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Year: 1862




Inctce an article in this mornings HERALD, in which
the reason assigned why the wrought iron shot the
Monitor were not used in consequence Of order
10 that effect from the Ordnance Department at Wash.
pptou and that you the ordsr rod tape and old
roeysm There was much wisdom in that order IL
given for beyond doubt the guns OF the Monitor would
have exploded and done much damage, and possibly
made wreck Of her for well known fact that the
gases of powder win cause wrought 10 expand 10
much greater than cast STEEL consequently
will endangcr and likely cause the bursting Of every gun
only shot that can be used with safety
and with any probability Of success against


vessel iron clad and protected the Merrimac is
sol Id shot steel pointed shot. IL is true
that solid steel shot would be very expensive costing,
probably from thirty to forty cents per pound but they
and having the steel extend down 10 the largest part Of
the shot Such shot would be ~ good and do as much
execution the sod steel shot and could he made at


cost Of from fifteen 10 twenty cents per pound. The
wrought iron shot board the Monitor weigh 1s4 lbs
and cost SAT each, twenty-five cents per pound; con-


and very much better in fact That or the solid steel
are tho only shots that could possibly penetrate Noncsd
vessels The idea advanced by some that wrought iron
shot which soft and become softer from the action
OF the gases OF the powder, would have any effect
on harder iron is evidently very great mistake, and
same weight would produce the same results when
thrown against n harder substance Tho great object
now 70 be attained is 70 get something for shot that 10
harder than iron (hat something 10 steel just as iron
shot are used against wood stone forthcatons The
man who would propose wooden balls 70 be used against
wooden ships would 10 laughed at; so ought the man
who proposes wrought iron shot TO bs used against iron
and steel clad ships. u. w. 4.
Year: 1862

Six hundred and forty three wound
ed =


If that were all / My wife spoke in
sad voice. If that were all =


The return is given as complete |
said, referring again TO the newspaper
which held in my hand. 'One hun
dred and forty one killed. and six hun
dred and forty three wounded


A fearful list, but it is not all, my
wife answered. Her tones were even
sadder than at first a great many
more were wounded-a great many
more


But this is an official return, signed
by the commanding general.


And so far, doubtless, correct. But
from every battle field go swft-winged
messengers that kill or wound at thou
sand miles, instead OF thousand PAGES
bullets invisible to mortal eyes, that
pierce loving hearts. OF the dead and
wounded from these we have no report.
They ara casualties not spoken Of by our
commanding general


/ had not thought of this or, at least,
not with any realizing sense of what it
involved Ny wife resumed


Let us take the matter home. We
have son in the army. The ball that
strikes him strikes us. If, in the list OF
killed and wounded, we had found his
name, would there have been no bayonet
point or shattering bullet in our flesh +?
! shiver at the thought. All. these in
visible messengers Of pain and death
wound often deeper than iron and lead ;


As she thus spoke my eyes were rest
ing on tho official list, and | saw the
name Of friend. An ejaculation OF
surprise dropped from my lips.


'What?' My startled wife grew
slightly pale.


Harley is wounded y


%. dear ! The pallor increased,
and she laid her hand over her heart-a
sign that she felt pain there. Badly p
She tried TO steady her voice.


A ball through his chest. Not set
down as dangerous. however,


Poor Anna What sad tidings for
her 7 My wife arose : / must go to
her Immediately


Do SO, / answered.


Soon afterward we went out together !;
to my office, and she TO visit the wife
OF our wounded friend.


1t is strange how little those who are
not brought into the actual presanoe Of
death aud disaster on the battle field
realize their appalling nature. We read
Of the killed and wounded, and sum up
the figures as eoldly, almost, as if the
statistics were simply commercial. We
talk Of cur losssss as inditferenly as il
Year: 1862

they are everywhere about us. Already,
from over a hundred battle fields and
skirmishing grounds, have been such
missives as pain and death. They have
penetrated unguarded homes in every
city, town, and neighborhood of our
once happy and peaceful country, woun-
ding the beloved ones left there in hop.
ed for security. For such there is balm
only in Gilead- God is their physician.
Year: 1862

from all who have not used them. We challenge the
world TO produce their equal.


These BITrEKs for the Of WEAK SroNAoHs GENERAL
DEsuTY and for PURIFYING and ENMCMSG the BLOOD, are
absolutely unsurpassed by any other remedy earth
To I've assured OF this only necessary to make the
trial The Wine itselfis Of very superior quality being
about onethrd stronger than other wines; warming and
inygorang the whole system from the head to the feet
As these Btters tonic and Alternative in their chaac
ter they strengthen and nvigoraie the whole system
and give fine tone and hey action TO all its parts,
by equalizing the circulation removing obsructons, and
producing general warmth They also excellentfor
Diseases and Weakness peculiar TO Females, where
Tonic is required to strengthen and brace
the system. No lady who is subject to asstude and
aintness should be without them they revivify
ing in their action


THESE BITTERS
Will not only Cure, but Prevent Dis.


ease,


in this 10 who
Year: 1862

GENERALS HALLECK AND BUREsIDE.-The
New York WorLd of a recent date contains the
sutjoined paragraph ~


There is said to be good authority for the
statement that when General Halleck was Vis-
iting the array of the Potomac last week he or
deysd General Burnside to make an immediate
advance, for political reasons. GsnsEal Barn
side replied that so long as the army was under
his command its movements would bs governed
exclusively by military necessity; and If be
was not TO have the conIol, be would prefer to
nave some one appointed in his place, under
whom be would cheerlully serve.
Year: 1862

A Rich AFFAIR-A Man Draws Oh
CRY FIRN FOR WIFE.-A few
days since respectable business firm
on Water-street received e letter from
customer near Youngstown. inclosing
an order fora Wifel The customer
was rich, middle aged, a Dutchman
and a widoWer. He said be wanted a
vile right Of. aud had no time TO look
up one for himself, but should be N
town in the course Of day or two to
marry the woman which he depended
on his city friends to have ready for
him.


Such an order rather took the mer.
chants aback, but the man was too
good q customer to disoblige. As
they had no supply Of the article on
hand for sale, one Of the firm went out
to hunt it up; and at an Intelligence
Office got track Of girl who could
speak German and English, was tolera-
bly, good looking. and very much want
ed to find husband. A bargain was
struck. The Dutchman came in yester-
day, found the article ready for him.
approved of it, got married, and took
his curious purchase home with him.


We did not learn whether the firm
charged special fee or a per centsge
commission on the market value OF the
article.--UsueIGnd Herald.
Year: 1862

~ A man with a modest appetite
dined ct q hotel. After eating the
whole of sucking pig, be was asked
If he would have some pudding. He
said he didn't care much about pudding.
but If they had another little hog, he
would be thankful for it.
Year: 1862

A BOY and girl of tender years were dis
putting as to what their mothers could do.
Getting impatient, the little damsel blurted
out, by way of climax and clincher =
"Well there is one thing my mother can do
that yours can't-my mother can take every
one of her teeth out at once"
Year: 1862

BREcKINRIDGE.-Bre sword, with
his name engraved on it was captured at Baton
Rouge. This may have given rise to the report
that he lost his right arm, as most men would
not leave their sword while they had an arm to
WELD it.
Year: 1862

INCoRRECT.-The report published last
week in relation to the Indian massacre at
Mormon Basin proves to be a fabrication.
The people of Auburn have a proper good
way of Furnishing offenders, and they would
be perfectly justifable in disposing of the
individual in summary manner" who
started this story.
Year: 1862

MILITARY PosTs.-The attention of the
Government should be calledto the necessity
of establishing permanent military posts at
Forts Hall and Boise, for the protection of
temigrants. Expeditions like the one sent
out the present season can be of but little
service in that way, as they necessarily
spend most of their time in going and COM
ling.
Year: 1862

WE BEG TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT


w the we'll known reputation of these Machines
for RELIABILITY will be fully sustained and
in our rapidly increasing business the same care
will be faithfully exercised in every department
a, their manufacture. Every Machine sold by us
IS WARRANTED IN EVERY RESPECT.
Year: 1862

The straight" Democracy Of Butler coun-
ty held aconventlon few days since. The


convention was engineered by Judge Clark,


the "butternu" who harbored Kentucky


traitors few days since. One of the reso-


lutions was as follows;


Resolved, That we view with apprehcn.


sion and alarm the persistent and insidious
efforts of A6radam Lincoln and his mtnio,ss


and Daercendries to encroach upon and sub
vert the rights and liberties Of the people
and to create strong centralized and con-
solidated National Government; and We
emphatically denounce his late declaration,
that ne would, in a certain contingency,
avrogate to himself despotic power, and free
the slaves of the South by Executive proc



During the convention, Mr.. Maginnis
made speech, of which synopsis is as
follows:


The Democratic party of Butler county
is opposed to the war, and il ought to be
honest and manly enough to say so in its
platform. The majority report is a mere
trick. 1t is dishonest and unmanly. Il
does not speak the real sentiments Of the
party. You are all opposed to this war 10
coerce the Southern States back into the
Union as much as l am; but you have not
courage and honesty enough to say so.


hold that the Constitution does not
authorize the Government to coerce SOW
erign State back by arms, aud hence say
this war is wrong and unconstitutional, aud
am in favor of stopping it Immediately.
am in favor of having the Government
send commissioners to the Confederates at
once, with instructions to make peace with
the Confederate Government and treat
with it on the basis of reconstruction of
the Union, il practicable, and if not, then
on basis of peaeesble separation aud
the acknowledgement Of the independence
Of the Confederate Government.
Year: 1862

Editor ofthe Nashville Union:


/ am pleased with the out-spoken course o
your paper, and with the well-aimed blows I
gives the rebel leaders in this Internal rebellion
l have intended for some time TO write you
communication for publication, but / have moi
had the time, nor have time now. have been
speaking for four months TO crowds ranging al
500 to 5000 and usually about two hours. ]
am, therefore, rendering the Confederacy all the
sorvtcc can, by stirring up the North to volun-
teer in force, and crush out this wicked rebel
hon | owe them debt of gratitude for their
imprlsoning me- suppressing the publication Of
my paper, seizing upon my town property, and
driving my wife and children out of their hell
born Confederacy upon thirty-six hours notice.


have canvassed the entire North and have
spoken TO more than one hundred thousand per-
sons, taking great pains 10 learn the actual con-
dition of the Northern mind There is a settled
purpose on the part ofthe Northern people, and
the loyal people of the Northwest, 20 crush ont
the rebellion at any and every cost of men, mon
ey and blood. The great body of the people Of
the loyal States has vowed and their decree has
been ratified in Heaven-that none but the BAN
ner Of glory and beauty, known as the "Stars
and Stripes" shall ever float over any State in
the Old United States. They have sworn that
this Government shall never be divided, and that
this country shall never know but one Govern
ment and that shall be the Government of the
United States.


have spoken in all the large towns on the
Hudson, and through the Mohawk Valley to
this city, and am pleased to assure you that
the call of Governor Morgan, in response TO the
Presidents 100000 demand of volunteers, is re-
sponded to with alacrity and soon New York's
proportion of them will be in the field.


The recent order Of draft by the President,
for 100000 more, meets with the enthusiastic ar
proval of old and young in all directions, and
the only regrets | have heard expressed are, that
he had not ordered a draft for half million


The men taken from the Northern and Middle
States are not even missed by these States.-
Everything is prosperous-crops are abundant
money s plenty, and the only evidence one sees
ofwar is in the newspapers and the rattle of the
drum and fife at the recruiting stations. True,
iron clad monsters are building and transports
for war purposes at various points-all going to
show that the Government is in earnest, terribly
in earnest.


have nothing TO disguise, Mr.. Editor, in re-
gard to this Internal rebellion. am for crush
ing it Out-nO matter at what cost. ] am for
subjugation, coercion and determination if these
measures are necessary to put down the rebel
lion and sustain the Government of the United
States. / know the origin of the rebellion. and
know the or{ginatorS; and nothing short of an
old-fashioned orthodox Hell, that burns with
fire and birthstone, will reward them for their
services! Yours DC,


W. G.. BRowNLow
Year: 1862

The following remarks of Judge Rapney at


recent meeting in Chillicothe, should be read b,
every man, and especially every Democrat, II


Ohio;


"WHetheT sue voted for she present dd,ginistra
ton or not lce arc equally interested IN reseyvin,
the Government Administrations are b,a for Z
day. THANK Con, THIS COUNTRY Is OURS. We
had better expend all we have in preserving il
and leave it to our children than TO leave them
anything else.


We are under obligations as citizens TO bear
arms in defense Of the Government, and to do so
voluntarily. Should we wait to be forced into
the field, we would not be doing our duty; aud
the moral effect of popular support would be lost
to the Government. This call is addressed TO us
all, do not look around you for poor man who
may be obliged to CO. Let him who is in a sit
uation to enlist step forth and say To others
comcl 1t is great matter with us to know that
we are in the right. Thrice armed is he who
hath his quarrel Just" HHato,t dsscussiag nc
past, sag TO you thai His rebellion aoas produced
by ambitions men ia The South WITHOUT REAsox or
EXCUSE. We do not deny the right of revolu-
ton, but those who undertake such movements
can be justified only by such reasons as our fa-
theirs had, such as are recorded by jefferson in
the Declaration Of Independence Bur THERE
Is NO SHADOW OF EXCUSE ron THIS ATRocIous AT
TEMPT or THE REBELS TO OVERTHROW OUR Gov
ERNMENT.


Remember the tolls -four fathers who settled
this country, and the heroic struggle of the rev.
olution, the wisdom of the trainers of the Gov
ernment the mildest and best in the world Ali |
that has been gained for MS in the past the reb-
els seek to wrest from us. They seek to sever
an immense section of our country, and 10 ao- |
complish this, they, in their desperation would |
sell that section back to old England from whom |
our fathers conquered it. 1t is for us to say |
whether this shall be done. The people can
prevent it. but if we would prevent it we must I
rise in our might, we must show some of the |
spirit OF our forefathers, while we say to the Ex-
ecutive: You are acting as our agent, and we |
hold you responsible for the preservation of the |
Union. We must also say we are here with men !
and means to enable you to perform your duty. !
1t is idle to call for the suppression of the re-
bellion unless we make the needful exertion to /
suppress it.


The Union men of the South need our iInme-
diate aid, and it is due to them. They have |
sacrificed a thousand times more than we have l
for the Government The very idea OF Gov I
ernment requires protection to the citizens in ie-
turn for his allegiance


We must save the Mississippi-the highway
of the West Think what this Valley is to be F
when filled by your children. Talk not of tred-
ties pith men 'oho have broken the Constitution
made By Washington. We must never yield Mss
ri0er or any part Of Us banks. tooud see everV
man the West IN Mo fold aid sacrificed before II
lCo'ld consent to yjc'd IL. Let the great State of
Ohio, then, make such response to the present |
call as viii accomplish her full share in sup
pressing this aecursed rebellion 4"
Year: 1862

Our Foreign ReIatiOns--OpinIons of Cas-


sius M. Clay.


AT Soldiers Relief Fair at Washington, on
Tuesday night, Cassius NJ Clay made speech
mainly devoted to our foreign relations.


He said he was only one of our foreign min
listers who had been singled out for abuse in
European papers in the interest of rebels which
he took as a compliment to himself and evidence
of his firmness TO our countrys cause. Eng
land he spoke of IS our bitterest enemy, with a
malignant press inspected by the government
and truthly representing its spirit France, he
insisted, was not unfriendly. Americans had
imbibed unjust ideas on the subject solely by
reports of the British press. The Emperor was
known TO be friendly to this country. He utter
ly denied that France desired TO interfere, but
said persistent efforts had been made by the
British press to make us believe she did OF
Russia he could hardly find words enough to
express his admiration. He spoke of the Czar,
and referred to his benefcient emancipation poll
icy and declared that the United States could
rely implicitly on his friendship in any emergen-
cy. Hewas assured further that England knows
Russia and France to be firm friends of this
country, and would therefore, not dare TO inter-
fere with our efforts for the suppression of the
rebellion. With reference to our war policy he
urged an earnest prosecution Of the war, using
every means in our power tocrush the rebellion.
He was ready to serve the Government here in
any way his services could be made available
but would strike only for liberty, and would
never draw the sword for the protection of sla-
very for rebels ~
Year: 1862

The great lands of the Orient, the homes and
cradles of fancy and romance, have not entirely
renounced their old character. Occasionally,
amid the smoke of battle, we have waited to us
a little breeze from the far East bit of fairy
life and romance worthy
Year: 1862

A STRONG SroMAcH.-A western cattle
dealer, who rarely had the privilege Of sit
ting down to meat with family, and who
had never been in minister's house in his
life, was not long ago benighted and lost in
his ride across the prairies. and compelled to
ask for lodging in any house he could find.
Happily for him, it was the house of a good
man, parson, who gave him hearty well
come, and, what was especially agreeable,
told him supper would soon be ready. The
travellers appetite was ravenous, and the
moment he was asked to sit by, he complied.
and without waiting for second, invitation
he laid hold of what he could reach. ~


Stop, stop!" said the good man OF tho
house; Eve are in the habit of saying some
thing here before we eat" g as7ali


This hint to wait until the blessing was
asked the rough customer did not under
stand but with his mouth full, he NUT
tered: GO ahead say what you like you
cant turn my. stomach now !"
Year: 1862

For elegance and beauty, the following
les from the pen of Charles Mackay, chal
nge the whole world of roesy;
How many thoughts gave thee
Come hither on the grass,
And if thou't count unfailing
The green blades as we pass,
Or the leaves that sigh and tremble,
To the sweet wind of the west,
q Or the ripping of the river,


Or the sunbeams on its breast,
I'll count the thoughts give thee,
My beautiful, my blest
How many joys I owe thee


Come sit where seas run high,
And count the. heavipg biIlows.


That break on the shore and die
Or the grains of sand they fondle,
When the storms are overblown,
Or the pearls in the deep sea caverns,
Or the stars in the milky zone,
And III count the joys owe thse.
My beautiful, my own!
And now much love proffer


Come scoop the ocean dry.
Or weigh In thy tiny balance


The star ships of the sky;
Or twine around thy fingers,


The sunlight streaming wide,
Or fold it in thy bosom


While the world is dark beside;
And I'll tell how much love thue,


My beautiful, my bride.
Year: 1862

A DOZEN Of high-breasted girls, just be-
ginning to break their corscts, will do more
towards filling q party with sentiment and
inspiration than all the wine that was ever
squeezed Fact.
Year: 1862

THERE is woman in the lunatic asylum
at New York who thinks the Roman Catho-
lics are trying to build cathedral in her
stomach, ard who goes to bed every night
with club to keep off the Papists.
Year: 1862

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN To THE TAX
~ Payers of the City of Evansville, that l have
received from the Clerk of the Common Council of
said City the Tax Duplicate for year 1862, and
that am now ready to receive ile Taxes contained
in said Duplicate.


My office is in the Crescent City Bank Building,
entrance on Third, second door above Main street.


JOSEPH J. REITZ,
sep5-h City Collector.
Year: 1862

South by yitupsrating Abolitionists, and
denouncing as Abolitionists all who would
not indeed oyerstep the Constitutions to
abolish Slavery, but would abolish Slavery
as means Of saving the Constitution
No man can now be suffered to say .Good
Lord and Good Devil" He must choose
either the Lords side or the Devils side,
and take the consequences of such success
or failure.


''under which King Benzoian2 Speak or die"


He who IL not with US is against u.s.
No man can now be neutral, and he who
attempts to serve on both sides, will in the
end be scorned and rejected by both
Are you for the Union |? Then you must
be against the rebels and all that favors
their cause. Are you not against the
rebels Then you are against the Union,
and are no more a dutiful citizen than lie
would be dutiful son who would stand
by as a neutral, ard see his own mother
assasslnated. Neutrality in citizen, when
his country is threatened by foreign or
domestic foe, is virtually treason, and
more despicable than open treason itself,
for II lacks the courage and the manhood
TO declare itself
Year: 1862


Prcstdenrs EmAnci pa I ON M ssagc.


Col. Forney writes to the Philadelphia
Press regarding the senseless and bitter
opposition Of the Border State members
OF Congress to the suggestions of the Pres
ldent's recent message


Ii the Border State men in Congress
expect to conduct coming campaigns upon
the basis Of an agreement with the Breck-
lnrdge Democracy, and of opposition to
President Lncoln and his Administration,
after having been opposed and oppressed
by the one, and encouraged and strength
encd by the other, they can do nothing
better than by agreeing now to any terms
that may be offered by the rebels in arms.
! do not believe that this is their purpose.
Indeed, all their interests are against such
a dissemination but that they took step
backward on Monday and Tuesday, and
one from which they cannot soon recover,
is, suggest, entirely beyond controversy.