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Year: 1862

Drunken Army Officers.


A few months since, there was so loud
an outcry against drunkenness in the
army, that stills were stopped, groceries
closed, severe regulations made aud en-.
forced by provost marshals against pri.
Gates, and high hopes excited among our
people, that, whatever else ight happen,
drunkenness at least would not lose us
our liberties. But an officer is not as q
common soldier. If reports are true, Of
ficers-oflicers high in command driuk-
officers on the field, leading men into
battle, are so drunk that they have no
sense or discretion left So rumor says
she asserts that our failure to accomplish
all that was hoped for at Richmond is
due to drunken officers. Worse-men
were led like sheep to the slaugher, by
drunken Generals.


Are these thirgs sol The country has
right to ask the question, and to de.
mdnd an answer. The people have yet
more sacred rights. They have a right
to demand that every officer in our army,
who is ever intoxicated be cashiered al
once. We are willing to give our all for
I'berty-offer our sons upon the altar Of
our country-bM not TO have their lives
thrown away that some intoxicated brute
may gain the credit Of assaul,ing batter
les. In the name of the country, we de
mand it Of our authorities, TO see to it,
that we have none but sober leaders in
the camp and on the battle field.


How our soldiers hare been led to GER
tain death We my learn from one who
VAS in the last attack upon McClellau's
rear guard, when our army was disas.
,rousiy repulsed. A correspondent Of the
Savannah Republican says:


"Gen. Magruder is very generally, and
justly, blamed with the Encouragement
Of the battle Of Tuesday. lst July. He
was not upon the field. and an officer on
Acting Brigadier General Auderson's
staff, says that Gen. Magruder was under
a hill behind big walnut tree twenty
feet in circumference ! Other officers of
high standing say he acted more like
madman than General commanding in
great battle. One thing is certain, he
did not understand the nature Of the
ground or the strength and position Of
the enemy. His only idea seemed TO be
to take the battery and his only com
mand'was Forward /! Charge the Bate
yT AS before stated, brigade after
brigade was ordered in without any more
definite Object than that battery was
to be taken. In this way troops were
nassed, and hundreds were mown down
and the advanced columns were repeat
edly thrown into confusion by the FIRE of
those in the rear. l hear il. on very high
authority, that Gen. Magruder was the
next morning relieved" Of his command;
whether for inability or to 60 West, l
will not say positively. One thing, how.
ever, will say, though, and that is, /
hope the brigade to which belong may
never have to 60 into battle again under
his leadership"


A wise conclusion ! Heaven help any
brigade that may be under such leader
ship II these statements be true, he
ought to be court mar,iaIed and cash.
iered-if not, indeed, shot for his own
n'isdeeds, and as an example to others Of
like character.
Year: 1862

A good book and good woman are
truly excellect things for those who know
how to justly appreciate their worth but
how many are there who judge Of both
by the fiueness Of their covering.
Year: 1862

LADY GARDENING Make your beds
early in the morning ;sew buttons on your
husbands shirts; do not rake up any
grievances; protect the young and tender
bra1ches Of your family; plant smile Of
good temper in your face; and carefully
root out all augre feelings, and expect
good crop Of happiness.
Year: 1862

A WIFE's INFIDELITY REVEALED By A
TrMR-PIEcE.-A wealthy and amiabe gentle
man, of Hinsdale, Mass who has been lately
married, returning home hastily one night
not long since, found upon retiring strange
gold watch and chain under his pillow,
which proved to be the property of dash.
iUg young man, who had been quite an inti-
mate friend Of the Rentleman's wife The
husband sold out and returned to his former
home at the West, leaving the gay young
man and disgraced wife to enjoy themselves
as best they could at Hinsdale.
Year: 1862

One advantage growing out of the refusal
of the Legislature to pay the Columbus
that we now get brief and satisfactory
summary of the proceedings in the papers,
and are saved the necessity of wading
through interminable columns of uninterest-
ing details, to fud few important items.
The change is delightful, and we hope it
will result in the pecuniary advantage of
Columbus daiies. The Fact, we believe, is
the only city paper that consents to publish
the official reports free gratis for nOthing.
At the close Of the session, the Legislature
will pay it off with vote of thanks
UTbdnd Citizen.
Year: 1862

The Norfolk Day Book calls upon the la
dies to contribute their old wooden petit
coats and dresses 10 the Government the
price of flannel used for fixed ammunition
being SO high as TO subject the Government
to a serious tax. So, ladies, please to drop
yeur duds
Year: 1862

Dear Sister take my pen in hand to
let you know that am well at present and
these few lines may find you enjoying the
Sam blessing of god wood like to Sc you
all very well Tell all of the girls TO remem-
Der me Tell oil of the neeigbors to rite to
me Mother rot to Know whether We had
good officers or note We have the best Capt
in the valley We have got our uniform Tell
Theodore and Maria l have not forgot them
must bring my letter to q close So no more
AT present but remainings your affection
brother until deth to Eliza Tenuell


Clinton Given
Year: 1862

The meeting held at Boston to petition for
Colonel Corcoran's release, has led to a SINH
lar movement in New York. With such
evidences as these of the universal sympathy
felt for that brave man, who has been too
long left to languish in his Southern dun
give bis case the prompt consideration it
demands.
Year: 1862

Dealy be loved take my pen in hand to
let you now that am well at present and
do hope that these few lines may find you
enjoying the same blesse of god l Wood like
to See you Wonts more live in love and
thinke the time very long Sence I Saw you
When this you see remember me When
miles a part have spent several unhappy
mite thinking of you there is not an our in
the day but thinke of you have sent you
4 letters and have got bout once l have
tended the offices every few days John T.
Taylor sende his beste Respects to you
youe are my truloye Just as sertin as this
"'cc::!!d y So no more at present but rename
your lover till deth.


From Clinton Given to Ann Streeter.
Year: 1862

Dear Brother and sisterI take my pen in
form you that we are well at present and
that these few lines may find you enjoying
this same blessing Of God l Wood lik to see
you boath but it impossible THERE was q
fight down at coal mouth there was three of
our men was killed wound there was of the
northern army killed 2G0 so no more at
present but remains yours until death to
Emaly loving From clinton Given


Tell Tyburtis to come dowun.
Year: 1862

Dear Mother take my penhand to en-
form you that 1 am well at present and
hope that these feew lines may find you en-
joying the same blessing of god would like
to See you all once more on earth but hope
that we will meet in heaven have nothing
much to write Franklin has wrote the news
give my respects to oil enquiring friends
writ to me Soon So no more at present but
remains your Son till death


Thomas Given.
Year: 1862

Tie following "Secesh letters were taken
from Secession mail bag, captured near
Gauley Bridge, Virginia, by Colonel Chas.
Whittlesey, of the Ohio goth. These letters
are written upon different sides Of the same
sheet Of paper, by three brothers, one Of
them being addressed to q mother, two to o
sister, one to a brother, and one to sweet
heart The wonderful similarity in the be-
ginning of all these letters is striking
They are about as rich specimens of use.
cesh" literature as have yet been published
We give them verbatim ct hteratim:


July the 23rd 1861.


kanawhs Co Charleston Va


Dear sister take the opportunity Of in
forming you that am well and hoping that
these few lines may find you enjoying the
same blessing we are campt l mile up elk
received mothers Letter Of the 7th and was
glad to hear you was all we'll. there was A
Severe batel took place down below Goals
mouth on the Seventeenth Of this month at
which ther were 8. killed and 0. wounded
two Of which has since died one was James
Welch A lieutenant Of the artillery company
he was brought up TO Charleston and we had
the honor of theburial according to the hon.
ors Of war. the north they lost it is said
2G0 killed and it is not known how
many wounded they retreated and since
that they have been reinforct and it is ex-
pected that there will be annother batel be-
fore many days the force was from two
thousand to twenty five hundred our men
took five of their officers, one of them was
one of their Coloneps one of the officers
states that he thot that god was reighing
bullets from heaven as he couldent see were
else they come from We had A bout 900.
men three hundred of our men A bout had
them Whipt when the rest got there.
Write to me rs soon as convent so no more
at present but remains your affectionate
brother.


Franklin Given to Eliza Thrill
Year: 1862

THE Subscriber desires to INFORM the


public that he Is prepared to furnish any that
wants such thing the BEST COTTON GIN that is made
anywhere and he Is still making Improvements his for
mer Gins and has fear in challenging any other Gin
Factory 70 produce equal in performance or speed
With good dry Cotton, the roll in the gin cannot be broken
nor made 10 spew overch cannot be said Of any other
gin His gin also has advantages and improvements which
other have these have been regularly patented
peculiar construction of the gin, which no has
right to make. He also makes THRASHERS of different
construction suit the wish of any the spike beater
combined, the smooth drum with fingers and spikes
different other patterns he has also the right Of the
celebrated Darlington Thrashers which very much ad
mired by.every one that has seen or tried them.


ANY one wanting superior Gin or Thrasher be sup
ptie by sendfng hts order 10 me NJ Chester o. So Ca
Work win be carefully shipped TO any place desired


Repairing done at short notice. JOHN SIMPSON


{d3- To House Builders, will say that am constantly
manufacturing Sashes, Blinds and Doors of every descrp
tIon good material and of the very best workmanship


All work carefully packed and forwarded to order.


Jan,lary5 / If
Year: 1862

CREDITABLE.-Am mans wife died lately
in New York, and upon exhumatiou of the
body not trace of poison was found in it.
This is regarded as remarkable proof of
the advancement of virtue and domestic
happiness in that city.
Year: 1862

Il session, adopted the Following kesoftuon


esored unaniraousl That this Convention begs most
sincerely, 10 inge its sympaihes with the relatives and
friends Of those who have fallen In the service Of their
country battle amidst the clangor OF arms from
wounds received batte from disease or from accident;
and that the Executive authority Of this State be requested
to collect the names Of SUCH and have them transcribed
into suitable Record Book designating the corps to which
they belonged her rank In the service and ne cause OF
DEATH TO be preserved amongst the archives OF The State
as token Of respect to their memories and legacy Of In
estlmable value to their friends.o ..i.r,


In accordance with the above resolution, have been
appointed by the Executive authority of the State to col
ect and enroll the of our brave soldiers who have
fallen from the commencement of the present war; that
they may preserved among the archiees of the State


Astt l. important, in order 10 carry out this audable
purpose list should be perfect and complete as
possible am directed by the Govemorn addition to the
information 10 be obtained from official request
the families of any soldiers who have died rem sickness OF
other causes home or in hospital to forward to me their
Names their rank the date and cause OF their death, and
the regiment or corps TO which they were attached.


Please address me Columbia as soon as possible


.--'r WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON,


Recording Agent for the State.
Year: 1862




Tho difficulty Of obtaining data at the close OF the last
year prevented tho possibility Of giving an approximate
idea Of the extent Of the oyster trade for 1901 Before
the breaking Of hostilties between the North ana
south th1e were three hundred vessels varying IA size
from forty to hundred tons, engaged IN the r
portation OF oysters from the beds to this city Inc
best Of the stock then brought from the wa
ers in the vicinity of Norfolk the York river and the
coast OF Accomac the Eastern Shore Of Virginia From
the date OF the blockade the whole business from the
Western Shore has been entirely cut off, and vhat from
the Eastern Shore to about month ago From these
points the largest packers procured their CHIEF supplies
the oysters being far superior to those found FUR
ther up the Chesapeake At that time employment was
Furnished ON the vessels at the oyster beds and in the
cty the last named as handlers shnckers timers and
carpenters TO upwards Of three thousand persons the
whose Of whom drew their supplies either directly or in
directly from the city.


The enforcement of the blockade the withdrawal OF


large portion Of the population Of the West and North
west nearer to the Atlantic board curtaed in great
measure the demand in that section, besides which the
destruction Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the main
artery TO the markets. the upon the other
lines OF made the business too hazardous
to risk heavy stock with rtanty how long they
would be ON the way before reaching their points Of dest
nation The result that the trade fell ofuy thirty
three per cent The entire trade did amount TO two
millions Of dollars whereas 1860 overreached three
millions OF dollars Tho trade, anticipating such condi
on OF things did not venture TO make arrangements for


large business and for two weeks before the close Of
the year when the temperature would admit OF the con
sumption Of more time in reaching the West and North
west, were not able to fully supply the demands


The spring trade was quite up to that OF the trade OF
the spring Of the preceding year but the fall large
number of the vessels were Obliged 10 seek other en-
ployment and those engaged in taking oysters from the
Virginia beds were left without the OF support,
except 10 accept of such employment existing hos
ttes afforded tnem The trade the Eastern Shore
Of Virginia has been greater than before knewn
since the raising Of the blockade bit the supply from
that quarter will scarcely more than supply the mme
date wants OF the city tor immediate use that
paravely few oil them fall into the hands Of packers
because Of the enhanced prices which they command.
Within the past two months the number Of dealers has
considerably increased the year has opened
with more favorable prospect though it will be still i'm
possible for the trade 10 reach the point at which II stool
until the waters OF Virginia unobstructcd nd the
pressure the lines Of communication with the West Is
relieved considerable trade with New Orleans and
other Southern cities u.s. of COURSE entirely stopped for
the present.
Year: 1862

FOUND DRowyED.-The body OF an unknown man was
yesterday morning found floating in the dock pier No
East river. The body Of unknown man was found in
the dock foot OF Murray street North river The Coroner
apati al
Year: 1862

That subscription list be prepared and sent TO each
member e the committee urging the Importance OF
prompt assistance and vigorous effort for suhscripon
and that the committee meet TO morrow at one o'clock
at the Chamber Of Commerce.
Year: 1862

and that the arms of the Republic shall never
be grounded until justice is done for them and
upon their enemies.' loud and long con-
tinued applause.1


The resolution enthusiastically adopt
ed, and with three cheers for the Presidents s
Proclamation and the loyal men of the South,
the meeting dispersed. Every speaker strong
ly and unequivocally gave his appreciation to
the Proclamation, not as erpedient meas
nre merely, but as great necessity-abso-
luteiy essential to the preservation of the gov
ernment and the restoration of the Union.
Year: 1862

A MODERN RIP VAN WINKLE.-A lumber
man from up the Yazoo river, Miss, recently
came on board the United States gunboat
troubles. He had been in gum swamps for
tour years; during large portion of the time
he had not seen single human being When
he met our gunboats and heard of the war he
was much astonished, may we'll be suppo-
sed. He was on his way to Vicksburg to sell
his lumber. aa
Year: 1862

IT MUST BE ONE.-The Louisville Journal
says: 'sThere is no earthly truth more certain,
more indisputable, than that, however desola-
ting and terrible the war may be. there never
can be peace in this country until what was
one country, shall be again one country. It
may be q republic, it may be a despotism,
it must be one. The whole people, North and
South. may as we'll make up their minds to
that at once.'' sfs =
Year: 1862

5~ Nothing shows more how completely
the whole country is ruled by three
millions of New England people than
the composition of the Committees in
the United States Senate, We give
the Chairman of them, with their sec-
Year: 1862

A Washington letter writer says !:
Tnever ye, have seen the ideal nurse. The
nearest approach to her was the wife of
young lieutenant who sat reading ns,es-
paper while her wounded husband in the
bed beside her lay writhiug with pain.
Year: 1862

Hole snd Mozart Hall; specimen brick Of
that GLASS OF professional party tricksters
whose principles are spoils and plunder and
the profits of party bargains and sales Of
men and Offices. We hope, for the credit OF the
honest people of all parties of the Eighth dis
trict that they will elect by handsome
majority Colonel Murphy as their representa-
tive in the next Congress.
Year: 1862

No person shall be held to answer for capital,
or otherwise infamous crime, unless on G present
msnt or indictment OF Grand Jury, except in
eases arising in the land naval foroes or in the
Ailitia, when in actual service in time of War or
public danger; nor shall any person be subject
for the same offence to be twice put In jeopardy
Of life or limb; nor shall be compelled In any
Criminal Case to be . witness against himself
NOR BE DEPRIVED Or LIFE, LIBERTY, OR
PROPERTY, WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF
LAW nor shall private property be taken for
public use, without Just eompsnsation.-AxrIc
>, 4msndm ents Con. q. ~.~--
Year: 1862

A NICE EExPERIMeNr.-The ladies arc intro
ducing a new and beautiful ornament for the
parlor, mantel, or certertable. They take large
pine burrs, sprinkle grass seeds Of any kind in
them, and place them in pota of water. When
the burrs are soaked a few days, they close up
in the form of solid cones, then the little spears
of green grass begin to emerge from amongst
the lamine, forming an ornament Of rare and
simple beauty.
Year: 1862

Without the preliminaries which usually
herald the advent of a new publication, such
IS the issuing Of q prospectus and the solicit
ing of subscribers, we present the first mum.
ber of the Freq Prsss " for the approval OF
disspproval of the public. Those to whom
this number may be sent for inspection, and
who, from any cause, DO not feel disposed to
encourage our enterprise, will please return
1t, in order that their names may be expunged
from our list. Those who do not return this
number will be deemed as desiring to become
suhscrit ers, and may expect to have the paper
mailed or delivered regularly hereafter, as also
in proper time, to be called upon for something
svbstantial to equalize exchanges.
Year: 1862

guns at million of dollars apiece-the
guns to be furnished in time for the
next war.


The last weapon subject to trial was
a modntain howitzer of new pattern
The inventor explained that its great
advantage was, that it required no pow
der. In battle it is placed on top of a
high mountain, and ball slipped loose
ly into it. AS the enemy passes the
foot of the mountain, the gunner in
charge tips over the howitzer and the
ball rolls down the side Of the noun
tain into the midst Of the doomed foe.
The range of this terrible weapon de-
pends greatly upon the heighth of the
mountain and the distance to its base.
The government ordered forty of these
mountain howitzers at d hundred thou
sand dollars APIECE, to be planted on
the first mountains discovered in the
enemy's country.
Year: 1862

Orpheus c. Kerr thus describes some
of the ewlyinvented cannon he saw
tested at the navy yard lately:


By invitation of we'll known off
cial, visited fhe Navy Yard yester-
day, and witnessed the trial of some
newlyinvented rif1ed cannon. The tri
al was of short duration, and the iur,
brought in verdict of innocent of any
intent to kill.


The first gun tried was similar to
those used in the Revolution, except
that it had a large touch hole, and the
carriage was painted green, instead OF
blue. This novel and ingenious weap-
on was pointed at target about sixtv
yards distant. It didn't hit it, and, as
nobody saw any ball, there was mucl
pcrplexlty expressed. A midshipmar
did say that he thought the ball must
have run out of the touch-hole wher
they loaded up; for which he was i'm
mediately expelled from the service
After long search without finding the
ball, there was some thought of SUM
moning the Naval Retiring Board tc
decide upon the matter, when some one
happened to look into the mouth of the
cannon, and discovered that the bal
hadn't gone out at all. The inventor
said this would happen sometimes. cs
pecially If you didn't put brick owe,
the toachhole when you fred the GUN
The Government was so pleased with
this explanation, that it ordered forty
guns on the spot, at two hundred thon.
sand dollars apiece. The guns to be
finished as soon as the war is over.


The next weapon tried was Jinks's
double back action revolving cannon
for ferry boats. It consists Of a heavy
bronze tube, revolving on pivot, with
beth ends open, and touch-hole n tbe
middle. While one gunner puts q load
IN at one end, another puts in load Al
the other end, one tonch-hole servino
for both. Upon applying match, the
gun is whirled swiftly round on pivot
and both balls fly out in circles. cansine
great slaughter on both sides. Thi.
terrible engine was aimed at the targe
with great accuracy; but as the gunner
has large family dependent on hin
for support, he refused to apply tb.
match. The Government was satis6e,
without firing, and ordered six Of tho