The Placer herald., 1863-06-13
NUMBER Al.
Loyal Talk"

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of life and satire, says:
| "llaving become entrly convinced that
the Administration is the 'Government,' we
propose to express some truly loyal views, in
truly loyal words:
We hold that Abraham Lincoln is the
greatest statesman Of the age. That he is
thoroughly informed on all matters of Gov.
ernment policy, and especially conversant
with the intrcacies of the Tariff; that he is a
handsome man, a thoroughly educated man,
that he had all the training requisite for
successor of Washington and Madison in the
Executive chair.
We hold also, that the afore mentioned
Lincoln is honest and that his Adminstra.
ton is distinguished for the integrity of all
ITS members, and their appontees; that
WelIes never gave fat contracts to Morgan;
that Cameron never dabbled in frauds; that
tucker never made money out of Transports;
that fremont never speculated in Austrian
muskets; that Seward and Stanton violated
no law III making arrests; that the Constitu-
ton required Blair to exclude Democratic
papers from the mails; and that Chase is
sincere frank, and manly in his conduct
swearing his heart on his seeve;' never
saying one thing and meaning another; and
wlthal, a pure national patriot, holding him
self above all sectional prejudires.
We hold, moreover, that tha conduct of
the war has been marked 10y brilliant series
of the most wonderful victories, except
few instances of disaster caused by such
copperheads as Mcclellan and Buell..
We still believe that this wicked rebellion
will be squelched in the original ninety days,
ouI thntt I,o al
men did not whip the rebels fore breakfast
was because Father Abraham, in the kind.
mesa of his heart (see Tod on deserters) fail
ed to conscript them out of tender regard
tor age and sex
We don't believe that any body's burt,
the crisis being purely artificial. 1t is our
belief that large sum is more easily paid
than larger one; and we are sure, from
personal experience, that it is easier to pay
when we have the means of paving, than
when we have not.
The national debt we consider mere tri-
tle, as we have been convinced, bv an aritb.
metical calculation, but our women can
churn 1t out in ten years. Come, butter,
come"
We believe in the Union Party" that is,
we don't believe it's party at all; but de-
vlsed for the pure and holy purpose of putt
ting down this wicked rebellion. and saving
the best Government in the world. It's
leaders are all honest patriots, caring moth
ing Tor office, except when it is forced upon
them. Their motto is: TO the devil with
your offices! We are for our country-our
whole country-and our home in the bright
settin' SUM-
We are very much in favor of calling Dem
Gratis 'Copperheads,' and 'enemies in our
midst We think they ought to be killed.
Burning at the stake would be eminenty
proper. Sharp inc splinters onght to be
stuck into their flesh, and set on fire. No
Union man should deal with them, except to
take their money-never neglecting to call
them traitors as soon as they leave the store
or shop"
ALLEGED CURE FOR DIPrHERIA Under
this head a late number of the London Ex-
aminer contains short paragraph, which
furnishes very simple cure for this most
vrulent disease, which has been committing
sad havoc among children in New England
as well as here. This remedy is a very sim
pie one, and the ingredients can be procured
for few cents at the shop Of any druggist.
The character of the journal from wh'ch it
is taken stands high; and no danger attends
the treatment it may be worthy of a trial.
"As the newspapers are full of remedies
for this dangerous affection of the throat
some of the very good and some of them
very silly-we give one used by some emil
nent physicians, and we have never known
it to fail, if applied early. Diptheria, in its
early stages, nIay be recognized by any per-
son of ordinary capacity by two marked
symptoms-the sensation as bone or
hard substance in the shroat, rendering swa-
lowing difficult and painful, and marked
fGtor or unpleasant smell of the breath,
the result of its putretaction tendency. On
the appearance of these symptoms, if the
patient is old enough to do so, give piece
of gum camphor, of the size of mrrow fat
pea, and lot it be retained in the mouth,
swallowing slowly the saliva charged with it
until it is all gone. In an hour or SO give
another, and at the end OF another hour give
the third. The fourth will not usually be
required, but, if the pain and unpleasant
breath is not relieved, it may be used two
or three times more at a little longer inter-
val, say two hours. Ifthe child is young
powder the camphor, which can easily be
done by adding drop or two of spirits of
alcohol to it, and mix it with an equal guam
tity of loaf sugar, or better powdered rock
candy, and blow it through quill. Two or
three applications will relieve. Some re'
commend powdered aloes or pellitory with
camphor but observation and experience
have satisfied us that the camphor is suiii-
cient alone. 1t acts probably by its virtue
as dilfusab!e stmulant and by its antseptic
qualities
A box was sent from Providence, Rhode