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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF rHE PoroMAC Feb 81
o. Wednesday ngGt two rebjl cavalry b X
ad,s, F'tz HIgh Lee and II mpton's, attem pied
to IA Ike II raid lnt0 our lines
Tney crossed the Rappahannock at Kelley g
Ford, aud succe tded by strong attack 10 eak
ing our 'hln line OF cavalry out pos at one or
two points, c'pturing a small number OF our
men Oar VARY out post reserves were brought
ap, thu ne i'm Uediately re-establshed, and IA
force sent in pursuit. Our Captures included
two or three f6;'rs.
The reb'Is failed IN accomplishing their OBJ
jet, and retre4ted In great haste across the
R.ppahanndck falling trees across the roads
and placing obstacles in the way of the pur-
suing force.
The cavalry sent out has not yet returned.
The rebel cavalry were commanded by General
Stuar 10 person.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

New YORK, Feb 27. Aspecial dispatch,
dated Stafford, Va, Feb &c, says: About noon
yesterday Stuart's Cavalry made an attack on
part OF Averllls division uf Cavalry, near Hart
woot Church. Quite skirmlsh ensued, re-
shifting in the repuSe of the rebels.
Oar loss 10 killed, wounded and prisoners is
said to be about 40. A rebel Captain and
Lieutenant are among the killed another reb-
eli Captain was taken prisoner, also number
OF prIvates.
The rebels are now at Deep Run, about four
miles above Hartford Z urch. There was some
hripg heard 10 that direction this afternoon.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

properly led by whites, aud supported by regu-
lar troops. Communication has been kept
open and kept up for some time By trustworthy
cant rabands with bondmen OF the chosen field
OF operators, and they know when the liberia
ting host viii appear, and are ready to rise Ia
thousands. The exact direct on OF the expedi
ton the Northern public is likely to Learn. first
through Southern prints.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28
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'HlnAole keal Esiatr for Sale N " llismstou, ,
c'mprIslht the new Grist ' in House md t,r, 49,
", Y re ana a. out Y actt,f and. The sloy, man.
~ PSF % pr cent, d viii he sold on r.a.orsJ =
erms NJ quirs q l.. kenny Barre - -
premises. Asg ~ ur,ptn, - h'
ftvs,rs HCbNhKb
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

CINCI Natl, Feb. %. A special despatch to
the Times from l. x,ngtOn says the excitement
had subsidized this morning. The Richmond
scare was without inundaion The f,lt OF
Wednesday WAS more successful than reported.
5 Ime 200 prisoners were taken and all the cap
tured wagons recovered.
Cen Carter left Yesterday for some poirt nm
known. The rebel free beyond Mount SCer
ling was said to BE- sc altered on their retreat
TRENTON. N j., F.b q The owl train
from New York ran INTO the ll.l5P. NJ train
FRI, Pod delphIa at . ,locA tins morning at
the Pm ceton station, just as the PnladeIphra
trai was turning II on the sUi itch to avold 1t
Tn third car OF the PniadeIpnia tram was
struck and 5 altered 10 pl crs
Four men were III ar, d. tut not riousy,-
Nobtdy .as killd The locomotive of the
owl rain was brown into the canal, and two
cara broken up. rhe instructions on The track
have been remUved, and trains are Iunning reg-
"larly A signal hight was hanging our &C
the tune I tn disaster, but the nSe iog pre-
vented i's being seen by the engineer.
NV YORK, f. b. 81. The Hilton Head cor
respp, dent Of the Irbune, unier date of tho
1917 inst makes the following important state.
ments
For some weeks preparations for fnray upon
an tx ensivp scale INTO some of the most .hicklu
POI ulacd districts OF the three Stau con- prls-d
in tie department of the South have been in
progress with the greatest = sslble srcresy W
pereoos within The lines are aware of the pro.
j CT even ut his time, when orders to begin the
movement are about being gwen.
The plan Is To- surprise the rebels with he re-
alry of servile insurrectl"n by the sudden 40.
pesrance in arms Of no lees than 5000 n,xro.s
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28
PROBATE COUgsT

December l, 1862.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-03-25

A PICTURE OF A YANKEE SENATOR
In the Yankee Senate, while the Conscrip-
ton act was under discussion, Mr.. Turpie,
of Indiana, in short speech, gave the fol.
lowing sketch of Wilson, of Mass: Il
Had the Senator from Massachusetts,
been in the Senate in the days Of Jackson,
he would have opposed him, and every
slander uttered against that old hero would
have come from the lips Of the Senator,
though he might have had, some reverence
for Washington. Had he lived in the days
Of the Revolution he would have been o
tory, and talked aippantly Of rebels, and Of
fered rewards for the heads of Sumter and
Marion; and he would have betrayed his
country as Arnold did. Had he lived in
the days Of Luther he would have sided
with the Pope aud feasted on the ashes of
the martyrs, and lighted the fires of Smith
field. He might have had some reverence
for that Deity which came to save the world,
perhaps have obeyed him; be certainly
would have followed him to the garden Of
Gethsemane throug gh the streets of Jerusa-
lem and to the bar of Pontius PLATE, and
then his voice would have been heard, but
he would have said "Release unto US Bar.
rabus, but for this Jesus, let him be cruel
fed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-03-25

To ALL SOLDIERS RELIEF AssocIA-
rIoNs IN SOUTH CARoLINA.-The Legis.
lature having placed at the disposal of the
Central Association, at Columbia, two hun
dred thousand dollars, to be expended in
providing shoes, blankets and clothing to
the Carolina soldiers, the Association calls
upon all similar Associations in the State
to aid it in its great work. Deeply impres.
sed with the Importance of these voluntary
Associations, and the generous and self
sacrificing spirit which has distinguished
our people, we would respectfully urge up
on all the most vigorous and persevering
exertion. Let none suppose that the ap.
preparation on the part of the State has
rendered individual and private effort un'
necessary. When we think Of the magni'
tude of the struggle in which we are enga'
ged, the determined spirit of our unscrupu.
lous enemy, the !, comparatively limited le-
sources of our Government, we feel that
the appeal is made to every man and woman
in the Confederacy, and that our success
can only be. achieved by the joint labor Of
all. We invite, then, the co operation Of
all District Associations, and would be
pleased to receive any information or sug.
gestions in reference to our common labors.
NJ. LABORDE,
Chairman Central Association.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-03-25

WHERE IS Fort MoALI1srER ?-Of
the Georgia coast, and eighteen miles to
the Southwark of the Savannah river, in
O-sabaw Sound. Into this Sound flows
the Ogeechee river, a stream naVigable
some distance up-some thirty miles-to
vessels of larger class. On the Ogeechee
river four miles above the Sound, is situa-
ted Fort McAllister. The Fort stands on
the mainland, directly on the river bank,
and commands the river for mile and a
half or two miles. The country for several
miles along the Ogeechee, as is almost the
universal case on the Southern coast, is but
an extensive marsh, crossed and re-crossed
by innumerable little creeks and inlets con.
nected with the main stream. Some of the
Islands formed by these creeks and inlets
are large, and contain large plantations, but
while there is one of these, there are hun.
dreds of others mere marshes. To the
Northward of the Big Ogeechee, and con.
nected with many numerous creeks, are
two more considerable streams, called the
Little Ogeechee and Vernon rivers, on each
Of which are said to be strong batteries.
Richmond .Eraminer.
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GIVE YOUR CHILD A NEwsPApER.-A
child beginning to read becomes delighted
with newspaper, because he reads the
names and things which are very familiar,
and will make progress accordingly. a
newspaper IN one year is worth a quarters
schooling to child, and every father must
consider that substantial information is con-
nected with advancement.
A mind occupied becomes fortified a.
gainst the ills of life, and is braced for any
emergency. Children amused by reading
and study are, of course, more conslderate
and more easily governed. How many
thoughtless young men have spent their
evenings in tavern or grog.shop who ought
to have been reading? How many parents,
who have not spent twenty dollars for books
for their families, would have give thous.
ands to reclaim son or daughter who had
ignorantly and thoughtlessly fallen into
temptation. =
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-03-25

sTHE HoRRoRs OF SOUTHERN SocIE-
TY."-Under this appetizing title one Mary
F. Clark, spinster and whilome governess
and school mistress in the, South, has been
delighting the Abolitonists of Troy, New
York, with some revelations Of her expert
ence and observations in the South. She
reports that she Was goVerness in the family
of distinguished South Carolinian for six
years, and that incest is common in the
families Of Southern planters.
A correspondent. Of the Betlefonte PAP
Rutchman, referring to this stupendous
libel, adds:
81 regret that the press gave publicity
to such base, vulgar and infamous articles
It could do no possible good. 1t carried it,
own falsity with it, as it is a notorious fact
and we'll known to all who read the relig.
ious periodicals, that the Church South is
as pure and orthodox in its readings as in
the North, and that the Southern planters
are as religious, .Yirtuous, humane, and:a
parental and fraternal in their domestic re.
Elations as any people 10 the world, and are
noted for their kindness and affection to
and for their children; and it was with
pleasure that saw the good lady of the
house, when the article in the Press was
read, take it, declaring it was slander and
a falsehood, unfit to be read in brothel,
and cast it into the FIRE. That is the effect
| 1t had in our neighborhood."
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PRE,IATURE.-The Mobile

PREMATURE.-The Mobile Journal
gives utterance to our sentiments, as we'll
as those of the Jackson Appeal, when it
expresses the opinion that all discussion of,
and all motions for, or against, the recep,
tion of the Northwestern States, are pre-
mature and iujudicious. When they ask
for admission, or give q reasonable intima-
tion that they will ask, it will be soon e.
nough to consider the proposition. For
the present, it is the part of wisdom in us
to foster and encourage growing disposi.
ton on their part to do as We have done
assert their original State sovereignty and
with draw themselves from an active par
ticiration in the war against US, if they will
do so. In this, there can be no difference
of opinion amongst US; nor in the policy of
entering into the freest and most unrestric-
ted commercial relationship with them
Than this, they cannot reasonably ask more,
nor can we offer more without making an
undigni6ed and unbecomiug demonstration
of excessive desire to propitiate them. But,
about the policy of receiving them into the
Confederacy, there must arise serious and
irreconcilablc difference Of opinion If the
subject as pressed mo'0, and such decided
manifestation of public aversion to 80 init
mate political relationship may be made
apparent as may have tendency to put
back materially the growing disposition 10
our favor.
With these reflections the Journal res.
pectfully suggests to the press that the sub.
ject be dropped as out Of time, and that
the press and public functionaries confne
themselves to the expression of only so much
good will towards the Northwestern people
as will hold out to them prospect of re.
gaining them in their lost trade with the
South as fully and completely as it was be-
fore the disruption, if they will discontinue
the war. Upon that platform we can all
stand. 1t is the identical position Of Mr..
Yancey, as announced in the Alabama Con-
vention a few. days after the passage of the
ordinance Of secession. Let US but say to
them that the Mississippi and its tributa.
ries shall be considered, as to its riparian
peoples, but continuation of the seattle
highway Of nations as to them. SAP. Neaos.
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NUMBERlz.
NARY 4 PaATE1ElR.- E1l There Is rule It o-

Nary A PRAYER There is rule at 81
berlin College that no studentshall board at
any house where prayers are not regularly
made each day. A certain man fitted mp :
boarding houae, and filed il with boarders,
but forgotuntil the eleventh hourtha prayer
proyiso. Not being praying man himself
he looked around for one who was. At
length he found one, meek young man
from Trumbnll county, who agreed to pay
his board in praying. For while all went
on smooth, but the boarding master furnish.
ed his table SO poorly that the boarders be-
gan to grumble and to leave, aud the other
morning the praying boarder actually
t.ssruek.D Something like the following
dialogue occurred at the table $ -
Landlord -aWill you pray MI. Mild Pa
Mild-ssNo, SIR, I will NO" J"
Landlord -aWhJ not, Mr. Mild :" Ss
:. Mild-aIt don't pay, sir. 4 can't prsy
on such yictuals as these, and uuless you
bind yourselfin writing to set better table
than you have done for the last three weeks,
nary another prayer do you get out Of met
And that's the way matters stood tdast
adyices. -
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conscript ranks, we will soon have in the
field from every State, q legion of disap.
pointed Office holders. [ have never yet
been very aspiring for position or Office, but
I must confess that I have an inordinate
desire to command a legion of disappointed
ex.statesmen. Should I ever be so fortu-
nate as to be assigned to a we'll organized
command of this kind, I should, from pure
philauthropic motives, Immediately warn
the Yankees to stand from undcr."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-03-25

GEN. PEMBERroa BEAT. "A good dodge
was recently played of on Gen. Pemberton
and his officers, who, BY their acts, are .aps
parently trying to starve out the city Of
Mobile. They refuse to let produce Of any
description come down the Mobile and Ohio:
Railroad, when there is plenty Of it lying
in the warehouses rotting. The story Is az
follows: A gentleman uanting meat pur-
chased ii up the road but knowing thatit
would be confscated il found, he procured
common pine boz, about six feet long,
made to resemble coffin, such as are com,
monty used to transport the dead. He
filed this box with good sound bacon;
which he found at reasonable prices ID Mis-
sissippii, and then married. his dead body
thus I: o. .s,i ~
aJohn Ssoats u
3yd Ala. Regiment, 81;
Mobile, All" !" ;
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70 H H
The DAY OF PRAYER.--As Friday, the
9th instant, has been appointed by the
President Of these Confederate States, as a
day of fasting and prayer, a poor soldier,
who volunteered in the defence of his coun-
try's rights, and who is anxious to return
home to his little children, would request
through your columns and the columns of
our newspapers generally, that the day be
observed by all Christians as a day of uni.
versal fasting and earnest prayer to God for
a speedy peace, and that the universal Gus.
tom of only holding service in our Church:
es during the morning be departed from on
the present occasion, and service be also
held at three o'clock in the afternoon,
wherever practicable, and especially by our
soldiers in every camp-the object of which
will be to request God to change the hearts
of our enemies towards US and grant US a
speedy peace.
At five clock ! propose that every chris:
tian in civil or military life, and especially
the wives, mothers and sisters of our brave
soldiers retire to their closets and in faith
pray for speedy peace and perhaps God
may hear our prayers and stop this unholy
strife, and permit US to return to our homes.
My request can be easily complied with
and as it will give satisfaction to many OF
our brave soldiers, I am in hopes it will be
regarded. by Christians of all denomina-
tions. G.-FayetteuilIe Observer.
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"A Relic worth Preserving.

The following lines were taken from q
Yankee camp, at the battle of Richmond,
by an officer of the 9th Regiment, and
kindly forwarded for publication: It is
supposed they were written by . member OF
the Greenville Company, who was killed in
the Drainesville fight.
Oh, carry me back to my dear Cardinals shore,
If on the battlefield fall nke me home once more,
For would syeety rest beneath her bright blue sky.
Oh boys carry me back when the bloody strife Is o'er
And mother dear, with grateful tear will bless thee ever
more. -
know you will not forget brothers. Inst request,
And If there Is comade left he'll take me home TO rest
And tell the loved there the mourning household band
To meetne on the bssf shore ola brighter, happier land
Oh, boys, carry me back, carry yme II die,
Garry me home no more to roam there only would lie
I had dream last night, dream SO full of bliss,
Amothers hand was on my brow, felt sisters kiss,
gazed Rcedy's stream the Old mosscovered mill,
The lovers seat benen the trees the college on the HILL
Oh boys carry me there In sight of mountain blue
In my native town. there lay me down, Is all ask OF you
saw, too, In my dream, maiden young and fair,
gentle, loving girl was she, with sunny golden hair
She was sitting side and we whispered words love
Tho she may never amy bride still may W. ct above.
Oh nv boys carry me hack, there only we nd .eep,
Anthc maiden fair, with the golden ha,o the oldlers
grave shall weep. -
This Is noble State and generous hearts are here
To whisper kind and cheering words to the stranger volu
teer s.--r. -. < -
But, If on Virginia soil fall to rise no more.
Garry me back, carry me; ask no marble tomb,
But lay me down in the sacred ground In my own dear
mountain home. .=
There Is lovely grave In the quiet church yard shade,
tall
There the deep ohe organ steal gently
In the stiffness Of the Sabbath from the old church standing
near. sstr
Oh, boys, lay there when my earhlr course Is run,
That mother dear, may shed tear the grave Of an
only SON. ~s.'-S
SoUrR CAROLINA, July 3, 1881. r. -.
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PRETTY GooD.-A waggish correspon.
dent of the Atlanta latelligcncer gives the
following amusing version of the manner in
which Pocotaligo, S. G., received its name:
Gone day some of the early settlers on the
sound caught turtle and were trying to
drive him homeward, but they made slow
progress with tie zigzag locomotion creature.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-03-25
+ Good Crops.

Aiessrs. Editors You constantly advise
the planters to plant large crops. of proYis-
ions of all kinds. This is right, and We
intend to do it. Our Congressman tell us
that the Federals are more confident now
than heretofore of conqueriug us, based
Upon the fact of our scarcity of supplies Of
food, &c., and are relying more upon that
than the force of arms. I believe this to
be true therefore, everything depends mp
on the exertions and success of our plan.
ters. The planters will do their duty in
this respect, if. let alone in their crop and
work. ~ .s-..zss.. .... -
A great majority Of US now have no oyer.
seers, they having gone into service, while
We have taken charge Of our business
Hence the necessity of letting US pitch our
crops, and give it our whole attention, with
out being interfered with to operform other
duties. The planters can, and have done
much, but they cannot be soldiers and far.
mers at the same time. To make good
crops we must enjoy the full labor Of our
negro men, who are ploughmen; next, it
requires all our time to see that the negros
do their duty. Hence, I make these sug.
gestions earnestly:
1. Abolish all old field militia duty, at
least until the crop is laid by.
2. Have no more TOM toolery, calling ont
Reserves, which was the worst blow that
has been struck against our farming inter-
est since the wal, began for if, as asserted,
that our success depends mostly upon the
planters exertions in making crops, then
let them stay at home and work the negros
to make the crops. -. -
8. Draw no more negro men to work on
Notifications, but have the work done by
some other process, for every negro man
that leaves home to do said work is plough
stopped.
A. 1t would be we'll for all orders for ne
gro labor to work on Notifications to be
countermanded. A PLANTER.
1T is'well worth consideration, whether
it would not be better to substitute white
for negro labor on our Notifications and de.
fences, and leave the latter free to FIJI our
barns and granaries with food for man and
beast. Every able bodied white man
every freeman, worthy of the name, should
be willing to handle spade and shovel, as
we'll as sword and musket, in our righteous
war of defence against the vandal foe.-
EDITORS COURIER q
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At this juncture, some1of the shore Indians
came up with the party, and said to one of
the drivers, poke he tail he 60; referring
to an excellent method Of pushing the var
mint along. They followed the natives
advice, and found il succeeded admirably !;
with which result they were SO much pleased
that they called the place asnearly the SEN
tence as possible, but it has gradually, in
the wear of centuries, come down to plain
compound word, to wit I: Poootaligo."
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YORK MARBLE YARD.

WRICHARD HARE, respectfully informs the citizens Of
York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties OF
North Carolina that he Is fully prepared to supply every ar
tcle In the MARBLE LINE, of the highest style OF finish
and at reasonable prices. ,,,,
He keeps constantly hand, large supply Of FOREIGN
and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens OF his @ WORK
NAV be always seen at the Yard nearly opposite the GEN
sQUIRERn PRINTING OFFICE, and a few doors North
Of SSiowc's' Hotel. :,
-A work will be delivered At any point on the Kings
Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge.
lie Is also prepared furnish to order IRON RAILING
of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, &C.
January 10 80 2 lp O..
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MANUFACTURE OF COTTON CARDS IN
SELMA, ALA-We learn from the Report
er that Mr.. j. NJ. Keep, ofsselma, had per.
fected machine for the manufacturers
cotton cards. The wire which formsg the
teeth of the cards is manufactured BY Mr.
Keep, and it is said to be superior article.
He is at present engaged IN making another
machine, simpler than the first, and win
continue to add new machines to his mann.
factory until he has q number sufficient; to
supply the demand for cards. ,.s..sz 81 -.
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TEMpoRARY-Tn reported congersas
ton between Lincoln and Seward, the fol-
lowing occurred g..s3ss.. 49,
Seward still attempted to console him by
telling him that the disunion Of the States
was only temporary, and that they would
soon get them back again. y
"Tsmporary," said Abe; ssHell, that
puts me in mind Of a fellow IN Illinois who
hooked trout one day out fishing the
trout broke his line aud went of with the
hook in his mouth, and being asked Hhe
had lost his hook, he said, toaly temporal
rartly; I will catch the trout directly, and
get it back again. Nov Billy, your line
IS broken, and if you can catch that sanse
trout again, you are better fisherman than
I am" -. 80 ..s5i.;;:isSaIss,