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Year: 1864

Perhaps three persons out OF four would
rush right up TO The burning individual,
and begin 10 paw with their hands with
out any definite aim. Ii is useless to tell
the victim 10 do this or that, or call for
water. In fact, il is generally best 10 say
not word. but seize blanket from a bed,
or a cloak. or any woolen fabric--if none
is at hand, take any woolen material
hold the corners as far apart as you can.
stretch them out higher than your head.
and, running boldly to the person, make
motion OF olasping in the arms, most about
The shoulders. This instantly smothers
tho hire and saves The face. The next in
stant throw the unfortunate person on the
floor. This is an additional safety to the


lace and breath, and any remnant of fame
can be put out more leisurely. Then iu-
slan,ly immerse the burnt part In cold
water, and pain will cease with the rapid.
ity Of lightning. Next, get some common
-four; remove from the water and cover
the burned parts with an inch thickness of
flour, IL possible. Put The patient to bed
and do all that is possible 10 sootbe until
the physician arrives. Let the -four re.
main until it falls off itself, when beau.
iiful new skin will be found. Unless the


burns are deep. no other application is


needed. The dry -four for burns is the
most admirable remedy ever proposed,
and the information ought TO be impaired
10 all. The principle Of its action is, that,


like the water, II causes instant and per.


feet relief from pain, by totally excluding


the air from the injured parts. Spanish


whiting and cold water OF a mushy con.
sistency are preferred by some. Dredge
on the -four until no more will stick, and
cover with cotton batting. ..a.
Year: 1864

The Democratic State Convention passed the
following resolutions unanimously and they stand
rs the creed OF the United Democracy oil Cali
fornia:


ReSolred. That the Democracy of the State of
California are in favor CT an unalterabe adher
ence to the Constitution Of the United States
with all its guarantees Of civil liberty unim-
paired.


Resolved, That we are in favor of the restora-
ton and preservation OF the whole American
Union; that we recognize to the fullest extent
the right and duty of the Government to resist
by every Constitutional mode rebellion or insur-
recton against its lawful supremacy; but we re-
cognize that right solely for the purpose Of res or
ing its constitutional authority and for no other
purpose whatsoever.


Resoiced, That it is the duty of the State Of
California. rs member Of the Union, to yield
obedience TO all constitutional acts Of Congress
ana the Federal Executive, and that any indivi-
dual, OF any party, who shall endeavor to inclte
insurrcction or rebellion within her borders, or
disafection and dscord among her people, is u
traitor to her best interests.


Resolved, That the aim and object of the Demo-
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights of the several States unimpaired; and
they hereby declare that they do not consider the
administrative usurpation Of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitu-
tion-the subverson of the civil by the military
law in States not in insurrcction rebellion
the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment trial
and sentence of American citizens in such States
where civil law exists in full eign--the suppress
sion of freedom Of speech and Of the press the
open and avowed disregard of State rights--th
fanatcal attempt to place the negro on social
and political equality with the white race--and
the employment of unusual test oaths--0s calcu.
lated to preserve restore union of the several
States or perpetuate a government deriving its
just powers from the consent Of the governed"


Resoiccd. That we are opposed to all secret
political organizations and societies, as danger
Gus to the liberties Of the people and destructive
to our republican form of Government.


ResOiUed That we claim and demand as inal-
ienabe rights, freedom of thought, freedom Of
cpcech and of the press, and further declare that
government agents should at all times be held to
a strict accountability to the people, and that all
errors of such agents should be liable to full and
free discussion for the purpose of correction by
the ballot-boX.


Resoiced That we denounce and unquaifedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation of the
President OF the United States as tending it to
protract indefinitely civil war, incite servile in
surrection. aud inevitably close the door forever
to restoration of the union of these States.


Resolved. That we disapprove of all Congress
sonal laws tending to substitute paper curren-
cy in California in place of our own metallic cir
cuating medium


Resolved, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic Platform of this State are compro-
missed in the words. "The Constitution as it is
and the Union as it was"
Year: 1864

The receipts from the Art Gallery and Arms and Tro
phes to the 9th inst included in the above sales


We have carefully continued cur calculation from
day to day Of the receipts of the Fair md thus make
the above total though the Treasurer. from whom our
reporter In the outset obtained the main fguresyhich
embraced many subscriptions not yet paid in-now
expresses some doubt about the grand total He says
there are still large sums outstanding, which will not
be paid In until the close Of the Fair.


The Fire Department and other branches keep sep
arate accounts Consequently, until the close OF the
exhibition it viii be impossible for either the Finance
Committee or Treasurer TO make n correct detailed
statement. 1t is believed, however, that the amount
will not much fall short of that we have named


THE CLOSE OF THE FAIR.


The managers yesterday held meeting and deter
mined to close the exhibition Oh the 23d nstantSatur
day week.
Year: 1864

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The attendance of
the diplomatic body upon the President on
New Years Day, with fluctuations which
were evidently as cordial as they were
demonstratiye, was among the cheering au-
spices with which the country begins the
the exception of the estimable Minister
from Nicaragua, who being detained by ill
ness, sent to the Secretary of State respect
full and most friendly apology.


Secretary Chase strenuously insists on
the limit being approved to the means and
in providing by taxation every dollar ap-
propriated; but that the amount can be GER
tainly obtained by loans, and that without
too largely increasing the public debt.
Year: 1864

A small bottle containing moccasiu
make was found a lev days since in Que OF the
mail bag at the Piusburg post Office. The
rules OF the Department prohibit 1.-The farward-
ing OF glass through the mails
Year: 1864

isus to the rescued want tsu thousand
six months troops at once DO not hesi-
t4tel Come will lead you Let us
help to finish this war and save our Gov
ernmentP From one end of the State
TO the other let echo repeat the inspiring
invocation. - Loafisrilie Journal
Year: 1864

IhsVe a very large stock Of The above
GoOdA l an also prepared 20 make av
Clothing IN the best possible manner. ,or
/ have got The best Sorkmen IN ms en-
ploy in the West, and warrant ali goods
made BY me. And as my expenses are
not heavy, / can aud sill sell goods low
er than any other house IN the city Of
the same kind All / ask Is for those 10
want Of fine clothing TO call aud see
What / have got No trouble 70 show
Rooda
Year: 1864

Did you ever see an engine try to start a
train of cars ? How it pulled and groaned,
and wheezed, just as if the iron horse had
hardly strength enough to pull such pom.
derous load But when he gets fairly un-
der way he goes on merrily for miles and
miles, as if he loved to do it, giving now
and then a defiant snort, as much as to say
-" Who says can't draw "A heavy load ?"


But if he once fairly stops, then there is
all the old trouble over again.


Did you ever take bath on a cold morn.
ing? The water looks so clear and chilly
that you have good mind to let il alone
Just once, and wash when the weather is
milder. The first touch stngs like ice you
shudder and start back as if you were
freezing. But you don't freeze, and az
soon as you begin to rub yourself with a
coarse towel you are all aglow. Your
cheeks are red and your eyes are bright,
and you are mach warmer than when you
stood shivcring, thinking, can't do it.


Does it seem very early sometimes when
tho breakfast bell rings in the morning
You like breakfast, every one of you, but
you don't always like it at the right time
You are very warm and very sleepy, and
the bed seems much more desirable place
than it did last night when you were SO un.
willing to go to it. Just now you are on
the most intimate terms with blankets, and
you can't bear the idea OF parting.


You cannot see to dress for your eyes
are closed, and it seems very hard to keep
them open. But in few minutes they are
wide open and shining, new winter suit
is buttoucd, the tangled hair is smooth, and
the second bell sounds the voice of play
mate, " come Oh boys, we are waiting" The
bed does not look so tempting now, and
you go by it without glance and have no
desire to creep back among its pillows.
Sleep is over and stirring life has begun.


You see from these facts that beginnings
are often hard. The French say, " 1t is the
first step that costs" They mean that it
is much harder to begin than keep on, har-
der to do thing tho first time than the
second or third. But no good job was ever
done without a beginning every happy
day begins by getting up, every clean boy
has bath, every excursion train starts
with strain end puff. Every hive of
honey had first bee who gave half her
breakfast in lucious drop; every fortune
began by saving first dollar that some
body would have been glad TO spend
every noble man was once brave boy, who
began TO do right when it would have been
easier and pleasanter to do wrong. Perse-
veranco is fine thing, but how can we
perseyere in any good course till We be-
gin it. Let us begin to-day.
Year: 1864

Ill DO IT -MoRRow.--T we're two
boys in school used to 30 to when was
young, which was about forty years ago.
One was a remarkable boy for doing with
promp,ness aud PERSEVERANCE whatever he
undertook The other had a habit of put
ting Of everything lie cot:ld. I'll do it to-
morrow, was his motto I'll do il now, was
the motto of the other boy. The hoy who
loved to put things off had the best natural
talent, hut he was outstripped in the race
of life by his neig hbor, whose motto was
"lll do it now" Let that be your motto
Never put of till tomorrow what you can
do to-day
Year: 1864

1t is in the providence of God that
none stand alone we touch each other !;
man acts on man; heart on heart we
are bound up with each other; hand is
joined in band wheel sets wheel in mo-
ton; we are spiritually linked, arm and
arm; we cannot live alone nor die alone !;
we cannot say, will only rrh risks with
my own soul; am prepared to disobey
the Lord for such gain, but | do not
want to implicate others l only want to
be answerable for myself this cannot be.
Each living soul has its influence On 9TH
ers in some way and to some extent, con-
sciously or unconsciously F.; each has some
power, more or less, direct or indirect !:
one mind colors another; child acts on
children servants on their fellow-ser-
wants masters on those they employ
parents on their children friends ON
friends. Even when we do not design to
influence others, when we are not think
ing in the least degree of the effect of
what we do, when we are unconscious
that we have any influence at all, when
we do not wish our way of life to effect
any but ourselves, our conversation, our
deeds, are all the while having weight,
somewhat or somehow our feet leave their
impression, though VIC may not look be-
hihd us to see the mark.
Year: 1864

Mayor Gunther on Gold Badyes.-Last
year the New York common council vo-
ted themselves heavy gold badges of Office
worth a good many dollars apiece This
year they are voting themselves another
lot of the same useful and ornamental ar
ticles, for the benefit not merely of the
new members, but those of last year also.
AT this rate, some of the aldermen who
have life membership in the board will
amass quite collection of these beautiful
emblcms before they die Mayor Gun
ther, carrying out the policy of economy
which he has inaugurated, on Thursday
vetoed the resolution to procure fresh
set of badges, on the ground that the ap-
preparation is extravagant and Illegal
Jonr Com.
Year: 1864

On that deep retiring shore


Frequent pearls of beauty lie.
Where the passion waves of yore
Fiercely beat and mounted high;
Sorrows that are sorrows still


Lose the bitter taste of woe
Nothing's altogether i'll


In the griefs of long ago.
Tombs where lowly love repines,
CHASTITY tenements of tears,
Wear the look of happy shrines


Through the golden mist of years;
Death, to those who trust in good,
Vindicates his hardest blow,
Oh. would we not, if we could,


Wake the sleep of long ago!
Though the doom of swift decay


Shocks the soul were life is strong,
Though far for Trailer hearts the day
Lingcrs sad and over long
Still the weight viii find a leaven.
Still the spoilers hand is slow,
While the future has its heaven


And the past is loug ago.
Year: 1864

Pass not judgment on thy fellow until
thou hast been in the same predicament.
Say not of matters that are Incompetent
sible, that thou canst comprehend them.
Neither say, when l have leisure will
study, lest thou may never have leisure.
Year: 1864

TRuRLow WEED has published a second
letter to Senator Morgan, of New York,
in relation to his proposition that the pub
lie lands shall be retained as seeuriety
for the National debt. Without intend
ing to advocate the position assumed by
Mr.. Weed, we may extract from this
epistle some important statements in re-
ference to this subject He says that the
Government still holds between fourteen
hundred and fifteen hundred millions of
acres of these lands, which are in the
States and Territories as follow -
Year: 1864

Sold at one dollar IN acre, these lands
would produce enough to pay at least one
half of the sum which it is supposed the
National debt will be at the close of the war
say three thousand millions of dollars.
The manner in which they are to be made
available is as follows, according to Mr..
Year: 1864




We take it for granted every one wants psace.-
How is II to be obtainedt By fighting merely
Nay, verify. We have tried that for more than
three years, ard We seem no nearer peace than at
first The soft hand Of peace must be stretched
out side BY slds with the mailed hand of war. A ma
jorty Of the people Of both sections anxious to
negotiate and anxious for peacs. If all the people
Of the States and If all the Governors Of the States
would labor and agonize to stop the war on just
terms Is they are laboring and agoniEing to carry
it on, what mighty influence in favor of peace
would at once 60 forthi


This is no new theme with US We bold the same
language now that We held last year on this vital
subject We swant no submission, We want no sub
jugation, We want more war if it be possible to
stop it, but We want peace. We would rather wear
the plain, snow white vestments Of blessed peace
and be known as . mediator between the infuriated
children Of WASHINGTON, than to sit upon the loft
lest and strongest throne that could be constructed
on the blood and bones of our slaughtered coun-
trymen.
Year: 1864

When Coy. Vance sent out his colored tickets he
said this in substance, to the people: Gentlemen,


want your votes. The law Of the State provides
that the citizens shall vote by ballot but want to
know how the people vote, and have, therefore,
prepared and sent out cOLored tickets that every
one who may hand in a white ticket may be detect
ed in the act and exposed. If you will vote for
me, gentlemen, will thank you for it but if you
vote against me- l will have you punished If you
vote against me, will know it by the color Of your
ticket Remember, however, that the election is
free! You will be free men if you will vote for
me! If you vote for me you will be protected but
il you vote against me you will be punished
Year: 1864

Enclosed are samples Of the coLOred tickets sent
out by the Vance Des,rnctiVes. It's supposed the
object is to spot and detect those who may vote for
Holden. Every effort is being made by the
Vance aristocracy and the Destrucves to carry the
election. have never before seen so many efforts
to deceive and coerce the people So far as have
observed however, these efforts only make men
more determined hear men say, II was not 60


ing to the election, but shall n0U g atsvery risk,
and will vote for Holden and the strait Conserva
lives for the Legislature" This is a terrible crisis
in the history of our State. Freedom of the people
and the reed IN Of their children after them depends
on the result of this struggle. May GID deliver us
from the Destructive aristocracy who claim to rule
US By preScrptiVe rightl" .f.-.
Year: 1864

FREEDOM OF ELECTIONS We learn that De-
structive Postmaster in this State few days since,
burnt package Of Holden tickets not addressed to
him. He broke his oath IN so doing. We also
learn that an officer few days since near Krnston,
took some Holden tickets by force from citizen Of
Lenoir, and destroyed them. These are facts
They ow that our elections not free, but that
unbridled military power is over US all
Year: 1864

RUTHERFORD AND Polk We are authorized by
James W. Adams, Esq to state that he is no longer
Q candidate for the Commons in Rutherford and
Polk Read the interesting communication in the
Standard to day in relation to the campaign in
Rutherford, Polk, and cleveland
Year: 1864

Keep cool, gentlemen, keep COOL The weather
ls hot enough without hot words. Personalities in
politics do no good. Let every man vote as be
pleases, being responsible for the same to God and
the country-and may God defend the right
Year: 1864

We learn by the last arrival from Belle Plain
that the surgeon Of the 6sth New York, who
was prisoner, was paroled by Lee and al
lowed to disinter the corpse Of the lamented
and gallant General Wadsworth, which had
been inferred in coffin made by breaking up
door. He was then passed by Lee with the
remains over their lines into ours.


He describes the piles of rebel dead and
wounded as being horrible-much larger than
ours-and states that they greatly lack medical
supplies and surgical aid, principally through
lack of instruments.


He further states that Longstreet lays yet in
the rebel camp very badly wounded in the
shoulder, the blade Of which is shattered.


He further confirms the tact that the para
graph from a late Petersburg paper alleging
that Lee is wounded is untrue.


According to his belief, the rebels are very
advantageously posted, and will be dislodged
from their present position only after very
desperate fighting, unless Grant turns it,
Year: 1864

We apprehend that there will be no general
or two to come, as concurrent testimony rep
resents the latter posted in very strong line of
works, long since constructed. Believing that
Grant will seek to turn them, we conclude
that it must be a day or two before his move.
ments to that end, res ult in bringing on gen.
eral engagement. Lees necessities, in the mat
ter Of provisions may, however, induce him to
fall back further, or to risk an assault upon
Grant, who is hourly becoming stronger by the
rest his men are obtain ing, the reinforcements
he is receiving, and the removal of his wound
ed, sick, and prisoners hitherward.
Year: 1864

This oficer has been reported killed twice
during this Tnpaign, and the second time the
statement was so positive that Philadelphia
papers wrote long obituary notices. We now
learn that Gen. Owen was still alive yesterday.
He has had two horses shot under him-the
last enc about three days ago; and the animal
fell so heavily upon him that he was for q time
ins ensible, and was carried to a hospital, where
he was yet lying yesterday mornine but be
expected to be in the saddle again before tie
campaign is over.
Year: 1864

RoBBRRY.-About half past nine O'Clock this
morning, the watch and jewelry store Of Mrs
some thief, who stole elk or eight silver watches
The thief slipped In the store and put his hand
through q broken glass In the show case, and
escaped with his spolls. Two parties who
arrested, but there being no evidence against
them, they were dismissed by. the police.
Year: 1864

We have very late information from the
front, to the effect that yesterday morning Lee
was found In a strongly intrenched position
between the Po and Mattapony rivers.


The entrenchments are regularly construct
ed earthworks, grown over with grass, show
ing that they were constructed as long ago,
perhaps, as the time of Hooker's advance in
that direction. Though formidable, they arc
capable Of being turned and will be very
shortly, il Lee makes any protracted pause
there.
Year: 1864

A gentleman who left Gen. Grants head
quarters at ten O'Clock yesterday morning
states that there has been no fighting since
Thursday, with the exception OF occasional
sharp skirmishing. The sensation report OF
cotemporary Of a great battle on Saturdsy
night and the capture Of a rebel battery and
large number of prisoners has no confirmation.


The enemy were confronting Gen. Grants
army in force, showing sullen determination
to contest his progress


The greatest confidence was felt at head-
ouarters that before the end of this week the
nresent struggle with Lees army would be
brought to favorable close.
Year: 1864

The wounded now at Fredericksburg and
those brought to this city only include those
wounded up to Friday. Since that time none
. have been received from the field, but they
will socn be brought away. The number of
wounded remaining at Fredericksburg is
estimated at 1900.
Year: 1864

On Saturday last the rebel prisoners, mum.
bering several thousand, who were under gnard
In q field about half mile from the Belle Plain
steamboat landing, made an attempt to get
around them.


A battery near by was quickly brought into
service, and the rebels again quieted down;
not relishing the idea Of attempting an escape
under an artillery FIRE.


Four of the rebels were wounded with balls
and one had bayonet put through him by the
guard Tor his temerity.