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Year: 1862

The FIDDLER TO BE PAlD.-The Detroit
Tree Press in aluding TO the tax bill now
pending in Congress, says:


Our Northern people have been dancing
an anti i,slavery jig, and now they must pay
the fiddler. That is all there is of it. We
fancy when the time comes to .ork over, thew
or at least most of them will inwardly con.
clude tiat they are paying "too dear for the
whisHe." The great injustice of it all is,
that those who resisted political anti slavery
with all their power, "who have thonsand.
times warned the people of the inevitable
result, bear equal burdens with the incan-
diary aboltionist who has brought this load
of debt upon the country. lf secessionists
and abolitionists, political anti slavery lead.
ers and Southern conspirators could be made
to pay the shot, it would be exactly right.
But no, the innocent and guilty have got, to
suffer alike. We will not grumble, however,
if after all dangers and trials, we shall have
a country saved with Constitution unim-
paired. Let no man, however, who has
aided political anti slavery try to cheat his
conscience and deny his responsibility for
these lamentable results


Every man of ordinary intelligence knows
that, if there had been no warning by the
people Of the North upon Southern institu-
tons, no political anti slavery, this war
would not have occurred One mIstona
will not crush the grain, two are always ne.
cessary. So Southern conspirators never
would have been able to grind out the rebel
lion grst without the neither milestone of
Northern anti slavery TO aid them. One was
just as indispensable to the result rs the other,
and it will require nice adjustment OF ths,
scales of Justice to discriminate in favor Of
either, when the moral guilt of both parties
shall be tested.
Year: 1862

The EEFFEor.-Everybody is anxious to- know
what will be the effect of our late victories
Richmond. We do not think success will have


the effect of ending the immediately. 1t will


compel the enemy to abandon the hope of subju-
eating the South but they will continue for a.


while fight for revenge for boundaries, for terms
of settlement, and for the purpose of nficting as


much injury they possibly can. There
fore, the efforts Of Southern people must not be
relaxeG-they must go on preparing for the con-
test. strengthening and encouraging armies,
helping the soldiers, and cheering each other to
enewed exertions, the same as the battles near
Richmond had never been fought. We must COM
pei the enemy by hard fighting to make peace and
acknowledge our independence. No one need ex.
pect anything from the sense of justice of the
North. yhe controlling spirits in that direction
allow neither mercy, honor Oh justice to influence
and revenge and we must continue to resist them
with determination and energy. If our efforts ar e
relaxed, and our people become too confident as
they did after the Manassas victory, the enemy
will again begin to get the advantage. Fight and
prepare to fight must be our motto, and it will
end the war sooner than anything else. In the
meantime # foreign nations interfere in our be-
half we'll and good. They will be compelled tc
recognize our Government sooner or later, and
we think the day is not far distant when they will
do so and, if necessary, assist in fogging un-
principled Yankee brethren, but we can't afford
to wait for that !; we must fight and win as fast
possible, help to sustain tie Government, have
conf dence in our leaders, bear with their errors II
errc they make, rebuke the croakers and grum>
blers. In short, we must remain united, econo-
mize. and work, and we shall so on be blessed
wit b independence and peace and prosperity.
Year: 1862

spades aud shovels to dig away to its gates.-
All the time he was engaged IN this beaver
like labor he was sending off daily telegrar,s
o Washington of the most inspiring character,
and filling the greedy news-devourors of the
North with assurances of his splendid progress
and of the rapidly approaching day when he
would make his triumphal entry into our capi>
tai and drive the last nail into the coffin of the
rebellion In these impudent, lying assurances
he was joined by gang of newspaper cores
pondents of the Northern press, who revelled
in all the luxures of word -em brodery aud
fancy -sbetching, at which we will do them the
justice to say, they are the greatest experts
that the world has ever seen. In other words.
these Peninsula scribes have won for themseive
reputation in the art oflying which has new
er been equalled before by any performers in
that department of literature.


But to return to our subject. Our victory
at Richmond, though not decisive, was great
and glorious one The effects which it will
have at home and abroad will be in every way
mportant. 1t will still more consolidate and
invigorate the already resistless military ener
gies, of the Souta 1t will lead to- new move>
menes that will still more forcibIy impress up.
on the north the folly of her attempt to reunite
the shattered fragmen: IS of an accursed Union
by ens!aving Southern freemen.


1t will proclaim to Europe that are a
bundantly able to achieve the independence we
have declared and to maintain in all it's dignity
and power the separate nationality which we
have assumed. These will be some of the ef-
fec:s of the grand victory which have just
won and which gives to history chapter not
less glorious than any for which war has yet
furnished the materials. From this day forward
Richmond takes her place in wars annals a
long side of the memorable battle fields of the
earth and will shine with no less lustre than
the brightest of them.
Year: 1862

The London Standard closes leader on the
inevitable, ssAmerican Question in this man
ner ::


The season is against the North its finances
unless vigorously put to rights,are on the point
of giving way and it has committed itself to
legislate acts from which it cannot possibly re-
cede and which can scarcely fail to make the
separation between the North and South to
tai. Its weakness, short sightedness and ex-
haustion are also SO plainly apparent, that not
only the Foreign Ministers at Washington re-
gard the war as over but New York bankers
lock up their saving boxes and decline business
until the humiliation and ruin now supposed
to be impending are once actually got finish
ed.
Year: 1862

We don't think there Will be much more
difficulty experienced from an inadequate sup
ply Of salt our people are making II all along
the coast, and apparently Of excellent quail
y.


Hardly day passes on which we do not get
4 fresh sample of salt from some parties just
entering upon the making Of it. To-day we
have specimens of coarse and fine salt, made
by Captain I. ". Gore, at Little River, $. c..
It is nice article as anybody need want
III. J0urnal.


But what has become of DR.. Worth and his
State enterprise ? We have heard nothing Of
him for some time. Has he drawn on the
treasurer for the hundred thousand yet I?
Year: 1862

When will honest people quit taking that
which is not their own? Several of our sub
scr .bcrs in the different ca mps around here
whose papers are left at the Post Office marked
as directed, andsno doubt are delivered by the
P. NJ to parties calling for them, complain that
they hardly ever get their papers, frequently
notmore- than once Or twice a week. We can
not account for it upon any other hypothesis
than that persons knowingly and Of purpose
appropriate them as watermclons from neigh
bor's patch or hens from his hen roost are some
times appropriated.


This is wrong and people should quit it
When man subscIibes for paper and pays
his money, he wants the pleasure o. reading il
and, besides, it is as much crime to h0ol {
mans newspaper as it is to take any other
species Of his property.
Year: 1862

In two hours after the first alarm, all the
regiments had returned to their quarters. save
the Forty ninth Ohio and Thirty ninth Indi
ana. who were detailed lorpicket duty on the
south bank-the Forty ninth Ohio being on
reserve.
Year: 1862

The Pennsylvanlans say that there were
large quantities ef wood belonging to the rail
road, piled up along its banks this side OF
Horse Cave which had been set on fire the
day previous 1t was mostly destroyed. 1t
was supposed to be the work OF secessionists
of the nelghhorhCod
Year: 1862

KEEPING UP THE FORCE OF OUR ARMY.


A subject Of vital Importance, to which the
prompt aud eartest attention of the Conven-
ton should be paid, is that Of guarding against
the diminuton of North Cardinals Force in
the field d.by the expiration of the term Of ser
vice of her twelve months volunteers. While
we are hopeful Of a speedy and honorable con-
clusion of it. we cannot tell how long this war
will last and it is the part of wisdom, indeed
of absolute necessity that every Southern
State should act as if the war WAS to be con-
t:nued for an lldcfinite length of time. This is a
source from which much good may arise. If
the war continues, We must have the men to
meet the foe. II it is ended, the force
we propose to raise will not b. needed


Again, the fact of our preparing to keep up
our forces in their present, if not greater num-
bers until all honorable peace is secured, will
fall heavily upon the Yankee heart, and add
vastly to the numbers of those who already
wish peace, because they have daily evidence
that the subiugation of the South becoming
more and more an abSurdlty while
the iInpoyershnent and ruin Of the North is
approaching daily an absolute certainty. Let
the Convention at once set about business,
the execution of which would alone have war
ranted, aye. demanded les re-asscmbling-
Rateigb Register.


See advertisement of the Adiutant General
Oh the same subject in another column.
Year: 1862

From this city three generals, in the United
stree army have already been mentioned In connection
with nominations Tor the Congress. Their friends
seem to think that they would be Of service the
country in the halls Of Congress than the battle field
But the generals themselves will have something to say
in the matter and will suffer themselves against
their ncnaons, TO be forced into the OF politics


General Sckes IL Is said, has been offered the Con.
grcssiona nomination from the Fourth district this
city, where Ben Wood is again q candidate.


Some OF the friends Of General Corcoran anxious
that he should permit himself to be nominated for the
Fifth district. is doubtful however that the General
VIII consent 10 this arrangement his tastes and in
cnaons well known to be intensely military Fer.
nando Wood Is candidate in the same district, and
should the General decide to run against the Mayor
the contest would be most interesting


General John Cochrane has already been put
ton for the Seventh district and takes remarkably well
thus far with all parties. The republicans inclined
10 appropriate him TO themselves. Should he run the
republican conservatives would undoubtedly give him
their warmest support.
Year: 1862

The propeller Tonawanda, Of the Western Transporta
on line going odt OF the ha Dor yesterday on an
obstruction causing her TO leak badly and obllgng her
10 put back. she loaded and bound for Chicago
The damage TO- her cargo is said be about $50 ooo
Year: 1862

THE CHINESE Police Taxa fatal error
appears to have been committed by the last
Legislature in giving boncombe title to the
Chinese Police Tax bill. Instead of declar-
ing, in the usual manner, that it was an Act
to provide revenue for the Support of the
Government of this State, it was set forth
that If was measure to prohibit the immi-
grafton of Chinese and to prevent the COM
petition of Coolie with white labor The
Constitution provides that 9 Every law en-
acted by the Legislature shall embrace but
one object and that shall be expressed in the
title" Justices Cope and Norton have con
sldered this provision mandatory, and be-
lieving that the State has no power to pro-
hibit the immigration of Chinese, they have
been compelled to decide the Act of last ses-
sion unconstitutional. The next Legislature,
however, may remedy the defect, and still put
the Chinese Police Tax law into effeet.-Hc,'-
aid and Mirror.
Year: 1862

dipped in oil, and two large bands of fax


were laid across the pile. As she walked


boldly towards it., attempted to gain her


attention once more; but the Brahmns


were growing very insulting and violent


Having proceeded seven times round the


pile; during which she had given parched


rice and several little ornaments to her sur


rounding relatives and friends she boldly


clambered up. and frantically cast herself


upon the putrid corpse already deposited


there. The two bands of fax were immedi-
ately drawn tightly round both bodies, and
tied fast together many large dry billets
were then piled upon them to a great height,
and fax cast in between every layer; then
over the whole a kind of liquid butter was
poured in abundance and lest the poor vie
tim should on feeling the fire, make her
escape. two large bamboos were fixed in the
ground, on one side of the pile. and being
bent over, were held down tightly by
men on the other side, SO that the escape
OF the woman was rendered impos ible.
Soon as this was completed, which was d, ne
in very short time, light was placed in
the hands of the eldest child, and this poor
suppliant for his mothers life was con-
strained to walk around the pile seven
times, and then to set fire to some fax
beneath the heads Of his dead father and liv-
ing mother. The pile was instantly in
blaze. and the noise of the tomtoms and
screams of the multitude quite drowned the
cries of the poor widow, except to those who
were close to the pile. But hearl a scream
from that fir which | shall never forget it
was cry of horrible anguish and entreaty
for liberation But in few moments the
cry ceased, d--shortly after nothing but
heap of burning embers was seen on the
spos.-Srathans' S Recodections Of India.
Year: 1862

A MATTER-oF-FAcT, unconscious Scotchman
opens his autobiography in an English peri
odical, in these words: 81 am not in the
slightest degree of an imaginative turn of
mind farm my own land; | am church.
warden of our parish fifty years of age, and
weigh one hundred and eighty five pounds
My memory is far from good. There has
been no instance of somr ambulism il our
family, except during the Oxford vacation,
when my oldest boy was observed by his mo-
ther walking sound asleep, but with his eyes
open, toward the maid servants room. He
had apparently not gone to bed but must
have fallen asleep with his clothes on. On
my wife's getting new maid, there was no
recurrence of Frcderick's complaint; so it
would not be fair to consider that solitary
instance as a proof that such tendency is in
the family
Year: 1862

MANY years ago, at dinner party in Glas-
Cow, there was present a lawyer of rather
sharp practice, fond of giving toasts or SEN
timents Alter the cloth was removed, and
the bottle had gone round once or twice, the
ladies withdrew to the lighter pleasures of
the drawing room-all bnt one very plain
old maid. She remained behind and the
conversation began to get a little masculine.
onr friend of the long robe was anxious to
get rid of the ''ancient.' g and for this pur-
pose rather prematurely asked Thumbs the
privilege of giving toast. This being grant
ed, he rose and gave the old toast of Hon
est men and bonny lasses." The toast was
drank with all honor, when the dame, who
was sitting next the lawyer, rose from her
seat, gave the lawyer poke in the ribs with
one end of her finger, and after having said,
- Mr.. that toast neither applies to you
nor me, left the room.
Year: 1862




There was quite romantic little incident
which occurred in connection with the re-
cruiting Of Capt Beardman's company.
which deserves at least passing notice
While Lieut. Grannis was in the full excite
ment of recruitingat Strawberry Point, Clay
ton county, last week, smooth faced boy
came into the village and proceeded immedi
ately to the recruiting office, enlisted. giving
his name as Williams, and his age eighteen.
Although his cheeks were as fair as a girls,
his clear eye denoted health end endurance
sufficient for a ldier's life. After the COM
pany was filled, and they had repaired to
Manchester for the purpose of taking the cars,
suspicious were thrown out that young Will
liam was sailing under false colors. Good
judges of the human form divine fancied that
the clothes fitted too close in some places, and
were too loose in others, for masculinity. The
good citizens of Manchester gave the compa-
ny complimentary ball, .snd there various
sharp ones compared notes as to the affairs of
the handsome volunteer, and the universal
conclusi n was that he, she, OF it, was girl
disguised as a boy. This matter was submit
ted to company of ladies, and they agreed
to an examination, and ascertain from pI1fs-
ical proofs whether it was a lady or gera{e
man. There never was more interest oe&2
stoned by the doubtful sex of Ella Zoyara tl4n
reigned for short time in reference to pt
little Williams, Why ladies should me y
the necessary Investigation instead Of the


posite sex we cannot tell Supposing th
suspicious had been incorrect, what then
However, the brave little patriot swore that
ne was man and brother to the very last.
and it was only when the committee informed
it that they should satisfy themselves on the
disput point that it confessed. Yes, it was
woman, and not bad looking one either


She was discovered to be decent, respect
able girl, about whom there had never BEEN
breath of harm. She had entered the army
from pure love of country and of adventure.
Perhaps love for the generous bounty, or d.
love for some brave young soldier, had soma
influence; who knows?


The joke of the matter was in the fact that
a very straight laced young Methodist had
been sleeping with the female volunteer CHS
along for several nights, and never knew the
difference He came near fainting with hor-l
ror off hand when he learned how unccnsci-
ously he had imperiled his immortal soul


Miss Williams was clothed in her proper
attire, and given employment in Manchester.
where she now des.-Dubuque Times.
Year: 1862

We published the other day some
amendments to theConstitution, proposed
by the leader Of the partisan Democracy
(VaIlandigham.) which divided the Union


into four paltry nations, and gave to each
State in each division the power to secede
whenever it p ea'ed. Our rpurpose was n
show to loyal Democrats, who have
sympathy with any scheme Of hostility to
the Union, the feelings and aims of these
leaders who profess to be desirous Of no
Year: 1862

! The New York Erc,,i,g Post contain:


some excellent remarks in regard to the


conservative members who are endeavor-


ing to so direct affairs that, whether sue.


ceSsful or unsuccessful, the rebellion shall
inure to the benefit of the rebels:


The Union will be re-established as il


was, but the experiences of the war will


not be overlooked, 4 man who survives
the crisis of a malignant disease recovers


his health; his constitution becomes what


it was before, but, if he be wise man, he


does not forget the causes of his prostra-
ton. Ifhis habits had been bad, if he
had eaten or drunk to excess, he reforms


the course of his life. If deep organic


malady pervaded his system, he tries to
eradicate it: he is careful not to aggravate
tho seeds of disease; and he so shapes his
future conduct as to avoid the recurrence
of danger. He knows that in no other
way can he restore and preserve his con-
sutton; that if he trihes with it he keeps
it disabled and shattered, or perhaps per-
ishes. Nations must be governed by the
same common sense. They cannot cure
themselves of disease, either by denying
its existence or salving over wound here
and there which is n mere external symp-
tom. Our own nation, to recover the
integrity, of its constitution, to be what it
was before the disease of secession infec-
ted its parts, must not only suppress the
eruptions of the skin, but correct the in
ternal weakness which rendered it suscep-
tible to the disease. 1t is poor cure, or
rather no cure at all, which allows dis
temper to lurk in the blood, ready to break
out as soon as it is exposed to morbid in
fluences."


We are as sincerely anxious to recon
struct the Union as it was, rs any self
styled conservatives can be, but then it
must be the Union which the constitution
organizes, such as it came from the hands
of its trainers, and not the Union over
laid and perverted by pro-slavery mis-
constructions. 1t must not be a Union
which shall ignore the gigantic rebellion
through which we have just passed. and
the single source of that rebellion Moth
ing but the insane blindness which refuses
to see can close the eyes Of the people to
the fact that slavery is the one element
of discord among US, that it only creates
sectional divisions, that it alone has
prompted this internal war, and that il
alone, in the future, is likely TO disturb
ouT harmony and progress. But having
in our grasp, ROW that it has rendered
itself amenable to the laws, we should be
fools indeed TO restore it to its ancient
powers of mischief To close the war
without passing a stringent measure of
would be 10 forego indemnity
for the past and security for the future.
Year: 1862

A little girl went to camp meeting, and
when she got home she said the sisters in
the various tents told her good many
things, and asked her questions about the
Bible. On being pressed TO state what
they told her, she said one thing they told
her was about Peter, who swore three
times before he crowed"
Year: 1862

The Defiance arrived here on Thursday
morning last, from Marysville, loaded with
freight, principally for the firm of Parker Il
Perkins, and landed near the head of China
town. She was welcomed by large crowd of
men and women, who lined the bank of the
river to witness her approach. 1t was the in
tention to land at the foot of Myers street, but
the current at the foot of Huntoon street was
so strong that she had to back down stream
and land as above. The Defiance left here
yesterday morning on her downward trip
Captain Gibson informed US that be intended
returning to-day with another load of freight,
and would continue running regularly hereafter


We hope that our citizens will give her lib
eral support, and that We may see her steam
ing up to landing here for months to come.