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The Shasta courier., 1863-05-16
shasta National Union League.

According to adjournment, the citizens
having subscribed to the Pledge of the Shas-
ia National Union League, assembled in the
Court House on Saturday evening, May 9th,
for the purpose of perfecting an organization.
On motion, the Chair appointed II. A.
Curtiss, I. B. Potter and Sam. Francis as a
committee to report a list of permanent off,
GERS, who forthwith reported as follows For
President, J. N. Chapel; for Secretary,
John E. Dent; for Vice Presidents, Joseph
Clough, Samuel Isaacks; for Executive
Committee, John Fretz, A. J. Ladd, J. Jones,
Joseph Isaacs, James Loag,-which report
was accepted and adopted, ,sand the persons
named declared respectively as the officers of
the League.
Moved, by John S. Follansbee, 'That the
Secretary of the Shasta Union League for
ward to one or more reliable Union men in
each precinct of the county, copy of the
Resolutions and Pledge of this League, with
suggestion that similar associations be
formed in every precinct, and the name of
each member be forwarded to the Secretary
of this League.
The motion being adopted, and the Secre-
tary complying Herewith, issued the follow
ing
CIRCULAR:
PEAR R:-Believing you to be stanch
Union man, and anxious to promote its good,
beg leave to draw your attention to the fact,
that: At meeting Of the SHASTA NATIONAL
UNION LEAGUE. had ON the 9Th inst, the Sec
retary was required to TRANSMIT to reliable
Union men in each precinct of this County,
a copy of their Pledge and Resolutions, with
a request that similar associations be formed,
and that the names of each member be for
warded to the Secretary of this League for
entry upon his book.
Accordingly, | send, first, the
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
Gov. seymour's Message.

At Democratic jubilee at Jamaica.
Long Island, recently, Hon. DAVID r.
FLOYD JONES, Lieutenant Governor elect,
made speech, in the course of which he
said:
/! know, my friends, you are all anxious
and DESTROYS of knowing what will be the
views Of the Governor in his forthcoming
message. / had an interview with him
some few days since, and we had con-
yersation upon this subject. He had not
then written a single word of his message.
de was about commencing it. But from
what l learned from him in reference to
what would be its tenor, and without being
authorized to speak in detail in reference
to it, l may be permitted to say thus
much: Whilst it will give no encourage
ment to rebellion, it will indulge in nothing
calculated to produce increased and need,
less evaporation on the part of the South.
1t will evince conciliatory policy, not en-
couraging disgraceful attempts at compro-
mise, but only with the view of obtaining
an early and honorable peace, bringing
those engaged in rebellion back to their
allegiance, and efecting a restoration of
the old Union, with all the constitutional
guarantees of the rights of every section
thereof 1t will exhibit its distinguished
author in the unmistakable light of wise
and far-seeing statesman, and a patriotic
and loyal citizen
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
Pulpit Profanity.

A respected friend and brother writes
as follows: "The irreverent use of the
namei of God by some of our ministers
is much more common than you are aware
Of Those who do thus, belong to class
:ef men yoa do not have the opportunity
of hearing preach. But they are in the
regular work, and they are not aware that
20 use the ians of God one hundred times
ip q se,anoi where the discourse would not
legitimately require it more than twenty
five times is all wrong. They use such ex-
pressions, as II God Almighty's world, ,
and other similar expressions, as really
pretty, thinking to givet emphasis to wha
they say. / feel that the frequent and ir-
reverent use of the Nme of God in preach
ing is calculated to rAmOre that sacredness
that belongs to the name of the Deity !;
and when that sacredness is gone, the idle
use of his name becomes common"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02

1sIr
Two worlds there are. TO one our eyes we
Whose magic joys we shall not see again:
Bright have Of morning wells It's glimmering
An, truly breathed we there
e Intoxicating air. W
Glad were our hearts In that sweet realm of
The lover there drank her delicious breath
Whose love has yielded since to change or death;
The mother kissed her child, whose days
Alas! too soon have fed
The irreclaimable dead!
We see them, visions strange, amid the
i Neyerm0re. M tgs ~se sis
The merry song some maiden used to sing
The brown, brown hair that once was wont
To temples long clay-cold: to the very core
They strike our weary hearts,
As some v,xed memory starts
From that long faded land-the realm of
Neyemore. -t .s,srnssas
It is perpetual summer there. But here
Sadly we may remember rivers clear,
And hare bells Quiyering ON the meadOw-iOor.
For brighter bells and bluer,
For tenderer hearts and truer,
People that happy land-the realm of
NevermOre. es gei,sa
Upon the frontier OF this shadOwy land
We, pilgrims of eternal sorrow, stand:
What realm lies FORWARD, with its happier
store
OF forests green and deep,
Of valleys hushed in sleep,
And lakes most peaceful? It's the land of
Evermore. s Et IL
Very far off in the marble cities seen
Very far Of-beyOnd our sensual dream
Its woods unruffied by the wild winds roar |;
Yet does the turbulent surge
Howl on its very verge.
One moment-and we breathe within the
Evermore.
They whom we loved and lost so long ago,
Dwell in those cities, far from mortal woe
Haunt those fresh woodlands, whence sweet
carrOlings soar.
Eternal peace have they:
God wipes their tears away.
They drink that river of life that flows from
~ EyermOre. 1 st
Thither we hasten through these regions dim :
But 10! the wide wings of the Seraphim
Shine in the sunset! On that joyous shore
Our lightened hearts shall know
The life of long ago:. ae
The sorrow-burdened past shall fade for
Evermore. 4 Dublin University Nag.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
Singular Fidelity of a Dog on the
Battlefield.

AS Hon. John Covode, in company with
a number Of officers, was passing over the
battlefield beyond Fredericksburg, their
attention was called to a small dog lying
by corpse. Mr.. Covode halted a few
minutes to see if life was extinct Raising
the coat from the mans face, he found HIM
dead. The dog, looking wistfully up, ran
to the dead mans face and kissed his silent
lips. Such devotion in small dog was so
singular that Mr.. Covode examined some
papers upon the body, and found it to be
that of Sergeant W. II. Brown, of Com
pany G, Ninety first Pennsylvania.
The dog was shivering with the cold, but
refused to leave his masters body; and as
the coat was thrown over his face again he
seemed very uneasy, and tried to get under
it to the mans face. He had, it seems,
followed the regiment into battle, and
stuck to his master, and when he fell re-
NAMED with him, refusing to leave him or
to eat anything. AS the party returned,
an ambulance was carrying the corpse to
little grove of trees for interlnent, and
the little dog following, the only mourner
at that funeral, as the hero's comrades had
been called to some other point.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
The Queen of Spain on the Union.

We take the following paragraphs from
a full report OF the speech of Queen Isa-
bella, Of Spain, at the opening Of the
Cortes:
My relations with foreign powers con-
tinue to be friendly. I hope for q satlsfac-
tory conclusion of the difficulties that the
disagreement of the plenipotentiaries in
Mexico has opposed to the execution of the
Treaty of London. The unexpected OBJ
stacles which have prevented that execu-
ton have not changed the desire | feel for
the accomplishment of it and the realiza-
ton of the desire upon which it was based.
At the proper time | will also present to
you the communications respecting the
grave events which have happened on the
coast of Cuba; and | feel confident that
those events will not change the excellent
relations which maintain with the United
States Government. Our colonies are
every day becoming more furnishing in
spite of the injury that the American war
intiicts upon their commerce and their
production. Their distance from the pen
insula increases my solitude in their behalf
In their government and administration
reforms are wanted, destined, in accord
ance with the example of my august an
cestors, to make one nation of all Spanards
in every country in the world.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
Intercourse With Superior People.

1t is the great event of life to find, and
know, and love a superior person to find
a character that pre-igures heaven and the
saints on earth. Such one is left alone
as the gods are. In all the superior per-
sons have met, l notice directness, sim
plicity, truth spoken more truly, as every
thing like obstruction and malformation
had been trained away. What have they
to conceal? What have they to exhibit !?
Between simple and noble persons there is
always perfect understanding. They re-
cognize at sight and meet on better ground
than the talents or skill they chance to
possess, namely on their sincerity
E,ye,.cOa, -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02

A correspondent of the New York Her.
aid, writing from New Orleans, on the
10th December, sketches the qualities Of
Messrs. FLANDERS and HAHN, the two new
ly elected members of the House from the
first and second districts of Louisiana:
The United States transport Cahawba,
Captain J. P. Baker, leaves to-day for
New. York, carrying the mails and heavy
freight for the United States government,
and the two recently elected represents
tives to Congress, Messrs. Flanders and
Hahn.
This election is one of the hapriest and
strongest commentaries on the successful
and beneficial rule of General Butler that
can be deduced. While New York and
other Northern States have sent to Con-
gress men of questionable loyalty, New
Orleans, which, few short months ago,
was almost entirely joined to the idols of
secession and treason, sends to Washing
ton two men whose Unionism is as thor
oughly unconditional as that of the Presi-
dent or the patriotic commander of this
department.
Benjamin F. Flanders, who represents
the First district, is Northern man by
birth, but for twenty years a resident of
this city, first class lawyer by profession,
is man of undoubted ability, and in the
election polled a much larger vote than
was polled by the candidate elected from
the same district in 1859 Since the oc-
cupation of this city by the national troops
Mr.. Flanders has held the laborious and
responsible position of Chairman of the
Relief Committee, and has thus had the
superintendenee ofsupplying the thirty-ive
thousand poor people whom Gen. Butler
has kept from starvation for nearly eight
months. No man is, however, better pre-
pared to enlighten the country, through
Congress, on the salutary effects of the
administration of Gen. Butler.
Michael Hahn, the representative elect
from the Second district, is of German des-
cent, but has lived in New Orleans from
childhood, and is thoroughly identified
with its interest and people. He is a
young lawyer, of large and lucrative prac-
tice, and by his intelligence and upright
ness of life has raised himself to an envi-
able prominence and prosperity among his
constituents. In his district there were
over twelve thousand votes cast, of which
he gained clear majority oftwo thousand
over his principal opponent, Mr.. Edward
| H. Durrell.
A marked feature in the Congressional
election in New Orleans is that it is so en-
tirely an expression of the citizens who are
strictly voters by the laws of the State of
Louisiana, the Commanding General hav-
ing entirely prohibited any interference in
the elections by any officer or soldier in
the army, and thus secured to the legal
voters clear field to give an honest indi-
cation of their sentiments and an opportu-
nifty to elect the man of their choice. No
cOmpulsion was used; but every man was
left to act as his conscience dictated, or, if
he preferred it, to remain away from the
polls
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02

According to the statements of Gov.
Buckingham's message to tAe Connecticut
Legislature, the draft has proved great
failure in that State. Of TIN 1912 men
drafted in the different town, only re
principals ond 143 substitutesbave been
mustered into the service of tie United
States OF the remainder, 81 deserted
after reporting at camp, 62S haze been
exempted By surgeons and selAtmen,
1865 we're unaccounted for on the 18th
inst.,s 10 had previously volunteered, land
"a were not subjects Of military duty. a
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
Serious Charges Against IA Congress-
man,

The Albany Eeeniag Journal quotes the
following paragraph from the Cincinnati
Gazette, and accompanies it with the COM
ments appended:
'Certain New York members of Con-
gress are said to have been detected in re-
celvlng fees for procuring commissions in
the army, in one case charging as high as
four hundred dollars for their services in
procuring single commission for low
grade"
We have heard similar rumors and they
point to the Hon. Alfred Ely, Representa-
tive in Congress from the Monroe District
in this State. A case like this is stated:
a young gentleman from his district was
an applicant for position in the Navy.
The application was pressed for some time
but without apparent success, when Mr..
Ely informed the young man that there
was another applicant for the place, who
could be bought off for $3.50. This amount
was handed over to the member, and the
commission was soon after secured Sub
sequently, as the story goes, it was ascer-
tanned that there was not only no other ap-
plicant in the way, but that Mr.. Ely had
the commission in his pocket when he bar
gained for the $3.50
Several other cases, of similar charac-
ter, are being brought to light.
One Of MIR. Ely's brokers-one Brown
of Rochester-is an applicant for Paymas-
ter in the Navy. This position, requiring
the highest integrity, is to be secured for
the applicant, ifpossible, to reward him for
his past services in behalf OF this "venal
Congressman" Like master, like man."
is an old adage; and the community in
which both "master" and ''man" live, do
them both injustice if either OF them are
proper persons to occupy the responsible
position of Paymaster in the Navy.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
Gen. sAf,as ball.

Gen. Nathan Kimball, reported to have
been wounded in the first battle of Fred
ericksburg, ranks with the best officers of
the army. He was among the first Indi-
anians 10 volunteer his services to his
country. He served in the various cam
paigns in Western Virginia as Colone! of
the 18th Indiana, the remainder of which
is still in his brigade, and was, doubtless,
in the earliest part OF the engagement on
Saturday. Gen. Kimballs regiment, after
the battle of Greenbrier, year ago, was
transferred to Gen. Lander's corps, and
remained in the vicinity of Cumberland and
Paw Paw tunnel till after the death o
that lamented General, when it ad-
vanced with the army to Winchester
The battle of Winchester, which SO glori-
ously opened the campaign OF 1862 in East
ern Virginia, and in which Stonewall
Jackson was SO thoroughly whipped, was
fought almost Immediately under the per-
sonal direction of Colonel Kimball, then
acting as Brigade Commander His
services in that battle secured him a
long merited promotion. Since then,
General Kimball and his fighting brigade
have been constantly on the march or in
battle. 1t was engaged at Port Republic,
and after that was transferred to the Pen
insula, where it passed through the seven
days battle in front of Richmond. We
believe it was not in any of the battles
along the Rappahannock and at Bull Run,
but it was constantly moving, and formed
part of the army when it advanced upon
Frederick City. The brigade took part in
the battles of South Mountain and An
tietam, suffering severe loss, almost ami
hilation Now, the little band of as brave
men as Indiana or Ohio ever put in the
field, is placed in the front of danger, and
no doubt distinguished itself by the same
gallantry that has carried it so triumphantly
through so many deadly encounters with
the enemy.
General Kimball is faithful officer he
shares the privations and suffering incident
to war with his men, and is universally ad-
mired and confded in by them. While
other Brigadiers and Colonels were at Will
lards, the General bivoucked with his brig
ade, never leaving them so much as an
hour, and always enforcing the strictest
discipline. He deserved the honors of the
battle of Winchester, but, as usual in such
cases, the laurels were bestowed upon
heads that deserved them much less
Gin. Com.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02

The man whose whole claim to the
character Of Christian lies in the ortho-
doxy of his faith, and who expects to go to
Heaven on that account, will have to plead
his causes in some such words as these :
"It is true, oh, Lord, that / violated all
Thy commandments, but then l held no
absurd or heretical opinions in regard to
them"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02

The ship George Griswold, which was
SO generously offered by the Messrs, Girls
void, Of New York, for the free transpor-
tation of provisions to the starving opera
tiyes Of England, is now receiving her
freight, and viii sail as soon as loaded.
She is 9 1900 ton vessel, new and staunch,
and it is TO be hoped she will be filed to
her utmost capacity.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
The amonnt to he Maid - +bo :

The amount to be paid to the govern
ment in making an entry under the free
land bill, is the same, whether the quantity
entered be forty, eighty, or one hundred
and sixty acres the amount being $40.
The fees vary little according to the
number of acres entered, which makes the
cost of 40 acres $1,000; of 80 acres $1l !;
of 100 acres $12.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02

g. W. McFlinn, of Burlington, Iowa,
shot dead man by the name of Hays, in
Esquire Overtons Office, in that city, on
the 18th instant. Hayes had seduced
McFlinns daughter and placed her in
house of i'll fame.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-20
Gbs aalp spp dQOusr, g}lunOag Nornng, Apt o. 1883

From Fort Monroe, Suffolk, Richmond,
Charleston, Vicitsburs, sc.
Fort MONROE, April 1.-THE flag OF
truce boat State Of Maine arrived from CITY
Point late last evening, in charge OF Capt. D.
milford of the Sd New York, She brings no
passengers or news. The Richmond Enquirer
Of April 10th contains the tollowing:.-
"CHATrANooGA, April l4.--Major Dick Nc
Cam has captured another train on the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad. Two
gunboatS and three transports on the Cumber-
land river have been destroyed by WheeIer's
command. Van Dorn's fight at Franklin,
Tenn, proved to have been exaggerated. The
loss was only fifty on each side, and Free
mans battery captured was retaken." This
is rebel whistling
"CHARLEs1oN, April l4.-All is quiet to-
night. The enemy occupies Coles Island,
Kiawha, and SeabrUok islands, in considera-
bic force, protected by few gunboats. His
transports have left this vicinity"
The Enquirer says "a committee of con-
gress is now investigating the conduct of as
sistant provost marshal Geo. w. Alexander,
for charges of gross cruelty to prisoners in
his charge at Castle Thunder. The alleged
crueltes bear several unpleasant shapes,
such as tying men up by the thumbs, buck
ing, beating, Sc"
SUFFOLK, VIA FoRT MONROE, April IT,
Yesterday afternoon the rebels drove back
our skirmishers on the Summerton road,
which is Gen. Corcoran's front, and opened
on fort Union with two pieces OF artillery.
Our forts at once replied to them and drove
them back. Our skirmishers on the south
quay routed and drove the enemy back some
miles from our lines. Deserters say the en-
envy intend to make an attack this week.
Guerillas prowled about ourilanks yesterday,
killing one man, and cut the telegraph wires,
which were soon repaired. Both railroads
between Suffolk and Norfolk are in running
order, and amply guarded by cavalry patrol.
No letters are now allowed to be sent forward
by flag OF truce except TO prisoners Of war.
FORTRESS MONROE, April lS.-The Rich
mond papers Of the 18th inst. are received.
They contain the following intelligence:
JACKSON, Miss, April lS.-The onemy's
troops at Lake Providence have moved to
Vicksburg and Grenada. Their boats going
up to Vcksburg was ruSe. a heavy move
ment commenced on Thursday. a large fire
was observed last night above Vicksburg,
supposed to be the burning of the federal
transports. The Yankee forces are in pos
session of New Carthage"
WILMINGTON, N. c., April l6.-The steam
er Flora Bell arrived here this morning from
Nassau with cargo of coffee, saltpetre, &c.
The government storehouses at Branchville
were destroyed by fire on the 2Sth inst, with
$4,000 ralions of bacon, and large quantities
of flour and sugar. Gen. Wheeler on the
18th inst captured two trains between Nash
vile and MurfreeSboro, together with $4,000,
also number of prisoners, including three
mayors, two captains and three of Gen. Rose
Grams staff. ron, faugh!l
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-20

The annual tax list for the city of Boston
shows that ~ persons and firms are taxed on
S30o'oOO and upwards, and 337 persons and
hrms from 100000 to $500, 600, besides es-
tates heId IN trust The following are some
OF the heaviest tax payers =
ss7a 66o bSeDg Co ia4 Goo IN A. Beebe
S604,O00 VIM II. BoardmanI. S6i3 600; Boston and
Worcester railroad company. S862, 900; Gas Light
company, s. $4,000; Gardner Brewer s4s40 900 Re
Danicl nog S9 96H John b[y@t SS69 V00
Augustus Iemmenway, 81 .OOO Samuel Hoop,
el 500 gl5 o00j VIM Phillips. 10000 Josiah Qun
ayer yo D u 5e. SSa M6ses yo aoi
600; Harvard cole@e g9 o0O ''i"'S' 90O'
The Shamrock house in Portland street,
Boston, was robbed some days since of $l325