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Year: 1864

Que of the favorie arguments of the Cop
perhead rebel sympathizers against the war is
that it is plunging the country into state OF
irrecOverabe bankruptcy. This is simply a
bugbear to irighten and delude the people
There is no precedent in history for any such
result. 1t is remarkable fact that the most
prosperous States of Europe are those most
heavily burdened with national debt f.; and, al
though we certainly will not say that they
have prospered in consequence of their debts,
it cannot be denied that they have prospered
in spite of them. Macaulay, the historian
says of the English debt


AT every stage in the growth of that debt,
il has been seriously asserted by wise men that
bankruptcy aud ruin were at hand. At every
stage of the growth of that debt, the nation
has set up the same cry of anguish and despair.
Yet still the debt went on growing, and still
bankruptcy and ruin were as remote. The
beggared, the bankrupt society not only proved
able TO meet all its obligations but, while
meeting them, grew richer and richer so fast
that the growth could almost be discerned by
the eve -
Year: 1864

Union men, that the performance of a great
duty devolves upon each and every one
namely, to sustain by your votes the admins
tration which is carrying on the great struggle
for the preservation of the nation With az
honest and uushaken purpose, and with the
promise Of speedy and successful termination


That, in order to entirely crush out and
subdue the rebelious spirits who are seeking to
weaken our cause by creating division ol
sentiment at the North, every Union vote
must be polled.
Year: 1864

That every vote for Mcclellan is o vote 10
prolong the war by compromising away all the
great results already attained, without restoring
the Union, and forcing US to do our first work
over again, at au expense Of more blood and
treasure.


That every vote for Mcclellan pledges the
country, in effect, to the payment of the Con
federate war debt, as condition Of the peace
which. in the event of his election, he would
make with the "wayward sisters
Year: 1864

For bogus tickets. The Copperheuds have a
weak cause and q bad one ; and, knowing it to
be such, they will not hesitate to resort TO bad
means TO secure its success. Look well 10 your
tickets before voting, that they contain all the
candidates published in the ticket at the head
Of our editorial columns. Let every Union
man be upon his guard, and remember that
'eterDal vigilance is the price of liberty"
Year: 1864

And vote for Lincoln, Liberty and Union, if it
is the last act of your life The life Of the
patton is in peril, and let nothing deter Union
men from voting to preserve our national life,
as they would enjoy the consciousness in after
life OF having performed patriots duty.
Year: 1864

A LADY who was Frustrated BY severe illness
called to her side The mother Of young lad in
whom she was interested, aud said earnestly ::
BE sure and have Willie read the account Of
Farragut's entrance into Mobile Bay, that be
NAV know Of what metal some men are made
will of iron, heart Of gold, brain of mercury.
Year: 1864

Independence and EmaneSpation.


The first Of January is to the colered
race of the United States what the Fourth
of July is 70 the white rass-the birth
day of Liberty and Independence. The
day was celebrated with great glee by the
eolored people in many portions of the
country. And in future time the lst of
January and the 4th of July will be mem
orable and glorious days of rejoicing TO
the lovers Of liberty in all lands, dividing
the year as they will into two equal parts
by these great jubilees of freedom and
independence.


Who can doubt that the colored people
of the United States, now numbering .
million more than our fathers in the Rev
olution, have as good cause for celehra-
ting the anniversary of emancipation by
virtue of the Proclamation of President
Lincoln, as we have to celebrate the an
niversary Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence ?
Year: 1864

The Legislature OF West Virginia.


The Legislature of West Virginia ad-
journed on Friday last The Wheeling
Intelligencer refers to some of its princi-
pal acts as follows:


1--WE understand the acts of the Legis-
lature will make compactly printed VOL
ume Of some two hundred and fifty pages.
Among others is comprised very long,
complete, and excellent system OF code
for the government of magistrates and
constables; : thorough and admirable sys-
tenn Of county and township organization;
q remodeled judiciary system and what
is certainly very superior and Inherently
sufficient free school system. Think OF
it, the Massachusetts or New York free
school system on the soil of what was
once the Old Dominion What mighty
stride toward-shall We say civilization
Yes, for such it is II the Legislature
had done nothing but inaugurate tha,
free-school system, it would have merited
the lasting gratitude OF every man and
woman within the State who realizes tha
the perpetuity of al liberal and Christian
goSernment rests for its foundation or
the intelligence of the million, aud tha
without the one the other is never for /
| moment secure. tHs
Year: 1864




AS we are cut off from the outward
world by snow-drifts, dc, perhaps 1t will
not be amiss to call the attention of our
business men to matters at home. |
would mention as next in Importance to
keeping good fires aud wholesome food,
the means of communication with the
surrounding country from which We draw
our supplies, and whittier we hope to sell
raiment, &c. 1t is evident to every re-
fecling man that now is good time to
form a bond of union with Clark and
adjoining counties in Missouri. All that
is now needed, all prejudices having in a
measure passed away, is to open up a
way of access for these counties to our
city By building at Buena Vista over the
Des MONIES river a good bridge. This
would not be a very costly afair-would
pay for itself in few years in the increase
of business, and would add much to in
ducc settlers in those fine counties. Will
our men consider, count the cost and
build A CITIZEN.
Year: 1864

R Mr.. Bissell, recruiting officer for
this county, informs US that he has fifteen
more recruits which will leave here in a
day or two for Davenport. Eight
left yesterday. Recruits are now
coming in rapidly, and if the time is ex-
tended to the las, of the month for draft
ing We will have our quota by volunteer
ing.
Year: 1864

THROWN OUr-A man named Watson
was thrown out of his sleigh last evening
in carelessly turning the corner of Fifth
and BIondeau streets and had one of his
ribs broken besides other injuries. We
understood th at he was from Warsaw.
Year: 1864

EF The weather still continues cold
enough to freeze the warmest Southern
sympathiser, and il any one, after these
lew days experience, refuses to believe
that Iowa is in the frigid zone, let him
stick his head out into the cold frosty air
and he will soon become convinced
Year: 1864

Coon FOR RFARMIHGTos.-The township
of Pennington in our neighboring county
of Van Buren, has raised l8 men, its full
quota under the call


Those that stay at home raised a liberal
bounty for those who 20 TO the war, and
everything moves on smooth with our
patriotic friends of Farmington.
Year: 1864

ought to be increased. The character and the
principles of the GATE CRY are well enough
known in Iowa to obviate the necessity of any
special exposition, and appear before the coun-
try as a candidate for public favor on the record
we have already made
Year: 1864

shall pass through another Presidential Campaign.
and shall enter upon the policy for the pacifcation
of the Country, and the establishment of the
authority of the Government over the Rebellious
States.


The news and the political discussions of the
coming year promise to be more interesting and
exciting than ever before and the demand for
sound
Year: 1864

for it during the coming year. We need not at
tempt to enlighten our readers in regard to the
influence exerted by the Newspaper Press of the
country upon public opinion. We hail with un-
mingled satisfaction the improved tone of public
sentiment in cur vicinity during the past
season, and the verdict of the people of our own
County at the late election in favor Of the War and
the policy of the Government; and are proud
OF the part which the GATE CRY bore in the
contest


The coming year will be distinguished by great
and important erents,-poiitieal and military
for we shall have to record the
Year: 1864

FIRE.--A house on Seventh street took
fire yesterday by the falling of a stove,
which was full of coal. There was no one
in the room at the time, and the FIRE had
done considerable damage before it was
discovered, but it was soon exiting nished
Year: 1864

81 Business of all kinds has been un-
usually brisk for the past few days in our
city, and the ice bridge which now con-
meets us with Illinois is continually
thronged with trains passing and repass-
ing. The number will gradually in
crease as the weather moderates, and
then our citizens can see of what vast
importance 1t will be to the business in
terests of our city to have bridge which
will be permanent the year round.
Year: 1864

feeling toward Brazil, exists and adds
that an amiacable sentiment for the
Brazilian government is entertained


by the United States. The United
States will regret at learning thst
a Commander in their Navy, without any
instruction or authority whatever, took up
on himself the responsibility to capture
one Of the pirstical cruisers of the rebels
while she was anchored in the port of Ba-
hia, and the undersigned believes him
self authorized in assuring your
Excellency, that all reparation which
honor and justice exact will be very free
ly offered, and much more freely and
promptly given than if the act had been
committed by American cruisers, in the
waters Of the most powerful nations of the
world. Recognizing the right of those
pirates to enjoy protection in the ports Of
England and France, simply because she
cannot resist it. The Government of the
United States will not withhold from
Brazil one iots Of that reparstion, which,
under the same circumstances, and in her
present embarrassed position, she would be
obliged to concede to England.


Neither the United States nor the under
signed are directly or indirectly response
bic for this occurrence. 1t was not order
ed or authorized either by the Govern
ment of the United States or by the under
signed.
Year: 1864

BY c. 4. Fl.
All the links are rudely broken
That have bound me by their spell;
Thoughts of anguish yet unspoken.
Bid me whisper " fare thee WELL"
If the dream of love l cherished
Melts in unavailing tears
If the brightest hope has perished
That redeemed my future years
Still thine image shall grow brighter
In my heart from day to day,
And thy heart shall beat the lighter
As the months will glide away.
If my love was unrewarded


BY one word OF love from thee,
And the strings that might have chorded
Gave no music back to me -
If thy heart-strings did not waken
At the minstrel touch OF love,
And the chords SO rudely shaken
Quivered-ere they ceased to move -
It was my fault, who in the madness
OF an hour of hopes and fears,
Turned thy gentle heart to sadness,
And acquainted thee with tears.
1t were well I had not met thee


Since t is wretchedness to live;
You must teach me to forget thee,
While ask thee to forgive.
For the golden links are broken


That have bound me by their spell:
Thoughts of anguish yet unspoken
Bid me whisper fare thee we'll"
Year: 1864

THE LlBRAEr.-Thg Associated Congress
at recent meeting, determined upon adding
to its list Of BOOKS all the popular rublica
tons Of the current yeor-at least all that
are considered worthy OF place in any well
regulated library. We are glad % hear Of
this, All know that such action will meet
with hearty approval. Tnere are many
standard works Of a Ialc date that will be
read with deep interest by The patron, Of
the library.
Year: 1864

True wisdom is thing very extraordinary.
Happy are they that have it /; and next to
them, not those many that think they have,
it, but those few that are sensible of their
own defects andimperfectiOns and know that


have it not.
Year: 1864

Daniel Webster had an anecdote of old
Father Serl, the minister of his boyhood,
which is too good to be lost 1t was Gus
tomary then to wear buckskin breeches in
cold weather One Sunday morning in Au-
tumn, Father Serl brought his breeches
down from the gaTet, but the wasps had ta-
ken possession during the summer and were
having a nice time in them BY dint of
great effort he got the intruders out, and
dressed for meeting, but while reading the
scripture to the congregation he felt dag
ger from one of the enraged small-waisted
fellows, and began jumping around the pull
pit, sapping his thighs The more he
slapped and danced, the more they stung.-
The people thought him crazy, but he ex-
planned the matter by saying-"Brethren,
the word Of the Lord is in my mouth, b1t
the Devil is in my breeches 4" Webster al
ways told it with great glee to the minister's
Year: 1864

FORCIBLE LETTERs.-An ingenious person.
has discovered that the three most forcible
letters of our alphabetare N r G.; that the
two which contain nothing are NJ T that
four express great corpulence 0 B G T ;
that two are in a decline, D K that four
indicate exalted station, X L N G, and
three excite our tears, yet, when pronounced
together, are necessary to a good understand
ing-L Z G.
Year: 1864

This city did itself honor yesterday
in paying the last tribute Of respect
to the memory of Msjor-Gen. Wads-
worth. The remains arrived here on
ly the evening before, and a brief
paragraph in the morning papers an
nounced that the funeral would take
place yesterday from the City Hall,
at 8 o'clock. There was no parade
expected; no long programme Of GER
emonieus obsequies was put forth to
attract curious crowd no municipal
solemnites were promised-only the
brief announcement that the body
would be removed 20 the rsilroad sta
ton, under military escort, and foll-
owed by the members Of the Union
Club, many Of them the private
friends of Gen. Wadsworth. But a
great throng gathered, not to see a
spectacle, but to offer q sincere trib-
ute of sorrow and respect to one who
had lived noble life and died a noble
death, A single motive moved the
multitude that crowded the Park and
the streets, ard it was ps honorable
to him as to them that so spontaneous
and unprepared q Testimony should
thps be given the public estimate Of
his virtues.


Il is due, it is proper to say, to the
Union League GLIB, and to Gen, Hail.
Year: 1864

that the remains of Gen. WadswOrth
we're not taken through the city with
out any opportunity being given to


the people to follow them on the way


to their last resting-place. No ar
rangement whatever was made by the
municipal authorities for even this
slight respect to the memory Of one
who had lived a long and honorable
life within the State and city, and had
met with a soldiers death in the fore
front of battle. The fact was made
known at the House of the Union
League Club on Thursday evening,
and some of their members took i'm
mediately upon themselves the respon-
sibility Of providing such ceremonies
as there was time for. Official hon
ors, however, we're neither missed nor
needed where popular feeling was so
prompt and sincere.-N. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1864

arrested and brought to the generals head


quarters yesterday afternoon, where he az


once made q full Acknowledgment Of his
agency in the matter, and ezculpated all
the newspapers, which he had succeeded in
Victimi1ing, from any connection with il
directly or indirectly. He employed another
person, whose name we believe is Morrisssy,
to make the copies which were sent to the
press. It is reported that several other
persons were eOgnizant Of the proceeding,
and also made il the basis Of speculative
operations in gold. But Howard, we under.
stand, denies that any person was a all i'm
plieated with him in the transaction.


Howard bad beeR- connected in various
capacities with several Of the city news
papers, the Times and Tribune among
them and had thus acquired a knowledge Of
their routine Of business which was Of
service to him in this imposition upon
them.
Year: 1864

"The race is not altrays to the swift nor the
battle to the strong" "But it is oftenest SO, !"
saith cynic. This text is called to our mind
by leisurely retrospective view Of President
Lincolns career as Chief Executive OF the
Government during the present unparalleled
rebellion. While carpers Abou, the weakness
OF the Administrators against everything
else-are not found wanting in this great efiss
Of our affairs, it ia an undoubted fact that, when
Lincoln and his policy are subjected to The test
OF thorough inquiry and examination, those
most 10th to confess that "any good can come
out Of Nazareth" are compelled to admit that
our present Chief Magistrates course is gov
erned bs the dictates OF an nnsullied conscience,
and that bis policy has been crowned by as
complete success as would be likely to be
vouchsafed TO any ordinary mortal Abraham
Lincoln has mastered himself, and the great
truth is applicable to him;


"An easy task it is to tread


The path the multitude will take;


But independence dares the stake,


If but by fair conviction ledn


He has learned that il is sometimes as necessary
to differ with friends as with foes. He has
learned that the over Jealous Uniouist is some
times liable to miscalculate and go wrong as
we'll as the jesuitical and wavering pro slavery
$50 called "tcar Democrat" and has adopted
the golden mean" of reasonable, practicable
measures, which, Of course, contemplate the
entire eradication of slavery as absolutely nee
essary to the permanent restoration OF peace on
perfect Union basis. Taking this view OF
the matter, We can cordially say with the poet:


"Then keep thy independence whole


Let nothing warp thee from thy COURSE


And thou shalt WELD giants force,


And wrong before thy foot shall roll.''
Year: 1864

A correspondent Of the Sacramento Union
writing from Washington, under date of Feb
ruary llth, says that Senator Comes has
introduced bill into Congress to expedite
the settlement of the titles 10 lands in the
State of California, OF which the principal
point is the abrogation of the Act Of 1860,
commonly known IS the Hoffman Act" By
which the Courts of the United States are
obliged to act and decide upon mere questions
of metes and bcuuds in deteFming upon pri-
yate land grants At present the Courts have
TO decide upon questions which,in the abse nee
OF accurate maps, can only be i1telligenlly
considered BIZ Land Commissioners or Survey
ors; and this bill takes all such questions out OF
the Cour.s and makes il necessary that the
pats and surveys of the lands in dispute shall
be forwarded TO the Commissioner Of the Gen
ersl Land Office, where objections. if any.
shall be made, and if DO objection is made
within three months after their receipt bv
him. the correctness of the same shall net be
open to contestation in any Court in any suit
between the United States and The claimant,
or between parties claiming under them, but
patent shall be issued to the claimant as soon
as possible after such an approval. Under
the Hoffman Act" these cases have greatly
multiplied, and are likely to become a serious
nuisance to the Supreme Court, which they
have just began TO reach. The bill also pro
vdes that where al appeal has already been
taken in these private land cases to the Su-
prene Court, thst Court shall have jurisdic-
tion and shall determine the case, but where ii
has not been taken, the case may be sent back
to the Surveyor General from the Circuit
Court for new survey. or the Circuit Court
may reverse or modify ths decision Of the
Court below; bu! if new survey is had in the
case the subsequent survey shall be subject to
the decision OF the Commissioner Of the Gene,
raj land Office, and not to the Courts,
Year: 1864

EGY VIRTUE OF A DECREIAL ORDER Is
Id SUED out OF the District Court Of the 18th
Judicial District, in and Tor the County of Butte
and State OF California under the seal thereof in
the case of Wm. Hesse vs. Amelia Muller 10 me
directed and delivered, commanding me to sell the
Mogaged premises hereinafter described to satisfy
the Judgment mentioned i'll said order, to which
reference being had mole fully appears. l have
levied upon and Will expose at Public Sale, 10 the
highest bidder, for cash at the Court House door
ina said Comfy and
Year: 1864

Allow me to introduce 70 you my friend J. W. Dol.
boar who sits your city for the purpose Of teach
ing Penmanship and Photography. His reputation
as successful teacher is well and widely estab-
lighed that / will say nothing that score. only
desire to present him as gentleman from whose so
oety have derived much pleasure and profit, and "a
one whom you have the intelligence to appreciate.
anything you may do 70 further bis designs will be
gratefully acknowledged BY your friend,


JOHN g. EDGAR
Year: 1864

A late number of Fraser's Magazine
has the following:


DOUBTLESS you have remarked with
satisfaction how the little oddities of
men who marry rather late in life are
pruned away speedily after their mar
riage. You have found man who
used to be shabbily and carelessly
dressed, with huge shirt-collar, fray
ed at the edges, and a glaring yell
low silk pocket handkerchief, broken Of
those things, and become pattern of
neatness. You have seen a man whose
hair and whiskers were ridiculouslv cut
speedily become ike other human be-
ings. You have seen clergyman who
wore long beard in little while ap-
pear without one. You have seen a
man who used to sing ridiculous senti-
mental songs leave them off. You have
seen man who took snuff copiously,
and who generally had his breast COW
cred with snuff, abandon the vile habit.
A wife is the grand wielder Of the NOR
al pruning knife. If Johnson's wife
had lived, there would have been no
boarding up Of bits of orange-peel no
touching all the posts in walking along
the streets; no eating and drinking
with disgusting voracity. If Oliver
Goldsmith had been married he would
never have worn that memorable and
ridiculous coat. Whenever you find
man whom you know little about, oddly
dressed or talking ridiculously, or ex-
hiblting any eccentricity of manner,
you may be tolerably sure that he is
not a married man. For the little cor
ners are rounded off, the little shoots
are pruned away, in married men.
Wives generally have much more sense
than their husbands, especially when
the husbands are clever men. The
wife's advices are like the ballast that
keeps the ship steady. They are like
the wholesome, though painful, shears
shipping off little growths of self con-
ceit and folly"
Year: 1864

PRoFANIrY.-The North American
Review argues that profanity indicates
chronic weakness of intellect and u
poor education for it requires no genius
to swear, while it does require some
learning and talent to converse in gen
teel language. Let the profane make
a note of this.
Year: 1864

The REQUISITES OF HEALTH.-
Family health in the mansion, or at the
lodge, or in the cottage, is the normal
condition of those exceptions not for
gotten) whose lot it is, and has always
been, to imbibe life from sunshine, 10
breathe life in mccntaminated air, and
to convert an abundance of aliment in
to chyle. No manual of health, no
directory for reaching the ninetieth
year is needed by any, whatever their
rank may be whose lot includes the
conditions above named If it were
asked which of the three conditions
may claim the foremost place, there
might be difficulty in deciding be-
tween food and light; none in rejecting
the claim of pure air to the first place.


BARLEY FOR HoRsEs.-The idea
that barley is injurious to horses, Civ
ing them tender feet, arises from pref
udice. We hold barley in high esteem
for horse feed, but oats are unusually
more economical, and seem to be pc
culiarly adapted to this use. 1t is
held by some that feeding corn or any
grain but oats give more or less ten
dency to scratches, unless special care
be taken, and the animals have a reas-
enable variety and have salt constantly
before them. There may be founda
tlon for this, as We know certain kinds
of diet effect the secretions and certain
cutaneous diseaSes.-.4mcrican .7gri-
culturiSt.