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Year: 1862

mRs dHERmAN AGAIN.


# the people Of Cook county consent to
be represented in Congress by F. G. Sher~
man, they will thus demonstrate that they
care nothing either for the reputation Of
the District or for the legislation affecting
their interests, in which Nr. S. will have
share. No man who knows him will deny
that he is no more capable Of wiring
decent report to legislative body, than he
is Of editing an edition Of the Greek claa-
sizes; that his attempts at speech-malsi9g
arc only remarkable for their want Of grain
mar and Of sense; that his general intelli-
scnce does not compare with that Of most
lads Of eighteen; and, save that he is
prompted now BY the Times clique, TINT
hare him in their keeping, he would be
as dumb as an oyster for want
Of something to say. Mr. Sherman
in all his personal relations to community,
save where they touch politics, is very
reputable man. But he has spent his Life
in acquiring money, not ideas and facts.
Hc has got rich by instinct, just aa squir-
rel piles up ncorns one at time But heis
not the man for Congress. He never saw
the day in which he was fit for seat in
that body; and, Us he has past the period
Of lie wien men have intellectual growth,
he never will see it To put the Interests
Of this great dis:1ict-one Of the first in
importance in the United States his
keeping, at 4 time like the present, when
events Of such tremendous moment are
upon us, and when the wisdom Of
the wiscst men Is bataed by what
each day brings forth, would be piece Of
folly Of which the intelligent cleo
tors Of this district will not be guilty


We're his qualifications for a legislator
equal to those Of Ills opponent, there
would still be IN objection to him that nc
could not overcome. He was nominated
By the men who now urge lis election, be-
cause he is ignorant, facile and weak
They want to use him and they are dis
loyal. The best men Of the party claimed
that John n. Douglas should be their can
didate- They saw in him man Of en-
luTged mind and OF generous culture.
They had confidence in his ability to Crap
pic with the questions that Congress will
discuss, They know that.hc would not be
thetool Of anybody, that his views would be
expressed only when they were matured,
and that they would not be the outgrowth
ofprejudice or petty passion, but ofreason
actipg upon evidence. But such man did
not suit the sympat1,isers, who are ,cngi-
neering AIr. Sherman. Mr. Douglas was
loyal and that vas an objection that would
lnve made his nomination impossible, had
he failed to foresee it, and consented to run.
The Sherman faction triumphed; and
when VIC tell the people Of the adjoining
towns, what every one knows here, that the
leaders of that faction do not even pretend
to be supporters Of the government in this
hour OF national peril, they will see and
judge for themselves what manner Of man,
politically, Nh. Sherman is.
Year: 1862

rebellion. VIII CUR foreign born citizens,
who have fed from the tyranny and unjust
oppression OF Europe, now assist In establish
Ing In America worse despotlsm than the
worst from which they have escaped? Be not
dc1udcd with the hope that there is any halt
why house, any compromise or truce possible
in such struggle. II natural causes did not
forbid that our country should be divided,
the opposing and aggressive principles
Of liberty and despotism would cry out
forever against peace till one or the other
should be the acknowledged and DOM
inant power on every foot Of our terri
tory. Settle It nop. II ne do not settle 1t our
way, JET Davis and his class will settle it
their way. II re do not establish the rule
tbat wages and not stripes shall be the COM
pensation for mans labor, they will establish
the rule that 'capital should own Its labor'
"a principle for which they have commended
thirty years in national politics, aud for
which they are now fighting with demoniac
fury. II they shall succeed, how long will 1t
be ere the white laborer will pass under the
yoke Of the s1age " Condition and not color"
said the Richmond Enquirer, long before tho
rebellion assumed the form Of war, tsshould
determine the status Of the individual" The
logic Of the whole mattcr Is, that If the re-
tellion shall succeed, either through the de-
feat Of our armies or the election OF disloyal
Congress, rich n.ea shall both govern and orn
poor men.


TIE CONSTITUTION AsD TIE PROCLAMATION


-1RA1Tons' RIGHTS.


Our enemies say that the Presidents pro-



clarnation Is unconstitutional. Has any one
OF them put bis finger on the particular clause
OF the constitution which forbids 1t! None!
There Is not, In the length and breadth Of
that reverend instrument, a line syllable,
which denies the right to employ any and cy-
cry means necessary to preserve the constitu-
ton itself from overthrow. Our enemies
would make the constitution an instrument
OF suicide, or at best moral precept to be
torn in shreds by traitors with impunity.
Such doctrine Is not only . monstrous ab.
surdity in itself, but an atrocious insult to
those who made the constitution. We con-
tend that it is the solemn and sworn duty OF
the President to employ eyery force, every
agency known to human Governments. to saye
the constitution from the assaults Of armed
Year: 1862

Enough returns have been received toest2b-
delegate to Congress beyond doubt. Mr. B.
Is radical Republican,, an ardent supporter
Of the standardization, and his election will
give eatisfaction to every true and loyal man
in the West,
Year: 1862

The history Of our country shows that il
is dangerous thing for public man to make
partisan opposition to the Government dur
ing the war; With the great mass of the
people, the motto is, "Our country, right or
wrong" is maxim not to be questioned -
and when the Government is in peril they
fly to its support, without inquiring nicely
into the merits OF the case, just as one would
rush without questioning, to the aid of q par.
ent or son, whose lifo was in danger The
reason Of this is that all men feel instructive.
ly rs it were that even If their Government
be in the wrong, in a given quarrel, yet il il
is to be destroyed they fall with it, and thus
they defend it from sclfintorest as well AZ
the more exalted feeling Of patriotism. Hence
the politician who runs counter to this almost
universal feeling in great and perilous war,


is in great danger Of utter political ruin. The
history Of the Hartford Convention furnishes
a memorable example ofthis fact. Although


its members were renowned for talent and
character, they made themselves utterly od-
ious in the eyes of the people by their con-
duct. Mr.. Vallandigham, a smart but ex-
ceedingly vain, elfconceited and shallow
man, mistaking notoriety for fame, seems
ambitious Of following the example Of the
Hartford Conventionists, and even of going
far beyond the point to which they WENT
lie aspires to be the scourge Of the Admins.
tration, under the belief that his popularity
will always enable him to carry his Congress
sonal District during the war. and then after
the Union is restored, the gratitude Of con-
soldated South, With the aid of few North
ern doughfaces, will enable to obtain at least
q seat in tho Cabinet or at least foreign mis-
sion. Let him beware. 1t requires a sharp
er brain, and stcadier nerve than his to
play such part. His head is in the lions
mouth. He holds wolf by the ears. Tho
crime he is committing will neither be for.
gotten nor forgiven. No man can oppose the
Government of his country factiousy in time
of war with impunity.
Year: 1862

CLEVER TRICK OF DoG.--A Newfoundland
dog belonging to workman was attacked
by small and pugnacious bulldog, which
sprang upon the unoffending canine giant,
and after the manner of bulldogs, "pinnsd"
him by the nose, and there hung in spite Of
all endeavors to shake it off. However the
big dog happened to be clever one, and
spying pallful Of boiling tar, he fastened
toward it and deliberately lowered his fss in
to the hot and vicious material. The bull
dog had never calculated OH such reception,
and made its escape as fast as it could run.
Year: 1862

COMFORT FOR TIE DRAFTED. exchange
has the following, addressed to those now
shaking in their boots, in apprehension OF
the coming draft, which cannot fail to prove
encouraging and consollng:


But suppose you are draftcd-do not,


we beg you, whine or cry about it. Do not
make arrangements for your funeral, nor fret
yourself about whom yeur wife or sweet
heart will marry when you are gone. If you
must needs go to the war it is only for nine
months and it by no means follows that you
will be shot at, during the whole campaign.
Perhaps you may be detailed to guard bag
gage trains in the rear, or to coax the food OF
those who have a good stomach for 6ght--
who knows. Even if you should by any
means be involved in battle, the result will
not necessarily be fatal, for it will be a very
sanguinary fight, indeed, il one in ten gets
hit by ball or shell. There is hope fol you.''
Year: 1862

A TRUE WoMAs.-She certainly is no true
woman for whom every man may not find It
in his heart to have certain gracious, holy,
and honorable love; she is not woman who
returns no love, and asks no protection.
Year: 1862

At the termination Of this nattcrinc and
paternal address, my boy, the delegation
took their hats and commenced to leave in
very deep silence; thereby proving that per-
sons OF African descent are utterly insensi-
Year: 1862

selves. | wish to spend little money to
get you there, and may possibly lose it all !;
but we cannot expect to succeed in anything
II we are not successful in it.


The political affairs of Nova Zemba are
not in quite such condition as could wish,
the bears having occasional fights there, over
the body Of the last Esqulmaux governor !;
but these bears are more generous than we
are. They have no objection to dining upon
the colorcd race.


Besides, would endeavor to have you
made equals, and have tho best assurance
that you should be equals of the best. The
practical thing ] want to ascertain is, wheth-
er can get a certain number of able bodied
men to send to place offering such encour.
agement and attractions Could I get a
hundred tolcrably intelligent men, with their
wives and children, to partake Of all this
bliss? Can have fifty? If | had twenty
five able-bodied men, properly seasoned with
women and children, I could make com.
mencemsnt. These are subjects of very
great Importance, and worthy a months
study Of the paternal offer have made yeu.
II you have no consideration for yourselves,
at least consider the bears, and endeavor to
reconcile yourselves to the beautiful and
pleasing little hymn of childhood,
Year: 1862

FOREIGN MISUNDERSTANDING to the
proposal of the French Minister for the Euro
pean powers to mediate in our affairs, and to
propose an armistice between the federal gov
ernment and the rebels, the London Daily
News says:


"The proposal is one which would deprive
the North of all the advantages Of the ap-
preaching campaign, which it has been pre-
pairing for at the cost of millions, and in which
its naval resources are calculated to give it Pc
cular advantages. The North is to be asked
to forego the use of its large gunboat fleet just
in the season when the rivers are full and eve
ry circumstance is favorable for naval opera
tions. There is nothing in the proposal to set
over against these disadvantages for the North.
What is more important is, that the reinforce
ment of the South, which it would be the
means of procuring, would enable the Conied-
crate government to dictate its own terms OF
peace"


On the same subject the Liverpool Post
says:


Earl Russelrs reply is satisfactory so far
rs it refuses to accede to the French Minister'S
suggestion; but ii appears to be very tepid in
its character, and to partake Of that vacillation
and half-heartedness which have characterized
throughout the American policy of the British
Government. 1t is a continuation of the bad
policy Of humoring the South and continually
irritating without quarrelling with the North ,
Year: 1862

The American Telegraph Company call the atten.
ton of the public to the language of the on tele
graph messages, viz:


SEC. lO4-No Telegraph Company. or its agents
employees shall receive from any person, trans
NIT TO any person, any dispatch message without
an adhesive stamp denoting the duty imposed by this
act being affixed to a copy thereof, having the
same stamped thereupon. and in default thereof shall
incur penalty often dollars.


Section 80 provides that in any and all where
an adhesive stamp shall be used the person using
aixng the shall write thereupon the initials of
his name and the date upon which the shall be
attached or used.


The Commissioner ofInterna Revenue has given
notice that stamps are in readiness and that the law
will be enforced on and after the first of December
next Stamps be obtained al the usual places f
SALE or al the office of this Company.


Messages for which the telegraphic charge is twen
ty cents under for the first words require one
cent stamp; messages for which the charge is over
twenty cents for the first ten words require three
cent stamp


November 2s, 1862 div noy29
Year: 1862

LEA friend in the country, in proposing
to canvass for subscribers where the weekly
Boston journal and New York Tribune have
been largely circulated, says, Il cannot get
name for any paper TO exceed one dollar"
We can assure him, that his friends will have
to go paperless. The bare white paper to sup
ply a subscriber to our weekly one year, costs
more than one dollar in cash, to say nothing
of ink, types, labor &c. Our friend will see
that the papers he refers to have raised their
prices fifty per cent, and then the postage on
them is just double the postage of paper
from this city.
Year: 1862

Last Saturday took pity on Leeds and
offered him the job OF doing my hand
carting. told him would give him a
dollar and a quarter day, but be tuin-
ed up his nose and asked me not to in
suit him, and yet he owned that his
family were suffering. But you come to
my store tomorrow morning, and you
shall have something to do if it is only
to hold your bench. l honor you for
your manly Independence


Peter graspcd the old mans hand
with a joyous grateful grin and blessed
him leryer,ly.


That night he gave Mr.. Snow notice
that he was to quit, and on the following
morning he went TO the bindery. For
two days he had little 10 do, but on the
third day heavy job came in and Peter
Stan wood had steady work. He was
happy, very happy, more happy than
ever, for he learned two things first
what noble wife lie had, and second
how much resource for good he held
within his own energies.


Our simple picture has two points to
its moral One is-no man can be low
cred by any kind Of honest labor. The
second-while you are enjoying The
fruits Of the present, forget not to pro,
vide for the future, for no man is so
secure but that the day may come when
he will want the squanderings Of the
past.
Year: 1862

"It's Of no use, Maria, have tried ev-
erywhere,"


But you are not gong to give up,
Peter ?"


Give up, how can l help it? With
in four days have been to every book
bindery in this city. and not Bit OF work
can get"


:" But have you tried anything else ?"


What else can | try ?"


Why, anything you can do


Yes, I've tried other things. I've
been to more than dozen ofmy friends,
offered TO help them if they would hire
me?'


And what did you mean to do for
them 2


/ offered 10 pos, their accounts, make
out their bills, or attend to the counter.


Mrs. Stanwood smiled as her husband
thus spoke:


What makes you smile q ho asked.


To think you should have imagined
that you would find work in such place
But how is Mark Leeds o


He is worse than | am


How SOP He has nothing to eat
A shulder crept over the wife's franc.


Why do you tremble, wife?'


Because when we shall have eaten
breakfast tomorrow morning. we shall
have nothing


WhatF cried Peter Stsnwood, half
starting from his chair. Do you mean
that?'


do But our -four o.


All gone, baked the last this after.
room


But we have pork


You ate the last this noon


Then VIC must starve' groaued the
stricken man, starting across the room.


Peter Stanwood was book binder by
trade, and had now been out of employ
ment over a month He was one OF those
who generally calculated to keep square
with the world. and who consider them.
selves fortunate if they keep out of debt.
He was now thirty years of aye. had
three children to provide for besides him.
self and wife, and this. together with the
house rent, was heavy draft upon his
purse, even when work was plenty, but
now there was nothing.


Maria said he. gazing his wife in
the face we must staive. | have no,
single penny in the world


But do not despair, Peter. Try again
10 morrow for work. You may find
something 10 do. Anything honest is
honorable. Should you earn a shilling
day we should not starve'


But our house rent p


Trust me for that. The landlord
shall not turn us out. If you will en-
gage TO get something to do. | will see
that we have our house room.'


I'll make one more trial, uttered Pc.
ter. despairingly.


But you must so prepared TO do any.
thing


Anything reasonable, Maria 2


What do you call reasonable .


Why, anything decent


The wife felt inclined TO smile, but the
matter was too serious for that. and
cloud passed over her face. She knew
her husbands disposition and she felt
sure be would find no work She knew
Year: 1862

SUCoEss.-Industry and economy are in
dispensable re uisites to success; but they
are not the only ones. A man may be ac-
tive, and even over economical, but he must
possess good judgment, or Lis industry and
economy will be of no avail.
Year: 1862

A MUSIC teacher once wrote thai "the art
of playing the violin required the incest per
ception and the most sensibility Of any art
in the KIN ,wn world" Upon which an ed
itor comments in the following manner :
1.-The art of publishing a country re spa
per and making t pay, and at the same time
have it please everybody, beats the art of
fddling higher than a kite
Year: 1862

How TO GET UP SCIENTIFIC LECTURE.
The other evening. after a lecture on
scientific subject. a we'll known author got
up and said Well, upon my word. this
is a very pretty thing have beer invited
here to listen to lecture, and | find that
it is from beginning to end loose compli-
cation from my own book"


And so it was. All that seems to be nee
essary to set " scientific man up in bu-
siness is a catechism of chemistry and pair
of spectacleS. Get the one by heart, and
wear the other. and there you are.
Year: 1862

The New burg (N. Y. papers celebrate
the bravery of a young girl visiting in the
family of gentleman living near that city
"a Mr.. Oakley hose latest exploits enti-
ties her to brigadiership. On Sunday last
the family went to church. leaving no one
II the house but the heroine and an infant


The girl heard knock at the front door.
and on opening it was confronted by tall
man some thirty-fve or forty years of age.
who asked if Mr.. Oakley as at home. On
her reply in the negative, he at once de-
manded money. The girl remembered hav-
ing been told that in a beaureau drawer in
one of the chambers was dirk ami a loaded
p stol. She told the fellow the money was
up stairs, and she would go up and get it.
She got possession of the knife and pistol.
putting the latter at half cock, and conceal
ing both under her apron, returned At
the foot of the stairs she met the would be
robber, who followed her into side room.
and watching her opportunity, she attacked
him with the knife, giving him two severe
blows. He started for the door, she fol-
lowed him with tie pistol, which she was
unable to discharge, and pushed him down
the steps All this time he was bleeding
freely, but he regained lis feet and ran for
the creek, the girl close at his heels. She
saw him jump into the water. and then re-
turned to the house Diligent search was
made for him. on the return of the family


when the alarm was given but no trace WIS
found beyond the spot where he Jumped
into the water. The girls name is Travis.
Year: 1862

An anecdote Of another sort, which hsd lin
gered in his memory from the age OF nlne,.
Showing an early sense Of the ridiculous, brings
up his father IN ludicrous assoc alton with q
simple-hea1ted little barber, name Coke, who
used 10 dress his peruBe. "How well ! reed
leet the little men," said he 70 the writer, when
We were wandering through the deserted cham
bers Of the CID homestead, soon TO be mass Of
undistiDguishable rubbish with his moist eye,
as be ste0d before my father on this spot, wig
in hand. all alive with excitement at the hrst
tidings Of the xecufon of Louis the Sixteenth.
was but nine years old, yet the scene is as
freshly before me as if it were yesterday.
Wasn't it shame, Mr.. living said he, dane
ing up ana down. wasn't it a shame to put him
to death Why not let him come TO this
county Only thiDk-he might have como
over here, and set up small grocery. Io
Coke, who was a little prone 10 crook the elbow


the command of small grocery, with drink ad
IiJitua, was perhaps, after all, no such great re-
move from q throne 1t was at least il the
eyes of the little barber, and 20 bis credit be j
spoken, a humane alternative to the ruthless
strokefof the guillOtine.
Year: 1862




TuINas IN GENERAL city was not lively
yesterday, the news from Virginia excited some
satisfaction but did not raise peoples spirits 10
thz bubblng point. 4 desire was expressed to
know more about the Intervention of England
Gud France the telegraph talked about, before
making il matter of ecstscy- Intervention Is
not q definite word, and the hing it signifies is
not necessarily il our favor. When 1t Is known
whether Napoleon and Victoria will offer their
friendly aid on terms consistent with Southern
interests and feelings, it will be time to rejoice.
1t was whispered that our steam FIRE engine had
been ordered into Mississippi TO protect property
there No town in Mississippi has stable suit
able to that elephant. He drinks largely when
LIE is at work, and they have not cisterns that
will supply his wants. II the FIRE steamer were
taken away what would be the condition Of
Memphis in case of fire 2 Our hand cOmps-
mes are at the wars, some of our hand engines
have been taken for the same reasons, on &C
count of which it is proposed to take away the
fire steamer; We are in no condition TO lose the
latter engine. Amid the press OF exciting events
| in the field near at hand, no thought is turned
toward the city election, which takes place three
weeks next Thursday there is SO much uncer-
| tsiuty about the future that no one ventures to
speculate about the issue OF that event There are
signs, however, that If the people have their at
tention occupied by other things there are would
be candidates who have their eyes diligently
turned oficeward The large amount OF wet
weather we are having this spring attracts atten-
ton. The last fall was tine, dry, and PIouscted
into the usual period of winter the spring has
been wet and cold. February, in which we
usually have some agreeable, sunny westherr
was a wet, miserable month; March was as
sbowery end damp as usual the first two weeks
in Aprll it rained every day-tne rest OF the
month was wet as washing day. In May the
dust did once get up to magnificent proportions
hat the month, as a whole, was remarkable fol
thunder, lightning and pouring rains. June hai
come in, and the night Of the first day was chill
ing cold, with thunder, lightning and rain
Noah's ark privileges are plentiful, but the Pro
vost Marshal allows of no enjoyment Of the frui


Of Noah's vine.
Year: 1862

THE WHEAT PROsPECT.-We are pleased to
hear from all parts of the surrounding country
that the prospect for tull average crop of wheat
is most promising. Unless some serious mishsp
should occur in the next three weeks, the farm
er's heart will be glsddened, and bis gTaneries
filed with an ample harvest Of this important
esrsal.-LgHckbETg Republican.