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Year: 1863

The following correspondence explains itself:


RoLLERsvILLE, July 18th, 1863.
Mr.. MARTIN VANHoRN-Dear Sir: embrace
the opportunity of writing you line, bearing
political nature. Election time is coming and
you soldiers are permitted to voice in the Sc
lection of our officers, so that while you are
fighting with your guns you can also fight with
the ballot as we do at home l am yet DEM
ocrat and always will be while remain above
the sod in the y. s. A. for in that party (the
Democracy is the salvation of our beloved coun-
try, the Union as it wasl-and the Constitution
as it is. 1t is my determination as Democrat
to maintain free speech, free press, and free
ballot at all hazards, at the same time presum-
ing you are such, and if so do not permit your
self to be lead away into the doctrine of the alb
Olitionists for it only prolongs the rebellion and
makes it more vigorous, but support the Con-
stitution at the ballot box in the name of c. L.
Vallandigham. We are all good Vallandigham-
ers, here in Madison we can give him two to
one this fall.


But no more at present. Yours truly,


ID. S. HENRY.
Year: 1863

TRT IT BY ALL MEASs.-Tf any Of our
readers have been troubled TO make light
and uniform biscuit, it is more than prob
able they do not use De LAND G Co. 5
Chemical Saleratus. That is a pure atti-
Gle. not detrimental to health, and sure in
its effects. Try it by all means.
Year: 1863


Mine eyes have seen the glory Of the coming of the
Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes
of wrath are stored;
He hath loOsed the fatcful lightning of His terrible
swift sword;


His truth IS marching
have seen him in the watch fires of hundred cir
cling camps
They have buildea Him al altar in the evening
dews and damps;
have read His righteous sentence by the '4im and
faring lamps:


His day is marching on.
have read fiery gospel writ in FURNISHED rows Of
steel:
"As ye deal with my customers, 50 w::h you my
grace wall deal;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent
with his heel,


Since God is marching on
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never
call retreat;
He is sitting out the hearts of men before his judg
ment seat;
Oh. be swift my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant,
my feet


Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ born across
the sea,
With glory in his bosom that trans6gures You and
As he died to make men holy. let US die to make
men = While God is marching on.
Year: 1863

If the people of the rebellious States
really desire to enjoy their rights under
the Constitution, they have it in their
power to do so at once-the door is open
before them. They have but to accept Of
the invitation of the President, lay down
their arms and return to their al
legiance to the government, and they
will find at once that the constitution Is
the palladium of their rights and hber-
ties. But on the other hand, if they
spurn this invitation, and persist in their
barbarons rebellion, they can claim no
rights derthe oonstitptiap-they make
Year: 1863

ia with deep regret that announce 10 our
the death OF Major General EDWIN " SUMNER. Of the
Army who died at the house of his in law Col TEALL
at Syracuse New York, the 2lst instant after few
days illness


The decease Of this gallant experienced and able sol
der and noble gentleman ia severe blow To the army
and to the countya blow particularly to be depored at


crisis when the country i'll afford to spare the
vices Of such men,


Gen Summers sge about sixty.sx years. He en-
tered the army second lieutenant of infantry March
lSl9 was promoted to first heuteDancy ia 1923; an
pointed assistant commssary Of subsistence n 1897 pro-
major of the second Dragons in 1886 He received bre
vet lieutenant colonel for his conduct at Cerro Gordo
where he commanded the Mounted Rife regiment and
wounded He recovered rapidly and took part in the
subsequent battles in Mexico recsivng brevet ms colonel
for his gaanty at Molno del Rey In ls4s he was an
pointed lieutenant colonel of the first Dragons and IN
1855 colonel of the st cavalry In 1867 he commanded
and distinguished in expedition again the Chey
Indians in Kansas. He the first brgadier gene
raj in the regular army appointed by President Lincoln
having received his commission March l6h 1861 Soon
He commanded division and afterwards corps in the
Army Of the Potomac, and took prominent part in all
the great battles it engaged in After the battle of
Fredericksburg he relieved at his own request and
few days ago assigned to very important command
west of the Mississippi He thorough soldier and
had probably much hard service az any officer of
his age living BY his death the nation loses one Of ts best
Generals.
Year: 1863

JAMES G. wELLING. ASSOCIATE EDITOR
DOLLARS, payable in advance.


reduction of 20 of the full charge>
will be made to any who shall order and pay for
time, ten copies Of the Weekly paper and reduction OF
25 per cent Cor oneourth of the full chage to any
who will order and pay for at time twenty more
copies.


No accounts being kept for this paper it will not be sent
to any unless paid for advance any than
the time for which it is paid
Year: 1863

II emancipation Is ever accomplished in the
slave States, it must be effected By degrees
by process which would require years to
work lis legitimate results Abolition. imme-
date ard violent. IS impracticable. War,
continued through a series OF years. might
possibly accomplish that result but even under
the pressure Of war the cause of emancipation
has not advanced rapidly. Even the procla-
nation has added but few to the number OF
emaacipated slaves beyond the number who
would have been liberated by the operation OF
military laws aud the enforcement OF tie Goa
fscation Bill


Had we pat forth such language as this
upon our own authority, all of the epithetz in
the Republican vocabulary would have been
heaped upon Us with a crushing force. Bu,
comnlirg from the columns of the Sacramento
Union. it is law and Gospel to Leagners OF the
State. This change Of position by that paper
was induced By the remarks of Gerrit Smith
in speech lately made at Utica, New York.
Gerrit is now in favor Of the Union, with
slavery. He wants peace and Union. and, OF
course, is modern . copperhead." This lan
guage of the selfstyled Union journal of the
State knocks the proclamation into a cooked
hat, and says the Presidents policy of eman-
cipation is impracticable. &c. Now, this
looks like reputation, and coming from the
source it does, is significant Of the changes
taking place in the Republican camp. But
NJ. p Conway, who is an out aud out aboli-
tiOnist, aud his ilk hereabouts, repudiate the
doctrine of Gerrit Smith aad Of the Sacramen-
to Union Conway says, Il went into the
anti-savery business earnestly and on the pre-
sumption that was acting with honest men
men who hated slavery aad who were deter
mined to cast it ont, come what might l find
that as to many have been deceiyed-I fnd
that these men want power and care for no.
thing else, and that, for the sake of power,
they would kill all the white people OF the
South, or take them to their arms that they
would free all the slaves or make their bondage
still more hopeless"


This is from the honest side of the Republi-
can party they want disuuion or the extinc-
ton of slavery. He says again: =" As to the
Union, would not give a cent for it unless it
stood as guarantee for freedom to every man,
woman and child in this entire jurisprudence. y
Still this party prate long and loud about their
loyalty,-and see traitors on all sides who will
not join their unholy Leagues.
Year: 1863

We call attention to our correspondence
from Bangor 1t shows how the Republicans
are trying to make the cat jump to suit their
purposes. During the Revolution, the Tories.
who gave unqualified support to the Admin
istration of George the H." formed them>
selves into Loyal Leagues and were known
through the contest as Loyalists" The up.
holders of arbitrary power, and of acts opposed
to freedom, naturally take the same course and
adopt the same terms. The present Tories are
forming so-called Union. Leagues = but all
candid men must admit that their action is on
y for personal political power. Democrats
need no secret and oath-bound political organ
zation to show their fidelity to the Govern
ment of The Country-their acts are open and
aboveboard, subject to the inspection of reason
and common sense. The upholders Of arbitra-
ry power are the only ones who in this en-
Hghtened day, under a free government, find it
necessary to form Secret Leagues to carry
out their ideas of government resting upon
the will of the people. These Tories have
adopted the same system as that of the Thugs
of India, to bear them through their nefarious
trickery with the masses, in mingling them in
to an association they will despise when they
experience its effects


Beware of all secret oath-bound political
leagues in our government; they will prove
Subversive of its principles by elevating IN,
worthy political demagogues to power, at the
expense of the freedom of the people. Secret
political organization of party has been tried
in our day, and the people learned to despise
It. Why, then, try to renew it under more
spccious name, but led on by the same eharac
ter of designing demagogues who are seeking
political place and power. 1t appears that
candidates for office, aud especially for judicial
honors are the leaders Of this base strategy to
deceive.
Year: 1863

CONVENTION OF rHE ErGHrH.-As this is
our last issue prior to the meeting of the De
mocracy Of the State, under the Butte call


We deem 1t our duty to urge upon the United
democracy the adoption of the original resolu.
ions Of tbs Butte clabs as the State platform


These united Us, and the Democracy OF the
State Let them be the battle cry of our sue.
cess Oar County Convention, the largest and
mos! harmonious ever held in the county


unanimously resolved to urge these resolutions
before the State Convention as the State Mat.
form, and so instructed the delegates. We
hope that the State Convention will be pro


portionately as large as was ours aud as har.
monious- lfunanimi'y prevails, success Is ours
Year: 1863

THANKs.-Mr. Riley will please accept our
thanks for supply of ice during the past
week. Mr. R. keeps constantly on hand a
superior quality of ice, which be delivers to
the order of our citizens
Year: 1863




The Republican press have been for some
time crowding their columns with simulated
quotations from recent speech delivered by
the Hon. ohm j. Crittenden of Kentucky,
whom they eulogiza in the most extravagant
manner as a loyal man according 10 the Re.
publican standard of loyaltv-seryile submis-
sion to unlawful power. But they nor any Of
them dare to quote what Mr. Crittenden really
said; because to do 50 would prove to the
world that the man whose d" loyalty they so
bepraise, is in open rebellion against the usur-
pations of the Administration and its time
serving creatures. Ia the same speech from
which our Republican contemporaries pretend
to quote, Mr.. Critteuden said


When usurpations Of power are made dan
gerons, and when encroachments upon my
liberty and The liberty of my constituents and
upon the Constitution intended to guard the
liberties of US all, are made, would have every
man have spirit enough to declare his opinions
and offer his protests Without this freedom
of speech there can be no lasting liberty the
republic cannot exist. \ people
who cannot discuss the public measures of the
nation. and apply the necessary rebuke to Sc
cure correction Of wrongs. cannot be free
people, and do not deserve TO be.


GRAIN in Yolo is much better than was ex
pected few weeks ago. About Knights Land
ing the farmers are harvesting good crops
Year: 1863

D~ It is old saying that one must look abroad to learn what is going on in their own homes. So we see by our exchanges, that we have sold out. gone to Brooklyn. N. Y., and that our sanctum' is guarded by another pro. tecting Wing. Which, to say the least, is odd. Since we haven't gone away anywhere yet--if we know ourself are still perched in the same old sanctum, monarch of all We sur vey; with no other Wing but our own to guard it's treasures, and happy as of yore, to see all of our old friends here who desire to settle up their little accounts" When we take leave of our subscribers and friends, We assure them that we shall do so through these columns though we are sure we could do so never so willingly, if we might,at the same time, welcome 30 genial successor, as the gentle man with whom our name has been so kindly and agreeably connected.
Year: 1863

HARwINToN.-On about forty acres of the farm of Deacon Chester Hayes, is nearly a mile of stone wall averaging five feet on the bottom and about as many feet high, having cost at least three dollars rod i; in all, about eighteen hundred dollars. One third of this wall has been built during the three years just passed, by the deacon now over seventy years of age, assisted by his son. In the wall is many stone weighing over one ton. This wall-building seems to be a sort of fancy work with the deacon, performed mainly during the intervals of regular farm labors. Considering his age, as respects muscularity and ability to do, there is probably not his equal in the County.

 Ar THE Cemmanion on the last Sabbath,
Year: 1863

seven were admitted to the Congregational Church in Harwinton, on profession of their faith. These, with seven admitted in May, are some of the fruits of season of quick eued interest during the Winter and Spring, and furnish pleasant close to the labors of the Pastor who expects to leave the first of October.
Year: 1863

CopPERHEAD1sM-The resolutions of the late democratic convention in Massachusetts had not word of exultation for the Union victor ies gained, nor word of detestation for the traitors who seek to destroy the republic. On the other hand, a brave soldier who had lost an arm in battle, was hissed down when he at tempted to speak, alt bough he was delegate from the town of Lee. His great crime was in advocating the nomination of war democrat. The hissng and confusion prevented his speech from being heard, but the reporter of the Boston .Tourna5 was able to take down the following :--

 " Geatiemen-We want to nominate war democrats. have lost one arm in the service, (holding up his empty sleeve,) and want to know whether we are to leave our friends out there in the field alone. We want to know whether we are going to support our friends, our fathers and our brothers, in the field. I will not vote for candidate in this, convention unless 1 know he will support the war until we can get an honorable peace. think that every democrat in this house should know whether tie man we put up as candidate for governor is a man who is not copperhead, be- cause if we put up man who is copperhead, we will be defeated"

 The delegate who was hissed down was It. Patrick A. Riordan, who served in the New York Irish brigade. Such is the spirit of the so-called democracy of to-day.

 Among tho property confscated and offered for sale bv the United States Marshal in New Orleans, is ore lot of ground belongingt to Gen: e. T. Beauregard Eight or tea tcolumns of the Era are filled with advertisements o:con- fscated property. voung lady in St. Louis has recently come into the possession of the snug sum of fifty thousand dollars by the death of a rebel colon el in Alabama It is said that the fortunate legatee was once betrothed to the officer, who thus remembers her;
Year: 1863

Eatpl IhiDm:ag Gea.r-Efief allusioa was
made in our paper yesterday morning Of the
poisoning of several young men, who had
been attending dancing party inihe neigh
berhuod Of the old Fair Grounds, and who bad
imbibed some poisonous drug through the
Iianor which they obtained from neiglibor-
ing grocery. Yesterday We visited one of
the victims Of this unfortunate affair, and
find that though the Facts were at first exass
perated. vet the ease was still ono of most
serious character. Some few nights siace a
party OF gentlemen and ladies deierniinedto
have ivial gathering and dhadassemb!ed
at the house Of friend on Main street, near
the point designated above. for that purpose.
During the evening, a. most young men are
apt to do, one by one would leave the
rouis, where all was pleasure and
were in pursuit Of a deadly poison, visit u
grocery 10 .a!ed on Main street, just before
you reach the Eair Grounds where they
took several drinks of what .pnYparted to be
whiskey. Everything passta OF happily tin
late hour in the evening, when one after
another began to complain Of dreadful nau-
sea at the stomach and dizziness in the head,
and very soon thereafter the dance was slis-
pended and the evenings entertainment
came to an unpleasant end, IS most of the
young men who had paftaken of the poison
ous liquid had been taken to their residences
in an unconscious state. After severe suffer
ing, the most Of them have recovered; but
the deadly effects of the poison consigned
two of them to the grave, and thus left all
other warming that i'll the midst OF life we
are in death. Their names are B. +. Ave
ry and II. L. Burden. Both of. them
were from Alabama, belonged to She
army, and were young men spoken of
highly by all who knew them. The gem
tleman with when we conversed assures us
that he only drank about q halt wine glass
full, and that he discovered q most peculiar
aud revolving taste at the time he swallowed
| it. Although u young man OF robust health,
yet the strength of the poison was so great
that the small portion which he took came
near causing him TO lose his life Ii is sub
.iect which should receive investigation.
There may be others in this city SO reckless
of human life that, for the sake OF making
money, they would also poison their whi3,
key that they might make greater profit on
it, who would probably be deferred from
doing so if the case above cited were
promptly taken in hand, its particulars sifted
to the bot ON, and the parties b!amable
justly punished.
Year: 1863

Going at Larys.-Saliy Harding, a negro
woman belonging To Mrs. Ann Wright, was
arraigued yesterday for going about The city
without u proper pass. A citizen plead hard
for her discharge, and proceeded to testify
elaborltcly as To her good character and re-
spectacle standing among those Of her
class; but the Mayor bad n distinct recollec-
tion of her being in his presence before, and
could not agree to her discharge til further
testimony was given in her favor, and there
fore continued the case
Year: 1863

What VIII be the result VIII the EN-
peror trust the oath taken by the opposition cand
dates, and 60 on 70 free institutional II trio that
0rleansts and repuhlicans alike they have all
ticie OF the constitution which declares the Emperor
RESPONSIBLE door Of escape reH oath of allegiance
But however that may be- can much trust be placed In
any such bond that after whahas eten happened
In France and esewhere2 Even f the Emperor were n
cined 10 risk this what he has Of conducting
Duaure In opposition and with better debaiers than
his medi0crites to set against them2 In such
IT. indeed, the Emperor had secured these for the
empire there would be something 10 hope in favor of
policy of progress but NJ de Persguy has forced them
osentaousy 70 take their place in opposition We shall
be curious to note the next OF the Imperial policy
Regard from what point Of view we may dis a rey
DEFEAT tho Emperor feel some bitterness
in the reflection that all its worst features have been
called forth BY the undisgused partisanshp OF the go
Minister.
Year: 1863

But little activity exists at these mines at
present. Most of those heretofore engaged
having performed the requisite amount of la.
Dor to hold their claims, have dispersed for a
time, to secure their harvests, and make
preparations for active business during the
coming fall.


An effort is being made to organize COM
pany for the purpose of raising capital to
erect a quartz mill in this district. This
move is in the right direction. Let those
who have great interests at stake in these
mines unite together and form company or
corporation, and put up mill of sufficient
capacity to crush the rock already taken out,
and it will soon give an impetus to labor,
and induce capitalists to invest their means
in this district. where the cost of putting up
machinery will be so much less than in
Washoe and Humboldt, and yet prove as
productive as any of these mines.


The Original Minnesota Company have
now near one hundred tons of choice rock ta
ken out of their claim, which it is believed
will yield at least $50 to the ton in silver
and some gold. Other companies have large
quantities of rock piled up ready to be
crushed as soon as an opportunity offers. -
Moneyed men are daily arriving at the mines
looking about for the purpose of investing in
claims, and as soon as these mines are more
extensively known, there will be no lack of
capital to develope the vast wealth of this
region. But to make an early start, let a
joint stock company be formed to put up the
first mill, which Will surely pay fair diyi-
dends for the outlay.
Year: 1863

This DIV closed its labors on Thursday,
that ever occurred in Shasta county. The
people of the various precincts, feeling the
Importance of united action in placing be-
fore the people ticket that would command
the vote of every unconditional Union man
in the county, elected only such delegates as
we're known to have the welfare of the coun-
ty and State at heart, and we can truly say
that never has there been a better class of
delegates met together in this county, than
the one that has just closed its labors. With
only one purpose in view-that of having
the right men in the right places, and who
were known to be true Union men, willing
to make any and all sacrifices for their
country, and for the welfare Of the Union.


Our space will not permit US, this week,
to give an extended notice of each candid
ate. which we place before the people in the
columns of this paper, as the nominees of
the Convention. But we can say that it is
our belief that strong ticket has been nom-
mated, which no opposition can defeat, and
one that, when permitted to take into their
hands the government of the county affairs,
the people of all parties will have confidence
that their interests will be properly protect
ed.


The candidates who were before the con-
vention, and were defeated, notwithstanding
their disappointment in not obtaining the
nominations they sought, seem to take the
matter pleasantly, and we have no doubt
that their attachment to the cause of our
bleeding country, will induce them to cordial
ly support the ticket at the ballot box, as
the means of securing cordial support to
the General Government, now lies in the
success of the Union party in this State.


Then let every nominee of the convention,
as well as every Union man, go to work and
do all in his power to rally to the support of
the whole ticket, the Union element of the
country. The ticket is worthy of their uni
ted exertions, and unless the Union men of
the county are careful to give their undivid-
ed support to the ticket, this State like the
border States of the East, may be given over
to the enemies of our country. The polite
al canvass has now commenced. There is
great work to be done. Let it be we'll done.
Year: 1863

AN IMPRovEMENT.-The most remarkable
feature of the recent Convention was the alb.
sense of all trickery on the part of either the
members or candidates. The old Democratic
custom of endeavoring to purchase votes
with whisky was entirely dispensed with.
As far as our observation extended, nearly
all the money spent for whisky, was spent by
the delegates themselves. Another improve
ment over all former Conventions held in
this town, was the fact that but one member
of tie Convention, during its two days ses-
sion, could be observed in the slightest de-
gree under the influence ofliquor.