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Year: 1863

EVERY WoRD OF IT TRUE.-,John Bright,
tho sasacious English statesman and true
friend OF America in letter to Mr.. Jewett,
holds tho following words


"If you are for the Union, and think II can
DO preserved by conciliatins the South, l con-
fess l am amazed. They have made war
upon You. because they suspected that you
would yield nothing more to them-are you
to yield more under compulsion Of the war. or
because you can neither conquer the South,
nor yet subsist as an independent State with
out herl If you love slavery and wish to
continue it, and if you think You can build
up with honor a restored and united republic
by hulnbling yourself to the South, l can
only express my surprise at the dream which
possesses you. You may separate-or you
may fight out this contest and win-but to
leave tile slave still slave will expose you to
the contempt Of the civilized world. / ap-
plaud the proclamation Of the President, MS
docs every man in Europe who is not a foo to
freedom. or moved by base hostility to the
American Republic because IL is republic,
and because it is powerful"
Year: 1863

Two miles Of new made graves Of Federal
soldiers line the levee at Vicksburg, lying
so close that man can step from one to
the other, and walk upon the graves all the
way! Was there ever SO graphic picture
given 10 a few words Of the terrible destruc.
ton wrought by war and the fearful character
Of even the hoIest2
Year: 1863




The editors of the Journal for two days past have in
formed the citizens here that the sad condition O. the sol.
dlers in charleston aias attention have received
several letters durEg the last frCm our ministers
physicians and highly rfned and educated ladies' Of high
est position IN society from South Carolina all we'll un9l
led to illustrate by the pen the sad condition of the SOL
ders sick and wounded there showing that they need
ssance nurses, money and pr0UiSi0nS and urging ma to
supply the want in time. Remember that North Csrana
has mel in and that in the great there
one month ago she bad two thirds men in the
fight who displayed much sublime bravery and nstnt
ism as was recorded by the impartial crer on any occa
sion the Readers remember that you ali sbod
do part you do act your own honor or sbame
the legacy that hereafter Will be your reward These
times that try soldiers souls. streams of feeling
sll Hke ram drops on the rocks without impresson
effect the Of many, who vet remain stnnid
and mdleren and these of the weahes in the land
While there are others whose Virtuous sacrifices have
been the means of doing much good VIII the watcbfn
eye and ready hand of the minerng devotees in the Old
ortn state permit patriotism to for want of the
ter States whose daring bravery and heroic econa DO
serve the liberal spirit OF patriotic gratitude for the 0or
Of the soldiers of North Carolina who obeved
voice OF their country Nhen the call and
dress made? Remember readers that if Won oivo
yourselves up to indifference and sehnegs in this trvno
hou that sweet liberty turning her foot steps with
make any sacrifice to the only boon worth yn
or TIE gem that millions die for be free is leoac7
ali the mines OF aoeoth in the world Cannot some
ome one IN wilmington initiate the Augustans in IiheroI
j.. They do not mind raising any amount On a momen;ta
lotce am Informed several have money to enbscrba
nd are waiting to be waited upon 1t is impossible to
Vat on every person. "
Patriotism will win the reward of substantial pood ba,
1e wealth OF the selfish has been consumed and the an
iause OF wealth has been forgotten forever. receiver
money from the Theatre to send to Charleston All cot
'cted has been faithfully and more than what coi
scted The last sent has been up as the want ia
reat' Fave the soldier yourself and all you
ler beraity for large subscriptions and free printing


M A. b.
Year: 1863

NORTH CAROLINA CeAL.-We have seen specimen
OF anthracite coal discovered on the farm OF Mr. Wade
IN Rockingham county, North Carolina. The coal
appears to be very good and has been so proven,
understand by the test The vein worked is only
six feet under ground and is three feet thick Col


H. Jones is engaged in the operation of mining this
COAL and the work progressing under the superinten-
dence of MIR. Ambrose Barrett, practical MINER
Year: 1863

say to you, claim your rights
under the Constitution, in every
part and parcel, and exercise them
freely, and don't trample upon the
rights of your ne'ghbors, though
they may differ from you, for in
religion there is diversity Of opinil
on, but the same God, and in polil
tics, there is difference of opinion,
but the same Constitution. Let US
obey the commandments and pre-.
cepts Of the Constitution, and claim
the protection guaranteed to US by
them. If it is right to persecute
in the one case, it is right in the
other. Must | prove to you by ar
gument that it is day when you
can see the sun? Must l prove to
you when men are arrested without
due process of law, that our liber.
ties are in danger? Must 1 prove
to you when you see me bleeding,
that | am hurt? All know this
from the least to the greatest
Then let US cling to the Constitu,
tion-the groundwork and pallal
dunn Of our liberties; let us hold
it forth to the world as the bright
morning star, with healing under
its orb. Safe in war, safe in peace,
let us profit by its teachings let
US profit by the good example of
each other, for in this and no other
way can our conntry be brought
back to its former glory. Let us
put sectional strife away from
among US, let it be, forever forgot
ten: let us have no East, no West,
ne North, No South, but, the Uni,
on and Che Constitution, one and
insepaFable. The tumpfts of war
will then be hushed, and, peace
that glorious peaceLwill again
bless our once happy land. Conn
merce will revive, our ports will be
open to the world, and our ships
to-day in battle arrayed, will again
carry the products of our soil to evl
cry cline; the Stars aud Stripes
will again wave, on every hilltop,
and in every valley throughout
the length and breadth of our land.
Let us perseIere in a cause so wise
and beneficial, and all the world
will be lold with admiration our
national greatness and individual
happiness, and may that beautiful
emblem of American liberty-the
Star Spangled Banner forever wave
over our "land of the free and the
home CT the brave"


JOHN KISTING
Year: 1863

A NOVEL STATUE.-One. of the
largest pieces Of Pennsylvania an
thracite that ever reached Boston


is now shown there in the form of
a life-size American Indian. It


was taken from a coal vein 8 feet
thick, and cut into its present
shape by o common miner. It Is
said to show real talent on the part
of the rough sculptor, presenting
the appearance of solid cast iron.
Year: 1863




foe, Jenny Wade was busily engaged in
baking bread for the national troops. She
occupied house in range of the guns Of both
armies, and the rebels had sternly ordered
her to leave the premises, but this she as
sternly refused to do. While she was busily
engaged in her patriotic work, mimic ball
pierced her pure heart, and she fell holy
sacrifice in her country's cause. Almost at
the same time rebel officer Of high rank fell
near where Jenny Wade had persisted. The
rebelI at once proceeded to prepare coffin
for their fallen leader, but about the time that
was finished the surging Of the conflict chang
ed the positions of the armies, and Jenny
Wade's body was placedin the coffin designed
fer her country's enemy, and thus the heroine
of Gettysburg was buried, The incidents OF
the heroine and the hero of Gettysburg are
beautifully touching, noble, and sublime
Old John Burns was the only man Of Gettys-
burg who participated in the struggle to save
the North from invasion, while innocent
Jenny Wade was the only sacrifice which the
people of that locality had to oger on the
shrine of their country Let amOnument be
erected on the ground which covers her, be-
fore which the pilgrims to the holy tombs of
the heroes of Gettysburg can bow and bless
the memory of Jenny Wade. If the people
of Gettysburg are not able alone to raise the
funds to pay for suitable monument for
Jenny Wade, let them send q committee to
Harrisburg, and our little boys and girls will
assist in soliciting subscriptions for this holy
purpose. Before the summer sunshine again
kisses the grave of Jenny Wade; before the
summer birds once more carol where she
sleeps iu glory before the flowers again deck
the plain made famous by gallant deeds, let a
monument rise to greet the skies in tokens of
virtue, daring, and nObleness.-Harrisbury
Telegraph.
Year: 1863

which loyal state government could
sustain itself without the presence o
Federal bayonets. Hence the ques
tion of time is almost purely military.
Every foot of the territory Of those
states is now under military rule,
which ought to remain nntii it can
be shown to be quite safe to withdraw
and leave the preservation Of peace
and order to the civil power of the
state, We hope, therefore, the Pres
ident will keep the military govern
ment in exercise in each revolted
St te until disloyalty is so completely sub
dued or hunted out, as to render Il safe to
restore the blessings Of civil rule. A meth
cd which has encountered so great difficult
ties IN Missouri, cannot. be ventured upon
in Tennessee. The very narrow escape
which Kentucky has just achieved in the
late election. would be impracticabie in
Louisiana. Let us advance safely, even if
but slowly.


We believe that the reconstruction Of the
state governments, which is the grand
problem before us, can, be accomplished
in this simple way, on these general prin-
ciples, with perfect security to the general
welfare. No state government, elected
solely by the votes Of men Of tested loyalty
under the efficient protection Of Federal
power. with all disloyal men excluded from
the ballot, will attempt to overthrow the
general paclfication, by arraying itself
against the policy of the United States for
the overthrow of the rebellion and the es-
tablishment of peace. tbs far more proba-
bic that such, re constructed government
will wish to go beyond the Proclamation
and the Act of Confiscation, in order more
effectnally to secure Indemnity for the
past, and security for ihe future. Neso-
York Independent.
Year: 1863

The sum to be fixed BY the Secretary
is not to ercecd $500 1t nav lie Jess, il
can not be more This provision was put
into the law for the sole and single pur-
pose of KEEPING DOWN TIE PRICE or
SUBSTITUTES, so that men of moderate
means, aud even poor men, could more
readily obtain substitutes Without this
provision. it was believed that the price
for subtitutes would 90 up at once to
81 900 or $4,000, so that none but very
rich men could obtain them If sny
drafted man can obtain q substitute for a
sum less than that fred by the Secretary
he Is at liberty to do SO. This authority
conferred upon the Secretary to fix any
sun less than $500, was purposely given
to check speeulations, to keep down the
price Of substitutes, and it must do SO.


Poverty is always disadvantage, but
how could draft be more cousiderate for
the well, disposed men of every rank, aud
still be of any force? And no men hare
more true interest an putting dorn this
Shareholders Rebellion, than hare men
Of liHie ,ceaih. LIBERTY AND LAW are
their most precious heritage and gift to
their children.
Year: 1863

It may not he known to some Of our readeTl
that General Wade Hampton has obtained per
mission from the War Department to carry such
of bis men ss are nov on furlough to the Do
fense of Charleston. This is o noble step on
the part of this heroic officer, aud has been re-
sponded 10 by his men with zeal and delight
Colonel M G Butler has joined his chief, and
will participate ia the command Of his corps.
and we suppose the company thus formed will
number nearly two hundred men. Coming from
Columbia, we met some seventy or eighty brave
Gsorgisns of this command returning with
fresh horses to Virginia. Upon being informed
that they were called to Charleston, every face
was lit up with CLEAN of pleasure. One who
seemed to be an officer remarked: Il hope we
can do good fighting for the cause in Virginia,
but kHOD we can in South Carolina" We an
nouneed the call to the various squads as we
met them for miles, and could plainly see stern
satisfaction in every couHtenRnca.


II was gratifying to witness such q manifesto
ton by our noble brothers of the Empire State,
and we were led by the incident to realize that
unsel6sh devO'ion to our common cause which
goes so far toward giving ouT arms inviueibilitY.
We could easily see another indication in the
besring of these warwOrn veterans, aud it was
their ears. Such a commander with such fol-
lowers will enact another Thermopy'@ if need
BE- to make good the defense Of any position to
which they may be assigned; and the gratitude
Of S-uth Carolina will gush toward them, min
gled with emotions of the lofIiest admiration
and love e-Edggfeid Advertiser.
Year: 1863

From the Wing. April 2s.l


Yesterday we were favored with q copioBs
rain, which lasted nearly sll day, giving fresh
nees and vigor TO the growth of the vegetable
world, and to living creatures " life to the limb
and spring to the spirit"


We are without any intelligence of interest
from across the river. The Yankees keep psr-
fectly quiet and We could see but few of them
moving about yesterday. From about New
CsTthsge we have nothing save a Tunor that
tho enemy have commenced landing troops ak
miles below Wsrrenton-a very improbable
thing indeed.


ANOTHER BOAT PASSES OUR BATTERIES
Tne Yankees are becoming emboldened a. the
success they have met with in passing our bat.
teTies, and it would seem they are determined
m running past just as many as they need
Yesterday morning, little after two O'clock
our batteries opaned on q crsfs coming down
Our pickets Immediately set FIRE to a coaplr
of buildings on the opposite shore, aud in
q short time the river ygas well lighted,
the Diamond lamps in the bend above also
being lit up. The boat came on down and sp-
psared to be q small tug with two barges in tow.
Pie firing from our guns was much slower and
poorer than usual, from some cause or other to
Us unknown. The boat was, however, struck
several times, out none of the shot seemed to
affect her speed particle.


AfeT the tug passed the upper bsttsrias, two
transports we're discovered IN the bend above
Sam Edwards, close to this shore. Major An
derson Immediately opened on them with his
light artillery and sent courier up to see what
they were doing. The courier returned and re
ported them taking soundings After q few
shots were fred at them they steamed on up
again. Whether or not Grant intends making
a demonstration from above remains to be seen.
Year: 1863

A highly respectable and intelligent gentle
man. who arrived in The city yesterday even


inc from Memphis, informs Us that it was re-


ported and believed there when he left that a
Federal force of twenty thousand men had
resched Pittsburg landing on the Tennessee
river. This has, We believe, been cOrroborated
By intelligence received in this place direct from
Corinth


If this be true, and there is no good reason to
! doubt it, it affords US reasonable key to the
probable future movements of the enemy in this
6tsse. Col GRIERsoN has surveyed the route
| for the advance Of large army through this
State, ascertsinsd the means Of subsistence, etc,
and it is not at all improbable that force Of
from twenty to thirty thousand viii advance
southwark from Corinth so soon as he shall be
able to make report of his reconnaissance. In
the event of such movement, the enemy, OF
course, would make no calculation upon keep
| ing up his line Of communication with his rear,
bat would move forward, subsisting upon the
country as he progressed, thus dispensing with
a too extensive and burthensome wagon train
in which to csrTy his comnissariat


A compact body of soldiers of this size would
be a somewhat ugly customer to deal with jast
at this time, when our chief attention is directed
to the protection of our river front, and be-
hooves our authorities, both State and Confode-
rate, to give the matter their serious and
thoughtful attention. They have had fair warn
ing Of what may be done in the bold enterprise
Of Col GRIERsoN, and it is to be hoped they
will profit by it.


Since the foregoing wes written, we have
eonversed with very reliable and trustworthy
gentleman, from Bueksnort, Dssoto county, at
whose house General SMITH 6ined last Wedles-
day, on his return to LsGrange. Gen. SMITH
informed the lady Of TIE house, the gentleman
being absent, of the intended raid of Colonel
GEIERsoN, mentioned the route he was to take,
which has been strictly followed as far as we
have been able to trace him. He said GRIER-
son would vi 1T Bcookhsven, break up the
Confederate couscrips camp, and from thence
make his way to Baton Rouge. We shall
know in g few days whether the latter portion
o. his programme has been as faithfully carried
out as the former.


Gen. SMITH, moreover, informed the lady that
it was their intention TO concentrate all the Fed
eral forces from Jackson, Bolivar, LsGrsnge.
Grand junction and Cornth, and move in body
upon Meridian, from which point they would
move upon Mobile. By this movement, he eK-
poets to neeessitats the evacuation Of Vicksburg
without bloodshed. This information msy be
-elied upon ss correct, and we hope our com
nandiDg generals will give heed to it.
Year: 1863

Y TIE land ofice at Topeka, Kansas, is to
be discontinued as coon as practicable, and
transferred to Atchison. This will not interfere
with the public sale Of lands ordered for the 50
of August next, which sale win take place at
Atchison.
Year: 1863

land nearly three months ago, and seems ever
since then to have been engaged in trying 20
make people understand what he meant. "a
laugh.)


He is, however, quite welcome to think the
struggle hopeless for the North. don't hold
that opinion. The leaders of this revolt op-
pose by their Constitution this simple thing
that over territory some forty times as large
as England the blight and bondage of SLAYER,
shall be forever perpetuated. l cannot my
self believe in such fate Detailing that fair
land. stricken though it now be by the rava-
ges of war; cannot believe that civilization
in its Journey with the sun will sink into end
less night to crafty the ambition of the lead
ers of this revolt, who seek :. to wade through
slaughter 20 throne, and shut the gates of
mercy on mankind Cheers.)


have another anG far brighter vision be-
fore my gaze. 1t may lie but vision, but
will still cherish If. | see one vast confed-
Grafton stretching from the frozen North in
one unbroSen line to the glowing South, and
from the wild pillows of the Atlantic to the
calmer waters OF the Pacific msin, and see
one people and one law, and one language
and one faith, and over all that wide conti-
nent the home of freedom and a refuge for
the oppressed of every race. loud cheers.)
Year: 1863

A reliable correspondent of the Boston
Journal writing from New Orleans gives the
following terrible account of the atrocities
of the traitors:


One of the most heinous crimes of which
a man can be guilty in Texas is specializing
in Confederate CURRENCY, which Is held to be
SO sacred that the slightest attempt to de2re-
ciate lis value is punished with death. Bro
kers stand poor chance of getting rich in
that country, where if YOU are simple far
mer. having calf or pig which Your Sc
cesh neighbor Graves. and YOU refuse to sell
for Confederate shinplasters, which NAV be
counterfeit at that. YOU are unceremoniously
treated to a short ride, drop scene at the
nearest tree. and free ticket sent TO Your
family to witness the performance Here is
a case in point. \ man living on the Soiou
river. near San Antonio. was asked If he had
steers to sell. He rel lied in the affirmative.
but added that he preferred not to sell them
for paper money. The next day two men.
well dressed and Of gentlemanly department,
drove up to his house in carriage. and with
an air of the utmost friendship, inquired the
way to some point. The farmer came out
to give the desired information. when he was
siezed, forced into the carriage, and without
permitting the poor man to Did his family
farewell, they hurried him away. Two DAYS
after, his agonized children, wondering at
his long absence, started out in pursuit of
him, when they were Mortified at tin1ing his
lifeiess body suspended to tree. A vener-
able man named Nelson, whose head was sil-
vered o'er with the frost of nearly seventy
winters, and who had amassed snug prop
ertv, believing that the Union of ali the
States would best eonduce to the interest Of
each, was hung. his wife being compelled TO
witness his murder. and then, as if to leave
no habitation in which the ghost of Union.
isl mi ,ht dwell, the murderer burned down
/ the house.


If the foregoing incidents of the horrible
state of affairs in Texas do not furnish a
suitable commentary On the proclamation o.
! JEFF Davis, threatening Gen Butler with
death for the hanging of Mumford. then per
haps the following statement, vouched for by
half dozen men of veracity, several oi
whom we're witness TO the atrocious deed.
Will prove fit rejoinder TO the frothy ebula-
ton of the arcn traitor. Several months
since the Union sentiment cropped out SC
strongly in the counties of Kendall, kimball
Gillispee and Kerr, they were declared to be
in state of rebellion against the Confeder
ate government. and force Of FIVE hundred
armed men under one J. NJ. Duff was senr
into the several counties to crush out tn,
Unioni,ts and confiscate the property o.
every man who refused to take the oath o.
allegiance within ten dayS


huff commenced his bloody work by in
structing his minions not to take prisoner
any man found away from his family. l.
one day he hung sixteen Union men. and
some time after the bodies of FIVE other:
were dragged out of water hole in a creek
near Fredericksburg, each with a stone fas-
tened about his neck. Perhaps the rebe]