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Year: 1862

Various methods have been resorte
to to puta s;opto tEese malignant insults,
and to compel the Shecesh TO maintain
at least the outward demeanor belong
inc to their sex. Gen Buffers calaboose
prescription proved, il is said, very
etficacous at New Orleans. Governor
Johnson. of Tennessee, has bad good sue
cess by aseribing the bitterness OF the
feminine tongues to the acidily OF their
stomachs, and has found dose Of rhu.
barb TO be sufficient in mild cases, and
the most obstinate TO yield TO three and
an emetic. In one instance, narrated by
a correspondent of the New York 1tlas,
corporal punishment has been resorted
TO, and as the only case Of its kind, we
copy the account, without, of course un-
deriaking to justify the com Sc a loptcd


The charitable supposition is that the
falherly sergeant misunderstood his or.
ders, or at least that the manual appi.
cation was intended by the General to
be administered outside of The crinoline


The General in command Of the troops
was sitting in his quarters, large room,
in long beforeyacated house, busily
writing. a sergeant, who is called BY
his mates big King" on account of
his great size, (he is six feet three, and


weighs over goo, stood, cap in hand,
waiting for some order or answer from
the General, when in came n young and
really beautiful lady of about eighteen
quite petite in figure, say not more than
tour feet six, perhaps, and weighing
about one hundred and thirty pounds, TO
make some complaint. or rather TO abuse
all the poor mean Yankees with the
full force Of spunky wonan's tongue
her eyes flashing and her nose elevated.
The General was taken completely by
surprise at the TRADE, while she kept on
calling the General himself all the hard
names she could think of, until she paus-
ed for breath. | now use the Sargent's
own words as near as | can remember
them The General looked quietly
up al me, saying. Orderly remove his
child: give it sound spanking and
send II home 7 saw, despite his plac


Ill manner, that he was in earnest. But
the command was enough. took her
by the hand and led her INCREASINGLY
into another room which was used for a
store room for the Generals trunks, &c,
the girl supposed was showing her the
street door until | led her into this room.
shut the door aud led her 10 a chair and
sat myself down (allhough | never did
such thing myself | have seen my wife
do II 10 her lltlle sister and knew how il
should be done. land before the httle
creole understood my purpose had laid
her face downwards ON my knees in a
second more the dress and all other loose
clothln. was turned over her head, out
OF my way, saving only single thick
Year: 1862

! ness Of linen to save the blows. She be-
gan to struggle and try to get away, but
all in vain holding her in position with


my left arm and hand, my right hand
did its part and came down hard the
first slap caused her to shrek just above e
her breath, and so quickly descended a
dozen more, that she forgot where she
was and all else except the sting, and
kicked and struggled like child of six
years, almost throwing herself out of my
lap. Pausing for a minute to put her in
position again, | slapped her several
times more before she was content to keep
still after she did gave her three more
to remember me by, and replacing her
dress, raised her to her feet and put
down her veil, merely noticing that the
tears were on ber cheeks. Although
the sound that escaped her at the first
blow was the only one she uttered at all
like cry, she looked subdued and con
quered, | conducted her to the outer
door, raised my cap, and out she went.
| went back into the Generals presence
as quietly as though l had just gone to
shut door; he pointed TO note lying
on the table addressed TO our captain
| took it and withdrew. All | have to
say is if that young secesher" had
much sitting down TO do that day or next
| pity her. Either way / am sure she
won't try insulting the General again,
even if she does the men. Now she will,
| am sure, know what our New England
ladies mean by "sound spanking"
will understand how they are taught
when young, the lesson in Manners"
which in her education was neglec;e'."
Year: 1862

LAND FOR TnE HoMELESs. The Ham
ilton (lamilton Coz Freeman, says
There is large amount Of Government
land, Of The very best character, in
Hamilton and Wright Counties. which
under the operation Of tie homestead law
may now be had by the actual settler
without money and without price Just
think Of it-One hundred and Sixty
Acres of the best soil in The world, read '
for The ploughshare-a free donation IA
any one who chooses TO occupy il
There Is no. another Government SO
benelicont on the globe.
Year: 1862

Sadly afar from the friends that loved him,
Our comrade TO rest we have laid in the grave
Faithful and true as soldier we proved him,
Vanly from death we his form sought TO save
On a lone, distant isle, made famous in story.
Where the blood of our heroes was shed like
the rain,
Where many form lay PROSTATE and CORY,
In the hallowed dust sleeping, our comrade
we've lain.
No mother may come with affection 5 fond tear
To bedew the lone place where he quietly


sleeps,
But ever above him, and tenderly near.
Her heart sad, faithful vigil eer keeps.
No sister may pluck in the calm summer time,
Sweet flowers to strew DER his patriot grave,
But alone shall he rest where the thunders


sublime


Rollup from the ceaselessly murmurng e wave
In peace let him sleep where the billow makes


moan


To the signing pine tree that shadows his


tomb,
Twas Death, the stern conqueror, marked him


his own,


And showed him the City of Life through


the gloom
The City Eternal, the home of the blest,
Where war, cruel war. forever shall cease,
Where the suffering soldier has gone TO his


rest"


And his spirit is crowned with Gods infinite


peace.


Roanoke Island April, 1862.
Year: 1862

SEEING IS CERTAINLY BELEvrNo.--The news
of the capture of Roanoke Island and Eliza
beth City by the Union forces was sent out to
Europe yesterday in the HERALD, by the steam
ship Africa This news, at least, will probably
find ready credenee in Europe; for it comes en-
tirely from rebel sources, and is the confession
of the men who we're beaten, not the story OF
those who conquered. Upon the principle that
seeing is believing, Europeans will perhaps be
convinced that the rebels were beaten; for the
rebels were there, they saw the whole affair, and
own mp to a defeat distinctly. Even Bull Run
Russell could be no higher European authority.
Year: 1862

THE BAD CONDITION OF THE STREETs.-Not-
withstanding the efforts and warnings of the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen, the contractor
for street cleaning still maintains that mastery
inactivity which keeps our public thorough
fares in condition of filth which is disgraceful
to the city. How Mr. Hackley can have the
effrontery to affirm-as he did on Monday last
before the Street Cleaning Committce-that as
q general thing the crossings were cleaned
that in many cases he had done more than he
was called upon to do, and that he believed
eight people out of every ten were veiy highly
gratified with the present condition Of the
streets-surprises us, and convinces us that he
is q man with whom il is useless to reason or to
apply any other argument than . stoppage Of
his pay. A man who would thus brazenly at
tempt to justify himself in the face Of facts is
not likely to improve much by any suggestions
that may be thrown out to him. We have only
to drive or walk through any of our streets,
especially in the lower part Of the city, in order
to have proof sufficient Of the almost impassa-
BILE barriers of slush, ice, snow, ashes and accu-
mulated refuse, which impede the public traffic.
Blockaded cutters are the rule, and not the
exception, and many streets are so many acres
of quagmire. This state of things ought to be
no longer allowed to exist, and the Committee
on Street Cleaning will be greatly wanting in
their duty to the public if they neglect to apply
the proper remedies for enforcing the fulflment
Of the IIackley contract or transferring the con.
tract to some other party without further delay
Year: 1862




LYONs.-In some correspondence between Earl
Russell and the British Minister at Washington,
which we published yesterday, Lord Lyons
gives o report Of q conversation with Mr..
Seward on the subject of the stone blockade of
Charleston. After calling the attention Of the
Secretary Of State to the subject, the latter in
formed him that it was altogether o mistake
to suppose that the plan had been devised with
a view to injure the harbor permanently Do
was simply temporary military measure adopt
ed to aid the blockade, which large ships were
at certain points unable to maintain over small
channels and which led to the sinking Of the
stone feet in some of the entrances to the har-
Dor in question but it would be the duty o,
the government of the United States to remove
all these distractions as soon as the war was
over, just as the vessel sunk in the bsrbor OF
Savannah during the war with Great Britain
was removed by the government OF that coun-
try after the close of the war. Lord Lyons
then inquired if the principal entrance to the
port of Charleston had not been closed entirely,
at tie same time remarking that the opening of
the new harbor of Port Royal, thirty miles Off
would hardly compensate for the destruction
Of the old one.


To this Mr.. Seward very aptly replied that,
in spite of the sunken vessels and the block
aiding squadron, British steamer laden with
goods contraband of war had just sue
ceeded in getting in. This last was sufficient
clincher, and left all the arguments and objec-
tions of the British Minister without founda-
ton. The whole case reminds us Of the pri-
soner accused Of stealing goose, who pleaded:
firstly, that he did not steal the goose secondly,
that he was justified in stealing it, and thirdly,
that there was no goose Of the plaintiffs there
TO be stolen. The stone feet is one of those
molehils which people at long distance have
imagined to be mountain. In reality it will
bc of service to the harbor of Charleston by
dvcrting the rush of water from the small
channels to the main one, the effect of which
will be to deepen the latter and make it moro
accessible to large shipping than heretofore.
For year it may answer our purpose; but
after that it will answer the purpose of Charles
ton. by directly improving the port in the man
ner named. Why, therefore, all this hullabaloo
about nothing?
Year: 1862

Our Brilliant Victory in North Carelin.-


Our Gunboats in Alabamn-East and


West the Stronghold OF the Rebellion


Turned.


The Burnside expedition has given deadly
blow to the rebellion, between wind and water,
down in North Carolina. The victory of our land
and naval forces over the rebels on Roanoke
Island is the most complete achievement of the
war. According to the admissions of the rebels
of gunboats in those waters, some three hun
dred men killed, thousand wounded, twenty
five hundred prisoners, and all the artillery,
small arms and materials of war which they
had collected on the island. After hard and
sanguinary struggle, their means Of escape
being cut off, there was no other alternative
left to the rebel defenders of the island, against
our overwhelming pressure of men and metal,
but an absolute surrender.


The official reports from our own officers
will doubtless show that the rebels have not
exaggerated, but have rather fallen short of,
their actual losses in their statements. All
their reports, however concur in the important
admission that in this affair they have suffered
decisive, disastrous and discouragng defeat
which il would be folly to attempt TO disguise
or deny. We suspect, however, that the rebel
leaders will find it more damaging to their
desperate cause, in its consequences, than they
are yet prepared to anticipate, notwithstanding
the panic which prevails among them. This
victory at Roanoke Island gives our naval and
land forces the absolute control of all that ex-
tensive system Of inland waters known as
Albemare and Pamlico Sounds, and all their
commercial towns and villages, the Importance
of which will be recognized in glance at our
illustrative map. In word, we do not per-
ceive what possible chance now remains to
prevent the loss to JED. Davis of the State Of
Year: 1862

The TREASURY NOTE BILL IN THE SENATE
We are glad to perceive that the Senate has
adopted our suggestion, by inserting in the
Treasury Note bill clause to pay in coin the
interest ofthe bonds which arc to be the securi-
ties for the notes. Thus it is impossible that
they should be deprecated. There is another
amendment by which the credit of the govern
ment will be sustained. A large amount Of
the bills are to be deposited with the sub-trea-
surers. and certificates of deposit issued bear
ing five per cent interest. At no time is the
issue of notes to exceed Sl50,000,000, and they
are to be received for all taxes and government
dues. and the entire amount in circulation is
never to exceed one years taxes. Ifthese i'm
portant amendments should be adopted the
notes will be as good as specie, provided the
Tax bill be Immediately passed. The Tax bill
is the philosophers stone which will turn paper
into gold.
Year: 1862

THE PRODUCE LOAN-The government has
determined to require subscribers Of cotton and
money to the loan to comply Immediately with
the terms of their subscription. Heretofore the
pavments of this loan have been st the option Of
the subscriber-ths suspension Of the collection
being allowed by the department IN consequence
Of the low prices OF produce and q desire 70 IA
ciIitats the interest of both the subscriber and
government No further indulgence viii ba
Granted, and subscribers viii be required to per-
form the obligations which they have assumed
Richmond Examiner,
Year: 1862

A brave and skilful leader has seldom had
mere glorious achievements upon which to con
grat1ae noble and gallant army, than are
narrated in the following admirable address OF
General Robert E Lee to the army near RicE-
mond
Year: 1862

New YORK, Jan. 8, 1862.


You at all times willing to do justice when uninten
tcnal wrong Is done. BY inserting the following your
widely circulating journal you will correct and
do justice 10 Captain G. Jcwett OF the steamboat City
OF New York, who deserves praise, and not bame.--
Soms OF the Eastern papers reported the accident which
happened about eight O'Clock New Years night the
southeast Of statfod the soundhat the steamboat
City OF New York into schooner. The report was
also mentioned IN some Of the New York papers. was
not So The schooner seemingly In sinking coudi-
zion AZ the City Of New York came along and the per
sons on board tho unfortunate schooner cried out for
elp Captain Jewett put his boat about quick as pos
sibs backed and turned sounded the whistle Distress
and brought the Stonigton boat also to his assistance TO
do act Of justice possible, and save the unfortunate
persons The search continued Tor aim hours
until Captain Jewett went round several tmos and was
thoroughly convinced there was no human being 10 be
found then, only, he went his way. No person IL
more humane man. well as thorough and efficient
Jewe He expects praise for doing what ho has done
or intended but u commcndaton given, at least an
incorrect report should be withheld.


The gale New Years night Of the most ter.
rhc kind and tested the noble steamboat City Of New
York, sister boat TO the City OF Boston-two Of the
fort, TO the nearest perfection without fsilt Travel
lers only appreciate them by trial mot by descrton
In sufficient 70 say that the building of these boats
undor the supervision Of the efficient Captain Com
stock, which of itself would make reputation for them,
while the internal arrangements Captain Jewett himself
boats anywhere aoat rival these positively
be asserted by the subscriber, who has travelled In
Europe much, rs well as in this country.


ONE OF THE NEW YORK NIGHT PASSENGERS.
Year: 1862

"A MAIL ttOOOeTy AlImObt OAoCOVCTcUs


As evidence Of the vigilance of Police Department
we must mention circumstance which occurred few
days since, and which came nigh proving something
more than Joke far we'll known official connected
with the Post Office Department concerned.


The mysterious appearance Of . number Of large and
we'll filed mail bags in out Of the way place in Pearl
street, Tuesday forenoon, upon the rack Of hotel
COACH naturally attracted the attention of of the
viQant residents Of that neighborhood who hastened
of the Sixth ward police station to report their sus
picons that something wrong was going on. Without
loss Of time the experienced Capt. Bowling himself, in
citizens the uniform might have spoiled ally
the spot The coach, enough, there and the
driver standing by his horses.


s'What have you done with those mail bags?" sharply
demanded the ever faithful Captain.


"Carried 'em up the alley way, by order or the two
gentlemen that came with me-, was the tmid response
the Jehu his whip answering to indicate tho ontrace
to the alley Carefully opening the gate the faithfu
officer proceeded cautiously up the pas sage way.
Peering down into q subterranean pit above which
swayed IN. ~ piston & roo engine % % me-
mepse pile OF what appeared TO DO mail matter inter-
mingled with large quantities Of postage stamps.
This together with the sight Of several empty mail bags
lying near, than confirmed the Captains sus-
pcions land seemed to make hts prey doubly sure In
addition to the fireman who was In the act Of shoveing
the stamps and packages angry flames, his
two companions who appeared to have the direction OF
matters.


excited policeman This abrupt address led the gentleman
experimenting tho burning process his face up
ward when the Captain at once recognizing him excaim
Cd in some confusion, ais that you, Holbrookf" and
hastily departed from tho scene apparently chagned at
his visions of tho Of "bod mail robber" having
been thus rudely dssipated.


The aforesaid government Official it appears had been
ordered by the Postmaster General destroy all the old
postage stamps (some $3s 600 WORTHY remaining
in tho Now York Post Office; aud this large quantity
being in overy shape, from single cent or ninety
cents stamp up to the original packages valued at
81 500 each, the task of burning them thoroughly
and safely, in any ordinary stove or Furnace,
was too formidable q to be undertaken, and they
accordingly conveyed to Morralls iron foundry,
No. 20 Elm to the furnace being by Of
a long, narrow alley way running from Pearl street.
There their destruction quickly and surely eected
and tho dd c being concluded, the suspected mail
robbers and tho collapsed mail took their departure
this time undisturbed by the bluecoated guardians OF
the city morals


The coach driver still awaits explanation Of tho con-
trast between the cautious and the hasty
FROM that alley way, on the part OF the police
captain.
Year: 1862

Public sentimen. has been greatly mod
fled by the Presidents Proclamation, the
great mass of the people conceeing the
principal TO be correct, and most of them
reoretting the postpenement OF the appli-
cation OF the principle till the beginning
OF next year The great trouble has been,
and still is, that we have too many officers
in the army in sympathy with Slavery, or
like Key on Haiieck's staff, who declares
that we must not defeat the rebels so as
to humiliate them and prevent a reconciiia-
ton And the war has been carried on
on our side hitherto, as though we did not
wish to defeat the rebels overwhelmingly,
but preferred to keep the strife as evenly
balanced possible in order to bring a
bout a compromise. If the President
were to dismiss all he eiicers who sympa-
thize with Key he would accomplish a
great revolt ton as he has by his procll In
alton. Nor do we see how this proclaim
alton is to be carried out and the war en-
ded, with so many pro slavery generals in
command. The President is under as
much obligation to put those III command
To execute the provisions of his proclama-
tiou w 10 believe in It's principles. as he
was to issue the proclamation itself No
one can read the correspondence of Gen.
Phelps with Gen. Butler at New Orleans,
and his farewell address to his troops,
without feeling unless he is a pro sla-
very man-that Gen. Phelps was as truly
n martyr 10 Slavery as any Of its victims
on the slave plantations OF the South
And then anti-siavery generals that have
not resigned have been relieved Of their
command aal laid on the shelf, or assign
Ell to unIppOrtant fields. Why are not
Fremont, Cassius VI. Clay, Hunter, and
JAS. IL Lane assigned TO commands
They are ali fighting men of conceded abil-
ity, but they believe in striking at the
heart of the rebellion and in using the
slaves in this warfare, in all practicable
ways


We shall never succeed on the present
plan. The friends of the new policy
must be put forward to execete it, and
will surely strangle the proclamation TO
death


For ourselves, though we should re-
joice to be able to chronicle the end of the
rebellion to morrow, we do not expect to
see the rebellion crushed out till Fremont
and those like him are at the head of our
armies. The government should have
IN tgnaninity enough. after having adopt
ed his policy to call on him to execute it.
What a thrill Of enthusiastic JOY would
sweep through all loyal hearts if Fremont
We're tomorrow called to take the place
OF iialieck We know there must be Il
change OF policy, or the policy viii never
be carried out. When that Is done the
war Tor the Union viii begin IN earnest,
and the beginning OF the end OF secession
viii nave come. Let not the people settle
down INTO the belief that the proclamation
alone Is to do the work. The spirit CT the
proclamation must Undue our officers ard
soldiers and people, and then the bless
ings Of Almighty Gud will second our eff
iorts and lead US on 10 victory.-DaiLy
Wisconsin,
Year: 1862

relief from this source could be had by
tho families of the volunteers during the
winter months, at the time of all others
when they most need il.


He called attention TO the injustice of
holding out hopes to these families which
could not be realized. and urged the Ieu-
islature to replenish the. fund in some way
before they adjourned. The message was
referred, and a report speedily made, bu,
nothing was accomplished because por-
ton Of the Democratic members refused
to allow anything to be done They com
menced with making motions for the ex-
press purpose Of de ay, and continued this
action until within a few minutes of the
hour fixed for adjournment, when on a
motion being made TO extend the session
for a few hours lor the purpose of acting
upon this matter, they formally defeated
everything by enough of them retiring
from the hail. to leave the Assembly with
out quorum


Soldiers, when your families are suffer
ing for the want of the ad pledged to ycu
by the State, rememper who it was that
prevented them from receiving it Moth-
ers, when your children are suffering tor
food and comfortable clothing, remember
vino 1t was that deprived you of what was
promised by tie State when you consented
that your husband should leave his family
20 go to fight the battles OF our common
country, and see if they can give you a
satisfactory reason for the course they
have pursued


SAMUEL D. HASTINGS
Year: 1862

IN reply to queries proposed By Co!lec-
tor Schneider, OF this district-the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue decides:


That coupons for interest on bonds do
not require IA stamp.


Where mortgage is given for the loan
of money with separate rotes for the pay
ment of the principal, and for the amount
OF interest accrnIng annually, the mort
gage and each note require to be stamped


4 license granted to a cattle broker
horse dealer or peddler is valid throughoui
the United ctates


Photographers can he licensed to travel
but it must be so stated in their license


Commercial brokers are privileged to
travel where they may choose, in the pro
secution OF their legitimate business.


Circus licences are valid only in the
State where they are issued The same
Of concerts, Jugglers and other exhibi
tions.
Year: 1862

IL The Legislature Of Alabama has
passed q law empowering the Govern
or to conscript all the slave labor ne
public defense. v This
ia certainly in peculiar accordance with
the fitness Of thing 8