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Year: 1864

Twas a terrible fight the soldier said


"Our colonel was one of the first to fall,


Shot dead on the field by riae-ball-
A Braver heart than this never bled.'
group for the ,ainter's art were they:


The soldier with SCARED and sunburnt face,
fair-haired girl, full of youth and grace,
And her aged mother wrinkled and gray.
These three in the porch, wEere the sunlight came
Through the tangled leaves of the jasmine-vine,
Splitting itself like golden wine, .......
And fecking the doorway with rings of flame.
The soldier had stopped to rest by the way,


Fer the air was sultry with summer heat;


The road was like ashes under his feet,
And weary distance before him lay.
..Yes, terrible fight our Ensign was shot


As the order to charge was given the men,


When one from the ranks seized our colors, and


then


He, too, fell dead on the self-same spot.
"A handsome boy was this last his hair


Clustered in curs round his noble brow


can almost fancy l see him now,
With the scarlet stain on his face so fair"
.What was his name ?-have you never heard p


Where was he from, this youth who fell?


And your regiment, stranger, what was it
.. tell ~ i
'Our regiment? 1t was the twenty third"
The color fed from the young girls cheek,


Leaving it as white as the face of the dead;


The mother lifted her eyes and said:
"Pity my daughter-in mercy speak !"
II never knew aught of this gallant youth"
The soldier answered, mot even his name,
Or from what part of our state he came
As God is above, Ispeak the truth
"But when we buried our dead that night


took from his breast this picture--see


1t is as like him as like can be;
Hold it this way, toward the light
One glance, aud look, half sad half wild,


Passed over her face, which grew more pale,


Then passionate, hopeless, heart-broken wall
And the mother bent low o'er the prostrate child
Year: 1864

ca John Newton Of Ferrisburg while
pitching hay off the stack some three
weeks since, was thrown off by violent
gush of wind, and fell on his pitchfork,
his light thigh was trans6xed by all three
tines of the fork. He lay for some time
before help came and it took the full
strength of man to draw out the fork.
Mr.. Newton will probably recover though
the wound was serious one.
Year: 1864

Lieutenant Bailey, of the 10th Regiment.
New York Volunteers writes from Anandale
on the l4lh utimo:


did not expect, when left you in
Rochester, and promised to write to you
that should visit the batlle-fields of the
Wilderness again at this early period, if al
all. arrived in camp on Sunday afternoon
after leaving you, and was placed on duty as
officer of the guard; and the day following
was detailed as one of the officers to accom-.
pany an expedition Of 500 cavalry to guard
an ambulance train, and Iescue our wounded
who were yet in the hands of the enemy,
whom they had placed under guard and were
removing to Richmond as fast AS possible,
as prisoners. We arrived at the United
States Ford, on the Rapdan, Friday night;
crossed Saturday morning, and at 10 found
deserted hospital where the trstrhree days
of the battle were fought. To within about
mile of this the dead of both armies had
been buried but from this to the next hos
pilal, about Is miles, the dead remain as
death found them 1t is scene shall not
attemp, to describe, and so utterly awful
that could not do it, 1t is estimated that
$4,000 of our men, and as many or more OF
the rebels lie here unburied; and AS six weeks
have passed since the battle, Imagination
in its widest fancies cannot begin to paint
the spectacle. must pass it. After pas
sing through this wilderness of death. we
found another hospital, surprised the guards,
and took possession, and found about sixty
wounded in charge of one Of our surgeons,
he being prisoner also. We did not stop
to inquire to whom or what side they be-
lonced, whether friend or foe, but commence
ell at once to put them into our ambulances
and to make oar way out of this wilderness
and shadow of death, Fastening on our way
to Washington. An official account Of the
expedition will doubtless soon be made. We
did not allow anv talking with the men
many of them had all they could bear to
endure the transit; and as nearly the whole
Of them were unable to sit up, and as some
of them had limbs amputa,ed, we judged a
portion would die on the way, with all the
care we could exercise, and so they did. Al
to the care they had received, they all say
that AS much had been done for them as
under the circumstances was possible. They
all expressed great satisfaction that we ha'
come after them, and that they were going
with us back under the old flag. One seem
affected me much. 1t was found that on
poor fellow was totally unfit to be removed
and when we told him so he said, take m
with you as far as can 60, and let me die OF
the way home-if you do not, shall craw
after the train as long as life lasts, and the'
die on the field with my comrades" W.
pnt him into the ambulance, and brough
him along until death relieved him, and the
stopped and buried him. His lasts word
were, Nov, know Tn dying, but ! kno'
| shall not be left above ground for vnlture
to feed upon, as my comrades were. N
one had any words, but all had tears here.
Year: 1864

DETAILED MEN-It will be seen by the order
which We publish to-day that all detailed men, in
cluding those who have entered into bonds 10 furn
ish provisions to the government are at once or
dered into service. The order is to be executed
within the shortest possible time"


To say nothing of this Palpabe breach Of faith
towards the bonded men, this order placing in
vice all detailed men, and the State order placing
the Home Guard in the field, will cause the loss of
large quantity of corn, peas, potatoes, and the
like, and will prevent the seeding Of thousands of
acres in wheat. We cannot hope to cope with the
enemy in numbers We should look rather to
strategy and rapid fighting. If all the able bodied
farmers and mechanics are. taken away and Put in
the army, tie country must, sooner or later, b.
cone a desolation. But it is useless to protcS., or
to argue with those who have the control OF pniic
sfFsirs. They will have their way at ali hHz rdS
and to the last extremity WISE forecas:;ng,
thoughtful persons can only sit down and aw4i; re-
suits, hoping at the same time that Providence will
have mercy the country and overrule every thing
for good.
Year: 1864

The Presidents SPEECH AT GREENsBoRouGH.-
We are indebted to an esteemed correspondent for


sketch of the Presidents recent speech at Green's
borough from which it will be seen that the Pres-
dent SAID the conscrpt law had been more thorough
ly enforced in North Carolina than in any 9TH
er State We have known this all along. North
Carolina has contributed not less than one hundred
and ten thousand men to the Confederate service
One half of Gen. Eaiys army in tie Valley Of Vir-
ginia, is composed Of North. Caroliaians; and one
third of Gen. Lees army around Petersburg and
Richmond are North CarolIians.


We learn that the Governors of the Confederate
States will meet each other and consult the state
of the country at Augusta, Georgia, on Monday
next Gov Vance was expected to leave for Au-
gusta on Thursday night last We have no means
of knowing the particular object OF this consulta.
ton but it should be distinctly understood that
North Carolina hIving done more than her duty in
this contest cannot spare any more men without
leaving her people at home to the depredations of
deserterS and slaves, and subecting her people TO
the utmost distress for food and clothing If these
Governors are 10 meet and consult as to the best
means for enSuriag speedy peace then the prayers
and good wishes of the great body of our people
will attend them; but We fear that war, and not
peace viii form the burden of their consultations.
Year: 1864

We find the following in the last Columbia South
CaroliniGn:


MEssEs, EDITORS Permit me through your col
umns to suggest to the people of this District the
proPriety Of public meeting, to discuss the policy
recommended by Mr. Boyce to President Davis, in
his letter recently publl-hed in the Daily South
ern Guardian II the views of Mr.. Boyce are the
views of majority of the people whom he repre-
sents, let us know it. But if his proposed policy is
considered unpatriotic and prejudcial to the sue
cess Of our cause, we believe it to be, no feeling
OF personal kindness should restrain an unanimous
denunciation oft, and demand upon him to leave
his high station and give place to another, who
asking no terms from Northern friends will devote
all his energy and abilities TO the establishment of
Southern independence


lfpo voice of diSapprobation is raised, this dan.
gerous letter will go forth to the world perhaps to
history, as the expression the part of their rep
reSentatve of the sentiments of the Sixth Congress
sional District Of South Carolina


RIGHT AND
Year: 1864

The draft for the Home Guard of Wake County
took place in this City on Wednesday last. The
attendance was not so full as it should have been.
We learn that those belonging to the irst class will
serve for thirty days, and then be relieved by the
second class, and the latter relieved by the third
class. None of the officers are exempted, but all
CT them will have to go in one of the claSses.-
With the exception of few State and Confederate
officers, and such actually necessary Rail
roads and in government workshops and a few
printers physicians, and ministers of the Gospel,
the whole of our male population from seventeen
to fifty now under orders for service. The fl
teen negro men belong to the IICrne Guard.
Year: 1864

MADNEss.-The Richmond Enquirer and Lynch
burg p'rginian are urging Congress to raise negro
troops to fight under the Confederate flag! Has it
come to that? The proposition is wcitby only Of
political desperadoes. 1t is so ridiculous, so ruin
Gus even at the first blush, and so full of madness
that we shall not discuss it. We merely allude to
it as one of the signs Of the times. If We cannot
maintain our freedom without calling on slaves
TO aid on the field of battle had as well give
up the contest
Year: 1864

Returned prisoners, almost to man, express the
opinion, so learn, that lincoln will be elected
by an overwhelming majority. This comedies with
the view we have all eady taken of the matter, and
with ali the intelligence have received from the
North for many days past. If any think different
ly, they indulge deluSion, and the sooner they get
rid Of IT and of every other, the Richmond
Hin
Year: 1864

We readily foresee the cue which the disguised
editor OF the Conservative is about to take in ref
erence to the action of the St,:ts Council We
shall be prepared for it. Honest people begin to
think that less mystery and less subterfuge would
be more becoming in high places. Even to obtain
the liIle good get it will not be possible always
to tolerate political duplci'y. 70 begin with the
real editor of the Conservative had better show his
face Confederate Oct. 18Th.
Year: 1864

We learn that the recent frost vas killing one
in Rockingham and the surrounding Counties in
this State. All the tobacco uncut was killed At
least one-hal Of the crop supposed to have been
lost.
Year: 1864

The late call for the Home Guard to turn out and
defend the soil of the State against the enemy af
fords an excellent opportunity to those original
secesscniSts to volunteer who have been constant
ly saying they would go to the war whenever their
services were needed Now is the time gentlemen
The soil of your own State is to be defended, and
every man will lie needed. Do not hide behind
imaginary diseases or little Confederate commits
sions. Oar columns are open to record the names
of volunteers. and we will take particular pleasure
in publishing the names Of such original secession.
lists as may volunteer in the largest sort Of letters.
The COnfedcracy has placed its destiny in the
hands Of President Davis We have no desire to
transfer it to other hands, Conservative.


We deny The proposition. The Confederacy has
not "placed its destiny" in the han IS of any one
man. It's destiny is in the hands of the army, of
the Congress, and of the people generally. Mr.
Davis is merely an Executive officer. He is no
Dictator, though it must be confessed that he fire.
quently acts as The were one.


The ConserU Uatire says it has no desire to see our
destiny as people transferred to other hands We
differ with that paper. We should be much graft
fed Mr.. Davis would resign, and let Mr.. Stephens





cent Southern speeches. that he did not desire to be
Prcsident-that he felt he had military talent
and that he preferred to serve in the field. The
time has come when the services of every man Of
military genius are needed.


We do not see how the Conservative can claim to
he Conservative in its principles and sentiments
while it thus unequivocally endorses the admins
tration of Mr. Davis That administration has been
uniformly and bitterly hostile to every principle
held by the Conservatives of this State, and has
made name in history by its special opposition to
those great princ pies of civil liberty which the
Conservative party was established.
Year: 1864

PLATING OF THE KEARsARGE.-The /" iron
plating of the kearsarge. of which the Brit
ish papers have been blowing so loudly. was
only the4precaution taken by the gexecutive
officer to cover that part cf her sides outside
Of the boilers and engines with chains The
idea was known to Semmes, but he refused
to avail himself of it. and got licked for his
neglect. The difference between a good a.eei
Ger and a common one is made up of just
such little points. as the difference between a
first and second class race horse is only a
second or two. The second or two wins the
-aca
Year: 1864

reasct that sound mind and body the most nsces-
sary requisites to promote connubial happiness. In
deed without these the journey through life becomes
weary pilgrimage the prospect hourly darkens 70 tne
view: the mind becomes Swallowed With despair and


allied with the melancholy reflection that the happiness
of an nthar hecomaa blighted with our own,
Year: 1864

There seems to be a singular want Of una
ulmlty in the two branches Of Congress o. pom the
communication question. The House, a day or
two since, refused to repeal the $500 commuta-
tlon clause by vote OF 100 to so, and last even
ing the Senate repealed 1t by vote Of "a to T..
1t Is understood that this important question is
not settled yet, and that there lie probability
that the House will recede from ts former vote.
Congress ought certainly, before the adjourn
ment, to provide in the best manner for raising
the number of men requisite to finish up the
rebellion.
Year: 1864

Up to the hour of going to press we have
nothing from the army later than Is contained
In our extra edition.


We learn fact with regard to the situation
which must be gratifying to every loyal citizen
to know. 1t is, that Gen. Grant, in all hls In
torylews with the President, while the lat.
ter was at the front, neer complained
t'0, he did not hare men and supple,
enough. He never hinted that he wanted an.
other man or q single thing more than be now
possesses. The army is In aperfect condition,
and In excellent health and spirits.
Year: 1864

TRANSFORMATION OF THE Wo' 'NDBp.-Our
wounded at City Point are being sent to New
York. The steamers Connecticut and State of
Maine are the only two hospital transports
which will run to this city.
Year: 1864

BE up and doing. Go to the polls and
deposit your votes; then see that none of
these reasonable scoundrels smuggly
theirs in. You have a double duty to
perform. Omit it not Vote the Union
ticket, if you would not have yourselves
and city given up to the mercy of these
and kindred rebels.
Year: 1864

fcrerce upon the subject, and the result arrived
. thai the whole Of the Applications were
refused; but arrangements have been made whereby
the public NAV be- assured oS knowing what really
occurs and that wha takes place al the last moment
that IN Of the sceus Of that
place within the prison upon the occasion Of ths sxeCu
tion OF Hooker la 1845, the Homo Secretary issued
order directing heucforward stranger should be
admitted within any prison the morning of an execu
too and although this order s 10 general strictly en-


forced The snsrns felt that the present occasion,
having regard 20 the character o the crme and the
uaordnsry interest that has been created by p the
puoho MIND they ought not o. undertake the respons


biuy OF mfnonicaiine the details of any statement
made by tho culprit with reference 70 the crime
such statement should be made by him. but that tho
proper course and the likely 20 be
10 the public, that this should be done by s0me
properly accredited representative Of tho press.
Year: 1864

A careless sailor, on going to sea, re-
piled to his religious brother in words like
these: - Tom, You talk great deal about
religion and Providence and if were to
be wrecked. and ship should heave in
sight, and take me off. | suppose YOU
would call ii a merciful Providence
It's all very we'll, but l believe no such
thing. These things happen like other
things. by mere chance, and you call it
Providence-that's all" He went upon
his voyage, and the case he put hypothetl-
cally was soon literally true I; he was
wrecked and remained upon the wreck
three days, when ship appeared, and,
seeing the signal of his distress, came to
his relief lie returned, and, in relating
the case. said to his brother, oh Tom.
when that ship hove in sight, my words
to you came in moment into my mind
like bolt Of thunder, of which | have
never got rid and now think it is no
more than an act OF common gratitude to
give meself up to Him who pitied and
saved me-"
Year: 1864

From the excellent report of the Maine
board of agriculture of 1888, we eondense
the following. In the first place, the ear
ly planting werein virgin soil full of veg
etable mold from the decay of forest trees
and leaves for centuries. containing in
abundance, all the elements necessary 10
a thrifty growth. Thousands of trees
have since then been set upon lands great
ly exhausted by repeated groupings, with
insufficient returns, and they have literally
starved. A remedy for this is properly
manuring with compost of leaf mold,
wood-ashes and lime; stable manure may
he added to advantage. Again, the ear
lier planted trees were generally well shell
tered by the native forest growth.


The value CT shelter in such a climate
;lS ours has never been sufficiently appre-
ciated. The success which has attended
the planting of rows of evergreens for
screens, is really surprising, and warrants
the belief that no more judicious invest
ment can be made for young orchards in ex-
posed situations, than the planting of ever
green screens simultaneous with, or better
still, previous to the planting out of fruit
trees.


Another cause of failure may be found
in the fact that new soils of a tenaciou:
character do not suffer from the presence
of stagnant water so much while filled
with roots. as after these roots and stump:
have decayed and the soil fallen into g
more compact and less pervious state
Thorough draining must remedy this de.
feet. Every observing person knows
that our best orchards are upon very
strong rocky or stony soil, with a dry o.
porous Subsoil.


Still another reason for the longevity o
the first paintings was the fact that they
were seedlings, crown on the farmers OWL
land, or in the immediate vicinity, as they
were plenty, only the best were selected
for permanent planting. The simple tact
that they had thus grown upon the spot Is
conclusive evidence that they were hardy,
thrifty and adapted to the soil and eli
mate
Year: 1864

In eases of great exhaustion, attended
with cerebral weakness. produced by Sc
we're labor or any other cause. prepare
ton from beef may be used instead of
brandy, and it exerts rapidly stimulat-
ing power over the brain. 1t is thus
made Chop up lean beef, place it in a
pan and subj ect it for an hour or more to
heat by keeping the pan in a vessel of
boiling water: the fat. fiber and essence
will distinctly separate. Strain the liquid
portions from the fiber. and remove from
1t the fat by means of blotting paper. \
highly aromatic amber-colored liquid, OF
an agreeable flavor, will remain. This is
the required stimulant Unlike common
beef tea. Its effect is stimulating rather
than nutritious.-HaNs Journal OF Health.
Year: 1864

PUNCTUALIrY. Method is the very
hinge OF business. and there is no method
without punctallty. The want of it not
only infringes on necessary duty. but
sometimes excludes this duty. PunctuaI-
ity is important as it gains time. 1t is
like packing things in a box; a good pack
er will get in twice as much as poor
one. The calmness of mind which it pro-
duce> is another advantage of punctualitv.
a disorderly man is always in a hurry
he has 10 time to speak to you. because
he is going elsewhere: and when he gets
there he Is too late for his business, or he
must hurry away to another before he can
finish it. 1t was wise maxim of the
Duke OF Newcastle, Il do one thing at a
time"
Year: 1864

lieved by many true men that "Slavery is
dead" There is not single copperhead
in Congress but win tell you that Slavery is
dead, that it could not be saved even by the
government But ask one of those same
copperheads to unite in repeating one Of
the props Of the divine inst tuition and
they win vote No toa man. Why do they
vote no ? Does not every man know that
iftbe copperhead party believed to-day that
slavery was really dead that they would be
the very first at its funeral, and the loudest
to swear that It was them who did it, The
votes and action OF the party is because they
know that It is not dead and that they hope
thst it may never die. Slavery is in the
hands of the President He can kill it with
in the next six months if he so chooses


But It can only be killed in one way so soon,
and that is BY making free constitutions for
the Slave States, and 50 far the present ad-
ministration has appeared to be against the
immediate emancipationists rather than for
them in the slave States Missouri to-day
would have been free hut for the influence
of the administration. Stanly was sent to
North Carolina and Phelps to Arkansas.
both pro- slavery, and the Influence Of both
were exerted against the Presidents Eman.
fcipation Proclamation. IF Clay Caldwell
was made military governor Of Arkansas,
and men Of the same metal appointed to
Louisiana. Mississippi, Florida, and North
Carolina, and all instructed to organize the
Union men into Stale government--call
q convention, amend the constitutions Of
the States ab olishing slavery, and disfran-
chising rebels, and provide for the confisca-
ton of their property, and then letthe ad-
ministration endorse and protect these State
governments until the friends of free gov


ernment are thoroughly established, the
work is done, and to go on with the bslance
of the rebel States as fast As we get control
of them But this cannot be done under
such men as Staaly, Phelps, Gen. Steele or
that class. sao yif5 IOWA.
Year: 1864

E Do you wish our armies to stop In
their victorious career and be recalled Do
YOU wish JET Davis to triumph and secure
the independence Of the so called Southern
Copfederacyf Then vote for Mcclellan.
Year: 1864

1t was declared on Tuesday, as the
sense of the American people, that after
four years failure to restore the Demo
cratic party to power by the experiment
Of opposition to the Union, during
which, under the pretense of jealousy
of military necessity, it has abandoned
the obligations of patriotism, leopard
lied the peace of the free States, encour-
aged the enemy at the South, instigated
foreign intervention, sustained oppres-
sion, trampled upon the Constitution,
liberty and sacred rights. and impaired
the credit and material prosperity of the
country, justice humanity, patriotism
liberty and the public welfare alike
demand cessation of this hostility to
the Government, and that it shall have
the support of the united American peo-
pie in the war to suppress the rebellion,
to the end that peace may be restored on
the basis of the Constitution and the
National Union, with all the dignity
and rights unimpaired. Cincinnati Go
zetfc.