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Year: 1861

On this subject we make the following ex-
tract from an article in the October number of
the Pennsylvania School Journal:


Although the statute does not point out the
method of employing teachers, the fair Infer
enc from the wording of the law, is, that they
shall be hired, or appointed 5y the Board of
director, and not by some two or three persons
in the neighborhood. The State Sunerinten-
dent has been exdlcit on this pout, 10 his IN
structions.


Directors, when they employ teachers should
always consult the wishes of those intending
10 send to the school, and, if practicable, hire
the teacher desired by the most decided major
ity; but they cannot put this part of their du-
tles into the hands Of the citizens, any more
than they can the levying of the tax. The law
IS as imperative in the one case as in the other
The teacher hired by the inhabtantG of a neigh
borhood, or a committee appointed by them,
cannot legally look to The directors for his pay
unless the agreement made by the citizens, or
their committee, be ratified by the Board of Di-
rectors, at regular meeting. He cannot do
it, merely because he has not been employed
| BY the only authority known to the school law
for hiring teachers. Neither is it legal for one
director TO employ teachers, unless he submits
the contracts made with them 10 the Board of a
regular meeting, and obtain their approval. or
the approval of majority Of them.


II the teachers of township were all hired
a. the same time, at 4 regular meeting of the
Board called for that purpose, much time would
be saved to both teachers and directors. The
teachers will then have their certificates with
them, and directors can better judge of the quail
ifcations and fitness of the candidates for par
ticular schools. All the schools in district
seldom, il ever, require precisely the same
qualifications in the teachers; but By. the way
in which teachers are too frequently hired,
good grammarian Is as likely TO be placed in
charge of school in which this branch is not
studied, and person quite deficient in the SCI
ence, engaged IN one where several OF The pu-
pills wish 20 study grammar, as that, the right
teacher should be appointed in the right plsee'
Year: 1861

Friends of education who wish to enlighten
the public on the subject of teaching the styoung
idea how TO shoot" are respectfully requested to
send communications to the above, care Of nBed-
ford Gazette.''
Year: 1861

q dispatch from SpflbgueIu 3ast evening
announces that over 100000 have been
subscribed in that city. Without doubt
the other cities in the State will pile up
the sum to million in . very few days.


This action is most timely and patriotic.
It is equal to the emergency; 1t is equal
to the valor Of the volunteers who are daily
and nightly filing our companies. It puts
the s;news of war in the hands Of our State
authorities, and enables them to respond
Immediately to the requisition from Wash.
inpton. And so we go
Year: 1861

As 1t has been suggested that the notice Of ofdiscontinuance which we gave our friends was too short, we have determined to ex- tend 1t to the first of October, that when the day arrives no one who is in arrears shall have 1t to say that he was cut off with out sufficient warning. It will be no pleasant duty to us to severthe connection that now exists between the True Demo- crat and single one of its five thousand readers, but if that duty shall be forced upon LIS by their neglect to do us a single act of justice we shall rigidfy perform 1t in all cases. In times like the present, when we cannot obtain paper ink, printers: or anything, without the cash in hand, it will be an utter impossibility for us to supply a newspaper to any one who will moi aid us by promptly paying his small propor- ton of the expense. At this time, when every day is big with events, curiosity, if not patriotic interest, prompts every one to inquire the latest news. The newspa- pers alone can furnish that desideratum- alone can inform the public mind of current transaetions-and as money only will sns- tain the newspaper money must be con tributed We therefore make this appeal to our snbscribers-pay us promptly and we will furnish the True Democrat regu~ larly.

 We announce with pleasure that the brief notice heretofore given has induced hundreds already to forward the amount of their indebtedness If the same spirit should actuate the balance of onr subscri- bers in arrears we shall be spared the un pleasant task pruning down our subscrip- ton list, and be enabled throughout the war to supply our readers with the latest news every week. Let our friends take heed in time.

 EE~ No more new subscribers will be entered upon our books without the cash in advance. If
Year: 1861

Three co npanies arrived here yesterday on the Tahlequah. Two of the companies have no arms. We learn that there are plenty of arms in the Arsenal, but the Military Board refused to arm these two companies, or permit any of them to be brought to this part of the State. We

 learn, from good authority, that Gov. Rec tor is willing to send arms here, but he is overruled by the other members of the Board

 From present appearances, we see that the people of this section of the country, will have 10 take care of themselves, and procure such arms as they can. Every person is complaining of the present State

 military organization. It restrains every movement of troops, and the confederate forces are unable to co operate with the State forces on account of the want of means of transportation. The officers at- tached to the State forces do every thing in their power to get along, but without money, horses, mules or wagons they are unable to accomplish any thing. They have no authority to purchase horses or any thing else, and have to depend upon hiring wagons for transportation, and every wagon that can be had is now in ser vice, and still the Board are sending un- armed mea here to be fed, without blank cts, or anything else

 We are sick and tired of the way things are going on with State military affairs. and the troops are anxious to be turned over to the Confederacy. The Confederate States have perfect organization revery department, and means to carry on the war, and our army should be turned over to the government at once, without regard to the favoritism of any man or set of men. We see no use in having the people of Arkan- sas, to keep up separate army while all the States of the Confe leracy have been re- leased from this onorous burden--fon .Snsih Times d. Heraid, 1st inst.

 The complaint contained in the above IS just, but at the same time, we say let the blame attach where it properly belongs. We have to state upon "good authority" that Gov. Rector is one of the members of the Military Board that pertinaceously op- poses and throws difficulties in the way of turning over the State military affairs to the Confederate States authorities, as well as sending arms to the west. Whether this opposition proceeds a0ah '.regard to the favoritism of any man or set of mcn' Ii. e., to keep in office certain favorites-- we leave the public to judge; at the same time, we deem it proper that the responsi. bility of anything resulting therefFom, should attach to where itproperly belongs. We are confident our confrere of the Times and Herald has the same view in this mat ter, and we therefore make this statement, knowing he will do justice in the premises.
Year: 1861

| lis painful to see phrase like this, de- scribing one of the most fatal engines of war, applied to a peaceful object. But the l Evening Post so uses the words. The Post says

 "Mr. Crittenden, who has just been elect ed from Kentucky, announces his determi nation to make some motion for bringing tie war to an end. He will be sustained by other southern members, and by some, we fear, from the northern States. Already convention of editors is called in this State, to agree upon plan, 1t Is said, for bringing popular opinion up to the designs of the leaders, and not few hints are given out in private conversation, to the effect that the war has gone far enough. A part of the scheme embraces the capitalists of the cities, who are to be persuaded not to lend their money to the government for the prosecution of hostilities, or to lend only at such rates of interest as will discourage the government in it's attempts to maintain the federal ascendency.

 "This scheme is nothing more than a mashed battery of Jeff. Davis"

 It will be observed that the Post thinks the war has not gone far enough. Any scheme flor bringing the war to an end" is A masked battery. We have fallen on so,rowful days A little while ago the President said in his inaugural that if we had a war we should gain nothing and only have the same questions to settle after we have fought. But now proposition to pause and settle the question at once with out fighting. is,a masked battery.

 What do these war gentlemen expect? We have gone through one after another phase of their plans and prophesies The first uprising of the North was to scatter the rebel hordes. It only strengthened their arms, reused their spirit, and increased their numbers. It drove Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee into the arms of the secessionists, and gave the South the unity of purpose they had before lacked.

 Then we were promised the ability of the North to pour such columns of soldiers into the field that all resistance would be over powered, and bloodshed would be prevent ell by the hopelessness of the Southern cause But we find ourselves now eoualed if not outnumbered by the rebels in arms, who have the daring to advance their out posts up to the very lines of our camps.

 We were assured of the imminent starva- ton of the entire of southeraors, and we find them now in the midst of plenty. We were told that hey would run from our ad vancing regiments. and we find them abun- dantly ready to take advantage of our un- skilled leaders and drive us back from their batteries.

 Every promise. every expectation of the war party has thns far proved false, and we stand now in the presence of the solemn
Year: 1861

her Independence < probable event.-~ rhe North is to krpw whether the south is the feeble and helpless country It has been brought to think The question oi conquest is not involved mo power on eattll can subdue the Ssuth The question IS oi our equality as political power and as a

 martial combatapt.
Year: 1861

We had occasion in our last issue, ffo speak in the highest terms of praise of the Little Rock Artillery company who were encampel in our midst fortwo weeks. But this week are compelled to speak in tones of condemnation of portion of the caralry from Pulaski county. The con duct of ten or twelve of the members of this company, on passing through Van Baren on Saturday, was outrageous, and drought disgrace upon the company and regiment with which they are connected, and was condemned by all good citizens.

 The matter was laid before Gen. McCul- loch, on Sunday. as he passed through here, who will give it proper attention.- Fan Bursn Press.
Year: 1861



 gfr The real object ani real issne of the present war is involved in . question Of boundary. They know that the ol con cern is hopele9sly severed, and they ale bringing large armies in the field for the purpose of throwing the southern bounda- " as fur South as possible. At present thev would be content with the Potomac as the line in that direction, leaving Mary land to their jurisdiction. They have special objection to seeing Baltimore city of the Confederate States, because they feel it would rival the great Yankee empo- rinms of Philadelphia ani New York as commercial metropolis. In tie northwest they hope to save Missouri and ail it to the dominins of the northern Puritans.- Kentucky too, is to be saved, if possible A proligious army and few rapid and vigorous moves they hope will put them in possession of Richmond, anl when. they get 1t they will offer to treat for peace and recognition on condition these boundaries be yielded to them. The Confederate go- vcrnment will not make peace upon any such terms. We must not purchase peace at the price of the slavery of our brethren in these States.
Year: 1861

DROWNED On Saturday afternoon, the son of A. r. Dyer, while bathing in the river about three miles above this place, was drowned. He was unable to swim, and in company with another stepped over the reef into deep water-a man on the shore near by jumped in and saved the other. His body was found on Sunday morning near the place.
Year: 1861

A SCARE Grow. The following is said
to be remedy against the dcprodations of
the crow and blackbird, in the cornfeld {:
lake fine plump seed corn-a quantity of
it-string each kernel on horse-hair-
white is best-tying a knot in it to prevent
its slipping of, Scatter it over the field in
pots where the birds will seei and alight
They will eat but Que kernel of it, and will
not trouble that field (or any other) again,
The two ends of horse hair sticking out of
their mouths, well anchored in their craws
by fine kernel Of corn, is by no means a
pleasure to them.
Year: 1861

A western paper relates the following,
which we hope may be warning to all
such as persist in the course pursued by
their western exemplar: "The man that
don't take his county paper was in town
yesterday. He brought his whole family
in two horse wagon, lie still believed
that General Taylor was President, and
wanted to know if the "Kamschatkians"
had taken Cuba, and if SO where they had
taken it. He had sold his corn for twenty.
five cents, the price being thirty-one but
upon going to deposit the money, they told
him that it was mostly counterfeit. The
only money he had was some three
cent pieces, and those some sharper had
"run on him for half dimesl His old ladv
smoked ''cob pipe" and would not be-
lieve that anything else could be used
One of the boys went to blacksmith S
shop to be measured for a pair of shoes,
and another mistook the market house for
church. After hanging his hat on n
meat hook, he piously tool; a seat on a
butchers stall and listened to an auction
Ger, whom he took to be the preacher. He
left before meetin' was out, and had no
great opinion Of the 'sarmnt' One of the
girls took lot of seed onions to the post
office to trade them for letter She had
a baby which she carried in n "sugar
trough" stepping at times to rock it on
the side walk. When it cried, she stuffed
its mouth with an old stocking, and sang
" Barbara Allen" The Oldest boy had
sold two Cocoon skins and was on ''bust."
When last seen, he had called for glass
of soda and water" and stood making
wry faces. The shop keeper, mistaking
his meaning, had given him mixture of
sal soda and water, and it tasted strongly
of soap, But he'd hearn tell of soda wa
ter, and was bound to give it fair trial,
"pukc or no puke." Some "town fellow"
came in and called for lemonade with a
"hy in it" whcreupon our "soaped" friend
turned his back and quietly wiped several
flies into his drink, We approached tho
old gentleman and tried to get him to
subscribe" but he would not listen to it


He was opposed to "infernal improve
ments," and he thought "larnin" was
wicked invention, and culterwated nothin'
but vanity and wexation. None of his
family ever learned to read, but one boy,
and he teached school awhile, and then
went to studying "diwinity."
Year: 1861

In letter dated London, July 22d, tho editor of
the Boston journal Of Music, Mr.. John s. Dwight,
thus refers to Madame Godschmidt. Sho sang at
Dudley House. The object OF the concert was to
aid the "Society of Female Artists


The great songstress had chosen this occasion to
make renewed trial Of her powers before a public
for the first time after loug seclusiOn. And the
result was so satisfactory as to inspire a general
wish, amounting almost to hope, that she may
vet resume her throne Que4n ot Song; for sure
IL there is no one who could dispute it with her. no
one who could radiate rather vibrate purer
and more quickeniug influence from that tuneu
eminence Ten years, of course, with their domes-
tic duties, have not left the outward person wholly
unchanged; but the same soul, ever Young. lit up
the face In song; as she sang on she became the
Muse as formerly. When sHe began, thnug ht
the voice had grown little worn and hard (it al
ways had to struggle for moment through
slight veil; but its intrinsic richness and all.cOn
quering beauty made it the more interesting on
that account And so now all doubt of that sort
vanished as she went oD, and that pensive, moraz-
ing strain OF Handel sank most deeply and most
musically into the listening sense and soul


In the Mozart Rondo all the old brillancy and
triumph of execution, voice vying with instrument
and adding the grace of soul to every passage,
completely felt. And there was the same warmth
and tenderness, the same lyric ferVOr and chaste
pathos In the Bellini Duet and the Trio from Rob-
ert. heard but one remark all sides-and the
critics echoed it the next day, the sceptical
ones of od-to wit: that the great singer never
seemed in BETTER resher voice, in fuller pos.
session of her powers and that she sang bet
ter in her life. | would hardly dare to assert all
this, charmed as was with all the rest, for genius
has way always of making you grant all and
more too Genius, after sll, is the main thing, and
having that, Gall these things shall be added -
that Is to say, feeling the genius the soul, the
lists real Righteousness" you forget to miss or
measure what may possibly be wanting; and that
is heavens economy which lets enjoy the heart of
the matter, and saves US the slow pain of criticism
and, Arie-ike, eludes its dullness
Year: 1861

COMPRESSED BULLErs.-A machine has been in
vented at New Orleans, by which thousand bull
lets per hour can be turned out. The lead is run
or drawn out into round bars about the size of the
required ball, and by the action of pair of shears
IS cut OIL into sluGs of the required length These
crop INTO die, and pressure, by ingenious COM
bination Of machinery, is applied to them so that
with every revolution of the Wheel ball is finish
ed and dropped into the receiver. Unlike cast or
moulded balls, these perfectly solid aud smooth
and 1t Is said 90 with the same accuracy from
smooth bore as from rifed guu It this be the
case the invention is invaluable, as this single ma
chine can soon turn out sufficient bullets for the
whole Confederate army. The inventors are McCln-
l-Wemphis Uoily Arqus
Year: 1861

1t may be Interesting to some of his admirers in
America to learn that "Tommy" is WE'LL and resi-,
ding at the United States legation as an nterpre-
ter | am glad to find that all the petting he re.
tho United States the best country in the world
which is not to be wondered AT considering the dis
plays he saw there of novelties and splendor, and
the attentions bestowed upon him in particular |
am glad to see that he is desrous to perfect his
knowledge of English, and have offered to assist
him In any way that is possible
Year: 1861

Conviction OF SYMoNDs.-This man who
was in confinement in the Auburn Jail last
season for being concerned in the Mountain
Springs robbery, and while there, was traced
by Chain of circumstances, AS one of the
murders OF two men last summer, near Ben
sons Ferry, in Sacramento county, has been
on trial for the murder in the Sacramento
District Court. After faithful invcstiga-
ton, taking four or five days, the case was
given to the jury, who, in five minutes rem,
dered verdict of "gulty Of murder in the
first degree There can lie no doubt that
Symonds was properly convicted and will
suffer the extreme penalty Of the law. His
partner in crime, Crozier, is still at large
but sooner or later he will be very apt to
meet his deserts.
Year: 1861

w AiON hOAD ~ w ASuOE uC ttlN
.ages Of Wagon road to WaShoe, over the
Dutch Flat divide, are so apparent, that no
argume ent is necessary TO demonstrate it. A
glance at the map shows that the most di
rect route from Sacramento to Virginia is
by this route, and so well apprised of these
facts are the people Of Dutch Flat that they


intend to spare no effort, during the coming
summer, to put the road tn ough. A com.
pany organized 10y number of our most
enterprizing citizens, has been in existence
for several months, and as soon as the sea
son is sufficiently advanced, It is the nten-
ton to commence the work. Dutch Flat is
now second to no town in the county in pop
ulation and business; it is but thirty three
miles from there to the summit, and a por,
ton of that distance is now good natural
road. The entire country to Virginia city
admits Of easy grades, and the road can be
built AS cheap if not cheaper than upon any
other portion of the Sierras.


From Sacramento to Dutch Flat, in the
ordinary state of the roads, eight mule
teams easily draw 5000 pounds Of freight.
We doubt, whether, upon any other road in
the State, with the same force, an equiva
lent of freight can be transported to within
thirty three miles of the mountain summit.


The Dutch Flat road constructed, it will
then he demonstrated that Placer county
has one of the best mountain routes in the
State; and therefore we hope to see ground
broken on the road at the earliest moment
practicable.
Year: 1861

The proclamation was issued, and when
the unseen electric spark sped the announce
ment to all parts of the country. couple
OF companies from the interior of the State
of Pennsylvania responded, and forthwith
they arrived at the Capital of the Nation.
Pennsylvania was first in the field, almc st
before the ink was dry in the proclamation
and the glorious oi2 State has now more
men, good, solid, noble, truehearted patri-
otto men in the American Army than any
other Ssate in the Union, and has few
more of the same sort left


But for the reply of Gov. Curtin, or had
he hesitated for single moment, the issu-
ing of the proclamation would have been
delayed at time when weeks were months
and months were years. Pennsylvania had
her hundred thousand men ready 10y the
time the National Government wanted
them, and thus the words of our own active,
patriotic, and prophetic Governor have been
well fulfilled to the very letter. lie may
be truly considered the hero of the acar.'
Impartial history will give praise to Gov.
Curtin. His name will be as familiar as
household words among all patriotic, Union
loving people, long after the names OF the
few miserable wretches who are so stepped
in prejudice, and so lost to all feeling Of
virtue, respect, and manliness as to calum-
Mate him, shall have rotted With their car
cases in the grave of deep and blank obliv-
ion


His name is tower of strength, and
will increase in power as time progresses
Selfshness is not in his vocabulary He
stands this day in the wild sea Of public
opinion, like a proud, defiant rock in mid
ocean, around and against which the waUes
are expected to lash, but to 60 back into
calm water again, without doing any harm
His noble reply to President Lincoln, when
men Of iron nerve were wanted, is stamp
of the true character of the map. 1t was
the musical ring of the true metal, the JOY
GUS tone of victory at the beginning, and
the death knell of thieving usurpations and
foul rebellion.
Year: 1861

UOne very cold night a jolly Old ftl-
low, who had partaken rather freely of
flip at a tavern, started for home IN a
sleigh and on the way was upset and left
by the side Of the road. Some persons
passing the same way a short time after,
discovered the fellow in a sitting posture,
holding his feet up to the moon, cjacnla-
ting to some invisible person, named
John:


"Pile on the wood, John, its thunder
ing cold fire."