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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-05-22
Hooker's Defeat and Stoneman's Fruit
less Raid,

The New York Tribune, very loyal sheet, in
its issue of the l3th has the following:
LATEST FROM THE ARMY Our news from
the Rappahannock is direct and positive down
to Tuesday morning last, at which time one of
the editors Of this Journal left the army Of the
Potomac. All reports Of movements since Gen
Hooker recrossed the river, on the night of
May S, are avhoiy ,citAout foundation.
The army, after reaching the north side OF
the Rappahannock, returned leisurely to its old
camps, and has occupied them ever since. Gen
Scdgwick has not recrossed with two corps OF
one, or, with any force whatever nor has any
other commander or body of troops beyond
the lines of the camps SO much for the wide
ly circulated reports with which the inventive
talent of Philadelphia favored the country on
Saturday and Monday. When the army does
move and whittier it goes, will probably be
known after ii has started, and not before
The troops are in good spirits. Among the
rank and file there is certainly feeling Of dis
appointment at the retreat, but nothing which
can be called generalization. 1t is dtfcul,
perhaps for the army to understand why tho
first campaign was abandoned, but they are
nevertheless entirely ready to begin another,
and WILL ENTER UPON IT WITH CONFIDENCE IN
THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMANDERS
Gen Stoneman's cavalry performances have
been very extensively received rs a complete
success, and it seems right, therefore, TO soy
that they hare been exaggerated Some mis-
chief was done on the Virginia Central Rail-
road--A MATTER OF LITTLE OR NO CONSEQUENCES
to the immediate success of the movement
with which the cavalry were expected TO CO
operate-but the Richmond and Frcdericks-
burg Rail-road was SO little injured that THE
TRAINS WE'RE NOT STOPPED FOR TwESTY-FouR
HOURS.
Gen. Stoneman was ordered to strike that
road by forced marches and destroy it. His
FORCED MARCHES CONSISTED IN TAKING -FOUR
DAYS TO TRAVEL FoRTY-FIvE MILES, FROM KEEL
LEY's FORD TO SAxToN's JUNCTION, and the des-
truction was confined to blowing up one or two
culverts and displacing few rails. The dcs-
truction in other places was more extensive,
zhutlthis does not interrupt Ices communication
with Richmond-the essential purpose of Gen.
Stoneman's expedition.
as idle to deny that The campaign of Gen.
Hooker, which began so aupiciously, came 10
premature and ,ae6sctuai end. HIS losses ,oeYs
considerably hcarier than tie published estimates,
and urN not amount to less than sictg MauSand
Killed ,coandei and missing The actual present
returns erceed serenteeM thousand, but may be a
little reduced
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Death of Mai. Jas. Burns. Sr,

We announce, with rsgret, the death Of Maj
Jas. Burns, Sr., which took place at his resi-
dence in Juniata tp., this county, on Sunday
last, the l7th inst. Maj. Burns was in the lOsd
year of his age, being at the time of his denis,
the oldest person in the county lie voted for
Gen. Washington, and for every Democratic
candidate for the presidency. He was with
Washington at Valley Forge and participated
in the battle Of Brandywine. In his private
life, Maj. Burns was greatly beloved and res
pected by all who knew him. He has gone to
his grave, with the blessings and tears of loving
children and the respect and veneration of sor-
rowing friends, to celebrate and hallow bis mem
ory. Peace to his ashesl
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Death of ''Stonewall" Jackson.

One Of the most distinguished and most ad-
rnired of the military leaders in the present war;
has passed from the stage of action ''Stone-
WALL jackson is dead. His demise took place
on Sunday, 10th inst, at little past o'clock
IN the afternoon. He had been wounded twice
in the left arm (Which was amputated) and
ball had passed through his right hand These
wounds were received IN the recent battle at
Charlottesville. Pneumonia supervencd upon
these injuries, and caused his death. The wounds,
ii seems, were received at the hands of some of
his own men, who in the darkness of the night
mistook jackson and his staff for Federal Off
GERS.
The Southern papers are filled with accounts
OF his death and funeral. The Richmond IVhig
says that "since the death of Washington, no
similar event has so profoundly and sorrowfully
impressed the people of Virginia, as the death
of Jackson" The Northern war papers, too,
laying aside for the moment, all feeling in re-
gard to the cause for which he died, add their
tribute of respect for the genius and virtues of
the great departed Soutlerner. His loss to the
Southern army will certainly be severely felt,
for it will be long time till either the North
or the South shall look upon his like again.
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CAMP 55th REs'T, p. V.
Beaufort, S. c., May I'd, 1868


Mr.. EpIroR:
Thinking a few lines from this part of
creation, would not be uninteresting, send you
few items for publication. We are still in
the old camp near Beaufort and have very good
quarters. We are out picketing most Of the
time, fighting the mosquitoes and guarding the
''supcrior American" / see there was quite
sensation produced in the North, by the chival-
rous doings of the sable sons of South Carroll
ma, their glogious feats in Florida and along the
coast In reading the papers, one was almost
led to believe that the whole State of Florida,
had been conquered by the "Buffaloes" Not so,
however. They landed at Jacksonville, under
cover Of the gun-boats, marched thro' the town
and attempted to penetrate the interior but were
driven back. This heated the blood Of the "oyal
blacks" and they, with the assistance of their
New England white brethren, pillaged the place.
They then applied torches to the principal build
ings and embarked for S. G. with their trophies
"a .fe,o old women. The object of the expedi-
ton was to capture some of "Fader Abrams
free Americans of African descent" They
captured three and lost two, which was clear
gain of one 'nig." That "free American of
African descent" will cost the Government lust
about two million dollars, providing Uncle Sam
pays for the property destroyed, which belonged
to loyal citizens. Why should not negro be
superior to a white man when the Administra-
ton pays two millions apiece for them. "Fad-
er Abrams children are very patriotic. They
''embrace the opportunity of entering the SER
vice with joy gagged and handcufed). They
are dragged from their beds at midnight and
conveyed to camp, from which they can't es-
cape. These are the kind Of volunteers they
are.
Some write home that they don't want peace
they want the war settled honorably. How
are they going to settle the war honorablyl BY
stealing the negroesi None have such senti-
ments except those that have been appointed
corporal or sergeant OK to some other Office
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DeIega1 Elections.

Pursuant to rules adopted by the Democratic
party of Bedford county, at their regular meet
ing held in February 1856, which rules are
now in force, the Democratic Vigilance Com
mittees of the several townships and boroughs
of Bedford county, are hereby requested to give
written notice that elections will be held in their
respective districts, on SATURDAY, THE
Goth DAY OF JUNE, NEXT, for the pur-
pose Of selecting two delegates from each dis
trict to represent such district in the coming
Democratic County Convention, said Conven-
ton to meet in the borough of Bedford, on
TUESDAY, THE 23rd DAY OF JUNE,
NEXT, at 2 o'clock, +. NJ, for the purpose of
putting in nomination County Ticket to be
composed of one person for the office of Assem-
bly,, one person for the Office of Prothonotary,
one person for the Office of Sheriff, one person
for the Office of Treasurer, one person for the
office of Commissioner, one person for the Of
fee Of Poor Director, and one person for the
office of Auditor, and also to appoint three
Conferecs to meet similar Conferces from Som
erset and Huntingdon counties to nominate
candidate for Senator. The Democratic voters
Of the several townships and boroughs, are also
requested to attend to the election of Vigilance
Committees for the ensuing year, which COM
Iuittees will be chosen on the same day on which
the Delegate Elections are advertised to be held.
Return of the result of these elections, will be
made to the undersigned, on the day of the
meeting of the County Convention.
BY order of the Democratic Co. Committee,
J. w. LINGENFELTER, Chm.
May %, 1868.
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BURNS.--In Juniata tp., on Sunday NOR
ming, 7th inst, Maj. Jas. Burns, Sr., aged l02
years, months and days.
cJMaj. Burns was the oldest citizen of Bed.
ford county and was soldier of the Revolution
Hewas respected and beloved by all his aeounin-
tance. May he rest in peace.
NAGLE.-On the 18th inst, Mrs. Eva Ma
gle, wife of Mr.. Frederick Nagle, ar, aged IS
years and days.
For a period of ifty-one years Mrs. Nagle
was consistent member Of the Ev Lutheran
Church, and died with a good hope of eternal
life. She was confined to her bed for several
months prior to her death, with lingering dis
ease-yet she waited patiently for her end--for
her departure from the church militant 70 the
church triumphant. The husband, children
and friends need ''not, therefore, sorrow, even
AS Others which have no hope For if wp be
lieve that Jesus died, and rose again, even 60
them also which sleep In Jesus viii Go. bring
With him"
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Gums New Domestic Physician.

This useful and invaluable book isnow being
introduced to our citizens. A thorough tria!
by the public, and a careful examination by com.
pctent judges has fully demonstrated that It is
the best work of the kind now extant We
would advise every man who has family to
avail himself of the first opportunity to pro-
cure copy 1t may save him many doctors
bill, besides even life, and prevent sickness The
agents are, for the first time, in our county, and
the work cannot be had except through them.
The general agent is stopping in town, at the
Washington House. Any gentleman out of
employment, who has energy and perseverance,
will, we think, find it to his advantage to call
on him and get an agency for this Great Book.
1t is meeting with larger sales than any other
ten works.
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Speech of Senator CoWa1l.

We have been handed the speech of Hon.
Edgar Cowan, delivered in the 'United States
Senate, on the I'd March last, on the Indem-
nifty BILL and have read it with a great deal of
pleasure. 1t is moderate and calm, and the
sentiments such as becomes a statesman to ut
in this terrible emergency. We do not of course,
approve of this bill, but there is in the speech
much good sense.
We commend the following extracts to the
attention of those proscriptive bigots in this
county who are SO bitter in their denunciations
of Democratic men and measures:
snow, it seems to me that if we Of the pre-
dominant party were more tolerant Of the OPP
positIon, iir,te;lu OF taking pains to insult
their beliefs and misrepresent their opinions,
we should be very careful to avoid any aIlusion
to them whatever, we should soon disarm that
Opposition. / have been from the first pf opin-
ion that the introduction of any measure, no
matter how important it might appear in the
eyes of its friends, calculated to provoke the
hostility of the Democratic party and incite it
to opposition, was mischseveous to the highest
degree, and that all we might gain by such
measure would bo nothing comparsl with what
we should lose by arousing it to resist it,
Their harmonious cooperation with US in the
prosecution of the war is worth more to the
country thousand times over, than any meas
ure we could propose, and which would tend
to alicnatc them from hs Is there any man
living to-day who loves his country better than
his own hobby, who would not be willing and
ready to give up all the causes of difference,
with that great party, composing one half our
people, for the sake of insuring its hearty and
cheerful cooperation with us in carrying on the
war? Sir, / had rather have the moral and ma
terial aid Of the Democratic party in this war
than all the legislative projects that could be
hatched in the brains Of Congress composed
entirely of reformers. One kindly pulsa-
tion OF its great heart and one sturdy stroke
of its mighty arm would do more to put down
the rebellion than all the laws they could posi-
bly, pass. Iwculd cheerfully yield all my precon-
cevcd notions at any time to secure itsaid in this
extremity, and with its aid l believe the unity of
the Republic would soon be restored and the
old flag again float everywhere, still more the
subject of veneration and still more the assu-
rance of safety and protection than it ever was
] would respect the traditions of that party
and deal tenderly with its likes and dislikes and
surely under no circumstances would / offend
it when it could be avoided"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-05-22

Iad,gnatieas Meeting AZ A1aay -Dcesars Iet.sr
from Cor. Scwaow--fai,urs ot an attempt
70 Break up Ms 4sscmbiage
ALBANY, n. Y, May l6.--rhe meeting to
protest agIinst the arbitrary arrest of lion.
Clement Il, Yalandgham, at the Capitol to-
night, was largely attended. Hon. Erastus
Corning presided.
Strong speeches were made by Hon Amass
j. Parker Hon. Francis Kcrnan John Muir
ply, Esq, Of Buffalo, and others.
Resolutions were movd denouncing the arrest
OF Mr. Vallanyligham as an pnwarrantabls as
sumption Of military power.
The resolutions were adopted.
letter was then read from Governor Sey-
mour characterizing the arrest of Mr.. Vallan-
dIgham as san act ,chich has brought dishoaor
upon oaT country aehich is ,fM Of dangar 10 our
persons and oar homes and WsicI bears upoa It's
front conscious vtolqtion Of iulc and justice"
An attempt was made to disturb the meeting,
but 1t failed, and the police succeeded IN making
several arrests of the guilty parties.
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Tribute of Respect.

At meeting Of the Presbyterian congrega-
ton of Bedford, held ON Wednesday Evening,
May l3, the following paper was unanimously
| adopted:
This congregation has heard with deep grief
of the death of Rev. Francis f. Butler, who
by his christian fidelity, unaffected piety, gen
erous sympathy, and noble manly bearing, SO
| won our hearts, during his ministrations among
us, in the absence OF our own beloved, faithful
pastor in the summer of 1860 and inasmuch
as our sorrow and our grateful, loving recollec-
ton, as a people, and as individuals, of the de-
parted, demand expression, therefore it is
Resolved, BY the Presbyterian Congregation
of Bedford, that we are sad, very sad at our
loss, for we had hoped TO see our friend again
in the flesh: and we are sad at the loss, that
to human vision, has bctallen the Church.
in the early death of one 50 emincntly quail
fled for successful labor in the Masters cause.
Resolved, That the brief period of labor of
the deceased amongst us will ever he a green
spot in our memory.-We will remember him
with warmcst affection while we live, we hope
to remember him and his labor Of love, s'beyond
the river" We cannot forget how, notwth-
standing he came among us stranger, he speed
lily endeared himself to u.s. by his consistent,
cheerful piety, bis faithful labor, his friendly,
affab!c manner-in shortly all those high, pure,
genial traits which constitute that highest
style of man." the Christian Gentleman.
Resoiced, That we admire the Christian hero
ism, which prompted him to labor among our
patriot soldiers, in the camp and amid the dam
gers of the battlefield, and led to the sacrifice
of his life in the act Of ministering to the woun-
ded and the dying, 10 brave the terrors of scenes
of danger, that he might give water to the
furnishing, and his prayers to the dying, is just
what, knowing him, we would have expected of
him.
Rcsolred, That in our own sorrow, we do not
forget his relatives in their bereavement. We
commend them to that Blessed Master, whom he
served, and to the comforts Of His grace, and
we would bid them remember with pleasure the
usefulness and the virtues Of their departed one.
Rcsohcd, That these resolutions be published
in the "New York Observer" the Presbyterian,
and in the papers of this Borough and also
that a copy be forwarded to the family of the
deceased.
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s1'Thc leading "Republican" jou rnals, with
the exception of the N. Y. Times and the dirty,
contemplate, dishwatcr Philadelphia sensation
dailies, are all down on the arrest and mock tri-
al of Mr. Vallandigham.
The ". Y. Tribune says:-"Our Federal and
State Constitutions do not recognize perverse o.
pinions, nor unpatriotic speeches, as grounds OF
infiction, beyond the infiction of the speeches
themselves, and then the hearcr suffers the
penalty, not the speaker. So we don't exactly
see how Mr.. Vallandigbam is to be lawfully pun
ished for making bad speech, unless by COM
peling him to make it to empty seats. "
Send him to the Dry Tortugas,
says the General-probably as a hint for him
TO dry up Set him over into Dixie the
President is said to suggest as an alternative
But this is the worst joke Abe Lincoln has yet
made"
The Tribune is seconded by the N. T. Post,
one of the ablest of the Administration Jour-
nails, in this wise: '.Vallandigham has not,
that we hear, committed any overt act of trea-
son; he has not resisted the laws, though he
has, perhaps, counselled resistance, and until
he does his silly babbling, like Brooks and
Woods must be allowed to pass for what it is
worth"
Thus do the ablest of the radical newspapers
deprecate and condemn the conduct of Burnside
and the President. 1t remains for such vile ira
ders in the bloody news OF the day as the Phil
adelphia Inquirer, to glory in a business too
small for Greely and Bryant.
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The Case of Mr., Vallandigham.

Our readers have been apprised of the arrest
Of Hon. C. L. Vallandigham, of Ohio, by a
sSomnnnv nf soldiers and nf his snhsae,n.nt IN
generation in q military baste in Cincinnati,
under orders from Gen. Burnside. Mr.. Val
landigham has since been put on trial before
drum.head court-martial, on charges based upon
speech delivered by him at Mount Vernon, o.
hio, in which he criticised the war policy of the
Administration and Burnsides Order No. 49,
We have not yet ascertained what the finding
of the Court-martia is, but rumor has it that
he was found guilty on all the specifcations.--
1t is also said that he was sentenced to banish-
ment for two years to the Dry Tortugas, and
one report has it that the President has COM
muted this sentence to sending him across the
Federal lines. We have not the space, this
week, to publish the proceedings of this mock
trial, and can only say of it that it was worthy
of the days of the Star Chamber or the Span
ish Inquisition. The witnesses against Mr..
Vallandigham belonged to the shouldcr-strappadl
gentry and had been sent to the Mt Vernon
meeting as disguised spics to report to General
Burnside what would be there said and done
Their evidence was contradicted in every impor-
tant particular by that of Hon. S. S. Cox,
member of Congress from the Columbus dis.
trict, who stood by Mr.. Vallandgham's side du-
ring the delivery of his speech. Nor would
their testimony, unrebutted and uncontradicted,
have been sufficient to convict Mr.. Vallandigham
Of any offence known to the Constitution or
the civil law. They only testified that he had
ridiculed and spoken contemptuously of the
President and Burnside's Order No. 39. A
sniAion Of the voters Of the Northern States de.
nounce the President and coudemn his Admin
istration every day Of their lives, and does Gen.
Burnside propose to send all these to the Dry
Tortugas or South Of the Federal lines7 If he
does, the Rebellion will certainly be ewound up
in hurry, but shortened as might be its dura-
ton, by this process, Gen. Burnside would
hardly see the end OF it.-But, further, Mr.
vallandigham demanded a subpoena for Hon.
Fernando Wood, of New York, by whom he
proposed to prove, in defence to one of the spe-
ciicetions against him, that the authorities of
the Rebel confederacy offered, Immediately pri-
or 10 the first battle Of fredericksburg, to re.
new their allegiance to the Government upon
the terms of the old Union, with proper guar
antees to their rights under the Constitution,
and that President Lincoln declined 10 make peace
,ith them on these conditions The subpoena was
refused, and in order to get rid of this ugly
part Of the case, the Judge Advocate directed
the specification upon which Mr.. Wood was to
baaumnenod as witnass, to Do stricken out.--
Again, Mr. vallandigha,n asked that the case
be continued, as he axpected some witnesses
whose testimony would be of material import.
anos for tho dsfance, but after waiting until
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The Tribune Throwing Hooker and
Stoneman Overheard.

The Tribune of yesterday again throws Hoo.
ker overheard as failure-says he has not ad-
vanced since he retreated, with larger army
than the enemy after losing seventeen thousa nd
men. The Tribune is equally severe against
Stoneman and contends that he accomplished
little Or nothing, having scarcely damaged Lees
principal line of communication at all, and
certainly not interrupting it for twenty-four
hours. AS to the false ck,jobbing reports
OF the advance of Hooker, the Tribune traces
them TO the Philadelphia papers But our ami
able contemporary might go a little further
South, and find the true source of these reports
IN the War Department ~ Herald,
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A CARD.
May %, 1868

In answer to number of inquiries addressed
~ u.s. as to whether we intend to sell the Gazette
establishment and what disposition will be made
Of the publication of the paper, should circum-
stances require our absence from home, we
would respectfully state that we have no inten-
tion Of selling and that the paper will be con-
Quoted in the future, as in the past, no matter
whether we are absent from home few months
or not The old Gazette shall not lose any ything
but rather gain in interest and usefulness, as it
Is our determination to improve it in every re-
arect.
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the next train of cars came in, the military in
quisitors closed the trial and proceeded to sit in
Judgment upon the almost wholly cr parte testi-
mony before them.--In this manner was this
extraordinary case conducted. In this manner
was Law, the bulwark Of the citizens rights,
made the football of petty military usurpers, and
Trial by Jury, the cornerstone of civil liberty,
superseded by martial Star Chamber, whose
object and office were not to try, but to condemn.
Spirit of Story, Shade of Marshall, forefend
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Interesting Items.

Tho following are among the latest items tel
egraphed from Washington:
The announcement has been permitted to be
made that our losses, all told, in the battles of
the I'd, Sd and 4th instant, were not far from
O,00O, of which full 5000 are believed to have
been taken prisoners. We also lost 82 pieces
OF artillery, and small arms estimated in mum.
ber at 10000 to 10000.
Though nothing definite has been made pub
lie with regard to the disposal of vallandigham,
1t is the belief, in quarters likely to know, that
he will be shortly permitted to return to his
home.--Ph. Ledger.