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Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-06

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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-07-06
The Bill Increasing tl.e Pay
of Soldiers signed by fHe
PresideNG.

The President has signed and approved
the act to Increase the pay of soldiers in
the United States Army. 1t provides
that on and after the 1st Of May last, and
during the continuance of the present
rebellion, the pay per month of non-com-
missoned officers and privates in the mill.
tary service shall be as follows:
Sergeant majors, $26; quartermaster
and commissary sergeants of cavalry, ar
tillery and infantry; $50; sergeants Of
ordnance, sappers and miners and pom
toomers, S34; corporals of ordinance,
sappeTs and miners and pontooniers, $40;
pff1ates' of engineers and ordinance of
the; frst class, $f8, and of the second
class. SIC; corporals Of cavalry, artillery
and infantry, S1S; chief buglers Of cav
airy s23; buglsrs, SIG; farriers and
blacksmiths of cavalry and artillery s1S;
priyates of cavalry, artillery and Infantry
SIG; principal musicians of artillery and
infantry, $22; leaders Of brigade and reg
mental bands, S75; musicians, SIG; hos
pital stewards of the first class, S33; hos
pital stewards of the second class, $25
hospital stewards Of the third class, $23
All non-co nlniissioned officers aud pri
vate. in the regular army, serving under
enlistments made priof TO July %. 1861
shall have the privileges Ct re-enlistins
fora term of three years in their respec
tive organizations until the fst of Angus
next, and all such commissioned off
GERS and privates so re-enlisting shalf b
entitled to the bounties mentioned in th
Joint resolution Of Congress, approved
January 70, 1864.
In all cases where the government shall
! furnish transportation and subsistence t.
discharged officers and soldiers from tn
the place of their discharges to the plac
Of their enrolment or original muster int
the service, they she'll not be entitled 4
, travel, pay or communication of subsis
T tence.
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REFUSED.

"Not yours the fault, you sey-not yours
You women keep some bitter curse
For our proud spirits. How long
To think you have not done nae wrong.
Believe me, this is half my pain
To feel cannot give again.
Respect and trust, which were your
aa due
When I believed you wholly true.
The words of love you said one day,
"You meant the next day to unsay,
And if thought of them-what then?
must be fooled like other men:
Must learn to WOO is not to win:
That womens falseboods are not sin:
Must bare what other hearts have borne:'
II give you, lady, seorn for scorn
1t was for love l vainly sued
1t was a woman thatI wooed
Not something in woman's guise,
To make my trusting heart a prize
Rejoice to feel me in her power
Play with her new toy for an hour.
Then fling it down, with cruel jest,
And mocking scorn, at my request?
No it was something kind and true,
fanoied that saw in you
Before high ideal shrine h
| laid this honest love of mine. @
woke to find that shrine dream
That maidens are not what they seem.
Henceforth 1, too, will share their mirth,
And take their love fer what it's worth
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NUMBER Is:
That's 4 Boy 1 Cam Tr;;ssf.., >,

- = a.
] once visited large public school.
At recess, q little fellow came UP and
spoke to the master; as he turned to 90
down the platform, the master said, THAT
is q boy oan trust. He never failed
me-
l followed him with my eye, and look
ed at him when he took his seat after re-
cess. Ho had fine, open, manly face.
thought a good deal of the masters re.
mark
What character had that little bow
earned. He had already got what would
be worth more TO him than fortune
1t would be a passport into the confidence,
and respect of the whole community.
l wonder if the boys know how soou
they are rated by older people. Every
boy IN the neighborhood is known. and
opinions are formed of him; he has a
character, either fayorabls or unfayor-
able. = -
A boy of whom master can saw, "I
can trust him; he never failed me-" will
never want employment The fidelity,
promptness, and industry which he shows
at sphool, are in demand everywhere.
He Fho j. faithful in little, will be
faithful also in much. Be sure, bows
that you earn good reputation at school.
Be trusty-bs trae.-C Childs paper.
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A Speech for Mr.. Lincoln.

At the Republican, State Convention,
at Springfield, Tll., ON May 2s, Mr.
Brsckinridge, from Will County, spoke
in favor of Mr. Lincoln iii fhs following
blasphemous style:
"That great man, old kbe Lincoln, is
a special gift from God Almighty, and,
if we reject him in this Convention, we
reject God Almighty. He rs Gods an
olnted, and he has now got to hang on
to the freedom of the slave or God AL
mighty; if he let's go of either, he is a
gonerl (Roars of laughter) l am a
John Brown abolitionist, (great appsuse,)
and T believe that God Almighty has
appointed Old Abe as the means of car
rying out His mission as begun by that
glorious man John Brown! Long ap-
plause. )-Old Abe moves slow, and it is
because God Almighty gave him such
long legs (great laughter) but he has an
awful big foot (great laughter;) and
whom he puts it down, it STAYS THERE
and never slips backward" Applause
and laughtef.
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A Good Rule.

A certain man who is very rich now,
was poor when he was boy. When as
ked how he got his riches he repli-
ed:
''My father taught me never to play
till my work was finished, and never to
spend my money until I earnsd it. II
i had but an hours work in a day, ]
must do tAat FIRST thing, and in an hour
And after this z was allowed to play
and then I could play with riach more
pleasure thanif l had the thought of an
unfinished task before my mind. T early
formed the habit Of doing every thing ii
time, and it soon became easy to do so
It is to this 1 owe my prosperity"
Let every one who reads this DO like
wise.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-07-06
Remarkable Instance Of Fee
male C0nstancy:

1t is not every woman who can legally
claim her husband as her servant, but
every one will remember the celebrated
case of Sir John Dean Paul, the fraud
Ilsnt London banker. A recent copy of
the Madras Times gives some curioa.
Information concerning him. Immediate
iy after he was sentenced to penal ser.
vltude, Lady Paul realized all the prop
erty settled upon her, and proceeded with
out delay to Sydney where she purcb
ased beautiful seat in the suburbs
Her husband having arrived at penal
settlement in another part Of Australia
as one Of gang of oonvicts, the wife Of
the convict baronet applied to the govern
ment for his services; and was permitted
to employ him as her "assigned SER
want, We need scarcely add that, hav-
ing released him from unpleasant restraint
she placed all the newly purchased prop
erty in his hands, and has since led a
very quiet life in his company.
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(From the Worldly
Tho Lost Amend ment The
Slavery Question I'm q Nut
Shell.

The proposed amendment to the Con-
stltution, for the universal abolition ol
slavery in the United States, failed in the
House of Representatives for want of the
requisite two thirds, by the concentration
of the Democratic vote against it.
""'he sober second thought of the peo-
pie will indorse the action of the Demo
cratic members. Without feeling them
selves judges of the constitutional meta
physics that entered into the debate, the
people will sanction the rejection OH the
broad and solid principles of common
sense. Some Of these We will proceed to
state.
The people appreciate the rapidly ac-
cumulating burdens OF an sxhausting
war; they judge it for the interest of the
country that the war shall not be unne-
cessarily prolonged. The North must,
indeed, fight until the South sutnsits, We
are spehaing money and blood to procure
submission. The people have an interest
in beating down the price of this costly
submission, but nbne In enhancing it.
The main consideration with them ii,
whether the proposed amendment would
render the war more costly, or less costly;
longer, or shorter. That is, in other
words, would its effect on the temper of
the South be favorable to submission, or
to defiance? To ash this question is to
answer it. Such measure would obYi-
ously protract the duration and enhance
the cost Of the war; it is therefore unfit
to be at this time adopted.
The practical effect of such an amend
ment would make it obligatory on the
Government to prosecute the Var for the
mere extinction of slavery. Notc, the
Government has an option. If the South
would come back on condition that moth
ing more should be required of them
than submission to the Constitution as it
stands, there is: at present, 10 iinpedi-
ment to receiving them except as it exists
in the will Of cur rulers. But pass this
amendment, let it be ratified, and war for
the extinction of slavery would become
a constitutional obligation. Ii it requir
ed war of thirty years to accomplish
the object, our rulers would be bound by
their oaths of Office to lay upon our shoul-
ders the mighty burden. If; at the end
of five years, ten years, the revolted States
WpulU pc WlilluS " AStUi " III SAi OiO
place in the Union, with their old nights,
the Government would not even be at
lii erty to consider their proposal; it would
be compelled to subject our people to
grinding taxation to maintain a war Of
mere philanthropy. ..
1t is judicious for the government and
the people to preserve their present lib
city of action. Two years more expe-
rience of our accumulating burdens may
make the northern people unanimous in
a willingness that the South should come
back by simple resumption of allegiance.
1t would be inopportune and unfortunate
if, just at that moment, we found our
selves bound, hand and foet, in the strong
fstters of newly adopted constitutional
prohibition. and compelled to refuse
submission which we would, if at liberty,
gladly accept.
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WHICH SHALL 1T BE +?
BY NARY E. CLARKE.

1t was a troubled face with knit brow,
that was bent over two letters; pondering
over the momentous question, and Nellie
Hartley's thoughts ran something in this
form:
&" What a noble, manly letter Godfrey
Chnrchman writes, and how the protect
ing, tender love speaks in every line
can see him now, as he wrote that letter,
his broad shoulders bent, his large, white
hand tracing those clear, bold characters,
and those great black eyes of his beaming
with fergor and hope. He is not hand
some, not very talented, but so true, 20
good, that / could put my hand in his
content to let him lead me, content to
obey, as we'll as love and honor him. But
then, he has nothing but the small for
tune his mother left him, and all of that
is invested in business; then too, he is
so absorbed in that little counting house;
why, even this letter has the business
envelope. There's Mary, too; whoever
marries Godfrey, may calculate upon
Mary for e-lons fixture, and she is
so fretful and rspining. Poor Mary it
is hard for young girl to be shut up,
for life, in one room, and suffer such pain
That frightful accidentl have shud-
dersd at the prospect of a railway journey
ever since. Perhaps, if she was in a
pleasant home, with some one always near
to chat with her, she would become more
reconciled; but in that lonely room, in a
clearinghouse, Godfrey away all day,
and nobody to speak to but the nurse.
her imprisonment is hard to bear. Twill
call often. Stay! that will not do, unless
l decide to answer Godfrey's letter, as he
wishes If the other had not come just
to day 1t is such beautiful letter,
tinted paper, graceful handwriting, and
such lovely seal Norman Hart knows
how to address lady. Such easy grace
m eomplimenting and such poetical Ian
guage are seldom written. He is so hand
some, too, with such graceful bow, and
so courteous at all times. 1 never saw
anything so beautiful as his estate. with
its ot-houses and gardens, it's superb fur
niture and pictures, and his carriage ant
horses are just perfection. And he has
invited me-little me-to preside oyel
this lovely place, aud spend his large for
tune; offers me hand, heart, and purse
Oh which shall it be 2"
"Shall l help you?''f
Nellie started, for she had believed her
self alone; but at her elbow stood small
figure, in bright dress, such as she ha'
read about, IN fairy tales, thousan'
times.
"Shall I help you2" repeated the srnal
woman, in clear, silvery tone. 81 al
your fairy gdardianl OH yes, you though
such dreams were over when you put o
5 long frocks and turned up your hair, bu
D we are not quite gone yet, though locomo
3 tives aud electric telegraphs are ruinin
5 our business. Come, my dear, and vii
help you to decide which it shall be-"
\ Somehow, she scarcely realized how
the little room faded, faded away, ant
Nellie found herself in the long dining
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-07-06
The Ugly HOosier.

a Hoosier, an awful ugly man, relating
his travels in Missouri, said that he ar
rived in Chickenvllls in the forenoon, and
Just few days before there had been a
boat busted, and heap Of people scalded
and killed one way and another. So at
at last as I went into grocery, squad
Of people followed in, and one bowed
and said: cts one of the unfortunate
sufferers by the Dustin of the Franklin.
Upon that he asked me to drink with
him, and as / put the tumbler to my
mouth he stopped me of sudden with,
Il beg your pardon, stranger, but,
"But what?" sez l.
"Jist fix yer mouth that way agin," ssE
he.
done it jist as was gwine to drink,
and LII be hanged if didn't think they
would all go into fits. They yelled and
whoopsd like gang of wolves. Finally
one of them sez:
Don't make fun of the poor unfortu-
nate: he's hardly got over bein' blowed
up yet. Less make up puss."
They all throwed in and made up five
dollars. As the spokesman handed me
the change, he axed me:
Where did you find yourself after the
"sposion?"
I'm fat boat" sex l.
Glow fur from the franklin" he in
quired.
Why" sez I, 81 never seed, but as
nigh as l can guess, about three hundred
and seventy five miles" You'd 0ughter
seen that gang scatter.
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CAUTION OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR
A Paris letter writer tells the follow
ing:
II was in circle, few days back, COM
posed of both native French and some
newly arrived Parisians. At last the con-
versati5n turned upon the Emperor, and
the late arrivals were full of marvellous
stories upon the Emperor's life. One
yarn ran as follows:
A beautiful young italian girl was re-
qusstea to make Him drink, which she
did. As if accidentally, in receiving the
goblet, he contriyed to drop in small
silver knife, with which he had been toy
ing as he sat. The knife almost immedi-
ately turned black, from the presencs of
some poison which the Italian had drop
ped into the beverages, probably as IA
vdr.' She was quietly sent back to the
Orleanist tribe, whence she came dis
graeed.
Another damsel offered Napoleon the
larger piece of an apple, which she cut be-
fore his eyes, and while in conversation
with him. (Shs was French, and priv
LEGGED member Of The imperial house
hold) et
With true politeness he requested an
exchange, he to eat the smaller piece and
she the other. The lady denurred; she
could not eat so much. He seized both
pieces, and bowingly retired. Next day
The lady consented to waste her sweetness
on the desert air off convent, where she
can reflect that the very first trouble
which arose in the world, in the year one
came from Eve offering Adam an apple
not fit for his mastication at that time. +"
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A Horse SToaY.-Near Bsfinuda
Hundred there is large corral, where all
the disabled and worn out horses-breught
here by Sheridan after his famous raid
are confined The poor beasts have ap-
parently but little of their original vigor
left. That was what we thought week
or more since Now We have changed our
opinion During the heavy firing on our
right short time since these lame and
worn out equine warriors pricksd up their
ears, frightened their sore and stiff limbs
tossed their names, formed in squadron,
and with a loud snort, charged on q num-
bsr Of inohfensive mules. Two mules
were instantly killed, and the others fed
in the widest disorder. The horses again
formed to the music Of Gilmore artillery
and charged on high rail fence, which
they at once broke down. They did not
desist from their warliEe demonstrations
until the artillery firing ceased. lia
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SETTLED

John Danders, . country black smith
the husband of q young wife, had labor
ed long and become wealthy, having the
custom of all the farmers around
When he WAS on his death bed, he call
ed his wife Janet, to him.
Janet" said he, II am not long for
this world; am wearing away very fast.
Now, concerning the business, Janet,
there's Andrew, the foreman. he, knows
all about the shop, and the customers all
like him, You will just let a decent time
slapss and then make up together"
"oh,,1 my dear Johnr' said Janet,
bursting ints a food Of tears, ,don't let
that trouble you, Andrew and have set
tied that already" s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-07-06
An administrator Paper
ON LincOIn.

.Wilkes's Spirit of the Times, which has
heretofore been a strong supporter 81
LIilncoln's administration, has changed
visws somewhat. In late number it as
serats that
"The nation cannot live with Abraham
Lincoln and Seward at It's head during the
next terrible four years, Even if honest,
they are unequal to the task; and tAat
they are not honest, is evident in the AZ d
they have devised to subjugate the e4-F
preston of the loyal masses, in the name
OF the party they have labOrsd to des-
troy.
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(FrOm the Richmond Whig.)
REMARKABLE CONDOLENCES.

81 b 81 "
At Spottsylvania Court House, Briga-
dier, General Henry H. Wake, Of a.
P. Hilrs Corps, lost his foot.
In D: Il. Hills attack upon the in
srpsnS Brsaa General NainaSa William hTSsIss Walker
was severely wounded IN the foot and
taken prisoner. is 9F
Major General 81. T. Walker was shot
through the foot in the recent engagsmsnt
near Dallas Ga, between Johnston and
Sherman ass{;ss
RE commander Of the stonswall Brig
ade, Gen. James L. Walker, was badly
ws.ndss wS.n T. Oh ssst ebs s # ss suffered
considerable loss. ar o Al
General Marmaduks Killed in duel
Gen. Marsh. w alIer, of Arkansas.
-
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From the Correspondence N. Y. Times.
ARMY POTOMAC; NEAR PETERS
BURG, Tuesday, june 81, 1864.
THE SITUATION IN ITS GENERAL ASPECTS.

THE SITUATION IN ITS GENERAL ASPECTS.
Regarded in its most general relations,
the present situation Of the armies operat-
ing against Richmond, presents an aspect
identical with that which has already
thrice MET us-in front of Spottsylvania
Court House, before the lines of the
South Anna, and On the ChiokahSmihy.
The strategic problem. executed with
entire success, has given way to tactical
problem. which stubbor&y bids defiance
to our efforts to solve In a stroke of
masterly generalship this army was taken
up from the Chiekahominy, conveyed
over an interval of over fifty miles, tf.ns-
ported across two formidable rivers, and
in two days was planted before Peters
burg-the key to Richmond. But, Pc
tersburg, the richly merited prize of the
most boldly conceived and the most bril-
Ii lntly executed military conception of
the war, by one of those yexatious acci-
dents that checker the history of military
operations, failed to be won. In vain a
stroke Of genius outwitted the astute
General who commands the foremost ar
my Of the rebellion. threw him from his
central position to one exterior to us, de-
layed him two days, and brought this ar
my in front of Petersburg four and tweu-
ty hours before man of the enemy had
crossed the James river.
The defeDses Of Peters burg fell prize
to the rapidity of this great movement
Its line of works. formidable in character
and of old construction, was carried, or
rather surprised aud taken by our al :
vanced column. A few militia and old
men and boys.of the town. hastily gath
cred up for the occasion, we're all that me t
General Smith in line Of works south
"a Petersburg, which, if properly gar
risoned, could have bade defiance 10 the
whole Army Of the Potomac, and idust
have reduced US TO the necessity vi siSse
operations. Butler, too, on the north
side of the Appomattox, broke through
the imperfect obstacle he met, and seized
the main line Of railroad communication
leading from Richmond.
Never was the Ceiarian maxim, Count
nothing done till all is DONE" more strik-
ingly illustrated. A few hours more day
light, the arrival of column of troops,
delayed few miles back, wouiG have Sc
cured those c6nquests to us as perma-
nent possession. At 1880 cf0ck in the
evening of Wednesday last, Gen. Smith,
a0ith simple sL;trn,ish Inc, took the whole
line of-feld works covered by hls lront
Had the arranged programme been
carried out, whereby another corps was to
have connected and CO. o-operated with him,
the whole line would have been taken.
and, the victory followed up, Petersburg
would that night have been iii oal hands.
How this design failed of realization is
worthy cf explanation.
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THE OLD AGE OF PUGILIsT.-A
New York correspondent uses the follow
inv Incident to point the moral of a mis-
spent life.
saw crowd ,lp on "a. the steps of the AstOr
House yesterday. They were watching
the attempt Of the great pugillist, Tom
Hyer, to &scaGd into the house. His tall
form was bent by disease; his once firm
step tOttered; his great strength had de-
parted. With crutches and the aid Of 8
strong arm of friend he slowly and with
anguish took one step. at time, as an in
FAINT would go up. It was gall and bit
terness to him to cast his eyes around ON
that crowd and see how unlike their greet
ing was to that Of the crowd that cheer
ed him on III bis great fight with Sulli.
van.