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TBE FLAG
pr sns. 5uLIA wAHp uowE.

THERE'S a Tag hangs over my. threshold, whose
folds are more dear to me
THAI the blood that thrills in my bosom its ear
nest Of liberty;
And dear are the stars ii harbors in its sunny field
OF blue
AS the hope Of further heaven that lights al
our dim lives through.
But now should my guests be merry, the house
is in holiday guise,
Looking out through its FURNISHED windows Ike
score Of welcoming eyes.
Come hither, my brothers wko wander in saint
lness and in sin
Come hithsr, ye pilgrims Of Mature my hear
doth invite you in.
Ny wine is-not Of the choicest, yet bears it al
honest brand;
And the bread that bid you Tighten break with
no sparing hand;
But pause, ere you pass to taste it, one act must
accomplished be;
Salute the flag in its virtue, before We sit down
with me.
The flag Of our stately battles, not struggles Of
wrath aud greed:
Its stripes werea holy lesson, its spangles death
less creed
Twas red with the blood Of freemen, and white
with the fear Of the foe,
And the stars that fight in their courses 'gainst
=. tyrants its symbols know.
Come hitler, thou son of my mother! we were
reared in the seli-same arms;
Thou hast many a pleasant GESTURE thy mind hath
But my heart is as stern to question as mine eyes
are Of sorrows full:
Salute the flag in its virtue, or pass on where
others rule
Thou lord Of e thousand acres, with heaps of un-
counted gold,
The steeds Of thy stalls are naughty, thy lackeys
cunning and bold:
envy not thy splendor, rail at Thy follies none
salute the flag in its virtue, or leave my poor house
alone
Fair lady with siIken trappings, high waving thy
stainless plume,
We welcome thee to our numbers, flower O.
eOstliest bloom;
Let hundred maids live widowed to furnish Thy
bridal bed;
But pause where the flag doth question, and benz
thy triumphant head.
Take down now your Haunting banner, for scou
comes breathless and pale.
With the terror of death upon him; Of failure il
all his tale:
"They have fed while the flag waved Ger them
they have turned to the foe. their back
They are scattered, pursued, and slaughtered
the fields are all rOut and Wrackr'
Pass hence, then, the friends I gathered, good
" company!
All ye that have manhood in you, go, perish fo
Liberty
But and the babes God gave me viii wait Will
uplifted hearts,
With the firm smile ready to kndle, and the vii
to perform our parts.
When the last true heart lies bloodles, when tht
fierce and the false have won,
IN press in turn to my bosom each daughter an,
either son;
Bid them loose the flag from its bearings, ant
wen lay Us down to rest
With the glory Of home about US, and its freedom
locked in our breast
-AGantie Monthly.
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@ur Storg-GtIIE.
THE ROYAL WAGER,
-" Come tell me where the maid is found,
Whose heart can love without deceit,
And viii range the world around,
To sigh one moment at her feet moore

Ok a fine July day, the fair Margaret, queen
Of Navarro, then on visit to her royal broth
er, arranged rural feast for the morrow,
which Francis had declined attending. he
was melancholy; and the cause was said to
be some lovers quarrel with a favorite dame
The morrow came, and dark rain and mur-
Ky clouds destroyed at once the well laid
scheme Of the courtly throng. Margret was
angry, and she grew weary her only hope
for amusement was in Francis, and be had
shut himself up-an excellent reason why
she should the more desire to see him. She
entered his apartment; he was standing at
the easement, against which the noisy show
er beat, writing with diamond on the glass
Two beautiful dogs were his sole companions
As queen Margaret entered, be hastily lei
down the si!Een window, and looked li,le
confused.
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TIE Springfield Republican gives the
following amusing account of the turning
point in General Summers early life:
General Sumner, when young man,
was a stage-driver among the Berkshire
hills, and this is how be happened to get
into the army: Ata time in winter when
the roads were dangerous going down
steep hill, the stage slowed and turned
over, but he horses kept on. One of the
passengers pushed out of the door on the
upper side of the coach and climbed up
on the box, and attempted to take the
reins from Summers hands. You let
the reins alone, OF III throw you of p
said the driver, with determination. The
passenger wisely abandoned his attempt
at interference, and Sumner guided the
team firmly till it was safe to stop them,
dragging the overturned coach along,
and so saved passengers and team. The
passenger who attempted to take the
reins was General Worth. He was so
impressed with young Summers sterling
qualities that he cultivated his acqUaint-
ance, and induced him to Join the army,
and the cool and determined driver made
an intrepid commander
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Playing POssum.


SeME few years since I witnessed rather a
strange scene in Shakspear's beautiful tragedy
Of Romeo and Juliet 1t was at one Of
the Western theatres. The piece had posed
well without interruption, until the last scene.
The character of Romeo was excelently en-
acted and loudly applauded. The very mod
ell of the lover was before the tomb Of the
CapSlets, gazing upon the motonless form Of
her who had so attracted his soul, and medi-
tating upon committing an act which would
send his spirit to that undiscovered country
where he supposed ,Julisfs had gone. Just as
he exclaimed, Here's to loveT and at
the same time raising the vial which contain
ed the poison to his lips, stallwart young
countryman jumped upon the stage, seized
him, dashed the vial from his hand, crushing
it into atoms, and yelling '--
Yer darnd fooIl Sue amt deadl Only
been takin' iittle sleepin' medicine Didn't
yer get the parsons letter."
"Sirrah r. growIed out the enraged trage-
dian, while the house fairly shook with laugh
ter. -
why, yer gal amt dead, I tell yer The
way it was, they wanted to make julie marry
that chap thar pointing at Paris whose
business you have just settled, but tell you
Julie war spunk-she got her back right up
and vowed she wouldn't doit, eveh if while
she war lying in the vault the ghost Of the
other fellow whom you kilt should dash her
brains out with the bones Of some Of her
dead cousins. Wal, her spunk war up, and
she took fhe stuff the parson fixed, 50 she
could play possum till you got hum. That's
the way il war" replied the oountryman,
given the desperate lover tremendous poke
in the ribs with his elbow, and at the same
time lOOsing his hold.
"Confound the fellow" muttered the raw
ing tragedian, as lie stalked behing the scenes
Wal, now, said the countryman, front
ing the audience, ' if that amt leetle the
dod darned meanest cuss I ever did see,
hope to be swowed. That's all the thanks
git for stopping him from pizeniu himself.
hope TO be tarnsly smashed if ever I go t.
interfere agin when ieller wants to murder
himself" he continued as he clambered bacl
to his seat, just in time to prevent his uppe
story from coming in contact with the cur
tain as it descended
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loveliness in Emilie's faded cheek-more grace
in her ernaciated form-types as they were
Of truest affection-than in the prouder bear
ing and fresher complexion of the most brilli-
ant beauty in attendance on the courtly ies-
fival I'd
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An E!opsmont in Baltimore.

SOMETHING so good transpired here the 9th
er day, that can't help telling you, though
the names are high-wrought and fictitious !;
the facts are unaloyed. Mrs Brown thus
band living fell in love with Mr.. Jones, but
could not enjoy his company, because Mr..
Brown was too much at home. Therefore
Mrs. B. was induced, without much coaxing,
to elope with the lover Jones. All was ar
ranged to leave on the early Washington
train last Friday. The husband got wind Of
the agair, wentdown to the depot, on the
morning designated, and unobservedly locat-
ed the two then went down the track a few
rods, and waited for the train to pass As it
came along, (she had the window open--wo-
men always have windows open when they
ahould be closed) Mr.. Brown took off his
hat AMI waved his handkerchief, while yelling
at the top of his voice, Good Good!l Pm
glad you're going-hurrah for me-good rid
dance" &c. Mrs Brown at first looked
amazed, then sneered, then made very ugly
faces, then shook her FIRST and head at Mr..
Brown-then outsiders lost their view, and
insiders relate that when Mr.. Brown was no
longer visible to the faithless wife, she turned
fercely upon her seducer, and almost pound
ed the face off Of him. He was glad to get
in the smoking car At the first station, Mrs.
Brown got off and walked back to Baltimore,
a repentant if not better woman.
SEQUEL.-The Browns are living together
again.-Cor. CleUeLand Plan Dealer.
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JAMES T. BglDY, in a recent speech allu-
ded to. a visit to a room in the Vatican at
Rome, upon the ceiling Of which the Gags OF
all nations were to be seen. He looked them
over from the oldest to the youngest. When
he saw the Stars and Stripes, he asked him
self the question why it was that our fathers
were the first to put stars on the flags? The
only answer that could be given, was that
our fathers looked up to God for help, that
they saw the stars and planted them in our
banuer.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-04-22

TEE SHORTEST WAY TO PEACE" Whenever
our Government is assailed, said the lament
ed Senator Douglas in his last great speech
at Chicago, May lst 1851" when hostile
armies are marching under rude and odious
banners, the shortest way to peace is the most
stupendOus and unanimous preparation for
war"
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1Gw uW8PAPERsl

1. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary. are considered as wishing TO cen
tiuue their subscriptions TO the paper.
g II subscribers order the discontinuance Of
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until ali arrearages are paid
8. Ifsubscrbers neglect or refuse to take tbeiI
periodicals from the office to which they we're d.
rected they are held responsible til they hayeset
gtled the bill and ordered them discontinued. J
4 If subscribers remove to other places with
ont informing the publisher, and the papers are
sible.
B. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the office, or removing and leay.
Ing them uncalled for is Prinad Jdeie evidence Of
Intentional fraud.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-04-22

YANKEE SrAGE-DRvER-The obliging dis
position OF the Yankee stage-driver is aptly
illustrated in the following bit OF satire:
As Mr. j, the driver, was proceeding
from Boston, not long since, a woman called
him to take bedstead ON the top without
uncording it. He told her he would obHge
her the next time he came along, but he could
not then, as he had engaged to take on a
windmill little ways ahead and as he had
a large cradle en- the top at the time, he was
afraid he should not have room. Proceeding
little further, he was requested by wo-
man to wsit till she had finished her washing
and ironing. He told her he often had to
wait for the women to do their ironing, but
he could not stand washing and ironing both
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KATE is handsome, but, unhappily,
envious. She wants to monopolize all
the admiration, and, like the turbaned
Turk, can bear no rival near her throne.
Talking Of beaus, she remarked that
there was nothingshe disliked more than
a "pretty man" Except pretty wo-
man :" said Quilp.
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VOLUME L. NO. 4.
UNION
.. y. HouR, rROF'R-

OFFICE -Coulson's Building, second floor,
West side North Main-street, near the Square.
TERNs.-s1. per annum, invariably in advance,
II copies one year, SO.
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GIL die for the flag cried Treasury clerk.
Quoth soldier Ny patriot friend, look here
This shedding our blood for twelve dollars a
month
Ain'tEke sheddingr ink for twelve hundred
year." Exchange,
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The New Postal Law.
LFrom Holbrook,s Unlted state,s Mail.l

! From Holbrook's United States Mail.l
THE bill just passed by Congress is
understood to have been framed to meet
the views of the Postmaster-General in
its chief provisions. It makes some i'm
portant changes in our postal system.
The letter carriers are to receive sala-
ries of not more than $500 per annum,
when warranted by the work performed,
unless by special authority, The Post
master G General may in certain cases make
it as high as $1,000. Postage on local
or drop letters" will hereafter be two
cents, when not exceeding half an ounce,
and an additional rate for each half ounce
or fraction of an ounce-in all cases to
be prepaid by postage stamps, No charge
will be made either for the delivery or
collection of any class of letters, whether
local or foreign, or intended to be sent
by the mails.
The regulations respecting soldiers
letters remain the same as heretofore.
The amendment of the House, estab-
fishing a money order system, was rejec-
ted in the Senate and finally abandoned.
On all mail matter required by law to
be prepaid, and which shall reach its des-
tination unpaid, double the usual rates
must be collected on delivery, and insult
fcient payment is to be wholly diaregar-
ded. ..
The fee for the registration of letters
is left optional with the POstmaster-Gen-
eraI; but it is not to exceed twenty cents
per letter.
UnseaIed circulars, notezceeding three,
to one address, are to be charged with
two cents postage, and in that proportion
for a greater number.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
Weekly papers five cents per quarter,
semi-weekly ten cents, tri-weekly fifteen
cents, six times per week, thirty cents.
At these rates the weight must not ex-
ceed four ounces-in each case payable
in advance per quarter Or year, either at
/ the mailing or delivery Office.
No extra charge is to be made for a
card printed or impressed upon circu-
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lar or letter envelope or wrapper. Cir
culars to be prepaid by stamps.
The Postmaster General may from time
to time provide by order the rates and
terms upon which route agents may re-
cei7e and deliver at the mail car or stea-
mer, packages Of newspapers and period
icals delivered to them for that purpose
by the publishers Or news agents in charge
thereof, and not received from nor de-
signed for delivery at any post-ofice.
FRANKINe. "'1
Postmasters7 can only frank official let
ters to other Oficials-the former license
to the smaller class Of officers Reretofore
allowed of franking on their own private
business, having been abolished.
We regret our inability to state in de-
tail all the changes authorized by Con
gress in its final action; but as they are
not to go into effect until the 1st Of July
next, sufficient time viii be afforded post
masters and the public for becoming ao-
quainted with all that is new IN these
important enactments.
COIN FOR FOREIGN LETTERS.
The joint resolution giving the Post
master-General authority to collect the
postage on unpaid foreign letters in spe.
Gle was also passed.
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By he President of tie ERiteS States Of
Amcrica t
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Ansoaota d eenaral sunnsg.

w. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27
THE GERMAN PRESS OF MISSOURI.

The dscontinuance of the oldest German pa
per of St Louis, the Angeiger des Westens, is an
other proof of the strong attachment of the large
German population of ST. Louis to a thorough
and radical Emancipation policy. Only a few
years ago the Ahssigor des Westens was one of
the leading German papers of the West, and in
particular one of the most influential champions
of the Free State cause in Missouri. More re-
Gently, however, it had become waverinp and
untrustworthy on the Emancipation question.
At the late Congressional election it supported
with all its might the claims of Mr. Blair, who.
by this equivocal attitude as to the Emancipa-
ton question in general and the Emancipation
Proclamation of President Lincoln in particular,
had lost the esteem and support of all the thor
ough EmaEcipationists. The Anzciger labored
hard to regain for Mr.. Blair the confidence of
the German Republicans, but in vain. II lost,
on the contrary, the confid .nce and support of
the larger number of its former friends, and had
at length to pay for therecreancy of its princip-
les with its own life.
st. Louis has now, after the demise of the
-Aiszetgey, three German dailies left, of which
two, the WesRiche Post and the Neuc Zeit are
able organs Of the radical Emancipetionists, and
one, the 1agesclrorik an organ Of the Missouri
Democracy. The immense majority the Ger
mans in st. Louis, as well as throughout the
State of Missouri, are enthusiastic supporters of
Emancipation--both for Missouri and the Union.
1t IS stated that every German political paper of
Missouri, out of st. Louis, bas come out in favor
of Emancipation. The Legislature of Missouri
has nine German members, every one of whom
belongs to the Emancipation party.--N York
| T~ibu3te
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27
VIVA. Roseerans, Army say.

SPRINGBIELD, Feb. 8.
General Palmer, from Rosecrans' army, is
here. He says there is no dsafection among
the troops, but they are down on Copperheads
and traitors.
/ General Carr Of ST. Louis is also here. Hi
nois officers and soldiers, stationed at Corinth,
have sent on most bitter and scatbing resolutions
70 The Legislature, denouheing them as traitors,
and expressing their willingness to come at
command Of the Governor and wipe out all home
traitors They sustain the Administration at
Washington and Governor Yates. Both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, Colonels and other Off
GERS participated in the meeting, and the soldiers
OF all regiments there stationed voted for these
resolutions. They prove that the army is right
TO its very hearts core. ~
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27
Frarnont Jonrnal.


GniIant ExpIoit-The Loyal Address.
A Morfreosboro dispatch Of the l6th
states that on Thursday Col. Monroe Of the
l23d Illinois, took with him ESQ men Of the
12sd. and 20 Of Stokes Tennessee cavalry,
and started out to beat up tho quarters Of
che enemy 10 the direction Of Gainesville.
When 4 milos from tho town, he encoun-
tered body of rebel cavalry belonging to
MorQan's command, 500 strong. After a
sharp conflict, he completely routed them,
killing twenty, wounding a larger number,
and taking six prisoners. He also cap
turod City horses and destroyed nearly three
hundred stand Of arms. Col Monroe 70.
turned late last night During the action
three Of bis men were wounded.
Itis definitely asccrtained that John Nor
gau's command, 5000 strong, are near
Gainesville. $50, ..,.4 !, .s..5fr
The loyal address Of the Ohio officers
still continues to meet with heartiest apIro
val Of the troops, and I have not yet hearo
of a single man wto refuses 10 Sanction Il
General Rosccrsns gave il bis warmcst ap
proyal,
The letters OF the commanding Goncral tc
the Ohio Legislature aid City Council o
Cincinnati, are pa ssl about from mau TO
man, increasing the admiration which the
aoldiers entertain for theirleader. Through
out the army there is an encouraging feel
lug Of enthusiasm and good will. The
weather continues variable, rain one day
and sunshine the next.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27
The Sioux Threaten an Attack Upon Fort
Abereombie.

From the 81. Paul Press, Feb, IA.
Mr.. G. A.. Rufee, messenger to tho Red
Lake and Pembina tribes of Chippewas,
arrived last night from Pembina, having left
there on Jan. 25lh. The party encountered
very deep snow on the way down.
Mr.. Ruffee brings word from tho Red
Lake Indians that they will not come down
to any treaty council, and desire it to be
held on their own reservation. Tho Penn
bina Indians have made treaty with The ST.
oux, but NOT, they affirm, with any hostile
intent towards the whites.
Mr.. r. conversed with Standing Buffalo,
one Of the Sioux chiefs, who was in Pembina
trading few days since. Standing Buff.
alo said they were in for war of extefmina-
nation, and they would carry it out to the
bitter end, and though they expected to be
cut of entirely. Ho. said that there were
1900 warriors at Devils Lake, who were
to move on Fort Abercrombie in few days
The officers at Abercombie are aware Of
their danger, however, and say that they
afenow SO strongly fortified that the post
cannot be- taken by any force the sasages
have. .ss ~.
The Sioux have nnade a treaty with the
English at Fort Garry, to which place a
delegation went, assuring the settlers that
they had no hostile intentions towards them.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27
rhe LITe-EEaft Of 1he monitor sangamou

In our description Of the new Monitor San
CANON, published on Tuesday, it was said the
vessel carries with her''anewly elastic
raft, composed Of six India rubber buoys." We
learn since that this raft is made ofgufta- percha
and four cylinders (or bnOys) instead Of six
These cylinders are pointed at the euds, aud are
each twenty four feet long by twenty inches in
many as seyepty-six persons can be aee0mInO-
dated with perfect safety, and the whole pro-
PEELED By oars or Otherwise at good rate Of
speed. The Iaft Is made under the invention Of
Ne. John Rider Of this city. Mr., Riders in
Yention has been appointed by the Navy De-
partMent q The best life saving apparatus yet
provided, ~. Y. Poi. q. - :
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-02-27
N1rr. slo,ye,s Adaress IN England.

Mrs. Stoves reply to the English wo mems
address has been reprinted in London by
Sampson Low, Son q Co. In a handsome
yoluma, and Is published entire 10 the Lon.
don Star and Daily Ne,cs, both of which
journals giveit high praise. The Star says:
.sBecauso the husbands Of some oI the
noble ladies' who headed the address of
eight years since have wounded the sensi-
bilities ofthe North BY unfrieudIy or indis-
creet speeches, Mrs. Stowe supposesthat the
hearts represented by the halfmillion of
signatures have been perverted to the pro-
slavery side. Because only few friendly
voices are distinguished amid the clamor Of
hostile partisans, she is deaf to the echoes
that those voices raise in the heart Of the ma.
ton. Itis a mistake as unjust to US as it
is injurious to the common cause. But it
is mistake that Mrs. Stoves complaint
may do much to rectify. Her voice will not
be as UNDECIDED now as it was at the com
mencement of the contest. The events she
relates have been watched with greatful
interest by tens of thousands of our country
men. Prayers and thanksgiyings have
gone up from countless British homes at
every fresh step taken by President Lincoln
on the glorious path ofliberation."
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There is abundant evidence that the
slaves have no desire tocome to the North
if they can be free st the South. A letter
from Port Royal says. Though free 20
go and come, these people are as firmly
fixed iptheir place As mile stones. Let
Ihem know that they are really free, and
not one 10 hundred would move. even To-
Ihe next plaaaalien; aud have not seen
'ns shat could be hired 70 60 North"