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Year: 1862

Is 1t not singular circumstance, that
while We can count to man the loss sus-
tanned in the recent battles upon the Pen
lnsula by the rebels, that we know nothing
concerning our own losses. Retreating
from an advancing foe, SO rapidly that we
are compelled to leave our dead and dying
in the enemy's hand, our troops are rcpcr-
ted as knowing to fraction the number of
men killed of the enemy. Have we any
kind Of shell or ball that whenever it
strike down rebel, reports the fact with
in our camp? If not, how is it that we
obtain SO soon the rebel loss, while Htahes
as months to ascertain our own. That the
rebels lost heavily we can very we'll be-


ieve, but that pursuing enemy should
lose more than the pursued is an absurdi-
ty. We saw Captain yesterday who has
returned wounded, who says our losses will
foot up nearer forty thousand than thirty,
while the loss in stores, wagons, cannon,
etc will amount to several millions. He
says our siege guns that were mounted on
the lntrenchments were all left to fall into
the hands of the enemy. The general i'm
preston of the officers of the army that he
conversed with is thai an odyance more
mcnt cannot tahe place for several months.


Why is it that the Government holds
back information from the people p
Do they conceive this is the way to inspire
confidence ? No other Government would
dare thus to trife with the people. Had
the English Government dared done so in
the war Of the Crimea, there would have
been danger of popular revoluti on
Why disguise, too, the extent of the dis
aster? The public mind, under such cir
cumstances, imagines from this portentous
silence that it is great deal worse than
perhaps it really is. Nothing surely is
gained by such u policy.-Ney Arh (N.
~ JounoS.
Year: 1862

The first regular session Of the 37th
Congress has adjourned. For nearly
eight months of its existence it has done
the country more harm than all proceed
ing Congresses since the. establishment of
the government Nearly all of it's prom
inent acts have been unconstitutional, and,
the majority of the remained ill-timed and
injudicious. The radical abolition and
con6scation measures which have been pas.
sed and the debates on these subjects,
have tended to divide the North and unite
the South, while their financial system
has proved miserably weak and is rapidly
depreciating the credit and resources of
the country. Contractors aud swindlers
have grown rich, however, from the spoils
distributed under the auspices of this Con-
gress, and even Senator is found to be
in collusion with the thieving contractors
and receives large bonus for obtaining
contracts, without the slightest rebuko or
punishment by the high and resposible


body of which he is member.


More has probably been doue, says
contemporary, by this body to embarass
the Union cause than by any other, except
perhaps the howlings of the abolition press
and its orators. During the whole time
they have been in session they have
done little else than introduce meas
ures calculated to cripple the Union
cause in the Border States, and to mcddle
with the plans and movements of our
Generals in the field. As soon as move
ment was contemplated which some crazy
member of Congress could not fully COM
prehend, q resolution of inquiry would at
once be introduced to inquire why this or
that step was taken Generals in COM
mand have been suddenly arralgned on
charges of the most trivial character
Charges Of drunkenness have been made
against men who were never known to
have used Intoxicating drinks at all And
thus the army has been kept in constant
state of uncertainty, and the nation in a
feverish state of excitement by body of
men totally unfit to represent people in
volved in the intricate meshes of civil
war. We thank God and congratulate
the country that at least one of the most
provoking causes of our trouble has been
removed. -Erchonqe.
Year: 1862

CIVIL LIBERTY.-Men are qualified for
civil liberty in axact proportion to their
disposition to put moral chains upon their
own appetites In proportion as their love
to justice is above their rapacity; in pro-
portion as their soundness and sobriety of
understanding is above their vanity and
presumption in proportion as they arc,
more disposed to listen to the counsels of
the wise and good, in preference to the
fiattery of knaves. Society caunot exist, un-
less controlling power upon their will and
apptite be placed somewhere and the less
of it there is within, the more there must
be without. It is ordained in the eternal
constitution Of things, that men of intem-
perate minds cannot be free; their pas
sions forge their. .fetters.-Burhe.
Year: 1862

All communications for publication must he accom-
panied with the real OF The author, attep-
ton will be paid them The real name OF the author
will not he published unless desired, bit cannot
consent to insert communications unless we know the
writer
Year: 1862

CIRCULAR FROM SECRETARY SEWARD
The following ciruclar, by Mr.. Seward, ad-
dressed to all the diplomatic and consular a.
gents of the United States, is published in the
Paris papers. 1t will be noticed that the cir
cular is dated on the same day as the emanci-
patton proclamation:


DEPARTMENT OF STATE,


Washington, Sept 22.


Gentlemen: You will receive by the mail
which will carry you this despatch, evidence
which will convince you that the aggressive
movement of the rebels against the States re-
manning faithful TO the Union is arrested, and
that the forces of the Union, strengthened and
terminated, are again ready TO undertake a
campaign on vast scale. If you consult the
newspapers you win easily perceive that the
financial resources OF the insurrection decline
rapidly, and that the means OF raising troops
have been exhausted.


On the other side you will see that the flnan-
cial situation OF the country is good, and that
the call for fresh troops, without which the
material force of the nation would be seriously
crippled, Is being promptly responded to.


have already informed our representatives
abroad of the approach of a change in the So
cial organization of the rebel States. This
change continues to make itself each day more
and more apparent.


In the opinion of the President, the moment
has come to place the great fact more clearly
before the people of the rebel States, and to
make them understand that if these States per-
sist in imposing upon the country the choice
between the dissolution Of this Government,
at once necessary and beneficial, and the abo-
lition of slavery, it is the Union and not slave
ry that must be saved. With this object the
President is about to publish proclamation,in
which he announces that slavery will no lon
ger be recognized in any of the States which
shall be in rebellion on the 1st of Jan. next
While all the good and wise men of all coun-
tries will recognize this measure as a just and
proper military act, intended to deliver the
country from terrible civil war, they will re-
cognize at the same time the moderation and
magnaninity with which the Government pro-
ceeds in a matter so solemn and important
am, gentlemen, YOUR obedient servant,


WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD.
Year: 1862

THE SHOVEL AND THE SPADE.-Muoh severe
and misplaced criticism has been expended
upon General Mcclellan for his repeated use Of
the spade and shovel. II now, however, turns
out, by events just happening, that spades are
trumps What would at this moment be very
probably tho fate Of Washington city If the libe-
raj use of tho spade had not, at the proper time,
thrown up those splendid intrenohments which
now no sudden inroad Of an enemy can sur-
mount. But for the use Of the spade in this in
stance Washington would be an open plain
exposed on all sides to any sudden raid
A further illustration of tho value Of this
humble instrument is now presented to us in
the case of Cincinnati, where they are said to be
at this moment busily engaged throwing up in
trenchments to meet the rebels, should they
venture to como to the Ohio. We therefore say
vivs Ia spade, and only hope that the rebels
will go into Ohio; for most assuredly if they do
not one of them will come back alive. The
spade, the rife aud the bsyonet are important
articles of warfare.
Year: 1862

The bill for the abolition OF slavery in the
District of Columbia, which has been for some
days past the subject of an exciting debate in
the Senate will doubtless, before many days
are over be sent up to the President for his
signature, and in the form Of q positive, Pc
remptory and decisive act of emancipation.
The proposition of Mr.. Wiley, Of Virginia, to
submit the project to vote Of the people of
the District, having been rejected in the Senate
by vote Of twenty-four against it to thirteen
in favor Of submission, we may take II for
granted that no such proposition will be en-
braced in the bill as it will go up to the White
House. But such bill may come back, and
we think will come back, with q submission
clause as the condition of the Presidents en-
dorsement. A word or two upon this important
matter.


What are the antecedents of Mr.. Lincoln
touching the abolition Of slavery in the District
of Columbia! His record Is we'll known and
consistent, from 1856 down to the present day.
He was WING member Of Congress from nli-
nois during our war with Mexico, and II was
during this interesting epoch Of our sectional
slavery agitation that be introduced . bill in
the House Of Representative defining bis plsn
Year: 1862

THE TAX UPON NEWSPAPER ADvEBTIsEMESrs-
The opposition offered by Mr.. Colfax TO the tax
upon advertisements will not, we trust be taken
to represent the sentiments Of the great news
paper interests Of the country upon the subject.
Mr.. ColfAx is en- editor, IL Is true; but such
small provincial papers % he Is connected with
can in no sense be regarded as public instruc-
tors. Thoir only mission is to engondor party
divisions and to circulate gossip and scandal,
end the less we have Of theh the better for tho
community. The effect Of the tax would bc to
diminish their number and to improve greatly
the tone Of the remainder. This is just what IL
wanting here. We are suffering from plethora
Of bad newspapers-from too much demagog-
ism, in fact, taking that particular form. The
English made great mistake when they fol-
lowed our example and encouraged the estab-
lishment Of penny papers They will as GER
tainly pay the penalty for 1t In political
outbreaks and revolution, as we are now doing
For US our course is clear. We shall have
to revolutionize upwards, beginning with
the newspaper press; and taxation Is one
Of the most effective means of accomplish
ing that object. 1t is curious to see men
like Mr.. Colfax endeavoring to shirk their
share Of the burdens Of the war. Why, the
republican Journalists did moro than any other
class to produce the complications that led to
II. For our own part, although up to the last
moment we strained every effort to avert the


calamities Of civil strife, we shall cheerfully
shoulder our proportion of the pecuniary re-
sponsiblities that it has entsied upon the
country. This tax upon our advertisements


will be enormous; but we are, nevertheless, Of
the opinion that the amendment reducing it


from five to three per cent is unwise, and that
II should be put back again to the former
amount, Mr. Colfax to the contrary notvith-
standing.
Year: 1862

BAD FAITH AND DESPERATE STRAITS OF THE
REBEL LEADERs.--Jef. Davis secret message to
the rebel Congress, recommending that the
Confederate prisoners exchanged by US be re-.
leased from their parole not to serve against
the federal government is the most CONVINCING
evidence that we have as yet had that the rsbel
leaders have lost all hopes of success They
are so badly off for men that they prefer put.
ting stop to any further exchanges with M.
and incurring the shame Of giving Legislative
sanction to perjury, to losing the services cI
the comparatively small number Of prisoners
that have been returned to them. Nothing but
profound conviction of the insuficiency OF
their resources could have impelled them To
resort to such measure. 1t disgrsces them
before the world; but men who have drunk ~
deep of infamy need care but little for this.
Year: 1862

An OLD FosY JOURNALS IDEA or News
The Journal Of Commerce has an article on tho
fabricated news circulating in Wall street for
the purpose Of stockjobbing, giving an account
of terrible disasters to our arms, which, Of
course, have 10 foundation. The Journal lays
this to the charge of the telegraph and the
correspondents Of certain newspapers" whose
business it is TO "make news when there is
none"


Now the telegraph, the correspondents of the
newspapers and their employers are entirely
innocent Of these false reports, as every person
except an old fogy Rip Van Winkle journalist
can readily understand. What is it that renders
a newspaper successful Publishing the truth
every day about all important matters which
have occurred the day before. II is, therefore,
the interest Of q newspaper to ascertain the
truth about public affairs, and to promptly pub
lish the same. 1t is only journal behind the
age-which pays for intelligence five dollars
where an enterprising paper pays thou
sand-that could conceive the idea of inventing
news. IL 1t were not for the censorship there
would be no such lying reports in Wall street;
for the facts would be published every day, and
deception could not be praotissd. When TIE
Year: 1862

censorship Is entrusted to some aid-deoamp-s
captain of artillery or lieutenant of infantry
what can be expectsd' An ordinary compost.
tor In newspaper Office would know far better
than these what would be proper to send and
what to withhold. Even In the higher regions
we have observed the same fog. Mr.. Seward
tried mis- hand while at the censorship. and
found 1t anything but agreeable. He got rid Of
1t and transferred it to Cameron who soon rot
tired of it. Mr.. Stanton next took it up, and Il
be is not sick Of 1t already, we premise he soon
VIII be.


A committee Of half dozen newspaper pro-
priesors would bs the best censors. They
would know exactly what to publish and what
to omit. Such committee would not, Of
course, II left to themselves, publish the move
ments Of troops in progress, or anything that
would give valuable information to the enemy.
The public would have security for the truth Of
the Dews published, and no person would hs
misled by stockjobbing fabrications.
Year: 1862

Because sentence against an evil work
is not executed speedily, therefore Tho
heart Of the sons Of men is fully set In
them 10 do evil.


We suggest the foregoing Ss the theme
Of the next lecture to the theological
class at The Capitol,
Year: 1862

'How long? Oh, how long, before the
noble, the -trodden, the patriotic
people of East Tennessee shall be free ?
How long before the government shall
extend protection to those, of all most
worthy? We want to see East Tennes-
see - the land of the brave-delivered
from tyranny. We want to see the flag
Of the United States established upon
the top of the mountains, exalted above
the hills, and the loyal men flow unto


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Year: 1862

tod the aggression was not acting in COM
plialcs with any authority from his Govern
Inent, srthat'if be conceived himself to be
so authorized be greatly misunderstood the
instructiVas' had received. For
the Governmento the United States must
be fully aware that the British Government
could not allow such an affront to tho ma
tiona honor to pass without full reparation,
and her Majesty Government are unwilling
to believe that it could be the deliberate in
tention Of the Government of the United
States unnecessarily - force into discussion,
between the two Governments, question OF
so grave character, and with regard to
which the whole British nation would be
sure to entertain such unanimity of feeling,


Her Majcsty's Government, therefore,
trust that when this matter shall have been
brought under the consideration of the Gov.
ernment OF the United States that Govern.
iiient will, Of its own accord, offer TO the
British Government such redress as alone
could satisfy the British nation. namely, The
liberation Of the four gentlemen and theil
delivery to your lordship, in order that they
may again be placed under British protec
ton, and a suitable apology for the aggres
sion which has been committed.


Should these terms not be offered by Mr.
Seward you will propose them to him,


You are at liberty to read this despatch
to the Secretary of State, and, if he shal
desire it, you will give him copy of it.


L am, &c. RUSSELL
Year: 1862

She is my only girl:
] hsk'd for her as some most precious thing,
For all unfinished was Loves jeweld ring
..I Till set with this soft pearl; .r.r
The shade that time bro't forth could not see
How pure how perfect seemed the gift to me-
-.l oh, many soft old tune
used 20 sing unto that deaden'd ear,
And suffered not the slightest footstep near
y. Lest she might wake too soon; ul
And hushed her brothers laughter while she lay
Ab, needless care l might have let them play
aa 1. Twas long ere believed b......,
That this one daughter might not speak to me
Waited and watched, God knows how patiently
afH How willingly deceived
Vain love was long the untiriug nurse of Faith
And tended Hope, until it starved to death.


Oh if she could but hear s.t s.
For one short hour till / her tongue might teach
To call me MOTHER, in the broken speech


That thrills the mothers ear !
Alas those sealed lips never may be stirr'd
To the deep music of that lovely word.


My heart is sorely tried
To see her kneel, with such a reverent air,
Beside her brothers at their evening prayer
-. lift those earnest eyes
To watch our lips as though our words she knew
And then moves her own as she speaking
/. too - .. - ID -r1....


I've watch'd her looking up gfg.#'
To the bright wonder of a sunset sky, a r...
With such depth of meaning in her eye


That l could almost hope
The struggling soul would burst its binding cord.
And the long pent-up thoughts flow forth il


words.


The song of bird and bee,
The charms of the breezes streams and groves
All the grand music to which nature moves
. Are wasted melody


To her the world of sound tuneless void;
While even silence hath its charms destroyed.


Her face is very fair:
Her blue eye beautiful, of finest mould
The soft white brow DER which in waves of golC
l- .-- RipPles her shining hair, .s.lF
Alas J this lovely temple closed must be,
For he who made it, Keeps the master-key.


Wills he the mind within
Should from earth's Bable-clamur be kept free
Fen that His still small voice and step might b,
Ils Heard at its inner shrine
Through the deep hush of soul, with cleare
Then should I gricve?-o murmuring heart b


She seems TO have sense
Of quiet goodness in her noiseless play,
She hath pleasant smile, gentle way rr


Whose voiceless eloquence
Touches all hearts, though had once the fear
That even HER FATHER would not care for her.
Thank God it is not so


And when his sons are playing merrily
She comes and leans her head upon his knee;
| Oh at such times | know
BY his full eye and tones subdued and mild
How his heart yearns over his silent child.
II
Year: 1862

The Anklct.-The Ladies will find this
new device to be q the greatest service and comforts but its
beauty alone sucient recommendation No lady should
venture In the at this without pair For sale
atJEFFERS', 573 Broadway
Year: 1862

RAIN WANTED IN UPPER RCAsApA-Ths drought
In Canada East Ia 20 severe that the pastures
ore drying up and the farmers are talking Of
shooting their cattle rather than see them
etarva.
Year: 1862

TRAGEDY IN THE PARISH OF PLAQUEMINRs, LA.


The correspondent OF the New Orleans Pcaune writ
ing from the parish Of Plaquemnes, La jan g. says


little after sunrise yesterday morning men, sup
posed 10 be British subjects, shot by fisherman
named Clement on the public road in front OF the Fanny
plantation twenty miles below the city left bank
Of the river IL would appear that the two Engshmen,
who owned a small craft with which they in the night
time, carried Illicit trade with tho slaves the
coast, went very early Sunday morning Clements
house lying the bank Of the Mississippi below Jesuites
Bend They assaulted him his premises, and after
having beaten him IN most shocking manner, threw him
into The water and then ransacked his house from top
bottom, and left, carrying with them all the money they
had found Soon after the departure of his assaans
Clement returned TO his house took his gun and
their pursuit Meeting them at the pace above stated
he shot the head who fell dead the SPOT amt
the other in souo part Of the body, fatally 1t believed
Clement has given himself up the ihores a. rOats
la -fiaehe.
Year: 1862

We are kindly permitted to make some
extracts from a letter written by Captain
Anderson to bis wife in this city after the
late fearful battle with the Indians at Birch
Coolie.


Our citizens are all much rejoiced te
learn that he escaped alive and is % conf
IDENTIFY expected to recover from the effects
of the two bullet wounds he received. We
trust he may soon be able again to take
the saddle and lead his gallant company:


HEADQUARTERS FORT RIDGLEY, |


September 4, 1862.


DEAR WIFE: We left here on Sunday
Sept. lst for the Sioux Agency, and camp.
ed about three miles below that place that
evening. We buried sixteen bodies that
day. Next day, Monday, we went on to
the Sioux Agency and up to Little Crow
village and buried forty-six bodies that day,
We found Little Grow village entirely de.
serted, the Indians having moved from
there a few days previous. We found
q good many things at Little Grow village
that would have been of service to US, but
were not able to carry them away. In fact
the Indians had buried great many things
in the ground, either for future use or be.
cause they could not take them away. On
our arrival at the Ferry going there, we
found no boat and had to ford the river also
had to ford it above there on our return
After leaving that place we struck out in
to the prairie about four or Eve miles East
from there, and met Capt Grants company
of infantry, who had started from the Fort
with US, but did not cross the river.


Captain Grants company had epcamped
for the night on beautiful prairie, near a
grove of timber and ravine on one side,
and an elevation of twenty feet on the
prairie on the other. It was beautiful
place to encamp, but it proved an unfortu-
nate one for US, as the enemy had the ad-
vantage both of the timber and hill for pro.
lection, and were able to subject US to the
most deadly cross-6re. Everything re~
mained quiet that night, until near break of
day on Tuesday morning, when William
Hart, of st. Paul, who was one of the
guards, discovered the enemy crawling up to
US. He fired upon them, and re.reated into
camp under deadly volley from the Ins
dians, which was received by my command,
when every soldier, with the GOODNESS of
veteran, sprang to bis arms and accompa.
MED his officers to the line of battle. In
less than five minutes we opened upon the
enemy as deadly a fire as they had previ.
ously given US. In the course Of a couple
of hours we succeeded ir driving them
into the timber, from which they kept
up continuous fire upon US for about
thirty.three hours. Sergeant Robert
Baxter was killed, while in bis tent,
on the first fire. His dying words were,
" Boys, 1 am shot: go in" During the