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Year: 1864

The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously and they stand
as the creed OF the United Democracy of Cali
fornia:-


Resolved, That the Democracy of the State of
California are in favor OF an unaltcrable adher-
ence to the Constitution OF the United States.
with all its guarantees Of civil liberty unim-
paired.


Resolved, That we are in favor of the restora-
tion and preservation of the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or insur-
rection against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognze that right solely for the purpose of restor
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
purpose what sOever


Resoiped That it is the duty of the State of
California. us a member Of the Union, to yield
obedience TO all constitutional acts OF Congress
and the Federal Executive. and that any indivi-
dual, OF any party, who shall endeavor to inclte
insurrcction or rebellion within her borders, or
disatlection and discOrd among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests.


Resoiped That the aim and object of the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the ri ghts of the several States unimpaired; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpatlon OF extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the COnstitu-
tion-the subvcrson of the civil by the military
law in States not in nsurrectiDn or rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest Imprisonment, trial
and sentence of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign-the suppress
sion OF freedom of speech and of the press the
open and avowed disregard of State ri rights-the
tanatical attempt to place the negro on a social
and political equality with the white race-and
the employment of unusual test paths-as calcu.
lated to preserve or restore union of the several
States or perpetuate government "derving its
just powers from the consent of the governed"


ReSoiued. That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies, as danger
Gus to the liberties Of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government.


Res0iped That we claim and demand as inal-
ienable rights. freedom Of thought. freedom of
speech, and Of the press. and further declare that
government agents should ut all times be held to
strict accountability to TIE people, and that all
errors of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the ballotbo


Resoiued That we denounce and unqualifedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation of the
President of the United States as tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war, incite servle in
surrection aud inevitably close the door forever
to a restoration of the union of these States.


Resolved, That we disapprove of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic cir
culating medium.


ReSoiued, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform of this State are compro-
missed in the words. 'The Constitution as it is
aud the Union as it was"
Year: 1864

After suppression of two years, caused by its
arbitrary exclusion from the mails, during which
time the publishers have issued another paper
(The Caucasian) The New York Weekly Day
Book again makes its appearance, in it's old form
as a double sheet. with iorty-eight columns of
reading matter. In all respects, whether for
Markets. News, Literary Agricultural infor-
nation it intends not to be inferior to any similar
journal. AS to its political department, it claims
to grappe boldly with the real question before
the American People. and to present the only
philosophy of it which can resist the sweeping
march Of Abolitionism


To all who believe the Day-Book wi be instru-
mental in pulling the scales from the eyes of any
now blinded by its false teachings. and thus aid
in restoring fraternity and Re- Union, we appeal
for aid in extending its circulation. The enlarg-
ed sheet nearly doubles our expenses The price
is rs low as can possibly be afforded. Shall we
not therefore, next year, have 200 or 100 900
subscribers, instead Of 10000? We ask each
friend of true liberty to do what his conscience
tells him he ought to do. and the result will we
are sure, be satisfactory to us. Having for seve-
raj years published the only Democratic daily
paper in New York that supported itself indie
pendent of all party factions, and being thus in
dependent still. and meaning to remain so we
believe The Day Book will commend itself to the
confidence and support of the people as faithful
and impartial to all interests, and as a true ex-
ponent of all the great issues now pressing upon
the People for decision The country stands in
pressing want of such Journal and those fami-
liar with the principles we have always sustained,
will need no assurance that The Day Book will,
in the future in the past, never swerve. either
through fear or favor from defense Of the rights
of the People, and 4 steady and relentless oppo-
siton to every form of tyranny, and more espec-
ally to that peculiar phase of it which under the
retcnse of comforting an impossible freedom on
negroes, seeks to rivit the chains Of real slavery
upon white men.


Owing to the great advance in all the materials
used in printing we are compelled to slightly in
crease our rates. We believe our subscribers
prefer good paper perfect in all its departments,
and will cheeriully meet the slight advance which
the unusual expansion OF the currency neces-
sitates.
Year: 1864

A youth by the name of William Thom-
as, employed as hooker up in the Rough
and Ready iron works, in Danville, either
fell or was drawn by bis clothes catching,
in between the cam and crocodile sqnee
ger" which it works, and carried around
the shaft throwing him out oD the oppO-
site side. His death must have been
instantaneous as portions of his head aud
body we're mos, shockingly mangled.
Year: 1864

A FAITHFUL LEGIsLAToR.-We learn


that Hon. VIM. j. Turrell, of Susque-


hanna county, Member of the Senate of


Penusylvania, has not been absent from


his post day during the Session. While


all others have been more or less away,


on business or pleasure, be seems to have
realized the full measure Of his duties,
aud has not risked the possibility of loss
to the one Union majority BY being away
from the place of duty which the people
assigned him and which he voluntarily
assumed. Were all our Legislators thus
puuciual and attentive, Legislation would
be much more correctly and quickly
accomplished than it is, and Senators and
would set much better
Examples than many of them now do.
Year: 1864

An army letter gives the following account
of the bulldiDg OF very small steam engine
by two privates of New York regiment, the
materials of which were picked upin different
parts OF Virginia and suited to their proper
places at the leisure OF the builders.


The length of this piece of Yankee ingenu-
ity is fourteen inches, and its height ten inch
es, and though SO small, yet it works beauti-
fully. The bedplate, small plate, was taken
from mill at Port Royal. The cylinder bed,
on which the builders name is generally en-
graVed, was taken from a small engine used
for washing gold at the gold mills on the Rap
idan river. The way stand is made from a
piece of the balance beam OF Fairbanks scales


The cylinder is made from piece of mus
ket barrel. The steam whistle is composed of
several pieces the head the mouth piece Of a
bugle, the cap cartridge of Spencer's repeat
ing rifle, and the knob the tip of a bayonet
scabbsrd. The hut of the fly wheel is the
plug of shell fuse, The four spokes are
MAGE from Springfield musket ramrod, the
rim from centre table taken atSpottsylvania at
Court House. The safety valve is another
piece OF bugle, helped out by piece of light
ming rod taken from mill at Rappahannock
Station. The beam of the valve is the buckle
of cavalryman filed down, the weight akno b
OF bureau drawer from SpottsylVania Court
House. Two trycocks from Fairbanks scales,
taken from happanannock STATION. The boil
er is made from common oil can, the fur
nace IRON camp-kettle, as also the smoke
stack. The frame upon which the whole rests
Is mahogany, made from piano taken from
the house of major in the rebel army. The
rests or legs to the frame were taken from a
pair of andirons from the same house. The
rests Of the boiler came from snare drum


When we take into account the scarcity ol
materials and tools to make such nice piece
of mechanism, and the length of time taken
to complete it--being under process of con-
etruction for nearly three years--it certainly
becomes quite curiosity, and one that would
prove a valuable acquisition in the way OF his
toIical records and relics. fa
Year: 1864

The following are some of the rules by
which professional fortune-tellers profess to be
guided in their practice of astrology:


January.-He that is born in Jannarv will
be laborious and lover Of good vino ba
very subject to inndelity, yet he will he com
placent, aud withal q fine singer. The ro.
man born in this month will make oood
housewife, rather melancholy, but yet good.
natured.


February,-The man born in the month Of
February will love money much, but ladies
more. He will be stingy at home, but prodi-
gal abroad. The lady win be humane and af.
fectionate to her mother


March.-The man born in March will be
rather handsome, but he will be honest and
prudent. He will die poor. The lady will be
passionate, Jealous, aud chatterbox.


April.-The man who has the mis- iortune to
be born in April will be subject to mala
dies he will travel to his disadvantage, fol
he will marry q rich heiress, who will make
what you no doubt understand. The la
dy born this month will be tall and stout
with agreeable wit and great talk.
Year: 1864

May.-Ihe man born in the month of MAY
VIII be handsome and amiable: he will make
ms wife happy. The lady will be equally blest
In every respect. s...'


June.-The man born in the month of june
VIII De OF small stature, and passionately fond
OF children. The lady will be parsonage
iond or coffee, and will marry young.


July.-The man born in the month of July
Will be fat, and suffer death for the woman he
loves. The female of this month will be pas
sionately handsome, with a sharp nose and
fine bust; she will be of rather sulky tenn
per.


Augustine man born in the month of
August will be ambitious and courageous; he
will have two wives. The lady will be anna
Bile and twice married, but her second hus-
band will cause her to regret the first.


September-He who was born in Septem-
Der will be strong and prudent, but will be too
easy with his wife, who will give him great
uneasiness. The lady will be round faced
and iair-haired. witty, discreet, and loved by
her friends. 6aa 49,


October.-The man born in this month will
have handsome face and forid complexion.
He will be wicked and inconstant. He will
promise one thing and do another. and remain
poor. The lady will be pretty, q little fond
OF talking, will have two or three husbands
who will die of grief-she will best know
why. = ~


Noyember.-The man born this month will
have fine face, and be CAV deceiyer. The
lady OF this month will be large, liberal, and
full of novelty. "a


December.-The man born in this month
will be good sort of person, though passion
ate. He will devote himself to politics, and
be beloved by his wife. The lady will be
amiable and handsome, with a good voice
and well-proportioned body, and very hon
Year: 1864

The following extracts are from
the New York WORLD of May y.
The correspondent says -" l send
to you herewith a preliminary ac-
count OF the recent military events
in Virginia, derived from Southern
sources"


General Lee learns rhat General Grant


intends to do on the Peninsula.


On the morning of the 9th, Gen
Lee received defntive Intelligence
OF the movements on the peninsula.
All the troops and Union vessels
on the York river had been with
drawn down that stream, and had
sailed up the james river, and on
the afternoonJof the 5th had been
landed, not on the left, bnt Oh the
right bank Of the James river,
above City Point. 1t must have
been with a sigh of relief that
General Lee read :he dispatch that
conveyed TO him these tidimgs, for
it was as muth as saying that
Year: 1864

ra- A good farmer will Fever
keep more than ten dogs to every
five sheep. lie will clean ont his
stables at least once every month.
He will keep five or six sticks of
wood cut up ahead more than
what is necessary for Immediate
usc. lie will not 60 to town and
get on spree oftener than three
times week, at least in harvest
time. lie will be very CAREFUL not
to put up rail on a line.fence
unless his neighbor is there to help
him. lie will not injure his
health by lyingin bed after eight
o'clock A. NJ; but will have HIS
COWS MIXED and breakfas over
and his men at work as early as
teh o'clock.-[ Ohio Farmer.
Year: 1864

AN APT INSTRUMENTATION. Jeremiah
S. Black, in late speech in Philadelphia,
said:


The people of Honduras live in country
where the land is several feet below the
level of ths sea. They protect themselves
against constant inundation by a large
earthwork, which they call dyke, extend.
ing all along the coast. What they are
most troubled with is large species Of
rat, which burrows under and makes holes
through the dyke. Now, a rat hole is not
very alarming thing in itself; but tho &C.
ton OF the water makes it larger every
moment. If it be neglected for a single
night, the rat hole widcns into a huge Gre
vase, the ocean goes pouring through it,
and the whole land is laid under water
So 1t is with the Constitution, which is our
dyke. II the smallest breach is made in
it, the ever tolling wave of arbitrary pow
err which is continually surging up against
it, will enlarge it, till all protection for our
rights is washed away. I tell you, gentle.
men, if you desire to save one remnant Of
your liberties, you must watch the rat holes
in your constitution.
Year: 1864

a Goop JokE.-A citizen of Jamaica.
l.. l., went to answer ring at the door, at
the request of his wife, when he found
nothing but basket. On removing the
cover beautiful little child appeared, some
five months old, The ladies screamed one
OF the lady visitors took up the baby, and
found a note pinned to it's dress which
charged the gentleman with being its father
and implored him to support it. A rich
scene ensued between the injured wife and
indignant husband, the latter denying all
knowledge of the little one and asserting
his innocence. The friends interfered, and
at last the wife was induced to forgive her
husband, though he stuck to to it like
Trojan that he had always been faithful
husband. Finally the lady told her hus.
band it was very strange he did not know
his own child, for it was their mutual of.
spring, which had been taken from the era.
die for the purpose Of playing the joke.
Year: 1864

TREASURY NoTEs Nor LEGAL TENDER
We find the following paragraph in tie
New Haven (Conn.) Register:


"a rumor affirms that the Supreme
Court Of the United States have arrived at
q decision unfavorable to the legality of the
Treasury notes, but that, for prudential
reasons, it will not be made public just at
present"
Year: 1864

From the millsll,,


We would most reap ctfully say to the citizens of
McGregor and vicinity, that they will find it to their
advantage to call and examine Stock before pur
chasing elsewhere
Year: 1864

To the Salt Commissioners for the Several COuu.
ties Of North Carolina.


It may be known to most of you that our rail-
road communications with the Salt Works in Vir-
ginia are, and for some months have all been inter-
rupted d by raids. now take this mode of inform.
transportation, the corn purchase in North Carolina
in the Spring and shipped for the State Salt Works.
is yet on the road, At Petersburg and elsewhere,
while some remains ulshpped.


The consequence of this is the suspension of man.
ufacturng Salt during the great part the summer
at our Works, while all other manufactures have
been entirely suspended and it is believed most of
them must continue in suspense, for want Of pro-
visions. Hence, Salt must be scarce and command
high price, and especially as the Works on the
coast have suffered so much by raids.


In view of these facts, ask you each to send for
ward wagons wherever it is practicable, and send
grain out by them.


You will be allowed two bushels of Salt for one
bushel Of Corn, Wheat or Rye, and one bushsl for
bushsl of Oats.


The teams can carry twice as much as will feed
them, and in most cases more Then the remaining
half will pay for full load of Salt


But if each wagon will bring Ole. third or one.
fourth Of load of grain, it will give An abundant
supply


Please make it known toyour citizens that the
same terms will be made With any of them who msy-
send on their own acc.,nnt We give preference to
the counties but most have grain and bare no fear
that We will get 100 much, or that it will come in
faster than tbs Salt can be mace to exchange.


We have on hand between FIVE and six thousand
cords Of good dry WOOD capable Of producing At
least che hundred and f.ty thousand bushels Of
Salt This wood must be hauled, and for that pur-
Lee We xant additional teams, and under the late
order Of the Couscript Bureau will be detailed
~ teaQstsrs who are under 45 years Of age. l
tkerefore ask each Of you 70 endeavor 10 send me
few men bsswssn 4a and 90 years old, that may
| a. me- nroe,ra them u ha dot Il aa y
Year: 1864

SODA CAKE-One quart Of -four, one tea cup of
buttermk with teaspoonfu Of vinegar in it, half
teaspoonfu of soda, spoonful of salt made into
dough just IS thin can be rolled out with ease,
and baked in quick oven. Put in lard according to
means and taste. Two or three table spoonfus of
vinegar will answer in place of buttermilk, though
not so good.
Year: 1864

ceremony, for hzrriages IN Japan is


regarded as civil contract but the
celebration of the nuptials takes
place in temple and in the presence


of q priest. The bride, at the


conclusion Of the ceremony, kin


dies torch from the altar, and the
bridegroom kindles another from


hers. The sanctity of the matrimo-


NAL relation is beautifully typifed in


this symbolic rite, and the conduct


of women after marriage is allowed
by all to be pure, although it must


be admitted that the penalty for in


fidelity is death; but the national Gus
tom of blackening the teeth and pull
ling out the eyebrows is calculated,
and probably intended to repel all
further advances. Women in Japan,
however, are not free from the uni
versal weakness of the sex. The
family of the Governor of Hakodadi
and the British Consul were on visi-
ting terms, and the first request of
the Japanese lady on entering the
drawing room of her hostess was to
be allowed to inspect her wardrobe,
in the examination of which she oc-
cupied two hours, trying Partisan
bonnets and putting English dres-
ses over her own.
Year: 1864

There are some who do not exert
the powers they suppose they pos
sess, because they do not occupy
position adapted to call forth these
powers. They stand idle, because.
they say, no man has hired them
When asked If there Is nothing for
them to do, they reply in effect
nothing worthy Of their powers
Those who thus wait for stations
worthy Of their supposed powers,
may spend a life in idieness.


The true man does vigorously
whatsoever his hand indeth to do.
He is never out Of employment
No one never need be out ofein.
ployment. There 10 always work to
be done. Some may complain that
all avenues to employment are closed
to those who have q mind to
work.


A merchant In this city had made
what was regarded IS fortune. In
consequence of flosses by the war Of
1872, he failed. He surrendered his
property to his creditors. He was
not out Of employment . week.
Though he had been the head Of .
large jobbing establishment, he took
a clerkship in q small one. He at
tended to the duties of his clerkship
as faithfully as to the duties of the
firm of which he had been the
leading partner. OF course it was
not many years before he was among
the merchant princes.


Let no young man wait in idle
ness for o situation worthy Of his
powers. Let him do with his might
whstever his hand indeth to do
The way to get better place is TO
perform in afirst-rate manner the
duties of your present one. The
way to prepare for greater nssaai-
ness is to make yourself IS useful -
possible in your present calling
Ere6an1e.
Year: 1864

What have been our happier
hoursf We turn our thoughts to
wards the days of our infancy. 1t i:
sometimes said if we are not happy
in childhood we are never happy
That is not true in all cases. Some
who had a miserable childhood have
passed happy old age. But, gen.
orally, men look back to the hours
of childhood as among their happier
hours. Why? Because of its compar-
alive innocence If happiness be
proportioned to innocence then
should men recover the innocence,
and more than the innocence, OF
childhood. God says, though your
sins be as scarlet, they shall be white
as snow. Why should men spend
time in looking back with aching
hearts upon the lost innocence of
childhood, when the means of ac-
quiring purer and more lasting in
nocence are before them.


Again when our thoughts would
recur to our happier hours, they fix
themselves upon the hours spent
with beloved friends,- hours in
which our affections were exercised.
Thepurer, warmer, more self sacri-
ficing those affections were, the hap
pier we are. 1t is certainly in our
power to repeat those hours-at
least to exercise our Affections
Perhaps we have allowed our affec-
tions to run to waste. As former
objects have been removed, perhaps
we have not sought for new objects.
To allow our affections to be with
out exercise, is like allowing the
spring from which we slake our
thirst to be filled up with rubbish.


Finally, our happiest hours are
those which we employed in doing
good These are the hours that
come up in our remembrance with
joy which attaches to no other re-
membranes. Why have such hours
been so few in our history
Year: 1864

We like to see q woman of spiri,


and life; for a dull, supine, prosy


woman is poor affair indeed. And


we have no particular objection to


seeing the sparks flying occasional


ly,"when something really stirring


occurs. We like to see her joyful


and lively; and if she has 8 little spice
OF waggery, we can put up with it
very well; nay, we like it all the bet
ter. But a cross, sour temper we
have no good opinion of. for a wo-
man who can never look pleasant,
but is always fretting and scolding,
will make an unhappy home for
all within her house. And we had
as lief undertake to live in 8 barrel
OF vinegar, or in a thunderstorm, as
to live in a house with such q woman.
Solomon was right when he said,
cit is better to live in the corner of
house top than to dwell in q wide
house with brawling woman"


Let woman wear sunshine on her
countenan &C, and it will drive the
dark clouds from her husbands face,
and joy will thrill through the hearts
OF her children. Let a woman's
words be soothing and kind, aud ev-
cry thing is happy around her. Her
influence will be powerful. Others
will catch her sweet temper, and will
strive to see who can be most like
her. Sweetness oftemper in q wo-
man is more valuable than gold, and
more to be priced than beauty. But
may heaven keep us from an untamed
shrew whose looks are wormwood
and whose words are gaul We had
rather take Daniels place with tho
lions than think of living within gun
shot of such terrnagant- If wom-
en- knew their power, and wished to
exert it they would always show
sweetness of temper, for they are ir-