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Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

"Why are nails designated by the terms sirpsnny
'ightpenny" &c? In Sheffield, England, where i'm.
meas qnan lis o. nilsAre manufactured, they used
to be >o.d IA small quantities by the hundred aud
tbs terms tourpen"y, srpenny, &c. re.errc! to such
nails as were sold at fourpcnce. sixpence, &C. per
hundred nails. Tic length Of the nails Of that day
was exactly the same with nails that are now known
by those destinations
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30
WHOLE NO. 4O6

WHAT WE HAVE DeNE.-Evdenccs of the decided
progress made by the national arms in the suppres
sion of the rebellion and the reduction Of the South
to obedience to the national authority, continue to
accumulate, particularly in the Southern press
The ltcs, instance is afforded by an editorial article
in the Richmond Wig Of April I'd, discussing the
subject OF the next election for mcnbers Of the rebel
Congress.
The Wig admits that the United States authority
is enforced fvecights of Virginia, and A, much
or more Of Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana;
consequently, Of those four great rebel States here is
good authority at the rebel capital right under the
nose OF Jcf Davis, for the statement that we have
actually recovered and held firmly in our grasp
nearly two-thirds Missouri and Kentucky the same
writer gives up entirely. Maryland he does not
even take into consideration and for the rest he saw,
that in nearly all tho States some districts ars held
by US, which is fact Ssn most cases an election
Tor members of the rebel Congress would therefore
be mere farce. To provide for the emergency. \
bill is pending 10 hold the elections by general tiak
ct, SO tn while retain 50 much Of rebcldom in
our possession, they would still - on e!ecting wb,Ie
Stat" dds ,tions wherever they can manage to Doll
a few votes.
FRovFRD'-Prese by JosL"a Billings. Eso--
Don't 'wop with yer rclashuns unless YOU kin az
ford to give them the big ccnd of the trade.
Marry yung, md if circumstances require il. Of.
ten.
fyou can't git good cloathes and edcatiOn TOO.
git the cloaihes
Say how are You 10 everybody.
kultivate modesty, but mind and keen good
stock of finpudencc on hand
Bee charitahle-:hrce cent pieces were mad. .,
purpose. Don't take anybodys advice hut vo,,
own 1t costs more to borry than it does to buv.
ri a man latters yu, yu ken kylkerlate that he is
r"ge, or you're fne.
Keep b'ta ize open. bat don't see morn barIf Won
motifs.
Ifyu len fur fame, go into grave yard and
scratch yersrlf agin a tunc stone.
fung man, he more snxus about the pedste vur
goin 70 leave 'hcn yu are about the wun sumbedv's
gon to lev" yu.
SIN Is LAe we-d>-sclfsonc and sure 10 cum.
About as sure way to git rich as enLy no Of
Is t. gIt inter det fur hundred Thousand doIlor,
and then e" to work and pay oph the det.
Two lovers, Ii e two armies, generally cit along
quietly unul they are engaged
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

Among the articles announced for sale at a recent
auction, was entitled mahogany ehild's chair"
The father ofthc wonderful infant must be a menu
bsr Of the Wood family.
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

W it, H. al sKca4Ase the foio",uk par g;apa: i:
Ll rqo p'InioS aa9 oa \ 5 rike Jor u 5her VAC. =
Mc IL We 6'nciudEd TO Sc, osr osn tAycs Ia
FUtUts! II q eAsA eNoaJn.
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

by the steamer Ericsson, from Charleston, we
lsarn that tho Monitors deck are being plated with
sdditional iron. - n6 81
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

/, " ELL SeoKES-Benj amin F. Breustcr Es, 8
Philadelphi4, an uncompronsing war Dcmocr,, -
recent speech, showing the wrongs done 20 Norts.
.rn democrats by the rebels. and proving that th.
S7uh had ruled and contr lied the official powe, of
our nation from the time of George Washinpto, IN
t'c time when Buchanan l.fi, il:
When slavery was the law, stood by the law
would nave the country as it was If couId h,v.
nave had 1t So but si'ce this war has come. and
struck down the law that sheltered US all and sh et
cred r-tor slavery has been the cause-I 1vopId
sweep It from the face of the earth and rouyd ss
1t on my hendcd knees, that hope we will not ,,oa
THIS war until slavery is dead and drowned The
Southern men have dug its grave and Northern men
VIII bury It, And if men at the North undertak.
to stop this war-against higher law-the moral
sentiment OF treedom-let them taste the rome that
inc Constitution made for treason and traitors
IL is remarkable, though perhaps nothing stranoo
Ina thr daughters well as the SONS of soIt;o-s
sh""d become soldiers by marrying with the pro-
fs,im-a> naturally they must be thrown more into
thtt kInd OF society than any other. General Suf,
ne's family, however, is somewhat marked in
stance. He had two sons, f. V. Sumner. Maior IN
Gen. Stqncman's staff, and Samuel, Captain ON the
th0 staff OF his father; and four daughters, one Of
whom married a civilian, and became Mrs. Jenkins
the other three becoming Mrs. Colonel Theau. Mrs
Colonel Long, and Mrs. Colonel Mclean. In ,uch
family, all interested in the army service, yha,
anxIeties war must produce.
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

Breas riots have taken place at Greensboro snd
Dsnhaa, North casOllna- ..ss., .as
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30

President Lincoln will make " down
east tour during the coming simmer. sas
Smyrna times., 1863-04-30
FOR sALE-Dry-G \ Boxe,

'sai 'i EDWIN wIn,lna. I'M z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
The Advantage of Writing Bad
.., Hand. .t,,,.

At the harvest home at Slaugham, Sus,
sex, the chairman said Dean Hook had
preached them magnificent sermon. Be
fore the dean went home he asked leave to
print il, telling him ho thought they could
sell hundred, and offered to copy out tho
sermon plain for the printers The dean
made answer and said that would mover do,
he would write ID out badly himself. Upon
bis asking the dean why, he explained tha,
il the copy was plain il would be put into
the hands Of the worst compositors; where
as il it was written badly the best hands
would get it, and the work would bc better
done. In confirmation Of this, we add that
once upon time, conyersing with Robert
Southey, the poet, We alluded TO his par
ticular neat and legible Handwriting, saying,
that, Of course, he must have little trouble
in correcting his proofs. His reply was,
"On the contrary, l write SO we'll that my
copy is given as equal to print, among the
apprentices, who are careless and incompe-
tent, and make scores Of blunders when
they set II up" Lord Brougham, on the
other hand, writes almost illeeibly, and his
manuscript goes 10 the best compositors,
who have brains and skill to make out its
meaning, and are paid one-third extra for
deciphering it. l ld..f1 sag 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
lFor the Chronlcle.l
A CAR d.

Amid the multiplied calls that are now
being made upon the charities Of the people,
it 10 most cheering to notice how many
churches are becoming so thoughtful of the
increased wants and necessities Of their
pastors.
1t gives me great pleasure, Mr.. Editor,
through your paper, to record my own peo-
pie ameng this list
The Pastor and his family were most
agreeably surprised on Christmas day, to
become the recipients Of many cheering sal.
utstions, accompanied with valuable presents
from ladies and gentlemen old and young.
The whele affair was topped off with the
presentation of two handsome rolls of
money; one from the gentlemen. u gift to
the Pastor-the other from tho ladies, q gift
to his wife.
This expression Of confidence and attach
msnt has been received with deep gratitude
OF heart, and will always be remem bered by
tho Pastor aud his family us groen spot in
tho history Of their connection with the
Presbyterian Church Of st. Clairsville.
May the Great Head OF the Church
abnndantly remunerate the thoughtful do.
nors with the rich bounties of His provi-
dence, the consolations Of His grace, and Ct
them out by His spirit and His word for an
eternal hsbitation ON high.
D. X. CAMPBELL.
ST. CLAIRsvII.LE, Dec. 2sth, 1868.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31

ward. II is delicate matter TO speak Of
ones own religious experience, but in the
hope of doing good l will venture. At first
my hopes we're not bright For days and
weeks an impenetrable cloud seemed to rest
over me, and to vail heaven from my view
sometimes Tor q moment it would give away,
and show light aud peace beyond, lhea close
up, thick, and dark, and lowering, as ever.
But at last the day gradually arose, and
was enabled to rejoice in hopes the world
can neither give nor take away"
Such is brief extract from this wonder
ful and touclIing narrative, which cannot b.
read throughout without a feeling Of deep
and tender sympathy towards these heroic
sufferers, and Of righteous indignation
ngaiust the authors and ihstigators of this
dire and denoniacal rebellion. Immediate.
ly upon his return home, Lieut.. Pittenger
sough. spiritual home, although at vari-
ancc with his early religious education, in
the Methodist Episcopal Church, into the
ministry OF which be has aleady entered
where he proposes to devote his energies
and lifa with manifest foreshadowing
promise Of becoming bright aud shining
light" .....
The celebrated DR.. Trail, in an editorial
article in the Herald Of Health, while speak
ing of the book under review. says that
this gigantic war in which we are engaged,
is certainly the most extensive and forlnida-
bic civil commoiion which the world has ev-
er known; and whom the publisher of Lieut..
PitteDgcr announces it as the most thrilling
episode of the war; he does not exaggerate.
We predict for this work more extensive
circulation than that of any other work
which this war has yet produced. No one,
to look carelessly at the modest face Of ths
author, to observe his child like simplicity
Of manners, his unaffected department and
apparent indifference could suspect tina,
within that easy, natural, pretentiousless
yet graceful exterior, sbided mind of deer
thought, q spirit of dauntless courage and q
purpose as inhexibleas as adamant And while
he was our patient at Hygeian Home, and
accepted an invitation to relate his adven
lures, sufferings, and observations, to par
lor audience, we were not prepared for SC
powerful, SO eloquent discourse. He had
spoken but few minutes before he helt
the hearts OF all present, as it were, in hi!
hands, while his narratives often caused the
unbidden tear to start -- -la
The introduction to the book is written b.
Rev. Alex. Clark, with whom Lieut.. Pit
tenger was at one time associated in tn,
publication Of the "School Visitor" and i
an eloquent and fitting tribute to a worth.
subject. The book is embollished with
splendid steel engraving Of the author an,
several other illustrative cuts. and may b.
obtained of the author, or of Jos. Wood
roffe, st. Clairsville Ohio. Price 81 90
or sent by mail on receipt of price.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
How o Brave Man Speaks.

While riding up Mission Hill on the NOM
morable 25th, turning my horse to the right
or left 10 avoid trsading upon the wounded,
l had dismouuted from my horse to give
water to dying boy, who lay upon his gun
with q bullet through his head, when, q few
yards to the right, observed an officer be-
ing carried down the hill on q stretohor. -
Riding up, inquired Of the men:
"Who have you here p
"Adjutant Marsh, Of the 2lst Michigan" ("
was the reply:
Where are you wounded, Adjutant?"
"In the left arm" was tho reply.
"Badly?" IinQuireds; when with smile
lighting up his face, the same instant that |
discovered the arm adhering to the body by
. small piece. of flesh, he replied:
MY arm Is gone that's nothing we've
beaten them, thank God, and tho slur OF
the Chicksmauga defeat is oblitsrated. Let
the arm perish such victory is worth a
thousand arms b-[Chattanooga Corrcspon.
dent Cincinnati Commercial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Mcclellan and Csmpbell.

A Conservative National something or
othet--we can't quite make out whether IL
calls itself Q Committee OF CohveDtion,--
but ss Mr.. Toots used saEely TO remark,
lit . no consequence, - yesterday inou.
bated in Philadelphia, and w ehed Gen.
McClellen as y Cunserva,fve candidate
for our next President, with, Es Governor
Campbell for Vice President. Exc Governor
Campbellof Tennessee was formerly Whig
representative in Congress from that State,
but Of late Unionist Of q very mild type.
He il very respectable man and, when
be wakes up some morning and finds that
Slavery has for some years been dead, and
cannot. be brought to life again, he will be
as loyal, hearty a Unionist as any Of us.
Of course. the nomination Of Mcclellan
is the right thing; but then again ii is MT.
Mcclellan is the true sud fightful' Pro
Slavery candidate for President, (which
nobody eau deny. +" But, being such, il is
all wrong to have him backed about and
used up in this way. We beg those who
really want him elected, and do Mt want
him used as cat.paw for others, to look to
this matter. He is to day as stronga can.
didatc as you can pick from that side, and
up before next July If all manner Of seedy,
dvsprplic, passe, played out politicians are
allowed to use his name freely to advance
their own selfish ends. A few more such
back-sets ss his Woodward letter aud this
Conservative abortion will finish him.
Now there is not Secessionst n The loyal
States-at least, we never met nor heard of
one--who is not q roaring McClellanite (;
and their vote cannot be so thoroughly con-
centrated on any other man. We never met
n man who atrenuopslv iryaisted that tho
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31

The negro troops under Gen. Gilmore,
firmly refused to receive any pay at all, un
less the Government allows them the full
pay Of . soldier-eis per month. As the
law now stands, Paymasters are allowed to
pay them but $40 month. They say they
we're enlisted as soldiers, and claim the pay
Of soldiers. Gov. Andrew, Of Massaohu-
setts, sent State official there to pay them
the % per month extra, but they refused to
yield the point They say they are soldiers
Of the United States, and net Of Massachu-
set.s. Congress should remedy the law at
once.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Naval Enlistments.

Nearly forty-6ve thousand seamen have
been received on board the North Carolina,
New York hsrbor, during the past two years
and eight months, beginning with the l,t
Of May, 1861. Of these more than half
we're new recruits. The remainder Of the
men were transferred from vessels repairing
at the Navy Yard to the receiving ship, and
resumed their places when the vessels were
ready for sea.
Since the commencement of the present
year, mp to and including the 22d inst, ac-
cording TO the Paymasters botks and care
fal estimates, the number Of men received
on board the North Carolina has been IT.
PAL.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Acknowledgement.

We owe It 10 ourselves and the member,
and friends Of the M. Il. Church in ST.
Clairsville to acknowledge the expression o
their kind regards, and the reception OF
their uery generous and vdluaJle gifts receiv-
cd by US on Christmas day.
The Pastor and his family found their
ward to be entirely replenished with excel
lent suits for each, and in addition to these,
and other tokens, received handsome purse
Of Greeabdcks.
We need scarcely assure our friends that
the unexpected, unmerited, and surpassing
generosrty of their kindness is truly appre-
ciated, and will ever call up pleasant re-
membranes Of the people to whom it is our
privilege to minister. tI.
j. NJ. CARR.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, Dec. 25, 1868.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Advertfsfne Patronage.

We ask the Merchants Of Belmont coun-
ty to examine our advertising columns, and
nee how kdraly they are putronsing their
county paper. There is not another county
in the State Of Ohio, where the same
amount of capital is invested in merchandis-
ing, that there is so little advertising done
as there is in Belmont county, and as ne
cessary result there is no other county from
which the same amount of money is sent
abroad, by the consumers, for the purchase
Of merchandise. Your patrons, your
neighbors read the papers and learn from
them that Stone 4 Thomas, Tallant Il
Dsllaplain, Heymon, Sensensy, Geo. X.
Wheat, and others of Wheeling, are rsceiv-
ing new goods, but they never learn when
you receive any, or whether you have any
on hands only by calling into your store,
and a, people nowadays are not inclined
to spend much time in uncertain invcstisa.
tions, they 60 at once where they know
they can get what they want, and where the
vendors have the courtessy to inform their
patrons Of tho receipt of aew goods or their
disposition to sell upon accommodating
terms. The result is, hundreds of dollars
are carried to Wheeling every year and in
vested in goods by the citizens of this coun.
ty, that ought to DO, that woDld be spent a,
home, il there was little more energy, q
little more enterprise manifested by oul
merchants.
We send from Thirty to Two Hundred
copies Of the CHRoNicLE into each Towr'
ship Of the county, aud they are read by
perhaps, one-half Of the people in tbose
Townships. Now, it wsuld require very
small degree Of reasoning to satisfy any
ono, that the weekly presentation Of you
business TO tho attention of the people, 10
the shape Of an advertisement, could pol
fail TO favorably influence those who wer,
thus constantly reminded Of it, besides this
it would show that you were disposed Il
DO accommodating to the public from whom
you expected support, by giving notice o
your efforts to supply their wants, and you
desire to receive their patronage.
We ask the merchants of the county t.
give this matter trial, and see at ,ffe ell,
Of a year if they are not benefited by it
more than the value of all it will cost, ant
in addition to the direct benefit you deriv
by way Of an increased business, you vii
have satisfaction Of knowing that you ar
aiding BY your patronage in building vi
your county paper.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Southern News.

Eo,rpp,o Ncn,aox ~. 90 a. 81
- noflnsIs h'.. MoNhol' Zee cs. no ua; nak y,
snm s%os !oas mas ar!vSu ,ron Ony oius, .,,n
Iv P1Iso15erst W III eAcnanSo ior 'noSe 'e"' up
oy zen ..hN' pI'ler
L ine rsoe. gover1mene a rciuses any Iur!ner
eAcusnRe, Inless an rhe ques'lon' are gwen
up apoI. Wn,oH our u1ver9nen. nss 'eee s
con.enui9g' c ana thelr iaWs IN reEaru 10 ol
nce1s ano so'Glers 10 negro reslmen.s arc
naeoosr'.eu. tney sIso roiuse 10 ieecrc
nag ~ truce from uen. nuuer, 0rneAo'iste
WIN MN 1n me SUBJECT o. eAcnange' oe-
cause "i gen. laws % pI9clam1'lo1 Q, ou:.
iaWry against oeh, Du''er' Las. ye.r, IL
WIN os remembered shey were quite Wiling
to receive ineuic,nes rom am 70 correspohu
WIN MN; n41witnrtanuins tns pIoclama
tlon Wnicn they nov make : ptetext ror dis-
continuing nego,iations' ana tney nave az
Teauy eAchaHseu over ooo prisone'S Will
"em. III PHtIer.
Inc hen,hona E1amlnef Oh 'o-oay con-
'ains .ne IolIow'pg o'spa'cnn
ObAsLEsroN, Pee. So'I!ne Sncmy ccin-
nencea s1e'sng the city las. nignt: kseping
up s'eaoy nre' "nich wax s'iii gong on al
y clock TINS morning.
ure oToke'o9t =. clcck' ueS'loyipH
..n UT t"e"e oU'uihss' c"us'"s ~" csSuai'
ties; Is, -
mere Is heaVy nrine in me d'rectlon Oh
p pp.ono; wnicn n - - believed 70 ne oetweeh our
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Distin guishee Departure for Dixie

Distin guisheG Departure for Dixie.
The Cincihnati' Commercial announces
that distinguished Ohio Copperhead has
left his country for the country's good"
in these fearless words:
Judge James Clark, of Hamilton, the
"brains" Of Butler county Vallandigham
Democracy, has recently sold his law book s
and accounts, and proceeded to Richmond,
Virginia. He was passed through our lines
by Secretary Stanton, and no provision made
for his return. Judge Clark was one of the
ablest men in Ohio. but crazy and rabd on
the secession question, holding that State
rights included secession, therefore, that the
"Confederates" were right and ought to sue
ceed. He is man Of a great deal more
ability and courage than Vallandig ham, and
has gone voluntarily where his logic carried
him. What the Democracy of old Butler
will do now that they have lost their leader,
it might be instructive to ascertain.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
The $500 Clause.

The most important subject before Con-
urged with much persi.tency that the pro
considered immediately, within . few days,
before the next draft. The President will,
u IL is P%Ss.pons the draft iog
tation clause Of the bill. and, the Eastern
members, With exceptions, favor its rsten,
ton y viii probably be b repealed, repealed and the
instead oi money. .--Twash, Cor. N. Y. In
DEPENDENT ss1s.1 ni slaAsaI .s,n rf y
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-31
Exchange Of Prisoners-No Quarters
r.7If to Negroes.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Dec. III


In the matter Of exchange of prisoners,
the United States Commissioner has been
driven by Mr.. Ould from point to point,
from position to position, until finally Cen
erals Meredith and Hitchcock have aban-
treatment of negro prisoners. The ines
sage" OF President Davis, of January IL,
is now made the reason of suspending ex-
change, Notwithstanding that from january
to July this Message" had been in force,
and was never once referred to a. sufficient
cause for stopping the operations of the
cartel. The enemy now rest their case upon
this Message. We have already shown
that the law Of Congress for delivering all
negroes and their white officers, captured in
arms, to State authorities for trial under
State laws, was too wide in its language and
covered matter that is not within the
province of one nation to dictate to another.
No nation has the right to say that its one
my shall not employ in its armies o certain
class of its people. The composition of ar
mics is matter belonging exclusively to the
authorities of the nation itself. If the
Yankees like negro troops they have the
right to employ the free negroes of the Uni
ted States in their armies, and they have
the right to demand for them the proper
treatment as prisoners OF war. If a nation
employs savages in its armies, retaliation is
proper and justitiable, not because OF the
employment OF tho savages, but Tor any acts
committed by the soldiery not in accordance
with the laws OF war. 50, it the negroes
employed by the United States compose a
part OF the people OF those States, aud are
regularly mustered into their service, It, at
ter capture, they can be proved guilty OF
acts not recognized as within the rules OF
civilized warfare, they are not entitled to
the rights of prisoners of war, but may be
punished as bandits and robbers. And so
Of the white troops-color has nothing to
do with soldiers. e sts-n 0a
But the case is different as TO the slaves
and free negroes of these States captured
in the ranks of the enemy. Their detention
is justified by the laws of war: their pun
ishment we can provide for, though we
should not like to see any enforced, for the
poor wretches have no will of their own, and
being forced into the ranks are not respon-
sible for their conduct. aso aiI
Corores. then .bor,d so modify Tho Inv
No N nnSIy onlv n ths slaves and free ns. A.
vroes ~ these states no s,tnred in he ranks
of the ensmv, Lei ms Mace ourselves RIGHT