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Year: 1861

OUT uay, WnllSt we nave YET tue power W
resist-the capacity to save ourselves from
its meditated devastation, insurrection and
horrors.


But will Northern hate and fanaticism
fail in its prey? Will it not at least carry
through the South one long track of blood,
which will tell to future ages its fierce in
vasion and stern efforts for conquest? We
answer no


Fortunately for the world, it is never all
mad. The first great result of the medita-
ted invasion of the South, will be to unite
the South together. United together, the
South is invincible The North knows
this as we'll as the South. On this account,
we rejoice at the late demonstrations in
Charleston Bay, and the war policy declar.
ed at Washington. Virginia will soon be
with US; and the other Frontier States will
follow her lead. They are forced to take
sides, by the Abolition Government at
Washington. They must help to conquer
US, or aid US in our defence. We cannot
doubt the result. The miserable fanatics
and charletans at Washington are pursuing
the very course of policy we most earnest.
ly desire them to pursue, and will defeat
and destroy their power for evil in the ef-
fort to exercise it. We deprecate war
but we frankly confess, that if war is ne
cessary to consolidate the South, it is far
preferable to the Slave-holding States be-
ing divided. 1t is very far preferable to a
mixed Confederacy of Slave and Free
States. The demonstration of war upon
the South will, however, prevent war, by
raising up such power to meet it, through
united South, as will ensure its defeat
War between the North and the South can
only exist by the Frontier Slave States
joining the North against the South and
this we deem an impossibility.


But will not Fort Pickens he held like
Fort Sumter ? and will We not be compelled
to she'll them out? Yes! But this will
not be war Will not our coast be blocka
ded? Very probably. But this will be
war on sea, where we cannot reach them
But a campaign war-a war Of invasion fol
conquest, by the North against the South
we do not expect to see. 1t will be most
fatal to the interest of the North, whilst il
may be most beneficial to the South in uni
ting them together in one erclusive desti
tiny; but, in our judgment, it will never
take place. War or no war, the Coufede
rate States are equal to the great enterprise
they have assumed, of protecting tbei1
rights, liberties and institutions.


Charleston Mercury.
Year: 1861

The Policy OF THE ADMlNIsrRATIoN.-lti Is
not considered TO be probable that the country
will regard Judge Douglas as having been au.
thorized by the Administration to exponnd its
policy. But is supposed, that so faras any such
exposition is necessary at all, after the ihau.
gural address of the President, the country will
look for it in the acts OF the Administration.


If Fort Sumter is evacuated, while Fort Pick.
ems and the forts at Key West and the Dry Tor.
tugas are retained, the conclusion will be easy
and unavoidable, that the Administration is not
moving upon any general policy OF abandoning
positions in the seeded States, but is controlled
as to Fort Sumter by the special fact in that
case, long feared to exist, viz: that it cannot
be seasonably reinforced with any means at the
command of the Government
Year: 1861

HOLIDAY STREET THEATEE.-Altbough We have
seen Mr.. Jefferson frequently, yet We must frankly
confess that we think on previous occasion has
he given more satisfaction and qualification to his
audience than in his character of Simon Lullaby and
Nazeppo, on last night. His complete identified
tion of himself with his characters, and his nimita
BILE humor, render hin, beyond all doubt, one o.
the very first comedians of the age; and we, there
fore, most earnestly sdvse all who wish to enjoy
hearty laugh as we'll as those who can appreciate
really good acting, to pay an early visit to the Ho!
liday Street Theatre. Tonight we have Nazeppc
repeated. and Rip Kan WinkLe
Year: 1861

re- Men who see into their neighbors,
are apt to be contemptuous; but men
who see through them, find something
lying behind every human soul which it
is not for them TO sit in judgment on, or
attempt to sneer out Of the order Of Gods
manifold universe" Elsie Venner.
Year: 1861

in the Bible. But he drank this man
drunk for the first time in his life
and when they got to the hotel the
city gentleman laughed at his maudlin
companion, and said, 9" | wonder what
his wife will say TO that Returning
they drove up to the gate, and the
child, with his mother was Oh the mar
BILE steps, waiting for papa. In step.
ping from the carriage, the drunken
mans foot caught in the reins, and he
stumbled.


If he had been sober he would have
kept hold Of the reins and the acci
dent could not have happened. Blu,
it made him angry, his selt.control
was disturbed, and he took the boy by
the shoulder, twisted him around, and
threw him down.


As he was unable to walk, they car.
ried him into the hall, and laid him on
a settee he fell off that on the floor,
and went to sleep. This clergyman
told me" They sent for me, aud |
never spent such night in my life
There lay that child dead, the wife in
convulsions, and the man asleep
asleep with dead child, whose yell
low locks were Gabblcd in blood, ly-
ing in another room-asleep, with two
physicians trying to save the life OF
his wife-asleep, under the damning
influence of wine. When he awoke it
was fearful waking. Pushing back
his hair-'What is the matter? Where
am | F? Where is my boy? Where
is my child ? must see him. You
cannot | must, | will Where is
my boy ? You cannot see him. Il
must see him--l must see my boy =
They took him into the room, and
turned down the sheet and when he
saw him he cried out, Oh, my God =
and fell back senselcss." That cler-
gyman told mc-and | have his name
in my Notebook" One year from
that day | buried his body, brought
from u lunatic asylum, to lay side by
side with his wife and child"


Young man, thank God for your
safety, if you have ever dared to tam
per with that which disturbs the ac-
ton of the brain, and brings a man to
point where he knows not what he
is about. 1t is risky business to touch
the brain, and it is the business of al
cohol to do it u. Cough.
Year: 1861

| tell you, sir, it is a risky business


to touch the brain. A minister of the
Gospel told me of a member Of his
congregation, a noble fellow as ever
lived-generous - there was not a
member of his church that gave as
much as he, though only member of
the congregation, for the support of
the Gospel housekeeping partner in
a firm in New York, with a wife and
one child, living in good style. The
only fault the minister had to find


with him was, he would occasionally


take glass Of wine, and would give
it to the young. men ; and he said he
had often talked with him about it.
One day he saw him playing with his
boy, and asked him" Do you love
your SOM" Love him noble little
fellow! love him better than my
own life." "You would not harm him ?n
I" Harm him hurt my boy /! Never !"
Now you never thought that glass
of wine Stop, you are fanatic ;
| respect you as a minister, but not
your fanaticism on this point. The
idea of u glass Of wine hurting this
boy-that | am going to ruin my
child Let this be tabooed ques-
ton between us. l have no patience
to hear you talk SO foolishly about it,"


1t was about six weeks after that
one of the partners in the house came
to see him on some business, and they
rode to manufacturing town abou,
twelve miles distant. He was one OF
those men mighty to drink wine, and
man of strength to mingle strong
drink :" and there is no blessing pro
nouuccd Oh such men that VIC can find
Year: 1861

Ny Charlie has gone to the war,
My Charlie SO brave and tall;
He left his plow in the furrow


And flew at his country's call.
May God in safety keep him


My precious boy-my all.
My heart is pining to see him 4;


1 miss him every day;
My heart is weary with waiting,


And sick of the long delay;
But know his country needs him,
And could not bid him stay.
l remember how his face flushed,
And how his color came,
When the flash from Sumpter's guns
Lit the whole land with flame,
And darkencd our country's banner
With the crimson hue of shame.
Mother" he said, then faltcred
felt his mute appeal
l paused-if you arc mother


You know what mothers feel
When called To yield their dear ones
To the cruel bullets and steel.
My heart stood still for a moment,
Struck with mighty woe;
A faint rs of death came o er Iae,--
L am u mother, You know
Bnt | sternly checked my weakness
And firmly bade him - Go"
Wherever the fight is fiercest


know that my boy will be };
Wherever the need is sorest
OF the stout arms of the free,
May Le prove rs true To his country
AS he has been true to me
Ny home is lonely without him;


Ny hearth berett of JOY,
The thought OF him who has left me
My constant sad employ
Bet God has been good 10 the mother,
she shall moi BLUSH FOR her boy!
Year: 1861

Our DUTIES IN THE WAR.-It is hard to
imagine any thing, except the utter wreck of
our nationality, worse than a civil war in
America; any thing more wasteful to prop.
erty, life, industry, humanity and religion.
But when war is forced upon peaceful and
industrious people in defense Of its public
life, we must not forget that this, like every
other misfortune, is full of compensstions.
Even the loss Of property is not without
great counterbalances and the treasure ex-
pended in defense of the National Constitu-
ton is expended virtually for the security of
the Government which, in its liberty and
order, gives industry its motive and property
its security. 1t must be remembered, more
over, that money spent in such way as to
defend national institutions and to strengthen
national character, completes and perfects
the social mechanism that produces, distri-
butes and utilizes wealth. We do not wish
to say any thing to favor public prodigality,
or tempt our people to borrow money, yet we
must consider that national loans are not the
only form Of public debit but $lOO, 100000
sent out of the country for liquors that fever
the blood, or for laces and silks that endanger
our Republican simplicity, may impoverish
us far more as q nation than the same amount
| of money spent at home among ourselves in
arming and equipping the defenders Of our
liberties aRd our laws. -.-s
Year: 1861

One of the most promising fruits of stimu-
lated American ingenuity since the outbreak
of the war, is the new army tent, sample
of which may be seen at the office of the
United States Paymaster, at No. 70 White.
street. This is the invention of Mr. Henry
Garbanati, of this city, manufacturer Of
Photographic materials. The improvement
consists in the addition of adjustable canvas
hunks to an ordinary tent, which by day can
be made to serve as settees, and by night as
comfortable cots or stretchers. The tent
frame consists of five pieces-a ridge pole,
and two pieces at each end supporting each
other at an acute angle, like an inverted v.
The hunks are merely canvas stretched on
light wooden frames, which are supported by
loops in lashings from the frame, and can be
detached if required, for use as hospital
stretchers after an engagement. Ifthe whole
tent space is required by day, the two tiers
of bunks can be turned back against the tent
cover, by slipping the sliding ring to which
the lashings Sre attached; or, if the occu.
pants wish to use the lower bunk as a settee
or lounge, the upper one only can be turned
back, and the settee is already made.


The great merit of this ingenious centriv-
ance is the fact that it gives our soldiers, at
little or no extra cost to Government, as dry
and comfortable bed as they would have al
home, and the Hheumatisms camp fevers
neuralgia, chills, and all the hideous train OF
maladies which spring from the practice OF
sleeping on wet earth are in great part OBJ.
waited. The efficiency Of our army would
be, of course, greatly increased in this re-
spect, and the discomforts of camp life very
much reduced. By the simple plan of max
ing the lower hunks double, hinging the
frames at the inner corners beds for foul
men could be spread as easily as two are
accommodated by the present plan, and the
full complement of six soldiers would be pro
vided for in each tent. Mr.. Garbanati hal
an octagon.shaped tent which shelters six
teen men, the cost Of which is only $50.
Year: 1861

FLoRIDA.-The public is beginning to look
for news from Florida, whittier, many per-
sons believe, Commodore Dupont has sailed
to prosecute The objects of the great expedi-
ton. 1t is believed that we may hope for
news from him within few days.


The public mind seems to have settled
upon Fernandiua as the next place from
which we shall hear, and many circumstan-
ces give probability to this belief. Fernan-
dina is the eastern terminus of the Florida
Railroad! Its possession will enable US to
cut off the entire Florida peninsula from the
rebels. Below the railroad line lies a rich
cotton regr and farther inland are found
those great supplies of live oak which the
United States Government uses for its navy.


The cotton lands of East Florida are all
as we are informed by gentleman who re-
sided there till March last---hiEh lands, per-
fectly healthful, fertile, and such lands as can
be cultivated with perfect safety by white
labor. The live oak belongs to the Govern
ment, and it will need supplies of it for the
navy-yards of the North.


The possession of the Florida Railroad
will give US most valuable and time saving
communication with the Gulf of Mexico
by which the route to Fort Pickens and
New Orleans win be shortened by several
days.
Year: 1861

Among the terrible engines of war now
being constructed for the Government is an
on.clad gun boat which is being built by
Engineer Ericsson in New York City. The
boat is seventy.two feet long and forty one
feet beam. She will carry six hundred tuns
Custom-house measurement. Her arma'
ment will consist of two eleven-inch Dahl
gren guns, placed on q revolving turret on
deck. The turret will be twenty two feet in
diameter, nine feet high and eight inches
thick, and will be composed Of solid wrought
iron. The iron armor on the sides Of the
vessel will be FIVE inches thick, placed out.
side of solid oak twenty three inches thick
The entire deck is eight inches thick, to be
covered with solid wrought iron one inch in
thickness. The deck rests on solid oak
beams ten inches in diameter, placed three
feet apart between centers, each beam to be
supported by two wrought iron columns
two and half inchesi in diameter, and heavy
wrought iron diagonal braces.


The turret is revolved by machinery at the
will of the officer in command of the guns.
The men who load and fire are not required
to take aim, that being the duty of the officer
controlling the guns who, by means of a
lever, works his death dealing Dahlgrens at
pleasure. The men occupying the turret are
in no way exposed to the fire of the enemy
in fact the only exposure is that of the muz



! ment of the discharge. The rudder, the
screw propeller, and the anchor, when up
are entirely out of the reach Of even those
elongated shot, which do not ricocheb but
| continue their course under water in the
direct line of flight, The pilot who steer
thhe vessel is projected by coniesl.shapet
! wroughtiron casing six inches thick, which
| rises five feet above the deck.


| Attached to the propeller there are two
engines and two boilers of four hundred in
dicated horse. power, which will give a speed
at sea of six knots an hour. Every part o
the vessel will be thoroughly ventilated by
fan blasts, and the ammunition will b.
brought to the very muzzles of the guns by
machinery. The deck of the vessel is to bt
eighteen inches above the surface of the wa
ter. Although not intended as q genera
cruiser at sea, she is expected to be able tc
| proceed with safety from any one point t
another on the coast. This vessel differ,
very materially from every iron-clad vesse
| yet designed, and the only one of which any
detailed account has been published. ThI
| construction Of the vessel and machinery i
to be under the superintendent of Chief En-
gineer Alban G. Stimer, United States Navy
OF this city, on the part of the Government
The most casual observer must see from the
details we furnish, that almost every diff
Guilty incident to the production of an efhcien
gun-boat has been anticipated, and provided
for with consummate skill. The perfect pro
lection of the men, guns, ammunition anC
stores of every description-the impervious
ness of the hulk and turret-the ease will
which the guns are managed at every
point-the lightness of draught-all, to ou
mind, 60 very far toward giving to the Gov
| ernment lust what it needs at present.
Year: 1861

ONE EXAMPLE FROM MANY.-The New
York Commercial Advertiser relates the fol-
lowing example of the dealing of England
with a neutral ship which bore a person
whom England wished to secure. Like
scores of other examples which that power
can be referred to in her own history, it is a
case which is a sufficiently good answer to
any complaint on her part, but we should
be sorry to see it regarded as precedent;


A similar proceeding on the part of an
English vessel of war will probably be within
the recollection of some of our readers. We
refer to the boarding of the ship Hercules, of
Salem, Mass, Captain Edward West, in Sar-
dinian port some fifty years ago, aud forcibIy
taking from on board Lucien Bonaparte,
then on his way to the United States. The
Hercules put into port on account of the sick
ness of Lucien Bonaparte, and at his urgent
request. An English man. of-war was in
port, got wind of the passenger on board, and
sent q boatswain with an armed crew, who
took Lucen away by force, carried him on
board the man of.war, and he was taken a
prisoner to England.
Year: 1861

Days of goodwill, FAREWELL


Prayers for peace, adieu!


By his great name that fell,


Wipe out this league with He'll;


Scour the land through
Utterly desolate all their proud States shall lie, lily
Famine and pestence walk where their standards


Blackened with crime,


On to them now, Iouaves!


Make it the land of graves s


Cursed to all time!


Now, when one thinks that all this is said of a
people against whom the North is making war to
bring them back within the folds of loving
Union," the conclusion is obvious that it must
cherish the strongest attachment for evil associa-
tion." If what is said Of the South be true in the
name of reason and common sense, why is the
North spending its substance and sacrificing the
lives Of so many thousands of its citizens to force
Union with people worse than the Thugs of
India T" or the vilest tribe of African" Why
not let them go in peace and call it a good rid
dance2 . --l
Year: 1861

An actor fell through Loose trap as he
was leaving the stage. Emerging instant.
y aherward, he was met with hearty
laugh, and the remark OF wag - was
sorry TO see you descend to such clap
trap manoeuyres as that es,' was
his quick reply; but you'll admi1 never
undertake anything without going thro'. -


Why is a ioaier like shade tree? Be
cause we are glad when be leaves.
Year: 1861

Marrow EscArE,-One day last week
while Mr.. Stoker was working in his claim
Oh Canal Gulcb, two miles below Yreka,
digging tail-race he was suddenly startled
by the falling of tho dirt above his head.
Looking up, he beheld an immense bank of
earth coming upon him, and had barely time
to spring to the opposite side of the race,
when it fell with a sullen crash, covering
him up all but his head. Being a large man
and of greatmuscular strength, he managed
to bear the tremendous weight until his
friends came to his rescue. lie was, how
ever, SO severely injured as to be unable to
work for three or four DAYS.
Year: 1861

TIE LEssoN.-The boiling of the Demo
cratic caucus, the other evening, at Sacra


mento. by the Denver and Nugent men, an,
their fraternization in a Convention fo


patching upa new Democratic Party, show


one thing very plainly, that there is no sta.


bilty in any organization composed of sucl


elements. Suppose new Democratic Party


were formed according to the programme
They would bolt that, whenever they felt
like it. There is no relying upon men who
must win or bolt


Organizations nova days are becoming
the merest by-word, with some men, and
there is no telling three months hence where
In respect to organization, any of these boilers
will be. They are desperately afraid of be-
ing considered Republicans, and yet they
are doing their level best, apparently, to aid
the Republican Party, by weakening the
regular organization. Instead of standing
firm and true to the organization which cleo
ted them and giving it strength for the next
contest, they are doing their best to weaken
and break it down. If their new co-parti-
zans can trust them, It is more than their old
ones could, certainly. Such sticklers for or
ganization, as they were in the last campaign
They ought to be shown in Barnums Muse
um as living specimens of that wonderful
jewel so much talked of-consistency


Their excuse for boiling was the refusal of
certain Douglas men to vote for the resolu-
tions endorsing the Crittenden Compromise
and Juggling in John G. Breckinridge, to be
endorsed along with it. Was this not
beautiful excuse? A minority undertake to
say to majority, "you are Republicans if
you don't agree with Breckinridge" Who
made Breckinridge's name, all on sudden,
the great touchstone of Democracy? Logan
and Others who now make this test, didn't
seem to think quite so much of Breckinridge |
at the last election, when they ran for office
as Douglas men. Zheywere not Republicans,
then, Notwithstanding they did not endorse
Breckinridge. The excuse is fimsy and the
men who make it ought to be ashamed Of
he reflection which they cast upon their own
ense and dignity.
Year: 1861

FROZEN TO DEATH.-We are informed, saws
the Yreka Union, that John McCassin was
frozen to death in attempting to cross the
mountain from Sawyers Bar, Salmon river,
to Black Bear Gulch on the Sd inst. From
indications the unfortunate man had become
bewildered, and had Travelled around large
tree for several hours, making well beaten
trail. When found he was lying just outside
of the trail with his hands folded across his
breast as though enjoying pleasant sleep,
which to him will know no waking"
Year: 1861

The CITY LIBEARY.-We regret that any
disagreement should have existed between
the Directors of this institution and the Lii
brarian, Mr. Wedle of such character as to
induce the latter to reign his situation.-
The Appeal expressed a hope, few days
ago, that an effort would be made to retain
his services, but we learn that Mr.. Wedle
feels so much aggrieved, (whether justly oI
not of course we cannot say) at the conduct
of certain of the Directors towards him, that
he is determined, on no consideration, TO re-
sumo the position. We regret this exceed
ingly, for the reason that Mr.. Wedle has
seemed TO us TO be the very man for the
place, and "the right man in the right place
is not to be always found. Mr. Wedle is a
gentleman upon whom the experience Of
years has not been lost. He is fine scholar
and a man of extensive general information.
We trust he may meet hereafter with the
good fortune which he deserves and we com
mend him to our friends, throughout the
State, as n gentleman most worthy of their
regards.