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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09

PLEASANT The Philadelphia Inquirer ys in Boston the
city c9rs has 10 give permit before body can be bur;s6
IN graVe ard The question has arisen whether the mar
nit had 70 bear stamp, and Commissioner Boutwell, bss
decided that It must So that cannot be buried in
Boston unless his friends first pay cent tax This is
running the revenue law "into the ground"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09

The PRICES IN TE1As.--In Wharton county, Texas,
ie' days SINCE the sale OF wealthy bachelors estate
came of, the owner having died.. he Galveston Nsw,
gives tie following account of tho prices realized
Common I'd hands (uearo men) brought from three
th7ussnd t. thirty five hundred doaJs negro girls
from two 10 three thousand dollars negro boys from
'wve to sixteen years od from twenty hun ired to
three thousand dollars, &c prices somewhat raising
coTdlpg to age ED condition. One family OF negroes
woman fortyfve years of age with seven children, the
Oldest boy Of twenty-five years. the youngest child Of
three years odbrcught the handsome sum eighteen
Thousand dollars. The whole lot consisting of 1873
grces OF oil eyes, sizes and condition. ran up the
round sum Of two hundred and eight thousand dollars
upward Mnes and oxen seemed to be in great demand
mules sold at from four hundred to eight hundred dol
lars per pair oxen at from two hundred to two hun
dred and eighty dollars per yoke. Eight pair OF names
and traces brought hundred and fortysix dollars
and everything else went in proportion The two plan
tatious known Garks upper and lowe. plantations
and comprising the best quality Of old Csney SOIL were
certainly among the best bargains of the sale The up
per place broug ht thirty five dollars per the low
er place brought thirty-four dollars per acre.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09
FROM vtCKsBURG.

The emery ms de reconnaissance up;the Yazoo river
terday, and threw few shells at sni6e,'s Bluff Moth
ing in sight below.
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"MARKRr PR1oK In q recent debate in the Confede.
rate Congress on the Imp esment B Mr. Henry of Tenn
expressed the opinion that the market price WAS of al
-tandards the mort faacous. As instance said he
Richard Ill down in the dust and blood of Bosworh
field offered bis kingdom for horse some Senator
asked there was airy other bdl Mr. Henry replied
that other bid and that without compe
tou that was the market value of horse ut that juno
ture.
And it might be added that Esau paid the market
price tor meal of food even bis brthright but is that
any why peops at this day should buy food at
the same price? When Spectators and borders have
all the provisions under their CONTROL they put tbs
market price So high that the poor can't reach IL
Aud because they put the price up is that any reason
ment should not impress enough fair price to SUP
port the armyf Why should the Government be Grip.
Piled and the people AMI soldiers suffer Tor food, w1l
there ia plenty il the land simply because the maLes
price Is elevated by the miser and Spectator ID 'n
neeessaries Of life i-CAaylOtts Democrat.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09
The Pope mt Home.

A resident at Rome furnishes the following ;r.o
ton relative to the domestic habits OF the Pons re
Holiress rises about 6. At he says mass in IL. II"
adj lining his bedroom. Almost all the cardtn.l OG
the Roman bishops follow the same custom WI0aSu
prelate at Rene hires furnished apartment bs by
with him portable altar and says mass at boma
it does not unirehequently happen that a foroiuS
who hires an apartment which has been prevp".,1
occupied by a prelate, finds some Of The y
nants of these affairs. TIE Pope ia .s rem
There at tha Vatican ten secret canereri mos"
less closely attached TO the ope according to bei
Al the head OF them Mgrs Stell a. DeMerods TSI
bot ard Ricci, who always bis Holiness Tha
keep HIM company, amuse him, and make him IaruII
which not very difficult for in private life Pin, TY ~
smiling and ha ,py. At eight o'clock, bis Hon..
Vakss his cCfse and some tr sng refreshment NJ"
Ste Ia alone is present at that meal be opens tba e.
les which have arrived aud reads thtm to the POM
At niue, when the repast is and the letter. rad
Cardinal Antonei makes bis appearances from the noo
above. He is always gentle and mild-"HoIV Fabosr
hare Happy Father" there he praises the gepu, =,
the Pope MS knowledge of affairs, &c That 10 the v,v
In whichhe Cardinal always addresses Plus TX Card
Nal Antoneil consus him everything and is mia mo,,
humble servant This political conversation and bH,n.
OF the sovereign Poptf with the Minister lasts for a,
hour two About half past ten eleven the audenc,e
The Pope dressed in white is seated in lars.
chair with table before him He says two or thru.
wOFos TO al the persons who are presented to him in
TIE abgnsge which they speak French, italian, or
Spanish but i Epglish or German be spoken, an
ia erpreter becomes necessary. Sometimes during
he audiences he signs applications for indugsnccs
which have been made to him in writing: The Pope
willingly egUs those applications, writing at the bottom
of hem, Fiat Pho Mono" At two O'Clock the p,..
zeal dinner takes place From three to four the PoD.
takes bis sests every one does at Rome II ycu cali
at the honse of cardinal at that Sour the ans ws nya
ably is, His emnence is reposing" The Pope dec
neither more nor less than Others. At five bis Holiness
takes drive in carriage, escorted by guards, came
rier and tonsgnori. At seven the Pope sups and a.
forwards plays game at billiards At ten all the
lights at tie Vatican are extinguished
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE JOURNAL.

GOOD FRIDAY IN RICHMOND
-RIcHAosD, VA, April 50, 1868.
Neithe. House of Congress in session day having
adjourned on account of good Friday.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09

sour Cc.rasF o4den: will Tecolisc5 that Col. RAD.
CLIFFS ana Cot CLINGMAN Iegiments u.re down lhsre
last Summer and GLAD TO get away.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.

CoyFEDERAFE STATES OF AMERICA
WELLINGTON, n. c., SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1858,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09

ABy thick stuff may be made suitable for winter use
by doubling and n~nsing between the two surfaces
spongy stratum of cotton batting, wool down. This
last may obtained in quantity by slipping from the
part Of the feather next to the skin Of ali our large
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-24
A PLAIN Speech.

A captain in an Iowa regiment having
been informed that his company had sub.
scribed a handsome sum for tho purpose Of
presenting him with an elegant sash and
sword, called his men together, and delivered
himself OF the following model speech. IL
is full OF straightforward common sense and
pure, disinterested patriotism combined:
"Boys, il you have any money to spare
send it home to your families, IL they need
It; If not, keep It until you need it your
selves. will buy my own sword. Should
YOU do it. aud should il come to disgrace in
these hands, you could but regret the gilt
or should accept It from you, nnd some day
find it my Imperative duty to kick some ono
OF tho donors out of this company, il might
be unpleasant to think that i was under OF
legations to that person Us contributor to
the elegant sword fund. For these reasons I
must firmly and kindly decline tho favor
which your loyal hearts prompt you TO be-
stow. Wait until tho war Is over; wait
until the tide of battle shall have been stay
ed-till the raging bllows Of this cured re-
bellion shall have been rolled back wait
until I bavo proved myself worthy to re-
ceye 30 noble gift-until you bavo shown
Yourselves by deeds Of daring and feats Of
bravery worthy to bcstow II upon me then
perchance. may bo happy to accept, ut your
hands, solnc lasting testimonial Of your con-
6dencc and esteem. Till then, wait"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-24

Cheers. Up in the interior of this State q
sray.headed old soldier lay dying. In his
last moments. when lite was Pickering, he
called for glass of wine, and holding It up,
said: "God bless my country, the United
States of America :" and tho bravo old sol.
dier passed away with the noble and pious
sentiment upon his lips. There is not man
in America that may not invoke these utter
ances of Gen. Sumner, and ask God to bless
our country, the United States of America.
[Cheers and the boom of cannon We
should support the Government Of our coun.
try, not because it is Republican Admins.
tration, for do not ask it. would support
Democratic Administration, because my
duty to my country demanded it. ["Brayo,
bravo" Cheers. But am proud to know
that they are giving to this Administration
all their moral support and oil the votes they
have to give. On tho Committee of Military
Affairs in the Senate there were four Repub-
licans and three Democrats, and of 6,S25
names that passed before that Committee
since the war commenced, there never has
been party division in that Committee.
loud applause. Wo should forget oil
partisanship and bury all party feelings deep.
or than ever plummet sounded [chcers ], and
90 for our country, our whole country, and
nothing but our country. Great applause
and cheers. He hailed these Loyal Leagues
springing up over the country, and all should
cooperate to fire tho hearts and nerve tho
arms of our brave soldiers. Loud applause.
All party conflicts and organizations dwarf
and sink down in the presence of the mighty
events which are upon us. The highest and
lofticst duty ever committed to men is com.
mittcd to us now, and that duty is to save
our country, to preserve the life of our ma
ton. ( A cry" We will." We will do
it. I entertain not a shadow of a doubt of
tho triumph of our cause. (Applauso.) I
never have doubted amid defeat and darkness.
ca cannon boom. have had undoubtiDg
faith that this people would rise that they
would stand by their country; that they
cultivate patriotism and tolcraton and
above all, that endurance that wins and trl-
umphs in the end. have seen more enthu.
sasm in other days than in this, but we have
now como to the sober second thought which
is based upon the sentiment and tho heart,
upon the convictions and the judgment, upon
tho aspirations and tho soul of the people.
II is the result OF reflection-it comes from
trial. and it will live and last, and carry us
gloriously and triumphantly through. (Great
applause, and thrc cheers and tiger for Mr..
Wilson.
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A Frightened Contraband.

A letter received from an army correspond
cnt the Rapp,hannock relates the following
camp incident:
An amusing incident occurred in camp n
night or two since. A portly young contra-
band. from Charleston, S. c., who escaped
from his rebel master at Antictam, and was
for while quartcrcd subsequently, in WASH
ington, was engaged by one Of our junior
staff officers as his body servant, and brought
down here to his quarters to attend him. 1t
chanced that the officers had served his coun.
try gallantly at Sharpsburg, were ho lost a
leg, below the knee, the absence OF which
had been mado up by an artificial limb, which
the Captain wore with so easy u grace that
few persons who met him suspected his mis-
lortunc--his sable attendant being among
the blisslully ignorant as to tho existence OF
of the TACT. .t. .t..
The Captain had been 'out to dinc,' and
returned in excellent spirits to his tent. Upon
retireing, he called his darkcy servant to
assist him in pulling of his riding boots.
Now Jimmy, look sharp said the Cap
tain. Il am li,tlc-ic-aimsy, Jimmy,
t'night. Look sharp, an'-ic pull steady.
'Iso alters kceriul, Cap'n, says Jimmy,
drawing off one long wet boot, with consider
able difficulty, and standing it aside.
Now, mind your eye-Jim! The other
-'ic. little tight, and black Jimmy chuck
led and showed his shining worries as no rc.
aected, perhaps. that his master was quite as
tight as no deemed his boot to bc.{
Easy, now--that's it. Pull away con-
tinucd the Captain, good naturcdly. enjoying
the prospective joke, while he loosencd the
straps about his waist which held his cork
leg up--'no,o' you've got il! Yip-thcre You
are Oh, lord oh lord ! oh, lord! screan-
cd the Captain, as contraband. cork.leg, ri
dinc.boot, and ligaturcs tumbled across tho
tent, in heap, and the ono legged officer foil
back on his pallet, conyulscd with spas
modic laughter. At this moment the door
opened and u lieutenant entered.
'G'way FUN me, g'way FUN me lemmy
bc Iemmy bo! I ain't done nuiiin.' yelled
tho contraband, Justify, rushing to the door,
really nppodng he had pulled his masters
leg clean of 'Iemmy go! didn't do muffin
-g'way! g'away!' And Jimmy put for
tho woods in desperation, since which he
hasn't been seen or heard from, though his
captain ha, diligently sought for him far and
near. Jimmy was a good servant, but VIC
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-24
BIDDEFoRD, MAINE, FRIDAY MORNING

goblet, is the result Of the effort. He hands
10 respectfully, and with some anxiety, to the
President, on whom judicial thunder clouds
had been gathering. The President tastes it
gloomily. He pauscs. Another sip. The
thunder clouds have not yet flashed forth any
lghtnings. The President gazes wondering
ly at his glass. A general emollient seems
to glide over his face and smooths the frown.
ing brow. His lips relax, and a smile seems
about to dawn. He lifts the glass once more
to his lips, heaves a sigh and puts it down.
The glass is empty!
"Mr. Porter" he says, {" the students get
drunk on this, sir ?"
Porter sees that the storm is past, and
boldly answers in the affirmative.
"Sir," says the venerable man, walking
grayely away, "sir, don't wonder at it,"
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you Alice, will you forgive me for my cold
ness and ncglect?"
With low, thrilling cry of d,light, the
wife fell within her husbands arms. "He
was forgiven" she was happy in that mo-
ment old barriers were broken down, old
associations forgiven, and he solemnly re-
solved with the help Of God, to be no more
an alien from home, to remember the vows,
he had taken, and become worthy OF the
confidence rcposed in him.
Little Ellen danced around tho room,
tossing her yellow curls and clapping her
hands as she shouted, "oh I lam 80 happy,
mother won't cry any more-then under
childish yet holy impulse, she knelt rev.
erently down and lisped the little hymn she
had repeated every night since she was three
years old:
God bless my darling mother,
My darling father too,
And may we love each other.
AS Chrst's dear flock should do.
Think you there wcrc no blissful tears shed
in that little chamber, as they listened to
the petition of the artless babe?
The parlor was right cheering place that
evening. Little Ellen sat up later than usu.
al, because she was too happy to sleep, the
astral shed red flood of light over the neat,
we'll ordered room the table was filed with
books, the piano forte opened and giving forth
sweet sounds us Of old, under tho touch OF the
now light hearted wife; and n note was sent
to the rendezvous, in which Charles Crosby
declined the honor OF being made president
of the L--Club. lie never met with
his old companions again, nor did he from
that time, quaa the soul destroyer, "spark-
ling wine."
Little Ellen is now large, but as happy
and bright and beautiful rs ever. She will
soon give her hand to the one worthy OF
her; and she remembers, as If it were but
Yesterday, the dark hour when she found
courage to tell her father that "hc did not
love her mother" Stillvividly docs she rec
ollcct the wild joyful feeling with which she
ran up stairs, crying "iather says ho loves
you dearly, mamma, you won't cry any
more"
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puetrp.
THE HAPPY LAND.

THE following hymn from the pen Of Mr. Thom
as McKellar OF Philadelphia, has been going IN
rounds OF the United States under the name Q
+" barry Cornwall" The editor OF the Christa
Observer states that u should be credited 10 is au
thor, Thomas Mcclellan OF Philadelphia
There IA land immortal,
The beautiful of lands
Beside its ancient portal
A sentry grimly stands.
lie only can urdo Ii,
And open wide the doori
And mortais who pass throughit
Are mortals neyermore.
That glorious land Is heaven,
And death the sentry grim;
The Lord thereof hath given
The opening keys TO him.
And ransomed spirits, sighlns
And sorrowin: for sin,
DO pass the gate in dying.
And freely enter in.
Though dark and drear the passage
That lcadeth TO the cato,
Yot grace comes with the message,
To souls that watch and walt
And at the time appointed
A messenger comes down,
And leads the Lords anointed
From cross 10 slory's crown.
The signs are lost In singing,
They're blessed In their tears;
Their journey heavenward wingins,
They leave on earth their fears,
Death like an angel seemeth;
ave welcome thee" they cry,
Their face with glory beameth-
'Tis life for them b die.
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Tbe storpg GelIer.
RESTORED AFFECTION.
ny MRS. NJ. A. DESSIsoS.

"You don't love my mother" said little
Ellen Crosby, slowly rctrcating from her fa'
ther. with her hands behind her, and her
lips quivering as she spoke.
"what do you mean, pet?" he exclaimed
sprinsing after her, and drawing her resist
ing form towards him "that is very
strange thing for a little gi'l to say; what
q. L. ..a.,- Lsa6 thn tAE.tl,er dom love
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-24

II oliver wcndall Holmes sent two po-
ctical letters TO the "post Office" Of an Epis
copal fair ut Pitts6eld, not long ago. In ons
Of them the firrt stan1s was
"Pair lady, whosoe'er thou art. rf
Turn this poor leaf with tenderest care.
The ons thou Lowest win be there"
On turning the "poor leaf" there was
found one dollar bill. with verses begin
ming 40 '2 4" ...-.,.
~Fair lady, iift thine eyes and tell
n II this IL not truthful letter
This IL the one " thou lowest weIi', 49,.
terQW" if.H
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uAs much as $1,000 was paid for scat
In a window to scc tho Princess Alcxandnia's
cutrcc into London. ~. ,ie Lit i-,at 80
, 1863-02-18

stunned By honorable men, and thoir mem
orles will be cxccrnted when dead.
Patriotic mud loyal citizens, viii eyer
believe hat the Union, but for their nc
cursed opposition, might have been saved
in it's whole geographical domain. At the
ballot box loyal citizens and returned SOL
diers will cast their votes solid against
every candidate that ever was tainted with
Copperhcadism. The soldiers will hate
these f1rc-in-thc-rear yillains with an inten-
sity in proportion to their sufIcrings and
sacrifices 10 save The Union. There will be
no political future for them. The grave
will be their only friend.
AT the next Presidential canvass, If the
coppcrhcads succeed in forcing disunion
peace, the election will be confined to the
Northern and Border States. Nine or ten
Southern States would take no part in the
canvass. The old strongholds OF the Dem
ocratic party would belong to the Southern
confcdcracy. 1t would only be necessary
for the Republicans to carry majority of
the States remaining in the Union, to con-
tinuc their rule, and this they can do with
utmost ease against a party by whose
trcachcry and treason the Union, was dis
membcrcd. The Copperheads could not
carry State-not one. They would be
so overwhelmingly defeated that the party
would disband incontigcntly, to escape
the whitening adherence and implacable
hatred Of all good citizens.
, 1863-02-18
L COEsIsEKaGE:AEb CRUSHED
4N l.EAyENSIOlsT


[Ftom the Leavcnworth Conservative Feb. 10.]
The only paper in Kansas that favored peace
mud submission to the rebels, has ceased to
exist. It departed this life about halfpast
ten o'clock yesterday ':.orning, In broad day
aud In the presence of Il laEc nsliuber Of peace
able citizens. 1t departed out Of windows
and down stairs. Such Of IT rs would burn
was burned; the rest Of 1t WAS picked up by
the boys and sold to dealers in old junk. As
VIC write, three g0'nins arc rolling away tue
last wheel, and debatinE upon the probable
amount OF postage currency they will receive
in exchange thcrrfore
We have already recorded tho attempt made
by the Copperheads, on Saturday last, to hold
a tsieloyal meeting. That scheme was ff,,s-
tratcd. Tic Inquirer was the organ Of that
movement, its principles being those Of the
Chlsago Times, Cincinnati E"q0i'xr and New
}ork Et7uts..
The special friends Of the CoppeEhcad sheet,
to the number of about thirty, armed them
selves with muskcts, reyolycrs and kniyes,
md stationed themselves rs guard III and
around tile Iu2Mirtr Office ut ar early hour OH
Monday evening. By midnight they became
boistcrous, abusiyc and guilty OF such maui
aud similar patriotism. They affected to be.
lieyc that every Union man who walked the
streets was j "mob," intent upon Tho de-
strnctfun Of lilo Ln4"i'er, and they carried
their belief into execution. The building op-
rositc the Inquirer otIicc shows twcnty.slx
bullet holes. Tho shots were aimed Mt Col.
DIR. Anthony and two or three other Union
men who were standing there, and who
escaped unhurt now as they have done on
many other occaaiuns, almost mirnculous1y.
The Union men ilad made no Gclnonstrt
whatever, against the office, aid Col. An.
thony lad constantly opposed any such move.
mtnt.
Thus Monday night passed. At least one
hundred shots werc fired from rcyoIyers md
1nusEcts In the hands Of this Ln1uirr,. ova,1i
They also entered . dwelling house, and sew
cral bullets were found In bed roums. The
only person injured was ono Of the "guard,"
who was shot in the leg, probably accidental
j; lor 1t occurred in the printing Office.
the cleang out Of the % oflice acxt dsy. This
, 1863-02-18

The position Of hostility to the war rs.
Eumed by the coppcrhcada, is the ,,l,nt,cs,
piece Of political folly of which nartv
was ever guilty. If they carry their point
and succeed in forcing disunion peace
they consisn their party to perpetual mi.
nority. They will never again be entrusted
with the reins Of power, but will be held
in the odium that blasted the Tories attcr
The Revolution and the Fedcralists after
the war of 1912.
Ifthe Coppcrhcada make sach general
and bitter opposition TO the prosecution Of
tlc war rs shall force the Government
10 acknowledge the independence Of the
rebels and consent to disanion peace,
the entire stigma and disgrace will forever
rest on their heads. All the WATERS Of
1.ttl,c can never wash AWAY tlic oppro'
7nium. The leaders will ]e ]ooted on
IL: t:.tcts, ili;:cd i: Public meetings,