled, void of despair,
Mid awful carnage thrilling.
They used death h-weapons desperately,
With loud and hearty cheering.
Their bayonets cleaning brilliantly
A-.+L For liberty, endearing. S Gi
And rebels fell fast meath the iron hail,
And DER their losses did sadly bewail.
t While Others were disappearing.
The conflicts o'er-the vict'ry's won,
And Southrofs are recoiling -
But the loved youth. the Christian son,
Is mong the wounded, bleeding
And his thoughts ascend to the blissful plain
Where strife is unknown, where Peace doth
With Jesus interceding. Ireign
They bore him from the dreadful field
Of carnage, sad and CORY,
With bleeding wounds mid Joyous peals
49, All covered o er with glory; ....,f.
For he fought courageously to see
The glorious old Flag of Liberty s1 .a
-s. Spread wide the yietor's story. .-
The steamer ploughed the CLASSY waves
On the extensive river,
Home bound with Shiloh wounded braves
To return, perchance never
But ah, how many soldier died
Upon the heaying, liquid tide g -.st ..-...,
From earthly friends wide severed.
Aderton sleeps beside the deep ,-r.-
And smiling, flowing river "
But his parents in their cottage weep, B
Yet bless God, their Giver,
That one sons left to ayenge his death,
And, if need be. yield his final breath,
Quelling this Nations fever.
GEORGE W. Bennett.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
9aritulturaI.
For the Charles City Intelligencer.

F. r-... fFi for tie 'Ilires tlV lntelligencer.
Agricultural Premiums s. the Farmers
Mr.. HuDRErH Our list of Agri
cultural Premiums has usually been
pretty well arranged, but there are
one or two items that | should like to
see put into the next list which the
Board may issue. One is a premium
OF, say, $40 for the best cultivated
farm in Floyd county, mean the
farm and farm-yards and buildings
that are kept in the best order through
out-not the house. l would put, the
House down for the second best pre-
mium-say SO for the best appoint
ed house, and best vegetable and
flower garden adjoining, such as every
farm house ought to have. .a.,a ..
What looks more enticing and
cheerful than a good vegetable gar
den and good display of flowers
around the house-eyen log house
Not only are these things gratifying
to the eye, but vegetables and fruit
are great promoters OF health. They
are far better than being confined to
the everlasting pork and potatoe, or
hog and hominy," the year round.
As poor as | am, will contribute one
dollar towards the farm premium and
fifty cents towards the garden premi,
um.
Now, when you have litte space,
if you or your correspondents will
throw ont some agricultural and hor-
ticultural hints to your readers, who
knows how much good may not be
done 1t may be the means Of re-
form with at least few Of our farm
ers for all around us we can see that
reforms are needed. You may cross
many farm in this county where you
will find farming implements--the
reapers, plows, hoes, shovels. drags,
&c. lying just where they We're last
used, and all going to decay and ruin.
What prohigacy and waste is this |
One word more. Have we not
men in our county who are expert
menting in one branch Of agriculture
or another, and who might benefit us
all. il the results of their experiments
were made public? Where ought we
to look for this information, If not in
our own county paper. Let the hntel
liseaor be made the medium for prac.
tical hints thrown out by our own agri
culturists. 1t is better than to depend
upon Eastern papers, for the farming
here must be done very differently
from what It is at the East. Let us
have practical, home truths and who
are SO well fitted to ippart good ag
ricultural instruction to us as your
self and many Of the leading farmers
Of the county? Then if you, tel
your stories too big, such as raising
pumpkins as large as covered wagons
we can go and see for ourselves wheth
er you tell the truth or, not. tl adp
| H esn Yours, respectfully aaa4aa
,a sab HENRY WApy.
! Marble Rock, Feb. 10, 1868.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
"ddestuarS tbt Course Of empire tales its Map.

throw our nation.n H # rs. rru
Why not join in saving the country,
and afterwards right all wrongs, re-
dress all grievances But no-they
pray that the cotton wanting countries
Of Europe will interfere that storms
will founder our iron-clads, and mud
be the crop this season that chain
lightning will destroy our munitions Of
war.
They can see in the preparations
now being made for the Nations
struggle for life, the little cloud, the
bigness of mans hand, that is to
arise and ruin the country. They
can see the frowns of God upon those
who interfere with His "ordained in
stitution," and think that "really the
South had some wrongs to redress"
Agents, active in the pay Of the
South, throng our cities, crying, ere
sistthe draft arm yourselves for your
liberties, which are fast being taken
from you ; hasten to the rescue of
your champions of the South, who are
denounced as enemies by the Gov
ernmcnt."
Ought such emissaries to be al
lowed freedom of speech? They wish
to raise the popular feeling for the
President, into hatred ; to foster, in
the minds of those who do not rightly
understand the motives of President
Lincoln, strong prejudice. ...
There are men enough in the field,
but they need the encouragement of
the people at home. Are. the soldiers
satisfied with the Administration
Let the votes of those, whose States
allowed them voice, testify. That
they are loyal, let their deprivations
and tolls, cheerfully borne, answer.
That they are malieiously slandered.
let the Copperheads speak. lately
saw in a paper printed at Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, an editorial in which these
words were used al would as soon
be dog as private. soldier in the
United States Army" l know not
who uttered these words, but there
have been privates who have given
their lives for their country whose
shoe latches the author of that SEN
tence is unworthy of unfastening, He
probably belongs to that class of dogs
that pick the crumbs from the table of
the Chicago Times, and lick the old
political sores of Mahony, Vallandig-
ham and Company. sg a, f..s.,
But they tell US that this is free
Granted. 1t IS free coun-
try. But does that give person the
right to seize whatever comes handy,
and try and overthrow the established
laws Of the land ? Ought persons
rights to be respected, when he does
not show respect for his Government,
and declares its laws null and void !?
1t does not make it right for man to
take pistol and go out on the high
way demanding persons money, and
then tell him it is free country.
Let loyal people still cling around
the flag; still support the Admins
tration even il they DO not agree
with it in all minor particulars. While
the Nation is struggling for life and the
of its laws, let us give
a cordial amen to all its acts, if they
tend to the suppression of this rebel
ion. Then will it surmount all obsta
cles and, perhance, the Nation will
vet adopt the motto Of one Of its pill
ars
""Opr Liberties zoe prize, and Our Rights
zee udl maintain"
-;gFa at IS. aga WINFIELD.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-26
rY, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 1853

I
our own States, laying waste our low.
ed homes that we are confident OF
ultimate success if still supported by
them. .a#EEea7 t - 8#.#
Second, That we recognize no To-
cal prejudices in this struggle, and
regard loyal men, wherever found, as
our true friends, and disloyal men as
our deadly enemies. # 3E.aEasn
IAird, That we unanimously con-
demn the actions of the Copperheods Of
the North, and rank them where they
fairly belong, among the infamous
Southern armed destroyers of our
National honor. ..rasa au aal r.E.a
F6nrtA,--That, with confidence in
the Omniscient God of Battles. we will
still struggle on for the perpetuity oi
the American Government, assured
by every principle of justice, that our
foes, whether North or South, shall
melt before US, and our Government,
bound irrefragably together by Rail
roads and TeIegraphs, by the resist
less ever onward rolling River, and
the still stronger ties of Mutual Sym
pathy-shall stand as enduring as its
unshaken Mountain Ranges.
'.-En RESOLUTIONS, t,I -
Presented by Lieut.. Coi. Jed Lnke, and
unanimously adopted by the 27M Losca
WHEREAS, 1t has become necessary
for the Union soldiers in our army
from the Northwestern States to ex.
press their views upon the great ques.
tion now being solved by the action
Of the American people-therefore,
resolved vt4.sr va e.# $50
/. That we, the soldiers comprising
the 9th Regiment of Iowa Infantry
Volunteers, do hereby pledge our.
selves TO support the Government OF
the United States in all the efforts il
has put forth to crush this internal
Rebellion and that we cordially en-
dorse the Emancipation Proclamation
of the President as being one of the
measures to sooner conquer the rebels.
g That we believe that the persons
Of African descent now in this country
are no better than the Union Soldiers
Of our army, and if either arc to be
shot at by the rebels, we have no con-
scientiods scruples against their aim.
ing at the Africans rather than us.
8. That we believe loyal black men
good enough to be shot by white rebels ;
and from our experience in the Sece.
ded States we had as lief those States
should be inhabited by loyal blacks as
rebellious whites.
A. That while we have left our
homes to fight to maintain the best
Government Wisdom ever formed, we
are not unmindful Of what certain reb-
ell sympathizers at the North are do
ing ; and we would, if necessary, as
soon, use our weapons upon the reb-
els of Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, who
are doing what they can to prevent
the further prosecution of this war, as
upon the rebels of Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana. eGte
B. That, while we have faith in the
integrity and patriotism of the mass
es at the north, we feel and know
that this is no time to trifie with the
interests of humanity and the crush
ing of rebels, and if they suffer them
selves to be led away by their
former political leaders to an open de-
fiance of the Government, they must
erpeet and arul receire at our hands the
punishment due to traitors. .
. N ..-r.s. ..