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Year: 1863

The Grand jury OF the United States Court is
still devoting its entire energies and the credulty
of It's members TO a partisan examination of the
character and objects of secret political orders in
Indiana. They care but little as to the existence
of such organizations, for most of them are fully
advised that Republicans and Aboitionists have
instituted secret political societies all over the
State, but the investigation is prosecuted solely
with the hope that some odium may be fastened
upon the Democratic party We hear that it is the
intention ofthe Jury to imprison witness because
he will not divulge the obligation of an order to
which he belongs, although he teStiies that there
is nothing disIoyal, reasonable or unpatriotc in
its objects, or that can be so construed AS vel
might Grand Jury attempt TO compel Mason
or az Odd Fellow to dvulge the obligations of
those orders They already profess to know the
obligation of the order which the witness be-
longs, and upon that information they can judge
OF its character without asking him to violate his
honor and perhaps his oath. Would the Foreman
Of the Grand Jury regard il as honorable in him
self. or that it was within the province of the
Jury, to even ask him TO diyulge the obligation
of the secret political order to which he be.onys.
and which upon his honor aud perhaps under his
oath be is pledged not reveal to the uninitatedl
We should like to have the Jury test him in that
regard The inqusition will sgnaIly fail OF its
purpose. The people understand it They know
that the investigation now conducted has its
origin in the rankest partisanship, and that it is
only In make noiitical eanitaI for the Marty whose
policy and acts running the country.
Year: 1863

| Aoh "SuSS iTom little tOe-cOrnS RrOW.U
Not one person in fifty who has reached
the age Of forty years is free from corns.
Some persons lives are rendered utterly
miserable by them. They are produced by
friction and pressure. If men went bare.
foot they might not have corns; but if they
were to stand on a rock or floor they would
have corns on the bottoms of their feet in
abundance. This is on the same principle
that calloused bunches form on the hooks of
oxen and other animals at the points where
they touch the floor while they lie down.
Commonly corns are produced by tight
shoes, not necessarily hard ones; cloth shoes,
if tight enough to press the toes against
each other, will make corns between them.
But corns are frequently made on the out.
side of the foot and little toe by boots that
are amply large: but the individual in,
clines to tread his boots over, and on side.
walks especially the outside of the heel be-
comes worn off, and this has tendency to
threw the weight of the person against the
outer side Of the boot, which chafes the foot
and produces inflammation ard corns. To
obvlate this, persons who tread their boots
over should have the heels built not as thew
commonly are, pared under a little on each
side, not even straight, they should be built
out at the bottom of the outside 80 that
they shall stand bracing inward and then
the outer part of the heel should be filled
with hardened steel nails, while the inner
part of the heel should be simply pegged
If this method does not carry the foot
square, the heel should be repaired, if need
be, two or three times oftener than the sole
wears out. Persons generally think that
the heel need not be righted any oftener
than the boot wants half soling; but this is
mistake. Some men tread on the inside
of their foot and run their boots over in.
wardly. Such persons will have corns on
the ball and the great toe, but none on the
outer side.


We think that the sole Of the boot or
shoe should be quite as wide as the bottom
OF the foot when the weight is borne upon
it without the shoe on. The custom is to
make slim, narrow-soled lasts. not 90 wide
as the foot by an inch, and this is more es.
pecially true respecting ladies' shoes. For
the sake of having what is called "genteel
foot" hundreds of men and women are
made semi'cripples, and compelled to hobble
instead Of walking with gracefulness and
ease during the last half of their lives as
penalty for having gratified silly ambition
for small foot when young. Shoes should
always be made sufficiently roomy not to
cripple the wearer. and the heels kept
square at the bottom, 80 that the foot shall
not be rolled over on its side in the shoe.
Year: 1863

LOST TO OUR SrArE.-It is stated that the
survey by General Houghton. Of the eastern
boundary Of the State, will divide Mono
county, placing half oft in Nevada Territory.
The Times complains that Houghton left the
matter to the agent appointed by Nevada:
If this is confirmed, an immense amount OF
valuable taxable property will be lost in CAL
ifornia.
Year: 1863

We take the following extract from a
speech delivered by the late Hon. John J.
Crittenden. For the use of such language
the Republicans of the present day would
denounce him as "Copperhead:"


"Where do you get the power to confscate
or to liberate? 1t is not in the Constitution
You yourselves have conceded that it was
never intended to be there; but this power
is in the States alone. Now you are called
to say by act of Congress, that this proper.
ty, or these persons, that the slaves shall be
emaucipated. War is supposed to give US
this power, which peace does not. The
Constitution denies it in time Of peace
That ! may assume is granted by all-there
is none so bold as to deny it.. But the state
of war is supposed to give the power to
Congress. Mr.. Chairman, it seems to me
that the Constitution is an utter falIacy, or
that it is the same to-day and to morrow, iu
peace and in war. 1t was made, as Mr.
Madison says, for duration, for all time, so
far as human minds could aspire to make a
work that should be perpetual. 1t would
have been imperfect if it had not 1t has
that power which prohibits it in time Of
peace to emancpate slaves in State. Can
that power rise up out of any State of things
against the Constitution? The Constitution
gives you right to make war, and the Com
stitution gives you implicitly all Of the pow.
ers incidental to it. The war power as it
may be called, gives YOU that. Does it in,
clude power hostile to the Constitution
itself! That would have been strange har'
mony, indeed. No, sir; all must harnonze
with the Constitution. There are some gen
tlemen, sir, who seem to think that no war
measure can be of sufficient energy that
does not find its beginning and source
outside of the limits of the Constitution


But the Constitution is tame sober instru,
ment that yields nothing to peace or to war.
1t has no sensations; no enthusiasms. 1t is
calm, steady, cold rule Of the Government
at all times, through the night and through
the day, through storm and sunshine, through
peace and war. All outside is
mere alteration, all outside is delusive-
there is no truth in it. Allow of no policy,
indulge in no practice that will carry you
beyond the limits Of your power. The lin.
it of your power is the landmark of the
rights and privileges Of your constituents.
Whenever you enlarge your powers by
going beyond the Constitution, you en-
croach upon their rights. The people are
for the Constitution whether you are or not,
and we must all thank Heaven that it is So"
Year: 1863

COTTON AT NAssAU.-The Naussau corr
respondent of the New York Herald says
that Charleston and Savannah in their palm
lest days were never so overrun with cotton
as is the city of Nassau at the present time.
Every available place large enough to held
half dozen bales is GRAINED full aud run,
Mug over. 1t is piled up six and eight bales
deep on all the wharves vacant lots, and
even some of the lawns
Year: 1863

THE COUNTY DEBT.-Our efficient Coun-
ty Treasurer and Auditor, Messrs. Jas.
McAulif and L. J. Rector, have been en-
ployed for the past several weeks, endeav.
oring to ascertain the amount of the county
Indebtedness, and have expended a vast
deal of labor and time to this end, so as to be
able to make an ineligible report to the
Grand Jury, now in session. The books,
as far back as any have been kept, have
been reviewed and posted. Some of them
especially those of the first auditors--have
been badly kept; and in some cases where
county scrip has been redeemed no registry
has been made, and other similar errors ap-
pear Therefore, to get at the exact amount
of the Indebtedness, without calling in the
scrip, is quite an impossiblity We are in
formed by the Auditor that the debt will
probably reach from $4,000 to $4,000,
and by the Treasurer that the amount of
scrip now drawing interest is S21 ,286.
There is probable amount of five to ten
thousand dollars outstanding that has never
been presented to the Treasurer for accep-
tance. 1t is known that a considerable
amount of scrip has been lost and destroyed
by holders, and it is therefore quite likely
that in case of calling in the scrip, the
amount outstanding would be found to not
greatly exceed the amount shown by the
books of the Treasurer to be drawing inter-
Year: 1863

An Exchange says "a negro in Washing
ton cut his throat to avoid the draft. - If
few more of them should accomplish that
feat the "champions of negro equality"
would rush to their rescue and have the
draft stopped, ongho,c.
Year: 1863


ANOTHER MAN sHoT-Shooting and
murder seems to have again become epidem-
ic 10 this locality, and almost every week
for the past two months we have had at
least one " local item" of this character to
record. The last act of the kind was per-
petrated on Friday evening, 10th inst, on
the Walla Walla about ten miles from town.
The names Of the actors are DAILY and Davis
the former shooting and killing the latter.
They we're both in the employ of the Gov
ernment-Davis as assistant wagon-master
and DAILY as teamster-and were coming
in from Fort Boise with the Government
train. They had quarreled at sundry times
while on their trip, and at the time the
shooting occurred DAILY had charge Of the
rear wagon, when Davis rode back to give
some directions; a quarrel ensued, and
what threats or demonstrations were made
upon the part Of Davis is unknown as no
one else was present The forward team
sters, hearing the report of pistol, went
back to the spot and found Davis lying upon
The ground, dying, with a pistol shot
through his head and another in his breast


DAILY fed, but returned to the camp, near by
where the shooting occurred, the following
evening, when he was captured and secured
by the men belonging to the train. He
was subsequently, brought into the Garri-
son, where he is now confined in the guard
house. The shooting was done in Oregon,
and what disposition is to made of Days
case has not yet transpired-whether he is to
tried bya civil or military tribunal We


military authorities at the


ten to Gen. Wright for in


the course to be pursued


Davis was brought into the


rred on Sunday at the Garrison
Year: 1863

COLD WINTER.-Weather prophets are
predicting a severe winter this year The
usual "signs" are given in substantiaton
Of their representations. Whether the
winter is to be cold or not, we know that the
sign now is that it is much colder here than
it was at any time during October of last
year
Year: 1863

THE OwYHEE GoLD.-The Owyhee gold,
which was thought on the first discovery of
the mines there to be the purest that had
been found in the upper country, turns out
to be even much less valuable than that of
the Florence and Warren mines. In sever
al assays received by the house of Wells,
Fargo & Co here, the highest only reached
1907 per OF. The ORC is composed nearly
one half of silver. The cash price paid for
it is $3.50 per ounce.
Year: 1863

THE SNAKE RIVER MINES The loca-
ton, richness and extent of these mines seems
still to be somewhat enshrouded in uncertain
ty; though the most extravagant stories in
regard to them are freely circulated. One of
them was given to us by "Boiseite' the
other day to the effect that the gold was all
coarse there, and found in great abundance,
and that the best prospect that has yet been
obtained was nugget weighing Is 5pounds
This goes for truth in some of the mining
camps at Boise, where the axiom of ''seeing
is believing" has for the present been laid
asideand extravagant reports of erich strikes"
only are taken for the "naked truth" Mi
ners are leaving Boise in large parties for the
new Eldorado
Year: 1863

A Coop SUGGEsTION.-It has been sug-
gested as proper movement to ascertain
the true financial condition Of the county,
for the County Commissioners, at their next
meeting to issue an order calling in all the
county scrip outstanding to be re-registered
in the books of the Auditor; the order 20
give limit of three or six months to hold
ers to do this, subject to the forfeiture of
their scrip if not presented within the limit.
This seems to us a good suggestion for it
is acknowledged by all conversant with the
books kept by the officers during the first
two or three years of the county organiza-
tion to be an impossiblity to ascertain the
true state of the county finances from them.
1t is not likely that much of the scrip is out
side of the county, and sufficient notice
could be given to holders to prevent any one
suffering loss by the adoption of such a
measure. The exact amount of the debt
once ascertained, it would be much easier
matter for all concerned to devise the means
for cancelng it.
Year: 1863

Many men are very profane, and
asked why they use language that is
not only violative Of the laws Of God
but offensive to the good sense and
tast Of every decent person, they will
tell ysu that they mean nothing by
it, that it is merely bad habit that
they have insensibly contracted, and
that they are positively unconscious
Of it the very moment they are uttsr-
1 ing the most shocking oaths. We
are quite sure that this is true. There
is no voice which is more insxcusabls
in every sense, and yet which is moro
universal, than profanity Of speech ;
while there is mono that 10 moro diff
ficult to quit; for the very reason that
Et ~ Ahisaal ssssases sissset ,ANass,
himself, how grossly be is outrsging,
with almost every phrase that issues
from his lips, the precepts Of religion
and the moral sentiment of every
virtuous mind. The employment,
in daily and familiar speech Of those
expletives which shock the ears even
of the most hardened swesrer, must
be traced to example and association.


We learn to swear in profane COM
pany, Just as We learn to speak. We
take our dialect from these with
whom we grow up. If they, in their
conversation, interpolate osths at
almost every breath, we catch the vice
as If by coutsgion, and the language
of the blackgusrd and the atheist be-
comes before we know it an essential
part of our vernsculsr. This is so
true, that when any friend checks
the swearer in his ordinary talk, and
tells him that he is taking Gods
name in vain in slmsst every sentence
he is surprised to learn how recklessly
he has been abusing the gift of speech
and is ready even to blush at the
repetition of the fearful words that
have passed from his mouth. Never
theless, the folly is persisted in, BY
the mere force of custom and evil
associations, and correction oft seems
hardly possible, without the rebuks
which is given by some good men or,
who is ever near to remind one tho
offense as often as it is committed
Swearing, however, is most common
with those persons who have very
little of the force of sense in what
thoy say and hope to make up for
that deficiency by the emphasis which
they suppose their speech may derive
from the vulgarest epithets and the
coarsest oat6s.
Year: 1863

ABOLITION DoorRrNE.-The Marysville
Express says: I'VE are informed on good
authority that the Republican candidate for
State Senator in Sierra county, said in a
speech before the convention that nominated
him, 81 am opposed to peace on any terms.
| wish the war to last as long as there is a
man, woman or child at the South for the
armies to slay." The sentiment was received
with tumultous cheers, and he was nominated.
Another candidate for Judge said she was an
old time Abolitionist, and there was no mis-
take about this being an liton war. Its
purpose was to iberate nggers-that is the
reasonIhe joined the party. Those who said
it was not an Abolition war was either ig-
norant or trying to deceive.
Year: 1863

CoppERHEAD DoCrRINE.-The following
extracts from the Farewell Address OF
George Washington, show that if the Father
of his Country was now living he would be
a Copperhead.


"Indignanty frown upon the first dawung
of every attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion of
our country from the rest, or to enfeeble
the sacred ties which now link together the
various parts.


The Constitution, which at any time exists
till changed by an authentic and explicit act
of tthe people, is sacredIy obligatory on
all.


Resist with care the spirit Of innovation
upon its principles, however specous the
pretexts.


The spirit of encroachment tends to con-
soidate the powers Of all departments in
one. and thus create, whatever the form OF
Government, real despotism.


Let there be no change by usurpatlon;
for though this in one instance may be the
instrument of good, it is the customary
instrument by which free government is
destroyed"


Abolitionists do not like Washington
Wendell Phillips said "his statue should be
yelled, for it was covered with great gout
of blood. He was a stakeholder"


Narysville Express.
Year: 1863

FLATrERINa TO BURNSIDE. Gen. Burnside
is a very convenient tool of the Washington
despotism, says the Louisville Journal. They
wanted him to take the responsibility of the
Fredericksburg slaughter and he took it,
He now says that he alone is responsible for
the arrest of Vallandigham and the attempt
to sppress certain papers in the West. He
is compliant enough to adopt a bastard
baby,
Year: 1863

New PAPER.-A contribution paper was
recently started in the new copper town Of
Wilson, Placer county, for the purpose of
raising money to purchase material for a
newspaper to be soon published there, and in
about two hours time $500 was contributed.
Good chance for some enterprising printer
to become wealthy--in feet


Grass Valley National.
Year: 1863

The rebels sometimes make use of the ma
tonal flag to decoy the Union troops into an
ambush, and the abolitionsts have learned
to initiate them. They raise the glorious
flag of the Republic, to enforce their parli-
zan views, and declare in their conventions
that any act the fanatics and spritualists
who have control of Abraham Lincoln may
adopt, is constitutional. They seek to lure
the people still farther by assuring them
that the Administration is but "a handful Of
men who were recently among the people,"
and then ask, "would they submit to des
potism that must crush themselves and their
triends?" The same might have been said
of Louis Napole leon, but, nevertheless, he took
care of himself and friends and placed his,
heel on the constitutional freedom of France.
Would the people Of the whole country
initiate the position assumed by the Excel
sior State, in the election of Seymour, con.
stitutonal liberty would be preserved to the
people, and peace and prosperity would
again visit the nation.


Butte Record
Year: 1863




When Jean crapaud gives ellastly
smile and shrugs his shoulders wincingly
at the handling our Mexican neighbors are
giving his veteran armies, he will receive,
at the same time, little sympathy among
our people. Il he finds the nut harder to
crack than he thought, and pounds
bis fingers heavily in the attempt,
we have another reason than
the Monroe doctrine why We shall with
bold our sympathy. That doctrine should
indeed make us more than willing that
Mexico expel the French from her soil, and
doubtless had we not just now quite so
much on our national hands, NO should
besu1cto give some expression to such sen
tirnent. But meanwhile as simple locker
on, with a scmblance Of unconccrn we do
not as people feel, every dig and thump
the Frenchman gets, calls up Il past but
not buried matter. Did not these old mil
itary nations over the water once laugh ut
us, and hold their sides for laughter at our
war with Mexico? A wretchcd affair they
called it, much as if o man with heavy
boots should stride into grasshoppcr
patch, or Ike fighting the Chinese. Does
the Frenchman so find it now? And will
not his experiences amend his formerjudg-
ment, with a little screed Of wisdom to
spare for his neiglborse 1t begins to look
liEeft.
Year: 1863

and the granting Of the favor sought
is n direct rupture Of these relations
between the legitimate governments, and q
sufficient, reasonable and just ground for a
declaration Of war by the aggrieyed party.


England, in our case, has forgotten that
there is such thing as law, public or mu-
nic'pal, and has blotted from her tablets
all the old memories of alliance and friend
SNIP that she might the better serve not
only the rebel subjects Of the United States
out the rebel cause, which she processes to
abhor-upon which God himself has set
the seal Of his curse, and from which hu-
manity shrinks in alright and terror
Year: 1863

TERRIBLE CAsuALrY.-A young lady, ff-
teen years of age, whose parents reside near
Grass Valley, was killed, on Monday after.
noon last, in the following frightful manner:
The girl was visiting at an uncle's, near Lin
colp, and went out for horseback ride, on
the afternoon in question, in company with
small boy, her cousin. The road ran where
fence had been, and the horse, stepping
into an old post hole, threw the girl, her
hoops catching on the horn of the saddle
The animal ran mile and half, the girls
head portion Of the way hitting against
the fence, alongside of which he ran, crush
ing it in horrible manner. Her neck and
all her limbs were broken, and when her
corpse was found she could hardly be recog-
nized as the same person who few moments
before was so beautiful and so full of life. So
says the Appeal.
Year: 1863

TEE dispatches Of yesterday evening
contain the Presidents reasons for sign.
ing the bill admitting Western Virginia
into the Union. Look at them Bad as
the measure is, the reasons for it are
worse. Mr.. Lincoln seems to have lost
even Q decent respect for appearances.
Courage patriotsl Hereafter it will be
the crowning glory Of our country that
she survived not merely the assault Of
this rebellion but the support of this ad.
ministration and of another just as bad.
A glory unequalled and unique awaits US.
God grant that it will not have to wait
for US long Louisville Journal.
Year: 1863

ABOLITION Patriots. Most OF the As.
SCISSORS, it is stated by Washington cor
respondents, are charging the country f,r
services when not employed. The Com.
mittee on Internal Revenue are about To-
decide the question. This is the manner
IN which these Abolition traitors ave
Specuating upon the necessities of the
country. They are determined to make
the most they can out of this dcplorablc
war while their party is in power. and not
satisfied with their large salaries are en-
deavoring to cheat the country by charc
ing for work which they acknowledge wa :
never performed. They have pursued a
system Of fraud since the commencement
OF the war, and as their party protects
them in their rascality, they do not fear
exposure. How long will the people On.
tiently submit to the rule Of a party of
corruptionists and swindlers?