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Year: 1862

FEDERAL TAX on THE PRoDUCr OF OUR MfNES.
During the long discussion on the Federal ak
bill, which has been before Congress for about
two months a proposition was made to levy
direct tax of one per cent dd Vdlorem Oh all
gold and silver produced at any mine within the


United States This proposition was advanced


by Mr.. Sheffield, a member of the House Of Rep.
rcscntatves from Rhode Island, as an indepeud-
ent paragraph of the bill. aud opposed on the III.
slant with vig0r and success by Phelps ana
Sargent, of California The latter cOntended
that California would be peculiarly taxed by the
bill without this clause, for she consumes largely
all the items Of eastern merchandise, the price oil
which will be greatly enchanced by the taxes
imposed by the bill A tax upon :he gold which
is exchanged for the products and manufactures
of the east would therefore be oncrous and un-
Just. Gold has fixed value. If its price could
be cnchanced by taxation Mr.. Sargent said he
would not object to its being taxed. But II
has standard value, and cannot be disposed OF
to customers at anything above that. tax
upon gold, he argued, would be but another form
of income tax. The income tax provided for in
the bill requires the payment OF three per cent.
upon the income Of every man above 5000. For
this sum no man in California can maintain his
family, the cost of living being so much higher
here than in the east hence the relative amount
of income tax must also he higher, and it, in ad-
diti0n to this, tax Of one per cent. were levied
upon the entire product of the labor Of the
miner. that would be in effect an extra income
tax for California, exceeding that for other
States, one, two or three per cent, which must
all be borne by the producer of the gold. Such
burden would be unequal, aud MIR. Sargent
predicted that it would be resented by the miners
Of California Colorado and Nevada, who would
cvade payment of the tax on their hard. earned
gold. Mr.. Sargent concluded this portion Of his
impromptu speech by remarking as follows =
"You would burn your candle at both ends ;
make us pay the tax you levy upon your pro-
duets, keep us from supplying ourselves else
where by an enchanced tariff, and then take a
lions share Of what gold remains to us.N-Appeak /
Year: 1862

"The party that had the honor of being the
nominee of last Fall, for the Executive office,
has always been true and loyal to the Govern
ment, though prescribed here from any share in
the patronage of the Federal or State Admiais
tration and as long as it remains true and 10y
al, and parties are kept organized as at present,
will remain of its number"
Year: 1862

An erroneous impression is said to prevail in some parts of the State, with regard to the lnde- pendent companies to be formed under the provi- sions of General Order No. IF, ssued:by General Hindman. on the 1-th day of June. These com panies are intended for home defence, and it is error to suppose that they will be ordered to remote points, or out of the State They are, literally, home guard, to be composed of men not subject to conscription, and to operate against the enemy when he invades the State and threatens their homes The organization of such companies should be made in every county, as 1t will not inter- fere with the employment or farm duties ot the men, unless at time when the presence of war would prevent them for labor on their farms. Apart from the valuable services they can render to the country, and the protection they can afford to their families, by acting in concert, it will be seen, by General Order No. 45, to be found in another col umn that only the members of these companies will be allowed to retain guns.

 Being organized under orders from the command ing general, and regularly in the service, if cap tured they are entitled to be treated as prisoners of war: whereas, if fighting on their own hook, the federals would be apt to show them no mercy.

 With these advantages, and the assurance that these companies will not be ordered off, or carried to remote points, we hope that they will soon be formed, and their organization reported to head quarters.
Year: 1862

plenty and the members are feted, treated, wined, dined and invited to parties, they are content to stay. When the elections are over, about the middle of December, they begin to grow homesck and from Christmas till the close of the session, 1t is often a difficult matter to keep quorum here. They then say !" II there was any prospect of an early adjournment l would stay, but my affairs require my presence at my home, and must go.' That Is the plea then. But at last day for final adjournment is agreed upon. Usually this 5 fixed for Monday. During the preceding week the mem bers begin to go home Each man who has managed to get his |" little bill" through, or who has carried his pet measure, concludes that all necessary legislation has been done. The know ing ones, when they wish to get rid of such 3 man agree among themselves to take up his pet measure, pass it, and so get rid of him. There 1 is no excuse for desertion at that time. Twen- i ty,four or torty-eight hours can make but little difference in the time of their arrival at home, and i'll that time by staying when they should stay they might prevent more mischief or do more good than during all the previous weeks of the session.

 The remedy for this evil is fyr each voter to require pledge from each candidate to the General Assembly, that he will remain at his post until the hammer of the presiding officer falls, and the legislature is declared adjourned. Vote for no man who will not promise his con stituents to stay until his work 1S accomplished. It would be far better if these absentees would absent themselves during the first part of the session, so they would remain at its close.

 We have not space or time to enumerate other ills that flow from this disgracetul and ruinous practice. The executive has a mass of important bills submitted for his approval witl- out time to make the necessary examinations. If he chooses to pocket one or to veto it, there are not enough left to override his action or pass the bill over his veto. The clerks and of, fcerS are crowded with business, and in the hurry and confusion mistakes are unavoidable.

 We call the attention of the press of this State tothis matter. and assure them that there Is no greater evil, and one which needs correction more than the one we have alluded to.
Year: 1862

freely and fairly given, remembering that if all do their duty now, the perils that environ us will soon be passed. The conscript should re- member, that of the quarter of a million of vol, unteers in the southern cause, not hundred went into the service for the pittance of eleven dollars month, but were actuated by patriotism and hatred of tyranny. What they did willingly, the conscripts should do, at least, cheerfaly- 1 The service cannot be escaped from, and they should make virtue of necessity.

 In some few cases, and we hope they are rare, conscript soldiers have shown a disregard for private property, and have committed excesses, saying that they did not care, as they were forced into the service and intended to destroy all they could. This recGlessness and evidence of dis i honesty will bring its own punishment Besides the penalties incurred as provided by army re- l gulations, regiment containing any number of such men soon acquires bad name and fares badly. In battle 1t is always placed where it 1 cannot retreat, and IS less cared for than the rest. Its complaints are not attended to as that of others; officers take no pride in it; the hardest duties are assigned to it, and the men suffer far more than if obedient and well behaved. How. ever repugnant the duties of soldier may be to somehow much soever they may dislike a camp life, yet as these duties must be perform. ed, and as there IS no chance to avoid such a life, unless with dishonor and danger, the cons script will find it better to do his duty promptly and cheerfnly, to yield ready obedience to all orders, and to bear in mind that he is but doing his duty to his country when defending it from invasion.

 The management of these troops is matter of some delicacy and requires skill. tempered with judgment. Officers should see that proy~ sion is made for their comfort as far as means will permit. As far as the commissiarat will supply them, their wants should be attended to. so that no reason for complaint should be given. But this kindness should be combined with firm ness, so that if a mutinous or reckless spirit should be exhibited 1t may be promptly sup> pressed and in cases where the crime deserves it, the death penalty should be sternly inflicted. The vicious and disloyal would soon be got rid of and the body of the troops soon learn their duties and take pride in performing them.

 Such, we are convinced, is the intention oi our military authorities and such the course they mean to pursue. The great body of the con- scripts are southerners and gentlemen. A few bad spirits among them may do much mischief and lead good men into trouble. We again urge upon the conscrpts to do their duty cheer fully and quietly, cultivate patriotic spirit and resolve to drive the enemy to where he will be compelled to sue for peace.
Year: 1862

Andy Johnson ordered the clergy of Nash vile to pray for the President of the United States, and to take the oath of allegiance. A number of them refused to do 50, when the tyrant had them put in the penientiary. Ven erabe ministers, grey-laired servants of God are immured in dungeons and thrown among felons. The wife of the Rev. Mir. Baldwin, the author of Armageddon and other works, advised him to rot in prison rather than take the oath of allegiance and said that if he were to take the oath she would never live with him again.
Year: 1862

The Appeal of the 22l says that on the Fri dav previous, squad of Porter's cavalry, at a point some eighteen miles northeast of Mem phis, overhaulded some twenty i've drays, laden with cotton, on their way to the city. There were sixty four bales, which the drivers were ordered to unload and pile up in the road This was done and the pile fired, and the drivers dis

 missed with promise that if caught hauling cotton again they would not be let of so easily.
Year: 1862

TAKE your watches, clocks and jewelry to
Jeanneret, next door to the Rock Island bank,
if you want them put in thorough repair
His charges are moderate and all his work
warranted TO give satisfaction.
Year: 1862

WHISKY The new tax law, which takes
effect on the lst day of August, imposes a tax
of 90 cents per gallon on all whisky nanufac
tured after that day, and all on hand at the
place of manufacture that day.
Year: 1862

HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL
IL PAINTER, is now prepared, to execute
with neatness and dispatch all orders in the
Painting, Glazing, and Paper Hanging Line, and
at the most reasonable prices. Call and give him
trial.
Year: 1862

He says he thinks, and always thought and felt
that his master had no right to hold him in
slavery, and that he never knew a slave who
thought otherwise. He said he never had
IS in his life of his own, and added "Oh, mas
sa, If | could only be free, could get along
wild my family, and lib like a book" In fine,
it was the old story of sense of manhood re-
pressed, crushed out; love of freedom and
right to ones selfoutraged by violence ofmiqht
This bondman was to all appearance equal
in point of intellect, of manly feeling, of sense
Of justice and injustice, and all the common
attributes of humanity, to very large proper
ton Of northern white men who perform the
ordinary everyday labor peculiar to our mode
of life.-And by this comparison l intend no
disparagement Of any class of freemen in the
North, but mere justice to the colored man.
have seen colored men with whom no white
man need feel it disparaging to be compared,
either as regards moral character or general
intelligence.


There is desperate movement, at present,
on the part of professed lovers of the Union
and Constitution, to ignore and stave off every
issue and principle of action which tends to a
proper and just settlement Of existing nation
al troubles. The coadjutors of rebellion, rep
resented by certain journals in your city,
blinded so many years in the past by political
prejudice and self interest, and still unable to
see any purpose in this war, other than the re-
establishment of a Fictitious Union, the ''right"
Of tyrants to rule, not only their colored vas
sails. but the white men of the free States. and
a general return to the party usages and issues
of years past are INSCRIPTIONS In denouncing
the administration, and its most hearty sup
porters; they seem to think there is no guild
ing power above the President and General-in-
chief, and whatever shall be the result of the
contest is dependent either upon the wisdom
OF the one, or the bravery and discretion of
the other. But there is mind greater
than either President or Cabinet; power
compared with which the Union army is
broken reed, which controls and directs the
whole march of events. Human courage, pa
triotism, military skill, are of noavail to bring
order out of chaos; but as they are subserv-
lent TO just principles, and when the Govern
iiSiip .s7'SAeS 40 icSttt duiiiOilly W It-
move the cause of war, and tempers its man.
dates with that most noble and infallible prin-
ciple of the Divine existence, JUSTICE, then
will peace shine out and bless our land with
plenty and happiness. There is a. old and
somewhat hackneyed maxim, which should
be the special watchword of every man from
President to private in the ranks. 1t is this,
Fiat justitia ruat coel,pn.n Justice is what
the insulted, injured North demands OF the
traitorous, rebellious Southy Justice is what
the millions of down-trodden, long-sufering
bondmen ask in imploring terms; and justice
is being meted out TO both North and South,
inasmuch as they are respectively guilty of
national corruption, and have measured out
injustice to others. Yours truly,


SUBALTERN.
Year: 1862

are banded together to oppose the laws, it is
my duty to nnimadvert upon their acts.-lf
the facts TO which have alluded are true.
their obvious tendency is not only to disturb
the peace Of society, but to subvert the very
foundations Of the government VIII Sc laws
both you and myself are sworn to administer


With the condition of our unhappy coun-
try, the evils which exist, their causes, and
those who are to be blamed, have nothing
to say here. have my own-a very >trons
opinion. They are entitled to their ani
| am equally entitled to mine. would no:
trespass upon my ewn sense Of propriety by
allusinn TO them ere. But should feel my.
self and should be regarded by others, an
worthy this place, if l SHOULD fail to charge
you Of offences against law, be tho offendets
whom they may.
Year: 1862

The WAY They Go.-Tbe Newbury Her.
aid reminds US of facts calculated 10 dimin-
ish individual consequence. A thousand
millions of people. averaging only the age
of thirty years, requires 81 900 to die every
day, or one in every second of time, and as
many to be born to keep the number good
Half of these born disappear before the
seventeenth year, or before they come to
maturity, as half the blossoms on a tree
will fall worthless to the ground; but six in a
hundred live to be sixty years old; but one
in 500 reaches eighty, and but one in a
thousand, one hundred.
Year: 1862

PEACH CRoP.-It has been estimated by
the Visiting Committee Of the State Agri'
cultural Society. that the yield of the peach
es from one orchard alone in the immediate
vicinity of Stockton will amount to the value
from $4,000 to $4,000
Year: 1862

A letter 10 person in Brandon, Mass,
from Ship Island, says that Vermont pri-
vate on guard there fell sick one night and
was taken to the hospital, where the soldier
gave birth to child The soldier and
young recruit are doing we'll.
Year: 1862

At a meeting of the Democratic State Central
Committee, held at Sacramento on the 2Sth of
May, 1862. it was resolved that a Democratic State
Convention be called to meet at Sacramento, on
Wednesday, the 9th day of August, 1862, for the
purpose of nominating candidate for the office
of Superintendent of Public Instruction. and the
transaction of such other business may come
before it: and that delegates to such Convention
be elected according to the following apporton-
Year: 1862

re- Mr.. Stevens of the House Finance
Committee, stated in Congress that about
one hundred and eighty millions of dollars
Of the public money were unaccounted for
and supposed to have been squandered and
stolen,
Year: 1862

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


We devote entire time and attention TO the treat
ment of the various private diseases treated of in pr
vate report Our Dspensary the only Institution Of the
kind in America which has been tabished by special
charter and fact should give preference the
various quacks Of doubtful character to be found in all


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Year: 1862

rate Of interest: and fundable, at the
end of one, two, or three years, in six
per cent. bonds. In addition to this
scheme Of taxation is required sufficient
to meet the immediate wants of the
government and the interest of the pub
lie debt, together with sinking fund
for the ultimate liquidation Of the in
debtedness of the government. 1t is
this latter matter that creates all the
difficulty in Congress. 1t is feared that
an oaium will attach to that Congress
which first inaugurates system of tax
alton similar to that which prevails in
in France and England and all of
the small politicians in the lower house
will avoid by every means in their pow
err adding to the burden of their con-
stltuents, as though war must cost
nothing. Yet through this Congress,
or over this Congress, some comprc.
hensive scheme of taxation must be
passed. 1t VIII require all the wisdom
of Congress and all the patriotism of
the people to put into successful ope-
ration the machinery, ample and mi
mute, which will be required for this
purpose.
Year: 1862

ground Of difference. If you do not
see In the light of his understanding,
wait and reflect, but do not argue and
oppose. To be truly united, as to the
spirit. is to be one in affection and
thought. If there is no harmony in
your thoughts, the closer you draw to-
gether, the more YOU will disturb each
other. But why should / say more 1?
Your eyes are open and you see. The
wav is plain, walk in i1 and find peace
and JOY. You have true man for ?
husband be to him true wife, and
happiness beyond anything conceiya-
Die now shall be yours i'll the ages OF
eternity.'-Ha,pers' Monthly.
Year: 1862

An Ordinance relating to exploding Firc-Crack-
ers in the streets Of the Town OF Auburn.


The Board of Trustees of the Town OF Auburn
do ordain us follows:


SEC l. No person shall shoot off or explode
Fire Crackers in any Of the streets OF the town OF
Auburn, within the corporate limits; any person
so offending shall upon conviction thereof before
any Justice of the Peace of said town. he fined in
the sum of Five Dollars, and all Justices and
Marshal's costs that may accrue in the prosecu-
tion for the violation Of this Ordinance, which
shall be the legal fees allowed by law; and in de-
fault of payment by the person or persons so con
victed the Marshal is hereby empowered to work
them upon the streets of said town, at the rate
of Two Dollars per day, until the fine and costs
are worked ont.


Sec 2. All fines collected under the provisions
of this ordinance shall be paid into the Town
Treasury. by the officer collecting the same; ana
it is hereby set apart to the General fupd OF sa'a
town.


SEC 8. This Ordinance shall 60 into, and be in
effect from and after its publication
Year: 1862

REBEL TAcTIcs-lhe rebels have q very
simple and effective method Of recruiting and
keeping their old regiments full. A cores
pondent, who insists that the Government
must have million Of men in the field before
Winter says of the rebel plan:


Two or three recruiting officers from each
regiment now in the field are to be kept con-
stan,Iy at home. in the parish where the
regiment WAS raised. They are to receive
and drill all the recruits that offer, and if
none offer, they are to obtain recruits from
the enrolment list Of the conscripton.-
There are in The South l,5O7,77O men capal
ble Of bearing arms, so that there is plenty
Of material for them. Every month the Coli
onel Of the regiment is to inform them how
many men he wants to fill up his regiment
to the full Complement, and every month
the senior recruiting officer is to march for
the seat Of with the required number Of
fresh men, lis own place being supplied by
another officer
Year: 1862

q Stern lawgiver yet dost thou wear
The Godhead's most benignant grace;
Nor knew we anything SO fair
AS is the smile upon thy face:
Flowers laugh before Thee on their beds,
And fragrance on thy footing treads;
Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong,
And the most ancient heavens, thro' Thee,


are fresh and strongD
Year: 1862

nA- Dseems that the people of Nash
Vile are beginning to realize the necessity for pre-
paripg 70 meet the coming danger, and we hope to
sec the same feeling universally prevalent The
N. Y. Herald has givenns notice that the North
must ''khock under uslRss the rebellion be put
down BY the first of May-and pr5dicated, as 1t is
upon the rapid exhaustion Of Northern means
should arouse all the energies of The South to meet
the decisive crisis. Let the enemy make no
headway within the time indicated and the war
can not be prolonged beyond it but let the South
Gag, show signs Of yielding, and there is no telling
how long il may continue.
Year: 1862

res- We read, with pleasure, not long
since, the announcement that Ex-Governor More
head, Of Kentucky, had been released from Fort
Lafayette on parole; but our Qualification was pre-
mature. We lost sight, for the moment, of the
treachery and baseness so Characteristic et his cap
tors; but they are forcibly recalled % mind by the
fact that Gov Morehead though released from pris-
on, was forbidden to leave the city Of New York
where be was so annoyed by repeated brutal in
suits that he returned to his dungeon to escape the
taunts of populace too degraded to feel what is
due to a gentleman and a prisoner.
Year: 1862

GEN. BEAunEGARD.-In common with our entire
population we are delighted at the transfer TO Co.
lumbus of the hero Of Manassas. His unriyaled
skill as an engineer renders his presence especially
desirable at q point where the most powerful forti-


cations end the strongest defenses are needed. His
profound knowledge of military affairs will enable
him at once to appreciate the situation, and to as
certain in what respect il may be improved; while
his reDown as victorious general, and his bound
less popularity, will inspire soldiers with that
confidence and devotion which are the heralds o.
victory The whole South viii now feel that all
that be done towards The protection of the i'm
portant strategic point at Columbus viii be DONE
New Orleans Bee.