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OFFICE ARMY CLOTHING AND
EQUIPAGE.

PHILADELPHIA, March l6, 1854
CEALED PROPOSALS are invited snd will be
~ received at this Office, until II O'Clock M on
MONDAY the 2Sth inst, for supplying the schuyl-
kill Arsenal with GRAY WOOLEN BLANKETS
army standard. of domestic man ufacture-in order
that the present weekly deliveries may be largely in
creased.
Bidders must state in their proposals, which must
be given in Erittng. well rs iu figure the guam
tity bid for. and time OF delivery.
The ability of the bidder to fill the contract must
be guaranteed by two responsible persons whose
signatures will be appended to the guaranty. and
said guaranty accompany The bid, ana in case the
said bidder should all 10 enter into the contract
they to make good the difference between the offer of
said bidder and the next lowest responsible bidder
or the person to whom the contract may be awar
Bidders, as well their sureties, or guarantors
who may not be known at this of ce. will furnish
certificate from the United States District Attorney
Po'tmaster or other public functonary. at the resi-
dence OF the bidder, or guarantors, setting forth
clearly the TACT that the bder and his sureties are
responsible men, who will if contract Is awarded
them act Ia good faith with the Uni ed States an
faithfully execute the came.
No bid will be entertained that does not fully
comply with all of the above requirements, and
which is OF properly guaranteed by two response
bel parties, as above described.
Bids from dsfaulting contractors will not be re-
eeiyed
Blank forms for proposals can be had upon ap-
plication az this office.
Proposals must be endorsed " Proposals for Army
Blankets" G. H CRoSMAN,
mchl9 I'd Asst. z. NJ. General, U. S. A.
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/ INTEND to withdraw the Udri0us irons hare in
Il the fire, and devote my whole attention 10 the
mysteries Of the idtc. To this end desire a Part
ner. lie must be as oily a mountain of blubber
as supple an the back as an eel, bland a sum-
mers morning, and wear Oh his treaeherous phiz a
perpetual snairk His name must be Peter Funk /
propose TO constitute the Company, and will be as
pious, as dignifed, and as pompoas as an old wood.
chuck, cooked up on his hind legs near his hole in
ctocer time. THE CHIEF END OF MAN" with FUNK
Co. will be 10 feather their nest, and skin all who
come in their way. In anticipation of having our
shingie out at early day. advise all the crooked
old sticks about to "hop the flcig," INSTEAD or
PAYING THEIR DEBTS, to sell pretend 10 sell all
they have. real estate and all tcithOut security on
credit Of sir gedrs-that the widows, in due time
be severally installed as the ADMINISTRATIVE" and
WE their legal advisers As fast as the assets come
into our hands, my learned Brother" otherwise
called brother Funk" will trind TO the right and
left among the creditors, with the sinosity of A
snake and with the scissors of Delilah clip away 50
per cent of their respective claims in other words
he must lie "Hke the dera,' PULL THE WOOL"
over their eyes, aud get all the claims assigned 10
himself for 20 per cent. d. CHASE
N B. No one need apply whose qualifications are
not up to the chalk, and who cannot produce piece
of composition equal to the following.
PORTLAND. July 2, 1861
"MR. ID. 7. CHAsE-Sr: MIR. W. T. Kilborn
'holds note for about $500 against d. Libby and
endorsed by Lewis Libby, which is unpaid. He
"instructs Us to commence suit against you under
"Chap. ll3, Sec. AZ of Revised Statutes TO recover
double the amount of the property fraudulently
conveyed to you by said L. Libby. II you desire
-"to settle the matter you can do so Immediately
without further costs otherwise we shall institute
"HowARD & STRour''
Note-Sec. AZ of ll3 Chapter of Revised Statutes
will constitute one Of The CHIEF spokes in the chsei Of
FUNK Co. decS TuTh& Stf
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A Poser.


INxrRACTS from "a long toinded yarn" of SEW.
IL ELL G. STRoUr (HowARD & STRoUT) to SMITH
STRATToN. New York, the same bearing date
April 18th, 1862:
''Our County Records show the whole matter and
about these there can be question. | propose
therefore, that you send your claim TO some Attor-
ney here As Counsel for the Administrative / have
no desire TO conceal any matter connected with the
administration. IL you adopt this course, il would
be convenient perhaps, to notify your ATTORNEY TO
call upon me. and will Immediately put him in com.
munication with the Probate Records, and with the
Administrators
If 1t is requisite to employ "soMR ATTORNEY
HIRE" ''To GALL UPON" Strout, so that he fStroutl
can "immediately pat HIM (this "soMR ATTORNEY
HRRE''l Sin communication trith the Probate Rec
ords and NTH the AdniHistrdtrir in order to get
THE DIVIDEND Ton S54.54-"Sl0 S0'' out of Strout
HOW MUCH OVER 20 PER CENT OF THAT DIVIDEND
S2l6, WILL BE LIKELY TO REALIzRy
d. T. CHASE,
Assignee Of Smith & Stratton.
NIB. "THg PROBATE RECORDS" speak in black
and rhite. tSee report Of Committee Of NISRl The
Administrators has already spoken as follows:
This may certify that SKwELL c. STRoUT How.
ARD STRoUT) was retained as Counsel TO adjust
the affairs pertaining TO my late husband estate as
might best tend for my interest that of the heirs
At law. He WAS NOT EMPLOYED TO BUY UP THE
CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE FOR 20 PER CENT FOR
HIS OWN nEEEFIT. Had there been no sssets he
would have expected pay, and been paid for all the
services which he rendered.
CATHERINE B. ROUNDS
Portland July IL. 1858. oo20 TuTh& Sit
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CITY OF PORTLAND.
In the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred ana
Si1ty.four.

An Ordinance Amending an Ordinance concerning
Carriages.
Be &c ordained by the Mayor Aldermen, and Com.
mon Council Of the City Of Portland in Cffv Conn.
cii assembled. as. .Joiioios =
SECTION /. The seventeenth section of the Re
so that said section, as amended. shall read as fol-
lows
Sec IL. The prices or rates Of fare to be taken by
or paid TO the owner, driver, other person hay-
ng chargeof any hackney carriage except Omnibus
SEES shali be as follows that is to say for carrying
passenger from one place 10 another, within the
City, between the hours of four o'clock A. NJ . and
eleven O'Clock L. NJ. mt exceeding thirty five cents
and from eleven O'Clock p. NJ 10 four O'Clock A. NJ
not exceeding foTty-fiye cents; for children be.
tween the ages of four and tweve years if more
than one, ii accompanied by an adult half price
lie only to be charged for each child and for children
under four years of age when accompanied by their
parents, or an adult no charge shall be made.
Every owner. driver or other person having charge
of any hackney carriage, shall carry with each pas
senger one trunk and in addition thereto two art-
ces such as valise. carpet bag, box, portmanteau
bundle, or other similar articles used in travelling
II he be requested to do so, without charge
pensation therefor but tor every additional trunk
or such other articles above named more than
TWO, he shall be entitled TO demand and receive five
cents; III any driver other person shall demand
specified in his section he. they shall forfeit and
each ofense.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be
In force from and after its approval by the Mayor
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
March g. 1864 I
This bill having been twice read passed to be or.
dained. JACOB MCCLELLAN, Mayor
lE COMMON COUNCIL, March g. 1854
This bill having been twice read. passed to be or
dained. TH0S. L. TWITCHELL. President,
Approved. JACOB MCCLELLAN. Mayor.
mch6 dtw
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CONTAGIOUS Diseases.

Chapter l4th, Sections 30 and 81, of the Revised
Statutes:
SECT 30 When any disease dangerous to the
public health exists in town. the municipal officers
shall all possible TO prevent its spread and
to give public notice of infected places TO travellers
BY displaying red hags at proper distances, and by
all other means most efiectual, in their jud mel
for the common safety.
SECT. so. When householder or ply scian knows
that person un der his care is taken sick of apy
such disease. he shall Immediately give notice there.
of to the municipal officers Of the town where such
person is and if he neglects it he shall forfeit not
less than ten. more than thirty dollars.
The above law will be strictly enforced
JOHN s. HBALD,
febl2tf City Marshal and Health Officer
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FOR SALE.

A PLEASANT Country Seat at New Gloucester
n Lower Corner. The stand formerly ocoupisd
by r. erton, as Home Scho !. is offered for sals
The bouse a"c ell. both two story. the latter new
contain fifteen hnished rooms. good cellar ard an
abundance Of pure, soft water wood house and sta.
bleeennected. The place IS adorned with shade and
ornamental trees and 'hrubbery.c mRandsa beau
Is Uut an hours ride from Portland ON the Grand
Trunk Railroad. A large gsrden belongs To IT, we'll
stocked with young ana thrifty fruit trees IN mi
bearing. ga spple trees Pr ce sl700
For further information apply to y. Yeaton Frys.
burg Me-, Seth Haskell, pear the premises, or
ss,o. ALBION KEITH. lS Middle Street
"oso "a"u Portland,
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For Sale or 10 Le,.

n FINE Country Seat ON Back Cove road. front.
,i.g the eity ana about two miles thersfrom
Viii Mil 2arde1 ana Orchard sixteen acres OF land =
a. ks - nicS House withtweiye finished rooms larss
an,n anu onai,e House his property Is a. desi
aote location Tor genteel r. sidence or : rnhli.
nous, as is to be found witt In tne vic;nifv =, p
.sna; IL viii be sold low long tenn Of credit
Tor the greater part Of the or les sed Tor
'erm '..a o. o. years. MOskS GOULD, "A Middle ST.
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For Sale,

~- The farm widely and favorabiy
ANMA- known the col Jabex q. Cnst
1EREAR man farm. situated in the norfh
Z9I1EHlA3 part of North Yarmouth a. rsS
Ia z-1 - and occupied by Edward Bssk.
10. 40 hIes rom Portland, and two miles from
Two aepots. one on the Grand Trunk II. 4. North
Yarmouth and West Pownsl said farm eonssiss
.Mo hundred acres moving tififpg wood aud ras
tufe lands. Cuts % tons English hay Pssfnre a.
videi into three lots permanently fenced Tor ths
most part with double stone walls usip1 mn most ~
,ne stones on the place in their copstructiop
Ihrty acres OF wood land for mosr part Old gra~fh
aporuon borders on the X. r. and anot her ,ot -,
the sufieient to last large family theiv M.
nne ihe ore hard contains from fye 10 SIX Lund "a
rees al grated fruit, and Of the choicest knds n
aIhriying condition; in favorable years h.. borne
yUbusheis marketable apples There are CiSrrv.
fHm ana rear trees. sll in fne bearing con5ifias .
ALSO acranberry field which has just begun no hssr
ana rom about one third OF the a me thirty hnsh
s,s s were picked and marketed last year House b
wos.ory wooden building. containing eleven - uare
rooms, with finished ell, and other Necessary oas-
ouiiaings attached. Commands fpe prospect ana
y sdorned with beautiful shade trees: hard And
soft water Ia abundance. -
ne Darn Is on the Opposite side of the road 1 n
loug oy ~ wide with shanes for she teriue voun
s,oek IN stormy weather; ine well Of never faIlipS
wafer, All IN good repair. Said farm will be sold
eneap at the owner is out of health and must ssII
Terms OF sale made known and all Inquiries ans,vsr
ed on the premises. Payments made easv
North Yarmouth, March H. 1854
mchll d&w will
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Notice.

A LII persons having Bills against the Portland
"A Fire Department, are requested to present them
on or before the 25th inst for settlement
{. C.BARNES, Chiaf Engineer
Portland. March 9th, 1854 mch9 dtd
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For Sale.

WI = double brick House and lot known n. An.
Westorook Seminary Female boarding houss'
si.assea on stevens Plains ON the line Of the For
est avenue horse Railroad two miles from this ctfy
ioy Lot oy Is rods The premises may be exam,ued
ises. 'a'' "e~1 sns pfsn-
-, = or particulars apply to WIN L. sOUTBARD.
20. 20. 20 commercial street, or e. HAMBLIN No ~
Commercial street, Portland mchs a. -
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COpartnersIlip Notice.

7 HAVE this day admitted AMOS L. MILLETT
Il as an equal partner in my Grocery business
Hereafter the business will be conducted under the
style and name of WILSON q MILLElT, at the
old stand, 372 Congress street.
WILLIAM L. WILSON.
Portland, Jan /, 1854 jan2-l w teOdtf
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COpartnersllip.

fyyHE undersigned bave this day formed Co.
Il partnership uoder the style of Colley, Burn
ham Co, 8pd will continne the Furniture Bust
mess at the old stand, 1858 Congress ST.
j. c. COLLEY,
T. W. BURNHAM.
VIII. COLLEY.
Portland March lst, 1854. mch2 d3w
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SUPERIOR Family Flour.

1SO BARRELS of superior Flour; suitable for
lCO family use. Also few barrels of Bald.
Gin and Greening Apples, for sale at the lowest
wash price by JOHN PURlNTON,
fob28. eodIw No. 1873 Forest
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FOR SALE

ITO CLOSE AN ESTATE, Schooner .Sarah
Il Wooster" l12 tons. fore and an rieged be.
liey be sound-ntted up last fall at an expense
OF one thousand d,Iars with new sails. rigging and
spars; carries $50 VI lumber aud Il good sailor
Apply 20 n. J. MILLER JR,
mch9 d3w over go Commercial Street
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Wanted.

SALESMAN in a Jobbing House, in Boston, to
- one who can bring good Cash Trade. lib
eral compensation will be given. Address Box 3lI2,
boston' MASS. mch5 eod3ws
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To LET.

OFFICE in second story of store No l5s Middle
" street over store occupied bv Ssmuel Rolie.
Enquire of SAMUEL HANSON.
febl5 eodtf
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For Sale ortoLes.

4 CLIFF COTTAGE, containing over 10
rooms,large stable and sheds-sifuatsd tive
EEkS and one-hslf miles from Portland, and the
y,ES5iU finest situation In Cape Elizabeth for va.
E1AS tering place and summer bo.rders. For
particulars enquire Of GEO. OWEN
APT dn 81 Winter Street. Portland.
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House for Sale.

a 'nIess s'ory dwelling house with brick basement
= sltaateu ON toe corner of Mon and W War .
eh is streets has twelve finished rooms and h weI
esisuaied for one or two families For terms AZ.
by 20 Inward shaw, at the Office OF tha N.,.ss,
rHe ih'uranee Company. lo2 Middle Street. orto
,..,.t.s,, n. y. DEERING -
e"io uh No. 3 Exchange at
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STORE TO LET.

TTNHE very eligible Store now occupied by Mr.. E.
Il 4. Little, unde' Mechanics Han. ia TO be leased
for . term OF three or nve wears. Enquire OF
feb2e seodn q. /. BAILEY, " Exchange, St.
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For Sale,

A desireably located lot of land b.longi to the
IA heirs of the late John West, on which the
house was recently burned, situated on Fore Street
No zl and running back to Sumner ST. Enqnire OF
Edward Howe. at the rooms of his son Mr. I,eorpe
III Howe No liz Middle street up stairs
March 4. 1864. mchb aweod
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HVfe Fufm TOT S0Ie.
Pleasantly situated In wesfbroek.
A<1A-A sixmies from Portland M sr Pr,ds;s
Hnf zA2 Fridge. o. the roaa LEADING non
fs4EElA3 Falmouth 10 Saccsrsppa--cenfss.
ee@1..1Ing one hundred acres, Suitably n.
videdlnIo ,iliage, pasture and woodland A plenty
OF young orchardiDg apple and pear srees jusf comn
ato oearng. of The osst varieties The soil Il mosf
" clay m. well watered by never.ialInr brook
running fhrougn the farm. new two story brick
houte. With good cellar, barn and other out -buid
,ngs, and an abundant supply Of excellent water
Terms easy. For further Information iaouire az
the subscriber ON the premises
ABIJAH HAWKES..
mehi4 dSw2w- Stevens Plans Post Once
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Removal.

nR. LUDWIG ha, removed to No. 80 High st
~ corner of Congress.
Portland March II, 1854. mchl7 diff
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WHOLE NO. 537.
FOR SALE & TO LET.


a. The three story d W eln -house No % R,o~,
Lii: street, containing thirteen modsyn antshsd
2lL rooms including Bath room Range En,rass
Da' Fixtures with plenty Of Closet room
-, wbess previously disposed Of at private sale N
VIII DC soid at auction on the 27th day of April nsxs
pn Inquire Of J. E. FERNALD. or GEORGE WAT.
i1"HocSb- mcl2f dtoaplz.
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Deck Plank, ,

600 NJ 81. 3 and 81 inch SEASONED WHITE
GOO PINE DECK. PLANK at Bangor, for
sale by s. C. DYER
feb25 dim No 3 Central w harf
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Wanted
Secondhand Candle Boxes,
AtNo. 80 Portland Street, Portland.
ian7 dff
Wanted Hmm ediateIy

A second hand steam Engine of thirty TO forty
IA horse power. Enquire Of
HIGHT DYER
ieoiS dn 81 Union Wharf.
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8 i, 8 OOs

4 small dwelling house, with land suficieus far n
"A good garden, located in the upper part or ths
city. Will be sold for the above amount
Apply to PhENTIss IoRrSa
Portland. March,. DIFF Daily Pres once.
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
JOHN T. GILMAN. Editor.
10 published st No. sat EXCHANGE STREET. by
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TIE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published at ~ 90
per year; II paid strictly in advance. discount Of
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Single copies three cents.
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Rates of Advertising:
One inch ofspace In length Of column, constitutes
SQUARE"
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AFTER three insertions less, 81 90; continuing
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Advertisements inserted In the MAINE STATE
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vance
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MISCELLANEOUS.

j. w. SYKES,
Purchaser for Eastern Account
LOUR, GRAIN, SEEDS, PROVISIONS, LARD,
BUTTER and WESTERN PRODUCE
generally.
Particular attention given to shipping BY quickest
and cheapest routes. No l52 SOUTH WATER ST
20. Box All. Chicago, Illinois.
RRYKRKrcKs-Messrs. Maynard q Sons; H 4 W
Chickering; 9. d. Cummings Co.; s. &. .Bowdlear
Co.; Charles A. Stone; Hallett, Davis & Co., of
Boston, Mass. Cashier Elliot Bank. Boston. J. N.
Bacon, ESQ.,, President Newton Bank, Newton. G.
b. Coffin; Warren Ellis Sons, New York City
iy9 '63 dly.
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For sale at n Rarrmiu.

A ONE and half story House. ON Lavf.xe.,. a,
"A LOT IA BY %. For particu ars enquire OF
.,,s, DRAKE DAVIS,
nSulo imed $50 Cong rees sfreef q
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To Let.

T1HE rooms the store of the subscriber corner
- oil Fore and Exchange streets. now occupisdAy
stephen Berry as printing ONCE. Possession Kiven
LIST of January. Apply to
dec2s dtf BENZ. roGa
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HOUSE No l2s Cumberland Street, now occupied
IL by Mr.. Isaac lngersol Inquire Of
teb2a dtf ST. JUHN SMITH.
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Partner Wanted,

q. s. Christian Commission, Portlan,
nov26tf
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thirteen months ago than now. War, like
everything else engaged in by man, is q
matter of fact business, and trenSted speca'
lations, ridiculous predictions and passion
ate threats never change results, land the
sooner the weaker party to a struggle can
bring themselves to survey the field with
calmness and paactical reason the better
The people Of Georgia and elsewhere re
member the promises that have been made
aud broken; and they see day by day usur-
pations of the authorities consuming them
aud what they have, and they want peace.
Not only do they want peace, but they
want liberty with it-that liberty which
shall protect person and property, and
make none but reasonable and just exac-
! tions for the support OF government.
Congress is to meet next Monday and
many of the State Leglslatures will soon
assemble, and if these servants OF the
people will honestly consult the interests
and wishes of those who have clothed
them with power, instead of deVlsing
ways by which the few remaining white
men may be put in the field, aud dtsmiss-
ing the propriety of arming the slaves for
the butohery of their owners they Will act
as men and as statesmen, and demand
that an earnest, determined effort be made
for peace. We must negotiate with the
enemy sometime, and it 10 folly to stand or
Ipunctilio; for the sooner we commence the
sooner shall We stop the etfusion of blood
and the better will be the terms of settle
ment. The Yankees will never get all they
demand by invasion, nor shall We ever gel
all we desire by resistance, and this being
| so, every motive of interest and sound pol.
icy should induce both parties to desire
that negotiations should commence al
once. The idea that we must wait fol
them to lay aside their arms and make
overtures to us will end in our ruin and
subjugation, if persisted I'M and equally
absurd is the thought that we cannot con
sistently with our self respect, approach
them directly on the subject of peace.
Unless the wisdom of Congress and thu
State Legislatures shall devise some plaI
by which the war may be stopped ant
peace restored, it does not require thu
spirit of prophecy to see that we are RI
ined people;
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fast becoming vast affair, and the inter-
est on it is now largely in excess of the
former total expenditures of the Govern.
ment in years gone by. This sbeing So
extraordinary assessments must be made
upon the people for the payment of the
interest and the reduction of the principal
assessments altogether different from the
easy and almost imperceptible exactlons of
the past. Citizens of all classes are to re-
alize that war is not peace-that free gov
ernmsnt, itself the rarsst and highest boon
vouchsafed to mankind by the Divine Ru-
Ier-has its price, which those must pay
who hope to enjoy it themselves and pre-
serve it for their children