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Year: 1862

A NEGRO PRAYER.-The editor of
the Montpelier Freeman has a letter
written by a gentleman in Port Royal,
from which he makes the following ex-
tract descriptive Of ludicrous incident
in a negro prayer meeting: Il attended a
negro prayer meeting last night, and am
satisfied that the negroes crjoy religion.
They had sermon, prayer, and singing,
in style peculiarly their own. They
seemed quite devotional and honest in
their belief. They remember The North
ern soldiers in theirprayers. One negro
was so excited in his prayer that he
could not think what to call us, and gave
US the name he had heard his masters
call Us, and prayed de Lord to br.ss
the id Yankees"
Year: 1862

The St. Louis Republican, in comment
ing upon the great advantages of holding
the complete control of the Mississippi
River says, among others it will afford the
complete control Of the State of Arkansas.
1t will make sure of Missouri to the Union
beyond peradventure, and save that State
in great measure from annoyance by any
repetition of sorties within its boundaries
by large bodies of the enemy. For the
possession of the Mississippi gives us the
use of all the rivers of Arkansas, by which
speedy dispositions of troops can be made
in important parts of the State, in the rear
of any rebel force operating either in the
Southeast or Southwest. No formidable
warfare could be carried on against Mis-
souri, with the Arkansas, White, St. Fran
els and other streams commanded by the
Federal authorities, as any one can see who
will take the trouble to look at the map.
Year: 1862

The State Sabbath School Convention
held its Annual Meeting in the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Red Wing, com
mencing Tuesday the 10th.


D. w. INaERsoLL, President, called the
meeting to order, and after religious ser
vices, made some remarks appropriate to the
occasion, setting forth the Importance ol
the Sunday School work in this State, and
urging the friends of the cause to enter with
upceasing energy and earnestness upon the
great work of giving religious education
to the sons and daugters of Minnesota.


Several gentlemen from abroad were
present, and were invited to participate in
the proceedings of the Convention; all re-
sponded in neat speeches and were listened
to by the audience with marked attention.
Several important questions were discussed
with much freedom, in the spirit of love, ar.
irving at harmonious conclusions.


The attendance from different parts of
the State was very good, and the excel
lent people of Red Wing seemed to vie
with each other in their kind attentions
to the delegates from abroad. All we
met, were congratulating themselves in be-
ing the most fortunate of all the delegates
in obtaining the home so kindly provided
for them by the Committee. As for our
selves, we feel under many obligations to
the gentlemen of the Committee for pass
to the pleasant home of the Hon. W. W.
PHELPS, who, together with his excellent
wife, were untiring in their efforts and atten-
tlons to make their guests happy in the par
ticipation of many good things, and in the
enjoyment of the quiet of well regulated
household. There were several of US, and
we voted unanimously that our baggage
should be ordered to the Phelps House"
whenever we visited the pleasant city of
Red Wing.


We trust the good people of Red Wing
will not be damaged in any sense by their
intermingling for day or two with the
friends of the Sabbath School from different
sections of the State; but rather, as re-
ward for their kindness, that egood things
OF life may be theirs to enjoy, and for their
labors in the promotion of the Sabbath
School cause, the better things that lie be.
yond this life may be theirs to inherit abun.
dainty.


We shall publish the proceedings of the
Sabbath School Convention as soon as
copy is furnished US by the Society.
Year: 1862

CANE LAw.-Next Friday the restriction
placed upon shooting Prairie Chickens by
the game law. expires. After that We ex
Pect to See the sporting men pitching in. and
the market filled with Chickens as they art
unusually plenty this year.
Year: 1862

A fine young bull had descended to the
bed of the creek in search Of water hole.
v hile pushing his way through the bush
es, he was suddenly attacked by a grizzly
bear The struggle was terrific, | could
see the tops of the bushes sway violently
t. and fro, and hear the heavy crash of
driftwood ao the two powerful auimals
wpithed in the fierce embrace. A cloud
OF dust rose from the spot. 1t was not
distant over hundred yards from the tree
in which I had taken refuge. Scarcely
two minutes elapsed before the bull broke
through the bushes. His head was COW
cred with blood and great fakes of flesh
hung from his fore shoulders. But in
stead of showing any signs of defeat, he
seemed literally to glow with defiant rage.
Instinct had prompted him to seek an open
space. A more splendid specimen of an
animal never saw-.lithe and wiry, yet
wonderful massive about the shoulders
combining the rarest qualities of strength
and symmetry. For moment he stood
glaring at the bushes, nostris distended,
and his whole form fixed and rigid. But
scarcely had time to glance at him, when
huge bear, the largest and most formida-
Bile | ever saw in their wild state, broke
through the opening,


A trial of brute force that battles dc.
scrpuon now ensued. Badly as / had
been treated by the cattle my sympathies
were in favor Of the bull which seemed to
me to be much the nobler animal of the
two He did not wait to meet the charge,
but, lowering his head, boldly rushed upon
his savage adversary, The grizzly was ac'
tive and wary, No sooner had he got
within reach of the bulls horns, than be
seized them in his powerful grasp, keep
iughis head to the ground by strength and
the weight of his body, while he bit at the
nose with his teeth, and raked strips Of
flesh from his shoulders with his paws
The anmo's must have been of nearly
equal weight. On the one side there was
the advantage of superior agility and two
weapons--the teeth and claws; but on the
other, greater power of endurance and
more iufexible courage The position
thus assumed was maintained for some
time-the bull struggling desperately tc
free his head, while the blood streamed
from his postrils--the bear straining every
muscle to drag him to the ground. NJ
advantage seemed to be gained on eithel
side. The result of the battle evidently
depended on the merest accident


Asif by mutual consent, each gradual.
ceased struggling to regain his breath, am
Year: 1862

It appears by the special Wash
ington dispatches to the Cincinnati
Gazette, under date of the 17ih
inst, that the Republican Repre-
sentatives of Congress were greatly
dissatisfied "with the Presidents
message on confscation and with
his whole manner of dealing with
Congress on that subject" The
Gazstts's dispatches say


They (the Republicans) insist
that after they had obviated his
objections by supplemental legisla-
ton, it was unnecessary as well as
uncourteous to infiiet on them the
message with which he had intend
cd to veto their bill. A very curious
sight was presented when the
question came up on printing the
message III the House. Repub-
lican was found to urge it, and it
was left for such peace Democrats
as Allen, of Ohio, to move the
printing, while Phelps was actually
the leader in pressing it. The
Democrats all clamored and voted
for its printing and assumed to be
the Presidents special champions.
The Republicans would not 60 on
record square against their own
President, but they fllibustered to
stave off the vote on the main ques-
ton till the hour of adjournment
arrived, demanding o call Of the
House, moving to lay the resolu-
tion to print on the table, and CALI
ing for the yeas and nays on every
question. The whole time was
thus used up, till the hour fixed on
having arrived, when speaker Grow
declared the House adjourned sine
die, and the Presidents message
went imprinted. The general fee ell
ing about the affair lie, that the
President snubbed Congress by
sending the message and they
snubbed him by their refusal to
print 1t.
Year: 1862

"United We stand, divided we
fall. United we are q first class
power which the world will fear
and respect. Diuidsd we dwindle
to second class, which the first
class will insult and rlunder.-
Binghamton Republican.


All khis Is true and the Demo-
cratic press and party have taught
it for years. But the fanatfcal
Republican press and leaders, how
has it been with them? They
have taught that the Southern OF
Slave States we're in peace a bur-
den, q tax only on the free-in war
a source of danger and weakness,
and that the Free States would be
better without them than with
them. They have for years stirred
up strifes, malignitieS and hatreds,
tending necessarily to alienation
and discord and disunion. They
have declared and do yet declare
that disuniou is to be preferred to
q union with slave States and yet
they know, and in their own party
Chicago platform have declared,
that the Constitution gives US no
night to interfere with slavery in
the States. Who then arc pur-
suing the path whieh leads to, the
"dividing" OF .. once dreaded pow
or ''to q second class. which the
first class powers will insult and
plumber i'-SyrGcUse Courier and
Union.
Year: 1862

u A soldier who had lost leg in
battle was married the other day in Nash
Vile. We congratulate bin. 4 single
leg is hardly enough for one, bat three
will answer pretty we'll for two.
Year: 1862

ca The Peru H. Hsraid learns that
one aight last week, a German farmer
near Granville caught thief in the act of
stealing a span of horses from the barn.
whereupon he took his gan and shot the
thief on toe spot. .ats .~ i as
Year: 1862

- There is some reason for the impres
sion that the change of base from Wash
ingtonto fredericksburg, includes also the
plan of rs-oeeupyisg the Peninsula with
large force, and renewing the march to
Richmond By the old route. A few days
will decide this question.
Year: 1862

Gov. Tod wishes to employ about
one dozen healthy, long heeled con-
traband negroes in his office, to take
the places Of the white men he now
has there. After the Governor has
his office filed, he will send the bal
ance up to Cheesedom to work his ex-
tenslve coal-mines. White labor is too
expensive, and our worthy Governor
is going to substitute niggers. Of
course this is not an Abolition war, and
1t poor laboring white men want to be


brought down on level with the Mig
ger and die of starvation, they should
vote the Republican Abolition ticket
Year: 1862

The Administration at Washington
appear to be much perplexed about the
selection of a proper place to colonize
the contrabands. If the President
will examine the census table carefully,
we think he will come to the conclusion
that Massachusetts, is the right spot.
There are but about ten thousand ne
groes in that State. In Boston, the
City Register shows that the births
among the negroes for the past five
years amount to 124, while the deaths
are recorded at 376. The inference
is that their ''free and equal white
brothers of that State starye them be-
yond the ability to recuperate. If
President Lincolnreally wishes to get
negroes out ofthe way, let him send them
there.
Year: 1862

The Washington Chronicle. paper
published at the seat of Government
by John w. Forney, in it's issue of the
4th inst, thus describes the effect of
the abolition of slavery in the District
of Columbia:


'The poor house is now overcrowded, and
therefore the Commissioners for the Poor,
&c, have been obliged to refuse admission to
many old and infrm negroes, whose masters
reuse further to provide for them. Author
ity should be vested in some board of off.
GERS to take care Of such, as we'll as OF the
young that have no proper guardianship
Fugitive negroes OF like character must be
provided for in some form. Right steps in
this direction are probably not impractcable,
nor will they prove very onerous and expen.
sye. The contrabands at Green's Row are
now fed at the expense of the Government,
but helpless free negroes are not The latter
are now tolerably clothed, but that resource
will not last long,
Year: 1862

Mr. LINooLN's LATEST by special per-
mission OF the Censor Of the Press" we are
allowed to mention that the President on a.
lighting from his carriage atter his late Aqua
Creek excursion, remarked that "it was all
nonsense to say Virginia was disaffected, as
he had found I'll Clay State up to the hub


Kanttu Fair.
Year: 1862

WoN'r EMIeRATE.-The negroes OF Bos
ton have held a public meeting to consider
the subject of colonization. They don't be
lieve the project, and resolutions are point,
ed;-


RESOLVED, that when we wish to leave the
United States we can find and pay for that
territory that shall suit us best.


Resolved, that whom we are ready to leave
we shall be able to pay our own expences Of
travel st


Resolved, that we don't want TO go.


Resolved, that If anybody else wants us 10
20 they must compel us to go.
Year: 1862

Every man who was opposed to the war
for the Onion; every man who was IS
much Of 8 traitor as he dared be when the
war began; every man vino Threatened q
fire in the rear Of our troops when they
should commence their march southwark
to put the rebellion down; every man
who has done all in his power to make the
war odious, to discourage cnlistments, and
to otherwise embarrass and hinder the
Governments; every man who wants to light
the rebels with bonbons, IS if this were
Carnival week in Rome; every man who
is affaid that Slavery will be hurt in the
melee; and every journal that echoes tho
opinions that these men entertain,
and that retails the lies that they invent,
is III favor Of the restoration Of Mcclellan,
whom We regard as the embodiment OF
their policy, to the chief command. And
every one Of them will magnify and distort
the disaster at Fredericksburg, with yieg
to beat down and destroy those in whose
hands the President and his advisors have
placed the dcstinies Of the country. Let
them howl on They viii tire themselves
out and be disappointed at last. The day
ofthe McC1ellans, Buells and John Fitz Por-
tiers has passed.
Year: 1862

Our Washington letter, printed here
with, explains in detail the late situation at
Fredericksburg, and the causes Of the
recent retrograde movement that Burnside
has been compelled to make. Lured over
the Rappahannock by mere show Of re-
sistance; invited to attack line of bate
ries not intended to be held--a line COM
n1anded by other batteries in the rear;
brought up by furious fire that was not
in lis anticfpatious, he found himself, st
the end Of the fight, hedged in by intreneh-
ments in front that he could not hope to
carry without n1erciless slaughter, and
BY intrenchments equally strong on
each flank, and with swift, rapidly
rising and treacbcrous stream in his rear.
We are sure that the country, as much as
it will criticise the. attack made with on1y
the imperfect information that be possess
ed, will warmly applaud the moral cour-
age and the care for his men which in-
PEELED him to retreat rather than renew an
Engagement, the result Of which was hardly
doubtful. 4 victory, which was within
the range Of probabilities, would have only
caused the enemy to fail back to ntw and
perhaps more secure position in the rear;
while defeat would have insured the
eal'ituiatiou Of tue army, and in oil human
probability, the 1oss Of the capital aud the
breaking up Of our Government. The risk
was too imminent; and the General re-
fused to accept it. He unquestionablg did
well.


It will be gratifying to our readers to
know that reinforcenents are Fastening
towards Washington with all possible
speed; that the camps Of instruction in the
Atlantic States have been broken MP; aud
that every available soldier of the Republic
is being sent forward to swell the numbers,
already great, Of the forces to whom Rich
mend will yet surrender. The Temporary
check seems to have provoked only more
strenuous exertion, the end Of which
will be, We doubt not, the pu1yerization Of
the rebel army. Meanwhile the money and
stock markets of the East show that capi-
tai feels little discouragement. The tenn
rorary excitement Of uncertainty over,
gold recedcd to its old figures solid
assurance that in the opinion Of the money
power the cause has suffered no injury,
save in the loss Of men, that brief time viii
repair. We are thankful that the out
ccme is I1p worse.
Year: 1862

The TOWNSHIP LAw.-In looking over
the Township Law, the other day, we dis
covered that an objectionable blunder had
been made by the Legislature-leaving 1t
in doubt as to when the township officers
are to be elected. A correspondent of the
Appeal writing from North San Juan, IN
this county, calls attention TO the act, and
comes to the conclusion that the township
officers will have to be elected this fall,
otherwise there will be no one to appoint
succeeding elections, as provided by Ihe
act. But the Appeal gives sketch OF the
passage of the act, by which 1t appears to
have been the intention TO have the town
ship officers elected, in such counties as
adOpted tho act, on the first Monday 10
May. The bill. as originally introdsced,
was doubtless consistent with itself, and
the bunder was occasioned by amending 3
some sections, and neglecting to amend
others TO make them conform. The peO-
pie, however, can vote for or against the
act, and the Legislature at its session next
winter, can rectify the blunder; and pass
such other acts as may be deemed Odvisa-
bic to organize the township governments
We shall endeaVOr to publish the act be-
fore the election.
Year: 1862

Nor GIVEN UP.-The Union publishes a
a paragraph from the Democrat of last
Thursday, In which it was stated that "the
prospects of the Union Democracy carrying
this county were not very fattering," as an
evidence that the county has been "given
up,n In view of the facts that the Repub.
licans carried Nevada county last year by
majority of about fourteen hundred over
the Union Democracy, on the State ticket,
aud that nothing has since occurred to pro-
duce any material political changes, we
could not. with any regard for truth, have
set up claim that the prospects in this
county were any wise fattering. Since the
paragraph above referred to was written,
however, the prospects of the party have
somewhat improved; and If they continue
to improve for the next month as rapidly
as they have for the past week, we shall
have hopes of electiug portion, If not oil,
our county ticket. In any event, and how
ever dark may be the prospects, the Union
Democracy will make the best fight In their
power, and never give up the contest until
the last vote is deposited in the ballot
box.
Year: 1862

AUBURN RAILRoAD.-Our readers will be
pleased to learn that the grading is completed
on the first Division of thirteen miles on this
road. This brings it within six miles of Au-
burn. Nearly ten miles of track is laid, and
the work is progressing fayorably. Under the
excellent management Of MIR. Myers, the con-
tractor. this road has been constructed with the
rapidity unknown TO enterprises of the kind in
California, an evidence that the Company have
had the right man in the right place. The roUd
has been open for freight and passengers from
Folsom to Wildwood Station q mileS) for some
ten or twelve days, and is already receiving
considerable business. The remainder of the
division will be ready for business in few
weeks, when it must become An important
channel of trade-espccially TO the people OF
eastern Placer and Nevada, and northern Ell
Dorado. The road has engaged less Of public
attention than any other work of the kind in
the State-but the Company seems to have had
more faith in the work than talk, satisfied that
the road would make itself known when COM
pleted. This road is a strong bidder for large
share of the Washoe trade, that must certainly
seek this route upon the opening Of the Dutch
Flat Wagon road, a road that will be ready for
the next years business.-[ Placer Herald.
Year: 1862

The Bulletin thinks we might as we'll
look for needle in stack of hay, as at
tempt to predict which one of the known
candidates will be elected, and it is not i'm.
probable that the lucky man has not yet
been named.
Year: 1862

LAKE BIGLER.-It is said there are no few
er than thirty families. residents of San Fran
cisco, sojourning at the present time at Lake
Bigler. This beautiful lake is becoming the
great resort of summer pleasure seekers.
There are some few temporary residences al
ready erected in the vicinity of the Lake House,
snd the erection of many more are in contem-
platiop. Building lots have been sold, and
there is every prospect of there being spright-
ly little town in Lake Valley in few years.
Year: 1862

One MORE Observation-Disclosures Ric6,
the watchman of the Market House, found
an infant apparently not more than forty
eight hours old in the privy attached to
that building, He took the. little foundling
home and at the present writing 1t is alive,
kicking and doing as well as could be ex.
pected under the circumstances.


Here is clue to another tale of scduci
ton, dishonor and crime. A heart broken,
life blasted, and cheek ever blushing
with conscious shame and guilt. Doubt.
less the brazen cause of all this ruin gaily
walks the streets, boasting Of his victory
over woman, or toys his leisure hotlrs
away in respectable parlors, plotting ne*
conqucsts. The poor victim mourns over
her sin stained condition in her deep de-
gradstion, and sitting the tenderest in.
stincts of motherhood, casts her child into
the street, while the worker Of her dndoinG
smirks and laughs along the street, and
would deem it disgrace should SO mean 4
thing as his cast-oF mistress dare to do 50
much as recognize him while he il in the
company Of others.


o, it almost makes one doubt there is
just God when we are suffering for the last
virtue meted out SO unsqually. Towards
the erring girl let all harshness be temper
ed with pity her burden is already more
than she can bear; while on the other hand
visit the srducer with the weight Of the
law, and all your scorn, aversion, and con.
tempt.-Du6uqus Times.
Year: 1862

Con-. FARRAGUr HALF A CENTURY AGO.
The following is from an article, american
Heroism," in the Portfolio, relating to q
fight forty nine years ago:


Daniel Glasgow Farragut-a midship-
man on board the Essex, thirteen years Of
age, was knocked down by splinter which
struck him on the thigh, and disabled him
during the remainder of the action. While
supporting himself by the railing which
was placed around the hatchway on the
quarter deck, an eighteen pound ball carried
away the tail of his coat. Several men
were killed very near him, yet not the
slightest change was perceived either in his
countenance or manners, But no sooner
were the colors struck than he burst into
tears"
Year: 1862

Such men MS now miS-represent this Stale
on the floor of the United States Senate
without reference to any special qualitico-
tions they may possess, owe their promotion
to their obsequiousness to the power oil sla-
very, They more ftly represent South
Carolina Or Mississippi than Delaware.


1t is to such political demagogues as these
with their adherents, that the war now desc
lating our fair heritage is to be attributed as
really as TO the leaders OF the South. Aud
while this order Of things continues to oh
tain in the North, and for political prefer
ment we are to bow down before the ebony
idol and ask aims at the gate of the slave
despot, are we TO expect either the approval
Of the world or its respect2 Let the people
mark the men who in this day are more in.
tent upon recognizing their party to defeat
Republicans and Abolitionists, than sustain
ing patriotic Administration in saving :
good government aud let the people LAY
sucH ON THE SHELF.