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President LiasoIa is 10 blame lor il.

Thousands OF our brave sodies who went
forh 10 fight. as they believed, the battles
OF the country bat found, when fairly in he
field, that they were expected to fight the
battles OF Lincoln and Abolition, have been
Iangushiug for many months and sui Ian
guish ia Southern prisons The we'll are
suffering tor want OF iood and c!c'hug. the
sick and wounded for want OF medicines
aud nursing aui The many eom!ons that
conduce so powerfully 10 speedy recovery.
This Suffering is not inflicted we believe,
by lyrannicai Southern officials. Our sof
diers only share the insufficiescy ina, pre-
walls generally lhroughosi the South, bS
reason OF this cruel aud Unnecessary war.
Why are not our brave sold.eIs exchang-
ed and brought back TO resume iheN place
in tie ranks, or TO recover health u. our
well sspPlied hospitals, or better sui, lu
their own comfortable iomes, al the hands
of their wives. mothers aud sisters @ho
is 10 blame Il. President Lincoln We
want the suffering soldiers 10 know this
We want the wives and mothers and sisters
OF the soldiers who have died in Southern
prisons. and OF hose who are dying TO
know this President Lincoln, and he
alone, is 10 blame. The Confederate au
ihorities are willing and anxious to ex
change prisoners man tor man, upon equal
terms. Bat Pfeslden, Lincoln has appoint
ed as egent of exchange on the part Of the
United States man, General Butler, whom
he knew 10 be especially odious 10 The
South. execraied By the people, and for
maay oullawed by their Government a
man with vvhotG The Confederate Govern
men, csnno, hoe orably condnct any nesn,ia-
tons, and will not have anything 10 10 ez-
cepi 10 hang him, il they can casea him.
President Lincoln knew this. and appoints
ed Butler besuuse he knew il He does not
wish exchange OF prisoners 10 take place
IL is no; bis bolicy. President Lincoln does
not believe Northern. soldiers 10 be The
equivalent of Sonthefh soldiers, man for
man. He strikes the balaree OF value. as
he understands it, between Them, ant for
the sake OF securing It's effect in future milf
taiJ opetdhO"si hS oOtee'a ato'J eiosot'ST ~
le, thousands of Northern soldiers con
tinue TO ianeuish and rot in Soutbern prisons
that he may hold an equalnuHber OF South-
ern soldiers ia ours This is President
Lineoln's way OF making Nor,hera soldiers
serve their country. We hope lhey will re-
member, anI thank hira Tor il. Let our
soldiers know that hencefortb ihey are
wanted less 10 fight than to suffer
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Fine Words for Foul Works.

There seems to be growing fashion now
for calling foul things by fine names, and
word or two from Puach perhaps NAV aid
in checking il. A murder, for example, is
seldom called a murder it is generally
spoken Of as an appalling tragedy" Now
his word 'irasedy" has far too imuch OF
stasiHess aooul II 70 fit il 10 give loFee when
used in real lite. By calling murders ira
Redies YOU class thsn, as il were, among
dr3mat.c u realizes and so weaken The
sb afeuce whsreTith We should regard
hem. The penuy-a liners are OF course
the chief delinqnenls 10 ihis way and thai
their example appears To be infectious We
may inter from The letters which have late
ly been in print about the murders in the
cab From one or the communications,
inserted in The 0,ity Teiee,aPh, aud signed
10y writer vho adds N ID. 10 his name,
we quote ihes folio wing words "The.ques-
dou thea arises who (sicl did the poisoner
commence wnh ia ofTering The fatal chalice
lie mother or the children 2'' The ''fatal
chalice" here referred 10 was common
peEkSf pun uOt tIotH puoitS hoNSO' oiiH
we can see no reason here for calling iha,
ulen.il by any fiuer name On the contra
nv, indeed, we see strong reason for not do
ing so for the wor4s "faisl chalice' have
a stacy smack about them, and are entirely
out OF place in a medical analysis OF the
evidence brought forward 10 an actual case
of crime People who can speak OF muir
der as tragedy" OF course may be ex-
pecied TO extend their Paraphrasing, aud
talk OF fatal chalices" where they mean
common pewter pots. Such poetry is apt
10 pu stage gloss npon criminals. and 10
make us view heir vilanies as merely
stage effects Many man would shrink
rom murder, who, were il simply called a
tragedy, might feel smaller dread OF ac'-
ing IN it and 10 our thinking the threat Of
being "lauuched into eternity" sounds
good deal less inlimidaling than the threat
oi being hanged. II people go on speak
ing OF murder as tragedy, they viii soon
talk of murderer simply as traeedian
aud an acl that should excite The deepest
feelings OF adherence may, in lime, be
merely viewed as a theatrical performance,
and, il carried through with cieyerness, as
not unworthy of applause Punch.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-24

The Venaugo Spectator man, who is q
volunteer assistant to the Provost Marshal
General, informs his readers that amongst
the classes, who are certainly exempt from
The next draft are The following
All wooden legged mea over eighty
years OF age who can present certificates of
attending carpenter.
2. TIE deceased grandfather of 2l chill
drsn who has served years in the army
previous to the Sd CT March, 1893.
3. AnY deceased grandfather of large
family with certificate OF two Witnesses.
l. Pedlsrs OF abolition tracts and hspi,u
al lecturers on the Crisis, who have been ia
service over so years.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-24

SEcRET PRAYER.-Besides the open return.
there Is a Seeref reward of secret prayer.
There is peculiar and present JOY in COM
munion with God. Tie deepest pleasures
are The present ;sand OF all pleasures the
Puresi iS the peace o. God. To feel that
He Is love-to draw so near Him as 10 for
get the worId-so near as Ia lose The love OF
sin-is OF all pleasures The sweetest, of all
blessedness the purest and most profound.
And next TO this high communion with
God-nextto this Joy Of passions lulled, aud
sins slain and self-forgouen in adoring fel-
lowshiP with the father of lights their
.ssdajor comfor who can pour their griefs
into their Heavenly Fathers Hand. To know
that God is neaT-to know be is trusted,
honored, love-to feel that you are acting
toward Him as a reveren,ial and affeclionaie
child, and lha: he is feeling toward you as
gracious and compassionate father-there
is in this itself an exquisite satisfaction, .
present reward.
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New CURE-The doctors are recommend
ing whisky, both as cure and preventative
OF diplheria. The remedy is popular, and
the immense strides that medical science is
making in the art OF preserving life, are
very generaIly admired.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-24

NEvER do anything rash on an empty
stomach. II most always ge:s people into
trouble, and often into Jail. II there Is one
Institution more dangerous than another. to
be worked on a vacuum, il is that churning
squirmiug arrangements just under the
diaphragm.
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PUNCH says Mrs Parinsion wants to
know lwhy the Americans cannot iuitats
the French 10 the lasl move as in every
thing sIse. WHY not submit the quarrel 70
arbitration She is sore MIR. Lincoln is
arbitrary enough fer anything"
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Gboite 11oetrn
Song Of Gr-enbaeks.
hUksEgY RHYMES.


Sing song OF greenbacks,
A pockei iulI OF trash,
Over head and ears III debt,
And out OF ready cash
Heaps OF tax collectors,
As busy as a bee
Amt Re in preuy fix
Win gold al fihy three.
Abe in the White House
Proclamadous printing
Meade on The Rapidan
Afraid 10 do the fighting;
Seward IN the Cabinet
Surrounded by his spies
Haleck with the telegraph
Bosy forging lies
Chase in he Treasury
Maklug worthless notes
Curtii al Harrisburg
Making shoddy coats
Gitmore al Charleston
Lost in a log;
Forney under Abe's chair
Barking like dog
Schenck down at Baltimore
Doing dry work
Boiler al Norfolk
a q savage a. Fark:
SpFaeae IN Rhode Island
Ea,iug apple sass
Everett al Gettysburg
Taking hike an ass
Banks oni in Texas
Frying to cut liguEe
Beechef IN 3ooklyu
Howiing FOR the aigset;
LOIS OF Abolilioaisis
Kicking up a yell,
Ia comes Parson BTownlow
And sends all 10 he'll
Burnside al Knoxville
In kind Of tiy
Dahieren Samler
Pounding al the bricks;
GssE; al Chstisnooga
Trying Bragg 10 thrash /;
Is j. any wonder
The Uniou's gone to swssh
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IT is said that fee can draw fifteen
times lis weight. A lie is still stronger,
generally drawing hundred others after it,
each perhaps bigger than itself
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-24
STAR OF r5aliG NO l2lF 5l,
Published EVERY WEDNESDAY By
WM. Ii. JACOBY,
Office on Nain ST., 3rd Square below MARKET

TERMS:-Two Dollars per anuum iIpasi
within six months from the time OF subscri
hing two dollars and fifty cents il not pail
within the year. No subscription taken for
less period than six mouths; no discon-
tinuahce permined until ala rreaFaees are
paid, unless al the option OF the editor
The terms Of advertising iciH be as toilotos:
One square Twelve lines ,hrse times, 81 0a
Every subsequent insertion, 25
One square, three months, 90
One year, 3 90
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-24

TaE distinguished individual knowr
among The ancIents as Cupid has recently
changed his name 10 Cupidi,y, and vii
hereafter denote his attention 10 matters o
money as well as malrimoney.
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Actual expenditures for 1863. S744 81
We. The undersigned Auditors of Colum-
bia county, being duly eleclee TO adjust
and settle the account of lbe Treasurer
and Commissioners, do certify that ve
met at the Office Of the Commissioners IN
Blooulsbnrg aud carefully examined The
accounts and vouchers of The same. from
the first day OF Jan. A. D., 1863 10 the first
day OF January A. D., 1864. aud fad them
correct as set forth in the foregoing siats-
meni, aud that we find balance due Col
.umbis county OF Six hundred and fory
nine Dollars and tweniy-slx ceBts,* 1869
26] from James S. McNinch, Treasurer Of
SAID County
Given under our hand, this sixth day OF
Jan. A. ID. 1864.
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ExPENDITURES-

AUDITORS AND CLERK.
Ameuat pail Audnors aId Clerk 40 81
Aent paid C g. Barley, auditing
Pro.t.'y aud REGISTERS account u Of
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hEIURUEK.
Amt paid Daniei Lee, recording
Trea>urers Bonds, &c. rs
REVENUE STAMPS.
Amt paid p. John for Revenue
Stanps Is 20
SHERiFF'S BILL
Amt paid h. Furman, conveying
pri sonsrs 10 F.. PeniteniIary,
aud House of Refuge, aud lunallc
Asylum a, Harrisburg. 229 90
do Boarding PRISONERS &c. 3i6 ~
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The most curious thing is q woman not
curious.
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" HULE ANOUN @OF URUEKS-
Issued for the year 1863. I5,46S 20
Dsduci ami Sheep Damage orders
issued for same year. 1874 29
Deduct taxes funded 10
twp, &c. las 45
do Am'i Of bor'd money
repaid, interest on same. $3.50 81
6722 6s
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TiP-STAyES.
Amt paid at several Coarts, 81 90
BORROWED MONEY.
Amt paic VIM. Sloan, borrowed
nloHey, l0n0 90
DO do Interest on same, 49 w
do j. S. blcNmch, Treasurer,
pad interest for county. 3IS SO
do s. Koslsnbader bof'd nIony, loco 90
do do Interest on same, 80 80
} Sbarplsss bor'd money, 1880 90
Interest on same, and on ball
ance oi bond which he yet
holds. 65 81
do &. Hughes, inl on borrowed
money. 80 ss
do .Francis Evans, bor'd money 500 90
Interest on same aud on bal
ance OF bond which be yef
bold. 46 %
do Mrs Mary S. McNpnch. hof'd
money. 1000 90
do interest on same. - s3
$3.50 81
TAXES BEFUNDED.
AMI taxes feiuuded 10 Thomas
Hover. 36
do DO do Elias Hicks. 90
Ami OF road, school aud poor re-
funded 10 the different twPS. I43 3s
lt2 AZ
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-28
Another Vote of Censure Ncedeh

In dicussing the resolution censuring
Mr.. Long of Ohio for his reasonable Ian
guage, Mr.. Grinnel, member of the
House from Iowa, made use of the follow
ing language:
81 would rather say thousand times, let
the country be dividen-thc South go her way
all slave, the North, all frce-than TO see the
country once more under Democratic rule
We will say nothing of the inpropriety
of this language. Any person who will
take the trouble to walk over our battle
fields, and count the little mounds that
hide n fallen Democratic hero, who will
number the Democratic bayoncts which
still bristile from every regiment in our
gallant army, - who will consider the
earnest and patriotic support which the
true Democracy of the nation have always
given to the Administration, in its efforts
to restore the Union, If he is not fool
can see its improperly. But for Mem
Der Of Congress to cast fling like the
above into the face of one .,laiI the loyal
population of the country, who have
never conscientionsly done anything to-
wards bringing on this war, and are hon.
est in their wishes to suppress the rebel
lion and restore our former peace and
unity do this at a time when pub
lie feeling should be united in one grand
effort to strike down the rebcllion--is
mean m,ched and highly culpaJle. We
have no sympathy for any party, no mat
ter by what name it is called. that is not
heart and soul in favor Of total and
cliectual crushing of treason, and the I'M
questioned sway of the nations flag over
all her rightful territory. lie who en-
tiers the arena to aid the nation in her
struggle for life, had better yield his
place to a better man, if he comes encum-
bered with his old party dogmss and mar
row prejudices. This is the case with
Messrs. Grinnell, Harris and Long. The
former wouldn't have the Union with a
Democratic party in it; the two latter
wouldn't have the Union with Repub-
lean party in it. Each is equally an
unworthy Member" of Congress, and each
deserves the same vote of censure.- The
19rocate.
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Later lrCm the Red River LXpedI-
ton.

GEE BANKS GETTING READY TO ADVANCE
AGAIN-TIlE REBEL GENERAL GREENE
KILLED
New York, April 24---The steamer
Evening Star, from New Orleans on the
10Th. has arrived. Among the passen :
gers is Colonel Frank f. Howe. Positive
information had reached New Orleans
that there had been no more fighting.
The Horald's Louisiana correspondent
Of the 10th says that General Banks will
ivance again from Grand Ecere as soon
as reinforcemcnts and supplies are recei-
we'd A reconnaissance was made on the
18th twenty miles on the road to Pleasant
liill and no enemy in force was discov-
cred. Our troops are in excellent sp'r,t'.
The latest advices from Gen. Steele
state that he is within one days marth Ct
Shreveport, with IS 600 men
A rebel force of loo mounted infantry
and a battery attacked two transports
twenty-five miles above Grand Ecore, but
one of our gunboats arrived and soon 81
fenced the battery and compelled the reb-
els to retreat. Gen. Greene and 16l 9TH
er rebels were killed and left ON the field
General Smith arrived about the same
time, having marched up the right bank
and crossed the river to punish the en-
envy, who decampcd with their slightly
wounded Two guns and seventeen
wounded prisoners were captured.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-28
State constitutional Contention.

This body Was to / c.. on the 9th inst.
ana no doubt will complete its organiza-
tan to-day. We donot expect any thing
to be done this week more than to get the
"machiHe" into running order. The Com
mittees will in all probability be announ-
ced on Monday next, after which the bus
mess of the Convention will begin in car
nest. As the Unconditional Union men
have a sufficient majority fer all practical
working purposes, We expect they will 60
to work with the full intention of doing
t cir V TX fife tually and speedily. Tie
constitution under which We have lived
for the last twelve years was made as bat
Is it could be, to differ from the former,
by the odd fogies" for the express rur-
pose of having it rejected by the people.
We indulge the hope and belief that the
majority will speedily so frame n consti-
tuition that viii prove up to the progress
Of the times, as not only to secure the
peoples rights but also their favor and as
pcct, matters which our present one did
not and does not do.
We calculate we shall be able TO lay be-
fore our readers daily record of the say
ings and doings OF the Convention during
it.. session.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-28
Army Of tie POtOm C.
WASHINGTON, Monday, April Is

The Star of this afternoon says:
Information from the rebel lines as late
as Friday morning last, is to the effec
that Lee was not. as has been reported,
moving toward the Shenandoah Valley,
but was at that time in his old position
on the Rapidan. Such movements Of
this cavalry as were going on seemed to
be in the nature of :.reconnoisances to as
certain Grants purpose f.; and the fact of
Grant having sent out unusually large
picket forces, seems to have mystifcd the
enemy on various occasions. Lees army
was preparing for sudden move. but
was seemingly disposed to wait for Grant
to open and develop his game.
The movement of our gunboats up the
Rappahannock had raised an alarm IN
Richmond that Burnside was effechng a
landing there, and new alarm had been
raised by the rebels of movement by
the Federals up the south side OF the
James River The rebels are divided
between the fear that Lee may be invest
ed in Richmond, should he fall back
there. and the fear that he may be out
flanked by Grant should he remain in bis
present position.
Two weeks ago Lees force amounted
to &C, 900 men, and it believed now. that
with the reinforcements be has been able
to bring up, that they do not amount to
over IS, 600"
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-28
Surrender Of Plymouth.

FOUR DAYS FIGHrINC--THR SURRENDER.
FoRr MONROE, April 24th.--Captain
Weathorbcc, of the 23d Massachusetts,
Regiment, has just arrived from Roanoke
Island, and reports that General Vessels
surrendered TO the enemy at Plymouth on
Wednesday, the 29th inst, after nearly
four days hard fighting Our loss was
100 killed and about $500 captured
The enemy lost in killed about 1900
men.
The Rebel General VIM. =. White, of
Georgetown, South Carolina, has been
assassinated by his own troops.
The captured steamer Reliance has
been COTTON off the beach, and arrived at
Hilton Head with most of her cargo.
The Rebels powder mills at Raleigh,
North Carolina, exploded on the 9th inst.
killing several persons
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-28

RARE INDUCEMENTS We learn, says
the National Intelligenccr, that it is con-
tcmplatcd by the American Colonization
Society to despatch its customary spring
expedition 10 Liberia during the course Of
the coming month Of May.
Recent accounts show the young Re-
pullic to be in a highly prosperous state.
A new President, Mr.. Warner, original
ly from Baltimore, was inauguratcd in
January last, amid great demonstrations
and enthusiastic rejoicings," To persons
of African descent, who are seeking a
permanent home and field for useful
and profitable enterprise, Liberia affords
facilities which are not to be found else
where 1t also presents an avenue to the
vast resources of Africa, which intercourse
must tend greatly to improve.
TO deserving colored people the Colo
nization Society furnish, without expense
to the parties, comfortable passage to
such settlement as they may choose to
settle in, and shelter and support for six
months after arrival. From five to ten
acres of land, according to the size of the
family, are allotted to settlers. With
such privileges and inducements, togeth-
err with the repulsions to the race in this
country, we should hope that the Society
would have many applicants.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-28

fared us well as their own soldiers
Many lives were cxtinguished by this
horrible system of slow starvation aided
by the inclclnency of the season and the
annoying faDgs of 'greybacks." The
whole country north of the Potomac ex-
cited by sympathy for the suflcrings Of
these unfortunates, responded most man
fully to the cali of the editor of the Bal
timore American, money, clothing, pro-
visions and other needed articles were
forwarded in abundance, complaints came
Of their non-reception. Equiyocation,
rcstricturc, conditions and directions fol-
lowed, these were complied with, and al
though enough was sent to render the
whole population of Richmond comfoTta-
BILE, yet our men were starved, freezing,
filthy and the victims Of the most loath-
some diseases.
What was the condition of their men
in our hands? Well fed, clothed and
provided for, they were returning to Il
state of vigor and health, fitting them to
be the best men for service in their ar
mics And during all this time no terms
Of exchange could be Effected. But 10
spring approaches and the loyal are graf
fled with the news that system Of ex-
CHI nges will soon be complete The sys-
TEN OF exchange is complete spring has
come and the c4mpaiya is a1oW to opsa.
The exchange is going on, bat mhot an
trchange! For every healthy able-bol-
led rcJd sols1ier we send them, We receive
in return a corpse, q dying frame, a mis-
cradle shadow with net enough Of life in
it to live or carcass Of what once was 4
man, who if kindness, skill and care can
prevent his falling into all early grave
will only survive to be miserable de-
crepit, a burden to himself and his
friends Go to West, Jarvis and o;hu
Hospitals in Baltimore if you would sca
the picture and have the proof.
Can any sane man for u moment look
at the hStoyy of the last six months and
its sesa'fe, and without thcss lush Of shame
crimsoning his cheek, say that twas not
n prcmcditated, deliberate plan of murder
AMI cheating. Our humanity will not
permit us to refuse to receive these de-
plorably suffering wrecks of humanity in
exchange for their robust and healthy
soldiers, but our manhood demands that
''rengeaace deep and dire" should speed
lily be mcted out to these inhuman mon
sters. Could our armies in the field but
see the spectacle which these their unfor-
tunate comrades in arms, present, they
would have no difficulty i'll solving the
question what shape is to be given to
the rctribution," or the "man'' who is to
be shot; they have progressed if our lead
crs at Washington have not and are ca
pable Of solving the qoestionS without ma
king difficulty thereof.