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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-01
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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-01
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
MUTUAL lNSU IA NON GO MP ANY,

Office Wilmington Institute, corner OF 9th
and Market Streets, Wilmington, Del.
INTEREST on PREMIUM NOTES ltEDUCED TO FIVE
PER CENT
IiE principle Of Mutual Insurance Is believed to be
the saost, and experience far has proved it to be the
cheapest means OF Insurance against Loss ny FIRE and
although this Institution las bceen but ~ years in
isiencei the list OF insurers will compare ayorahy with
any Otheri aud the Il y hrn during that time, al
though noA , have been promptly paid, all who have
been insured III this Office amt have had the misfortune
10 be burned ont attest This object has been to
vure good list OF safe risks rather than to swell the
number Of insured without regard to hazards thus les
ssnius the liability sinking the cash capital in Of
heavy disasters during the year.
DIRECTORS.
wILaSGFoN.-Wi1iani Candy Vincent c. Gilpln George
ehardson, John A. Duncan Jacob pusey John Cochran
William Tatnall. Edward A. iieah, Samuel Candy.
BRASDYwsE HUNDRED --Edw. Bstnghurst, Eli D. Talley,
CnRIsTIASA IusDggD,-Chas W. Rowland, James Hid
die.
NEw CASTLE HuSDsRD.-John iuyer.
WHIrE CLAY CKEEg Instrumentation 7. Shannon.
WILLIAM CANDY, President.
HB0. II, p. sIMAoSs, Secretary and Treasurer. tg2
A5- Office hours from TO and from to ..
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-01
NOTICE.

We are daily receiving orders to send hy mail
some ore or more OF Dr. llurds Dental Keu,r
dies, which we cannot l None are maiinbl,
except the Neuralgia Plaster, which we send il,
an envelope oil receipt Of price az centsl ana
one stamp. But to accommodate persoua il,
places where the druggists and storekeepers arc
behnd the age we have put up packages IN
white embossed boxes, seven inches by fuur
with compaFtlpehts-each box Containing a hnt
IL OF DR.. Hlrds Mouth Wash, and Tooth 4cL.
drops, box OF 4OoM Popder, the NenrgJ,j,,
Plqster and valuable little Treatise on 4te,5
ant Meir Diseases, Tie lest means of aj5eseyp,ol
them, md lie proper treatment Of Chitdre,is Y,sG
worth Of itself the entire cost Ia every yon,s,
man OF woman, or parents with young children
with several other necessary articles price pet
package one d0iiGf, or six packages for SIS. sem
by express as directed. As the Exprt s. chatpes
are not much, II any, more On dozen than ON
one, II Is lal cheaper 10 order six or n dozen
packages at one time 4 large family will want
all, or the surplus can be disposed Of to neich
bors with pubic benefit, for 10 one can estimnte
now much pain, suffering, unhappiuess, and dis
tgurement, expense, loss Of time and money
would be saved to the country it every tamily
to day hnd one OF these packages, which. in IL
self, is complete set OF Dental Remedies. Al.
iru,s WIN. b. llurd 4 Co. Tribune BUILDINGS
New York, and write name aud address plainly
fhAt renuttances may be made with conidence
". e. II. x Co. refer to the Mayor Of Brooklyn.
to q. w. Griffith, President of the Farmers aud
Citizens Bunk, Brooklyn; to the Editor of the
American Manuacturers' Gazette; to JOY, Coe
" Co., Publishers Agents, New York to p. Il.
Banum, Esq, who knows a good thing when he
secs il and who has already ordered a second
supply, etc,
1000 Agents Wanted
To introduce Dr. nurd's Dental Remedies into
every County. Men or women who want IN
make money quickly, can 40 better with these
articles than anything in market They are
ncw, useful low priced, and we are spending
thousands in advertising them for the benefit of
agents. Boxes of samples, containing dozen
of the one dollar packages above specified, with
circulars will be sent, on receipt of sepea dollars
about half price, to any person wishing to test
his ur her skill in selling with the view Of be.
coming TN agent. They can be sold in day.
ga Ne roald ratheT pay salaries mah Comas
SONS to these eho prove deaselves efficient saiesmen
BsTs- Now is the time to go into the business
For address and references see above.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-01
'THE FARMERS MUTUAA FHRsl
Insurance Company Of the
State of Delaware"
lorlnlnA1 Ma onEeg. Ae.l

THIS Company continues to offer to tls people of Dea
ware its superior advantages Of Insurance sganst loss
by Ore all descriptions Of property except Marine
risks
The Institution Is commended by 20 years expert
in attention to the subject VI Mutual Insurance,
being the frat to Introduce the principle into Stat
by OF which, II Is believed the Managers have
cen enabled t0 adjust and Discriminate between the
different varieties Of property to render tho member
ship among the most equitable in character Of the nune
Gus Insurance Companies presented to the public.
II takes credit itself th its payments OF losses have
been prompt and liberal that u ~ years business and
LOSSES reaching over OJOlO not sings OF tiA-
ton has occurred and scarcely without entire salts
faction to the parties insured.
Looking more to the safety thau lhs number and
amount of its risks II has declined Hundreds of Thou
sands nj Dollars Of lnsurance, either requiring
great amount in single risk Offering unit Ol
jecs OF Insurance for the character u the Institution.
In this manner 1t is conceived IL has The safest and
most select i Of insurances prororon to the amount
over Six Millions If Dollars, vi any other Company
within reasonable range.
As evidence pf this IL mas only reduced the rate Of
insurance. at al times moderate, nnesiXh, durug the
last two ears but Il pruseu now clear surplus fund OF
S450OO security hgagst uy assessment on the D psi
Notes. which by the resort to seip Certificates OF
the baness due to eAch member, bslng issued, will
be paving interest to them from January 1857 the
ate Of per cent per auuuni thus making still iattor
deduction
1t commenced the year 1so2 with real protection to
the community in Deposit Notes Of s2p0OO
Surplus Funi 10000
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07
HOW BLACK SOLDIERS BE-
HAVE.
Manchester, !
April 2, 1868. i

The following relative to The con-
duct OF black soldiers, IS published ia
the Washington Sar, 4 democratic
newspaper. As coming from a Jour
nal not biased by predictions for lho
negroes and being based on informa.
ton derived from impartial spd official
sources, it is particularly calculated 10
weigh with those who are YET skepti-
cal as TO the qualifications Of negroes
for soldiers Granting that negroes
will make faithful, efleclua and scryi-
ceable troops, why should not tlous-
ands OF them be enlisted and trained
with all the dispatch possible We
soreiy need men--and IL black men
viii serve Us well rs white, il i better
TO use them il is cheaper both as res
poets life and money, for they are 50
aeciimaled that mortality from disease
Will be much less than with white
men, We put il to the candor and
common sense Of every man: lis
not more desirable and more judieious
20 raise 10000 black soldiers IN a
Southern Stale to fight therein, lhan
70 send 10000 Of the active, skilllnl.
industrious young men Of New En-.
gland down There ? That Is the prac.
teal question. The Star says.
We learned from Assistant Adia-
iant General Townsend, on his return
rom the Department Of South Caro-.
ina, facts concerning the condition OF
he first regiment of the kind brought
uio The Geld that prepared Us 10 hear
II later day Of the success Of tie
experiment. Col. Townsend assured
Is that they were remarkably well
Irilled, cleanly and obediens troops !
'vincing a condition Of discipline thar
ugured well for their efficiency before /
be enemy. Already we have news /
I'at they are satisfactorily fulfilling ! i
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07

NKGRo DAnINo.--An instance OF
the daring Of the negroes in thai sec
ton Is told by a Lake Providence
(Louisana) correspondent of the Phil.
adelphia Inquirer
Recently black man, after sew
eral days urgent request for mus
ket and rounds Of ammunition, succeed
ed in securing bis wish. He set OUT
in the night and by morning reached
the vicinity ofa rebel guard. he crept
cautiously forward, but was seen and
watched. Suddenly sharp crack of
rifles brought him to his feet. Before
him were three rebel soldiers. He
instantly brought his musket to his
shoulder and fired, One rebel fell
dead. The negro, by the time the be-
wilderment Of the other two had pass.
ed of, was upon them with uplifted
musket, threatening them with its i'm
mediate descent unless they surrender
ed at once. They acquiesced in a hur
ry. Leaving the dead rebel to the
dogs, with the other two in tow, The
negro returned to our lines and deliy-
cred them to the authorities. Since
this exploit the negro has made him
self useful in scouting and bringing IL
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07

these expectations. So far, their 6isl
expedition into the interior has been a
complete success, for they had. when
last heard from. accomplished every.
thing desired, besides bad 50 conducted
themselves IN the rebel county as to
prove that 50 far rs they are concern
ed, the apprehensioas entertained BY
many that wherever they penetrated,
indiscriminaie rapine, arson and mur-
der Of defsnseless non-combaianis
would attend their footsteps, we're ut.
terly groandlcss. On the contrary.
il turns out that the United States has
no more orderly aud well conducted
troops in the service than this same
negro regiment Il Is due to the truth
and the cause that these facts should
be promptly realized by the country
at large, as, il successful, the policy
must be Of great importance to weak
enins the rebels and strengthening the
Union cause. The good conduct Of
these troops and their success IN the
field seem TO bid fair rapidly to dis
sipaie popular prejudice against their
employment, While they viii also
be the means Of inducing nearly all
the able-bodied contrabands to enlist
IN our service as fast as they escape
from the clathcs OF the rebels.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07
FIRST REWARD or MERIT.

A very interesting affair occurred
Mt the War Department on Wednes.
day, March 25. Six Ohio soldiers
had lnsl returned from Imprisonment
and extraordinary sufferings in rebel
dom being the survivors Of party
OF twenty-five men ordered into Geor-
gia on hazardous service, on the III,
Of April, 1862, by General Mitchell.
These men were selected for the ser.
vice, one man only from company,
and proceeded very successfully for a
while, having captured railroad train,
and started thercwith on their travels.
unluckily they got out Of fuel, and
then were captured by the rebels.--
Seven Of the party were huag with
out time for preparation for execution
one, Jacob Barrett, a young man Of
twenty years, received one hundred
lashes on his back rather than disclose
the name Of the leader of the expe.
diion, and all the survivors were
treated with great brutality during
their imprisonment of nearly one year.
After giving detailed account of their
expedition and suiierings, they were
presented 70 the Secretary Of War, who
gave 70 them the first medals Of honor
awarded BY Congress for meritorious
service and presented to each a bre.
vet 'ieutenancy in the army and one
hundred dollars in money. Barrett. /
who bravely endured the one hundred .
lsslies, received the first medal. Sub
sequently the men we're honorably re-
ceiyed by the President, who thanked
them cordially for their heroic con-
Duct lIoltoRs Daily journal.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07
WRITES FoR rHE JoJINN
4 LETTER 80 THE YOUNG
on SANITARY COMMISSION.

louag F4ends.-lou al know
something of the terrible struggle
now going on in this country which
We call war. And a fearful war il
IS, one which effects every man, wo,
man and child, in his great land
The Oldest inhabitant never saw any
thing equal 70 Il. All good people
greatly desire that it may soon be
j properly finished.
Some ofyou have been made father
less by il, some Of You have felt
the grief, which comes from hearing
that a brother has fallen upon bat
tie field, or in some lonely tent, or
may be they are yet lingering in some
distant hospital, not knowing whether
thus are TO be raised up, to return 10
you, or TO 20 down TO an early grave.
IN consequence Of wounds, aud other
grievous sickness, brought on by the
war.
But my object II writing TO YOU is
not to remind you Of your SORROWS
There is little danger Of your forget.
ting them,) but rather to enquire
what j. being done in your place by
old and young, TO relieve the sick. and
wounded soldiers in the hospitals.
scattered over our Norther Siates.-l
lhe number i now over fifty thou
sand although there have been no
great battle Of late. Many Of these |
suffering men cannot have clean gar
menis, when they greatly need them. |
because enough have not yet been
made, and sent TO them.
Pamphlets and papers are being
sen, to almos, every town, for the pur.
poee Of giving correct information
about the hospitals, where hey are.
and what is doing 10 make the
inmates more comfortable.
! uiF nos tell you what we arc 10.
ng 10 Manchester. after reading these
Dapers, talking about the matter. We
lad just sent Box Of supplies 10 our
lospital al Br@sleboro, bot we dare
lot pass by he poor soldiers who are
far away hospitals. close by the bat- T,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07

sions n rrgard 10 freedom and sh,
slavery question IN America 2"
The British Copperheads
What class Of men believe IL
sing rpadiafioa and treasoa. and
gov pale when yoa speak 70 daem oi
crashing thc rebellion ~ using that
species q Southern property wbicll
walk on two legs
1.-The Copperheads.
90 what special division io Tie
army do those Major Generals l,slone
whose whole time j. given to slsing
nothing ana getting their psy ar il,
and in seeing that al Is safe tsitkia
their lincs'
1.-its CepPerhead division
Q.-Who win vote YEA to take
money in the shape Of mileage, or il
any other way TO enrich himself and
vote nag on every financial question
to help his country?
A.-gallandigham, the Copper
head.
Q-What fraternity Of politicians
want, jasi now, a great dian,erested
iinancier, like 1burlow Weed, 10 aid
them in getting a decent start in the
world2
A.-The Copperheads.
Q-Who are the men who blow the
loadest and longest against taxation Z
1.-The Copperheads.
Q.-What brand ofcapitalisis and
believe in sending more
white folks down South, at the expense
Of Uncle Sam, 10 get fever. or be shot.
rather than permit loyal black soil
der 10 kill a blaekhearted rebel
THE Copperhcad brand.
O. What sect or denomination take
refuge u a "liiger law" than the Bible,
when they boldly declare that tho In.
oorer i not worthy oflsis hire--if he
he said Iaborer, happens 10 be blacl;
nan On a Southern plantation
A.-The copperheads.
o. Wlo bad tho power ia Ids
lands, as Plesidrnt Of the United
states, to suppress rebellion which
Ias already cost the country more than
Is neck is worih--say a thousand mill.
ons Of dollars
A.-Baehanan, rhr (uumarii,d) "a
her ofthe Whole tribe of Copperheads.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07
lRmFrts ron r9H 5oUAzAL
TIM SOLDIERS GRAVE

y insFe xiil she fgB eftts nsoyulae 8ran.
AwHks sFgms lih siaaafeFa TIE hesa hrNve
&es fhr Ih4H8ssr SUD y fte evening gun.
Wear arhqss seep in tae sea3iess Efafe
Nsmar wiH ~ ianliNg ofys te snns
Askr fasie5 ss3 ssroage Tie g bseoa fias
tseakiag 10 ss.sneg sish1 3aNa atrns.
~ i taiiie snaF they neet ste fos.
Aa spsss Is i.e easap aras l ligbf
Mtf t si5seg esDp Ete 3, ifan behDld
r. SOD iokes wll he aushsa fhai
glst
- 49, q.ealo taie Il BITE aoati s told.
slgaa nea, unascl 10 anqsions of saee
VIZ weep as tif} tate, ;he lasi aaien;
y q ngii eiekbess assa lalsn Was cosafn0n thina.
Aisa aeaib, . iis ilesusanG iprre, fhey kasN.
Ne n.sy monrn for ihe lofad aass aoBp.
Hgl e9mtlF boa N llge eslaasng naae~
as 3g ise a. Nat ns 50 Is he ell se
The tpifii ~ i8vn ~ Z honie Hi,h Col
I've seen fhe flower. ii sight ent down.
And iiicffos. k.pg han6, siseir beauty aaace
NAlle wisaery winds, and desolate suo,gs
HaNe buried them aecp 10 their chilling em-
breec.
have watched agaia a tie sprins's return;
70 see laem witbefed bui h. ii ra,n!
tHf teey slfns 70 iie eiih tie summer snn.
ana aces eaHh 9th beauty asain
An4 fllse i s with lge spring aswen,
heE each base ihcr season II youth and
bioam
lili tht hand of death lays low
thesfcat lonn b The l9aiy toab.
bui the beautiful tuds ia lifc expand.
q '.lai haply homo Of heavenly haht.
and llieFe, sustained by 4 fathers hail
Theme Hic from sofr0w. ana blight.
i,,n g,eep no more ioF Tie losed and lost,
Our Father has iuken bnl list he etve.
llaus sii many tctlder child of lore
lie buried decp in g sold.es grave
Normal school, Wealeld, March, 1868
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07

THE FIRST CONVICTION or 4
TRAIroR.--The State Of Kentucky i
the first, We believe, 10 register a civil
verdict against the crime of treason
since the great rebellion broke out.
The victim Is Thomas G. Shaclett, Of
Meade County, in that State. The
case deserves special notice from The
historic interest it viii possess.
Shaclett was man Of bad morals
dnd desperate character, who went off
to The rebel side in 1861, under The
lead OF Gen. Buckner, the Cataline of
Kentucky. He was with Forrest.
command, entered Kentucky with
Braggs army, left ii and went into
Meade County, where he arrested the
Sheriff and Assessor Of The County.
and took them as prisoners to the reb.
el camp. He was known TO have
killed Union man in The State un-
der circumstances Of peculiar atrocity.
Shacklett was recently arrested BY
the Meade County Home Guards.
indicted and tried in the Unit
ID States Circuit at Louisville for
treason. lie was prosecuted by Dis
.rict-Attorney TnoMAs Z. BRAN
.ETrE, and ably defended BY VIZ. +. ]
BULLiTr and Isaac d. S1osE, Esos. /
The verdict Of guilty was promptly |
endered by the Kentucky jury, and .
'haelelt win undoubtedly be hung
be first traitor 70 meet traitors f,.
ing doom
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07

THE VALUE or AN EYE IN DIP
FERENT PLAcEs.-One John Ficken.
who lost an eye some months ago by
being run down by wild steer in the
streets of San Francisco, has been
awarded $1,000 damages against the
owner by a jury in the Twelfth Dis
triet Court Another resident OF San
Francisco, while temporily stopping
at one Of the hotels of Sacramento.
some two years ago, had his eye knock
ed out by glass tumbler thrown at
him by gambler, without the slight
est provoeation being given. The
gamble was tried criminally for the
outrage, pleaded guilty, offered inton-
icaiion as the mitigating circumstance,
and was fined $500, showing that an
eye is worth $4,000 more in San
Francisco than in the state capital.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07

The Belfast, DE. Journal tells the
following story A gentleman Of this
city Belfast had at one time in his
employ an Irishman possessed Of a
good deal more zeal than knowledge.
His employer gave him key one
morning with directions to " 20 TO the
Post Office aud get the contents Of
forty Pat vanished, but presently
came back with pockets, hat and
hands filed with miscellaneous col
lections Of mail matters, and the cx.
plantation" ! couldn't open forty, cir,
but ! opened all | could, and here
they be T
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07
coPPERHEAD cATEcnIsM.

oR, FiSAsciFRixG MADE EAsY
Rev. Henry Ward Beeel,er Editor
of the New York h,depeadent, gets Of
tie following
Qaes,i0a.-What clas, Of patriots
are 50 fond u cotton that they are
willing 10 buy It At the cost Of ffel-
lon
iaarer-The CopperaeadA
o Where viii ifeie be weeping
and mourniag on ihe opening Of DC
Mississippi RIVER and iae revival Of
trade Oh iiiat great commercial OUT
lei?
Among the Copperhead..
Q.-Whosc acr, in sending out ma
lional slips to the end, Il lie earth.
jnst before ana after Tie outbreak OF
Tie rebellion, has cost tie nation scores
ii not hundreds If millions Il dollar. :
l-Toucey's, tie Copprrhead.
q. What class Of men have rob.
bed all oar SSIthcrn Sub Treasures.
and are now using tbcir plonder to
buy powder and ball to blow ont tic
brains Of Northern freemen?
A.-Tbe rebel Coppcihca3s.
Q.-Who, if lie tad tie power.
would reorganizethe Government aad
rebuild this great commercial bation
on Tie roiton cornerstone Of slavery /
4 Stephens, the Copperhcad.
Q.-Whai Is lie name of tbat great
modern fnaneier and teacher Of polii- /
ical economy who believes il having
a " single eye to lottery gambling, re-
pudiation' or anything BY which he
can make money!
A.-Fernando, The Copperhead.
Q.-Who Of our fellow-c citizens are
in favor Of using foreign gold, foreign
ships- foreign powder, foreign cannon,
and foreign Intervention for the special
benefit Of the rebels
1.-The Coppelheads.
Q-What race or species Of AMI.
mails already begin to talk Of adding
The whole Southern war debt to our
own, for paymcnt--in case Of peace f?
4.-The Copperheads.
Q.-What sort Of Northern freemen
Tant four millions Of people 10 give
heir time, their labor, aud their life
~ cotton, rice, sugar. and tobacco I
plantations, 70 make money to support /.
! class Of men who are too proud and
azy 70 work themselves ?
h The copperheads.
Q.-WIso Is the greatest thief On i
ecorl
A.-Fioyd, the Copperhead.
Q-Who have political scruples !
beui using the public funds IN bu,ing j
AT slavery IN the Border states. and \
ei have no scrgples whatever about 4
sing a mint Of noaty in husins tree /,
'i'iie, Democratic vote. 10 Conaeeti-
Ut? !.
A.--The Copperheads. n
o-What name s,alI he given 10 Il,
'osc capitalists in John Balls doulin. b,
re who want cotton SO much that n,
'ey shave Just now no settled convic. IN
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-07

1t Is required under new laws, that
all persons doing business under lcen-
ces under tho federal excise law, shall
renew them on the first of May, it be-
ing designed to make the license year
close with April 80. The balance on
The unexpired licenses already taken
will be credited on the new year, be-
gining with May lst, 1868.
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