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Year: 1862

The importance Of the passage Of this
great national measure by Congress cannot
be oyercstimated. When completed it will
place the commerce Of the world within
the grasp Of the American Union, and
besides it will secure the unity Of the gov
ernment, binding as twill, the people upon
The Atlantic and Pacific coasts in CON-
munity Of interest and feeling for all com
ing time.


For sixteen years this measure, so vital
to the defense, the welfare and pros
perity Of the country, has been before
Congress. Now that it has passed it is but
just that the people should give due credit
to those indetatieab1e men who have Sc
cured to the nation SO great boon, Some
months sinceit was committed in the House
to Special Committee, consisting in part Of
Messrs. Arnold Of Illinois, Wilson Of Iowa,
and Ald1ich Of Minnesota. These gentle
men entered into the work with great
energy and prepared the bill substantially
as it passed the House; their efforts there
were untiring in its favor. They then fol.
lowed it to the Senate and urged it forward
step by step, till it finally passed that body
Allhonor to the western men, and especially
to our own excellent representative, Mr.


Arnold, for making this session Of Congress


distinguished in the history Of the country


by the passage Of the Pacific Railroad
Bill.
Year: 1862

If, on the Fourth Of July now at hand,
the loyal people Of this land could but come
together IN their several counties, and, read
ing the Declaration Of Independence, resolve
to make its fundamental principles the lamp
Of their path eyermorc, thus proclaiming
liberty throughout the land to all the inhabi-
tants thereof, and rebellion would soon be
suppressed. It is our suicidal attempt to
uphold at once that liberty which is the
life Of our nation and that slavery
which would faia be its death, that is digging
the grave Of the Republic. We persist in try
ing to serve Two masters, one Of them an en-
enly and fiend. Slavery does not hate tile
Union one whit less than II they were, as it
knows they ought to be, its deadly enemies.
1t 1nitinterprets as weakness thc Difference
re still pay to compact which the other
party has utterly and yeugefu1ly repudiated
Year: 1862

The New York Ete.,iag Rbst calls attention
to the fact that Of the three persons who met
at Ostend, and thense Issued tie notorious
manifesto for plundersng Spain Of the island
Of Cuba for the benefit Of slavery, Mason Is
dead, Buchanan living in retirement With the
knowledge that no loyal man in the Nation
mentions bis name but with horror and con-
tempt, and Sou1e is now ~ inmate Of Fort
Lafayette as traitor to the government to
which he swore to yield true allegiance more
than quarter Of q century ago. and in which
he has had opportunity to raise himself from
obscurity and poverty to eninence. As for
George Sanders, the unofficial assistant at
ostend, he is wandering abont the Southwest,
the sport of even his friends.
Year: 1862

- The New Orleans papers state that the
rope used On the occasion Of the execution Of
Mtmford at New Orleans, was taken from the
parish prison, and was intended for one Of
Gen. Buffers agents, who WAS captured early
in April and confined in that place He vas
to hare bcen hung with that rope the same
Gay that the fleet passed the forts, but the
event caused q postponemcnt, which saved the
lite Of the agent,
Year: 1862

VIII county has not done so well IS We could
wish. The majorities are as follows:


Against the constitution
For the prohibition OF banks, 69
Against the Congressional superintendent. -..- s.


One more such effort as this would bring
Will county oyer to tho enemy. We hope to
see her do better the coming fall
Year: 1862

The Bank and Apport1onment Clauses


In the New Constitution


We have compared the returns on the Bank
and Apportion1nent clauses in the new con-
stitution With those on the adoption Of the
constitution, IN twenty Eight counties, and
n,d that IN those counties the majority against
the Bank clause foots up about 6,500 less votes
than against the constitution, and the vote on
the Apportionnent clause 2,076 less. This
would indicate close vote on the Bank clause.
There is no doubt about the defeat Of the AE-
poTtioument clause.
Year: 1862

PARsoS BRowNLow's New YOnK SPEEcH.-Wt
have received a copy of The above speech, which
has been reprinted by the Union State Committee
Of California, and is being spread broadcast oven
the State. That Committee is at work in ear nest
they say;


"UXIoE MEN OF CALIFORNIA Read the burn.
ing words OF that true patriot, Parson Brown
low, and Judge whether the monster, Secession
shall br a welcome guest at your firesides. If the
picture does not please y0u-if you are not
enamored with the picture Of this most causeless
rebelllon-then rocolect that the remedy. 50 far
as oar State is concerned, is in your own hands,
Support none but Union men--Union men with
out an il or but and yon will have done
what you could 10 preserve our Goldan State
from the stain Of treason and rrheliiou."
Year: 1862

WAR AND WT.-Some men must have their
Jokes, no matter where they are or what is going
on around them. To appreciate the following,
the reader must bear in mind that on Buffers
appointment TO a military command, the story
was started that he was mulatto and the son of
New Orleans barber Here is the poetry


General Butler barber"


So the Pelcans were raving


Now you We got him In your harbor,


Tell US how you like his ayng
Year: 1862

A number Of our soldiers were wounded
Eve or six sndT even seven times, none Of
the wounds proving serious; and yet the
variation Of quarter Of an inch would
have caused death In any one Of the in-
stances. Truly, 70 change the sphOFism,
in the midst of life we are in death.
Year: 1862

ter how situated until ordered. From both OF these is
the volunteer different night from day ard any
attemy blend the militia and volunteer forces OF the
State will prove daasrous With the volunteer, patriot
im and chivalry are instincts and his proud spirit de-
mands an appellatiOn and classification which will
award him the credit to which his chaacer entities him.
IT'S these which point bin uneerngly to the path Of du
ty lis these which, when his country cas makes him
as swift and wiling her foe at his coming as the
bird of the morniug greet with song the rising SUM-
What bis country expects of him he knoTs already, and
YOU cannot teach him. He asks not what freedom Is;
hebas known always and reveed in its enjoyment since
childhood ask you then, to beseech the L'gisl!ure
not to hamper the vounteersto leave them their dis
tinctive name and organization; and after they have
prepared to throw militia force of 6ty or sixty thou
sand men into the field the opening Of spring, lot
them say to the volunteers in language which viii har-
monize With their high spirit "Having dealt justly to
all by calling upon all to share the burdens Of govern
ment alike, and still finding this good old mother Of Us
all sorey pressed by the cruel tread of the tyrancnce
more, our beloved volunteers once morC" And the re-
sponse will be almost universal: "Welcome"


Yours, g., FILELEDAER.
Year: 1862

In answer to note Mr.. E. Emmons Jr.. has
kindly furnished us the following easy method of obtain
ing salt from pickle and the earth 10 sm0ke-houses
We advise our readers to preserve the article. The in
formation given is important at any time, and especial
ly 50 at the present period:


To PURIFT SALT AND BRINE FROl FISH AND MEAT BAR
RELoIAe solid SALT if there any il the barrels should
be scooFed and drained and the DRAWINGS returned to
the brine. Bol! ths brine down solid Ihs together
with the salt already removed from the brine be heat
ter contained in it If it cakes III burning il should be sirr
ed to bring all parts in contact with the hat Then dis
solve in clean water using water than necessary
Tor the purpose This impure solution must be carefully
strained through fine cotha bag made OF Canton flannel
B the best. If it does through clear first
It through second third time without washing the
The strained brine must be boiled down again. AS the
evaporation progresses salt will be formed the bottom
OF the Kettle and this retards the evaporation it
can be adled and drained the DRAWINGS
the Kettle, and the salt spread clean vessels to dry
while the boiling must be continued until the
y evaporaed when the salt may be removed and dried


n this way, salt equal to the finest table salt may be made
from the most Impure brine saturated solution Ct salt
contains about fourth by weight of salt consequent
pounds of salt This process could be adVAnagOusy
piOyed, in families, with salt at prices. salt
springs and that leacbed from earths dacomposed
SCI stone &c. containing organic matter OF which there
several localities in Chatham county and other parts of
the STATE may be purified by the PROCESS given above for
brines.


Earth from smoke houses msy be eached and treated in
only required is that the burning be sufficient (sat
not injured by heat and the string neatly conducted, and
E ENM0Ns, Jr.
Year: 1862

HIS ELceH6ncy GOVERNOR Brown:


-30r DunwOody has been instructed to enroll Militia
Officers recognized by the State authorities
SoH Request him to show you lis Instructions If you
arrest him Gny of enrolling officers in their attempts
TO get men to fill up the Georgia Regiments in the face
O t9e enemy you will great mischief. think we
might as well drive out enemy before we make
war on each other
Year: 1862

New York.


The following personal sketch is from
an article on "stewart aud the dry good
traIe of New York, in the last oontinen-
tai Magazine:


AS one enters this department he may
observe, in large Office on the side of the
house looking into Chambers street, the
grand master OF the mammoth establish
ment sitting at the desk, and occupied by
the pressing demands of so important apo
sitiou. Here, from eight in the morning
until a late dinner hour, he is e0grossed by
the schemes and plans of his active brain
He bears a calm and thoughlful appear
ance, and yet, such is his executive ability,
that the burden which would crush others
is borne by him with comparative ease
His aspect and manners are plain aud sim.
pie to a remarkable degree, and stranger
would be surprised to acknowledge In that
tall form and quiet countenanee the Auto
crat OF the Dry Goods Trade. This man
did not achieVe this position save by patient
toll; his greatness was not "thrdst upon
him." ithRs arisen from forty years of
close application to the branch of trade
which he adopted in early life, and to which
he has bent his rare powers of miud. Like
most Of our successful men, be began the
world With no capital besides his brains !;
and like Daniel Webster and Loais Philip
pc, his early employment was teaching.-
The instructor, however, was soon emerged
in the business man, and in 1927 his uu-
pretending name was displayed in Broad
way.
Year: 1862

Our entire stock is fresh and clean, every a,ti-
nc having been bought since the first OF July.
The selection has been carefully made and a. wo
buy entirely for Cash, are confident IN being


able 10 give entire satisfaction to customers.
tur stock Of saidlery will be larger and more


complete this fall than IN any previous season.
Year: 1862

The following extract is from the North
west (Iowa) Democrat. II tue editor Of
that sheet does not go to some Fort, he will
fail Of his due, for more palpablc treason could
hardly be found iu any Southern rebel organ !:


"'rhe South is engaged in an earnest strug-
gle for Independence. The avowed object OF
their leaders, and toe end for which the peo-
pie labor, ia to throw off tho old Government
with its burdens, aud to establish new one,
better calculated 10 every respect to advance
the interest of the South. They are fighting
for their homes, institutions, and their liberty,
and il is useless, nay folly, longer TO disguise
the fact that they are terribly in earnest, death
will be welcomed by them rather than sub
init to subjuga,ion. We must honor them
for their zeal and courage. Were they will
ing to submit peacably to the tyranny which
it is proposed to establish over thom, they
would be lost to their manhood and tho spiri,
that animated their sires. Nor nee1 We look,
after they have conquered US into recognition,
for the establishment over tho people OF the
South, other than free and liberal form OF
Government. The education they are re;eiy-


ing iu the blessings Of liberty during the war
they are waging for independence, will render
them unfit for despotism and unsatisficd
with any but the largest degree OF liberty.


That they will succeed In ell this we have
no doubt. Our own policy has done more to
render success certain than has the proves
Of their arms 10 battle.
Year: 1862

The Washington letter Of the New York
Pos. says the outcry Of the journals against
the iutimation Of the Post Office Department,
that it would not redeem its own issue Of Pos
tage Stamps, because ,hey were soiled, has
brought the remedy. Tho Department has.
tens to say that il will redeem the soiled
stamps with fresh ones. OF course the public
will not object to this. 1t was repudiation the
country cried ont against The demand for
the postal currency is very great, and there
is no prospect OF meeting that demand at
present. The business Of tho country, it is
thought, will absorb fifty millions Of il, which
in itself will be no uncomfortable item to the
Treasury. 1t is found that this currency does
not wear well. Already q considerable guam
tity OF torn and defaced bills arc afloat The
paper does not wear like the best Of bank pa.
per. 1t is too thick, aud altogether too poorly
made. The question Of the redemption o.
the torn bills has not yet been settled at the
Treasury Department. Should thu govern.
,nent decide il would not redeem the torn and
defaced bills, a vast amount will eventually
bs lost, as mt least one half the issue OF these
small bills will be destroyed 10 two years by
constant handling. Tue governmest ha'
really not enough of the postal and small note
currency to meet the demands Of the pay
masters Of the army and navy, but i was long
ago determined that tho general public should
have its share Of the new currency as fast a
il was issued, and liz has strictly adhered te
this determination. The Department i
crowding the business with all possible des
patch, and an increased amount per day will
soon be issued.
Year: 1862

OuR NEw MILITARY GOVERNOR ap-
pointment of Brig. Gen. Jas. g. Wadsworth us
Military Governor of the District OF Columbia,
is cause Of just congratulation to the citizens
and visitors Of the District. His appointment
Is a guarantee Of public order, and secure de.
fence of the capital.


The army in the field sustains loss by bis
transfer TO an enlarged and more responsible
field Of duty. he is one of our generals in
favor Of active offensive operations, and by his
minute and kind attentions to the welf,re Of
his command, had become much endear to
| them.


His chicers made formal call upon him at
his headquarters, aud assured him OF their sor.
row at parting with him in an appropriate ed.
dress by Col. Rodgers. Twenty first New York
volunteers, the senior colonel now command
ing the brigade, to which the General feelngly
responded, and shook hands with them all. Az
he rode along the line Of bis brigade, and made
a few parting remarks to each regiment, the
bands plaintively playing Should Old Ac.
quaintance be Forgot" the solemn counte.
nances and freely flowing tears IRON officers
and privates showed plainly that they deeply
regretted bis departure aud the tremulous
tones Of the General told that the parting was
not without regret on HE part. lie assured
them that his highest ambition was to lead
them to battle, but as the frat duty Of a soldier
wa, to obey orders, he must part with them
that bis transfer to more important field oi
duty was not OF his own seeking, and that he
went ircm them with much regret.


We understand that be enters upon the dis,
charge Of his duties as military governor to day
Year: 1862

DESTRUCTION OF Corr0S AND ToBAcco.-An
effort is being made by the rebel leaders and
politicians to induce the people to burn all
their cotton and tobacco whenever there is
chance Of its falling into the hands of the Union
army. The rebel Congress had motion before
1t to indemnify the owners of these staples for
the quantity destroyed, and it was reported that
the measure had passed; but such is not the fact
Congress did not adopt the resolution to pay
for rhe merchandise so patriotically destroyed;
nor do we see that II makes particle of differ
ence to the unfortunate owners whether they
did or not, as they would only be paid in Con-
foderate bonds redeemable when the Confede-
rate States are free and Independent; and they
might as well throw the worthless shinplasters
into the fire with the cotton and tobacco, and
make the conaagration bigger.
Year: 1862

FRAUDS OF ARMY CoNrRAcroRs-A REMoN-
STRANGE FROM THE ARMY or THE WEsT.-ln
another column will be found an interesting
correspondence between General Halleck and
Quartermaster General Meigs, in which the
former demonstrates in energetic terms against
the quality of the shoes and clothing furnished
to the Army of the West. He states that the
shoes issued to the troops ON the march wear
out in four days, the space between the inner
and outer soles being filed in with pieces of
old plate iron, which cut the stitches. The
Of such inferior quality as to be nearly worthless
for service. The General very justly says that it
is an outrage on the troops to issue such shoes
and clothing at all, and still greater one that
they should be charged at full price. He tells
the government in plain terms that the fault
lies in the appointment of incompetent and
dishonest agents in the Quartermaster Generals
Department, and demands that the workshops
in st. Louis shall be reopened for the supply of
proper shoes and clothing to the army. We
hope Mr.. Stanton will reform all this


There is much to be said in favor of this recon-
mendation. Under the system by which the
large stock of worthless clothing on hand was
furnished to the government, there is no posi-
bility of tracing out the contractors. This will
always be the case so long as the Quartermaster
General, whose honesty and efficiency no one
ventures to impeach, cannot have more power in
the appointment of his agents Where possible,
it would be desirable for the commandants
of all the great military departments to be able
to control the quality of the clothing furnished
to their troops. This could be done by giving
out contracts in all the great cities which are
fixed upon as the centres of such departments.
Should the government inspectors prove un-
faithful to their trusts, the commanding generals
would be able at once to lay hands on the de-
linquent contractors, and deal with them as
Wellington used to deal with the same class of
scoundrels during the Peninsular war-hang
them up to the nearest tree. The red tapeism
of which General Halleck complains, and which
exposes the troops under his command to un-
necessary hardships and suferings, should be
instantly put an end to, and some plan adopted
by which the commanders of departments shall
not be compelled to endure in silence rascalities
SO injurious to the morale Of the troops. 1t
would be better for the government to at once
make the pecuniary sacrifice which General
Halleck recommends rather than to continue
a state of things which will interfere seriously
with the progress Of our arms.
Year: 1862

soldiers-a forced conscription, in fact-will be
resorted to in every town, village and ward,
and the male population, without regard to age
or any rule of exemption from military duty,
will be compelled to turn into the ranks and
serve as soldiers. This is desperate strait to
which the poor Southerners are reduced. II is
unnecessary to say that the morale OF an army
80 raised will be exceedingly fine and that
they will fight very cheerfully for their task
masters
Year: 1862

The WAY Fort DoNELsoN Was SURRENDERED
In his official report of the fall of Fort Donel-
son, General Pillow gives a curious account Of
to and accomplished by the conclave of rebel
generals, within the walls of the fort. 1t ap-
pears that when affairs became desperate q
council of war was held by the three generals,
Pillow, Floyd and Buckner-General Floyd then
holding the supreme command. Pillow says
that he himself was averse to surrender, and
would never consent to it-that Flcyd declared
positively that he Would not allow himself to be
taken prisoner, because be would certainly be
hanged If the Union army caught him. Buckner,
on the contrary, was in favor Of surrender
being convinced that the troops could not hold
out against an attack of half an hours duration
But Buckner was not in command of the fort
and hence he could not adopt the plan be advo-
Gated. What was to be done in this dilemma?
The ingenuity and peculiar morality of General
Floyd came to the rescue. He proposed to turn
over the command to Pillow, and Pillow to turn
it over again to Buckner, thus enabling the lat
ter to surrender the place, provided that he
and Pillow were allowed time to cut and run,
with their commands, out of danger


This plan, General Pillow says, was agreed
to. The transfer Of the supreme command was
made, in this hocus pocus fashion, in double
quick time, and sauve q,i peut was the word
with the heroic Floyd and the gallant Pillow.
We know the rest Buckner, with all his men,
fell into our hands, and Floyd and Pillow
saved their skins for the present.


This is about the incest specimen of military
morality We have seen. And yet General Pill
low, we are assured, is regarded in the South
as second Washington. When he resigned
his position, some time ago, in dudgeon about
some fancied slight, the rebel soldiers made a
great deal of fuss about him, and he magnani-
mously withdrew his resignation. His own
story of the way Fort Donelson was surrendered
settles him.
Year: 1862


The Banks Committee ~
THE GENERAL DECLINES 10 MAKE A SepIAo - ~
The committee Of citizens organized TO S"o '0'''
Ba nks grand public reception previous TO his T..
from this city held another meeting at the Astor h.
yesterday afternoon Judge Peabody in the chair I'd,
subcommittee which had beeudepued 10 invite GeneraI
Banks deliver public address TO the citizens OF New
York made report TO the effect that the General reso-
utely politely declined the ground that his entire
time was taken up With the preparations for his ex-
pedeu


Mr. Charles Gould then read the following resolution,
which had been prepared by the committee Tor presen-
talon TO Major General Banks


In the strange exigencos aud dangers OF our country
cheerad By the knowledge that those exgencies
and dangers gradually bringing to places o RESPONSE
bity and power IN whom we can trust as wise in
council brave action and able at onoe TO lead aud 10
command The citizens OF New York deeply regret that
they be permitted in public reception 10 snow
their respect for and confidence in Major General Banks
The committee appointed 10 tender that reception have
unanimously


Resolved, That, in common with loyal men IN every
loyal State the Union the citizens oil New YORK con-
gatulate themselves and tie country that Genora bnhks
is about TO lead division OF the army OF freedom Anu
rely energy and courage which hc has SO
we'll shown civil ana military life, IN camp and ON the
field they rely his loyalty and honor TO complete what
has been already well begun IN planting the nag Wc
symbolZes everything cherish in national honof ana
every thing we national freedom every foot OF
United States SOIL And they hope TO welcome ana hohor
his return when the conflict s and the victory Tor
freedom and the Union and Won forever.


In behalf OF committee OF citizens, on motion OF Mr
Paine resolved TO print the resolutions ia the city
papers, with the names OF the committee attached


The committee thea adjourned