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Year: 1863

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The Copperheads are trying to make
capital for their party out Of the reported
seizure and handwriting Of certain Detroit
conscripts who resisted the authorities
after they we're fairly drafted. These
hypoc1itical traitors pretend to have tho
proloundcst sympathy with the cowardly
conscripts, who claim to be Americans,
and are 20 eager to get all they eau out Of
the Republic, and so unwilling to do any
thing for her in return, and think it so
hard that they should be called upon to
strike blow, even, for her defence It is
all OF apiece with the 1illainy Of the Cop
perhead proceedings, from the first out
break Of the war, and in accordance with
what awhile ago was their open and avow-
ed hostility 10 the Consciption Act, which
they hate IS hard as ever, although the
Government has stopped their blowing
against it, and chokcd them off its own
throat by the iron grip Of the law.


Finding that they can no longer tear the
Government with their fcrocious teeth, nor
oppose the operation of the Conscrlpt Act
with impunity, they rub their eyes with
onions and weep crocodile tears over the
hapless fate of those who arc compelled by
the draft to leave their homes and go to
the war in order that they may save their
homes! For if the rebels are victorious
over the Union arms there will be no homes
left on this continent for loyal men. This
is part of the picture which the Copper
heads don't care to present to the poor con-
scripts. All they care about is to embar-
| rass the Government, that the rebels may
he victorious, and as for the conscripts and
their homes, they may rot together OF
apart, as the fatcs may determine, fof any
thing they mean or ever intended, to do tc
prevent the mischief


In the meanwhile they want votes fol
their party, and think they can be pretty
euro of getting them if they make lachry
nose faces, and a show Of sympathetic
blubbering over the hard lot Of the mel
drafted for the war. But they may carr.
even this game too far, and find the lay
which they have SO long ridicu1cd, as i'm
potent, quite strong enough to checkmat
and punish them.


The resistance which the Detroit con
scripts made to the Federal officers wa
instigated by them, and they have tried t
fonent 4 similar rebellion in various othc
parts OF the Union, although they hav
been compelled to feel their way and cran
c]andestinely on their bellies to get tho


dirty work accomplished. Let them tax
hccd, however for the Provost Marsha
I will surely be foul Of them before long; an


we would advise the next batch Of dastart
J who may be inclined to resist the law


their bidding, to pause awhile, and try
measure the length Of sold Abc's" arl
II they don't want to be sent over to t
; febels, and have their homes contiscated
2 the State, they had better tell 'Fath
8 Abraham" that they're coming straig
L along, and mind that they keep their wo1
Year: 1863

WANTED.-A PARTNER In the wood and coal
w. business locality central, } and now doing a.
good business One with a small capital will lind
It to his interest to inquire at this oifce


mar l9-lWs
Year: 1863

TnE Observation-Disclosures and occupa-
ton are closely allied. Idle men are rare
ly happy. How should they beH The
brain and the muscles were made for ac-
ton, and neither can be healthy without
vigorous exercise. Into the lazy brain
crawl spider-likc fancies, filling it with
cobwebs that shut out the light, and make
it fit abode for "loathed melancholy"
Invite the stout handmaiden, brisk and
busy Thought, into the intellectual cham.
bers, and she will soon brush away such
unwholesome tenants. Blessed be work
whether it be Of the head or the hand, or
both.
Year: 1863

"a STREAK OF CHIvALRY. One OF
the most inhuman acts that has been
perpetrated since the war commenced,
was attempted to be carried out by the
rebels on the night of the evacuation of
Fort Wagner. According to the state
ment of wounded man, discovered IN
the bomb-proof, he had been lying in a
DYING condition for four days. The reb-
efs refused to give him even swallow
of water to quench MS tnlrst, anu 'p,I
him when they left that he could
not possibly live, and had better, before
diving. do as much for the cause as lay
in his power. That he might benefit by
this advice, they placed in his hand a
string attached to fuse communicating
with the magazine before alluded to
with instructions to pull it when the for
was we'll filed with Yankees, and so senc
them all, himself included, into eternity
But the wounded rebel, although almos


dead when our men entered the fort, ha'


a faint hope that perhaps he might liv


if properly attended, and gave that as


reason for not pulling the string: ii


was taken to an ambulance, and die


while being conveyed to the hospital.
Year: 1863

H The Prineeton Clarion says it
was its neighbor of the Democrat that
printed and circulated the notices of the
draft in Gibson county, which we noticed
last week Well, all we have to say is,
that whip ought be put in the hands Of
every woman and child in the county to
lash the fellow out of its limits That
kind of practical joking is not of char
acter to be tolerated We have no doubt
it gave rise to no little inconvenience, to
say nothing about the anxiety it occa-
stoned. If the editor of the Democrat
has nothing else to occupy his time, he
had better go to peddling pea nuts and
butternut emblems at Vallandigham
t-t
Year: 1863

THE THREE GREAT NAvIEs-In view
of the present threatening aspect of our
foreign relations, the following statement
of the New York Journal Of Commerce
is of interest and Importance
Stated in the aggregate, the nayies OF
the three leading commercial nations
compared last year as follows;


Iron-clads. Steam vessels.
Year: 1863

A most singular circumstance occur
red yesterday in the townof Wright, near
Berlin, in Ottawa County, about ten mile
from this city. Mr.. Thomas g. Harris
called at our Office yesterday and narrs-
ted the following


He had been at work during the early
part Of the day on the highway, in that
town, with his oxen, during which time
gentleman called to pay him two hun
dred and FIVE dollars, which he did in
.greenbaeks, excepting I've. There we're
fifteen pieces Of this money, varying from
6fty to FIVE dollars. They were carefully
rolled up and a string tied around them,
and, as a matter Of safety, placed in the
bottom of his dinner pail and left in the
wagon. Having occasion to 90 q short
distance away, he placed his oxen - IS
to feed from the wagon, and was absent
from them short time. On his return
he fund his dinner pail overturned-h,a
dinner and money gone. Diiigelt search
was made for the money but without sue
cess. There was but one conclusion left
-one or the other Of the oxen had eaten
both dinner and money Here was di-
lemma which OK had eaten It, and how
could it be restored. The peculiar ru-
minating quality Of this institution made
it very dangerous for the depositOrs.-
Something must be done, and speedy, or
else the chances to invest in 5-2Os would
be gone. A thought struck Mr.. Harris,
He resolved to kill both oxen, and make
a Thorough search among the assets Of
the bank for evidence or prefeFment. He
accordingly concluded to dispatch the
master OK first, as he wisely cOneludedhe
would appropriate the lion shareto him,
self This was Immediately done, when,
much to his delight, he foundlthe Bad Of
money, but little injured, in the stomach
Of the OK. We are ersdibly informed
that Mr. Harris is one Of the most rslia-
bic aud truthful men in the county
Grand Rapids Democrat, June i7tb,
Year: 1863

Or New York and New Jersey the
Northumberland county (Pa) Democrat
says" These two Democratic States de-
serve the lasting gratitude Of the peop G
Of Pennsylvania for the prompt and no.
be manner in which they responded to
our cry OF danger. No doubt that dan
ger was greatly magnifed by those who
should have been well informed, but that
fact should greatly exalt the brave men
Of our sister States who, under the call of
their respective Governors, marched hith-
er to our assistance"
Year: 1863

Another wonderful ngrelIent, of Spanish
origin. ipparting beauty to the complexion
and brilliancy TO the mind, Is Yet unknown to
the commeros Of the world, ana We withhold
its name for the present
Year: 1863

RESOLUTION is almost Omnipotent--
Sheridan was at first very timid, and
obliged to sit down in the midst Of a fine
speech. Convinced Of. and mortified at
the cause of his failure. he said one day
to friend: cit is in me and shall come
Year: 1863

A gentleman some two weeks from
Richmond relates the following in the N.
Y. Herald:


The eSOutbern opinion OF the French


in Mexico.


Singular as it may appear, the feeling
OF the Southern people is decidedly
against the occu patton of Mexico by the
French. Public men at public meetings
do not hesitate TO denounce In the strong
est terms the prospect of an empire being
established on this continent They
also say that if the United States would
consent to cessation of hostilities the
army of the South would combine with
that of the North and drive the French
men into either the Pacific or the Atlantic
Ocean. They do not desire, and will not
submit, TO Frencbmen being upon Amer
ican soil or the French Emperor having
anything TO say in the affairs OF this
continent and fear that his designs are
not upon Mexico only, but also upon
Texas and Louisiana.


Beauregard's force he estimates at
about nine thousand men before the re-
enforcement was sent him from Virginia
of the division of General Jenkins. This
may bring it up to fourteen thousand,
which includes the gArrisons in all the
fOrtifcations around Charleston, force
at Pocataligo, Adams run, and a point
between Charleston and Branohville, on
the South Carolina Railroad. These
troops are all of the best; many Of them
are veterans, aud even the home guards
are as well trained as regulars Beaure-
gard will delay our approach as much as
he possibly can for the reasons above
stated he will dispute every inch, aud
strive in every way TO recover the pres
tige he lost when he pc rmitted Gen. Gil.
more TO obtain the foOthOld on Morris
Island that must eventually cost them the
loss Of their beloved city, the hot bed of
secession, and the point from whence
sprung this cruel aud unnecessary war
Beauregard lost much of his reputation
IS soldier aud engineer officer when he
lost Morris Island His popularity has
fallen of wonderfully, especially with
the people OF Charleston, who idolized
him before as the man who compelled
seventy five men to surrender to q force
of ten thousand, aided by batteries of
the heaviest description, and gave them
possession Of their SUMTER the fort that
now possesses as much value 70 them
for work Of defence as any pile Ct old
bricks. The Oarolinians will never for
gel or forgive Beauregard when Moultrie,
Sumter, aud the ground upon which
Charleston stood passes from their pos
session 10 that Of the damned Yankees"
Year: 1863

The Wheeling (Ya) Register, noticing
the arrival there of number Of Confed-
crate prisoners, remarks


"There is one man in the crowd who
Is but twenty four years Of age, whose
hair is as white as snow. He says be-
fore he jained the army bis hair was
nearly black, butin the irst engagement
in which be participated he became so
frightened that his hair turned gray He
is a fair comploHoned man. but appears
very delicate"


II was only an effort on the part Of the
fellows head TO put itself ia uniform
with the rest Of his body
Year: 1863

As aided in giving currency to the newspaper state
meut respecting the great losses which the negro troops
said to have suffered in the attack Port Hudson


becomes duty to apprize readers that these
statements the Of certain class Of
correspondent The black regiments at Port Hudson may
have been intrepid their white arms,
but their mortality, if not their valor is shown by the off,
ca reports to have been greatly exaggerated The New
Orleans Era the Governments organ at that place. gives
an official reurnof the losses during the whole siege in
the negro regiment from which it appears that


There engaged in the siege of Port Hudson two
regiments of colored trops the First aud the Third both
together numbering ,245 OF these % were killed.
l23 wounded by gunshos and 46 by falling trees making
the total casualties 1877 Many OF the wounds were slight
from which the snfsrers have since recovered
Year: 1863

The Abotonsts it seems, delighted that Gen. Lee
was not defeated the Potomac second time. cor
respondent Of the AntiSlavery Standard writes:


Our people and papers express much chagrn that Lee
allowed to escape without another battle don't
share in the feeling On the contrary, glad when
heard that he the river and have rea-
since for any other emotion II Meade had engaged
Lee and been whipped-which sibet would have
bad n he had utterly defeated and routed Leehch
was much more than possbleit would have been worse
The political could hardly have failed to be
disastrous The nalion is not prepared for sudden ard
triumphant suppression Of the rebellion We shall not be
ready till we get black army Of at least one hundred
thousand in the field"
Year: 1863

CASTOR OIL ADMINIsTRATIoN--The medical men OF
Paris recommend the following way Of administering
Tor oil TO chdren The quantity Of oil prescribed poured
into small earthen pan, over moderate hre, an egg
broken into it, and stirred up to form something hke
what cooks call bntered Eggs when il i. done little salt
sugar few drops OF orange water or some currsnt
jelly should be added The sick child will eat it eagerly,
and discover the fraud.
Year: 1863

Dr. RoBLcK's STOMACH BrTERs-We profess have more
than superficial knowledge OF the healing art and while
fully prepared to admit that humbug but another
for imposition and, therefore, do allow any ad
versement notice appear in paper that has the
least tendency corrupt the human mind, always
glad recommend hat believe to be n real boon
ccty and ing made experimental use Of Dr. Roback
Stomach Bters bear testimony to their real gen
uine and very beneficial Dr. Rs Bters far surpnss
any preparation of the kind have ever used and
urge all who need mild, safe, and most agreeable tonic
to try this medicine at once II you try it once you will
be try again. II just the thing for the stomach
in hot weather. -Edon (Ohio) Democrat.


nd So 1m.
Year: 1863

SYMPATHY FOR STREET.-To condole our Pa
ciflc Republic friend Of the Marysvilie Express,
we will state that prominent Democrat Of this
town declared himself emphatcally for said Re
public, Immediately after election. Well, where
else is true Democrat to find refuge jeff has
turned Abolitionist. and they can't go Abolition
ism, you know.-.Honntain Messenger
Year: 1863

BucKNER at Fort Donelson, to bo prepared for
any turn of fortune, had couple of tags tied TO
the opposite ends of a loug pole-a coat stolen
from neighborng farmer for black flag, and
a shift stolen from his wife for whito one
While the Federals kept at distance from the
fort, he displayed the coat end of his flag staff,
but as they approached he shift ed
Year: 1863

But restores gray hair to its original color by supply


ing the capillary tubes with natural substances impaired
by age disease All instantaneous dyes composed of


lunar cdustc destroying the vitality and beauty of tho
hair and afford of themselves dressing. Hemstreets
ndomitabe Colorng not only restores hair to its natural
Year: 1863

The Osnfon NaondLe journal always devoted 70 our
cause says:-A grave fact Is exhibited In this affair:
that the French government, by this new movement,
puts ,tsef in an anagontc position with tho Cabinet Of
washington The visit OF Messrs Roebuck and Lindsay
has had another result which is that will force the
English to declare itself with great energy
against any project OF intervention, which adjourns pos
siby for long time the hope conceived by the Cabinet
Of the Tueries to make its policy prevail in the United
States by means OF common action


La France, always opposed to u.s. says-The note OF
the Moneur does not limit itself TO clearing up misun.
derstanding II expresses idea which is placed in
words for the rst timo, in formal manner official
journal 1t is that If the pacific propositions OF France
resumed they will have for their certain object the
recognition Of the South. Six months ago this recognition
only presented itself eventual result OF mediation;
in the idea OF the French government is no longer
the cessation Of hoses that will bring about the recog
milton Of the South but of the recognition of the
South, which, according to all probability, will bring
about the cessation OF hostilities


The Patrie secession Journal saysThs vote gives TO
the motion Of one Of these honorable members Ehe
only character which 1t possess that OF entirely
personal manifestation favor OF the recognition az the
peace.


The invasion Of the North by the rebel armies has had
its intended effect in Europe and has undoubtedly been
OF the principal Of the present movement OF
the Emperor in behalf OF recognition.
Year: 1863

In the House Of Lords the 7h of July Mr. S. Beau
mont who had notice the paper that he should
the honorable and learned member for Sheffield whether
what took place at the conference mt Fontanebeau the
Both OF June recorded in memorandum made the
following day. and If so, whether there would be
any objection to lay 1t upon the table, said he had
ceived private comnuncaton from the honorable and
learned gentleman stating that he would be down in
the House in time to the question, but the evil
dcnce which he had would BIO adduced when the discus
sion resumed.
Year: 1863

TIE ORIGINAL "GREEEBAcK" has been
placed on pedestal in the centre Of the area
in front Of the White House for inspection.
The best view can be had from the north front
steps of tho Executive Mansion.
Year: 1863

B@r The Augusta COnstitutionaist
says they have plenty of corn and hogs
in the Confederacy to last for another
year, but no salt. If some arrangement
is not provided to secure supply of the
latter commodity, the hogs cannot be
converted into bacon.
Year: 1863

EG- The whole number of soldiers OBJ
tained under the late draft in Massachu-
sets was one thousand eight hundred
and thirty, all of whom were sent to the
Army of the Potomac. The quota call
ed for was about seven thousand
Year: 1863

murderer named Gothe was recently executed in
Stockholm, who shortly before he suffered sent in
a petition to the King begging for mercy. When
this petition was rejected he declared to the cIer-
gyman who attended him that he would not sub
NIT quietly to his punishment unless he first OBJ
tained leave to speak with the King and again
sought for pardon. As soon as King Charles
herd this he went to the murderer's prison, and
when the criminal had renewed his petition the
King answered, Z" l cannot pardon you, for your
crime has been too great and horrible but pray
with an upright and repentant heart for forgive
ness to God, whose mercy all need, so you shall
have comfort and strength TO meet your fate.
Farewell After the Kings visit the prisoner
became quiet, and in few days underwent his
sentence without murmuF.
Year: 1863

SUPERsTITIONs OF GREAT MEN.-Most great men
have been supersttious. The courier bringing a
letter from England, in which the death of his Old
physician, Polidori, was stated, Lord Byron re-
MARKED was convinced something unpleasant
hung over me last night. / expected to hear that
somebody knew was dead so it turns out. Who
can help being superstitiousl Scott believes in
second sight, Rousseau tried whether he should be
damned or not by aiming at tree with stone
Goethe trusted to the chance of knife's striking
the water, whether he was to succeed in some
undertaking. Swift placed the success of bis life
on the drawing of trout he had hooked out of
the water"
Year: 1863

We are indebted to the Spectator for the follow
ing amusing account of hoax connected with the
Great Exhibition -" The latest hoax started. by
no less Journal than the Times, was to the effect
that q speaking automaton, able to articuate all
the languages Of Europe, even Welsh, was to be
found among the articles sent to the show by the
subjects OF the Kaiser. The little bit of news was
not lost to eager sghtseers always on the qui uiue
for novelties, and the announcement had no sooner
appeared IN print than crowds of fine ladies and
gentlemen set in towards the wing near the western
dome, where floats the banner of Austria No part
of the building is further from completion than
this, and nowhere are there more natives unable
to speak the language of Albion pertfds than here.
thousand eager inquiries about the speaking
machine met with dumb shake of the head and
solemn pantomimic direction to little man in
grey mantle, enthroned on a mountain of packing
cases. Towards this royal-imperial representative,
some Professor Whatnot, and q man supposed to
know everything the tide accordingly set in in full
force. The speaking machine where is the
speaking machine 2 inquired hundred breathless
voices at the same time. Professor Whatnot DO
| litely explained that he knew of no speaking ma
chimes except the ordinary human ones and begged
to be excused from further explanation But the
account was deemed unsatisfactory and the more
visitors were told that there was no speaking ma
chine in the Austrian department, the more they


insisted that there ought to be one. Day after day
the crowds increased in the narrow lanes of the i'm
perial exhibition their inquiries driving, at last,
the poor Professor into sort of frenzy. He began
to think himself the victim of vast plot laid for
his destruction by political foes. and in fits of ex-
altatiOn threatened to commit suicide. Early one
morning. when We visited the show, we found him
sitting in dark mood at his accustomed seat brood
ing over his misery. In reply to the recital of his
wrongs, We attempted to calm his much harassed
international feelings, mildly suggesting that a
couple of TyrOese barrel organs kent alive bv yig-
arms, should be put right in front of his DO
sitiOn. The Professor smiled family, as if with
CLEAN of hope, but soon relapsing, climbed step
higher on his paeking-case throne, wrapped him
self in the wide folds of his mantle, and was lost
in meditation on English credulity.''
Year: 1863

% An Irish attorney threatened to prosecute
Dublin printer for inserting the death Of living
person. The menace concluded with the remark
that "no printer should publish death unlesa
informed Of the fact by the party deceased