The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 4, 1863 Page: 1 of 2
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BELLVILLE, TEXAS, APRIL 4, 1863.
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Mid In Mtmm, at before the tflh anmber ¡ *1 00
If paid after the 19th nntW nod befer- the elo ..
•f the Mar; *4 00 If nald after the elm of the
Tkea* terina w|M be atrtetly adh.-red ta.
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awning t« a«nre tnc-rttna.
v«d d (a iirljr.
W* ara to nnnmitife Om;
T J. CHAMBERS a* a candidate for the
"Wet of Ooreraor of Tein,
QT On Bfonday and Tuesday
mornings lust there were considera-
ble frost* about here, We can not
bear that there hat been serious
damage. Many covered up their
garden plants.
W The Probata Court ibis wee!
has bet* unusually Aall of business
A large number of people were here
on Monday and Tuesday.
Hermann Spinn, a youth abont
18 years of age, was, on Tuesday
found by a jury to be insane, or
«#* compet. and placed in the custody
of the Sheriff to be taken to the Lu-
natic Asylum at Austin.
ETRev. Mr. Kemp, (Methodist,)
will pr< ach in this place to-morrow,
the 5th iust.
Elder H. Garrett will preach
in Bellville, (D. V.,) on the 3d. 8uu-
day, the 18ih of April, 1803.
We learn that Geo. Campbell,
w?ll known as Captain of a company
n Sibley's Brigadie, died suddenly at
Brenhetn, Washington county, on
Monday last. He had resigned the
office of Captain several month* ago.
At the time of his death, he was en-
rolling officer of Washington county.
His disease was supposed to have
been apoplexy.
HP* By adverting to our new ad
▼ertlsements, it will be seen that our
Co. Commissioners meet shortly at
which time matters of considerable
Importance to the citlsens of Austiu
county will be acted upon by that
court,—among other things, that ol
providing a support for the families
of needy soldiers, whose, pecuniary
cirenmstancee require the assistance
and fostering cars oí that honorable
QTPlanterb, look to your hog-pens.
A distinguished authority says "the
pen is mightier than the sword."
Confederate St'.tes Troops.—
While st Atlstfn a few day Bince, at
the request of the Governor, the Ma-
jor-General commanding this Military
district, directed Brig. Gen. Scurry,
to order Col. Phillips, <>f th' Arizona
Brigade, with hie regiment, to ren-
dezvous in Conk county, for the pro-
tection of the Nort -western frontier,
.oil Red river, below the chain of posta
occupied by the Texas frontier Regi-
ment.
The Major-General commanding,
also accepted into the C. S. service,
six companies trom the 21 t Brigade
Texas State Troops, to be attached
to Col. Phillips' command, for the
chastisement of the Indians.
[Almanac Extra.
BP* A runaway negro Was com-
mitted to jail on Monday. See the
Sheriffs advertisement.
If. M. Potter, E«q., of Galveston,
baa been'nominated by a pn lie
meeting at San Antonio, for the
of Governor.
- ■ QT The New Brattnfela Zeitnug
speaks ef the reception of General
Magrnder at that place, says he was
highly pleased with the Comal and
its water power.
*';Or We find in the Jefferson
Newt «f the loth, which is a double
aheft. the speeches ol VaJlaudlgham
Salsbury. Richardson, Conway an¿
the letter of Bright. It is a very
iper. Will Bro. Oat*
* oopy of his Ala
cj.un i
Gen Johnston and Judv Pax-
ton.—We heard of a little incident
yesterday that may paofit some of
our Northern foes it this paper fail
into their bauds, and if they will
take the trouble to peruse it.
General Joe Johoston was receiv-
ing his friend at the Lamar House
ou Sunday. He was surrounded
with many g.illant officers who had
called to pay their respects, and con-
versation was at flood tide, wlien
there came a smart rap at the tlo-r(
An officer, shining with stars and
gold lace, opened the door.; and there
stood a veiíérable negro woman with
a coarse sun bonnet on her head
and a cotton umbrella nnder her
arm.
"Is this Mr. Johnston's room 1"
asked the American lady of African
descent.
The glittering officer nodded as-
sent.
"Muter Joe Johnsten's room t"
Assent agaiu being condescended
the swarthy woman suid, "I want to
see him." In she inarched taint
ccrcmonie, and familiarly tapped the
great military chieftain on the shoul-
der. He turned and clasped lier
ebony haudf in his while she for a
moment Bilently perused hU features.
At length she spoke :
"Master Joe, you is getting old."
What followed 1 We cannot re-
cord the conversation, but we do
know that as the General affection*
ately held his old nurstf's band and
answered her artless enquiries, large
tears rolled down bis soldierly cheek,
$ud among the dashing and reckless
officers who witnessed the interview,
'albeit, unused to the melting mood."
there was not a dry eye. We. may
say in the words of a well known
plaintive Ethiopian ditty—'-the tears
fell dosha like the rain."
Hie venerable uegfess who made
the commander of the Armies of the
West cry like a baby, was Judy,
•lave of Dr. Paxton. who bad "toted"
Joe in her apns when he was not a
General, «ad nobody knew that he
wontd be.—K*oxéiffe Rig.
IFor the Countrymun.[ ¿i
On the 21st of March, you lave
promised your readers a reply to 'Bro.
ftutcb.' This,is fair of the press.—
We will take up the subject unce
moré. It lias lieen, and is now the
custom with some men, "actuated bv
malicious motives, to divert the public
miud by exciting their sympathy."
Bro. Dutch is .*ot only willing and
able, but determined that all he said
shall be pi-oven. The standing phrase
at New (Jim for the past two yeiirs
Was, and is yet, that Ave or. six shall
be hung. J^ro. Dutch is willing to
fur.iish the rojie for hanging all tjioce
who deserve it according to law.
The accusers hi vt> devolved upon
themselves the duty to pro\e, not on-
ly the insurrection and eiicomppient
but they have to bIiow the fortifica-
tions. the nowder magazine, the pro-
vision stores, and all the other bug-
bears wherewith they so frightened
themselves,—wh-rewldi they duped
our authorities, our officers, our sol-
diers, and the public generally. To
run dowii the Dutch is a very cheap
kind, of patriotism, it can be doue at
home, by the fireside, without much
injury to "our" Bociely, and tliere is
no danger of being hurt by attacking
peaceable men and innocent women
iu their night's rest. But when the
accused, the slandered, the imprison-
ed, call for a trial, then the deutuici-
ants are like the fox—'the gropes am
sour. One of the uccusersliad ataste
of the grapes, they were served up to
hitn in the Court-bouse, at Columbus,
Colorado county, and he, the accuser,
acknowledged then and there, that he
Learned taihe that day. We would
be glad to give the g< nth man other
instructions at Bellville.
If the ropes can't be used for bang-
ing one set of men, they may be used
to transport another. Don't always
•' whip the devil arouud the slump,"
bnt come forward and prove ! If the
men are traitors, their property, con-
sisting of town lots, farms, stock, fcc.,
will be confiscated, and, as a matter
of course, sold for a song, and in. Con-
lederate money, too. Tiiere is a spec-
ulation. kind neighbors, strike while
the iron is hot! Why don't you pro-
secute I If you are coming, why
don't you come along ?
Bro. Dutch:
Another Vessel baa been
sunk at Vtefcabuiw, and one passed
*' condition. All en
en the baa* that was
vmM
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>\
BT Rev. Mr. Goshorn, (of the
Episcopal Church,) will preach at
Bellville, on the second Sunday of
April, at 11 o'clock, a. m.; and Rt.
Rev. Alexander Gregg, Bishop of the
diocese of Texas, will preach here ou
Thursday, the 30th of April, at 11
o'clock, a. m.
There has been a difficulty
with the negroes at Detroit, Mich--^-
Twenty or thirty negroes báve been
killeo by n mob.
I-#" The order of the Provoet-Msr-
skul of this county relative to the
tast on the 87th nit., did not arrive in
time for insertion last week.
The
The following letter, Written by
Yankee soldier, hut which, owing to
the irregulaiity of the'mails, never
reached its destination. Will give onr
readers some idea bow the emanci
pation proclamation of King Abra
ham is working :
Winter Q'rs 24'h Mich. Vois i
January 12tb, 1863. >
Mv Dear Sister :
-• * • • •
We are lying in winter quarters
'near Belle PlaUiB, and expect to stay
here al^ winter—that is, if Generals
Lee aud Jackson allow ns to stop in
so close quarters to them. Me aud
ry chum have a fancy little bouse
built, which, for sise and accommoda
tion, remjnds me of the old song of
"Hard Times"—10x6. You don't
know, Mary, bow patriotic I am get
ting since the emancipation act has
gone into effect. It makes one feel
«o glorious. I am ready at any mo
inent to sacrifice and endanger my
life to depopulate half this country to
make room for such an intelligent set
of beings. Don't you at the North.
Mary, think it a glorious canse V-for
what are the lives of a few hundred
thousand poor dupes like us in com-
parison with the freedom of such an
ill-used and persectited race as the
poor negroes.? How I, feel for them,
to see how they are Used down here.
We have all the niceties and comforts
of living on sbort rations, aud Bleep-
ing on the datnp, cold ground** while
they have to put up witb all (he pom-
forts and luxuries the government can
afford them. Ought not we to be
thankful, Mary, that we have Si.ch a
good Government to live under and
to protect us T Ought we not to be
happy, and willing to. have R chance
to fight for and Uphold itt Metbinks
I bear you Bay, "yes," for then you
can say, I, too, have lost a
who fell nobly fighting to sustain sucl^
a good cause. Only to thtuk what a
nice little time we bad eveh at Fred-
ericksburg the other day, and the ad-
vantages we bad Over our adversaries
in seeing the beántlful sights, and of
hearing sucb charming music; for we
were out on an open plain, with no-
thing to obstiuct our vleW or'stop
those musical little hnmtnfng birds,
sometimes vulgarly called bombshells,
which act with such charming effects
as to canse ¿orne of onrmehtotffsná
upon their beads, attd othtrsfoi
their gnus and lie doWti rl¿ht'in
ranks, against ail military tfhfos i
army regulations, While otír enertiíes
poor fellows, had to ¿¿Vid tray
behind their breasttoftb in tbe
ber, and their Gefteiltfe eVen _
them lie down in ditctei Mthái 1
could not see'the 'j&y' at't
IkM#
the operstork
ably carried A ■ ^
and the weather and
ilfk.'W'
as won't admit
wilfbe
inactivity of
the actors will get np
drama, entitled, "Onto
to be played at the
spriug campaign. 1
there, and will giVe
description as possifl*
adíen. • ■
Notabjbs Pui
changes, Says the
wére made in the law at
sion of the
Notaries Public
Act is to make vacánt
folfowing casei: .' v.
Where the Notmy has 1
fice for four
qualification j wl
a civil office uní
inent, except fl
the Peace; kher
office nndef the (
other Government
under appointme
made in the recess ■>
The office of Depot]
uly Sheriff an"
within the'm
Act does notap
sloned officers
OonfederaM :,-t
i V'í tiiipi' fi W'-íí
Tbepíma«||'!
ÍpP'(* contract
general and special ]
extra session of the 9th
and expects to hsve tbem
distribution in a short time, (
Wk Must HATI" TrfiA***
ately.—Under «hill he«d t
York EvertihgPosr sáys l V
Thetre áfe law ÍWtto f<* ^
ding an expedition to occupy Tíiiís
without delay thai the >iMRt>«li
very génértilly MwaW «f. i •
We have it from'an art)utt*1 *
wbi¿h We rely, that ^
its have a plato in
which ttey hope, as sbtm iMh
ceed ln opening the
preViHIt itt from " '
their State. "Wei
they sity "under the |
France. We will Aj to
to her represetttatit
thet 'WeWe1 -" *
onrSelVes uiifl
a few yeÜuís i
wt*v*
lafCol. John 8. Ford declines
being a candidate for Governor of
TeStaai'' I
Gt The Legislature of Lotrisiaaa
is called to meet in extta session t
Sb^eveport, on Monday, the 4th day
of May.
U : 'éíp
butlütW
ii(.r>j
went SO
them, but
riafna for
and they
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 4, 1863, newspaper, April 4, 1863; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177089/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.