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Year: 1862

most noble policy was to find in the rapid use
Of our early revolutionary enthusiasm an over
match for the slower and less spirited but more
enduring North. Where shalt we ask relief
Where should we ask IL save in the camps on
whom have been layished our hearts Blood,
our hopes, our wealth, our whole where but
upon the banks Of the Potomac? When shall
We see an end Of the farce there being enacted
at our expense?


Indirectly, every mouthful we eat is taxed;
our babies wear taxed caps and shoes, our boys
write on taxed paper, our girls wear taxed cal
lcoes, our men do taxed business, and hope
lessly ride in taxed hearse to a taxed grave.
and we, forsooth, are hurting the cause" if
We dare to turn from Messrs. Mason and Sill
dell to look at the country We were born and
bred in, and, having looked, we are hurting
the cause If we dare tell what We see.


Our cause is right, it Is holy. Our suffering
may be Gods price Of success, but who, seeing
what might have been, and knows what is be-
ing suffered through its being undone, can re-
frain from cursing the selfshness or idiocy
that stopped the cOnquering Beauregard, that
arrested the march Of Price, that checked the
gallant Jackson.


We have gazed imploringly on the lion, while
the fox has been weaving his tolls Our press
and our people have trusted long enough We
now ask, are we to continue hemmed in for an
other six months, and lack all things, or shall
our armies on to Washington, and lack
nothing
Year: 1862

Now and then we have indications of the ter
rible straits.to which the Southern States are
put, and the impotence with which the people
submit to the burdens imposed on them by the
leaders of the rebellion A gentleman from
Memphis has furnished the Evansville lind J
Journal with q copy of the Memphis Argus Of
the 9TH, which contains an article that occa-
stoned considerable excitement at the " Bluff
City," and induced the vigilance committee to
wait upon the editor. As it goes to show that
everything in the South does not ego as merry
as marriage bell, +" We copy it in full:
Year: 1862

York few days ago that Satan made
the constitution. ~


This is to-day the dark cloud on our
national prospects. A war is raging in
the land. The government on the one
hand, supported by the loyal sentiment
of the nation, is engaged in a contest
with millions of rebels who have struck
at the constitution. Two great parties
may thus be said to exist--the rebels on
one side, the loyal men on the other.--
But third party exists, which is to-day
praying for the vengeance of heaven on
both contestants, unless the loyal men
shall adopt abolitionism, and agree 10
overthrow The constitution. We do not
misstate this fact. The prayers of the
abolitionist leaders stand recorded, and
the curses which they have invoked upon
the government, if it shall restore the
Union as it was, are known to all men.
These men indeed profess loyalty, but
admit that their loyalty is only condi.
tional. They are loyalif we will abol.
ish slavery, disloyal if we refuse. Thus
the loyal Union savers stand between
the two fires, on the North and on the
South, and that the labor of making
both classes OF enemies good Union men
seems too great for the accomplishment.


The grea. block in the way of the I'm
ion to-day is abolitiodism. Sweep it
away and in four weeks the rebel mill.
tary power would be destroyed and the
people of the South would hang their
own leaders in treason. Without re.
moving abolitionism, we can only expect
to outvote and overcome it. The hope
of the Union, therefore, is to unite the
entire conservative force of the country
and drive the abolitsonist disunionist
into obscruity. Rebellion with force of
arms will be put down by force of arms.
rebellion with the tongue of hatred to
the constitution can then be disposed Of
by the voice of the people.
Year: 1862

A loyal mans catechism in this day
reads somewhat thus: What is the du.
ty of the American patriot in the pres
cnt crisis? To save the Union and the
constitution. Why are the Union and
constitution in danger? Because large
number of the citizens of the United
States have rebellcd against both, and a
large number at the North have call ed
them a league with death and coven.
ant with hell. Is there any moral dis.
distinction between tho two classes OF
disunionists? None. How is the Union
to be saved from these enemiesp BY
converting them into friends and max
ing them Union men. How is that to be
accomplishedY


Here the catechism ends. And the
reason why the last question is not ans
wercd SO readily is that the difficulty
presented is one of two fold aspect. There
being two classes Of disunionists, the
methods Of conversion may not bc the
same in both cases, We can easily lay
down plans for making Union men out
of the southern disunonists, but to make
Union man out of northern abolition
ist enemy of the Union is another affair,
and reason shrinks from the task.


There can be no possible doubt that it
is more practicable to make good Union
man out of secessionist, than out Of a
northern nineteen-year disunionist.--
There is q close resemblance between
the two classes in their modes Of reason
ing and acting, and both avow uncom'
promising hostility to the constitution
But the southern rebel is a reasoning
man, while the northern rebel refuses to
listen to reason. The southcrnor may,
after becoming convinced that tho con-
stitution is too strong for him, abandon
his resistance and relapse into good citi
zenship, but the northern rebel regards
the Union as league with death and q
covenant with hell, and refuses on prin
ciple to eat sugar or wear cotton that II
grown under the protection of such {
Union. The southerner Is proud o
Washington and regards with reverence
tho oounsels Of the fathers. The north
ern disunionists teaches that Washing
ton sinned grievously in the formation
Of the Union, and regards the fathers .
oounsellng with Satan when they mad
! their ''loague with hell" and one Of thi


clsss rsid in pablo spssca IL Ns'
Year: 1862

A mason was employed to thin whiten
the walls of chamber The fluid was
colorless till dried. Being alone in the
room, he opened drawer, examined q
pocket-book and handled the papers, but
finding no money, placed all things as
they were, forgetting that twelve hours
drying would show the marks of his wet
fingers. But these tell-tale finger marks
which he little thought any one would
ever see, exposed Ills guilt.


Children, beware of evil thoughts, and
evil deeds. They have all fngcr-marks
which will be revealed at some time. IF
you disobey your parents or tell false
hood, or take what is not your own, you
may make sad fnger-marks on your
character. And so it is with any and all
sin. 1t defles the character. 1t be.
trays those who engaged in it by the
marks it makes on them. The marks
may be almost if not quite co'orless at
first. But even if they should not be
seen during any of your days on earth
which is not at all likely-yet there is a
day coming in which all 6nger.marks or
stains on the character will be made
manifest.


Never suppose that you can do what
is wrong without having stain upon
your character. 1t is impossible. If
you iniure another, you, by that very
deed, injure your own self. If you dis
regard the law of God, the injury is sadly
your own. Think of it,-ever bear it in
mind, children, that every sin you com.
NIT leaves sure mark upon yourselves.


Your character should be a coating Of
pure truth. Let truthfulness ever be
made manifest. Beware of sin, and "be
sure your sin will find you OUT" for it
makes finger-marks which, even should
they not be seen by those around you on
earth, will be seen to your condemnation
at the bar of God.
Year: 1862

to the prosperity, the peace and happi-


ness OF the earlier days of the Republic


Sir, these armies were raised TO execute


the laws and maintain the authority OF


the constitution in all the States. They


are, sir, to suppress armed violators OF


that instrument. And, sir it remains


for the people at the balot-box to sup


press these northern violators of the con-


stitution, if they would preserve the


rights and liberties of American free.


men.


For one, wherever l am called, and


whenever, | shall always be ready to dis


charge my portion of this duty. Neither


the cry of disloyalty nor the charge of


sympathy with the rebels, whether it


emanates from usurpers Of the peoples


rights in high places, or from the base


plunderers of the government, who make
the negro hobby-horse upon which
they ride to enormous and extortionate
contracts-neither, sir, shall deter me
from the full and complete fulfillment of
my duty as Representative. / de.
nounce here--and no one shall gainsay
my right to do so as the Representative
of gallant and loyal people-the action
of this Congress and of the several De-
pa: tments upon the negro question. /
denounce it as having nsutralized to
great extent the efforts Of many of the
hard.earned victories which our soldiers
fought and won for "the constitution as
it is and the Union as it was" This
sir, is what life and happiness has been
periled for, in the loyal States; for this l
now address you; for this, upon this is.
sue, shall go before the people of my
State during the coming fall for this,
sir, shall expect there to speak, to act,
and to vote; for this, sir, expect that
extreme men, aboitionsts ard disunion-
lists, will be banished from the councils
of the nation.


This great work accomplished, grim
visaged war will smooth his wrinkled
front. The din of arms will be lost in
the hum of contented industry aud hymn
of domestic enderrment. The copstitu-
:ion as it is will stand sublimely forth an
enduring monument to the wisdom of our
fathers; the States restored like stars that
have wandered, to the original places In
"the Unioa as it was" our people once
more on the highway of nations, and on
the march towards the fulfillmcnt of that
grand destiny which God has assigned
to them.


a these tbineo hope for, all these
things shall realize, unless the people
are again deceived by abolition under
some new name. Under the name of re-
publican abolition it can do no more
harm; in that character its role is end ed.


1t will next appear in new Dress
Already its leaders are calling loudly
for the formation of a so called Union
Party-this is indeed an attempt to steal
the livery of heaven in which to serve
the devil. Let the people, being fore
warned, be forearmed against the next
appearance of abolition. Trust no such
for one more success of the
abolition party, under whatever name it
may assume; and our nationality is lost
forever, and the wreck of our Republic
will strew the pathway of nations with
Greece and Rome. From the contem.
plation Of such future turn in horror
upon such scenes, Mr.. Chairman, l
trust my eyes may never rest, over such
results never weep.
Year: 1862

A correspondent last month speaks of
the benefit arising from the use Of
dressing of salt for turnips. Last year
| tested the value of salt on cabbages.-.'
| watercd them some two or three times
a week with salt water, which contained
about fifteen grains of salt to the pint
The cabbsgcs grew beautifully, aud
headed up very finely; while those which
had no salt upon them produced loose
opcn heads, which were unfit for any
other purpose than boiling. Rain water
was given them ut the same time and in
the same quantities, as the salt water.-
| do not know how strong solution Of
salt the cabbages would bear without in
Jury, but / am fully satisfied that sol
u.ion no stronger than | used is decided
ly beneficial.


We are familiar with the fact that it
is decidedly fatal to cold blooded animals
This desirable property makes it doubly
valuable to cabbages, which suffer great.
ly from the ravages Of insects.--Farmer
and Gardener.
Year: 1862

N~-'D ~


STR-The President of the United
States being satisfied that the following
instructions contravene no law in force
in this District, and that they can be
executed without waiting for legislation
by Congress, am directed by him to
convey them to you:


"As Marshall of the District of Col.
umbia you will not receive into custody
any person claimed 10 be held to service
or labor within the District or elsewhere
and not charged with any crime or mis-
demeanor, unless upon arrest or commit
ment, pursuant to law, as fugitives from
such service or labor; and you will not
retain any such fugitives in custody be-
yond period of thirty days from their
arrest and commitment, unless by spe-
cial order Of competent civil authority.


"You will forthwith cause publication
to be made of this order, and at the ex-
piration of ten days therefrom you will
apply the same to all persons so claimed
to be held to service or labor, and now
in your custody.


"This order has no relation to any
arrests made by military authority.


'I am sir, your obedient servant,


"WM. II. SEWARD
Year: 1862

The shade trees about our dwelling have
done something to make our wives pale and
feeble Is it not enough that our women
should have placed between them and the
great foundation Of light and life six inches
of brick wall, without the addition Of twenty
feet of green leaves! Trees ought never to
stand near enough to our houses to cast a
shade upon them; and, if the blinds were
removed, and nohing but a curtain within,
with which TO lessen, on the hottest days,
the intensity of the heat it would add greatly
to the tone of our nerves and our general
vigor. The piazzas which project over the
lower story always make that inferior to the
upper story, especially for sleeping purposes.
cured, during my professional career, a
great many cases of rheumatism, by advising
the patients to leave bed room shaded by
trees or broad piazza, and sleep in room
and bed which were constantly dried and
purified by the direct rays of the sun.


Lewis' Journal of Physical Culture.
Year: 1862

There is no person so sensitive to rldlcule
as professional wit; none so indisposed to be
made butt as a practical joker; and the in
dividual most indignant on account of de.
ception is the victimized trlckster. Thus we
find Starr King, the demagogue priest. who
practices humbuggerry as profession, using
his pul pit to denounce the indiscretion OF
some enthusiast who mistook vague rumor
for fact and set the patriotism of the com
munty to celebrating a secession victory
In the course of his sermon on Sunday last
he said that he would not forbear to touch
upon subject that he said should be spoken
of in every pupit-the war news just receivl
ed. The feelings of the whole community had
been cruelty, cruelty outraged by the crimi'
nal carelessness and haste Of those persons
who had first given the news to the public
Sautes were fired, bonfres bazed, and there
was general rejoicing over supposed "de
cisive victory"--"hen we were but cele
brating over our oaon reperses! 1t was cruel,
and something should be Lonesome public
demonstration should be made-to mark the
Indignation, and teach these persons not
again to trihe with the tenderest feelings OF
our whole community.


Few men have done more to bring the
public mind to that sensational pitch TO be
humbugged by any absurdty that accords
with their passions or prejudices. No one
who was in condition to compare the re-
port alluded to with collateral facts, but
would have detected the imposture, or al
least hesitated before swallowing it. How
can men reason upon subject OF the mos
potent consequences when under such NOR
bid state of excitement as produced by the
sensation preaching, sensation reading, anc
sensation orators which have become so pop
uar in this country If the exhibition OF
Saturday night was the worst development
of the disease we should be content.


s. F. Republicdn.
Year: 1862

ACCIDENT AT MCCLELLAN's HEADQUARTERS.
"A correspondent Of the New York Tri.
bune relates, In a letter dated April 18th,
the following incident:


We learn from Gen. Wool that there was an
incident of most thrilling nature at McClel-
lan's headquarters yesterday. Gen. Fitz John
Porter ascended in the balloon for the purpose
of making reconnaissance. When high up
the rope broke and and aoated the balloon over
the enemy's intrenchments. The officer was
considered to be inevitably lost. The hearts
that were rung with the hardness and strange
ness of his fate, were suddenly cheered as well
as amazed with the spectacle of the return of
the balloon over our own camps. 1t had as
cended to counter current of air, and was
waited, with its precious freight back to safety.
Once again over his own troops the soldier
@ronaut pulled the valve and discharged the
gas from the balloon, and came down to earth
by the run, entirely unframed. What he saw
Is for military use, and not for publication.
Year: 1862

a correspondent Of Walton's Jour-
nal, writing under the date Of October
4, describes visit made by him to
the ninth Vt. regiment at Chicago.
lie says,


yesterday visited the 9th VT. reg
iment now quarterd, or more truthful
ly speaking, set down in the mml at
Chicago. They are crowded into the
sheds and stables on the race course,
with the water and mud ankle deep,
without tents Or blankets, and poorly
clad.-Jhe officers and men are very
anxious TO be transferred, during their
parole, TO their own State, where they
can feel the influence and the sympa-
thy of home and friends. They lave
had a hard time since they left the
State, and are entitled to the sympathy
and protection Of the citizens OF Yer
mont. They feel that they were base
ly betrayed and made prisoners, but
this was no fault Of theirs. They were
anxious TO fight, and if they had been
permitted, would have done honor to
themselves and the State. The Off
GERS are doing all in their power for
the comfort Of the men. ] hope the
Governor will take measures 10 obtain
their removal to Vermont.


We are certainly liable to see any
good result 10 be obtained by keeping
the regiment SO far from home during
the continuance Of their parole unless
it is trae that they are intended ny
reserve, 10 be called out in ease of sud
den emergency In the Indian war
fare Of the Nsrfh-west. There would
doubtless be less sickness, exposure
and suffering Of the men in their ma.
tive state, and among friends who
who w6uld take pleasure in caring
for them. We suppose that al kinds
OF provisions can be had without 20
Ing TO Chicago, and that il is not even
necessary TO 60 so far to fnd men who
would be willing 10 undertake the
contract Of furnishing them at reas-
oAnble rates.
Year: 1862

Two MAYS OF FIsnISG.-Wben
men 60 fishing for trout they take a
light, tapering pole, with fine silken
line attached, and a sharp hook with a
sweet norsel Of worm on the end.
They noise!essly drop Inc line on the
water and LEI it float TO the fish, which
nibbles, and by slight twitch is land
ed safely on the bank. But when
men 60 fishing for souls, they tic ca
ble on a stick oftinber, and an anch.
or is the hook. On this great
chunk OF bait is stuck, and with this
ponderous machine grasped in both
hands, they walk up and down thrash
ing the water, and believing at the top
Of their voices, "Bite or be damned
Or. Beaors.
Year: 1862

ILLUMINATED PuoToGRArH1c ALBuMs.-A
fresh SUPPLY Of those superior and yet cheap
albums have been received at the New York
GIFT Book House, lis Randolph street. Call
and ask the price.
Year: 1862

Never 20 to bed with cold or damp feet.


In going into q colder air keep the mouth
resolutely closed, that by compelling the
air TO pass circuitously through the nose
and head, it may become warmed before it
reaches the lungs, and thus prevent those
shocks and sudden chills which frequently
end in pleurisy, pneumonia and other Sc
rous forms of disease.


Never sleep with the head in the draft Of
an open door or window.


Let more cover be on the lower limbs
than on the body. Have an extra covering
within easy reach in case of q sudden and
great change in the weather during the
night.


Never stand still moment out Of doors,
especially at street corners, after having
walked even q short distance.


Never ride near the open window of q
vehicle for a single half'minute, especially
if it has been preceded by walk valua-
BILE lives have thus been lost, or good health
permanently destroyed.


Never put on O new boot or shoe begin
ming journey.


Never wear India-rubber in cold, dry
weather.


If compelled to face bitter, cold wind,
throw silk handkerchief over the face its
agency is wonderful in modifying the cold.


Those who are easily chilled on going out
of doors, should have some cotton batten at
tached to the vest or other garment, so as
to protect the space between the shoulder
blades behind, the lungs being attached to
the body at that point; a little there is
worth five times the amount over the chest
in front.


Never sit for more than FIVE minutes at a
time with the back against the fire or
stove.


Avoid sitting against cushions in the
backs of pews in churches; if the uncovered
board feels cold, sit erect without touching
it.


Never begin journey until breakfast has
been eaten.


After speaking singing, or preaching in
q warm room in winter, do not leave it for
at least ten minutes, and even then close
the mouth, put on the gloves, wrap up the
neck, put on cloak or overcoat before pass
ing out of the door; the neglect of these has
laid many good and useful man in q pre-
mature grave.
Never speak under hoarseness, espe-
cially if it requires an effort, or gives a
hurting or painful feeling, for it often re-
suits in loss of voice, q lifelong invalidism,
Doctor ". W. Hall.
Year: 1862

Mas. PARTINGToN ON PIoKErs-"As for
sleeping on a picket" said Mrs. Partington
dropped in to see her, ~ don't see how they
can do it without hurting 'em. Sleeping on
a post would be good deal more sensible,
unless there's nail in it which might be
preiudicious for the uniform. Every one to
his taste, and such things as where q man
shall sleep is at his own auction but no.
body can help thinking that either picket
or a post is very uncomfortable place to
sleep on. At any rate, there isn't much
room for more than one in bed, and"
The three months man interposed to tell her
parlance, to which she listened very stten-
lively, while Ike was trying experiments in
Prestidigitstion by esssaying to rub the cat
and the soldiers little brown dog into one.
Year: 1862

ESCAPED PRISONERS VERsIoN.-The editor
of the Mount Sterling Whig has conversed
with several young men who belonged to
Marshal's rebel army, but made their escape.
They give deplorsble account of the suffer-
ipgs of these troops. To use the language Of
one of them, he says: THE boys will fight
the devil when they have whisky, but when
they have not got this their condition makes
them unhappy and miserable, and there is
not much fight in them them" These same
young men say that hundreds among them
would run off but they were afraid of being
arrested if they went home. The world, he
says, will never know the half of the suffer-
ing which those men endure and have
endured 30 far. Nearly all curse the day
when they listened to the willy counsels of
the leaders, and went in search of "their
rights" He says nearly all the Kentucky
boys under Marshall would come home aud
behave themselves as loyal men if they could
do so with safety. If Marsballs men have
had hard time of it before this, what must
be their suffering now, without tents, with
out wagons, and camp equipage-all Of
which they had to burn lately to save them
selves from being bagged. The Union soldiers
complain of want OF comfort with an excel
lent commissary department. fine tents, and
tent stoves. These men have neither, and
are in a country where there is virtually
nothing to eat.