davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
Corruption.


Congress seems to be devotiug iIself, say
the st. Louis Republican, about half Of the time
to general aasAnlts upon the President, Cabinet
military cOmmanders and the contractors. II
all the charges that have been banded are true
the days Of corruption have not BY any meAni
been numbered with the past BY the accession
OF Republican Administration. No officer Of
the Government has escaped accusations Of some
sort and the higher the position hsmore deter,
mined and bitter the attack. only the Pfesi
dent himself Is universally accredited as honest
90 shaft, we believe, having been pointed enough
to strike that iiyulnersbls fuuctIonary, This 4
bad state of affairs for the Republican party
and some Of the members Of that Organization
seem 10 be most concerned about IL, as we OBJ.
serve the indictments are usually presented By
this class OF politicians. If they keep on, the
people atlsrge will be compelled to come "a
the conclusion that radical change will have
to be made in future elections.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

The mortality of New York city during the
year Just closed is quite up to the frightfu ratio
Of previous years. The total number of deaths
wsJ 29,ll7, being, says the City Inspector, as
compared with the preceding year, decrease
OF Eve hundred and ninety three deaths. But
this small apparent deficit is more than coun.
terbalancsd by the deaths (natural deatbs) which
took place among the troops from that city on
the Potomac, and which should have been men
toned in comparison Of last years with pre-.
vious years. city mortality. This decrease Of
inhabitants was lot made up from other sources;
and the gross resident population Of the city in
1861 was not otherwise certainly any greater
than i. was the previous year. 80 that the old
ratio Of deaths were probably raised higher even
than ever ) 4 I'll glH
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

~ .|
tJnlil The beginning of tie wal, sixty millions
of doIIars psr vSaf was suficien fevcnne for the
most ample nceiA of the govetnmenL The OK.
pendi ituve1 OF the government are now, and will
Be 90 lcrg as the war continues, at least sixty
Millions per month, OF seven hundred and TWEEN
Y millions per year. Says the New YORK
,'Wsre lhe rebellion aubdued to-morow these
expenditures must equal twice and perhaps
thrice the nyernge for years past. We shall
do we'll tive get on with 5000, 600 ,OOO annually,
We must keep up for years, large standing
army, which costs 81 900 year for each man,
rauf and hle.j We shall not hereafter be con-
tent without q powerful navy. We are to rem
der impregnabie, II possible, all our important
hafbors. The civil list grows apace with our
increasing years. = We ehall have on the first Of
July next an annual interest account OF $4O,-
100000. For the present, consequently, Ne
must bid adieu to the golden era In our history
ID which We were scarcely conscious that We
had government, SO lightly did its burdens
rest upon US, and enter upon that In which the
almost sole problem OF statesman will be TO
make the credit balance the debit side Of the
This n picture which few contemplated
when the Northern Republican leaders would
grant no oompromlse and no concession, either
to avoid war, or 10 hold the powerful States oi
Virginia, Tenneesee and North Carolina In the
Union 10 help the government in war against
rebellion In the more Southern States. The Re
publican leaders, least Of all, contemplated H.
but had they, no doubt their action would have
been the same. When have they counted the
cost or cared for the cost Of any action Of theil
| own, unless II threatened damage to the Republi
can nafty1 Ir f
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

|. BAD ToR THE CHEwERs ,--The Louisville Jour
nal says that leaf tobacco sold in that city OF
the l4th at high rates. AT the Boone Ware
house, FIVE hogsheads, grown in Bracken county
sold as follows; One at $ll Is; one at $lO.50
two at $l3, and one at $I5s25 per one hundred
pounds. The latter hogshead was purchased By
Mr.. James Clark, and the remainder by Messrs
John Smidt & Co. AT the Ninth street ware
house there were two hossheads Of iApe, old
well-kept tobacco, sold respectively at $l5@
Is 25, Mr.. w. J.Anderson. sFelEknown man
ufacturer, being the purchaser, The latter To-
was grown in McCracken county. ~,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

ID NV vi the heavy tsxeS About 70 u II;
posed UPON be psopIsio meet lheAvst Of ne
Var, there q an Urgent necessity for all possible
re,renchments in the expepsss of the Federal
and State Government. An earnest demand
from all quarters Of the land NJ beginning "
assail the cara Of our law makers 'Retsench'
Retrench! Retrench!" sssss
Congress and the State Legislatures cannot
do better than 10 begin the work Of eeenomiaing
wi.bln .heir own HalIsol There is as much need
Of Il there as in any other branch Of the public
service. Let our Legislators first apply The prun-
ing hook in their own Enclosures. and other
public servants will be less disposed TO gfum-
Ole at its application in their cass.
o TIE expenditures OF Congress are enormous,
and few Of lis members, We thinkS will deny
that there 10 not ample room for retrenchment
The New York Tribune gives the following
items Of expenditure in Congress for the hsca
year eudiDg June 80, 1861. % tap Rst ~ "
For tho single item Of stationery, there wal
expended for the Senate $4,000, or about $l9l
for each, Senator; for newspapers $3,5OO, more
than $50 for each Senator; for "miseellaneous'
$o3, ,0OO for The Congressional Globe $50 1888. 80
about 81 900 for each; and for binding, litho
graphing and engraving $l3O,72l 79, or nearly
| 81, 900 more each, making In all more than So.
900 for each Senator. This does not include
1.-The expenses for printing The total for thu
Items enumerated amounts, to &2Sl,555Il,
sum greater by $2S. S.006. rs than that drawn io
compensation and mileage. Ma.ft
In the House S2l 1886 was expended fol
stationery; $l2. 500 for newspapers, $l27 ,727 q
for "miscellaneous;" $3l6,09O 36 for folding
binding, engraving and lIthographing; $61,
AS 81 for the Congressional Globe; $237, ,997. u
for paper; and Sl74, ,l4l.75 to meet defeiencle
in appropriations made for paper and printing
in the same year, making total for the item
lof $3.50, ,042'55 for the House, and for the Sen
ate and House OF 1,l97, ,597. .66. And this doe
not include the cost oi ihe public printing office
i The amount drawn for mileage and oompepsa
tiou by Representatives. for the year was 1851,
540.59, so that each Representative costs th
country, In addition TO his salary and mileage
nearly $500 for, stationery, books, etc. Th
expenditure for pages, clerks and other EN-
ployees, Is on an equally lavish scale, and tn
total expenditure for both Houses, for all thea
purposes, exceeds $2,00O,00O. m
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
Important 60 NewsPnpers-Free Ex'
change List in Danger-A STAMP
Il Tax accommodates. " " 3sl ~ ~ F

iThs following article is from WsshiHsto
correspondent of the N. Y. World; Z
AIli eTl TAXING THE NKwsrABERs
g sThe abolition Of the ranking privilege car
ries with the right ofnewspapers to exchange
without the payment of postage, an important
item in the newspaper business. n II will amount
to serious tax on papers with large exchange
lists. fnd q strong feeling here in favor OF
taxing newspaper proprietors quarter or half q
cent for each sheet they print. IL would pro.
and 1t Is urged would be public benefit in rails.
iug thephee of the journals, and concentrating
the business In the interest of the really able
and worthy large city newspapers. Fewer pa
pers and better ones would be the result. It o.
doubted, however, whether the members oareio
face the clamor THE tax would create among the
journals 10 the rural districts.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
No imprisonment without warrant
Of Law ,galr'

daE NJ
In bill before the Senate, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer, relative to the management Of the
jail in Washington City, an amendment was
offered, and adopted, "that no person be here
after confined In the jail tcithOat sOarrdnt from
The paoistrate or court, or order from the Hoase
of Csngress."a That bill was passed to remedy
some alleged wrongs of colored persons who
have beef, thrown Ia the Washington jail with
out due process of law. Had they been whites,
no action would have been taken, for there are
hundreds Of persons confined in the North, ar
rested in loyal States, where the Courts and
people are loyal, without any warrant from q
Court, and kept for weeks without any charge
against them. Why should not these persons
In loyal States have at least the same privileges
hat are granted to the negroes in Washington
Can any one tell usl The Detroit Free Press
on this subject, thus speaks for the people Of
Michigan: 10 ~ e.r .-
"They recognize the necessity Of the suspen-
sion OF the habeas corpus in States where the
iudicial authority is extinct; but they insist
that in loyal Indiana, Michigan and New York,
where Judges, Jurors, the whole people in fact,
are irrevocably faithful TO the Government,
there is no necessity 10 seize and imprison cit
zens without warrant Of law, aud without as
signing any cause, or giving to the party inter
ested any opportunity for defense. They de.
mand the enforcement of the Constitution,
where It can be enforced. They only excuse
extraordinary measures, when they are the re-
suit of absolute necessity. In this they are
right. Not man 10 Michigan doubts that the
persons lately carried from this State 10 Fort
Warren could not have been arrested By regu-
lar warrants, imprisoned in this Judicial district
tried before the patriotic Judge Wilkins, and
a jury Of our people, with perfect certainty that
they wonld duly be convicted or acquitted, &C.
cording to the law and testimony"
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

CuReus MEDICAL PHENoMESA. Since the'sp
pointment Of agencies in Massachusetts unde
the authority of the State for the selling o.
liquor, the use of alcoholic auids is supposed II
be confined chiefly to medicinal purposes. The
report just made BY the general agent dscloSei
the fact that diseases require TO be treated witt
different kinds of liquor, depending on the parI
Of the State in which they prevail The Spring.
field Republican says:
There Is usually one variety Of medicine
more sought than any or ell Others in each To-
cality. Holland gin seems to be the favorite
restorativein Adams. Amherst gives the pref
erence to whiskey. Booklet goes in strong for
old Santa Ofoix rum. Belchertown takes to
the more economical luxury Of Medford rum;
90 does Brookfeld. ,Chlcopee Falls, Charlie
mont and Greenfield 60 in for something more
substantial, and take frequent doses Of brandy.
And go on with the different towns In the State.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

.M WI ~ Ill.
A young military oHicer, npk 10 bno Of The
camps b Virginia, whd has feoeaty received :
commission, writes as iollowsto one Of his fell
low clerks IN. lostonYss.tc The modoby which
his success was attained, and truly says that
The same principles apply to oil the practical
affairs Of life. He who would succeed must
labor for success--must 30 right s,saIehtalobeI
turning neither TO the right nor lcthe left, ds'
TERED from his purpose by no slander that envy
can invent, BY ealuhny 9orlfTlsehood that
impotens malice, may suggest. With a con
science void Of offense-withl lenergy, industry
perseverance and determination to vin sue
cess, there can be no such word as "FAILp IN
his vocabulary: .lRhi3VHl3
A young man never will succeed without hard
,ooTkj and the harder the work the lNore surl
the success, either in buaineas, or Learning, OF
anything else 10 lifes. When our regiment reach
ed Washington in July last, and saw how
thIngs wore drifting. ! made upmy mindIto aim
high, and haven't hit the top Of my aim yet!
went TO work 70 make myself the belt colder n
the regiment, having my nusket and equip
ments the cleaneat on inspection, my perform
hhCo w tho iubuuNA Va ulmut otosS tuo lOcst VI
any, and never "kuuckled down" TO any one oil
any point Of excellence; 90 when In Septembe
we had q lot OF recruits from New York b,
drill, Sergeant @. had thejob; when In Novem
Der the Sergeant Major was sick, Sergeant g
acted as such for the time, and when the Colo
mel gave his notice 'aboutD examining all th
candidates for commissioned officers, Ilsaid \
myaelf--''there's your chsncep' and came ou
Of the ordeal with commission, although th
examination was very strict, embracing the az
my regulations about every branch of the ser
vice, as well as the tactics. Since nay promo
ton have had the pleasure Of being told b
the Adjutant that the Colonel called me III
best soldier In my company without eIcep
tion.
Now | write you this for only one reason. an
that is 70 have you (whom j. take an interea
IND profit by my experience, and apply the sam
ideas to your business. I wish you TO succeed
a1d tell you 1t Is hard ,oork that will max
you, If anything will. ~.
That Is the truth. steAdfast energy, the rel
olutlon to excel, the Jgid employment Of tint
the sharpening and strengthening Of the facul
ties by severe exercise, sobriety, eelf-denial an
perseverance, these things viii winin spite {
all the red tape In the world.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

p The Washington correspondent Of etht
PhilAdelphiA Iaquiry says, under date of the
18th inst giggI
| Itisnow pretty well settled that Caleb B
Smith, Of Indidns, will take seat upon the
Supreme Bench as soon as the bill for lis reor.
ganization passes Congress, Schuyler Colfax
will no doubt take his place as the RepFesenta.
pie, aud add to the confidence now felt In the
Administration. e55sutad tsysmsi .l,
There seems to be no doubt of the departure
of Secretary Welles from the Cabinet, and the
appointment of Judge Holt, OF Kentucky, in
his place. ,l.,1 f..,sr
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
Tso. new seeEs.ary oI war.

The New York Eusnins Post oi Thursday,
contains an article on the new Secretary OF War,
from which We make the following extract:
Q Its pow pretty well understoOd that MI. Stan
ton, who bhs been fxed upon by Mr.. Lincoln as
the successor Of Mr.. Cameron in the War DE
partment, holds the same views In regard to
the treatment and employment Of the slave pop
ulaiion Of the rebel Stltee, wherever that class
place themselves under the protection Of the
Federal Government, as Mr.. Cameron himself,
and that he Is likely to urge them with all the
energy which belongs TO hia decided personal
character. IVY 3.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

/ p
NyM n Slight Gold, Cough,
NSRM oSEoafaeneas, or 9o<e
E]Nlyln;lIly lOJlkodf, tvhich might ts
w (32 oheclced Otth a simple rem
NXS~ edy, if neglected, otten ter
,,stnates seriously Feto are dloare Of
the importance Of stopping a tgouah or
SfLiahf fold in its first stage; that
toatch in the begirning ,oould yield to
a mild remedy, if not attended to, soon
dttacles tie lungs.
Abolon'a A9tonchiaL lStaclaes
1osre first introduced eIeven years ago,
H has been proved that they are The best
artisle before the public for Igoughs,
folds, 8tonchitis, .4sth,,lG,
Igatatrh, the Eackt1g Cough IN fan
sunzkntian, and rsrSnDerotts affections Of
The l9hkoat, giving immediate relief
Public Speakers @ssd Stssgers,
lOiH find them ggsct,Sal -Jor eIsGtng and
strengthening the voice. n ~
Sold By all p,4tggists and dealers in
Medicine, at rs cents Per boz.
For SALE wholesale or retail. BY
y. f.5r E-- ET y O. RoBHRTs, Druggist,
No. 24NOrlh High street,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
saie o. Condemnsa no fses,

One hundred and twenty-five CONDEMNED
Government horses were sold at auction to-day
bringing from one dollar to ninety eight dol
each. Hia said that some Of these animals
have contagious di1eases.- = Wash. Cor. Of tn
IN. Y. World. 9s
These horses have cost the Government ons
hundred and twenty dollars cash--A loss Of neal
one hundted dollars on each horee. Such ras
cality looks as II this was contractors Wal
tain such cs:lsaThss .ZCin Srqrirer.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

BENNErr.--The N. Y. Sunday Times states
that when Tburlow Weed paid the mysterious
visit to Bennett at the Herald, some months
ago, he vent to warn him that the Herald wonld
be seized and himself put In Fort Lafayette II
he did not stop his reasonable nonsense. Ben
net "dom'd" good deal, but Was ailenced BY q
copy Of dispatch dated ct the Herald oface,
which had been seized BY the government early
ment to have been IN tho interest and pay. Of
JEFF. Davis The old Scotch traitor was com
pIeteIy cured BY this exhibit, and promised 70
support the government earnestly, especially
MI. Seward.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

~ Which Is better in rebel State, ant
which ought we to make much of, q white rebe
or black Unionist7 A relentless white enc
my, or q faithful black friend2--Nep York III
bune. @
That 10 one of the Abolition arguments fei
an. .edlct Of emancipation. = The editor ignores
the fact that such measure would make more
unite enemies L4how our Friends in lfhe South
than II would gain US "black, fkSndd, ant
hence, without taking any other view Of tha
aubjecty would be losing games4Oin. EnQui
Ter.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
NevvS summary.

Na
M.,,co omunands unexpected power ano -
,ou,css to repel the allies who are about 70 ~ "
,smpt an invasion OF our sister repuohc .l.l /.
W. have a report, that the English schooner
eIpsey. with three hundred bales OF cot'on'WN
e.p,ured by the New London, 10 the Sp'i' sn' O
taken to Ship Island
A portion Of accommodating parry :. ~ y,
man have been within ave miles Of Columbus ;
K.n,uckv. Tho rebels are becoming alsImeu
De.er,srs from Columbns report fOriy tnoussn'
rebels AZ that place. ~
IA IA said that the feeling in the South Is ge'
.nv vorae ana more bitter every day AZ h
One hundred and fifty released Federal prs
ou.,s arrived ID Baltimore yesterday from for
treas Monroe. We publish the names unde' de
,hs ,sIeersphic head QG on
lis said there is strong UniOn sentimen
m New otlsans, though II is not slidwed U Y
manifest itsslf LcI az
C.nraOn has been confirmed ns Munster y
Ru..Is, BY vote cf twenty'fOu to sixteen .
The Republican Senators who voted agailnss ls
bis confirmation are said to be Foster, Grimes
Hale. HarIap, Trumbull and Wilkinson sHER
MAN Is reported to have spoken against conn conhr
nation, but TO have voted for IT, ,.1a
Jrn LANE goes next Wednesday 10 tAks
na ,n ,hs sou,h-west. Il is said that b.
has permission TO conddct bic campaign on hi
a-n r,;DoiuIs.. and according to bis own policy
WV f@t'~-lF~~f
The committee Of Ways and Means 10 COn
..,d 10 be nearly unanimous agains
the plan agreed upon between Secretary CH,As ,s
and the bankers. ~ HshfN =,
Gen. Jackson is said to have ret'eated
Winchester.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
u- The AbolItionIats have no claim to die.

u The Abolitionists have no claim to die.
tate measures for the healing of the enormous
gaah on the fair body Of our country. They
are parties TO the murderous blows. They are
the Confederates Of the North. What right
have they to lay their parricidal hands upon the
bleeding country7 AZ well might an assassin
be suffered TO probe with bis reeklng dagger the
wound be had inflicted. Let Abolitlonlsts stand
aside. Let them. retire into the background.
Those Of them who honestly love their country
will retire Of their own accord. Tho traitors
should be made 20 retire. The retirement Of
Warren OF Lafayette is not too deep for them.
--Louisvitle Journal.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

~ On Sunday night David Wright, Scotch
man, was murdered at Wellsville, Ohio. Two
men named Alexander Scott and Thomas Urey
are the supposed murderers, and have been ar
rested. Blood was found upon tho door Of theil
house. They are now in custody. Whisky
was at the bottom Of the whole transaction.-- =
TxseaydDas Advocate. aoAeoN39g lmlt
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

D A lew days since large number Of the
members Of the Maryland Legislature and citi-
zenS Of Annapolis Visited the English friga.e
ImmOrtalite, lying off Annapolis harbOr. From
conversation with the men ID was inferred thai
mcst If not all the officers favored tho South,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

u The New York Eplaihs Post. speaking
of making the proposed issue of'demald treas
ury notes legal tender, thus describes the con
sequences: % 'e
"The expedient of making il q legal tender
however, is the last thing that should be thought
Of. That 10 the rock upon which paper curren
cies have been wrecked again and again. Make
its acceptance compulsory on the people, and 4
begins TO depreciate the very day the order Il
given. Capital will slip away like quicksilver
through sieve; foreign capitalists will receive
the measure as notice to get their investments
out of tho country az soon as possible, and al
the American stocks they possess, including
those Of the Government will be Immediately
in the market" MssE EN s-st,I
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19
Tho Dsmocratic Party-Its mission.


Since, in the words Of the Philadelphia PSess,
''she sxclusiveness Of the Republican organizA-
tion must be surrendered to great necessity" ("
the Democracy, as now constituted, will be apt
to absorb all those elements which oppose eman-
eipatIon and wish the Union preserved as our
fathers .nade It. For such party there is a
great mission. AS says the Boston Post: -
Il alone can assure the South that we are not
at war upon their institutions, and thus assist
the President In that policy that will retain Ken
tucky, Missouri, MARYLAND, Eastern Tennessee
and Western Virginia. IL must oppose Charles
Sumner and bic silly notions of stateemanship;
& nd the Stevenses and Lovejoys Of Congress,
with their revolutionary and revepgeful propo-
itions; It must resist the New York Tribune
and its scandAlous attacks upon our Young and
accomplished Commander in-Chief; 1t must
check those unsasy WhirlWinds that 60 about
only 10 shake down the temple which our faith
er1 have % nobly built. "a, is'
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-19

Or Those Contemplating Marriage.
THE undersigned will yeinfOFmation on very IN.
srsstH0 and important sntjast, which will be yalu
cd more than thousand times its oOstby every married
couple Of any age or condition in life. The information
will be sent by mail TO any address on the receipt Of s5
cents (si1psg1 and onered stamp QA&
All letters should be addressed to a'g'i
H. B. MORRIS, NJ. D.
OOtsi-ly2iaEdkN Boston, Mas.