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Year: 1862

Major General Cassius M. Clay is ex-
pected to arrive here in few days, his
friends looking for him in every steamer.
There is no doubt that tho brave Ken
; lucky emancipationist will be heartily
welcomed on his return to country
which needs men of pluck and stamina
like him.


We have already announced the fact
that Mr.. Clay had taken his leave of the
Gear, and introduced to him Minister
Cameron. Bayard Taylor, in letter
to the Tribune, thus reports Mr.. Clay's
farewell remarks


"Your Imperial Majesty will see, from
the letter of the President of the United
States, which I have the honor to bear,
that he recalls me at my own request
Had consulted my pleasure rather than
my duty, l should not have exchanged
the attractions which surround your I'm
perial Majesty's court for the hardshps
and dangers of the field of battle. BY
this devotion to my 20 ,ntry, your I'm
perial Majesty will measure the depth of
my gratitude that you have magnani-
mousy stood by us in our time of need,
of humiliation and of national peril
That gratitude is felt by every lover of
our great Republic at home and abroad.
Should survive the war, to enjoy that
moro stable peace which believe God
reserves fr our country. it shall be the
purpose of my life to cultivate and
strengthen that gratitude for your I'm
pcrial Majesty, your house and your peo-
pie.


Ny countrymen know already what
you have been to us; shall tell them
of the cemency, of the firmncss, Of the
sublime courage which your Imperial
Majesty displays in your magnanmous
efforts for the progross and glory of your
own people. To have personally known
and enjoyed the gracious consideration
of the most illustrious among livinOmcn,
who will be known in all time not as the
Gar of all the Russias, but as Alexan-
der II, will be to me the most precious
of life s memories. Sad in leaving your
Imperial presence, I 60 to mingle my as
pirations with the great millions of the
Western world. that God will prosper
and have in His holy keeping your In
perial Majesty. your Imperial house and
the fortunate millions of people under
your paternal rule"
Year: 1862

than gaoaning Christians What should
We say of the guest at generous feast
were he to pay his entertainer with sor-
rowful e1clamations And what are the
human family but the guest of a most
bounteous host, whose cheerful banquet
spread for US in this vestibuc Of earth,
is but type of the eternal feast of JOY
and gladness prepared for the good and
grateful in the house of many mansions
to which it leads ? To wear n tristful
visage, to sigh, and NOPE, and moan,
while surrounded by the elements of hap
piness, is discourtesy to Heaven. To be
light of heort is a Christians privilege.
1t is only your fanatics and hypocrites
who qrodn.
Year: 1862

The following argument for matrlmon
was written in the olden times:
Like to ring without finger,
Or like bell without ringer,
Or like n horse that's never hidden,
Or like feast and no guests bidden,
Or like well without bucket,
Or like rose and none to pluck it;
Just such as those


May she be said,
That time doth lose,


And dies a maid,
The ring if worn


The finger deckcth;
The bell if rung


Coed music maketh.
The horse doth ease


If he be ridden;
The bucket draws


The water for thee;
The rose when plucked


Is then most worthy;
So is the maiden


In mine eys,


Who loves and marries


Ere she dies.
Year: 1862

A child is never happy from having
his own way Decide for him, and he
has but one thing to do; put him to
please himself, and he is troubled with
everything and satisfied with nothing.
Year: 1862

There is divine out west trying to
persuade girls to forego marriage. He
might as we'll try TO persuade ducks that
they could find substitute for water,
or rosebuds that there is something bet
ter for their complexion than sunshine.
The only convert he has yet mode is u
single lady, aged sixty.
Year: 1862

Two SIDES OF THE LIQUOR QUESTION
A grocery-keeper in Texas was prosecuted
before Judge McVean for selling liquor with
out a license, and employed lawyer to defend
him. The selling of the liquor was duly prov
ed, and the case seemed very plain one, when
the lawyer for defence rose and said:


MAY it please the Court, don't think the
charge is proved. 1t is true the witnesses have
sworn that my client sold them liquor known
hereabouts as red-eye, but not one word have
they said about its being intoxicating liquor.
Now the statute expressly says that no intoxi-
eating liquor shall be sold without license,
and / submit that your Honor cannot know
judicially that the red-eye sold by my client
was of an Intoxicating character"


This argument was conclusive to Judge Nc
Vean, and the grocery-keeper was acquitted.
After the Court had ajourned, he wentup to the
Judge and said:


II say Mac, I'm derned glad to get rid of
the fine, but l see you don't know nothin'
about my red-eye. You just drop into the
store and try some ont, and guess you'll find
out twill 'toxicate pretty quick. Ell don't
want to pay fine, I'm derned eff I'm mean
enough to water my Ticker SO aman can't get
drunk ont.
Year: 1862

The gunboat Palmetto State made trial trip up the
Cooper river yesterday, which proved satisfactory to
the officers in command. The boat made seven knots
an hour running with the stream, and four knots
hour sleaming against t.-Arcuyy l7h inst
Year: 1862

PErERssuuRo, December lT--A lady has arrived
here, who left Norfolk Monday last She gays the in


formation of Burnsdes defeat produced the most stun
ming effect on the Yankees in Norfolk while our own
people were greatly elated The Yankee accounts sa


they were permitted to occupy Fredericksburg with
but little opposition, but large force got
across, the rebel General Lee opened upon them with
two hundred and fifty pieces of artillery, while Stuart
got partly in their rear and poured murderous fire
into the Union ranks. They say much havoc has
not been since the commencement of the war
They report their loss in killed and wounded at
than twenty thousand
Year: 1862

There no time when the iron sceptre of winter is
more heavily felt than the present month December
this year. as in all Others is cold rugged and inhospita
be, and ft was not for Christmas, would scarcely
relax his frozen features with smile through the
whole reign. 1t repcls the enjoyment which early
winter should bring us, and the promises of coming
spring is far away in the distance But we complain
not as the glorious advent of our Saviour, is day
which we all look to heraldng glad tidings to those
who take due conception.
Year: 1862

A correspondent of the Hardin County
Republican gives the following interesting In
cident which occurred during the transit OF
the sgd regiment to the sseat of war;


AT cne place along the road where we
stopped to take on coal and water, an incident
occurred which impressed me as worthy of
notice. From desolate looking hovel slowed
away among the rocks quarter of a mile up
the hillside came running down TO the train
like gazell, the most perfect specimen of
mountain maiden innocence and beauty il has
ever fallen to the lot OF the understanding to
to look upon- This specimen was a young
girl of about fifteen unsophisticated years.
She came dancing up to the train, out of
breath, with her hair all adrift and exclaiming;
.hurrah for the soldiers, hurrah for the soldiers
Our friend who was setting near me hummlng
'the girl / left behind me- observing her
animated and patriotic style, protuded his
head from the car window and responded, in
his usual poetlcal way, bully for you, my gal,
YOU must ike the soldiers You may bet
your life on that said she, and she continued,
Il only wish 1 was a man boy, I'll bet I'd
90 to war; 'Well,' said Goitbutes, why don't
your daddy and brothers go?' They are all
gone she, replied, and Pve notion to get on
the cars and 90 part of the way anyhow
Come along, then my mountain beauty said
our friend, I've place in my buzzum left
vacant, and you can just drop in, take posses
sion and begin darnin' my socks. She started
for the ears, but just as she got over shoe-top in
trying to cross the gutter, the bell rang, away
went the train with our disconsclate friend, and
the sweet bundle of woodland patriotism and
purity commenced retracing her steps along
the rocky path on the hillside. Our friend
Goitbutes. has not been ft for duty SINCE and
keeps his mess awake half the night talking in
his Sleep about the girl he saw at the water
station
Year: 1862

THE GREAT WEsr.-Not heart in New
England but halls the Great West with pride.
Her character is developing; its heroism,
courage, magnanimity, grow upon the world
every day. She warned the South that she
was not to be trihed with; that she had an in
heritance in the Mississippi and that she could
MAINTAIN it. She is maintaining it, and the
memory of her labor to maintain it will linger
forever in the ears of the South. When this
labor is over, when the Mississippi is subjected
to its Just and natural masters it will be many
years before any other disloyal band will attempt
to wrest it from them. The West is making a
splendid history for herself-she is growing
like great nationality upon the world, and
the future powers of the earth will respect her
character and her demands. As is suggested,
she will stand, more and more, as she grows in
political importance, between the fanaticism
of the East and the feudalism of the South
1t will be her great duty to silence sectional
ism everywhere, to reconcile sections to the
sovereignty of the central power. No man
can doubt but that she will use her power hon.
orably, Justly. She is the life blood of Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore; these
cities are her brokers between her and the
eastern world; their wealth must be acquired
in bringing Europe and the West togethC r.
New Orleans stands in the same relation to
her. Her necessities require that she should
have these two avenues to the seas, and she
will have them. She never can be divorced
from the East, never can be divorced from the
South, and, to-day, she shows that she has the
power to maintain this dual Union against all
opposition. Post.
Year: 1862

habit of self abuse To which Is added observations
Female Diseases and other interesting matter of the
importance to the married and those concentrating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their physical alb y
enter that state Sent any address in scaled wrap
per, Oh receipt of ten cents or four stamps


devote entire time and attention 10 the
me of the various private diseases treated Of pr
vate report Our DspenSlry is the only Institution Of the
kind in America which has been tablhed by special
charter am this fact should give II preference the
various quacks Of doubtful character be found in ali
Year: 1862

SPRINGFlELP, Aug. %.


Gen Brown has issued an order requiring all
persons in this District who have not taken the
oath to report in person to the nearest Provost
Marsha! for the purpose OF taking the oath aod
giving sufficient bonds for the faithful observance
thereto, all efsans who fail to comply with this
c,ier by the 25th Of this month wi be removed by
the Provost Marshal General outside of the fed
erai lines and notified that if hereafter found
within the lines without proper auths,ity they
will be arrested and placed in close confinement.
Tho reason for making this stringent order IS tn
fact that there are number Of persons who have
not yet taken the oath and the General Com.
mandiDg has positive assurance that they keep
up direct line of communication with the enemy
Year: 1862

THE Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company is one Of the oldest and beet life
Companies in THE country. The same cash
investment will procure policy for twice
the amount given by many othei companies.
Robert Simpson, agent.
Year: 1862

Patri0e1sm.-The Editor OF she Sarat0.
@ Republican tells the following A his own
informed the six c0mpositors In ONCE that they would
enlist would pay them half wages while they
to the They replied THAT 10 than have
had before; and The whole crowd enlised That what's
the matter" Speaking OF patriotism reminded Of
KNOX the Halter who only patriot but the halter
OF New York. kn0xs Fall style s something worthy Of
Fulton atraat
Year: 1862

CoNsULTATToN.-A committee Of wholesale
liquor dealers from the city OF New York are
now here for the purpose Of consulting with
the Commissioner Of Internal Rsveuue in re-
gard to the application Of the revenue law with
reference to that branch Of business, especially
In relation to the expectation of liquors.
Year: 1862

THERE is no greater everyday virtue than
cheerfuiness. This quality in man, among
men, is like sunshine TO the day or gentle re


newing moisture 10 parched herbs. The
light of a cheerful face diffdses itself, and
communicates the happy spirit that inspires
it. The sourest temper must sweeten in the
atmosphere OF continuous good humor As
well might fog, and coud and vapJr, hope 10
cling TO the sun-illuminated landscape as the
blues and moroeseness, to combat iovial speech
and exhiarating laughter. Be cheerful al
WAYS. There is no path but will be easier
Travelled. no load but will be liglll er, no shad-
ow on heart or brain but will lift sooner in
presence of a determined cheerlulness. It
may at times seem difficult for the happiest
tempered to keep the countenance o: peace
and conten,; but the fieulty will vanish
when we truly consider that sullen gloom and
passionate despair do nothing bat multiply
thorrs and thicken sorrows. 1t comes to Us
as proyidential as good-and is a good if we
rightly apply its lessons; why not then, cheer
fully accept the i'll, and thus blunt its appar-
ent sting. Checrfullness ought to be the fruit
of Philosophy and Of Christianity. What is
gained by peeyishness and tretfullness-by
preverse sadness and sullenness? If we are
i'll let us be cheered by the trust that we shall
soon be in health-if misfortune befall Us, be
cheered by hopeful visions Of better fortune
if death robs US Of the dear ones, let us be
eheered by the thought that they are oEiy
gone before to the blissful bowers where we
shall meet, to part no more forever. Guilt
vate cherGulness, if only for personal profit
You viii do, and bear every duty and burden
better by being cheerful. Il will be your
consoler in solitude, your passport and com


mendator in society. You viii be more
sought after, more trusted and esteemed ior
your steady cheerfulness. The bad the
vicious, may be boisterously gay and vulgarly
humorous, but seldom or ever truly cheerful
Genuine cheerfulness is an almost certain in
dex of happy mind, and pure, good heart
Year: 1862

BITTER REGRETS. Among the correspon-
dence recently found on board of captured
rebel vessel, was a letter from a prominent cit e
izen of Southern State to his wife, who was
sojournng at distance from home The
writer of the letter had just returned from a
visit of week or two at Richmond, and was
writing his wife what he saw there. The bit
terness with which be condemns the rebellion
and bewails the misery and desolation of his
once happy and prosperous section Of the
Union, is poured out with all the fervor of
sincerity, and we doubt not that he expresses
the feelings and hopes of thousands of others.
who, like him. dare not speak openly. The
letter is dated the 30th ult He says:


This aecursed attempt of one section to
set up an Independent Government, mnst, SOON
er or later, fail, and faa ignomjnjoudy.
arr bound in duty to share h the Burdens, and
to do what may to alleviate the suEarings
which the attempt has brought upon those a
nIong whohi I was born, but l will take no
office in 1.-THE highest would be no induce
nent-nor will share iu the terrible respon-
sibiHy. No words can depict TIE horrors
which I Witnessed both ct Richmond and on
my journey there and back. The deaths then
occurring in Richmond were fully equal 10 one
hundred and fifty per day. More than seven
teen thousand sick and wounded are now in
the Richmond hospitals. The recent seeming
success OF our arms will only accelerate the
downfall Of oar short-lved ConfeteracJ.
Year: 1862

In one Of the suburban streets Of Boston a
gentleman of enterprise and wealth recently
erected a magnificent palace, of a grand exte7
rior and internal adornments rarely edualed,
with many features to be proud OF, and among
the rest a cupoa which commanded a very
fine and extensive view Adjoining his estate
was lot belonging to another wealtf3 and
enterprising citizen, portion of which natu-
rally belonged to that on which the house of
the slightly cupola stood. One of the parties
was anxious to buy, and the other was desir-
Gus to sell, but they could not come to terms
and each thought the other little obstinate.
Finally, the one who had the vacant lot put
an end to all prospects Of trade by comnen-
cling the erection of massive edifce, which is
now completed, and stands two stories CHER
than the adjoining one. completely shutting
off the view from the cupola on the most de-
sirabiG side. The owner of the rivaled edifce
was exceedingly wroth when he discovered
what his neighbor was up to- but there was
no remedy, and clay low until the structure
was completed, inside and out. Now he
has made a contract with parties TO move his
house a couple of feet or so toward the front
street. The operation is to cost him the mod
crate little sum of $1,000, and will leave the
adjoining building in a bad predicament in
front, as 20 the view, and in the rear by the re-
moval Of support from portion Of the ad-
joining wall, which is thus Unexpectedly left
standing alone. This is the way the matter
stands now, and should the removal take place
as contemplated, it is uncertain which party
will b ave the hest of it.
Year: 1862

TRUE AND ELOQUENT WoRDs FROM JUDGE
RANNEY.-The following remarks of Judge
Ranney at a recent meeting in Chiicothe,
should be read by every man in Ohio:


Whether we voted for the present Admin
istration or not, we are equally interested in
preserving the Government. Administrations
are but for a day. Thank God, this country is
ours We had better expend all we have in
preserving it, and leave it to our children than
to leave them anything else.


We are under obligations as citizens to bear
arms in defense of the Government, and to do
SO voluntarily. Should we wait to be forced
into the field we would not be doing our du-
! ty; and the moral effect of popular support
would be lost to the Government. This call is
addressed to us ALI do not look around you for
poor man who may be obliged to go. Let
him who is in a situation to enlist step forth
and say to others, come. 1t is great matter
with us to know that we are in the right
"Thrice armed is he who hath his quarrel just.
| Without discussing the past, say to You that
this rebellion was produced by ambitious mer
in the South without reason or excuse. We
do not deny the right of revolution, but those
twho undertake such movements can be justi
fled only by such reasons as our fathers had
such as are recorded by Jefferson in the Dec
laraton of Independence. But there is NJ
shadow of excuse for this ntrocious attempt o
" rebels to overthrow our government,
Year: 1862

SUBMISSION OR DEsTRt tcTIoN-"A Veteran
Observer" writes to the n. Y. Times practi
cal article upon the conduct of the war, clos
ing in these words;


"In reference to peace, you have only to take
The map and the historical facts, and gre
them a calm examination, to see that the war
cannot possibly end except in one of two
words-submjssion or dcstruct ion. Suppose
Europe were to try its hand on recognition,
who would they recognize? ? The cast side or
the west side Of the Mississippi? The whole
of Virginia or half Of it? Tennessee in the
occupation of our troops, or Louisiana with
our Governor in New Orleans Where 10
the country they are to recognize? Aud
where is the country we are to make peace
with? The thing is simply impossible, aud
the war will 60 on in spite of all the earth
until the South is literally destroyed, or sub
mits to the just government Of the United
States You may with your single arm, roll
rock from the mountain verge, but ter
thousand men can not stop it. How far is the
South from being actually destroyed at this
very moment? New Orleans and Charleston
aud Savannah are no more than country vii
lagos. The immense cotton crop Of las! year
is worthless, except the part within our lines


This year, but little is planted, while 4 large
amount of the grain planted is ALREADY worth
less. One year more Of this and then hmin,
and insurrection win reign, and in the interior
the present barbarism will be made more bar
barous. 1t is a terrible picture, but time vii
only make il darker, il rebellion persists ID its
awful crime"
Year: 1862

No one can deny that Daniel S Dickenson
is thorough strait out Democrat. Read
what he said at Binghampton, no longer than
the 18th of the present month: HE said that
he was not only for speedily and totally wip-
ing out the rebellion, but the cause of it, so
we would never have another. He was also
in favor of confscating all Of rebel property,
real. personal aud mixed. He said he would
confscate their quadrupeds and their bipeds,
their men servants and their maid servants,
their oxen. their horses, their nsses and all
that is theirs. IIo appealed to every man to
enlist in the Union armies who possibly could
and help to f'Iairtain the Government. He
said the President was entitled TO great credit
for what he had done, aud that the admins
tration was entitled to the support of every
loyal man 10 the land"
Year: 1862

1t is hard to coutrol the working Of inclina
ton and turn the bent of nature; 6ut that it
may be done, know from experien ce.- God
has given us, in measure, the power to make
our own fate; and when our energies seem TO
demand sustenance they cannot get, when
our will strains after path We may not fol-
low, we need neither starve from inannition
nor stand still in despair. We have but to
seek another nourishmeut for the mind as
strong as the forbidden food it longed to taste
and perhaps purer, and to hew out for the ad-
venturous foot a road as direct as the one For
tune has blocked up against Us, ifrougher than
Chuilote Bronte.
Year: 1862

Under the head of licenses are included
nearly all kinds Of manufacturing operations
The specifications as to date and manner Of
procuring them are as follows;


Sec 81. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the first day of August, 1862,
no person, association of persons, or corpora
ton, shall be engaged in, prosecute, or carry
on, either Of the trades or occupations men
toned in section 64 of this act, until he or
they shall hare obtained a license therefor in
the manner hereinafter provided.


Sec. So And be it further enacted, That
every person, association of persons, partner
ship or corporation, desiring to obtain a license
to engage in any of the trades or occupations
named in the Gath section of this act, shall
register with the assistant assessor of the as
sessment district in which he shall design to
carry. on such trade or occupation-frst, his
or their name or style; and in case of an as
sociation or partnership, the names of the sew
eral persons constituting such association OF
partnership, and their places of residence; Sec
ond, the trade or occupation for which q Ii
cense is desired; third, the place where such
trade or occupation is to be carried on; fourth
if a rectifier, the number of barrels he designs
to rectify; if peddlar, whether he designs tC
travel on foot, or with one, two, or more hors
es; if an inn-keeper, the yearly rental of thc
house and property to be occupied for saiC
purpose; or if not rented, the assistant assessor
shall value the same All of which facts shall
be returned duly certified by such assistan
assessor, both to the assessor and collector o
tho DISTRICT. and thnreuDOn uDOD pavmeDt Il
the collector or deputy collector of the dis
trict the amount hereinafter provided sucl
collector or deputy collector shall make ou
and deliver a license for such trade or occupa
: ton, which license shall continue in force 70