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Year: 1864

A butternut-colored chap who came
into the Union lines from A labama says
they couscrip' every mau who has not
been dead over two days" Such party
seem to want to get even "a ghost of q
chance"
Year: 1864

The draft ef this township came OF on
Monday aEd we were among the num-
Der who drew q prize. Not having the
msney nor the inclination TO hire cub
stisute, We are making our arrangemenas
to 90. We first thought Of resisting, bat
We gave up the idea as coon as NC foand
out that the Batternuts were not going
70 die at home. Had we been stout and
abled bodied man, we would have long
sinee been in the army-but such not
being the case we come to the conclusion
that we could be Of more service to our
country BY remaining at home aud fghi-
ing the rebels who are keeping up 9 FIRE
in the rear.


The contemptible COpperheAd peace
sneaks" in this township and alI over the
county have been offering mp prayers to
JEFF, Davis and the Devil that We should
be drafted aud, for the 6rst time, the
prayers Of the wicked have been heard
They have now commenced their howl
Of rejoicing, and we presume they will
keep it up nj least until there 10 another
draft
la taking leave Of our Union friends
We want 20 exort them TO stand by the
old flag, through evil as veil as COED re-
port Don't get weak in The ksees be
cause some Of your sons and brothers
are drafted, or because our arms oc
casionally meet with reverse. Come
oat on the llth day Of October aad de-
vote that day to the service oi our eoun-
try, and all will be we'll Labor for the
success of Lincoln, for our noble Gov
srnor and the whole State Ticket, for
Judge Brown, for Colonel Rose, for our
whole County Ticket, and especially for
our candidats for Sheriff, who has Lost
one leg in defence Of bis country; be is
poor man, aud needs the Office. -
: Wereturn our sincere thanks to the
band Of Union men who have attended
to Us their patronage znd well wishes dn-
ring the past ten years We hope they
may Ail live 20 see the rebellion pui down
and 10 behold the beautiful stars and
stripes floating proudly TO the breeze ia
every State In the Union.


Those who ara indebted TO as for Job
work, subscription, and advertising will
please come forward and pay up isnmdi-
ately, rs this will probably be the last
number o2 the Gazette that We shall
issue. - WortainefoH Gazette, 29th aH
Year: 1864

acknowledgment Of their aindepenc
dence;;p but they would no more lay
down their arms at his entresty than
they would at the command Of 8
President of Republican opinions.
Their arms can be forced from their
hands, but there exists no man who
could, from any position, induce them
to surrender, or come back into the
Union on any terms They mean to
abide the wager of battle, and are
more likely to be moved from their
purpose by the bold actions of GEN
eral Grant than by the blandest
words of the smoothest tongued
Democrat in America To any mere
persuader. no matter what his place
or his opinions, they void tqep an
ear as deaf fzas< thsskof the adler
refusing to listen to the voice of the
charmer, charm he ever SO wisely


Atlantic Monthly.
Year: 1864

They promised ME redress
is apparently of no use it doe.
come. / hold a letter from :
mons S Adj. Gen to that effect )
think they wish to screen the thl
leader of the mob, a well-knowr
but he is a good Union man
Year: 1864

young brother. requested him to tell me
how the mistake occurred, and The cause OF my
making such fool Of myself. ! found that it
was true that il was bis sisters hair had been
wearing, bat she was not aware of its being in
my possession. During the week be had been
bad taken the opportunity of daily collecting
from his sisters hairbrush the stray hairs, and
with them be had formed the iress he had


given me. He had thought the possession of
i. was all that wished for. and that bow it
was obtained was s matter of little Importance.
Year: 1864

Jim Lane is tough and must have metal in
his flesh as well as in his spirit Under the
broiling sun of last August. be stumped South
ern Kansas, rode so miles day for eighteen
days, and made three speeches per dsy-pever
missing an appointment.
Year: 1864

PREPARING GLUE FOR READY UsE.-To any
quantity Of glue use whiskey instead OF water.
Put both together 10 bottle, cork it tight,
and set it by for three or four days when it
will be ft for use without the application Of
heat. Glue thus prepared will keep for years.
and is at al times fit for use, except very cold
weather, when it should be set in warm water
before using. To obviate the difficulty of the
stopper getting tight by the glue drying in the
mouth of the vessel, use a tin vessel with the
cover fitting tight on the outside TO prevent
the escape of the spirit by evaporation. A
strong solution of isiDglass made in the same
manner is an excellent cement for leather
Year: 1864

A STORY is related of Turk who married.
His wife when unveiled, proved to be very
ugly. A few days after the nuptals, she said
to him, My life, as you have many relations, I
wish you TO inform me before which of them
shall unveil" MY soul," said the husband,
"if thou wilt but conceal thy face from me, l
care not to whom thou showest It,"
Year: 1864

Foolish PRIDE.-We have often heard a
half grown up boy say pettishly to bis mother
Il don't like to be seen carrying big bundle
through the streets" But true pride is ashs-
med of such iitteness Of mind. Mr.. Astor the
wealthy millionaire of New York, was reluc-
tant to sell goods to young man, except for
cash. The young man paid for them and took
them on his back to carry them of. Sir. Astor
looked in SURPRISE but before the young man,
who was merchant had gone many steps, be
called him back, saying. you may buy on
credit to any amount, can trust you, sir. A
man who is not ashamed to do his own work is
sure TO succeed" Here is a good lesson for
false PRIDE
Year: 1864

Tried convicted and sentenced and in cases where it il
pretty certain that they accnmpces Of those who are
AZ war win our country personal measures
may De Justified But TO march platoon of armed men
hso the once OF Journal and stop its publication ia
part o the country which has been placed and which


mere no Necessity of pacing under martial law ia
proceeding which has strange aspect when we com are
~ win tho constitutional provisions by bch the of


the press are so sedulously guarded from violation


we cannot therefore, but join in the hope bv
some OF the morning papers that the order for the suD
pression OF these journals will bs rescinded
and THIS not so much for the that the pnbsher


ght nave been entirely that the pretended pro
cnhatOn was forgery as for the higher and stronger
reason mat the order an extreme mcaeue suited ony
70 stale OF things which does not exist in ths commu.
nly ana Tor which tho plea n necessity cannot be- uroad


remarkable indication OF the haste with which tina
order to suppress these journals given that it in
cuded the arrest OF five the operators of the Indspen
dent Telegraph office in this city who have been cent to
Fort Laay ette although is we'll known here that thew
had nothing whatever to do with the false procsmaton.
except to send despatch to Boston it to be
most shameful imposture.


We do not In any respect GEEK wish exenuate th
gu OF those who were concerned in getting up the for
gey who gave it circulation with doubt it's gen.
uhehess or who having given 1t circulation were tardy
~ giving puno notice OF It's real character The authors
oil this cheat and their accopces are ga much the in
tTumrnts OF the rebel Government as f they were its
aaried spies and equally deserving of an anomnions
punishment As much severity you please seant hoso
who are guilty of the forgery who favored 1.-THE pnb
lie feeling will approve -but that severity should b
combined with manifest desire to infringe none of tboso
rights OF the citizen which free Government ought Ia
cherish with scIupuous regard.
Year: 1864

A letter to New York, in speaking of the tax
bill Of tho House, which was reported yesterday by
the Finance Committee of the Senate, says:


"a number Of important amendments have been made,
especially the provisions of the bill as to the collection
othe taxes and looking toward increasing the amount
of revenue 1t understood that the exgences Of the
Government at the present time require an increase Of
sixty million dollars the amount which 1t s
estimated would be produced by the House bill, and to
secure this the committee will report an increase OF the
tax distilled spirits from 81 to 81 so, with probably an
additional ncreaseto 80 to take effect January l. 1866
The section of the House bill taxing stock hand is
stricken out The tax cgsrs and tobacco has been
vsed with average Of about ten cents per pound
over the amount imposed by the House,
Year: 1864

We gave yesterday full accounts could be pro-
cured in regard to the fraudulent proclamation which
OF our contemporaries were led to publish. To-day
publish the statements Of the propreors and editors of
the World and the Journal of Commerce. which explain
their conEectQn with this matter, and show that they
the victims of fraud skilfuy played by some one
familiar with the customs Of the Associated Press and Of
the newspapers in regard to elegrsphic dispatches


1t is evident that the journals question erred inno-
Gently and that they had intention to msead to be
parties to the fraud committed Tho Tribune half admits
would not have questioned the document had it been
left at that Office, and it this omission to favor the
Tribune that put other papers their guard and
obviaed the fatal necessity which led Secretary Stan
ton 70 commit The grevous error by which be has
shown his contempt for the freedom of the newspaper
press Last night every body learned with surprise
this morning, the Cces of the World and Journal Of Com
taken charge troops acting under orders
from Washington. Their publication was also suppressed
further order issued for the arrest Of tho editors
but this suspended. 1t is short tune since Mr.
Seward led to put faith in forged document and to
make it the basis OF diplomatic action that the Washing
ton authorities should be lenent those who sin in the
way. The forge rebel navy report has done us i'm
mensey harm than his bogus proclamation possibly
could do Yet the gentleman 10 New ork who invented
IT, and pslmed off esprit has not becn troubled,
aud the Secretary Of State has shown signs of ndgna
ton against the author fraud is the cor
repondsucs between Lyons aud JEFF Davis or rather the
clerk Of the latter The sagacty Of the highest Off
cis may sometimes be at fault and he should demand
Of others than he is willing for himself


TO be hoped that by this time the facts regard to
the publication Of this procamatlor known ia Wash
ngtOn and that wisdom enough will be manifested there
TO revoke the order anst these two journals 1t fully
time that arbitrary and usabs be brought
to end. Tie sentiment that found expression when
the attempt made to throttle freedom Of debate


floor Of Congress- has not lost its force when presses
suspended for acts committed entirely without design
thought Of criminality.
Year: 1864

Two of the morning papers of this city are to-day
pended 1t is done in consequences of the publication yes
terday in the Journal of Commerce and the World of the
forged proclamation, aud, presume by order of the
Government The forged proclamation was sent to every
paper of the Associated Press except own and iu
such shape to lead those who received to believe it
from the office of the Association 1t was sent de-
sgnedy doubt when it presumed that it would be
seen by of the editors but would be- taken by the
printers and hurried into part Of the morning edition
each paper That it did not find its way this office was
probably accident-the editorial rooms being closed
and the messenger perhaps not knowing how ad his
way to the printing 0ce-and to this accident it is due
that it not published two other Of the morning pa
pers In both those Offices it became known--by the
merest accident in of them by inquiry in the other
that had not received it, aud suspicion being excited by
that fact the forged document though type was
pressed in both Offices


The forgery Ingenious to the method Of ts
circulation though clumsy its style, it bold and
wicked. 1t intended, doubt to affect tse stock
market, well as to nuly the influence the news of
day 1t failed signaY the latter purpose as it was a
companied by official denial of its truth. In Wall
street not without It's influence where lie is so
big that it cannot be swallowed.


The real facts which led to the publication Of this
strous forgery were not presum known yesterday in
Washington the suspension of the two Journals would
suppose have been ordered The order no doubt
will be revoked to-day We hope it will for certainly no
journal should be punished for mistake which might have
very nnocently been committed by the most loyal paper
| in the land.
Year: 1864

Promptitude of decision is doubtless of the first
Importance in military action. but the exercise Of
! this quality is very dangerous if it be demanded
of one whose judgment is not safe. An occasional
lapse of the latter faculty has, readers know,
led our impulsive Secretary of War into some un-
fortunate mistakes in military affairs, and, as we
intimated in our yesterdays issue, his impetuous
though laudable passion for furnishing oulprts has
just hurried him into the commission Of fresh
error-not military one, luckily this time, nor
yet ctUI one-but into the grave error of punish


ing innocent accessories to offence in default of
discovering the guilty instigaors and perpetrators
This error is no less than suspendng the business
of his victims and ordering them to imprisonment
We allude Of course to the recent suppression of
two New York journals and the order to CON-
NIT their proprietors to Fort Lafayette. We would
not speak in harsh terms of this arbitrary act of
power nor certainly in terms of the slightest dis
respect towards the distinguished functionary who
has committed the wrong but its injustice is held
to be so fragrant in New York as to have called
forth the condemnation of the public press of all
parties in that city, We subjoin the opinions
expressed by three of its leading Republican jour
nails
Year: 1864

With our views Of the importance and nvolabilty OF
the liberty Of the press readers will not expect to
approve of the suppression Of the two the
Journal of Commerce and the World by the authority Of
the Federal Government


II there be any right which the founders Of Govern
ment sought to guard from violation with special care,
is the right freely to discuss political questions and public
measures by means Of tho press Accordingly the Const
tuition Of the United States provides that Congress shall
make no law abrdgng the freedom Of speech or of the
press and ia another article declares that the right Of
the people to be secure in their persons house
and efects from unreasonable searches and seizures shall
not be violated The freedom of the press asserted in
the same article Of Constitution as the freedom Of re
eous belief and guarded from infringement by the same
explicit terms Moreover in every Constitution Of every
State in the Union it expressly stipulated that certain
rights to be exempted from the ordinary proceedings
or Government and among these the freedom Of the
press which is placed the same high level with the
rights Of conscience and the right Of the people TO
BILE for the purpose OF demanding redress Of grievances
TO bring about change Of administration,


The early statesmen OF our country, by whom these
stitutons made jealous of the infringement
Of these great rights that they would not leave il to the
discretion Of any Government OF the Stses the Nation
to Interfere with them Its therefore, with pain that we see
the Offices f any Of journals entered by the agents
the Government and their publication stopped Mt the
mand Of the Executive We do not to say that there
is case IN which the military power might interfere


to prevent the publication Of newspaper manfesy ius-
eating treason sud rebellion in part of the country for


the possession Of which the rebel Government contend


ing with ours and n which the suppression Of the den
quent journal becomes sort of military necessity But
the necessity ought to be clear and the power OF inter-
fereoce ought to be confined the have
toned Ia all other instances the punishment Of sedton
should be left to the ordinary remedies provided by law
The publishers of tho offending journals may DO sragned
Year: 1864

JAMES @. wELLING, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.


The subscription price of this paper for year Two
DOLLARS, payable in advance


reduction of 20 per cent oneth Of the full charge
will be made to any who shall order and pay at
% per cent or oneourth of the full chargeA any
who wlorder and pay for, at time, twentyor more
copies.
No being kept this paper will not be sent
to any unless paid advance any than
the time for which it is paid.
Year: 1864

We are convinced that the Hon. An
DREW Johnson, who holds the anomalous
Office Of Military Governor of Tennessee,
has been q curse to that State and curse
to the cause of the Union. We do not
say that he has been curse Intentionally,
but simply that he has been . curse in
fact Louisville Journal.


There was time when the Louisville
Journal was extravagant in Its praise OF
Governor JOHNSON. Then he was bless
ing to the country and blessing to Ten
nessee. But having decided that slavery
is curse, that it was the cause Of the re-
bellion, and that it ought to be and must
be destroyed, now he 10 an agent of
mischief 70 the country and to Tennes-
see. In other words slavery 10 an i'm
passable gulf between unconditional
loyalty and Copperheadism. JOHNSON
has got on the right side Of the gulf,
while the Journal Is ON the wrong side.
Hence the change in the opinion of our
Louisville contemporary. Kentucky Is
rapidly, through the in1ence ofthe Jour-
nal, and the treachery Of its class Of
politicians, dividing ON the same line, and
presently the Journal will cry as Justify
to her BRKoKKxRrDGK SIXTH and TRIMBLE,
and that class, for help - the rich man
cried to ABRAHAM-and with about the
same result Slavery is very nearly dead
in Kentucky. It requires only kick or
two more from the Copperheads to finish
it. And the Journal ID also very nearly
dead. politically.-[Cn- Gazette.
Year: 1864

Next Mon:ay is the time fixed by law
for our city election. Various petty rea.
son have conspired to prevent the meeting
of the old board of CounciImen during
the past year. Perhaps tt is best not to
revert to those reasons, but all know
them. In consequence of our not having
city organization in active operation our
city has suffered many inconveniences.
We need not rei,erate the grievances that
grow out of not having city authority.
We are ashamed to do so. We can only
advise and insist upon our citizens taking
great pains to elect officers whose business
will not cofict with the interests of The
city and thereby make itan object TO have
the council to fall still born to the ground.
Year: 1864

Eighteen Hundred and Sixty. Three died


a vigorous death. On Decembur 3lst, as


if to enter stunning protest against old


Time. who had said "this day shalt thou
die," it marsballed its polar forces and in
the bosom of its wrath shook the world
from center to circumference in the tAroes
of its dying agony. The sun terror strick-
and appalled, at the dying convul,ions of
the companion of its three hundred and
si1ty-fve revolutions, clothed in mourning
veiled herself in darkness. The moon and
stars declined to appear upon the mournful
occasion, and the storm angel rode at a
hurricane pace DER the length and the
breadth of the land. As the hour drew
nigh, the world was covered with gloom /;
all nature grew cold in its deathly embrace !;
the rivers froze to their .cen,ers and Law
silent in their beds; huge monarchs of the
forest that had wlthstood tho shock of cen.
,uries, moaned for an hour aud we're cast
PROSTATE upon the bosom of their mother
by the frigid arm and icicIe grasp of the
dying year. The cattle ofa thousand hills,
the engines Of commerce, of peace, of war
and puny man chilled into silence and awed
into respect nestled trembling among the
garments of mother earth and breath!essly
awaited the expiring hour and chilling
agony of the old years death. The angel
of time, with one foot upon the land and one
upon the sea, bis finger raised to tho dial
plate Of the universe, slowly moved tho
minute hand to the point that marked the
last pulsatiou of the old years life. While
boreas sings its requiem, it now lies dead
and cold, cold, cold
Year: 1864

The FROZEN HoRs.-Baron Munchausen
relates, in one of bis marvellous tales, that it
was SO cold one day in Russia when he began
to play tune on bis trumpet, that half of it
froze 10 the instrument before it could get out
and in few months afterwards while in Italy
he was startled to hear, of sudden, the rest
Of the tune come pealing forth. When Lincoln
was elected President, the rebels footed an air
on the Southern horn that Lincoln would surely
abolish slavery 10 all the States. This air fell
frozen on Northern ears at the time. But the
heat of three years battles has warmed up the
Southern horn or the Northern atmosphere
and the truth which the rebels originally pro
claimed is DOW being felt throughout the
Territorial Enterprise.
Year: 1864

MARKED ARTICLEs-Some of the marks
which are fastened on blankets, shirts, etc,
sent TO the Sanitary Commission for the sol
diers, show the thought and feeling at home
Thus, on homespun blanket, but washed as
clean as snow, was pinned a bit of paper which
said: This blanket was carried bv Milly AL
drich (who is ninety-thFee years old) up hill
and down hill, one and half miles, to be given
to some soldier"


On bed quilt was pinned a card saying
My son is in the army. Whoever is made
warm by this quilt. which have worked on
for six days and most all of six nights, let him
remember bis mothers love"


On another blanket was this This blanket
was used BY soldier in the war Of 1Sl2-may
it keep some soldier warm 10 this war against
traitors"


On pillow was written: This pillow be
longed 10 my little boy, who died resting on it
it is precious treasure 10 me, but | give it to
the soldiers


On a pair of wooden socks was written
These stockings were knit by little girl FIVE
years old, and she is going to knit some more
for mother says 1t will help some poor soldier. "


On box of beautiful lint was this mark
Made in sick room, where the sunlight has
not entered for nine years, but where God has
entered, and where two sous have bid their
mother good bye, as they have gone"


On bundle containing handages was written:
This is a poor gift but il is all had have
given my husband and my boy and only wish
had more to give bat haven't"
Year: 1864

A GERNAS wrote an obtusry Oh the death
of his wife, of which the following is a copy
If mine wife hat lived until next FRIDAY, she
would have been dead shust two weeks Moth
ing is possible nit der Almighty. As de tree
falls 50 must il stand
Year: 1864

SOUTHERN CHIvALRY-Parson Brownlow, a
Southern man born and bred don't admit the
superiority of the Southern chivary, claimed
by the Richmond papers. Here is his style
of showing up "our Southern aristOcrats"


Who are they as general thing, and whence
did they come? Twenty years ago this one
made candles, one was tanner of raw-hides,
one sold butter, eggs and chickens, one butch
cred, another worked in a blacksmith shop,
another carried on dstillery, and another was
the white servant of some man of property.
They were then, with their families, elbowed
out of the first circles Of society" as they now
pretend to elbow out others. They are peo-
pie n the South acquainted with both ends OF
society-as their children are made to be by
this rebellion-though it will not do to say so
out loud Often now you find the female class
of these toiliug but ambitious worms, boasting
that all the resPecadilug of the country have
embarked upon the same rebel sea they are on,
They even now turn up their noses in derision
at those who have more character, more money,
more credit, and more to live on than they have
with seven fold the stock of patriotism they
can boast.