davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Louisiana a Free State.

On Wednesday, the 10Th inst, the State
Convention Of Louisiana adopted the fol-
lowing amendments to the constitution by
vote Of Is to IS:
''See l. Slavery and involuntary servi-
tude, except as a punishment for crime,
whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted, are hereby forever abolished
and prohibited throughout the State.
''See 2. The Legislature shall make no
law recognizing the right Of property in
man.
The vote was received in the city with
the booming Of cannon and the liveliest
demonstrations of enthusiasm.
During the call Of the roll great excite
ment prevailed in the Convention, and sew
eral members explained their votes.
Mr.. Abell-I consider this one of the
most tgranuical things I have ever seen.
In the name Of the people Of Louisiana,
I vote "No."
Mr. Campbell-Iu the name Of the peo-
pie and the country I vote No Noll
N0lll (Laughter
Mr. FUlIey-FOr the good Union I vote
'eYes.D
Mr.. Heard-I am in favor Of emancipa-
talon with compensation, but as the Con-
vention prefer the contrary, I vote ''No."
Mr. Montamat-I am Of that opioiOn
and have done everything to have COM
pensation included in the report, but as
the majority are not in favor Of it, I vote
''Yes." IApplause,)
Mr.. MOrris-I have nothing against
compensation, but as no value was attach
ed to the negro in Louisiana, I vote eyes.
(ReneWed applause.)
Mr.. Hills moved to suspend the rules
and allow the President to vote as a mem
Der Of the Convention.
The rules were suspended.
PRESIDENT vote eyes" gentlemen,
with my whole soul. Prolonged applause ]
The result of the vote was then declared.
President-The first and second sane
tions Of the majority report of the Com
mittee on Emancipation have passed their
reading, AMI are now a part and parcel of
the law of the State Of Louisiana. TEn-
thusiastic cheers:
On motion of Mr.. Thomas, the COnYen-
ton then adjourned.
But as in Louisiana, so in every other
Southern State, paramount freedom will
depend more upon the guns Of Grant and
Sherman than upon any legislative dereees.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
The FORESTS.

A Correspondent Of the N. z. Tribuns,
writing from Knoxville, under date Of
Aprile 18th says:
The news Of the capture Of Fort Pillow
by Forrest, and the eoWardly butehery
which followed of blacks and whites alike,
has produced q profound sensation here.
The universal sentiment is-"let no quar-
ters be shown to these cowardly butchers
Of Forests command while the war
lasts"
The FORESTS the oldest of whom, Gen.
Bedford Forrest has By this and other
atrocities obtained such record Of infamy,
with all negro traders. There were four
brothers-Bedford, who kept negro pen
for FIVE years before the war, on Adam street,
in the rear Of the Episcopal Church, Mem
phis: John, a cripple and gambler, who
was TAILOR and clerk for Bedford Bill For
rest, an extensive slave trader at Vicksburg;
and Aaron Forrest, general agent to scour
the country for the other brothers. They
accumulated large sums Of money in thei
nafarious trade, and Bedford won BY that
and other influences q natural promotion to
Brigadier in ;the woman whipping,
stealing rebel Confederacy. He is about so
years of age, tall, gaunt, and sallewvisaged,
with long nose, deep-set black snaky eyes,
full black beard without q mustache, and
hair worn long. He usually wore, while in
the "niggar" trade in Memphis, stove pipe
hat set on the back Of his head at an angle
Of forty FIVE degrees. He was accounted
mean, vindictive, cruel and unscrupulous.
The slave-pen Of old Bedford Forrest, on
Adams street, was perfect horror to all
negroes far and near. His mode Of punish
ing refractory slaves, was to compel four Of
his fellow slaves, to stand and hold the vic
tim stretched out in the air, and then Bed
ford and his brother John would stand one
on zach side, with long heavy bull whips,
and cut up their victims until the blood trick
led TO the ground. Women we're often strip
ped naked, and with a bucket Of salt water
standing by in which to dip the instrument
Of torture, heavy leather thong, their backs
were cut up uutil the blisters covered the
whole surface, the blood Of their wounds
mingling with the briny mixture to add tor
ment to the infiction. One slave man was
whipped to death by Bedford, who used 4
trace chain doubled for the purpose Of punish
ment The slave was secretly buried, and
the circumstances was only known 70 the
slrYes Of the prison, who only dared 10 ro-
fer to the circumstance in whispers.
Such are the appropriate antscedents 10
the character Of the monster who murdered
in cold blood the gallant defenders Of Fort
Pillow.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Gen. WadsVOrth.

This city did itself honor yesterday
in paying the last tribute Of respect
to the memory of Msjor-Gen. Wads-
worth. The remains arrived here on
ly the evening before, and a brief
paragraph in the morning papers an
nounced that the funeral would take
place yesterday from the City Hall,
at 8 o'clock. There was no parade
expected; no long programme Of GER
emonieus obsequies was put forth to
attract curious crowd no municipal
solemnites were promised-only the
brief announcement that the body
would be removed 20 the rsilroad sta
ton, under military escort, and foll-
owed by the members Of the Union
Club, many Of them the private
friends of Gen. Wadsworth. But a
great throng gathered, not to see a
spectacle, but to offer q sincere trib-
ute of sorrow and respect to one who
had lived noble life and died a noble
death, A single motive moved the
multitude that crowded the Park and
the streets, ard it was ps honorable
to him as to them that so spontaneous
and unprepared q Testimony should
thps be given the public estimate Of
his virtues.
Il is due, it is proper to say, to the
Union League GLIB, and to Gen, Hail.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Army Correspondence
Letter from the Surgeon Of the
154th 0. n. G.
New CREEK STATION, J
West Va. Nay 19 1864. !

EDITOR SENTINEL:
Your readers would Ike to hear from
the 154th O. N. G. I stopped at Xenia
when the regiment passed through and
took the night express for Columbus, to
look after a special medical TeqiusitiOn to
answer Onr purpose till our regular hospital
supplies reaehedus. Imade it pay pretty
we'll for the regiment as We have ; better
supply Of medicine than any other here.
Fortunately we have but few sick, none
dangerous. I left Columbus at 8, 80 P
NJ, and passed the regiment without
knowing it, and arrived here nine hours
in advance Of the rest. We slept in the
cars Saturday night, aud erected our tents
on Sabbath, during a scarcely interrupted
rain, which, toward evening amounted to
storm. WO got our few sick in a hay NOW
and many ofthe rest under shelter, Some,
however, slept IN their tents like old SOL
diers, defying rain and mud. I expected
to see a heavy sick list, but was agreeably
disappointed. But twelve are off duty to-
day, three from slight accidents. But one
is seriously sick, and he will probably be
oonvalescent before this reaches you.
This is healthy locality, and very ro-
mantle. We are on the SDoint" between
New Creek and the Potomac, surrounded
by mountains. Some Of "Johny Brough's
boys" came with us, and some we're here
in advance of US. Hosts Of the same kind
have gone through till the "natives" be-
lieve that all the men and many of the
women with changed tOggery have left
Ohio. It would be hard to persuade them
that the state is not deserted.
I once supposed that the B. & o. R. R.
connected with civilization somewhere; but
we find but little evidence of it here. No
news, no papers-nOthing but hills, rain,
sunshine, night, day and ourselves. The
latter article is abundant and many. We
have no knowledge of what is going on in
the world, and hence have nothing to fret
US. Occasionally we think of the loneli-
ness Of you that are left, and try to look
sad for a minute or two but soon abandon
the effort.
Our camp is clean and dry, provisions
abundant and healthy, water excellent.
(YOu needn't send the old post-Ofice pump.
We can get better OurselVes.) In short.
we are having a good time; and if we have
been of use in taking the place of trained
troops needed at the front, we are more
than repaid for any privatiOns we are cal
led to endure.
But tell every body to write to US and
send US papers, and you, Mr.. Editor, send
the Sentinel to g
Yours, CIV.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Bebel Barbarltles.

The New York Times, in a forcible
article on the barbaritios Of the reb-
els, says:
''Nothing in all the records Of mod
ern prisons is so brutally and savage
ly cruel, as the treatment of our Of
icers and mon in the Libby Prison by
the Richmond authorities. It sickens
Us at heart to think that such coward
ly and base cruelty could exist among
people which had even called itself
Christian. And then to hear from
these torturers Of the helpless, the
claim of "chiyalry" or superior mill
tary honor! We all recognize now
what is the soil from which all this
crop Of brutality springs. We see
that nothing but Slavery could harden
the heart Of any man, with the oxte-
rior of a gentleman, so that he could
insult and starTe a prisoner. We
know that no one but a man long used
to rob the labOrer of his wages, and
to lash the woman who serves him,
could first cheat a helpless captive of
his own race, of the scanty provisions
sent him from the North, and then
coOlIy shoot him behind prison bars,
as we know to have happened"
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Letter from the 15lth.

NEW CREEK ". Va, May 16 "a.
Mr.. EDITOR:
We left Camp Dsnnison Thursday May
1Ith about nooa The glorious recep.
ton we received at Xenia was the theme
of conversation during our entire trip.
'sBully for Xenia l'' "Old Xenia above
all others p ''No place like home" were
few Of the many remarks, one could hear
from one end of the train to the other.
met at Grafton in this state, an old Mas
sachusets soldier, who asked me where we
were from, when I informed him our Reg
iment was from Greene county, and our
Company from Xenia. He seemed per-
fectly enthusiastic in ais compliments.
His Regiment, be stated, travelled from
Washington to the Mississippi river, and
were only received and treated as soldiers
should be treated at ne single place on
their way down, and that place was Xenia.
So much for the wide spread popularity Of
the citizens of our beautiful city for their
generous hospitality. May they go on in
their good work.
We arrived at Belle Air, after dinner
on Friday, crossed the Ohio at that place
and we're soon deposited ia hog cars on
the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. After about an
hours delay, we we're again on our way.
The Locomotives on this road differ con-
siderably from those in Ohio. The "Glu-
verson" boys call them Camel Backs.
Whether or not that is their correct name
I am not able to say. I understood their
capacity for pulling heavy loads exceeds
that Of our Little Miami Locomotives.
Our trip over the Mountains was anus
ing interesting, and instructive.
Amusing, when different members Of the
"Gluversou Family made remarks about
different localities, among which was that
Of young Mart Gluverson, who kindly war
ned bis brother soldiers of their imminent
danger, when passing certain points from
those deadly s'Merrillas." Interesting on
account Of the magnificent scenery One
minute we we're whirling along through
valley. On either side we're tremendous
mountains. The next we were plunging
into a hole in the ground, and would
emerge from that to find ourselves skim
ming along apparently through the clouds.
Instructive, because we could see illustra-
ted what we had so often read about, vis.
Cheat Mountain, Grafton, Piedmont, &c
As We passed the latter place we saw some
ofthe work of these Virginia BusbRhack's
as they are called here. A few days before
our arrival about 35 Of the seoundrels paid
Piedmont a visit, and burned an engine
house, machine shop, and round house, bc-
longing to the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Co. They also attempted to burn another
building ut.failed, fortunately twenty or
thirty we're captured shortly after.
On Saturday evening we were halted at
this station, when to the surprise Of our
worthy COIopol he was informed BY the
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Hints to Correspondents.

The following simple rules for the guild
ance Of those who write for the press, if
observed, would save editors and printers
a world Of trouble. Correspondents should
adhere to them:
l. Write with black ink, on white paper,
with ruled lines
2 Make the pages smaller than that Of q
foolscap sheet.
8 Leave one side Of each leaf blank.
Give the written pages an ample margin
all round.
5Numbsr the pages in the order of thoir
succession.
9. Write in plain, bold hand, with less
respect to beauty.
Z. Use no abreviations which ars not to
appear in print
8. Punctuate the manuscript us it should
be printed.
9. For italics undsrscors one line for
small caps, two; capitals, three.
10 Take special pains with every letter
in proper names.
II. Review every word, to be sure that
none is illegible.
z. Put directions to the printer at the
head Of the first page
IL. Never write q private letter 10 the
editor on the printers copy, but always on
q seperate sheet
a Don't depend on the editor to correct
your manuscript.
Is Don't ask him to return the "copyn
Is. Don't press him to tell you why be
refused to publish your article:
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31

PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-The Bull
letin has the following special dis
patch:
"WAsHNeTox, May 25.-The Re-
publican has an extra which contains
the following highly important and
glorious intelligence: L gives US
pleasure to be able to announce that
intelligence has reached this city,
that Lee after falling back from the
North Anna, as has already been
stated, commenced q hasty retreat
and had reached a point beyond the
South Anna river, pursued with great
vigor by Grant. The later is in the
saddle all the time, day and night,
directing general movements in per-
son. Unless Lee stops to fight to-day,
we shall next hear ola grand conflict
for tho city Of fRiehmond before, or in
the works Of that capital.
"Reports say that JEFF. Davis and
his Cabinet left Richmond some days
ago"
There is little doubt that Rich-
mond, By this time, is pretty well
cleaned out Of its inhabitants and
that it is nothing less than fortress.
There are still a anumher Of our sick
and wounded at Fredericksburg.
Skirmishing with guerrillas occurs
dhily, but always in our favor.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31

that the remains of Gen. WadswOrth
we're not taken through the city with
out any opportunity being given to
the people to follow them on the way
to their last resting-place. No ar
rangement whatever was made by the
municipal authorities for even this
slight respect to the memory Of one
who had lived a long and honorable
life within the State and city, and had
met with a soldiers death in the fore
front of battle. The fact was made
known at the House of the Union
League Club on Thursday evening,
and some of their members took i'm
mediately upon themselves the respon-
sibility Of providing such ceremonies
as there was time for. Official hon
ors, however, we're neither missed nor
needed where popular feeling was so
prompt and sincere.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention. 81

BosToN, Thursday, May 10 1854.
! The Republican State Convention
met in fremont Temple to-day, and
selected Gov. Andrew, Alex. II. Bull
lock, Vim. CIafin and Jas. 7. Robin
son, as delegates at large to the Ma
tional Convention at Baltimore.
Wendell Philips made his first ap-
pearance to-day in q political eonven-
ton, and spoke at length in opposi-
ton to the denomination of Abraham
Lincoln
The voice Of the Convention, how
ever was emphatically against him,
and the following resolution was
adopted by a unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the integrity, firm
ness, wisdom and humanity exhibited
by the President of the United States
during the three years ofhis admins
tratiOn, entitle him to the cordial and
continued support Of the people ofthe
Republic, and that at the presen
no person is so fully commended
by experience and personal character
to cur consideration as candidate
for the next Presidency as Abraham
Lincoln. .
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31

commander Of post that be did not know
Of our coming, and consequently bad made
no preparations for US. We remained in
the cars until Slbbath morning, when We
were furnished With shelter tents (Uncle
Sam calls them, but soldiers call them pup
tents, and SET to work putting them up.
We had hardly flushed that work, when
one Of the hardest rains I expect that ever
dampened the sacred soil Of Virginia, for
ced US to abandon our shelter tents, and
take refuge in dryer localities, till to-day
we haven't enjoyed one dry hour in Vir-
ginia. New Greek Station takes its name
from the creek on the south side of the
village. It is famous for once being the
Head Quarters Of StonsWall Jackson, and
in fact the same fortihcatiOus erected by
that far famed rebel, still remain, with
the exception Of the improvement Union
soldiers have made. III am not mistaken,
jackson was shelIed out Of this valley by
Gen. Fremont.
There are no rebels of any force in this
vicinity; our Infantry piekets extend about
3 miles in every direction from camp.
Cavalry pickets about 6 miles from camp.
Some of our Cavalry piokets, I understand,
were driven from ther posts yesterday, by
guerrillas who attend to their farms in the
day time, and do their dirty work at night.
not Of sufficient force however to
DO much damage. There are encamped
at this station six or seven thousand men,
SO you see it would prove rather poor bus
iness for a few thousand rebs to tronble US.
Ifthey do pay US a visls VIC of the 154th
will give them the compliments Of Greene
county out of our Enfield Rifles.
Co. B, under the command of Captain
Miller, Lieutenants Matthews, and Pool,
all gentlemen and true soldiers, assisted BY
our proficient Orderly ". B. Smith, is fast
becoming very proficient in drill. As far
as. 1 know all from Xenia are well. With
to all Xenia-I remain truly
yours, H.C.E.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
THE WAR.
By TELEGRAPH-
Lee RetroatSd to the South
Anna.
Our advance to Reach that POlnf
on Tuesday night:
1000 Rebel Prisoners Captured: !.
Oar Loss b be O6ase, BOD
To the associated Press.
Official Var BRHefin-

Offcial Var BuHsfin-
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, !
May a. 10 p. u.
Mqjor- General Diz:
A dispatch from Gen. Grant, dated II
o'clock last night, stttes that the army
novel from its position to the North Anna,
following closely Lees army. The 9th.
and 9th array Corps marched BY way Of
Harris store to Der;ehO's Ford, and the
5th Corps succeeded in effectiug crossing
and getting position without much op-
position.
Shortly after, however, they were vio-
lently attacked and handsomely repulsed
the assault without much lpss to us. We
captured some prisoners. Everything
looks exceedingly favorable
Anoth dispatch, giving in detail the
movements Of our corps, and speaking Of
the rebel assault on Warren's position,
saws he never heard more rapid firing
either Of artillery or musketry. The at
tack resulted in destructive repulse to
the enemy at the position attacked by
Hancock. The rebels we're intrenehed
and in considerable force between the
creeks. He had crossed the river, and
made pertinaoious resistance to his onset,
but before dark he had forced them from
their works and had driven them across
the stream.
It is also said that in these engagements
the slaughter of the enemy was great.
Our losses were inconsiderable. The reh-
els charged agai"st our artillery and suf-
fered especially from canister.
TSigned, EN-. STANTON.
Seey. Of War.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
Great American Tea Company.
THE GREAT
American Tea Company
81 VEsEY STREET, NEW YORK.
Since its Organilati0n, has created new erai the
history Of
Selling TEAS in this Country.

Selling TEAS in this Country.
A IL our Teas are selected BY Professional Tea
"A faster, expressly and exclusively for US, and
we never charge over Two Cents [.02 eents] per
pound above cost for original packages. =
We have but One Price to every one for each
quality, and that price is always marked on each
iample package st our store in plain figures.
We issue a Monthly Price Listof our Teas, which
will be sent free to all who order tive advise
every Tea Seller to see It. It comprises full
sortment selected for every locality in the States
Provinces, South America and West Indies In
this list each kind is divided into -Four Classes or
qualities, namely: Cargo, High Cargo, Fine, Fin
est that every one may understand from deserip-
tion and the prices annexed that the Company are
determined to undersell the whole tea trade.
We guarantee to sell all our Teas in original pack
ages at not over Two Cents per pound above cost,
believing this to be attractive to the many who have
heretofore been paying Enormous Profits.
Our business is largely done on orders, which we
always execute as well and promptly as though the
buyer came himself, giving true weights and tares,
and always guaran teeing every thing; our response
bility enabling us to do all we promise. Every
dealer can order his teas direct from the Company,
and parties doing business within Five Hundred
1901 miles Of New York. can Return Tea bought
Of US if they are not cheaper than they can buy
elsewhere, and the purchaser is dissatisfied with
his bargain, within fourteen [14l days, and have
the money refunded to him. Those who are over
Five Hundred miles can have thirty 1901 days, and
the same privileges extended to them.
Besides these advantages the Company will pay
An Expenses, both ways, if the Teas are returned.
Great American Tea Company,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERs,
81 Vesey st., New York.
no15.3m
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-05-31
The Forged PFOclamatlOn-AFFest
Of the Culprit
AEON tba Nar YorE Tlna.. 80 }

(From the New York Times, 21st)
Il turns out that J. Howard, Jr, city edi-
tor Of the Brooklyn Eagle, is the person who
forged the proclamation, and procured its in
sertion in ss many Of the city newspapers IS
he succeeded in dupiRgs Re has soknOWl-
edged the fact, and Waa sent down last ave-
ming 10 Fort Lafayette. He says he had no
other motive except to make alittle money
on the Stock Exchange, and that it never
occurred to him that his performances could
produce any more impor,ant or serious
effect
It seems that something like e week ago
Howard consulted Mr.. Kent, member Of the
firm Of Kent 8 Clapp brokers, as % the prob
able effect upon the market Of q proolama-
tion calling for 100000 more men Ne,
Kent gave him his opinion, aud sabloQuent-'
ly Howard showed him the draf 81 q proc
lamation which he claimed 20 know, through
secret channels Of Intelligence at Washing
ton, was about 10 be issued. After the
publication in thes World and Journal Of
Commerce on Wednesday morning, Mr..
Kent at once Identified the published proc
lamation with the draft which Howard had
shown him, and gave information OF the
10 Gen. Dix. Howard was