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The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-03
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PEOPLES STAGE LINE!
From Grass Valley to Nevada.

A I.EXANDER GRIFFIN & JAMES
"A ATHERTON having bought the kesb<SssszSa----sfT
entire stage stock Of B. y Wood Ekkzz>--=<>a12@
worth would inform the travelling ......
public that they win commence their trips on SUN.
BAY, JULY 2sth, leaving
Grass Valley, at $780, IIs3Os A. NJ, and
4s3O, II. M, every day. Returning,
leave
nevada, at O.aO, A. M; $3.50 and 9 O'Clock
PM.
PRICE OF PASSAGE, FIFTY CENTS'
Our coach and harness are new, and all persons
who may favor us with their patronage, can rest as
s red that we will do all in our power TO give entire
satSfactIon. GRIFFIN h ATHERT0N,
Juiv 27. 1861 Propretors.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

LANGTON'S PIONEER EXPRESS.
Te an vsrts Of cAxSsrnia and Utah Territory, con-
nsstsag At EarysxHse and NsvasA with ksAASis
E.D~.ss.. TO al parts sf caNs'SaiA. the At
lants States and EurSss.
We win dispatch Dsdag Expresses to ana ii0m Al
Points N~Eth Of NeVad@'
A sxevy saturday Meaning, to the folS~ing P~ss'
in western Utah:
r..-kt..ru. Wnshoe Valley, CbIBNt@~n,
Genoa, Carson Valley JOE S.-'
Truekss Meadows, S,.Ds- e.. .g
Carson Chy,
And walker River Mines
Allehsers for the Western Atlantiestates en-
!, "a, caverpment fr2nked envelopes, and enaODss1
nOverTnnA via Salt Lake" will be iorwaruea Sau
zach their destination sooner thaz by any e0Asf
line. I -, .,..od a. .,a
s-o,a tbe above points with unrivslsd dispatsh and
security. ,-,.u.. II 4ho
TJ,;teJ states and Europe insured ~ unSnSISsd n
a, Low rates as can be done by any hSuse WA sscu'
rity. ...o.....iad
by faithful Messengers. ,.,.
&C. Notes Drafts. Bills. &c, cOSScteo 90 A~se''a
ted and ali orders attended to promptly
PURCHASES Of every description made. Forwarding
NJ Merchandise and Commissions OF every nStaSe, at
tended TO intelgently and with pronptituds.
So Office in Nevada, next door below Wels, , ar
20 & Co.'S JUN fAAiiSV'' Ae'"''
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Starving US Out.

Our northern brethren and friends are much
elated at tie prospect Of starving us out here
in the South. At first it was timidly suggest
ed in only few quarters; but now since their
rage has reached its highest pitch, the whole
Black Republican press comes cut in full
chorus, and gloats over the spectacle which
they think they will soon see, Of millions OIL
men, women and children throughout the
whole South, perishing from famine.
In case the starvation process should not
work to their satisfaction in the States on the
Lower Mississippi, then they are to fall back
upon another expedient-that Of cutting the
leyces Of the river, and drowning US out, in
the elegant language of the Chevalier Webb,
of the New York Courier and Enquirer
alike rats in hole Some of them advocate
both prescriptions simultaneously. Our sup
plies Of bread are to be cut of, but our sup
ply of water is to be inconycnicntly increased.
1t is consolatory to know that thirst is not to
be added to famine, and that however short
we are to be Of rations, our drink will be
more abundant than ever.
But we have the satisfaction of informing
our human aud Christian friends at the North
that their kind intentions towards US. in re-
spect of starvation, can never be realized.
They may stop supplies of brcadstufis to us
from The States ncrth Of the Ohio, but in so
doing they will only injure themselves. The
South has heretofore bought from the north
western States some of the provisions We have
used but it was not because they could not
be raised upon our own soil, but because we
found it more convenient to employ all our
labor in producing cotton and sugar, rather
than corn and potatoes. This year, being
torewarncd, we are forearmed. In the Gulf
States, by proper management, two crops OF
corn can be raised in one year from the same
soil. In Southern Texas the new crop is al
most rine, while at the North they have hard
ly finished planting. Texas alone has the
territorial area to produce all the breadstuils
and provisions that tic Southern Conledcracy
can consume. She has the soil and the eli
mate as we'll as the territory. Livery South
ern State, in point Of fact, can produce its
own provisions within itself with entire ease.
But several Of thcm-Virginia, kentucky,
Tennessee and Missouri-arc especially grain
growing and cattlc-raising States. Northern
naignity cannot avail to cut us off from food.
because a bencfccnt Creator has ordered
otherwise by giving us the soil to produce it
Co. ur.olra, II i. ~. .L-et 49, =
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absorbed in thought, and gave to the resur'
rrctionisls, the sum which he had expected.
Telling him to keep his own counsel, aud that
all would be we'll sent him away, and car
ricl the body to my cabinet. The whole ol
the household had been sent out Of the away,
on purpose, and had time to carry into exc
cution the plan which had struck me- The
body was fortunately Of the same stature as
myself and like me in complexion. | knew
the man he had been . poor offender, aban-
doned by his family. "Poor relic Of NOR.
,ality J" said |, with tears in my eyes, moth
ing Which man may do can now injure thee;
yet pardon me ii rudely dis6gure thy life
less substance. 1t is to prevent the ruin Of
not one but twenty families! And should
success attend my attempt, swear that thy
children Shall be my children; and, when my
hour comes, we Shall rest together in the
tomb to which thou shalt he borne before III =
At this portion oil the merchants nara
tive, the most lively interest was excited in
the court, and testified even by tears from
many Of the audience. Frenois thus proceed
ed:
81 then stripped off my clothes, and dress
ed the body i'll them. This accomplished, !
then took up the pistol, and with hand
more reluctant than when | applied it to my
own person, fired it close to the ehead OF the
deceased. and at once caused such a disiigure.
ment as rendered it impossible for the keen
est eye To detect the substitution which lad
been maze.
Choosing the plaincst habit | could get l
then dressed myself anew, shaved off the
whiskers which was accustomed to wear,
and took other means to alter and disguise
my appearance, in case Of being subjected by
any accident to the risk Of betrayal. Next
morning saw me on board French vessel,
ON NV wav to a distant land-thc native
country of my ancestor. The expectation
which had led me 10 the execution Of this
scheme were not disappointed. knew John
Moon was the man who robbed me. and who
now stands at the bar Of this court, and that
he had formed connections in this island,
which would in all probability bring him back
to it rs soon as the intelligence Of my death
gave Linn the promise of security. In this /
hare not been disappointed. I lave been
equally fortunate in otlser respects. While
my unworthy servant remained here inimag
mary safety. have been successful in discov'
ering the quarter in which, not daring atGrst
10 bcray Tie appearance Of wealth, lie had
'le stolen money.
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The Issue.

The cry Of the North is for war War t"
save the Union, to defend the United States
!lag, "tu show that we lave government.
These are the rrctcnccs Of sLeer hypocrisy.
They are the patriotic gloss given to Il false
cause. Tie cement that un;tes the North i
raue at the inevitable mischief that has been
done 10 Northern property BY the loss OF the
trade and tribute Of ten, perhaps twelve O.:
the richest and most productive States OF tn"
late Ulinn They would whip these States
back and compel by force, Il continuance "i
the tribute voluntarily paid wiiic they per.
mirtcL lis to live with them as counirymcli
ANA br,,thers. For this, they are arming thu
vasabonsls anl thieves riked up from the
dark places ut their great cities, and sending
them South TO slaughter DIR people ami PUN.
der and burn nar property ull! wc are really
10 submit To their Will Fouls 10 think that
we can ever be.
Confident in the power o., Overwhelming"
numbers, their people vaialy brlese that
they have only to prrcipitatc two or three
hundred thousand vssabunds upon us to com
pei us to obedience. They forget tha; the
battle is not always to lie strong, nor the race
to the swift. They forget ibat kosts ot men:
badly supplied with cvmm;>sariat ard trans
portalion are hy the uurrr;ng laws oi wa'
Weak from their very numbers, aud always
the victims of smaller aud compact armies
They forget that vagabonds fighting for bread.
are no match for the citizens OF the South,
who have rushed to the field, each man feel
ing that in the cause is involved his personal
honor and his civil freedom. There can be no
doubt Of the issue Of such combat. Num-
brrs under the sectional banner Of tyranny
cannot resist the impe;uous valor 81 irtemen
fighting in the holy cansr of homes and hearth
stones.
While ruthless, bloody, cxtcrminating war
fare is thus proclaimed against the South, the
war policy of our government and people Is
too clear 10 be doubted. il they want war:
give it to them to their hearts content--to
the knife and the hilt. Give them battle
every morning and every evening whenever
we can marshall q force for the fight Nor.
should we stop TO receive it. thought to be
sought for and invited. Nor wait to drive
them from Confederate soil, but force the war
to their own borders. We hold ti.at the enemy
should be driven from Washngton-not be-
cause we want Washington, but because 1t Is
in slave State, and because Our brethren IN
Maryland should be released tr M the iron
heel of military power that is upon their neck
Whose blood does not boil TO read OF the
proud men of Maryland overrun and sabiued
by the outcasts of Massachusetts, under the
lead of that scoundrcl, General Butler, who
played his part in tue political disturbances
that were the immediate cause Of this rerolu-
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;; fol our friends, brothers. fathers, sons ami
citizen soldiers, who have left their homes 70
90 forth for the defence Of their families and
friends AMI alI which is dearest to the hn.
man heart; and we recommend 10 the Churches
represented in this boiy that th,y constantly
invoke holy and mrrcilu God to gua''! thc!r
from the temptations to which they are ex-
posed, to cover their heads i'll the day OF battle
and to give victory to their arlxs
Resolcal, That we will pray for our enemies
in the spirit Of that Divine Master: who,
"when he was revilcd, rsviel not again..
trusting that their piti!css purpose may be
frustrated; that God will grant To them i
more polite, more consderate and more
Christian mind; that the f.na'ical strife
which they have decided upon, no,withstan.
ding all cur commissions and pe cas- for peace.
may be arrested By that Supreme Power wh"
maketh the wrath Of man t" praise Hin; a''l
that thus, through divine blessing, the pros,
pcritv OF these sovereign and once allied
States may be restored under the Govern
ments to Which they now and hencelorih
respectively belong.
Lrsolm,l, That We DO recommend TO the
Christians Of the Baptist denomination in the
Southern States to oh crvs the first and
second days of June as days Of Humiliation,
fasting and prayer to Almighty God that lie
may avert any calamities due to our sins as
people, and may look wit! mercy and favcr
upon lis.
ReSolred, That whatever calamities mav
come upon Is, Our firm trust and hope are in
God through the atonement Of His Son !: ana
we earnestly bescech the Churches represen-
ted in this body "a constituency of six or
seven hundred thousand Christians that they
be present: and imrortunate in prayer, not
only for the country, but for the enterprises
of the Gospel which have been committed to
our care. In the war Of the Revolution, and
in the war Of 1872. the Eaptists bated no joi
of heart. or hope for the Redeemcr's cause.
Their zeal and lberality aLoundcd in their
deepest affections. We besecch the churches
to cherish the spirit and initiate tie example
of this noble array of saints and heroes; to bc
followers Of them who through faith AID pa
ticnce inherit the promises; to be scadlast.
immoveable. always abonnding in the work
Of the Lord, for as much as they know tl.al
their labor is not in vain in The Lord.
Rcso!rn', That hese resolutions he COM
municated to Tic Congress Of the Confederate
States, at Montgomery, with the signatures
Of the President and Secretaries Of the Con.
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One Way and the Other.

"Father," said woman to her husband
one morning, "the boys want some new
sloes."
"Want, want-always wanting!" said the
man in cross tone. "l've got no shoes !; if
you want them, get Them:
81 don't know who should, if you can't"
answered the wife, catching the spirit Of her
husband and the spirit once caught, she car
red it down stairs into The kitchen, whsre
she quickly saw that breakfast was in back
ward state.
"Sally" she cried, "why in the world is
not breakfast ready? the mornings are long
enough
This awful green wood!" cried Sally, who
until now had been doing her best, out catch
ing her mistress tone, she quite lost her tenn.
per- "The wonder is breakfasts got at all, y
she muttered, while her mistress went OUT
aud little Joe came in from the wood-house.
"Tie my shoe, Sally said he; "the string
has tripped me up awiuly."
$50 away" cried Sally, "and not poster
me at breakfast time.''
"Cross creature J" cried little Joe, pouting
and pulling of his shoe, which for mischief,
or not knowing what else to do, he swung at
the ca. tapping her milk. The shoe sent the
cat one way and the cup another, and the
milk in puddle.
"You mischievous puppy" cried Sally,
giving little Joe shake, and then sending him
of to the sitting-rooln.
Joe, in terrible pet, fell upon his little
sister, who was playing with woolly dog, a
little toy her aun,ie gave her. making it bark
in wheezy tone no real dog was ever guilty
Of "Gi,e it to me- cried Joe, snatching it
from her hand, whcrenpon Susy burst into an
angry cry. Joes mother struck him for it,
and he set howl equal to any young cub in
bears den, so that by the time breakfast
was ready the family sky was dark and sqnal-
y as it could be, for crossness is catching,
and 81 the beginning Of strife is as when one
eltcth out water. Prov. II, +.
TIE OTHER WAY.
"Father,' said woman to her husbandonc
morning, "thc boys want some new shoes. :
"Ies. | suppose it is most time" answers
the husband, but l can't so well spare the
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,:,.n,ns,. ..r,,rN as l,,,lc as possible Of even

lIr-an,asr. i'rllk us Iiltlc a> possible OF even
cold watrr.
o. After :ny s".i ci rx!.aH-lins effort. a
cup q cciI;tc, hot Or cod, is an almi:al'i"
sllsaincr Of the Strcnsti, until nature begins
70 recover herself.
10. Ncvc. cat lcArtiiy i":; before great
undertaking ,ccau,e he nervous power is
irrc,i.!ihly drawn to tic stomach TO manage
the food eaten. thus drawing oil that supply
w:.ich tic brain and muscles so much need,
II. ipcrsons will drink brandy, it is in
cnnpar:.hy safer to do SO after an effort tl.an
before; iur it can give only a transient
strength. lasting but few minutes but it
can never be known how long any given effort
is to be kept in continuance. AID if longer
than the few minutes the body becomes more
:eeb..c tllsn i. wuall have been without tie
stimulus it is clear tl.at its use before an
cIiolt is always hazardous and is always ul-
wise.
y. Never 60 to sleep especially after a
great effort: even in liot weather, without
some covering over y"".
H.. Uu!rr all circumstances, rather ikan
i;c down on the bare ground, lie i'll the h"l"w
Of two logs placed to: ether CT across several
smaller pieces Of wood, laid side by Side: "r
sit On Your llai lea'ing against a tree. y
nap, Uf ten or lircl, nihillrS in that poslii'si
will refresh suu nor. tian IN hour "n the
III. bare earth viii: the additional advantage
Of perfect safety.
II. 4 cut is less dangerous than a bullet
wounl and heals more rapidly.
Is. Ii from any wound the blood spurts cut
in Jets instead of steady stream. You will
dc in few minutes anlcSs it is rcmclicd:
BECAUSE an artery hes L,''n divided and that
takes the Llool Jircr; from the fountain ol
life TO stop this instantly, lie :; l'ankclrliet
or other cloth very loosely between the woInd
and the heart put stick, Layonet, or ram
rod between tue skin and the handkerchief
and twist it around until the blcc,lius ceases,
and keep it thus until the surgeon arrives
Halls Journal of Health.
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We present below the report of the S. .,ecial
Committee of the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion upon the State Of the Country. ltcomes
from the pen Of the learned Divine, DR.. Ful-
Ter, and, as an able expression Of sentiment
from one OF the largest religious denomina-
tions in the country, will be read with peculiar
interest
The Committee on the State of the Union
reported through their Chairman, Rev. Dr.
Fuller.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL. COMMITTEE on TILE
STATE OF TIE COUNTRY.
We hold this truth To be selfcvident, that
Governments are established for the security,
prosperity and happiness ofthe people. When,
therefore, any government is perverted from
its propaf design, becomes oppressive, and
abuses its power, the people lave right to
changci it.
AS to the States once combined upon this
continent. it is now manifest that they can
no longer live together as one Confederacy
The Tn on constituted by our ivrelathers
was one of co-cqual sovereign States. The
lanatical spirit Of the North has long been
seeking to deprive US Of rights and franchises
guaranteed by the Constitution, and, after
years of persistent aggression, they have at
last accomplished their purpose.
In rindcation Of their sacred rights and
HONOR in self defence, and for the protection
OF all Which is dear to man, the Southern
States have practically asserted the right of
seeding from Union so descrcratcd from
that established by the Constitution, and they
have formed for themselves Government
based upon tue principles Of the original COM
pact-adopting . character which secures to
each State its sovereign rights and privileges.
This new Govcrnmrnt-in thus tisso!vlng
former political curncctions-seeks to cult
yatc relations Of amity and good will with its
late conredcra.es and with all the world, and
they Lave thrice sent special commissioners
to Washington with ovcrtures for peace. and
for fair, amicablc adjustment If all difficult
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the chances are that il they make more Corn
and less Gotten, the supply OF cotton Will fall
50 far short Of the usual production, tha! the
demand for it will put up the price, and thus
bring in as much money as larger crop
would have done under the old system. Let
gid Abe, therefore, go ahead with his embar-
20, and step brcaistutis from coming down TO
us as much as he chonscs. He is only injur-
ing his own people thereby, and not hurting
Us. He is injuring his own people, because
brcalstulls AMI salt-provisons constitute all
that the Northwest has TO sell. and i their
markets are taken away from tEeni, not a
dollar Of money can Get into their pnckctS.
This question, also, like rost OILERS, has
two sides to it. Tie New England States not
ul!y i" not, Lut carlut, produce from their
own soil enough 10 feed their dense p"p'lia'
liun They have 10 bay breadslulls and meats
in large quantities. Their principal proirc.
tions being onions, pumpkins, s'Iuashcs, cod
fi.l,, ginseng and grind.tonrs; they are dc.
pendent upon other States Tor corn, wheat
and meat. Aud most Of their supplies Gf
these are are now, and have been al the Time:
derived from Maryland, Virginia and North
Carolina The cost Of carriage from tho
Vest by lakes, railroads and canals, makes
Western provisions higher in Maine and Mas
sachusclts than Southern provisions. Ships
are constantly loading in all the bays, inlcts,
and rivers of Virginia and North Carolina,
freiglIted with breadstuls tor Northern ports;
and it is within our knowledge that these YES
sells carry grain from the Virginia waters to
Boston at from six TO eight cents freight per
bu,hcl, and maze money by the operation.
But bushel Of corn from Chicago, transport,
c,l to Boston, costs, in carriage, at least five
times as much rs a bushel Of corn or wheat
from Virginia. Suppose, then: that the South
ern States refuse to send provisions to New
England They are not, like us, able to pro-
duce food enough for their population from
their own soil. They will then have to pay
the heavy cost of Western provisions, and it
will be difficult for them to do this, because
having no Southern market for their manufac
tures their principal sources OF revenue will
be dried up.
This tLing OF starving the people Of the
South is. therefore, perfectly ridiculous. The
laws of nature have first TO be repealed before
such n thing en-. be DONE \ great many IT,
uorant people in the North may think so; bu,
the leaders do not, else they would not under
take to accomplish, by bullets and bayonets,
what they might do 50 MUCH more easily by
starvation, if they thought the latter possible
IN. g. Crescent.
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Culprpper, Dargan and Duncan, Of S. C.,
Daniel. Evans, Edwards and Cassidy, Of Ga,
Dudley or IIy.. iI"wt,l. Of Tenn, &. i. Tal-
lor Of Va, aud others participated, the re
port was a'iopted unanimously. Pending Tia:
discussion, the President Of the Conventions
(isev. nr. Fnller offered m,S! i;arre :sivs
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WArERrRoor CLorII FOR SOLDIERS OVER
coArs.-Twenty thousand tunics, rendered
waterproof, and yet porous, were served out
to the French army during the late war with
Russia. They were prepared after the fol-
loving recipe:
Take 2lbs. ioz. Of alum, and dissolve it in
10 gallons of water: in like manner dissolve
the same quantity of sugar of lead in simi.
lar quantity of water, and mix the two to-
gelhcr. They form precipitate of the sui
phate Of lead. The clear liquor is now with
drawn, and tue cloth immersed for one hour
in the solution, when it is taken out, dried in
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Stletteo Qoettg.
Helm one Another.

Help one Another.
a man very lame,
Was little to blanc
To stray far from his humble abode;
Hot, thirsty, bcnircd,
And heartily tired,
He laid himself down in the road.
While thus he rcclined,
A man who was blind,
Came by and entreatcd his aid:
"Dcprived of my sight,
Unassisted tonight,
shall not reach home, I'm afraid
"IntclliSence give
OF the place where you live"
Said the cripple; "pcrhaps | may know 1t
Iu my road it may be,
And If you'll carry me,
1t will give me much pleasure to show 1t.
Great strength you have got,
Which. alas have not,
In my legs 50 fa,igued every nerve is:
" For the Use Of your back,
For tic eyes which you lack,
Ny eyes shall be much at your service.
Said the utbcr poor man;
"What an excellent plan
Pray get on my shoulders. good brother;
- see all mankind,
If they are but inclined,
May constantly help one another