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The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25
A Home Thrust.

Judge Russell, of New York, having been
invited to political brotherhood with the asso-
Citations styling themselves Loyal Leagues
took the occasion to send the following de-
structive bombshell among them. He under
stands the matter thoroughly:
To Otis d. Swan, Esq Secretary Of the Union
League:
SIR; am in receipt of your circular letter
of the l7th inst, informing me that l have
been elected member of the Union League,
and asking me to signify, in writing, my ac-
ceptance of membership without delay &c.
l know not to whom | am indebted for the
mistaken kindness shown in my election as q
member of the association, but hasten to say
that decline 10 become a member, or TO trans
nit the initiation fee and annual dues (amolnt-
ing to $50, for reasons which l will briefly
state;
To the abstract principles Of the League,
as enunciated in the circular sent me, GER
taniy do not dissent, but l have no confidence
in the political Joseph Surfaces who express
these excellent sentiments In the list of
your officers and executive committee, recog-
nize but few with whom | should be willing to
associate politically, the great majority Of them
being we'll known Abolition agtators, who
cannot, in my humble opinion, be loyal to
any principles of the Federal Constitution.
The Constitution is the Union, and without it
the Union is neither possible nor desirable
Your League is principally made up of a
class Of politicians who have for years been
advocates Of that higher law which has con.
tributed so largely to bring about the war
The president of the executive committee was
an endorser of that Infamous publication the
Helper book; one of your most distinguished
members lately preached a sermon which
abounded not only with treason, but with SEN
timents abhorrent to humanity; and whilst
you, as body, endeavor to conceal the cloven
foot of Aboltiouism beneath certain cuuningly
worded asseverations Of fidelity TO the Consti-
tuition, most of you are known TO endorse the
F Vi k0kCfCDS; tuC 4GdNCs
of your party in the lower House of Congress,
who declared Never, with my consent, shall
the Union be restored as it was under the Coz
stitution.'
In conclusion, without desiring to be uu-
charitable, l think that there is large African
in your League and that It's objects are to
induce Democrats to contribute money to be
secretly used against their friends in the COM
ing Connecticut election, and to re-inaugurate
q reign OF terror, such as existed in the spring
Of 1861, when every man was denounced as
traitor who dared to think for himself, and
when loyal Abolitionists n paraded the
streets decorated with badges, to distinguish
themselves inst a. show beef is marked in the
market.
Your obedieut servant,
5. 7. RUSSELL.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25
Igrom the Burlington (ohio) Argusl
Is President Lincoln q Victim Of Spirit
uallsm?

NduSll
When the clergymen of Chicago waited up
on the President Of the United States, he in
formed them that the proclamation for the
freedom of the negroes would be like the Pope's
bull against the comet but" says the Presi-
dent, il the Lord desires me 10 do this, why
don't be inform ME, who am 50 deeply inter
ested in and responsible for knowing :" The
Chicago priesthood did not understand him
They were simply Methodists- But Robert
Dale Owen, who Is spiritualist, had COM
muuication with the spirits, and thereupon
wrote letter to Secretary Stanton. urging the
proclamation upon the country and the PTesi
dent as just, right, and of God. Judge Ed
monds, Robert Dale Owen. and other spiritu
alists, gave the President tie long expected
communication through mediums. and be acted
accordingly.
Now put pin right here. Ii no arbitrary
arrest has this form Of despotism been exercised
toward Puritan or sp;ritualst nashiell and
Olds. among the Methodists, McPheeters a.
mong the Presbyteriaus, McMasters among
the Catholics, Episcopalians represented by
Judge Carmichael, as well, thoroughly and
ftly represented IN prisons without crime but
no Puritan or spiritualist has ever been arrest
ed. and none ever will be. We have an Ad-
miuistration controlled by spiritualism. Cur,
ley is a spritualist, Robert Dale Owen, Judge
Edmonds, and Thad. Stevens, Burlingame,
Schurz, and Sumner are spiEitualists.
The last Appointment announced is that of
Gurley, of Cincinnati, Governor of Arizona,
a spirituast Has it come 10 this-a great
country governed by ghosts, spirits hobgob
lins, table turniugs, rappings, &c, Be not de
ceived this is the onimus of the Administra.
tion.
On the foregoing the Providence Post makes
the following comments:
The above is true, undoubtedly, but it does
not tell US half the whole truth" Judge
Edmonds, the man of :" visions" is an adviser
of the President and is frequently in Wash
lurlOu. W Z lNluh Ic Is ION iGsiuiuS tuGES
A noted " medium" of New York city, is fire.
quently sent for, and has interviews with the
President, the object of the latter being to
obtain communication with the spirits. This,
we have excellent authority for saying, is
strictly true. In reference TO the proclamation,
this may be said The spirit Of Andrew
jackson was called upon and urged vehemenuy
that it should not be issued. The spirit Of
Thomas Jefferson was called upon, and was in
favor Of issuing it. 1t is now suspected that
the spirit which represented itself to be that of
Thomas Jefferson was an impostor. From
what we have been told, we have no doubt
that the President is q very firm believer in
ghosts but it is said that he is more conserva-
tive than most of the spiritualsts who surround
him, and frequently remarks that the commu
nications from the other world are often delu
sive.
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Earning the Wages of Iniquity,

\ little morning paper, utterly II the inter
es; Of " pea nut John "A paper that desires TO
have all the Cinnamon run ont of the country.
because their labor is injurious to the interest
Of white men, but which sees nothing wrong or
degrading, at present.. about the negro race
paper that endorses all The mock Union uomi-
nations, on the grouud that the nominees, or at
least some Of them, are Of bad principles and
worse practices. which that paper does not and
dare not deny-Seems to be worried aSoat the
movements Of the " Constitutional Democrats.
and wants TO know how is the war to DO
honorably ended by the triumph Of the Demo
cratic party in California ?" Nobody has as
serted that the mere election Of Democrats IN
California alone viii surely end this war; but
it is an established fact, proven by the events
which have occurred within the last two years,
that the party now in power is Incapable OF
aught but destruction. Looking back few
years we fnd that the old Wing party-not a
sectional par'y-was destroyed by the Repub
lican and that the latter was converted into
an abolition machine though, for the sake Of
humbuggiug and deluding the masses, it re.
tained the name of Republican. That party
threatened to destroy the Union, or abolish
slavery, and for them, at this time of day, is
claim to be Union savers, shows that they are
false TO the country as they are to truth and
honor. They rejected the Crittenden Com
promise, while. through the Maehavella OF the
I. s. VIM. II. Seward, every means that false
hood could suggest were taken TO delude the
South AMI hood wink the North and the little
morning sheet, of which we speak, was one of
the vehicles used for the dissemination of Ad'
ministraton falsehoods, and well it is earning
the wages of iniquity' Senator Douglas charg-
ed the responsibility Of plunging the Nation
into war that cannot be beneficial to America
and mankind, upon the Republican party and
having forced war the especial benefit Of the
negro race and the abolition party, their Ad-
ministration is found unequal to the task,
though large number of Democrats, either
assisted. 1t is not what the Democrats can do.
but it is what the others are proven unable 10
do hence we assume that a change in Cal.
and elsewhere may be of service, we know and
experience that the Republicans are played
OUT and have no claim to aught but condem-
nation San Francisco Eve. Journal.
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The KISSING DEACoN.-In one Of our Puri-
tanical towns CT New England, says az East
ern paper, lived Deacon Brown, a very staid.
dignified sort of a Christian, and a perfect
model of propriety. Deacon Brown had the
misfortune to loose his wife, and at the age OF
forty had found himself with family of four
small children, without a mistress to bis farm
house. As he could not Immediately take an
other wife and avoid exciting scandal, and could
not get along without some one to take charge
Of the kitchen and nursery, he had resource to
employing young woman as house-maid.
Nancy Sterns was laughing, romping beauty
who delighted in experimenting upon the Dea-
con by way Of testing the strength of human
nature. For long time the Deacon was in
vulnerable; but at last, in moment of un-
guarded weakness, he was led into temptation,
his beautiful house maid. When be recovered
bis wonted coolness and presence of mind, be
was horifed at the enormity of his sin. In
vain he repented and grieved over lost virtue.
Finally as a last effort for easing his conscience,
at the conclusion of the services on the follow
ing Sabbath morning, he arose and requested
the forbearance of the brothers and sisters
few moments, when he electrified them by max
ing the following confession:
"My Christian friends, you know that lost
my dear wife some months ago, [sobs and tearsl
nd hat bo,
house for me. And you know that have
little child not year old. Well; sometimes
that child would cry n the night, and it would
be long time before could quiet it; and last
Tuesday night-God forgive me the child
cried so hard that Nancy arose and came into
the room, and leaned over the bed to hush
the child-and, brothers and sisters, her lean
ing over me there made nc forget Christ !"
Here the worthy Deacon broke down entirely
and stood weeping, wailing and blowing bis
nose.
What did you do ?" demanded the minister
sternly.
"I-I-ki-kissed her." stammered out the
Deacon between hls sobs, " but have been
very sorry about it, and prayed TO be forgiven
and l want you to forgive and pray for me,
brothers and sisters
As the Deacon bowed himself upon his seat
like the mighty oak before the tornado, Dea
con Goodfellow arose and astonished the au-
dience still more by saying:
Brothers and sisters, you have heard what
brother Brown has said, and now be wants our
forgiveness. For my part believe brother
Brown is truly penitent, and am willing 10
forgive him with my whole heart. And, broth
ers aud sisters, will add still farther that if
had no wife, and pretty girl like Nancy
Sternes should come into my room; and lean
over my bed, and lean over me, I'd kiss her;
Christ or DO Christi
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Selling the Mines.

1t has been known for a year past that the
Administration, either of its own motion, or
under the instigation Of its leading unofficial
advisers, had in contemplation scheme Of
some kind to seize the mines of the Pacific
coast, or in some other way appropriate the
mineral products to the Federal treasury
The scheme has at length developed itself in
an order from the President to the United
States Marshal to take forcible possession of
the New Almaden quicksilver mines in Santa
Clara county, and deliver the property to q
man named SWEET, as agent Of the Government
There is no preteuce of authority of law for
this procedure, but it is done in naked viola
tion Of the rights Of property. The property
is worth many millions of dollars, and has been
in the possession of the owners for seventeen
years, under grant from the Government Of
Mexico. The President arrogating to him
self judicial power, declares that the title is
invalid, that the mines belong to the Govern
meat, and orders the ejectmeut of the possess
ors, at the point of the bayonet, if necessary.
4 sufficient military force was sent to the
vicinity of the works, but before the owners
were actually elected. the President directed
the Marshal to suspend further proceedings
for the present; but be did so merely in his
discretion, and not upon the ground that he
had no power or right to proceed. His right
to seize the mines by bis volition and without
process of law, be still maintains, while the
owners or claimants retain possession by toler-
ance only and not by right If as the EXecu-
tive claims, these mines are public property,
then they stand upon precisely the same footing
with the gold, silver and copper mines of the
country, and those claiming and working the
quicksilver mines have vested possessory
right that cannot be divested except by court
of competent jurisdiction or by naked force.
If an Executive order is sufficient to diSpossess
the Almaden company, it follows as a neces-
sary consequence that the same order is suffi
cient to dispossess any other company or indi-
vidual holding by the same tenure. Are the
people of California prepared for this state of
things? Calaveras Times.
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Three Words Of Strength.
BY SCHILLER.

By SCHILLER
There are three lessons would write-
Three words as with burning pen,
In tracings of eternal light
Upon the hearts of men.
Have Hope. Though clouds environ now.
And gladness hides her face in seorn.
Put down the shadow from thy brow
No night but hath its morn.
Have Faith. Where 'er thy bark in driven
The calm's disport. the tempest's mirth-
Know this-God rules the hosts OF heaven,
Tn inhabitants of earth.
Have Love. Not love alone for one.
But man as man, thy brothers call.
And scatter, like the oiroling sun,
Thy charities on all
Thus grave these lessons on thy soul
Hope, Faith and Love-and thou shall find
Strength when lte's surges rudest roll,
Light when thou else vert blind.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

An enthusiastic believer was relating to a
skeptic some spiritual performances to which
be could testify, and among other things, he
said that on certain occasion the spirit of his
wife, who had been dead several years, returned
to him, and, seating herself upon his knee, put
her arms around him and kissed him, as much
to bis qualification as she used do when living.
"Do you mean to say" remarked the skeptic.
'that the spirit of your wife really embraced
and kissed you?" NO not exactly that" re-
piled the believer; "but her spirit took posses
sion of the body of female medium, and
through her, embraced and kissed me-"
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

THE Devils CHOICEST SERVANTS The
Devil, as is his custom once year, held an eX-
animation 10 see which one Of his mps had
abored most faithfully in his cause Calling
them together, he questioned them as to what
they had performed:
l. said one, raised mighty whirlwind,
which blew the sands of the desert upon q
caravan of Christian pilgrims, and they all
perisbed.
Il" said another, sank a ship loaded with
Christians, an1 they all were LOST
But their souls were all saved, so that did
me no good" replied the Devil, contemptuous-
ly.
well" said third, "in that part of Amer
lea from which your majesty has often regretted
having so few subjects, by good management
have succeeded in having one of your majesty 5
particular friends appointed ruler, which was
DO sooner effected than be adroity set the in
habitants by the ears fighting over q question,
which he told them at the time would still re-
main the same, after years of boodshed."
That's better" cried the Devil, land if it
can be kept up, as you say, that country will
yet afford US good crop"
And l, said a fourth, have not been idle
in that portion of the world. have cultivated
the most intimate acquaintance with many of
their divines, and have persuaded them to drop
the Rihla and take nm war Dolitics and they
are having vast influence among the circles
which have been wont to look to them for ad-
vice"
"Ha ha " laughed the Devil, "you are the
smartest imp Of them ALL and shall have the
highest place in my favor. l see that shall
have no cause to complain of that country
being unproductive to my kingdom hereafter. I"
Newark Journal.
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W1now GRrzzLEs husband lately died of
cholera. In the midst of the most ocute bodily
pain after the hand of death had touched him,
and while writhing in agony, his gentle wife
said to him. Well, Mr.. Grizzle, you need't
kick round so. and wear all the sheets out, il
you are dying.
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Two old ladies at party kept continually
taking snuff. much to the annoyance of the lady
OF the house who did not hesitate to express
her indignation in the presence of Wit who
happend to be present. Madam" said be,
g really think where there are so many lights
of beauty we want pair of snuffers"'
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

Brazilian FoREsTs-W When we look Of the
beautiful rosewoods, | think we have hardly
begun to see the best specimens of the
Brazilian forest. Ere long The railroads 10
the interior, which have been chartered, will
bring to the seacoast those giants of the forest.
have been surprised, again and again, in look
ing at these beautiful trees, which are of the
" sensitive plant" character. When the sun
goes down, they fold their leaves and go TO
slumber, and are not aroused until by the morn
ing sun and singing birds. l observed in some
portions of the interior that rosewood was used
for very common purposes. In Christian OK
carts the spokes were made Of rosewood. And
use the term Christian OK carts in distinction
from Roman OK carts. where the wheel and axle
turn together. Rosewood is used in carts made
like our own. The teeth Of cog wheels are
often made of it. A gentleman showed me 10
his sugar house, beam nearly forty feet in
length, and three or four in diameter, which be
told me was a violet colored rosewood. He
took me TO bis pig pen, and-would you believe
it, ladies?-his pig pen was made out of rose
wood I would not have you understand that
it looked like the legs of a piauaforte.-
Nothing of the kind; for when left rough and
exposed to the weather it becomes as plebian
in its appearance as our Own aristocrat, the
black walnut of the Mississippi. When l re-
turned, I brought with me box Of mosaic,
made up of perhaps hundred peices Of Brazil
ian wood, from the purest white to ebony black.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

A THRIFTY wife wonders why the men can't
manage to do something useful Might they
not as well amuse themselves in smoking hams
as smoking cigars.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

BIG ESoUGH.-The keeper of menagerie
was lately seen beating one of the elephants
with large club" A bystander asked him
the cause. why said the keeper, he's
been iinging dirt all about the tent, and hs':
big enough to knois better y
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

An iliterate person visiting France for the
first time, said it was very clever of the children
to talk French so well, but then it was COM
fort to hear all the babies cry in good hearty
English
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

Class in the middle Of geography, stand
up. What is a pyramid " A pile of men in
a circus, one on top of the other "Where's
Egypt?" Where it always was" Where's
Wales p All over the sea-" '' Very well ;
stay there till show you species of birch
that grows all over the country"
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25

A BAcHELoR editor, sensitive in relation to
bis rights, objects to taking wife through fear
that if he should have baby (his wife be
means.) his cotemporaries, who habitualy copy
with ont credit, would refuse to give him
credit for the baby.
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- THIS OLD ESTABLISHMENT HAS -
LII removed to the elegant and spacious Id
brick building at the southeast corner of PINE and
SANSOME streets, where the proprietor will be
enabled to accommodate his former patrons and
the public in good style. with hi, increased facili-
ties. The Brooklyn Hotel Omnibus will convey
passengers from the steamboats, FREE of CHARGE.
Rooms will be let by the night week or month with
or without board; also. elegant suites of rooms to
families others. at reduced rates The table will
always be supplied with an abundance of the ohoi-
cest and best the market can afford and no expense
will be spared to set table that will defy the crti-
cism of the most fastidious epicure.
feb2S-Sm JOHN KELLY, JR.
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Business Notice.

Messrs. .THo's CALLow and D. NJ. BISHOP having
purchased interests in the RECORD Newspaper and
Job Printing establishment will hereafter be asso-
eiated in conducting the business of the same. No
change will be made in the Editorial control of the
Paper.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-10-22
No Presidential Election.

It appears, saws the Metropolitan Record,
that the recent proclamation of the President
suspending the writ of habeds corpus has
deeper design than the enforcement Of the
CONSUMPTION. 1t is intended not only to oP-
crate on the State elections, which are to
take place in another month, but is TO pro-
vide against the next Presidential election.
In brief, there is 10 be no Presidential election.
Some of the Black Republican papers ha Ve
insisted that such election should lot be held
till the tUar is over, which Lincoln himself in
tim ates.in his letter to the Springfield Con-
vention few weeks ago, was not so near at
hand as the people supposed.
The plan by which the people are to be
defraudsd of their freedom is as follows:
when the whole North is under the OPP
Grafton of NJ artial law, another proclamation
will be issued by the President, at the re-
quest of the soldiers, who will, according to
the programme laid down, insist that there
shall be no voting until they can take part
in it!'
We ask any candid man if recent events
have not given at least appearance of prob
ability to this report. and il the last procla-
nation Of the President is not calculated to
confirm it? OF one thing the Chief Magis-
trats and his official advisers are convinced,
that the nom ent they shall have descended
from the position they have SO greatly
abused, they will come under the action Of
the laws they have violated, and, meet face
to face thousands of citizens whom they so
deeply wronged. s- .sr
Is it any wonder, then, that to save them
selves, corrupt and demoralized as they are,
they should endeavor, by coup e. etat like
that reported, to sweep away citizens rights
and State sovereignty, thus placing them
selves above and beyond all law!