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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-03-25
a Striking Illustration.

Many years ago an "assault and bat
terry" came up before a magistrate in west.
ern Ohio, in which lawyer named Ellis
was the defendants counsellor, and Elder
Gilruth, a Methodist preacher, was the
plaintiffs most important witness, having
by chance been passing when the fray oc.
CURED. Ellis fostered spirit of revenge
towards the preacher because he once call
ed public attention towards him at camp
meeting, where he had been guilty Of dis
orderly conduct and was determined upon
this occasion TO crafty that spirit by
showing up the divine in fantasticaf colors.
The court was crowded, and the revenge
ful pettifogger was gloating in inward rap
ture over the fine opportunity which was
about to present itself for repaying the
preacher in his own currency. Elder
Gilruth was man Of athletic proportions,
with the sinews Of a yeoman and the state
illness and dignity of field officer, and as
he took his place upon the witness stand
all eyes were turned upon him. In his
simple, transformations manner he related
the circumstances. of the affair, as they
occurred Now came the counsel's priv.
lege Of cross questioning.
"Did | understand you to say, Mr. Gil.
ruth that you saw the defendant strike the
plaintiff !" ''
81 do not know what you have under,
Stood" replied the witness, "but if my
eyes serve me properly, l certainly did
witness maneuvre that would warrant
that description"
"Ah, you saw him strike, then will
you please inform the Court how hard a
blow was inflicted p f,' a.'a Il
Gas nearly as l can remember" replied
the witness, "the blow was sufficient to
knock the plaintiff down" .-s f..
'"That is not an explicit answer" said
the counsel, somewhat nonplussed by the
preachers GOODNESS. 81 wish you to ex-
plain to the court how hard blow was
inflicted by the defendant upon the per.
son of the plaintiff, as set forth in the in.
dictmeht." .H.a SO % n.
"Shall answer the gentleman's ques-
ton p said Gilruth, turning to the ma
gisirate. -s b. ..'H .'a
"As you please" returned the justice
"You wish me to give you satisfactory
demonstration of the velocity of the blow
which brought the plaintiff to the groundv'
81 do,' said Ellis. '.-'a' 7
swell sthen," continued Gilruth, ad-
vancing a few steps towards the counsel,
"as nearly as my judgment serves me,
the blow was abe ut equal to that" II.
AT the same instant planting his euor-
nous handful of bones directly between
the lawyers eyes, smashing his spetacles
and prostratibg the unlucky climb of law"
upon the floor A Simultaneous roar Of
applause burst from the delighted audience
as the crest fallen attorney commenced
gathering himself up from his dignity,
while brother G., as coolly as if nothing
had occurred, regained his former position
on the stand, and remained waiting for
acknowledgements. 1t is not necessa-
ry to add that the witness was dismissed
without further examination, and that his
exclusive testimony convicted the defend
ant. Js5I% 80 " a. t'' .t+'i -. tf'+. We
Poor Ellis vowed ample vengeance, but
the writer is not aware that he ever OBJ.
tanned it. 10 'rse Da" Doll
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-03-25

OLD MAIDs.-Many of the satirical as
PENSIONS cast upon old maids tell more to
their credit than is generally imagined. -
Is woman remarkably neat in her per.
son, "she will certainly die an old maid"
And if she is kind and humane to the an.
imals about her, nothing can save her
from the appellation of ian old maid -
In short We have always found that neat
ness, modesty, economy and humanity are
the never-failing characteristics of an old
maid. II - IL st---.L- L.l ~
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Dp&tital.
slls For The Ggis and Lnteliigencer.
I SAW HIM DIE.
By MRS. e. d. R.

I..a li}a5', By MRS. E. D. R. 's~.
70 .e4lsasdps 3ar - lro .t .'H Z
saw him die; to me it seemed ,s...
A calm aud tranquil sleep;
4 No sign ofspain or fear could trace =
. Upon that loved aid noble face stN'
No cause for US to weep.
All calm and peaceful, like child, .s'
And on his lips there seemed a smile,
For al was pure within.
= And freed from life's oppressive woes, 2
n His usefl life came to its close, !
Cleansed from all strife or sin.
feel that He that loves US best,
Hath granted him eternal rest !.
Forif the goodsthe justreceive, seA .
What God bath taught US to believe, 7,-
His soul had entered into bliss
The moment II was freed from this. .'
Oh! that !, too, when called to part oil.
From ties now clustering round my heart,
Shall be permitted thus to feel, mo- ,-,.,.
With nothing sinful to conceal,
But with conscience clear and pure,
BY holy promise made secure, niE.A
May calmly close my weary eyes, g5ut.
To wake, like him, beyond the skies. ,zr
DEER PARK, March, 1864.
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a@r A young man having preached for
DR.. Emmon, one day, was anxious to get
word of applause for his labor of love.
The grave doctor, however, did not intro.
duce the subject, and his young brother
was obliged to bait the hook for him. - a'
81 hope, sir, did not weary your peo-
pie by the length of my sermon, to-day
"No, sir, not at all; nor by tie depth
either" s.e... 81, s'' 1a.a1 Het 2
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-03-25

gfWhen one ideapredominates strong
ly aboye all others, it is key to a nation $
history. The great idea of Rome, that
which the child drank in with his moth,
er's milk, was Dominion. The great idea
of France is, Glory. In despotism, the
idea of the king or the church possesses
itself of the minds of the people, and a
superstitious loyalty or piety becomes the
badge Of the inhabitants. - Charming.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-03-25

O. Fontenelle lived to nearly q hun Il
dreo years old. A lady of nearly tho,
same age said to him one day in large
company sH r.n Ea.,o s1asg
"Mousieur, you and stay here so long.
that I've notion Death has forgotten u.s.
"Speak as low as you cam" said Fen 2
tenelle, lest you should remind him of US.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-03-25

GA German writer says that thieves
ara so scarce in this country, that the
authorities are often compelled to offer Il
reward for them. mut .It
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BGrThey have a man out west 80 tall
that he. lets himself out at camp meetings
tor steePIe'. ~ l. t.a Cgro "a bel
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&SBishop Horne had his dignity soro-
what taken down, when he took possession q
of the Episcopal Palace, at Norwich,, IN "
1871. He turned round upon the stepso Of
and exclaimed: Bless us! bless us what
multitude ofpeoplew "Oh, my LORD, % =
said bystander, 'fhis is nothing to the
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-03-25

"Jenny,' said laudlady the other
morning to her "help," was there any 6re
in the kitchen last night, while you were
sitting up" a.
eyes, marm," said Jenny, ''there was
a spark there when went down, and
soon famed it into fame" 10 80.
The laudlady looked suspiciously at
Jenny, but the innocent girl went on
scrubbing and humming sKaty Darling,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-03-25

q narI lis a remarkable fact, that, al,
though CON mon sheep delight in ye,dant
fields, religious focks are not anxious for
green pastors ..r 10 iiaE 81
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NEW GOODS.

THE undersigned have just received a
l large and well selected stock of Goods
suitable for the season. They are con-
stantly making up the neatest work, and
the newest and most fashionable style of
BONNETS for the Fall and Win
m ter, to which they invite the atten-
Va ton of the citizens of the town and
the surrounding country. They also de-
sire an occasional call from their Baltimore
friends, when they want something of ex-
ira style and finish, as they are aware that
the undersigned can and will take pleasure
in putting up work OF that description.
In addition to all styles of Bonnets,
they keep constantly on hand variety Of
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
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SMALL WARE,

Such as Ribbons, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery,
Suspenders, and many other articles in
the Notion line.
Thankful for the liberal patronage here
tofore given the firm, they expect by strict
attention to business to merit its continu-
ance. g.F sYo .y,tlE.
M. J. WRIGHT s. MITCHELL,
Washington street, two doors north Of
the Railroad, and next door to Nixon's
Hotel, HAvRE-DE-GRAcE. sep25
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-30

wood, With traces Of lead, aud q lead point
made from, a MIME ball"
Aflsr all this patience. pain aud peril,
the hour came when the husband of the
fair historian entered with pale face,
saying sadly =
q tIrs all oyerI The white Gag floats
from our fOrtsl Vicksburg has surrsn.
dered i He put on bis uniform coat, silently
buckled on his sword, and prepared to take
out .the,mep, to deliver up their arms in
front of the fortifcAtion. felt strange
unrest, he.quist Of the day was SO uunat
Rral.i 1 walked up and down the cave
until NJ returned. The day was ex-
tremely warmj and he came with a vio-
lent headache. He told me that the fed
eraIitroops bad acted splendidly; they were
Stationed opposite the place where the
eolfederale troops marched up and stacked
lheir arms; and they seemed to feel sorry
foriths poor fell0Es who had defended the
place for soB longy5a lime. Ear different
ItEomSWhAt. be bad expected, NOT <, 5eer or
taunt came from any Ofthe federal soldiers.
Occasionally. a cheer would be heard; Put
the mSjOriIy seemed to regard the poor
unsuccessful soldiers with generous SYM
pAthy. After tue surrender, the old gray
heuded soldier, in passing on the bill near
the cave. stopped. and, touching his hat,
said Its sad day this madam, little
thought we'd come 70 it, when We first
stopped in the intrenchments. l hope
you'll yet be happy. madam. after all the
trouble you've SEEM To which mentally
responded, Amen The poor. hunchbaek
soldier, who bad been sick, and who, at
home 10 southern Missouri, is worth mil
lion OF dollars, have been told, yet within
Vicksburg has been nearly starved, walked
out to. day 10 the pleasant air, for the frst
time for many days"
Aud go the proud city was ours at last,
and the details Of this memorable siege
are but stories of the past, materials for
legend aud song.
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From the NsH York Post.


The virginia Constitutional Conven-
GlOns
This body, which has been in session for
some time past 10 Alexandria. has just sd-
jourued, giving much offence by its refusal
TO submit its work to the people. Under
the circumstances this refusal appears to
us but natural; there is just now no "peo
pie" to refer it to; the whole State, with
the exception of few counties on the PO-
tomac, and Northampton and Accomac,
separated from the rest of Virginia by the
width of the Chesapeake bay, is either 10
the enemy's hands, or debatAble ground,
across which guerrillas sweep. and where
armies may fight any day. To submit a
Constitution aud ordinances 10 the votes
of these counties and lev scattered pre-.
cincts, would be ridiculous.
But what WAS the Convention itself r.
Did that represent 10 any way the mass of
the people of the Stats2 Was il a body so
constituted that its ACTS will receive the
respeGt ofthe public without the approval
Hof,Ihs peoble2 Hardly, We think? We
do MOI know much Of what the ConVeltion
did. It's proceedings attracted liitIe At.
itsntIon5 public opinion get mark upon
II, frUuiEhe -dfst.g z - z-.l.z4 -
+ What is the. use of5suoh hasty attempts
to reorganizs State government What
Is the use OF fplueking unripe fruit? No
one really believes that body like this
which called itself Virginia State Con-
vention has authority to commit the State
to any course. So in Louisiana, the inter
ference of the military arm which com
manded an election deprived that election
of the moral force of 40 act OF the people.
It was widely different in Arkansas, where
the people acted without hint from the
military power, without the interference OF
the general government. and even without
cons6liing with it. There the State was
really cleared of rebel urmits; only pred
atory guerrilla bands rOamed here and
there, and rOhbed secessionisis as we'll as
Union meu. Tue people of the State, after
due notice, met aud chose a convention for
the express purpose of re establishing civ
il government aud returniog the State for
mAlly and by solemn ucl to its due allegi-
ance aud place in the Union; the greater
part of the people of the State voted the
convention was held in proper form at the
State capital aud its proceedings were
approved by an open vOlS OF the people
No one could object to these acts they
had the moral force OF acts Of the people ,
even rebels were silent before them; and
there can never be any dispute hereafter
as to the authority OF the convention, or
the binding force of its ordinances. We
prefer to sec other States brought back 10
the same way. We prefer to wait autil
the frait is ripei it will save collie here
after. Nothing is gained by setting up a
State government which is not the creature
of tie people, but of some exIraneous
power. The military force must hold the
country till the loyal people of State are
prepared to reassume the power and rights
Of v hich they were deprived by the rebel
usurpaIion.
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IhsFite&MaIineIns Co,

or WHEELING.
IHCORPOHATED In 1897.
rTOAKEs RIEKs A. THE LOWEST RATES on
Building Of all kindE, stsamboAtA, FuEniturOand
HGrehandiss And against All dangers Attending the
IAnSpoItaton Of Goods on rTurl SeaH lakss, canals
RW.HaIDus,s.eI. H1.n1 c.AuoI., Prsst
O Aehs.op JoGs DoaIos, Eobr Morrisoa
E.CrAEEis, A.BrAdy, eamlott.
Fam Lamb, jane DaIsoiI,
A0-ApPlieatiOnB for In1ur8neO will b promptly at
ended 70 By the Pro1doat End sSerOtAEy.
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FRANKLIN INSURANCE Comply
OF WHEELIHG VA


OAPITAL - 8l5O, ,OOO-
DIRECTORS
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Seo. As1Gtel. John EeOckloTI SAm' Mcclellan,
q. .R.fnARGheim- JaA y. EABeo, Ajax LAlEhlln-
MS COMPANY having beSn daily orEaaiEed, are
prepared 70 take riaks Al tAir rates o. b114insH
q Al kindA merehAadtsa, mAnu3cturinE establish.
ments, furniture, steamboats, and eargOO8 on the
Western rivers and lAkea. aud also on the lives Of
PeCsons foC . term Of jean This Company OGOEs
superior iDdaeemsats 70 fAEmeru, whereby they eau
be tnEdred for thre year, Al Ted1eed rates. ThnbO
ing home Institution, composed Of SOune nnOty-Our
stcskholdsES, moSI Of ShOm are Among our bast b1-
GReal mEa, reeOumenis itself TO the hVuTablS Gen.
sdscAIiOn Of the insurins Pable, and SOieitS IhOr
pAtrunAEe-
APPbsatiOas Eor tnsuraHeS WTu b pCouptiy at-
to1ded 70 By the Secretary.
Once, NO. MeLare HoGsO, being the sAmo GUr-
usriy WeeupiOd b AdAsls ExPESas Company.
y. u AREHUR, seerOtAFy.
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Co-Partnership.
IsAIAH wAREEN. WM. !. BERoER.
WARREN AND BERGER,-
MLNUEAGTuREEs or
CANDLES, SOAPS, q LARD OIL,

CANDLES, SOAPS, q LARD OIL,
ALSO
REPINRRs OF CARBON OIL AND BENZOLE.
Keep constantly on hand the above IAmsd articles,
OF prime quality, which they will be happy to fur
nlA to dealers and consumers at lOWett OIsh prices.
SBrIstOl Axle Grease" and "Roll Grease" for Roll
ing Mills and heavy machinery made Of any rqured
eonAisteney, which they warrant to give sAtIstAe-
tIun.
They are also agentS for the sale Of "Pure Lubri.
eating PetrOleum'' OF best gravity from wells on
Duck Greet, Ohto, and PleAsIuLs county, ". Va.
Warehouse, Corner Market ALLEY Tnd Main str.
apll I'm
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H0N. 4. L BHEsHnE, JsdEs suDrsnS cOart of
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HIH. VIZ. A. HAREtS0H, Judge BupEomO OOlEt Of
ApDasis, CiArkSbnTg, West VI.
=. 0OgB, BS7., President =. = n. BSnk q wheel
iEE, Al ClAF. sburE. No5t Va.
" HASHEE, OashioT H-EN. BAak q Wheeling,
Al AOGEAntoHn, Hest Va. .rr-s1 r.
KRAHE8 I RGHB, Bakers, PIttSblFEh, Pa.
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aaanlIy, g. pSE sSttis fGoasa, IS. SnIn IiIs,
i6e PSr bOttia; half dozen, q. Ftag4 90
ezra EalS By DFaEEIstS and Doal6r1 sxOtyghors
IN tbs United BtiteSs sd by an he DFdSgfltg aad
DeaiaS IA WhSSlaE+ ~ fss eSts-ly
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no. e8I ARCH sTRHBT
R1aeIpaI otlss aaA Aas4fae.rS.iG
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LsuessuSors TO Q. N. JnsEson 4 co.,l '
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CITIZENS
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OF WHEELING, VA.
DIRECTORS

John Liza, L :. DolAYIAin, Michael Reilly,
Jacob BsrEST, \. n. Norton, fhoa. sUeOnsJ,
A q. CAIdUSn, J. o. HarbOGr, And 2. Woods.
- This' Company iS owned aid uisaaEod by
many Of cur ms; UeAlthy And InAusntiAI HoF-
ehAatH. FhST Oue0 has Lately bosl roa1oVod 20 No.
:, HcLgFB HOass Building, and y fany OrlplniEsd
hnd prsparod take TIsks REA1lS And Brick
BuiIdEnEs, Manufacturing BStSbishmonts, Stocks OF
Merchandise, HousshOld Furniture, &C. ke. On
HaIls e stSGmbOAtI, BArg1l, FlAtb0at1, Aad their
eAESoeI, upOa the Western rTGru End StSAu1hip1y
Steamboats, ABd Ealing EsasAlA, ADD their elTEooS,
upga ths IAkss Also On Lives, ~ Eeasonaby Su rates
and Accommodating t0rns-
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n O ARTHUR Agent for paying Ps0siOoa OmeS,
oe>apSed BY Adams kEPrrss COmpany. april
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-01

"T there be those ,oho pouM not saue tie
Union unless they could at the same time
sare slavery 1 do not agree NTH them.
~ there be those 'oho ,eould not save The
Union unless they could at the same time de-
stroy slavery, lido not agree ,oith them,
MY paramount OBJECT is to sdpc the Union
and not either 10 sape or destroy slavery
III Icoula save the Union ,oitItom free
ing any sldve, I,souH do tit IcouH sare
Il Ig freeing all the slapes, Iwould do it-and
II could do IL by freeing some and teaving
Others alone. Uouii also do that.
What / do about sldper5 and tie colored
race, lido because Ibehere uheips to save Mis
Union. and Dhat I forbear, ! forJear be-
cause I do not beliere ii ,oould help TO sace
tie Union.
"IshaH do less phenerer I shall bcliepe
what l Iem doing hurts the cause, and shall
do more wheneper Ibeiiepe doing more ,oitl
help the cause. - Abraham Lincoln.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-01
"The SONS Of Liberty. /"

Just previous to the permanent organiza-
ton of the Chicago copperhead Conven,
ton, Sam Cox asked that Amos Kendall
have leave to present the proceedings and
action Of the Conservative Union Conven-
tion. The Chairman said these proceedings
would be made part Of the minutes Of the
Convention.
Mr.. Olds, of Ohio, said that "another
body, the Sons Of Liberty, now in session
here, might have communication to make
to the Convention, and IL this is to be on
the minutes, theirs ought TO too +"
The people can End out wAst Kind Of az
organisation the @Sons Of Liberty" i b
reading the CEaoslcLs Of August is. I.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-01

see every Southern plantation sacked, and
every Southern city in flames"
II see, Mr. Davis, tits useless to continue
this conversation, l replied; Hand you will
pardon us II we have seemed TO press our
views with too much pertinacity. We love
the old flag, and that must be our apology
for ntruding upon you at all.
You have not intruded upon me-" he
replied, resuuehg his usual manner. II
am glad TO have met you both. l once
loved the old flag as well as you do, and
would have died for it but now it is to me
only the emblem Of oppression,
II hope the day may never come, Mr..
Davis, when l say that" said the Colonel.
CLOSE OF THE INTERVIEW.
A half hours conversation on other topics,
not of public interest," ensued and thenwo
rose to go. As we did 80 the rebel Presi-
dent gave me his hand, and. bidding me
kindly good bye, expressed the hope of see
when peace should have returned but
with the Colonel his parting was particular
ly cordial. a Taking his hand in both Of his
he said to him '- ttt
"Celopel, respect your character and
your motives, and wish you we'll; l wish
you every gced can wish you consistently
! with the interests Of the Coniederacy."
: The quiet, straightforward bearing and
magnificent neral courage of our fighting
. parson" had evidently impressed Mr.. Davis
y very favorably. gs
!. As we were leaving the room he added
'Ssysto Mr.. Lincoln from me that shall
at any time be pleased to receive proposals
e for peace on the basis of our independence.
:. 1t will be useless to approach me with any
" other" III -'t -45&
When we went out Mr.. Benjamin called
e Judge Ould, who had been waiting durina
&c the whole interview--two hours--at the
D. othenend of the hall, and we passed dowr
v the stairway together. As put my arm
within that of the Judge, he said to me
~ "Well, what is the result2p
Nothing but war--war to the knife
- "Epnraim is Joined to his ido,s,--let hin
N alone, added the Colonel, solemnly.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-01

and eannot be resurrected. It would take
a standing army to maintain slavery in the
South, il we were to take possession, aud
had guaranteed to the South all her con
stitutional privileges. never was an Abo-
litionist not even what would be called
anti-savery; but try to judge fairly and
honestly, and 10 became patent to .ay mind
pery early an the rebellion, that TIE NoRTH
AND SOUTH COULD NEVER LIVE AT PEACE
WITH EACH OTHER, EXCEPT AS ONE ma
yIaE AND THAT WITHOUT SLAVERY. As
dnTious as 1 an, to see peace established, 4
,eould not therefore, be ,oiihag to see any
settlement until this question IS forever set
tied" i''
Whether right or wrong, that is the
deliberate opinion of the distinguished
Democratic Lieutenant General who Is
now in command of the United States
armies in the field-"Mat the North and
South could neyer iive al peace aoih each
other, ercept as one nation, AND THAT
WITHOUT SLAVERY.
In all candor, countrymen and patri-
OTIS, who is the best Judge of this mat
ter--the patriot soldier whose deeds
have made his name famous throughout
the world, or the bar-room politicians
like Heaton, who infest every town il
the North, and are continually carpinl
and swapping at every measure adopted
; by the Government to quell this gigan
tic revolt and restore peace to tn
country ?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-01
Lieut.-Gsn. Gen. Grants q Opinion

just now the Copperhead papers are
making terrible fuss about President
Lincoln's "7'o Whom IL May Concern"
1t is, elahorately embellished with cap
itals and exclamation points, stuck at
the editorial head of every Copperhead
paper in the country, and all these edi-
tors are willing to swear that Mr.. Lin
coin will not stop the war until all the
slaves are freed. We have already
shown Mr.. Lincoln's position, in his
letters to Horace Greeley and Mr.
Concklin, of Illinois, We have shown
that Mr.. Lincoln did not indicate, wher
he laid down these terms, that no Other
would be accepted, He simply carried
out the counsels of his chief military
adviser, the Democratic Lieut. en-
ULYSSES S. GRANT. Gen. Grant, in his
letter TO Hon. Elihu b. Washburne, ol
Illinois, written in August, 1868, said
1.-THE people OF the North need not quar-
rel over the institution Of slavery. What
Vice-P President Stephens acknowledges a,
I the cornerstone Of the Confederacy is al
! ready knocked out Slavery is already dead