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Year: 1864

Maj. Gen. Hooker was serenaded at
Watertown, N. Y, Sept 7, and made
the following stirring speech:


FELLOW. CrTrzExss You lave come
here to rejoice ct the success OF TN
ion arms, in which am rendy to ioin
you, heart and hand. My business
is fighting, and not speech-making;


but let me now tellyou that the army
of Sherman Is invincible, and cannot


be disheartened. We must treat this
rebellion as a wise parent would VI
cious child--he must whip him into
submission--no milder discipline will
answer the purpose. Some are cry
ing peace but there can be no peace
as long as a rebel can be found with
arms in his hands. Woe be to those
who cry peace where there is no
peace ! This Union must be preserv.
ed, and there is no way of preserv-
ing it but by the power of our arms
by fighting the conspiracy to death.
This rebellion is tottering now while
I speak it is going down, down, and
will soon tumble into ruin. Politi-
clans may talk to you about the cause
of the war, but / say put down the
rebellion, and then, if you choose, in.
quire into the cause of it. But first
put down the insurgcnts--frst whip
them, aud then talk about the cause
If You have nothing else to engage
your attention.


| believe in treating the rebellion
as General Jackson treated Indians
whip them first and treat with them
afterwards. The Union cannot ba
divided, let politicians talk as they
may for if division commences,
where are You to endf First; the
South would go, then the Pacific
States, then New England, and / hear
that one notorious politician has ad-
vocated that the City of New York
should secede from the Empire State.
In such case there would be no end
to rebellion. Gentlemen, every in
terest you have depends upon the
success Of our cause, every dollar
You possess is at stake in the preser-
vation of this Union. 1t will better
accord with my feelings to see the
limits Of our glorious country exten-
ded rather than circumscribed, and
we may feel it national necessity to
enlarge our borders at no distant day.
This Union, gentlemen, cannot be
dissolved as long as the army have
guns to fight with; furnish men and
muskets and the Union is secure
Fellow citizens, thanking you for the
honor of your call and the patriotic
spirit you manifest, bid you cor
dial good night.
Year: 1864

going to press to-day about 200 entries for
the County Fair have been made at the Sec
retary's Office. Make your entries this
week and you will avoid much trouble du-
ring the Fair.
Year: 1864

WHOLESOME REGULATION. By reference
to adve' tisemcnt it will be seen that the
Scott County Agricultural Board have as
sumed charge Of the territory within one
half mile Of the County Fair Grounds, as
authorized by law to do, and will allow no
eating, drinking or other stands to be erect
ed there without their permission.
Year: 1864

AN AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE.-We publish
in another column can Act extending the
time within which tine States and Territories
may accept the grant of lands made by the
act entitled, IAN act donating public lands
to the several States and Territories which
may provide Colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and and the mechanic arts an
proved July second, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two." 1t extends the lime that States
may avail themselves of the benefit of the
provisions Of this act, two years. We hope
the State Legislature will adopt some
measures to accept the offer of the govern
ment, and that the necessary steps will be
taken TO erect an institution where our
youth may he educated in the mechanic arts
and agricultural pursuits.
Year: 1864

ADMIRAL DUPoNT.-The friends Of tbio
brave officer have no idea of letting the
recent assaults upon his professional reputa.
tion go unnoticed. We see it stated that
the whole matter of the attack upon the
Admiral by the Secretary of the Navy is to
be thoroughly ventilated in Congress short
ly. The friends of the gallant DuPoS7 are
rejoicing at this as they feel sure it will re.
suit in a noble triumph for him and COM
plste yindicatiOn of his military Judgment
and skill as commander.
Year: 1864

The highest legal tribunal of Scotland,
not long since, decided that, according
to the Scotch law of marriage, consent
is the essence Of the contract, and is suf-
ficient to constitute marriage without
any ceremony or publication, or even
without the parties living together; that
if the parties seriously and actually con-
sent to be man and wife, from that time
forth they are man and wife, in Scotland.


Miss Brand, who is called the Miss
Nightingale of New Orleans" has Just
made her appearance in England. She
Is reported to have spent three years in
attendance upon the sick and wounded
Confederate prisoners in that city, and
to have been, at length, expelled BY Gen
eral Candy.


Tom Thumb" and his family have,
at last, gone to Paris. The General bc
came diSgusted on account Of the u5liC
exhibition of n new fat boy little chap
only ten years old, and already neatly
five feet high, and weighing about two
hundred and sixty pounds.


Thacheray is to have bust in West
minister Abbey among the great men OF
England 1t is to be placed close by the
etligy Of Addison.
Year: 1864

DECEMBER Il, 1Sb4.


To the Editor Of tie Richmoad DtsputcA,


VIII you be so good as to impress it
upon our authorities that the action it is
reported they are about to take relative
to physicians ought to be left to the
peopte of each district to say what ply
sician they preferred to employ in their
families. The age OF the physician, in
very many cases, has nothing in the
world to do with the qualifications. |
know village i'll which there are four
physicians, one Of them quite a youhg
man; yet he is considered by far the
best physician; and is hard student
The oldest man Of the four is not much
employed, and stands low as to qualfica-
tions. Now, Mr.. Editor, would our au-
thorities wish to force upon the people
physician they had no confidence in and
would not employ, and take from them
the most skillful of the four because he
was the youngest, and a very sober man
at that. Not residing near the village,
never employ either Of the four We
have, in our district, two physicians, both
Of whom are skilliul one of them is
considerably younger than the other, yet
he would be rery much missed, as the
practice is large and very laborious-more
than any one man could possibly attend
say again, Mr. Editor, urge our authori-
ties to let the people select their own ply
sician. a FARMER.
Year: 1864

that the debate of last session had
changed the foreign policy of this coun-
try. That debate was a great party
struggle. The opposition had began to
think that there was great conservative
reaction, but in the division they found
out their mistake, and that there vas an
enormous majority of the constituencies
of England and Wales in favor of the
Government
Year: 1864

Gen. Howell Cobb, whose timely speech
has done much good throughout the coun-
try, discousses as follows !: }'l1-. .


Don't hide the key of your smokehouse.
What do you want for your provisions p
How much gold extorted from suffering
country will satisfy you? Go home and
ask if you have given up everything that
can be spared. Have you given orders to
hide provisions until other prices can be had?
If 50, repent and do better. The army
must be fed. Call it anarchy, revolution,
lust, or whatever you please, but I tell you
nay command must and shall have food, law
or no law. l speak frankly. Do you pre-
fer greenbacks to Confederate money? 1
trust if there is such man here, the Yam
KEGS will burn everything he has and him
with it. Talk not of Jews; you are spec.
ulator yourself when you withhold from the
soldier your provisions. There is one truth
and that is, that many Yankee was born
here in the South, and many Southern
man has been born North. In the business
of extortion there are many uncircumcised
Jews. Can more humiliating spectacle be
seen than man who has sent his son to the
army-the boy wounded and dying of hun.
ger-yet the father resorting to every means
to hide his bread and meat from him p
Shall it be written that the son suffered from
hunger while the father boarded provisions
that they gave their sons but refused
their meat? Not tear was shed when the
boy went of, but every energy is displayed
to protect their property. My friends, you
are fighting nation of people who are u9,
worthy to associate with you. But how
much meaner are they than those just spoken
Of? Give us freedom and poverty rather
than subjugation. Initiate your wives and
sisters. With what alacrity and energy do
our women always respond to the demands
of patriotism. In the first year of the war
they sent enough clothing to the army to
last two years. They are working day and
night for our soldiers. Talk not of Roman
matrons, Spartan mothers, or the women
of our first revolution. The world has nev-
er seen such women as are now in the South.
Should all other means fail to win our ipde.
pendence--should the men refuse to fight
longer our battles-I will, as a last resort,
assemble the women of our land and march
them forth for duty in the field. love my
home, my wife, my children and ease, but
I would rather be buried in one common
grave with them than submit to Yankee
rule.
Year: 1864

NOBLE AND PATRIOTIC PRoPosAL.-A
highly educated and patriotic lady of Ash
vile, N. c., in a letter to male friend
makes the following noble and patriotic
proposal: .


~ will mention to you, my dear sir, a
plan, by which, think, our Confederacy
might be essentially relieved in this dark
hour. Suppose every woman in the Con,
federacy agreed to give all her silver, much
or little, towards the national debt, I have
no doubt but that. at the present price Of
bullion, many millions might thus be laid,
a noble Offering, on our country's altar and
where is the woman among US who would
not glory in the wooden spoons that repla,
ced the silver? Is the plan feasible p
Would it not be pleasant page in history
that this ball was set in motion from our
little mountain VILLAGE? Not publishing
individual names, but honoring the town.
If only few fell in with the plan, it would
avail nothing, but, if: uniuersal, it would
relieve the Government, give more nerve
to our Congress, and would be another con.
vincing proof to our foes that we are uncon-
querable. should love to be the first to
give my mothers old relics of forty years
since-my bridal presents-and my good
husbands very substantial presents of house
hold silver. Is the idea chimerical, or can
it be carried out universally 2"


Let the compatriot sisters of this noble
lady, throughout the Confederacy, weigh
we'll her generous. plan and proposal, and
take counsel together to render the same
both feasible and universal.
Year: 1864

\ young boy sixteen years Of are was
brought baiorc the police court. Paris, charg
ed with stealing and begging in the public
streets. He was Il bright. fine looking boy,
but very poorly clad, and when brought be-
fore the Judge he fell upon his knees and beg
gcd him not to put him IL prison that Lis
mother was sick and starving, and that alone
had driven him to steal that lie could not
find work and that If he vas imprisoned.
the disgrace would kill his mother. The
Judge seemed somewhat moved by the boy :
story. but he nevertheless, after hearing the
evidence. condemned him to six weeks i'm
prisonment


As the boy was being led away poor wo-
man, pale. covered with rags, and her hair in
disorder. forced her way through the crowd.
and tot,ering up to the boy, passed one arm
around him and then turning 70 the Judge,
pushed back her long black hair, ard ex-
claimed, - Do You not know me? Thirteen
years have passed since you deserted me,
leaving me alone with my child and my shame:
but have not forgotten YOU, and this boy,
whom YOU have just condemned. Is vour son.


on may imagine the effect This announce
ment produced on the Jv,tanders The Judge.
in a loud voice, ordered the woman 10 be ca:-
red from the court and then left it himself :
but joined the poor creature in the street, and
carried her and the boy of in a carriage
Year: 1864

After going 10 Church last Sunday evenin 2
the editor OF the Quincy Herald sat up all
night TO look at the moon. There was ring
around it whose northern and southern eX-
trcmit;cs rivalled in colorS and tint the rain
bow, and there was. in addition, "a cross
shooting through the center of the moon each
way, east and west and north and south The
cross. in color, resemb!ed the milky way"
and was apparently fifteen degrees in length
each way The circle and cross remained
istinctly visible for an hour or more, or un-
til it was faded out By the gray dawn of
morning The Herald thinks this strange
phenomenon may mean peace. We hope so
but we are afraid it will turn out all moon
shine.
Year: 1864

The State Of Minnesota, to the above named
detendentt Sarnuel Giles and John Giles.


Y Oh and each OF you are hereby summoned
ana required to answer the com plant of the
above.named plaintiffs which is fled in the
office Of the clerk Of tl,e District Court ofsaid
Goodhue county at Red Wing in. said county
and to serve a cory ct your answer to the
said complaint upon Che subscribers or either
OF them a their Office in the city OF Rod Wing
in said county within twenty days after the
service hereof upon you exclusive of the day Of
such service and you fill to answer the said
complaint within the time aforesaid the said
plaintiff viii apply to the court for the rclie
demanded in TIE said complaint.


Dated June 9th 1854.


WARREN BRISTOL with FRANK IVES,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Year: 1864

up W. A." in a recent letter from Richmond,
saws that Congress will not probably interfere with
printers, because printing is an art or mystery WHICH
requires time to learn aRd of those who have learn
ed IT, supply is already inadequate, whereas eV-
eybOdy is supposed capable OF being an editor that
recurring neither aptitude, training nor experience.


Perhaps Congress srighe. Everybody thinks he
or she could manage newspaper much better than
ever anewspaper was managed before but we wou d
warn Up. w. A." and Congress toe, that as gen.
eal thing they will fail to reach the great body of
the editors unless they take the printers. Few pa
pers ever could be successfully carried on at the
South without the presence of practical printer in
management. Still fewer will be sustained under
the terrible screw pressure that is now closing
around the papers of the Confederacy.-Thatp press
ure, We think, will ere long do all the wedding ut
that NAV be necessary. WiL Journal
Year: 1864

Gov Vance recommends a variety Of measures,
and among them the abolition of the Home Guard
and reorganization of the Militia requiring militia
service Of old men up to 30 years. If these old
eOOns are thrust into the army we would like to
know who is to take care of the women and child
ren or to bury the dead. 1t may he said that they
will be used only for Home defence-home fiddle
sticks! A man better go to Bob Lee, at once, than
be eterEay trampng to the Courthouse to obey
orders, when not running through the briars and
bushes after ragamuftiu deserters.-Nilton ChrOni-
cle
Year: 1864

SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR SICK HEADAcHE.-If
any OF our readers are troubled with that distres
sing complaint, sick or nervous headache let them
dissolve large teaspoon full of common salt in half
common tumber of cold water, and drink it
Let this he repeated twice or thrice at intervals of
twenty minutes while the patient sits with his feet
10 large fire, and will be efe ected In less than
thlrty minutes Try it all who are thus afflicted,
and see for yourselves Let all the salt be dissolved
before drinking else nausea and vomiting will en-
Sue.-Erchdn0e
Year: 1864

We publish to-day the address of DR.. Mackey
and the reply of Mr. Balm, on the occasion of the
presentation by the Grand Lodge of medal to the
latter for his long and faithful services as Grand
Secretary. The address and reply are m excellent
taste


The medal presented to Mr.. Balm is large and
massive, and the engravings and raised work in
gold executed by Mr. Mailer, of this City, present
thoroughly finished appearance. 1t is, indeed, a
beautiful specimen of art.
Year: 1864

We are ruined, not by what we really want


out by what we think we do; therefore, never go
ABROAD in search of your wants. they be real wants.


tney will come home in search of you for he that
SS0ys what he does not want, will soon want what
Year: 1864

TIE PRINCESS DAGNAR.-The Princess Dagmar, of
Denmark, who IS to he the next Empress of Russia,
Is just eighteen years old. She looks far short Of
that age, from the infantine and nnocentlovelness
OF her manner, and from her statue. Her eyes and
teeth form the fascinating beaIty of her face her
features beingfar from regular. In complexion she
brunette; but the skin is wonderfully clear, and


the roses of health seem ever to bloom on her soft
dlmpled cheeks. Her stature is rather under mid


die height, "but her form seems perfect, and her
bust scarcely yet come to maturity, rivals the most
perfect of Thcrfwaldens goddesses in the swan like
neck, the gracefully dropping shoulders and the
rounded proportions of her arms" To become
Empress of Russia the young lady must change her
religion and become q member of the Greek Church.
Year: 1864

competent to make good our defence No one would
advocate the policy of thus appropratDg our slaves,
except as matter of urgent necessity but as pub-
lie opinion Is widely divided on this subject, does
not common prudence require US to fear that those
opposed to this extreme measure may be mistaken
Suppose il should so turn out how deep would be
their responsibility to the county to freedom and in.
dependence everywhere kHow it is the opinion
OF some Of the highest military authorities that the
time has coue when we should call our slaves to
our assistance and hold it to be clearly the duty
OF every citizen however much he may doubt the
wisdom and necessity Of the policy, to co operate id


Strengthening by every means our armies. re-
peat know this policy is looked to with anxiety
by some Of the ablest military men OF the age, who
believe that it is Of the last importance that it should
be adopted without delay. J. therefore, earnestly
recommend to the Legislature that they should give
this subject early consideration, and enact such
measures as their wisdom may approve


At this time the pressure OF the service inspires
very common desire to escape from it; and the
remedy by hGbeGs corpus, designed for ex;raordina
ry acts of Official tyranny or individual acts of OPP
PRESTON is daily resorted to- to extrcate the citizen
from the holy duty of defending his country LNSV-
yers of every degree hie to the feast thus spread
before them, and judges in chambers and in court
feel constrained to apply the writ TO those but nle
better than moral deSerters from the standard OF
their country and at time too, when she Is strng-
Cling in death grapple with her gigantic foe. But
do the judges agree among themselves in uniform
application of the principle In North Carolina
exemption assumes the brosdest form, while in Al
ALBANIA much narrower rule is adopted-and even
in Virginia some differences exist But ALL | be-


ieve concur that the judges have the right to pro-
nounee who are exempted hom military duty by
reason of their Office, Notwithstanding the Lcgiss-
ture and the Executive may entertain a different
opinion 1t does not matter what the Legislature
declare bV law-it does not matter who the'EX-
ecutiye may deem necessary to enable him to the
laws faithfully executed-the court understands
better than their co equal and coordinate depart
ments, what is necessary to preserve the State
Governments Against this I enter my firm yet
respectful protest" >
Year: 1864

Our people are much provoked and distressed at
this time by the mpressments of the necessares Of
life by persons protesting to be Confederate agents
We learn that in Johnston and other Counties,
these agents are going round to those who have ba
con, corn, wheat and other provisions, and making
them half allowance for their families for the
suing year If such Of our people as have, are to
be cut down to half allowance, what is 10 be the
fate of such as have nothing and who dependent
for bread on their neighbors who are thus allow
anced3


It will be seen that Mr.. Smith, Of Johnston, who
is always vgiant when the rights Of his constituents
are threatened, introduced resolutions in the COM
mons on this subject on Tuesday last. Mr.. Smith
denounced these exactons in no measured terms,
and we satisfied he will not only be sustained,
but appauded by his constituents for so doing.


correspondent of the Confederate of this City,
of December 9th, takes the following pointed and
correct view of these exactions. We may he sure
that the evil is great and growing when that paper
permits such language to appear in its columns -
"The people will cheerfully yield up any thing
they have to the cause of independence, if shown
the necessity in decent and genllemanly manner,
and believe that that which they yield will all be





citizen IS taken by some man Of whom they know
nothing, and who has no knowledge of the surround
ings or circumstances, and who, in many instances
are suspected (perhaps JUSTLY of appropristing m
pressed property to his own use, the people become
restive and hostile to the government They will
fail to SOW aud plant their fields except enough for
their families and the result is obvious.


We remarked above that the Government should
know what supplies were needed. Does it need
apple brandy If SO, what for Thisprticle is be.
ing impressed all over the country at4 mere noln
nal sum, Ostensibty for the use Of the army; but
how much does any man believe ever reaches the
war-worn private in the fsld? Not one solitary
drop! That which is not sold by the impressins
agents on speculation, is guzzled by A. Q Ms. and
the Surgeons in charge" anil other officers, and
causes the entire neglect of their duties. Is there
any sense or honesty is this The farmers bur-
thcned by heavy taxation; of this they will not
complain n they allowed to sell their produce
at market rates but if the Government persists in
taking their goods at comparatively nominal prices
while the farmer has to give enormous prices fer
| salt iron, leather and every other thing he ,pur
chases, he must ineVhebly sink under his load Of
taxes, or turn his attention to the raising of cotton
and tobacco, to raise funds sufficient to which
trenity We trust the farmers will not be forced.


This is subject which demands attention. The
manner of impreSsment in some communities is un-
endurable, and little prudence and common sense
would make it much more bearable everywhere"
Year: 1864

A singular and unfortunate casualty oc-
CURED on the evening of the 18th inst.i
which will deprive the service of an able
officer. sf


Colonel Carter Van Week. 18th Illinois,
was walking toward his tent, half a mile
in rear of our skirmish line, when chance
bullet struck him above the left eye and
penetrated his forehead. Although the
wound has been probed to the depth ofthree
inches, the ball cannot be found; and vet
incredible as it may seem, Col. Van Week
not only lives, but when 1 last heard from
him yesterday evening, was entirely free
from pain, conversed with clearness and
ease, and seemed likely to survive The
bullet, however, is unquestionably in his
head, and was either diverted downward
TO the base of the Uranium, or penetrating
the brain, lodged against the skull on the
opposite side. Such is the theory of sur
geOns whom l have heard discussing this
remarkable case.


Calonel Van Week is widely known
throughout the division to which his regi-
ment is attached as an officer Of more than
ordinary intellectual ability, whoconstant-
ly gave all his attention and energy to the
discharge of whatever duties were imposed
upon him. While his efficiency gained him
the esteem of those with whom he was
associated, his modest demeanor and kind
ness of heart secured their undivided love.
He is a citizen of Maconb Maedonnnqh h
county, Illinois; and am reliably inform
ed was accustomed to exhibit in private
life the same qualities which have endesr-
ed him to his fellow soldiers in the field
Many prayer will go up for his recovery