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Year: 1863

The Atlanta Coniedsraoy of Monday last believes the
attack On that place be general advance the part
Roecrans TO take Chattanooga and Northwest Georgia
and drive back Bragg As understand the matter our
entire force and has been this side Of the Tennessee
river making that river the line Of defence The whole
country either side Of the is very mountainous
The line of defence is very long from Hunts
vle extreme left, far up into East Teuhessee
the right


The shelng Of Chattanooga Friday, and at Intervals
since them doubt fent, the true object being
the in force a other point either at Har.
rson twenty miles above Chattanooga East Ten
nsssee, or at Bridgeport below


We hear that our forces have actually been defeated at
Bridgeport aud driven away, aud that the enemy have
thrown p0ntoons the river upon which they have
crossed in considerable numbers We cannot positively
vouch for the truth OF this report but believe it s correct
We think determined movement is now being made
by Roecrsns to cross bs army at Bridgeport and flank
Chattanooga the SOUTH to at Harrison and
make descent upon the State railroad at Chcka-
mauga and shall not be surpri.ed If battle is
fought on this .le Of the Tennessee river in day


Richmond Enquirer, august -.
Year: 1863

We commend to the attention Of our readers the
subioined calm and judicious letter from gentle
man of this city a native of Northern State, in
answer to letter from prominent and worthy
gentleman long an esteemed resident OF Western
Slave State although native of New England.
We think every candid mind will appreciate the
wise and considerate view taken of the perpexing
subject by the able writer of the reply.
Year: 1863

Francis P. Blair, the father of the pre-.
sent Postmaster General, spoke as fol-.
lows in powerful editorial article in the
days of Jackson'S administration. Hear
him.


Under no possible emergency, not
even in civil inSurrection, or amid the
throes of civil war, can this government
Justify Official interference with the free.
dom of speech, or of the press, any more
than it can with the freedom of the bal.
lot. The liceDtousneSs Of the tongue
and of the pen is a minor evil COM
pared with the icentiousness of arbitrary
power"
Year: 1863

A Rich Scene, and a Warning


TO Women who Wear Short
Hair.


We yesterday heard ofa serio comic
incident which occurred not hundred
milessfrom here, that must have been
decidedly interesting to the parties con-
cerned, and should prove valuable story
for the perusal of jealous husbands
The facts given are as follows.


One of our respectable citizens, who
is blessed with the prettiest and best of
wives, and one little Responsibility"
had been absent from home for some
days His spouse during his absence
had discharged the servant girl and en-
ployed in her place the wife of soldier.
who had jnst returned from the war.


The little woman being lonely in her
husbands absence, had induced the sol.
dier's wife to share her bed with her,
On the night the loving husband return.
ed, the woman had, before retiring, been
engaged in repairing her "soger" mans
coat, and had carelessly thrown it upon
chair in the sitting room. The anx-
ious husband returned about twelve o..
clock, admitted himself with his night.
key, found every thing quiet, and noise.
!essIy struck light, when the first thing
that attracted his attention, was the
soldier coat upon the chair near his
wife.s bedroom. Instantly the green
eyed monster seized him, and stealthily
throwing the light upon the bed, he saw
his wife reposing upon the same pillow
with masculine appearing person


The woman who was with her wearing
her hair shingled, and being coarse fea.
tured.


He was for moment traus6xed with
rage, but soon determined to wreak the
direct vengeance upon the supposed
guilty pair. He soon secured deadly
weapon, and, with murder in his eye, ad-
vanced toward the sleeping couple. At
this jnncture the soldiers wife awoke,
and seeing the to her-strange man
approaching with savage aspect, jumped
from the bed with scream, making
dash for a closet, where she was for
moment safe. This, of course, awoke
the wife. Her attempts to learn what
the trouble was, were fruitless. The
enraged husband would not listen. He
rushed to the closet, and dragged forth
the trembling woman from her hiding
place. Upon bringing her to the light,
and discovering her sex, the scene may
be well imagined, but we shall not un-
dertake to describe it.-ELmira Press
Year: 1863

DKAFTlNG.-TheS scripture IS opposed
to drafting young men just married:


when man hath taken a new wife
he shall not 60 to war, neither shall be
be charged with any new business, but
be shall be free at home one year and
cheer up the wife which he has takeA.n y
-Deuteronomy, 24th chapter, 9th verse
Year: 1863

Advertisements for the WEEKLY HERALD must be hand
ed in before ton O'Clock every Wednesday evening Is
circulation among the enterprsng mechanics, farmers,
merchants manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the
country increasing very rapidly Advertisements in.
serted in the WEEKLY HERALD will thus be BY large
portion Of the active and energetic people Of the United
Year: 1863

With the communication received to-day you send 6gures
for twenyeght districts including the twelve sent before
and still omitting three for which suppose the enroll
ments are not yet received In looking over the fuller S
OF wentyeght districts find that the quotas for sixteen
of them above 1000 and below while Of the ros
SIX are above 2,7OO and six below 2,0C0 AppbI6
the principle to these acs the fifth aud seventh dis
trcs must be added to the four n which the quotas have
already been reduced 1900 for the first draft and with
thr four others must be added those be
The correct will then stand The quotas Of the
second fourth fifth SIXTH seventh, and eighth districts
fixed at 2 200 for the first draft.


The Provost Marshal General informs that the draw
ing is already ompeted in the sixteenth. seventeenth
eighteenth. twenty twentysixth twenty SEVENTH
twentyeghtb twenty yninh, and thirteth districts In
the Others except the three outstanding the drawing will
be made upon the quotas now fixed.


After the fret draft the second fourth. fifth SIXTH
seventh, eighth, sixteenth seventeenth twenty twen
ty fifth, twenty ninth, and thrtyfrst will be re-enroed
for the purpose and in the stated in my letter Of
the 7th instant.


The principle will be applied to the outstand
ing districts when they shall come 10.


No part of my former letter is repudated by reason of
not being stated this, for any other cause.


Your Obedlent servant,


A. LINCOLN
Year: 1863

Our readers have seen it announced in great many
places and great many ways that Adutant General
Thomas has again proceeded tour to the South
west to organize more neg 0 regiments" During his
former tour the errand he visited many posts and
made many speeches to different regiments but if may
trust the accounts of the Chicago Times and
of the Boston Commonwealth he did not succeed en-
listing many hundreds of negroes he represented
to have enrolled thousands Skeleton regiments"
formed but they not filled for want of material to
fill them. The Cincinnati Commercial, Administration
paper comments follows the reiterated announce
ment that Adutant General Thomas "is geing West to
organize more negro regiments"


"We do not wish to obtrude advice bat we do wish to
suggest, 10 the kindest in the world the Ad
jutant General, that his eoquence played out The
troops at all the landings along the Mississippi river
have heard him often profitable They do not WISH
in the future to stand hollow squares and hear his dis
course that unfortunate race Several of them
know much about that unfortunate race he does.
Then it is not worth while for him to tell every body he
that the President has vested in him the uness of
auhority-bat in fact he to be obeyed just impi-
city If wore the Presidents own pantaoons that
he make and unmake Major Generals and all that sort
of thing We are willing to recognize the fact that Adu
ant General Thomas great man, and has very great
authority, if he will stop talking aboutit.


We trust that the Adutant General will succeed in
organizing, armng. clothing, and drilling hundred
thousand contrabands But if he succeeds in doing
talk less and ioork Since We are embarked in





them the better and the quicker get them the better
There fine field for employing them along the Mlsss
sppii river They wcald answer admirably to perform
garrison duty localities unhealthy for white men, and
they would do we'll TO hunt down guerras in the swamps
1t has also been shown at Port Hudson, Mikens Bend,
and Fort Wagner that black troops will face the music
in heavy fight, and charge batteries with creditaba
bravery If not with distinguished Success to
Adjutant General Thomas in getting up army of
enc hundred thousand negroes, But have hint to
drop into the of the Adutant General 1t Of
bis business whether white soldiers approve dsappr0ve
the fxed policy concerning the negroes 1t is
breach of discipline for body of troops to refuse to give
cheers for whatever the Adiutant General may call ior
aud if he told the truth in his phonOgraphcay reported
sick-bed speech, of the manner in which he treated
regiment when he first out West because of the
did not give three cheers when he called for them
was guilty of very serious ndlsereet and unofcer-lke
act. The Adjptant General great he is individually,
and mighty he clothed with authority
could not do any thing that would become him more and
be of greater profit to his country than to concentrate his
powers upon the performance of the legitimate business
in which he is engaged.
Year: 1863

should thus defend and respect the rights OF the people
The spirit Of awessness Ia land would be rebuked |;
respect for legal obligations would be nygoraed conf
dence in Government would be strengthened; the
dssensons and eaouses at the North which weaken
our cause would at be healed up aud your voice
would be potential in calling forth the power and force OF
united people. BY what willing strength has done in
the past you may oresee what willing ara united strength
may accomplish in the future IL cannot be said of New
York; believe it cannot be said Of any Northern State
that if the conscrpon act be declared unconstitutional
the nation thereby abandoned to weakness and paralysis
Be assured, such fate never befall government
which represents the convictions OF the people, which
works with the spirit and provisions OF the Constitution
1t possible under such circumstances that the
nation should be left in hepessnes than that the strong
mans should refuse TO obey his will II this bill,
such act shall fall to the ground there Is still left
the undsputed authority to call forth the armed power OF
the nation in the distinctly set forth in the Consi
tuition of our country.


do not dwell upon what believe would be the cOnse
quence of violent harsh policy before the constitution
al ty of the act is tested You scan the immediate
future well The temper Of the people 10 day you
readily learn by consulting have done, with men
of all political pares and of every profession and occu
patton The nations strength is in the hands of the peo-
pie. EsraDge them divide them, and the foundations fall
the structure must perish


am confident you will feel that acquescence in my
quests will be but small concession for our Government
make to people, and particularly that it should
itself and them of the accordance OF it's subordinate
laws with the supreme law of the land. 1t will be but
little price to pay for the peace of the public mind. 1t
regny of the nation to show just regard for the majesty
of the laws and paterna interest in the wishes and wei
fare of our citizens Truly yours &c.


HoRATIO SEYMOUR.
Year: 1863

had very high opinion after my reports 10 himself and
the Navy Department, as we'll the reports OF most oil
the other Captains before the fight


@ Was or not the attack made the forts aud bate
ries at Charleston on the 7h Of April, 1868, an earnest
one


A. Thoroughly.
q. Did the ironclsd Passaic Of which you had COM
msnd, receive any, and if what injuries during the at
tack OF the 9TH of April aforesaid?


She did receive many injuries. The three principal
ones the disabling of the il inch gun by shot
the turret which buleed the urret in and ammed the
roge such way that it took twenty four hours get
into condition to work another shot broke off piece OF
the ring under the turret which caught in OF
the machinery and stopped the turret for time, and
caused 1t 10 work badly for time after third shot
mashed in the pilot house and forced up the
three inches TO lay open the inside shot and
der the siton of those who managing the ship
of conside rabe exposure they to certain extent
uncovered number Of other shots received the
turret, side armor aud other parts of the vessel These
were the only that serious.


Do you know why the attack OF the 9TH was not
newedi


A. have always understood that the ron-cads were
not in condition to renew.


G. Did you any time after the engagement of the 7th
of April make report to Rear Admiral Dupont ef the
condition Of your vessel If yea, when did you make
such report?


A. made verbal in his presence on the evening of
the engagement, and written one day two after


Q. Did you ever hear Rear Admiral Dupont say any
thing or have you observed him do any thing which led
to infer that he unwilling TO give the Monitors
fair trial in the attack on Charleston?


A. Never quite the contrary.


g. Do you know any thing further respecting the spe
cifcatons Of charges made by Admiral Dupont against
Chief Engineer Sinners II yea, state the fully
though you had been particularly nerrogated thereto


A. did not hear any of the remarks said to have been
made about the AragO, and think have nothing further
to say.


O. Have you any to believe, from any thing said
done in your presence by Admiral Dupont that the
failure of Admiral Dupont to the attack of the 7h
of April 1863 on the forts at Charleston owing to
any prejudice on his part against the Monitors


A. No, haven't


Question by the accused From what direction would
shot necessarily have to have entered the
of the Passac after the had been raised three inches
on one side, you have described


A. horizontal shot nearly think, would have knocked
the off, and think nearly horizontal shot would
have entered might have in in pieces and it might
have entered whulehat s if the shot had struck from
above mean nearly horizontal with the cover
Year: 1863




Washington, august IL 1863
HIS Exceency HoRATIo SEYMOUR, Governor New York
Yours of The 9Th, with Judge Advocate General Water
bury's report, was received to-day.


Asking you remember that consider time as being
very important both to the general cause of the country
and to the soldiers already in the field beg to remind
you that waited at your request from the st to the 9th
Instant to receive your communication dated the 3D. In
view Of s great length and the known time aud
taken IN its preparation did not doubt that CON
tanned your full case you desired to present It, Ii
tanned figures tor twelve dstrct emitting the other nine
teen as supposed because you found nothing to COM
PLAIN OF as 70 them answered accordingly. In doing
80 laid down the principle to which propose adherng,
which is 70 proceed Dih the draft at the same time em.
Poyng infallibe means TO avoid any great wrongs
Year: 1863

and its attendant train If symptoms il acts like
charm than medicine. There is nothing ia the whole
range of the Materia Medica that fer moment bear
a comparison with IL in this disease.


full of this wonderful plant may be found in
the eleventh edition of the IT, s. Dspensatory pages 1887
and 1888.


series of experiments in which DIR. Bull has been
for years engaged has just been brought TO successful
termination, and h is enabled offer to the public


combination of Cedron with other improved toncs, the
whole preserved the best quality of copperdstilled
Bourbon whisky, which he is confident has no equal in
the world.


He Aht furnish volume of certificates but the pub
lie have long since learned TO estimate such things at
their value The safest plan for every to test
for himself the virtues Of a new medicine Give the
Year: 1863

and the people thereof; or embodied in


the literature handed down from genera
ton to generation tu our own time, the
two original and distinct lines become
more or less mixed, confused, or confoun-
ded; and nothing has tendency to do
this moro than the word government. 1t
is hardly proper word to be applied to
Republic. Before the American Repub-
lie had an existence, the term goUernment
was properly used, both by kings and sub
jects, for the kings governed and the sub.
jects were governed. The word then was
applied in its true meaning. AS it has
not lost its original Specification in COM
mon usage, but it is only wrongfully ap-
piled, the old idea is naturally conveyed
along and wrougfully applied to that to
which it is not applicable. Though wo
use the same terms to convey our ideas
that monarchists use, we must avoid to
convey the same monarchical ideas they do.
BY the old idea of government is meant
something entirely different to Republic
in the strict sense of the old idea; for Re-
publicis nota government, but simply VOL
untary association of independent individ-
uals; for the leaders arc no: governors but
the servants of the people. A confusion
of opinion arises from an attempt to make
an old word Of certain established mean
ing convey new idea Of the very contra
ry meaning; for what Two things could be
more the reverse of each other than Re-
public and monarchy? In the true sense,
we have no governors; we only have SER
wants and the people themselves are the
sovcrcigns or real governors If we can
not well abandon established language,
we must try and abandon the old IDEAS -
La this particular, we should cling more
to what We mean than to what We say.
Year: 1863




A CHANGE OF ToNE.-The New York
Tribune, which prophesied such great re-
suit from the emancipation proclama-
tion," exhibits recently wonderful
change in sentiment since the 1st of Jam
uary. On Thursday last under the head
of "Our Notions of the War; 1t thus
announces purpose and a willingness to
accept dlsunion after fixed date


"We know that our soldiers will fight.
We know that they can beat the rebels if
we'll handled. We know that there are
Generals in our service who know how to
plan batteries to fight them and win. If
three months more Of earnest fighting shalt
not Scrpe to make a serious impression on
the redels-if the end of that term shall
fiud us no further advanced than its be-
ginning-if some malignant fate has de-
creed that the blood and treasure of the
nation shall ever be squandered in fruit.
less cfforts-7et us 6ow to our destiny, and
maize the best attainoble peace"
Year: 1863

All communications for publication must be accom-
pinied with the zeal name OF The author, atten
ton will he paid 10 them. The real OF tile author
will not be published unless desired, but we cannot
insert communications unless we know The
writer.
Year: 1863

frludi or all that tends 10 prove that by
their presence many Union men were pro
tected in the exercise of the right Of suf-
frage, who, otherwise, would have been de-
tered from going to the polls by the impu
dence and fear of violence from slaveocrat
bulliesi but more particularly will they
omit all evidence Of the chara cter of that
given by the witness from Northwest Fork
Hundred, which gave your readers a short
time ago. The only thing that this Com
mittee will really accomplish, will be to run
the State to an enormous expense, without
any good result flowing from it, The peo-
pie will hold them responsible for thus wan
tonly squandering the public funds, for no
other earthly object, than to endeavor 10
create the impression abroad that Delaware
would have cast her vote for slayeocrat for
Governor, instead of The patriotic Cannon.
We tell these gentlemen, that they are
biting at files, aud if they are not careful
they will injure their teeth


MIR Duncan, yesterday, reported bill for
the repeal of the act creating Board of
Fire Wardens in the city Of Wilmington
1t was read n first time,


The following bills have passed the SEN
ate A bill for the divorce of Hiram and
Eliza FinlOni A bill to appoint commits
sioners to straighten public road in Kent
County A bill for the repeal of the law il
relation to roads and bridges in Sussex Co
The following bills have passed the House :
A bill providing for the laying out pub
lie road in Sussex County; A bill for the
benefit of public oiiicersi A bill to enable
James w Smith to locate certain vacant
lands, The bill for the repeal of the act
amending Chapter Ill, Section 63 of the
Revised Code, was read third time and
lost, A joint resolution for the relief Of
Abraham Cannon, has passed the House,
| Yours
Year: 1863




We have received from the publisher, the
first part of A History of the Civil War
in the United States with a preliminary
view of its causes, and Biographical
Sketches of its Heroes 5l2 PIP. by Samuel
NJ Schmucker, L. l.. d. 1t neatly printed
in clear good style, and handsomely illus
irated. The author is well-known as histo-
rlan OF no ordinary merit, and works from
bis pen of this class have always been pop
MAR with the public on account of their
reliability. The writer has spared neither
time nor labor to acquire the most authentic
information in regard to all matters on
which he treats, and although an impression
seems TO exist in the minds of great many
that it is an impossibility to get at the facts
in reference to numerous events transpiripg
around us, in this wicked rebellion, n
careful examination of this work will soon
dispel all such doubts, and the reader will be
satisfied that DIR. Schmucker, has overcome
all the obstacles which they imagined could
possibly intervene, and has written a truth
ful and impartial history. He describes in
an elegant manner its thrilling and marvel
lous scenes; he sets forth in detail the most
potent of the causes which produced it he
introduces biographical sketches of many of
the brave soldiers who have endeared them
selves to every patriot in the land, by deeds
Of valOr in defence of their country, as we'll
as of distinguished statesmen who have lent
the eloquence Of patriotism in behalf of
the perpetuity of our free institutions. lie
follows the march of the Federal armies
through victory and defeat-and gives a
faithful and graphic account of each event
as it occurs. In fact, no point which could
possibly prove interesting to the student Of
history, is left untouched. No library should
be without it. 1t neatly and substantially
bound, and will be issued in parts, to be
continued until the end of the war and the
black flag of treason shall be trailed in the
dust, and the gorgeous ensign of freedom
shall again wave in triumph over every foot
Of soil in the United States. 1t is publish
ed by j. W. Bradley, &C North Fourth street,
Philadelphia.
Year: 1863

WEBsTER's OPlNIoN.-Daniel
Webster once said: "Small is
the sum that is required to pat
ronize q newspaper. care not
low humble and unpretending
fhe gazette he takes, it is next to
impossible to fill a sheet with
printe~ matter without putting
into il. something that is worth
he subscription price. Every pa
int whose son is away from home
school should supply him with


1per. l well remember
marked difference there


ven those of my school


10 had and those who


IS to newspapers.


dual, the first


or to the last


1jon and gen