East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-04-08
PEACE.

PEACE.
We are not among those who would
DO willing TO see peace concluded until
the Federal authority is established
over every foot Of territory in the Union
as it was, and the great avenues to the
sea open Ia the commerce of tho Nation,
ms they must be before there can be
even a shade of shallow of hope for
reconciliation; and yet, at the risk of
being denounced as a traitor by some OF
those kinky worms whose contortions
in the fetid pool of partizan malice has
Of late brought them into notice, we
will recall some of the incidents which
followed the peace OF 1915, and thus in
measure, perhaps. awaken the imagin
atoms of our readers as to what Will he
our feelings, actions and emotions when
"grim.visaged war" shall have "smooth.
ed his wrinkled 'front.'" and when our
daily fill of ''news" shall no more be of
battle, and carnage, death, ruin aud des'
olation, but the glorious intelligence OF
the success of those ministers of peace
whose duty it shall he to engage in "the
great work of educating our people
back irto fraternal union
The late S. q. Goodrich, Author OF
Peter Parley's Tales, ETC., in his Rec
objections of Lifetime" thus graphic
ally describes the manner IN which the
news of peace after tho war of 1912
was received in New York City, and {
portion of New England:
The news of the treaty OF peace ar
rived in New York on tho tn. OF Fe
ruary, 1915. 1t was about eight O'Clock
ON Saturday evening, that the tidings
circulated through the city. l have
told you that was there. In half ar
hour after tho news reached the wharf
Broadway was one living sea of shout
ing, rejoicing people. "Peace peace
peace - was the deep, harmonious
universal anthem. The whole spectacle
was enlivened by sudden inspiration
Somebody came with torch : The
bright idea passed into Thousand
brains. In few minutes, thousand
and tens of thousands of people wer,
marching about with candles, lamps
torches-making the iuuollant street ap
pear like a gay and gorgeous process
sion The whole night Broadway san;
its songs of peace. We were all demo
Gratis, all federalists Old enemies
rushed into each others arms : ever,
house was 10 revel: every heart seemet
melted by JOY which banished all evi
thought aud feeling Nobody asked
that happy night, what were tho term
of the treaty: We had got peace--tha
was enough moved about for hour
in the ebbiug and flowing tide Of pee
pie, not being aware that had opened
my lips. The next morning | founC
that | was hoarse from having joined il
the exultEg cry of peace, peace
The mex: day, Sunday, all the church
es sent up hymns of thanksgiving foI
the joyous tidings. set out in thu
stage coach on Monday morning fol
Connecticut. All along the road, thu
people saluted us with swinging Of hat
and cries of rejoicing. AT one place
in rather lonesome part Of the road,
schoolmaster came out with the who'll
school at his heels TO ask us if the new
was true. We told him it was: where
upon he tied his bandanna pocket hand
kerchlef to broom, swung it aloft, an(
the whole school hosannaed-" Peace
peacel" AT all our stopping places
the people were gathered to rejoice il
the good tidings. At one little tavern
/ looked into room, by chance, tn
door being open, and there l saw tn
good wife, with chubby boy in her lal
both in perfect gale Of msrriment-
the child crying out, "Peath peath 7
Oh, ye makers Of war, reflect upon thii
heartfelt verdict Of the people in be
half Of peace
We arrived at New Haven in tn,
evening, and found it illuminated tn,
next day reached Hartford, and Their,
was q grand illumination there. The
news spread over the country, carrying
with it a wave of shouts aud reioicings
SALT IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 17S0.--Th,
early settlers Of the fertile valleys Of tn,
Monongahels and its tributaries, who's,
trials were as great even as those Of tn,
early Colonists, were made kcenly t.
realize what all Indispensable necessity i
salt. The untrodden mountains lay be
tween them and the settlements on thu
Atlantic slope. Across THESE mountains
the only road was bride path; the onl,
conveyance pack horse. Iron and salt
could only BIO obtained as these pack
horses carried. them across the mountains
Salt was worth eight dollars 5ushel, and
often twenty bushels of wheat were giver
in exchange for one Of salt.
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NEws--Nothing important in the
way Of war news during the past week