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Year: 1862

A GOOD PREACHER.-It was said to a
brother, You were destitute of preaching
at your house yesterday, understand"
No. was the response, we had the ApOs-
tie Paul for our preacher. We read the
fourth and fifth chapters of Ephesians.
and a most excellent discourse it was, too.
Though an old preacher, do not see but
he is as eloquent as our modern ministers:
certainly he is rs sound in the doctrines
Year: 1862

1t is strange that the experience of so
many ages should not make US Judge more
solidly of the present and of the future.
so asto take proper measures in the one
for the other. We dote upon this world
as if it were never to have an end. and
we neglect the next as if it were never to
have beginning.
Year: 1862

To Judge of Christianity from the lives
of ordinary, nominal Christians. is about
as just as it would be to judge of tropic
fruits and flowers from the produce which
the same plants bring forth in Iceland.
Year: 1862

As curious instance Of the tenacity
with which individuals some times hold on to
life, We may mention the case Of John Murphy
who lately died at the keokuk hospital. This
man was wounded at the battle Of Shiloh by
bali entering the head just above the right
ear. the call had fractured the skull. passed
through tie base Of the brain. aud vas found
70 have lodged near the top Of the back part
Of the head On the left side. from which place
1t has been taken since death. and yet this
man lived thirty.six hours after receiving the
injury.
Year: 1862

The Secretary of the Vermont State Agri-
cultural Society, Daniel Needham, in his
annual report, has tho following remarks
upon the important subject Of wool growing:


Tho price Of wool for the next few years,
reasoning from analogy, must be high The
cotton crop will not be planted extensively
at the South as it has been iu years past;
and if the blockade is not raised by the first
Of April next, in many States it will not be
planted at ALL Should the rebellion not be
suppressed within another year, as very
likely it may not be, very little of the cotton
crop of last year will find its way TO market
for the next eighteen months; aud when We
consider that the people must be clothed.
that the use of woolen fabrics during the
present high price Of cotton goods is much
more economical; that the million Of men in
the field wear and destroy, in weight, a third
more Of clothing than in the peaceful ayoca-
tions of life; that at the South all the car,
pets have been cut up into blankets aud that
very little Of the worn out stock will be sup


piled until peace is restorod-from the TACT
that the South has not even the raw material
to replenish with-the whole seeding States
| Ohio alone; it can be seen that not only
during the war, but at its close, when the
million Of men in the army return TO their
former employments, discard their military
clothing, and dress as they were wont in
broadcloth and doeskins, the price of wool
must continue above the average price for
the last five years. In time Of war, ths
quality Of wool is a matter of no small eonse-
quence. Vermont has limited herselfto the
production ofthe finest wools But the wool
most in demand now, and bringing the high.
est prices, is a cosrser grade. The qcery
may well be made, whether it will not be
equally profitable for us to turn our atten-.
tion to the production of somewhat coarser


staple and at the same time furnish richer
and higher priced mutton for the market
Year: 1862

1t is sad thing when any person, old or
young, goes through his work in eowed
spirit. do not mean goes through it in a
jaded, heartless way merely, but goes
through it 10 the bare hope Of escaping
blams. A great part Of all that is done in
this world is done in this way. Many chill
dren, many servants. many clerks, aud even
several parsons, 20 through their daily
rounds thus. / need not say how poorly that
work will usually be done which the man
wishes just to get through without any great
reprobation; but think how unhappily it
will be done, and what miserable training
of heart and mind it is. 1t seems to me
that few people do their work heartily, and
really as well as they can. And people whose
desire is merely to get through somehow,
seem to stand to their work as at a level
below it. The man who honestly does his
best, works from above; his task is below
him; he is master of it, however hard it may
be. The man who hopes no more than To
escape censure, and who accordingly aims at
nothing more, seems to work from below;
his task is above him; he is cowed by it.
Let us resolve that we shall always give
praise when we can. You will find many
people who are always willing to find fault
with their servants, ii they do everything
wrong, but who never say an approving
word when they do right. You will find
many who do the like as to their own chill
drcn. And only too often that wretched
management breaks the spring Of the youth
tul spirit. Yes, many little children are
cowed, and the result is either permanent,
dull quiesence, never to be got over, or a
fierce reaction against the tyranny that en-
bittered early years-s reaction which may
sometimes cast off the bonds of natural affec-
ton, and even of moral restraint. How il
encourages and cheers the cowed little fel'
low, growing upin the firm belief that he IL
hopelessly wicked, and never can do any


thing to please any one, to try reward as
change from constant punishment and bully
ing. Ihave seen the good effect upon sucf
an one Of kind, approving word. How
much more cheerful the work will be done
how much better it will be done, and hov
much happier man he will be who does It
A poor fellow who never expects that b


can please, and who barely hopes that b


may pass without censure and abuse, Wi
do his task very heartlessly. Let us prais


warmly and heartily wherever praise


deserved. And if we weigh the matter, "
shall fiud that n grcus dcai- Of hearty prnit


is deserved in this world on every day tha
shines upon it Rev. A. H. Boyd.
Year: 1862




The master spirit, the chief getter-up and
manager, of the recent caucus at Washing
ton for the reorganization of the Democratic
party, was Mr.. Vallandigham, Of Ohio,
whose earnest and even active sympathy
with the rebellionis seen clearly by the whole
nation, in spite Of the thin and himsy veil
that he attempts to throw overit. The tact
is perfectly aud generally understood, indeed
1t is notorious, that he is at heart as much
in favor of the rebel cause as any member
Of the rebel Congress st Rich
mond can possibly be. And, whatever
might be the real effect Of the policy he at
tempted to inaugurate at the meeting, the
policy, that is, of the reorganization OF the
Democracy of the non-slaveholding States
under its partisan flag, there can be no just
doubt that his motive in making the move
ment was thoroughly disloyal. He was de-
hberately acting as the friend and ally OF
the rebels, acting in the way that he deem
ed best calculated to promote their success.
And it is observable, that the persons that
acted with him in this matter are, so far as
it is known who they were, men whose loyal
ty to the flag of the country has been sus-
pected and in some instances more than
suspected. Morever, if We look at those
newspapers in the non-slaveholding States
of the West, which applaud the movement
of Vallandigham and Co. and insist that
the Democratic party, under its old name
and banner, shall take and keep the political
field, We shall find that they are almost, if
not quite without exception, papers which
favored Breckinridge, the disunion candi
date, in the Presidential canvass, and which
now go as far they think they can safely ven
ture in opposing the Federal Government
and oovertly giving aid and comfort to the
rebellion. They are papers, which, although
published on the north side of the Ohio riv
er, are freely circulated among the rebels Oh
the south side OF it, who have the sagacit.
to recognize their friends through Aims.
disguises. a. Aa1 9dl e.siasas. aea
Year: 1862

The loyal men Of the country MAY coi,arnt.
ulate themselves on having one sentinel at
Washington like Occasional" whose forci.
bic letter, exposing the designs Of such tan
derers to treason as Vallandigham, Of Ohio,
we gave in our last. 1t is very evident that
there is large number Of corrupt and un-
scrupulous politicions in the country who
still believe ia their old power TO humbug
the people, and who are on the alert TO en-
deavor to compass it. But we cannot believe
that il can be done. We cannot belioyo
that men who have gone to the extent of
arIning themselves, and are in the feldto
die, if ne. I'd be, for their country, VII be less
vigilaDt in watching the foes to the peace
of the country they leave At horne. The very
fact that such men as Vallandighsm and
Wendell Phillips figure prominently in these
sttempts-one little or no better than the
other-should arouse to fury the loyal SEN
timent Of the nation, when it is already suf-
fering untold horrors from the wickedness al
ready set on foot by these men and their al
lies.


In this thing may not these mischief
makers at last proceed too far? Watching
them intently, as men do when every sense
in strung up to painful tension in such times
as these, may not the patriotic have leisure,
with the enemy whipped in front, to deal
with these and like agents when they least
expect il; and may not deserved retribu-
ton come instead Of the political or other
rewards they are looking for 60 unscrupu-
lously? Daring impudent beyond all meas
ure, they may find to their sorrow that revo-
luton, bloodshed, the horrors of war, mean
rather more than furnishing OCCASION for
political intrigues-for the pushing of par
tisan or fanatical theories. and 30 let every
loyal man in the nation have his eye upon
them in order to hold them to strict ac-
count for the mischief they may attempt or
accomplish. Z Ia a.a..-i


1t is pretty plain that those who figured
in the Washington caucus are scared at
what they have done, and so far it is we'll
Let them dare to repeat these movements,
and we hope popular sentiment will be
aroused against them such as may cause
them-if> need be-to take their places with
Slidell and Mason abroad, or even with
Breckenridge in traitor camp, to be dealt
with all in good time, SO that the loyal por-
ton Of the land for the time Is rid of their
presence. The nation and the Governmen.
have already tolerated too much Of this trea-
son, or semblance of treason, in high places,
and its patience is nearly at an end Itis
comparatively easy to deal with that in arms,


but when it burrows and plots in the Capi.
tai ITSELF weakening the Government, and


sowing distrust amongst the people, tits high
time it was in some way disposed of, if we
would ever emerge from the troubles that
weigh US down. Whatever else is tolerated
! let us resolve to give no quarter to 1t.
Year: 1862




The President has signed the Pacific
RAILROAD bill, and it is now a law, and thus
is completed the promise Of the Republican
party concerning tllis great national
measure.


It is understood TINT the Pacific Railway
proper is the main trunk extending from
TIC one hundredth parallel to California.
a Chicago company is to commence the
construction Of the eastern terminus, while
California company is to commence work
On the Pacific side. The proposed branch
roads are feeders Of the main line, and tue
Inter is in no way complicated, concerning
the construction Of the former They ure
distinct enterprises Of railroad companies
Whcse lines extend in the direction Of tht
main line IF the road.
Year: 1862

In the House yesterday, Mr. Sherman Of
Ohio, vigorously sustained his amendment
proposing two per cent. tax on al bank
issues. Let the rag currency men pay
where they are able to, and cease from tue
manufacture Of it where they cannot, and
the last alternative is the best. Il will be
money in tho pockets oftl.e people if every
cat and kitten Of the brood be totally
sluelcl.ed, and a national currency replace
the food Of trash that is being ground ont
by the ream at the sl,inplastcr shops.
Year: 1862

Ricbmond2 # the rebels undertake to
psuctrate down the 1sthmus towards For
tress Monroe, they simply march into bag
and get caught, as our whole force could
assai1 their flank and open q fire in the
rear.
Year: 1862

Our news from Vicksburg, by rebel
sources, shows that the Formidable nature
Of the defenses Of that place have called
for preparations Of most extensive CHAR
acter, Including the employment Of s large
land force which was deharking in that
vicinity from the federal transports from
New Orleans. We may expect soon to
hear Of stirring news from that quarter.
Year: 1862

The telegraph brings the intelligence, not
entirely unexpected, Of the removal Of Gen.
Mcclellan. Burnside is said to be appoint
cd in his place though some authorities COM
tradict that part of the statement. Presum.
ing heretofore that the President know his
business we have not found fault with his
retention Of Mcclellan in command, and
still presurning the same thing, we have no
complaint to make of the removal. Now a
heretofore. the commander selected by the
President shall have what little aid and
comfort Wa can render him as long as the
labors and responsibilities Of the command
remain with him.


OF course the partisan enemies Of Nc
Clelian are jubilant over this change and per
dict as consequence the war near its ter
mination, while his partisan friends arc
equally despondent, ana equally confident
of certain and speedy disaster as the conse-
qucnce. Not having been a partisan o.
either side, we do not partake very largely
of either their hopes or fears. Whoever is
commander, we apprehend will find great
work before him and we have learned
enough in this strife not to throw I'D our
hats in advance COR any general. We shall!
rejoice over successes accomplished as hear
tily as any one, Lut we are not quite partisan
enough in our feeling to see either the i'm
mediate success or downfall of the republic
in change of generals. M,aoauk:e Sent.
Year: 1862

optics and astronomy John Dolland.
the inventor of the aehromatic teles.
cope, spent his early years at the silk
loom; and continued in his original
business even for some years after his
eldest son came to an age to join in It.
Few cases are more celebrated than
that of Clifford, the founder and editor
of the Quarterly Revieq0. He was an
orphan, and barely escaped the poor
house. He became ship boy Of ths
most menial sort on board of coast
ing vessel. He was Afterwards for
six years apprenticed to a shoemaker.
In this last employment he stole time
from the last for arithmetic and algs-
bra, and for the lack Of other conven-
fences, used to work out his problems
on leather with blunted awl. Few
names are more noted in modern lit.
erature. @
Year: 1862

These funds were all sent between the 5th
and 2sth Of last December, SO that the whole
amount was in New York before January list.
The exchange was bought at very favorable
figures, small portion at 3-8 per cent, the
remainder ut IA per cent.
Year: 1862

Jenny is poor and am poor.


Yet We will wed and say no more;
Aud should the BARNS you mention come,
As few that marry but have some,
No doubt but heaven will stand our friend,
And bread as well as children send.
So fares the hen in farmers yard.
To live alone she finds it hard;
I've known her weary every claw
In search of cotton 'mongst the straw.
But when in search of nicer food,
She clucks amid her chirping brood.
With Joy I've seen this self-same hen
That scratched for one could scratch for ten
These are the thoughts that make me wiling
To take my girl without a shilling:
And for the self-Same cause, dye see,
Jenny's resolved to marry me.
Year: 1862

Each new recruit will receive one month 5
pay in advance, Immediately on his muster in
TO the service of the United States and Joining
regir eHt already in the field, or, if ensted d
for new regiment, on the mastering of his
company into the service OF the United States
Each new recruit will also receive bounty
of S25, in advance, to be paid in like manner
as his one months advance pay.


A L. Russell,


Adjutaut General.
Year: 1862

All along the river bank they saw poor old
men and women fishing for scanty livelihood
while their friends of the sterner and more
hardy sex were in the ranks of the rebel
army. W


On Sunday, the 22d, at eight o'clock A. NJ.
they suddenly came upon two steamers tied
up to the bank 1t was too late to retreat.
and they pulled boldly by them without seeing
soul on board They were probably at their
breakfast Three miles below they saw the
bridge of the Savannah and Gulf Railroad,
and again sought the friendly shelter of the
willows on the river baDk. Here they suffer-
ed terribly with the mosquitoes, which nearly
devoured them. Al sundown they heard the
drums beat, but were determined, however, as
soon as it was dark, to run the gauntlet of the
bridge They had become desperate men, and
were termined to go by it if it should cost
them their lives At dark they dropped care
fully down to the bridge Passing close to it,
they heard men talking, but pushed on by the
left hand shore. So close did they 60 that
they saw sentinel on the abutment; but he
did not discover them. A picket did, how
ever, hailed and ordered them to pull ashore


An answer was given in the affirmative; but
they kept their course down the stream, AID
pulled like demons. After being hailed once
more the picket fired, aud the ball passing
over their heads, and before be could load
again they were out of the range of his gun
For the next eight hours they pulled for dear
life, and at day light in the morning of Monday
the 23d, they were safely slowed away in the
canebrake. where they lay all day. surrounded
by algators. A fire was made by discharg-
ing cartridge of pistol into a rotten tree
BY this they cooked a scanty meal, and at
dark pulled for the seacoast, distant about
thirty miles. At midnight they passed Darien
but cid not see living being, although the
coast and surrounding country were guarded
by about 500 cavalry. At two O'Clock they
Year: 1862

The FCRLoUGH QUEsTIoN.-Joe Robson en-
listed in the 99th Regiment of State Volun-
teers. The men were in camp, and their
friends were often visiting them. Joe's BROTH
er, John, came to see him, and found Joe very
homesick. He begged so hard for John to
get him a furlough, that his brother went to
the Colonel and told him that his sister was
dead, and be wished leave for his brother to
go home for few days Consent was given,
and as they were leaving the ground, one of
the men VINO heard of Joe's afflction, and
wished to say something copsoling. asked him
how long his sister had been dead Joe said


"Only about ten years."
Year: 1862

Floating along! we glide together,
Down the silent river of time
Now we enter the swiftest current,
Bearing us on to another cline!


Floating along
Fading away, tie shore Of childhood,
Tinsed with the mornings rosate hue
Scenes where my thoughts still love to linger,
Slowly rcccding from my view.


Fading away!
Over the stream the doleful future,
Shadows envelope the other shore;
Many a craft in its clouds and darkness,
Pass from my vision evermore-


Over the stream
Heedlessly on the sons of folly
Eagerly crowd the swelling sail;
Careless alike of storm and breaker,
Speeding along before gale


Heedlessiy on!
Launched from the shore! fairy shollop,
Love at the healm and hope at the PROV
Eager 10 join in life regatta,
Breaks OF my wondering vision now


OF from the shoH'
River of Time, o, bear her onward,
Not whore the darkest currents flow;
Enguir her not in the giddy whirlpool,
Hide her not in the cave below


River Of Time
New YORK Nov. 1851.
Year: 1862

The Rebels have Negroes uniformed
and in arms at Yorktown they are
compelled to kill as many Pennsylvanians
as they can. Yet some Of our "Demo-
Gratis" say it is all wrong for US to arm
Negroes to shoot down the Rebels
Year: 1862

HORSES IN THE FUTURE.-Therc is a certainty of advanced prices in horses, from the demAnd which is sure to follow the close of the war.---. Here is what the Secretary of the Vermont State Agricultural Society says on this subject in his annual report: -" ..i5 s

 "The number of horses in Vermont befSre the breaking out of the rebellion was about 55.- O00 since which, nearly 10000 have been carri- ed from the State for army purposes This i'm. mense levy for horses has been made throughout the entire country. When it is considered that comparatively few of these horses will find their way back that the number which will die Of disease or become unfit for service is twenty times as great as it would be were they used for any other kind of business; that to meet this great want of the Government large propor- ton of the business horses of our large cities, which have been thrown ont of service by gen eral prostration, have been bought up it readily appears, that even during the war. horses must advance in price and at it's close. when basips.s shall revive and trade resume its former channels, the demand for good horses must exceed the supply. Reasoning from these premises 10 more profitable labor can be engaged in than the production of good business horses"
Year: 1862

Write cheerfuIfy. Do not enter into
long discussions abut the misesies of soldier
ing. We know what the hardships are,
and are not, far better than you do. /
would not check the expression of pro-
per sympathy but we are disposed to
whine too much anyhow, and when you
start the tune at home, we are sure to join
in full chorus.


Write long letters, and don't leave any
cold. blank spots on the sheet, like little
patches Of snow. Interline and crossline it
as much as yon please, SO that when you
get through the regular course of the sheet,
you VIII have sonae nice iitbits for dessert.
Write about particulars--we have enough
Generals here. Tell US how many kittens
tumble over the hoor; how many calves
bawl at the barn whether Towser'e sore
foot is well yet or not; what kind of dress
little Mary has got; who took sister Ann
sleighing last snow; and, above all, who
goes home from singing school with, OF
course we wort mention her name but
you ought to do SO, just as if you didn't
know anything about it. And don't forget
to speak of church and Sabbath school
prayer meetings, and what you talk of Sab
bath evenings, and what new hymn yea
sing.


And thus, having furnished the colors
our Imagination takes the brush and goes to
painting, and her finishing stroke is always
a returning soldier bcy, all covered with
scars and glory and When she had laid
away her brush, sleep unbns the curtain
and covers up the picture of the dear old
home.
Year: 1862

The field was won /; but on such field
as that the sun never shdne on this western
continent. 1t is not more than four miles
square, but twenty thousand men were ly-
ing on the trodden slopes, dying, dead,
crushed and torn by the iron hail and lead
en- rain which had hurtled through the air.
At this time of writing it is not possible to
state with any defniteness the numbers en-
ga aged or the number killed and wounded.
But there is reason TO believe that the en-
tire rebel force was over one hundred thou
sand. Beauregard's force on Sunday could
no, bsve been less than seventy thousand,
while Grants was under fifty thousand.
Year: 1862

to improve. The he almost had victory in
his grasp. A little more vigor, energy, en-
durance, and more hurting of his forces
upon the inferior force in front, and the day
would be his. lie waited for his approach
ing reiniorcements--wa waited 10 refresh his
men--waited and lost the golden hour
The muskeiry gradually died away as the
sun sunk in the west, but the deep boom of
the cannon still shook the earth. But at
dark this ceased along the lines, broken on
ly at intervals through the night.