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Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-23
UARTERs ARMY o. VIRGINIA,
III the Field near Bull Run,

aug ~, looS-b.5Op. III.
Major General Fitz John Porter:
Immediately upon receipt of this order, the
precise hour Of which you will acknowledge,
you will march your command TO the field OF
battle Of to-day, and report to me in person for
orders. You arc 10 understand that you arc 10
comply strictly with this order, and be present
ON the field within three hours after It's receipt,
or after daybroak tomorrow morning.
JOHN PORE,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
And the said Maj. Gen. FItz John Porter did
then and there dlsobey the said order, and did
permit one Of the brlgades Of his command &c
march TO Centreville, out Of the way of thu
iEld Of battle, and there 10 remain during thu
entire day Of saturdAy, The 30th day Of August
This At or near Manassas stationj IN the stati
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
PERILs CF PRECoCrTY.

Ballet mentions one hundred and sixty.
three children endowed with extraordinary tall
ents, among whom, few arrived at an advan-
ced age. The two sons of Quintilan, SC
vaunted by their father, did not reach their
tenth year. Hermogenes, who at the age OF
fifteen taught rhetoric to Marcus Aurelius,
wI4o triumphed over the most celebrated rhet-
Orleans of Greece, did not die, but at twenty
four lost his faculties, and forgot all he had
previously acquired. Plea di Mirandola died
at thirty-two johannes Secundus at twenty
five, having at the age of fifteen composed ad-
mirably Greek and Latin verses, and became
profoundly sed in jurisprudence and letters,
Pascal, whose genius developed itself at ten
years old, did not attain the third of cen
fury. In 1871, child was born at Lubbock,
named Henry HeinneIen, whose precocity
was miraculous. At ten months of age, he
spoke distinctly, at twelve learnt the Pento-
teuch by rote, and at fourteen months was
perfectly acquainted with the Old and New
Testament. At two years he was as familiar
with ancient history as the most erudite au
thors of antiquity. .Sauson and Danville only
could compete with him in geographical
knowledge. In the ancient and modern Ian
guages he was a proficient. This woundrlu
child was unfortunately carried of in bis iourtl
year.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
The Press and Dead-Heads.

Railroads, steamboats, and stage coaches
complain Of dead heading-that is to say, OF
preachers, editors and breathren of the craft,
riding so mlch without pay. The newspaper
prcsse endutes more of this dead-heading than
all three of these modes OF conteyanccs com
biued. The pulpit, the bar and the theatre;
corporations, legislative assemblies, societies,
religious, benevolent, agricultural. mcrcantilcr
establishments, vendors OF quack medicines
rai!road companies, stage. lines, and every va
riety Of individuals, including political parties
and politicians, draw largely upon the liberai-
ty Of the press. The press is expected TO yield
to all these interests; is requested 10 give
trength toiall weak institutions and enterprise;
is asked to puff small preachers into over
shadowing pulpit orutorsi TO puff small poll
ticians and unprincipIcd demagOgucs into great
men and pntriots; to magnify incompetent rail-
road officers iuto railroad kings; it is expected
to herald abroad the fame Of quqcks OF all ass
ses bolster mp dull authors, immortalize weak
Congressional speeches; it is required TO give
sight to the blind, bread to the hungry. talents
to the fools, and honor to the thieves and rob
bers; ii is asked TO cover up the iniirmi'ies OF
the weak, to hide the faults OF guilty men, and
wink at the faululcnt schcms Of scounlrrs; il
is expected to futtcr the vain, To cxiOl The
merits Of those who deserve nothing but scorn
aud contempt of all good cilizruS; il is requir-
ed, in word, Of the newspaper Ircss, that il
become all things TO all men; and ir it looks for
pay, or sends out bills for subscription or ad-
vcrlising, it is. denounced rs mean and sord dand
lis conlucturs as wanting in libarlliy. There
is no interest on the face of this green earth
that is expected 10 give rs much to sncietv,
without pay or thanks, as the newspaper press
Of the country. The little.souled mau who in
serts in your columns fifteen shilling adver-
tisement, expects you to write out al least five
dollars worth of editorial notices And the OBJ
scure and .niggardy man You have written
into position of importance far beyond his
merits, considers that his name adoins your
columns, and gives circulation to your jcurnai
- Louisville Journal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
The Women Of the South.

GeheArl Butler was severely censured by th5
apolOgists of secession for his celebrated "Wos
man ord,r." But the revelations which the war
is making Of the ferocity Of female secessionists
are. fast dissipating any rose-water notions
people may have entertained as to the justico
Of that order. A gentel Man who recently fell
in with an intelligent Illinois oIliccer gives the
following US the result Of his observations
and experience among the women Of the reb0l
States
THE men are brave and bitter; the south
ern women ten fold worse than the men. Ne
says in recent battle, when our men we're COM
PEELED to charge through small town in pur-
suit of the rebels, they were shot down by wOs
men and girls armed with reEolvers and shot
guns, from windows aud crevices in the build
ings which lined the streets. or course OUT
troops returned the fire. but, with foe in the
front, but little could be done TO 2islodge these
female dcsperadoes. Exisperated by the gall
ing fire from these buildings, the torch was ap.
piled and the town destroyed. Was il wrongi
Ii SO the natural instinct Of self preservation
should be rooted out of the army. At Atanothef
time this captain said his regiment was marchs
ing through the country in Tennessee, and
passing near planters house, 1--WE wcmen were
noticed standing near the gate. lie took No
notice Of them. The right division Of his com
pany had passed them. As the left divisiOH
came opposite these five women drew revolvers
aud fired inie the ranks, killing two men in
stan,ly aud morlally wounding another. I'm
puIsively our soldiers, without orders, returned
the fire. killing four Of the women aud severely
wounding the fifth. G,Le al Ross Il think
commanded the division, and hearing the firing,
gaop.d up to learn the cause. He was dis
po,ed to ceipure the captain for allowing his
troops to fire al women. The captain pleaded
first, that the firing was done without his knOwl
edge or order, aud second, that he could not
punish his meu for firing upon womeni when
they unsex thanselves by deliberately murder.
ing Union soldiers. He would leave the SER
vice first. So long as women behave as wO-
men should, he would do what he could TO pro-
tecl them; but when They assume the place Of
men aud the caractcr OF combatants. no would
treat them as such, and justify his men in 60
doing"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13

SENATOR POWELL, Of Kentucky, is one o
the friends Of peace" No one who knows
him doubts that he is as traitorous as ohm G.
Breckinridge. The Louisville Journal says
Of him:
In the midst of these hostililics, while the
Southern rebels are exasperatcd to utter mad
ness and feroci.y, he would cast the United
States parayzed at their feet, to be made the
victim Of whatever exactions and outrages their
passions and their interests might dictate
1t is a most revolving consideration that a
man holding this position also holds posi-
ti0n in the Senate of the United States Treas
ury. Mr.. Powells dsloyalty, his sympathy
with the traitors, his devotion to the cause OF
the rebellion, was as well known and as easily
proved as that of any other seccssioni>t in
Kentucky. We are not aware that he ever
denied it, unless in vague and cvasiye words.
lie is at this moment as unfit to be a menl-
ber OF the Senate of our country as any man
in the Rebel Congress would be. We do not
wonder at his refusal to resign he would pro-
badly resign if he did not suppose that lie
could serve the Southern Conledcracy more
Cfftctually in our Senate than he could out Of
it.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13

Tue New Orleans correspondent Of the Bos
ton Advertiser gives an account of the suff,r-
ings OF the Unionisis and Of the movements
of the rebels in Texas. The writer obtained
his facts from Mr.. e. d. Williams, a refugee,
with several others from Galveston, aud a
native Of New York. lie says:
Mr.. Williams testimony may be relied upon,
as he WINS one Of the W in Galveston who
dared vote the Union ticket, and Who in or
der to escape being drafted into the rauES, en-
listed in the rebel army as icamser for one
year. The conscripton net has been strictly
enforced, aud two regiments of conscrip's had
just reached Galveston from the interior Of
the State, one OF which had but few men.
At the Time of the arrival Of our fleet, some
two or three months since. which, 1t appears,
took them entirely by surprise, they request
ed four days, in order 10 remove the women
and children, which was granted when owing
to the ophlhalmia and n single misunderstau-
ding, the gentlenNnly rebels took the cannon
for women, ard the muskets and cartridges for
children, and before they were aware Of their
mistake, too late discovered to their sorrow
that they had made so great bIunder. They
removed large number OF Texas infants, in
age from eighseen 10 forty, and weighing irom
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
The Good Old Winters.

In 402 the black Sea was entirely frozeu
over. I'm 763 not only the black sea, but the
Straits of Ddrdanelles, were from over. In
622 the great rivers Of Europe, the Danube,
the Elbe, etc, were so harde frozen as to bear
heavy wagons for month. In $50 the Adr-
attic was frozen. In 99l everything was frozcn,
the crops totally failed, aud talniue and pesti.
Ience closed the year. In 1867 most of the
travellers in Germany were frozen to death on
the roads. In "a the Po was frozen from
Cremony to the seaj the wine sacks were burst,
and the trees split by the action Of the frost
with immence noise. In 1897 the Danube was
frozen To the bottom, and remained long in that
state In 1917 the crops wholly failed ia
Germany; wheat which some years before sold
in Eugland at Is. the quarter, rose to 81. In
1898 the crops fuiled IN Scotland, and such q
famine ensuse that the poor were reduced 10
feed on graSs, aud many persisted miserably in
the fields. The successive winters OF 1924
were uncommonly severe. Ia 1868 the tho
wine distributes to the soldiers was cut with
hatchets. lu 1888 it was exclusively cold
Most Of hollNs were killed. Coaches drove
along the thames, the ie OF which was eleven
inches thick In 1909 occurred the cold winter;
the frost penetrated the earth three yards into
the ground. In lI44 and l745 'he strongest
ale in England, exposed to the air, was cover
cd in less than fifteen minutes with ice an eighth
of an inch thick. In 1909, and again in 1912,
The winters were remarkably cold. Iu 1914
there was n fair on the iIozsn Thames.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
The Passage Of the Nsgro soldisr Rlli.

A Washington dispatch TO the New York
Times of Monday SAYS: Mr. Stevens Negro
Regiment BILL which, with Caseys amendment,
passed the House this evening after six days,
mingled filibustering and debate by vote Of
83 to 50, provides for the enlistment of any
number Of negroes not over 100000, TO be paid
$40 month. to be armed and equipped as other
soldiers, and offcered by white MEN. Casey's
amendment provides that no recruiting stations
shall be opened in Slave States, or parts OF
States excepsd in the PRESIDENTS Emancipa-
tion Proclamation, without first procuring the
consent of the Governors thereof and thereby
in these STATES no slaves of loyal men shall bs
enlisted the loyalty having been properly es@
Iablished. To this last clause Mr. Wicklifs
objected on the grounds that in such tribunals
as they would determine the question of loyal
ty in, be would be desided disoyal himself. The
House did not seem to think this decision
much to be deprecated, and passed the amend
ment by heavy majority. In the. final vote,
Judge Thomas of Massachusetts, Harrison and
Horton, of Ohio, William Kcllog, of Illinois,
and perhapse other Republicans, voted against
the bill. The Tennessee and Kentucky dele
cations were solid against it, with the exceP-
tion of Casey, of Kentucky, who voted Aye.
Part of the Virginia delegation lodged. Con.
way voted with The Republicans.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13

Eicksburg was raging, was past, one tive
three weeks, and yet no letter, and by th
latest papers she sees another battle is expee
ted. All her courage has left her, aud in des
pair she hastily wrote the words we have read
and then sought counsel in prayer.
| At niue O'Clock the same morning. there wa;
a little golden haired girl sitting in Mary For
rests door. with a small piece of paper in her
hand. The little girl was bent 10 one side
her little fingers, rosy red with the cod, were
running over it, aud little voice was heard
TO say:
A. P.Q- Papa don fght rebels; poor
papa don way off from POOR little Anna"
Tie large blue eyes, and little rosy fingers
were going over the lines with great satislac-
tion, as though she really were reading, little
knowing that she held in her hand the deep
grief of her mothers heart, and that that very
piece Of paper would subdue the hardest heart
that ever pulsated.
She was just saying for the second time
" A. z. O." when she discovered some one
was looking down upon her sunny head
Throwing her head slightly back, and rolling
her large eyes up to his face, she held the pa
per towards him, and said, Z" Read, Dranpa,
read bout poor Papa"
The old sinner could stand no more. There
seemed TO be great crashing within-large
tears stole down over his hard brown checks
he felt as though he was unworthy to live
He glanced over the paper the child handed
him, and felt as though his Leart must have
been stone. She, his own daughter, whom he
had not spoken to for years, had written those
words, and was having all this grief, and he
had never given her one passing thought.
He folded the paper and picking up the
child who had melted his heart to repentance,
he kissed her over and over again.
"Tome in and see Mama, she whispered,
" Poor mama's eyes all red; )" and jumping
down from his arms she caught his hand and
led him into the presence Of her mother.
Father p exclaimed the astonished woman,
" fatherp'
Yes, my child, your father, if you will
only call me 10y the name | ain so unworthy
to bear. This little bird" he sad pointing to
little Anna, after he had kissed his daughter,
90 has subdued the hardest heart that ever
ihrobbed. God bless her. [ can never be
thankful enough FOR the first sounds of her
silvery voice; can never do enough for you
my daughter, 10 repay you for the grief have
caused you when you had so much else TO
bear"
There, there she said, putting her hands
over his lips. Thank God you live to help
me in this my darkest, darkest hour"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13

A SOLDIERS OPINION OF ToRIEs.-A soldier
on the gunbOat Linden, writing to friend in
this city, purely private letter, with no
thought that it would ever reach any eyes but
those for which it was written, gives US a very
clear idea of the feeling in the ranks towards
the "Copper-heads" Of our Legislature. The
letter is dated or the 10Th inst:
1.-TWO compromising Senators from our
State to compromise with an enemy we could
thrash, an enemy wlS hates our government
and ourselves, an enemy that we have no in
terest in common with. l tell you | have
seen too many Of our poor boys stretched on
the ground now to compromise, and before
would compromise and take il such people
without whipping them in, would fight the
tory compromisers of our own State, and go
into civil war at our own doors. "-Indian0p-
oils Journal
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
TO their account. "

TO their account"
Mark the scope of his avermenfs! IL,
| Union is dissolved if so, the rebel States ar,
out of the Union Thi. conli.sses secession
and puts Barley with Thad Stevens. But
aV Vers Barley, the Administration has caused
$ the dissolution Of tie Union" not jeff Davi:
and the rebels
The war is also charged to the Admins
tration-nOt 10 rebels and the rrbellion.-
The slain OF the war rests on the Administra.
tion-not upon treason and traitors Yer
Tom Barley walks about among his fellows
indignant at being styled a sympathizcr with
trcas0A, thrown into a terrible stew if his Ioy-
atty is called in question. In no form OF
words could he more forcbly, more positively
aver the innocence OF rebellion, the iustifira.
tion of the rebels, and in 10 form OF words
could he more clearly indicale his sympathy
Tor them and his disposition to advocate their
cause. Such an indie tmcnt of the Adminis-
tartion would come with much better grace
from JEFF Davis himself If bis language does
not imply all we deduce from il. then it is sim
ply nonsense and blrefaced imposition upon
those who are expected to believe it Stndls-
ky Register.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
Tom Rartlsv,e Indictment.

Tom Bartley's indictment of the present
Administration, which was appended to biz
9Th of January speech at Columbus, is pre-
cious document TO be the product Of an ex-
Supreme Judge, an x-Chief Justice of Ohio!
A specimen of his averments against the Ad
ministration, affords ample indication of the
spirit and scope of the whole.
u. The dissolution of the Union Of the
States.
90. A bloody, desolating, ruinous, civi
war.
90. More than three hundred thousand
men already sacrificed, and sent prema turely
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
WOMEN AND CHILDREN CHEWING TopAcoe.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN CHEWING ToBACce
"A Missouri letter to the Dubuque Times
says: tobacco is used among the natives in the
rural districts indiscriminately by both for
chewing and smoking, A foragng party near
Hartsvile recently found woman and thirteen
children, the three eldest being girls, and all
''chewng" "power" OF tobacco. One of the
party remarking that she was the first woman
he ever saw chew tobacco, the old woman ex-
claimed, "Wal, now, where was you brought
up? Never seen a woman chaw baccar? Guess
you haiut been round much. Don't you have
| any ladies whar you was raised!
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
Putting it Strongly.

A Mr. BONNER, a member of the Missouri
Senate, in speech on the 10th inst, on the
duty Of the hour, thus strongly stated his ab-
horrence of traitors, North ard South
Sir. we have not only armed foes to battle
against, but traitors in civil life, who have not
the pluck to lake their chance on the battle
field, who whisper words Of treason in the ears
of loyal men. Sir, could l have my way 1
would bind the rebels in arms and rebels in
civil life, who give aid and comfort to them,
hand and foot, and On wings of fire would
speed them down to tleir iative he'll, and let
them abide with tLeir fatLcr, the prince Of
traitors"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13


one hundred and twenty to Two hundred
pounds. From Mr.. Henri Humburg, o native
of Germany, and a resident of Galveston for
the past twenty years, the unscr upulous thieves
took GOO head OF CATTLE and not contented
with this, they broks open his store and strip
ped it Of its contents.
Mr.. Hutnburg is over forty years of ACE.
aud being too old for use in the ranks. thew
took this chiYalric method Of relieving him Of
the Abolition manacle."
Provisions were commanding fearful price
and was told that unless some eiIort is speed
! lily made by the government for the relief Of
The poor of the State, starvation must be their
iate. Flour was $50 per bLl. Ladies' shoes,
poor quality, IS per pair. Mems boots, infer
or stock. S25 per pair, and scarce at theso
prices, many people being obliged to 60 bare
footed.
Gen. Maeruder has command OF the rebel
forces in the State. Among bis troops ia ohS
full company Of armed and well equipped
mounted gnerrilIas called tho Atkins Cavalry
in honor Of their leader. They are a most
desperate set Of characters, having been raised
from the butchers of Galveston. and they dR.
vide the sFols Of their crime but not without
frequently shedding the blood of their COM
rads.
There is a REPORT at Galveston and Houa-
ton that Magruder brought with him lAfgs
quantity of small arms.
This AIagrnder, upon his arrival in Texas,
proclaimed ifat as Gen. Butler had anRoun-
ced his intention of treating the Lzdies of New
Orleans as common prostitutes, be should give
the same treatment to the Union women OE
Texas. The gtrerrillas are committing th6
worst kind Of depredatious Upon the dnfertu-
nate Union people of the State, and some of
their acts, as related by my informant, arc 10.
famous IN the extreme.
Col Cook, Of the battalion bea ring lhao
name, has appropriated whatever he desired
from the storeE"epers Of Galveston, and be-
seized some 81 500 worth Of Havana segars,
and The best kind Of imported liquors, from az
old man who keeps commission store there,
and insults him by telling hiR to charge tha
bill TO JEFF Davis
The celebrated Kit Carson is now in TIN
vicinity Of San Antonio. The opinion Of the
refugees is, that ten to twelve thousand man
could rii the State Of these InaraUdeFs in q
month, for there are but few formidable earth
works erected. let tear of pity be shed leF
.hese destitute people, whose deplOrable con-
lition, az they set upon the few household eks
ects they we're able to bring, give 10 the leYss
md the idle, unsympaihizing crowd who col.
ecicd around, an aspect Of humanity that
,ould not fail to elicit shudder from he
II Ust stoical and adamautine heart.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13

The army and gunboats at the Post of Ar
kansas, after blowing up the fort, filling the
rife pits and demolishing everything that could
be made a means of defence or offence, left
there on Thursday and Friday, the 22d aud
23d ult The first division, under Gen Sher-
man, left first, and McClernand, with the re-
mainder OF the forces, followed All the forces
below Memphis, except those under General
German, were concentrating for the attack on
Vicksburg, SO organized as to insure success.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13

IND1AHAroLIs, Feb. 2.-The arrest of De.
serters i'll Morgan county being resisted, Col
Carrirgtion commander of the Federal forces,
sent d squadron of Cavalry there on Saturday.
They were met and fired on by the mob
The cavalry charged and dispersed them, cap
tured the deserters and six citizens Nobody
hurt. Considerable excitement prevails.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
Fine Cutlery.

n LARGE assortment Of fine Pocket Knives an
h RazOrs from the celebrated mandatory Of VIM. G
hrsust received at the Jewelry and Fancy store No
SWiIliams Block. These goods warranted supeTio
n any others in the marketEngsh not excepted. Geu
tIeTuen are invited to calland look at them.
C. PLAiI
uelaware May 6.-&t.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
sawsI SawsI

ii Muley Mill Saws, Sash Mill Saws, Cross Cut Wood
saws power CiTcularaUs for power Gross CutSaws
sand Pannel and Ripping Saws Cross Cut Framing saws
back Saws, Wood Saws, Felloe, Webb and Key-hole
sAEs. For sale at the Upper Hardware store by
Enec 2, 2,'59-stf C. G. CHAMBERLAIN
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13
Ranairing,

A LLkinds Of work pertaing to the Watch and
III Jewelry business will be done in the best manner
-iiIoruia Gold made up order. Sewing machihcsre
aired at No. 3 Williams Block by
JuneI. .'6O-su T. Pl-A1I-
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-13

Value the friendship of him who stands
by you in the storm swarms of insects will
surround you in the sunshine.
You want nothing do your said Pat BE
dad, an if it's nething you want, you'll f nd it
in the jug where the Whiskey was