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Year: 1864

Howard, the author Of the forged
proclamation" is loyal Lacquer. and was
for u long while editorally connected with
the New York Times, an ardent support.
er Of the Administration. 1t is Said and
believed thai his sending the proclamation
to the World and journal of Commerce
was an Administration dodge, in order to
give it an excuse to suppress those pa.
pers. Papers in the West copied it and
circulated it extensively, but no attempt
was made to suppress them.
Year: 1864

EvIDENT.-It is evident that not more
than One-quarter Of the people Of the
whole country believe in. or will submit
to. the Abolition theory Of Government
The obnoxious one quarter just now hap.
pen to hold the ribbons, and they are dri.
wing with amazing rcckleSSncss. II is
hoped they will be brought up before CIV.
erything is ruined. More than enough
has been sacrificed to their folly, madness
and brutality. and the sooner the knaves
and bigOts are rebuked the better. A
few.Scars more Of mi>rule. prohigacy and
corruption, and the laboring classes will
be left homeless and penniless. 1t is a
common thing to hear men who support
the Administration protest that they are
not Abolitionists. The Administration
has adopted and is carrying into effect the
Abolition programme, and every man
who supports it is necessarily an Aboli-
ZIONIST. This is evident; it admits of no
argument, aud he who denies it must be
either knave or fool
Year: 1864

STILL THE SANE.-Not longer ago than


1860 there was very wide distinction


between Republican and an Abolition.


list; and still wider distinction between
Democrat and an AboitionSt. Most Of
the former would have admitted that the
sudden liberation OF four millions Of igno
rant slaves would not be to the advantage
of the white race or Of the black. What
we desire to know is, whether circum
stances can change fundamental, organ,
ic truth in four years. Should men be
iubilant now over an event they would
have deprecated three years ago? Are
the principles Of the Ab0litionists, their
aims and purposes. the same now they
were then? If they were mischievous
and dangerous then, are they not mis-.
chievouS aud dangerous still? Since the
purpose Of the war is avnwed to be negro
freedom, it may be profitable for thought
full men to recall some of their sober con
victi"ns. We believe that the Interests
Of both the white race and the black for.
bid this violence. Dearly bought expc
ricnce will teach the people that Aboli.
tioniSm is destructive to the interests Of
the country.
Year: 1864

THs FEsrrvAL of the ladies Of the Methodist
Church was well attended on each evening,
and. we are glad to be able to say. proved an
eutire success in every particular. The old
folks concert and the tableaux were much Ap
piauded, and the zest with which the refresh
ment were partaken of shows that they too
were duly appreciated. We learn that the
nett proceeds will reach tho sum of about six
hundred dollars. Pretty good for these hard
times
Year: 1864

ism in Europe, is a sympathizer with the


SHAREHOLDERS Rebellion. aud unites in its


prayers for our National disruption aud


DOWNFALL These Of course, will not lend


the Government anything, and will do
their best to deter others from lending.
And the poison Of their distrust infects
others who know Tor should know) better.
The time is not distant when these Will
seek forgetfulness of their present course
as they would suppress evidence that their
ancestors were Tory cowboys" in the
War of American Independence.


The Republic will live aud not die.
Even were it possible 10 subject it TO th he
demanded by its domestic foes,
it would still be the FIRST Power on this
continent, and would scorn the idea Of re-
pudiating its debt. II will yet triumph
over its foes; but less promptly aud thor
oughly than it would il all its loyal mill
lions would readily lend it to the extent
of their ability. Let them do so nowfand
rejoice in the faith thar the Rsbellion is
in its death struggle, aud that soon a
brighter day-which they will have thus
aided to hasten-will dawn on our now
distracted, belligerent, bleeding, suffering,
but not dying country. -
Year: 1864

u q


TIE war now comes home to all of US
every day. Even those who are not
mourning for brave relatives or friends
who have fallen in battle, or who are not
constantly kept in solicitude by fears for
the safety of loved ones now facing the foe,
are reminded at every purchase they make
that war is laying his heavy tax on every
article they use. During the first year of the
war most OF the people were surprised that
they did not feel its burdens weighing more
heavily upon them. The number of those
whose households were saddened by the ia.
tai bullets of the enemy was after all com.
parstiVely small. The drain made by the
army on our population was scarcely no.
ticeable in our streets. The prices cur
rent scarcely suggested the existence of
great civil conflict. And the remark be-
came trite, that those OF us at home could
scarcely realize that war was raging
But three years of strife have so changed
affairs that we cannot for an hour escape
from the evidence that peace with her train
of blessings is no longer ours. Every ar
ticIe of food or clothing that we purchase
comes freighted with an expensive message
announcing the existence of war. Perhaps
not even the great loss of life caused by
war presents so hard a test to the patience
and patriotism of a people as a great in
crease of taxes and of prices. This test
our nation has borne we'll. II has sustain
ed with good spirit the heavy burthen laid
upon it. We believe that it viii continue
to do so as long as It believes that all
proper efforts are made-by the government
to keep the currency from farther depreci-
alton and to push on the war with all pos
sibls vigor. If any are attempted to mur-
muir at the weight of pecuniary burthen
which is placed upon them by the war, let
them remember how unworthy for mo-
ment is to be compared with the burtheu
of heavy toll which hundreds of thousands
of our countrymen are enduring for our
good. If they are tempted to rePiue At
the necessity for giving up some of the
costly luxuries which have adorned their
tables, let them think of the brave fellows
who live on salt junk and hard tack, sleep
on the ground and face death continually
that we may sit in quiet at our board at
home. What are all the priVatious and
self denials and sacrifices of the men at
home, when contrasted with those of the
soldiers in the field! They do not deserve
to be thought of. So long US the gallant
men at the front do not falter or fail or
murmur or croak, let us who are at home
be ashamed to complain or grumbls at
bearing our share of the labor which is
requisite for the completion OF the great
\. task set before the nation.
Year: 1864

! encounter every sacrifice of eAse, OF health,


of property, of life itself, rather than be
degraded from the position Of free and in


dependent States, into which they were


born, can never be conquered. Will not


our adveFsaries themselves begin to feel
that humanity has bled long enough; that
tears and blood and treasure enough have


been expended in bootless undertaking,
covering their own land, no less than ours


with pail of mourning, and exposing them
far more than ourselves to the catastrophe
of financial exhaustion and bankruptcy, not
to speak of the loss of their liberties by
the despotism engeudered in an aggressive
warfare upon the liberties of another and
kindred people2 wiz they be willing, by
a longer perseverance in a wanton aud
hopeless contest to make this continent,
which they so long boasted to be the cho-
seq abode of liberty and ssn-governmeut,
of peace and higher civilization, the the
atre of the most causeless aud prodigal ef-
fusion of blood which the world has ever
seen, of virtual relapse into the barbar-
ism of the ruder ages, aud of the destruc-
tion of constitutional freedom by the law
lessness fusurped power2


But if our adversariss, or those whom
they have placed in power, deaf to the
voice of reason and justice, steeled to the
dictates of prudence and humanity, by
and deIusive confidence in
their own numbers, or those Of their black
and foreign mercenaries. shall determine
upon au indefnite prolongatiOu of the
upon them be the responsibility of
a decision SO ruinous to themselves and
80 injurious to the interest aud repOse OF
mankind"


There is more of the same sort, but this
stuff was long ago ''played out"
Year: 1864

A judge relates the following incident
that occurred in his practice: He was
trying petty case, in which one of the
parties was not able to pay counsel fees,
aud undertook to plead his own cause.
But he found, in the course of the trial,
that the keen and adroit attorney who man.
aged the case Tor the other party was too
much for him in legal strategy, evidently
making the worse appear the better cause.
The poor man, Mr.. A, Was In state of
mind bordering upon desperation, when
the opposing counsel closed his plea, and
the case was about to be submitted to the
justice for decision. May it please your
Honor, said the man, may l prayY The
judge was taken somewhat / surprise,
and could only say that he saw no objec-
ton. Whereupon Mr.. A went down upon
his knees, ard made iervent prayer, in
which he laid the merits of his case be-
fore the Lord in very clear and methodi-
cal statement OF all the particulars, plead
ing that right and justice might pre-
vail % Lord, thou knowest that it is SO
and So'-to the end of the chapter Ar
guments which he could not present in
logical array to the understanding of men,
he had no difficulty addressing to the Lord,
being evidently better versed in praying
than pettifogging When he rose from his
knees, Esquire w, the opposing counsel,
very much exasperated by the turn which
the case had taken, said: 'Mr Justice,
does not the closing argument belong to
me?' To which the judge replied: You
can close with prayer if you please
Esquire w was in the habit Of praying at
home, but not seeing the propriety of con-
Meeting his prayer with his practice, wisely
forbore, leaving poor Mr.. A. to win his
case, as he did, by this novel mode of pre-
senting it.
Year: 1864

The test Of the ndwelllng uf the Eter
nal Spirit is, that a man regards bis life
as a pilgrimage to worlds unseen, and es
Inmates events and appliances according to
their bearing on the success Of his journ
ey toward the invisible home.


Those who have not the spirit OF God =,
and who consequently y believe in no home
in God beyond, necessarily look upon the
present as the only real world, and do
their uttermost to settle themselves on the
earths foundations. They are constantly
dreaming of rest at The end OF earthly
labor. But rest there Is none tor sinful
men. All here is quicksand, uncertainty
aud rapid decay. There is no rest for tre
soul in the world OF sense He only who
has made the Most High his habitation'
is superior to the changes and chances Of
time. He only who thinks of his dwelling
as tent may look forward to a % Iilding
OF God eternal in the heavens He only
who has been cured of leprosy and blind
ness aud mortality, by washing in the toun
tain OF living waters, can set foot with in
the shades OF death with firmness, or, know
in himself that he has iu heaven better
and an enduring substance And when
he has achieved this independence of the
visible creation he sees around him a world
waking in a vain show, 'disquieted IN
vain,' and ceases to desire any longer to
form part OF the gay phantom procession
to the grave. Ii poor, he knows that he
yet possesses all things; and if rich in
this world 'rejoices as though he rejoiced
not because the fashion of it is passing
away Christian Spectator.
Year: 1864

A Dog Story.-A very intelligent
pointer dog, belonging to George G. Will
son of Springfield, Mass, was given away
aud taken to New York about ten weeks
ago, but nothing could make him content
ed thee. He was tied up in all sorts of
ways and found as many to release him
self. He was taken to Williamsburg, but
misbehaved himself just as badly there.
A few days ago he was missing and let
ter was written to his old master in Spring
field, stating that such was the case. Two
days after the receipt of the letter the
identical dog appeared there, pretty well
worked down by reason of his long travels,
and overjoyed to get back again. There is
no doubt that he footed the whole dis
tance, and how he found the way is a ques-
ton we won't answer
Year: 1864

The Christian life is not easy. st. Paul
found it severe lite. He had to train
for it. He had to fight with his own body
day by day. His enemy was Gin one sense
though not in another) flesh and blood.
He new what weariness was, what Ian
guor was, what an ailing body was, what a
lonely, saddened spirit was, what hardly
Year: 1864

BY VERONA VERNON.
Why sit in pensiye sadness,
And sigh for joys long fed;
Life loses half It's gladness,
Thus mourning for dead.
Mourn not the hopes that perish,
And early pass away
Much yet is left 10 cherish,
That knoweth no decay.
The world is full of beauty
OF beauty everywhere,
And if we do our duty


Life loses half Its care.
And there's land of glory
A fairer cline than this,
Read of in sacred story
A land of perfect bliss.
There flowers are ever vernal--
There joys are ever rife
There pleasures are eternal,
Within that land of life
Then pine not here in sadness,
But live above earth's care,
And seek that land of gadness,
Where all is bright and fair.
Charlottesville, Pa.
Year: 1864

Congress is beginning to pay some
attention to the impo.ilioos practiced on
the csiored people Of the District Of Col.
umbia under The old slave code laws Of
the District, some Of hich are most bar
barous but are uuIspsaled.
Year: 1864

VERAcITY, - The groundwork Of all
manly character is veracity. That virtue
lies at the foundation of everything solid.
How common it is to hear parents say !:
81 have faith in my child SO long as he
speaks the truth, He may have many
faults, but know he will not deceive me.
l build on that confidence" They are
right. 1t is careful and just ground to
build upon. And that is beautiful con-
fidence. Whatever errors temptation may
betray child into, so long as brave open
truth remains, there is something to de-
pend on, there is anchor ground, there is
substance at the centre. Men of the
world feel so about one another. They
can be tolerated and forbearing so long as
their errlng brother is true. five do not
believe what others say to us, we cannot
act upon it; and to an immense extent,
is saying that We cannot act at all. When
you undertake to benefit lying man, it il


like putting your feet in the mire. 'E
Year: 1864

Four or five years since, we spoke Of
McGregor, and it is the same place now.
A smart little city, wide awake 10 all save
politics. 1t is situated in the m mouth Of a
long and narrow ravine-its blufy sides
rising from one to seven hundred feet
Heavenward. The city is just one mile
long by four rods wide, and very much on
the Hogarth style Of beauty. It must
have been intended for the road to Heaven,
it is so long, crooked and narrow. There
are four corner lots in McGregor-.wo nt
each end of the city. All the houses and
stores are ia row, 80 that two cave
througbs, each a mile in length, serve to
catch rain water for the whole town. In
shape the street resemble tape. worm.


At times ducks. when scared out of the
river, attempt to fly up the ravne, only to
dash themselves to death against the bluffs
which rise so high over the housetops.-
The gardens stand up edsewise. Chickens
can no more disturb garden stuff than
they could climb q decanter The people
are very religious, as they constantly look
lIeavenward in order to see daylight -
About a thousand teams per dnv come in
from the rich country back Of McGresor,
and as there is not room to turn, they take
the ferry to Prairie du Chen and evola,e
on the broad waste there spread out. The
ladies wear hoops in shape like a babys
coffin, for with round ones it would be i'm
possible to pass on the streets In the
stores and saloons the cash drawers are
lengthwise the street, as there ia not room
to lay bills the other way. Barrels have
to sit on end and their contents be pumped
out There are no wholesale stores in
McGregor, As there is not room to straight
en- out a complete piece Of goods. The
city is very long for this world. In the
line Of hardware it is all "Indian lile.'
Hay is brought in from the the country
in the original swath. Droyers stop at the
back end Of town to cut the tails from
their cattle lest in passing down the street,
they switch the goods displayed in front
of stores and dirty the faces of pedestrians
Wood is sawed and split with regard to
the shape of Main street-there is but
one. McGregor was originally gopher
hole, till the top was blown off by some
convulsion Of nature, when the enterprise
of western men made it city. In dry
times when the dust is flying. a crooked
syringe takes the place Of street sprinkler,
and one discharge serves to wet the entire
city-except the people! The sidewalks
are made of planks laid lengthwise the
street-to lay them crosswise, as usual.
the planks would be short enough for
matches. Merry long very narrow-very
crooked-very busy and certainly very
prosperous Is McGregor, the busy little
city Of Iowa. La Crosse Democrat.


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vha now I1 g Fractional C,rra,,v "a
Year: 1864

The new I. s. Fractional Currency is
got up on very inferior article OF paper
We saw fifty cent piece, the other day,
which "split in two" like paste board
Chase is good on greenbacks, but Blair
can hea, him ON the change"
Year: 1864

PAY YouR DEBrs.-All persons know
ing themselves indebted to DR.. Collins,
are requested to call at his Office and set
tie Immediately, before there is an addi-
ton of costs made to the bill. ga word
to the wise is sufficient"
Year: 1864

About FIVE miles below Minneapolis, aad
the Falls of St. Anthony, on the West side
of the Mississippi River, a beautiful crystal
stream from twenty to fifty feet wide, known
by the Indian name Miune-ha-ha, or
Laughing Water" unites with the great
Father of Waters" Not far back from
the river, this creek falls perpsndicularly
over its rocky bed, about sixty feet, into .
basin below, forming one of the most beau
tiful cascades Of which it is possible to con-
ceive.


The limerick which forms its bed, 50
overhangs the underlying sand-rock, which
has gradually crumbed away, that there is,
at about half the height OF the fall sort
Of space or shelf about twenty feet wide.
and in semi circular form, along which one
can pass, entirely behind the fall, from ono
side of the stream to the other, without be-
ing sprinkled in the least


About four or five rods below the fall, and
only few feet above the water, . small
foot bridge is constructed, by which one can
cross over, and also obtain very favorable
view of the fall, and feel the rushing breeze
and mist which is put in motion by the dash
ing Of the water From this point too, one
can see the graceful birches which over
hang the sides of the fall, as they reach
downward their slender branches, and swing
gracefully to the passing breeze. Angels
arc they, beckoning us upward to the high
er. Here may the lover of nature worship
in her simplicity and native beauty, where
the hand Of man has not yet marrsd her
loveiness.


In twelve month more, railroad will
be in operation, landing passengers within
a few rods Of this gem of beauty but what
changes it may then be obliged to suffer, i,
| is impossible to tell.
Year: 1864

TIE moment man is satisfied that he
has taken cold let him do three things
First, eat nothing, second, 60 to bed, cover
up warm in warm room; third, drink as
much cold water as he can, or as he wants,
or as much hot herb tea as he can, and il
three cases out of four he will be almost
well in thirty six hsurs, if not, send for az
educated aud experienced physician at once
for any cold which does net get better IL
forty-eisht hours, is neither to be tFiaeo
With Of expsrimsutsd upcR
Year: 1864

A writer in the Congregationalis tells
this:-"Returning we saw newly opened
grave. 1t was ior j Michigan boy OF
eighteen, who had been shot down at the
side Of his father, who was private in the
same company The father sat beside the
grave, carving his boys name upon a rude
mead board 1t was his first born. took
him by the hand, aud gave him all my
heart; offered a prayer, which Brother
Holmes followed with appropriate words
There was no coffin, but few pieces of
board we're laid in the bottom of the grave,
retween the body and the bare ground
Wrap him in this blanket, said the father,
1t is one his sister sent him. All me how
will they bear it at home? What will
his poor mother do? She must have
lock OF bis hair stopped to cut the
lock with my penknife, when a soldier
came forward with pair of scissors from
his little housewife Ny heart blessed
the Sahhath school child who made that
timely gift And so, having rendered the
last flee of faith and affection, we laid
the brave boy in his grave, while the cse
non were still roaring the doom ot others,
young and brave, whom he had just left
on the field
Year: 1864

y


a very curious piece Of strategy, which
took place the other day, shows that the
wonders of COoper's Indian heroes have
not ceased. One of the l4th New York
Artillery Seneca Indian, from the
western part of the State-undertook on
wager, to bring in live rebel sharpshoot-
er, who was perched in tree in front of
our line, considerably in advance of his
own. His manner of accomplishing this
was as ingenious as successful, and rivals
the "deyiltry" Of any Of the Leatherstock
ing redskins. Procuring a quantity of
pine boughs he enveloped himself with
them from head to foot, attaching them
securely to a branch, which he lashed
lengthwise to his body. When completed
he was indistin gushable to a casual obser
yer from the surrounding foliage, and
resemhled a tree as closely as it was posi-
ble for his really artistic efforts to render
him. Thus prepared, and with musket in
band, concealed likewise. he stole by almost
lmperccpuhle movements to beneath the
tree where the sharpshooter was lodged
Here he patiently waited until his prey
tau emptied his piece at one OF our men.
when he suddenly brought his musket to
bear uron the reb, giving him no time to
reload The sharpshooter was taken at a
disadvantage. To the demand to come
down be readily assented, when the Indian
triumphantly marched him prisoner into
camp and won his wager.