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Year: 1861

FEMALE INFLUENcEs.-I have noticed that mar
ried man falling into misfortune is apt to
treve his situation in the world than single one,
chiefly because his spirits soothed and relieved
by domestic endearments and sefrespect kept alive
by finding that, although abroad may be darkness
and humiliation, yet there is still little world of
love at home. of which he is the monarch. Where
as, single man is apt to run to waste and self
neglect; to fall to ruin, like some deserted mansion
for want of inhabitants. have often had occasion
to remark the fortitude with which women sustain
the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those
disasters which break down the spirit of man, and
PROSTATE him to the DUST to call forth all the
energies of the other sex, and give such intrepdty
and elevation to their character, that at times, it
approaches to sublimity. Nothing can be more
touching than to behold soft and tender female,
who has been all weakness and dependence, and
alive to every trivial roughness while threading the
prosperous pah suddenly rising in mental force to
be the comforter Of her husband under misfortuncs
abiding with unshrinking frmness the bitterest
blasts of adversely. As the vine, which has long
twined its graceful foliage about the oak, and has
been lifted by it into sunshine will, when the hardy
trunk is rifted by the thunderbolt cling around it
with its caressing tendrils and bind up its shattered
bough, So too it is beautifully ordained by Provi-
dence, that woman, who is the ornament and de-
pendent of man in his happier hours should be his
stay and solace when smitten with dire and sudden
calamity, winding herself into the rugged recesses
of his nature, tenderly supporting his dropping
head and binding up the broken heart Washiny-
ton Ilrinq
Year: 1861

Mr. Haughton, in q speech no less characterized
by its patriotism and eloquence followed, denounc-
ing in unmeasured terms the Black Republican
traitors Of the North for their audacity in violating
that Constitution so dear to all true patriots, and
upbrading the seeded States for their conduct in
abandoning what they had sworn to protect and de-
fend at the first approach and into the hands of an
enemy, formidable only in the Imagination Of those
that feared to meet them; and exhortng the friends
Of Equality and States Rights in the Union not yet
to give up the good old ship, but to stand firm, and
to try the constitutional means yet left ere they de-


SPAR OF bringing her once more safely into the har-
Dor of peace and prosperity. An effort had been
made by the Daily Progress "a journal published
here to discourage this meeting, and had intmated
in an article in the mornings ISSUE that Union men
and Union States IN the South were giving aid and
comfort to the Black Republicans; but said Mr..
Haughton, let us see who has in reality aided and
comforted them most, those who still remain in the
Union coAtending for their rights against the
mics OF Institution, those States which have
surrendered their power in Congress to the Black
Republicans The conservative men were in ma
orty in both branches of the present. as they would
have been in the next Congress, had the seeded
States remained, and that Lincoln would for the
next two years have been powerless for evil; that
he could not have made cabinet appointment, e1-
cept with the appreciation and sanction of the South


that it said there is no Union; why then call


vention to determine whether shall 20 out of the
Union remain in it?-that there was great re
action going on at the North and by the aid of the
conservative portion of the northern States, We
might crush out our enemies, and forever put an
end to the influence of this vile and damnable prn
ciple of Black Republicanisu. He resumed his sea,
amidst bursts of loud and enthusiastic applause.


On motion, the Chair appointed an executive con-
mittee Of seven to make arrangements for bringing
the Ssue involved this election before the neODle


Business being now over the meeting gave three
loud and prolonged cheers for the Union and the
stars and stripes three more for the speakers a
the evening, and then adjourned, to meet at the
ballot-box on the 2sth, and then and there to igh
the good fight of Union CRAVEN
Year: 1861

~ 1t will be seen by the intelligence from
Washington in the Standard of to-day that al! our
reports as to the proceedings Of the Peace Confer
ence and Congress have been confirmed, while the
reports from the Journal Office of this place, gotten
up for effect have been branded as untrue. Some
of the secessonists lied Justify for WHILE but their
falsehoods have availed them nothing in the good
old County of Wake The people are too intelligent:
to be deceived We told the secessionsts so during
the campaign, and the result has shown that we
were right.
Year: 1861

There is Balance in which the destiny of nations
and the value of their existence is weighed in
modern times, which reminds one of those celestial
scales in which Jove, according to the poets, was
wont to weigh the issue of conflicts and the success
of rival heroes. This balance has its index in the
movements Of the Stock Exchange. Though not
unerring it gives honest Indications, for party pre-
judces do not long blind the sagacous operators on
Change. At the very moment of revolution it may
yield to panic, or be for short period buoyed up
by false hopes but in the end the beam will settle
down to the intrinsic standard, and the value of
national credit and stability guaged with the
accuracy as the soldity of bank or railroad com.
pany.


We are glad to perceive that Wall street does not
despair of the Union, of the preservation of ma
tional security and prosperity. We perceive that
there is an advance in the rate of the loans Just
issued ct quite noticeable amount. When we
find those who deal in the evidences of public debt
by the million are not scared there is ground for
hope Such renewal Of confidence is derived from
sharp analysis of public feeling 1t shows that
the sentiment is in favor of Union, of harmony Of
accommodation, of compromise and Of peace If
war was contemplated seriously this advance would
be impossible The reason that large amounts of
similar stocks would be at once amounts to meet
the necessary requirements of hostile preparations
would alone be sufficient to cause distrust and sus-
! picion.


In the absence of any mere speculative move
ments, we may take it for granted that capitalists
| build upon restoration of harmony, or at worst


the adoption Of a conciliatory policy. We accept
the upward tendency of these loans as a favorable
| omen. In the midst of the serious troubles with
which the ship Of State is surrounded, such rise is
like the cheering sign of the mercury mounting in


the barometer tube from the fearful fall that attends


the hurricane. We sincerely hope that the indica-
tions Of the Stock Exchange may be correct, and
kHnk III
be crowned with the amplest success.-New York
Daily News.
Year: 1861

Without high standard of morals, no
government can prosper. Truth and
equity must be the basis of all law and
the end of all legislation, else the most
sacred compact will be violated and the
rights Of the honest laboring people will
be disregarded and perpetual tumults
prevail. Right and not might should gov
ern every intelligent, christian people.


The dishonesty of politicians, blind
party zeal and the intrigues of design
ing and enthusiastic demagogues. have
brought upon US our National woes. -
Talented men of bad morals and base
principles, have been admitted to the
halls of Congress.


Until a higher standard of morality is
erected by the people, We need not ex-
pect national security and political quie-
tude. While party issues and party pre-
judices prevail, we cannot hope for peace
and prosperity. The question to every
citizen should be, not what is consistent
with the former or present policy of my
party, not what is popular, not which side
is strongest, not who the most eloquent
and renowned leaders, but what is right.
And to determine what is right, each man
should think for himself.


We boast of independence and Demo-
cracy, but how many exercise freedom of
thought and cast their votes from an
honest conviction, that the cause tney
sustain is just? How many are there
who love purity of principle and the plain
unadulterated truth more than their
party? How many in this country con-
tirue to quarrel over party issues that
can never be resurrected, and ought to
be forgotten. while the interest of the
country demands union of action?


AMERIcus.
Year: 1861

Time, the test of all things, says the


Augusta Sentinel, stamps truth upon an


other Of the principles for which the old


Whig party was condemned and villified.


The Missouri Compromise, the repeal Of
which the Wings opposed, and for re-


GREETING which Mr.. Fillmore was defeated,


has been sanctioned again by some Of
the very men active in procuring its re.


peal. They are now willing to acknowl-
edge that Mr.. Fillmore's assertion was
true that the repeal has proved Pam
dora's box" full of evil to the county,


We fear that the box has remained open
so long that not even hope remains. The
destruction of that compromise has done
its work of evil, and there is little hope
that its restoration, proposed by the
Peace Congress, will repair the calamity.
1t IS always easier and more popular to
dertroy than to reconstruct.


A tariff for revenue with incidental
protection. was another Wing principle.
The Democracy of the North have, by
their acts, fully recognized the justice
and expediency of such measure, and
in our new Confederacy we have adopted
precisely such tariff. True, free trade"
has still its admirers here, but we seem
to bejust as far from it as we were thirty
years ago-the necessities of the Confed-
eracy will always stand in the way. So
far from having free trade, trade is more
shackled than ever--we have not only
import but export duties, and we have
likewise the dictum of our Premier, Mr..
Toombs, that any reduction of the Uni
ted States tariff would be "unwise in the
last degree" A sound paper currency,
national and current everywhere in the
country, was another Wing principle
North and South, all parties have given
up the idea of an exclusively metallic
currency, and propose now to issue gov
ernment promises to pay in small sums,
such as may serve as currency in many
transactions. The only difference be.
tween this Democratic and the old Whig
idea is, that the new rag money is not
based on specie, nor on demand convert
ible into coin. The cry of "hard money"
is no more heard in the land, unless the
words signify that money is a great deal
harder to get.
Year: 1861

The news that the government contem-
plate the evacuation of Fort Sumter crea-
ted quite a sensation in Wall street yester-
day. Stocks rose, and became buoyant.
This eff ct was, of course, produced by
the probability that there is one chance
the less of civil war, from which we may
infer how disastrously the public securi-
ties would be affected il internecine strife
should once begin. As for the stock job
bers, it is in perilous times like these that
they reap their harvest. They fish in
troubled waters, and in order to enable
them to catch numerous gudgeons they
are now inspired from Washington like
the Paris Bourse from the Tuileries. II
seems, since the accession of the Lincoln
administration, they have access to State
secrets, and by this dangerous faculty
they are enabled to make their opera
tions tell, to the loss and injury of the pub
lie. This arrangement is the result of the
money they subscribed for Mr.. Lincolns
election, and their readiness in taking a
portion of the new loan. The govern
ment is thus turned into great stockjob-
bling establishment, with it's ramifications
in Wall street and elsewhere; and if poll
tical events of q cloudy character are
about to take place, the jobbers in New
York are placed in possession of the in
telligence beforehand, and, after buoying
up the market with some false intelli-
gence, they sell out. Next day the news
is publicly known, and down go stocks.
In few days after some political move is
contemplated which will clear away the
clouds, and the joobers, receiving previous
information OF it from headquarters, buy
all the stocks they can lay hold on while
they are yet down, and when the "cheer-
ing" intelligence is publicly announced
and the mercury rises sufficiently high in
the stock barometer, they sell out again,
in anticipation of another check.


Thus the stock kjobbers will gamble from
day to day, and from week to week, on
the current political events, between the
public alterations of hope and fear, the
prospects ofpeace and the anticipation of
war. Never in the history Of the govern
ment has there been such speculation in
stocks, in connection with State affairs,
under any former administration, as there
will be under the vacillating Cabinet of
Honest Old Abe Lincoln,
Year: 1861

~ Always be at work for the attain
ment Of an object. II the object itself
10 not important, the pursuit is. The fox,
when caught is worth nothing; he is fol-
lowed for the pleasure OF the following
Year: 1861

No reader need take The trouble when
he don't like the Express. The carrier
or the newsman will do his Stopping
We don't print paper to be liked. Our
aim is to print the truth, liked or not.
and to pursue that course, and only that
course, which, as we think, the best in
terests of the country demand. The Ex-
press does not represent any party or any
body, and nobody but the editors are re-
sponsible for anything in it, and they
only in the eye Of the law-for they dis
like great deal of the news they have to
print, and would not print it if it were
right to suppress it.
Year: 1861

A Nagasaki correspondent of the New
York Herald writes:


After bouquet is dropping beyond all
remedies of fresh water, the japanese
can bring it back to all Its first glory by a
very simple and seemingly most des-
tructive operation. / had received some
days ago delightful bunch of flowers
from Japanese acquaintance. They
continued to live in all their beauty for
nearly two weeks, when at last they ia
ded. Just as was about to have them
thrown away, the slime gentleman (Ja-
panese gentleman) came to see me.
showed him the faded flowers, and told
him that, though lasting long time,
they had now become useless. .'Oh, no"
said he; 'only put the ends of the stems
into the fire, and they will be as good us
before" Twas incredulous; so he took
them himself and held the stems endr
in the fire until they were completely
charred. This was in the morning at
evening they were again looking fresh
and vigorous, and have continued so for
another week. What may be the true
agent in this reviving process, am un-
able to determine fully; whether it be
the heat driving once more the last juices
into every leafet and vein, or whether it
be the bountiiul supply of carbon furnish
ed by the charing. am inclined, how
ever, to the latter cause, as the full effect
was not produced until some eight hours
afterward, and as it seems that. if the
heat was the principal agent, it must have
been sooner followed by visible changes.
Year: 1861

The Richmond papers give an account Of
the battle Of ROmney. They acknowledge
defeat, but state that they had only Eve
handred against i've thousand Yankees.
The reason they give for the loss of SO
many taken prisoners is, that their wagons
blocked up the road so that they could not
run away.
Year: 1861

Gen Burnside, in a recent speech at
New York, made use of the following SEN
tence on "Weapons of war"


ave have had it thrown in our face that
the very cause Of this rebellion is strength
to the enemy. But the time has come s0ben,
# The cause of this officially is a real strength
to tie enemy, every good general IN the field
sriH stripe to turn that POWer to his ol0n ae-
no,safD
Year: 1861

A bad-tempered judge was annoyed By
an old gentleman who had very chronic
cough, and after repeatedly desiring the
crier to keep the court quiet, ct length an
grily told the offending gentleman that be
would fine him one hundred pounds If he
did not cease coughing, when he was met
with The reply; I will give your lOrdship
two hundred pounds if you viii stop II for
me-
Year: 1861

A little boy. after listening to sermon
on being born again, returned home
much afflicted, and said to his mother ri
did not like the sermon, ma, and don'e
want to be born over again for who
knows but might then be gal?''
Year: 1861

SANC1<A W N>4t. q Al


The MaysYille Democrat tells of hand-
some young woman residing there who.
like all other class, is pestered with suit
ors. On Monday last(washing day. J one
came along. She was up to the elbows
in suds, and with determination to say
something harsh; thought better Of it,
and said to the handsome young man:


GOOD morning, Mr.. John Smith;
am very glad to see you, and should be
glad to have you come in, but the fact is
| am washing"


"Ah, no NATTER he answered, II will
sit little while in there; you can just GO
onwith your work the same. / am delighted
to get into the kitchen, it is SO pleasant
and home like"


If he was delightd, so was not the wild
ow. She gave him a chair and chatted
away merrily; however, at the same time
seeming very much engaged with the
work before her Presently she took up
a large sized wash basin and filed it full
Of hot suds from the boiler on She stove.
and stepping to table, took up boques
that was lying thereon, and in the most
innocent manner conceivable, asked the
gentleman if he could tell the botanical
name of one of the flowers contained there
in. Of course he rose from the chair and
stepped forward to examine it. The ma
licious woman adroitly set the basin down
in the vacated seat. Then she rivettd his
gaze with one of her sweetest smiles and
presented to him the boquet, and begged
him to resume his seat. That widow
has not had caller since.
Year: 1861

am for supporting the government.
L do not ask who administers it. 1t is the
government of my country, and as such /
shall give it, in this extremity, all the
support in nay power. I regard the
pending contest with the secessionists as
a death struggle for constitutional liberty
and Inv
Year: 1861

The clock in the tower Of the Cathedral of
Strausburg, is not only monster in size. but
is the most wonderful piece Of m chanism in
the world. 1t is one hundred feet high, thirty
feet wide, and fifteen feet deep. About twenty
feet from the bottom is the DIAL, on each side
of which is cherub. welding small mallet
in his hand, while over the DIAL IL small bell
the cherub ON the left strikes the first quarter,
Fifty feet above the dial is Colossal figure Of
Time with bell in his left hand and a scythe
in his right A figure Of young man in front
strikes the third quarter Oh the bell in Times
lett hand. and then turns and glides with
slow step around behind Time, when out comes
an old man with a Inallet and places himself in
front OF the great reaper. As the hour comes,
the old man deliberately strikes with much
power twelve times on the bell. He then
glides slowly behind Time, and the young man
again comes oat and takes bis position. ready
to do his duty when called upon by the ma-
chinery. As soon "a the old man has struck
twelve and disappeared another set of machin-
cry Is set in motion, some twelve feet higher,
where there IS high cross with the image of
Christ upon it, The in tant twelve is struck
Ii cure OF one OF the Apostles walks Out from
behind comes IN front, turns facing the Cross
bows and walks Oh around to his place. TINS
/. repeated until the twelve Apostles, large as
life. walk out, low. and pass on. As the last
appears, an enormous game cock. perched On
the pianacl- of the clock. slowly flaps his
wtng, stretches forth his neck and crows
three times 30 loud "a 20 be heard outside Of
the church 10 some distance. and with life-like
naturaiDrss. Then all Is still a. death.
Year: 1861

Board OF SurERvlsoas The Board met
yesterday morning and, after allowing few
accounts, sat till late hour as a Board OF
Equalization, and transacted a large amount
of business. They will act in the latter ca
p city again to-day.
Year: 1861

AT social gathering Of ladies and gentle
men at Mechanic Falls, Me-, a few evenings
since it was discoved that young bachelor,
who had engaged to be present, was absent.
1t was ascertainel, however that he had
promised to come if the ladies would 90 after
him. whereupon three young ladies took a
hand-sled and proceeded to his residence.
The young gentleman was duly placed upon
the sled. and the team Of young deers (deara)
started off with their load Unfortunately
the young gentleman tipped off on the pass
age into a snow-drift. but the ladies soon re-
placed him upon the sled and in due tin g
landed him safely at the hotel.
Year: 1861

The secession organs all over the State have
been for the last few weeks, engaged in prayer
for reunion of the Democracy. Thus far
their prayers have not been answered, and they
might as well say Amen for union upon the
terms proposed by them can never be accom-
plished The elements composing the two
organizations are too conflicting their princi-
pie aims and purposes are too antagonistc to
amagamate. The true Democracy will rally
around the Union and the Constitution as long
as a shred of our counrys flag remains to
wave over them while the secession element
would wIeSt the Goddess of Liberty from her
throne in the Temple of freedom, to give room
for sefconstituted king of anarchy We
repeat that union cannot be had. The lead
ers of tie secessionists have raised the cry of
" help me- Cassius, or | sink, but it has come
too late, and will never be needed Nearly one
year ago, amid friendly, and timely warnings
of the consequences, they launched headlong
into the meshes OF secession, rebellion and trea-
son. led on by Yancey, Rhett, keit, Co. !;
and now they can follow up the hazardous path
marked out by the bewildere1 pilots OF their own
choosing. They sowed the storm, now let them
reap the whirlwind and gather in the fruits
thereof
Year: 1861

FIRF.-Ab bout ten o'clock on Thursday night
last, fire broke cut in the old wooden building
known as the Eldorado Saloon, situated on the
corner of Bird and Myers streets, consuming
that, and two adjoioing buildings. Fortunate.
ly for that portion of the town at least, there
was no wind stirring, to communicate the
flames to the numerous wooden structures in
that locality. The fire was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary, as none of the buildings
burnt were occupied The principal loss. which
is not very great, we believe falls upon Judge
Lewis.
Year: 1861

CLEAN THEM OUT.-The late Grand Jury
found bills of indictment against number OF
the female occupants of the Chinese dens oil
corruption situated on Lincoln street, in the
upper end of Chinatown. Whether the Court
will succeed in making convictions thereon or
not. of course, remains to be seen. We sin
cerely hope they may for it is high time that
something was done towards removing the
loathsome objects beyond the sight and hear
ing of respectable families.
Year: 1861

dent of the Bulletin says under date of April
Sth


To-day is the day set apart by the Mesils
Convention for voting upon their secession
resolutions. | have before asserted that the
Pacific slope of this country had no sympathy
with this movement, and the fact is evident, in
there being no polls held at this place or any
other in this county. Arizona is opposed to
secession. whatever to the contrary may be
asserted by interested politicians and restless
demagogues. | even have grave doubts that
the people of Mesilla will ihdorse the action of
the Convention; but if they do, we repudiate
their action as far as it extends to the Pacific
slope of Arizona
Year: 1861

MAY DAY Picnic The children of Mr..
McCnEsNEY's School are to have q May Day
Picnic at some convenient place near town.
We trust that the citizens will furnish liber-
al supply of halfdollars to be deposited in the
contingent fund for the occasion