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Pic Mic at Pekin.

Mr.. EDIrcR - beg leave to trouble
you with brief account Of some doines
Gown in Ptkin. Now, you have scarcely
heard OF Pekin--l mean P,kin 3,roper. in
the north part of Newbury, twenty five
miles east OF Cleveland, three from Full
lerlown, and pleasantly situated on CT
Greek, two miles above its confluence
with The ChagriD, and considerably above
navigation. The main fact which | wisl
10 10 act forth is. that there is such place
ns Pekin in Newbury. and that the peo
pie there are downright. upright and
straight. forward patriots. Alive to the
wants OF the soldier, the people of Pekin
and vicinity have long been engaged in
supplying those wants. Considerable
funds were needed, heavy drafts we're
made, and they were running low. We
must have mere, said tie people, (and
when sny people, mean the ladies in.
c'uded How? We must have a pic
pic. II came off last Thursday, the 2Oth,
on tho grounds Of MIR. VIM. Kee, one Of
Prkin's mos, influential men. c. ,
The table was spread beneath the
shade OF The prima! forest. whose soil
was once pressed by The splinging foot Of
the aborigine. A half dozen rods TO
the east. a spring eusEed forth. clear,
cold and beautiful. slaking oft the thirst
OF The rcd man, while pursuing the bound !
ing deer or the psn,ing fugitive foe now
giving to enlightened man NATURES indis.
pensable beverage, The good people had
loaded the table with pig. beef and chick
en- pies, cake and honey, and everything
else too numerous to mention Just now.
The exercises commenced with prayer
by Elder Boomer. The next song by
the Juveniles well sung. This was sue,
ceedea by speech from father Abra-
ham, not Abraham Lincoln, but Abraham
Woodard and 10 say that it was a no.
BILE speech conveys but faint idea OF its
excellence. He commenced by saying we
should no; consider ours Ives, strictly
speaking. as engaged in purely benevo-
lent enterprise. We are in the soldiers
debt. To him we owe all that we are,
and all that We may expect 70 be. Our
honor among nations. as bravs and patri-
otto people, has been entrusted 10 his
hands and to that trust he has proved
faithful unto death. The untold millions
OF wealth OF the Northern States have
been placed in his care. and are safe to-
day. Our very lives, under God, we owe
their preservation to his valor. In a word
said he, We, are owing the soldier debt
so inconceivah'y great, that doing all in
our power, life were not long enough to
exiinguish il. He was listened 10 with
close attention, and, at the close. took his
seat and then we had dinner, and Il en-
singing, and afterwards some speaking
but il didn't amount to much-very small
potatoes. ... .-.
Sir. you may bslive se5 clear cash did
the receipts amount to; and The bill only
ten cents for adults, and FIVE cents fol
children. 1t was a great success. The
people wen: homo well pleased. So fghI
on, brave boys, while rebel lifts bis
arm the people will never forget you.
Munson, Aug. 24lh, 1868. G.
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Submission in Mobile.

We hear multitude Of reports horribly
detrimental to the character and patriot
ism OF the people in many parts of Missis-
slppi, and IN some parts eff North Ala
bama. Some OF these reports are too dis
graceful for print. Are our people gone
stark mad under the pressure of local and
temporary reverses. end the potent iu-
fuence OF fear for their property? Every
sane man must pronounce them bereh Of
their senses. ana judicialy blind. not to
see that 10 talk about making peace now,
and proposing terms to the enemy by
which to save their slaves, lands and
goods, is simply the proposition of the
prey to the devourer. Why, the object
of this Lincoln war is to rob you of your
slaves and cou6scate your goods to pay
the Yankee war debt, and 10 redeem his
countless greenbacks. And you think
that Lincoln, and Seward, and Greeley,
and Chase, and Lovejoy, and Butler, and
Milroy. and Burnside, will listen to YOU I?
Idiots +! Where are the men Of spirit,
and talent, and influence, ;n the neighbor.
hoods from which these fatuous reports
come up like evil spirits to darken the
glowing picture Of Southerr fortitude,
consistency and courage +? Where are
you. gentlemen, who have been accus-
toned 10 make your district towns md
woods ring with your eloquent voices
when you urged your election to Congress
and other offices as the condition of the
salvation Of the country? History is
making her record Of you and as you
demean yoursel! in this hour of trial, so
will you be lated and esteemed when
these clouds shall have passed away
Mobile Meas, August Sd.
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CONSTITUTIONS CREATED. TO build up o
good constitution. we must take geod care
of what We have, and add to it, by protty
hard work and moderate thought, until the
age of forty .fvo; then there should be loss
work and more thought. Bodily labor con.
so,idates the constitution up to forty five |;
then. mental labor preserves II, keeps 1t
good to tho verge Of fourscore years, If the
bodily activities are very moderate. A.
witness Humboldt, who was great traveller
in early life, but from fifty to ninety a great
student. Many similar instances will occur
to intelligent minds. The general idea /,
of great practical importance. Work hard
until forty-hve; think hard after, and all
she while be temperate in all things. This
10 the way to live iopg.--Dr. Hall.
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"ALABAMA" Is said to signify. In the Indian
language. "Here We rest" A story is told
of tribe of Indians who fed from a re.
lentless foe into the trsckless forest in the
Southwest. Weary and travel-worn they
reached a noble river which flowed through
q beautiful country. The chief of the tribe
struck his tent pole in the ground, and ex-
claimed, "Alabama-Alabamar l. (Hore we
shall rest--here we shall rest y
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PAT AND THE THERMoMErRR.-ln Au.
burn, last winter, an Irishman walking
along one OF the streets, saw a ihermom-
eter hanging at the side OF the door on the
front OF the house. Stopping a moment,
he looked at it, then approaching it raised
his shillelah, and exclaimed. "An' faith,
and your the little crather what keeps the
weather SO cowld, are YEP" and with
a terrific blow. accompanied with the usual
Irish oath brought i! in thousand pieces
to the ground. ssoa
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An old Du!chman who had ;oiped II.

AN old Du!chman who had Joined the
temperance society, was taken sick snd
sent to the doctor 10 prescribe for him,
who ordered him to take an ounce of
brandy per day the old chap overhauled
his arithmetic, and found in The table of
apo.becaries weight, "eight drams make
one ounce" "Mein Got |" says the
Dutchmau, "da. ish de demberancc for
me. didn't get put six drams psfors.
now / gets eight" -
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THR editor Of the Undertook Rough
Notes says he shall not raise the price Of
his paper for the present, because he is
not able. as general rule, to raise more
thar half of what he charges now. y'g1
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EDWARD LYrroN BuLwgR calls newspa.
per "the common reservoir into which eve-
ry stream pours its living waters. and at
which every man may come to drink"
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cOlncIdenct lhat "a
produces his treaso,
under the protection
| VALLANDIGHAM TO
TUE DEMOCRATS OF
/ Lucas COUNTY.
| Tho party OF tho
Administration A de-
clares that tho States
and the people OF the
South shall be forced
to lay down their
arms and submit -
What then! CoHfis-
cation of all proper.
ty, emau cipa,ion Of
all slaves, aud the ex-
ecu,ion of oil who,
directly or indirectly
have taken a part in
the Rebellion, name-
ly: nine. tenths OF the
hole population, for
n general amnesty
has neyer,as yet, been
SO much as suggested
by either Congress
or the Executive; and
unconditional 8 u b.
mission is now the
least which is do
mandad.
| More than this rs
10 any State which
may first submit to
be conquered: Con-
scription of every
male person. white
or black. betwesn
twenty and forty.fve
for the conquest of
tho Statos still in
arms. Nor is this the
worst. for, inasmucb
all the slaves and free
negroes South aro
considered loyal. and
nearly all white mon
and women disloyal,
therefore as having
forfeited all rights.
tho negroes, her0af-
tor free, are to DO
treated us almost the
only persons eutitled
to the several rights
and privileges Of cit.
izenship, aud especi-
ally tho very soldiers
to garrison the South;
and add to all this,
suppression of free.
dom of speech and
of the press, sup
pressing of babehs
corpus, martial law,
arbitrary arrests, i'm
prisOnments, banish-
ments, interferenoes
with election, test
oaths, appropriation
OF private houses, and
overy other kind of
oppression, outrage
and despolism, which
for two years havo
been repeatedly prac-
ticed even 10 Statos
mover in insurrection
but always loyal to
tho Union. .
This is tho cpter-
tainment to which,
under the present
policy Of tho Admin
istration dictated by
the radicals who con-
troll it. the States and
the people of the
South arc Invited
And repeatedly the
question was put 10
me, when among
them, +" II tho citi.
zens of the Statcs
still adher;ng to the
Union, are continu-
ally arrested. impris.
oned, banished. or
otherwise outraged,
merely because Of
their political opin-
ions. or for censure
and criticism of the
men in power, what
would not bc dono
with us if We we're 10
be conquered or TO
submit ?" In fact. il
is tho very policy
which. instead of
crushing out the re-
bellion. crushed out
the Union sentiment
among them, nd
made, as IL still
keeps them. united
in arms and in spirit
against the force and
arms of the Federal
Government.
OkT.Ap.MA" Ia said ~
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VI 'ne osi1e ua5
ARNOLD TO THE To-
RIEs OF THE Rev.
oLUTION.
You are promised
liberty by the leaders
of your ofairs; but is
there an individual
in tho enjoyment of
it saving your op-
pross s0rs: Who
among you daro to
speak or write what
ho thinks against the
tyranny which has
robbed you Of your
property, imprisons
your sons, DUAGs rot
TO THE PIELD OF BAT.
TIE, AND Is BAIL>
DELUGING YOUR coUE
TRY WITH BLOOD.
Our country ono,
was happy. aud, ba'
tho proHered peace
been embraced, th.
last two years o
misery had b o Q n
spent in peace and
plenty, and repairing
the desolati0D of the
quarrel that would
bayo SGT the interes I
of Great Britain and
America in a true
light. and cemented
their friendship.
l wish to load a
chosen band Of Amor.
leans TO tho attain
nent Of PEACE. LIB,
ERrY and SAFETY. The
first object in taking
the field.
W hat is America a
but a land of widow
orphans and beggars:
But what need OF
argument to such as
feel infinitely more
misery than tongue
can express. ! give
my promise of most
affectionate welcome
to all who are dis.
posed to join me in
measures necessary to
close the scene of our
aM ction, which must
bo increased until we
are content with the
Iiberality of the pa.
rent country, which
still offers us protec
ton and perpetual
exemption from all
taxes but such as we
shall think fit TO i'm
pose upon ourselves.
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From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Vallandigham and Arnold.

IL seems that the report of VallandiP
hams letter TO the Toledo Democratic
convention. which we published yesterday,
was not perfect portion Of il having
been omitted 10 transmission by telegraph.
In looking over The complete letter, and
our eye falling q: about the same time
upon document written by Benedict Ar.
mold 10 the Tories in the time Of the Rev.
o'ution dated October %, 1880, we were
struck with the similarity Of views, and
the equality in point Of treason and base.
ness OF the two appeals. So close is the
resemblance, indeed, that there is ground
OF charging Vallandigham with plagiar.
ism--to charge tha, from Table Rock
House, under the British flsg he has sto-
len the sentiments Of Arnold, and address
&c to the people OF Ohio, for the same
purpose that they were originally ad.
dressed to the people Of this country,
when they we're fighting for the lndepen.
dence which secured 10 this nation the
blessings which we are now fighting TO
perpetua,e. We present the two ex.
tracts in parallel columns iu order ,ha,
they may be the more easily compared
Arnold, who betrayed his country, died
under the British Gag. II is singular
coincidence that Fallandigham, who re.
produces his reasonable appeal, writes
under the protection Of the same flag:
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U. S. MARSHAI'S NOTICE.
The United Stat

The United States In Rem. in cause o.
vs.. forfeiture anu con-
The Personal Property of Sfscation.
Marsden Bond.
WHERAS, at Fall Term of the District Court oi
w the Uuitcd States, for the Western District
of Virginia at Clarksburg the Attorney of the
United States for said District filed on information
against the Personal Property of Marsden Bond
described in schedule to said information an
nexed, alleging in substance that said Bond has
been engaged in the existing insurrection against
the authority of the United States since the 18th
July, 1862 that at the time of his becoming so en-
gagged he was the owner of the property in said
schedule mentioned and praying that said proper
ty may be coniscated and sold as forfeited to the
United States.
Now, thefore, in pursuance of the monition under
the seal Of the said Court to me directed, do
hereby give public notice to all persons claimi ng
any interest in said property, or in the proceeds
thereof to appear before the Judge of the District
Court of the United States for the Western District
of Virginia at Clarksburg on the 10th day of No
vember A. d. 1863, Gf the Same shall be day Of
Jurisdiction if not on the next day Of jurisdiction
thereafter,) then and there to interpose their
claims and make their allegations in that behalf
EDWARD NJ NORTON,
T. s. Marshal for the Western Dist. Of Va.
B. ii. SMITH, U. S. Attorney. octZ4 lat
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U. S. MARsHAI's NOTICE.
The United States,

The United States, In Rem. in cause
y5. Ol iOrieituIe anu
The personal property of conhscation'
Abijah Smith
WHEREAS, at the Fail term, 1903, ot the
w District Court of the United States, for the
Western District of Virginia, at Clarksburg, the
Attorney of the United States for said District
filed on information, against the personal property
of Abjah Smith, described in schedule to said
information annexed, alleging in substance that
said Smith has been engaged in the existing IN.
surrection against the authority OF the United
States, since 18th July, 1862 that at the time Of
his becoming so engaged he was the owner oil the
property in said schedule mentioned, and praying
that said property may be confscated and sold as
forfeited TO the United States.
Now therefore, in pursuance OF the monlt'on
under the seal the said Court 10 me directed and
delivered, do hereby give public notice TO NIL
persons claim ng any interest in said property, or
in the proceeds thereof TO appear before the
Judge OF the District Court Of the United States
for the Western District OF Virginia at Clsrks-
burg on the 10th day OF November, A. ID. 1868 III
the same shall be 4 day OF jurisdiction, II not on
the next day Of jurisdiction thereafter) then and
there to lnterpOse their claims and make their al
Legations in that behalf.
EDWARD NJ. NORTON,
U S. Marshal for the Western Dist OF Va:
H SMITH, U s. Attorney. oct24 u
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A Young Woman PurpOsely
Buried Alive.

The following extraordinary story is going
the rounds Of the Naples journals:-"A ma
son living in the Rue Forba was awakened
a few days back by knocking at bis door,
On opening it he saw two strangers, who
asked him to go with them to execute a
piece of work of great urgency. The man
at first hesitated, bat being persuaded by
the offer Of handsome reward, 1t length
consented. He was then bllndfoded, and
having been led to a carriage, the vehicle
drove off After having been driven for
some time, the carriage at length stopped.
The man was then led up several fight oi
stairs, and the bandage then taken from hi.
eyes. He was then ordered to make in
the wall Of the chamber in which he found
himself, hole sufficiently long and wide
to contain coffin. The mason at first re
fused, but, being menaced with death, ht
performed the work required. When h'
} had finished, an empty coffin was brought
, from another room, and at the same time I
. young woman, handsomely dressed, wa
dragged in, struggling violently. She wa
: forced into the coffin, the lid screwed down
2 and the coffin placed in the recess, whicl
: the mason, still under menaces Of death
: was compelled to close up, so that nothinI
i could be seen"
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Geo. ID. Prentice to Gen. SchO-
field, Asking Permission TO
Send Whiskey to Jeff.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. Is, 1876;

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. Is, 1863.
To the Military Commandant at St. Louis;
DEAR SIR learn that General Nj. jeff
Thompson is in the prison at Alton, Illinois
A year and half ago, when he had COM
mand in Arkansas, be did me kindness by
writing to me information in regard to my
SOD. hope you will not deem it incensis
tent with your public duty to permit me to
send him demijohn of whiskey. Please
be so kind as to let me know your decision.
Very truy truly yours.
GEO. D. PRENTICE.
HEDQUARTERs, DEPARTMENT OF THE
MISSOURI,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept, IL, 1869.
Respectfully referred to the commanding
officer at Sandusky, with the recomenda-
tion that the request be granted.
j. NJ. SOHOFIELD,
Major General Commanding
GEO. D. PRENTICE TO GEN. NJ. JEFF. THOMPSON.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 25, 1863.
General JEFF. THOMPSON
DEAR SIR enclose you a document,
which, as you will see, explains itself. L
wanted to send some good liquor to you at
Alton. You will preceive that | can send
none to you where you are unless you are
an invalid, as | hope you are not.
General Thompson, terribly as we are
opposed in this war, love you personally
for what my son has told me Of you.
thank you for al your kindness to him and
for your kind letter to me in regard to him.
If you want money call on me. If you
want anything call on me. You know what
| can be allowed to do for you, and please
be assured that | will do what I can
Very truly, yours.
GEORGE ID. PRENTICE.
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rights, with their old local institutions
His reasons for debating terms before al

rights. with their old local institutions
His reasons for debating terms before al
lowing the incorporation into the Union Of
these heretofore hostile sections sprang
from considerations virtually affecting the
interests and safety of the nation, If the
Confederate States are readmittsd and their
representatives take their seats in Congress
before some radical change is effected, what
guarantee is there that the Federal ma
tional debt will not be repudiated or
made to stand upon the alternative. The
Confederate debt must likewise be paid,
and let this question come before Co n
and all the appliance of corruption would
be set in motion to secure such position
as would place the federal and rebel indebt-
edness upon the same footing. Gen. But
Ter contended that the rebel States must be
regarded as destroyed or it would be almost
impossible to choose another President for
the reason that no candidate likely to be
selected would receive support in the
North as would give him majority of the
whole Electoral College, constituted of all
the States both loyal and rebel and transfer
the question to the House of Representa-
tives where each commonwealth casts only
one vote and majority of such votes Is
required, and the difficulty will be greatly
The policy of safety and justice
was to restorethe Union in the South only as
fast as the principles of freedom and loyalty
extended over the now rebel domain.
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General Grants Arrival at
Nashville.
From n. Y. Herald Correspondence.
NASHVILLE, Oct. q, 1863.

From N. Y. Herald Correspondence.
NASHVILLE, Oct. q, 1863.
The coming of General Grant by some
mysterious means-psrhaps by that incom
prehensbly fast and wise vehicle of intor-
nation so widely known as the grapevine
telegraph-was made known here before
his arrival, and ere he had landed at the St.
cloud Hotel the city was in rather wild
state of nervous excitement. The rumor OF
the removal of Rosecrans had already
reached here, and the arrival Of General
Grant added to the mystery which sur
rounded the situation. You have been al
ready advised by letter and telegraph Of the
facts relative to Tue changes. This morning
the latter medium conveyed the intelli-
gence to this heretofore bewildered public
and the excitement has subsided.
During the evening Governor johnson,
having called on General Grant, was induced
by the clamors Of the crowd to make a
speech, and mounted the steps of the st.
Cloud Hotel In this he introduced Gener-
al Grant, who stood by to the people as
their new commander, and proceeded, near
the close of the speech, to address General
Grant, urging upon him more vigorous
prosecution OF the war, and assuring him
that the people were ready to back him un-
D., til the last spark Of the rebellious fire
should be quenched- ] was not p.esent
| but understood that General Grant made
no remarks.