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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-05-05
The National Cam aterY.

The Cemetery at Gettysburg is honoe-
forth historic ground. There roposs
the bones Of thousands OF noble fellows
who gave their lives ca an Offering for
their country. There the people OF
many States assembled, and With rec
ligious rites oonseeFatSd the ground as
the last resting -placs Of the patriotc
dead. The agents of the respective
States arc now engaged there iu coli
leoting and grouping together th, rO-
mains of tho fallen. Wha. moro rs-
mains to Be done?
Much paiAs have been !aksa to idsa-
tify the persons, where practicable, of
the soldiers, and to preserve by marked
head boards such Identification, whom
removed to tho Comstery. These
marks should be made permanent; and
to this end we beg to snggos. that
plain, mOdost headstono, uniform
siSo an' genaral appearaur. oo furnish.
"a each grave b, ,ao State to which the
'O'a'eF ssIonged, designating his name.
, ompany, and regiment And let tho
nation erect suoh shaft as shall com =
port with its sense Of duty, with suita
bic inscription to commemorate tho
deeds at Gettysburg.
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Partition Notice,

Oh I45lOh NOJlCCI
James W. Reedy and Rachel Reedy,
his vile,
w. Partition.
Levi MOler, Isaiah Rublo, and Wes-
ley Rube.
n EVI MOLER, of Highland County, Ohio, Isaiah
MA Ruble, of Pike County, Illinois, aud Wesley
Rnble whose residence Is unknown will take notice
that petition hcd against them on the nth day
Of March, A. d., 1864, In the Court of Common Pleas
witha aud for the County Of Highland Ohio, by James
ing, wherein said James W. Reedy, and Rachel Reedy,
his wife, demand partition of the hereinafter described
real estate and that At the June term Of said Court A.
D., 1854, the said James W. Reedy, and Rachel Reedy,
his wife, will apply for an order that partition may be
made Of said premises.
The said real estate is tho following, to-wit:
tract OF land situate in the County Of Highland
and Saeo Of Ohio, the north fork of Whiteoak creek,
part OF Abraham BufUIds survey, No. 1860 and bound
cd and described as follows, tO-wit:
Beginning ut tive white walnuts and water beech,
standing on the south side Of WhiteOak creek, north
west corner to Lewis Cofmans tTact thence with his
limo south degrees As minutes, east two hundred and
forty-hve poles to black gum in the original line of
said survey No. 1865 thence with said line south 81
degrees 80 minutes, west forty poles and nine links to n
maple in said inoj thence north degrees, west two
hundred aud thirteen poles to the centre Of said creek,
where beech Is marked the south bank thence with
the meanders of said creek north 52 degrees thirty
three and one half poles, north degrees west twelve
poes north 80 degrees, east 20 poles TO the beginning
containing sixty acres moro Or less
JAMES W. REEDY and
RACHEL REEDY,
BY J. SLOANE, their Attorney.
Hsbero o., March IT. l7G4 marl7w1
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1loutb's department.

For the News.
Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed Of 20 letters.
Myo is what we are now engaged In,
My12S9 0 ia what we are All anxious to hear.
My 10 IA 10 is a number.
My 10 IS ls 10 20 is a Union General.
My4 IT 7 Is used in writing.
My l II is boys nick name.
My Is is what ladies' often do.
My whole is the Of Union boy near BsrryVille
MoLLIE.
Beryyille, Ohio.
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Communications.

For the News.
rhe Doctrine of"states' Rights" of
the Right Of Secession, t;he Origin
of the Rebellion---Its A lvocacy by
the Copperhead Leaders--Opinions
of Marshall, Story, E verett, and
other Eminent Jurists.
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QOrttr.
LET 1T PASS.

I" Let former grudges pass "-shdksspeare,
BO not swift to take ofTenre;
Let IL pass.
Anger is a foo to sense;
Let II pass.
brood not dSrkly DER wrong
Which will disappear ere long;
Rather sing this cherry song
Let It pass.
Lot it pass.
Strife corrodes the purest mind;
Let Il pass.
As the unregarded wind,
Let It pass.
Any vulgar souls that live
May condemn without toprieve;
'Tis the noble who forgive
Let It pass,
Let 1t pass.
Echo hot an angry wordi
Let II pass.
Think how often you have erred;
Lot It pass.
Since our joys must pass away,
Like the dewdrops on the spray,
Wherefore should our sorrows stay7
Let II pass.
Let it pass.
II for good yon've taken ILL
Let it pass.
Oh be Kind and gentlo atin,
Let II pass.
Time at last makes all things strisht;
Let us not resent, but wait,
And our triumph will be great;
Let 1t pass.
Let It pass.
Bid your anger to depart;
Let 1t pass.
Lay these homely words to heart,
Follow not the giddy throug;
Better to be wronged than wrong;
Therefore sing the cherry sohg--
Let It pass.
Let it pass.
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ray Six thousand emigraut have ar
rived sinco the creation Of the oStcs Of
com missioner of emigrants, last year.
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LagOnda PIOws.

TWNHE BEST AND CHEAPEST CAST STEEL PLow
ssa.,1 4. w. 9LAoK 4 KELLER,
w:.sl
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Answer to Enigma, in last wssk's paper lost OF mis-
lsid.-To chGrsds; Alexander, (Al'sx'And-sTr.)- IT
Riddl'' EIs
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know Of larger skunk.deu, or a more
offensive one, than the Hillsboro Ga.
zette, and yet we end the gentleman"
there. With this subject, With this, I
am done. Respectfully,
Ri.
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neg~ Six years ago, Geu. Grant was a
farmer and hauled wood 10 market.
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Notice,


IN tho Probate Court of Highland County State of Ohio
PETITION TO CORRECT RECORD OF WILL.
Joel L. Franklin, Maria W.
TranEIi,, 'AtS and DiG1% iTohn W " plaintiffs.
spargur, her husband.
Nelson Franklin, Cyrus H.
Franklin, Edward Burnett
Guardian of Susannah
Franklin, Mary Jarnagn,
(wife Of Eli JarnagIn) Mar
Kosch por ,n.boDd %.b TS'"ss Torr Defendants.
A Garrett, (widow of Ell.
jah Garrett, deceased) Jno.
n Franklin, and the un-
known heirs of Thomas
Franklin, deceased
TNNH said Cyrus H. franklin, whose residence is un
n known, and the said Mary A Garrett, (widow of
Elijah Garrett deceased) who resides in the State of Ii-
nois and the said John N franklin who resides In tho
State of Missouri and the heirs of Thomas Franklin
deceased whose names nknOwn) who reside in the
state OF Illinois, and the said Mary Jarnagn, (wfe of
Eli Jarnagn) who resides in the State Of Indiana are
hereby nothod that they together with the other defend
ants above named and also the plaintiffs Joel &. Frank
lin, and Maria W. Spargur are dcvisees named in tie
last VIII and testament Of Anthony Franklin, late of
Highland County, Ohio, deceased that the said Antho-
ny Franklin, deceased made executed and published
his said last will on the 18th day of December A. D.
1885, and that the Sd day ofM0y A. d. 1859 The said
last will and testament duly pruhntcd and admitted
to record in tho rebate Court of said County of Hgh
land, and that in the record ontry Of said last will aud
testament the names of the said Joel Franklin, and
the saidtmaria Spargur, omitted They are there.
fore hereby further notified that petition Il pend.
ing in said Court the prayer of which, is that the Rec
ord of the said last will and testament may be ected
to correspond with the original will oltbe said testatur
now on file In said Court; and for that purpose, the pc
titioners by their attorney will the It'll day of Nav
ID. 1864, at 10 O'clock, in the forenoon; Tor as soon
thereafter counsel can be hcard) said Court 10
insert by ntereualon in the proper place in said rec
ord the names Of Joel l.. Franklin, and Maria W Spar.
gur,
JOEL u. FRANKLIN,
MAhlAW. spARGuR, and
JOHN W. SPARGUR,
NgT md prtf
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JOEL IT, FRANKLIN,
MARIA W. sPARGUR, and
JOHN W. SPARGUR,
her husband, Petitioners
JoHE NJ. DoRHAH, Attorney for Petitioners.
HlIshoro Highland County Ohio, March %, s6i.
mal24wT
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Brooklyn, Aprill7, 1854.
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In tho Probate Court ofHghlaud County State of Ohio
PETITION TO CORRECT RECORD OF WILL,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-07-07

10 this valley the growing crops Of
wheat and corn are abundant. Truio
it is the garden of Virginia, snd this
beautiful city, the gem Of the valley in
its rich setting of mountains, regal old
forests, green meadows and waving wheat
fields, forms a picture of be auty that is
unequaled almost by any other section
of our country. ....r
1t is 20 marvel that the rebels would
not give up this fue valley without
great struggle.
With q return Of peace, an infusion
of the enterprising spirit of the North
and the old evil of slavery effectuallv
removed, this country will become one
of tho richest and finest spots in the
world.
Iron ore abounds in all the noun
tains, and almost every spring aud
fountain affords water power, and at
several localities in the valley there is
coal.
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PAP'S 2D SON

Staun'on and the Valley of Virginia
"A Beautiful Country---Union
Men Still Left in the Valley.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette,. writing from Staunton, Va
under date Of the 9th, gives the follow
ing account of that city and the valley
of Virginia, which will be read with
interest by many Of our readers whose
ancestors were from that section of the
"Old Dominion"
When We came into the valley we
were destitute of rations, but the first
mill we came to, We found -four. meal
and corn. My Company being detailed
to forage here for the brigade, We start
ed out aud came into a settlement OF
Dunkards, who were loyal. One old
lady brought us out pies and cakes, aud
her husband told US that no look ed for
US two years ago and had chese hid
away Tor US at that time. On our line
OF march we found great many Union
men and at several places, they made
joyful demonstrations.
x X X Staunton is a lovely
place, built on several sloping hills and
their intervening vale yS, and before
our army entered, had Mills, Foundries.
Iron-workR and Machine shops, but
these have been lifted from the founda.
tions by the use Of gunpowder, and
along with Depots, bridges and rolling.
stock, are now a heap of ruins. The
rebels had erected prison here for our
men, something like Fair Grounds, cal
culating strongly on the defeat of Hun,
ter. This they now occupy them
selves. The battle that took place was
between here and Harrisonburg, and
was no doubt the heaviest ever fought
in the valley. The rebel loss was neal
three thousand, suppose, from the in,
formation I can get. Think the rebe
power in West Virginia is com plotel '
broken and that there need be no more
fear Of raids.
The ladies here have treated our Of
6cers with marked respect, little diff
ferent from their behavior two year,
since, and instances have ooms unde,
my notice, where they were very kin,
to our wounded, l notice a softeuip,
in tho feelings of the people which
think is good indication.
From the Kanawha valley to tb
Warm Springs there has been very lit
tie cultivation Of the soil but after We
crossed the Warm Spring mountains
and came into the valley of the Gov
Pasture river. it was different.
seemed as il the people we're dwellin,
in security and expected that thei
mountain barriers would afford ther
protection. ..... an
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it was; but l am not Pro. Slavery man.
I never was. 1 unite myself with those
who believe it is contrary to the highest
interests of all men and Of oil govern
ment, contrary to the spirit Of the Chris
tiaD religion, and incompatible with
the natural right of man. 1 join my
self with those who say, away with 1t
forsver-[upplause1-and l fervently
pray God that the day may come when
throughout the whole land every man
may be as free as you are, and as capa-
BILE of enjoying regulated liberty. l
will not detain you any longer. One
single word you will allow me to
say in behalf Of the State from which |
come, one of the smallest of the thou
sands of Israel. We know very we'll
that our eleven votes are Of no conse
quence in the Presidential election; we
know very we'll that in our present uu.
happy condition it is by no means GER
tain that we are here to. day represent
ing the party that will carry the major.
ity of the votes of that unhappy State.
l know very we'll that sentiments which
l am uttering will cause me great odi-
um in the State in which l was born,
which love, where the bones of two
generations Of my ancestors and some
of my children. are, and where, very
soon, Ishall lay my own. 1 know very
we'll that my colleagues will incur odi.
um ifthey indorse what 1 say; and they,
too, know it. But we have put our
faces towards the way in which we in
tend to go, and we will go in it to the
end. five are to perish, we will per-
ish in the way. All have to say to
you is, help us if you can; if you can.
not, believe in your hearts that we have
dieS like men. [Great cheering ]
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aud valley to drive back the foe. The
very readers of those sheets, that justi-
fy Secession, are loudest in their con-
demnation Of the invader, and many Of
them among the first to raise in arms
to drive him back. But cross the Ohio,
and the scene is changed. Many Of
the Union men are already in the ranks.
The sympathizers with treason who have
not the boldness to take up arms od the
rebel side, are skulking in the hills, or
have left the State to escape the draft.
Hence we have not very large per
cent. of Union men here who are capa.
bic of bearing arms, and when our little
band along the road we're expecting
every hour to be attacked by overwhel-
ming numbers, few were the men, that
came to. assist us. In the cou nty of Pen
dleton, when its county seat was in i'm e.
minent danger of sharing the fate of
Cynthiana. Scarcely one company
could be raised from the citizens, and
all we could press from the surrounding
country. But it costs something to be
Union man in Kentucky. Until the
present raid, treason was at premium.
While the Union men respected the
property Of all, they were the sole vic
Tins of the thievish bands who have
from time to time invaded the State.
You must not conclude from this thai
the Union men are lukewarm or un-
mindful of the services of the Buckeye
boys. The following is a copy of one of
series of resolutions passed at Fal.
mouth, after the battles of Cynthiaua
and Keller's Bridge:
ResoIced, That we, loyal citizens ot
Falmouth and vicinity, tender our heart.
felt thanks to the brave men, chiefly
one hundred days men, o. N. G., who
so nobly met the enemy at Cynthiana
and Keler's Bridge, holding them in
check until Gen. Burbridge overtoo
them and gained triumphant victory
over them, thereby preventing them
from advancing upon our own, as vel
as many of our heighboring towns, and
laying thep waste with fire and sword
as the sad victims of another of Nor
gan's helish raids"
PAP'S 2D SON.
T, 5. Any statements i n the forego
ing that may differ with those made il
the Cincinnati Gazette are, / doubt OF
equally reliable. got them from Col
Mullens of Ky, who states that tb,
Union men ought to have burned Gym
thiana two years ago.
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Grttcrs from TIE 9rmp.
Correspondence of the News.
From Co. B, 16sth o. N. G.
FALMOUTH, KY, June 25, 1864

FALMOUTH, KY, June 20, 1864.
DEAR News: Communication being
badly deranged by Morgan's late raid,
and but few letters having reached us
since our entrance into this State,
thought line from Co. B, in your col
umn', might reach the eyes Of some Of
the dear ones at home. You will there
fore pardon me for troubling you with
this imperfectly written scroll.
Go. B is at Falmouth, where we were
first posted to guard the bridge over
the South Fork of Licking river. The
health of the company is pretty good.
We have three of our number in the
Hospital, viz; Chas. Murray, W. link
and David Mullenix. They are com
fOrtably situated in pleasant Hospital,
fitted up under the supervision of our
Surgeon, Or. Granger) Our men have
borne up manfully under the anxious
watchings of nearly one week. Many
who were scarcely abla to go, shoulder
ed their muskets and went on picket
watching all night without relief, ex
pecting every hour to hear the rattle of
the enemy's guns opening upon U.S.
But the danger is passed. TIE chec k
given by our brave boys at Cyuthiana
and Keller's Bridge enabled Gen. Bur.
bridge to ovortake them, and complete
y scatter their thievish band, and ere
this, Morgan has passed Into the Noun.
tains beyond the confines of Kentucky
A few scattering wretches are in Owen
aud some other counties, stealing horses
and committing other depredations.--
But tho great raid" is for the prese n =,
and pr obable for the future, ended
Unlike his other visits to Kentucky
Morgan invaded the houses of his
friends. Pillage and plunder we're his
object--his cupidity spared none
When appealed to by some Of his sym.
pathisors to refund a large amount o
specie which had been taken from I be
Bank at Mount Sterling, he sent then
away with curses, tolli ng them he rec
ognized none as friends but those who
would Hght under his banner. A
Cynthiaua he robbed many of the rsbe
nest of from Eve to fifty thousand dol
lars, and tae balance Of all he could get
and then left nearly tho entire town il
ruins. But the Union men Of this
region have no tears to shed at her fato
as she was ahot-bed of secession.
Kentucky, unlike Ohio, is sadly di
vided on the issue of the war, and We
she does not present the singular anon
ally of our Buckeye State, While som
of our filthy sheets spit their venom
against the Administration and loa,
their columns with long and laboret
articles to prove the right of Secession
let the invader set foot on Ohio sol
and teeming thousands spring from bill
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What Made him an Abolitioniat.

What Made him an Abolitiouist.
Gen. Richard j. Oglesby, the Union
candidate for Governor of Illinois, in
opening his canvass at Chicago gave the
following touching reminiscence:
May indulge myself for a moment
to give you few of the reasons why 1
became an Anti.Slavery man? Yes,
yes. know that what affects;the char
acter of any one man in the country is
of but little consequence; still, it was
big thing with me, and controlled all
the future thoughts of my life--made
me honest on the question-made me
purely honest. My father was a slave
holder; he had wife and eight children,
and-only one negro laughter and
identified himself with the institution of
Slavery. He was a Virginian born,
living in Kentucky, cooper by trade,
A negro fell to his lot somehow, with
other things, from his fathers estate
He took that negro, learned him tho
carpenters trade; he lived in the fami-
ly, while all the children were being
born, he nursed US, took care OF US, led
us along by the hand, aud father (so
am told and believe it true) never gave
him lash or lick or an unkiud word.
Applause. He was one Of the noblest
black men l have ever seen. After a
while in the course of events, my parents
died and left US poOr-very poor. l was
eight years old. saw that negro put
upon the stand and sold off at auction.
That did not concern me very much
l scarcely knew what it meant. 1 saw
those who were my friends-whom l
loved dearly, aud still love-I saw them
about it, and supposed as q boy that it
was all right. That negro came often
to see us, as he was taken away only
eight or ten miles. He was then forty
years of age. Shortly nrterward, a son
of the purchaser, in the wrath and FIRE
of the moment exposed his old bare
back aud gave him one hundred delib-
crate lashes. The news came to US
children through my married sister,
that sad story of how old Uncle Tim
had been treated. Something settled
hold of me then, young as was, and l
made resolve, for boy, quite Sc
rious character, that if ever in the prov
idence ofGod [ grew up to be worth
anything, enough to buy him back to
freedom, I would do it. His master, I
presume, was as kind as they generally
are. 1t is not the owner of slave am
abusing, but the institution. I am
striking at something higher than a
man-the system. Time passed on an 4
remained poor. Finally, California
became the rage, and went there. I
got together money enough to come
back home and go to Kentucky. kept
my promise; bought him and set him
free, and I then swore eternal vengeaucs
on the Institution Of Slavery.
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Mlstellanrons.
Changes in the Artillery Arm.

Changes in the Artillery Arm.
Wo learn that Gen, Grant has made
important changes in the organization
of the artillery of the army of the Poto-
mac, with the view of increasing its mo-
bility and its efficiency. The old organ.
iEation Of batteries of six pieces of like
calibre--light twelve, or ten FOUNDER
Parrotts-is broken up, and the number
of pieces in each battery is reduced to
four. With view of adapting the
battery to the varying conditions of an
engagement, the calibre of the pieces is
mixed-two light twelve aud two ten
Founders. The four guns are accom-
panied by six .caissons, the intention
being to provide large supply of am
munition. Another innovation made by
Gen. Graut is the breaking up of the
reserve artillery. The guns have been
either sent back or distributed amongst
tbe corps. whose commanders, so far as
we can learn, seem to have control of
their artillery. OF the reserve artillery,
but two horse batteries are left and the
commander of the corps has been as.
signed to duty in charge of the ammu-
milton of the Army. The reduction of
batteries to four pieces corresponds
with the organization of artillery in the
Swiss army, the riAed batteries of which
since 1862 have been reduced from six
and eight pieces tS fOur.-[Army and
Navy Journal.
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SOtttp.
our oouNrRY,s GAIL.


Our country is calling;
The worlds looking on;
Our brothers are falling,
Shall facss look want
ahall We list to our hearts
As they throb out their sorroWi
No, act we'll our parts
And weep on the morrow.
Our country is calling,
Blsst Freedom pleads sGoi
While foes are entthalllng,
Shall stout hearts say Not
Then on to the breech
Where brothers lay lowi
Let our serrisd ranks reach
To the ranks Of the foe.
Down, down with the crevSns,
The traitorous bandl
Their feSh to the ravens,
Their bones to the ssndi
To rebels no respite;
A voice from the dead,-
"Profane not the land
Where your fathers have blsd."
Their spirits look down
From homes in the skies,
Are ready to welcome
Each hero that dies.
Then bear on the flag;
Let II wave as we go,
Till Il waves over every
Stronghold Of the foe.
Let heart-beatS respond
To tho beat OF the drum,
And shout echo shout,
"0ur country, we come"