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Year: 1863

Resolutions strongly condemnatory
of the general government, of the action
of the Bipartisan Court Martial by which
Gen. Fitz John Porter was dismissed, and
deprecating the mismanagement of the
war, were presented by Alderman Farley
on Monday in the Board of Aldermen of
New York City, and after some discussion
passed by a vote of thirteen to three.


They contain some hard and fearless
knocks at the Court Martial.
Year: 1863

Father in the battles fray,
Shelter his dear head, prayl
Nerve his young arm with the might
OF Justice, Liberty and Right;
Where the red hail deadliest falls:
Where stern duty loudly calls,
Where the strife is fierce and wild,
Father, guard 0 guard my child
Where the foe rush swift and strong,
Madly striving for the wrong;
Where the clashing arms men WELD
Ring above the battlefield;
Where the sitting air is hot
With the burst 'ng shell and shot
Father, to my brave boys breast
Let no treacherous blade be pressedi
Fatherl if my woman's heart
Frail and weak in every part
Wanders from the mercy seat
After those dear, rowing feet,
Let Thy tender, pitying grace,
Every selfish thought erase
If this mothers love be wrong,
Pardon, bless, and make me strongi
For when silent shades Of night
Shut the bright world from my sight
When around the cheerful fire
Gather brothers, sisters, sire
There l miss my boys bright face
From his old familiar place,
And nv sad heart Wanders back
To tented field and bivouac.

Often IN my troubled sleep
Waking, wearily to weep


Often dreaming he is near,


Calming every anxious fear
| am startled by the fash


OF hostile swords that meet and clash,
Till the canpon's smoke and roar
Hide him from my eyes once more.
Thus I dream, and hope and pray,
All the weary hours away:
But know his cause is just:
And | centre al my trust
In Thy promise :-s'As thy day,
So shall be thy trength'-alway
Yet need Thy guidance still
Father, let me do Thy will
IF new sorrow should bsfal-
If my noble boy should fall
If the bright head have blest,
On the cold earth should find its rest;
Still, with all a mothers heart,
Torn and quivering with the smart,
yield him, meath Thy chast'niug rod,
To his Country and his God.
Year: 1863

In l777, when the British General
Burgoyne, with his army, was marching
from Canada along the western boundary
of Vermont, woman whose husband Was
in the American army, set ont for tho
grist-miil, accompanied with her hsrse,
which carried the grist on his back The
road which she travelled was lonely, being
nearly all the way through thick woods.
1t was about 3 o'clock in the afternoon
when she LETT home, and as she had been
there many times before in the afternoon,
she thought she had sufficient time to
carry out her plans successfully. She
was we'll aware that if any obstacle sheuld
arise to impede her progress, and detain
her till dark, she might meet with trouble.
| UntOrtunatel y, when she arrived at the
mill, distance of about four miles from
home, she found that she would DO obliged
to wait an hour and half for her grist


At FIRST she thought she would return
without it but u second thought told her
that if she did this, he children would
have to so without their supper. Finally
she made up her mind to run the risk of
being overhauled by wild beasts. Leav-
ing the mill as soon as her grist was ready,
she proceeded on her homswerd voyage
as rapidly as possible, lest night should
overtake her before she got half way to
her destination. Distant howlings in the
wilderness told her that she had not
passed unobservcd They continued to
grow nearer She used every means to
urge her horse along with speed. The
drove of wolves at the head of her horse
were every few minutes receiving addi.
tional reinforcement along the path
Things we're coming to crisis she saw
plainly that in all probability sh. could
net reach her home before she aud her
horse would be overwhelmed, and fall
sacrifice to the wolves. But just then
she thought of means which might ssvs
her own life, but would leave the horse
and grist Of corn to its own fate. Bua
she found this was her last chance. She
accordingly steered her horse under some
trees whose branches came so near the
ground, that by rising from the horss she
could reach them, and at full gallOp the
horse turned under them, and she, by
daxterous leap, succeeded in catching
hold of branch, and climbed up iHto
the tree, while the horse, with the re-
mainder of the load, was off, closely pur-
sued by the wolves. The poor horse,
relieved Of part cf his load. reached
home The gallant woman remained in
the tree until all was quiet aud the
wolves not seeing her when she cams
down, she gained her home in safety
about an hour after the horse.
Year: 1863

AN OUTBREAK Ana IT'S CAUsE.-One
evening lately the quiet of s. street
was broken about midnight by the cries
Of 'Police Police!' One of these faith
tul guardians Immediately reported in the
rear of the block, and from the third
story window lady's head projected
from whom the alarm had proceeded.
The policeman inquired into the troubIs,
and was informed that she could see on
the shed fronting on the next street, a
man who was apparently asleep. Other
neighbors who had been attracted by the
noise also said they could see him coiled
up on the shed, and some thought he had
fallen from the window in fit.


The policeman, thinking that it might
be some shrewd burglar who was feigning
intexication, scaled the fence, reached
the shed, and there found a man rolled
up In travelling shawl sleeping soundly.
After shake or two the man came to his
senses, and in answer to the policeman's
inquiries as TO who he was and what he
was doing there, replied:


"Why, this is my house and this is my
shed, and as have just returned from
the war, where | have roughed it or the
hard ground for eighteen months, | found
it impossible to sleep in bed, and SO l
just took shake down here. So ser.
geaGt, don't trouble yourself, but just get
outside my lines"


What shall we do when this war is
over, if our boys intend to conduct them-
selves in this way?
Year: 1863

PuNIsHED.-A startling instance oftcrrible
punishment for thoughtless oath is thus re-
la ed by correspondent of the Salem 70. J
Republic, writing from the 18th Ohio regi-
meut; .Quite strange affair occurred in
company X, few days ago. One of the
boys got out of humor because he had to
prepare for dress parade. He swore about
it good deal, and declared he would mt 20
out; he hoped God would never let him speak
another word if he went out on dress parade,
and the next morning he was unable to speak


The poor fellow cried bitterly, but it was too
late. Heprayed and was answered. Some
say his language was, hope Jesus Christ
will strike me dumb. if go on another dress
parade or battalion drill Some say that he
did not go on that evening. Butall accounts
agree on the main point, that is, he wished
to be made mute, and is now mute"
Year: 1863

Notices of the Press.


This is sound Company"


The insurance of a certain sum for ones family
is prudence that every man should adopt in these
critical times"


The man that would be respected and loved by
his family in life, and gratefully remembered in
death, will provide his family against want"
"All our most prudent citizens and soldiers are
insuring competence to their families in case they
are drafted. or killed in the service it is the only
safeguard in these critical times" nj :gm
Year: 1863

1t has been well said that the motto of America
is "upward and onward" and without the most
profound premeditation (if the motto is correct,
persons are unable to see why the people, as Il
body, do not move morally, with greater stride,
toward perfection of character. 1t will be seen
that all those things which impede the progress of
mankind to perfection of character are entirely un-
necessary, and are indulged in merely to crafty
some morbid desire | would not argue that every
amusement, or pastme should be abandoned, which
is not productive of real good, but surely, would
argue that those which are productive of evil
should be; and it seems to be natural for a remon
STRANGE Of the people, eventually, to bear upon
those things in which wrong exists, apparently
before that wrong is apprehended, or pointed out.


For the last ten years dancing has been on the
decline, and to take sudden view we might be
unable to see why for dancing of itself is no evil,
certainly. Yet there must be evil connected with
it, from the fact that the moral world begins to
look down upon it, and that evil is this 1t absorbs
the minds of the youth in that which is of no sig
nifcancs it ntexicates them with folly, and thus
alienates their minds from those things which
would build them up into usefulness, and make
them aspire to do good. 1t also is in violation to
natures laws. 1t breaks down the constitution,
wears out the frame, and brings feelings of age in
youth. All of these wrongs may be justly men
toned in reference to the entertainment of dancing,
but not a solitary good


Oh! thon where is the argument to justify those
who are intelligent enough to be examples for 9TH
ers, in clnging to this now unpopular folly (as is
often the case)?


Such wrongs in which we find resource to ex-
haust superauous life (for it must be superau-
ous, if dancing is not violation Of natures laws,
and only them are not abandoned entire, by one
generation, but in old age, and by useless expert
ence persons are made to be wise counselors to
the succeeding generation, aud therefore the cor
rsction of the error awaits that generation; and
hence tho people do not move morally, with
greater velocity to perfection of character. LY.


MAY, 1858.
Year: 1863

Boy ENTERPRIsE.-Boyso of energy and en-
terprise are the boys who become men of
prominence and wealth in these progressive
times. If American boys would learn the
art of taking care of themselves, they must
acquire the knack" of" earning their own
bread and butter !" of being OIL the look out
for every" smart chance that may turn up, "
if they would be honored men.


When a servant of friend answered the
door-bell one day last week, she found a
little boy, with shovel on his shoulder, on
the steps.


q want to put in your coal, said the
boy.


We haven't got any" said the girl.


Bat it is coming" returned the boy.


The servN"It was puzzled, and summoned
her mistress, who no sooner appeared than
the boy accosted her.


If you please madam, there is load OF
coal coming to your house. Your husband
ordered it this morning. got the number
and came ahead of the cart to get the Job
Of putting it in, if you please"


OF course Madam could not refuse so en-.
terprising youth, and the job was given to
him. In few minutes, cure enough the
coal was " dumped at the door, and the
little "heaver was busily at work Be.
fore he was through, eight boys came to ap-
ply for the same job.


fair representative of Young America
was that boy. He may be millionaire, or
he may be congressman, or cabinet Off
Ger, or perchance, u candidate for the pres
idency.
Year: 1863

From the Richmond Sentinel May lb.


Soon after two o'clock yesterday morning
Il fire broke out in the extensive factory
building of the Crenshaw wooden buildiAg,
situated on the south side of the canal nearly
opposite the foot of Third street, and spread
with such rapidity that the building was
destroyed i'll short time, together with
portion of the Tredegar foundry, owned by
Anderson & Co., adjoining on the west. The
flames lighted up the whole city and coun-
try for miles around. About three o'clock
the interior portion of the Crenshaw mill,
five stories in hight, fell with tremendous
crash, leaving the bare brick wall stand
ing. The entire machinery of the mill, to-
gether with some manufactured goods,
ready for delivery, and doubtless quantity
of manufactured stock, was destroyed The
fire was accidental, having, it is believed,
been caused by friction from the jucker, in
the rear portion of the MILL This mill was
kept going day and night, and it is stated
that the man who attended ii left the room
for moment for the purpose of procuring
oil, and when he returned the room was in
flames. The watchman Immediately put
the force pumps of the mill in operation,
but it was found they had not sufficient
length of hose to play upon the spot where
the flames were raging. and the mill had to
be abandoned to its fate.


By the time the fremen arrived upon the
spot they could do no more than prevent
the destruction of valuable property in the
neighborhood. The mills were owned by
a joint stock company, and most of the work
done was for the Government About one
hundred and fifty operatives, male and fe-
male, are thrown out of employment. The
company were insured for one hundred and
seventy-ono thousand dollars, in Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama offices, not over ten thousand dollars
in one office.


With regard to the losses at the Trede-
gar works, the reporter has obtained the
following particulars:


A portion of the machine and blacksmith
shops, and also one of the buildings in which
gun carriages were finished, were also de-
stroyed. The fire also consumed large
number of old patterns but the gun pat
terms were saved, together with the new
building for casting and the machinery for
boring heavy guns, and this operation will
be resumed in a few weeks. IL is crafty
ing to know further, that the rolling mill
and spike factory, as well as the foundries
for casting shot, shell and car wheels, and
all the ordnance on hand were saved. The
property was partially covered by insur-
ance in the Mutual Assurance Richmond
Fire Association, Virginia Fire and Marine,
Old Dominion, Merchants and Alabama In
suranco Companies. 1t is impossible at
present to give correct estimate of the
total amount of loss.


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Year: 1863

n UERNSEY POWER PRESS FOR SALE
VI A first-rate Guernsey Power Press, with
Chases and iron side furniture, all good new,
san be had very low for cash in hand, by applying
at this Office where the Press can be seen, and all
desired information procured. AZ
Year: 1863

A gentleman was condoling lady on the
loss of her husband, but finding that she
treated it with indifference, exclaimed, "Oh
very well madam, if that be tho way you
take it, care as little about it as you do !"
Year: 1863

A&3 AV1Ss 4ANU Az 'EUs


4 defeat Of the Union ticket in Chicago,
today, would be equivalent to great dis
aster in the field. Copperheadism, lately
abashed and supp1ant, awcd By the
threatening attitude of the army
and the people, would take new
courage and essay new treasons.
There is not q rebel in arms against the
Government, who would not be encouraged
and stimulated by such misfortune to the
loyal cause There is not in the South a
newspaper that would not set up q yell Of
triumph over the popular reaction" in
The North. And there is not in the whole
countga loyal heart that would not grow
heavy when the result was announced.


Such being the case, every man who has
vote for the right should come out; and
not only disregard all personal considera-
tions, but hazard all personal inconyenien-
ccs until his ballot is deposited where it
will tell.


Vote the whole ticketl Let us have no
half-riumphs. 4 clean victory that shall
not leave single Copperhcad above the
surface beneath which the others went
down, is what the case requlrcsl Nothing
but clean victory will meet the demand !


Union men! see to it that in 4 einglc
city on single day, the Union cause docs
not lose the prestige which it has gained By
Z succession OF triumpls in hall dozen
Et2tes. Up, boys, and at 'em!
Year: 1863

Jured wrctches will vote for Sherman and
the Copperhead ticket dozen times in
the different wards


The friends Of Bryan have most to fear
fraudulent voting. Prevent that, and
get out the loyal voters, and the days
work will result in glorious triumph for
the whole Union ticket.
Year: 1863

It is suspected that a Union League cx-
lists in this city, and that several voters be-
long to it. If the surn,ise he correct, it is
fair to presume that each of them will nav
q little attention to getting the loyal voters
to the polls, and that they will do all in
their power to secure the election Of true
and reliable men, and none others, from
the lowest to the highest candidate. The
Knights OF the Golden Circle will be as
busy to-day as Old Nick in a gale.o wind,
to secure the triumph Of the Copperhead
ticket. Let the League boys remember
that eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty.
Year: 1863

ES Every man who is opposed to the
fire-in-thc-rear on our soldiers in the field
will vote for Bryan and the Union ticket.
Every Coppcrhead will vote for Sherman.
4 man is known By the company he keeps.
Year: 1863

CHOOSE YE THIS DAE WHICH VIZ


WILL SERVE.


Two emblems will express the contest Of
to-day better than column Of disserta-
lion. In the one, We have the grand old
Tag that is carried bE our armies in the
field, which has floated over all our
battles, and will be the sign Of victory to-
Year: 1863

tained at home from the effects Of his wound,
which, though Improving slowly. has not yet
sufficiently recovered to enable him to take
the field for active duty.-1Fhitssids County
Snti1tf
Year: 1863

PASSING along the sidewalk, near the
Goodhue County Drug Store yesterday, we
saw pile Of boxes that would measure
more than cord. Upon inquiry we learned
they contained goods for that store.
Year: 1863

The Gas CoMPAgIES.--An Arrangement, IL ia uu-
dersood has been made between the Gas Companies u
Brooklyn TO divide the city between tem-oach 90 supply
certain seconwhout interfering with another in the
streets as heretofore The old company has for year
charged hall to ia where
the mans Of tue now comPony laid, and full price in
streets where they not This caused great dsstc
form ate throughout ths cy presented to the LegA
turo The prospect OF tho passage tho bill has doubes,
bad the effect Of bringing the companies to understanding
The line Of division IL said to be Atlantic avenue he
company to supply the growing part of the soutey section
OF the city aud the old company the nothery old part OF
the city The rates after the arrangement goes into effect


expected will be uniform well reasonable both
sides Of the line.
Year: 1863

less compliance with the requirements thereof, be prevented by the owner of the property, or by the public enemy. And in the latter event the i'm pressing officer shall be liable to the penalties of this section, unless he shall cause the property seized to be appraised in the manner pointed out in this act as soon practicable, or this be inn possible by reason of the occupation of the enemy, then by an appraisement in the city, county or parish most convenient to that in which the prop crty was intpressedo o
Year: 1863

FAsr DAY.-Friday, Gay after tomorrow. being the day set apart by proclamation oi President Davis for fasting and prayer, there will be divine services in all the churches at the usual hour A special invitation is extended to the soldiers.
Year: 1863

CINCINNATI, Dec. e-The message Of Gov
Bramlette, OF Kentucky, is published this
morning. 1t represents the financial condition
OF the State ss satisfactory. The Governor
urges q complete organization Of the militia
for home defence from guerriilas and robbers,
Rratifica alton that the patriotism Of the people
has met the efforts TO place a sufficient force in
the 3eld for defence, and that we are now
more secure and better guarded than at any
time heretofore since the opening of the rebel
lion. In a short time, under the arrangements
made with the Secretary OF War, the thorough
militia for our defence will be complete, and
security will again brighten the desoIated
homes of our border people. He pledges the
entire service OF the State to the defence OF the
GoverHment kentucky's position in refer.
ence TO Federal relations is largely discussed.
but no new position is taken. 1t Is Conceded
that negro slavery lis not essential to the life Of
the State or nation, but that the Union Is
Year: 1863

The Philadelphia NortA An'erican
gives some excellent advice TO those who
wish to invest money. II is well for all
who are in funds to heed the counsel =
Though money has been temporarily
scarce, capital continues abundant and
the recent tumble in the stock market
has brought capitalists TO realizing
sense Of the unreliable character of many
of the securities delt in. II is greatly to
the credit Of the Government that lis
loans. Of all the securities daily dealt in
on the market. have maintained their
integrity OF price better than almost any
thing else. It's FiveTwenty year six
per cent, loan. the interest on which is
promptly paid in gold, has been sub


scribed to, although the pressure in the
money market, an an average Of more
than two millions per day. And what
is not the least gratifying fact in conuec


ton with the daily large subscriptions ,c
this popular loan, scarcely any of it j:
returned to the market for sale. Ii i:
taken for investment, and is held viii


unialtering confidence in it's reliability


And why should il not be 1t is seel
that the Goyerpmeu, COW, after tw'
Year: 1863

years Of the most gigantic war that til
: world has ever known, experiences n


difficulty in commanding the necessar,
means to prosecute it, or in paying regu
larly the interest in gold as it falls due
If this can be done while the war is be
ing waged, who can anticipate any diff
Guilty in readily accomplishing it wher
the war shall be ended I? What better
investment then, for capital, than the
Five Twenty" Government loan
But if any doubt. let him refer to the
statistics furnished by the census tables
of the various nations of the world. The
facts which they present will prove the
most satisfactory mode Of dispelling the
numberless gloomy apprehensions which
are being continually conjured up by
those who are disposed to exaggerate the
extent of the calamity occasioned by our
rebellion. A reference to the state OF
most of the prosperous nations of the old
world clearly disproves such position,
and shows that the highest conditions OF
national advancement have not been ma
terially affected by the extended wars in
which those nations have been imme.
MORALLY engaged, and that heavy
national Indebtedness has not proved an
unmttigated evil.


For instance, Great Britain, France
and the Netherlands will undoubtedly be
conceded TO represent the highest pros
perity that has been attained by any OF
ihe European nations. And yet no ma
tons have been called upon to endure
fercer or more prolonged wars, domest-
ic and foreign, than they. The effect
has been, unquestionably, to incur an
enormous national indebtedness but
neither their wars nor their Indebtedness
have had the effect to destroy their
elasticity, nor to check the progress OF
their general prosperity. The result
would have been different, probably, il
these nations had been falling into de.
cay, instead of being, as they really were,
in state of development /; and in this
respect their case resembles our own,
with enormous advantages in our favor
These nations, while undergoing the
trials OF war. were oppressed by the evils
OF an immense exodus OF their people,
caused by the density of their popula.
ton, the impossibilily TO provide occu-
patton for them, the low price OF labor,
and the scarcity of territory. Compar-
ed with our own country, they possessed
slight room for future development ;
they were settled in every part, and no
vast territory lay invitingly open to en-
courage enterprise and settlement
Their great problem has ever been what
TO do with their surplus population,
which, in its turn, has sought new fields
for adventure and selfsupport in coun-
tries like our own, where an illimitable
territory waits to be developed. and
where incalculable resources invite in.
vite industry and energy. The encour-
agement TO be derived from these facts
and comparisons OF circumstances is
very great, and to the mind of any dis
passionate reasoner is conclusive that the
course of this great country is onward
and upward, and that It's credit will live
unimpaiIed TO the end"
Year: 1863

er, labor honored; on the one side, the
acknowledgment of universal equality
under the Constitution ou the other,
express and irrevocable denial of the
constitutional declaration of equality
itself.