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Year: 1864

THE Illinois delegation in Congress, in view
Of the present condition of the finances of the
country. and at the urgent request OF Eastern
men, have agreed TO the postpouement of the
Illinois ship canal measure until the next ses-
sion of Congress. deeming il not safe to press
it to fote at this time.
Year: 1864

a New YoRk weekly paper teEsely but inI
elegantly remarks


"For a greenhorn to speculate in Wall
street, at present, is Just as foolish as to play
euchre against three Western blacklegs, With
a confederate standing behind your chair and


telegraphing what you have in your baud
Do YOU understand that ~
Year: 1864

A SUPERIOR quality of wine is now manu-
factured from the rhubarb or pie plant.
When properly made. il is possessed of most
beautiful shade of color, and of most delicate
favor, aud is of course infinitely more bealth-
ful than those Infamous compounds which
have not a particle Of wine il them.
Year: 1864

THE bat was passed round in a certain con
gregation for the purpose of taking up col


lection. After it had made the circuit of the
church, it was handed TO the minister, who, By
the way. had exchanged pulpits with the reg
He inverted the hat ever the pulpit cushion
and shook it. that its emptiness might be
known, then raising his eyes toward the ceiling,
be exclaimed, with great fervor, Thank God, l
have got back my bat from this congregation. "
Year: 1864

Burned TO Death. Yesterday little girl
in Fairfield, Green county, by the name Of
Wilson, left to herssH in a room, caught her
clothes on Ere, aud before relief could be al
iorded, was burned SO severely as to die short
ly aiterward, The intense cold weather rem.
der accidents of this sort of more than usual
probability, and people cannot be too much
on their guard against their occurrence
Year: 1864

Everybody says what excellent parents
they are and what q happy home their
children must haVel How can the young
people weary Of il for . momeu2 How
can Mary, q charming, we'll educated, aud
perhaps very clever young woman, desire
any other companion than her mother2-
OF course q mother is the best and closest
companion for every girl. Most true, but
"of course" nor in virtue of the mere ac-
cident of motherhood. Sympathy comes
by instinct, and confidence must be, not
exacted, but won. Mary may have the
strongest fiilial rega.d for that dear and
good woman, to whom she owes, and is
ready TO pay, every duty that daughter
ought, and yet be inWardly conscious that
nature has made the two so different in
tastes, feelings, disposition, that II she
were TO open her heart to her, her mother
would not understand her In the least
Not to speak of the difference of age,
greater or less, and the not unnatural way
in which elderly people who do not retain
youthfulness of heart, as happily many do
TO the last day of life, grow out of sympa-
thy with the young. But Providence hav-
ing constituted these two mother and
daughter, they must geton together some-
how. And so they do. Though Mary In
her secret soul may Writhe sometimes, she
loves mamma very dearly ana would love
her better still IT she would onlylet her alone
70 follow her own tastes in any lawful way.
But this mamma cannot do. She Is like the
the goose with the young cygnet, always
plying herself that her child is 80 unlike
other peoples children, wearing the girls
life out with the endless complaints and i'm
possible exaetions, until At last Mary sinks
into passive indifference, or bitter old
mAidism, or plunges into reckless mar
riage-anything, anywhere, only TO get
away from home:


Johns case Is not so hard, in one sense,
he being q man, and Mary only 3 woman,
but it is far more dangerous. She may be
made merely Wretched be wicked, BY this
narrow VsxatiOus rule. Why should John,
who is only three-and-tEentys presume to
Year: 1864

Nor UNLIKELY-We learned at Dodge
Vile a few days since, that it was the in
tention Of the copperhead portion of the
gentlemen Of the Bar in this district,
during the present term Of court, TO make
a call upon some Union lawyer to become
a candidate for Judge, in order to divide
the party if possible, and then bring out
one Of their own party-Moses ". Strong
has been thought of-and try to elect him
over two opposing candidates, We don't
believe their plan viii work The loyalty
of any man who would accept a call of the
kind might, with propricty, be questioned,
Had they sufficient strength in the dis
trict to elect their man, they would not
hesitate in the least about candidate,
but knowing their weakness they VIII
probably attempt 10 divide the Union men
in order to conquer them.
Year: 1864

The New York HsrdId, of Saturday,
has an editorial advocating the adoption
Of an amendment to the Constitution, abol-
ishing slavery thro out the United States.
1t SAYS: "1'he institution, so long as it
exists, can never hereafter be anything
except a source of mischief to ell con
cerned Its usefulness to the south is de-
stroved its evils as a fountain of bitter
waters is all that is left of il" All very
true, but ism it singular that even in these
eventfuI times the Herald should all at
once come ont in favor of universal free
dom. constitutional emancipation and
practical abolition? In closing this re
markable article the Herald winds up
with this vigorous paragraph


LET Congress- then, apply the remedy suggested,
land before the end f the year this vexng and per
pcxing question OF slavery may he settled constitu-
tionally decsively and forever And this is the only
vay to settle it Nor there be shadow Of doubt
that who puts ths ball in motion in Congress


ilI be the commanding spirit OF the Union restored


This is long stride In advance by our
Satanic cotemporary and is one more
Indication as To the direction in which the
wind is blowing The Herald always
follows wind and tide Chicago Journal
Year: 1864

Bgly~ The Boscobcl Broad Are insists
upon it that the Central Committee, ap-
pointed at the last Congressional Conven-
ton in this district were not authorized to
make a call for Judicial Convention
Now. we admit that the only authority
the committee had, was the instructions
Of the delegates from this judicial district
to that congressional convention, which we
supposed sufficient, a there was no rcGu-
lar judicial central committee. BE this
as it may, however, we would ike to have
our friend Of the Broad-4re inform us
where the members of the legislature OBJ
tanned authority for calling conventions
or if it is a part Of their legitimate duties +?
We supposed they were elected for other
purposes, ard we know that much mis-
chief to the party has heretofore ensued
from legislative interference in such mat
ters.
Year: 1864

In answer to kind inquiries conveyed
personally and by letter, from friends in
different paris of the circuit, | hereby
state that | am not n Candidate, present or
prospective, for the Office of Judge of the
Fifth Judicial Circuit Thankful to many
frieuds for memorable assurances, l ex-
press the hope that the choice of the circuit
for Judge may fall on one, who, prompt
Independent, honest, manly, will Illustrate
by his learning adorn by his virtues, and
elevate by his integrity and wisdom, by
his conscientious discharge of duty and
fearless devotion to country, that high
office, as well as the Jurisprudence of the
state; and thus approve himself,-of soci-
ETY., the ornament; of our country, the
useful citizen and patriot; and of human
nature, the sincere friend
Year: 1864

gIA resolution is to be reported in the
House, from the Military Committee, dis
missing all generals who, on the 18th of
March, shall not have been ia active ser
vice for the previous three months
Year: 1864

DAY NrGHr-The Little Villain" in yester-
days issue Of the Times, shows unmistakable
alarm at the popular demonstration for McClel-
Ian in and around Union square on Saturday
evening He endeavors to whistle away what
he sees is the fate of his own party by repre-
senting this gathering as a small affair. This
is no more than might be expected. Chevalier
Raymond has no idea Of numbers whatever. A
half a dozen Austrian cavalry broke away from
the army at Solferino, aud he thought the whole
Austrian army was approaching. In his fright
he made sudden stampede ia the roar, and
would probably have been running still had
it not been for the fact that he got entangled
in the elbows Of the Mincio.
Year: 1864

Printed lists OF the letters at the Post Office un-
called for up to Saturday morning last may be found
posted at the usual places at the Post Office an d
upon the HERALD bulletin boards
Year: 1864

Two womea shall get into an omnibus, and
though we never saw either Of them before,
we shall select the true lady. She does not
litter when gentleman handing up her fare
knocks off his hat pitches it away over his
nosej nor does she receive her change" after
this (to him) inconvenient act of gallantry
in grim silence. She wears no fowcred bro
cade to be-, ,troddcn under foot, nor ballroom
jewelry, nor rose-tinted gloves but the lace
frill around her neck is scrupulously fresh
and the strings under her chin have evidently
been handled by dainty fingers. She makes
no parade of watch if she wears one nor
does she draw off her dark neatly fitting glcve
to display cctert tatous rings. Still we notice
nesting nthc straw beneath US, such a trim
little boot, not parer-soled, hut of an anti
consumption thickness the bonnet upon her
head is of plain stray, simply trimmed for
your true lady never wears {" 4 dress hat in
an onl-ibus. She is quite as civil to the
poorest as the richest person who sits beside
her, and equally regardful Of their rights. II
she attracts attention, it is by the unconscious
grace of her manner, not by the ostentation
of her dress. We are quite sorry when she
pulls the strap and disappears?if it we were a
bachelor we should 60 home to our solitary
den, with resolution to become better and
a--marricd man
Year: 1864

THE best pleasures which swecten
life most and leave no bitterness behnd-are
cheap pleasure. What greater pleasure can
man enjoy than the sense Of being free and
independently 81 The man viii Els fine house,
kis gisteriIg carriage. and his rich banquets,
for which he is in debt, is slave prisoner.
forever dragging his chains behind him through
all the grandeur of the false world in which
he .nores
Year: 1864

closed, } that further reinforcements or
supplies can enter Savannah. Since
the war began we have never had such
immense advantages over the garrison
OF any city in the South. At the very
initiation Of the investment, We hold
al! railroads and have very nearly
closed ell outlet and inlet. MiIitary
writers would call this fair start.


The defences Of Savannah consist Of
inner and outer lines, the works Of the
westand south having been built de.
Ilberaie!y and with care, long before
the city was seriously endangered
Tho outer line is between three and
four miles from the city. and can not
be very tcnaciously held by a earri.
son SO overwhelmingly outnumbcred.
The garri' on can not be well supplied.
for long before Sherman spproschcd
the city, he bad cus all its railroads
except the Gulf line and the Charles.
ton line The former isa branch road
and could contribute little n men and
means and the capacity Of the latter
is limited.


The water batteries below Savannah
are on the south side Of the river and
nrc liable to fall as Fort McAlIister
fell, provided enough firm land con be
found in the rear Of them to permit
the movement Of u sufficient BODY OF
troops.
Year: 1864

4AuS pt1CL4NS.i-J


year open to all except such as were not in con-
dition to make free choice-that is, such as
were in custody or under restraint. 1t is go
still open to all. But the time may come prob
ably will come, when public duty shall demand
that it be closed, and that in lieu more vigor-
Gus measures than heretofore shall be adopted


In presenting the abandonment of armed re-
sistance TO the national authority on the part
Of the insurgents as the only indispensable con-
dition to the ending the war on the part Of the
Government, l retract nothing heretofore said
IS 10 slavery. ] repeat the declaration made
year ago, that while | remain in my present po-
sition, | shall not attempt to retract or modify
the emancipation proclamation; nor shall re-
turn to slavery any person who is free by the
terms OF that proclamation, or by any act Of
Congress.


If the people should, by whatever mode or
means, make it an Executive duty to re-enslavs
such persons, another and not must be their
instrument to perform it.


In stating single condition of peace, mean
simply to say that the war will cease ON the part
of the Government whenever it shall have cess-
ed on the part of those who began it.


(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN


Washington, Dec. 6, 1864.
Year: 1864

RADICAL CoPPERHEAD1sn.-This cpl
thet may seem ungracious, but it is emf
nently just and fitting. We have not
seen in any democratic copperhead paper
passage more false and malicious than
the following, from the New Nation, the
Fremont organ in New York, which
abuses Grant quite as ferociously as it
does the president:


''If Grant does not take Richmond by
the 4th of July, it is clear that the ad-
ministratiOn, with guilty design, has
abused the credulity Of the people, and
that Grant, through stupidity or malice,
has been the accomplice of a disloyal ma.
neuver with the aim of assuming the gu
preme command of the army, and of pro-
curing in exchange Lincoln's e-election;
in this case good sense and the loyalty of
an indignant people will dispose of two
guilty persons, in spite of the gold of
contractors and executive patronage"
Year: 1864

oh another occasion Davis said, in re-
gard to reprisals, that he was obliged to
do violence to his feelings in not giving
way to the just resentment and vengeance
inspired in him by the enemy-a people
without law, without faith, without prin-
language was inadequate to express.
Year: 1864

RICHMOND JAM Is, 1864.


When the House met last night Immediately went into
secret session the tax and currency which continued
two hours The House met this mornEg 10 o'clock
and went into secret session at ii O'clock continuing till
after o'clock, showing that they working earnestly
to dispose of the matter possible. This
ing bill presented to authorize the President to
pend the Habeas Corpus in any city, town. military dis
rct where his judgment OF the public safety requires
apply only to arrests made by authority of the Confederate
Government and for offences nst the to contin
in force thirty days after the meeting Of the
gress also bill to give transportation to soldiers on
ough-same as now sick urough and bill relative
tia proceeds of sales of property yesr 1883
acquired the army he previous year. to be taxed
These bills appropriately referred resolution
adopted insructing the Commit of Ways Mes
inquire into the propiety OF allowing the in Kind
cotton be paid in money prescrbea the ranuer
which cotton due the Government be prepared
much as bale also an act referred to the
mittee TO inquire into the proprety k-- al les
blockade goods payable in specie.


The military committee reported to ccuer on Ad-
uants Of battalions and regiments the pay
Captains of Cavalry which taken up discussed till
the secret session.


SENATE.-The Committee on Commerce reported several
important bills prohibit during the war the ex
portaon of any cotton tobacco military stores
sugar moases rice" except under such regulations
the President may prescribe. Another bill prob the
importation of articles of luxury during the
prohibits by mama lorg list; conne all mporta-
cns strictly to articles Of necesshe Secretary of
Treasury being authorized the maximum
at which certain artic shall be made &c. The sane
committee reported back Senate the resolutions
the Legislature OF Georgia. favoring appointment
citizens not liable to military service act as impressinq
agents. The Committee unanimously approved of the
and hoped the Secretary of War would adopt it.
The Senate then went into session bill to in
crease tbs military age to fifty five.
Year: 1864

WE have already requested our readers to ma'k the
indcatioGs.' We said then and we say now that we
most sincerely think that attempt will be made to
take North Carolina out OF the Conederacg. We sly
that the movements for which the Raleigh Standard
and Progress responsible, look to this consumma
ton We say further that We have reason to believe
that Governor VANCE kaOsos that they look to it.


Few men who want to split log will try to enter
their wedge butt end foremost. The persons who aim
TO split our Confederacy asunder, do nc; of course
30 but take our word for it, they it. We re
peat that it is the duty of peopIc TO watch them
closely and punish them promptly.
Year: 1864

Duty OF IhosE AT HoMs.-Tne army must b. fed.
The families of our sodlers must be provided or 1t
does not require philosopher TO determine the duty OF
those OF cur people who are home and in wealth,
even in easv circumstances. Producers should exert
themselves to the utmost raise those articles
sary to sustain life Those VINO abe should give


literally of their means those in want. The poor of
the country have got TO be taken care OF some way and
The wealth Of the country has got to do it. The only
question is simply what is the best plan to adopt to
accomplish the desired object.-Riehmond Wing.
Year: 1864

There are somo who do not exert
the powers they suppose they possess,
because they do not occupy position
adapted TO call forth those powers
They stand idle because they say no
man has hired them. When asked if
there is nothing for them to do, they
reply in effect, nothing worthy Of their
powers. Thosewho thus wait for sta
tions worthy of their supposed pow.
ers, may spend a life In idlehess. p.


The TRUE man does svigorously what
soover his hand findcth to do. He is
never out Of employment. No one
ever need be out of employment There
is always work to be done. Some
complain that all avenues to employ
mont are closed to those who have a
mind to work. '3 .u 's'..'a


A merchant in this city had made
what WINS regarded as a fortune. In
consequence of losses bS the war of
1872, he failed. Flo surrendered his
property to his creditors, He was not
out of employment q week. Though
he had been the head Of a large job
bihg establishment, he took a clerk.
ship in a small one. He attended 10
the duties Of his cl.rkship as faithfully
as to the duties Of the firm of which
he had been the leading partner. Oi
course, it was not many years before
ho was among the merchant princes


Let no young man wait in idleness
| for a situation worthy Of his powers


Let him do with his might whatever
his hand fndeth to do. The way tc
get better place is to perform in q
first rate manher the duties Of your
present one. The way TO prepare fol
greater usefulness is TO make yourself


as useful as possible in your prcseh


calling. - Exchange. , ,'a e- 'las1tH
Year: 1864

Stick to yohr home newspaper; no
matter if you are poor; remember
that none are as poor as the ignorant
except to be depraved, aid they often
go together. Keep up your home
paper though it may not be so large
and imposing as some city papers; re-
member it is the advertiser of your
neighborhood aid daily business, and
tells you what is going on arothd yo4,
instead of tn ousand miles away. If
it is not quite as large and good as you
would wish it, pay your subscriptions
promptly, and rely upon it, the natu-
raj pride of the publisher will prompt
him to improve it as fast as possible.
Year: 1864

AN ACT to authorize the establish.


ment Of ocean mail steamship ser.


vice between the United States and
Brazil.


BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States Of
Aemriea IN Congress assembled, That
the Postmaster General be, and he is
hereby, authorized to unite with the
general post Office department Of the
Year: 1864

-. H. UILII, IfUpIIctUr.


This House having been recently thorough
ly repaired and renovated throughout, is now
open for guests. The location is desirable, be-
ing In the very heart of the business part Of
the city. Country Merchants will find all the
comforts of Home at the reasonable cost of


ONE DOLLAR FIFTY PER DAY.


The Proprietor would return his thanks to
the business men of the Northwest for the
liberal patronage heretofore bestowed upon
him, and would state that it will ever be his
aim to consult the comfort of his guests.


Omnibus lines run to and from this hotel in
connection with all the railroad trains and
steamboat lines.
Year: 1864

II . L. a. d.


From the Richmond Enquirer, Oct, Id, 1868


Save On our tcrIns we can accept no peace
whatever, and must fight till dOonisday rather
then yield an iOta ef them, and our terms are


Recognition by the enemy of the indepen-
1ence of the Confederate States.


Withdrawal Of the Yankee soldiers from Mary
land until that State shall decide by "a free vote
whether she shall remain in the old Union or
ask admission into the Confederacy.


Consent on the part of. the Federal govern
ment TO give up to the Contederacy it's proper
ton of the navy as it stood at the time of the
secession, or 10 pay for the same


Yielding upof all pretension on the part Of
the Federal government to that portion OF the
old Territories which lies west of the CoDieder-
ate States.


Equitable settlement OD the basis of our alb
solute independence and equal rights of all ac-
counts Of the public debt and public lands, and
the advantages accruiDg from foreign treaties.


These provisions, we apprehend, comprise the
minimum of what we must require before we lay
down our arms That is to say, the North must
yield ALIVE nothing. The whole pretensiOp
of that country TO prevent by force the separa-
tiou of the States must be abandoned, which
will be equivalent to an avoWal that our eDemies
were wrong from the first and, of course. as they
waged a causeless and wicked warupon ms, they
ought in strict justice TO be required, according
TO usage III such cases, to re-imburse TO us all
our expenses aud losses in the course of that war
Whether this late ProvisO is to he insisted upon
or not, certain we are that we cannot have any
peace at all until we shall be in position moi
only Ia demand aud exact, but also to eBIurce
and collect, treasure foTaurO own re- endorsement
out of the wealthy cities in the ememy's country.
In other words unless we can destroy or scatter
their armies, and breaI up their government we
can have DO peaGe, and IL we can do that, then
| we ought not only tO eXtOrt from them our own
full terms and ample acknowledgement of their
wrong but als0 hgntlsome indemnity for the
trouble and expense caused To Ous by their crime.
Year: 1864

[PUBuC REsoLUuoN-No. 80.


A RESOLUTION regulating the investment Of


the naval pension fund.


Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary ortbo Navy, as trustee of the
naval pension fund, be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to cause to be
invested in the registered sGeures Of the
United States, on the first day of january
and the the first day of June of each year,
so much of the said fund then in the Tro-
asury of the United States us may not be
required for the payment of naval pensions
for tho then current fiscal year: and
opon the rcQuisition of the said Secretary
so much of the said fund as may not be
required for such payment of pentions
accruing during the current fiscal year,
shall be held in the Treasury on the days
aforesaid in each year, subiectto his order
for the purpose of such immediate invest.
ment md the interest payable in eoir

upon the said securities in which the sale
funds shall be invested shall be so paid
when due, to the order of the Secretary o.
tue Navy and he ishereby authorized and
directed to exchange the amount of such
interest when paid in coin, for so much oi
the legal currency Of the United States
as may be obtained therefor at the curren
rates Of premium on gold, and to deposii
the said interest so converted in the Trea
sury to the credit Of the said naval pensi
on fund Provided, That nothing herciI
contained shall bo construed to inteTfer,
with the payment Of naval pensions undc
tho supervision Of the Secretary Of tn
Interior as now regulated by law.


Approved, July !, 1854.