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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03
Mr. George II. Pend1eton.

There have been a great many truth
ul and sharp things said respecting this
familiar friend" Of the Great Apostle
IF Peace, but nothing more pungenN
md forcible than has fallen from his
former colleague in the House, that gal.
ant soldier and distinguished Demo-
rat, the devoted friend of Judge Doug
ias, Major General John IL. Logan
In powerful and characteristic speech
If his at Carbondale, ILL.,, marked BY
he bluntncss of the soldier and the
familiar kno =ledge Of current events OF
he skilful politician, Con. Logan says
They ask me to vote for George B.
Mcclellan on such platform as this !
[ say, I Twon'tdoit. [Applause.l They
ask me to vote for George II. Peudleton,
nd l say l would not vote for him on
hat or any other platform, for Vice
President or any other Office, if the
Devil were a candidate against himl--
Why do 1 say so l served with him
N Congress, and l have been forced
md compelled to denouHce him as
traitor; and have Il good right to do so
to-day. l have heard from his lips, in
he halls of Congress, before be was
ven thought of as candidate, words
IF treason and disloyalty. He has de.
n0unced this war from the time it COM
nenced. lie has never voted a solitary
lollar, nor cent, in favor of prose.
'uting this war, no matter how the
money was to be expended whether
or grub for the soldiers, or anything
,lse-not one dollar has he voted that
'ould be spent in any way against the
'ebel,ion and in favor Of the GoveHn-
ncnt. l defy his friends to-day 10
point me to one line, or one syllable,
yer written or uttered by him in faVoG
# restoring this Government by putting
Town the rebellion-not a word. Bus
you will read his speeches you will
ind that he has justified secession
You will fad that he has advocated
Stale rights, aud said that he believe
he people Of the South had right TO
,ecede, and the Government had no
tight to coerce them back into tho
Union. That is the doctrlne he has
dvocated, and upon that record people
SIX me to vote for him. Again, I defy
my man to show me his letter accepting
he nomination on the Chicago platform. ).
Where is it2 Why is it that no nan
,aR find it? He has never accepted
hat nomination except by simple ac-
luiescence, and by his being put on the
icket. Why is this, I sayY Because
he Chicago Convention knew, when
hey adopted that platform, that Nc.
llellan would write a soft letter, sort Of
or war, saying that he knew the con.
'ention was for the war, but they forgot
say so, aud all that kind of thing.
Laughter They have prevented
ieorge IL. Pendletpn from writing a
letter, and | venture to say that he will
never write one. Because, if they
wanted letter from him, unless they
wrote it themselves, he has been so
much in the habit of speaking treason
hat ho could not write anything else.
1t would damn him before the country,
nd they kuew it, ,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03
goatG's Department.

.t7s -THa.f lFor the News.
Pga lIlr Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed Of "a letters.
My is was the name Of an ancient city.
Fly 10 was an Idol worshiped In ireland
My % Is was the name Of ancient Father
My IL IA % was the name nf city in Asatlc Turkey
My ~ was city east of Bethel.
Myll rs II lS the of All ancient individual
by II ~ was the name Ofan anei ntcity
Ny 10 was Jewtlry worn by tn II gh Priest.
by9 II % 23 was ths residence Of NaLaI
Ply 10 20 10 was small con
ply u IL 10 was upon the head.
ply p denotes n & eliuE of compassion,
ny is kind OF tree.
dyo Is what people often do
NY whole Il aquestiOn, which we desire Grandfath
S'Soiuest uaughter To answer Immediately.
- - GRANDFATuERs SONS
"A Hardln's creek, Oct nth, 1854 ' '0N''
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03

The farmers about Richmond evi,
IDENTIFY don't put much faith in the
promises of the rebel military authori-
ties. The papers there continue coax
ing and urging them to bring in their
produce to market, with all manner OF
protes tation that they shall not be mo
Tested in any way, "neither in person,
produce, nor vehicle"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03

Crr@a lL... -.ar lFor the News.
Poetical Enigma
q Thirteen letters form my name. ,.r.F
My two and Ave are just the same;
MY soven, eight, and six and ten,
Ishghly priced by most Of men, ...H
hy one, and twelve, with my thirteen,
Upon farm Is often seen, .- .
Anl mauya rafent's four, two, three,
HIsgFten biSnS t9r liberty 4 III
bly, eleven, Ave, and nine aud ton,
sss ~ ancient times vas worn by men.
Ny whole's the name Of traitoFOus elan,
IN which there's not loyal nan.
pct. 18th, 1864. sALLIE.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03
4Orttu.
TO A. w. L.
Berg't Mai. nth Penna. Vols.

Bers't Maj, nth Penna. Vols.
. ''I am thinking Of thee, dearest,
All this melapchol even
Thou who vert to mo the nearest
Most beloved this side Of Heaven"
am thinkIng-I am thinking
You may tell It by my sighs-- u.
or a voice know, so tender,
Aud a starry pair Of eyes.
am thinking Of battle, - .....
Bravely fought, but sadly lost,
And hear the clash and rattle,
And shudder at the cost.
lam thinking--I am wondering
II amid the wounded there,
Thou vert left to bleed aud suffer
None TO soothe OF for thee care.
am thinkiug-I am wondering -..
Heart 80 brave, aud arm 50 strong
II thou couldst have died unheard Of
Nameless, mid that conquered throng.
lam thinking how I've fingered
Der the lists, for many an hour,
searchng for thy name, sweet brother,
Aud yet trembling like a lower;-
Trembling, love, lest should find 1t
'Mong the wounded or the slaini ....
But suspense yet must live in,
For no list contains thy namel
And I'm wondering-oh, I'm wondering,
Since thy name Is not found there,
10 g, why no letter comes in answer
To my fervent nightly prayer.
am thlnking-I am thinking ....
How thou e'er vert prompt before,
Aud marvel why to cheer me,
Come thy letters never morel
Tor the golden thread OF moments
Hath been woven into hours, .'.
And the hours have found chaplot
'Of sad days, where cypress flowers
Bloounsd amid thsm-since the battle
whoYe no many brave ones fell.
How they Gared-I shrink to utter
'Chckanauga II blush to tell.
And I'm wondering, sadly wondering,
II that tender voice is hushed:-
n in death those soft eyes slumber
And'tby Oauhoods hopes are crushed
Tell mel oh, We stars of Heaven,
changing DER that battle plain,
If you see my brave young brother, ...
Sleeping there, among the slain.
b : Tell mel Oh, ye winds " midnight,
Waited from the "Sunny South"
1f you hoar plaintive moaning .#
From some dying Soldiers month: "'
oCatdh fi,e toue-.the faltcring whispers,
.- ,5 For I flin each word would hear
1t may be his prayer In dying
Bear It 10 his Sisters
.. .
WELL what isitl All, q letterl-
Why do tear drops dim the eyer
Tn that loathsome Libby Prison"
Brother darling, ho must lie
~.
- 1t were better--would to God,
e That he now were calmly resting
Meath that blood-stained battle-sod.
H'eodldi bear TO know him sleeping,
T'eOuld bear to know he fell
Where the Union Flag WAS waving,
And could murn,ur, at IL we'll"
Dut caanot bo,Ir the knowledge
That prisoner he must lie
s. Hn;thAt dark-that direfdI Libby"
Aud with cold aud hunger die
At Vath dreamy, solemn twilight,
Brother, I shall enter there,
With step Ns sOft and noselesS
As an answer to prayer
fa df thou hearst the darkness rustic, {.
softIy ssn angels sigh,
'Thou may'St thiDk thy sister with thee,
For her spirit will be nigh.
God will yet avenge you, brother;
This shall not forever bel ..
We shall hear of Richmond JalIin0f
We shall kHoso COLUMBIA FREE.
Highland Home, o. DAISY
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03


quite nauseating to see the political
maggots moving around in that Con-
vention. Laughter.] They did not
want a man there with an audience Of
10000 men back of him. Long went
in, and found there was no "freedom of
speech" in that Convention. 1t was
the rule of the New York rowdies. |
said, God bless Manhattan. Itold them
it was time to think of the Union and
the country, and that you couldn't do it
on that platform. found the Regency
and the Rothschlds ruled the entire
destiny Oft Convention. know no
more pitiful sight than to see the Penn.
sylvania delegation cringing before
these New York men. When New
York took snuff, all Pennsylvania
sneezad. Laughter.] When New
York laid an egg, all Pennsylvania
cacklod. ..
l had, one hundred delegates TO go
for Dix. In the morning Pcndleton
told me that $50 help me God, will do
all l can to beat McClella y" and l
think he has. Laughter AT ten
clock they offered him the Vice Pre- 'i-
dency, and he went over saw VAL
landigham at the breakfast table, and |
said to him. "You have sold out the con
cern, and if l can find it out I'll burst
the whole thing" Vallandigham said
"Train, you talk too loud | " The mex
morning it was all closed out. Under
the idea of "pap," they supposed there
was nothing bat what they could carry
| saw their platform. 1t was the mos
singular amalgamatiOn of men and
things l ever saw. Soon after, wrote
my opinion of it. 1t was
Resolved, In order to please the Trim.
mer War candidate, we have War.
ResOlvcd, In order to please the Trim
mcr Peace candidate, we have peace.
Rcsotved, In order to please all tha
the war goes on until we get iu.-
Laughter.
At tho same time it reminded me of
little story, wherein it is related that i
was
ResolUed, That we have q new Jail.
Reso'Ued, That the new Jail stand
whore the old Jail stood.
Reso7red, That the old Jail be not re
moved until the new jeil be built
Laughter. ....
They nominated Mcclellan. They
then came to me and said: "You'l
join us?" Itold them not much. They
had got them all 1t was big cheese
aud had been four years toasting, and
it is seldom that you get so many whar
rats in one box as they did at this Con.
veution& Laughter. came back tc
New York, and the only noise along
the route heard was the rattle of The
cars, which seemed to say, "McClellan!'
"McClellan'' and they tortured that in.
to cheers for their candidate. Laugh
ter.
came to New York, and the Rogen.
cy offered me seat in the Cabinet.
todd them knew of forty-one appoint
ments already. l told them that l re
collected that upon another occasion al
individual offered vast possessions
when the Devil did not own a potato
patch! Laughter And when they
gave cheers for Mcclellan, it reminded
me of whistling at a funeral. Wher
Mr.. Hall, the chairman of the Philadel
phia com mittee to write to Mr.. Train tt
stump the State, wrote to me, said;
"Chicago NomiDation-Positive
Boil. '..
October Elections-Comparative
Boiler.
November El6ctions-Superlative
Burst"
also said:
DIED.
November 9Th, 1864,
The Democratic Party.
n N
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03

The very absurd lie that President
Lincoln receives his salary in gold is ef-
feetively refuted by i. e. Chittenden
of Vermont, the late Register of the
Treasury, who had charge of all pay
ments of that kind. Mr.. Lincoln and
all his Cabinet receive the ordinary
greenbacks, just like ordinary men in
ordinary business, aud the regular in.
come tax is regularly deducted from Mr.
Lincoln's salary, just as tits from ev'
cry other salary. The only officers
paid in gold are our ministers abroad,
10 places where our currency is not re
cognized.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03

70 MiscelIAneous Enigma orlast week, no answer n
Plssd.rnrO ohArade: Fort PnCD.low.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03

WHAT THE DEMOCRATS PROPOSED TO DO
IF THEY LOST INDIANA AND OHIO.
You must be in earnest. 1 have
never seen such position as that occu-
pied by the Democratic party to-day
Once the Democratic party had priuci
pies. If there was war in Hungary,
the party decided which side they were
onl | would like to know where Nc.
Glellan is; aud where the Democratic
party is. Mcclellan lie nothing but n
political trickster. His letter is neither
war nor peace. 1t is neither white nor
black, 1t is neither male nor femalel--
1t is a political eunuch, and there is
nothing more fit.
| don't know what these men meant,
but 1 went to them, and they promised
me that if Indiana, Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania went against them they would
withdraw Mcclellan for Dix. l knew
the loyal people would have gone for q
loyal man, and that Mr.. Lincoln him
self would have gone for him, in order
to save the country. [Cheers. Mr.
Ward (Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Pennsylva
nia) telegrOphod that the Democratic
had carried Pcnusylvia by thirty thous
aud majority. Laughter I after
ward went to Mr.. Ward and told him to
call the Pennsylvania delegation to.
gether, in order to have the Convention
reOssemble. "What can l do2" says he
[ said, "Call the Convention" II,
said, at is too late-there is no time.
Then said, IF you don't do it viii
stump the State Of Pennsylvania agains
you" Cheers Ward told me to g,
to some one else, and also that the.
we're going to have a meeting at Harris
burg. | went to Drexel, and he sent IN
10 Mr.. Childs, the publisher, but the.
could not move. They were afraid o
the Rothschilds There is no iudividu
ality among any Of these men. The
simply sueeza when Belmont takes
pinch of snuff. l went to Now Yor
and saw Belmont. He said, ave hav
got Pennsylvania. I have got letter
| from all parts of the State" And ye
l could soc far enough il the, future t.
know that he could not carry Pennsyl
vauia by $4,000 short. [Checrs
don't believe it.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03
ABOUT STATE RIGHTS.

Mr.. Train drew an amusing caricature
Of the two candidates, represented by
trains of cars--the Lincoln train carry
ing everything, while the two horse
team of Mcclellan is left at Jersey.
l think there ought to be large mi
nority in the country. Itis our safety.
Now there don't appear to be minority
in the Union! l think Mcclellan
should be satisfied with Indiana, Penn
sylvania and Ohio, but he seems deter
mined to carry ali his friends with him.
He is like the Irishman who was asked
to buy a trunk. "And what for?' To
put your clothes in" said the storckeep-
er. "What, and go naked?' Lpugh-
ter I recommend Mr.. Mcclellan to
buy a trunk.
Mr. Train desired to say a few words
on the subject Of State rights or State
sovereignty. OF all things this doc
trine. ns laid down by the leaders of
what has assGmed the name of Demo
cratic party, is the most absurd. lndi-
viduals make families, families make
up the towns, towns make up the coun'
ties. counties make States, and States
make up the Union, and the Union has
flng, and contract called a Constitu.
ton, which delegated their State sover'
eighty and rights to that Constitution
and that Arg. No State has a right tC
coin money; no State has right to pas
laws, to levy taxes on importe; no State
has right to do anything that is no
consistent with the great Constitution
of the country; that document is the su
preme law Of the land Great op
plause. No State has under that Con
stitution any right to alter that C1nsti
tuition except by convention of two
tthirds of the people; and yet tho South
when Fort Sumter was ired upon, dis
pensed with that letter formally, Ye
there are men in the North who ar,
blind enough to follow the lead of Au
gust Belmont, the agent Of Rothschild
and say they were right.
BUT TWO PARTIFs, AND now You CAT
DISTINGUISH THEM.
There are two parties--one that re
joices when our army captures forty
three pieces of artillery [cheers] --th
other droop their heads in desponden
cy, or swear it as lie. Laughter an
applause, There are two parties--on
puts up gold, when up goes the price O.
everything else; and the other is part
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-11-03

DIED.
November Sth, 1864,
The Democratic Party.
Disease--Party on the Brain.
MoLELBAN's CHANCES, 900.
I told these men they could not carry
State, and sincerely believe that Nc
Clellan will not get one electoral vote.
GCheers1 / came here and was sur
prised to find that you had distinction
in your vote--a soldiers vote and a
home vote. That idea is fatal to sue
cess. Who started the idea? Are the
soldiers nobodies that they should moi
he included in the "home" vote2 When
you sent your dispatches over the cOun
try, why didn't you say, "we have given
Is 900 or 20 900 against McClellan?"-
[Cheers,] l believe this distinction is
nothing but a matter Of betting between
you men. But you have no right tc
bet when the country may be dying
Cheers.]
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-04
GEN. LEES TABLE. = The Richmond

GEN. LEES TABLE. = The Richmond
correspondent of the Mobile Register is re-
sponsible for the following:
In General Lees tent, meat is eaten but
twice week; the General. not allowing it
oftener, because he believes indulgence in
meat to be criminal, in the present straight
ened condition of the country. His ordi.
nary dinner consists of head of cabbage
boiled in salt water, and q pone of corn
bread. In this connection, rather comic
story is told. Having invited number of
gentleman to dine with him, General Lee,
in fit of extravaganza ordered sumptu-
ous repast of cabbage and middling. The
dinner was served, and behold q great pile
of cabbage and bit of middling about four
inches long and two inches across. The
guests, with commendable politeness, unan.
imously declined middling, and it remained
in the dish untouched. Next day General
lee remembering the delicate tid-bit which
had been so provideutly preserved, ordered
the servant to bring "that middling." The
man hesitated, scratched, his head, and f
nally owned up. "De fac is, Masse Robert.
dat ar middlin' was borrid middliu'; We
all didn't hab marry spec and done paid
it back to de man wharf get it from" = =;
Gen. Lee beaved a sigh of deepest disap
pointment, and pitched into his cabbage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-04
From Virginia.

ORANGE G. b., April 2s.-A body Of
Yankee cavalry, estimated at 700, crossed
Robinson River this morning, at Russell
Ford, and occupied Madison @. Fl. There
was small skirmish. One of our men en-:
gagged and wounded has arrived here. 1t is
believed to be merely scouting party
Beyond this nothing of interest.
RICHMOND, April 2S.-There was sharp
skirmishing few days since, at Watauga
Bridge. A large force Of Yankees attack
ed Gen. W. A. Jackson, and was repulsed
with considerable Joss.
One hundred more Yankee officers: Cap
tured at Plymouth, uro expected daily at
the Libby Prison.
The cancellation of the old currency is
progressing at the Treasury, at the rate Of
$50, 600, 900 per month.
All the hospitals in and near Richmond
have been lately cleaned out.
Four men belonging to the iron.clad
minstrels were captured in Gloucester coun-
ty, making their way to the enemy's lines
with forged British papers.
The York River train arrived nearly an
hour in advance of schedule time to-day,
in consequence of the report brought by
scouts to Tunstall's that the enemy were
advancing up the Peninsula, and had driv'
en- in the pickets at Barhamsville last night.
The train left in hurry. There is good
deal of excitement about Tunstall's. No
further particulars could be ascertained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-04
From Northern Virginia.

The report was brought by the Central
and Fredericksburg trains last evening that
some artillery firing was heard Yesterday
morning in the direction of Ely's or Ger
mania Fords, which are in close proximity
to each other. Beyond this everything is
represented to be quiet.
The apparent besitancy of Grant to ad-
vance may be owing to the fact that the
column, which the Yankee papers say is to
advance from Yorktown, is not yet ready to
co operate. A few days more at farthest,
and, it is believed, all speculation about his
designs will be at an end.
When Burnsides, or Baldy Smith, or
whoever is to lead the Peninsula column,
begins the march in this direction, it is
hoped Beast Butler will come with him IN
propria persona.-Richmond Whig.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-04

THE CAMPAIGN ON THE TENNESSEE
LINEs.-We have strange news from the
Tennessee lines. The writer of the letter
referred to is distinguished statesman OF
the South, who has immediate and unqueS-
tionable opportunities of informing himself
of what he writes. He states from positive
information, that immense reinforcements
have recently been sent to the Federal army
at Chattanooga. For some three weeks,
troops were pouring in almost continued
stream through Nashville. A division,
some 1000 strong, came up the Tennessee
River, and landing at Waterloo, some
twenty-five miles below Florence, marched
up in the direction Of Athens and Hunts
Vile. The movements of this force are sup
posed to be intended to protect the enemy's
communication; with his base at Nashville.
The writer insists on his opinion that the
great effort of the Yankees in the pending
campaign will be to defeat Gen. Johnston
and push into Georgia, and thinks that
nothing will be attempted in Northern Vir.
ginia, except toshold Gen. Lee at bay and
protect Washington.
1t is enough to remark on all this that
fQnr corps of the Western army have. been
transferred to Virginia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-04

" BREAD AND MEAT.-Every man that
has an acre of land to spare should cultivate
it in something that will 60 to the subsis.
tence of man and beast. We regard the
few months ahead as the most trying Of the
war. They contain within themselves the
destiny of this proud Republic. If proper
ly applied we may bid defiance to the power
of the myrmidons of the North. Let the
people with cheerful hearts plant and Guilt
vate all kinds of crops, and Heaven smi lie
upon their labors and all will be we'll. We
must have bread apd meat for our armies,
and for those that remain at home, and our
individual exertions must be employed Ear
nestly and faithfully to that end. By all
means ret the gardens be planted aud uuitl-
vated. 1t is no disgrace to be seen working
in the fields or the gardens-on the contrary
it is high honor. We therefore call upon
the whole community ''to pull off their coats
and roll up their sleeves" and pitch in like
good fellows, and till every acre of ground
they can. "Now's the day and now's the
hour"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-04

BREAD, AND CHEEsE.-A pound OF
cheese is equal in nutritive value to two
pounds of flesh. The Europeans seem to
be better acquainted with this fact than our
OWN people. With us, cheese is regarded
rather as luxury, while in England it is
considered one of the substantial. articles Of
food, and tits not uncommon for the work.
men there to make full meal on bread ano
cheese alone.
We have wondered, says the MoItgome.
ry Advertiser, why so excellent an article
for the table as cheese should be SO scarce
in the market. It cannot arise from the
fact that OUT farmers wives are not capable
of making as. good cheese as ever came from
the North, for Southern women have proven
themselves to be as good domestic house
wives as any in the world. We hope some
euterprising farmer will commence making
cheese. It's very novelty would create an
immediate demand all over the country.