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The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-02-11
J. l.. BRowS,
Surgeon ll6th o. V. /.
BoorS' GENUINE LETTER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
The following paragraphs orc from an
authorized publication Of the letter from
John Miner Bolts, declining tho u. S.
ScnOto-ship from Virginia, Of which SO
much has been said in the newspapers:
"In the present condition OF the coun-
try and of The State of which am ma.
tive, aud to the manor born, could not
with propriety, aud with my convictions
Of duty, accept any appointment at 10
hands of either Of the numerous Govern
mcnts now exercising legislative powers
ovel any of the dismcmbcrcd fragments
ufwhat once constituted the proud and
rcvcred old commonwealth Of Virginia -
From the present aspect of affairs IL looks
us il the day wos not only far distant
when, ir ever, | may be of some service in
healing those discussions and distractions
growing out of tho misrepresentation
aud frauds that now divide the nation, the
State, and almost every locality, and re-
viviug the frO,crnal sympO,hics which,
though shattered for time, have never
yet been exiinguished. But this can
ouly he done, Il at all, by adhcring firmly
aud consistently to the opinions and
principles of long life, which had grown
with my growth and Strengthened with
my strength, until they have become a
part of my second nature. In other
words, must permit no shadow Of sus.
picion from any quarter to attach to my
unselfish patriotism or the disinterestcd
integrity Of my purpose, which the ac-
1o ptance of office might subject me 10.
The extent of my aspirations for the
present is to return good fo' evil TO the
once venerable and veneratcd, but now
poor down. trodlcn, shattered, heartless y
sacrificed and dilspidated old mother o.
States"
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Henry the third servant Of President
Davis, who has run away within th
weeks, escaped on Tuesday night, aud
was still at large last evening, Both the
others ran away on Tuesday.
IL is believed that some outside inhu
ence has been brought to boar upon the
Presidents servants 10 Induce them Ia
abscond, All of them are supported Ia
have gone Off with the intention of max
ing their way North, Heury, The butlrr
Will turn up in the north the ailcr-runpcr
of jeff Davis ooachman,' aud, like him,
will form the chicl attraction uf Puritan
lecture rooms, aud furnish for the press
"highly inter sting and intelligent state
ments' affecting the kitchen arrange
ments OF the Presidential mansion, ne a
sequel to the "intclligent barber" lrunl
Richmond. that couyulscd the Who'll,
North short time ago.
Henry, the last candidate r1r Y nkcC
ova,ions, is described as a tall, s,oully.
built mulutto, well hammered, with srit
voice, which is rather slim in volume 70,
so large man. lie had no quarrel will
his master, aud no cause can be assyne,
for his secession, other than he had re,
Gently been supplied with new ou,fi
of clothing and money, which he was vcr,
proud Of. and probably wanted io exhibit
TO the Yankees. He was slave of Rob
ert Ford. Esq, and had been in the prcsi
dents service for only two or lhrc,
months.
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Thc PRESIDENT. Body-Guard.

A company Of Ohio cavalry, commnn.
dcd by CAPTAIN Bennett, Of SCOTS 900,
has been appo tinted body guard to the
, President. They orc quartcrcd on the
grounds south of the Presidents house.
-Baifimore Transcript.
This is signif cant Of the change TINT
has taken place in our form Of govern
mcni. A body.guard Of soldiers for the
President! This is one Of the indico.
lions OF q Dictatorship.
The above extract from the baltimore
Transcript, and remarks thereon, nrc tn.
ken from "Thc Richlund Shicld'nnd Ban-
ncr," pubiched in Mansfield Ohio. This
Shield aud Banner s ono of the most vcn-
omous Of the Fernando Wood, VaIlan
digham, pcacc-at.uuy-pricc stripe Of pa
p,rs that we are acquainted with.
II is evidently more eager to hunt out
and chronicle the lOuis of the President
Of the government, than their virtues
and il would seem more delighted tu
chronicle a dolent Of the purposes of the
government 10 suppress the rebellion, II
defeat Of our urms than victory. at
least while the present Administration is
in power.
II is in the judgement of charity to say
the least that there is not an issue, with
out some fling, some iiucndo, some as
assault upon the President, his Cabinet,
The whole Administration, or political
parsons" 70, which the Editor seems to
th rrh the highett esteem,
The Administration aud the Clergy
nro both trembling under his Titanic
blows When piH he ccuso
But Look at the animus of his little
comment on the extract from "Thc
Transcript" We ure going to have n
" ID relationship ~ Every child knows
that Il is moonshne. Then the Prcsi-
dent should not have a body guard
Sad state of ,lirgs urcly, that It BE-.
comes necessary. Men of the politicu
stripe Of this Shield and Banner" mat
stood by aud saw gigantic conspirOc,
formed against the life of the nation ;
rebellion inougurt,cd that threatened Il
] tear down the Capitol; destroy or bcO
away the Archives Of the nation, gibbei
or make way in some other manner will
n newly clcct, d President and Congress
aud new, when they Grc ,uggng at 'h
nations life, and long to lay their rcbc
hands upon our noble President, spic
aud traitors on cv'ry hand, the Prcsidcr
:, must take no pains to preserve his lilt
, to guard against the sneakirg traitor
steel oh, no, this woull all be wron,
Preserve such uttcrnnccs to bo locke
, ut in the light Of the future and Of Fl
iurc not far distant
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fccrnEsrokprScE or THE TRrBuNE1
MORN MOUNTAIN, VA. Jan. "a, lsC

NoITH MOUNTAIN, Va, Jan. "a, 1864.
EDfroR TRIDUNE - SIR = ThiLking
you would be glad to get short commu-
ncation from this portion Of Gods be-
nighted heritage, | take the liberty Of
penning few lines for your valuable pa
per. have been placed in charge OF
dotochmcnts from number Of Regiments
ot this point. These attachments are
fjr the purpose Of guarding the Ohio and
Baltimore Railroad. The health Of the
/ boys is good, and the enlistments for
veterans is going on very rapidly. ! ex.
anime many tvcry day, aud with one
voice they swear TO never give up the
old Ship, till the broad stripes aud
bright stars nont in peaceful possession
over every foot Of these United States.
They also swear, if God suffers them
again to enjoy the comforts Of home aud
loved ones, that the atmosphere Of free
soil shall rot be polluted with one SYM
rnthising hcll-bOrn traitor to bis country
aud TO bis God. They utterly dctcst that
mnr, or men, v bo are SO lost TO oil u al
makes man noble. For them will say
the party that will dig up the disturbed
spirit of Benedict Arnold, clothc Il IN
lo,t humanity, and call il Valla udigham
are indeed lost. Such men the sol.
dicry swear vengeance upon. Yet, like
il was in the days of Noah, 80 it is at this
day. They sworc in that day, we are
told, being married, and given in mar
ringc, Notwithstanding, a divine that hung
suspended over their heads in form of q
black aud threatening cloud.
Mr.. Editor, that threat Of the great Jc.
hovoh was literally fu'fll,d. Soon that
cloud OF Gods divine vengeance opened
lis trtlt st,ic htute Of destruction upon
that people, and they were Destroyed
Now, Nonh cndcuvort to sayo them
from this terrible calamity, but 10 no ef-
feet. Noah built his ark Of safety
they, the people laughed at him, aud the
aud were fovcd. We have in this Dno
tecnth century, many Nodhs who stand
upon the walls of this free Zion, crying
as did Noah to the people, prepare ! pre-
pare ! come in come into this great
ark of safety, before it be too late Save
yourselves and your childrcn from this
mark I Cain. This blighting and with
cring curse of Benedict Arnold, or his
twin brother Vallaudighum, which must
be forever stamped upon their brows
Mr.. Editor, in conclusion let me say
in consideration of what hnvo nlrcad,
suffered at the hands Of these hcll-hori
traitors, and what may yet suflcr, Go
sparins my health and life, before this oil
ship Zion Is safely moorcd, | do not, an
cannot feel like icllowshipping, with tn
; direct enemies of our free institutions, q
lrast, | cannot till | can learn to fellow
ship with Belz bub, who belongs TO th
great family OF all traitors-and not Il
| learn to nuke my bed in hcll-and nc
till learn to minglc with the iraitor
souls of l776. Our Coloicl and Licu
: tenant Colonel, yes, in fact all the ,fl
ccrs and men of the 10th Ohio, or
I. brave and true men--descrving the
eountry's praise. Long may they live
: fight the enemies OF the Old Flag
More anon.
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THE 100000 CALL

The Presidents call for 6vn hundred
thousand men, has come without any
previous warning, although the course of
events, and the gcuvral feeling in favor
Of an overwhelming and decisive effort
to crush out the last spark of vitality in
the rebellion, might have prepared the
country for IL. No loynl man will, we
think, find in 1t any cluso Of complaint.
The rebels nrc preparing by sweeping
conscription of every able bodied man {, Z
one last, desperate effort, aud common
prrdcroo requires that their shall be no
lack of ,ieor on cur part TO meet them.
According To the plain rcSding of the
Proclamation, this order supcrccdcs the
call for three hundred thousand mcn,
made in O,tobcr last for January, aud
afterwards Postponed. II is therefore in
reality u call for two hundrcd.thousund
additional mcn.
Under the old call the quota OF Ohio
was 90 goo mcn; under the new call tic
total quota will therefore be over ls 900.
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Foreign News.
one Day Later from Europe
Arrival oftho Jura--The Danish situ
ation Unchanged.

PORTLAND, February 4.-The steam
ship Jura, from Liverpool on the 2lst,
via Londonderry on the 23d ult., arrived
this evening.
The Danish situation remains un-
changed, with more hopes Of a peaceful
solution, although the Austrian troops
had commenced marching into Schle'
swig.
The pirate Alabama was reported al
Singapore on the 22d Of December.
Hon. Miner Gibson had been address
ing his constituents at Ashton. He pre-
dc,ed speedy revival OF the cotton trade
and plentiful supplies. He combotcd
the idea that the American war was ben
eficial to England. He pointed out that
the rebel cruisers were lesson to Eng
land. Her commerce might be similarly
attacked at future time. aud the Gov
crnment must be supported in its efforts
to stop the supply of such vessels. H'
asserted iha, England has attcd toward
the Americans as shc would like Ameri
ca act toward her in similar emergcn
cics. He uttered no prophcsics as to tht
issue of the war, but co..tended that sla
very with tho whole motive, that The
South were the uggrcSsors in order t'
found save empire.
The great Eastern lottery scheme has
been abandoned. Another suit has beer
commenced against her. Capt. Patton
had the vessel arrested on claim o
f2,000
The Danish refused OF the Austria ant
Prussian demand lad reached these gov
rrnments and is announced.
The Austrian Prussia troops woul'
march without further delay into Schcl
wig.
Frankton letters say the opinion pre-
vaiIed that Austria aud Prussia mus
have come to definite understandin!
with England.
The London Globe expressed conf
dcnce that peace will be maintained
now that two substantial government
have substituted themselves for the shad
owy German dict.
France.
The debate on the address still contin
ued in the Chamb of Deputies. Al
the Opposition amendments have bee
r,jcc.ed, but in one case they obtainc'
sixty two votes.
According to the latest estimate, ar
plicants for the loan we're expected t
reach fifteen or twenty times the amour
To be allotted.
BERLIN, Ilnu1ry 2l.-It is ossertc
that Russia declares tlat it the Londu
protocol be suspended, she will immed
atcly renew her claim to GottUrp, u POI
ton of Hulstcin.
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Orange G.. H., bu, had hardly progressed
two miles whcr they were opened on
from ~ guns. Atlcking the rebel torc'
working aud supporting their guns, W.
drove them from their position with con.
siderable loss in killed and wounded nht
pr;soncrs, our loss in the affair being 30
The mass of our infantry then rc-crossed
the Rapidap, leaving u force to hold the
rills pits first lukcn until the operations
of our cavalry that had moved by n dil'
/ Ccrent route had terminated. Heavy mr.
iua is said to have lbccn hca ycsicrd' y
aud It was believed no ,ut Cnlp"ppcr that
our cavalry was then cngngcc with TN
enemy il had been seeking.
FORTRESS MONROE, + b. 3.
The Richmond Examinrr Of today
contains the following:
CHARLESTON, Feb. g. - Eighty -cighi
shots were fred at the city to day. The
enemy has been hauling ammunition oil
day to Gregg and Cummings Po'nt bat
tories. There was large fire on FOXY
Island to-day supposed to hove bccn cn,s'
ed by the burning Of the Yankee bosp-
tails. A gunbont in the Edsto river Is
lying high and dry. II is believed II VIII
BIO destroyed.
FoRr MONROE, Feb. 3.
Tho steamer s.. X. Spouldng arrived
this evening from Bcnu'ord.
Tclcgrnphic communication had bccn
resumed with Ncwbern. The enemy
had retired and all was quiet.
CHARLEsroN, Fb. THE enemy
has ceased firing on the city, hut com
tnuo working on the batteries and haul
ing ammunition.
MomLE, Feb. q. The enemy crossed
the Big Black yesterday. II furco cor-
sisted Of Ex rcgimCnts Of infantry, two ui
cavalry, and two batteries. A. the rail-
roud bridge ut Messengers, they altcm {.
ed to cross, but luilcd. Tho city IL uli
Of rumors, and some excitement prcvnilSi
but the people generally nrc confident
that the enemy is 10000 strong. q NJ
rral Ross whipped their cavalry, ycstcr-
DIV, on the Yozoo.
RICHMOND, Feb. S.--l edmond is
threatened by the enemy. Our picket Is
were driven in on Saturday night, nt
Bottoms Bridge, ~ miles froin Rich
mond. The enemy crossed the York
river H. II, near Despatch Station.
A largo force massed ut Bnrk'rsville
moved forward to Tullisvllc, yesterday
p. NJ, aud was soon advancing their for.
ces, which consists Of three brigudcs Of
Infantry, four regiments Of cavalry and
.wolvc pieces Of artillery.
The cncmy's demonstration yesterday
vas probably intended ue n rcconnois-
'unce preliminary to an important col
sion to-day. Certainly the enemy has
,ome in numbers which preclude the
dca Of a mere raid.
CHARLESTON, Feb. o. Eighty shots
we're iilcd 1T the city to-day. Tho muni.
urs fred | and II inch shells.
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News irun Charleston.

NEw YoRK, Fcbuary 6.-Thc guuboat
F,nmbcuu, from of Charleston on the
night Of the lst, has arrived.
General GILMORE keeps up slow bu,
regular firing ON Charleston, averaging
three shells every five minutes.
TIL rdbels huyc mounted five guns ir
Sumtcr, piled up sand bags, aud cut ra.
vines through the rubbish, General Gil.
more keeps good surveillance over il
though, aud its garrison is enabled to dc
but liltlc.
The navy is still quietly picketing the
harbor.
The attempt to raise the Wcchawken
will probably prove failure.
Charleston does not yet show many
marks of our FIRE.
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IL this Trucl-A correspondent, of
the New York Tribune writes from John,
sous Island that 300 OF tho prisoners
there are ready TO tako the oath of allegi
oncc. A perfect reign oftcrror is main
TUNED by the incorrigihle traitors in the
prison over any they suspect of being
desirous to take the oath. Not long since
a captain wrote o letter to one of his
nicnds in Alabama, strongly expressing
the hope that General Gilmore would
take Charleston. One of the meu en-.
ployed to examine the letters sent South
copied this, and had !, published, The
printed extract met the eye OF the pris-
oners and caused much excitement. A
committee waited on the supposed author
lie was asked il he wrote the letter, the
committee waiting with rope In theil
hands, He asked fifteen minutes to an
swer. The depu,ation were 10th to de.
part, aud were urged by the crowd of pis,
ouers 10 hang the Yankee spy on the
spot" The only hope of escape was ia
the arrival Of some Of the guard before
the expiration of the allotted time. A
corp raj reached him just in pmc tC
rescue him and save his life,
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LEGAL SP PORT.

A. d. Richardson, correspondent of
the New York Tribune, now prisoner
in Castle Thunder, at Richmond, re- lntcs
the following: professionally we have
bit Of fun. The other night We tried
oar CommissUry, who distributes the
rutions in our room, for "mnlrc lrcnsance in
Office" for only issuing soup when he
ought to issue meat, and pocketng the
difference. Two of the correspondents
were counci for prosecution and defence,
and occupied the bench. A slip from
a Richmond paper being objected to as
testimony, il was decided that unylhing
published in any news paper must be true
aud was competent evidence in this court
There was good deal of remarkable
testimony, aud still more remarkable law
quoted in English, Latin, French ant
Greek. The Commissary was finally
found guilty, aud, after an address upor
the enormily of the offence, sentenced t.
tike quart Of his own SOUP at one meal
Council were fined for contempt of court
jurors placed under arrest for going ic
sleep; when the spectators b. came bois-
ferrous, the sheriff was ordered TO clear
the court house, and during a certain
testimony the ladies' were requested to
Withdraw. Altogether it was droll
affair, and good many were sore with
laughter the next morning."
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OF A humorous writer in the Chicago
Post describes how he got out of bad
scrape in the Police Court;
"The next morning the Judge of the
Police Court sent for me. went down,
and he received me cordially--sa;d he
had heard of the wonderful things l had
accomplished at Bryant's Hall, and was
proud OF me. was promising young
man aud all that, Then he offered a
toast: "Guilty or not guiltyl" Ireplied
mi brief but eloquent speech, setting
forth the Importance of the occasion that
had brought us together. After the
usual ceremonies loaned the city ten
dollars"
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From the Richmond Examiner Jan. 90.
Rebel WrangIing.

We are told the Yankees derive great
encouragement from our wrangling, and
expect the dissolution of our league to
follow close in the wake Of our dissen-
sions. If these dissensions had any re.
ference to submission; if we were de.
batting the expedience Of accepting Lin.
coln's amnesty, the Yankees would dc
well to be jubilant !; but as our disputes
relate simply to the heat method OF re.
pelling tho invader, as we are all agreed
on the policy of dispa,ching Cerbeus
and no, espelling him, we can sec ne
reason Why our enemies should be ex-
ullant,
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w "A II
for tbt o(nion.



Our dispatches ftum Knoxville ant
Chattanooga report The situation at those
places. The TURNER ure to the alst uli
In cavalry 6ght on the goth, we were
not successful. Our forces werc gradual
" falling back toward Knoxville, press
ed pretty closely by the enemy. Com.
munication with Cumberland Gap was a'
good us suspended. The rebel cavalry
were north of the Holston and took pris.
oners within fyc miles Of KnoIyillc.---
We have private ndviccs which say That
tho rebels arc having things pretty much
their own way. The writer sovs. "There
is but one opinion with regard TO the
management NJ matters, and that Is that
the thing IL most curscdly botchcd ~
General ScnoriELD, as is known. has
been assigned 10 command in thnt de-
psrtment. lie Is probably there now
We confidently anticipate better state
of affairs when he gets hold Of the rcins.
lie has splcujid opportunity TO dis
tinguish himself and wipe out the blcm-
i.h his reputation suffered in Missouri
General ScHoriELD luilrd utterly in man
aging political matters, but as military
man he |. spoken highly ofby those
whose opinions are valuable and who
speak from observation. IL he succeeds
in bringing order out of confusion in East
Tennessee, and sends LoSGsrRgET back
bowling, with broken nosc--his double
stnr., one of which is now suspended in
the Senate, will bo fixed permanently up.
on his shoulders. By way OF Richmond
wc have udviccs from LoNGsrREEr's front
to the 9th inst. No further lighting is
reported.
From Chattanooga the news, though
not very important, is quite interesting.
The danger to our right wing is past
General LOGAN had made rccOnnois-
uncc and returned TO Huntsville, without
oncountcring the enemy. The rebels
were still at Dalton, but the indications
were they would not fight nearer than
Kingston or Atlanta. Reports were that
endorsements had been scnt TO LONG.
STREET, in the shape Of infantry mounted
on artillery horses. Only small por-
ton of JonSsroS's army had been sent to
Mobile. Dcscricrs continued to come in
freely. One thousand aud iorly-cight
were registered ut Chat nnogn during
January. aud one hundred aud ten arrived
the frs, day Of this month. J,nS Nor
oAS was reported to be getting ready for
n ruid.
The depot wus burned at Chattanooga
Saturday night, with large quantity of
clothing.
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Farmers Mutual Relief
ASSOCIATION.

TIE Annual Election of said AS
s, citation will be held ut the White Hall
School House" three miles North east of
TilIin, Seneca county, Ohio, on FRIDAY,
MARCH ith. 1864, betwrrn the hours oi
aud o'clnck, T. NJ. for the election Of
Five Trustees for the ensuing year. All
m, mbcrs are requested to b. present, as ima,
ortunt Constitutional Amendments hgvu
been proposed which will be submitted for
the cunsidcrat ion oi the Association. q,
JOHN GUISBERT, Prcst.
n. NJ NriKiRK. Scc'ry.
February II, '6l. l9-3s-
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AttacN ou Nl0biic.

NIw YoRK, +, bruary "a Washing
ton dispatch, last evening, to the PhiG
dclphia Ledger, says runners are current
that combin'd attack, by the fleet IN,
der Farragut and some 10000 troops, b,
way of lascngoula, was made upon No
bile Oh Saturday last.
IL this be 50, We should hear of Il
through the ri ihnond papers due to day
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Concavo-Conyex Ellipsis.

They will uottre the eye in reading,writ-
ing or sowing the Creates length of time,
VIII th er by day or candle light
Mr. Rich grinds the SIheroidal Glasses to
suit far or near sighted persons.
Tie hes also on hand gond assortment Of
Marine, Opera, and MaEnfying Glasses,
Microscopes. Stercscopes. Magic Lanterns,
and all kinds of Optical and Mathenat cal
Instruments.
C5y' Office at J. F. MARQUARDT'S
Drug Store, for few Gays.
Feb IL, 1864. l9--tf.
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To Hon. T.. NJ. Stanton:
New YoRk, Feb. 8,


The report circulated to-day that Mo-
bile was taken with 40 900 bales of cot.
un, &c., was lie to effect the gold
market.
WASHINGTON, Feb, &.
The Star Of this evening hus the lul.
lowing; Prr,ies from the front represent
that we experienced considerable loss ON
the return Of our troops from the late dc.
mobstraiion. II is stated that some of
our pontoons werc lost az the Rapidan,
wh,rcby the enemy was enabled 10 pick
M some OF our men who had not re-.
crossed. IL is also stated that a rebel
cavalry force. crossing above Morion's
Ford, Intercepted couple OF our Regi.
menls, who were forced TO cut their way
through with some loss. These reports,
Il should be added, are not AT all deiinite,
aud bay, not up 10 noon 10 day been con.
fined by anything received at the Wur
Department..
Parties arriving from the front this a
NJ, state that when our troops pushed
Lcross at Germania Ford they found th,
II bel rife pits in the immediate yioinit,
cupied ly but 25 plckets who threw
Gown their arms nnd surrendered, stating
that there was no rebel force within tel
milee. Immediately thereafter our for
oes pushed ahsad in the direction o