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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
Mason and SIidell Gone.

We are informed that Messrs. Masor
and SlideIl were finally delivered up thi:
forenoon, and left Fort Warren at about
l o'clock. The arrangement for their
return was very quietly made, and moth.
ing was known in this city in regard to
the affair until the hour arrived for their
departure. The steam tugboat Starlight
was employed by the Government to con-
vey the prisoners to Provincetown, Cape
Cod, where they are to be transferred to
the British gunboat Rinaldo, which ar.
rived at that port last night
In accordance with the above plan oil
releasing the rebels, the tugboat Starlight
left this city shortly before 10 o'clock this
forenoon, and stopped at Fort Warren
where she took on board Mason and Sli.
dell and their two Secretaries. After re
ceiving their baggage, &c., the tug pro.
cecdcd on her way to sea, leaving the fort
about l clock. The whole affair was
conducted without any display, in perfect
quiet, and in the ordinary manner of con-
veying passengers. The tugboat will prob
ably reach Provincetown this afternoon
and the prisoners will be transferred with
out delay to the British gunboat.
The Rinaldo is screw steam sloop of
war, 200 horse power, mounts seventeen
guns, and is manned by two hundred hand
including the officers. Her guns, thirty
two ponnders, are on the main deck. Tw
of these cannon are pivots, each weighin:
over ten thousand pounds. The interme
diate deck is used for the accommodation
of the officers, and is comfortably fttet
up,
Th list of the officers is as follows:-
Commander. Hewitt First Lieuten
ant, A. Arlington Second Lieutenant, X
Turton; Master, q. Smytbe, Surgeon, A
Archer; Paymaster, A. Thompson AS
sistant Surgeon, A. Nelson.
Boston Journal.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
Select Mliseellomp.

MANY FACTS IN SMALL COMPASS
The number of languages spoken is A ,O64.
The number of men is about equal to the
number of women. The average of hu-
man life is. 33 years. One-quarter die
before the age of seven one.half before
the age of II. 10 every thousand per-
sons one only reaches 100 years, and not
moro than one in five hundred will reach
80 yeaes. There are on the earth ,000,'
900 900 inhabitants. Of these, $685..
333 die every year, 81, ,s24 die every day,
1880 every hour, and 60 per minute, or
one every second. These losses are about
balanced by an equal number of births
The married are longer lived than the sin
gle, and above all, those who observe a
sober and industrious conduct. Tall men
live longer than short ones. Women have
more chances of life previous to the age of
fifty years than men, but fewer after
The number of marriages are in proper
ton of 76 to 100. Marriages are more
frequent after the equinoxes, that is, du-
ring the months of sJune and December,
Those born in Spring are generally more
robust than others. Births and deaths are
more frequent by night than by day.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11

GooD ENOUGH TO BE TRUE.-The
Washington correspondent of the Bucyrus
Farmer says, that in private CONVERSE
tion with the President the other day, he
asked his opinion of the course of the
Northern Democracy in the present crisis,
and he reports the following reply
"The honest old Railsplitter replied
with a blush, that "their patriotic support
to the Constitution and Union is just what
he expected from the followers of Democ-
racy-that if they had not rallied to the
support of the stars and stripes there would
have been no government left US" Said
he, eff the Democracy had served me and
my administration, such trick as Mr.
Corwin and myself served the Administra'
ton of Mr.. Polk during the Mexican War
we should now be in the hands OF jeff Da'
Wis. At the time we were traitors to oui
country, aud gave aid and comfort the Mex
leans and if our countrymep were to trea
us now as we treated them, We should bt
welo ,mcd with bloody hands to hospitsbl'
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11

that he will hasten to the lines of our army
and seek his promised reward, with the
blood of his master and mistress and chill
dren dripping from his knife +! and those
who have not toned up their minds to this
expectation, hope at least that the fear of
such an impending horror may drive the
South into submission.
1t is but new delusion, another Sc
quence in that long line of falla cies,
which undertaking the energies and the
power of our adversaries, has led us from
one error to another, in long career of
disappointments and calamities. Albany
ArsuS.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
Select l.lloetrn. y
From the New York Ledger.1
The Game of Life-A Eomily.
NJ JOHN q. SAFE,


There's game much in fashion-l think it's calle d
Euehre.
Though never hav played it, for pleasure lucre)
In which, when the cards in certain conditions .
The players appear to have changed their positions,
And one Of them cries, in a confident tone,
~ think may venture to 20 it aionsr
While watching the game, tis whim oft bard's.
moral to draw from the skrmish Of cards,
And to fancy he finds in the trivial strife
aome excellent hints for the Battle of Life
Where-whether the prize be ribbon or throne
The winner 10 he who can "go it alone"
When great Calico proclaimed that the world
In regular orbit was ceaselessly whired,
And got not a convert--for all Of his pains
But only derison and prison and chains,
at moves, for all that I" was his answering tone,
For he knew, like the Earth, he could "go il alone ~
When Kepler, with intellect piercing afar.
Discovered the laws of each planet and star,
And doctors, who ought to have lauded his name,
Derded his learning and blackened his fame
II ait " he replied, 'tll the truth you shall own;
For he felt in his heart he could "go it alone -
Alas for the player who idly depends
In the struggle of life, upon kindred or friends;
Whatever the value of blessings like these,
They never atone for ingorous ense,
Nor comfort the coward " ho finds, with groan,
That his crutchcs have left him to "go it alone!"
There's something, doubt, the hand you may hold
Health, family culture, wit beauty and gold
The fortunateow may fairly regard
As, each in its way, most excellent card
Yet the game may be lost with a these for your own
Unless you've the courage to 'go it alone !"
In hattie or business, wh7tever the game,
In law or in love, it is ever the same;
In the struggle forpower, or the scramble for pclf.
Let this be your motto-"Reiy on Yourself"
For, whether the prize be ribbon or throne
The victor is he who can "go it alone |"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
Gov. Tod and The Newspaper.

The people Of Ohio elected David Tod
Governor of the State, last October, in
entire good faith, and with the confident
hope that he would prove worthy of the
great trust. They awake now with the
very unpleasant suspicion, in advance Of
his assumption of the gubernatorial robes,
that they have "caught Tartar" Gov.
Tod's persistent hunting down of the
Cleveland Herald, which he still pursue.
as a hound would rabbit, is the first act
in the drama he marks ont for himself as
Chief Executive of the State. As Presi.
dent of the Mahoning Railroad, he forbids
that it even be carried as express matter I;
and inasmuch as the corporation once re
fused to carry the U. S. Mails, it may be
they will refuse them again unless the
Hera1dis excluded Gov. Tod writes that
the Herald was Dangerous" and that the
"public good requires him to attempt to
suppress it. Who made him censor p
Certainly not the people. They would not
even have made him Governor had they
suspected such things week before the
election. The press of the entire State
except the local rivals of the Herald, who
reap temporary benefit by its short sales
-denounces this act of Gov. Tod, and
we'll they may. When he is Governor,
the Lord only knows what newspapers in
the State will be safe-Chicago Tribune.
We are glad that the Infamous policy of
the arbitrary suppression of newspapers
has at last been applied in a case to touch
the Republicans "on the raw" It was all
right, just, patriotic and glorious as long
as it was applied only to Democratic pa.
pers; but when one Of their own treason
able organs is made to feel the grasp of
arbitrary power, they are very indignant
and denounce the act and its author with
deserved severity. The Cleveland Her,
aMsS offence was the persistent defence of
Fremont and severe denunciation of his re
moval from command This was no crime
and not half so dangerous" to the public
interest as Mr.. Tod's despotic and lawless
conduct. Yet we see no reason why Tod
should be denounced for doing in one case
just what Seward has been doing in a
hundred cases, and been praised therefor.
The question of the Tribune in regard to
Tod-"who made him censor?" may as
pertinently be asked with reference to Se-
ward. Both have committed offences mer.
iting confinement in penitentiary. But
Tod deserves the greater puni.hment be.
cause he processes to be a Democrat, and
has gone to the extreme of Republican des.
potism from motive of interest-iust as a
few "pro slavery" Democrats have become
ultra Abolitionists from motives which us
ually govern mere mercenaries and sol.
diers of fortune,--N. II. Patriot.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11

Rar From speech of an hours length
made by MIR. Conway, Republican Nom.
Der of Congress from Kansas, we extract
the following:
"lhe report of the Secretary Of the
Treasury tells fearful tale. Nearly two
milli on dollars day will hardly more
than suffice to cover existing expenditures
and in one year and half our national
debt, if the war continues, will amount to
S900,000,000. This is The immense sac
rifcc we are making for freedom and Union;
and yet is it all to be ssuandered on .
subterfugc and cheat For ono shall
NOT VOTE ANOTHER DOLLAR
OR MAN for the war until it assumes q
different standing, and TENDS DIRECT.
LY TO AN ANTI.SLAVERY RE.
suit. Millions for freedom, but not one
cent for slavery"
A few days ago an officer in the Army
Of the Potomac published letter in the
Washington Star, giving notice that if this
war were 20 be converted into one of eman.
cipation of the negroes, there would be q
general resignation Of the officers.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11

PREPARING ANOTHER CAUSE OF WAR.
The London Examiner, of December
I4th, is preparing for another Gauss beNi.
1t says:
Supposing reparation TO be made for
the Trent outrage, and the prisoners to be
restored safe from Lynch Law, which
seems too natural a sequence to Wilkes
law, seli it not betor The poVers Of Euro?'e
10 consider whethsr HE measures Of Me
North as taken against the South are con.
siStent with the Interests of cipiHsation ?
Is it to be endured that the United States
Government shall exc out the ineficiency
of its blockade by the detestiblo means Of
vessels laden with stone, to be sunk tc
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
How A CURATE BECAME A RECTOR

How A CURATE BECAME A REcToR.-
Archbishop Whately, in his "Annota-
tions on Bacon's Essays" relates the fol-
lowing anecdote: ga curate Of a London
pasi,h, Of most exemplary conduct, was
accustomed to demonstrate very freely
with any of his people whose life was not
what it should have been. They wished
much to get rid of him, but could find no
pretext for complaint, either to the Rector
or the Bishop, They therefore hit upon
this cunning plan. They drew up and
signed memorial to the Bishop, setting
forth the admirable character of the Gu
rate, lamenting that his eminent worth
should not be rewarded, and earnestly
recommending him for the preferment.-
Soon after, this very living quite uneE-
pectedly became vacant, whereupon the
Bishop, considering how acceptable, as we'll
as deserving, he appeared to be, presented
him to it, informing him of the memorial.
The good man thanked his people with
fearful eyes, rejoicing that they had taken
in good part his freedom of speech, and
assuring them that he would continue al
his life the course which bad won their ap
probation"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11

SPEAKING PLAINLY.-An article in a
recent issue Of the North american con
tains the following paragraph:
"We speak plainly because it is necess
ary to do SO. At the very time when the
people have looked for retrenchment, and
the Secretaries of the Treasury, the War
and the Navy departments have earnestly
advised it as requisite to enable the Gov
ernment to meet its expenses, the Van
Wyck Committee has laid bare the fact
that untold sums have been squandered on
wretched contracts, illegal and monstrous
commissions, and by thousand other va
rieties of that genteel robbery which goes
by such names as peculation. | seems to
us that there is at this crisis another more
expressive and far more appropriate desg.
nation for these offences, and tn at is trea.
son. The rebel who fairly stands up in
the ranks Of hostile army we know how
to contend against but the secret enemy
in our own ranks who goes with us merely
to bag the public money and steal away
to some more congenial climo with it, who
cloths our soldiers in rags and gives them
rotten blankets to shield them from the
rude wintry blasts, is he less guilty than
the open aud avowed rebel of that crime
which the Constitution defines as giving
aid and comfort to the enemy"
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11

THa CoLoRED PEOPLE ARMINd.-We
are glad to see that the colored people are
moving, and it is likely that in few days
they will complete strong military organ.
ization, The colored company in Halifax
is very eficieut, and one of the best there.
Montreal Gdsete.
The colOred people in Canada, for the
most part, are fugitives from the slave
States-sent thither by the Northern Alb.
olitionists, over the U,G, R. r. 1t says
as little for the negro's gratitude as for
his appreciation of the blessings of "free,
DOM that he should thus be showing ar
inclination TO take up arms, as il xAra Ia
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
FIRE AT THE GovERsMANT STABLES,

FIRE AT THE GovERSMANT STABLES,
WAsHINGroN-Nearly 7wo Hundred
Horses Burnt TO Death-WAsHINaroN,
Dec 26,-To-night fire broke out in the
Government stables, near the Observatory.
They contained over six hundred horses,
between one hundred and fifty and two
hundred of which perished. OF train of
one hundred and two horses belonging to
Massachusetts, regiment, only eleven were
it is said, saved Some Of the animals
were so shockingly burnt that it was
judged humane to shoot them in order to
relieve them from their safferings. 1t is
supposed that the confagration Iesultsd
from carelessncss. So quickly were the
flames COMMUNICATED to the various racks
filled with hay that the horses in the stalls
were nearly all at the same time suffoca-
ted. The scene was sickening and often.
siye,
The remainder of the horses not imme-
diately near the fire were either loosed or
broke their fastenings and wildly ran in
different directions, but were pursued by
squads OF cavalry with a view to their
capture. A large quantity of harness and
house occupied as a dwelling by the
teamsters were also destroyed. This large
loss affords an additional argument for the
employment Of steam fire engines, which
has long been contemplated.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11
More New Blanks,

Deeds, Summons, Executions, Seire Pa.
cias, State Warrants, Commitments, Capt.
ases, School orders, Exemption, Judgment
with Single and Double Notes, etc., just
printed and for sale at the Office Of the
COiumbia Democrat.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-11

CONNECTICUT DEMocRAcY.-The De-
mocracy of Connecticut have called thsir
State Convention to meet OF Middletown on
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-07

diiions and the instincts Of the American people
demand That discretion winch n character "a
mogs ia drama ic story declares % se the better
part OF val0r, T. just how IN tho asceuiaHt. The
American eagle--no longer the proud biri OF
Jove-bas come down from the empyreen. he
no longer screams from bis old eyre, tnt deports
himself a. gcntly az any sucking doYe. before
the earth shaking roar Of the king ofbeasts and
OF nations. His lordly strut l. exchanged for q
uscst quie-cesst altitude and III. general look OF
seediness bespeaks he veil recognized fact that
bis tail feathers are sadlyin a diiapidaied comb
ton - tffAt tt ftf I's y r
We could ill eur columns with similar extracts
from that print erpo-ing The frauds. determines,
weaknesses and imbeeiiity o. the party IN power.
We inquire Of The Commereiql whether such
charges are not calculated TO iu5nre the cause Of
his country"
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-07

The journal is the most shameless and per
sistent falsier and slanderer of any press that
know of that Chains 60 represent professedly re
spectacle party. Day after day. week after week
and month after month it openly and forcibly ad-
vocated disunion. Itresarded the loss of dozen
States ne less evil than civil war and IL express
ell its entire willingness that all the Suites that
desired to sever their connection with the Union
might depart in peace. But short time ago it
reiterated these convictions and declared that it
had not yet seen any cause to change them. 1t
stated that it yet willing that the rebel States
should go. if they 50 desired requiring as the only
condition of their departure that they should lay
down their arms. North or SOUTH east or west,
il words mean anything. there was and is not
more open and decided disunionist than the eli
tor of the indianapolis Journal WILLIAM LLOYD
GARRISON, the noted Abotionst, who declared
the Constitution "a league with hell and
covenant with DEATH never expressed himself
in terms more positive Tor the destruction of the
Union. And with such record, the editor of
the Journal has the brazen inpudence to charge
disloyalty upon Others. We challenge any
20 produce more arrant knave or hypocrite. and
We will Judge him by his own words than the
ostensible editor OF the central organ of the Re
publican party of Indiana. And what makes
ms treachery more dastardly is the fact that he
is traitor to his deliberately EXPRESSED convic-
tons. Can there be lower depth OF degrade
ton than thisl A few days ago, this same print
published pretended exposure of secret polit
cal society which il located in this city, organized
as il charged for disoyal and traito,ous purposes
With such an organization, il attempted to iden-
tify the Seatinei. IL expressly stated that il
made these charges upon its own knowledge Ii
went even farther than this by charging that the
names of the members Of this society were known.
We challenged il to produce the proof to sustain
these allegations, or else wear the brand of
wilful and malicious slanderer. The Editor is as
dumb. As convicted felon. and If he
his particle of sensibility. or can
approximate 70 an idea Of horor or manIiness he
must feel a. mean. man who will know ingy
SANDER his neishbor for an evil purpose needs
but the courage To be an assassin. A charge of
disloyaity from such source is unworthy of no
tice. Ii is as harmless as the rawlings of 4 ma
MAC or the SANDERS OF i convict. We can not
make an issue of loyalty with an avowei disun-
ionist, much 50. in fact more so. than JEFF.
DAVIS. or with a self convicted slanderer
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-07
For the Daily State Sentinel.
Our Cand date for AItOrncy Gene

For the Daily State Sentinel.
Our Candidate for Attorney General.
As the hour for converting the Democratic State
Convention is near at hand it may be well for us
to make suggestion in regard to TIE distribu-
ton of patronage. 1t is the wish of every true
patriot that there should be union in the Demo
cratic councils; in fact the destiny of Indiana and
OF the Union is dependent upon the Democratic
party
Every district has claimants who are DESTROYS
of getting the nomination for ofice-they can't
all run the Democratic ticket this time-hence
it it advisable to divide them among the best men
of the several districts With this view we press
the claims of Judge Smith, of Winchester, for
Attorney General. Hei an able and experienced
lawyer, true patriot ard staunch Democrat.
His age and influence will % far TO elect the
ticket. Ii nominated he will surely be elected.
BURNT DIsrRIcT.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-07
DIE D..

TlNKER--On the 9Th inst Captain William Tinker. in
his s1th year He to the West in ISL and for
many years resided IN Asysye n ntneky and in Cncin
nAti.
The friends Of the family respectfully invited TO at
tend the funeral ervoes his late residence ednes-
day. January : 10 A NJ. Services by the Rev. Mr..
Nixon
Carriages 10 convey friends 70 the house, at the north
end Of Of Pennsylvania street. will stand the side
Ofthe Circle until hall past A. NJ.
HOLLlDAY-Monday morning. January 6, ls62. VIII
liam Duncan. only child q wm. j. and Lucy X. Holiday,
aged five monihs and three days.
The funeral WI take place thus (ruesdsy) afternoon,
"a O'clock the residence q his parents, No i45
North Pennsylvania street Services by tue Rev George
C Hickman. The friends OF the family invited 70
attend.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-07
Iniaring the cause of the Country.

The Cincinnati Commercial is particularly sen
sifive .,bout Anything we said which may injure
the cs1se OF the country In a late issue OF that
paper We find the following comments upon the
men 70 whom the destinies of the county are
now conhded. In referring to the results of the
labors OF the Congressional Investigating Com
mttee that print says:
As the case stands men in high places are GOV.
cred With evidence OF cetraudIng their country
aud Yet are not popularity understood to be more
deserving ss,Orn than The average of the inmates
Of penitenuary
From lie editorial Washington correspo ndence
We extract the following portraitures and cen
sures Of Republican leaders:
Besides. the writer tor the press likes to have
something cheering 90 say-some word OF hope
or promise. vheEesith 10 reassure the waning.
confidence of his readers ia the conduct Of affairs
al the fountain. head OF the Government A lust
sense Of csndor restrains n pen Of praise where
50 much that Is wofglly mlsmanaged IS coniinu
ally encouBtered- Nor is il always compatible
with what are regarded puoc interests, IN ex
hbit TOO markedly the delormities and weaknesses
which detFact from the desired success OF the
Government and the peouie. La such circum
stances silence NAV be more becoming than
speech. While IL i certainly more honest than
praise.
Is was anticipated IN INV last. the public opin
zoo j. quickly settling down TO the acceptance of
the dason and Slh.ell surrender as one of those
Oft quoted and already sufficiently notorious ex
p-iients--'.a military necessity" Mr. Lncoh's
sfying-''eae war az a time was pithy and pru
dent. IL not up "a the heroic level which the Ira