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Year: 1863

In the Journal of Yesterday. two communion
tons appear, one representing TO be from an In
diana soldier, and the other from a Georgia refu-
gee. The former states that in a conversation
with rebel prisoner he admitted that sthe rebels
were tired Of the war" And the latter Iites as
follows and be basis his opinions upon what he
claims TO be a thorough and practical knowledge
of the feelings and sentiments of the great body
of the Southern people:


The common soldiers are bitterly opposed 10
the cOnscript act; but the officers impose il npon
them. knowing that their lives and their fortunes
depend upon the result OF the war.


The army of the South has been tired Of the
war for the last twelve months. and but for the
lack of confidence in each other would diSband
and go home at any hour. IL is unnecessary TO
say that the army of the South is afflicted with
all manner of disease, with little no medicine TO
be administered for their relief


If these statements in regard TO the oppositioR
to the war IN the South approximate the truth,
we inquire If there could be devised a
more thorough plan to completely demoraI
ize the rebel army 10 scatter il be,ond
the hope of reconstruction. than 10y cessation
of hostililies through an armisiice of three
or four monthsf No better arguments can ee
offered in favor of an armistice The momens
that bostilities cease and the people commence
discussing plans for the adjustment of the sec
tional controversy, the popular voice win resume
its sway in the direction OF public affairs. As
long war continues, power and authority are
restricted to and exercised by few, and even
one bold, able and ambfsious man may give en-
tire direction to the Government What is true
of the North. is equally true of the South. An
armistice would lift this weight and restraint
upon popular sentiment. IL would provoke free
and reason would again resume its sway. Pas
sion and resentment, which war inlensifeS, would
yield TO the better sentiments OF our nature, and
the recollectiop>f the glorious deeds Of a com
mon ancestrysSu the prosperity. power and
national fame which the Union of eighty wears
had achieved, would enkinde anew the sentiment
OF national pride If the army Of the South Is
tired of this war; and has been for the last twelve
months, as the Republican papers represent. why
oppose an armistce which. in all probability.
would cause ITS disbandmentg Politicians. con-
tractors, and all who are making money out Of
the war, actuated by selfish considerations. viii
attempt 10 defeat a policy which may take from
them their occupation; but we fail TO sec any
reason why any citizen who desires to end this
unnatural strife. TO restore the Union and pre-
serve Constitutional liberties. can oppose IL.
Year: 1863

WHAT THE ANGEL OF TIE LORD SAID TO
SLAvE.-The following is from the Lo-
gan Gazette:


You will find what the angel said in
Genesis xvi, 9:


And the angel ofthe Lord said Re-
turn to thy mistress and submit to her
bonds"


This shows the difference between a
modern abolilionSt and an angel of the
Lord. The abolitionists Ito adopt the
suggestion Of the Wooster Democrat. }
would doubtless call the angel of the
Lord "s!ave catcher" What would
Sumner say to the celestial doughface?
Year: 1863




We have been permitted to read private
letter from an officer on board the New Iron
sides, In which he gives some interesting facts.
Although subjected to the Ere of one hundred
and fifty guns at once, three quarters of an
hour, not one shot penetrated her and the only
damage she sustaiped was the displacement
Of an iron port and a few indentatlons.
In two places where the plates Joined small
piece Of the plating was broken and sunk
slightly in the wood. In consequence Of bad
manwuvering she did not commence firing un-
I'll four O'Clock, aud then fired only one broad
side. She was cvuusCd to the encmy's fire two
and half hnnrs. She was struck forty times
In and about the plating and eight or ten times
about the rails AMI smoke stack.


The writer Of the letter says ''if we had been
firing all the time, as we might have been, we
should not have been struck so oflen; and our
for keeping his ship in the position he did, and
not allowing them to fire." lie also says il
was the almost universal belief in the fleet that
the lronsidcs and the others might have bat
tered down Fort Sumter in two hours time;
that Admiral Dupont expected that the enemy
would destroy and evacuate Charleston after
hut little resistance, and that he ought to have
gone into the fight with determination to win
even If 1t cost half his fleet. He adds edo not
let any one make you believe that Sumter could
not have been reduced, for it certainly could
have been, If a determined effort had been made
for that purpose"
Year: 1863

TIE GoTTscHALK-BRIGHoLI CONCERT
The last concert of this splendid troupe was
given yesterday evening to full audience,
which in spite of the mud crowded Brain
ards Hall last night. Most richly was the
audience repaid for their perseverance in
surmOunting the obstacles of wind and mud.
Mile COrdier was in splendid voice and ac-
Quilted herself with eoIat in the shsdow-song
and Dinnah. BriguOli did justice to him
self and his high reputation. Patti surpass-
ed himself and the inimitable Gottschalk was
as unequalled as ever. We trust that the
citizens Of Cleveland may have the pleasure
of bearing the troupe again soon.
Year: 1863

Spirit of the Young Ladies of 1868,


On Tuesday morning last during the S.
we're storm, several young ladies entered
one of the cars running through UniVersi-
ty Place on their way to school. An old
and respectable looking colOred woman
entered the cars at the same time. The
conductor stopped the car and ejeOted her
from it. The young ladies, in their indig-
nation at this outrage, at once left the car
in body, and walked to their school, one
Of the best in the city. They arrived late,
but on relating the cause Of their deten-
tion, they received, as they deserved, the
praise Of the principal and Of their teach
Year: 1863

A person may see the blood-vessels Of
his eyes displayed ss it we're on a screen
before him by q most simple experiment.
Let lamp OF candle be held in one hand,
and the eye directed steadily forward /;
now move the lamp up and down, or side
ways, on one side Of the line of vision !;
in short time an image Of the bIood-ves-
sells will present itself, like the picture of
a tree or shrub. with it's trunk and branch
es to the admiration Of the observer.
Year: 1863

INA FIT.-A young man, wearing SOL
dier's coat, fell down this morning, in the
Square, attacked with severe and danger
Ous fit. crowd gathered around him, but
nothing was done for his relief, and he lay
on he ground for nearly an hour, sometimes
apparently insensibIe, sometimes rolling over
and over, and attempting to catch hold of
and bite those standing near. At last the
police removed him to the house Of his father
on Ontario street.
Year: 1863

The provis'n Of the Conscript law where
by drafted man may on the payment OF
$500 be exempt from serving his term. at


first glance, has the appearance Of favor
ing the rich and able. This is the appear


once. we say; snd il is only an appearance.
while it really favors the man OF sma;


means. Under the old system every man
had to serve or find substitute, and he
had 10 find that substitute himself and pay
such price as was demanded. which often
amounted to large sum. Now the Cow
eminent agrees TO find a substitute for
$500, and thus Limits the price Of sub
slitutes 10 that sum. Had il not been for
this provision, we should find the price OF
substitutes running up to $500. or s 600,
in short time, as it did in the 1919 war.
There will be many drafted who could not
raise any price, however small it might be.
Tor substitutes. Such would have to serve
at any rate. Is 1t any real hardship to
them that their neighbor who can raj SO
S3u0, can use it to buy himself off 2 Be :
sides. the fixing Of this price for exemption
will have tendency to make the price Of
substitutes still lower than that, and bring
II yet nearer the reach Of the poor N an
IL we view this properly, it is a provision
really .fovoring the man Of little means.
while i; does 10, make the very poor mans
case any worse. But we would like our
copperhead friends, who make SO great
noise about this $500, to tell US how
they like the Southern system, BY which
man who owns twenty negoes is exempt
Perhaps some poor devils Of copperheads
we know Of would like TO march past she
plantation where the owner Of twenty ne.


groes was driving hisnegroes through the
corufeld. while they had 10 leave theirs
TO be tended by the children they leave
behind. Perhaps they would like the mig.
ger exemption best.-Ashtabula Sentinel.
Year: 1863

RELIEF OF NEuRAJGrA.-As this dread


full disease is becoming more prevalent
than formerly, and as the doctors have
not discovered any method or medicine
that will permanently cure it, we simply
state that. for some time PAST. a mem Der
OF our family has suffered most intensely
from il, and could 6nd no relief from any
remedy applied. until we saw an article
which recommended the application OF
bruised horseradish 10 the face, for tooth
oche. As neuralgia and toothache are
both nervous diseases. we thought the
remedy for the one would be likely to cure
the other; so we made the application o.


horseradisb. bruised and applied to th'
side Of the body where the disease wa


seated it gave slmost instant relief Il
the severe attack Of neuralgia. Since
then we have applied it several times. ant
with the same gratifying results. Th


remedy is simple. cheap, and may b


within the reach Of every one.-Ldurens
vile Herald. .... t..
Year: 1863

oN any matter not sell, evident. thei Q
are many persons incapable Of judging Of
It for one who il capable. The majority
Of eminent men Of every past generation
held many opinions which no one SOW
will justly.
Year: 1863

IcE FOR D1PrHERIA.-A correspondent
of the Providence Journal youches for
the efficacy Office as cure for diptheria,
Group and all ordinary inflammation Of the
throat The manner Of application is IS
follows: 5s9saJ


"Break up a small lump of ice in a tow
eli and put the peices in a bowl Take
position slightly inclined backwards, eth
er in chair or on a sofa. Proceed for
half an hour with tea spoon to feed your
self with small Jumps of ice, letting them
dissolve slowly in the back part Of the
mouth or the entrance Of the throat. A
single such application will often break
up common sore throat, which otherwise
would have a course of two or three days.
In case of bad sore throat, use the ice
frequently and freely. In case Of uleera-
tiOn or diptheria, keep small lump Of
ice constantly in the mouth.
Year: 1863

1t is an Object Jist now with nearly all per-
sons to purchase TO as much advantage 10 them
selves as possible The bes, wa5 to effect this is
10 visit all and then compare no as to prices.
Year: 1863

From the Columbus Ohio Crisis.


HIGHLY IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS.


We call especial attention to The following
srtiele from one of our correspondents. We
have never had doubt but what, if any reason
able number of States would take the Initiative
of " convention Of States" that all eyes would
be turned towards the movement, and all the
other States would, il due season, be drawn to
it. Til then, and not till then, viii The people
of this torn and distracted nation begin to COM
prehend the real condition and state Of things.
Every hour the government at Washington is
losing control Of its own affairs. It has already
yielded up the control Of a large portion Of its
military, who ore acting in squads, on their own
ideas or military necessity" The Posimas-
ter-General already admits, il an official report
that he hss no power over his own department
but submits It 20 the local military authorities.
To avoid general confusion and universal az
archy, the people--the States-hsYs got to act,
and that without delay, that something in the
end may be saved. Congress admits it is of no
luther use than to appropriate money, levy
taxes, and raise negro troops, as it thinks and
comedies that the white man is q failure and
inadequate TO the task


Every hour is sqasndeTing lives and prop
erty, and the condition Of affairs growing worse
and worse The people are every where in
state OF consteEnation, and crying for peace, or
something that will pat q stop to the awful
waste Of life and properly


tnls project OF a c0nyention of States IS not
only feasible but proper. Il is beginning in
the right direction. Il viii end in the right
place We must truly have more Of the spirit
OF our veneTated fathers ia this business We
are equal TO the task if we undertake IT,
Year: 1863

Some children went into saloon with their
father to have their daguerreotypes taken. The
two little girls had theirs, and Georges turn
came next. The man told him where to stand,
how to place his hands and which way to look
to hold up his head, fix his eye on certain
point, and keep still. His cap had fallen on
the floor, and at the very moment his picture
was being taken his little sister stepped for.
ward to pick it up, when George gave her a
kick and such look Well, that look was
taken; and the likenesses were all put up in
little cases and carried home.


'This is my George exclaimed his mother
on examining the pictures and coming to his.
Horrld cried his eldest brother. Whose
cross scowling face is that ? asked Uncle Ned
when the pictures were shown to him. What
young savage is this p asked Aunt Emily
when they were shown to her. AS you may
suppose, George was terribly ashamed of his
picture he was 50 mortified at having it seen
with the rest, that he did not know What to
do A more disagreeable picture perhaps you
never saw and the worst Of it was there was
no mistake about its being a true copy. The
sun does not make mistakes. and then to
have it always kept and shown as his


Did you ever think, children that the world
is Gods great daguerreotype saloon, whero We
are all having our likencsses taken for all cter.
nifty :? And it is not only our looks and atti-
tudes which will be taken, but all our thouphts
and feelings will show in the picture. Anger.
envy, SelishnesS, Jealousy, unkindness will all
be faithfully and indelibly put down there by
One who never coyersup or fatters, but takes
us exactly as we are. We cannot seem better
or more beautiful to his eye than VIC really are.
When we are tempted to do wrong or to give
way to angry feelings, let US stop and ask,
How will this look in that picture of me which
is to last forever?


am afraid if we should see faithful pic
lures Of ourselves sometimes the sight would
often hll us with surprise and shame, as it did
George. Remember then, that every day yoa
live your likeness is being taken for eternity.
Every morning when you rise from your bed.
stop and think, am having likeness taken
to-day which is to last forever, and must try
and have it a good likeness.
Year: 1863

THE BEST BEAUTY COMES UNsoUGHT.-Per-
haps the short, hasty gaze, cast up any day in the
midst Of business, in dense city, at the heavens,
or at bit OF a tree seen amid buildings-ga2es
which psrtake almost more Of sigh than look
have in them more of intense appreciation Of
the beauties of nature than all that has been felt
by an equal number of sighl-seers, enjoying large
opportunity of seeing, and all their time to them
selves Like prayer offered up in the midst of
everyday life, these short, fond gazes at nature
have something nconceiyaby soothing and beau
tiful in them.-Helps.
Year: 1863

or ever the sun is pouring his god
On hundred worlds that beg and borrow
His warmth he squanders submits cold,
Ris wealth on the ..vmes of want and sorrow.
To withhold his largness of precious light
Is to bury himself in eternal night


To give


Is to live.
The flower shines not for itself at all
Its joy is the joy it freely diffuses
OF beauty and balm it is prodiga,
And it lives in the life it so sweetly loses,
No choice for The rose but glory doom
To exhae or smother, to wther or bloom.


To deny
The seas lie nd silvery rain to the land,
The land its sapphire streams to the ocean
The heart sends blood to the brain of command
The brain to the heart its lightning motion
And ever and ever We yield our breath,
Till the mirror is dry and images DEATH


To live


Is to give.
He is dead, whose hand is not opened wide
To help the need Of human brother;
He doubles the life of his lifelong ride,
Who gives his fortunate place 10 another
And a thousand million lives are his,
Who carries the world in his sympathies.
To deny


Is to die.
# Throw gold to the far-dspersing wave,
And your ships sail home with tons of treasure
N Care no. ior comfort, all hardshps brave,
And eyening and age shall sup with pleasure
Fling health to the sunshine wind, and rain,
And roses shall come to the cheek again.


To give


Is to live.
What is our life ? Is 1t wealth and strength
II we, for the Masters sake, will lose it,
We shall find it a hundred fold, al length,
While they shall forever lose who refuse it
And nations that save their union and peace
At the cost of right, their woe shall increase.


They


A grave.
Year: 1863

MERCESARY SHIP-BCILDISG-Me trust
the announcement of the Morning Post,
that the Liverpool steam-rams are to be
stopped, has not been made without due
authority. The intelligence is 50 crafty
ing, that we wish the Government had con-
veyed it to the public under an authentic
signature, so as to have removed every
trace of doubt. On the hypothesis of its
truth, we congratulate Earl Russell upon
the decision to which he has arrived, NOT
without hesitation. if we may judge from
his reply to the Emancipation Society,
but hesitation happily removed by tRe
additional light which he has received
from the discussions of the Press.


We confess, on camly reviewing these
things, that we look with dismay to the
prospects of war with the United STATES,
whatever the cause or controversy which
may draw the sword from its sheath.


But to risk such calamity in order
that mercenary shipbuilders might get rich
upon the spoils of the slave, or because
paltry legal quibbles assumed greater
importance in the eyes of our rulers than
the vaster issues of war, we should regard
as the consumation of wickedness and
folly. 1t is thus we hail with peculiar
pleasure the announcement that Govern
mcnt is a. length awakened to sense Of
duty. Better thousand times to run
the chance ofmaking seizures of suspected
vessels which may not afterword be legally
confirmed, than by hesitation in this
pressing emergency to incur the certainty
of creating irritation and alienation in the
minds of a brave people suffering under
misfortune such as would certainly ripen
into overwhelming disaster.-LOndOn Star
Septem6er9h.
Year: 1863

I HAVE NO lime TO READ.-The idea about the
want Of time is mere phantom. Franklin found
time in the midst Of all his labors to dive into the
hidden recesses of philosophy, and to explore the
untrodden path Of science The great Frederick,
with an empire at his direction in the midst of war,
on the eve of BATTLES which wes to decide the fate
of his Kingdom, found time to reve 10 the charms of
philosophy and intellectual pleasures. Bonaparte,
with all Europe at his disposal with kings IN his
antechamber begging for vacant thrones, with thou.
sands of men whose destines were suspended On the
brittle thread Of arbitrary pleasure had time to CON
verse with books: Caesar when he had curbed the
spirits of the Roman people, and was thronged with
visitors from the remotest Kingdoms, found time for
an intellectual conversation. Every man has time;
If he is careful to improve it as we'll he might no
can reap a threefold reward. Let all make use of
the hours at their disposal if they want to obtain


proper influence in society. They if they please,
hold in their hands the destinies of our Republic
Year: 1863

THE LATE CHARLESTON AFrAIR-THE PLAY
nation which we have upon the subject, we
conclude that the late disgraceful affair at
Charleston was the result Of discovery by the
rebels that We had nothing but wooden ships
on guard around the outlet Of the harbor. Onr
iron-clads which bad been there, were tempora-
rily drawn OF for service elsewhere, aud 80 the
rebels seized the opportunity for dash among
our wooden blockaders, with the consequences
already detailed. We have had enough Of this
Improbable game Of bopeep with the rebels.
They occupy the inside Of great circle, around
which our warlike forces are operating, and 80
II is useless ~ attempt to surprise them in
any important military enterprise. They are
promptly informed Of all our movements, and
If they discover weak place in our lines they
attack Il; Il they find themselves in dangerous
or weak position they evscuats it or fortify II.
The only available strategy which We can sue
ccasfully employ IL that Of Gen. Hooker, Of
fighting the enemy wherever we can find him,
and Of fighting him, mot, as heretofore, with in
ferior numbers, but with an overwhelming
force, which we can do in every important
operation. We hope soon to have the pleasure
Of communicating to our readers some cheering
results Of the adoption Of this rule of strategy,
30 strikingly illustrated by Gen. Grant at Fort
Doneson, in moving with q crushing force
"upon the enemys works.
Year: 1863

Our OMSBusEs BADLY REGULATED.-We pub
lish in another column several communications
calling for change in the present system re-
gulating our omnibuses and citing in
stances Of its evil results. We would
suggest 70 the superintendents of our ON
nibus lines that q great benefit would result
for them in placing upon all our stages con-
ductor or money tsker. Were the drivers free
to pay undivided attention to their horses we
should not see so many horses falling down in
our streets. The pavement Of Broadway on
wet day is exceedingly slippery, and we OBJ
serve the horses slipping and sliding about As
long as they are held up by the driver they do
not fall. But some passenger calls off his atten-
tion, either by entering the vehicle or by call
ing upon him to receive the fare; the driver
is obliged to turn away from his horses, and
down one of them goes, and remains lying upon
the pavement until the driver unhitches him.
This occasions vexatious delays, added to which
the falls must injure the poor horses. All this
might be remedied were a conductor placed
upon each omnibus and the driver allowed to
give his whole attention to his horses. The COM
fort and safety of the passengers would thereby
be enhanced hundrsdfold. We call the spe-
cial attention of the omnibus superintendents
to this matter
Year: 1863

We have received an official copy of the
amended Revenue Act, but IL is 90 long that we
cannot find room for il In our columns. We
have carefully compiled table giving the new
stamp duties on promissory notes and drafts


which We herewith subjoin. All the tables w
have seen contain important errors, bus va
trust that this will be found correct. By al
unfortunate phraaeology, the law would seem II
each new paragraph TO reimpose higher ta,
on each outside limit Of time, than the on,
given In the preceding clause, Thus We shave
Year: 1863

THE ''KIUs. The steamer Kius made
her first trip to Wallula on Saturday 4th
instant. She left Cello half an hour be-
hind the steamer Spray ard beat that boat
to Wallula one hour Her capacity was
not fully tested, and it is claimed that she
is the fastest boat on the river. She made
a trip to Lewiston this week, and will here
after run regularly between Cello and that
Dlace
Year: 1863

AN EMPTY JAIL.-The jail of Walla
Walla county is empty; the two remain
ing prisoners having made their escape on
the night of the 4th inst One of them,
Marshall, was confined on a charge of
horse-stealing, and the other was Peter
Wilson, who shot Sperry; for which he was
sentenced to five years imprisonment The
prisoners cut through the floor of their cell
and it is thought they had some outside
aid in making a passage through the brick
foundation of the building.