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Year: 1861

rs- The remarks of MT. Grace in the discussion on Saturday last, we were ma ble to get in time for Mondays publication. It affords us pleasure to publish them to- day:

 Mir. GRACE. Mr. President, hope the resolution will not be rejected. It re- cognizes vital principle which underlies oar free institutions. It is the same in substance, though expressed in different words, as that principle we find in the Y" declaration of independence, and also again we find it is the declaration of reserv- ed rights, made by the people of this State, at the time they formed their State consti tuition. It is the principle which declares that when a government ceases to answer the ends for which it was instituted, the people have the right to alter abolish or reconstruct the same What gentleman on this floor is willing to deny the correct ness of this principle? 1 hope none.- Then if we all acknowledge the correctness of the principle, l feel certain we have the manliness to act upon 1t, provided the facts warrant. That seven of the cotton States have dissolved their connection with the federal government is known to us all and that they have inauguratcd provisional federal government, and clothed 1t with certain powers, we also know. Whether these seven States had sufficient causes for their action is not for us to inquire-we are not the umpire. An enlightened public opinion must pronounce the judgment The question for us is, have they altered their government, and have they construct ed another That they have every member here knows we'll. Did they have the right so to do? According to both the prece- dent and practice ofthe government, think they had.

 hold, Mir. President, that it has not only been the practice of our federal go- vernment, from it's earliest years, but that it is eminently proper and right, that it should have been the practice, to be among the first powers to step forward and ac- knowledge the independence of any people who had overturned tyrannical institutions
Year: 1861

A. We copy from the South Western Democrat resolutions passed by the general council of the Choctaw Nation. We are glad to see our neighbors taking such bold and manly position, and think that some of onr own people might learn les son from them. The message of James Hudson, the principal chief, is an able paper, and we regret that we have not space to republish it. It takes the position bold ly and unequivocally that in the event of a dissolution of the Union the Choctaw Ma tion will go with the southern States.-- Read the resolutions below
Year: 1861

God bless the dear flag of the States,
That floats in the treezes Of heaven,
By the hand Of thy angels on earth,
That flag to our fathers was given.
o bless and protect it when Ger
we struggle and battle for righh
And grant that thy arm may decide
That justice may always be might
That banner our fathers has been
In the days of our deepest distress,
But when in adversely, thou
The flag of our country didst bless.
grant that our flag may remain
The flag Of people that's free,
Undivided in heart aud in mind
That dweleth in sweet unity.


o Father in heaven protect


The land and the homes of the brave,
And OIL from disunion and blood
Grant thou to protect and to save,
For aye to the stripes and the Stars
Wen prove that we're loyal and true
And honor forever we must


The coloIs Of red, ,rhite and blue.


REV. j. MILTON AKERs.
Pleasant Grove, Md, May 18th, 1861.
Year: 1861

The PRESENCE OF GoD-Live in sight Of
God. This is what heaven will be-the eser-
nal presence Of God, Do nothing you would
not like God to see. Say nothing you would
not like him TO hear. Write nothing you
would not like him to read. Go to DO place
where you would not like God to fpd you.
Read no book of which you would not like
God to say, $: Show it me.'' Never spend
your time in such way that you would
not like to have God say, "What ait thoq
doing2"
Year: 1861

Ar Meeting Of the citizens Of the XXth Ward without
distinction party held tho house Of DANIEL WNKENs
58thst, Cd TUESDAY EVENING lh lust, the
follow ing preamble and resolutions unsDnouty adopted:


HAeG The integrity Of the country Its glory Repubc
and It, greatness among the nations the earth mpeed by


orous attempts OF those States now In arms against the Gov
eTnment


Real ed That In this time Of t the duty Of every lover
humanity hold honor her liberty and her glory para
mount 10 every consideration Of party.


Eeored That the question OF opreeryGton In the present,
and OF safety il the future for common c1uuy and addtd TO
is the necessity that this unhappy struggle should be
brougt 10 speedy conclusion by prosecuting vigorously the
present war, and thus qneng the spirit Of rebellion that
its bloody hand against the Government demar
that every citizen should plant himself shoulder 70 shoulder with
WHO know question but their whole counyone
and uGyisible. -


Reoed That the UNION STATE TICKET nominated at Sy
Iacuse the llth furnishes ground Of political
action Of all parties and that IN s sapPort
the Government that moral fuent needs.


R7rc6 That in view Of the fore statements the under
signed do pledge utmost efforts elect this ticket and to
carry out the psn Of nominations for candidates for all
local Offices and further these objects IN the most effective
manner. hereby Association TO be known THE
PEOPLES UNION ASSOCIATION OF THE NINETEENTH
Year: 1861

1t is quite mistake to suppose that
children love the parents less who main.
tain proper authority over them. On
the contrary, they respect them more It
is cruel and unnatural selfshness that
INDUCES children in foolish and hurtful
way. Parents are guides and counselors
to their children; Asa guide in foreign
land, they undertake to pilot them safely
through the shoals and quicksands of in
experience. If the guide allows his fol.
lowers all the liberty they please-if be-
cause they dislike the constraint of the
narrow path of safety, he allows them to
stray into holes and down precipices that
destroy them, to loiter in woods full of
wild beasts or deadly herbs-can he be
called sure guide? And is not the same
with children? They are as yet only in
the preface or as it were, in the first chap
ter of the book of life. We have nearly
finished it, or far advanced. We must
open the pages to the younger minds. If
children see their parents act from princi-
pie, that they do not punish because per-
sonal offence is taken, but because the
thing in itself is wrong--if they see that,
while they are resolutely but affectionate-
ly refused what is not good for them,
there is willingness to oblige them in all
innocent matters-they will soon appre-
ciate such conduct If no attention is
paid to rational wishes; if no allowance is
made for youthful spirits; if they are
dealt with in hard and unsympathizing
manner-the proud spirit will rebel and
the meek spirit be broken.
Year: 1861

a lady said to her servant the other day at
dinner:


Go down to the cellar, and bring up the
bread which lies On the shelf there 7


1T won't do no good ma am, was the re-
ply, for the bread On that shelf down cellar
is up here il this cupbard, ma am
Year: 1861

We are not in favor of party which organ
zes for the sole purpose of giving any State
whatever the liberty of seeding whenever it
feels like it. We are not in favor of organ-
zing party which shall stand ready to see the
flag of rebellion to the Federal Government
raised upon this coast, and say, "hands of-et
it be raised-no coercion-let rebellion tr-
umph."


We think party which is for peace on the
part of the Federal Government, whenever ag-
gressions are committed against 1t, but for lcar
on the part of States or bodies of citizens
whenever they feel inclined to attack the Fed
eral Government, is a party not fit to exist
We love peace, but we hate treason.-Neudda
Democrat.


There is a faction of secessionists in this
State who supported Breckenridge, not power
fol in numbers but mighty in mischief, that
will blast The last hope of any party it touches.
Let the Democracy forever stand aloof from
such men. They are enemies to our Govern
ment. Their embrace is ignoble death. As
the minutest spray from the polcat contam-
mates the pure atmosphere for miles around. so
will this little secession faction, if permitted to
ventilate itself and evaporate into the great
National Democratic party, infuse it with an
odor worse than death.-Shasta Courier.


There is still conservatism and virtue enough
left among Americans to preserve from wreck
and ruin the Country and the Union, if they
will oppose themselves firmly and with their
might against the radicalism of the age, and
the factious leaders, who would hurry them on
to destruction. Come out then Union men,
consei vators of law and order, from the ranks
of all former political parties, und join once
again in the reviving shout, The Union must
and shall be preserved" !" Form into solid
phaanx, forgetful of all the petty issues of by
gone times in the grander scheme of saving
your Country from its threatened downfall !;
and netting out to traitors and to treason to
murderers and to crime their just reward
Sonora Age.


The Democracy of California are not on the
side of the mouthing, clustering trickster who
leads the secession movement. They ask no
counsels Of those who rejoice over insults to the
American Flag, and who exut over blood split
in defence of our country's cause. The Com
mttee of our party is not composed of thieves
or shameless political harlots, as the Disunon-
ionsts would fain believe There is not, and
there never has been shadow of shade of an
intention on the part of our Committee to touch
the secessionists with forty foot pole.-Ma-
rysu'lte Democrat.


The Democracy of California is a Union
Democracy. 1t will uphold and encourage, as
it may, active measures by the Administration
at Washington, for the maintenance of the
Federal Government, Burch, Scott, Gwin,
Weller, and their kind are fossils-and who
ever tries to pack them through, or shares with
the secessonsts the onus of their course 10
the last campaign or the present Legislature
declaring Lincoln's election sufficient cause for
disunion, and backing that by declaring South
Carolina right whatever party shoulders these
things, or part of them, will sink with the
dead weight of them.-S,erra Democrat.
Year: 1861

The RALLY To -NIGnT-There will be a
grand rally of the Union men tonight, at the
Court House. A Union Club will be formed.
and from the appearance of the list calling the
meeting, it will be one that will do honor 10
any cause. Forget not, Americans that the
issue now, is Have you a National Govern
ment and is it worth preserving at all haz-
yards? Let no patriot hesitate to take sides
with his country, and lend his best aid to
defend the priceless boon given to us by our
fathers, with the solemn injunction to maintain
and support it, and permit no bemish to mar
the fair eseatcheon of her honor. See to it.,
then that it has not been entrusted to un-
worthy hands.
Year: 1861

BEWARE OF IMPosToRs-We learn there is
a movement on foot to have Union meeting
at Chico tonight, with out distinction of party ;
we fear the thing was got up to foresial sentl-
ment by passing some kind of milk and water
resolutions, that could be construed for seces-
sion, or Pacific Republic, as some of the
parties concerned are not exactly Simon pure
on the great Union question of The day Chico
is strong for the Union and the maintenance
of the Government, but the citizens cannot be
too vig.last at these meetings. They are not
political gatherings they have higher and
holier object. Let it not be misappied.
Year: 1861

FoRr SUMPTER.-Later accounts from Char
lesion show that Anderson's fire was very
destructive and that if the fort had been prop
erly provisioned and garrisoned it would have
knocked the batteries by which it was sur
rounded about the ears Of those who erected
them. But Anderson had so few men that he
would not permit them to expose their lives by
working the upper tier of guns; the guns IN
that tier were many of them, coumbiads.--
The fort was fred upon at four o'clock in the
morning, but Anderson's men eat their break
fast of salt pork before they returned the fire.
Their bread gave out two days previous. The
secessionists would have had possession of the
fort without firing gun had they waited two
days, and prevented any vessel from approach
ing the fort. The bombardment was unneces-
sary-a useless waste OF life and warlike means
-Sacram,nto Union.
Year: 1861

RUNAwAY.-A span OF horses attached TO a
light lumber wagon, ran up Montgomery ST..
on Saturday last at furious rate, upsetting a
buggy and causing pedestrians "diggers," and
dogs to seek safety on the sidewalk They
turned up Myers Street and thence down Bird.
We suppose they brought up somewhere, but
may be running yet for all we Know. No
damage done as far as heard from.
Year: 1861

ANosHER MINING ACCIDENT-A man nam
ed Flint was killed, last Monday, in the claims
of Wagner, Hatchett & Co., at Gardner's
Point. A brother of Wagner and Flint were
down in the deep cut, and the ground COM
menced caving from above. Wagner barely
saved himself, but the torrent of water and
earth swept unfortunate Flint down through
the cut, over the steep and rocky precipice
toward Slate creek 1t was not until after
search of some hours that the body was discov-
cred about half mile below, lodged in some
brush 1t was mangled in a most shocking
manner, every particle of clothing being torn
of in its frigbtful descent among the crags.-
There was not a whole bone in the body. and
it had cut in the left side out of which half
of the heart protruded Flint was about fifty
years of age. and from Massachusetts, where
he leaves family.-lM Mountain Messenger.
Year: 1861

LAYING THE CORNER SroNE. = The Union
understands that arrangements have been made
for the laying of the corner stone of the new
capital by the Grand Lodge of Free Masons
on the 18th of May, the day after the annual
assemblage of that body in that city.
Year: 1861

EARrHQUAKE.-The Port Townsend Register
is informed by Blake. the keeper of the Dun
ganess Light, that there was quite severe
shock of an earthquake felt at Dunganess on
the night of the 7th inst. The tower of the
light house was observed to rock to and fro ;
so much so that the lights glimmered from the
agitation of the shock, which continued fully
three minutes.
Year: 1861

lhe danger, now eIntnlnent, that De-
fore the next harves. is repaid, the po.
litical troubles which now agitate the
country may ripcn into war with the
traitors Of the South, bids our farmers
begin early to prepare for the CONNER
cial wants which this new and deplora-
BILE state Of things will create. We
point out a fact or two which they
should bear in mind.


Louisiana, one Of the rebellious States,
furnishes a large share Of the sugarthat
is consumed in the Northwest If her
industry is interrupted and embarrassed,
as it will be if she carries ont her pro-
gramme, by diversion Of a part Of her
labor to military pursuits, and the wide
spread and alarming slave instructions
which will break out; and if the ordi-
nary channels Of commerce are closed,
rs they will be, that source Of sugar
supply will be cut off; and we must
look to Cuba for all that our people can
afford to consume, unless advantage is
taken Of the productiveness of our soil
to raise for ourselves crop of Sorghum
which will yield enough syrup and crys-
talizcd sugar to supply our markets. It
is fortunate at this juncturc, that this
plant has demonstrated its value in such
a way that no one doubts it. It is un-
questionably, in prudent and pains-tak-
ing hands, not only one Of the most GER
tain but most rcmunerative OF al crops
that the farmer can put in the ground ;
and nothing but some necessity which
shall compel our men Of science to in.
vcstigatc and utilize the crystalline prop
critics Of its product, prevents it taking
the place of cane sugar all over the
West. ANY interruption Of trade, any
great public calamity which should put
foreign luxuries ont Of the power Of
the masses, would make domestic sugar
from the Sorghum an article Of prosita-
able and very general cultivation.


We desire to hint now that il trouble
is ahead, it is the part Of prudence and
patriotism to make the State of Illinois
self sustaining, and as far as possible,
independent, for all the necessaries OF
civilization, Of all the rest Of the world.
Sugar stands, after bread. meat, salt
and wearing apparel, at the head Of the
list; hence we hope that no farmer in
the West will neglect to plant, as early
and as carefully as may be, his share
Of Sorghum, so that, happen what may.
we shall be under no obligation next
year, to tic Slave labor Of Louisiana !;
and so that III all time to come these
Western States may produce at least
all the sugar that their people can con
sume. There are now in Illinois sever
al sugar mills in successful and profita-
Die operation and there are, we dare
assert, already thousands of families
who are wholly supplied with sugar
from their own farms. II Louisiana Sc
cedcs there will be mill in every
school district, and within three years
from this time, importations Of sugar
will be confined wholly to those finer


varieties, which great self-indulgence


demands. Mark the prediction, pu'


plenty Of seed into the ground, and j


will prove to be true - Chicago Tri


Lune.
Year: 1861

Two million, five hundred and forty
five thousand dollars is certainly sfttg
sum to be abstracted from the National
Treasury during single Administra-
ton four years, even if it should not
be swollcn-as no doubt it must be-
by further defalcations yet to be discot-
cred.
Year: 1861

w nat R1cayune ButAeF IL GONG 70 Dos


We have rarely seen more feroeious remarks
than the following, delivered in Washington, by
Gen. B. F. BUTLER, IN response to a serenade. We
copy from the Star:


He said that he had always been warm friend
to the South, while the South was loyal to the Union
When they shall have laid down their arms he
would again be their friend; but 50 lopg as they
continue In their present rebellous position, he
would meet that rebellion only with cold steel The
breaking up of our glorious Union he regarded as
much more dreadful event than the shedding of
blood. The Union had cost too much blood and trea
sure to be torn asunder, and, so help hIm God, he
would never part with it for anything less than its
cost. [Applause.1 He held every man TO be his
brother who stood with him in defence of the flag Of
our nation, but who Gisgraced and trsmples on it
Is traitor OF the deepest dye This Union must be
preserved, though every man capable of bearing
this side of the Arctic regions perish in the
attempt to sustain IT. [Cheers.l If the 10000 men
now here be killed in endeavoring to maintain the
Union, there are thirty thousand more ready to
step into their places; their places can be taken
by an hundred thousand men, and theirs, in turn,
by quarter of million, and when no more men
are left the ladies viii take up their broomsticks
and rush to its defence. Laughter and loud cheers
So far as he was concerned he should take no step
backward. His face was towards the South and he
intended to keep it in that direction When he should
be ordered TO go South, by his Governor, he should
go. and he wanted them 10 follow him.


The only answer TO such remarks which the
South can make to his speech, says the Richmond
Eaqtirer, is that when Gen. BUTLER thus nvades Us
with the heart Of demon and the steel Of mur
derer, and attempts to march through our land, we
shall as the instrument of Heavens vengeance
make his track as short as possible. He frighteRs
no man by rufian boastings. He but pours double
strength Into each arm. ....
Year: 1861

The Pulaski Ciisen heretofore decided Unio,
paper, heartily concurs in the action Of the Legisa
ture. and adds:


The Volunteer State, which two months ago gave
driven out by the duplictty treaehery and tyranny
Of the Black Republican administration. Tennessee
viii never bow her neck to the yoke Of oppression
and on the Sh of June will tell the world so at the
ballot box by even more than sixty thousand major
ity. On that day the people viii be called upon TO
Tatfy the action Of the Legislature. Let every man
vote for Separation and Representation. No Tennes-
sean worthy of the name ought to vote for shy
other ticket at this crisis
Year: 1861

TENNESSEE AND VTRONIA.-If the new
received by the last Pony is correct, the
people of Tennessee have decided against
holding a Convention, The question of
Convention" or mo Convention" was
submitted to the people at the same time
they voted for delegates; if a majority vo-
ted for the Convention then the Governor
was to call the delegates together, other
wise, so far as the delegates are concerned,
the election was void 1t is now stated that
the people have decided by 10000 majority
against Convention, consequently, none
will be held.


The Virginia Convention was in session
at last adyices, but were waiting the action
of the Peace Congress. The action of the
Virginia Convention, in regard to the re-
latlons of that State with the Federal Gov
ernment, will have to be submitted to q
vote of the people for ratification or rejec-
tiOn.
Year: 1861

LOST AND FoUND.-On Wednesday morn
ing last, miner from near Rough 4 Ready
arrived in town, as he supposed with purse Of
gold dust, worth $506 for sale. On thrusting
his hands into a capacious overcoat pocket for
his treasure, he found it had disappeared through
somewhat extensive opening which it had
evidently made for itself at the bottom Of the
aforesaid pocket. With a countenance of blank
despair, he quickly turned on his heel and has
be his previous path. AS goodluck would have
it, one chance in fifty turned in his favor, and
he picked up his purse in the middle Of the
road, where he had dropped it, near the top of
the hill, about half mile from town. Grass
Valley National.
Year: 1861

The VIRGINIA CoNvENTIoN.-The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Bulletin, in q
recent letter, says:


Virginia seems to have gone by large ma
iority for the Union party"-but the fact will
be well calculated to mislead the public mind
outside of the State, and create totally false
impression. The two parties in Virginia were
styled "Union" and Secession" but the only
distinction between them was while the latter
claimed that every fair means for peace had
been exhausted, and urged immediate seces-
sion, the former still hoped for settlement, and
thought every honorable means had not been
exhausted. These latter look to the action of
the "Peace Convention" with great solicitude,
as their last hope, and after its failure to secure
security and tranquility, there will
then be but one party in Virginia.
Year: 1861

COPPER CRAzY.-A gentleman who recent
ly returned from visit to the copper mines in
the southwest corner of Calaveras county, rep
resents that all other subjects Of conversation,
save copper, copper ore, copper float, copper
veins, copper groupings and copper again, are
for the present ignored in that locality. Every
body and his big brother has claim, and all
are getting rich in prospective.
Year: 1861

The HEAvEEs.-An inter esting sight may
now be observed before sunrise in the
morning. Three of the heavenly bodies
Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon-will appear,
to be within two or three degrees of each
other ALI are now in constellation Leo,
the two planets being scarcely three quarters
of a degree apart. Jupiter is the brighter
ofthe two, and has just passed by Saturn
in its course eastward. The apparent mo-
tions is so slow that it cannot be detected
in less than three or four days. AS Jupiter
makes the circuit of the heavens in sbou:
thirty years, ii will be two.thirds of the
latter period before they are seen so closely
together, and that in different quarter of
the sky The planet Venus is now a most
beautiful object IL the southwest for an
hour or two after sunset. 1t is near the
tropic of Capricorn, and of course will soon
turn and move east by north, shining with
a brilliant light in the higher consultations
during winter and spring.