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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-28


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go to they rest, SWEET child,
90 to thy dretmlezs bed;
Gentle. and meek, and mli,
With blessings on they head;
Freth roseI In Thy hsnd,
Buds on thy pillow hid,
Haste from this fearful land,
Where Aowers quickly fade.
"Btesue thy smile was fair.
Thy starry eyes 50 bright,
Becsute ny inf.'t care
Was such fond del ght,
Shall love Wits wek embrace,
Thy heavenvMd nght dsiain'
Nc, angel seek they place
Amid y.n eheru0 train"
Lypehburg papers please copy. JU.E
Den red this fe On Thursday morning. At haipsst one
o'clccx the 18th November 1884, al her residence Woodland
Gun berano county the 10th year Of her age mAgTHi
what there Ia this voi 20 beautiful To lok upon or 20 wcr
thy respect and admiration truly good Such,
every Of the wo- the late Mrs Dr. Robinson
have rad hs pleasure Of her will say with the VII
ter in her they have lost priceless arue andEym
Tbs mss o, TIL. s,uabe lady Is sad be cave
family and friends 10 whom she endeared by the
virtues and sccOmpHhens that the chsrace
lovely she assessed 10 eminent degree, Chdan pi,y
lie her uaoIte aous charity deaed the poo-
have her lend active In 'ymps'h Eng their
Ssy ala Ire weary wsy rer pass her ra. sbou,
suceor and relief or her truly might Il be said
A perfect woman, nobly planned
To warm, 70 9 Mort an command
And yet, split still and bright,
With 500 tthlng CT an angel light"
amable and kind dsponion she the sunShns
home Who NJ all her sm,t. friends, forget he
happy lme Of welcome with VIII ch they greeted which
only from hearth None bu. those WHO LOST
trne III nd kn how deeply aud sh missed Attack
with nsdious disease which rapidly parayEed every
organ the and watchng OF most sFeconae husbnnd
all the effort OF the best medic sk In
ware uuavaing eff ct short time DEATH
.he devoted husband he du
fe,onse on and them with md pious reguAon strong
the faith OF the Gospel aud full with TIE hopo II blessed I'm
mortality she rsgnedter oN into The hands Of her Redemer
Yesterday thes With soul untarnih by with
dec world To-day thou art gone. The hrger of God 18th
removed thee om sight In mos, unexpected hour and 10 the
prime errhy le The dspensaton IL dak 10 all Such hw
ever humNn destiny fuch life and desth-a all hidden
mystic which mortal eye penetrate
Friday appropriate and Impressive funeral disc
he 2ev Mr. Gan pbs and Saturday renal
large Of mourning friends laid In
the fmv buryng ground by tn aide Of Departed rela
Amiable in life abe placid IA delh, ed, regarded
beloved by s who knew her she has eh for
WHERE she will her God she had
fsthuly through le loving WIFE 'ond mother
anectlouGt sister kind mtes, true friend and suce,e
Chan died she had lived angel light In this gre
word q sorroE
May Aved husband aud children be soohei In the poIG
ofthe gref bv the recoe 1n OF the virtues Of
nexpr sslbly endeed to them and they In this
cye dspensston fnd 10 am who loved and gave Hs life
rams m for n any," comfort and cousolat n. FRIEND.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
Appointment Of an Inspector ofSubsistence
-..Great Frauds of Army Contractors.

! Col. Joseph Webb, formerly of New York, now
of this city, was to-day appointed inspector OF the
subsistence of the troops now encamped in the
vicinity of Washington, its character and quality,
as well as quantity. This is new office crea-
ted by necessity growing out of the daily CON-
plants that have been made of impositions and
wrongs practiced upon the troops. and guard the
War Department against frauds Eeing perpetrn-
ted by those who furnish supplies for the army.
1t has recently been ascertained that the most
stupendous efforts have not only been attempted.
but actually presented upon the Department, in
the sales of the different articles. In one in
stance one thousand barrels, said to contain cof-
fee, was purchased for which the Government paid
about thrty-two thousand dollars, beside the ex-
pen.e of transportation. Thirty four barrels
were opened and samples taken out and tested.
From twenty-five TO thirty three per cent was
slnd tho remainder proved TO be chickory and
peas, burnt and ground. These facts were ascev.
tanned by chemical analysis. After the chickory
and peas are burnt and gronnd and the sand is
distributed. the whole is favored with extract of
coffee. The sand is put in to produce the
weight The whole Of this material did not cost
four cents per pound, while the Government paid
sixteen cents, aud the troops were being cheated
of their nourishment New York has the honor
of perpetratng this high handed outrage.
This is only one case Frauds have been de-
tccted in articles of pork, beef, bean and pea
flower a., all of which are subjects of investiga-
ton hereafter. - Washington Letter to the Her.
o/6
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
The Devil and the Lawyer.

The devil came up to the earth one day,
And into courthouse wended his way,
Just rs an attorney with very grave face,
Was proceeding to argue the points in the case"
Now a lawyer his majesty never had seen,
For to his dominions none ever had been,
And he felt very anxious the reason to know
Why none had been sent to the regions below.
Twas the fault of his agents his majesty thought
That none of these lawyers had ever been caught,
And for his own pleasure he felt desire
To come 10 the earth and the reason inquire.
VIII, this lawyer who rose with visagc so grave,
Made out his opponent a consummate knave,
And the devil was really greatly amused
To hear the attorney so soundy abused.
But soon as the speaker had come to a close
The counsel opposing then fercely arose,
And heaped such abuse on the head Of the first,
As made him villain-or all men the worst.
Thus they quarrced, contended, and argued so
long,
Twas hard to determine which Of them was
wrong;
And concluded he'd heard quite enough of the
''fuss,'
Old Nick turned away and soliloquized thus:
If all they have said of each other be true,
The devil has surely been robbed Of his due;
But I'm satisfied now that its I'LL very we'll
For these lawyers would ruin the morals OF hell!
"They have puzzled the court with their villain
GUS cavil
And I'm free to confess they have puzzled the
devil;
My agents are right 20 let lawyers alone-
If l had them they'd swndlc me out OF my
throne"
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
What shall be done with the Contra.
bands"

The final disposition of those troublesome
''ronirabands" of war, runaway slaves, is a
u.aller which excites earnest discussion IN
Eastern journals. A New York paper (the
Sunday limes) makes the following suoges-
tons or this subject:
If the "con,raband" articles, having run
from their owners, would only continue to
run until they passed the Niagara or the 81.
Lawrence, there would be no embarrassment
in the premises. But the negroes are PROV
erbal for their appetite and their indoence.
They must eat, and they will not labor for
subsistence If they can procure it without.
Moreover, some of these "contrabands" are
unfit for active exerlion; yet they require
food. The Government has no Constitution
al power to dispoee of them in any manner
whatever for the trainers of the Federal
Constitution never conemp dated such a state
of things, and consequently united to pro-
vide for it. They may not choose to come
North, and we cannot justly compel them
to come If we could. we might spare
Massachusetts half million or so of them
on account of her admiration for "colored
citizens" and in a spirit of accommodation
for such men as Wendell Phillips, Lloyd
Garrison, and other gentlemen of similar
taste. We might also spare few hum
lred thousand of them for those enligh'e
ed counties in the State of New York away
up by the lakes, which never having seen
"contraband," gave majoriies, last Fall,
in favor of making Sambo the peer Of "de
white trash" who now rule at the ballot, box.
But, seriously speakins aoe do not want
these negroes IN tile North under any c:rcun'
stances.
We have too many Of their class here al
ready. And what then? Why, we must do
one of two things Wiz. Ethor 'assn,nn the
responsibility of shipping them to Liberia,
or else colonize them on the confscated
lands of Southern Secessonists. The latter
would be the preferable course, perhaps and
what is more, a knowledge in the South of
such an intention on the part of the Gov
ernment would develop more Unionism in
the seeded States than the prestiege of
dozen victories on the part of the Federal
authorities.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
A Sedition Law in Michiaan.

We see in several of ovr exchanges nol.
ces Of seliton law, or, more properly
speaking a law to destroy the liberty OF the
press hich is said to have been passed by
the Legislature of Michigan. The statute
to which they allude reads as follows:
"TAe People of the State Of Michigan en-
act, That if any person, while any war, re
belIion or insurreclion exists against the
United States, or against this State, shall
publish, or cause to be published, any sedi
ti"us address, pamphlets, paper, notice, let'
ter, advertisement, picture, design, or any
other printed, engraved or ilhograp phic mat
ter, to bring into hatred AMI contempt the
Constitution and Government of the United
States as lawfully established, or to excite
unlawful opposition to the Government of
the United States, or of this State, he shall
on conviction thereof be punished or inn
prisoned in the State Prison for term Of
not more than five ars, or by fine Of
no, more than ten thousand dollars
We can hardly believe'lhal such a law has
been put upon the statute book of ANY
American State in this year of cur Lord
1861. Can it be possible that old Sedilion,
John Adams Federalism, which has been the
object of detestation for half a century, has
all at once been revived in its most odious
form in Michigan9 Any publication which
will bring into hatred anil contempt the
Government Of the United States is 20 be
followed bv the punishment of the author
in the State Prison. Under the loose and
vague wording of this law almost any a'i
Gle in a newspaper which critcses IN splr
| Q
points out what it considers its folies and
defects -may lead to the punishment Of the
editor or publisher as criminal. Jury and
Judge may and would construe it to be cal
| cu|atcd TO bring the Government into hatred
and contempt. Most Of the articles which
have been published in this State in denunY
citation of Governor Dennison aud the State
an horiies by the Republican press, for the
manner in which they have allowed our GAL
liant volunteers to be swinlIed and plundered
10y colnnissary contractors and political ia
vories, would under this charming and lib
eral statute be peniteniary otfenses. Those
New York editors who have severely al
monished Mr.. Lincoln and his advisers for
what they considered their inefliciency in
the prosecution of the war, would, now be
looking out Of the bars Of Il prison cell up
on the world, if tried under this Michigan
law. The censorship Of the press in France
and Austria is quite liberal compared to a
law upon which can be put such Il broad
construction. For the honor of Michigan
we trust she has passed no such law, which
can only exist in harmony with the most
despotic institutions. Ohio paper.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
Who are the Union Breakers.

A correspondent enquiries did Messrs. Davis and
Toombs, who were on the Committee of Thirteen
in the Senate. say they would accept Mr.. Critten.
den's compromise as a settlement? In reply we
would refer him to the following extract from
speech made by Senator Douglas in the United
States Senate on the I'd of March last, which
speech was duly published in the Congregational
Globe Mr.. Douglas sad II can confirm the
Senator's declaration, that Senator Dauis, OF
Mississippi himself. when on the Committee Of
Thirteen, was ready ut all times to compromise
on thcCrittenden proposition. will go further,
and say that Mr.. I'oombs was Also" This en-
phatc statement of Mr.. Douglas, who was
member Of the Committee of Thirteen, is vuu-
able and it is well that it is record in the off,
cia proceedings Of Congress- 1t plumply re,
flutes the charge everywhere made by the Re-
publican press that these gentlemen had deter
miued on breaking up the Union at all hazards.
Even up to almost the end of the last Congress
they were willing and anxious for compromise,
1t was the Republican party which would not
compromise Proudly, sneeringly, dehanty, i'm
prudently it declared the ''day for compromises
had passed. that "the people had decided in IA
vor of the Chicago platform and there shall be
no seeding from it," And when Mr.. Douglas
asked the Republican Senators, elf the Chicago
Platform was of more Importance than the pre-
eervance of the Union" he was answered only
with silent sneers or with impudcnt abuse. Sem
ator Crittenden plead with these madmen with
tears in his eyes; but he, too was called "UnOn
suver.n aud when he warned them that the Union
would inevitably be destroyed. unless they would
accept some such proposition as his Resolutions,
he was answered that they had "determined to
have no more compromises" And now these
impudent fanatics tell the people that the South
'abjured all compromises from the first" The
whole scheme of the party WAS conceived in in
iniquity and is Supported by lies.
". Y Day Book.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
Mr.. Gregory's Ideas on Secession.

Mr.. Gregory, the member Of Parliament,
has published in the London Times, letter
advising recognition of the Southern Con.
fcderacv, and from it we publish the follow,
ING extracts:
1T is said the invasion of the South wilt
be the means of restoring freedom of speech
and action to the Union party in the seeding
States. Your faithful and clear sighted cor.
respondent, Mr.. Russell, has not discovered as
vet even the existence of such party, and |
have reason to believe that the British Con-
sus in the Southern cities would corroborate
the statements of Mr.. Russell. On the other
hand this | can affirm, that not post arripes
from the United States that does not bring
letter upon letter from persons in the North
requesting me to perse0ere m my motion, and
to urgsthe prompt recognition Of the Southern
Confederacy, as the aoriterS consider that such
on event aUould be the greatest blessing that
could happen to the North, By contributing to
a peaceful solution of the quarrel. They add
that to express such an opinion in the pres.
en state of excitement would be dangerous,
and that they look, therefore, to the dispas-
sionate judgment of foreign counties, which
may be heard at home. You may be as
sured that there is peaceful separation"
party at the North, far larger in extent,
though as yet unheard, than the "restoration"
party in the South.
advocate the recognition of the Southern
Coniederacv, because | believe by the separa-
ton of the North from the South, we may
deal an etfecual blow at that accursed traf.
fc, the slave trade. Hitherto we have re-
ceived obstruction rather than CO operation
from the Unifad States in our endeavors to
pat down that traffic. The Northeners have
always contended that Southern preiudices
have been bar to their hearty co operation
with u.s. They have now got rid of these
prejudces; and as the Cuban slave trade ia
mainly carried on by ships sailing from
Northern ports and hoated by Northern
capital, | look forward with confidence to
the future action of the United States Gov
ernment to restrain their citizens at least
from this odious enterprise. AS for the
South, the slave trade has been formally and
strictly forbidden by the constitution; that
constitution has been ratified by the sever.
al Confederate States. and | should. had
my motion come on, been in a position to
prove from various reasons 10 the House of
Commons the sincerity of the Southern
President and Congress on this point.
advocate the recognition OF the South.
ern States, because I am Of oI,inion that by
this separst ton the area of slave territory
will be circumscribed instead Of increased.
I advocate, lastly, the recognition Of the
Southern Confsderaoy, because believe in
their right to sert their independence.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
EMPIRE SALOON,
BY
HENRY nj. lSAACS.

TENHE undersi gncd having purchased the in
4 terest of G. G. Davis in this saloon, it will
be conducted as usual at the old stand, opposite
the Telegraph Office. He will always keep on
hand
The best Liquors and Cigars that can be
had in the place.
The house has always had this reputation and it
will be kept up.
He will also keep on hand fresh Confectionarics
of all kinds. and Preserved Can Fruits, Rasins,
Nuts, &c. DC.
Also, Superior Brands of Chewing and
Smoking Tobacco.
His articles will always consist OF the best that
can be procured in the San Francisco market.
He Will also keep on hand a Scasonable
supply of Fruit.
Gsss- All those indebted to G. G. Davis, will set
tie with me. and those having claims against him
will present them to me for payment.
Gss-The undersigned invites the public to give
him call HENR1 NJ lSAACS.
Aub~rn. July 18th, 1SGO.--my
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
Millard Fillmore on the Republican Sec.
tional PARTY,

In 1856, upon the return OF ExiPresident
Milard Fillmore from Europe, he made a
speech at Albany which i, is well to recur to
at present. Its words were indeed prophetic.
He said:
We see political party p esenting can
dllates for the Presidency and Vice Presi
!ency, selected for the first time from the
free States alone, with the avowed purpose
of electing these candidates by. sutfrages of
one part OF the Union only, to rule over
the whole United States. Can it be posi-
hle that those who are engaged in such u
measure can have seriously reflected upon
the Consequences which must inevitably fol-
low in Case of success! (Cheers.) Can
they have the madness or the folly to be-
ieve that our Southern brethren a0ouM sub
nit to be goperned by such a Chief Maqis-
hrte? (Cheers) II Suppose that
the South having a majority of the elec'or
oil vote, should declare that they would only
have Shareholders for President and Vice.
President, and should elect such by their eX-
tensivc suirages to rule over us at the North.
DO you think that we would submit to III
No not for moment. (Applause). Aud
do you believe that yonr Southern hrethern
are less sensitive on this subject than you
are, or less eal ous OF their rights! Ire
mendous cheers III YOU do let me tell You
that YOU are mistaken. And therefore you
must see that if this sectional party succeed,
1t inevitably leads to the destruction Of Mi
Beautiful fabric reared by our toretothers, ce
mentea by their blood. and bequeathed to IL
as a priceless inheritance.
tell you. my friends ,ha: feel deeply
and therefore | speak earnestly npcn ,h
subject (cries of "Yon're right.') for fee
that you are in danger. | am determined
to make a clean breast of it. will wasl
my hands at tho consequences whatever
they may be; and tell YOU that you ale
,readIng upon the brink Of q rolcono, that
is liable at any moment TO burst forth and
overwheim the nation. | might, 10y soft
words, inspire delusive hopes, and thereby
win votes. But can never consent to be
one thing to the North and another to the
South | should despise myself, if should
be guilty of such lupIicity. For my con-
science would exclam, with the dramatic
poet,
''is there not some chosen curse
Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven,
Red with uncommon wri tn, to blast the man,
Who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!''
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27

LAYING DowN THE CRozIER FOR THE
SwoRD.-Tbe Memphis Appeal of tho 9th
announces that Leondas Polk Episcopal
Bishop of Louisiana, has been appointed Brig
ader.Genera of the Confederate army, and
to him has been coniided the defence of the
Mississippi river, from Cairo to the ocean,
Col. Hartlee sharing in the important task.
This is the first time an American Bishop
has laid down the crozier to take up the
sword, dotted the surplice of the Church to
don the uniform of war. The Bishop grad,
uated at West Point, and is said to have al
ways entertained preference for military
science over theology
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
Milton S. Latham.

The gentleman whose name heads this ar
tcle is Il great man. In his way, we esteem
him the greatest man of the age. lie has
always commanded our admiration by the
successful manner in which he has ever
avoided committing himself on political is
sues. From the time he entered on his po-
litical career as Clerk Of the Police Court
in San Francisco, till his ambition culmina
ted in the Senate of the United States, he
has ski'lfnlly managed to keep on all sides
of all questions. As member of Congress,
Collector, Governor, always on the popular
side. You put your finger upon him and he
has gracefully moved aside. lie commando
Q ir respect when he stralolol this State;
he received our admiration when he stood
on both sides Of federal politics in the Pres
idenial campaign; but when he stretched
his legs across the opening chasm of civ
war, with one foot firmly plaoted at the
North and one as boldly set on the soil of
the South, in one hand the Stars and Stripes,
and in the other the Pelican of the Panet
to, with one eye winking at treason and the
other smiling on the Union, and having on
ly one mouth so talking that it was LOYALTY
to Union men and sympathy to Secession.
We thought him sublmc-the glorious
Milton and we unh esiia,inglv pronounce
him the greatest man in the Union, i'll his
way-hut In his way.
s. r. NplpS Letter.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27
The New Orleans Picayune predicts lor

The New Orleans Picay.ne predicts u long
war. 1t says: A defeat in Virginia would no
more close this war than Washinglon's re
treat from Long Island closed that of the
Revolution, and restored the old colonies to
the dominion Of England. There will be 20
cotton for Lowell or Manchester, or tobacco
for Great Britain, Holland, France or Spain,
for many long year, except as the exp 'rt
of these Confederate States as Independent.
If they who need it can wait one year, we
can afford TO try the effect of that much
experimenting upon them, by Lincon's Gov
ernment, and see how they will stand it. We
shall want no imports at all. We can find
ourselves we can live patiently on the pro
ducts of our own s,i, and wear our o!d gar
ments, or dress in the fame homespun, for
as long period as the North can bear the
burdens of war, taxation and privation the
destruction Of commerce, and the famine of
the o1r; as long as England France can do
withou; cotton.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27

Coal OH IN CALIroRNIA.-The Stockton
argus learns from gentleman from Hum
boldt, that the people of that county are
exercised upon the question of coal oil, the
veritable oil having been found in the south
ern portion OF that county, below the mouth
of Eel river, in Matole and Bear river Val
leys. There are number Of springs where
the oil makes its appearance upon the surface
They are at present prospecting by digging
wells TO reach the main deposits.
The Placer herald., 1861-07-27

CARRYING OUT THE pRINCtPLEs.-D. w.
Berry, white man, and Thirteen years res
ident of California, and who has vie and
four children to support, has been removed
from the position OF Porter in the Mint, and
a negro appointed in his place. The Super
intendent is evidently determined to carry
out the principles of the Chicago platform.