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Year: 1865

Whenever you take gun in your hand,
inquire if it is loaded. Should there be no
person to answer you, if the gun is muz-
zle loader, place the butt on the ground,
outside the left foot, having previously fix
ed the hammer at half-cock, and holding
the muzzle in forward direction, clear of
your person, draw the ramrod, and insert it
gently in the barrel If there is charge in
you will feel the thud of the re mrod upon
it, whilst the rods upper end will project
about three fingers bredth above the mnz-
loaded the ramrod will sink right down, and
the broad metal end will soon announce the
empty barrel by the tap ae ainst the breech-
plug. Never handle loaded gun except
for the purpose of discharging it; and never
at any time-either in jest or earnest-point
gun at any living thing you don't deliber-
atty intend to kill Chambers Journnal.
Year: 1865

1t appears by late dispatches that this
desperate cut-throat has also been negeria-
ting for such a surrender as would afford him
and his brigan& entire immunity for all
their malefactioi1s There viii be terrible
awakening from this season of folly Our
people are not in a mood to deal gently with
defeated traitors. Treason is scotehed bat
not killed. If we hszmit the bad men rho
have plunged this nation into war, tQ5I as
sert their infnence in the South, we may
just as well gstTeady for another insurrec-
ton The .Nhple programme is wrong It
is cruel outrage upon our living and dead
soldiers. 1t is an outrage upon the people
North who have sustained those soldiers SO
faithfully during the war. 1t is an outrage
upon great principles which gave glory To
the struggle. Our Government viii stran-
gle this newborn danger which threatens
us, and vindicate the majesty of that law,
for which this great contest has been waged.
Year: 1865

Ina drinking cellar on Chesnut street,
above Twelfth, the other night, terrier
started a rat The rat dashed out Of the
door, up the steps to the street, and then
straight across. A lady was walking up.
She was just in front of the Chestnut street
theatre when the rat ran up the steps of the
cellar on the oppisite side Of the street. The
rat was running for his life; the dog in pur-
suit Of him was running for good dinner
The rat, when about dozen lengths ahead,
sprang upon the lady's dress, ran up under
her cloak, and nestled close under her
sleeve. The lady shrieked with horror and
dismRy. So piercing was her cry that
gentleman ran hurriedly to her relief. She
pointed to her arm, said ga rat in my,
sleeve p and again gave utterance to
piercing shricll. The gentleman boldly
grasped the protuberance, and made a
vigorous squeeze. A better squeeze was
never yet made upon lemon by first
class bar tender. The rat bit through the
intervening clothing into the gentlemau's
hand with painful bicuspidal incision.
The grip upon the beast, however, was too
vigorous. His life was crushed out, he
dropped to the ground, and the lady,
sick, faint, unutterably, Mortified, deelin-
ing any further assistance, wended her way
homeward, -Phaadelphia North Amer
lean.
Year: 1865

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Year: 1865

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Year: 1865

On the Saturday when the troops came
to encamp on the farm, in September,
Capt Wood, Assistant Quarter Master
came to the House with Cummings his
Clerk Upon hearing knocking went to
the front door aud they came IN. He
said he wanted room in the House,
He looked around in several rooms and
selected rooms and beds, and directed the
things to be taken out. BY this time Hi


ram Karns came and assisted to clear the
rooms which was done except table and
clock in one room and bed and desk il
Year: 1865




was in charge of the Coleman farm
While the troops were encamped upon it.


| came into the House shortly after the
Ouartermaster arrived on the Saturday
when the troops came, and heard him
direct Mrs Coleman to take furniture out
of the sitting room, and | assisted to re-
move the articles including the Carpet.
Colonel Stewart was coming out Of the
House when arrived He said to me
that 'the old lady was pretty much alarm
ed, but he thought he would get along
with her after awhile" When l went in.
to the House she was crying and said
they calculated to have rooms and two
beds. We cleared out the rooms, and then
the Quartermsster and | went to the
barn. He selected horse stable to use


aud we couversed about the use Of Hay
There were several tons of timothy Hay


and he said, every pound used should be
paid for. They put horses in the stable
and also in the cow-stable. He said, any
damage done would be paid for, There
Year: 1865

another. Iu third room the furniture and
bed were left, the latter being used by the
Quartermas ter himself. lie had posses.
sion Of the three rooms within one day Of
four weeks. The Colonel in command Of
the troops was thsre at the time the rooms


were taken and knew what took place.
was alarmed a, the time and did not resist
the proceeding, but 1 did not give them


permission to occupy the rooms. They


took them and l supposed had to give


them up The three rooms were on the
! first floor Of the House, sitting room a
| bed room and dining room. The sitting


rootr was used as all Office. The dining


room with bed was used by the Quar-


termaster and the bed room was used by


his clerk as sleeping room and TO keep


government clothing, &c. These rooms


occupied the whole FIRST floor Of the House


except the hall which they also used.--


There was back Kitchen to the House


of one story where they ate their meals


and which was the only room left to the


family down stairs. My family consisted


of four persons, in the absense of my hus.


band Hiram Karns, my daughter Ma


ria of middle age, boy name Isaac E


Roat l6 years old and myself


When the Quartermaster took posses


sion he told me he wanted me to board hii


Clerk which | did as long as he remained


there. The Quartermasler boarded fol
about week at the camp, sleeping in thC


bouse and occupying it during the da,
and in the evening; after this he told me


must board him also which l did. N
! price was fixed for board. At the end O
) three weeks | sent request to them by


Karns for money on board at the rate q
, five dollars per week, He reported the
e would pay but three dollars which the
c did afterwards; but there was no convel
= saton with me at any time about terms
i | took what was given me. No paymer
e was ever made for use Of house, but onl
n for board and that at the price fixed b
n themselves as above mentioned. The
c used Two beds which were made up an
C kept in good order by me.


= | had nothing to do with the use of II
e stables at the barn. My consent to the
II use of the stables was never asked or Civ
d CO. Any conversation or arrangement Q
# that subject, if it ex s:ed, must have bee
II with Mr.. Karns.


As TO the use Of slabs, logs and boart
= from the saw mill, they were taken wit
l. out my permission. On the Wednesdt
IS before the Friday when the Soldiers le
p | saw soldiers with the farm wagon Loaf
e ed with slabs, aud among them some o;
oil slabs which were for our u-e as frewoo
I'd told them they should not take them
lie we needed them n the house did n
a. care if they took the others, but they mu
rs let my frewood be. That was what pas
Il ed aud it was after the appropriation
G. most of the lumber and other articles frc
la the mill.


CT called tho attention Of the Quartz
r master to the digging Of our potatoes


the soldiers, aud also spoke to the Color
RS on the same subject.


On saw large quauity Of straw tax
Mt openly from the barn to the camp.
or her


IN MARY NJ 4 COLEMAN.
lis mark.
Year: 1865

Active measures should be taken
to instruct the Southern whites in
the nature and duties of freedom;
and to correct the errors of d false
education. They should be taught
that freedom does not mean idleness
nor Government rations, nor to be
supported by the labor of others.
They should be taught that freedom
means the right to work, and to en-
joy the fruit of their labor. We have
some experience and powerful
preachers of this doctrine, and they
should preach it where it is needed
instead of carrying their Goals to
Newcastle. The Government is
keeping a great boarding hedse for
the Southern whites, numbering
thousands of the first families among
its boarders, who really believe that
freedom means the right to be sup
ported. And as the negroes will no
longer support them, they think they
have a right to come upon the Cow
ernment.


They set bad example to the
blacks. Always having seen liberty
associated with idleness, and seeing
now that the whites are fed by the
Government, they will naturally look
upon this as a right belonging 20
freedom, and thus will lose their in.
dustrious habits and their honesty Of
character .-... ~ G,
Year: 1865

New YORK, Nov THE Chamber Of
Commerce held regular meeting this
afternoon 4 resolution was adopted ap-
proving OF the sentiment expressed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury in his
speech at Fort Wayne, as well as bis ac-
ton in refunding S30,000,000 of legal ten
der notes, thus giving assurance of de-
termination to exert his influence and
authority in favor of an early return to
specie payment, also expressing e'nphat-
ically the conviction OF the necessity of
prompt but cautious movements III the
direction OF II curtailment Of the cur
rency, and therefore entering in advance
an emphatic denuucatiou of any appeal
that may b. made TO Congress at the APP
preaching session to increase the issue Of
national bank currency beyond the three
million authorized, or the Issue Of a sin
gle dollar more OF paper money in any
form Also that copies ofthe resolutions
be forwarded to the President ana Sec.
retary Of the Treasury
Year: 1865

A PLAIN SPOKEN JUBGE.-Judge Greg
orv, of Virginia. in his recent charge to
the grand jury of Henrico county, made
the following speech: NO brave man
will say the Southern people did not
conduct the war with bravery; let no
rood or virtuOus man ever have any just
pretext for saying they are not an hon
est and virtuous people; let us all accept
our present condition, and take things
o they are, with an unalterable deter.
mination to comply fully and fairly with
all rhe oaths and obligations which we
have been made subject to by our con
orerors; let none attempt to evade any
oath which he has taken by casuistry or
ouibbles and if any one should be so lost
10 all sense of honor and shame to vio-
late his oath, trown him down socially,
and in obedience TO your oatbs, which /
know YOU will rot disregard. indict him
for perjury, that he may he dealt with as
the law directs"
Year: 1865

NEW YORK; Nov. 2.-It appears that
Capt. Hamilton and twenty-three pas
sengcrs of the steamer Republic were
picked up at sea by the schooner Willie
Dill and taken to Pore Royal. The boat
containing Capt Young and thirteen
Others WAS picked up at sea by the brig
J. Smith and taken to Charleston An
Other boat and the raft are yet TO be
heard from
Year: 1865

1t is very evident, from recent adVices
that the negro troops are no longer need
ed in South Carolina or any OF the otnei
Southern States. The work Of reorgani


cation under President Johnson's policy
is progressing so favorably everywhere
that the negro troops have nothing to
do, nor are they required there. Even
South Carolina is becoming one OF the
most peaceable localities in the whole
country.-gWe advise the President to
withdraw the colored troops from that
section and send them immediately to
New England. The latter locality,
under the teachings of the radicals, is
becoming s excited Z The leaders are
threatening another revolution, ana
need close watching. They claim tnat
the President should take certain steps,
on the ground that military rule still
prevails, and we trust that Mr. Johnson
will take them at their word, and forth
with garrison every portion OF New Eng
land with negro troops. ,


There is no telling what the political
conspirators of the radical school may
not do if they are allowed to continue
their plotting and scheming. The rad
ical Jacobins there have already threat.
ened repudiatisu, revolution, and
numerous other things, if their ideas are
not adopted Senator Sumner has even
gone so farlas to advocate in executive
session of the Senate the impeachment
of Mr.. Johnson. All this shows the an
linus of the New England radicals and
the necessity of their being closely
watched. These fanatics manifest great
love aud devotion for the negroes. The
bestthipg that the President can do is to
put the negro troops on duty at their
very doors. We know no better way to
prevent a revolution in that locality
What is done should be done immediate
ly. The radicals are busy night and day
embittering the minds of their followers,
and if left alone will soon become so
bold that it will take more than the
present number of enrolled blacks to
keep them straight. But by the imme
diate withdrawal of all negro troops
from the South, and their proper distrl,
button throughout New England, all
trouble may be averted, and the censplrI-
acy in that locality nipped in the bud.
Great care should be taken to place sui
fcient colored warriors over the resi-.
dences of Phillips and Sumner, as well
as Faneuil Hall These are the first
points to be attended to,
Year: 1865

"Sir-I received, few days since, your
communication of the 18th ult., transmit
ting a copy of your published letter to
the President of the United States
Your argument and conclusions are duly
appreciated, and l am exceedingly
obliged to you for the offer Of your legal
of treason Should they become necssa-
~ they will be gratefully accepted. In
your letter to me you do the people OF
the South but simple justice in believ.
ing that they concur with you in your
opinion and hearty detestation in regard
to the assassination of the late President
Lincoln. 1t is a crime previously un
known to this country, and one which
must be deprecated by every American
Yours, very respectfully,


ROBERT E. LEE.


To GEORGE (the Count JOHANNES"
Year: 1865

Recently Count Johannes, Of New
York, now in Washington, wrote let
ter to Robert E Lee, late rebel general,
rendering his services as counsel for Lee
in the event of the Government indict-
ing him for treason The following is
Lees response.
Year: 1865

THE CHEERFUL VoIoE.-The comfort
and happiness of home and home inter-
course, let me here say, depend very much
on the kindly and afectionate training of
the voice. Trouble, care and vexation,
will and must of course, come; but let
them not creep into our voices. Let only
your kindlier and happier feelings be vo-
cal in your homes. Let them be 80 il
for no other reason than for the little cnil-
dren's sake. These sensitive little beings
are exceedingly susceptible t, the tones.
Let us have consideration for them
They hear so much that we have forgot
ten to hear. For as we advance in years
our life becomes more enterior. We abb
stract from outward SCIENCES and sounds.
We think we reflect, we begin gradually
to deal with the past, as we have formerly
vividly lived in the present Our ear
grows deaf to external sound it is turn
ed inward, and listens chiefly to the ech-
oes of past voices. We catch no more of
the merry laugh of children. We hear no
more the note of the morning bird. The
brook that used to prattle so gayly to us,
rushes unheeded, we have forgotten to
hear such things. But little children,
remember, sensitiyely to hear them ALL
Mark how, at every sound, the young
child starts and turns, and listens And
thus, with equal sensitiveness, does it
catch the tones of human voices. How
were it possible that the sharp and hasty
word, the fretful and complaining tone
should not startle and pain, even depress
the sensitive little being, whose harp OF
life is so newly and delicately strung, vi
brating even to the g ntle breeze and
thrilling sensitively ever to the tones of
such voices as sweep across it /? Let US
be kind and cheerful spoken, then, in our
homes Once Month,
Year: 1865

Each member of the society will be fur
nished on the payment of the annual fee
of one doHar,with certificate ofmember-
ship. This certificate will give the per-
son whose name is written thereon, to-
gether with his family accompanying him,
free access to the grounds during the fair.
These certificates can be procured from
the President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer
Year: 1865

We invite the attention of the public
to our premium list. 1t has been revised
with great care, and with direct reference
to the liberal encouragement Of all class
es of industry and eommendable enter
prise. Look over the list at your leisure;
note the premium you wish to draw and
see to itthats some of your neighbors don't
90 ahead of YOU.
Year: 1865

Sth. A majority of the. members on
each committee will constitute quorum.


9th. Permit no persons to interfere
with your examinations or to be present
at your deliberations.


10th. Eeach member of the Board Of
Managers will have the supervision Of a
particular department. on the grounds
and to this member you will apply for
any instruction or information you may
want.
Year: 1865

Competitors are requested to enter all
articles for exhibition in the Secretary's
books on or before the evening of the
first day of the fair. Cards will be Civ
en- to each competitor, which must be
attached to the animal or article you may
wish to exhibit.


A committee will direct you as to the
location and arrangement of anything you
may have to exhibit.


There is an abundance of water conve-
nient to the grounds-hay will be furnish
ed free Of charge-other feed to be pro-
vided by the owners of stock.
Year: 1865

WASHINGTON, Feb 2S.-The President
has signed and approved the act to pre-
vent officers of the army and navy, and
other persons engaged in the military
and naval service of the United States,
from interfering in elections in the States
No troops or armed men shall be brought
to the polls unless it shall be necessary
to repel armed enemies or keep the peace,
nor shall il be lawful for any officer to
prescribe or fix by proclamation, order OF
otherwise, the qualification of voters, OF
in any manner interfere with free right
of suffrage, Officers SO offending are liza
bls TO Indictment for misdemeanor, and
en- conviction to be fined not exceeding
5000, and suffer Imprisonment in pen
itentiary for a term not less than three
months nor more than FIVE years and any
person so convicted shall moreover be
disqualified from holding any office OF
honor profit or trust under the Govern
ment of the United States.
Year: 1865

1nose whom he designs to sue


ceed in the end by temporary failure.


There are many inst, noes to prove this
fact in Scripture, but one will SUFFICE
Joshua was not only good and great
man, but he was Inspired, and acted i'm
mediately under the direction of Heaven.
lie had been especially assigned to the
duty of extirpating the Heather from
the land of Canaan. An expedition
which he sent against the town of Ar
was repulsed, and he Immediately saw
that some great sin had been committed,
which had drawn down the vengeance of
Heaven. What it was, he knew not;
but he inquired of Heaven by prayer
and sacrifice, and was thereby enabled to
discover. He learned that Achap. the
son of Carmi, had partaken of the ac>
cursed thing, and he punished the Of
fence by cutting him off, with all his
descendants. This expiation made, he
proceeded to cancel the land and divide
it out according to the Divine command.


This day it is expected that this whole
Confederacy will PROSTATE itself in
prayer at the footstool of Omnipotence.
Let the proclamation be strictly obeyed
in that. Let aU do it. Let them pour
out their hearts to God. and repent of
their sins in sackcloth and ashes, if they
expect His favor. It will not do merely
to fast and go to church, returning to
their old habits the next day. They
must repent, and show that they do re-
pent by changing their courses. The
preachers, we hope and believe, will do
their duty everywhere. Let them de-
nounce sin everywhere, open or con-
cealed, in the strongest and most direct
terms they can think of: This is no
time to be nice. Let them preach until
every man thinks the Devil has gotten
into his pew, and is chasing him up to-
a corner of it. Let them tell the people
plainly what is the matter, that their
cause does not prosper. Let them, above
all other things, lay bare the great Ma
tional sin of money getting that has
fallen upon all classes like lerrosy.


But enough of this. Our people may
rest assured that God cannot be propi
tiated by unclean hands and impure
lips.
Year: 1865

Many of your friends who voted for you two
years ago for a seat in the House Of Delegates
from the city Of Richmond. again ask you TO an
nounce yourself a CANDIDATE for the same posi-
ton A call, numerously signed is in circulation,
is useless to publish this lengthy document. An
your friends unite in this call. They have watched
your course in the City Council, approve that
course and want You to go up higher.


NH l0-lts MANY FRIENDS.
Year: 1865

GROWING OLD seems but a summer since
we looked forward with eager hope to the coming
year. And now we are looking sadly back Not
that the dream has passed. but that it has been of
no more worth than those around us As the
growing hopes and ambition of early years pass
as friend after friend departs and the stronger ties
which hold us here are broken our life seems but a
bubble, glancing for moment in light, then bro
ken, and not ripple left on the stream. Forty
years once seemed long and weary pilgrimage to
tread. 1t now seems but a step. And yet along
the way are shrines were thousand hopes have
wasted in ashes footprints sacred under their
drifting dust green mounds whose grass is fresh
with the watering of tears shadows even, which
we would forget. We will garner the sunshine of
push on toward the evening, whose signal
light will soon be seen swinging where the waters
are still and the storms never beat.-T w.
Brolm.