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Year: 1863

SECOND NERM,lNT REGlMBNIt


Warrenton, Va, Nov. 3, 1868. J
f, EDITOR FREEMAN,-We are off picket to-day
an event not SO very remarkable in ITSELF aside
from the fact that it gives US short respite from
ordinary camp duties, and leaves us free to en-
nlov the time as our inclnations may choose.
So military duties being for the present disposed
of I shall turn to the next duty in order, which II
ia plain can be no other than to write to my old
friend the Freeman. | notice that my letter No.
AZ. written from Centrevie, did not appear, but
it, place was too we'll occupied to make either the
public or the. writer fee very deeply its loss.


The news here in camp is not OF very charm
ine importance. We have remained here long
enough to become thoroughly accustomed to the
place, and to begin to regard it with the respect
due to an old camp. We drill every day and
sometimes twice day. We have our company
drills and our brigade drills, our battalion drills
and our division drills, to say nothing OF our sKir-
m;sb drills and reviews without number. We
haxs o,r reviews as often as the commanding Of
6oers see ft to order them, which has been re
markab often for the last week or two lhey
had =. division review last "Wednesday, while We
wore on picket, and therefore we cannot speak OF
its faults or its excellencies, for being away we
were obliged to lcse the whole benefit OF H. ana
if | should give you any account oil H. "nicn
shall not do, you would have to take 1t second
handed The boys that did act part IN that
review, represent it as very fatiguing affair." and
T have not seen single soldier that considered it
apy way amusing or interesting. We soldiers
are not always disposed to appreciate the beauty
of these drills and reviews, especially when they
are tediously prolonged, and when the orders to
execute the different maneuvers are pretty thick
" interspersed with the order to double quick
Gen. Sedgwck was the reviewing officer on THIS
occasion, and in order that he might entertain as
exalted an opinion as possible of this superb dl
vision. every man was ordered out that could go
and great many were ordered out that pretend
cd they were sick and couldn't 60. Even par
of tho br;cade guard--the relief off duy-wa'
ordered to help swell the ranks on this OCCASION
ard one fellow who was tired and cross when n
came in, positively asserts thai several who wer'
dead and buried barely escaped being ordered
out, their escape being due not SO much 10 tn'
fact that they were dead simply, but because the!
we're buried out Of convenient reach, besides be
inc on that account constitutionalIy discharges
f,or, further s vice he Army ofthe Potomac
[ shall ask no one to endorse an opinion quite
extrayagant.
Year: 1863

mssioned, at each. The line itself was little
further out, and each support kept two men out
on the line all the time relieving one another at
regular hours. In this way the day passed off and
night too, and morning came, when we were to
be relieved The relief did not come however
the appointed time they were to stay and attend
the review before relieving US. 1t was now a
question of pretty serious importance what We
should do for rations. Every one of us was out,
and some had tasted since the noon before. Our
distress was only aggravated by the cooks COM


ing out with barely hard tack enough for dinner,
but with none to atone for the last supper and
breakfast. Matters began to look quite serious.
What was to be done? One fellow proposed on
bis own responsibility to go into camp and see
what he could get. Rations bad been drawn the
night before, and we must have them. The cor
poral, who deserves high promotion for his faith
full performance of duty under all circumstances,
dare not allow one to go to camp without the cap
tain's consent. Possibly that consent could be
obtained. There was no hahn in asking him
Back we went to the last reserve and stated our
case to Captain Wales. We had the captains
authority to let US go u from picket. We were
to be released he said at four o'clock. The cap
tain knew as well as we did that the ,eef would
not get TO US till after dark, if it did then. He
thought we could stand it till four o'clock, and SO


we could without anything, but we felt that the
North, with all her immense resources, ought to


furnish US with few more hard tack. We told


the boys the result of our mission TO the captain,


and they began 20 think the case was hopeless.


But we could not give it up. We looked at our


haversack, it was entirely empty, and our stomach


felt equally void. We thought OF our scanty


breakfast, and the thought made US hungry anc


indignant. We thought of our supper the nigh


before, and the thought made us so sry tina


we couldn't stand it any longer, IA so Indignant


that we wouldn't. We determined at once to &c


into camp and risk the consequences. The cor


poral was asleep and the captain was out of sight
so shouldering haversacki, N utter defiance of a.
reprimands, guard houses or court martals, "


posteu lnto camp anu returheu WIN II 'uii vi ""i
tack We could feast now to our hearts coDten
and in our condition it was hardly necessary to ig
more the fact that they were wormy and full c
t bugs. But to make short tedious story, we wi
simply say that we were duly relieved at niu
o o'clock that night and allowed to core back
camp.


o We learned on reaching camp that sad acc
q dent had occurred to one Goodell Of &c. E.
o fellow in Co. X discharged his musket, and Il
g ball, after destroying one of bis own toes, lodge
g in the leg of this man, and inflicted so serious
d wound as to render amputation necessary.


a ANTI-REBEL.
Year: 1863

Like corn-shuck in de wind
We own de hoe, own de plough,
We own de hands dat hold
We sell de pig, we Sell de COW,
But nebber chile be sold,
De yam will grow, de cotton blow
Wen hab dc rice an
o nebber you fear II nebber you hear
De driver blow his horn
We pray de Lord he glib US signs
Fat some day be free
De Norf-wind tell it to de pines,
De wild duck to de seS
We tink it when de church-bell ring,
We dream it in de dream;
De rice-birl mean it when he sing,
De eagle when he scream,


De yam will grow, de cotton blow,
Well hsb de rice an corn
nebber you fear, If nebber you hear
De driver blow his horn !
We know de promise nebber fail,
An nebber lie de word
So, like de 'postles in de jail,
We waited for de Lord:
An now he open cherry door,
An trow away de key;
He tink we ub him so before,
We lub him better free.


De yam will grow, de cotton blow,


He'll glib de rice aud corn
nebber you lear, if nebber you hear
De driver blow his horn!
So sic our dusky gondoliers
AND with a secre! pain,
And smiles that seem akin to tears,
We hear the wild refrain.
We dare not share the negro's trust,
Nor yet his hope deny
We only know that God is just,
And every wrong shall die
Rude seems the song each swsrthy face,
Flame lighted, ruder still
We start to think that hapless race
Nut shape our good or ill
That laws OF changeless justice bind
oppressor v ith oppressed
And, close as sin and suffering joined,
wemarch to Fate abreast.
Sing on, poor hearts your chant shall be
Our sign OF blight or bloom
The vala-song Of Liberty,
Or death rune OF our doom
Our space, if not the authors copy right, con
,es US to stop here in transferring these pearls
ong to our columns.
Year: 1863

The Richmond Sentinel of the Sd contained an ex.
ceedingly iberal and bitter attack on the Stan.
dard, and on the character of the people of this
State who have been holding primary meetings but
under the circumstances and hoping for that bet
ter state Of feeling" which that paper of the 9Th
refers to, we thought it best not to reply to the ar
ticle of the Sd. Burthe Sentinel of the 10th and
18th renews its assaults on us, and leaves us no
course but to reply and defend ourselves Our rea-
ders will bear witness that about the time Gov.
Vance visited Richmond at the request Of the Pres


dent to confer with him on the state of the country


and especially in relation to North Carolina, we had
so far forgotten the past as to put ourselves in
condition to deal as moderately possible with the
errors Of omission and commission by the admins.
tration towards our people; and we hailed the ar.
tce in the Sentinel of the sth as an indication that
disposition in this respect was properly appre-
ciated. But whatever may have been the assu-
RANGES received by Gov. Vance at Richmond, it is
now apparent that the administration will have no
truce with the Conservatives of North. Carolina
and that its purpose is by the use of its patronage
andpower, both in and out of the army, to destroy
the Standard newspaper and blast the character Of
its Editor. Well, if it must be so, we will.
brace ourselves to meet, the storm. We lack space
today to reply to the Ssntiasl but We shall do 81
hereafter.
Year: 1863

his own countrymen and the Romans, but submit
ted to authority by paying tribute. When che
was rallied at he rallied nob again." He never ut
tered aword oarray Christian against another.
His commandments are as binding now as when
they fell from His holy lips; and He says feed the
hungry, clothe the naked give drink to the thirsty,
visit the sick, comfort the widow and fatherless-
"PREAcH THE WORD" not politics-and thus snake
full proof of the ministry" The reward for all this
is respect and affection here and happiness here
after the punishment for the neglect Of this is loss
Of influence here, end misery hereafter. These
words are true, though they proceed from the pen
of"a sinful man." It may be well to ponder them.
We pity those who are thirsting for our blood
We do not fear them. We shall not degrade our
self by hating them. The day is not far distant
when they will see their error and do us justica-
We are seeking to saoe them from Aemsslses, and
our whole people from the almost hopeless desola-
ton which broods already over Mississippi and
Louisiana, and portions Of other States Six months
hence may be too latel
Year: 1863

The Condition of the Trans. N Mississippi.


The Asssissippian says: at seems from our tel.
egrams this morning that communication is not en-
trey cut off from the Trans Mississippi by the Fed.
eral occupation of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. The
report of the defeat of General Banks with the loss
OF SIX thousand men, is quite cheering if true Re-
ports from that region however, must te taken with
many grains Of allowance. We all remember even
when Vicksburg and Port Hudson belonged to us
how difficult it was to get the truth. Yet there is
nothing improbable or Impossible m the report that
the gallant Dick Taylor has been too much for the
UnionSlider. We sincerely hope that the report
is true and that is only the precursor of still more
brilliant and decisive victories


We believe in the invincbiity of the Trans Miss
issippi veterans. Cut off from all hope of succor
by the balance of the Confederacy, they know now
that they have to depend upon themselves alone !;
and when people fully understand this fact they are
apt to 60 to work in earnest 1t has been the bane
OF the Confederacy to indulge in dreams Of interven.
ton, &C., and until our whole people, like the Tex
ians, Louisianans, Missourians learn to look only
to God and their strong arms for deliverance they
will not be wrought up to that Spartan heroism and
endurance which is necessary to secure their indie.
pendence.


If the Trans Mississippi people could only get rid
Of the imbecile Holmes, we should have strong
hopes of glorious achievements by them. With an
army OF sixty thousand already in the field, and
the capacity of swelling it up to hundred thou
sand, guided by competent leader, they can bid
defiance to three hundred thousand fLincolns hire
ings. The Trans. Mississippi, is an empire within
itself, supplying an abundance of subsistence for
its army and people, 1t will make proud record
for itself
Year: 1863

Martin was not qualified for the position he fills at
Kinston-and this seems to be the opinion of both
soldiers and people. A correspondent Of the Pro-
gress, writing from Kinston over the signature Of
"A-Soldier," says:


"Our army can produce no better bureau officer,
or soldier than the Brigadier General commanding
the District of North. Carolina; competent, sage,
having thorough knowledge Of bis profession, but
his best friends will claim no morel As field
commander, capable of availing himself of untried
resources and of mparting to his troops the conf
dence which be may feel in himself do not think
that either the public appreciation, or that shown
by the military authorities during the war will
prove him possessed Of Certainly not an officer or
soldier of his command but thinks that much could
be effected by judicious change.


We are willing to endeavor to avert the terrible
calamity that threatens US, but We demand leader
in whom we have confidence. Our wives and chill
dren nesting in the bosom of our native State, are
looking to US for protection; do not then, under
the leadership of . man who besides his natural
wants, has scarcely heard shell burst in anger
during this war, force US to become useless sacri
flee in the struggle that aOiW shortly ensus There
are many Generals who could be spared from the
Virginia army, who are competent to this difficult
position. Let the government exchange them. Tho
loss of North Carolina, even in part, WiU be aoorse
than Ncks6urg to our cause We have put ninety
two thousand men in the field For Gods sake if
they cannot spare US the men, from the terrific
combats about to begin in Virginia let them at least
give US a General officer: Believe me speak the
sentiments of those around me, and am idle lover
of change, for its sake Aone"
Year: 1863

Work AT RrcHxoND-Brethren who wish to Ia
Dor in the army, but cannot reach that part of it
under Gen. Lee, may still find large field in and
near Richmond The hospitals are now full, and
more are coming. There is also far larger army
about the City than is generally. supposed.
and Naoy Messenger.


Here is work for Gods ministers. The COM
mand is, "Go ye therefore, into the highways, and
as many as ye shall find, bid to the MARRIAGE
Again. "For was an hungered, and ye gave me meat;
Twas thirsty, and ye gave me drink; was stranger
and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me;
was sick, and ye visited me; was in prison, and
ye came unto me-" And the reward is, VInasmuch
as ye have doe it unto of the least Of these my
brethren, ye have Done it unto me-" Therefore,
"Come, ye blessed of my Father inherit the king
dom prepared for you from the foundation Of the
world"


How these glorious words thrill even the spirit of
the poor wording, fettered by sin, and grovelng
in the mre of carnal things What noble field
for the true Minister Of the Gospel How his heart.
should burn within him to be engaged in such
harvest Of souls! Our "hospitals are now full,
and more are coming" The sick and the wounded
heeu hoASeo, ouo Iuey Heeu spiritual IOOu Inelr
poor wives and children at home, and the widows
and orphans of those Who have fallen, need mate
rial aid, and fathery counsel and consolation and
encouragement amid their trials. The Rev. Samuel
Pearce, of Orange, and others like him, who are
preaching political sermons and thus sowing dis
cordamong brethren, may here find field which will
task all their energies That Raleigh preacher,
who whiles away portion Of his time denouncing
Holden as traitor, and suggesting that he and
Others ought to be hanged, has only to cast about
him and see and feel for himself that the interests
of his own immortal soul require that he should
cease such "vain babblng," and strip himself to
the great labor in this moral vineyard which lies
before him, and which he has promised to perform.
Tongue religion is worthless. Now is the time for
Christian Ministers to initiate the example of their
Master, and to show by their acts their love for
Him and for all men. He was meek and lowly,
and was going about constantly doing good. He
took no part in the political struggles between even
Year: 1863

Obi dark Is the grave where the sodier lies buried


And dark was the day, when be gave up his life; :
From kindred and home, to the grave he was hurrie


Ger death still victorious, tho slain in the strife.
Year: 1863

To THE PUBLIc.-Notice is hereby
given to all 1t may concern. that this office
will not hereafter consider itself responsible
for the bills Of any person whomsoever, un.
less the same be delivered on an order bear.
ing the signature Of ID. n. RlcHARpsoN.
Year: 1863

No man caa continue a member Of the
Democratic Party and be less than traitor,
q RnnEI and MURDERER l-Ga.eits.


sksEsfY-TIvE THOUSAND members Of the
democratic party were present at the great
meeting IN Indianapolis on W Wednesday last.
Year: 1863




A GOOD Work. = Marshal Means has
had squad of men engaged for several days
past. repairing the sidewalks. driving in the
spikes which have go long been a terror to the
ladies' and otherwise rendering navigation for
psde.trians not only possible but safe. There
is still room for improvement. and We hope
the Marshal will not stop until the good work
10 ell done up ship shape and Bristol fashion.


Public MEETING-OPEEING or Iowa
SrREET.-We are requested to announce that
there will be public meeting held at the
New Pennsylvana House on Saturday even
ing morrow, for the purpose Of getting an
expression Of the people in the matter OF open
ing Iowa street through to Locust, and also
to see what can be done in the way Of raising
citizens fund for that purpose 1t is hoped
that the people will all turn out at that time


COOP GRANGE FOR lNyEsrMENT.-
That popular hotel at Grinne.i. known as the
Bailey House, is offered for sale, as will be
seen by sGv ertisement In this days paper
We do not know Of y better chance for invest
ment. In less than six weeks the cars will be
running to Griunell. and there is no prospect
that the road will be extended further for
some time The Bailey House has been ond-r
good management, and has the highest r.pu-
tation among the travelling public, Is nov an J
will continue to be a paying concern. Mrs.
Bailey would not dispose Of this property
were it not that che feels herself unable to at.
tend to the largely increased business tina. the
house will soon be called upon to do.
Year: 1863

COMMUNICATED


Please insert in the Gazette the following
extract from an English paper, which appears
in the journal from which tits taken under the
head of S'MENDING and DARNISG. G.


''lIost Of our tair readers have decided
aversion to that part Of their duty which falls
under the patching and darningo denomIna-
ton. They are OF opinion thata rent may be
the incident Of the day; q darn premeditated
poverty" But if they only knew how pretty
a we'll executed piece Of repair looks, when you
see in its warp and woof, the bright threads
of economy, and independence, and WomanSy
thrift, crossing and recrossns one another,
they would lay aside eInbrolderles and crochet
work, and take UP instead TIE mendlng basket.


We rode down town the other day: when the
only other occupants Of the stage were young
gentleman and lovely girl Of, [ should think,
about eighteen. She was the prettiest, freshest
looking girl one would want to see---there were
no telltal traces of midnight parties and head
achy mornings in those peach blossom cheeks
and clear, bright eyes; and all the numberless
little items of her dress were as fresh and trim
as she herself-from the pink bonnet strings
down to the neatly fitting gloves and delicate
gaiter boots IF Ye had been an old bachelor,
Or 4 young one tlCuel W. MouA0 VI esi1.iJ 80
fallen in love with that girl, particularly after
we had discovered that she was as industrious
as pretty. And how do you suppose we found
it out? The handkerchief that lay ia her lap
told us 50. The neat little darn; elaborately
executed, in it's corner, with the smalI white
stitches and skilful handiwork, had tongue
quite audible to our ears. lime and patience
and wise economy had been there. The gen
tleman sitting opposite saw the little token Also
we noticed his eye turning from the handker-
chief to the bloming face, and back to the
handkerchief again, and we knew perfectly
we'll what he was thinking of--the good wife that
Young lady would make, and how neat her hus
band 5 crayats and stockings would be. Poor
fellow. the edge of his shirt bosom was little
frayed, and one or two buttons were missing
whose detection the most skillful arrangement
of his cravat ends could not conceal. Perhaps he
had wife who did not believe IN mendlng and
darning-perhaps he had none at all. HoweV-
or that may have been, his admrlng eyes ap-
preciated the darn on the handkerchief more
than If it had been the richest and most sight
DESTROYING embroidery--not Tor what 1t was.
but what it betokened


Girls. don't shrink from mended place as
if # were plague spot; the longer your Old
limos last. the better able you will be TO have
new ones By and by. Sensible people read
vour character in little things, and nobody will
thirk the worse Of you, whatever may be your
station in life, for the exercise Of economy and
thrift. A stitch in time saves nine, and SONS
times it saves . great deal more than tIl2t


The Indian Territories, State Of Kansas


-
Year: 1863

ernment and the people, in time Of war as
we'll as in peace and that the doctrine that
the President may dispense with the Con
titution in time of war snbverts all constitu.
tional liberty and turns the Governments
into a military despotism, and is a revival
OF the Odious prerogatiyes of the liSpen-
sing power claimed by the Stuarts OF Ing
land.


Resolved, That the thanks of the people
of the State are due to the gallant soldiers
of New York, who on the first in
timation of danger voluntarily rushed to
the standard of the country, and who have
borne it victorious through so many battle
fields; we shall ever honor the memory of
those who have fallen; We will cherish and
protect the brave survivors.


Resofvei, That the abortiye results OF
the recent conscription act of Congress,
not less unjust, vexatious and oppressive,
hoth in its character and manner of execu-
ton which have excited general distrust,
should admonish the Administration how
much wiser it would be to place it's reli-
ance on the voluntary action Of gallant
and patriotic people, ever ready to defend
their institutions and their honor


Resolred, That we condemn all mob vi
olence as crime against the people and
against republican government; that wheth-
er the spirit of misrule and diregard of
constitutional and legal obligations take
the form of the ''higher law of fanaticism
or 1.-The lower law of the mob" they are
equally emanations of the spirit of disloy-
atty. and should be suppressed at all haz-
ards.


R,s,lvcd, That the administration of Ho-
ratio Seymour as Governor of New York
meets our highest approval; his devotion
to the interests and dignity of the State,
his fearless assertion of the rights of the
citizen, his fidelity to the Constitution, the
administrative energy evinced in promptly
sending the militia of the State to repei
the invasion of the State of Pennsylvania
b. the Confederate forces, and the vigor
which he displayed in putting down law
less and reckless mob, and the statesman
ship exhibited in his whole public action,
present record of which not only our own
State, but the whole American people
may Justly be proud.
Year: 1863

language of mercy, and breathing the spir
it of conciliation The painful events
which have occurred since my communica
ton of the Sth inst, but emboldens me tc
renew these suggestions. l hope you will
now no longer refuse to suspend military
operations to try an experiment of negotia-
ton. | teel that military operations Sc
bloody as ours must sooner or later be sus-
pended. The day of suspension must come;
the only question is whether it shall be be-
fore the wholeAmcrican people North and
South shall be involved in general ruin, or
whether it shall be whilst there is remain
ing sufficient of recuperative element of
life by which to restore our once happy.
prosperous and peaceful American Union.
In compliance with your request that your
request that your letter shall not for the
present become public, shall withhold its
publication at tnis time


With high regards, yours, &c.


FERNANDO WOOD.