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Year: 1862

PRICES OF GoLD.-During the war OF
1872, gold was at a premium Of 35 per
cent, aud United States Treasury notes
we're worth ouly two thirds of their face
We then had a genuine Democratic Ad-
ministratiou, and an able one, yet the
currency of the country was as badly de-
ranged as it is now. Those who charge
the present monetary arrangement upon
the Republicans, should remember that it
does not rest in human power to prevent
the disturbing Influences of war, and of
the speculations which war engenders
Democratic parlizans are guilty Of the war,
therefore Of oil the evils which follow in
its train. In 1872, We had only feeble
foreign war, not half as dangerous or as
costly as our own present intestine war
against Traitors, armed BY our own last
Administration, and having co-operators
and friends in every State.
Year: 1862

NO Organs of the human system are more impor-
~ tant to health and comfort than the EYE and
EAR. and yet none are less understood more neg
lccted. They to pass even common observation,
aud yet every part of the body is dependent upon
them for life and health
Year: 1862

The following is an extract from letter
written by Mr.. VIM. NJ. Gibson, Of the
ROundhesd Regiment Psun's Volunteers,
dated Feb. 4th:


awe ere still in camp st Beaufort where
VIC have been since the 7th Of December.
We were ont on picket during the mont h
Of January. We were quartered most Of
the time in 8 large house, which afforded
us very good shelter from the cold rains,
which were frequent The weather has
been favorable most Of the time, and every
thing is green ss in summer. There have
been several fFosts, but they have not killed
the leaves or taken mnch effect on any
thing. The nights are very cool and damp,
which makes Il very unhealthy and un-
pleasant, as we have to be out frequently
ct night.


The health Of the regiment is very good
at present. There are only three in the
hospital from our company. At one time
nearly half Of our company we're on the
siok list There have been about thirty
deaths in the regiment


Chsplsin Brown has been sick for more
than a month, but is better aOW, and was
able to preach for Us on last Sabbath. We
we're very glad, not only to hear him
preach, but 10 see that be was able to be
out He is an excellent man, and labors
hard to preserve the morals Of our resi.
ment, and think his influence for good
has been great.


The abolition spirit is fast growing among
the soldiers since we came here There
were great many in our company who,
when We first came out, said they were
slaves. Now I only know one or two in
the company who are net in favor Of free
ing the slaves before the war is over. They
came to the right place to get their eyes
opened on this subject"
Year: 1862

REPORTS OF THE DEPARmENTs.-We give
up much space again this morning to the pub
Acaton of further abstracts of the Department
Reports. The Reports themselves are, of
course, too lengthy for our columns, but the
abstracts will be found to contain the material
portions. The statistics and other information
sontained in these reports are too valuable and
important, in the present national crisis, both
for present reading and future reference, to ad-
nit of our emitting any portion of them which
We can make room for. We therefore publish
these abstracts as fast as our limited space will
allow, to the exclusion of much other matter.
We also give to-day more complete synopsis
Of the very important report of Gen, Halleck,
meager telegraphc abstract of which was
published in the HERALD last week. We
sball finlsh the reports tomorrow.
Year: 1862

SuFFERINGs AND DEATHS or SOLDIERS


FROM THE Coin WEATHeR.-The Washing
un correspondent of the New York Herald
reports that information has been received at
Washington, that six ofour picxets IN he army
q the Potomac were frozen to death Saturday
night. In Camp Misery" the miserable
ssyun for convalescents, near Alexandria,
seven died from the effects of the cold. The
new regiments that have recently arrived there
and gone into camp without conyeniences for
making themselves comfortable have suffered
very severely, The Surgeon General has
promised that he will remove from the conva-
hscent camp without delay all for whom COM
fNtabIe quarters can be provided in and around
the city.


The same correspondent further says that
he subcommittee delegated by the committee
on the conduct of the war, to inquire into the
condition OF convalescents, yesterday examined
he cite of the new convalescent camp and ap
proved oft 1t is situated in a dry pine ridge
md well sheltered, Comfortable barracks are
low being constructed and great improvements
n the condition of these poor fellows may soon
Oe expectei This subcommittee has also
It's investigation into the condition
u Camp Misery"
Year: 1862

THE SOLDIERS VoTE AND THE ELEc-
TIoNs.-Only three or four states have polled
their volunteers in the army at elections since
the war began; but the results obtained by
these isolated cases bear significant testimony
as to the political composition OF the army and
the cause of the republican defeats in several of
the late important elections Here are the
footings of the votings of the soldiers in the
only conspicuous cases that have been presen-
cd
Year: 1862

A Portion OF THE ARMY IN MOTION
1t was reported by a Washington paper on
Saturday, that portion of Burnside's army
had probably crossed the Rappahannock at
Port Royal, fifteen or twenty miles below
Fredericksburg. The details of this move
ment, says the Tribune, in alluding to the
statement, so far as they are in our possession,
we do not think proper to give. We also, at
the expense of great restraint upon ourselves
refrain from giving them to our readers.
Year: 1862

~ 1t is said that the rebels anticipate
that the next attack upon Richmond will be
made by an army mooing from the South by
the way of Weldon and Petersburg, and that
they believe Gen. Burnside is merely engaged
in amusing Gen. Lee to divert his attention
from this I" fire in the rear.''
Year: 1862

TIE DUTY OF THE HoUR.-Gep Burnside a
few days ago in terse address to crowd of
New Yorkers, spontaneously gathered around
him. told them exactly what was the duty
Of the hour. "All will be WELL" said the
gallant and successful soldier, s'if you will
only quickly ill up the regiments on the Pc.
nipsula" Major General Mcclellan is reported
to have said that he would rather have fifty
thousand recruits Incorporated with the regi.
ments he now has than hundred thousand In
the form Of new regiments.
Year: 1862

at bis hearth, to whom he has opened bis
soul, who has given him days portrayed
in his memory, and sons grown up under
his eyes, why should he dishonor her p.
What has she done What does man
gain by it! All! what he gains by it, !
will tell you; for, finally, we must know
the cause after having seen the phenom-
enon, we must penetrate into the inmost
heart of man and explore it.


Three egotisms have concurred, in
mans heart, to the degradation of woman.
The first is the egotism Of Jealousy. We
love. it is true, but we are of SO little val-
ne to be loved, years flow away SO fast,
they so swiftly carry away the charms Of
our youth, that a moment comes when we
doubt of ourselves and of our aptitude 10
deserve affection. We are not deserved.
Nevertheless, we wish to retain what
would not Voluntarily come to US; we as
pire to a passion whose day is far gone
by;. rather than obey nature, we wish to
do violence to it, and revise BY servitude
what is ravished from US by liberty
This is the secret reason which has
doomed man everywhere to more or less
isolation. ~


Another egotism, that Of safety, has
worked against her in another sense
We grow tired. One day we wake mp as
from dream; we are surprised thas we
love no longer, what, on the day previous,
we adored; we ask ourselves the cause
Of the change. Nothing has changed
but the heart but it has ehahgedi and it
is a change from which itneveE recover ,.
What is to be done then? How is j.
possible to live in the torment of seeing
with indifference what before was beheld
with delight? The indissolubility of
marriage is the answer Of our inconstan-
cy 10 this question. Jealousy made wO-
man a captive, safety or lassitude drives
her away.


There remains third party for third
egotism, which is that of simultaneity.-
Our seffishness is so subtle, that we must
sometimes. TO take our ease, join habit to
novelty. This end is attained by the
multiplicity of marriage, and passion thus
forms court, where souvenir is as much
alive as caprice; where all states of af-
fairs are mixed, and where every day
brings to an inexhaustible Inconsistency
wedding and reputation.


Such is man, and this threefold egotism
is reduced to one only, which is want Of
true love. Love, purely human, is a
transient ebuIition, produced by causes
which have but short duration; 1t.
springs up in the morning and fades in
the evening. II is not the act of a man
who rules himself, who is sure of his will,
and conveys the energy of his duty even
into the inmost enjoyment of the heart
True love is a virtue it supposes a con-
slant and strong soul, which, without be-
ing insenslbIe to fugitive gifts, penetrates
even to the immutable region of the beau
tiful, and discovers in its ruins blossom
which touches and detains it. But only
among true civilization will you meet this
creating taste-this virtue.


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1862

From private correspondent in Salt Lake
we gather the following particulars Of tragedy
recently enacted there:


I've years ago, a father and daughter at the
instigstion of some Mormon relative, came from
New York to Utah. Though abhorring the doc
trine Of polygamy from the very bottom OF their
hearts, they were compelled to smother their pre-
jucices, and be received into the Mormon church.


They did not put the doctrine of their church
into practical operation, but lived apart from the
world contented, if not happy. LAST winter the
father died, and the young mourning orphan
found herself triendless and alone among those
accursed hypocutes Of Salt Lake City.


She left her home and came to live with a
friend near Brigham Young's residence, where
the wandering glanees of that old villain first
fell upon her. From that moment her destiny
was sealed He piled his suit with ali the ardor
of youthful lover But she rejected his ad-
vances lie tried to intimidste her, but she re-
msined firm. There only remained one resource,
and that never fails-the church Through its
Internal agency the hssrtbToken orphan was
welded to a man whom she hated from the very
depths of her nature.


The victorious libertine took her to bis home,
where sorrow and shame would have swept her
away, if she had not been reserved for q more
tragic end.


About three months ago young Californian
came to Salt Lake City. BE and the now Mrs.
Young met one day: they loved. They met
again, and, though their meetings were short,
they were sweet She loved the Californian
with an intensity equaled to the hatred she bore
to her husband, The suspicious of Brigham
were aroused, and he set his detectives on the
track. The lovers were in the habit OF sailing
on a little lake, just outside Of the city, alter
dark


One evening in the FIST week of June, while
having their accustomed ssil, they saw small
boat approaching. Too well did Zela know
those on board they we're the detectives ana
executioners. for among the Mormons, both
offices are in the sans person She tod heI
companion; and as escape was impossible now
with life, they calmly wound their arms around
each others neck, and plunged heGdlong into
the placid lake The ripping waters closed
4 above them, leaving no sign that their two true
hearts had ceased to thTOb-


The pursuers were bshled, but the object Of
their mission was accomplished.
Year: 1862

From the Chicago Times. Oetobsr3,l


When viii the Army Of She Potomac move
Why is it lying idle 50 long Why is not Lee
followed and defeated These are questions The
fanatics are asking every day, accompanied with
their accustomed sneers at spades, trench-dig-
giug, organization and Inactivity There is u0
class OF men in this country VINO better under
stand than those who ask these questions why
Mcclellan is at present inactive. We viii turn
chateehists, and ask an answer 70 one or two in
quiTies which we think pertinent 10 d proper
understanding Of the whole question.


We should be pleased 70 have any abolitionist
tell us how many men the entire rebel army
around Washington mustered the day Pope
forces were driven behind those fortifcations
that the genius of Mcclellan had erected wear
before for the defense of the capital. and without
which it would have been captrIed on the ID
day of September last Had Ge neral Lee un-
der his command less than two hundred and
fifty Thousand men If so, the, press which
was SO anxious TO save the reput stiOn of Pope
was most egregiOusly mistaken The estimate
at that time frequently ran up as high as three
hundred thousand.


Now we should ike to have these military
Critics, Who are SO much abler generals than
McClellan, tell US the entire force ofPOpe on the
day he was relieved from command and McClel-
Ian, in obedience 10 the call of the President the
army, and the nation, again resumed command.
One hundred and fifty thousand ara all that can
be estimated. We wish to see the figures that
will prove more. Out of these one hundred and
fifty thousand, how many did Mcclellan take
with him into Maryland We viii admit, il
you choose, that be took them AL but we know
better. The Richmond papers, claiming vic
tory at Shsrpsburg, only estimated his force at
100000 men. This was all Lee claimed he had
fought against. The estimate is TOO high by
probably 50 600. Lee and Jackson escaped
into Virginia, and their entire armies are now
concentrated in such manner that they can
readily be brought to bear upon any point that is
nenaced. Deduct from their forces the thirty
thousand men whom Mcclellan in his dispatch
estimates IS their loss, and you have left two
hundred and twenty Thousand men. Deduct
from McClelsn's force fifteen Thousand men
whom we have lost, and yea have, admitting
that be entered Maryland with one hundred and
fifty thousand, one hundred and thirty five
thousand left. Why does he not cross the PotO-
mac and attack Lee and Jacksonl 1t is well
known that the rebels have been strongly rein
forced from Richmond Where are the rein
forcements that Mcclellan should have had
Can the abolition traitor governors answer Do
Blair and Andrew know


We now tell the country that the programme
of the sbolitiOnists is to displsce Mcclellan by
abusing him for inactivity while reinforce
ments are withheld that would enable him to
attack They have once been successful in that
kind Of treachery with him, and they hope again
TO be so.
Year: 1862

Correspondence New York TrbuueI


NEwBERN, September 24.-So far as North
Carolina IS concerned, every thing appears to be
in good shape. The old Wings are in power BY
large majorities IN every branch Of the State
government and many think that they stand
ready 70 wheel the old North State into the Fed
eral Union as soon as the rebel army is driven
from Virginia. Why cant this glorious result
be realizedl With the return Of North Carolina
would follow that of all the other border States.
Il must be remembered that this State is threat
ened with devastation in the retreat Of the armies
Of the cotton States from Virginia, should she
exhibit any intention OF returning to the Union
while the rebel army is 10 Virginia. Nothing,
therefore, can be done with safety by n nth Car
olins until the rebel troops are driven from the
Old Dominion.


The health Of this department is remarkably
good; not more than one man out of a hundred
is sick, which is an exhibition no Northern
State can show, even outside OF the army.
believe North Carolina is considered the health
lest State in the American Uaion.
Year: 1862

PRISONERs.-The steamer Mary Wilson
brought over this morning eleven prisoners, who
were taken about = week ago by party of our
cavalry about three miles from Pensacola. There
were twelve in all, but one "a drummer boy) was
released and sent back 10 inform ths troops over
there that if they will lay down their arms and
give themselves up they would be parOled and
their passage home would be paid. These eleven
are mostly Irish. and they say the balance Of
them at Pensacola arc completely tired Of the
war, and would willingly give themselves up on
any opportunity, if they were certain that they
could get home without being disturbed or put
in prison. They state that the troops in Pensa-
cola are totally ignorant Of everything that is
going on. They know nothing of the battles
near Richmond or since, and were under the
impression that Mcclellan held Richmond and
that the Coniedsracy was badly hipped.-MO-
bH Tribune, Oct l.
Year: 1862

Under my battem6nts,'
said Lady Macbeth. Was he less hoarse when
| he "cToaked the fatal entrance" OF the Goddess
Of Liberty, with her ehildren-those starred sis
ters, the United States-under the battlements
of the Republican partyl


Liucoln's two procl8mations, of prox mate
emancipation for the South and martial law for
the North are his as was the murder of Duncan
the act of Macbeth. Left to himself, he would
have made neither. Between the witches Of
Republican ideas and the Lady Mscbeths of
aboihonism, be has been urged on to exclaim
-- 4 am settled and bent up


Each corporal agent 70 this terrible feat"
Slowly and carefully he had looked over the
ground and involuntanly had reasoned thus
"If it were DONE when IT'S done, then 'twere well
Il done quickly If but the ACT


Could trammel up the CONsEQUENCE, and catch
With his surcease SUCCESS, that but this blow


Might be the be-sH and the end-all here,


We'd jump the life TO come
But, in these cases,


I'VE still have Judgment here that we but teach
Bloody Instructions which, being taught return
To plague the inventor


Was the immortal bard " looking down
through the Vistas Of time at kim when he made
Macbeth speak those words Did he see our
President standing with the weapon in his hand
to stab TO the heart the Genius of Liberty, who
had brought her children to rest beneath his
roof and put their sacred interest il his keeping?
Methinks hear him say:


-"She's here in double trust
First ! am her knsnan and her subject
Strong both against the deed: then as her host
Who should against her murderer shut the door,
Not bear the knife myself


That look of agony should have crossed his
face IS he thought,


-"Sba


Hath borne her faculties so meek, hath been
clear in ber great Office, that her virtues
VIII plead Ike angels, trumpet-tOngued, against
The deep damnati n Of her taking of"


-"I have spur


To prick the sides Of my intent but only
Nautng ambition, which Ger leaps itself"
Year: 1862

bale might be left to him. The cotton-burn-
ers were inexorable. The poor mans five
bales were consumed. The cotton burners
turned rifle searchers. The poor man said,
1T cost me $25. Give me five for it;
havn't dollar in the world The cotton
burners were deaf to every entreaty of the
poor man. They DESTROYED his cotton and
carried away his rifle. He is in this city
now, begging for food and clothing. a Lou
lslana planter, under similar circumstances,
produced a very unsimilar result. The cot
ton burners came, they saw, they-departed.


Il have come to burn your cotton, SIR


by what authority p
by the authority of Gen Beauregard.'


You will not burn my cotton


'We will burn your cotton
Go in then. But it's my opinion gentle
men that you will not burn it,


What do you propose to do? You don't
mean to say that you will show any opposi-
ton to our authority"


4 simply mean to say you will not burn
my cotton. Bob, bring coal of fire. The
fire is brought.


Gentlemen, there is the fire, and yonder
are one hundred bales of cotton. Proceed


Your conduct is very extraordinary, sir
l should like to know what you mean


well, sir, mean that if you attempt to
burn that cotton [ will scatter your brains
so far and wide that no power in heaven or
earth can bring them together again. Here,
boys, that cotton is yours; defend it or
starve.


D-d strange conduct mutters Mr. Off
Ger, sullenly. 'Well attend to your case,
sir. We are going down the river; we will
give you visit on our return


do. Whenever you make up your mind
to burn my cotton, by all means come and
burn


The cowed officer and his posse "fell back
in good order" The valiant Louisianian
saved his cotton. He has had no second
visit from Beauregard's cotton burners. l
have yet to hear of an instance of voluntary
submission to this cruel cotton order of
Beauregard. In thousands of cases remon-
STRANGE, threats of men, and tears of women
and children were of no avail Memphis
Correspondence New York World.
Year: 1862

CRED1rABLE.-Messrs. Carman d.
Jefferis have put down nice crossing in front
Of their store, at the corner of Brady and 4th
streets. for which they are entitled to public
thanks We wish other citizens would take
the hint and do likewise.
Year: 1862

MERcANr1LE.-New Spring goods are
beginning to arrive. Our merchants actici-
pate continuance of good trading times and
are in ths market purchasing goods in large
quantities. We hope they will not forget TO
place . long bill Of fare before the public
through the proper ehannelA By this We
mean-adv ertise
Year: 1862

TnE 1cE.-Thc prospects for a speedy
Wednesday night the ice took o start at the
bridge and crowded down as far as Iowa
street, ,piling Up in huge banks along.the shore.
until it gorged so heavily against the island
below town. The river eeems TO be entirely
clear as far up as The boat yard, and in short
time will be out entirely. The ice at LeClsire
was still unbrok en- yesterday morning. We
shall 20: be surprised to see the ferry boat out
to-day.
Year: 1862

THE way person snatches his first look
at his Doctors face, to see whether he is
doomed, whether he is reprieYed. whether
he is Internationally pardoned. has really
something terrible in it. Tue physician
whose face reflects his patients condition
like a mirror. may do we'll enough to exam
inc people for life insurance Office, but does
not belong to to the sick room.
Year: 1862

MisyoMER.-The Armstrong Gun turns
out not To be Il Strong Arm at all, commit
tee Of Engineers having reported that the on
ly hules it will lie likely to make will lie in
the cash boxes of the Admiralty,
Year: 1862

T The London Ners Of late date, speak
ing of breadstufs, says cargocs Of corn contin-
ue coming in from America, augnentins from
week to week tho excess over ordinary i'm
porta,ion at this date. One consequence and
illustration of tho fact appears in the decision
of purpose of tho Mersey Docks and Harbor
Board. Eor some time it has been m'contem-
plation to provide increased accommodation
for the corn trade of Liverpool, and last week
it was determined to erect warehouses on both
sides of the river at cost Of nearly half a mil
lion. Gladstone has been advcrting, in his
speech at Mold. to tho dread that a forner
generation had Of our not being supplied with
homegrown corn to full extent Of onr needs.
What would our fathers have said If they
could have foreknown that VIC should prefer, as
safe and profitable, certain degree Of depen-
dence on foreign countries for food, and that
already Liverpool would need such st1reroom
for grain which would suit the Americans yet
more to scnd to us. in the crisis Of their civil
war. than it suits us to receive. The COM
modify is the sound and saving element at a
moment Of singular complication Of fiscal mis-
management in America and our share ofthe
benefit is that we shall be spared any excess
i've Of bread this winter.
Year: 1862

~ The sarcst hinlrance to success is TO
have too high standard of refinement in our
minds, Or too high an opinion of the judgg.
mcnt of the public. lie who is determined
not to be satisfied with anything short of
perfection, will never do anything at all, eth
cr for himself or others.
Year: 1862

70 Little truisns often give the clue to
long, deep, intricate, undisplayed trains Of
thought, which have been going ON in silence
and secrecy for a long time before the COM
mon place in which most meditatious end is
Expressed.