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Year: 1862

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Dr. Scion d. -Ndrtia, Adon, ILL.,:


DR. SoLoN: Yours of the 9th i'ebru-
airy was handed to me this evening upon
my arrival here. | had heard with deep
regret that you were prisoner, taken in
arms against the best Government on earth


regret to say, after reading your note,
| cannot see any signs Of repentance on
your part. The crime that you have COM
mitted is the highest known to the law
The coldest blooded assassination the law
regards as of less turpitude than treason,
and Justly so, too In the one case, only a
single victim suffers in the other, whole
communities, States, and nation is filed
with assassinations and all the crimes of a
lesser grade.


Society is destroyed; law disregarded.
The torch of the incendiary, the knife of
the assassin, with every other crime, reigns
supremely throughout the land Had you
said in your note that you had been duped,
deceived, betrayed into this rebellion, and
that you repented, heartily repented, of
the course you had taken, and that now you
were ready to peril life, fortune, and your
sacred honor, in defence of the Govern
ment your grandfathers toiled for through
eight long and bloody years of privation
and suffering to establish, then [ would
have labored for your release, and [ doubt
not | could have accomplished it. This
you have not done, and it is now too late;
you can never have my aid This, to you,
may seem harsh, cruel-be it so. IF you
were my son, instead of my nephew, l
would never suffer you to darken my door
until you could do so as patriot and as
loyal citizen of your Government.


Have you ever thought of the conse-
quences Of your course upon me? The
party with which you associated are my
bitter enemies and seek my lite. have
already had to fly from my home, and my
house surrounded by an armed band of cut
throats the night [ left. What was my
crime? Loyalty to my Government-pa-
triotism, your grandfathers would in their
day have called it. For this, you and your
party to which you have joined your for
tunes, think men ought to suffer death
What is the history of the leaders of this
rebellion 1t is written in one word: In
fanny. They have now added to their
blackened souls, (if, indeed, they can be
blackened,) the crime of murder. Think
of the thirty thousand widows, the cries OF
the orphans for bread, the unavailing re.
grets of more than one hundred thousand
friends and relatives, and then tell me il
you are guiltless. Have you not cOntribu
ted, SO far as your influence goes, to bring
this wall of woe which now goes up from
this whole community? Suppose yor
could secede, and your independence b'
! established, who do you suppose would bt
Year: 1862

Some people pride themselves on GER
tain sharpness in making bargains. They
buy everything trife cheaper than their
neighbors because of certain tact in beat
ing down prices


1t may turn out in another world that
this is very short sighted economy, for as
MIR. Cough says, it leads many sellers to
vicious courses. Mr.Gough said in one of
hiSlectures upon information derived person.
ally from English convicts, that not few
of that unfortunate class of persons had
formerly been venders of vegetables, fruit,
matches, and such like small wares, and
by that humble means had tried hard to
gain an honest livelihood And they as
crlbe their failure and fall to the fact that
their customers were so persistently in the
habit of beating down their prices that
they found it impossible to earn living
by fair and honest dealing, and were at
length tempted to a course Of double dea
ling, which led them step by step into
lying, cheating, stealing and finally public
degradation and prison


We think that there is more than a
grain Of truth in this. At all events, one
Of the minor morals is to give a poor man
fair price for his labor or his wares
Beating down is wholly inexcusable. If
the price asked is too high in itself or too
much for your pocket, leave the article
and try another dealer
Year: 1862

For fit of Passion-Walk out into the
open air; you may speak your mind to the
wind without hurting any one, or proclaim
ing yourself simpleton.


For a fit of Idleness-Count the ticking
of clock; do this for an hour, and you
will be glad to pull off your coat and work
like negro.


For a fit of Extravaganza and Folly
Go to the workhouse, or speak with the
inmates of a jail, and you will be convin-
ced


Who makes his bed of brier and thorn,


Must be content to lie forlorn.


For fit of Ambition-Go into the
churchyard and read the grave-stones; they
will tell you the end of ambition. The
grave will soon be your bed-chamber, the
earth your pillow, corruption your father,
and the worm your mother and sister.


For fit of Despondency.-Look on the
good things which God has given you in
this world, and to those which He has
promised to his followers in the next, He
Year: 1862

Ask Your Ehenpies-If you want to
know your faults, ask your enemies what
they are, and you will be told. If there is
a broken place in your coat of mail, they
will discover it and thrust in spear there.
They will pierce you between the joints of
your harness. Perhaps some people think
that one must needs be very wicked to have
enemies No, no; there is not a good man
or woman on earth, (unless they are hap
PLY good-persons of no force of charac-
ter,) who has not at least one enemy. 1t
is no credit to man to have it said of him,
He has not an enemy in the world.'-
Such a sentence would do very well to en-
grave upon the tombstone of an infant or
an idiot, but it is far from being compli-
mentary to man.
Year: 1862

who goes into the garden to look for cob
webs and spiders, no doubt will find them
while he who looks for flower may re-
turn to his house with one blooming in his
bosom


For all fits of Doubts, Perplexity, and
Fear, whether they respect the body or the
mlnd-whcther they are load to the
shoulders, the head, or the heart-the fol-
lowing is radical cure which may be re-
lied on, for | had it from Great Physi-
clan: Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and
lie will sustain thee


For fit of Repining-Look about for
the halt and the blind, and visid the bed
ridden, the afflicted, and the deranged :;
and they will make you ashamed of com
planning of your light affections.
Year: 1862

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from Huntsville, Ala,
says: Walking through one Of the most
pleasant of Huntsville's beautiful streets to
day, the bare and blackened walls of once
splendid house presented themselves to my
view. The gentleman at my side remarked,
there is sad history connected with those
ruins. The man who owned the property
was few weeks since second in influence
to no one in the South with lovely fam
lily, thorough education, and great wealth.
1t seemed that nothing was lacking to com
plete his earthly happiness, In one short
month he was hurled from his pious position
of influence in Jeff. Davis Cabinet; his
two young sons were lying dangerously
wounded in the Corinth hospitals his city
and country mansions laid waste by an in
cendiary torch; an exile from his home,
houseless, wifeless, Pope Walker is turned
adrift upon the cold charities of people
whom he had been instrumental in deceiv-
ing into cruel rebellion. How emblemr
attic of General Walkers fortunes are these
desolate walls
Year: 1862

y correspondent of the Times, writing
from London, says:


The most extraordinary machine in the
exhibition is beyond question the one for
microscopic writing. This enables per-
son to write in the usual way, and to du.
pllcate his writing million times smaller;
SO small, indeed, that it is invisible to the
naked eye, yet with powerful microscope
becomes SO plain that every line and dot
can be seen. The inventor claims that
with this instrument he can copy the en-
tire Bible twenty two times in the space
Of an inch. The Astor Library, presume,
could be transferred to a sheet of note pa
per. Practically it will be of great service
in preventing forgcries. With one ofthese
machines private mark can be put on
bills so minute and perfect that the forger
can neither perceive nor initiate it, but the
bank clerk Or broker knowing where to
look can at once detect that the bill is gen
uine. The machine is the invention of
Mr. Peters
Year: 1862

In West Newbury, on Saturday, as tho
wife OF Mr.. John G. Carr was stepping
down from a chair, her head came in con-
tact with two foot rule in the hand of her
husband with such violence as to destroy
the sight Of her only remaining eye, the
other having been destroyed about ter
years since by coming in contact with the
rein hook inside of the chaise in which she
was riding, in consequence of the horse
falling down. The accident on Saturday
renders her totally blind.
Year: 1862

CAUSE OF THE DESTRUCTION OF DoN-
ALDsoNvILLE.-The New Orleans cor
respondent Of the New York Times
writes that about the e5tb Of July Gen.
Butler was waited on by number OF
prominent secession citizens for permis-
sion to run the steamer Empire Parish
as far up the river as Baton Rouge
These people represented that the city
contained many women and children
who desired to get into the country,
many of the latter being young girls,
daughters of the planters, who had
closed the city boarding-school tetn,
and wished 10 see their parents. Gen.
Butler, who had become very much
enraged at the way his passes and other
acts Of kindness had been abused, at
first denied the petitioners, but finally
consented, and that to avoid all mistake
the boat should go up the river under
secesh auspices. He even went so far
as to give an unconditional pass, SO
that the guerrillas would have no ex-
cuse for interfering. and no one was
permitted on the boat but Louisianians.
As an additional security little steam
er called the Southerner went up the
river and stopped at the different land
ings telling the people that there were
no Yankees on the boat-no one but
"our own people," Everything went
on well until the boat reached Donald
sonville. Just as it was leaving the
town the Captain received hint from a
secesh friend that he had better steer
for the opposite shore. He did so just
in time to avoid heavy volley Of rifle
shots. 1t must be remembered that
there was not Unionist on board, the
majority of the passengers being ladies
and little children. The only cause for
this 6endish attack was that the boat
came from New Orleans. We are there
fore not surprised to learn that Donald
sonville was in part destroyed by one Of
our vessels. The above strocious in
stance is far from being the only one
which has provoked the destruction oi
the Louisiana Sodom. Com. Farrsgut's
official report gives an account of the
affair.
Year: 1862

WAsHISeroE. D. O., August 2s
Hon. Horace Greeley:


DEAR SIR. ! have just read yours
OF the 18th inst, addressed to myself
through the New York Tribune. II
there be in it any statements or assump-
tion Of fact which I may know to be
erroneous, ] do now and here cont o.
vert them. If there be any inferenees
which I may believe to be falsely
drawn, ] do not now and here argue
against them. II there be perceptible
in it an impatient and dictatoriaI tone. I
waive it in Difference to an old friend
whose heart have always supposed to
be right.


As to the policy 1 seem to be pur-
suing, as you say, l have not meant to
leave any one in doubt. 1 would save
the Union--I would save it in the short
est way under the Constitution. The
sooner the national authority can be
restored, the nearer the Union will be
the Union as it was.


II there be those who would not
save the Union unless they could at the
same time save slavery, do not agree
with them. If there be those who
would not save the Union unless they
could at the same time destroy slavery,
l do not agree with them. My para
mount object is TO save the Union, and
not either save or destroy slavery. IL
l could save the Union without freeing
any slaves 1 would do so, and if /
could save it by freeing all the slaves I
would do it; and if could save it by
freeing some, and leaving others alone,
l would also do that.


What 1 do about slavery and the col
ored race do because believe il helps
TO save this Union. and what l forbear ]
forbear because do not believe it helps
to save the Union. Ishall do less when
ever l shall believe what l am dong
hurts the cause, and / shall do more
whenever believe doing more will
help the cause. / shall try TO correct
errors when shown to be errors, and I
shall adopt new views so fast as they
shall appear to be true views. l have
here stated my purpose, appertaining
to my new official duty, and l intend
no modification of my oft.expressed
personal wish that all men everywhere
could be free.


Yours, A. LINCOLN.
Year: 1862

~T The New Ironsides has left
Philadelphia upon her first expedition.
She left with sealed orders. She is
believed to be invincible. Unless the
best judges Of naval offence and defence
are at fault, she is capable Of encoun-
tering successfully a dozen ordinary
men-of-war, capable OF sinking any
thing aAOat and capable either ol
passing by the strongest rebel fort upon
the continent or taking her position d.
rectly in front of it and batteriDg il
with her terrible guns at leisure.


For the present the New Ironsides
and the Monitor are the two monarchs
Of the deep. Perhaps they are at this
time cooperating together. No doubt
we shall have exciting news from one
or both during the present week. i
any Southern rams are to be found
they will be rent like common sheep
no matter though they be directly un
der the protection Of the paws and jaw
Of the most powerful rebel watch-dogs
in the sLspe of forts and batteries.
Year: 1862

ANOTHER STATEMENT ABOUT THE
DRAFr-The New York correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Ledger says the
Government is inclined to accept mon
ey in lieu Of personal services from per-
sons who are drafted, The writer says
that number of New York gentlemen,
acting in harmony with the Union De-
fence Committee, had a conversation
with Secretary Stanton in regard to
certain features of the conscription.
They report that not only is Mr.. Stan
ton, but the President also, anxious
that the draft should be extended in
such manner as will occasion the least
Inconvenience to the people. The draft
probably will not be an indiscriminate
one. A distinction will be drawn be-
tween persons who have families de-
pendent upon them and persons who
have no such membranes; and in re-
gard to substitutes, the assertion of the
Tribune that the Napoleonic system
will be adopted, is substantially correct,
that is to say. "the price of the sub
stitutes will be fixed by the Govern
ment, and any man. paying $500 or
$500. will be permitted to remain at
home. The amount will be offered by
the Government as a bounty, which
will fll the ranks OF the Union armies
Immediately. In the course of a few
days it is believed that an order will be
issued from the War Department, Civ
ing the weight of authority to these sug'
gestions.
Year: 1862

HEsRT's REPEATING RIrrz.-Mr.
Stanton, the agent for this most remark
able and efficient Of all firearms ever
invented, is again in our city prepared
to negotiate for the sale OF the splendid
weapon. the depot being now at the
store of A. B. Semple & Co.. on Main
street.


This weapon has created great SEN
sation wherever known, and it would
have done so even in ordinary times
1t has no defect, it is liable to 10 objec-
ton whatever, and It's combination Of
advantages Is not only wonderful, but
unparalleled. 1t is sighted for various
distances from q hundred to thousand
yards, doing powerful execution at all;
it can be loaded with fifteen charges in
scarcely more than that number Of
seconds, and the whole can be fred of
in Eve or six seconds; it has all the nice
accuracy Of the old Kentucky rife. and
is so simple in its construction as to
never get out of order; no immersion
in water or length of time the loads
are retained endangers the loss Of
shot; there is no conceivable possibility
of an accidental discharge, no matter
what force may be brought to bear upon
the weapon; and, if at any time there
is occasion to withdraw the fifteen
charges, the whole work can be done
almost as quick as fifteen bullets could
be turned out Of a tumbler.


II any of our friends want protection
in their homes, or if any Of them are
going to hunt guerrillas, or intending
to take their places anywhere in the
armies of the Union, we earnestly sd
wise them to supply themselves with
Henry's rifle. In our opinion, there is
no other known rife that can enter at
all into competition with this. And
our judgment is confirmed by the
judgment of better judges than our
selves, though we think we are pretty
good ones.-Lou. Jour.
Year: 1862

~Love is made up Of contraries.
A fair women, they say, best loves a
dark man; tall man generally selects
a little woman for wife; the portly
dame admires to tuck pigmy spouse
beneath her sheltering arm; the mild
and timid girl turns with delight TO the
bold and sparkling lover; the ancient
crone sighs for the blooming youth. and
the wisest seek in the society of the
weakest. the pleasing relaxation from
the sustere duties of the Bar, the Sen
ate or the State.
Year: 1862

"A telegram to Governor Berry Of
n. Hampshire orders tie exemption OF
all ministers and physicians from the
draft. We think it probable that q
like course will be pursued in all those
States where they are not exempted BY
State law,
Year: 1862

MoRrAR FOR BUILDING.-In common prac-
tlce, the cohesion of mortar is greatly impaired
by using too large portion of sand il should
never exceed two parts by measure to one of
lime paste. A cask of lime weighing two
huudred and eighty pounds, made into eight
cubic feet OF lime paste, should be mixed with
sixteen bushels of damp sand. The notion
used to be generally entertained that the
longer lime was Stacked before it was used. the
better would be the mortar made of it,


Ihls, however, Is not the case with our COM
mon fat lime and sand mortars The sand
should be mixed with the Stacked lime as soon
as the latter becomes cold, and no more water
should be employed than will reduce the lime
to thick paste. In preparing mortar the un-
Stacked lime should be placed on boards and
sheltered from the sun and rain; 1t should be
open above and surrounded with some sand.
Ihe water necessary to slake lime should be
poured upon it with any suitable vessel, and
care should be taken to stir the lime so as to
bring the water into contact with every por-
tion, when it may be left until all the yapor
has passed Off,


The sand may now be Incorporated with the
lime by means of hoe or a shovel; and, If
necessary, little water may be added to pro-
duce homogeneous, consistent paste, when it
is ready for use. Sand from the sea-shore
should never be employed for making mortar
without being first washed with fresh water,
because the salt left in such sand is liable to
absorb moisture and prevent the mortar be-
coming hard.


In putting up walls of brick or stone, care
should be taken that the stones or bricks be
moistened before they come in contact with
the mortar. Every brick and stone should be
laid in good bed Of mortar, and should re-
ceive blow to fix it firmly. The bricks
should not be laid merely, as is the common
custom, but forced down as to press the NOR
tar into all the pores and crevices. The super
intendent OF building should give his person.
al attention to the vertical joints in the walls,
as the masons frequently neglect TO I'LL them
up with mortar.-[Scientifc American.
Year: 1862

CB- We should do our readers injustice did
we fail to notice the superiority of the superb
collection Of piano fortes now opened to the
public at No 81 Middle Street. They are all
of excellent finish and workmanship, and an
unusual chance is offered to obtain just such
an instrument as may be desired, for they are
all to be closed out by auction on Thursday
Year: 1862

OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BATTLE OR sKIR-


HIsH AT WAR TRACE.


April 11th, 1862.


Lieut.. Colonel DENLY, commanding 42nd


Regiment Ind. Vols:


SIR-Early this morning, April IL, 1862,
l received information from q Union man
of the neighborhood, in which my detach-
ment is encamped that force of rebel cav
airy, numbering some 300, were encamped
four miles to the east of this place. ! re-
ceived the above information at l o'clock
in the morning or about midnight, and inn
mediately sent out scouts on the different
roads. The scouts having been sent out,
soon after received information that you
had sent out small body of mounted men
and received it in such way as to indnce
me to believe that the men who had been
taken for rebel cavalry were your own
scouts, and that fear and alarm had greatly
exaggerated their numbers. Believing this
to be the case, retired to bed by o'clock
in the morning, satisfied that my copjec-
lures were right as to the nature of the
cavalry, about whom l had received the in
formation above. Before retiring, however,
reused the men from their quarters and
ordered them to load their guns and retire
again, taking care to sleep on their arms
Precisely at Reveille, and almost at the
moment when our drums were beating,
was awakened by the shouting of the cav
airy who were coming down at gallop in
rear of the officers tents. had time to
put on my paRtaloons before the firing COM
menced. l ran out in my stocking feet
and found the men somewhat confused at
the suddenness of the attack. Part were
still in their tents, not yet having awaked.
l formed the men as well as possible by the
aid of the officers, who all acted with the
greatest GOODNESS and bravery, behind some
fallen timber in front of the encampment,
and Immediately opened fire. The fight
was most desperate for near twenty min
utes. The enemy came up close, and the
men, encouraged by the officers, ran for
ward to meet them. They advanced from
tree to tree, cheering bravely and doing
splendid firing. The enemy finally broke
and gave way in every direction, the men
following them some distance. On the
right of the encampment few dismounted
troopers took position behind fence and
annoyed us by continual FIRE they were
soon disIodged by our men, leaving several
wounded and dead on the field. In about
thirty minutes after the action commenced,
the enemy bad entirely disappeared, or
could be seen in the distance riding through
the woods. Our loss was two killed in Co.
G, one in Co. and one in Go. b i've
either mortally or dangerously wounded,
and thirty-three slightly wounded. Capt.
Myler was shot through the hand, lnfiict-
ing a severe, but | hope not dangerous
wound. Their loss is seven dead on the
field, besides several others borne oH by
Year: 1862

habit Of self To which added observations ON
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the
most importance 10 the married ard those contemplating
marriage, who entertain doubts Of their physical lty
enter that state Sent 90 any address IN sealed wrap
per, on receipt Of ten cents or four s,srnps.


We devote entire time and attention 20 the treat
Of the various private diseases pm
vste report Our Dspensay Il the only Institution q the
kind IN America which has been tabsbrd by special
charter, ana this fact should give preference
various quzcks Of doubtful character be found In Ell