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Year: 1864

BACK AGAIS.-Afttr a somewhat pro-
tracted absence among the friends and
scenes of our youthful days-away down
among the hills, dales, lakes, rocks and riv-
ers Of the Green Mountain State, We arc
gratified-much more than We can tell to
announce our safe return to the noble city
Of Davenport, and to find ourself this pleas
ant morning in our accustomed seat All
the way through our trip has been an ex-
cecdinly pleasant one; and though we had
no room for any more health at the time OF
departure, we return with none less than
We took away. We accomplished all we
intended to at the cutsct-had good visit
ard good long resting spell, which after
more than six years unremitting labor at the
desk, did not come amss by any means.


Physically speaking the condition of af-
fairs in many of the New England states is
not such as to inspire any desire in West
ern man TO return to that country. Never
were agricultural prospects more unfavor-
able and disheartening than at the present
time. Under the influence Of most severe
drouth the proverbialy green hills and dalcs
of that section of country arc seared-thor-
oughly Drowned over The hay crop is di-
minislcd from one third to one half, and
that is the best crop the farmers there will
gather this fall. Generally speaking the
grain crop is failure, and to the Great
West will our Eastern friends have to
look for large proportion of their bread
material. There is consolation in the
reflection that they will not have to look in
vain; for out of the abundance Of the great
Northwest, the demand for bread through
out the world can be supplied
Year: 1864




WAR MEErING.-At meeting Of the cit


lzens of the 9TH Ward, held at the Pcnnsyl-


vaila House last Saturday evening, it was
decided by the fcw.. present to take no action


for the purpose Of avoiding the coming
draft


This action may strike many Of the resi-
dents Of that ward as being not just exactly
the thing for the occasion, but they have
nobody to balmc but themselves. lfpcople
will not take the trouble to turn out and
attend their meetings they must expect to
take the consequences. That there will be
draft right here in this city unless the
quota is filled does not admit of doubt.
The only way to fill the quota is to make it
an object in dollars and cents for men to
enlist. The quota can be filed in advance
of the draft through the influence of money
only, and that being the case the dsty of
the citizens Of the Fifth ward is to plain to-
require any illustration The sum of So
800 will be sufficient to fill the quota in this
ward, and nothing elsr-the draft alono
cxceptcd-will do it.


Let not the work be allowed to die out here.
but let another meeting be called for the
same purpose, and let the people turn out
en- iAaso ana make the necessary effort
Other wards in the city have taken the
necessary step and we will have no draft.
Let it not be said of the 9TH that she is the
ward that would not CONC .orward and meet
the emergency in proper style. There is no
time to be lost-not single day. Let us
be up and doing About one third Of the
necessary sum has already been subscribed
let the balance be made up at once.
Year: 1864

DETAILED MEN.-We are glad to see that the press
Of tho Confe6eracy is unanimous in its denunciation
OF the system Of favoritism which prevails every
where in the matter of military exemptions IL is i'm
possible for anEsne to travel with his eyes open and
not see all over the land the most fragrant instances
OF official mismanagement and still moro criminal
indulgence in the exemption of young, lusty, able
bodied men, on the most frivolous and unsatisfactory
grounds Why these people should have been al
lowed to deplete the army to the perifous extent
they have whilst thousands of disabled soldiers and
men excused by age are to be met with everywhere,
ready and willing to give their services, is more
than we can comprehend Young officers who ought
to be with their commands are detailed in various
capacities; strong, healthy, young men crswd the
quartermaster, commissary and medical depart.
ments. As the correspondent of the Savannah Re-
publican well remarks, there are men hid away in
all the apartments, civil and military, both Of the
Confederate and State governments; and there is
hardly general or field officer in the army, or
major, quartermaster or commissary, surgeon mill
tary court, ordnance or signal officer; who is moi
protecting keeping out of service some relative
friend, contrary to the laws of Congress and the
army regulations. This abuse must be stopped al
once. The men in soft places" must be sent te
the front, to help better men to fight the battles
the country and the parties in Office who have been
screening them must be made to understand thai
they will be held strictly responsible for the depor
able state of things they have done so much to bring
about. The Southern press is doing its duty in thii
NATTER let the government do theirs and all will vel
be well-S0utb Car0lintan.
Year: 1864

AFFECTING INc1DEsr.-An Atlanta correspondent
says 1--WE have learned of very touching and
affecting incident which occurred in this army on
the battlefield of the 23d Of July, and which is
worthy of being engraved in letters Of gold as com-
memoratlng the magnanim;ty and true Christian
spirit of the two noble heroes concerned. The pre-
paratons for battle were being made. corps com.
mander rode up to one of his division generals and
finding some delay and confusion, reprimanded him
withsome severity. The tone and manner was ca.-
culated to wound, and the two soon parted with
feelings of evident bitterness TOWARDS esch other
The corps commander felt, after the excitement Of
the moment was over, that he had probably spoken
too harshly to brother officer, and as they were
both about entering the danger of the battlefield he
felt it to be duty be not only owed himself, but
former friend, to render an apology He therefore
dispatched staff officer after the battle had opened
through storm OF FIRE, to communicate with him.
and express his regrets and ask forgiveness The
division commander replied that he had been deeply
wounded by the language Of his superior officer, but
that the apology was satisfactory and he freely for
gave In few minutes after, fatal bullet pierced
the division commander, and his soul winged id
flight to another world How beautiful and touching
was this evidence Of mutual forgiveness enacted by
two distinguished soldiers in the day Of battle AMI
in the hour Of danger and death.
Year: 1864

A MAN OF Rare FAITh-A planter Of Union Dis
trct proposes to his fellow citizens plan Of legsla
tive election which shosld like very well to see
tried there or anywhere:


To TIE VoTEks OF UszoK DBrRIcr.-I suggest
that number of our best and.most competent cit-
Gems shall be nominated, who, during the canvass,
shall take no active MEASURES and use no improper
means to secure their ewn eleotlon but leave it IT,
the sober sense of our psople, calmly and without
bias, to make prudent choice. Should any can
didate undertake to pursue different course, let
his name be stricken from our list as unworthy Of
the times. The cunning aB6 corrupt practice of the
demagogue, deplorable at any time, will only shock
and disgust thinking men. when brought to bear
upon elections at so solemn crisis in the destiny
of our Stata- Ca0rlestca Gaxyiss
Year: 1864

TIE N.w IssuE-The Montgomery AdOsrtaser
complains that while the old issue has been almost
entirely displaced by the new on the thorooghiares
Of Virginia Georgia, and the Carolinss, but little
of it has yet made its appearance in Alabama
This has been the case in this State until recently
but the new issue seems now to be pretty generally
in circulation among our people. The government
should spare no pains to exchange the new for the
old, as matter of justice to thousands Of unin.
formed persons, who will otherwise find the old
issue suddenly worthless in their hands, to say
nothing of the convenience afforded to business
men by currency which passes for what it pur-
ports to be on its face. There is still complaint
however, of want of currency, and there are even
borrowers of Confederate funds. The government,
it is stated has been preparing money for clrcula
ton for several months past At the rate OF two mil
lion dollars per day; and if it would only pay of
the soldiers, whose wages are due for many months
there would soon be an abundance Of new issue in
circulation.
Year: 1864

What Will De the kteSuNt


We are frequently asked what will be tho result
of tho approaching conflict around Petersburg, and


.nsver is we cannot tell. 1t seems to be certain
.h.t . great battle is near at hand. We can only
.,n;sctnre the number Of men on each side. We
,now the fact that eminent Confederate officers are
a.noune As to the result, and it may be that Gen.
1oo has q larger available ferce than Is generally
supposed.


if Gen. Lee should attack Gen. Grant and fail to
d;s1odpe him and drive him from Petersburg, the
consequences cannot be otherwise than very dlsas'
,,o,s ,o the Confederate cause but if he should
succeed in driving him away, or even in seriously
cripplng him, the result will be the infusion Of
much more confident feeling into our affairs; Con.
tederate money will become more valuable, gold
will fall, and stocks and securities Of all kinds will
become much firmer than at present But II
Petersburg and Richmond should fall, we shall IN
deed have dreary winter before US. We may oe
sure that Lincoln will press the war with all the
rsst resources at his command, during the month
Of October, and up to the day Of the Presidential
election in order to increase his popularity BY such
victories as his troops may achieve We may ex.
pect much hard fighting in the course OF the next
four or five weeks.
Year: 1864

The cargo of the Advance gives somebody trou.
BILE. "Whose gold was that on board of herr
We don't know. "Where did it come from "
Don't know. "Was it borrowed by Gov. Vance
from one of the Banks Of this CHyf" Don't
know. He is of age ask him. I" Let the ensuing
Legislature look into this business" Hope it will,
as we'll as into all other matters connected with the
interests of the State. "Let thorough investiga-
tion be made" Hope it will. Any thing else p
Well try to be accommodating. Conservative.


We are not more troubled about the cargo of the
last steamer than the other taxpayers of the State
The Conservative itself stated that the Advance had
on board when she was captured some $25o 900 in
gold; and We merely asked, as we had . right to
do, and as our readers expected US to do, whether
it was State gold, and if So from whom it was bor-
rowad and if it not intended to pay State debts
in Europe Was there any harm in thatP


We can tell the Conservative that every body is
The poor, who have but few taxes to pay, are taxed
in their blood; and the rich, who have something
to pay on find their estates rapidly diminishing
Under the heavy demands Of the tax gatherer. The
Conservative refers as Appantly to $25, goo in gold
as it was no great oss and could be easily replaced.
That paper does not know whose gold it was, or
where it came from, or whether it was borrowed
by Gov Vance to pay debts in Europe.


The Conssruatiue as the special, confidential
organ of Gov. Vance, can easily ascertain these
facts and give them to the public. 1t is well known
here, that nothing is omitted or published in the
Conservative which does not have the approval Of
that functionary. 1t is as much his newspaper as
if his name was at its head as its Editor. 1t was
founded and is sustained and published under his
direction by State patronage. Let it. then, give the


facts in relation to this large amount of gold thus
lost to the State and not evade our questions by
contemptuous sneers or by silence. The people are
entitled to know all about it.


The Conservative hopes that this and other mat.
tiers will be investigated by the Legislature Does
it? Well, then let the investigation be searching
and thorough. Let gentlemen be appointed on the
committee of undoubted moral and physical cour.
age and let them sit from day to day and probe
corruption to the bottom. The people expect that
this will be done.


?. .S.-Since the above was written We have seen
the Conservative of Thursday, which states that
the entire shipment Of gold on the Advance was
made by private partiesl The writer was no doubt
80 told, but we do not credit the statement II
gold was not borrowed from q Bank or Banks by
the Governor, we have good reason to believe
that an effort was made to borrow it But admit
the statement Of the Consfroatice that the $a5 Ooo
in gold shipped by private parties, hos0 eo'"e'
It that State uessel is thus used by speculutors
Who are these speculatorsi Who shares the prof.


its with themS Are there any State officers OF
Stale employees concerned in this businessf
Year: 1864

PRESIDENT DAVIS IN GREENsBoRouGH We learn
from the Greensborougn Citizen that President
Davis passed through that place on Wednesday
morning last and made short speech at the depot.
The Citizen thinks it prudent not to mention where
he was going He expressed the hope that We
would soon be blessed with peace and indepen-
dence.
Year: 1864

We have some rain in this locality, and the in.
dications are that we shall have more 1t is need
ed The pea and potato crops were suffering, and
some of the mill streams were failing.
Year: 1864

If it is determined by the "Conservative party
not to re-elect Mr.. Dortch we think it would be
nothing but fair to select some one who formerly
co-operated with the party to which Mr. Dortch be.
loDged. Such course would afford tangible evil
dence that the party power desired to ignore party
feeling and party prejudice. If the conservative
party is disposed to be liberal and do nice thing
they might select Col Duncan K. McRae, a man
Of much ability and fine talents any citizen of
North Carolina. McRae would make US Senator
that no one need be ashamed Of However, as we
do not belong to "the party" suggestions about
the matter will not amount to much The faith
full" will do as they please Charlotte Democrat.


As this is the first public, outspoken nomination
which our cotemporary has received, We insert it
at once and without charge. But we are amused at
the idea of the Democrat that Col. McRae "co.ope.
rated" with the Democratic party. The idea is a
correct one-he rather "co- operated" with, than
belonged to, that party. He is now ready to CO
operate with "calm, unexcited, unprejudiced Con-
servatives," provided they will reward him for the
sape by making him Senator.
Year: 1864

" ELI TREAT, once again would inform eD his old customers who have SO lberaly patronized him during the past twelve years that he has sold the Store he now occupies and it will change tenants on the first of Octo- Der next. The next six months he will devote his time to selling off his entire Stock of goods Let no one entertain doubt, as to the fact that his goods are to be sold out entire within the next six months. Every person is interested in this sale at this present time, particularly where goods in market rule so enormously high, especially when they assured that almost nine-tenths of his stock was purchased before the advance.

 If anybody wishes to cat the Corners they now have an opportunity. as the Goods will be sold out entire. Every thing except Fixtures will be sold at private sale, if possible, and if any thing remains, the Auction hammer will close up tho balance.

 J. ELI TREAT. New Milford, April 1, 1864. tf52
Year: 1864

We do not wish or intend to harm any one who may be doing an honora- ble, legitimate business, but when the public are deceived by false statements and induced to purchase articles at enormous prices under mistaken i'm pressions, we think that they (the pub lic) should know the facts in the case.

 We know of a case of poor young man about 20 years of age, who has always been near-sighted and conse- quently required concave glasses, but on application to these learned occu- lists he received instead pair of cou- vex glasses in steel frames at $2,5O, which were suitable for an old man of 60 years. We presume they eraniaaed his eye aoith one g their glasses before they gave him the specs, then told him they were all right and that he must take them, that he could not judge for him. self whether he could see we'll or not.

 This is only one among many instan- ces we might mention. We could, if we choose, procure the names of a large number of very respectable people who would bear testimony that the state ments we make are true in every par ticular, and that the humbug is even greater than we assert it to be-

 Furthermore, we have procured a quantity of the

 Celebrated Perfected Lenses. about which so much has been said, sold by parties in town at $2.50 pair, which we

 WARRANT AVID GUARANTY to be precisely tue some is every a0oy shape and form, made by the same hands at the same place, which we sell at

 ONE DOLLAR A PAIR.

 Be it known that Riverius Marsh has procuted an assortment of the

 "Celebrated Perfected Lenses" which he sells for ONE DOLLAR A PAIR.

 These Spectacles are

 WARRANTED to be the genuine

 "S PERFECTED AI3MEISSu'' precisely the SAME kind of Specta- cles which have been sold in this place to honest, industrious people at the

 ENORMOUS PRICE

 OF

 THREE DOLLARS APAlK.
Year: 1864

WE have considerably enlarged THE DAILY ONO
STlTBsMAN, and now print IL on plain and hand
some new type. and clear white paper.


In Politics. TIE OHIO STATESMAN is,'in War as In
Peace for the Country for the Constitution and for
Union Of equal States with equal privileges. and
with equal and exact justice to all Its citizens. We
arc for the Old Flag with not Star or Stripe erased,
aud the Old Union far possible to restore 1t,
aud for the existing Constitution, In ts spirit, letter
and purpose.


Upon the coming events Of the year, rest the hopes
If the People and Government. We are In the midst
of bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon visor, truer and more patr-
otto Policy than we have during the present Ad-
ministration. We 1t to the memory Of our Faith
ers and To the hopes Of our Children to the future OF
our Country and to the best interests OF mankind to
change Policy which is drifting Us farther and far
thsr from the landmarks Of our patriotic sires.


TEE STATESMAN will do all it can to aid in bring
ing about this changes and hence. the Publishers in
vite support and encouragement from oil those who
while wishing for o good NEWSPAPER, also wish to
have sound Constitutional journal.


We publish paper in which We seek to give the
TRUTH. Our Commercial Reports, our Markets, our
Political and General News. are carefully freed from
the Sensational character, and we seek to make The
SrArEsMAN trustworthy in every particular.


For News. for Instruction. for Good Morals. for
Bound Political Sentiments. for Steady Defense Of
American Institutions Take. Read and help to Cir
culate. TIE OHIO STATESMAN.


TIE WEEKLY ONO STATEsMAN Is one Of the
largest, cheapest and best printed Papers in the
West. Each number contains complete resume Of
all the Military and Political news of the week. the
latest telegraphic and market reports; carefully
prepared collection of literary reading for the home
and family; and an abundance Of paragraphs upon
svery topic of interest or importance. The wide
circulation already obtained by this paper is an evil
dence Of its popularity and Of its being adapted to
the wants of the people.
Year: 1864

| The first accounts received of the manner
| of the death of Major General Mcpherson
were entirely incorrect. In conversation
| with the members of his staff who attended
| his funeral at Clyde, we learned the facts in
the case, which they expressed an anxiety
to have published.


The engagement of the 22d began at noon,
and by one O'clock had become general
along his lines. At that hour gap occur
red between two of his corps, which the
rebels saw and were cndeavoring to take
advantage of in an effort to pierce and
break the lines. The General saw the dan
ger, and at once started for the spot ac-
companied by two Of his staff and Cap
tain of the line with about dozen men,
They were riding rapidly forward, the
General already giving directions for the
closing of the gap, when body of rebels,
concealed in the bushes not more than ten
PAGES distant, fired destructive yolley.-
Gen. Mcpherson was instantly killed, q
minnie ball entering his right breast and
passing out of the back, shattering the
spine; his horse received three balls just as
the General fell from his back, and then
dashed wildly away; the Captain of the
line was also killed, as well as two or three
of the men, and several others wounded
Immediately the rebels charged over the
ground, and held possession Of 1t for about
thirty minutes, during which time they took
from The body of Gen. McP Pherson his watch,
purse and sword-belt, and also stripped one
of his hands of its glove, before they were
driven back and the Generals body recov-
cred by his own men. The sword-belt was
found on the person of a rebel Major who
was captured in this charge. The glove
that was not removed covered q, valuable
diamond ring, which is now In possession
of his friends. N - rtlsa...


The horse ridden by Gen. Mcpherson
was a noble black, charger, which he had
ridden through every battle he had fought,
from Shiloh to Atlanta. He Is now. recov-
ering and on his way to the home Of his
lamented master, at Clyde. sg ~.
Year: 1864

WASHING DAY IN GERMANY.-Itis one of
the chief glories of the German housewives
to possess abundance of linen, and for the
purpose of displaying their wealth, they
put off their washing till used up-some
three weeks, some six, some half year,
and those who are more affluent have wash
ing but once year. Every house contains
a "Schwartwaschkam where the dirty
clothes are hung up on poles or lines in the
air. When the drawers and presses are
nearly empty, two or three washerwomen
are hired, who come at two in the morning,
take a cup OF coffee and some bread, with
wine or cider; dine at twelve; at three or
four again cup of coffee with bread; and
then wash till supper, at night. They
wash in very large oval tubs, at which four
or five can stand at once. So it goes on for
several days, according to the number of
clothes. The remainder of the week is
spent in ironing; sheets, pillow-cases, and
all the ungathered clothes, are mangled.
and towels, stockings, children's handker-
chiefs, &C., are only folded. During the
whole week no woman in the family can
think of anything but the wash, and by the
end of it some have sore hands (for they
use lye) and all are out of humor.