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Year: 1861

do otherwise than give the public notice of the neficiency and invalidity of the blockade, and declare it to be raised, de. tacto and dc eJure- British merchants will immediately send to southern ports vessels laden with such stores as they may suppose most saeable in the country, and commissioned to bring back cargoeS of to- bacco and cotton Should the government of the United States be mad enongh to interfere with any one of them, either going or returning, 1t will violate principle of international rlght so clearly established and admitted by all na- tions that the event will bring upon 1t the mar atime force of the civilized world. Nor Will It be possible for that government to reassert ana re-estabish another blockade of that coast du, ring the war; for that would be child's play, ana nations cannot be so trifed with.

 In a couple of months we may, therefore reasonably anticipate the reopening ot Euro pean commerce; and the consequences or that event to ourselves and it's effects upon the war can scarcely be too highly stated. It will forth with give us all the material and arms we want for the equipment of illimitable armies, ana Il will fill the treasury with the proceeds oi the cotton crop. It will end the deprivation o1 the thousand and one comforts and utilities under which we have all silently suffered, and would suffer silently for years, if the public welfare rendered that proper. It will make the further prosecution of hostilities by the North so clear ly insensate and suicidal that we may suppose the government of Lincoln and the abontlonists of Boston will percieve the necessity ot an lm mediate peace at any price.-R'chneond E@a"' iner
Year: 1861

We invite attention to the following card from MT. Dunn, agent of the Confederate States, for the purchase of domestic arms. It cannot fail to meet with practical response from every one capable of doing so. Every southerner who is not directly or personally engaged in fighting for his country, owes to that country every other service 1t is in his power to render Tn the shape of money, arms and every material of war; Numerous experiments attest the correctness of Mir. Dunn's opinion of the doubeba shot pun and domestic rifle with the Mimic ball for war purposes All along the Virginia border the efficiency of these weapons have been shown in numerous skirmishes, and with results to show that in southern hands there is no arm more reliable for making or resisting an assault. Gen. Polk, we believe, was the first general ofs fcer to appreciate the value of these weapons He set on foot an extended system of agencies throughout his department for collecting these weapons. The secretary of war has now set on foot general system for the same purpose.- The appreciation of the military authorities of the Confederate government should give gener- al confidence in their efficiency:

 Having been appointed by the secretary of war an gent to collect, receive and purchase small arms for the Confederate States I deem it necessary and expedient to make known the fact as general ly as possible, the better to secure operation in a work which needs to be done quickly.

 Citizens and patliots Your government asks for the many thousands of tried guns that lie mus ed in your houses. Recent experiments have proven that any one of your fine double -barreed shot guns, with the improved Mimic ball, is more than a match for the much talked of Mimic musket. Then bring them forth, and place them upon the altar of your counry's liberty, that they may be at
Year: 1861

CLOTHING, CLAIMS, ETC.-We invite the at tention of our readers to the communications of the Military Board in regard to the above sub ects. It is of the highest importance that our clothing arrangements should be prosecuted with the utmost rapidity, and the central com mittees will find some suggestions promotive of expedition. The holders of certificates of pur- chase against the State will also find some suggestions in regard to the payment of their claims. We are requested to invite the attention of the press to these subjects
Year: 1861

'HNHE Central Clothing Committees in the various coun G ties informed that it is of the highest importance that such Clothing they have procured be sent as early m possible to the army Hence they will such as have accumulated their hands with the least possible s,y Individuals designate for what particular company er clothing Intended and the Central Committees will ave them put up in separate boxes and labeled so as U reach the desred destination. They will be hcld quarters of Gen Hardee and their arrival Pocahons or Pltmans Ferry, will be delivered John II ImbGen Quarternaster for the 2d Dvisou directly the Quar termaster of the Confederate States. who will dsrLute them in accordance with the design of those who have con trlbued them In every instance boxes will be abteI the particular company for which they designed and directed either to the State Confederate Quatermasc Receipts will be given for them by either of these inydG als and transmitted to the Military Board

 The Military Board this opportunity of its thanks to the country for the very general patriotic response that has been made to it's call and order leye the immediate and pressing of the would again impress upon the Central Committees necessity of immediately sending such articles they have on hand the Where it is convenient let them be the river fer shipment Where it is not let them be by wagon. Their transportation will be paid proper eerd- cation at this office

 II. N RECTOR, Governor -,

 and EX-odCio President Military Board. Attest

 D. w. DAVIS, Secretary Military Board Sept 12, 1861 St
Year: 1861

Hgg- The official reports of Sturgis and Tot ten of the Oak Hill battle have been published.- They seem to vie with each other in gasconade and misrepresentation It seems that every federal officer is under obligation and feels it his duty to lie as we'll as steal. The only report of the federals that approximates the truth is that of Seigle, and he says they ran like turkies, for which it is said he has been disgraced and mustered out of the service.
Year: 1861

n5Ap We had the pleasure of meeting Col. Cookery here yesterday. He looks in fine health. He is not satisfied with the unfading laurels won at Oak Hill, but will soon have regiment ready for the Confederate service, for the war.
Year: 1861

Bsgn The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Exchange says the feeling among army officers at the capital is unanimously and earnestly in favor of despotic military govern. ment-McClelan to be chief.
Year: 1861

There is, without doubt, great deal OF
-four yet to come to market, and the present
prices, as high perhaps as they will be, WILL
cause holders to send it forward, which we
would advise them to do; and not only -four,
but all other articles of food that they can
send. Owing to the high rate of exchange
which ruled all the spring, Our merchants
bought very sparingly Of bacon from the
North or West, hence our limited supply;
but there are large quantities of this article
in Western Virginia and Tennessee, enough.
we think, to supply the entire army; and we
think the present prices will bring that here
at an early day also. As our soldiers must
be fed, ard we'll fed too, we again say to all.
send forward everything which you think
would be wanting-RichmOnd ENQUIRER.
Year: 1861

Qua FARMERS should give atteAtion to the
production of fax aud wool, both of which
will be in great requsition; and those who first
go into producing them will make the most mo-
nsy. Wool is now in great demand, and far
mere will find sheep the most profitable stock
they can keep. Agricultural pursuits are des
tined 10 command more attention in this coun.
try for the next several years than they have
ever done. Almoet all other kinds OF business
have suffered so that men naturally turn to the
more safe and less annoying occupation Of
farming. If the thousands of young men who
60 to war, will settle down on Western lands,
when the war is over, il will be on offset TO the
evils which war begees. The iillers of the
soil, ifIbey cultivate intelligence. patriotism
snd public spirit along with their soil, occupy
the position of real independence, and are
eountry's bulwark and glory.


A gentleman the other day suggested to US
that it would be we'll to advise farmers not TO
sell sheep or lambs for the slaughter, but 10
raise them for the wool crop. The suggestion
strikes Us as an Important one, and we hope
our farmers will profit by it. There is no doub,
that good market can be had for all the wool
that can be produced for years hence.
Year: 1861

The hymns sent in with music were about
thres hundred in number. To enable them
fairly tojudge the merits of these, the commit
tee called in competent musical aid, and after
a winnowing of the heap over the piano. fort,
those which were found worthy ofa more par.
tcuar hearing were sung. This second exami-
nation lett less than tm enty musical compost
tions in the hands of the committee. Among
the rejected musical manuscripts were very
many that were evidently written by persons
who were ignorant of the very first principles
of harmony, and who to their ignorance added
utter lack of native musical capacity.
Year: 1861

The conditions stated in the first three para
graphs Of the committees proposal were OF
course insisted on. ! venture to say that they
are both intrinsically and relatively good and
that no song which does not conform TO them
will ever be adopted as our national hymn.
That it should be purely patriotic. and ada pied
to the whole country in its normal state. no one
will dispute. That q mere war song is not
needed even by people who are so eager for
military glory as the French, is shown by the
fact that they keep their Msrsillase for extra
ordinary occasions.
Year: 1861

Every mother should be prepared to act in the capacity
of both and physician to her childen she can
she will discharge these duties much better than any
ore she can employ II she does not he odsh' to know
that there medicine prepared by an old n"re and is


male physician which has stood tho test OF nsny many years


aud IL the most perfect thing Garth for children seeaipg
also cure, Wind Colo Dysentery Dsuhea and Is to regu


late the bowels We y every mother do not let your own
prea,es pTejndios Of oihc stand in the way o inc
relief that will IN sGrevo absolutely sure!o follow tho use
Of MRS WINsLoWS SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t /. seid every
sLere al IS cents bottle Office No. ID Cedarst new iofA
Year: 1861

JAPAN TEA.-Japnnese ieas differ materially
from the teas prepared in China. The Chinese
with the all of the Tea Inspection Board of
London) have found it necessary to create new
favors and new styles Of the herb, in order TO
meet The morbid tastes of the inveterate tea
drinkers, and novelty in the article. Hence
the mixture Of many extraneous articles with
the teas of commerce. Many tfavors are es
pecially obtained for that purpose !; some for
their delicacy of flavor. others for their asrin-
gent qualities. The natural tea leaf lacks uni
formiry of color. This is ren.edied by the use
of Prussian blue, indigo and sometimes by a
dash of copperas. Hence the teas Of China
are not the genuine article drank by the
Chinese themselves but made to suit the
tastes and markets of the outside barbarians
Japan tea consists Of the pure eai of the tea
plant, or rather tree, for the best tea leves are
produced from trees over hundred years old.
The leaf is carefully plucked and placed in
baskets, which are then taken hold OF by the
women and children, who proceed to divide
each leaf iuto three parts, about equally. The
parts nearest the point of The leaf is ntcbk'bang
or first quality; the middle portion Of the leaf
is nibang, r second quality; and the portion
nearest the stem is sambang or the third quail
ity. The leaves thus divided are rolled as you
find the tea in the shops, slightly fired, and are
considered marketable. The japanese always
firing their drawing OF bewelting it, and thus
improve the favor. The best are, however,
powdered, pinch being drawn in each cup.
japanese tea will, sooner or later, become
favorite with us in the United States. 1t is
free from the Objectionable quality of Chinese
teas does not effect the nerves and when
prepared with boiling water is a delicious
beverage.
Year: 1861

Make Home Bright ana P1eaSants
More than building snowy mansions.
More than dress and fine array,
More than domes or lofty steeples,
More than station, power and sway
Make your home both neat and tasteful,
Bright and pleasant, always fair,
Where each heart shall rest contented,
Grateful for each beauty there.
More than lofty swelling titles,


More than fashions Turing glare,
More than Mammon's gilded honors,


More than thoughts can well compare
See that home is made attractive,


By surroundings pure and bright;
Trees, arranged with taste and order.
Flowers, with all their sweet delight.
Seek to make your home most lovely
Let it be smiling spot,
Where, in sweet contentment resting,
Care and sorrow are forgot
Where the flowers and trees are waving,
Birds will sing their sweetest song;
Where the purest thoughts will linger,
Confidence and love belong.
There each heart will rest contented,


Seldom wishing far to roam,
Or, if roaming, still will cherish


Mem'ries of that pleasant home.
Such home makes man the better


Pure and lasting Its control;
Home, with pure and bright surroundings,
Leaves its impress on the soul.
Year: 1861

WOMEN KEEPING SEoRETs.--A new doctrine
is being promulgated by "All The Year Round" :"
Hear it:


I'VE laugh at woman's tongue, and wonder
when woman keeps secret; but every true
woman keeps box OF choice preserves for her
own private indulgence. The mans mysteries
are not hers; if he cannot keep them to himself,
let him expect them to be blown abroad. Her
own secrets of love, of loss, of selfdena, of un-
suspected suffering, no woman exposes altogeth-
er, even to her nearest friend There never
lived husband happy in the true love of his
wife who fairly knew all the depths of her
mind about him. Every man profits stupidity
by the wise little perceptions, except in deeds,
of which we vaguely ascribe the fitness to
special faculty called woman's tact. Women,
in short, keep to themselves four-fths of the Sc
crets of society, and do it with winning air of
frankness all their own. A man with secret
will be stony or portentious, or provokingly sug
gestive; he will keep his mouth shut ostenta-
tiously. A woman is too absolutely secret to
set up public sign over whatever may lie bu-
ried in her mind. She gossips, prattles, pours
out what she does not care to hold, with such
an air of unreserved simplicity that all mankind
is mistifed, and says, in friendly jest, "a woman
only hides what she don't know Among the
uneducated poor this difference between the wo-
man and the man is most conspicuous The in
nate powers of her sex place her at once upon an
eminence which man can only reach by educa-
tioE. She must often be tied to one in whom
there is often not the grain of understanding re-
quisite to the formation of true sympathy. By
far the majority of the wives of unskilled labor
ers and mechanics live more or less happily, and
more or less conscious of the hidden life within
them, having such a seal upon their minds and
hearts,"
Year: 1861

A sharp and INSCRIPTIONS intellect is fatal to
the graces of conversation. The man of such
an intellect is gladiator who desires only to
fight. Cunning indeed he is Of fence; master Of
his weapon and merciless in its use 1t is the
sword of spirit but not of holy one; sharp
to wound, and often sbarpest to wound the un-
nffandinu - t-
Year: 1861

Iment of this country, is Sufficiently known to


those of our citizens who are almost Of the
f. manor born, to require description. That
Ehe passed through the fiery ordeal unscathed
lis fact that we believe none will gainsay or
[controvert.


Like all men of this generation. Gen. Dosh


did not deery the love of fame, or that infe-
grior shape of it, the love of Reputation. The


same principle that animated DR.. johnson,


and led him to value . the praise of every


human being evidently formed part of


the character of the deceased.


The citizens of this town, and troops of
friends abroad, mourn the loss ofGen. Dosh i.
But next to his own bereaved family, it is
natural that the potent shower of grief should
FALL most heavily upon us, the surviving,
editor of this paper. 1t has been our good
fortune to be associated with him, as editor
land proprietor of the COURIER, from its foun-
|dation to the hour of his death, and it is a!
source of qualification to us that during al
this time, period of nearly ten years, therel
has been constant flow of good feeling ex-
listing between us in all our relations.
Year: 1861

ESrERrtsINe.-Rodolph klotz has just ar
rived in town from trip down the valley.
and favored us with a sight of a very pretty
piece of machinery, with card attached la
belled-'' For the Red Bluff Water Works. y
1t appears that the said Water Works require
a Force Pamp to convey water from the Sac
ramento River TO a cistern built to receive it.
and this piece ofmachinery was evidently pur-
chased to supply that forcing power. But
it is presumed that the proprietor found he
did not require pump Of so much capacity
as the one in question, and our friend klotz
happening along satisfied himself that he
could use it to advantage. and bought it for
SHlsaqe Filler. 1t seems wonderfully ad-
apted to the purpose for which Mr.. klotz in
tends it. and no noubt will prove Smart
operation. The curious can see il by calling
Vt our Office
Year: 1861

The editor of the Shasta CouRIER will please an
nounce my name for the Office of District Attorney
ior Shasta county.


viii submit my name to the Convention which
meets in Shasta on the 2Gth june instant. under n
call of the County Central Committee of which Fe
lix Tracy is chairman.


Yours respectfully,
Year: 1861

We are authorized to announce the name of
CALEB WATKINS a candidate for the Office of


Assessor of Shasta county, Subject to the decision
|of the Union Democratic County Convention.
Year: 1861

We are authorized to announce the name of
JOHN V. SCOTT as candidate for the Office Of
County Clerk. subject to the decision of the Union
Democratic County Convention. jel5


JOHN e. DENT.


We are authorized to announce the name Of
JOHN Z. DENT candidate for County Clerk.
subject TO the decision of the Union Democratic
County Convention.


JOHN ANDERSON.


We are authorized TO announce the name Of
JOHN ANDERSON as a candidate for the Office of
County Clerk of Shasta County, subject to the de-
,ision Of the Union Democratic County Conven-
ion. jel
Year: 1861

MR. SEwARD's SpEscn-Mr Seward has at length
spoken on the state of the country He announced
his views at tie recent anniversary of the New Eng
land Society in New York. Candor requires us to
say that they do not appear to be aggressive and
that they were uttered, far as we can judge from
reading them, in good humored and inoffensive
way. The following seems to be the gist Of the
speech He said:


"That brethren Of the same family must differ
and that II We keep entirely COOL and entirely calm
and entirely kind, debate will cnsue, which vii
be kind of itself, and it will prove to us very soor
that either We are strong, and should make conces
sions to our offended brothers, else that we ART
right and he will acquiesce and come back into fra
ternal relations with u.s." -.
Year: 1861

TIE CONFEDERATE AND STATE Gov. ERNMENTs.-A dispatch from member of President Davis Cabinet says that the Government would accept of all volun- teers who offer their services direct to the President, provided they are armed, even with common shot-guns and rifles, but they are not to leave the State with State arms against the Governors orders. The President recognizes the right of the Governor to control the arms which be- long to the State-buHhe will receive sol diers under Wright's biR if armed with cut regard to being offered through the Governor.
Year: 1861

1aP An Ohio correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce writes: "There Is an undercurrent of feeling among the masses opposed to the further prosecution of this war. Although most of the presses and leaders have been car ried away by the furor of the hour, still you will find that the masses of the people have not gone with them, and there Is a great reaction going on daily.
Year: 1861

LORD BRoUGHAM DowN ON ANTI SLAVERY MEETINGS IN ENGLAND.-A

 noteworthy sign of the times is the uncere- monious manner in which Lord Brougham snubs the aboltlonists who have been proposing meetings in London with a view to give an anti-savery cast to the war. In the House of Commons, during debate growing out of question to ministers concerning the Spanish aequisi- ton of St. Domingo, Lord B. said;

 There were meetings being held in this country which he entirely deprecated-

 meetinga which ought not to be held meetings at one of which six or seven weeks ago he had himself promised to preside, but when he found. after what had taken place in the United States, that it was called meeting on American slavery, he said on no account, and by no means whatever, would have anything to do with holding, presiding, or attending meeting of that description. He strongly recommended all whom his voice might reach to abstain from holding such meet ings. At the present moment 1t could not fail to do great mischief in our relations to Ameaica, if anything like agitation took place on question whereupon the Americans of the South, and almos; all were peculiarly sensitive and jealous; it would be the worst possible calamity, and might endanger the peace of the country, without serving the slave but rather poslponing indefinitely his liber- ation
Year: 1861

SCARLET FEvER-lt is stated that the scar
let fever is raging at Georgetown, El Dorado
county, and that some ten or fifteen children
have already died of the disease, and large
number are now sick.
Year: 1861

The GRAVE OF SENATOR DouaLAs.-
A correspondent of the New York Com
mcrcial writes from Chicago as follows:


Among the new objects of inter st
shown t. the stranger in Chicago is the
grave of Senator Douglas. On broad
aud slightly elevated plain near the beau
tiful grounds which he consecrated to
the Baptist Society for their colleges, in
memory of the first Mrs Douglas, itself,
a monument to bis generosity aud noble
affection, aud to the very spot where be
had anticipated building a mansion to
enjoy long life, mound is now raised
over the rcmains Of the great statesman,
Only few mouths before his death
gentleman in the neighborhood, wishing
to negotiate with him for some of his real
estate, at that time quite extensive, was
told that in that beautiful corner lot he
expected Ito build a mansion sitter his
own beart." where he and bis family
might live in comfort and happiness. Near
enough to read the inscription on the
marble the traveller now passes by, look
ing not on the mansion, but on the last
resting place of the dead Senator.
Year: 1861

VERAoIrr.-The groundwork of all man.
ly character is veracity. That virtue lie.
at the foundation Of everything solid
How common It is to hear parents say, II
have faith in my child SO long ss he speaks
the truth. He may have many faults.
but | know he will not deceive me.
build on that confidence" They are right.
It is lawful and just ground to build upon.
SO long az truth remains in q child, there
is somethiug to dept nj on.