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Year: 1863




The Chicsgo Times, Of the Both ult, very clearly
intimstes what wiz be Ms course Of the Democratic
or Conservative party Of the North in the Of the
PRONUNCIATION of Lineoln's proelsmation 1t says


II the President shsii issue the threatened emancipa
tion proclamation the 1st Of January he will thereby
radically divide the North to the war for If he
not know now, be win know within week after the
fatal illumination, that the Democratic party viii not
support the wsged for the purposes Of that mssve


But he docs know this now. He not only knows that
this Democratic party viii not support such war but
that the people of the border States with almost entire
unauimity, will stand alOof from it.


In issuing the proclamation he viii therefore proceed
deliberately and maiciousiy to divide the North he
viii have forfeited all his pledges made at the beginning
of the war; he will have converted the grand contest Tor
the salvation Of the Union in unconsttutionsl cru
ssde for the abolition Of slavery employing therein the
weapon of serve insurrection; he viii have treated VIII
contempt and derison The great Northern conserv
public ointment he will have given himself up % me
embrace of Garrison ard Phiiips and Greeley and s
the vilest sunonists OF the land; aud ne will u te
proclamation be persisted in have made restoration oi
the Union impossible.


The proclamation must not be persisted IN IN
President must be compelled to Withdraw IT, Anq
when he shall be compelled withdraw il ne must 9e
compelled to put the conduct Of the INTO the hands
Of men who can and will carry It to successful issue


The Democratic party have the poseer--.the iegal
constitutional power-to eompei him TO Witndfa" ~
and shat power must be exercised.
Year: 1863

We have referred to the opinion express
sed by the Rochester Express that the su-
preme Court has decided that the rebeIlious
States must come back as territories, if at
all. The Buffalo Express thinks that it is
an evidence Of the probability Of the re-
port that the New York World actually
talks of "reOrganizing the government Of
a seeded State" as the "only method pos
sible" to receive it back into the Union
The World would not have tolerated such
an idea a month ago, and the fact that il
does now shows that it has intimationl
that that is to be the winning side
Year: 1863

Mr.. EDrToR-I saw in your paper Of tie
4th inst, IN extract from a letter, written bv
an officer of Monroe's Regiment, who was in
Pine Bluff with flag of truce 1t was gen
orally knrwn in camp that went back with a
flag. and / would like for it to be ms generally
known that m not the author Of the above
nssniioGsd letter.
Year: 1863

l


A MODEL SPEECH. captain in an Iowa
regiment having been informed that his
company had subscribed handsome SUN
for the purpose Of purchasing and present,
ing him with an elegant sash and sword,
called his men together and delivered hi,n.
self Of the following model speech: ..-


"Boys, if you have any money to spsre,
send it home to your families, il they need
it; if not, keep it until you need it your.
selves. Twill buy my own sword. Should
you do it, and should it come to disgrace
in these hands. you could but regret the
gift; or should accept it from you, and
some day find it my imperative duty to
kick some of the donors ont Of this com.
pany, it might be unpleasant to think that
was under obligations to that person as
contributor to the elegant sword fund.-
For these reasons must firmly and kindly
decline the favor which your loyal hearts
prompt you to bestow. Wait until the war
is over; wait until the, tide of battle shall
have been stayed-till the raging billews
OF this cursed rebellion shall have been
rolled hack wait until havc proved NV
self worthy to receive so noble gift-until
You have shown yourselves by deeds of
daring and f.ats Of bravery worthy to be
stow It upon me-then perchance | may be
happy to accept at your hands some last
ing testimonial Of your confidence and
esteem Till then, wait" ~


That's what we call straight forward
common sense. and pure disintercsted
patriotism combined. ....'f..
Year: 1863

SANITARY GIFT CONCERT. learn that
the ladies Of the Camp Douglas Hospital
Aid Society are rendering valuable service
in the disposal of the Sanitary Gift Con
cert Tickets, and dcvoting the proceeds in
behalf Of the sick and suffering soldiers. -
The tickets are selling very rapidly See
advertisement in another column - Chicago
Tribune. =


Where, are the vigilant officers Of the in
ternal revenue that they do not enforce the
law as to lotteries" upon the projectors OF
this enterprise. They should be instructed
as to their duties.
Year: 1863




Editors Times thinning it might be
altogether interesting to our friends in your
part Of Iowa, I inscribe to you these few
lines, although I have nothing very inter.
esting to write you. We are holding this
place to keep open navigation at this point
We form 4 very strong protection Is we
have three large guns mounted, and one
battery Of six field pieces. Col. Hughes
says he can hold this place against any
force the rebels can send against US. We
are ali confident he is the right kind of
metal. Our Lieut.. Col. and Major are also
as good men as can be found, and let mo
assure you that the boys and officers who
form the Iowa 38th are eager for bout
with the rebels and will add to the fair fame
the Iowa regiments have already won. I
fear we will have to stay here oil summer
and am afraid that the rebels won't give US
chance to have . shot 1T them.


Our boys or rather our cavalry went on
scout the other day and caught four Of
the butternut guerrillas, and We are guard.
ing them here, I think we will send them
to st. Louis soon. They are hard looking
fellows.


I think the copper heads north had better
dry up and simmer down, for we shalt be
at home sometime and we will attend to
their case free Of charge. They are moth.
ing but a set Of towards that will lay back
and bark, they aint men enough to come
out and face the bullets; the cowardly dogs.
as soon as all the boys was gone from home
they began to bark. All the soldiers here
denounce them. My advice to them is
to crawl into some hole and draw the hole
in after them and never to be heard of
again.


Our regiment is in very good health at
present, with very few exceptions. The
weather is quite warm; everything looks
like mid summer, the trees are putting out
their leaves and the peach trees are in full
bloom and nature looks gay. We are build.
ing new barracks, and will soon have them
ready for occupation.


Whenever our boys are out and find any
rebel horses that will not take the cath,
they bring them into camp and use them
for cavalry horses. They occasionally get
some very good ones too, and keep them
two or three weeks when they are dis
charged for fresh ones.


Yours truly, E,


or Co I 3Sth Towa Reo;mant
Year: 1863

Professor of German,

 In the University of the city of New York, will give instruction in German, his vernacular, to both Ladies and Gentlemen, who may apply for that purpose to him at Dr. Richards Elm Park Institute. 3t16
Year: 1863

" Great battle Times ertrd ~ the newsboy cried
But it scarcely rippled the living tide
That ebbed and flowed in the busy street
With its throbblng hearts and its restless feet
Again, through the hum Of the city, thrilled
90 Great battie-7imes ertrd-Ten thousand killed -
And the little carrier hurried away
With the sorrowful vows Of that winter day.
To dreary room in the attic high
Trembed the words of that small sharp cry;
And lonely widow bowed down her head
And murmured Willie, my Willie, is dead
Oh, feared il was not an idle dream
That led me, last night, to that deep, dark stream
Whore the ground was wet with crimson rain
Aud strewn all over with CHASTITY slain
The stars were dim for the night was wild,
But threaded the gloom till found my child.
The cold rain fell on his upturned face
And the swift destroyer had lett no trace
OF the sudden blow, and the quick, sharp pain,
But little wound aud purple stain,
tried to speak, but my voice was gone,
And my soul stood there IN cold, gray dawn,
Till they riaed his body with ruthless hand
And covered him up with reokmg sand.
"wlc, o Willie il seems but day
Since thy baby head on my bosom lay;
Since heard thy prattle, SO soft and sweet,
And guided the steps of thy totteriug feet
And thou vert the iaircst and last OF three
That the Father In Heaven had given to me
All the life of my heart, love, hope and joy
Were treasured in thee, my strong, brave boy ;
And the last, faint words that thy father said
Were, Willie will mind thee when am dead
But they tore the flag from thy death cold hand,
And covered thee up in tho reekng sand"
She read the names of the missing and slain
But one She read over, again aud again
And the sad, low words that her white lips said
We're, " Company G, William Warren, dead"
TIE world toiled on through the busy street,
With its aching hearts and unresting feet
The night came down to her cold hearthstone,
And she still read on In the same low tone,
And still the W. ords that her white lips said
We're, Company C, William Warren, dead"
The light of the morning chased the gloom
From the emberless hearth OF that attic room
And the cty's pulses throbbed again,
But the mothers heart had forgotten its pain.
She had gone through the gates to the better land
With that terrible list in her pale, cold hand,
With her white lips parted at last she said,
" Company &, William Warren, dead"


tSarah T Bolton
Year: 1863

LOYAL ACTS OF THE LATE LEGIsLATuRE.--Th The
San Francisco Journal says the Legislature that
has just adjourned was as patriotic as the most
Union loving citizen could desire. Not single
Act was passed that could in any way reflect
upon the Intelligence or patriotism of that body.
The loyal people will remember this, and should


he members of that body who thus proved true


their constituents and their country, ever
come up for office again they may expect TO be
elected. Below we give some Of the Acts and
Resolutions of loyalty, which were passed by
that body


Resolutions have been adopted complimentary
to Gen. Joe Hooker TO the gallant California
Volunteers who whipped the savages on the
plains and in honor of Gen. Summers memory.
radical Union Senator was elected to succeed
Latham, and bis election served also to defeat
and rebuke an attempt to sell the new party to
corruptionists. A bill has been passed and
signed authorizing the Issue of bonds to the
amount OF S600,000, for the purpose of extra
pay, at the rate of S5 per month to California
volunteers in the service of the United States.-
Another Act extends the elective franchise to
our brave citizens in the field. Another appro-
PIRATES about S25, 900 in aid of the volunteer re-
cruiting service. The militia law has been
vised so as TO provide for thorough organization
and drilling OF the militia and camps for nstruc-
ton. at stated periods in each year. The sum of
500, 900 is appropriated for arming and equip
ping our citizen soldiery. The General Govern
ment has been induced TO forward cannon, small
arms and ammunition for the better defense of
the State, and to provide for the protection OF
our harbors. Acts have been passed making the
exhibition Of rebel flags felony, and to punish
secession sympathzerS who openly ventilate their
reasonable opinions in other ways, such as hur
rahing for the rebel chieftans, wishing for the
success of the Southern Confederacy, and cele
brating rebel victories Another Act excludes
traitors and alien enemies from courts of justice
in civil cases, and requires attorneys TO take the
oath of allegiance or quit the bar. Still another
act provides for the punishment by death or i'm
prsonment. of parties fitting out piratical pri
watering, military or other reasonable enter
prises, or who may aid in procuring recruits for
the rebel army. A provision in the new land
law debars from the privilege Of purchasing or
locating on the public lands all who refuse to
affirm their allegiance to the Government of the
United States. No person will hereafter be al
lowed TO teach in the Public Schools who shall
refuse to attest his or her loyalty by taking the
prescribed oath enacted for such cases. Besides
subscribed about 500 to tue rund oil The United
States Sanitary Commission Surely here is a
record which the State may be proud Of
Year: 1863

DIETING.-Some persons eat themselves to
death, others diet themselves to death. When a
man is sick he Is weak and concludes that as
when he was well he ate heartily aud was strong,
if he now eats heartily he will become stroug
again we'll meaning but ignorant friends are
OF the same opinion, and their solicitations to
eat become one of the greatest annoyances of II
sensible invalid Nature purposely takes away
the appetite under such circumstances, and
makes the very sight of food nausealng. A sick
man is feeble this feebleness extends TO every
muscle of the body. and the stomach being made
up OF q number of muscles has its share OF de-


biity. IL requires several hours OF labor for the
stomach to work up " an ordinary meal; aud
to give to it that amount of work 10 do, when II
is already in an exhausted condition, is like Civ


ing man, worn out by hard days work. task
which shall keep him laboring half the night
Mothers are often much afraid that their dangh-
ters will hurt themselves by little work, II they
complain of 'no. feeling very well !" aud yet i
such daughters were to Sit down to dinner aud
shovel in enough provender for an elephant or u
piowman, IL would be considered good omen
aud the harbDger of convalescence A reverse
Of such procedure would restore multltudes OF
aiing persons TO permanent good heaith eat
nothing but coarse bread and ripe frults' ahd


work about the house industrously or what is
better, exercise in the open air for the greater
part of each day on horseback in the garden, or
walking through the woodlands or over The hills,
for hours ut a time. Objectless walks aud lazy
loiliug in carriages are little better than nothing
Year: 1863

STATE MnIrIA.--The law relative to the State
militia levies military poll tax of two dollars
upon each male inhabitant of the State over tho
age of twentyone years. The volunteer or in-
dependent companies shall be armed or equipped
as are similar corps ia the Uated Stttc5 army;


and shall have not less than thirty nor more than
eighty prlvales each The Supervisors of each
county shall provide for the companies in their
respective counties an armory, drill room, aud
arlnorer, provided the cost per company does
not exceed fifty dollars per molth, which sums
shall be allowed to the counties by the State
Treasurer in the annual settlement. The com.
panies shall drill at least once u month The
sum of $500 is allowed annually to the officers
of each company to be used for such purpose in
connection with the company rs they may see fit.
Year: 1863

SOME Northern papers still talk about the
danger of exasperating the South !" We are
pretty much of the opinion of The man who
didn't care how late be stayed out after midnight
as his wife was by that time as mad as she could
be,
Year: 1863

To be compelled to lead spinster's life, seems
to be as peculiarly obnoxious to young American
girls, as we have reason to know 1t was to the
jewish maiden in olden times. We cannot fail
to remember the most touching lament of Jeph
thah's daughter, which the poet has put into
pathetic verse in the " Dream OF Fair Women :"


And went mourning mo fair Hebrew boy
Shall smile away my maiden blame among
The Hebrew mothers '-emptied OF ali joy,


Leaving the dance and song,


Leaving the olivegardens far below


Leaving the promise of my bridal bower,


The valleys of grapao loaded vines that glow


Beneath the battled tower.


The daughter of the Gileadite conquerer who,
full OF love aud filial duty, went 10 meet her
father with dance aud tabor, with triumph aud
with joy, aud was. alas met by the cruel pros.
pect promised by Jephthahs rash vow is by some
supposed to have retained her life upon the con
dtuon OF perpetual cellhacy for the record that
her father slew her, Is almost negatived by the
succeeding clause aud it was long the custom
as The writer of the Book of Judges remarks, for
the Hebrew maidens to mourn, not for her death
but for this fate. For here was the of.prng oil
| Judge in Isreal, the sole daughter Of his house
aud home, rearing no children to his name, and
letting hiR generation pass away and be no more
remembered. The desire Of offspring, of children
which shall after us "speak with our enemies
in the gate" is perfectly natural and their pres.
ence was of the especial blessings Of the old
dispensation Nor was this wish confined only
TO those who believed in revealed religion. The
nations OF the East and the West, the hardy
warriors of the North, and the soft and polished
dwelers in the South, equally knew that their
prosperity lay in the young children, and that
it was well for their population to be numerous,
and their tribes to "multiply like the sand Oh
the sea shore"


She who is anxious to be married. therefore,
like unto him, who desires to be made a bishop.
" desires" as an Apostle notes, "a good thing"
II is wish few women care 10 conceal, aud OF
which no woman need feel ashamed. But al
though few openly avow this-and some are act
ually prudsh enough to endeaVor to hide The
inclination there can be little reason In the
foolish hurry which some women show. In
speaking Of this matter, we speak on the author
ity Of an editorial chair, wherein, for nearly
twenty years, we have heard but too many secrets
of the female heart. When we state that II large
per centage of young women dread being called
old maids, ut the early age Of sixteen, seventeen,
eighteen and up to twenty two, when the fear
should not have even begun, we may be thought
TO exaggerate, but we merely state the truth.
Year: 1863

Having just made large additions of Fancy
and Display Type and other necessary Printing material
prepared to do any style of work at short notice and
reasonable rates. Ger All job work must be paid for de-
livery. Cash must accompany orders from distance
Year: 1863

In the coming campaign We will fur.
nish the Gazette to clubs at the rate o.
so cents for 4 months. Payment lway'
in adUance There is not man 10 the
county Who cannot afford. at this rate. tc
take the Gazette during the campaign
be, all thos, who support the cause Of
, the Union remember that there is no me
dium like the press TO bring facts aid
arguments before the people.


Let US have club in every township


One cop, will bs sent gratis to ant
person who sends a club of ten.
Year: 1863

Before we can issue another paper, II
will te necessary to purchase new type
We therefore earnestly invite all friends
Of the Gazette, knowing themselves in
arbtod, TO call a. once. or send by letter,
and pay whatever arrearages may be due


We must have money to repair the
damage sustained by advocating your
pr aciplcs and the cause Of the Govern
ment,
Year: 1863

The teachings Of history come back to us with
ten-fold WORTH its lessons ere incaculable in value


and we obtain from the experience Of those who
have gone before US, guide, by which, il we
choose. take the best path to secure our own vel.
Year: 1863

The bible describes the years of man
to be threescore years and ten. or four.
score years. Now, life is very sucer.
tain, and we may not live q single day
longer; but If we divide the four.
score years OF an old mans life into
twelve parts, like the dial of clock, it
will allow almost seven years for every
figure. When a boy is seven years
old then it is one O'Clock of bis life;
when he arrives at fourteen years it will
be two O'Clock; and when at tWenty.one
years, it will be three o'clock, should it
please God thus to spare his life. In
this manner we may always know the
time of our life, and looking at the clock
may perhaps remind US of it. At what
hour you and shall die, is only know to
Him to whom all things are known.


know not what hour it may be with
the reader, but l know very we'll what
time it is with myself; and that ifI mean
to do anything in this world which hith.
erto have neglected, it is high time to
see about it. Look about you, l earn.
estly entreat you, and now and then ask
yourself, reader, what o'clock it is with
you?
Year: 1863

The SUM of Christianity or morality
is, give and forgive, bear and forbear.


VIRTUE commands good mems respect
and all mans honor, and banishes every
kind Of deformity from the person in whom
it resides.


THOUGH it is truth very little receiv-.
ed, that virtue is its own reward, it is
surely an undeniable one that vice is its.
own punishment.


The principal point Of wisdom is to,
know how to value things just as they
deserve. There is nothing in the world
worth being knave for.


IFA MAN would but consult the gold.
en- rule, of dealing as he would be dealt
by, those very passions which incite him
to wrong others, would Instruct him to
right them.


DAILY LABOR. God never allowed
any man to do nothing. How miserable
is the condition of those men who spend
theirtime asfitwere given them, and not
lent as if hours were waste creatures and
such as never should be accounted for
as if God would take this for good bill
of reckoning: lem, spent upon pleasure.
forty years These men shall once find
that no blood can privilege idleness, and
that nothing is more precious to God than
that which they desire to cast away
| time. e.-Bishop Hall.
Year: 1863

A few days ago lady living in this
county, a few miles from the city, bro't
a parcel to one Of the Express officers
to forward to her husband in the army.
1t contained some articles that she had
prepared with her own hands. Her two
little children were with her. The clerk
looked at the name and addressed, and
turned away to hide his emotion. That
very morning one Of those ominous box
eswhich crowd our trains from the South,
had arrived with the name upon it which
was upon the parcel. The remains of
the husband and father were at that mo-
ment at the depot. The shock to the
poor lady was terrible. How many
thousand heart.breaking scenes are en-
acting every day similar in some respects
to this. Indianapolis Sentinel.
Year: 1863

taken, unless they were part of the steal
ings in their late raids. Morgan himself
had several hundred dollars in mony, and
what he considered as money, the great.
er part of which consisted ofgreenbacks.


As the examination of each prisoner
was completed, be was marched to the
wash house where he was required to
give himself scrubbing,' & from thence
he was taken to his cell. Morgan, who
was the first one to pass through this or.
deal, did so with much indifference as he
could command, which, however, was
but little; for as he passed into the
anteroom that leads to the cells, his
step was far from being as firm as one
would expect, notwiths landing his effor 5
to the contrary. The prisoners are to
be governed by the rules of the prison,
which will prevent them from talking
with each other. Their boards have
been Shaven in accordance with those
rules, and they will doubtless ind them.
selves otherwise inconvenienced by them.
They will receive the same treatment as
other prisoners receive, which is all they
ask, and which is better than has been
done to many Union soldier who has
died in some Southern prison. They will


be closely confined to their cells, though
they will doubtless be allowed to take
some exercise each day. We under


stand that details from the Provost
Guard will keep close watch over them
Year: 1863

As this celebrated position, taken by
an American Executive nearly forty
years ago, has been Of late wantonly in
suited and practically nullfed, during
the Administration of a Republican
President, we give it herewith that our
readers may see how foreign nations in
jure us with impunity;


"The political system of the Allied
Powers" that is, the monarchal or alb.
solutist system, "is essentially different
from that OF America. This difference
proceeds from that which exists in their
respective Governments. x
We owe it, therefore, to candor, and to
the amicable relations existing between
the United States and these Powers to
declare that we should consider any at.
tempt on their part to extend their syS.
tenn. to any portion Of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and Safety"