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Year: 1863




THE PEOPLE IN FAVOR OF IT'S ABOLITION.


An Arkansas letter to the St Louis
Democrat says: oE


ain this State, thanks to the Presi-
dent the slavery question is settled.
All the Union men and observation-disclosures
in the State accept the Proclamation as
settled law, and are glad of it The
slave-holding rebels had so much faith in
its virtue that they have fed the State
with their slaves, so that the negro ques-
tion is already settled. There is only
one thing.to fear If the Government com
mits the affairs of this State to some
conservative pro-slavery man who will
hob-nob with the wealthy shareholders
and induce the hope in their minds that
the Proclamation is mere breath, and
that they will yet be permitted to hold
and own their slaves, then this State will
be lost to the Union for years to come,
and the horrors of guerrilla war, such
as desolates Missouri will prevail in this
State. ,ss4rf{ t..a


q As soon as the principal towns in
the State are governed it will be safe to
call on the people to elect delegates to a
convention to form q constitution
There is no earthly doubt but that such
convention would unsettle all that the
rebel convention did, and settle the eff
cacy of the Presidents Proclamatio
by declaring in the organic act of the
State that slavery was abolished and
should never again exist in the State
All this can be done in few months, if
the man who is sent here to manage
things wants it done
Year: 1863

DG The Chicago Times defines the
Government to be " the Constitution and
the laws made in pursuance thereof"


It strikes US that the administration of
the la'cs is also an. essential element of
government The Times, however, is in
favor of the Constitution and laws, but
opposed to their administration.
Year: 1863

The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously, and they stand
as the creed of the United Democracy of Cali
formal


Resolved, That the Democracy of the State of
California are in favor of an unaltcrable adher-
ence to the Constitution OF the United States,
with all it's guarantees of civil liberty unim-
paired.


Resolved, That we are in favor OF the restora-
tion and preservation of the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or insur-
rection against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognize that tight solely for the purpose of restor-
ing its constitutional authority, and for no other
purpose whatsoever.


RESOLVED, That it is the duty of the State of
California rs member of the Union, to yield
obedience TO all constitutional acts of Congress
and the Federal Executive and that any indivi-
dual, of any party, who shall endeavor to incite
insurrection or rebellion within her borders, or
disaffection and discord among her people, is a
traitor to her best interests.


Resolved, That the aim and object of the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights of the several States unimpaired; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpaton Of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constltu-
tion-the subvcrsion of the civil by the military
law in States not in insurrection rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest, Imprisonment. trial
and sentence Of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full reign-the suppress
sion of freedom of speech and of the press the
open and avowed disregard of State rights the
tanatical attempt to place the negro on a social
and political equality with the white race and
the employment of unusual test oaths-as calcu
lated to preserve restore union of the several
States or perpetuate government "derivipg its
inst from tba nnn pfnff fhp OIL


Resolvcd. That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies, as danger
GUS to the liberties of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government.


RESOLVED, That we claim and demand as inal-
ienable rights, freedom of thought, freedom of
Speech and of the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held TO
strict accountability to tie people, and that all
errors of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the ballot-box.


Resoiued. That we denounce and unqualifedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation Of the
President of the United States as tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war, incite servie in
surrection. aud inevitably close the door forever
to a restoration of the union of these States.


RESOLVED, That we disapprove of all Congress
sional laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic cir
culating medium


Resoiced That the spirit and meaning Of the
Democratic Platform Of this State are compro-
missed in the words. THE Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was"
Year: 1863

At the February Term, 1862. the Board of Su-
pervisors altered the line between these two
Townships, to be as follows Commencing at the
junction of El Dorado Canon with the North
Fork of the American river, and running due
South to the Middle Fork of the South Fork
thence due South TO point know rs "Kankee
Joes Ferry" on the South Fork of the Middle
Fork of the American River.
Year: 1863

The San Francisco Bulletin gives an 40


count of one OF the greatest curiosties pro-
badly that ever appeared in the natural


world TO puzzle philosophers and make
scientific investigators confess that there are
certain dead walls against which they can
only beat their heads in vain. and i, is found
in simple ssed brought from the Sierra
.Madre range in Mexico. and called by the
natives of the country Ell Di0Ne di


Miracles. l, is the seed however. Of q
small tree or shrub known TO Mexicans as
the lerAd de FIecha, or Arrow Tree The
name is probably derived from the fact ths
the Indians were accustomed TO extract
juice from it in which they dippsd the points
of their arrows. thus bsrbing them with
swift death. So poisonous is the Juice which
exudes considered, that the natives cannot
be persuaded TO touch leaf or limb at all
and IT is stated that were il attempted to graft
the Yerba de Fleeha with auv other tree it
would wither and blast it in an hour. THIS
may or may not be an exsggernsion, though
the probili,'es are that it is; but of the ei


fects of ths poison on the human system
there can be no question. the fact being well
substantia,ed. The wound that a pins
point would make. if covered with the veg
etable venom, causes death to ensue in an
hour, leaving the body swollen like one
who has died of dropsy. and discolor.d.-
The seed looks not unlike a coffee bean, is
almost of the same size. and has a similar
dark brownish color. Three Of them grow


10 the pod. which is round as an orange
segregste this orange in three natural sect
ions and you have the shape of our mirac-
ul ons devil to dot If laid on the palm
of the hand. it is as sleepy and quiet for
minute or two as poppy seed could be. but
by and by q pulsation and throbbing makes


itself felt. and anon it goes sliding and sks,
ing. back ward and toward, now 10 the right
and again 10 the left, straight ahead some
times. IN the natural course of human and
animal progression, and at others taking the
sideways slant, which crabs adopt. II is
an eccentric fellow, and has the same OBJ
jection to lying on his back that . mud
turtle has, flnpping over without the aid of


fin or tail What are its means Of progress
sion? how does it rab along ?-,here's the
rub. 1t has neither sign nor shadow Of leg
nor paddle wheel. nor even has it the wrig
CLING cuticle and vertebra Of the serpent
kind But still it manages to slide along
like stiff legged boy on skates, moved BY
occasional puffs OF wind. 1t cannot be
counted Oh with any certainty. sometimes
having 10 be held in the hand for ten min
utes before it would consent 10 exhibit
The period of activity is heralded by the
throbbing of which we have spoken-it is
the bell. to speak, of this little. natural
engine. which says: Look out, the car is
coming If held to the ear during this
period of activity, the throb can be heard as
distinctly as the tick of Geneva watch.
Year: 1863

with respect to corn or wheat, is an obso-
lete word in the great West, AS is we'll
known to ali who have visited there. The
total supply Of grain and potatoes this year.
with all the deficiency. amounts nearly TO a
Thousand millions of bushels. or about As
bushels to each person. and is Sufficiently
abundant for domestic consumption. with an
overplus 70 satisfy . considerable foreign
demand Il IL.
Year: 1863

To ERApICArR CoRNs. - Take q small
piece of flannel. which has not been washed
wrap or sew it round the corn and toe. One
mel where the corn is, night and morning.
with fine sweet oil. Renew the flannel
weekly, aud at the same time pare the corn,
which will very soon disappear Leeds In
ksHtRencer.
Year: 1863

How TO MARRY. - When a young
woman behaves to her parents in a man.
ner particularly tender and respectful
from principle as we'll as nature, there is
nothing good and gentle that may not be
expected from her, in whatsoever con-


ditiOn she may be placed Were l to
advise'a friend as to his choice of wife
my first counsel would be, "look out for
one distinguished for her attention and
sweetness to her parents, The fund
Of worth and affection indicated by such
behavior, joined to the habits of dutv
and consideration thereby given to t he
married state, will not fail to roud er he
mild and Obligipg companion.
Year: 1863

u very EooQ 1nlOg, SIT, or mauam, Is
furniture polish. We have no interest to
say which is the best in use. Any timer
ant will tell you for twenty-five cents.
But, dealing in the article in the abstract it
is an excellent thing to keep the surface of
your parlor furniture resplendent in their
sheen, and guiitless ofmar or spot. Elk
ccllent, truly excellent to keep old mahog-
anies. good as new, and rosewood and
black walnut intact from scratch or stnin.


But there is time for everything: A
time to dance, and q time to refrain from
dancing. 4 time to put polish upon your
furniture, and time to save your furni-
ture ITSELF and let its polish take care
Of itself Say your house is On fire, or
endangered. Stout arms are stretched out
to save your property. The moment urges
v1gor: The cracking Of the hostile flames
rises near, and rolls nearer. All is confu-
sion. In come the brawny fellows. They
empty the ctagere in trice, overturn the
piano and unscrcw its legs with more zeal
than caution. The sofa goes scurraying
out Of window, the arm chair actually
seems to take to its own legs in its
fright It is sad hour for varuish, cas-
tors, md upholstery, but the work must
go on. The property must be saved


How out Of place at such IN hour would
be the advent Of dapper and dainty man
with bottle Of furniture polish, to be ap-
Piled to your scratched furniture, not yet
out Of your imperilled house. "Here,
you fireman, rough fellow, unused to fine
furniture! stand back! set down that arm
chair. Let me mend its polish where you
hnve ma11ed it. 1t is the constitutional
right Of every article Of furniture in we'll
regulated families to be touched up with
furniture polish" Pray consider how the
GRAND Of the man OF polish would speed
at the above named juncturc in your af-
fairs.


It is an hour Of dire peril to our nation.
The flames Of rebellion are roaring and
cracking in other States Their glowing
cinders are falling upon prepared tinder in
the sill loyal States. The danger is i'm
minent. The page Of history is red With
the glare Of deadly warfare. Something
must be done or a1l is lost. At such IN
hour yigor and promptness and thorough
ness are al important. Nothing else can
save us, and yet the men with the fi1rni-
ture polish insist upon it that there is
nothing that just now requires more at
tention than the care Of the vanished sur
faces of our Society, which are being con
tinual1y scratched by these rough men
in shoulder straps.


It is all mistake, dangerous tamper-
ing with time. When the people rise into
condition Of serious and terrible anger at
the rebels, and are nerved as one man to
save the nation, We shall wonder that we
ever dallied so long, and lost so much
time over furniture polish. When the war
is ended, the fire put out, the nation saved
we may have general period Of re-var.
nisbing and re-polishing, but not now. It
is dangerous deceptive mockery.
Year: 1863

An ACT supplemental to the act entitled " an act

 to encourage the manufacture of saltpetre and

 small arns''

 SECTION l. The Congress of tte Confederate States of America do enact That the provisions of the act entitled " an act to encourage the manufacture of saltpetre and small arms" shall also apply to all establishments or mines fer the production of coal and for the production and manufacture of iron, and that in addition to the advance of fifty per cent, therein mentioned, the President be and he is hereby authorized enter into contracts for the purchase of coal and iron, in such quantities as may probably be required for series of years, not exceeding six, and to make advances thereon not exceeding one third of the amount of such contract.
Year: 1863

AN ACT to organize a sign1I corps.

 SECTION l. The Congress of the Contedernte States Of America do enact, That the President De and he is hereby authorized by anu with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint ten officers in the provisional army, of ! grade not exceeding that of Captain, and with the pay of fcorrespon- ding grades of infantry, who shall perform the duties of signal officers of the army. And the President is hereby authorized to appoint ten ser eeants of infaptry, in the provisional army and to assign them to duty as signal sergeants. The signal corps above authorized may be organized IS a separate corps, may be attached to the depart ment of the ad utant and inspector general, or 10 the engineer corps, the secretary ot war shall direct

 Approved April l9 1862.
Year: 1863

AN ACT to limit the act authorizing the suspen-

 sion of the writ of habeas corpus.

 SECTION l. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the act authorizing the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, is hereby limited to arrests made by the authorities of the same.

 SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That the act which this act is intended to limit shall continue in force for thirty days after the next meeting of Congress- and no longer.

 Approved April l9, 1862.
Year: 1863

On next Tuesday the election for Coy
ernor, Legislature, &c, will take place
in this State. Some persons of timid
turn have requested US to give few
words of advice to those who are sup
posed to be influenced by what we say.
We would be glad to see the day pass
away quietly. Indeed the election, it is
said, will be all so much on one side that
the evil-disposed will feel no great dis
position to disturb the peace Moreover,
advice from US would be of no avail for
this reason-the good Catholic is always
orderly. He is no bully. He respecIs
authority as well as himself. He needs
no advice to conduct himself as good
citizen should. He is a man who at
tracts respect His political life is reg
ulated not by prejudice or passion, but
by the exercise of cool judgment. He
knows that as " for every idle word he
must render an account to the Judge
of all, so must he do so for the most i'm
portant civil act of his ife-the casting
his vote for one or another. He knows
this we'll He understands his duty, he
feels the responsibility, and he will hesi-
tate before exercising the franchise to
the ruin of his native or adopted home.
Before casting his vote he will not medi-
tate. This is one class of Catholics who
need no advice The other classl-the
cofee-house sojourners-the family-de-
serters-the profane swearers-where
would be the use of advising then9 IF
the bull of Gregory the XVI cannot re-
strain them by its communication from
attempting to enslave their fellow-crea-
lures, words from US would have very
little effect! "They are welded to their
idols-let them alone"
Year: 1863

Nh. Fuller, Editor of the Baltimore
american, who is now corresponding
with that paper from Charleston, de-
scribes visit to the noble Ironsides,
the grandest man-ofwar afoat:


~ had the pleasure yesterday of Wis
it to the lronsides, and of an inspection
of her interior She is undoubtedly the
best and most powerfully armored vessel
that has yet been constructed, and the
nation may be well satisfied if those now
building of the same class, though differ
ing in plan, have as many excelencies
and so few defects. Had we now two
other such vessels capable of the same
service the Ironsides, the problem of
taking Charleston would be of compara-
tive easy solution. There is not a rebel
battery on these shores which the Iron
sides cannot in one hours firing COM
pletely silence During the attack on
Morris Island she drove the. gunners
from the guns of Wagner half a score of
times, and quieted Gregg with a broad
side. AT the last general bombardment
she did the same for Moultrie, and if the
way was cleared from distractions, be-
lieve she could steam with impunity up
to Charleston, and conquer the city by
her impregnability and ponderous broad
sides.


In all her service here not man has
been killed or wounded by the enemy on
board of her, Notwithstanding she has at
times been under the concentrated fire
of the rebel batteries at twelve hundred
Yards distance From stem to stern she
bears the scors and deep indentations of
the enemy's balls, but as yet her defen-
sive strength has been uninjured, whilst
her offensive power is increased through
practice and the perfect safety which the
crew feel when she is in fighting trim.
Each broadside of the Ironsides consists
of seven 1l-inch Dahlgren guns and one
| 200 pound rifed Parrot The weight of
metal thrown by her from one broadside
fire is within fraction of fifteen hum
dred pounds, or three thousand pounds
for both broadsides. No vessel that has
ever yet been in action has thrown an
equal weight of metal, and it is yet to be
proven that the armament of the Iron
sides has not reached the extreme range
to which the caliber of guns can be taken
without detracting from their servicea-
bleness and capabilities for active firing.
As it is, however, the Ironsides is un-
doubtedly the pride of our iron-clad navy,
and we can only regret that we have nc


others of equal powers of defense and of


fense"
Year: 1863

From the Catholic Telegraph


So long as slavery is established by
law, and protected by law, and acknowl-
edged by the Constitution, we never
can remove it. Individual efforts will
amount to nothing. The philanthropist
may appeal to humanity and justice, and
the priest to religion-it will be all in
vain-the law protects it, and there it
must remain. 1t will survive to make
the white laborer mean in his own eyes,
and place him and his children under
the power of the slave owner


If, on the other hand, the slave is
emancipated, he has to depend on him.
self The Southern master who once
owned him will refuse to employ him,
not only on account of the change in the
relations between him and his former
/ slave, but also because he can engage
white labor which will be more to his ad
vantage The superiority of the white
man then becomes supreme. He ha'
the selection of the field of labor ovel
Year: 1863

the whole face of the land, and, as the
saying is, he becomes master of the sit
uation.


Thus the white laborer must see, un-
less stone-bind with prejudice, that
whatever he does to restore slavery he
does against his own interests. The law
makes the slave the rival of the white
laboring man repeal the law and the
white laborer is allpowerful.
Year: 1863

The law declares that any person 10 whom newspl-
per sent responsible for the payment, II he receives
the paper make OF H. II he has never sub
scrbed for it, ordered t 10 be stopped His duty
IN such case is kc the paper from the olce or
person with wh the pa is left, but to notify the
publishers that he docs NOT wish for IT,


When person orders his paper discontinued he must
pay a arrcaragcs otherwise the publisher may continue
10 send il until full payment is made.


II papers sent TO a postoitce store, tavern or
other place Of deposit and not taken by the person
whom they sent such postmaster express agent,
keeper is personally responsible for the
payment, until he returns the paper gives notice TO the
publisher that they are lying dead in the Office


TIE above we copy from the Manchester
journal, which is edited by lawyer. We
will add that continuous newspaper accounts
do not OUTLAW.
Year: 1863

A good old Massachusetts, deacon once
said There is a great deal of Christianity
in watering trough by the roadside" True !;
furnished with pure water, it is merclful and
charitable to man and beast-especialiy If
with it you put cup for the man
Year: 1863

The Argus and Patriot has not the decency
to retract its slanderous charge OF disloyaly
made against US, on the authority Of com
munication from which we expressly dissented,
but substantially repeats it. We are willing
TO let the viper bite the file.
Year: 1863

Brig Gen. Thomas g. Pitcher has been
assigned to service as Provost Marshal Gen
eral Of Vermont. He is now at Montpelier
on that service. Gen. p. was disabled by
a wound for service in the field but being
unwilling to be idle, he asked service else
where This assignment to duty in Vermont
we are sure will be acceptable to him, and
also TO the State.
Year: 1863

The frigate Wabash, to which our friends
Richardson and Tapln have been assigned by
the Secretary Of the Navy, is to be relieved
In a few weeks from service at Port Royal,
and will come North. THIS is Admiral Du-
points flag ship.
Year: 1863

There are good reasons for believing that
gold was tho first metal with which man
became acquainted. Its peculiar properties
render it the best for the purpose of being
worked by primitive people. Gold is the
only metal which is found in metallic state.
such as We see it used in the arts and manu-,
iactures. The process Of cXtractin0 all the
other metals from their matIix or orc is so
tedious and difficult that without gold it is
probable our f"refa;hcrs would have had no
metals at all to use. We who live at this
period of the worlds history can well believe
how little advancement could be made in
civilization without Il metal of some kind -
Now those qualities which we recognize as
metallic in the highest degree are possessed
by gold. and it is thus we see. even in this
single instance, proof of the Creators wis
dom, the adaptation of a means to an end -
Gold. the most easily worked of all metals.
the most impershabe, the most brilliant and
attractive, was the first that was given to man.


No other metal could have served the pur-
pose so well us the one we find him first pos
sessed of. No wonder gold is typlfied in the
Scriptures as the purest metal; no wonder
that it was chosen as the means IN the shape
OF coin) of representing the products of labor,
that man should select what age after age has
proved to be the most fitting thing for this
purpose. AS an assurance to us that the
supply of gold shall be adequate to our wants,
this metal has been found in the ratio of the
Increase of the human family. Ii is diffnsed
over the whole earth, and has acted as stim-
ulhs 10 man to visit regions previously uncul-
tivated. The wilds of Australia and Califor-
MA have thus been peopled in our day in the
same way that the Spapiards peopled South
America years aSo.--Sepiimn, PicsH.
Year: 1863

This distinguished officer Is in the city. He
ia understood to be awaiting orders from the
War Department. If any tendSr-fOoted SYM
pathlEer with treason imagines that the recent
change Of commanders in the Department OF
the South was meant as a cenSure on this brave
and energetic officer, it affords US pleasure to
undscelve them. No part Of General Hunters
administration Is more credItable to him than
the recent activity which has characterized the
operations Of our forces in his department, the
preparations for which were made and the or
ders given before his relief. The long mac
tivity since the attack upon ChArleston is in no
degree chargeAble TO him.