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Year: 1862

Con. Buffers order, requiring pretty much
everybody in New Orleans to take the oath Of
allegiance or suffer the penalties Of expulsion
and cOn6scatiOn, excited great futtering
among rebel residents, but nearly all Of them
came to time At last
Year: 1862

and the cave was visited by Mr.. E. S


Brown, mineralogist, who found the
entire cave was made of jasper, of mag
nifcent color and quality. The entrance
is so small that man can barely enter
it on his hands and knees.
| About ten feet from the entrance it is
nine feet high and fifteen wide, opening
into fine apartment sixty feet in
length, formed of jasper of delicate
blue ash color, striped with fire red, SO
exquisitely beautiful as to draw exclam-
ations of surprise and admiration from
the dulest student of nature.


But the wonders of the cave do not lie
in the fact that it is formed, but in the
fact that the long-disputed question is
now settled where the Indians of New
England got their Jasper to make their
arrow heads. 1t has never been known
until now where this jasper Of blue
color, which they used, came from.
There can be no doubt that the Indians,
hundreds of years since, commenced the
work of chipping off pieces, and continu
ed their work until a cavern sixty feet in
extent was cut out of the rock, for the
top and sides of the cave all show it has
been Clipped in many thousand places.
In many places the vein Of Jasper has
been cut 10 its intersection with the
granite, and there the work stopped. An
Indian axe and tomahawk were found in
the bottom Of the cave, such as were
used during the French and Indian
wars, VIXEN the Pequawhets, Pennacooks,
and Androscoggins wandered In this
beautiful region-in which their savage
implements are now found in abundance.
Berlin Falls is in Coos county, Now
Hampshire, within an hours ride of
Gorham.
Year: 1862

| COL Forney writes to the Philadelphi;
Press


al know that there are those in the
free States who will resort to every arti.
fee TO turn the Presidents proclamation
into means Of injury to the common
cause. God help our country in this
her last trial Attacked by traitors in
the South, betrayed by ingrates in the
North, she now, more than ever. needs
the service and support OF her children
Will not her many sufferings awake the
fire Of affection in the hearts Of those
who have heretofore been deaf to her
appeals =? A strange nation, in the con
dition Of free people of this country,
would excite the sympathy of these
sympathizers with treason. But they
are Indifferent 10 the cause of the mother
country that bore them, on whose broad
breast they have grown rich and great.
Out of every act Of the Administration
to protect and preserve the Government,
these wretched partisans fabricats new
elements of strife and dissension. There
is-there must be-a limit to this atroc-
ious treachery in our midst. The people
should see to it, or they are lost. II the
cf ha ha ~
Breckenridge in 1860, and of his treason
able doctrines Of 1869, are now permit
ed to SOW the seed of a new reyolt-in
fact, to lay the groundwork of a peace
that would breed unending war-six
months more will find the loyal States
broken into dozen fragments, the de-
pendents of united South, and prey
of the jealous monarchs of the Old
World. There is way to crush and
anticipate this great danger. The people
must rebuke the shameless demagosues
who, under the cloak of Loyalty, are toll
ing on the side of rebellion and who,
in opposing Mr.. Lincoln's Administra-
ton, expect TO see that of Jefferson Davis
taking its place. The presidents proc.
lamation will give these sympathizers
with secession in Pennsylvania and else
where another chance to show their
hands. May il also teach The people
that the toleration of such treason is the
certain forerunner Of the overthrow of
the Republic
Year: 1862

their vantage ground by the light o


ages, and they viii SO WELD the swor,


that this first shall be their last and onl,


contest in this question of government


and that these heroic battle fields Of our
shall be. not tho recurring arena for th'
fruitess shedding Of fraternal blood, bu
great seals upon the triumph of popular
liberty. Ee- H.FtA@


But while you give the wealth and
power of the nation to maintain the in
tegrity of its territory, and while you
stand by your constituted authorities
with invincible fidelity, and hold them
infexible in position, you must with
equal determination maintain those safe
guards which have been thrown around
your personal liberties. The strength
of the nation to rise superior to every as
saut lies in the maintenance ofindividu-
al liberty as it stood under the suprema
cy of the laws-in the freedom Of speech
and the freedom of the press. Every in
vasion of the laws is usurpation, dan
gerous in revolution, and not to be iusti-
fed by any plea of temporary expedien-
cy. Obsta principiis-stop the begin
nings, and stop them decisively, remem.
bering that if you fail in this duty, you
surrender the sword, and the people
fall.


God placed in the hands of an angel,
at the gates OF Eden, flaming sword,
turning on every side to guard the way
to the tree of Life. So has he placed in
your hands sword which you must al
ways keep bare and flaming, and turning
every way, to guard the approaches to
that liberty which is the tree of your ma
tional life.


And now, my dear and kind friends,
in parting from you and leaving our con-
nection to those pleasant associations, the
memory Of which we have rekindled to-
night, what can | say that will even re
motely express the deep impressions your
generous favor has made upon mo? I
shall hold you all in most cordial and az
fectionate remembrance, and | can only
say that gratitude and regard for you
will remain among the permanent emo
tons of my heart.


The laws OF Rome denied triumphs to
generals for victories obtained in civil
war-and rightly, too, for how can we
find in the bloodshed and msfortunes of
countrymen, occasions for rejoicing :?
But this-if it be not presumptuous in
me to say so-this is a triumph which
no feelings and no laws forbid, and
which every law would be powerless to
repress--a triumph in the affections Of
the people.
Year: 1862

Some idea may be formed Of ruling
prices at Little Rock, Ark. when il is
stated that one sheet of cent letter paper
is sold for 25c. pen holder soc, and ne.
gro brosans sic GO pet pair,
Year: 1862

q A we'll known planter living not far
from New Orleans, wrote last spring that four
of his slaves, who had run away to the Yam
KEGS had returned. They have had enough
Of liberty and were gla to come back But
in his next letter to the North he told a
different tale. The four had run away again,
and had taken with them 200 more. Indeed,
the planter suspected that the four had come
back with this only object-and he guessed
correctly.
Year: 1862

A HARD FIGHT BETWEEN Man AND
HoRsE.-The Norfolk Keformer relates the
following singular occurrence as having ia
ken place in the town of Walsingham, Cana
da: "Mr Abram Brandow had very mar
row escape one day last week from being
killed by horse. He went into field to
catch his horse, and as soon as he got near
the animal it pitched at him in determined
and savage manner, biting Brandow fearfu,ly.
Brandow is strong, able man and good
horseman, and he fought the horse as long
as he could with the bride, but finding that
it did not heed that weapon, he threw his
arms around the horses neck and his feet
around its fore-legs. While in this position.
he threw the horse down. This. of course
broke his hold, and the horse soon got up
again and continued the fight with renewed
severity. Finally, Brandow threw himself
flat upon the ground, giving up all hope, the
horse continuing to bite him for some time
after he lay perfectly still. Even after the
animal had left and gone some distance. it re-
turned and bit Brandow several tines.
Strange to say, the horse did not strike or
attempt to stamp the man, but tried and did
kneel on him, as if trying to crush him with
his knees. Brandow had his clothes almost
entirely torn of, and from one Of his arms
! the flesh"
Year: 1862

We will pH handsome reward to
any ono Who will bring us q copy Of the
secession Times that does not argue the rebel
side Of the question; that does not screen
the rebels from punishment; that does not
oppose every vigorous and efficient measure
for the prosecution ofthc war; that does not
throw all impediments in the way Of the
suppression of the rebellion that it can with
safety; that does not carry out its Detroit
threat to open +" frein-the-rear" so far as
it dare. If any such issue has appeared we
desire to see it, 50 that VIC can make an ex-
ccption, when pointing out the disloyal
course of that tory sheet.
Year: 1862

C5 The secession sheet in this city COL
tends that to confscate the property or
slaves Of rebel leaders would be direct
and palpable violation Of the Constftion
1t has repeated the assertion so often that
it is possible some Of its readers believe the
statement Dare the editor let them see
the letter Of Hon. g. Winter Davis, Mary
land Shareholder, On the subject7
Year: 1862

An insincere pretense Of moving toward a
reform OF the petty mileage abuse has been
kept aliTe during good part Of this season,
and disappeared in the House Oh the 11th In
the following disreputsble manner. A Sec
ton Was added by the Senate to an army pay
bin, reducing Congressional mileage to twenty
cents mile. This was changed on motion Of
Ar. F. A Conkling Of N. T., to actua1 travel
ing expenses; an honest adjustment This,
however, having been done, the House voted
to strike out the whole section as ttnot ger.
main to the army bill" Mileage reform will
apparently not be heard from during this eeEE.
Sim
Year: 1862

a correspondent at Dubuque writes to us
saying that the first meeting OF the commits
sioners OF the Pacific Railroad will be held in
this city. He viii be pleased to learn that the
first section Of tho bill fixes Chicago as the
place for the first meeting. The time Is to be
fixed by the Illinois commissioners, notices
ofWhich are to be sent through the post office.
We hope before the week closes to announce
the passage Of the bill, and in few days the
time when the first meeting Is to be held It
will be proud day not only for our city, but
also for the Northwest and the entire Union,
Year: 1862

The fatal mistake Of trusting to mere
wooden war steamers, is made fearfully
apparent By the explosion Of the gunboat
Mound City 4 single well directed
shot, where the boilers and ma
chincEy are all exposed, may render
them thousand fold more dangerous to
us than to the rebels. Our citizens will
deeply sympathise with OH fellow citizen,
Major John FL kinzie and his essimable
lady, in the loss Of their son, and also with
the friends Of Mr. Scoville, both Of whom
were lost in this terrible disaster.
Year: 1862

gogue Of Ills stolen robes, turned him out
naked to q pitiless storm Of ridicule and
contempt They have condemned with
trumpet tone the men who sought to throw
them bound hand and foot to be skinned
and heeced by the makers Of greasy shin
plasters and the vlcst rag money. And by
go emphatically repudiating the covered
treason and hidden germs Of secession
bound up in every limb and fibre Of the
new constitution, have declared themselves
again for the Union 80 clearly and un1nis-
takably, that the heart Of every patriot
sTells with pride and ioy.
Year: 1862

a Tommy says that 1t is bad med
ding with a train Of gunpowder; but
If you want to get blown up to dead
certainty: Just step on q lady's crino-
line as you are getting into an omni-
bus, He Las tried If an1 l.
Year: 1862

TERRIBLE RETRIBUr1oN FOR THE MURDER
OF GENERAL MCCooK-The Boston Travel.
Ter says: Our correspondent connected with
the division of General McCook, at Battle
Creek Tennessee, furnishes us with the tol-
lowing authentic account of the terrible
retribution upon the inhabitants living near
the scene of the murder, by the Ohio Ninth:


The Ninth Ohio is German regiment
and was raised by Brigadier General Willch,
now commanding General Johnson's brigade
in our division. This regiment was wholly
devoted to General McCook, they loved him
with the ardor of the German soul, and only
waited an opportunity to attest their fidelity
by the most heroic daring. TO enrage such
men, is to ensure terrible vengeance.


And this they carried out upon the inhab
itants of the country around the scene of this
cold blooded murder. The next morning
the entire regiment, smarting under the loss
Of their noble commander, and their rage
intensified by nursing their passions during
the previous night, proceeded to scour the
country.


Every citizen they found they shot or hung
every house they passed, unless positive
proof was given of their Union sentiment,
was burned to the ground with all its con-
tents, while the women and children were
compelled to stand by and see it burn.


In this way some twenty. five citizens were
made to pay their vndicitive penalty for this
guerrilla attack, and, undoubtedly, many of
them received merited death. But some,
alas it is feared, suffered wrongfuly the fear
ful punishment. Some sixty houses were
burned also.
Year: 1862

THE New YoRK NEws-We should Judge
from The latest New York papers which
reach us that the principal topics of public
discussion at the East are the newspapers.
Next to this prime subject of debate is the
loyalty of certain notables The Times dis
cusses the necessity of putting Wendell Phil
lips into Fort Lafayette for publicly discour
aging enlistments The Tribune urges the
arrest OF Vallandigham for the reasonable
sentiments of late speech in Ohio. The
Herold abuses the authorities for imprison'
ing Plumb, the, tall while Horace Greeley,
the head of all treason, is still free to assault
the head Of the Government and TO call his
assault "the prayer of 2O,OOO,0OO." Ben,
nett naturally has shown fellow feeling for
any of the Plumb family ever since the
Rebecca won race by taking the short cut
between Long and Plumb Islands.


s. r. Bulletin.


Loyalty and treason seem lily defined in
these latter days. Greeley and Phillips use
language that coming from a Democrat
would very like provide him quarters in Fort
Warren or Lafayette. But Horace and
Wendell are saints in their party, and of
course treason spoken by them, becomes
loyalty. Who SO dull as not to see it?
Year: 1862

japanese Salve.-Ths article is proved to
be the best for the cure of the various complaints
for which it is recommended, that is known 1t
can be used with the most perfect safety, and
will work like charm-provng the fact that
great good has resulted by the opening of trade
with the Japanese advertisement
Year: 1862


diSconsolate husband endeavors to console him.
self with the reflection that the said wife has
been constant in her endeavors to al kick up a
fuss


AN honest farmer thus writes to the chair.
man of an agricultural society -" Gentlemen,
please put me down on your list of cattle for
bull"


EVERY witticism is an inexact thought 4:
that which is perfectly true is imperfectlv
witty.


NEVER pride yourself on having done a
particular wise thing; it may hereafter show
itself to have been particularly foolish
HAPPINESS grows at our own fresdcs, and
is not picked in the strangers garden.
THIS most mischievous liars are those who
keep just on the verge of truth.

Tbs pursuit OF pleasure is Improbable busi
ness. The more you catch it the more II
escapes from you.


GRApcRlNp has got up a new remedy fo1
hard times. 1t consists of ten hours labor PEI
day, well worked in.


IT Is not in brItes that we fud the nos
brutality.


MAN says, l make my fortune woman,
wait on one


FACE the devil when you must fly hin
when you may.


THE pleasure of iespising is at all times q
dangerous luxury.


EVERY man has his friends, if he only knew
where to find them.


SUPERFICIAL men have DO absorbing mas
sion there are 10 whirpools 10 a shallow.
Year: 1862

Times, under date of 22d ult says that pub
tic attention there is turned only to one subject.


the Cotton famine, the war, the future of
Canada and the fate of England manufac-
turing and commercial nation, are all bound
up together. There is want and terror here.
In three months at the beginning Of Winter,
the cotton supply will be exhausted, the whole
population of shop keepers and artizens will
be as badly off as the factory operatives, the
rate payers will become panpers, and England
will have such Winter of famine aud distress
as no one has seen in this generation. With
this will be the loss, in large degree of the
great Amer icar market.
Year: 1862

The officers of Pope's army of Sepoys are
trying the only dodge they can invent in order
to escape the retaliation promised them on
account of the late murderous DEGREES issued by
their unprnciped master. Instead of wearing
their proper uniform they enter a skirmish
or raid habited in plain private, and if captured
claim to belong to the file. One of the fellows
was recently detected in the dodge and is now
safely looked up.
Year: 1862

sickness in camp; our men appear to have
adapted themselves very readily 10 the eli
mate of this locality; many Of them having
lived along the sea coast, soon acclimatised
themselves they have borne the change
much better than other Regiments which
have come from the interior States. The
climate here is extremely variable, but these
variations our men have been accustomed TO
before, and hence their systems are not so
susceptve to them We have not had as
many typhoid fever cases in the Regiment
as some others have had. Indeed our men
have fitted themselves to the circumstances
Of the position remarkably we'll. There
have never been more than sixteen patients
in the hospital at any one time at present
there are not quite that many only three
or four Of the patients are confined to their
rooms.


We have experienced little wintry
weather lately We had ii slight freeze and
a sleet, but the temperature has moderated
considerably.


Yours, BILLY.
Year: 1862

A correspondent writing from New Castle,
10 the secession Gazette, Of last Friday, and
who signs himself "a forty shilling renter
closes his communication with the following
question to the editor DO you think
DIR. johnson was right, when he said that
Patriotism was the last refuge of scoun-
drel Pr


Now, in consideration Of the fact that the
editor but recently announced himself as a
convert to President Lincoln's Republican
patriotism, the query becomes positively
cruel. The pith of the joke, however, is not
so much in its preparation by the joker as
in the publication of it by the jokee. The
editor has not yet said whether "he thinks
DIR. johnson was right or not. But as
both the "saying" it and the acting it out
seem to be personal to the JOhnsons, We will
drop the matter Still, it was cruel in Mr.
forty shillings 10 ask that question just
! now
Year: 1862

Senator Sumner few days ago, made
long speech in the United States Senate, in
favor of the course pursued by the govern
ment, in giving up the rebels Mason and
Slidell. We incline somewhat to the OPT
Mon expressed in the Lcsger few days ago,
that the Trent affair being settled, Senators
ought to turn their attention to somsthing
more practical and useful
Year: 1862

CHICAGO, June 25.
Returns from all but counties foot up a ma
Jority against the bank article of 4Jo0; against
congressional appointment 1900. The negro
proposition denying the right of suffrage and
holding Office was adopted BY almost nine tenth
vote. The proposition to exclude them from
coming into the State was adopted by nearly
two third vote. They consequently form a part
of the old constitution. These articles were
voted on separately from the constitution The
majority against the new constitution thus far is
about 13 900.
Year: 1862

Before the draft takes place from the list
Of citizens now in preparation, the list
should be printed, and thus thrown open
to the inspection Of the public, Every
loyal man who is eligible to do military
dnty wants his name on that list And
every dialoyal man, who would steal an ex-
emption, will try and evade the chances OF
thus being drawn. Let us see the List. and
see that it is correct before drafting begins.
There is reason to believe that many men
will have their chances Of being drawn,
unfairly heightened by duplication and re-
duplication The names are taken at the
place Of business in the South Division and
at the residences in the North and West,
at Offices, and boarding houses and hotels.
It is impossible to avoid this among
the several officers making up the list,
and the only way to correct it is what
we have stated print it This will secure
the equal distribution Of chances to every
name eligible, and surely this is desirable
Let every man see that his OWL name is on
the list, and if he has neighbor who is
evidently not equally anxious, it will be a
kindly and certainly patriotic act to at
tend to the same little matter for him.
Print the list, by all means.
Year: 1862

will it be long, for the sky is darkening
with tokens that will convince the most
skeptical and the most leaden senses that
The enemy we have to meet can be met in
no other why that the great question sud-
denly sprung upon our age and day can in
10 other Way be solved.
Year: 1862

Governor Shorter has issued proclamation snnounc.
ing his in tsntion order out large military force FOR
the the Gulf coast TO repel invasion aud 20
place Mobile in state OF defence. These 10
for ninety days, unless sooner discharged


The Governor proposes TO accept volunteers 70 the
number OF sixty companies, who must arm, cothe and
equip themselves" They are to hold themselves in
readiness as minute men and be able march nj short
notice to Mobile. Each company must provide at least
six ax,s four hatcets and four shoyes spades and
at least ten days ratlons, TO commence tho march
Year: 1862

A late number Of the New Orleans Pieayuas says


IL with tho greatest satisfaction that hear II
about TO take tina field In person. Should he do 80 il
would be worth thousands Of to tho of in
dependence. At Monterey and Buena Vista no won
honors freely awarded him by tho country for his bra
very soldier and his conduct and skill as officer
Ar Secretary OF War he evncsd high military qualities,
and displayed much ability AZ President Of the Con-
fcdsrate States has always shown himself possessed
Of the talents that 60 to constitute great general and
doubt not that at the head OF armies in the con-
tests upon which we the eve OF entering. he
would signalzo himself as . gallant and successful
leader.
Year: 1862

Richard Williams OF the Of the American ship
Aurora lying n the river ready 10 proceed to sea,
brought up in custody charged with having stabbed
Anthony r. Flood, frat mate Of the vessel II appeared
that about six o'clock that morning dispute took
place board respecting the breakfast supplied the
crew and the second mate the berth Of the chief
officer and told him that the Williams grumblinx
about the breakfast The complainant subsequently went
the port quarter where he found Williams and inquired
Of him what the matter at the time placing his
hand upon his shoulder This have enraged the
prisoner for he drew his knite and made stab at the
mates breast cutting through s shirt and singlc, but
not wounding him. The mate stepped back, but Williams
followed him aud stabbed him twice upon the head, in
peared for the defence called witnesses to show that the
mate instead OF simply laying his hand upon tho prison
ers shoulder seized him by the neck aud almost straI
ged him. The boatswain called and he said the n 1t


seized the prisoner roughly by the collar In the first
instance, and used bad language Williams ordered
to pay a fine Of Ave pounds be imprisoned for two
months In default
Year: 1862

A number of names Of good and
loyal men are already attached to the
enlistment roll of the Craven County
Company of Union Volunteers. Re
cruitipg Office in the Progress Build
ing, second floor. "Come along boys
and Join the army"
Year: 1862

If the Hampshire Gazette does not
feel able to furnish us with q decent
copy Of their paper, on account of the
high price of paper, we will furnish
them with all invoice Of paper so as
to secure readable copy.