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Year: 1862

Drummondtown, Va Dec. 81, 1861 !
DEAR ECKEL:


1t is the last day of the
year-a very solemn time with all think
ing men. The condition of every man
here in this Camp is almost totally differ.
ent from that which was his last year at
this time. Most of us then had comforta-
bic homes, within sight of the Railroad
and Telegraph Now we are one hun
dred miles from civilization, in camp, sur
rounded with all the parapharnalia of
war. We are awaked in the morning by
the thunder of cannon, followed by the
shrill fife and spirit stirring drum All
day long bayonets CLEAN, and uniformed
men march to and fro. AT night we are
challenged by the sentinel, and our slum.
bers are frequently disturbed by "the long
roll" when all hands fly to arms. These
things tell us plainly that it is war times.


The affairs of this regiment are pretty
much as when last wrote. We are now
in snug winter quarters. Each Company
has two buildings, 35 by 90 feet. In one
the men sleep in comfortable hunks. The
other is used as kitchen, dining and sit.
ting room. None of them are carpeted
although each contains huge FIRE place,
and colossal template stove and as green
Year: 1862

SEAsoHABLE IaqUiRIEs.-Do it cost any
thing to print n newspaper?


How long eau a printer afford to furnish A
paper without pay


Do printers eat and drink, and wear clothing
If they do, how do they get them?


Do owe for my paper2


Is not this good time to call at the Capiains
oiice and pay up? So do.-Eachange
Year: 1862

cratic principle of the right Of the majority
to rule, being long ago recognised by the
South, it ill-becomes them to revolt thereat,
now that that power has changed not its
form or status, but simply its agents or min
listers. When welded by southern men il
was not source of complaint or grievance,
but having been deprived of the opportunity
of further abusing it and making it subserve
the interests of slavery, they band together
in shameless treason, and with uneXampled
malignity eudeavor to overturn and destroy
the Constitution and thus extinguish forever
the blessings of sell-goyemment Truly
" the heart Of man is deceitful above all
things, and desperately wicked"


But this Republic is not to he SO easily
thrown from its foundations Treason with
its armed cohorts-hundreds of thousands
though they be in number--has not tho
power to destroy the hopes and liberties q
a brave and courageous people. They viii
rise as mighty sea in the tempest, ant
sweep away into utter ruin and annihilatior
if needs be, all opposing forces, whether they
are made up of perjured traitors at home Oh
secret enemies abroad Let the sky be hung
in sable and the night Of desolation BIT
made even more desolate with the shriek'
and groans of dying PATRIOTS still in the dis
tance the clouds wear golden fringe, ant
from beneath their outer edges the sun send
forth its light, and ere the contest shall end
its gorgeous brilliance will roll as food il
triumph over the banners of free an'
conquering people, Trusting in the right
enusness Of our cause, and relying on TIN
aid of wise aud henefcent God who, hay
ing appointed unto man this home of libert
and asylum for the oppressed Of all ages
cimes and tongues, to be his forever, we ca
afford 10 await the issue, in the full conf
dcnce that He will not abandon his peopl
in the hour Of their sorest calamity.


WILLIAM PENN,
Year: 1862

We do not refer to the Memphis journal
Of that name, but to the avalanche Of news
from the captured city which fills our col
rmps day to the exclusion Of almost all
ether matter On our second page will be
found our special dispatches Of yesterday
morning direct fron1 Memphis via Cairo,
together with the letters Of our corres-
pondcnt at the tlolilla, and comprising an
amount Of matter which il detail and in
tcrcst will constitute this issue Of the TR1-
BySE rs the memorial number Of the fall
OF Memphis. On this page We scarcely
need to call attention to the letter Of our
correspondent nl;nutely describing the fight
before Memphis, which We accompany
with az accurate cut Of the river and city
showing the location Of the two fleets, and
also IN accurate sketch of the Federal ran
solonarch,' which bore au honorable shart
in The contest
Year: 1862

S3a7ery is sectional, and Freedom is ma
tionai, foz ROW the Senate have passed the
House bill, the Arnola-Loyejoy measure:
carrying and pcrpetuatiug liberty IN all the
Territories Of the Cnitcd States. They arc
now opened to Free Labor, and their fair
acrcs will never be polluted by the tread
II the negro driver. Not only our Owl
PEOPLE, but the toiling millions Of the old
world are interested in this rich legacy.
1t the friends OF Human Liberty thank
God and take courage
Year: 1862

The following statement, taken from official
sources. will show the army pay roll In the first
column will be found the nett salary per month
and in the second the total salary per month
which includes rations, servant hire, forage, &c


GENERAL OFFICERS.
Year: 1862

BAKING HAA.-Most people boil ham,
but some say it il much better baked
if done right. Soak for an hour in
clean water and wipe dry, spread j
over With thin batter and put it in
dish with sticks under It tokeep it out q
the gravy. . When done, ct away Z
Cool, ~s bv
Year: 1862




vote accordingly


A MUrUAL ADMIRATION SocIErY.-Tbe man
ner in which certain members of the New York
bar bedaub themselves and each other with
fulsome praises naturally disgusts all sensible
people. In recent important case in our
courts, one Of the counsel for the defendant was
subjected to this puf1ery od ,,auseom. The
counse. for the plaintiff bepraised the leading
counsel for the defendant The junior counsel
for the defendant devoted large portion OF
his long speech to \ description Of the merits OF
this leading counsel Then this leading coun.
sci made splendid Grafton about himself and
seemed to forget all about his client. The
fe ndant's counsel with extravagaut cuogy, and
then the case was given to the jury. After the
verdict against the defendant was rendered the
counsel for the plaintiff spOlogized for having
referred in his speech to the case Of a certain
noble English lady, a. he had been informed
that his learned friend ON the other side was an
intimate Of both the noble lady aforesaid and her
husband Then the learned gentleman, the
counsel for the defendant, accepted this apology,
and related few incidents Of his familiarity
with the noble English lady aforesaid, and added
few more elegant extracts from his autobjo-
graphy. Now, what had all this to do with the
trials What possible interest had the court
and jury in these personal "reminiscences: What
was this noble lady to the counsel for the de-
fence, or the counsel for the defence to this
noble lady, that he should speak in open court
of her intimacy with him. What right has any
lawyer to consume valuable time with such
trash? If it be intended for an advertisement,
it works the wrong way, and loses the gentle
man in question ten clients where it gains him
one.
Year: 1862

SLEEPING IN CuURcH.--A certain military
chaplain did all he could to prevent his soldiers
from falling asleep at church. Even when read
ing the text he used to break off in.the middle
of an unfinished sentence, to- call attention to
to some red-coat enjoying his somnolent mods
and winks in q distant corner. On one occa-
sion he so mingled Scripture with the intima.
ton that the ludicrous association gave rise
to an irrcpressible litter through the congre-
CATION. And no wonder, for thus impress
sivey read the chaplain:-"And Abraham
said unto Lot" "a pause, during which the par
son pointed to a slumberer in a retired seat)
sergeant, that mans asleep!"
Year: 1862

There grand total eclipse Of the last night,
which was TO be visible all over tho United States
any could be found with the eyes Of Lynceus OF old
who, was said, could through stone wall, in this
particular region Of tho country he might have observed
the Interesting phenomenon The shadow Of the earth
was TO have touched the disc Of the at elevea
minutes 70 one O'Clock this morning. At two minutes
before two the eclipse was to have been total
and at twenty one minutes TO four the obscura-
ton would have passed away and the Queen Of the Night
have resumed her wonted brillianoy. No doubt this
whole programme faithfully gone through with, for
and amanacs rarely err and Is certain
that in the of the last total lunar eclipse thsy
found careful observations be the second
OF time all the variations Of the observation but Il
done under the dim veil Of snow storm. and like
drama performed behind the curtain, lost oil It's charms
for The audience.
Year: 1862

Six SOLDIERS SHor AND BAYoNErED.-Yesterday fore
detachment Of United States regulars arrived al
the Jersey City aepot from Fort Henry. Boston, having In
charge hundred and twenty descrters being
taken back to the army Some Of the prisoners had
cecded in procuring liquor which they had partaken Of
pretty freely, and in consequence disordery and
unmanageabe by mild means One Of them, named
Daniel Day of the Ninth Massachusetts, regiment refused
the when ordered to by his superior ocer
and as is alleged, attempted to strike him, when the
officer drew his sword and cut him the head ndot
ing severe wound Of the soldiers then bayoneted
Day inictng slight wound in his stomach and severe
in his hip. Tho wounded man was conveyed TO Tay.
lor HOTEL where his wounds dressed and subse
quenty he taken tho house OF friend In Jersey
city On the trip from Boston the deserters gave their
guards great deal Of trouble and at New London three
OF them shot, but for what cause not stated


Two Others known scotty attempted to escape BY


jumping from the while In motion, and was shot, In


language Of Of the guards when scotty shot,
he cited himself up In o knot"
Year: 1862

The CoNTRABAND STILL ON HASD.--Notwith-
standing the extensive circulation which we
gave in the HERALD yesterday, gratuitously
with the same benevolence which actuatcd us
in the case Of poor Greeley's advertisement,
the contraband still remains on tho hands Of
Year: 1862

sas prics Of their papers. and hops thereby to
exc ont their miserable existence But this
wiz not save them. 1t may prolong their ex-
issence for short time; but sooner or later they
must yield to the just and righteous punish
ment that awaits them for their incendiary
course, and disappear from our midst, to be
remembered only by those who hare been led
astray by their pernicious doctrines.
Year: 1862

The SIMPLE SEcRET.-Twenty clerks
in store, twenty hands in a printing Of
flee, twenty men in village, all want to
get along in the world, and all expect TO
do so. One OF the clerks will rise to be
partner and make a fortune. One Of
the compostors will own newspaper and
become an influential citizen. One Of the
apprentices will become master builder.
One of the villagers will get a handsome
farm and live like patriarch. But which
is destined to be the lucky individual 7
Lucky9 There is no luck about it. The
thing is almost as certain as the rule Of
Three. The young fellow who distances
his competitors is he who masters his
business, who preserves his integrity, who
lives clearly and purely, who never gets
in debt, who gains friends by deserving
them, and puts his money into savings
bank. There are some ways TO fortune
that look shorter than this dusty old high,
way. But the staunch men of the com
munity, the men who achieve something
really worth having, good fortune, good
name, and serene old age, all go this
road.
Year: 1862

To YOUNG MEN.-Youug man pull
your hands from your pocket, stand up,
throw off your coat, and take fortune by
the throat. You may be thrown again
and again, but hang on. Put away the
nonsense that the world is against you.
'Idint sol Your destiny is your own
strong arm. Weld it like mani With
au unbending will, and honor and truth
for a guide, the day is your own.


No capital" eh? You have capital.
God has given you perfect health. That
is an immense capital to start on. You
have youth and streugth-all invaluable.
Add u will TO do, put your sinews in mo-
tion, and you will win. A man in full
health and strength should never whine or
despair because fortune does not pour
stream Of gold eagles into his pockets.
If you have no money work aud get ii.
Industry, economy, and integrity, will do
wonders. From such beginnings fortunes
have been reared. They can be again.
Will you try it? Or will you wait for
the stream to run by so that you can
walk dry shod into the FL Dorado Of
wealth. Or will you meet the waves de-
family, and be the architect of your own
fortune9 Try! 1t is glorious to con-
quer in the strife.
Year: 1862

A NOVEL Rat TRAP. "A resident OF
Brooklyn, n. Y is vexed with an increas


ing family ofrats, that seem to grow fat on
arsenic and rat eXterminators. lIc doesn I
like rats, and refers his case to the Sunday
Times. That Journal recommends trap
made as follows; "Take a mackerel barrel
for instance, and fill it to about one third its
height with water. Place a log enlwise in
the water so that one enl of it will just re


main above the surface. Make the head OF
the barrel little too small to fit, and sus.
pend it by two pins to the inside of the top
of the barrel, so that it will hang as if on a
pivot anl easily tip 10y touching either side.
On this head, thus suspended, secure a
piece of savory meat. The first rat that
scents it, will, TO get at tho meat, leap OH
the barrel head. The barrel head will tip
or tilt, precipitate.him into the water, and
resume It's position. The rat in the water
will swim to the log, get on the end of it
and squeal vigorously. His cries will bring
other rats, all of whom will be tilted into the
water, and all of them will fight for the only
dry spot in it, viz: the end OF the log. AS
only one rat can held it, the victor will
drown oil the rest, and can, IN the morning,
Le drowned himself We have seen twenty
rats caught in one night by such a trick"
Year: 1862

PERIT.s OF NAVIGATION on THE MISSISSIPPI
The Government steamer Victoria, at our wharf
Tuesday morning, presented evidence of deci-
dedly rough usage at the hands of the rebels.
She was perforated with she'll, and almost rid
died by rifle ball


Her officers express the opinion that the gun
boats would run less risk in running the block
ade at Vicksburg than any transport would in
making trip from Memphis to the mouth of
the Yazoo.


The rebels station their guns at abrupt bends
Of the river, and open on transports rs soon as
they come in range. When they pass out Of
range the guns are speedily transferred across
the neck of land, are ready to reopen the fire
by the time the boat runs the bend. Thus our
boats are subjected to two attacks from the
same battery.
Year: 1862

PANIC AT THE MINES The miners at the
Portage Lake nines are greatly alarmed at
the prospect of draft, and are endcavor.-
ing to get out Of the country. The same IL
true of the other mines. A the Cliff, il is
said, that nothing but the apprehension that
their pay will be withheld prevents the Ia.
borers from leaving in body. "A large
share of these minors are foreigners.
Year: 1862

GOVERNMENT CoTroN-The entire cotton
crop from the Carolina Sea Island this season
raised 10y the contrabauds, is estimated at not
less than $500 bales This has been grown
and will be gathered under the direction of the
Govern lent. A small portion only will be
ginned on the spot Last season the amount
of Government cotton was $500 bales. which
sold for 5000, 900. What it cost the Govern
ment to produce this amount is not stated
Year: 1862

As the present War Greats an inter
est for nearly everything that is con-
nected directly or indirectly with the
struggle, our readers will pardon US
for the following article from cor
respondent of the Scientific american,
although it is a little out of the line
of agriculture.


The rife is pre- eminently the Amer
lean arm. To the skill and efficiency
of our forefathers in its use, more than
to any other means, are we indebted
for our success in the revolution
Who has not read of the marvellous
skill of Marion's men-it being as
serted that one Of them, mere lad of
IA, could invariably snuff candle at
100 yards off hand. Such skill in the
use of the rife was no exception, but
the general rule. The skill of Wes-
tern and southern men in its use has
long been prOverbial. Target shoot.
ing is one of the passtimes of those
regions as l can testify from long res
idedence there; and that together with
its constant use in hunting, is what has
given them their skill and proficiency
in the use Of the rifle. All that how
ever has been done with the old fash~
ioned muzzle loading rifles, of small
bore and range far inferior to the
improved rife of the present day
In the old portions of our country,
where game has become scarce, rife
shooting is now sadly efficient; the
only practice of that kind now pre-
vailing being mostly confined to what
are termed sporting men" who shoot
at targets with sporting rifles, often
with telescope sights, and almost all
ways at rest. By these means they
are enabled to make some very fine
shooting; but for practical purposes
such shooting is of very little account
Not one time in ten does man in hum
ting or fighting get a chance to shoot
at rest, and hence it is that those
fancy shots almost invariably fail in
bagging as much game as the rough
western hunter, when the two hunt to-
gether. To render shooting practical
" useful, man must be ready to fire
at moments warning, anywhere and
at any time. OF course, this necesi~
tates his shooting off~hand, which is
the only trme way to shoot for all
practical purposes. You doubtless
recollect the statement which went the
rounds of the press some time since,
about Queen Victoria hitting the bulls
eve, and how amused were al when
told that she did it by having the rife
screwed fast in wise, then standing at
distance, and pulling a string at
tached to the trigger! Now, shoot.
ing from a rest always partakes of
that character. ] cannot see in it any
great exhibition of skill. Of course,
if the range of the. rife is sufficient,
and the sighting accurate, and the gun
held or laid solid on the rest, the ball
viii hit the mark-proVided it is not
varied by the wind from its course !;
but what skill is there in that? ANY
Year: 1862

Home can never be transferred, never
be repeated in the experience of an indi-
vidual. The place consecrated on par
enlal love by the innocence and sports Of
childhood is the only home Of The human
hear,
Year: 1862

LAUGHING GAS EXHIBITION AT CoorER ISsrrUrE.-The
large basement hall OF Cooper Institute crowded
evening with most fashionable and select audience to
witness the comical effects Of nitrous oxide laughing
gas upon the human subject II being the first exhi-
bton Of tho kind for several years this city great
interest manifested by the audience and Dr. G. O.
Coltons method Of administering tho gas left for
disappointment. Everybody went with tho idea Of
having good laugh, and every ybody retired smiling from
the hall few hours innocent mrth and enjoyment
The entertainment was, in fact, decided success.
strong railing erected the stage prevent those
under the influence OF tho gas from coming in
with the audience, Of doing injury TO themselves by
falling. Dr. Cotton prefaced the exhibition by u fow
humorous rema ks explaining the harmless Objects OF
Tho nitrous oxide he said, differs from tho atmosphere
only the proportion Of the consttuents there being
much oxygen in tho laughing gas than in tho
about Tho exhiratrg effect produced owing to
the immense quantity OF oxygen inhaled the blood bcrg
oxygenaed much more rapidly than by tho air. Dr.
Cotton then proceeded TO illustrate by nhang tho gas
himself. The effect almost nstantan Dr. Cotton
fairly jumping with pleasure and laughing heartily
Tie experiment next tried several young and old
men, some lean and some fat, some small and tall


the effect being almost the in every case--provok


ing the highest ccsacy and developing the leading traits
in the various characters. Some exhibited very strong
Affection others showed fight one shouted "rhreo cheers
for Je. Davis, another danced and pirouetted around
the stage in most extraordinary manner, and very
lean subject worked and jumped and twisted himself a.
most inside out with merriment. The exhibition was
preceded by excellent concert by tho Seventh rcg
ment band, and will be repeated this evening
Year: 1862

ca Twelve hundred applications have
been made to the French government for
the place of Guardian of Napoleon's
Tomb, just vacated. 1t is added that
most of the applicants are Corsican's.-
But one man can get the place, so that
eleven hundred and ninety-nino will be
Year: 1862

battle-making US change front. Sigers
corps was ordered up to the support of the
left, where his corps were engaged until
dark the Independents Brigade, as usual,
were the first in action, and it is owing to
the exertions of Brig. Gen. MilrOy that the
left of our army was not totally and COM
pletely routed: This General remained on
the field until 8 o'clock at night, hurrying
brigades and regiments TO the field of ac-
ton: Whsn the 6ght ceased the enemy, we
have since learned, were panic. stricken and
flying from our victorious arms, when some
one blundered and a retreat was ordered.
Some one shonld be beld responsible for
the reVerses sustained by our arms on the
battlefield of Manassas. There were thou
sands Of men held in reserve who never fired
gun or advanced over q foot ofgFOund in
the direction of the enemy, where officers and
men confidently expected q decisive and
glorious victory. We found that coward
ice, imbecility and treaehery were at the
head of our army. Every Major General
on the field with but one solitary excep-
tion jealous of each others reputation, and
tndulging in their own private quarrels,
while the fate of the nation was trembling
in the balance. Why are men not appoint
cd to head our armies who believe 10 Gght-'
ing rebels wherever they are found? The
Solutets OF tue army VIII nOt btauu suCu =
prolongation of the war much longer
The war could have been ended the day,
after the battle of the 3Oth, by our army
maintaining its position aud Offering battle
the next day. Why did Mcdowell tele-
graph that be had wonR brilliant victory
on the old field of Manassas, when he was
in full retreat towards the Capitol? What
we want now are men that will hunt up
the enemy and fight him wherever found,
and such a man believe Gen. Milroy TO
be, as Ons would judge by seeing this old
chief in those memorable days, where per-
feet Storms Of iron aud hail swept through
up before it.
Year: 1862

Oh many dream, sweet love the theme
Ofwhich thou art, have |,
As through the night in slumber' light
Upon my couch I lie.
In vision fair beyond compare,


One face, one form / see,
And still what Ter the shape they wear
My dreams are all Of thee.
I sometimes dream Of wealth and fame


Of glory and renown,
Or win and wear, in dreams to share


With the loved one. crown.
And them dream Of some fair isle


In far off southern sea,' -.
Where sweet thy smile shall care beguile


And I still dream Of thee.
And I've a dream whose waking theme


Is sweeter far than this,
Where calm content and love are blent


With thee and happiness.
Oh brighter far than any suns


CT any moons can be,
Nv fondest dreams are waking ones
And they are all of thee
/ L.