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Year: 1863

Are we to violate the rules of civilized warfare
by inviting and encouraging servile insurrection.
which, after it has borne lis bitter fruits OF lndis


criminatc slaughter. must inevitably end in the
determination OF the serve racer Is it humane
TO subject these unfortunate beings to this conse-
quencel Ii the abolition of slavery be neces-
sary consequence of the war, both will
have to endure the evil which ia their present
condition it would bring on them; but to make
emancipation the object of the war would be to
carry out the political views which to great
extent produced the war. would be in bad faith
to the nation and esoecially to those who have
fered their lives 10 the Government, after that
that the war was not to be prosecuted for the
purpose of "overthrowing the established institu-
tions of the States" Our energies should be
devoted to a restoration of the Union, and the
problem of emancipation is one to be solved
hereafter by the people of the States where the
institution of slavery exists. To be a benefit
even to the people in servitude. Il should not
cone by FIRE and sword. The institutions of
ages, interviewer with society. cannot thus be
broken up without producing incalculable misery.
Ii emancipation should ever come. it will come
so as to be of The greatest benefit to both races


1t will come as it did in New Jersey, by the vol


untary action of the people Of the States where
the institution exists, peacefully and gradually,
and without the dictation or interference of the
General Government OF the Government of other
States, and without calling on the other States
to incur immense debt, equivalent to a mort
gage on every acre Of land within their limits.
Year: 1863

Our highest standards of fem ale culture
convey the same idea, and tend to the same
end. In an essay on the duties of Ameri-
can mothers our own Webster says -
"Mothers are affeciicnate and effective
teachers of the human race. The mother
begins the process OF training with the in
fanl in her arms. 1t is she who directs its
first mental and spiritual puIsatious. She
conducts il along the impressible yeats Of
childhood and YOUTH and hopes to deliver
it 10 the rough contest and tumultuous
scenes OF life armed by these good princi-
mental care and love. II we draw within
the circle of our own contemplation the
mothers of civilized nation, what do we
see 4? We behold so many arlifcers, work
ing not OF frai and perishable matter, but
on the immortal mind, moulding and fash
ioniug beings who are TO exist forever. We
applaud the arrest whose skill and genius
present the mimic man upon the canvass
we admire and celebrate the sculptor who
works out that same image in enduring
marble but how Insignificant are these
achievements, though the highest and fair
est in all the departments of art in compar-
ison with the great vocation of mothers
They work not upon the canvas that shall
fail, or the marble that shall crumble into
dust, but upon mind. uFon spirit, which is
to last forever, and which is to bare through
out its duration the impress of a mothers
plastic hand"
Year: 1863

Have you ever known a Democrat 10 JUS
tify a violation of the Constitution


Have you ever known stamp act enac-
ted under Democratic Administration.


Have you ever known a Democratic
President 20 suspend the writ OF habeGs COR
p~s.


Have you ever known a Conscriplion
Law 10 be passed under Democratic Ad-
miuisraiion :


Have you ever known confscation Law
TO be passed by Democratic Adminislra.
lion


Have you ever known Democratic Ad-
ministration to form New State in viola
lion of the plain provision Of the Conslilu-
ton


Have you ever known a time, except the
present, when a citizen could be incarcer-
aied 10 a dungeon without authority OF
law


Have you ever known a Democratic Ad J.
mnis,ration to compel the people of State
or The District Of Columbia to sell their
proeTty whether willing or lot


Have you ever known any Administra.
ZION except Abraham's 10 create National
debt of So ,ooOOo oOOO, in the short period
of three years
Have you ever known a time under q
Democratic Administration when a day.
labor would purchase only two pounds o.
coffee


Have you ever known a citizen to be

sent into Punishment and exile, under dem.
ocratic rule


Have you ever known time under dem
ocratic rule, when the greatest crimes, and
outrages have been committed by our rnl-
ers under plea of "mililray necessity" o.
"reasons of Slate l'


Have you before this known time
when the military was made superior tC
the civil power
Have you ever known Democratic Ad-
minislration 10 tax the people of The whole
country TO buy the negroes of the borde
! States


Have you ever known Democratic Ad
ministralioh to tax the people 10 pay the
expenses of stealing and educating the ne.
groes of the Southern States
Have you ever known Democratic Ad
ministration to ignore the rights of the
States
! Have you ever known a Democratic Ad
minis'raiion in opposition TO the Democ.
racy to leave the affairs OF the country in al
| fiourishing q condition as il found them !
Year: 1863

In his special message to the Legislature, decli-
ming a denomination for the Gubernatorial chair,
Curtin, declared that: 'sThe labors which have
necessarily undergone have already impaired my
health. / should have serious cause to apprchend
that much longer continuance of them might so
break it down as to render me unable to fulfil
the duties of my position" Now, the Governor
should not I've permitted to go on at this reckless
rate. The State has no right to claim any mans
services at such price as this; and ifthe Cover
nors friends have no regard for his health, the
people Should have, and see to it that he is not
burdenel with the crushing duties Of the Execu-
tive chair for another three years. Governor
Curtin must not be permitted to destroy himself
by reckless patriotism; and mercful people
should allow him to retire to the peaceful shades
of private life and place the labors OF the execu-
tive office upon pair of good broad shoulders
such as Judge Woodward carries about with
him. a.
Year: 1863

IUdu6t


A Memphis correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette tells the following:


''Seyeral persons who have come up lately
from New Orleans give us some account OF the
condition of things in that city. There Is al
most no business, except that connected with
the army: half the dwellings and more than
half the stores are empty. Around the whole
Crescent where there used to lie three or four
thousand ships, there are now hardly hundred
vessels of all classes These are all employed,
to some extent, in the military service. The
charters of some of these ships are curiosities,
and indicate into whose pockets 60 the many
millions of money extravagantly expended IN
the prosecution of the war .. .,.s.-a.gt. .


'.Most of the vessels lying at New Orleans
were under charter to the Government, but L
only mention two of the most noteworthy. One
vessel carrying three thousand sacks OF corn
from New York was under charter alta hundred
and twenty-five dollars per day, and had been
out a hundred and twenty-five days, making
the cost of freight alone about fifteen thousand
dollars, or about two dollars and fifty cents per
bushel. Another vessel, that had probably ta-
ken Kamtschatka in her route from New York
to New Orleans, had been out 80 long and at SO
extravagant charter, that the corn she brought
stood the Government in nearly five dollars per
bushel at New Orleans. If these are not sufii-
cient reasons for supplying the Department OF
the Gulf from the Northwest, and by means of
the Mississippi river, it must be confessed that
army contracts are let for the benefit OF indvid-
uals alone, and ignore the benefit of the army
entirely" fn'
Year: 1863

ss-It is rumored that Governor Curtin in
tends stopping for a day or so at the Executive
Chamber, the next time he comes to Harris
burg. We hope the rumor may prove true.-
There should be some one there to attend to
business, even if it is Curtin.
Year: 1863

a letter from the army of the Potomac
says: The army has increased some lately,
not by enlistment, not by conscription, but
by birth. A soldier in one of the Wisconsin
regiments, who mas been in every battle that
the regiment has been in since they came
into the service, was taken suddenly i'll the
other morning; surgeon was called, and
this soldier gave birth to a child. l have
not learned whether the recruit was male
or female
Year: 1863

1t was a beautiful expression Of Burke's
upon the death of his son, that his child in
this world should be his ancestor in the
skies. EIder-born in glory, the junior of
the household is the senior in Heaven.
Year: 1863

The 9th Maine regiment enjoy reputa-
ton for daring-in fact they seem to do
anything. Said their 5rigadier to a colonel
in the same brigade who inquired how far
out he should extend the pickets: "Place
the New York regiment out as far as you
dare, station your own man half mile
further, then go half mile s0yond that,
climb the highest tree you can frd, and you
will see the 9th Maine boys out two or three
miles, stealing corn without their guns"
Year: 1863

Every young man has fine season in
life when be will accept no Office, AID every
young woman has the same in hers when she
will accept no husband; by-and-by they both
change, and perhaps accept each other.
Year: 1863

General Heintzelnan arrived at Fortress
Monroe with the advance OF the 2Sd Of
March. He testifes that shortly after land
ing he obtained information tia. the enemy
had not more than 10000 troops at York.
town and on the peninsula, and is satisfied that
he could have advanced and isolated York.
town, in which case there would have been
no serious obstacle in the way of proceeding
dire city To Richmond.


The Committe say that all the testimony
Year: 1863

10 this order Gen Mcclellan wrote an
elaborate reply of the same date, ohjectirg
to the plan therein indicated as involving
"the error Of dividing our army by a very


difficult obstacle, (the Occoquan,) and by a
distance too great to enable the two.portions
to support each other, should either be al
tackled by the masses of the enemy, while the
other is held in check" He then proceeded
to argue in favor of movement by way OF
Year: 1863

Where is the form of girlish mould.
Under the spread Of the branches old,


At the well known trysting tree;
With the sunset lighting her tresses of gold,
And the breezes waving them fold upon fold


Waiting for me-?
Where is the sweet voice with cadence deep
OF one that singeth our babe to sleep,


And often turns to see
How the stars through the lattice begin to peep
And watches the lazy dial creep,


Waiting for me?
Long since those locks are laid i the clay,
Long since that voice hath passed away,


On earth no more to be
But still in the spirit world afar
She is the dearest of those that are


Waiting for me.
Year: 1863

sB Somebody once remarked-it
makes no odds when-for it is pretty
simile, and perhaps quiet true-that
Young ladies take love as they take
seabathing; some timidly put IN one
foot first, then with a shiver and look
of apprehension, put III second, and
then they do more than make tremb-
ling curfsey in the water, the element
comes scarcely-reachiDg the region of
the heart and then with squeal they
run TO dry land as soon as possible, and
shiveringly cxclaim, Chow cold it is 70
Others again, shutting their seraphic
eyes to the danger of the deep, souse
in, head and ears, and rising with
Maids glow upon their faces, declare
the sea deliciousr -
Year: 1863

initial could facilitate our military operations in
Louisiana, really apprehend it might be so used as
TO embarrass them.


AS to al election TO be held next November, there
is abundant time without any order proclamation
from me just now. The people of Louisiana shall
not lack opportunity for fair election for both
Federal and State officers by want Of anything
within my power TO give them.


Your obedieut servant, A. LINCOLN.
Year: 1863

We assume, from our knowledge OF the
flisnosition Of the authorities at Washing
ton, that further proceedings. under the
draft in the city OF New York, will not be
long delayed. Lest we should be mistaken,
we beg those authorities to understand
that New York presents a crucial test-if
they cannpt draft there, they can draft no
where; and the war will languish until it
dies out On each side from sheer inability
to carry it on. This is a fact that the
President will surely bear in mind, and
unon which, he will act, even though he
sheuld be compelled to call al Of Grant:
army to his aid.
Year: 1863

The Field.


THE APPROACHING HARVEST.


The cereal harvest is at hand, and in few days all tho
available agricultural labor OF the country will be en-
gagged In securing Of the most bountul harvests
have been blessed with In this section Of the
try the wheat harvest usually during the early
part Of this MONTH but in localities farther north il is
s'mewhat later Wheat and rye arrive at maturity
about the time but oats and barley are much later
Indian corn, which is uncommony backward this sea-
son. owing TO the unusually unfavorabe weather at the
period Of planting, will not rpen until September and
October about the period OF early frosts Notwith
standing the ateDess Of the planting there Is
to hope Tor favorable yield, as most varieties
planted or descriptions Of not likely 10 be
affected by early frost.


The weather has all that could be wished for as
regards hayng and by this time the great bulk OF the
clover crop must be carefully slowed away. Timothy
bloom has entirely disappeared makes the best hay
when cut some days after towering
Year: 1863

In Berne, they have a novel method of
dealing with matrimonial disputants. Di-
vorces are. freely granted; but first the ap-
plica1is m9st 90 through the following test /:


A small room was prepared, in which hus-
band and wife were put-the door being then
closed, to remain for SIX weeks, except it
should be Set in motion at the urgent and
united request of the welded pair. There
were in the room one stool, one plate, one
spoon, unity of all the requisites, and the
solitary bed was of such dimensions that, If
they choose TO use il together, they must lie
very close. OF one thing, and one only,
there was duplicate; and that was a little
treatise on the duties of husbands and wives
toward each other. No visitor was permit
ted TO so ne-r them; and they had only q
glimpse Al Intervals of the grim face of the
lanitor as he pushed their food through q
hole in the door, The bishop states that the
test was attended with the most wholesome
results. In most cases, the parties were ex-
cellent friends in few days; and very few
could stand out for more than q fortnight
Another Very gratifying circumstance was,
that they had scarcely on record a case in
which a second application was made by per
SONS who had already gone through the or
deal--BiSiep Burnt
Year: 1863

/ We have seen it stated in several papers
of late that Gen Stoughton is again to have
a command in the army. 1t is said that he
is exculpated by the commander Of the de-
partment in which he was serving of all
blame in the unfortunate occurrence Of his
capture. If he was not In fault We have the
right to ask ,rho was, and to demand that
the culprlt, whoever he Le, shall be made
known and receive the deserved punishment.
That somebody was to blame is too evident
to admit Of question. Let us know who
it was. But We can hardly believe that Gen
Stoughton is free from blame. lie ought TO
have known better than to have exposed
himself as he did Moreover he was re-
minded of his danger, not only by men in
the military service, hut also by civilians
He was told that some night the enemy
would come along and "gobble him up"
But he gave no heed TO these warnings. And
as the case now stands, he not having been
confirmed as brigadier by the Senate, and
having lost the confidence and respect of
large portion of our troops, and considered
by many of the citizens of Vermont as un-
worthy to have command in the army, We
cannot believe that the war department will
will be so short-sighted and unwise as 10 re-
instate him-at least for the present.


We have men enough for all the brigadiers
tha; Vermont is entitled to, whose hearty de-
vo,ion to the cause has never been question
ed, whose military ability has been well test
ed, whose moral character and influence are
of the right stamp, whom the soldiers re-
spect, and in whom the people of Vermont
have confidence. Let those, and those only,
who have proved themselves worthy, be pro-
NOTED to places of responsibility AID trust
Justice to individuals demands this. and the
public good demands it. Let the powers
that be y see to it that Justice and the public
veal do lot suffer at their hands-BJarle-
b0rO Ph0RiT.
Year: 1863

At the general ospital on Mondl, SO
dier from Pennsylvania, who was severely
wounded-so much so as to be bevond re-
covery-was lying on the floor. When the
examining surgeon, DIR Dex,er, came along
and looked at the condition of the sufferer.
express his hopeless belief as to the recovery
of the man to his assistant. he raised his
head and said" Doctor. will | recover: is
there any hope for me for, if not, | want
you to kill me-" The surgeon tried to calm
him, and he appeared to drop into a doze.
In few moments he took revolver from
his pocket, placed it resting against his tenn
pie, and fired being so feeble he could not
hold it firmly, and the ball just glanced over
the skin without starting blood but the dis
charge blackened his face. The pistol was
Immediately taken from him, wheI he said
4" do not want to linger in pain without a
hope" In half an hour he was dead. Aad
SO we could go on relating many such cir
cumstances.
Year: 1863

On Sunday afternoon rebel sharpshooter
posted himself in tree. and commencing
firing at Col Carroll's headquarters. much TO
the discomfort of those about il. The Four
teenth Indiana rifle was sent for. and the
color sergeant made his appearance with his
trusty weapon, and advancing until ne could
get good " bead upon his man, took de
liberate aim and fired. The rebel tumhled
headlong from his perch, and General Car
rol was relieved from his annoyance.
Year: 1863

A BLESSED DAY-What a blessed day
is Sunday to the weary man, who necessa-
rily catches but grief glimpses of home du-
ring the toiling week; who is off in the
morning while little eyes are still closed in
slumber, nor back at night till they are
again closed in sleep. What would he
know Of the very children for whom he is
toiling, were it not for the blessed breathing
respite Of Sunday? What honest working
mans child will ever forget this day, when,
clean and neat, it is his privilege to climb
papa's knee and hang about his neck, and
tell him all the news which goes to make
his narrow little world Narrow, did we
say We recall the word, for it widens out
to the boundless ocean of eternity. Sunday
for the workingman's children! So would
we have it-a day hallowed by sweet, pure
home influences; when the little band,
quite complete, shall rest from labor, and
Love shall write it down the blessed day Of
all the seven.
Year: 1863

A TRUE LOVE STORY.-Cobbett tells US
how an English yeomen loved and courted,
and how he was loved in return and pret-
tier episode does not exist in the English
language. Talk of private memoirs of
courts-the gossip of the cottage is worth
them all Cobbett, who was a sergeant-ma-
lor in regiment of foot, fell in love with
the daughter of a sergeant of artillery, then
in the same province of New Brunswick
He had not passed more than an hour in her
company, when noticing her modesty, quiet
ude, and her sobriety, he said, "that's the
girl for me" The next morning he was up
early, and almost before it was light passed
the sergeant's house. There she was in the
snow, scrubbing out washing tub. "That's
the girl for me, again cried Cobbett, al
though she was not more than fourteen and
he was nearly twenty-one "From the first
day spoke to her." he writes, 81 had no
more thought of her being the wife of any
other man than 1 had the thought of her
becoming chest of drawers"


He paid every attention to her, and young
as she was, treated her with all confidence.
He spoke to her as his friend, his second
self But in six months the artillery was
ordered to England, and her father with
them. Here was indeed a blow Cobbett
knew what Woolwich was, and what temp
tation young and pretty girl would
be sure to undergo He therefore took to
her his whole fortune, one hundred and fifty
guineas, the savings of his pay and over
work. and wrote to tell her that if she did
not find her place comfortable to take lodg-
ings and put herself to school, and not work
too hard, for he would be home in two years.
"But," as he says, "as the malignity of the
devil would have it, we were kept abroad
two years longer than our time, Mr.. Pitt
having knocked up dust with Spain about
Nootka Sound. o, how [ cursed Nootka
Sound, and poor bawling Pitt" But at the
end of four years Cobbett got his discharge.


He found his little girl servant of all
work, at-fve pounds year, in the house Of
a Captain Brisac, and, without saying a
word about the matter, she put into his
hands the whole of the hundred and fifty
guineas unbroken!


What pretty, tender picture is that :
the young sergeant and the little girl of
eighteen, who kept for four years the treas
ure untouched, waiting with patience her
lovers return What kindly; pure trust, on
both sides The historical painters of our
royal Academy give us scenes from English
intrigue and bloodshed Why can they not
give us a scene of true English courtshp
like that? Cobbett, who knew how to write
sterling English better than any man of his
own day, and most men of ours, does not
forget to enlarge upon the scene, and dearly
he loved his wife for her share of it; but
he does not forget to add that with his love
was mixed "selfgratulation on this indubi-
table proof of the soundness of his own
Judgment"
Year: 1863

An Upper and Lower Mill


Fell out about the water;
To war they went, that is to law,


Resolved to give no quarter.
A lawyer was by each engaged,


And hotly they contended;
When fees grew slack the war they waged
They judged were better ended.
The heavy costs remaining still


Were settled without pOther--
One lawyer took the Upper Mill,


The Lower Mill the other.
Year: 1863

IT is a very common affair nowadays in
many parts of the West to see young women
seated on reaper driving four horse team
On some farms the females do all the out
door work during the haying season.
Year: 1863

A MANUFACTURER in Boston is building
one of the largest organs in the country, to
be erected at the great Mormon Tabernacle
at Salt Lake City, which building will seat
fifteen thousand people
Year: 1863

The ESRoLLMEST. The conscription bill
divides citizens liable to draft into two classes.
One comprises all able bodied men between
the ages Of twenty and thirty.fve, married or
unmarried, and all unmarried men between
tho ages Of lhrty-fvc and forty five. The
second class includes all married men between
the last name ages. According TO the rn,oll
mcnL in New York city the proportion OF The
first class to the second is nearly as fuor TO
ona