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Year: 1864

CULTIVATION oE THE SoIL.--The whole agri-


cultural intelligence as well as energy OF the


country should be directed to the production of


the means of subsistence. All the lights that the


experience of the world sheds upon the subject,


all the resources that human ingenuity can turn
ish, all the aids that Government as well as pri-


yate enterprise supply, should be tasked to the


utmost for the Thorough and successful cnitiva-


vation of the SOIL AS much skill and labor


should be given to the organization and eth :
cheney of our agricultural as of our military
system, and as untiring labors and earnest


prayers for good harsests as for great victories.
From the military strength of the North, we


believe, with due energy aud vigilance on our


part, and with the continued favor OF that


Providence which has hitherto favored Us, there
is now nothing to fear. To the same benig>
nant power, blessing the labors of the husband
man, we must look for deliverance from great
er dagger But it will co more do for as TO sit
with folded hands, and expect the blessing OF
Heaven upon our agriculture than upon our
arms. In the one case as in the other, we


must do all that lies in the power of man to do
we must economics and husband our resources;
we must make wise distribution of our labor,
or we can only expect the usual results of indo-
lence and thriftles5ness The Government may
well make it's own relations to the cultivation
and cutivators of the soil subject of profound
study and consideration. Richnso'ad Ltaspateh.
Year: 1864

Henry F. Sipes, Defendants
The object of this suit is to obtain divorce and al
nony.


The defendant not having entered his appearance,
and it appearing by satisfactory evidence that he is
not resident of this Commonwealth: 1t ia ordered
that he appear here within month after due pub
cation of this notice, and do what is necessary to
protect his interest.


s = a Copy-Teste.
Year: 1864

THF STRENGTH OF THE RESERVES co
temporary has hit upon an ingenious method
of ascertainipg s'the reserved strength Of ths
'Confederacy." He says, take trip over the
railroads of the Confederacy, and when you
arrive at city, town or village, announce
that President Davis, or Gen. Beaufegard,. or
some other famous parsonage is on the train;
wait half an hour, then go to the next town
and repeat the announcement After trip
of this sort through the States, it will be easy
to tell where the men may be found to make
up the six or eight hundred thousand: They
are all safe, and the Confederacy is maintain.
ing them.
Year: 1864

Quite a large number Of negroes came out
with the Atlanta exiles, and many Of them,
towards the close Of the truce, we're quite ear-l
nest in their entreaties to be brought through
the lines. They had discovered, in the short
time they had been thrown with the Northern
army, that there is very Titles sympathy among
Northern men for negroes, and mo afHlisiia.
Year: 1864

Our recently returned prisoners from the
North are represented by the Richmond press
as being in wretched condition. Thirteen
of them died on the passage from Fortress
Monroe to that city, and many others are rep
resented as being in very critical health.
Year: 1864

HOOP cN THE MARCH IN SHERMAN's REAR
The Levejoy Station correspondent of the
Columbia Carolinian writes on the 23d in.
slant:


Griffin is now an outpost All trains from
above have been withdrawn, the telegraph
wire taken down, and the country evacuated.
We have nothing from Hoods army of a very
authentic nature, except that twas on the march
beyond the Chattaheochee when last seen. 1
feel no apprehension about its reaching Blue
Mountain in safety. Last night, Sherman
despatched a considerable cavalry force down
the right bank of the Chattahoochee, for the
purpose, as is supposed, of developing our po-
sltion. But it is certain that up to that time
ntoSgeneral movement of his army had taken
place. We feel certain that he was as unpre-
pared for this bold movement, as he is unable
to prevent it. l base the latter portion of that
sentence upon the we'll authenticated fact that
ms stock is in the worst possible condition.
Every eyewitness agrees that no one of his
teams can have enoug gh for its own subsistence,
and, therefore, without the aid of railroad
he can do nothing, for if he marches to con.
front Hood, be will have to do it in country
where he will not have cars to bring up SUP.
plies.
Year: 1864

BUYING FLoUH.-It is about as difficult a
job. to buy good -four as to buy good horse.
Let us tell you how to go to work with it.
First, look at color ifit is white, with a
slightly yellowish or straw.colored tint, buy it.
If it is very white, with BLUSH cast, or with
black speeks in it, refuse it. Second, examine
the adhesiveness, wet and knead little of it
between your fingers: if it works soft and is
sticky, it is poor. Flour from spring wheat
is likely to be sticky. Third, throw lump
of dry -four against dry, smooth, perpendic-
ular surface II it falls like powder, it is bad.
Fourth, squeeze some of the -four in your hand;
if it retained the shape given by the pressure,
this too is good sign. Flour that will stand
all these tests is safe to buy.
Year: 1864

A chap out West who had been severely
afflicted with the palpitation Of the heart.
saws he found instant relief by the appli-
cation of another palpitating heart. An
other triumph Of homeopathy. "Llke
cures like"
Year: 1864

The reason why the AbolitionistS desire


10 p.olong the war is because they are
! growing rich in afiluencc on the blood OF
honest men, who are driven to the ''slaugh-
ter pen" by the lash Of Lincoln fanatics.-
Why should old Ben Butler, or any other
of those sanguinary beasts desire the war


to close, so long as there is chance for
speculation and rapine? Why should any
Of the mcrccnary minions Of Old Lincoln


desire the source Of all their wealth to be
cut otF! These Yankee hirclugs arc with
out conscience. and fanaticism is their le-
gitit1ate element Since the landing OF


their hypocritical fathers on Plymouth
rock, they have INDUCED in every known
species cf insanity from the burning of old
women for witches to modern Abolitionism


New England is Tie hot-bed Of fanaticism,
and has been the fountain source Of al


our National evils This war costs New


England nothing; and 50 long as her Abo-
lition sons can steal negroes and plumber
the treasury, they will shout war and ex


termination. As long as there is dollar
in the treasury, or an honest man to be
slaughtered, these cormorants of Aboliti IN
ism will endeavor to prolong the strife;
and until their fendish cry for 1.-The
last man and the last dollar" shall have
been consumed, they will never dcsist. 1t
is wanton thirst for power, murder and ra-
nine, which makes these bad men want the
war to continue, instead of their proiessed
love Tor the Union.-EbensLury Demo
C.Of
Year: 1864

Some months ago We urged the Democ-
racy not to be hasty in selecting planks for
platform, or in urging the nomination of
any particular candidate but to patiently
wait for time to make developments. The
Chicago Convention is now near at hand
and we are enabled to come to conclusions.


The Democratic masses, as we'll as many
OF the opposition, are now fully convinced
that war will never restore the Union
That the restoration of the Union so much
desired by every patriot, is being rendered
hopeless by the military policy of the pres
ent administration The frightful sacrifice
of human life, and the sure approach of
National bankruptcy appeal in thunder
tones for cessation hostilities as quickly
as the war can be honorably terminated


1t is apparent that at the approaching
National Convention the Democracy must
plant themselves upon platform in favor
of speedy, just, honorable md peaceful
adjustment of our National difficulties -
This was our position before the commence
ment of hostilities. and the bloody and
fruitless strife of more than three years
conclusively proves the correctness of it.


The next thing is a candidate. In the
selection ofa standard bearer the Democra-
cy owe it to themselves and to the country
to make choice Of one who is known for his
tried integrity talent and craftsmanship.
We want no wild adventurer or mere mill
tary commander. The fiery ordeal through
which the country is passing and the mo-
mentous questions to be settled by the next
administration admonish us to choose a
statesman Of the most comprehensive intel
lect and extensive experience Holmes
County Farmer.
Year: 1864




The members of the National Union
League adjourned yesterday from Balti-
more to this city, and called upon the
President this P. NJ The Chairman Of
the deputation spoke to the President as
follows:


MIR. PREsIDENT-I have the honor Of
introducing you to the representatives of
the Union Leagues of the loyal States to
congratulate you upon your denomination
and to assure you that we will not fail at
the polls to give the support your
service in the past so highly deserve We
feel honOred in doing SO, for we are assured
that we are aiding in re-electiDg to the
proud position Of President of the United
States one so worthy of it,-one among
not the least OF whose claim Is, that he
was the emancipation of 1000, ,000
bondmen."


The President replied as follows:


"GENTLEMEN-I can only say, in re-
sponse to the remarks of your Chairman.
that am very grateful for the renewed
confidence which has been accorded both
by the convention and by the National
League. | am not insensible at all to the
personal compliment there is in this, yet
| do not allow myself to believe that any
but a small portion OF it is to be appropri-
ated as personal compliment The con-
vcntion and the National League | am
assured, are alike animated BY higher
view of the interests Of the country for
the present and the great future; and that
part am entitled to appropriate as a COM
pliment is only that part which | may lay
hold of as being the opinion of the con-
venton and Of the League that am not
unworthy to be intrusted with the place |
have occupied for the last three years.
have not permitted myself. gentlemen, to
conclude that am the best man in the
country; but | am reminded, in this con-
nection. of a story Of an old Dutch farmer
who remarked to a companion once that it
was not best to swap horses when crossing
a stream
Year: 1864

"Had Douglas lived exclaims Lin
coin newspaper, ''he would still stand
where he stood at the time Of his death"
At the time of his death he said that when
the war should become war for emanci-
patton, he would fly to the assistance of
the South He said that in one Of the
two last speeches he ever made. Why do
not the abolitionists resurrect his remains
and send them to Fort Lafayette,- Times
Year: 1864

The Chicago Times says: If the intelli-
gencc ON Wednesday Of the nomination of
Lincoln at Baltimore fell dead upon the
public sense in this city, the attempt at a
ratification meeting last evening was a still
more mortifying failure. 1t was indeed a
most signal failure. The meeting was held
in the open air, but the people present
would not have filled Bryan Hall. And
the proceedings were as spiritlcss as the
assemblage was meagre. The affair might
have been fairly mistaken for a funeral oc-
casion, which it rcsemhled far more than q
Joyous opening of Presidential campaign.
The Fremont rarty can do better. Let
them try.
Year: 1864

It has become useless Tor any one TO at
tempt the task of chroncling the constant
ly occurring acts of the administration and
its adhcrcnts, showing their utter disre-
gard for everything lawful, holy or right;
for everything, in fact, save their own self
ish purposes Ctzens are arrested with.
out warrant, confined at viii, and dis
charged or retained without trial; State
constitutions are stricken out by a simple
stroke OF the pen of the Chief Executive;
new States are erected without the shadow
Of desire by its people and in utter de-
lance of the constitution, by an individual
1T the dictate of his own will and for no
other consideration; the freedom OF the
press is violated daily; the constitution has
become obsolete, and law is a sham-a
mockcry.


This is the political condition of this ma
ton, and to show how dcmoralizcd men
have become under the repetition OF such
acts, we give an extract from late speech
ilogistic of our American Nero we mean
Mr. Lincoln) by Garrison:


"As to any fears that Judge fancy viii
undertake to nullify the proclamation
hey seem to me groundless, why if Judge
fancy, or the whole body of the Suprem,
Court together, should dare to pronounce
It null and void, Maryland herself is 50 tai
changed in sentiment that she would stran
| lie thcm and throw them into the Poto
mae" Loud applause.


When such glaring disregard of riSh
is the applauded uttcrancc OF a prominen
leader; when men thus dare from th'
rostrum to rejoice in the rule of anarchy
when constitution and law have both beer
swept away, and fanaticism holds the lead
lug strings Of the government, and run
riot over order and right, how long will i
be before this once great country vii
plunge into bottomless gulf of rain 2
The time cornot be far Distant Chicag
Times.
Year: 1864

A PUZZLE ron THE FUTURE HISTORIAN. Wien
the future historian Of this rebellion sits down
to his task, nothing will appear to him more
wonderful than the fact that, during our pre-
sent difficulties, two great parties in This coun-
try should have been so stupid aud deficient in
sagacity and patriotism as not to have selected
and rallied round the greatest and best men Of
the time to eXtricate IL from Its difficulties.
Two men OF mediocre talen! and lcss real
claims have been taken up as standard bearers,
while our really great men are overlooked or
ignored. While we have before our eyes the
fact that Eve or six splendid men, who, with
pens as pointed as their swords, display ing In
finite tact. talent and courage, are serving the
Union q. the risk OF their lives, two men OF
small account ore set up to claiIn the SURFACES
or the people, without the leas. positive merit
for the highest Office in their gift What sub
iec. for historic contemplation How will this
look half century hence? Happy are those
who shall not live to read such mortilyiag
record OF our want Of common sense.
Year: 1864

racy upon the political and social corner Stone
Of African slavery. But, driven to the Last ex-
tremity of despair, the Richmond Enquirer now
says:-"We should be glad to see the Confede-
rate Congress provide for the purchase (who is
to pay for tpem' Of two hundred and fifty
thousand negroes, present them with their
freedom, and the privilege Of remaining iu the
States, and arm, equip, drill and fight them"
Blind indeed must be that Southern political
philosopher who does not see that the
adoption Of this proposition by the "Con-
federate Congress" would at once cause
. revolution among the Southern Shareholders
In favor of an unconditional submission to the
Union. Besides, "it is too late" Before the
Confederate Congress" can do anything
towards srming and equipping tho Southern
slave population-even IL it should zealously
undertake to act Is suggessed-the struggle
will be ended, and the so-called President Da-
Wis and his confederaoy will be among the
things Of the past. The removal of the corner
stone viii not save the toppling fabric now,
whatever might have been the result of such
proceeding in the beginning.


The Macon speech Of Davis, the furious but
impotent efforts of Hood to extricate himself
from Sherman, the still more desperate but
equally futile efforts Of Lee, right and left, to
break through the tightening coils Of Grant,
are convincing evidences that the rebellion is
in its dying struggles. But, if further evidence
be demanded, we think that, to satisfy the most
skeptical copperhead, we have only to point to
the proposition Of the Richmond E,aq,arer to
make last effort to save the "confederacy"by
tearing away the foundation upon which it
stands.
Year: 1864

SIZE OF THE REBEL ToRPEDoEs.-Thro'
the courtesy of F. Peshine Smith, Esq, of
this city. we were shown letter from his
son, lieutenant in the Navy, and now on
duty with the Gunboat Fleet on James
river. A part of his perilous duty-is fish
ing up the torpedoes placed in the river by
the rebels. The size of these internal ma
chimes is startling. The one which blew
up the Commodore Jones, was stated by
rebel prisoner to have contained seventeen
hundred pounds of powderl They aver
age from four hundred to six hundred
pounds. One was discovered and success
fully emptied of nineteen hundred and fifty
(l95o) pounds of powder, much to the
modification and disgust Of Commodore
Davidson, now at the head of the rebel
Marine Corps, who happened to be present
on board his flag of truce boat from Rich
nd.-Rochester Democrat.
Year: 1864

Exhibitors must have their articles On the
Fair Grounds and entered upon the Premium
List on the first day of the Fair, and card will
be furnished by the Secretary to be placed on
the article No animal or article can be reno
we'd until three clock, P NJ, of the third day
without permission of the Executive commit
tee. Live stock entered on the books ON the
first day may be brought into the grounds up
to 9 clock A. NJ, on the second day. Pre-
miums viii be awarded on the third day of
the Fair
Year: 1864

The first dispatches received here by tec.
graph respecting the reverse of the 18th army
corps, in the Red River expedition, stated that
General stoneman was in command. General
Stone was the officer in command. StonemRn
commands the cavalry in the army of the Cum
berlAnd, and was, of course, many hundred
miles away from the Red River expedition.
Year: 1864

Roger B. Taney is dead. For years
he has been vibrating between the
spirit and physical world, as 10th to
exchange the Supreme Bench of the
L. S, for the Supreme Judgment
Seat of his God. And we'll might the
aearned apostate tremble, and dread
the dismal void. We can imagine no
reason for his retention on earth Sc
long, except that no compromise cod
he effected between Heaven and
He'll, for the disposal of this eminent
Judge.


Roger B. Taney was = great man
He occupied the position of Supreme
Judge of the greatest court in tht
world. By proper use of the talent
given him by his Creator, he nigh
have won the esteem and affection o
every American citizen, but by th'
prostitution of his eminent abilities t.
the degrading and insatiate demands
of the damnable curse of slavery, h
has gone down to contempt, and th'
opprobrium of nation is his just re
ward. As learned man he is to bt
bIamed,-as a weak, unscrunulou.
partizan he is to be pitied.
Year: 1864

all this In comparison with the degradation
which is to como If the Union be indeed dis
solved and the United States forever disunited'
No one can paint that terrible picture. A dark
pail covers it a. we cover the dead. Let us
hope that this picture will never be realized,
and that the people, in the supreme hour Of
their eountrys need, will show themselves
worthy of the freedom they have hitherto en-
loved
Year: 1864

OCn CAsD1pATEs.-0n the third page Of
this issue Will lie found an article on Our cand,
tstee.' unavoidably crowded out Of this page.
Union men read It, and vote for the tsuc men Of the
Union ticket
Year: 1864

WHAT SCIENCE SAVES IN MININe.-lt is
well established that but fraction of gold
can be saved BY the fixtures and arrange
ments in the crushing mills hitherto used at
the mines, large portion being swept of
and lost in the tailings (chaif or refuse) this
portion is found by assay at the works Of the
Colorado Gold Mining Company to have
been on an average sixty-fve per cent, and
it is now well established fact, verified by
successful experiments, that when these
"tailings" are worked over in the Desulphur-
Using the Amalgamating apparatus (machines
and fixtures recently invented and which
have Just been put in operation by the com;
pany above mentioned) nearly all the gold
contained in the ore can be saved. OF course
the mills equipped with this apparatus will
save double the amount they have previously
done.-- Boston Com. Bulletin.
Year: 1864

PICKING rp CRrNBs.-Dr. Franklin tells
us most churmingy in his autobiography
how he picked up his early education. His
father had been able to give him but two
years schooling-from his eighth to his
tenth vear-and then he went into the soap
boiler factory, and from that to the printing
Office. In the Latter place he laid the sniId
foundations Of his subsequent character. ne
used to borrow book at time Of the book
sellers apprentices, whom he was on friend
IL terms with, and sit up late tn read It 50 az
10 return it before the storckeeper should
miss it in the morning. Such a lad could
not be kept down by all the combined powers
OF the world. He ate his dinners at the
printing office while the rest "f the hands
were gone home, and saved time t4ongh ch
such occasions to study arithmetic, some
thing OF geometry, history, rhetoric and logic.
He taught himself TO read pure English by
reading the essays Of the Spectator" not
ing down their leading thoughts and senti-
ments and then, after a few days, taking
his written notes and putting them in the
best English he could command Of his own.
By comparing his productions with those Of
the "Spectator" authors, he could at once
detect his own faults, and become alive "a
their beauties. Thus he became clear and
engaging writer; and thus he made himself
the man he was in his day and generation
Year: 1864

Coon NIGHT-How commonplace Is this
expression, and yet what volumes 1t may may
speak for all future time! We never listen
to it in passing, that this thought does does, not o.
force itself upon us, be the tones IN winch It
is uttered ever so gay. The lapse OF few
fatal hours or minutes may SO surround ana
hedge it in with horror, that OF all the mil
lions of words which lifetime has recorded
,hnss two little words alone shall seem to be
rsmembered Good night The little child
has lisped it, as it passed, smiling, to bright
ar morn than ours the lover, with his gay
dreams of the nuptial morrow; the wife and
mother, with all the tangled threads Of house
hold care still in her fingers; the father,
with the appealing eye Of childhood all unan-
swered. Good night! That seal upon da.s
past, and days to some-what hand so ras z
as to rend aside the veil that covers its NOR
row;
Year: 1864

On a calm summer morning peacock
stood spreading bis feathers in the sun.
Near him lake lay sleeping in motion.
less transparency. He walked toward
il with conscious pride, and bending him.
self over the brink, sometime gased at
his gorgeous plumage In the mirror, and
sometimes turned back his eyes to exam
inc the play Of green and gold upon his


back. The simple inhabitants Of a neigh
boring farm yard stood OFF at a respectful
distance, awe struck with his grandeur.
The hens cackled TO each other the
geese hubbled together, poked out their
long necks, and Kissed and even chan
Year: 1864

RUMoR has it that another call of 2O0,-
900 men is about to be made by the Pres
ident, at the instance Of the Governors Of
the several Western States, as a reserved
guard to do duty in the Border States,
and to bo raised exclusively in the West
ern States. Should this call be made,
old democratic Ottawa will doubtlessly
respond with the alacrity and zeal mani
tested on former calls.
Year: 1864

The Detroit Free Press has just put
on new and beautiful attire, rendering it
ono of the most elegant and attractive
newspapers in the West. Its wide reputa-
ton and acknowledged superiority claim
for It the admiration and support of all
truly loyal, unprejudiccd citizens.
Year: 1864

Whoever intends TO purchase good Family
Sewing Machine, of any kind, will do we'll to
call at the News Office We can furnish them
at all times upon tho most advantageous terms.


pRoPRIEroRs OF THE Nnws.