The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 21, 1865 Page: 1 of 2
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VOL. i.
He. 81.
J. P. OmniHouT, Editor.
FEBRUARY 21.1865.
tst Advices bar Iwen rewired
that b haa gained another brilliant
i viétttry oVrtr Grant at Pvtenbaif,
I*e macla a feint of evacuating tlw
ihyi *h n (lie Fed rushed in and
eat to pfoo**.
h The Braaoe River waa rising
a* Thursday laat and was
naar the top at the bank. Craesttfg
bad «aflrdjr eeawd.
fir We believe moat of the men
belonging to Green's old Brigade,
who bare been at borne for aotne
tHáe past, bavena* started back to
tbeir commands. They would have
left sooner had not tlw water been
ao high.
a t r i.'"-.- m^^m ■
Abscondbd.—G. w. Palmer, 0.
8. Depoaltary at Ban Antonio it ap*
peara by the papers at that places
baa gone fo Mexico, without fifet
having settled with the Government.
Ilia family left a few days after be
did. Tbe report is that be baa
goée to Monterey. The quantity of
Government funda taken by him. 1/
any, baa not been ascertained.
Í3T Fort Fisher" lias fallen into
Uw hands of tbe Yankees, after an
dn4 a hand to band fight within the
hit. A bant 1000 prisoners were
captured Including Gen. Whiting
and Col Limb, both tbe latter
wounded. W* understand this does
Ml «mtirely prohibit blockade run*
ulng at the port of Wilmington.
AioiuTiosi isM^'Senilts," a cor-
respondent of the Galveston News of
Feb. 4th, advocates the abolition
of slavety. fetch a communication
appearing ta seme journals at this or
any ptwlous time. would insure its
imrasdlsto destruction. We are as-
tonished to see such a communica-
tion In that old standard sheet.
' QT We Qotieajbat our exchanges
are suggesting their favorites fo*
the Governorship, Of course '
have our preferences. Our first choice
would be the Hon. C.,C. Herbert of
(frierais County. We doubt, how
ever, %heiher Capt. Herbert would
«otnM ta be a aetidMilta for that
office. ni Dnnáfj thmi tlm nnnnLi
|H«wnMn atsm* tur |Wvlf|i)
of thfc District Wfil stfll claim (lie
fefrewal at hla aarirlcea 111 hi* pmssftt
position. Our ueeottd choioe would
ba the Bon. T. J. Chambers { but
that the latter baa retired
llfo, *a aré vetjr well
■ >the prassnt
Psadhtou Ifurrab. Edward Clark
|ofJg|MpH
. et to him. We once ad-
I hie eloettod. at tbe time he
«. JTTaei. „a Wo.
i nf NviMNl IM 0WCIKN) Of UHOI
In ||m fhn4nhliisi
ub^WcB, «bar of oar school!
Why, nothing, only we have none,
«adcu*hardly «xpect fo hate any
during the war. But we need é
school teacher hen very much. There
are children enough at thia place for
a good school, and these children
ought to be educated.
We are not just now particularly
in need of a very learned professor.
In fact, we bar's one or two eitisens
residing h?r* who ate not over much
engaged in Other eeUtugt, Who would
still do to teach eebool, The ordina-
ry- English branches, Soch as Spell-
ing, Reading, Writing,* Arithmetic.
Geegñiphy ánd Grammai'are fall as
much as are required now. NeVer-
t bolees, the penen tending ooght to
undeqttaád these brancbe* well, and
be apt ta teach.
We do not re<gufrre thai our School
teacher abouldbe a professor of re-
ligion'. Bui we do require some
negative qualifications. We require
him to bo a moral aun. In the first
place, we do not Want o*e who is a
profane ewearer. Secondly , w e do
jot want á oard-plá^er. Thirdly,
we do not want one who indulges too
freely In his cbpt. Fourthly, we do
not want one who desevtates the
Sabbátb. Fifthly, ire would pre
for that he should not be a bom
jockey, or trader. Sixthly, be mnSt
not be fee lasy,
Our school teacher should be "dill
gent In business." He mutt not be
too strict or too lenient in keeping
order. We want school-teaching to
be hia occupation. We want the
school bouse to be his chief home
during daylight. So soon as be
gets bis break'ast, we want him to
go <o tbe school bouse, and Remain
there until the cleee of school in the
evening, so that he may maintain
order aa well out, as within school
hours, rathe* than he should be
lounging around plneea ot public re-
sort. We want him to show him-
self interested In bis occupation
We want him to be a gentleman in
every aenee of tbe Word.
Our school is now voeaut. We
have the bouse snd we have the
children. If there be any pi
who Wánts to take the school, let
him «sime bn. We don't want him
to write us any letters of Inquiry >
we shall let aB «uch go unanswered
We want to aea the man, and hear
him talk. No peraon can get our
acbool by correspondence. u
If we eán not get 4 male teacher,
a fom*le wÉfktho' we prefer the
former, if we can not get the best
f, wa wlh take the second best |
but We don't expect the second best
ta dta**is much as (ha beat.
Wa Uve often beard the remark,
that a poor teacher la Wosae than
We reverte It > a poor teacher
la better than notoe. Ote children
are growing up in igneranee. Better
that urn should hive some one to
*■ *- tliig LiM fun *m*J Mall. mmA
traen iDwn mow W VuMl , wnI6 IDQ
cipher, than (hat thfcy should leéta
nothing.
Wa AdU't want some <Ú¡My té
emtoa along, asase j«fc. (fro knew no
HP VBloM
hereaa atisshiratsi he fo
We tidnkH tobefct ttltb
pUahoéld watrn k Éihrj a^l ■ to
|et k teaAw. Wa
|MT>
aid are, sa well satisfied that
must ultimately be placed in the ar-
my ae eoldtsrs to help do tbe fighting,
that we have fofeborne to diaeuss
the question. The time baa not yet
arrived for making soldiers of slaves,
but |t la fast hastening. When it
come*, we hope to see all prepared,
ready and willing. An additional
army of 4 or 300,000 Ale bodied
men may be raised by this meana.
Reader, ere you in favo* of the
V Well, if you' are opposed
toft, itniakeeno difference. Your
negro men, (if you have any), rintsva
be turned lttto soldiers. And they
fight; fight, not as freemen, or
fteedmen, but; fight aa alavés; and if
they survive the contest, they are to
remain slavea. Some persons who
profess to be soldiers, pretend io be
oppoaed to using slaves as fighting
They might as weft be oppoe
ed to the use Of artillery, OT any of
the mechanW arts now made uae of
in this sge of the World. They
might as welt or better, oppose the
use of staod Watle's Indians. Any
and all means by which the greatest
injury may be inflicted, seem to be
the rule of Warfare of our enemies.
With desdpline and drill, drill, drill,
we believe the African will fight.
And why shall 'we not fight the
Devil with fire f
But we do not intend to discuss
the question. We only intended to
state that nnless tbe war ends soon,
the slave must contribute his share
to working out his civilization in war
as well aa peace; and he m**t do it
as a slave and not as a Ireedman.
It must, it WIM. be done. Mark
our worda!
The London 13„ publishes the
subjoined'reply of the 1'ope to the
manifesto of the Confederate States:
Honorable Gentlemen : Mr. Soul-
ier has handed me your letter of
Novsmber 11, with which, in con
fonnity to the instructions of your
Goverment, you have sent me a copy
resto issued by " ~
Confederate 8
the most honorable
gross of tbe Confederate
approved by the mosl
President, in order that tbe attention
of the Government of tbe Holy See,
to whom, as well as to other Govern-
ments, yyn have addressed yourselves
might be called to it. The aentii
expressed in the manifesto,
as (hey do to the ceeaation of
most bloody war Whieh still i
in your count riee, and to tW put-
ting an end to the diaaatera Which
accompany H. by proceeding to *e-
gotiations for peace, being entirely In
accordance with fhe dispoaition and
character of tbe august head of the
Catholie Chrch, laid not
moment in bringing It to the
of the Holy nthefr. His Ho
wha baa been deeply aflc
MMmti of Iht mfbtfol
this obstinate straggle, i
with satisfaction tlS
the Moot sentiment
on earth of that God whole i
or of peace, he yearba to
I. we
iu, and
belt tbe
lookin
well in
has left
no atoaf
duty comes
Withe.
ha<
to
this roof
and
In proof of this hé wrofe to
Archbishops of New Toric and
■a for back ai October 1
inviting them ta at«t
hi vbnnginflp
man, fori well
a fovornbla
itaelf, hla
atatf hhnaelf of It (tf
ble a
léüM in
In aenuaintinr «es
- lw k J* sf
MBt dispoiition o11
I am rii—id
of the
that'a
•Your*
wl vpi |ITÍ A
ni^Wogiv«
SQUIRE SMOOMHLY'S S5Ú*
LETTER, |
Aunan DasKBTao 11 ,
Bairsii v Fon* o¿8Aañltes, Aa. M, •«.
Eik NBWs;V-Under much 41s-
it I write you these, DM
says
what
«•to# proud, and
uid havifí
cast
coursgemeut 1
thanks to HU
down nor foi
and help bey
pec ted.
Now, this is how it
tad rid into Clinton on
to get your News paper,
meets one, á citJaen, and
name him—but he lovéé W
r at all that pretende to
wd in epecWto make a
them, that mikea open Profession
lfiree to admit he ris the old Adam
11 felt my knocUea a itchin—but
praise whar praise is due, I reetrain-
ed myself and answered not a word.
Wlló Squire," says be, 'have
you heerd the news, Sibley's Brig
jide's deserted, snd who but Abnei
Smoothly among the first."—"the
pious youth that Was a pattern to
the regiment"—''ia that what you see
in your book I*' says he "and ef that's
the way the sons of the Godly does,
whar Will the wiehed appear r' And
I was struck all df a neap—Ahmet
detcrted—but I held my peace and
answered not a word—«na seein
waa beat, he txVed fo soften it down,
and ssys he, "Uncle Jasper, don't
take It to heart, all the boys la come
home for a frolic and to get a outfit,
and nobody dou't tlunk the worse of
them"—and my prayer for that man
la—he tnsyent never feel the bitter^
ness of that word to a Father's
heart—Abner iettrteih
And 1 made enquiry and it wae
mostly true, and Aimer's horse had
giv out and him atopped with i
comrade on Rocky, in Lavaca county
and I fonud a man goin thar, and
sent Abner word, and to tell him, no
son of miue that has deserted his
colors comes on mv place—and when
becomes come discharged honora-
ble and bis papers right, or see my
face no more—-and 1 rid home and
forgot the News paper, and could'nt
bar no talk and wanted to be alone,
and 1 rid mighty slow, and seemed
like all the way the wind a blowin
through the dry post oaks,
whlsperin, Abner detcrted—nnd cross
in the parary It come a follerin,
Abner d *crted—and War I stopped
on Sandies for my nag to drink,
thejrlld^ew fiyin over^was^ at it
Now, It was plum dark when
got home, and here was all out.
tbe road, end seems they got word
Abner was coiufo, snd looked for
him home long With bis father—am
heerd the hone a comin and the chil
dring hollowed here'a Abner and
father—and wife out with the bob
and Mrs. Klneald a>Packin both I
twine. WAÍ
wlso m
the Sod woul
liead, before the
and deserter waa name
end of that waa etafbl I'm
As to being hard, bits
hard, and for every man
face like a Bint to do
wbarmay be me* y tto
destraetfoiv fo iAtmeai
mmmm
Brigade, and
¿rom the day
with
thar battlea and
proud iibMNbayi
no better or braVetr men ever aoí m
saddle—andelsnth men as ibeMv
real volunteers, that Went a« the
first «all, and befora aoaserfpfkn
was named ef such' men as thetn
comea home agin orders, what caa
be expected Of ¿then* Atfl tW
trouble waa they had sertred oat «heir
three years and Tats entitled te their
forlow, and kit denied them—and no
reason given—and them that baa
forced brave, honorable' men ta suri
a course is a thousand timei fooM fo>
blame—and that's ereiy exense for
the men, but I can't justify
But my own s m Abner, hé
no such exaiSe, having jifted
brigade after they come In from
Mexico, and waein for the-war;
now all that s dN(*sfied wjjl n
a plea of* Green's hrignde^-Hii
Squire Smoothly's boy donéj
can't be mnch amiss. Aa to
boys in Virginny— I have confid
in my son John Westley—and II
brother Gideon likewise—that he fo
safe in the strict lines of his duty,
and whatever befalls, it I .of tie
Lord, but for .this poor stray sheep
Abner, I am powerfully exercised.
said-*-"! ami
mm ji powei.
have but one word to say
return to his dtity and make
ry—as fo wife thar, she mo
tend to .be sperited .and sli
ed as some, and she ipay
whar right and wrong Was
fore her, I toever knov
hut one course—God
slipped of to
weemin, bnt fcml
all through the
dctrrted was i
JSSir1
in the mb:
bay mar cai
pected
her wou
roibé
and says
better
hits
wouldn't
t
•neither
lips this
* otet
mercy to
Sarey she
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 21, 1865, newspaper, February 21, 1865; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177174/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.