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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-06-09
NEW ADVERTIsEMENTS.
ISL OF LETTERS IL REMAINING In THE
IL POST OFFICE, In STANTON, ON MAY 81,

lOO0 .
Amos. Mrs Jane,
Albert, Miss Molly,
Alexander, Miss Margaret
Anthony, Mrs Sarah A,
Boteler, A R.
Byrne, Mrs Ben w,
Barley, David,
Beach, Miss Elizabeth,
Burton, j F,
bourn, John A,
Bradshaw, Josiah G,
Brown, John NJ,
Burch, Mary,
Burtoa, Mortimore L,
Praeg, Pcscol,
Buck, Theodore,
Cloud, G. l., 2
Coglan, Miss FL,
Cawood, John,
Camley, John,
Cleveland, James o
Camper, Jos III
Cofman Mss Mary NJ.
Carpenter, Capt P NJ
DAVIS, Henry
D.rey, Miss Jaue,
Donald, Lieut.. W K
Davenport, W 5
Echard, Andrew 7,
Englsman. JohnJ
Stobb, Miss Mary E
Edwards, Miss Virginia,
Flick. MS Malinda,
Erley, Stephen G,
Fisher, David S
Fnlien, Miss Elizabeth E,
Ferguson, Elias, 2
Farrow, George A,
Pagan, James,
Faikner, Miss Mary Jane,
Fitzgerald, Mrs Pat,
Green, Alfred, !
3ioodoar, = Ohm,
Geotry, isaac A,
CIR SIS, James,
Gratsan, Kate,
GFegsby. James 5,
Giiner Lafayette,
Haeis NJ Elizabeth z,
Harris Sirs Ffaneis a,
Hayden, Rev Horace b, {
Haws. Henry w, 5
Hi, George. ]
Harvey. james a, /!
Hoover, j j, z
HiBer. James IL, Z
Hail Lewis e, 4
Hatten, iark, 7
Hailow. Mss MARY, Z
Hutsou NJ ". \
Hotchkiss. n Ii, Y
Aodnatt, Thomas j,
diser, VIM,
Eowell. u illIam
Holland Waiter b,
Aoioruck, VIA l., 2
Il, d., W n b,
Hard,, William,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-06-09

STINE COW AVD CALI FOR sAs.E On
l. "Wednesday next at IL o ,oek IN Itont OF the
Court House, Stanton Bruce Peck VIII sell a No
Mich L. &.
I,x..a O
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04

issued. The ell but universal dissatisfaction
OF the country with the negro policy the rad.
icaIs are forcing upon the government is very
clearly indicated by the newspaper press, and
the feeling is quite as common in the army as
elsewhere. The administration hopes by this
means to prevent knowledge Of tho growing
discomfort from reaching the sOllier, for fear
it would affect their morale But in this, os
in other measures, civil and military, the ad-
ministration shows its want of common sense
and foresight. 1t is not the newspapers that
are to blame for the state of feeling through
ou, the. country and in the army; Mr.. LIN
coins advisers are responsible for that. 1t
waS changing the war for the Union into one
for abolition that has done all the mischief,
and while this policy obtains matters will
grow steadily worse. The absence Of news.
papers will increase and embitter the feelings
Of the soldiers, who will learn all the govern.
ment wishes they would not learn from their
private correspondence and report.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04

This point, however, need net lie argued
What we wish to Impress upon the mind Of
every man at home, is that his sphere Of
usefulness is not contracted by reason Of his
being out OF the army on the contrary, he
may do just as much tosuStain the Govern
nent Us il be had q nusket upon his shoul-
der The people Of The South are passing
through n fearful ordeal, and under the depri-
vations en;ailed upon them by the blockade
of their ports, they need substantial aid from
each other, as well as the generous sympa-
;hios That SHOULD characterize crisis like this
Now, if these premises be correct, it is i'm
possible that any patlios would accept this
as suitable time for making money by spec
ulating upon the necessities Of our suffering
people, We speak in kindness. for We are
quite sure that the want of reflection has
been the fruitful cause Of much Of the, specu-
lating mania that has afflicted the country.
Men who desire to be esteemed as honorable,
Lave been incauiiously carried away upon
the current, who, if they had waited to re-
feet, would have been SLOW to incur the In.
fanny that will forever attach to those who
employ this dark hour in making haste to
grow rich.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
The Power of Women.

Why is it that.iu ninety nine cases out of
hundred those women who have been brought
up chiefly amongst men, who have had no Sis
ters, who have lost mother eally in life
doubtless for many reasons sad afflction
to GIRL who have been dependent on faith
er or brothers Tor society and conversation,
should turn out the most fascinating and SUI
perior OF their sex?
Why is it that in nine hundred and ninety
nine cases out Of u thousand, the boy who is
educated solely by his mother becomes a tli-
umphant and.successful man in after life.
Perhaps the opposite Influence of either
sex is beneficial TO the other; perhaps the girl
derives vigorous thought, expanded views,
habits OF reflection, nay, more charity and
forbcaranca, from her male associates, as the
boy is indebted to his mothers tuition and
his mothers companionship for the gentleness
and purity of heart which combine SO well
with u manly and generous nature, or the re-
fincment and delcacy Of feeling which SO
adoyn the courage above all, for that G cited
standard of wo,nankind which shall prove
his surest safeguard from shame and defeat in
the coming battle; shield imperyious so
long as it is bright, but that VIXEN once soied
slides and crumbles from his grasp leaving
him in the press Of angry weapons n naked
and defehcelcss man.
We have all heard Of the little boy who
sturdiy upheld, in defiance of the poet, that
"his mama was the Mt blest work Of God.n
think the truest and Loliest homage that
can be offered to fellow creature Is that
which such a child tenders uncorsciously to
his mother She il to him the one bright
beautiful being upon earth. His young eyes
oren wide with childish wonder at the mag
niGcencs of. h,r apparel, the mingled grace
and u,ai' sly OF her bearing; he feels so proud
to belong to her. and at the same time so con.
scious of his right to place by her side,
seat on her knee. When others caress him;
be smiles pleasant enough fora time, but
soon wcaries, and hurries off to be at play
again but ,whcn she lays her quiet hand up
on his brow the boy forgets hoop and mar
bles, the new knife and the promised pony,
to nestle by her side, and look up in her face,
and sit lovingly down at the feet of his own
mana.
All that he knows Of good he learns from
her. She teaches him to love and pray. She
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
(" The Haven of Rest.o

AT a party which. came off recently in
koscinsko love sick young gentleman
was engaged in most earnest and sentinel.
tal CONVEX sation with the idol of his heart, );
the beautiful and accomplished Aliss B**d
With the very essence Of love dripping from
his optic organs, the young lover clasfcd the
hand of his q hearts adored' within his own,
i.aud told her how dearly and dcvotedly lie
loved her and how dcvouty he wished for an
assurance from her Of his passion being re-
ciprocated. Upon receiving her assurance
lat her heart was not for him, be became
intensely despondent and soliloquscd thus
% how unhappy was man made by The
transgression Of those old soldiers, Adam and
Eve. Iwould- That my soul could leap from,
its casket and seek place where troubles
come no more" pa'i>iug for about fifteen
minutes, he again addressed Ler, Oh! if
you cannot tell me you love me, tell me when
| shall reach Haven Of Rest on Earth
Why" said the witty young lady, "when
you get 10 Brouk-harent of course" The
ycung gent, when this information was i'm
parted to him, Immediately coaumored.
He had no desire to be waited to that
" Brookhayen.of Rest" under special escort,
Of which the cavalry" furnish us a graphic
account. Chronicle.
*Brookhaven is conscrpit camp.
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Shall We sfeet Each Other There ?

When the holy angels meet us,
As we 60 10 join their band,
Shall'we know the friends that greet us,
: In the glorious spirit land?'
Shalt wesee'thsir dark eyea shining
~'-ou US as in days of yore - -
Shall we feel their loved arms twining
Fondly round us as before'
Yes. my ea,th- worn soul rejoices.
And my weary heart grows light;
For the brilliant angel voices.
And The sngel faces bright
That'shall welcome MS in Heaven,
Are the loved Of long ago.
And to them lis kindly givsn,i,,
Thus their mortal friends to know.
O! ye weary ones and lost ones,
proor nor, faint not by the way;
Ye shall join the loved and lost ones
In tho lard Of, perfect day.
IIarp,strings, touched by angel fingers,
Murmur in my raptured ear
Evermore their sweet tone fingers
We shall know each other there.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
Paul III. Hayue,.'

Where Is our friend, the Poet Laureate ito ou'
view of the Palmetto State. Can we WOO him tc
send sonnet tothis distant literary corner -oi
ours Not by adulation. we are sure and ne
design nothing Of the kind. But we do endorse,
without fee OF reward. the subjoined lines in bis
honor; and we heartily commond thcm ITO our
readers. They ars here in our new drawer, clip
ped from we know not where and we print them
with pleasure:
Sweet ,Sounstteer of Southern hills and streams,
PE1RARcA of the bright Palmesto shore, =
NV thanks! that from Ihy richly-varied store
Or glorious fancies and divinest dreams
A sunshine, warm and golden, broadly beams
Upon our genial land ir brilliance splendid!
Thine is the poets glance; thou art attended
BY right queenly Muse. whose sandal CLEANS
In every walk beneath primeval woods
Or ny the sea-side's level sUlitudes,
Wherever Nature wakens thee to love;
Still heed thy Muse. interpret her replies.
: Through all the converse whispered as ye have,
And men shall write thee with thu great aud wise.
j. r. T.
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A SUGGESTIVE NAMr.-Hooker is term
Of singular significance, when applied, to
Yankee military official. Most Of them have
demonstrated their peculiar az tness at pilier-
ing, and it would seem but meet and proper
that the Abolition army should ho represent
ed by chief Hooker-it suggests tho idea
Of stealing on grand scale. They sometimes
call him fighting Joe," but in what wars or
battles he obtained the title nobody knows.
Like Some of the generals in our army, he
has suggestive name, and has toated into
public notice without record, except it con-
ssts r n small reputation for small things.
Nevertheless, fighting joe" ia fairly INSTALL
c'l 10 tue chief FIookership Of the Federal ar
my.-Jackson. Mississippian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04

* Why is it that the rainl,owand cloud
come over US with beauty that is not oi
earth, and then pass away and leave us to
muse or their faded loveliness Z Why is it
that the stars, which hold their festivals
around the midnight throne are placed above
the reach OF our limited faculties, forever
mockiug us with their unarproachable glory?
And why isit that the bright forms of hui.
iran beauty are presented TO our view and
then taken from US? we are born for a
higher destiny tlian that of earth. There is
realm where the rainbow never fades, where
the stars will stay in our presence forever
and where the good men of earth shall live
the new life in unrcmitted felicity.
ES Life, We are told, is journey-and
to see the way in which some people eat, you
would imagine they were taking in provisions
to last them the whole length Of the journey.
ES The following curious epitaph, it is
said, may be found in a graveyard in Italy
:" Here lies Estella, who transported a large
fortune to heaven in acts Of charity, and is
gone thitber to enjoy it,
E NOVEL InRA.-During recent de-
bate in the Confederate Senate, Mr.. Phelan,
of Mississippi, advcrted to the fact that he
had seen white women, in "hoopless skirts
and broad sunbonnets," guidnS'the plow in
Southern fields. lie invoked Gods blessing
upon such women, and hoped that they would
be "mantel ornaments in the parlors Of Par.
adise." 80 !
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t This is not the worst The temptations Il
frau d. are irresistible, and many men, Of whom
we had expected better things, ere yielding
to the temptation. The most discouragins
thing in the present alarming crisis is the
fact that so many loyal citizens are improv'
lug the opportunity to amass enormous profits
by fraudulent. speculations upon the miseries
Of tue country. | have seen the results ol
this in forms That mace mons blood curdle
with indignation. have seen sick and dying
men in our hospitals furnished with supplies
for which the contractors were paid a gem
crous price, and the poor creatures turned
away with loathiug from the nauseous sub
stances Ibid upon their hot and ieycred lips.
Here at the North VIC abolished slavery
when it ceased to be profitable; but down to
the present time the very name OF Africa is u
term of indignity and reproach. We cast
contemst on him because he is weak. We
exclude him from every station Of RESPONSE
billty no matter what bis qualifications may
be, and we would be glad TO- get rid of him
altogether, if we could.
L hold no Utopian views upon this subject.
I never, believed that the relation of master
and slave is Of necessity sin. always
thought that evil needed to be carefully and
judciously handled.
Again, we have sinDed as a nation, in the
persons of our representatives and rulers. l.
it the wise foretbought and sober Judgment
and deliberate wisdom CT the: community
which determines who shall he unr rulers 2
How are they nominated? How are they
elerte.?' How do they conduct themselves
after they are elected? Do they never take
l.rhes? DO they represent the country or
the party which elects them? DO they de-
eide every question by its merits' Are they
always sober, temperate, chaste, free from
all obscenity and profaneneSs Do they al:
WAYS inter their honest convictions? When
ever 1. measure is proposed for action, dothey
ask, {" is it wise, and is it right r. and so de-
,termiine how they will vote. Alasl the crown
of glory is iallen from our head and there is
no hopo for country Nntil.the people arise
in their might and say; " We will no long,
er have proligatcs and fools 10 rule over U.s.
The descent hiss been so low that il is con-
siderud an improperly to speak of the sub
ject in Christian pulpit. Politica mean par
ty, and this is out of. place in the house of
God.
think ;hc world haze found out clearly
enough that We are weak! We renot weak
in numbers or resources, but we are weak
in that efficient action which comes from
faith, earnestness, self-denial, and unity Of
purpose. We have made many awful sac
riaces to no purpose. We follow up nothing so
that it tells substantially upon the final issue.
The fault is laid here and there and everywhere,
and there are none so positive in their GEN.
sure as those who know nothing of the facts.
o that the unity Of the naticn might be
restored in the bond of perpetual peace We
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
,A.Youns Lady Attempts to Elope with a
Negro.

Intense excitement was crca'ed in Chica
go, on Wednesday last, by report that
propose ssing looking girl, u daughter o
wealthy parents, a: Lyons, ILL.,, had bee,
captured at the ferry boat while endeavo.
ing to elops to Canada with q negro. A
large crowd soon collected abuut the office
of Justice Fuller, where the parties were
taken. md 80 intense was the excitement
that tie spectators threatened to deal SUM
marily with the negro. Our reporter twas
present and learned the following particu-
lars:
At Lyons, in Oakland county, Illinois,
resides very worthy and we'll to do farm
er, named Bradley, who Cor four years has
had in his employ a negro man named Lew
is Hill. Hill was treated as one of the fam
lily, eating ut tie same table, and enjoying
every privilege. In the family was good
looking daughter named Cadelia, who, un-
known to the parents, became enamoured
OF the negro, and an elopement was agreed
upon.
On Monday afternoon another neglo re-
siding at Plymouth, hired team at an hotel
there. went to Lyons, and at twelve last
night, Cadclia Bradley and her ebony lover
left her fathers house, taking with them
some bed clothing. At Plymouth the girl
has an uncle, who was for several years su-
pervisor of the township, consequently she
was we'll known there. When it became
known that an elopement was on tie ,apis,
constable John Manning and Others started
for this city, and arrested them at the dock
as they were embarkiug for Canada. The
fugitives we're taken before Judge Lane on
a charge of larceny; but as the bed clothing
was not stolen in this city, the Judge had no
Jurisdiction, and the prisoners were taken
TO the country. The negro is represented
rs drunken, worthless fellow, and the young
lady may feel thankful that she was arrested.
IJr she has escaped sad fate.
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To float DER sea aad shore.

To float DER sea aad shore.
From The Rio Graade to the Chesapeake
I,s folds shall sarely rest;
From the depths Of the lowest valleys
To the highest mountain crest.
And he, my hoy, my darling,
The pride Of my old heart
Where'er his place may be, l know
He will fulfill his part.
Not until the war Is over
Shall we meet in fond embrace
Time press swiftly on the hr"rs
Till see his pleasant face
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
From the Hartford Times.
Remarkable Sermon from Bishop Clark
of Rhode Island.

| .C1 HhOuc lSlQnds
AS an evidence of the change Of tone tha
ia noticed in such political sermons as art
now pssaahed, we present to our readers tht
following easract from sermon, delivered q
few weeks ago b. Bishop Clarke, in grace
Church, Providence, bes.re an immense CON
gregation. One year agor.e Bishop, like
| many Others who forgot their csnsg, was a.
fervent for war. Similar clerical changes O
feeling in regar,l to the war are observed
hereabouts.
Bishop Clarle's text was from Lameuta
lions, V. lG: The crown is fallen. from oul
heads. Woe unto ns. for we have sinned.
Alter reference to the sad picture ofreverses
which the prophet describes in the Book Of
Lamentations, the Bishop proceeded to show
the application Of bis Language to the condi.
tion Of our country.
We have fallen upon evil days and the
heart of the nation beats with agony. DO
not wish tt say word that shall deepen the
gloorn-we must look the facts in the face;
we raust be willing to see where We stand,
and what dangers threaten US. The crown
of prosperity hasfallen from our heade. There
is no suspension in the operations of business.
There are many who are making money as
they never did before. BY single turn of
the wheel some find themselvesrich who were
poor yesterday. There could never be a bet.
ter time for shrewd and daring speculation.
Money is drug, and when man has made
his half a million, he does not know what to
do with it, for he feels that there is no paper
which may not be rags in year, no stock
which may not have stand still. Nothing
is safe but gold and land, and the former can
be had only at ruinous rates, and the latter
may yieli no income. We have sort of
hectic prosperity, but the vital organs are
diseased. We have an abundant currency
b. c,use it is fctitious,-a promise to pay,'
while every knows it is lie. The show Of
prosperity that we have cannot last long. We
are blowing the bubble larger every day, and
:. .L'.--."- it avnar.'~ !. - 81 ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
White to play and mate in three moves

E& A superficial writer says; Mercu-
ny may have made the Tyre, Apollo the flute
Jubal the harp and the organ; but God made
tue human voice and the instrument shares il
the perfection Of the Maker This was in,
tended Us slap-inthe-face to instrumental
church-music. But why not carry out the
sentiment and say: God gave to man the
genius for music, the ability to compose bar
monies, the ingenuity to invent the means oil
giving these harlnonies grand expression and
f,rce,-and they who Use these gifts IN His
praise are eminently in the. line Of duty which
he has devised Tor his creatures.
aF Observation-Disclosures is very lit,
tls:hops Of the man who procrastinates. II
the secret of many failures in life were known:
{: would be found that procraslination is as
often the cause as want Of skill, absence OF
economy, or positive Incidence. Attend faith
fully to your business, and neglect not triflcs
too much. Do what is to be done first, then
rest afterwards with sense of satisfaction
aud security, which is the most refreshing rest.
E% Whea any 6 ,ol Lappens to any one,
rejoice ut it.
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~ "Grandua, Go you know why ] can
see up in the sky. 10 p asked Charlie, a
little four year old, Of venerable lady, who
sat knitting. "So, my dear; why Is itY"
said grandma, lending her ear, eager " cat h
and remember the Wise saying of the little
pet. Because there is nothing in.the way"
replied the young phil sopher resu'niug bis
as.romics,l search, and grandma hrr knit
ting. A.,
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teaches him to hope and believe. If ever he
gets to the end of the narrow way where the
little wicket stands, and hears the bolts drawn
back, and sees the golden light from the hap
py land shining through, whom shall he thank
and bless on earth but her who first taught
him the pass word and gave him The key?
Perhaps she will also he the first to bid bin
welcome, on ihe other side.
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Waiting. .

When he comes back, al glorious.
With the love-light in his ,Dyc,
From the battle field victorious,
Who'll be happier than 1?
See, the big arm chair is waiting,
yacantstill in its old rlace-
Time press quickly on the houra
Till see his pleasant fhce!
He was too .7oups, they told me,
To march against the foe;
Yet when hi, country needed aid
His mother bade him go!
'Twere meet that slaves should tremble.
Wtom tyrants hold in thrall:'
But lny boy was a freeman born,
He went at Freedoms call.
My small, weak hand would wavcr
The shortest sword to bear;
But he stands steadily in the ranks,
And holds his muskct there.
My faint heurt would falter
The battle ground to see;
But his is strong in Freedoms might
He fights for her and me.
I'm watching and Lm waiting
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
Acauittal of Gen. Evans.

tits known, we suppose, to the most of
our-readers, that grave charges have been pre-
ferred against this officer, and thst Court of
Inqniry has been held at aoldsboro,N. c..
for the purpose of investigating them. We
learn by the aextract' below from the pro-
ceedings of the Court, that these charges were
not sustained in any particular.
[ExrRAcrl
The statement of the accused being thus
in possession of the Court, the Court was
then cleared for delibssation, and having ma.
turely considered the evidence adduced, find
the accused, Brig. Gen. N. q. Evans, p. A.
c. s., of the FIRST specification, not.guilty; Of
the second. specification, not guilty; of the
third specification, not guilty. Of tho fourth
specification, not guilty; Of the charge, not
guilty.
The accused, Brigadier General N. G.
Evans, P. A. c.. S., is therefore fully aequit-
ted OF the charge and specifications prefer
red against him.
[signedl R. f coLsToN.
Brig. Gen. Prest't. Court Inquiry.
THos. c.. FULLER, lst 1t. Co. B., 36th
Regt NJ. C. Judge Advocate and Recor-
der.
The Court deem it their duty to express the
opinion that the author ofthese charges c'uld
not have been il auenced in preferring them
by the good Of the service, but must have
been instigsted by a malicious and revenge
fhl spirit, and snch. corduct is considered
highly rerrehensible and prejadicial to good
order and military discipline.
There being no further. business bes"re