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Year: 1862

An article in Chambers Journal
entitled s'Steam around the Cape,


contains the following explanate
Try remarks:
! ''Persons who do rot pay spe
lcial attention to nautical matter:


are likely enough to suppose that
Ilcon sidering the large number of
vessels at sea, the surface of the
great ocean must be dotted ovei
almost at every part, with the sails


of the countless feet. This how


ever is not the case; the ocean,
like the land, has its frequented


highway and wide regions of lone,
Illness. IF an observer, furnished
with a forty Herscheltelescope
power of vision, could be elevated
to a height great enough to give
him a view of the whole Atlantic
he would be struck by beholding
hundreds of vessels following one
another upon certain lines, along a
very irregular course, while over a
very large portion of the surface
not a sail would bevisible.1 2's'~
Thus he, would see the ships
which leave this country for the
Cape of India pursue at, first a
south westerly course until they
reached the neighborhood of Ma
deira, then keep more directly to
the south, at a safe distance from
the African coast, until they crossed
the line; then stretch away again
to the southwest, in the direction
of South America, till they gain
the zone of westerly winds; and
finally, making rather sharp turn
into these winds, go bowling along
before them to the eastward till
they arrive at the Cape, or else
where, il, SO directed pass to the
southwark Of it.


"On the return voyage a SINH
lar Icircuitous route is pursued, al
though the courses s-are to some
extent reversed, the widest circuit
or deviation from the direct line,
being made in the northern in
stead of southern hemisphere
In the extensive spaces on either.
side of these frequented routes
few vessels viii be seen. Here
and there an African trader might
occasionally be perceived, dodglng
from port to port; or q SLAYER
scudding swiftly across the ocean
perhaps with royal cruiser fol-
lowing steadily upon the track,
like a fierce bloodhound in p'lr-
suit" a@i.u iH'
Year: 1862

The editor of the Albany Reg
lister comments upon the simple


word, SO common, yet SO full of


solemn and tender meaning, thus:
| How many emotions cluster


around that word. How full Of


sadness. and to us, how full of


sorrow it sounds. 1t is with us a
concentrated word. We heard it


once within the year, as we hope
never to hear it again. We spoke
I it on an occasion such as we hope


never to speak it again. 1t was
the chamber of death at the still
hour of nights noon. The cur


tains to the windows were closed,


the light fickered, and we stood in


the dim and solemn hours with
Others, around the bed of the dy-
ing. The damps of death were
on her pale yoing brow, and cold
ness was on her lips, as we kissed
her for the last time while living.
Goodbye, my daughter we whis-
pered, and Goodbye, father came
family from her lips. We know
not if she spoke more, but Good
bye was the last we heard from her
sweet lips. We hear that last
sorrowfnl word often and often, as
we sit alone, busy with the memo
ries of the past. We hear it in
the silence Of the night, in the
hours of nervous wakefulness as
we lay upon our bed thinking Of
the loved and the lost to us. We
hear it in our dreams when her
sweet face comes back to us as it !
was in its loveliness and beauty;
we hear it when we sit beside her
grave in the cemetery where she
sleeps-alone, with no kindred, as
yet, by her side. She was then
the hope Of our life, the prop to
lean ON when age should come up
on us, and life should be flowing to
its dregs. The hope and prop is
gone, and we care not how soon we
90 down to sleep beside our dar-
ling; beneath the shadow Of the
trees in the city of the dead
Year: 1862

A correspondents Of the New
Orleans Delta says that dog hides
will make the best sort of leather
to calf skin. We advise
planters to try the experiment on
a large scale, especially those who
intend to increase their productions
of wool.
Year: 1862

A preacher presented a revolver
to soldier before his departure for
the seat of war, with the follow
ing injunction, eff you get in a
tight place and have to use it, ask
Gods blessing If you have time,
but be sure and not let your enemy
get the start of you. You can say
amen after you shoot"
Year: 1862




SHARP PRACTICE.


AT the instance Of several wellknown parties In New
York. who have been tsmperDg up here the Senate Commit
Cities aud Villages have attached the provision to the
county levy giving the corporation advertising to three
newspapers having the largest circulation suppose that


. legislation attempted in the hope Of get


ting the measure through before the trick could be de-
eclsd"


1t must be "trick," surely, that would
have the advertising of our cityS Municipal
proceedings confined to three newspapers
having the largest circulation" when the
usage has been to conGne this patronage almost
exclusively to journals Of the smallest circula-
ton. We do not perceive necessity for
printing those proceedings in even three jour-
pals-two. or even one, would answer; but
that the Common Council ought to be re-
strained from swelling the list of Corporation
papers indefinitely, we think no one can doubt
We DO hope that both the number OF journals
to be so employed and the amount to be ex-
pended on Advertising, will be risidly limited
by the Legislature. Do let us zee something
done at Albany to stop the frightial leak IN our
Treasury caused by the unlimited pen'loning
of newspapers at the expense OF our PuDdereo
fay.Dayers
Year: 1862

VERY CouRrEoUs-The Ouachita Herald, printed at Camden, Arkansas, advocates the reelection of Rector It professes to be edited by James E. Whyte and Adam Clark. As specimen of the high tone and courteous bearing of that paper, we give the following from the issue of the 5th inst:

 Until very recently the editors of the two papers at Little Roek-Danley and Johnson-were the most bitter and uncompromising enemies, as the constant readers of those journals could not have failed to tice They said enough of each other, had 1t all been true to have consigned both to the penitenary for life, and in all probability, the country would have been in better condition to-day, if each had estab lished his charges in a court of justice"

 We doubt if the nominal editors of that paner were guilty of writing such unealled for and unwar ranted abuse. We hope that either of them is too much of gentleman to do so We think we recog mise the hand of fellow whose conscience makes him think of, and refer to, the penitentary. If we can elect new governor and get an investigation into certain matters, it may be that the fellow who wrote that may have to choose one of two roads-that back to Illinois, or that to the penitentiary. He IS interested in the election of Rector if he wishes to remain in the South, though as he must have tcath- cred his nest very warmly by this time, he ought to be satisfied with his share of the loaves, shes nails, etc.

 Moreover, if that gentleman should wake up some fine morning and find himself in the penitentiary if Rector is re elected he will be dead sure of pardon
Year: 1862

CONFEDERATE STATES SENAToR.-At the organ ization of the first regular Confederate Congress last winter the terms of the Senators were decid- ed by lot Hon. Robert W. Johnson drew the short term, which expires in February next Con sequently, the next General Assembly will have to elect Senator. NIT. Johnson's recent affhctlons have left him no time and rendered it impossible for him to answer the numerous letters written to him on the subject of being a candidate for re- election He desires us to say for him, that his name is with his friends and that if the people of Arkansas desire him to represent them further in the Confederate Senate, he will do so.
Year: 1862

PEpIeaEEs-We have no objection to candidate saving. of himself, that he is native of Arkansas because ho was born in Mssouri or another, that he

 was born at the request of many of his fellow citizens and at a great pecuniary sacrifice; but we do object that they should say of Col. Flanagin that he was born in Connecticut when, in fact, neither he, or his ancestry, ever saw New England.
Year: 1862

FoRT SMITH, ARK, Sept. g, 1862. To MY FELLOW CITIZENS

 have been solicited by many friends from differ ent sections of the State to become candidate for Governor of Arkansas. While 1 feel grateful to q generous people for the confidence they would be pleased to repose in me- also for the high apprecia ton which many seem to hold the services I may have had the good fortune (through the assistance of officers and soldiers n my command) to render my country in struggle for liberty and indcpcnd ence-and while under other circumstances, would cheerflly conform to the wishes of my friends; yet, believing as do, that in military position could render the cause of freedom more efficient service, sense of duty to you and my country, impels me to decline to become a candidate

 At the commencement of the present troubles, 1 resolved enter the military service of the Confede racy and do all in my power to sustain the cause; have not changed my purpose in this respect, and cannot be induced to quit the Confederate seryice for any civil office.

 am the more induced to adhere to my determina- ton in this instance, than perhaps might otherwise be, from the fact that many distinguished citizens have recommended the Hon. Harris Flanagin, of Clark county, suitable person for that office From the high character and ability of Mir. Fana- gin, cannot doubt but that he will make a most excellent Governor, and one who will discharge the duties of the office to the full and entire satisfaction of the citizens of the State. l cheerfully commend him to their favorable consideration.

 cannot close without again tendering my friends my sincere thanks for their kind expressions towards me- through the press, well as by private letters. With my earnest hope for the speedy success of our cause and the return of an honorable peace,

 am respectfully,

 D DEADDC
Year: 1862

The following clip is from the St. Louis Republi- can:

 JOHN Ross.--Tho report proves true that John Ross Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, accom- panies the Kansas regiments in their return from the Indian Expediton He and his family were escorted to the Union camps from Park Hill, by Col Cloud of the Kansas second; who also brought with him the archives of le Nation Ross does not appear to be indignant in regard to the matter and the pro- Liabilities Are that his ..capture' was instgated by himself Our readers will remember interesting paper furnished us by paroled rebel surgeon and published few weeks ago. in regard to the condtion political situation etc. of the Western Indian tribes. In that communication it was stated that Ross ress- ted the secossonists long as was possible to do o and it was also intinated that he yet Union man. Gen. Albert Pike, in late letter to Gen. IIindman expressed fears to the loyalty" of the Cherokees to the rebel cause, and, indeed It seems that the Confederacy likely to have great deal of trouble with that nation.

 The duplicity and double dealing of Lincoln are so plain that it is wonder he is able to getany body to believe him. The border State men have been repeatedly assured that he would not arm negroes, yet Forney goes from his presence and tells the peo- pie of the North that Lincoln promised him that he would arm them. He swears to one man that he IS opposed to the movement, yet sends the infamous Jim Lane to Kansas to raise negro regiment. The following copy of handbil posted up ln Kansas; ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS BOUNTY IN CASH

 WILL BE PAID FOR

 FIFTY COLORED MEN Who will enlist into a company under my command
Year: 1862

After the victories near Richmond, upon search ing the piles of burnt stores and munitions, the Confederates found, in all, about 80,0O0 pounds of lead Of course, this will be returned to the feds but as it is difficult to transport such weighty ma terial it will be returned ill small quantities at a time.
Year: 1862

the patient is not too far gone fer the use
Of such pleasant medicaments. We knew
a person once who, believing himself in
a decline, and having been completely
worn out in patience by the experiments
Of his doctors, determined to eat from
four TO six ripe apples every day, and
ro'e the result In three months he was
well! We know of another who. without
being afflicted with any particular dis
order, was neter in good health, and for
twenty-five years could scarcely be said
to enjoy single weeks exemption from
suffering. He then commenced the habit
of drinking a glass of plain cider everv
morning, and for the next tweLtJ-fve
years never had slI gl9 days ilIne<s.-
Such remedies are simple enough
Year: 1862




in all constitutional governments. vino sincerely
desire to perpetuate the Union, founded
and administered by our patriotic fathers, may
have the opportunity to condemn these unconsti-
tutional measures: to express their sympathy and
their determination to support the Administra-
ton in every legitimate effort 20 crush out trea-
son, "whereer il may rear its head" to "defend
and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution"
and to uphold the rights and institutions of all
the States unimpairei; to say to those in author
ity, the servants of the people, what the le-
gitimaie and appropriate means TO put down this
rebellion; to condemn fraud and corruption and
all unconstitutional, illegitimate and unnecessary
measures calculated weaken instead of strength
ening love and respect for the Union; to re
store a wise, just, pure, equal and benefcent ad-
minstration Of the Government, such as the peo-
pledesire and to renew the pledge made by the last
Democratic State Convention in behalf of the
Democracy of Indiana, THAT we will sustain,
with all our energies, war for the maintenance
of the Constitution. and of the integrity of the
Union under the Constitution; but we are oppo-
sed to war for the emancipation Of the negroes,
or the subugaton of the Southern States, the
Democratic State Central Committee, now ask
them to assemble in mass convention.


All who desire to see the stars and the stripes
float over every inch of American soil in liberty.
fraternity and equality; all who insist that the
Government shall have a fixed policy in the pros
ecution of the war, known to the whole country;
all who sympathze with the sixty thousand sons
of Indiana who have volunteered and are in the
field to defend and maintain the Constitution
and the Union, and who wish to see them reliev-
ed from their arduouS duties and exposure of
health and life in defense thereof, by prompt
suppression of the rebellion and the restoration
of the Union not only in name but in essence;
all who wish to preserve constitutional liberty,
and the integrity of the Government under the
Constitution, are invited to attend the proposed
Convention and cooperate in the attainment of
these objects.


While the gallant and patriotic Union men Of
Kentucky, and other border slave States have
devoted their efforts to preserve the Government
as our fathers made il, will not the citizens of
Indiana aid, by their counsels and their vote
these patriotic citizens in repelling and rolling
back the tide of Southern and Northern treason
to the Constitution and the Union? For such
purpose we should assemble. and for such pur
pose we should, as we do, invite the CO operation
of all good citizens.


Eminent speakers, true and tried patriots, from
adjoining States, have been invited and may be





momentous issues of the day.


BY order of the Central Committee.


GEORGE McOUAT, Chairman.
Year: 1862

habit Of self abuse To which Is added observations
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the
Importance the married and those contemplating


marriage who entertain doubts of their physical ability
that Sent to any address in sealed wrap
per, receipt Of ten cents OF four stamps.


We devote entire time and attention TO the treat
of the various private diseases treated Of in pr
report Our nSpenSay the only Institution Of the
kind in America which has been tahshed by special
charter this fact should give preference the
various quacs of doubtful character TO be found in all
Year: 1862

In compliance with the generally expressed
wish of the Democracy OF Indiana. the true
friends of Constitutional Liberty, the Democratic
State Central Committee invite the people of
the State, without regard to past party affilia-
tions, who desire to preserve the Constitution as
it is, and the Union as it was" to meet in
Year: 1862

and of this county, to commence the work
Of organization Immediately. Let it be per-
fected in every school district. Form asso-
Citations bound to support and sustain the
Constitution and labor for the restoration OF
our once glorious Union. This is all that
can be asked of an American citizen, and he
who does this cannot but be loyal to his
Government reverence the flag, and benefit
his own races Attend to it at once-now,
while shouts Of Democratic triumphs yet
reverberate throughout the land.


What township in Harrison county will
be the first to form an organization? Send
us the proceedings for publication.
Year: 1862

In the evening Of the day in which Alice
arrived at S., great temperance meet
ing was to be held in one Of the churches -
Her friend. who had become enthusiastic in
the cause, urged her to go to the meeting,
which she did though with reluctance. The
bouse was crowded above and below. The
preliminaries usually appertaining TO such
meetings having been arranged, q brief open
ing address was made by one ofthe minister's


A reformer then related his experience with
great effect. After he had finished, there
was pause Of nearly minute. AT length q
man who had been seated far back, with his
face partly turned from the audience, arose
slowly and moved to the front Of the stage.


A Half suppressed exclamation escaped
Alice, as her eye caught the well known iea-
lures Of him who had once been her husband
while quick thrill ran through her. Then
her irame trembled in accordance with her
sfluttering heart. The face Of Mr.. Delaney
had greatly changed since she had looked
upon it. Its calm, digniisd elevation had
been restored--but what difference!


"Mr. President" be began, with broken
Year: 1862

The Detroit Free Press, which has
faithfully supported the Government,
in publishing the tax bill, hits the Nor
thern Abolitionists and Southern con-
spirators in the following appropriate
style:


"Our Northern people have been
dancing an anti-slaverv jig, and now
they must pay the fiddler. That is all.
We fancy when the time comes to fork
over, they, or at least most of them,
will inwardly conclude that they are
paying too dear for the whistle The
great injustice of 1t all is, that those
who have resisted political and anti
slavery with all their power, who have
thousand times warned the people of
the inevitable result, must bear equal
burdens with the incendiary Abolition
lists who have brought this load of debt
upon the country. If secessionists
and abolitionists, political anti-slavery
leaders could be made to pay the shot,
it would be exactly right But no,
the innocent and the guilty have got
to suffer alike. We will not grumble,
however, if, after all our damages and
trials, we have country with a Con
stitution unimpaired. Let no man,
however, who has aided political anti
slavery try to cheat his conscience, and
deny his responsibility for these lamen-
table results. Every man of ordinary
intelligence knows that, if there had
been no warning by the people of the
North upon Southern institutions, no
political anti-slavery, this war would
not have occurred. One milestone will
not crush the grain, two are always
necessary. So Southern conspirator'
never would have been able to grinG
out the rebellion grist without the
neither milestone of northern anti-sla'
very to aid them. One was just as
indispensable to the result as the other
and it will require anice adjustment o.
the scales of justice to discriminate ii
favor of either, when the moral guilt
of both parties shall be tested"
Year: 1862

Every day petitions are presented in
both branches of the Legislature pray
ing for the passage of an act prohibi-
ting the immigration of free negroes
into Ohio. The people are evidently
becoming alarmed. And they have
reason to be. Great. numbers of the
negroes, without means-lazy, dirty,
ignorant continue to come into the
State, and become a burden to the
people. If the emancipation scheme
of the ultras succeeds, and we have
not the protection of an act refusing
citizenship to free negroes, Ohio will
become Africanized, and the whites
driven to the wall.
Year: 1862

The New York Tribune, of the Sd
of April says, in an argument justify
ing the immigration and settlement Of
the escaped slaves to Pennsylvania,
that "The 'laboring classes (white
men) contain many stupid and brutal
specimens of humanity; and it may be
that among them are some so Ignorant
and stolid as not to know that the poor
fugitives thus hooted at will make work
as well as do work"


The leading Radical politicians in
tend to favor the immigration of the
African to the free States.
Year: 1862

There are two things which, we fan
cy, will cure the North of Abolition
ism, both of which are fruits of Abo-
litionism. The first is the enormous
taxes which Congress is preparing fol-
us, and the second is the flood of ne
gro emigration which will soon pour
upon us.


High as the taxes will be to main.
tain the cost of the war, they will have
to be augmented to maintain the cost
of the negroes, who will at the same
time fill our prisons, poor~houses ane
hospitals, and cheaper and degrade
the labor which has hitherto been pro
ftable and honorable to white men.


In little while nothing will be SC
abominable and odious in the sight o
the masses of the northern people al
abolitionism. Chicago Tines.
Year: 1862

When the Federal tax gatherer
comes round, you won't hear quite SO
much talk among the philanthropists
about paying for the niggers. When
we pay for the war, that is all the mon
ey we will have to waste this genera
ton.
Year: 1862

O<FThe election returns from every quar-
ter reveal that the Democratic party IS in
course OF re-organization. And tits in course
of reorganization in the right way. Let the
people vote it into majority and then it will
be sufficiently organized. There are always
leaders enough in every party; but it is votes
that tell Let every Democrat make himself
missionary after another vote, and the
country will soon feel the benefits Of the
reorganization Of constitutional, law abd-
ing and "Union-saving' party Chicago
Times.
Year: 1862

OF The Democracy of Goshen township,
Hardin county, where they have generally
had majority of from eight to twelve, on
Monday, April z, elected their ticket by a
majority OF from seventy eight to eighty six.
AS a correspondent says, this large increase
in one township is encouraging to Union
men of all sections OF this once happy, but
now distracted country.
Year: 1862

doned their own men and nominated all IN
ton Democrats" but it was OF no avail. The
trick had become too palpable, and did not
bring them more votes than the foolish men
who accepted the nominations.- Crisis.
Year: 1862

The recent municipal and town elections
in several OF the States present the most
gratifying evidence Of the triumph of Demo
cratic principles. We have right to regard
the Democratic successes in those elections
as indications of the returning confidence oI
the people in Democratic policy and Demo
cratic administration. The second sober
thought of the people is generally right
There will be more OF this thunder by and
bY.-l Indianapolis Sentinel.
Year: 1862

CorroN SEED SoAp.-Put cotton seed
into large and strong iron pot, in
small quantities at time, mash them
well with wooden pestle ,and then
pour in a certain quantity Of common
lye, and boil thoroughly; strain in an
ordinary sieve and proceed in the u.s.
ual way in drying and cutting into
cakes.