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Year: 1862

lay is dangerous. 1t is very easy for them to
tatter themselves that, somehow, events may
shape themselves SO that they can yet hold
on to their cherished institution. We all
know how the strong wish affects the judg-
ment. But self deception in this matter may
prove pretty costly mistake. If the border
states wait until their slaves become worth
less, they can not expect that the general
government will pay anything for their lber-
!ation. They would be already liberated in
fact. When slaves have no market value the
institution is at an end. And it is very GER
tain that if general emancipation in the cot
ton states were once actually fixed upon and
proclaimed by the government, the preserva-
ton of the institution in the border states
would speedily become an impossibility. The
whole system would become thoroughly un-
settled. The border slave states would be
possessed with new visions of the liberty
their southern brethren were enjoying; thou
sands would run for the more favored parts
of Dixie" and those who did not would be
utterly untitled for steady work. The mas
tiers, amid the troubles of the present and be-
fore the uncertainties of the future, would
soon lose all heart, and slave property would
become profitless burden. The slave in
Baltimore, or in Nashville, Or in Richmond.
instead of rating at three hundred dollars.
the present government allowance, would not
be worth fifty. But if matters come to that
pass, it will be too late to expect any help
whatever from the government. That which
has merely a nominal value will never be
paid for in federal money. If the border
states choose to delay in the hope that all
may yet go well with their cherished insti-
tuition, they must be content to take the
chances. and not complain if they finally lose
it, without dollar from the federal treasury
to Tighten the sacrifice. If they are wise they
will secure themselves against all such liabil-
ities, by needing the presidents counsels in
time.
Year: 1862

The presidents significant allusion, in his
proclamation, to "the signs of the times" and
the emphasis with which he again presses
home upon the border states the wisdom of
speedily accepting the offer of the general
government to cooperate with them for grad
ual emancipation, denote seriousness of
purpose which it will be rank folly in the
parties concerned not to heed. There is not
a more truly conservative man in the country
than Abraham Lincoln-not one who has a
stronger desire to save the federal constitution
in its entirety, and restore order and security
to all parts of the country. And yet 10 man
understands better than he that in times of
great convulsion events are stronger than
men, and that emergencies are ever liable to
arise which may irresistibly sweep everything
before them. 1t is utterly beyond human
power to determine what may be the condi-
ton of slavery three months hence. One
thing only is certain f; and that is the supreme,
unalterable determination of the majority of
the people of this nation to preserve the life
of the nation. If, in the shifting circum-
/ stances of the time, the institution of slavery
is found to be in the way of that purpose, it
can not stand. There is nothing on earth
that could save it. Abraham Lincoln himself,
with all Congress to back him, could not pro-
tect slavery for day, when it once came to
the clear issue that slavery OR the nation
must 60 down. 1t is sheer infatuation for
men to talk as if the whole disposal of this
matter rested with the public men in Wash
ington. They may seek to descry the dan
ger in advance, and they may devise plans
against it; but let them work as faithfully as
they may, it is utterly beyond them to guar
antee the future, except as to the single over
powering necessity of saving the republic
Government and people must alike obey that
destiny, and every interest and institution
in the land must, if need be, give way before
it.


1t is somewhat surprising that the border
states should not have manifested more in.
terest in the counsels of the president. 1t is
now two months and half since his first pa.
per on the subject. 1t can not be said tina,
the prospects of slavery have improved dur.
ing that time. On the contrary, it has noto


riously been losing ground. The abolition
of the system for ever in the District of Col


umbia, the almost unanimous vote of West


ern Virginia in favor of emancipation, the
growing restlessness of the slave population
throughout the border states, the growing
likelihood that comprehensive system Of
confscation will be applied which must nee


essarily carry with it very extensive liberia


ton of slaves, and an increasing chance thai
the gulf states, by their contumacy, ever
when overcome by arms, may drive the gov


ernment in spite of itself to the absolute


summary destruction Of the great prima


cause of all trouble, are patent facts which
ought to convince the border states that de
Year: 1862

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PREPARED BY
Year: 1862

ST. LOUIS, FoD. 1, I60z
The intelligence from the Southwest is mssgrs
Several days may eapss before the Of any
thing important, Commodore Foote being OF
for the gunboat service


General Halleck has issued general orders. in which
commanders serving in the department ordered to
take immediate ascertain what in their
respective commands desire be transferred to the gun
boat service. He directs that care shall be taken in
selecting them aud that preference shall be given to the
best fitted for such service


The men selected ordered to report to Lieutenant
Q. n Grachett, United States Army, at st. Louis by
whom they will be enrolled and shipped.


list Of the names Of the men furnished from each
command stating in each the company and the reg
ment the have been taken from. is to be sent to
headquarters that orders directing the transfer Of such
men may be issued without delay
Year: 1862

This splendid corps Of sr,lerists. under the command
OF Col Edward Murray nearly ready to proceed to the
seat Of war. This regiment b designated by Governor
Morgan as the Second regiment heavy artillery and
gethcr with tbs First regiment heavy artillery, Colonel
Doubleday, will garrison the forts around Washington,
while the grand army are the advance towards the
rebel stronghold Tho regiment Is located present In
the splendid Union barracks at East New York. and
bers according TO the report 10 the depot Of volun-
tocrs 4l0 This regiment is OF the most dosra
"A IN mi in
Year: 1862




# there is one thing more than another
The people desire relative to this war, next
10 its successful issue, it is that the rebels
he made to meet their share Of the bills.
They should pay for heating their own
poker. As they invited the dance, the piper
should be settled for by them. It does not
look as though this entered very literally
and fully into the design at Washington,
where burdens gEeyous to be borne are
being fitted to the shoulders Of every
loyal man in the North, to be
carried unshrinkingiy, too, while the
South is as yet to see her
share assigned. twas good beginning,
that proposed in the House by N1. Kellogg
Of Michigan, to levy tax Of one cent per
pound on cotton. That viii do as far as it
goes, and it goes just one-third as far as
it ought The average product for several
years past has been four million bales Of
450 pounds per bale. The product will be
lessened ineyltably by the war, and under d
tax but say it is one million bales less, or
three million bales at 450 pounds per bale,
that will yield at for every cent taxed per
pound, thirteen and half million dollars
Who will say that forty million dollars is
too great share for the South to bear Of
the Wit expenses


There viii be no difficulty in its co1lec-
tion, far less indeed than to follow out the
multifa1ious and intricate lc9ies otherwise
imposed. King Cotton should pay its
share Of the war. We might urge it on the
ground Of poetic justice, but we prefer to
press it on the. score Of simple and equal
fairness. Manufactures and trade, the
great sources Of wealth at the North, are to
be taxed heavily; why should the great
staple Of the South escape There is no.
thing else that so largely represents value
in the South except negroes. Perhaps 4
clause might be added, moderately taxing
Slaves and @pcrsoDs held to labor With Il
forfeiture and canee1ling Of indsntures in
case Of refusal to respond At any rate,
let cotton yield its share Of the revenue to
the Government for war tax The North
demands it Loyal men everywhere will
he poorly consoled in their own heavy sac
rifces if exemption in this respect be al
lowed the very section responsible for al
our national woes
Year: 1862

use a strikingly original expression,
may be "better imagined than described"
They went out together, and II seems
agreed 10 LEE the dead past bury its
dead, Danish the skeleton from tho house,
and "set up shop" again. AT any rate
they took rooms at the Fremont and
lived together as man and wife


Yesterday, as Mr. Davidson himself
informs us, he again reconsidered the
matter, and more than intimafed that their
paths must diyerge. He drew on his over
coat to go out, TO which his wife objected.
He insisted, and remarking that be would
return in A short time and give her a final
decision in regard 10 their fuiurcrela-
tions, passed out of the room and had de-
scended to the third step Of The stairs,
when the door opened behind him, and
simultaneously with the report OF the
pistol he felt the sharp sting of the ball
entering his side. The sequel we have
already narrated. Sheriff Bryan found
in her possession a box Of caps and some
powder and bullets Also bottle Of
vitrol, which she declared she had intend
ed TO throw upon her husband if the
pistol had failed. The Grand Jury, now
in session, returned an indictment to-
day, and the trial will probably take
place before Judge Test tomorrow. The
accused is middle aged woman OF
pleasing manners and rather prepossess-
ing appearance. She is richly aud taste
fully dressed II is due to her that we
should cay that the statements as to her
infdelity TO her marriage VOWS are the
simple allegations of her husband, and
although supported by depositions on
file in the divorce case now pending,
should not prejudice her case unless pro-
perly produced in evidence.
Year: 1862

surprise from thas quarter Gsnssab Graham and Peck
were accordingly sent down 70 The edge Of the Warwick
river, and watched its whsls length. General smith
watched the front and right.


In all the srs Of this day our ioss has been but two
Killed and two or three wounded.
Year: 1862

THB THREE CAMP DIsEAsBs.-Soldiers in
camp suffer from three diseases-diarrhps,
rheumatism and fever. The commcnest cause
of disrrhGa is bad water; it's cure. complete
rest, and abstinence from every kind ol food
except plain boiled rice. All ordinary diseases
will yield to this treatment in % hours or less.
Rheumatism is usually brought on, not by get.
ting wei but by remaining in wet clothes
Hard drinkers are particularly liable to bad at
tacks. To avoid rheumatism. wear flannel and
keep the digestion sound. Fevers are gener.
ally caught after dark in the open air. A man
going out on guard duty should never 90 hun
CRY nor stand still longer than necessary -
Good food and active exercise will generally
keep a man we'll unless the air is uncommony y
deleterious.


To cure a casa OF not very severe fever, moth
ing seems so effcacious as 3 change of air. It
is said that the removal Of a patiest emily few
miles often wsrks en- immediate improvement Mt
in his condition In scouting along the edge
of a swamp at night. there Is no danger 80 long
as the party keeps on the windward side of it.
Thess doctrines are laid down in the writings
oi army surgeons and Of physicians who have
given much attention to the subj jects discussed
and ought therefore to be Trustworthy.
Year: 1862

have not waged war for or against slavery
are not the disturbers Of the peace Of socie
tY. ror the authors of the war. and are as
fit to guide the vessel of State as those
who would have plunged her either ags,ns,
the Soy LA of slave propogaudists. or the
Charvbdis of Abolitionism. 1 look upon
treason against such a Government as ours
only paralelsd by that OF Lucifer against
God. and the embodiment of every Grim e
In the catalogue of crimes. have high
opinion of the loyalty and statesmenshir
of those men who have stood against the
radicals North and South; and tried to
save the Government from the phrenzy
that ruled portions of society North and
South. And believing. with many Re-
publcans, that the policies and measures
of that portion of the Republican party
known as Abolitionists, are not calculated
to restore peace, harmony, and those fra
ternal feelings which should animate
brothers. decline political association
with them. The cry Of the Bright De-
mocracy. when but an inconsiderable
portion Of the Democracy followed the lead
of Mr.. Bright in the late Presidential cleo
ton, has. like the impeachment of the
loyalty of Democrats. party purpose. All
know that in times of civil war, liberty is
in greater danger than in times of peace,
and every man should obey the dictates of
his conscience--do right and fear not.


w. NJ. MCCARTHY.
Year: 1862

1


her to let her accompany them to
America in the capacity of a dones-
tie. Her thirst for vengeance never
slumbcred ; she natured her plans
with subtle cunning, and chose the
hour before his approaching marriage
to consummate her revenge.


The following summer there was q
wedding at Beechwood. Through the
kindness of influential friends Victor
de Lisle was re-instated in his estate
and fortune, and as the Viscount de
Ii lie aga.n wooed and won the beanti-
full Imogene, merging his title in Re-
publican obscurity, he lived long and
happily in his Georgian home, and a
representative of the union still exists
in the person of a distinguished rebel
General.
Year: 1862

"Stand by the country" is the motto
of every true Union man-aye, of ev-
cry true man, the world over. Woe
unto him who boasts the land of his
nativity in her hour of sunshine, when


her star is unclouded, and her path


beautiful and bright as the gates of the
morning, but shrinks from her when
danger hexers on the horizon, and foes
lift their hands and voices against her.
The American loves his country for
the blood Of the fathers that consecrat-
ed it to freedom for the glories of it's
past and the promise of it's future :;
loves it because it is an experiment of
his own, an illustration of his feelings,
his sentiments, his hopes and his wills,
and he prays and battles for it as he
would for his home. His country is a
part, not only of a material life, eleva-
ted above the life of man in other
countries, but Of proud aspiration,
which belong to the possessors of a
young, virtuous, and prosperous ma
ton. God bless and encourage such
aspirations! And we believe he does,
and that it is only when race becomes
faithless to itself and its national veal,
that it is forsaken. While it connects
itself and its country with the further
est future, and in aspiring to triumph,
makes the destiny of self and country
inseparable, it must and will triumph.


To stand by the country, then, is
not only to stand sentry on the shores
of the Potomac, or in the Gulf of Mex
leo, nor on the ocean coast, but to push
forward, and stand by the principles
and interests which the genius of the
Republic suggests. Let the American
stand by his country, not only for what
it is, but for sohot 1t IS to be. The fu-
ture that is before it will shame the
fears and prophecies of the ti,nid, and
justify the hopes and love of the proud
est Of freemen. Stand by the Union
Year: 1862

BURNsnE's DIFFICULTIES AND LABoRs. A
correspondent at Newbern writing of the in
vestment of Fort Macon, by Burnside says


Considerable progress h Us been MADE in tho
preparations for the taking of Fort Macon,
which is the next most essential step in the
programme of the campaign in North Carroll
na There being no locomotive on the road
between this place and Morehead CITY, all the
siege materials have to be carried hence by
steamer, fifteen miles to the head of Slocum' s
Creek. and then hauled one mile to the rail-
road station at Havelock At the latter point
they are placed on platform and baggage cars,
and, by the aid of mules, are slowly hauled
to Carolina City, which is the head quarters of
Gen. Parke. Here there is q turnout and short
track leading to wharf en- the edge of Bogue
Sound, where the guns, mortars and ammuni-
ton are received on board of fiat boats and
conveyed across the sound to Bogue Beach, a
distance of one and half miles. When these
heavy guns and other ponderous material are
on board the fats, the labor of transporting
! them to the desired place OF operations has
but just commenced. The Sound is so shall
low that it can easily be sounded by wading
knee deep for more than half the distance
across-a narrow channel, containing only
some five or six feet at high water. interven-
ing. Having reached the opposite shore at
point four miles due west Of Fort Macon, a
"NAS SH ibuSL Oc CTOSSeO, IN WHICH the
wheels OF artillery carriages sink to the hub
and when the obstacle has been overcome,
continuous line Of sandy knolls is reached ex-
tending to the fort. These sand-hills are
covered with stunted growth of bush and
briar, in which the wheels sink to the axle.
and requiring very great force to move the
massive loads. | mention these matters for
the purpose of explaining - if explanation
should be necessary-the cause of any delay
that may occur in the reduction of the fort, a
result which is only the work of time 1t is
certain that no important movement will be
made until Beaufort is open to the entrance of
our ships. With this accomplished, and with
two or three good locomotives placed on the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, opera
tions will go on swirnmingly. The importance
of this line of communication with the interi-
or makes the rebels desperate in their efforts
to retain it.


We copy the above from the Philadelphia
Ledger to show to Carolinians the difficulties
and labors of Gen. Burnside in carrying on
the reduction of Fort Macon and also to
show his indomitable pluck and energy in car
rying out the business entrusted to his charge
Fort Macon is now ours.
Year: 1862

that did not have to succumb to l,is
superior logic.


The Judges wife, a fair naatronly-
looking woman, sat near him, engaged
in knitting pair of warm wooIlen
socks for the Judges use ; for IN those
days it was not questionable to be
seen knitting or sewing, brewing or
baking, as it is in these latter degener-
ate days. Women live for something
except fashion, nor was it q disgrace
to be seen doing their own work.


The Judge read on = his wife's
needles made music for her ears; the
gray cat purred loudly on the rug at
her feet; the great watchdog stretched
himself and moved a little farther
back from the fire J.; the red sparks few
up the wide chimney, chasing each
other in frolicsome glee; the sober old
clock, with his face made TO resemble
the full moon, ticked loudly ina dis
tant corner of the room, telling how
fast the golden sands of Time were
running out of the crystal hour-glass
into the long-forgotten past; dark
shadows chased each other ronnd the
apartment and hid in dark corners, as
now and then the fire would blaze up
and illuminate the room in portions
where the light from the lampIellnot;
and from without came the, poices of
the night, with low, dull cadence Of
melancholy music.


" Ding, dong! ding, dong!'' came
with a loud peel from the hall door,
and the echoes from the door-bell,
rang with an energetic hand, went
chasing each other up the broad stair
way into all the hooks and crannies of
the old mansion, and at last they died
away in the attic or went ont through
the roof, as the case might be.


The Judge looked up from his book;
his wife stopped her employment for
a moment; the dog Towser raised him
self and growled the cat got up and
stretched herself; but the old clock
ticked on as unconcerned as ever.


To be Continued
Year: 1862

One week ago to-day we nsds use Of the
following language, which our readers will
perceive has been verified almost to the very
letter:


awe can tell them now for their comfort
that few of their old hulks are at Hatteras,
but in such a crippled cood ton as to be un-
able to make movement, or even to 60 bsck
home. Their grand army that embarked on
board Of the fleet is mostly in the bosom Of
the deep ocean buried or safely into Davy
Jones's locker"


We publish elsewhere an account OF The
disaster to this expedition from Nor, bern
paper, in which they have labored with their
usual skill to put the best phase on this mat
ter. We have in our possessos much other
information from the same source, which We
are unable to crowd in to-day.


Gen. Burnside throws the blame on the con-
tractors for the failure Of the expeditiou.-
These are bis words, as credited to him By
letter writer from Hatteras: 'The contractors
have ruined me-" We have no room for com
ment, but can assure the General he should not
censure his friends. the contractors about this
little matter, for il il had not been for them
he would never have ventured on this expedi-
ton. They prompted it for their own aggra-
dizemcnt, and used his ambition "a a means
to carry it out. Let him blame his own fool
hardness rather. If he ever gets back to his
own native land alive it viii, be much more
han we expect.


We also publish the Southern account of
this expedition, s obtained from an escaped
Yankee. He represents the thing in its true
colors, we expect. He says they have lost
eighteen vessels, and from one Of them 800 Of
the 500 souls on boar were destroyed.


We are satisfied, as we said several days
ago, that the backbone of this expedition to do
US harm. They will be forced to remain thero
to recuperate, which will give US ample time
to prepare for them. All we have to do now
is to hasten up our preparation. We are
doubtful Of their being able again to prepare
bnt if they should, we have ample time to
prepare for them.


We congratulate our readers, in North Car.
olina particularly, on the breaking down Of this
marauding expedition. and we believe firmly
that its failure will greatly teud to the stop
page of this war.
Year: 1862

The CHINESE 0ATH.-It has always been
difficult in courts of justice to administer any
oath sufficiently binding to insure the truth of
Chinese testimony. The form now adopted is
the printing of the oath in Chinese characters
on yellow tissue paper, to which they subscribe
and set fire, and as the smoke ascends they are
supposed to regard it as a truth offering to the
powers that fix the higher law. The following
is correct translation of the oath:


"The undersigned establishes this OATH Now
in the presence of the Great Mandarin in the
Tribunal, do l give my evidence to speak accor-
ding to the truth. If in my wanton heart I
should utter false words, or deceive, the Spirit
ual Intelligence (gods) may crush me. Where
fore l specially burn the paper before Imperial
Heaven for illumination and examinations
Year: 1862

REPORT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


The voluminous report of Secretary Chase
Of the Treasury Department, is twice as long
as the Presidents message, and would fill two
solid pages Of our paper. OF course its publi-
cation will not be expected in our columns
Below we give condensation of this elabor-
ate report, embracing the important points of
its estimates, its plans of revenue, and its views
upon the financial condition of the country.