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Year: 1861




No pobler spirit has been manifested in any
cOuntry or age Of the world, than the enthu-
Siasmi with which our young men have rallied
and placed the living and impregnable wall of
their, manly hearts around our country aud
flag.


In every point Of view it is worthy of praise
snd honor Every one must now feel far
greater confidence in the stability Of our in
stitutious, id our power Of selfdefence, in the
vigor Of our national life. Each man when
be thinks Of the heroic thousands, who from
among the best of our young citizens, have
girded themselves TO do and suffer, will feel
that he and bis family through them are rem
dered more secure.


They win be enshihed in the hearts of our
people, they win be remembered in the pray
e1ssaf 5miEiona.sif they fall their memories will
Be Cherished, II they return they viii be hon
90 Rehaxe word, however, for those who
have not enlisted. The whole service Of the
country, in this hour Of peril, is not to be per-
formed upon the field There are duties to
,6e herfarmed at home, as needful and valua-
ahls.ns those Of the soldier. Our armies can
not be maintained, the Government itself can
NOT 90 forward unless the usual avoeatiohs
shall 20 forward at home, while our soldiers
HrS apoB the field He who is tilling the
earth-ihat there may beno scarcity Of food,
he who in any peaceful employment is help
ing TO preserve the regular order, aud carry
forward the usual business of society, is real
1y IN the service Of the country as the maR
who stands in the ranks with his arms. The
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countrys honor than the other. It may not
appear so prominent, it may be attended with
less of observation and glory, but the honest
business man at home is giving to the Govern
meut a support which can ne more be dis
peased with than that of the glittering
ranks. sSfriV ST.


- The success of this war depends very much
i1poa the order and steadiness which can be
given to the movement of society in the
Northern States, and every man who is
found faithfully in his place, at home, may
feel that be is directly contributing to the
arinmph.


os IL the whole machine of business and social
order could move on very much as before, if
the ranks Of peace could be filed with indus
trinus workers, the Government could not be
seriously checked in its operations and the
Country at large would scarcely feel the shock
Of war. Now that the first great need of the
country has boen met, it is safe to say that
far more men are offering themselves than tho
Iiovernment requires.


st-We would say to all then, do not now be
spxioRs to rush away from home before the
e6antty needs you. Remain quietly in your
mt do patieutIv the work which YOU are
engaged in. and you may feel conscious that
you are yielding your country as effective aid
hs II you were in the field. When really
needed and not till then hasten to the ranks.
Free Naiton
Year: 1861

The editor of the Dayton Journal was, a
day or two since, agreeably surprised by the
appearance of an old acquaintance in his
sanctum. This acquaintance is a man of
wealth and intelligence and was on his way
from the South to New York He had sold
out his stock Of goods in one of the princi-
pal Southern cities and escaped on pretense
of buying arms at the North. He gave us u
most deporable account of the want and mis-
cry of The people of the South, and says they
are in constant fear Of an intasi0H from the
North. He says the South is almost dcsti-
tute of money, clothing and provisions The
soldiers have checked shirts, pants and strap
around them, and all they get to cat is bacon.
corn bread and molasses. They afe poorly
armed with old flint lock muskets, and he be-
lieved a general battle would be avoided at
all times with any considerable body of troops.
1t is their intention to carry on regular
guerilla warfare He says great many
troops had gone to Virginia, but there was
only about 500 at Randolph, Memphis and
other points in Missippi and Tennessee. An
attempt was made to blow up their magazine
near Memphis. containing what little powder
they had, by two Dutchmen, but the Dutch
men were upprehended and would be buug-
He says that ammunition and arms are very
scarce in Mississippi and Tennessee.


Ten days ago, at Jacksonville, Miss, bacon
was scarce at l 5 cents per pound, and -four
at $3.50 per barrel.
Year: 1861

Already the effects of this lamentable strife
arc beginning to reach US. We have now on
Iy twenty-three weeks consumption of Amer
lean cotton in this country and at sea, which
must speedily compel the spinners to lessen
their production-a an event only inferior in the
misery it Will cause to the civil strife now pas
sing in America The stock of East India
cotton held in this port is considerable, being
100000 bales, against 10000 bales at this
Time last year, and great exertions will be
made throughout the cotton districts of India
to occupy the ground which the American
planters have vacated; but all changes of this
kind must necessarily be progressive, and it is
clear that we have very discouraging prospects
to look in the face. arising out of the
unhappy position of affairs in the Western
World
Year: 1861

The Government has information that pow
der and caps are in great demand among the ,
rebels, and that for want Of powder they caa
gain but little by the immense number OF R6ns
they have stolen.
Year: 1861

fer them to lead me off, and the excited
bloodhounds began tearing Up the earth,
which they flung about as if il had been
so much water. What more need be
said? Why, merely that fell on my
knees and confessed the truth with chat
tering teeth, and begged for mercy that
l aGerward denied the deed before the
tribunal, and now again own it; that !
was tried, found guilty, and finally CON
demned to death. may add that have
found neither pity, nor COT font, nor hope,
and have not found a friend n the world
my wife, happily for her having been
seized with a temporary Madness, being in
Ignorance of my misery or her own; in
short, that l am alone with my despair
in this dungeon, snd that l must die to-
morrow.
Year: 1861

itself i. surrounded by lofty iron rail


ing, defended by innumerabIe sharp


spear heads, which are so contrived that
if any person touchesIany one Of them, a
chime Of bells beg rs at once to ring an
alarm this iron d feace cost him $l4,-
.l27. He keeps h.a diamonds in a safe
built in a thicl, wall his bed is placed
against it, that no robber may break into
it without killing or at least waking him,
and that he may anH himself with
them without leaving his ue5. This safe
is lined with grant and with iron the
locks have a secret which must be known
before they can be opened; if they are
opened by violence, discharge Of FIRE
arms takes place, which must inevitably
kill the burglar, and at the same time
chime Of bells in every room in his house
are set ringing. He has but one window
in lis bedroom; the sash is of the stout
est irons the shutters are of thick sheet
iron. Tire ceiling Of lis room is plated
with iron several inches thick, and so i
the floor. The door opening into it j. OF
solid sheet iron, aud cannot be entered
without one is master OF the secret COM
bin ion Of The lock. A case Of dozen
six-barrelad reyolvers, loaded and capped
lies open upon stand, within reach Of
tho bed. Would you like to be in his
place p Correspondence ~ o. Pea
yHre.
Year: 1861

For GovERNoR.-Of late there has been
some casting about for Governor, on account
of the letter written by Gov. Downey to the
San Francisco Union Demonstration Com
mttee. Without disparaging any claims or
pretensions of others to that high office, we
offer to the people. for their consideration,
the name of one Of the most unconditional and
unequivocal Union men in the country, and
one, too, with the ability and integrity to
honor the position; we refer to our esteemed
fellow-citizen, Major John Bdwell We
vouch for his being firm and reliable man,
in any crsis.-BWte Record
Year: 1861

Our stock Of these articles is very complete, and
has been imported expressly for trade. We shall
continue to receive by nearly every vessel at arrives
from the Atlantic States, additions TO our present
large stock.
Year: 1861

FELLOW CITIZENS:


Having been entrusted by the Deople of
Pennsylvania with the administration Of the
Executive department Of the government for
the next three years, and having taken sol
emn oath Of fidelity to the Constitution Oft the
United States, and to the Constitution Of
Pennsylvania, avail myself of your pres
ence to express to you, and through you to
the people of the State, my gratitude for the
distinguished honor they have, io their par
tiality, conferred upon me.


Deeply impressed with its responsibilities
and duties, ! enter ppon the office Of Govern
or of Pennsylvania, with determination to
fulfil them all faithfully to the utmost of my
ability. Questions of great moment intl-
mately connected with the feelings and inter-
ests of the people of all parts Of the nation,
now agitate the public mind and some of
them, from their novelty and Importance, are
left for settlement in the uncertainty of the
future. A selfish caution might indicate 81
lence as the safest course to be pursued as to
these questions, by one just entering upon
the responsibilities of high official position;
but fidelity to the high trust reposed in me
demand, especially at this juncture that l
yield to an honored custom which requires a
frank declaration of the principles 10 be
adopted and the policy to be pursued during
my official term.


We have assumed, as the great fuudamen-
tai truth of our political theory, that man is
capable of self government, and that all pow
er emanates from the psQple. An expert
ence of seventy one years under the Consti-
tuition Of the United States has demonstra-
ted to all mankind that Che people can be en-
trusted with their own political destinies; and
the deliberate expression Cf their will should
furnish the rule of conduct to their represeh
tatives in official station. Thus appreciating
their liberal capacity for selfgovernment,
and alive to the Importance of preserving,
pure and unsnlled as it came from the hands
of the Apostles of Liberty, this vital princi-
pie, 7 pledge myself to stand between it and
encroachments, whether instigated by hatred
or ambition, by fanaticism or folly.


The policy that should regulate the admin
istration of the governmentof our State, was
declared by its founders, and is fully estab,
lished by experience. 1t is just and frater.
nal in its aims, liberal in its spirit, and pa
triotic in its progress. The freedom of
speech and Of the press, the right of con-
science and of private judgement in civil and
religious faith, are the high prerogatives to
which the American citizen is born. In our
social organization the rich and the poor, the
high and the low, enjoy these equally, and
the Constitution and the laws in htrsnony
Herewith, protect the rights of all. The in
tellect of the people is one Of the main pill
lars of the fabric of our government, and the
highest hopes of the patriot for its safety
rest on enlightened public morality and vir
Year: 1861

In the wild sea of life, when mans heart
is filled with ambitious Thoughts houghts
that transport him in minute to the high
est PINNACLE Of human glory and surround
him with every blessing that wealth, hon
or, fame and love can aford-or, possessed
by spirit of industry in the pursuit Of
gain through all the labyrinths ofintrigue,
speculation or toll, it is we'll that there is
in this wide tumultuous sea one bright
island where the weary spirit OF the droop-
ing heart may find repose. The physical
and mental man, strung to the highest ten
sion in the daily pursuit Of some phantom
that ever flies, is ever chased, but never
overtaken, absolutely needs the rest that
the sacred Sabbath gives The soul buried
in the corrupting influences of an every
day calling, becomes surcharged with wea-
riness and longs for the holy calm that
rests upon that bright green isle, whose
streams are ever pure, and whose air should
be untainted with the miasma that infects
the atmosphere Of secular pursuits Here
it finds rest, and invigorated by the purity
of its mortal aiIment, it is the better pre-
pared to meet the snares and temptations
of the world unscathed by the insidious
or bold attacks Of vice, it is conscious Of
the power that IS found in proper obser-
vance of the


Day Of al the week the bes-,


Emblem of eternal vsSt'
Year: 1861

With consciousness Of the rectitude OF my
intentions, with no resentments to cherish,
20 enmities to ayenge, no wish but the pub
lie good to crafty, and within profound sense
of the solemniy Of my position, l humblY
invoke the assistance of our Heavenly Faith
er, in whom alone is my dependence, that Il IS
strength may sustain and his wisdom guido
me. With his divine aid | shall apply my
self faithfully and fearlessly to my response
bic duties, and abide the Judgment of gem
erous people


lnyoking the blessing of the God of our
fathers upon our State and nation, it shall be
the hig hest object of my ambition u contrib
ute to the glory of the Commonwealth, mai,,-
tain the civil aud religious privileges Of the
people, and promote the union, prosperity
aud happiness of the country.
Year: 1861


The election to. day for State and parochial Of.
Gcers should not be forgotten. Every citizen en-.
titled to the right of suffrage should exercise that
right, and vote for those whom he thinks best
uuaiied to fill the offices. The tickets before the
people comprise the names Of good men and trne,
aud no one can go wrong in making selection.
But the ticket Of the Southern American party we
would especially call attention to, comprising, as
1t does, the names of gentlemen wellknown in this
community, several of whom have already filed
the positions for which they are now nominated,
and in satisfactory and creditable manner that
no one can make objection to them Those OF
them who are now for the first time before the
public are SO weil,known that it would be super
fuouB to say anything OF their merits and qualiti-
cations. The ticket, as whole, has the names OF
some of the best men in the city init, and in MAX
ing selection among the various candidates, It
mustoccur to every voter that the Southern Amer
lean ticket is one that could hardly be improved
upon.


On Wednesday the election for Presidential
electors and members OF Congress takes place.
In this election, as well that which takes place
to-day, it is important that every qualified voter in
the city should exercise the right of suffrage. In
times like the present, when there is no party ex-
element, we are too apt to neglect the duty OF
voting; duty which every citizen owes not only
to himself but to the community in which he lives
Many Of our people now engaged in the war
but this only renders more imperative on those
who remain the obligation to take care of our civi
affairs until peace Is restored and the current o
affairs settles down in its old channels. We hope
to full vote to-day and we hope to see, as nc
4 doubt we shall see, the best men chosen for the
4 different Offices ,- g
Year: 1861

1. Upon the demand of any three States legally
sembled in their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon aconvention of all the States to take
into consideration such amendments TO the Consfi-
tuition the SAID States all concur in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made; and should
of the proposed amendments TO the Constitution
be agreed on by the said cOnyention-yoting by
States-and the be ratified by the legislatures
two-thirds of the several States, or by conyen-
tions two-hirds thereof-as the one or the other
mode of ratification may be proposed by the general
cOnvention-they shall thencefOrWard form q part
of this Constitution. But State SHALL without its
consent, be deprived of its equal representa- in
the Senate.
Year: 1861

POLICE MATTERS FOE TIE STATE FA1R.-A
large 1cmhsr Of men. hare been detailed for
special duty at the s:ase Fair ground. a lock
up is to be built, . Police Court organized,
and a magistrate constantly In attendance for
the immediate punishment ct offenders.
Year: 1861

whose sphere Of duty and influence 10 even more
grand and glorious, and involves more terrible
responsibilities than that which Providence as
signs 70 our sons. Womans empire Is the en-


pre- which is TO bless or curse mankind In the


Iuture as In the past; but If che Ia properly edu-
Gated to her sovereign mission, her empire will
only be blessing, not a curse.
Year: 1861

I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIF-
teenth Judicial District, of the State of Califor
MA in and for the County of Butte.


Susan E. Nelson VS.. Nathan d. Nelson.


Action brought in the District Court of the Fiji
teenth Judicial District, and the complaint filed in
the County of Butte, in the Office of the Clerk of
said District Court.


The People of the State of California send greeting
o Nathan D. Nelson: You are hereby required to ap-
pear in an action brought against you by the above
named Plaintiff in the District Court of the Fifteenth
Judicial District of the State of California i'll and
for the County of Butte, and to answer the com
plant filed therein Ga copy of which accompanies
this Summons) within ten days, Exclusive of the
day of service) after the service you of this Sum-
mons-if served within this County, Or if served
out of this County but in this Judicial District, with
in twenty days; if served out of said District hen
within forty days-or judgment by default will be
taken against you.


The said action is brought to obtain a decree of
this Court dissolving the bonds of matrimony ex-
isting between plaintiff and defendant and for cost
of suit; (for cause of action see certified copy of
complaint which accompanies this summons;) and
if you fail to appear and the said complaint
as above required the plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in her complaint on
file herein.


- Given under my hand ard Seal of the


District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
! oNAA' District, this 4th day of October, in the
- year of our Lord, one thousand eight


hundred and sixty-one.


H. NJ. PHIPPS, Clerk.
Bv MILES CHAPIN, Deputy. o5-6
Year: 1861

An ALABAMA JUDGE.-The Sheriff of one
of the wire grass counties had arrived in the
city Of Montgomery with two horse wagon,
conveying convict to the penitentiary at
Wetumpka. Several persons grouped around
the vehicle, and one more inqusitive than the
rest asked the unfortunate in handouts


"What brought you to this ix?"


See y was the reply, "see they 'spicioned
me of stealing horse, and the judge that tried
the case had bought couple Of fine blooded
sheep, and there warn't no way to get 'em up
to his part of the country, only to send me to
the penitentiary. So they convicted me and
put us all in the wagon together, and the
Sheriff fotched us up"


He had an idea of law and Justice
Year: 1861

HEROINE " is perhaps, as peculiar word
as any in our language; the first two letters
of it are male, the first three female the first
four brave man, and the whole word a brave
woman
Year: 1861

HN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIF-
teeenth Judicial District of the State of Califor-
MIA in and for the County of Butte.


Bridget Campion VS.. Maurice Campion.


Action brought in the District Court of the Fif-
teenth Judicial District, and the complaint filed in
the County of Butte. in the Office of the Clerk of
said District Court.


The People of the State of California send greeting
to Maurice Campion: You are hereby required to
appear in an action brought against you by the
above named Plaintiff in the District Court of the
Fifteenth Judicial District of the State of California
in and for the County of Butte, and to answer the
complaint filed therein, Ga copy of which accompa
MES this Summons) within ten days Exclusive of
the day of service after the service you of this
Summons-if served within this County; or, if
served out of this County but in this Judicial Dis
trct, within twenty days; or if served out of said
District. then within forty days-or judgment by
default will be taken against you.


The said action is brought to obtain decree
of this Court to dissolve the marriage existing be-
tween the plaintiff, Bridget Campion, and defend
and, Maurice Campion. Plaintiff alleges in her
complaint file herein that defendant has deserted
her, and failed to provide for her maintenance; and
if you fail to appear and answer the said com
plant as above required, the Plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief prayed for in her COM
plant on file herein.


49,, Given under my hand and Seal of the
I SEAL. District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
t~-~-' District. this I'd day of October. in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-one.


HIM. PHIPPS, Clerk


SMITH x RosENBAUM, Attys for pltf. %
Year: 1861

MARRIAGE" says an enthusiastic votary of
Hymen, is a state of which it is unnecessary
to describe the happiness for two reasons =
first, because it would be superhuous to those
who are in the enjoyment of its blessing, and,
secondly, because it would be impossible to
those who are not"
Year: 1861

DIDN'T NoMINATE.-The State Convention
of secessionists which recently met at Sacra-
mento, adjourned to the Goth of July with
out making nominations. At that time the
present incumbents will probably all be re-
nominated, with the exception of Governor
Downey, who declines, and Thomas Findley,
State Treasurer, who is suspected of having
too strong leaning towards the Union.


These are the only two State officers who
are not of Southern birth. Even the attaches
in the different departments of the State
Government are nearly all Southerners, who,
like their employers, sympathise with the
bastard Confederacy, and go their length in
the support of such measures as may advance
the party interests.


The Convention will have placed its nomi-
nees-when they are made-before the peo-
pie on square, tshat-f footed secession
issue. A rebel Government is openly prefer
red to the Government of the United States.
They must subscribe to the creed that they
are "opposed to the employment of force by
the General Government against the seeded
States for the purpose of compelling obedi-
ence and submission to Federal authority. y
That is the precise language of the platform
The loyal voters of the State will remember
it, and show how much they prize and ap-
preciate it, when the proper time arrives for
them to give expression to their opinion.
Year: 1861

FOURTH OF July BALL.-Mr. Ed. Burton
proprietor of the United States Hotel at
Camptonyille, will entertain the citizens of
that mountain town and surrounding country
with Social Ball on the Fourth of July. A
short time ago, be gave an entertainment of
the kind which was a great success. At
ten o'clock in the evening there will be a
grand display of fire works, gotten up by
subscription of the Camptonyillans
Year: 1861

REV. T. STARR KING-A lecture was de-
J lvered by this gentleman at the new Thea
ter in this place, on Wednesday evening
subject, washington and our Country" The
house was crowded with ladies and gentle
men, who speak of the eloquent lecturer and
his literary effort in terms of unqualified
praise. So fine an intellectual treat is but
rarely enjoyed. We have heretofore spoken
of Mr.. King, and now neither wish to add
nor subtract from what has been said His
reputation has been established, and his fame
will endure as a rich legacy to his descend
ants.
Year: 1861

HARDLY THE THING.-In this late day and
generation, it is hardly the thing for politicians
TO use the bulletn-board instead of the types, to
call meetings, conventions, etc. That dodge is
entirely behind the spirit of the age. Those who
have taken up estrays and resort to this means
to advertise them, could not make their conduct
defensible before an intelligent Judge, who un-
derstood the spirit of the statute in such cases
made and provided.