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Year: 1863

BALSAM has long tested the truth that
there are first principles in Medicine as
there is in Science, and this Medicine is
compounded OH principles suited to the
manifold nature Of man The cure of
Colds is in keeping open the pores, and
creating gentle internal warmth, and
this is caused by the use of this Medi-
cine. Its remedial qualities are based on
its power to assist the healthy and Wig.
orous circulation of blood through the
lungs. it enliyens the muscles, and assists
the skin to perform its duties of regula-
ting the Leat of the system, and in gent
ly throwing off the waste substance from
the surface of the body. 1t is not
violent remedy, bat cmollicnt, warming.
searching and effective. See advertise
ment.
Year: 1863

The editor of the Courier, with that brazen
effrontery which characterizes one-half Of his
invented news, gives in his paper Of Friday
evening pretended quotation from the speech
of Col. Stone, made to the convention in ac-
cepting the nomination for Governor. Upon
the authority of those who were present and
were attentive listeners to that speech, we
pronounce the quotation Of the Courier de-
liberate falsehood. Col Stone made no such
expression, neither did he use the words ne
gro-slave or slavery, or refer to the subject Of
slavery during his speech. The Courier is
80 accustomed to falsehood that it knows not
what is truth.
Year: 1863

PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE REBEL INyA-
sIoN.-New York has now sent seventeen
regiments to the relief of Pennsylvania
Without the aid of New York and New Jer-
sey the Keystone State would have been al
most helpless. The inhabitants Of Pennsyl-
vania seem to have lost all spirit, and either
retreat rapidly at the approach Of the reb-
els or exhibit strange apathy and indiffer
ence. Even the troops from New York and
New Jersey are not received with any cordi-
ality or enthusiasm. On the contrary, (the
New York Herald says,) the people of Harris
burg set to work as soon as they had recov-
cred from their fright to see how much money
they could make out Of the gallant men who
had left their distant homes to defend Penn
sylvania. This is bad record, and needs
amendment,
Year: 1863

tw The Captain Of the rebel pirate Taco.
ny, who had destroyed about forty fishing
vessels on the coast of Maine, made bold
dash last week and suddenly came to grief
With the schooner Archer he sailed into
Portland harbor Friday night, designing to
burn two gunboats in course of construction,
and capturing the revenue cutter Caleb Cush-
ing and the steamer Forest City. He sue
ceeded, however, in taking the Gushing only,
and being chased by the Forest City burnt
his prize, and finally had to surrender him
self and men. They are now all safely lodged
in Fort Preble, and the Tacony will probrbly
make herself scarce in that latitude, if she is
not overhauled by some of our vessels.
Year: 1863

The colored regiment camp at Chelton


Hills presented an attractive appearance
on Saturday afternoon Several hundred
stawart negroes, after a review which did


infinite credit to men but few days un-
der drill, celebrated the national annlver-
sary with a fullness of enjoyment that
would have relaxed the sternest cynic.-


By special subscription, a simple enter
tainment was provided for them, and
some eloquent remarks from Frederick
Douglass and the Nudge Kelley gave
purpose and fitting solemnity to this cpl
sode in our martial preparations, when
the red light of war is so fearfullY illu-
the borders of our own State.


The good work is advancing with rap
idity that is truly encouraging, and when
the committee in charge put fairly into
operation a complete system of recruit
ing stations throughout the North and
West, we may expect to see recruits ar
irving with almost every train to swell
the Black Brigade of Pennsylvania. No
intelligent mind can doubt that this
is one of the severest blows
yet struck against the rebellion, and in
crisis like the present it behooves us 10
prosecute it theoretically, with all the
dl0 acknowledgements ~ NS@-


There is one peculiarity about these col
ored regiments which will render them
more than ordinarily effective. We have
seen how troops melt away under the de-
structive influences of war, until splen-
did division like the Pennsylvania Re
serves is reduced in less than two short
years from fifteen thousand to three thou
sand effective men. This weakening
process will be reversed in the case of the
colored troops. The regiments will be
small when SENT into the enemy's coun-
try, where they can be increased to any
size and their ranks kept constantly full
with willing recruits from the very popu-
lation on which the rebels rely tor sup
port. This is an enormous advantage,
and if made of use as it should be, twill
do much to precipitate the collapse OF
the Confederacy.-PhI Bl1IsstiH,
Year: 1863

The Democratic party always boast of their
adherence to the doctrines of Andrew Jackson
just now, however, the Democratic papers are
engaged in resisting and counselliDg resistance
to the COnscription law, and praisng Governor
Seymour for his efforts to have its execution
postponed. To all who oppose that law and de-
nOunce the President for enforcing it, we COM
mend the following extract from Jackson's fare
well address to the people of the United States


" But, in order to maintain the Union unim-
paired, it is absolutely necessary that the laws
passed by the constituted authorities should be
faithfully executed in every part Of the country,
and that every geOd citizen should at all times,
stand ready to put down, with the combined
force OF the nation. every attempt at unlawful
resistance, under whatever shape it may assume
Unconditional or oppressive laws may no doubt
be passed by Congress, either from erroneous
views or want Of due consideration; if they are
within reach Of judicial authority, the remedy is
easy and peaceful; and if, from the character of
the law, it is an abuse of power not within the
reach OF the judiciary, then free discussion and
calm appeals to reason and the Justice of the
people will not fail to redress the wrong But
until the law shall be declared void by the courts,
or repealed by Congress no individual or combina-
ton of individuals can be justified in forcby re-
sistiBg its execution It's impossible that govern
ment can continue to exist upon any other prin-
cipes. 1t would cease to be Government, and
be unworthy of the name, if it had not the pow
er TO enforce the execution of its own laws with
in its own sphere of action
Year: 1863

WHAT MUsT COME AFTER SUNPTER.-When
Sumpter falls, as it probably has done by this
time, Gilmore and Dahlgren will have accom-
plshed to a certain extent the opening Of the
harbor. The idea of Sumpter being the key to
the whole position is not the fact to the extent
understood by most people. be ship channel
lies nearer, much nearer, to Forts MOultre and
Bee than TO Sumpter, and running by those
works will be a matter Of danger; to reduce
them must entail time, and they are built Of
sand, not Of stone. Inside the harbOr there are
other immensely strong wOrks-some on shore,
others in nidchannel. Thus the iron cads, in
the approch u the city of Charleston, win come
within one mile of the guns of Fort Jackson,
the same range of the iron fort on the middle
Ground Shoal, and within two miles of Fort
Pickens; besides which, there Is a strong bat
terry of 10 inch columbiads in the harbor front
of the city itself We mention these facts in
order TO prevent false hopes with reference 70
the destruction of Sumpter. Long and terrible
work must be accomplished ere our dag hOat-
VIGOROUSLY over the doomed cradle Of the rebel
lion, but there is 10 fear Of the result The
rebels do not possess such s7tOnishing guns a:
ours; their leaders have hitherto been OHtgen
eraled by Gilmore and Dahlgren; their rank anC
file are no match for our iron-nerved and iron
willed volunteers and sailors; and, above all
Gods curse is on their cause.
Year: 1863

- : p1V,toz
. ~ would thus appear that the present earnings


OF tne road are decrease from those of year


during which the company did not earn interest


and expenses and its debt to the sinking fund.
'snder these circumstances, the movement which


was iast week undertaken by some inexperienced


operators with view to- put the stock up, and


winch appeared to have collapsed last evening"
! naturally excited ridicue among parties who were


conversant with the facts. 1t was pretended by
some Of the bulls that they were going to corner


the stock But the absurdity of such an enterprise
was manifest alta glance. There are twenty seven
thousand shares of Prairie du CHEN, and though
by persistent buying operators for the rise may
put IT up to any figure they please. they are eer-
tain to put il down much faster than it rose when
they undertake to SELL Productive properties like
Hudson River and Pacific Mail may be successfully
cornered, because the "cornerers" can afford to
hold them, if all the stock is left on their ba nds


But who wants to hold one hundred shares of such
unproductive trash as Prairie du Chien for six
months The only effect of the recent silly bull
movement will be to enable a large number of real
holders to sell out at high price. The purchas-
ers will not even have the poor consolation Of ac-
quirng control of the property; for the common
stock Of the Prairie du Chen has no vote. The
property is exclusively administered by the pre-
ferred stock, whose holders quite satisfied with
Mr.. Meyers management. HetG 81 t
Year: 1863

The stock market, which was depressed week
ago, on tn theory that Union victories must lead
to collapse In stocks has recovered OF late, and
closed yesterday quite buoyanty at an advance.
The advance was led by the two leading stocks
Hudson River and Pacific Mail The former has
been for more than o week In an extraordinary
condition. The cash stock is 30 scarce that per
cent has been paid every day for the use of the
stock for twenty -four hours. and is per cent for


ten days option. Wall street has never known so
successful q corner. The regular bears Of
the board--the men who have been &C.
customed TO hammer other mems pro-
perty as q playful diversion--ars suffer.
ing severely, and are being taught .
lesson which may be useful to them
hereafter. Il Is, after all, only Wall street
adaptation OF Mrs. Glass' familiar maxim. Pacific
started up late last week from liza 10 1893. We
presume that the advance was due 70 mistaken no
tions about corner in the stock. Nothing OF the
kind we have reason TO believe, ia In contempla-
ton. Erie rose last week, with fair. demand,
though many leading operators are still distrustful
of the management. and predict that the dividend
will be lodged in some way or other Our infor.


matisn Is 70 the effect that II will be declared
within ten days. Old Southern sold as high last
week as "a, relspsing to 7s9'. last evening A
dividend on this property 10 promised by
patties in interest but nothing ia positive
" known on the subject. except that the
road il doing well and that the company have
no floating debt. pitsburg advanced TO So. last
Year: 1863

Another is, we wish TO make handsome
present TO our friends at home but the
grand object we have Ia view Ia We wish
to pour oil upon the troubled political
sea Of the Prairie State By giving to cur
many erring brethren the actual feelings
Of the army. We wish them TO know
that zoe icant no compromise Vith rebels g,at
zoe tcdnt TO lose no time in a useless armistics
which can result in no other way than
advantageous to the enemy. Through
your columns we wish 10 tell our friends
that we will have no peace except through
ne Unconditional submission Of the reJels to
the righy'a9 autao,i'y Of the Consultation and
complete restoration Of the old Union. We
care not what measures are adopted to
inJure traitors-lhat is what we are here
Tor. II the Emancipation Proclamation ioiH
'0eohen them and strengthen US, Ws are DiH-
i''g and anxious 10 enforce IT, If he enlist
Hent Of neg,oe, Into ttr service is a,ouoh to
Be erpedisnt, zoe are ready to say ansn In
short we are not only willing but deter
mined to assist the Government Gtrough
its struggle for life, and think l speak
but the truth when 1 say that every
mans mind iS made up on the subject
and that they will never give up the
strife until the Government has thorough
ly triumphed,


We have chosen your paper for our
medium, and we are very confident you
will give US fair representation.
Year: 1863

MARrYREp RIoTERs.-What precious
martyrs the rioters in the eighteenth
ward, New York, have become! This
ward is the headquarters Of mischief, and
contains a pretty large portion of the
" constituency " Of Gov Seymour. He
has united with their Senator and Coun-
cilmen in requesting the withdrawal of
the military force, on the ground that the
influence of the quieter portion of the cit
liens would be sufficient to keep order,
and the presence of the military was
source of irritation But the Police Com
missioners could not see 1t. They not on
ly would not remove the military, which
is great outrage on the rights of the
rioters, but declared that the eighteenth
ward is a plague spot, which is an out
rage upon the feelings of these "pet
lambs" Ard to make bad matter worse
Gen Brown, when appealed to, declared
that there had been too much tempoliz-
ing with rebels already" Why couldn't
they speak softly to these misguided !"
men?


The rights of the rioters have been out
| ragged IN another way. One ot them was
arrested, and Judge McCunn hastened to
secure his release with a habeas corpus.
But this precious representative of an
elective Judiciary did not know enough to
draw up the writ in legal form, and the
authorities took no notice of 1t. So the
rioter has been deprived of his right Of
hsbeas corpus. A constituent of Gov
Seymour is shut up, and the copperhead
press have another opportunity to howl
over their lost liberties. 1t is strange that
the Police Commissioners cannot see the
beauties of the Democratic system of deal
ing with the rioters, first temporzing with
them, and then trucking to them! 1t is
system which don't lose votes nor alien
ate influence -Bostoa Journal.
Year: 1863

The REBEL Mission Recent events
strengthen the belief that the object of
Vice President Stephens some days ago, in
asking permission to proceed to Washing
ton on board confederate vessel of war
to deliver an official communication from
JEFF Davis to President Lincoln. was to en-
trap our government into an implied re-
cognition of the assumed southern nation
alty. Hence the refusal, and since that
time no question of peace has come be-
fore the cabinet.
Year: 1863

ARCHBISHOP HUGHES TO THE New
YORK RIorETs. - The concluding por-
ton of Archbishop Hughes address to the
rioters in New Work is as follows:


will appeal not only to them (the
Irish) but to all persons who love God and
revere the holy Catholic religion which
they profess, to respect also the laws Of
man and the peace of society, to retire to
their homes with as little delay as posi-
BILE, and disconnect themselves from the
seemingly deliberate intention to disturb
the peace and social rights of the citizens
of New York. IF they are Catholics
or of such of them as are Catholics, | ask
for Gods sake-tor the sake of their ho-
ly religion-for my own sake--if they
have any respect for the Episcopal author
ity--to dissolve their bad associations with
reckless men, who have littleregard either
for divine or human laws.
Year: 1863

In answer to this query the Bos-
ton Cultivator remarks:


When cows are kept for the man.
ufacture of butter and cheese, it is
not desired to have much milk in
cold weather, as neither butter nor
cheese can generally be made to ad-
vantage on a large scale except un-
der mild temperature. Hence the
objects is to have all the COWS come
in" near the commencement Of the
butter or cheese-making season, and
they are usually dried up at its close
or at the recurrence Of cold weather.
By this course the COWS do not re-
quire so high feeding as they woul. a
do if MIXED longer. Good ha-, in
connection with proper she, e,,ter and
care, win be sufficient ~ snstain
them in fair condition. Their con.
stitutions vii not 20 Impaired, their
calves will be ,orn strong and heal.
thy, and all che essential requisites
OF thrifty and profitable stock So


Ne might say, then. that where
1t Is intended to- rear stock, and the
keeping of tho cows il not superior
to any good hay in winter, and grass
in summer; both the cows and their
progeny will do better to 60 dry no
less than two mouths.
Year: 1863

ded 10 discourage? Nay. it is most EN-.


phatic prohibition, clothed With all the author
lily of divine command. " Look not upon
it." Beware Of the temptations it holds out


Avoid the very appearance of evil. Touch
not. taste not, handle not


In word, if the argument proves any thing
it proves that it is wrong TO nse Intoxicating


liquor as a beverage in any degree whatsoever
the wrong attaching as much to the moder-
ate and the fmmoderate use. And if there is
one moderate respectable christian wine lrisyll-
er or whisky drinker before me desire to f1s-
ten upon his conscience the truth that his con-
duct is wrong in the sight Of God, and direct
ly at variance with the solemn and authentic
teachings of the inspired word of God.


Finally, total abstinence is the only efftctu.
al cure for drunkenness Other plans aud the
ories have utterly and awiully failed. Total
abstinence is the hope of the world, and it is
also the solemn but sadly neglected doctrine
of the Bible. 1t has been long aud ably ad-
vocated on the ground OF expedency and on
this ground it has accomplished wonders
But this argument is two weak to accomplish
the whole work done. 1t is too superficial a nd
everescent in its effects. 1t requires too con-
slant and high Il pressure to make it effective.
In word it does not go to the bottom of the
matter it does not get hold of the hearts and
cnnseiences of men. II is high time the more
potent argument contained in the authoritative
word Of God were brought TO bear upon men,
In this way only can the awful evil and sin of
drunkenness be effectually checked. In this way
only can total abstinence be permanently ef-
fectually and completely maintained.


The Church of Jesus Christ is Gods appoin-
ted agency for the renovation and salvation Of
world, and until the solemn truth of Gods
word on this subject gets hold of the hearts
and consciences Of christian people, / can
have no certain hope of victory in the cause
God grant that this may soon be the case
that soon Gods word may cease to be pervert-
ed and the truth on this important subject may
get firm hold on the hearts Of all christian
people. Then will drunkenness be vanished
from the earth as the Church of Jesus Christ
advances to her final aud glorious triumph.
Year: 1863


Many farmers contend that there
is really no advantage in feeding at
one time more than another. But
those who have been accustomed to
feed sheep grain, and who have OBJ.
served their movements, viii agree
with me, that morning is not as
good as noon or evening, for feed
ing grain.


There are several good and phi
losopoical reasons In favor Of feeding
grain, roots on apples to sheep, at
noon, rather than in the morning or
evening. We will state few of
them:


1st. If grain be fed in the NOR.
ming, before sheep have taken their
feeding of hay or cornstalks, there
is such a rush of the stronger ones
that the weaker sheep do not usual
ly get their proportion, while those
that do not need as much as some
others, swallow, unmasticated, more
than their allowance. But by feed
ing grain at noon, the sheep get
their appetites partially satisfied,
and the weaker ones become more
inclined to stand up for their rights
at the trough, whereas, in the NOR
ming, they are often not much IN
clined to move.


End. Another reason why noon
is better than morning for feeding
grain or roots, is, sheep need to be-
fed often, and but little at time.
Every good shepherd will agree with
me in this. If their hay or corn
stalks be fed in the morning, with
out grain, they viii be more likely
to eat it all clean; whereas, if they
get feeding OF grain or roots, their
appetItes are partially satisfied, and
they will select the most choice por.
tions of their fodder and leave the
coarsest darts, which will never be
eaten. But, by requiring them to
eat their coarser fodder first and
the dainties afterwards, fodder will
be consumed more economical than
if grain were fed first.


Bird. Another plausible reason for
feeding grain at noon is, the grain
will be mingled more thoroughly in
the stomaches of the animals, with
the coarse fodder which they have
eaten; and therefore, when their
cuds rise, every portion of their
food becomes more thoroughly mas
ticated; consequently more nutri-
ment will be extracted from given
amount of food.


On the contrary, if grain be fed
when their stomachs are nearly emp
ty, it will be more liable to remain
III one mass at one side of the stom-
ach, than it otherwise would were
it eaten after the stomach had been
filed with hay, straw or cornstalks.


When we feed unground Indian
corn to neat cattle for example,
many of the kernels viii settle to the
lower side of the stomaches, and
will never rise with the cuds and
consequent, will pass through the
animals undigested. And / have
never been able to perceive why this
theory will not hold good with
sheep as with other rumigating an
imals. I belive however, that it is
admitted that no grain
will pass through sheep undigested.
But Notwithstanding this admitted
fact, it cannot be denied, that it
will be better to have the grain min
gled with other food, than to feed
it separately. S. e. TODD.
Year: 1863

The following is list of contributions
to the Sanitary Fund, made by the citizens
of this city and Valley and the soldiers at
Fort WaIa Malla. The list includes the
amounts previously reported) collected at
the Church on Thanksgiving day and by
the committee of ladies appointed at that
meeting to solicit subscriptions, together
with the amount paid in to me since that
data. Z L K Annnf