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Year: 1863

Captain Smith Of the Forty-eighth Mass i:
Regiment, had forty three bullet holes in
his clothes after his company was brought
off from the recent charge at Port Hudson.
His person was not scratched. Such an es
cape was truly marvellous.
Year: 1863

terIes OF the corps, and reached our destina-
tion about the middle of the day-on the bank
OF the river, one mile above Newport News.
selves arranged in our new camp, to protect
us against another storm. About midnight
the clouds let loose their fury upon US in the
shape of wind and snow, and the ground soon
had the appearance of m id winter in Clear
field. During Sunday forenoon the snow
turned into rain, Which continued till even
ing To-day, the 25th, is quite pleasant.
This morning a salute was fired in commemo-
ration OF the anniversary of the birth of the
'tF ather of his country 1t was the inten-
tion to celebrate the occasion, but the wealth
er was so extremely cold to prevent it.


The question now arises, what is to be the
next move Some think we are to have an
other PeninsuIar campaign, or to advance in
two columns upon Richmond-one on each
side of the James river with the iron clads
between; but the truth OF this remains to be
seen. Another class entertain the idea that
we are to remain here until the whole corps is
rehtted; and when that is done, reembark for
Newbern to reinforce our troops in that di-
rection, but as these only rumors no great
importance attaches to them. Whatever NAV
turn up in this quarter, this corps is ready to
give good account Of itself, as it has done
in the past. Our battery is not as efficient
now as it should be. but short time will on
ly be required to render il as serv iceably as
any in the corps
Year: 1863

The merchants of this and other places
on the Peninsula have been considerably
frustrated the past week in consequence of
new regulation in Philadelphia requiring
an oath of allegiance before the authorities
will allow the goods to be shipped Some
refused to take the oath at first because it
was unconstitutional, chow would they get
along without that word y but on reflection
and betweeh this little act and the loss of
their goods, with many oaths they'll take
oaths against iD and imprecations on the
"powers that be-" they yielded with the
best grace possible and made virtue of
necessity. No true Union man, as far as
we have learned, has made shadow of OBJ
lection to the oath, and as far as it applies
to the sentiment of the people it is all right
no man has right to live under gov
ernment to which he will not owe allegiance
but the practical workings of the law Is
very doubtful. Aside from the question of
delay and cost in the transmission, to which
men OF all parties are subjected, it fails to
meet the case for which it is intended,
namely, to prevent the goods purchased and
o I'D by them from going within the rebel
lines. There are so many crooks and turns
which parties really disloyal can take to
avoid the penalties of this provision, that
we apprehend it will fail of the desired pur-
pose. And besides, the enemies of the Gov
srnmsnt,' or at least some of them. have
said they will take the oath because they
have to, but will not regard it aftsrqcaros,
and when copperhead magistrate makes
so light of it as to offer to swear them on a
piece of newspaper instead of the Testa-
ment, remarklng, " it will do just as well, !"
they must be so saturated with the virus of
secession as to disregard oath, obligation or
allegiance to the Government. If there is
an increased carrying OF contraband goods
down our road, the only possible way we
can see to obviate it is to place competent
nen on the road as Inspectors of Customs,
and arrest them in the transit.
Year: 1863

Gen. Butler in concluding his remarks in
speech, recently delivered in New York,
makes use of the following startling sruths.
Let those who are opposing their country
in the present struggle, whether secretly or
openly. ponder these words as the hand wri-
ting on the wall pointed to their inevitable
doom:


"Let me say to you, my friends-to you.
young men, that no man who opposed his
country in time of war ever prospered-
The Tory of the Revolution, the Hartford
Conventionist of 1912, the immortal seven
who voted against the supplies for the Mex
lean War-all history is against these men.
Let no politician of our day put himself in
the way of the march of this country to glo-
ry and greatness, for whoever does so will
surely be crushed: the course of our nation
is onward, and let him who opposes it be-
ware: the mower moves on, though the
adder may writhe, and the copperhead curl
around the blade of the scythe."
Year: 1863

The Kent County Odd Fellows Associa-
ton held their regular quarterly meeting at
FELTON, on Tuesday week We learn that
the ladies ofthe town furnished the mem
bers with sumptuous supper in a room
under the Hall of FELTON, Lodge, and that
taken altogether it was one of the most cor
dial and agreeable meetings ever vouchsafed
10 the Association since its organization.
Year: 1863

LOTTERY BUSINESS GIVEN UP.-Those connected
with the lottery business in Wilmington intend Civ
ing it up the 18th of this month. By that time their
business will be settled up.-Chitken.
Year: 1863

For the Standard.


MR. EDITOR Your course is admired and ap.
proved by ninetenths Of the people of this county
Even some Of your most bitter enemies have come
out like men and acknowledged that your course
has been right all the time. Your we'll laid licks
upon these no party men, deserve to be remembered
by all who prefer constitutional liberty to des-
potism. .


There are men is this State who commend and
applaud the course Of the Richmond Enquirer. q
paper which has done more to injure the cause Of
the South than Lincoln and his whole army, with
the Northern press assisting. Measures intended
to promote the general welfare and prosperity Of the
country are denounced by that 'swodf in sheep's
clothing" and many are the demagogues who sval-
low every thing that paper has to say az law and
gospel and all this to please those men who belong
to the noparty party. .,


It might seem strange that intelligent men should
be borne away by this rushing tide and sacrifice
both their Judgment and reason on It's altArIhuti It
is too true And more than this many, both learned
and wise, are too timid to stem the current too
.coMardly to fall fighting for truth and right, too
weak to resist and they snatch up the standards,
and march against the dictates Of thsir own COD
sciences And al this for the axe Of thst Dtrno-
tive party. alia' no-party party. i 5as .sggE
Year: 1863

ALBANY n. Y, May lG.-There
was considerable disturbance at the
Vallandigham Indignation meeting
tonight. During the day a feeling
of opposition to the object of the
meeting, among the returned SOL
diers, was clearly manifested, and as
soon as the meeting was organized,
evidence of dissatisfaction was shown
among the soldiers present The
speaker was interrupted by noisy
demonstrations, and finally rush
was made for the stage. Great ex-
citement prevailed for a short time,
and the proceedings we're brought to
a stand. Chairs on the stage were
broken in pieces and thrown among
the crowd, and for a few moments it
seemed as if the soldiers would gain
possession of the state and drive the
civilians off. They were in small
force, however, and finally retired,
when order was partially restored
and the proceedings resumed, altho
not without occasional Interruptions.
Eventually quiet was restored and
the meeting carried on peacefully.
Year: 1863

Now is the lime for candidates to
procure tickets. Eevery man should
have his own ticket. An Independent
ticket is a good index Of an iudepen-
dent man. We cannot see how any
candidate can expect to be elected
unless he has generosity enough to
furnish his friends with the ticket he
wishes them to vote.


4 candidate who enters this con-
test without his own ticket, will We
ry strikingly resemble the fable of
the monkey using the cats paw.
Year: 1863

mock 81 pieces Of artillery, with q
large number of arms and amnunl
tion, and that the majority ofits gen
eral officers desire a new Command
er.


Gen. Hooker has frankly informed
the President that he Will resign the
command if this step is considered
desirable b. the Government.
Year: 1863

\ BEAUTIFUL, thought is suggested
in the Koran " Angels in the grave
will not question thee as to the
amount Of wealth thou hast left be-
hind the, but what good deed thou
hast doue in the world to entitle thee
to q seat among the blessed -
Year: 1863

Girls, before you decide to accept man
as your companion for life, look well TO his
resentments See if he hates ANYBODY
soundy. If so you run a great risk in
marrying him. A man who can hate
we'll, has not the qualities to make good
friend. A truly noble soul will never hate
bitterly, even though deeply injured. He
stands on too high ground. lie may be
deeply hurt and much displeased; be may
avoid one he knows to be an enemy, but he
does not harbor hatred in his soul.


A noble soul is not always on the look
out for little offences, but he takes good
humoredly SLIGHT annnyances that ar Pie"
ty enough in every ones pathway. DO
not countenance a person who thinks TO add
to his importance by clustering at hotel
servants, railroad employees, or whenever
he feels safe to do it. Instead of proving
hin cosmopolitan, as he plainly thinks,
his barking and snarling only show his aflin-
ity to the puppy. Do not marry rowdy
if he be ever so rich, hoping your influence
will reform him. See to it that he is well
reformed before you take step from which
you can never recede while life lasts.


1t is an excellent sign for young man
if he is kind aud attentive to his mothel
and sisters. Such one will be quite sure


TO make kind husband. There is some
thing kind and genial and worth loving
in young fellow that all the children rul
to, it they wish to ask a tavor--one the lit
| tie girls are not afraid to ask to carry then
across the street--one the boys look TO nat
urally TO help them out OF trouble witt
that plaguy kite one who has tev
moments to spare from his work, 10 put ul
a swing that shall furnish weeks of enjoy
ment to the little folks. Children are sharl
1 observers of human raiure, and depen'
upon it young man that all the childrel


like, has something about him worth liking


whether he wear homespun or broadcloth
Above all, remember t'lat the : Chri'tia
5 is the highest style Of man." The relisio


Of Christ alone can make the proud hear


humb!e-the violent, angry nature, mil


and gentle, and perfect in the highest dc


gree all the virtues and graces which max


the person an agreeable companion and


useful man in the sphere in which God ha


placed him. lHotler's journal.
Year: 1863

Napoleon l. had faith in preseutimentS.
Paul" he observed TO Count Montholon,
in a conversation on the death of that Rus
sian emperor, was man who had soul,
and was accessible to noble resolutions, but
all his moral faults were concentrated by
the restless forcbodings of that animal in-
stiuct which / have so often observed II
some of my bravest soldiers. Lascelles,
for example, who in the middle of the night
wrote to me from bivouac on the battlefield
of Wagram. to ask me to sign Immediately
the decree for the transmission OF his title
and his mqjordt of count TO his wite's son,
because he felt that he was about to tall IN
the battle of the ensuing day and the un-
fortunate man was right. Cervoni, who
stood near me at EckmuhI, and now faced
cannon for the first time since the war IN
Italy, said TO me, Sire, you forced me TO
quit Marseilles. which loved, by writing
to me that the cross of the legion of honor
was only to be won by soldiers in the pres
I ence of the enemy. Here l am but this


is nv last day. A quarter of an hour at
! forwards ball carried away his head.
/ Paul was constantly dreaming of conspira-


cies and assassinations. He had brought a
sk;llful mechanic from abroad, in order TO


make him a number of secret passages, by


which he might escape from the different
chambers which he most frequently used IN


his palace. There was one man alone who
/ had his entire confidence, ard that was
! Count Phal-n, Governor of ST. Petersburg,


and chief director of the police. He was


at supper with the general the night before


his assassination, when he received letter
revealing to him the most minute details,


the whole scheme of the conspiracy, and
Year: 1863

Ice MADE BY MACHINERY.-Just as
we are lamenting the scarcity of ice, owing
to The short crop last year, all Paris is re-
joicing in recent discovery of method
of manufacturing it in speedy and sim
pie manner, and at small expense. The
machine is styled La glactere a bascale A
cylinder of metal-tn will answer-with
n movable cover at one end, to be kept
tightly in its place by a screw when shut I;
with two openings, one at each end, TO re-
ceive through two tunnels the material
used and discharge cock at one end to
discharge the contents when the cylinder is
to be emptied, is all the apparatus required.
The cylinder, when properly charged, is
placed on pair of rockers, so that see
saw motion may he obtained. To convert
five hundred French grammes Of water
into ice leach gramme being nearly seven
teen grains avordupois) it is necessary on
" to place in this cylinder or well twelve
hundred grammes of sulphate of soda and
eight hundred grammes of hydrochloride
or muriatic acid. Into this preparation or
bath place form or vessel containing the
water 10 be frozen, bottle Of champagne
to be trapped, or any other material re-
quired to be frozen. Close the cover, screw
it fast, and then for seven or eight minutes
give the cylinder or well a see-saw motion
on its cradle, and you obtain the desired re-
suit. A solid block of ice, OF five hundred
grammes may be produced by this opera
ton. All Paris has been running TO see
the machines, which are rapidly sold at
from fifty francs 10 one hundred and twenty,
according to the size.
Year: 1863

Foul AND EMPTY SToNACHs.-A busi-
ness man who has been at work all day,
will enter his house for dinner as grabbed
and hungry as bear-crabbed because he
is hungry as bear. The wife understands
the mood, and while she says little TO him,
is careful not to have the dinner delayed
In the meantime, the children watch him
cautiously and do not tease him with ques-


ions. When the soup is taken, and he
leans back and wipes his mouth, there is an
evident relaxation, and his wife ventures
TO ask for the news. When the roast beef
is disposed of she presumes upon gossip,
and possibly upon a jest; and when at last
the dessert is spread upon the table, all
hands are merry, and the face of the hus-
band and father, which entered the house
So pinched and savage and sharp, becomes
soft and full and beaming as the face OF a
round summer moon. Children are very
sensitive to the influence of hunger, and
often when we think that we are witnessing
some fearful proof of the depraviiy Of hu-
man nature in young child, we are only
witnessing the natural expression of de-
sire for bread and milk.
Year: 1863

just say that we are pleased that our SOL
diers have deported themse YES so wcll
as to deserve the notice Of them which l
saw in your paper and trust their de-
meanor will be such that they will not
only continue, but grow in favor with
your citizens. The 18th regiment re-
fer to. believe they are now doing
guard duty in your city.


And now, while my hand is in, will
say word to the boys, (as l believe We
do not have any men in the army
suppose they all read your paper. If
they do not they ought to. Boys, be of
good cheer; the Lord reigneth, let the
earth rejoice, and as sure as you have
gone forth in the, defence Of right Just
SO sure will right prevail Though We
meet with reyerses, and the siege is pro-
longed, be not discouraged, for il is some
times better for our cause than seeming
victories. No doubt the time seems long
since you left home and the dear ones,
and you would be glad TO have the time
arrive that having accomplished the OBJ
ject for which you enlisted, you might
in triumph return to those dear homes
again, but you cannot be more anxious
for that time 10 arrive than we who are
left TO keep an anxious lookout after you.
Oar minds have followed you in all your
meanderings, and you cannot think that
you have been forgotten, for the bushels
of letters that have been sent out after
you have taught you different lesson.
There is not one of you that's forgotten
You are all brothers to us, and as such,
you have our earnest prayers for success
and safe return; but we sincerely re-
greet that some who left us viii neverre-
turn.


Praying the time may not be far dis
tant when we may see your faces again,
when our glorious banner may wave in
triumph over all this land. With kind
regards to you all, subscribe myself


A LADY FROM TENNESSEE.
Year: 1863




rebellion has been made 10 feel ,he
strength Of your mighty arms, and
though the sacr Gees have been many
and great and precious blood has BATH
ed our land, yet we are grateful that our
starry flag yet waves triumphantly in
the face of the enemy, aud we trust that
the memory of the heroes who have fallen,
willnever be eiiaced from the hearts Of a
grateful people.


We are proud Of you because You hail
froma loyal city of a loyal State. and we
feel perhaps a deeper attachment 10 you
for thisreason


Your Captain has come from amongst
us, and We know him we'll and we trust
that in him yen vii have leader bold,
fearless and true; true to his country and
his God-one who will not ask you TO fol-
low where he dare not lead, and one
whom you win not be ashamed to follow
where he leads. We present you with
two flags one the regimenial color Of
your Battery, TO which you will perhaps
have local or personal attachment, it
being the color by which You will be
distinguished, and more particularly re-
cognized-the other is the glorious dag
of our country-a Gag which needs no
eulogy--- flag whiehwe hope may never
be humbled in The dust, or struck toits
enemies, and upon whose ethereal field
of blue star after star may be embIazon-
ed, emble.natical Of our country's pros
perity and glory,


Soldiers and brothers, take these flags
as token Of our remembrance Of you
let them proudly wave defiance in the
faces of our enemies, whether they be
rebels and traitors Of our own blood and
country, or The enemies 10 liberty, from
whatever quarter they may come.


Take them, andmay the God Of battles
bless you and lead You on from victory
TO victory, until our enemies have be, n
at all points defeated aud put to rout
the majesty Of our laws vindicated our
Government sustained and the glorious
principles fought for, and purchased flr
us by the blood Of our fathers, Of The
revolution be reesIablished for ourselves
and postcrity, and when all this has
been vodehsafed unto us by tho blessing
of God, and our enemies have been
brought TO their knees, then may wars
dread work be ended, and we all
permitted to meet together in the sweet
embraces Of peace, and love, and die
under one "God," one country and one
Constitution


Farewell brothers. and may God speed
you, is the wish Of


YoUR FRIENDS IN Chicago.
Year: 1863

HAS heretofore been paid to the proper

 l.. fitting of Spectacles to each peculiar condition of the Eye. A new era in this branch of Science has dawned since the estab- lishment of $
Year: 1863

A large number of our citizens turned
out last evening to hear Col. Boyd and
Col. Moss.


These gentlemen are Radicals; they
have fought the rebels on the battlefield,
and they regard all who oppose the Gov
ernment and plead in favor of perpetual
ting the cause of the war, Is alder an d
abettors Of traitors in arms. And from
the earnest responses to the most radi cal
propositions put forth by them, We infer
that the sympathies and convictions OF
their audience were with them.
Year: 1863

ATTENTION The members of the
Union Corps are requested to meet at
their Drill Rooms at the corner of 7th
and Main streets this evening, at "a
O'Clock, for drill and the transaction Of
important business. A full attendance
of all the members is requested.


By order of the Captain,
Year: 1863

We exhort all our Union friends to see
to it that their friends and neighbors hear
or read the Presidents letter to the
Springfield Convention. Talk over the
matter with your neighbor who is op-
posed to the Administration and bring
the position and arguments Of the Presi-
dent clearly before his mind.


Demagogues have misrepresented the
President and misled many of tho people
Let their minds be disabused Of false inn
pressions, and they will rally with us to
the support Of the Union aud the Gov,
eminent.
Year: 1863

Cows-I make o point to get those
with a good yellow skin, the quality of
the milk being very essential in the ma
king of good butter, that of fine yellow
color always having the preference, and
such butter can not be made from cows
with pale co.ored skin.
Year: 1863

: The rich Democrats Of New York who
hissed on the mob have learned the lessan
that when you unchain q tiger he may
bite you as soon as any one, and they will
be more careful, hereafter, how they de-
ceive and iuaame masses Of ignorant aud
corrupt men.
Year: 1863

The Gorornment needs Men more than
ii needs Money, to finish the war so that it
will stay finished. Those, drafted, who
from any cause decline the service, would
most advance the end We all desire by
obtaining good substitutes If practicable.
Year: 1863

The bore proper is rather an uncommon
specimen of humanity. There are plenty
of dull fellows and dogmatic egotists who
are usually accounted bores, but who bear
no more resemblance to the actual article
than soap does to cheese The perfect bore
is a man after his own fashion having no
point of agreement in character, with the
balance of his race. He is a man who al
ways says and does the wrong thing at the
wrong time, in the wrong place, just when
you are in the worst frame of mind to hear
or>witness it. The perfect type of this
species is invariably an amiable fellow
whose disposition to be complacent is so
plain that it initiates when it is really in
tended to soothe. Disagreeable men are
not properly bores; it is the too affection
ate friend that trespasses upon our time and
wounds our feelings by freezing on to us
just when We don't want him to do it, or
tells something intended to be to our ad-
vantage when we know that it will not turn
out SO, who is the perfect bore. tits troub-
lesOme to part with perfect lore. He
meets you affectionately, indulges in some
disagreeabe reminisence, to show by-stan-
ders that he is intimate with you, invites
you to call and see him, proposes to visit
you, hunts you up at your hotel and way
lays you on the street. He excites your


by fixing a time for private in
terview, at which he has nothing to tell );
and discourses volubly on dozen different
subjects without coming to the point on
any. Thus awkward, voluble and intru-
sive, he afflicts us more by his amiability
than he would by his animosity and in
ficts mental torture by his oficious kind
ness. compared to which the actual borngs
of cork-serews and augers into our bodies
would be bliss. Unconsciously the perfect
bore gals his victim by his Internal nom
sense, and watches his writings with the
comfortable conviction that he is highly
amusing and instructive. Puncture us
with bodkins, bring on your cork-screws
ard augers, touch us on the sensitive spot
with hot iron, but deliver us from bores.
Printers and editors are much afflicted by
perfect bores.
Year: 1863

The Polish question continues to be the promi-
nent topic, and was the subject of an important
debate in the House of Commons All the
speakers condemned the Russian policy, but the
Government was left untrameled by any reso-
lutions.


The feeling in Paris continued decidedly favor
able to the Poles, but the General impression
was that diplomatic means would suffice to settle
the matter


An important debate was progressing in the
Russian Chamber on neutrality