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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18
Our Military Corresp ondence i.

FROM THE FORTY FIRST REGIMENT.
PoE's TAVERN, VALLEY OF THE TENNEs
SEE, Aug. 9th, 1868.
FRIEND CONVERSE :-Knowiug that YOU
and many of your readers are interested in
tho movements of tho Forty. First, l take the
liberty of sending you short account of our
movements for tho past ten days. We were
ordered to march from Manchester early on
the morning of the 10th. About 8 A. Nj.
found US on the road once more, bound for
Chattanooga. Being attached to the lef,
wing, which is the 2lst or Crittenden's Ar.
my Corps, we took the route over tho noun
tains to tho left of Chattanooga. Instead
of moving tho whole corps on one road. each
division took a separate road, Van Cleve's
division on our left, Woods division on our
right, and we of Palmor's division occupying
the center. After two days march we
came to Collins river. IIore we we're obliged
to ford the river, the water being about two
feet deep.
After crossing the river, we of the Forty
First Regiment were detached from the
Brigade, as train. guard. We remained on
the opposite bank until tho train had
crossed, which occupied some six hours,
there being about three hundred wagons.
Our Regiment moved from there about l
o'clock p. M. Tho train reached the foot
of the Cumberland Mountains toward sun
down. After working all night, and until
9 o'clock the next day, VIC got all tho wag.
ons up the worst part Of the mountains, so
that we all moved slowly forward, stopping
occasionally to allow the train to ascend
some steep pitch. The troops which moved
in advance of the train pushed forward as
fast as possible, and reached Dunlap In tho
afternoon of the 10Th. Wo reached there
in the afternoon of the Goth.
Dunlap is tho county seat of Sequatchee
county, and is situated in Sequatchee valley.
After remaining there one night. our Bri-
gade was sent forward over tho next ridge
of the mountains into the valley of the
Tennessee River, where We now are. We
are within lS miles of Chattanooga. Wha,
is to be the next movo We, of course do not
know. We are evidently upon tho eve of @
great battle. Our artillery 60 down to the
river nearly every day, and throw few
shell across, to lot the Rebels know that We
are watching them. must stop, as the
mail goes out soon.
Yours for Union, G. p. B.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18

THE chronological Journal for September
contains portraits of Gen. Grant, VIM. l..
Yancey, and a number of likenesses of dis
individuals inserted for the pur-
pose of proving some chronological or phys
iognomical fact. Gen. Grant has large
reasoning faculties, and is capable of COM
manding largo army. The traitor YAM
cey has large head, with an immense
amount of brain in the region of the percep-
tive faculties and animal propeusities. He
lacked brain in the moral region of his
head, and being educated to believe that it
was honorable to fight duels, and right to
hold slaves. he readily became traitor to
bis country. His chronological develop
ments coincide with his charactea. Like
Aaron Burr, he was talented man, but
lacked high moral feeling. Like many
other prominent men at the South, he
killed relative when he was young, and
fought duel with Clingman in his man
hood. He was thus well fitted by education
for a leader of the slaveholders' rebellion.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18

ALL EQUAL HERE.-It is related of the
Duke of Wellington, that once when he re-
mained to take the sacrament at his parish
church, very poor old man had gone up
the opposite aisle. and reached the commu-
MON table, knelt down close by the side of
him; some one-a pew owner probably
came and touched the poor old man on the
shoulder, whispered to him to move farther
away, or rise and wait until the Duke bad
received tho bread and wine. But the ca
gle eye, and quick ear Of the great COM
mander caught The meaning of that touch
aud that whisper. He casped the old mans
hand, and held him to prevent bis rising,
and in a reverential undertone, but most
distinctly, said; DO not move-we are oil
equal here"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18
WORDS.

Words arc lighter than the cloud. foam
OF the restless ocean spray
Vainer than the trembling shadow
That the ncxt hour steals away;
By tho fall of summer rain drops
Is the air as deeply stirred;
Aud tho roso.leaf that we tread on
Will outlive word.
Yet on the dull silence breaking
With lightning flash, a word,
Bearing endless dosolation
On its lightning wings, I heard.
Earth can forge no keener weapon,
Dealing surer death and pain,
And the crul echo answered
Through long years again.
l have known ono word hang star-liko
O'or dreary wasto of years,
And 1t only shone the brighter
Looked at througha a mist Of toars;
Whioa weary wandoror gathered
Hope and heart on life's dark way,
By its faithful promise shining
Clearer day by day.
l have known spirit calmer
Than tho calmcst lake, and clear
AS tho heavens that gazed upon it,
With no wave of hope or foar
But storm had sNopt across it,
And its deepest depths were stirred,
Mover, never more to olumber,
Only by word.
/ have known word more gentle
Than the breath of summer air
In ist'niug heart it nestled,
And 1t lived forever there.
Not tho beating of it's prison
Stirred it ever, night or day;
Only with the hearts last throbbing
Could it fade away.
Words are mighty. words are living
Serpents. with their venomed stings,
Or bright angels, crowding round US
With heavens light upon their wings
Every word has its own spirit,
True or false, that never dies;
Every word mans lips have uttered
Echoes In Gods skies.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18

But we got through after while, and after
a fashion. But here was only a small part
of oar trouble over, for the next thing was
the mountains, which made our march
slightly like Bonaparte's little march on tho
Alps. We got through that, though, by
doubling the teams, and little gentle ap.
plcation of brouse to tho mules, and not
few unnecessary oatbs perhaps. The men
stood it well all through, and arrived hore
as fat, ragged and saucy as over.
The boys of Col. wildor's Brigade are
having protty good times down at the river,
which is about six miles from here. They
have some skirmisbing almost overy day.
and some rare fun in making tho Ro5s sko.
daddle from thoir breastworks across the
river. Cockerll's Battery from our Bri.
gade went down yesterday, and fred few
rounds at them, and damaged a 70 of tbom,
and then returned at night in rare good hu-
NOR. We are about fifteen miles from
Chattanooga, and expecting soon to move
on the place, and, if not whipped, tho pros.
poets are that We will whip them. Our train
has arrived from Dunlap, whore tho wagons
wore left. some thought until after tho fight
should como off but it is tho opinion of
those who ought to be judges that tho grand
army Of the Rebs, that is their Bragg army,
will evacuate the town in our favor, if it
might DO called favor to give us such
towns as that must be by this time; for |
suppose that it would be of no account af.
tor Its occupation by ragged and dirty
Rebel army. Soon after we came hero wo
found about thirty double. barroled shot.
guns, and as many sabres, of not much uso
to us. The guns were of tho old English
make, stub and twist; but were so eaten
by rust as to be of no use, and not fit to
keep or send home, though they sold pret.
ty readily to citizens who had taken the
oath of allegiance. We are getting con.
siderable number of recruits hero for our
| army, and think it will be made about five
hundred men stronger in this valley, and
among the escaped couscripts who had fled
to the mountains to escape the wrathfu
Rebs.
Gen. Hazen has put a price on oil pro
duce from the country, and q penalty Il
any ono paying over the prico set to articles
by himself. So you soc we get all we wan
of potatoes at one dollar per bushel, and
other things to range accordingly, and the
boys are getting to feel quito Mt homo. The
citizens all chew, smoke and snuff after theil
own way-that is, with the snuff. They
havo little stick, or brush, and rub the
snuff on their gums, aud spit out the juice
after the most approved style, about equal
to genuine Yankee. One woman came ia
to buy some chewing tobacco for birth
day prosent to her little girl, Ave years old
who proved her love for tho weed by takinI
q chew and cramming the rost into he
pocket
Cos. and G are in fourishipg condition
being about tho largest companies in th'
Regiment. and, though they have served
two years, the momory of home is frosh and
green still. But good night. More anon.
| JAY.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18
Envying the Rich.

Among the poor there exists an almost
universal disposition TO envy the wealthy.
THE feeling is founded upon mistaken
view of the comparative happiness of the
two classes. and in proportion as it is cher
ished. in that proportion is ii the source Of
unnecessary trouble TO those who entertain
it.
Tho rich by no means enjoy life as the
poor so commonly imagine. Business men
among the former class are, we feel per-
suaded, less happy for the most part than
the employed among the latter. Their busi-
ness is utterly extensive and complicated.
Much is at stake. Engagements are nu-
merous and pressing. Far-reaching plans
are to be adopted. The strictest attention
is necessary in order to their successful ex-
ecution. The mind is too intently and con-
stantly employed 1t becomes fatigued and
careworn. The wealthy business man COM
monty derives but little enjoyment from his
immonse possessions.
Unemployed wealthy men are often even
more unhappy than those who are immersed
in business. Their very want of employ
ment is source of unhappiness. Man is
born for activity. Somo degree of employ.
ment is indispensable to contentment.--
Time drags heavily with the idle. Hours
to them seem like days in duration. They
are oppressed with ennsi. You hear them
often long for something with which to skill
time" Can such persous be happy
1t is to be remembered, also, in estimating
the condition of the wealthy, that familiari-
| ty with comforts and luxuries diminish their
capability of affordiDg satisfaction. Prince.
ly mansions. splendid furniture. luxurious
tables, numerous attendants, snowy equi-
pages, magnificent decorations, Sail these
20 envied by the poor, are in general re-
garded BY the rich as mere matters of
course Their loss would be deemed a great
privation, but their possession contributes
but little to real enjoyment.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18
FROM THE FORTY. FIRST REGIMENT.

4lsT ONO, PoE's TAVERN Tenn. VAL.
LEY, Aug Goth, 1868.
JEFFERsoNIAN DEMOCRAT :-We thought
that our friends in Geauga would like to
hear from tho old 4lst once more SO VIC
would bother them with our communica.
tion, for the sake of letting them know how
we got along on our mountain expedition to
this wilderness. Well, we started from
Manchester on Sunday morning the 18th
OF this month. The morning was fair but
very warm, and the boys thought they would
have pleasant time of it, if they did not
have to msrch too four aad zoo fast but,
about 10 o'clock, it commenced to rain, and it
did rain, too, until we thought that the
great Jehovah had forgotten his promise to
destroy tho world with rain no more. But,
after few hours, it stopped raining, and
then tho mud was deep and sticky enough
to suit almost any of the teamsters, at least
who had to pull out their mules and wag.
ons from the ruts, which were deep enough
to temporarily drown all thoughts of homo,
and mother, and the girls we left behind US.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18

ENGLAND produces from her island mines
more coal than any other nation and yes
tho coal mines of the United States cover
greater area in square miles than the whole
area Of the British islands.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18

DISTRESSING FAMILY CoINcIDENoE.-The
death of Major Daniel McCook, OF Ohio,
furnishes some melancholy coninc'dences
in the history of bis family in connection
with the war. His youngest son, Charles,
was killed at the first battle of Bull Run, on
the 2Ist day of July, 1861; his son, Gen.
Robert McCook, was killed on the 2lst day
of July. 1862; and the father was himself
killed by Morgan's band in Ohio, on the
2lst day of July, 1868.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18

In Hartford, lately, at the door of citi-
zen, very little boy begged piteously for
something to eat. and in a mournful tone
of voice said "his parents we're dead. and
his father couldn't get any work, end his
mother was very sick indeed"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18

1t was a proverb among the Greeks.
that flstterer who lifts you to the clouds,
has the same motive as the eagle when he
raises the tortoise in the air he wishes to
gain something by your fall.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-09-18
IT must be humiliating in the extreme to

IT must be humiating in the extreme to
the rebellion to SEQ their cities, one after
another, fall into the hands Of the Yankees.
The arch traitor, as we'll as others who were
in secret league with the despots of the free
states and Europe, vainly supposed that
Cotton could rule the world. But war Of
more than two years has broken the charm
that fitted before the eyes of such tyranit
as the leaders of the Shareholders rebellion
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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02

gust ne turns u Conway, hoping that in his
iederacN. he spike as a representative man Of
some coming party. He is in favor OF an armis-
tice; far he is Democratic. but le says that AN
arB,>tice Tor any other purpose than arranging
ii,e terms of inal separation is a waste OF time,
lot reconstruction is impossible There is a
strange unanimity on this subject everywhere
that / have Travelled and this Is what troubles
me
There are occasionally some things very anus
ing, even in the stubbOrnness OF these sinners for
every last of them is Rebel, even the refu
gees who come in, if they had energy enough to
be.
Since the churches have all been appropriated
for hospitals, the brethren hold prayer meetings
occasionally at private houses; and since there is
no order against praying secessonism, they
sometimes perpetrate something hard that way.
The other evening Methodist brother. who had
had, | suspect, some trouble with our pckets.
prayed until he felt better. when, stopping short,
he said: Brethren, the way to heaven is clear.
No pickets along that road, so far az heard
from" The Rebel brethren evidently enjoyed
the whack, but some of US thought it more funny
than devout. They preach and pray, and sing
and play secession right here. surrounded by 50.
600 Federal bayonets and hundreds of rihed can
mon. What will you do abOuIitf You can't get
it out of them without killing Them and hardly
then. All that l have to say is, hurry up your
armstice, and may be there to see.
IT ~
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02

might impugn their motives. This all he
designed 10 say.
President Dunning hoped that gentlemen would
discuss the question without excitement
Mr.. Murray said that the Senator from Henry
could not point to single vote on any question,
when National questions were involved, where he
had not recorded his vote with his party friends.
Mr.. Browne, of Randolph, asked if he did not
vote for the rejection of the Carroll resolutionsI
Mr.. Murray did so vote. but there
tional question involved there. The resolutions
were disrespectiul to the Senate. He voted
against an amendment offered to the printing Of
fee bill by the Senator from Henry, and that gen
tleman then called him i'd traitor to the Re-
publican party" He could not resent the insult
then as man should, and perhaps he a little
warm in his reply to the impptatOns cast upon
him this morning by the Senator from Henry.
Mr.. Mansfield spoke warmly in favor of an i'm
mediate decision, ahd Mr.. Shields, as Chairman
of the Committee on Elections, explained the in
trcate questions the committee had to consider in
making up decision
Mr.. Landers demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Johnson's motion to postpone prevailed
yeas "a, nays 81
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02
I1-A1@1|
Mel; MCKEE, Sec'y. Chairman
Wore Secession-Legisiati stopped

More ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS stopped.
The Republican members, with the exception
of four, failed to resume their seats in the House
Of Representatives yesterday and, consequently,
left that body without quorum to do business,
or to consider matter about which there is a con-
test. No legislation of any kind can now be
transacted till the seceders shall return to their
duty. With but six working days left of the
present session, these gentlemen have assumed a
fearful responsibility, and the people will bold
them to a strict account.
These absconding gentlemen assign no reason
for this willful and criminal absence from their
seats in the House, but there are vague rumors
that they fear that the Democrats intend to pass
the militia bill now pending in that body, meas
ure perfectly innocent in itself, and the promi-
neut features of which that it confers the right
upon those enrolled under it to elect their own
officers Company and regimental), and reserves
to the General Assembly its constitutional right
to say in what manner Major Generals and Brig
adler Generals shall be appointed.
This is the plain story, and if these Republi-
cans are afraid to trust the fighting boys with the
selection of their own officers. and the Repre-
sentatives of the people with their incontestible
right of passing wholesome and salutary laws, the
Democrats are not Whenever the minority shall
aim to overturn legislation by acts of revolution,
thew will place themselves in the same category
with Mr.. JEFFERSON Davis and his coniederates
in crime against Constitutions and laws.
We know that the people of Indiana will I'M
dersiand this question, and the clamor raised by
the new Secession party cannot avail them.
Their present conduct shows the world that
they will be as rank Rebels as those of the
South whenever they are likely TO fail in having
their own way. This is the history of their party
since 1856.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02

In the Senate on Friday the following debate
spraDg up the report of the Committee on
Elections in the case of Senator MURRAY. The
committee reported that JOIN H. BAKER is en-
titled to- seat from Elkhart and Lagrange:
Mr.. Shields. Elections. reported in the case OF
Senator Murray, that John H. Baker is entitled
TO the seat from Elkhart and Lagrange
Mr. johnson moved that the further ccnsidera-
ton of the subject be postponed till Saturday
March Z.
The motion ~as opposed by Messrs. ClaypooI
and Bearss, and advocated by Messrs. johnson
and Brown, of Wells. on the around that but one
week remained in which bills could pass, and the
subject could be considered after that time The
report would cause discussion, and the time could
not be spared.
Mr.. Murray thought il strange that such re-
peated efforts should be made by his party friends
10 Gust him from his seat The Senator from
Fayette had persisted 10 travelling into his district
TO interfere with the will Of his people. IL was
because be had refused TO make himself tool of
that Senator-to wear a collar on which was in
scribed: "Senator Murray, my dog" Ii was be
cause be had refused TO forget his duty TO his
constituents and join the revolutionary schemes
of his party friends. He knew well the tricks
and party schemes Of that Senator. He refused
10 20 at the beck and bidding of men who as