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Year: 1861

WASHINGTON, April IL, 1861.
The Commissioners left Washington to day for Montgo
merry.


The ADMINISTRATORS reply and their last communica
tion have not yet been divulged.


II heretofore stated that Secretary Seward, in
reply to note OF the Confederate State Commissioners
refused to receive them in their diplomatic character
They responded and were again answered the part
Of the government Yesterday the Commissioners sent
to him their final communication. 1t Is said to
be written with ability, and reflects severely
on the administration taking the ground they
bave exhausted every resource for a peaceful
solution of the existing difficulties and that if civil
result, the head of the federal government win rest
the responsibility. They charge the administration with
gross perdy insisting that under the shelter Of the pro-
text and assertion that Fort Sumter be evacuated
imense armada has been dispatched to provision and
reinforce that Fort. They repeat they had al
most daily indirect assurances from the ad-
minstration that Fort Sumter positively
to be abandoned and that all the governments efforts
to be directed towards peace. The Commissioners
aege that the government at Montgomery earnestly
desrous Of peace and that, in rccordance with its
structions well their feelings they left
Exhausted to that much desired end but
all their efforts having failed they forced to
return to outraged people with the object of their
mission unaccomplished and they express the firm
vction that war is inevitable.
Year: 1861

seekers most eager TO attach their names They
all eager to have them appear at the head Of the
sgners but of course could not all be accommodated


General Cadwallader, commanding the First brigade of
Pennsylvan Phladephia) militia, received order
today by telegraph, from Governor Curtin, to return
home Immediately This movement s supposed to be in
connection with the occupation of the capital by Penn
sylvania volunteers.


Immense quantities Of ammunition continue 10 be ship
ped from here to New York


paper was circulated at Wizards this afternoon,
among the visers the city, pledgng the sgners
to hold themselves in readiness to defend the city at
tacsed One paper by the writer, bore the names
OF about two hundred an had only been in circulation
few hours.
Year: 1861

These works and one-fourth of mile from Fort
Sumter, and at present manned by two companies OF
regular artillery. The position of this old fort which is
Of the utmost importance as a connecting poiut o the
defence Of the arbor has been considered by the highest
military authority the key TO all the defensive works
iu the habor Against the attack Of forces by ant or
attack by the sono river, must be considered
essential element of defence.


These illustrations only published TO give unmili
tsry readers idea OF Of the fortidc atoms in
Charleston harbor There other important works at
Mount Pleasant, stono Hadres Point Morris Island &c.
TIE CONFEDERATE STATES REVENUE
Year: 1861

IL is gratifying to know that in these times of
war and tumult the crops of wheat and rye look
remarkably promising, and the probability is
that OF those grains we shall have an abund.
ant harvest. Indian corn has only Just been
planted in this latitude, so that it Is impossible
to predict results. IL may, however, be truly
stated that the ground was never in better con-
dition than now to receive that important
American cereal, and it would appear that any
thing short Of an average yield is not to be ex.
pected. So with potatoes, peas, beans, and all
kinds of garden truck and vegetables general
ly. There is no greater blessing than an ample
reward for the lsbors Of the husbandmen, es-
pecially as so many agricultural sons of indus
try have Joined the army. There is every
reason to hope that we shall enjoy the fruits Of
the earth In due season, and in view of the ready
market which all agricultural products are sure
to find, during the continuance of our national
troubles, every farmer should strive to make his
acres as productive as possible.-Lancaster
Express,


So far so good; but It should not be forgotten
that while couple Of hundred thousand men
will De engaged In restoring the authority OF
the laws, there will be more food required to
feed, with less industry employed 10 producing
ii. Il Is not the mere withdrawal of that mum.
Der Of persons from production which would be
likely to lead to scarcity, but in time of civil
'commotion the whole country is more or less
affected, and the raising Of armies seems to
have Withdrawn the attention of persons 10 an
extraordinary degree from their farms. We
hear that in many instances the farmers are not
planting near the usual quantity of corn, argu-
ing that laborers will be scarce and their wages
high, and prices of produce so low, that they
will not be remunerated for their labor. This
Is an erroneous view of the subject As war
will put a stop, in great measure, to manu-
featuring and other employments, laborers must
find employment in other pursuits, and there is
nothing they can turn their labor to, so Ger.
tain in its results, as in labor upon farms
This will make laborers plenty and tend to keep
wages at fair price. While armies in the ield
are consuming food, its price ia not likely to
fall very low.


. Il 10 possible that, for want Of the ueual EN-


ployments for capital, that all prices may re-
cede, but the price Of food, however low, will,
while the war lasts, be relatively high, and q
barrel Of -four will exchange for o greater
amount Of dry goods and groceries thanit now
does, The value, therefore, Of farm produce,
Irrespective Of Its price, will be actually In
creased, and the farmer consequently be better
Year: 1861

paid than now for his labor. Let no agricul-
turist fall into the error Of supposing that the
country will not need a greater amount of food
than ever while passing through its present
troubles. Every consideration of interest, of
patriotism, and Of public duty, demands of our
farmers that they should plant corn, and plant
It plentifully, go that famine at least shall not
follow the calamity Of civil strife.-Philadel'
phia LEDGER.
Year: 1861

Have been sold during tho last six months aud Ia no In
stance has 1t failed In giving entire satisfaction Who
LEANS STRENGTHENING CORDIAL will cue you7


No language can convey adequate idea Of the imrne
date and almost miraculous change produced by taking
this Cordial in the diseased debilitated and shattered
nervous system whether broken down by excess weak BY
nature or mpsiredby Sickness the relaxed and unstrung
organization is restored to its pristine health aud vigor
Year: 1861

There ia no Mistake About IT,
Suffer longer. Take 1t according to Directions It
will stimulate, strengthen and nvigorae you and cause
the bloom OF health to mount your cheek again.


Every bottle 10 warranted to give satisfaction
Year: 1861

:B- The celebrated DR.. Doddridgc once
wrote thus to lady whom he afterwards
married: "You have made greater ad
vance upon my heart in few hours than |
intended to have allowed you in as many
weeks; indeed you have possessed yourself
of SO much room in it, that unless You con.
sent to be tenant for life, our parting will
be exceedingly troublesome, and it will be
a long while before shall get into repair
arain -
Year: 1861

In peaceful times, mere names are COM


paratively rnimportant things, because we


have landmarks and organic laws. by which


matters can be tried and error corrected.
and. If deceived for while by sound. time
and quiet will give opportunity for second
sober thought, and enable the innate
sense of the people to discover sooner or


later the imposture but in revolutionary
times, when the reasoning powers of many
are perplexed by the conflicting views and
arguments of those, in whose cool judg-
ments they have been accustomed to con-
fide, the only safe course to adopt. is to call
things by their right names. The present
condition of affairs is such. as to warrant
the adoption OF this suggestion. 1t can
not have escaped the notice of any man.
that with but few exceptions) every one
he meets is an ardent lover of the Union,
although there are two distinct parties
AMONG us, Ito one or the other of which
every intelligent man must belong. the one
claiming to hope and believe. that our Fed
eral Union. can be preserved by standing
up firmly for our rights under the Consti-
tuition and that by insisting on new guar
antees, and by giving reasonable time for
the action of those who have manifested a
disposition to disregard their oblisac:5ns,
that nnion can be preserved ana all the dil
ficulties ai,1 dangers IN the way of forming
a new Coniederacy be aroiic,l-the other
protesting to bslieve that every hope of Sc
curing our rights in the Union is extinsuish-
ed, desire to withdraw from that Union.
What can be palmer? The one party is
for Union, and the Other for Disunion.


That must be poor cause. which needs
the shelter of a false name. Be men. If
you are for UNIoN, say SO, and vote for
Union men. If you are for DIsUSIoS. be
equally manly in speaking your sentiments
and vote for Disunion men. Let there be
no hair splitting.
Year: 1861

sThs reasoning power is the cornerstone
of the intellectual building. giving grace
and strength to the whole structure.
sA pleasantjest in time of misfortune is
courage to the heart. strength to the arms.
and digestion TO the stomach
Year: 1861

A MINISTER MAY READ THIs.-Ycs, per
hans the one who educated the child who
startled an uubelieving pastor and people,,
She had been away from home at school, and
the minister Of the place made her, with
Others a missionary coll, ctcr. This educa-
ted her for Chlist, so that upon returning to
her fathers house again she applied to tho
pastor Of the family, requesting that 1t he
had not made up his list of collectors she
might be employed as g. She was inform
ed that as they were about erecting a new
church aud were likely to be at considerable
expense, they had concluded not to do any


thing for the missionary cause that year.


The maid was not to be put Oft thus, and


begged to be furnished with collectors


book. The pastor not having any, tried to


dissuade her from any effort of the k'nd' as


it would likely interfere with the mind OF the


people, This aid not satisfy her, but with
out saying anything further she wrote 10 her
former pastor, enclosing postage stamps ano
!, requested to be faru' shed with missionary


collectors book it VAS sent her, and she Sc


about doing as she had been educated to d.
and the first that TIE minister who had pu
= her off knew of her work was when, on IN
morning Of the day he was to start Tor con
ference, she put he's collection in his hana'


and it vas lound to count seven'y-t"o dollars
Year: 1861

scringing|y bow in slavish submission to the
insocnt demands Of the slave power. II any
class at the North are responsible for this
war it belongs to those who have been ever
ready to indulge and pamper the South untll
their arrogance and se|f.conceit induced them
to demand the rule or ruin of our country.


The editor says, "that three thousand


clcrgymen grossly maligned the lamented


Douglas" We never have seen any proof OF


this will the Argus produce it ? 1t is true


that when the country was excited by the


efforts of Douglas and others, to remove the


Missouri Compromise Line, three thou-


sand New England clergymcn very respect


fully but emphatically demonstrated against


its removal, which they had perfect right


to do as citizens. Was this grossly mallgn-


ing Douglas? Subsequent facts have shown


the patriotic wisdom of that Bmonstrance, and
if it had been needed the plains OF Kansas
might not have been stained with the blood OF
our citizens, and door would have been closed
i. against those outrages, that had not little
G to do in developing the present troubles of
Q our country.


6 We have good reason to infer that Doug


las lived long enough to repent and dcplore
}. this prominent act Of his life, and express the
q desire to restore this landmark of freedom.
d Is it not fact worthy of notice that our
e conscientious editors at the North, who are
d SO amazingly sensitive at political preaching
,e aim all of their missiles, and pour out all
,e of their slang against the clergy who are
ID loyal to the government, while they have no
I'd feelings of pious horror to express, or rebuke
st to give to those who loudly preach rebellion
v. aud use their pulpits and their swords, 10 ar


effort to destroy the best gove' nmcnt the worl'
II. ever saw? 1t is quite evident that SOM
ke men live too far Nor>h, and would find NOR
at congenal political climate if within til
= limits OF the Southern Confederacy.
Year: 1861

WHAT OUR NEIGHBoRs THINK OF IT.-The To-
ronto GI06e comments on the recent outrage in
Missouri as follows


ass far as the North is concerned, we may
claim for it that the war has hitherto been carried
on with greater regard tor the rights of the enc
my than could have been expected. Instead Of
the chivalrous Southprner setting an example to
the Yankee, whom he processes to despise. the
reverse has been the case. In the most trying
circumstances the Northern soldiers have shown
a moderation wise as it is humane 1t has been
reserved for the Confederate rcbels-ihe men
who consider themselves the salt of the American
earth-to p"rpPiraie an atr0city, which whatever
| view he taken Of this unfortunate contest, must
call down upon them the exccratiOns of the
whole civilized void. =
We can understand how the commanders Of the
armies on both sides should find it nee crssary to
| break DOM railway bridges in order to prevent
| the conveyance Of troops and materials of war.
| But necessity cannot be pleaded in iustilica ion
| OF such horrible crewrlty as that we have record
ed. 1t is infinitely worse than the murder of
wounded men on the battle field ; for in the heat
of blood who can Fay what he might do? 1t is
worse than using the scalping knif, upon the
slain. for the savage can plead tradition aud use
in pallialon Of atrocty. The man who secretly
stabs his foe. bastard though he b., hates him he
Stays. But thus to destroy men, women and child
ren, merely for the qualification of political hatred
without the slightest prospect OF gain by it, or
without any pretence of use or necessity for it,
| il develish in the extreme.


1t must nerve the men of the North to a sterner
determination to trample ont the rebellion, cost
what it may. and will justify the wreaking of a
most terrible revenge upon the traitors who thus
shed innocent blood. If the rebel leaders have
any sense OF shame, or any knowledge OF Justice
or any regard for The opinion OF the world they
will seek out the men who perpetrated th" out.
rage, and make such an example Of them that nc
more deeds of like kind will be done. Bad as
their cause is, there is nothing they could dc
more likely still further TO lower ii in the estima
tiOn of foreign nations than to allow this wanton
outrage to go unpuusbed. But after all, what
else is to be expected in a rebellion avowedly y
originated for the spread aud perpetuation OF
human slavery? %
Year: 1861

which will move on the following morning to
join Col. Judah s Regiment, at Auburn.


Every necessary arrangement is being made ia
render the occasion one Of pleasure aud gratlii-
cation to all
Year: 1861

GEoRGIA.-An important manifesto, says
an Atlantic exchange, has just been issued by
Senator Toombs in the shape of letter in
referenee to the fifth article of the Constitu-
ton, from, which there is reason to hope That
even this distinguished battler for Southern
rights is not wholly given over to disunion.
He says that 4, the Constitution should be
amended SO that its provisions could not be
evaded or resisted by Abolition States, and if
the Republicans Or a majority of them in
Congress, will vote for such an amendment,
he thinks it would be only reasonable and
fair to postpone final action in the Southern
States until the Legislatures of Northern
States could be called together for action
upon the Personal Liberty bills. Should this
action be adverse to the South, then he would
think it proper for Georgia to secede, at the
lasest by the 4th of March.


Late reports from Georgia, received in
Washington, indicate that, after all, South
Carolina is likely to be disappointed in her
expectations that the Empire State of the
South will afford her aid and countenance, to
the extent of following Immediately in her
footsteps, should she see fit to declare her
connection with the Union discovered. There
is asserted to be large party of Unionists
in Georgia, who will corporate with those
opposed to separate State action to defeat
the extremists, and, thus afford delay until
better counsels can prevail. These reports
created better feeling in Washington, and a
strong hope that, through the medium of the
Consulting Committee, something might yet
he done 10 stay the tide of disunion.
Year: 1861

VINO SAYS DIE "A prominent operator in
the turnpike through the Henness Pass was
in town a few days since attempting to
arouse the good people of this city from their
apathy for public improvements. He pro-
poses, after consultation with capitalists, to
build a railroad from Grass Valley to Neva-
da, of cheap construction and assures us that
it will be paying concern. Indeed the fg-
ures given do look flattering as shown u.s.
We have not learned how far successful was
the eloquence of the gentleman on the mon
led men of this city. but at any rate, he tells
US there is capital already promised sufficient
to ensure the construction of the work.
Nevddd Journal
Year: 1861

How WEBSTER WoRKED.-The Scientific
Americaa says: John Whipple once asked
Daniel Webster to what he attributed his
marvellous power of mastering complicated
and difficult questions Webster replied that
he attributed it to his habit Of never using
his brain when it was in the least degree
fatigued. The great fact that the time du-
ring which the human brain can continue its
action is limited, is one of the utmost inn
portance, but it seems to have been generalr
ly ignored by those who have had the man
agement Of our schools. A New York School
Commissioner, with leather lungs and a cast
iron head, may insist that a child who has
been boxed up six hours in school shall spend
the next four hours in study, but it is impos-
sible to develop the child's intellect in this
way. The laws of nature are ineXorable.
By dint of great and painful labor, the child
may succeed in repeating a lot of words, like
a parrot, but, with the power of its brain all
exhausted, it is out of the question for it to
really master and comprehend it's lessons.
The effect of the system is to enfeeble the
intellect even more than the body.
Year: 1861

QUARTZ CUT QuAETz-A party not thou
sand miles from Oroville, had quartz ledge
and mill which it was found desirable to dis
pose of. Procuring some really valuable
quartz, in which the precious metal was
plainly visible, they announced their willing
ness for parties desiring to purchase, to test
the ledge. This was accepted by party Of
the second part" who proceeded to prospect
quartz procured for the occasion, by the
party Of the first part, aforesaid" The
party proposing to purchase knew the quartz
was valuable on sight, but desiring to pur-
chase cheap, were not particularly anxiou.
to produce rich prospect, and deposited
| tallow candle or two in the arasira.o The
grease prevented amalgamation, and the
rich quartz was duly crushed, then ground
into impalpable powder, but produced a
very diminutive prospect. The ledge was
pronounced comparatively valueless, and was
purchased cheap, by the prospecting "party
of the second part, aforesaid" OF course,
the purchasers found no more valuable
quartz and were flat broke in few months.
The party of the first part" went into riv-
er operation last summer and has not seen
the color of gold "since the date thereof"
They met in our streets the other day, and
making common purse of such fragments
of dimes as were to be found upon their per-
sons, visited an open bar and renewed amica-
ble relations.-Butte Record
Year: 1861

The REASON WHY.-The Washington cor
respondent of the New York Herald, of a
late date positively asserts that Mr.. Buchan-
an has neglected to strengthen the forts at
Charleston, because he was afraid that if he
did SO, he would be assassinated. He says:


In every hotel and every street,in the city,
we hear hardly anything but denunciation of
the President for his course in refusing to
strengthen Major Anderson. Justice should
be done to the President in asserting the fact,
andI make the assertion upon good authors
ty, that the President stands in fear of assas-
sination if he attempts to increase the force
at Fort Moultrie. He has so expressed him
self to a distinguished Democratic member OF
the Government, who l know would have
denounced him in the Senate as traitor had
not the acknowledgment referred to been
made, which enlisted for the President the
sympathies of the Senator, and induced him
to withhold his denunciation."


If this be true, the old map is undoubtedly
in his dotage.
Year: 1861

MILITARY lTEM.-Capt. Thayer, Of the
Fifth Infantry, arrived ia the city last even
Ing, from Grass Valley, with some fifteen OF
twenty more men for his company, now at
Camp Union. We believe they go below on
the steamer this morning. The men are a
sodierly looking crowd, and if all the officers
OF the regiment are as competent as Captain
Thnyer, they VIII render good account of
thcmseyes
Year: 1861

BURNED TO DEATH The charfcd remains
Of body were found last evening, on the
ruins of the fire of yesterday morning. As
II matter Of course there was no possibility
identifying the remains, but We were told
that the unfortunate man was shoemaker,
name unknown, who has been at work for a


short time in this city. lie is said to have
been on spree the day previous, and re.
tired to bed, in an intoxicated state, about
two o'clock yesterday morning. He had a
wife and two children living in philadephin.
Year: 1861

DEPLoEABLE ABSENCE OF MIND-It is
stated that a number of benevolent ladies
having sent quantity of underclothing to
the soldiers, the men were horrifed to dis
cover sixteen dozen female drawersl wholly
Inal-rropos under the eircnmstanees
Year: 1861

AN ALABAMA JUDGE The Sheriff of one OF
the wire grass counties had arrived lin the
city of Montgomery with two horse wagon,
conveying convict to the penitentiary at
Wetumpka. Several persons grouped around
the vehicle, ard one more inquisitive than
the rest asked the unfortunate in handouts


"What brought you TO this fix2'


"See T. was the reply, "see they 'spicioned
me Of stealing horse and the Judge that
tried the case had bought coupe of fine
blooded sheep, and there warnt no way to
get EN- up to his part of the country, only to
send me to the penitentiary. SO they con-
victed me, and put us all in the wagon to-
gether, and the Sheriff fotched us up"
He had an idea of law and justice.
Year: 1861

STRAWBERRIES ALL WINTER-Dr. Hosmer,
of Little York says the Nevada journal, has
patch of Strawberries of the Longworth
Prolific variety in his garden, which has
borne abundantly during the entire winter.
A gentleman conversant with horticulture in.
forms us that the patch is on dry soil and
that during the summer when stra wberries
usually bear, these produce nothing, but
when the rains begin to fall the plants bloom
and bring forth fine fruit.


Where gardens are favorably located why
may we not have patch of straw berries for
the summer and another on dryer spot for
the winter. and thus furnish the table with
this delicious berry all the year round?