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Year: 1863

On the first arrival of the Russian frigates
here. was asked by one Of our largest sbpbuden 10
90 on board Of one OF them-the place OF embsrkatoa
Pier No I, North River II was near low water and
the friga.es barge could not reach tie dirty landing
place from the want Of water and p!cntulnees Of mud
This excited his Indignation; and when told him that
there was not proper landing place for the boats &
war on the whole island and that Prince Naro
leon had to pay black mail for the right Of landing here
he seemed much astonshed


Since then having been brought into Intercourse With
the other Admirais here this great neglect Of our city
authorities has bcen alluded TO- and. although reserved
In their expressions OF opinion 1t was with them MT
ter of great gret that they had not proper place for
their boats to land and that such spectacle Of daP
dation aud ruin as the Battery presents should bs a.
lowed to exist.


Beyond the dsgraceful appearance Of the Battery.
there il the important fact that being allowed 10 re
main In IL. preset condition is a serious detrment 70
the hsrbor that the washngs from 1t are diminishing
the deph OF water as has been shown By the survcya
and the report based on those surveys made by Com
mi,tee Of the Chamber Of Commerce some four yesss
SINCE with the hope that something could be done 10
ward the Battery completion. But nope nas o'a zoe
Battery farewell long time since


Then as to the condition Of the corporation pcrs they
are dispidated tumbling down. and AS whole ere
most disreputable spectacle. As matter Of inooms
they do no, realize per cent on the capital they ep
resent and believe IL careful examination Is made
Of their receipts and expenses they are On nla loss 70
the city. They are valued at g.. oooooo


What Is the remedy There Is but one that caa 90
which h that the Legislature take the control Of the
wharves and slips from the Street Commissioners Do
partmsnt put ii into the hands Of Commission which
viii take hold of tic subject Examine into il AID report
upon plan city nom It's present disgrace
save the horbor from more dapidaton and give some
revenue TO our overt taxed and well robbed city.
Year: 1863

On Tuesday and Wednesday the Boards OF
Registration, in the several Election Districts oil
this City, will meet at the places designated for
holding the polls there to revise and correct the
Registry of Voters for tho ensuing election.
Their sessions will continue from 8 u. IN. to y
p. IN. 1t is important that every voter should
be duly registered. All those who have changed
their residence since last election will have to
be registered anew, or they will be com
PEELED to swear in their votes on election day
4 little timely attention will save world OF
trouble.
Year: 1863

Some party politicians in our State Lave
just told the public that they voted the Union
ticket in 1861, and intend to go with the
Copperheads this Fall; concealing the essential
fact that nearly or quite every one Of them
went for Seymour & Co., last Fall There
are names signed to their card of men who
should be above such trick
Year: 1863

tive Mansion, and in all the Bureaus Of all the


Departments among high and low, of both


sexes and that Is not all. The NATIONAL RE.
PUBLIcAN is read. 1t Is sought for by the people
for that special purpose. We intend that they
shall read q, or go without the news. We know
they will not do the latter.


Merchants cannot sell their goods unless the
people know where to go to buy them The
people cannot know this unless the merchants
advertise in the peoples favorite paper, which
they not only take, but redd-providing II is
printed clear enough to be read.


The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is that favorite
paper-it is the most valuable medium for the
of Washington and Georgetown to
advertise in. Although 1t probably now has
much larger circulation in the District than
any other paper, and enjoys an immense popu-
arity, of which we justly feel proud, yet we
intend to increase both its circulation and pop
llarity until 1t is not only known as the leading
Journal at the Federal Capital of this great ma
lion, but is felt and recognized the world over.
will please take notice accordingly
and send in their advertisements.
Year: 1863

Fort Wagner is an irregular, Fashioned
work, situated en- the Northern end Of Nor
ris Island, two thousand five hundred ' 'ds
distant from Fort Sumter. 1t is composed
entirely Of sand, which. beyond doubt. is
the best material to withstand the effect
of she'll. Its armament is nine guns
three guns have recently been mounted on
the sea face to annoy the monitors. On
the Southern face of the work all the OBJ


strrctions that engineering skill! can devise
have been placed so as to annoy our
troops in case of assault. On the North


ern side Of the work there has been erect
ed nusketry parapet, which not only
commands the approach from the North.
ward, but enables its garrison to be shell
tered in the event Of our troops gaining an
admission into the interior. 1t has its ra
veins, galleries, and covered ways, ard
upon the whole is very formidable work
The magazine is situated in the Southern
centre of The seaward portion Of the work
and although exposed to the fire Of our
iron-clads, it is so well built as to DEFY the
projectiles which have already struck it
Year: 1863

No CHANCE FOR DIssATIsFAcT1oS.-
DELAsp & Co. authorize those who sell
their goods TO tell purchasers to use one
half of a paper Of their Chemical .Salcrat-
tus, and then if they are not entirely salts
fled with its superiority over Soda or any
other brand of Saleratus TO return the bal
ance and get the money for the whole re-
funded This Sa'eralus is perfect, there
fore they are willing to let i. stand or fall
upon it's own merit.
Year: 1863

Et- The La Crosse Democrat is pub
fishing regularly the secret proceedings Of
the Union League institution in that city
The proceedings are about as cold as the
enthusiasm for he draft
Year: 1863

vessel employed for that purpose They all be-
came The prey Of swift transport and supply
steamers plying on their regular trips along the
coast One Of the most valuable prizes yet
taken was tho Minna which was captured by
the Circassian on her last regular voyage
These facts ought TO suggest TO the Navy De-
partment the necessity OF employing such fast
sailing steamers as may be in commission to
run up and down the coast constantly. keeping
a complete line OF them from the mouth OF the
Rio Grande to Fortress Monroe. BY adopting
this measure the escape OF rebel vessels run
ming into or on. Of Wilmington would probably


be almost impossible
Year: 1863

PUBLio LANDS. There ia nothing which at
tests more conclusively the steady progress Of
the country in spite OF The obstacles opposed
to it by the war, than the result Of the opera
tions of the Land Office for the last fiscal year
The amount disposed Of exceeds that OF the
previous year by I.558,776 acres-thc total
amount sold being 2,966,699. IA against
1877, ,922 During the (irst quarter Of the pres
ent fiscal year the quantity disposed of was
84,850 acres. which exhibits another large
increase


We are glad to see that government eontem-
plates imposing a tax upon the net profits OF
the gold and silver mines Of the United States
as means of augmcnting the resources of the
government. This Is measure which we have
frequently urged as Offering solution Of the
embarrsssments which will by aud by stare us
in the face from our present enormous paper
issues Let the principle Of a tax equivalent
to royalty upon these mines be once estab-
lished, and the mineral resources Of the country
can soon be made to wipe out the heavy respon-
sibilities brought upon the government by the
war


There is another thing that should not be
lost sight of in this general overhauling of our
expenditures and resources. and that is the put
ting stop to all free gifts to States or indi-
viduals Of the public lands. With tho enormous
burthens that will press upon our shoulders for
tho next two generations. we cannot afford to
be generous Of the national property. Not q
dollar of it should be allowed to be diverted
from its legitimate objects-that Of helping to
equalize the government revenue and expendi-
ture and to liquidste the public debt. OF
course this does not apply to the proposed
changes in the Indian reservations, which jus
tics as well as policy requires to be carried out
In broad and liberal spirit.
Year: 1863

wind set in. which gradually increased, and on
Sunday morning was blowing gale. causing the
tide TO rise unusually high. and flooding large
number Of cellars on the East and North rivers
doing considerable damage. No material damage
to the shipping has occurred. The rear portion OF
the new ferry house at the South ferry, now IN
process of construction, was blown down, and
the iron OF which it is composed was broken into
frapments
Year: 1863

BOAsrs AND PERFORMANCES his late re-
port Secretary Welles takes great credit to him
self for what the navy has accomplished under
bis administration. Wherever they have had


the opportunity aud the means our gallant
officers and sailors have undoubtedly done ell
that could be expected Of them But il is just
because the Department has made a blundering
use of the enormous resources placed at its dis
posal that all this self-laudation becomes neces-
sary. Our navy, we are told, agsbers at pres.
ent five hundred and eighty -egb, vessels,
mounting four Thousand four hundred and
fortythree guns. And yet. with this i'm
mense force, We are unable to capture the
three or four rebel privatecrS which have
inflicted such vast injury on our commerce
left undone by the Department is no consoIa-
ton for it, omissions. Out of the large addi-
tons that have been made 10 our navy since the
war began more than e-third will not be
permanently servicesble as part OF its regul ar
organization Had the money expended on
them for the benefit Of contractors and creatures
Of the government been spent on vessels Of the
requisite speed to capture the rebel pri-
ya,ecrs we should not only have saved
large amount OF money, but added to
the navy class of vessels that are urgently
required Secretary Welles is compelled to
admit this fact in the remarks which he makes
about the necessity Of our building vessels Of
greater speed. 1t IS only now that he wakes
up to a consciousness OF the shortcomings Of
the Department in this regard, although for the
last two years the HERALD has been constantly
drumming them in his cars Had he acted on
The pressing recommendations made to him there
would not be now rebel privateer left on the
ocean. II II too bad that the country should
have to pay thus heavily for his obstinate dis.
regard Of the advice rendered him; but as he
has at last got his eyes open, il is to be hoped
that be will act promptly On his newly ac.
quired convictions
Year: 1863

Though many and bright are the stars that appear.
In that Flag by our country unfurl'd;
Aud the stripes that swelling in majesty there
Like rainbow adOrning the world
Their lights are unsullied as those in the sky,
BY deed that Fathers have done
And they're leagued in as true and as holy tie,
In their motto of Many in One."
From the hour when those patriots fearIessy flung,
That banner of starlight a-broad;
Ever tue to themselves, to that motto they clupg
AS they clung to the promise of God
By the bayOnet trac'd the midnight of war,
On the fields where glory was won;
Oh perish the heart or the hand that would mar,
Our motto of :"Many in One"
Mid the smoke of the contest-the cannon's deep


roar


How Oft it hath gathred remown
While those stars were reflected in rivers of gore,
When the cross and the lion went down;
And though few were their lights in the gloom Of


that hour,


Yet the hearts hat were striking below
Had God for their buIwark and truth for their powr
And they stOppd not to number the foe.
From where our green mountain tops blend with


the sky,


And the giant st. Lawrence is roll'd
To the waves where tue balmy Hesperides lie,
Like the dream of some prophet of old
They conquer'd-and dying. bequeath'd to our


care,-


Not this boundless dominion alone,-
P,,f hot hill
And their motto of " Many in one."
We are many in one, while there gitters astar


In the blue of the heavens above
And tyrants shall quail mid their dungeons afar,
When they gaze on that motto of love.
1t shall CLEAN O'er the sea, mid the bolts of the
storm,
Over tempest, and BATTLE and wreck
And fame where our guns with their thunder grow
warm,
| Meath the blood on the slippery deck.
The Oppressed of the earth to that standard shall
fly,
! Wherever its folds shall be spread;
And the exile shall feel It's his own native sky,
! Where its stars shall float over his head.
And those stars shall increase, till the fuiness Of
time
IT'S millions of cycles has run
Till the world shall have welcomed its mission sub
lime,
And the nations of earth shall be one.
Though the old Allegheny may tower to heaven,
! And the father of waters divide,
| The links of our destiny cannot be riven
| While the truth Of these words shall abide.
Then oh let them grow on each helmet and brand


Though our blood, like river, shall run
Divide as we may in our own native land,


To the rest of the world we are one.
Then, up with our hag--let it stream on the air,


Though our fathers are cold in their graves
They had hands that could strike, they had souls


that could dare,


And their sons were not born to be slaves,
Up. up with the banner where'er it may call,


Our millions shall rally around
nation of freemen that nom snt shalt fall


When its stars shall be trail'd on the ground.
Year: 1863

At the commencing of the grazing
season, those who have large dairy farms
as wall as those farmers who make mod
crate quantities Of butter, should adopt
such methods of making it as will insure
the very best qualities. A correspondent
of the Caaan .AgYiculturatist states that
the following method of treating butter
in the West of Scotland. He says:-


whenever the butter is made ia the
churn, it is removed from the butter
milk, and washed in at least three or
four changes of cold spring water. If
the butter is very soft, and the weather
hot, it should be allowed to lie ten min
utes or so In the cold water, to harden,
before it Is much beaten after this it
must be carefully kneeded with the skim
ming dish, till every particle of butter
milk is expelled; after which, and while
the butter is yet soft, it ought to be salt
ed. The quantity of salt for butter in.
tended for keeping several months, as
used by the Ayrshire dairymen, is half
an ounce Of salt mixed with ten drachms
of refined sugar, and ten drachms of nj
tire to every sixteen ounces of fresh but
ter. The sugar improves the taste, and
the nitre gives the butter better color,
while both Of them act with the salt in
preserving the butter from rancidity.-
Both the sugar and nitre should howev-
er, be used with great caution, and
should not exceed the quantity above stat
ed, Otherwise the bntter will acquire a
peculiar disagreeable taste. The whole
three ingredients are we'll mixed togeth-
er and ground or pounded very fine. In
curing, the salt is minutely mixed, if not,
the parts that missed Ihe salt will be
white, and the other parts yellow. But
although it is necessary that the salt, &C.,
be carfully kneaded through the butter,
care must be taken not to bake or knead
it too much, otherwise it gets into a state
like putty, and becomes tough and gluey.
The great point Is cleanliness. Extreme
attention should be given to the scalding
and securing of the coolorS, vats. churns,
&c., as without this, however good the
managing in curing and packing, the but
ter will have strong taste, and cUnse-
quently be of inferior quality. II is also
necessary to keep the cured butter in a
cool airy place the outside of the kegs
should be kept dry and clean, as a great
deal depends on appearance in getting a
price if the temperature of the store
can be kept low by keeping ice in it, all
tho hotter -
Year: 1863

CHAP. CLXXV.-An Act repeating the Law requir-


in Bonds of Paymasters and Assistant Paymasters


to be approved by the Judge or attorney of the


Paymaster shall reside.


BG 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
ssHiatiUes of the United States of America in Con-
gTess assembled, That the law requiring the official
bond Of q paymaster or assistant paymaster in the
navy to be approved by the judge or attorney Of
the United States for the district in which such
paymaster or assistant paymaster shall reside, be
and tide same is hereby repealed, and such bond
shall be deemed and token to be satisfactory and
sufficient whenever the Secretary of the Navy shall
be tisied on such evidence as he shall consider
proper, that such bond ought to be approved and
and accepted.


APPROYED, July IA 1862.
Year: 1863

A confirmed bachelor says the reason
women so seldom stammer is because
they talk so fast-a stammer has got no
chance to get in. People "stutter" be-
cause they hesitate. But who ever knew
a woman to hesitate about anything.
Year: 1863

Tas CoxENo FNAscLN REvuLsloy Wall
street was rather excited yesterday Az 6rs,
the spectators put everything up; but towards
the close Of the day stocks fell heavily aud
gold gradually. Again We warn the public not
to be deluded by the tricks of speculators, but
TO prepare for the coming financial rcvulsiop
Buy no more stocks, and sell out as fast as pos
sible Grant and Meade are going 10 knock
down both the bulls and the rebellion. Beware
Of those men aud those newspapers that try to
push stocks up in order TO dispose Of their own
interest IL Wall street Look out for the storms
ahead
Year: 1863

CosDIrIoN OF THE SrREErs.-We have again
to call the attention of the city authorities 10
the impassable condition of the streets above
the intersection of Broadway and Fifth
avenue. We never recolleot that part Of the
town in a worse state Near the Park
the thoroughfares are in many places COM
pletely broken up. Between pipe laying and
road repairing, which are both carried on indie
pendently and without any system whatever,
they are kept in such condition that they are
unsafe for carriages, and at night even for foot
passengers. The traffic thus obstructed being
thrown into cross streets, never in good state,
the evil spreads and whole neighborhood is
reduced to slush. Now, all this arises, not
from the absence of the expenditure necessary
to remedy the evil but from its careless aad
indiscriminating application. Parts of road
are put in repair whilst other portions are 81
lowed to remain in such neglected state that
the bad parts eat into the good like canker
and speedily reduce them to their own condi-
ton. OF course under system which entrusts
the laying out and repairing of the streets, as
well as the laying of water pipes to several
Independent departments there can never be
complete harmony of action in these matters.
The system is wrong from beginning to end, and,
when better influences prevail, will have to be
thoroughly reformed. In the meanwhile, we
call upon both the Croton Board and the Street
Department to see that the contractors en-
ployed under them do their work in a proper
manner and with as little inconvenience to the
public as possible. There is no reason why
thoroughfare should be rendered impossible
for slight repairs, unless it be that of suiting
the interests Of the parties employed on the
work
Year: 1863

PHnADRIPHIA ENTERPRISE ia
distinguished for the production of all tho COM
modites that make civilized life pleasant. Coal
comes from there at enormous prices. Lawyers
are educated there whom no one can puzzle. and
in the production OF broad-brimmed hats, car
riages, catfish and butter it is almost without Q
rival. But the productions that entitls it to
special eminence are the caudrds, bogus des-
patches and news Of all sorts that it
originates. Philadelphia achieved an early
distinction in this way. During the revul-
sion which had its climax In 1887 new
stories went abroad from that city to startIe
the whole country at every hour of the day,
and were always found to he miraculously
false 1t is the same now. Every sensation story
that proves to be very false is found to have
started from that clean and insipid city. Its
latest announcement was that General Meade
had captured two corps Of Lees army; and. as
Lee only has two corps, that was a tolersbly
steep story No one believed It, of course, as
Philadelphia news is now merely laughed at for
it's sbsurdity everywhere and by every one,
and is as much q proverb for its falsity as ever
the Philadelphia lawyer was for his acuteness.
Year: 1863

was captured in rebel mail BY our
forces in Tennessee. The officer was
engaged in hunting conscpripts.-
A darker record does not exist. Hunt
ing men TO compel them to fight agains!
their country Read:


Yesterday was out with four men.
The first hiding place we found was in
a small thicket between wagon road
and a creek. One Of our party acci-
IDENTIFY stepped into the top OF the
chimney. The den had been dug in
tie earth, little larger than grave.
1t had snug little fireplace and plenty
of straw and a coffee pot in it 1t was
nicely covered with boards, with a
snug trap or fall door to go in at. and
the whole covered with leaves and
brush, so as to make a natural appear
ance. But there was no person within.


"This was something Eew to US. We
then proceeded to hunt further. On
the opposite side Of where the man liy-
ed, we found another den similar to the
first, by the side of large log. We
have reason TO believe there are many
such places in this country. Therefore.
the catching of conscripts has become
quite tedious business.
Year: 1863

in most Of the Northern States, relia-


bic and unswerving patriotism is the
rule. and disloyalty and treason the ex-
ception. But there should be no di-


vision of sentiment upon this moment
Gus question. Men should know and
lay the truth to their heart, that there
is q course of conduct not involving
overt treason, and not therefore subjec.
TO punishment as such, which never
lheles implies moral guilt and q gross
offense against their country. Those
who live under the protection and enjoy
the blessings of our benignant Govern


ment, must learn that they cannot stab
its vitals with impuni!y. If they cher
ish hatred and hostility to it, and desire
its subversion, let them withdraw from
its jurisdiction, and seek the fellowship
and protection Of those with whom they
are in sympathy. If they remain soitA
US, while they are not Of US. they mus.
be subject 10 such course Of dealing
as the great law of self preservation
prescribes and will enforce. And let
them not complain. if the stringent doc
tsine Of military necessity should find
them to be the legitimate subject of its
action. have no fears that the recog-
milton of this doc trine will lead to an
arbitrary invasion Of the personal secu-
rity or personal liberty OF the citizen.
1t Is rare indeed that q charge of dis.
loyalty will be made upon insufficient
grounds. But il there should be an
occasional mistake, such an occurrence
is not to be put in ce"pe;;;;;;ion with the
preservation OF the life OF the nation.
And confess am but little moved BY
theeloquent appeals Of those who, while
they Indignantly denounce violations Of
personal liberty. look with no horror
upon despotism as unmitigated as the
world ever Witnessed"