Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 5, Number 22, Jasper, Dubois County, 16 May 1863 — Page 1

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V ME J ASPER COURIER, JASPER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1863. NO. 22. OL. 5.

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C. Adams. B- Atmree IDAMS & BUETTNER, TTOHNBTR AT MW, agents for collbctibo s-Lira- claim-, JASkfK. INDIANA, ice North east corner MrDnrnld and ist streets. March 14, UM33 rroRNiY IT LUV. IHR uoderalgned will hereafter practise in the Circuit Court of Dubois County, I will promptly attend to sit buoineM rusted in his csre. u. WILLN TtABWELL. tiewrge P. De wer tie, rVttornev and Counsellor at Law, HOME, IM)., LT ILL alte nd the Courts in Perry, DuY knii and Onwlurd counties, and tfv

mpt attention to allbuainess entroste I I l. Jau -J, "8 1 IBBaKBB, A. J. l'-ECKF.TT, f ineennee, lud. Jasper, li d. BAKER 6 BECKETT, tTTORXläVS AT aLAW, 17ILL practice in the Dubois Chrruil and f Common Flese Courts. Particular Ot itten paid to collection. Ji " - j. T. Deweefe TrORXM AT LAW , I T R ft 8 B U K U II , INI. IT ILL g've prompt attention to ail busi y nsss entrusted to his rare in Pike and imnu counties. N'iv.2. RUDQIPHUs" SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LUV, JASPER, INDIANA,

Gentle Showers. S lowers, s owers, gentle showers, Pal. ing when th cuckoo sigh; Bring to this world o( ours Many briu hi and precious things.

Well ye fall, oh gent'e howers, Tesrs of liesuto! giving bin is To s thousand herbs and flowers. You make giud the mniling earth Showers, shower, gentle showers! Showffa, showers, gentle showers! Qusl ing from the Striekel henrt, Win lh cloud ol lormw lowern, Y r. here it Hi p t smart. Unman tears, ami heaven' liowrs, Merer eta they fall in vain; Hut give lifo to though" and fl jwers,

And rej ice the hea rt again S'iow i'm, showers, u'eii! le thowrrat Proclamation by the PresidentWashington, Mv 8. By tli President of the Unind States uf A meriea A PluclaatstiOM, V HKhi AB. The t'ongrrea of the. United (Met), at its session, ennrlcd a law entitled A'i AM for enrolling and i-al ing cut the Notional forces, and for other purp ses,' which i approved on the 3d Jay of March Ust; sad, trV a?ea ft, Ii it reiterated in aald Ml ihst if, er-- now ixit in the United Statre an

Inaarrrclina and rebellion ag -t 'he au thoriue thereof, and it is, under Iii ConaMtu ion of the United Statt, thututy o' the Government to supprcaa insurrection and rebellion, to guarantee to rach ttiate a republican lorm of Government, snd Ut prsrve tin public tranquilitv ; and, Where-ns, For theas high pu poaea s military force is indiapenaabh', to ie.se indevp port which all p rsons ought wil iily to

cn'ribulr; aid, Waefee, no service can b- :n BV p'aiseworthy and honorable thsn tliat which i rendered for the inaintcnanra uf the ConttltMtluB and tlic Union, and the consequent preservation of a frrc Governm -nt; and Wl.creaa, for the rSMOMSl thus recited, it ws enacted by iL Said a'utut1, that oil able bsditd male citizens of IBS United Slate, sad prr.oi.e of foreign birth who shah have- declared on oath lhair lateatlOa U hstasai ci-z Mia undfr and in pur umce of a . .B s. s.

t .e l-twa tliercot, Dtlween me ages 07 '.weniy ami lor'y ß . y eure, with rei ' uin z options

not nrcesssry to bs herein raentioaedi are declared o conntituts Ihe Nation I f 'ice, and 'hall be liable to p-rform (Ml a iry duty in the aervice of the United SioU-a when called out ior that purpose and Whiress, It is claimej in behalf of ter

The Lit le Regiment. Dir 11 the struggle for Independence,

' - -- J- - i j and ridden dowr. like rseds before the tem EsotisaMEB K Bene 'Gatts Backs."

pent but earn he did not know the Ldtt'ejOn Saturday sftenoon a peraon carrying 0:1

General Greene sent out Crural M .rgan Regiment." In a voice Ihst was clearly ' business a an engraver st Sheffisld and

I with oaa thoassad KOtvo eut off Ihe retreat I toard above the din of battle, the elder iof the lorie then infesting the Wf.tern por-jHillier, as he raised him elf to hia full hight, 'tion of S uth Carolina. shouted:

Scarcely had Morgan with hi band taken "Cli s up, lads, close up!

up their march ere Cirnwallis diapatrhed jflag forever!''

the blood-tlilraty Tarleto in puruit. Th j Instantly he was encircled by his sons, indrf itigahle Morgan soon lesrned of thi jth" herculesn exertions of whom actually

snd sccordingly hailed snd prepared lor kept the whole force of the enemy at bay.

battle. Determined, however, to take the rebrl

Among the militia were seven persons, s father and 11 BOM, whom G-neral Morgan

vspciu!ly comp!imnted. These seven ps- sank lo the earth, till at last they formed s Irtot Holdiera were nicknamed by their com- rampart, behind which the "Little Regiradea "The Lü tie Regiment." ment," wounded ami bleeding, fought like

John Ill.ii r, senior, some fifty live years! lions. 8eing at last thst sabres were use

standard, Ti rletcn'i men rsged wildly shout heir intended victims. Men and hornet

ILL attead promptly to any boaine! ,ns u( fo:e,gD t jrt, uiihiu the agas apeci

intrusted to him in any ol the samrta

Daboie county. Office st the corner uf aDonald and streela. m"r1 WTH. "lleWoir. TTORNBT AT IAH', PETERSBURGIl. INDIANA, ill attead all terms of the aoajrta (n Puhois

oty Januarv 25th lsi'-w v KRAUS HOTEL. CHA8. KRAUS, Propeiator, sraer of South Main and West Itfaata, JASPEH INI) , rllR proprietor will exert himself to n der the sojourn of those who may ant

1 with him perfectly agreeable. Hi t at all limes supplied with the beat in the arket. Hia wlnea and liquors are unez tiled la the Weet. Ha has also gnnd etalag for bo reea. "Try me." 6 1

fAGON, COACH, PLOW AND HA ROW MANÜPA6T11U II, aaata or bxwtor a lawrkrce btrebt, Jasper, Indiana,

Would re- fx spectfully In.eS form the pub-aaWai

a that ha is now prepared to do all kinds o' rark la hi line, la tha best style. Purrhare will da arll to call and examine hi tack tad wark, aa ha m aetified he an laaae them. Blaekeraithing and repairing or all kinds ttaadad to aroaiatly. mh7-v I. BE CK , .

DAAW f) GtTAW awniiTe

IJVVF A 1 OUUI I MIX Vt nv Ii ihr riht of suffrage or any other

bast bids or Poiuc bqcasb. f wr: ,,, fttnf,i,f whl.in ,he United Btstct, Dl WOULD respectfully inform 1 . . ..,.1 II tha pablio thst that hare s ' "dt r ,b Uw of ,n' ' lh l large and splendid aasortment iStstes. of Boota and Shoes on hand,. -.1. Uuii ik 4iim .t i,n..t,L...

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of sge, stood six feet rive snd a hall inches, les, a British dragoon now drew s pistol, wss of fine proportions, and weighed ovsr end leveling it at the young John Hillier, three hundred pound; while ihe young John .-.hot him through the heart, lliilier, junior, aged twenty-two, measured "Cloae up, lads, close up! Our flag! our six feet three inches, snd weighed two hund flag fores er!" agaia thundered the father, ted and filty pounds. The five othere varied and the fearful circle was once more eeried in size sud weight between these two. lu and unbrcken. addition to these gigantic proportions, the By thia tune Morgan had aucceeded in Hil liers were possi-ated oe enormous physi bringing up his regulars, snd heading them cai strength and the most daunt I courage himself, he rushed to the rescue ol the noble

l'b ugh often before engaged in skirmishes, Hiiliere. But, ales! too late! A second ol this was the fi at lime tbff were to lake tho "Little R''meni" fell, then a third, aid

part in a battle, and of courae the rest of a fourth, and a fifth,

the army were anxioua to know how they "Back to back, Ned! Our flag forever!

would behave. h oarsely commanded the elder Hillier, as be

"John," ssid General Morgsa to the elder sw his fifth son sink at hia feet. Hillier, who with his eons wai eating a Fora while Mogao'a fierce aasault at

haaty and frugal meal from off a fallen tree, traded Tarleton's men. Like tigere did the

"I supoose vou and vour biave bovs would natriotic commander and hie bandful o

er e sr w I rather fight together than be separated. I men strive to cut their wsy to the two en

-Yes, General," said the patriot, "I think vironed heroes, and save them; but fate had

we would be of much more service to you ordered ito'hcrwlse, andlbe laal aon falling

md our noble cauee. when united, than when the father was left alone in the tniJst uf hi

parted." relentless ssftnilants.

Well. J .hn," rejoined Morgan, "we will Still, however, ihe flag floated proudly

have some w arm work in the morning, snd above the d omed hero, and etill that glori

I arn going to give you and your lads here out sword swept below its fold, and etill aa

the meat dangeroui position in tha battle, frenzy took the place cf reaaoo Hillier shout

Tomorrow you shall bear (he first a'nndard e( jn wild, boarae tones

hi the tight, and I know that the glorious Close up, lads, close upl Our flag! our

banner of our country cannot be placed in.flag forever!"

b tt-r t.anda pur a moment tb stant patriot rateetl bias

"Thank you, General, fer ik flin.ani.Lir lw ,uj height, whirled hia sword

and I ami my lads will promise you thia Äj0ft tnd delvered his vengeful stroke stnong

thai while we ran tand and light, or kneeijhj enemies, one of whom he clove nearly

and fi.'ht. vou'ii sco them Stars and Stripe- m the saddle. Such waa tho force of the

floating" blow, that the 'jlade snapped asunder lear

"Then as tim is pressing, mcve up to the jng only the hilt in the hero's hand, who

front," mo-wer id Morgan, gathering up his casting this from him, sprsng up, seized tbe

reiaa and alowly riding aw-iy, "and remein-j urry banner that he bad so long snd brave

ber," he continued, as hi Meed pranced y defended, and convulsively wrapped it

long, impatient of the curb, I shall keep around him, aank beneath a shower of blows

my Oft on The Litt Id Regimaati' Good exclaiming, with a dying voice:

night.' Close up, lads, close up! Our flsg! our

"G od ni''it. General," and thus they jflag forever!"

parted. Unable lo tear Ihe flag from about the

The Btill hours of the night passed slowly , Mtej man, the British now turned their at solemnly on. Preen:ly, as the sun came tenlion to Gen. Morgan, who, after a des

fully nbove the horiz n, and streamed hi ,,-raie resistnnce, wss forced to fly. In the

glow lag ktami Ttr the icv hillocks, and courBe 0f xie pursuit, however, the eneun

be iiM-, the trumpet's shrill note sounded ,e int0 irretrievable disorder, and ever on

a long the enemy's advance, and the patriot tne alert, Morgan taking advantage of this

hand prepared for the onaet. rallied his broken force, and charged the foe

In fr if and a little apart from the vanlrouled them, thus re-winning the victory

t Sfargaa's irce were John lMlier and his which he had ao signally loat.

six giant eone, the lather himielf bearing i;a ur8, thought after tha defeat of Ihe

aloft the flag, while the latter ranged them-Luemv. turned upon the brave fated mlliers

selves, three oa each side of him, aa a Surrounded hy their victime, lay Iba aeven guard. gigantic Hiiliere, about tbe Ideal of whom Wrll di'ne, 'Lt'e Regiment' ," exclaim- WM atj wrapped the colore which hsd been ed the General, aa he rode down ihe line, committed to tua care In 'he morning, now encouraging his men to slsnd firm before the .jddled and lorn with bullets, and eoakec

foe, who were at this time rspidly approach- the blood of ita cliampiona. ing them. Ä9 Mor2in ßBtcd npun tha silent forma at

On came Tarleton and his merciless f ce, le ,gtlhered in hie eyes, and wilh

butchers with thai study coolneee and .-Bory them aide by aide, and veteran determination Which alwaya have Qf9 tt 0nt remove the flag from about such a fatal effect upon mHitia. Anxiously T( hn. u a beru ,hroud, and a hero is In

Morgan glanced apon lis undisciplined , Hfl K0ut to turn away, when one

lorce, which h- noticed waa already begin-1 .. id .dgimed:

one ol his workmen were apprehended en a charge of forging American Government

notes, (.robably auch ae are knwn to our Our flag! our readers by the now famllar term, "green 'backs'' Several months aoo in'nrmatlnn

was communicstf d inony muely to ihe poli. eo and the American Minister that sn engraver this town waa doing a brisk trade 111 the manufacture of American note. Ina short lime alt. rwurd Sergeant Soiti(t i,9U. don detective, came down lo Sheffield, and hae for aeverai tnoiuha be u pruaeruting inquiries, in coi juuction with the Federal Vice Consul hero sod the ShesBeid police. We heart- that their inquiries astisfied them that large numbers of notes, vcrying in val

ue from ffi to 10, have been forged in Shrf. field snd sent to New York, where ihey got into cirrulstlon, to the great injure of the Government and the public- Sheffield k-dependent.

Ii. d in said ad.w ho have heretoicre declared on oath ihaif intention to become citizens,

u '.der snd in pu euaiice cf the laws of the

United State, and who have not exercised Ihe right yf aulirage or any oilier political (raaeaiae under the laws of the United St ties or cf uy o tue States therco', are

ot nboiutely concluded by their aloreasid

declarations of intentions Irnm r noune.ing their iurp se to become 01 zen-, and that on the contr try such aarooai under tresties r the law of nation, retain s lighl to re iiounce that purpose sud lo for the priv liege of citizenship srd residence within

Ihe Ui i" d Jt .tes under lh ob'ialions un poe l by iheaforraald art ofCowgreeB Now, tlierrfor-, lo svoid all tnieapprehen-

. . I. . L.I . 1 m ( rMmnm

alOll concerning im iiauio j ui (.i.--.. concern d to peform tl.e er ice required by auch enactment, and to g ve it lull effect, I do hereh, orsJaf and proclaim that no

,.. -. id Btioaage will ü'.- retnvt j or atioweu to exempt from the obligations iinpor-ed by ihe aioretiHid act of Congress any peraon of foreign b ith who shall b"ve decla'ed on

oath hia iitten'ion lo berouie a citizen of

the Unit d Hintes unier the laws thereof.: forth. But even at this moment he was un-

and who elnt l ne found within the United able to repree the thrill of joy vh ch psssed

States at snv time dum c the continuance throuuh him. as he beheld the Hi. tiers, at a

of the pre-' nt iiiHurrectiirr- and rebellion at word from their father, coollv and dehber

Tha Slaveholders' Rebellion. We have been told from stump snd forum.

by Republican newspapers and orators of all sizes and qualities, that thia i. "1 stareholders' rebellion." Tnene uantlemen will

now be astonished 10 learn that Horace

Greeley baa discovered that the principal

slaveholders of the South have "steadihr

resisted disunion," from Ihe beslnninv

Phe New York Tribune, of Wedoeadsy

save;

Throughout all the agitations preceding

the outbreak of the rebellion, the mora extensive and wealthy among them steadily resisted dieunion, as involving the overthrow

of slsvery. Gov. Aikon, the largest ahm holder in South Csrolina, slipped away to

Europe, if e mistake not, very early la '61,

and there remains. At all events, he never

had a word of cheer for rebellion. Gov.

Hammond, another South Carolina patriarch, rich, ahrewd and a moal Intenee devotesof the "institution," bse been ominously allen t

aver since Lincoln's election. " 'W

r.ing to away from aide to side, and back and

THarCoaai Maitial or no, o. a st-t-AsoionsMc The court-martial of Han. C. L Vallandighsm convened yesterdsy morning over the St. Charles Exchsnge. Tha following are tbe member of too Cfart: Brig. Gea. Potter, President; Col. DeGourcey, Lieut. Col. Grodrich, Major Via Baren, Major Browne, Major Fitch and Cspt. Lrdig. Capl. Culta la Judge Advocate. After tha Court opened tb charges and specifications were read, to wbicb Mr. VaJlandigham desired to make a writlea plea, and asked for continuance, which being refused Mr. V. demurred to tbe jurisdiction of tbe Court, asd

1 the Court entered a plea of not guiy

The evidence proceeded, but te a" (0 b made pablio. Tbe Court sits 'iih open doers CiDcinnsti Enquirer, u C3-"Adjutani, form the regimeot aa in dress parade. Now re rntxlions the general nd me drew up last night." Adjutar reada the puff of tha admini, tration and threata agaiaat "copper heads." "-'ow, my men, you are to vota on Iheee reaolutiona. All of you who oppose

hem atep four pacee to the front. Come

out here, yoo copperheads, where we can eee you!" Of course, there are nocandtdatea

for the guard-bouse raah enough to etep

forth. 'The reaolutiona are unanimously

adopted," aaitb tbe colonel. "Parade ia diamiaerd!'' Io a few day a the abolition journaie publish a "voice from the army."

Next month we read in the army newe,

'Col. promoted to be brigadier general

on account of gallantry in the field." Hur rah for the men of strap! Springfield Register.

of the

or sitrr the expiration of sixty five (C5) days from the date of this proclamation N r sliail any such play of alienage be allowed in favor of any auch person who has declared hie intention to become a ci'ixen of the

ately draw their long, heavy ewoids. "Would to God that I had a hundred auch 'Little Regimenta'," he aiid between hie cloeed teeth, "I would'

This sentence wss unfinished, for at this

Uuiled States, and ah, -ill have exercised at jn8lant, at a signal, Tarleton's troopaclsp

"He lives! be lives!"

The group, therefore, continued around

the flvinir man. who revived so far as to raise

himself on his elbow, and exclaimed:

"Cloae up, lada, cloae up! Our flag! our

flag forever."

This was hie laal effort, and spasmodically

drawing his spangled and blood-ataioeu

shroud closely around him, he aank lo the

earth a corpae.

ped apura lo their ateedf, and charged wilh

tearful fury.

For a mnmrnt or an the militia tottered nock

and surged and atruggled, and then breaking fled in wild confusion, thua leaving the de

PCf-Il ia said Gea. Sigel'a old corps ran

during the recent battle 00 the Rappaban

Aa a body they are like a locomotive

Military Arrkbi -. - -Tue editor

Plymouth Democrat has been arrested for alluding in disrespectful terms I the order of General Hsscsll upon assuming command

of thia military department, aad kaa been taken to Cincinnati, to be arraigned before

the military cewrt in session there, for the offense. Other editors ia the Stale have bee notified that similar offence mW receive the same attention.

OCrOen. Roaecrans, a few days ago, received tb following pertinent letter from an indignant private: "General I hate been in tb aervice eighteen months, and have

ir tks. nrrine-r ia comoeteni to handle never received a cent. I desire a furlough

IB waw BBJ " - r

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aywhara? aai wMI w.rJ.'o? aXir wo7k "" f'" 01 '" bul WM'I of weekly .voted Hillier. unsupported. Morg.rf ex

live ae a trial.

ROMUALD BECK, 'occurrence in our army.

them they run wall If h ia not, than they for fifteen day, in order to return bom rnn ihemaelvee. ' Dry fight mil 8igl! dey sod remove my family to th poor houae. .-. I - J iL. i... I .tats la

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