Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-10-07
THE HORRORS OF WAR

loHlhN nave recently become quite Yupp,...
Gus, IN some cases eight and ten bei,.r
executed at the same time. These soS
exhibitions are now Of almost dailv occrr-
renee in every corps, and are often aftcn.
ded with horriiiying cu cumstapces
/ late letter iGom the army notices the ovo
cutlon IN the 3d division of two substi-
tutes who had deserted. Their nance
were Edward Elliot, aged tweptv-or1o ~
longing to Connecticut and Chayles Fast-
man, aged tuenty-three. from Corr;gL
Maine. They conyersed freely before
lhelr execution, admitted their Eauu and
telt keeniy the distress that must ras,,It M
= home from their sad fate. The last eceno
OF the execution is thus described
" The Rev. Mr.. Stevens knelt dow,
taking each OF the men by the hand
they and the Rev. Mr. Murphy knoll
beside hlm and joined in feryent nrs-or
captain Fields now came up and banda
ged the prisoners eyes. Elliott sat bocLc
upon his coffin Eastman kuelt in rrovar
! lis voice was audible above the click nd
sound OF the guns as they were bropobE
to " present" The word "6reV bovIro
been gwen, Elliott fell back gently o3
his coffin only wounded while Eastman
Jumped up and tore the bapdaoas fror1
his eyes, evidently untouched Ths ra
serve was ordered up. Eastman anneoroJ
as II electrified, and placed his LdIJs io
fore his eyes to shut out the borriJ si,bt
he men again missed. The Pro9ost
MaiShaI during THIS, in mercy, pulled out
ms revolver and shot him through the
head he also fired another ball throueh
Llliohs head. After the Two unIortunato
men were pronounced liieless, the troop.
were marched by the oorpses.1
letter from Thibodeauxyille. La IN
the Providence Press, relates the cjreIn,.
stances OF the consolidation of the 9rI
Rhode Island and lst Louisiana CayoIy
Regiments. Some of the ineu prots,tsd
and hcsitated when ordered lo f,rI irto
line, whereupon the Lieutenant Colonel
who was in command, threatened To- -boot
nry man who did not obey promptly. The
letter then goes on:
" That this was no idle threat, we fund
out afterwards. The men SLOWLY fell ;nto
line the two last, Richard Smith alas
Morphy, from Boston, Massachusei4,
harness maker, and William Davis. were
taken, Their hands were tied behind then,
aud then led over TO a field in front of ,be
camp. They then marched US over there
ana the men OF the lst Louisiana formed
on our right and left, at right angles with
Us, lhns forming a square open on the side
where the two prisoners stood guarded bv
two squads OF men. Their eyes were han
daged with red handkerchieis, and ev...v
preparation made for their execution :
Although we could not believe at ihe t;pa
that they would shoot these men for bav-
ing simply dared to show that thew were
not satisfied with being thus Transferred
from Rhode Island 10 Louisiana. and
thought that they would 10 reprieved at
tne I'st moment, yet the scene was so ter
roie lhaJ lhefe was not one whose heart
did not beat audibly on seeing these orep-
arations for the death Of two men who
were generally liked in the regiment. A
squad OF men were placed opposite, and
at len PAGES from each prisoner: the adj
Jutant spoke to them for some time and
asking, suppose, the names of their finn
llles. When he had finished. the sicpaI
the sabre stroke--lor the first platoon 10
ire, was given, and Davis fell over baclk.
ward, As /! seemed to US, killed jnstantjy
At the repetition Of the signal, the second
platoon fired, and Smith, who had stonJ
lmmoveabIe, although ha heard his com
Iado fall, fell, shot through the Ieg., Both
bodies could now be seen to move atthor,b
we had thought Davis dead They wera
finished by tho adjutant and the orderly
sergeant OF company F, lst Louisiana. an.
proach!ng them and firing all tho charges
OF their revolvers into them"
QUESTIONS FOR WIFE DO YOU recoIleot
what your feelings were immediateIv az
ter you had spoken the first unkind word
To- your husband! Did you not feel asham.
ed and ggieyed, and yet too proud To ad.
mt 1t! That was, is, and ever shall be
your evil genius. II is the temper which
abors iDcessantly TO destroy your peace.
which cheats you with the delusion thai
you: husband deserved your anger. when
le really most required your love. This
5 the cancer which feeds on tbnsa mn
peakable emotions you felt on tbo d.
pressure Of his hand and lip. Never for
get the manner in which the duties of
vie can alone be fulfilled # your Inns
and IS hasty, your example of patience
WI! chide as well as teach him. Your vi
'ience may ALLEVIATE his heart. and vopr
neglect impel him to desperation. Your
oothlng will redeem him-your softness
ubduc him and the good-natured tvink-
Q OF those eyes, now filling beautifully
Win priceless tears, will make him all
our own.
Fa4-Among the many blessings the peo-
he owe the Abolition party are civil war.
inscription, and taxation. The freemen