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Year: 1863

We give elsewhere as matter of reference
the resolutions passed at the recent convention
of the Democrats of Connecticut, also the sd-
dress of the Republican Committee Of the same
State 1t will be seen that while the Demo-
Gratis are outspoken % to the short comings Of
the administration, and vigorously denounoe its
invasions of individual and State rights, they
nowhere speak Of peace without reunion, and
pledge their support to the government in all
its constitutional acts. The radical papers are
filled with ISLANDERS as to the purposes Of the con.
servatives East and West, and II would be we'll
for people to trust to authoritative resolutions
and State platforms Of that party to expound
its real aims rather than to the loose uttsrancef
of irrepressible stump orators or the represent
ations Of unacrupulous partisan sheets. Wheth.
er by the agencies Of war or peace, the great
conservative masses Of the North will be found


true to the Union and the Constitution, ani
Jealous Of all interference with personal OF


State righta.-N. Y, World,
Year: 1863

THE song of the harvest is everywhere. Its
notes fall sweetly on the ear as they float over
the land away there just subsiding, and away
there just beginnng-and so they will pass the
strain along till the music has been waited
round the world
Year: 1863

IT is an evil thing ncedlessly to cause hu-
man being pain but it is fearful thing to
inhct it on creature that cannot speak, for
it must be that there is always somewhere a
tongue to tell, a mysterious witness to bear
testimony.
Year: 1863

A YOUNG lady should always ask four ques-
tiOns before accepting the hand of any young
man. as follows: Is he honorable? Is he kind
of heart? Can he support me comfortably !?
Does be take a paper
Year: 1863

IT is evident that the policy of forcing into
the army those who have furnished substitutes


will be warmly pressed at the present session of
Congress. A move looking to that end has Teen
already made in the Senate. Such step may
be or may become necessary, but it is to be ho-
ped that, if this should be ascertained to be the
case, 1t may be effectuated without violation of
the good faith, pledged or implied, of the Gov
ernment That the Government was not di-
rect party to these transactions, and received no


part Of the consideration that passed from the
principals to substitutes is true; but it is equal


y true that the Government, by providing for
su bst,tution, by sanctioning contracts between


parties, by authorizing money to be pail, by
receiving the substitute into it's service, and by
granting discharge to the principal, became


morally bound to guarantee the validity of the
proceeding, and cannot now set it aside without
Injustice and bad faith. Nor can this any more
be done, where the substitute has deserted, than
where he is still in the service, for the principal


in such cases has complied with all the condi-
tions imposed on him oy law, and it was the du-
ty of the Government and not of the principal


to see that the substitute did not desert. Wheth-
er the necessity for resorting to this mode of


recruiting the army is such as has been alleged,
we have no certain means of knowing. 1t has
been stated by the highest authority in the Gov


erument that if all those whose names are enroll
| ed, and who owe and are capable OF rendering


service, were at their posts of duty, there would
be no occasion for any more men. 1t may be
right first to ascertain whether there Is no way


OF indncng or compelling these men to return
to their places especially asotol withdraw addi-


tional numbers from. the pursuits of business
will still diminish the corps-eof producers and


render more difficult than ever the question of
supplies. This is a consideration of sufficient
weight to admonish Congress of the risk OF has
ty action and of the propIiety of regarding the


matter in all its aspects before deciding. Ii, up


on mature examinations, it is. deemed necessary to
deprive this class of citizens Of their exemption,


we do not doubt they will cheerfully submit;


but Congress cannot Iithat event, in de-
fence of its own good faith than refund the money
paid at its instance to secure the exemption to


which it stood pledged.-[Rich. Wing.
Year: 1863

The benefit derived from food
tahel, depends very much upon
the condition of the body while
eating. Ii taken in a moody.
cross, or despairing condition of
the mind, digestion is much less
perfect and slower than when ta-
ken with a cheerful disposition.
The very rapid and silent eating,
too common among Americans.
should be avoided, and some top
ic OF interest introduced at meals
that all may partake Ia, and if a
hearty laugh Is occasionally in
dnlged IN, It will be all the bet
ter.


1t Is not uncommon that a per-
son dining IN pleasant and social
company can eat and digest we'll
that which, when eaten alone
and he mind absorbed IN some
deep study or brooding over
cares and disappointments, would
be long undigested in the stom-
ach, causing disarrangement ami
pain, and if much INDUCED In,
become the cause OF permanent
and irreParable injury to the sys-
TEN.
Year: 1863




not in favor OF a peace, the first
article of which, must sanction
the dismembermtn MT o. the Union.
We are painfully sensible that
this war is making discOnsolale
widows, weeping mothers, and
mourning iatherS-that il IS cost
Ing millions OF money and tor
rents Of blOod-that is iron ho0f
has Scatned many a iair field and
lfour.>hlng village, bat we should
not allow our anxiety for peace
to precipltate Us into a dishonor-
ablc treaty which would cover
ourselves with world wide In
fanny and cause coming genera
tlons 10 blush for the ignoble
deeds OF their ancestors. IIlsto-
~ warns us that a proud liberty
coming people will not long sub
NIT TO wear a yoke which they
must look upon as a badge of
their humiliation. lie is a SLAM
derer Of the fair fame OF Indiana,
that Says--to a majority OF her
people-the preservation Ofslave-
~ is oil more importance than
tie preservation OF our Govern
mcnt. That a majority Of Us
are In favor OF that Tory policy
that would Withhold mea and
money from the supper. Of the
Government, thereby ensuring its
overthrow and the success OF the
rebellion, because OF the Eman-
cipatIon Proclamation. We do
not believe that the Proclamation
Was an Ill advised measure, but
that it was the result ola convic-
ton forced upon the President,
majority OF his Cabinet, Militia
" and Naval officers by the IRE
sIstablc logic OF experience
None are more sensible of the
giant power OF this measure than
the enemies oil the Government.
/. is to thlS conviction tha. we
are indepied for these efforts that
stop at no obstacle, that hesitate
At no means. that leave no stone
unturned to break the force oil
this blow at rebellion. In order
to destroy It's military power in
he hands OF the President, the
prejudice, already great, Of the
white lace against tie back is
famed into iary, by appeals that
viii hlacken the history OF the
rebellion Tor ever. This asser-
ton is made with a knowledge Of
facts that justilies lis publication.
as may he known by reading the
speeches OF Mr.. Hendricks and
the peace members OF our Leg
islature. These gentry are rea-
dy to lay down their lives Tor the
preservation Of the Union aud
our national honor, yes gentle
men, there Is nothing unusual In
these professions. but would it
not be over iastldious, to suffer
the Government YOU profess to
love 50 well to perish rather than
10 allow the american OF Alri-
can decent to lend helping
hand2 Is the eRsiGremeat OF
tho negro OF more Importance
" th you than the preservation oil
our Government?


RidgevIlIe ind. ". NJ. L.
Year: 1863

1t is hereby certified that the fore


going resolutions were adopted as above
set forth, and that they were read to the
regiment at the hour of dress parade, and
the soldiers were requested to give free,
full and unbiased expression of their SEN
timents on them, and that they were
Year: 1863

The Press fails to comprehend how We
are to succeed in uniting the waters OF the
Saskatchewan with those flowing into the
Pacific. If the Press had kept itself post
ed in tie new uses of gas as "a mechanical
agent, it need not have been nonplussed
by our proposition. Nothing is easier, as
the Press will find when we get our ma
chinery arranged. All We have to do Is
to collect and condense the gas which has
been expended on this Saskatchewan busi-
ness by WHEELooK and TAYLOR; for we
have found, by calculation, that the guam
tity will be sufiicieLy to surmount the IN
tervening mountain range, and leave res
idue enough to light up all that region
where "the climate is arid, the soil Is
sterile, population is sparse, and distances
are immense
Year: 1863

and low rank have been interfered with,
by little and big officials at Washington,
in great things and small things, until the
nuisance has become intolerable.


General HOOKER had too much sense to
take the command without stipulating that
the cluster of official Ignorant at Washing
ton should abstain from their policy of
tampering with matters exclusively militia
ry. The points, the Administration must
have confidence in the Generals command
ing in the field, and then confide in them.
The President must keep his school-boy
plans of campaign to himself. If HOOKER
is to be treated as MCCLELLAN and BURN
SIDE were, his army might as well be dis
banded.
Year: 1863

Con REAuREGARp and Com. INGRAHAM
have issued proclamation announcing
the defeat and dispersion of the federal
fleet, and declaring the blockade OF
Charleston raised, and it is said the for
eion Consuls have held meeting and
were unanimously of the opinion that the
blockade had been raised. The law is that
a state of blockade exists only where there
;s nresent force sufficient to maintain It,
The attack and alleged dispersion OF our
feet was in the morning, and in the after
Noon the Consuls went out in steamer
five miles beyond the usual anchorage OF
the blockaders, and seeing nothing OF them
with glasses, they returned and agreed that
the blockade had been raised. In the
evening ga large number of blockaders
were in sight, and the next day after the
proclamation was issued "twenty block-
aders were off the bar" This may be
decided legal raising of the blockade, by
England and France, but will hardly be
acouiesced in by our government.


As to the attack, the only particulars we
have are that two Of our vessels were
sunk. four set on fire, and the remainder
driven away. 1t was probably the work Of
an iron-clad which has been preparing al
Charleston for more than year, and which
our authorities were led to believe was !;
Year: 1863

This article has reached price in the
New York market which it never bore be-
fore since it has been known as a staple
On Thursday last it suddenly jumped to
eighty-nine cents in the forenoon, and in
the afternoon sales were reported at the
extraordinary price of ninety-six cents
per pound. A party who purchased in
the forenoon resold in the afternoon at a
profit Of $40 per bale. At ninety-six cents
per pound bale of cotton is worth 1892
Before the war it sold at ten to twelve
cents per pound, or at $45 to $54 per bale.
From present appearances it is possible
that it may touch 81 per pound, or $3.50
per bale. The present price is higher than
it was before the invention Of the cotton
gin, and when the negroes at the South
picked it with their fingers.


The laboring classes in the temperate
ATTITUDES have derived immense advanta-
ges from cheap cotton goods. The poorer
classes Of females have sported in gay
printed calicocs, rivaling the hues of the
most costly fabric, while all ages and sexes
have been indebted to it for cheap and
comfortable clothing, and for vast num-
Der of household uses. This must now be
all changed. Cotton at nearly 81 per
! pound will soon make cotton shirt cost as
much as silk one, and calico frock as
much as silk gown. Such state OF
things will press hard upon the poor and
laboring classes


What will aggravate the evil will be the
use Of paper money with which they will
have to purchase dear goods for all kinds
half advanced with cotton), worth less than
half it's value Of standard currency before
the war; All this the people would willing
ly bear, and much more, were the war
conducted for the restoration OF the con-
stituton and the Union, and not for eman-
cipation, threatening the permanent ruin
and enslavement Of the whites.
Year: 1863

In the Senate of the Rebel Congress on
Monday, January 26th, Mr.. Yancey, of
Alabama, submitted the following resolu-
ton: at sHa l...


Resolced, That the Committee on Judiciary
be instructed to inspire and report whether an
officer of the United States acting under the
authority of that government, can be made liza
BILE to punishment as q criminal for violation OF
the criminal laws of State by State tribunal,
when turned over to State authorities by order
of the President.


Mr.. Yancey said he was in favor of mode OF
retaliation which could be accomplished. When
he first saw the plan proposed by the President
in his recent message, he was favorably struck
with it, but on further reflection he was in
duced to believe that the State authorities
would rule that Federal officers turned over to
them for trial were not amenable to State laws.
The resolution was adopted. v
Year: 1863

FARMERS ECONOMY Farmers talk a
great deal about economy. know one man
who will 90 three miles out of his way, over
a bad road, to save few cents at the toll
gate. Another who is so economical of
blacksmith expenses, that instead Of get
ting tire set at the right time, will make
it do week or two longer, and some dark
night will be found groping his way home
with three wheels and rail to his wagon,
while horse or two are unable to leave the
stable on account of lameness, resulting from
misunderstanding of the word economy, as
applied to the shoeing of horses. Many a
man is so economical in the matter of boards
for barns, stables and sheds, that he builds
them every year of corn and hay. These
may be considered strange building mate
rials, but what | state is true. IF an ami
NAL is exposed to the storms and colds of
winter, it will take one-half of the food it
consumes to keep it as warm as it would be
naturally in a good, comfortable stable; she
other half will just keep it along. So the
half of the grain is used for making a
stable-expensive building materials, but
this is not the economy, however, that 1
would recommend, nor that will pay heavy
war expenses.-R Ne1o Yorker.
Year: 1863

HABITS OF THE GREEKs.-The pure
Greek race is dry, sinewy and sharp, like
the country which maintains it. The drain
ing of few marshes would suffice to sup
press all epidemic fevers, and to make the
Greeks the healthiest people in Europe, as
they are the most temperate. The con-
sumption of one English laborer would sup
ply, in Greece, family of six PERSONS
The rich are perfectly satisfied with a dish
of vegetables for their repast; the poor,
with handful of olives or a morsel of salt
fish. The whole nation eats meat once a
year, at Easter. Drunkenness, so common
in cold countries, is an extremely rare vice
among the Greeks. They are great drink
ers, but water drinkers. 1t would make
their conscience uneasy to pass fountain
without drinking at it, but if they do go to
the public house, it is to gossip. The cafes
of Athens are full of customers, and at all
hours; but they consume no strong liquors
They call for a half-penny cup of coffee, a
glass of water, fire to light their cigarettes,
a newspaper, and set of dominoes with
that they will amuse themselves the whole
day long.-AH the Year Round.
Year: 1863

A CoNTRAsT.-In 1860 it was difficult
matter for new conner to find either va
cant house for his family, or store or Office
in which to do business. This is far from
being the case at the present time. We
yesterday counted no less than 63 vacant
buildings and offices on five of our principal
streets, and there are many more in the out
skirts of town. There are probably about
so altogether among them, one steam mill,
one brewery, and one large hotel. The
causes of this state of things are manifold
War, Washoe, Reese River, CaribOo, Sal
mon, John Days River, and the low price
of grain, have all played their part in de-
pleting our population. In town which
never had over 1,200 inhabitants, the loss
of population must be seriously felt.-Napa
Register.
Year: 1863

A Partisan physician, considering typhus
fever to be a kind of paralysis or asphyxia
of the vital functions, occasioned by the in
halation of lethiferous atmosphere either
from typhoid patient or any other morbid
source, admits air freely to the invalid bed
room, to which plan he attributes many re-
markable cures. He says there can be no
infection in the open air--fresh air moreover
enables patient to take stimulants which
he could not otherwise bear.
Year: 1863

then to the northward of Fort Gorges.
don't recollect that he said anything further,
except Don't get this vessel aground"
made no reply whatever. was on the main
deck; had made no remark about the course
or direction of the vessel, and had been asked
no questions. A man was at the wheel, but
had not spoken TO him or been near him.
A man was ordered by the officer to heave the
lead. Don't know that | heard what depth
was reported. We were then beiug towed to
the northeast There was no wind. We kept
on until we got abreast the passage between
Cow Island and Hog Island. | was then
asked If the cutter would not 20 through
that passage. told him it was a very bad
passage. He said he should go through, and
told the man at the wheel to keep her off.
She was kept off and taken through that pas
sage No questions were asked me about the
course, and we went through it sery quick. as
breeze sprang upjust as we entered the pas
sage. gave no directions as to the course
and was not asked to give any. After getting
through there, the cutter was in an open sea-
way and kept right out TO sea.


Before we got to the Green Islands | asked
the captain If he would not let me go. He
SAID he should not saw two men that looked
like the cutters crew come up with irons on.
and their irons were taken off while they went
to the water spout, and then they were ironed
again aud taken below. Besides those. | saw
no other persons aboard except those | had
seen the day previous in the schooner. After
getting three miles beyond the Green Islands
asked again to be let go. He told me, no,
he would stand off little further, then he
would heave to and wait for the schooner to
come up.


When out past Cod Ledge we saw steamers
coming and when they were within about two
miles asked again to be let go. He told me
he didn't care; might take either of the little
boats alongside. got into the boat as soon
as the word was given aud rowed of. One of
the men said had better row little quarter
ing, for they shonld fire soon finally reach
ed the Steamer Forest City, and was taken
aboard, and related all the circumstances to
the officers. l told the captain that the
schooner was somewhere between Portland
and Jewell Island. He hesitated few min
utes and under my direction ran for her. |
remained on board the Forest City until
was landed at Fort Preble, where / am now
detained. When / was taken on board the
schooner, / supposed it was a drunken crew
Of fishermen on frolic, and | saw nothing
suspicious until nearly half way 10 Portland
when saw them passing arms out of the hold
for inspection, aud it was while / so supposed
that they were fishermen that they asked me
about the steamboats,, the cutter and other
things l have before mentioned as being in
quired about.


(Signedl ALBERT p BIBBER.
Year: 1863

letter 10 the New York" World" dated at Frede-
sburg ON Monday the 4h instant communicates
new facts relative the late battle at Fredericksburg
Sunday last The beginning Of the conflict it appears
much more than has been represented The writer


also furnishes interesting intelligence of Gen Stone
mans movements which not previously known. We
extract neatly the whole letter AS follows:


"Sunday morning the attack on Fredericksburg
commenced aud was in the outset, unsuccessful At 10


o'clock it was again renewed and the Sixth and Second
army corps ched against the works, strongly sit
uated and strongly defended with desperate determ
nation carry One must see to understand the
difficulty OF the undertaking In the distance the banks
which be climbed comparatively low, but when
reached their steepness sufficient to thwart the
most daring and desperate assault Behind the earth
ks were guns Of the most destructive kind and infantry
which poured upon the stormng party constant voeys Of
bullets and of canister The assaans rushed up ia CON
centric columns and the smoke Of artillery covered them
rom view as they within close range and were on
the point o rushing up the embankment They staggered
reeled and finally rushed bsck from the terrible voleys
which were poured into them Then the second
columns with better courage through the storm OF bullets


md many those who had been repused joined them and
when they reached the steep embsnkment they climbed
40 with shout and in moment the leader of the party
had planted the stars aud stripes the parapet and the
enemy could be scattering in sill directions like sheep
Year: 1863




Two Of the correspondents Of the New York Times.
direct from Chancelorsve arrived in New York in the
Of Monday last One OF them left Gen. Hooke,s
headquarters at elk o'clock Sunday morning aud the
other at nine o'clock the evening The latter (Mr
L. l.. CRoUSsE,) gives an ineligible and highly inter
Getting account Of the important events OF Saturday and
Sunday in that (the main) Division Of the Army which we
place before readers at large This letter dated
44u HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD


Near Charlottesville, Sunday Nays, 6 r. M


Another bloody day has been added to the calendar Of
This rebellion Another terrible battle has been fought
and more fields crimsoned with human blood Few more
such days as this will find armies left on either side to
fight battles.


THE DISASTER OF SATURDAY


My last letter brought up the situation to SaurGav
morning 1t was then certainly expected that the enemy
would begin the attack was day and our dis
positions were made accordingly But the attack did no,
begin Events proved that the enemy did design to at
tack, but he chose to make that attack in manner and
point different from what generally anticipated b,
us on Saturday morning. Daylight grew broader and We
no guns. Finally about ak O'clock, brass Napoleon
looking down the plank road in front Of the Chancellor
House, saw regiment into the road in column ant
attempt to depoy One two doses OF canister