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Year: 1864

The Bible teaches Us that the "love of
money is the root Of all evil, and by COM
mon consent it has been agreed upon that
gold in America, for years gone by, has
been at The bottom of all The evils affecting
the country, Circumstances have led Us to
doubt the truth Of this conclusion. In 1862
63, gold was removed from this country,
and instead of the morals of American So
ciety improving, they have steadily grown
worse. The worshippers Of mammon have
Renamed Us ardent in their devotion to their


invisible god, as they were when it was in
full view, and even tangible TO the touch
|Our observations have been extensive. and
our advantages equal thereto, and in all
sections we have found that the absence of
gold has made the hearts OF its dcvotccs
grow iondcr, and the chase for its green
back and other paper representatives, has
been us eager rs it was for the genuine ar
|iclc We had supposed that we were all SO
)oyal, and 80 much in love with the Amcri-
an eagle, that our devotion to the coin was
because il reflected the image of the proud
bird of liberty. But no, the paper repre-


tentative of gold exhibits no eagle to the


sazc, and still we chase it, as if it were our
|Dnly hope of looking upon the representa-


i've of gold
Year: 1864

President Lincoln is Of the opinion
that our national debt "has become a
substantial branch Of national, though
private property" So far as the "na-
tom is concerned 1t is "property''
that it would be happy to dispense
with, give away to anybody that will
take it and pay the interest. 1t is a
new thing to consider debt valuable
to those who have got to pay it. In
one aspect only it is valuable. That
is, when the party has had the benefit
Of the debt and don't mean to pay it.
Year: 1864

A METHODIST and a Quaker hay
ing stopped at a public house, agreed
to sleep in the same bed. the Meth
odist knelt down, prayed fervently, and
confessed long catalogue Of sins. AT
ter he arose the Quaker observed,
"Really friend, if thou art as bad as
thou sayest thou art, think l dare not
sleep with thee"
Year: 1864

A little boy who put counterfeit
money In the contribu ton box, replied
to his Sunday School teacher that he
didn't s'pose the little heathens would
know the difference, and thought il
would be just as good for them.
Thoughtful boy.
Year: 1864

Archbishop Whately told a young
preacher who had bored him with a
long sermon that there were some
things in his effort that he had never
heard before. Much hattered, the
young man asked what they were. u
heard the clock strike twice." was the
reply.
Year: 1864

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They sleep for the Flag; the brave old Flag
1t has waved DER their heads so long
That there lies untold, in each crimson fold,
A charm that is lasting and strong.
They sleep for the Flag; the dear old Flag
Hand in hand, side by side, do they lie:
All surely it must. since our cause it is just,
Be sweet for ones Flag thus to die.
They sleep for the Flag; the dear old Flag;
A long and a dreamless sleep:
In their rude made graves, by the lone purple
waves,


While the stars Ger them soft yigils keep.
), W.
They sleep for the Flag: the dear old Flag,
Sweetly sleep, for their rest they have won;
When tn Commander Of ALL the last roll shall
call.


May they all hear the words, well Done


CHARITY.
Year: 1864

his auditors, and the especial enlightenment
of the chief magistrate of the village, whose
well behaved ideas never strayed beyond
the hill top in the dis tance, or went off on a
wild-goose chase after the phantolns of
knowledge. He lays down his premises,
and argues them logically, now interlarding
maxims, and then shooting off at tan
gent to tell of some. saying of the wise
man, his predecessor, who sleeps in the
Echurchyard, with either of which, he chokes
down the upstart, pretensions of the dis
mayed petti-fogger. He is an unsophisti-
Gated specimen of the genuine man of the
world, whose opinions must not be sus-
pected Of resemblance to counterfeits, and
whose dog,nas it is irreverenti to doubt.


There are great variety Of notifications
of your men Of the, world ; but we have
not room just now, to serve them up
They are all remarkable for one peculiarity
they contemn those who differ from
them, and hate those who are so heretica
,as to avow their disbelief in that creed,
whose first article teaches, that there is no
wisdom so valuable as knowledge of the
world.
Year: 1864

Your man Of the world is very bustling
body, and generally looks as if the Whole
weight of this globe was incumbent on his
shoulders. No man has right to question
any opinion which passes from those
oracles of human wisdom, his lips for any
thing he says is necessarily the result of
eagle-cyed observation and philosophical |
analysis. He has perfect contempt for
inferior understandings and his honor
| flows in sublime rage if impertinance dare
| contest his right to monopolize the know
ledge of the world. He is great bigot,
and hurls his withering anathemas at the
heads of all those who manifest their
heresies by uttcring lnaxirns. which are in
opposition to his own philosophical code


He is man who uses old saws with a wink,
which implies as much as the sword of
solomon; and those whom he chooses to
bless with squint, arc in duty bound to
cheer bin with smile. He is a general
repository Of all those fragments of wisdom
which have escaped the shipwreck of ages,
and foated down to us on the stream Of
time, and is of course marvellous stickler
Tor precedents and antiquity. He gathers
together all the bits and ends of maxms
which go to make up the traditionary lore
OF country, and which have not been, and
cannot be. booked. In fine, your man of
the world is very great man, and is to be
respected whether he discourses of the
evangellsts at a horse-race, or f1ourishes no|


itics and that Helicon of state wisdom q
beer mug, in the unquict recesses of some
venerable alehonse.


This Is an outline sketch of the man OF
the world when the shadows of fifty wears
or SO, are upon him, and after he has got
through with the exc esses of passion, and
exhausted the fountains his wild blood.
and turned out philosopher atlast. A man
must run narrow and labyrinthine gaunt
let before he can pretend 10 be man of the
world. He must have had experience Of the
darker kind, before he has right to. set
himself up for the oracle Of a neighborhood.
1t is the strongest evidence that man can
give OF follyto usurp the throne of wisdom,
before his shoulders have been legiSimately
invested with the purple of sin. Such a
man is shocking specimen of lawless hu-
manity, which allthe true blue are called on
to despise. The true right to rule, is only
purchased by a youth of prostitution, a
manhood of degradation, and an old age OF
penitence aoss &


Gentle reader, you may perhaps have seen
man of the world sitting under the shad-
ow of the portico of village inn, discours-
ing sublime wisdom with fuency to the
astonlshed aid simple-hearted villagers.
tie has the true mark of a great man upon
his face-a nose, the bulbous and ihdented
excresencc of which, glowing like flaming
beacon, is the sole memento Of sundry. bar
reis of fourth proof. The fire-waters which
he has swallowed, have given a remarkable
Qualification to the emanations of his intel.
lect, as is discorerable in. the yiyidness
with watch his wisdom glares on the under.
standings of his auditors. Well, there he
sits, the man without a competitor, with
the flppant attorney at his side, discussing
1.-The affairs of the nation to the edif,cation ~
Year: 1864

One reason why we would like to
have Lincoln succeed in; the election is
that it would make Andrew johnson
Vice President. He is so unspeakably
hateful to every man i'll Tennessee who
ever had any southern proclivities that
IT would destroy all Union feeling in
that State amongst the weak kneed, and
have some similar effect wherever he
might be known. But in case of Lin,
coins death, the benefit would be still
greater. He would prove himself ia
power, such truculent, low, and dis
gusting tyrant, that ho would arouse
every man, woman and child in the
south, and excite the gorge of the civil
lied word We know him well. He
hates every man who wears clean shirts
habitually, and uses good grammar, or
lives i'll a brick house. He hates a slave
owner with still bitterer hatred One
look at his low terrier like features is a.
good as dose of epicac. But he is
wthall man of splendid abilities, gre
courage, and unfaltering purpose. Re
construction would be no more heard of
with him in the chair All gentlemen
hate him too heartily.
Year: 1864




and reproach. We see our former
friends DESERVING US, and laboring ac-
lively to destroy us. We see our trade
broken up, and our people restless, un-
happy and dissatisfied"


The fall of the leaf comes next, and
the desolation of winter


Could the maddened fanatics and
greedy tradesmen. who, four years ago,
naughty with the sense of numerical ma
jorities, insolently disregarded The plead
ings and remonstrances, and derided the
threats of the Southern States, have then
lifted the curtain of the future and be-
held the picture which the Herald now
paints, what vision of mercy it mi ght
have been! They could not then have
prosecuted their plan of electing y sec
tional President, and would have be-
lieved before it was too late that the
South was terribly in earnest. They
would have attributed the deep and earn
est-almost asenizingI appeals-of the
Southern people for justice, not to the
humility of weakness. but to the lofty
humanity of people who appreciated
the horrors of civil war, aud from their
heart of hearts deprecated the terrible
necessity.


1t Il Ia
North cannot now. like the old man of
Schiller, who stood grey and trembling,
looking out from his window upon the
bright stars of the winter night, and cry
ing III the agony of a wicked and mis-
spent lif.-"O! give me back my
youth" wake and find it a dream, and
a blessed lesson for his future. Alas, for
them, it is no dreanl The picture stands
painted in the garish light of day. and
is eternal in the light of history There
Is no wakening more.


But there is yet another picture in the
future, which it is well they should see
at once before worse befal them.


1t is new nation composed of mil
lions of people, whose patriotism ha.
been proven by the individual suffering.
Of each--whose virtues have been fixed
by trials aad sacritices-whose vices
have been cha.tened by e1psri-nce-
whose temper has been humanized bv
Affections, and whose hearts have been
turned to God By sense of his protce-
ton. a people whose internal resources
have enabled them to rise proudly from
the desolations of war, and to reject with
scorn the idea of repudiatiou; who com
mand the commerce of the world. and
draw wealth from every island in the
East, whilst from broad plantations
comes up the merry song of the sons Of
Africa,s and from every hill and vale
peep the peaceful cottages, which max.
The happy homes of those who fought
and suffered in the dark and terrible
period of the war Of secession. 1t isa
picturs of the Confederacy. They can
not see it yet! Until they do, and re-
cogniZs it as such, their troubles must
increase, their progress must be wnward
into the gulf of a lost nationality, anarchy
and drspot.m.
Year: 1864

THE FIGHT IN THE EALLKY.-At
length we are enabled to obtain some
tolerably reliable notion of the late battle
between Sheridan and Early. We have
read the report of Sheridan, and heard
of that of Early, but have not as We. met
with it.


Putting both together, we conclude
that it was a grsat disaster to the Fede-
rails. and that their rejoicings over it arc
gotten up just at this time for political
effect. This army was surprized, routed,
and driven with immense loss. They
have never put it at less than 5000. 1t
was no doubt much heavier In this
condition it vas met by Sheridan, who
was returning from Washington City.
He succeeded in rallying his men, and
then occurred one of those scenes the
history of which we Will always blush TO
read. Our forces instead of retaining
Their discipline, and pressing the enemy
to a more than Manassas rout, as was
now completely in their power, scattered
and betook themselves to plumber. Some
say that many of their officers were
drunk upon.ithe apple brandy in which
the valley abounds. General Sheridan
turned upon them in this condition, and
they fed back, scattered and dsorgan-
lied, losing many wagons and pieces Of
artillery, but few men. The enemy
claim TO have taken 1000 prisoners, but
say they could not guard them in the
rear, and many escaped.


Early's army took its old position, hut
slightly injured. The loss was in prop
erty.


The enemy are5the worst hurt, but it
is a sad lesson to us of the necessity of
good morals in the soldier. Without
this high toned feeling Of principle and
duty this splendid victory has eluded
their grasp. Not so with our army at
Mansfield and Pleasant Hill.
Year: 1864

THE NORTHERN AUTUMN-We said
in the beginning, and have continued to
say, and still insist, that our true hope
of success lies in wearing the enemy out
by united. active, and unremitting re-
sistance, or aggression when prudent,
until they shall be compelled to desist
and recognize our right to self govern
ment. Our trust in this has never fall
tered, and never will, under any local
reverses, as long as we remain united,
aud determined upon total Independence
And it is our oaly salvation. Hence we
have been so fearful of the relaxation of
efforts which would almost surely follow
the election of a new dynasty at the
North. Now we have certainty against
Lincoln. There is no human probability
that he will be able to continue the war
for the next four years. Our powers of
duration are unlimited


The signs of decay are now as mani
fest at the North as the signs of the fall
upon our autumn leaves. Listen to the
wall of the New York Herald. The ter
rible picture, ghastly enough now, will
grow more hideous still as they perse-
we're in their hellish designs. Be sure
that the Lord he is God, aud rules over
the destinies of nations; and that crimes
always bring on the sure destruction of
their authors. The Herald says:


ave see mountains of corpses and
oceans of blood. We see our ships swept
from the ocean and our commerce dead
We see our currency debased to paper,
and our debt rising to financial Alps.
We see ourselves degraded to fifth-rate
power, and the world swapping its fingers
IN our face. We see Europe laying vio-
lent hands upon the American continent.
We see sister Republic outraged, while
we are powerless to hel lp her, and fo-
reign throne erected upon our very bor-
aers. We see the stars torn from our flag,
and the bastard bars Haunting defiantly
ever traitors in arms. We see our inHu-
enee dsriced. and onr name by word
Year: 1864

BEAUTIFUL INCIDENT.-It is somewhere
related, that during the siege of a certain
city, beautiful little girl, fearless as inno-
cence, dressed in robe of pure white, wan
dered away from her home and was gather
ing flowers in the field between the two forts
In this position she attracted the attention
Of both armies. They watched her with an
interest which grew more and more intense
as she neared the fatal range of the rapidly
discharging guns. But the little girl went
singing on her way, needless of danger and
gathering and arranging her Aowers-a
bright peace angel in the midst of carnage
and death-now pausing to return the smile
Of some fragrant beauty, and again moving
forward till she stood upon the very top Of a
little knoll, in the exact range of the fatal
guns. Here she halted, and lifting her smil-
ing face, more redolent of beauty than the
flowers themselves, to the bright sunlight,
shook back her golden curls, and glancing
first upon one fort and then upon the oppo-
site, caroled one of her childish hymns,
learned at the shrine of maternal love. For
some moments she stood thus-heaven's seal
of truce between those hostile foes-and the
heavy guns ceased their boomings and were
silent 1t was not in the heart of even War
himself to deliberately aim at the guileless
heart She passed away in safety and the
work Of carnage was renewed.
Year: 1864

THE WESTERN EMIGRATIoN.-Th San
Francisco Bulletin, is convinced that "the
present year will show greater aggregate of
immigration than for several years preced-
ing. The continuance of the rebellion, the
deprecated paper currency of the East, and
the improved facilities for travel are all hav-
ing their effect. 1t now begins to be seen
also that while the positive value of the
precious metals remains unchanged, the rel
ative value is to be for years to come largely
increased To the young man who has no
capital save his own strong sinews, this is no
trivial incentive to emigration. With health
energy, and good habits, the mines and the
soil of the Pacific Slope present such induce
ments as nowhere exists in the Atlantic
States, and many will avail themselves of
them"
Year: 1864

THE WIND MUsICIAN.-The wind is
a musician at birth We extend a silken
thread in the crevice of window, and the
wind finds it, and sighs over it, and goes up
and down the scale upon it, and poor Paga-
mini must go somewhere else for his honor,
for 10 the wind is performing with single
string


1t tries almost everything upon earth, to
see if there is music in it; it persuades a
tone out of the great ben in the tower,
when the sexton is at home and asleep; it
makes mournful harp of the giant pines,
and it does not disdain to try what sort of a
whistle can be made of the humbest chin
ney in the world. How it will play upon a
great tree, till every leaf thrills with the
note in it, and wind up che river that runs
at its base, for a sort of murmuring accom-
paniment


And what a melody it sings when it gives
a concert with full choir of the waves on
the sea, and performs an anthem between
the two worlds, that goes up, perhaps, to the
stars that love music the most and sang it
the first Then how fondly it haunts old
houses; moaning under the caves, sighing
in the halls, opening old doors without fin
gers, and singing measure of some sad,
old song, around the freless and deserted
hearth
Year: 1864

An English doctor recommends whiskey
as a certain cure for the asthma From
this, it is expected that all the old topers in
the country will hereafter drink simply to
cure their asthmatic ailments
Year: 1864

sSrWe have a communication calling
attention to the side walk over the rayioe
On South Fifth street, which is entirely
out OF order, and where a person falling
and breaking limb might recover large
Dill OF damages. The Council NEE, Sa,ur-
day evening, and their attention having
been directed to the important, Pressing
oecessity, We hope they may devise means
to do jus,ics to it.
Year: 1864

Conservatism in England has received
severe shock to its nerves in the speech
in Parliament of Mr. Gladstone in favor
of extending suffrage to every man Of
sound mind in the kingdom. 1t created
quite as much surprise among the Liberal
party, as it did among those who see Eng
lands downfall in every democratic move.
ment. The effect of it will create . new
agitation for political reform.
Year: 1864

hEADo Rs ARMY OF POTOMAC, I


September ID, 1864.


Picket and artillery firing has been kept
up very briskly since Saturday, the ire Of
the rebels not seeming to have cooled of
yet at being surprised and losing so many
prisoners.


Some five or six of our men have been
brought into the hospitals, the majority
badly wounded, aad some few have died.


Yesterday large mortar opened on the
right, and threw a number Of shells into
Petersburg with great precision.


A rebel sharpshooter this afternoon stole
across the Appomattox, and, watching his
chance, shot one Of our men at battery
he was soon discovered, and as he was ma-
king his way back across the river, well
directed shot struck the boat tearing it to
pieces, and it is supposed, killing the occu-
pant.


Deserters report that Lee announced to
his troops on Saturday that he would give
the Yankees fourteen days to get away
from here, but did not say what he would
do if we refused to leave.


These men also represent matters in a
bad way over there. They have been
living on short rations, and those of poor
quality. The first thing they ask onreach-
ing camp is "where are we to get rations2
=" We were just going to draw 'emwhen we
left"
Year: 1864

in ali the snsecbes ss9ogning III O. noon % and and
night" there rang forth with no uncertain
sound the unalterable declaration that the
rebellion must be put down. The same
spirit which made the notices eloquent,
inspired the speakers and the throng-in
pls xible opposition to the rebellion and to
slavery, its motive power. The most rad
ical utteranees were the most loudly cheer
ed, and the people, if the spirit of those at
this meeting may be taken IS an index,
are as sternly anti-rebellion and snti-slav-
cry as ever.
Year: 1864

~ The journal says of the meeting
called to vote on the question of a City
Bounty:


THUS less than 90 men out of n voting
population OF over 700, imposed a tax OF
$500 on the people Of this city: such IS
Republican Rule"


A sneer of this kind, coming from the
source it does, needs no notice in this city:
hut for the information of those abroad we
will say that the meeting was called accor-
ding to law, with Is days notice thereof in
a newspaper. and in posters all over the
city: that all voters came that were dis
posed to come; and that there was no ne
cessity for 200 voters turning out TO give an
affirmative vote, when, of those who actu-
ally did come, there were forty-four times
as many for the bounty as there were
against it.
Year: 1864

TNIIVIl III JUIl d
The German Catholic Church here was
struck by lightning during divine service.
and five persons instantly killed: fourteen
severely injured three of whom have since
died
Year: 1864

We are a great admirer OF fine writing
wherever We find il; and this taste of ours
leads Us to occasionally preserve some
choice specimens of native talent which We
find in the Copperhead papers, which might
otherwise too soon perish in oblivion. We
have already copied one or two gems from
the Marshall ErpOuader. That elegant
writer is now trying his hand at drawing
portraits OF men infinitely greater than HIM
self; and here is the perOratiOu OF a dis
course upon Lincoln. We think il very
fine. When the people have considered
- in he name Of all that Is rdluaJle, about
that boot and That, " they may conclude
TO send Lincoln home


And having played the game of cheat
all round with friend and foe, he has the
assurance, no doubt, TO believe he will
cheat the devil out Of his due in the end. as
he did the Baltimore asSassins, disguised in
a Scotch cap and cloak, and through the
prayers of those he has made fools OF. and
over whose calamities he sheds crocodile
tears Is fast as - Arabian trees their me-
dicinal gums" He has proved in fact,
vile sinner for whom We do not believe
there is any lamp outside OF the dOminiOns
of He'll that will hold out TO burn long
enough for him 10 return TO the moderate
respectability, not the innocency. of pal
try attOrneyship in Illinois. If the people
are not fOolS-
Year: 1864

to which he will be consigned on the ides
of November next. In the name Of all that
is valuable, can it be possible that the peo-
pie will not at that time, by their votes. re-
move such a spectacle as he presents before
the world, in the Presidential chair, with
No. y boot and No. 6 hat-Out of their
sight"