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Year: 1862

~ lie whose religion is ever on his lips,
has seldom any of that valuable treasure in
his heart. 1t keeps watch like IA liveried por-
ter at his door, but there is nobody at home.
and there is nothing to steal; if it'wcre well
lodged in his soul, he would not le SO afraid
of its escape. He who vourh1r' for his own
truthfulncss by an OATH will tell a lie the
next moment without blush.
Year: 1862

SKATING.-The basin is now in fine order
for skating, and yesterday hundreds availed
themselves of the opportunity to try their
skates for the first time this season. The
ladies are preparing for their winter carnivals
on the ice.
Year: 1862

lr Commercial street is frozen over. 1t
is hoped no luckless wight win break through
the thin crust, and sink in the depths beneath.
Whether all the lost ones had been grappled
up before the surface congealed, we have not
learned We are informed by Coroner Gould
that only three bodies have thus far been re-
rnvprad
Year: 1862

MECHANIC ASSOCIATION DEBATE.-The
Library room was crowded last evening to
listen to the debate upon the Presidents proc
lamation. The measure was supported by
Messrs Beal, Walton, Foster and Blanchard,
and opposed by Messrs. Emery and Kimball.
We have copious notes of the debate which
we may publish tomorrow. When the hour
for adjournment arrived Mr.. Emery move to
lay the question on the table, to be taken up
for discussion at the next meeting, expressing
desire to reply to the remarks of Messrs.
Foster and Blanchard. Mr.. Plummer thought
time enough had been spent in discussing this
subject. There were but five months al
lowed for these meetings for debate, and one
fifth of that time had been taken up with this
debate. He wanted some other questions
brought forward.


Mr.. Foster hoped il any gentleman wished
to speak upon the subject an opportunity
would be given him. The Association voted
to lay the resolve upon the table to be taken
up next Thursday evening.
Year: 1862

solution Of OF the great questions Of the ago all
the knowledge gain the sub ect should be pro
cured These meetings should be held often
twice week, at such time and place AZ the general su
periptendent may direct.


T. To enable the general commanding TO make out .
and full report Of operations during the past
year to show 10 the Secretary Of War and the country
tho OF success which has attended this great ex
pertinent OF free labor in district where the friends or
fail the general supern will please make full
report OF all their operations these headquarters oy the
LIST Of November This report should embrace the number
Of Of land cultivated the Of the crops raised the
condition Of the people and the difficulties and discourage
ments under which they have aborcd BY command Of


Brigadier General 4. SAxTON.
Year: 1862

SUSPENSION OF COTTON GROWING Returned
prisoners from the South state that, 30 far
As they saw aud beard, the cultivation of
cotton is almost entirely suspended 10 those
States that used to produce the bulkof that
staple. In the early part of last spring
cotton planting was commenced but sup.
pressed be proelamations by Governors Of
the Cotton States, who eDjoined the plant
Jog of corn instead. The planters at first
were not disposed to obey these arbitrary
ukases, but were frightened into submission
BY threat Of tax to the full value Of the
product aud the consequence is that nearly
the entire cotton lands have been coHver-
ted into corn fields. With a considerable
portion Of the crop of 1861 destroyed, and
but little planted in 1862, the world will be
compelled TO discard King Cotton, aud
look out for substitute. A forced change
Of pursuit among the cotton manufacturers
must OF necessity occasion great incOn.
venienees and distress, for year or two ;
bat the operatives will gradHAIly become
employed in the manufacture Of fax, or
some other substitute, and the shOrt-sighed
rebel leaders, who supposed the lack of cot
ton would involve the whole civilized world
in ruin aud desolaiieH, will iind themselves
as badly mistaken in that respect as they
have been in many others.
Year: 1862

SHAVED HEADs.-The Virginia City En-
terprise, of Saturday, get. of the follow
ing:


We yesterday met a friend from Silver City
with his hair shaved close to his scalp. 1t, his
head, was suggestive, and we asked him if he
was not afraid that he might be arrested as one
of the escapedC. S. A. California State Assas-
sins). He replied that about thirty of the boys
of Silver had just had SheiT beads shaved a day
or two before the outbreak at San Quentin and
he did not think there was one Of them but
would like to have his hair back since hearing
the news from the ebay" Said, further that
he did not care to show his head Where he was
not pretty we'll known.
Year: 1862

THE FLAG AT MEMPHs.-The Provost
Marshal of Memphis has issued the follow
ing order:


The practice too often INDUCED in by evil dis
posed persons of insulting and using violence
toward loyal citizens, will no longer be tolera-
ted under any circumstances. Union citizens
who have placed the American flag over their
houses will be protected in this manifestation
Of their loyalty to the Government, and here
after the Provost Guard are instructed to shoot
down any one who may attempt to remove the
flag, or insult the owner or his premises.
Year: 1862

On Saturday night week, C. B. Mcdonald Of
the Sierra News was badly beaten-his face
bruised to jelly and one eye so gouged that
it is doubtful whether he will ever be able to
see out oft. So he states in his own journal
whisky was the immediate cause.
Year: 1862

JOE BRoWN.-Joe Brown was nice
young man, generally; but ho had his
faults, and who has not? When whiskey
was in circulation, Joe never refused to
take glass, and sometimes whiskoy got
the better of him; but to do Joe Justice
it did take an awful quantity OF whiskey to
turn him into fool. He got married
lately, and started little home of his ows.
1t used to be Mrs. Joe 4 practico to have a
plato Of something nice waiting on the
table when he got home late at pight.-.
One night he got home just blue enough
to try to open the door with five cent
peice, and pull of his boots with tooth
pick but still he was hungry, and not 80
very drunk after all He found the table
and seated himself 'What an old brute
| am (hic!) any way, to go and get (hioD
drunk, and my wife home here fixing mo
I (hic!) such nice plate Of cabbage He
pulled the plate up, and after seasoning it
to suit his taste, began with knife and fork
to cut the 'cabbage;' but 'nary cash
could he make He sawed and awore, and
sawed and swore again. He took it in bis
hands and tried to tear it; but it was in
vain. He began to saw and swear again.
He took it in his hands, and, at last, either
cut or sworo peice off. He put it in his
mouth and tried to chew; but that was nc
60. He laid down the cabbage and began
to swear, which soon brought his wife from
her dreams, and into the room.


whats the matter Joe 2


Matter enough, (hic) Sally I can't eat
this cabbage


What cabbage, Joo2 Nothing there as
] can see, but my two night caps soaking
in plate of starch =


oh Chico Jerusaam Sail let's go to
bcdr They went to bed, but the joke was
to good to keep and soon leaked out. He
had been nearly an hour trying to eat two
of his wifo's nishtcaps, that she had put to
soak in plato of starch before going to
bed,
Year: 1862

When Burke came forward, as his Gus
tom was, to the middle of the House of
Commons to speak, the first popularity
which caught the eye of the spectator
was the glasses which he almost constantly
wore in the days of his celebrity. He
was tall, and noble.loeking, with decid
ly prepossessing appearance; by no means
smart in his dress, yet possessing per
scnal dignity which the tailor could not
have given him. He seemed full of
thought and care and the firm lines
about the mouth, the strong jaw, and
severe glance of the dark eve, spoke of
many an inward battle which was known
to no human observer. The head was
solid and intense, rather than massive,
high rather than broad, and tolerably
prominent, fuller, one would say at first
sight, of the reasoning than of the imag-
inipg power. His nose, which was as
straight as if it had been cut after bev-
el, opened into powerful nostrils, made
apparently only to sneer. Altogether he
looked like great man with great les
son to read TO men, more than like gen.
tie one set in the world TO please He
spoke with decided HiberniaD accent,
althou gh he left the country early in life.
But 1t is to be remarked that men of ge-
Mus hardly ever lose the tongue of their
youth. He had voice Of grea. compass,
and he was never required to hesitate for
words. They came quick and vehement,
frequently almost beyond the power OF
utterance. As he spoke, his head rose
and fell now it swung, and anon it os,
cillated from side to side of his body


moved by the intense nervous action Of
his frame Young Gillray, the foremost
of Euglish caricaturists, sketches Burke
in various postures and attitudes. One
Of the most characteristics of these repre-
resents him as rapt in the delivery OF
some splendid Grafton, with his hands
clsuched and his arms raised eTectly over
bis head, his whole body picture Of liy.
ing energy.-Brifish Reviep.
Year: 1862

the MUD nor strongly linked by associa-
lion TO their previous stock of knowledge.
The less scholars learn for the sake of
forgetting it, the better. Force of char
scter is indispensably necessary TO US as
teachers, if we would be successful in our
vocation. | know 1t is discouraging for
YOU TO labor with tireless assiuulty and
brain exhaustive toll, and though the
fruits of your labor be rich and ripe, rare
and glorious, exciting on all sides admi.
ration aud delight, the teacher may be
uuinquired for or perhaps forgotten. Yet
this is too often the teachers lot. But,
teachers, let us remember ours is great
and good work ours is the battle of know.
ledge, virtue and happiness, against ignor-
ance. crime sad misery. Let us perse'
we're in this warfare let US not be weary
an well-doing; our cause is both progres'
sIve and aggressive let US then carry our
artillery into the hearts of the enemies
country, and though We enlisted as pri-
vate volunteers, lei it be our firm resolve
that we will prove ourselves, before the
battle Is ended, worthy of Captain S
con- mission and let our little armies OF
regulars and irregulars, as they are, be Sc
drilled that at last when peace is declared
on earth forever our great General viii
be satisfied with Us and them.
Year: 1862

In the long watches Of the winter night,
when one has aWoke from some evil dream,
and lies sleepless and terrified With the
solemn pail Of darkness around oue-on
one of those deadly, still, dark nights
when the window only shows a murky
patch of positive gloom in contrast with
the DothingDess of the walls, when the
bowling Of a tempest round chimney and
roof would be welcomed az a boisterous
mpanion-such still dead times only,
lying as in the silence of the tomb, one
realizes that some day we shall be in that
bed and not think at all that the time
will cone soon when we must die.


Oar preachers remind US of this often
enough, but we caunot realize it in a pew
in broad daylight. You must wake IN
the middle of the night to do that, and
face the thought Ike man, that it will
cone. aud come to ninety-nine in huD-
dred of US, not 10 a maddsnipg clatter
Of musketry as the day Is Won, or in car,
rying line to stranded ship, or in such
like glorious time, when the soul is in
mastery over the body, but in bed, by
slow degrees. 1t is this and then let
US hope that We humbly remember that
death has been conquered for US. and
that, 10 spite of our Un8orthiness, We
may defy him.
Year: 1862

q We are indebted to Doctor Harvey for a
List OF the sick and wounded soldiers in the
various Hospitals at st Louis and in Hospital
H keokuk. He has rendered great service to
the friends Of the sick and wounded -
Year: 1862

The last dispatches from the seat of war
contain the statement that " the President,
overborne by the pressure brought upon
him, will issue decree giving freedom to
all slaves, and this before the 18th of Sep
tember." The Tribuae's Washington cor
respondent says that the emancipation
proclamation has been twice before the
Cabinet, but the result, save that it was
resolutely opposed by Seward and Blair,
has not transpired Smith was absent, but
the other members, with the above excep-
tions, are said to have approved the procla-
nation.


We sincerely hope this is an unfounded
report, and if there is particle of conss-
Uency in the Administration, we must be-
lieve it is such. Though on broader
scale, it involves precisely the same princi-
pie more than once attempted to be execu-
ted during the progress of the war, and
more than once directly and emphatically
condemned by the President. That eman-
cipation is pet scheme of the President,
we think there is no doubt; but he has
hitherto been content to rest its fortunes
upon the chances of war, and has therefore
avoided stepping out of this legitimate
channel in measures to compass the down
fall of the peculiar institution" The
terms of the proclamation now under dis
cussion are of the irrepressible conflict or
der-abolishing the slaves of loyal citizens
as well as those of rebels. Whatever may
be the fate of the institution of slavery as
the natural sequence of vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war for the supremacy of the
of course thrown into the scale with the
other interests Of the rebellion. But it is
not necessary to make a proclamation of
this character in order to sustain the gov
ernment, nor is it in accordance with the
principles of justice. On the contrary such
a proclamation can only have most inju
rious effect upon the Federal arms, COM
posed chiefly of men who are fighting for
their country, and not for the nigger-and
also upon the border States 1t would ar
ray the conservative hosts Of the Union,
who regard their country dearer to them
than the negro, against the Administration /;
the effect of which would be to paralyze its
efforts in every direction.


The scheme as reported is too absurd for
belief, and we shall confidently wait for its
contradiction in future dispatches.
Year: 1862

PROFITABLE FARMING-A few days
since we paid brief visit to the farm and
garden grounds of Mr.. J. W. Shoemaker,
situated a short distance below the garri-
son. We found him and his amiable lady
at home, enjoying themselves in good old
farmer style-surrounde with all the ap-
pliances for comfort and enjoyment that
reasonable people could wish We always
believed that the owner and lord of the soil
he titled was the happiest man on earth,
and here we found the conviction exempli-
fed. Situated just far enough from town
to avoid its din and confusion-and yet not
too far to be master of its markets-he qui-
etly pursues his avocation, with perhaps a
greater degree of profit than results to those
engaged in the schemes of traffic and trade.
We were too late to see the fields of wav-
ing grain, from which upwards of three
thousand dollars was realized the present
season; but we saw as fine field of corn
as any country produces, and couple of
melon patches which surpass anything we
ever saw m that line, the proceeds of which
will amount to fifteen hundred dollars. A
farm like this in the Walla Walla valley is
worth having.
Year: 1862

The draft of three hundred thousand men
called for under the Presidents proclama-
ton, will be apportioned among the loyal
States in proportion to their representation
in the most numerous branch of Congress.
This apportionment will be about 800
men for each Congressional district-say
4,5OO for California, l 500 for Oregon, and
as it equally applies to Territories, proba-
bly, about 500 for Washington Territory.
Every able bodied man between the ages of
eighteen and forty-fve generally constitute
sIiO I-aIlIsI9s sTVoeO. nc uraIV PTUUUous
by lot, and those who draw a prize are in
for it for nine months unless sooner dis
charged. The objection to this mode of
obtaining an army is that men are forced to
go whether they desire or not. The advan-
tages of this system are that it is not left
to the patriotism of the few to fight tie
battles of the country, but forces every
able-bodied citizen to lend hand provided
the draft falls on him-thereby reducing
loud-mOuthed patriotism to practical test.
Besiues, the number can be raised almost
instantaneously, while the volunteer pro-
cess is likely to be slow in future, as nearly
all the volunteer material is usel up al
ready. Volunteers may be more willing to
fight than drafted men, but we are disposed
to think that we would prefer TO take our
chances among those who would be taken
by lot from the entire community, if we
were going soldering. Whether men will
be drafted from this Territory and sent east
or not, is matter of conjecture. We are
disposed to think that the distance, time
and expense attending it, will be such Sc
rious obstacles that we will be left alone,
and thereby spoil some of the fun we had
in store over the contemplation of the list
of invalids supposed under such circum-
stances to be in our midst.
Year: 1862

INTERESTING REVIFw.-Our readers
will find on the first page OF this issue, the
first of a series of articles to be devoted to
the expedition of Lewis and Clark from ST..
Louis to the mouth of the Columbia, in
18Q4 -The-letters under this head will run
through several issues, and they will be
found to contain many very interesting his
toyical facts pertaining to the expedition
and the early settlement of the country
Year: 1862

Our mining correspondents seem to be
all taking a respite. We have news how
ever from most of the mining districts,
by the arrival of parties in our city from
them. Mr.. ]. Mcnamara, who came down
this week direct from Warrensville gives
a very fattering account of the mining pros
poets there. He expresses the opinion
that these mines will equal in richness
those of Florence and that they extend
over much larger scope of country At
Summit Flat, the richest diggings, some
claims have yielded as high as seventy five
ounces per day to the rocker. The aver
age yield of the mines he estimates at from
SIG to $40 per day. There are claims
worked now which pay less than an ounce
FER day Notwithstanding these facts,
great mary persons are leaving the mines,
discouraged, and reporting them a hum
bug. There are now about two hundred
men in the mines engaged in mining and
prospecting, and reat many are every day
going in. Goods and provisions were
scarce but one pack train having arrived
there. Mr.. n. thinks the altitude of these
mines is higher than Florence, and per
consequence mining operations must be sus-
pended there very early in the season.
Cold frosts fall there every night, and ice,
" ready made" can be found every morning.


We have conversed during the week
with a number of persons from Powder riv
er, the most of whom came to this city for
provisions. They all report the prospects
there as entirely satisfactory to them. The
only draw back to mining is the scarcity
of water. A large amount of gold is be-
ing taken out of these mines, and those
who have prospected and dug for them
selves entertain no doubts that the mines
are both rich and extensive A number of
emigrants have gone to work there, and
many of them are already doing we'll


From Colville we learn that new dig
gings have been found on the upper Pen
d'Oreille. Also that party lately came in
to Colville from the Kootenai, reporting
that they had found good prospects there.
The Kootenai empties into the Columbia
about forty miles above the mouth of the
Pen d d'Orielle, and it has long been sup
posed that good mines existed there. The
Indians have heretofore objected to miners
prospecting on that river; but our inform
ant says all obstacles of that kind are now
removed.
Year: 1862

CHEAP FARE.-The steamboat compa-
nies are now carrying passengers from Wal
lula to the Dalles for $40, and from thence
to Portland for fifty cents. This is game
of the Navigation Company, a Ia Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, to crush out the
opposition line 1t is to be hoped that
the merchants and shippers of the upper
country will consult their own interests
with reference to the future and patronize
the opposition line. There is business
enough on the river for both companies,
and who doubts but the Navigation Com
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their old style of exhorbitant prices if they
were allowed to break down the opposi-
ton? 1t now rests with the people of the
upper country alone to say whether they
will pay such prices for their freight next
season as will enable grasping monopoly
to make out of their hard earnings, the
price of steamboat every second trip she
makes. We have frequently, within the
past ten years, seen this thing of crushing
out opposition tried on by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, and they have been
allowed to succeed, in direct opposition to
the interests of the people whom they
were pretending to serve; and in Oregon,
especially, this monopoly has operated like
an incubus. We hope, for the interests of
our young country and the general pros
perity of the people, that such monopoly
may never be allowed to exist here. Again
we say, patronize the Opposition Line at
least so long as the effort is being made to
kill it off, and in time the Navigation
Company will be compelled to compromise
and carry their freights and passengers at
fair living rates.
Year: 1862

TRADE WITH POWDER RIyER.-The
Powder river trade is becoming quite an
item to>o merchants and business men.
During the week several large pack trains
have fitted out in our city for these mines.
We have noticed also a considerable num-
Der of miners from tat district fitting
themselves out with supplies.
Year: 1862

GOLD FROM THE EASTERN SLOPE OF
THE Rocky MoUNTAINs.-W were shown
few days ago by Mr.. Nelson-who has
just returned from a prospecting tour on
the eastern slope-some two ounces of gold,
obtained in the Big Hole valley, on the
eastern side of the Rocky mountains This
valley is situated about one hundred and
fifty miles southwest of Fort Benton, be-
tween lat. 45-6. The gold was obtained
from gulches, about forty miles north of the
famous Hot Spring, on a tributary of the
Big Hole or Wisdom river. Mr.. n. left
Elk City for that country last spring, with
a party of prospectors, number of whom
remained in the mines A number of min
ers had also come in from Pixies Peak.
There were in ali about forty men there,
and those who had claims had prospect
of making an ounce per day. The major
ity of the miners on the ground intend
to winter there Salt Lake must for the
present be their source Of supply. The
country had been prospected but little
when Mr.. n left The gold, which does
not differ materially in appearance from
chat obtained at Bitter Root and Deer


Lodge, will be taken to Portland for assay,
Year: 1862

A dispatch from Washington states that
private letters from France represent that
the Emperor is still bent On Intervention.
lie wants an armistice Of six months, dur
ing which time the rebels can sell him
their cotton and supply themselves for u
renewal Of the war. Our Government, Of
course, cannot listen to any such ridiculous
proposition, and Napoleon must content
himself with diplomatic notes, unless he is
ready to employ military and naval power
to enforce his wishes But in that event,
he would obtain no cotton: lie would gct
war Of larger proportions and longer du-
ration than has entered into his caIcula-
tions. An interference in the American
family quarrel on the part Of France, would
hasten the termination Of the rebellion,
sweep French commerce from the seas,
and end in kicking lis red legged Zouaves
out Of Mexico.