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The Southern Idea of Peace.

The following is from the Richmond En-
Quirer of Oct. 10th. 1t shows the South
ern idea of peace, and must profoundly in
terestalike the friends and enemies of the
country:
Save on our own terms we can accept
no peace whatever, and must fight till dooms-
day rather than yield an iota of them, and
our terms are : a la
Recognition by the enemy of the inde-
pendence Of the Confederate States.
Withdrawal of the Yankee soldiers from
Maryland until that State shall decide by a
old Union or ask admission into the Con.
federacy. ua ao aa
Consent on the part of the Federal Gov
comment to give up to the Confederacy its
proportion of the navy as it stood at the
time of secession, or to pay for the same.
Yielding up of all pretension on the part
Of the Federal Government to that portion
Of the old Territories which lies west of the
Confederate States
An equitable settlement on the basis of
our absolute independence and equal rights
Of all accounts of the public debt and pub
lie lands, and the advantages accruing from
foreign treaties.
These provisions, we apprehond, comprise
the minimum of what we must require be-
fore we lay down our arms. That is to say,
the North must yield alive nothing. The
whole pretention Of that country to prevent
by force the separation Of the States must be
abandoned, Which will be equivalent to an
avowal that our enemies were wrong from
the first, and, Of course as they waged a
causeless and wicked war upon us, they
ought in strict justice to be required, ac-
cording to usage in such cases, to reimburse
to us the whole Of our expenses and losses
in the course of that war. Whether this
last proViso is to be insisted upon or not,
certain we are that we cannot have any
peace at all until we shall be in position
not only to demand and exact, but also to
enforce and collect treasure for our own re-
imbursement out Of the wealthy cities in
the enemies country. In other words, un-
less we can destroy or scatter their armies
and break up their Government we can have
no peace; and if we can do that, then we
ought not only to extort from them our own
full terms and ample acknowledgment of
their wrong. but also handsome indemnity
for the trouble and expense caused to us by
their crime. rt af ..r..f
Now, we are not in position to dictate
those terms to our enemies, with Rosecrans'
army still in the heart of our country, and
Meade still on the Virginia SOIL but though
it is too soon to propose such conditions 60
them, yet it is important that we should
keep plainly before our own eyes as the only
admissible basis of any conceivable peace
This well fixed in the Confederate mind,
there will be no more fearful looking for
news from Europe, as if that blessed peace
were to come to us over the sea, and not to
be conquered on our own ground. There
will be no gaping for hints of recognition
and filling of the belly with the East wind /;
no more distraction or diversion from the
single momentous business of bracing up
every nerve and sinew of the country for
battle. E. tt..r a.-.
it is especially now, at the moment when
great and perhaps decisive battles are i'm
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NUMBER L.

Gen. Princes loss is estimated at 500
killed, wounded and prisoners. Gen. French,
commanding the third corps, has reported
900 rebels captured. rHlfst a..
Rappahannock Station, Nov. 28.-The
army of the Potomac has severed its line of
communications with Washington. 1t is now
between eighty and ninety miles from Wash
ington, and thirty miles from the terminus
of the telegraph and railroad
The Tribune's correspondent says Gen.
Meade completely deceived the enemy as to
the point of crossing. 1t was reported that
Lee had his whole army in line Of battle all
Thursday, the 26th, fronting Moretons Ford,
supposing we were to cross there. He thus
abandoned most formidable line of earth
works on the south and southwest bank of
the river. On Saturday the 2Sth, at day
break, Gen. Meade advanced to the 'front.'
Picket firing soon commenced and continued
at intervals till noon. The enemy had fall
len back some two miles Our line mnst ex-
tend now about nine miles, in the form of a
triangle. The whole army is ready and i'm
patient. Large numbers Of prisoners came
in this morning
A Herald dispatch dated Rappahannock
Station, Nov. 28th, 8. Is P. NJ, says 1t is
understood that Gen. Meade in his present
movement, is left to the exercise of his own
judgment. His supply of forage will not
be exhausted until after the 10th of Decem-
Der. There is, therefore no apprehension of
danger frolh flank movement to cut him off
from his base of supplies.
The railroad between the Rapidan and the
Rappahannock is being destroyed by our
forces and the iron sent to Alexandria. Up
to this morning the rails have been removed
to within half mile south of fRappahannock
Station.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Nov
28th-l040 P. M.-The enemy is apparent
ly falling back There has been some skir-
mishing but no cannonadlng this morning
The country hereabout is the worst conceiva-
bic feldfor operations 1t is a Wilderness of
small growth Over nine-tenths of the
whole country is dense thicket impossible
to penetrate except where paths are cut
The whole number Of prisoners taken thus
far will reach 1000.
"A dispatch to the "World," dated Wash
ington, Nov. Both, says; Nothing official
or otherwise from the army tonight. The
conclusion is irresistible that Lee has con-
tinued to fall back to save bis own line of
communication with Richmond, and if such
be the case it is evident that General Mead's
plans, so far as known to be in operation,
are working successfully.
The "Star" of this evening says; Even
if Meade should be defeated in battle he
could easily fall back on Fredericksburg,
where he could receive supplies. 1t may be
added that the Government has not received
one word from Meade since he left Culpep-
per. Eic feaf
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The DYING Soldier.

Weary and worn to a skeleton form
He lay on his couch in pain, -,.f. i--...t -r.
And his wish at even, his prayer at morn,
Were to visit his home again. .i1ff-
He talked of his mother, far away, uol
And he talked of his lonely wife
WheA the fever frenzed his burning head M
And loosened his hold Of life.
He talked of his home, the free, fair land, ir
The home of his childhoOd's play,
He talked of his babe, and the large tears fell
And rolled from his cheek away.
We told him him his feet might never again
Walk over his native sod, -r
But ere long they should tread the golden streets
At home in the city Of Cod o 'sal tsr
And we said though his eyes would never behold
The forms of his earth's dear love-
He should wait for them there by the life river fair
In the garden of beauty above.
But he wept and talked of his burial lone,
In a strangers unnOticed bed
That no rose by affections hand would be trained
To wave DER his grave when dead
Wetold him that God would mark the spot
Where all of his children lay,
And not one of his loved ones be forgot
On the resurrection day.
But he sighed and whispered, $50 long, so long,
So many long weary years,
And my lonely wife and little one IiAN
Alone in a vale of tears
We told him the word of God had gone forth
Oh. In truth and holiness
As the friend of the widows lonely life,
The guide Of The fatheress.
When dea had stilled that loving heart
Kind friends with gentle care -F Et
Had saved for her, that lonely wife,
One tress of his long bright hair
Then they wrapped the worn-out soldiers clothes
Round the martyred hero's breast,
And in his rude, unvarnished bed
Laid him sadly away 10 rest
NOta hymn was sung, not prayer was raised,
Not word of counsel said, rlsHI .f
But the hireling's rude, uncarefnl hands
ls Piled the damp mould over his head.
, 1863-12-19

HAZEL EYED WoMEN.-Maj Noah said
ga hazel inspires at first sight PlatoniC
Gibralter A woman with hazel eye never
elopes from her husband, never chats scan.
dal, never sacrifices her husbands comfort
to her own, never talks too little, always is
an intelligent, agreeable and lovely creature
We never knew, says Yankee editor, Of
but one hazel-eyed woman who was uninter-
esting or unamiable, and she had nose, as
we Yankees say, that looked like the little
end of nothing Whitfield down to a point
The gray is the sign of shrewdness and tai
ent Great thinkers have it. In women il
indicates better head than heart. The
dark hazel is noble in its significance, as
well as its beauty. The blue is amiable, but
may be feeble. The black-take care !
There is thunder and lightning therel
, 1863-12-19

JOSH BILLINGS PHILosoPHY-Jos Josh
Billings, the philanthropist begs leave to
state: r .
That onions are good for bad breth.
That Rockawa clans are a good opening
for emmy yung man.
That ships are always called she bekaus
tha alwas keep man on the lookout.
That "turning water into wine" is a mir
axle in these days worth at least 300 per
cent.
That boys amt ap to turn out well who
don't git up till 10 o'clock in the morning.
That, if man is going tu make bizness
ov sarving the Lord, he likes tu see him du
it when he measures up onions az when he
hollows glory halleIuYerl
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Winter.

A blue and gold bespangled tent
Is spread by heaven DER all the earth,
The glancing stars are full of mirth
In beauty is the Winter sent.
But ah, It's lonesome in the fields;
No bird its plumage gaily waves, sll
The groves are silent as the graves,
Crisp snow a cracking music yields. tE
Ny heart has donned black Winters dress:
The family twinkling winter star
Imparts no warmth so cold ank chaste
But better times now onward press;
A vernal morn dawns from afar, M
And angels tread the desert waste.
, 1863-12-19

Not more than hundred years ago, an
artist painted a portrait of Mr.. jenkins,
who was noted for his frequent libations.-
The artist invited the gentleman's friends
to see it, and they inspected it and pro-
nounced it excellent One of them, how
ever, who was rather near-sighted, COM
planned of the light approached it to change
its position, when the artist exclaimed
''Don't touch it it isn't DRY" "No use
of looking at it then," replied the gentle
man, "It can't be my friend Jenkins"
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dnMRs. GEN BANKs.-A gossip writes
from Saratoga: "Mrs. Banks cannot be
called handsome woman, but she is come
ly,' dresses well, and has wit as keen as her
husbands sword. Some stupid fool ven
tured to ask her what she would do if the
General was killed Go and work for my
living, as l did before 1 married him, was
the ready reply of the lady" t.-a rr
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pending at two or three points, that we think
it most essential to insist upon the grand
and entile magniiicence of the stake and
cause. 30 a1rmo9 dcr.1.
Once more we say it is all or nothing
This Confederacy or the Yankee nation, one
or the other, goes down, down to perdition.
That is to say, one or the other must forfeit
its national existence and lie at the mercy of
its mortal enemy. um 9.i
We ali know by this time the fate in store
for us if we succumb. The other party has
no ST iler stake m t1a4a 8el
AS prely as We completely ruin their ar
mics ; without that there is no peace or
true also surely shall we make them
pa9 ar debt, though we wiring it out
Of their hearts. And they know it we'll,
and therefore they cannot make peace ex-
cept through their utter inexhaustion and
absolute inability to strike another blow.
The stake they have to forfeit, then, if
they lose this dreadful game, it is as vital as
ours. So is the stake to be won if they win
anything. 1t is no less than the entire pos.
session of our whole country, with us in it,
and everything that is ours, from the Ohio
to the Rio Grande, to have and hold, to
them and their heirs forever. aL
But, on the other hand, what we mean to
win is utter separation from them for all
time. We do not want to govern THEN
country, but after levying upon it what
seemeth good to US by way of indemnity, we
leave it to commence its political life again
from the beginning, hoping that the lesson
may have made them sadder and wiser
Yankees. so.I $40 mu a.l' r.ls,Na.
We shut them out forever, with all theil
unclean and scoundrelly ways, intending tC
lead our lives here in our own Confederate
way, within our own well-guarded bounds
and without, as St. John says, are dogs.
And let no Confederate feeble knees anG
tremulous backbone say to US, this complete
triumph is impossible; say that we must be
content with some kind Of compromise anC
give and take; on the contrary, we mus
gain all or lose all and that the Confcde
rates will indeed win the giant game we take
to be as certain as any future event in this
uncertain world.
Mead's army and Rosecran's once scat
tered, Lincoln can get no more armies. The
draft turns out manifestly fruitless. Botl
the German and Irish element are now fol
peace. The Yankees have to bear the. brun
of the war themselves; but in the mean
time their inevitable bankruptcy is advanc
ing like an armed man. Hungry ruin hal
them in the wind 1t cannot be long be
fore the Cabinet of Washington will have
indeed to consider seriously proposals fo
peace, under auspices and circumstances very
different from the present. For the presen
the war rolls and thunders on; and may
God defend the right.
, 1863-12-19

Quick WoRK-A firm of biscuit manu-
facturers in Carlisle, England, by way of
showing what could be done by rapid work,
recently had a field of wheat reaped, the
grain thrashed and ground and the -four
made into biscuits, which were served hot
on the breakfast table at o'clock, in exact
ly four hours from the time the sickle was
first putinto the standing grain.
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HARD ON BEEcHER. The following good

uAhD UN DLEUHEH' lU IOIIOWIIIB gUOu
story is told on Henry Ward Beecher:
Henry Ward Beecher has lately been
pitching into the practice of working rail.
road conductors on Sunday. Recently
Beecher, in his peculiar way, was making
inquiries of a Brooklyn street conductor, tc
whom he was unknown, as to whether the
Sunday riding could not be broken up. 81
think it might be, said the conductor, "but
for that sanctimonious hypocrite, Beecher
So many of the fancy people from all parts
visit his establishment that it makes the road
more profitable on Sunday than any other
day in the week. If he would only shut up
the thing could be done"
, 1863-12-19

AN English writer classifes old maids
and old bachelors as SOLITARY mature men,
and women who have nothing happening to
them"
, 1863-12-19

The Prince de Joinville relates as an in
stance of the odd GOODNESS of our people, that
during one of the hottest battles of the
Chickahominy, newspaper venders went up
and down the line crying out the latest
news from new York, and found purchasers
for the journals they had to sell,
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A WAC was lately asked to contribute to
foreign missions. "Not on any account"
said he.
"Why not2" asked the collector, "the OBJ
ject is laudable."
"No it isn't" was the reply; "not half
so many people go to the devil now as ought
to-"
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PLEASING EVERYBODY We do not re-
member to have read anything better than
the following sentiments. They are true to
the letter. "Heaven help the man who i'm
agines he can dodge his enemies by trying to
please every body If such ever succeed
ed, we should be glad to know it. Not that
we believe in mans going through the
world trying to find beams to knock his head
against; disputing every mans opinion, ell
bowing and crowding all who differ from
him. That again is another extreme Other
people have right to their own opinion
so have you; don't fall into the error of sup
posing they respect you more, for turning
your coat every day to match theirs in color.
Wear your own colors, spite of wind OF
weather, storm or sunshine. 1t costs the
yacilating and irresolute, ten times the
trouble to wind and shuttle that it does hon
est, manly independence to stand its ground
Take what time you please to make up your
mind, having once made it up, stick TO it
like burr to a chesnut.
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DR.. J. A. MULLAN,
BRIDGES & SON,
1AsArER & LANGFORD,

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AUNT E. was trying to persuade little
Eddy to retire at sundown:
"You see, my dear, how the little chick
ems go to roost at that time"
eyes, aunty," replied Eddy, "but the old
hen always goes with them"
Aunty tried no more arguments with him.
, 1863-12-19
L. JAY S. TURNEI,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.

wALLA wALLA, W. T.,
DRACTICES IN THE VARIOUS COURTS or
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profession and RENTS promptly; o..
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Express office. ar
August %, 1868. ooIl
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