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Year: 1863

Hon. Mr.. Cox. Democrat of Ohio, is
wooing South Carolina, who appears to
be an old fame of his, in these touching
strains; and utters his serenade in the
Washington Congress:


o. Caroline. Caroline. child of the sun.
We can never forget that our hearts have been


one;


From the fountain of blood and the river of flame
You we're always too ready to FIRE at touch;
But we said she is hasty-she does not mean


much"


We have scowPd when you uttered some turbulent
But Friendship still whispered Forgive and for


get.


o, Caroline, Caroline child of the sun,
There are battles with fate that can never be won
The ar-AOwing banner must never be furled.
For its blossoms Of light the hope Of the world!


1t would seem that such melody might
melt the heart of Palmetto log. But
the fair creature is coy. Perhaps she
has another lover; perhaps she is aware
that the seductive song of the impassion-
ed swain means, help rs. Caroline, 10 a Dem
ocTatic ticket for the Hsrt Congress, and yoa
shall hare part Of tie StealiHgS. Have we
not always, oh child of the sun, lived
and loved and stolen together? How Of
ten have our hands met in the pocket of
the same innocent public and fondly
pressed one another. Without our dear
South the Democrats can plunder no
more. Without thee, that once unterri-
fed party pines in inaction and despair;
it is one blade of pair Of scissors it IS
the half of hook and eye! So sings
the swain of the Ohio. Will Caroline
hearken to the gay seducer ?-Richa10ad
Enquirer.
Year: 1863

1t is a singular fact that many ladies
who know how to preserve everything
else, cannot preserve their tempers. Yet
it may easily be done on the self-sealing
principle. 1t is only to " keep the mouth
of the vessel tightly closed"
Year: 1863

The following dedicatory speech was
made by the President at the recent dedi-
cation of the national Soldiers, Burying
Ground. at Gettysburgh @ ...


-Four score and seven years ogo, our
fathers fought. and brought forth upon
this continent new nation. conceived in
liberty and dedicated to the proposition
that all men are created equal, Now, we
are engaged in a great civil war testing
whether that nation or any nation SO
conceived and so dedicated can long en-
dure. We are met on a great battle
field of that war! We are met to ded,-
cate a portion of it as the final resting
place of those who here gave their lives
that that nation might live. 1t is alto.
gether fitting, and proper that we should
do this, but in larger sense we cannot
dedicate, we caunot hallow this ground.
Brave men living and dead, who struggled
here have consecrsted it far above our
power to add or detract. The world will
little note nor long remember what we say
here, but it can never forget what they
did here. 1t is for us, the living. rather
to be dedicated here to the finishing of
the work that they have, SO far, thus no:
bly, carried on. 1t is rather for US to be
here dedicated to the great task remain.
ing before us; that. from those honored
dead, we take increased devotion to that
cause for which they here gave the last
full measure of devotion: that we here
highly resolve that the dead shall not
have died in vain that the nation shall,
under God, havea new birth of freedom,
and that governments of the people by
the people and for the people, shall not
perish from the earth.
Year: 1863

No. AN ACT to encourage Volunteering.


1t is hereby enacted by the General assembly
of the State of Vermont


Sec l. If any volunteer who may be hereafter
raised under the authority of this State, to serve
in the army of the United States for the period
of three years, unless sooner discharged, and
who shall be entitled to receive from this State,
pay. at the rate of seven dollars per month, shall,
prior to his muster into the United States SER
vice, elect to commute such State pay, and signi-
fy such election to the officer by whom he shall
be recruited, he shall be entitled to receive from
the Treasurer of this state, at the time of such
muster, the sum of one hundred and twenty five
dollars in which case he shall not be entitled to
receive said State pay of seven dollars per month.


Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to any volun.
teer who shall have a family residing in this
State except with the written consent of the
town in which such family resides.


Sec. 8. This. act shall take effect from its pas
age.


ApprOyed Nov II . 1S63
Year: 1863

dred and ten of the general statutes, entitled


"Of the organization, regulation and govern


ment OF the Militia of this state"


1t is hereby enacted, &C.:


Sec l. The enrolled militia shall be subject to
duty in case OF war, invasion, the prevention of
invasion the suppression OF rebellion against the
g neral OF state Government, the suppression of
insurrection or riots, and 10 aid civil officers in
the execution of the laws of this state. in which
case the Commander-in-t hef may order for act
ual service, by draft or otherwise, as many of the
enrolled militia as the case demands and in case
of a requisition by the General Government for
militia, the Commander in hei is hereby au-
-.thorized to furnish the quota of this state by
draft, either to recruit the Vermont regiments in
the field, or to be organized under the 18th sec
tion Of chapter Ito of the general statutes, as
he may order at the time of such draft.
Sec. 2. The Selectmen Of each town and the
common councilmen OF each city in this state,
shall enter upon the book containing the record
Of the enrolment made IN such town or city,
against the name of such person when he shall
arrive at the age OF As years, with the words
s.forty-fiye years of age'; and shall also draw q
red liie across the name of such person upon
said record ; and shall als0note upon the mar.
gin the death Of any person thus enrolled, stat
ing the ime when such death occurred, at the
same time erasing the name OF such deceased per-
son from such record OF enrolment, by a red
line drawn across the same and said selectmen
and common councilmen shall from time to time,
as the cases occur draw red line across the name
of every enrolled person who had been or may
hereafter be drafted. either under the laws of
this state or Congress, and gone into .ervice or
procured a substitute, or paid the Communication
required by law. and the statement of the iact
shall be entered in the margin again the name
of such person. and shall forthwith after max.
ing such efasures and entries, transmit to the
Adjutant General a copy Of the same and In oil
cases where substitutes for drafted men are ac
cepted, il enrolled in any town or city in this
state. minute report on the margin OF such re-
cord OF enrolment shall be made, showing such
substitution, copy OF which shall forthwith be
transmitted to the Adjutant General and the
discharge OF all persons from the military service
shall be noted upon the margin OF such record
against the name of such returned penon.


Sec. g. The sum of one dollar required by
section AZ Of chapter 10, shall be by the medica
board repaid to said applicant for examination
in case such applicant shall receive from such
board his certificate Of exemption.


Sec.4 II such selectmen or common council
men shall neglect or refuse to perform the dutie,
named In section Of this act. they shall forfei
the sum OF ten dollars for each neglect, TO be re
covered in any proper action to be commenced by
the Adjutant and Inspector General. and in hi
name. M t, sE.


Sec. 5. Section twelve Of chapter one hundred
and ten Of the general statutes, 10 hereby re
Pesled.
Year: 1863

No. l2.-AN ACT explanatory of chapter one


hundred and eight, of the General Statutes


entitled 'Of mechanics and other liens"


1t is hereby enacted, &c.


Sec. l.. Section three of chapter one hpn-
dred and eight of the General Statutes, shall be
SO construed as to apply to any saw-mill, grist.
mill or factory, and to any waterwheel or steam
engine erected within or near the same. to be
used for the purpose of operating machinery
therein.


Sec. 2. Section four of said chapter one
hundred and eight shall be so construed as to
authorize the plaintiff in the action therein
provided for. to cause to be attached said law
mill, grist mill, or factory water wheel or steam
engine, and the lot of land upon which the
same may stand, in the manner therein MENTION
ed and that the liens provided for in said sec
tion shall attach to and be held applicable to
any of the property aforesaid in the manner and
for the purposes, and subject to the remedies
provided for in said section.


Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.


Annroyed Nov A. 1S63
Year: 1863

VlcxsBuRe.-Fighting is still the order
of the day at Vicksburg, and . regular
seige seems to have been determined upon.
Pemberton has offered to surrender the
city on conditions that his army should be
allowed to ground arms and march out, but
tke offer was declined by Gen. Grant who
is confident of bagging them all. The
rebels say that they will be reinforced by
Joe Johnston soon when they boast that
Grant will be driven out; but the latter
has the same chance to strengthen his re-
sources and we believe he is fully ably to
accomplish his purpose. 1t is useless to
attempt an estimate of the loss thus far
from the conflicting reports, but the num-
Der Of rebel prisoners going north is large,
some 5000 reaching Helena en- route fol-
Cairo on the 29th ult. We trust soon Ia
receive news from that quarter that will
satisfy every loyal heart.
Year: 1863

TIE NATIONAL CuRRExcY-The fol-
lowing is from the Washington CORES
pondent of the New York Tribune:


The designs for the circulating notes to
be issued under the Uniform National Cur
rency act have been determined upon by
the Secretary Of the Treasury and the
Comptroller of the Currency, who have
been in conference on the subject during
the last three days. Although to some ex-
tent these designs follow out suggestions
made in the proposals from New York and
Philadelphia, they are as a whole the De-
partment's own invention.


The face of each note will, bear two
vignettes, one representing sceEe in the
history of the United States, one an alle-
gorical scene corresponding as nearly as
may be to the historical vignette at the
other end of the note. The back will rep
resent one of the pictures in the Rotunda
Of the Capitol. The pictures, vhich will
give the notes highly ornate appearance,
will be different for each denomination
Across the face of all will appear the name
Of the bank issuing it, thus: 1.-THE First
National Bank of Baf1alo of the State of
New York"
Year: 1863

Coon AND BAD GovERNMENTs.-The
London Daily News in commenting upon
the fresh manifestations of the want Of
sympathy felt by Mr.. Stephens for the ecn-
federacy of which he is vice-presldent,
makes the following we'll considered re-
marks


at is impossible to doubt that there are
times when the people Of the South. in
their deep depressien, look back with a
sad CONSCIOUSNESS d their loss. No reason
has ever yet been given for this secession /;
it was an act Of wanton resistance to the
mildest form Of authority known to history
or Consistent with political existence, and
has done more than any other event to
justify those misanthropists who deny that
men are capable of sclf-government.-
That this resistance has been sympathized
with in this country by some who imagine
tina, in applauding the iDsurrectionary party
in America they were only acting consist
ehtly with their own conduct in approving
resistance to authority at Rome or War
saw, only shows how easily mechanical hab-
its of thought may take the place ofclear.
ly apprehended political principles. Com
mon sense teaches that for the same reason
that bad government should be destroyed
good government should be defended u
Year: 1863

RErALLIAT1os.-Richmond papers
mention report that the rebel authorities
propose to retaliate for the execution of
two men in Ohio by order of General
Burnside. We believe that the men exc
cuted in Ohio were shot as spies, after a
trial by court martial. But let them retail
late, it's game two can play at.
Year: 1863

Ma. Some gentlemen from Nebraska were
here Thursday, on the track Of horsethieves.-
There seems to be considerable horsestealing
carried on in this country at present, though
none have been stole in our immediate vicinity.
A few such salutary lessons as the Atchison
folks administered will dry up that kind of bus
mess. We don't believe in troubling the civil
authorities with such chaps.
Year: 1863

We notice our old friend, Philip Burke is back
to the county on furlough. He enlisted in the
18th Kan. at its organization last FALL and for
his worth as soldier and general good judge
ment was made wagonmaster of the Regiment.
There are several other soldiers home from the
Regiment on furlough. We learn that twenty
FIVE per cent or one-fourth Of the regiment has
been furlorgbed, so that several more of the
men will be here soon.
Year: 1863

Ias- The indications are numerous
that the butternut season is about over.
The prospects are that crop Of the fruit
of the tree will be failure. 1t is ascer-
tanned that the shell of the nut is thin,
and the kernel putrid and watery. The
hickorics are in good condition, and the
yield will be immense aud wholesome
Gin. CoumctctW
Year: 1863

that though taking no part in favor of
the Federal Government, he is neverthe-
less staunch friend Of tho Union, and
lives in hopes of a speedy restoration of
its authority all over the land
Year: 1863

How much we dislike to read so sad an
announcement in the advertising department
of paper Not a house and grounds only,
but along all tie cherished memories and
tender associations of the place, that
that enrich it with wealth beyond the COM
putation of business men, the traders in
home steadS and other classes of real estate.
1t is sorry day for map-and more so for
a family, when he is obliged to give up his
home and go drifting again over the world.
No experience like this shocks the sensitive
heart. All gone-al deserted The lights
shining no more in the window. The Camil-


lar faces pressed no longer against the pains.
The fire gone out. The smoke no more cnrl-
ing from the chmneys. The dear voice will
not be heard there again, though the men
pass and repass the house daily. All, there is
needed no desolati0n OF sort like this
He must be a hard aud undeveloped nature
that can contemplate such a scene witout the
deepest, emotion. To lose ones home is 10
lose nearly all that earth has to ctfer Of hap
piness to man
Year: 1863

PaoBABILIrY OF MARRYING From 20 to p
and from 25 to 80 the probability OF wild
over marrying in year is nearly three times
As great as that of q bachelor. At 80 il is
nearly four times as great from 80 to 10 it
is FIVE times as great and it increases, until
at 60 the chance OF widower marrying in a
wear is eleven times as great as that of a bach
elor. 1t is also curious 10 remark how con
fl med either class becomes in itscondltion Of
life-how little likely, after few years. IS a
bachelor to break through his habits and
solitary condition and, on the other hand
how readily in proportion does husband
contract'a second marriage who has been de-
prived prematurely ofhis first partner. After
the age of 80 the probability of bachelor
marrying in a year dlminishes in most rap
i'd ratio. The probability at 80 is not much
more than half that at so and nearly the same
proportion exists between each quinquennial
period afterwads.
Year: 1863

UNMARRIED WOMEN speculate much on
the existence of unmarried and never to-bo
married women now days. and have got
TO the point already of considering that
there is no more respecta l. character on this
earth than an unmarried woman who goes
on her way through life quietly .perseyerinsly,
without the support Of a husband and bro
tbers and having attained the age of forty
FIVE or upwards, retains in her possession
well regulated mind. a disposition to enjoy
simple pleasures, and fortitude to support in
evitable pain. sympathy with the suferings
of others, and willingness to relieve want as
far as her means extend-- Charlotte BroSts.
Year: 1863

STEWART, the dry goods prince, has made
shopping easy in his new establishment. By
an engine of IA horse power he hoists lady
from one floor to the other. or through the
whole series of floors with perfect safety. The
journey is made in snug little chamber,
with windows.
Year: 1863

A large naaber Of our citizens as
sembled lsst evening for the purpose Of
going to the residence Of Maj. Gen. Cur
tis 70 give him such . welcome to his
home ~ his eminent services in the cause
Of our country entities him to. But on
learning the serious illness Of bis daugh-
ter il was deferred until tonight. Let
every one be on hand tonight who can
appreciate gallant service 10 the field.
Year: 1863

~We hear no objection from the
army against the employment of negroes
to fight the rebels, except that the patri.
otic volunteers would prefer TO sec the
ranks Of the army filled by CopperLesds
from the North rather than by contra.
bands in the South.
Year: 1863

WTANTED.-A PARTNERin in the wood and coal
w. business, locality central, and now doing a
good business One with small capital Will hnd
It to his interest to inquire at this Office.


mar l8-lw'
Year: 1863

Richmond Va, May l6


1t is great thing to live in a great me-
tropolis, even if you have to look at it
through barred window, "play checkers
with your nose through a grating" as the
boys call it. (There are no actual bars, how
ever on the windows of our apartment.) 1t
is worth something to see the wealth of the
nation waited on the white wings of COM
merce and laid at the confederate feet CIwo
wood smacks and five canal boats, as well as
one schooner partially laden with lumber,
and one little thing that smoked aft some
thing like steamer, have arrived during the
week of our stay) 1t is worth something to
hear the busy hum of industry around u.s.
CA circular saw is running several hours a
day within few rods Of US, and planning
mill semi Three negro mule
drivers are Hourishitg their wood teams
about the wharf, with vast amount of ex-
citement and buslle, and suspender factory
is running on full time across the street. y
And it really is great sight, without any
joking, to see the airs these rebels put on.
and contrast the grandeur of their talk with
the evident ruin and wretchedness around.
One cannot be within their lines for ever so
short time, even in such circumstances as
ours, without an irresistible feeling that the
secession bubble is on the point of bursting.
know we have talked this way SO long that
it may seem ridiculous, but do believe now
more than ever, that We have ample power
to put down this rebellion utterly and per.
manently. 1t is only from our blunders that
We have failed to Go it long ago. We can
not much longer help it, even with all our
msmanagement, for our enemies are almost
exhausted. The bear has nothing but his
own paws to suck and they are getting to bt
mighty poor nourishment. The whole tall
and actions, buster, swagger and rant of the
high and mighty confederacy seem like the
acting OF tragedy. You can't find the sub
stance Of it under the shadow. 1t is the mos
astonishing thing in the world to me how
the thing has maintained itself as long as i
has. If the Lord hadn't some great plan t.
work out in reference to the settlement 0
the question of slavery on this continent, h
would have let the bubble be pricked lon!
ago. He will not interpose his shield 70
the protection of this airy structure of in
iquity much longer We may be sure. AM
without that special interposition which tn
Lord does use to shield crimes till they ar
fully ripe, it must drop.-D"m Browne i
Republican.
Year: 1863

ton in the arts Of peace, in the pursuit of
science and industry would be impossible
with men who have long made boast of de-
spising industry, and who already begin to
make war the first object Of their study and
their thoughts. Let them, in short, but car
ry out their plans, and We predict confidently
that the generation now growing up would
see this continent between two great military
despotlsms engaged in the intervals between
tremendous wars in interchanging hollow
courtesies from behind million of bayonets;
and with almost every trace of the things of
which we are proudest to-day-osr liberty,
our equality, our industrial energy, our hui
manity, our inteligence-forever oblterated.


There is no thinking man, who reflects on
these things with an honest desire to serve
his county, come what will of his party, who
can avoid the sorrowful conclusion that, cos:
what it may, the fighting has to go or either
until the confederacy is destroyed, root and
branch, or until there are no more left at the
North who think liberty worth defending, Or
his republication which the human race
hopes and has hoped SO much-worth saving.
Every man in the confederate service, from
Davis down, must be made to know that his
death or submission are the ends We aim at,
and that the brayer and more determined We
know him to be, the more firmly decided are
we tha: he and his associates shall either lay
down their arms, or quit the country, or die.
-New York Times.
Year: 1863

We have been permitted TO make use OF
the following extract from letter Of high
ly intelligent and competent officer of Mas
sachusetts regiment at Baton Rouge. The
letter is under date OF April 80, 1868:


And now for the most important feature,
the negro troops. have seen two regiments
of them, and | must say that l have seen
many white regiments that will not compare
with them. They very far exceeded my ex-
peotations. l much prefer them to white
troops. They obey all orders given to them
cheerfully and with alacrity. They drill re-
markably well and their camps ale neat and
clean. One regiment was oiiicered by white
officers entirely, and in the other the field
and staff officers only were white, the officers
of the line being black. The feeling of the
generality of officers here is in favor OF blacks
and if We get as good a set of men as thos,
in the regiments We have seen, we shall be
perfectly satisfied. The feeling here in re.
gard to them is rapidly changing in their IA
vor. We look upon the whole matter as {
fixed fact.


The regiment officere by black officers
thought to be in the best order One Q
them is millionaire and some of them al,
worth over S200000 each. The enlisted
men take great pride and interest in thei
drllling,much more so thar most white troops
They seem to be somewhat disciplined wheI
they first become soldiers, and their natura
pride stimulates them when they become sol
diers to excel as such. l predict very grea
success in raising black troops bere and hop,
| may be fortunate enough to have comman,
Of regiment of them. As to their fghtln:
qualities, there is but Que opinion expresse,
here, and that is that they will fight like dev
lis, because they express but one determine
tion, and that is that they never will be tax
en- prisoners. Thy express longing for
chance, the first chance ever afforded them
to strike for the liberty of their race Wher
is the instance upon record of any nationali
ty of men who would not fight to the dealt
for freedom and you may be sure that thes
regiments will not fail when they meet th
oppressors of their race"
Year: 1863

"The night wind moaned through the
wreck, and dripping water yet hissed from
the still hot iron of the engine, the waves of
the river gurgled and rippled among the
rocks of the shore, and an occasional below
of agony was heard from the cattle cars,
where all the rest of the men were engaged
in releasing the poor creatures; but l sat
there in solemn silence, waiting for him to
die that had been as brother TO me. At
last, just as We heard the approaching en-
gine, and just as the rising sun had begun to
gid and bespangle the purple east, George
opened his eyes gave my hand faint grasp,
and was no more. l stood alone with the
dead man had loved SO in my life, but from
whom death had now separated me-"