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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13

teal difficulties that would arise IN case contra
ry course was adopted. He says:
Suppose there are ten regiments from different
States IN the same corps. there must be ten dis
tinct and independent commanders to that corps,
for the appointment must be made by the States
respectively, and officer appointed by one State
eau not command the militia of another State
while in the service of the United States. Itcan
hardly be supposed that the trainers of the Con-
stitrtion intended 10 authorize the use of the
State militia in the service of the United States
ard at the same time to put such restrictions upon
that use as to render it impossible.
Gen. HALLEcK's conclusion. that any militia
regiment mustered into the service of the United
States can be commanded by any officer of pro-
per rank in the service of the United States is in
accordance both with law and necessity A con-
trary position would induce confusion and disas-
ter and this difficulty, which has proved serious
one in all federations, has been wisely overcome
in ours. In ancient Greece this question was
fruitful subject of discord, and was probably the
chief cause of its downfall On one occasion OF
a combined expedition, the Generals of the re-
spective States assumed the chief command in
turns, for period of only one day, when he re-
hhquichcu IL W the next III DuJ bnlS SNS-
tenn was productive of so many disasters that the
Generals were obliged to rescind it by foregoing
their daily right of command in favor of one, and
victory was the result.
About year ago Governor BRowN, of Geor-
gia, raised point that the authority of the State
was supreme in the rebel Confederacy, but JEFF
DAVIS quickly reduced him to reason. He had
sufficient dscernment to see the fallacy of
BRowNs position, and snutfed him out remorse-
lessly. The cominglng of the volunteer and
regular officers, by appointing regular officers
to volunteer troops and volunteer officers to
regular troops, so lately introduced by General
HALLEoK, is working good in breaking down the
distinctions between the two branches of service,
and iniusing an ambition among the men for
promotion, which is not held at such great dis
tance from them as heretofore.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13
rhe Commana OF our troops

An important correspondence has been pub
lished between General HALLEcK and Governor
GAMBLE on a question raised by the latter in ref
erence to the power of the General Government
to appoint officers to the command of State
troops. Governor GAMBLE seems to regard the
militia exclusively as State troops, and therefore
claims the power Of ofappointment- Gen. HALLEcK,
iu reply that is distinguished for its true logic
and cleaness of statement, shows that after the
State troops have been mustered into the U. S.
service, the power of appointment or ofcomnand
rests with officers appointed by the President. He
fortfes bis opinion by citations from the Consti-
tuition and laws of Congress and shows the prac-
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13
WHOLE NO. LIZA.

on habeas corpus, in reference TO the cOnstitu-
tiona provision before referred to. says: Rebel
lion and invasion are eminently matters Of na-
tional concern. and charged as Congress is with
the duty Of preserving the United States from
both these evils, it is fit that it should possess the
power to make effectual such measures as it may
deem expedient to adopt for their suppression" !"
p. 1873. And Up. l34) This power has never
been exercised by Congress" And again (p.
l49) 1.-The provision (of the Constitution) relat-
ing TO the writ of habeas corpus, limits the legis-
lative power"
Those who have fippantly remarked that ''no
sound lawyer" would express the opinion that
the President has not the authority to suspend
the habeas corpus, will perceive, by the extracts
quoted above, that some men, heretofore cOnsid-
cred ''sOund lawyers" have expressed such opin-
ion
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13
The People wiIiRuIe.

Says contemporary: The Administration is
but fractional part of the Government The
defend and preserve it against rebels at the
South and traitors in the North. So far as the
President is true to his trusts he will be sustained
fuly-the war will be sustained by men and
money to put down the insurrection; but he who
attempts to divert il from this purpose will reckon
without his host aud find himself as powerless as
illegal assump. ion should always be among free
and intelligent people.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13
The Habeas Corpus and Martial Law.

The Habeas Corpus and Martial Law.
From the opinion of Judge HALL of the United
States District Court at Buffalo, on the iabeas
corpus right. we take the following extracts:
Can the President, then, without the authority
of Congress. suspend the privilege of the writ OF
habeas corpusg
The question is one of constitutional law and
constitutional construction, and was, think gen
orally considered as no longer open to controversy
until it was brought prominently before the public
by the case of Meryman before the learned and
venerable Chief Justice Of the United States. In
that case "a Boston Law Reporter, page rs and
79,) the highest judicial officer of the United
States did not hesitate to declare, in respect to
the claim that the President had the power to
pend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
"that he listened to it with some surprise, for
lhel had supposed to be one of those points of
constitutional law upon which there was no
difference OF opinion, and that it was admitted on
all hands that the privilege of the writ could not
be suspended, except by act of Congress
The clause upon which the question arises is
found in the first article of the Constitution of
the United States. which treats of Congress and
its powers, and is in these words: "The privilege
of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspend
ed, unless when in cases ofrebelli0n or invasion,
the public safety may require it, and the reason
of the Chief Justice in the case referred to is
sufficient, in my judgment. to show that the
power of suspension is a legislative and not an
executive power, and must be exercised, or its
exercise authorized by Congress
But the question does not rest upon the reason
ing or authority of the present Chief Justice. He
properly cited the authority of Mr.. Justice Story,
and of the Supreme Court of the United States,
when the Chief Justices seat was filled by John
Marshall, the ablest constitutional lawyer our
country has produced ] can net forbear now to
quote that portion of the opinion of the Chief
Justice which refers to the authority of Mr.. Jus
tice Story, and Of the Supreme Court of the
United States. The Chief Justice says: "But
1 am not left to form my judgment upon this
great question from analogies between the English
Government and our own, or the commentaries
of English jurists, or the decisions of English
courts, although upon this subject they are en-
titled to the highest respect, and are justly re-
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13

cE-The New Albany Ledger says: "The pub
the result of his splendid strategy and Generalshp
becomes more apparent. Next to George b.
Mcclellan, Gen. Buell. justly ranks as the great
military genius Of the country. he may appear
slow TO some, but he Is also sure. Six weeks
hence, and all his traducers will be covered with
shame and confusion"
We commend this honest utterance 10 the at
tention Of the indianapolis Jouraai.-Louisrl's
Journal
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-13

Will te sent by nail express to subscribers at any
point for fifty cents month six dollars year. All
subscriptions invariably in advance. Address
ELDER HARNNESS, 4 BINGHAM.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

ADvERTIsING.-Aw writer in the Boston
Commercial Bulletin, speaking Of advei-
tiSing says,
know man who came into little
legacy Of $500, and who asked friend
what he should do with it.
Lay out" he replied, " fifty pounds
in pill boxes, signboardS, the Citing up a
shop, and few reams Of printed dircc-
tionS how to take Parafaramagus Univer-
sal Pills-the other f450 spend in adver.
tsing in the newspapers"
The legatee looked unutterable things.
What, spend so. much in advertise.
ments ?"
"Certainly-and when that is gone,
spend $500 more"
But how on earth shall l get that
other 95OOY"
"By the sale of your pills, to be sure"
YeS-the pillS-it's all well enough to
say that-but where am | to get the pills
from ?"
"Oh! that's easy cnough-makc them
out of crumbs of bread, colored and rolled
in magnesia."
"What good will that dol"
"My dear fellow, declare in your bills
that they'll cure anything aud they will
cure anything. Don't you know that
'conccit can kill and conceit can cure p
If people have faith in your pills, you'll
do, and faith they will have if you drive
them down their outlets by will advertis-
ing"
The man took his friends advice-and
is now a millionair.
Is this fiction? Professor Holloway
began with almost nothing. He kept on
adyertising-alittle at first and incrcas.
ing-never ceasing altogether-and now
he is worth 100000 per annum. Moses
4 Son, the London tailors are worth
10000 per annum. The proprietors Of
the Maeassar Oil, 10000, and DR.. De
Jough, the Cod Liver Oil man, EGO, 900
per annum. How much, too has been
made by similar speculations in this coun.
try, aud all through advertisingl -.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

A WINE STATE.-One of the commit
tees of the late wine-growers Convention,
said in their report:
California has a fresh, virgin soil; n
climate as well, if not better adapted to
the culture of the vine than France, and
her vineyards will no doubt in time
produce three or four times as much wine
to the acre as the vineyards Of France or
Germany; that is to say, when when We
shall have discovered the best localities
and introduced the choice varieties of
grape for the production of wine. All
this will require time and money and pa
tient industry.
There is in our State an area Of land
more suited to wine culture than any
other branch of agriculture, of sufficient
extent to employ in its various depart
ments of labor more than twenty millions
of people, and it will be seen that this
vast population could find renumerative
employment in wine, growing, because
there will bc found world wide market
for pure wines.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

NOTHING was so much dreaded in our
schOol-boy days as to be punished by sit.
ting between two girls. Alb; THE force Of
education In after years VI lsahn to
submit to such things without shedding,
tear.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

RELAXATION IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILs
DREN.-Sir Benjamin Brodie thus express.
es his opinion on this subject: 1t is only
to limited extent that the education 81
children can be advantageously combiIed
with bodily labor. Even in the case of
grown-up persons some intervals of lei.
sure are necessary to keep the mind ia .
healthy and vigorous state. 1t is when
thus relieved from the state of tension1.
belonging TO actual study, that boys and
girls, as we'll as men and women, acquire
the habit of thought and reflection, and
of forming their own conclusions. inde.
pendently of what they are taught and
the authority of others. In younger per.
sons it is not only the mind that suffers
from too large demand being made on
it for the purpose of study. Relaxation
and cheerful occupation are essential u
the proper development OF the corpoFeal
structures and faculties and the -asaat de
them operates like an unwh6lesonas -
moSphere, or defective nourishInent e
producing the lasting evils Of defective
health and stunted growth; with FL ~
secondary evils to which they lead:
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

A KANSAS editor, in reply to commu.
nication received, replies in his own col
umns: "a female correspondent sends
us an uninteresting piece of poetry and
requests US to publish it. The moon is
called bright; the stars are f1attered with
the original appellation of "meek. eyed"
the trees come in for full share of culo.
gy; and tho falling spring is pronounced
silver.plated, or something to that effect.
Besides this, the poem is equally instruct
i've on other subjects. If Mary will send
US an affidavit that she has washed her
dishes, mpnded hor hose, and swept the
house the week after shO was 'struck with
poetic fire, we will give in, and startle
the literary world from Its lethargy. For
the present we say, darn your stockings,
and darn your poetry. too."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27
PLACEVILE Ell DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY

er revived, and by the time that he reaOh-
ed the earth the effects Of hiR faintness
had entirely disappeared. While Mr..
GlaiSher was unconscious, Mr.. Coxwell
cast his eyes on the needle o. the aneroid
barometer, and when Mr.. Glaisher recoV.
ered he informed him Of its position. -
FROM this observation Mr.. Glaisher esti-
mates thst tNss,, sAtr,SRed height Of fully
(srx mites; acc height Of Eve miles the
mercury stood At minus B deg. the self
regi- tering thermometer indicated that it
had been IS low as minus 20 deg. or 90
deg. below freezing point Among the
articles taken up in the balloon was a
quantity Of water, and until they reached
height Of five miles Mr.. .Glaisher kept it
from freezing by occasionally stirring it.
When ne recovered his consciousness he
found that the water had been frozen into
solid block Of ice, and it remained in
Inis c0rRSS.sa. ... - -. ..,-... -. :, :
half after he reached the earth. The
atmosphere above the clouds was extreme
ly dry.
The descent was made at 800 p. NJ, in
8e!3 tws@:y 'S;ss.s. miles from Wolver-
hampton.
In one respect the 6aSi000 ascent seems
pretty conclusive as to. the height at
which it is possible for animal life to cx-
ist.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

- 80 -
VITAL PRINCIPLES Have the American
people degenerated? Do they no longer
value their privileges Are they ready
and willing to surrender their rights and
their liberties to military dictator? Do
they agree with the Administration that
it is criminal to maintain the right of dis
cussion? Not so thought the statesmen
of the earlier days Of the Republic, when
freedom of speech and of the press was
not only granted in the fullest extent but
held sacred. Webster says 1T is the
ancient and constitutional right of
this people to canvass public measures,
and the merits Of public men," Gen.
Wright, more patriotic and more conver-
SAINT with the Constitution and better
able to expound it than Webster, denies
their right to do anything of the kind,
and when they exercise it punish them
for dsregarding his cdict! We quote,
call attention to and ask our readers to
reflect upon the memorable language of
Webster:
Important as deem It 10 discuss, on
all proper occasion,:c:, the policy of the
meas. me"..~.ts at present pursued it is still
more important to maintain the right Of
discussion in its full and just extent.
Sentiments lately sprung up, and now
growing popular, render it necessary to
be explicit on this point. 1t is the an
cient and constitutional right of this peo-
pie to canvass public measures, and the
merits of public men. 1t is homebred
right, firesidc privilege. 1t has ever
been enjoyed in every house, cottage and
cabin in the nation. 1t is not to be
drawn into controversy. 1t is as un-
doubted as the right Of breathing the
air and walking on the earth. Belonging
to private life as right, it belongs to
public life as duty and it is the last
duty which those whose representatives
am shalt find me to abandon. the high
constitutional privilege shall defend and
exercise within this House, and without
this House, and in all places; in time of
war, in time Of peace, and at all times.
Living, | will assert it; dying, | will as
sert it; and, should | leave no other leg
acy to my children, by the blessing of
God, | will leave them the inheritance Of
free principles, and the example of a
manly, independent, and constitutional
defense of them.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27
FINE CIGARS AND TOBACCO
FRESH FRUITS,
NUTS AND CANDIES,

RNNHR undessGRued having purchased ,the KNICk.
Il ERB0CKEk STAND, (next TO the Cary House,
EeseeeefaHy infOrmi The public that they wiz Away
lea tleee ~ eess Of cigars and tobacco, ana I
alsss = he very Lowest prices. ,,o,,-,,
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.

PUBLISHED EvERY SATURDAY MORNING, BV
on L LwxOKa - JAN u ~ Rx
~. sELweEa, ". a. gAHUART.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27


The FEAR OF GoD THE BEGINNING OF
WIsDOM.-Once on time lived power.
ful king, who reigned over a large and
fertile country. He had crowns Of gold
and pearls, and sceptres Of ivory and pre-
cious stones. His treasury was full Of the
costly things of the earth tens of thou.
sands Of armed men were ready to obey
his bidding, and his dominion extended
from sea to sea. But without Gods bless.
ing, worldly possessions are but an in
crease Of care, and as this mighty mon-
arch feared not God, he was dissatisfied
and unhappy.
In the dominion of the king lived GER
tain dervise, famed for abstinence, sancti-
ty, wisdom, and picty; and the king,
willing to profit by the instructions Of
the holy man, paid him a visit. lie
found him clothed in sackcloth, living in
q cave surrounded by high rocks, on the
borders of wilderness.
Holy man." said the king, 81 come
to learn how l may be happy"
Without giving any reply, the dervise
led the king through the rugged pathways
Of the place until he brought him in front
of high rock, near the top of which an
eagle had built her eyrie.
"Why has the eagle built her nest
yonder ?" said the dervise.
Doubtless, " replied the king, "that
it may be out of the way of danger"
"Then initiate the Bird" said the der
wise; "build thy throne in heaven, and
thou shalt reign there unmolested and in
peace"
Now, the king would have willingly
given the derviSe hundred pieces of gold,
tif he would have accepted it, for this pre-
cious piece of advice and here are we
giving it to you for nothing. 1t may b.
as useful to you all as it was to the king !;
for you are all as much interested in be-
ing happy as he was An the eagle built
her nest in the rugged rock, build your
hope on the Rock of Ages" As the
dervise told the king to erect his throne
in heaven, so I tell you to seek. those
things which are above. Set your aifec-
tions on things above, not on things on
earth. Do this, and you will be above
the reach Of danger for time and eternity.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

"HOw shall l." thought Ameen, "pre.
vent my weakness being discovered3 :
This bag l could hardly manage when
empty; when full It would require TWEEN,
ty strong men to carry il: Wtist shall I
dor ! shall be eaten Up by this cannibal
GhOol, who is now only kept in order by
the impression Of Ehy great strength. !.
Aitet soFhe minutes reflection. the IsIl.
6aneO Thought Of a..s6AelAe, sad heeasll
digging a small channel from the asam
The weekly Butte record., 1862-10-11

4 VERY worthy and pious old dame, who
could not read, had several books loaned to
her, which she got little girl to read to her.
The Deacon of her church loaned her :. Pill
grim's Progress" and a nephew, copy of
" Robinson Crusoe." Having them read alter
uately, the dame got the text little mixed
up and when the deacon called upon her and
asked her how she liked Pilgrims Progress,
be was somewhat surprised when she replied
." Its marvellous book, truly why, what
big troubles him and his man Friday under
COED"
The weekly Butte record., 1862-10-11

BLOoMERs. - According to the following
paragraph, it would seem as though tie
" Bl0omer costume question was coming up
again. 1t is from the Chicago correspondent
OF the New York World THE Bloomers
have again turned up in our city. There was
a dress reform Convention held here last
week. at which Ellen Bean Harmon figured
prominently in lecturing. Shall describe the
proposed dress Where shall commence Z?
The head =? Yes A jauniy, gipsy hat, with
about the usual quantity of ribbons, bows, etc
A frock Of seasonable ladies goods, trimmed
with taste and extending to thickness Yes,
that question is settled Ladies have knees.
Below and beneath was pair of black pants
nothing leSs-nothing more, unless my ewes
deceived me, and a neat pair of CATERS Fan
cy our streets filed with such looking AFFECTS.
Halfadozen looked ridiculous enough. Per
haps it is all habit, after all When we get
used to it, we might probably fancy angels in
pants as well SIS petticoats. But save US from
the &" Bloomers."