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Year: 1863

AN IcE BRIDGE AT NIAGARA
Fer the third time in the history
of Canada, the Niagara River at
its junction with Lake Ontario
has been bridged with ice. The
third bridging of the river conn
menced at two o'clock on Monday
afternoon, and yesterday morning
q party of seventeen or eighteen,
half OF whom were ladies, came
over from Youngstown to Niagara.
The river is bridged with ice from
its mouth up to the farm of Nj
Carroll distance of about two
miles and q half. The sight is
reported as being one of most
surprising beauty and grandeur,
and we'll worth journey to see.
The cause of the 'jam" was a
prevalencs ofsouth winds for o few
days and then a sudden change to
the north; the first forcing the ice
down the Upper Lakes into the
river, which is prevented by the
north winds from getting :ntc
Lake Ontario. n.|
Year: 1863

If you would relish your food,
labor for it; if fyou would enjoy your
raiment, pay for it before you wear
it; if you would sleep soundly, take
q clear conscience to bed with you.


You cannot preserve happy do
mcstic pairs i'll family jars.
Year: 1863

THE GENERAIsHIP or MEADE-THE ESCAPE OF
LEE-It appears, from the most recent intelli
gence from the Army of the Potomac, that Gen.
Meade was influenced in bis decision not to at
tack Lee at Wiliamsport by council of war,
which was equally divided-four being in favor
OF the attack and four against. Though, as is
stated, Gen. Meade himself was in favor OF the
attack, he would not take the responsibility OF
giving his casting vote on that side The result
shows that great error was committed, and
that had Lee been attacked on the day before
he crossed the river his whole army would have
been captured or destroyed, and the rebellion
would have received its final blow Meade lost
a grand and golden opportunity. 1t is known
that Hooker after the battle of Chancellors-
vile, was influenced in the same way by a
council of war to retreat across the Potomac
which few hours convinced him was fatal
blunder


Napoleon the greatest master of the art OF
war, lays it down as wise maxim that com
manding general ought never to be guided by
a council of war as to the propriety of his Civ
ing battle, because the chances are that a
timid and cautious course will be advised,
whereas in war boldness, when directed by a
sound mind, succeeds in nine cases out of ten.
Meade ought to have depended on his own
judgment and to have made the attack fearless
ly, the odds being all in his favor.


But it is not yet too late to pursue and inter-
cept the army Of Lee. BY the latest accounts
he was still at Winchester. Let him be vigor-
ously followed up, and let the victory Of Get
tysburg be crowned by the destruction or
capture Of the whole rebel army Of Virginia.
and there is necessarily an end to the war We
hope General Haleck has no new combinations
to make which will arrest pursuit of Lee and
protract the struggle into another year.
Year: 1863

A boy of some eighteen summers lay on
the battlefield near Fredericksburg, NOR
tally wounded. He lay all day, unmnd-
full Of the scorching snn and the roaring
artillery. Cannon balls flew past tanning
his pale cheek on their deadly mission,
but he knew it not. At last he awoke to
consciousness and looked around him. The
moon was shining calmly on the boyish
face; the blood oozing slowly from his side
was evidence that his young life was almost
spent. For moment he pressed his
trembling hand to his side to ease the
throbbing pain, and the pale, bloodless
lips parted with sigh Of agony. A Woun-
ded soldier near, hearing, inquired if he
was badly wounded. Yes replied the dy-
ing boy, I am dying, and want my moth
erl For when they compelled me here, for
I was the staff Of her declnidg years, I
promised her l would return; but l ain
dying now, and shall never see her more.


The boy went on to say, for it seemed to
relieve his mind to talk, when they told my
mother her only child was drafted and
would have to go to war, she said not a
word until wc were left alone; then she
came to me and laid her white arm around
my neck and kissed mo- I could not speak
then, so | returned her csrcss silently. At
lasl she spoke: George have buried two
sons, and the next one called was your faith
er With sad, almost broken heart, l
heard the clods, Of the valley fall on his
coffin I'd, and tried to bear this ai1liction
with christian fortitudc, and l succeeded.
for had you to lean upon, my son. But
the cup that Abraham Lincoln is pressing
to my lips tonight is to bitter, and she
fell fainting On my bosom. 1t would be
useless to tell you the days spent by me to
raise money to buy substitute We
we're poor and they told ne to 90, and
they would care for my mother until |
came back. They said it was but nine
months and it would soon pass away. But
am passing away instead, aud my mother
will be left alone Here his voice sank to
a whisper, and his last words were mother
heaven and the moon came out of a
cloud and revealed the childish face set in
death. This was ALL But it is we'll -
God forgive the sgtators Of this most un-
holy war, and bind up the broken hearts
ofwidows and mothers in theirgrsat sorrow.
r The Crisis.
Year: 1863

"Let ME say, sir said . soldier to a
New Orleans Creole, whocs daughter he had
accusedof refusing to notice him, that the
uniform of an officer of the United States
always covers gentleman pardon me,
sir, replied the Creole, Il must take your
word for that Those young ladies' have
seen the same uniform you wear on the
back of niggers that few days since were
their own slaves" The subject was not
pursued.
Year: 1863

The following platform We have arranged
to suit all parties. 1t is trinity in unity
three in one. The first column is the Sc
cession platform; the second is the abolition
platform; and the whole, read together, is
the Democratic platform. The platform
is like the Union-as whole. it is Demo
cratic; but divided, one half is secession
and the other aboliiion


fiurrah FOR The old Uuion


SECESSION Is curse


We fight :or The Constitution
The Confedcracy Is league with hell


We love Free speech


The rebellion Is tre


We glory in free press


Separation Will not be tolerated
We fight not for The negroes freedom
Reconstruction Must lie Obtained
We mus! succeed At every hazard


The Union We love


We love rot The negro


Wenever said Let The Union side"


We want The Union as Il WAS
oreign Intervention Is played ont


We cherish TIE old llag
The sta rs and bars Is u haunting lie"
We vcnernte TIE hlheas corpus
Southern chivalry IL hateful


Death to Jef Davis


Abe Lincoln Isn't the government.


Down with Mob law


Law and order Shall triumph.
Year: 1863

We understand that the prisoners on
Johnson's Islond, who attempted to es-
cape the other night, have since been
doing the State some service. They
were informed they would be required TO
Gil up their burrOw, aud 10 cut a lateral
ditch inside the fence down to the rock,
which would baye the effect 10 expose
any future operations OF the kind at
tempted. To this they demurred on the
plea that II was their right b escape II
they could Col. Pierson admitted the
claim, but put in the counter one Of bis
duty TO pyeDent their escape. This was
so pat that they chose the spade and the
trench 10 place Of the guard house, filed
up the old covered way, and rendered
another similar one impossible in the
future, by cutting an open ditch in the
way Of ils passage.
Year: 1863

\ friend has related to US the following
excellent joke, and vouches for its truth
fulness: A few weeks since Colonel was
dismissed from the service by order of the
President, upon charges of disloyalty.-
ly misrepresented by malicious enemies,
The Colonel feeling that he had been gross
secured papers from number of our Cen
erals and other influential men, refuting
the charges and requesting his reinstate-
ment, and repaired to Washington to sub
nit his case to the President. After the
usual ceremony and interview was grant
ed, and the President received his papers,
requesting him to call again in the course
of a few hours, during which time he
would give his attention to the case. The
Colonel called at the appointed time. and
was cordially received by the President
and informed that his papers had been
carefully examined, that the evidence
they contained was satisfactory, and In
Justice had evidently been done in dis
missing him. The Colonel was thereupon
reinstated. The President then put the
following interrogations to the Colonel:


Now, Colonel, have acted upon your
case, and know you TO be one of my
most bitter political opponents. | desire
to ask you if you are convinced in your
own mind that | am honest, and desire to
do Justice to all parties regardless of their
political proclivities, and whether you be-
iieve that l have acted impartially
throughout my administration?


The Colonel replied:-"I am proud to
acknowledge that you have done me JUS
tice, that you are honest, and have al
ways done what you deemed right and
Just in ali such cases"


well, Colonel replied the President,
You are evidently satisfied of my loyalty
and integrity, and you have, perhaps,
been wronged. now propose to pro
mote you to Brigadier- General, provided
you will allow me to thoroughly test your
loyalty beyond what papers you have pro-
duced. If you are loyal man, and a war
democrat you can surely have no object
ion"


The Colonel, as a matter of course felt
highly elated at this unexpected favor,
and earnestly stated that he was prepared
to submit to any requirements calculated
to test his loyalty, and expressed his de-
light in complying with his demand,
since his Excellency had shown such con-
fidence in him, as TO honor him with such
an enviable position.


well, Colonel" replied Old Abe, as
a merry twinkle danced in his eye, Il
promote you to the command OF negro
brigade, and hope you will prove your
self as loyal as you are represented, and
do honor to the high trust to which you
are assigned"


The democracy of the Colonel was vi
olently Jared at this announcement, and
Strengthening himself to his full length,
he replied: ,------


"Mr. President, / thank you for the
temporary pleasure you have conferred
upon me in building up an air castle OF
such extraordinary dimensions, and thus
sweepingit down with one stroke. While
] admire the joke, lmost respectfully beg
leave to decline serving in any such
damned capacity"
Year: 1863

The New York Times makes this admir-
able point: Nor have the Southern peo-
pie any right to ask the President to prom
ise them anything whatever as a eondi-
ton of laying down their arms. Every
thing he could premise which is to affect
their permanent welfare and civil condi-
ton, is already guaranteed to them by
the Constitution of the United States
Let them return to the shelter and pro-
lection of that great charter, and their
rights are perfectly secure. This they
can do--and this they Eust do, If they
wish the war 70 end. 81, .rt.3 81 -+.r-
Year: 1863

A servant girl during steamboat trip,
lost certificate of good character given
to her by her former employer. Having
shown the certificate to the captain when
she got on the boat, she applied to him
for q Recommendation in lieu OF the one
she had lost. The Captain wrote for her
the following:


:This is to certify that Miss A. had
good character when she got on my Oeat
at b. but lost it on the trip down."
Year: 1863

To KEEP BUTTER SWKET.-In May or
June, when butter is plenty, work 1t thor
oughtly two or three times, and Sdd at
the last working one grain OF saItPeter
and teaspoon of loaf sugar to eaeh pound
of butter. Pack it tightly IN stone jars
to within two inches OF the top, ana MI
the remaining space with brine, Cover
the Jars tightly, and bury them IN the
cellar bottom, where the butter will keep
unhurt for long time.
Year: 1863

SPLENErD NEAT MARKET FOR EALE-WITH
IA 6a0ck Fixtures must be sold account OF the
owner going TO California; is in good location and doing
good business Possession will bo the nrst Of the
MONTH An Of book will be sold cheap
Apply the premises at 1876 and l97 West Twenty fourth
street. Eighth avenue. -
Year: 1863

1t can no longer be said that Gov. johnson, Of
Tennessee, is opposed to emancipation. In a
speech recently delivered in Nashville at a
meeting called to rejoice at the national sue
cesses at Charleston, Gov. johnson declared
himself thorough-going emancipationist, and
urged the immediate and entire abolition OF
slavery in Tennessee and elsewhere. The
Nashville Union gives the folio wing sketch OF
his remarks:


'SlaYery was a cancer on our society, and
the scapel of the statesman should be used
not simply to pare away the exterior and
leave the roots 10 propagate the disease anew,
bat to remove it altogether. Let Us destroy
the cause of our domestic dssensions and this
bloody civil war. 1t is neither wise nor just
to compromise with an evil so gigantic. He
avowed himself unequivocally for the removal
of slavery; the sooner it can be effected the
better. Some Inconvenience might, most like
ly would, follow, temporarily, but these would
be more than compensated by the grand i'm
pulse given to all our interests by the substi-
tuition of free for slave labor. He was for
immediate emancipation, if be could get it; if
this could not be obtained, he was for gradual
emancipation; but emancipation at all events.


He invoked the people 10 cast off the sla-
wish fear which had hitherto sealed their lips
on this question, aid speak and act hencefOrtb
as freemen should The slave aristocracy had
long held its foot upon their necks and exact
ed heavy tribute from them, even to robbing
them of free speech. Let the era Of freedom
be henceforth proclaimed to the nOn-slave-
holders of Tennesseei"
Year: 1863

Fools, lunarians, the weak minded
and the ignorant, are irascible, i'm
patient, and of ungovernable tenn
per; great hearts and wise are calm,
forgiving and serene.


The most imperturable and
the ablest disputer of his age
was the Scotchman, Henderson.
When glass of water was thrown
into his face by the ungovernable
rage into which his antagonist had
allowed himself to be thrown by the
anticipation of inevitable defeat, the
Scotchman calmly wiped his drip
ping cheeks and remarked with a
smile: THAT is a diversion, let US
proceed with the argument


Iti said of one of the ablest men of
a past century, that, having compile
ted the manuscript of work which
he had been preparing for several
years, he left his room for a few mo-
ments, to find, on returning, that his
favorite little dog had, in his alb
sence turned over the candle and
reduced the writings to ashes; on
observing which, he exclaimed: "Oh!
Diamond, little dost thou know the
injury thou hast done;" and immedi-
ately set about the reparation of
damages.


Phillip the Second, after having
sat up to a late hour in the night to
finish some important state papers,
walked up one of his drousy secreta-
ries, who was so furried at his
breach of duty that he dashed the
contents of the ink-stand over the
manuscript, instead of the sand-box.
1T would have been better to have
used the sand, was royalty's remark,
on sitting down to the reproduction
of the document.


Washington, when high in COM
mand, provoked a man to knock him
down. The next day he sent for the
person to appear at head quarters,
and asked his pardon for, in review
ing the incidents of the case, he
found that he was himself at fault.
A magnanimity only possible to a
truly great mind; but it is magma
.4imity, a self-control, a mastery con
troll, "a mastery of temper, which il
is nobility to strive for.
Year: 1863




A Convention of the War Democrats of the
State will be held in Columbus on the 22d inst
The Cincinnati Gazette states, on what it con-
siders good authority, that it is not contempla-
ted by the great majority of the party to pro-
pose or support the nomination of any other
ticket, and that the object of the Convention
to be held at Columbus is simply to define
clearly and positively the future policy OF
their party.


The War Democracy of Hamilton county
held meeting Monday evening to make
arrangements for the representation of that
county in the State Convention. The action
of the Vallandigham County Convention 10
nominate ticket and the platform adoped, has
wdened more than ever the breach between
them, and has much strengthened the position
of the Hamilton War Democrats
Year: 1863

An army chaplain, speaking of the bravery
of some of our troops, relates an incident that
he saw happen on the field: A Union soldier
was fighting bravely after most of his compaD-
ions were shot down. The chaplain watched
him. He saw a cannon ball strike the soldiers
left arm and sever it between the shoulder and
elbow The conclusion turned the soldier COM
pletely round, his arm falling at distance of
ten feet or more from where he stood. The
chaplain still watched him unconciousy to the
soldier, who did not know that he was regard
ed at that moment by any other than the All
Seeing Eye. The soldier looked at his left
side and beheld his bleeding stump; then turn
ing round, he commenced searching for his dis
severed arm. He picked it up, held it for a
moment in its place, then held it aIoft in his
right hand, and exultingly exclaiming, "this is
my sacrifice to the Union!" he hurled it with
all his might at the retreating foe.
Year: 1863

We believe in wOrk-good, hon
est, hard work-work with the hands,
work with the head, and both com
bined. It was mans original desti-
ny, as we'll as that of most, perhaps
all, of the animal creation. And if
we call those which are done with
out "conciousness of volitien" then
the vegetable kingdom is full of
workers.


But man above all, because he
needs most. Some animals make
themselve dwellings,, like men, and
wonderfully nice ones; but where is
the animal that makes himself a
suit of clothes? The silk worm =
No, madam. His cocoon is his house
or his vest, if yon please; but not
his coat or trousers.


Animals gather their food, and
store it up for use with great labor;
but no animal builds fire and cooks
it, Animals live on fruit and grains;
but never in any conscious or volun-
tary way do they plant trees or
SOW corn.


The beaver is content to use his
teeth for an ak, and his tail for a
trowel and does admirable work
with both; but man makes tools and
machinery. The squirrel crosses the
river on chip or piece of bark,
making a sail of his bushy tail,
which is very clever of him; but
men make canoes and steamboats,.


Thus, in clothing, cooking, agricul-
ture, tools and navigation, man is
superior as a worker to the whole
creation. And when we come to
brain work and writing and artistic
operations, there is no sort of com
parison.


Dignity of IaborI Why, what
dignity is there in anything else ?
Who ever thought of dignity of
idleness ? The only use and the on
ly excuse for play and rest are, that
they enable us to work the better.
Rest is the pause in which we gath
er strength to labor. Recreation is
the step back which enables US to
spring forward with greater force.


1t would be rash thing to say
that work could be an excess, be-
cause all must have rest and sleep;
but it is safe to say that ten men
are killed by bad habits and bad
constitutions, for one who is cut off
by honest work. And idle men are
notoriously more short lived than
laborious ones. The oldest men
we know, and those who have best
preserved their faculties, have been
workers, and some of them very
hard workers.


And the workers certainly have
the most enjoyment. Ask any man
who has retired from business
Idleness eats into the soul and makes
happiness impossible. Work brings
cheer. Excess of work is like all
excess, but there is no better con-
dition of life than that of the wise
and temperate worker.
Year: 1863

Anxious as the incemprehensible Frenchman,
who at present guides the destinies of the
French Empire may te to recognize the ''Con-
federacy," and as much as he may deem it a
necessity, growing out of exigeneies of Mexi-
can affairs, yet, be is not in circumstances to
enable him to do it with safety. An act of
recognition would be an act against the Uni
ted States. Napoleon is not yet prepared to
invite the hostility of the United States. Il
requires j standing army now to hold Mexico
in subjugation This affords ample employ
ment for the Franco-Mexican army. An
equal, or greater number which would be
necessary to back up recognition, he cannot
Immediately furnish. Besides the power of
the United States is significantly recuperative,
while that of the rebellion is weakening and
crumbling. Victories next month at the bal
lot box. and victories in the field, will put at
rest the question of French or English inter-
vention. Intervention on the part of either
or both, would be regarded as a challenge to
arms. The challenge would be accepted, for
it could not be put by. A war with the
United States would cost Napoleon his throne,
for other complications would develop them
selves, which would press hard upon Napoleon
and lead to important results, and his mush-
room throne might be easily made to rock.
And if war with England did not result in
giving an incurable wound in a vital point, by
sweeping her commerce from the seas, but also
in the permanent loss of her American posses
sions, then we much underrate the spirit of the
American people. But we have no present ex-
pectation of any such result. for Napoleon if
knave, is not fool, and John Bull if tricky
and treacherous, is not totally blind.-Clev.
Leader.
Year: 1863

The Ohio Statesman of the 5th says:


THAT the rebellion must be suppressed, we
all agree"


So says the organ of the Valan ligbam
faction. Now, hear Vallandighsm himself
In his Canada address to the Ohio Democracy
be says:


''If this civil war is to terminate only by
the subjugation or submission of the South to
force and arms, the infant of to-day will not
live to see the end of it. No in another way
only can it be brought to close. Travelling
a thousand miles and more, through Dearly
one half OF the Confederate States, and soiourn
ing for time at widely different points, met
not one man, woman or child. who was not
resolved to perish rather than yield to- the
pressure of arms even in the most desperate
extremity"


What beautiful agreement is here! The
great Copperhead leader tells us, as the result
of thousand miles travel ard extensive
personal intercourse in the South, that "the
infant of to-day will not live to see the end"
of this war, if it is to come only by the submis-
sion 'of the South to force and arms,' while
his central organ says ''we all agree" that
''the rebellion must be suppressed. TO
ledo BlAde.
Year: 1863

Slavery is wrong recognized and sustained
by State law. It's necessary developement pres
emily brings the whole nation into danger.
Now, Omitting altogether the constitutional
right to destroy it as a measure Of public
safety, q nation which had succeeded in sup
pressing the rebellion and averting the danger
might obviously do whatever was necessary
20 avoid a recurrence of precisely the same
peril. Nor could any State complain of its
injured rights. No state can have right to
threaten the nation. A man upon steamer
may have matches in his state room and keep
light burning, and his room is his castei
but he has no right to stow keg of gun
powder under his BERTH Now that we have
practically discovered that slavery is gun
powder, we shall be guilty of snicide if we
permit ourselves to be blown up.-Harpers
Weekly.
Year: 1863

A Mosr STUPENDoUs LIE-Of all the wild
rawlings of the copperhead press we have seen
no more stupendous lie than the following
piece of brainless idiocy from the Columbus
Statesman:


ave not only understand" and "are inform
ed but we have strong proof to back it up
with, that if it were possible, which it is not,
to induce Mr.. Vallandigham to desert the
Democratic party, the Journals faction would
kick Jack Brough off the track in a trice, and
run Val. for Governor with grand hurrah u