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Year: 1862

, To think that the more man eats the
fatter and stronger he will become.


To believe that the more hours child
rem study at school, the faster they learn.


To think that every hour taken from
sleep is an hour gained.


To act on the presumption that the
smallest room in the house is large
enough to sleep in.


To argue that whatevor remedy causes
one to feel Immediately better, is "good
for the system, without regard to more
ultcrior effects.
TO commit au act which is felt in it.
self to be prejudicial, hoping that come
how or other it may be done in your ease
with impunity.


To advise another to take a remedy
which you have not tried yourself, or
without making special inquiry whether
all the conditions are alike.


To eat without an appetite, or contin-
ue to eat after it has been satisfied, mere
ly to crafty the taste.


To eat a hearty supper for the pleas
ure experienced during the brief time it
is passing down tho throat, at the ex-
pense of a whole night of disturbed
sleep, and weary waking in the morn
ing.
Year: 1862

P1THY PARTICULARs.-Tal men 1.-Two
longer than short ones. The married are
longer lived than the single ones, and,
above all, those who observe sober and
industrious conduct. Women have moro
chances of life previous to the age of fifty
years thar men, but tewer after. The
number of marriages ara in proportion of
twenty six to one hundred. Marriages
are more frequent after the equinoxes,
that is, during the months Of June and
December Those born in the spring
are generally more robust than others.
Births and deaths are moro frequent by
night than by day. The number of Ian.
guagss spoken is four thousand and six
ty-four. The number of men is about
equal to the number of women. The
average of human life is thirty three
years. One quarter die before the age
of seven one half before the age of sew
enteen. To every one thousand persons
only one reaches one hundred years, and
not more than one in five hundred will
reach eighty years. There are on the
earth one billion inhabitants. Of these,
thirty -four million three hundred and
thirty three thousand three hundred die
every year, ninety one thousand eight
hundred and twenty four die every
day, seven thousand seven hundred
and eighty every hour, and sixty per
minute, or one every second. These los
ses are about balanced by the equal num-
Der Of births.
Year: 1862

AoHlhGON, u uue 20, loOA'


GENTLEMEN: AS | feared would be
the case when | wrote to you on the
oath instant, | will be prevented by
my duties here from attending the
meeting in New York on Tuesday
next. | regret exceedingly that it is
so.


You say the object of the meeting
is to give expression to the sentiments
of the peop!e who are opposed to the
continued agitation OF the negro ques-
ton and are in favor OF the restora-
ton o. the Union as it was. This is
an object worthy the attention OF the
people of the great city of New York.
lfthey shall be able Immediately to
give those sentiments controlling
force over the public mind ard over
legislation. both State and National,
they may hope to restore to the cOun.
try its former peace, prosperity and
happiness.


The agitation OF the negro question
first seriously disturbed the harmony
of the sections. Continued and in
creased from year to year, is enlarged
the extent and aggravated the bitter.
ness oi the discOrd. They advanced
step by step together until they have
produced theii legitimate results 10 Sc.
cession aud civil war. And these, in
turn, have broken up the Union and
caused the violation, or, as some will
have it, the supersession Of the consti.
tuition. Over this broken Uuion and So.
persed Constitution. the agitation still
Year: 1862

Whatever may be the result, the
voice of a people wearied out with
these factious quarrels is sure TO come
up to the President, in tones he can
no longer fail to hear or heed. Its
utterance will be simple. snow and
hereafter you must take the responsi.
hi,itvn - 100
Year: 1862

The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says that the most general
comment on the message is, "that It is
especially remarkable for what it omits, mere
than for what it contains" This is a criticism
ttat will he often made, ana not few will
81, that the President seems almost wholly
obIjvious to the great crisis that is upon the
country, and the momentous necessity that
rests upon the government, while he is
absorbed in his scheme of compensated
emancipation, the realization Of which is in
the far-off future, if it is 20 come at all.
Others still will scout his pet plan altogether
and declare it a waste of time and energy to
consider it at ALL while it is so palpable tc
every one that earnest war is the business
OF the hour, and that it is by war to the uttel
subjugaton of the shareholders, that slavery
Year: 1862

The plan consisting of these articles is rec
omended. but not that the restoration of the
national authority would be accepted with
ont its adoption, nor will the war nor pro-
cesdings under the proclamation of Sept 22d,
1862. be stayed beciuse of the recommenda,
ton of this plan. Its timely adoption, l
doubt net, would bring restoration, and there
fore stay both, and notwithstanding this plan,
the Recommendation that Congress provides
law for compensating any state which may
adopt emancipation before this plan shall
Year: 1862

CHARACTER is PowER.-It is often
said that Knowledge is power, and this is
true Skill or faculty Of any kind, car
ries with it superiority. So to a certain
extent, wealth is power, and rank is pow
cr, aud genius has a transcendant gift of
mastery over men. But higher, purer,
and better than all. more consistent in its
influence and more lasting in it's sway.
is the power Of character that power
which emanates from a pure and lofty
mind.


Take any community, who is the man
of influence? 70 whom do all lock up
with reverence? Not the smartest I"
man, nor The cleverest politician, nor the
most brilliant talker, but he who in a
long course rf years. tried by the ex-
trenes Of prosperity and adversely. has
approved himself To the judgment Of his
nrichhors and al who have seen his life,
as worthy 20 be called wise and good.
Year: 1862

Who ARE THE MARPLOTs We have re-
the campaign are the work Of the radi-
Gals in Congress and elsewhere. 1t was
through their efforts that the army in Virginia
was last spring divided and scattered by
creating new departments. 1t was at their
instigation that the administration stopped
cntistments last winter While they were
under Wilson and Fessendsn importuning the
government to stop recruiting the rebels were
increasing their force by conscription, thus COM
pelling our generals to meet superior numbers
at every point, Mcclellan could have gone
into Richmond if he had had more men, Pope
was compelled to fall back because he had
not men enough to contend with the large
rebel army The cause Of our failures and dis
asters has been this want of men. This the po-


iticians in Washington and the radicals in Con.
gress are responsible for. They not emily under
estimated the forces of the rebels and prevailed
upon the War Department to stop enlistments,
but were for sending home one hundred and fifty
thousand soldiers already in the army. All
statements prove that it is the legislation Of the
radicals in the last Congress--their confiscation
and other extreme measures-that has incensed
the Southern people and forced them into des-
peration and the adoption of retaliatory acts
They have extended the war and swollen our
debt to over a thousand millions of dollars.
They are responsible for the sacrifice of the
one hundred thousand men who have been slain
upon the battle fields or returned to their homes
sick and naaimed' for lite. The hue and cry.
therefore, against our Generals, is only dodge
to shift the responsibility from the radical in
triguers and place it on the officers Of the
army. They, and not our generals, are
responsible for our failures, and those
journals which are assailing our generals and
charging them with mismanagsment are there.
by lsboring for the continuation of the radical
rule that has been so disastrous and expensive
to US thus far. The sooner our generals are
permitted to manage the war, and the radical
MarpIots are forced into retirement, as was the
Gates and Conway cabal in the days of the Re-
volution, the sooner will this war be brought to
a successful issue, and the earlier will peace be
restored, and our divided and distracted coun-
try be again one harmonious and prosperous
whole.
Year: 1862

HARpER's FERRY.-The reader will perceive,
on turning to our war correspondence, that
Harpers Ferry is again in the possession Of our
forces, and that that truly indomitable and
veteran soldier, General Sumner, is in charge
Of the place with his whole corps. All mis-
gvirgs as to the skill, will, means or capacity
Of the officer in command to hold this import
ant position may therefore be dismissed. We
will guarantee General Sumner TO hold ii, even
against the whole rebel army Of Virginia, IL
brought 20 bear upon him. Under his drec-
ton no such incompetent and blatherskitng
be placed in charge Of Maryland Hcighu.
Year: 1862

The COMING CONGRESSIONAL ELEcrIONs.--We
hope that all loyal people will bear in mind
the overwhelming importance Of the coming
Congressional elections. What sort of Cover.
nor we may have is Of comparatively little con-
sequence. Congress controls the affairs Of the
nation, as the Legislature controls those Of the
State, and the Common Council those Of the
city. Elect conservative Congress, and the
country is safe. Allow the radicals to again
hold the power in Congress- and the country Is
lost We cannot again stand such trials as those
TO which we have been subjected by the rad


calls of the present Congress. Let tie people
do their duty at the polls, and all will be we'll
Year: 1862

chase he led us However, we finally can
tured him, and lodged him in safe keeping at
Wandsworth. Upon searching him, We found
the FIVE soyereigns he had Obtained from the
countryman, and two half crowns, one of
which was counterfeit


Next day / called upon friend Jacob. and
related my adventure to him. He was pres
ent at the fellows first examination, and tes-
tilted that he had passed a bad half.crown
upon him. The knave was remanded.


Of course his examination was reported in
the newspapers, and upon his next appear
ance in public there was crowd of his dupes
in the court, the countryman among the rest.
But what could they say or do? They had
engaged themselves in criminal business.
and had been bitten, caught in their own
snare. Had they succeeded in obtaining the
counterfeit money, they would have had no
compunction in passing it off on any hard
working, honest man, little the worse for
drink. They could not, therefore, ask for
sympathy or redress, and long before the ex-
animation was over, they had all disappeared
from the court.


There was another plan, by the operation
of which this knave succeeded in obtaining
several sums Of money from credulous people.


He would seek out some hard-working man
who had saved a little money, and getting into
conversation with him, would pretend to COM
miserate his unfortunate position.


'.You are great fool" he would say. ''to
work like this, when you could do so much
better?"


"Show me how, then"


"Well, you see / am agent for very large
building society, and can get a trusty man
good situation of two hundred year. Of
course, should expect something for myself,
by way of commission"


'.How much?"


"Well, | think it is worth ten pounds


Well, would not mind giving you that for
such place You speak of. You are quite
sure you can get it for me?'


"Come with me tomorrow. I'll introduce
you to the manager, and the thing will be
done. Of course you can bring some testi-
monials. My recommendation is sufficient,
but the papers are wanted just for forms sake"


Next day the knave accompanies the dupe
to lot of houses in course of erection, takes
him into room, gets from him his commits
sion, says he will go up stairs and see if the
manager is disengaged, goes up, but forgets to
come down the same way; proceeds over the
roof to the next house, and down that stair
case, and decamps.
Year: 1862

PRETTY Coon JoKE.-A London (O.)
paper tells pretty good one of an old
bachelor of that place, who was present at
a butter fair recently held in that town.
A lady who enjoys joke hugely, asked
him if he would like to see the milking
machine, one Of which was on exhibition.
The gentleman of course signifed his as
sent, when Mrs. w. conducted him 10
a far corner Of the room, where very
young person was drawing sustenance
frolu the maternal fount; and pointing to
the cberub, Mrs. w. said that that was
one Of the most perfect arrangements for
the use in question ever invented. Such
roar of laughter followed, as was likely
to bring down the. plastering.
Year: 1862

OBEDIENCE OF CHILDREN.-I is un-
speakable what blessing it is to q child,
what a saving Of unhappiness and wicked
ness in after life, to be early taught abso-
lutte obedience there must be no hesita-
.tion or asking why, but what mother
says must be done. Tie young twig
bends easily, but remcmber, that in after
years it grows hard, and will break before
you can bend it. A little steadiness at
first will save you many years sorrow.
While you insist upon obedience, however,
you must take care that you do not pro-
woke child, and tempt it to disobedience
by unreasonable and foolish commands
"Prcvoke not your children to wrath, /"
and when it IL necessary to punish them,
see that it never be done violently and in
passion, but as duty. Hints TO Moth
ers.
Year: 1862

Oh do not love another,


cannot bear that thou,
To whom my soul its homage yields,
Should to another bow;
Though wild and foolish it may seem,
Thus to express my fears,.
Remember thou my love for thee,
Though all those changeful years.
OH do not love another,


When | have passed away,
But sometimes pause and drop tear
O'er my insensate clay.
Though wayward have often been,
My heart was ever true,
In life or death my soul shall own
No other love but you.
OIL do not love another,


My jealous heart would break,
To know thy heart had felt pang
/, That was not for my sake.
Then do not love another,


But let my memory live
Within that manly heart of thine,
And all my faults forgive.
DEER PARK, Hartford Co, Nd
Year: 1862

We see not in this life the end of hui
man actions Their influence never dies.
In ever widening circles it reaches be-
yond the grave. Death removes us from
this to an eternal world Time deter
mines what shall be our condition in that
world. Every morning when we go forth,
we lay the shaping hand on our destiny,
and every evening we have left death
less impression on our character. We
touch not wire but vibratesy in eternity.
Not voice but reports at the throne OF
God. Let truth, especially think of these
things, and let every one remember that
in this world, where character Is in its for
nation state, it is serious to speak, to
think, to act.
Year: 1862

Good reader, if you and I ever reach
our Fathers house, we will look back and
see that sharp-topgued, rough-visaged
teacher Disappointment was one of our
best guides to bring us hither. He often
took us by thorny paths. He often strip
ped us of our overload of worthy goods
but that was only to make us travel the
freer and the faster on our heavenly way.
He often led us into the valley of death
shadow, but never did the promises read
so sweetly to us as when read by the
light of faith in that very valley.
Year: 1862

"The speech of Csssius M. Clay, your former
representative ct this court, was read here win
interest, although we do not agree with him re
spectinr the friendly dispositions of Napoleon
III toward the Union. We know positively
that he had made overtures to our government
with the tscit approval of England, for joint
Intervention on the basis of the recognition OF
the Southern Corfederscy, which were politely
declined by Plince Gortehskof If l am
rightly informed, the negotiations have not been
quite broken Of, and the two Cabinets are
endesvoriDg to hit upon some msEEo-tsTn'tHs by
which they could Offer their mediation without
compromising themselves, at the outset as an
sYdencs Of psrtiality, for one or the other party
Year: 1862

DISAPPOINTMENT or THE REBEL LEADERS
AND NEwsrAPERs.-The Richmond papers have
reckoned without their host in the case Of our
elections. They calculated that there would
be great democratic uprising in their favor,
repudiating the proclamation Of Mr.. Lincoln,
and that peace would soon be the result. The
rebel officers engaged in the recent raid into
Pennsylvania expressed the same sentiment at
.0hambersburg, as appears from the letter of
Colonel Mcclure, which we published yester-
day. But these hopes are now blasted The
elections have been held, and IL they Indicate
anything, IL is vigorous prosecution Of the war
for the Union till it is brought to successful
ISSUE Let the rebellious States, therefore, take
warning. The war will be carried on more
vigorously than ever, and there is nothing lef.
for them but submission TO tho authority of th Q
United States government, or TO pay the penalty
of their obstinscy and folly.
Year: 1862

CuY PoLrros.-The local politicians and
runners are now as busy as mortals can we'll be-
running the several party machines, and again
doing their utmost to hoodwink the public
and elect their ringleaders to office. All SORTS
Of bargains are being made, in which votes Of
our citizens are transferred and hawkcd around
as though they were of no more Importance
than rebel shinplasters. Among the most noted
of these bargains is that between Tammany and
Mozart where few men have got together and
agreed and certified that the voters Of such and
such district shall vote for Mr.. So and So, Mo-
carter, for this Office, and that the voters of
another district shall vote for Mr.. So and So, O
Tammany man, for that Office. They have thus
arranged it in all the Congressional and Assem-
bly, districts Of this State. No attention what
ever is paid to the qualifications of the men or
the interests Of the city or country; but bar
gain is struck, and the agreement, or rather the
uswindle, coolly certified to. We do not wonder
that the people are amazed at such barefaced
frauds upon them, and that everywhere there is
a disposition to denounce the bargains, and act
~ free men instead Of slaves to few political
hucksters. We hope that tho reception that
this bargain will receive at the polls will pre-
vent any party from attempting to enter into
any such impudent and audacious swindle here
after.
Year: 1862

PoLnIcAL RAID ON WALL SrREET.-We are
living in extraordinary times-in a season noted
Tor raids frequent and numerous. Thus Morgan
and other rebel guerilas have been for some
time past amusing themselves and frightening
the people of Kentucky with their bold and
dashing raids upon this and that village, and
Generals Stuart and Hampton have set the sober
people of Pennsylvania all in commotion by
their dash into the Cumberland valley to obtain
supply of horses and shoes. Wall street, free
from these rebel dashes. is about to experience
a raid from the hungry politicians The Republi-
can State Central Committee have been in ses-
sion for several days past at the Astor House,
preparing for an incursion upon the money bags
Of Wall street. They are accompanied by seve-
raj operators in the Albany lobby, who like
the rebel sympathizers in Pennsylvania who
acted in the capacity of guides to Stuart and
Hampton, pilotthe committee through the streets
and point out the rich prizes. The Democratic
Committee arrived here yesterday on similar
mission, and have made the ST. Nicholas Hotel
their base Of operations. Wall street is there
fore hourly in danger Of raids from both
Of these parties.


These political raids for money have become
regular affairs. The annual profits enable the
Albany Regency to make both ends meet and
keep up decent outward appearance. II is
singular that the republicans, who have been
fattsning for the last year and half on big
contracts Of caps guns, beef and shoddy, and
have swollen the national debt TO one thousand
millions, should now be here begging for money;
but we are not at all surprised that the Albany
Regency, having been SO long shut out Of the
kitchen, are really in starving and desperate
condition. They no doubt present as forlorn .
picture as the ragged and shoeless followers OF
Stuart in his recent raid into Pennsylvania, and
are sadly In need Of supplies Of all kinds. We
dare say that Cassidy and Company, Of
the Albany Regency, are relying upon sue
cessful raid at this time to enable them, like the
rebels, to keep their confidence shop open.
We trust that these political begging CON-
miltees will be coolly treated everywhere, and
that none or our moncyed men will entertain
- o. Hospitality as Colonel Mcclure did the
Year: 1862

GENERAL DIX roR GovERN0R.-We are in.
formed that there is political organization in
this city, styling themselves the Federal Union,
extending into every ward of the city, whs
have already placed General John A. Dix in
nomination for Governor, and are now making
preparations for State Convention to ratify
the nomination. There is no question but that
both Wadsworth and Seymour are obnoxious to
large portion of their own parties In fact.
many of the leading party men, like John Van
Buren, have publicly declared that they be-
lieved Dix was the man who should have been
nominated. The fact of the matter is, both
Seymour and Wadsworth were nominated by
political tricks. They both owe their nomina-
ton to packed conventions and boisterous
lobby in attendance for the purpose of forcing
the delegates to believe that everybody de.
manded their nomination. In this condition Of
affairs there is no telling what the result will
be in placing General Dix in the field by an in.
dependent party. In these days of war and
revolution the public mind is ripe for any
change, and both Seymour and Wadsworth may
yet be forced to resign in time for the people
of this State to record unanimous vote for
Dix and the Union on the 4th day of November
next
Year: 1862

rebels at his residence near Chambersburg, but
lock and bolt their doors, and place everythi
beyond their reach. II our business and iinan'
cial men have any money to give, let them pay
1t in to the war fund, or use it TO encourage en-
listments, and thus prevent draft in this State.
In that way they can be Of some real benefit to
the country. Funds placed in the hands OF these
political committees never do any good. They
are always eaten up by few sharks who can
hardly control their own votes, and are rarely ex
pended for the purposes for which they wero in
tended. This is no time to expend money 70.
the benefit Of party. The public interest and the
dictates Of patriotism require that every sacr


fee made should be to aid the administration ia
putting down the rebellion, and not to build up
political parties. II these parties are obliged to
have money or die out, 80 much greater the
reason why they should not be supplied, but be
left in their present forlorn condition. We trust
that the raids Of these committees will prove
fruitless ones, and that they will find no one so
unpatriotie and unmindful Of his hrst duty to
his country as to contribute anything for party
purposes.