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Year: 1864

quickly, and turn suddenly towards the
left, opening his mouth wide as though
gasping for air. Then he made three Or
four rapid steps towards the crowd, holding
his rifle out before him, staggered and fell
flat on his face. For moment his seconds
seemed paralyzed, and then fastening to
raise him, be cahienp with his hands full Of
the grass where he had fallen, and biz
mouth filed with blood. They held HIN
SO only for an instant, for in that time the
strong mans body became limp, and no
dropped to the earth dead man, ~
This finished the duel for that ddS;
though there was talk about the last victim
having a son, growing LAD, who was aeef.
tain 10 take up the affair withinia year, and
fight it to conclusion, he being the last
member of that branch Of the family Of
Jones. .l H..a. yns .a.ar.5 a4slsD


Memphis, that night, was riotously noisy,
and drunken, over the event Of the day, as
well us curiously sympathetie to hear the
doctors report on the case Of young Wal:
dron, that they might calculate closely on
how long it would be before they would
have another holiday over the fight Of the
younger Jones and the wounded man
Year: 1864

The Angels of Freedom are calling;


Their music is borne from the sky;
The chains Of the bondman are falling;


The jubilee morning is nigh.
Now chant ye the mighty eVangel, e, Pr


Amt hasten the spirit to frcei
For Lbcrtys beautiful Angel t+


Hath come from the Father to thee.
There Is not bosom but pincth


To burst from oil slavish control,
To bask in the brightness that shineth


To-day from the Infinite soul.
Make way for the life-bringing Angel,


And hasten the spirit to free;
For Libcrty's holy eyangel
~ Hath come from the father to thee.
The stars IN their glory are singing


The race Of oppression Is run;
For slaves into heroes arc springing,


And love binds the nations in one.
Christ comes In the Liberty Angel;
- lie hastens the spirit to free;
lie speaks through the holy eyangcl
That comes from the father TO thee.
Year: 1864

E The Ieceptton Of the news from the
East, announcing the triumphant reelection
Of Mr. Lincoln, and the capture Of the Flor
ida, set San Francisco In perfect blaze Of cx-
element. The enthusiasm Of The loyal mass.
es was almost as great as on the evening Of
The election, and the posting Of the announce
ment Of the Union triumph on the bulletin
boards Of the Aha and bulletin offices, was
the signal for long and repeated chcars, from
the thfong who rushed to hear the glad IT,
dings, and congratulate each other on the
glorious result.
Year: 1864

When the question Of an extra tax on pc
troieum was before Congress, Mr.. Scofield,
OF Pennsylvania, opposed the measure i'll
several speeches in Committee of the whole,
and finally succeeded in having the tax
stricken off. In the course of his remarks
one amusing passage occurred between him
and Mr. Mallory, Of Kentucky, from which
we take the following extract


Mr. SCoFIELD-''Do nottax the men who
belong to the idle, the loafer and the luxu-
riOus classes. DO not tax them, but if you
find anything within the range Of taxation
to light up u home and make it cheerful


place the tax upon it. Do not touch wine,
do not touch whisky, do not touch any
thing that affects the pockets OF the wealthy.
But make the poor pay, who do not under
stand their interests sufficiently to clamor
around the Committee of Ways and Means,
which stands up more obstinately for whis-
ky than anything else. Tax all the poor
because they will not murmur at elections
and viii not be heard | spoke here last
night word or two in the interests of the
shanties that line the railroads of the coun-
try, the shanties of the poor lrishmen that
vote for you, gentlemen. | want to make
these humble homes a little more cheerful
at night. But YOU have voted TO tax them
thirty cents gallon on the oil they consume :;
and inow you will not impose a tax of ten
cents gallon on the wine that reddens the
faces Of half the members Of this House
Year: 1864

During the progress of the bloody fights
in Virginia, that have covered our arms with
glory and vindicated the full power of the
Government to maintain it's justnuthority a
large number of officers found their way to
the rear and eventually reached Washing
ton city in safety, with the plea that they
had either suffered from coup de soliel, or
had been slightly seratched-in the back.
The sneaking cowardice of these officers be-
ing apparent, the Government at once or
dered them all to be arrested on charges of
being absent from their commands without
orders. After fair trial, they were found
guilty, reduced to the ranks, and at once
sent to the front, to fight tcith n,uskets q,
their hands by the side of better men. This
is what may be emphatically called WAR,
and if the Government would display a lit
tie of the same vigor to the sneaks who are
not in the service, except it is that of Sc
eretly serving the traitor foe, good work
would be accomplished
Year: 1864

When man does work at hap hazard he
generally repents of it. Taking a size en- a
rule at random has spoiled many "a fine piece
of work. and giving the handle OF slide
rest on lathe or planer a turn too m-ucb,
has been the means of throwing heavy shalt
ing out of the center, smashing the she5rs,
the slide rest itself and very often the face
plate Of the lathe The skillful alti=sn
shows his superiority in dealing gently end
cautiously with his work, and 1t Is Only the
tyro that jumps to conclusions, and guesscs
where he ought to be positive All men
are liable to accident and mischance, more
more so than mechanics, upon whom derenos
great deal at tie present time, but skill is
needed, not sleight Of hand, and sober pro-
gress instead Of the haste that make waste.
No ome-by-chance job can be good ore,
and there is no place where cool heads ale
more required than in the Workshop. Man
ual dexterity IS a good thing but that does
not mean tricks, legerdemain or capers Of
any sort 1t is far better to take reason
able time and do the job in hand well, than
to rattle it off any how, =" and have it to Go
over again.
Year: 1864

An INCIDENT OF THE PRESENT WAR-An onl
boy, whose mother had died in infancy, wa
brought home to his father house to die fron
.he effects of exposure IN camp. On his dealt
oed his constant petition was whenever his fathe
approached him, kiss me, father, ere die - an,
do"n to the very last momen mt he clung to this re
quest, and finally died in his faith RS arms, las
weary child going to sleep u


Dearest iather. SIN going


To a brighter, better cline,
Soon my eyes will close forever.


Shutting out the things of time
Raise my head upon nay pillow,


Let me feel that you are nigh
Press me to your aching bosom


Kiss me, father, ere die.


Father have done my duty


In the camp and mid the strife,
Soon Ill seal my deep devotion


To my country with my life;
But it soothes my dying moments


When know that you are by;
Put your loving arms about me-


Kiss me, tather, ere die


Kiss me, father, as you used TO


In my childhood's happy Gay,
hen | nestled in your bosom,


Ere your locks had turned to gray;
Cast loving glance upon me


As within your arms L lie;
| am going, God be with you


Kiss me, father, ere die.
Year: 1864

The magnificent charge of Hancock, by
which he captured whole division of Lees
army, and that the Stonewalr division,
was made with the bayonet alone. Our
troops advanced through the woods in 81
lence not gun was fired and when at
last they rushed to the attack, they did not
stop TO fire, but charged at once with the
havnnet
Year: 1864

The people of this country have not yet
begun to feel the effects of the taxation that
is In store for them. The value of the real
and personal estate in the United States in
1860 was $l7,000,O00000. This amount em-
braced the whole Union, North. South,
East and West. 1t must be admitted that
the amount at this time is much less. Up
on what there is left Is to fall the enormous
debt of $ $k000000,000. Therefore, so much
of the capital of the country is sunk-is
worse than destroyed, because 1t is burden,
dead weight upon what there is left for all
time to come.


The bonds issued by the United States are
to draw interest, but they are exempt from
Taxation. The effect of this is that tile farm
er and mechanic must pay, while the capi-
talist who has ready cash to invest escapes
taxation by investing his money in United
States bonds.


In this way this immense debt of $400O,-
100000 is withdrawn from the productive
capital of the country. and becomes bur-
den upon the remainder. The question 2c-
tually arises, as to how far it Is safe to carry
such a system, and have we not nearly
reached the limit already? The farmer and
the mechanic pay the taxes while the rich
man, who has invested his capital in bonds,
is exempt, and not obliged to pay cent
The rich are to grow richer, and the poor,
poorer, under such a system. The discrim-
ination is against the laboring men of the
country. Labor is taxed, while capital be-
comes privileged. and escapes. 1t is there
fore for the interest of every farmer, every
mechanic every laboring man of small
means. that the debt shall not be increased.


Already the Government mortgage upon
every farm and every house and lot, is
enormous, and every days continuance of
this reckless Administration increases it,
So long as the Republican party continue
in power, we have no reason tO expect to
see an end to this struggle.
Year: 1864

We will send our Mammoth Weekly Edition OF
to November l5th-six and half months-embrac-
ing the whole Of the exciting and important Presi-
dental Campaign, including the Election Returns
on the following Low TERMS:
Year: 1864

New YoRK, June 2s.-The Commsrcial's
special says.


The only real business, re naming undone
by the Senate, is an extra war TAX of per
cent, which will probably be added.


The Pacific railroad bill, as finally pass
ed, will be nearly the same as the House
hillf
Year: 1864

THE PLANTATION at the Wheeling Fe-
male Seminary began yesterday. We were
unable to attend, but learn that 1t was .
very pleasant and highly creditable affair
The exercises will close this morning.
Year: 1864

Is the recent Conservative CONVENTION in
Philadelphia. which nominated Mcclellan,
one OF the speakers said


When he first came to this country he
was one OF the most radical Aboliiionisis
ina, ever lived, but be was horribly and in-
famously deceived. (Laughier) The first
acquaintance he made in this country was
Getrhl Smilt-he found him al that time
not only working for the freedom of the
negro, bal Tor the GubernatoTial chair at
AIbany-he also formed The acquaintance
OF VIM. Il. Seward, and was obliged TO say
that in all Europe he never discovered so
much rascaliiy as ne saw IN this county.
He was not a man 10 be bought or one. TO
be sold, he went by facts. Although he
wished tbs country freed Of every slave,
yel he had found that il was only the true
old Democratic principles that secured
equal rights TO all.


In alludiug to the present power, he
said


They say their life is full OF holy facts,
They say they'll go 10 heaven for all their


acts,


If really they reach that heaven of Pures,
They'll rob Gods Treasury the same as


yours


The speaker endorsed in strong terms The
name of George B. Mcclellan as the man
for the emergency. He reviewed the course
of that General while in command of the
army, and OF the progress made by the
army afterward He alluded to the conscrip-
lion aud suspension OF the habeas corpus
by Government which called itself Tree.
What Mcclellan wished for, was for the
crushing out OF the rebellion and rs-estab-
Iishment OF the Union.
Year: 1864

Miss Mary Lee, of New York city, was
married at the American Minister'S in Pa
ris, on the 26sh ult., to the Prince of
Schleswig- Holstein, uncle to the Duke of
Augustenburg. AS the Prince belongs to
a royal family he could not, with his royal
title, contract other than morganatic
marriage with commoner; so he renoun-
ces his title of prince of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, and is married to Miss Lee in the
most regular and legitimate manner, under
the title of the duke de Noer, which he
holds from an Austrian estate. He is very


wealthy and accomplished, and is sixty
five years of age, while the bride is only
Year: 1864

Have lear for the wretched a smile for the clad
For the worthy applause an e1cuse fer the 3ad:
Some help for the needy-some pity for those


Who stray from tie path where true happiness flows.
Have laugh for the child in her play at thy feet
Have respect for the aged and pleasantly greet
The stranger that seeke,h for shelter from thee
Have covering to spare ii he naked should be-
Have hope in thy sorrow-a calm in thy 10Y:
Have work that is worthy thy life to employ;
And OH above ali things In this side the sod, LGod
Have peace with thy conscience and peace with thy
Year: 1864

WARRINGTON, July 3O.-A circular has been
issued from the Adjutant-G Generals office that on
and after this date men of the one hundred days
forces who may have at the date of re-enIist-
meat less than sixty days to serve, will be per
mitted to re.enlst for one two or three years, as
they may in each case elect.


= The new term will commence from the date o
re.enlistment.


The Te-enistments for the increased term VIII
be made undcE the following regulations -


Where 700 men re-enlist in me regiment t0
which they belong, the regimental ornanization
will be maintained, and the officers thereof
allowed to retain the rank held by them under
the one hundred days term.


Should less than seven hundred men re-eulsi
in the same regiment, the said force will be or
ganized into one or more companies of the legal
strength, and differed by such officers as may be
selected from the original command by the q a
mandiDg General Of the army or Department


Men re-enlisting, should they so desire, will be
permitted to select different regiment and com
pany from the State to which the organization ID
from.


In such cases they will be sent TO join the regi
ment or company so selected. The remainder
will be continued under their officers until the
expiration Of the one hundred days term, AMI
then be discharged from the service.


All men who desire TO take advantage Of tie
benefits resulting from Te-enlistment, under tie
provisions of this order, will be regularly mus
tered out of the service on the prescribed mustG-
out roll.
Year: 1864

A SPEECH BY SECRETARY STANTON.-On
last Christmas Day, Stanton visited the SOL
diers in Stanton Hospital, Washington, and
made them brief speech. He said:


Soldiers: hope that when the next ami
versary Of the day you are now celebrating,
occurs, that this war will be ended, and you
will have returned to your homes and your
fresides. When you shall have SO returned
you will be considered as honored guests Of
the nation. You have periled your lives up.
on the battlefield, or you have suffered in
camps from the ravages Of disease incidental
to great armies. But whether you have been
wounded, or been attacked by sickness, you
are equally entitled to consideration at the
hands Of your country. If you have been
wounded in battle, or suffer from sickness
contracted in the service Of your country, l
will see that you have proper reward given
you. Soldiers: If we can end this rebellion
with ths extinction of slavery. will it not be d
great triumphl You win. at the end Of this
great rebellion; when making a review of it,
have the satisfaction of knowing that you
had aided the Government Of the United
States in discharging the duties incumbent ON
that Government, when it was in peril. And,
furthermore, you will experience the feeling
that you have materially aided to make the
country free. (Applause.)
Year: 1864

- They tell of some soldiers in an Iowa
regiment stopping in tue midst of the battle
of Lookout Mountain TO listen to the song Of
"Root Hog, or Die" sung BY one Of their
number, and then, their peices having cooled
resumed their FIRE and fighting again furious
ly as ever,
Year: 1864

The Chicago Times is the chief newspaper
OF the Democracy in the Northwestern
States. 1t speaks for, and is largely patron
lied by its party, so that it's expressions of
opinion and its aims and wishes may be fairly
deemed to be those of the Democratic party,
as it now exists in that part of the country
recent number contains an article in regard
to the Presidents Proclamation of Amnesty
on certain terms, which is 80 full of unmitiga-
ted treason. that we quote, for the purpose of
showing how utterly lost to all sentiments Of
patriotism Northern paper can become, az
well as to give proof of the falsity Of the state
ment often made by Democrats, that their
party does not sympathize or encourage the
rebellion. The Times says:


Perhaps the South will consent to those
terms. If she does, the ocgredation they offer
will not be half as severe as should BE- inhict.
ed upon people who could accept that deg.
radiation. If she does, she is not fit to be in
the Union upon terms of equality with other
States, or to exercise any political privilege
of any name or nature. If she does, her peo-
pie should BE- compelled to change situations
with their slaves, and governed only by the
overscers lash. No true American could pro-





the fact that they have been made is proof
that their author is either insane with fanat-
icism or traitor who glories in his country's
shame. If the Confederates are not dogs,
they will free, arm, and marshal their slaves
for conflict by offering still greater bribes than
are offered them by abolitionists, ere they will
think of submission to the Presidents terms


Can anything be more reasonable than
such words? They will be used of course to
hinder rebels from accepting the terms pro-
posed. They will be claimed, and not un-
reasonably. as tho statements of Northern
Democrats, who advise rebels in arms to make
their slaves fight against the Government, and
to resist to the last all efforts on the part of
the North to subdue and crush the rebellion.
They will to some extent encourage continued
bloodshed and warfare, and the hope that the
allies of secession in the loyal States may ac-
quire after time sufficient influence to stop
the war and TO recognize the independence of
the rebel States. Such is the real mission of
Democracy. openly avowed in the above ex.
tract and covertly intended by all its unprin-
ciplcd adherents. 1t is a shame, however,
that the Times or any other organ Of that
party should be permitted thus to furnish fuel
for the fires ofconspiracy and anarchy. What
better or more encouraging aid and comfort
could be given to the almost distracted jeff
Davis. than just such advice to his rebcllious
minions as this. which coming as it does from
Northern paper, representing the Democra-
cy, will have ten-fold more power and inAu-
ence than if it originated in their own jour-
nails Yet we are told that Democracy has
no sympathy with treason What lie -
Orcg0nian.
Year: 1864

VWe don't wish to alarm people, but
one Of those everlasting searches for spots
upon the sun has discovered that the face Of
that luminary is as thickly covered with spots
as though it were marked with small pox,
sufficient to impair its business capcaity for
lighting and warming about one per cent.
Year: 1864

y The man who pays the largest person.
al tax in New York city lives in the same
house in which he kept store for some fifty
years he washes himself in tin pan in the
back yard. whenever he does wash at all ;
takes basket and goes out to buy little
food, which a woman in the house prepares
for him. He sells no goods at present, but
adds to his vast wealth daily by lending
money on good security, being just as shrewd, +,
keen and close as he ever was, though he is
much beyond seventy years Of age. Alas for
the poverty of riches.
Year: 1864

The INEVITABLE PENALTY OF CRIME
There is wholesome truth in the following
passage from Emerson, which all would do
we'll to lay at heart. 1t may help to ward of
temptation, when purer and better motives
grow weak in the contest. "There is" he
says, "no den in the world to hide rogue.
There is no such thing as concealment Com
nit a crime, and the earth is made of glass.
Commit crime, and it seems as if coat Of
snow fell on the ground, such as reveals in the
woods the track of every parridg" and fox
and squirrel and mole. You cannot recall the
spoken word, you cannot wipe out the foot
track, you cannot draw up the ladder, so as to
leave no outlet or clue. Always some damn
ing circumstance transpires. The laws and
substance of nature, water, snow, wind, grav-
ttation. become penalties to the thief"
Year: 1864

The remarkable correspondence in our tele-
graphic news, suggests the inquiry, how Gen.
erals SCnENCK and BLAIR have retained their
seats in the present Congress, in direct contra
vention of the first Article OF the Federal Con-
stitution, which says that


No person holding any office under the Uni
ted States, shall be member of either mouse
during his continuance in Office


The President, in his message to the House,
last week, in answer to inquiries concerning
Sc,1ESCk and BLAIR, distinctly confesses the
existence OF a secret verbal understanding be-
tween himself and these officers to evade the
these officers surrendered his commission, but
continued to hold their offices, and both of
them might, if they had been so disposed,
have drawn full pay as officers Of the United
States and as Members of Congress. Under q
similar arrangement, the Halls Of Congress
might be filled with army officers, as really un-
der the pay and control of the Executive as
any officers of the United States serving under
him anywhere. The evident intent of the
clause of the Constitution quoted, was to Sc
cure the independence of the legislative branch
OF the Government. The bargain between the
President, SCHESCK and BLAIR, was simply
bargain to defeat that intent, by permitting
the military dependents of the Executive to
take part in the deliberations of the House.
Though SCIENCK and BLAIR unbuckled their
spurs at the door, the Executive had pledged
himself to strap them to the heels Of his
faithful Knights again when they passed out
tho Hall
Year: 1864

While due commentator will be extended
to the motives which influenced Gov. MILLER's
appeal to the people of the State to raise the
eleven hundred men now deficient on our quo
ta, by voluntary enlistment, it may be set down
as fixed fact that it will be unheeded in dis
tricts where the greatest deficiencies exist, and
wholly fail of accomplishing the object
designed. If, under the impulse Of the
extraordinary bOunties rendered by
the government and extended from time
to time during season when labor was not in
great demand, and the terrors of the draft were
staring them in the face, the deficient districts
were unable or unwilling to raise the number
of men required Of them, it cannot be expect
ed they will do so now when all pccuniary in
ducements are withdrawn, and the draft, in
stead of being an object of terror and aversion
has been made by the authorities at Washing
ton such a contemplate farce that the veriest
coward in the State would not bulge an inch
or give dollar to gain an exemption from its
operation.
Year: 1864

We learn from Mr.. WILLIAM L. BAN
MING, who returned from Washington on
Sunday, that the Senate bill granting lands
to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Rail-
road Company was materially amended in
the House of Representatives. The name
of this company was stricken out, and the
grant was made to the State, to be dis
posed of by the Legislature-the land,
however, to be applied on a railroad from
81. Paul TO Lake Superior. A strong
effort was made to strike "St. Paul as a
starting point out of the bill, but it was
unsuccessful, and the Legislature will be
bound by the terms of the grant. There
was another amendment for branch to
the town of Superior. We have not learned
that these amendments have been acted
on in the Senate.
Year: 1864

No response having been received to the re-
quest of the Governor for revocation of the
order for mastering out the First Regiment,
Major NELSON proceeded yesterday to muster
out of service the officers and men of compa-
nes A and E, and will probably muster ont the
other companies tomorrow.