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Year: 1864

At the close of the Revolutionary War,
and when the treaty or truce between Great
Britain and this Government was being dis
cussed, Il great offer was made by the Brit
ish delegates to the Congress of Ghent, to
secure the return of the confscated estates
Of the tories of the Revolution. But Jay
and Franklin declared that they would sign
no document providing for such restora-
ton OF contiscated property. The conse-
quence was that the tories were elected from
all the States. Not more than thousand
were left behind, and these were of the poor
er and more helpless class, who could not
leave the country they had attempted to
ruin. The larger portion of the tories fled
to New Brunswick-indeed they made up
that Colony for Great Britain; so that the
animOsity with which the Brunswickers have
acted towards the Federal cause, is explain
ed by the fact that they are the descendants
of the tories Of the Revolution. But there
is still stranger coincidence in the history
Of the confscation policy of the Revolution
ary fathers The only State of the original
thirteen, which refused to enforce, aud
which repealed the confiscation act after it
had become law, was South Carolina
The State Government of South Carolina
absolutely invited to its midst the tories Of
the Revolution-gave back the forfeited es-
tates to the tories and thus by legal enact
ment, as it were, instituted premium for
treason. We are now reaping the bitter
fruit of this policy South Carolina has al
ways been the nursery of treason as it has
been the ASYLUM for traitors The British
Government, which first essayed to save the
estates OF these South Carolina tories, was
also the first government in the world to
give aid and comfort to the South Carolina
traitors, while engaging in the rebellion TO
destroy the American Union.


There is something singularly instructive
in these facts. They need but one more
record, and that is, that the Democratic
tocrats and the tories of l776, plotted the
ruin of freedom, that the business of sell
ing men and women into bondage might con
tinue in all the States of the Union.
Year: 1864

Thomas II. Hicks, of Maryland, writes to
the Cambridge md, Herald from Wash
ington, under date of March oath:


The general interests Of our once happy
and prosperous county are deeply involved
IN the doings of the day. All should be
willing to make sacrifice on the altar of
our Union Whatare men compared 70 the
great interests now before us I? Feeling, as
| do, that the interests of Maryland and our
dear country at large must be promoted by
the destruction of slavery, | am decidedly
IN favor OF emancipation with compensation
by the government. True it is that the war
cannot cease, nor the restoration of the O.
mon be effected, until slavery is wiped from
the land then let it come and come soon,
even if it must be with or without renumer-
alton
Year: 1864

4 CUTE LAwYER.-A gentleman dying
left all his estate to monastery, on condi-
ton that on the return of his only son, who
was then abroad, the worthy fathers should
give him whatever they choose. When
the son came home he went to the monas-
terry, and received but small share, the
monks choosing to keep the greater part for
themselves A barrister to whom he APP
peared to mention the case, advised him to
sue the monastery, and promised to gam his
cause. The gentleman followed his advice.
''The testator," said the ingenious barris-
ter. has left his son that share of the es-
tate which the monks should choose these
are the express words OF his will. Now it
is plain what part they have chosen. by
what they keep for themselves. My client
then stands upon the words of the will.


Let me have, says he, that part which the
monks have chosen. and | am satisfied,
and he gained the suit.
Year: 1864

Those who take so-called Democratic pa
pers and read them, are affectionately invited
to answer these questions.
Did you ever see in one of them an earn
est, hearty appeal for volunteers, since the
Fall of 1861


Did you ever see in one of them word of
commendation Of any act of the Govern
ment


Did you ever see in one of them word
of hearty condemnation of the rebels or
their cause?


Did you ever see in one Of them word of
encouragement to our brave soldiers ?


Did you ever see in one of them one word
IN advocacy of any practicable measure for
their benefit?


Did you ever know one of them to accept
at once, as true, the news of Federal vic
tory


Did you ever know one that did not be
lieve at sight in every rumor of Federal
defeat?


Did you ever see one that credited anv
statement of rebel cruelty to our wounded
or sick


Did you ever know one that did not pub
lish all the Confederate stories of cruelties
practiced by our men on the rebels?


Did you ever see line in one of them
commenting successful Union officer?


In short did you ever see one that by
simple change of name would not do adnira-
bly, as Southern paper?


Examine your files of Copperhead papers
and see
Year: 1864

A banking institution in Philadelphia late


ly received fifty dollar UnitedStatesTreas-
ury note, dated December l, 1863, payable
two years after date with interest at five
per cent per annum, the latter payable
semi i-annually. 1t was discovered that the
interest coupons had been detached from
the note, when inquiry was instituted at
Washington as to the value of the note with
the coupon detached, when the following
reply was received The coupons being
detached it ceases to be legal tender un-
til the lst of June, 1865, at which time it
will be received for its full face value
Year: 1864

The Rochester Democrat, in discussing
the question of voting in camp, or by proxy,
has the following:


''We have seen an election carried on in
the army of the Potomac A regiment of
Ohio cavalry cast their solid vote against
Valiandigham voting while in the saddle,
and facing the enemy on the morning of a
day of almost incessant battle And that
act Of the Ohio soldiery-citizens in loyal
Understanding in line across the road at
Brandy Station, each right hand grasping
the ready sabre, which in an hour was to
hew the rebels in 'front.' and the left deposit
ing the ballot which was to rout the Cop
perheads in the rear, it was one of the most
sublime and significant speetacles we have
ever witnessed, and how truly American -
Year: 1864

,. A Gentleman asked country clergyman
Tor the use of his pulpit for young divine.
relative of his L really do not know, !"
said the clergyman, how to refuse you !;
but if the young man should preach better
than me, my congregation will be dissatis-
fed with me afterwards; and if he can
preach worse, l don think he S fit to preach
at all y
Year: 1864

II never shot bird in my life, " said
some one to his friend For my part L
never shot anything in the shape of bird
except squirrel, which | killed with a
stone, when it fell into the river and was
drowned -
Year: 1864

At the New York Sanitary Fair is spread
eagle, made of hair II was presented by
Mrs. Ex-Governor Wright, of Indiana It
measures about twelve inches In length, and
the head, eyes and backbone of this curious
bird are formed of hair from the head of
President Lincoln. The bill is formed of
Secretary Chase's hair, being symbolical
of greenbacks and other bills The wing
feathers are made of hair from the heads
of thirty-four prominent Senators, arranged
in the order of their age The tail and parts
Of the body are also made of hair
Year: 1864

IF you fawn with repulsive self abase-
ment on rascal when you know him to be
one, what better are you than he is? Men
love darkness rather than light only because
their deeds are evil.
Year: 1864




The Progress publishes the following extract
from letter written by gentleman Of high stand
ing in Henderson County:


81 received yours of the 18th with bundle Of
papers and pamphlets and was glad to get them,
too, for they came on the heels Of Vances speech
here. 1t is the general talk that his speech here
was the poorest effort that any man who ever ex.
pected to be Governor, much less one who is Gov.
ernor, ever made. say it was the poorest speech
L ever heard. The audience never cheered him the
first time with all his low.Aung anecdotes and
comparisons. HIS speech was all through made
up Of abuse Of Holden and yourself lie said Hol.
: den was a cowardly dog-he had seen him jump
paling fences and run down back streets when his
person was in danger and that you were great
big, nasty, greasy, cowardly dog. He seemed to be
partial to the word dog for he had alusion to that
animal several times in his speech"


Our amiable Chief Magistrate seems to be losing
his temper, and we should not be surprised if be
were to lose his election Indeed, the prospect of
the latter no doubt accounts for the former We
would respectfully suggest to our distinguished
competitor that he might at least "fall with dig.
nity." And that


"Immodest words admit of no defence,


For want Of dseency is want of sense"
Year: 1864

REPORT OF TIE SALT CoxN1ss1oNER-We publish
today the report of the State Salt Commissioner to
the Governor, showing the operations of the works
under him. 1t will be seen that these works have
made saving to the people Of the State Of nearly
seven hundred thousand dollars in the price of
salt


The order Of Gen. Whiting, addressedeso the
Commissioner, to break up the works below Will.
mington and remove them to some other point, was
most extraordinary. Gen. Whiting has nothing to
do with these works. He had just as much right
to order the removal of the two Asylums from
Raleigh. Of course Gov Vance has protested
against this order; but Gen. Whiting has shown a
want of respect for him and for the State by ad-
dressing the Commissioner directly and not through
him. Mr. Worth is State officer, and as such is
subject to no direct order from Confederate Gen
eral
Year: 1864

Principle is every thing-men are nothing. A
man of principle is not changed by every wind Of
doctrine. He steadies himself by the anchor of
principle as a vessel is held by its anchor in .
storm. See the man who processes to belong to one
party and yet is embraced by and serves another
party. Trust him not. His fine speeches are in
tended only to deceive. Judge him by bis acts and
by the company he keeps. 1t is easy to talk, and
loud professions cost nothing. Let US adhere to
principle, whatever may become of men. Men die,
but principles are immortal. Men are often faith
less and fall away from principle, but principle en-.
dures and can never fall.
Year: 1864

The act suspeuding the writ Of habsa' corpus in
the Confederate States will expire by limitation on
the 1st day Of August next Our courts and judges
will then be free again and 50 will the people. The
election in this State will take place the 4th Of
August The Destructives are already threatening
the Conservatives that if they vote SO and So they
will be put in the army. Pay no attention to these
threats. They proceed from towards and petty des.
pots. Go to the polls aud vote as you please. The
man Who would deprive you of this right is unfit
to live in free country.
Year: 1864

thereby perpetuate the fratricidd strife between
brethren Of the Anglo Saxon race.


was asked by an honorable member while de-
nnlng my position and advocating peace by nego-
tiation, If would accept any other terms Of peace
than that of independence replied then, and
tell you now, when find independence impossible,
will accept the next best terms that can get lust
rs poor soldier would have an arm or leg smputs.
ted to save his life. God forbid that should ever en-
dorse the last man and last dollar principle unless
from dire necessity; the idea alcne is enough to
freeze the blood Of humanity in the heart of any
Christian.


But am just here mst with the grave question
by the Destructives, will you break up the govern.
ment disband the army, hoist the foodgates of .b-
oiltionsm and fanatcism, have our homes desolated
by rapine and 2lunder By nomeans, gentlemen;
but would exhort our brave soldiers to dispute every
ipch Of ground as they are now doing and At the
same time would advise, yea, would exhort you
who were the occasion of this bloody strife and Who
have kept aloof from the danger tolls and hardships
ola soldiers e to take your stand as high privates
oy the side of those who have won imperishable
lame upon the bloody battle fields, and leave the
subject Of peace to patriots and statesmen, men
who can rise above the petty feelings of the parti
zan: Then our cause will be crowned with Just,
permanent and lasting peace, and you permitted
no return to your homes to cheer tie hearts and
wipe away the tears of grief and sorrow from the
furrowed cheeks Of the care worn matron and faith.
erless children. Your obedient servant,


j. T. LEACH
Year: 1864

A very pleasant interview took place this
morning between President Lincoln and the
schoolmaster who taught him the rudlments
when little boy. Mr.. Lincoln gave warm
grasp to the hand that once welded the birch
across his Juvenile trowsers, and the "Jolly
Old Pedagogde" was delighted with the cordial
reception he met with. The schoolm aster is
about ten years older than his former pupil.
Year: 1864

The latest from the front Ia to the effect that
Lee was stIll rotreatIng, our whole army press
ing on It's rear and upon his 1anks. The opin-
ion was, when the last messenger, now In, left
the Geld that the fresh troops thrown upon
Lees nanks would harrasS him SO that he
would be compelled to stop his whole army
and nght another battle in self-defence.


Gen. Grant will not allow Lee the time TO
build bridges across the North Anna river, and
during It's present swollen condition II is i'm
possible for the rebel troops to ford II. Under
these circumstances the prevailing opinion In
military circles ls, that decisive battle will
be fought this side of the North Anna, If 1t has
not already taken place.


Lees army, it is believed, cannot survive
another Of those terrible onslaughts from the
combined corps, such as have already been In
llcted upon 1t, under Grant. Thus far Lee has
been completely outgeneraled. His army is
demoraliEed and hungry.


According to the acknowledgment OF the
captured rebel Gen. Stuart yesterday, the reb-
els never saw or experienced such determined
fighting before. They know that our officers
aud men are In earnest; that Grant moves on
their works with lead and steel, before they
leave them. and not with shoyels after they
abandon them.


The moral effect of having Grant at the head
of the victorious armies of Meade and Burn
side is everything. It is worth more than an
additional corps without him. His prestige Of
success is a tower Of strength.


Tho rebels fear him, and well they might
Richmond is myth, and Lees army is neAr
It's end. Let us take courage, rejoice, and
thank God and our gallant armies.
Year: 1864

rushing to the kitchen for SAFETY. In mo-
ment he heard with terror the blows Of the
monsters head upon the door; . second
thump and down it went, admitting him to
the hall.


The door Of the parlor was open, and upon
the wall opposite was a large mirror. the pride
of the deacon's wifs and daughter. and the
choicest piece of their household goods. The
bull did not lose time, but seeing his image in
the glass. made one rush, scattering the glass
into minute particles, and shaking the house
with the crash.


BY this time the deacon began to recover
his wind and presence Of mind, AMI think
Of loaded gun hanging over the mantle in
the ekitchen. Rendered desperate, he clutched
the weapon and rushed to the door Of the par
lor The bull spied him instantly and made o
rush--his last-for. almost running the muz-
zle of the gun into his head, the deacon fired
and dead bull blocked up the hall. delugrg
the floor with his blood, just as tho family re-
turned from church.


The CONSERVATION Of all may be imagined,
and the deacon could do nothing but make a
clean breast of it and confess his Sabbath
breaking. pay the stranger for his bull, hand
over the hundred dollars, make beef of the
carcasses, and good resolutions about bull
fighting for the future.
Year: 1864




The nearer the Army Of the Potomac ap-
proaches Richmond, the more angry and
resentfUi become the copperhead sympa-
thlZers with treason. The capture OF Rlch-
mond Will be the conquest Of the citadel Of
copperheadism. When the rebel Govern
ment is destroyed the rule of modern De-
mocracy will be at an end. As soon as the
political death Of slavery Is achieved, there
Will be no more preteXtS afforded the leaders
OF the copperhead faction in the North TO
encourage the copSpiracies OF the miserable
arlstocracies i'll the South who have been
living on the breeding of negroes for the
slave pens With the rebellion crushed out;
with the hallucination of Southern military
superiority dispolied by the valor of the
North. with slavery shorn of its political
franchises with the authority of the Ma
tlonal Government fully enforced in all the
States, the Democratic party must cease
to exist. Hence, the rancor and the resent
ment with which the national authorities
are asSailed Just about this time crim-
nal with Il rope about his neck could have
no greater horror Of hemp, than a modern
Democrat has for the action of the soldiers
in the field and tbecivil authorities at home.
The nearerour soldiers approach Richmond,
the Sterner the authorities enforce the laws
of the land, SO in proportion dwindle all that





of traitors. These are significant facts.
1t seems TO have been arranged by the stern
est rules of justice, that slavery, rebellion
and modern Democracy should go down in
to the grave t0gether-should perish in the
identical last ditch The fraud which
animates one, invigorates the other. The
object which induced the adherents of one
to imbrue their hands in the blood of their
countIymen, impeiled the other to aid in
the sanguinary work Nearer and nearer,
then approaches their common Doom They
have forfeited all claims TO pity by having
disregarded all the principles of justice.
They have placed themselves beyond the
pale of mercy by violating all the attributes
Of charity. Invoking war as the means of
increasing and justiiying their crimes, desti-
ny and the God Of war are sternly bringing
both TO an expiation in the worst horrors of
the battle field Nearer and nearer comes
the end. As it approaches, the rage of the
oOpperhead treason Sympathizers illustrates
the dismay OF his armed allies Let us all
rejoice, then, while we dcspise and utterly
condemn this rage, that the end of rebellion
is here, and that the rule Of corrupt Democ-
racy is about to be broken with the chains
that have long enslayed a whole nation
Grant and victory are death to copperhead-
ism, slavery and rebellion l-Telegrdph
Year: 1864

We have from time to time published
the details Of the Fort Pillow massacre, and
the treatment OF Mon prisoners in South
crI prisons. The Committee on the Con
duct OF the War, have just issued from the
Government printing house, bound together
ina small volume, two reports of that COM
mittee, one relating TO the Fort Pillow mas
sacre, and Jhe other TO the condition and
treatment of Union soldiers while held as
prisoners Of war. They show, if any fur
ther evidence was needed, the cruelty, the
brutality, the fiendish hate which slavery
has generated and fostered in the Southern
heart We have here not only a record OF
the atrocities Of Fort Pillow presented i'll a
permanent form. but also the first instance
of Government deliberately undertaking to
stalve to death thousands Of prisoners OF
war; and from pure love Of cruelty, by at
tenuating the lives Of the victims, BY un-
wholesome food, such as dogs would not eat, in
cold, filthy, crowded prisons, without fire
or clothing. They seemed to have been en-.
ulous Of making the starvation Of prisoners
fine art, and conducting in it a scale which
would put to blush the tyrants and mon
sters of mankind One witness in reply to
the committee, who inquired if he was all
the time hungry said


hungry L could eat anything IN the
wo1s that came before us some of the
bo Duld get boxes from the North with
me- Jf different kinds in them and, after
they had picked the meat off, they would
throw the bones away into the spit-boXes
and we would pick the bones out of the spit
boxes and gnaw them over again.


The report of the committee is illustrated
by Autographs from photographs of several
OF the prisoners who seem TO be living skel-
etons, rather than men of flesh and blood
Year: 1864

Go TO WoRK-The idea of respectable
employment is the rock upon which thou
sands split, aud shipwreck themselves and
all who depend upon them. All employ
ments are respectable that bring honest
gains. The laborer who is willing to do any
thing, is as respectable as the clerk or dap
per store tender. Indeed, the man who is
ready to work whenever wo k offers, what
ever it may be, rather than lay idle and
beg, is a far more respectable man than one
who turns up his nose at hard labor, wcaries
his friends with his complaints that he can
get nothing respectable to do, pockets their
benefactions with thankfulness, and goes on
from day to day, useless, lazy grumbler
Year: 1864

The elastic tissue packed within each hoof
of a horse is so folded backward and for
ward, that it would present a surface of four
feet square were it spread out Thus his
limbs and the entire weight Of his body
rest on spring cushions packed in boxes.
Year: 1864

A PRUDENT AMENDMENT.-Gen Wash
ington seldom INDUCED in joke or sar-
casm, but when he did he always made a
decided hit. 1t is related that he was present
in Congress during the debate on the estab-
hshment Of the Federal army, when a mem
Der present offered a resolution limiting the
army to three thousand men, upon which
mendment, providing that no enemy should
crer incade the country acith more than q
thousand soldiers The laughter which en-
sued smothered it.
Year: 1864

A Lazy boy makes lazy man, just as a
crooked sapling makes crooked tree
Whoever yet saw boy grow UP in idleness
that did not make a shiftless vagabond
when he became man, unless he had for
tune left him to keep up appearance The
great mass of thieves, paupers, and crimi-
mails have come to what they are by being
brought up in idleness. Those who consti-
tute the business part of the community
those who make our great and useful men
were taught to be industrious.
Year: 1864

The man who is obliged to be constantly
employed 10 earn the necessaries of life and
support his family knows not the unhappi-
ness be prays for when he desires wealth and
ideness. To be constantly busy is to be al
ways happy. Persons who have suddenly ao-
quired wealth, broken up their active pursuits,
and began to live life Of ease, waste away
and die in very short time Thousands
would have been blessing 70 the world, and
added TO common happiBess, if they had been
contented to remain in an humble sphere, and
earned every mouthful of food that nourished
their body. But no ; fashion and wealth took
possession Of them and they were completely
ruined. They ran away from peace and pleas
ure, and embraced Q lingering death. Ye
who are sighing for the pomp and splendor
of life beware Ys know not what ye wish.
Persons who are always busy, and go cheer
fully to their daily task are the least disturb
ed by the fluctuations of business and at
night sleep with perfect composure. The
idle and the roh are seldom ever oontented.-
They are petuant, fearful, irrascible. Bid
them good morning and they ecowl. Nature
and art appear to have few attractions for
them. They are entirely ous Of their views
While in this state the springs Of life are rust
ing out and the decay Of death has commene-
cd undermining their constitution.--Anon.