Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

takes place it will be made from the sec.
ond as well as the first class.
In his recent speech at st. Louis the
notorious Jim Lane said that he had never
taken any property from Missoulians
which he had not turned over to the Gov
crnment. A correspondent of the Union
thinks this is a mistake, and asks what
Lane dill with $4,000 in gold which he
took from widow lady at Osceola, there
being no record of its having ever been
"turned over"
The French journals arc discussing
with their usual zeal and ability the ques-
ton raised by a paragraph of the official
organ, the Noniteur, purporting to be
commissioned by the rebel Government
are men-of-war or pirates. 1t is worthy
of remark that all the prints of liberal SEN
timents are decided in their expressions of
the opinion that these vessels are nothing
less than corsairs, in the eyes Of interna-
tional law, and as such, deserving of con-
demnation at the hands of civilized ma
tions.
Some thousands Of French soldiers are
being taken from Algiers for Mexican
service.
Nine thousand clerks and others were
sent from Washington-expenses paid
to vote for Curtin.
Washington is reported as greatly ex-
cited about Lee, but has perfect confidence
in Meade.
Ex-Colonel Harper Ferry Tom Ford
is sixteen hundred dollar clerk in WASH
ington.
The skull Of Christy, late negro singer,
has been brought into New York court
to prove that he was insane when he
made his will.
Seventeen shakers of New Lebanon, N.
Y, have been drafted.
Mrs, President Lincoln is said to have
been lavish in splendid winter hats and
toilettes.
The Russian receptions are said to make
the foreign ministers glum.
Louisville papers continue to notice the
injurious effects of frost on the growing to-
bacco.
A new York paper pleads piteously in
favor of hats and hoops for the ladies.
A Republican editor says, "the hight
of impudence is to ask copperhead If he
believes slavery t. be SIM" No, sir,
the highest impudence is to ask an Aboli-
ZIONIST if he loves the Union and Consti-
tuition.
What ought to be done with Presi-
dent who places himself above the laws
He ought at once to be put under them,
and kept under.
A negro deserter who was dragged
through the streets of Boston the other
day held up his manacled hands, exclaim-
ing, "Dis am Massa Lincolm's proclama-
shum-dis am de liberty of de colored
pusson."
The Tribune says, "the Republican par
ty is fighting for peace that shall be
everlasting" But. alas it is the peace
of death, the peace of desolation, dissolu-
ton and eternal ruin. The peace we seek
is one Of life, reconstruction, happiness.
and everlasting union Yours is the peace
that follows destruction--our is the peace
that follows salvation. The one is the
peace of the infdel, the other ofthe Chris
tian.
Daniel s. Dickinson, the apostate, is
not ashamed to call himself jackson
Democrat. In late speech he said, "we
must submit to these great issues to the
discretion of the President" But Jack
son said, "the laws of the United States
must be executed have no discretionary
power on the subject" If Mr.. Dickinson
were a follower of jackson, he would tell
Lincoln that it is his duty to strietly ad-
here to the laws, because he has no dis.
cretionary powers. The Constitution is