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NEW YORK TABLET.
airear worms.
are are ii htly spoken
lien dad tbfnebtlere hon‘! ;
Brightest links of lilfelare broken
By tbeir eep, ‘insidious power.
Hearts inrpireti b
Ne’er before my anger stirred,
oa ere rent pant human healing
y a single angry we .
warmest feeling,
Parents harsh or care and rerrevva
Bi ' re tbey,
Weaving tor the coming marrow
Sad est memories of to-day.
An words-oh i let them never
rrem the tongue unbridled slip;
May tbe heart‘: beat impulse ever
Check them ere tbey soil the lip.
Love is much too pure and holy,
Friendship is too sacred far,
For a moment cklese folly
Thus to aeroiete and nier.
Angry words are lightly Ivpokeri;
Bitter thoughts are ruehly stirred;
Brightest links of lire are broken
By a single angry word.
fa-cope--en
BKETGXH OP SVMHER TRAVEL.
LAKE OIIAMPLAIN '10 MONTREAL.
-ro TH! aiwroa or -ran st. Y. -i-Anna-r.
Sir :-I entertain an idea that change of place
and scenery is as benetlcial to bodily health as
it is pleasing to mind. Acting upon such an
opinion, you must not be surprised to hear that
I have put theory into practice, and made the
best use possible in this way of my short Sum-
mer vacation during the past month. Whether
a few sketches taken during that time may prove
worthy of record in the Tanner, remains for
you to say. I had heard much spoken of the
beautiful Lake Champlain, its grand scenery
and historic localities, so thoroughly interwoven
with the period of our country’s War of Inde-
pendence. There was, moreover, a delightful
resting-place between it and New York, the en-
chanting “Village of Waters," Saratoga, where
reposing for a while from the dull routine of
labor “all the year round,“ I fanciedl would
be better prepared to enjoy the pleasure of a “
trip to Canada. so, starting from home one
beautiful day in August, I found myselfat night
in Saratoga. Of course I was there before, and
found very few things out of the usual order
prevailing there on former occasions. Hotels
filled to overdowing-streets and drives crowded
with the elite of America-equipages and eques-
trians equal in magnificence to the splendor of
European fashion, with the very excellent dif-
ference that here the workingman Whose means
permitted, drank at the same spring. rode in as
good a carriage, and eat at the same table with
the millionaire! There, as you know, it would
be in the words of Horace: 0(Ii‘ profammi vulytu
etarcea !" Thank God, I said, as I looked upon
the scene at Sariitoga, we have still a Republic!
and notwithstanding the croaking of cravens,
are likely to have it still Ionizer.
All admit that a gayer season than the one
just closing has never been witnessed in Sara-
toga; most persons nro prepared to say, how-
ever, that it was so becallse shoddy was in the
ascendiint. This may be true in a measure,
but not entirely so, Every one knows that the
Catholic portion of the community are alto-
gether exempt from the class called Sliaiirlyim,
and yet few others appeared to move in a higher
sphere than they did this season at the Springs.
Th? SUHYIEY which Ispent there convinced me of
this; a more respectable congregation I have
rarely seen than attended at last Mass that day.
The Church, as you know, is a henutiful struc-
ture, and taking the declaration of the pastor on
that occasion, your New York Catholics have
contributed no small share to its success, The
music, whether vocal or instrumental, that day,
was not of the highest order. By the way, in
Illeakinz of Church matters, let me remark on
the practice, at some of the Hotels, of allowing
the use of the public parlors for religious (1)
services every evening according to the " Rite"
of Knox or Wmleyt That such R thing should
occur where all the guests might be of those
denominations, would be perfectly lawful, but
that it should be tolerated in a place where
"nil? half were Catholics, seemed rather pun‘.
""“‘-"'19 unfair on the part of its proprietors.
Promises were made, however, that. such things
shall not be found at any future time at the
Hotel, where they have especially taken place
Mr‘: yr-ar.
H?-Vlnu remained at Saratoga for a week I
prepared to carry out my dawn of vismml
C“.""‘‘ T ‘3 ""’"‘l“B of my departure was
delightful, so I left the Springs in full hope of
magnificence. The travel from Saratoga to
White Hall is altogether uninteresting, the mode
of travel is in perfect keeping with the scenery?“
Dusty, ill-ventilated cars moving on shaky rails
make such an everlasting rattle as would try
the strongest nerves. I felt no regret as I step-
ped from them to the deck of the splendid
steamer Canada there awaiting our arrival. A
few minutes more and we were under full way,
borne swiftly along the waters of that beautiful
lake of which I had heard so much even in
childhood. I confess that I felt disappointed
as we moved along for some few miles on what
seemed to me anarrow,muddv creek! By and
by, however, the Lake widened, showing in the
distant right the Green Mountains of Vermont,
and to the left the venerable ruins of Ticonderoga.
Here it was, you may remember, that the first, or
one of the first attempts was made, and sucrose-
fully, to overthrow Britain's claim to rule Amer-
ica, when the gallant Allen surprised the sleeping
garrison at Port Ticonrlernga and demanded
its surrender, “ in the name of the great
Jehovah and the Continental Congress!" The
ruins of the Fort are perfectly visible from the
Lake, and I could have wished a. longer stav
there than was allowed in order to tread the
place made sacred by the heroism of our coun-
try's drst dc-feudors. On the opposite shore we
were afforded It fair view of ltlount Indepen-
dance. The day, contrary to the appearances
of the morning. turned out wet and col:
It rained incessantly until we llnpl‘oacht=rl
Burlington about Fl P. M., when the weather
cleared up. Burlington. viewed from the Lake
presented one of the most llsallliflll scenes I
I’. witnessed. Whilst yet about. a milo dis-
tant from itthe dark masses of cloud llmt over-
hung the Lake parted. allowing the golden mrs
of evening sun to fall directly on the city. whilst
allove and on either side of it dark sllatlolvs still
kept sentry! I could have gazed on that scene
for hours. My taste, however, was not con-
suited, for whilst I was wrnpt in admiration, I
found that we had not only toucherl the Wharf.
but. were quickly recerliug from tho beautiful
city! soon litter leaving keve. the slipper bell
rang. which, from the cold chill atmosphere of
the Lake. proved it most welcome invitation.
and was dilly attended to. It. was llare twilight
Ier su per as we reached Plattshllrgh, which
considerably disappoints-rl me, from t or wish I
entertained of viewing thoroughly the scene of
McDouough’ll great victory over t we brnggart
Saxon in 1814, when his rrlzmymrizul fleet. in
conjunction with 51.500 patriots under the gal-
lant Macornh. set at rest, forever the bnasterl su-
periority of English hirelings over American
freeman! But
“ Wllvlrnr and darker tllr- shadows fell,
Evifoldius: all around."
Rt-signing myself to fate I entered the saloon
and sat and walked, then walked and sat be-
times, ‘
“ Gentle slumber: o'er me stole.”
from which I woke not till I henrd the sound-
“Rolls ’ Pointetnke the cars for Montreal ll’
Stepping from the boat to the wharf, with has
in and, I ‘was met by an official of her Briton-
l3.'IQ2rtl1P must be ex-
re g on hoard the cars!" I
slll>mil,t;=d. of onurse. with it good Elmre. know.
ing thatmflzlltalirfv and molar lmtlrllm-rdi'rf.c were
not yet. prohibited by Erwlinh law. I (soul not,
l'"“"“'9"i llrlp remarking that "It lvonld con-
rluce very much to t-stnhlish Britain's honor ('1)
ilmongst my oounlrym-n of the States. if her
Wait-stv would only subject Illrirl.-min riumrnv
from English ports to a similar examination.”
There beinlznothing contraband found I was al-
lowed to depart and take the cars-not :1. seat!
'I‘ o=ri-,wasblltoni=oarl'or all thatcamerln theho .
tsorne way stal,innI found A seat, and took it bv
1“cMm in em!" from others in the some i'lV with
myself, forgetting, I confess. at that moment
“ in ovc my neighbor its myself." We left
Rome's Point at l0 I’. M. and It7‘Y‘lyNl at Mon-
trea at 12:20, taking two hours and twnnty
minutes to make something more than 40 miles.
Taking the stage of the : ill, in A. few
minutes I reached the H0tPl,Wlll‘rPI xvzw shown
my apartments, or, what they would call in ire-
land, “ the cork loft," but what thnv torrn in
Montreal the "upper flat. I itssuro you that
I slept soundly that night, flat as it was.
ROMAFIYS.
A:
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' If our i-nrreqmni-lnnt had takr-n tl’i(‘ Troy nmlplotton
Railroad from Troy, v nnmctovlv or Salem, he wrlplrl
:1
3
1".
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nnndn-word, int lm try 0 he c
have been over both routes and ought to know the dilTor-
cncc. K,
-?a..-’?-en
CORRESPONDENCE FROM ATLANTA, GA.
A-rLA2<TA, Ga., Sept. 7th, 1864.
to run xni-ion on THE :1. Y. TAELET.
Sir :-I arrived here yesterday, and agreeable
to promise will now fumish you with a few of the
particulars regarding the nccupation of this city
by the Union troops. On the evening of the
24th of August, the 20th Army Corps fell luck
from the line in front of Atlanta to the Chatta.
hoochio River, the balance of the army only ye.
tiring as far back as our main line of works
until the night of the 25th, when it abandoned
being able to no Lake Chgmpllln gn .3 in
the works, and swinging around to the right,
, and thence to
This move was made so rapidly that the reb I
General Hood did not know anything about it.
Indeed he issued a congratulatory order to his
armv, informing it that the “ Yankee Army" had
abandoned its work and was in full retreat
towards Chattanooga. And a number of ladies
from Macon came to the city to celebrate the
(supposed) rebel victory by a grand " T’ic-Nio.”
While the festi as were going on Gt-n. Hood
learned of the daring more made by General
Sherman, and started with his forces to Eohhle
up the “ Yanket>s," who were completely
cut old‘ from their supplies. After skirmish-
ing for a few days, the rebel army on the
Slst ult. charged on our forces between East
Point and Jonesboro, but were handsomely
repulsed with considerable loss. Disappointed
at not being able to push back our line, much
less to capture our army, the rebel Gvnsral and
hisarniy lrollglit safetyiu flight,marollingtovvards
Macon, with Gen. Sherman and his army in
pursuit, who, pressing llood so close, compelled
him to make a stand on the Isl, or‘ Sopl. at
Joneshoro. Here it most desperate struggle
took place, both armies cllargingnnrlrecharging
on each other, until victory again crownt>d illt‘
Union Army, the rebels being obliged to fly
towards Gritiin, leaving their “'(lIll’lllf‘l'I in our
hands. The loss on their side was fearful. ours
slight, except in tho l4th Corps, which slllftrred
i‘onsi(l<-ritbly. It is said that your 17th New
York, of this Corps. won honors of which they
may Wt"ll feel proud, having charged and cap.
tured arrhel luittery of seven guns. Other regi-
ments performed mauy deeds of gallantry, lull
space will not permit me to mention them
separately.
The battle of the 1st. nltbollgh fought 20 miles
from the city, decided the fate of Atlanta, for
on that night Gen. Hood ordered all the stores.
nnimunition, &c.. be burned. Eighty ours
loadvd. four locomotives and the rolling mill
were deelmyeil by fire. The citizi-ns state that
one million and a half dollars’ worth of animu-
. , Xsrt morning
(Sept. 211). at l0 A. lll., the City sllrrenrlermle
the ladies of Macon and all-to‘hc commanding
ntricer of the sntb Army cnrpe,
There is scarely :1 house in ll e whole city that
has not been struck by our shells. and quite 3.
number of bull as were burned to the ground
by their erpln.-tom. Yet the city presents a
hllsiuess-like appearance. The Depot, which is rt
very ne one, (resembling the Depot at Roches-
ter.) is in a good state nfpreserralion. 'l‘h:- popu-
lation. previous to the war, amnimlerl to about
eighteen thousand. and at that time the city was
in a very flourishing condition. The fire com-
panies, of which the city had five, escaped con-
scription. but the Il'lPllll)PV'S were obliged to do
police duty in the city. Most of the ms-nib:-rs
of this department remained and are still in the
city. Tllr-y claim to have had cnnsitlerrlhle
trouble to get exempt, hut hy emplrwing attor-
rlovs to go to Ricllinoud to plead for them
whenever a new conscription would he (lI(lEl'Fll
they suct-oerlnd in having mr-nib:-rs of six months’
standing 9XPl‘ri]lt. I hare talked with a number
of those men and they all denounce the tyranny
of Jeff Davis, but my that it would not take
long for Hood and himself to use up the Con-
fetleracy.
Gen. Fherrnnn and Staff entered the city to.
day at 2 T’. M.. without pomp or display of anv
kind. The soldiers, of mime, could not belp
showing their feelings ofjoy as the Commander
of the most sr-vole and hrilliant campaign on
record rode past them. The army is now on age
wav back from Jnllcshoro, having driven thn
rebels eight miles beyond; destroyed several
VIIllf‘S of the Montgomery Railroad; capturetl
over three thousand prisont-rs, besides t ie
wollnllml: it-(l .100 robs-l wounded llt Jonesboro,
who vvnrt-, too bad to trike away, and taken any
quantity of guns, &c The Army of the cum‘.
heilnml is to occupy Atlanta; the Army of the
Ohio, Decatur, and the Army of tho Tennessee.
East Poi: t. The railroad to Macon has not been
torn up at all, Gen. Sherman cnnskleriug that
it might be used to good advantage when 1,5,
itrmy makes another advance. The loss of At.
lantrt to the Southern Confetlz-may is greater
than the loss of Richmond would be.
J. R.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 16th, 1864.
TO rnr: 1:nr-ion or run )1. v. -i-M3“-r.
Sir .-ii arrived here last evening with Lieut-
Col. Thomas Reynolds, of the 16th Wig,’ who
lr
is attended by Di’. Henry llicxenmm’ of the
17th Wis., to whose ability and skill as
a surgeon, aided by Almighty God, the Cglo.
uel is indebted for his life. The Medical Di-
rnctor of the 17th Army Corps, and other 5,“,
E“0n5i C0ns'dert-d the wound so serious that
his me ‘mum l"“'dlY be saved. The Colonel
has been highly honored by having Dr.
MCKPMHOIT Sent with him to Wisconsin as his
medical Mtrnflnlit-an honor seldom bestowed
0“ 3"? "‘mCI‘l' of the Army of Tennessee below
the rank of General.
About one thousand rebel prisoners, captured
“ JW"’l""“l '-“mint whom were some one
hundred officers, came In with us on the (ti;
Tho raid of Wheeler did (‘OIlSlflN‘7llVlP dnnmgg
to the railroads, which are now all right but ins
movements d‘ not have any effect on llie nvmr
around Atlanta-Gnu. Fhorlnnn not dr-nnling it
evpssary to send any of his force to the mu-;
deed, he seems to have known all almul,
Wheeler's plan before the rebel (lerlnrol lnfr, A,‘
lantu. I hurl the ploltswire of V(‘llllf‘<il:llg the y,.,
turn through liaxl Point of (ion Rim-‘lmlfs
victorious armv. and a body of better Isn't":
men I have never seen, J. Ii.
;'=
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GILEAT VIGIOEY 01-‘ SHERIDAN OVTR FARLY
IN THE SHENANDOAII VALLEY-
I71-TTAILS or Till-‘, 'BA'l"l‘T.‘E?.
BALTIIIORI, Tllosrluy. Foil? ‘l4lAlll i’.ll.
The following is the Aw
count of the great battle in the Sllcnsllllxnlv
Valley:
IIlsAIlq?'Al1'rrus limnvrltmrlrvllvrum.
‘lvruvsrnn Ya Sell‘ 1" fll“l l
Gen, Sllorilllllfsl ilrmv has this (lav l'l>l‘,lll' mm
or the most zllropeqiill and rlovi-ll-n ll"."'n- .:;‘
Yiotnrv again IlFi"(’llr'll ll'l rlll"
Ylr‘T'4. and the rnlv-l army ulwl. .,. lV‘l‘
llIl'Pf‘liF‘pI‘(l the invasion of illf‘l1lliVl ‘Iiwll. lids
lw-on rlefontnd and iIli(‘llV l‘0l'ti-l. u-- it lllo
of at inns! llll’K"‘ lllfVll‘7i'l(l lzillwl rvll l’
including live Gt‘nora‘= rlalllolv Rlnvlru ll
ton. Tlratllrv. T. .Irllln<rln. Go-d n ‘
(lodruall, the first two of whom um
tlie ntkete lxndlv Wnlllzdv-ll, nlnl WP lltih i“
tun-tl anon Ill'lvnl‘Pl"l nino lmlln llw
seuling nine dilliweilt rotvllnr-llllll org,
flvr piece: of artllleuv ulllt f‘HixM’V s.
The reujlal or llin l'l(‘lli"Y mllvll (7 'l
every lnrnl lloarl ill lllp )<'nl’lll glmv ll’ ll .lllul l.
ation nml grnlitlutln to tlm lwnrn own ml Fl’-
lantnmm-en-lin lim-eat-liir-ml -it u ll w.w‘o:<.
e
In order to more tlIIlrml’Jll<l' H‘ llv
nrfv illPl‘l)ll an
to the operations of FllVlIl’il‘.
Sunday morning l-Iurlv NH)‘ Gorll cl’: lll
of rnhel infantry from Iilllilv-2' ll"'
had lu-an statiolwl for tho Mr‘! f--‘l ll“
rlriro Averill out of ,‘lill‘llllKl!ll7"7 o-ll ile-
tlzo bridge on llll‘ Tlnlllluoro lllnl ll'l'll ll’l
norm: tlm flpnqvinn. “llll'h tlinr rm vi‘
thrlrlszllt hurl in-en rt-llnirod. '
.‘IaV‘tlH<l3lIV'$1 for a sllv-rt tiluc. ll‘ 3
anv damage to tile lnllrmtl. null llv">>f"“"=
tllnlly tlrn-er. hr Arorlll rls for n- ll:--kn l "r
Rlisridan ism-ning lllr-‘r lw-w'l“"l“
No i‘
=3’
.=
prepare to marc“.
Flilnrlav tho tnnls were Illl slrl
Tllo Illll‘>-rent dlvlclons no owl l .
pm mMll7‘l"
the n ght and er:-rxllung mow rd
quiet. Almut 9 ololorlz rll'dr=r< we-r 'N'r‘lll“’l
from Sheridan for the Sixth ml .Vllw'""l,f‘
(‘orps to he rmtlly to em: at 3 n'clN‘l< “"1 if
1hl‘mY0f Western Virginia. ul-ll:-r Fl-lw‘< 3 ‘
the following mm-ning-the nwlor or =lla'Fl lo
he as follows: The sixth come to "me om all
the Wlnrllostnr and Bt=l'rlvillr' pike. M-ll “TI”
in two arallol collllrlvis luv llrnylj rim or ‘iv
road. with the ltrtilli-rr. ammllnition ml min,“
trains on tht-road: the Vllleteonlll (‘urns ll
low on the same road and in sim‘l.’lr or ,
Army of Woslevil Yirginlil llllrlor (angle
more from its Nunping grollnrl in the vi
of Summit Point, and slrikirvz norm“ ll“ “"”"
try in it mllthwestcrlv Illrscliml, lvrlc nl’[le‘l'l''’l 1"
form a junction at tho om-elm ml the ollvlllmg,
on the nerryville nnrl Wlllnlt:-xlcl‘ ink “-2
shortly after tire o’rlorl-r lvilww
cavalry Crllssnfl the Op:-quan at ill!‘ Rom
and Winch:-star Pow. Illnrinv ills
rapidly along this road. rlrivllirr
skirmish line. he gallcmlly olmmel tw-
ueld works with tho Hrst hrigndn. nllfl
them at the point of the snllro. ml l'l"f'
' In this cllrlrzo Col.
was Will
urks wliil
pm-llll"‘
lll‘ll
l'll'
mm P
mdy.1lllllll-
>1 ml
lantly leading llisrz-giment. 1, ,,,,,
These field u'orl<.v< wort‘ cnnstrur-tI'll --
- .
lll'l"ll'l n to prevent our yunvsavzr‘ ilf ill“ l'"'E(.:
It will be seen how signully they failed tam‘
complish tlie object for which tllov trot?
rtmcled. Our cavalry having WW” ‘
assage for the ‘infantry, the Sixth
moved across the (lpPI[ll7Ul, and 4 W‘ ,,,
pike toward Winclleslt-r, (leaving ils l‘; W ,,
part on the opposite side of the .<lvM'l‘- ‘ W,
ointahout amile Mill a hlilftli$l7ll"" W," lilltl
ford, where it formrd in line of iv 1“
alnll!
had failed to come at he plF‘l‘" ‘”“",'. ,,(tlie
imery had moved his column tn ‘. “W1 of
astmge train of the sixth Cory“ ‘"‘,,,,,,el
keeping his command closed up in V " ‘I
the advancing column of the Sixth (l(ll‘P<-Una“.
Gen. Sheridan having learnt’ ‘ e
that the main portion of Earlyls rnrreeml my
camped in the vicinity of un Pl‘ .
Si9l'lhensnn's Depot, resolved t
on the Winchester and IXerr.‘""l"“ l" ,... rear.
a rapid movement llurl them 0“ Enr"S;“'pl'lS‘
There is do doubt but the enemy W9“
ed and outnumbered by Sheri :