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Year: 1863

stone. ltmadca fine spot for sharpshootcr
TO occupy. 1t was held to good effect bv
one vt our mayksmcn as three or four dead
rebels in front of the position give evidence.
Every conceivable corner was filled with
a Sharpshootcr always on the lookout for
the foe. IL was this tact that operated to
say the rebels in larger numbers. Their
loss on the right was very heavy, though
not So much SO as ON the left.


The extreme right OF the line is close
upon meadow on the bank or Rock Creek.
Here but few marks of the battle were
sccn the most of them being from cannon
shot Shat wcrc probably thrown from sin
gle batteries on the other side ot the creek.
Lines drawn from this point to the extreme
left and again from each wing. would form
u triangle. with the longest side in the rear.
The reader can obtain an idea OF the shape
OF the line OF baltic hv picturiug to him.
sell horseshoe the toe at the cemetery
and the wings at the heel The horsc.shoc
should hc widcued somewhat at the heel to
mako the illustration approach perfection
The officers with whom | have couycrscd
say the line was very nearly a quarter Of a
crclc. This position gave us great advau-
tagc over the rebels. We could conccn-
tratc ON either wing or ON the center bv
moving from two to three milcs. Acting
ON the circumference OF our outcr circle
Ice was forced to move ten miles to make
Il similar concentration. BY Watching Lee =
movements carefully, ton. Meade was able
to chcCImatc him ON each occasion.
Year: 1863

The following poem, which was probably the
earliest elected by the war--having been written
on the day of the Presidents first call for volun-
tcers-is especially appropriate for public reading
at war meetings
Year: 1863

Toll Roland, toll
Not in st. Bavons tower
Not at the midnight hour
Not from the Schelit to Xuyder Zee
But here, this side the sea
Toll here, in broad, bright day
For not by night awaits
A foe without the gates,
But perjured friends within betray,
And Treason walks the streets at noon


Toll Roland toll
Thy sound is not too soon
To arms Ring out the leaders CALI
Re-echo it from East to West,
Till every dauntess breast
Shal beat beneath plume and crest!


Toll Roland toll
Till cottager from cottage wall
Snatch pouch and powder-horn and gun
The heritage of sire to son
Ere half of Freedoms work was done


Toll Roland, toll
Till swords from scabbards leap!


Toll Roland, toll
What tears can widows weep
Less bitter than when brave men fall?


Toll Roland, toll
In shadOwed house and hall
Shall lie the soldiers pail,
And hearts shall break while graves are filled
Amen So God hath willed
But may His grace anont us all
Year: 1863

Our sharpshooters in some localities oc-
cupied novel positions. Onc of them found
the half of what had been once hollow
tree with hole left by the removal of
knot facing directly toward the ground
where the rebels advanced. lie was thus
provided with a convenient loophole from
which he could fire upon the enemy. An
other found nook between two rocks about
two feet wide by six or eight long, and as
many high. The end of this nook was to-
ward the rebels, and filed up with smaller
Year: 1863

Once more AT the Cemetery 7 stTuck
across the Baltimore Turnpike to the hill
that forms the extremity of the ridge on
which the main portion of our line of battle
was located. THIS hill overlooks the town
and the whole valley toward the north
west, where it runs off into the hilly
country in the direction of the Susquehauna,
1t was on this hill, just to the right of the
Cemetery, where the battery was posted
that the Tiger brigade, of Louisiana, at
tempted to take by a charge. have else
where spoken of this charge and the man
ner in which it was met by our troops.
Looking from this elevation down to the
valley below one can readily understand
the desperate nature of such charge,
That the Tigers succeeded in reaching the
guns and actually spiking one of them, ar
CUES great yalor on their part. Equal hero
Year: 1863

s5E The rebels don't take to the copperheads
Rather" says the 2ishmond Sentinel. "wonld
we join hands with a fend from the pit than with
Northern Democrats.


The Richmond Sentinel is the organ of JEFF
DAVIS. and undoubtedly expresses his sentiments
While the leading rebels are denouucing most
bitterly tie Northern Democracy, the abolition
press with equal positsveness charge that they
are sympathizing with and aiding the rebel cause.
Certainly the rebels know best who are their
friends and whittier they can look for ''aid and
comfort and with this knowledge, says JEFF
DAVIS organ. Rather would we Join hands with
a 6end from the pit than with Northern Demo
Gratis" We suppose the Richmond paper refers
to the abolitionists when il uses the term ''fend
from the pit" We do not wonder at this expires
sion Of hatred toward the Northern Democrats.
They know that the Democracy sincere and
uncompromising Unionsts-that they never
will consent to any arrangement of our national
Difficult ties which involves the separation of the
States or any loss of our national territory, and
that they will stand by the men of the South,
who are willing to return to their allegiance to
the old flag. With the abolitionists it is differ
eut. They favor the prosecution OF the war
not for the single purpose of restoring the nation
al authority, but as the means of abolishing
slavery After the Presidential election of 1860
all the leading Republican papers openly and per
sistenty advocated peaceable separation from
all the dissatisfied States, and to-day the Admin
istration organs are opposed to reunion upon any
other basis than the emancipation of slavery by
the rebel States The proclaimed policy of
CHARLES SUMNER and WENDELL PHILLIPS
and all the radicals is subjugation and
emancipation; and, rather than a restoration
of the Union it was, separation Of the free
and slave States. under independent governments.


twill be recollected that Mr.. CONWAY stated
in England that the abolitionists were willing to
recognize the independence of the Southern Con-
federacy upon the single condition that slavery
should be abolished.


No wonder that JEFF. DAVIS organ hates the
party which gives hope and courage to the Union
sentiment that beyond doubt exists in the
South, while that Of the aboIitionists. if there
was no division of sentiment in the North, would
force every man in the Confederate States to
zealously spouse the rebel cause Aud long ago
the rebellion would have fallen to pieces. If the
party in power had confined the prosecution of
the war. as Congress declared its purpose TO be
over the seeded States. without interfering with
the institutions or rights of the States guaranteed
by the Constitution
Year: 1863

After the Presidential election in 1860 the edi-
tor OF the Journal was in favor Of letting all the
dissatisfied States go in peace and violently op-
posed civil war or the pinning of the Union
together by bayonets. A change suddenly came
over the spirit Of bis dreams, and why? The edi-
tor aforesaid explains the reason He says the
men who have changed as he did from extreme
anti coercionists to violent coercionists were in


fuenced by sordid considerations or the desire
to make personal capital for future invest
ment" out OF it. AS the Journal man and all
his friends have been very busy making money
out of the war since its Inauguration, and very
careful to keep out Of the way of the enemy 8
bullets, the cause of his ranting for the war
with as much zeal as he rantcd against it, can
be easily appreciated. He stretched his con-
science in that regard with the same facility that
he stretched the public preting while officiating
as State Printer. See Auditors Report of 1861.
Year: 1863




Mr.. Samuel Hotaling writes as follows
to Collector Bullitt, Of New Orleans


I have been during many years engaged
at New York in the salt trade, and have
during that time sought 10 obtain the full
est information possible in regard to the
salt deposits and their developments, in
every country throughout the civilized
world; and l have often tried, since I was
informed of this salt mine, TO correctly
picture to my own mind the position and
the appearance oft but l can, after a per-
sonqi Inspection, only say, as did the Queen
Of Sheba, " Behold, the half was not told
me-"


Imagine, If you can, the granite quarry
Of Massachusetts, or the marble quarry Of
Vermont, to be solid deposits Of pure rock
salt, clean and transparent as so much
clear white ice, in one solid, lnexhausdble
mass, underlaying the earth, and you then
acquire an imperfect idea of the vastness
Of this salt formation


have been down into some of these salt
pits or quarries, and examined them to my
own entire satisfaction [ have brought
samples Of this saline deposit away with
me.


will, within few days after my re-
turn to New Orleans, make a full report
for our National Government Of the topO-
graphy Of the island, its relative situa-
fion, the particulars respecting the mine,
and also give correct analysis Of the
salt.
Year: 1863




Dispatches to the Herald from Head
quarters of the Army Of the Potomac, da-
ted June 18TH, states:


This morning we started again and TO
night the whole country south Of the Oc
caquan is left to the enemy.
1t is reported that the rebel cavalry are
at Chsmbersburg and that the enemy has
appeared at Brooks station. miles from
Acquis. The rebels will undoubtedly follow
us closely, though an engagement with the
pursuing forces is not anticipated. II
would probably be improper TO state where
our next line Of defences will be establish
although the enemy will doubtless know
before the publication Of this letter, but
Hooker is fastening with his entire army
to the defence of Washington and will oc
cupy a position best adapted to defeat the
plans of Lee.


To-day all is quiet Whether Lee at
tacks US or attempt another experiment in
Maryland remains to be determined. In
a few hours we shall be ready for him and
the fate of the rebel army of Northern Vir-
ginia will be decided in as many days


Lee undoubtedly has large force between
Warrenton and Culpepper, and those left
at Fredericksburg, numbering nearly
10000, will probably be added to that ar
my as soon as possible.


The public may be prepared for another
grand struggle near Washington or gi-
gantic Fizzle


The Herald's Washington dispatch says
the march from Falmouth to the present
position Of the army was a severe one, ma
ny of the soldiers tainted from the effects
Of the heat, and mules aud horses gave out
In third corps alone about 20 of the men
died by the way from sun stroke cav
airy force was left behind to take care Of
and bring in those who were exhausted.
The creeks and rivulets and even the
springs on the road were nearly dry and
afforded no relief.


Quite large number of army officers
left town to-day for the North to aid in or
ganizing and putting into the field the mi
litia that has been called out by the Pres
ident.


The rumOr is current that Colonel For
ney has counselled the restoration Of Gen
eral Mcclellan to the command Of the Ar
my Of the Potomac.


Persons report hearing cannonading in
the direction of CenterVille at early dawn
to day.


It is stated that should General MoClel-
Ian be authorized to issue call for volun-
teers to repel the invasion Of the border
free States, all the soldiers recently mus
tered out of the service to a man would
undoubtedly respond, and large number
of veterans would be suddenly improvised.
a Committee from Harrisburg waited on
the President tonight to urge the adoption
of this course.
Year: 1863

EDITOR LEADER:-In your Tri- Weekly of
the 18th see a notice headed ' Sherif's Of
fee, AshtabuIa county, O., June 6, 1863" in
regard to a statement made by myself in re-
latiOn to Peck, one of the parties arrested in
Thompson as one of the guests a. Atkins
house. I will now state that Mr.. Peck was
not on the lounge, but came out from the bed
room. After the candle was lit,
Peck sat on the lounge and put Oh his boots.
Furthermore, viii ask Sheriff Wright if he
knew who the parties were, or had any clue
to them, until about nine o'clock tho night
before their arrest; also who detailed the
men to 90 into the house; also who piloted
the party through the woods where the goods
we're hid Why does not the Sheriff of Ash
tabula county, Ohio, claim that honor ? One
of the parties that went into the house knows
this to be fact It is true that was not
in the house, but stood at the back window
when there was light struck, and there was
no one in the room but the Sheriff. Messrs.
Ray and Williams stood in the door waiting
for some demonstration on the part Of the oc-
cupants. They did not wait long. At that
moment Ralph Atkins jumped out of the win
dow and was knocked down and secured. I
will ask Sheriff Wright who arrested him
| The great secret in this matter is that one
half of this TRADE was started by parties in
this city. All have to say, people that live
in glass houses should not throw stones if
they are not capable they should not employ
a stool-pigeon to do it. rS


E. G. STEPHENS.
Year: 1863

ESCAPE OF CONvICT WHILE ON THE
CARs.-While Conductor Gale was passing
through his train when near Berlin Station
last evening he saw several passengers oceu-
pied in holding boot out of the window and
straining very much with the exertiOn. On
examination he discovered that the boot was
on mans foot, and the rash fellow was do
ing his best to crawl out of it. He finally
succeeded, tumbled on his head and escaped,
It was convict who was being taken to the
Penitentiary by the Sheriff of Ashtabula
county for seven years imprisonment. The
cars were stopped and crowd deplOyed in
the fields around, but were unsuccessful in
their search.
Year: 1863

RARE CuANcE.-Wc understand that
there is one chance left yet Whereby TO escape
the draft and not pay three hundred dollars
The S,h Cavalry is now forming under Col
Dorr, and all those who en- list will surely not
for those who are suspicious OF their luck at
games OF chance.
Year: 1863

New WARKHoUsE.--The Northern
Line Packet Company have leased the gr"nro
formerly occupied by one Of the stores IN Bur.
rows block, and have commenced clearing
away the rubbish preparatory to erecting a
two story warehouse for their own sccommo
da,ion. This improvement will do much TO
regulate the appearance OF that locality, and
i. is to be hoped that the rest Of The burnt
district will soon be reclaimed In its former
commercial position.
Year: 1863

The ONLY CoUNTEReHEcK.-The times
in which we live teen with wonders
Nothing seems impossible; F; for the impos-
sibilities of one year become the common
place eveats of the next.


Lightning presses, instantaneous commu-
nication between the most distant points,
and innumerable inventions for compress
ing vast amounts of business into small
spaces OF time, and for curtailing the pro-
cesses of production and manufacture, arc
among the marves of this marvellous era.
Under such circumstances, we may truly
be said to live fast life" But wheth-
er the whrl and rush by which we are
borne along is really conductive to our
happiness is another question.


Certain it is that the average duration
of human life is decreasing in the midst
of this excitement. The modern phases
Of disease seem to puzzle and battle the
faculty. and with two remarkable excep-
ceptions, viz: HoLLowAY's PILLs and
HoLLowAY's OINTMENT, no medicines ap-
pear to make the desired impression upon
internal or external disorders. These two
celebrated remedies arc said, however to
be accomplishing the most wonderful cures
throughout the length and breadth of our
land. Liver complaint and disease of the
stomach and bowels, which in majority
of cases are produced by over exertion
and over excitement in business, yield to
the Pills when all the resources of the
druggist and apothecary have failed, and
cruptive and scroiulous complaints seem
to be equally under the control OF the
Ointment. We congratulate DIR. Hollo-
way on the signal success of his great
medicines in this country. From what
we know Of the man, we have no doubt
that the profits derived from that success
will afford him far less satisfaction than
the knowledge Of the good his remedies
have effected. IN. Y, America@.
Year: 1863

TI-If you want to mad girl who is
vain Of her beauty, tell her you went to
party last night and was introduced to
Miss - the handsomest girl you ever
saw in your life, The moment your back
is turned she will commence m king faces
at you. That's so-try it.
Year: 1863

IHE NEW CrRREScY.-Thompson's Bank
Note Reporter states that the new fractional
postal currency is to be of the same donom.
nations as of old, but instead of being of
different sizes, they will be of the dimensions
Of the present ten cent postal. they are
engraved in the highest style of art, and the
colors, which are the Distinguishing marks OF
the different values, are of such chemical
combination, it is asserted, as to defy photo
gra, hing. They are printed on paper made
by secret process in the Treasury Depart
ment, thinner than that now in common use,
and very much cheaper. The advantage will
consist largely in the fact that it is forty
times stronger than the paper now used, and
can be washed like piece of linen without
in any way injuring the engraving. 1t pho
topraphs dark brown instead of white.
Year: 1863

1he annoyance of these summer pests to
animals can be greatly mitigated by the use
OF mixture Of one third kerosene oil end
two-th:rds lard oil. applied to the legs of
horses, oxen or COWS. with feather or brush,
or what is better, but more objectionable to
the appier, with the hand, rubbing it well in.
A farmer in the neighborhood used it last
summer on his oxen, having applied it twice
day on their going out to Woodworking
and noon. His cattle gained flesh during fy
time. / have used it on horses and two COWS.
Its benefit is Immediately observable. A
horse uneasy, fretting, and stamping, becomes
after the application, at once quiet. Those
who sympathize with the noble animals in
the constant teazing endured by them from
these pests, viii be glad to use any harmless
remedy which viii spare incessant work when
not called to labor in harness. Horses will
keep better on less supply of food, for the
repose thus obia.ned. Cows will give better
and more milk from the rest that they will
get from the use of this mixture. While on
The subject of relief TO animals, allow me to
suggest to oxen and COW owners, the use of
covering of crash or bagging, or canvass,
during the fly season. consider that l am
well repaid for the trifing expense of COW
er on our COWS. In the south of Europe,
the use of covers 5or COWS and oxen is sl-
most universal.-rew HaraR Coz ier.
Year: 1863

SAYS the Essex Statesman The Union
Lesgues never reinforce the army-not they.
Que vote Is worth more than musket-so
they stay al home TO vote to save the Republi
can party. But nothing can save the Republi
can party bu. the destruction Of the UuiOG; and
nothing can save the Union bat the destruction
Of the Republican party.
Year: 1863

TEACHING THE YoUNG IDEA.-In q certain
locality not a thousand miles from F., in this
county, is Sabbath school. IN which a prom.
inent Republican is one of the principal teach
ers. Not long since. as we understand, this
individual undertook to instruct his class in
the beauties of his political creed He com
menced by asking them which they liked best
Abe Lincoln or JEFF Davis? After few
more questions of the same nature he began
bis lecture. The purport Of it may be imagi-
ned from one statement which he endeayo7ed
to iustil into their youthful minds-ihat " lhe
wicked Democrats were responsible for the
present civil war" The individual referred to
doubtless imagines that this plan, which hes
been iu vogue for many years past in some Of
the Northern States Of giving political bias
TO the youthful mind, through the agency Of
the Sunday school, and which was but too
successful in producing generation of Aboli
tionists, will be equally effective on this coast
This might be the case but for two reasons.
In the first place the people are not yet sofi
cieutly submissive to their spiritual teachers
aud in the second place they are now feeling
too sensibly the disastrous effects of a horrid
civil war, brought on, as is now almost uuiyer-
sally admitted, by the iaoaticism of Abolition
ism. The gentleman had better confne bis
attention exclusively 10 his cent. per cent
business
Year: 1863

THE JUDICIAL TIcKEr.-We understand the
State Central Committee have recommended
that the Judicial ticket be omitted from publ
cation until after the September election. The
recommendation is good one, as it was evi-
IDENTIFY the intention to separate the Judicial
from the political campaign. With this view,
we omit the Judicial ticket until the partisan
campaign shall be closed
Year: 1863

The Tory, Abolition. bogus Unien PARTY Of
Califorais, grasp after evidence to sastain their
disanion policy with the desperation of drown
ing men after straws. A miserable apology of
a rebel sheet, printed at Knoxville. Tennessee.
on wall paper and wrappers for wet groceries.
in the frenzy produced by lis sinking and rot
ten cause, came out recently with proposition
to hang Dutchmen. This IS gobbled upon by
the abolition press, and paraded before the
German population as 81 evidence why that
class of citizens should sustain the abolition
party. They will hardly be caught by such
stuff The evidence is not good. The repa-
tation of the witness is bad. He is not to be
believed under oath; neither should they sus-
tain the party that relies upon rebel testimony
for its success The rebels aud Republicans
have played into each others hands too long
for the good of the country. Do the rebels
want anything TO sustain their position Of
rebellion. they fud it in the Republican press.
Do the Republicans want evidence TO sustain
their partizan position. they find it in the rebel

press. So long as the people North and South
are deceived by such demagogisln, so long will
the rebels continue the war for a dissolution of
the Union, aud just SO long will the Republi
cans make it war for the success of their
abolition policy, and for the retention of
power.


1t is but few days since, that a negro, one
Of the Republicans " American citizens Of
African descent attempted an outrage upon
white woman in Sacramento. \ German
interrupted and reproved the negro; but the
latter stood altogether too high in the estima-
tion Of the Republican party Of California for
the Dutchman to undertake TO give him the
chastsement be deserved. The Union ard
Bee, and the whole bogus Union party of
California have Landed the negro. and threat
ened death and hanging TO all who oppose
their policy, until the German population deem
it unsafe TO chastise one of old Abe's "Ameri-
can citizens of African descent" who NAV
outrage their wives and families And still.
the abolition fanatics would produce rebel
evidence as sufficient for the Germans 10 exalt
the negro above themselves.
Year: 1863

UNcLERICAL-We call the attention Of
Archbishop Alemauy to the lact-aud request
the San Francisco Union papers to repeat
within bis hearing-that the Catholic clergy
man in this city is improperly and Industrious
ly elecioneeriug among his people for the
Copperhead ticket. We are aware that the
Archbishop does not approve of such uucleri-
cal measures.-[ Sonora Flag.


We find the above copied into the Sacra,
mento Union. OF course it is foul libel on
the Catholic clergy, who are noted for their
strict attention to their religions duties. 1t
means, however just this :: That the abolition
leaders Of Gan Francisco, if they would save
that section of the State to their fauatical AID
plundering cause. the Catholic clergy must
be coereed into the support of their party
ticket.


This assault upon the Oldest church in
Christendom, simply shows that the fauatical
agitators who have disturbed the unity of the
nation, will never be satisfied with the eztinc-
ton of slavery; but will keep up their intole-
rance until the nation is involved in a religious
war. The only way for a solution Of the diff
culties is for the people TO suppress the iptole-
rance and taUaticism, and splritualism, that
now controls the constituted authorities.