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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-04-22
VOL XLVI.

5LC APRIL Showers = ~
,z BYzANNIE.
- lbs April showers, brings May flowers.
So the sages say
Thsas we'll Of complain,
The1gh Tie -Foic edrain,
DrFa doNn the Iiyelong day.
[huplains.
mi the aRpIe.6Iooms Of Nay sass -
or the glad brds wingfng,
With their joyous singing
Andthe breath Of the new-mown hay
OF shady valleys, and greenwood alleys,
i. E.sf And hill tops all agloW, L " s-- -
With the radient feet A.
OF viOlets sweet
And lilies white as snow
or fields Of clover, with blue skies over;
And the bright-Winged butterfly, -5s &. Is
or the balmy brsezes, with its tuneful key 5
And broeklets dancing by. e II
or sunshine glowing, and hearts o'er-fowing,
-fe With laughter and with song,
All wreathed with flowers,
Are waited swift along.
of green leaves flashing, and cool waves dashing,
Along the grassy shore;
With dew-drops dripping;
And young lambs Gkippng
The fragrant N eadows o'er.
'Tis April showers, bring 1ay-aowers,
Then we'n not complain,
-448 b. II all day long 1ts---l z5- oftf-
With its plaintive song X
Drips down the dreary rain. l---.-
= > zsss s4 ua.s -t.-z - =
From the darkest hours, in these lives ofaours,
ss -,..r So we learn ch day ---
Our pure joys spring,
Like bi rds wing,
Or, blossoms sweet in May - vs'
Then ven not complain il clouds with rain
sf.sfy ~ Should darken Ger our buez -EEA
- But wait with trust, -
s,...-s As soon it must, -its"F r-
.sil For the sun shine breaking through '
sass When the clouds shall drift and the flowers lift
Their sweet brOWg to Heaven: 9
For every woe
81 IL In this world below Z t-'--.- - 80
zi Some purer bliss is given.
DELAWARE, 1854.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-04-22
= n among the pitfalls in our Way =
~ The best Of US walk blindly
So man be wary, watch and pray
-. And iildpA Ynnr hrnthar kindll

.i;z, h, And Judge your brother kindly p, p i
It was, mot long since, the fortune of tbe
writer to have, an interview witha lady ofrebel
proelyities just after she had heard of the death
of her son.s Induced by a willy traitor Of the
neighborhood, the lad at the age of seventeen,
had, as thousandso of others have done; left his
home, in violation of parental iJunctions, and
joined the rebel. army. He was captured by
the Union forces and paroled, afterward re-
taken under suspicious circumstances and
sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. Thence he was
sent to Rock, Island, ILL.,, and there was taken
tsick with smallpox and died. And O, the
unutterable agony of that. mother when the
news of her sons calamity reached her -
Sinking to the ground, her heart seemed to
melt in tears. "'Poor little fellow said she,
81 begged him, pleaded with him not to GO,
but that wicked Glover acoaxed him away,
and now he has died in strange, land. Oh
how can L endure it?' The lpoignancy of
her grief seemed too intense Tor comfort, yet
in the midst of it she frankly agoWed that the
wicked leaders of the rebellion were response
BILE for all her SORROW. w oud that the voice of
her piteeus wailing, joined by that of every
bereaVed Southern mother, might INCREASINGLY
resound in the ears of those who have misled,
Hoodwinked, and abused. then mSOHsbernj jpeopls
for their-selfish purposes. si' -- ag 10
Theekteusive railroad bridges spanning the
Tennessee at this point have history which
| is somewhat interestipgz They have been
twice destroyed and as often rebuilt. Gen.
Mitchell soon after the capture of Huntsville
/, by his forces, led small detachment in the
direction of Stevenson, Ala. Without serious
resistance he reached a small stream called
Battle Greek, six miles below SteFenson.--
Here he eneountered one Gen, I.eadbetIer
with brigadefof rebels Mitchell made a
bold and sudden attack aud drove Lead better
hastily back toward Bridgeport Following
close upon the heels Of the flying rebels he
soon appeared upoEthe banks Of the Tenues-
see and, opened a brisk cann6nadiDg upon
| ELeadbstter'sr Eoreess4 Leadbetter,a thinking
only of fight, pushed his column over the
railroad bridge connecting the right bank of
the riyer with1the island 5 So rapidly did the
| frightened rebels crowd upon this narrow
passage that numbers were crowded off and
IellipRI into the river were drowned. Lead
better had no time to- fire the first bridge,
after the passage of his troops SO hotly was
he, pressed by the energetic Mitchell. But
the second bridge, joining the island with the
left bank of the river, being covered one,
and q large quantity Of inAammable materials
lhaYipg been previously collected in il. was
quickly fired by the enemy and so rapidly
consumed that it could not be saved. Thus
Gen Mitehell's pursuit was Suddenly checked.
Bat nbkso Withatbe redOubtable Lendbetter.
So completely ''dhgusted" had he become
! with Yankees and Yankee tricks that he en-
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ure of America, which, to be duly appreciated
must be seem. esal Yours truly, i
e.i .H t r.5 A. E. LEE. q
The names of Lookout Mountain and Hook
er will ever be memorable in American his
tory. Hundreds OF thousands of our country
men who revere the names of Grant, Thomas,
Sherman, Hooker, and cherish the memory of
those dear ones who perished at the battle Of
Chattanooga, and who are deeply interested In
the humblest Of the great national phalanx
upon the borders Of Tennessee, now stand up
on the summit of an imaginative Lookout" I"
cheering on the noble hearts who are pressing
an infamous horde to peril. All have heard
Of Lookout Mountain, but few are acquaint-
ed with its history, Its one of the most noted
earth giants in America, and uplifts its ma
jestic presence to aheight of 2,4OO feet above
the Tennessee river at its base. The ascent
to the summit is by road four miles long, cut
out Of its precipitate sides; and when reached,
the lover of nature is amply repaid for his pill
grimage thither. Standing on its summit, the
tourist drinks bracing air-his eye wanders
over vast sea of forest and cultivated fields,
until its vision is bounded BY the mountain
many miles distant. The Tennessee meanders
in graceful curves beneath. ahis leet--noR lost
to view, and then the glimmsr Of its waters
break out again 10 the far distance.td Awful
preeipices and mighty rocks are all around
and, looking from their dizzy heights, the rush.
ing railway train Fastening along it's appoint
ed way, seems like 8 Chid1s toy---a mere play
thing amidst the great realities of nature.-
We will quote the following charming de-,
scription of the great Lookout: - as.....a.
b "From 'the Point, as il is called, the tour
lists rapture-smitteB eyes peer forth on d won
drous picture Of plain, river, city, aud farms,
farm houses, woods and hills, and lofty far-dis-
tant mountain ranges, no words can portray,
no pencil paint At one sweep Of the eye
from west to east, six States, lit isisaid, may
be seen-l-Ala bama, Tennessee. Georgia, North
and South Caroline, and Virginia. Looking
straight out from the pnnacled point to-
wards the'north, the eye is charmed, the heart
6lled, the soul intoxicated with vision orlove-
illness and beauty as rare and glorious as that
which greeted Cortez and his bold followers
when from the crest Of the COrdillerus their
raYished gaze first fell upon the lake-dotted,
palace spangled, mountain-girdled Valley of
MexieOsd To She left you behold the Raco0n
MOdntAiRa ope Of the sentinels Of that wild
pass where the Tennessee madly breaks through
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-04-22

TRAIToRss---Sias Wright, who was one Of
the best and the purest Democrats OF his time
once said; '." 81 -
!. ''If among US there be any who are prepa+ed 90
for any earthly object to dismember our Con- ri
Gederacy, and destroy that Constitution which s,
binds rs 70 gether, let the fate Of an AI7lOld b
theirs and let the detestation aud scOrn Of ev-
cry American be their constant eompaniohs, "
until, like him, they shall abandon country
whose rich blessings they are no longer tOen.
jOy' ly T.. 20
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For the Gazette.
Lookout Mountain" '.'
BR1DeEPoRT, Ala. April A. 1864.

Mr.. THoMsoN:- -sg u r~...zs
The following graphic and beautiful de.
scriptioB of Glorious old Lookout" have
clipped from spirited little Journal called the
Chattanooga Gazette" and send it to you for
the benefit of your readers. From it they
may gather faint idea of this cabinet treas
ure of America, which, to be daily appreciated
must be seen. .a.i.I Yours truly, i
.. -. sd A MI
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-08-24
Tribute Of Respect.

At q regular communication Of Cencordia
Lodge, No. 80, A. F. NJ, held on tho Goth inst,
the following preamble and Resolutions were
unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased God in mis- PrOvi-
deace to remove from time to eternity our breth-
rem JOHN II. MOSS and WILLIAM BOLTON
md whereas it is rightand proper that the living
should bear testimony to the wirinea and morits
of the character Of the dead. ..
Therefore Resolved, That in the death of the
brethren above named, the State h7s lost two
good citizens; the army Of the Confederate States
two valiant soldiers, and Concordia Lodge, No.
so, two bright and shining lights in Masonry.
Rcsolred, That this Lodge has heard with sim
cere grief Of tho death Of brethren JOHN II
MOSS and WM. BOLTON, and condoles sxith
their families in their sad bereavement
Resolred, That page in the Book of Minutes
be dedicated to each Of the brethren above named
and that tho Lodge he clothed in mourning for 30
days.
Resolced, That the Secretary of the Lodge b,
instructed to furnish the familes Of the deceased
With copy of these Resolutions.
Re,olred, That those Resolutions be published
in thssEdgefeld Adverti.er.
II. GALLMAN, ". n.
L. Il. McCULLouGH, Sec'ry.
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OBITUARY..

FELL mortally wounded, on tho eth Jn,y 1907,
at the hotly- contested battle on Johns Irlap /,
JAMES c. TAYLOR, of which he died On the
18th of-ths same month, aged - years and /
months. =
The subject of this alsetch was IN adopted cit.
izcn of Mississippi at the time he volunteered his
services Mt the commencement Of this unh0iy
war; but when the clarion note Of the bagle BG,
sounded in that State, he shouldered his muskst
and joined the 5th Regiment Mississippi Yoldn-
tcers, then being organized at Corinth, which,
Regiment first distinguished itself for coolness
and daring on the bloody fields at Fishing Creek,
where he fell severely wounded; and at Corinth
he received u severe wound, during which time
he was End Lieutenant, of his Company. Soon
after the battle ut Cornth, Ne resigned and come
back to his alive State (Sou.h Carolina but his
love for his country would not permit him to stay
peaceably at home while it.so much needed.his
braTe heart and strong arm for her defence. lie
again vent to the front and joined Capt. T. II.
CLARKs Company End Regt. S. c. Cav, of which
Company he was member ut the time Of his
death.
He has left behind him q nane that his mo-
te1Dal State nay be justly proud, for he IVES o
member of the Church and also worthy Brother
of tho Masonic fraternity. He joined the Church
ut Mountain Creek in his '14th year, nnd gave
evidence of bis .Christianitye in conversation
| with his Chaplin Thours before he death by
saying, " have just offered up prayer fpr n.y.
| self, my mother, and friends, and nv enemies,
and believe all is we'll"
He leaves behind him mother and numerous
| friends to mourn his untimey end. Wesincerely
trust that their loss is his eternal gain.
A FRIEND.
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The Two Brothers.

On Wednesday last it was our melancholy priv
i!ege of attending the funeral ceremonies of those
brave-hcnrted, stqlwart brothers, JoHS and MAT.
Moss, of the 9th s. c. Cavalry, who were killed
at Trevillian Station, on the 11th June. Their
remains reached the residence of their brother-in-
law, Mr.. j. F..BuRNs, on last Tuesday, where
they remained until the Jay following, and
were there inferred with Masonic honors. A
large number of friends and acquniutances were
in attendance, and most feeling and appropri-
ate sermoa was delivered on tho occasion by the
Rev. L. r. GwALrSEY. kfter the religious SER
vices we're concluded, the brethren Of the mystic
tic formed in procession, and with the remains Of
their deceased brothers, proceeded to-the grave,
whero tie Impressive and beautiful funeral rites
Of the fraternity were daly solennized.
I" After lifv's itful fever" these gallunt broth
crs and brave intrepid soldiers rest in peace and
oyietude iu the silent home Of tue dead. They
were excellent citizens, good neishbors, and kind
friends, and were loved b., all who know them.
They were lovely and pleasant in their lives,
and in their death they were not divided" To-
gether they havc passed. away, bat their memory
will long abide with US.
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nss- Mai. Gen. .McLAws, Commanding Military

as- Maj Gcn.McLAws, Commanding Military
District Ca, and Sd Military District S. c., has
Issued tho following order:
BRIG. Gen. A p. Wright, P. A: c. S., now on
sick leave at Augusta, Ga, is, with his own con-
sent and with the sanction of Maj. Gen. Jones,
commanding the Department, assigned to the
command Of the forces organized md to be or
ganized in and about Augusta, and the county Of
Rchmond, Ca, and the nsighboring counties Of
Burke, Jefferson, Glascock, Warren, Columbia,
Scriyen, &C., &C., in Georgia, and Of Edgeield
District, South Carolina.
He is specially charged with the defence of
Augusta, and will relieve Col. G. w. Raihs in
command of the troops at thpt place"
The Chronicle & Sentinel netcing the above
appointment, says:
at will be seen by special order in another
column, that. Brig, Gen. A. R. Wright has been
assigned to the command of this post. We think
this a very excellent appointment. Gen. w. tho
roughly understands the duties Of the Office he
has been selected to fill, aud is every way qualified
to discharge them. Besides, what is moro, he is
au officer in whom the community has confidence,
and the public know full well that Augusta will
now be ably defended in case an attack is made
by raiders. We think our citizens have good
reason to congratulate themeelves-beth because
Il charge has been made; and because the place
has been filled by so popular and efficient M
officer"
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THE LAST CONFEDERATE VISIT TO HAaERs,
rowN.-A correspondent of the Baltimore
american, writing from Hsgerstown, Mary
land, on the Sd instant, says:
Our town has again been visited by the
rebel raiders. On Friday afternoon last, about
two o'clock, rebel cavalry, over two hundred
in number, entered the town by the W illiams-
port pike, the forces of General Ayarilf hay
!1g gone in pursuit. Of the raiders: at Cham
bersburg The rebels burned nine cars, with
government stores, at the depoHafter helping
themselves to such of the contents as they
wished to carry off, They broke open the
ha. stores of'Messrs. Rouskulp & Updegraf,
and the stores Of Messrs. Bowman & Winters,
confectioners. They also released from Jail,
Kramer, imprisoned for the murder of Wright,
at Harristown, about two weeks since, he
going off with them. The chiyalry have quite
free way Of supplying themselves, as an in
cident will illustrate A number of citizens
were congregated upon street corner, when
burly freebooter rode up and asked which
one had the largest hat, and, after suiting
himself, rode of with chuckle of satisfac-
tion. Other parties received similar attets
tions. The rebels, about six O'CLOCK, return
ing towards Wiliamsport. Their comman-
der wasN Captain Adreon.
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Tribute of Respect.

At regular Communication of Friendship
Lodge, No. rs, held August goth, 1864, Com
nttee wa. appointed to draft Preamble and
Resolutions in memory of our deceased Brethren
who have fallen since the commencement of the
campaign of 1864. That Committee reported the
following:
Since the commencement Of this-cruel nud un-
Just war few communities {not orerrun by the
enemy have made greater sacrifices or suffered
more than the one in which the nbOvc institution
is located and perhaps no Lodge, not larger than
this mourns the loss of more Of its members.
During the present year nc have to lament the
loss of nine Of our Brethreay seven of whom
were either mortally wounded or instantly killed
upon the field Of Battle the other two after con-
tending fur three long years with the enemy were
stricken down by disease and gave up their lives
for their c0untry,-viz:
Capt. J. W. KEMP, after passing unhurt
through perhaps dozen buttles, was instantly
killed at the battle Of the Wilderness; sergt.
JOHN H. osZTsEAas among the many slain il
the Company Of Capt. j. II. BROOKS; Sergt.
JOHN r. ALTON was slain in the fight near
Petersburg after the explosion Of the mine that
hurried SO many of our brave soldiers into eter-
nifty; ERWIN CLEGG, T. P. RUSH. THos. N.
VAUGHN, LAFAYETTE MARTIN, G. W.
STEWART and j. HAEvLEY have nll fought
their last battle,-allshll soldiers graves,-ali
died in dcfones of their homes, their families,
md their beloved country. Therefore,
Resolved, That ne tender our sincere condo
lenco and heartfelt sympathy to the relatiyes and
friends of our deceased Brethren. ~
Resolcca, That the members of this Lodge
wear tho usual badge Of mourning for 80 days
from this date.
Resolred, That the Lodge room be put in mourn
ing for tho usual time as testimony of respect
and esteem.
Resplved, That a blank page in the Minute
Book bs left to recordxheee proceedings, and that
copy be sent to tho Edse6Old Adrerti,er for
publication.
JAMES BURNETT, Chair.
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Inlportan. Fsym Virginia.

RALEIGH, Aug. 20.
The Confederate received to-day news from
Petersburg and Richmond up to yesterday.
The enemy reached the Weldon road Thurs.
day morning, drove in Bearings cavalry, anu
captured some prisoners.
They occupied the railroad at Yellow Tar.
ern, four miles below Petersburg, and burned
one mile and half of the track.
Our infantry came up, charged. the enemy
and drove them back, capturing two hundred
prisoners and killing and wouuding ninety.
Several charges were made by the enemy
during the day, all Of which were repulsed. A
renewal of the lightwas expected Friday even.
ing last.
In the battles of Tuesday below. Richmond
the enemy's loss was six thousand. There is
rumor Of victory by Early, but it is not
con firmed. The N. /. Herald is out for
peace Gold 256a
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A Hot Place.

Judging from correspondent of tho Cvnstisu
tiona7ist, dated Atlanta, Aug 10th, the fanki
are evidently making thai city rather hot 70,
nervous people. He says:
/" The shelling still goes on furiously Mt time:
and always brislsly. On last night not ess than
5000 shells were 'fhrown iuto the town. They
no at the ! pte of from six to ten minute for
eight or ten hours. Capt. Blair, of the 9Th Ala
bama, was killed, and Lieutenant of the 56th
Tennessee had his leg shot away. A lady on
Peachtroe street was badly wounded, also a child
and two negro servants, learn that tho dam
ago done on Marietta street was very serious"
And yet We are told that HooD's gallant army
intends to hold Atlanta, and that they can, and
will drive back Sherman and his hirelings, and
negroes and Yankees.
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stances by no means unhysrabls or discour

agirg.
Tie expenditures oflhe Government are
OF two classes; these Incurred ahroal. and
thoSe incurred Mt home. In respect 10 the
first, .Ee:c has hithert" been little emballaSS-
irnt. uor.i. there anTrea son 10 expect great
er dbl 'uty in tie future. Our frcign sup
,ies will probably b. procured without maxi
in: any addition to the public debt. The NAL
ice of our foes having raised the r:ice Of cot
ton to God. per pound in European markets,
while the depreciation of our currencyenableS
US at tie same time to buy at home at less
actually than Id, it is plainly seen that it can
be 10 dtiicult task 10 draw from our enemies,
ard from the corr placent spectators of this
atrociors war, means OF supplying al! lr
foreign wants. This would leave us, then,
only our domestic debtto deal with, and when
it is considered that all that is asked of our
people, and ali that the Government is called
upon to pay for, is simply their surplus pro
duc;ions, and tl,eir services in transportation
ani nechanica; and other labUrs, who can
doult the ability Of The people 10 bear this
burthen? II they gave all that is asked with
out compensation, they would gVe>atSbcst no
more than their surplus, and would be MO
poorer for the gift. How, then, cali their
condition be made worse by receiving the
money and the bonds of the Government, in
place Of receiving nothing
hope, my dear sir, that you may. agree
with me in the opinions and sentiments have
expressed and may join with ne in the effort
to give new and generous impulse to the
public sentiment upon this great topic OF our
national affairs. I 90 not think that planters
and farmers should alone be called upon to
declare in favor Of lower prices;- manufactur-
crs, railroad companies, and every great inter.
est OF the country, should contribute to this
reform. Let us content ourselves with more
moderate prices and keep down the public
debt; and not by extorting the highest prices,
swell the public burthen and disturb our con-
fdence in the virtue and the resources Of the
Government I remain, dear sir, yours, with
great respect. GA. TRENHOLM.
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Letter from Secretary OF the Treaspr.
IIALl VI I7..I w @IE.' T.
Columbia, August II. lSG4.


To THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA -
Having expressed to Mr.. Trenholm the graft
licaton felt ny his feilow-cit;zens at his &C
ceptance of the Office OF Secretary CT the
Treasury, | received in reply the following
letter. although not intended for publica-
tinn, such is its public interest that, by lis
permission, lay it before you.
While the schedule Of prices adopted by
tue Commissioners Of this State does not ap:
proxima.e in its rates the former schedule d
the Virginia Commissioners, il is to be hoped
that satisfactory reasons may be found for a
reduction.
| can add nothingto the views expressed
by the Honorable ;ecretary. and will only
remark, that concurring fully in. the impor-
tancc 10 the country of reducing as low as
practicable all prices, I commend the letter
10 the careful and favorable consideration OF
every citizen VI. l.. BONHAM.
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Enr the AdYmfi:ef.

The Ladies' Of the Soldiers Aid Association
thankfully acknowledge the receipt of One hun
dred Dollars most generously sent them by Mr.
L. M. CHURCHILL of Hamburg.
We are now ia aeed Of find, in order 10 pur'
chase m: ,rial with which u make soldiers cloth.
ing, and sincerely trust that.the liberal and pa
triotic citizens Of the District will come forward
with their donations without delay, as We are
very desirous of having our soldiers xell clad
before the writer comes on.3 Let those who sym
patbize with our soldiers in the hardships they
are enduring in our behalf come to the rescue
and lend US their prompt assistance.
Mas. ANN GRIFFIN, Pres.
Mrs. WV. GOODMAN, soc'fy. & Treas.