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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-11-22

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IL is hereby enacted, &c.
&. /. There Is hereby assessed tax of 10 and
IL cents on the dollar on the list of the polls
and ratable estate of the inhabitants Of Orange
county, 10 pay the balance of the expense OF
building jail and jail-house in Chelsea in the
said county.
&. 2. The treasurer of said county is hereby d.
rected on or before the first day Of Jan. 1866, to
issue his warrant to the first constables in the
several towns in said county for the collection OF
the tax hereby assessed, to he collected in the
same manner as by law state taxes are required
TO he collected.
&. 8. The selectmen of the several towns In
said county shall make out and deliver to the first
constables OF their respective towns in the month
of Jan. 1866, tax.bil for the collection Of said
tax, In the same manner as Is required by law In
cases of state taxes and the first constables Of
the several towns in said county shall collect
and pay into the treasury Of said county, the
amount of said tax by the 10th day Of April
1866.
/ s. 4. Instead of the credit mentioned in sec.
"a of chap. 81 of the general statutes. the treas
urer of said county ahal credit the several con
stables I.4Oth part Of the whole sum contained In
the warrant by him issued for the collection o.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-14

Our reporter iniorned ~ Mr. Hnrd. Mr.. Bar
innn's son.ir.inw and The Superintendent Of the
No.em tlet the IRE WIS frat discovered in s'uall
room near The Annsst entrance The origin he can
NOT determine lie first informed OF IL by one OF
Tie .mpoyes and at once directed every energy
toward extuguishlng IT, The hose, which was NJ al
ne, hcp IA readiness was stretched. and messenger
cent for Engine Companies Nos. aud % and Hose
Company No. - which are located in the immediate
vicinity. An responded quickly but so rapidly did
the fame. spread that it was soon apparent that The on
tIrc building was doomed. Having seen tie Gsenen
and employ e. At work Mr.. Hwd then weut into the
yf,jce. and selecting the most valuable papers dis
patched messenger with them 10 the Broadway Bank
lilo then locked Tie ssfe and after aiming that
no %, WIS lsft in the building. he in turn left.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-18
tb-Cnrulina 5tanharh
CORRESPONDENCE.
SENATE CHAMBER,

KALElGH, Dec. Z2u, IoU4. J
~Roat F. Dics, Esq:
PEAR SlR:-The undersigned, members Of the
Senate respectfully request that you will furnish
for publication copy of the able and eloquent
speech made by you in the Senate, on Tuesday last
upon the subject of negotiations for an honorable
peace With high esteem,
Your obi. servants,
R. W. LASSITER,
W. D. JONES,
T. L. MANN,
NJ F. ARENDELL,
E. j. BLOUNT,
H. ADAMS,
ISAAC N SANDERS,
THOS. D. SNEAD.
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the Vaior OF our soldiers, may save the country
from ruin.
What hopes do the waz men hold out to an anxious
and .suff:ring country They say fght on little
while longer and the North will break down. Break
down in what respect! Their currency! This
can afford us but little hope, as own currency
is now twenty times as much deprecated as theirs.
But say they, the North will have to Gil hsr armies
BY CONSUMPTION, and this will produce revolution
will never admit that the North loves liberty more
than tho Ssuth. Ihaxs seen CONSUMPTION enforced
here with merciless severity. have seen freemen
tied ike slaves incarceFated like felons aud drivea
like bullocks to the bloody SHAMELESS and our devot
ed people have quietly, submitted to law. The
North will also submit TO military power, and her
armies can be filled by eensoripts. desire to hold
out no false hopes to the country will speak tho
TRUTH even il it is said that give "ad and com.
fort" to the enemy. Nnthing which have said
/. can give them half IS much aid and comfort as
certain Macon speech, propositions of emancipation,
md putting negro soldiers. il our army. have
ever been true to tho South aud desire to increase
her power by prudent diplomacy. If this war goes
| on strength of numbers and extent of resources
must eventually decide the contest The odds are
greatly against US, and We must use ell the means
in our power to gain advantage. am sick at heart
OF seeing two Christian nations like fierce gladiators
in the bloody amphitheatre elapsed in death strue
gle: Ddesire to use other means of ending this
contest besides the devouring sword All history
teaches US that in securing & nations welfare. the
pen is mightier than the sword, and the wisdom Of
council more certain than the shock of armies As
anstive born son of the South, with all my inter
ests, my affections and hopes bound up in her ties-
tiny, and deeply feeling the solemn responsibility
o. my position. in the presence Of God and my
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-18

GREENSBORO, Jan y. 9th, Io6o
Messra r. ". Lassiter, and others:
GENTLEMEN have received your kind letter Of
the ed ult, requesting me to furnish for publica
ton copy of the speech which delivered in the
Senate upon the subject of negotiations for an hon.
oralle peace. l thank you for this evidence of
your confidence and esteem, and herewith enclose
a copy of the speech requested
With feelings of the warmest friendship for each
Of you, am most truly, your ob't servt..
ROBT. P DICK.
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lied Europe is against 1.-THE North is making wzr
upon it. but j: is reserved for some of our soises
statesmen to complete its ruin, by proposing to put
negroes in our gallant army, and emancipate them,
as condition of military service Can our rulers be
SO mad as to believe that free born Southern white:
men will stand side by side with the degraded ne
gro in a war for libertyf Has despair made chem.
lose all their reason?
The most furious lunatic that ever wore strait
jacket could not devise more dangerous and rapid
scheme from the utter ruin of the South. I would
sooner expect direct miraculous interpositTon of
Heaven to free US from our impending dange.s.
would sooner expect the sun of summer to stand
still and warm our gallant troops who are now
shivering in the trenches and that mama would
again descend like the dew drops to feed our :starv-
ing poor. What is the proposition? To elevate.
the negro to the position Of free man and q sol
der, and when oar Independence is secured. turn
him loose in our midst where his wife and children
are in bondagel 1t requires no prophetic vision to-
foresee the consequences There must be complete,
emancipation, or we may expect to see the horie
tragedy Of San Domingo reenacted cannot dig
cuss this monstrous proposition without feeliogs
of indignation and horror, and our people re coil
from it IS an act of national degradation and sui
eide
The corn field is the only battle ground where
the negro can assist US in winning our indepenil
ence and we need him there to protect us from farm
ane; an enemy more powerful than the Yankee, and
more insatiably cruel than the most barbarons
savage This apprehension offamine is not the wild
dream of an alarmist Gaunt famine is now stand
ing at the door of the humble homes of our land.
and before the frosty winds and storms of winter
shall have passed ard the summers sun have ripen-
ed the coming harvests, thousands of the wi yes
aad children widows and orphans Of our bryce ,ol
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-18

tnat IL can DO OF little service in sustaining the
national credit
We had several large staple productions which
are of almost universal commercial value, but the
want of wise foresight prevented our rulers from
throwing these products into the markets of the
world or putting them into places of security abroad
as q foundation OF national credit. In the estima-
ton of our great leaders secession was peacesble
to be effected without money and without blood.
If war did come, it was to be fought out be-
fore breakf.ss, AMI q fifteen million loan was
sufficient to pay the expenses Of the affair. Their
political prophesies have proved to be untrue and
their financial theories unwlse Tens of thousands
Of bales of cotton have been unnecessarily burned
or permitted to rot and be wasted from negligence
and exposure; and thus in some degree has been
frittered away one great element of our wealth
and power. Cotton might have been made q DOW
erful king, and invaluable ally, had large quaint.
ties been placed IN Europe in sight of the
Rothschilds and Barings. But Door "iine cotton
was dethroned in his own kingdom by bis own
people, and now, like the fugitive Stuart he seeks
security in hiding places, and there in darkness and
tempest trusts himself to the ocean and Ends friends
and refuge only in foreign land. He has been
subjected to deeper humiliation in ministering to
the cupidity of Jewish and Gentle Spectators. In
the hands of the ertortioner he plays the petty
tyrant grinding the faces Of the poor and wringing
the hard earned pittance of the soldier from the
hands Of his wife for the scanty clothing with
which she protects herself and children from the
winters cold. Sometimes like deserter, he passes
through the lines and gives "aid and comfort" to
the enemies of his native land. Such is the fate of
poor liking. cotton" and well may it be said of
him, How art thou fallen, o Lpcifer, son of the
morningp
The principal basis of nations credit ia high
and inviolable faith, founded upon the virtue, in.
dustry, affection and confidence of its people. Has
our government sorupulously kept its pghted faith
and done everything to elevate virtue, stimulate in
dustry and WIN sffsotion and con6dences Many Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-19
Proposals.
Proposals for Materials for the
Navy. &
NAVY DEPARTMENI,
RTrREATT or STEAM ENGINEEnazs0

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF STEAM ENGiNoE51SeS'
EALED PROPOSALS to furnish materials 81 Isd lor the
- Navy for the fiscal year ending l1vV
ID O'CLOCK A. M Of the slst day Of July next at which
time the opening win be com conn esTso.,s
Proposals M NSy % at they may be dstinguisbed
o ~ ner business letters, and directed to the Chief
~ he tsnreau Of steam engineering. g9
u S4e materials and articles embraced in the classes
Eooned are particularly described in the printed
Schedules; any Of which viii be furnished to such as
desire to offer, on application to the commandments Of
The respective YARDS or to the navy agent nearest
thereto and those of all the yards upon application to
The Bureau. 81 7 = 77f ~
This division into classes being for the convenience
OF dealers IN each such classes only viii be furnished
as are actually required for bids The commandment
ana navy agent for each station WILL In addition to
the schedule Of classes of their yards, have a
COPY Of the schedules of the other yards for examine
ton only, from which may be judged whether will
De desirable to make application for any Of the classes
of those yards. An other things being equal, prefer
will be given to articles of American manufac-
ture.
offers must be made for the whole of the class at
any ward upon one of the printed schedules, or in
strict conformity Herewith or they will not be con-
Upon application to the Bureau, to the command
ant Of any yard or to any navy agent, the form Of
pser n aSe ppo1osas viii be rnshed
The contract win be awarded to the lowest bidder
who gives proper guarantees as required by the law
of the 10th of August, 1916, the Navy Department
reservng the right to reject the lowest bid If deemed
exorbtant or not to the interest Of the Government
| to accept. ,aH ss
The contracts will bear date the day the notifca-
ton is given, and deliveries be demanded from
| that date. 4fa 81 hre
Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly
notified that their offers must be in the form pre-
scrbed and be mailed in time to reach their desna-
ton before the time expires for receiving them. No
bid sc be considered s0hc shall BE- receiued after the
period stated, and no allowance soU be made for fail
ures Of the mail. All offers mustt be accompanied by
| the bidders license, or certified copy thereof
Surnffaa in
the contract and their responsibility certified to by
United States district judge, United States district
attorney, collector, navy agent. As additional Sc
| curities, twenty per centum will be withheld from
the amount of the bills until the contract shall have
been completed, and eighty per centum Of each bill
approved in triplicafe by the commandments of the
respective yards, will be paid by the navy agents al
the points Of delivery in funds certificates at the
option of the Government within ten days after the
warrant for the same shall have been passed by the
| Secretary of the Treasury. =
The following are the classes required at the re-
arannf i.ror nnr....o H..
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CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC

Every intelligent and thinking person must know
that remedies handed out for general use should nave
their efficacy established by well tested experience III
the hands Of regularly educated physician, whose
preparatory studies hts him for all the duties he must
ful; yet the country is flooded with poor nostrums
and cre-als purportng to be the best IN the world
are not only useless, but always injurious. The
fortunate should be PARTICULARS in selecting his
physician, as 1t is lamentable yet incOntrovert-
able fact, that many syphilitic patients are made
miserable with ruined constitutions by maltreatment
for it is point generally conceded by the test syphi
ographers, that the study and management of these
complaints should engross the whole time Of those
gwh0 would be competent and successful in their treat
ment and cure. The inexperienced general practit-
ioner having neither opportunity nor time to make
himself acquainted with their pathology, commonly
pursues one system of treatment in most cases max
ing an indiscrimnate of that antquated and dan
gerous weapon, the Mercury. ~ - $.
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Poetry
From Harper's Magazine for march,
DRIVING HOME TIE COWS.

E. # sad.
Ont Of tie clover and blue-eyed grass slaIluA
lie lu.ne1 them into the riy6r-ahe s3it
One ai.el another he let them pass, llt 5000
IAeA hsaeaei the meadow bars again. 2set
under the willows, and over the hill. qdo1q
~ B., de pa Aeltly foliowel their sober pacei tra
The Ane r. WINS lie for once was still, slls
.,. Ana something snadosed the sunny face. x
3 only boyi and his father had said As "a. l,as3
ia. de ne sef couli lei his youngest go;
T. ~ already e. Q lying Gead 3,fIE7F 81 Is si
y Un4er the ieeS Of the trampling foe.
But after the evening work was done.E9k3
b Aal IRE frogs were loua in the rneadow-swatnp
Over 10 ulder he slung his gun ~ "a j :
81 AL s-e-.s-lis ISlio"e.' vac rOss-path damp,
Across the clover, aud through the wheat. i
MIL fes1lute nearG AMI purpose grim, ~ ldl
VnouSl cJld was the dew ON his hurrying feet
~ An4i the ollnl oats lifting startled him. ~
Thrice since then had the lanes been white e
AM tie orcAlar,is sweet with apple bloom u =,
ALI now wIen Tue CONS came back atnighl,
.sl (. Ane leeoae fasaer drove them home - g
Far news ha come to the lonely farm .et
Tnas three We're lying where tT se da ana lan
And the olu man 8 tre4nulous, pAAs.eu ar4n rtnfJ
81, Voula nesersiean on a sons again.
The summer day grew cool and late,I tsY,-,
z he wei. III lie COWS when the work was done !;
But M TIE lane when he opened the gate N,
Hs saw ten co-nns one py one :sasd hnoo8s Z
Brindie, Ebony speckle and Bess 'St s5 ~
sna x.-i t,le a h t. N the evening wind; n
Dds wig Was y i9lro wang close behind isoa N
Loosely swung IN the idle air. siil ,.,.gf,Fo,
T-e empty sleeve of tie army blue;
AM wsrA AM pale, from the cIisping hair, ~
"A AeAon1A 1aoe that the father knew. = -
EoE s5utteEh prisons win sometimes yawn, Hrg'
AL yiel1 tier dead unto lie again;B ~
ig5 A g3l4ea epr y at Aast may wane. nlos % hH
The great tears spxang to their meeting eyss;f
fos the heat nalst speak when the II are dumb;
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HAVE CONFIDENCE.

All who have committed an excess OF any kind,
whether it be the solitary vice of youth the sting
ing rebuke Of misplaced confidence in maturer years,
SEEK FOR An ANTTDOTE IN SEASON.
The Pains and Aches, and Lassitude and Nervous
Prostration that may follow Impure Cotton, are
tiW the Barometer to the whole system. '7r
Do not wait for the consummation that is sure to fol-
low: do not wait for Unsightly Ulcers, for "
N,.s, Disabled Limbs, for Loss Of Beauty
-..r.L u. 49,
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Medical.
100 ID DIR. j. B. HUGHES .ssar
Il CAN BE FOUND AT HIS ia5iim
PRIVATE MEDICAL ROOMS,
We. p Tenaple Street.

IXTHERE he can be consulted privately. and with
wv the utmost confidence by the atficted, at an
hours daily, and IRON A. IA. to Q P. NJ. r1oIs
afiicton Of private diseases, whether arising fon1
impure connection the terrible vice of selfabuse
Devoting his entire time 70 tnat particular branch Of
the medical profession, he feels warranted in uAR
RANTEEING A CURE IN ALL CASES, whether of lona
standing or recently contracted, entirely removin.,
the dregs of disease from the systeIn, and making
perfect and PERMANENT CURE.
He would call the attention Of the afflicted 10 the
fact of his long standing and we-earned reputation
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Portland and Penobscot River
summer Arrangement.
POraGans. end EBessos, Lime.

Portland. Aprii q, lse6.z a once on the Wharf
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HOW MANY THOUSANDS CAN TESTIFY TO
.l0L THIS -RYl UNHAPPY ExPERIFNcEf

box Young men troubled with emissions in sleep,-a
complaint generally the result Of bad habit in
youth treated scientifically, and perfect cure
ranted or no charge made. ft1 s.fsa5sIi,aEf
Hardly day passes but we are consulted by one
or more young man with the above disease some OF
whom are as weak and emaeiated as though they had
the consumption, and by their friends supposed to
have it,. An such cases yield to the proper and only
correct course of treatment, and in short time are
made to rejoice IN perfect health. 7ii p w
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lSISl;F 7;|il5!l{J

AIRY 1nEMl anu be convinced Oh ,heir supoi,o. l..
ty everything else of the kiu ever 4 fl red 10
the public for Bronchitis, Coughs Colds, HoGrse-
pess Sore Throat, La arrh and Innuenza NumeI-
Gus Testimonials IRON tine Clergy, and Others &C.
Comparing each box. For sale by the principal
Druggists throughoutthe city. may2seodtf
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MIDnLE-AGED MEN.

There are many men at the age of thirty who are
troubled with too frequent excavations from the blad-
der, ofeen accompanied by slight smarting or burn
ing sensation and weakening the system in manner
the patient cannot account for. On examining the
urinary deposits ropy sediment will often be found,
and sometimes small particles of semen or albumen
will appear, the color will be Of thin Inkish hue
again changing to dark and turbid appearance.
There are many who die Of this difficulty ignor-
ant of the cause, which Is the ais tarff raa1 fef
SECOND STAGE OF SEMINAL WEAKNESS.
can warrant perfect cure IN such cases, and a
full and healthy restoration of the urinary organs
Persons, who cannot personally consult the Dr.
can do ny writing in plain manner, description
Of their Diseases and the appropriate remedies will
be forwarded immediately. - .s -et f.sft
All correspondence strictly confidential and will be
Address: ~ DIR. j. b. HUGHES, ID.
No. Temple Street Tcorner Of Middle
sl .his.ffs BEL sfgly lne Street,, Portland, Me
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The bodies OF the knees to be sided to the dame
ter of the arm, taken at the dde of the length of
the arm "The OF the diame' Ter of the arm st Of
its length clea of the BODY of the knee is to DO
sideIed the net siding o. the knee The length of
the arm will be measured from he centre Of the
body, and the moulding ze o. the end of the body
must be equal to the net sidfSg of The Knee -asS
subject to the usual inspection Of the Yard. The
price of ou-squae knees will 20 per cent less than
the prices named Tor equare and in-square knees.
"By order Commodore I. BAILEY, Command
NJ. r. WENTWORTH, 4
= - -, Naval Store Keeper.
Mays 1865. N.t@A HsfS ~ may10tf
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Mmis an embodied paradox. As some set
Oh against the marvellous things that he has
done, We may .fairly adduee the monstrous
ones tnat he mas believed. sI.a1E disn94 :wls &
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" have lost my appettite,n said gigantic
1rtsn geatl-man, aaaa am eminent performer on
tae trelcaer, to mark Supple,--@l hope" said
6Ippi 40 poor man has found it; for it would
Tu4a him in q week. Bas1d issa agtSI a'sHsi !.
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Union Illuminating Oil.

THE under-ig- ed has no hesi.atioe in offering
( i this Oil to the public twill burn In common
Fluid Lamps, and emits no unpleasant CDR while
Blu ming. 1t con umesa as slow a, Kerosene, when
used in those amps 1t Is perfect substitute for
FLUID, safe and non explosive.
2 For tale atNo 1873 Fore street, BY isiAiscs hH
suf ,.rsyg JOHN vPURINTON. E
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A witch baing at the stake to be burnt, saw
her son there, and desired him to give her
SONS drink. no mother" said he, at would
do you wrong, for the ,traer you are the bet
ter You VIII burn 3 4 sgsSsissassaS sae i
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Price 81 IS per bottle.
For Sale CbeaD

80, AMA Two secondhand FIRE FN-
= Ess5 EsBA good order 1850 All >"
land Fire Engines. Applv 10 'A''aSis 'sf
Or A. p MORGAN, Chairman 1omn di m en
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Pretty Puzzle Now, dear, I'll bet you any
thihS you can't tel which is the front of my
new ooanet.f2 q % Isliaias 3 - liW 4aa asaH