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Year: 1864

Mr.. johnson said he should not stop
to inquire now whether slavery was the
cause of the war; but one thing was
certain, the country never could nave
permanent peace again without the e1-
tinction Of ttat institutions.


We mean that the Government shall bs
one in the future as in the past, and
illustrate the declaration that life and
liberty arc mans inalienable right. We
would bo disgrace to the nation if we
should put those Africans who are rally
ing around our standard back into slave.
ry. Freedom once enjoyed, none but .
brute, in this age, would take it from
them He trusted in due time
that we should proclaim to the world that
the Union is restored and slavery is not
in it.'


Speech of Reverdy Johnson, Of Maryland. de-
livercd in the U. ). senate, April 5th, 1864.


We are rejoced to SEQ such q bold
and decided advocacy Of that right OF
human liberty which We have SO long
sustained, coming from one whose sym.
pathies, interests, and conservative ten
denotes would naturally lead US to con.
slider as opposed to our views. Those
u,terances of Mr.. johnson, from a Sen.
ator representing a slave State, and from
a man bound by strong social ties to
many who are engaged in this war Tor
the perpetuity Of human slavery and the
overthrow Of the Union, reflect honor
upon his head and his heart IS a states.
man and man. 1t is an evidence OF


that vast revolution in public opinion


throughout the border States which has


been going on during tho last three


years and which is destined at no far
distant day to strike the fetters from the


enslayed within their limits. Mr.. John.


sons speech was made in favor Of an


amendment to the constitution Of the


United States prohibiting slavery and


involuntary servitude. except as a pun


ishmont for crime. We have long been


of the opinion that such an amendment


to the Constitution was essential to settle
permanently tho slavery question. While
we hayo no doubt as to the propriety
and legitimacy of the Presidents pro.
D clamation, we know that there are those
: who will otrivn IN ,,ain.ain the "sum oil
t oil vilainies,' and to bind more tightly


if practicable, the fetters of the enslaved
No man can deny the rightto amend til.
Constitution, and when once the prohib
} itory amendment is adopted in the man
! ner provided in tho Constitution itself
4 the question is settled, and settled for
Z ever, beyond all cavil and dispute ant
e our country will stand forth before the
, world "redeemed,' 'regeneratcd and dis
s enthralled." Again We say, Congress


give the people an opportunity to pas
t upon the amendment.-Dav. Gazette.
Year: 1864

The number oflves lost on the occasion was
more than first mentioned. The superintendent
of the cemetery reports having buried two
thousand one hundred and ten bodies. This
does not include those who have since died of
their injuries and the charred masses that
could not be distinguished. 1t is safe to say
that not less than two thousand five hundred
persons perished in that conaagratlon. A list
OF two thousand and thirty names is published
that are known TO have perished. Others will
be discovered from time to time, and MANY
will remain unknown.


Notwithstanding the warning given by this
FIRST catastropheSRnothe almost exactly like IL
came very near occurring in another church In
the same city only twenty-three days after
On the 3lst of December, while services were
being performed In the church OF Ban Isidro,
some artificial flowers became ignited from
one of the candles on the altar. or course,
when the fire was discovered, an immediate
rush for the door took place. Women, scream
ing and faintlng, fell in every direction, the
doors becoming choked, and exit was almost
impossible. Providentially the fire was at
once extinguished, or we should have had a
repetition Of the 9Th of December. The con-
fusion was so great that tho church was at
once closed and the remainder Of the services
depensed with. AS in the first instance, nearly
all the congregation, or by far the greater part
were Omon.-PdHdma Letter.
Year: 1864

The GREAT FIRE IN HARTFORD Workmen
have commenced to clear the ruins Of the great
fire in Hartford, and 1t is the intention of the
company to rebuild the armory as soon as 1t
can be DONE The body of Mr.. Fox had not
been found. Since the fire the dealers in Colts
pistols have advanced the price.
Year: 1864

WANTED-Fiye hundred dollars more are
wanted to make up the amount needed to
fill the quota Of the 5th ward, and unless
the full amount is raised at once the people
must stand the draft. Think of il, gentle
men, and choose between the two incon-
yenicnccs.
Year: 1864




In December last Mr. Harding, of Ken.
lucky, offered resolution in the House in
effect declaring:


that whenever the rebellion in any one OF
the seeded States shall be put down or
subdued, either by force or voluntary sub.
mission to the authority Of the Constitution
and laws, such State shall be restored to
to all its rights and privileges under the
constitution of such State and the consttu-
ton of the United States, including the
right to regulate, order and control its own
domestic institutions"


On Monday these resolutions came up
in the House, and Mr.. Harding very truth
fully said in the course of his remarks:


'None but revolutionist, disunionist
would oppose them"


To the shame and disgrace Of our State
it is upon the record that "Mr. Upson of
Michigan moved to lay the resolution on
the table," and the motion prevailed by a
vote of 67 yeas to So nays.


A pertinent inquiry TO address the aboli-
ZIONIST Upson would be: What are we
fighting forg For what are his neighbors
and the people of Michigan willing to pour
out the hearts blood of their nearest rela-
tives and submit to be taxed as no people
were ever taxed before, if it is not to re-
store the Union and preserve the govern.
ment of our fathers, allowing each State,
when the rebellion shall be put down with
in its limits, a restoration Of 'all its rights
and privileges under the Consultation of
such Safe and the Constitution of the
States" the inquiry is indeed becoming a
terribly earnest and solemn one-W hat are
We fighting for ?-Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1864

The Pttsburs Commercial furnishes
orief biography Of the late Brigadier General
Alexander Hays, who was killed in tho
first days battle on the Rapidan. He was
educated at West Point, entered the army,
distinguished himself in nearly every bat.
tie in Mexico, taking with his own hands
the first gun from the enemy at Palo Alto.
On the return of peace he retired from the
army. On the outbreak Of the present re.
belion he raised regiment which he com.
manded until he was promoted to the rank
Of brigadier general. Wherever heroic
daring or desperate fighting was wanted,
there Hays was to be found. In this char
acteristic his only parallel probably was
the lamented Kearney. Sternly resolute
and chvalrously bold in action, he was un-
pretending and dffidcnt Of his great abil-
ties among his friends and fellow citizens.
Only those who knew the true metal that
lay deep beneath the surface Of his charac.
ter could appreciate his great intrinsic
worth. He believed and always said and
wrote to his friends that this accursed re-


bellion could only be put down bv hard
blows and whenever HAYS struck. the
blow was earnest and terrible. He had
great confidence in Grant, and knowing
the character of his old friend and cempan-
ion in arms, he anticipated precisely such
battle as that in which he fell In re-
cent letter to friend he seemed to have a
presentiment, if not of his death, at least of
the gigatic battles which are now closing
the drama Of this war. Anticipating the
collision of the mighty armies of Grant and
Lee ne repeated the line of the Scottish
Year: 1864




Gen. Grants headquarters were located
in field between the park road and small
road leading to little hamlet known as Par
ker's store. During the fight, however, he
was principally with General Meade, whose
headquarters were on piney knoll in the
rear Of Warren's corps. l had seen Gen.
Grant at Vicksburg and in Tennessee, and
his appearance was familiar; but as stroll
ed through the group of officers reclining
under the tree at headquarters looked for
him some time in vain, such was his insig-
nificant, unpretending aspect and conduct
while the battle was raging in all its fury.
A stranger to the insignia of military rank
would have little dreamed that the plain,
quiet man who set with his back against a
tree, apparently needless and unmoved,
was the one upon which the fortunes of the
day, if not Of the age and country, were
hanging. 1t was only when some aid or
orderly rode up in hot haste with com.
munication from some portion Of the battle.
field that his eyes looked up to seek in those
of the messenger the purport Of the mes.
sage. The consultation with Gen. Meade,
or the direct suggestion or command-all
took place with that same imperturability
of countenance for which he has always
been remarkable. No movement of
the enemy seemed to puzzle or discon-
cert him. Fertile in resources, the petition
for reinforcements was speedily answered.
And while all this transpired, he stood
calmly in the group, at times smoking his
favorite cigar-a more frequent putting on,
ly indicating the inward working Of the
mind. If something transpired which he
deemed to need his personal attention. away
he darted to the immediate scene, the one
or two Of his aids and an orderly exerting
their utmost to keep up with him. Arrived
on the spot, he calmly considered the mat
ter requiring his attention, with ready
judgment communicated the necessary Or
ders, and then galloped away to another
part Of the field, or to enter on the order
book some record Of the battles progress.
1t was amusing again at times, to see him
the commander in -chief-whittling away
with his knife upon the bark of tree,
pausing now and then to throw in word
or sentence to the conversation of those
grouped about, and then going to work
with renewed vigOr upon the incision of the
pine. The contemplation Of this by those
who were with him at Vicksburg will re-
call an incident of a similar character in
that memorable seige. When the colum
biads were mounted in front of Logan's
line, Gen. Grant was desirous Of superin.
tending the operation. During the pre-
limnary work of cutting the embrasures,
he mounted the epaulement, and while the
rebel bullets strack all around him, deli
berately whitfield rail until the guns were
placed in position.
Year: 1864

WE NEED CHANsE.--If believer in
the righteousness of the principle Of self
government ever had reason to feel asham-
ed, before the world, he must feel so at this
moment, in view of the moral corruption so
notoricusly prevalent in Washington. We
shall conquer the rebels. There can be no
doubt of that fact. We may do it speedily,
and if so, we shall bring intense satisfac-
ton to every patriotic heart. But con-
quer, as we must-vindicate the national
integrity, as We shall-we never can hope
to recover our selfrespect, as people, until
we shall have swept away from position
and authority the horde Of riotous, lewd.
dissipated and peculating officials, which
now disgrace the federal capital. Just men
of all parties necessarily think alike on this
subject They do not put more faith in
the morality Of one party than in that of
another But they do believe in the COM
parative purity Of republican form of
government, and they do believe in the
possibility of selecting, as rulers under such
form, men whose national instincts would
revolt at such scenes of debauchery as
we now witness in Washington. They
do believe it possible to choose, as rulers,
men who would shudder to ccuntenance,
in any branch Of the national administra.
ton, obscene performances now so common
in that city that they almost cease to attract
unusual attention. They feel, therefore,
that a change in "the powers that be" is
absolutely indispensable to the salvation of
our country. They feel that, wicked as is
the southern rebellion, it is not one whit
more wicked, in the eye of Divine Justice,
than the wide spread and open licentious.
ness in high places at the seat Of govern.
ment. They feel that, with the end of the
one must come the end of the other, if we
would hope ever to restore the American
Union to its whilom elevated position in the
family Of natons.-N. y Sunday Times,
Year: 1864

Mrs. Lincoln has some half. dozen sisters
who have never been particularly intimate
with the branch of the family to which she
belongs, and when the rebellion broke out
they took sides with the South One of
them had sometimes visited them at Spring
field, and was considered pleasant and
agreeable girl. Some little tino since she
appeared at the White House on Satur-
day afternoon, sent in her card, was re-
ceived, and spent the Sunday. AS she
was leaving on Monday she remarked that
martha" was at Baltimore and desired
pass to go South. How she got to
Baltimore, the President could not ina
gine, but he said he would give her pre-.
cisely such pass as he gave any one
About two weeks subsequently this
martha appeared at the White House
and sent her card Mrs. Lincoln respond.
ed that they could not receive her She
then sent in word that she desired the pro-
missed pass. The President wrote one in
his usual way-precisely such an one as is
given to any lady, and sent it out to her,
and she drove away. The next day she
again appeared, sent her card to Mr.. Lin
coin, who returned word that she coHld not
be admitted. She then sent in note that
the pass she had received was not such an
one as she wanted-she wanted to take
some goods South. Mr.. Lincoln turned
over her note and wrote upon the back
that the pass was precisely such as he gave
to others, and she could have nothing diff
ferent. The next day she appeared in his
reception room, with others, waiting to see
the President, but finding it out, Mr.. Lin
coin told his messenger not to admit her.
The next day she appeared again; the same
directions were given, and she did not get
an audience. The next day she came with
a Kentucky member of Congress, who
told the President she was in waiting !;
thought it hard that she could not see him,
etc., etc. He intimated to the member Of
Congress that if she did not avail herself
Of the pass without delay, she would find
it revoked. The next day she again ap-
peared with another member Of Congress,
but the President still refused to see her,
and told the Congressman he had heard Of
her talk where she was stopping, and if
she continued 1t, she would find herself in
the Old Capitol in less than twenty -four
hours. She departed, and the President
heard nothing more from her until the
newspaper stories appeared.
Year: 1864

BY KArs AuLp.
Blest wander from the upper deep,
Why comest thou to our barren earthi
| Thou in thy tomb SO soon must sleep
Though thou hast scarcely known thy birth,
! Whence comest thou, bright and fairy thingi
From what bright world hast thou come down !,
What message for me ddst thou bring


From that fair land whence thou hast fownI
Oh, are there any warmer hearts


There beating than are beating herei
Are they and thee SO far apart


That thou vert white and frozen therei
Or did our climate chill thy VEINS


While thou vert softly wandering on,
And is this frost all that remains


or warm, bright drops ere thou ccmest down
Fay, didst thou from angels crown


Fall down and float away to met
Ard did you tire of wandering round


And come and beg me notice thees
Oh, was the angel half SO bright
Il As thou, whom thou hast helped adorn?
Is there in Heaven gloomy night


Or is it one long, brilliant morn.
Bright wauderer from happy Heaven
How could'st thou from it soar aNayi
Though thy bright wings for flight were given,
Why didst thou not prefer to stay
Where all is bright and happy there-
Where all is joy and happiness
In lieu of yisieng US here,


Thou fair, bright herald ofthe blest!
Thon'rt going now, alas away;


ns'er shall see thy face again!
Thy feeey form lies in decay


Gone back whence thou so lately came.
Bright messenger from Heaven to me
Take back some word to angels there;
Say that with them soon shall be,
And be like them, pure, bright and fair!
Yes-lke that snowflake all must fall
And sink at last into the grave;
None will be spared--for we must all
Return to Him who being gave
To US who now are lingering here
Are lingering here but soon must go;
We soon shall be transplanted there
And be pure and white as snow!
Year: 1864

A GOOD one is told Of Gen. Grant. As
he was on his way to the front news boy
came in, crying out Life of Gen. Grant p
One of the Generals Aids pointing to the
General told the boy that he guessed that
man would buy copy. The boy ap.,
preached the General, who asked carelesslv.
"Who is General Grantg" The boy giving
him look of indignation and disgust,
You must be ID greeny not to know
General Grant!' The General, after that.
of course bought his life.
Year: 1864

The French ladies are already busyine
themselves about the sea bathing costumes,
and have come to the conclusion that =
perfectly tight fitting dress will be the
most convenient, and if in varigated color1
the most picturesque.
Year: 1864

"A Geld Ct the dead rushes red in my sight!'


Time allowed him to lead his division
into the first great battle Of the series, to
fight as he habitually fought and seal his
devotion to his country with his blood
Year: 1864

As white American citizen deprecate
single month more of war. l see in it
the seeds of debt, military ambition and
despotsm, against which God will demand
a virtue and Intelligence in the masses such
as history nowhere shows. The settlement
Of this war is not to be by battle, but by
craftsmanship.
Year: 1864

~ We are always ready ourselves and de-
sire the public to acknowledge the merits of
efficient public officers, civil OF military 1t is
their just due.


Therefore take pleasure in mentioning as
worthy of the highest praise Capt. II. o. Bog
CESS, quartermaster at this place We lately
made visit through the different workshops
under his charge and were astonished to find
how much had been accomplished by him in so
short time, with the most inadequate means
Every thing, even the construction of his ma
chDcry, had to be made from the crudest mate
rial. involving great labor and delay Never
theless in the short space of two or three months
be has an establishment OF workshops scarcely
excelled when We had access to Yankee land for
all our machinery and material We NAV not
properly speak OF the extent of the work. or
the amount produced. Suffice it to say that
Capt. Boggess is accomplishing as much as any
officer in his place could possibly do.


We were struck with the reflection that the
Southern people have only to turn their attcn-
ton to machinery and they would excel the
Northern people as much in that as they have
done heretofore in everything else. Whether
that be desirable hereafter US a matter of politi-
cal economy, is not so certain. We confess 30
a fear of great manufacturing centres.
Year: 1864

70 In the midst of the exciting news
of the last few weeks We have neglected
expressing our thanks to Mr.. p. A. Swink,
the proprietor of the mail stage line be-
tween this place and Shreveport, for his
courtesy in bringing keg of ink to us
from Shreveport upon the coach. Itwas
a great favor well timed. We commend
Mr.. Swink and has line of coaches to the
travelling public. They will find every
thing as good as possible. We all owe
thanks to any one who will keep up a
line for the public accommodation during
these times.
Year: 1864

y We positively assert, and will
back our word to the extent of a basket
Of Heidsick when peace is declared. that
we wear the finest palmetto hat in the
State of Arkansas. 1t was laboriously
plated and shaped for us especially, by
one Of the incest lasses in the State not
a thousand miles from Spring Hill. We
take too much interest in herto tell every
body, but if some fine young Confederate
soldier (she is but little over sweet six
teen). whom we can approve, wishes to
know, we don't mind telling in private.
Don't bother Ills in business hours
Year: 1864

tU' All goes we'll! The anchors of
the Ship of State hold firmly vet, and
still she rides the storm! We remain
anxious, and viii be until all is over
but we are thankful and hopeful of pre-
sent success-sure of it ultimately. Let
every man do his duty in whatever way
he can, and in any part of the land. The
main fury of the storm is now bursting.
1t cannot last. What noble spectacle
do we now present 10 the world! Since
the beginning Of time never was there
exhibited such heroism, such unanimity.
such patriotic devotion, such self-sacri-
ice, such endurance such calm confidence
in the right. 1t mist succeed
Year: 1864

80 We call attention to the advertise.
ment Of the Female Seminary. Mrs
Field is we'll known as a lady of expe
rience in teaching, and every way quail
fed for the high trust which she under
takes. Parents and guardians cannot do
better than to entrust their children to
her care.


Miss Brown also has an excellent rep
utation as a faithful and competent teach
Year: 1864

OSA4SAoA OEe1A1 . 1sN-s-S8 10 NA~~SNSH


We commented the other day on the
fact that General Grant had pushed his
lines to the left mile and half farther
than before, and that his artillery may en-
able him now to control the south-side
railroad. The manner in which this great
object was accomplished is thus explained
by the T5-i6&aSs correspondents s-is


The new anglia of mile and = halt
southwest acquired on our left by the re-
cent strategic demonstratiohis being strong
ly fortified, and understand that the Ar
nv Line Railroad is to be immediately
pushed out to the left, two or three miles
beyond its present terminus The way
this important extension Of cur fortified
line came 70 be so easily and eheaply
made was by the enemy's weakening
their lines Of battle at this point to inter
eept what they took 10 be q flank move
mant around their extreme right While
they were massing against the Second aHd
Fifth Corps on our extreme left, the Ninth
Corps. showed in at this point and took q
line Of their works, which was reserved
OF aright fscsd,h as the officers call it, and
now forms our new left angle. 10 -i'1 -


Probably not during the war has'so i'm
portant an extension of fortified line been
made with so little fighting. It is true
there was considerable marching and
counter-marching in the operation, but
that was q mere frolic for the boys who
had been confined so long in camp, and
they made fiOlic Of, going and coming
Notwithstanding they got a good dreI eh'
ing by the rain on Thursday night. This
| like every other movement recently, on


either side, has demonstrated the growing


weakness ofthe rebel army.
Year: 1864

A gentleman Of this city went
hunting few days since and not
finding any better game, he took q
shot at a lot of crows that were eawing IN
the woods. He wounded one Of the birds
ia the wing, and when it huttered TO the
ground the gentleman picked it up. The
6ied futtered and cried most piteously,
when suddenly the whole fOck came to its
assistance and made an attack upon the
hunder. They huttered about his head
and pieked and scratched him with such
violence that he was obliged to defend
himself with stick, and was finally com
PEELED to let the wounded crow 60 and
beat retreat.-DrehGnge. 5-.
Year: 1864

A large number Of armed men are on
the islands above and below here. There
we're many strangers in town all day. a
raid on the place is supposed imminent.
Business is suspended. Everybody is arm
ing, and an armed tug has been sent to
reeonnoitre Three men were arrested for
firing in the streets. Men and arms have
been sent for. l.- I ...