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Negro Soldiers.

Tho rebel Congress has passed law for
pressing into the military service Of the
Confederate Government, negroes, capable
Of bearing arms A great deal has been
said by Secession sympathizsrs 10 the loya
States against the arming Of negroes by tn,
National Government. This class will not
have much to say against the action of their
friends at Richmond. ...r..
In pointof fact, the rebels have been us
ing the negroes al along. The slaves have
been forced to sustain the rebslliou--to to
build Notifications, and TO shoot Union SOL
diers. Against this the sympathizers had
not word Of protest But they profossed
to be horrifed at the bare proposition to
use the negroes on otir side, 10 help save
the lives Of or brave scldiers, aud to assis,
in crushing the infamous rebellion. The
danger now is that our Government has
wasted too much time in discussing this
matter, and that however active may be
movements henceforward in organizing reg
iments of colored people-the rebels will
outnumber US in this branch OF the service
and that while we should to-day have
two hundred thousand negroes in the field,
our patriotic white soldiers will have ts
fight against that number.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26
The Trial of a Spy,

A court-martisl for the trial of John s
Powell, as spy, convened to day and aS
journed until tomorrow. when the investi-
CATION will probably commence, The detail
Of the court is as follows: Maj. Gems Il. V.
Sumner, G. w. Morrell and G. l., Hartsuff
Brig, Gen A. Porter, Coils. A. A. Gibson
10th Regiment Pennsylvania, L. Wistar
l50th Regiment Pennsylvania, Francis
Fessenden, 25th Maine, II. B. Sergent, Is
Massachusetts, Cavalry, Capt, Z. +, Webb
4th Artillery; Col. j, Holt, Judge s-Advocate.
"No other officers" the order adds, thar
those named, can be assembled, without
manifest injury to the service
Powell is charged with being one Of those
Rebel farmer soldiers who at the same
time bears commission in the Rebel army
act as guides to Rebel forces, and live
within the Union lines as private citizens
He is said to be the man who guided ths
Rebels to Dumfries, on the occasion OF theil
recent attack upon that post. 'u g,lt
He has been caught for the second tins
and If convicted will, doubtless, be hung, a
may be inferred from the constitution of th,
court which is to Ty him. His case il
regarded as. of especial i'm portanoe and il
conclusions will be likely to form precede,A
This is the first scourt-martial of a spy il
this part of the country since the outbreal
Of the rsbellion.--lN. X. Trib. ,lsth.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26
How the Sexes 90 to Bed.

The young girl trips gaily up to her
chamber, and with the cautions tiinidity
peculiar to her sex, fist locks the doors and
arranges the window curtains, so that By no
possible chance a ',passeI tY or belated
nocturnal wanderer from the pavement, can
catch a glimpse Of heftbhdding besnty when
en- dishdJitte. This task completed she
turns on the gas to its full, aud institutes a
general search throughout the apartment,
that shemay be sure it does not contain a
horrible bugbear,' or a desperate ruff.
fan . in big whiskers. and crisp black hair.
Carefully with her delicate little fingers,
she lifts the bed valance, peers into places
where even Tom Thumb could not squeeze
his dimlnutive corporation, and takes a
cursory peep into the half emptied trunk,
not forgetting to glance nervously under the
sofa, the space between which and the floor
ls not sufficient to contain the ghost of
Calvin Edison, much less an ordinary robber.
Having ascertained that she is really alone,
she leisurely proceeds to diyest her form OF
the silk and linen conyentioualties of so,
ciety." First she relieves her glossy hair
of the pins and combs which enthral it and
''does 1t up more compactiy. Then of
comes the little collar, and light yapory
cloud of lace she calls undersleeyes, which
all the day have been c,asped around her
white, plump arms, by a couple of India
rubber straps. Next the love of spring
silk dress is untastened in front. Then
sundry waist strings and button straps are
loosed, and 10 what collapse like Lowe 5
big balloon, She stands like Saturn, the
centre of rings There they lie upon the
soft carpet, partly covered By the linen I'M
derfxingssn and overfxings, With no more
expression in them than there is IN the bare
! floor beneath the carpet. Sits she now upon
the bed, and begins the unlaciny Of CATERS,
and the disrobing Of those fair SWELLING
limbs of the stockings. The pretty little
foot is carefully perclIed1 upon'thel knee
down drops the gaiter, of COMES theelastc
and her thumb inserted at the top. of, the
stocking, pushes, it down, down over the
heel, and the cotton rest beside the prirnel
10. So with the other foot, only invoking
slight change Of position ba There is a
spllel that peeps ,oAt ifrom nbehind,n the
bblushes Ot her sweet face, now,y rs standing
hsfbre the glass, she places upon her head
the night cap, and with aquick twist of her
fingers ties the beyitchipg bow, Then the
night gown is thrown over the frilled
chemise, concealing the heuving bosom, and
The shoulders in the linen folds. sg Then TIE
Ii0unterpane and sheets are thrown back,
! the gas is trtrned doYn577syery, very low
and the little form. presses the yielding
Couch, and the angel goes OFF into'the world
Of dreams tnf =. N'N'H' % "
Nov in the room directly above her is the
great brute of a brother. He comes into
! il, shuts the door withNa slam,s turns the
key with O snap growls at q, chair, which
I,happeps to be in the way, pulls OF his boof,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26
Copperhelds,

The Express accepts and rejoices in the
name "Copperhead,' and desires that it
may be applied to the entire Democra tic
Pro Slavery party. 1t is apt. The Cop
perhead is described by nsturalis is as "an
American venomous serpent, the most
dangerous after the rattlesnake." This is
perfectly true, in letter and in spirit; the
rattlesnake represents South Carolina-
see the first Palmetto fng; the Copperhesd
represents your Northern traitor The
rattlesnake, with all its venom, has one
virtue--it never strikes without warning;
that inevitable rattle gives you timely notice
ofiasagsralbut the Corperhead givesino
sign of attack-7it is 10 verify a snake in the
grass South Carolina gave long warning
Of her purpose to strike-she shook her
rattles and barred her fangs for years before
she made the spring at Sumter. Your
Copperhead is no such chivalrous foe;
he hides 10 the grass, silent and treacherous,
springs upon you unawares- rattle, nc
hiss, but lurking watchfulness and leap
at your throat that might, for its perfect
surprise if not its success, excite envy in the
breast Of an East Indian Thug. The
Coppsrhead prefers dark places-like the
secret committee rooms Of the Diffusion
Society; gives no warning Of! its proximity
traitors never do; attacks directly only il
self defense always act thus; il
is called "clunk head, from the unusua
thickness 'ofits skull; nand deaf adder
because of its incOmnarable stupidity. L
lis one Of the most poisonous and dangerou,
Iofreptiles; sensual, cold, treacherous thine
hiding in. dark places; numbering thu
uuwary traveller; living upon innocent birds
cowsrdly, remorseless, cruel and loathsome
Thcre" is remarkable fitness in the name
let the traitors be called "Copperheads. =
IN. Y. Tribune. md ,e,,s. a,rra
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26
The K. G.. C.'s.

A man named Hughes, from johnson
county, Indiana, testified before the United
States Grand Jury at indianapolis, on the
18th, that he belonged to secret organiza-
tion, and had taken the first and second
degrees; would not divulge the third; that
the penalty for divulging ths third was that
his bowels would be torn out; that they
were sworn to support the Democratic tick.
et that they have military sign to be
used in battle With the rebels; that they know
each other well, aud every K. G. G. can
easily be recognized by certain signs He
was given twenty-four hours by Judgs
Smith to tell what the third degree was. =
The evidence is gradually being pumped
out of these fellows, thai there is a treasona-
BILE organization called K. G.. C,'s, in con
spiracy against the Government.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26
How to Tell a Tory.

A cotemporary draws faithful pen -por.
trait Of a Tory. He makes himself con
spicuous in promiscuous crowd by cursinl
the abolitionists He damns the Black
Republicans, and is dreadfully savage on
''free niggers." He is terribly distressed
about the suspension of habeas corpus, and
RACES about Fort Lafayette and the bastile.
He is very much afraid there will be an in.
surrection among the slaves, but is perfectly
easy about the insurrection of the masters
He villifes the President and wishes he was
sunk to the bottom of the ocean. He i.
wonderfully exercised on the subject of po-
litical preaching but believes in Vandyke
and the divinity of slavery. He talks a
great deal aboutthe enormous war debt, aud
is alarmed a. 'bankrupting foods" of green
backs He calls the Southerners gentlemen
and the New Englanders penurious and
fanatical He thinks tho soldiers haven I
any right to vote. He doubts whether
Rosecraus was victorious at Murfreesboro,
and dom. care whether he was or not You
can generally recognize him at a glance, ir
crowd when the news Of union vie
tory ia xecieved, for there is no fash o.
patriotic joy in his eye, while the intelli
gence of defeat draws from him the
exclamation, "Yon can neuer subjugate the
SOUTH"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26

Y GEN BUTLER "A gentleman, with a
view to preparing biographical sketches OF
our most prominent military leaders lasa tor rr ia
lars lars q the Major. Generals and Brigadiers
Of our army. One of these was received bby
Gen Batter. requesting him e ilii / up The
ssS.s h.stS s,S Tth m his @ Stt1PsSS and
ss ss s %ai asg, + sss career fsnsa aaa i w iaiss Ss
bTb r. paGs s,iSS sHd sss pet ~ forth and
containing the following: VI have done
everything Twas told 70 do. J" : a'' .t eih a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26

oThE United statesIi loves Of Represents
tiyes on the, 18th, byla vote Of 92to A, ad-
mitted Messrs Hahn and Flanders, elected
from New Orleans, TO seats. Mr. Hahn
was sworn IN, bnt. Mr., Flanders was out Of
the city, Both are regarded as eminendy
loyal and patriotic men. Y aisinH af IS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26

The Legislature of Mississippi has made
it a penal oifsnse to sell cotton, except to
the Confederate Government. hII 'Y"d
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26

:. GIN Wee3 ~ requested tha police Of
|eF Ta pscertain the number and
idoscrip ir,ns aud the quantity n
ammunition now'in stores, &c, in that cityt
and the inquiry is nov bsias essds - Z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26

~ In the New York State Senate, on tho
18th, the resolutions inviting Gen. McClel
Ian to visit the capitai aiwere rejected by Q
-sStesof ID to 9s9 Gen. Coreoran was. com.
plimented by receiving the privileges OF the
heor. ~ lssggy lCdasa en- "a bJyous sl
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26
THE Richmond Dispatch Of the he 10, 10th con

THE Richmond Dispatch, of the 10th con,
tains the following item about an Indians
Congressman. Wequote.9 Y o. a"it 20
"A, few days since, a lady, who oarne
through the lines at FreJericksbprg, under
a flag Of truce, brought 4 message from the
Hon. D.. w, Voorhees,, Of Ipdiasa, u Gen
eral Jackson, to the effect that Es istons.
wall) was the only man living who Could
beat him lYorheesl in his Congressional
District, SO great is the admiration Of the
distinguished chieftain in the Northwsst. Y
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-31
oorrsenon.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. Il, 1863
Editor of 1e Nashville Union:
SR--I saw an article in your paper Of
Oct 9Th, written by the correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Gazette, entitled, "The
Battle Of Chickamauga," which does
great injustice to the officers and soldiers
of the I'd Brigade, Negley's Division.
When Nogley was ordered to the support
Of Palmer, on the morning Of the Goth,
the I'd Brigade al least arrived in time 10
participate in driving the rebels from the
field II was here that the I'd Brigade
made splendid charge, and drove the
enemy upwards of half mile, and
would have taken their battery, but being
without support were ordered to fall back
by Colonel Stanley. 1t was on this
charge that the rebel General Adams WAS
taken and over one hundred prisoners
The I'd Brigade then fell back on the
hill in perfect order, and were not rallied
in confused condition by Gen. Brannan
as was stated by the Gazette's CORES
pondent Gen. Brannan requested Col.
Stoughton (whO was in command of the
Brigade, Col. Stanley being wounded q
few moments before to move his Brigade
to the support of the. Sd Brigade of his
Division, which was promptly done, and
fought there the remainder of the day
If you win give this place in your ex-
cellent paper it will afford great salts
faction to TIE soldiers Of the I'd Brigade
Of Negley's Division. .''F
% ia Respectfully yours,
bnE sasiai aii ia e. O. Finch,
Company X, nth Mich. Volunteers.
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not thrown into disorder, and were not
driven from tho field, although We longed
and prayed for night or rVinforcements,
we didn't care which.
Sir, 1 hops you will be good enough TO
publish this, and If il is tOo lengthy,
please put it in more condensed
shape. My regiment has but eight more
months 10 serve, and If our much loved
Union papers are going to disgrace rs
because some may fAlter, then tits hard,
very hard. When such reports as these
are written Of us, then we have moth
ing 20 prompt us on and cause us 20 do
deeds that we love - have told Of us. 1
do not wish to boast, but did belong TO
q regiment as weakened as some, l
should certainly leave it Sir, with the
words Of song written for US after the
Stones River battle, entitled who'll save
the Left p ringing in our ears, 'twould
have been impossible for us TO have falt-
cred in our firm determination to gain
greater laurels, and wipe out past blots
on our now bright escutcheOn. But
grow tiresome l Know.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
aua V EDWARD IL. POWELL,
Co. ID, 10Th Illinois
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CHATTANOOGA. Oct. IL, '63.

wv W.
Mr.. Mercer 1T has been my intention
10 write you ever since leaving the city
in which spent six months, more pleas
antly than ever expected to spent any
part of the time that I had agreed to
serve Uncle Sam, but procrAstinatiOn and
want of something interesting 10 write
about has caused me TO put it off from
time 10 time, until began to think l
never would write you line.
Since the battle of ChickamAuga l
notice that every scribbler who can COM
pose sentences in which there are half
dozen words has something in the paper,
in praise Of bis particular regiment
do not know that | would have troubled
you with this III il had not have, been,
that | saw . Communication in the
"Union," in which the writer claims for
Sheridap's DivisIon, the praise of having
recaptured the pieces of the 9Th Ind.
battery which the enemy had taken on
one of their charges, The horses of which,
having been mostly shot, we were unable
to bring off with us. Though not claim
ing TO have been of the number who
brought them of know that none of
Sheridan's troops did, as they did not
arrive st the spot where they were cap
tured, and recaptured, until just before
dark, long after the transaction had taken
place. The battery was taken from the
rebels by men from our brigade, and prin-
cipAlly from the 25th Illinois but not en- :
tirely, for our negro cooks, than whom,
drawer men never lived, assisted.
ought. to keep pace with others, praise
our brigade at least if not the regiment,
for we have no Kentucky troops in it,
otherwise the Louisville journal would
save us the trouble, ps every body of
troops in which there are men from Ken
tuck y, get lauded IS heroes, every one OF
whom, IL worthy Of comparison with the
Old Guard Of Napoleon. do not wish
to dispArAge the brave boys from the
noble State which was once part of the
State in which was born, but do most
assuredly deny that they are so much
better than others.
The "bOys" Of our division, 50 much
reviled, await patiently the official RO-
port of the General eOmmAnding-"old
Rosey." He, We know, will give us
credit for what we did, without taking
into consideration the name of the State
from which We hail.
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rFFI9,lyFSSEF. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 81. ls6s3


Tar u. s. DrsTRIor CouRT ron Vm-
arEIA.--The United States District Court
for Virginia, Judge Underwood presid-
ing, resumed it's sessions Al Alexandra
Wednesday. A letter says r.-o.--
Several DEGREES will probably be pro-
nounced in the course Of the week under
the confiscation law, upon which Judge
Underwood is understood 70 put a differ
ent construction from that adopted in
He holds that, under the Constitution, and
the laws of the last Congress, notmerely
the life estate, but the fee simple, of real
property 10 forfeited by treason. lie
considers that the ONT resolution ex-
planatory Of the con6scation law was
not intended to put the life estate con-
struction upon the constitutional pro-
visions relative to the subject, but TO leave
the Interpretation of this provision, with
reference to which two opinions obtain,
10 the courts. Judge Underwood is con
iirmed in this view by high authority"
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BLACK RoIL-- The grand jury OF
TWiggs county (GA) supreme court re-
quested the court to order record called
the "blAck roll, 10 which the names Of
all who refuse to take Confederate bills,
bonds or notes in payment for any debt,
shall be recorded on this recommendation
aud that Of each succeeding grand jury,
that the names Of such maleontents may
Do officially handed down 10 posteFity,
aad their ultimate reward secured
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-31

BAITIMoRE, Oct 29.-An immense
mass meeting of unconditional Unionists
was held to-night on Monument Square.
1t was the largest gathering held in ma
NY years, There was great turn out
of Ward associations and leagues. In
Vulnerable transparencies, fire. works,
&C., were exhibited, and at one stand
was large inscription, "Union and
Emancipation" Among the speakers
were Secretary Chase and Judge Kelly.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-Seversl gen :
tlemen who arrived from the Army of
the Potomac O-night, say that the firing
heard in the direction of Bealton yester-
day has not been accounted for, but ex-
press the belief that il involved nothing
of Importance. The artillery wagons re :
Gently captured by the guerrillas near
WarrentOn contained no property Of
value. f. ..s.,.
This is the second daring aud success
ful raid during the present week-almost
in the heart Of our camp. II is believed
that the rebels have not pushed any
strong force on this side Of the Kappa
hammock since their grand retreat.
Small bodies, however, remain the
various crossings.
They are circumscribed TO these posi- :
tiOns BY the proximity of our forces.
The enemy's cavalry scout the creek
as far as Stafford G. H. and HARDWOOD
Church.
y A number of citizens along the Orange
and Alexandria railroad. charged with
hsrboring guerrillAs, have been arreste d
aud brought 10 Washington. Some of
them have been committed to the Old
Capitol Prison, and others were released
on parole.
A special agentof the War Department
has discovered enormous frauds trans
acted by millions in Kentucky and Ohio,
and contracts for all sorts Of army sup
plies. With the acts of Congress- al it's
back, the War Department is preparing
to visit the guilty with condign punish-
ment. ... -.,. +
General Rosecrans : remarks at Oinoin-
natl produced decided sensation here.
The friends Of the administration admit
thai his statement renders some further
explanation necessary, and At the same
time leave him in a satisfactory position.
The pressure against DAhlgren contin-
uing in the command at Charleston has
not ceased. On Sunday last q number
Of military men from Morris Island called
on the President 10 urge his removal on
military grounds. What result attended
their efforts has not transpired.
IL Is AsoertAined on high authority that
the question Of his removal has never
been a subject Of consideration by the
executive At the Navy Department II is
affirmed that the AdmirAps performance
so far at Charleston has been satisfactory
10 the Secretary Of the Navy. II Is de-
MED that any arrangements were ever
intended between him an Gen. Gilmore,
by which the latter was to do the work
Of the siege up 10 a certain point, and II
10 be then completed by the former.
The question now is whether an attack
by the navy shall be made at present, by
which the irOn-olAds may be pushed up
10 Charleston in the place Of the batteries,
or whether orders TO that effect should be
issued.
Whatever course may be decided on, II
seems altogether probable that no change
just now in the command Of the naval
force before Charleston viii be made.
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Some time ago Miles 0'Reilly, witty
irishmAn, q private in the 47th New
York, was put under arrest at Morris
Island for breach Of military decorum
in publishing a song rejecting somewhat
on the naval operations against Charles
ton. While confined, he indited q petit
ton 10 the President in rhyme, promising
never to repeat the offence, and showing
so much wit and good nature that the
President pardoned him. Gen. Gilmore
has since given him thirty days fur
Tough 70 visit New York, On his arrival
there he was received with honors by
Jas. t. Brady, John Van Buren,, Joseph
Hoxie and other lovers of the humorous.
He has written another rhymed epistle to
the President thanking him for his re
lease. II treats of Cabinet difficulties,
1.-THE secession sc. Private Miles has
only allowed the first verse TO be pub
lished until he gets leave from the
President, declaring that be has had his
full share # punishment for publishing
rhymes without authority, and that he
is resolved never knowingly to be caught
in the same bad scrape again. His letter
70 the President begins;
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A KnoxYille letter Ave

Col. Crawford Of the lat Tennessee
ARTILLERY, has just returned from An ex-
pedition to distribute arms through Yir-
ginia and North Oarolina, and receive re-
crui,s. lie was successful in both. The
people are rising everywhere,
Among tue prisoners sent inby him 10
the infamous bushWhaoker from Upper
Clineh, Moueyhue, whose murders and
barbariiies ace horrible
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TO THE S0LDIERSlaaIq
We have Published beautifui
SOLDIERS CERTIFICATE,
For the use or Soldiers. ii s1

} % For the use OF Soldiers.
tits printed in four celors, represent
ing Cavalry Infantry, and Artillery,
marching in countless Numbers into
Dixie, with drums beating, colors flying,
etc. A blank line is left for the name Of the
Soldier, Company, Regiment and Officers;
size 1Sx179 The certificate is enclosed
in pastebOard tnbe, and can be sent 10
any part of the country without injury;
and the soldier, after filling up the blank
lines, can put II back in the tube and re-
mailit to his friends, and they win get
it framed and preserve il as remem-
brance. fr G il lnt o. D ate1 iia
Price 80 cents. Sent by m all, pre-
psid.
&c e'oai ]. N. RHODES 6 CO,
800 pa SO Union Street, Nashville.
Agents wanted TO sell the above.
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