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Year: 1863

] We are permitted to publish the follow
ling extract of letter from personal frient
1of this officer. We publish it, believing i
may correct, in some degree, public impres
Isions that are as erroneous as they are un
Just:


/ You may feel some interest in knowing
that spent last Sunday in Baltimore with


General Hooker. lie rejoices as earnestly


IS any other person in the success of Gen;


Meade, but feels most deeply the injustice
|done himself 1t is some evidence, think,
lof Hookers fitness to command, that Meade
Hook the army precisely as he left it, with
fthe exception Of reintorcements, aud found
it so, ready for action and victory: You
may ask: Why did not Hooker lead it to
action and victory? The reason is si.rply
this-that reinforcements were withheld
from him which were given to Meade on the
very day that he assumed command. Ever
since the invasion began Hooker had been
pleading reinforcements. He had said to
Gen. Halleck and the War Department Il
am able, with the force have, to whip Lee,
but not to capture his army. The country
will not be satisfied if Lee is permitted to
get back, and he may be as easily captured
as whipped. Give me Couch and the gar
rison at Harper's Ferry 10000 men, Hal
leck refused. Having command of the
troops at Harper's Ferry, Hooker then took
responsibility, and ordered the evacuation
IIalleck countermanded the order. Hooker
then telegraphed: 4 now demand REIN
forcements, or earnestly beg to be relieved
Of my command. lie was relieved, and
the very messenger who brought llalleck' s
order to Meade, brought the order giving
him the forces for which Hooker had wait
cd and begged in vain. Such is simple
statement of the lacts. l said to The Gen
eral: 1t is too bad that you should have
that splendid prize so near your hand and
not allowed to pluck it, He replied with
quivering lip:


1t is hard fortune


! give you my word that the stories about
his drunkenness are utterly false. So far
from being drunk at Charlottesville, the
fact is that when he was made insensible by
the concussion Of a cannon shot against a
column upon which he was leaning, and
spirits were wanted for his use by the sur
geon, not drop could be found at bis quar-
tcrs and it was long before it could he OBJ
tained.'
Year: 1863

Captain Smith Of the Forty-eighth Mass :
Regiment, had forty three bullet holes in
his clothes after his company was brought
off from the recent charge at Port Hudson.
His person was not scratched. Such an es-
cape was truly marvellous.
Year: 1863

Affairs In Central America grow no better
very fast" war is in progress between
Guatemala and San Salvador, In which the
belligerent parties seem to strive to sec who
can ravage and steal most. Thus far IL would
appear TO be " nip and tuckj" but the former
had executed a flank movement" by at
tempting To assassinate the President of the
latter.
Year: 1863

make the canvasses for this Office, but we re-
joloe that his patriotism and love Of country arc
superior to any personal considerations.


The nominees, Vsllandgham for Governor,
and Pugh for Lieutenant Governor, constitute
a ticket which, in surprising ability, In force
and vigor of character, in all the qualifications
for their places, may be dwelt upon with pride
and admiration by the Democratic masses
They are both men of this age and generation
up to the spirit OF the times, and we do not hes.
itlte to say that the opposition can not produce
their equals.


There is a peculiar propriety in Mr.. Pugh
who made the mastery argument for Vallan.
digham in the habess corpus case before Judge
Leaviit, being associated with him on the ticket
thus bringing to his aid on the slump, as he
did before at the bar, bis vast judicial aud po'
litical knowledge.
Year: 1863

An English maiden, Of whom we lately heard
had decidedly novel reason for refusing to
stand in the scripture relation Of wife 10 a man
who sought her baud. lie was in all respects
eligible except that he was vegetarian aud.
when he proposed, the plucky lass replied " On
so along with you Do you think | am going to
be flesh of your field, and you live on cabbage !
Marry grass widow, mau I'm not an animal
of your sort!" and of she bounced, leaving him
all stuck up
Year: 1863

Meet Union men at the polls aud look them in
the eye Confront your children whose veins
have drank mortal poison, through the amours
of a traitor, aud ask yourselves who will utter
mass for your outcast soul when the Flag Of
the Union streams out again in undisputcd en-
pire from Key West to the Lakes OF Mane.-
Sonora Flag.
Year: 1863

Having just made large additions to stock of Fancy
and Display Type and other necessary Printing material
prepared do any style work short notice and
reasonable RJ job work must be paid for de-
livery. Cash accompany orders from a distance.
Year: 1863

Who'll TAKE lr,--The Humboldt Times closes
a notice of the Union nominations in this county
with the following proposition; Wen wager
a pipe OF peace that the whole ticket will be
elected, and yellow bird that the Trinity
National does not live three months after the
election"
Year: 1863

A PUBLIC meeting held in Albany, Gentry
county, Missouri, on the 9th inst, passed
the following:


2 That we approve of the emancipation
proclamation of the President, and that we
regard it as striking at the weakness of the
enemy, and as the key to the solution of our
present difficulties, and as means of for
ever disposing of all cause for future rebell-
ions.


A public meeting large in numbers and
enthusiastic in character, held in ST. Joseph,
adopted the following stirring resolve:


5th That We are in favor of the war poll
cy of the Government, wheather the Procla-
nation Of Emancipation or any other act !;
means within its power to put down rebel
lion, and to restore the laws of the Govern
ment in the rebellious States that, if slave
~ in tine rebellious States is an impediment
to the complete crushing out of the rebellion,
and a restoration of law and order through
out the whole Union, we say destroy it ; that
we are in favor of no compromise with arm
ed rebels, and in favor of a vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war until every rebel shall be
compelled to lay down his arms and submit
to the laws of the country.


We commend the above loyal voice of a
slave State to the prayerful consideration of
anti administration white-feather Democrats
in this section.
Year: 1863

ScARcE.-Money is very scarce in this
town just at present We heard of man.
the other day, from the eastern side of the
Sacramento river. who was seen rubbing his
eyes with greenback. When asked what
he was about, he replied that he heard money
was good for sore eyes, with which he was
afflicted and as be could find no gold in
town, he concluded to try a greenback. We
have not learned whether he found the de-
sired relief.
Year: 1863

NEARLY everybody, says an exchange, has
studied arithmetic, and all ought to know
something about it. How many can put down
in figures hundred billions how many a
hundred trillions how many a quadrillion;
how many quintillion how many sex
tillion; how many septillion how many an
octillion; how many nonillion: how many
"a decillion how many an undecillion how
many duodecillion? Here is something to
spend leisure hour in practicing on.
Year: 1863

WITHHOLDING SUPPLIEs.-The Philadel-
pha Bulletin says that at a late meeting of
leading Democrats of that city, Charles In
gcrsoll in the course of some remarks, stated
that if he were member of the State House
of Representatives, where the Democrats
have majority, he would vote against sup
plies for the Government, and he recommends
that the Democrats in the House pursue that
course.


Such is the Democratic theory of support
ing the Government, and maintaining the
Constitution as it is.
Year: 1863

AMONG the Australian savages it is said if
mother finds young baby troublesome to
carry about. she will eat it (although she
would not allow and one else to do SOY, under
the full conviction that she has merely de-
ferred its birth, and that the next child she
bears will be temperance of the eaten
one. When demonstrated with, she will re-
ply, "Oh, massa, he plenty come again.
Year: 1863

Schooner Losr.-The ship Hornet, which
arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday last.
reports that while crossing tho bar she saw a
schooner capsize q mile behind. No sign of
the crew was seen after she sunk.
Year: 1863

TRINITY N,rIoNAL.-The initial number
of this paper has been received. Typograph-
ically, it makes good appearance If King
JEFF. could have read the number before us
it would have made his old heart thump with
joy, and well it might, for of such is his king
DOM
Year: 1863

ecall the attention of our legislato to
the importance ofdeyising some plan, at this
session of the Legislature, for the reduction
of county expenses. The pay of county off,
cials, as general thing, is altogether too
high, and should be reduced to such figure
as will give the incumbents of Office good
liberal salary, sufficient to command compe-
tent men, and insure the faithful discharge of
the duties of each Office in the county govern
ment


The Offices of Tax Collector, County Clerk,
Recorder and Treasurer should be salaried
Offices, as much so as County Judge and Dis
trict Attorney, and there can be no mere diff
iculty in adjusting the compensation for the
several duties discharged in these offices, un-
der a salary, than under the present system
of fee bills


The county furnishes these several officers
with comfortable and convenient rooms, sta
tionery. wood, lights books, blanks, and ev
cry incidental expense required in each, aud
yet pays each officer far too great sum for
the labor performed. The revenue of this
county can be collected, under the present
law, for salary of two thousand dollars per
annum, as well as for per centage on the
amount received, and the salary will COM
mand the services of good men. Also the
duties of County Clerk can all be performed
for salary of say three thousand dollars,
for principal and deputy, and insure them to
be as well done as at present, under the Zee
system, which is burthensome to the county
and to those litigants who are SO unfortunate
to get into the courts Of law. The duties
of Recorder can ali be performed by one in
dividual, and that officer not being under any
expense, a salary of fifteen hundred dollars is
sufficient to,command a competent person,
who will be willing to perform the duties for
that amount The Treasurer should have
sal.ry of fifteen hundred dollars, instead of
fees, as at present We would reduce the
County Judges salary to two thousand dol
lars per annum, and that of District Attorney
to fifteen hundred dollars-thus making the
total salaries of our county officers amount to
81, 500, and is quite ample to insare the
faithful discharge of the duties of the several
Offices.


Let the present rates # fees be reduced in
each of the offices, and then make it part of
he duties of these officers to collect said fees
and pay them into the County Treasury, to
be placed to the credit of a salary fund, out
of which each officer should draw his pay.


Let law of this kind be passed the pres
ent winter, and in three years this county
will be out of debt, and still the affairs of the
county be as we'll administered as heretofore.
Year: 1863

Some Of our prisoners recently released
from the dungeons at Richmond, state that
the utmost excitement prevailed there du-
ring the period when Burnside was pre-
pairing to attack Lee, and Banks was be
lieved to be on his way mp the james Riv-
err All the rebel troops had been sent to
the frsnt till the garrison and guards num-
bered considerably less than The prisoners,
and the latter had planned a conspiracy
for rising upon their keepers and seizing
the city themselves. Some Of the most in
telligent assert positively that the plans
would have been carried out had they been
able to know that Gen. Banks was in real
ity at hand, and that the few rebel soldiers
would have been easily overpowered and
the city easily caPtdred and held in readi-
ness to be handed over to the National
authorities on their arrival.
Year: 1863

Shameful Dissertation Of the Dead.


A case Of inhuman practice has come
to light in New York, that is most dis
graceful to the perpetrators and sickening
to the public. It seems that cOlOred
church was to be established upon lot Of
ground which had formerly belonged to
another church association, and which had
formerly been used as 8 Cemetery for many
Of the old families Of Manhattan Island.
One Of The conditions of the sale to the
cOlored church ordered that the bodies
should be removed. Accordingly, the Trus-
tees of the fourth ward proceeded to the
work of removal, and it is in the manner
Of their doing this act, that humanity has
been shocked SO grossly. The account in
the Times says;


"And here it is proper to state, that had
the unpleasant job been undertaken in
proper manner, and performed in a decent
way, and had proper notice been given TO
70 friends Of the deceased, the Trustees
would not probably have been interfered
with, and no complaint would have been
made. For the sake of having the work
done Chesply, however, the Trustees, in
stead Of removing each body BY itself, and
preserving as far as possible its identity,
commenced the job by smashing up the
eofns, and emptying their contents in
Discriminatory into large rough boxes, cap
able OF holding from ten to fifteen bodies
each. The plates were rudely torn from
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and in numerous instances where the cof-
Fms were found to be perfectly sound, they
have been chopped in pieces with an axe
and their contents thrown into the large
box, 10 save the expense Of removing each
coffin by itself. Our informant states that
he beheld one case where the body
was too long for the large box
and the Workmen twisted the head off
10 make It ft. In another case the
feet we're chopped of at the ankles and
in almost every instance the large box
would be filed so full that the lid would
not shut tight without being pressed, which
was done by several braWny WOrkmen
getting upon the box and jumping up and
down. In this way some 500 or 500 bodies
have been packed in these boxes during the
last two weeks, but none Of them have yet
been removed. These facts soon came TO
the knowledge Of persons having friends
buried in the vaults, and gave rise to.gfeat
excitement and indignation against the
trustees, who permitted such Gisgraceful
sacriIege. II should be stated here, that
for every body deposited in these vaults,
the trustees Of the church charged and re-
esiTed from s. to 50. Its q grave ques-
ton Of doubt whether the trustees have a
legal right to disturb the bodies at all, but
they certainly have no right to perform
the work in such an indecent shameful
and outrageous manner: nor are they
justified in entering upon it without first
giving notice, in the widest and most pub
lie manner, to the friends Of the departed
In ali removals Of bodies that have hither.
70 been msde, the utmost care has beer
taken to preserve the identity Of each, and
when this was possible, each body wa
buried in its new TesHng-plaes BY ITSELF
Year: 1863

The resignation of Brigadier General
Duryee has been accepted. He was known
in New York long before the war broke
out as the leading spirit of the militia or
ganization, and he now resigns beesuse he
thinks his claims to promotion have been
slighted, while others less worthy have
been made Major Generals.
Year: 1863

Most Of the citizens OF Harrisburg strongly remind me
us OF the fable OF the Shepherd Boy and the wo Be
they been agreeaby disappointed three
times when they looked for rebeous VISITORS they con
clude that the eucmy not coming at all, shape
their conduct accordingly Some OF tho cautious
however have their goods packed and ready tor fight
when the moment OF danger comes n II does come.


A ExPEcrED-sARriAL Law.


There report In circulation that the city Ia TO
be placed under martial law force OF infantry and
battery OF artillery left Camp Curtin last hight and marched
towards Carlisle the neighborhood Of which battle
may be fought any moment Eveu II forces there
should be defeated the enemy would have 10 1ght an
other and a harder battle before Harrisburg could be
taken II would not only be humllIatsg 10 this STATE
II this capital taken by tho enemy but
Il would be a national humiliation No ono seems yet
70 know the numbers designs Of the rebels The main
design however, evidently the capture Of Washington
understand that the cavalry column recently
here u W march towards Carlisle 70 day.


AKutaEnY HEARD,


while I was visiting the camp Of the New York
Herald Guard to-day, Of The Fourth artillery The
aitsus,ou Of all In The camp was suddenly A.
trscted By discharges of regular intervaIs
az 4 few seconds The day was calm and clear ma !
shouid Judge the airing w~ upwards Of twenty les og
Year: 1863

The prisoners say they have beeu feeding for several
days on beef brought from have not
lived as we'll be in time. There must bo great
amount OF dissatisfaction IN the rebel army however for
desertors are continually coming into our camp, who
represent that the desire ~ desert Is lmost general


cannot tell you OF the movements or forces with
out subjeoting myscif military criticism will say
we are more hopeful to-day than We have been sace tho
fall OF Winchester.
Year: 1863

HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN IRGIN-
IA. Nav 7, l963.-General Orders, No. So
With heartfelt qualification the General com
manding expresses to the army his sense OF the
heroic conduct displayed by officers and men
during the arduous operations IN which they
have just been engaged,


Under trying vicissltudes of heat and storm
you attacked the enemy, strongly entrenched
in the depth Of tangled wilderness, and again
on the hills Of Fredericksburg, fifteen mules
distant. and by the valor that has trlumphed
on so many fields, forced him once more 10
seek safety beyond the Rappahannock.


While this glorious victory entities you to
the praise and gratitude Of the nation, we are
especially called upon to return our grateful
thanks to the only Giver OF victory Tor the
signal deliyerance He has wrought.


Tt is therefore earnestly recommended that
the troops unite on Sunday next IN ASCENDING
to the Lord Of Hosts the glory due unto Ills
name


Let US not forget in our rejoicing the brave
soldiers who have fallen in defence OF their
country, and while we mourn their loss let us
resolve to emulate their noble example.


The army and the country alike lament the
absence, for time, of one to whose bravery,
energy and skill they are 50 much Indebted tor
success.


The following letter from the President Of
the Confederate States, is conlmunicat ted to
the army as an expression Of his appreciation
Of its success:


II have received your dispatch, and reyer;;
emily unite with you in giving praise to God
for the success with which He has crowned our
arms


I'm the name of the people, offer my cor
dial thanks to yourself and the troops under
your command for this addition to the unpre"
cedented series of great victories which your
army has achieved -.


:sThe universal rejoicing produced by this
happy result will be mingled with general re-
gret fot the good and the brave who are num-
bered among the killed and wounded
R. E. LEE, General.
Year: 1863

A committee of citizens from the North.
ern part of the State. yesterday, in con-
sutation with Governor Morton, suggest
ed the propriety of getting up o great
State Fair. after the plan Of that recently
held with such success in Chicago. for the
purpose of raising money for the soldiers
families. in this State. The idea has been
frequently suggested since the Chicago
demonstration was set on foot. and no
doubt great deal of good could be done
in this way, but the Governor advised the
and the raising and distribution of money
by local rather than State demonstrations,
and for local rather than State purposes.
Whatever could be spared from local uses
might be given to general fund. or to the
Sanitary Commission, but llcal exertion
for local benefit was. in the Governors
view. the surer and better mode of work
ing. We are confident the people will
agree with him. More money can be rais-
ed with less expense, and distributed with
greater certainty of its accomplishing its
full sum of good, and with less loss, by
county and local efforts than by any grand
general display. which will excite great
deal of curiosity and cost great deal Of
money. There is no need of the money
coming all the way to the capitol to buy
asisht at series OF tsbleaux or collec-


tion of donations. and then travelling all
the way back to the poor who need it. and
losing something both in coming and GO
ing. Raise it at home and spend it there.
/ is the Governors plan. We commend it.
I as it will commend itself. to- the judicious
Iliberality OF all loyal peoplc.-Indiana
| Journal
Year: 1863

good citizens, without regard to party, to
sustain the public peace and order, and it
is most certainly the duty of every one
who cares for the welfare of our country
to put aside every party consideration
aud to support our constitutional govern.
ment" r.E.....H.f ..
Year: 1863

The Cincinnati Commercial has it from
high authority. and from various parties
who have the facts from Vallandigham's
friends, that the Distinguished Exile has
been urged to withdraw his name from
the ticket nominated at the June Conyen-
ton. 1t is said, adds the Cleveland Her
aid, that many of the pilgrimages lately
made to the Falls were not those of adula-
ton for the exile, but that since the great
Federal success in July, and the fair pros
pect of crushing the rebellion by arms,
and the manifest uprising of the people
of Ohio in favor of John Brough, the
more discerning of these politicians have
taken the alarm, and are anxious to
throw overheard the cause of their troub-
les, who has raised the tempest of pop
ular indignation to such height that the
shaky and shabby craft which they are
attempting to guide through boisterous
waters is in danger of going down with all
on board.
Year: 1863

Let the people who wish to do right. bear
in mind that it is a part of official history
that Vallandgham, the candidate for Cover
nor of Ohio, Of the party organized to oppose
the Government in aid of the rebellion, is le
gitimafe candidate. because from the time pro
slavery rebels declared civil war up to the
present hour, he has opposed every measure
ordinary and extraordinary, devised to carry
the Government forward, or TO extricate the
Country from its difficulties. No matter how
dark the hour, how imminent the peril, or how
nbstructed the way. his Country ever found
him. as a member of Congress, sometimes with
thirty, sometimes with FIVE, and often alone,
standing in its path; to beat that Country
back, to hedge up it's way, aud retard, embar
rass, and in every way discourage and prevent
its prOgres. Bold, bad, always wicked, and
often weak, with some ability; vigilant and ma.
lignant, he often worked serious hindrance Il
the public service.
Year: 1863

APoLoGETIc.-We are, this week,
under the necessity, for the first
time since we have had charge of
the Gazette, of issuing a half sheet.
After the outside was struck off, we
discovered an article had accidental
ly found its way into the first page,
which we had not read, and of the
character of which we were igno-
rant, which no earthly consideration
would induce US knowingly to per-
NIT to go to our readers. The only
resort left at the late hour when the
discovery was made, was the issue
of half sheet, and under the cir.
cumstances, we know our indulgent
patrons will excuse the absence of q
full sheet.