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Year: 1862

in copartnership. When killing time came
they wished to divide the meat: : the Yankee
WIS anxious to divide so that he could get both
hind quarters, and persuaded the Flenehman
that the way to divide was to cut it across
the back. The Frenchman agreed to it, on
condition that the Yankee wonld turn his
back. and take the choice of pieces after it
was cut in two. The Yankee turned his
back accordingly.


Frenchman-Vich will you have, re piece
vid re tail on, or re piece vidout re tail on ?


Iankee-The piece with the tail on.


Frenchman-Z n, by gar. you can take
him, and take ze ozer one.


Upon turning round. the Yankee found
that the Frenchman had cut off the tail and
stuck it in the pigs mouth
Year: 1862

West VIRGINIA.--It is objected to the propo
sition that this new State, as prerequisite 10
admission into the Union, shall incorporate In
its constitution . certain provision in respect
to slavery, that It contravenes the principle that
new States must be admitted upon the same
footing o. the old ones, and must have the
same degree Of power over local and domestic
Affairs.


This objection would be valid to PROPOSE
ton to compel State to 20 bind its future
action in local and domestic Affairs as 70 place
It upon different footing from the old States
in that respect.


But The adoption by State of provision
10 its own constitution, which may be changed
at its pleasure, does not impair It's sover-
eighty.


West Virginia, with provision in It's con.
stitution that slavery shall not exist will be a.
sovereign a. Maryland or Missouri, whose con
stitutons forbid legislative interference with
slavery. -'i
We do not believe that Congress can compel
West Virginia to bind itself To prohibit slavery
during all time to come; but Congress car
compel West Virginia to abolish It by her frst
constitution. This Is, to be sure, practically
the same thing, because slavery, once abolished
will never be re, established. But. in a consti
tutional point of view, 1t is a very differen
thing.
Year: 1862

SENATOR WnsoN.-This gentleman was 10 bis
seat short time during the session Of yester.
day. Ira ,es Of bis recent severe illness are
to, visible in bis appearance, and we fear he
ha been too anxious to resume the discharge
OF his public duties
Year: 1862

An incident, describing Gen. Mcclellan at the
battle field at Williamsburg, is thus related by d
correspondent Of the New York Post, paper not
disposed generally to award more praise to Gen.
Mcclellan ethan the law allows"


"When the firing was most terrific, and the
anxiety the most intense, there came from the
rear Of our ranks a sound which seemed for the
moment TO subdue the roar even Of the artillery.
All eyes and ears were turned to- discover its
origin, which proved 10 be the approach of
General Mcclellan and stat Throughout the day
he had been momentarily expected, and his op-
poItune coming was hailed with long and enthII-
siastic cheering. Regiment after regiment as he
was quickly recognized gave utterance to wei
come Of which Napoleon might have been proud.
Arriving at headquarter ke-without dismount-
ing from his horse-held brief consultation with
Gen. Keyes, and approving his course, and es
peciGlly his order for reinforcements to General
Hancock, Joined him In ride throughout our
lines.


His appearance was everywhere the signal for
an outburst Of the widest applause. He wore a
plain blue coat, and had his cap enveloped in q
glazed covering. The rapidity Of his ride to the
Held had well spattered him with mud and the
drenching rain had penetrated his every garment
He, however, showed no signs of fatigue and II
was not until he had in person familisrized him
self with the entire field, an by critical observa-
ton studied the exact position Of the enemy that
he accepted the shelter of a room which had been
reserved for him at headquarters "


Among the wounded, who were visited az soon
az the battle was over, says the writer


''Gen. Mcclellan had kind word for each, and
smile which carried consolation to the pale
sufferers, most Of whom had not received the
slightest surgical attention. To the various In
qulries he replied so pleasanty, 80 promptly, and
with 80 much apparent feeling, that we might
have thought him an old and intimate friend and
companion.


Few OF the wounded recognized him, and when
sfterwards told who had so generously cheered
and c0mforted them, they were greatly surprised.
u had not occurred to them that victorious Ma
jor General would stoop 10 tenderly inquire into
their casualties and provide for their relief


Colonel Dwight, Of the Pirst regiment was
stretched upon cot, In the centre Of the hospital
room. His wound In the leg had been partially
dressed, but he was by no means comfortable. In
response 10 the Generals commendaton Of his
conduct on the feld, he stated that he would not
have given up, but for the severity Of his wound,
and that the appreciation Of his commanding
officer more than compensated for his suffering
By the order Of the General he was at once re-
moysd to private house near at hand, and at
tended by skillfpl shrgeon'
Year: 1862

er good or bad, and acknowledging
that they have received much better
treatment since their capture than they
had right to expect of us. They ex.
pected to be jeered at and insulted on
every side, and dreaded that more than
all else, and have been so agreeably
disappointed that they now feel like
brothers towards those whom they re-
Gently regarded as their deadly ene-
mics. A'-.at- tfiA ss-'i'f' 800


There are quite a number of mere
boys in some OF the regiments, and but
few men who are thirty years Of age
We did not see q solitary grey head
among them all. The wild young fsl.
lows are the most reckless and warlike.
One of them expressed their disposi.
tion exactly, when he said, {" don't
keer a copper whether school keeps or
not 70


1t is difficult to convince these misled
men that the object of this war is not
tn free the slaves, or that President
Lincoln is not an AbolitiOnist. These
and similar absurd notions appear to
have been so deeply impressed upon
their minds by the lying politicians and
leaders " down thar" that they cannot
readily be persuaded that they have
been deceived. One Tennesseean told
us the reason why he enlisted was the
supposition that the Noriherners were
coming down there to free all their
slaves, and big pile of us went into
the war thinking so; but if this is all a
lie, why for my part, / am sorry ever
shot musket at any of your folks, for
| have nothing agin 'em.'


Some of them supposed that they
were fighting for the old Union, and
that the Northerners wanted to break
it up so as to abolish slavery-and they
hardly believe you when you tell them
that the Northerners are fighting to
preserve the Union, and that all that
President Lincoln or any of us ask, of
the South is that they shall respect the
Constitution, the laws, and the Gov
ernmental authority of the old Union of
Washington, Jefferson and Jackson,
under which We have lived aud pros
pered so long. Indeed, very few of
these men can tell us definitely what
they have been fighting for. Some of
them went into the rebel army " for the
fun of the thing" others because they
were forced into it, and not few be-
cause they supposed that they were
going to keep the Abo!iiionists from
invading the South for the purpose of
freeing their "niggers," plundering
their homes, and desolating their coun-
try.
Year: 1862

Down to the wharves. as the sun goes down,


And the daylght's tumult. and dust, and din
Are diving away in the busy town,


go to see if my ship comes in.
gaze far over the quiet sea,


Rosy with sunset, like mellow wine,
Where ships, like lilies, lie TRANQUILITY,


Many and fair-but see not mine.
question the sailors every night.


Who over the bulwarks nightly lean,
Noting the sails as they come in sight t


"Have you seen my beautiful ship come imp
Whence does she Gomez" they ask of me:


"who is her master. and what is her name ?"
And they smile upon me pityingly,


When my answer is ever and ever the same.
Oh, mine was a vessel of strength and truth,


Her sails were as white as young lambs fleece.
She sailed long since from the port of Youth


Her master was Love, and her name was Peace.
And like all beloved and beauteous things,


She faded in distance and doubt away
With only tremble of snowy wings.


She foated, swan-ke, adown the bay.
Carrying with her precious freight


And had gathered of years of pain; 7
A tempting prize to the pirate Fate ..s..
And still watch for her back again.
Watch for the earliest morning light


Till the pale stars grieve o'er the dying day
To catch the CLEAN of her canvass white,


Among the islands which gem the bay.
But she comes not yet she will never come


To gladden. my eyes and my spirit more;
And my heart grows hopeless, and faint, and dumb,


As wait and watt on the lonesome shore
Knowing that tempest and time and storm


Have wrecked and shattered my beauteous bark,
Rank sea-weeds cover her wasting form.


And her sails are tattered, and stained and dark
But the tide comes up, and the tide goes down,


And the daylight follows the nights eclipse
And still with the Sailors tanned and brown,


wait on the wharves and watch the ships.
And still with patience that is not hope,


For vain and empty it long hath been,
SIT on the rough shores rocky slope,


And watch to see if my ship comes In.
Year: 1862

"A letter from North Carolinian 10.
his son in the rebel army, who fell in
one of the late battles in Maryland,
says" The conscripts here are the
maddest men you ever saw. They
cay they don't intend to fight. They
can make them 60 but they can't make
them fight. The most Of them say
they intend TO- 80 to the North the first
chance !; and i don't blame them, for
there is no justice in such war
There never will be peace till they kill
of all the men, or they all rebel and
come home ; for it is given up by the
smartest men in the country that the
North will whip-and the sooner the
better. ! don't want you TO fire anoth-
or gnn at the North, if you can help
it." eoa
Year: 1862

Believing that many loyal Demo


Gratis have very imperfect concep


tion of the position in which the
convention calling itself Democratic,
which met at Columbus on the 4th
inst must stand before the country,
or Of the stigma which will inevita


bly, attach to the political character
Of those who support it's nominees,
we deem it our duty to lay before ur
readers some iscts which will assist
them in forming correct Judgment
OF it's character. We are aware that
injustice has often been done by sin
Cling out the expressions Of individ


uals, and holding them up as fair
representation Of the principles and
purposes of a party, but when con-


vention. having been previously in
formed of the opinions and acts Of o
public man, makes him the object OF
marked attention and honors, it may
te fairly presumed that it approves,
in the main. Of the principles and
sentiments which he has publicly
proclaimed. On looking over the
proceedings Of this convention, we
find that Mr. Vallandighsm, the well
known member from the Dayton
District, was received with every in
dication of its favor. His appear


ance was hailed with acclamation-
the calls tor him were more loud and


persistent than for any other speak


or, and his address was received


with hearty and apparently unani


nous applause, eliciting not word o


dissent, either during or after its de
livery. These facts must be taken a
|. full endorsement OF the man and hi
principles. His recent politics
course had been the subject of muc
discussion, And was perfectly famil
lar to every person well informed uT
, on current political events. 1t
fair to presume, therefore, that
D was this which gained for him To
consideration with which he wa
Year: 1862

may be based, with security to be ap,
proved by the Clerk of the Court OF
Common Pleas Of the Dis,ric: in which
such defendant may reside, or may be
taken, conditioned for the delivery of the
property Of such debtor. liable to such
process, or so much thereof as may be
sufficient to satisfy the plaintiffs demand,
TO the Sheriff Of said District, or for the
surrender Of the body Of the defendant,
according to the exigency Of such process
at the time at which judgment may be
obtained on such debt, in cases Of mesne
process, or at the time limited for the OPP
GRAFTON Of ttis Act in cases Of final pro.
cess Provided, ho,oeuer, il such bond
and security shall not be given within
ZEN days after the defendant shall be
served with coay OF the said affidavit,
such defendan shall be deprived Of .he
benefit Of this Act; and in the absence OF
defendant, a copy Of such affidavit left at
his place Of residence shall be equivalent
to personal service.


SEC. 3. That it shall he the duty OF
the clerk before whom such affidavit may
he made, forthwith to cause copy there
Of to be personally served on The defen.
dant, or left at his residence. with notice
requiring him to give the bond and Sc.
curty required by the second section OF
this Act within ten DAYS from the date OF
such service. and the sheriff shall imme.
dia;ely upon the fling Of such affidavit
proceed to arrest the defendant, or take a
levy OF property according to the exigen-
cy Of the process TO which such affidavit
may be attached.


SEC. 4. Ths, all sales authorized or di.
rected by any decree. rule o. order OF
any Of the courts Of this State, shall be
stayed until the same shall be renewed
by one OF the judges Of the court ma.
king such decree. rule or order, either in
open court or At chambers.


SEC. 5. That the operation OF the sta.
ute Of limitations be, and the same is
hereby. susosnded during the period in
which this Act is Of force, so far as APP
Picable to causes Of action coming with.
in the meaning Of this Act.


SEc. Q. That while this Act remai in
force debts due on open accounts, and
other demands not heretofore bearing in.
teres, by law, shall bear interest at the
rate OF seven per oentum per annum.
Year: 1862

SEC. l BE IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives., now net and
sitting in General assembly, and by the
authority Of the same, That it shall not
lie lawful for any officer Of this State to
serve or execute any mesne or final pro-
cess Of any OF the courts Of this State
for the collection Of money, until after
the expiration Of the first session Of the
next General Assembly Of this State. ex'
cept In cases provided for in the second
section Of this Act, and except process
for military fines.


SEC. 2. That II the plaintiff in any such
mesne or final process, or his agsn, or ut
torney at law, shall make affidavit before
some one Of the Clerks Of the Court OF
Common Pleas and General Sessions Of
this Stale, that his debtor has abscouded,
or is about to abscond, or that such debt.
or is removing, Or is about TO remove, his
property beyond the limits Of Ibis State,
or is fraudulentiy disposing Of the same,
which affidavit shall be attached to such
mesne or final process, before any action
thereon, the said plaintiff 10 suoh mesns
or dnal process may require the defsn.
dant to give bond, payable to such
plaintiff, in double the amount Of the
sum sued for. or Of the amount Of the
Judgment upon whict such fnsl process
Year: 1862

Acsidsut on hs D0npiUs Raiiroad-On Saturday
afternoon the material train on the Dsuville road
going West. ran off the track about one mls from
Amelia c. q, which resulted In considerably dam
aging some four or Ave Of the cars composing the
train. No one injured by the accident, but the
passenger train was detained for some hours the
through passengers missing connection at Burks
VILE The accident Is supposed to have been caused
by the spreading of the track.
Year: 1862

Repine not thou when dark days come, .,.
For come they surely must,
Nor let misfortune's surging storms,


Prostrate thee in the dust; s.saes 4 X
But bravely stem the rising waves,


With hope within thy breast,
Remember-with faithful heart


That all is for the best
Have courage in the darkest hour,


And tears and means despise,
For oft thy SORROWS and thy woes tt
Are angels in disguise.
Let hope and faith within thy soul


Be each a welcome guest, =
To whisper thee--cheer up, cheer up,
For all is for the best"
Then fling away all foolish fear,


Be foremost in the van,
Trust like child in Heavens God,
While acting like man.
Confide in Him and freely tell


The sorrows in thy breast,
Hope-and be happy in the thought
That all is for the best.
Year: 1862

The tax appointments move slowly. The
Secretary haz been engaged all day with New
York and Indiana, and the rest of the West
eFa States are untouched. The tax law goes
into operation on the Ist September, and there
is very little more time 10 prepare blanks,
furnish instructions to new officers, and get
the machinery ready for running
Year: 1862

ton.


Paymaster's Clerks 500 per annum, and 75
cents per day when actually on duty.


Chaplain in volunteers Sl46 so


In addition TO the pay above stated, one ra-
tion per day and an abunaant supply of good
clothing is allowed to every soldier Quarters
fuel and medical attendance always provided
by the Government without deduction from the
soldiers pay. II "a soldier should become disabled
in the line of his duties, the law provides for h IN
pension, or he may, if he prefer it. obtain ad
mission into the Military Asylum. which will
afford him comfortable home so long as he may
wish to receive its benefits


To the above pay for private soldiers must he
added the additional 81 month TO be paid du
ring service, the SlO0 bounty at the end of the
war, which has already been provided for and
the quarter section of land that Congress will
provide for at its coming session The bounty
and land apply to officers and privates alike.
Year: 1862

habit Of >efabuse To which Is added observations on
Female Diseases and other interesting matter OF the ut
most importance the married and those contemplating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their physical ability
that state Sent to any address in sealed wrap
per. receipt Of ten cents or four stamps


devote entire time and attention TO the treat
Of the various private diseases treated Of in pr
report Our DspenSary Is the only Institution OF the
kind in America which has been tab>hed by special
charter ana this fact should preference the
various quacks Of doubtful character TO be found in all


ar ciIicS-
Year: 1862

MIME RIFLE WoUNDs.-A medical corres-
pondent in Kentucky says that the amount of
injury done by the mimic rifle ball is very sur
prising, when compared with effects of the old
round musket ball. Twice dnring the last two
days have | cut down and tied the femoral ar.
TRY for hemorrhage, resulting from the terrible
smashing done and disorganization caused by
mimic balls, which, making but slight wound
in the skin, have traversed the thigh from the
knee to the pelvis. Two upper arms, also,
from which l removed the bullets, showed an
amount of damage done to the bony tissues
which one, Judging from the external evidences,
would hardly expect. 1t makes one think of a
remark of one of Napoleon's marshals, that at
certain battle he could hear the crashing of
bones in his division, like as one would the
breaking of glass by hail-stones.
Year: 1862

THAT SALUTE.-The Transcript Of this NOR
ming says: "The patriotic and Union loving
people of Piety Hill fred a salute, last evening,
in honor of the glorious news received yester-
day." Our Commercial street neighbor was
never noted for his modesty, and the coolncss
with which he claims for the residents of his
own locality the credit of firing the salute yes
terday evening is really refreshing. The salute
was fred on Piety Hill, and without wishing to
depreciate the patriotism or piety Of the people
living in that quarter Of the town, we must be
permitted to state that they had but little to do
with it. In fact, Mr.. Getchell is the only gen.
teman living in that part Of town who knew
where the salute was to be fired, and Judge
Searls was the only Piety Hill man that gave
anything towards paying for the powder. Some
"patriotc" citizens living on the opposite side
ofthe creek from Pety Hill paid for the pow
der, and Messrs. Varney and Davis, the artil-
leriSts, took the gun 20 the place they deemed
most suitable.


ACCOUNTS AUDITED.-The following is a
statement of the amount of accounts audited
and allowed at the session of the Board oil
Supervisors, on the several funds:
Year: 1862

A NAMELEss FoUNDLING.-Lastey evening n
child was left at the gate of Captain Nations
residence, in the northern part of the city. 1t
is a girl, appears to be about two years old, and
can talk but little. A note was left with the
child saying that its mother was about to be
married, and also requesting the Captain to
take good care of the child and give it a name,
as it had never been christened.- S. f. Jour
nal.
Year: 1862

To Friends of Nevada County, There
being an impression among the people" that during
the floods at Sacramento recently had been drown.
ed, or closed my Forwarding department Of trade,
causes me to tell you that my Forwarding House has
not been closed three days during the floods, and
was receiving and forwarding goods every day, al
though the water in the store was three feet deep


am yet engaged in the business and will be so long
as my friends in Nevada county entrust their goods
to my care. ! can send goods from Sacramento city
on teams or on the cars to Lincoln q have an agen-
cy at Lincoln Have goods marked care of WHITE,
Sacramento City, and if you desire them on the cars
by Lincoln, have the goods marked "care of WHITE,
Lincoln" and they will be properly attended to at
either point Sacramento, however, would be the
best forwarding point. Oh p WHITE
Year: 1862

An "'army nurse is not a sinecure or pleas
ant Office. 1t may seem romantic enough to some
young adies whose dreams are of administering
cordials to wounded officers, but let them listen
to the description of the duties of nurse, as
depicted by an army surgeon at Pittsburg Land
ing:


The duties required Of an effective nurse are
not tie administering spoonful of wine, nor
bathing an officers temples with sponge. These
require no sacrifice of feeling. Not attending
upon Colonel or Major in state-room, but
combing matted hair, washing dirty faces, hands
and 4eet, binding putrid wounds, and numbers of
things which can not be described. The lady who
can not, with smiling face, roll up her sleeves,
60 on her knees among the black boilers and wet
straw to wait upon an unfortunate private sol
dier, repulsive in his manner and words, is here
sadly out of her proper sphere


1t is noble sight to witness one who bears the
impress of natures nobility in every expression,
highly educated lady accustomed to every in
diligence that wealth can furnish thus employed,
with disordered hair. hoopless, in solid calico
dress, bespattered with blood, coal-smut and
grease, forgetting every feeling but the one of
seeking and helping the most wretched and neg
lected God has blessed my eyes with the sight
of such one. The name of the noble minded
lady shall not soon be forgotten.