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Year: 1862

able to our cause as those which marked the
earlier period of the war.


He then refers to the reports of the Navy and
War Departments. The difficulties which have
arisen from the short enlistment system. This
was caused by the opinion entertained by the peo-
pie that the war would be settled soon, while it
has how become probable that it will continue
through a series of years. He estimates the
strength of the army at present 70 be four hun
dred regiments of infantry, with a proportionate
force of cavalry and artillery. He says the pro
cess of re enlistment: and furloughs in progress
for the last month has so far disorganized and
weakened his forces TO impair their ability for
successful defense, but believes that this condi
tion of affairs is substantially at an eud.


He discusses the difficulties encountered in at
tempting to establish navy, &c. Then passing
on to the financial condition of his government,
he says the report of the Secretary of the Trea
sury will exhibit the gratifying fact that we have
no floating debt; that the credit of the Govern
ment is unmpaired. and that the total expendi-
lures of the Government for year has been in
round numbers Sl70, ,000.0 600, less than one third
of the sum wasted by the enemy in his vain eff
fort to conquer us-less than the value of a sin
gle article of export, the cotton crop of the year
Year: 1862

In connection with Gen. Mcclellan S
acknowledgment to the Quartermaster
and Commissary Generals that no delays
have been imposed on the Army of the
Potomac through fault at their Depart
ments, it may be well to reiterate here
again that all rumors to the effect that
General Mcclellan has been thwarted or
opposed by Secretary Stanton or Secre-
tary Chase are not merely untrue, but
are the very reverse of the fact. That
Secretaries Stanton and Chase may have
apprehended of the campaign of the Pen
insula from an early period, what the
event proved that campaign to be-a
failure--and that they were, in common
with the rest of the Government, amazed
at Gen. McClellan's tardy obedience to
the order recalling his army to the de-
fense of Washington, is doubtless true;
but since his restoration to command, by
order of seniority, both these Secreta-
ries have earnestly and heartily CO.
operated with him in their respective
Departments to the extreme extent of
their abilities-both hoping that, taught
by experience-he would cut loose from
those evil and ambitious advisers who
have so often guided him to his own det-
rlment and that of the country, and that
he would, with this third great chance to
redeem any shortcomings of his previous
trials, prove all that the country had
once so generously hoped of him


Cor N y Times
Year: 1862

SILVER IN CALIFoRNIA-According to a
paper called the Silver Age, published
in California, the product of silver in
portions of that rich country, is immense
1t learns from a pretty reliable source
that the Ophir Company are shipping
weekly, from their works in Washoe
county, the sum of not less than $4,000
in bullion, and some weeks it amounts to
nearly 100000 in value At this rate
the yield of the mine will probably reach
the enormous sum of three millions of
dollars this year. The Age says there
are hundreds of mines in that vicinity
equally as good, which are undeveloped,
but which only require the capital to
make them yield.
Year: 1862

Within the past week the paper trade
has been characterized by very sudden
and to some extent unlooked-for rise in
the price of stock. Manufacturers, anti
cipating that the upward tendency will
continue for some time, even until it
reaches fifty per cent, are taking no new
orders from dealers, but hold on to the
present stock, hoping to throw it into
market by-and-by, when the increase in
its price shall have attained its extreme
ascendancy.


The increase in the price, as it stands
at present, is about 25 or 80 per cent,
and as the market is not surfeited with
sufficient material to enable dealers to
respond promptly to the demands of Gus
toners for very long period, it is anti
cipated that some embarrassment will be
felt by the last-named class, who are
directly interested in the use of paper.


Some of the manufacturers appear to
be filed with the gloomiest forebodings.
They prophesy general closing of the
factories within the next ninety days,
unless the supply of rags becomes equal
to the demand. To the scarcity of ma
terial out of which stock is made, all OF
! the embarrassments both in supply and
price are attributed. Cotton waste, here
tofore an almost indispensable ingredient
in the manufacture of paper, has almost
disappeared from the market, and the
chemicals used in preparing and finish
ing the article, command much higher
prices than formerly, on account of the
tariff.


Printing paper, of course, feels this
sudden change in price as positively as
any other 1t has raised twenty-five pei
cent. and another rise is daily expected


Manufacturers are turning their atten
tion to the wholesale manufacture o.
writing paper, of every description, out
of straw, and we may, therefore expect
to see the material reduced in quality a
an early day. Paper is almost as neces
sary an article for common use as cloth
ing and newspapers must be published
if not on white paper on that which is
the nearest that color which the marke
can afford


For lone time past the Confederatei
have suffered from the lack of good whit,
| paper on which to print their journals
many of which, for months past have
been printed on paper of the dingies
hue. 1t is to be hoped that the types o
our presses in the North will not mee
with similar experience. There mus
be rags enough in the country to suppl,
manufacturers and they can be procured
if those interested in the purchase o
them exercise little more than usua
energy and activity in discovering thei
| whereabouts.
Year: 1862


With feet half nakec and bare


Aud dresses all taItered and torn,
With penny here and a mockery there,
And floods of derision aud scorn
She wanders the street wherever her feet,
Weary and willing, are borne,
With an eye as bright and a cheek as fair
Asthe earliest blush of the morn.
Wandering up and down,
And driven from door TO door,
A Jest for every idle clown


And bntt for every boor:
While the velvet-slippered.ia satin and lace
Go rusting by her side,
With frozen heart and curtained face,
And lip curled into pride,
So beautiful, yet so frail,


So willing. and yet so weak.
Oh, what II the heart should fail
And heavenly purpose break
And the dens, kennels and brothers Of hell,
Another poor victim hold
A celestial spark be quenched in the dark,
And an angel bsrlered Tor gold
No wonder the heart should fail,


heavenly purpose iade,
The eye grow dim and the cheek grow pale
When aone stand ready 10 aid
No wonder the lairs and cradles of hell
So many poor victims should hold,
When the good are content 10 worship God
And the rich to worship their gold
Move patiently on, o earth


Till Mercy's andering dove
Shall upward fly TO The realm of its birth,
And rest in the bosom of Love:
Move patiently on till the crucifiei Christ
Shall gather his radiant crown
From the lowly flowers and bleeding hear
1haf the world has trampled down.
Year: 1862

Misfortunes,7 ii is said never come sim
ely" This was certainly verified in the
family OF Wm- Thornby. The world had
gone fortunate with him FOR time. bot soon
promising speculalions failed entirely, and
his affairs became sadly involved Some
hopes of recovery presented themselves,
when fire broke out in the place, his house
of business fell prey 10 the flames, and to
render The misfortune greater, the insurance
had expired the day before.


Thnrnby and his large family were redu-
eed TO absolute poverty. Nor was this all
his anxiety and exposure during the fire
brought on fever, and for weeks his wife
and daughter hung over him almost des-
pairing of his life- At length, however, the
fever abated, and though he was left weak
and helpless as an infant, reason had return
ed, and nothing was needed for his restora-
ton to health but good aursins and freedo m
from mental anxiety.


Careful and affectionate nursing were no
wanting, but it was impossible TO prevent
mental uneasiness. His children must be
supported, but hnws They would share
with him in the poverty, perhaps the dis
grace, which the involved state of his affairs
would bring upon him, and many would
heap upon him unmeri;ec reproach.


There remained but one way by which
bis fair name could be entirely retained and
on this he ct once resolved. The house in
which they lived was valuable and would
command ready and favorable SALE It
was hard 10 part with home he had made
50 comfortable, but there was no aherna-
tive. The house was offered for sale and a
purchaser soon found.


Every just claim was satisfied and the
family removed 10 distant part of the coun-
try.


Here in small, neat dwelling, they found
themselves in the possession of many COM
forts, and in their affection for each other
the mother and child soon found contert-
msnt and happiness


Bot the fathers heart was still sad. He
felt want of confidence in himself, and
mistrusi OF his fellow-creaiures His whole
appearance was changed His counienance
was downcast and sad, his steps lingering
and irresolu.e, and no one would have rec
oenized The once happy merchant in the iI-
dressed and uDhsppy looking man, who
now busted himself in cultivaiing a small
piece OF land sha surrounded his little dwell
ing.


His wife sought by every means in her
power 70 arouse hls dormant energies
The little property they had saved from the
wreck would soon be exhausted, he was
ys: in the prime Of life, his health was fully
restored, Why not again go forward and
endeavoF 10 regain at least a part OF what
they had Iasts Surely il was duty which
be owed to himself and his children. But
her husband shrunk from again mingIing
with what he deemed cold and nnfeeIing
world.


(" Il viii be in vain, Mary" he replied.-
shalI Iose. .the little We have. You can
hardly imagine the unfeeling manner in
which the unfortunate are treated. Many
viii help those who seem likely 10 rise
themselves, bui very lev viii extend a
band % save ihore who ars comparatively
sinking"
Year: 1862

success OF his wife and daughter. Why
was it that he alone should be rejected be-
cause he was unforiunate2 How was il they'
had raised so many kind friends aroun,l
them eager and able to assist them In what
did the difference consist?


The words of the quaker always came to
his mind, and though he had first regarde |
them as mere expression of insanity he now
began 10 suspect that :hey in reality cor
tanned the advice which the old gentleman
had said il rightly followed, would insure
him success.


Look Up.' Surely, man formed in tho
image of his Maker, should not, like th >
beast that perisheth cast his eyes upon III 3
earth Even when bowed down by misfor-
tune, he should strive 10 look up the light
which may YET illumine his path. Thes 3
thoughts had crowded forcibly upon Thor
by's mind, and he was beginning 10 act in
accordance with them, Sarah bounded into
the garden where her father was busted wi b
some vines, and told her father that + q
should smile upon her cheerfully as he uss d
to do, for that she had good news to tell
him.


"You deserve to be smiled upon, indee
my child" said he, gazing fondly on her
animated countenance, but what news
have you for me?'


Gone of the young ladies who attended
our school asked me to day il my father was
in want OF situation as clerk, and wh,,n
| answered in the affirmative, she said her
uncle requested you to call at his Office TO-
worrow morning. Here is the address y
Sarah continued handing her father slip OF
paper


"WelI there may be somthing yet in store
for me, Sarah /"


''Indeed there may, my dear father Only
think how well our school is succeeding. =
The income from that alone would afford us
comfortable support Onr Heavenly Fah-
er is always near 10 help US in The hour oi
need.''


The heart Of The strong man was bow ed
down and he trembled with emotion Te rs
of real sympathy stood in The eyes of ais
daughter, as she whispered


"Yonr heart will be no longer sad, father
you will smile on Us once more"


"My child, the dark shadow has long boen
on me, but with the help of God, will no
| longer be cast down. Even if the new
opening should prove delusive, will not
be discouraged-l will now look up"


With cheerful counienance, and S, sps
which fell sweelly on the ears of his Is lie,
bringing TO her remembrance the days
gone by, he descended 10 breakfast ,ne ext
morning, and al an early hour was on his
way TO the city. AS he entered the Office
answering 10 the address given him by his
daughter, he was met by the same bene vc-
lent old Quaker who had profered him ad-
vice on a former occasion.


"Wel, friend,' he exclaimed, extending
his hand, al am glad thou hast followed my
advice and learned TO look up. l have a
situation now at my commando where hee
can obtain good salary and without W ,rk-
ing harder than is filling at thy time oI
lie."


The best remedy for man who is g1iDg
down hill is TO loook up when earthly hopes
fail there is still hope in heaven.
Year: 1862

merchant, turned farmer, in letter 10
one OF his old city friends, says:


'You seem 10 think that the society of
farmers and rural residents must be exceed
ingly dull and stupid. can assure you it
is not so My neighbors IN the county may
not be quick and ready in conversation as
ms old friends in the city, and their auen>
ton may not have been directed 10 so great
diversity OF subjects, but their knowledge
is less superficial, and their judgement far
more sound and reliable. Bat even if in>
ielleclually inferior, which | do not admit
they are certainly morally superior. Take
a hundred individuals, without any picking
from my new neighbors, aud "a like number
from the old, and there will be found more
among the former than the latter who de-
serve and might command your mo al re-
spect and approbatou-men who are hon
esi, sincere and reliable, and OF good moral
habits and worth OF character. For my own
part, take more pleasure ia the society Of
the good than ir that OF the roguish and un-
prucipled, be the later ever 90 smart
Then again can be more with my family
than when keeping store, and can more ca
sIly keep my children from the contamiua-
ton OF evil companions But the crowning
recommendation of my farming pursuits is
this: feel that am working together with
God in providing foI the primary wants of
his human family"
Year: 1862

Madam said the keeper at the gate of
Kensington Garden, i cannot permit you
to take your dog into the garden,'


Don: you see, my good friend, said the
lady, putting couple of shillings into the
keepers hand, that il is cat, and not a
dogF


Madam said the keeper, instantly soft
ening the tone OF his voice, Il beg your par
don for my mistake Dow see clearly, BY the
aid of the pair of specticles you have been
SO good as to give me, that il is cat, and
not dog.
Year: 1862

Three days after the fall of Fort Donel'
son Gov Harris issued a proclamation.
which gives very correct idea of his Un'
ionism. We quote few paragraphs from
it:


"As Governor ef your State
and Commander-in. Chief Of its army |
call upon every able. bodied man of the
State, without regard to age. to enlist in
its service. 1 command him who can OBJ
tain weapon TO march with our armies.
1 ask him who can repair or forge all arm
to make it ready at once for the soldier.
call upon every citizen to open his purse
and his storehouse OF provisions to the
brave defenders of our roll. l bid the old
and the young. wherever they may be. tc
stand as pickess to our struggling armies


Il invoke you to follow me
I am Of the army of Tennessee, determined
upon the field to stake the honor and the
name of that army which you have inada
me Conmander-in.C Chie! It is there that
l will meet with you. whatever may
threaten or impair the fair fame of other
In view of the exposed condition Of your
capitol, and by authority of resolution
adopted by the General Assembly l have
called the members of the Legislature to-
gether at this city.


L. was duty conceived owed you
to remove, whilst it could be done in per-
feet safety, the archives OF the State. This
is rot a fit occasion to inquire how your
capitol became go exposed. A series O
reverses not looked for made the waJ &c
Nashville comparatively easy to the enemy
Temporarily, and until our armies have
made a stand, the officers of State will be
located in Memphis.


Leaving the officers Of State to the
Immediate discharge Of their duties,
repair to the field, and again invoke you
to follow me to tie battle wherein the
fortunes Of all to be lost or won. Orders
to tho militia will be issued with this
proclamation. de esignating the rendezvous,
ard giving such other directions as may
be necessary and proper. l am pleased tc
accompany this proclamation with the as
surance that active aid and heavy support
will be given you by the Confederate gov
ernment. lSHAM u. HAhRlS.
Year: 1862

ST. LOUIS, March /.


Gen. Halleck, in general order issued
this morning in regard to the prisoners o
war, states that where any considerable
number of prisoners are captured the off,
GERS should 30 separated as soon as possi-
bic from the privates.


Complete lists should be made as soon
as possible stating the name. rank and
regiment of each person. One copy of
the list should be sent to headquarters and
another furnished to the officer in charge
Of them.


AS a ger reral rule officers will not be
given paroles until they reach the depot,
and then only by the General commanding
the department.


Medical officers will not be separated
from the privates but will be required to
attend to their own sick and wounded.
For this purpose they will be given special
paroles allowing them all proper facill-
ties


In case of sick and wounded no dis,
tinction will be made between friend and
foe.


Presents from friends of the sick and
wounded will be distributed to all alike.


Prisoners will be ratioHed the same as
our own troops.


The commanding officers Of depots will
receive and distribute articles Of clothing
and comfort which may lie sent To prison
ers by their frier ds and will permit them
to receive from and transmit to them TO
their friends open letters which must be
inspected by proper officer.


Money sent by friends should not be
delivered to prisoners except in small
quantities. An account should he kept oi
such funds and they should be disbursed
upon orders from the prisoners to whoH.
they belong. When a prisoner is ex-
changed or released he will be paid the
balance due him.


Chaplains will be allowed free inter-
course with the prisoners to give religious
instruction.


Their friends will be permitted to visit
them only when the commanding officer
may deem it safe and proper and then
under suoh regulations as he may adopt.
Year: 1862

A boy was tempted by some Of his
companions to PI=ck some ripe cherries
from a tree his father had forbidden him
to touch.


You need not be afraid. said they. for
if your father should find out you had
taken them, he is so kind he would not
hurt you


That is the very reason,' replied the
boy. why l should not touch them. 1t
is true my father may not burt me yet
my disobedierce. know. would hurt my
father, and that would be worse to me
than anything else
Year: 1862

To the Abolition nonsense, q thousand
times refuted. that slavery is the cause
of the war. we have seen nothing more
pointed than the following from the St
Louis Republican:


Blu, for slavery we should have had
no civil war. Then destroy slavery. N
Y. Tribune


This kind of compendious reasoning
fails to do justice to the subject. 1t is no.
half comprehensive enough. The mischief
and the remedy can be formulated in &
much moro thorough manner. thus:


But for the Union, we should have had
no civil war. Then destroy the Union.


II there had been no Union. there would
be no civil war to dissolve it, And i
there had been no slavery. demagogues a
the south and Abolitionists at the NoItl
could not. between them. have got up ,
war about it.


The Southern system Of labor is the oc
casion and the pretent. and will likely
enough be made the victim Of the war Sc
on foot by these pestilent agitators in boil
sections. But that it is in any just sense
the cause of this war, is untrue 1t il
much nearer the truth to say that tn,
Tribune is cause is the cause OF this war
no influence North or South has contribu
ted more directly to it.
Year: 1862

Massachusetts, imposing 6ns of not less
than one dollar. nor more than five, for
every profaLe oath uttered. The Boston
Journal thinks due enforcement Of this
law would raise the tax quota of Massa
chusetts and leave balance to spare.
Year: 1862

Last night heard Wide-Awake
Whose face was very long
With cape and lamp all by his side,
A-singing of song.
The song it was pretty one,
And charmed my listening ear
only mind the chorus now,
And | will sing it here:


Oh. RYE COFFEE


You're sweet enough for me,
Without a grain of sugar, if


The niger can be free
saw the cape, and well knew,
I'd seen it oft before
And oft I'd seen that Lard Oil Lamp
Go zig gag past my door
But now the cape old and torn
The lamp it had no 'ile.'
Yet sweetly there that Wide Awake,
Sat singing all the while
Oh, RYE COFFEE.


You're sweet enough for me,
Without grain of sugar, if


The niggcr can be free
would not say that Wild e-Awake
Was singin of lie
think that Java does not suit
His taste as well as Rye
The man who'd give Old Abe his vote,
And pass the Douglas sy.
Would likely spurn the Java cup,
And swallow down the Rye!


CHORUS.


Oh, RYE COFFEE.


The Wide -Awake's delight
shall remember long how well


lie sung of you that night
wonder if that Wide Awake,
As he sat singing there,
Intended to repudiatc
His taxes just and fair
Iwonder If that Wide Awake
Was posted well as |
That he was cheating Government
When drinking of the Rye


CHORUS.


Oh, RYE COFFEE


For Wide Awakes you'll do
But not To patriots who'd give


The Government its due.
COMPOUNDED be Rye Coffee,
Corn Coffee and all that
That will drink the Java, you
May safely bet your hat
Confounded be the Elan who made
The tax needfal thing -
But I've better chorus here,
Which pie Use stand up and sing
Go way CUFFEE.


The masters servant be ;
But let us ali pray for the time


When COFFEE shall bo FREE
Logan County (O) Gazette.
Year: 1862

A merchant from Bowling Green Ky.
formerly from Indiana, was in Cincinnati
on Saturday. and purchased bill of
groceries for his store in Bowling Green.
The goods were to go forward Immediate
ly
Year: 1862

Rcsolred, That tn Committee on Military
Aflirs be instructed to inquire whether the
soldiers sent into rhe field from this State have
been and continue to be provided for in all re-
spects as the troops sent into the field from
other States have been provided for and it
the Committee find that the Illinois troops have
not been thus provided for, that they be in
suucted to enquire further, whether the neglect
is Justly chargeable TO any person or persons
holding Office under this State, and TO report
the facts to this Convention.
Year: 1862

A gentleman who was at the Seminary,
Camp Hamilton, and occupied favorable posi-
ton, has furnished us the following descrip-
ton;


"In the early dawn, through vale of thick
haze, the long trail of smoke drifting lazily a.
cross the sky, gave warning that the MerrimaC
and her consorts were firing up for the coming
strife. Our hopes that at high water the Min
nesota would be extricated from her perilous
position, died within us as we saw the well
Of mist in the same place in which we had seen
her the evening before.


"Soon the three Rebel vessels were distinct,
seen. surrounded with a busy crowd of hoats
and the 'turtle-hack of the Merrimac covered
with people. A long time passed, before an!
movement was made period of terrible ap