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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05
4 Plea for Peace,

The Metropotitan Record. the official or.
gan of Archbishop Hughes. is strongly in
favor of peace and a convention for the
settlement of our national difficulties. 1t
will be recollecled that the Archbishop
was decided advocate for the vigorous
prosecution of the war when its declared
object was the restoration Of the Union
and the maintenance of the Constitution,
but nov his mouth piece is outspoken in
favor of IA different mode of reconciling
the sectional differences of the country
IL is now for stopping this unnatural war
and urges reasons for SO doing which
should have consideration and influence
with every true lover of his country.
We commend the following extracts
from leading editorial in the Record to
the attention Ct our readers, and they
have significance at the present tim q
considering the source from whence they
come:
1.-The people long for peace; even as
..lhe heart patheth after the water rocks
they Tant.lfor it. To obtain peace they
would sacrifice every thing we honor; but
the miserable fanatics who brought on
ibis war would not give up one of their
pal,ry p:ejudices to save the country
fiom annihilstion With a ruthless exul-
tation worthy of .avaIes, they drive their
miserable hobbies over heaps of slain and
through seas of blood, over that rcvered
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

The following is the Negro Bill OF
Thad Stevens which passed the House by
a vote of 81 to 81: tina: the President
be, and he is hereby. authorized to enroll,
arm equip. and receive into the land and
navel service of the United States such
number of volunteers of African descent
as he may deem equal to suppress the
present rebellion, for such term OF service
AS he may prescribe, not exceeding five
years; the said volunteers to be organized
according to the regulations OF the branch
Of service into which they may be enlisted;
TO receive the same rations, clothing, and
equipments as the volunteers, and month
l. nav not to exceed that of the volunteers;
TO be oflicered by white or black persons
appointed and commissioned by the Pres-
dent, and to be governed by the rules and
articles of war, and such other rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the
President: Provided, That nothing con
tanned in the rules or articles of war shall
b. so construed az to authorize or PERM
anv officer of African descent to b. appointed
to any rank or exercise mil tary or naval
authority over white officers, soldiers, or
men in the military naval service of the
United States; nor shall any greater pay
than ten dollars per month, with their
usual allotment of clothing and rations, be
allowed or paid to privales or laborers OF
African descent who are or may be Ill the
military or naval service of the United
States: ProUided, further, That the slaves
of loysl citizens in the States exempt by
the President proclamation Of Jan LIST.
1862. shall rot be received into the armed
service of the Uni,ed States; nor there be
recruiting officers opened IN either OF The
States of Delaware. Maryland. West Vr
ginia, Kentucky, or tennessee. without
consent of the Governors OF said States
having been first obtained.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05
MEETING aTUssEyzES.

Pursu,n. 20 IL previous notice given, a
large AMI eu,hus.a stic meeting Of the citi-
gems II German Township assembled at
the Sehoal House al Bremen on Saturday
the 3!,l day If Jan. les at o clock
p. NJ. hr meeting WAS called 10 order by
Jacob X ob ock OH mo,ion VIM. p. llagle
WAS elected chairman and Nathaniel NJ
Lacy Secretary o. motion Of Jacob hno-
block the chair appointed committee oi
FIVE CONSISTING OF jacob Knoblock. J. ID.
Aincent. Oza. Baird Simon Snyder and
John A. Brougher to report lie 'oluIions for
the meeting.
During tn ab.ence of the committee
John d. Kict was called upon. and I'D
Dire sed the meeting. When the commit
tee returned they reported he following
R..s.rti M. which after some discussion
wer u,,aalu. usly adopted;
- Re lvri. That We are now, as We
hive eyer p en-. unchspgab.y devoted to
n hi the States and our { &c iustI
.,.,nl.. q we hold it to be the duty Of
IN 49,, pafrot- In maintain them IN a
,,..,., III constitutions manner; hat the
ma ineo-y of our government Is based
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05
THE NEWS.
WAsHlNGToN. Feb. 8.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.
Rosecrans' army i. all ready for another
advance upon She enemy, and orders for
It's movement have been issued The reb-
ell force, which is strongly fortified at Tul-
la oma, is believed to number l25, 600
men.
y dispatch from Charleston, under date
Of the 80 nit, announces The capture, in an
enga gem, 1T on Stono River. OF a Federal
gunboat carrying II guns and $50 men.
The rebels in he Southwes are making
movements breathing the recapture OF
Memphis aud Island No. 10.
The iron-cla Moniauk. Capt. Wordea,
has had an engagement with IA fort GA the
cost OF Georgia The rebel report is that
she was obliged to retire, her turret hav
ing been damaged; while the Federal ac-
count states that she sustained fire for
four hours without receiving any injury.
There are rumors at Havana of the des-
truction Of the Oreto (or Florida "a Fed
elai gunboat hvmg reported that she saw
a steamer, supposed to be the rebel priva
teer, in flames, and three other vessels fir
ing into her.
Galveston, Texas, was bombarded by the
Federal fleet on the 10th ult., and the bonn.
bardment was to be renewed on the 12th.
The result is not as yet known. The Har-
riet Lane is said TO have escaped on the
10Th pursued by three or four vessels.
The House, yesterday. passed Thad
Stevens negro army bill, only three repub-
Leans voting against it.
A Richmond paper says it has iniorma.
ton that the Haueras was not sunk by a
Confederate vessel, bat by the British
man oi war Spitfre, which. it viii be rec
objected, was the name given in response
to the hail of the Hatte,as.
Morgan is making another raid into
Kentucky. lie is represented as having a
considerable force.
Mr. Boileau, the proprietor of the Phila-
delphia Eoeuing Journol,- who was re-
Gently made the victem of arbitrary ar
rest.-has been released The administra-
ton dared not face the storm Of popular
indignation aroused by its act.
WasHINC TON, Feb 4.
On Sunday. a rebe! fol e, reported to
number from 5000 to 4.O00 made an at
tack on Island No 10, bat were repul>ed
by the gunboat New Era. and the artile-
ry on the Island The Federals sustained
no casualties. On Monday, a body Of rebels
came in sight of Fort Donelson. A FEEDER
al force went out to meet them, and Il
fight ensued, which hSd not terminated at
last advice5. The rebels engaged in these
two aifurs are supposed to belong to For.
rests command.
I 1t is reported that the rebel steamer
Oreto has been destroyed by the gunboat
Cuyler
AL is quiet at Vicksburg.
The recent conflict between citizens and
Federal troops, in Morgan County. Ind,
is to be investigated by the Legislature.
Ex-Governor Morgan has been elected
+ [. s. Senator from New York.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

rgA mans wealth depend more on h s
wife than on his income Some wome''
,v;u c.use their husbanci's to become rich
on five hundred dollars a year; others can
scarcely keep out of jail on five thousand.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

EErISc ~ LAP RTE Last Saturday
81 hali,ion St Of Lapor,e had a revival
By means of aJ.v,rtis NJ GOV. Morton,
GLIB b Smith aud other notabl.s, III y
su., -led in dr.. ring crowd, which was
aides I'd . iied and made happy by
rr.z Old G. Colf.x Ca,hcart, CT. -'Unap-
ifr-ia i Ha.l aeway and The UNANIMOUSLY
..m W. ''e.,,,, * prof 80 Il christian and
* eider.
rs might have ben expected the pro
eeed NJ wou d have been Infamous had
the pr. IS been worthy OF aught but SUI
prems contempt. One of the most laugh
abe features Of the show Was the introduc-
ton By Capp, and pa sige By the crowd,
of resolution PROHIBITING the introduc-
ii n of h hi. 90 Times in the city OF
Laporte. Unfortunate Tmssi How hard
a tate is vours, c. Coll:ix Cathcart-a lu-
matte; II. IT, Hatti.ew"y, -, and Cap
ting Copp--a knsye, have pronounced
against YOU
The aboitioni>ts OF Laporte County
know their days are numbered, and are
now il their death agony. May they Lev
Ell be resutrectrd.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

THE following written before the com
mand was transferred from Burnside TO
Hooker viii probably apply with full force
TO Gen. lloIker's command:
Washington Correspondence Anti Slavery
Standard.
Tie condition Of the army which is un-
der Tie command OF Gen. Burnside is said
not to be all that one could wish Re-
ports have come up continually from this
army, since the battle of Itedericks burg,
that it was in state OF discomfort, if not
OF insu bordiaiion. The men are 10 IN
alarming xtent iii couraged, and anxious
to 90 home. They are stupefied with
continual reverses. know that il is the
habit of Generals and Senators.to say that
our army is in good condi:ion--that the
troops are painting for battle and so forth;
bat such statements are entirely Else.---
The Army of the Potomac is capable of
great deeds, and heieve will soon win
important victories over the enemy, but it
is nevertheless in a dangerous state Of dis
content This very day. There are reason.
for it too, which are plain to the least OBJ
servant Of men. In the first place tile men
are not PAIL Small as is the sum due he
men who risk their lives in battle, it is not
paid TO them when il is due, SO that at this
moment the majority OF our troops have
not been paid their wages for six months.
The other day a sick or wounded soldier
in one o; our hospitals sent a letter he had
inst received from his wife to a member OF
Congress. The letter stated that the wo-
man who wrote il aud her children were
suffering for want of food and fuel, and
she asked pittance from his wages. AT
that time the government Was in debt TO
the soidie. to the am, unit of sixty dollars,
not one cent Of which could be obtaineJ-
This lack of money of self will destroy IN
army in tine, not go much from want of
money as from the overwhelming sence Of
injustice which demcraizes the solder
| have been lei &c write rPon this sub
jec, from the numerous reports that have
been made to me by trustworthy persons
who have made personal observations In
our army. 1t seems sometimes as II the
President and the administration were
slumbering upon the brink Of a fearful
and that nothing will arouse
them to comprehension OF their situation
Our second great army Is melting away
ike snow in April. We shall wake UP
soon to find that it is gone. ask my
friends in the West, "can you
raise more troops by volunteering! and
they reply. Not a man As Tor the
draft they say. THE West VIII not endure
III The administration should fully com
prehend the dangers ahead, and then do
the best it can To overcome them.
rgA mans wealth depend more on h
wife than On his income. Some wome'
will cause their husbands to become rich
on five hundred dollars year; others ca"
l.,trg
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

THREATS are made by oafing shoulder
strapped gentlemen in and about lndna
polls against Democratic members OF Leg
islature. No attention is paid to them.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

THE following written before the com
mand was transferred from Burnside TO
Hooker will probably apply with full force
to GEN lIo,her's command:
Washington Correspondence Anti Slavery
StnE1lri.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

nj Is IUleI at IChsUITg'
The recent conflict between citizens and
Federal troops, in Morgan County. Ind,
is TO be investigated by the Legislature.
Ex-Governor Morgan has been elected
[. s. Senator from New York.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

A TERRIBLE storm of wiul and rain ragged
on the Potomac and at Washington on the
22nd inst, 1t abated somewh What toward eve
ming. Ithas done great deal Of dam
AGE
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

ssi Saturday evening Mossrs. COBB,
Senator from the sou!he part OF
Ate, Horace C1sBIS AMI NJ. \. o.
ARD our owa representatives, In the
legislature, being on their way TO
.chissn Cily to inspect the Penitentiary
Il thai point, addressed the citizens of our
town. a, Corbin' Hall.
The gentlemen did no; design speaking
here. but at the urgent solicitation oil their
friend<, at a late hodr in the afternoon con-
senled to do so. | lie notice vas very short
but the Hall was crowded TO lis utmost
capacity.
The speeches of Mes>rs CoB8, PACKARD
and CoRBIN were full and fearless eX-
res ion of the Democratic sentiment OF
the country, to-day, and were enthusias
ideally endorsed by the large audience
with hearty applause. The speakers took
fearless and unqualified or unds in favor
of the Union and the Constitution and
agains, u>nrpa,ion, tyranny and abolition
ism. and did rot shrink from plainly de-
nouncing Tie President for perverting the
war from iIs Just purpose into cru ade
against slavery, nor did they neglect to
,ond ma the administration for lis tyran-
rical ,ur aiiors. They gave full account
oi their .;,bors thu, far at indianapolis, and
promised TO keep our doughty abolition
Governor within due bounds.
While the speakers deprecated all yio-
lenco they considered 1t the duty as well
as the rivilege Of Democrats, as American
treemcn, to maintain. firmly, their rights
and liberties. and warned the abolition
t'powers that be- that in the people is the
strength Of every COVE rnment.
The speeches were able, loyal and pat
riotic, expressing the sentiment OF the De-
mocracy. Many OF tae abolitiouists around
trwn mal;ciously misrepre-ent the meeting
and ,eronace it in round terms. This
is al 10 nsense and merely for effect. Alb
thev possess certain iuaienable rights, pos
5, ssej OILY by themselves, in fact especial
..euled to democrats. among which are
ire. inn, % spetcl. and An exercise of con-
st,utora. rights. They will probably
s.bs.ie to a level with common folks, one
= ;i-s dave aud submit to q little friend
lmosiaoa wrh mare patience than
thts mantle pow. Patience is a great
rue
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

AS an sggi egate of sovereign States, it
behooyes us to cultivate regard for the
rights of others, and to show respect for
the opinions Of others. One section
should no. assume 10 be the conscience Of
the whole, nor claim that its ideas of right
and wrong should dominate the entire
Confederacy. We have had enough of
political Phaii>eeism. We at the North
have been too long in the habit of regard
ing ourselves as better than our cighbors:
the war has done good deal towards Dis
peling this illusion. Surely, then, it is a
good time TO ''meet IN convention" and
settle as best We may our National troub.
les by home Intervention, the only inter
veutiou that is not derogatory to the
dignity OF a great nation nor dista,eful 10
the pride Of true patriot.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-05

document which patriots call the consti-
tuition, and foul mouthed radicals sheep
skin over the wildly throb5ing National
heart, over the mammoth graves of our
slaughtered citizens, and over the mang
led form Of PROSTATE Liberty For what?
To realize the Ethiopia of some fanatic ul
traist with little brains and less ballast; to
carry out the wild scheme of some heart
less sipnary, though the result should
pa alze naiiou and ''set the clock Of the
world back century" Shall they be
permitted to drown, with their noisy clam
or, the still smali voice of wisdom inculca-
ting peace? Shall the passions and preJu
dicies. the vicce and foIlies, of a contempti-
bic minority, be permitted TO work tie
ruin of the country? To prevent it, earn
est thought is as necessary as prompt
action. and what is earn st thought with
out bold utterance!
The longer this war is continued the
more embittered will become the feeling
between the contendng sections; there
fore. ''let hostiilies cease, and let an ar
mistce be declared, which will give an
gry passions an opportunity TO cool down
aud reason her sway" We, the conser
walton masses OF the country. have freely
given to the country our blood and treas
ure; is it too much to ask shat radicals
shall sacrifice their darling isms? Let
the radicals 10 longer sit with folded arms,
calling upon every one to save the coun-
try. Those who have been so careful 10
preserve their lives, should at least be
willing to sacrifice their hobbies: and this
done, let the people meet in convention"
and agree upon the basis of Union for all
time.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-06-20

produce raised by him, and fed in whole or
fart TO stock subsequently sold, hc must
account for the gain realized by the feeding
and selling of said stock Where he has
rot included the produce so fed, he must
return as profits the difference between the
value of said stock on the 3lst day of De
ccmber, 1861. and the amount realized for
them. Fertilizers purchased by farmers to
maintain their land III present productive
condition Will be considered as 'rcpairs' in
estimating inccmen
Occupants of boarding houses arc held to
be entitled to the deduction allowed to
payers of house rent. The commissioner
says:
"Whcn person boards and rents a room
or rooms, the rent thereof. in licu of rent of
house, should be deducted from the amount
Of income subject to taxation"
The income tax is assessed upon the actual
income of individuals firms, as such, need
not make returns. Charitable. literary and
scientigc institutions are wholly exempted
from the income tax. The question of tax
ing the incomes of public charities, which is
thus definitely disposed of in this country
by the definitely disposed of in this country
by the decision of Commissioner Lewis, has
been made the subject of bitter controversy
in England but Mr. Gladstoncs proposal
to impose such a tax. was recently voted
down in the House of Commons after
prolonged debate Charities mcr. this cx-
emptiOn.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-06-20
The Contrast.

According t" the Richmond papers of tho
9th instant gold is selling there at from six
dollars to six dollars aud half in rebel cur.
rency, whiic rebel paper of the same date
says:
"A gentleman of this city, Just returned
from the manufacturirr districts of III.
North, says the people have no wish TO see
the war. ended. Ali are making money bv
contracts, working night and day. and are
willing to pay $500 for substitutes ont of
their profits. Manufacturers make no com
plaint of their taxes. They do not feel any
OF the horrors of war, and care nothing about
1t. Several are engaged largely in making
cotton cards and other articles necessary for
us, which they ship to Nassau and thence
South
One would think that the contrast rrescn-
ted m these facts, even allowing for the par
tiGl inaccuracy Of the paragraph quoted,
would tend TO open the eyes of the -cbes to
the folly OF their holding out against all
hope. They can see how strong orr Govern
mcnt loans are; they can watch the price of
gold here almost as we'll as in Richmond
they know very well that our railroads arc
dong an unprcccdently large business they
Know that the masses at the North were
never so prosperous us now, and that Euro
pean emigration is Strengthening us daily.
Yet those fanatics Of slavery still tondy
hope for help from the Copperhca,is, ana
still rage at the Federal Government and
loyal people as if they were as strong to-day
as after the first Bull Run battle. So far
they have not clamorcd IS much as was cx-
pected about the rapid formation of loyal
regiments of colored men but before long
they will be denouncing this military ne
cessity' with tropical iervor and vindictive-
ness. When the Mississippi is opened and
their supplies from the other side of the
great river are entirely cut otI, they will feel
the desperation Of their cause much worse
than they do now yet they appear to have
so little reason or common sense left that
they will never yield until they are thor
oughly whipped on every battle field where
the remnants of their hosts can make a
stand.-Philade,phia Eoeaing Bqi1gtia.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-06-20
'E'I.c EnCon,c EaN.

A series of Important decisions, just an
nounccd by the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, serve to clear up some doubtful
points in reference to the assessment of the
the income tax Merchants have expressed
doubts in regard to the proper mode of
estimating their income for the year ending
with December last, but the Commissioner
defines the requirement Of the law as fol
lows:
~ merchants return of income should
cover the business of the year 1862, cXclu-
ding previous years. InculeCted accounts
must be estimated.
"Old debts, formerly considered hopeless
ly lost, but paid within the time'covered by
the return of income, should be included Ia
the statement. Debts considercd.hopeles
lost on December 81, 1862 may be deducted
from the profits of business. II subsequent
ly paid, they must be included in the return
for the year in which paid
In relation to the income of farmers the
Commissioner rules as follows;
~ farmer, when making return of the
total amount vi his farm produce, shall be
allowed TO deduct thereirom the subsistence
of horses, mules, oxen and cattle used ca
clusiyely ia the carrying on ot said farm.
The term farm produce II construed a.
include all productions Of a farm, Of what
nature aud Kind s0eyer. The amount of
stock sold b, farmer since December 81,
1852, should not he included In the present
assessment, bat the proAt realized thereby
must be accounted Tor la the next ycaF's
return.
where 10 has Included In his return
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-06-20
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1868.
OLD SERIES, VOL. %, NO. 80.

When Captain May sailed the next day il
was with something to look forward to-
on his return.
my dearest Virginia what have you been
doing Don't you know that Captain May
is a widower y exclaimed her sister.
YES" said Virginia valiantly, " but that
don't make any difference, love him, and
that's enough"
And don't you know that he has baby,
swell ] love the baby, too, because it is
Raymond's"
ooh " said Mrs Walter, archly, $50 you
have. overcome your horror of secondhand
babies. Well, my dear, only take care be
don't keep quoting Mrs. May Number One"
81 have no fear" said Virginia quietly.
And time proved the correctness of her
promises, for We don't know any happier
ycurg wife than Mrs. May Number Two,
and it is hard to say which she loves best
her husband or "baby Harry"