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Year: 1864

LAY NE DOWN AND, SAVE THE -FIAG.,i
These last words of the brave Mulligan
have sent thrill of pride and satisfaction
through every loyarheart. They are ext
pressive of the lofty and unfnching spirit
Of self-sacrifce and devotion which char


acterize the Colonel; and all who fought
and fell when and where he did! They
mean, let the flag be saved whoever may
be lost, let the cause be insured whoever
may fall in its defense, let the Government
be upheld whoever may 60. down. The
nation is more than any individual Of il.
The republic is to be preferred before any
Of its citizens. We must have the nation
ality. our integrity, our name and rank
among the nations whatever may be nc
cost of acquiring them, keeping. thsu:
Save the flag exclaimed the dying herpIi
save the flag, echo all hearts, that are fired
as his was with loyalty to the cause ofFe-
publicanism and free Government 10 Save
the flag, for it means everything that y
hallowed and reyerent to the milhonE4t
oppressed people. Save the flag, for is
salvation is the salvation Of humanity ]
Save the flag for if it is lost, America Y
lost, honor and all! Therefore save the
flag. Rally Irishmen, Germans 2 Amefa
icans--and save the flag! I7gaussE 8
Year: 1864

From the North Carolina Standard, Dec. l8 1868


We publish to day that portion of Mr.. Lincoln's
message which relates to the Confederate States.
We do so because we suppose our readers would
like to read it and Judge for themselves. Without
entering into any argument in reply to any portion
of this document we say that if the rebellion"
were in the condition which Mr.. Lincoln claims,
which we by no means admit and if our people
reduced to the painful necessity of reconstruct
ing the old government, the terms of such recon-
structon, as indicated by the oath proposed would
be exceedingly repugnant to high spirited and gal
liant people. Terms Of pardon based on an oath to
support certain acts of the federal Congress relating
to slaves, strike us as strange and absurd. Terms
might be imposed with equal reason based on the
support of any other law. This, it seems to US,
would be an abuse of the pardoning power, even
conceding as we do not that we are rebels and ask
ing pardon;


pie of State may shape the action of the State on
question vital in its character isOpposed to the
fundamental principle of the right of majority to
govern, and would, if carried into effect lead to
civil war among ourselves We tell Mr.. Lincoln
that the people of North Carolina may be overrun
and physically subdued, but their honor and their
proud port as freemen they can never sacrifice.
They win take no oaths which their State, in Con-
vention assembled, does rot require them to take
and whatever may happen, North Carolina will act
as State, by majority of her people, and thus
shape her own destiny. Her people would not rally
around tenth, to do any thing. North Carolina
may be forced to walk through the valley of hu-
initiation, but she would do it in her own proud in
tegrity, with her garments unstained save by the
blood of those who, presuming on their physical
might would dishonor and degrade her.
Year: 1864

We have nothing later from Dalton or Atlanta
But general engagement was thought to be at
hand on the 11th. 1t may be going on now.


The news from beyond the Mississippi is vague
and uncertain Banks has no douot suffered severe
ly, but no definite intelligence of his capitulation
had been received in New Orleans on the 10th,
though it was thought he had surrendered. Judging
from all the accounts, the federal campaign beyond
the Mississippi has been disastrous failure. We
shall soon know all about it.
Year: 1864

Senate IN the February following, member Of the
Prvy Counc tho 23d Of July, 1862 Chancellor OF the
Legion OF Honor.


However posterty may Judge Of the Duke Of Aaakhos
character no one will deny that he and self
sacrificing soldier though he bluff and free spoken
Hppolyte Castillo, to very favorable bog raphy
Of him, prefxes the simple motto, a. Es tripex" How
this may have been intended tho motto is exactly
significant OF she marshal character in its best its
least praiseworthy phases.


has been the good fortune OF the Duke Of Maakhof 70
be enabled by the wise though funess and statesmanke
tolerance of the Emperor blot the remembrance
s6 Colonel Pelssier's dealings with the Arabs in his
s'green and salad days.n When the Arabs lately peti.
toned the Emperor protection against the encroach
nents OF French settlers IL was through the veteran
Duke that the Emperor transmitted TO them the notie
message, Remember that ! am the Emperor OF the
Arabs az well as Emperor the French and the Duke
himself Loyalty work TO carry out this great maxim
highest policy with zeal and success which
have only stopped short the most lasting good resuts
because the aged General has been saddenly
removed from his turbulent but not nglorous procon
aulate
Year: 1864

Correspondent Missouri Democrat


No one who has been accustomed to at
tend ihe sessions ot Congress during the
past fifteen years, has failed to notice, at
the right OF the Speaker, tall, slim, pale
faced, bright looking lad, who gradually
grew to manhood, and still retained his po-
sltion and title, which WAS that of Speak
er's page No matter what party was in
power in Congress, Thad. Morrice was re
! tanned. Every new Speaker found him an
| almost indispensable assistant Standing
Just at the Speakers elbow, with his arm
leaning upon the desk, his chin rest,ng
upon his hand. which was between the
Speaker and the audience, in that attitude
OF whispering to the Speaker, the faithful
Thsddeus has stood during many sessions
of Congress, the prompter of Boyd, Banks.
Orr. Pennington, Grow, and Colfax II is
said he knew more OF Parliamentary law
than any man in America And he knew
every member of the House in all these
Congresses; it was his special business to
know them. No Speaker could get along
without such an assistant at first. When
Pennington was Speaker, good portion of
all the words he uttered were literally pat
into his ear by Thad He did not know
one quarter of the members even by sight,
and was sadly deficient in Parliamentary
law. When any member arose, he would
say, the gentleman trom,' generally with
out the least idea what State he was to
name; but so prompt was Thad to give it,
aud 90 unobserved in doing so, that not one
in hundred who was not cognizant with
the process would imagine but what Pen
nington knew all the members And ma
ny a time the old nan would commence
the statement OF question, not knowing
how we was to finish his sentence, which
was furnished aud finished by the youthful
Parliameutarian at his elbow No Speak
Fer that ever presided over the House was
so we'll able to dispense with the services
that Th I'd. Morrice performed as Schuyler
Colfax, who is the most successful Speaker
ever elected by an American House Of
Representatives; ye. Mr.. Coltax cannot fail
to miss greatly the Speakers page and
many old members, amid the hustle and
hurry OF legislative affairs, will find time
to indulge in retrospective glance at the
services, and pay tribute to the memory
Of the ever faithful Thaddeus Morrice,
whose prompt and timely needful words
will never be whispered in the ear of an
other Speaker.
Year: 1864

A great king orce made known his in.
tention TO visit certain distant corner OF
his dominions, and to this end it was or
dered that dwelling should be prepared
suitable for the reception of his majesty.


Now great sorrow seized the steward of
the king in that province; for the land
Was poor, and neither marble nor porphiry
could be found in all its borders so that
while lie earnestly desired to make right
royal provision for the honor of his sover
eign, whom be bad never seen, but whose
service was his greatest joy, no means
seemed ready to his hand


Nevertheless, he called the builders,
carpenters and masons, and laid before
them the kings command, requiring that
every one should bring together all the
materials which he could find suitable for
the work For [ should have said that
the province had in old time been devas.
tated by revolt, and the royal dwellings,,
which had once been great and splendid,
uow lay in RUNS.


So the builders came together, but every
man brought the same story of the poor
ness OF the land ]; and nothing was found
whereTith palace could he made, save
the common red clay of the province
Then the steward said to all his men, Be
hold our sovereign is a great and mighty
lord, and in all the world could no dwell
ing be found fit for his resting place and
In our bands is only this worthless clay {;
yet Of such as we have will we build


So the foundations were laid OF stones
brought from the ruins OF the former pal
aces, and the walls were erected from
bricks baked of the clay. Early and late
the master builder was present on the
spot. Every brick was fashioned and laid
In Its place, every arch was sprung and
perfected under bis eye, and by the guide
OF has hand. Still the workmen often
proved uhtalthful arches crumbled or
beams gave way, and the work advanced
but slowly. Often, too, struggling bands
OF rebels, who still kept up guerrilla war
fare IN the province, would attack the bull
ding; and the labor of weeks and months
perished in a single night.


Years went on, and the kings coming
was delayed, while still the palace of clay
stood incomplete. In some years it seem
ed as if no progress had been made; for
the repairing OF mistakes and mishsps de
manded more time than could be given
to the building, and the builders heart
grew heavy with dismay. Still he slack
ened not his efforts. but toiled on, while
taithfulness took the place of hope, and
willing heart gave cheer to the hands.


Now the arranging of the grounds called
for his attention, and here, as before, the
Year: 1864

toll, reduced by sickness, almost unmatched
in the annals Of war. He found the rebel
cause at the lowest ehb, and the rebel ar
my demoralized and dispirited He left
one in the food tide of success the morale
Of the other restored by the prestige of
great victories.


Gen. Mcclellan, in his Official report
got up for electioueeriog purpose, omitted
such Of his dispatches to the President
and Secretary of War as would tell against
him. The omitted history has been sup
piled to Congress, and will probably be
published.
Year: 1864

The purest and the yileSt sometimes
stand side BY side Wheat and tares grow
in the same field. The Bible aud the pack
of cards may lie upon the same shelf


The good man bearing the fruits of be,
nevolence and piety. is neighbor-sits side
by side, it may be, in the house of God
with him whose heart has become hard and
uufeeling under the very influences that
have hlest aud saved the former


This law Of contrast We find everywhere.
Let an incident illustrate


On the third day Of the fight at Gettys.
burg. two cannOniers, connected with bat
terry, stood side by side, The piece to which
they were attached, had once on that day
been taken by the enemy, but was valiant
ly retaken, and placed in position. The
struggle was severe, earnest and prolonged.
One detail of men, and then another, were
called to serve in quick succession in the
heated contest. The men to whom We re
fer stood, one on the right, the other on
the left of the cannon's mouth. They
came to their post with characters as unlike
as their previous enployments had been.
The one had been gambler-noted as
| such-the other devoted christian, a
Sabbath school superintendent when at
home. The one spent his short respite in
his favorite game of cards-thoughtless of
God, and of the suffering and dying all
around him; the christian, while conn it,
ting his soul to Christ for safe keeping,
was busted in doing what he could tor 9th
ers


The gambler, when summoned to his
post, places his cards in his cap, intending
to resume his sinful practice-the chris
tian comes to his post with the Bible in
his pocket Cards aud the Bite note
the contrast? When loading their pieces,
bal from the enemy's gun takes square
off the head of the gambler, his cards fly
ing in all directions. The same deadly
missile takes off the shoulder Of the good
man but in his first breath he exciaims,
GLory ANeLuu - With his remaining
hand be takes his Bible from hi. pocket,
and handing it to his sergeant, says: Give
that to my wife, and tell her that 1 die
h0ppyP In three minutes he expired


Thus you see in the heart of each the
ruling passion strong in death. And how
great the contrast! No words can describe
it. They stood side by side, but the NOR
dt distance between them was as great as
is the width OF that gulf which is impass
able. The one shouted, GLORY Alleluiap ?
and went up from the fame and thunder
of the battlefield to the peaceful heights of
Year: 1864

heaven. The other died as the fool dieth
If in sense true to his country--none
the less traitor to his soul and to God
Say ye to the righteous it shall be well
with him but to the wicked it shall be i'll
with hun '-Cor. S. S Times.
Year: 1864

THE JUDAsEs w Welington said in the
Peninsula, that the British merchants would
starve the whole British army for gold
That breed of knayes is not extinct. We
have men in this country who hold up their
hands among honorable gentlemen, and wax
virtuously indignant at the aspersion of
their integrity, who are secretly furnishing
blockade-runners with supplies, and even
sharing with them the enormous gains Of
their Infamous blood stained traffic. We
have Just seen a statement, from what we
know to be reliable authority, that an indi-
vidual who made his way South on import
ant private business, and has lately returned,
met in the streets Of Richmond parties
whom he saw buying goods in. January, in
New York that he was offered by an ac-
quaintance an interest in a venture for
$4,000, that promised prodigious profit, and
he encountered the same person in this city
recently with sterling bills to the amount of
$25,000 Some debtors of his rendered
him payment in tobacco, to be delivered
within our lines. He further stated that
goods are constantly running the blockade,
and the profit on them is fabulous. Shipped
from Northern ports to Nassau, the sellers
and shippers act as if ignorant of their final
destination This information may not be
entirely correct, but we have no doubt there
is terrible truth in it. We call upon the
government to redouble its vigilance Bet
ter thousands should be spent in bringing
these knayes to punishment, than millions
in ayerting the mischief their Internal greed
is intensifying. AS no language can be too
severe, so no retribution can be too terrible,
for men who would coin the blood of our
soldiers into gold, and riot in the wealth
purchased by the agonies of berieved thou
sands, and the protraction of a struggle that
convulses the nation Washington Chron-
icZe
Year: 1864

WRITING FOR THE PREss.-Some wri-
ter, but we do not now recolect his name,
has given few excellent hints on writing
for the press. After making the very true
and very important statement, that it is not
absolutely necessary for everybody to write
for publication, he lays down some whole
some rules for the observance of those who
think the pen is their especial weapon Of
usefulness to the. world, or, as Timothy Tit
comb would say, their particular spindle"
A few Of these rules are so very appropos
that they will pay for reproducing:


l. Having something to say, set yourself
about putting it on paper as clearly, concise-
ly and pointedly as the nature of the case
will admit.


2. Ifyou have any apologies or excuses
to offer in reference either to your article or
yourself, put them, by all means, in a pri.
vate note to the editor. In writing for the
public, it is seldom either good policy or in
good taste to take yourself for subject. a


3. As a general rule, dispense with the
Introductory remarks" and come at once
to the subject matter of your article; but
if something preliminary is really called for,
make it brief. A long introduction to an
ordinary newspaper article has the effect of
large portico in front of small house, and
suggests not only bad taste but poverty


4. Because you have something import
ant to say, it does not follow that you must
write long article. "A tremendous thought
a late writer truly says, may be packed into
a small compassionate as solid as a cannon
ball, and, like that projectile, cut down all
before it." Short articles find more readers.
and are more effective than long ones; SO
pack your thoughts close; make short SEN
tences never stop the reader with long
or ambiguous word but let the stream flow
right on, and men will drink it like water


5. Make yourself understood, if you do
nothing else and let there be no vagueness
about your statements. Every sentence
should not only convey a meaning, but a
distinct and definite meaning.


q. 1t is Of course desirable to make your
sentences strong as we'll as clear. To do
this, use strong words--good Anglo-Saxon
words-and put them strongly together
that is, so place them that they will show
your meaning the most clearly.


Z. When you have said all that is nee
essary to say, stop at once. Every sentence
that you add will detract from the effective.
ness of your article, and from its chances of
getting into print


g. Write good, plain hand, whatever
illustrious examples Of a contrary practice
may be quoted Many an article has been
thrown under the table unread, because the
editor has had neither the time nor the pa
tence to decipher the wretched hand writ
ing, when, if the manuscript had been fair,
it would have been gladly printed.
Year: 1864




Description OF JESUS CHRIsT.-The
following description of Jesus Christ is said
to have been found in an ancient manuscript
sent by Publius Latilus, President of Judea
to the Senate at Rome: .-...r


"There lives at this time in Judea man
of singular character, whose name is Jesus
Christ. The barbarians esteem him a
prophet, but his followers adore him as the
immediate offspring of the immortal God.-
He is endowed with such unparalleled virtue,
as to call back the dead from their graves,
and to heal every kind of disease with word
or touch. His person is tall and elegantly
shaped; his aspect amiable and reverend !;
his hair flows in those beauteous shades
which no united colors can match, falling
into graceful curls below his ears, agreeably
COUGHING on his shoulders, and parting on
the crown of the head like the head dress
Of the sect of Nazarites. His forehead is
smooth and large; his cheeks without a spot,
save that Of lovely red his nose and
mouth are formed with exquisite symmetry


his beard is thick, and suitable to the hair of
the head, reaching little below the chin,
and parting in the middle like a fork his
eyes are bright clear and serene. He re-
Dukes with majesty, counsels with mildness,
and invites with the most tender, persuasive
language; his whole address, whether word
or deed, being elegant grave, and strictly
characteristic of SO exalted being, No man
has seen him laugh, but the whole world
beholds him weep frequently; and SO per-
suasive are his tears, that the whole multi
tude cannot withhold their tears from join
ing in sympathy with him He is very
modest, temperate and wise. In short,
whatever this phenomenon may turn out in
the end, he seems at present man of ex-
cellent beauty and divine perfectons, every
way surprising the children of men.
Year: 1864

RAPID ADVANCE IN GOLD AT TIE NORTH.
We heard late last night that Northern
paper had been received in this city, which
gave the quotation of gold In New York on
the 25th Mt PA. So it goes. Having passed
the magic figure of 2J0, there is no telling
where it will stop
Year: 1864

GENERAL FREsoNr's GRIEVANCES s. General
Fremont has written letter to General
Schenck the Chairman Of the Military Com
mittee Of the House, which may be regarded
we suppose. as very significant document
coming from an independent candidate for the
Presidency. II is anything but friendly in its
tone towards the administration. Indeed it is
. severe rebuke for harsh treatment at their
hands, which the General complains Of a. en-
just and offensive in retiring him from
active service against his will for the space of
sixteen months; next, in reducing him to serve
under Gen. Pope, which he pronounces ian un-
meritcd insult" and finally, in giving an import
ant command, which was expressly arranged
for him by the Secretary Of War and approved
by the President during the last session Of Con
gress. to another officer. General Fremont is
grievously offended at these slghts, and he
takes the opportunity of telling the public so
Year: 1864

BUILDING up EvIDEScE.-Wc have received a
copy Of a circular, issued by the Navy De.
partment to local inspectors OF machinery
for naval vessels, charging them to bo
more careful in future in relation to their
several duties With the constructors. The
whole purpose Of this document Is to en-
able Mr.. welles and his subordinates, when
charged before the Committee Of Investigation
with useless expenditure OF the public money,
to show that they attempted to do what was
right 10 the premises Like the solitary prose-
cution Of . defaulting navy contractor the
other day. II comes rather late TO bolster up the
case Of tho department
Year: 1864

The Copperheads will display the national
colors this week, on the occasion OF the cleo
tion. They will be red with excitement when
the voting commences, pale with diSmay whon
the returns begin to come in, and they will GER
tGiDly be very blue the next morning.
Year: 1864

CONTINUED GUERRILLA ALARM ON
OUR SOUTHERN BORDER copy the
following from the Keokuk Constitution
of the 21st.:


"We learn that there is considerable
alarm in Clark county. Mo-, on account
of apprehensions of formidable raid of
rebels in that county. Two wagon loads
of Clark county records and public doc
uments were brought to this city at a
late hour last night for safety"
Year: 1864

The South are able to see the intimate
connection between the febe, armies ami
the peace men of the North. Why is it
that the North cannot also see it?


itemocrats OF Muscatine and of iowa,
who are not lost to national, as we'll as
individual honor, We ask you are pre-
pared to cooperate with these two im-
meiise forces that are working for the
procurement OF peace:''


Are you determined to vote with a
party whose nomination and platform
are altogether dependent for success on
the courage and resolution OF fighting
rehei>: ~


Are you honest Democrats and labor
ing to secure the success Of candidates
whose ''election is secured by rebel sue
cess in battle, and whose defeat will
inevitably follow a rebel defeat >" Is
not such a party the party of treason
ana rebellion? You have been duly
watned of the intimate connection
between rebels and peace men, If you
stN persist in keeping up that connec-
tiH what better are you than traitors
and rebels:


"IHcre ca3s be 6ut putriotsund traitors"
To which class do you belong?
Year: 1864

Congress, before it adjourned, passed .
law assessing new tax Of Eve per cent.
on the income of every citizen over six
hundred dollars, to raise money to pay
bounties. This is in addition to the for
mar income tax
Year: 1864

The New York Journal of Commerce
(eopperhead) protests against the post
ponement Of the Chicago Convention. 1t
says:


"The Democrats have made sad blum.
der, and yielded the first line of intrepch.
ments to the enemy. The adjournment
OF the convention is q serious mistake. 1t
is idle to conceal it, for now the only hope
is in getting some wisdom into the heads
Of the managers, who appear as in oldeu
times to be pulled BY wires. Already
faction lifts its head Another Democratic
committee is in the field, and it is hard to
say which is the real authority, if there is
any authority. Unless the Democracy
look out there will be q scrub-race among
various subdivisions who will grow up
during the summer, and, as in donkey
race, the question will be who shall come
in last, for no one will think Of winning
By going ahead"