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Year: 1863

The METROPOLIS IN SErTEMBsA. A.-Summer
has folded her garments about her, ami is gone.
Her last rose is in forists window some
where up Broadway. and may be had for six
pence. Fellows with intellectual jaundlce, 10
whom the summer is the only season of life,
who love ieafy silence and salad, green peas
and poetry at once, say that "the melancholy
days are Gomez but in the city We regard the
departure Of the summer differently. The end
OF August is the death OF death, and September
wakes us all up. We have been dull, very
dull True, we have had the draft-a little
row for day or two-and then sombre still
ness and stupid quiet Several times our mono
tony has been broken by great news; but that
sensation passes away rapidly. "Glory is like
a circle in the water" and the achievement il
forgotten AZ the last ripple dies out, or is per
haps laid away TO be better remembered
by and by. We have seen our neighbor's
windows persistently shut day after day and
week after week. We have seen bis dsorplatc
oxidized and dull, 50 that if we had not
known his name we could not have
told it from that of Snug, the Joiner
Large spiders have lived across Lis heyhoc.
Up and down our business streets there has
been lonely laziness Sprinlslers have
sprinkled and sweepers swept them in vain;
and burly porters have done the same for the
great stores that run through from street to
street; but customers justified their industry.
But September is here, and the spell Is over.
Crowds of people pass us on every hand who
enjoyed other scenes q few days ago; people
who are sunburned, not with the nut brown or
bronze that tells of the army, but with famil-
lar hue, eloquent of yachts, Of drives up and
down the handsome avenues whore the fash
ionable world has been, or Of wilder rambles,
rod in hand, up where the ice cold streams
dance through between the hills. We jostle the
returned cit everywhere, and the country mer-
chant eager for fall fashions Hotel coaches
90 through the streets with Peion on Ossa Of
baggage piled up behind. Our neighbor's win,
dows are open, his doorplate shines astonish-
ingly, and his three daughters contribute their
proportions to swell the throng on Broadway.
All is gayety and life once more, and the city
is pleasant place to be in.
Year: 1863

Curious NEWSPAPER SCHEME.-Our Brooklyn
neighbors are evidently bent on acquiring for
themselves character for eccentricity. They
want to be everything at once and all by
turns" At one time they become crazy on
church building, at another on the erection Of
theatres. When they have put up more of
both than they need they become tired of their
toys and fly off at some other tangent. Their
present hobby is newspapers. One would
think, from the poverty-stricken aspect of those
they possess, that they had sufficient for their
intellectual requirements. But such is not the
case. Brooklyn must shine as pre-eminently
in the journalistic as she does in the church
and theatrical line. The new local organ ad-
yertised to appear this month is to accomplish
Of Churches is to become the second hub of the
universe. But that is not the most remarkable
feature Of the enterprise. The plan of manage
ment is something quite novel. No profes
sional Journalist Is to have anything to do with
it, the board of editors being composed of a
pet and dry goods importer, Yankee notions
dealer, gentleman from the Swamp" and a
lawyer These, If we mistake not are the same
enterprising individuals who, as directors of
the Brooklyn Academy of Music, SO unsuccess,
fully tried their hands a! managing singers and
ballet girls. W. wish them better luck with
their new experiment than they had with their
last. To frolicsome elderly gentlemen 1t may
not be as agreeable, but it has at least the ad-
vantage that 1t will breed no disturbances at
home
Year: 1863

The New Orleans correspondent Of Boston Traveller
under date d August 23 rsutes the repeated assertions
Of the rebel papers that many Of the soldiers Of The army
II General Banks were dying from yellow fever On tho
contrary correspondent states that good health pro
vailed both the army and In the city Of New Orleans
Year: 1863

The people OF the Confederate States will soon
| be called upon to undergo severe trial-one


that will fully test the sincerity Of professions
| heretofore made. We cannot escape the ordeal.
The time for trying mems souls is not far i'll


the future. Many, we fear, will be weighed in
| the balance and found wanting on that dreadful
day. Many will be the artiGces and subterfuges


resorted to in order to shield cowardly skulis and


chicken,hearted patriots from the odiurn of their
comrades. Already do We begin to hear mur-


murings gloomy predictions, and visionary


sp,culations This is a critical point with the
reputation of some, who have been wont to coll
slider themselves in the front rank Of Southern


Statesmanship Any land lubber may sail on a
smooth sea: but to ride the whirlwind and con-
duct the old ship Of State through the fury of n
3esolating tornado-when the Heavens are scowl-
ing above u.s. and when all around US seems the
blackness of despar-requi1 sound judgment
and steady nerve. Many reputation, we fear.
will suffer for words spoken and actions made be-
tween this and the early frosts of autumn. 1t
was so in the old Revolution, when the cause OF
independence seemed hopeless, and it will be so
now. Many poor weak minded fellow, who has
| been looking forward to places Of honor and dis
tinction for 10 these many years. will be haunted
| to his dying couch by words unwittingly spoken
within the next few weeks. Let such remember
| in time that true greatness and nobility OF soul
always rises with the occasion; and that the or
deal necessary to develop great mind or great
nation, never fails to crush small one.-l lColum
4 bus Sun.
Year: 1863

SpccuAdtlOuS


We are inclined to guess that Meade's re-
cent advance was intended mainly as diver
sion in favor of Burnside, and by menacinp
Lee with serious attack, prevent him sendinS
any reinf0rcements to Longstreet.


Among the circumstances which sustain
this view, is the fact that Meade did not pnsh
decisivsly forward till the 26th. when the pov-
ernment had already received news of Grants
success at Chattanooga, which placed Lonu-
street in imminent danger of capture If the
requisite dispositions were not promptly made
to favor his escape into Virginia, or to enable
him to maintain his ground in East Tennessee


That Lee, relying on Meades inactivity.
would have made some such dispositions to
extricate Longstreet. Is probable, and in order
to ensure the capture or crushing of the latter
it was necessary for Meade to menace him.
That any more serious campaign was intended
to be made upon ten days supply of rations
does not seem probable.


Now we take the liberty to guess that the
newspapers y both in their proonosti-
cations of what Meade was going to do. and in
their Interpretation OF his not doing it, have
said, and are saying, precisely what the mill
tary authorities, Meade included, have wanted
them TO say.


The above, written fifteen hundred miles
from the scene of operations, and based
upon nothing, may delude a very few into
the belief that the late campaign was a
complete success; but to the intelligent
reader it is unmitigated nonsense af
Year: 1863

BALTIMORE, June 1S.-There Is nothing later
from the upper Potomac.


The City Councils were convened at mid
night and met this morning to devise ways and
means to cooperate with the Governor Of the
State aud the Commanding General Of this
Department, TO raise the city's portion Of the
ION thousand men called for to repel Invasion.
Year: 1863

The contrast between the excitement in some
Of the Northern cities and the placid condition
of the people in this city is generally very strik-
ing. THERE'S no alarm or perturbation in thepub-
lie mind here. The Government are watching
the movements Of the enemy in the spasmodlc
efforts they are now making, and they are con-
fdent that the movements of our own armies
will soon bring irretrlevable disaster upon the
cause of the rebels.
Year: 1863

A MARRIAGE BY TELEGgApH.-The Al.
bany Standard of Wednesday publishes
the following:


"a marriage by telegraph took place
yesterday afternoon, between young
lady in one Of the principal villages on
the Oswego railroad, and an artillery SOL
der on duty near Washington The chap.
lain of the brdegroom's regiment ,ee.
graphed the material Question Of the mar.
r;ege ceremony 10 the lacy, viz " Do you
take TO be your husband p Directing
her to answer Il do;' and TO authorize
him to propose like question to the gentle
man. la two hours after the lady received
a second telegraph announcing that the
soldier and she were man and wife. This
telegram is her marriage certificate. 1t
is understood that the parents of the lady
were opposed to the union, and that this
method was taken to outwit them. The
time for the ceremony had been fixed by
correspondence beforehand, and the lady
was in waiting when TIE first message was
received at the telegraph Office"
Year: 1863

4 CTisis In the Hlsssry 81 marvlana
The time has come when the Union


lists Of Maryland cannot avoid declaring


themselves nnconditionaHy in favor o


every measure demonstrated needful L


crushan Infamous rebellion. And whatey


er in the outset combined to make the


loyal of the land regard these actions az
mistakes or errors on the part Of the lead.
ers Of the insurrection which have since
developed themselves as crimes Of the first
magnitude, the persistent wickedness,
the horrible bloodshed and oppression set
on foot by these men have wrought the
inevitable and mighty change. until those
more leniently disposed see but one way
to deal with them, aud that is 10 use every
lawful agency IN th~arting their vile pur.
poses and utterly breaking their power.
1t is not strange either that the Govern
ment and loyal States have arrived but
slowly At this conclusion. in the begin
ming Of the troubles these deliberate
couspirators against free Government Mt were
our "erring Southern brethren" and dealt
with hesitatingly aad tenderly, they re-
turned this treatment with every provo
cation, every outrage and taunt that could
serve to make the breach between the
two sections. They Systematically stim-
ulated the ferocity and bad passion, Of
their ignorant and miserable dupss. and
in fact omitted nothing which was calcu-
lated to make the war they began ~ cruel
and revolving as possible. And the fur
ther they have progressed the worse they
have become in this regard. What .
wicked and unscrupulously military poll.
cy dictated at FIRST as giving hopes Of sue
cess. is sharpened now by reverses which
have driven them to desperation. We
say the Government and the loyal Of the
land have but slowly comprshended their
real purpose, but the day has come at last
when all who view these matters Alright
are determined to bring every engine to
bear which can crush that accursed and
doomed slave oligarchy whose sordid am
bition has brought these evils upon the
country.
Year: 1863

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SLAVERY AND
ITS CoSsEoUEScE.-The Unconditional
Union Committee of Maryland advise the
people of that State, in the Address, to
abolish the institution of Slavery at the
earliest possible period. "The substance
of Slavery" they say, "is gone, and they
are of opinion that the sooner the skele-
ton is removed the better will it be for
the true interests Of the State and Of the
nation"
Year: 1863

Our County Fair, held at West Point,
closed yesterday. The number Of people
in attendace was large, We will give .
full account of it in our next issue, which
we cannot do in this for want of space.
Year: 1863

~D. Stern is determined not to be
outdone in the clothing trade. He has
just brought on an immense stock ol
goods which can be seen and examined
at his old stand on Main Street near the
levee.


How cheap he sells, is too we'll known
to the public to need commend.
Year: 1863

We have been at some pains to ascertain,
as nearly as possible, how many students,
in actual attendance here, have thrown
up their studies and entered the army
since the war began. Our list shows a to-
tai of one hundred and lightweight who
have left our halls TO take the field
We have no doubt that complete roll
would number over tro hundred. This, it
must be remembered, includes only those
who were in actual attendance prior to
entering the service. We suppose no
other school in the land has sent out so
many soldiers.


OF the one hundred and eighty-eight
mentioned above, nine were from the
Theological Department, one hundred from
the College classes, and the remainder
from the Preparatory Department. Thirty
of them hold or have held commissions
More than that number, alas, have fallen
victims to the hospital, prison and battle
field-OberLa Meas.
Year: 1863

mean Yankees as heartily as we Of the
South do; and such a people can and
must appreciate the fine and noble quail
ties we have exhibited during this bloody
war Conscious of their ability to main
tain separate and independent national
ity disgusted with the malignity, fanati-
cism, and sordid spirit of New England;
convinced that the South will accord
them the free navigation of the Mississip-
pi, and that they can never obtain that
boot by force Of arms, we are hopeful
that the States of the Northwest viii
speedily initiate the example of their
southern brethren, and come out OF the
disgraceful, enfeebled, and bankrupt
Union"


The. Richmond Whig, Of the 10th Of
last month, closes pathetic article to
the people Of the Northwest IN the fol-
lowing words:


When people think alike and have
common interest to maintain, only the
basest pusilanimity can excuse such q
people for becoming victims of a race so
dastardly as the Yankees, The South
holds out her hand. Is the North-vest
afraid TO take it!


The loyal people of the Northwest are
not afraid, but that rebel hand, spotted
all over with the leprosy of treason and
red with the blood of brave Union sol
diers, they will not touch. The loyal
States, irrespective of party, are awake
to the dangers to the Union and the Con-
stitution. from groundless opposition to
the Administration and the Government.


The Patriot soldiers in the Army, with
rebels in front send to loyal men at home
greeting" and bid them to take care OF reb-
ell sympathizers in their rear, and the signs
of the times indicate that it will be done
If loyal men at home do their duty, as
faithfully and well as the soldiers in the
army, this rebellion will be but down;
slavery, ''the sum of all villainy," and in
citing cause of the war, will be destroyed,
not as an object of the war, but as .
means of bringing it to speedy close,
and our Government Will be saved and
permanently established upon the prin-
ciples of liberty and justice.
Year: 1863

To make towards courageous, sll that
is necessary Is to play sneak yourself
The Apache Indians were as timid az
women till they commenced fighting with
the Mcxicans. They are now the worst
customers we have to deal with. Pluck
springs from success as naturally as mu
sic from catgut. Had Scott lost his first
battle, his whole army would have been
knocked into cooked hat before it
reached the Castle Of Perote. l 3ii
Year: 1863

Sick BRroADIER GENERALS TO BE DRs-
cHARoEp.-The Secretary Of War has
arrived at the determination to order
the honorable discharge of all Brigadicr
Generals of Volunteers who are absent
sick for more than thirty days. This
does not apply to Brigadiers whose alb
scence is caused by wounds received in
action, but they will be required to fur
nsh satisfactory medical evidence as to
the probable length of their ABSENCE
1t is understood that the large number
of these officers absent on sick leave, has
led to the determination here announ-
ced. ttAH
Year: 1863

the army Of the Potomac up to Julyl.


TIE DRAFT IN WASHINGTON.


Drafting for the District of Columbia commenced
this morning. A large crowd was in attendance
who were remarkably orderly. Intense interest
was everywhere manifested.


According TO the circular of Provost-Marsha-
General Fry, whenever any drafted man shall show
to the Board Of Enrolment Of the District in which
he may have been enrolled that he was Improperly
enrolled, having been when enrolled an alien, a
non resident of the District, not Of proper age or IN
the service on the Sd Of March, 1863, he shall be
discharged by tho Board and bis place in the quota
shall not be filled from the 80 per cent drawn in ad
dtion to the quota to supply vacancies created by
exemptions arising under the second section of the
Enrolment act.


OF the number drawn to-day by tho draft in the
First Ward, s74 are white, 300 arc colored.


INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.


The total receipts at the office OF the Internal
Revenue for July, exclusive Of the tax on incomes
are nearly 500 900, considerably larger than
for any previous month.
Year: 1863

EXPAND TIE CuEsr. Those in easy
circumstances, or those who pursue scden-
tary, in door employment, use their lungs
but little, breath but little air into the
chest, and thus, independent Of position,
contract wrethelly small chest, and lay
the foundation Of the loss Of health and
beauty. All this can be perfectly o5viat-
ed by little attention to the manner OF
breathing Rc2oIlect that the lungs are
ike bladder in their construction, open
to double the size with perfect safety,
giving a noble chest, and immunity from
consunptioa.-- Tho agent, and the only
agent We require. is the common air We
breathe supposing, however, that no
o5stlc e exists, external to the chest, such
as tying it round with stays, or having
the>houlders laying upon it


GA arising from your bed in the morn
ing, place yourself ia an erect position,
the shoulder thrown off the chest now
lahale all the air yon can ; SO that no
more can b. got in; now hold your breath
and throw your arms off behind, holding
your breath as long as possible. Repeat
these long breaths as much as you please.
Done in cold room is much better, because
the air is much dens2r, AMI will act much
more powerfully in expanding the chest.
Exercising the chest i'll this manner will
enlarge the ca2ability and size Of the
lungs.
Year: 1863

er. The Copperheads do not want Vicks
burg taken, nor the Mississippi opened,
ms that would destroy their stock in trade
If they can force peace with the rebels,
leaving the river below Memphis in their
hands, they feel sangaine of being able
to take the West out of the Union, and
of annexine it to the Southern Confed-
eracy. They believe that, for the sake of
securing the free use of the river, the
people Of the West could be dragooned
into complying with almost any terms the
Confederates might dictate Hence, in a
political point OF view, the capture OF
Vicksburg and the possession of the river
are of the most vital importancc.-Chi-
cayo Trijane
Year: 1863

C-Lifc is a journey over a hill. From
youth to m;d-agc VIC are clambering to
the top; from mil-age to seventy we
gradually descend, aud We find our grave
bed ready for US which mother Nature
considering our frailty, has made f US
in fine, she has taken our dust from one
side of the Hill to carry it and rest it for
ever 0n the other side.
Year: 1863

FlLIAL Dury.-Ther re is no virtue that
adds so noble charm to the finest traits
of beauty, as that which excrts itself in
watching over the tranquility of an aged
parent. There are no tears that give so
sweet and rich luster to :he cheek OF
innocence, as the tears Of flial sorrow.
Year: 1863

gT'Be honest, sao true, and right, and
Just, because it will pay you in your out
ward thrift in the world; but if it would
not, it is worth your while to be so fog
the sake of what the effect will be On
your inward nature, and in the world to
come.
Year: 1863

Heels AND HEAp.--It gil thinks
more of her heels than Of her head, de-
pead upon it she will never amount to
much. Brains which settle in the shoes
never get much above them. This will
apply as we'll to the masculine as to the
feminine gender
Year: 1863

Wis is the king Of Abolitionism. They
made war by their own free choice, and
thus threw the whole institution upon the
trial by battle; and If they lose the day
they must expect to lose their slaves.


Now you expect to elect Vallandigham
Governor Of the great State of Ohio
Never, neVer.1 They expect that you
will elect him, and that a man like him
will be elected Governor of nearly every
Northern State. They expect to get the
power, and begin the process of under
mining the Government and stop It by
refusing the supplies for maintaining It.
They have hoped and still hope to be able
to destroy the credit Of the Federal Gov
ernment, and make greenbacks Of little
value. aeh


They have both favored aud opposed ev-
cry measure for carrying on the war. AT
fret they were opposed to the system Of
volunteering, aud In favor Of the cOnscrip-
/ ton; aud when the conscTiption came they
arrayed themselves in desperation against
it, and now not only oppose recruiting the
army by draft, but also BY volunteer
enlistments. They w0nteither fight them
selves for the preservation of the Govern
ment, nor let others II they can help H.
Not only do they oppose the drafting or
volunteering of white men, but Of the ne
groes alsol F


For these reasons believe In such great
assemblages as this to protest both against
treason South and treason in our midst
Every white Union man north of Mason Il
Dixon's line should be up and doing. We
see what the Democracy are doing. Par
don the Word;they are not Democrats-they
are the genuine SlaVeocracyl That's it.
You ignorant devils, you know not what
you do. You are crying out for Vallandig-
ham Your leaders say that England is
afraid OF onr power If we maintain the
Union, and you are hoping she win inter-
fere In behalf of the rebels But England is
quietly looking on the scene, and hoping
the rebels may succeed without her aid
Thus yOu see the English monarchists are
very much alike; you equally desire the
success Of the rebels, but equally you are
too cowardly to help them. Such are the
leaders like Yallandigham. But is It not
astonishing that there arerso many poor,
ignorant devils following him in co-ope-
rating with the enemy of free institutions,
who are seeking to reduce them and all
laboring white people TO level with the
slaves. t 1Jl


1 have long since taken my position upon
all these questions. / never Questioned
their right TO hold slaves under their own
laws. But, sirs, you have inauguratedt this
war for the purpose Of extending the area
of Slavery, and for forcing white men to an
equality with your slaves. I say to you,
sirs, that We do not intend TO force demoe-
racy upon you, but we do intend TO force
your slaves from you. (Great applause for
some time.) / desire not TO see, aHd hope
l shall not see this war terminated until
the last slave shall shout in freedom. (Bul-
y, and immense applanse.) 50
Year: 1863




But restores gray hair to its original color, by supply
ing the capillary tubes with natural substances impaired
by age disease All instantdneo dyes composed Of
lunar caUsic destroying the vitality and beauty of the
hair and afford of themselves dressing Hemstreets
Indomitable Coorng only hair to its natural
calor bv an easy nrocess but niHes the hair n
Year: 1863

We are indebted to much-esteened
friend for a copy of the Chattanooga
ReJeL of the 2sth Of February, from
which we CLEAN number of items and
articles which will be interesting to many
of our readers