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WADIiSBOItOUGII, K.,a, TIIUIISDAY, AUGUST 27, 18G3.
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Front the Sentinel.
THE PEAKLV GATES AJAR.
DJ FANNY OITEE'.
A wiMeritig maze, to tee,
Crossed o'er by many a tangled clue,
AbJ wilJ as wild could be;
And as we gated in doubt and dread.
An angel came to me.
I knew Lint for a heavenly guide
I knew liiiu even then,
Tlio' meekly as a child he itood
' Anions the sous of men
By lilt deep epirit loveliness
I knew bim e?ea then.' -
dead, untrue to our interests, untruo to our' : the duties of his high and responsible oiiice.
ouur, untrue io our ome-ieracy, and un
true to the cause of freedom, now to sub.
jrnit to the domination of such as rule the
jiNd'fmeiii people, and! hat We lear the i r rule
"Anr ftS'l to&tt'ej" my weary bead " "
I'pun lu profl'erred breast,
And MCHhnt-d the peril-haunted wild
.from out my place of rett,
I wondirrd if tii thining oues
OflMen were more bltst. . .
For there waa light within my oul,
.Light on my peaceful way,
A1d nil arouu l the blue above
Th clustering starlight lay ;
And eacttrly I wtupitared
The pearly gates of day.
So bun I in hnJ we trod the wild,
My age! love and I-" - '
. His lihd wing all tjuivering '
Watb token from the aky
'trin-r my. dull thought eonld nt Jitin
:iIas.x;flcd,.tm..lajBiii-llr ' - '
I more' than their wrath.
4th. Resolved, That' we have" learned
with drop mortification and regret, thntsev
eral meetings hni-e been held in North Caro
lina.itMvhich resolutions have been adopted
declaring opposition to the "further enforce
ment ot' the conscript lawjh'onrjState ; that
Ave cannot regard such action, taken by a
portion of our people in any other light
than as favoring the cause of our enemies
with whom we are contending,. and in this
point of view as disloyal, and to us, who
httye. heeiv relying uku those at home for
support and sympathy,' as ireachcrous in
the extreme;- that we cannot regard the. up-
j pointment of an obnoxious liming man, or
j the failure of flic .oilier States to do their
; duly pariotically, as any excuse for North.
Carolinians to refuse to perform theirs in
j anv respect ; that tin; alb-irinL' such an ex
I c use shows that tliev do not plead anv ina
ROBEKTSON'S CAVALRY" BRIGADE.
In our. earlier political education we were"
notjne among the number of his adherents.
Sinrc lli plfll'lltinn (n ilia litrrlmt-t ,(T,,.. 5,,
iCTr. C 'X -r--r:i -1S.1J w4jUblt4LXuaAaicn,1.udjr.pJlfiUstining the rep
ine gilt Ot the tree people .of the young utution of "North-Carolinians as. good fighting troops
Of the large Brigade raised nnd organized by Oea.
Robertson in North Carolina, but two Regiments were
brought to Virginia. These have been doing good ser'
Confederacy,- and during the past twoyears
of the. present arduous and trying admin
istration, we have s'een much in his course
to admire and but little to condemn, despite;
me murmuring ot the discontented who
have found fault with his military-; appoint,
mehts and attributed to him motives of per
sonal revenue and prejudice in his selec
tions! The President may not be free alto
gel her from these charges. But to doubt
his patriotism as soine have already done,
to ascribe to him a reckless disregard of
nlity to-comply with the- requirement of
the law, hut that it is a specie o cantm,T
his country's cause, in the directorship of.
his interest the various departments', of
the army .the advancement of some com
manders and (he displacement or neglect of
others, is .absolutely an absurdity. The
chief ends of his administrative labors are
ihe establishment of the national indepen
denceof the people over whom be hasabiv
piesided, and ihe restoration of Peace to his
beloved co:nirv. .. ' ' " ,
Afiio down life'a dark UbyriBll
1 grop my wiy aloii", .
While wil jly through the miduib4.5ky
Hbck huirying cloud are"U1owuy
And thickly in my tangled path ,
Tbt harp thick thoini tft rt w.
Vet firm my fot. for well I kuo
' Tl.c gul catiuut U Ar,
An I rvrr through the rifled cioa i
, Shluc-i ovit ouetedy Ur;
For, when my guide wrnt up, be left .
TLe pearly gtc nj r.
v'be txvltawing are ihe Resolutions of the
.Army Cnveiitim iec -ntly held at Orange
,C II., n i as "ju.blihed in ibe Kichuiond
I.:.juirrr
3t!i. ltesolirtt, That the course of the
Rateigli .Standard and . itfs supporters . in
North Carolina, in-encouraging this spirit
among our people,-meets, witli' our ui;Tuali -tied
coitdemualion, and we denounce' the
statement of ihe IJditnr ol that paper, that
j b:s course is approved by a large number
4 of: t lie troops. fruiij Xortii Carolina, as u!
j terly f.dse. and that, for the fair, fame of
f-North Canliu:i, we sincerely. hope- that, ho
uch statement will be reMerated.
(I!i. lio'vt t, That in a struggle oFlTre
IVa rarxont 1 1, r. t 1 U I. . C .'.
l iii I i i ' - . v 'v 'r,u- 111,11 l"o iiupe vi our success
r-wv "Tiies in rne aui ani supporf.lhe people of the
1 war.- , r ,
iiiunii-iiious periou or our struirgie. We
have the utmost faith in his capacity, the
highest confidence in his discretion and in
his patriotic zeal and devotion It behooves
us now, as a people to respond with alacrity
and cheerful willingness to his recent proc
lamation, and address to the nation. With
out tie encouragement of his country
men, and more specially their personal as
sMancc.he is powerless. But with a ready
response to his earnest appeal and a lleartv
c : .tiojLiiLJlie-.eiror t . to JnQrease and
strengthen our military organisations,: it
ilmatenally aid him in the furtherance of
our iiidependencc, and insure, beyond cayji
or doubt, the certain safetv of our -over.n-
m ine ashes ot our reverses let
SnrilJr III) lieu' bonp .nml n oirit ivi
IS.
char. cier in which ue are ongaged, invol
ving as it does the preservation or destruc
tion of. all our rihis as freemen, the free- -i
lM. ifWi(, That our HM'n rat ion from the' oomol Ihtnpress Woes no demand that any j ;cfjf pr
Wiheni (!vTnmeiit was.fiom the begin- M mmi, ll!' oone.ver ireasonaoie may ie , ,j
.angiilwuIeauJilUndjelfifllM mnmmiv ; uia 1 urn mesi.m- ; rjjijanjJ3einj alcnr, henedJbrJtill
th.s have we sutlers! and emiure.l so much ; ! ' -. legu.an-.i gov rn ( srealrr and more iCIuic dlort
ior this have sma:syof oar comrade lalieii 1 mt,oi anu snotn.i ie reMricieU -wiimn , .
..,l n,r ihi !,. ui still intend to enduru all ! lch lim;t as to forbid tbi; and if it shoulJ '- . ... -
mid -cerv ill : nor do we intend thalthe ac- t l ,oun1 Hiat ir.u patriotism in -North Car: j Qvcr Forty-Five. We-find the Adlow
fronof'anyportiotiof ourpeople at home 1 so far lost its bold upon the j -m HK, wne jft thc 15ca, cojamu .of tl,e
sdnll so bind our hands as to' m-iU.- further j '" "'arts d her people as to oe-un-,i rnouf rpr . '- n . ' , '
irsiMMitii-Kir-part-4moFsible. 'niatTa,,l- i"-.clMck:tjHou.r,seuLCthej8taii(t-trd r 4 ' ' " , ' , - "
m-c arc tiniK- confirmed in our determina-1 a!1l Pore's which are -giving utter-1) lh,ro )'ounS m handsnrncly dre?sed,
hk , ihe unnatural teachings of thea,,cn K such sentiments, then the publicat by the west fountain.in.Capitol Square.'
Noitliern press by the insane and fanatical j aumormev wou a i.e rvcicant to the. cause yesterday morning, smoking and chatl;ng
Chat. Rebel.-
rf,i1.n nrtlwni t.L-onle. bv the inhuman.! ol Ihe country itth.-y s houTd lail io take
ana u)iincipted actsoClhe Northern Gov: j measures tor their suppression.
ihnmetThe crowning one of which isshown j ?h. Rtsolm!, That we heartily. approve
in the'lato proclamatiou of Lincoln, threat- 1 .vj
emng rctaliatiotron our soldi vjv hr our.; '' suugg-e orou iiniepvmieiice; and cymca-l, took a seat cjii the same bench-
treatment of slaves found In insiii rection, j'l lt .are wnlmg J, entrusl the honor ! and'managed to glide into tiVe conversation
pleasantly- ami kureTVJV:h!le thus en-
giged in whiling. .away .time, a respectable
lookinV citizen, whoso lunil w.-k r-ithui-
f the uoWe-nnd.nilnoric co-irse of Gov. -rayssh, and 'expression somewhat stern
auee ui the Mruggl'o !or our imiepvmleiice; and cynicah took a seat' on the same
j.nd bv- the innumerable acts o!lsav3ge4niu in his bands, and ijur
Inn barity of the Northern soldiery in ewry Hnat ' wciirc-ulidei.t lie will not betray his ; at
... pai t of our land.
;Vd. ' Resolved, Tha t ea rnest I v a s we d esi re'
trust.
urning-its c-nusev meanwhile, to the army,
length he-asks!, " How is it, geTitlemen;
itiiat you. in the m f uc of !te;!iii voitl, -m.
8tl Rrslved. That while the resolutions pare.ntly iileiitvVf time, wefl brou-ht: up
adopieii show truly , liie "sentiments ot iheUn'.J -.11 fi,.,tK,.. w tt,... ......
.i 1. 1 i . ii, mi i im ii r-i hi. 1 1 ui i nil i i s
points em- :i.c're idly, and see others fight and be butch-
is impossi- tM.0j aiuj sickfMietl to death for vour
basis of reconstruclion or Fubmissionud me !' ' emoouyau ,n;tI tne tbake-r "Uell-.ivspndedone, "tlarwy.
that, While we. are, andhave always beenj ' , """ uiey represent, uould su.i me. well enough, but ior one
anxious for an honorable Settlement of our "ls"-w--n.("u,1 " sn,u ' nie TW-e "I the !;i;g ; If you will. puHotf that neatly lit
oi.ur, viiii ine .Hguiueuis.anu w)i!saieii- inr hoe
iou!f vbieh;imbr4
ribs. : 'I'bc oTlgmall'lelr. at Shar7shurgT"
peace and long for a return of its blessings, t "T" " , e senun,
we do utterly repudiate all acts of persons i'"veut,Vn upon . all the p
or nuthorlties tending to a peace upon the j. race,l mi U.ont inasmuch as n
, . . ' J.a . ., 1 1 ble m this lorm to embody all th
It baa been tho lot of thiscrnnll Brigade to do the heav
iest duty of the Cavalry Division, trom the beginning
of the advance to the present time, till but few artf
"left to tell tho tale." Its first engagement was on the .
evening of 17th ultimo when, learning that tbe ene-'
niy'u Cavalry was nt Midateb'urzr it cbnreed into that
place, and fuuu'd ibe enemy had left at the first sound
of thcirAor-cV feet: Detachments .were sent op ifl
every dirtctioji, and it was goon found that they hftd
uin.de a eland half a mile from town, in a dense wood,
on )i road lending to the right. Then ensued a night
fight, the result of which whs a perfect routof thff
enemy and tho entire extermination' of tbe 1st Rhods
island Cavalry. Our severest casualty tin this ocCa
tion was a ta-vere wound received by Major McNeill,
of CiJd olth Carolina troopsa most valuable officer;
Tlfe Yankees returned nest morning in large force,
drove in our pickets which were beyond the town, and '
renewed the fight. The engagement of the 18th was
almost entirely confined to sharp-sbootfng, without
mucu advantage to either side. On tbe 10th the fight
was reuewed nt an early Lour, and quite a brisk artille
ry fire was kept Qp all day, with few intermissions and
slightloss tous. On the 20th, the eueroyyetmore strong
ly reinforced, both in Cavalry and Artillery, commenced .
a brisk skirmishing and artillery fire, till about mid
day, when they xharged our tkirmishers and were
driven back with the loss of many prisoners aad sev-.
eral killed and wounded. Our loss this day was al
most entirely confined to the sharpshooters which wero
cut off by the enemy's charge."" On the bext day,-the- '
"2111; raurTy IjrTlbTenVuiy", by a general advancS""""
in three columns, commenced pressingus bcavily. Gen.
Stuart's Division could make little resistance to such
a force. Gen. Jones' Brigade was sent to the left, to
wards Snicker's Gap, to prevent our being flanked
from that direction. We fell buck slowly our Artil
lery doing execution from. every position of advantage
and the Cavalry charging when opportunity offered.
As we approached L'pperville, they pressed us tlofely.
Here we bad some desperate lighting, with severe loss
on both sides. Beyond Upperville, Robertson's Bri
gade, a squadron nt a time, made several desperate
charges which checked the enemy !a their advance. .
Two field officers were here lost to the brigadeju. rapid t
succession both captured nnd. cue of them, Col. Pi
G. Evans, most seriously wounded The fighting was
concluded as we approached Ashby's Gap about dark.
Our loss was great, on this, the fifth successive day
that t Lis "brigade was engaged. On tbe 22d, having
been reinforced by some of Longstreet's infantry, we
advanced from the Gip and moved towards ihe enemy.
They retired so rapidly before us that we ceased the
pursuit upon reachiug Midtlleburg again. ' A day or
two after this, by direction of General Stuart, General
Robertson moved across Ashby's Gap and was joined
Tiy'Ceneral JoifesTVitb The two brigades, he moved
through Millwood, Smithfield and Martinsburg towards
Williamspoi t where he crossed -the Potomac, lollowing ij
in the rear.of General Lee's army. From Williamsport,
General Robertson moved directly towards Greencas-. .'"
tie, Pa., jinj thence to Chatnbersburg. On the 3d July
a part of General Jonesbrigadc, which was in advance
cugiged the Cth V.Jf cavalry at Fairfield and routed
A hem before llob&rTson's brigade reaohsd the ground.
This was the lat day on which General Les engaged
the eneny ntGettysburg. The next morning his long
wagou trainenmmenced passing. General Robertson. !
sent a qdron to be deployed on Jack's Mountain,
Tjvrrw hjc ht brre-wn -a n-a pprea ch-o-Fur S eldjvhic bll
expotra the left of the wngou train.- he also picketed
otherapproaches. In the atternoon, a squadron of the
enemy mud.- a, dashing charge up and o"ver the moun
t iin. Thev met n warm recention: the cantaiu was
wounded and made a prisoner with several others, tho
rest were repulsed ivnd driven back to tha regiment
beyond the mountain. They made uo other effort. .
The brigade sustained no loss in this'engagement. The
same afternoon General Jones mcved towards the head
of the wagon train , ( for which no guard seems to have
been provided,) learning an attack was threatened
there.' Cokuul Ferebee's regiment, of Robertson'.
brigade, '(through a mistake in the delivery of an
orde,r-by a cmirier,) moved also in the same" direction.
The attack was m i io at Monterey .at night in large' '
forco'and was repulsed, but not without severe us to'
.4reocunet-wiiich,ltuicral-j4)i!ej attached-t
Lis brigade during the engagement? In tho' confusion,
marry were taken prisoners and horses aud men wound-
eij. n was a mere accident tnut rereoee s regiment
. . k . --.-- . . it v I 1 I i .'irnmnonTc 'ii (Uicnliro. I. " I I l 1 1 i '
diiticullics, the ngitation oi the suhiect on V ' V ' '"V " - 'V oog...suoe ami io,i up my uraners, you win I was en-aged ou this occasion
any other terins than our perfect in(lepcu,i:; 7 next engasement was on the'tUh Julv, at Ila-
dence ol Aurthern rule is m the tughest.(tev ; f r ' . . ' ? : V'v . v ' r
gret
incoiiipatible ' vimih(-hohofliU'ri u'v j-"", 'Ur1..1' .""liP'.iM? .;c-b;iii!hater j. A for'jne'-nia-rked. liie-svcoiid,--;-1 f foti
. ! . . . . .. r; .. t'll llinirl -mifltl.ini.in .if fill. I ..V.l fM.-t i:-. " ...i:,.. II . 1 .! . . l' . i- I I i ..
tercets of the good neopc.ol.AoHU Uarbli- V V, , . , ' " vwl-,n",l"t v.ur-:t.aiie me irounie to leei this'leU arm,
' I . . .. IA.-Ik.lll I ... .I . t I v. I . I ., ll. ll... .I .'- 1. . .11 1. 1 ". 1
itfWT YfltWI,'p-Lu'' y."' pic,tLV'Uiou aim ytn will.. fli.scoyrr that the Done between
" 'in- that woufd "return-- tv the embraces, of Hihlca.tion;.o an address to lhe.oplo our the shi.ulder blade and the. elBvv, to the
: TM-ny c ,a t, rnVrtP,! nn. AvXi iiTi.tva.: tattf iHy- appeabng.to- Jhe-g6od.yielTgth-.or live iiiclies; .has Imcn removed.
..j. it uu the natiJotie to ne m- thi'ip mtirfit -mil rvv'i,.-; i mi,!-, ..:.k.- r,... -i.; i
sion against us ior more man two years,
coupb I witji every savage irltliCtion vhie.
lie has had the power. to imjose, Culmina'Q
ing in the employ ment of ourlaVesaIia
the fiee jjegVoes'of ihe 'North to nmrder
our eiti.ens aiid oppose us in 'bonoi-abl6' com
bat as soldiers. . " -
3iftaidwlJhil wlu'Ie-lhtLsylil ie'rs are-,
fobtitfg, snllering and dying for our inde-pr-ndence,.
it is; wrong that t heir friends at
- Iiofne should be conruftijbt'-latnpenitig tbeif
nrdorr east'mg a cbilf'and gloom on the'ii
hopes, 'and unnerving tliem.for ihe conicst
-by ti n t i u i f ly re pi u i ngs a n d ba so lea 1 1 : n g
towaid subniission ; that we. would be tin
true to our principles, untrue to our wives
.and children, who wowld be llicgreatest stif
lerers bv sttbmission; untrue to our noble
heir; midst, whose : gone.' Itesult o( bullets in the ?
lore trouble to "re-j tjeVIatiasrsd'v The third vot
second bat-
put down the. small, (as we.heheve,) . bui; atn-balanemg::onjny ;ibes,;the heel being
treasonable taction" in t U c i r
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I I M 1 1J.1 1 M H ml It'll tin llliliui Ti.,,11 il.. 'tA .... .1 t W . .? .,1. I
H.i..viminiMIJ..H. !!;:-. I..v.,v. II'JUI'IC I w i i, - i I I f- I 1 1 II M ll'lCVli I fluTllllVl '1ll7l mi'irCll.
sisi man the power -or our enemie-j. . My knew what to stir, but looked d..gg'-rs a.q
'Sustain Ute Fresident of the Conlederate 'J. lhe- C"l i co',-er' aimln"II' b
Statt's. So certain as the shininir of tin4
sun, it is the surest it is the only way to
Iii tig peace to the country and h' speeds'
solution to'otir national dilhetiilies. Fii'iir
the ineeptjon of ""this. Jlevolution for South
ern Independence, as.'our-l'hief Alagjstrate.
he lias b-em.alUhat we could have lesirel
up to tbe; present" dark luTir.' The ordeal
hafb'proved bim woiiliy of -the trust. V:
I ie n t , e rs eve r i 1 1 g, patriotic and prudenj.,
i i ( o i b i r n i a 1 1 i h 1 1 w v C o 1 1 fe d e r a cy I h a n h i h i -.
self, could have more satisfactorily fultiHed
out: i lie "Same sort oi tall; loreeu me
in. I w;is.ashaking skeleton when I Joined,
and on-the lirst mareh J 'broke- down, got
put in one of the" meanest hospitals in tbe
eouutry, and came out. paralysed in one
side1. (Here he lifted up a shivered and
lifele"ann.) " And may I ask, sir," he
added, " what' keeps .yo put"?. . You seem
to be in exee-llent vigor.'' Me ? I ? Wit v
ahem W occr forty -five. "1
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It is cstitnate'd that tbeMorgan ora'd' "frill cast Ohio'
one tc'illjon dollars. - : . vV - '
gerstown.;; Robertsbn applscEodEe'" '
torn it was announced that the enemy were holding
the place. Soron their skirmishers were seeu on
our let, I'l ikr. Gen. Iverson was about to -enter the'
La'o's wag.m traiti (which had been attacked the night ;
of ; the 4th,) and oue or two liundred infantry. Gen.' ,
4let4ftr--th-e, ntnki'ng,-efBe--metKate?y--:efc-
tommantl, sent the wagons to' the rear, and deployed .
Iverson's, ini'aiitry as sharpshooters. The Brigade at
this time was represented only joy, about three bun-
dred men. Soon W. II. F.-Lee's Brigade orabout
two hundred men rtnd ono piece of artillery command "
ed by CoJ. Cbanibliss; canio up.. TheJ piece of artil
lery Ks put iu position and opened on the enemy's I
sharpshooteer's7About this time, a large party was
observed moving aVound to our left, evideutly with the
design of ranking a' fl ink movements - At this time
three uioro pieces cf artillery, (of Col. Chambliss'
comnuud,) came up, were put in position, and( opened :
on the enemy's Hanking party. This had the effect
of driving .b:ek both the sharpshooters, and larger
force. J.ust then, a large squadron of the enemy
charged up the main street'of the town. As they
came by lverson's shooters, they received a round -which
stopped many -nnd caused their surrender. The
rest came on till-a bend iu the road brought Ujem in
sight of our cavalr drawn up in the road in coltinjn
of fours. - -A platoon advanced to meet them' at a
chaige. The, result- wos, tbit cope of the squadron
-eturned a few being killed and the rest taken pri&-
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