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Year: 1862




The Chronicle having this morning ventilated the fact
that there must be little delay mt Fredericksburg for
Of railroad facilities for getting his supplies up from
Aqua Creek, may not napprcpriae.y explain To the
public that blame whatever possibly attach TO
General Burnside this account. week before Gen
Nc cClonn left the Maryland bank OF the Potomac he
urged the army headquarters by telegraph and by
special messenger sent hher the vital importance o
having everything in readiness To place this railroad be
ming order al the earliest possible moment specifying in
some instances, the articles he thought should he ga
hcred and prepared for instant - that end His
vice not fooTed IL may be because II could not
then be that the repairs Of that road had aght to
do with . the plan or the campaign' We make this
statement, il Is due to General BuTnsdes future that
the facts involved should understood by the country
from the start


Correspondence OF the same paper, .Iov. 20.


fear the army will not move promptly from the
immediate vicinity Of Fredericksburg .king Demos"
will be likely require In his present temper with res-
such matters. The construction corps Is really
doing its best To have IL otherwise; but the preliminary
preparations materials for the repair Of the railroad
which should have been made. appear to, have been
sadly neglected The rebels, being almost entirely und
turbed in this quarter after evacuation Of Frcdcrcgs
burg, improved their opportunity 10 carry OF all the ,ee
could get away, well 10 burn ~ the b. !yes as
thoroughly possible Tho Consequence is that much
larger supply Of such railroad materials have bct fnnnd
requisite In repairing railroads in Virginia disabled by
the rebels found necessary here II s probable that
the lack OF them delay the army's advance week.
possibly fortnight. If so, shall, OF course. have
the "On 10 Richmond" press down General Burnside
loud and long howl though he Is 10 blame
for the delay than General Butler In New Orleans
Year: 1862

place and Washington leaving Washington IN the morn
ing and returning the same afternoon The long wnarI
which, with everything else hero, was destroyed 10 sep
tember, will be rebuilt a. soon as possible prooaOy
ten days Meanwhile the temporary dock prove
cient for the wants OF the army.


Our cavalry scouts report seeing gueras withn mile
and half OF this point yesterday afternoon but we nave
too much faith the rebels respect for Capt Maeaw and
bis Potomac notla fool any Of attack, inde
pendent ~ the resistance that could be made on land


In order TO expedite matters another party was sent 10
Beepan to dock for light draught vessels at which
supplies could be landed while the necessary work was
going on here The energy o Captain Hall has 10 great
degree rendered that expedition useless he Is now IN
readiness to land stores himself
Year: 1862

steam engines the railroad am told that the last
trains for Alexandria pass down the road TO night As
through Warrsnton Junction everything looked
like predetermined abandonment OF the place.


General Hooker rode In ambulance TO day, NOT yet
having recovered entirely from his amsness He hopes
TO be able within day or two to take exclusively 70
horseback riding
Year: 1862

clothed and comfortably shed. Compared 70 their hal
clad brethren, they are as princes.


Although some OF principal ofhcers arc Of the opn.
ion that may meet with a decided resistance short
distance from Fredericksburg hardly think that they
will oppose until nearly AT the gates OF
Richmond. There Is too much at stake al the present
time for them to risk an engagement. where we could
meet them equal terms; Also partly beat
them ia the " Richmond, and they will need all
their TO defend the extensive Notifications that sur.
round the city.


find all the citizens along the the most decided
secessionists and many of them bold enough pro-
claim their hatred OF This not often the as they
army the coming contest may have something ~ do
with II, as lind them, with few exceptions msst san
guine the results They notice with expressions OF
anything but pleasure the splendid conuon of the Union
army, console themselves with the oft repeated
declaration "that we may cxterminate them, but we
cannot put them down while a man remains" That,
however remains 10 be eecn.


stopped last night in the house of Mr.. Irwin Mt Hart
wood IL was there that the lamented General Reno
made his headquarters the night he and bis command
started from fredericksburg to assist General Pope at
CEDAR Mountain The same men are encanped this
morning ali around but the brave and noble Reno II
not here Many the kind words spoken Of him as
the officers recognized the house was with Reno then


with HIM at his death and too, testify TO his
worth an officer and man.


General wilcox and stan have been here, there and
every where, experimenting the movements of the csrps
and old veterans they nearly all they have fallen
into the ways of this commander they did into
those Of Burnsde but they entertain tho old feel
ing OF love for Burnside, and his presence h always hailed
with deafcning shouts The Ninth Is gallant corps, aud
General Wilcox may well bc proud Of his comm md


The last night OF the dinerent camps with their
hundreds or fires blazing In the darkness partook more
OF metropolitan theatres and It Increased when
the strains OF half dozen bands filed the with
their different melodies


Before this reaches you may engaged IN the
decisive battle Of the Let the people have every
confidence In the Union troops and pray that God may
defend the right.
Year: 1862

! Coon AND BAD" IT'S an i'll wind that blows
nobody good ;" is an old saw we'll illustrated by
the immense quantities of rain that has fallen
during the past few weeks. Great losses of prop
erty have occurred along the large mining streams
in Trinity county, and we presume throughout
the State, but never before has there been so fa-
vorable season for working dry diggings.-
Claims that have remained idle for years are
now being worked, and the dry guch and hill
dggings are yielding rich harvests OF gold.
The season for this kind of mining is full two
months earlier than usual the mountains are
covered with snow, and there are favorable indi-
cations for long and successful seasons work.


Trinity county is fortunate in having inexhaus-
table fields of this species of mines, and we have
every belief that the gain from these mines the
present season will quite make up the amount
which will be lost from damage to river claims
and fixtures. Already we begin to have evidence
of this One day of last week Greenhood X
Newbauer kept their American and Chinese gold
dust purchases separate, for the purpose of not
ing the amount and character of gold sold by the
Chinese, who mostly work in the dry diggings in
and about the Weaverville basin. The receipts
of the day, from Cinnamon, were over $l,6OO.-
When it is remembered that this was bought in
small parcels, and from the Cinnamon who work
the refuse and dry claims near the town. we think
it a very encouraging omen for the success OF
this kind of mining the present season, and the
general prosperity of the county.
Year: 1862




To the babe they sought,


Sweet offerings OF praise
SO let us sing


To the Savior king,


Who with good has crowned our days.
May we not forget the example set
BY the earth-born Son of Heaven,
But give to the poor, around our door,
AS bounty to us is given
Christmas is here, and the bright New Year
Is following in its train
The fading night, and the breaking light,
Will mingle once again.
The year has past, like a rushing blast,
And many a strange, wild scene
OF lire, and food, and Wars red blood,
Has dimm'd its glorious sheen.
And many q soul has reachd the goal
OF the mystic, great unknown,
The glorious mind from its earth unshrin'd,
Has pass'd in its progress on.
God grant the career Of the coming year
May prove SO grandly bright
That it aye shall stand, mid its kindred ban(
Proeminent in light.
SAN FRANCIsCo, December, 1861.
Year: 1862

THE REVENUE LAw.-Under the new law, pass
ed at the last session OF the Legislature, the de-
linqueht tax list passes into the hands OF the
District Attorney, for prosecution, instead of the
property delinquent being sold by the sheriff, as
heretofore The new law is a jumbed-up, ndef-
mite affair, and should be re-modeled or repeal
ed by the present Legislature. Speaking OF that
portion of the law referring to delinquent taxes,
the Yreka Journal says:


I'VE, in common with numerous citizens, are
in favor of the repeal of the new delinquent law,
on the ground that its operation is an outrage on
the people, aliording no more revenue than the
old law for the county, and only beneiting Sher-
IFS and District Attorneys person who may
be sick. have an agent, or enjoying visit else
where, must be subjected to at least double his
tax. If not paid before certain time, nearly all
of which is pure official fees"


BY the Journal we notice that the sheriff of that
county publishes the delinquent list as usual, ili
ing one page of the above paper
Year: 1862

EDIroRs AND EssAYIsrs.--There are multtude5
OF people who can tcrite well for a newspaper,
but not many who can edH one. Many mistake
the business of an esssayist for that of q jour
nalst, believing that the merits OF Il newspaper
increase in proportion with the longitude and
number of original articles. They thrust before
the public too much of individual opinion, and
too little of the small details which reveal tho
work of the accomplished journalist, aud without
which tho newspaper Is little else than "a vehicle
for the writer's peculiar views. This would be
well enough if the writer were always capable
of instructing, originating great thoughts and
marking out the future course Of exploring mind
otherwise, it is Of little more Significance than
the aboundng garrullty of young crow
First-rate editors are hardly more numerous
than effective orators, excellent poets or great
painters.-P PiacerDIke NelOs.
Year: 1862

Mrs. .FADER's PoEM--We present to our read
ers this week, a short poem from the pen of our
old contributor, Mrs. ANNE X. II. FADER.-
1t is pretty and appropriate, and we return our
thanks for the lady's kind remembrance. We're
gret to learn that Mrs. FADER S health is not
much improved since her departure from Trinity.
May she live to see many Holiday times come
and so, and brighten many fireside by her pure
and sweet pOesy
Year: 1862

Irish servant maids, remarks the Boston Pilot,


are a class of women whom the journalists of this


country more frequently malign than praise.
| They are all poor some of them are entirely


uneducated; they are the daughters of an i'm


poverished island, and they are faithful Catholics


these are the principal reasons for which the


press of America-and through that press Ameri-


can sentiment-are bitterly turned against them.


There is no honor in such reasons ; but they are


covered with mmeasurable disgrace We are not


now claiming newspaper celebrity for these


women--though if they had money to give for l.,
this is the nation in which they could make large
purchases in that commodity-but we object to
the. unmanly abuse which is constantly flowing
over their heads English, Scotch, French and
Welsh females never provoke the newspaper
defamation and insults of the United States. All
the ribaldry is preserved for the daughters oi St
Bridget. 1t is true, that Irish girls would be
badly off If there were no America to come to-.
But this argument may be applied to England,
Spain and France, in regard to their colonies ;
il may be retorted on native Ameri cans them
selves for they did not make the country, and
what would they be worth without itY and what
ever prosperity marks those girls here, 1t Is not
the effect of American kindness, but of the honest
labor of their own willing hands American
commercial enterprise is very extensive, because
it is very profitable. II is precisely for the same
reason that Irish servant maids are largely em'
poyed. If they were not profitable, they would
get nothing to do They are never engaged for
themselves; bat always for the benefit OF the
capitalist, who needs them 1t is, therefore, just
rs insensate thing to condemn any legitimate
branch of business In the country as 1t is Irish
servant maids. Let the matter be taken III any
rational way and it will be found that these te
males deserve in no manner the shameless Ill
teatment they so frequently get.


But there is one-we pass over several Others
for the present feature in Irish servant maids
in America, which no other women in the land
ever allow themselves to be touched by. We
mean the undyiug, fresh affection, that animates
them for their kindred ut home Take one in
stance The Irish servant girls of New York
and Brooklyn sent, during the last year, to their
fathers and mothers, and brothers aud sisters, in
Ireland the enormous sum of e50O OOOl How
was this immense sum made 1t was accumu
lated by the savings of couple of dollars
week, laborously earned in the drudgery OF
Kitchens, laundries, the chamber, and the work
table. We may be sure that not u cent of 1t ever
fell from the skies or was ever stolen, or was
found IL was coined in the long, fatiguing
interval between the first gray hour OF the
morning, and the last long hour of the night.
The fact of the accumulation of this money is
in itself, calculated to reflect the highest credit
on the industry and thrift of these girls, and in
the eye OF justice it must remove forever IRON
them charges of improvidence and luziness.
Year: 1862

A CORRECr DEosI0N.-When perfectly sober
--unlOrtunatey rare oCcurrence-C Charley
Brown was very successful advocate at the
had, as he subsequently termed it, can unusual
nip of the sprituous," he appeared in court in
behalf of client, but his misconduct was so
fragrant that the judge, who knew Charley s
failing, and generally humored him, was at
length ged to address him as follows:


cit is the opinion of this court that the
counsel for the plaintiff is at present peculiarly
disqualified for conducting the case now before
the court"


Charley arose with an affected GOODNESS, and
said


"It il the-hic opinion Of the counsel for the
plaintiff that the-hic-cOunsel for the plaintiff -
hic-is obliged to confess that he cannot com.
prehend the insinuatiOn Of this court. The court
will therefore please repeat the same in-
situation"


The court repeated


cit is the opinion of this court that Chas.
Brown, the counsel fos the plainiif, is altogether
too drunk to proceed further with the case"


Charley again arose, with an awkward firm
ness, and raising his fist to the parallel with his
head, brought it down upon the desk with an
emphasis that Jared the whole courtroom ac-
companying IL with the remark


- Pom my honor, that's the first correct
decision given this session."


"The effort entirely overcame Charley, and
he sank down in his seat with an emphasis
equaled only by that with which he endorsed
the decision of the court"
Year: 1862

The Montgomery Advertiser of the
10Th, says;


The hour of trial for the Confodera,
cy is at hand, Our Yankee foes have
mustered their hundreds Of thousands,
and equipped scores Of formidable gun
boats to war upon the people Of the
South. They appear determined to
crush us by the weight Of numbers and
they are moving in solid column to the
attack, intending to carry destruction
and dcsoution with them into the heart
of our country, and it behooves Us to
be prepared to meet them at all points,
and to make sacrifices for the cause
We have nothing to expect from the
enemy, and unless we keep them out Of
the country, we may prepare for the
loss Of property, liberty, everything,
in fact, dear to a Southern man. They
will make no terms with US except
those Of unconditional submission to
Yankee ruic, and as no Southern man
or woman can agree to such terms the
only alternative is to meet them every
where, and if thcp insist in carrying
out the diabdlc0l policy they nave
avOwed, make the war one Of este mi
nation. Let there DC no more aumber
ing on the part OF the peopIo or the
government.
Year: 1862

The Natchez Courier of the 10Th
saws that the river at that point Is
about as low as it has been during the
summer, and still recedlng. 1t must
rise before Porter can make his threat
ened attack.
Year: 1862

The Ticket nominated by the Union party
and presented to the People of Clear6eld coun-
ty is composed of good and true Union men,
Of capacity and integrity, and deserves the
most cordial support of every loyal citizen.
1t is duty that true patriots owe to their
country to vote only for men whose loyalty is
above suspicion, and who are known neither
as the apologists or sympathizers of traitors.
II men who love their country are true to
themselves the whole Union ticket will be
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Year: 1862

TIE EVASION OF TIE DRArr.-Persons who
cut off their fore fingers or pull out their front
teeth to avoid the draft, will find that they
are not exempt though they may have unfitted
themselves for the infantry, they will do very
well for the artillery. and will be assigned to
that arm of the service. For particularly
timid man the prospect of this change is not
an agreeable one. Persons who misrepresent
their residences or places of business will be
subject to compulsory draft and sent to the
army, if they do not hasten to make the nec-
essary correction at the enrolment Office.
Year: 1862

The most important officer TO he voted for
at this election is the Congressman. Let it
not be forgotten that the object of the traitor
Hughes, is to get a majority OF Breckenridge
Congressman elected from this State. Let the
CRY he Scofeld and the Onion
Year: 1862

We will begin our observations upon this
subject, first, by attention TO those things
which concern The individual, and then come
to those which may be considered as duties
Of the soldiers TO each other, aud TO their
officers; coming at last to the duties Of an
officer conducting the march.


Sioes.-1he shoes should have broad thick
soles and low heels. with soft upper leather.
They should fit well on the instcp, be roomy
across the ball Of the foot, and leave the an-
kle free. The upper leather should be kept
pliablc with grease, and change always
ready, in case the pair on begin to chale the
feet in any place, also that one may always
have dry feet at night.


Socks.--The socks should be heavy wool
len ones, thick but soft, and great pains
must be taken TO have them clean and free
from sand or gravel.


Soap and T6wei.--Soap and a towel should
be carried conveniently ready for use, to
wash aud dry the feet as often as desirable.
A little water from The cantcen on the towel
will be Of great service when more eanno
be got
Year: 1862

Excitement in Savannah and Charles.


ton.


The Unite' States steamer De Soto, from Hilton Head
arrived al Philadelphia on Tuesday night. The malaria
which prevailed Hilton Head extensively at the time
OF the last departure from that port and which bad
caused the death Of General Mitchell and officers
had in great measure departed.


General Brannan Is in command.


Every day reconnoerng expeditions are cent out
under command Of competent oflcers who generally
capture rebel and dsperse bands Of their cavalry
who 60 roaming around The country. The soldiers have
however, tired OF this, and they TO be led
forth force against tho Savannah and Charleston Rail-
road. The report that Beaursgard had promised the
people OF Savannah TO capture Fort Pulaski about the
nth instant created some merriment In camp Our
forces that fort and vicinity large enough to defend
themselves against any army Bcauregard can bring.


Contrabands from the interior OF the State arriving
at Port Royal every day They state that the people
in terrible state OF excitement, thinking that SOL
diers will advance them Immediately They have no
confidence in their defenders, and they sending oil
their property negroes included, far away into the into
and 10 other States The towns Of Savannah and
Charcsion especially the latter are strongly fortified
both by the land and water yet the people dread
counter with soldiers and Monitors. They that
they viii burn TO the ground both cities before they will
surrender them.
Year: 1862

operations without any interruption, ous also 70 CON-
pIetey mystfy the rebel sympathizers and spies 10
renton its actual destination The removal OF the
sick and wounded from the hospitals was begun several
days ago, and actually progressed In such manne' ~
net to attract particular notice. Even up 70 tne mo'o
ing Of the day when wancnton was hoaly evacua'ea
some portion or our troops we're busy In erecting
PALISADES and apparently making preparations Tor gong
into winter quarters at that place.
Much curiosity manifested By the rebel symps
thizers at warrenton to know the meaning Of the un
woned activity that prevailed and also the destination
OF the army or the latter neither the soldiers nor tho
officers except few or the highest rank knew anything
whatever II is believed therefore, that General Burn
side has already placed bis two days march nearer
20 Richmond than the rebel army under General Lee and
that the rebel under stonewa Jackson Is left In The
Shenandoah valley far behind not TO be able to
come up with the main body III decisive battle has
bson fought.


Jackson's force has unquestionably been much exag
gerated but It comprises OF the best Of the rebel
troops greatly weaken the rebels In
case Of general engagement.


General Sge with the reserves, Is not so far behind
Gepera Burnside Jackson Is behind Lee II the ar


angemens or transporting supplies for the Army OF the
Potomac are promptly carried out 1t viii undoubtedly
Hanover Junction before any considerable amount
OF the rebel army be massed there, which will allow
General Burnside to select his ground upon which to
fight the battle that must occur.


II will thus be that the adoption OF this new,
rather old line operations for II is understood to
have been the prepared by General Mcclellan several
months ago), the difficulty of supplying tho army
long line Of transportation, continually liable to
Interruption by rebel raids, has been avoided


The rebel army has been outmanGuvered, and will be
forced to accept battle elsewhere than in the strongly
intrenched position that had been selected by General
Lee behind the dangerous aud difficult dedes and cross
inss Of Hazel river and the Rapidan.


The is intended to be rapid one and the re-
suit decisive.
Year: 1862

The little dash of winter which recent
ly showed down upon US reminds US of
the condition of our farming friends,
whose corn, to great extent, remains
ungathered There are not laborers
enough accessible to them to secure their
crops, even with the most favorable
weather Hence every little omen of
the early setting in of winter fills them
with anxiety. Not only are their crops
ungathered and unhoused, but they have
been unable to make their usual fall
preparations for another season. All
their work is behind-hand," " and is daily
becoming more so. This is true not
merely of few here and there, but it is
very generally true all over the State,
among those whose agricultural opera
tions extend beyond the ability of their
own unaided hands. en-.


We hear of their offering very extrav-
agant wages, without being able to pro-
cure the requisite aid. The fact is, there
are not enough laborers in the State, by
many thousands, to save the corps al
ready grown from destruction, to say
nothing of preparation for future opera
tions. Most of the volunteers from this


State under the last two calls were from
the farming population, and, as gen
eral thing, they were the most industri-
GUS, enterprising and reliable laborers
which the country afforded. Many neigh
borhoods were entirely deprived of able