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Year: 1864

ABOLITION HrMANIrY.--The Pough.
keepsie New York; Telegraph says there
is "brute in human form" in that city
who recently said


al would to God that could live to see the
white male population Of the South extermina.
ted, and the females left 10 the mercy of the ne
groes that better race might people the South.
eTn States"


These are the men who are going to
restore the Union with the South; these
are the men who boast of their philan.
throphy and their superior civilization. "
Is this the civilization they are endeayOr.
ing to introduce in the South
Year: 1864

FEMALE TREASURY CLERKS.-U Under this
heading the New buryport Herald says :
The plan Of employing female clerks in
the Treasury Department is a failure
through the infamous conduct of mem
bers of Congress. who were not content
with keeping mistTesses at the seat of
Government, but obtained them situations
th0t they might be paid from the national
treasury. This is depth of infhmy that
the whole world cannot beat. The very
walls Of the dens of beaStly licentiousness
in Paris will blush at this depravity of
human nature when they hear the tale
What must the people think Of an Ad.
miniStration which tcierates such iniaui-
ty?
Year: 1864

MIscEGBSATIoN.- New York Tnde.
pendent, a Government organ, Of a re.
cent date, says: ave have reached that
point in our affairs when we are willing
to greet the black man rs soldier. We
must advance to that inevitable goal when
we shall meet him as an officer, "a General,
a ruler-when we shall be as unmindful
Of color as We are now Of language"
Year: 1864

PAUL MoRRls, at the National Restaurant
can get up dinner equal to any other man or
woman either. His boarders are all hale, hap
py.looking fellows, and bear abundant proof
that the National is a good place t0 eat at
Year: 1864

Women in New York are becoming high
waymen-talng to the road and telling
men to ''s,and and deliver" Four of them
recently assaed a stalwart fellow in one OF
the streets of Gotham, and were knocked
about and severely dealt with. They then
tried it on one of their own sex, throwing
her down and almost denuding her. The
whole party was arrested aud sent to prison
Year: 1864

The medical men Of Paris the following as
as good way Of administering castor oil to
children: The quantity of oil prescribed is
crate fire. An cog is broken into it, and the
mixture is then stirred up, so as to form
something like what cooks cal buttered eggs;
when it is done, little salt or sugar, or "A
few drops Of orange water. or some currant
Jelly, is added The sick child will cat it
eagerly and never discover the fraud.
Year: 1864

EV A writer in the San Francisco papers
is very positive that he has hit upon the
only feasable plan to have the sunken iron
clad Comanche rescued and that is to, TO
let the Aquila and cargo be sold for song
to certain parties, who will not lose a mo.
ment in saving the wreck, and will thereby
be enabled to pay their heavy mining assess
ments and build more palatial residences.
the Bay people may understand who is hit
by such suggestions, but country readers are
as much at sea rs the sunken vessel.
Year: 1864

wThe Board of Engineers of San Fran
cisco report number Of the principal
streets AS "out of line. Some that should be
be uniform Width, being too narrow in some
places and too wide in others. As COM
sequence houses encroach on streets, and lots
to be full size) lap over the proper lines.
The streets don't fright and left dress" and
"front face" properly any way they can sur
vey it. A nest egg of litigation is inprocess
of'incubation that will bring forth trouble
some brood Of suits to the dwellers IN the
Bay city.
Year: 1864

MoDEsrY AND PRUDERY.-Women that
are the least bashful, are not unfrequently
the most modest and we are never more de-
ceiyed than when we would infer any laxity
of principle from the freedom Of demeanor
which often arises from total ignorance Of
vice. Prudery, on the contrary, is often as
sumed rather to keep off the suspicion Of cri-
minality, than criminality itself, and is resort
ed. to to defend the fair wearer, not from the
whispers Of the other sex, but OF her own !;
it is a cumbersome panoply, and, like heavy
armor, is seldom worn, except BY those who
attire themselves for the combat, or who have
received wound.
Year: 1864

FoR ventilation open your windows
both at top and bottom. The fresh air
rushes in one way while the foul makes
its exit the other. This might be termed
letting in your friend and expelling your
enemy.
Year: 1864

SQu1RRE1e KILLERS are instruments largely in
use in Contra Costa county The Contra Costa
Gazette thus describes the implements: They
consist Of q sheet iron cylinder. about two feet
long and three inches in diameter. One end IS
tapering. with small hole in it, ard at the
other is bellows The cylinder is partly filed
with charcoal and sulphur, and inserted in the
squirrel bole the sulphur and charcoal is then
ignited, and by means Of the bellows the fumes
are forced into the subterranean habitations.
If there IS another outlet, it is easily detected
and stopped, and there is DO chance Of escape.
The externinatjon OF squirrels is carried on
relentlessIg.
Year: 1864

Is few civil words viii render q mau hap
pv. he must be wretch indeed who will not
give them to him. Let another man light his
candle By your own, and yours loses none Of
is brilliancy by what he gains.
Year: 1864

"THE ARCHITECTS OF Ruin. 1T was by
this epithet that Thurlow Weed, the mas
ter-spirit Of the Republican party, stigma
tised the Radicals who, two years ago
undertook to govern Mr.. Lincoln and di'
rect the politics of his Administration. -
Never was faction more appropriately
branded. Everywhere these men had
contrlvcd disaster and dishonor for the
country. They gave strength to the re-
bellion and paralyzed the Union cause
But these men were feeble two years age
to what they are now. Then the Presi'
dent apparently, at least, hesitated to join
them. Then they had not control Of the
Administration. Then the President had
not yielded to the pressure, which he COM
planned Of. Then the party had not lapsed
into AbOlitionism, and professed to be op-
posed to that sectional doctrine. Then
there was conservative element to tenn
per the madness of bigotry and fanaticism.
Then the policy Of the country had been
kept in the accustomed paths,or the steps
beyond were still revocable. Then there
was a strong Union sentiment at the
South. Now all this is changed. The
Administration has adopted the policy Of
the Radicals, and follows the advice Of
the most reckless fanatics. Garrison
Sumner and Jim Lane are its advisers
and its mouth-pieces; war, interminablt
war, is declared to be the policy of the
Administration, and the emancipation O
the negroes its object. This is the enter
tainment to which the Architects of ruin
invite US. 1t is atrocious and repulsive
and if persisted in must end in the dis
ruption of the Union and the ruin of the
country,
Year: 1864

BOARD OF EOUALIzATIox.-By the "Notice
to Tax-payerr," in our advertising columns, ii
will be seen that the value Of property has had
an upward ndency" since the last annual
round Of the Assessor. We believe that their
sudden increase Of wealth has not generally
had the effect Of making the gentlemen thus
favored proud indeed, we have heard that q
few Of them are so ungrateful as to murmur at
the liberality of the Board. The Board will be
in session on Monday, when alt persons cor
cerned who do not "see it" will be considered
to have "passed the raise" and in due time
Col. Baber will proceed to rake down The
pot"
Year: 1864

IMPORTANT DEcIsIoNs.-The Supreme
Court of this State have recently render
cd two important dccisions-oue affirming
the validity Of the Specific Contract Act,
and the other the constitutionality Of the
Act of Congress making greenbacks le-
gal tender. AS Chief Justice Sanderson
is the author of the Specific Contract Act,
from motives Of ielicacy be withheld his
signature from the decision.
Year: 1864

A CHILD KILLED BY EAM-A horrible
county on Tuesday last. Herman Schneider
and wife were digging potatoes in a field near
their house, and had left a child at home asleep.
Two other children, one five years old, and
the other, Maria, bright little girl. aged
years, weie sent TO the mouse to watch the
child. On their way they met vicious ram,
which attacked Maria, and though tied head
and foot literally crushed in her ribs and
killed her upon the spot. The other child gave
the alarm at once, but when the father reached
the scene of the horrible event, it was too late
to DO more than knock the brains out OF the
vile brute.-LdnSing (Io,od) Journal
Year: 1864

AFTER TnEM.-Fifty meu from the Indian Bat
talon, under command Of Capt. Abe Miller and
Lieuts. Middlet On and Foster, arc now securing
the southwestern border of this county IL pur-
suit of the Indians who committed the late MUIR
der in Hay Fork Valley. The patty of citizens
who went in pursuit of them found one of their
number dead near the South Fork lie had ev-
identity been killed in quarrel amongst them
selves. On his person was found sheath knife
which had belonged TO young lIessg. We have
reason to believe that there will be a scarcity of
Indians in this county before winter.
Year: 1864

CEASE QCAREELISG.-Will Union paper never
understand that the way to defeat Copperhea ds
is to fight them and not Union men ? There are
on our list several Union papers who devote more
time TO quarrelng with each other, indulging in
sore-headed complaints about Union men. than
they do to the spread Of Union principles. We
refer particularly to the San Jose papers, the San
Francisco papers, the Los Angeles Meas and the
Solano Herald The papers of the town first
mentioned are continually quarreling with and
belittleing each other. The Los Angeles paper
is running daft about some old primary election
quarrel. The Solano Herald is continually whin-
ing that old Republicans are not sufficiently
cared for And all of them by their querulous
factious and snappsh course arc doing more
harm than good TO the Union cause Cease your
quarrelng, do, and take hold of the good work
in earnest. After the election is over, in six
weeks, you can quarrel and blackguard each
other to your hearts content without injury to
those who neither have interest in or sympathize
with your quarrels. Sacramento Bee


Wholesome, sensible ad-ice, that Union
men and Union newspapers should profit by it.
Let Union journals, instead of wrangling with
each other on petty points of seeming policy,
turn their batteries on the Express and Demo-
cratic Press. You can't hit them amiss.
Year: 1864

GENERAL JoHy BIDwELL.-When a man be-


comes Il candidate for any Office. Immediately
tthe ta tfcries of def ,mation are opened upon him.
The Martsvl; ; Express has already initiated the


movement in publ shing an article full vile in
situations acainst General John Bidweil, and
| then has the cheek to ask the man to deny the
misreuregentations. Just as if General Bidwell
will stoop to cven notice the scribbling of Cop
perhead defamers. Why, if the whole pack in


the State should yelp at his heels. and every
rebel battery of defamation in the State be turn
cd upon John Bidwcll alone, it would only raise
him still higher in the estimation of the people
of the Third Congressional District. Let them
dip their arrows deep in poison and falsehood


the pure character of General Bidwell can never
be reached by their vile shots. General Bdwell
is gentleman whom all respect. however they
may disagree with him in politics, and low
personal attack like that commenced in the Err
press will rally around him friends by the thon-
sand If the Express desires to increase Gener-
al Bidwells majority, let it continue the assault
upon his private character and the Generals
friends will be astonished at the huge vote that
will be rolled up for him next November. Cen
eral Bidwell is too well known in this District
he is too highly respected as man and gentle
man 10 have his prospects injured by any foul
aspersions that may emanate from any treason
mill in the land. The Third District will elect
the Union candidate for Congress by alarger ma
Jorty taah tat given by any other Distrlct ID the
State. We have the right man for the right
place, and one against whom man say
aught and speak the truth. Able. patriotic,
honest, and perfect gentleman-with these
qualifications, we feel proud of our candidate;
we shall feel confident Of being not only ably
represented in Congress, but honorably. We
shall have man in Congress who will have in
auence, and confer honor upon the District and
State The State will be represented by man
who knows its best interests, being identified
with the best interests of the State years before
it took its station in the galaxy as the Golden
Star of The Union. John Bidwell will be elected
by an overwhelming majority, just as sure as the
sun rises Oh the eighth Of November.-Red Bluff
Indspsadent.


Bet all tic money you can on thatlast proposi-
ton, Bishop; +ve'll go you halves
Year: 1864

! -


d ~ FoRr WooD, Chattanooga, Jan. =.


FRIEND Manufacturing to the inclemeucy
of the weather everything here pertaining tc
military is at . dead stand still. The troops
are ell in comfortable winter quarters of thei,
own building, and well it is for them that
they are. It has been bitter cold for two
weeks past. Last night it was freezing cold
and this morning snow covers the ground. =
could hardly believe it got SO cold in this
latitude had not experienced it. r,


The only excitement hero is among the old
soldiers rc.enlistng in the'veteran corps and
getting their pockets filed with greenbacks
and q thirty-day furlough. Tuesday, the
9th, was thronged all day with the innumcr-
able, recruiting officers, and they did a big
thing for Uncle Sam. Each man went in on
the principle of "better late than never"
and they all seemed to realize the fact that to
let this last day pass the big bounty would
forever be lost to them. There have been a
great many regiments re-enlisted to man,
and many are now ut their homes, spending
the holidays, while we poor fellows have to
stay here in the front, doing double duty
but then we have no just cause for complaint.
We had the same offer made to US, and we
could just as we'll be at home now as they,
had we accepted. We looked at the thing
in this light: We have but five months yet
to serve and we might as well stick it out
here in the front. and when we 60 home we
can stay perhaps sixty days, provided Uncle
Abe keeps away with that draft machine of
his.


Our battery Chat is six guns Of it is near
Cumberland Gap, some eighteen miles east of
Knoxville, doing picket duty, it having never
returned since its tramp after Longstreet.-
The last heard Of it it was doing first rate
that part Of. the country being thickly set
tied, therefore offering better facilities for for
aging than this part of eaten out rebeldom.


The section belong to was ordered to stay
here. Some fellows got out Of that big tramp.
We, therefore, have had an easy time com
pared to what the balance of the battery went
through until they got to their present station.
1t is not often soldier gets soft thing
when he does, he will always try to keep it.
It does not require much drilling to learn
him this part Of his duty. think have
got one of those "soft things" as the boys
call it. and am in hopes it may be like a
story in the New York Lpdger-always con-
tinued-at least until spring opens. Then,
if Gen. Grant thinks it necessary for US to |
occupy Atlanta for a new base for further op- |
srations, we will 60 down there and take
ook for ourselves. Perhaps we can play |
Mission Ridge on them. If we ''can't SEQ il /
% that light" we can try old Rosy's flank
game on them. If that won't do, the old
General will have to learn us Army Of the
Cumberland boys the Vicksburg Style. e.,
Zig 'en out.


Respectfully yours,


JouN BARTHOLOMEW.
Year: 1864

The Burlington Hopksye protests agains
the holding Of the State Convention on thu
22d PROF., which, it says, is three months too
soon. It's objection is that the sentiments
Of the people may change before the meeting
Of the National Convention, and then the
delegates chosen in February will not truly
represent them How does it expect the
sentiments Of the people to charge! There
is now only one vital question before the peo-
ple-that Of putting down the rebellion. A
majority of the people are in favcr Of any and
every means recognized by civilized warfare
to accomplish this purpose. They have not
changed their views in this respect since the
war began, nor will they till it ends. They
will instruct their delegates in the National
Convention 10 vote for q candidate for the
Presidency who will carry out their views in
the prosecution of the war. 1t will. there
fore, make but little difference when the del
egates are chosen. ....


The Convention ought to be held before
the close Of the Legislative session. Most Of
the members will be appointed delegates BY
their respective counties. If the Convention
is postponed till next summer, they will be
obliged to make another tedious trip to the
Capital. A larger Convention and more com.
plete representation Of all parts Of the State
can be secured in February than in May or
June. Besides the Jay selected is appropri.
ate for such an occasion. 1t is fitting that
the birth day anniversary of the Father of
his country, who was 6rst in war. first in
peace and first in the hearts of his country
men," should be commemorated by a meet
ing of the earnest Union men Of our State,
on business of such vital importance as will
come before this Convention.
Year: 1864

~ The Freedom Convention of the Slave
States will be held at Louisville, February
22d. The call is 'for the promotion Of q
more cordial understanding between those
who concur in the necessity Of adopting free
dom policies; for tho more effective initiation
of loyal State organizations to accomplish the
work of emancipation, and for such mutual
interchange of opinions and experiences as
may make the teachings Of the past profit in
the guidance Of the present, an invitation is
hereby extended to the friends of freedom re-
siding in al the Slave States, to meet in mass
convention"
Year: 1864

~ The Courier says the editor Of the
JOURNAL charged and received $500 for
slandering one Of our citizens in its editorial
columns" Those of our readers who know
the mendacious character of the Courier need
not be told this is malicious falsehood. We
might call upon its editor for the proof, but
We would call in vain; We might sue him for
libel, but that would only illustrate the old
provefb, "sue beggar and catch l-e."-
Bankrupt in principle, in character and in
property, the poor tool Of treason and cal
umny Is scarcely worth the notice we have
bestowed on him in this paragraph.
Year: 1864

HENRY WARD BEECHEB AND CoNscRIPTIoN
AT the reunion, in behalf of the New


England Soldiers Relief Association, at the


New York Academy Of Music, Henry Ward


Beecher said:


:" Has our population sensibly decreased !


| am very sorry to see that we seem to have


too much population. will confess to some
feeling of shame a. times to see so many ro-
bust men in our streets--so many young men
in civil employments where women could
take their places just as well, and enable
those to give their services to the country
| would not say anything opprobrious.
would certainly say nothing unjust to those
engaged in an honest industry. know that
many Of them are so circumstanced that they
have depending upon them, those at home
that they must needs support, but out of the
swarming tens Of thousands of the healthy
and hearty young men, they have not Ill Of
them widowed mothers or or han brothers
and sisters. am sure there are hundreds
and thousands Of them who ought to be IN
the camp. This is one of the reasons have
for desiring conscription, to end this merce-
harry volunteering, and to place the burdens
OF the war equally upon all. True, we feel
the want of laborers a little IN our various
branches of industry, but we are receiving
fresh bio d from across the water, and be-
lieve need this foreign blood that is enterpris-
ing enough to come to this country. Our
danger is not want, but luxury"
Year: 1864

u By recent regulation of the Pension
Office, many mothers Of deceased soldiers are
now entitled to pensions who were not previ-
ously. Under the original regulations, a
mother was required to prove her marriage,
and only vidowed mothers were entitled to
pension while under the present regulations,
any mother Of a deceased officer or soldier, if
she was dependent wholly or in par: on her
deceased son for support, is entitled to pen
sion, whether her husband be living or not,
and it is not necessary for mother to prove
her marrisge.
Year: 1864

~ The New York Homo Jossnaz appears
in new type, and continues to be tho most
neatly printed paper in the country. Its
typography is almost perfection, while its
columns are filed with the cream Of current
literature. For the cultivated home circle it
has no equal. It's motto, taken from Goethe
I'VE should do our utmost to encourage the
beautiful, for the useful encourages itselr'-
happily expresses its aim and chazacter.-
While it is devoted to the sesthetic, it does
not forget the ethic, but blends the pleasing
and moral elements Of human nature in
charming and inseparabls harmony.
Year: 1864

FoR KooTENAI -Sundry parties took their
leave on Monday Tuesday and Thursday for the
Kootenai and Eagle creek mines. Although the
season is advancing, miners and packers are
preparing to start out for the above localities,
believing that the latest accounts therefrom will
justify them in trying their luck. We wish them
success, and hope that they will all obtain rich
claims and return with goodly piles of the orc.
Year: 1864

grain OF real sense or . spark Of unsefsh
patriotism Tho reinstatement Of Johnston or the ap-
pontment OF BeanreRard would once restore the conf
dence Of the country and Of the and the genius Of
either would soon prove Shermans advantage TO be


Illusion and an abortion But the confidence either OF
country or the army win scarcely survive contipu
ton OF Hood In command, still ess the reappear
ance OF Bragg II ia easy the path Of wisdom
but II 10 difficult sti to hope anything wise magpau
nous or unseish from the administration
Year: 1864

-Perhaps some OF your readers will
be benefited by knowing that an egg
placed under a sitting hen for some two
days, and then placed to a strong light
by being held to an aperture throu III
somc opaque substance SO as to place the
egg between the light and the eye, will
exhibit lines of blood, it it is not added.
At later period the egg becomes
opaque, and OF course, cannot be tested
in this way When [ had the care OF
hens, used to place simply rest egg
under setting hen until three hens were
wishing to set at the same time. Placing
eggs under each at the same time, in due
season testel them as above described,
and took away the poor eggs, placing the
good ones under one or two hens, thus
securing large number of chickens from
each hen that was permitted to spend h r
time in setting, and brooding chickcns.-
drooStlok Pioneer.
Year: 1864

Several Of Mosby's gueriliss, who were cap
tured in the Shenandoah valley few days
ago, were armed with Spencer rides. They
say about seventy Of the command have them
and that they were picked up on the battle
Geld after the nrst battle at Winchester.
Year: 1864

Total number o Delegates .......... ...... ] 2e4
The Committee recommend to the counties that have not
already held conventions for the purpose to assemble in
their proper places early day appoint delegates
in accordance with the foregoing basis aud perfect an
open and thorough organization Of all who in favor Of
maintaining the Union the and the Government
Of our fathers and all opposed to the corrupt destructive
and revolutionary abolition party of the National and
State Administrations.


By order Of the Committee


GEO. McOUAT
indianapolis, June Q, 1854. Chairman