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Year: 1863




EX-SENAToR RICE ON THE DUTY OF DEM
ooRATs.-We find in the Northern States
man, published at Faribault, Minnesota, a
letter from the Hon II. NJ. Rice, addressed
to some citizens OF thrt place, defining what
his position is and what that of all Demo-
Gratis ought to be on the war question. We
make the following extract


The thought Of acting with any other
than the Democratic party never entered my
head The whole object Of the rebellion is
to destroy the principle of Democracy. The
party which stands by the Government is the
true Democracy Every soldier in the army
is a true Democrat. Every man who lifts his
head above party trammeIs is a Democrat,
and every man who permits old issues to
stand in the way of a vigorous prosecution Of
the war, cannot, in my opinion, have any
claims on the party II the city was on fire
would you call on any particular party to ex-
tinguish the flames or would you stop to
examine its charter for fear that you might
violate some of its provisions by taking water
from your noighbors wells


Should disaster befall our country in the
struggle for life, true Democrats cannot be
blamed. Those who have the power and do
not use it to the fullest extent, and those
who are wasting their time and distracting
the people by the idle discussions, will occu-
py no enviable position hereafter, Union or
no Union


am for regaining and retaining every foot
of soil we ever possessed, without any COM
promise whatever
Year: 1863

A PLAYFUL LIoS.-The African, Of Con
stsntina. Cape OF Good Hope, states that at
a woodcutter was lately proceeding from
St. Charles to Gsstonville, he suddenly saw
crouched in the road before him an enor-
nous lion. Seized with terror, he turned
round aud ran off when the lion pursued anC
went past him, and on reaching . certain
distance in advance. again lay down as if Il
wait the mans approach. The man agail
turned round and went back; tho lion onc'
more rushing beyond him. This mauenvel
was repeated by the animal several timos
when the man at length fell to tho ground
exhausted by fright and fatigue. The lion
thon approached hm. and after examining
him from head to foot. walkod off with q
friendly roar, as if expressive Of his pleas
ure at the trick he had played him. ThC
man was confined to bis bed for some day.
after.
Year: 1863

Rev. Mr.. Milburn, in his lecture tipon
Aaron Burr, relates the following Incl
dent Of his military career:


"He married in 'S3 the widow of a
British officer, Of great beauty and high
character, and with her he seems to have
lived happily for eleven years. This was
after he had gone through his career as a
soldipr--a career, by the way, in which
he showed the same cool, bloody, daring
and unscrupulous character which had
distinguished all his previous career.---
There could be no doubt Of his bravery
and courage, nor Of his savage and willy
vengence. All the soldiers under his
command showed q mutinous spirit, and
had even threatened his life. Burr had
the ball-cartriges, without their know
ledge, removed from their muskets. and
ordered them to parade al midnight
Then he passed up and down the lines,
looking with demoniac triumph into each
face, until at last one stalwart fellow rails
ed his musket, and cried to his comrades
to FIRE upon the officers. In a moment
Burr's sword swept from its scabbard,
and decending upon the soldiers wrist,
cut it nearly in twain. He then sent the
man to the rear, and walked back to the
rest with the scoffiug look upon his lace,
as if he had said to them, Would any
other gentleman like to try it on?"
Year: 1863

Gg A Tennessee lawyer = refugee
from rebel tyranny. whofound shelter in
q neighboring village at the outbreak Of
the war was asked the other day why hs
did not return to Nashville, now that the
Federal army is in occupation, and life
and property once more secure. His an.
swer was in these words: I shall never
go back to Nashville till Tennessee Is i
free Statel / have always been Demo-
orst. and have been STAKEHOLDER but
old as I an, | believe that shall yet 60
homo to State. where slavery will no
longer exist The speaker was man Of
sixty, whom the rebellion has converted
into an anti.slavery mani New York
Evening Post
Year: 1863

Eg A Connecticut correspondent OF
the Boston Transcript says:


A farmer took the cars from hete' to 90
home. He sat down beside wounded
soldier. The soldier told him how be had
fought and become disabled, The farm.
er replied, good enough for you, you
need not have gone" The soldier struck
him with his fist so that the blood ran
freely, and he wore the scar for sevsrs
days. srss
Year: 1863

1t is manifest that the party at the
North opposed to the further prosecution
of this sangunary and worse than useless
war, is rapidly growing in strength and
boldness. Six mouths ago the language
now uttered by the press and in the Liza
coin Congress would not have been toler-
ated, even if the ideas then existed in the
minds of those who openly proclaim them.
Every dav shows some new indication of
the change. One of the latest and most
remarkable is that telegraphed from Ken
tucky, that a Yankee General of that State
had dismissed his men, only to be recalled
in case Lincoln should revoke his procla-
NATION within 20 days from the 18th inst.


But in Congress distinct proposition
the frst--has at length been made for
cessation of the war. The annexed par
agTaph from the Richmond Examiner gives
the substance of it -


"THE CRISIS IN THE NoRTH.--The
conservatives in the North are no longer
troubling themselves about how the war is
to-be carried on, but rather how it is to be
stopped. The desire for peace is begin
ming to manifest itself with the masses.
and the Northwest cries out against the
administration that is waging this war of
conquest against the South. Mr.. Vallan-
/ digham, OF Ohio, who is the leader of the
Year: 1863

-1 a. rlfF + Il i
't knew man bv the name of D,
who was very skiful, robust, and pros
porous blacksmith. and a man of more
than ordinary intelligence He yielded to
the temptation to which his trade exposed


him, till he became habitually intefnper-
ate, and actually nuisance to the neigh
borhood. The innkeeper, who was also
store keeper, on whom he depended for
his daily supplies of strong daink, amount
ing, it is believed, to little less than
barrel and half annually, at length hired


him to abstain for one year. bv giving him


his note Of hand of ten dollars. He i'm
mediately became a calm and peaccable


man. His health, and appetite, and bust


ness returned to him. And he would tell


you that the innkeeper had done him the


greatest kindness he had ever received
| was undone," said he. Snow en-
JOY myself and my family, and the best


farm in the town would not tempt me to


return to the use of ardent spirits" The


poor man kept bis resolution till the end


of the eleventh month, which it seems he


had mistaken for the end of the year, and


then ventured to indulge little; and


alas, when saw him last, he was drag


ging his legs along, supported by two of


his companions, who 1 feared were psrsu-
| ing the same miserable course to destruc-
g ton, and seemed to be lending him their
sympathy; and he was one of the most
loathsome and degraded human beings my
eyes ever beheld. / should not be sur
! prised to know that he is now with the
, dead. May my latter end not be like
Year: 1863




Stered Tomatoes the tomatoes into a
timed saucepan, season with pepper and salt,
and place bits of butter over the top; put on the
lid close and stew twenty minutes. After this,
stir frequently, letting them stew ill well DONE
This is excellent with roast beef or mutton.


Tomato PreScTUeS-Take the round, yellow
variety, as soon as ripe, scald and peel; then to
seven pounds of tomatoes add seven pounds Of
white sugar, and boil the sirup, removing the
scum; put in the tomatoes and boil gently fifteen
OF twenty minutes; remove the fruit again and
boil until the sirup thickens. On cooling, put
the fruit into jars and pour the sirup over it and
add a few slices Of lemon to each Jar, and YOU
will have something to please the taste of the
most fastd0us.


Tomato Catsup-Take ripe tomatoes and
scald them Just sufficient TO allow you take of
the skin, then let them stand for day covered
with salt; strain them thoroughly to remove the
seeds, then to every two quarts add three ounces
of cloves, two Of black pepper, two autmegs
and very little cayenne pepper, with a little
salt; boil the liquor for half an hour, and then
let it cool and settle; add pint of the best cider
vinegar, after which bottleit, corkinr and seal
ing it tightly. keepit always in a cool place.


Tomatoes thoroughly cooked may be put in
tight cans and kept any length of time, or pulp
may be spread upon plates and dried in the sun
or a slow oven and kept rs well as dried pump
kins, dried apples, peaches or pears, and will be
found equally excellent in winter We beg of
those who use this excellent fruit to try what
cooking will do for it. Il has been eaten half
cooked long enough
Year: 1863

DRUNKEN SoLDIER.-Casper Wyer, a soldier,
was found on the street last night, dead drunk.
He was taken to the guard.house when 1t was or
dered he should remain until sober enough to tell
where he procured his liquor and then report to
his regiment.
Year: 1863

Jack is bold fellow and a kind-hearted-
one l take great interest in him and
must tell you story to wind up with,
which l think rather good. Every one
knows how prone Jack is to spend bis money
when on shore. Well, one time. as l am
told, at certain newspaper stand stood Jack,
s.three sheets in the wind" to use his own
expression, in other words very drunk.
selecting reading matter from each pile on
the counter. When he had done. he drew a
roll Of bills from his pocket to pay the news
dealer; gust of wind came and scattered
his money in every direction.


A sedaie. clerical looking person. passing
at the moment. stopped, carefully picked up
each oreeuback and handed them to Jack.
With . few we'll meant remarks intended Tor
his welfare. to the effect that he should be
nrov;dant and careful OF his earnings. con-
Guiding with the appropriate and well timed
Injunction "nos 70 keep his candle burning At
both ends"


..Ne'er mind; don't car . cuss; don't make
. dit o difference. Gin more light that asway;
gin more light"
Year: 1863

kne ". also, that unless he attempted to es.
Ieape, there was no danger of his falling ou,
Of it. even though he were insensibia and
10 animate all the while. In the meantime.
I the v heel went round and round. with its
| steady, unceasing motion and round and


round went the ruffian along with it, stead.


lily and increasingly. too. In vain did be


promise the oat-hsarted girl to work her


no harm in vain did he implore her to


take pity on his helpless condition in vain


did he pray to all the powers of heaven,


and abjure all the powers Of hell, to his aid


She would not hear or heed him he whirl-


ed round in the unsiring wheel. until, at
last feeling and PERCEPTION failed him. and
he saw and heard no more. He fell sesse-


less on the bottom of the engine but even


then his inauimate body continued to be


whirled round and round as bsfore-the


brave girl not daring to trust to appearan-


ces in connection with such a villain. and


being, therefore. afraid to suspend the work
ing OF the machinery, OF to stop the mill
gear and tackle from running at their full
speed.


A loud knocking at the door was shortly
after heard, and she hastened thitler. 1t
was her master and his family, accompanied
by several of the neighbors. The unaccus-
toned appearance OF the mill sails in full
swing on Sunday had, as she anticipated.
attracted their attention, and they had has
tened home from church for the purpose of
ascer aiming the cause of the phenomenon.
The father bore his little boy in his arms
be had cut the cords wherewith the child
was tied, but he was unable to obtain an
account Of the extraordinary circumstances
that had occurred from the atfrighted inno-
cent. Hannchen, in few words. told all;
and then the spirit which had sustained her
so long and SO well, while the emergency
lasted, forsook her at once, as it passed
away. She fell senseless into the arms Of
the Mller's eldest son. and was with diff
Guilty recovered. The machinery Of the
mill was at once stopped, and the inanmate
rutfian was brought down from the great
wheel. The other ruffiap was brought
down from the prison. Both were then
bound and sent off to Bonn under a strong
escort; and, in due course, came under the
hands Of the execu,ioner.


1t was not long till Hsnnchen became
bride. The bridegroom was the miler's
son, who had loved her long and well. but
with a passion previously unrequited. They
lived thenceforth happily together for many
years. and died at good old age, surroun
led by hourishing family. To the latest
hour Of her life. this brave hearted woman
would shudder as she told the tale of her
1anger and her deliverance
Year: 1863

ALMOST INcREDiBLK-We witnessed q
sight on Saturday that to some Of our readers
We doubt not, will seem almost Incredible.
We started on drive to the country Satur.
day morning. and when some distance out
of town we heard the sound of an axe, as
if some one was choPping quite rapidly
On looking around to see who was at work
so industriously. who should we see but
old father Shoemaker, of this place, now
one hundred and fire years old, busy at
work chopping cord wood A considera-
bic quantity Of cord wood, vas cut and
stacked up in piles. and a team was loading
at one of these piles as we passed. The
teamsser informed us that the old man had
cut some eight or ten cords durinp the
summer. Joseph Shoemaker, a cotemno-
rary of Gen. Washington. having voted for
him for President Of the United States.
chopping cord wood in the year 1858. Who
can beat this p WAitiey Co. Repxblieas.
Year: 1863

The Catholic Telegraph, eff Cincinnati,
edited by Rev. Edward Purcell. brother to
Archbishop Purcell, publishes an editorial
in its issue Of the 26th ult.. in which the
cowardice of those people who are frighten-
ed by the term 'Abolitionist,' is exhibited in
the most scathing language. The Telegraph
says, speaking Of slavery:


1--WE never raised hand against it; no
word Of any Catholic editor assailed it, SO
long as it would be unjust aud illegal to do
SO; but now that it is dead-dead by the
act of its admirers-we will not consent to
see its body fostering on the highways.


Is Let it be buried out of sight forever
Let it rest with all its horrors in the grave
let its memory fade from the recollection
Of man. 1t was an outrage against human
ity such as the history of no other people
could exhibit. There was something manly
in the old custom of reducing to slavery
him whose sword had been beaten down by
stronger arm on the battlefield there
WAS show Of justice in reducing to bond
age the debtor who could not pay his crsl-
itor; but for American slavery there was no
excuse 1t was monstrous crime-from
the seizure Of the African in bis own land
to the moment of his death. when his BODY
was wasted by toll. rather than by disease,
to uphold the luxury of master!


"Well. it has fallen and we are called
abolitionists because We refuse our consent
to its resuscitation We are proud of be.
ing called so under circumstances SO credit.
able to the head and heart May we ever
deserve the name We will bear its s.ig
ma joyfully through life. and carry it into
eternity with honor. We struggle in a
holy cause.-The cause OF religion aud Of
the human race"
Year: 1863

Go look upon the battle field,


Where shot and shell fly fast
Where Freedoms stirring battlecry
L. heard upon the blast;
Go where the lifted sabers fash


And fall on traitor crests.
Where Southern bayonets are dim


With blood from Northern breasts;
Go search amid the loyal ranks


Among the glorious dead
Among them all you will not find


A single Copperhead.
Go search the gun boats bloody deck
When the dread conflicts done;
The traitor's banner in the dust,


And silenced every gun;
While DER the hard won rampant floats
Our flag, yet oh! what pain,
Meath that dear flag since morning light
How many have been slain!
Among the heroes Of the fight,


The living and the dead
Go search among them--there is not
A single Copperhead.
Go search the crowded hospital,


Where CHASTITY wounds are seen,
Which tell through what struggle fierce
Those noble men have been;
But look upon their faces. 10!


They smile through all their pain;
The scars they bear were nobly won
Their honor has no stain,
Soft hands are miuist ring--kind words
Are heard around each bed;
Some soothe, some suffer, all are true
There is no Copperhead.
Go where the look can scarce conceal
The treason OF the heart,
And where the tongue would willingly
Defend the traitors part;
Where Seymour, Wood, and Voorhees, are
Deemed patriotic men;
GO where they wish vallandigham


Was safely back again;
Go where desertion is no crime


Where loyalty Is dead
Whsrs sad disaster gives no pain;


There is the Copperhead.
Go where foul scorn is heapsd upon
Our noble boys. who 60
To stand wall OF fire between


Us and our traitor foe;
Go where bold Grants rveilers are


Where Burnside is DETAINED;
Where Banks and Butler noble names!


In scorn alone are named;
Gro where true patriotic pride,


Honor, and Truth are dead
Where our success brings but despair;


There is the Copperhead. -s,at
Year: 1863

LIFE ksURAKcE.-The following card
speaks most eloquently for that most excel
lent and reliable Institution, the Home Life
Insurance Company. We commend it to the
pcrpsal Of our readers:
Year: 1863

be said that holdcrsare doing better than they dd
1ast week We met with several who Thought tnst
they did not do farthing better. The market
closed lansuidly, with several hundred head M
sold: which will 80 through to New York In ds't
Year: 1863




MR. HoLDEN:-The war power, according to our
form of government belongs to the COnlederacy,
and not to the several States The present war,
sprnging out OF revolution, could not at first oe
carried on in strict conformity with the theory
of the form: Of government we adopted. We
had no money in the Confederate Treasury
Our government was not recognised by other gov
ernments, and we could not borrow froE other gov
ernments or from individuals without delay, the
vast sums Immediately required to put ourselves in
proper attitude of defepse against the vast army
our enemy was wickedly marching against US. The
only resource at the beginning of the contest, was
for the States severally to furnish the money, and
exercise other war powers which our Constitution
confers on the Confederate government When
North Carolina joined the Confederacy, she accor-
dinghy contributed her money as literally as her
men, to repel our invaders.


The General Assembly and Convention, by va
rious acts and ordinances have voted and expended
prior to the last session. about ten millions in aid
of the war; Regular quartermasters, commissaries,
ordinance and other war officers were created and
are still continued drawing from the State Treasury
MANY millions year. Is this now necessary The
Confederate government is now fully organized and
the machinery working well, raising money by
heavy taxation, well as by loans, at home and in
Europe. She has gigantic establishments for the
manufacture of arms, powder, clothing and every
other implement and corvenence for conducting
war; with the necessary officers for procuring and
distributing them. What necessity exists now for
this multitude of State officers and the enormous
war expenses of the State? Does the enormous
debt whish the State is creating add particle to
the efficiency and vgor of our defence2 Does it
not rather derange the harmony of the Confederate
system? 1t seems to me that what was at the be-
ginning absolutely necessary to our efficient defense,
Is now quixotic chvalry and generosity, and conse
ouenty that those officers ought at once to be abol-
ished, and this heavy State expenditure ought to
cease


1t is said that under our contract with the Con-
federate government to clothe our own troops, our
North Carolina soldiers better clothed than tue
troops of other States doubt whether this is so,
while have no doubt that the competition be-
tween our State commissaries and quartermasters
and those of the Confederate government, tends. to
increase expenses and embarrass the harmony ard
system which one intelligent head could give to each
Of ,-ese departments.


If these views are erroneous, it is certain that
many intelligent citizens are falling into the error,
and the purpose of this article is to elicit discussion
on the subject


have no personal or political objec,, and intro.
duce the subject solely with view to the public
good W.
Year: 1863

With teep grief the commanding General an
.nQunces to the army the death of Lieut. General T.
j. jackson, who expired on the 10th inst, at 81 P.
NJ The daring skill, and energy Of this great and
good soldier by the decree Of allwise Providence,
are now lost to US. But while we mourn his death,
feel that his spirit still lives and will inspire the
whole army with his indomItable courage and
shaken confidence in God our hope and our
strength. Let his name be watchword to his
corps, who have followed him to victory OH so many
fields Let officers and soldiers emulate his irwin
chile determination to do every thing in the defence
o of our beloved country.


R E. LEE General
Year: 1863

We learn that number of the Presidents of the
Banks of this State assembled in this place on Thurs
DAY the 14th to determine, at the request of the
Treasurer of the State, what course they will adopt
In relation to Confederate Treasury notes issued
previously to the lst April, 1868. Their decision
had not transpired up to the time Of our going to