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Year: 1861

Mr.. Jefferson, in the ninth volume of
his work, says:


"When any one State in the Ameri-
can Union refuses obedience to the con-
federation by which they have bound
themselves, the rest have right to
compel them to obedience. Congress
would probably exercise long patience
before they would recur to force, but if
the cause ultimately required it, they
would use that recurrence. Should this
case ever arise, they viii probably co
cree by naval force, as being more
easy, less dangerous to liberty, and less
likely to produce much blooashed.h =
Year: 1861

once mounted their horses and fed. The
enraged father, finding them beyond his
reach, turning to where the slayer of his
little daughter lay-seized his axe and cut
his brutal body into four quarters and threw
them out as only fit for the dogs to devour.


/" Such my friends, is Secession at home.
1t is robbery, rapine and murder. And 1T is
marching towards you, and will soon be
upon you. You must arm for your defence.
| speak not to you in fables. These things
occurred not in remote country, but right
over there in Tennessee. seem yet to hear
the shrek that went up from that young and
innocent heart, as it took leave of life, so
wild, so clear, so agonizing that even angelic
spirits might come to listen and aEenge =
Will you not. then, rush to the support of
your Government and the rescue of your
country from reign of terror that has no
parallel in the history Of civilized man Z"
Year: 1861

The change from diet of roast beef and
mutton chops with plenty OF vegetables, to
salt pork and hard crackers, such as was ex-
perienced and complained Of by many volun-
teers in the war, is hardly less great than
that to which animals in northern ATTITUDES
are annually subjected In few weeks the
fresh, juicy herbage SO grateful to bovine
Ialates, will have felt the frost's sharp breath
and become withered and tasteless. Long
befre the cattle and sheep will cease to
Craze, if kept confined to the pasture, their
food will be diminished in nutritive value
Just ct this point in a year, without proper
care, stock will receive a severe check in
their growth. There is danger. in the first
place, tat commencing to feed with an al
lowanoe from the winter stores may be de-
layed too long. The object in feeding should
be not merely to keep animals alive but to
keep them gaining in weight, and to do this,
as the quality of food gathered in the pasture
decreases in value, amends must be made
from other sources. The value of root crops
will now be appreciated. First, there will
be large quantity of the tops, which are
highly relished by stock, ready to feed just
when most needed. When these are exhaus-
ted, the roots themselves will De taken gree-
dily along with the forkfull of hay which the
provident farmer will allow to cattle night
and morning, as the grass begins to tai.


If there be no roots raised, then supply
the deficiency with little corn or oats. The
grain in this case will not be wasted it will
be found again IN the beef, mutton, or wool.
and thus will only be taking little longer
route to market, while it will pay the farmer
heavy tell by greatly increasing the value
of the manure made. In this way the change
from summer to winter feeding may be ma le
so gradual that the animals, with their ap-
petites stimulated by the increasing sharp
ness of the wheather, will scarcely feel it
and by keeping up variety of food, alter
mating with hay, cut straw, stalks, roots. and
grain, they may be kept in full vigor and
growing during the whole winter, and start
off vigorously in spring. Agricut-
tulist.
Year: 1861

A good washing fluid may be made of hot
water and plenty of soft soap.


Plenty of good fresh butter and good
appetite will keep bread from moulding.


Wooden rags should always be washed in
sweet oil before they are made into fanne
cakes.


Childrens' dresses wear longer by letting
them reach to the ankles.
Year: 1861

WE have the official accounts made up in
September, of the number of troops which
four of the Southern States had in the field
in that month, which we give below. COM
pared with the statements of the forces
which an equal number Of Northern States
have despatched to the seat of war:
Year: 1861




A Washington corr ,spondent of the Phil
adelpbia Press says:


There are so many great men here that
you begin to have an idea that every body is
great. Angels have been entertained una
wares in the olden time, and have seen an
orderly sergeant stop the carriage of a Cab
met minister, and ask him % carry a bundle
Of letters to the post-nffice, /" if he was going
that way" You can't 90 by appearances
The shabbiest bat have seen in town was
worn by statesman of high position and
great fame-while a certain distinguished
parsonage is generally attired in clothing
which would exci,e the disdain OF your
Chestnut street dandies. Some of our great
est men are the least pretending. Do You
see that middle sized man, with the piercing
gray eye, The light mustache and imperial
wearing plain blue military blouse, and
with a common foraging cap pushed back on
his head? He wears no insignia of rank,
but you know he is soldier. and wou?d pro-
badly pass him for junior lieutenant of
infantry. He goes rapidly along, with a
Ii tie dash in his manner, and calmly smokes
cigar as he talks to gray bearded oflcer.
who listens attentively, The young officer
is General George B. Mcclellan, while mis-
listener is Colonel Van Welt, of his staff"
Year: 1861

make an ugly wound in some one Of
our upper spars. But our hull was
completely protected by the huge mcr-
chairman, as our decks were scarcel on a
level with her deep water line.


The breeze continued to frcshcn as VIC
ran out Of the harbor, and in few min
utes we were beyond the reach of their
shot; though the enemy continued much
longer to pound away at us in vain.


now boarded the prize which had been
the means of our wonderful escape. She
was terribly cut up, and many OF her
crew were lying dead and wounded upon
her decks.


While I was giving proper directions
for the care Of the latter, Mr.. Richmond,
who had been examining the condition of
the hull, came to me and reported that
the ship was sinking.


We lost no time in hurrying the En-
glish crew, with their effects, on board the
privateer; and scarcely had We sailed a
thousand yards from the richly-freishted
merchantmen, when, with lurch, and a
staggering motion like drunken man, she
went down, and the ocean claimed the no.
bic prize as his own.


Four days after this singular night ad-
venture the Yankee was lying snugIy un-
der the walls OF the Moro, i'll the harbor
| of Havana.
Year: 1861

Those friendly to our undertaking, who
may hear Of any local, or other items, that
will prove of interest to our readers, will
favor us by handing in the same at the Office
Of the News.
Year: 1861

We were too much indisposed to attend the Union
meeting in this City on Tuesday night last, but we
learn from the Banner that many Of our friends
from the country were present, and that sr- ?.


"The speeches of Messrs. Miller and Badger were
able indeed, and were listened to attentively The
crowd remained, almost to man, to the end, and
would have willingly listened for hours more. We
call attention to the resolutions adopted They are
patriotic and to the point; and all good Union men
can and will endorse them While the taproot Of
the tree of Liberty is threatened by the axe Of dis
union, anarchy and civil war, this is no time to be
cutivating the little party sprouts springing from
that root If it is severed these sprouts as an nev-
table consequences die Preserve it. and the sprouts
can be attended to hereafter. Neither party spirit
nor personal pque is sufficient excuse for deserting
the cause Of Union" - .'.g IS, 80. y =
Year: 1861

The New TERRITORIAL GovERNMENTs.-Inv view Of
the continued bowling of the disunionists over the
territorial slavery question, it may not be amiss to
call the attention of the Stars southern readers to
the fact that in the laws establishing the three new
territorial governments (passed at the last session
of Congress,) under which all the remaining United
States territory has been divided up there is not


clause, line or word invading or nvalidating the
right of the STAKEHOLDER to take his property into
them or in any manner rendering it insecure there.
And further, that according to the law of the land
as laid down by the Supreme Court of the United
States, the rights of the STAKEHOLDER in those Ter
rtories are precisely those announced in the Dred
Scott decision. j.


We submit therefore, that there remains nothing
whatever in connection with Slavery in the Terri
tories over which any ground for sectional squab-
BILE between South and North remains; the South
having obtained all she asked if her representatives
were acting in good faith not long since in voting
that there was no need Of further legislation for the
protection of slavery in the Territories


In retaining from legislating against slavery in
Territories, with the full knowledge of the meaning
of the Dred Scott decision, the majority of the last
House did that which cannot fail sooner later to
open the eyes Of the people of the South to the fact
that the prolongation of the hue and cry over the
territorial slavery question in the South, is but .
bold trick resorted to prevent the southern masses
from turning their attention to the Vaccinations of
those in their own midst who are seeking to render
successful the usurpation of the Oligarchy- Wash
tngton Star. ..-. -.
Year: 1861

UNITED STATES OFFIcERs.-As much has beensaid
about the disafecton of our army officers, we learn
from an authentic source that of 460 officers Of
the army at this time only Al have resigned or been
dismissed, and these include all, nearly all that
are disafected to the government" y Washington
Correspondent


It is the object of the dsunionists to keep up and
increase this dstrust in the army, and with this end
IN view all the dsunion papers are constantly re-
peatng the names Of such officers, born in the Gulf
States, who have felt it sad and solemn duty to
tender their designations In this way the number
factual designations appear to be more formidable
than they really are. The misgving as to the pa
triotism and fidelity Of our army officials, we are
assured is totally unfounded, and it is altogether
unreasonable to suppose that the great portion Of
them are not as faithful and trustworthy any like
number of officers to be found in any military SER
vice under any government in the world ,.. :
Year: 1861

possession r1eac plate engraved after the smtude
which notes bonGs issued as aforesaid
shall have been printed with intent to use such or cause
suffer used forging counerfeting
of the bonds issued aforesaid shall have in his
custody any blank notes.
engraved and IA after the smiude of bonds


issued aforesaid with intent to such blanks cause


suffer the be used in forging counterfeng
the notes or bonds issued aforesaid shall have in his
tody possession the making notes
bonds similar to the which
issued, with
suffer the be used
any the issued aforesaid every
being thereof lawfully convicted by law shall
be be imprisoned and kept to hard abour
less than ve than years. fined
not exceeding five thousand dollars.


Sec "a If State shall before the first day of April
the Treasury of the Confederate
specie the assessed against State
thereon it shall be the of
the Treasury otfy the the
such State and thereupon their authority duty uder tn
act shall


SEC If shall at any tirne year
the ratification of treaty of between the Confederate
States and tie Uni ted States commit of the acts described


the twentyrst section of this such person ssl be
deemed and adudged guilty of felony and being thereof
vced by due of shall be sentenced be imprisoned
and kept at hard labor f eriod of not less than five
than ten years. and be fined in exceeding
i've thousand dollars.
Year: 1861

PENEr rRAT:NG THE NEITHER REGIoN.-A letter from WIT
county Va. relates the following:


gentleman in the oil region in Western Virginia was
boring oil his land and anxious complete the Joe
kent his darkies at work night and day. The nights
cold and fire was built the well. About midnight
they struck of gas which rushed out with great
and irnitipg from the fire. shot up great stresmof brill
liant fame one hundred and fifty feet in the air. illuminating
the country round The terrified darkes broke for thel1
get up views done and broke through into hell r.
Year: 1861

In view of the present condition OF the county
Jail of Trinity, it being in the last stages OF IRE
parable decay, and unsafe for the purposes OF
prison, this Board deems it advisable to recon-
mend to the Legislature, through our Represen
tativc, f. Walter, Esq, the passage OF the io-
lowing enactment for the especial benefit OF TINS
county, to wit: The passage of an act author'z
ing an additional tax of one fourth of one per
cent. to be levied on the taxable property oil THIS
county for the term of two years


In view of the benefits derived to this county
from an act creating Road Fund for certain
counties in this State known as the Cioverdale
Road Fund.- this Board deems it advisable to rec
ommend to the State Legislature through Hon.
F. Walter, our Assemblyman, that the provisions
Of said Act be amended and extended so as to
embrace in its provisions the granting of said rev.
cnae for the year 1861


On the last day of the session of the Board,
the Treasurer being in attendance with all sealed
proposals received by him in accordance with an
Act of Legislature of this State, passed Februa-
ry, 1859, creating a Redemption Fund for this
county, and the Board being all present, proceed
ed to open and examine the same. After due eX-
animation of the several proposals, TIE following
tn1
Year: 1861

HEAVY on WIsE.-Gov. Wise gives public no.
tice that il the people of Virginia should even
deliberate whether in the present crisis they will
90 with the North or the South, al at least, for
one of her sons, will not follow her lead, but
will rush to South Carolina or some other heroic
Commonwealth of the South, and implore the
use Of her arms to save my mother State from
nenable disgrace" If we were Virginia, we
should go to deliberating at once if it were only
to get rid of Wise. He seems to be one of the
biggest fools that modern times have produced.
~ Y. Tribune.
Year: 1861

Much Philosophy in Few Words.
The following extract we make from one of
DR.. Hollands late essays upon Human Life,
now publishing in the Springfield Republican.
The philosophy it iEculcates would save vast
deal of unhappiness:


at seems a very melancholy thing for q
man to carry mental ulcer with him through
life-to feel its pricks and its pangs in every
effort-to be conscious Of its presence every
hour-to be engaged in covering it from sight,
or in the attempt to deceive the world with
regard to it. Life is altogether too good a
thing to be spoiled by little sore, or a large
one, when there exists an obvious mode of
cure 1t is our immense and intense selfcon-
sciousness that stands in our way always in
the matter. The truth is that the world does
not think half SO much about US as we imagine
it does. A man may walk through the city
OF New York with face as homely as
hedge fence" thinking about it all the time,
and wondering what people think of it, and
not man in all the throng will even see it. 1t
is so in all the world at large. Our personal
peculiarities, our personal failures generally,
possess very lite interest for Others They
have enough to do in taking care of them
selves, and have weaknesses and failures and
peculiarities enough of their own, and if the
world should spurn our well meant efforts in
its behalf, why, let it go. 1t means nothing
to get sore and sensitive over it. When q
man truly learns of how little importance he is
in the world, he is generally beyond the dan
ger of becoming CALLED by his harness, what
ever it may be-"
Year: 1861

A MODEST MAN.-Lately, says San Fran
cisco paper, a number of our city ladies were
at a milk ranch near the Mission, and went in
to view the stock While there son of Erin
came by driving number of cows. Stopping
before the crowd he said Lord love ye, and
have ye any bulls that ye could loan a poor
fellow for short while"
Year: 1861

How TO KNOW A FooL.-By six qualities
may fool be known-anger without cause
speech without profit, change without motive
inquiry without an object, putting trust in a
stranger, and wanting capacity to discriminate
between a friend and foe.
Year: 1861

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIF
Il teeenth Judicial District of the State of Califor
MIA in and for the County of Butte.


Bridget Campion Maurice Campion.


Action brought in the District Court of the Fif
teenth Judicial District and the complaint filed in
the County of Butte in the Office of the Clerk OF
said District Court.


The People of the State of California send greeting
to Maurice Campion: You are hereby required to
appear in an action brought against you by the
above named Plaintiff in the District Court of the
Fifteenth Judicial District of the State of California
in and for the County of Butte, and to answer the
complaint filed therein "a copy of which accompa-
nies this Summons) within ten days Exclusive of
the day of service) after the service you Of this
Summons-if served within this County; or, if
served out of this County but in this Judicial Dis
trict, within twenty days; if served out of said
District then within forty days-or judgment by
default will be taken against you.


The said action is brought to obtain decree
of this Court to dissolve the marriage existing be-
tween the plaintiff, Bridget CampOn, and defend
and. Maurice Campion. Plaintiff alleges in her
complaint on file herein that defendant has deserted
her. and failed to provide for her maintenance; and
if you fail to appear and answer the said COM
plant as above required, the Plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief prayed for in her com
plant on file herein


49,, Given under my hand and Seal of the
SEAL. District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
'--1 District, this ID day of October, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sxty-one.


II. NJ. PHIPPS, Clerk.


SMITH & RosENBArM, Attys for pltf o5
Year: 1861

WHEN we asked a man few days since,
what induced him to make a law student Of
his son, he replied: "Oh, he always was ly-
ing little cuss, and l thought I'd humor his
leading propensity"
Year: 1861

BLooDTHIRsTY PEOPLE" This extra is a
regular humbug' This Pony brings no
news" No fighting yet y and such like
expressions are to be heard from many people
on reading the extras we have lately issued on
the arrival of the Pony. 1t would seem as if
nothing short Of the record Of q half dozen
battles, or at least the sackng and burning of
one or more Southern cities, could satisfy the
craving for blood of these patriots. One indi-
vidual who, if he were thrust in the ranks,
would probably shoot his gun at the first dis
charge, in such way as to make it more dis
agreeable to the olfactories of his neighbors
than dangerous to the enemy, went SO far, in
the expression of his disappointment, as TO
compromise the Transcript in his curses fer
issuing an extra which did not contain the re-
cord Of any battle. People who are so fond of
hearing of other folks fighting, are seldom fond
of doing much Of it themselves and if we had
the power of compulsion, we are confident that
no greater punishment could be inflicted on
this class of yelpers than to force them in the
front rauk of the first battle The news of
blood she'd viii reach us soon enough, God
knows ,-Nerada Transcript.


The above is true exposition. Barking
dogs seldom bite.
Year: 1861

TRUE WIsDoM.-Every man who has be-
come old, can look back on his life, see its er-
rors and think of what he would do if he had
to live it over again. This experience, which
might be of much value to the young, is of lit
tie use to the aged, but it should not lie lost
1t was the evident intention of nature, that the
experience of age should be the instruction Of
youth True wisdom consists in profting by
the errors and failures Of others as well as Of
our own.
Year: 1861

PATIENCE is oftentimes courage in repose
and be is the greatest hero who can suffer
most silently. Calm endurance is better than
hot daring for the former is spiritual and
human, whilst the latter is merely physical,
and is shared with inferior animals. Reguus
and Arnold Won Winkleried were nobler than
even Scipio and Tell Selfcontrol may exist
gel of martyrdom is brother to the angel Of
victory"
Year: 1861

PETTIcoAT UNIoSIsrs.-A worthy sister of
Governor Magoffin has sent to the Legislature
a petition for the Union, signed by eight hun
dred ladies of Mercer county. God bless her
for her patriotism. Would to Heaven she
were Governor of Kentucky, and that her
brother Beriah were at home in petticoats-
Louisville Journal
Year: 1861

PROGRESS WEsTwARD.--A paper published
at Omaha, Nebraska, of recent date, says:


We are in receipt of the Daily Rocky
Mountain News of the 10th inst. Less than
one year ago, it required three days for the
Eastern news to reach us. Now we have at
our breakfast tables all the Eastern news of
the preceding day, while our neighbors of
Denver City, coo miles westward, at the foot
of the Rocky Mountains, are as near tba East
as we were one year ago. Before the close Of
the present rear, Denver City will probably
be in telegraphic communication with all the
East The wire is now up to Fort Kearney,
250 miles west of here. What imagination
can keep pace with the actual progress of the
Yankee nation westward If any man could
reveal the hidden things of the future, and
foretell the progress of the Northwest for five
years to come, he would be pronounced q fool
and madman.
Year: 1861

An enormous swain, somewhere down east,
in an attempt to do the agreeable by way of a
midnight serenade, met with damper that
sent him home with flea in his ear. He be-
gan thus:


90, cub, cub wild be,


Whed the bood alb beabig-
Year: 1861

A LovE-sIcK swain, desirous to indicate the
extent and character of his love for the en-
press of his heart, exclaimed "Ah, Miss
Brown, my affection for you is as strong as
as-as the butter they gave US for dinner r.
She was satisfied, as she boarded at the same
house. The bargain was struck, and they
were married.
Year: 1861

Two fashionably attired ladies met on the
sidewalk a day or two since, where the deep
snow had been shoveled wide enough for one
to get along. As Greek meets Greek" so
they met. There was clash of steel, cloud
of snow-then two collapsed quantities Of dry
goods and hardware went sailing along the
street in opposite directions with the majesty
Of seventy-four gun ships with sails shattered
Year: 1861

Found DRowNED.-Yesterday Coroner Schirmer
held an inquest upon the body Of an unknown WON IN
which was found in the dock at the foot of Pier No
North River. She appeared to be about 20 yeais Of
age full sze light complexion, dark auburn hair; she
wore calico dress with small white and yellow stripe
and pink figures, also white muslin chemise, white
stockings fancy slipper on right foot trimmed with red
plush. She could not have been in the water more
than few hours. Tie Jury returned verdict OF
Death from drowning"


The body Of an unknown man was found floating in
the Jay street dock yesterday morning. 1t WAS fast
ened to the wharf and the Coroner duly notified to
hold an inquest The deceased bad dark hair, an I'M
perial and goatee blue sack shirt IN the LETT
side of which was pocket containing a thimble an
old comb and some small pieces of fish lire grey un-
der-shir black-coth pants, and blue overas on one
foot gaiter, aud OH the other shoe. The body ap-
peared to have been in the water for several days.