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Year: 1862

Give as the morning that flows out OF heaven
Give as the waves when their channel is riyen
Give as the free air and sunshine are given


Lavishly, utterly, joyfully give,
Not the waste drops Of thy cup overlooking
Not the faint sparks Of thy hearth ever glowing,
Not pale bud from The June roses blowing,


Give, as He gave thee, who gave thee to live.
Pour out thy love, like the rush OF river,
wasting It's waters forever and ever,
Through the burnt sands, that reward not the giyer


Silent or songful, thou nearest the sea,
Scatter thy life as the summer showers pouring
What II no bird through the pearl-ran is soaring
What II no blossom looks upward adorng'


Look to the life that was layished Tor thee
SO the wild wind strews is perfumed caresses,
Evil and thansless the desert it blesses,
Bitter the wave that It's soft pinion presses,


Never ceaseth TO whisper and sing.
What if thy hard heart give thorns for thy roses
What II Oh rocks thy tired bosom reposes
Sweetest the music with minor. keyed closes,


Fairest the vines that on ruins will cling
Almost the day Of thy giving is over
Ere from the grass dies the bee-haunlcd clover,
Thou wilt have vanished from friend and from lover


hat shall thy longing avail 10 the graye3
Give as the heart gives whose letters are breaking,
Life love, and hope, an thy dreams and thy waking,
soon heaytnsris thy soul fever shaking,


Thou shalt know God and he af that he gave.
Year: 1862

Executive MANSION,


WASHINGTON, August -, 1867
HON. HORACE GREELEY:


DEAR STR: 7 have Just read yours OF the
%9fh. addressed to myself through the New
York Tribune. IF there be in it any state
ynents. or assumptions Of fact, which | may
know to be erroneous, 7 do ROT now and here
controvert them If there be in 1t any lnter-
enoeS which may believe to be falsely drawn,
I DO not now and here argue against them. 1t
there be perceptible in it an impatient and die
tatorial tone, waive it in Difference to an Old
friend whose heart have always supposed to
be right


AS to the policy I ''seem to be pursuing, >
as you say, have not meant to leave any one
in doubt


I would save the Union would save it
yhe shortest way under the Constitution The
sooner the national authority can be restored
the nearer the Union will be ''the Union as it
was.'' IF there be those who would not save
the Union unless they could at the same time
save slavery, | do not agree with them If
there be tho,e who would not save the Union
unless they could at the same time destroy
slavery, I do not agree with them. Ny para
mount object in this struggle is to save the
Union, ana is not either to save or to destroy
slavery. IF [ could save the Union without
freeing any slave I would do it, and if [ could
safe it by freeing all the slaves would Do it;
and if could save it by freeing some and leav
ing others alone, I would also do that. What
+ do about slavery and the colored race, | do
because 7 believe it helps to save this Union;
and what torbear, forbear because | do not
believe it would help to save the Union. !
shall do less whenever | shall believe what |
am doing hurts the cause, and / shall do more
whenever [ shall believe doing more will help
The cause. T shall try to correct error; when
shown to be errors; and [ shall adopt new
views 50 fast as they shall appear to be true
views


I have her, stated my purpose according to
my view Of official duty; and intend no modi-
fcation Of my oft-expressed personal wish that
all men everywhere could be free.


Yours. 4. LINCOLN.
Year: 1862

TREASON IN FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky
AT the special November term Of the
Fayette Circuit Court, which closed its
labors on Saturday week, two hundred
and fifteen indictments were brought in
by the Grand Jury, two hundred and
eight Of which were for treason.
Year: 1862

Run OvER.-A little child was knock
cd down and run over near the Patch Satur.
day evening by q careless driver who should
have taken more pains to see that he was right
before he went ahead 50 rapidly. We did not
ascertain the extent Of the injury sustained.
DR.. McCarn attended the little sufferer.
Year: 1862

REApERs.-The trade in grain cut
ting machines has opened quite briskly this
spring. Dealers are getting in full supplies,
and feel confident that the sales Of this season
will be nearly If not quite as numerous 40
those Of former years. should there prove to
be scarcity of harvest hands in market this
year, the heading machine will probably be
in pretty extensive demand.
Year: 1862

IMpRov1NG,-We are informed that
our river men are receiving more encourage.
ment In their line Of business than they were
during the first of the season. The river ia
getting low. and maybe some Of the heavier
boats will have to lay up in the courss Of few
weeks. which will make it all the better for
the light draught crafts. No class Of people
deserve more encouragement than the river
men-except printers.
Year: 1862

CAUr1oN.-Opposite the lie Claire
House in the third story of Davenport's block
. family reside. rejoicing in the possession Of a
little girl just able to toddls around. The win
dows 10 front are very near the floor and the
careless parents allow their little daughter to
lean out Of them, sometimes nearly loosing
her balance in her attempts to see what is 60.
ing on below. Exercise little more caution,
good people, or " may be called upon to
chrcnicls terrible accident in your vicinity
Year: 1862

LAST summer, in the height of mosquito time.
the little rascas had their songs in the night to
the annoyance of every one. While my little
sister Ettie, then about five years old, was being
put to bed, her mother said to her, Ettie, you
must always be good girl, and then at night
while you are asleep the angels will come and
watch around your bed"


"Oh yes, ma" said Elite, know that
heard them singing all around my head last
nipbtH
Year: 1862

Too GEEEN TO MARRY.-The Stockton Repvt
Hcan rebukes the county Clerk of San Joaquin
for issuing marriage Licences to young men with
out thoroughly informing himself of their fitness
for the new position, and cites an instance Of >
man who went to a butchers shop the day after
his marriage and asked for II quarter Of mutton.
The mutton WAS all out, SO he took quarter OF
beef
Year: 1862

FUGw1vESLAvEs IN NAVAL SERvIcE.-Sec-
retary Welles has addressed the following let
ter to Com Rowan, Of the flotilla in the North
Carolina Sounds, who had incidentally men
toned in dispatch that the claimant Of tu-
gitive black had been permitted to go to Roam
oke Island in search of him and to take him
away if willing to go.


NAVY DEPARTMENT. Washington June s.


Sir-In your dispatch of the 18th ultimo al
lusion IS made to conversation with MI
Brooks, at Elizabeth, n. c., relative to his e1-
forts to obtain favorite servant supposed to be
with the United States forces. AS similar ap-
plcations may frequently be made, it IS proper
to remind YOU that persons who have enlisted
in the naval service cannot be discharged with
out the consent of the Department., and that
no one should be given up against hls
wishes.


Very respectfully, GIDEON WELLEs.


The Z. S. Senate committee which had charge
of the application for the admission OF the new
state of Western Virginia into the Union, with
the constitution adopted by the Wheeling col
yention, have reported bill IN accordance
with the proposition, together with provision
for submitting to the people of the several
counties comprising the State the question OF
the tolcration or prohibition Of slavery 1t is
considered as certain that the Senate Will pass
the bill with the provision mentioned. The
two Senators from Virginia Will support the
bin under Instructions and the representatives
from that State in the House will be divided IN
rcrarl to it, Some will oppose it Oh the
ground that it will destroy any prospect OF the
restoration of Virginia in her original integrity
to the Union On the, other hand Mr.
Wiley, in presenting the application expressed
confident belief that the time would soon a.
rive when Virginia would be reunited.
Year: 1862

in the book OF God lie told them that they had now


tho military protection aud that all the bayones they
saw around them now secured fJ their protection
and to enable them 10 learn tho words OF God. ZAP.
plause la teaching the negroes 20 peA1 they were at
the words Of Cod and he asked what r sater blessing
could be communicated TO human beings9 lIehoped that
that society would carry its efforts through that entire
camp OF Afrcansf he might be permitted u use such


fgure-uptil every African on this contnen shall be
able at least 10 read the word OF God. "a, ,pause
This work was entirely feasible. The negro accus
toned TO observe closely and when you teach hin those
words he them closely He said that they were
eager 10 learneager 70 bring oil tho powers OF their
mind TO cope with their ignorance (Applause) He had
never seen snch eagerness for education he ,ad
seen among these negroes. In regard to the savol
question and negro question: there was great vsret
or opinion 20 the right 10 deal with them-as
TO abolition and coonizationas 70 this tract society
and the other tract society. As 10 all these
thousand means that come before the people
society there could be but one opinion, and whatever
views they had with regard to any or all OF these qpes
tOns, he they should all harmonic in the
that everything should be teach these people the
word of God. (Applause) Now here was great work
70 he done by Christian people He was there that
day under the providence Of God. lie had always felt


deep interest 10 the African many there knew.
As he saw those people coming into limos in thou.
sands he anxious that somebody should undertake.
the work. and he went " the society himself and asked
them take the matter IN hands The society gave him
a commission and asked him Il he would not 20 and
undertake tho work. and he had therefore entered on H.
He wished that society and other socetieshe did not
care which-woud enter on the work on a larger scale
let them look al tne SaDdWlch lSiand Mission What n
noble mission that wasl But what were something
like ono hundred thousand people in the Sandwich
Islands TO four millions here in own midst
which are to be taught the word of Col. (Applanse)
There was quite enough az this time TO engage their 40
cety There were thousands at Port Royal, Fortress
Monroe and other places and their numbers were 70 be
greatly Increased He had had interview with Major
General Hunter at Port Royal and he said that be would
supply their cnpo'teurg with rati9ns, transportation,
&C. II they sent them hiin. lie wanted that society
and the Christian people create public sympathy
that would DO away with evefy law forbidding the hu.
Year: 1862

Fifth, The amount received from passen.
gers on the road;


Sixth, The amount received for freight
thereon;


Seventh, A statement of the expenses
OF said road and its fixtures;


Eighth, A statement of the Indebtedness
of said company, setting forth the various
kinds thereof. Which report shall be
sworn to by the president of said company,
and shall be presented to the Secretary Of
the Treasury on or before the first day of
July in each year.


Attest, j. w. FoRNEY, Sec'y.
Year: 1862

Gentlemcn Fully concurrlng In the
wisdom of the views expressed to me in 50
patriotic manner by You in the communi-
cation of the 28th day Of June, have
decided to call into the service an additional
force of three hundred thousand men.
suggest and recommend that the troops
should be chiefly of infantry. The quota
of your States would be-


l trust that they Yay be enrolled with.
out delay, SC as to bring this unnecessary
and injurious civil war to q speedy con-
clusion.


An order fixing the quota Of the respect.
i've States will be issued by the War
Department tomorrow.


ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Year: 1862

Of course to place an estimate upon the
probable value which the enterprise will be
to the State, but those who have given the
subject some thought do not hesitate ia
say that it will be worth Fire Hundred


Millions Of Dollars to our people in the
next ten years. The social and political
advantages which will result from the
building of the road will be far more diff.
cult to estimate, and even still more mu.
ni6cent.


We have spoken only Of the effect which
the building of the road will have upon
Kansas. Its effect upon the vast territories
lying to the west of us will be still more
manifest and startling. By ii will be open
ed up the half Of the continent, of whose
resources and mineral wealth We have as
yet but very faint and inadequate know
ledge. To the territories of Colorado,
Utah, Nevada, and the State of California,
it will be the bridge to civilization, over
which will pass in few brief years tide of
emigration which will fill up all their glens
and vallies, and open up all the mines of
mineral wealth hidden away in the noun
tain fastnesscs. To all the country west of
the Missouri, the road will be the wand of
the magician, destined to reveal more wealth
than was ever dreamed of by Aladdin, or
copjured up by the magic lamp.


In the caption Of this article We have
desi gnated this road as the Kansas Valley
and Pacific Railroad. This is not likely
soon to be mis-description. At this time
Kansas has the only Railroad that reaches
to the Missouri river. In all probability
years must elapse before the roads of Iowa
will be finished so far West. Until they
are, and until they are extended west to the
100dth meridian, the only road to the Pa
ci6c will be along the valley of the Kansas.
In the valley Of the Kansas, therefore, will
settle the emigration from the East, and
along the line Of the road will grow up
thriving and populous villages and cities,
the wealth, the intelligence
and energies of the State. The prospect of
Kansas, in the light of this enterprise, is
cheering and glorious.
Year: 1862

After seven days of the hardest, unceas-
ing battle in the annals of warfare, Gen.


Mcclellan has succeeded in concentrating
his forces upon James river, position in
which the gunboats can cooperate with
him. The outstretched members of his
army have been drawn together, which will
greatly add to its effectiveness, 1t is now
ou. Of the bogs and quagmires of the
Chickahominy, and the ravages of battle
will be all hereafter that will tell upon our
ranks. The masterly strategy and skill of
our military commanders are becoming more
and more apparent, and is only equalled BY
the indomitable bravery of our troops.
The position and material of our army is
such that Richmond must soon fall.


The new levy of 100000 troops made
by the President is sufficient evidence of
his determination to push the thing to the
final issue as speedily as possible.
Year: 1862




We publish to-day the act for the con.
struction of the Pacific Railroad, with its
various branches, as it finally passed both
Houses of Congress.


1t will be seen that the Kansas Branch
Of the Road, the only one likely to be com
commenced soon, is to be built by the
Leavenworth, Pawnee g. Western Railroad
Company, aud in accordance with its char
ter. Under its charter, the company must
build their road to Fort Riley (or Old
Pawnee, on the east side of the Reserva.
tion), and thence west the route is left to
the selection Of the company. By the bill
"hich We publish to-day, it will be seen
that the Kansas road must unite with the
Union Pacific road on the Tooth meridian
of longitude, and between the south verge
of the valley ofthe Republican and the north
ve.ge Of the valley of the Platte. This is a
more abrupt DETECTION of the road northwest
of this place than would have been preferred,
had it been left to the decision of Kansas
men, yet it nevertheless gives the company
the choice of two practicable and valuable
routes-that by way of the Republican
valley, and that by way Of the Solomon; ;
either Of which will open up to settlement
millions of acres of valuable and fertile
land. We have no hesitation in saying
that we should prefer to sec the Solomon
route adopted, not only on account of the
facilities which it would afford the Santa
Fe trade, but also on account of the Salt
Springs, and the beds of ccal and gypsum,
which the adoption would speedily develop
on the Solomon, Saline, the Smoky Hill,
and their various tributaries elements Of
wealth upon which Western Kansas must
rely in a large measure for future growth
aud prosperity, and which arc net found,
to the same extent, on the Republican, orl
at all on the Platte. But We do not pro-
pose, at this time, to discuss routes, but
simply to congratulate the people of the
entire State, and especially the people of
Central and Western portions of it on their
good fortune in securing the location Of this
most important thoroughfare along the val
lies of their own rivers. 1t places them At
once upon the great highway of nations,
over which must pass in . few years the
most valuable and important commerce of
the world. 1t insures the rapid settlement
'f the lands of the State, and holds out the
assurance that in very few years Kansas
will be traversed by a net work of roads,
in this one, and afording facilities
or trade and travel to all portions of the
State, aud in all directions. 1t il dificals
Year: 1862

The action of the majority in Congress, in
tabling the resolutions offered by Mr. Cox and
others, offered the first day of the session,
which we noticed last week, asking an nves-
t'gation of the arbitrary arrests made by the
present administration, shows that these COW
ardly AbOltionists are afraid to allow the
facts in these cases to be made public. They.
therefore, smother inquiry, and permit the
President and his Cabinet TO monopolize all
tie information as TO the question. But the
time is cnmicg when the dauining record will
be sprea1 before the world, and when the au-
thors of these outrages will become a kissing
and scorn throughout Chrstendon. if not


among even barbarians of the earth, 1t Is
not wonderful that the AbolItionlst desire TO
keep the record Of their acts from the light of
day as long as ther have the pow to de so
their cowardly nature prompts this course, for


with all their folly, they are wise enough to
know that a full disclosure of thelfacts might
endanger their personal safety among their
outraged and indignant fellow citizens.-Er
Year: 1862

% There are two Ways uf living so as
to De missed. A man may be a scatterer Of
fire brands, arrows and death. lie will DO
missed when ha is taken away Ga the 9TH
er hand he may be So active in his works Of
henevoitnce, he may cau>e the hearts of so
many to r'j ice. he may be the support ani
stay ct So many, that when be di he is
missed, his loss Is Surely fe!t. Would we be
missed u we were suddenly re,nnved from
the earth ! What hearts would be made sad
what good cause would suffer,
Year: 1862

AO U4 IL
Can this be the home of my youth


Where in childhood 1 gambold and play'd?
Can this be the house where Iliv'd?
And is that the same room where I lay?
Oh where is that tree, where the birds
Came so often to chirp and to sing?
Can that be the same running brook


Whence the water we often did bring?
How vacant, how scatter'd those woods,


Where the pheasant oft beat with his wing
Where the whippowill always was heard
When the evenings grew warm in the spring
The willow and black walnut trees,


With their bushels of nuts all around,
Which the swine did so patiently crack
Till the snow lay quite deep on the ground
Those pear trees that bore in the fall


And were sure to be loaded with fruit
That stood up so straight and SO tall,


Are dead from the top to the root.
That soft gentle voce of my mother


The voice that was always so dear
'Twould be swecter than music of heaven,
Ifnow it could break on my ear.
Oh, that mother that dearest of mothers
Net a mortal on earth can find
Where the chorls Of attachment are equal
Where the chains Of affection so kind.
If now I could see my dear mother


II but ever l could meet her again
How light would that heart be within me,


And my tears would run down like the rain!
ut my futher and mother ore gone,


And my brothers and sisters dead;
Oh how lonely how dreaty feel,


While my heart weighs within me like lead
Year: 1862

mer. deem it expedient to adopt some
measure by which this guerrilla warfare
can be stopped, aud if nothing else will do,
make the dancer pay for the tiddling.


Yours, respectfully, r.
Year: 1862

THE END OF FLOYD AND THE BEGINNING OF STANTON.
From the st. Louis Republican, Jan. POL
year ago, when General Cass-grieved and indig
nant-eft Mr. Buchanans Cabinet, Mr. Attorney General
Black transferred to the portfolio Of State and Mr.
Stanton, then absent from Washington was fixed upon
Attorney General. The night he arrived at


late hour and learned from his family Of his appoint.
ment Knowing the character Of the bold bad men
then in the ascendcncy in the Cabinet he determined at
once to decline; but when. the next day. he announced
distressed and helpless President the arguments Of
Mr.. Black, prevailed upon him to accept.


At the first meeting Of the Cabinet which he attended,


the condition Of the seeded States and be pur


sued with the garrison at Fort Sumter discussed
Floyd and Thompson dwelling upon the irritation Of
the Southern heaft and the folly of continuing use.


less garrison to increase the irritation" No one for
may proposed any Of action but the designs


the consprators plain to the Attorney General


He went home troubled He had intended coming in
late day remain quiet member Of this discor-
dant council But 1t in his nature to sit quiet
longer under such utterances


The next meeting q long and stormy one Mr..
Holt feeby seconded by the President, urging the i'm
mediate reinforcement Of Sumter, while Thompson,
Floyd and Thomas contended that quasi treaty had
been made by the officers Of the government with


leaders Of the rebellion to offer resistance their
violations Of law and seizures Of property
Floyd especially blazed with Indignation at what he
formed the "vioation Of honor" AT last Mr. Thompson
formally moved that an imperative order be issued TO
Major Anderson TO retire from Sumter to Fort Mourie-
abandoning Sumter TO the enemy and proceeding to o
post whore he must at once surrender.


Stanton could sit still no longer and rising, he said,
with all the carnesnoss that could be expressed In his
bold and resOlute features Mr President it is my duty
your legal adviser say that you have right to
give up the property Of the government abandon the
soldiers OF the United States TO its enemies and the
course proposed by the Secretary Of tho Interior,
II followed treason and will involve you and all
cerned In treason" Such language had before
been heard in Buchanans Cabinet, and the who had
long ruled and buiod the President, surprised
and enragsd to be thus rebuked. Floyd and Thompson
sprang TO their feet with fierce menacing gestures


ing about TO assault Stanton Mr.. Holt took step for
the side Of the Attorney General The imbecile
President implored them piteously to take their
After few more bitter words the meeting broke up
That the last Cabinet meeting that exciting ques
ton in which Floyd participated Before another
called all Washington startled with of those
gigantic frauds which have made his name so infamous
At first he tried TO brazen out with his customary blus
tering manner but the dag the Cabinet waited long
for his appearance At last he came the door opened
his resignation thrust into the room, and Floyd dis
appeared from Washington Such the end Of Floyd
and the beginning of Stanton.
Year: 1862

The Eghty-eghth regiment Of the Irish Brigade, at
Camp California va paid of on Friday last by Major
Stone Tho Sixty-ninth was paid Tuesday, and the
Sixty third Thursday. Colonel Baker, Of the Eighty
eighth despatched special messenger to New York with
nearly 81 500 to the families Of the soldiers Tho chap
lain Father Wiilot also sent large sum- and various
amounts were forwarded by the men themselves by
have received within day two loss than $4,000
from their gallant kindred at the scat of war. The
forwarded by the Sixty and Sixty third to
their families will probably be quite great No leave
Of absence given any officer soldier OF the BRIGADE
is hourly expected TO be ordered forward. Perfect
good health exists In the brigade.