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Year: 1863

A clerical CORRESPONDENT oil the


Herald, Boston, who wen, down
from somewhere in New York TO
Philadelphia, tells tins: we arrived
at our destination at 2 0 clock, and
stopped al the Glrard Hotel. We


might have gone to some oi our &c


quaintances In that good city and
honored them with a visit, but we
always did despise the custom OF
spoDging ones way through the
world. We don't think that be
cause we are a Methodist preacher
we have the right TO require every
Methodist preachers wife to cook
Tor US, make beds for US, sweep up
our crumbs, and wait upon Us. Our
motto Is this: pay your way or stay
at home. Don't force yourself into
Methodist fresidss' unless YOU
know they will make you welcome
Methodlsts have a good deal oil
grace, but when they are' pushed
to the well' with unexpected. and
Year: 1863

farmer and husbandman.


The display of blooded stock is
also very large, the entry Of horses
is over 500. and 130 cattle entries,
embracing some of the finest cattle
and horses l have ever seen. The
entries of sheep exceed one hundred
and fifty, and about the same in
swine.


The floral and art department is
quite extensive and makes a fine
show. There is one very serious
impedlment in the way of enjoying
the thing, and that is the horrible
dust in getting to and from the
grounds. The great number Of We
hicles that constantly pass throw the
dust in such dense clouds that it is
really suffocating. l shall leave for
indianapolis tonight so that l shall
have the opportunity of witnessing
the closing ceremonies of our own
State Fair. II. II. NEFF.
Year: 1863

The partisan ladies who don't
like the emperor have adopted .
novel way of expressing their con-
tempt. When hegoes to the opera,
they look at him through the
wrong end of their glasses, making
him appear s'Napoleon the Little
and thus lnsinuating agreement
with Victor Hugo, without opening
their mouths.
Year: 1863

UNION LEAcuEs.-Of late the supporters of
the Administration, throughout the Northern
and Western States, have been organizing
Union Leagues, and thousands of patriots,
irrespective of former political associations,
have enrolled their names and pledged them
selves to stand by and support the Govern
ment, without regard to who may have the
management of the war, or what measures
may be deemed necessary to subdue the re-
bellion. The country is beginning to see
that this is not a war for the negro, but a war
for republican government, and that to pre-
serve the liberties of the white man this war
must be fought out to the bitter end.


Why can not we have Union League
here in Shasta? The lovers of the Union in
San Francisco, Sacramento and Marysville
have either organized or have issued calls for
the organization Of Union Clubs in those cit
les, and action should be taken in every coun-
ty to prepare the way for united action, pro-
vided the traitors in our midst should be
foolish enough to inaugurate civil war in this
State. We know the enemies of the Union
are among US then " in time of peace pre-.
pare for war" is the safer course, and we
hope to see move made by our citizens to
organize in some proper manner for concert
of action
Year: 1863

The RAILROAD AGAIN.-Our citizens will
be called upon during the coming week to
subscribe fluids towards making prelimina-
ry survey of railroad from Marysville, pass
ing through this place, to Oregon. 1t will
necessarily be attended with heavy expense,
and the duty dsyolyes upon Shasta county to
take hold of the matter and assist in raising
the necessary funds for this important work.
We want to see at least one thousand dollars
raised in this town alone, and this will give
us one hundred votes in the preliminary cr-
ganization of the company and determining
the line of the road Now is the time for our
property holders and monied men to do some
thing for the benefit of the town and the ad-
vancement Of the value of their property.
Year: 1863

General Wright, the commander of the
United States forces in the Department OF
the Pacific, has issued an address to the
people Of the Pacific States, exhorting them
to be loyal and true to their country, and to
use every exertion in their power to avert
civil war on this coast. He warns the people
that there are evil disposed persons in our
community, who are endeavoring to create
dissatisfaction in the minds of our people
against the Government. He gives such per-
sons fair warning that if they persist in their
endeavors to inaugurate civil war in this
State, the people will rise in their might and
administer to them retributive justice, when
their doom will be certain.


As an earnest of his intention to maintain
the peace in this State, the rebel Burnett,
who recently rode through the streets of Red
Bluff, carrying secession flag, has been tried
by court martial ak Camp Union, and SEN
tenced to hard labor lat Fort Alcatraz, with
ball and chain, for ten years, or until the
close of the war, Gen. Wright approving the
sentence. This sentence every loyal citizen
VII approve, and should any other worship
per of King JEFF wish to occupy prominent
position, by committing similar outrage,
or any other disloyal act, he will be furnish
cd with working tools made to order, and be
placed where he can assist in fortifying our
harbor
Year: 1863

The MINEs.-Owing to the inclcmency of
the weather, not much has been done in the
way of prospecting, in the silver region, the
past week. Entire confidence exists as to
the value of the principal leads in the Pitts
burg district, and as soon as the weather per-
mits, active operations will be resumed We
have heard of no new developments worthy
of note, but shall continue to keep our read
ers posted as fast as anything important
turns nm
Year: 1863

We publish to-day the scheme of the Secretary
of the Treasury for reforming the. currency. This
scheme is endorsed by the President The disease
is very bad, but the remedy is worse than the dis
ease. Adopt this scheme, and the property of nine
teen persons will rapidly pass into the hands of the
twentieth Instead of relieving the country, it will
add immeasuarably to its embarrassments and dis
treSSeS
Year: 1863

Inc Secretary of War announces that the soldiers
heretofore conscr pied for three years, cannot be
diScnaFged. Another breach of faith We shall
See what Congress does on this vital subject
Year: 1863




That the military authorizes of the Uni
McC Clellan, anb were about to try another
paninsula campaign against Richmond,
were rumors so often repeated from so
many different sources, that they almost
attaineb the certitude of well established
fact They derived strong confirmation
from the movements of Fosters troops,
on lhe south side of the James and in
Eastern Norh Caroliua, where they were
nouncement that Benjamin F. Butler has
been promoted to rhe supreme command
in Fosters military department, again
plunges the public into a sea Of doubts
and speculations. Certainly the enemy
does not mean fighting here The buis-
ness of this General is TO steal, to hang,
to torture, to insult the unfortunate, to
grind into the dust those who are no lon.
ger able to raise hand even to ward u
blow. His business is TO illustrate the old
axiom that the coward is always cruel,
and to be the representative man of his
nation, This business he has done, and
does do with degree of perfection which
has concentrated upon him the admirtng
attention offour continents. But he has
at the same time given such satisfying ev-
idence ofhis disinclination and inCapacity
for fighting that his appointment renders
it quite clear no such thing is intended
on the south side of Virginia. The list
of Gen. Buffers battles is shOrt-Big
Bethel and the nameless combat with
boss mason in Massachusetts, 1t will
never be heightened. His work in Vir.
ginia will be confined to his own peculiar
line. He will render the weeping women
and miserable children Of Norfolk little
more unhappy than than they have hith-
erto been. He will feed the gallows and
the prison with many victims from the
class Of remaining citizens. But he will
not be able to perform one part of his
recognized professions. He will not fill
mis- pockets from their property, for they
have now none left to be stolen, either
by him or his brother.
Year: 1863

Rust IN WHEAT.-It has beer long knowu aud the
idea acled on among the Spanish agrculLurals's in


Texas and Mexico, that the rust in wheat is produced
by showers OF heavy dews followed by hot sun du.
ring that period OF vegetation when the wheat is in
bloom and milk The effect of the sun upoD the wet
plant produces the rust To avoid ths result two men
take heavy rope, say twenty or thirty feet long or
longer and walking at that distance apart draw It over
the vet grain, thereby shaking off the drops OF rain,
dew, and thus prevent the usual effect of the sun
upon the plant.


After heavy dew the rope should be drawn oyer
the wheat early in the morning. Wheat planted on
hls or windy positions, generally escapes rust when
IN low HAT grouDd where there Is less wind the rust
takes effect Smut is probably produced il the same
maoner. The people OF the cotton States should no.
tice tLis.
Year: 1863

SUBSCRIBER s makiI Salt at Stump Sound Ons-
i low County, which he will sell his works two dollars
per bushel be Ow the Wilmington Market price, he will
trade Salt for provisions at the current market rates.


Salt is selling at as low a price can possibly be
made for and parties likely to want would do well 10y
IN their supply at once. M. L. F. REDD.


May Z 1868 32-3ms


Raleigh Standard copy Weekly to of $40 send
bill TO this off e for pay ment.
Year: 1863

Only those who read a paper can correctly
pass Judgment upon it.


About $4,000 worth of my private
property has been destroyed by the mob,
without any cause. and. in a way that L
regard as infinitely worse than stealing.
Whether the .Ieffersonian will live
again " will depend upon the wishes and
actions of the Democrats of this District.
If they are unwilling to see their press
stricken down by mob violence, for no
Other cause than for its advocacy of Dem
ocratic principles. and will do what is
necessary for its re-establishment, the
Jeffersonian will soon again make its
weekly visits to you.


Ny printing materials were totally de-
stroyed for all practical purposes, and are
good for nothing except for old iron and
type metal. therefore, | have been COM
PEELED TO get this extra printed at Indi-
annapolis. JAMES ELDER.
Year: 1863

kgrc-Tte first alarm of fire yesterday, be.
tween } and O'clock, was caused by the burn.
ing of a small OGDEN tenem mt in the western
parSof the city. The second, later IN the day
was occasionsd by the burning of a chimney
pear the Confederate Armory on the canal
The fire men turned out promptly
Year: 1863

Ras It is our most sacred duty to sustain the
Government in all its efforts for the achievement
of our independence. It is very certain the Gov
ernment can do nothing without the hearty coop
Grafton of the people. Let us all then from this
time forth, do all we to encourage each other,
sustain our army and the Government, and permit
no root of bitterness to disturb our harmony en-
danger the success Of our struggle for indepen
dence. We have every thing to gain by this
course and nothing to lose. And if need. be, let
exempts, old men and all, Shoulder their guns and
60 out in defense of themselves their property and
their country, rather than submit to the disgrace,
shame and ruin which the enemy will impose on
US, if we submit, suffer ourselves to be subjuga
ted.-iSaltsbu ry Wdfchman
Year: 1863

New YORK, June GA special dis
patch from Washington says there are no
rebels at Thoroughfare Gap. Nothing Was
seen of the enemy towards Wsrrenson and
beyond that point. Our army is on the
move. Look out for news.
Year: 1863

a knot Of Admiring traitors around him
looks on the Republic engaged in a dead
ly struggle for its life and tries TO give
cheer to cur enemies by declaring our
cause hopeless.


answer his craven words Of despNir
by the stout facts Of July under which
the whole rebel framework is reeling and
tottering TO ils fall. answer then by
the fact that even in this most rebel por.
tion Of Tennessee, thousands are Il lcking
to our headquarters repentant, declaring
that their cause is hopeless and begging
TO come back under the shield OF the
Union. Let all true men take new heart
and new hope.


Let the Republic but once moro dis.
play the majesty Of its strength and the
work will be ended. II our drafted force
wee nov in the field Il would need no
prophetic voice to say with authoritv,
Yet sixty days and this rebel Nineveh
shall be overthr1wn."


| am, etc,
Year: 1863

The following vivid picture Of battle from the pen
B. r. Taylor Of the Chicago Evening Journal Is remark
able both for the startling actuay in whish it is pre-.
this latter respect II rivals Tennysons immortal song Of
the Charge Of the Light Brigade" The lines below are
extract from the New Years Address that paper
Then the rafting roll OF the musketeers
And the rufaed drums and the rallyng cheers,
And the rides burn with keen desire,
And the singing shot and the shrekng shell,
And the splintery fire Of the shattered hell
And the great white breaths of the cannon smoke
As the growing guns by batteries spoke
In syables dropped from the thunder Of Cop
The throb Of the cloud whore the drummer boy trod
And the ragged gaps In the walls Of blue
Where the iron surge relied heavily through
That the Colonel builds with his breath again,
As he cleaves the din with his " close up, men |"
And the grcan torn oat from the blackened lips,
And the prayer do.ed slow with the crimson drips.
And the bsany look In the dying eye,
AZ under the cloud the STARS 20 by!
But his soul marched on, the Captain said
But the Boy In Blue can never be dead
And the troopers cit in their saddles all,
A. the statues carved In an ancient hail.
And they watch the whir from their breathess ranks
Aud their spurs close to their horses TANKS
And the fingers work, on the sabre hand
Oh, to bid them live and to make them grand
Aud the bugie sounds to the charge at last
And away they plunge, and the front Is passed.
And the jackets blue grow red as they ride,
And the scabbards too that cank by their side,
And the dead soldiers deaden the strokes iron shod
As they gallop right on DER the splashy red sod;
Right into the cloud all spectral and dim,
Right up TO the guns black throated and grim,
Right down on the hedges bordered with steel
Right through the dense columns, then right about


Wheelt"
Murrah new swath through the harvest again
Hurrah for the fsg. To the battle, amen!
Year: 1863

Catlin, the famoiis American traveller and
collector Of Indian curiosities, has seen some
stirring incidents in the course of his adven-
lures. The following is related by fellow
traveller, who gave Catlin the sobriquet of
"Governor


One day, when he had landed, and most
Of our party were lying asleep on the boat,
which was drawn under the shade of some
large trees, the Governor and l collected
some wood and made large fire on the bank
two or three rods from the boat, over which
we were roasting fat pig, which had shot
from the boat during the morning. l was
squatted down on one side of the fire, hold
ing short frying pan, in which We had
made some very rich gravy, which the Gov
ernor, who was squatted down opposite me,
was ladling over the pig with wooden spoon.
All of sudden observed his eye fixed upon
something over my shoulder, when he said
to me in very low tone, Now, want you
to keep perfectly cool, and don't spill the
gravy ; there is splendid tiger right be-
hind you! l held fast to the fryng-pan,
and, turning my head gradually around,
had full view of the fellow, within eight pa
ces Of me, lying fiat on his side, and with
his paws lifting up and playing with one of
the legs Of four Spaniard who had laid him.
self down upon his belly and was fast asleep.
Our rifles were left in the boat! The Gov
ernor drew himself gradually down the bank,
on his hands and feet, ordering me not to
move. was in hopes he would have taken
the old MIME, but he preferred his own wea-
pom, and getting it to bear upon the beast,
he was obliged to wait some minutes for it
to raise its head so as not to endanger the
poor Spaniard; at the crack of the rifle, the
animal gave a piercing sceech and leapt
about fifteen feet straight into the air and
fell quite dead. The Spaniard leapt nearly
as:far in diff, rent direction and at the Same
instant, behind little bunch of bushes on
the opposite side, and not half the distance
from our fire, and right behind the Govern
or's back, where he had been sitting, sprang
the mate, which darted into the th,cket
and disappeared. We skinned this bcaut-
full animal which was shot exactly between
the eyes, and, after all had withdrawn from
the boat, we waited several hours in hopes
that the other one would show itself again /;
but we waited in vain, and lost our game" "
Year: 1863

POVERTY THE PARENT OF FUN-Poverty
runs strongly to fun. A man is never so full
Of jokes as when he is reduced to one shirt
and two potatoes. Wealth is taciturn and
fretful. Stock brokers would no sooner in
dulge in q hearty laugh than they would
lend money on second mortgage Nature
is great believer in compensation. Those
to whomssshe sends wealth she saddles with
lawsuits and dyspepsia. The poor never in.
dulge in woodcock, but then they have a
style Of appetite that converts 4 number
three mackersl into salmon, and that is
quite as well.
Year: 1863

We have information from Yorktown that rebel
vary are making display about Gioucesier Point,
Thirty Eve rebel prsoners arrived at Fortress Monroe
this morning the steamboat louisiana Nom Fort Nc
Henry. They win be City Point for exchange


From tho bsst authority informed that there
prospect Of attack by the rebels at the Black
water at present.
Year: 1863

The Old North State. i --a'


We are led to conclude from the almost
daily reports now coming up from North
CarOlina, that reaction, thorough, deep,
and radical, is going on there in favor Of
return to the old Union. Il should be
borne in mind chat this Slate has been
from the start the least hearty in the re-
bellion Of any Of the seeded States.
Dragged and forced into the rebellion by
the power Of the ruling class, its masses
have never been hearty or cordial in sup
porting lhe plans Of the cOnspirators.
This the rebel leaders, themselves, have
well known, and for this reason have never
put full confidence in the North Carolina
regiments, pressed under their meroiless
oonscriptions into the rebel service and
hence, It is alleged, these regiments have
uniformly been placed in the frOntrank Of
battles, where lukewarmness would not
serve them, where there would be no op-
portunity to straggle, but where they
would be compelled to fight or die-self-
preservation being the instinct Of the
b1ttie. Thus have North Carolina regi-
menis been made to suffer terribly, and
more, in comparison than the regiments of
other rebel States. This has caused pro-
found dissatisfaction in the old North
State, and now serves as vigorous stim-
ulant to the reaction so visible in behalf
of reconstruction Of she old Union.


The Raleigh Standard is in favor Of the
reconstruction Of the Union, and thinks
it probable that terms Of a reconstruction
between the North and South will be the
adoption of gradual emancipation sys-
tenn by all the reBellious States, which
North Carolina, in common with the other
slave States, will accept if the United
States Government insists upon the same
as the only terms that can be granted, not
witbstanding the life of the institution is
not in the least impaired by this war, as
is generally believed at the North. Meth
ing but a great standing army between
masters and slaves could impair the insti-
tuition, over which is thrown the shield of
State and municipal laws, together with
the inherent will Of the Southern people.
Hence, these are the cheapest the Govern
ment can offer, and the best the South can
accept"
Year: 1863

People say that the war is drawing to
close; that a cessation of hostilities is
to be asked for, &c. We hope it may be
so; but we hope, too, that those who will
have the interests of the North in their
keeping, will insist on the total abolition
of Slavery. If :his be not done, what
will we have gained by the war? Allow
Slavery to raise its head again, and our
efforts will have been in vain; destroy it,
root and branch, without mercy, without
hesitation; destroy it with every demon
stration of horror for its memory, and
we will have gained much by the war.
The unity of the nation will be preserv-
ed, peace will be on as sure a basis as
aught in this world can be, aud other ma
tions will not mock us when they point
at our battle fields and say, the men of
the North died in vain. We must have
some compensation for the blood and
treasure which we have been forced to
spent; this, we will find in the abolition
of Slavery Catholic Telegraph.
Year: 1863

LOUIS NAPoLEoN's APPEARANCE Pans cor
respondent of the Providence Journal on seeing
LOUIS NAPOLEON for the first time, says that III the
expression of his face is contained 'the mystery
of the Sphinx with the cunning OF the Jew, ana
that he has a hooked nose, but its hook Is more
that of the hawk than of the eagle. lie
continues -


"My opportunity for seeing the Emperor was
favorable one, and turned it to account by
making leisurely inspection. Returning to
Paris from st. Cloud through the Bols de Bou,
locne he descended from the carriage and walked
for half an hour along the border of the great lake.
do not remember to have seen face with q
more profound expression of stony gravity, but l
would not say of impassability. The lines are
slightly deeper than one would expect to see IN n
man of fifty-fve, and very decided general tone
of age is beginning to settle upon the whole phys
iognomy The skin has leathery, bilious hue,
and the features bear traces OF the acute PAINS
which it is known he suffers. noticed a swaying
motion in the gait as he leaned rather heavily
upon the arm of his companion. The Emperor's
malady is such that he is not able to 60 on horse
back without suffering intense pain, and all his
visits to Mineral Springs do not seem to produce
any permanel Ielief Happily or unhappily
Fmperors also are bAkmprtals, and no lithotomists
can be found ILL AH theirwide dominions who are
able to use the kfife without causing pain. Think
of LOUIS NAPOLEON bound to surgeons table
after having escaped the bombs of ORsINI and the
other attempts upon his life"
Year: 1863

The current of events affords many striking
commentary on the predictions and expectations
of the rebels at the outbreak of the rebellion.
few days after the fall of Fort Sumter the Rich
mond Examiner said:


The slave population of the South can support
in comfort four times as many people as we have
within our confines. We can keep million OF
men under arms and never suffer for want OF COM
Portable food and clothing.


AS commentary on this text read the following
item, now going the rounds of the press:


The South Carolina papers are discussing the
question how the slaves are to be fed next winter,
more especially as the slaves from Mississippi
and Alabama ar pouring in, and the corn crop is
not large. -
Year: 1863

Give me the hand that is warm, kind and ready
Give me the hand that is calm true and steady !;
Give me the hand that will never deceive me:
Give me the grasp that aye may believe thee.


So IT is the palm of the delicate woman;


Hard is the hand of the rough, sturdy yoenan


Soft palm or hard hand, it matters not-never


Give me the hand that is friendly forever
Give me the hand that is true as a brother );
Give me the hand that has harm'd not another
Give me the hand that has not forsworn it;
Give me the grasp, that may adore it.


Lovely tue palm Of the fair blue-y yeined maiden


Horny the hand of the workman o'erladcn


Lovely or ugly, it matters not-neverl
Give me the grasp that is friendly foreverl
Give me the grasp that is honest and hearty,
Free as the breeze and unshackled by party;
Let Friendship give the grasps that become her
Close as the twine of the vine of summer. ial &


Give me the hand that is true as brother;,


Give me the hand that has not wr ng'd another


Soft palm or hard hand, 1T matters not-never


Give ME the grasp that is friendly forever.