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Year: 1865

The Democracy of Ohio are helpless
and hopeless. For some time they have
been anxiously casting about for a can
didate for Governor, whose. personal
popularity would insure them chance
OF success, and General Sherman was
fixed upon as the man. His military
popularity could not fail, it was thought,
to drag them out of the ditch, if in any
way they could get themselves securely
attached to it. Having FIRST aided them
as candidate for Governor, it was
thought he could be successfully used
again in the next Presidential campaign.
Bat, with cruel bluntnesa, the General
has blasted all their fond hopes At .
banquet given him by his friends in Co
| lumbus, Ohio, at the Neill House, the
General took occasion to say, in response
to toast, that it had been falsely re
ported that he was opposed to the elec-
ton Of General Cox. Those who have
been making such statements knew very
little of his sentiments on the subject
He also announced that he was not Q
candidate for Gubernatorisl or Presi
Dental honors. He would not abandoI
his present position TO receive either
he could not afford to have the care ant
labor devolved upon the President fol
any such salary at s25, ,000.
. Aiasl alasI the poor Copperhead


''He wires in aud wires ont but th


people are no longer in doubt, and n


sooner does the repsile begin 10 sssum


an erect position and prepare himsel


for new spring, than some one Ut


kindly administers- blow like tbs
given by General shsrnsa, and srusss
it in the dusi, ID rhich Il promises
spend the remainder Of its day4
Year: 1865

If / had any doubt
about the rebellion being crushed,
the late change of tone among tile
Copperheads in our township, would
convince me at once, that the Con
federacy was played out. As long
as JEFF. Davis was at Richmond, those
fellows very jolly over the news, and
kept telling us, ''You haven't got
Richmond yet" One of this stripe
told me not very long since ''he
could cut old Abe Lincoln into lncl
pieces" and that he was the cause of
our men being treated so bad In
rebel prisons and all such stuff
This very fellow has since Lincoln's 5
death expressed himself as very
sorry "that such good man was
killed and what glorious thing it is
our men took Richmond" and all the
other Copperheads from the tub of
g-s" down to the fellow that told
John Morgan "he was in favor of
the Confederacy,' and John told
him '.he was a ID sight meaner
than an abolitionist all these Cop
perheads are now trying to keep very
quiet and talk like Union men.
Now / think it is time for Union men
to stiffen up little on these fellows.
We have stood their abuse and
sneers for four years past, and while
we were doing all we could for onr
soldiers they stood by and done all
they could agaInst US. Now Il IS our
turn and we think we will keep them
just where they kept themselves all
this time. The funeral of Lincoln is
our funeral, and we don t want any
hypocrites snivelling around, when
we have heard them wishing for the
same result to Dir. Lincoln for years
back. We want them 20 hunt their
holes and stay there. They have
been ''snakes in the grass Tor years,
aud until we get their hides on the
fence, we intend they shall remain
just where they have been all through
the war.


One Of them said the other day,
Year: 1865

~ A correspondent of tn, Gin
cinnati Gazette with Sherman's ar
my, who was present at the surrea-
der Of Johnson, and for three days
had access to the rebel camp, and by
conversation with the officers and
privates was enabled to gain an ac.
curate idea, of their sentiments to-
ward the North, furnishes the follow
ing which We earnestly commend to
the attention of our copperhead
friends here In Gallia county Taken
in connection with the present state of
feeling toward them, among the loyal
people of the North. the future is
certainly not very bright for that
class, who have gained the title of
copperheads, and who aie very GER
tain to retain it, at least for their day
and generation. Bear in mind, oh
excellent copperheai friend, that the
following language comes not from
us, but from a person now in the
South whose facilities for obtaining
are very great, and may
be safely relied on If however You
doubt his opinion all we have to say
is, try it tor yourself and by per-
sonal visit to your friends in Dixie,
find out the height and depth, of that
''loathing and contempt" in which
the South now holds thecopperheads
of the North:
Year: 1865

''the war is now over what's the use of
calling US copperheads, let us be
good friends again like we used to
be-" / told him, he had called me
an Abolitionist for twenty years
back, now it was my time and be
cause the. South with the aid of the
lCopperheads couldn't destroy the
Union, that was no sign / should he
on good terms with them. /. lost a
son In the war and some of my neigh
bors lost sons, hut all these Cop
perheads ard their boys are at home
safe and sound. When 1 think of
this my blood gets up, and I feel as
though / could see every last devil
of them hung. That's the way feel
about it. don't want any Copper.
head to talk to me about this war,
and think 1t is the case with every
other Union man And l don't
think 1t is going to be any better
when our boys get home again.
They know Copperhead by instinct
and aovise some of that tribe on
Campaign 70 Law low when the boys
are about They can't be fooled
about it They know horse dung
from appl and if these miserable
skunks will insist on crying out
''look how We apples swim some
OF the dung will be sunk That's so.
| am not much of hand at writing
for ewsi aper, but when any snakes
are around that need skinring / like
to take hand. and intend to make a
full hand at that.


We lost some good Union citizens
out of our township because they
couldn't stand the Copperhead abuse.
Now if the Copperheads can stand
a little plain talk they can git Just
as fast as they please. We would
rather have a decent nigger for a
neighbor any time, for then we
weuld be sure we had loyal Union
man. A man with black fac e, is bet
ter in my opinion than one with q
black heart. These black hearted
traitors have got to be watched
and am just the chap to do it. AT
ter | see how this reads, maybe 1
will try again.


BLUE BLOUSE.
Copperhead Hollow,


Nav, 10th. lSn5.
Year: 1865

in peace, in others those who have


been active in the war will be driven
out Political leaders will be charg-
ed with the suffering entailed by the
war, and military men accused of not
using well the means placed in their
hands. No more unsettled state of
society ever existed, than will be in.
in the South the moment
the war is entirely at an end. Wher-
ever it has ended the indications of
this reign of terror have already
manifested themselves"
Year: 1865

S Wade Hampton refused to lie
surrendered by Joe Johnston. The
reason assigned is, hat he murdered
a wounded union soldier wi h his
own sword, and feared that the Coy
ernment would try him him as
murderer. The pirate Semmes was
included in the surrender. lie can
hardly escape the punishment daS
to his crimes 11
Year: 1865

T Now that General Lee, and a
host of other Generals in the South,
have surrendered to the Federal for
ees, new and powerful General has
arisen, against whom. there seems to
be little chance of succeeding, ex
cept Ivy lapse of time. His name is


GENERAL POVERTY.


He has been silently operating on
the masses of the people for two or
three years, but his influence was
carefully hidden from the army, nor
was he suffered to exercise any au-
thority therein, so long as it was
practicable 10 resist him. Now that
all are disbanded and again consign
ed to private life, the manner in which
General Poverty is exerting his pow
er is best illustrated by the following
extract from the Cincinnati Gazette:


GENERAL POVERTY.


"ThIs loss of men is but ALI indica-
tion of an exhaustion of all the re-
sources of the land. The leaders
have been in deep earnest, and have
held the army and the people to the
support of the war until nearly every
dollar and every man has been sacri
feed. Nothing has been spared or
overlooked that could In any way
contribute to military success. The
money of the country is utterly worth
less, the people have been reduced
to the verge of starvation, all means
of restocking their farms gone, and
the labor of the entire county ren
dered useless for this year at least, as
the blacks will do little, and the
whites will not lie back from the ar
mics in time TO attend to planting
For over year past it has been un-
lawful III many sections, to raise cot
ton, and but few Of the States except
Virginia and North Carolina have
any tobacco on hand, and these with
the little tar, rosin and turpeutine, OF
this Eastern cost, represent all that
can be changed into available funds.
The credit of the land is gone, lis
factories ia great measure worn out
or destroyed, It's business relations
completely broken up, and nearly
every house of business closed, with
no STOCK on hand or means Of re
placing it. Their punishment is
heavy, We y grievous to be borne, and
will weigh upon the land for half a
century at least. But one lesson has
been well learned, The South will
never forget the cost of rebellion.


Speaking Of society in the South
after the war, this same writer draws
the following sketch which all must
admit as true to the life. The ''pois
oned Cha!ice" is yet to be drained
by these leaders, and their dupes are
yet to have their day of revenge
and a fearful one will it be:


SOCIETY AFTER THE WAR.


"Her full punishment.however has
not yet been meted out. In one re-
speet it will only begin when the ar
mics reach their homes, and society
begins to reconstruct itself. The
feuds and mutual recrimlnations
growing out of the war will last
through two generations. The rebel
soldiers are very bitter against most
at home, because the people every
where lost heart more than a year
before any encouragement showed
itself in the army. In some sections
deserters will never be able to reside
Year: 1865

HoRsEs.LGood saddle and pack animals are
now selling at from twenty-five to thirty dollars
per head and plenty of them in the market
Persons going to the Occur Alene mines from
below would do well to purchase their animals
at this place, and thus save the cost of trans
1A
Year: 1865

RETRENcHMENF.-The County Commissioners, at
their late session reduced the expenses of keeping
invalid pauper from SOS to SIS per week also, tho
rent OF Court House to SIPS from SIS per month.
Year: 1865

THERE may bea time when the people o
this country will be forced to give the ballot
to the colored man to Offset aud overbalance
imported ignorance, infdelity and supersti-
tion.-Appeal.


That's complimentary to our foreign born


citizens But it is the spirit which animates
the whole Abolition party. These loyal edi-
tors persuade foreigners to enlist and do the
fighting while they stay at home and abuse
them and make laws to degrade them.-Free
Press.
Year: 1865

hALElOHj ~, " Marcn loOO.


Mr. Editor: Information received from Fay
eteville, tells the writer that while in that town
General Sherman had interview with o lady, the
mother of an officer of our army, in which he told
her that che came through the South now with
moderation; disposed to burn no private property,
and 20 respect individual rights; but, if that course
did not have the effect to subdue the rebcllouS
spirit of people, he would come again, and
burn with unsparnG hand. If that course did
not have the desired effect, thon he would come
again with the knife unsheathed, and would put TO
death, without regard TO age sex, tho inhabitants
of the country"


His language, to use his own expressive words
was, that she would come again with the TORCH"
but if that coming had not the effect, "ho would
come as the savage"


Ye Gods Can the uutamed tiger know any
more ferocity than that to which he is born? Can
6ends of he'll know any more brutal aud devilish
malignity, than that to which they arc by nature
born? Can Sherman, with all his dariDablc devil.
ishness of nature, and hypocritical sanetity, be-
come more brutal and fendlikc than now.


The people of this land should rise up as q man,
and visit all the terrible vengeance Of a long pent
up wrath on him and his barbarian followers
They should strike him such blows, and visit de-
feat and death on Eim and his legions with such
an overwhelming retribution, as will forever pro-
clude the possibility Of his redeeming his christian
like promises, to the down trodden people of our
sister town.


To wage war in q civilized manner against such
ruthless foeman, is basest cowardice-rotaliation
fearful rctribution should overtake this incarnate
fehd. RETALIATION.
Year: 1865

Josh Billings gives some advice to young lady
as to how she shall receive proposal: ''You ought
to take it kind, looking down hil with an express
hun about halftickled aud half scarf. After the
pop is over, if yure luvyer wants tew kiss you,
don't think l would say yes or no, but let the
thing kind or take its own course"
Year: 1865

+ 4 New Ody to make Cdlicoes rash reU-In-
fuse three gills of salt iD four quarts of boiling
water, and put the collicoes in while hot and leave
until cold In this way the colors are rendered
permanent, and will not fade by subsequent wash
ing.
Year: 1865

Has that woman call to be wife who thin ks
more OF her silk dress than her children, and vis-
its her nursery no oftener than once a day?-
Has a woman a cali to be wife who sits read
ing the last new novel, while her husband stands
before the glass vainly trying to pin together 4
buttoniess shirt bosom? Has that woman q call
to be a wife who expects her husband to swallow
diluted coffee, sOggy bread, smoky tea, and wa
terry potatoes SIX days out of the seven Has
she a call to be wife who comes down to
breakfast in abominabie curl papers, a soiIed
dressing g-gown, aud shoes down at the heel?-
Has she call to be a wife whose husband love
weighs nought in the balance with her next
door neighbours damask curtains or velvet car
petI Has she call TO be wife who would
take advantage Of a moment of cOniugal weak
ness Ia extort money or extract proniseI Has
she call To be wife who takes a journey for
pleasure, leaving her husband to toll in a close
shop, aud have al eye, when at home, TO the
servants and children? Has she call 20 be a
wife to whom a good husband society is not
the greatest OF earthly blessings and house
full Of rosy children its best furnishing and
prettIPSt Ornameuts3
Year: 1865

Mr.. Herrick Democratic member of the


House. from New York, voted in favor of the
bill to amend the Constitution 50 as to abolish
slavery, and gave his reasons tor So doing rs


follows:


Looking at the subject a. party man, from
party point OF view, as one who hopes soon TO


see the Democratic party again IN power, this
proposition seems To present a desirable OppOr-
tuuity for the Democracy TO rid itself al once


and forever Of the incubus OF slavery, and TO


Danish its perplexing issues beyond the pale of


party politics, no longer TO distract our coUnsels
and disturb the harmony Of our movements


il has been our seeming adherence to slavery.
in maintaining State rights, that has, wear by
year, depleted our party ranks until onr once
powerful organization has trailed its standard
in the dust aud sunk into hopeless minority


i'll nearly every State Of the UnisB and every
year and every day We are growing weaker and


weaker in popular favor, while our opponents
are strengthening because we will not consent
to cut loose from the dead carcass OF negro
slavery.


The Institution OF slavery was cruelty muT-


dered in the house OF It's friends when they raised
the standard of rebellion against the constitu-
tionat Government which had ever protected it
from the popular disfayor that always attached
to it in the North. When the Representatives
of the slaVeholding States with base ingratitude
deserted the Democracy, which had always sus-


tanned their rights, and left their seats in Con-
gress, white with cooperation, they had
ample power to protect slavery even from such
a measure as that now before the House, they
not only gave a deatb-slab TO the institution.


but forever abSolved the Democratic party,
, which had always protected it, from any furth-


er obligations to breast thestOrm nf popular sem
timent which viii continue to rage against it in
fall the northern States until ts prohibition as
contemplated in the resolution now before the
House, shall have been incorporated into the
Constitution. Ii is plain enough 10 my mind
that if The democratic party would gain lis su-
preInacy IN the Government of the nation it
must now let slavery sslde.''
Year: 1865

correspondent with the army before Peters-
burg, tells curious story OF large pine tree
which has long stood midway between the Uni-
on and Rebel pickets, at a point where the
lines are only twenty-five yards apart. The
trees neutral posion long projected It FROM des-
tructi6p, but the scarcity of fuel suggested a
compromise, and it was agreed that it should
be cut down, and that both parties should di-
vide It's wood. A delegate from each picket
lIne accordingly went forth to the task, and by
the vigorous axes OF both, the trunk was soon
leyeied to the earth. Then arose an animated
debate as to which OF the soldiers should have
the bute and which the branches Words were
not conclusive enough to decide the question.
and were soon changed to blows. A brisk and
bloodless combat ensued, in which the Union
man proved to be the most skillful pugilist. and
the victor triumphantly carried to his camp
fire the largest end of the log.
Year: 1865

READING, PA, April I9, 1864.
DR. WIsBARF-Dedr Sir: One year ago the
Examining Surgeon of this district told me
had Consumption OF the Lungs, and that could
not be cured; and Judging from all my symptoms
al that time, myself supposed this to be true
was for more than one year troubled with
hacking cough, which gradually grew 80 bad
that | could not have severe fit of coughing
without splitting up blood in large quantities.
For months could not work at anything.
and was obliged to keep my bed most of the
time While in this condition ! was in Mr..
Row botham's store, in this city, and he seeing
how low | was, recommended me to try your
Pine Tree Tar Cordial He said he had sold a
great deal of it. and that as ii had cured so many
others, he believed it would do some good. I
bought bottle and commenced using it. In a
very short time / saw that ] was getting better
very fast, and after taking several bottles was
entirely restored to health, so that could work
every day at my business, which is very heavy
work in an iron foundry. When / commenced
to use your Pine Tree Tar Cordial, my weight
was only one hundred and thirty five pounds;
since the use of it / have weighed on an average
one hundred and fifty five. l shall be glad to
have you publish this, as l believe l should not
have been living at this time if | had not used
your great medicine, and / wish all who suffer
to receive its benefit.


Very truly yours.


Capt. SAMUEL HAREER.
Year: 1865

WHEREAS The twenty FIRST section OF the zcf
of Congress- approved on the Sd inst. entitled
an act to amend the several acts heretofore pass
ed, TO provide for the enrolling and calling out
the national forces and for other purposes, re-
quires that additional TO other lawful penalties
for crime of desertion for military or naval ser
vice all persons who have deserted the military
or naval service of the United States who shall
not return to said service or report themselves
to the Provost Marshal within sixty days after
the proclamation hereafter mentioned, be deem
ed and taken ~ have voluntarily relinquished
and forfeited their rights of citizenship and their
right to become citizens and such deserters shall
be forever incapable of holding anv of trust or
profit under the United States, or Of exercising
any rights of citizens thereof, and all persons
who shall hereafter desert the military or naval
service and all persons who being duly enrolled.
shall depart the jurisdiction of district IN which
he is enrolled go beyond the limits of the Uni
ted States with intent to avoid any draft into the
military naval service duly ordered. shall be
liable to the penalties of this section. and the
President is hereby authorized and required
forthwith on the passage Of this act to issue his
proclamation, setting forth the provisions Of
this section; in which proclamation the Presi-
dent ls required to notify all deseTters Ye-
turning within 90 days as aforesaid, that thew
shall be pardoned, on condition of returning ia
their regiments and companies, or to such other
organizations as they may be assigned to until
they shall serve for period of time equal to
their original time OF enlistment


Now, therefore, be II known that |. Abraham,
Lincoln, President Of the United States, do issue
this, my proclamation, as required by said act
ordering and requiring all deserters TO return
to their posts. and do hereby notify them that
all deserters who shall, within sixty days from
the date OF the proclamation viz: on or before
the 10th day of May, 1866. return 10 the service
or report themselves TO the Provost Marshal.
shall be pardOned 90 condition that they return
to their regiments and companies, or such Other
organizations as they may be assigned TO- and
serve the remainder of their original terms of
enlistment, and in additional thereto period
equal to the time lost by desertion.


In testimony whereof l have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed Done at the city of Wash
ingtOn this 18th day Of March in the year of our
Lord 1865, and of the Independence Of the Uni
ted States the S9th.


ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President.


VIM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Year: 1865

Western paper recommends the following
as certain cure for a sore throat:


a poultice made Ofthe yolk Of an egg and fine
salt OF paste like consistency, to be put on the
throat, and kept on thirty minutes, unless soon
er dry. If a child be very feverish, the poul-
tice should be repeated, 4 wash or gargle
should also be prepared and used, consisting of
equal parts 0f fine salt and alum, mixed with
vinegar. For very severe case, make wash
for the throat OF blood root golden seal and pull
verised bayberry. We are credibly informed
that in every instance where these simple rem
edies have been applied, the sufferer has recov.
cred.
Year: 1865

We often heard of repentant rebels, but the
following from the Nashville Union shows there
is such thing as an humble one:


"We met recently with gentlemen from the
country, who, IN 1861 was a rebel, and very
warm one. Taking the start Of us he said: you
need not ask me if I got my rights in the Ter
ritOries, rather think haze. But I haven't
negro worth cent on my farm. don't care If
never see another. I'm humble, not on the
Uriah Heep style, but really humble Humila-
ted in the very dust, to think that once gave
my influence to drag Tennessee into. rebellion
against Government that ever afforded me
protection, and never did me an injury


Il am truly penitent; not bit Of the rebel Is
left in me. rather think l would give NV
life willingly, and gladly, to heal the wounds Of
my country and restore her prosperity and hap
mess. and win ado. were permitted to vote.
would consider it the greatest privilege / ev-
er enjoyed to cast my suffrage for making Tenn
essee forever free State. That's my position
Here our old friend ran out of breath, and We
got chance to give him word oFcomfort and
consolation