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Year: 1863

A HAPPY WoMAN.-What spectacle
more pleasing does the work. afford than
a happy woman, contented in her sphere,
ready at all times 10 benefit her little
world by her exertons. and transforming
the briars and tEorns Of life into roses OF
Paradise by the magic Of her touch ?
There are those who are thus happy be.
canse they cannot help Ito misfortunes
dampen their smiles. and they diffuse a
cheerful glow around them, as they pur-
sue the even tenor of their way. They
have the secret OF con,en.ment, whose
value is above tie philosophers stone ;
for, without seeking the baser exchange Of
gold. which may buy some sorts of pleas
ure, :hey convert everything they touch
into Joy. What their condition is makes
no difference. They may be rich or poor.
high or low. admired or forsakeu by the
fck'e world but the sparkling fountain ol
happiness bubbles up in. their hearts. and
makes them radianlly beautiful. Though
they may live in log cabin. they make
it shine with lustre which king
and queens may covet. and they MAKE
wealth a fountain OF blessings to the chil
dren Of poverty. Happy women are the
highest types Of humsui,y, and We can
not say how much we owe 10 them fox The
progress Of the race. Would there were
enough to 60 round
Year: 1863

The following letter was written by an
old friend to u young lady on tho eve of her
wedding day


have sent you few flowers TO adorn the
dying moments Of your single life. They
arc the gentlest types Of a delicate and du.
rabe friendship. They spring up by our
sides when others have deserted US 4; and
they will be found watching over our graves
when those who should cherish have forgot.
ten us. II seems that past, 30 calm aud
pure as yours, should expire with kindred
sweetness about it; that tho flowers and
tho music, kind friends and earnest words,
should cousecrate the hour when a sonti.
ment is passing into o sacrament. The
three great stages CT our being are tho
birth, the bridal, and the burial. To tho
first VIC bring only woakness-for the
last wc have nothing but dust But
here, at the altar, when lifc joins lifo, the
pair come throbbing up to the holy man,
whispering the deep promise that warns
each others hoart, to help on the life strug.
gle Of care aud duty. Tho beautiful will be
there, borrowing new beauty from the sceuo.
The gay ard the frivolous-they and their
founces will look solemn for once. And
youth will come. to gaze on oil its sacred
thoughts pant for A; and age will tottor ny
to hear the old words repeated, that to tbei,
own lives have given the charm. Some
will weep over it as if it were tomb, ant
some laugh over it as it it we're joke; bu
two must stand by it, for it is fate. not fun
this is everlasting locking of their lives
And how can YOU, who have queened it ovol
30 many bending forms, can you come dowr
at last to the frugal diet of single heart
Hitherto you have been clock, giving you,
time to the world Now, you are watol
buried in ono particular bosom. warming
only his breast, marking only his hours, anc
ticking only to the beat Of bis heart
where time and feeling shall bo in unison
until these lower ties arc lost in that highe


wedlock where oil hearts are united aroun,
the central hoar: of all. Hoping that calr
and sunshine may hallow your ciaspe
bands, sink silently into a signature.
Year: 1863

LADIES FOR HARD WoRK-Fond as the
Abyssinian women are OF embroidered
garments and other fneries. it is strange
that they should never try to gain
even a slight acquaintance with the
use of the needle. High and low alike
depend upon their male friends for every
stitch in their dress. Tastes, OF course.
vary in different countries ; but confess
that it always provoked me tc see tall.
bearded fellow acting the dressmaker, and
q slender girl performing the functions Of
the groom. Several times tried to intro
duce reform among our own people 5u.
the very attempt to allot TO each his own
proper work produced such a storm oi
discomfort that / gave up the matter in
despair. But. if it is provoking to see a
an pilfering the needle. it is still more
sggravating TO see him monopolize the
laundry. It's true the Abyssinians have
as strong a prejudice against clean linen
as against clean face still, whenever.
during the course Of the year, the shirt or
shima require a little scrubbing, big fel-
low, far better adapted tc plough the field.
peTioTus tue hS'eeaoie Joo.


This kind OF work, which is the heaviest
the heaviest men perform, admits OF no
comparison with the more onerous duties
devolving on the poor women. In large
household. whele a good number OF
females are required. some go early in
the morning to collect wood, and others
to fetch water; while not few busily
employ their hands in cleaning the stables
or in bread. skiro, dillik and wo'z fol
breakfast. To remove the husks from
the grain before it is washed and ground.
is regarded by all as most firing job
We usually employ two to relieve each
other at this occupation but the unfeel'
ing natives, who have no such considera'
ton, sometimes force their female servants
or slaves 10 stand over the rude mortar
until their arms become almost psral'


wed, and they are ready to drop from


sheer exhaustion and fatigue Wander


ings among the Falashans in Atyssinia.
Year: 1863

The statement hat there is to be meeting
of Republican politicians at Washington. to
consult with the Cabinet about conducting
the war. or terms of peace, is nonsensical.-
The President might as well turn over the
grocery caucus. Undoubtedly he chats with
every body on matters of State as occasion
offers, and draws out all sort Of opinions, but
we venture to say that be never calls caucus
for such purpose.
Year: 1863

Who CoSpuCrs THE WAR!-Secretary Stanton,
in his report, ignores the active operations OF
our armies-turns all that part Of the business
Of his department over TO another functionary,
and so gives a clear iptimation that he has left
il alone and has nothing to do with IT, That
other functionary-General Halleck-has given
us very full report; but whenever he comes
to a very important point, and one upon which
the people particularly desire knowledge, all
that he says is-the President. So the Pres
dent is responsible for Burnside's failure in
December last for Hooker's at Charlottesville,
and for the bad business at Chckamauga. Now,
as the President is not military man, and is
emphatically q sensible one, Il is difficult to
suppose that he has made oil this trouble by in
reference with generals; and the next question,
therefore, lie, who moves the President Who Ia
at the bottom, and who carries on the war; We
do not expect an answer to this question; but
II Is to be expected that the people will provide
against the recurrence Of the blunders under
another administration; and the way for them
to do so is to elect General Grant President
They may know positively enough that he will
carry on the war, and end Il too.
Year: 1863




GENERAL SIcKrEs AT GETrYsBrRG.-General
Hallecks report is in some sense series Of
assaults. Nearly every one mentioned comes
in for blow, and the President for the heavi-
est share. That appears to be all right. But
in his assaults on generals it seems posi-
BILE that the General-in-Chief, as he often
speaks without data" may sometimes speak
without knowledge. We gave yesterday in our
Washington news statement in positive con-
tradiction of what he says about the peninsula
expedition of General Dix. In his account of
the Gettysburg battle General Hallec1 directly
charges General Sickles with IAN erpr that
nearly proved fatal" General Halleck}s posi-
tion ought to give great Importance to such .
charges yet if General Halleck is a man who
speaks hastily upon subjects of which he knows
but little, no dignity of position can give i'm
portance to any charges that he may make.
What, then, does General Halleck know about
the Gettysburg battIef He knows that there
was battle; but he does not know how many
troops We had engaged there; be does not
know the order in which the several corps Of
our army arrived on the field, though he pre-
given to our corps IS they came up; be does
not know how eur line Of battle was formed;
and he does not know what corps went in on
the left Of the Third corps on Thursday after
noon, and so came in for the droadfully hard
part Of that days fight From this II seems
that he knows very little about the battle; and
yet he assumes to speak as to what "nearly





not be received as creditable imputation
against General Sickles; but we are not sure
that that soldier does not owe It to q well
earned reputation to demand . court Of in.
quiry.
Year: 1863

The POSTAL MONEY ORDER SYsrEM.-We are
glad to see that the Postmaster General has
again urged the adoption of the system which
has proved such convenience In England, Of
allowing tho Post Office to act as q medium for
the transmission Of money by orders purchase
BILE at Its different subofflces throughout the
country. Nothing has contributed more to
facilitate commercial transactions in the United
Kingdom than this plan, and tia wonder ID that
it has not been sooner adopted here. Thors Is
no other way in which small sums Of money
can be transmitted as inexpensively aud safely.
The system In England Is not only self-support-
ing, but contributes q handsome surplus to the
Post Office revenues. We trust that Congress
will not fail this session to give it the legisla-
tive sanction which is necessary to enable the
Department to put 1t in force.
Year: 1863

| The CAsssp peake Ptrsey-The Duty ol
the Navy Department..
The Chesapeake piracy Is, perhaps, the


most daring and atrooious on record


and 1t behooves the government to take
precautionary measured tQ prevent any
more similar occurrences. The duty of the
Navy Department in this matter is plain
and simple, and had Mr. Welles needed our


warnings some months ago the Chesapeake


would have been ere this retsken, and the yes
sci restored to her rightful owners. We recon-
mended long ago that one or more Of the fast
est vessels in the navy be stationed at New


York, Boston, Philadelphia and Hampton


Roads, with banked fires, ready to start at If


teen minutes notice, SO that in event of pri-
vateer appearing in close proximity to our
coast this fast feet could be despatched as soon
as the news was received OF her being in this
vicinity or, in case like the Chesapeake it
would not be twenty-four hours or more be
fore any vessels could be sent in pursuit. Com
manding officers at the navy yards do their
duty promptly and faithfully, and always on
receipt Of news Of character which would be
likely to call for feet of cruisers do their
utmost TO prepare them In advance of any
orders from Washington.


The seizure of the Chesapeake, and the fact
that there are other piratical parties only wait
ing an opportunity to seize other vessels lead
us to believe that either the Alabama, Kappa
hammock, or some other English privateer un-
der rebel colors, will soon make her ap-
pearance on our coast, as did the
Florida when the Tacony made her raid upon
our fishermen and coasters. The Department
must remember that the Portlanders captured
the Tacony pirates and perhaps they will re-
capture the CHI sapeake-and that 1t is the duty
of Mr. Welles to see if his vessels cannot over
haul and take something also. In future some
thing can be accomplished provided the
Navy Department will take our advice and
station special feet, as we have suggested,
which can operate--as in the opinion of every
man who knows any ything about the subject
very efficiently in cases such as we have men
toned.


While In search Of vessel along our coast
let the commanding officers of the cruisers be
instructed to call at certain seacoast telegraph
signal stations, and thus obtain the latest in
formation respecting the movements of the ves-
sells they are in search of. If the Navy Depart
ment would show some of the common sense
displayed by private corporations or intelli-
gent individuals, it might accomplish some
thing which would be credit to the navy and
the country.
Year: 1863

WORRYING UsELEssLY.-The party leaders in
the present Congress have lost no time in push
ing their extreme views upon its attention in
the form of legislative propositions. Bills for
the prohibition and immediate abolition Of
slavery in the States and Territories have been
introduced by Senator Hale and Represepta-
tives Lovejoy, Arnold, Wilson Qowa) ard q
number Of others Peace resolutions have been
brought forward by Fernando Wood and Finck
Of Ohio, both Of which will Of course be
shelved. 1t Is useless for these men to seek
to influence the fate of the great pending
issues Of the day by their action. They might
a. well attempt to set bounds to the ocean
BY next September all control over these
questions will have been taken out of their
hands by the people, who, In the election Of
General Grant to the Presidential chair, will
give an entirely new direction to the views and
policy Of the government. N
Year: 1863

course. was never sanctioned by the committee
or its chairman; but it was effected through the
intimate connection existing between the agent
and the recruit


The order Of General Haxs at..s .,s all this ana
feanesls vac .ae committee to pay the bounty d.
rectly into the hands of the recruit after he is
mustered In. The broker, Of course, can see no
more of him. Hence they seem generally to have
struck. and have probably all gone into Well
street, where they can fleece the bulls and
bears to their hearts content Thus, while the
order of General Hays is most excellent in it.
self, so far as saving the bounty money to the
soldier, it astonishingly reduces the number of
men received. II it helps ON one hand, it on
the other sensibly affects volunteering. About
every class Of business carried on in this COM
munity is done through broker whether buy
ing box Of segars, ton of coal or a hundred
shares of stock, aud the Supervisors Committee
have discovered that the volunteering business
Is no exception TO the rule


But many of these agents or brokers are truly
honest and honorable men, and will doubtless
continue faithfully in the business for the sake
of the fixed premium Of the government Of df-
teen dollars for every new recruit brought in
for an old regiment, and twenty-five dollars for
all experienced soldier.


Now that tho committee have plenty of
money, the best results are looked for, and a
draft, ii possible, will be prevented.


The GERMAN OPERA IN NEW YoRK.-We are
sorry to hear that the experiment of giving
German Opera in our Academy of Music has
proved failure. The manager has offered
sufficient inducements; but the public would
not respond to his call, and it is asserted
there is now every probability that Maretzek
will be offered the Opera House. and that bis
season will commence in January instead of
February.


New York is the only city in this country
that will literally patronize Italian Opera. In
Boston or Philadelphia the operatio seasons
must be short, as the patronage of the public
will not hold out. Here, good troupe, pro-
ducing the best operas with all the accessories
to render the performances on par with those
in European capitals, will surely meet with on
couragemcnt. But we cannot patronize both
German and Italian Opera What we may do
in that line when General Grant has conquered
Il peace and been elected President we are not
prepared to say; but, until the General has done
this, all that New York can accomplish is to
literally support Italian Opera


We would advise Mr.. Anschutz to make
tour through the Western cities where, with
his talented troupe, he may surely play short
and successful seasons of German Opera.
There are many thousands of Germans residing
in st. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago, who would
perlorce patronize German Opera in the alb
sence of the more attractive Italian music.
Year: 1863

We are curious to learn how the Eng
Ish Copperhcads and the London Times
will demean themselves on receipt Of the
tidings Of Meadc's victories over Lee, and
the surrender Of Vicksburg and Port Hud-
son. They have wrought SO faithtully and
earnestly to create q public opinion IN that
country inimical to the Federal arms, and
haye made such absolute and uncondi-
tonal prophesics as to the final results Of
the war, that it will go terribly against the
grain Of the party to be compelled to swal-
low the good news for us, which tic last
mails will have conveyed to them.


It would be difficult to oyer-estimatc the
amount and the intensity of the efforts
which they have made to pre;judge the
cause and misrepresent the character of
the bitter conflict in which VIC are engaged.
All that the Confcderatcs and the aristo-
crafts could do on the one hand, and all
that our great unseen enemy, who is mas
ter Of the Times, could do On the other,
LAS been done to damage Us with the Eng
1ish people; and the certainty Of the Fed
cra1 defeat was predicted with an assur-
ance which the event SC. far does by no
means justify, and which these president
fire-cate1s will have to acknowledge,
whether they like it OF not. One thing Is
certain, that the news Of our recent victo-
ries viii throw immense discrcdit upon all
the future representations Of these, our
enemies, on the other side, and will tend
to strengthen the confidence of the liberal
party in the ultimate success Of our arms.
No one can be 80 blind rs not to see that
the fall Of the river fortresses is a deadly
blow, delivered straight at the Life Of the
Confederacy, and that the driving back Of
lie rebels from Pennsylvania, broken and
demoralized, as they confessedly are, by
all accounts, will 60 long way towards
Bringing the rebellion to an end.


Even the 7;nte', so unwilling to ALLOW
ary c,cdit to he Federal soldiers, whose
Year: 1863

city, with every source Of information at their
command, should have left ittor abook-worm
in the Providence Journal, to announce that
the sources Of the Nile were well known
more than three centuries ago.
Year: 1863

lying correspondent in New York-Gttle
Toadic hackay, the Poetaster!-is paid
not BY the line, but by the number Of
lies he can forge or scrape together from
the perlieus Of Copperhead rascaldom,
against the soldiers, the people, and the
institutions Of the Republicans obliged
to confess in the last article which 1t de-
voted to our affairs, that Grant had made
series Of brilliant successes before he sat
down before Vicksburg, and that the re-
duction Of that stronghold would be an
important event in the war; adding, how
ever, that this was about the last thing
which it expected from him. So deter
minedly did the Times fight the battles Of
the South, on the other side, that it let no
occasion slip which could be turned into
aid for the rebels So far back as
April Goth, Of this year, in a very
memorable, and important article
to which, in subsequent issues We
shall in all probability hare to call the
special attention of our readers. this
paper belligerent speaking Of the COM
mission sent from this state to Canada, said
The case is q wonderfully strong one,
and though the fact Of such mission hay
ing been sent to enforceit, might pass ,cith-
out observation in times less eoentful than
those in which ne are living, the remark
able coincidence between this movement,
and the ere'zts t1hich seem to prone that tie
Northwest must gine up for the future the
hope Of seeing the Aississipps again open to
their commerce, seems to point to motives
yet more argent than mere soisA to increase
an already existing trade" All which goes
to prove that the Times, and its mysterious
masters had set their hearts upon the sue
cess Of the rebels, and had pretudged the
case Of the Mississippi, which in their
hands was to be one Of the chief iustru-
ments Of their triumph.


All that Is now smashed up 1ikea dream
the great Father of Waters is free to the
commerce Of the great children Of the
Western States, from the Falls to the Gulf;
and there will be bitter mourning over
this mighty consummation in Printing
House Square, at St. James, and many be-
lieye at Petersburgh, concerning which
there Will be more to say hereafter.
Year: 1863

An eastern paper announces that it will
be obliged 10 reduce its size and cut off all
4" dead heads" The latter in,imatiou
should serve as hint to all that publish
er cannot in these times afford to give his
pa per away.
Year: 1863

To Newspapers Harper's Pictorial Histo
~ of the Great Rebellion will he sent to news
papers which insert the following prospectus
twice and notice editorislly the numbers as they
appear.
Year: 1863

THk following rather striking statement
appears in the New j 'rk Sunday herald:


''Out of pure love for President Lincoln
We tried 70 make sensation about his mes
sage the other day but We tried in vain.
Before this war we used to print an extra
addition of from ten to thirty thousand
copies of the Herald containing the sPresi-
dents Message and all these copies were
bought up like hot cakes by the eager pub
lie On Wednesday We obtained the first
copy OF Mr. LincolD's Message by telegraph.
We printed it first, and had our extra ready
before our sleepy contemporaries knew what
they were about. The newsboys were no
titled by the bulletins that the message
was in town. Well, we printed four hun
dred and eighty copies of the Message of
these we sold one hundred and slightly copies
to the newsboys. Undoubtedly we should
have been stuck Gas the newsboys class
icallv phrase it) with the remaining three
hundred, had not countrymsn come along
IN the nick of time aud bought the whole
batch, on venture, to dispose of on his way
home. We have every reason to believe
that our country customer sincerely repent
Cd Of his bargain. This little incident is
the strongest proof We could produce of the
complete Indifference of the public"


Notwithstanding the insignificant mum
Der of copies of the Message printed by the
Herald, and the loss to which it might have
been subjected even upon these, but for the
piece Ct goodIluck which befsl it, the Herald
will find, and so will VI Lincolo, that the
public is BY no means > Indifferent as it
may have appeared on the occasion. The
ventilation which his egregious plan vii,
get, tefore be can make his dozen new gev.
ernments bv force and fraud combined, will
blow him and his partisans sky high. The
l0ng-sutferipg people have not yet lost all
their common sense or the spirit which the
times demands.
Year: 1863

1t will We gratifying on the part of ma
ny of the soundest and least weak and COR
ruptible portion of our people to know, that
Emerson Etheridge, late Clerk of the House
of Representatives, having washed his hands
of the perfdious party with whom he once
acted in good faith, will hold himself in
further readiness to aid his country by
publicly advocating the election of Geo. B.
Mcclellan to the Presidency. Etheridge is
full match for any Abolitiouist orator in
the whole land.


LIBERTY AND UNION ARE INsEPARABLE


You VII note the composition of the
Committee of the House, They are as ul
ira as possible, and show Mr.. Colfax TO be
as little of conservative as the generality
of his party 1t is but folly to hope for any
beneficial legislation from men who are sole.
~ occupied with schemes to advance their
party and themselves. They have not got
beyond the point of stgiving &c aparty what
was meant for mankind" This government
wss framed BY the Providence Of Heaven,