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Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18
AID TO SOLDIERS FAMILIES. following

AID TO SOLDIERS FAMILIES. The following
items are from Fridays 5. F. Bulletin:
Last evening in the Police Court room,
meeting of Massachusetts men, with f. B.
Folger in the chair, and IL Titcomb acting
as Secretary, appointed VIM V. Wells, G. A.
sherman, F. b Austin and llaron Holmes
Committee TO make arrangem 'pts for gem
eral meeting of natives and former residents
of the old Bay State, to devise some means to
raise money for the reiefof the families OF
disabled Massachusetts, soldiers in the war.
A meeting of natives and former residents
of-Michigan. will be held at fuckers Hall,
on Saturday evening. at o'clock, for the
purpose of tnking into consideration measures
for the relief of the wives and children OF the
volunteers from hat State who have fallen in
defense of the country All are request ed 10
attend who in any way represent Michigan
A notice to this effect is out and signed
Many Citizens"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

A coarse, ill-natured fellow died ore day,
and his friends assembled at his funeral but
No one had a good word to say about the de-
ceased Even at the grave all were silent
AT length goodhearted German. MS he
turned to 60 home, said Veil, ne vas goot
stnoErr II"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18
OUR RIVER.
For 8nmmer Ftatipai at "71e Lauccls" On,
tie III. rriiadc

Once more on yonder laurelled height
The summer hOwerS have budded
Once more with summer golden light
The wales at home are flooded;
And once more, by the grace Of Him
Otevery good the Giyer,
We sing upon its wooded rim
The praises of our river
Its pines above, its waves below.
The west wind down it blowing
As fair as when the Young Brissot
Beheld it seaward flowing
Aud bore its memory Ger the deep
To sOothe a martyr sadness,
And fresco, in his troubled sleep,
His prison walls with gladness.
We know the world is rich with strearnz
Renowned in song and story,
Whose music murnurs through our dreams
OF human love and glory;
We know that ArnO's banks are fair.
And Rhine has castled shadows.
And, poet tuned, the Doom and Avr
Go singing down their meadows.
But WHILE imp pictured and unsung
By painter or by poet,
Our river waits the tuneiul tongue
And cunning hand to show It
We only know the fond skies lean
Above it, warm with blessing,
And the sweet sopl Of our uudine
Awakes to our caressing.
No fckle Sun-god holds the locks,
That graze is shores in keeping;
No icy kiss of Dian mockS
The youth beside 1t sleeping:
Our Christian river loveth most
The beautiful and human;
The heather streams of Maids boast,
But ours of man and woman.
The miner in his cabin hears
The ripple we are hearing;
1t whispers soft to hlmeslck ears
Around the settlers clearing;
In Sacrimcnto's vale Of corn,
Or Santees bloom of cotton
Our river by its valley-born
Was never yet forgotten.
The drum rolls loud-the bugle fills
The summer air with cangor
The wars torn shakes the solid hills
Beneath its tread Of anger;
Young eyes that last year smiled in ours
Now point the rifles barrel,
And hands then stained with fruits and flowers
Bear redder stains ofquarrel.
But blue skies smile, and flowers bloom on,
And rivers still keep flowing,
The dear God still bis rain and sun
On good aud i'll bestOwing.
His plue-trees Whisper Trust and wait -
His flowers are prophcsying
That all we dread Of change or fate
His love is underlying.
And thou, o mountaiu-bo mo more
We ask the Wise Alotter
Than for the iirnness Of thy shore,
The calmness Of Thy water
The cheerful lights that oYerlay
Thy rugged slopes with beauty,
To match our spirits to our day,
And make a joy otduty.
i. a. JPhtAier IN tie Ahantic Kc&A'y.
THE Nevada Gas Company, with copital
tork Of $4,000, has filed its certificates OF
The town was to have been
,rht p1 un last ,iglt
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18
From san Francisco.

san FRANcI+co, August nth.
AT 5P NJ. yesterdqy,a sword aud pistol
was presented to Capt McNahon of Com
pany A, California Infantry, 10y his friends in
the Appraisers Office.
A small house en- the southeast corner Of
Seventh street and the old Mission road took
fire at half past 10 o'clock this morning, aud
was burned
The Union Democratic State Central Com
mittee has nominated j. r. Gitchel Of Los
Angeles rs third candidate for Congress.
THE CONFEDERATE Commission ERs AT PARIS
HAHD Ur-The London correspondent of the
Chicago Journal snys:
| heard that the Confederate Commissions
ers are at Paris, aud ont of money! Th, Y
had to leave the Hotel de Louvre on account
of not possessing sufficient EargeHt! Bever-
ly Tucker is there also, aud is secoudiug the
Sece- e-sjonists in everything and especially in
the emptiness of their pockets. lie dare not
60 to Liverpool, (where yon recolleet, he
was Con>ul,) on account OF the private debts
he owes there Besides, he is reported to owe
the Government large amount. lie be-
longs, as you are aware, to the F. T. vs. Of
Richmond.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

"MADAM," said old Roger to his boarding
house keeper, lin primitive countries, beef is
often the legal tender but madam" said he,
emrhaticnlly, hrusting the fork into the
steak, "all the law in Christendom couldn't
mnke this beef tender"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

MrGIrARY.-Cen. Sumner has taken for the
headquarters of the Army Department, rooms
in the handsome new, fronted three
story brick building on Washington street,
opposite the northwest corner of the Plaza.
Over it floats the Union flag.
Yesterday two companies of the U. S. In
fantry left the Prcsidio and sailed in the
steamer Active for Sac Pedro To-day two
other companies 90 down in the brig Jessup.
All Of them are destined TO San Bernardino,
where their presence will probably be more
necessary than absolutely welcome to some
evil disposed parties who are brewing mis-
chief in that quarter r.-Bulletin 10TH.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

A BREAKFAsT-TABLE EXcHAN0E.-A boy
went from the hearty 'victunls" of his
country home TO Boston, and there boarded
with Il widow, who was mu9el OF deport-
ment. and who lavi-hed compliments upon
boarders without stiut-but whose table
was of the meanest kind, and most meagre in
After enduring the "short commons" for
Il short time, one morning after an unusual
rrofu.ion of compliments at the breakf-st
a'le, which was unusually lean and .ienten,'
the country boy ventured to free bis mind by
remarking:
Il think, ma'am, if you would exchange
some Of Your potene-s for d little country
PRODUCE, 1t would suit us boarders a good
deal better"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

What would they drop if they did b? T"Not
much" Laugher] What would they lose :?
what would they throw away? They would
they throw away that particular distinctive
political character that is found in their de,
claration of principles in the national plat
form iS upon the question of slavery in the
territories, for that is the great distinctive
ieatnre of that party. Their President has
SAID so in his inaugural address. He has
warned the country of it in times of great
Trial when, in my humble Judgment, the
great issues before it should have presented
themselves to his mind as far superior mag
nltude and Importance. But he has taken
occasion to remind the people Of this country
mat he will keep in view that single issue
upon which he says he says he was elected,
AM ana 2hat he will not feel at liberty under any
a. hlnd OF circumstance to abandon it. "Bul-
Tor him. Laughter He has again in
Is Ii recent message to Congress on the 4h of
ouiy last, reiterated that sentiment and de-
'S'ara'ion' say that he, az a great leader OF
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

But there is one other question J would
like to say few words upon, and it is the
question of the Common Schools Applause:
That's what we want to hear" This Re-
publican press and these Republican orators
Quietly wherever they could), have taken it
upon themselves to point me out, as.t e ean-
didlte of my party, as opposed to the inter
ests and to the rights Of a portion Of my fel-
low citizens upon this question of public
education. Now, let me premise the few re-
marks shall have 70 make upon this subject
10y saying that for what | have believed upon
that subject, for what have done and shall
continue to do, | have no excuses TO offer, no
apologies to make, no retracions 70 utter he
fore any portion Of the people. Upon that
question, as upon all others, have acted ac-
cording to my best Judgment If my judg
ment was in error, then AIN at fault; it Tut
MARKS an ineapacity in me for high public
station, and am ready to abide the deihe9-
ate judgment of an intelligent people upon
that incapacity. When | gave my vote in
opposition to the division of the School Fund
of our State, | was Impressed with the be-
lief, in the first place. that there was scarcely
any school fund to he divided. and that to
divide the miserable pttance now distributed
to the schools of this State would be the
greatest possible Injury to the whole public
body, without comforting any degree Of good
upon any portion of It, In the next place,
believed that the public were not prepared
yet TO affirm that there should he no pu lie
schools maintained and supported in our
State-that the question was one of public
policy, which had not been fairly submitted
it should have been. to the people-that it
was question of primary importance. and
to pass the Act introduced, or to adopt or
advocate it would be mistake in poll
cy that no public servant claiming ordinary
sagacity would be justified in making Let
us examine the question The demand is
this: that there are a certain amount of pub
lie funds; that those funds are represented
by, or belong to, the great body of the cii-
zens, and that as a portion Of that body, rep
resenting perhaps two-ffths Of the whole, we
will say, for Illustration, are dissatisfied with
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

TIE ORIGINAL BEAR FLAG.-There are sew
eral claimants in California for the honor Of
baving painted the "orsinal Bear Flag" y
correspondent who was on this coast several
yenrs before Peter Storms painted his flag,
writes us that William Todd, Of Sonoma. is
the person who first got up the Bear Flag.
He says: at was painted Oh piece Of coarse
muslin, and the Bear and Star were drawn
with piece of red chalk, while the Stripe
on the bottom was made from dirty Mathews
wife's red flannel petticoat and sewed half
way across Peter Storms flag was painted
in Napa City in 1910, and furnished the
materials The color Of the cloth was green
A party were going to Sonoma to attend an
election, and the flag we got up to parade on
the occasion. "-Nopa Reporter.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-18

THE Nevada Gas Company, with copital
stock Of $4,000, has filed its certificates of
incorporation The town was to have been
lghtel W last niglt
, 1861-08-23

A correspondent Of The Ne# York Times,
writing from For Pickens on tha 3lst ult,,
says:
4 most unhappy antagonism exists between
Wilson's ZeuaVes and tha regular garrison at
Fort Pickens. To what It will LEAD or when
It T1l end, It would be hard to sgy, but
newspaper correspondent could not do his
Guty without elrcnic1iug it, So one of those
stubborn facts which lie On our onward path
like barricsdes. Now, I know tie stuff Of
which H1!Eol's ZoUayes are composed. They
are rough, impulsiye, and not very good men,
but they are brave anu true to the Union.
TLey are generally in a ferment II camp, end
not day goes by without = TOW. Their SUBJ
ordination Was neglected; their discipline
hut they know nc discipline
A6nitfiag all this, must not be ACCUSED Of
ignorance Of their character it eaJ that the7
are itss to blame than the mechanical regu.
ia1s tcr the anEoyRlcss now interfering with
the progzess Of afairs here. Rebels build
bsttt1ies Ell around US, send impertIuent
mtssages to our commander, and make
funny images Of the ZouaEes. The latter
stoH indignant, and want to be led ca to the
light. While the regulars, calm and placid a.
the ftlees sea, go on post, and even join the
laugh at the aaccath ait.ibutes Of tho yolun-
feeI, because it half compliments their own
efficiency. This thing has been growing se-
rious for q long time, and the Zouayes now de-
msnd fighting or removal
They Say they enlisted to fight 10, the Union,
and not to ratrot ''ten by four for years ;
aEd Justly accuse the Government Of caseless.
cess in letting the enemy aauat his very ban.
ner il our faces. This naturally brings me to
The orders Of Harvey Brown. They ire nov
60 secret. Everybody may learn them. They
1nFeratave1y command no hostile movement
whatever to be made by the Union troops, ex
cept in reply to an attack from the Confede
rates. Where is the NE IN taking up you1
tions give Bragg? He may, i be- be able
build fifty fest wall around Us, line it viii
cannon, and put Submarine battery dowI
the bay to blow us up, and we mpst moi
bulge" if he fires not a gun. Think o
Sumter, and taen reeite ta;s order In yonl
mind.
, 1861-08-23
A Kansas Regiment

Nsxt to the First Missouri regiment, the
First KANSAS suffered most severely at the
battle Of Wilson's Creek. No regiment at
Bull Run began to fight az desperately or sut.
fered 20 heavily as 1t did. Had McDowelrs
troops fought half es well as Lyons they
would have achieved Victory. The First
Kansas regiment, commanded By Col. Deitz-
ler, went into the battle little under roo
strong, and came ont Of it cut down to less
than 100. It's loss was 70 killed On tha field
81 mortal1y wounded, 1872 Otherwise wounded,
and II missing-probably killed, making TO-
tai loss 286, which is equal to forfyt two pe1
cent. Of the whole corps. No regiment at
Bnena Vista suffered worse or fought more
desperately. The Kansas boys had an old
score to settle with the border ruftians" and
they are not done with It Jet.
The loss sustained By LIZ on's little army Wae
terribly severe, but the gallant men who were
stricken down in that contest, fell not una.
Venged. Near 900 Of their rebel foes we're
made to walloW In their own blood. Il the
enemy outnumbered our forces four to one,
he lcBt four men to our one in the battle
There was no Bull run at Wilson'S Creek, aud
there VIII be no more such ruls.
, 1861-08-23

ENo1fesp ondence OF the Milwaukee Stntfnel.1
CAMP Fremont, RPoS, Aug. 16.
The cavalry battalcn now forming under
Col Daniels, is encamped, for the present, up
On the college grounds, uslng the college
buildings as satlng and sleeping rooms, which
have generously been donated By the trustees
for that purpose. Tbs ranks are RAPIDLY FILL
Ing up, and ere squadron is already reported
ready tor muste1i0g. In the second, recruits
viii be received up to tbs 25th inst. Drilling
IL the cavaIry practice is vigorously going On,
and the citizen is fact assuming the mien of
the soldier.
If we can judge Of those to come By those
already here, We are to have noble battalion.
he men are well formed and athletic, strictly
temperate, as temperance principles are rigid.
y heatcated in this camp. have not ses1
single man Intoxicated, OF heard a single pro-
1ane WORD since T have been here. Tie tabla
ass "a e pee1 borntifnl]y supplied by the citizens
OF l1e place, which they will continue to do,
unln such time a. the government shall a.
sumo cur expenses.
:, Much praise is due, and greatly rendered. to
me gooo people OF Rpun for the bopntiful
manner in which they hAye supplied eyerT-
thing requisite for our. comfort sud enjoy
ment. Col Daniels Is rapidly gaining the
confidence end esteem OF his soldlsrs-ninzles
freely with them, 4nd like old Virginia. q SeV-
er tires" Honor to whom honor ia due.
We have beautiful camping grounds. A
far IS the eye can reach, IN every directi IN ara
fields Of Wheat, now bending before The c1feST
Of the reaper. As soon n the harvest ia nrer
the fame7 boys, Who have already enlisted
viii fall into our ranks By the dozen.
, 1861-08-23

Business affairs hayc assumed more cheer
1nl aspect. The Wooleu manufacture, which
h4e long been Of crest importance in this
State, sRd which hss lstteriy tHcresaed to au
extent that few even Of cur own citizsns un-
de1etand, is now pretty fully occupied. Some
est&b1iahments are working over time. The
demand for army clothing, and the falling off
in importstions, have opened market for do
mesdc productions. We aTe glad to see COZ
tracts fer army cloth made directly With the
manufacturers, iEatead Of through the inter-
Tsnstpn Of Epeeulstore, who get the highest
price th1t they car Of the government, And
pay the least that they can to ths'mannfactur-
ere, and who have no reputation at stake ae .
guaranty Of the quality If the fabric In all
ceses the government theu1d give the prefer
ence to those who actually produce the article
contracted for.
There has also been an important advance In
the price Of cotton goode, hardly less than a
cent yard. And although the high prices Of
the raw material would SELL leave the business
Without profit, most Of our manufacturers
have stocked themselves at much lower pri~
ces, in anticipation OF the adEance; and they
naturally prefer to keep their machinery NOV
ing and their help employed witaout loss,
r41heE Il an to sell their cotton at profit.
The many kinds Of business auxiliary to
these great branches must feel the Impulse,
end share III the advantages The "a ,ility with
which the government has obtasned the loan !,
while it is an evidence alike Of the confidence
OF capitalists and OF their determination to
support the authorities In the vigorous meas
ures for the defence Of the Union and Of the
National honor, gives courage to trade and
| stimulates profitable production.
, 1861-08-23

gCorrespondence Of the N. 7. Herald.l
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. Ii, 1861.
From what I can CLEAN from the leaders
Iere, troerstaad that Nelson's plan for fdr-
nishlur aIrns to the Eass Iennesseans will
have ys R to ths = 7 R5o
IeeIeIature, This plan is somewhat allied TO
ttsf Of which have given you notice-the
calling our OF provisional army. !t1s proposed
that The Leois1ar1re shall station troops on the
ssuen bodsT ot the Ses 70 enforce h
uu1pose it is designed to 1egal;za the Home
Gua1d and djsbald the State Guard. The reb-
els want bat little encouragement to inaugu-
rate 8 Wer Ike tbst in Missouri, Of She guerrilla
Kind, and it IL hoped this sort Of action viii
avoid that. It may prove 80. My own opil.
lon is. fhat TENNESSEE will aot give Us tins to
do this, and it is thought By many that they
VIII invade Kentucky before the Legislature
meets, disatmiry the few Home Guard COM
panies along the southern line, and place their
arms in ths hands Ct the Kentucky rebels.
Tat such M is tie policy Of the Tennesseeans,
IeTEouB likely to be we'll informed have told
me, and with the 81, 600 men under arms in her
borders, do net know why she may not do
SO. A hIsjor Fulke1son. holding command Of
tie fotce IN Fentress county, Ky, has been
see Invade Kentucky if the troops now at
Grab Orchard and B!yantsviIle are not dis
persed. He said they could enter Kentucky
with rs COO msD. Il is well known they are
gathering along tie line. expressing the dster-
mination not to allow Tennessee 70 be made
tbe battle ground, but to carry the war into
Kentucky
learn that Gov. Harris, OF Tennessee. has
written to Megoftir On tais subject. denaud.
rg dispersion OF the United S.atss soldiers
u Kentucky, or dtsaVoEal Of any Intention
to invade East Tennessee. Coz. Magoffin
will, in day CT two, promulgate his procIa.
nation for The dispersion Of these TROOPS. L
will net be heeded -
Ihe tecessionizts have inauguratsd peace
increment here. 4 series Of resolutions are
passing about the city, dated next Saturday
night, and evidently designed to be adopted
at that time BY public meeting to be got up
for the purpose st the Court House.
q Thl.e Tag Is to be raised on TIE occasion,
Men are to he called cn to raise white fiacs
ever their dwellings and business hcases. fo
bear white flags through the Streets, to dis
Port white flags everywhere, and to attsch
peace notices to cars, hacks, wagons, bug
g1es, and all other sorts of vehicles. The a4-
thcrs Of this movement don't say ANYTHING
about the conu.rtGns OF peace.
The toa74ldt OF this morning publishes an
intercepted letter from Tennesseean calling
himself E. Van SAINT, TO G. n Mon5srrat. Of
Memphis, Tenn, from which it appears he is
aspy in the employ Of the State OF Tennessee,
He c!aimR credit for having furnished per-
c1ssioa eap maker to the State, and for mach
valuable information cleaned in his travels
through the North. He claims th3t tt ere are
4,155 < e. C's in Lou -srila and vicinity.
, 1861-08-23

in certain pa1ts Of the Northern statss tie CHEF
banY, who labor to promote the cause Of the Tebes
BY stirring mp d1sseneion at the North, and par.
ttepla1y II to break up the Cabinet
And there is claes Of editors In PenusyI-
vsnia and a few other States who belong TO
Simon Cameron, and who receive every euQ-
gestion in favor Of removing him from tie
War Department and putting more able and
honest man IN hia h P!aee, m as high treason and
doDRble. We think it highly probable that
Peu0eylvaria politicians will presently come
to be estim7ted at their true value. The 1e-
moEA Of Cameron, and the appointment Of
Holt II bis place, Would carry joy to every
competency and dishonesty Of Simon Cam
e1on are eyery day apparent. They arc per-
fect1y appalling. The President thinks this il
Lot the time to swap horses, bnt be is mis-
taken-it is the very time to make q whole
some chapge.-Cancin'adti Commercial.
Mr. Cameron is not msn capable Of iaspir-
Ing general confidence in the wisdom of the
a1m1Distradcn Of the War Department, and
his resignation and the appointment Of MT.
Holt or Ger. Die, or q MAJ equal to them in
capacity snt integrity, would be received 80
an assurance Of energy, intelligence and hon.
esty IN tn. management Of this brunch CT tha
Government which would excite feeling Of
E1atlAtatlo4t GA1ouEA9lt LIE county. We ara
aware OF the many embaFrassments OF The
War Department in consequence Of the grsst
az unexpt cted labor precipitated upon Il hv
the war, Jet tie defective auanreme ment.
whether unavoidable or not, hays err ated
mistIust and dissatisfaction to a deqrsa that
has chilled the terTor felt at the outset. and
operates a. formidable obstacle to fhat
hearty support Of the Government whjrb
the Crisis den,an6s. II . sstisf,ntoT r1
change could he effected in the Cabinet *
you'd giye new impetus to the e1:nugiasm
OF loyal citizens who are anxious to see the
war prosecuted NTH al the 7igor necezssrS W
to ita successful and speedy eo1clus;ou: aad
II Ar. Came.o1, whether conscious of having
given any just cause for complaint or rot, IS
real friend to his country-s 1naa Torthy
the high positions he has held-he viii not
hesitate to sacrifice personal pride and am
bltaon to secure the pnbllc welfare, and eur.
feEoec hls present position 1ato the hands Of
the President. He could do nothing that
Tould more clearly prove his patriotism and
his deEi1e to advance the highest interests b
Ms country. Has he the ulagnauimity 80 tc
act: It is in his power to relieve the Govern.
ment OF great embarrassment By responding
to the pubic desire, sud thus securing ia
the great Cause at issue cordially Of SUE.
pert which would give AZ surance Of its I'll.
tmph- Ia he equal to 60 noble duty ?-Bos
ton Post