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Year: 1862

A WORD TO MoTHERs.-Eachm mother
is a historian. She writes not the
history OF empires or Of nations on ps-
per, but she writes her own history on
the imperishable mind Of her child.
That tablet and that history will re-
main indelible when time shall be
no more. That history each mother
will meet again and meet with eternal
Joy unutterable grief in the far ages Of
eternity. This thought should weigh
on the mind Of every mother. and rem
der her deeply circumspect. and prayer
ful. and faithful in her solemn work Of
training up her children for heaven
and Immortality.


The minds Of children are very sus-
ceptible and easily impressed. A
word, a look, frown, may engraTe ah
impression on the mind Of child
which no lapse OF time can efsce or
wash out. You walk along the sea-
shore when the tide is out, and you
form characters. or write words or
names in the smooth. white sand, which
has spread out so clear and beautiful
at your feet, according as your fancy
may dictate; but the returning tide
shall in q few hours wash out and
efface forever all that you have written.
Not these lines and character Of truth. or
error, which your conduct imprihts on
the mind Of your child. There you
write impressions for the everlasting
good or i'll Of your child. which neither
the foods nor the storm Of earth can
wash out, nor Deaths cold fingers
erase, nor the slow moving sges oil
eternity oblilerste. How careful, then
should each mother be Of her treatment
Of her child. How prsyerful. and how
serious and how earnest TO write the
eternal truths which shall be his guide
and teacher when her voice shall be
Stint 10 death, and her lips no longer
move in prayer iD his behalf. in COM
mending her dear child to her eohTe'
nant God.
Year: 1862


habit o ~elf-a abuse To which is added observations or
Female Diseases and other interesting matter of the
importance the married and those contemplating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their physical ability
enter that state Sent TO any address in a sealed wrap
per. receipt of ten cents or four stamps


We devote entire time and attention 10 the treat
Of the various private diseases treated OF In phi
report Our Dpen>ary Is the only Institution Of the
hind in America which has been tablshed by special
charter this fact should give IL preference the
various quscks Of doubtful character be found in all
Year: 1862

There is great deal Of partisan ba Wing
about reinforcing this and that General
NOW in the field. We soleu,nly urge it
upon the Federal Government to reinforce
them all instantly, with that best Of all
1ni1ilary aids-A POLICY. Let it be
policy to hurt the rebels as much as pos
-sible, to knock away all the props OF
the Conederacy, and use every loyal
7rm in SO doing, whether 1t be
it be black or willie. Reinforcing is gen
orally done By marching; we doubt whether
some countermarching Of commanders
might not be necessary IN this We speak OF,
Int it would be Of more service to the
Federal cause thar half million moro
men, with all Mr. Cbese's proposed new
issue to back them. Shall the Federal
army be thus rcinfor2edf
Year: 1862

SHAKING THE WRONG TREE.


He whom Illinois Democrats are proud
to coll Old Dick, has strong and rough
hand, and it went astray yesterday. He
shook the wrong tree Catch Old Dick
voluntarily putting it on record in the
House that the recent pamphlet against the
new constitution in Illinois soere 7aotf.i6cd
st the expense Of that body, while the Val
landigham address to the Democracy was.
Of course it was mistake VIII the Chi
cago Times give the fact one insertion?
Year: 1862

estimate the number Of Republicans
caught by the gills with the stumptail hum
bug at 500 They will soon get their eyes
open to the shameful deception practiced
upon them.


The majo1ides given against the s8indle
by Northern Illinois in the face Of the
enormous drain Of Republican young men
to the army, and the defections caused By
the cry Of "stu1nptail,' and the apostacy
Of half dozen members Of the conyen-
Tention, are greater than we expected.
The sturdy farmers hare stood firm and
resisted the onslaught Of the secesh like
tie old guard, keeping their ranks and
hu11ing them back in confusion Ali honor
to the farmers Of Northern Illinois
Year: 1862

The snow of Winter gently falls


And whitens DER the ground
Tins with the snowy Wreaths OF time


The brow of age is bound.
1t meIts but slowly falls,


silent and scarcely seen.
Until the heads of those we love


Glitter with silver sheen
Time never heeds the pain or grief


Which human nature feels;
No backward movement ever makes
But onward rolls it wheels;
Regardless of the bitter wall


OF hearts by anguish riven;
The songs of youth, the plants of age,
Unheeded, rise to Heaven.
oh, could we find the tabled spring
Which would our youth restore
Or gaze, like travellers outward bound,
Ca the receding shore;
Butall in vain--the bounding wave
Still bears US from the strand
The mystic waters power is naught
But tale of fairy land.
Better to bear with cheerful heart
The change that time may bring,
And garner treasures for old age,
Than sigh for endless Spring.
Treasures of faith. and hope and love,
Freely 10 mortals given;
Death will restore our youthful bloom
There's no old age in Heaven.
Year: 1862

DEEP PLowING.-A recent English writer
makes the following sensible remarks on deep
culture s'That land may be injured by deep
culture is common but a erroneous opinion
Flowing down good earth and up bad, and let
ting them remain in that position, must lessen
fertility for time, but that is not deep cul-
ture it is literary exchanging good earth for
bad, and is the reason why individuals declare
that they have injured their land by deep
plowng. Let the nature of the land be what


it may. it can be raised to its greatest fertility
only by sufficiently deep pulverization and
mixture of the ingredients. Where the SUBJ
soil is of good quality, and in many places it
is better than the soil, bring it up at once to
the surface. Where deep culture is judcious-
ly executed, in no case does the new earth
lesson or destroy the fertility of the old; On
the contrary, they improve each other, and
constitute deeper and more productive soil"


ssDoes the razor take hold we'll % inquired
a barber, who was shaving gentleman from
the country. eyes, reqlied the customer,
with tears IN his eyes, sit takes holt hrst-rate
but don't let 90 worth cent"
Year: 1862

NOVEL MODE OF Carrying THE MAIL.-The
rebels in the lower counties of Maryland are
so closely watched by the Union troops that
they find it difficult to communicate with their
friends in Virginia. Their last dodge is the
most novel which has yet been put into oper-
alton: A large kite is made, covered with
silk, so as to render it imprevious to water


The tail is formed by folding letters or news
papers together, and tying them with loop
knot-each letter, or perhaps :wO letters to-
gether, forming bag. When the tail is as
heavy as the kite can conveniently bear under,
cord long enough to reach about two-thirds
of the way across the river is attached, and
the kite raised in the air. After the kite has
exhausted the string, or has reached suffi-
cient height, the cord is cut, and the concern,
gradually descending, is borne by the breeze
to the Virginia shore, where the tobs are TAX
en- off ly those in waiting, and new ones for
their sympathizing friends in Maryland tied
on in their stead. With the first favorable
wind, back comes the kite to the Mary land
shore, and vice versa. Although mishaps
sometimes occur to the mail by a sudden
change of the wind waiting it into the river, as
a general thing the dodge is successful. By
this means, large numbers of letters and North
ern newspapers find their way into Virginia.
Year: 1862

THE DEATH OF CHILDREN.-There is some
thing exceedingly mysterious in the early
death of the finest children. Nevertheless,
may we not charge God foolishly. You know
well how, sometimes, you would take the lit
tie object OF its fondest regard ont of the hand
and eager grasp of your dear little child, not
in stern severity, but to allure its greater will
ingness to come to yourself. God dealeth
with us as with children he snatches from
us, it may be in the bud, the finest specimens
OF our nature, around which the fondness and
the hope of our hearts cling not because He
would cast us off, but that He may the more
effectually win our thoughts aud our hearts to
himself here, and the more easily reconcile US
hereafter to be likewise ever with the Lord.


Of little human flowers, Death gathers many.
He places them upon his bosom, and he is
transformed into something less terrific than
before. We learn TO gaze and shudder not,
for he carries in his arms the sweet blossoms
of our earthly hopes.
Year: 1862

Suddenly the everlasting roar of musketry


increased in volume toward the extreme left,


and the conflict seemed to grow fiercer than


at any previous time. This was about six


CLOCK, and as L galloped over the field, 1
looked back and around upon the most sub
lime scene that the fierce grandeur and terri
bic reality Of war ever portrayed. The thou
sand continuous volleys of mnsketry seemed
mingled into the grand roar of great cata-
ract, while the louder and deeper discharges
of artillery bounded forth over those hills and
down that valley, with volume that seemed
to shake the earth beneath us. The canopy oi
smoke was so thick that the sun was gloomily
red in the heavens, while the clouds of dust
Year: 1862

The Tribune. in speaking of the disasters
which We escaped by the timel, arrival of
TIE Monitor. draws the following vivid pic
ture:


when We consider the possibilities of dis
aster involved in the unexpected attack of
the Merrimac, at Hampton Roads. We are
overwhelmed with the magnitude of the dam
ger which was impending over our uneon-
scious heads. The first success Of the at
tack, and the utter destruction of the Cum
berland and Congress, show what it was pos
sible for an iron-clad vessel of this kind TO
accomplish. Obviously no vessel of our
navy, and no combination Of them. had the
smallest chance of success in conflict with
her. Cased in impenetrable armor, she was
invulnerable by their weapons and strength
ened for dashing in by her PROV the sides of
any ordinary ship, it would seem difficult for
such vessels to escape destruction in con-
fict with her. 1t seems almost certain that
the Minnesota and Roanoke must have fall
en- victims to her second days assault; and
that nothing but the opportune arrival of the
Monitor saved them from the same disasters
which had so speedily destroyed the frigates
the day before. At the best the Minnesota
might perhaps have escaped by superior
speed. Nothing more than this could have
been hoped for, while the Roanoke must in
I eyitably have surrendered.


/ The possible results of the escape of the
Merrimac from harbor for Norfolk to the
omen ocean it is impossible to contemplate
without a shudder. In whatever direction
her force was applied it must have proved
overpowering. If she had turned her course
southwark against the blockading squadrons
OF the coast, the whole of them must have
either fled or fallen victims to her terrific fire.
But the most terrible result would perhaps
have followed an attack by the Merrimac
Year: 1862

THIS WORK IS THE AUTHORIZED


Infantry Tactics for the United states Army en-
bracing the system Of nstruoon 10 the form OF ques
tions and answers In the school, the COMPANY and BAT
talon Drill 90 highly commended by the Gen
era Of the o. b. Army and to which our best regiments
are iadebied for their thorough knos ledge Of evey
movement In The drill and battlefield, by which the
lives OF Thousands Of our men have been saved.
Year: 1862

Late Professor of the University of Pennsylvania,


CAN BE FOUND AT HIS
Private Medical Office and Hospital,


NO. 751 CLAY STREET,
Opposite the southwest corner Of the Plaza,


SAN FRANCISCO,
Year: 1862

The difference in expense, under the old and
new Constitutions, will be about as follows.
We estimate the salaries to be allowed by the
General Assembly, and base our estimate upon
what leading Egyptians" we're in favor of in
the Convention:
Year: 1862

THE ARMY AND GEN. MCCLELLAN.-WC {
are informed that q very deep and bitter feel
ing prevades the whole army OF the Potomac
against the defamers and prosecutors of Gen
Mcclellan, officers and men alike denouncing
those who endeayor to mislead the public with
regard to his plans and views, and raise
doubts as to his skill and wisdom in carrying
out any plan. The persecution alluded to is
not confined to our own county. We see in
Europe that the press there is full of fault.
finding, not only with Gen. Mcclellan, but
with our whole system of operations, as un-
warrantaby slow and inefficient. 1t cannot
be questioned that very much the greater
part Of the dissatisfaction thus expressed
arises from the ignorance and nexperlence of
the tault-hnders. The vastness of the field of
operations IN our war is not appreciated by
them. In Europe it is really astonishing how
very small the number is, even among the
most intelligent, who have any lust iie, nf
our country, and among our own countrvmen
there are large numbers who do not uronerlv
estimate ITS great area. Let all the dissatis.
ned study our country and recur to the oner
atlons IN the Crimean war, where in a territorv
much less than that Of the state Of Rhode
Island, more than 200, 900 men and so much
time were required for Its investment, and
they will, without doubt, comprehend better
the difficulties and delays necessary to invest
more than twenty times the Crimean area
with only about twice the force brought into
the field there Chicapo Post
Year: 1862

The CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTs.-We
have been informed that the validity of the
constitutional amendments, approved by the
people of the last election, will be disputed
by persons whose offices they will vacate,-
The ground taken is that the amendments as
they were passed by the Legislature of 1862,
differ in two important particulars from the
amendments proposed by the Legislature the
previous year. San Frdncasco Herdld.


That is so; and not only do the adopted
amendments differ in two, but in several par
ticulars rom the published ones; and the
Constitution is very plain and emphatic on
adopted by one Legislature, then published
for three months previous to the next elec
ton for legislators then approved by the next
Legislatures; and then by vote of the people.
And the fact is, the amendments said to
have been adopted never were published, as
the Constitution demands. Sac. Bee.


All true Mr. Bee. We proved from the
Journals during the past campaign, that the
requirements of the Constitution had not
been complied with. We believe you had
an article proving 1.-THE same fact. If the
is taken up to the Supreme Court, we
believe the amendments will be "laid on the
shelf" The great desire of the people is TO
have the Judiciary System Of our State
changed and improved We have always
believed Constitutional Convention the
best way of arriving at the change.
Year: 1862

HE HABEAs CORPUS IN THE SoUTH-AN
IMPORTANT DEcrIoN.-Military commanders
having been greatly annoyed by the service
of writs of hoJeos corpus in numerous instances
a late opinion of the Judge of the Confederate
Court at Knoxville will settle the question.
The Register states that Judge Humphreys
decided, in his charge to the grand jury, that
any one protesting allegiance to the U. S., is
an alien enemy, and not citizen and there
fore not entitled to the benefit of the act of
hobeos corpus-a right belonging only to citi-
zcns This decision will relieve the military
commandants of considerable annoyance in
future.
Year: 1862

Intervention. It was like the glesm Of sum
shine upon the fast dissolving ice previous
to its final breaking up with an explosion. The
news from England, therefore, Is the knell of
departed hope. Nor must ii be forgotten that
at the time Earl Derby desired to set himself
right before the country the news of the bril-
liant achievements at Roanoke Island and on
the Tennessee and the Cumberland had not
reached him. Had he then known how the re-
bellion reeled under these staggering blows,
how much more discouraging would his Ian
guage have been to the desperate cause of the
COnfederates


The administration party, the Manchester
party, represented by Bright and Golden, and
the great tory party, represented by Earl
Derby, have now all declared against the
claims of the rebellious States as inadmissible.
There is no other party in England. The whole
nation is thus against the pretensions Of the
sham government of JEFF. Davis. The discus
sion of the case of the Trent has developed
the latent sympathies of the British people
with the United States, and the leaders Of
the respective parties fear to run counter to
the public sentiment What will be the tone
of English opinion when the news reaches
Great Britain that Fort D0nelson is captured
that Bowling Green is evacuated, and at Colum-
bus the rebel General is preparing to follow
suit; that Nashville, if not already in the hands
of Buell., soon will be; that Savannah is under
the protection Of our guns, and that on every
side the Union armies are closing around the re-
bellion like circle of fame around scorpion,
to consume it alive or force it to sting itself to
DEATH
Year: 1862

habit Of self abuse To which is added observations
Female Diseases and other interesting matter of the
most importance to the married and those contemplating
marriage, who entertain doubts Of their physical ability TO
that Sent to any address in sealed wrap
per, receipt of ten cents or four stamps.


We devote entire tine and attention 10 the treat
Of the various private diseases treated of in pr
report Our Dipenssry is the only Institution of the
kind in America which has been tabliShed by special
charter ana this fact should give il preference the
quacks of doubtful character to be found in all
arr
Year: 1862

wish to nsul. with view to provoke a war There
be traitors madmen in the North who would ike
o. see their government involved in the embarrassment
of q war with England; but that government and poo
pie who require at this moment half million OF men IN
ms meet a civil and guard their capital should
look with anything but dsmay at the prospect OF war
with the most powerful maritime STATE in the world IS
monstrous supposticn TO be seriously believed oy
those who pretend to entertain it,


Al all events the true Of the disposition OF The
American PEOPLE will be the expressed Willingness on our
part 70 resort If necessary TO the mediation OF 'hird
party Should such concatory step meet with no bet
ter response than desire to insult aad wrong US we
should be united 10 repe The outrage, ana,
unless the solemn declaration of Paris is 10 no impoent
for all practical good, and mere dead letter, all the
Powers OF Europe would such be ranged on our
side ready brand with outawry nation guilty OF
barbarous and wanton all aggression.


Entertaining these views, recommend the working
men or Brighton and all who take part in similar demon
straons 90 raise their voices IN favor OF arbitration
The cry for peace hardly enough at the present
moment. What require peace on the principles OF
impartial usic and the trues way OF insurng thus IN
case of dispute whether in the affairs OF nations or OF IN
dviduals is by calling the services OF disnterested
arbitrator Iremain. very truly yours, K. COBDEN.


Mr. HENRY Gait.
Year: 1862

ANOTHER WARM DAY.-Yesterday was warmer
than tho day previous the thermometer at l O'Clock
p. M standing at 740 in the shade. Such saiuof'0us
weather in mid April is not within the memory Oh
that renowned individual "ye eldest inhaeitant.
Year: 1862

They are the eyes and ears Of their respec
tive governments, and France and England
want now to understand the whole case, for
they are contemplating change of attitude
by q political necessity. Their opponents who
are friends of the Southern Confederacy, want
but few votes Of a majority in Parliament. A
few weeks more of the american war, the stop
page ofa few more cotton mills, and slight
increase of the present popular distress, will
hufl them from their seats, unless they change
their policy. We believe that the change is
coming both there and in France, but we do
not think it has quite come in either. What
we want is a little patience, but what we want
still more is a manly selfreliance. and cour-
ageous and energetic use of our military
strength against the enemy. A few grand vic:
tories will win for as the welcoming hail of all
nations, and will open for us the portals OF
peace. Let us be up and doing !!


Rich. Enquirer.
Year: 1862

COMPOUND VALUE OF A Cow
A farmer in a neighboring state recently
subscribed to the recruiting fund fifty
dollars and a COW. Some one suggested
that better plan to realize her worth
than by selling her would be to put the
COW up at rattle. This was done, and
20j tickets sold at one dollar each. The
winner of the COW then put her up az
auction and sold her for thirty dollars
But it was deemed a pity that COW so
thoroughly patriotic should be sold so
cheap, and the result was that fifteen
dollars were added to the purchase mon
ey, making the cows aggregate contribu-
ton to the fund $3.50, besides the $50
from her original owner.
Year: 1862

ToRRISaroS.-"T The articles of association of the new nickel mining company, to which we alluded last week, will be found to-day in our advertising columns. We understand the com pany are to commence work immediately. and we expect to hear that an extensive business will be done in tho mining way. There are now two independent mining companies in Torring- ton
Year: 1862

him take his place in the army. He desires to
fight for the flag ct Yorktown Good officers
are not very plentiful. Let him have a
fair trial at once. 1t is the wish of Gen
Mcclellan, his superior officer, and there can be
no good reason for refusing it, The speech Of
Mr. McDougall in Congress, which we pub
lished yesterday, is deserving of public atten.
tOn For every injustice done now there will
be day of reckoning hereafter.
Year: 1862

TDY AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE PUBLIC PA.
I'D pers, signed w. s. Ashe you informed that he
will appoint and send agents through County in the
State TO borrow, purchase and if necessary to impress all
the arms now in the hands of private citizens.


Any attempt to .eze the of citizens s directly
at variance whit Constitution and in opposition TO the
declared policy Oi the Government which makes it the
duty of every citizen keep and bear arms and protects
the arms of the Militia even from execution for debt.


But while notify you that these agents have lawful
authority to seize your private and you will be pro-
tected preserving the of self defence must
enjOn upon you this emergency, Of the highest
patriotism and duty that should discover to the
within your knowledge and of selling to the all the
arms the properly of individuals which be spared


The CoOnels OF the several regiments of Militia will act
such delivered offered to them Their prompt
and eernest attention is called to the execution of this
der HENRY T. CLARK.


GoYsfnof Ex 0ficio
April ls. iss2. s.-h
Year: 1862

.CHAR1rARLE SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY.-The peo-
pie in the cotton States very actively discussing
plans of charitable supplies for the army. An ap-
peal recently made on this subject by Vice Pres


ident Stephens in speech to the people Of Geor-
gia The plan which he suggested was, for the'p peo


diers and in doing so for each contributor to select
particular soldiers for whom he should undertake
to provide, until every soldier from the county should
have somebody at home to whom he could look with
confidence for the supply Of all his necessaries II
purchasing cloth and other materials, the people
might act through some common agent, but each
contributor should personally to it that provision
was made for the particular soldiers under his care


and then the articles should be sent to the army and
delivered into the very hands for whom they are in


tended by some agent of the peoples own selection
for that particular purpose The result would be
that every soldier would have somebody at home to
stand sponsor for all his wants.