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TEA ms OF AovEaTIsIAc.
A. d. s.ephenD as a !. Patriot.

I, ;s yail L.o... H.. ~ . x,:
,,-:I '"r' o"e pie7e"' 'oo-
Iieoiue"' OF tue Ooniederacy made
speech strongly opposed to secession IN the
Georgia Convention of Januarv 1861 Thu
c,I,on;, x,r,o,, ,r;r - H.. -. 4.
io'o".'s oA'i'o': WIN sho" ~" e'eary no
perceived the inlquity, and ioresaw the ro-
suits Of the measure 49,
That MI. sten once takon could never hs
recalled and all the bolef,,l and w;ther;ns
conseo,,ences that must follow lac the1
wonld seeI Gill rest IN the convention a.
ali Gaming time When we and our oo nos,er. ar
ity shall see onr lovely South desolsted bv
the demon of war which tbis act ~ vour.
will inevitably ;nv;te and call forth. vben
our green fields of waving harvl al ali bc<
trodden dowrrbv the murder sold;srv and
ferv car of war svcen;no oyer our i.ad
our temples of Justice laid In asbes. all The
horrors and desolation of war npon us
who but this convention will be bsld respon.
sible for il? and who but him who. shall
have riyen his vote for This unvise and mi.
timed measure las honestlv think and be-
lieyel shall be held 10 strict Account for this
suicidal a,t. by the present generation. and
probably cursed and execrated bv noster;tv
ior ali coming time. for the wide and deso.
latinp ruin that will inevitable fsllow this
act Won now propose 10 perpet,ate
! Paus,. | entreat you. and consider for a
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14
The Ladies at Morgantown.

The ladies of Morgant0wn, and especial
ly, we rejoice to say, the younger and un.
married portion, acquitted themselves with
great credit during the recent raid Of the
rebels into that goodly place. The invaders
inclined to be gallant and desired to pro-
pitiate the ladies', but it was in vain. They
would not be propitiated When they sung
it was the Star Spangled Banner" or it
was Hooker is our Leader" and when
they played it was the Union edition OF
Maryland My Maryland !" and other
such tantalizing performances. Never a
song or note could the secesh get in praise
Of their miserable cause and its miserable
bunting, and when they insisted they were
taftly told that Morgantown was dot. the
place where they could make = impression.
We wish sll our West Virginia ladies
would treat the rebels this way whenever
and wherever they make their appearAnce
No influence would be more potent, both on
tho rebels themselves and on public opinion
sssrey TSs sss Sqesh hays
All their smiles, beauty and fayors have
been reserved fors active rebels, and they
fhave turned the dosd shoulder, in fact ne
shoulder at all, to those who were suspected
of sympathizing with 1he Union. No mar
can estimate such an influence. 1t has for
ced many on unwilling. man. whoin hi
heart loved his cSdntry, @to the ranks t
fight aadhst TIA Les o ladies here ii
West Virginia SdisiinguiIk themselves o
much for naughty exclusiveness on behal
of the Union sentiment as their "errin
sisters in East,, Virginia do. against tina
sentiment. Il Wheeling lntelligencer.
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The Arrest OF vailandigham.

The arrest of the traitor Valandigham
will give the most intense satisfaction to all
the patriotic people Of the country. We
venture that yesterday many people thank
ed God that thing had at last been done
which ought so long before to have been
DONE Too long had tho malignant traitor
been allowed to 20 loose, to poison the minds
of thousands of good men, His oily tongue
was well skilled and he could tell a persnad'
ing tale about taxes and hardships. 1t Is
an easy thing for man Of talent to gain
credence and favor with the people at a
time like this, by dwelling upon corruptions
which we all know are practiced, and point.
ing out imbeciity aud mistakes which no
one can deny. The Government has not
been all that any true man could have
wished 1t has fallen short here and there,
and many Of its officials have been justly
obnoxious to the people. But who has had
better state Of things to offer US? Val
landigham and his traitorous tribe have la
bored to break the support Of the people to
the Government. And to give ito whomY
No intelligent man doubts to whom. To
whom only could the consequences result il
the people once let go the Government P
There is nothing left but the triumph Of the
rebellion, the separation Of the Union, and
all the anarchy, reputation, bankruptcy
and woe and misery that will assuredly fol
low the fall of the Government.
Why then should not the demon have
been long ago arrested ? That is question
which the administration will have to an
swer some day to the country. 1t is one Q
the sins which the people have treasurer
up against it. 1t is such sins that consti
tute its chief shortcomings. We trust nov
that the head demon has been struck at
that he will be struck severely, and tina
other blows will follow, prompt and telling
upon his subordinate leaders, ,-[Wheeliut
Intelligencer.
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Whist the Rebels Think Of Him.

1t may DO deemed unmaniyst0 administer
another roproach to man fallen 50 low
from his high estate as has George B.. Nc
Clellan; and, again, it may be thought de-
voting too much attention torso small an
object, and yet there are still many persons,
so blinded BY partisanship aud so influenced
by party leaders, that they still regard that
officer as military hero whose merits are
acknowledged by alr save the Abolition
ists." 70 such, it may be well to give the
rebel reason why they, the rebels, extolled
Mcclellan as our greatest General 1t wal
simply because they believed him to be q
weak and harmless opponent. They had at
object in praising him, that object being te
keep him in command, that they might es
cape unhurt. The Richmond Wing of thu
2lst ultimo containsa review Of Mcclellan,
which closes by saying: -" Hop tortnnat'
for us that he ioas chosen chef of the Tanke.
army. With The inpseiits .ss,sDtbes at M
command, an officer eftrxtk,a courage, en-
te,prise aud daring, ,Ooad hdpe pushed u
seuerety." ,t.s,s ,tr,
Further comment than this, it Is unne
cessary to make. Those who would not be
l.lievs s'the Abolitionists" may give credsnc
to the rebels --lCleveland Leader.
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upon it any more than upon the oath OF
allegiancs by Democratic citizen OF Mis-
sissippi with Union gunboat at anohor near
his pile Of cotton bales. In a word, the
insidious teachings Of this Democratic ad.
dress are calculated to stir up dis5eDsi0ns
and divisions among the people Of the loyal
States, acts Of resistance TO the conscrip-
ton and to other measures Of Congress in
tended to strengthen our army and navy,
and to bring the war to successful issue.
II is an address which has 80 much to say
against the Administration, and so little,
and in such low tone, against the rebel.
lion, as to lead TO the impression among
weak minds that it would be better to make
war against Lincoln and his rctainers than
to continue the war against Davis and his
armed confederates
The people Of New York will reject with
scorn and iediGRatioP ell such r. gntogpary
1nsts& nsy ny 1<6bw, % she people oi
: o,,ssh Is yates, North and South, know,
raasxt uxls question Of peace can now only
be settled in the tented field. They know
that there can now be only two parties in
the loyal States-the party supporting the
Government and the war, and the party
opposing them; that all other parties
amount to nothing. They know that there
F, il no intermediate halfway house Of rest
for schemng politicians, but that the issue
in the strong and expressive language o.
the eloquent Miss Dickinson, is harmony
and Heaven or insurrection and Hell. =
Let our Democratic pipelayers shape theil
course accordingly, and beware of the frs
easy lesson to treason of this aforesaid DE
mocratic legislative address.
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Movements Of the Raiders.

The news from the rebel raiders wasagsin
exciting yesterday. Early in the morning
it was learned that they had appeared on
the line Of the North Western road at West
Union, Doddridge county, attacked unsuc'
cessfully Col Latham Of the I'd Va, who
was there with about 700 men, and then
marched of in the direction Of Ellenboro,
Richie county, further down the railroad
towards parkersburg. :.
From West Union to New MartinsviIle,
in Tyler county, on the Ohio river, it is only
about 30 miles, aud from New Martinsville
to Wheeling il is not 40 more. This would
at the longest calculation make the raiders
distant from US only seventy miles. And
this was why citizens were 80 much excited
all day yesterday. The danger was believed
by many to be much greater than when the
rebels were at .Morgantowa, and for the
reason that the raiders then had intsptiQpl
on Clarksburg in which they have2
been toiled, aad fcr the ,sdffi0sjAl 'feasbr
that f&ving .Suna. SsAerc was no ca-slry
force 70 oppose them anywhere, and having
cut off all danger of pursuit by Genera
Roberts, oil they had to do was to travel uI
here. fr.
Last night there was very uncertain
feeling prevailing round town. Nobod.
could hear anything Of definite or con
elusive kind. That was the trouble. 4
small detachment Of the raiders might b
coming up through Weizel and Tyler, ant
nobody here be in any way apprised of il
1t was suspconed that near West Unio
they might have sent such detachment u
this way, while the main body continues
on down towards Parkersburg. Mounds
vile was the nearest telegraph static
where any word could b sent from by wa
of warning, and most people thought tina
would be a very meagre notice. Hence tn
general uneasiness. -[Wheeling Intelliger
Ger, Friday. a j.ps.
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Copperhead Riot ine New-Berlin,
Union Co., Pa.

"A man named Hummel engaged for Q
consideration to serve as a substitute in the
army, and was enlisted. After getting his
pay he deserted and went home to New.
Berlin, where in, common With other do
serters he defed arrest Efwts to take
him were made, bue he ~ warned by his
Copperhead nei Abors and hidden away ON:
the approach Of the officer. Eventually, Q
funeral was announced to tax keplace, st
which the deserter would probably be pres
ant, and sergeant and assistant were de-
ail4 to arrest Hummel in church. The
sergeant, with his assistant, entered the
church, walked right up'to Hummel, and
tapped him on the shoulder, and commands
ed him to surrender, upon which Hummei
drew a revolver and fired two loads at SDfs
rseant Kephart, when the sergeant l6rsd,.
the ball passiDg, it isssaid, through .his
lungs. He. however. discharged. two mo{<
barrels at the sergeant sfter he A1nwoRQd,
ed. While tiiis scece was bei0g ep6 ID
the friends of HumnsJ, some 461een M
twenty ii number, ru1tlf upon the of6cag
with .reyalvers, .1ud some With their fsf6
bsati6s add clubbing him and m sssistsht'
(and firing their pistoIes e them. hets
wops come eleyeu skots ired during ths
mSlee, Of WHICH the officers, ia dioeka9. .oi
| their duty, Gjed f13y four. 58crscx i&ap'
hsrtanl lis IA = = tAelr 1scspe {ton fhe
enfaged Rebels without injury The la!
neusf from Hvmmel Is that hbis NJ; -
pecfed 20 I'VE. q. jss = = . - :.
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The Original copperhead.

hO SIi6AhoA SOPPOlhO~Ss
From Benedict Arnold's Proclamation to
the Citizens and Soldiersof the United
j States, issued Dot. 20, 1889.
You are promised liberty by the leaders
Of your affairs, but is there an individual in
the enjoyment Of IT saving your oppressors2
Who among you dare speak or writo what
he tllSnksHegliust the i1r1hieh has
robbed yo1 Of syour pFopeft ithprisous
and = daily dslussrs your country wish
I Your country Cuce was happy, and had
theproGered peSce bsen enhbraced, the last
Two years ofgnisery had been spentin peac6
and plenty, and repairing the desolatioa Of
q quarrel that w0Gld have ret the interests
of Great Britain and America in a true
liabt, and cemented their friendship.
I wish to lead chosen band Of kmeri.
cans to the attainmspt of peace, liberty. and
safety, the first objects in taking the field.
What is America but a land Of widows
orphans and beggafs-but what need OF ar
guments to such as feel infinitely more mis-
cry than tongue can express? give Id,
promise of most affectionate, welcome to al
who are disposed 10 join me in measure
necessary to close the scene Of our affilction
which must bo increased until. we are con
content with the kberality Of the paren
country, who still offers us protection an
perpetual exemption from 81 taxes but sue
Dis we shall think fit to IMPOSE upon ouI
selves. BENEDICT ARNOLD.
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wounded aid Killkd.

& takes but 1ittle spGs in the eolumnsof
a. daily papefs. but o, What long houss-
hold stories and biographies are every one,
Of these strange names wtrsad over and
torgetl
"Wonnded and killed." q, ,.f,. -.
Some eye reads the name to whom It is
as dear as life, and some heartis struck or,
broken with the blow made the name
among the list -
It is,our Henry, or our James, or our
Thomas that lies with his poor broken
limbs at the hospital, or white, still, and
ghastly face, on the battle-6cld Alasl tor
the hearts that feel. -.
He was my pretty boy, that I've. sung
to sleep so many times, in my arms" says
| the poor mother, bowling in anguish that
cannot be uttered He was my brave, no.
Bile husband, the father of my little orphan
children" sobs the stricken wife. He was
my darling brother, that / loved so, that /!
was proud Of" murmurs the sister, amid
tears; aud SO the terrible. stroke falls on shs
homes throughout the land. :. r.s;,,.
"Wounded and killed. Every name iu
that lis, is lightning stroke to some heart,
and breaks like thunder over some home,
and tails long, black shadow upon some
hearthstone. .-(Home Magazine.
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PROVOST Mashals Appointed.

The following is an official list of the
Provost Marshals appointed under the law
for enrolling and organizing the militia;
OHro.-lst Dist. &C. H. Sergeant; I'd,
Thomas 8. Roberts Sd, John Mills 4th,
a. G. Duel; 5th, Daniel s. Brown 9th.
Joseph K, Marley; 7th, James A. Wilcox;
sth, VIM. ,Shenct OH. J.. ]. Stei,er
Cory Corr; ?1: 18th, George @ Roty; 18th, John 4.
Sinnet , l4th, lJaWs L. Drake; 18th,
Levi Barber 10th, David Mccartney
NH 7,A; JHSS i5,S Ss5;1s o'sss Sss~s sA'A a
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The on.; Joshua F. Bell has declined
the Union nomination for Governor of Ken
lucky, and Thomas E. Bramletre Of Louis
vile has been nominated in hise0dd. MIR.
Bell assigns the requirements ofs hprieate
affairs (his section of tina State 4 ing suf
fered from Rebel raids) as his reason fol
decliping. He eavows the most earnest de
voti6n to the Union on the Kentucky plat
form. 81
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TIE idea of sustaining the Government
In time of . perilous war, and fighting to
tho death the Administrations by which the
war must be carried on, is (saysdhe Nash
vile Union) the offspring Of q weak brain
or false heart. tits like lsuding virtue in
the abstract, and picking your neighbors'
pocket in practice. i1il. ,m 5sals
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The school children in Dayton, Ohio,
wear eagle buttons and badges showing the
stars and stripes. To these the secession
lists of the place object, as being "Aboli-
ton emblems," and insist that Copperhead
and Butterput emblems shall also be worn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14

A YOUNG lady from tho country being
invited to a party, was told by her cousin to
dress up and put her best foot foremost, in
order 10 catch . beau, as ''she looked so
green IN her country attire" The country
lass looked coniically into the face Of her
rather faded relstiye, and replied, Better
be green than withered.f
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14

A YOUNG lady and gentleman disputing
upon subject, the lady tersely said: ;.
"Sr. we can never agree on anything. ~
"You are wrong, madam said he. IF
you should 20 into q room in which there
were but two beds, q woman in one and
man in the other, With whom would you
sleep2", SEQ ,, :,
with the woman. Of course" replied
she. .,ss.cIL te.. }g
$50 would l." replied the gentleman.
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TnK 18th Ohio Regimen Co

TIE 18th Ohio Regimett Col Wood,
returned on the 2eth ultA ~ Mhikel sBend,
from an expedition into Mississippi Tbey,
visited the corn growing region on. Deer
Creek, and destroyed $40, 900 bushels OF
cotton gins and grist mills in Rebel employ.
Three full regiments Of negroes are now or
ganized at Milliken's Bend, and fourth IS
six or seven thousaud able-bodied nsa in :
few days.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14

The returns of the municipal elections
in Indiana, show large Union gains. Even
IN VDcennes, Democratic stronghold, the
Union ticket succeeded.
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The Jackson Appeal of the 2Uth ult.,
says Of Col. Grierson's Union raid, that
beside tearing up the railroad, he has de.
stroyed two bridges, each $50 Meet Hng,
seven culverts, burned twenty eight freiahl
cars, blown up two locomotives, and burned
the railroad depot and two comhissary
buildings at Newton. He also destroyed
the. telegraph ling and captured two trains
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14

PIERoE BurLER' 4 wine cellar was sold
out in PhiIadelphis on Friday Many Of
the wines were Of great sge, having been
imported by his father. Ons!letiof i've gal
Ions brought $40.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14

SEVERAL disloyal citizens were sent South
from Nashville last week among them was
the Hon. Neil s. Brown, formerly Govern
or Of Tennessee. o.s-s-s,-.,-il---lA -
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The differences between the Union and
the Copperhead meetings in the North. is,
that the first are monster meetings" and
the second are meetings OF monsters. -
Nashville Union.
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IT has been suggested by crus:y old
bachelor, that the talk of cotton famine 10
sheer nonsense, for it the women would but.
unbosom themselves, there would be no
scarcity.
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The Circumstances of the Arrest of
c. L Vallandigbam.


A special train left this city at twelve o.
clock Monday night, with a company Of the
18th United States infantry, sixty seven
men, with directions from Gen. Burnside,
commanding the Department of the Ohio,
to arrest G. L. Valiaudigham, at his resi- |
dence in Dayton. The train reached Dayton
at half past 30 clock, and proceeding to Mr..
Valiandigham house, placed guards on
the streets in the vicinity, and the Captain
commanding, with squad OF men, sur
rounded the house. The door-bell was
rung. and Mr. Vallandicham appeared at
the window, and inquired what was want
ing? The Captain told him, but he was
not disposed to go along peaceably. lie
shouted for the police loudly, and the female
members of the family joined their cries to
his. The Captain told him he might as
well stdb the disturbance, as he had-.la
force to arrest him, and would ce inly do
so. Vallandigham then said he Vas not
dressed. The Captain told him he would
have time to dress himself, but he redoubled
his shouts for the police, when attempt was
made to force the front door. The door
re sisted the efforts OF the soldiers, and Val
landigham fcurished revolver at the win
dow, fred two or three shots without effecr.
i A side door vas then forced, and the squad
n1ing all the doors in the house fastened.
1lkke open foge0f them before they reach
ed the apartment occupied by the indivld-
ual with whom they rad business, VINO vas
iksoon taken and escorted to the tram, which
was in waiting. Some OF Rasiandigham
friends, hearing what was going on. rune
1 the fire-bells, with the Intention OF gather
ing q crowd to attempt rescue. bnt few
persons appeared, and they gaveeo gooDle;
Faiianugnatn was YoYsnMI 70 .Ie W: uS
lodged in the prison on Columbus street,
ysbetween Sycamore and broadway, where
no one was permitted TO see tm wHhou'
an order from General Burnsiet -
.g..-. - mA
THk HkvALLANDIdHAM MOB Ae DAnon-
u OBSTRUCTION OF TIN louESAL ofFici
+ AND SEVERAL ADJOINING (. BufLniNes-
/ ARRIVAL OF TRooR FROM ciSclNNAIi
, Especial Dispssch 10 shs cinchas Z Grzcte, 4,
al DAYTON M b,9 & M-;s
y Lnere has peen s9ou e1.a y ~ &S.s
! to day, butlho disturbances ocSurred ussl
Al Alter dark Groups OF people have coqsrS
&ste4 pp street. e1EpeFs, dlscusslpa fhs afsssa e
* 0f Mr. taheu1sn1m. anu oe1oune2he Is,
j manner dn' which 4 ~ douos =. ~. - ~
81 4 &ierGo number o. WAGONS visn teii,
4 digmm 8 friends, came into tne caSy to- cs' q
|. from tho copntry and joinsdx ~ Win -
/. crowd.
At dark scroTd Of between ave ana ~ =;
q hnndrsd men PROCEEDED % tne Jeutmas % "
= 6ce and commenced hooting 40 yeinng- :
= Presently some few bricks agd stones wer
! thrown, breaktDs IN the yindows ana door'
:, Soon after several pistoP shots were gre
% into the building and the torcn was appiieo
y The Journal building was completely quite
, and the flames spread to the aoJoinin
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WE ought to be ashamed Of our pride
but never proud Of our shame.
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FiTst iVirg3ilia' N

Adam s. Nichols, company J killed. af-
tel rurrendering and giving up his arms !
Saml. Bowman, company @, killed Levi
Lowe, company @, wounded Michael Mur-
ply, company @, wounded; Thomas P; Har-
field, co1pany y, wounded Jsre,, Riggs,
coupany b, severely Frank Doak, com.
pShy b; David Stellar, company F, severe
IIy; Isaac Shaw, company H, severely; w.
fR. McDaid xoompany B; Bartholomew
Greener, COMPANY NJ, mortally Josepi
Swiehart, company N, severely Major }
Steele, niortally !; Capt. W. A. Mccoy, Sc
Yerely. - l.
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: : .Fvth Ne,o York Cdpdlry.
Capt Krum, company g, mortal!y;. Lit.
T. A. M6nson, company L, severely; Lieut..
Mcbride, company B, severely. c,,