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Year: 1864

The Louisville Journal, commenting
on the Presidents Message and his "plan,
observes


:" If our readers would contrast with
this plan in all its forms the simple plan
of the constitution, let them turn to the
inaugural address of Governor Bramlette.
No reconstruction says the Governor
in that noble paper, . is necessary. The
government is complete-not broken
not destroyed; but, by the blessing Of
God shall endure forever. A revolted
State has nothing, therefore, to do but TO
cease resistance to law and duty, and re-
turn to its fealty, organize under its con-
stitution, rs it was before, and would be
now but for the revolt, and thus place it
self in harmony with the Federal Gov
ernment. Thus, all that was suspended
by revolt will be restored to action. But
will not the dominant powers require
terms other than thesei Will they not
require the revolted States, as condition
precedent to restoration Of their rela.
tions, TO adopt either immediate or grad
ual emancipation3 These are grave
questions, and suggestive of dangerous
and wicked experiment. We trust to
plighted word and constitutional faith as
guaranty against such an issue. Nothing
but disregard of honor and the principles
of humanity can force such an issue, and
we will not invite an evil by battling it
into being"


Little did our Chief Magistrate dream,
when he expressed this generous trust,
that, ere the sands of the year already
waning should run out, this issue would
be forced deliberately by the President
Yet such is the fact. The fact should
awaken the loyal people of the Union.
Year: 1864

THE administration majority in the
House of Representatives voted to man
against submitting the question of the
constitutionality of the conscription act
to the adjudication of the Supreme Court
Of the United States. Either these gen.
tlemen expect decision adverse to its
constitutionality or they do not. If they
do not, it was wanton folly to remove the
strong feeling in the public mind against
the bill by procuring an Endorsement of
it from the highest judicial authority. If
they do anticipate decision adverse to
the bill, their vote proclaims an utter in
difference 20 the constitution, and will.
inguess TO see it "laid on the shelf as n
piece of waste parchment."- World.
Year: 1864

WHEN TO Cur WHEAT.-The wheat hax-
vest is close at hand, and there is q ri8H
way in which everything should be dohe,
and slight neglect may sometimes occa-
sion great loss; it Is important that al
farmers communicate their experience for
the good OF the agricultural fraternity. To
this end correspondent Of the German
town {Pa.) Telegraph communicates the
result Of his experiment last season in
cutting wheat at different stages Of ripe
ness. af-F


The experimental cutting was COM
menoed on the 9th Of June, and from that
to the 1st OF July, two good sheaves were
cut at or near six o'clock; from the lst to
the Goth Of July three sheayes were cut
every morning.


These sheaves were cut with sickle and
q metal label containing the date, was tied
to the band Of each sheaf; every NOR ming
they were carried from the field to the
barn, and laid on a NOW over the barn
floor. Each set Of sheaves remained in
the field one day, and were then housed, if
wet, care was taken to dry them well.


On the lst Of August the sheaves were
taken down and threshed, by striking the
heads over the edge Of board laid on an
open barrel, and each lot carefully by itself,
with its proper LABEL AS soon as all the
lots were threshed and arranged, the fol-
lowing was the result. Equal measures of
each were taken. One measure Of that cut
Year: 1864

MosT people, even many intelligent
reformer have the idea that to sleep
in a cold room is gOod-essential to
health. tits an error. 1t is better
to have an open fire in your bedroom.
The atmosphere is not only by this
means constantly changed, but with
the fire you will keep the window
open, which viii add greatly to the
needed ventilation. But more than
this, with the fire you will have. fewer
bedclothes over you, which is q gain,
as a large number of blankets
not only interferes somewhat with the
circulation and respiration, but pre-
vents the escape of those gases which
the skin is constantly emitting.
Even furnace or stove heat with an
open window is better than a close,
cold room. Interchange with the ex-
ternaI atmosphere depends upon the
difference between the temperature
of the air within and that without.
But let US have the open fire, Let US
90 without silks, broadcloths, carpets,
and fnery of all kinds, if necessary,
that we may have this beautiful puri-
fer and difuser OE joy in al -our
houses. In my own house I have ten
open CRATES, and find with coal at
eleven dollars the expense is fright
full, and fit we're in any other depart
ment of housekeeping | should feel I
could not afford it; but in this lido not
finch, so important do I deem the
open fre.-Dr, Lewis.
Year: 1864

Coon ADvTcB.-William Wirts letter to
his daughter onlhe "small, sweet courtesies
OF life, contains q passage from which a
zeal of happiness might be learned:-sI
want to tell you secret The way to make
yourself pleasant to others is to show them
attention. The whole world is like the
miller at Mansfield, who cared for nobody
no, not he, because nobody cared for him.
And the whole world would serve you so,
if you gave them the same cause. Let every
one, therefore, see that you do care for them,
by showing them the small courtesies in
which there is no parade, whose voice is still
to please, and which manifest themselves
by tender and affectiOnate looks, and little
acts of attention, giving others the prefer
ence in every little enjoyment at the table,
in the field, walking, sitting, or standing"
Year: 1864

New YORK, Thursday, Sept %.


DEAR SIR: Your inquiry made
on behalf of several members of the
Union Congressional Convention for
the Ninth District, whether I would
accept nomination for Congress, has
received the respectful attention due
to the patriotic source from which the
suggestion emanated. In declining
the use of my name as a candidate
for this high trust, 1 only adhere to a
resolution formed when l entered the
military service to- retire altogether
from politics while holding commits
sion in the army. This determination,
with other considerations, had already
constrained me, during the canvass,
to decline a similar request made by
number of my old and esteemed
constituents in the Fourth District,
who desired to present my name to
the Democratic Convention. l yield
to no citizen or soldier in my solici-
tude for the honorable termination of
the war. The war was deliberately
begun by the rebels, and isporsistent-
ly waged by them, to divide srd con-
Year: 1864

A correspondent of the Army and Ma
w Journal tells this pleasant story Of
Admiral Farragut:


SIR: An incident occurred during the
famous salamandrical fight at Mobile Bay,
which l have not yet seen in any Of the
papers. It is illustrative of the great love
and devotion Farragut's men feel toward
their noble leader their implicit faith
in him, as the embodiment and guaranty
of success. 1 "telI the tale as twas told
to me, " and you may publish it if you
will


"After the fIgsbip Hartford had haul
ed off from her first fierce assault upon
the rebel flagship Tennessee, and as she
was again pointed fair for her, and thun-
deringly COMING down upon her to run it
into her a second time-suddenly, to the
surprise of all, sac was herself tremend-
ously struck bv oae of our own heavy
vessels, also heavily coming down upon
tie rebel admiral, and it was thought for
a brief moment, so fearful wa. the blew,
she must g. down.


Immediately, AMI high above the din
Of battle, hoarse, axious voices we're heard
crying. "The Admiral the Admiral
save the Admiral Get the Admiral out
of the shipr The brave men utterly
forgot themselves-thought not a mo-
ment of their own safety, but only of their
glorious old Admiral, who was all in all
to theml Nothing can bet sr illustrate
his whole squardron's love and devotion to
him than this. When they themselves
we're in impinent peril Of death, they only
cared for him.


"FiDdiug the vessel would float, not
withstauding the possible ultimate serious
results, the brave old Admiral turned to
his gallant feet Cap'ain with the order,
Go on with speedp And on the Hart
ford sped, determined to "do and die" if
need be; but just before she reached her,
the white flag Of surrender was hOisted
above the discounted Tennessee, and soon
all was ours


''With such a leader as this-with God
for his leader les he says be is)-what
can ever hinder success from being ours?"
Year: 1864


quer the Union. It is so strange that
our enemies should find allies among
European antagonists Of free institu-
tions, but it will never cease to be a
matter Of humiliation and-Wander
that our own people could be serious
ly divided upon the question Of sub
mission or resistance as long as we
have battalion and batrleGeld-left.


Until the constitution and laws are
vindicatedin their supremacy through
out the land, the Government should
be confded to no hands that VIII Resi-
tate to employ al the power Of the
nation to put down rebellion. The
resources Of the insRfgents~Iafe al
ready so far exhausted that they viii
give up the struggle as soon as a ma
jority of the people at the ballot-box,
seconding the martial simmons of
Farragut and Grant, demand the
unconditional surrender of the enemy.


Peace, so won, through the snoble
aspirations of the people, will exalt
the national character, and ehaHenge
the homage of all who honor patriot
ism and valor Peace, imposed upon
US by an audaciOus arrogant-foe,
who would owe his triumph not to the
superiority of his arms, but to . de-
generate population, unworthy of
their lineage and forgetful Of their
traditions, could only last until the
contempt of mankind revoked from
our shame enough manhood to renew
the struggle. Very respect fully,


DANIEL E. SICKELs,


Maior-General.


HONrFp FPANzT.Tl1 Fsfi
Year: 1864

A little daughter of a proprietor
Of a Goa mine in Pennsylvania was
insquisitive as to the nature of hell,
upon which her father represented it
to be large gulf of fire on the most
prodigiOus extent. "Pa," said she,
"cOuldn't you get the devil to buy coal
of you?"
Year: 1864

WHOM TO MARRY-When a young
womaL Behaves to her p rents in man
ner particularly efectionate and respect
ful, from principle as well as nature,
there is nothing good and gentle that may
not be expected from her, in whatever
condition she may be placed. Were l
to advise a fri ndas to his choice of wife,
my first counsel would be, "look out for
piOus girl, distinguished for her atten-
ton and love to her p rents. The fund
Of worth and affection indicated by such
behavior, Joined to the habits Of duty and
oonsid, ration thereby contracted, being
transferred to the married state, will not
fail, as a rule, to render her a mild oblig-
ing, and invaluable companion for life.
Year: 1864

How the Soldiers Talk,


81 PHTvATE NILES O'HE1hT.
VIZ have heard the rebel yell,
We have heard the Union shout,
We have weighed the matter very well
And mean to fight il out
In victOry's happy glow,


In the gloom Of utter rout,
We have pledged ourselyes-"COme Wea


or woe,


By Hea7enf ne fgbt it out"
lis now too late 70 question
What brought the war about
lis thing Of pride and passion
And we mean to fight it OUT
Let tie "big Wigs Use the pen5
Let them caucus, let them spout,
We are half million WeaVUned men
And mean to fight it cut.
Our dead, our loved. are crying
From many stormed redoubt,
In the swamps and trenches lying
''Oh, comrades, fight it out
Twas our comfort as we fell
To hear your gathering shout,
Rolling back the rebels weaker yell
God speed you, fight il Outi'
The negro-free OF slave
Weeare no pin about,
But for the flag our fathers gave
We mean to fight it out;
And while that banner brave
One rebel rag shall fOut,
With vOlleying arm and flashing glaive
By Heavenl we fight it out
Oh, we've heard the rebel yell,
We have heard the Union shout
We have weighed the matter very well,
And mean to fight it out;
In the flush of perfect triumph,
Aud the gloom of utter rout,
We have sworn on many a bloody field
We mean to fight it OutI'
Year: 1864

The following correspondence is handed
to Us for publication. Gen. Woods letter
was designed for circulation, and We trust
there will be no breach Of courtesy by Civ
ing it, with the rcjoiuder, place in our
column:
Year: 1864

SHAKESPEARE ALWAYS YIRTUoUs.-Co oeridge says
rightly there is not one really vicious passage IN all
Shakespeare. There are coarse things, for the Gus
toms and language of the time were coarse. But
there is nothing rotten the root nothing insldious
in the suggestion. Vice never walks abroad IN the
mental twilight wearing the ,garb of virtue 4 on
hear the voices of Wrong and Right, Truth and Err
ror in his works. but there is confusion OF tom
CUES for the confounding of the sense. de has no
sofness for sentimental sinners such as Goethe shows
for his "Faust, and lets down drawbridge at the
last moment to help them over the dark gulf. bis
lines are drawn sharply is the scrpura decree
that the tree shall be as it falls. He has infinite
pity for the suffering and struggling and wounded by
the way. The most powerful and pathetic pleadings
OH behalf of Christian charity thaare to be found any
where out of the New Testament hsEe been spoken
by Shakespeare He takes to his large, warm heart
much that the world usually casts out to perish IN
the cold There is nothing too poor OF too mean to
be embraced within the circle Of his sympathies
He sees the germ Of good in that hich looks all
evil to the careless passers by, for his eyes are large
with love and have its t'precious seeing. II there
be only the least little redeeming touch IN the most
abandoned character he is to point 1t out. Al
ter ALL It is the best hearts that are the truest MIR
rors even of this world for it is Gods world, bad as
we have managed to make it-IondoH Quarterly
Re:ielc
Year: 1864

The Washington Chronicle OF "Wednesday says:


As an Irresponsible person named Jewett, who
has recently been ACTING agent and messen-
ger for the rebel emmssaries in Canada, is assid-
Ously laboring, and apparently with success, to
create the impression that he acts by virtue of a
certain implied understanding or connection with
the Executive Mansion, we deem it not implop-
er to state that he has never received from the
President the slightest recognition that Major
Hay, at Niagara, expressly declined TO meet him,
and that the only letter he has ever received from
the Executive Office, in answer to his voluminous
communications is the following
Year: 1864

NEARLY every farmer in the country has second
farm of the possession G which he lives in to total
ignorahce-a new farm Under the old one. Farms
raae for acres could be displaced for deep acres the
amount Of soil under cultivation might soon be dou-
bled
Year: 1864

IA lad from Connecticut employed in New York
city wrote home for his mothers's permission to
enlist in the strife for Liberty and Union he Is
now in the Army ofthe Potomac-]
/ am writing to you, mother, knowing well what


you will say
When you read with fearful fondness all write TO


you to-day.
Knowing well the flames of ardor on loyal moth


ers part
That will kindle with each impulse, with each


throbbing of your heart.
have heard my country calling for her that


are true
have loved that country, mother, only next to


God and you;
And my soul is sprnging forward to resist her bit


ter foe
Can go, my dearest mother? tell me mother? can
gos
From the battered walls of Sumter, from the wild
waves of the sea,
have heard her cry for succor as the voice of God
to me.
In prosperity loved her-in her days of dark dis
tress;
With your spirit in me mother, could love that
country less?
They have pierced her heart with treason, they've
caused her sons to bleed,
They have robbed her in her kindness, they have
triumphed in her need;
They have irampled on her standard, and she calls
me in her woe;
Can go, my dearest mother !! tell me, mother, can
go?
am young and slender, mother? they would call


me yet boy.
But know the land live in, and the blessings
enjoy.
! am old enough, my mother, to be loyal, proud,


and true
To the faithful sense of duty | have ever learned


from you.
Wemust conquer this rebellion let the doubling
heart be still.
We must conquer it, or perish. We must conquer,
But the faithful must not falter, and shall 1 be
wanting? No!
Bid me CO. my dearest mother. tell me, mother,
can go?
He who led His chosen people, in their effort to be
From the tyranny of Egypt, will be mereiful to
Will protect me by His power, whatsoe er under
take,
And return me home in safety, dearest mother, for
your sake.
Or should this my bleeding country, need a victim
such as me,
am nothing more than others who have perished


to be free.
On her bosom let me slumber, on her alter let me
lie
! not afraid my mother, in good to


die.
There viii come day of gladness, when the peo-


pie of the Lord
Shall look proudly on their banner, which His mer


cy has restored;
When the stars in perfect number, their azure


field of blue,
Shall be clustered in Union, then and ever firm


and ture.
l may live to see it, mother, when the patriots


work is done,
And your heart full of kindness, will beat proud


ly for your son,
Or thro tears your eyes may it with sadly


thoughtful view,
And may love it still more dearly for the cost it


won from you.
/ have itten to you, mother, with conscious


ness of right
I am thinking of you fondly, with royal heart to-


night.
When 1 have your noble bidding which shall tell


me to pass on,
/ will come and see you mother, come and kiss


you and be gone.
In the sacred name of Freedom, and my country


her due
In the name of Law, and Justice have written this


to you.
am eager, anxious, longing, to resist my


trys foe;
Shall go. my dearest mother? tell me, mother


shall go?
Year: 1864

TITLE 1.-ENROLLMENT.


Sec. l. Each and every able bodied
male citizen of this state. between the
ages of eighteen and forty-fve years, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, shall be liza
BILE to perform military duty, and shall be
enrolled in the militia of this state. 1t
shall be the duty of the selectmen of each
town, and the common councilmen of each
city within this state, to make such enroll
ment at such time and times, and in such
manner, and in accordance with such
rules and regulations, as the commander
ln-chlef may prescribe, And if such Sc
lectmen or common councilmen shall neg
lect or refuse to perform the duties requir-
ed of them by this section, the commander
in-chief shall forthwith cause the same to
be performed by such person as he shall
appoint, at the expense of such town or
city, and such selectmen or common coun-
cilmen, for such refusal or neglect. shall
forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred
dollars, to be recovered by action of debt
in the name of the adjutant and Inspector
general, which action it is made his duty
to institute.


Sec. 2 The vice President of the Unit
ed States, the members of both houses of
congress, all postmasters, all sworn mail
carriers actually engaged in the convey
ance of the United States mail, all tele-
graph operators while actually engaged as
such, all engineers Of locomotives on rail-
roads while actually engaged as such, all
engineers and pilots of steamboats, while
actually engaged as such, which carry the
United States mail, and all persons cx-
empt from military duty by the laws of
the United States ON account OF service,
shall be exempt from performance OF mill
tary duty


Sec. 3. All tavern keepers. keepers Of
boarding houses, persons having boarderS
in their families, and any master or mis-
tress of any dwelling house, shall, upon
the application Of any person authorized
to make such enrolment, give information
OF the names OF persons residing or lodging


in such house liable to be enrolled, as the
person making such enrolment may lie
mand and if any person, of whom in
formation is so required, shall refuse to
give such information as he may posses,
or shall knowingly give false information,
he shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars for
each item of information so withheld or
falsely stated; and every person who shall
refuse to give his own name and proper


information when applied to by any per-
son authorized to make such enrolment,
or shall give a false name or information,
shall forfeit a like sum such penalties to
be recovered in any counrt OF competent
jurisdiction. bv suit in the name OF the
town, in which the penalty was incurred,
for the benefit of such town; and it shall
be the duty of the person making such en-
rollment to institute suits against all per-
sons who may incur any penalty under this
section.
Year: 1864

Sec. s. The adjutant and Inspector
general shall issue, sign and transmit all
orders Of the commander-in-chief, and all
regulations which may be established, and
obey all orders from him relative to the
Year: 1864

vi tiiC COlIlpstiiN- :
Which notification shall be served by be-
inc read in the hearing of such delinquent,
or by leaving copy thereof at his last
and usual place of abode. And it shall
be the duty of the officer serving the same
to make return of such notification, with
his doings thereon, within SIX days from
the time of receiving the same The per-
son upon whom the notification shall be
served, may, within, six DAYS from the
service OF the same, apply to one of the
field officers of the regiment for dis
charge of the fine, and such field
officer shall thereupon notify the com.
mandant of the company of the time and
place when and where he will hear the
excuse of such delinquent, which shall be
six DAYS from the time when application
shall be first made, and direct the com


mandant of the company to appear and
show cause, if any he have, why such de
linquent should not be discharged; and tn,
person applying shall give the notice il
such manner as such field officer may o.


may not remit such fine, as circumstance
may require. If such field officer shal
Year: 1864

.. The Proper way to Bit Colt. 4e


Farmers often put biting harness on q
colt the first thing they do to him, buckling
up the biting as tight as they can draw it
to make him carry his head high. and then
turn him out in lot to run half a day at
a time. This is one Of the worst punish.
ments that they can inaict on. colt, aud
very injurious to a yoang horse that has
been used to running in pasture with his
head down. = .~ :.


A horse should be we'll accustomed to
the bit before you put on the biting .har.
ness, and when you first bit him you should
only rein his head up to that point where
he naturally holds it, let that be high or low
he will learn thatshe cannot lower his head,
and that raising it a little will loosen the
bit in his mouth. This will give him the
idea Of raising his head to loosen the bit.
and then you can draw the bit q little tight
er every time you put it on. and he will


still raise his hsad to loosen it. Dy this
means you will gradually get his head and
neck in the position you wish him to GARY


it, and give him graceful carriage, without
hurting him, making angry or causing his
mouth to be sore.-Rarsy. '..".