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bureai’is at Washingtdn, ’a‘nd also with
the armudfnavy, persons who did not
disdain to vivail themselves of their ofii-
‘cial'positib‘n to favor the Opposers of the
LPI-resideiit elect, and to supply them be-
forehand with the menus and facilities for
making the contemplated resistance. ‘ .
Since every constitutional provxsion
shadrbeen made strictly observed in the
e action of Mr. Lincoln as in the election
.: .‘Waehiugton, Madison and Jackson,
there was of course nothing to. be done
but to proceed in the organization of the
government. To execute the Will of a
majority of the electors was simply to
com with the plain provisipns of the
, tntiou. , 3 _
In the meanwhile the insurgents violent-
11 rated and held forts, arsenals”, custom
[M t-ofices and other property of
the'United States, declared themselves
absolved from all allegiane to the govern-
ment which they had covenanted to sup-
port and obey; formed themselves into an
independent nation, with a new title and
flag, and demanded recognition as such at
home and abroad!
.. Therecould be no mistake as to the
l position of the two communities. If there
1'
ever was a legitimate government of the
United States entitled to the obedience
and support of the citizens, and the re-
spect of foreign nations, the government
inaugurated in March, 1861, was such.
Abraham Lincoln was placed in the Exe-
cative chair by the deliberate voice Of s
majority of the free citizens of the Uni-
V ted States, uttered in accordance with
the form prescribed by the Constitution.
Any State or any number of States
might as lawfully and as reasonably have
reibsed to acknowledge J efi'erson or J ack-
son to be the Chief Executive oficer of
the government as the States of South
Carolina, Virginia or Georgia refused to
submit . to the Administration of Mr.
Isiuoolu.
‘- Of “course the simple question for the
rest of, the country was, shall we aban-
don the govermeut or suppress the insur-
rection? Shall we give up the ship, or
shall ”we sink “the piratical craft, that
cruises her bows and attempts to inter-
rupts-“er voyage ?’-’ There could be but
one»~-~-ans,wer from thoughtful, patriotic
lips,:.a_n_d- history will record it to the
credihiof 'a loyal people.
If“. is naked upon whatpretencethe
Stjfidrin rebellion assumed that attitude
thoracau still be but one answer, and
thfit,,,_too, will history record to the shame
offi‘plldisloyaliste. It wasfbecause a ma-
jbflb'bf the free people of the country
difired from them in the choice of a ru-
ledlhr'sthe term of four years. It was a
re: .dlation of the principle which every
. ’an ploughboy understands as the
v‘ ,j. ‘ . ace of a republican government,
vijfg'; that the majority shall govern.
rfiThe'Lpresent is not the first assault up-
oualiha't‘ grand principle. the resistance
t§ftl§ec0nstituted authorities of the land
, .nOt sudden impulse. It had been
ihpfiided for a full generation. Some of
itscfehief plotters have fallen into the
input the virus of secession was not
hurried with them. Thirty years ago the
“-0:
repphlic reared its head and dashed its
yds: but'the rough old warrior who then
heldi’tlie reins of power set his broad
formats-it and held it for a while in check.
.iilihejnqniry then forces itself upon us,
odwhat act of. the general government
aphid the insurgents put their finger by
whiph the plain gprovisious Of the-Fede-
rd:‘:00nstitution were violated. What
Hvileg’e’s or; protection did ”any of the
tatesf'enjoy to which other States had
equaliclaim and were refused! What
obligations had the general government
asenmed which were neglected, or in
what had it transcended the reservations
Of-the several States? Could not Mr.
J'efi’era’on Davis enjoy in Massachusetts
allithe' privileges of acitizen of the Uni-
ted-States which Mr. Lincoln could have
~cbjOyed in South Carolina? Did the
'-'- ‘ rnment accord mail facilities, harbor
‘. ”silences, aid to public imprOvemente, and
- frgedpm of speech and of the press to the
ninth", and deny them to the South?
“many Southern Senator ever struck
down in the Senatechamber of the Uni-
1t‘ed"States—-uuarmed, off his guard, by
5 it"srgerthern member of Congress? Was
”"e‘i‘i‘y southern citizen ever denied aboar-
‘f‘in our northern courts of law, and
.égatened with personal violence while
3'; ,, , ing in a peaceful and legitimate way
3~t§ibbtain a decision upon a legal‘question
oh?” nblic interest?
.: ay, farther, who among the people
3; "_ ‘the States in rebellion now complain
ithit in every substantial particular the
‘gén'eral government has not most honest-
ly;aud faithfully fulfilled its obligations,
cr-thata fair influence has been denied
them in the councils and legislation of the
country? .
‘Did‘the farmers and mechanics of the
insurgent States murmur at taxes im-
posed upon them by the Federal govern-
,
site” go where and do what they would?
scam the laws of the revolted section of
thf’cOunlry and the laws Of the general
Mrnment be examined, and see which
interfered most with the inalienable right
toilife, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
nets?
“’3“ Whence, then, it is asked again, this
unnatural strife ? Why is it that a.
country which but three years ago was
at. peace with itself and with all the
wsirld, and in the enjoyment Of almost
unprecedented prosperity, has suddenly
became the theatre of a ferocious, bloody
destructive civil war?
The answergis at hand. It is the fruit
of an insatiable lust of pow. The great
mass of the quiet, industrious. thrifty
people of the land are drawn into a vor-
tewaicb a few unprincipled demagogues
have produced. Our vast foreign popu-
lation—with habits, principles and views
not always in accordance with those
which our American born people love to
cherish—have been made, in a large
measure, subservient to the schemes of
artful, politicians. New interests have
sprung up in different parts of the coun-
try, ”for which protection has been sought
and’ avaystem Of “log-rolling” has been
introduced into most of our legislative
bodies eminently favorable to the schemes
of wily and corrupt men. The extension-
of the boundaries of the Union, the ad-
mission Of new States and the organiza-
tion-Of new territories” must of necessity
have, their influence in shaping the policy
of the government, and test the elasticity
Of the Constitution to adapt itself to
this new order of things. ,
There seems te have been but one into-
rest‘that has suffered irreparably by the
growth and prosperity of the country,
and that is African Slavery. It has asked
and demanded a protection which the
Constitution, neither in its letter or spirit,
could extend to it or allow it to receive.
It naked liberty (or rather claimed the
right)to extend itself into free territory,
and the voice Of the people, uttered in a
constitutional form, said emphatically,
No! The political leaders in the slave
States, seeing'but too clearly that if this
liberty were denied, and the institution to
which they arefiwedded were restricted to
its present limits, its extinction becomes a
mere question of time, resolved upon the
desperate alternative of rebellion, and in-
asmuch as many persons who had been
conspicuous in the anti slavery ranks fa-
l: or at restrictions upon their ,liber- .
vore . and acted ;with the; party
nominated and electeii~Mt. ‘Lincoln and
as the time Of the outgoing of one ad-
ministration and the incoming of anolli-
er is usually attended with some excite-
ment and confusion, that was seized he a
fitting juncture for a demonstration.
After the nucleus of a new confedera-
cy was formed by the serpnration of
South Carolina from the body politic, it
was not difficult to persuade those who
had a common interest with her to '_oin
her fortunes; but it is confidently be-
lieve that history—impartial history—-
will show that in not one solitary case
have the people of the States in rebell-
ion, by a fair, deliberate vote, sanctioned
the violatiOu of the Union compact.
The step once taken must be maintain-
ed, and the mustering and equipment of
armies, the bail ' Of forts and ships of
war, and the shoe of battle soon pro-
ers were” in deadly strife.
_ And what can honest and true-hearted
citizens do but defend their government?
Whateverof peace and prosperity” and
renown we have attained were attained
under this insulted government. Our na-
tional wealth and influence have grown
up to their present position under the
stars and stripes Can we hope for a
{better government if we abandon the one
we haVe? Can we trust those to govern
us wholthemselves refuse to obey ’4’ We
have a constitutional President, a consti-
tutional legislature and acoustitntional
judiciary. They may not be all oralto-
gether such as we like, but who will
uarantee something better in their place?
yes if it we're wise to organize our po-
litical system anew, who would rule while
we are doing the work? Or who would
select such a time as this for such a pur-
use
If a feud should occur in a family, and
two out of six children should rebel
against parents! authority. while the oth-
er four are disposed to think their father
and mether about as good care-taken as
they could expect under any charge, it
would clearly be the part of wisdom in
the: dutiful children to adhere to the old
folks, rather than break up the family
and see what would come out Of the ruin.
Now the only true way for us to do in
our present emergency is to make ”every
thing yield to the support of the govern-
ment as it is. Whatever mistake, or
neglects, or wrongs we see, or think We
see, let them passfor the moment, con-
sidering that, at the worst, it is a better
government than none. As soon aswe
are all well out of this deadly struggle,
we shall know with what elements we
have to deal, and can then punish, correct
and prevent as the case may demand.
But now the watchword must be “Unity
for the sake Of the Union.” We must do
by all sympathizers and elders of the re-
volt as our fathers did with a similar class
of people when they were contending for
what we are now defending—make every
loyal neighborhood to hot for them ; fa.-
cilitate their jouriiey to the bosom of their
chosen friends, but not allow one of them
to remain with us or to utter, by the
voice or press, any sentiment derogatory
to the dignity or authority of the consti-
tuted government of the country. The
stake is to valuable to suffer the game to
be played carelessly or to admit the least
concession too the opposite party. Every
farmer, trader, mechanic, professional
man and laborer has a momentous inter-
est in upholding the government till this
storm is overpast. It will be time then
to consider suggestions Of improvement
and precaution.
The moment the bond is sundored that
holds the bundle of sticks together each
stick may be snapped like a pipe stem.
Our choice lies between the government
we have and none at all. One week of
anarchy would sufiice to show the value
Of authority. even though imperfectly and
iujndiciously exercised. Let us turn a
deaf car, then, to the counsels Of both ex-
treme conservatism and extreme radical-
ism. Side issues, however plausible,
not be entertained for a moment. If no-
gro slavery is throttled in the present
struggle, so be it. 'If it escapes it will
will have but a short run, but if we lose
the government we are all‘slavcs without
the choice Of a master. He was a fool-
ish man of whom the epitaph said
I was well ;
I would be better ,-
I took physio,
And here I lie.
If we prove faithlese to the constituted
authorities——tbe true representatives of
the national power until others are ' duly
appointed——we shall bring upou ourselves
swift destruction. We see what ques-
tions of right and policy are started even
while the issue is yet uncertain. Let the
bond of union be dissolved and what is
before us but a short season of anarchy,
ending in the extinction of the most per-
fect human government ever known
among men.
If such a disastrous destiny awaits us,
and our fields are to be turned into bar-
reness—our harbors to be shipless——Our
factories and workshops to be closed—«our
mines unworked-«our towns and villinges
desolated and our sanctuaries and school
houses deserted—on the stone which des-
ignates the nation’s grave shall be inscrib
ed--
The people were well off——
They would better themselves~—
They tried an experiment—.—
And here they lie 1
«w.»
Exhaustion of the South.
The rebels have conscripted all the
fighting men Of the South and nearly ex-
hausted its supplies. They must win now
or fail altogether, and we may therefore
expect that they will fight with the ener-
gy of despair in the battles of the spring
campaign. Reports of terrible destitu-
tion come from all parts of the South,
and cannot be doubted, starving refugees
are coming within our line everywhere
the rebel authorities are seizing provis-
ions for the army, and leaving the people
to starve; prisoners recently taken in
Tennessee and Arkansas declare the re-
bellion nearly played out, and say the
people will welcome peace on any terms
to escape starvation ; the persecuted
Unionists are making trouble in northern
Alabama. Georgia and North Carolina;
in Texas they are organizing and threat-
ening resistance to the rebels,- iiud all
the signs show that the rebellion has
reached its crisis, and must win now or
perish. In the rebel congress a resolu-
tion has been introduced expressing a de-
sire for peace on honorable terms. If
Providence will now bless .ns with victo-
ries, and our northern copperheads can
be silenced, we shall soon have peace and
‘tho Union as it was.”
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[1‘ Shoes are an important item in the
expense of clothing children. Children in-
variably wear out their shoes at the toe first
and not unfrequeutly before the other parts
are quarter worn. We recommend to those
who wish to economize in clothing their
children to try the metal tips which never
wear Ont at the toe—and a pair of tipped
shoes will more than outwear three pairs
without them. ’ -
a.-.
See to your Registry Lists.
Look out for all those who may be made
new voters. Work! Workl! Work!!!
.- illli‘h:
claimed, with horrid emphasis, that broth. p
and privations that we have encountered
ET E,
ohm ran/qr
Norwalk."ruesday, March 24,1863.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
WM. A. BUCKINGHAM, of Norwich.
17hr Lieut. Governor, '
ROGER AVERILL, of Danbury.
For Secretary of State, '
J. HAMMOND TRUMBUL‘L, Hartf’d
For Ireasurw,
GABRIEL W. COITE, of Middletown.
For Comptroller,
LEMAN W. CUTLER, of Watertown.
For Members of Congress.
DIsT. No. l—HENRY C. DEMING, of Hartford.
.. .. 2-SAMUELL.WARNER.ofMiddletown.
.. .. s—Auous'rus BRANDEGEE, of New‘
London. ‘
i—JOHN a. HUBBARD. of Litchfield.
It 6|
———-—o~..~o-———-—-
lztls Senatorial Convention.
The Republican and Union Electors Of
the 12th Senatorial District are requested to
send Delegates equal to twice the number of
their Representatives in the Legislature, to
meet in Convention at the Stamford Hotel,
(Stage House,) on Wednesday, March 25th,
1863, at 9 o’clock, A. M., for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Senator.
NOAH W. HOYT—Republ’n Com.
ALBERT SEELY,
Union
JosEPa E. RussEL ,
GOULD D_ JENNINd‘e, Committee.
9‘.»
COUNTY CONVENTION.
THE UNION REPUBLICAN CON-
VENTION to nominate a Candidate for
Sherifi', will be held at FRANKLIN HALL,
Bridgeport, on Tuesday, March 81st, 1803,
at 10 o clock A. n. The attendance of Dele-
gates of unconditional Union men is request-
ed from each towniu‘the county, equal to
twice their Representatives in the General-
Assembl . Per Order,— .
n. G. STEPHENSON, 10th District.
GEO. E. LovELAcE, 11th “
ALBERT SEELY,'312th
H
THE VOICE OF OUR OWN
SEVENTEENTH.
No words Of admonition and entreaty
which we might utter, can compare in earn-
est, buguing eloquence and patriotism, with
the following “ Appeal” from our Fathers,
Sons, and Brothers of the gallant 17th, CON-
.IURING finirfriendskal home, by every consid-
eration, “ TO PUT DOW N AT ONOE AND
EOREvER, THE POUL TRAITORS AMONG
YOU i” We give it the most prominent place
Of our Editorial columns, to the exclusion of
other matter, “ As, (quotingtheir own solemn
and impressive words in view of an impend-
ing movement,) THE LAW APPEAL wmcn
WE MAY MAKE To You ON EARTH."
CAMP 17TH CONN. VOLs. j
NEAR STAFFORD C. H.
MARCH 19th, 1863. l
MESSRS. EDlTORS :—
The following “ Ad-
dress to the Citizens of Fairfield County,”
was submitted to this Regiment on Wednes-
day, afler Dress Parade, and was received by
the soldiers with loud and enthusiastic marks
Of approbation. It was subsequently endors-
ed by a unanimous vote, followed by three
tremenduous cheers for the State of Connec-
ticut, and three groans for the Connecticut
“ Copperheads.”
ROB'T HUBBARD,
J. E. MOORE,
EDGAR HOYT,
Fellow Citizens of Fairfield County :
We, the Officers and Soldiers of the 17th
Reg. Conn. Vols, in no spirit of partisan
prejudice, but as your brothers, sons, and
friendain the field to fight the battles of your-
selves and our common country, beg leave
to address you. .
Six months ago through the efforts and
encouragements of you, the citizens of Fair-
field County, without distinction of party,
this Regiment was raised to follow to the
field our gallant brothers of Connecticut, to
} Committee.
peril of our lives. in sustaining the Flag of
our Union. There was then no diversity of
sentiment among you with regard to the
holinesf of our cause, the wickedness of the
rebellion, or the necessity of its suppression
at all hazards and at every sacrifice.
Men of all parties, with united and patri-
‘God and Liberty,’ tovoluateer for the defense
of our country—solemnly pledging to us,
that if we would assume the more active and
dangerous duties of war, you, who remained-
at home,'would sustain us unfiinchingly to
the end. In the faith of those pledges We
came forth, believing with you, that a .just
and holy war for liberty, for law and the
rights of mankind required our aid; believ-
ing, as you then declared, that from a contest
like this. no true American heart could ever
withhold its sympathy without merited dis-
grace; believing that the solemn promises of
hearty co-operation and support then so
freely set forth, would be redeemed as heartily
as they were made, we freely and cheerfully
abandoned our homes and our families, all
the comforts and pleasures of social life in
die in a cause so dear to ourselves and ”to
those whom we have left behind us. -. '
Brief, indeed, in point Of time, is the peri-
od which has elapsed since we left you, cheer-
ed at our parting by these words of en-
couragement and promise. The hardships
meanwhile, have not diminished the zeal
with which we entered our country’s service.
They have been endured with cheerfulness,
in the assurance, that while unavoidable,
they were also not useless in her cause, and
were inseparable from our defence of you,
fellow-citizens of Fairfield County, who-sent
us forth—our fathers, brothers, and friends
around the fireside at home. As we shiver-
around our camp-fires, or in our snow-cover-
ed shelter-tents, as we have encountered the
storms, the mud and'diseases Of Virginia—4-
often poorly sustained by food and sleep;
hunger, and cold, and Wet, and fatigue, have
all been turned into comfort and strength,
when we remembered, that through these”
privations you were enabled to sleep quietly
in your beds, and to enjoy the abundance
and luxuries of life in your warm and com-
fo rtable homes. We turned, too, our eyes
upon the Flag of our Country that floated
above'iIs, and thought of the glorious memr
aid them by hardships, by toil and at the ‘
otic eloquence, appealed to us in the name of .
order to work, to suffer, and if nee , to -
,”\
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and “blessings. that areenwappea
folds, of the hopes, and prayers, and tears
which you, in our presence, had so freely
poured forth, and as we fondly believedmere
still pouring forth for its maintenance and
success, and have grown daily into a firmer
determination, that your hopes and confi-
dence in us should not be disappointed, that
we would count no danger too great, no foil
or hardship too severe, if thereby we could
better in this great contest show our fidelity
to you, to our Country, and to our God.
And now, fellow citizens, we learn with
astonishment and shame, that while we are
V ’ thus ‘ devoting ourselves to the glorious du-
ties to which you sent tie—resisting at your
request and in your behalf, at the cost of
all‘these sacrifices, and at the hazard of our
lives, the efforts of traitors and rebels to
destroy our Government—our toils and dan-
gers are being neutralized; nay, more cor-
rectly, protracted and aggravated by sympa-
thy. and aid extended to those same traitors
and rebels, by some of you at home. Can it
be true that some of these very men, whose
words of cheer and promise were loudest to /
encourage us to volunteer in this just and
necessary war, are now lifting tlmse same
voices for “peace,” a dishonorable peace, de-
nouncing the war, and uttering the language
of treason and rebellion against the Govern-
ment, which they then insisted must be sup-
ported and defended to the last extremity!
Can it be true that, having sent us forth
with impassioned appeals to maintain our
glorious Union or fall beneath its Starry Flag,
they now with equal zeal, by speech and
resolution, declare it “ a monstrous fallacy,
that the Union can be restored with the
armed hand" —designate the righteous ef-
forts of‘ the Government to suppress this in-
fernal rebellion as “ an armed collision of the
present Administration with the people of
more than one flird of the States composing
the Confederacy,” and urge you to elect as
Governor of the State, a man whose avowed
recommendation is, that “ he has always op-
' posed the war,” and that if elected, he will
sternly resist the endeavors of the Govern-
ment to carry it on.
Can it be true that any considerable num-
ber of you, fellow-citizens, will be enticed
by these base apppeals to the meanest mo-
tives that can actuate mankind, those of
wardice and avarice, to be false to your
fessions and pledges to us, recresnt to
your principles, and traitors to us and to the
thousands of your gallant brothers and
countrymen with us in the field, to your-
selves and your country i
We cannot believe it. You are not so lost
to every noble and manly sentiment. We
appeal to you by every tie of honor, of afi'ec-
tion, and of humanity that binds you to us,
by every consideration of patriotism, by all
your hopes for future generations, nay, by
every motive of self-interest, to put down at
once and forever, these foul traitors among
you.
Now in the very tramp and bustle of
movement to actual conflict, we, your sons,
your brothers and friends, as the last appeal
which we may make to you on earth, implore
you to redeem your pledges, to be true to your
duty. For ourselves, we, at least shall be
faithful. The more we see of this atrocious
rebellion, and of the wide spread evils and
misery which it has brought upon our/land,
the more confirmed are we in our conviction
that at every experise and hazitrd, it must be
crushed. In this'conviction we mean to act.
You may abandOn us, you may strike hands
with our enemies, and arm them with new
strength and courage to slaughter us, while
We strive to. defend our bleeding land, your
sacred rights, and the blessings Of freedom
for your children,but in spite of all, we shall
continue to do our duty as God may give us
strength, and will cheerfully die, if need be,
in the defense of your liberties, and to up- _
hold in triumph the Flag of our Union.
Our appeal is not now for the Nation, but
for our own beloved State, of whose famc
we are justly jealous; for we confidently
believe the day is rapidly approaching when
this causeless and accursed rebellion will be
put dOWn. We believe that the success Of
the so-called “ Peace Party" in Connecticut:
will send down to posterity her annals,
stamed with one of the foulest blots of all
History.
Will you, then, fellow-citizens, exalt to
power a party holding such sentiments as
they openly avow? Will you make your
faithful and devoted brothers, and all future
generations of your children and ours, blush
red with shame that our glorious old State
faltered and fell just as the hour of victory
and triumph had come ? God forbid 1 Eve-
ry man who was not born a slave, forbid!
Every woman and child, forbid! We con-
jure you by the precious memories of the
Past, and by the grander prophecies of the
quick-coming Future,—lt'sten to our appeal,
and save Connecticut from SHAME!
Wu. H. NOBLE, Col.
CEAs. WALTER, Lieut. COL,
ALLEN G. BRADY, Major,
ROBERT HUBBARD, Surgeon,
R. C. MCEWEN, 1st Ass’t Surgeon,
E. GREGORY, 2nd “ ‘-
War. K. HALL, Chaplain,
H. N. HAYEs. Q. M.,
Wu. L. HUEEELL, Adjutant.
Douglass Fowler. Captain 00. A.,
John McQuhae, Jr., 1st Lt, “
John W. Crew, 2d Lieut., “
’ Chas. A. Hobbie, Capt. CO. B.,
Mamas Waterbury, 1st L . “
Edgar Ho t, 2d Lieut. “
James E. oore, Captain CO. 0.,
Milton H. Daniels, 1st Lt., “
Henry Quien, 2nd Lt.,
Wm. H. Lee , Captain Co. D., .
Samuel E. B inn, 1st. Lt. “
Albert W. Peck, 2d Lt, “
Henry P. Burr, Captain 00. E.,
Enoch Wood, Ca tain Co. E,
Henry Allen, 1st t., “
Wm. S. Knapp, 2d Lt., “
Wilson French, let Lieut. Co. G.,
Edward Dennis. 2d “ “
Enos Kellogg, Capt. CO. H., ,
James H. Avres, 1st Lt. “
Francis M. Bliss, 2d “ “
Thomas A. Height, 1st Lieut. Co. I,
David W. Mead, 2nd “ “
John J. McCarty, Ca t. Co. K.,
Edward M. Lees, 2d \t., “
is
And Here In Another.
The brave boys of the war-worn 5th, who
poured out their blood like water on the
gory field of Cedar Mountain, send up their
imploring appeal that they and the Mag shall
be sustained :
The onlcers and Soldiers of the
. Connecticut 5th Regiment of
__'Volunteera to their Fellow
Citizens of Connecticut.
Feeling a deep and earnest interest in
'the'political issue now pending in our na-
tive State, and believing that our friends
at home will not refuse to listen to a few
‘wOrds from those who while bearing the
”banner of Connecticut side, by side with
those of her sister states, are deprived of -
the opportunity of casting their votes in~
to the scale of truth and justice, we take
this method of reminding those who are
to decide into whose hands our interests
are to be entrusted for the ensuing year,
of. the compact into which they entered
with us, when with full assurance of un-
wavering support: in every extremity into
which the just and glorious cause of our
tcouptrv should be. placed on set forth to
fight her battles on the field.
In common with our fellow citizens in
the ranks of other Connecticut regiments
we felt no fear on leaving our homes
ories that clustered around it, of the liberties.
that treason would ever raise its’ head
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lithe ”"upon our native
' "'miii‘?“”bf’tii”iti' the-iriié‘iifis”,
*. est-r.
whom we left behind would fail to pre-
scrvc intact those principles of Govern-
ment \vicb our glorious old common- -
wealth has always held sacred, nor for a '
moment hesitate in their support of that
Union whose integrity we were sent
forth to maintain.
It is true that the muffled voice of
treason was occasionally heard but its
utterance was low and indistinct, and
promptly hushed by the overwhelming
tones Of loyal indignation.
Realizing that the task which we had
before us was no easy one, but in the
full confidence that although it would be
at the expense of many lives and much
treasure, it was not to be abandoned un-
til the supremacy of the right was estab-
lished, and that eventful success was cer-
tain ; anticipating, after the accomplish-
ment of the great purpose for which so
much was to be risked and sacrificed, a
hearty welcome home to those who should
survive to again reach the State which
sent us forth, and an honored place in
memory for those who fell in the strng.
gle—the champions of our cause and the
cause of humanity we did not hesitate.
That we have so far fulfilled gir prom-
ise to you none can dispute. And those
who remain ' clustered around the torn
and riddled banner of Connecticut, which
you entrusted to our care, and which has
never been disgraced, still hold the con-
tract good. And those who are not
with us—those who have gone down in
the headlong charge, and closed up in
the ranks of death—those who sleep in
soldier’s graves into which they have
been laid by their faithful companions in
arms, or the rougher hands of uJfllthléss
enemy—those who have proved faithful
unto death to the trust confided in them
—-they have fulfilled their solemn pledge.
They have freely given their lives, their
all, for their country and a righteous
cause. And shall it be said that Connec-
ticut requited her brave sons with
cowardice? That when the stern reali-
ties Of war were upon her, when those
who have left their homes to mingle in
the death contest—to oppose their bo-
soms to the deadly bullet and glittering
steel of armed rebellion, call upon their
battle-worn survivors of the desperate
conflict, from the unmarked last resting
places, to finish the work which they be-
gun-40 redeem the soil which” covers
their ashes, and to unfurl free and tri
phant the banner for which they died——
the heart of Connecticut failed, and she
forgot her promise to avenge them, if in
a dark hour the combinations of a trait-
or enemy were nrouud and overwhelmed
them—that the support she solemnly
pledged she dare not give i No. We
cannot, will not, believe this—although
it is exultantly told that such is to be the
case. That one ‘whom our deadly ene-
mies openly aver in their councils as one
among their few friends in the North—4t
traitor to their enemies—one who ha
denied all sympathy with the soldier
who fights for their subjectiou—-and re-
joices at every disaster which tends to
discourage the loyal heart ; that sucb’a
man is to be placed in the executive chair
of Connecticut, and to be recognized as
our commander-in chief, while the true
hearted patriot who, from the appearance
of the first cloud until the storm of an-
archy has reached theiutmost intensity of
its midnight gloom, has uuceasingly la-
bored for our preservation ; who has, by
his exertions. placed Connecticut at the
head of the column of loyal States: who
has made every soldier that fights, under
his banner realize that all that could be
done to lighten his burthen it was his
constant effort to accomplish--—is to be
stopped in his labor of love, and the
trust which he has so nobly deserved
confided to other bands. '
We ask you, freemen of Connecticut,
if this is to be so. We know that upon
the result of the efforts of our armies in
the field for the next few months, the
hope and faith of the loyal hearts of the
country are resting. But for that result
the faithful discharge Of your duties is in
ajgreat degree responsible. The danger
which threatens us in front is great, but
we fear it not. It is the tide of disloyalty
and disafl'ectiou which is betraying itself
in your midst, which threatens to over-
whelm our supporters and our cause at
home, which we dread far more than the
armed hosts in open rebellion before us.
They must be defeated at the ballot-box.
Upon you we must depend for their de-
struction. The Supreme Court of our
State has decided that her soldiers can-
not at the same time wield the bayonet
and the ballot. The coming battle must
be decisive as to whether our enemies in
Connecticut shall be routed and preven-
ted from aiding and abetting our enemies
in the rebel States, or whether our
friends shall be beaten and vanquished
by the traitors in your midst.
You cannot wait more anxiously for the
result of the contest between the armed
hosts who confront each other upou the
soil of Virginia, than do both armies for
the decision which you are to make on
the 6th day of April next. The success
of our enemies in Connecticut on that day
would give the rebels more hope of ac-
complishiug the ruin of our nation than
a victory over the flower of our army.
But We cannot but believe that Connec-
ticut will prove true to herself and sons
—-thut she will resent the insult ber trai-
tors would beap upon her.
We listen for her renewed assurance
of fidelity to the Union, and her rebuke
to those who under the garb of a peace-
ful restoration would betray it into the
hands of those whose announced purpose
is its dissolution-—final and eternal.
Freemen of Connecticut l The friends
of those who are in deadly conflict with
us cannot be your friends. When the
roar of cannon and blazing bonfires an-
nounce occasion for rejoicing in the camp
of our enemies over the nomination of a
candidate for Governor in our native
State, we ask you to see that we have
no occasion to mourn over his election.
We appeal to you to put down trea-
son where it confronts you, and thereby
strengthen the arm of every one of your
loyal sons in the field. Assure us of your
continued confidence in the righteousness
of our cause, and you shall have no occa-
sion to complain of those who represent
you in the Army of the Union.
The above address was adopted by a
vote Of the officers and men of the 5th
Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, at
Stafford Court House, Vu., Miircli 10th,
1863. Attest,
WARREN W. ‘PACKIR,
Colonel 5th Conn. Vols.
Wu. P. Sums,
1st Lieut. and Act’g Adjutant.
CC.-.
From the Mississippi.
To-nigbt,(Monday) reports are to the ef-
fect that Admiral Farragut had run by the
batteries at Port Hudson, and is now be.
tween that place and Vicksburg. He lied to
burn the steamer Mississippi, by its accident-
ally grounding before the batteries. Bank’s
army was also said to be within five miles of
Port Hudson.
--———.e<’.~.———
John Hanford, of company H. W! 0- Y's
from Wilton, was hurried in that town ,on
Sunday. ‘ . ‘
'4-»’-‘-—""'-i l‘dlha- ' a » -. Au’ ' 5w . s0<"1W--. :‘H: wen-r2.- "’1 ”lug.
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For
the Union l
AT LOCKWOOD‘S HALL,
This Tuesday Even’g,
when -
GEN. A. J. HAMILTON,
of Texas, and
HON. B. K. PHELPS,
of New York, will address thePeople upon
the issues Of the times.
Let these War Democrats
have a rousing greeting.
Christian Comm on lor- the
Army and vy.
A meeting in behalf Of this most worthy
object, the first of a series to be held in Con-
necticut, was convened at Lockwood’s
Hall on Monday evening, the 17th. It is
much to be regretted, both for the sake of
the cause and of the people of Norwalk
who were not present on the occasion, that
the character of the Commission, and the
reputation of the speakers, had not been
better appreciated in this community, and
that the brevity of the notice given caused it
to be so little known and understood.
After the meeting had been opened with
prayer by Rev. S. B. S. Bissell, Chandler
Starr, Esq., the Chairman, gracefully intro-
duced the several speakers.
Morris K. J esup, Esq, of New York, made
a brief statement respecting the organization,
objects and operations of the Christian
Commission.
' The Rev. Mr. Mingins then made a most
interesting address, made up mostly of a
very thrilling narrative of his own visits and
work among the camps and hospitals of the
Army, asa volunteer Chaplain and nurse,
comprising many most intensely exciting
scenes and incidents. The genuine wit,
pathos, and natural force of this speaker are
seldom surpassed. Every word was fitly
Spoken “like apples of gad in pictures Of
silver.”
Rev. Mr. Duryes, the youngest of the
four associate pastors of the Collegiate Re-
formedfrotestent Dutch Church in the City
of New York, followed in a speech and ap-
peal of indescribable eloquence. Perhaps a
more rapt and delighted audience was never
gnthered’in Norwalk. No sketch or report
can do justice to the orator, and we shall not
attempt it. When the nerves of all were
strong with the delightful excitement of the
nignetic power of the eye, voice, and senti-
ment of the youthful pleader, the sentence—
“A man may be a patriot and not be a
Christian; but no man can be a Christian
and not be a patrio ”—thrilled every heart.
At the conclusion of the speeches, it was
moved and voted that a branch of the Christ-
ian Commission be established in Norwalk;
and a committee of gentlemen of various
denominations was appointed, of which, the
Hon. J. M. Carter is Chairman, to efi'ect
such an organization. It is to be hoped that
the work will be prosecuted promptly and
vigorously, and that Norwalk will take her
appropriate place among sister towns in an
enterprise so truly patriotic and Christian.
Christian Commission in
Bridgeport. '
We are pleased to ’learu that the meeting
in Bridgeport on Thursday evening,was very
large and enthusiastic, attracting the most
intelligent and eminent of her citizens,
and exciting most intense interest. The Rev.
Mr. Mingins, and the Rev. Messrs. H. Ganse
and A. R. Thompson of New York, were
the speakers. '
Christian Commission in Stam-
ford.
The meeting on Wednesday evening was
a most decided success, as may be infer-
red from the telling financial result, that
eleven hundred and sateen dollars were con-
tributed on the spot.
Well done for Stamford! What shall be
done in Norwalk? Have we not Christian
and Patriotic men to come forward here. as
there, with their contributions of hundreds,
fillies, &c.
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A Copxof‘the Union League.
May be found at our Post office, whereon
we hope every loyal man will enroll his
name.
W.
Union Meeting at So. Norwalk.
Senator Foster made an able, dignified
and efi‘ective address in behalf of the im-
periled Union Cause at Ely’s Hall, Saturday
night. He was followed by Col. 0. T. Beard,
who made a good speech, andillustrated
how much further a converted Democrat is
willing to go than a Republican. The ad-
dress of the 17th was received just in time to
be read at the meeting, and was' greeted
with cheers. *
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WGeu. John B. Rodgers, whom the New
Tribune of 23d inst, states was killed in Co-'
lumbus, Ky., on the 9th, is alive and well, in
Washington, D. C. where he has been stay-
ing since he left Norwalk. Recent letters
from him announced his intention of retur-
ning here this week.
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Q'B y a recent order from the War De-
pertinent. Col. James B. Fry, Assistant Ad-
jutant General of the U. S., is detailed as
Provost Marshal General of the United
States, and all appointments heretofore made
of provost marshals are consequently revok-
ed.
0‘.--
NORWALK TOWN BONDS.—-— No definite
conclusion was arrived at as to the issuing
of town Bonds, at the meeting on Saturday,
as we learn.
0‘.-.
PHOTOGRAPHIC.—Whitney & Beckwith
have some new attractions in the photograph-
ic Art. Read their adv.,
'4.”
Our New Steamboat.
This new and beautiful craft,built express-
ly for the Norwalk route commenced its
trips on Thursday last. Her trial trips indi-
cated rapid speed, and we hope our per;
ple will do all they can to give her a remit.
nerative support.
.«g-...._...--
DARIEN.—'l‘he Union men of Darieu are
wide awake and confident of a complete tri-
umph over copperliead demOcracy.
The venerable Rev. E. D. Kinney, who
has been absent about a year and a half, met
with a most agreeable surprise in the shape
,of a purse of S60, donated by old friends.
"‘.‘,:;~"_—."‘.>'
BusINEss CHANGE.—-A. C, Arnold, has dis-
posed oi his Machinist Business to Mr. Isaac
Church, Jr, who will continue it at the old
stand. Mr. Arnold has won the confidence
and esteem of all, in his business relations
with the public and while we regret his re-
tlremept, we wish him and his successor the
most abundant success.-
TBUEE
“I SPIT UPON THE NORTHERN MAN
WHO TAKES ANY POSITION EXCEPT
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE
GOVERNMENT ! * *- "* AND
IN THE NAME or ALMIGHTY GOD, I INVOICE
scan CURsEs As HE MAY PERMIT, (innocuous
as mine may 00,) TO PUT AN END TO ANY MAN
WHO WOULD DESTROY SUCH A sTRUCTURE l"
(Speech of Hon. James T. Brady, at the Cooper
Institute, F; z'day Evening, March 61h, 1863.)
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The Democratic Platform.
“ Wears against the war. The elections in
other States have not been understood by
the President. There have been too many
Democrats chosen. When Thomas. H. Sey-
mour is elected, the President will understand
what that means.”—E. H. Barbour, at the last
Hartford Convention.
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Light Breaking in New Canaan.
EDITORs or GAzETTE :—On Friday Evening,
March 20th, Mr. Montgomery, late Editor Of
the Vicksburg Whig, favored us with one of
his ( peculiarly interesting, instructive and.
amusing addresses. A Union League was
formed at once. pledging its members to an
unconditional, unwavering «smart of the Gov-
ernment of the United States in its eforts to
suppress the Rebellion.
The Government of the United States, we
take it, is the concentrated Will of the. People,
as expressed through their Constitutional
Agents, the Executive, Legislative and J udi-
cial Departments. The Executive’s orders,
he, (the President,) being Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy, are eforts of
life Government, (unless these orders are coun-
termanded by one or both of the other
branches,) to suppress the Rebellion. We
all agree that the power to suspend the Ha-
beas Corpus during insurrection, belongs to
the Executive or Logisl ative Department,
either one .or the other, or both combined.
The Executive in certain cases, has suspend-
cd if, Congress has acquiesced; here, then, is
one of the efforts of the Government to sup-
press the rebellion.
We have pledged our unconditional, un-
wavering summit of this efi‘ort.’_ The order of
Emancipation being unopposed by either of
the other branches, is another effort of the
Government to suppress the Rebellion. We
have pledged our unconditional and unwaver-
s‘ng support of this effort. The Act for the
Confiscation of Rebels’ property, and the use
of the African race, being the united effect of
the Legislative and Executive branches, (un-
opposed by the Judicial,) is still another ef-
fort Of the Government to suppress the Re-
bellion. We have pledged our nncondz'tzbnal
and unwavering support Of this effort. In
short, we have given 'an unreserved, united
pledge to support the Government in its
whole total efforts to suppress the Rebellion,
whether each particular effort may seem the
best to us or not. '
This pledge was generally signed on the
spot by those who stood by the Government
from the commencement of this unjustifiable
rebellion. This, of itself, is not remarkable,
for it was not unexpected. Our Democratic
friends, however, hesitated; they were fear-
in]. at first, that there was a out under the
meal, but twenty-four hour’s reflection satis-
fied them as to the position they ought to
occupy, and TWENTY LEADING SEYMOUR
DEMOCRATS came boldly forward, led by their
gallant Captain, B. D. PURDY, and signed
their names to the League, without the chang-
ing of a word or letter of the document !
Is not thissomething to rejoice and boast
over, Mr. Gazette? Little New Canaan, as
you call her, beat Norwalk in the turn out to
the Mass Convention at Stamford, in 1856.
She was the banner town in the Fremont
campaign. She has sent more volunteers to
the war, in proportion to her numbers, than
any other town in the County. And New
Canaan to-day, challenges every town in the
County, large or small, to show as many gen-
uine original Seymour Democrats on their
Union League as we can and will. Let the
Bridgeport Farmer note this fact, and place
it alongside of the Plarform of the last “Hart-
ford Convention.”
UNION LEAGUE.
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GREENWIOH, March ,2lst, 1863.
EDITORS GAZETTE :—You will find below
an extract from a letter written by one of
our German fellow citizens, and addressed to
his wife. The writer of this letter is Mr.
Henry Becker, of Greenwich, a member of
Company I, Tenth Regiment of Connecticut
Volunteers. The noble spirit of patriotism
with which it is imbued, should shame outof
sight our miserable Copperheads and Peace
Croakers, and forever brand those as liars,
who assert that our brave soldiers are tired
of the war. U
“ I see you are wholly disgusted with the
war, hnd the way in which it is carried On.
It seems you do not believe in our success
in bringing the Southerners back to loyalty.
and submission to our Government, against
which they have taken up arms and come
out in Open rebellion, which has caused a
most dreadful and bloody war. You as you
would only like to see the war settled’ and
have me return home, no matter upon what
terms we obtain the peace. . , _‘
Dear Katie, I- need not tell you again that
I would like to see peace and return home as
well as the next one; but rather than see a
dishonorable peace, Obtained by a shameful '
compromise, I would see the war prolonged
for years, and fight for my rights, though I
knew it would lead me to certain death.
The preservation of our Union, Liberty,
Right, Nationality, and the enforcement of
our laws are just as dear and precious to me
now as they were at the time I enlisted. It
is true, as you say, that the North are not as
united in subduing this rebellion which
threatens to rob us of our dearest rights and
privileges as they ought to be. But should
that lead us from the path‘of duty? And
should we say the cause is not worth fighting
for because our neighbors think so, and will
take no part in it? Or because we find our
enemy stronger than we at first expected,
and the war has cost us morelives and prop-
erty than we could imagine at its commence-
ment? Or because it has been prolonged
beyond the time 'we had reckoned upon .——.
No, surely not. Then, to come to a compro~
misc with the rebels at this time, would be
to give them all that thelymsked for at,” ”.the
time they fired the first s of at Fort Sumter,
and all we have done and” sacrificed Would
be for nothing. We would have to recog-
nize them as a nation, and admit our Union
to bebroken up. It would lead to continual
guerrilla wars, and probably to the final de-
struction of our Government.
Many brave comrades went with us to
meet the storm and check the rebellion, but
have fallen in discharging their duty. Their
heart’s blood has sprinkled the soil ofSoutli-
ern States, and the remains Of many a brave
soldier lies, as yet, inside the lines Of rebel-
dom. Could we leave their graves in the
clutches of traitors? No, no! Their voices
sound in our ears, “Turn not back, but go
forward and accomplish the work for which
we hare died. GOd will be with you and
give you success.”
I hope you will not speak to me again
about a dishonorable peace. It only gives
me pain. I am confident in our success,
though we may not live to see the day. Our
cause is ajust cause. It is God’s cause. Let
us not get discouraged, or grumble if the ever
does not progress exactly as we think it
ought, but trust in God, our Lord."
Slate Tickers.
Our friends in the goverul Probate Dis-
tricts in Farfield County, rrc requpsled it?
send to the,Gazette at the earliest possible”
moment, the nominations for Judges of Pro-
bate, sothat the names can be printed on the
State Ticket
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cheap and deleterious substances.
nepiibnean llesidquurterag, ,.i
The Rooms of the Republican and Union
Headquarters in luiucs' Building, life here-
after to be open every evening until alter
electiOn. New York cvuuiiig papers, the
Hartford and New Haven dailies, and other
papers. will be or. the tables. Republicans
and Union men are invited to be present as
often as possible. The regular woekl meet-
ing is held on Wednesday Evenings, when-
good speaking may be expected.
—-~r ~ —o-<.>.._. __
Br ms EXCELLENCY,
WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
A PBOCLAMA'I‘ION. '
Incited by a sense of constitutional om‘ T
tions, by manifestations of public‘senti ' ,'
and b the natural law of self-preservation,
the National Government. has organized‘a”
large military power to mamtain its author-
ity and preserve the Republie‘against an” ex-
.teuded cone iracy formed for its overthrew.
The peOp e for whose benefit the Govern-
ment was established,are hesitant: as to their '
duty. Some earnestly contend t at by dis-
banding our armies and relying upon moral -
influences, by placing our interests in the
hands and under the control of the conspira-
tors, and by confiding in their liberali, ty. and
sense of justice, our rights will be most efi'ec-
tually secured. Others urge that renewed
energy and unceasing efforts are trees to
encourage, support and strengthen the v-
ernment, and essential to the preservation
of our liberties. _ ,. . .
The conflict Of opinion is bringihg‘deepii‘
sorrow and heavy burdens upon the pebplgf”
and postponing to an uncertain fatal-exile"
da of peace and public tranquillity. ‘ _”
n this hour of anxiety and national sales.
tion when God’s purpose concerning the in;
forests of humanity as connected: with thee
permanency of our National Union, are bnf‘
dimly foreshadowed by His Providence, it
becomes us, as an enlightened and religious}
. eople, to recognize our dependence .vtipon,
im, and to give all our faculties to the sin”-:
gle object of attaiuin a clearer. knowledgd
of the Divine‘will an of our duty; " ‘
Let us restrain our passions, and bring our
evil propensities into subjection. s .
Let us penitently confess, our, sins, and;
recognize the justice of Gods chastisemenfs;
Let us acknowledge our ignorance, and/1‘
pray that we may be led to right decisions. ‘
. If obedience to the Government be right;
let us render it. _
“ If the Lord be God,"let as follow Him ;._
but if Baal, then follow him.” ‘ ""
I therefore. recommend that FRIDAY, m“
THIRD DAY or Ann. .NExT, be observed
throughout this State, as a day of public
Fasting, Humiliation and Prs er.
Given under my and and the‘
5'11 5 seal of this State, at the City of
z ' ' Hartford, this, the thirteenth £13139!
m March, in the year of our“ Lord one”
thousand eight hundred and sixty three, and
in the eighty-seventh year of the Indepen-
dence of the: United States of Americas, - -
' WM. A. BUCKINGHAM.
By His Excellency, the Governor,
J. HANNOND TRUMBULL, Sec’y of State.
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General Headquarters, State of
Connecticut.
ADJU'I‘AN’I‘ GENERAL’s ‘Onrda, ‘
Hartford. March 26. 1863, -._- .
TO Waorr IT MAY CONCERivz—For the a-
formation of all parties concerned, and, to
correct erroneous im rcssions which prevail
to some extent, I wil state that warrants for
the arrest of deserters from Connecticut regi-
ments in the service of the Federal Gov-
ernment are not issued from this Department,
nor by any State authorities. ‘ 7 _
This power is delegated to the United
States Provost Marshals, who are appointed
by the Secretary of War, and all communi-
cations on the subject should be addressed
“ To the United States Provost Marshal,”
Hartford, ‘
Conn. —_ -
JOSEPH D. WILLIAMS,
. _ Adjutant-General.
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From the Army of the Potomac.
BRILLIANT (HAIRY FIGHT.
HEADQUARTERS Am 01“ TEE PO'I‘DMAC, 2
March 18th,-1863.
‘ A most brilliant cavalry fight occurred
on the Rappahannock yesterday beyond
Kelley’s Ford.” ~
A reconnoisance under the commandof
General Averill, forced a passage over
the river in the face Of a determined ra-
sistence by a considerable body of rebel
sharpshooters who were covered by
houses, rifle pits and a dry mill race filth , .
an abatisj in front. The ford admitted
but a single horseman at ethnic, and the
stream which was swollen, was very rapid. .
Arriving at the south side of tberiver.
our cavalry charged the rebels in their -:'
entrenchments, killing and capturing
nearly the entire force, besides securing a
large number of horses picketed near by.
A‘ short distance from the shore, Gen. --
Averill’s command encountered the rebel
cavalry under Stuart and Fitz Hugh Lee, "
who had hastened from Culpepper to
prevent our passage, They made. some
dashing. charges upon our trOOps,‘=-who
repulsed them and in turn charged them '
with fatal efieot, using sabres only in the '
conflict. Whenever the enemy made a
stand they were immediately charged
upon and routed from their position with
great loss. The battle lasted five hours
and was a series of charges and band to
hand ,coufiits, resulting in the falling back -'
of the enemy. _
The forces were about two thousand
on each side. The enemy at lasttook
refuge behind an entrenched battery,
four miles from the ford, flanked by rifle
forts and abatis. .
Grneral Averill having accomplished
his Object and secured liis prisoners, the
wounded on both sides, and a large num-
ber of horses, reacrossed the river with-
out uttuck or demonstration on the part .
of the rebels who were so badly whipped.
that they could not follow or annoy him.
Among the prisoners is Major Breck-
inridge, a cousin of John C. Brcokiurid . 1.,
The prisoners characterize the gig;
on our part as one of the ablest and
most gullnntly fought cavalry grqigs of
the whole war, and admit (but their own .
trOOps were totally demoralized by the
gallant sabre charge of cavalry.
About eighty prisoners 3 have
brought in. ' \ _
The wounded bear sufficient marks lo.‘ U
show that the sabre was the. sole wesp- .
on used on our side. ' '
s<O.—- . .
Frost the Journal and Gem-hr.
U. S. STEAN SHIP Axizo. IA Wmfl'mx
‘ : ”CITY, ‘Del. March 15th. ' i
Messrs EDITORS :—.We sailed from Philader
phia yesterday, bound to the Gulf. Through: 5
some" defect in the engine we anchored, an :
been}
will be detained for a day or two. Enclosed
I send you a list of our officers: - .
Acting Vol. Lieutenant Commander, D.
P. Upton. -
Acting AssistantPaymaster, W. L. Dalia
- Acting Assistant Surgeon, W9.
-~-Actintr Ensi 11, Samuel Merrill.-
“ a g Edward Pendextcr,
First Assistant Engineer, Chas. H. flur-
rington. ,
Third “ “ F. W. Stewart
“ “ W. H. Brown.
S. Bissell.
Acting Master‘s Male, S. ,
“ “ “ John W. Weldon
Henry Helliker... .
Payinaster’s Clerk, G. A. Westcrvell.
Surgeon‘s Steward, Emile Petry.
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@Volunteers for the Army should no
leave the City until supplied with HOLLOW- .-
wAr‘s PiLLSAb’D DINTMENT. For Sores, ”l
at l‘ H
.Scnrvy, Wounds, Sinall"PO£, Feyere n
30ch Complaints, these medicines siegtlig
bestm the world, Every French Soldier
31.1.; 4'
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uses them. Only 25 cents per box.
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WSulerutns, like port wine, can be made
for almost any price, which is done b d'sin‘
erric
Allen's Gold Medal Saleratus is perfeléll‘ ."
pureund unadulterated, and one paper wi '
convince any intelligent lady that tlierejs
nothing equal in it, It will roduce O'né
eighth more bread lhnn‘ 'uny‘Ot iii-r"; i's'm CB
better than soda to use with cream edit .
Grocers and Druggists sell it. Depot 113': 1
Liberty Street, New York. *1 ., ,
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