Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-02-25


States IN the Union as it. was under the
: Constitution as it is. It may be said {
5. better feeling exists with the masses
We sincerely trust it may be so. But fol
the time being, we have got to deal with
those who claim to WELD the government
scepter of this hell-born Southern Con.
lfederacy. Until the masses can be reach
! ed, it will be useless to entertain any hope
as to terminating the war through the in
istrumentality Of an armistice, and CON-
promise based upon a restoration of the
1 Union.
No man depreeates the present deplo-
rable civil war more deeply than we do,
nor can one be found who would more
gladly haiI-the first messenger of peace.
But deeply as we may deplore the war,
and however much We might rejoice upon
the appearance of the first dawn of peace,
yet rather than have peace that will dis
honor the nation, we would invoke Al
mighty God to scourge the land until not
a living creature remained to tell of our
country's humiliation and degradation.
r.. -%s$---
A Bushsl of SOiled Stamps in One Package.
HOW THEY WERE CARRIED AND COUNTED.
!
Our readers were fully informed of
the proceedings at the Post-ofice in this
city during the thirty days on which
soiIed postage stamps were received for
redemption. The pushing and pulling,
that so constantly amused spectators, but
annoyed old gentlemen who were so care
full of their property in stamps that they
would not trust it to boys, preferring ra-
ther to take their chances, personally, in
the crowd, is no longer indulged in;
but the business of redemption goes on
regularly; the clerks are. regularly en-
ployed in asserting and counting the
stamps which were then received; and
the number 1 $50 (and all less numbers)
of the 5000 packages deposited are now
ready for redemption.
The Post-ofice clerks were to-day en-
gagged in counting the last stamps of a
package which contained eight thousand
four hundred dollars worth of the rejec-
ted gumbacks. That package has his
tory-we should say story-that ought
to be written. 1t may be inferred the
package was bulky. 1t was too large to
be carried under mans arm. 1t could
not Justly be called a bundle, though it
was wrapped up, but was rather a bag,
for it was fastened at one end, and held
more than a bushel in quantity. We
understand that man carried it on his
back, and. that he had another man to
help him. We do not learn whether
both of them took their places in the line
and crowded up to the Post-ofiee win
dow, or whether only the man more par
ticularIy in charge did all the crOwding
but we know that the bag was too large
to be got into the window. Here was
dilemma. By a special dispensation of
the authorities, however; the bearers were
permitted to carry it up stairs to the
room of the cashier, Mr.. Whiting, where
with due ceremony, it was deposited.
Nearly a week ago the Post-ofice clerks
began the task of counting the stamps it
contained. The whole force might, per
haps, have managed it in three days
possibly two; but we believe, in order to
keep the peace with score or more of
who would have been, during
that period, in state of high nervous
excitement, it was deemed best to con-
tinue the counting and redemption of
packages of more moderate dimensions
in their order. For the satisfaction Of
the reader, we may add that the bushel
of stamps belonged to the Eighth Avenue
Railroad Company.
The 1st Of April is the earliest time
which can now be set for the conclusion
of the counting and asserting of all the
stamps. Doubtless at that time the re-
demphon win be completed.