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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-04-15
cotton and Tosscee Planti.s.

we pa5iish to day a brief communication from 4
citizen Of Granville, on the subject Of planting
cotton and tobacco. The statements Of this citizen
arc entitled to the SullestGrcdt He says that the
planters of Granville are preparing to put in full
crop Of tobacco and that in his opinion the earnest
appeal to them by Gov. Vance will haze no effect
This is sad intelligence.
Our correspondent urges the Governor to con-
vene the Legislature at once in order that steps
may be taken to prevent the planting Of cotton and
tobacco But would penal statutes be Of any avail
Perhaps they would; but if public opinion, the
Cause ITSELF and the prospect before us of great suf
erng for the want Of food cannot restrain the wor
shippers Of Mammon, would the law restrain them
Every person who in this crisis plants cotton or
tobacco for prcft, may be justly set down as op-
posed to the Confederate cause. This being true,
and generally admitted, has it come to this, that
penal statutes necessary to prevent portions Of
our own people from doing that which will benefit
the enensy end destroy our cause? If so, well may
the most sanguine patriot indulge gloomy fore
bodngs No people were ever overrun and con-
quered who were true to themselves; and if our
cause should be lost, and the federal Union should
be reconstructed, these results will be directly
traceable to the msinanagement Of our affairs, and
to the spirit of speculation, extorton and avarice
which appears 10 control 50 many of our people.
We concur with our friend of the Pro4>ess that
"Coercive legislation will never make people
patriotic; and if supply Of provisions for the next
year is to depend upon legislative enactments con.
cernlng the culture of cotton and tobacco our con.
ditOn is pittlabe indeed Reljpious md temnerance
fanatics have attempted to iegislate mankind into
their creeds, but force never makes man pious or
temperate. Our Legislature passed law to prevent
the dstillation Of grain INTO whisky but it is a
dead letter on the statute book for it is well known
that grain is being distilled in various sections Of
the State, and we not aware that any effort is
even being made to suppress it."
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

THE CRoPs or the CousTRy
From all portions of the West, Wisconsin
Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan Wa
have the most encouraging reports of tbs
appearance of the crops, and the promise
thev give of abundant harvest. The win.
ter wheat in Illinois never looked better
and the amount sown this year greatly ey'
ceeds that of any previous ono. The far
mers of that State are also , nting largo
quantities of tobacco, the NEST Of which
has been contracted for in advance al
pretty round ligWe. The indications Of
an abundant fruit crop arc also numerous
The peach, apple and pear trees are load.
ed with blossoms, and nnless pipped by
an untImely frost, must give m Immense
yield. The recent rains have heped tha
growing process amazingly, and in silent
thankthness every field and tree and
flower seems vieing for maturity and
greatness. From southern Indiana and
Illinois especially come encouraging re.
ports of the extensiveness and promise Of
the wheat crop, with now and then a fear
expressed that the l2.oR Of harvest help is
likely to be source of anxiety and in
convenience But with all the wheat and
ruit which, from the present appearances
of the crops, we will probably possess,
there will be none too much for the sup
port of our large army, and to supply the
demand from abroad For with war there
is always waste and allowance must be
made for frost and blight, which would
materially change the present cheering
prospect.
In New Jersey a large yield of fruit is
anticipated, and in the central counties
the wheat prospects are abundant From
New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
we have the same favorable estimates OF
heavy crops. In the two latter States tn
planting has been somewhat interfereI
with, owing to the unpropitous weather
but on the high grounds the indications Q
an abundant harvest are numerous. Il
Kentucky and Ohio the farmers report tn
most tlatterng prospects for the cereals
and of fruit there will be an uncommo
abundance. Unless some unforeseen dis
aster intervenes, We may expect one c
the richest harvests that has blessed th
land for years.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21
GIN, HooKER's NARROW Escapes

GEN, HooKER's NARROW ESCAPES
"Agate," the Washington correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Gazette, after balancing
the accounts of Generals Hooker and Lee
on the score of generalship, which balance
shows that Hooker fairly surprised Lee in
crossing the Rappahannock, and in the
early movements at Charlottesville, but
was outgeneralled by Lee in having his
right flank turned by Stonewall jackson
on Saturday, and allowing the rebel army
to be concentrated upon Sedgwick on
Sunday. " Agate thinks it but just,
however, to General Hooker, to leave this
statement without explanation, and he
says in letter dated May IL;
"General Hooker is now lying very i'll
at Falmouth, in consequence, mainly, as
is believed, of the terrible shock he re-
ceiyed from cannon ball during one of
the earlier days of the operations at Chan
eallorsyille. The ball struck pillar of
the house, against which he was leaning
at the time. He was knocked 70 IN. ,ss
ground, and remained Senseless for tseaty
OF thirty minutes. 1t is impossible that
he could have recovered from such a
shock so as to have been qualified to en-
ter again Gas he did, upon duties SO
weighty that the strongest might well bend
and tremble beneath them.
Shortly afterward Gen. Hooker had a
still more remarkable escape. Still feel
ing weak and dizzy from the shock, he
left the command temporarily with Couch,
with orders to be called instantly, on the
appearance of any emergency, and lay
down in his tent. Presently he began 10
feel faint, sick at the stomach. and OPP
pressed with the hot, close atmosphere of
the tent, and went out to see if the fresh
air would not relieve him. Within twen-
ty minutes after he left, a shell passed
through the tent, struck The mattress on
which he had been lying, and left it a mass
of tattered rags"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

DEATH OF "DuNN BRowNE." - We
could not repress a tear on reading the
announcement that Capt. Samuel Fisk, of
the Fourteenth Connecticut, was shot
from his horse in the Sunday battle at
Charlottesville and his body has not
been recovered" Mr.. Fisk was a gradu-
ate of Amherst in 1865, and Congrega-
tional minister. He left a pleas nj par
ish and lovely wife and child at the be-
ginning of the war prompted by the holt
est impulses of patriotism. To the read
ing world he was known as Dunn
Browne" from a series of genial and able
papers published NV him in book, under
this soabriq,eet and continued during the
war the Springfield Republican. Peace
to the memory of the brave and noble
man.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

BEN. WOODS NEws.-Ben. Wood has
started the New York Daily News again.
We find IN an exchange the following
specimens Of its opening "wnoppers
q 1t is ascertained that our losses at the
recent battles of Charlottesville foot up
over 10000 in killed, wounded and miss
ing. The confederates captured fully lO,-
900 prisoners" -
If "our losses mean the rebels, that
first statement may possibly be near the
truth; but the second is utterly without
excuse.
Here is another paragraph from the
same especial Dispatch concocted obvi-
ously for the encouragement and gratifca-
ton of the rebels and their sympathizng
| friends ]:
"The difficulties between our country
| and great Britain are by no means ADJUST
| ed yet, the demands of England in the
Peterhoff and other cases being urged with
a sternness and pertinacity amounting al
most to tbreat."
An editorial on Paper Resources "
opens with the following monstfoas eSag-
geration:
g Amid the rush Of paper specu!ations,
few bear in mind the astounding fact that
aearly one-half Of the phoJe capital Of the
country has beenegpe1ded and approprt-
oted in taoo gears, IN which no approxima-
ton to peace has been made. /"
That such a Journal should proceed to
assert that public opinion has
aAt length become grounded to the cen
yiction that every effort TO sustain the
Union by forceof arms must prove fail
ure, and that the time has come to substi-
tute coHeilation and concession for the I'M
availing and ruinous employment of mere
brute force -
Is but sample of the lie infcrential
and constructive that we loathe as the
most sneaking and cowardly of all vii
famous falsehoods.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA. - Three
Governors and three distinct sets of State
officers will be elected on the 28tn inst,
in what was, three years ago, known and
recognized as the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia. The new State, which has been
clipped from the proportions of tn Old
Dominica, as a punishment for her rebel
lious practices, comes into tie Union on
an equal footing with the elder sisters, on
the 18th of june next and as prerara-
tory act she will choose her State officers
on the fourth Thursday Of May, She has
ALREADY an unconditional Union ticket in
the field for State officers. TIE loyal cit
izens # the Eastern shore have also
brought forward a ticket for the govern
nent of the old Stale, which will be voted
for in the counties Of Alexandria, Nor
folk, Nansemond, Aceomac, Northampton
and Princess Ann. The center and south
ern portions of the State. which are yet
under the dominions Of JEFF. Davis, will
likewise hol1 their canvass at the same
time, and elect their own Governor, to
succeed John Letcher, the present unwor-
thy incumbent of the executive chair
The old " Mother of Presidents" has sad
ly degenerated.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

GEN. SToNEwALL JACKSON, - The
telegraph having announced Tor the fourth
or fifth time that this distinguished rebel
general is dead, and the news purportng
10 come from rebel papers, with a copy OF
the order of Gen, Lee issued thereon, we
suppose his death may reasonably be re-
garaed as permanent and that the tele-
graph will not resuscitate him again lat the
head of his forty thousand men" The
following sketch Of him is given;
Thomos jefferson jackson, late heuten-
ant general in the service of the Conieder-
o.. States, was born in Lewis county, VT-
";UiH IN 1926, Left an orphan at an
early ace, he was enabled by a friend to
enter West Point where he graduated IN
1876, aud was appointed 'oFeVe' seoon9
lieutenant in the Second Arihe''s, "hu
served in Mexico with Magruder's Bat
terry; became second lieutenant Aug. ~,
lS47 was brevetted captain for gallantry
at Contreras and Cherubusco, and major
for gallantry at Chepultepec, resigned
February %, 1852, from impaired health,
and became professor IN the Military In
stitute at Lexington, Virginia, where he
married, as his first VIZ. a daughter Of the
Rev. DR.. Judkins, president of Washing
ton College of that place; his second wife
is the daughter Of Pew. DR.. Morrison, OF
Charlotte, n. C. On the outbreak of the
civil war Jack son was converted TO con-
tederate vle'Ss, and was appointed Colonel
In the co.afederate army of Virginia. de
was II. every important battle in Virginia
tro'.n Bull Run to Charlottesville; but ms
..emarkable qualities We're first displayed
in the famous raid up the Shenandoah val
lev last summer, and afterwards IN the at
tack on our right wing at Mechanicsvllle
He probably had not the capacity Of Lee
fer enlarged operations, but as dashns
and effective corps commander, his place
cannot be supplied in the rebel army. H'
| demonstrated ,he value of being in earnest
and in this respect as IN many others, 1t Is
according to the old maxim, right t
learn from the enemy"
He was a religious man, after the slave
holding pattern, and could exhort, pray o
fight, with equal JUNCTION. He exercised
| great personal influence over his men
never wearing a snowy uniform, offer
marching on foot, and going into battle
with musket in his hand, and in tn
dress ola private, so as to elude the deli
cate attention of hostile sharpshooters
He was esteemed invincible by his igno
rant followers, who contrived to forget hi
defeat at Winchester by Shields and hi
being chased out of the Shenandoah b
Fremont. His forte lay in sudden at
tacks in overwhelming force from a quar-
ter whence no enemy was looked for, an
in the CELEBRITY as we'll as momentum of hi
charges. There is no man left in the rel
Ell service whose loss would be so general
or keenly felt.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

FoREIeN NEws.-By the arrival of
the City of New York, four days later
news from Europe is received. Upon the
Polish question, the English Government,
like that of France, urges Russia to make
peace, this being the only way to avoid
senous complication. It is reported that
Russia regards these notes as an encour-
agement OF the insurgents, and viii there
fore turn deaf err to the recommended
tons of the Western Powers, Mr. Ad-
ans had addressed the Trade Unionisss in
a speech which was very fayorably no
tioed by the press. Two small
engagements had taken place, in both Of
which 1t appears the Russians were de-
feated. Business in the cotton manrfao-
turing districts WAS improving.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

A REBEL VIEW OF THE FOREIGN
StTuATIoN.n- Richmond Dispatch
Of May Ii has long editorial on Eng
land and the United States" in which it
alludes to recent action in the British Par
lament with reference to Adams pass
port, and concludes as follows:
The British Cabinet is evidently afraid
of Jonathan; it will do anything to avoid
difficulty with him. 1t refuses to recog-
nize the Confederacy. 1t viii most scru-
pulously preserve that neutrality which is
throwing every facility in the hands of the
Yankees and patting the most rnconven-
lent ard serious obstacles in our way.
1t will strictly observe all the most ex-
travagant conceptions 81 It's obligations tc
| the Lincoln government, while that govern,
mant is abuudantly supplying itself no
onfy with every munition of war to tight
! us, but is, against right and law, making
enlistments in Ireland upon appeals to tbs
| preiudices and hatred of England in TIN
minds Of the Irish, which prejudlces anc
| hatredsare proptisted by promises of slt
| to free Ireland from British dominion a
| soon as the South is conquered.
To preserve her neutrality and avolc
hostiiities with such power. England i
shaping her policy with a spirit of cencil
iation and caution altogether inconsisten
with a proper sense of dignity and justice
Members Of Parliament are urged t.
be cautious--to weigh their words not t
make too many inquiries about British ant
American relations-and not to sey any
/ thing offensive and calculated to wounC
the senslbiliees of people whom one
them has the boldness to call "an apstar'
race"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

Favorable Accounts FROM THE
SouTH,-Col. Grierson, the leader of the
grand cavalry raid through Mississippi,
said in his speech at New Orleans, in ac-
knowledging the welcome extended TO
him:
'In passing through the Contederacy, /
have had a good opportunity to form a
,rreet opinion Of its strength, That
Strength ~, has been over estimated. They
have neither the ermies nor the resources
we have given them c,.'adlt Tor, ana we
have been greatly deceived in regard It,
the means and power Of the rebels. Pas
sing through their country { and the pas
sage not very difficult one) found thou
sands of good Union men, who are ready
and anxious to return to their allegiance
the moment they can do so with safety TO
themselves and families. They will rally
around the old flag by scores whenever
our army advances. | could have brought
away thousand with me, who were anx-
ious TO come, men whom found fugi-
lives from their homes, hid in the swamps
and forests, where they are hunted IKE
wild beasts by rebel eonscrption officers
with bloodhounds. Having visited them
in their own homes, have founded my
belief upon what heard and saw there,
that the day is not far distant when we
shall witness the downfall of the rebel
lion.n
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

MORE ABOUT JACKsoNs' DEATH.-
The Richmont papers give full accounts
of the weunding, death and funeral OF
Stonewall jackson, the former leaving no
doubt that the wound was inflicted by
mistake by the rebels.
They@report his last sayings very fully.
He sent for Mrs. jackson, asked mlnute'y
about the battle, spoke oheerfully of the
result, and said: /" If | had not been
wounded, or had an hour more of day
light, | would have cut of The enemy
from the road to United States Ford, anu
we would have had them entirely sur
rounded, and they would have been obllg-
cd to surrender, or cut their way out
They had no other alternative. My troops
sometimes may fail in driving the enemy
from position, but the enemy always
fail to drive my men from posltl, n. y
At another time he said, " Men who live
through this war will be proud to say, |
was one of the Stonewall brigade to
their children" He insisted that the
term Stonewall belonged to THIN, and not
to him. On SUNDAY he was told that he
must die. He said; 50 Very good very
good, 1t is all right" He had previous
ly said: 4" consider these wounds a
blessing. They were given me for some
good and wise purpose. | would not part
with them could" He asked Of
MAJOR Pendleton =" Who is preaching
at headquarters to day 2" He sent mes
"a oes 10 all the Generals. He expressed
a wish to be buried in Lexington, in the
valley of Virginia. During dir um his
mind reverted to the battle field, and he
sent orderes to Gen. A. P. Hill to prepare
for actio',, and to Major Hawks his COM
missary, and to the surgeons. He ire
quent.y expressed to bis aids his wish that
Major Gen. Ewell should be ordered to
command his corps. HIS funeral took
place at Richmond on Tuesday, with an
imposing military display, and measures
have been taken to erect bronze statue
of him.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

THE ARMY OF THE PoToMAc.-Sena-
tors Wade and Chandler, who have recent
lyreturned from visit to Falmouth, re-
port the troops IN most effective condition
and in the best spiriys, and impatient for
another and an immediate chance at Lees
army, asking only that the ground shall
be such that they can get at the rebels aud
keep at them.
TO nail the lie of the Richmond press,
that Lees troops captured fifty cannon
from us at Charlottesville, it is proper 10
state that the official report of Capt. Flag
lee, chief Or nance officer, shows that in
the whole series of engagements We lost
but eight guns, and captured nine. 1t Is
also positively known that We made tht
largest captures prisoners. The oftcia
list OF killed, wounted and missing also
oorrects the exaggerations Of our friends
and refutes the ialsehoods OF our enemies,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21
The World saws: g The Young Men

The World says: The Young Mems
Democratic Union Association of this
city are making preparations for a great
open-air demonstration during the latter
part of this week in favor of free speech
and free press" A quite unnecessary
proceeding, we should say. The daily
reasonable utterances of such men as
Fernando Wood and James Brooks show
that speech is free in New York city and
the fact that the World is published at all
is convincing proof of the freedom-the
full and unfettered license-of the press
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21
G The copperhead saints in Detro

IL The copperhead saints in Detroit
are said to be making movement 10 Or
ganize church in which they will no Ion
ger be yexed with antislavery praying
and preaching. 4 correspondent Of the
Detroit Advertiser recommends TO their
notice the Rev. Mr.. Craig, of New Bed
ford, whose sentiments have recently OBJ
tanned suah noterlety through the appli-
cation of some of his church members for
letters of dismissal on the ground of the
disloyal and offensive opinions to which
he had given uttersRce. Both the pastor
and the church refused to grant them from
week to week and from month to month,
until the patience of the applicants be-
came exhausted They finally succeeded
in having council called, TO whom the
whole question was submitted. After a
full consideration, it was decided that the
members were entitled to their letters, and
a severe censnre was passed upon both
pastor and church for Withholding them.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21
Agrf-Sr.AveRy seNrINerr ~ Nae,

ANrI-f1rAveRY SENTIMENT IN NAss-
vLLE.-The Nashville Union saws the
growth of the Union Club in that city has
been greatly increased since the Adoption
of the celeb ated anti-slavery declaration.
Previous to that lime the applications for
membership averaged about twenty two
per week Tor four weeks since that time
the applications have numbered forty per
week. Shareholders, who have neve
been suspected Of harboring q thought ad-
verse to the divine institution" nave
come forward and avowed their firm con
vlctlon that the system was an unmitl-
gated curse, and incompatible with our
government.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

Horizons or THE KNOXVILLE (TEN-
sEssEF) JAIL.-An officer of the 44th
Ohio regiment, who has just been released
from the Knoxville (Tenn.) Jail, reports
that the Jail is filled with loval citizens of
Tennessee, who are treated with all pos
sib,e harshness and cruelty, and are kept
in most loathesome manner. The jail
is so crowded that the prisoners are COM
PEELED to take turns in sleeping. There
are in it six cages about ten feet square,
in each of which there are confined from
hive to seven prisoners-generally those
who are the strongest friends of the old
Union.