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Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29
The Army of the Potomac.

A correspondent Of the New York
Times, specializing upon the army of
the Potomac, and what is to be done
with it, gives a very unpromsing con-
dition OF its spirit at present, and the
causes fits oppression. He says:
+" Sad, sad it is to look at this superb
army Of the Potomac, the match of which
no conqueror ever led-this incompar-
able army, fit to perform the mission
the country has imposed upon it
paralyzed, petrifed, put under a blight
and spell; and on the other hand the
noble nation, bleeding to death and
pouring out the rich wine of it's life
in vain.
"But the root of tho matter is dis.
trust OF the general conduct and order
ing of things. They feel that things
are a. loose ends-in fact they know
it, for our army is one that reads and
thinks. This spirit of discomfort is
augmented by many causes of a special
nature, For example: l, They have
not for several months been paid.
Shameful and inexcusable in the Gov.
crnmcnt! 2. The stagnation, enhui,
disgust, suffering, sickness and dscom-
fort OF camp life in winter, (without
quarters) amid Virginia mud, cold and
rain
g. No small hardships can assure
you, and it is doubtful if any regular
European army ever had to submit to
equally great ones. 3. General feel.
ing Of dependency resulting from mis-.
management and our want of military
success. Soldiers are severe critics,
and are not to be bamboozled. You
may marshal your array Of victories
in glittering editorials they smile
sarcasticaly at them. You see men
who tell you that they have been in Il
dozen battles and were licked and
chased every time-they would like to
chase once to see how it " feels" This
begins to tell painfully on them. Their
spIen lid quaities-their patience, faith,
hope, courage, are gradually oozing
olt. Certainly never were graver
gioomier more sober, sombrc, serious
and unmuscal body of men than the
Army OF the Potomac at the present
time. 1t is saddening contrast with
year ago.
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29

ceeding glad. He approved of media.
tion as means of suspending hostili-
ties, but rejected arbitration. lie spoke
also of the important lessons the war
had taught on both sides, in explaining
anti-slavery errors, in proving tho
strength Of the South, and in showing
that slavery, instead of weakness, was
power; that the non .slaveholding white
men of the South were the chief sup.
port of slavery, and that there was no
danger of servie instructions. He
said that the South had learned, too,
that personal courage is quality com.
mon to all sections, and that in battle
the men Of the North, and especially of
the West, were their equals. Twenty
months Of war had corrected many
errors, and taught us the wisdom of u
century; and if we would only reunite,
the Union would be stronger and moro
durable than ever. He expressed his
readiness to yield personal interests
and the moro material rewards of am
bition just now to the future good of
the country. Whoever believed the
war would restore this Union; whoever
was FOR war for the abolition Of slavery
or for disunion; whoever demanded
Southern independence and final sepa,
ration, would not bc satisfied with
what he said a? But he had always been
f,r the Union, and would not now sur
render it, In youth he had desired to
live to see the hundredth anniversary
of American independence, and hear
onr orators eXllt in the growing glorics
ard greatness Of the still United States.
He hoped tor it stills 'oner, if possible.
In any event, let that day be the day
! f the great restoration. We were in
the midst OF the crisis Of the revolution
# we secured peace now and began
reunion, all would be we'll. 1t not, he
saw nothing before Us but revolution
aud anarchy. ......
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29
From over the Border.

If we could listen to the tales brought
from YankeedoodIedom by blockade
runners, we might expect u general
smash.up down East a. an early day.
One gentleman of this class, lately ar.
rived, predicts peace in sixty days, and
thereafter and very speedily an indis-
eliminate throat-cutting throughout
Yankeedom. He reports their fnan
ces as irretrievably y ruined-their army
as hopeIcssly demoralized, and only
kept together until they can get their
back pay, and discord and confusion
rampant throughout the land. The
tale is cheering; hut it must be receiv-
cd cum grano sails, and, at any rate, we
must not permit it to influence our &C.
ton in the least. We may makeit true
by wise and vigorous measures Rich.
mond Wing. "
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LEATHER AS A SMALLPOX DIslNFE

LEATHER AS A SMALLPOX DIslNFEC.
TANT.-The shavings or scraps of leath-
er burned in localities infected by tho
small. .pox, is said to be sure disinfec-
tant against this disease. The recipe
comes from an old phisician, whose
practice has been largely among small.
pox patients for the last thirty years,
and who, in all that time, was mover
called upon to treat for small.po a
workman in leather, either as a shoe.
maker or tanner.
The theory has been put in practice
at Castle Thunder with very good sue
cess, no cases having occurred since the
burning commenced. The remedy is
simple, and within the reach of every
one, and is certainly worth q trial.
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29
Mr.. Vallandigham's Speech.


In the Federal House Of Representa-
tives, on the 14th, Il series of reso!u
tions were under consideration dccIar-
ing the rebellion deliberately wicked
and without reasonable eycnso; that
the war was inaugurated solely for the
suppression of the rebe lion and the
restoration Of che Union rs it was !;
that the Union restored. the war $ louId
cease, and the seeding States be re
ceivcd back into the Union with all the
PRIVILEGES aud inmunitics to which they
were originally entitled when Mr..
VaIIandigham, Of Ohio, made II speech
which stirred up tho Abolition ire to Il
lofty pitch. We co y It portion .. his
remarks, from tho reports in the North.
en- papers:
The only difficulty in the wav Of a
reunion was the want Of the will to re.
unite, and while the war lasted that
would never exist. If the country
were really tired Of the war, and
thought the military experiment had
been tried long enough, and enough of
blood and treasure had been ex >ended
and mi cry inflicted on both, he would
then propose this: Stop fighting; make
an armisticc- formal treaty; with
dlaw yonr army from the seccJ ed
States; reduce beth armies to u fair and
sufficient peace establishment; declare
absolute free trade between the North
and South buy and sell; agree upon Il
Z,llvercin; recall your fleets ; break up
your blockade; reduce your navy; re
store travel open up the railroads; re-
establish the tclegraphs; reunite your
express companies; make no more
Monitors and iron clads, but set your
friendly steamers and steamships ag:in
in motion; visit the North and West ;
visit the South; exchange newspapers;
migrate; intermarry let slavery alone;
hold elections at the appointed times;
let us choose new President in 1864 ;
and when the gospel of peace shall have
sounded again from heaven into their
hearts, and the gospel of abolition and
hate been expelled, let your clergy and
the churches meet again in Christian
intercourse, North and South. Let
secret orders and voluntary associations
everywhere reunite as brethren once
more. In short, give to all the natural
and all the artificial causes which impel
us together their fullest sway. Let
time do it's Office in drying tears, dis.
pelling sorrow, mellowing passions, and
making the herbs, aud the grass and
the trees to grow again upon the hun
dred battle fields of this terrible war.
He denied that this was formal recog-
nition, to which, for obvious reasons
he would not consent. 1t was informal
recognition, and SO was the exchange
Of prisoners, flags Of truce, etc. If it
confessed disunion, it was only as the
surgeon who sets a fractured limb and
heals it, admitting that it was broken
1t would do to say tho government
would have failed to crush out the re
bellion. II had failed, and would always
fail. Neither ought anybody to com
plain that no one would be hung; TO,
nobody would be hung, though the wal
lasted fifty years. But if nobody was
to be hung, then let the wrongdoers o1
the administration rejoice and be ex
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29

TREATMENT OF NEGROES AT PoRT
RoYAL.-The Richmond correspondent
of the Charleston Mercury says:
l have before me a copy of Saxton's
General Order to the helots at Port
Royal. It is pretty tough. The poor
wretches have their freedom secured to
them with vengeance. All of them,
even down to the children, are COM
nelled to work. To "each working
hand" is allotted cone acre and two
tasks for corn; one quarter task for
potatoes. A task is q quarter of an
acre. "In exchange for the gouernment
lands, etc., the negroes (this is the Off
cial language-not our colored breth-
rem " are to plant and cultivate, in ad-
dition to the above allotment, six acres
each for every mule or horse belong
inc to the plantation or the superlnten'
dent; one for the superintendent him.
self; one and half for the ploughman,
and one acre for every old or disabled
person." Besides this, the negroes
are compelled to furnish the manure
used in cultivating the various acres
allotted to them. Utopia is colonlzed
at last.
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29
Yankee Finances.

The high prices of gold in the North
is an infallible sign that there is
growing sense of the utter hopeless.
ness of subyugatng the South. The
Yankee merchants must lose the diff.
ference in all their foreign transac.
tions, while it will come upon tho peo.
pie in the exorbitant prices for all the
neccssarics Of life There is q great
difference on this score between them
and us; they are our assailan we arc
the assaiIed. A people struggling for
liberty will cheertuly submit to any
sacrifice rather than yield to conquer
ors, while those who are fighting for
dominion will be more apt to calculate
the cost cf q war wagcd upon so gigan-
tic scalo as that which now affiicts
this continent, especially when facts
demonstrate that every effort made by
the assailants only drifts them further
from their cherished object. We con-
clude, therefore, that there is no doubt
that the Lincoln dynasty will continue
to encounter moro serious difficulties
in the arrangement ofits finances On
the commercial relations of the North,
the effects are too plain 10 require COM
ment. But the Yankee nation is an
anomaly, an d there is no such thing as
telling what they will probably do
under any set of given circumstances
Selma (Ala.) Reporter.
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29
"a Little More Gcapa. :"

By confession of the enemy, Gen.
Bragg Inflicted as much damage upon
the Yankees rs they have probably
suffered in any other battle G the war.
The slaughter was terrific. That he
was not t1tally routed was probably
owing to his vast prepondcrancc Of
numbers. After all, in view Of the
terrible havoc which the enemy suffer.
ed, and Bragg successful taking off of
all he had captured, the falling back of
Gen Bragg is not without alienation.
lie has taken away all the prisoners
and all the guns he has captured, and
is ROW ready to give the enemy, if he
chooses to attack him ga lutte more
grape.
The " taking off" of everything he
captures is pecularity of this Gener-
al, for which he deserves some credit.
lie captured an immense quantity OF
supplies in Kentucky, ane took them
off safely. He captured tour thousand
men, .twenty-four cannon, and five
thousand stand of small arms at Muir.
freesboro, and took them off also. We
shall not bo surprised if the Yankees,
in view of the spo.ls he is always deliv'
ering them OF, should designate him
the Cossack OF the South. In that
event, we would respectfully suggest
that they give him the name of Gen
Tocksmoff. This is very good Rus.
sian name, and it has the advantage ol
describing the Generals peculiar
genius. We trust that he may con
tinue to merit the title, and take of
guns and Yankees till the end Of the
war.--Richmond Dispatch. ~--
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29
RICHMOND 2S.
There has been continuous fail Of

There has been continuous fail Of
snow all day.
Advices from Fredericksburg report
all quiet. The tempostuous weather
has probably disconnected the encmy's
plans and defeated his programme for
the capture of Richmond and Whining
ton. [Gen. Lee would have defeated it
if the weather hadn't, we opine.] The
enemy will not be able to accomplish
anything in Northern Virginia or East
ern North Carolina this winter.
RICHMOND, Jan. 20.
Brigader Gen Jubal A. Early has
been made Maj, General and placed in
command of EwelPs old Division.
Brig. Gen. Trimble made Maj. Gen.
and placed over Jackson's old Division
Snow falling here steadily this mern.
ing. The streets and roads in an awful
condition, and tits impossible for Burn.
side to advance at present.
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29

> Gen Joseph E. Jonston returned to
this city few nights since. He eX.
presses himself as perfectly satisfied
with the condition of affairs in Missls.
sippI, and he speaks hopefully and
cheerfally Of the cause everywhere
CHATTANOOGA Rebel
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29

TENNESSEE Observation-Disclosures
Jan. 24th.-Tho representatives IN
Congress from Tennessee have united
in the recommendation to Governor
Harris to convene the Legislature OF
that State
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from Rosecrans' army,
in describing Breckinridge's charge on
the 31st December, says: off utter
madness can be called bravery, then in.
deed were these rebels brave" T.
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29

DJ@ 1t. Gen Leonidas Polk arrived
in Chattanooga the other day from the
old North State. No fears now, we
reckon, Of the Bushwhackers getting
held Of him, but q fine likelihood the
other way. ..,l..
Winchester daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1863-1863, 1863-01-29

be- By the fall of Arkansas Post
the fine cotton region Of Arkansas val
ly is left to.be ravaged by the Yankees.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20

A Copperhead.-We havs found out at last
whata "Copperhead" is The New York Posr.
speaking Of Kentucky candidate for Congress.
says he is "an opponent of all the radical
measures Of the sdministration-oth otherwise
copperhead." Here, then, we have the def =
milton Of the term: Copperhead is ian op.
ponent Of all the radical measures of the ad-
IN inistration;n and their name is legion, EN-
bracing large majority Of the American
people.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20
Nicholson, May 18th, 1863


EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
| desire through your
columns, to call the attention of the public,
in general, and our county commissioners in
particular, to few facts in relation to the
bridge built by them near Mr.. Stephens in
our Township, last summer-the same that
was destroyed by the freshet few days
since. Those who are best acquainted with
this bridge cannot see that the convenience
it would be to the public, would justify it's
being rebuilt by the county, especially at
this time, when we all feel the weight of
taxes, in every possible form in which our
rulers can impose them. Those coming up
the creek to Bacon's or Nicholson Depot.
would be better accommodated by the build
lug of q short piece of road, say sixty rods
in length to avoid the hill just north of the
bridge on the west side of the creek. A
road for this purpose, has already been laid
by viewers appointed by the Court. If this
piece of road were made, the bridge would,
only accommodate those wishing to 60 from
Piercevlle to Factoryvile and one or two
families living on the east side of the creek
near it. In either case the Inconvenience to
60 up the creek and cross at the old Bacon
stand would not be very great. Beside there
is but little travel in that direction. Ia view
of these facts think it would be well for
our County Commissioners to view the
ground before making contract for build
ing new bridge.
Very truly &c.
HIRAM MARcY,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20

IT We assert, and we challens- !,
clifton paper or politician to prove 10, !, s s
ry, that no prominent Democrat ID W :,
has ever proposed . separation oil 'n' :,
or cessation of the war on the paw i
luton, and that the only members N
party who have urged the break'nsShf ~
Union have been republcans-su,~h mo
stance, 81 Mr.. Conway, Of fKan'a' .',ip. IL
Cd . .esloution in Congress ree'sM eMr G
Independence If the South or .'ar ~ O
who declared that if.at the exP'ra', aU, in
months from Jan. 22nd, - ssr'Oh Oshe.
sion had not been made on the s,Is
should show to our destiny ana y" Saa
beat attAinabls peace )" or Mc'seii ,h.s
and Stevens, who announced Pla,";;: !, void
swami no Union, unless slavery .cc.y'
of it," Will any Loyal League co
challenger Wa offer tho use ol .t, oT il
to whoever may choose to unoe'~
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20

e At q great Abolition Pow-wow,
held IN New York last week, among the res
oIutions unanimously passed, was one (the
sth) defining a " Copperhead," as tone who
objects to the abolition policy OF the admin
istraiion." At this meeting the Rev. Mr.
Sloane, thanked God for the aoar, as a means
of abolishing slavery. Here, the paper says,
was tremendous cheering"
Another preacher the Rev. Theadore Til
ton, argued in favor Of malgamation, thus
"Great nations get the fibre of their strength out
Of mixed blood. It is a stoppage OF the world $
growth to prevent q union of races. The history Of
the wsrld progress the history Of the civilization
Of all empires 10 written in one com prehensive word
which maRy men are afraid 10 speak and many 9TH
ers afraid to hear, and that word dis-AMALGAMArioN
To prove that the negroes are better than
the white man, he said:
It is said that the most perfect deve lopement ci
skull is that Of the Arab, yet there is no slave in
Mississippi who does not know more, by having reach
ed up into perfect manhood, than the Arab. In
all those intellectual activities which take their
strange auickening from the moral facilities the
gro is superior to the white The negro race as
has be said, is the woman of tho world"
AS between Gen. Mcclellan an Frederick
Douglas "a negro) for President, be express
ed a preference for the latter.
At the close Of this interesting meeting
the John Browns soul song was sung.
With these facts before them~ and after
removing the terrors of disgraceful dismiss
al, the bali and chain or guard-house; we
should like to have those regiments,--par
ticularly the 57th and l32nd (Which en-
brace some Of our fBisnds) take another vote
on those resolutions, which, it is said they
Unanimously passed" against the Copper
besds".-Ws call for a RECOMMENDATION.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20

e. At the great battle of Chancellorville
where Richmond wasn't taken " Beet nosed
Billy's authentic extra" to the contrary,
not otwithstandng.) Our loss is now is now ad-
mitted, BY all the leading abolition papers,
(BIly's extra exespted) to have been at least
1900 men.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20
MILITARY PRIsoN,

CINcINNATI, Ohio, May 5, 1862.
To the Democracy Of Ohio:
am here in military bastile for no otbeI
offence than my political opinions. and the
defence Of them, and of your constitutional
liberties. Speeches made in the hearing o.
thousands of you in denunciatun of the usur
pations OF power, infractlons of the Constitu
tion and laws, and Of military despotism, were
the sole cause of my arrest and imprisonment
am a Democrat for the Constitution, for law
for the Union, for libepty-ths is my only
crime. For no dsobedence to the Consti
tuition for no violation of law for no word
sign, or gesture OF sympathy with the men Of
the South who are for dIsunion, and Southern
independence, but in obedience to their de
mand, as we'll as the demand of Northern Alb
oitiop disrnionists and tra,ers am here in
bonds to day but
"Tne, at last. sets all things even p
Meanw lille, Democrats of Ohio, of the North
west, Of the United States, be firm, be true
to your principles, to the Constitution, to the
Union, and all will yet be well. As for my
self, adhere to every principle, and will
make good, through imprisonment and life it.
self, every pledge and declaration which have
ever made, uttered, or maintained from the
beginning. To you, to the whole people to
TINE, | again appeal. Stand firm Falter
not an instant
c. L. VALLASpIcuAM.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20
e. Read the letter of Gov. Seymour
"the ncblest Roman of them all, on the ar
rest of yallandigham.

E $4,000 Americans, not of African
descent" met at Union Square, in New York,
to rcbuke the administration, and vindicate
the Constitution, the laws and free speech,
which has just been violated in the arbitrary
arrest, and the mocktrial OF G. L. Vallandig-
ham.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20

tx Much Of our space in this issue is
given to the publication of an eloquent and
patriotic address by VIM. R. Reed ESQ. Of
Philadelphia. Some of our readers may have
seen and read it before, 10 such we will say
that the oftener it is read, the more eloquent
and truthful it will appear.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-05-20
Return OF the Hawkins Zouaves, Sinp
Letter from Colonel Hawkins.

Return OF the Hawkins Zouaves, A Sine
Letter from Colonel Hawkins
The two years and nine months resns
whuse terms are expiring, are returning "
without we believe, a single exception
Hawkins Zouaves arrived in New Y"
Wednesday, and were received With n'
tion. This is the regiment to which '''
Dix, few days ago, addressed an eaTne''
treaty to remain few days beyond
term, declari ng that their services were y
ed by the country, and that they ow'C'
themselves to remain. Col. Hswkn'
reply published in the Herald, Fsl.'.
serve q day beyond the time. The l"'l'
extract from hm letter is worthy Of P''
ton -
"Is the war any nearer ifs end nov
il was two years ago7 1ndividusl O'I
and courage has all gone for nsusot a,
lmbecility Of mAnv high commanding OuI
in .he field has cast damnine blight o1'
graves OF our brave countrymen. '1
into consideration the fact that We ars
here nearly three weeks, and that amp, u
b IS elapsed TO have supplied our place. "
not think it 10 incumbent upon us 'or
longer than the third Of May, the a.
which our term Of servicc expires. ~
fore on behalf of the regiment, call io,I
portation to be furnished to Us as I'd.
"If, on account Of this refusal @
with yo1r request, we 60 home IN "a
and meet thorns whore we had exp
find flowers. we must bear up unae,
the same courage which has eiarsc,sI
our actions since we became dsienas'
country's honor"