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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03

Hon. Z NJ STANTON SIN Ate the
signal chastscmcnt l gave the rebels at
Charlottesville, [ could readily have
bagged the whole Of them Lee fed to the
protection Of Early's batteries, and | could
easily have overtakcn him, but was afraid
of being embarrassed by multitude of
prisoners. therefore determined not only
to change my base, but my policy also
The President set me good example in
sehding Vallandigh.m South | deter
mined to improve on his idea by driving
Lee and his army to the North | there
fore 50 arranged my forces as to compel
him to seek a refuge across the Potomac
| did this in the hope that he and his men,
by assocating with the sound, loyal, Uu-
ion glowing people Of Pennsylvania, might
be made sensible Of their errors. and learn
to appreciate the blessings of the 'best
government the world ever saw" I wish
you would send Greeley and Beecher and
Cheaver to preach to them. A few lectures
from Summer and Wendell Philips would
not be amiss. A word in season from
Thad. Stevens would do good.
In the Valley fatter myself | made a
"ten strike | ordered Milroy to make
pretcnce of surrender at Winchester
Many of our men had vowed they would 90
to Richmond, and wished to crafty them
Moreover thought it would be well to
send few of our loyal patriots among the
heather rebels, to exert sort of mission
airy influence over them. | hope for great
results from the association.
You know, too, that tho rebels are short
Of provisions. They are, indeed, on the
poipt Of starvation. Now. thought it
would be master stroke of policy to send
some thousands # hungry fellows to eat up
their meagre supplies.
Explain my views fully to the President.
He will readily comprehend my policy.
You may say to him that, from my knowl-
edge of Milroy's men, they are pre-eminent-
y qualified for the perilous duty imposed
on them, and will discharge it with signal
courage, zeal and alacrity.
uOOEER
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REBELLION.

The dishonoring word rebellion has been
used to brand some of the hottest causes
ard purest names in history. OF this the
old testament furnishes the FIRST example.
4 proud King of .Assyria had invaded the
territory Of pious King of Israel with "a
grand army" His advent was heralded
5y commissioners who were instructed to
say to Hezekiah, sThus sayeth the great
King, the King Of Assyria, what confidence
is this wherein thou trusteth Thou say
est (but they are but vain words, } we have
counsel and strength for the war. Now
on whom dost thou trust that thou rebelest
against me? Hearken not to Aezekiah
when he persuadeth you, saying The Lord
will deliver u. When Hezekiah heard
this he rent his clothes and laid it before
the Lord, saying, Oh Lord God of Israel,
who dwellest between the cherubim, thou
art the God Of all tie Kingdoms Of the
earth. Open, Lord, thu eyes and see
bow down thine ears and hear the words of
Sennacherib which reproach the living
God Now, therefore, Oh Lord our God,
save US out Of his hand, that all the king
doms Of the earth may know that thou art
God, and thou only. God answered this
prayer, saying, BE not thou afraid ofthe
words thou hast heard | will send blast
upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and
return unto his own land. And it came to
pass that night that the angel Of the Lord
went out and smote in the camp Of the As
syrians one hundred and eighty five thou
sand men. So the King of Assyria re-
turned to Ninevah, and as he was wor-
Shipping 10 the house Of his idol, his sons
smote him with the sword Such was the
8ata 0f The first tyrant who ever branded a
holy cause with the foul dishonoring name
u rebellion Let our President profit by
A.e example Of the pious Hezekah, and let
Atrala+n Lincoln profit by that Of the proud
5eunacherib. Tile A'my and Nary Mas-
sengcr.
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Eloquent Extract.

We make an extract from the truly elo
Eent sermon delivered by Bishop Elliott
Savannah, Ca, on Friday, 9th Marcel
st, We would publish the whole Of it
pr it is replete with true eloquence, and
5 consequence, pregnant with mora
truths, but our space is too limited to per-
hit It's publication in our columns: Wing
Before the war came upon US, the Soutf
almost worshipped personal bravery anc
physical courage They were considered
as the requisite qualities of every gentle
man, and whosoever did not possess then
was pitied and despised, even while he was
tolerated. No proper distinction was made
between the courage Of mere Temperament
and the moral courage of high principle
The duel was set up as the test Of man
pretention to this quality. And this arose,
partly from the natural spirit of our race,
but was. likewise, a remnant Of feudal usa
ges. which are certainly out Of place in our
DAYS. But this war is teaching us what an
universal quality personal courage is, and
how few men there are afraid Of death upon
1.-The battle field. How many tens Of thou
sands of soldiers are there, who, without
kany stimulus, save the sense Of duty and the
Impulse Of patriotism, march fcarlessly up
10 the cannon's mouth, literally sport with
wounds and death; and stand upon the ut
most verge Of peril, and their cheek never
blanches, and their step never falters. And
5 this physical courage, which IS 50 valua-
I bic. vet SO common, to be estimated above
that moral courage, which IS 50 e--that
courage will not follow a multitude to 90
avil-which will breast the world in arms
,,r princinle- which will restrain the mad
hess Of the 2eopic at every sacrifice Of place,
of property. and of life What we have
needed in civil affairs in the past aas peen
this moral courage, and now we are Team
ing in this war how much. more rare quail
itv it is than mere personal bravery-such
courage as made our gallant Johnson
Sydney by name and Sydney by nature
bear and suffer more than martyrdom, and
then lay down in quiet dignity bis valuable
life, that his couptry's weakness might not
be exposed such courases as led our own
lie Ole Fatnall to,,disaPpo'nt nation hopes,
and burn bis ship, rather than sacrifice his
brave aud trustfu men to q selfish and buh-
BE reputation Of daring such coura ges as
hes qualified orr peerless President to face
all cafamny, rather than. deViate. one aalr,s
breadth from his own clear perception Of his
country's good It requires brave men to
do these things No common man can 90
them. And the longer the war lasts, the
more it viii develope such characteristics,
and moral courage will rise in value, and
mere physical age-th which resolves
bravery into brawling and due.ing and prl-
'vate rccontres-will sink into nefited insig
niGcance No people is more brave than
the people which can boast CT Nelson
and Collingwood, Of Hill and Of yelling
ton. and yet they End nobler employment
for their courage than in wasting it upon
the field Of private revenge. And If we
learn this truth we shall indeed gain anoth-
er morsel of delicious sweetness from the
grasp of the strong.
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GRATUTOUS EXHIBITION.

A late letter from jackson has the fol-
loving paragraph, telling how innocently
the Vicksburg ladies enjoy themselves
every evening J,
The ladies Of Vicksb7srg are proving
themselves heroines. When a lombard
ment commences, they assemble themselves
together in some prominent position to wit
ness the pyrotechnic display Of fire works.
1t is said to exceed by far any intentional
display Of Gre works ever before witnessed,
especially at night. When the shells are
flying thckest, coming from every direction,
bursting everywhere, over and in the city,
the scene is really grand, and the ladies'.
giving utterance to their EXPLANATIONS of
delight, seem perfectly Indifferent to the
dangers. Indeed, there is but little danger
and their shells have done but little dam
age
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Moshy RiyaIed.

Capt. p NJ Everett, who it will be re-
numbered, unaided and alone, freed and
captured five live Yankees in the noun
tains OF Kentucky few months since, re-
turned to Abingdon day or two ago from
another successful dash through the enc
nly's lines in Kentucky. With a squadron
1 of 200 men, and during an absence of 20
days, he reconnoitered thoroughly the enc
mys position, Inflicted considerable damage
upon the vandals, aud watered his ho1ses
10 the Ohio and at Maysville. His tour
being principally one Of observation, his
stay, Of course, was not protracted 50 long
as he might have desired. Daring the
progress of his march, says the Abingdon
Virginian, he encountered the Yankees at.
four different points. First, near Mt. Ster-
ling he was met by Maj Williams, com
handing about 800 men Of the l4ta Ken
lucky Cavalry, and after a running fight of
II miles, succeeded IN driving him back
into tAe town, killing % Of his men, and
taking 81 Of them prisoners. He would
have taken the town, but it was filled with
infantry. In the fight Maj. Williams was
severely and it is thought MORALLY wounI
ed. He then turned off, in the objection of
Maysvile, via Hillsborougb, Poplar Plains
aud Flemingsburg, When lie arrived at
Maysyille, he found only small garrison
of SO mon defending the place. These
were soon disposed of, and gaining posses
sion of the town, he remained over night,
where himself and command were received
with many manifestations Of hospitality
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03

WAR AGAINST CArnoL1cs The II, Y.
Frsemas, after reoitipg various outrages by
New England soldiers TO Roman Cathal1e
priests IN the. Valley of Virginia and 10
man Catholic churches in Louisiana. says
hat the sufferers appeal 10 Archbshops
Hughes and Purcell, and 10 AL aistil'gul-i :
ed Catholics who are allied IN this wac VIII
Lincolu's administration, to prevent It's De.
coming war against tie Catholic religion
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Peace at aEiIIaxards.

Mr.. j. t. O'Sullivan. Of, New York, late
Minister Of the United States to Portugal,
has written length y and eloquent letter in
favor of 'speace at ali hazqrds, : His letter
is dated at London, 18th April, 1868, and
conrains this declaration !:
CAS- trustee, would at this moment
prefer to place trust funds for permanent
investment in the Southern wardebs, at par,
rather than in the Northern at one fourth o.
its face. The one can be paid and will be
pa;a: the other neither will nor can
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03

LfnERALITY TO pAsrons - The Old School
pastor at Harrisonburg, Va, announces,
through the Central PresbWerian,,- that
while bis congregation has suffered perhaps
more than any in the .Presbgtery from this
war. in the loss of men,. she depredattona
Of she9enomy. and the constant demands of
| our own army, his salary has been largely
Einereased By giftsat various times and quite
recently about doubled By a single dona-
| ton.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03
Ty 4 Ietta, from, an office who was at

TF A letter from an officer who was at
the csptufcso of Winchester says that thepris-
oncrs declared hat J jackson was not dead ,
that the report was a trick and a lie, put ssnt
to deceive that nobody could have SO SUR
prised and taken them but Jackson ....
Among the prisoners taken were Mauls-
by's and PritcEard'.s companies, from Mari
on county, Va. Basely employed they were
in warning upon their old mother. at tho
bidding Of hor enemies Ssatlnsl.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03

North. In order to have It, we must have
peace nth the South. If we have it not,
we tell moneyed men. even those who are
making profit by the war, that their gain
will turn to loss. Their sweet things vii
become bitter. Their fancied security will
vanish. The scourge is at hand When
lit comes-if it be not stayed by wisdom
and consideration, we willsee no will hoael
toudest the men who will not. believe us
now. or wei
Gallant Conduct OF Georgia Battery.
Ia It's accounts of the defence of Knox
vile from the Yankee raiders, the Register
omitted to notice the daring conduct Of, and
efficient service rendered by Capt WHY'S
Georgia Battery This ba ttery is compos-
ed principally of young mep from Atlanta
Ca, and its vicinity, and is attached to Ma
|jor Leyden's Battalion. On Friday they
! had made a forced march from this city,
over rough roads to Island Ford, distance
Of 70 miles. Here courier overlook the
Battalion with arequisition for a battery to
return to Knoxville. WHY'S battery was
selected, and, jaded and fatigued as were
both men and horses, they retraced their
steps with such expedition as to reach the
vicinity of the city by seven 0 clock Satur-
| day morning Here. they found large
| free ofcavalry and infantry drawn up in
tine # battle bet ween them and the city
Several officers in the rear politely saluted
the battery with their swords, aud Capt
WHY was at a loss to know whether they
Were friends or foes. In this emergency, a
young man Of his company drew white
handkerchief, and rode boldly up to the off :
GERS mentioned, and ascertained that they
were the raideas. Upon communicating the
fact to the Captain, he immedia lately placed
his guns in position, and issued orders az if
for attack This threw the enemy's lines
INTO momentary confusion, taking advan-
tage of which, the guns were limbered and
the battery dashed through them andreach-
ed the city in safety, Notwithstanding they
were fred upon by our pickets, who mistook
them IN their beadlong entree, for the enc
my. This feat has been pronounced by ex-
perieneea military men to be one among the
mast daring, sAalfnl and successful of the
var.
o. reaching the city and reporting to The
Chief Of Artillery, the battery was im4adi-
afeiV assigned position, and conmeuced
sction. firing the first and last gun Of the
engagement, and sustaining the principal
past Of the loss that resulted
Aferthe battle, the Yankee commander
sent his respects to Capt. WHY, by a parol-
led prisoner, with TIE complimentary re-
mark that his battery had done the best fir
ing he ever saw. !.
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Arrest in low a.

Henry Clay Dean, The great orator Of
Iowa, who was talked Of as. o candidate for
Governor, was seized on the 25th May, alo
Eal7auliahaaa, and sent to Missouri, TO b
tried by drum head Court Martial.
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Aid for N. w. Refugees.

Fsom H. W. Shelley, Staunton, 81 ,02o,-
co.
From Capt. Jas. +. Jones, staunton,
$4,000.
From A. Triton, Augusta, $1,000.
From J B. Evans, (sundry citizens of
Staunton) 2o5 90. 4 Il.
From VIM Cowherd and others, Gordons-
vile, $4,000
From citizens cady's Tunnel, Bath, $40
90.
From inc B. McPhail, Charlotte Co.,
Frl~n D.. casil9man, staunton, $50
90
From Citizens Of Tlillsboro,' Alberarle
county. by 4ev z cleveland, 5l93 80
From Jos \ Waddeh, Stanton, $40.
From S. " Fieklin. Charlottesville,
$4,000
r. ON Vim W Montgomery, Church Rocky
Spring, $50 90.
Mrs. Dr Brown, Richmond, SIS 80
VIM IL Watkins, Charlotte co 800.
Miss Margaret Watkins.'' $4,000
VIM H Wayland, Albemarle, By Rev T
Cleayeland, SIS 90
Total amount, s. o84 50.
j. WAYT, Treasurer
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TIE safe arrival Of Vallandingham al
Nassau is announced in the Northern pa
psrs. lie is going to Canada.
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A Foreigners Opinion Of Southern
Ladies'

"The more see of the Southern ladies. .
writes a Charleston correspondent of.the
Times, and the more | hear of their ac- !,
tons, the mere / wondersat their heroisn
ana self sacrifice. Words, indeed, cannot
express my admiration fox them. The war
csula not have gone on Without them The
women ofsall classes have sent, without a
lnurnl'T, Their husbands ssans, and those
they hold most dear, to ike wars and in,
.silc absence Of the men they have titled the
fields. rssa4e clothes for The troops; and uurs-
ed the sick. When CONTRAST. the 6rn,ness
Fof purpose sad spirit of self sacrifice. with
Eihe empty Dragging aud indiferences so
PR y.lent IN the North. have no doubt Of
he issue Of Che struggle
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-07-03

Col. Sam Tate, who left Pamela, Miss,
few days ago, reached here last night, and
reports, on the authority ola gentleman who,
had recently, beeninto ieasburg and come
out agaln, and whom he knows to be .relia-
BILE, that Pemberton has provisions! to . last
him till September and will be able, to re-.
pei Grants attack ideiniteiyAthe troops be-
' 1' N excellent lent spirits aaId;tion-
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Stanton, Feb. 20, 1868. If
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NEW AUCTION CONCERN.

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|eiafer in town or country. Auction Rooms at
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NO. 90.
The Confederate states.

/ The Richmond correspondent Of the Lon,
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The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-29
AmUSEMENTB.

NEw TKEATRE.-Mlle Veslvalrs en-
gsgements elsewhere have necessitated
the close Of her engagements here > day
earlier than she anticipated. Her fare
well benefit will, therefore, take place
tonight and abe leaves Wednesday
morning for Philadelphia. On this occa-
sion she will appear as Games, the He
brew Mother; as orsinO, in grand scene
from Lucretis Borgis; and as 0rpheus, in
q scene from the Opera of Orpheus. This
is magnificent bill. Those who may
have the pl, asure Of witnessing this last
performance of the great actress, will
have something TO give them pleasant re-
Elections many years TO come.
THEATRE.-Mr. Adams will appear TO-
night for the second time as Rover, in the
pleasing comedy of "Wnd OATS" a
character which he played to perfection
last week before an immense and most
enthusiastic audience. The perform
snces close with the farce Of That Bless
ed Baby"
On Friday night as Adrian de Teligny,
Ia the Hereto, Saturday night as Charles
de Moor, and last night as King James
V, Mr.. Adams made deep and indelible
impressions. No one has won so COM
pletely the hearts of our play gOers, ali
Of whom predict for him the highest
honOrs if he bat be true to the " divinity
within"
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-29

A DETROIT CHEss-PLAYER.-Francis
Henry Elder. ESQ, son Of Adam Elder,
ESQ, Of Detroit, has recently been
creating considerable sensation among
the chess-clnbs and chess amateurs of
the East. he has played with the best
Eastern players and been uniformly sue
cessful. Al Boston be played Is games
in all, with che most noted chess play
ers of that city, and won 20 out Of the
%. He also played eight games stimuli
taneonsly, blindfoIded, and won halt Of
them. At New York be Played 20games,
winning lS Of the Misunderstanding those
players who formerly contested with
Aorphy and Paulseh. Thus far, Mr. FL
der has shown himself the best player
in the Northern States, although he is
but p years Of age.