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Year: 1863

The Democrats will not, OF course listed fo separaL
ton instant saeh suggsstisn. ID their eyes.
is proposition to dissolve the UnioRf9H which one
eug 10 he hanged. They expect the question vhegI
the Union shall be restored By force OF by cumpro
mise TO be submitted TO the people in the next dice
ton and upon that to carry the coHdtry Their
plan is oppose the administrator sinpiy on its
anti-savery policy They PIT IN issue The Cohfkea-
ton Act the Missouri Emancipation Act the PIesi-
dents Proclamation Of Emancipation rbesa mear
sures they pronounce hnconstituti6nl ahy their val
lidity aud everything done, to te doAe ID parsY
ancs OF them. In addition 70 this they attack the
Administration accoqnt OF its suspension or the writ
Of habeas corpus. false imprisonments, corruption n
becilify &c, and thousand other Incidents. But
On the war aii the integrity of the Union they are


like adamanf itself. They claim to favor the for
the sake of the Union, but to be for conn rath


or than They say very tFulhfHly that the Re
pubcaAs have tried force for two years and exhaust
ed the country and upon this clhi the adoption OF
their method all that Is left 70 be done This is
the manner in which the politicians el the country
propose TO terminate this great conflict d
Year: 1863

n the writ of ha-


is not suspended by
oross, the Executive has no
political power to imprison the
people.


Judge Paine further declares
that he should consider the es-
tablishment of the doctrine that
the President possesses illimita-
BILE power over the land by a
declaration of Martial law " as a
calamity little if any less to be
deplored than the success of the
rebellion.
Year: 1863

To THE PoLLs!-Many excuse themselves
from fighting the battles Of the country in the
field on the ground Of age or physical incapa-
city. Such pleas will not hold good tomorrow.
The cause Of the Union IL to be defended at
the ballot box - well ss in the ranks Of our
army. None but lukewarm citizens will absent
themselves on an occasion like this. The man
who remains u homo will bs branded a. q sneak
ing traitor To the polls then, BY SUNRISE all who
are not positively incapacitatsd BY illness from
making their appearance there. Tho country,
in the words Of Nelson, expects every man to do
his duty On this occasion.
Year: 1863

The New BADGES OF DISTINCTION Nothing
can be more ridiculous than the recent order
Of the Secretary Of War with regard to the
badges Of distinction for bravery in the field.
By the order "the Secretary Of War directs that
for each battle in which every officer, nom
commissioned officer and private of the Invalid
corps may have been engaged and borne an
honorable part scarlet braid, one-sixth Of an
inch wide, may be worn on the right arm, with
q space Of one-sixth Of an inch between each
braid" II the soldier be not invalided he gains
no mark Of distinction; but If he be, and shall
have passed through more than twenty battles
his badges will reach far above the elbow,
with alternate stripes of red aud blue, and fill
up all the space between tho wrist and the
chevrons Of the non-commissioned officer, with
no room to spare for future achievements.
What is to be done for the cavalryman who
participated In the twenty-five battles and skir-
mishes In less than double as many daysY
Year: 1863

WMTEn.-The winter reopened yesterday, and
with what cheerful promise, happy smile
and pleasant greeting We need not describe.
The LIST of November was almost as genial as
the lst Of May, and, were II not for the nearly
faded glories of tho forest, one might suppose
that we were witnessing the entrance rather
than the exit Of the summer. With the new
season new enjoyments will be opened up for
VI, and people will begin to take, as it were,
q fresh start in life. Although our grand Park
will lose some Of its attractions in the abandon
ment of the delightful Saturday concerts, still
tho walks and drives will perhaps present new
charms in the lingering beauty which autumn
still spares to its foliage, age leaves. even in
approaching decrepitude, upon the cheeks of
healthful though fading humanity q bloom Is
sweet, though more sad to contemplate, as
the fresh glow which the spring time Of
youth brings with it. Visions Of the cosy
freside, the dashing sleigh carnival and
the graceful undulations OF the skaters will
be conjured up by the first cold snap
which possibly we may enjoy in few days.
But 1t will also bring to the poor some sad
forebodings Of suffering to come, with hard
winter before them and coal at an almost unap-
proachable price. Let MS think ofthem when we
anticipate the merry jingle Of the sleigh bells
and the comforts Of the single side" Winter as
well as summer has its joys for the rich; but it
has its stern duties, too. Let them not be for
gotten. Charity is sweet in all seasons, and
may convert the winter OF many heart and
home into summer
Year: 1863

by any means a majority can be obtained
for the Copperhead ticket, no question is
to be raised as to the validity Of the law.
But if not, the question Of unconsttu-
tionality is to be brought out to nullify
the vote. In the next place the com,
mitteemen are advised to call aud con
duet their meetings on "Peace" basis;
that is to say, holding the Republicans
responsible for the war, charging that it
is waged exclusively for the Abolition of
slavery, that it has been wagcd long
enough, and that it must stop. These
recommendations correspond, to dot,
with the practice of the party, but its
professions are sometimes different, par
ticularly when it thinks it can make
capital by bringing out profsssedly war
Democrat as a candidate, nominated on a
"New York Soldier''


We trust our Iowa troops will mark
the language of this Circular in which
reference is made to their vote! They
choose their own Clerks and Judges of
the election, those officers make out and
certify the returns Of the votes, and if
partiality is used, it must be by the SOL
diers themselves; yet this Copperhead
Central Committee convey the insinua-
tion that it is a matter of very grave doubt
whether fair play is to be observed, and
whether The candidates of the Copper.
head Party will have honest treatment in
the Soldiers Election! Aud whether
they shall be well treated or not, they
propose to keep the question of the un-
constitu,ional'ty of the law providing for
the vote, in reserve, to be used after the
election, in case their ticket should be
defeated, as it will be.


1t is very likely the leading Cops. will
not thank us for unearthng this little
game of rascaity intended for their be-
hoof, but they are a graceless set of
scamps, any way, and it wouldn't be
strange if they should add po itical in,
gratitude to their other crimcs!- State
Register
Year: 1863

There are several rather interesting
items in this confidential missive. In
the first place, the Copperhead county
committeeman are urged to make Wig
oroush push for the soldiers vote, and If
Year: 1863

POL1TICs in ONO The German
Democratic organ at Cleveland has taken
the name of Valandigham from its col
umns and raised that Of John Brorgh
for Governor. The editor says, in ex
plana,ion of his course:


Gas will be noticed by OUT readers, we
put to day at the head of our paper the
name Of Mr.. Brough for Governor.


"This is no hasty step; but we have
concluded, alter mature consideration
and consultation with many of our Dem
ocratic friends, to lay aside for the pres
ent party differences, and by the utmost
of our influence to aid to victory the
party that advocates the suppression of
the rebellion.


1.-The disgraceful scenes which few
days ago occurred in New York city prove
that it requires the united efforts of all
good citizens, without regard to party, to
sustain the public peace and order, and it
IS most certainly the duty of every one
whocares for the welfare of our country
to put aside party considerations and to
support our constitutional Government"
Year: 1863




We know rot what is the exact value
of ordinary white men in the South al
his time. Before the war they were re
garded by the men they are now fighting
for as an incumberance. 1t may be that
this habit of estimating unmerchantablt
whites, compared with thousand Collar
blanks, has not been overcome even by
the demands of war. 1t is quite likely
that the men who have made the war re-
gard the killing off of the commen whites
as good thing. But if white men are
half of anv value in the South as food for
powder, the Morgan raid must be unre-
munerative.


To ride into Indiana or Ohio is an easy
matter. Facilis descensus Averni. But
to get out is another thing; and the loss
Of three, four or five thousand men-
able to ride, at least, and good enough to
be shot in the place of the slave holding
class-with their horses, arms and sc-
coutrements, is dear price to pay for so
brief pleasure, and would be regarded
as serious loss in any other cause, say
ing nothing of one reduced to con'crip
its men of fifty years old and upward.


To be sure there was the free indul-
gence of the ruling propensity to stea,
for four days in country rich in things
tempting to barbaric taste but this was
a flee,ing enjoyment. and the Confedera
CIV got none of the "swag," and the ex-
hilaration reacted speedily. from the out
side pressure which made it necessary to
throw away everything for fight. Many
good horse trades were made. but they
ended In the loss of the entire stock. In
fact the States of Indiana and Ohio are
richer in horses by so many thousand oF
The Morgan stock, which were brought
INTO them.


Considerable property has been de-
'troyed but will this. which will not
weigh particle in the war, compensate
or so many men, The gang manifested
much enthesiasm for "Vallandingham."
,ut we doubt if the canvass Of the South |
Year: 1863

oeen "s Work urging the peOpie W cr'me,
and all under the hypocritical name Of


liberty--of free speech--of personal in
dependence The heartless scamps =


Why cid they not 50 in the streets them
selves and do the assassin's work, and not
take advantage Of the impetuosity Of
character for which our poor countrymen
are known, to drive them like cattle to
the shambles 1t is against these men,
these teachers Of subordination and disc.
bodlence. that the blood that has been
shed will cry out heaven. In their ears,
for many year, will be the widows
moan and the Orphans cry. Their faith
and their works correspond. Their names
will be the names of criminals, and every
Irish Catholic will have reason to remem-
ber them with horror.


Is this time to encourage disorder ?
Is this time for the encouragement and
circulation of newspapers which invite to
anarchy !? Are you not content with the
amount Of blood = Catholic blood shed in
the streets Of New York ? Do you want
more more blood +? Is this the time for
the Pastor of souls to utter treason and
sneer at the Government--and to the
people who look to him for correct infor-
nation and who ask him for bread--to
give them serpant? Going from door
to door to recommend the newspapers
which blasphemes the name of Catholic.
in which our oath Of citizenship is treat
ed as joke and obedience to constitu
tional tribunals ridiculed as absurd! "Oh,
they say, this is political life and the
Church must not interfere.


We buy and read what papers we
please" Do Sc. Your day will come.
The justice Of God is sure. The disobe-
dience you have encouraged amongst
your people will come sooner or later to
your own door. When the pastor sets
example the la'ty are fast learners. He
sows and he will reap too. This is the
ruth which only requires years to dem
onstrate.


The storm has passed away for the pre-
sent. we hope forever. We know now
what would have been the fate of the
country had not our army rolled back the
cloud of war on the invaders Of Pennsyl
vana. To every right minded man this
is time for co,tuse with himself--for
calm reflection. He can have no diff
Guilty in his choice between order and dis
order. The Irish Catholic, in particular,
ought to know who are his friends. They
are not the Secessionists-they are not
the politicians, but the men who give
obedience to authority. We appeal then
to all our Catholic friends to join heart
and hand in setting an example of respect
for law and order, and discouraging the
insiduous traitor and the treacherous
which, pretendi 6 to be Cath
olic. does all in its power to mislead the
body and soul
Year: 1863

are the most active and thorough pills that
have ever been introduced.


They act SO directly upon the Liver, excit-
ing that organ to such an extent as that the
system does not relapse into its former con.
dition, which is too apt to be the case with
simply purgative pill


They are really
Year: 1863

There are temptations to dishonesty
that spring from extravaganza. Our
society is very vicious in its whole
structure in this regard. We make no
provision for the responsibility ofpeo-
pie who are in humble circumstances.
We hold out inducements to them to
live beyond their means. In Europ-
can society people that are intelligent
end refined can entertain their friends
in plain room, with plain furniture,
and treat them to plain repast, and
nothing will be thought oft. A Ger.
man will invite his friends to come
and see him, and they together will set
in common fellowship and in pleasant
conversation, and make their repast
from a loaf of bread and pitcher of
water, and there will be no thought
but that the host is respectable. And
| think that if loaf Of bread and q
pitcher OF water were. a more frequent
meal, there would be less dyspepsia.
In Europe they are not ashamed to
live plainly, even for economic reasons,
and men respect each other for it. But
in American society we have vicious
to ldency to make men ashamed to live
within their means. They say: 81 will
not have company unless | can have it
as my neighbors do They are slaves
to other peoples opinions. They have
not courage to say, ''this is my place,
here are my means, and can afford to
entertain my friends in my way; but if
they cannot come to see me as l am,
they need not come at all.


Young people want to begin further
along than they are able to. They want
to keep house as twenty years of suc-
cessful and fruitful industry have en-
abled men to doit They measure ev.
erything on the pattern of somebody
else. There is a want of self respect
founded on ones good breeding and
fundamental honesty. Extravaganco
is almost invariably married to dishon.
esty.
Year: 1863

automatic action of the faculties; is vast
reduction of time, and motive-power,
and labor required for the processes of the
mind. The result of that is, that the fac
ulties are left free to reach higher and far
ther. Their scope is increased. All
those things which have been subdued to
unconscious action, tend to liberate a man
so that he can 60 on to things that are
less familiar, and that require TO be famil-
iarized. This is the process of learning
namely, that oftaking unfamiliar things,
and subduing them to familiarity, by oft
recurring performance. And nothing is
learned until the mind comes to that state
in which it can manage it without think
ing of it. This is the process of true ed
ncation."
Year: 1863




DEAR FRIEND Il hasten to write you
a short letter this morning l have just
received your kind letter, mailed the 2l,
and was happy as usual to know of your
welfare. You mention some severe cold
weather you were having. 1t was the
time we went to Centerville. 1t was rath-
er cold here but we did not suffer much.
Last night we were ordered out in light
marching order, and told to fall in imme-
diately,-rumor said Seigel's supplies
were cut off. | had not been to supper
my coffee was nearly stepped, but the Cap
tain said fall in, and away went nay cof-
fee, and | was the first one in the ranks,
and expected to be the first one to skedad-
die. We started on quick time, but went
some of the way IN double quick. We
went to the Court House. and down the
road toward the Station about one half
mile; then was ordered back to the Court
House, and down the Alexandria road
a mile; was thrown into line Of battle be-
hind breast-works and riae-pits The
bloody 18th occ Ipiod the left side of the
road, and the 18th, the right, supported
by splendid brass battery of 6 guns.
| do not know where the rest of the brig
ade was stationed, but we found the reb-
els had got between us and Washington
1t was beautiful moon light evening, al
though rather cold. General Stoughton
had selected his ground, and awaited the
Year: 1863

The coming of this charming little
lady before the public without any pre-
vious announcement that there was such
fairy like being in existence, has taken
the community quite by surprise; and as
natural consequence, every one is de-
sirous of seeing her. Being smaller than
general Tom THUMB, by at least half a
head, and only two inches taller than
Commodore MUTT, she is by far greater
curiosity than either of them. With such
examples of humanity before us, we are
almost inclnd to believe in Liliput and
its diminutive race of inhabitants. Miss
Warren, it may not be generally known
is descendant of General Warren of
Revolutionary fame, and belongs to high.
ly respectable and wealthy family residing
in Middleboro', Massachusetts, She is
one of several children, all of whom, with
the exception of two, (the youngest and
herself,) are of usual size. The former
is sixteen years of age, and still smaller
than Lavinia, who is twenty-one years
old. The latter, now at Barnum's Muse
um, is quite pretty, well-educated, and
possessed of pleasing manners. She shows
by every movement, that she has been
reared in polite society. There is an air
of refinement and dignity of dcmeanor
about her which no fashionable damsel of
Fifth Avenue could hope or desire to ex-
GEL She plays on the piano with taste,
and sings in voice that is necessarily
weak; yet she uses it with much feeling
and judgement. In every respect, except
size, she is fully developed woman, and
has all the pretty and fascinating ways
with her which are to be found among the
most delightful of her sex. General Tom
Thumb is quite smitten with Lavinia, and
is as devoted and attentive to her as it is
possible for a lover to be. Between the
General and Commodore Mutt, however,
there is said to be quite a rivalry of afec-
tions, the latter also having an eye tow
ard the little fair one. Should either of
these young gentlemen's suits find favor
in the lady sight, may we be present at
the ceremony; that is all ! Miss War
ren will remain through this week only
at the Museum. She then goes to Boston,
en- route for Europe. We advise all our
readers who have as yet failed to see this
really beautiful and wonderful specimen
of humanity, TO avail themselves of the
opportunity now afforded.


P.S. Since writing the above we learn,
on good authority, that General Tom
Thumb has won Miss Warren's hand, and
is engaged to be married to her. The
lovers minds are made up about it they
only await the consent Of the lady's pa
rents--Home Journal.
Year: 1863


ON the death of Mary l. Patch, of johnson, Who


died November Goth, 1862.
Mary, farewell! Thy journey here is ended.
And all thy sufferings-all thy pains are DER
Thy happy voice is with angels blended,
Chanting sweet notes of praise on Canans


shore.


Could we but catch one glimpse of Heaven,
And meet that glorious band of seraphs there
Reioicihs DER that form so lately given
To add new lusture and their bliss to share
Could we but see that spirit soaring
Along the sapphire walls where angels dwell
See in her hand the golden harp she IS bearing,
Tuned to the praise of Him ye love so WELL
Methnks afflicted friends the tears now stealing
Down your pale cheeks would quickly cease to


flow,


Did you but know the glories now revealing
To that dear object which you loved below.
Did we but know that we in Heaven should
greet her,


We would not keep her in this world of woe
But rather would we strive in Heaven to meet her
And smilingly bid adieu to all below
Yes gladly would we hail the day appointed,
When we of earth must take last farewell,
Could we with faith and hope approach undaun-
ted,


That happy place where Mary's gone to dwell.


S. II. A.
Year: 1863

Mr.. Beecher writes thus cxpressively in
the independents it took as much of
our time during our whole life to think
about eating and drinking, and dressing
and lifting our hands, as it does when we
are children, we never should be anything
else than children. In some way or other,
progress requires that man should abbre-
viate his lower physical actions. There
is to be, in some way or other, conquest
made over these actions. And it is the
peculiar constitution of which | have
been speaking that enables man to do
this so that in certain lines the will ac-
quires a facility of influencing each facul-
ty, and each faculty acquires an action
that amounts to almost instaneousness.
Take, for instance, boy that is beginning
to read. Six months boy requires to
learn to read a column, and hold up his
head, and speak loud and plain, and make
no mistakes and mind his stops; and the
page is well blurred with finger marks be-
fore he can do that But how is it after
ward ? can read that column down,
and make no mistake, not only without
thinking of single letter, but without
thinking what single word is. There
are no words to me. l merely see the
ideas behind them. The material element
is gone.


Aud what is still more curious and fa-
miliar, page can be read aloud without
the reader being conscious that he has
read sentence A man shall begin and
read, For as in Adam all die, even so in
Christ shall all be made alive, and 90
from one end to the other of that whole
argument, and yet, this shall be his course
Of thought, When go to New York TO-
day, think will go up Fulton-street
and see Mr.. Evans, whom agreed to meet
at eleven o'clock. And | must not forget
to 60 around to the bank at two o'clock,
and see if those notes have been attended
to- So he will 60 on with Paul's reason
ings and at the same time be posting up
and down the streets of New York, look
ing after the business of the day. What
strange facility is that


The boy that, at first, with blubbering
lips, and red eyes, used to spell each word
and labor hard to get out one verse after
another, has now come to a state in which
he not only can read without the slight
est hesitation or apparent volition, but
can read and keep all the organs perform
ing their proper functions, while his whole
mind and will power are going off in an
other direction. His life is there; his
body IS slaving and working here. And
see what Subjugation of the lower fac
ulties, and what an abbreviation Of the
processes of action, there has been. See
what life has done, and how effectually
and thoroughly 1t has done it. What
may be called material servitude is over.
The first thing that we gain, then, by this
Year: 1863

Old Winter is coming again-alack


How icy and cold is he
He cares not pin for shiveriDg back,
Hes a saucy old chap to white and black,
He whistles his chils with wonderful knack
For he comes from cold countree
witty old fellow this Winter is


A mighty old fellow for glee
He cracks his jokes on the pretty, sweet miss,
The wrinkled old maiden, unfit to kiss,
And freezes the dew of their lips ; for this
Is the way with old fellows like he
Old Winters frolicsome blade, wot-


He is wild in his humor, and free
He'll whistle along for ''the want of thought
And set all the warmth of our turs at naught,
And ruffle the laces by pretty girls bought
frolicsome fellow is he !
Old Winter is blowing his gusts along,


And merrily shaking the tree!
From morning till night he will sing his song


long;


merry old fellow is he p!
Old Winters tough old fellow for blows,
As tough as ever you see
He will trip up our ''trotters" and rend our


clothes,


And stiffen our limbs from our fingers to toes
He minds not the cries of his friends or his foes
tough old fellow is he
A cunning old fellow is Winter, they say,
cunning old fellow is he
He peeps in the crevicies day by day,
To see how we're passing our time away,
And marks all our doings from grave to gay.
Pm afraid he is peeping at me