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Year: 1864




John Condor, lawyer Of Irish birth.
and Democrat, who has been elected
Mayor of Portage City, says, in his in
augural address,


This is no time to find fault with the
President, to quarrel about this measure
Or that measure, or the manner In which
the war is carried on, or to insist that
this General should be promoted because
he is a Democrat, and that General
should be removed because he is a Re-
publican, and colored men should not be
! enlisted for fear of offending the South,
but every patriot who has the love Of his
country at heart, should sustain the Gov
ernment in this critical hour regardless
Of consequences.


This war of the aristocracy against the
rights of the people, is nothing now in
the history of the world Two thousand
years ago it deluged the Roman world
in blood. Two hundred years ago,
France became one vast field of carnage
in war waged by the aristocracy
against the people, in the terrible war
of the Jacks In England, in the days
of Charles the I, and Charles tue II, riv-
ers Of blood were shed for the same cause.
The American Revolution was war of
the aristocracy. against the rights of the
people, and the people triumphed and we
viii triumph in this struggle, for the Gov
ernment of the United States is estab-
lished upon the principles of eternal JUS
tice, and they will prevail. The sympa-
thy Of every aristocratic government, and
every despot on earth, is with the South,
and against us in this struggle. for our
national existence. f...s ~.


"And hence, as / said before this Gov
ernment must be sustained though it
takes the last dollar and the last man,
no matter who is President, or what par
ty elected him, that we may transmit un-
impaired to our children the inheritance
we have received from our fathers"
Year: 1864




Love is higher intellectual exercise
than hate


A thoroughly honest man will not lie
to his dog.


"B Natural is called the key note
to good breeding.


The sourest cider in the world is made
from the apples of disccrd.


Dignity consists not in possessing hon
ors, but in deserving them.


Let girl stray in the fields after
reses and they will redden her cheeks


There is often quite as much to be
educated out of young men as into them.


We generally prefer new articles to
old ones-the new mades to the old
maids.


The least error should humble us, but
We should never permit even the great
est to discourage US.


Whoever heard of widow committing
suicide on account Of love A little ex-
perience is wholesome.


Poverty is the only load which is the
heavier. the more loved ones there are
to assist in supporting it.


We pause sometimes in path to scan
our own footprints, but it is too late to
remodel or to retrace them.


Front bravely the object of your worst
apprehension, and your stoutness will
commonly make your fear groundless.


A wit has just discovered the true
cause of the bravery in negro troops /;
they are the color bearers of the human
race.


Let a youth who stands with a glass
of liquor in his hand, consider which be
had better throw away, the liquor or
himself


When a man chooses the rewards OF
virtue, he should remember that to re-
sign the pleasures of vice is part of his
bargain.


Sir William Temple said: "The
greatest pleasure is love; the greatest
ca Sc is sleep the greatest medicine is a
true friend"


Every event that man would mas
ter must be mounted on the run No
man ever caught the reins of thought
except as it gallopped by him.


In discussion with a temperance lec-
turer, topper asked, eff water rots
your boots, what effect must it have upon
the coat of your stomach p
Year: 1864

The Richmond Wing lately announced
that Parson Brownlow had died and de
scended into probably to ''preach to
the spirits in prison" Whereupon the
Parson gets up this characteristic article


"The Richmond Whig a leading rebel
organ, announces the death of the editor of
this paper, and gives the details as regards
our reception in hell, and the treatment
given US by the Prince of Darkness. The
Wig states that the excessive cold weather
Of January was caused by our arrival be-
low, our presence creating demand for all
the heat, and withdrawing it from the eartn!
The Wing must have received its details
resident reporters for the Rebel Associated
Press, who went below sometime in advanca
Of the false rum or that we had gone down
Both of the men, when on earth, knew us
personally, and therefore could not have
mistaken for us the Rebel Congressman
who died about that time, although we re-
sembled each other in several Joints, in
our personal appearance The truth is,
that these men had been so long accustom-
ed to dispatching lies upon the rebel wires,
while here on earth, that they can't break
off from their old habits, even in sending
back news from the fountains of false
hoods.


This tale about myriads Of Yankees hav-
ing gone to he'll in three years, may do to
tell the deluded people of the South, who
are not allowed to read or see loyal papers
but all weli-informed men, North and South,
know that there is no country Of equal pop
ulation and extent, on the face of God S
green earth, that is as largely represented
IN hell, as is the so-called Southern Con-
iederacy They have gone from their army,
gone from the field, from the ranks of the
clergy, from the civil list, and from among
their politicians, at a fearful rate Our latest
grape zine from the great Confederate De-
pot is, that upon the recent arrival there of
several distinguished leaders of the rebel
lion, the Devil called hastily for more fuel,
as the fire was about to be eXtinguised
Floyd and Yancey are said to have come
forward and filled the furnace with Con-
federate money-whereupon the Devil kick
ed them out of hell. He said he favored
rebellion; he favored lying, and all sorts of
swindling, but that he would not degrade
himself and scandalizc hell by recognizing
such Q currency as fit for any purpose
Year: 1864

gGp Farmers who make the most ra.
pid Improvement in husbandry, are like
" to be those who read most on the sub.
iect of there vocation. For the man who
reads little, no matter what his vocation
is, will be likely to think little. and act
with reference to tradition received from
former generations, or else in imitation
of what is going on about him. There
is always hope Of a man who loves read
ing study and reflection.
Year: 1864

A Mistress Charged raA Stssling from hsr
OeTr0nf-A German woman, named Lculse
Rumpt, made complaint before the Mayor
yesterday against Mrs. Louisa Coleburu, fos
breaking open her trunk day or two since
and stealing therefrom $50 In Confederate
almost unintelligible testimony, which was
given In broken German, we give the follow.
Ing as the gist Of the evidence:


The witnesses for the complainant asseve-
rate fhst during the absence ffcm hcme Of
Miss Rnmpt, who has been for several
months back In the employment Of Mrs.
COieburn as servant, her trunk was broken
open and the money taken from the pocket
Of dress which was In 1t. Afterwards Mr..
Coleburn expressed Qualification that the girl
had left his employ, at the same time remark
ing that his wife had forced the lcck to her
trunk and taken out the money.


For the defence 1t was proven thA for
some time back Mr.. Coleburn had Loaf va
riouA sums OF money, and very recentIy.a
boarder In the house lost o valuable pen.
knife. Having reason to suspect the servant
gtrl as the thief, advantage was taken of her
absence from home by Mrs. Coleburn to In
stisute search araonx her things, when in
her trunk, the lock to which was forced,
were found the knife and some money,
amounting to little over $4O0, some OF
which Coleburn recognized 40 a part Of that
which he had had stolen from him. Subse.
quentiy Miss Rnmpt Acknowledged, accord
log to the testimony Of witness, that she
had taken the knife which he had lost, and
that the money found in her trunk was some
which she had received from lady f r value
received. In consideration of the fact that
Mrs. Coleburn had heretofore lost money, it
was decided by herself and husband to re-
tain the money found in the trunk.


The Mayor postponed further examination
till this morning.
Year: 1864

FhoM THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA


The intelligence by the Central train last
evening added nothing to the military infor.
nation from the army of Gen. Lee and the
Valley. The statue of neither army had un-
dergone any change.
Year: 1864

RuSAwAY.-Yesierday the team at
tached to the delivery wagon of Bower d.
Ten-Eyck started at the upper end of Sec
ond street and came tearing down at
rather break-neck speed, endangering
the necks of several pedestrians in their
route. They were stopped by soldier
at the corner of Main. No damage was
done aud no one was injured.
Year: 1864

Cnrieus illustration ~ Red Tape.


About fifteen years ago. it happened. in
certain country Of Europe, that the in
spector-general Of garrisons. while visi-
ting provincial town, observed d SEN
tinel stationed at little distance, outside
the walls, keeping guard over some ruin
ed buildings in The suburbs. The Gen
eral inquired of the sentinel, with some
curiosity, why be was posted there. The
sentinel referred him to his Sergeant
The Sergeant bad nothing to say but such
we're the orders OF his Lieutenant. The
Lieutenant justified himself under the
authority Of the Captain commanding the
garrison. Upon being applied to for his
reasons for the standing order in question,
the commandant informed the Inspector
General, With much seriousness, that his
predecessor in ofiies had handed down to
him the custom as one of the military dn-
ties Of the place. A search was immedi-
steiy instituted in the srchieves of the
municipality, the result of which was to
obtain satisfactory proof that for the last





stood over the ruined buildings in the
same manner. With awakened interest
and curiosity. the General returned to the
capital. He there set on foot more elabo-
rate investigation among the State docu-
ments Of the minister OF var. After long
delay, it was discovered the ruined build
ing Of the Faubourg had been in 1890, a
storehouse for mattresses belonging to the
garrison, and that in the course of that
summer it became desirable to paint the
door. While the paint vas vet, guard
was placed outside to warn those who
went in and out; bas before the paint
was dry it came to pass that the officer on
duty was dispatched on . mission of i'm
portance, and left town without rememb-
ering to remove the sentinel For hun.
dred and thirty years guard Of honor
had consequently remained over the door
"A sacred .tradision, but onsvhich rep
resented at bottom no higher idea than
the idea ofwet paint. 4 London Review
Year: 1864

Non ARR1vAL.-For some unexplain-
ed reason, the Eastern train did not ar
rive yesterday afternoon, and consequent
" we were without our Eastern mail 1t
is supposed that the train run of the
track beyond Clayton, though nothing
definite was ascertained last evening.
Year: 1864

IE-We have had the pleasure Of exam
ming the latest improvement in Dentistry
at the rooms of III. w. Hicks, on Second
street, between Main and johnson. Il
was gratifying to see the progress Of the
age in the relief rendered to suffering hu.
manity by the skill and persevering in
dustry OF one of the oldest surgeon dent
lists iE the city. During practice Of
seventeen years in our place his public
spirit and integrity have given him }the
confidence Of thousands who have had Che
benefit Of his skill, and We are happy to
find that he is reapiDg the reward Of pa
tent industry in good practice.
Year: 1864

= j.
The object OF an offer Of pardon or re-


mission is 10 induce penitsnce j; not 10
give immunity to crime. The purpose Of


the amnesty proclamation was to give the


rebels an opportunity and an inducement


to lay down their arms and return to their
allegiance; not to assure them Of inmu-


nifty in the end, no matter how long they


may persevere in rebellion. To accom-
plish this purpose, offers Of amnesty al


ways limit the time in which offenders


may avail themselves of the conditions of
pardon. Otherwise they operate as .
license to continue in crime, by furnish
ing a way in which the offenders can es-
cape all penslty, it in the end they fail,
and fall into the power Of tho Law.


p The practical defect in the Presidents
proclamation of amnesty is that it 10 mot
conditional in point Of time. It is an ab-
solute assurance TO rebels that no matter
how long they may continue to resist, or
what atrocities they may rerpetrate after
this offer Of pardon is made, yet, when
they have fought the rebellion to final
failure, or when in the fate Of war they
fall into our hands, they shall escape all
the penalties of treason and war, and
shall have their property and their fran
chise In the Government, and all the
rights of loyal citizenship restored to
them, BY simply taking the oath of ale
glance. This 10 not an inducsmsnt to
rebels at heart to repent, but it is en-
couragement and immunity to continue
the war SO long as there is hope of sue
cess.


This defect should be remedied by q
specific limit of time in which the rebels
may avail themselves of this remission.
The appropriate time to amend this is
now, when the spring campaign is about
to begin, which we expect 10 be decisive
of the fate of the rebellion.


Justice to the loyal people OF the South
demands this, for now the rebels who de-
stroy them in the absence Of our forces,
enjoy the protection of our Government
wherever they come within our military
occupation. The safety of the local gov
ernments requires this limitation, and that
il should elspse before elections are Or
dered in the insurgent districts, for now
rebel brigades may be furloughed to come
within our lines and vote, and then re-
turn to the army.
Year: 1864

Quite as favorable progress has been
made thus far in filing the quota for
this city as could be expected under
the circumstances, and there is no
doubt the number can be fully made
up, if a proper effort is made during
the few days which remain before
the draft takes place. Money is
what is wanted and we cannot too
strongly urge upon our citizens the
absolute necessity of furnishing the
necessary material aid" to clear us
from a conscription which would not
only result disastrously to many of
those upon whom the unfortunate So
lection will fall, but would, Of necessi-
ty, paralyze business and damage the
interests and feelings of all concerned.
Better any reasonable sacrifice by all
than that few should suffer who
perhaps of all will be the least able to
bear the burthen Viewed in strictly
business and humanitarian light it is
a duty incumbent upon all citizens,
whether liable or exempt, as well as
aliens whose interests are identified
with us, to aid in final and efficient
effort to avoid the dire calamity of
draft.
Year: 1864

KILLED By CIRcULAR.-1hese nc


counts of accidents by means of circu-
lar saws so generally used in mills
along the river, are as frequent, and
the results almost as fatal, in proper
ton to the number engaged in run
Mug them, as are the accounts and
results of the great battles in the
south and southwest Every day we
hear Of some new case of manning,
or killing by horrid mutilation, and
every day the same sickening expla-
nation, 'carelessness." Somewhere
there is lack of that iron discipline
which should always prevail in war
or mechanics in the presence of ex-
treme peril, or we certainly should
not have so many distressing casuaH-


ties to record.


There is blame, too, somewhere,
whether it rests most with master or
man is not for us to decide, it is
enough for us to say that if any pos
siblo precaution with either is neg
lected it is a criminal neglect. We
have diverged, however, though we
hope not unproftably, from the
straight line of our narrative.


William Chatterton, a young man
hailing from Napanee, c. W., in the
employ of Messrs. Fisher & Lee of
this city, met with his death on Sat
urday last, about 6 p. NJ, at their
steum saw and stave mill, Sd ward, in
the following horrid manner: He
stepped in front of the carriage facing
the large circular, stopped to clear
something away from the front of the
saw, and in so doing took hold of the
bar by which the carriage is started,
probably to steady himself, the mo-
ton threw out the gearing, and the
carriage starting, at once forced him
on to the saw, which instantly severed
his right leg few inches below the
hip joint. Through the presence of
mind of some of tho workmen the
flow of blood was at once staunched
and he did not then faint; the wound
was afterwards dressed by DIR. Far
rand but there was little hopo in such
a case, and after being removed to his
boarding house the sufferer died in q
very short time.


He was young man Of good hab-
its, and though comparative stran-
gor was well respected; as general
thing, too, he was very careful about
tho saw, his avocation being that of
softer" ono having charge of the
Carriage gearing which regulates the
Of the lumber cut.
Year: 1864

for the homo and family and an abundance Of ar
agraphs upon every topic of interest or import
ance. The wide circulation already obtained BY
this paper is an evidence of its popularity and Of
its being adapted to the wants of the people.
Year: 1864

DIR, LIGHTHILL will revisit COLUMBUS at
regular intervals according to the requirements OF
the patients under his charge. The business IN New
York does not suffer any interruption from this visit
as one Of the firm is there in constant attendance
Year: 1864

Is bounded as follows: Commencing ut the
junction OF Humbug Canon and the South Fork OF
the North Fork OF the American river, theme. up
said South Fork to its source. thence TO the wes-
tern line OF Township | |, thence south rly along
said line to the line between Placer and FL Do
r,do counties. thence down stil line TO the juno
ion Of the North and Middle Forks. thence up
said North Fork to the mouth of Ell Dorado Canon
thence following the line of Township 6, to the
point at which Townships No, and corner near
the Pioneer Quartz Mill on Humbag Canon.
thence down said Canon to the plsce OF begin-
ming.
Year: 1864

Hon. VIM. A. Gfaham Senator elect to the Sem
ate Of the Confederate States has resigned his Sc at
in the Legislature of this State as Senator from
Orange county. No one, as yet, has been mention
ed as his successor, but we hope some one will be
selected wko will fu the distinguished place with
honor to himself and profit to the people at large
Mr.. Graham will bs an ornament to the Confederate
States Senate and we do not hesitate 10 express IL
20 onr oninion that he will rank far above any 9TH
ar man in that body for ability, and useful Lesisa-
tive exner,ence: To such men the country have Q
roht ta look with confidence for some reform in our
nojcy. if it is possible to be brought about Would
That there were many more such in the Senate
His place in the Senate Of the State viii not be easi
1v iled.-SaIis6ury WatehmdH-
Year: 1864

WELL AND Truly SAI6.-The Progress OF Mon
day last says:


"Much has been said about the influence OF cer.
tain napers and meetings in North-Caroiina, and
that the cause has been injured by the sentiments
ooe and the action of the other but the course
of Congress- since the commencement OF the pres
ant session has raised clamOr for peace through
out the length and breadth of this State as isr az
vance of the feelings created by the meetings neid
last summer as an Egyptian pyramid Is superior 70
a pie1ny nine pin and if the people are Permntteo
IN vote at the election in August next no man can
secure their suffrages for place or power VINO IL
not pledged to contend for the personal hoer'y 9i
the citizen aud to favor and urge negotiations win
the enemy for On honorable peace. The hrst monen


az the present session Of Congress has done more 20
disnose the minds of the people of North. .CaroihS
for neace than all that newspapers, meetings AMI
politicians have done since the war commenced,
and they will not again vote Tor or connde
In any one who will not represent their VIEWS
This people have poured out their blood and treas
ure like water, and while they would oy no means
sbeatbe the sword, thinking that the time has come
when seltinterest as well as honesty demands that
an earnest effort should be made to stop the inhu
man butchery which bids fair to devastate Dotn
sections they intend to exercise their rights as ree
Citizens of sovereign State North Carolina mas
been true to the Confederacy and only ASKS tna1 ne
Confederacy be true to her; and come -Wnae may,
she will never surrender her own sovereignty OF
consent to the enslavemen Of her citizens upon tne
plea of military necessity"
Year: 1864

The New York World, the smartest
opposition paper in the country had an
able leading article on Monday, telling
.I.e democracy that the destruction of
slavery Is a settled thing, and public
opinion will be more and more inclined
to aquiesce in it; that ''there is no con"
ceivable position on the slavery question
on which the democratic party can plant
itself and become majority" and there
fore "why should the party bind itself to
a dead cOrpse2" Sure enough but this is
lust what the blind party leaders IN Con-
gress are trying to do to the party The
World proposes that the party drop the
slavery question altogether and take is
sue on the financial questions. But the
slavery question will not be dropped and
no party can ignore it. Why shVuld not
the democracy take sound position
and maintain il.
Year: 1864

The Grass Valley National says: The
Marysville appeal, the blacklist of the black,
yet having some honest principles, gives the
miserable Sacramento Union Just scoring
for the atter's bigoted and sensless whining
over the Supreme Courts decision on the
soldiers vote. The Appeals alusion to Tod
Boblnson Is an ungenerOus one, for though
Judge Robinson is strict constructionist Of
what is known as States Rights Whiggery,
espousing Democracy only when he had no
other party to 90 to, he is an upright,
conscious gentleman and christian, and on
the Supreme Bench would give neither Cop
perhead nor Abolition decisions Comment
ing on dirty paragraph in the Union in
which that consistent pink speakes of the
decision on the soldiers vote as "such
decision as might have been expected from
the Bench nominated by the Copperhead
Convention" The appeal says


"Other things being equal, it is just such
a decision as Copperhead Supreme Court
would not have rendered. If the soldier
vote had given Copperhead majority, and
the Bench been composed of Tod Robinson
q Co., we should have looked for decision
up with the spirit Of the times" and the
law declared constitutional. Therefore the
decision is not such one AS would be look
ed for from a Copperhead Bench. But,
seriously, this talk about Republican Judges,
and Copperhead Supreme Courts, is in very
bad taste. Our Judicial Election was made
distinct from the politically an amendment
of the Constitution, in order to purify the
Bench of political bias. Though we expresl
sed the opinion at the time that the attempt
would prove a failure, (Which is now beng
confirmed by the comments of the press since
this decsion,) we admitted the experiment
worthy Of trial. The Union also advocated
separate elections to the end that politics
might not besmear the judicial ermne. But
it is the first to advocate political judgment
from that Court, and talk about Copperhead
decisions by Republican Courts. The sober
minded people of California take higher
view Of this decision, and while the Union
men regret what seemed to be necessary
and imperative, they will sustain tue Court
in its decision"