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Year: 1862




In the National Republican Of the 4th
inst, published in Washington City, We find
the following Aattering notice OF our towns
mon and Representative iu Congress:


JOHN A BINGHAM, OF OHIO.


Among the Republican members of Con-
gress defeated at the recent election, there
is no man whose defeat will bs more sincere
ly deplored than that of John A. Bingham.
Of the 10th Congressional district of Ohio
There is none whose, Joss will be more ksenly
lelt by the friends Of justice and freedom =
But neither will he, nor will they despond
on accout of this disappointment. He has
left glorious record, and the future will do
him justice. In the course of his legislative
lite he has written down for himself .
career marked with unexemplided courage
and success. While, to have been a,member
OF the last Congress, and have acted the
important part that he did in its dslibera-
tions, may be remembered as the proudest
event Of his life. he has made 4 mark
there that will live forever in the annals Of
the Republic, for to no man in that House
is the country more indebted for thoughts
that breathe, and words that burn, uttered
in defence OF the great principles of justice
and freedom, which underlie the Constitu-
ton and the Union, than to him. The
manly tones Of his eloquent voice, against
slavery as the sole cause Of this rebellion,
still inger in our ears. In the united cause
Of freedom and country, he threw his whole
eoul, and devoted every energy Of his mind,
to solve the grand problem Of the nation 9
destiny. He brought to this work the
strength Of keen intellect, inspired by the
highest qualities ofgenius For this he will
command the admiration Of his friends, and
deserve the respect Of all true men, who
love their country and its free institutions.
And he will have it. When the troubled
waters of this rebellion shall all be quelled
BY the triumph of our arms, aud the tree
States shall once more be cemented in
Union, and when party strife shall have
been silenced, his name will shine out on
the historic page. and be remembered as
one of the brightest connected with the
history Of these eventful times.


"Yca. and yonr name and praise,


As in The coming age


They shine OH hsiorys page,


The proud shall envy. and the good shall cherish"
Year: 1862

IN the u. s. Supreme Court at Washing
ton, the black silk robes are abolished, the
new members being averse to them, and at
the next session the judges will Sit in simple
broadcloth
Year: 1862




As the branches Of tree return their
sap 10 the root, from whence il arose as
a river poureth hisstreams to the sea, whence
his spring was supplied SO the heart Of q
grateful man deliyhteth in returning bene.
IL received


lie Acknowledge his obligation with
cheerfulness he looketh on his bene factor
with love aud esteem.


Aud IL return be not in his power, he
nourishes the memory Of il IN his breast with
kindness be fefgetteih il not 10 oil the
days Of his life


The hand Of the generous man Is like the
clouds Of heaven, which drop upon the
earth, fruits, heritage and flowers /; the
heart of the ungraiefnl Is like desert OF
sand, which sWslloweth with gseediness the
showers that fall but burieth them in its
bosom, aud produceth nothing.


Envy not thy benefactor neither strive
to conceal the benefit he hath conferred !;
for, though to oblge is better than to be
obliged though the act Of generosity COM
mandeth admiration, yet the humility OF
gratitude touched the heart ;and is amiable
in the sight both Of God and man.


But receive not favor from the hand oI
the proud to the selfish and avariciout
have no obligation the vanity of pride
shall expose thee to shame the greedinesi
of avarice shall never be satisfied.
Year: 1862

When the thunder Of the cennon
Woke the freeman's earnest soul,
When the gathered smoke OF battle
Ger the roofs OF Charleston rolled;
When the crumbling walls Of Sumptcr
Woke Nation from its spell,
Clothed the sons Of Mars with thunder,
And the Livery ofhell;
When the borrid tide Of conflict
Swept DER many blooming fields
And the war cry rent the heavens,
Freeman, die, but never yieldl
Then the slave from out his darkness
Lifted bis now joyful cry,
Thanked the Lord that 10 lis goodness,
His deliverance was nigh.
When the cannou's sheeted lightning
Flames upon the startled air,
It's boom is but the mocling echo
OF the bondman's earnest prayer.
For the northern arm is lifted


Not to strike mighty wrong,
But his strength is spent and wasted
Forging his letters fast and strong.
Thus we lay aside our manhood,
TrampHng duty 10 the dust,
Yet from out the smoke Of conflict
Right must come for God is just.
When we dare TO do duty


What we now would do for might,
When we feel the inspiration


or a cause both just aud right,
Then the strength that neryed our father
Shall descend from sire 10 son,
Then our names shull be immortal
With the triumphs to be won.
Cleveland o.
Year: 1862

No BACKWARD MovEMENT.-Man is con-
stantly advancing to the eternal world. He
cannot go back TO improve privileges that
have been wasted. Life cannot be travelled
again, and each footprint is made to be seen
by us no more. Onward we must 90. He
that comes after may profit by our foies, aud
track our way nearer to the beach where the
ocean of eternity rolls,-he may see step after
step in the sand till be comes to the last print,
half washed away by the tide, where we
plunged into the vast ocean and disappeared
forever; but backward we cannot 60 TO pick
up the golden gems which we once passed with
indifference as they lay sparkling at our fact.
Onward we are moving, and onward we must
continue TO move. How solemn then, does
life seem in its progress And how loud the
admonition TO improve the golden moments as
they fly, for saving the soul, blessing the race,
and giving glory to God,
Year: 1862

SIMPLICITY OF DREss.-Female loveliness
never appears to so good advantage as when
SET off with simplicity Of dress. No artist ever
decks his angels with towering feathers and
grand jewelry and our dear human angels, if
they would make good their title to that name,
should carefully avoid ornaments that properly
belong to Indian squaws and African princess
es- These tinselries may serve to give effect
on the stage or upon a ballroom loor but in
daily life there is no substitute for simplicity,
A vulgar taste is not to be disguised by gold
or diamonds.
Year: 1862

THIS recollection of thing is often more
pleasant than the aetuality. A bell MARBLES
the more mehfuously in the air when the sound
of the stroke is over and when another swims
out from underneath it and pants upon the
element that gave it birth.
Year: 1862

New INDIA CAPITAL.-Calcutta is no long.
er the capital of India, as it has been decided
that the Governor and Council will reside " in
the hills" The site of the new capital has not
been fully decided but Poonah aud Simla are
talked of. Calcutta will then be only the cap
ital Of Bengal whose Lieutenant Governor will
occupy the Government House, while the local
Council will sit in the seats formerly filed by
the Imperial Legislature. The people Of Cal
cutta are decidedly opposed to the change.
Year: 1862

4 MoSEEYs FUN.-A monkey tied to a
stake in the West Indies was robbed by the
Johnny Crows of his food, and he conceived
the following plan Of punishiug the thieves.-
He feigned death and lay perfectly motionless
on the ground, near to his stake. The birds
approached by degrees and got lear enough to
steal his food which be allowed them to do
This he repeated several times, till they be-
came so bold as to come within reach of his
claws He calculated his distance and grab
bed one of them. Death was not his plan of
punishment he was more refined in his cruelty
he plucked every feather ont Of the bird and
then let him show himself TO his companions.
He made man of him. according TO the
ancient definition: " Man, a biped without
feathers"
Year: 1862

COOP ADVICE AT THE PRESENT CRIsIs.-
Lord Bacon, one Of the wisest of men, SAYS, it
is better to prevent than TO punish-wiser to
appease than to provoke; and after observing
the surest way to prevent seditions is TO take
away the matter of them,' he adds, " for if
there be fuel prepared it is hard to tel! whence
the spark shall come that shall set it on fire
If poverty and broken estate in the better sort
be joined with a want and necessity in the
mean people, the danger is imminent and great,
for the rebelions of the belly are the worst"


Error is the cause of mans misery, the cor
rupt principle that has produced era 10 the
world; It's this which begets and cherishes in
our souls all the evils that afflict us. and we
can never expect true and solid happiness,
but by serious endeavor to avoid it Nal.
branche
Year: 1862

Fer square of ten lines or less first insertion So 90
Each subsequent insertion. ion................. so


Ef liberal discount win be made in favor of
those who advertise by the year.


So Business Cards inserted on reasonable terms
Year: 1862

The women of Iceland have a novel mode of
taking snuff. They carry ii in an article re-
sembling moderate-sized powder horn. When
in the house they spread the snuff on the back
of their hands aud slowly inhale it; but when
riding they thrust the end of the horn in each
nostril in turn. Among other eccentric Ice
landic customs is that of having their dishes
washed by dogs, who lick them with their
tongues.
Year: 1862

Never cit or lio down in current Of air,
or remove any Of tho clothing alter ceasipg
from active exercise. Instead Of tightening
the dress, 1t should be increased under these
circumstances, by throwing on q cloak,
care,or shawl, even in summer. Attention
to this simple rule would save many lives
annually, for the most dangerous and fatal
form. Of disease are caused Wy cooling OF
too rapidly.
Year: 1862

The following incident was observed on the
cars bya gentleman while on his way east to
Pittsburg, Pa Our lady readers will not need
to have the moral appended. On one seat was
a pale soldier, wan and weak, returning, as it
proved, from services in Arkansas, to be nurs-
ed by his mother, near Pittsburgh, whose only
son he was. At Wellsvile most of the passen-
gers got out for refreshments. Some passen-
gers carried food along and ate it in the cars
but none offered anything to the soldier, who,
either too weak TO walk, or not having money
to spare, sat still. silent and alone. As the train
came in, and opening a basket, began to eat
bountiiul lunch. From their conversation they
appeared to be from New England. They were
richly dressed, and judging them to be aristo-
cratic, the writer was not favorably impressed
with them. After little while one of them,
casting her eye forward, saw the soldier. She
stopped eating, aud whispering moment TO
her companion, who nodded assent, she went
forward and conversed pleasantly with the sol
dier, and returned for her basket, from which
she supplied him liberaly with the best it con-
tanned. After eating all he desired, she wrap
ped in paper aud gave him enough to last
him home. After eating the remains in the
basket herself. she sat down by his side and
talked pleasantly with him most of the way to
Pittsburgh. The writer conceived there were
few dry eyes among those who saw what had
passed. Was not that woman one of the true
aristocracy? Whether the needed food, or the
kind manner and conversation of the lady was
most refreshing to the long time homeless pat
riot, or whether both were not equally so, we
leave the reader to decide.
Year: 1862

saying:


There is nothing that would be more agree
able to the continent of Europe, than that by
some policy of ours we should bring the COM
bined power Of North and South down upon
us. A false step on the part of the govern
ment might cause this any day, as matters
have gone in this civil strife, and therefore the
utmost care must be taken to walk wariy.
Better thousand times that the whole dis
tress of Lancashire should devolve upon the
consolidated fund than that war to the knife
should be risked with the whole continent OF
America. North and South, at the bottom of
their hearts, hate us intensely; and, as in
France, nothing would more surely unite all
parties than war with England, so in Ameri-
ca a declaration of war against the old coun-
try would rally hundreds of thousands to the
Union who now do their utmost to shatter it
in pipces.
Year: 1862

"God shall wipe all tears from their eyes"
The expression is one of exquisite tenderness
and beauty. The poet Burns said that he
could never read this without being affected
to weeping. OF all the negative descriptions
of heaven there is no one, perhaps, that would
be better adapted TO produce consolation than
this. Who is there of the human family that
has not shed tear? Who that has not wept
over the grave of a friend, over his own losses
and cares, over his appointments, over his
sins, over the foliies, vice and woes Of his fel-
low men? And what change it would make
in the world il it could be said that henceforth
not another tear would be shed, not bead
would be bowed again in grief Yet this is
to be the condition of heaven. In that world
there is TO be no pain, no disappointment, no
bereavement. No friend is to lie in dreadful
agony on a sick bed no grave is to be opened
to receive a parent, wife, child no gloomy
prospect of death is to draw tears from the
eyes To that blessed world, when our eyes
run down with tears, we are permitted to lock
forward and the prospect of such a world
should contribute to wipe away our fears here
for all our sorrows will soon be over. A
midst the trials of the present life, when friends
leave US, when sickness comes, when our hopes
are blasted, when calamities and reproaches
come upon US, when standing upon the verge
of the grave, and looking down into the cold
tomb, the eyes pour forth foods of tears, it is
blessed privilege to be permitted to look for
ward to that brighter scene in heaven, where
not q pang shall ever be felt, and not a tear
shall ever be shed.
Year: 1862

We do not remember to have read any
thing better than the following sentiments
They are true to the letter:


"Heaven help the man who imagines he can
dodge his enemies by trying TO please every
body If such an individual ever succeeded
we should be glad to know it. Not that We
believe in a mans going through the world
trying to find beams to knock his head against
disputin2 every mans opinion elbowing and
crowdng all who differ from him. That again
is another extreme. Other people have q
right to their opinion-so have you don't fall
into the error of supposing they respect you
more for turning your coat every day to match
the color of theirs. Wear your own cOlors
spite of wind or weather, storm or sunshine
1t costs the vacillatiDg and irresolute ten times
the trouble to wind and shuttle and twist thai
it does honest, manly independence to stand iti
ground Take what time you please to make
up your mind having once made it up, stich
to it, like burr to a chestnut"
Year: 1862

The secesh of the South and the semi-secesh
of the North often put the questiou-'Suppos-
ing you conquer the rebellion, will it stay con-
quered? Their idea is that there will remain
deadly hatred to the Union, and that guerrilla
war, or hostile violence in some form, will be
interminablc. We have simply to answer
that the Proclamation will cure all that It's
inevitable effect, in due time, will be TO make
the vast non-slaveholding majority of the South
the friends of the Government. Undoubtedly,
the prostrated Slave Power would retain the
intensest hate--a hate which woud not die out
for one or tive generations. But the poor
whites would have no such feeling They
would rejoice in the fact that the institution
which had so mercilessly ground them down,
was at an end; and their loyalty, as has been
proved in North Carolina, would be re-establish-
ed more firmly than ever. Whatever tho hate
of the old slave oligarchy, it would be power
less; and iu the end would loose itself in the
general fraition OF the blessings Of regoaera-
ted society," N. Y. Times.
Year: 1862

The precise strength Of Burnside's army at
present, we cannot give; but we know it to be
quite safe to say, that if only forty thousand
troops took part in the action Of Saturday,
less than one-fourth Of its force was engaged.
We do not include in this estimate Sigeps
column, nor Banks hypothetical column, but
simply the troops under the immediate eye Of
Gen, Burnside. With Sigel's force and the
force on the Blackwater, we do not suppose
that two hundred and fifty thousand would be
too high an estimate 10 make Of the number Of
the army now encompassing Richmond. 1t is
the knowledge of these vast numbers, with the
perfect belief in their valor, and the confidence
that they will be skillfuly handled, that give
the public confidence in the success Of the
Winter campaign.-N. Y. Times.
Year: 1862

times, have proven themselves worthy the name
they bear But to that abominsble class who
will and do sell principle for gold, address
myself


The Yankees in Memphis are reaPing rich
harvest from the illicit commerce carried on with
them. Cotton is carried in to them in large
quantities, and when condemned for so doing by
the true men, threaten to bring the Yankees
against them. 1t is truly humilisting to a SOL
der to find such class Of beings in his own
State, and especially among his acquaintsnces.
It seems TO be rendering our fighting and suf-
fering vain. This Glass of people should be
held up to public sccrn, and black list p"
published. As public and influential paper,
you should not be sparing in your efforts to
place these men where they belong.


Lincoln paid Burnside visit here the other
day, and that circumstance has originated the
rumor that the latter has been superseded Lin
coins visits do seem to be pOrtentOns, and 1
surmise that Burn. felt to discover whether his
head was on or off


1t is now showing rapidly, and everything is
very sloshing," 1 assure you. Indeed would
not be at all sstonished if the bad weather with
which we are threatened would not block all
activity, for it would give Burnside sSme show
for delay. II ne procrastinAted while the
weather was fine and all things else favorable
to an advance, it is reasonable to suppose that
be will decline an unprOpitiOus time.


The health of our troops is good, though the
enemy is said to be suffering greatly from i'll
health. No less than five thousand being car
ried to hospitals since they have confronted us
here, while we have not had three hundred.


Sundry rumors are afost in camp relative to
retrograde movement in our Southwestern
army, which creates considerable dissatisfaction.
l place no dependence in the report myself how
ever. Yoars, truly, S. L. w.
Year: 1862

II Owing to the failure Ofa supply of paper
of our usual SIS, which has been in transit sew
eral days, to reach as, we are compelled to lay
before cur readers a smaller sheet than hereto
fore. The difficulty will be overcome in short
tine, and meanwhile the quantity Of reading
matter will not be lessened, as we shall FL our
present space with ss small type as possible.
Year: 1862

Brgadier General Blunt, Battlefield Prairie Grove;


GENERAL: The couUTy is rejoicing over the
victory of Prairie Grove. l congratulate you
and General Heron on your glorious success,
and thank you and the officers and soldiers Of
Year: 1862




My DEAR PETERSON: Tho time has come
when every man who loves his State and country
is required to take his shsYe of responsibility
and perform his share of duty. My allegiance
is due to the State of Mississippi, and her destiny
shall be my destiny. believe she ought to re-
sist, and, to the bitter end, Black Republican
rule. / hope our State will call convention TO
provide new guards for our future safety, and
in the event of 8 call of a convention, / want,
if can, to be member of that convention.
want to 90 as a nember from ouf county, and
want you, as my friend to see cur friend Hovey
(or ---) and our friend Lamar; and, if our
Year: 1862

Officer Of the company in charge of the same
shall, when by him it is deemed advisable or
proper, keep detail of twenty men at 3 hours
en- guard, at the depot TO be drilled during the
day, to act as guard during the night, aud TO be
relieved daily; and if the number Of men IN
such company shall not be sufficient TO perform
such guard duty, the commanding officer thereof
shall report such fact TO the commanding officer
of the regiment, whose duty il shall be 70 detail
from the adjacent beats for service ia such con
psny. rs many men IS may be suficiens to il-
crease the company to sixty-tour men, rank and


-
Year: 1862

"Dare to be true.
Love may deny you its sunshine and dew;
.et the dew iail. for then showers shall be given
Dew Is from earth but the showers from heaven.
IN dare to be true though the floods and the tenn


pests,


The whirlpools of passion descend o'cr my way;
hough bitter the taunts and though scathing the


censure-


I'll dare to be true to my country to-day
Ts the day of her tral-the day of her trembling;
The day she shall choose either glory or shame:
glory as bright as the stars in their shining
shame that through ages shall cover her name!
III dare to be true to the broken and lowly,
When pride and derision Gods justice withhold;
Though favor may court, oppression assail me,
III dare TO be true, and I'll dare to be bold
III dare to be true to the slave and the bondmsn;
The long serving. tempted and down-trodden race
May God make my pathway most bare of his mercy
When in my hearts prayer they have not place,


row,


and night;
While the sunlight of progress and Gods loving


mercy


Were flushing the nation with wisdom and light
III dare to be true to my friend and my brother:
My heart be the rest for his oft whispered woes:
My truth be his soIacc when lies have beguiled him
His trust, when their malice his path oveiflows
Truth. best gift of heaven III clasp thecenfold thee
VIII love thee and serve thee, and through thee,


my God:
And IN dare. when the days OF my journey are


ended,


To calmly look back on the paths have trod
Year: 1862

\ lesson in itself sublime,


4 lesson worth eRshrining
Is this :. take no note of time
Save when the sun Is shining
These motto words dial bore,
And wisdom never breaches
To human hearts better lore
Than this short sentence teaches:
As life IS sometimes bright and fair,


And sometimes dark and lonely,
Let Us forget its toll and care,


And note its bright hours only.
There is no grove on e.rth's broad chart.
But has some bird to cheer it:
So hope sings on in every heart,
Although we may not hear it.
And if to day the heavy wind
OF SORROW is depressing,
Perehanee to-morrow's san will bring
The weary heart blessing.


For life is sometimes bright and fair,


And sometimes dark and lonely;
Then let's forget its toll and care,


And note its bright hours only.
We bid the joyous moments haste,
And then forget their glitter;
We take the cup of life and taste
No portion but the bitter;
But We should teach our hearts to deem
Its sweetest drops and strongest;
And pleasant hours should ever seem
To linger round Us longest;


As life is sometimes bright and fair,


And sometimes dark and lonely,
Let US forget its toll and care,


And note its bright hours only.
The darkest shadows of the night
Are just before the morning;
Then let as wait the coming light
All bodeless phantoms scorning;
And while we're passing on the tide
0ftime's fast-ebbing river,
Let pack the blossoms by its side,
And bless the gracious Giver-
As life is sometimes bright and fair.
And sometimes dark and lonely,
We should forget its pain aud care,


And note its bright hours only.