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Year: 1864

A traveller, setting out upon a
long journey, was assailed on the
road by ours, mastiffs, and half
grown puppies, which came out
from their kennels to bark at him
as he passed along. He often dis
mounted from his horse to drive
them back with stones and sticks,
into their hiding-places. This op-
Grafton was repeated every day,
and sometimes as often as twenty
times day. The consequence was,
that more than half the travellers
time was consumed in chasing those
dogs and puppies. At last he was
overtaken by a neighbor, who was
going the same road, but who had
set out long time after him. The
latter traveller was very much sur
prised to find the other on his jour-
ney, and on hearing the reason,
" Alas - said he, " is it possible you
have lost your time,. and wasted
your strength in this idle occupa-
ton? These same animals have
beset me all along the road, but !
have saved my time and my labor
in taking no notice of their barkings;
while you have lost yours in resent
ing insults which did you no harm,
and in cbastising dogs and puppies
whose manners you can never
mend"
Year: 1864

Honorable Reverdy johnson on the Abolition


Of Glavery-How the Institution was Killed.


In the United States Senate on the 28th ult.
Honorable Reverdy Johnson of Maryland, in
discussion on the bill to promote enlistments
in the army said. 5-1a = oLf


Mr.. Presidnt: In speaking of Maryland
in connection with this topic it is not to pre-
serve the instution at all. It has no other ex-
istence there now than legal one. There is
not slave there legally who would bring at
this day, in the present state of things, ten dol
lars, except as hire. In other words, they are
all now free. How made free2 You who
think that the institution is one which you
have right, and which you do, in the Ian
guage Of the Senator from Maine, Mr. Fess-
endeDI who spoke yesterday, hate, Il am not
at all surprised at that.) you think perhaps,
that you have destroyed the institution. It is
a great mistake. You had nothing to do with
it. Such few of you'll do not mean Senators,
mean your people such few of yonr people
as desired to do away with it, has as little ef
feet upon it as the air of heaven, and not half
as much; for that ought to have humanized
and does humanize, the human heart; and the
heart humanized, the institution sooner or la
ter, must expire. 1t has been put an end to
by the sort of retributive justice which is sure,
in the providence OF God, to visit crime The
men who were here preaching treason from
iheso desks, telegraphing from these
desks-I saw it, though was not member
and my heart burned within me-for their,
miniens, or the deluded masses at home, to seize
upon the public property of the United
Safes, its forts, IFS means, its treasure its ma
terial of war, and who were seeking to seduee
from their allegiance officers of the army and
navy OF the United States-they have done
it; and they were told that such would be
the result. They did lot believe it. They
believed that your representative would not
have the frmDess to try the wager of battle
They believed have heard them say So
that Southern regiment could march, with
out resistance, successfully from Washington
to Boston, and challenge for themselves irde-
pendence in Faneuil Hall. Sad deIusion!
Gross ignorance of the character of your peo-
plel You are free, and you knew its value
You are free, and you are brave because you
are free; and, as I have told them over and
over again, let the day come when in their
madness they should throw down the gage of
battle to the free States Of the Union, and the
days of their domestic institution will have
ended. They have done it. 1 have said it
was, as against them, retributive justice. Hop
ing and believing that their effort will be
fruitless, that their treason will fail in its OBJ
ject, the authority of the Government will be
sustained and the Union be preserved, thank
God that as compensation for the blood, the
treasure, and the agony which have been
brought into our households, and into yours,
it has stricken now and forever this Institution
from its place among our States
Year: 1864

This measure has been enacted in secret


session, and its nature is now revealed. It de-


clares every man between the ages Of Is and


30 in the military service for the war. 1t re-


quires some reflection to comprehend the ty-


ranuy Of this edict. Nothing that can com


pare With it was ever enacted by the most


despotic Governments in the world II means


that every man from the youth of l6 up to the
age Of 50, is declared by an edict to belong
to the army subject at once to the articles OF
war, to military discipline and military penal
ties and that if be does not report himself
for duty at military station within given
time, be win be subject to the penalty Of
death as a deserter. The entire people are
declared soldiers, and under martial law
For carrying on such mechanical trades az
are indispensable to the supply OF the army,
the mechanics will be detailed to do the work,
under military discipline and military pay
Thus the question of7wages is simplifed. So
with such other kinds of labor as are indispeu-
sable. Mechanics and laboring men will be
detailed from the army to work on army sup
plies. Railroad men, telegraphsrs and min
ers will be detailed under military rule and on
the pay Of $l3 per month in Confederate pa
per which is current at about five cents on
the dollar. Government, State and county
officers will be detailed from the army
Planters will be detailed to oversee the ne
groes. All the production and labor of the
country will be under military control and
this system Of detailing will furnish bound
less latitude for official favoritism by which
the aristocratic Glass; most guilty OF the re-
bellion, will continue to escape service and
danger in the field, while the entire middling
and laboring white class will be swept in by
this atrocious conscription, and those who are
required to labor, will be ordered to it by
military officer under military discipline, and
with wages reduced to the sham that the Con-
federate soldier has to take Cincinnati
Gazette
Year: 1864

January. He that Is born in the month Of
Janusry will be laborious and a lover of
good wine be worry subject to fidelity, yet he
will be compIacent and withal a ine singer
The woman born in this month will be pru-
dent housewife, rather melancholy, but yet
goOd-tempered. H3


February. The man born in the month
of February will love money much, but ladies
more /; he will be stingy at home, but prodigal
abroad. The lady will be humane and aft o.ion
ate and to her mother.


March. The man born iu the month Of
March will be handsome be will be honest
and prudent ; he will die poor. The lady will
be jealous, passionate and a chatter box.


April. The man who has the misfortune
to be born in the month of April will be sub
ject to msladies be will travel to his disad-
vantage, for be will marry a rich heiress, who
will mOke-what you no doubt understand
The lady of this month will be tall and stout,
with agreeable wit and great talk.


May. The man born in the month of May
will be handsome and amiable, he will make
his wife happy. The lady win be equally
blest in every respect.


June. The man born in the month Of June
viii be Of small stature and passionately fond
of ehildren. The lady will be parsonage
fond of coffee she, will marry young.


July. The man born in the month of July
viii be fat and suffer death for the wicked wo-
man he loves. The female of this month will
be passionately handsome, with sharp nose
and fine bust; she will be Of rather sulky tenn
per. 15al


August. The man born in the month Of
August will be ambitious and courageous; be
will have two wives. The lady will be amia-
bic and twice married, but her second hus-
band will cause her to regret her first


September. He who is born in the month
Of September will be str ong and prudent, but
will be too easy with his wife, who will give
him great uneasiness. The lady will be round
faced and fair haired, witty, discreet, and
loved by her friends.


October. The man born in this month will
have handsome face and forid complexion
he will be wicked and always inconsistent
He will promise one thing and do another,
and remain poor. The lady will be pretty-a
little fond Of talking-will have two husbands
who will die Of grief-.-she will know best why.


November. The man born in this month
will have fine face and be a gay deceiVer.--
The lady viii be large, liberal and full Of nov
city.


December. The man born 10 this mouth
will be good sort Of person though passion
ate He will devote himself to politics; and
be beloved by bis wife. The lady viii be
amiabIe and handsome, with good voice and
well prOportioned body, and very honest.
Year: 1864

1t is unwise to hope for domestic
happiness in the possession of a sin
gle trait OF character it is better
to look for combination, and they
are te be most congratulated who
can discern and WOO and win the
possessor of the largest number of
good points. First of all the man
whom you love, the woman whom
you adore, should possess a high
sense of right and wrong next bod
lily health, and thirdly, moral bra
very, a courage to be industrious,
economical and self-denying. With
these three traits, principle. health,
and soul that can do and dare all
that one ought to, domestic felicity
will abide. None ought to marry who
cannot command the means of ena-
bling them to live in comfort ac-
cording to their station in life, with
out grinding economies.


It is useless to talk about love In
a cottage. The little rascal will al
ways run away when there is no
bread and butter on the table,
There is more love in full -four
barrel than in all the roses and po-
sizes and woodbines that ever grew.
No mechanic should marry until he
is master of his trade nor profess
sional man, until his income is ade-
quate to the style of life which he
determines upon nor the merchant,
until his clear and annual gains are
equal to his domestic expenditures,
unless indeed, there are, in either
case, independent and unconditional
sources of income. No man has a
right to marry who has to work like
horse from morning till night to
supply family necessaries, whether
it be by brain or body /; for if the
body is thus made a drudge of, it
perpetuates impaired power to the
race while if the brain is over
wrought, its effects will be seen in
children of feeble intellect, if indeed
they are not demented. To calcu-
late therefore on a reasonable share
of domestic enjoyment, the parties
most interested should aim to find
in each other as great an amount as
may be of high moral principle, of
bodily health, and either the actual
possession of a suitable maintenance
or an individual ability to secure it
without peradventure,-HolFs Jour
nal ofHealth.
Year: 1864

PERsoxAL.-Wc were glad to meet our
friend Capt. Hunt in town to-day. He is
here on flying visit to his family and re.
turns to morrow. The Captain is crowded
with business in his highly responsible po-
sition in St. Louis, but he is equal to the
Year: 1864

The total receipts OF Llr3 Hogs for the week end
Ing today. amount, according to the daily returns
posted on Change, to 1901 head. This Is - less
than were received last week. an s61 less than the
receipts Of the corresponding week OF list year.


The daily receipts At the various yards compare as
foflows:
Year: 1864

would not simply have made large addition
Q the revenue, but lare restrained the worst
and most alarming tendency OF the times-


The tendency to reckless prodigality> In ex-
uendftrre
Year: 1864

Ear Had Gen. Mcclellan been as Sue
cessful in whipping the rebels as Grant
and Sherman and Sheridan have been, does
any one suppose he would have been
nominated by the Copperhead Democracy
for the Presidency? Not bit of it. 1t
was only because be is a failure, only be-
cause he wouldn't hurt rebels that he ia
the recipient of the favors and support ol
the party Of peace-sneaks.
Year: 1864

1t was signncant TACT, WHICH at
the time excited remark, that all the
speakers at the Union rally up at the
Junction upon Saturday had formerly
acted and voted with tue Democratic par
ty. Are they any the less Democrats
now ? Not bit of it. Douglas charged
his party to remember that no man could
be Democrat unless he were loyal man.
And when the doubtful and hesitating of
his followers tclegraphed him from Mis-
souri, 10 know his intention and proposed
action,-at the time that the South had
commenced its war upon the Government
and Mr.. Lincoln had shown his determine
alton to put down the rebelion-his an
swer was 81 stand by the Government
and to put down the rebellion" Was he
recreant to,.his principles as Democrat in
this Surely no loyal man will say So
And when under Jackson nullicstion
reared its front in South Carolina and Old
Hickory met the reasonable movement
with an iron Grmness and strangled it in
is incipiency. Clay aud Webster, and the
mass of the Wing party, although bitterly
hostile to Gen. Jackson in a partisan
sense, forgot for the time being party diff
ferences and cheerfully gave IN he crisis
to Gen. Jackson the full measure of their
support. And yet did any Wing or any
sensible or loyal man think that they
thereby were doing violence to their views
and principles as Wings? Democrats have
been opposed 10 National Bank and tariff,
and internal improvement, and yet shall
they therefore be opposed to the Govern
ment and ally themselves with traitors,
when traitors would destroy the Govern
ment ? They have been in favor of State
Rights, but are they bound thereby to
eoncede the right of a State to absove
its Federal relations, aud to disrupt the
Union One would suppose the discus
sion Of this subject would be a work OF
supererogstion, and yet there are those
that are blinded and guled By the clap
trap assumptions of the Copperhead par
ty, and who are ready to brand every man
as renegade from the Democracy who
sees in his duty to his country something
higher AMI nobler than mere party ties.
and is willing to ignore party feelings and
party strife in this hour of national peril


Lifelong Democrats are read out of the
ranks because they will not be false to the
Democracy Of Jackson and Douglas and
assist Southern traitors and their North
ern tools in the work of destroying The
government.


This newborn aud illegitimste Cop
perhcad Democracy, born OF rebellion auC
living only by its eountry's woes an'
perils, would go back to loyal men for it
parentage, and yet will read, or assume t
read out of their party those who are tru
to the teachings and principles of thos
from whom the party would CHIN ii
descent
Year: 1864

ES Accounts from Missouri indicate
that the rebel force has turned to the
West. and abandoned the idea OF making
an att ok on Jefferson City. They will
probably make their way out OF the State
on 'double quick" with such conscrlpss
and plunder as they may be able to goobi'
up on their route.
Year: 1864

"L1HcoLN HIRELINGs The Copper
head press have great deal TO say from
time to time about Lincoln's hirelings as
they term the soldiers who are fighting
the battles OF the country. Yet they pro-
pose to vote for one Of his chief hirelings
for President, one who is drawing sew
eral thousand dollars without rendering
a particle of service.


EFThe Chicago Copperhead Conven-
ton pronounced the war failure and
placed the embodiment of the failure en-
the platform as their candidate for Presi.
dent.


Why don's they strip off his epauletts
aud wrench his hands from the public
treasury whence he is gobbing up thou
sands of dollars for his continued failure
to do anything to earn it.
Year: 1864

A new married wife,living in New Or


leans, recently discovered that her bet
terhalf was disposed to come home fire.
quently late at night in state of "obliv-
ious forgetfulnoss." She determined to
cure him Of his habit. About two weeks
ago he returned at midnight, and stag
gered into the bed chamber, tumbled in
to bed, and WAS soon asleep. She pro-
cured large darning needle, and thread
ing it with strong piece Of twine, sat
quietly at work sewing him up in the
blanket. She sewed good and strong,till
as the gray streaks of dawn began to
tighten the East, her task was done. In
this condition she left him, and repaired
to the dwelling of friendly neighbor,
there TO await the result. About ten
O'Clock, persons in the neighborhood were


tartled by the sound of the most dis
tressing cries issuing from the house, and
rushing to the rescue, supposing that
murder was being committed, they forced
the door, and there found the poor man
bound up as tightly as bale of Gotten,
in the blanket of his own bed. He beg
ged them to release him as he was dying
from thirst and could not move The
neigbbors stood aghast. They though
him the victim Of some terrible plot; some
burglars scheme but as they were in
the act of extricating him, in rushed
the wife and ordered them to desist.--
"Cut not thread" she cried, II did it ;
and he shall lay there till he makes SOL
emn promise never to come home drunk
again. He declared he would in future
keep better hours and drink less rum. In
future, all wife has to do when her
"half' is disposed to take little too much
is to show him darning needle, and say,
Take care, sir, or | will sew you up"
Year: 1864

Oh the darling little tlingl Do call
it Julia, won't you!


81 should be very happy to do so,"
said our gallant friend, "but it isn't that
kind Of cat"


Kitty was deposited on the floor in a
twinkliug, and couple of young ladies
were seen looking around for good
place to faint.
Year: 1864

II God was to take he sun, moon and
stars out Of the heavens. the chance Of hus
bandry would be what, if God were to take
woman out of life, would be the chance OF
refinement and civilization. Woman car
reS civilization in her heart 1t springs
from her. Her power aud influence
mark the civilization of any country
\ mau that lives in community where he
has the privilege Of womau'S Influence, is
almost of necessity reGned more than he is
aware of and when men are removed from
tho genial influence Of yirtucus womenhood,
the very best degenerate or teel the Gepri-
vation. There is something wanting 10 the
air when you get west of the Allegheny
mountains on a sultry day OF summer.-
The air east of the mountain is supplied
with sort Of pabulum from the salt water
of The ocean, 10y which one is sustained on
the sultriest days of midsummer. Now,
what this salt water is TO the air, that is
womau's influence TO the virtue of commu.
nifty. Tau breathe it without knowing IL
All thatsyou know is that yoa are made
stronger aud better. And man is not
half man unlesS u woman helps him TO be.
! One of lhe mschiefs of camp life is that
women are removed from it. The men may
not know what it is that let's them down TO
lower state of feeling, or what that subtitle
il laeuce was that kept them uo to a high
er state ofrt fnement but it is the absence
of W. men in the Que case. and it was The
presence of women in the other Woman
Is light which God has set before man TO
show him which way to go, and blessed is
he who has sense enough TO follow it.


.,. II W. Beecher
Year: 1864

the road. It is q matter Of no consequence 10 tho
Express Company what it pays, since il can charge
the shipper with cost and profit. Ii is thus the
public is either driven from its own roads or com
exactions which it may demand.


Now, We really think it is time TO retrench this
unnecessary expense. In this bloody war, which
is calling old men from their chimney nook, and
boys from their play ground, il is really time 70
economse this luxury Of an Express. We need
horses for light batteries. We see every day tho
fattest horses in the Confederacy carrying pack
ages to collect freights. We need men. There
are attached TO the Southern Express Office nume-
rous highly able-bodied and active operatives We
sometimes see two or three smoking on the South
ern Express wagon, who would, no doubt, hear tho
command Of "action 'front.'" with delight Let us
reform this little, then The railroad depots have
also hands exempt for transportation and delivery.
There are cases in this Commonwealth whero
there arc two able-bodied men in tho same depot
exempted from military scrvice-the one as a rail-
road agent and the other as the express agent
Why not renounce this? Why are ploughs stopped
and mills closed for want of single man, when
the agents of transportation are duplicatedY The
railroad companies perform every act of transport
tation except delivery. Let them do that, and the
express system may be dispensed with.


The Legislature should require every railroadto
organize a domestic express. Ii should receive
ard deliver packages at every depot. Railroads
connecting on the same gauge should be required
to allow the passage OF loaded cars from other
roads over their own. They should be required 10
run freight cars on passenger and mail time, for
themselves, instead Of for the Express Company
We may be told that an Express Company is in
dspensable to conduct the connections between
the roads Of Virginia and the South. Perhaps 30.
Because the railroad companies find their interest
in throwing the labor and responsibility on an Ex-
press Company. Elsewhere, as IN England, for


instance, the companies take the express and pack
age delivery on themselves. Millions Of packages
are annually passed from road to road, aud shill-
ing charge on package is sometimes divided bo-
tween three companies. We cannot expect such
a thing at the South, because it might throw somo
one out of Office, reduce tho dividends Of others,
and effect great practical and economical reform
in the expenditures of society.
Year: 1864

A Home Guard Officer has sent us the follow
ing letter, written by gentleman who thinks he
ought to be exempt from military duty, and who
narrates, in support of that claim, catalogue Of
ills such as rarely fall to the lot Of ono mortal
Jobs Affections were not "circumstance," com.
pared with this gentleman's.


Three Forks Of South Toe River,


Friday, July 10Th, 1864.


CAPT RAY-Dear Sir: 1t becomes my duty to
drop you this note, informing you my condition at
this time. / am sick of fever this is the 18th day
since was taken | only able now to walk
across my house with o cane by being supported
by another person l am 80 years old this is tho
10th year since was ordained to the ministry Of
the gosple and have been constantly Employed 10
the pastoral charge OF from one to four churches or
congregations according to the usage Of the samo
have been afflicted from my Birth am intirely
deef in one ear my left shoulder has been broken
have had the Asthma oil my life and was snake
Bitten years ago by the largest kind of q ratio
snake which has CRIPPLED me suppose for life i
have all the grist mill in my noighborhood can
not bear arms at all the wellcest days ever SEQ
never had to muster in my life have been ex-
amined by the Sergeons and enrowling officers OF
the 9th and 10th districts of this State know
have been represented wrong or would not have
been called upon to meet at BurDesville the 30th
of this Inst notwithstanding all this would have
met had been able but il l serve at all ii will
have to be as horseman or Book keeper or at
some post where / will not have to be exposed to
the weather or walk much am q true southern
man and more than willing to Go any thing that
can for my country will report if get able for
duty will have TO report on horse back IL hayo
to serve hope to meet with you as my friend who
will do me the favor to appoint me position that
I can live in have been three times writing this
letter am failing again the reason Of my writing
so much is to let you know the true nature Of my
case do not want to be considered disloyal or
slothful to do my duty: If get able TO walk to do
any good will come to Ashcville.


Yours most obcdienty.