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Year: 1863

The Democratic Greed.


The Clcartield Republican says.
"Whether slavery is right or wrong, Of
divine or evil origin, the Democratic par
ty have ever held, as they now hold, that
we of the North have no right to meddle
with it in the States where it exists. There
never was any controversy or this point
between the old Wing and Democratic par
ties, nor between the Democratic and Re-
publican parties until the latter was bap.
tized into the abolition church by the pres
ent Jacobin administration. No Democra!
of the free States cares whether slavery
lives or dies. All they ask is for each
State to be left free to manage this, with
their other domestic institutions, in theil
own way, as sacredly guaranteed to them
by the Constitution; and Tor the general
government to keep this covenant in good
faith, "in times Of war;" as Webster said
"in times Of peace, and at all times"
Year: 1863

~ The Springfield Mass Republican
says: "Somehow our radical friends, who
have been denouncing the Constitution for
the last quarter of century as covenant
with death and an agreement with hell" /"
seem to have got the idea that the war has
abolished the Constitution. The rebels
think so too Both are mistaken. The
Constitution still lives, and will not only
survive this war, but bids fair to stand for
some blessed centuries of national peace
and prosperity yet to come
Year: 1863




My soul like harp lies dumb
The music is waiting behind the strings;
A touch, and the whole broad pean rings,
when will the dear one comet
know could love, for everywhere
They paint them-elves on the hollow air.
The tranquil eyes, the pale gold hair,
The shadowy features forever feir,
The dear lips always dumb.
Ikneel where the beautiful phantom stands
press rare bracelets on the wrist;
L clasp the vague, unanswering hands
kiss the brow OF mocking mist
toy with the heavy seeming tresses;
My poor voice trembles while it blesses.
Sweet vision think not yet Of flying
But it dies before the bold bright day
Like tune forgotten it faints away,
And my soul is left oppressed and numb,
With the voice of sad and bitter crying


When will the dear one comet
My heart is a furnished banquethall,
The lights like hcnedctions fall
On cleaning goblet and pictured wall
The minstrels are ready, these are placed,
With stately service the board is graced,
The servants stir with a silent haste,
And some are scattering flowers, and some
From the casemate search the desol .te waste
And l, | stand alone at the door
And my wStful eyes are running DER


When will the dear one comet
Year: 1863

.g- Work on the Beloit Railroad, is
progressing as fast as the weather will per.
nit. Timber is being drawn for the bridge
across the lake, and the grading along the
whole line is nearly completed. 1t will be
in running order some time during the win.
ter.-Nad. Put.
Year: 1863

The complaint OF the Rebels that our men have
fired upon their hospitals during the siege, has foun-
dation ia fact If not IN reason. 1t could not have
been otherwise, unless we had concluded not TO fire
ut ALL they could not find any place for their hos


pi.als out of range, or out OF the lue Of fire upon
some battery or work. have visited one OF their
have preferred say ng in one Of tie caves had
been sick or wounded while the bomtadmenI was
going Except in regard toi ita eXpo.ed locations,
however, the hospital was wel-condneted aud
well appointed place. There were a great many
female nurses, who looked neat and tidy, aud who
must have contributed largely to tho well-bepg Of
Year: 1863

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED AS COMPLETE
w assortment of Goods as can be found any
whore, and having bought them before the recent
advance, We can and viii sell them cheap.


SCHAPKER & BUSSING,


No 80 Main Street
Year: 1863

and zeal they will so far exceed the Cop
perhead demonstration in enthusiasm
and numbers that tlieir meeting viii do
them more harm than good. It's for the
Union men to turn the tables upon Them
and beat them at their own game.
Year: 1863

The Fire-The alarm Of fire, about which
We made note yesterday afternoon just as
our forms we're being prepared for the press,
was caused by the Dry-house ut the Last and
Peg Factory, on the Canal, taking FIRE. The
flames were extinguished without the aid Of
the engines. The damage we learn was not
very considerable.
Year: 1863

A Skirmish To-day there was pretty
sharp skrmish between the dust and very
struggling snow For awhile the snow seemed
10 have the best Of it, but the dust remains in
possession of the feld. At present the con-
test is by no means decided, and should the
snow change its base, aud attack from its
water batteries, the dust would be served out
in short order.
Year: 1863

PRospEcr OF AN EXTRA Session or Con-
GREss.-The two houses Of Congress seem to
be jogging along as suggishly with The busi-
ness before them as if there we're two or three
months Of tho session remaining, instead Of two
or three weeks. This Congress expires on the
4th Of March, and all its unfinished business on
that day is quashed and is done for though it
may have passed one house and may have been
brought to the question of the final vote in the
other. We suspect, from present appearances,
that some indispensable bills will be left undn-
ished in the House or the Senate. or between
the two houses, at the close Of this session. and
that therefore. there is some prospect that the
President will be compelled to call IN extra
session Of the new Congress to keep tie govern
ment on ih lsga
Year: 1863

ABUSES IN THE PURCHASE or GOVERNMENT
vEssEIs.-Tbe report of Senator Grimes on the
abuses charged against the parties connected
with the purchase Of vessels for the Banks
aud other government naval expeditions is cha
racterized by Spartan impartialty and seve-
rity that will be much relished in the present
temper of the public mind II charges the AS
sistant Secretary Of War and colonel of the
United States army with being privy to and tole-
rating these abuses recommends that the latter
be court martialed: chat the parties, five in num-
her, who have pocketed illegal commissions to
the amount Of hundreds of thousands of dollars
on the purchase of these vessels, be compelled
to refund their ill-gotten gains, and that the
facts relative to perjury in some Of their cases
be inquired into We applaud the tone and
spirit of this report. It is the only way in
which stop can be put to the shameful abuses
and frauds that are swelling up the government
expenditure to such fearful extent, and i'm
posing such heavy load Of taxation upon the
country.
Year: 1863

EI If it takes an oath to make an sbo.
lltionist loyal TO the government, how many
oaths would it take to bring his patriotism
up to volunteering and fighting pitch


Democrats need no oaths, they have nj.
ways been loyal, but the men now joining
the Union league should take such IN oath
three times year. They hsys always been
disloyal.
Year: 1863

EI The abolitionists are very anxious
that the people should sustain the Admins.
tration, right or wrong. Let the President
sustain the right and the people will sustain
him but they will not sustain the wrong
They will oppose that and him With it so
long as he sustans it.
Year: 1863

SCARCITY OF PRINTERs.-Tn nearly every pa
per we pick up see advertisements for printers,
and yet there were, before the war more papers
printed in the State of Georgia than are now pub
lished in the Confederate States. The reason of
this is that at least seventy FIVE per cent Of the
fraternity have been aud are now, in the army.
Many of them command brisades, regiments, and
companies, and are upon different Generals staff
while hundreds of them have met death upon the
field of glory. We venture that there is mt an
Office in the South that has not representative in
the field, and many Offices were suspended at the
commencement of the struggle. in order that the
proprietor, editer, printers and all, might enlist
They are generally Of education and always
of superior intelligenec, and therefore fully under
stand the principles we are fighting for, and the
hard-shps, disease, aud death, incident to the life
OF soldier. itis not to be presumed that they
we're actuated BY blind f.naiicsm, or from love of
change, or from any other than the purest
motives of fchivalry.-lHocon Confederate.
Year: 1863

Mr.. EDITOR While our army has
again stood the shock of battle in Virgin
la, and our no less patriotic soldiers braved
the storm of battle in Eastern N. c., all
has been quiet here except that eagerness
for news and particulars of the battles
which might be expected. ... --..
The defeat of the Yankees at Freder.
icksburg, seems to be the most complete
one which they have yet sustained. For
such a resolute and determined army
as Burnside's was boosted to have, to si-
eutly draw off and hastily retreat after
repulse without the least pursuit on our
side, shows q defeat disastrous in the
highest degree. The latest intelligence
places Burnside's forces on Bull Bun, and
at Dunfries, evidently moving slowly
towards Washington" Thus the army Of
the Potomac has been hurled back the
third time upon the Federal capital, and
the high expectations for Gen. Burnside
wofully disappointed. a-


Truly the God Of hosts gives us the
victory, and when will our brutal foe
learn to recognize right and justice, and
give over the hellisl design of subjugating
free and innocent people. ~


But more particularly to my subject
This will inform the friends of the 55th
N. c., that we are still on Provost guard
in Petersburg. Nothing has transpired
recently to alleviate the monotony of our
regular routine of duties, except it may be
little undue excitement produced by
camp rumors. But you must know that
by this time, we have learned, by expert
ence, what credit to give these idle ru-
mors. So We avoid crossing the river be-
fore We come to it by passing the rumor
by and await the transpiring of the event.


Frequent accessions to the guard house
are of daily occurrence; and it seems
strange that so many of our soldiers 80
far disgrace all claims to patriotism, a.
to act in so ignoble a manner.


We would hope that noble spirit of
freedom worthy of the just cause in which
we are engaged shosld animate cur brave
defenders.


The health of our Regiment seems On
the decline for the few last weeks, which
is no doubt attributabiy to the exposure
we have had to endure. For while we
have comfortable quarters, it will be re-
membered that We are on duty at least
half our time. ..-. ...-z


l scarcely know what to say about the
religious condition of our regiment: Our
CHAPLAIN has not been with US for the last
two months, and what little effort has
been put forth in the cause of Christ, has
been done BY members of the regiment.
And l sm happy to tell you that wa
have a few praying men in our regiment ;
would to God they were all such. Were
YOU to steal into our eneampment after
the last note of tattoo has died away, you
Year: 1863

On the afternoon of Sunday the 14th,
the day after the great victory of our arms
at Fredericksburg, Va, while the 54th
regiment, N; G. 7. were lying upon their
arms on the first line of battle, their camp
which was about three-fourths of mile in
rear was invaded by bands of stragglers
from other regmental camps, and our
knapsacks which the soldiers had been
required to leave behind on the morning
before, were shamefully carried of, or rob-
bed of their contents upon the spot.
/ Thus have these brave men been strip
ped, with very few exceptions, of every
vestige of clothing except the clothes they
wore upon the battlefield on the day be-
fore. They are row facing the foe upon
the Rappahannock by day and by night,
and enduring the seventies of a Northern
Virginia winter. They are brave men, It's
true but in their present condition their
exposure to the wiutry blasts may be
; too much for nature to endure. Clothing
they should have, and clothing they must
have. l, therefore, as Chaplain of the
regiment, appeal to the benevolence of
every Carolina heart in their behalf, and
solicit such aid as You may be able to af-
ford them.


l know the good people of North Caro-
lima have done much during this great


crisis. for which Heaven will reward them,


and trnst they will not grow weary in the


good work. That you may understand


the character of the regiment, 10 order to
! appreciate its claims upon Dur sympathies
and charity, lay before you by permis-
sion the following coDgratulatory note from
the division commando.


HEADQUARTERS HOOPS DIVISION.
December 10th, 1852. {,
Colonel Il AN directed by the Majo,
General commanding, TO express to you,
Year: 1863

How true is it that kind words can never
die" They are indelibly written upon the
tablets of the memory. Time may and does
efface from the recollection many of the trans
actions connected with business, and every
day life, but kind and sympalhizing words
spoken in a time of sorrow live TO cheer and
encourage long after death has silenced the
tongue by which they were spoken. When
Mnngo Park was perishing Of thirst in the
wilds of Africa. surrounded by wild beasts
no human hand to administer TO his wanls-
he suddenly spied small bunch Of moss,
whose roots projected downward to where there
was sufficient mo 8 ure to sustain 1.-THE OIL
" green thing within scores of miles. As he
looked al it. he thought that il God took care
Of the little moss he would surely protect him.
So he took courage. made another effort, az d
was saved Kind words are Gases il The des


ert of life Like the humble moss in the sands
Of Africa, they comfort and encourage the wea


nv soul to greater eXeriions. How often does
kind word, spoken in senson make man
They cosl the giver nolhing, but their value is
iucalculable. 4 kind word has more influence
over child than a rod. 1t fills the little
heart with love toward the parent, and inAu-
ences il TO take the path of duty by love in
stead Of fear. g.
Year: 1863

[ believe there are many farmers
who feed from 4 to s quarts of meal
a day to one beef creature, till they
feed from seven to ten cwt. Of meal
to one beef, and who never slaught-
cred an ordinary sized beef that
yields upward of forty pounds of
rough tallow.


These farmers feed their meal
dry. This is great waste. My prac-
tise in fattening beef and swine, as
well as feeding cows for milk, has
been to pour water on as much meal
as would not make the animals bow
els move too freely, at night and in
the morning; when the mush is cool,
give it to the COW or pig.


In covering the meal with boiling
water in this way, the starch Of the
grain is dissolved, and the latent nu-
trItIve properties extracted, and
the animal receives the entire nu-
triment of the grain.


| calculate stock do not, in eating
dry meal, receive more than one half
OF the goodness of the meal. There
Is not action enough in mastication,
Or heat sufficient in the stomach ofI
the animal, to extract the entire and
real sweetness of the grain.


Had l roots, l should feed them to
my fattening beef. But not having
any [ feed only meal and hay, and
have fatted two ordinary sized COWS,
two years past. and to which l fed
only three cwt. Of meal each, and |
they each yielded upwards of 40
pounds Of rough tallow. Once "a
week, throw into the mush a little
salt, and occasionally a tablespoon
full ofgood ashes.


My experience teaches me that
one cwt. of meal, fed as described a
bove, is equal to two cwt. fed dry.
Try it, young farmer, and see if you
can endorse this.
Year: 1863

Curious CoINcIDENCE-Our readers will
remember that in 1860 man by the name of
Grosjean was indicted in this county for muir
der IN the second degree, and found guilty OF
mansaughter, and sentenced by Judge Church
to the penitentiary for one year. The pro OF
was that he threw stone apparently without
any intention of killing the man with whom
be was having trouble, but which did hit him
on his head and occasioued his death. After
serving out his sentence III the penitentiary.
he returned and enlisted in the 10th Ohio
Volunteers and was detailed as a teamster.-
About two months ago he got into Difficult
ty with another teamster, who, during the
quarrel threw a stone at Gro$jean, bit him on
the head and killed him. Canton CO., RePOs-
HOry.
Year: 1863

William Wirt's letter to his his daughter
on the sweet cour:esies OF life" contains a
passage FROM which deal of happiness might
be learned: Il want TO tell you a secret
The way to make yourself pleasing to others,
is to show that you care for them. The
whole world is like the miller of Mansfield
who cared for nobody-no, not because
nobody cared for him And the whole world
will serve you the same, if yCu give them the
same cause. Let all persons, therefore, see
that you do care for them, by showing them
what Sierne so happily calls the small, sweet
courtesies in which there is no parade; whose
voice is too still to taste, aud which manifest
themselves by tender and afectionaie looks,
and little kind acts of attention"
Year: 1863

4 spring has never opened, bring


ing with it more active, pressing, or


important duties of the farmer than
the present. The melancholy stu


alton of our country is such, that, in


stead Of releasing a large number of


men from the service-as we so


fondly hoped one year ago-it Is


likely to call to its support an addi-


tional number These, as has been


the case heretofore, will be largely


taken from the producing class


And while there is as earnest a de-


mand upon the farmer to plant and
sow as largely as at any former pc
riod in the history of rebellion, the
help upon which he was depending
to perform this work will, in part


be transferred to other fields Of la


Dor. What shall make up. this de
ticiency? How can the labor Of our
farms be performed? Fortunately |
the use of machinery, which will be


brought more largely into requisi-


tion than heretofore, can be very |
sately y relied upon; and there is


hardly any branch of farm work
which cannot be greatly forwarded


by its application. We believe up
on most farms improved implements
and machinery are now to be found,
and it may be deemed advisable for
those who cannot buy a mower, or
some equally costly machine, to hire
one for the purpose of doing a part
of their labor, and for this it might
also be well for some one to pur-
chase a machine in view of such
use. We believe it would pay a
good interest. Again, neighbors
who live at reasonable distances s.
part can exchange, and in that way
perform the heaviest part of their
work. The female portion Of the
household can also, assist in the
lighter part of the outdoor labor,
such as gardening, etc, in cases
where there are enough to perform
the labor indoors. The lesson of
doing things well must also be learn
ed and practised, and no crop plant
ed in superficial manner. Manure ;
we'll, use good seed, give good after :
and the crop will yield an :
ample reward. :


Wool, cattle, grain, and all kinds =
If farm produce is to command high !;
orices-therefore, raise all your .
ambs, put in literally Of all kinds of
grain, with the means at your COM
nand.) work with patience and
nope, being assured that the victo-
les Of peace will surely come, when
he tide of war has passed from our +
and. -Mai2e Farmer. G
Year: 1863

ed when told by Messrs. A. that


they got in the last load of their first


crop of hay on the last day. of June.


They have pursued this course for
/ several years, and find that by it


they are able to make beef profita-


bly,. Most of their land is moved


twice year-the second crop be-


ing, in good seasons, nearly equal to


the first.


Mr.. Peters was so much impress


ed with the advantages of this sys-


tenn, that he resolved to adopt it to


some extent. He therefore commen-


ced his haying last year on the goth


of June, taking the earliest grass on


rich land. By following up the


work thus seasonably begun, he was


enabled to get his entire crop-a-


mounting to $50 tons of upland or
! English hay-before any of it was
! over-ripe. Heretofore, commencing


to NOW when the grass was in bios


som, he has found it impracticable


to get through before some of the
grass was dead ripe, producing hay


no better than straw. His expert


ence IN the use of early-cut hay has


been so satisfactory, that he saws he
shall never go back to the old sys-
TEN. All his stock has done much
better on the green hay; the cows
give more milk; the young cattle,
so far as they have been fed on it,
have grown more rapidly. He fat
tened three yoke of large oxen and
one COW, all of which did full credit
to the green hay.


Not the least of the advantages of
this system, is the retention, to
greater degree, of the vitality of the
sward. All plants exhaust them
selves in the formation of seed
Grass is no exception to the rule.
Any one may have observed that
where grass is allowed to run to
seed for few years, it dies out more
than where it is cut or cropped be-
fore the seed is formed. Sward
which is moved in June, soon sends
up new growth, if the weather is
favorable, and when that is taken
off, the vigor Of the plants is shown,
even the succeeding season, in the
freshness and luxuriance of the
lerbage.


But this system cannot be univers-
lily adopted 1t is only practicable
where the land is pretty good quail
y, because it is only such land that
will produce two crops in year of
sufficient bulk to pay for moving
Where only ten or fifteen hundred
pounds of hay are annually obtained
o the acre, the point to be consider
ID is, when the grass reaches the
tage which will give the greatest
-alue in one crop of hay. There is,
owever, much land, and the guam
ity is constantly increasing from
he higher cultivation bestowed,-
n which the system might be prac-
ised with great advantage. Farm
rs need not wait for grass to lodge
own, on rich spots, thus iniuring
he quality Of the hay and smother
lg out the life of the roots; they
an NOW while all the grass is sweet
nd good, in the confident expecta-
on that the soil will produce all it
an, and that which is not obtained
l the first crop will be found in
lbsequent ones--Boston Cult;vator.
Year: 1863

DID NOT SAVE THEIR BACoN.-A few miles
West of Port Gibson, the advance of General
Grants army fonnd in the forest by the road
side two immense piles of bacon. each cover
ering an area of $500 square feet, piled as
high as the branches of the forest trees, and
each containing by estimate 10000 pounds
The enemy counting upon easy victory
at Thomson's hill had loaded his train with
these supplies and bis retreat was so hurried
that he had no time to remove or destroy
them. All these. as well as an abundance Of
tents, fell into our possession.
Year: 1863

While in this country the habeas corpus
act was suspended, individual liberty and in,
volatility of the domicile were being legal
lied in Austria Boston Post


There is food for reflection in the above
Since the Lincoln Administration was inaup,
urated, acts Of despotism have been commit.
ted IN the United States that put autocrat-
cal Russia and Austria to shame.


Gin. ENQUIRER,