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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-04-01

Years passed on. and the poor boy,
who sat at the street corner, without home
or friends. rose from the position Of errand-
bsy to that of partner in the firm, and
son-in-law TO the kind gentleman who had
befriended him. And yet bis little daugh-
ter refuses to invite an unfortunate little
girl, who has very few Of the pleasures of
childhood, to her birth-day party, because
her Gother is poor, and takes in sewing"
Lutte Carrie sat very quietly for mo-
ment, thee putting her arms around her
fathers neck. while the tears fell from her
eyes and gllttered on her golden curls. she
whispered,
Papa. l gia ask Ella I"
Very slowly 10 litIle Carrie passed the
week, bul time, needing neither wishes nor
prayers. brought at last the birthday. Lit
tie Ella had been sent for in the msralng.
and as she wandered, with Carrie. hold.
Ing fasI by one hand, through the pleasant
roems that seemed SO luxurious TO her
eyes, accustomed only to the bare walls
and uncsrpeted floors of her own home. il
would have been hard TO tell which was
happiest.
Come up here, Ella" said Carrie at
last; cit Is almost time for The girls md
boys 10 come, and have soms,hing to show
you. Here" and she held up a pretty
crimson merino frock. !" this is for you, and
you must put il right on, for ! can hear q
ring at the door.b bell now. and see here,
ton, what I coaxed brother Hrl 10 make for
sou," and she drew away the awkward,
Imprinted cauich nn which Ella leaned fnI
support. and replaced il with light. grace
fol one, with pretty cushion Of silk al the
top. 81 put the cushion on my sef-mam.
ma told me how 10 do il, and - why,
Ella, If YOU are not crying! thought
700 would be pleased"
/ am pleased, but you are so kind that
can't help CRYING" aud Ella ", pit agsln
Tears gathered 10 Carries blue eyes. bal
she wiped them brs,ely away. for Who ever
heard "f lit,le girls cr, ing on her birth.
day :-and kissing Ella she hurried her
down stairs. Liitt Carrie never forgot The
lesson she learned that night-a lessen tha,
very Macy "groSn-up people" would d,
well 10 learn also.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-04-01

Just men from all the States asse mble in
convention; If then, sir, no honorable peace
can be secured, my faith in human nature
will have passed away.
Sir, before that solemn concIaye would
come as an advocate, the ghost of the bu-
ried year, with all its mournfui me mories.
with its hundreds of thousands of ghostly
spectres, with its record of anguish, be-
reayement and desolation, and its warning
finger would point to vision Of the future,
in semblance of itself, but more hideous
thousand fold. 'a .i8ai ss1e
While my country groans beneath the
stroke Of her own dagger, ! forswear all al
legiance to party. Whatever proposition,
in my mind, shall enhance the prospect Of
a peace shall have my vote. Peace is the
goal of my political course, the haven of
my hopes. care not by whose chart
steer. or whose hand shall guide. the helm.
so that the compass shall point thi,herward.
Whosoeyer shall raise its standard shall
find me ready 10 serve beneath its folds.
Whosoeyer shall blazon the olive branch
for his device shall have me his adherent.
In whatever shape the demon Of destruc-
tion shall appear will oppose him. In
whatever garb the spirit Of Peace shall
cIothe her radiant form I viii embrace her.
Cancellation, compromise, or separation,
each shall be acceptable to me as its con-
sequence we shall be spared the sc0urge
! o war; Let the most jealous emancipa-
Zionist suggest cessation Of hostilities
and am with him. Let the staunchest
member Of The opposition uphold the var,
and am against him. have no sympa-
thies with those who denounce the admin
listration, and yet call for vigorous hostii-
/ ties.
Let the friends Of peace proclaim them
selves as ouch. Let them not fear 10 be
premature. This day is not one day too
soon for their lips TO assert what theis
hearts know 10 be true. If the people ass
not prepared, let US commence the task Of
preparation. 1t is task already half ac-
complished, for indeed the masses, With
their unerring instincts. have already ia
thomed the depths Of this great sea os
troubles. They would welcome reunloa
for its own sake and for the memories Of
old or, il inevitable. they would accept
separation, with sigh Of regret, and TIM
push on alone in the broad path Of pre-.
gress; for their self.reliant Angl0-Saxon
natures weald spurn the t.mid doctrius
that the sturdy North-their North, bpist
by their energies, and with millions Of
acres vet unreclaimed from the wilderness,
for expansion--is dependent on the South
for prosperity and grandeur.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-04-01
THE IMPREssMENT BILL.
Reported by ihs Committee Of conftrenss cf
both Houses Of Congrrss.

We give below a carefully made aud
compendiuus abstract Of the Impressmeai
bill! yesterday reported 10 Congress b. tae
Committee of Conference, By the Senate
the bill was ordered 10 be printed, AL
made the order oI the day for to-day:
"SEcrIos !. Whenever the exigencic-
Of an army in the field are such as 10 make
impressments for it, support necessary.
property may be impressed BY the officers
~hose duty il is TO furnish such property
IL the army. When the owner OF the pro
perty and the impressiug officer cannot
agree upon The value of the propsrts. ne
mpressing officer, upor the affidavit Il the
owner or his agent that such propsrtf sas
grown. raised, or produced by the owaes,
or is held, or has been purchased bs hiVa,
not for sale or speculation, but for his own
consumption, shall cause the value 4 oe
ascertained BY the judgment Of twa loyal
and dsinterested citizens Of the cit.
county, or parish where the impressnent
NAV Be made, one assessor 10 be selected
by the impressing officer, and the Other 81
the owner, and in case Of disagreement
between the appraisers, the lattet saall
choose an umpire, whose decision shall be
final. The impressing officer shall aa,ain
lister an oath to appraise fairly and mpat
TALLY TO the appraisers, who shall then pfa.
cced to assess Just compensation 5it lie
property impressed, whether the lbsoisss
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-04-01
A NORTHERN NAN FoR PEACE.

The following is tie closing psrt Of a
speech prepared by Hon. Ben. Wood, Of
Aew York. on the war. Mr.. Wood vas
member OF the last Congress (snd mem
Der Of the next Congress, We believe. and
occupied high position as the leader of
the peace party. HIS bold and scalhing
rebukes Of the administration while editpr
Of the New York Daily Nelrs will long be
remembered. This speech was prepared
BY Mr.. Wood TO be delivered at the close
ot Congress, but being cut of in the pres
sure OF business incident to the close Of The
session. he got permission 20 print IL in the
Congressional Globe. IL is bold. manly
and fearless.
rms MaDSK.s or ATTEMPTING TO RrsroRE THE
UNIOs NJ FORCE oF ARMS.
Here, sir, hiss been magnificent TEN.
pleas perfect in al Us parts as human
ingenuity aud labor could make it--admi.
rably suited to the hume Of great and
happy family imperylous TO the assaults 81
iareign enemies !; the refuge of the nppress.
ed the pride of is inmates; the envy and
wonder OF the world. But upnn whai
foundation was the structure builts Sir
upon the free will of the people. Not o
the State or Of one section, but Of oil th,
States aud Of all the sections. While thai
free will existed the temple was Of natur,
70 withstand the rsyages Of time. Tha
Tree will has ceased 10 exist, aud the tenn
pie has crombled into dust. Its no more
II isa glory Of the past. What you nov
conceive 20 be The structure Is but mem
ory 50 intense that II seems reality, but thi
substance Is not there. Rebuild il il ynl
eau, but you must first secure the ire'
will Of the South. which your armies am
nayies cannot do.
Why, then. make loud protestations tha
the Union must aud shall be preserved
when you lack the first requisite Of pre-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

A SUCCESSFUL CUT oFF--The New
York Times says = One OF the Mlsssslp-
pl bends has been successfully cut and
without fuss, by sailor--Commander L.
0. Selfrdge. 1t is Alexander's, between
the mouths of the White and Arkansas,
halt mile across and ten miles around.
The guerrilla rifemen hunted our vessels
on the north side till they were oul OF
range, and then ran across TO tie other side
and fired upon them from that bank. 10
enable our forces to watch both the Whine
and Arkansas, Selfridge made the
cut off ty opening its mouth precisely
where the current struck the bank in the
bend. Within twenty four hours after the
cut was made he passed through with his
steamer, br~ught the mouths of the two
rivers ten miles nearer together, and STAN
peded the guerillas.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

A SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOR THE
CoppERHEADs.-Mr John McHenry, IT.;
late Colonel of the 18th Kentucky Vol
untpers, dishonorablv dismissed tie SER
vice fnr the violation of the art Gle Of war
prohibiting the rendition of fugitives bv
United States forces, is no announced as
copperhead candidate for Congress. This
model patriot and soldier avows himself in
favor of an armstice and of Withholding
supplies of men and money to prosecute
the war against the rebellion until the
President recalls the Proclamation of Free
dom-and this, too, at moment when
even Kentucky is threatened with inva-
sion. Mr.. McHenry makes only one mis-
take in his position. 1t is for the Con
gress that meets at Richmond, not that
which assemblies at Washington, that he
ought to be candidate.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

Tpvsv Discovered ~ GENERAL
u.o,rp,s ARMY A Washington dis
,.,,o,be Philadelphia lnqoirer, dated
April 81, says;
=, In,cllioence was received here to-day
%nr,r,um arrest At Falmouth, the
., az Of the Army of the Pot mac
1 n''' ,,pnIa has existed ior some time that
n" Wv" ,J, !. have had some secrrt means OF
,'..,,;nr ,yrrything that uansplred within
N,D'I, nrs and that such information was
;ns,,r,gnrously conveyed ,
TLp orlrrs for recent movements had
-, r,,rbei he circumference OF the .nDli-
AZ, '' =, .rIo formed by our armv before the
"a ..ts ON the opposite side %ere calling
p ~" w hooking tones, How are you,
Vo" Amt those eight days rations
l""S ret2 These facts have caused
. .no Jsensst anxiety at headquarters, as I'm
u, 'I' now the means adopted by the rebels
hars hatfield the Wig lance and labor ex-
peuded to detect them
General Psrick, the Provost Marshal
Of the Army of the Potomac, was, howev-
sr determined that the secret should be
brought to light. The guards stationed
Long the river bank and in situations ia
vorable for signals have been constantly
suioined to use the utmost care and watch
nness to discover and expose the niqui-
,Oas system.
Yesterday their efforts were crowned
With success. One of the guards in the
Town of Falmouth, stationed outside a
dwelling house adjoining the brick church
on the river bank, heard a clicking noise
ike that of a telegraph instrument. He
advised his superior officers, and was di-
rected t. enter the house~and investigate.
This was done, and on opening a door
he discovered party of four or five per
sons. one of whom was seated at tele-
graph instrument, sending messages by a
submarine wire across the Rappahannock.
They were all arrested. A just and spec
DIV punishment will, doubtless, be at once
m-led out to them, This punishment, &C
cording to the laws Of war, is death"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30
The pacisic Railroad.

Notwithstanding the Interval dis .ars;o,s
in our country during the past two ye,
the work upon the great l's ,,iBc Rsilr,ad
has been carried on from cob e,ds or ,ha
route, The road is ii, idrd mo three NOR.
items, TIE Eastern, .pn1ral and Western
to be con'trucle,, by three different com
paoleS' The eastern portion, embracing
the terr''o.y from the junction If the Mis-.
sour a.,d Kansas Rivers lhropgh Kansas
TO We tooth merid an Of long.tude west Of
Lreenwlcn, a distance Of about $50 miles,
is TO be constructed by the Leaveuworh,
Pawnee and Western Railrua4 Company
OF Kansas. This pornor is nearly com.
pleted, The Central Division, througl
Nebraska, Utah and Nevada 10 the east
ern boundary of California, distance of
about | 300 miles, by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, a corporation created
by act of Congress. The residents of Utah
have signifed their willingness to construct
about 300 miles through their Territory,
in order to have the road diverted toward
or by Salt Lake City. The Western Di-
vision, extending from the eastern bounda-
~ of California to the navigable waters
Of the Sacramento River, or to San Fran
cisco, by the Central Pacific Railroad Com
psny Of California. This portion of the
route crosses the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains, and is the nest difficult portion Of
the whole line. The Objectionable fea-
lures which render these mountains formi-
dable for raj road operations are the great
elevation to be overcome In crossing its
| summit, and the want of uniformity in Its
western slopes-and the great impractica-
| bihty of river crossings in the montains
The survey carries the line about fifteen
miles beyond the State line, making dis
| lance of one hundred and hfty-hve miles
| in all, which distance, it is estimated, Can
be accomplished in eight and half hours,
or about twenty miles per hour. Rather
than 90 round the sharp points of ridges
these distractions are to be overcome by
lunnellng. There will thus be eighteen
tunnels on this portion of the route, tht
shortest being 300 feet, and the lOnges
1870 feet. These tun4els can he worke,
from both ends, and do not require any
Skating. The estimated cost of these Isl
miles is 1920, 000-or S85, 6l2 80 pc
mile. The total cost of the entire rout
from Council Bluffs to Sacramento City
dstan,e Of $50 miles, IS estimated a
500, $4,000 The receipts of tie West
ern or Callf rnia portion Of the route ar
e5 mated at S4G54 $40; the total eXpen
pen,es in round numbers n 100000
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

INVESTIGATION OF Prize SALES
IN investigation is now gong on in New
York VIII ch promises to rpve i a shameful
amount OF swIndng in the sale Of prize
vpsSrIs and their carg"rs IN that city. 1t
is charged that government officials have
50 managed the shes A. to make large
sums hv them; have deposited such pro
creis Of les IN the u. :. treasuary as
they saw fit, and apple the re,t 10 Their
own brneit; that portions of the cargoes
of the captured vessels have not been ac-
counted Tor, there being in one instance II
deficiency OF S., 900, that excessive
rates for storage and professional services
are charged, SO that IN some lns,ances the
legal and other expenses absorbed more
than the value of the cargoes, vir ually
making the captors debtors 10 the U. D.
cover ment; and that $ les have been
made without being advertised.
| In September last, MIR. Francis B. Up
ton of New York was appointed govern
| ment counsel for all the captors of the va.
rious prizes taken to that port; and he Is
| represented to have made 500 900 by this
nice httle arrangement. This investiga.
ton was instigated by Messrs. Grinnell
Mutmn, Taylor, and other eminent mer-
chants, and It is hoped that the landsharks
who have been robbing the men who are
periling their lives on the Southern coas
will be compelled to disgorge some of thei
stealings, or else be more honest in the flu
| ture,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

THE CoPPERHEAD PLATFoRM-The
following is an extract from letter writ
ten by Mr.. NJ. B. Patty, a member of
the Illinois Legislature:
"a great deal of Complaint by the
Republicans because The Legislature ded
not pas Law to Let the Soldiers vote
1t would of been un Constitution i and
the Did abolition officers would make
the olders \ ote just to Suit the admin
istration the Illinois Legislature took a
Recess till the st of June at that time
they viii act IN reference to the War as
think best for the Onion and the Constitu-
tioi one thing Sure They do not intend to
light this Niger war and no power upon
earth will make them do it the Wooley
Heads talk of Bringing the army North
10 kill off the Copper Heads That is just
as smart as The balance of Abes war pol
ICY well know what Martin do you sup
pose this Woody Head administration Car
DO with the oecesh and the Larges,
States IN this union gon Democrat and thu
Democratick party will See this damet
Administration all gon to He'll Before the,
will support This Negro War YOU may
isei assured when they have to Rase Sol
Oilers by Consumption it will be a poor ar
may they will go over to the South ant
thea air well woolev Heads in tho Norll
g"i Protect m you son c.mc home IN
der the sunshine Of Peace
II b PATTY"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30
The Return OF sims, the Fugitive,
10 Hos eos.

Thomas Sims, note as the frat of the
persons sent South from Boston under the
Fugitive Slave Law, arrived in that city
ON Thursday last with bis family. He
came direct from the city Of Nicksburg,
having escaped from that city three weeks
ago. Ii will be remembered that the mas
ter Of Sims resided in Savannah, Georgia,
Lul that under the order Of the United
States Commissioner, Sims, at early dawn,
WAS escorted by the police, under City
Marshal Turkey, protected by military, the
whole under the direction Of U. 5. Mar
shall Freeman, TO Central wharf, where h0
was p aced on board a vessel which con
vey him to Savannah. Ever since that
time he has been held s$a slave. His es-
cape from the rebels at this important pc
riod is certainly a remarkable event.
Sims was taken to Vicksburg soon after
he was returned to slavery, where he was
kept ten or eleven years at work for his
master. He escaped from Vicksburg in
"dug-outn boat, accompanied by his wife
and child and three other men. He had
remained in Yicksburg up to the time of
his escape, but his wife had been removed
to plantation some miles out of the city.
He and his friends having obtained the
boat, which they concealed, determined to
escape He was allowed to go in and out
of the city without restraint, and having
hired horse he went out at night and gol
| his wife and child. They were fortunate
in being able to pass the pickets, and
with the men of the party they embarked
in the boat and put out out into the stream
The men were all armed, and had de.
termined, if discovered, to fight for their
lives. 1t was moonlight night and al
one point they passed near a rebel battery
| but providentia' the moon was ebscurec
by cloud just al that time and they ~er'
not seen.
In regald to matters at Vicksburg, The
testimony of Sims is quite conclusive. HI
SAYS the retel army Is on short rations
and is IN terrible condition. Many, anC
possibly majority even of the force pres
INT would gladly give up the contest, bu
reign Of terror prevails.
He fuly confirms the statement o
one Of the spondents from Nicksburs
that two whole regiments had recently
| made toll arrangements to revolt and al
low the Federals TO enter the place. bu
that their plans were discovered, the ring
leaders shot. and the soldiers set TO WORK
with The negroes on the forlitratlOns.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

GENERAL BANKS MovEMENTs-THE
POINTS AIMED At The movement of
Cen. Banks against the rebels in the BAY
on Teche district is much more formidable
than appears from any statements vet
mace. His force, we have reason to he
lieve. is over twenty thousand strong, with
heavy ammunition and artillery trains, the
whole accompanied by four gunhoats, by
which it was designed to cut off the com
municatiOns of the enemy, who, stationed
at Franklin, could be hanked by wav of
the Atchafalava river - the channel by
which they would naturally receive rein
forcements. At the latest accounts Gen.
Ranks had driven the rebels IN great DIS
order into their earthworks at Newtown,
on three miles from Franklin, and Gen.
Weitzel had succeeded in planting his
heavy artillery within one thousand yards
of the enemv's Notifications.
At Franklin, the point at which Gen.
Banks is aiming, all the rebel forces be-
low Red River are supposed to he posted,
and a victory there would therefore be OF
vast importance to our arms, opening the
wav for an unobstructed advance to the
Red River. Franklin is situated in rich
planting district, is port of entry, lying
on the right bank of the river Teche, six.
tv five miles by water fom the Gulf o
Mexico, and one hundred and twenty five
miles southwest from Baton Rouge, an(
has an active trade in cotton, sugar ani
maiz.. The river is navigable by large
steamers, 50 that in an attack upon th'
town our gunboats c,uld cooperate with
the land forces, rendering its reduction, i
was be ieved, entirely certain. - ~ 7
Post.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

The receipts of the treasury on Fri
day, from all sources, conversions, tempo
rary deposits of paper at five per cent,
and of coin at four per cent, internal rev
enue and customs, reached the almost in
credible sum of 100000. OF this
amount nearly $4,000. 900 were from sub
scriptlons to the $50 loan. The DAVIS
business at MIR. Cisco's Office footed W
over S., 225, 900. Legal tender notes t.
the amount of about 10000, 900 out o.
the $l50, zoo, 600 authorized by Congress.
at the last session have been issued.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

FOUND HIM Our. II speaker in a
meet ng, not long since, enlargins upon
the rascality of the devil, got off the fol-
lowing pithy words: " | tell you the devil
is an cd liar. For when was about get
ting religion he tried to dissrlade me from
it. and told me if | did get religion, ]
could not go into gay company. and lie or
steal or any such thing, but I hare found
him oqt to Le a great liar"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

1t is reported IN Ireland that the
able bodied young men Of the island were
leaving fer the United States, 10 the num-
Der of fifteen hun, red week, and that
he emigration was likely to continue. -
English writers and officials acknowledge,
IN their anger, that these men go under
the hope Of u tima:ely lii~rating Ireland
from England. With The aid If America.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

OLD FAsmoNED.-A gentleman states
that, when a boy, he was one day in the
Office of his grandfather, who held posi-
ton under the Federal Government, and
wishing to write, he was about taking a
sheet of>letter paper from the desk.
"Whst are you about there ?" said the
old gentleman. ''Getting a sheet of pa
PERI said he. "Put 1t back, sir, put it
back" exclaimed the strictly honest Off
cial, shat paper belongs to the Gooera-
men, of the United States.n
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

TINE TO TRIM FRUIT TREFs. - For
fear that some will make a havoc among
thei trees tbs spring, We will state that
from an experience of several years, We
have found July to be the safest and best
time for pruning. If done in that time,
the wound will not bleed, and will heal
over Quickly
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30

"Gail Hamilton" in the last Atlantic,
talking of husbands, says: s. / want HIM
to be very submissive, but ! don't want
HIM to look So" Very likely; but isn't
it rather too much to ask? 10 be hen
pecked, and yet to ca -ry himself like the
cock -of-the-walk 10 more than is possible
to any male biped, with or without testh-
ers. that's 50, my dear.-Post.