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Year: 1861

The OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.-In A private
letter to the Oregon Statesman gentleman
gives his views on this subject, as follows:


| hope the necessary steps will be taken
to require every man who expects patent to
land, or who may have any demand against
the Government, to swear allegiance to the
United States. True men would do it cheer
fully and those who would hesitate ought to
be put on the same footing as traitors and
alien enemies which they profess to be. There
is no prOpriety in giving men the benefit OF
government, when they will not swear to sup
port it in return, and are plotting its over
throw and cheering at every reverse it meets.


Requiring the oath Of allegiance of all who
propose to receive anything from the United
States or to cast a vote which may influence
its government in any degree, is not and can
not be construed into an act of partyism or
oppression. The man who will not do so, is
not fit for a citizen.


1t has been suggested that Congress ought
to pass uniform law for Congressional cleo
tious. If they do so, why not make an unequi-
vocal profession of fidelity an indispensable
qualification Of every elector. Here we are, a
State in the Union, but with a disunion rep
resentative in each branch of Congress, and
the only living issue at our next election is to
be whether we shall remain, or plunge into
revolution. A Union party is our hope for
present safety, but any party may be beaten
sometime, if not this year, the next, and we
must as soon as possible, have better security
against revolution than any party can afford
against a busy minority of untiring activity
and unbounded hate"
Year: 1861

GEN. Personalities from the East in
dieate that the charges preferred against Gen.
Fremont have been found TO be true, and that
be will probably be court-martialed. He is
now about as deed as though he had received
FIRE from Prices battery.
Year: 1861

The TEsr.-Senator Stark, of Oregon, re-
Gently appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Col. Baker, is now on his way to
assume his seat in the Senate of the United
States. If reports are correct, he is true
representative of the Peace Democrats" of
Of the Pacific coast, and carries to his brethren
in the East, their endorsement His course in
the Senate will therefore be regarded as an in
dex to the principles aud purposes of the party,
upon this coast. Their vaunted support of the
Government, their boasted love Of country and
devotion to the Constitution and the Union,
will he tested by his acts and by them must
they stand or fall, as there is no middle ground
to be occupied during the present condition OF
our national affairs. But little difficulty will
be experienced in ascertaining the position Ia
ken by him upon the leading questions of the
day. His support of the Government, in its
efforts to crush rebellion, if at all, must be di-
rect, open and positive, without even a SEM
blance of opposition, or of yielding to the
demands of treason. Any other course will
establish, beyond question, the enmity OF
himself and his party to the Government and
its institutions, and the consequent, at least
tacit, support of the rebellion. Watch well
the record
Year: 1861

WROUGHT IRON BRIDGEs-Fifteen years
ago, experiments were made in Great Britain
to test the effect of vibrating action and long
continued changes of load on wrought iron
bridges and girders. The results to which they
led was the construction of number of bridges
built on the principle that the strength of the
structure was dependent on its form. DR..
Fairbairn, the President Of the British Scien-
| tifc Association, lately in session at Manches-
ter, stated that in order to test the theory of
the influence of vibration in causing the rup-
ture, of iron beams and bridges he had con-
strgcted small iron plate beam of 20 feet
span and 16 feet depth, representing the pro-
portions of one of the girders of the Sepoy
bridge, and exposed it to conditions similar to
those of bridge subject to change of load as
produced by the passage of trains and in
proportion to the heaviest rolling load. The
beam was first loaded to one-fourth its break
ing weight, and it sustained a million changes
of load without injury. The load was then
increased to nearly one half its breaking weight,
when the beam gave way at 5,175 changes
Il was thence inferred not to be safe to build
bridges on which the rolling load would have
this proportion to the breaking weight
Year: 1861

The following is true copy, says the Mar
iposa Gazette, OF HE old Motto found
the other day posted by the Post-office door in
this town. 1t was taken on the spot by our
Special Artist:
Year: 1861

and the next instant saw the blade of a dag ger, driven up through the thin mattrass in the very place where had been lying I gave a low groan which was answered by chuckle from beneath the bed

 An easy death Now for the spells ? heard the same voice say. And at the same instant the head and shoulders of the inkeeper were thrust out from the bed-hangings. Covering him with the muzzle of one of my pistols, 1 said:

 Come forth, sir, and deliver yourself up I Your innocent guest is no other than a detective officer! Don't attempt to escape-1 shall fire if you don

 But he did try, and I speedily sent pistol ball after him. The report was succeeded by a deep groan, and instantly NJ. Berret and his as sistants rushed in. A nasty search was sufii- cient to discover the landlord under the bed welterng in his blood, and the hostler was seiz- ed before he had an opportunity to close the se- cret pannel in the wall, through which he at tempted to escape.

 This pannel, as short search disclosed to us, opened directly into a hollow partition, which communicated to a lower room. By means of this strange contrivance, the assasslns had always been able to enter this particular chamber at any time; and once through the pannel without having disturbed the unsuspect- ing sleeper, their work was easily done. This bed was, as have said, constructed in such a manner that sleeper could maintain only one position in it; hole had been worked for the passage of the dagger, and powerful thrust had been in every instance enough to transfx the heart of the victim. After rifing it of eve ry thing valuable, the murderers were accustonl- ed to carry it out in the darkness of the night and leave it in one of the public streets of the town. And so adroitly had the game been play ed that no shadow of suspicion had attached to the real criminals.

 The inkeeper recovered from the wound which gave him, but it was only, together with his his partner in guilt-the hostler--to receive one of much more serious character from the hands of the executioEer.
Year: 1861

How TO TRAssPLAxr.-Those who have pro' vided early plants of cabbages, tomatoes, etc, in hot-beds, cold frames, or boxes of earth, will of course transfer them to the garden or field as soon as the soil or weather will permit. A lit tie care will save an immense loss. Before lift ing the plants, it is important to thoroughly soak the ground in which they are growing. Let this be done several hours before transplanting. The greater amount of soil that can be made to adhere to the roots in taking up, the better. Take them up only as fast as they can be set out two hours exposure to the sun or wind is often loss of some days growth, if not total loss of the plants. " No pains, no gains here.

 Most persons prefer setting at evening, and when the ground is wet with rain. We prefer n dry soil, so that it will not be packed by tramping. When the hole is made have pint or more of water poured in. Before the water all soaks away, the plant is set in, and the hole filled up with dry earth. Most of this is wetby the water, so that the plant is surrounded by moisture, and yet the surface is left loose, and open-not packed or baked We are certain that the trouble required IS abundantly repaid. whether the number of plants be large or small

 What will pay in a garden, will pay in field.
Year: 1861

When Freedom from her mountain height UnfurPd her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night,

 And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldic of the skies,

 And striped it's pure celestial white 1 With streakings of the morning light. | The from his mansion in the son

 She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand

 The symbol of her chosen land. Majestic Monarch of the cloud,

 Who rear'st aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest trumpings loud And see the lightning lances driven

 When strive the warriors of the storm, And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven, Child of the sun to thee tis given

 To guard the banner of the free, To hover in the sulphur smoke, To ward away the battle stroke, And bid it's blendings shine afar, Like rainbows On the cloud of war, The harbngers of victory! Flag of the brave thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph high, When speaks the signal trumpet tone And the long line comes gleaming OH, Ere yet the life blood, warm aud wet, Has oinmed the glistening bayonet, Each soldiers eye shall brightly turn To where the sky-born glories burn; And as his springing step advance, Catch war and vengeance from tic glance, And wien the cannon mouthings loud Heaven in wild wrcaths the battle stroud, And gory sabers rise and fall

 Like shoots of flame on midnig ght's pail:

 Then shall thy meteor g lances glow, And covering foes shall sink beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death.

 Flag of the seas on ocean wave

 Thy stars shall glitter OCT tie brave; When death carecring on the gale, Sweeps darkly around tLe belIicd sail, And frightened waves rush wildly back, Before the broadside's reciiEg rack,

 Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee And smile to sec thy splcndors fly h triumph OCT lis closing eye.

 Flag of the free hearts hope and ho:4e by angel hands to yalor given

 Thy stars have iit thy welkin dome, For all thy hUcs were born in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet! Where bieaths the foe but falls before ~u5, With Freedom soil beneath our feet, And Freedoms banner streaming Ter us
Year: 1861

The War Department especially keeps its of fcers employed night and day. An immense amount of business is transacted. The tele- graphic wire leading directly to the room of the very efficient chief clerk, is both convenient, and is constantly employed in the transmission and receipt of messages.
Year: 1861

SPIKINo CANNON There 10 no method Of spik-
ing cannon which will forever prevent its use
IL the spike Is made Of iron or Of unhardened
steel, IL may be removed by the drill. IL It is
loosely inserted, or without much force, 1t may
be blown out by firing a charge Of gunpowder
placed In the bottom Of tue bore Buff the spi he
Il made Of hardened steel to at the vent closely,
ard is driven In with greal force and II its lower
end 10 msde son and riveted within the bore,
then neither the drill nor gnnpowder can remove
II; the vent remains perfectly closed. The only
remedy IN such cases 10 to drill a new vent which
may be done without imPairing the serviceable-
mesa Of the gun.
Year: 1861

At the present time, those citizens IA
some of the border States, who sympathlze
with the Confederates, think it hard that
they cannot be at peace and at war, in the
Union and out of it, at the same time. They
claim the protection of the Constitution as
in time of peace and universal obedience
to the laws. while they render secret and,
when circumstances admit, open aid to those
arrayed in arms against them. They assault
the forces moving to the defence of the Cap
ital they convey supplies and arms to the
enemy; they recruit his ranks openly ana
by stealth, and to effect these objects they
sometimes avail themselves of official posi-
ton and authority derived from the govern
ment which they assail and when that
government in self-defence interferes to ar
rest these reasonable movements and machi-
nations, they clamor that the liberties of the
citizen are invaded
Year: 1861

ABOUT KING CoTToN.-The Charleston
Courier contains a communication from the
Cotton Factors Of Charleston, presenting to
the planters reasons why they had better
store their cotton at home, till the block
ade is expressly removed from all the ports OF
the Confederate States" They say, if sent
to the seaports, it could not DO exported, and
if piled up there, would be exposed to loss
by fire, or incursiora Of the enemy. They
do not think much of the suggestion that
may be France and England will persuade
the United States Government to open one
port to let the cotton out. Since the cotton
can't 90 to market, they advise to keep it at
home The blockade is q stern reality-no
mistake.
Year: 1861

y comparison OF the aggregate number of
killed, wounded and prisoners on both sides
since the commencement of the present
troubles, in all the battles and skirmlshes
which have taken place, show more favora-
bly, for the North than is generally supposed.
In looking over the accounts OF the various
battles that have occurred we find the whole
number OF killed, wounded and prisoners
reported as follows, with the exception of
the loss sustained by the rebels at the recent
engagement IN Missouri, of which we have
no account, and we give the number the
same as our own, although there is no doubt
it was much greater -
Year: 1861

There are presses, for the most part in the
border States, though some of them are
found in cities more remote from the scene
Of action, which are daily pleading the
cause Of the enemy, incorporating and
vilifyipg the goveTnment Of the United
States, exaggerating every article Of unfa-
yorable intelligence, and exertlng themselves
to the utmost to dishearten the friends and
defenders of the Constitution and the Union.
1t seems to have been thought better by
those in authority, to tolerate the mischief
of these unpatriOtic presses, than to elevate
them to greater importance by prosecution,
or 70 encroach in the slightest degree upon
Year: 1861

The Richmond Enquirer calls on the Con-
federate Congress to pass law making
it treason to ask or receive premium
for the exchange of one sort of cur
rency for another, and compelling each bank
to receive the bills Of all southern banks, az
well as confederate treasury notes, at par
Why not 60 the whole figure at once, and
make it treason to deny g secesh" any
thing which he wants. or to demand any
paw of him for what he takes?
Year: 1861

lie Is no ordinary man, though very much
in looks. lie is quiet, las little to say, and
keeps everything to himself. He goes about
alone, and never dresses in military. n
one can understand him-no one can keep
an account OF his movements"
Year: 1861

New REGULATIONS ABOUT PAssPoRTs.-A
notice is published by the State Department,
that, hereafter, persons going to toreIgn
ports will be required to procure passports
before leaving the country, issued from the
Department at Washington.


Alter reasonable time for notice shall
have elapsed. no person will be allowed to
land in the United States without a pass
port from Minister or Consul OF the United
States or if a foreigner, from his own Gov
ernment, countersigned by such Minister or
Consul.


This regulation is principally intended
tn check the communication OF disloyal per-
sons with Europe. Consequently passports
will not be required by ordinary travellers
on the lines Of railroads from the United
States which enter the British possessions
If. however, on any special case the transit
of person should be objected to by the
agent of this government on the border, the
AGENT will cause such person to be detained
until communication can be had with the
department in regard to the case.
Year: 1861

/ that freedom of public discussion which in


ordinary times Is justly regarded as one of


the great safeguards Of liberty. But it Is
prcposterous to sacrifice the end to the means.


W e should IN this respect learn wisdom irtm
the enemies of the Union.


1t is in fact, an absurdity in terms. under


the venerable name of the liberty of the press.


to permit the systematic and liceatious abuse


OF Government which is tasked to the utmost
in defending the country from general disin.


tegratlon and political chaos. The Governor


Oh Malta was once ccnsured in Parliament for


some alleged severity toward the editor Of a
journal in that island and the liberty Of
the Press was declared to be in danger The
Duke OF Wellington said he was as friendly
as anybody to the liberty Of the Press in
London, but a free Press in the Island of
Malta was as much out of place as it would
be on the quarter deck Of nan-or-war. We
suppose the most enthusiastic champion Of
the liberty Of the Press would hardly think
1t right to publish Journal within the walls
OF Fort Mcllenry, in which the officers Of
the garrison should be daily advised to desert
and the men be constantly exhOrted to mutt
ny; and whose columns should be filed with
persistent abuse Of the Government and all
engaged in it's defense. Why should journals
Of that description be allowed to difIuse their
poison beneath its walls, amidst the excitablo
population Of large city7


THE LARGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE WAR.


The Proclamation Of the President calling
for ,000 volunteers, although not issued
TIL the war had been actually commenced by
the reduction of Fort Sumter. by the general
armament Of the South with ordnance and
munitions treasonably prepared beforehand
by the sworn officers of the United States.
and by an Official threat Of movement on
Washington, has been denounced by Pres-
dent Davis as an unproyoked measure,
whose magnitude udnsccudS al constitutional
limits and can ann only at ''the subjugati5n"
of the South. At time when the popula-
tion Of the l. S;..tes did not exceed / 500 900
Gen. Washington tAllej out $4,000 troops
to suppress an instruction in tie western
counties Of Pennsylvania. Our population
is now $4,000 600, and the nsurrecJion has
assumed the dimensions Of civil war The
only reasonable objection to the military
preparations OF the United States is, that they
did not at once proceed On that gigantic scale |
which wisdom and humanity alike dictate.
as the only means Of bringing the inau>pi. /
clous conflict to greedy close.
Year: 1861

IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR
OF KkNTucKY.-Gov. Magofin has issued proc
lamation, appended to which Is a preamble de-
claring that whereas many good citizens have
requested him to forbid the march Of any forces
through Kentucky to attack Cairo, or otherwise
disturb the peaceful attitude of Kentucky, with
reference to the deplorabe war now waged be-
tween the United and Confederate States, and also
stating that the same citizens had requested him
to forbid the marching of any United States forces
over Kentucky soil for the occupation of any post
or place within Kentucky; and whereas every In
dication of public sentiment shows a determined
purpose of the people to maintain the fixed posi-
tlon Of self-defense, proposing and intending no
invasion or aggression toward any other state or
States, fOrbidding the quartering Of troops upon
her soil by either hostile section but simply stand
Ing aloof from an unnatural, horrid, and lament
able strife, for the existence whereof Kentucky.
neither by thought word, or action, is In anywise
responsible; and whereas this policy IL, In nv
Judgment, wise, peaceful safe and honorable, and
most likely to preserve peace and amity between
neighboring border States on both sides of the
Ohio, and protect Kentucky from deplorable civil
war; and whereas the arms distributed to the
State Guard arc not to be used against the Federal
or Confederate States, but to resist and prevent
encroachments on her soil, rights, honor and SOW.
eregnty, by either of the bellgerent parties; and
hoping that Kentucky may become a successful
mediator between them, and in order to remove
lucky out Of the Union at the point of the bayonet
which may have been strongly and wickedly
engendered In the public mind in regard to my
own position and that Of the State Guard:


Now, therefore, hereby notify and warn all
other states, separate or united, and especially
the United and Confederate States, that solemn
~ forbid any movement upon KeItucky soil, or
the occupation OF any post or place therein. for
any purpose whatever, until authorized by the
invitation or permission Of the Legislature and
executive authorities Of the State


l especially forbid all citizens of Kentucky,
whether incorporated In the State G uard or oth I,
wise, from making any hostile demonstrate on !;
to be obedient to the orders Of the lawful author
uesi to remain quietly at home when off military
duty; to refrain from all words and acts likely to
provoke collision, and so otherwise to conduct
themselves that the deplorable calamity of inva-
sion may be avoided, but in the meanwhile to
make prompt and efficient preparations to assume
the paramount and supreme law Of selfdefense
and strictly Of self defense alone
Year: 1861

A few years since, a young merchant with
his accomplished and beautiful wife located
himself on one Of the frontiers of our Coun-
try. He was educated for Catholic priest,
but the providence of God hedged up his
way to that profession, and he entered on
mercantile business, in which he was very
successful. His wife had always lived with
Roman Catholics, and though her friends
mingled in the higher classes of society, and
had tree intercourse with Protestants, yet in
their religious views they were bigotcd.


The lot of this young and interesting
couple in their new location, was cast in the
vicinity of a missionary station, and their
politeness and acquaintance with the forms
of society led them to treat the missionaries
with kindness and attention. Thus they
lived for some time, each enjoying their
own religious views. The system of por-
tage was not then known IN name, but the
missionaries were tract distributors and scat
tered the precious messages Of love and mer.
cy wherever they went. One of them was
returning call to these Catholic friends, and
left on the table the tract of Baxter, entitled,
Heaven Lost 1t lay some time untouched,
Year: 1861

NEAVING saved from the late fire in our vii

 A n lage, over Eignt Thousand Dolla,s wortl of Goods as per inventory. would respectfully in form his friends and customers that he has fitted up the front part of his residence where he will offer his goods consisting of Dry Goods, Ready Made Clothing. Hardware, &c., at cost or less than cost in order to dispose of the entire stock. He will continue to sell until a new Store is pre- pared for him to resume his usual business. All invited to come and take goods of all kinds at extremely low prices. Thankful for the constant and very liberal patronage he has always received he hopes to remunerate his customers by giving them goods at low prices

 A large quantity of Iron of various kinds, and one hundred casks of Nails taken from the ruins for Sale low Also, Hinges an' all kinds Of Hardware, a portion of which is as good as ever

 Treat would not feel disappointed if those who are indebted to him (at this particular situation nf his inatters should cash up little, especially if they have more funds than they can use to advantage.

 New Milford. Nov 27th. 1860. If.
Year: 1861

From the Advertiser, Providence, R. I. The Cephaiic Pills are said to be remarkably effective remedy for the headache, and one of the very best for that very frequent complaint which has ever been discovered.
Year: 1861

may with some show of reason be
charged with the blame The rebels have
been on the tenter hooks Of anxiety for
weeks. They have an immense coast line,
all unprotected, and not knowing where
the expected blow would fall, they have
not been able to prepare for it. Nothing
is more reasonable (if not possible) than
that they should seek, through their inlu-
entail allies in the North, to smugglea spy
on board who should at the proper mo-
ment give them the coveted Information.
Commodore Dupont is q resident Of Dela-
ware, and We should be slow to suspect
Lin merely for lis citizenship in slave
State. Who Mckinley is, mons Of the bi-
cgraphcrs Of the expedition have yet sta
ted. If he be the traitor we shall know al1
about him before long.