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Year: 1865

A correspondent writing from Savannah,


Ga, under date of Feb. Ii, says:


The potent spell of poverty, idleness,


and singular lethargy broods over every


thing here, and suggests death and decay


as the speedy end of all within the circle
OF It's magic power. The streets, perhaps,


are not deserted by pedestrians; tut those


who walk about move along with such a


listless, objectless air, that one would nat


urally suppose they ca ne out into the qtet


streets and the sunlight merely to pass


away the time, which seems to hang


heavily on their heads, and contem;late
in slow, heavy, sleepy way, the change
that war has wrought in once busy bust.


ling city. Occasionally one meets women,
children or servants hurrying, with bas-
ket in hand. to the city store to draw the
rations drawn by the relief committee to
the needy; and they accelerate their steps
only because it is Sortte against the wole
that prowls around their door, which, to
be successful must be rapid and prompt
On the corners of the streets. or in front
of capacious stores, whose closed doors and
blinds tell story Of dullness and decay,
are seen groups Of citizens, some in the
dirty gray of the Confederate army. 9TH
ers in the coarse butternut colored cloth
of country manufacture, and still others
in dilapidated, old-fashioued garments,
threadbare and glossy, recalling better days
Men of all colors assemble and talk In
low tones: slowly and sadly shake their
heads in spiritless way, watch the hands
of the Exchange clock as they trace the
fleeting hours on the dial, changing their
position as the lenethening shadows creep
up to them, that they may enjoy the
warmth Of the suns rays. and smoke their
pipes with contemplative air, until the
shades of evening gather about the city,
when they separate and saunter home, to
meet again on the following day, if it be
fair, to while away the hours in the same
aimless manner


This is the life that the inhabitants Of
Savannah are leading nowadays. They
seem to lie more dead than alive. without
aspirations. hope or desires The only
thing that seems to be specially active
and aggressive in the town, and that only
in one channel is the smallpox. Among
the negroes, who crowd the city from all
parts Of the State, this loathsome disease
is making serious hcadway. The whites
have not entirely escaped. but the number
of cases yet developed is quite small and
of small type. But among the sable pop
uiation, crowding the garrcts. old negro
cabins and dilapidated old shanties of the
town, the disease travels almost with the
speed of an epidemic. So seriously has
the spread of the disease become that a
general order has been issued by General
Grover, commanding the city, ordering all
persons who have not been vacainnated
recently to report at the nearest medical
Office, and have the operation performed i.
1T once"
Year: 1865

The Boston Commonwealth, the organ
of Gen. Butler, says:


Gen Butler, remmitted to Lowell, re-
iectcd from the military service of his
country, and under the ban of civi. and
military censure alike, turns upon his ac-
cusers with an aspect of something more
than defiance. He declines totally to APP
pear at the bar as defendant. The mo-
ment he makes himself heard, it is in the
character Of accuser that he appeals to the
people And he summons to the bar, at
which he himself refuses to be put on his
defence. no less person than the lieuten-
ant general commanding the armies Of the
United States.


Whatever else may be affirmed or de-
MED ofGen Buffers speech, this must be
admitted: it is deliberate, systematic
unsparng and resolute assault upon the
reputation of Gen. Grant as a military
leader. And it is an effort upon the face
of it successful to change the whole re-
sponsibilty for the non exchange of our
prisoners from the author of this speech
to the author of his removal. From the
beginning to the end, in its general
scope and i'm its minutest .etail, the speech
of Gen. Butler breathes hostility to Gen.
Grant; was made for the purpose of declar
ing his enmity, and puts him who made it
in the van of that movement, well known
to be under way for the displacement of
the lieutenant general from command, or
for forcing him, if reained to adopt diff
ferent policy.
Year: 1865

\ MOTHER TO HER DAUGnTER.-Io ou
are now, my beloved child, about 10 leave
those arms which have hitherto cherished
you, and directed you every step, and at
length conducted you to safe, happy, and
honorable protection in the very bosom of
love and honor. You must now be no
longer the firty, inconSidcratc, naughty,
passionate girl, but ever, with reverence
and delight, have the merit of your hus-
band in view. Reflect how vast the sum
of your obligation to the man who confeis
upon you independence, distinction, and,
above all, felicity. Moderate, then, my
beloved child, your private expenses, and
proportion your generalexpenditure to the
standard of his fortune, or rather his wish
es. fear not, with your education and
principles, you can ever forget the mere
sacred duties SO soon to be your sphere of
action. Remember the solemnity of your
VOWS, the dignity of your character, the
sanctity of your condition. You are
amenable to society for your example to
your husband for his honor and happiness =,
and to heaven for those rich talents entrus-
ted to your care and your improvement.
Year: 1865

There can be nothing clearer than thai


the people or this country are enormous


ly taxed to build up a great manufactur.


ing aristocracy, and that the republican


administration and congrGss are aiding in


the work Of oppression. An attempt to


reduce the duty on foreign paper and to


give to the country tie benefit Of cheap


newspapers and cheap reading, has been


met at the threshold by the most deter


mined opposition. The Washington cor


respondent Of The Cincinnati Commercial.
speaking of the opposition, says:


"An analysis Of the vote on the ques-


ton of reducing the duty on imported


paper will show that it was sectional and


not political-that it was the New Eng


land manufacturing states arrayed against
the northwestern agricultural states-es-
pccially on the motion of Mr. Lane. of
Indiana, to make it ten instead of fifteen
per cent, in which Mr.. Sherman, though
he reported the resolution of fifteen per
cent from The finance committee concurred


Mr. Wade and a few others, who have
long been joined TO the idol Of "protec-
tion,' voted with the New England men,
but the vote was as nearly as could be,
without being literally so, one section
against the other. In the House, where
Rhode Island has about one-sixth of
Ohio's vote, it was different. But the
Senate is full of old foges. who think
they arc protecting labor when they arc
only protecting capital


This paragraph is full Of meaning
With the duty placed upon the importa-
ton OF foreign paper, by the tariff of 1861,
not single pound can be brought to
this country, and the result is that the
price has more than doubled during the
last three years. The plea made,
when that duty was place upon it was,
that it became necessary to raise revenue
to support the government to carry on the
war, when, in fact there is no revenue de
rived from that source at all as the duty
is SO enormous that it stops importation
entirely. There are hundreds Of articles
in the same condition. Under the plea of
raising revenue, we have seen congress
impose duties 50 cxhorbtant upon imports
that they cflectually prohibited the idea OF
any revenue. These things have mean
ing; they are designed to give monopoly
to the New England manufacturer, and to
compel the people to pay any price which
these greedy cormorants may demand for
their trash.


Our people are to day paying from
twenty to forty per cent more for articles
than they would pay, if a fair and honest
revenue tariff was passed by congress-
But what can you expect from mere par
tisans and tools of New England Our
Indiana republican members in the House
and Senate are mere instruments in the
hands of the shoddyites. They dare not
vote against measure which the lords of
the loom want passed. They are their
henchmen-their tools Of oppression
and each one of them should have en-
sravcd on collar, placed around his de-
generate neck, This is Gurth, the cho-
sen slave OF Cedric the Saxon" We are
glad The Commercial can distinguish the
difference between labor and capital 1t
IS a step forward.-Stote ,Sentina.
Year: 1865

Our readers are well aware that lndi-
ana is famous abroad as the Sttae where di-
vorces are made easy We have heard OF
worthy clergyman down east somwhere
who had been SO much distressed by the
in roads of the courts of the Hoosier State
among the families of his flock, that he
one day concluded a marriage ceremony
with the solemn aborgation;S "Whom God
hath joined togather let not the State of
Indiana put asunder." Nor was he far
out of the way.
Year: 1865

A Dentist wishes the press to correct
the statement, made on Horace Walpole's
authority. that alum is preservative
of teeth He says it is on the contrary
one of the most destructive agents with
which the teeth can come III contact
Year: 1865

New YoRK, Nov. l6 6-The Savannah
Herald says: Before the adjournment of
the Georgia Convention resolutions were
adopted appointing committee to
memorialize for relief of persons
exempted from amnest1, declaring all
contracts made during the war valid,
and appointing "a committee to memo
rialize Secretary Mccullough to transfer
the assessment of taxes upon real estate
until after the meeting of Congress, and
assessment to be made of present value.
The resolution authorized the Governor
to appoint three commissioners with
power to fully investigate certain cotton
transactions of the StateGovernment and
report thereon to the next Legislature.
The delegation from Georgia TO Congress
intends to urge the recognition of the
claim of the State to said cotton.
Year: 1865

must adopt the joint resolution, it they
wished to preserve the policy of the party
in relation to this war.


On Thursday evening, Mr.. Todd of
Kent, moved to reconsider the vote by
which the joint resolution was indefinitely
postponed. Mr.. Allderdice objected,
and said the motion could not be enter
tanned, as an indefinite postponement
quashes the proposition for the whole
session, as an indefinite adjournment is
equivalent to a dissolution; that it sup
presses question altogether, without
coming to a direct vote upon it, in such
manner that it cannot be renewed
After considerable debate the Speaker
decided the point to be well taken
Afterwards the same proposition was
brought up in different shape, as an
amendment to bill Objection was
again raised it was true that bill begun
in one House, sent to the other, and there
rejected, may be renewed again in that
other, passed and sent back. But this
joint resolution was not rejected it was
indefinitely postponed, and the same
proposition, 1t matters not in what shape
it is presented, could not again come
before the House The Speaker decided
to receive the amendment-an appeal
was taken from his decision, and the
House did not sustain it-four of the
ruling party voting with the New Castle
county members. All this occupied at
least three hours, and the Democracy
was held in very tight place. The
shooting at times was very sharp, but the
Union men throughout tho struggle held
the trumps, and closed the session with
flying colors.


Late on Thursday night, the Senate
passed bill giving to the families oI
drafted men held to service and unable to
procure substitutes, the paltry sum of one
hundred dollars. The House amended
it, by inserting three hundred, and sent
it back; but the Senate refusing to concur
and the House unwilling to give way il
its demands, the bill sleeps on the files oi
the Senate. 1t should be stated, that
the New Castle delegation offered al
amendment to give to the drafted mar
who shoulders his musket, five hundred
dollars, but the proposition was defeated


Both Houses adjourned about ont
O'Clock this morning, not however san
die, but to meet again on the secont
Tuesday of June next. x.
Year: 1865

A LITTLE GooD ADYIoE-GRATIs.-
As Parson Brownlow is now Governor of
Tennessee, it is greatly to be desired that
he should make some attempt to infuse a
little moderation into his language and
demeanor: A great many things that
were pardonable in the prosecuted East
Tennessee loyalist really do not look
very becoming in the highest civil func-
tionary of the State, and we would, there
fore, earnestly entreat the Parson, if only
for the sake Of the cause for which he has
suffered so much, to make thorough
revision Of his manner of expressing him
self. The public both North and South
is now familiar with bis sentiments on
the subject of Secession and the war, as
well as with regard TO his Rebel neigh
bors, and we believe we express the
opinion of the best portion of the COM
munity when we say that nothing that
Governor Brownlow can add to what he
has already said about them could increase
our adherence of these persons and their
doings.-N Y Times.


The Times expresses our sentiments
and feelings upon this point exactly.
When "Parson Brownlow" spoke in this
city some time ago, he disgusted large
number of our people by the coarseness,
not to say vileness, Of his language, much
of which was barely saved from instant
demonstrations of indignation in con-
sideration of the fact of his being "good
Methodist preacher" and deeply per
secuted man albeit many of our Metho-
dist friends felt ashamed of his style oI
language as they compared and connec
ted it with his holy calling.
Year: 1865

The GAZETTE is of the opinion that
the four or five hundred mechanics, who
build vessels, some of which are vessels OF
war, in this city, for the use of the Gov
ernment in putting down the Internal
rebellion, make their living and that Of
their families from "the blood and
bleached bones of brave soldiers" and
such labor is not near so respectable as
raising luscious peaches for rich mems
palateS. This is entirely an original idea
and is worthy of the source from whence
it emanates.
Year: 1865




DOVER, March "a, 1865.


Both Houses assembled on Wednesday
evening according to adjournment. A
resolution was offered to receive no new
business Of private character at any
adjourned session of the present Legisla-
ture. All the New Castle county members
voted for the adoption Of the resolution,
but the ruling party voted it down. The
excuse heretofore given for the violation
of the provision of the Constitution, which
establishes biennial sessions, by holding
quarterly sessions. has been, that an extra
ordinary emergency exists, which renders
frequent sessions all important to the
people Of this State. Why not then con-
fine the business to the subject-matter
assigned as the reason for these repeated
meetings? The democracy" refuse to
do this, and the refusal is further proof
of the recklessness of that party in tramp
ling upon and openly violating one Of
the plainest paragraphs of the Constitu-
tion.


The drafted men Of the lower counties,
who are unable to procure foreign sub
stitutes, have been operating under the
law to relieve the people from draft
passed by the present legislature, in a
way not intended by the rulers of the
State. A drafted man puts in one sub
stitute who is not liable to draft, and
then offers himself as substitute 10
another drafted man, who in turn Offers
himself, and so on. In this way they
each receive FIVE hundred dollars from
the State, and in this way the money acts
as a bounty. to the drafted man who il
compelled to go. The Legislature would
not offer a suitable bounty for volunteers
and have refused to give anything to 9
drafted man who goes into the service
The object of the present law being, mo-
only to relieve the people from the draft
but to prevent Delawareans from enter
ing the service. This new working o
the law did not suit our rulers, and sc
the Senate adopted joint resolution
which would prevent a drafted man s,
relieved from the draft, from entering a
a substitute by Withholding the State aiC
in such case. When thise rsolution wa
brought to the House, Messrs. Allderdice
Duncan and others opposed it, and ol
motion of Mr. Allderdicc it was indeG
nitely postponed. The outside leader
were in trouble, and the Democratic
members were given to understand, the,
Year: 1865

The dead body of young man, nine
teen or twenty years Of age, was
brought TO this city on Sunday night,
by the up train from Atlanta. The cir
cunstances connected with the finding
of the body render it uncertain wheth-
er death resulted from accident or
foul play. The young man was named
Otis Boyington, and was in the employ
of Captain Garlic, 81 Railroad Courier,
He left this city on Sunday evening, on
the 6 clock train for Atlanta Some
distance below Dalton, the parties in
charge Of this train, net the up train,
and informed them that a man had
been knocked Off the cars at the first
water tank below Dalton, and for them
10 stop and pick him up. When the
up train arrived at the water tank, they
discovered the body lying on the side
track, lifeless, bat still warm. An ex-
animation showed that he had received
a deep cut, sufficient to kill him, on
the back OF the head, but whether he
had been struck by some portion Of the
water tank, as the train passed, or
whether ne had been struck BY some
parties on the train, and thrown Off OF
it. is unknown. His friends in this
city state that he bad two or three hun
dred dollars about his person when be
left here on Sunday evening, at 6
o'clock, but when the body came back,
there was only ten cents IN the pockets.
Nothing has been discovered as 70 the
cause of his death. His friends here
intend to have the body embalmed and
forwarded to his relations, who live IN
the neighborhood Of GAINESVILLE, Wis
consiu.-Chat Ga, Aug Isl.
Year: 1865

Is bounded as follows: Commencing at the
junction OF Hnmbug Canon and the South Fork Of
the North Fork of the American river thence up
said South Fork to its source. thence to the wes-
tern line of Township |, thence southerly along
said line to the line between Placer and Ell Do
RADIO counties thence down sId line to the juno
ton of the North and Middle Forks. thence up
said North FORK to The mouth of FL Holalo Canon
thence following the line of Township g. to the
point at which Townships No 6 and corner near
the Pioneer Quartz Mill on Ilumbug Canon,
thence down said Canon to the place of begin
ming.
Year: 1865

! AS everything relating to the wealth,


resources and financial ability of our


country, are matters of special interest at


the present time, We subjoin a few facts


and figures, taken from pamphlet issued


by Messrs. Jay Cooke &Co, aud prepared


by DR.. Wm. Elder, of the Treasury De.


partment.


! Our national debt, at the close of the


war, is estimated at three thousand mill
ions of dollars. Our debt, at the close Of


the last war with Great Britain, was one


hundred and twenty seven millions of


dollars, which was sI467 per head upon


the entire population, and per cent. up
on the estimated value Of the country


This debt was paid in nineteen years and


was not felt By any one. The average


interest of our debt, including FIVE hun


dred and fifteen and q half millions of


"greenbaeks" and fractional currency, is
4,35 less than It per cent. The wealth
in 1850 (excluding slayes) was ten thous.
and seven hundred millions, and the
products Of the year two thousand eight
hundred and seventy millions, or 268
per cent. of the capital Taking these
amounts and rates as basis, we now have
a result of sixteen thousand one hundred
and twelve millions, and an annal product
of four thousand three hundred and eight
cen millions, in which sum the hundred
and twenty six millions of interest would
be- 81 per cent. Assuming this basis as
correct, we shall have wealth in 1870,
of twenty four thousand two hundred
and eighteen millions, and an auual pro-
ducing capacity of six thousand four
hundred and ninety millions. In 1880
forty eight thousand two hundred and
thirty nine millions, and q producing ca.
pacity Of twelve thousand fifty nine mill
ions, which gives the interest required at
l.35 per cent, or less than one and a
half per cent. Of the producing capacity
of the county.


Our revenue from our internal taxes
last year vas two hundred and sixty
millions, and is estimated at three hun
dred and twenty five millions this year.
It is computed that the entire debt can
be paid in twenty years from 1870 The
enormous debt Of Great Britain, Of over
four thousand millions of dollars, is only
Il per cent. Of her entire wealth, and
she mas carried this heavy burden and
has continued TO increase in wealth. And
as she has been able to Go this, and none
will question this fact, how much more
able are We to bear this debt, and at no
distant day iquidate it. We have the
finest country in the world, abounding in
mineral resources Of the richest quality,
and climate and s0il which will produce
almost anything that can be grown any
where in the world. We also have room
for vast population; some hare set the
number down at three hundred millions.
We see no grounds even for dependency,
for we think we can successfully eliui-
nate this financial problem and pay this
debt. Industry, courage, and
faith, are the great trinity under which
we have laborei, aud by this sign we arc
able to conquer now.
Year: 1865

NEW 1ORk, May s.


The Tribune's Washington special has
the following: The Court room for the
trial of the Presidential ssssssins has been
fitted up at the arsenal building, snd the
trials will proceed without delay. The
number likely TO be put on trial is about
forty, and the others now in custody will
probably be discharged as the case pro-
gIesses and their testimony is given in.


Colonel Clark of the rebel army, who
was captured by one Of our scouting par
tias while endeavoring to escape from
Richmond on one of the last trains Rom
the doomed city, asserts that he was in
charge of all the specie which was removed
from Richmond, and that when his train
broke down and he found 1t would
be impossible to again get it on
the track and off again, getting away.
He ordered it set on fire, as all his efforts TO
save the specie were unavailable, that the
soldiers broke open the kegs and amid the
excitement and tumult the soldiers and
citizens appropriated all there was.


He asserts that he knows that no other
amounts of specie, not in the pockets of its
owners were taken from Richmond and
that this lot was all stolen. He ststes fur
ther that the amount has been vastly over
esiimsted and confirms the statement
heretofore made by General GrEnt that it
amounted to only 100000.
Year: 1865

necessity; she cannot, therefore, understand


why her sons should not be as happy with


some Dutch tulip as with an English


flower, or why her daughters should shud-
der st the idea Of marrying some pretty


German Prince, whose best accomplish
ment Is the drinking Of lager beer and
eating Of sansageE When the matter Is
extended to the royal cousins German,
who. judging from the present aspects, are
as far from the throne as Macbeth before
he met the witches, the hardship becomes
infinitely more cruel snd unbearabie. Al
ready It is said that the Princes Helena


has lneensed the royal mamma BY falling
IN love with one Of her own wn-eountrymen-


But the unfortunate couple could only
lament the cruel fate which had prevented
the gentleman from being q Dutehman,
and the lady from being simple EBglish-
woman, who has the privilege of bestOW-
ing her hand where che has given har
heart. The Queen would stand no nom
sense and "thesff4ir,' TO use fashionable
phrase. ais off" The gentleman returns %
billiards and the club, and thelady mourns
q cruel State policy, which may condemn
her to a hated marriage with some foreign
aspirAnt TO her affections, or couslgn her
TO the dismal prospects Of becoming an oid
maid. Some efforts ara now beng maoe
to create 3 public opinion which viii lead
to the modification Of the royal marriage
act but with the influence OF the Queen
against it, there Is little hope that such 3
devoutly-tO -tO-be-Wished-fO- eonsummatlon
will be accomplished.