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Year: 1862

Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your


fight,


Make me child again, just for tonight!
Mother, come back from the echoless shore
Take me again to your heart as of yore;
Kiss from my forehead the burrows of care,
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair;
Over my slumbers your loving watch keep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep.
Backward, flow backward, O tide of years!
am so weary of tolls and of tears;
Tolls without recompense, tears all in vain,
Take them, and give me my childhood again
] have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of finging my soul-wealth away;
Weary of sowing for others to reap
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep
Tired Of the hollow, the base the untrue,
Mother, o mother, my heart calls for you!
Many summer the grass has grown green,
Blossomed and faded, our faces between;
Yet with strong yearnings and passionate pain
Long tonight for your presence again;
Come from your silence so long and so deep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to Sleep
Over my heart in the days that are flown,
No love like mother-love ever was shown
No other worship abides and endures,
CWtniul, unSOiiiou, anu pdIcHL Inc yours.
None like mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul and the world-weary brain
Slumber's soft calm o'er my heavy lids creep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!
Come let your brown hair, just lighted with gold,
Fall on your shoulders again, as of old;
Let it fall over my forehead tonight,
Shading my faint eyes away from the light !,
For with its sunny-edged shadows once more
HAPPY will tbrong the sweet visions Of yore;
Lovingly, softly its bright pillows sweep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me sleep!
Mother, dear mother the years have been long,
Since last hushed to your lullaby song;
Since then--and unto my soul it shall seem
Womanhood's years have been but dream.
Clasped in your arms in loving embrace,
With your light lashes just sweeping my face,
Never hereafter to wake or to weep
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleepi
Year: 1862

IMPROVEMENT OF BRoADwAY-H our Legisla
ture at Albany wishes to do something really for
the common benefit Of this city, we hope it will
provide in the Tax bill for paving Broadway
with the Belgian pavement from Seventeenth
street to the Central Park, instead of scheming
to ruin that great thoroughfare for the exclusive
advantage of set Of political harpies by the
establishment Of railroad through it. The
turptude Of the times demands the utmost vig-
lance to prevent mischief and promote objects
really desirable.
Year: 1862

70 destroy the confidence of the army in its best
generals should be allowed to hold Office under
it. The motive of such conduct is certainly not
to restore the Union, and the difference between
it and open dsloyalty is more constructive than
otherwise. If it be right to reward men like
Mr.. Taylor, what will be our justification by
and by for furnishing the traitors who are
aiming at the same end, though by different
lmeans2
Year: 1862

RAILROAD ions IN CONGREss AND THE LEGsI.A-
TuRE.-The railroad lobbyists at Washington
are being pitched into by the abolition press of
New York. Evidently they do not know how
to manage these organs, and ought to take les
sons of the Albany lobby. Send on a few
shares of stock, and see how quiet the abolition
editors will be. The Albany lobbyists did this;
and look at the result. The Tribune and Times
never say word against the Broadway Rail-
road, and may, by the same means, be kept
equally silent about the Washington affair
Year: 1862

Sun TOTAL OF AN ABOLITION MAJOR GENERAL
A San Francisco paper sums up General Ere
mont as follows:-"Hc was statesman who
had never made speech, general who had
never won a battle, q pathfinder who always
missed the track, and millionaire not worth
continental damn"
Year: 1862

Tho steamer Magnolia recently tho property Of the
rebels to anchor opposite the Battery yesterday
morning Che the object OF considerable interest TO all
who wero acquainted with her character and the service
in which she had recently been engaged. The Magnolia
brings a cargo Of cotton, which will be disposed of by
NJ j. c. Clapp, United States Marshal at Key West who
came this city board Of the vessel The captured
steamer first glance presents rather clumsy looking
appearance but is said that she quito staunch and
can be made very useful to the government after some
few necessary alterations Part Of her works arc out of or
der but her engine is In first class condition sho Is pant
Cd dark color and her whole appearance indicates ba,
she has scen hard service In her time Tho Magnolia Is
stated to be quite fast saier and Of so light drauebt
that she almost any water with com
safety. Her usefulness to the government when The
needfu repairs are made, will, therefore, be
very great. She 10 capacious enough to nc.
commodae over eight hundred men and will outstrip
many vessels Of her size and tonnage pont of speed
Her betw and compartments for storage ara
large and ary her engine room, cabins, bsrths &C. are
in perfect order and with heavy armament placed on
board which she Is well fitted TO carry, the Magnolia
would prove quite acquisition 70 naval service


Yesterday afternoon tho steamtug Active went along.
side in order TO take on Of her cotton which will
at once be sold at aucton-ho proceeds course to 20
into the Golfers Of national treasury. She will be
brought the Navy Yard possible in order
10 havo the necessary repairs made 10 make her t for
active service should tho government decide upon pur.
chasing her.
Year: 1862

MARCH 3i.-A man named Armstrong, first officer Of
che American packet ship West Point was brought up on
the complaint OF VIM eor the crow OF that vessel
now suffering from injuries in City Hospital IL an.
pears that the voyage from Liverpool to New York
Armstrong assaulted tho complainant with dangerous
weapon. The accused was held To bail In the sum of
$1,000
Year: 1862

PETITI0NING FOR THE REMOVAL OF Mr..
WELLEs.-We observe that petition to the
President for the removal of Secretary Welles
has been placed in the Merchants Exchange
and Newsroom in Boston, and extensively
signed by the merchants there; and it is rumored
that similar petitions are to be prepared in this
cityand Philadelphia. The utility Of any such
proceeding is, however, very questionable.
Whatever may be the shortcomings of the Pre-
sent Secretary Of the Navy-and we have fre-
rest assured that the President is perfectly
cognizant of the same, and that when the proper
moment for the change arrives he will act
towards the Navy Department as quickly as he
did not long ago with regard to the War De-
partment
Year: 1862

A House OF RECEPTION FOR THE RETURNING


VOLUNTEERs.-We are sure that the national


feeling is in favor Of every reasonable provision
being made for the comfort of the sick and


wounded volunteers returning from the seat of
war; and as there will doubtless be many such
passing through this city from time to time
during the continuance of the war, we suggest
that house of reception should be established
for them here without delay. 1t is the duty Of
the War Department to take the matter in hand,
and we trust we shall speedily hear of resting
place Of the kind being provided for the
brave men, who have suffered in their
scountrys cause. When the sick and wounded
from Ncwbern arrived in this city few days
ago, those who were without homes here had
no place Of shelter to which they could resort
without expense; and as many of them had but
little or no money, and a journey to the
New England States still before them, they
suffered great hardship, especially those
who, from want of medical attendance,
we're unable to get their wounds dressed


It will not only be reproach to the country
at large, but to the humanity of the wealthy
citizens of New York, it such suffering as those
poor fellows from North Carolina endured
in our midst is allowed to go unrelieved


We are charitable people, and the soldier
ought not to be left to the mercy Of individual
benevolence, but be comfortably cared for by the
government, or, failing that, while in this city,
some provision should be made by the Corpo-
ration If even any charitable association
would devote itself to the good work. pending
other action on the subject, our citizens, we are
sure. would promptly respond to any call
for subscriptions to aid the undertaking. By all
means let something be done, and that quickly.
Year: 1862

Two years ago we were nation of boosters
we Dragged all the year round, and on the 4th of
July multiplied our boasts by ten at least. The
world recognized our little weakness and it had
become a source of great deal of merrment
abroad and at home. But the humiliation of the
secession of some dozen States did US good the
struggle to shut the outer door upon the seceders
and to arrest the treason before it should hit the
Government in a vital part has convinced us of
what while we boasted it loudly before, we did
not believe that in our Government to-day there re-
sides strength that no other nation can afford
to trihe with. Before this war there was suspi-
con that our little navy must look ridiculous when
pitted against the monster fleets of England and
France. There was probably in every thoughtful
heart feeling that countries where war was both
a science of every day study and practiced art,
would make us feel in everynerve the first shock
of collision. There was no consent to the
thought that by any possibility we could be con-
quered but that we might be driven from the sea
for a season, and made to skulk from harbor to
harbor of our coast for awhile seemed by no means
impossible. Now who believes in any such pos
sibility? One such article in the London Times
as that paper amuses US with at least three times
a week, would two years ago have thrown w ash
ington into panic, and have knocked the bottom
out of half the fancy stocks of Wall street. War
with England was thing that nobody but mem
bers of Congress were at liberty speak of above
a breath. Now where is the man to be found
whose heart rises an inch in his throat because
the Times busters? A foreign war all good men
to-day would go far to avert but great many
good men have made up their minds that there
are things which are far more to be dreaded than
war with even England. The national brag is
ended, and in its place has come the easy conf
dence assured and tested strength sensation of
pOwer that ran endure uuch and strike tbp min
ute that endurance ceases to be virtuous. We
have tried our hand at war and feel that while
the rough game does not entce US we are equal
to it if it must come. We can afford to be humb-
Ter henceforth and probably shall be a good deal
more modest than while we were not quite sure
that modesty might not be construed to our dis
advantages. +. Bulletin.
Year: 1862

SPURIOUS CoIN.-We were shown yesterday
by gentleman of this city, counterfeit So gold
piece, which was paid him by a customer, and
which he took readily, not perceivng that it was
spurious at the time. The deception is quite COM
plete, and the only way of detecting the cheat is
the absence of the peculiar, clear ring belonging
to genuine gold. The die in which it was cast
must have been perfect copy of the original e-
gal die for S. gold pieces minted at the u. S.
Mint in San Francisco, even to the most minute
hair stroke. The color is also good, having been
heavily washed with pure gold and the most re-
markable thing of all was its weight being exactly
that of genuine S. gold piece. From this it
will be perceived that the deception is as near
complete as it is possible to make it and our cit
izens should be on their guard closely, or they
are liaLle to have any quantity of this counterfeit
coin passed upon them at any time 1t requires
close scrutiny to detect the cheat The piece we
saw looked new and bright, and bears the date of
1861. Look out for S. pieces Oregonian.
Year: 1862

TOBACCO in small quantities has been raised
during the present season by number of
ranchmen in the vicinity Of Sacramento. Sam
pies of several kinds, Of excellent quality, were
brought to the city day or two ago.
Year: 1862

The Border State Men and the President.


We made mention, day or two since,
that new and strenuous efforts we're to be
made by the Border State men Of the Wick
life stripe to induce the President to take
no further steps to carry out his Emanei-
patton proclamation. These men had
visit with the President on Thursday
but we are happy to say, made no capital
ont Of it. They found the President firm
and decided. he told them plainly that he
was an anti-slavery man and considered
slavery to be the'right arm Of the rebellion
and that it must be Topped of.


The blind recklessness with which the
opponents Of this measure wage war
against it, is most strange. They denounee
it to be Of no account, a mere dead letter,
and yet they are terribly afraid he will
issue this dead letter and thereby set the
South in a blaze. They do not pretend to
explain the paradox-itis is enough for them
to find any point Of opposition, and 50 they
blindly contradict themselves. Let them
bear in mind when they assert it to be
deadlettery that if 50, its issue viii be proof
Of what they also assert, Eiz:-the imbe-
cility Of the President and therefore, to be
consistent, they should be glad to see it
put forth. Btif on the other hand, what
is actually the case) their fear is that it
win be no dead letter but death blow to
slavery, then let them bear in mind that
this is the point ,Ohieh is intended 5yit. Two
years Of war have shown that slavery is at
the bottom of the rebellion and the chief
helper of the rebels. We have stormed
their cities, blockaded their ports, captured
their soldiers, and yet the rebellion is not
crushed. Now we are to 60 down to the
foundation and strike at slavery for the
sake of the Union tho hsariaz blo4zs
we give It the better service shall we be
doing the country and the Union. The
frantic efforts of these Border State pro-
slaveryites give the strongest assurance
that its effect upon slavery is appreciated
and feared accordingly.
Year: 1862

Bull Run and Manassas the sound of the battle


Rolled over the land ON that still Sabbath air,
The roar of the cannon, the musketry's rattle,


And know that my bold loyal lover was there.
= e - #
The train from the east thundered up to the station
+ My heart with its hoping and trembling lay low,
But soon twas made sure of its great desoaton


For they brought me tile cap and the belt Of my
=, Joe, f.t..-.-..- rss1s.s.
And note from his conrad which told the sad


story, -.....I r-f ~ -atrt
How he died with his beard and his bosom all gory
And the words which it cost his last effort to say
"Tell Bess to rejoice at my glorious promotion,


This night to my soul commission will bring
leave my poor country dsmay and commotion


To present her sad case at the court of her king
Year: 1862

MEssRs. EDITORS II send you an extract
from hastily written note, iu pencil, from the
battle field of "Antietam Creek written on
Thursday, the day after the terrible fight of
Wednesday, by Sergeant Henry f. Smith to
his father, Archibald Smith of this city. Mr..
Smith has sent four good and true boys to the
war, to do battle for their country, two in the
10th, one the 10th, and one in the 18th.


Truly yours, II.


"Our regiment was in the fight and lost a
great many men, killed and wounded. wish
could say that George came out unframed, but
/ am thankful it Is no worse. He has got a
bad wound i'm his face and throat from charge
of buck-shot-it will lay him up for some time.
You may rest assured, however. that he was
wounded while doing his duty, as he was in
the thickest of the fight. As for myself es-
capped unharmed, although l was in the fight
long enough to fire between fifty and sixty
rounds. and after my own regiment retired,
l fought in two others, and how / came
off the field alive is more than / know. / am
unable to give you any particulars of the fight
only TO say that we drove the rebels back and
hold the battle field, but at fearful sacrifice
of life on both sides. We expect to 90 into
another fight today, and are now lying on our
arms. / have command of Company L today
and If we 90 into battle today shall lead them,
and trust in Providence. l shall have to close
by saying that If / die on the field today, be
comforted by the pleasant thought, that your
son died doing his duty to his country and to
his God. Many have died, and many more
have got to die before this rebellion is crushed,
and it might just as well be me as any one
else.
Year: 1862

sg- The senior editor of the Portland Press,
by muendo in that paper of yesterday, repeats
do still deny; if he persists in his statement,
it will be further confirmation that he cannot
tell the plain truth"


We clip the above from that peculioriyjuicy
Sheet the Bath Sentinel, a paper that is care
fully gathered up by the old ladies of that city
to steep in catnip tea for the dry bellyache in
children. We are sorry to disturb the editors
equanimity, but then writer of so much bril-
lance and originality should not plume him
self in feathers plucked from his neighbors.
Year: 1862

sB- We would advise those Democrats who
are so in love with the institution of slavery
that they can only look at the recent procla-
nation as a blow at that institution and not at
the rebellion, that by urging vigorous policy
and closing up the war before the first of JAN
uary that they can accomplish their desire
Augusta Journal.
Year: 1862

sT- Arumor is in circulation that Govern
ment is about calling into service the steamers
from this port which were lately under charter
to it. There may be some foundation for the
rumor though we cannot trace it to any relia-
Bile source
Year: 1862

LARcENY.-Last evening a son of Caleb
Small drove up to his fathers store in Market
Square, jumped out of the wagon and went
into the store for something. He was gone
but about two minutes, and on returning found
that somebody had stolen woolen long shawl
and quilted robe from the wagon.
Year: 1862

ARREST OF SABBATH BREAKERs.-The
police, yesterday, arrested seven lads in Centre
street and vicinity, who were playing in the
streets and making great disturbance. They
were taken to the lookup. A portion of them
were let out last evening, and the Others will
be released this morning.


This should he a caution to the boys, not to
play in the street or make any disturbance on
the Sabbath. The next ones arrested for these
acts, we are assured, will not get off so easily
Year: 1862




or nearly 4Bd. per pound, exclusive of any profit
whatever, either to the cultivatOr or shipper. 1t
is thus clearly perceptbe that the present price of Inda
cotton in the Liverpool market not sufficient to induce
any increase in the cultivation the as the charges
given are the thousand and demands
the trade by every native agent through whose
hands passes 1t must be moreover borne in mind that
any new lands taken under cultivation would entail great
expense ryot The clearing leveHg and preparing
the would scarcely be done uder 9l los and
the subsequent weddings and hoengs, without which he
plants would thrive in newly turned SOIL would further
ncre the cuators outlay by least another pound
sterling. therefore evident that without
and substantial prospect of remuneration, there can
be little prospect of the ryots being induced to enter large
ly the cultivation of lands though they may cuti
their old lands with cotton. But this cannot
and will not be sufficient and unless Manchester prePar-
the price of Indian grown cotton that
being paid for the produce of American slave labor


there is ear but poor prospect of very great in
GREASE to the cotton lands existing.
Year: 1862

Shall break like an avalanche full your head.
Then to the day when Beauregard comes
With bis fiery egons from their Southern homes;
When the of their guns shall fill you with fright,
And the fash of their sabres shall CLEAN your sight,
All then shall you sink to merciless tomb,
And the shoas of their triumph shall herald your DOOM
Your tate is now writ by the hand the wall
DER your house the sand the bleak tempest shall fall
And sweep you away in its ruins to hell.
have finished my mission, farewell! farewel!!"
Thus saying he left in a moment of time,
And wound up his speech, where wind up my rhyme;
He left General Scott in passion and worry
Old Abe in fit and his wife in furry.
Year: 1862

TUMBLING DowN.-We are glad to see the prices OF
several articles that have heretofore been held at unrea


sonaby high prices, coming down considerably The
price Of salt is coming down with grand crash. Pork
ditto, ard lea her ditto. Each OF these articles have,
for several months past, been hell at fcitjnn value
There has been no state or condition of things to justify
the high figure they have been held at and such prices
canrot be sustained for any article without good cause
Are dy have salt and pork fallen 10 the market about
near so per cent and they will still GO lower Leather
has not as yet fallen in the proportion that they
have but it soon will in judgment. 1t is very
great error which the people have aborea under and
suffered by that cannot make all our ewn meat and
leather aud salt is not many people beev
ed. The great d maud for it has passed. The pork
nearly all salted away, and the price must Gown


We congratulate people upon the prospect of bet
ter days war or no war, blockade no blockade.
Atlanta ConfederacY
Year: 1862

The DEPENDENCE IEDIA.An further speculation as
to the competition of India with US IN the production OF
article from the Calcutta Egshman certainly auhori
y that ought to know:


The fo5wing table shows the expense cuItivating
Year: 1862

Nothing is known of the proceedings in Congress to-day


The Virginia Legislature has been principally occupied
talking about the election of Confederate Senator'S The
House favored going into election to day, whilst the
Senate proposed delay until the fourth of February
Joint committees have been appointed to report the
matter on tomorrow nocn.
Year: 1862

Penmanship, though much neglected
in modern times, may nevertheless be con-
sidered one of the most useful and beau
tiful of the arts, which grace the civilized
and enlightened world. -. ID,
L No young man ought to consider him
sci qualified for the discharge of the nee
essary duties of any profession or calling
in life, while he is deficient in an Art of
such indispensable use but he should
improve every opportunity for acquiring
a rapid legible hand. Every young lady
who aspires to a genteel education, or who
would recommend herself favorably for
neatness, order, and good taste, should be
more ambitious of acquiring this art than
painting drawing, or music.


would say to my young friends who
read the ewsdealer /; do not neglect this
branch of your education. IF you can
not avail yourself of the services OF q good
teacher of penmanship, prepare yourselves
with good copies, and writing materials
and practice at home these long winter
evenings, and you may yet make many
elegant marks in the world.


j. w. SwAsEY.


Morristown, VT,
Year: 1862

er. An earnest wish was expressed That
the sutlers-those harpies of the army
might be dboEshed-and hence the men,
orial to be sent to Congress. We heard
it stated-not in the meeting--by an off,
Ger recently form the Potomac, that one of
these men located near his own regiment
had already amassed fortune of some
fifteen or twenty thousand dollars, a large
portion of which had been obtained by
selling liquor, and though not broken up,
he rides in splendor in and about Wash
ington. '-'""ll s.t"l' -l'- a4


The meeting was one Of harmony, and
resemblcd more an old-fashioned temper
ance gathering than any which we have
attended for long time, indicating that
the present state of the country is favora-
BILE for awakening anew the interest of
the community on this subject .a-I


The Address of the evening was an
eloquent appeal and eminently adapted to
do good, and it is hoped that the author
will comply with the request for copy
for publication-in case of which it is
contemplated giving it to the public in
form of tract, for general circulation.