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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~"EeosTHAoRDrsAEr LAT."-Ws have
frsquentIy beard of people who were SOM
difersnt "IAys" bat the queerest lay that
ever came under our observation is an egg
received yesterday, among other eggs at
the provision store of James R. Baker.
Main street The words aud figures "Wsr
-o.-ls64." are plainly traeeable upon
this remarkable egg, aud We are assured
that the letters were SO trsceabls when the
egg was 6rst deposited IN the nest.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
The Hundred DAYS Mem.

Nav YoRK. April 27.-Tbe following
letter accompanied the resolution appro-
printing SIS, OoO, 900, which was expedi-
Iiously passed 10 the House to. day:
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
oOLGATh,s IIONEY SOAP.

This celebrated Toilet soap, IN sach iunIyor.
sal demand, Is made from the e choices materials
Is mIld and emoIIIent in its na,urt, fra
grantIy scented, and extremely beuedeIaI
in its action upon the skin. Per sale by all Drug
Eists md Fancy Goods Dealers. mr1S 1y
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
aaiIp guttlligeater.
Friday Morning April 90.
~NAKISs a Law WIDER DITIIol

-NAKISs a Law UuDER DTIIouL.
rI,.-A certain constable Of OUT aequain.
lance, Who shall be uameless, was recently
placed in possession Of an execution, Oh.
,siued by due process, aud WeaI to the
house OF q small farmer who resides q few
miles from the city. and Who has a slleht
impeachment IN his payments as well as 10
his speech. to levy upon some property.
He levied upon come household furniture,
bot did not 6ud sasieie0t amount TO sat.
isfy the e1esution. As he vas doing this
an animal. supposed to ba a healthy, able
bodied COW, stuck its head iu AT an open
window, aud was iumrdisteIy levied upon
by the officer. As he was IeAviog the
house under a shower of abuse from the
farmers wife, he vas very disagreeably
surprised to discover that What be suppo-
Ssd TO be = COW Was a very EerociOus bull,
for the animal, seeming to understand the
object OF the GouStAbls's visit. charged up
on him in most fsroeiouB mAnusr, eaus-
ing him TO e1clAtm in the language of one
OF our Revolutionary fathers, as improved
BY a ReuIlenAn of African descent, .'mil-
lions tor de.fsas." Before reaching the
fence the Constable vas violently assault
ed in the rear, RULED IN the mud and al
most frightened to death. He now COM
plains Of the rheumaIies, and has been
sndeaVoriug to employ brother officer to
go and take the property hVaV
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
WRIIING SCHOOL E0R NAMES

A WRIrlNu SCHOOL FOR LAylBs--LXOLU-
IA SlVkLY-ls now open NJ the RuIueSs College,
other students attend. Terms S per month or SO
for course unlimited In time, payable At the timS
Of entrance. a gOOd hand writing eau be acquired
by attentive learners in from tWO 20 three months
Aplp I'm
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

ST.. LOUIS. April 2S.-AJvices from Col.
Phillips, commanding Fort Gibson. IN the
Indian country, says:
QuantrilI is going to Kansas, having
crossed VerdegrIss aud Arkansas rivers on
the night of The 26lh.
Adair with s25 rebels were driven across
Illinois river.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~CAPT. WIL1Ans' WzALru0 VoxAOs
will exhibit every evening this week. 1t
Is something that every man, woman aud
child, who desires to be amused and In
Gtrueted, should see. We bsSpsak for the
Captain and his exhibition all the patron
age Which they 80 abund.ntIH dsserHs.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~THH Coal DrOsEks still refuse to 60
to work, aud the employers refuse to yield
to their demands. Many Of the heavier
consumers are provided With cOpstdera-
BILE Quantities of coal and are therefore able
to keep their sStASHshmsuts going.
An Impression appears to prevail that
some Of the coal merchants have encOur.
aged the present strike 10 order that they
may have an excuse for raising the price
OF coal to = rate higher 10 proportion than
the demand Of the diggers, which it is
charged they did on the occasion of the
strike last winter. We do not know
whether the nerchAnts are blAmsabls in
the matter or not, but that notion has
gained q considerable currency.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

RtoaxOED. April ala feet of gunboats
appeared iu the Rappahanuock.
1t is now believed that TAppahanuock or
Port Royal will be the base OF Burus,de's
cooperative movement against Richmond.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~TET rebel spies aud rebel citizens
found within our lipeS and who have been
confined in the Atheueum for some time,
were sent to CumbsrIAnd yesterday 70 be
tried BY military commission now In
session there.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
New YOrR Market.

NEW i0RK, April 90.
Flour-State and western duII, Irregular
unsettled aud 10000: loser; 81 5OGg7 G5
tor extra State, 81 T6@s 10 tor exua d.
U, and $s'15@9 W tor trade brands, mar
ket closing dull and no buyers at inside
quotations.
Wbisky-Flrm but very irregular and
unsettled at 81 27@l 20, for State and
81 29@1 81 tor western.
WbeHt-Dull and nominally goa, lower,
81 T2@l 70 for Chicago spring, 81 Ts@
1 IS tor Mil. CLUB, 81 sI@l "a for winter
red western
Rye-Scarce and irmer at 81 55@l 6s}.
COrn-QIi and scarcely So firm az yes
terda5; 81 1901 40 for mixed western,
closing heavy al the Inside price.
OAts-Iu very moderate request at sra
SO for western.
SuRar-Dull.
CoHse-FIrm.
WooI-FIrm and moderate demand.
PetrOlrum-As shade frme,; refiaed, 10
bond. 66@5s. refined free for May at buy.
ers opIIoT ut So aud 10 Philadeiph 1900
bbIs crude at 50.
Pork-Wnhout material change.
L.rd-Inartive aud prices fAvors buyers,
sS,'sr-A little armer; 5000 Tor State.
Cheess-stssdy at le@ls for new.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

HARRISBURG. ApriI I'll: is not prob.
able that there will be call for the militia
of the State at this time.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~CITT CoUHclL An adjourned meet
log Of the City Council vas held last eve
ming at the Council Chamber in the City
buildings. The evening was occupied in
the consideration ofIieenss ordinances and
the grnntips Of licenses to keep coffee
houssS and ordipariss. Nothing Of public
importance vas transacted.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
~ Pna-The Dwelling house an,

~ FRH,-Ths Dwelling house and
PriHeiPaI part of the household goods of
Mr.. s. p. Talbot, situated in Washington
Township, Belmont county. Ohio, were
consumed by Ore on Saturday last. The
DIRE vas communicated from the cooking
stove aus, which WAS through low shed
roof attached to the main building, and
extending i've or six feet above the roof
The immediate cause was from ere fall
ling from this aue on the rooE Mr.. Tai
bots loss is eStimatsd. at $4,000. No in
sprAuee.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~THE SUsURBs.-Ths gardeOs in the
suburbs are begiOuing TO look Beautiful
Plants nom greenhouses are now being
bedded cot, and the willows are already
10 early Verdurs. Cultivated lawns, within
4 week past, have rapidly taken on the hue
Of summer. There are less hyacinIhs and
bulbOus plants than usual this sPring-
These things are n luxury, coming from
foreign parts. and PrOcuraOls only for gold
aud silver. We gss them iron Holland,
the land of wide brooches and switch
tailed pipes, and from Belgium, that On6e
supplied all America with oil cloths.
Foreign plants are now extremely dear.
We nave PIenty, however. without them.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~THE Nav HosPITAL.-Nr. Price, the
nEent of the Sanitary Commission for this
city, ysSterday transferred TO the new post
hospital about 81 1000 worth of goods,
such as are needed by the sick soldiers.
Mr.. Price has received from q society IN
NorgnutoWn, through J. Marshall Hagans,
donation to the Sanitary Commission OF
SEA &C. the frat donation which the Gem
mission has received from West Virginia.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

wA uOLDrun, who said his name was
JeR. Davis, was arrested yesterday In
North WbssIIOg for dIsorderly conduct and
committed 10 jail. 90 s5iF FszE .
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~ WAuTED-Aa intelligent young
mao. who desires 70 learn Photography,
esu Obtain a permanent Sltustlon BY ap.
plying At PArtridEs'' Gallery Immediately.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29

~THE RLEoTIoH.-The township cleo
lions yesterday rssultsd in the choice in
the city townships of nearly, If not gate,
all the old officers. In some Of the country
townships We understand there vas some.
tbisR of contest. Por County saperin.
tssdent Of Schools. Prof. A. ?. Ross was
elected without opposition. The vote was
the Emullsst ever cast in the county.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-29
New York Money Market.
NJ 49, A.-;I IN

Money-E4sy.
for currency.
Coda shade frmer; opening at 7s4
and closing frn at sot.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-02-12
zGs9;alatnyc @rocrr'llng9.
Published by Authority
House Of Representatives.
Continued from Monday. january -"ih.
MESSAGE rroN ri. G"NtEN"&.
Genlsmea II the General .isssHtl'y
and f,ilolc- Ci.,-s.

Mr>s,GE rEoN ri" G"Nt.N"&.
Genpsnea II The General issesi'y
and itilo,c- Ci.,-s.
Having been called TO the Executive
chair by the almost unanimous voice al th"
state. / now eater upon tn" duties OF thai
office with the proud satisfaction that
dave the confidence OF the citizens, OF
Louisiana That confidence. ! trust. hrs
not been misplaced. for it shall BE- the sole
object of my life to serve tue state faNh'
fully. honestly. and zealou~iy.
Without any solicitation whatever on my
part, / have been elected to the hishcN,
honor within the gift OF the people. L!
were ambitious. th" measure ui my arlDt
| ton II mil To bc called 10 the helm III
these stormy times. TO pilot III" ship OF -taie
| Il trust 10 port of safety is indeed to"oI
enough for any man. | would, therefore
be rccrcant to every principle Of honor. oI
manliress, and OF patriotism. if permit
ted ANYTHING but = high sens" OF c"nscl"n
tious dutv 10 govern me in the adminiSira
uon Of the affairs OF State. shall n"
faltrr in the discharge of the duties assign
I'd me Nv tho consultation. but wh"nev"
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sal. ~ LO"iS-f,.;. H. D.y.rir.- Co,:r.
Succession nfJ " Laadrun. dec
NOTICE is hereby given that Fn'n- l..
~ Shcrrrll Executor 81 said Succession.
has this day filed il my Office an accom-
OF his administration. and an application
that il b" humu."CGtrG
Unless opposition b" made th"'tso u
thu. time prescrib"d hr law. said accouu
will be- homolo.A'ci o. prayed Ter.
= Given under m hand and seal of Once
this the Let FEB 81
Feb
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0FTICE ra>T CCAarERN NsrGE. .
UD. oR.-. TRAN MISS, pfl'I..
S,v.v.PoKr. La, jas. 10, 1884.


I'll. In accordance with in'TlcH"hS
,ror, Tho War Ucunrtmrut at Richmond.
y, lid following named officers will re.
hin their commands Eat Of the Mis'l~sipPi
river without delay
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THE SEMl-WEEKlY NEWS
II published crery Tuesday and FRI
day Morn,mg.
TERRI -


Per A I'm. q. ad.ptes) 5000
slr iyar'.r 1900
Three .i!oi.'hs'' zoo
We ,riH reduce our price so sDOr az IRE can
obtain J.GI,ar a rcLSJrdJ'" rates as Il Is IRE
vorli rather notr.re;us any n,orc subscribers
G5-Money must not be sent q: oar T..S
Advcr;isin--S3 per square FOR first in
scrtion etch subsequent insertion <
Confederate states Government ,.dvertis
ing 50 per square Tor first insertion; )
for each subsequent Insertion.
Obituary notices, marriages, calls for pub
lie meetings. etc, charged frr As other nd
yerti.cmcnts joins DICkis%oS,
Editor and Proprietor
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the good Of the people require 1t. anh |
L,v. the ROVER. / shall take all RESPONSE
biltics. anu trust to You and Your coh7t'tu' \
"fi. 10 support me.
Nv distinguished predecessor tins Jay I
| leave. the Executive chair. i,Ri returns 10 l
| n-ivai. li,r. 1 fully approach" IN" I'''s
and troubles through which II" has hS"" /
called to- pass. honor hts spoh"SS h'cE
,itv and lis patriotic heart. May long III"
ana utpuiu"'. attend him. for Hr has pcen
t. the Statr faithful servant
! ~, ,ropl,. having called m" .r"'l tHc
.,,,,, ., assume. ti. rub.s OF civil Office
.n,,,. ucal cu,nr woc--l am prepared t.
Io nv durv. Tor L""rlr three yr'u' We
.,,,,, h,i,laI with - cruri and v;aH!ti.'"
Toe. W, have suffered many insN'S' "i1
,..inci many Victories. m" sn't' ~ 'r'
,,.",,I.. i. sin unhrpk"n. II" &r"s 81 pa"
.i,,' ism sill n,..Ir . brightly on nhl''r
,rn al, mountain a. WHEN this Er'a' rev.
,lution began. MANY portions "' "''' IN
stat. have b"co pvs?tun by the ch''"S,
many houses and homes have o"r' "". ~
and DESTROYED many bTa"" mon have n'en
-, dr,.,s.. of our soil. kg. and ina"c"ha"
h,vc alike been murdered and ih'. w!d1"
.,+,f Tie. %. ul,,n have been brought To NE
door ol Starvation. III" enemy, s''''
. with murder, r-pinc ANA pIu'"'r. '''h! 20
. l.ly. ,iekcn.i N ta":f own outrage anu
~. -,,r Offering terms at prac" spec
80 ,,'ocl. r,..lnn. Be-, What terms -! peace
70 doc. the blood : N"l"ch st a-i!'NS'ohI7us
Lc.r 70 hi Congress
e -, Yon must give up all yonr n'rr"c'
49, ,la't, ,'.rn yoUr equals.
Iir.. Constitution ut lie. .nitr! -'nt''
eu.ran ,'r~ property IN E3n 1''S, o.. ' ~,
iEa-h,u-.ror. aud Madison ana ''' wv
:. ,...-.. ali have n,iicr- under ihaj c"H-'H.'
I..n tu; i.jU...u'- prpr' imh'I"n "Fe.
irl,. all constitutional and iT.urit! "hE
:. -. and aims u dealt! bio" ~ t"ur '!'@'
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Vn.. tie following named Officers Will re.
lin their commands Eat Of the Mississippi |
river without delay:
"a Lieut. VIM. wilkins Co. +, ri Ark \ OILS !
Ca,t VI. T.. johnson. Go. ID.
~ I.fcn. " " Williams. Co \.
"a Lieut. j G. Anderson. Co =,
l.. lieut. Jacob Foster. &" \, 18th Ark .
can't " " Thompson. Go L.
Can't : " Jackson, Co {.
"a Lieut. " I Washington, Go b."
30 Lieut. c Mobicy. Cot
Can't " y Cottcr. Co II.
"a I,icst " I Ferguson, CO !.
Major J |. McCulloch. f;h Ark
"a Lieut. VI ConChran. Co ii.
"a Lieu, i " Elkins Co G,
Ist Ii,ut T. Mclaughlin, Co a, Battalion
Is, Lieut. ! II Dod-on,
"a Iirut \ VI Tension, Co C..
"a Lieut. Iohu c Hin. Co G. LIST Ark Vols.
"a Lieut. 4 J Tarbruugh. Co ID, e
Is, Lieut. " WATSON, Co Il,
I'd Lieut. Jas Roper. Co L.
"a Lieut. W ID kittln, CO +.
Sd Lieut. X + Baldwin, Co +.
"a Lieut. Il Bcncfell Co |,
Sd Lieut. sam J McGoiiin, Co h. -
CAPTAIN W Clark. Co A. 3lst Ark
Captain Jocoway, Co X,
Lieut. { Holden. Co a.
"a Lieut. Chas sims. Go +,
BY command OF
Lieut. Cas-. L. kIRKT SwiIH.
:. :. ANDt RSOS.
iolo.3y1 Asst. Adj't. General
Louisiana. Texss aud Arkans"s paper
copy wfcks
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,SoS TsTSEnf.S.
The S Sat. Of A ,.4jr mDt'riss eo'.

The S STAT. 2, = H e@&i" District 'o'!
Success. On Of J !. ErGntey.
--DTICE II N"rchr EVEN that sarah u.
y Mathrvs, Lxc-UIiNs hos To On. H''n
~, annual nccoua, &. tcr naturalization Of
,a;t; succession and al mp! :fnu that
to-. sar,ir Should b. hulnol gated ~! an
less Opposition he nod" ,a"re'1 i, i.iE,!
hovs. the TIN. rr".cr.bri b. Law. said a.
| cC'.ri viii be h5uu...a,"d - rrat"'Li'r-
| : Given ~, lcr my hand and SOL o! "::it-
! hi. february -, IS
! y. II. LEONARD, 60.
! frha
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shall live to be the Joy OF its mothers heart.
oh. mothers Of Louisana. God Almighty
bless Won and sustain yon in this Your hour
of trial Kiss Your gunI!c babes and send
your sons TO battle. Iour prayers have
picrccl the clouds they have assembled To
the skies. and oar Heavenly Father will.
in Ills own Cool time, answer your peti-
tons We are told in the Sacred Scriptures
! that Miriam once stood upon the Red Sea
banks and clapl.rd her hands for 10Y, fOi
| the hosts of Pharaoh were destroyed the
horse and the ritlcr w"ro thrown into 'h'
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-09
SUMMONS.

CTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County Of n basal.
y SS.-In Justices Court, Piacervtlle TovnShn
The People Of the State Of California "a H Eiw
TIN SMITH, Defendant, Greeting:
+ You are hereby summoned TO appear befnrs -. "a
my ohice In PiAeeTvile Township, Of the Co1etv ~
II Dorado, on the 18th day Of February A. B. ia
at II O'Clock, A NJ. 10 answer unto The eorpisio1 ~
A. II. Reid. Who sues to recover the sum Of one ~,
dred and forty eight 601O0 dollars, upon an Seeos,.
for horse feeding &ce when judgment win b. No.
against you for the said amount together Win 800
II you fall 10 appear and answer.
To the Sheriff or any Constable Of n Dorado c0,,n.
~, Greeting Make legal service and return hereof
Given under my hand, this 18th day Of EebrusTv''
A. D. 1854. JOHN BCXH.
Justice Of the Peace In and for said foHn1Aio.
II appearing, by the ARdaVit Of PialntiR that MA
Defendant upon whom this summons is to be served
has departed from This State, and that . eaune AZ
action exists against hin n this case, on molIon n
Plaintiff 1t Is ordered that service OF the oVeeoln1
summons be made by public alton 10 the Mountais
Democrat, Newspaper published In this county ~
three months, and that q copy Of said summe1s b
mailed in the postofce Addressed to said Deiendana
at Virginia City, In the Territory Of Nevada
This 16th day Of February, 1854.
JOHN BUSH,
febe0-8m Justice Of the Peaea
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-09

BRAxIL--The Empire Of Brazil is grow
ing with . rapidity unexampled in the
history OF South America. Her products
are chiefly, Of raw material; her imports
comprehend the whole catalogue If man.
ufactures. She has grown so vastly with
in q short space as to have secured fOI
hGrgsH steam communication with Eu.
rope; She u growing daily with an in
creased power by reason of large immi'
grafton from England and the Meditera.
mean, in part, although the bulk arrives
from Germany. A glance at the map will
show what iifty years may be reasonably
expected to do for her. Stretching from
the 6fth degree Of north latitude to the
thirty.third degree south, and thus con
tAining the most favorable climate on the
globe for staple agricultural products; ex-
tending from the seventh degree Of east
longitude to the forty-second, having q
territory Of three millions nIDe hnDdred
and 6lty-six thousand square miles, o.
about one million In excess Of the United
Statss; with population, in 1854. Of 7,
900, 900; drained through all the northern
section by the magnificent navigable va.
terS Of the Amazon, which, having their
fountains rolled by the ashes OF Cotopaxi;
or bearing the alluvlum of Bolivia and
the Argentine Confederation; or swollen
by those tides which ave poured through
the Tapajoz the, Chingu and the TOca-
moins, sweep into the Atlantic, at a dis.
tancsaOf more than two thousand miles
from their source e-opened and irrigated,
also, by the Parana, the Paraguay, the
San Francisco. and many more important
strsaYs-prOducing gold, copper, platlaa,
and diamonds 10 It's mineraIogy; sugar,
cp&se cotton, rics, tobacco, dyestHfis,
drugs costly woods and caoutcbouc in its
agriculture, besides hides and gums Of
great valueS and importing nearly every
article which requires skin and capital for
its mahuiacture-neod Ne sAy more 70
peoGs4that the <aluOaof such . country
dslnands the Attsnticn II the capitalists
and lsgiSlAsoes Of our own PhiladslpAis
North AmsEieAn., .--a, -
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-09
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

Resolved. That the Democracy of the State of
California are IN favor Of an unaterabe adherence
to the Constitution Of the United States, with all
its guarantees of civil liberty unimpaired.
Resolved, That we are in favor of the reetofa- h
tion Of the whole American Union that we recog
nize to its fullest extent the right and duty of the
government to resist by constitutional mode rebel.
lion or insurrectOn against Its law full supremacy
but we recognize that right solely for the purposes
Of restoring Its constitutional lhority and for
other purpose whatsoever.
Resolved, That it 10 the dnty OF the State Of
California, as a member of the Union, to yield
obedience to all Constitutional acts of Congress and
the Federal Executive, and that any individual OF
any party, who shall endPavor to inctc insurrec-
tion or rebellion within her borders,
and discord among her people, is traitor to her
be ST interests.
Resolved, That the aim and object Of the Dem
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights of the several States unimpaired; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitution
the subversIon Of the civil by the military law in
states not In !nsurrectiun or rebellion-the aTb-
| trary military arrest, imprisonment, trial and
sentence of American citizens in such States
! where civil law exists in full force and reign
! the suppression of freedom OF speech and Of the
! press-the open and avowed disregard Of State
rights-the hnatical attempt to place the negro
on a social and political equality with the white
race-and the employment Of unusual test oaths
| AS calculated to preserve restore union Of
the eevera States or perpetuate a government
deriving lite just powers from the consent of the
governed"
Resolved, That We are opposed to all secret po-
| htical organizations and societies, dangerous
to the liberties of the people and destructive to
! our republican form Of government.
| Resolved, That we claim and demand as inalien-
able rights freedom Of thought, freedom Of speech,
and freedom OF the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
strict accountability to the people, and that all
errnrs OF such agents should be liable to the full
| En,a
the ballot-boX.
Resolved, That we deRounce and unqualhedy
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation Of the
President Of the United States as tending to pro-
tract indefinitely civil incte servile insurrec'
tion, and inevitably close the door forever a res
toration Of the Union of these States.
Resolved. That We disappreve Of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper currency
in Calfo' mia in place of our own metallic circula
ting medium.
Resolved, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform Of this State are comprised
in the words, g The Constitution it is and the
Union as It vas"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-09

Temper AND THE VOICE. The influence
Of temper upon the tone, deserves much
consideration. Habits Of querulousness
or ill-nature will communicate . cat. like
quality to the voice. That there really
exists amiahls tones is not 60 GngsGndsa
opinion 1t is to many an index to the
mind, denOting moral qualities and it
may be remarked that the low, soft tones
OF gentle and amiable beings, whatever
their musical endowments may be, seldom
tai! TO please besides which, the singing
Of ladies indicates the cultivation Of their
taste generally and the cultivation Of their
minds.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-09
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