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Year: 1861

The South cares little about the mere election of MT. Lincon-they view it AS the development of public sentiment, as last and final evidence of the sentiment of the free States. They look at us as States-not as individual members of the community, as we look at them, as States, not as individual members of society," They regard this as an evidence of public sentiment wfTicfr has passedf tbgy0nd their control, and they say now that there is no hope for them within the Union as equals. and they will secede. What we must con vince them of is, that we will not only re- peal our obnoxious laws upon paper, but we will repeal the prevailing public senti- ment that is more perncious than the ob- noxious laws of New England and all the free States together. Applause. It is a sentiment that has been infused by political demagogues who have gone through the land executing a commission of evil; and if Satan himself had been permitted to come upon earth to seourge mankind. he could not more successfully have accomplished his mission than by going through the country and preaching demagogueism and sectionalism on the subject of slavery. iapplause, and whether he did it as a
Year: 1861

and carried out by such men as these.
Corrupt, designing, disappointed South
crn politicians, who, failing to control
the Government, resolved upon its
ruin. There are better men in hell,
suffering the vengeance of eternal fire,
than the Southern leaders in this scccs-
sion movement. This say as South
crn man, one born and raised here, and
intending to live and die here. And
all this l will continue to say, as long
us have breath to speak, or strength
to write. w. G. BRowNLow.
Year: 1861

Subscribers who do not give express notice tc
the contrary are considered rs wishing to contin.
TIC their subscription.


If subscribers order their papers discontinued
publishers may continue them until all charges are
paid.


If subscribers neglect refuse to take their pa
per from the Office place where it was sent,
they responsible until they settle the bill and
give notice to discontinue


If subscribers move to other places without in-
forming the publisher and the paper is sent to the
former direction, they are held responsible. No
tce of removal should always be given.


The courts have decided that refusing to take a
paper or periodical from the Office, or removing
and leaving it uncaed for, is prima .facie evidence
of intentional fraud.


The published rates of advertising govern i'm all
cases. except where special contracts have been
made previous to insertion. The courts have re-
pcatedy so decided
Year: 1861

How SECESSION LOOKS TO AN AMERI-
CAN ABRoAp.-Ex-Gov Wright, of In
diana, one of the best politicians of the
country, now U. S. Minister to Berlin,
in private letter to friend, writes:


II have not the heart to say anything
about my country. still hold my old
opinions. We cannot have peaceable
separation. All this talk Of two Con-
federacies is nonsense. We cannot be
two people, cannot be three people,
cannot be four people; we are one peo-
pie or we are nothing. Iwould sooner
fight citizen Of my country guilty of
treason than fight an enemy in the
world.


You may do many things, say many
things, but God is my judge, there is
one thing you shall not do; that is
destroy the temple erected by my faith.
ers. Thi, is the only hope left for hu-
manity everywhere. hold any man
guilty of treason who shall attempt in
any way to destroy this Union. l say,
fght-fght on. no peace, until we put
down all traitors"
Year: 1861

A LOVELY PRopos1rIoN.-The South
Carolina Legislature debated and finally
tabled a bW to prohibit the circulation
among non-slorehol.ters Of books and pa-
pcrs rndiMg to Alternate them from the
shareholders. The man who proposed
it said that this alienation did already
exist in the northern part of the State,
and it was necessary to suppress it. 1t
was opposed as recognizing danger
GUS distinction, and it was said that it
the non-slaveholders were not to he
allowed freedom on the subject they
ought also to be excluded from the bal.
lot-box. The idea that the act would
be offensive to the non-slaveholders at
this time, when their services are needed
to defend the State, proved conclusive
against the bill, and it was laid aside
tor the present. This is the kind of
liberty the people of the cotton States
will have if they succeed in subverting
tho present government.
Year: 1861

thought. the one great object to be desired in
the education Of the child.


Let the teacher but comprehend the GA
psoisy, and the wants of the untaught mind,
and the natural adaptation Of certain forces to
supply these wants; or in other words, let him
be fully informed in the theory Of tsaobing.
and, at the same time let him realize the great
responsibility he assumes, when he attempts
ths work of moulding minds, then be is pre-
pared TO commence his work, and all obstacles,
will be easily removed from the path as bis own
and others experience become known 70 bin.
Year: 1861

that hereafter civilian has no business
on battle field. st-s


The flight of the army from Manassas
is called a " shameful rout," an "igno-
minious rout, bad sorts of a rout.
Well we suppose it was; but we shall not
be likely to have another. The lesson is
learned. 1t is costly one; but we may
have need of it by and by. 1t must be
remembered that the great mass of these
men were volunteers, yet volunteers who
had proved their personal bravery by a
day of splendid fighting They did not
because they were towards; they ran be-
cause they lost their reason. Let the man
who cries shame" be caught in burn
ing hall, from which incompetent means
of egress forbid an immediate escape of
the crowd. If he will stand coolly back,
undisturbed, while the masses are passing
madly out, trampling men, women and
children down in their progress, then he
has right to cry shame" But there
is no use in abusing these brave soldiers
Their flight humiliates us, but it was not
shameful Not one man in one thousand
has the power to resist the influences of a





panic like that But the panic is over
with the army, and it should be over with
the people, Washington does not seem
to be in danger. Our troops are back at
their old posts, and we presume the enemy
are back at Manassas. The next time
they are attacked, the job will be under
taken with force very likely to overcome
them. In the meantime let us wait with
patience, and insist no more that in the
space of three months our government
shall accomplish preparation for war
with those who have been preparing to
fight us for the last three years. The
impatience to push by the military Judge
ment of the veteran commander-in- chief,
and the cry for moving on the army weeks
ago are proved by the events at Manassas
to have been the rawlings of ignorant en-
thusiasm.-,SprinaJieM Republican.
Year: 1861

per acre, III like quantity and proportions


Early IN May, SOW, in like manner, ell
ther of the above grains.


Between the 10Th and 20th Of May,
sow Indian corn (Southern Dent being
best, in drills, three bushels to the acre,
in like quanIy and proportions.


About the 25th of May, sow corn in
like manner and proportions.


About the 9th of June, repeat the SOW
ing of corn as above.


After the last mentioned sowing, bar
ley should be sown in the above mention
ed quantIty and proportions. in the follow
ing the 18th and 25th Of
June, and in the first week in July, bar
ley being the best qualified to resist the
early frosts."


These various provisions for a variety
of crops will supply food something in the
following order, viz;


"The oats sown early in April will be
ready TO cut for soillng between the lst
and 10Th of July, and will usually remain
succulent until about the middle of the
month.


Those sown about the Doth of April
will be ready to cut the 18th and goth of
July, and will last nearly or quite till the
1st of August.


Those sown early in May will be ready
to succeed the proceeding, and will last
till near the middle of August.


The corn sown on the 10Th and 25th of
May and early in June will supply, in
succession, excellent food till early in
September.


The barley sown in July will continue
a sufficient supply of good feed until the
first of November, when, as sometimes
before, the tops of roots--as carrots, beets
and turnips, with cabbage-are a never
failing resource.


Reduced to single statement, my ex-
pericnce and system is, for the support Of
my soiled stock during the months ofJuly,
August and September, to sow in the
months of April, May, June and July,
equal to three quarters of an acre for each
head of cattle to be soiled, in such order
as will give a regular succession of sucu-
lent food during the three first mentioned
months.


For their support from the Doth of May
and during the month of June, l reserve
early clover and other grass at the rate
of One-qudrtsr Of an acre for each head of
cattle soiled.


For their support from the 20th of
October, depend upon the second growth
of the half acre cut over in May and June
and the second grOgth of oats and corn cut
over in July.


1t now remains to show the cost of rails
ing, cutting and distributing the food to
the stock, is compensated by these savings
above mentioned, Upon this point, my
own experience has satisfied me that the
manure alone is an ample compensation
for all this expense, leaving the savings
of land, of food, and of fencing stuff as
clear gain from the system.


A popular objection to this mode Of
keeping miIeh cows is, that want Of exer-
else must effect injuriously the health of
the animal. To this, European writers,
some of whom have kept, in this way,
large herds, reply ttat they ''never had
one sick or one die, or one miscarry, in
of this mode of keeping. y
After more than ten years persuing Of
this practice, my experience justifes me
in uniting my testimony 70 theirs on this
point"
Year: 1861

a good story IS told concerning the
writing Of certain railroad manager
He had written TO a man on the route
notifying him that be must remove .
barn, which 10 some manner incommoded
the road. under penalty Of prose ecution.-
The threatened individual was unable 10
read any part Of his letter bur the signa-
ture, but took il TO be a free pass on The
road, and used il for a couple Of years as
such, none Of the conductors being able
to dispute his Interpretation,
Year: 1861

A correspondent OF the Dollar .NeWs-
paper. Philadelphia, gives the following
as his evidence in relation 10 the question
which is so often asked, twill soiling
pay %


AS many people doubt the proftableness
of soiling for stock. allow me to make
them acquainted with case that came
under my own observation. Five years
ago my attention was directed 20 a field
which had been cropped for many years,
and which would require liberal manuring
10 secure any crop. The owner for the
succeeding three years expended nearly
fifty dollars per year on one and one
fourth acres in subsoiling and trenching,
in the meantime manuring very freely
and receiving an ample return in roots
and corn for the manure and labor, sepa.
rate from the fifty dollars before mention
ed. Having brought the field to proper
state of cultivation, it was last year seed
ed down to clover and timothy. The
success of the high culture was so COM
plete that on the first day oy May, the
present year, the owner commenced cut
ting on each morning a quantity sufficient
for eight cows and one horse. The cows
were confined in stables except two or
three hours each afternoon, when they
were allowed to run in large yard
Each morning a load of grass and clover
sufficient for the day was cut and taken
TO the barn, the time Occupied by man and
horse being little less than enc hour
each morning. This course was contin-
ued until June 18th, when two Of the
cows was disposed Of, and the one and one
fourth acres continued to yield an ample
suficiency for the remaining six COWS and
horse until August lst, when there was
still large amount of growing clover
The plan of the owner being to allow the
remaining growth to decay upon the
ground, and the cows having averaged
Ten quarts each of milk per day, witch
has been sold at two and half cents per
quart. The account of the field may be
rendered thus:
Year: 1861

Some time ago--how long we are not
able to say--a young and promising youth
son of a prominent Judge now living in
Buffalo, New York, became acquainted
with celebrated courtesan of that city,
Familiarity known as the "Hoosier Girl"
who, with considerable personal attractions,
possessed the art to weave a web of infatu-
alton around the impressive young man.
which made him reckless of bis future for.
tune, or the feelings of bis nearest and dear
est relatives, who sought in vain to break
off the disgraceful aliarce. Together they
left Buffalo, and in time found their way to
this city, while the parents of the youth
were nearly broken hearted by the disgrace
and desertion of their favorte child. In.
deed, so seriously did the father feel the
blow, that his reason could hardly sustain
the shock.


Time passed, and the unfortunate youth
was taken sick and removed to ST. Johns
Hospital. His paramour, however, did not
desert him at this juncture, for, passing as
his wife, she spent great portion of each
day in the room of the invalid; but medi


cine and nursing were OF no avail, and a
few days ago be breathed his last. Intelli-
gence was forwarded to the Judge, his
father, who, being too feeble in body and
mind for the journey himself, prevailed upon
a clergyman to visit this city for the purpose
of conveying the remains to Buffalo. Upon
his arrival he found that the body was re-
moved from the hospital to the residence of
the female, the former companion of the de-
ceased, who positively refused to give it up
unless assured that she would be allowed to
accompany it to Buffalo.


i he friend of the family, however, indig-
Danty spurned such arrangement, and,
procuring the assistance of the police, it
was taken possession OF and conveyed to the
railroad depot. But the woman, who, in
spite of her degraded condition had, it
seems, cherished an affection Tor her victim,
which, under other circumstances, would be
pure and holy, and iraught with the poetry
of love, still ascertained her right to the
unconscious remains, and procuring writ
of replevin, prevented their removal from
the city.


She failed, however, to produce the neces


sary security, and the result was that the
corpse was carried away yesterday evening
in charge of the friend of the family. 1t is
said, with what truth we know not, that
the woman, with devotion worthy better
cause, also LETT the city upon the same train.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Year: 1861

Of principles, with candidates to represent
them, less patriotic, would be presented |;
but party spirit has prevented the realiza.
ton of these hopes and expectations.
From the determined spirit Of the politi-
clans and the aroused political prejudices Of
the people, there are no hopes, in the short
space OF time intervening before the day of
election, Of accomplishing the object for
the attainment of which this movement was
undertaken. Nor can it be perceived that
the continuance of the candidates in the
field will result in any other manner than
the creation of chance for the election OF
the candidates who ask the suffrages of the
people upon platform which should be
condemned by every man who seeks that
which is above, and includes everything of
present interest to the highest and lowest
in the land-the preservation of the Amer
ican Union. M


The candidates nominated by the Peoples
Union Convention, only allowed their names
to be used in the hopes of preventing party
strife, and for the purpose OF committing,
if possible, every man in the State unquali>
fiedly to the prosecution OF the War aga nst
traitors until they are crushed out, and the
Federal laws obeyed and respected every
where.


1t being now apparent that this cannot
be done by the continuance of their names
before the people for the offices to which
they were respectively nominated, they have
been Withdrawn. and those who have united
in the movement of country above party,
will hereafter act as they shall individually
deem best, and with the assurance that
events will show the wisdom and patriotism
OF their action and that I" it will be time
"enough to struggle over who shall admin
" lister the government when we are sure we
shave one to administer"


By order of the Union State Committee,


C. d. GILFlLLAN, Chairman.
Year: 1861

Inc following sketch of Cairo is from the
private letter Of q paymaster whom the
soldiers were at loss whether to hang for
not coming earlier, or to cheer him for com. pu
ing at last .


There Is an old saying that I" the devil i;
not az black as be is painted" )" which NAV
apply to Cairo. When overflowed. II douht.
less is very disagreeable, and even now is
not particularly pleasant. The climate.
however, is by no means so unhealthy as /
had been led to suppose, and the location of
the town not bad at present. Vegetation
grows luxuriantly, and we have an album
dance Of excellent vegetable, beside peaches
and melons. The drives along the banks
OF the rivers and through the woods are
pleasant, the trumpet honeysuckle covering
some OF the tallest trees, which, when we
hrst came, were glowing with the brilliant
nowers. The buildings are generally small
frames, but there are some handsome brick
ones, one OF which, four story brick, ori-
ginally intended for bank, and having still
sort of bark OF deposit in one part, we
were so fortunate as to have assigned to us
for quarters, SO that our offices here were
about as good as those in Washington. The
hotel, large brick building, might be kept
better, but as it is much better than any
thing l had expected, l have not growled
much The proprietors attempt to make it
first class house by charging first-class
prices The principal street is on the levee,
on the Ohio side, and the stores are built
along on the interior side, so that the plat.
form IN front covers gaping chasm, where
great deal OF filth and garbage decompose,
sending forth at times, more particularly in
the evening, intolerable odors, and vet l
hear but little OF levers of sickness of any
kind,
Year: 1861

the South in sympathy aud feeling thai
she demands from the North the repea
OF offensive, unconstitutional statutes
and appeals to it for new guarantees that
she will wait reasonable time for the
North to purge her statute books and to
do justice to her Southern brethren, and
If her appeals are vain, will make com
mon cause with her sister border States
IN resistance to tyranny if need be, it
would on y be saying what the whole
country we'll knows, and what may be
said much more effcctualIy by her people
themselves in their meetings than by
the Legislature chosen eighteen months
since, when none of these questions were
raised before them. That Maryland is a
conservative Southern State all know
who know anything Of her people or her
history. The business and agricultural
classes--planters, merchants, mechanics,
and laboring men-thosc who have a real
stake in the community, who would be
forced to pay the taxes and do the fight.
ing, are the persons who should be heard
in preference to excited politicians.
many of whom, having nothing to lose
from the destruction of the Government
may hope to derive some gain from the
ruin Of the State. Such men will natu
rally urge you to pull down the pillars Of
this "accursed Union" which their al
lies at the North have denominated a
"covcnant with hell


The people Of Maryland. if left to
themselves, would decide, with scarcely
an exception, that there is nothing in
the present causes Of complaint to justify
immediate secession; aud yet, against
our Judgments aud solemn convictions of
duty, We are to be precipi,ated into this
revolution, because South Carolina thinks
differently. Are We not equals? Or
shall her opinions control our actions p
After We have solemnly declared for our
selves, as every man must do, are we to
be forced to yield our opinions to those
of another State, and thus, in effect,
obey her mandates She refuses to wait
for our counsels. Are we bound to obey
her commands ?


The men who have embarked in this
scheme to convene the Legislature will
spare no pains to carry their point. The
whole plan of operations in the event of
the assembling of the Legislature is, az
have been informed, already marked
ont, the list Of Embassadors who are to
visit the other States is agreed on. ard
the resolutions which they hope will be
passed by the Legislature. fully commit
ting tins State to secession, are said to
be already prepared.


In the course of nature, I cannot have
long to live and | fervently trust to be
allowed to end my days citizen of this
glorious Union. But, should | be com
PEELED to winess the downfall of that
Government inherited from our fathers,
established, as it were, by the special
favor of God, l will at least have the
consolation, at my dying hour: that
neither by word or deed, assisted in has.
tening its disruption.


Signed THOMAS H. HICKS
Year: 1861




A merchant in this city, who recestly
received letter from wealthy plsstss
10 Alabama, has furnished US the follow.
ing extract. The writer says: s
ALABAMA. Monday, Dec. -. 1890
"As to ourselves, Union men,
We dare not utter word,-though I do /;
and have been repeatedly told thss
nothing but my gray head saves me-
Life is worth nothing, aud l can only
compare our situation to the reign Of
terror of the first French Revolution. -
My wife aul children are almost crazy
from fright at The hourly prospect Of
negro rising, which some Of the excited
men (negroes and white) have confessed
would take place about Christmas. II
We could get our families to tho North
we would do it ; but even this movement
would excite suspicion. And new to our
imhecile Government. Speaking a. they
do of wishing to avoid hoodshed Why,
there is not bread enough here to lass
sixty days, and the shortest way to put =
stop to all our sufferings would be to
block up the ports aud break up the mail
communication, which would stop the
supply of bread and salt, and then tho
very leaders of this secession movement
would be fried in their own fat.


This confirms the intelligence which
we have from every quarter Of the South


II this subject. We are perfectly satis-
fed tha. no one thing does half SO much
to sustain the secession movement in the
South, as the encouragement which has
been held out by its leaders that it would
be perfectly peaceful and safe. The mo-
mept the people find that secession means
war, they will begin to count the cost
We copied on Saturday from the Herald,
an authority not likely to say anything
Intentionally to the damage Of secession,
letter fro,.. planter in Mississippi, in
which he said that ''if the people here
Gin MississippD felt certain that the
United States Government would fight
vigorously, submissioni>t party would
soon make itself heard" There is no
doubt of this fact 1t is folly to say that
there is no Union party in the South
The intelligence, the wealth, aud the
patriotism Of the South are all on the
side of the Union.
Year: 1861

A lady who arrived in this city yester-
day morning from Charleston, which city
she left on Thursday, states that he mos!


terrible condition of affairs existed in that


city when she left there, About two
hundred left for the North in the same
train with herself and the inhabitants
were preparing to leave as rapidly as
possible. An insurrection had broken
out among the negroes upon the various
plantations in the interior, and they ere
burning the houses and committing 9th
er depredations She resided about three
miles from Charleston, and her husband
| is absent from home in Secession army


He is the owner OF cotton plantation and
some two hundred slaves. Her fathe,
is a captain IN the United States army ,ant
is for the Union.-Phaadelphia Inquirer