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Year: 1862

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Once more TO the breach, for the land Of the West
And leader We give, Of our bravest and best


OF bis State and his army the p.ide
Hope shines like the plume Of Navarro his crest


And CLEANS in the glaiye az bis side.
For his courage is keen and his honor is bright
As the trusty Toledo be wears to the SIGHT


Newly wrought in the forgss of Spain
And this wespon like oil he has brandisbed for right


VIII never be dimmed by stain.
He leaves the loved soil Of virginia behind.
Where the dust Of bis fathers is fty enshrined


Where lies the fresh field Of his fame
Where the murmurous pines they sway iu the wind


Seem ever to whisper his name.
The JohnssOns have always borne wings on their spurs
Aud their motto noble distinction cunfers-


" Ever ready :" for friend or for foe
With patriots fervOr the sentiment sirs


The large manly heart Of our Joe
We read that former bold chief Of the clan
Fell bravey defending the West in the van


On ShIiohs lustrious day,
And with reason we reckon our Johnston the man


The dark bloody debt to repay.
There is much 10 be done if not glory to seek.
There's q just and terrible vengeance % wreak


For crimes Of a terrible dye
While the plant Of the helpless the wall Of the weak


Ia g chsrus rise up TO the SKY.
For the Wolf Of the North we once drove 70 his den
That qualed with sffdght meath the stern glance Of


With his pack, has returned TO the spoil
Then come from the mountain, the hamlet, the glen


And drive him again from your soil.
Brave-b0rn Teuuesssesns, so loyal. so true,
Who have hunted the beast in your ghlands OF ycr


Our leader bad never doubt
You viii troop by the thousand the chase to renew


The day that his bugles ring cut.
But ye "HUnters' so famed "of Eeutucky" OF yore
Where are the rifles that kept from your door


Fhe wolf aud the robbsr well
OF truth you have never been laggard before


To deal with a savage so fell
Has the love you once bore to your country grown cold
Has the hre on the altar died out do you hold


Your lives than your freedom dearI
Can you shamefuly barter your birthright for gold


Or basely take counsel OF fearg
We will not believe it-Keutucky the land
OF Clay, viii not tamely submit 70 the brand


That disgraces the bastard, ths slave.
The hour Of redemption draws nigh, is al hand


Her own sons her own honor shall saveI
Mighty men Of Missouri come forth 70 the call,
When the rush Of your rivers the tempests sppal,


And the torrents thei- sources uuseaI
And this be the watchword Of one aud Of all


Remember the butcher, McNeilF'
Then once more to the breach for the land OF the West
Strike home for your hearhs-for the lips you best


Follow where your leader You see.
One flash Of bis sword. when the zoe il bard pressed


And the land Of the West sdall Be free
Richmond. Va, Dee. /. 1862.
Seen Johnston carries with him beautiful blade re-
Gently presented 70 him. bearing the mark the Royal
Mandatory Of Toledo, 1902
Year: 1862

reputation for the most cowsrdly and contempt-
be fsIsehoods. BY the intelligent 10 Europe all
its statements on the subject of this war are
distrusted, whether they come in the bombast
and fro'h of the newspapers or with the ponder
Gus mendacily of official reports. The fact is,
that the South could not have had a better and
more valuable testimony in the eyes of the
world than that furnished ia the bundle of weak
and ridiculous lies collected by the committee of
the Yankee Congress It is an illustration
Of the intent of our enemy it suggests his con-
scious weakness and it shows the black arts
to which he resorts in the vain hopes Of triumph
over a-brave and honorable foe.
Year: 1862

ARMY.


Aud when we turn to our armies, truly these
victories are the UictOries of the pTiUatss. God
foroid that I should take one atom Of honor or
Of praise from those who led our hosts upon
these days of glory-frOm the accomplished
and skillfUl Lee, the Admirable Criehton of our
aTmies-frOm the GOd-fesring and indomitable
Jackson, upon whose prayer bedeWed banner
victory seems to wait-fTOm the intrepid StusTt,
whose cavalry charges initiate those of Murat ;
from that great host Of generals who swarm
around our countTy's flag as Napoleon's marsbalS
did around the imperial eagle but, nevertheless,
our victories are the victories of the prvatss. 1t
is the enthusiastic dash Of their Onsets the fear
less bravery with which they rush even to the
csnnOn's mouth, the utter fecklessness Of life,
if so be that its sacrifice may only lead to VIC
tory, the heartfelt impression that the cause is
the cause Of every man and that success is a ne
cessity. What intense honor do feel for the pri-
vate soldier The officers may have motives other
| than the cause.-The private soldier can have
none. He knows that his valor must pass un-
noticed, save in the narrow circle of his com
pany that his sacrifice can bring no honor to
his name, no reputation to his family that if he
survives be lives only to enter upon new dan
Srs with the same hopelessness Of distinction /;
T that if he dies he viii receive nothing but an
unmarked grave, and yet is he proud to 10 his
duty and to maintain his part in the destructive
conflict. His comrades fall around him thick
and fast, but with a sigh and tear he closes his
ranks and presses on to a like destiny. Truly,
| the first monument which our Confederacy
rears, when our independence shall have been
won, should be a lofty shaft, pure and spotless,
bearing this inscription:


q To hs Unkn0s0H and URrscOrdsd Dead"
Year: 1862

CoNGREss AwAKTNG.-We are reioced to see
on the parts OF both branches Of Congress re-
newed evidences Of desire TO advance the in
tcIrsts Of the States the Pacific Govern
Incnt has apparently become aware that extra
ordinary measures will be necessary if California
is 10 be secured to the Union, and accordingly
We find the Committee on Military a Aflairs report
ing 10 The House in favor of the establishment OF a
first class channel of communication (meaning of
course a ralroad) between Missouri and San
Francisco, and the erection of Works for the
protection Of the Pacific coast. There is also
10 be established line of steamships between
San Francisco and China; so that altogether
the signs for the future are highly promising
Bnt suppose the bill for the construction OF
railroad passed-are We then to wait ten or fifteen
years before we witness the completion of the
prej' ct? What we want is a railway right here
1nd now, and, If begun in dozen different
places at once, there is no reason why we may
not bave one in five years as well us in ten.


-IeTdId and Mirror.
Year: 1862

TRFHs DYNG.--Experenc has shown that
apricot and cherry trees do not do well in this
vicinity. The disease that visits them is some
what like the froZ"n sap blight Of the East if it
is not really identical with it, The tree on the
commencement of warm weather in the spring,
rxudrs pgn from The body. and soon after from
the limbs. The bark dies and turns blac aud
the tree rapidly decays -.Nevada Transcript


They behave in precisely the same manner up
here. 1t is hardly worth while TO plant apricots
IN the mountain districts
Year: 1862

10 c0utGU "v>..-.....


comes to young women who is dressed in deep
mourning, travelling with three little children,
aud calls for her ticket. The lady quickly puts
her hand in her pocket for the same but it was
gone, with the wallet containing all her money,
within which the ticket had been placed for safe
keeping The lady is of exceedingly modest,
retiring disposition, and in an agitated manner
explains the reason why she cannot pay the fare
The conductor is one Of your hard hearted kind
- one OF those men without particle Of gentle
feeling and without taking into consideration
any of the palating circumstances in the case,
rung the bell, stopped the tran and the young
woman and her little ones were ordered from
the car she weeping as is easy to imagine Il per-
son would feel under the circumstances. The
engineer had not been an uninteresting spectator
of this scene. He had lett the engine and ad.
vanced to where the lady was standing, looking
so distressed and frcndlcss. The engineer had a
big warm heart. Putting his hand in his pocket
he produced fifty dollar gold piece, and hand
ing it to the lady, remarked as he did so:


Here, madam. take this and get into the car
again 1t is shameful that you should be thus
treated"


The lady hesitated about receiving il, Int was
in desperate strait, and after showering her
thanks upon the noble engineer, and insisted up
on receiving bis home and address, she returned
to her seat in the cars, and the train went on its
way.


About one month from that time The same
engineer received note requesting him to call
at the express Office and take from thence a
package addressed to him. He did so. Upon
opening the package be found it contained fifty
dollars and elegant gold watch, seals and
chain. Upon the inside OF the case was inscribed
the Golden Rule, the substance of which is,
" Do to others as you you'd wish others to do to
vouD
Year: 1862

BEAUREGARDs BELLs.-A newspaper cor


respondent in New Orleans writes: "One of


the most striking objects which presented IL


self as our steamer reached the levee opposite


st. Marys Market was an immense collection


OF bells lying on the wharf, amounting in


number to hundreds. These were Beaure-
CARDS bells, sent in response TO his CALL
They were ofall sizes, from very large church
bells, weighing hundreds of pounds, down to
small plantation and steamer bells. The
sight was well calculated to awaken reflection


How many temples of the Most High had
been despoiled to furnish this Offering on the
alter of Molochl How many thousands had
the sound of these 'charch-going bells sum
moned TO the house OF prayer, whose ears,
alas! would never hear them againl How


many merry peals had they rung out on days
have they tollod along to the house appointed
for all the living! If BeAuregards benevo-
lent designs had been accomplished they would
have uttered forth far different mus c. ard
jOined amid The din and roar Of the conflict in
the great chorus Of battle, for they we're 10
have al been melted up and recast into field
artillery for the rebel army. Happily, Far
ragut and Butler cana few days too soon.
Now the bells have all been shipped off to
the North. l don't know what is to be done
with them; but think a most appropriate
disposal would be at the close Of the war TO
cast them into an obelisE, to commemorate
the triumph of the Union and the Consiitu-
tion over treason and rebellion" The bells
are now in Boston. They number nearly
eight hundred, and the metal is valued at
$4,000
Year: 1862

The following directions by Mr.. A..
S. FULLER, on the management of


cuttings, made at recent meeting Of


the Brooklin Hort. Society, will bo


Interesting to our practical reader.


Hardy cdttings-that is from outdoor


hardy wooded plants, such as currantB,


will succeed best if made in Septem-


Der when the wood Is ripe; they are


cut just under ain eye or bud and left


about six inches long planted in rows


about two inches apart in the rows,
by spring they will be ready to make


q large growth. Be sure to pack the


earth in tight at the bottom of


the cutting or they will not succeed;


In this way most Of the hardy out


door plants can be propigated, such


as the Rose of Sharon, Spireas, Deut.


zias, DC. For the grape two eyes are


the best, the top one nearly covered.


The Delaware grape, which is one
of the hardest vines to pfaplgate, can


be readily done by taking small cut


tings before the frost and planting


where they are to grow, covering we'll
during the winter with leaves, &c,
and by spring they will be we'll call
oused over and ready to make good
shoots. OF soft-wooded plants, take
off part of the old wood along, and
they will root more readily. Ounce
and other things of that kind will be
better this way. Evergreens, such
as the Arbor Vitae, Juniper, &c, II
small cuttings are put in frame out
doors and covered with a sash, whits
washed, they will grow very easily.
Some kind of plants will grow best
and only from cuttings of the roots,
such as the Paulownia. Spireas, Black
berries, Raspberries, &c. Peach will
grow readily in Georgia from c1ttings,
but here the winters are too long and
cold. The most favorable state for
cuttings to grow in, is when tfte roots
will form and not produce any foliage.
Layers are so near cutting that he.
said he would mention a few ways
that were practiced by bending
branch down and covering with earth
late in the fall, they will root the first
year; to facilitate the roofing they are
partly cut through, so that the earth
can come in contact with the inner
bark. He showed a Pink which had
been treated in that way in August,
and now it was a perfect mass of roots,
and ready to be separated from the
old plant and put in a pot; if this had
not been cut, it would not have root
ed in two years. Layers from ever
greens can only be made while the sap
is in full vigor, for if cut at any other
time. they will throw out the resinous
matter and prevent the sap from forps
ing roots. This is why so few of the
gardeners succeed in raising choice
cYergreens.
Year: 1862

Coon ADVICE GRATGs.-lf you find yourself
in possession of counterfeit note or coin,
throw it in the fir on the instant, otherwise
you may be tempted to pass it, aud may pass
it; to feel near therefor as long as you live;
then it may pass into some mans hands as
mean as yourself, with a new rerpetration of
iniquity, the loss to fall eventually on some
poor struggling widow, whose call" it may be.


The man who always exacts the last cent is
always mean mans there is no ''evaeuant' 10
all the "Materia medica" efficient enough to
purge him Of his debGsemeut; be is beyond
hope.


Never affect TO be "plain" or "blnnt,n these
are synonymous Of brutality and and bhorish-
ness; such persons are constantly inaictiny
wounds which neither time nor medicine can
ever heal.


Never be witty at anothcr's expense True
generosity never dwels in such hearti il only
wants the opportunity to become cheat or a
rogue.


If the body is tired rest; the brain is tircd
sleep.
Year: 1862

Tie confidence felt by al loyal men in the
integrity and wisdom of President Lincoln
forms one of the most marked and hopeful
features of the existing political condition Of
our country. Even those who do not approve
all his acts accord to him patriotism. Com
PEELED to grappIe with IN ore fearful difficulties,
and to promptly decide more important ques-
tions than any of his predecessors, he exhibits,
in every phase Of the terrible struggle through
which we are passing, so much prudence firm
ness and unmisakable devotion to the inter-
ests Of the nation, that every honest man feels
and acknowledges that the President always
tries to do exactly right, and that his efforts
are crowned with great success.
Year: 1862

If the disposition TO speak well of others
was universally prevalent, the world would
become a comparative Paradise. The opPo-
site is the P.indoras box, which, when opened
fills every house and every neighborhood with
pain and sorrow. How many enemities and
heart-burniugs flow from this source! How
much happiness is Interrupted and destroyed.
Envy, jealousy, and the malignant spirit OF
syil, when they find vent by the lips, go forth
on their mission like foul fends, TO blast the
reputation and peace of others. Every one
has his imperfections; and in the conduct of the
best, there will be occasional faults that might
seem to Justify animadversion. 1t is good
rule, however, when there is occasion for fault
finding, to do it privately to the erring one
This may prove salutary. 1t is a proof Of
interest in the individual, which will generally
be taken kindly, if the manner of doing it is
not offensive. The common and unchristian
rule, on the contrary, is to proclaim the fail
ings of others to all but themselves. This is
unchrstan, and shows despicable heart.
Year: 1862

The following is part Of a law passed by
the Legislature last winter, with regard to
fling the accounts, &c, of Administrators and
Executors, and is Of importance to such, as the
penalty attached is not TO be relishel:


"To render, upon oath, just and true ac-
count of his administration, within eighteen
months and at any other time when required
by the Court or the law; and failing so to do
for thirty days after he shall be notified by the
Probate Judge, he shall receive no allowance
for services, unless the court shall enter upon
its Journal that such delay was necessary ard
reasonable"
Year: 1862

The amount Of sugar destroyed by the New
Orleans mob is now estimated at twelve hun
dred bogsheads; and the quantity left in the
city when the rebels fed, now to be shipped
North, as equal to ninety thousand hOgshsas.
II is also stated that in the course Of time
more cotton than was supposed to exist there
will be brought forward.
Year: 1862

Some hearts, like primroses, open most
beautifully in the shadow of life.


Common sense is only mort ifcation of
talent--genius is an exaltation of it.


A lady sometimes gets as much intoxicated
at her glass as a topper does at his.


The gem cannot be polished without friction
nor man perfected without adversely.
Year: 1862

Colonel Warren, commanding a division,
made a most desperate charge, and was
warmly complimented by General Porter for
his bravery and the efficiency of his men,
At the right most desperate effort was
made to divide the army and penetrate to the
hill over a rising sweep Of ground, extending
Year: 1862

Every branch of business is wincing under the
tax bill. Every business man complains that his
branch is taxed too much. The -four manufac-
turers are to suffer seriously. The salt makers
must stop. The leather dealers are largely bur-
dened- The sugar refneries are soured. The
vinegar merchants are "sweetened" The news
papers are to be crippled The whiskey trade is
bloekaded. The brewers are oppressed. The
brokers are shaved. And, worst of all, the la
boring man. the mechanic, the poor women, must
bear their share-always, in some way. the lions
share-of the national burden


The people ought not TO be surprised at this
taxation How else is the interest upon the war
debt to be paid2 How else is the war to be con-
tinued? How else is the authority of the laws
and the Constitution to be maintained over re-
sisting millions of peoplef Every school boys
little history win tell him that taxation like this
is always the necessary cOncomltant of war.


The honest presses of the country have en-
deayored to prepare the public mind for this.
The true friends Of the people and the peoples
cause will never endeavor to conceal the conse-
quences of any public action. Familiarity with
great and disagFeeable necessities robs them of
more than half their terror. The true patriot
does not march up to danger backward nor blind
folded And the good citizen, conscious of the
great necessities faces them as the brave soldier
faces the cannon's mouth.


Our brave soldiers have gone to the field to
fght-perchance to die, and help make the human
heaLs that fill the trenches. The country called
for them and they went--went eagerly, expect
ing discomfort, defying disease and risking DEATH
Did we at home expect that the soldiers would
risk and suffer all, while we should earn. eat,
drink and sleepl 1t was a mistake if We did.
Liberty and law demands sacrifice from all
and such as do not fight, must work and suffer in
their own way-MiI,caukee Nelcs
Year: 1862

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, in a speech delivered
at the Cooper Institute, Feb. 81, 1860.
made use of the f,llowing language, In
reference to the charges then mado against
the republican party relative to the inva-
sion Of Virginia:


elf any member of our party is guilty
in that matter. you know it, or you do not
know it. II you do know it, you are in
excusable to not designate the man and
prove the fact. If you do not know it.
you are inexcusable to assert it.
You need not be told that persistng in a
charge which one does not know to be
! true, is simply malicious slander. y
You never dealt fairly by US in this affair.
When it occurred, some important State
elections were at hand, and you were in ev-
ident glee with the belief that by charging
the blame upon us. you could get an ad-
vantage over us in those elections. =
Republican doctrines and declarations are
accompanied with a continual protest
against any interference whatever with
your slaves, or with you about your
slaves"


We commend the above to the candid
consideration of those OF our republican
friends who are in favor Of fair play in
these troublous times. The State elections
are approaching, the charge of dlsloyalty
is made against the democratic party by
radical republicans. because Mr.. Lincoln's
protest against interference with slaves
shall be still needed This is the head and
front Of their offending; may they not, in
justice, demand that the logic of Mr.. Lin
coin, as defined in the foregoing extracts
from his Cooper Institute speech. be ap-
piled to them now as he applied it to re-
publicans then. 1t is poor rule that will
not work both ways.
Year: 1862

conservative people to remain silent while
radicalsm developed itself in Congress by
taxing them to pay for feeding. clothing
and educating the negroes, at any time,
but more especially at the present time,
when all the resources Of the nation were
taxed almost to the utmost limit TO carry
on the war. He argued that the only way
10 correct the evils complained of, was TO
repudiate them, and sustain with all our
energy, conservative men and measures.
These evils could never be corrected by a
union with, and support of, radical men.
He did not propose TO weaken or GRIP
pie the administration. but to purify and
strengthen it, by displacing those who
have been instrumental in bringing about
these divisions among the people, and put
ting in their stead those who would con-
fine themselves in their official acts, with
in the limits of the Constitution.


Altogether the speech was an exhibition
OF 6Ounu common sense NleWo, IoICioiy
presented and we'll received.


At the conclusion of the speech the au-
dience was entertained by the soul-stirr n
strains Of the German Band from Bremen,
and the meeting closed with three hearty
cheers for the Union and the Constitu-
tion


We suggest to all those who have not
heard Judge TuRPIE the propriety Of en-
bracing the first opportunity of doing SO;
they will find him an able advocate OF
sound doctrines, a very pleasant speaker
and man fully equal to any with whom
he may come into competition on the
stump.