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Year: 1863

The CONVERSION OF IMAM THE TERRIBLE
While the Court at Verr0bief was sunk
in despair, and the Gear was inappronch-
able, there appeared on the scene a monk
Of remarkable exterior, Of powerful will, OF
quick perception, and Of lightning glance.
The name Of this man was Sylvester. He
was born at Novgorod, and, from his era.
die had been brought up in holy life His
fame amongst his brethren was great, for
it was felt that his strict piety was only n
part Of his power. tie possessed the art
which in these days is bestowed mainly
on lion.taming-Of facing anything living,
however furious, and Of controlling fero.
city by the mere persuasion Of his own.
almost unspoken, mind. Sylvester was
the man for the time and occasion, and
whether, knowing something Of his power,
the praying Anastasia sent for him, or
whether he was guided by a more nySte-
rious influence to the place where he was
wanted, is a question We will not stay to
discuss. Certain it IN that Mt the right mo-
lnent he appeared. and performed feat
which no one else could or dare have Mt
temped. He approached John (SayS Ka.
ramSin) with his finger raised, and his
eye commanding. like man inspired, aud,
with imposing gravity. announced to him
that the hand Of God was suspended over
the head of frivolous Car. subducd by
shameful passion. He added, that Mos
cow had been consumed by fire from
Heaven, and that the anger Of the Most
High had caused the disturbance Of the
people, by infusing anger and animoSity
into their hearts. Opening the Holy Cos
pei. Sylvester next pointed out to the star
tied monarch the divine prcccp, dictated
by Him whose protecting hand supports
all the sovereigns Of the earth. Tie ex-
horted him zealOusly to follow these sacred
lessons, and ultimately, by the effect of
what the historian calls "certain apart.
tions," he so frightened the unchastened
youth, that he had no syllable left in oppo
sition. Ivan, the Terrible. in a word,
threw his soul on Sylvester for support,
and from that time-for n long time. until
indeed Sylvester was removed from him
became reformed man. Bathed in tears
efrepentance, be gave his hand to his pre-
ceptor, and implored 10 be taught how he
might become virtuous, and reflect happi.
ness on his people On their knees Gar
and the priest prayed together
Science Review.
Year: 1863

Under this head the Greensborough Patriot asks
if the Justices of the Peace, who indispensable
in assessing property and raising revenue are to be
conscribed? Under our revenue law the services
of at least ten Justices in the smallest Counties and
of twenty to thirty in the largest will be required
on the district boards of valuator and to cOnscribe
these Justices, or any considerable number of them
will be to arrest the operations of our State govern
ment at the most vital point As the law stands,
we cannot raise revenue without the aid of Justices
and if we do not raise revenue the State govern
ment must stop and the State debt will be repudi-
ated The Patriot says


"If, as we conceive there is no law for conscri-
bing the Magistrates we call upon Gov. Vance to
put his reto upon it, Taking these Magistrates
away, in the midst of their work of assessment will
greatly derange the matter, and we enter our pro-
test against it ignoring all State authority and
totally without warrant of law"
Year: 1863




Anarmy correspondent Of the Charlotte Bulletin,
who writes from Camp Destitute" near KinstOn,
says:


The county of Lepoir is we'll known to your
readers as to the poverty of its soil and the charac
ter OF It's inhabitants. The county of OnsloW rs
equally as poor and is known only for its gouber or
or ground pea productveness. The inhabitants are
very penuriouS and of course their interest is gov
erned in that way They are on the side which
will pay the best. This is as a general thing of
course there are some honorable exceptions"


Tho BuLletiH's correspondent is mistaken, not on
ly as to the SOIL but as to the character of the in
habitants of the Counties referred 10, Lenoir and
Qnsow are famous as corn and pork raising Coun-
ties. Much of the soil is equal to any in the State
for corn and cotton The inhabitants, it is true, are
now poor, for>thcy have been stripped OF nearly
everything by the federal and Confederate armies;
but they are not more pcnurious than others, nor
is it true that they are "on the side which will
pay best" Hundreds of them have lost their ALL
and are now refugees and wanderers. We wish We
could say that they have met with no very penu-
rious " inhabitants in the interior of the State


If our earnest advice in this paper had been fol-
Lowell, and if our vote in the Convention could have
avaied, the Eastern Counties would have been pro-
tected, and Lenoir and 0nslow would have been
contributing at this time their large supplies of corn
prOvender and bacon for the sustenance of our
armies and people.
Year: 1863

For the Standard.


Mr.. EDITOR Il begin to think with you that
the fate of the Southern Confederacy is trembling
in the scales. And hesitate not to say if we fail
in securing our independence, the failure will have
to be attributed to our Legislatures and not to the
want OF Vaor, patience endurance on the part of
the people. The idea Of funding hundreds of mil
ii1rs to commence bearing Z and per cent inter
est immediately, and levying and collecting an
nous tax both in the States and Confederacy, to
meet thls usurouS interest," and to absorb the
dundancy in the currency is not only fallacOus
out wicked in the extreme And predict that fu
ture events will prove the accuracy of this state
ment There are thousands Of our people who
never made less than they have in the last two
years, while there are thousands Of others now
living from hand to mouth, and who would rejoice
to know that they could or would procure bread
and water for themselves and little ones for the next
Twelve monthS-Ineat now being out of the qucS-
ton. And these persons have contributed in pro-
portion to their means, more perhaps than any 9TH
erS 10 carry on the present bloody war; And now,
alier all Their patriotism and Suflerings, they will
have TO pay such taxes as they none of their
predecessors have ever had to pay BEFORE and after
the last cent has been wrung from muitudeS Of
them, what will be the result? Will the revenue
thus collected do more than pay the salaries of all
the officers oil the Confederacy, and the per cent
interest on the 5000 000 900 worth of bonds that il
is said will soon be funded? 1t does seem TO NE
that more suicidal policy could not have been
pursued, than to make our public debt an interest
bearing debt, imnediatel tely-especally at the high
rate of interest Congress has allowed. This pro-
gramLle may suit the wealthy capitalists and spec
uators of the land but to all those who have all the
time been contributing of their substance to carry
on the war, and have patriotically refrained from
engaging in specializing they cannot and think
ought not to be required to give up all they possess
for the especial benefit of few of the more promi-
nent, but certainly not more patriotic and deserving
of their fellow-ctizens. What could have induced
Congress to proceed in the way they have, am
At loss to determine. Human nature can not en-
dure much greater burthens than they seem dis
posed to lay upon their constituents


ECHO.
Year: 1863

1t is worse than idle to talk about "appeals to
the patriotism" of planters Nothing less than law
will reach them. The mania for speculation and
money getting is abroad in the land, and has swal-
lowed up all other motives and considerations.
Hegister.


Is this true? Are our planters generally so des-
titutc of patriotism in this crisis as to require the
stern restraints of law to prevent them from pru-
ing such a course as will ruin their country? Are
they too "swaowed up in the vortex of gain p
lfso, then the cause is desperate. But we do not
believe it.


But what will the Yankees say when they see the
above in the Register? They will conclude that
even the great body of our planters and farmers
the bone and sinew of the land-have forgotten our
soldiers, forgotten the suffering poor forgotten their
country, and are determined to devote their labor
and their lands to cotton and tobacco no matter
what the consequences may be. Concluding thus,
they will take new courage and press US with their
armies at all points with more vigor than ever.


Therefore, if the Registers statement be true, it
ought not to have been made, for it will encourage
the enemy; but if false, then that paper has libecd


large, very useful, and honest class of our people
Year: 1863

-IHPREssMENTs. We publish to-day the act of
Congress on the subject of impressments, which
has received the signature of the President and
is now the law of the land. All hnpressments
heretofore have been made without authority of
law. Let the people, whose property has thus been
unlawfully seized, report the guilty parties to the
Secretary Of War for punishment
Year: 1863

FoND OF RoNE-PlacH bone in the earth near
the root Of grape and the vine will send out q
leadng root directly 10 the bone In its passage it
will make no flores; but when it reaches the bone,
the root will entirely cover it with the most delicate
bres, like lace, each seeking pore of the bone.
On this bone the vine will continue to feed as long
as nutriment remains to be exhausted.
Year: 1863

DELINQUENT TAxEs.-We re-publish
the decision of the Supreme Court in ref
erence to delinquent taxes, with supple
mentary opinion on an application for a
re-hearing, accompanied by circular
from the Auditor of State.
Year: 1863

ATHENEUM.-At the earnest request OF
many Of our citizens who did not have an
opportunity of Witnessing it when it was
presented, the beautiful play of dot
will be played this evening for the last
time, and to those who we're not present
before we would say, be sure and see it
this evening, and you will be amply re-
paid for your time and money.
Year: 1863

GoRoE.-The ice in the river has
gorged between here and Warsaw, and
has backed up to our city. The river has
risen during the last twenty -four hours
over three feet. The ferry-boas was rum
ming all day yesterday and towing a
lighter to transport the freight which has
accumulated on either side.
Year: 1863

CoRREcrIoN.-We are happy to say
that We we're misinformed in regard "a
our statement Of the supperat Eddyville on
Christmas night winding up in dance,
and that our informant was very much
mistaken, as We have since learned from
reliable authority that on that evening
there was no dance in or about the build.
ing. We are pleased to make this cor
rection, as the former statement threw
quite a slur ON the worthy members Of
that congregation.
Year: 1863

DI Indiana. especially the Southern
part of it, is at this time overrun With
thieves and burglars to such an extent
that the California remedy of . vigilance
committee is beginning to be seriously
talked of in many localities. The people
Of the State attribute this condition Of
affairs, and no doubt justly so, to the
surplus of Confederate soldiers turned
loose upon them BY the military authori
ties after having gone through the solemn
mockery of an oath
Year: 1863

TIE Union city Convention which &C.
CURED this forenoon at National Hall, was
one Of the most harmonious that we have ever
attended, The business was transacted with
great celebrity. The ticket that was put in
the field could not be bsttered. It is sure to
be victorious,
Year: 1863

The straits to which the rebels are com
ing for food may be inferred from the
Message Of Governor Brown of Georgia to
the Legislature Of that State, just met in
extra session. BE recommends that no
more cotton be planted than a quarter of
an acre to a hand; that disillation Of
grain, peas, potatoes, and dried peaches be
stopped, and that corn be carried free Of
frsight-charEe to the suffering portions Of
the State.
Year: 1863

1t is intensely gratifying to all sup
POrters Of the Administration to know that
" Little RhOdy" has done 50 nObly in her
election. A Republican Governor is elect
ed, and, what is of still more import
ance at this time, two unconditional Union
members Of Congress are elected by hand
some msjOrities. The Legislature is also
largely Republican upon joint ballot. The
proud little State Of the Spragues and the
Burnsides has proved true to the example
they have set for her.
Year: 1863

Tie West Point, u steamer owned by Tire
Richmond and YORK River Railroad, and
which sunk in James river last Sunday, just
after landing a large number of Confederate
troops at some OF the Notifications east OF
Richmond, is TO be raised Immediately and
made ready for service. AT a meeting Of the
City Council, held yesterday, u resolution
was unanimously adopted granting Presi-
eugines Of the city with which to pump the
water out Of the steamer. President ID. piedg-
ing his company to make good all damages
to the engine while under his control. The
engineer of the fire brigade is to accompany
the engine and see that it Is properly used
The West Point can be raised in the course
Of twenty-four hours and will be in running
trim very soon thereafter.
Year: 1863

Nal0's Bridge is becoming ''more holy"
than agreeable to those who have to cross 1t
night and day. The flooring in many places
is badly worn, and If not promptly repaired
serious accidents may occur Lumber is
awfully high now, but bridge owners must
buy at any price, or run the risk of serious
accidents and law suits for heavy damages.
Year: 1863

The Home G,t1rd are to have the First
Market Hall properly warmed and made
comfortable for their use. The City Couu.
ell have Instructed their Engineer to make
such improvements as ssre necessary to the
general comfort of the 'old folk" while in
Year: 1863

Gar R&ADy.-We hope our manulac-
tufers and mechanics in tile city will take
pains to prepare articles in their various lines
Of business fer exhibition al The coming Fair
l. Is the duty as vel as for the intereI
OF each one TO do go.
Year: 1863

The discharge did not seem to at all affect the
fears of the crowd, although several were seen
to fall as the deadly bullets lodged themselves in
their bodies. This action Of the soldiers ell
ragged the crowd to such HI extent that they now
acted more like fends than human beings. AS
tue crowd was in one solid mass the discharge
mus: have killed and wounded some twenty or
thirty, who were Immediately removed to differ.
ent localities
Year: 1863

A Town HALL WANTED.-The
sight of 1000 people, and not a few
ladies, standing two hours and half,
ankle deep in the mud, to hear Gov.
Wright's Speech, suggested to us the
need here of public Hall, ofsufiicient
size to accommodate public meetings
such as We had on Saturday; and we
would suggest to our business men,
who may have it in contemplation to
erect business blocks, whether it would
not pay to provide such hall in the
second or third stories. Such invest


ments pay largely in other places, and
Year: 1863

On Friday last, a mob Of coal miners
in the Mauch Chunk region killed several
men, and are said to be combined to
resist the draft. Military have been sent
to the aid Of the civil force. These mobs
have been SO frequent, and the danger
and interruption to business so great, as
to cause most Of the rise in the price Of
coal this year.
Year: 1863

We learn from private sources that
on Tuesday forenoon a body OF men
under Jenn;son went to the Office OF the
Leayenworlh Inquirer. took the ma'eri'
al GU. into the street and deliberately
burned i, up.


The treason Of the concern had long
made it stencil in the nostTils OF al
loyal men; but the immediate cause o.
the destruction was an attack upon Col
Anthony by the hangers-on Of the OF
fice. who fred at him while passing
along the street thir'y-fre times. lie
returned three shots, but 10 one hurt,
we believe.


These events show an unfortunate
condition of affair in the country.
Year: 1863

Last week we published the surrender
and capture Of Morgan's force, with the
report Of the treacherous escape ofMorgan
himself with squad Of men, after he had
surrendered. This week we announce, with
the utmost pride, the capture Of the old vii.
lain himself, with the balance Of his crew
OF horse thieves, numbering about 4OO.-
Morgan was Louisville gambler, and better
qualified for thieving than almost any mar
in the South. He has done an immense
amount Of mischief, but that, at last, is play
cd out; Morgan hoped to be second Ma
rion, but he has failed. Let him be reserved
for the punishment DUE to common mur
derer, for he has murdered in coot blood
more Union men, unarmed and inoffensive
than any man in the North or South, ane
no ought to die the death Of a criminal
a commission does not shield an officer from
the penalty OF the law.
Year: 1863

At the request Of the County Committee,
we publish this week, call for the Repub'
licans and all other unconditional Union
men to meet in Convention at the Court
House, on the 5th Of August, to elect dele
gates to attend the State Convention at St.
Paul on the 18th Of August.


We Go not approve the style Of the call
1t was no oubt intended for Union call
but it is, in fact, neither one thing nor the
other. 1t is neither Union call nor par.
ty call. If we are to have Union Conven-
ton, why not call it in such language al
would leave no doubt that it was intended
as such II, on the other hand, a party
Convention is intended, let us have the
manly honesty to call a party Convention
Is there anything in the Republican party
that we should be ashamed Of, that we seek
to cover it up with title that shall draw
others into it, who really have no afinities
with US? Our style would be, to call {
Union Convention, or, to call Republican
Convention.


We invite all Union men in the County
Of whatever political party connection, tt
come in on the 5th, and make the G owen
ton what it purports to be. a Union Con
venton. We shall see on that day what
II is
Year: 1863

course Of citizens ever assembled In st. Paul
did not exceed two hundred, and were the
scum Of the city, principally called together
by band Of music. Their desire for free
speech was Illustrated By pounding unmerci-
fully a soldier who gave q civil answer to a
question propounded by Copperhead speak-
er, and their intelligence Was shown By pass
ing resolutions, saying it was vain to hope for
announced to the meeting that he had rezur-
rected the Times. The decent people in st.
Paul have no sympathy for the 1inss, and no
respect for Its lying correspondent here.
Year: 1863

public franchise, worth perhaps a million
Of dollars, is conferred upon three persons
land their concealed fellow conspirators)
in manner despotic and outrageous.


4th- By the terms Of this bill the three
HIS may seize and convert to their use
long list Of the chief streets of the city,
and they nre not required to pay into the
city treasury one cent Of their profits They
are not required to keep any part Of the
streets in repair. The Council has no
power over them at all. They are allowed
to do as they please, and follow the vent
Of their aTaIice.


9Th. The citizens owning and occupying
the property along those streets are gagged ;
they have no voice, pro or con. No mat
ter how much damage they may suffer,
they are bound hand and foot, and de1iv-
cred into the hands Of the Philistines.


9Th. The second section enumerates a
long list Of streets that may be occupied
by this despotic monopoly, but section
third provides that said corporation may
lay down tracks on every other street in
the city. It reads as follows; "section 8.
The said corporation is hereby authorized
to construct, maintain and operate is said
raasray or railways on any common high
tonys in either or al Of the to,cns Of South
C1iccgo, Hyde Park, Lake, Worth, 1Yest
Chicago, Lyons, Jefferson, Cicero, and Pro-
viso, in the County Of Cook, in this State,
and from time to time to change, enlarge,
and extend the location thereof, and to
cross the track or tracks Of any other rail-
way or railways upon any Of its routes"


By virtue Of this section, Michigan
avenue and West Washington are made to
suffer the fate Of Wabash, Rush and Wal
colt. The whole city may be gridironed
over with horse rail, and neither the citi-
zens nor city can protect themselves
against the monstIous usurpation. They
are left without compensation or remedy.
9Th. By section nine there is no limit
fixed to what may be charged for carrying
passengers. On one street it may be five
cents and on another ten, or for one mile
six and for three miles fifteen cents. The
Common Council is allowed no power to
fix limits to fare that may be cxncted, nor
to regulate this monopoly in any respect


6th. The guilty consciences Of the con-
stirators led them to anticipate storm Of
hot opposition to laying down their tracks
and operating them. Hence, they inserted
Sec. 10, Furnishing by fine, imprisonment
and penitentiary, those citizens who may
attempt to defend their rights, and resist
the infamous outrage.


There are other highly Objectionable
features belonging to this audacious swim
die, that we have not space to point out.


We look confidently to Gov. Yates to
put his foot on the bill But should he fail
to do 50, in way to kill it, then the people
must take the matter in hand, and resist
its consummation by whatever means OF
defense is left to them Twenty thousand
men ought to have some voice in this mat
ter, seeing that they own Chicago and its
streets.
Year: 1863

during the battle Of the lst by the explo-
sion Of shell. The vicinity Of the city is
desolate and trampled and cut up-being,
| believe, the most marked field Of the war.
There has been no tendency to outrage.
Our forces have not plundered, except in
unauthorized squads, and these were few.
Order has been enforced as much as pessi-
BILE, and well for us--but still there is the
necessary inevitable trail, which a great
army leaves in its own country.


!" Chambersburg or Carlisle should have
been burnt BY authority in retaliation for
the ruthless destruction Of Darien. Such
destruction does not demoralize an rmy
whilst it gives the foe wholesome lesson
by which we vastly profit"
Year: 1863

How they are mixed up, of all species. oak
and maple, and chestnut and birch! But Ma
ture is not eluttered with them; she is a per-
feet hnsbandman; she stores them ALL Con-
slider what vast crop is shed annually on the
earth! This, more than any mere grain or
seed, is the great harvest of the year. The
trees are now repaying the earth with interest
what they have taken from it. They are dis
counting. They are about TO add leafs
beautiful way in which Nature gets her muck,
while chatter with this man and that, who
talks to me about sulphur, and the cost of
earting. We are all the richer for their decay
] am more interested in this crop than in the
English grass alone, or the corn. 1t prepares
the virgin mould for future cornfelds and for
ests. on which the earth fattens. 1t keeps
our homestead in good heart.


1t Is pleasant to walk over the beds Of these
fresh, crisp, and rustling leaves How beauti-
fully they go to their graves How gently lay
Year: 1863

"THREE RIVERS, Mich, March 10, 1863.


"Hon. JOHN VAN BUREN-My Dear Sir:
Will yoH allow me to address you very
few lines, and congratulate you for the
decided effort you are making recently in
your addresses to the people to rally, as
one man, to support the government and
restore the Union? You may not remem-
bes me, and would not trouble you but
for the deep interest feel in forming the
right public sentiment now at this most
trying time in the midst of war, and the
seemingly divided sentiment at the North
as regards the policy of the Administra-
ton. There is power enough in the gov
ernmeut to put down the rebellion. The
resources of the nation are ample, both
financially and physically, but the people
of the North must act together, and the war
be prosecuted to the end before terms of