Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-07-14
Loyalty of Delaware.
4 nep Military Bsd-Ssrm Devils Cast Out
War ~ The Churches,


WiLMISGroS, Del June 30, 1868.
1.-THE inyas on has not particularly alarmed
the people Of this city. They pursue their daily
uvocauons With II credtabe degree of equani
mity aud, at the same time, are not BACKWARD
ia forwarding reinforcemens to the Federal
army. On Saturday night a squad of men went
ul by rail to guard the bridges between this aud
Washington. On Sunday evening the Sixth
regiment of Delaware volunteers arrived from
Cantwells Bridge aud marched up the main
street To the Custom House, to have their per
sonal equipment made complete, preparatory to
immediate departure for the field.
The State Of Delaware, with voting p0nula-
ton of l3 OO0, has seut six regiments Of vOun-
teeis, 1000 strong each, and two squadrons--
onp Of cavalry aud one Of artillery-iu all, little
short of 200 men. She is said to stand uext to
/ Massachusetts, gu the roll Of merit. But it is
4 New Castle county, rather than the State at
I large that has done the work.
lu this city is n large hospital, in which some
400 or 500 pati'uts have be,n treated during the
hast three months, without one death. So COM
plrtc are all the arrangements under the imme-
lnte care Of Surgeon BAily, that the
meu fare much better here than they would
at their own homes, geuerali. Dir. Hamilton,
rs the way, has just perfected an admirable in
yrntion OF field aud hospital stretchcr which is
at the same time AS comfortable a bed as any
geou's and nurses long-sought detideratum, and
Is as well adapted for use in private families US
in the army. The chief merits Of it are com
piclue IS aud facility Tor moving or changing the
position of the patient without touching his body
or lifting him by the limbs, process that is
dangerous md often imposs bic with wounded
men on the usual plans of support. II will be a
positive preventive of the terrible bed sores from
which the sollier often suffers more than from
iuthu hal has hos, 10
sores can have little conception Of tue suffering
they cause. Not unfrequently they destroy life
by tleir aggravation OF wounds aud sickness -
Two or three hundred Of DR.. Hamton's stretch
eTs can be carried in a single wagon, and it Hoe,
not take three minutes to put them in trim. The
greatest advantage will be gained by them in re
moving the wounded from field. The canvas
can he drawn under body in strips, so gently
ny not TO provoke or increase the bleeding o
wounds onl being buttoned 10 the side piece
aud stretched ny - simple screw, the bed can b,
carried off, supported on stones, confortabl,
to The patient as on r regular four-poster. Th'
model will he presented to the Surgeon Genera
, in lew days.
, 1nE CLERGY AND THEN fLocKs.
There was quite remarkable and scripture
casting out of devils in one Of the Preshyteria
churches here short time since A clergyman
upright aud downright loyal sermon, wherea
several OF the "pillars' left their pews an,
rliely Withdrew, thereby showing their ow
, b nds to lie morally red with the blood Of til
u loyal sons and brothers of other members of th
church, who had gone to the field and not re
turned. The spectacle was most unbecomng VI
geutemanly, and insulting to the whole coEgr,
n CATION But the "plars" have gained dis
e ,inciion by IT, which, If mistake not, will site
to them for a long while. Unfortunately for then
y they were just seven in number, and the mot vi
:. cleyerly circulated that Mr.. Thorn had "cast OIL
:, seven devils" Where they ran to, or whetht
they spoiled any Of their neighbors' pork is IL
. known. You might soy to Mr. Thorn, Who
|. suspect is Beecher Thorn, that he stuck 'hoi
I seven pillars against the city walls, and thi
) many are they who read aud laugh Mt the plncar
Z. There has been war IN the churches here
= along siner the rebellion broke out The Re
Mr.. Wiswell Presbl terrain, is a loyal regiment
ID himself number of his purse proud menbe
b, iooshly thought that their withdrawal aud EN-
j. grafton to another church would break him dow
But it siiifened his back, anl sharpened 1
- pluck Of his cong egation generally, in remar
able degree. One of the first things the en-
grants had to listen to in the church where tn
took refuge WAS prayer that God will bless t
President Of the United States. Bishop Lee,
II, the Episcopal Church, is another loyal, true a
y" faithful preacher. I attended hts service
IL Sunday, ut the hospital, and never listened iC
81 more appropriate mud winning discourse than
addressed to the soldiers.
III REBEL PRISONERS
Many rebel prisoners you are aware, are
Fort Delaware, in the bay, some fifteen mi
int below this. Several have been released lately
RS taking the oath of allegiance. Three Of tn
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