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Year: 1862

looms up in their imaginations Of fatal ship
wreck, with no life boat and no shore.
To all such hearts the story of Paul and the
ship that carried him ought 10 come with CON-
forting power The old lady who was in the car
riage when the horses were running away, said
she had perfect trust in Providence till the har
ness broke, and then she gave right up. Her
trust ended Just where il was her duty to begin to
trust, if she had not begun before. 30 long as
we can do anything to save the ship, it is our
duty to do it manfully, and then and afterw ards,
when the help of man fails. to believe in God,
and not to let our hearts be troubled.


Let her drive. Not in the reckless spirit with
which those words are often used by the vulgar
and wicked; not in the desperation of those who
have exhausted their last efforts. and have given
up all hope of safety; not in the sullen contempt
of fate with which the Indian folds his arms and
rushes down the rapids to his doom when he can
no longer stem the current


Not with such a spiiit should the Christian
patriot be inspired, in such a time of national
perplexity and distress as this. But looking
away from man, who is not only unable to save,
but is the cause of the danger, he should fix his
hope ia the Providence of God, and let the ship
drive on. A fathers haLd-our Fathers hand
is on the helm. We are in the midst of rocks
and counter currents, and raging seas and dan
gerous coasts, with conflicting councils among
the officers, and dreadful storm all around US,
and sun or stars to be seen, but the ship is in
the hollow of His hand whom the winds and seas
obey.


What destiny is before this people is known to
God only. But He will assuredly carry US
through this storm and bring Us into port. Ex-
cept We abide in the ship We can not be saved. 1t
is our duty, one and all 70 stand by the ship; to
cast overheard everything that endangers its
safety; especially all our prejudices and quarrels
and sectional alterations of personal ambition,
and even the taekling of the ship. every party
organization which we have hitherto depended on
as essential to the working of the ship, while
with one heart and mind we address ourselves to
the single purpose OF saving the State, restoring
the Union and getting into port of peace. And
il We see no signs of day. sill we may let the
ship drive on God knows where We are going,
and with Him we are safe. He is able to save,
and if the ship goes to fragments, He can yet
bring us all to land and make our wreck the sal
vation of liberty and the glory of the whole
earth.
Year: 1862

The world would be Better for it,"
If men cared less for wealth and fame,
And less for battle fields and glory;
If writ on human hearts, name
Seemed better than in song or story;
If men, instead of nursing pride,
Would learn to hate it and abhor it


If more relied


On love to guide,
The world would be better for it.
If men dealt less in stocks and lands,
And more in bonds and deeds fraternal;
If Loves work had more willing hands
To link this world with the supernal;
If men stored up Loves oil and wine,
And on bruised human hearts would pour 1t;


If "yours" and "mine"


Would once combine,
The world would be the better for it.
If more would act the play of life,
And fewer spoil it in rehearsal;
If Bigotry would sheathe its knife,
Till Good became more universal;
If Custom, gray with ages grown,
Had fewer blind men to adore it


If Talent shone


In Truth alone,
The world be the better for 1T.
II men were wise in little things
Affecting less in all their dealings;
If hearts had fewer rusted strings
To isolate their kindred feelings;
If men, when Wrong beats down the Right
Would strike together and restore it


If Right made Might


In every fight,
The world would be the better for it,
Year: 1862

habt of seiI-ahuse TO WHICH Is added oDservationS
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the ut
importance the married and those
marriage who doubts Of their physical ability
enter that state Sent 10 any address in q sealed wrap
per. on receipt Of ten cents or four stamps.


We devote entire time and attention 10 the
ment Of the various private diseases treated Of in p
vae report Our NSpenSay is the only Institution Of the
kind America which has been tablished by special
charter an@ this fact should give il preference the
various quacks Of doubtful character be found in all
ar..nn nttt
Year: 1862

Our learned friend, DIR. E., who is al
ways found to be true champion in the
cause Of humanity, sends us the follow
ing precious paper. Our readers will read
with. interest good page Of human wis
dom.
Year: 1862

Do You REMEMBER 2-Do you remember
that you have put off your wife Tor over year
with promises that you would buy her Sew.
ing Machine after while2 Now, open your
heart, and on Christmas morning, give her a
happy surprise with Wheeler 4 Wilson.
Year: 1862

Drowned Yesterday morning strange
man was found in the canal at the Sd street
r. r. Bridge. He was seen on Saturday
evening in that vicinity, in a condition of ex-
IRENE intoxication
Year: 1862

A Rush.-There was big rush at the
Post Office, this forenoon the occasion being
the distribution of Post Office currency by
the SO worth What the crowd would have
been had Democrats been informed OF the
distribution in the ENPIRE, as the Republicans
were through the Journal, it is fearful to esti
mate.
Year: 1862

Shooting. This forenoon an excitement
was raised on Third street by one soldier pur
suing and shooting at another The parties
were arrested, and Runyan-the soldier who
fred at the other-was required by the Mayor
to give bonds in $500 to answer the charge
Year: 1862

AUCTIoNEERING.-T is great place
just now for the auctioneering business on
a moderate scale For some time during
the season, the only voice we were permit
ted to hear-with its peculiarly musical
''going, going, gone !"-was that of our old
friend on the opposite corner. Of course
those who were located within the sound of
his voice were extremely fortunate in hay
ing the dull hours of the day enlivened by
his felicitOus harangues, and were immense
ly delighted and edited The only misfor-
tune was that the whole people of the town
couldn't hear him. But at length an auc-
Goneer with a "pair of lungs like an OK, -
and voice quite as sonorous, made his way
into our midst, and in a short time-so in
fnitely did his vocal powers transcend those
of our modest cd friend-the latter was
completely overshadowed, and retired we
presume in disgust from the ordinary field
of business. Another came, and still an
other-both Of whom possess in remark
able degree the attribute of "gab," and
have been enabled thus far to hold their
own with the vanquisbing hero, and extend
to the entire town the privilege of hearing
''frOm early morn till dewy eve the capti-
waiting words going, going, gone p
Auctioneers are a great institution, and we
would not part with them for the world.


EMIGRANTs.--Abo bout four hundred emf
grants, who come with the intention of set
Ting here, have arrived in this valley du-
RING the week.
Year: 1862

A SUBJECT FOR ALCATRAz.-Pat.M Ma
lone has succeeded in getting out another
number of his seditious and traitorous pub
lication, the Oregon Weekly Union. 1t is
an infamous libel upon the name it has as
sumed. AS before its suspension, the pa
per is crowded to the very guards with
the most contemplate selections from the
most bitter Of the secession journals, de-
nouncing himself with all northern people
as towards and palroons." His leading
editorial announces the utter futility of his
efforts during the time of the suspension,
to harmonic the democracy of the State
and concentrate its support upon lone lead
ing paper" He travelled thousands of miles
in his peregrinations, and owing to the fact
that he represented himself as the moving
spirit in the amalgamatiOn project, he to-
tally failed to enlist the divided sympathies
of the democracy. He has reproduced the
Union, as the next best thing in the line of
his philanthropic endeavors, and has the
assurance to call upon the democracy to
rally to its support. They had better turn
him over to General Wright, under the or
der for the punishment of treason, and
thus relieve the country of a pestilent and
treason-disseminating journal, and furnish
Pat what he is doubtless laboring for-com-
Portable winter quarters.
Year: 1862

MAILS FOR THE UPPER COUNTRY
We announce with pleasure the fact that
proposals have been advertised for carry
ing the mails over the new routes in Wash
ington Territory, established at the last
session Of Congress, and congratulate the
people that we are at last to have the BEN
eft of Uncle Sam's mails Bids are to be
closed by the 10th Nov. next, and con
tracts are to be awarded by the 18th. It
will be seen by reference to the proposals
published in this issue, that we are to have
a weekly mail from Vancouver to this
place. A slow coach still, but decided
improvement on the semi-monthly service.
Blank proposals for carrying the mails can
be obtained at the Post office in this city.
Year: 1862

PRETTY WoMEN.-Of all other views, a man
may in time grow tired but in the countenance
of woman there is variety which sets WEAKNESS
at defiance. "The divine right of beauty, says
Junius is the only divine right man can ao-
knowledge, and pretty woman the only tyrant
he is not authorized o resist"
Year: 1862

LARGE PoTAToEs.-Mr. James Fudge
left at our Office this week three potatoes
which weighed eight pounds. They are of
the White Muchanock variety, and were
raised on the Touchet One of them is
large enough to make meal fer whole
fnnnilv
Year: 1862

Again have your Representatives in Conven-
tlon placed before you nominee for Legislative
houors. aud again are you called upon to vindi-
cate by your sufIrages the time-honored and tried
principles of your party.


At no period in the history Of our country have
we been called upon as party or as citizens, to
act with the same degree of frmness and patriot
ism as at the present, for the purpose of putting
down rebellion on the one hand aud ianaticism
on the other, and we hope and believe you who
have never yielded your sound Judgment to the
whirwiuds of passion and prejudice will in this
trying hour of our country's trouble prove to
the world that your principles are unyielding in
favor of the Constitution of the United States,
as our fathers gave it to us, which alone secured
to us all the blessings of life, liberty, property
and happiness.


In this great crisis we hold ii to be the duty Of
every citizen to aid 10y all Constitutional means
the suppression of the rebellion of the South and
restore a union of territory and people as here.
toforo enjoyed by us, and whilst we will lend our
support TO the utmost of our abilities for this





that will have Il tendency to interfere with the
institution of slavery by the General Govern.
ment, believing as we do that the people of n
State have the exclusive right to regulate their
domestic institutions in their own way.


If this violation of that sacred instrument is
permitted to be perpctrated without notice by
us, how long will it be before the whole insru-
ment is torn to threads and we be found in a
worse rebellion in the North than that which
now exists in the South. No inducement should
force us from strict construction Of that instru
mont for in compliance with its mandates in
all respects we find peace and happiness, and as
a necessary consequence, in violation of the
strict construction of that instrument, we find
anarchy and disorganizaton. Rally to your
standard in your conservative prineip'oa "'e"e
ana in their ultimate success do we see q bright
glorious and happy future awaiting our country
Your candidate is before you, true, n loyal
constitutional Democrat. BE true to your
selves and his election is secured.


WILLIAM A. LLOYD,


FREDERICK WALTER,


S. n. DYER,


MARTIN FEGAN,


SHERMAN GWlN.


Wnovnr,illn Auoust 10 1860
Year: 1862

THE Sacramento Bee alludes to Gov. Sprague i
call for colored regiment as likely to bring
"black loyalty face to face with white treason"
Sprague II will be remembered, was the only
loyal Democratic Governor who took the field at
the breaking out Of the rebellion.
Year: 1862

An IRIsm UNION MAN.--We have been rcques.
ted to publish letter from an Irish Union
man." intended as a reply to an editorial which
recently appeared in the TRINrY Journal, an
inlieXhle Union sheet. Ga close examination Of
the editorial in question, we are unable to dis.
cover the point at which our correspondent is
driving and we believe he is laboring under Il
total msconception of the JoURNAL's meaning --
We take it that our correspondent is in favor OF
keeping up the organization heretofore known as
the {" Union Democratic " in the hope, doubtless,
of establishing some beneficial principle What
There is only one question before the country, az
perhaps he very well knows and that is the pres
servaion or destruction OF this Government. 1t
is not possible for him to believe that there are
loyal men in this State other than the inefficient
handful which last year voted for Mr.. Conness
# that party constituted all the loyal element
that California possesses, then indeed is she in a
bad way. As to the loyalty Of the Irish element
in this State, we have no doubt but that they
possess il TO as great degree as any other class
They are no doubt influenced by the same mpul
ses and prcjudides rs any other people. Yet il
there are grades in the iniquily Of treason, all
must agree that II shows worse, if possible, IN
one Of our adopted citizens than in anybody
else. We have invited them hlthcr, and made
them a part OF this country. But we have not
done so that they might raise hand TO smte
down our country. That was not the object Oi
our welcome, and we are proud TO observe that
they are mainly true to their oaths Of fcalty-
Plainly the Journal makes no charges against
the Irish or any other class Of foreign born cii.
zens aud if our correspondent will rc-rcad the
article of which he complains he will agree with
u.s. Shasta Courier.
Year: 1862

IssURAScE.-There is at the present
tine 90 less than forty Insurance Companies
doing business in thissStats, OF " hich thirty
five are foreign and five domestic companies
Most Of the former are reprsaented in this city
Year: 1862

We have before us three cartridges that
were brought to US from Annapolis by q
friend. They are portion Of ammunition
for Enfield rifles served out to Burnside 8
forces for the Great Expedition. To the
eye they are alike in appearance, and the
slight difference in weight could not in
Btsntly be detected. But the difference is
that one Of the three eOntaias not a particle
Of ponder. A prominent officer Of the Ex-
pedition told our informant that this was
about the proportion throughout the entire
lot Of Enfield cartridges-One third Of them
carefully put up without powder. Now
hsre is case for investigation. Was ii
fraud, Of tFeaehery, that seeks to palm off
upon our brave troops, on the eve Of an
expedition, sham caFtridges2 Let US have
an explanation Of this affair, Secretary
Stanton Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1862

Southern Plans for the AbOlitiOR Orslavery


The following letter from an American
gentleman in Paris with which we have beer
obligingly furnished, contains statement
and suggestions well worthy of attention;


"PARIs December ~, 1861.


81 have repeatedly stated my conviction
(which believe you do not share) the period
must come when the leaders of the rebellion
will despair Of achieving independence and
perpetusting slavery.


ait will then remain for them 10 try foI
independence alene, and for this they will
prefer to abandon slavery, in order 70 obtain
| foreign aid 70 secure Independence.


"But my hope has been that they would
not adopt this course till the pressure be-
comes much heavier on them than now, and
this would imply an advance in the position
and perhaps in the policy Of the North, which
might Of itself prevent the success Of such at
tempts to obtain aid on our side.


"But Is it safe or reasonable to expect the
| leaders Of the rebellion 70 delay entering
upon the only road which is open to possible
or partial success until that, too, is closed by
the march OF events, and their affairs become
utterly hopeless 2 l think not was,
therefore, not surprised on being told yester.
day, with an air Of much Importance by a
friends reliable man-WhO is in the en-
ploy Of the French Government that be had
been informed IN private manner, and be-
lieved the information true, that negotiations
were aAoat, both with France and England,
on the basis Of the gradual abolition Of slave
~, in consideration of specih aid to be Civ
en- to the rebels to enable them to fulfil the
agreement Whether the leading rebels have
already proposed this course, or their agents
have only started The report to see what sup.
port it would find, cannot say.


"But it is certain that this measure would
be popular in Europe generally, while in
England, in particular, it would so fsroon-
ciiiste the whole people as u permit the
government to act in the direction Of its
secret (2) desires for the dissolution Of the
Union, by an interference for the pretended
purpose Of securing the abolition Of slavery,
putting an end to the war, and restoring
resee and commerce to the world


HIs ii not obvious that sooner or later
the increasing pressure must convince the
leading rebels Of the impossiblity Of both
Independence and slavery, and that inde-
pendenee alone is only possible through
foreign aid
Year: 1862

aFrom Information derived from private
sources we feel warranted in saying that the
New York Post has full authority for making
the following statement found in the issueof
the 18th inst:


Our advices rom Washington give US rea-
son to believe that the President is much dis
pleased with the delays which have of late
attended our military movements, some Of
which if We rightly conjecture their nature,
are planned on q scale ansWerable to the vast
extent Of the insurrection, and if executed
with anything like adequate vigor and skill,
must be followed by the most important con-
-uvonunoan q ~
Year: 1862

Or. Cheever's Lecture at WashInatOn.


The following is portion Of the lecture
on Emancipation, delivered at the Smith.
sonian Institution, in Washington, on Fri
day evening;


The only thing in which we are resOlute
thus far, is the maintenance Of Slavery
the crushing of the rebellion has been
promised, but is not yet seriously under
taken, and it never will be accomplished
till We strike Slavery to the heart. A
palsy Of imbecility and fear is upon us
from God until we take our marching or
ders from Him. But the moment we do
that, We are safe. We only want justice
on cur side, and We can stand against the
world. Put the conflict on that issue of
freedom, and every mans strength viii be
doubled. Put the conflict on that issue,
bnd we may rightfulIy demand Of Great
Britain and France to stay their hand, and
give us sympathy and time, while we 60
through the land with the proclamation Of
liberty. Oh that God may even thuslat
have mercy upon us, and inspire and send
forth the proclamation. How glorious then
would be our attribute, and how magni6-
cent our moral power!
Year: 1862

ALIA NE :"


We surrender large Of our space this
morning to publication Of the leading
features Of the new tax law which will be
examined with a personal interest by ali
our readers The military neK.s is Of no
sta7ling nature but IN important change is
to be noted in the appointment Of Gen.
Pope to the army Of Virginia Gen Grant
is IN command at Memphis, and the
new department Of Western Tennes-
Sec, Of which it is the headquarters
In the high Court Of Impeachment yester-
day the infamous traitor judge, West H.
Humphreys Of Tennessee, was convicted
and inpcached. The exchange Of pris.
oncrs hangs fire, and the rebels have come
out on q new scheme Of sulking to enforce
their demand for general exchange which
shall include BucAner and the arch trai.ors
OF the rebellion.
Year: 1862

e" Tue tax bill is the tribute northern
<7essl5acs must ray to preserre sh.zefy-
They would clcrisll it they would not let
il be touched by the army They have
procrastinated the war eight months to
preserve it from harm, ard Heaven only
knows how much longer they will prolong
the Har before giving Up their idol
Year: 1862

We were unable to give, in our last is.
sue, the result of the election. In the pres
ent number we give the official vote Of
Kent county, and the aggregate of New
Castle and the head of the ticket in Sussex


The result, as we noticed last week. in
regard to the State ticket, was very close,
being equally divided between the Unionist
and the Democrats. WIN. Cannon, the
Union candidate, for Governor is elected by
Ill majority, and VIM Temple, the Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress by 40 mai.


In New Castle county the Union men
elected their whole ticket by an average
majority of COZ. In Kent and Sussex the
Democrats were successful-their maiorities
In the former ranging from 400 to 427, and
In the latter from / to 40.


The next Legislature will stands as fol-
lows-Senate, four Union to five Democrats.
House, IA Democrats to 7 Unionists. As
Mr. Bayard's term in the U. S. Senate
expires on the Sd of March it devolves upon
the next Legislature to re-elect him or another
politician of the same stripe.


The result i'll our State has been n drawn
oattle-the Democrats as usual CARRYING off
most of the spoils. We get the Governor
for four years, and they Representative
for two, Senator for six and control the law
making for two years.


Smyrna, has the honor, if 80 it can be
termed, of sending Representative to Con-
gress. We did all we could to prevent his
election, not because he was one of our citi-
zens because personally he has hitherto
uniformly commanded our respect) but be-
cause the principles he held, and the partv
he was acting with, we honestly believe to
be inimical to the interest Of the country


Mr. Temple-the Honorable Mr.. TemnIe
we must call him now, will not take his
seat IN Congress for year or two yet, and
We hope by that time the "big job" will be
so near finished that his peace policy will be
so ridiculous as not to have an advocate
even in himself We have driven our on.
ponents rapidly from the position they held
one year ago of opposition to the flag, op-
position TO the war, and the absurd cry
" we have no government" and none has
changed his opinion or rather his express
sions, faster than our Honorable friend
Temple. We shall keep our eye ON him in
the future hoping to see him still improv-
ing, and though we cannot expect he will
begin to represent us as ably as Mr.. Fisher.
we hope he will hold the honor of our little
State far above reproach, remembering all
the time that he is one of the gallant Blue
Hens BOOSTERS.
Year: 1862

IIE CHURCH AND TIE WAR-The Pres.
byterian synod of Illinois, Co. s at its late
meeting at Quincy, passed a spirited series
OF resolutions on the state of the country.
which were rcplete with the spirit of LOYALTY
and freedom. The seventh Of these rcsoln-
tons contains solemn warning against
contention and strife among Union people
at this crisis of the nation, and furnishes a
lesson which will be of value to the nco,Jo
of the whole North:


-. We believe it to be the dutv Of al,
good men to frown upon all attempts 70
weaken confidence in the Government or
to divide or distract the loyal people of the
country. The efforts of scherninp noliti-
clans and selfish demagogues, and Of an
unprincipled or disloyal newspaper press m
to give aid ani comfort to the rebellion NV
dividing our people and raising up reac-
tlonary party that would sell Justice and
liberty, and barter away all that is most
sacred in our institutions for the sake of the
personal aJg'ardisen'em Of t,racherous and
sbo'f-h'rd peace, ought to receive the indio-
nant condemnation of all who fear God and
love justice. None but a righteous peace
can be permanent"