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The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-27
OF UEdOOhAI NUI--S .ENVNN NE-Wl
HE DONE ?
Major Stambaugh, of Ohio, said:

Major Stambaugh, of Ohio, said:
II am native of the same county with
Mr.. Vallandigham, and there is but little
difference in our ages. | know him to oe
pure patriot cloud chcers.) We have
not Democratic votes enough to elect our
candidates. We must have the conserva-
tives Of the Republican party. Shall we
open the door and receive them? (Yes,
let them come.)"
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-27
NoN-CoEHCIoN AND DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.
Mr. c. G.. Burr said:

NoN-coEECIoN AND DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.
Mr. c. c. Burr said:
''The Democratic party must recognize
in their nomination the doctrine Of non-
coercion, or it will not and ought not to
be successful. This campaign Will be salts
factory only if conducted upon the princi-
piles of the old Democratic party, and they
were peaceful principles. These doctrines
must be represented either in the candidate
or platform. Get the candidate if you
can, but the platform at any rate"
ALL THE PEACE MEN FOR THE CHICAGO NOMINEE.
Mr.. Baker, of Michigan, said
81 am for peace, (cheers.) for war is
destroying our liberty. [ came here to
proclaim peace. "a voice: VIII you sup.
port war man if he is nominated We
don't want a war man. I will support
any man nominated at the Chicago Con.
vention: (cheers.)
VISION OF A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION.
Captain Kountz, of Pennsylvania, said ::
"The Democratic government must be
raised to power, and Lincoln, with his
Cabinet of rogues, thieves and spies driv-
en- to destruction. What shall we do with
him? CA voice: Send him here, and I'll
make coffin for him, d-n him , Yes,
d-n him and his miserable followers. 1
do not propose to give you, tonight, the
platform of the Democratic party, for as
yet it is unborn. But l should like to
see the noble George B. Mcclellan as
President, (cheers,) and the great Demo-
crat, Horatio Seymour, should occupy the
position of Secretary of State. In the
Cabinet, would see the name of Voor-
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-10-27

II AlLD FILUOE-
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
Common AbsurdItIeS.

To ask q tradesman if the commodity
which be offers to sell you is Of the first
quality.
To suppose you please your visitor by
showing your infant child 70 him
To tell man Of whom you wish to boF-
row that you are in great want Of it.
To suppose that all criticisms are written
by critics.
To ask market woman if her eggs are
fresh.
TO immure q man in prison who owes you
money and has no means Of paying il, ex-
eept BY his industry,
To suppose the cider which you buy at
two dollars bottle is champagne.
For monkey to suppose when he returns
from his foreign travels sensible people will
take him for lion.
For an author to denounce the age a. IL
Iiterate because his book Is uBsaleable.
To occupy the attention Of q dinner
party with anecdotes relating TO yourself
To advise self-coneeited friend TO aban-
don foolish undertaking.
To expect TO retain the friendship Of q
man after having asked him TO return bor-
rowed money 30 you.
To suppose that distinguished authors
have too much dignity to Putf their own
writings.
For man 20 have pockets made in his
clothes when he has nothing to put in
them.
To suppose all those who style them
selves professor" to be great and learned
men.
To commence dunning letter with ''my
dear SIR, and end il with .'your most ODE
dent humble servant"
When in hurry, TO get into New York
omnibus.
To ask for second joint when you want
the leg Of turkey.
To eat f6ar courses in seven minutes and
complain of indigestion afterwards
Telling your wife when you 60 home At
one o'clock in the morning that yoa have
been ak your Office writing.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
A Sensible gagllsh speeeh.

DIR. T. Miner Gibson, President Of the
British Board of Trade, addressed crowd
ed meeting Of his parliamentary constit-
acncy as Ashton-under- Lyme, on the goth
of January, speaking warmly in favor OF
our Government and against Intervention
IN our affairs. Briefly aIiuding, at the out
set 90 the condition of the manufacturing
districts OF England, he expressed con.
yiction that the period OF greatest distress
has passed. aud that there h q reasonable
prospect OF returning prosperity, He held
that slavery was the Mnole cause OF Tue
rebellion, and that the s0uth was lighting
10 perpetaate slavery. He bad never made
up his mind that the Union would Rot bc
restored. He ceald not tell what the ta-
turc might bring forth. lie conteDded that
the litsina cat OF rebel privateers in Eng
lish ports was violation Of law, and more
over q very bad precedent. On this point
be said;
q We might with our great navy, for In
stance II we were at war with eome coan-
try, bloekade lis ports, and we might pre-
vent vessels from sailing forth froEn IL
harbors bat IL that nation with whom We
were at war il to be at liberty TO 60 3
sonse distant region, sofnc country friendly
10 ourselves, aaa there be furnished with
these armed privateers 10 cruise about thu
ocean. sheuld like to know what poasibls
protection the great navy Of England, and
the great expenditure upon which il rest'
will be able 20 give the commerce oi thu
country II Hear and eheefA.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
The Cetton OF Britain for 1854.

The English journals continue to discuss
the subject of the cotton prospect for 1864.
The latest and fullest paper on the sub
iect appears 10 the Manchester EraHiaer,
in winch the writer, after an exhaustive
view of the facts in the ease, presents the
following results First, that the production
Of cotton in other countries than the South
crn States OF Ameriea is steadily increasing,
the imports of 1894 exceeding probably
those of 1862 by l,00o. 900 Of bales. thus
lcssening exclusive dependence upon one
source Of supply secondly, that The three
countries which have shown the most eager
desire 70 contribute TO this result Egypt,
Turkey and Italy--possess advantages in
sllmate, coil and facility Of access to the
English market, which enable them TO CON-
peis successfully with the Southern States
of America, not only in quality, bat also In
cost of production. The writer iseoniideni
thai In g few years the COAT Of tho Nedi-
tcrrancan will furnish an animal snpply 0.
s,eoo ,0ee Of bales, OF India he docs not
take 50 hopefal view. So long as high
prices prevail, abe may furnish consider
able quantity of cotton; but when this
stimulus Is withdrawn, and the day Of com
petition rctarns--as return il will-r-then, II
is thought, she viii descend to her former
subordinate position In the cotton markets
Of the world The result, he says, viii be
owing 20 the inferiority Of Der staple. the
imperfection of her agriculture. the igno-
rance of her ryots, tho frauds Of her mid.
Sllernen, and the indifference Of her rulers
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
erays EIsgy ln q gssntry CAureh-

Mr.. Gray had written his Elsgy in the
year 1850 and be communicated it 10 bis
friend Horace Walpoic, who showed IL
about far sams time IN mnhaaafipt, snd IL
was received with the applause Il % Justly
deserved. lt found iss way Into maga-
zine, and this was the means Of first max.
Ing him known 70 the public. We may
fancy how his fastidious and shrinking
mind would bs asnoyod by she eircum-
stances which he thus selatcs in letter 10
MRlpele :--t Cambridge, Feb. II, f7Si.--
Yesterday had the misfortune " recsiving
. letter from certain gentlemen (as their
bookseller expresses I'd who have taken
the magazine of magazines into their
hands They tell me that an ingenious
poem, called :; Reaociieas in q Country
Churchyard," has been communicated to
them, which they aFv printing forthwith !;
that they ara informed che ereetfsRt author
Of II is j, by name; and that they beg not
only his indulgence but the heaoT of his
correspondence, etc. As I am not at all
disposed either 10 be indulgent, or TO cor
respond ~ they desire, have but one bad
way left 10 escape the honor they woald
infiict Upon me, and therefore an obliged
TO desire you would make Dodsley print ii
Immediately from your copy, but with my
name The title must be, Eiegy written
in Cosntry Churehyard'
Gray said, "1hs stanxas have besn 30
applanded, Ii is quite . shame 10 repeat il.
/ mean not 70 be modest; bat il Is shame
for these who have said such superlatiye
things about them, that ! cannot repeat
theea.n
An early tribute TO the merits Of the
Eleyy occurs IN m anecdote related by Pro-
fessof Robinson, of Edinburgh, then mid
shipmRn on board the Royal William, |"
one Of the feet engaged in the taking Of
Quebec. He happened 20 be on duty IN
the boat In which General Wolfe went 10
visit some of his posts the night before the
battle, which was expected to be decisive
Of the fate Of the eampaign, The evening
was iine and the scene considering the
work they were engaged in, and the morn
ing TO which they were looking forward,
sufficiently impressive. As they rowed
along, the General, with much feel
ing, repeated nearly the whole Of Gray'l
Elegy. (which had appeared not long be
fore, and was yet bat litsle known.) 20 Al
officer Who sat with him in the stern OF th'
boat; adding, as he concluded, that, I" b,
would prefer being the author Of tha
poem 70 the glory Of beating the French
tomorrow
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
peg Meal lsr Unlen Prlseners.

! The Richmond Examiner, OF the sth alt,
contains the following:
"wAEsIsu TO Does-According 10 the
statement Of "a Citizen, who writes as on
the subject Belle Isle, che depot Of the Yaa.
kee prisoners in Richmond. is anhealthy for
dogs, especially well-conditioned dogs, The
Yankees eat them, and this our eerrespon-
dent knows from facts that have come with
In biz knowledge Several gentlemen on
that .l0ne. e.barrefl ale have lost, recently,
their fav0rite heel companions, and our cor
respondent afglrms thas IL 10 well known 10
the guard that the Yankees caught, friscas-
sed and eat them And that, moreover,
the Yankees have begged some citizens TO
let them have their dogs 70 eat ! HoFribiel
We are advised, IL we doubt the statement
Of our correspondent, to visit the island and
take dog along. and we will come away
alone and convinced.
sAll we have 20 append 10 this dog story
i that we never did admire Yankee taste in
any thing; but if they prefer = steak Of
canine meat to the rations Of beef, bread,
potatoes and soup furnished them from the
commisaaFy Department by the prison OFF,
eiRls, il IL to their liking, not ours. Sono
animals vf . carniyOrous nature rather Ike
the flesh Of another animal or like nature.
In the above case it is 'adog eat dog" per-
haps"
Despite the brutal buftoHery of the writer
Of this characteristic article, one thing ID
very clearly proved by it, to-wit; that the
stories Of the semi starvation Of the Union
prisoners at Richmond are true The rebel
editor has let out more than he designed
letting out in bis article, and he has also
proved that men cruel enough IN starvc
prisoners Of war can also be mean enough
to scof and mock At the sufferiBgs Of their
victims
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
Camp Scenes.

Occupation h 4 grand thing, and gaite
n important 20 the tone and heart Of an
army ae hard bread and bacon. Ths mon-
ster against which DR.. Kane fought 30 sue
cessfnliy Ii the Arctic night, with theatre
and irolic, wsnders listfally up and down
oursamps. Woald you belieye-and yet
il is true--that many poor fellow in this
army Of the Cumberland has literally died
10 90 kome died OF the terrible, uRsatisfed
longing homo sickness. II Is langour, de-
bilfty, low Fever, Ioas Of appetite, sleepiess-
ness, death, and yet through ali, il Is that
sad thing they call NestagliA Who shall
dare 10 say that the boy who lays him
down and dies 4 hungered and starving
for home, does not fhli rs well and truly
for his eaurtry's sake as Il rebel tsallet
had iDund his heart ont? Against il the
surgeon combats in vain, for who can
minister 20 the mind diseascdf
The loved ones at home have something
70 answer for in this business, and Il pains
ne 20 think that more than one man has
lat bic liia clip out OF . grasp too weak 10
hold II just because his dearest ffienils did
not send him prescription once q week.
price three nents---a letter from home. Is
some poor fellow sinking at heart--becanse
soa do not write himS II there i, las my
letter down At once and write your own !;
and may lie who sent messenger All the
way FROM heaven 10 earth with glad H..
dings, forgive You Coz defefring q hope TO
some soldier hoy. You would not wonder
at my warmth had yen sssh Aat by wait
ing lnd waiting as I hase, ~ usN htiie
word from some body Too pfeal sn own
and yet too sincere 10 quite vk,bcesl a, be
tries 10 strsngle the thought u lha| 1tat
COCA into the battle. wheace BE ele <ssf
firth, Let me selatr ens ~ !,
Indiana soldier WIS sttrek - 2 81 .
Chickan,auga and ieiL The lese efFsp9
was about done when I flse hsnl 8
pierced the eeat and ansis
there was farce enongh len s7',4
ii not 70 kill him but i
way through . preelr'.s 80 sas.
letters, indissd hy pse dear e s.aEt 'ss -.
~ ~ ,,ne aear lad; that de- ~
sa lets i power s,'s si ssxipssdesl-sAsss z
been making sush . shsel qess ~
snsi,..,lw s,,l Nv saks carr thsa 1 ssl -
oas letter o. being ballet ffss9s
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27

part pf IouislanA, IL Mississippi. Of North
Csfptlaa Ana Virginia have been held OF are
hoN held BY the enemy, and have been ek !.
haaissEd by slas supplies drawn by the con-
lending fhreesA Nor can We regard Ala.
bama Heargia, South Carolina OF Texns ex.
enpt hDtn the maful Of heavy afmles now
organizing Tor pnrIoso OF invasion.
Wewill say 10 CUngfess and 10 President
Daxis shal a careful Study Of The last Cen.
sts Report ns the United States viii cor.
ress Or dsstroy maAy pertarha.ions in their
iiiIis as well as cur own. Let them legis.
late 20 ~ 10 inercase the number Of eows
aud Think no more of The negro. The land,
then, ihsscad &c heing desolatea hy war, and
the inhabitants gannt with prsshtions nad
misery, will how literally with milk and
hoaey, as IN times Of yOfe.
AeeEisue taken now, "A recommended by
kss Excellsmes 1fF ssasis ri the sasl,o man.
ner a. that Of 1860, over tho districts where
Il might be effected, would show plainly the
waste Of war. How many men between
the ages of eighteen aud hffy would be found
wantingY How many peaceful, industrious
inhabitants would be found absent, having,
through Thousand channels. found their
hAl tuSH hhS tttN hPset1S'cs aNthsthI MINK 4l'
the houses in every part Of that land, 80 that
none are untenanted3 How many of the
houses in the regions passed over by the
centending armies would now be found oe-
enpied How many negrues woald be found
abeent, ready to retarn with muskets in their
hantis7 How many horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs, &c, would be found remaining? What
has been the produce Of our fields last year
in cotton, sugar, corn, -four, peas, potatoes,
cattle and bacon, and what amount remains
unconsumed?
But above all, what progress have We
made? Is the slave power more secure than
bclore we seeded? Are We in such con-
dition as 10 promise ourselves even with re-
pudiation Of all debts, both at home and
abroad, exemption from duties and high
taxation? What have we to hope for, both
Us regards slavery or the prospects Of the
Southern Confederaeyf
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
The Gath Of Allegiance.

Upon inquiry Yesterday At the Office OF
Col Spaulding, provost marshal. We ascer-
tained that the number Of persaus who have
taken the oath Of allegiance since General
Buell. Was relieved 2f The command OF this
Department amounts TO more than fiflcen
THOUSAND Large numbers have also taken
the oath and flied bonds at tiaiiatin, Hnr-
fftesboro SlieibyvilIe. Franklin, Columbia,
and numerous other points IN Middle Ten
nessee Many of them arc fcnlales, but the
great majority are voters The path OF al
leyianee binds him who takes IL 90 support
the consultation Of the United States the
laws and proelatnatioas of the President,
f,sst as saaf.h ng ii he ksf taken special
aatl, 20 support saeh. No one, tiaereiasre,
who has sss1scribed 20 this oath Of allegianee
nesi hesitate 70 accept Of the oath Of anl-
Desty offered by President Lincoln, and VIC
do not doubt that the majority will dc sns----
We may therefore expect the government
AZ the State 0f Tennessee 70 Be reortsanlzed
:, an early dag under the Proeinmaiion,
even should the unqueesionaily loyal bc
backward in taking action on the subject
HaskraIe TaioA.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
InlercSllag RxtractS.

An efflcer in an East Tennessee regiment
finishes us with the following article, ta.
Ken from Nashville paper, and requests
* Insertion IN oar columns We call at.
,eo,ion to the case of j. " F.tTmdtjer, who
< sill g,visg syoaa,3 in Knoxville, and Is OF
,he sane faith be was when under pay by
the rcbels as = sooat and SPY
~ TuE EAST TESNEsSEE REGIMENTS
,..,sserzsa yen are now IN your way 70 East
Tennessee. as unaersfanA H. under thc eosnusna
Z cor Il tss very l.est Gcncrais in tho Unltci
sss,es A-sv. Mslor-tieaeral Ros osscRXSs he will
bssllc 70 laRi yoa ia your own country this via.
- sad jesa i, psepcE 10 give you few items uf
ipsy7psii5r Shich may he u service 10 yea on
vazr arrival there
Ihsve beu II oar STATE Capitol where ] hare
vasea lsr.s piie cf letters, Wrttrn BY Brlgadisr-
t,szs-ol W Il CsxSgeH. osi. D. II. Canning and
.hcrS t. Aaiuialss-GsssEal NhitthorHa. and IN the
.svanIly eight of Eshaz4 Cs~rTviRts Hzrrss and
L;s sss,,riaies. ihssc letters were lsft eehihd.
Gen. Cssxca. IN letter dated csnip Cumming,
Kncxvaa,. Jane L. 1851, says: Il hSre engaged
G. r. Cserltss - assist me tn preserving Aetivc ssd
reliable nsu +, serve a. scouts apen the KeAtsseky
Snd Virginia horslcFs have new ~ a Blaek-
bsrE, Esg- r. J.. Re0egA 6. ". pag A. REssses
r ~ HcisSersas, Aad .Essacs E Carter On duty, u
sHd absri Cumberland Gap aud TaseNeil ON tbt
jscksbooough ns'Te incluliag the Big Creek Gap
RirIarS Iersr-ss, yessps OR and u ". Pars.stier
io rzfrs' ,i.sir TecoassEsance into Eraissky, and
80 fs1gsgh AergsR County, IN this State. Gel
saa Bsaer ls On dHis IN Grcens county ana Jsf.
szsss. r. ". R~sss viii repair b DaRdridEe 90
ue-saN.
IL Esd Tennessee volunteers will bcsr la mind
az tbese Inra verr AsroS s0sss snd not Gail 10
TX taem scrufdiagiy.
LA lrstor signed by Darid H. csBa1aisst sa-
arszd TO Gen. cssweil and dated Eagle Bend
Iaasss 1851. the following psrEgrsph spPesrss--
sJ'i-ss N-srzssa informs me that a company ta'
LiBeoiaisezg Is forming at Weeds, ea Bsavel
Crysk and be lears of companies forming in caHIN
heII snd AHiorsoR eounties. tsiRk il imPoFtani
fE Middle TeHsesses tFoePs to Be thrown iHie Easi
Tennessee II would have much tsrtter eject 81
Middle Tennessee Incn 70 ererts fsiIers Asrs thai
for a. o. have Il 10 DEF
Middle Tennessee men were eRlsod for . s'soo
sas hqas Ease TenHessee unioa Haes. 80 - 10 saw
Ea.t Tsaarssss aSsusziss frens death when oaF las
Tennsseoe rs.,,iarests should get III
Ak EAsT TExxEssEEAS.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
Fhe London Times on American Dem.
osraes.

The London Times reluctantly eonaesses
chaarln At the general political aitassion ~
America, While Il plainly adniis thai ne g
President has ruasnn 10 congraiasain hlinscti
ll.at his views on the uhleet of emancipation
have made sucl, nrogspsa in tho pest yea, .
vents its wholenoine anger upon me I'ssssy
which he's endsaFnrcd te deceive efsr ynoay. g
london Times and ttsslfI
III hes t,leased the Democratic pnEtF u
The North. hy n, aluoant Of ulofal eOssassiies
s which hisiosy farHislica ae parallel g
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res. The Church Missionary Society have
lust published slc following sxtInrfpf let.
Der from thar distinguished Christian officer,
Sir Herbert Edwards:
The Committee VIII be glad % hear That
since returning To India can perceive the
strongest Indications 81 its people heihg on
the march from the stronghold 0f their Old
ideas. There is marked activity d tlannght
In the educated classes, especially among
the Hlndas sndden rer0gaItis,'l Of being
wrong. or not quite right, and . desire g
advance 20 new things under cover Ut old
nsules 8 sort Of shasnefsecd rsf8fmatioIli
tending sway fFnm id0lsfry, and towards
Christlan belief, thruugiI the hallway h0ilse
of Chrissian nl6rnls And MI ffeal aatiye
exponeass. aesaaFiag this is nos Hindaisnl
nor that. aud mnsi be pat sway Bat nsyeF
telling where tissy get the liaistr-ifasa tbs
EseLle taprrs which yeaF Society snd eshsEs
have kept hiekerin9 aligf IL scattered MS
s;an hoines i0F sixty yeafzs pslala hlasth
and dlscoafage and ssbrss Alssan..s g
India have hegun 10 tell God gFaslt that
we NAY zee their triumph In Our daF
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
Letter from General Carroll.

Hrre follows an original letter from Gen.
CARROLL. the MURDERER who was in authori-
" hers when HArS and the two HARxoss
were hsRg. This mean, drunken tool Of
tie CoafeIeraey Is now at the North, with
sIetisr ia his pocket giving hin the free
5as Of the United Siatcs- This litter
tkars some light upon the rebel move.
meats here ia 1851
HEApqr rAETERs. Enaxviiis, xov. 2s. isal
C,-.-in Giors.as-Ya Yasi are hereby ordered to pro-
e..i v-.h your csmaaand 10 Newport, Cooke county,
Trpp Yoa are directed 20 soe that aIi ooatFaets
made v.s tie sgeists q the Confederats States for
h o, cattle shsIl be faithfully compiiea with aad
iaai tie casiie and hog khzI BE- delivered as per
osiaa-
Yus orc 70 arrest nll suspicieus persons and for
Vsr5 tbcla here Yea are 20 impress 81 arms
rss ss gun. OF Hsu.kess--feund 10 tbe haissls II
rainis,. lzbeling each gaB taken With the name
9, he esner and giving TO them ser reesss's= saF
~ ,aats sa,A agIns thus impre=sss are - BE- for
st Immediately - the srtnanee department. ~
asp.sne Toa are % guard all pabiie pFopsrty--
- Nil 'slar, - these headquarters - ofien Is
ofgaInssaBe= ulzy rygalrs. The haRes of those
Sis' nss s0ihorn'a lY the Confederate Ggvefnnlens
trt - fs5Ns;
Il CTHiEHliie-
Williams X lauesstsS, < Bristol.
d Morris 4 Co. II Asrstsssxn.
Wilson 4 JoBnsBa, q f1saass,.
Ni''ou q ATn.thang. of Nashville aud olArss.
A''aFes, C5Hinias' a o. of shelbyxllie and
fA1i,aasusz
BV agIer MI C,spa,,
Big Gen. Coaidg.
" II, AoSs1EfA7 Ae;g Ast Adft Gen.