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HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY DIVISION, /
10th A. c., Memphis, Tenn, June 16, 1864 !

Officers and Soldiers Of the Cavalry Divi-
sion:-Your General congratulates you
upon your noble conduct during the late
expedition under Brigadier General s. D.
STURGIS.
Fighting against overwhelming num-
bers, under most adverse circumstances,
your prompt obedience to orders, and un-
hinching courage. commanding the admi-
ration Of all, made even defeat almost q
victory. For hours, on foot, you repulsed
the charges of the enemy's infantry, and
again ia the saddle, you met his cavalry
and turned his assaults into confusion.
Your heroic perseverance saved hum
dreds Of your fellow soldiers from capture
and inhuman treatment, from q barberous
foe.
You have been faithful to your honora-
BILE reputation, and have fully justified the
confidence, and merited the high esteem of
your commander.
B. H. GRrERsoN, Brig. Gen'l,
Com'dg Cav. Div. 10th A. g.
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The Irish Picket.
BY BARNEY"

AIR-"l'n, setting o., the stile Mary"
I'm shtanding in the mud. Biddy,
With not q slpaeen near,
And silence, spatchless as the grave.
1s all the sound hear.
Ne COON is at Q shoulders arms,
I'm wetted to the bone,
And when I'm after sphakin' out,
find myself alone.
This Southern climates quaIe, Biddy,
A quare and hastely thing,
Wild winter absint all the year,
And summer in the spring.
Ye mind the hot place down below
And may We never fear
I'd draw cOmparinsOns-but then
ITS awful Warrum here.
The only moon see. Biddy,
Is one shmall star, ashore,
And that's fOrnint the very cloud,
1t was behine before;
The watch fires glame along the hill
That's swellin' to the South.
And whin the sintry passes them,
Isee his Oogly mouth.
It's dead for shape am Biddy,
And dramein' shwate I'd be,
II them Ould Rebels over there
Would only lave me free;
But when lane against q shtump,
And strive to get repose,
A musket ball be's comm shtraight
To hit me spacious nose.
Its We I'd like to see. Biddy.
A shparkin here wild me,
And then, avOureen, hear We say,
"Acushla-Pat- Machree!"
"Och, Biddy, darlint," then says /,
Says you, get out Of that"
Says ], 'me arrum mates your waist,
Says you, "be day cent, Pat"
And how's the pigs and ducks, Biddye
It's them think of shure,
That looked so innocent and shwate
Upon the parlOr-fiure;
I'm Shure ye're aisy with the pig,
That's fat as he can be,
And fade him with the best, because
I'm tOwld he looks like me.
When / come home again, Biddy,
A Sargent tried and thrue,
It's jOOst q daycent house Ill build,
And rent 1t chape to you.
Wen have parlOr. bedroom, hall,
A duck pond nately done,
With kitchen, pig-pen, praty. patch,
And garret-&ll in one.
But, murther! there's haste, Biddy,
That's crapin' round a tree,
And well know the cratur's there
To have a shot at me.
Now, Misther Rebel, say yere pray'rs.
And how'd yer dirty paw.
Here goes!-be jabers, Biddy, dear,
I've broke his oogly jow.
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An attempt was made on Wednesaav loo :
to launch the ocean monitor Puritan ~
New York, but she stuck to the WAYS and
the attempt failed. Another effort will Le
perfected. WV W
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10 the COlOroO troops belongs the honor
of taking three Of the redoubts and six Of
the guns; and there is the utmost DISPOSE
ton to give them full credit for their stea-
dy behavior under fire. 1t is true, the re-
sistance was not strong, and the works were
most imperfectly manned; and these facts
should he taken into account that we may
not over estimate the value of this test Of
the fighting qualities of the blacks. But
duly considering all these, they did brave
to modify the current opinion Of our off,
GERS adverse to their ability to stand in line
of battle.
THE OPERATIONS OF THURsDAY-HANcocK,
SMITH AND BUTLER.
On Thursday morning, 10th, Hancock's
corps took position, relieying.the divisions
OF Kinks and Brooks. Birney advanced
one brigade of his division and drove the
enemy considerable distance. In the af-
terneon the 9th corps came up and took
position on the left Of the I'd, and at
low and Birney, of the I'd, in conjunction
with the 9th corps and portion of Smiths,
assaulted the position to which the enemy
mad withdrawn after leaving the line of
redOubts. The assault was not attended
with much success, and was continued dur
ing the night without accomplishing any
results of moment.
The rebels were able to offer stout resist
ance TO our advance on Thursday, because
they had in the meantime been heavily re-
inforced; but in the process of doing this
they were compelled to weaken their force
at bermuda Hundred, in the course Of
which blunder occurred that was prompt
ly taken advantage Of by Gen. Butler.
1t appears that the orders were that the
troops should not be withdrawn until the
head of Longstreets column, which had
the advance Of Lees army, and was ma
king forced march in the direction Of
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-11-09
The Past.

Four years have passed since we COM
mitted the egregious folly of having elected
Abraham Lincoln, and such four years
may the Lord grant that we or any civili-
zed country may never experience again.
We might all feel to exclaim with the
prophet jeremiah: "Oh that my head
were waters, and mine eyes fountain of
tears, that might weep day and night
for the slain of the daughters of my peo-
pie" The rivers of blood, the groans of
the MANNED and dying, the tears of the
widows and the mothers, the cries of the
orphans and the mental agony of all,
would excite the sympathy of the most
savage nation on the face of the earth, let
alone the American people who boast of
a refined civilization. One million and a
half of the bravest and best of the Ameri-
can people, since the election of Lincoln,
have been ruthlessly driven .to that
bourne whence no traveller returns" or
otherwise MANNED for life, so rs TO be
burthen on themselves or the community.
and drag out miserable existence, de-
pendent on their neighbors to prolong
their lives
Let us now, that the election is over
look at this matter square in the face, and
see what was the cause of all this Whilst
we must condemn the hasty manner in
which the South seeded, we have no
apology for the people of the North. The
Southern leaders and the Northern Abo-
litionists, both agreed on one subject, that
is secession.
The Southern secessionists, not the body
of the people of the South by any means,
wanted to cut loose from the meddling
New Englanders, who were continually
harping at slavery. The New England
men wanted to get rid of the South be-
cause they thought they were burthen
on the North, and they also thought it a
disgrace to live in communion with, and
be the countrymen of those that held
slaves. They both, though they had the
most deadly hatred to each other, went
hand and hand for the dissolution of the
Union. The Northern people were the
first to declare openly for the dissolution
of the Union. These two factions North
and South were as necessary to each other
for the destruction of their country, as the
Siamese twins, indeed, the one could not
exist without the other They would be
entirely powerless to do mischief The
two leading North men both at the head
OF the Lincoln electoral ticket in their re-
spective States, and now forsooth, call
themselves Union men, have frequently
written and spoken in favor of letting the
South 60 in peace. We al!ude to Edward
Everett, at the head of the Lincoln electo-
raj ticket, in Massachusetts, and Horace
Greely, at the head of the ticket for New
York. We could quote by the page from
these Union men, now, if it were neces-
sary, but every reading man knows that
they are not now nor never was Union
men without slavery was abolished. Abo-
lition is their one idea, the God of their
idolatry.
The hatred that has been cultivated by
these secessionists North and South, never
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-11-09
Election.

The election is now over, and so far as
we can judge there will not be much va
ration from our majority at the general
election. We will gain little from the
last election enough to make it range from
eleven to twelve hundred votes.
In Republican districts, where Abra-
hams officers and Greenbacks were plenty,
the disunionists gained a few votes
They paid well for them. Everything is
now at an enormous price, men that used
to be got for dollar or quart of whis-
key, were asking twenty dollars, and no
man could be got for less than a barrel of
flour, with some store goods thrown in.
These disunion Abolitionists closed with
these men on their own terms, and many
a poor scoundrel made his right of suf-
rage pay well on Tuesday last, conse-
quently they gained little in these dis
tricts. But in the rural districts where
the honest yeomanry held sway, separate
and apart from Lincoln's officers and
greenbacks, there the Democracy increas-
ed their majority.
The Democracy of Cambria county
deserve the thanks of their brethren
throughout the country, for their stead
fast fidelity TO the principles which made
and preserved us a nation. IF the coun-
try dies, as die it must if Lincoln is
elected. They can say it was not we
that did it, The allurements and bland
ishments of power and money had no con-
troll over us. We had good country
and appreciate it. Weloved its institutions
and cherished its laws, and did not GO
wandering after the false god Of Aboli-
tionism, and now if the country be ruined,
we have conscience void of offence SC
far as that is concerned, and we can live
in ruined country well as those who
put it To death. IF patriotism has died
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out in the American people, we can say
that it has not died out here yet, nor in
deed is there any symptoms of it being
diseased. 1t is as fresh and vigorous as
it ever was, and even more so. We will
then rest satisfied that the result will be
right If Providence has abandoned this
country to the keeping of Abraham Lin
coin for the next four years, then we
have nothing to say for the present. So
far as we heard, the election in this
County passed off very quietly. 1t was
fought up strong by both parties, but
neither went beyond the bounds of pro-
priety to the best of our knowledge.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-11-09
True and False Prophets.

Four years ago the the Democratic
party predicted that the election of Mr.
Lincoln would provoke civil war. The
Abolition party said the South could
not be kicked out of the Union.''
The Democratic party predicted that
the war would be one of magnitude, and
demanded that the first call for troops
should be for at least two hundred thou
sand men In April, 1861, Senator
Douglas urged the President to call for
that number Mr.. Seward and the Abo-
lition party said the contest would be un-
important, and that 90 it would end IN
sixty, or at the furthest, In ninety days"
Acting upon this supposition, the Presi
dent only called for seventy-five thousand
men.
The Democratic party predicted that If
the war should be perverted to an Aboli-
ton crusade, the perversiOn would divide
the North and unite the South. The
Abolition party pledged itself if the war
was thus pery erted to furnish nine hun
dred thousand volunteers for its prosecu-
ton. When the object of the war was
changed, volunteering Immediately ceased.
w ucI1 iliC " al bSsS0ll, AlS DSlhONldAC
party demanded immediate and heavy
| taxation, and predicted thai if the demand
was not complied with, the Governments
credit would sink to comparative worth
| lessness in consequence of its enormous
issues of paper currency. The Abolition
party said the war would soon end, and
| the credit of the Government could be
sustained without a material increase OF
! taxation.
The Democratic party predicted that if
negroes should be employed as soldiers,
the Government would be unable to pro-
tect them, and that the measure would
lead to an inhuman and disgraceful system
of retaliatory warfare. The Abolition
party said the South would not dare to
refuse recognition to negroes as soldiers.
The refusal OF the Administration TO "a.
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took much hold on the body of the peo-
pie, The great masses North and South
still look on each other as brethren of one
common origin and one common destiny
For instance, as soon as the smoke OF
deadly strife is cleared away, and the rage
of battle subsidies, the Northern and
Southern soldiers will meet on picket as
brethren and take TO trading knives, cof-
fee, tobacco and salt, as if there was no
enmity between them.
What have we gained in this negro
war! Have we gained anything? Moth
ing whatever. We were in a better con-
dition before the first battle of Bulls Run
than. we are now. Grant has not taken
Richmond, and we may thank Providence
that Richmond has not taken Grant. The
one contingency was as near happening
as the other None of which will ever
happen under the present aspect of affairs
If Grant makes a few more reconnois-
sances in force like the last, he will thin
/ his army faster than conscription can sup
ply him. The truth is, and their helng
Abolition papers may cover it up as they
best can. our armies, in every locality is
at dead lock, and can do nothing, and
no prospect of their condition being chang
ed much for the better. We can't expect
that men dragged to the army by con-
scription and led to it in manacles and
chains are the kind Of men to fight, par
! ticularly when they are fighting under
false pretences The soldiers all know
they are fighting for the negro, though
they are told they are fighting for the
Union.
Now what is the condition of the South,
infinitely better then they were at any
time during the war. Our Government
has united them TO a man. The South
ern soldiers will fight, and fight well. We
have taught them to make soldiers of their
slaves, and they can make them effective.
We have got only the worst of them, lazy
worthless creatures who had no fidelity to
their masters. Whereas they can arm
half a million of able bodied, faithful
negroes, who will fight like turks, they
will give them their freedom and a home
stead to fight for, and we give them free
dom and starvation. The former have
all the endearing associations of home and
childhood and country and master to fight
| for, and the latter has nothing but dis
NAL future Of hardships and starvation.
Does it take any philosophy to tell which
of these will do the best execution. The
Southern people ere right in doing this,
they do it on the principles that sea
captain would do if his ship was in dan
ger and too heavy laden, throw some OF
the cargo overheard and Tighten the ship
in order that she may safely arrive at her
destined harbor. We trust we will now
be able to bid long farewell to Abraham
and his Abolition crew
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-11-09

ECONOMY ALL THE GO.''-One man
advertises to "save your matches and
temper by purchasing the new electric gas
bracket ;" another to g save the pieces y
by using his glue and cement, and another
with new burner, asks you to I" save
your gas Now, we think this last ad-
vice the most sound and applicable of any
thing we have lately seen in print. We
commend it to those who are yet discuss
ing whether ''war is right or not" Next
in order is the saving of money, and that
can be done by always purchasing your
goods at L. S. Mills & Co.'S CHEAP CASH
STORE.
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of the South that perseverance will secure
her independence.
The campaign of 1864, regarded as a
whole, has been one of the most stupen-
dous failures that the world has ever seen.
Its inferences are, that another year of
such losses, failures and expenditures will
annihilate the North and secure the re-
cognition of the independence of the con-
federacy. The only remedy in the case
is a radical change in the politics of the
war and the administration of the gov
ernment. Chicago Times.
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COUNTY COMMITTEES.
?. s. NOON. Chairman

= D -NOO-N,
George Delany, j. S. Mardis, George c..
K. Zahm, Peter Huber, Philip Miller. John
e. Mckenzie, Joseph Behe, John Durbin,
David Farmer, Henry Friedthoof. John
Slough, Elisha PluPmer, Lewis Rodgers,
Geor ge Gurley, John McDermit, Simon
Dunmyer, W. A. Krise, Thos. F. McGough
Jacob Fronheiser, J. F. Conden, John Ham
ilton, F. O'Friel, Michael Bohlin, Wm. C,
Diver, Johu White, Henry Topper, Nicho
las Cannan, NJ. j. Plott, J. w. Condor.
Daniel Confair, VIM. McCloskey, Daniel II
Donnelly, Anthony Long. John n Marsh,
John Ryan.
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Very respectfully,
s. KIOHE.
We have received the above note. witt

-. hLoIl1<'
We have received the above note. with
several other complaints of the same kind
from other parts of the County. The
only reply we have to make is, that Lin
coin has not suppressed the paper, but
some Of the Postmasters who are now in
stalled in these one-horse post-offices are
Of the class known as the" beggars on
horseback. They, nor any of their
friends, ever held an office before, and
they think they can't please their master
sufficiently well, without doing an injus-
tice to their ueighbor They are so sur
feited and saturated with lies, that q paper
that tells the truth is as severe on them as
an emetic would be to an invalid. OF
course our paper was never intended to
please that class of men, it is published
for free men and not sneaks and slaves.
We never missed one issue since we COM
menced the paper only at the October
election and then we issued an extra tell
ing the result. Our paper is regularly
mailed, and we have no reason to COM
plain Of the conduct Of our Postmaster
| here. Although he is n strong party man,
he is still gentleman, and will do his
duty as an officer. He is none Of those
whom the elevation TO a picayune Post
office would put to do mean and dis
honest tricks.
We have stepped rod in chamber lye
! for some Of these Postmasters which will
be brought into immediate requisition as
! soon as we can get these gentlemen treed
| We intend in due time to give them that
| attention that the merits of their case de-
serve. We by no means make indiscrimi-
nate charges against them as body a;
| there are some decent men among them
! but they are the ra,u ans of the concern
There seems to be general complaint
through the Northern States about Post-of
fees. The Attorney General, of New
York, offered to send copies of his letter:
or send them open, so as the Postmaster:
would not detain them after reading them
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n. HAssON, Editor s. Publisher
WEDNESDAY. NOV 3, 1867.
s. M. Pettengiu & Co.

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New York, and 10 State street, Boston,
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LOWEST TERMS.
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g. The Democratic electoral ticket of
Tennessee is withdrawn. 1t is withdrawn
because Abraham Lincoln and Andrew
Johnston, in defiance of law and decency,
have decreed that Democrats shall not be
permitted to vote there, unless they will
swear to renounce the principles of their
party. There will be no election in Ten
nessee. There may be a farce enact
ed there which Andrew johnson and
Abraham Lincoln may call an cleo
ton, and by virtue Of which they may
claim, should the vote of the State be
necessary to give them majority in the
Electoral College, their election to the
Presidency and Vice Presidency In that
contingency, they will do well in prepa-
ring to leave earth, for their stay on it
will be brief.-CHieaSo T',nes
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ca In 1910 Judge fancy was SO
feeble that gentleman, who had law
suit, refused to give it to him for fear he
would die before the case was tried.
This was fifty-four years before the great
Jurist died
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SMITHS Mills. Oct. %. 1864.

FRIEND HAssoN Being subscriber
for the Democrat & Sentinel" and not
having received a copy of it for three
weeks, | have concluded TO drop you a
line. Has Lincoln suppressed the paper
Or is some of the little Lincolns in the
shape of Postmasters purloining the mails
Or have you quit publishing the paper on
your own accord.
Very rcSnectfullY
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sE The wheat crop of Minnesota is
stated to be 2,S0O,OOO bushels in excess
this year over that of any previous crop.
At the same time that young State has
sent twelve thousand of her laborers into
the field as soldiers
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DIED, at the Poor House, October %,
1864, John M'Neel, aged about 35
years.
The deceased was Dentist, his effects,
consisting of a sett of instruments, a
watch and a few other articles are at the
Poor House, subject to the disposal of his
friends, should this meet the notice of any
such persons Johnstown Democrat" ,"
please copy.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-22

NV Yosk April 2l.--Ths Tribune
has letters from the Army Of Louisiana,
dated I'd, 9Th, and 9th, giving pafticu
lars Of come skirmishes previous toihose
@H aatss III IABHtlNe aaisa
On the Slst Gen. Lees cavalry routed
the enemy under Taylor, near Nich-
toehes, they leaving ak or eight killed
.sfa IA end tventyshye sprisosers Dur los,
none as5v1.
.rsal onthoaaoruing eflthe "a, after wait
ing all day on the lst for our Infantry
to come up, We learned the rebels had
fallen back to Pleasant Hill and We
started in-pursuit After marching IF
teen miles our advanee--the 18th New
York eavalry-came upon the rebels in
strong position We went rapidly al
= them. killed and wounded some and ptlr.
, asaed the rest seven niles Fearful Of
being cut Of they withdrew from the
parsalt bnt fought them gallantly til
the arrival Of Col Lucas with the sth
cavalry brigade. He attacked them
and after fight OF an hour the rebel
..a..s force numbering about 1000 men, fell
back TO Pleasant Hill Our loss was
four Many rebels were killed and wound
ed. aud sixty captured
Niehitoches was occupied on the
morning of the ID On tae morning Of
- the 4th, Gen, Smith ordersicol Good,
ing 10 proceed 10 ltAe town of Comple, s
- miles distait, TO disiodge 500 guerrillas
Oar cavalry tried to charge over bridge,
when they discovered tho rebels had re.
moved several plank The enemy,
taking advantage Of the disorder caused
thereby, poured heavy yolley from their
hiding places on the opposite side-ef the
bayou into our men Adit Dunn 18th
New York Cavalry, with nine others, was
w killed, and Is wounded. Col Gooding
deployed the infantry and cavalry about
81 alue henA o. lac Town. Naeot the gunooas
opened on the place aud the rebels EN-
hraeed the opportunity 10 escape.
The Enquirer has a letter forn. Nor.
folk, giving particulars Of the rebel ut.
tack on Plymonsh and an assault ON Fl
Gray The rebels were repulsed with
saae fearful slaughter go -