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Year: 1864

We have considerably enlarged The DAILY ONO
STATESMAN, and now print it on plain and hand
ono new type, and clear white paper. srg


In Politics, The ONO STATESMAN is in War as in
Peace for the Country for the Constitution, and for
Union of equal States. with equal privileges. and
with equal and exact Justice to all its citizens. We
are for the Old Flag with not Star Stripe erased,
and the Old Union far it is possible to restore it,
and for the existing Constitution in its spirit letter
and purpose. --.,.-.-. ,-..5....


Upon the coming events Of the year. rest the hopes
# the People and Government. We are in the midst
of bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon wiser, truer and more patr-
otto Policy than have seen during the present Adj
ministration. Wsowe it to the memory of our Faith
ers and to the hopes Of Children to the future Of
our Country and to the best interests of mankind to
change Policy which is drifting us farther and far
ther from the landmarks of our patriotic sires.


TIE STATESMAN will do all it can to aid in bring
ing about this change and hence. the Publishers in
vite support and encouragement from all those who
while wishing for good NEWSPAPER, also wish to
have sound Constitutional journal. E"A.


Wepublish a paper in which we seek TO give the
TRUTH. Our Commercial Reports, our Markets, our
Political and General News, are carefully freed from
the ensational character, and we seek to make THE
STATESMAN trustworthy in every particular. Ar


For News. for Instruction. for Good Morals. for
Sound Political Sentiments. for Steady Defense Of
American Institutions Take, Read and help to Cir
sulate, THE ONO STATESMAN.


THE WEEKLY ONO STATESMAN is one Of the
argest, cheapest, and best printed Papers in the
West. Each number contains a complete resume Of
Ill the Military and Political news of the week; the
atest telegraphic and market reports; carefully
prepared collection of literary reading for tho home
and family; and an abundance of paragraphs upon
every topic of interest or Importance. The wide
circulation already obtained by this paper is an evil
dence of its popularity, and of its being adapted to
the wants of the people.
Year: 1864

poles down for fire wood than to learn and
unlearn again continually from its state
ments, and trust to luck and slow coaches
for information. If the Telegraph is not
better managed soon it will teach the good
people of the Pacific ito tell fibs like light
ming After this week we may confidently
expect the Telegraph to do better. At least
we may hope to get more truth and fewer
lightning strikers
Year: 1864

LOOK OUT FOR Your CHMNEYs.-The Com
mon Council have passed a law, which will be
found in another column, and if strictly enforced
will have a tendency to prevent the danger to
which many buildings are now liable, of being
destroyed by fire. 1t is the intention of the
Council to enforce the law, and parties who
have stove pipes stuck through their roofs will
do well to attend to it in time, and thereby
avoid both the penalty and the danger of losing
their property It is to be regretted that this
law was not passed a month or two earlier, as
there are a large number of chimneys to be
built throughout the city and the time allowed
by the law in which they are to be built is
rather short. The brick masons will have to
work lively for the next few weeks, while poor
people may have to hunt up their last dollar to
meet unexpected outlays
Year: 1864

GooD.-A loyal woman has written an able
paper on the crisis, in which she protests against
killing off all the men. She says, ~ do not
believe in fighting for the country and the flag
to the last man; and it seems to me anybody is
an idiot who talks such nonsense. What would
the country be to me or any other woman if the
'last man was gomez
Year: 1864

The supper for the Masonic Ball next
Thursday night will be given at the Orien-
tai hotel. The invitations to the ball are
addressed only to the gentlemen, inviting
" Yourself and Lady"
Year: 1864

SOME time since Henry Ward Beecher
gave notice in his pulpit, at Brooklyn,
that he would preach political sermons
every Sunday evening until the Presiden-
tiAl election, and stated that those who
were displeased with his course might
leave their seats vacant.
Year: 1864

The Case Of Mrs. ANdn.-Before the ad-
journment OF the Confederate States Court
on Monday Judge Halyburton announced
his decision on the poiuts recently:argued by
counsel, asking that the indictment found
by the Grand Jury, charging Mrs. Patterson
Allan with reasonable correspondence with
the enemies of the South, be quashed. In
the opinion of the Judge the indictment filed
was such an one as could not be set aside,
taking the evidence into consideration, and
he could not therefore do otherwise than or
der the trial to proceed. BY way of paren-
thesis the counsel were informed that il,
when the case has been tried, the jury should
bring in verdict of guilty, he Che Judge)
was not prepared to say that he would not
arrest Judgment. The trial will probably
take place at the next term of the Court.
Year: 1864

A LAWYER being sick made his last will
and gave all his estate to fools and madmen
Being asked the reason for so doing, he re-
Piled: :" From such had it, and to such
[ give it again"
Year: 1864

AIRING THE BLAcKs.-The Confederate Con-
gressmen have lately been discussing peculiar
measure-that ofarming the negroes and putting
them in the tented field Some of the members
favor the measure, while others are-opposed to it
upon the ground that it would be carrying out
the spirit of aboltionism. 1t is somewhat re-
markable that the blacks will fight in the seces-
sion interest rather than accept the proffered
freedom of President Lincoln. Perhaps the very
intelligent contrabands have notyet heard of the
Emancipation Proclamation. We must either
believe that they have not yet heard of that fa-
nous document, or, having heard of it, choose
rather to fight for Secessia's independence than
for Freedom and Union. A beautiful set Of
creatures these blacks will be--a valuable addi-
ton to the intellect of the country; and won't
they help perpetuate the old Republic with a


vengeance, not knowing the difference between


Union and Disunion, or the difference between
Freedom and Slavery. If any man expects to
see the Republic prosper, or even exist for any
length of time after the immense horde of ne
groes are duly given all the rights and privi-
leges of American citizenship, he is consum-
mate ackass The stupid ignorance of the
blacks would soon work the destruction of Re-
publican liberty and pave an easy road to des-
potism, and every intelligent is aware


that such would be the case.
Year: 1864

FATAL LACCIDENT.-About o'elk Wednesday
evening, as the regulating engine at the Depot
was engaged in changing the cars, a man of
about so years OF age who had been seen a fe W
moments before in a state of intoxication, going
towards the Station, was knocked down by the
cars two of which backed over him and he
vas literally mashed to pieces, both legs being
broken as we'll as his arms and he died almost
instantly. The engine was stopped as soon as
IL was discovered and he was removed to the
woThbouse when an inquest was held by cor
oner Woodward yesterday. The jury re-
turned verdict in accordance with the facts,


relieving the engineer (who OF course could
not see the man, 1t being dark at the time)fro \
all blame. The deceased was formerly SOL
dier and bad but one hand the left being off
just above the wrist. He had III his pockets
some jewelry and small change, bat there was
nothing 70 give q clue as TO who he was. He
was about feet inches high rather stout ,and
is supposed to have been about SO years or age.
Year: 1864

1t is argued in the New York Money Ar
ticle of the Neus, that


The process now going on here is mere
ly consumption of capital by means pa
per notes, and there will be little change
until the stage of exhaustion is reached.
The opening of the Spring business will
cause increased abundance of money, since
it is mostly on cash basis. Generally
there is little demand for money, except to
supply goods to the Government, an 4 the
demand Is made good by the payment of
the Department. t# ..


A large dortion of the recent subscrip-
tons to the 5-20's is merely turning the
short paper into gold bearing stocks, and
gives the Department no relief. Thus the
gold-Hearing certificates as they fall due are
paid df-tbe interest in gold, and a new
ono is ssuei--interest payable in paper
Some holders prefer TO take 5-20s gold
stock. This gives the Departmental money,
and some months arrears are due the troops
January l, without there being any means
in the Treasury to meet the claims. The
su descriptions to the 5 20s are checked by
the great scarcity Of legal tenders, matter
that the new issues of tue banks will rene
dy as far as their large denominations will
permit, but no small denominations have
been prepared, and the utmost distress is
likely to overtake the Department for want
of receipts in small notes suitable for pay
ing the troops.
Year: 1864

They appeared to be we'll satisfied with the
change they have experienced, and, in fact,
congratulate themselves upon their happy
deiverapce from the terrible condition in
which they were placed. 4 no


There were twenty commissioned officers
among them, ranking from Colonel down to
iHeutenants, but we could perceive no dis
tinction in their dress from the privates.
Those Of them who could boast Of an old
piece Of carpet, or the remnants of what
was once shawl or blanket, appeared to
be looked upon with envy by their less for
comrades. They were confined in
the Military Prison and will be sent to one
of the Northern camps in few days.
Year: 1864

Tuesday night we witnessed scene that
bergars description Five hundred rebel
prisoners were brought. in from Camp Mel
son. and, without exception, they were the
most wretched looking set we have seen
since the commencement Of the war. Many
of the poor fellows were in their shirt sleeves
and barefooted. They were nearly starved
and their capture will undoubtedly save The
most of them from miserable death
These men were captured from Longstreet':
command, and they state that his entire ar


nv is in the same miserable condition =
Year: 1864

reaet that sound mind and body the most neces-
sary requisites to promote connubial happiness. In
deed without these the journey through life become,
view: the mind becomes shadowed with despair and


filled with the melancholy reflection that the happiness
of an nother becomes blighted with our own,
Year: 1864

Especially who have become the victims Of Solitary
Vice. that dreadful and destructive habit which annu-
ay sweeps to an untimely grave thousands Of Young
Men ofthe most exalted talents and brilliant intellect
VINO might otherwise have entraneed listening Senates
with the thunders eoQuence walked to ecsacy the
living Tyre, may call with full confidence
Year: 1864

SOUTHERN WoMEN.-A Richmond dispatch
says the spirit and courage displayed BY the
women of the South, are worthy of the heroic
race to which they belong. 1t is 10 idle boast
to say that if there were not men enough to
fight our battles, the mothers, wives and
daughters of the South would take the place
of the fallen brave.


What time Grant with his Yankee boys
would have storming the 'breastworks of the
Southern armies. In such conflict who could
divine the results; which the most demoralized?
Year: 1864

GONE TO ITS GRAvE.-The New York Her
aid says that it has been acquainted with the
Democratic party for forty years and it knows
it to be dead and buried, not vestige of it is
left and that there are men in the different
parts of the country acting as Administrators
"a set of contract brokers-who buy and sci
votes, and call themselves the Democratic
party, when such thing is really done gone" "
forever.
Year: 1864

The Chattanooga Gazette states that be-
tween the Point of Lookout Mountain and
Bridgeport, down the valley of the Tennessee
hes twenty FIVE miles OF dead mules, in one
continuous string-the head of the first carcass
lying on the quarter deck of the one behind
him, and so on, and so on throughout the en-
tire distance
Year: 1864

WHAr MAKES PATRIOT MAD.-The Os
wego Times tells pointed truths about JET
Davis Copperheads, and remarks of their ar
guments. which are intended as an insult tc
patriets:-To hear men who have never read
the Constitution, and never heard it read
ranting about its violation.


To hear men who never did days labor in
their lives, bowling about the influx ofnegrOes
and its injury to the white laborers.


To hear men rave about the Presidents vi.
olation of the Constitution, who are so utterly
stupid or knayish that they have never ascer-
tanned that the rebellion is in violation Of the
Constitution.


To hear men who care not for law-for God
nor man-and who live in daily violation of
law, prating about law


To hear men who, were they South, would
be treated as the poorest and meanest or white
trash tainted as 'mudsills,' greasy mechanics
ETC., upholdiDg the very men who SO degraded
labor, and despise those who do not own mig
gers.


To hear them justifying Juff Davis and the
South, who have not the deceney to go south
and seek home which they like so well.


To hear man who loves slavery more than
be does his country or freedom.


To hear drunken, leprous thick headed,
gaunt looking libel upon manhood, belching
about abolition.


To hear a man talk about peace and CON-
promise, after he has been kicked and spit
upon by the South.
Year: 1864

WHISKY DRINKERs will have to do one Of two
thngs-either reduce the amount of their
potation, or strike for higher wages. The war
tax Of Sl.25 gallon on rye juice, and the
increased cost OF liquor licenses render one
of these courses absolutely necessary
Year: 1864

Mr.. EDIroR-ln your last issue some man styline
himself Justice" attempted to disprove a certain
statement in relation to the revenue and expense of
the county, made by some unknown financial
head, but as Justice did not have sense enough to
altar or change a single figure in the aforesaid


statement, shall take it for granted that his only
object was to have an opportunity TO pour cut


few vialS of his harmless wrath and bitter hatred
upon this unknown financial head that has da-
red 10 tell the truth and put end to the false


statements which this man Justice tried to crowd
down the throats of our Honorable Legislators in
order to defeat the hest interests of the county
Since Justice failed to show that single figure


was incorrect in the statement referred TO- | shall


take it for granted that said statement must be true
and so will the people inside and outside OF Oro-
Vile


do not wish to be personal in nv remarks. but
simply wish TO review some Of the eloquent re-


marks made by your correspondent Justice He
says Il will not attempt to change a single figure


which this nameless man has made;" and for the
simple reason that he cannot do it. Genius he
continues deserves its reward" bat as this man
does not possess enough of that article to make


simple statement of debt and credit think he can


not get has reward in this county, but Will have to


emisrate TO some other. where there are more Off


ces to fill and where his chances for "posish are


more hatterlng than here. Montague and Chase
have proved themselves good fnanciers, and anv
man, 10 be claSsed with them, should feel proud.
| lie says such man. now too poor to have name
at all. Any man wAo Is mean enough to give ut


terance 10 such language, is too mean TO live in anv
country he is mean enough To take from the or
phan the widow, and the school fund-he is mean
enough 10 hire man to labor on the ranch for
| twenty dollars per month, and pay him of in
Greenbacks.


II had the elOquence ola Demosthenes the Ian


guage OF a FULLY. the memory OF a Melaac.hoa aud


the pen of JoSephgs. should not be able to write
the biography OF your correspondent styling him
sell "Jusuee, or II when written it would be but


poor consolation for his children to read in after
years.


What we propose to do, is to await the statement


OF ths County Auditor, al the close of the wear and


then ask for republication Of the article of Jus
tioe and compare it with the facts As they NAV
then exist We are quite satisfied TO abide such a


test as that and see, who il is in the words of that


private anecdote Of our iustrOus PreSideut-..that
has-hlowed out bGShel Of wind TO a spoonful Of
fact. TOO POOR TO HAVE ANAME
Year: 1864

Oliver p. Chandler VS.. Isaac Dyer.


This was bill in Chancery in which the
following facts we're set forth in the bill which
was demurred TO.


The lslsnd Pond co. gave Dyer a mortgage
OF certain lands, and the same lands we're
then attached by the orator. on writ Of at
tachment. Then a second mortgage was given
OF said premises to the said Dyer. Dyer
brough. two bills of foreclosure against the
Island Pond co. but did not make the orator
in this case party, and in both obtained de-
crees of foreclosure. The orator in this suit
before the expiration of the decree on the
fret mortgage and before he obtained judg-
ment in suit, redeemed the first mortgage
Then obtained judgment in his suit, and sat
is6ed his judgment on other property, and
this bill was brought to recover of Dyer the
money so paid to redeem the first mortgage
or foreclose the land. Held that this was not
voluntary payment but payment to protect
the rights of the orator. That the lien Great
ed by attachment was similar to that Of a
mortgage, and gave the orator the right to
redeem. That the attaching creditor was a
proper party to bill of foreclosure and il
not joined as party. could not be affected by
the dec.ee.


Decree of the chancellor for defendant re-
versed.


Washburn and Marsh for orator. Converse
and French for deft.
Year: 1864

Dantoru may vs.. Jamaica apt.


This was an action for money had and re-
ceived against the town demanding ten dol
lars. Defendant plead that the money was
collected of the p.aintif by virtue of a tax
bill and warrant and relied on the same as a
defence to the action and claimed that this
defence, made the action appealable. The
court below dismissed the action for want OF
jurisdiction. Held that the town defending
under the tax bill and warrant. did not bring
the case with the statute making the cause
appealable.


And affirmed the judgment below.


stoddard for plf. Butler and Wheeler
for deft.
Year: 1864

Held by a majority Of the court on the
proof, the erection Of the furnace would be
nuisance to the orator, and the decree OF the
court below enjoining the defendants from
erecting the same affirmed.


Edwards and Steele for orator. Shesfe for
deft.
Year: 1864

We notice in the National Ilfslligenoer an
article Of interest on the subject Of Postal
Reforms. One. which has been introduced
partially within the year past, is the free de-
livery Of mail matter by mail-carriers, au-
thOrized by the law which went into opera
tion on the llth Of last July. That practice
was put into operation in forty-nine Of the
large Offices with a sufficient corps of carriers


amounting in all to four hundred and forty
nine. 1t has been in operation too short time
to decide positively how far it will work relia-
bly,; but we believe the indications are Of a
favorable character 50 far, and that the prac-
tice is likely to he extended as circumstances
indicate. This method is in extensive use in
Europe-as a table which We give from the
Intelh9eRcer indicates-but can hardly be car
ried into general use in our country, at least
for long while to come. In Europe the
people are more gathered INTO thickly settled
places. and they are a great deal more stable
in their residence than they are with Us.
There is another condition in which they dit
fer from us. There, government officials in
subordinate branches of the civil service, re-
tam their places, if they do fairly, for long
periods, as long as they can do the duties,
and if disqualified by age or infrmity, they
often are retired on a small salary. Here we
have nothing of the sort; and change of
President often brings with it an almost entire
change in officials, small as well as great.
4 sudden change of carriers as well as post
masters in all our thickly settled communi-
ties would derange the orderly working
of carrying system very seriously felt.
Nevertheless, the carrier system de-
serves a thorough trial in our large places,
and an extension as experience shall demon
.trate its benefits.


The introduction of a money order sys-
ten = recommended by the Postmaster Gen
eral, is a measure of great importance, and
it ought to have been tried in this country
long ago. 1t could not be introduced into
every post-ofhce, of course, but it could into
many hundreds, no doubt to the increase of
the postal revenue and to the great conven-
iencc of the public.
Year: 1864

Some Of the railroad men who are good
deal about the depot, have been considerably
exercised olfactorily, for the last day or two,
about a box which has awaited its owner for
at least three weeks near one OF the baggage
room-. They knew something was wrong
inside that box, for couldn't they smell it ?
Last night 1t was worse than ever before, and
as some of the men couldn't 90 near it the
stencil was SO great, 1t was determined to
take off the cover and solve the mystery.
With due deliberation this was done, and
the box was found to be full of-tne black
silk The question they anxiously ask each
other now when they meet, is, ''Do you smoll
anything ?'-SprirgJfsla Republican.
Year: 1864

no distinction between people rising in arms
who are taxed without representation, who are
Inundated and oppressed by unjust DEGREES and
ordinances and regulations, and a people rising
in rebellion against the most benehcent Govern
ment on earth Sir, do not wonder that ne is
the representative of a city which required forty
thousand national troops to protect 1t from the
violence and rapine Of his own constituency and
the peculiar friends of the Union-loving Govern
or Of the State Of New York.


The unjust and unwarrantable assertion OF the
gentleman from New York respecting New Eng
land merits and meets my hearty contempt
New England needs no vindication from the as
pirations Of the defenders Of treason, or the ad-
vocates Of human bondage. Her 'eyry build
eth in the eedsr's top, and dallies with the wind
and scorns the sun Her soil i made sacred
by the inst blood Of the Revolution. Liberty
was first cradled upon her bosom, aud the his
tory OF her sons is written upon scroll which
apprehend the gentleman will never reach
Her was the first martyr Of this goddess rebel
lion. and she will stand in the front ranks, with
all her men and all her money, until the Govern
meut shall be restored and the old dag shall
tloa' in triumph over our entire Union, redeemed.
regeuer-ited, and disinthralled from the curse Of
American slavery.
Year: 1864

Several causes-more especially confu-
sion in the public mind from the different
calls for troops-have made the work of FILL
ing up the 18th Regiment drag beyond what
has been common in other instances. We
hope the work of recruiting for it will now
be pushed vigorously, and that patriotic IN
fuences from all sides will be brought to the
work. The known gallantry of Col. Ran
dali and Lieut.. Col. Cummings ought to act
as an additional stimulus to all who are any
way disposed to enter the service. The Reg
iment is to have its encampment while here,
of course, on the pleasant situation of the
Fair Ground, the ample buildings of which
have been well re6ttsd Cor its sesommoda-
ton.
Year: 1864

A dispatch from San Francisco, Feb. llth,
says The Senate yesterday decided against
the repeal Of the specific contract act By q
vote Of Is against p.


There is general rejoicing over the result.
The mass Of the people are unalterably de-
termined to transact their business on this
coast on basis of metallic currency.
Year: 1864

The vast batch of nominations for Major
and Brigadier Generals have been returned
TO the President. with the statement that
there are no vacancies, and the appoint
mtrts srs therefore Illegal,