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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04

METAL AND MEFrLE--A young lady, in Florida, who
uuquestionably good writer, thu replies to silly
charge" against her eek:
Wa women are sometimes jeered for partially to the
butlon;" but they who try thus to make US rid cnlous
only expose their own stupidity. Was it "the button"
or the "pumed helm" that cspvated the gentle Des.
demona? No She loved the Moorish captain "for the
dangers he had passed" for his heroic services to her
country 1t was not the metal but the metle that at
trac.ed her. And so it ia with all women Of elevated
sentiments aud good sense. They al admire courage,
and can generally Discriminate between the true metal
and the counterfeit They know that thers are
MANY towards who wear upon their chins
The boards of Hercules and frowning Mara,
, Yet inward searched have livers white az milk )"
and for such pretenders feel sovereign contempt,
whether they cult vate their boards in camp at home
in the chimney corner
For one would rather take to my hear: the private
soldier who had returned from the manned and
penniless than the cold blooded Spectator who had
grown rich or the perfumed fop of hereditary wealth,
who had nursed his moustache home while their bet
tiers were bleeding in my defence and in defence of al
that is worth living for-my country and her indepen.
dence 81
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04

E-DR. NJ H. MILLER has removed his
ONCE Governor street u the Hovhtan
and Capitol Office hours from TO o'clock
A. n, md rom s to Pm. aug24-2ws
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04
H LEAF TOBACCO

EF LEAF TOBACCO"-I have sn-
pror crop English shipping tobacco Of Last years In
my prize In bulk supposed contain twenty u twenty-five
lbs ESTIMATED he the LIT July % twenty
thousand lbs Will Win SELL with the priuitege Of storing
during ne pleasure OF the purchassr-house covered with slate
rieciy STE. Pri for the CROP thousant dollars
more desirable inrtstaeRt money be found.
Location canal the Sou;h+ide Of James
River, In Buckingham county JAMES b. FICKLEN,
( s3-as New Canton 2. o.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04
HOUSE AND LOT

AT BUCKINGHAM COURT HOUSE FOR SALE.
WE offer for sale. privately our House and
Lot place. The House Of brick, covered with
State good repair containing nine ro'ms and SO arranged
that can be used as store house, private residence both
The Lot contains OF Land and on Cd
viii apply 70 or address the undersigned at this place
= }. B.. GLOVER
sepq-Im 80. L. O. M0sELEY.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04

DANGEROUS CoUNrERTEI The Augusta Copst IT,.
tOnalis OF the 27th says large amount of spurious
Confederate notes o. the denomination Of $20hav been
found 60 be in circulation in this vicinity. They consist
of counterets on the Ducan issue of September 1861
and also of genuine isues OF that plate with counterfeit
signatures The limitations are so we'll executed as to
be cult to describe and difficult to detect that
all our banks the Mechanics Bank, have thrown
out all $20s Of the Duncan issue. The bills have the
likeness of Vice President Stephens the lower left
hand corner, with female figure AID Cupid in the
cectre, with bee hive, &C., aud femse figure rest
ing on an anchor the right hand side. The chief
difference between the genune and counterfeit is in the
expression Of the different faces.
Further description is unnecessary, as none but an
expert can tell the difference between the bogus and
genuine bills In short time it is believed that means
Of distinguishing the good from the bad will be better
unders ood aud that all the banks will receive the bills
as heretofore. They will, at any rate, be good for
taxes and no one need sacrifice genuine bill Con-
siderable confusion has been occasoned among business
men by the discovery of these spurious Issues.
Az ANxcDors OF GEx. ExrrL-In the course of the
address by Governor Smith in Lynchburg, he told the
following anecdote of Gen. Ewel:
During the hero Jackson's lifetime, General EWe was
wont 70 remark that Jackson could DO the praying and
he could do The swearing, and that the two together
could whip the devil After Gen. Eweh st leg, the
light Of the gospel shed its benign influence over his
spirit and he became christian. Under the influence
of this new feeling, he found the enemy heavily er
tenched at Winchester he said that he felt averse tc
exposing his 'poor boys" to the deadly slaughter
tain 10 result from attack on the works. He retired
his tent and there spent time In praying to the
throne of Grace Il seemed then sad he afterwards tC
Gen. Smith, IS If sudden fear got held Of the enemy
and be abandoned his works without fight. The hand
Of God is visible in this.
The Governor then remarked to bis audience we bavt
in EWell t successor to the lamented Jackson pray
ing and fighting man.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04
Secretary Of the Com'.h.

Rockingham .s.Rggister" Lynchburg "yirginian" and
'Repubical; Iington Gazette wythevile "Dis-
patch, and - gdon "yirginan," viii publish once
week till day of session. aud forward account to this
Department
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04

Hon. Jacob Thompson declines being candidate for
Governor Of Mississippi.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
All persons holding claims against the late firm Of DAVIS Cru
PREF 4 Co will present the u me for payment
s. T. P0NDREE,
sept linz Corner FranLlin and Mayo Gts.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04
1HE CITY TO BIZ HFLD.

We Conversed at a late hour of yesterday evening
says the Selma Dispatch of Friday last with officer
of Gen. Braggs army, who left Chattanooga only two
DAYS ago. and who assured the statement of It's hbln
donmeut ia utterly false. We hold it still, and-by the
grace of God and the valor Of brave troops will hold
Il or Time to come. Not shell even had been
thrown into the place Friday the 2st and the most
perfect quiet regned throughout army when he left
The she ing of the enemy supposed in army circles
TO be fent covering some hostl, movement against
East Tennessee as yet undeveloped
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04

The Rebel Of Saturday last, to US greatly re-
ducel in size L. is silent the grave about militia
~ movements bet contains lew items which VII be
read with interest We copy the following:
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04
FROM CHATTANOOGA.

The Rebel Of Saturday last, comes to US greatly re-
duCei in size Il is as silent the grave about militia
~ movements, bet contains u items which VII be
read with interest. We copy the following:
Tux FRONT.
Friday, August 2s. o'clock, P. NAH quiet to-
day.
Many Of the poorer people Of the city have moved
out of the town and encamped in the woods, having
no other II fnge from the shells Of the enemy
ON orHKR sIDE
The Federal force the other side Of the river is
commanded by the notorious cavalry Colonel, hilier
We trust our artllerists will take wilder range of his
position and send him to the middle of next week
AN INCIDENT.
During the Smelling the other day, beautiful paper
te was sailing above the batteries of the enemy, and
the little urchn this side who held the string not
at all dkconcerted refused to wind t in until the firing
ceased. Perhaps the Yankees knew how little we
regard their Shells they would save their ammunition
DODGMa THE SHELLS.
The other day, while the shots of the enemy were
falling about the city promscuousy, party OF 'hard
cases" we're huddled together in corner Of brick
building, and we're "hugging the walp with asgon Of
double distilled and ason pouring the spirits down TO
keep their spirits up Every time shell scream
ing over the building there general squatting and
the eyes each individual stuck out far enough to hang
his hat on The excitement over the first shell had
&c lrcely subsidized before another came apparently in
much closer range and down they all again the
floor This system of ::'dodging the issue" had been
pracced several times and the quartete were becoming
a, wild as ducks. Suddenly some fellow accidentally
dropped heavy hammer the door, and the deserted
halls fairly resounded with the defamation. In in
slant the room cleared One went out OF the win
do another through the door; third endeavored to
climb the stove pipe and the fourth leaped the
table, out of the door, and went flying or dearfe down
the street. We have not any OF the party since
We are Of opinion however, that that las she'll incon-
tnenty demoraiz: d them
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-04

Friday August 2s. o'clock, P. NAH quiet t
day.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

tpHRuExTDS a TH UNIsN TOREsH4D'
owED.-lAGe AdminiIitatib6 is not fight
ing to lystdre the bniOp; it is fighting
for conaues. and to maintain the suprem'
acy q its Hnrtyt ItplatRrm is wholly
sectional, and its hatred of the South re-
lentless. In 1886, Harrison Gray Otis,
one Of the most distinguished statesmen
Of Massachusetts,, said, in Fanneuil Hall
Re assured that whenever the ques-
ton Of the abolition Of slavery shall be
agitated in our public assemblies, under
circumstances which should indicate the
prevalence, or the probability Of general
sentiment in the free states in favor OF
acting upon that subject, the Union will
be at an end"
Every statesman in the country had re-
peated this warning over and over again
for twenty years preceding the war; and
every thoughtful man knew it xss pReas-
sary and timely; yet, some men affect to
Ge s4ze 1ssl INV EEA tho Sre tSeS kin
died should burn. By disFegarding the
warning Ct statesmen and following the
lead of demagogues and fanatics, the peo'
pie have brought upon themselves civil
war.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

EXTREMISTS AND PEAcE.--The Boston
Post, in an article on Extremists and
Peace" makes use of the following forci-
bic language:
"There is everything to show that the
People of the South ADD Of the North de.
sire to live together on the basis Of fideli.
ty to the Constitution, just as that the
People Of the West desire to live with the
People OF the East. dow long would the
West or Northwest be at peace with the
Middle States and the East, il the latter
should set up, as a test Of country, simi-
larity Of views and Of laws as to the negro
racer But the Constitution allows diff.
ftrcnces on this question :--allows the
West to exclude the negro, and the East
to invite him to equality under the law;
and the South must necessarily be left to
the same right Of free action as the West
and the East." 80 ~ -
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

WHITE REcRuITs FLoGGED By PgovosT
MARsHALs.-The Abolitionists who insist
that white men ought to rejoice in the
privilege Of dying to free the negro, are
determined that the honors of martyrdom
shall be fully won and worn by those
whom they select for that distinction. -
A Provost Marshal, at Pittsburg, Penn
sylvama, of his own notion, and with no
color Of law, ordered the inflction of fifty
lashes upon an alleged deserter within his
district, and himself superintendcd the
execution of this infamous sentence. The
man was in his power, and he could not
appeal to the courts for protection, for the
President, by sweeping proclamation,
has abrogated the courts. He had to
submit, without redress, to the degrading
and brutal punishment. The Pittsburg
Gazette thus describes the revolving spec
tacle:
Hagan was now seized by the guard
and taken to the 'rendezvouz' in the third
story, where preparations were at once
made for carrying the order into effect
The man, as we are informed, was strip.
ped naked, gagged and handcuffed. A
raw cowhide was procured, and a soldier
named George Palmer, corporal of the
guard, under directions OF Deputy Provost
Marshal McHenry, who was present, pro-
ceeded to lay on the stripes. Hagan, com,
paratively powerless as he was, resisted,
and MclIenry, as is alleged, called on the
soldiers present to hold him while the
stripes were being laid on. This the lat
ter refused to do; whereupon, as the re-
port goes, McHenry himself seized the
wretched man, and held him until the en-
tire fifty lashes were administered. Ha-
gan struggled violently in his agony, but
before the sentence was half carried out,
he fell PROSTATE on the floor, and while
in that condition the balance of the Iashes
were administered to him. His condition
when taken up was pitiable in tho ex-
treme. His back was like piece of raw
beet, the COW hide having cut through the
skin, and he was SO exhausted that he
could not support himself A gentleman,
who saw him to-day, while the doctor was
dressing his wounds, states that he must
have received a most shocking fogging,
and that had he not been man of strong
constitution, he would have died under
the infliction."
Had this thing been done in Louisiana,
to slave, and by his owner, says the
New York World, what tempest Of in
dignation would have blazed and thun-
dered through the Tribune and Post -
The Aboitionists everywhere would have
referred to it as another instance of South
ern barbarity. Is the degradation of the
white race, Of the American uniform, and
the national name,a a matter of Indifference
to these champions Of universal philan-
thropy?
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12
Signs of Loyalty.

]. Below about the negro at all hours
and in all places.
2. Pocket as much money and as ina
ny fat Offices as you can.
8. Gas about your patriotism vocifer-
ously, just like the old Pharisee did OF
his piety.
4. Justify everything the Ajministra.
tion does, and swear that every man is a
traitor who does not agree with you
even if all his sons are in the army while
you rre pocketing fat jobs.
| 3. Abuse Democrats like pick pockets.
| 6. If there is any more money or PUN
der, grab it a la Cameron.
Z. Grab more money.
S. Niger! Nigger!!
9. More money !! /!
SIGNS OF DISLOYALTY.
!. Drawing a distinction between the
Government and the Administrations
sustaining the one at all timcs-approv-
ing the other when it does right, and re.
bnking it when it does wrong.
2. Asserting at all times that because
the rebels have violated the laws Of the
land, it is no justification for US to VIC.
late them.
3. Fighting and furnishing means for
the Union, the Constitution and the laws
and ignoring Abolition schemes for the
negro.
4. Strenuously urging a policy that
will make the reunion of the States posi-
6le, instead of fostering measures to wi.
den the breach.
These are the signs of loyalty and dis
loyalty furnished by the Black Republi-
can Jacobins, MISUNDERSTANDING
Ohio) Plain Dealer.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

PURITY OF THE EARLY FATHERs.-The
Abolition promises that the Government
should be restored to the purity of the
early fathers" are beautifully fulfilled. -
Washington, since occupied by the Puri.
tan stock, with their elevating morality,
has become sink of iniquity-a pcstilen-
tial magazine of rottenness. Vice and
corruption, indeed, prevail throughout the
country, under the corrupt shoddy rule
now exercised but the capital Of the ma
ton ls essentially cursed. The public of
fees are -swarmiug with swindlers and
thieves, and men occupying the highest
position have been detected 10 defrauding
the Government. No punishment, not
even dismissal from Office, has followed
detection. They support the Administra-
ton, and that coversa multitude of crimes,
in the estimation Of the powers that be.
Read the following from the Washington
Republican, strong Abolition journal
and organ of Secretary Chase:
PRosTITUTIoN.--Ther are 10, 900 pros
titntes in this city, of whom 5, 200 are
from the city Of New York.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

FH AHAExG to witneas the perfection to
which Sewing Machines have been brought at
the present day, ma The unlimited variety of
viArh which esni be performed by ONE, at least,
a. ths many styles before the public. We have
been astouished Of late, at the effect which the
present fashion has produced in the elegant
and elaborate embroidery and braidrng which
forms 50 beautiful a trimming for the garments
OF our lady friends. How is it done? How is
tPossibls, in so short time, for such an i'm.
HFehse Amount Of embroidery to be executed
As hSs msde its appearance of lateg Our an
aver wa, that with q " Grover 4 Baker" Sew.
Ag Mschips snything was possible; that it
.Nonh s@bsVider or braid as rapidly ns it would
ssW, and to trim garment in the "height of
fashion" was . fascinating pleasure unknown
- any but the fortunate possessor of this mar
1SelOos machine.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

VoTE OF OHIo.-If anybody could have
known beforehand that Mr.. Vallandigham
would receive larger vote in Ohio, by
sixteen thousand, than any Democrat
ever received before, he would certainly
looked for his election. He got that vote
a fair legitimate honest, unbought vote.
Yet, Notwithstanding the large number
Of soldiers taken from the State, he is de-
feated by sO,OOO-clearly proving that he
was defeated by fraud. The fraud is
transparent. In their anxiety to defeat
Vallandigham the Abolitionists ycntured
too far-polled a larger vote than they
could account for, and thus exposed their
villainy. In one year to increase their
vote $4,000 without receiving accessions
from the ranks Of their opponents, was
carrying the joke too far. 1t was con-
fession of fraud.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12
- HrnnorIto !unmn,t,a.


3 The vulgar and prOfshe and venal old
ParsOn Brownlow, who basely declared
that! !tberA "was neither honestytuOr vir-
tue IN the North" has made good
thing" out Of his "ioyafts," and his con-
version to Abolitionism. From poverty
he has stepped TO afluence, obtained by
toadyism. He has discovered that it pays
better and is more popular to be an AbO-
litionist than rebel, and that it is easier
and safer to humbug the former than the
latter. By fawning upon and f1attering
President Lincoln and blackguarding the
South, he obtained the prize Of his inces-
SAINT lOnging-a lucrative Office, something
be pertinaciously but vainly begged from
the Southern people.
On the 18th of April, 1861, Parsor
BrOwnlow, the supporter aud instrument
of an Administration he detests In hi:
heart, if he be not irreclaimabiy corrupt
published the following in the Knoxville
Wing. 1t is not less true from the fac
that the Parson doesn't seem to " see it in
that light" now. The eift of an office has
had remarkable effect in opening hi:
keen eyes to the rare beauty of Aboli
tionism:
We have become satisfied that thu
weakness of the President and infamy o
his counsels will result in complete anC
final separation of all the slave States frou
the Union, and in bloody civil war.
Pretty strong, that, and hard to swal
low, but the President and his Cabinc
swallow it and hug its author to heart
Again he says:
An unwise, unpatriotic, not to say reck
less Abolition course is being pursued al
Washington, which will crush out tht
Border States, and finally cause the NORTH
and the South to drift away from eacE
other.
The Administration continues to pursue
"an unwise, unpatriotic, not to say reck'
less Abolition course" and the conscien'
tious Parson is one of its most Jealous
supporters! And yet again says Brown
low:
We were pleased with Lincoln'S Inau
gural, and have to record our deep regret
that its conservative, peace-loving, ant
sound nationality of sentiment is not to bC
carried out. The new Administration, ",
feel confident, will prove, in a very shor
time, to be an atheistical, dcistical Aboli
tion swindle.
The Parson is now an ardent supporter
of "an atheistical, deistical Abolition
swindle"! lie greedily swallows "th'
weakness of the President and in(amy o
his counsels )" and has been literally re
warded for embracing and sharing thu
infamy"! The Aboiitiohists are wei
come to all such mercensry wretches anC
professional blackguards,
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12


THE SPURIOUS "UNIoNIsTs." We fre-
quently read in Abolition organs about
the " Union" party in North Carolina
1t is spoken of, says the New Hampshire
Democrat, as if 1t was identical with the
Northern Loyal League " Union" party.
Did it ever occur to- these gentry, who
can change their party name whenever 1t
becomes odious to the people as often as
the chameleon docs its color, that the
North Carolina Uni0nists go for peace,
with the Union as it was and the Consti'
tuition as it is?-that they nre opposed to
the Presidents negro emancipation proc
lamation Here at the North this is de-
nounccd by the radicals as treason and
"copperhcadisn.' y pretty Union
party, truly, which would re unite the
States after it has su9jugated and whipped
out oil the white inhabitants of one halt
! of them armed the slaves to massacre all
the white men, women and c'.i!'lrcn' II
the Leaguers can lay any claim to the
name of Union, it must be hcrau,r th,N
intend, after this is accomplished, to aulai,
gamate with the Southern n..to.>. In
some parts Of the South, II is stated, "n
good authority, they have done 80 already,
| to tho detriment of the negro
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

DECEIVED D.-The Abolitionists are very
liable to he deceived by the results of the
late elections. If they will look at the
matter carefully they will see that the
Democrats have cast larger vote than ever
before, and the manner Of their defeat
will not tend to make them very compli-
ant. In every State in which elections
were held last fall, the Aboltionists i'm
ported thousands of votes; at the Presi-
dental election they will be needed at
home. Violence and fraud may succeed
for a'time, but not always, and The people
will not support party that resorts to
such means to carry its point
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

In NUTsHELL.-"We complain" "
Judge Amasa Parker remarked in q re-
cent noble speech, that the war is not
prosecuted to a speedy termination. We
complain that its object and purposes are
perverted to partisan ends. A war waged
for the single purpose of suppressing
the rebellion and restoring the Union
would have ended long ago. A war for
the determination of slavery will be in
termlnable."
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

Plaza Book sroRE,TTMr. Hernandez has re-
csivsd his new goods, and his display of books,
stationery photographic albums. fancy goods,
tOUs, etc., is not sxcelled this side of San Fran.
sisco. He has large assortment of Catholic
prayer books, annuals, beautifully bound po-
ems and other elegant books, suitable for holi
'Gay presents. go
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

q IHE e. poRAPo.--Gus. Ort has taken this
lsepeR1oa Main, one door below Coloma st. !.
and is prepared to accommodate his friends
with the best of wines, liquors, lager and ci-
gasA He ssways keeps a good lunch ready,
free 10 all, showing that he knows how to keep
Nsaloon as we'll as any other man.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS !
NOW Is YOUR CHANCE TO BUY
CHI EAP!
S. SILBERSTETN

IS JUST OPENING the largest stock Of goods in
Il his line ever brought tn Pacervie, consisting In
part OF the most popular brands of
Havana and Domestic Cigars,
Virginia and Western Smoking and
Chewing Tobacco, Snuff,
Playing Cards. Stationery, Albums,
Ladies' Wcrk-5ozes, WWillo# Ware,
TOYS, in endless variety,
Pocket Cutlery, Yankee Notions,
Fruits, Nuts, Candies, Etc. Etc,
ALI OF which he is offering at the lowest rates,
y: B-heyinE once established a WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL CIGAR TRADE, / am determined
NOT to be undersOld, and offer to Saloon and Hotel
Keepers my new stock at prizes that cannot GaiI to
20 Orders from the country promptly attended
70. a, - 8. BILBERSTRIN,
oc"l Corner Main and Coloma streets.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

, "a HARAIS, determined not to be behind his
SeigAh0rs Or entbodJ else, has purchased q
isPiandid SusOrtment Of holiday goods, consist
ing of elegant books, Photographic albums,
fancy goods, toys, etc. His assortment is end
hss, and, to be appreciated, must be seen.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-12

LlcESSE GRASTED.-The Board ofSupervi'
sors, at their late meeting, granted A. II. Rich.
ards license to keep toll bridge or ferry
across the South Fork Of the American River
stSalmon Falls; aud to E. McKinstry license
10 keep ferry on the Middle Fork OF the Amer
ican river, at Spanish Bar.