The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-10-02

pulled tho four os a milo up the worst o
the road. II needed no great stretch of th,
Imagination to gain glimpse of Napoleon
tho First crossing the Alps. The weight o
the gun and carriage of twelvo.pounder il
sixty hundred. Wo wcro busy until sun
set, helping up tho trains and thcn set for
ward in tho rear in such a cloud of dust as
| never before saw. and never care to again
AT between 8 aud nine o'clock, We came to
the brow Of tho mountain overlooking Hills
valley in which were our hundreds OF camp
fires. As the train could not go down the
mountain IN tho night, We again bivouacke cd
for the night, resuming our journey at an
oarly hour,we reached camp at : A. NJ. AT
one T. NJ, We marched on again into Dixie,
camping that night near Trenton.
The past week has been remarkable one
to us, as tho events which took place coin.
oidcd in time with those which took place
one year aga Precisely ono year ago tho
Both of August, the lO5th loft Lexington to
reinforce Richmond and MAGGIE cd all night,
and then marched buck. On tho 9th OF
September, 1862, tho lO5th finished lbeir
par. of tho man.kiling Lexington retreat,
and, on the 9th of September, SO, tho l05h
camped at Trenton the county-seat Of Dade
county, Georgia A fit anniversary, is it
not: The eveuts in which we have taken
a part are no more striking in contrast than
is the condition Of the country. When Mol
son, defeated. was rctreating in disorder
from before Kirby Smith and John Nor.
gan, Bragg was in the rear of the traitorous
Buell., marching on Kentucky, while Buell.
was hastily abandoning all that his gallant
army bad gained; FREQ soil was threatened
with invasion; tho people were frightened
and anxious; and the country was trembling,
not knowing whom to trusf. ''-|
Now everything is changed Kirby Smith
is played our; John Morgan Is Gagged; The
is open to FREQ navigaton; tho
Rebels have boeu whipped at every point;--
and arc disheartened, Discouraged, and are
ready to abandon their mad folly. The
moral advantage is of no less importance.
Slavery is doomed to perish, ard oven now
$ struggling in its last throes of agony. for
wen feeble existence. Liberty and tho
Republic must live. 10 ''.| ".''
Yesterday at about noon, wo left camp
galo, and can,e some five miles further on
nio Lookout valley, and campod a. the foot
Il Lookout mountain, which lies between |
IS and the enemy, and the impression pre-.
alls that ice will have to lookout whenoyer
70 cross it. | havo not spoken of the min.
ral resources of this section, but will add
CIV words thereon, even at the risk of being
edious AT Shellmound tnero is cave.
Known as Nick.n. Jack Cave, whose extent |
8 not known. 1t is said that il has boon
explored ton or twelve miles, but not to it's |
'xtcnt. II is two or three hundred feet
vide, and some fifty or moro feet high. In
he mouth aro extensive saltpetre works,
hich were kept in operation by tho Con
'deraio authorities. OF tho amount which
1eso works yielded | am not advised, or
neither they would pay to work in times
I peace, or in any othor circumstances than
hose in which the c. S. A. arc placed. At
'renton are extensive iron works; also at
ur present camping ground, large fur
ACC is or was in process of construction,
nd I have noticed heavy iron. ore beds that
lavo been opened on the side OF the noun
ain Tho saltpetre works at She.lmound, |
md the Empire iron works ut Trenton have
,eon in active operation but a shcrt time. |
But enough for tho present More anon.
Yours, TILDEN W. PORTER.