Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-06-28

Col. HARRY GILMORE, of Nd, who served
IN the late Confederate army, has written mar
ratiyc Of his personal experiences throughout
the late war, called "Four Years in the Saddle, I"
which has just been published We have only
seen extracts from the book, in the newspapers,
and they give us a very favorable idea Of its
merits and of the interest Of the work If any
body wants to know about the burning of
Chambcrsburg, Pennsylvania, and what hap.
pened before that in the Valley Of Virginia,
and what the Federal troops did, and what
Harry Gilmore did, under orders. let him read
the book; and he will find the burning Of
ytambersburg" mere circumstance to
other things, on the other SHE. Let us give
orc incident Gilmore had an interview, under
flag OF truce, with Major Olis, who had woun-
Geo him, &C. in skirmish only few days
before. They talked the matter over, as brave
:ce.i 90 when they meet, after the fight is done,
enc passed pleasant hour Or so together
Gilmore adds:-''When Hunter went up the
ALLEY, my companion registered his name at
he American Hotel in Stanton, Major Chas.
y. Otis, Dist New York cavalry, first Yank in
;c7-n, and SO it stands on the book COW. In
5,tauoton he bOasted to good many of the shot
..e mad made. He did not believe in making
'?ir on any but men in arms, who could fight.
.!omen and children he treated with respect
1nc considcraton-a rare thing in the Valley.
let this be remembered to the honor Of Mai.
:. lis, and to the rebuke Of others who acted so
differently! Let US give another Incident
fillmore says:
From the crest of the mountain we had an
extensive view, and beheld Hunters army en-
cHu1oed in the Valley, with large squads Of cav
Try moving in every direction, and, sad to tell,
armbers of houses, mills and barns on fire
5 turned to me and said, ''Doyou see that
a:Ge dense smoke about four miles up the Val
ley? That is from my fathers factory and
nil. Oh, God / can stand that if they will
~7hc has been in bed long time" In few
.nirutes after he had spoken, we saw flames
DUST forth from his dwelling. looked at
8; he had turned very pale.
md it is added, that he calmly and firmly"
race VOW of vengeance, in return Thank
COO all this is over, never, we hope, to re-
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Tell known State Rights antccedcnts of Chief
pstice Chase, and his declarations on that sub
,eci, when he was Governor of Ohio, asks,
'r'sls:t is the difference between the platform
o. which Governor Chase stood in Ohio, and
2st unon which Mr.. Davis stood in MISSISSIPPI
>: 3oth took shelter under State ''sover-
2,s2t5," and both asserted the right of State
'',c ct. The only difference is, that Gov
J2:so invoked State ''sovcreignty' against
s.: 7e.!, End Mr.. Davis invoked it for slavery"
u s veil known, and admitted by all candid
20 nat The South, (and Virginia especially, y
.:ec oas2 previously injured by the representa-
lo.:2 O.: {; fer, claiming to be citizens of the
jo':ia, but who have, in reality, no feelings in
common with the Southern people, and who
..e rs much alien to them, and as much oppos-
&C 10 them, as if they had been all their lives
associated and connected with the worst Radi-
5rls OF the worst Radical Northern State There
&c zaany good and true loyal Union men, who
inink on this subject precisely as we do.
:Ec'he Texas election for Governor has resulted
i large majority for Throckmorton, the con-
:er7atiye candidate.