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Year: 1861

PLAINLY SPOKEN TRUrHs.-There are
some journals IN the Northern States that
continue amid insult and obluquy to battle
manfully for truth and justice. and to tell
the fanatical party that has brought the
country into it's present horrible condition
the plain facts of the case, without mine
ing and without faltering. Among the
ablest of these is the Boston Courier, in
whose last issue we find such language as
this:


1.-The direst calamity which Providence
permits to afflct the human race, mas fallen
upon rs, and we are to suffer from the hor-
rors Of civil war. This is the bitter bread
of Rspublicanism. The Journal and its
party have led ON q mad. furious crusade
against the South because they hold slaves.
1t took various forms sometimes as the
Freesoil party-sometimes the form of the
Chicago platform but it was always the
same unreasoning, unreasonable abstraction
opposition to the South, because they
held slaves.


1t beganin the cant and hypocrisy that the
people of the North were holier than the
planters of the South. and hal the right in
their immaculate purity to lecture them
from the pulpit, the lyceum, the political
stump and the party press upon their sins
against humanity.


1t is ending in the madness which is now
plunging us into civil war. But enough" !"


In another article it tells the North that
the Lincoln government is responsible for
the beginning Of hostilities. as it, contrary
to all its professions and promises, made
the attempt to reinforce Sumter, measure
neither more or less than coercion.
The New York Express. Journal of Com
merce, Day Book. Boston Post, Buffalo Re-
public, and other journals. take substantial
ly the same grounds. Ifsthese journals
could be perused by all the northern people
they would soon learn the true grounds OF
the quarrel, and would demand of their
government, We doubt not, speedy rever-
sal OF its mad measures of civil war that 1t
appears bent upon inaugurating in this
once happy country.
Year: 1861




SIR The enforcement of the ordinance reqnning
pedder' procure license, Is calculated to produce much dis
nnorg the poorer classes The police authorities are
directed to arrest al who offer goods for sale without cen
and when they apply the Mayors Office for proper permit
they told that he has authority to give them Many poor
boys find their occupation gone and, In these hard times
will be induced TO get money dsbouesy The boys and girls
work hard and receive small and the, should
be deprived Of their support while the hch and suen ner
permitted to cumber sidewalks with their goods
FOR all justice sincerely hope that city fathers will at an
early day remove this obnoxious ordinance from the statute
books b.
To M. zs.sor Of the NJ Y Tribuns


SIR: am an Indian, and in behalf of those Of my
race Who for the past few weeks have been engaged pcding
work and other articles OF native manufacture and who
are now prevented from vending their articles In the streets and
hotels by the recent sThumng Of feles ordinance OF the
Common Council this day made inquiries In relation to such
action Of the authorities at the Mayors oe and there
Informed that this another Of Black Republican
leyillalion


This SANDER the political party with which have voted
from W oginzstion did have the on which was
evidently Intended by my oficiou. informant.


About twenty families OF my people gain pscsous subs.
by and hotel peddns Th. is their ouy
hope Of support. Ny people not the urson iuP,.'''
arrogant eetvcnie Of unstable but quiet unofend
inE e,men Of Their own humble manufactures And thcy
deprived Of this their only Of ginning their livelihood
they will truly not know where TO lay their heads.


Ispps. you Mr. Editor the able friend depressed and
struggling humanity. to extend your influence In favor Of the
rerea Of this obnoIious ordnance pray you to
powerful aid in sshius Gos u, tie protection ofaw.


OsCEOLA COOPER,


No. III F1s. Ty,neth street New -YoIk CITY.
Year: 1861

WHAT LADIES CAN Nothing is
more important to the health OF our brave
volunteers than warm, comfortable woolen
socks. The woven socks supplied by gov.
ernmcntare poor substitutes for hand-knit
article, and the latter will outlast three
pairs Of woven socks. Men on the march
require soft sock, or they become foot
sore, and the damps Of autumn and winter
renders warm one necessary for health.
Can the fair daughters and mothers Of
New England do a more acceptable SER
vice to their country, at this time, than to
each prepare and send TO the commissary
Of each State pair of socks for the use Of
our soldiers? Let associations be formed
in each town, and each parish if desirable,
and the good work be set in motion, and let
all, young and old, have the satisfaction Of
doing something for the glorious cause in
which our country is now engaged, in sus-
tanning the best government man ever en-
joyed A particular company or regiment
might be designated as the recipients,
where one hundred or one thousand pairs
were sent together, and thus the brave sons
of their own neighborhood be benefited by
their efforts, if preferred to more general
distribution. T..
Year: 1861

Revival AT OwENBsoRo.-A correspond
ent informs US that an interesting revival of
religion is in progress in the Methodist
Church at owensboro, KY. About eighty
had united with the church, and the work
is still progressing.-Lou. Jour-
Year: 1861

SPEAKING of the errors of the press, Mr.
Pycrott relates in his Ways and Words OF
Men of Letters conversation he had
with printer. Really" said the printer,
gentlemen should not place such unlimited
confidence in the eye-sight of our hard-work-
ed and half.blnded reader Of proofs for
am ashamed TO say that we utterly rnned
one poet through ludicrous mispriuI."
Indeed and what was the unhappy liner
Why, sir, the. poet intended TO say See
the pale martyr in sheet of fire; - instead
Of which we made him say-'See the pale
martyr aoith his shirt on fire I" OF course
the reviewers made the most of blunder
so entertaining to their readers, aud the
poor gentleman was never heard of more in
the field of literature"
Year: 1861

The COSEY Island RAILRoAD.--A motion was
made at the Special Term of the Kings County Court
recently for an injunction to restrain The Coney Island
Railroad Company from laying tracks in Water street.
The Brooklyn City and NewtOwn Railroad Company
have authority to lay tracks in the same street Tie
motion for an injunction is made on their behalf The
papers were submitted to the Court.
Year: 1861

FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONERS OF APPEALS.


The lest Legislature by an act created the Board Of
Commissioners of Appeals of the Fire Department.
This board has rendered its first decision, which
reversed decision previously made by the Fire Com
missioDer. A member of the department who was
receiving salary during sickness alec received money
from the relief fund.- for which the Commissioners
expelled him. The decision Of the Court Of Appeals
was made because the man had received the relief
without knowing the law In reference to it. The
Commissioners will probably Teinstste the supposed
offender.
Year: 1861

REDUCTION OF CITY ExPENsEs.-The Select Com
miee Of the Board Of Supervisors, from Information
of an unofficial character believe they will be able 10
save to the city during the current year the sam Of
sGO0 900.
Year: 1861

Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary. are considered
as wishing to continue the subscrlp'
ton.


If subcribers order the discontin-
u;.nce of their papers, the publishers
may continue to send them till all that
is due be paid


If subscribers neglect or refuse to
take their papers from the Office te
which they are directed, they are hello
responsible until they have settled
their bills.and ordered their paper dis
continued.
Year: 1861

LOOKING ALKE.--The following incident


illustrates how desirous the volunteers are
to obey orders, and the good result of their
efforts:


suppose you will see that have writ
ten mothers letter with pencil and yours
with pen and ink. 1t is because We have
just had lot of pen holders and pens given
us by the government. We have also had
a box and half Of shoe -blacking given to
each man. You will remember that in my
last letter stated that G. F., one Of the
prvatcs, had no shoes. When the Colonel
gave us. the blacking he said he wanted us
to look as much alike as possible. So &.
F. went to work and BACKED his feet and
polished them; anu when the Colonel came
along on dress parade, he asked F. why he
did that. lie replied, ''To look AS much
alike as possible The Colonel burst out
laughing, and went, after parade, to the
store and bought him pair Of shoes witfs
his own money.
Year: 1861

TAKING CODA cold is not neccssa
rily the result of low or high temperature
A person may go directly from hot bath
INFO cold one, or into snow, even, and not
take cold. On the contrary, he may take
cold by pouring couple Of tablespoonfuls
Of water upon some part of his dress, or
by standing in a door, or other opening,
where one part of the body is colder than
another Let it be kept in mind that uni
iormi,y of temperature over the whole body
is the first thing to be looked after. 1t is
the uniform circulation Of some part If
you must kecpa partially wet garment on,
it would be well perhaps, to wet the whole
of it uniformly. The feet are great
source Of cold, on account of the variable
Temperature they are subjected to. Keep
them always dry and warm, and avoid
drafts of air, hot or cold, wet spots on the
garments, and other direct causes Of unc-
quail temperature, and keep the system
braced up by plenty of s,eep, and the cs-
chewing of debiitating food and drinks,
and you will be proof against a cold and
its results.
Year: 1861

SILENCE IN NATURE 1t is a remarkable
and very instructive fact, that many of the
most important operations of nature are
carried on in this unbroken silence There
is no rushing sound when the broad tide of
sunlight breaks on a dark world and foods
it with light, as one bright wave over another
falls from the fountain, millions of millions
of miles away. There is no creaking of
axles or groaning of cumbrous machinery
as the solid earth wheels on its way, and
every planet and system performs its revo-
lutions. The great trees bring forth their
bonghs and shadow the earth beneath them
the plants cover themselves with buds,
and the buds burst into flowers but the
whole transaction is unheard. The change
from snow and winter winds to blossoms
and fruits and the sunshine of summer is
seen in it's slow development, but there is
scarcely a sound to tell Of the mighty trans
formation. The solemn chant of the ocean,
as it raises its unchanged aud it's unceasing
voices, the roar Of the hurricane, and the
mighty river, and the thunder Of the black
blowed storm; and this is the music of ma
ture-a great and swelling anthem of praise,
breaking in the universal calm. There is
lesson for rs here. The mightiest worker
in the universe is the most unobtrusive.
Year: 1861

CHLDREN--Ble Blessed be God for all that
the children enjoy! Did you ever think
of it, how independent children are of cir
cumstances? How the children of the poor
are as happy with penny toy, with bit
Of broken china, rag baby, or their mud
pies, as the offspring of the rich with their
endless variety of playthings, selected with
so much care from the most expensive
shops? Do you know how ready children
are to find employment in any condition,
with a contentment and checrfulness which
grown up people may indeed envy? 1t is
not until they become acquainted with the
convcntionalitics of the world, and find they
lack what is most important in the worlds S
eye, that aisronteat crceps into the heart
and dissatisfaction takes th, place of this
blessed state,
Year: 1861

LIFE WITHOUT LovE.-We sometimes
meet with men who seem to think that any
indulgence in an affcctionate feeling is n
weakness. They will return from jour-
ney and greet their families with distant
dignity, and move among their children
with the cold and lofty splendor Of an icc-
berg surrounded by its fragments. There
is hardly more unnatural sight on earth
than one of those families without heart.
A father had better eXtinguish boys eyes
than take away his heart. Who that has
experienced the joys of friendship, and
values sympathy and affection. would not
rather lose all that is beautiful in natures
scenery than be robbed Of the hidden trea-
sures Of his heart? Cherish, then, your
hearts best affections. Indulge in the
warm and gushing emotions of filial, par
entail, and frugal love.
Year: 1861

True COURAGE. For man to say that
his S, ul is incapable Of fear, is just as ab-
surd as to say, that from popularity Of
constitution, when dipped in water, he does
not get wet. You, human beings, who ever
you may be, when you are placed in dan
ger, and reflect upon the fact, you feel afraid.
Don't vapor and say no we know how the
mental machine must work, unless it be
diseased. Now the thoughtful man admits
all this-he will take pains to protect him
self from the risk but he says that ifduty re.
quires him to run the risk he will run it.
This is the courage Of the civilized man, as
opposed to the blind, bulldog insensibility
Of the savage This is courage--to know
the existence of danger, but to face it, ncv-
er,h,less. - Country larson.
Year: 1861

An OBSTACLE REMOVED. - One great OBJ
stacle in the way Of recruiting for the vol
unteer service has been removed by..the
following section Of an act passed by Con
gress on the 22d of July last. A great
many men have refused to enlist because
they could not leave their families provided
for, but now that their wives can draw their
pay, and also receive their allowance from
the volunteer fund, this difficulty no longer
hereby authorized and u,rrv,e- W
among the volunteer forces in the service
of the United States, the system Of allot-
rncnt tickets now used in the navy, or some
equivalent system, by which the family Of
the volunteer may draw such portions Of
his pay as he may request


This has been sent to the officers Of the
United States army in command, among the
general orders recently issued from tho
head quarters of the army. We hope il
will be extensively published tliroughout
the country.-Dubuque Times.
Year: 1861

The CASTOR BEAS.-We would ask the
farmers of California if they have gwen a
sufficient attention to this article? 1t can
be made a source of revenue, as it yields
enormous crops. We have seen a superior
variety of this bean, which crop of one
thousand pounds was raised upon small
space of ground. We shall endeavor to ind
way to bring it into use by the manufact-
ure of oil, and thus save the importation
of it, and at the same time save thousands
of our geld from being sent abroad Castor
oil is now used largely for mechanical as
well as for medical purposes-Er.
Year: 1861

NPARrIALIrY.-People who dodge through
The world endeavorng to be friends with every
body, saying nothing which expresses a strong
conviction lest somebody else of an opposite
conviction should be troubled; people who slip
and slide quietly over all rough places are eth
or those who huve an honest instructive shrink
ing from all difference, or those who glide along,
as snakes do on tho banks Of rivers, in the
slime. Neither class is impartial-one has no
opinion from sympathy and tenderness, the 9TH
or has none from the lowest fear and selhshness.
But the Judge who, having heard all sides, de-
clares finally and solcmnly, "Let justice be
done though the heavens fall he is impartial.


Hence in every country where public ques-
.ions are decided by the popular will, coward
ly position is often called an impartial one. In
every important debate there can be, of course,
but two sides, and men who are sincerely inter-
csted in the subject of difference will inevi-
tably range themselves upon one side or the
other. Aud this for the sufficient reason that
one side will help aud the other hinder the
movement To say that both sides are mdis-
Greet and foolish-that they do not always dc
the best thing in the best way-is merely ia
complain that the cars in the train are not as
perfect as you could wish. If the cars are go
ing where you wish to 60, you are only ridieu-
lous if you remain behind for no better reason
than that individuals are not always respon.
sble for every action of the mass with which
they move.
Year: 1861

A PORTABLE sun dial recently patented in
Berlin, consists of hollow metallic hemis-
phere, representing in its shape the visible
armament. BY means of pendulum and
a sort of meridian circle, it may be so
placed at any moment. in the sunshine.
as to indicate the hour and minute of the
day
Year: 1861

had stepped into store in village in
Missouri, when my attention was directed
to an old lady who was examining piece
of calico. She pulled it in this way and
that, MS if she would tear it to pieces, held
it up to the light in different positions, spit
on a corner and rubbed it between her fin
gers to try if the colors wore. She then
stood still awhile, seemingly not entirely
satisfied. At last she cut off piece with
the clerks scissors, and handing it to tall,
gawky looking girl of about sixteen stand
ing beside her, said; "dere, Liz Jane, you
taken chaw that, n see ct t fades And
Liz Jane put it in her mouth and vigorous
ly went to work.
Year: 1861

A Fam Hlr,--A lady writer in an eastern
paper says that she saw, recently, a lady pass
ing along the streets, clad in heavy cloak aud
furs, while by her side trotted a little girl with
n short dress, and adds, that in her estimation
a little girls dress ought to reach the small of
her back, in all conscience, at least
Year: 1861

DEBT Debt is the old man of the sea,
and the world is full of Sinbads. 1t warps
the staunchest of men from his uprightness
as the sun does the iron bridge of Menai
That he owns neither houses nor lands
stocks nor shares, is not the worst of it,
for he does not own himself He belongs to
somebody else; not his body, indeed, but
his actions, his opinions, his will. If he
looks smilingly, his owners are after him,
for he must have been making money. If
he takes holiday, they embitter its men,
ory by wondering how some folks mean
ing him-'ca can afford it, for they cannot -
meaning them. His good wife turns his
coat and brushes it, and inks the white
seams-some of them-and his owners are
all indignant at the new coat he has pur-
chased. They do not hunt him-not they
they only haunt him. And then the hor-
rible factiousneSs with which they denomi-
nate the document they thrust at him, a
little bill, when it calls for more money
than they have seen in month. Why al
ways "a little bill?' Do they think the
pet adjective will make it easier to pay2 Or
do they mean to administer covert rebuke,
that since 1t is so little, it ought not to have
been so ionq
Year: 1861

Mrs. Jenkins complained in the evening
that the turkey she had eaten at thanks
giving did not set well.


Probably it was not hen turkey" said
Jenkins.


He got glass of water in his face.
Year: 1861

TALL CoLLARs.-Four story shirt collars
are becoming all the rage. No matter what
the style of architecture, providing they are
tall. An exchange says that short necked
people, in order to keep pace with the spirit
of improvement, should get their ears NOV
ed IN little higher.
Year: 1861

We take pleasure in chronicling all en-
ces of our State, and thus gradually place
US in an Independent condition. The Times
of San Francisco gives an account of visit
to the Mission Woolen Factory, which we
place before our readers.


A few days since we made a casual visit
to this industrious hive. We found the es-
tablishment in full blast. The proprietor,
Mr.. McLennan, was absent. The foreman
of the establishment, however, did the hon.
ors in showing and explaining to US the
factory.


The business of the factory is carried on
by steam; the coal used being from Bel
lingham Bay. The Factory is running en-
tirely on flannel, tweed, ETC., for the pur-
pose of making flannel shirts, ETC., for the
trade of this coast. In addition to a num-
Der of Scotch and American men at work,
were upwards of forty Chiuamen, who are
employed at an average expense of S2l per
month, finding themselves in board and
lodging in building adjacent to the Fac
tory. We went into their sleeping apart
ments, sitting room, ETC., which were scrup-
ulously clean and neat.


an out building we found half dozen
Cinnamon busily employed in the use OF
Singers sewing machine, making miners
shirts. The Cinnamon own these machines,
working by the piece, averaging about six
shirts each per day.


In the city proper, large number of fe-
male operatives arc employed by the agents
of the Factory, who take the cloth to tn cir
own house. In this way large amount ot
work is distributed among the poor and in
dustrous of our city. We are told that the
goods thus manufactured have already at
tanned a good name and reputation, and
that success is likely to attend the opera
tions of the Factory. Up to this time but
a portion of the machinery has yet arrived
from the East, but it is expected that in thu
course of two months the balance will ar
rive aad be placed in position, when thu
mill will at once be fully manned, and it
field of operations greatly enlarged and ex
tended.


On inquiry we were told that the China
men were all green hands when first taker
into the Factory, but that they are quick t.
learn, and every way prompt to time an'
eager to acquire a knowledge of the bust
ness. They are not given to "spree it, Il
are men of almost all other nations the,
are every way reliable. Without them tn
Factory could not be successfully carried OF
here-Eastern competition being so grea
and the high cost of coal and other needle,
, California expenses so excessive, that wer
the usual wages to be paid that are univer
versally demanded by white men and wo
men, and even boys and girls, the Factor
could not run day with profit to its own
ers.


We were shown some splendid specimen
of blankets, ETC., made at the first runnin
of the Factory, besides shawls and cloth
for gentemen's wear, that would do credi
Year: 1861

The following is vouched for by gentleman
who says he knows it's all right" Cut it out
and save it, and at the proper time try the ex


pertinent: about the first of April, take a
few large turnips and cut out the hearts of
them, to form a sort of cup. Fill the cavities
with earth aud plant two or three tomato seeds
in each When the seeds have well sprouted,
pull up all but the healthicst plant in each tur-
nip, and let these that remain stand where they
will have the benefit of the sun, the plant will
grow very thrifty-the decaying turnips fur
nishing its food. When the weather becomes
sufficiently warm, set the turnips in well pre-
pared soil, not less than three feet apart, male
lath frames to keep the vines from the ground


and keep the soil we'll hilled up around them
and you will have crop that will astonish the
natives. The advantage consists in getting
the plants started early without setting them
back by transplanting. g."-Foisom Telegraph.