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Year: 1863

Subsequent and care .ul examination Of the
body Of Lieut. Graham have satisfied both the
surgeons and friends of the deceased that he
did not commit suicide in short, that he
was murdered. 1t is supposed that the mur-
derer designed the room mate Of Graham for
his victim, as that gentleman had large sum
Of money with him. The affair is neverthe-
less very mysterious.
Year: 1863

" Yesterday 4 was out with four men.
The first hiding place we found was in A
small 'hieSet between a wagon road and a
creek. One of our party accidentally
stepped INTO the top of the chimney. ~he
den had been dug in the earth, little
larger than grave. II had a snug little
fireplace, and plenty of straw and coffee
pot in it. Ii was nicely covered with
boards, with a snug trap or fall-door to
90 in at, and the whole covered with
leaves and brush so as to make natural
appearance. But there was no person
within. This was something new to us.
We then proceeded TO hunt further. On
the opposite side of where the man lived,
we found another den similar to the first,
by the side of a large log. We have Pea
son to believe there are manv such places
in this country. Therefore, the catching
of conscripts has become quite tedious
business"


But insurmountable statistics, iudepend-
ent of these interesting facts and incidents,
would show that the rebels have most of
their fighting force in the field, and that
their armies are now kept full at the i'm
portant points by the concentration there
of all their available force.


While these facts, pointing to the sure
result, should be borne in mind by those
inclined to be respondent; they ought
not to relax the vigor which should char
acterize the efforts of the government in
breaking the armies of the rebels, and of
the people in furnishing the means to that
end. Dangers of foreign complications,
dangers from Northern malcontents,
should be avoided by vigorous dealing
of blows on the existing rebel armies,
while by such course the relief of the
Umonists, be they more or less, at the
South, and the blessings of pea.e to the
whole nation, will be most economically
and speedily attained.
Year: 1863

IL A movement Is on foot, which is
strongly supported by influential men
both in and out of the Cabinet, for the
appointment of General Ben. Butler to the
command of the Department of the West,
from which General Curtis has just been
removed, and of which Baigadier General
Scoheld is temporarily in charge.
Year: 1863

The Richmond Wing, of August 2lst says:


The loss of Vcksburg and the failure at
Gettysburg are the two great events OF the
year, which seem to render highly probable
n long and almost indefinite continuance of
the war.


Apart from the victories we may achieve
in the field there are but two means Ct coun-
teracting the bancful effects Of these events
and bringing hostilities to an early close
These are either foreign intervention or a de-
termined resistance by the conservative
masses of the North to the abolition faction
which has control Of the Government at
Washington.


A long and protracted war would provo
great evil, wholly unmixed with sood-f"r
the longer the war continues the more thor
ouchly saturated tho whole Southern heart
would become with the whole Yankee race
and institutions. We want the aid Of Francs
We are able to pay for il. let us do IT,
We shall then have peace or the power t.
wreack q rich vcnsauco on our foul ios.
Year: 1863

A Berlin paper relates another one OF
those curious incidents which occurred
to parsonage of much higher impor-
tance than even an Ambassador of
a great Queen. The present Emperor
OF Russia, during the last year, was trav-
cling in the interior of his Empire,
when he arrived at little village almost
exclusively inhabited by Jews, who re-
ceived him with great respect. An old
man, with q white j ard reaching nearly
to his waist, and wearing military dec
oration, struck the Emperor's attention.
The Gar INQUIRED the name of the man,
and found TT he was an old soldier
named EIblatt, who was considered a
moEg his people as aln ,st saint. He
never touched animal food, and Cor fifty
years had eaten 'thing but bread and
onio :, using tea as hi usual drink
The Emperor had him called. and asked
him how he had obtained his decoration.
Elblatt replied that Souwarrow had CIV
en- it - him.


Have you ever been wounded 2 asked
the Gar.


The Spirit of Evil has no power over
me, said the old man. have been Of
ten at the very points of the battle field
on which the bullets ruined, and no hair
of my head has ever been touched.


The Emperor smiled, and said, They
tell me that you can look into futurity.
Shall | reign a long time? Will be
fortunate.


You will not reign as long as your
father; but will die happier than he did.


Your father was always happy until
great blow broke his heart. You will
have much trou BILE in your life. but your
end will not be so full of sorrow.


The Emperor grew serious, and said,
explain yourself more clearly.


Before the end of one year, continued
the soothsayer, your Empire will be as
sea of fire, and you will struggle in vain
to cxtinguish it. Three great Powers
will make war against you. but that will
not depress you. What will be still
worse than that, your people will rise
against you.


After remaing for some time absorbed
in reflection, the Emperor added, If you
speak truly give me proof of the reali-
ity of your predictions.


Man has no right to put God to the
test; but that you may know the truth
of my words, listen. In an hour mes
scnger will come to you in haste to an
nounce that an attempt has been made
to assass;nate ono Of the most Jealous
of your servants, but that the blow has
been happily turned aside. Do not put
any faith in this tale it is only invented
to excite you against your subjects
The Gar dismissed the old man. It
was then IL o'clock in the morning. At
II O'Clock precisely messenger arrived
bringing the news of the attempt against
the life of the Marquis Wielopolki.


How am to know the truth of this ?
cried the Emperor. Let the old Jew be
brought to me again.


He commanded in vain. During the
hour which had just passed the man had
been struck with apoplexy, and the mes
senger of the Gar found only his dead
body. ... ......... ...'... ... 4
Year: 1863

"Gencretion after generation" says fine
writer, "havc felt as we feel now, and their
lives were as active as our own" They pass.
ed away like vapor while Nature wore the
same aspect OF beauty as when her Creator
commanded her to be. The heavens shall
be as bright over our graves as they are now
around our paths. The world will the sams
attractions for our offspring yet unborn, that
she once had for ourselves, and that she now
has for our children. Yet little while and
all will have happened. The throbbing
heart will be stilled, and we shall be at rest.
Our funeral will wind its way, and the pray
ers will be said, will all return, and we shall
be left behind in silence and darkness for
the worm. And it may be for short time
we shall be spoken Of, but the things of life
will creep in and our names will be forgot
ten. Days will continue to move on, and
laughter and song will be heard in the room
in which we died and the eyes that mourned
for us will be dried and glistened with joy;
and even our children will cease to think Of
us, and will not remember to lisp our names
Then shall we have become iu the touching
language Of the psalmist-"forsotten and
gone out of mind"
Year: 1863

Mrs. - was very pretty widow OF
twenty-eight, left rich by her husband, a re-
spectacle and wealthy farmer of s., in
the country of Oak land who judiciously died
at the age of fifty. D. signing
swain of twenty, fell In 1--we with this..char-
ming widow during school vacation, and
was thereby distracted from study and near


y frantic. His father, who designed him
for the ministry had a peculiar horror Of
the sweet widow, whom he regarded as little
better than one of tho wicked; her black
eyes, her heaving bosom and elastic tread,
were to him only the symbols Of old Nick.
He was in despair; and in despair he visited
the widow, and besought of her, il she had
a particle of mercy, not to ruin his son. In
vain the widow protested that she had used
no arts,-had only seen the youth few
times; and was entirely Indifferent to him
the father still insisted, and the pretty wid-
ow promised that if the boy came again to
sec her it should be his last visit. Not ma.
ny days elapsed tefore the enamored youth
made his arrangements for visit, Of which
the widow had notice.


The previous interview between them took
place under circumstances peculiarly favo-
rable to romance and sentiment, upon moon
light walks or parlor tete-a-tetes. This time
the timid youth was told upon his arrival
that Mrs was at the barn; whittier he
went, and found his beau ideal, with skirts
knee high, dressed in mans boots, and
covered with mans hat pipe in her
mouth, mug of cider in her had, superin-
tending her men-KILLIEa HOGS. lie never
came again; it was TOO okilliny.-Detrot Ad-
yertiser. trH....
Year: 1863

PATRICK HENRY.-Hcnry, laying his hand
ON the Bible thus addressed a friend who was
with him. "Here is book worth more than
all others printed, yet it is my misfortune
never to have read it with proper attention
until lately" About the same time he wrote
to his daughter, II have heard it said that
Deists have claimed me. The thought panied
me moro than the appel,ation of Tory; for !
consider religion of infinitely higher impor-
t,nce than politics, and l find much cause
to reproach myself, that have lived SO long
and given no decided public proof OF my
being a Christian" Let Patrick Henry no
more be dcnomnated a Deist.
Year: 1863

troops that far off from his main army


Nevertheless, unless he is promptly pressed


from this direction, il seems to % that the


chances are ten to one that he will make q


demonstration against Harpsr's Ferry and


the railroad, as it will never dofor him to
stake the back track" without essayipe to


hide his failure in our immediate front bv
some successful demonstration in the only
other quarter within striking distance Of
his present position. These considerations
are doubtless foreseen by General Meade
and the government, and, we believe, will
be efficiently guarded agsinsts 1t is very
certain, we apprehend, that up to noon
yesterday the enemy was not to be found
in force anywhere south Of the Bull Run
range of mountains, though about 2 p. NJ.
there was skirmishing for perhaps half an
hour between scouting parties in the vicin-
ity of Bull Run, as was judged by the r.
ports Of the gums. .-e.7a.-
Year: 1863

IT becomes more apparent every day
what was Ierceptible to so many before
this war, and has been forgotten by so many
during this war, that the Republican is es-
sentially revolutionary party; that its tn
umph must be based upon complete aud
radical change in our system of govern
ment, and that it will leave, in place Of a
union of republics, which it found, con-
solidated community of individuals. Yet
Democrats, blinded by passion, or hungry
for popularity, fail to see that by uniting
with that party, under any pretense or
with any name, they arc abandoning the
principles (if they ever had aDy) OF life
time, aud the policy which ruled so ably
and so successfully guided us to prosperity
and glory.


There is no State in tue Union, not even
South Carolina, which has been 80 tenaci-
GUS of State rights aud dignity as Massa.
chusetts, and yet, il We mistake not, it wa,
her Senator who spoke of the "infernal
heresy Of State rights How utterly dis
organizing this theory is; to what bloodshet
and rancor it must lead in the future; how
this Union will be rent by faction, like
the republics Of antiquity and Of the mid
die ages, may be seen in the grave assertion
that an administration victory over fellow
citizens is moreimportant than victory owe
/ public enemies. If prudence, "the silkeI
string upon which the virtues like jewel
are strung" governs at all the counsels O
the Republican leaders, the eOmmoDsst ex
ertion of it would teach them that be VIII
sows abuse resps hate, and that the sures
way of making a deadly enemy is to pro
claim deadly hostility. The wheel Of for
tune goes round, and we earnestly hop
our Republican friends will not be able
convince their political opponents tha
power sanctifes injustice.
Year: 1863

When, three months ago, the armies o.


General Lee were threatning the capital ol
the great State of hennsylvania, the Dem


ocratic governor of New York FASTENED to


the rescue of our sister commonwealth and


of the Union with proptness and an ener-


gy which should forever silence the fac


tious slanderers Of himself and of the par
ty which raised him to power in the name
of Liberty, the Constitution and the
Union.


Once more the standards of the rebellion
are advanced upon the frontier of the loyal
states. Once more the national honor is
put to shame, and the national capital in
peril. And now again the voice of New
York, BY her Democratic goveonor, is the
first to echo the appeal of the President,
the first to rouse the loyal populations to
arms in defense Of the nations life.


This is no moment in which to think Of
party, ef party gains or party losses. The
nation is in danger; the enemy is on the
Potomac; the weak devices of men who
have preferred the dreams of faction to sim
pie trust in the peoples loyalty and faith
and yalor, have been miserably confounded.
The Governor Of Na,v York, in few direct
and fearless words, sets the startling truth
before us ALL


IF there be any patriotism, any pride. any
firm will to see the nations rights and honor
well maintained, in the hearts of those
Pharisees of loyalty who for months past
have been loudly thanking heaven that they
are not Gas the Copperheads," let them
prove it now


Wes see before US the lamentable fruit OF
kheir efforts to substitute the manacled bat
talions of an imported conscription for the
uHbought ehivalry of American patriotism
--Ifhe cheap defense of a willing peoples
loyal hearts. Let them now redeem, by
sacrifice land service, the almost fatal error
of the past. They boast, with no hatred
breath, of the vast majorities by which
they hope to keep their hold of office and
power. Things dearer than power and Of
fee are now at stake-the peace, the
glory, the very existence of the republic
If now they fail to rally in arms to the de
fense Of these; if now the appeal of the
nation tails of answer; if now the volun-
teers whom the Union calls for fail to rally
to its banners, upon them will rest the dread
of shame thatlmust, unhap-
PLY, be common to US all, and a sorrow that
must afiict long generations yet to come.
Year: 1863

No terms Of peace would be made will,
the rebels which should comprise blend
ing Of our stars and stripes, with their stars
and bars, in one flag. Thcy--must come to
our standard. We shall not 90 to theirs
1t should be the same principle in the cleo
tions in the loyal States, to which SO much
significance is now to be attached. Don't
let down the standard. Don't try to make
aplatform so low that it may be slid under
every mans feet without disturbing him.
Put none but loyal men, and sound
war men on guard, in every Office, from
low to high. Don't buy single man out
OF doubtful position by the tender Of an
office. Hc that is disloyal, let him be dis
loyal still, in private life without tainting a
position Of trust with his detection. The
rear guard Of the ire-in-the-rear men who
wish to run with tie Copperhead machine,
and yet spare one hand for the drag ropes
Of the Union car will be bitterly disap-
pointed, for the two machines arc
running in opposite directions. Any
man whom it will be safe to vote
for and with, in the forthcoming city cleo
tion, must be man who has no fellowship
OF kinship with the secesh Times, and who
has quitclaimed all hopes of rising on the
shoulders Of the crew that sustain that
blatant organ Of treason. Look to these
things to-day. Don't conccde too much
Don't yield one hairs breadth to Copper
headism. Put none but loyal men or
guard in Chicago.
Year: 1863

lis Characteristic Of the Ne.o York Her.
dfa to throw gravel into the machinery Of
1he government, if for no other reason but
.hat lubricants are needed. It would not
ne the Herald were it less the Satanic. It's
Washington dispatch, relative to the prob
able postponcment Of the draft, is OF its
own stripe Of news. 1t knows it to be ab-
surd, and only publishes it to make dis
t1lsbancc. The draft is inevitable. It will
gall some Of the spots Of unhealthy loyalty
in the North, and probably develop some
lurking ulcers, TINT will require military
surgery. The Utruld wishes to file away.
for further use, an opinion that the draft is
not necessary. 1t knows that it is inlis.
pensablc. Loyal men begin to be very
generally OF the opinion that the graves
mistake Of the Government has been the
delaying Of the draft, and the intermediate
tom-toolery ofthc bounties which onerous.
y taxed our communities without reaching
the desired result


II any thigh military authority in
Washington believes that our present army
can be filled up by recruiting, we call for
his name. BE cannot too soon embody
that namein aresignation. Heis evident
II at the bottom Of this further and pro-
tracted folly offilling the country with thou
sands Of officers, detailed for the recruit
ing service, with whom fresh caught re-
cruit has become as scarce as white black
birds The reason IS obvious. The draft
is felt to be coming, and many men who
are willing to 60, prefer to await their
chance Of making terms as substitutes.


At Washington, every thing is being
prepared as rapidly as possible to put the
conscrption law in force. All loyal men
are ready forit, and disloyal men will all
the more easily be unearthcd and punished
by means Of it. Let there be no misap-
prehcnsion on the point, and the fewer
such dispatches as the above, the better
The army is to be filled up. Illinois will
be called on TO rcplenish her regiments
from among her own sous. If there be any
sneaks coming in hither from other States,
it will be to stand in their own lot here
The call will soon be made On every man
to stand by the Government.
Year: 1863

arrest John Smith for certain offence
in Tennessee, and he has no right to
arrest The same John Smith for the same
thing, when he comes to Ohio, in the
same department? Is the war against a
piece Of land; or is it against certain
people? Can you not con6scate ene-
mics property in New York? And if
so, can you not arrest their persons?
The Supreme Court has settled this
very point. You may depend upon it,
that the common sense of mankind goes
straight to the gist of this case. People
are not deceived by the pretense of
legalties in favor of man whose heart
and conduct are with the enemy. Be-
sides this, l should not stop to say,
what the legal knowledge of the Intel
Hgencer did not find out, that the Legis-
lature of Ohio has passed an act guar
anteeing all such arrests, and thus
taking away all pretense that they could
not be made in Ohio. need add no
more. The case is ended, and Vallan-
digham, like Olds and the whole tribe
Of rebel sympathizers, will soon pass
into oblivion. Martyrs are not made
ont Of such material. The power of
the Government and the nation is in the
hands of the people themselves, and
they will sit in judgment on their own
acts.


may close with Gen, Washington's
opinion of such characters as Vallandig-
ham, Wood, Olds, ct I'd onaae genus.
[ well know there was no Constitution
then in existence; but most of the
facts are the same. Washington was
Commander-in- Chief, fighting the ene-
nay, and certain classes of people
thought he was all wrong, and he and
his army ought to be themselves the
victims of the war. Writing to the
Long Island Committee, ashington
says, 81 will lend any aid in my pow
er that shall be thought within the line
Of my department, to root out or Sc
cure such abominab.e pests of society.
But as you have neither pointed out
the names or places of abode of the
persons alluded to by your informants,
[ must beg the favor Of more explicit
description" On several other occa-
sions Washington wrote to the same
effect, and did not hesitate to arrest
the disaffected.


Differences Of opinion and freedom
of speech should be allowed to the ut
most extent, when they do not inter
fere with the efficiency of the army, or
the measures of the Government
When they do, they are no longer safe.
The policy of arresting Vallandigham,
and similar characters, is fair discus
sion. I thought, and think now, that
Vallandigham's extreme course, and
the tone he succeeded in giving his
party, were politically of great service
to the administration. But he was not
arrested for his political course but for
the military effect Of his speeches.
In that respect, his arrest was right.


A VETERAN OBSERVER.
Year: 1863

could furnish any quantity of testimonials
of its efficacy from my own patients, but the
practice of parading bought and fictitious
ones before the public is SO prevalent do not
deem it advisable. Ny object is to lace my
medicine before the public, not only to make
money, but to do good 1t is provcrLially
true of the American Ladies, that not ten
perfectly healthy ones can be found in any
one vicinity.
Year: 1863

My DROPS TO CURE Suppression of the
Aenses, from whatever cause, though care
should be taken to ascertain if pregnancy be
the cause, as these Drops would be sure to
produce miscarriage; they will also certainly
PREVENT conception, if taken two OF three
days before the monthly period; therefore,
wish it distinctly understood, that do not
hold myself responsible when used under such
circumstances
Year: 1863

Bulwer thinks we might praise more
than we do. He says NO one can de-
ny that animals in general, and men in
particular are keenly susceptible to praise.
Nor is it less commonplace truism, that
the desire Of appreciation is at the root of
those actions to which the interest of the
societies they are held to benefit or adorn
has conceded the character of virtue, and
sought to stimulate by promise OF re-
nown. Yet, in our private intercourse
with our fellows, there is no instrument
of power over their affections or their
conduct which we employ with so grudg-
ing parsimOny, as that which Is the most
pleasing and efficacious of all. We are
much more inclined to resort to its con-
trary, and, niggards of praise, are prodI-
gals of censure. For my own part, L
think that as word of praise warns the
heart towards him who bestows it and in
sensibly trains him who receives it to
strive after what is praiseworthy, and as
our lesser faults may be thus gently cor
rected by discipling some counter merits
to stronger and steadier efforts to out
grow them-so it is, on the whole, not
more pleasant than wise to keep any


large expenditure of scolding for great
occasions, and carry about with us, for the
common interchange of social life, the
argent do pOehs of ready praise. Scolding
begets fear, praise nOurishes love and
not only are human hearts, as general
rule, more easily governed by love than
fear, but fear often leads less to the cor
rection of faults and the struggle for
merits. than toward the cunning conceal
ment of the one and the sullen diseoGr-
agement of the other. But let me be
understood. By praise do not mean
fiattery | mean nothing insincere. In
sincerity alienates love, and rots away
authority Praise is worth nothing If it


be not founded on truth. But as no one
within the pale of the law lives habitual-
ly with miscreants in whom there is moth
ing to praise and everything to censure-
so the persons with whom man tolerbaly
honest is socially conversant must have
some good points, whatever be the num-
Der of bad ones. And it is by appealing
to and strengthening whatsoever is good
in them, that you may gradually stimu-
late and train for the cure of what IS evil
that tendency of nature which, in mind
as in body, seeks to rid itself of ailments
pernicious 10 its health in proportion as
its nobler resources are called forth, and
its normal functions are righted by being
invigorated."