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Year: 1863

POPULAR ERRORS. 1t is an error to sup
pose that because you silence man you
convince him, or because he declines to
answer you, he lacks the power.


1t is an error to fancy that because
woman looks at you she is in love with
you; or because she sighs when you are
by, that she is dying for you. Signing
is well bred modification for yawning,
and IS often betrays WEAKNESS as anxiety
or solicitude.


1t is an error to suppose that because
man smiles on you he is your friend be-
cause he covets your society he cares fig
about you. Smiles and professions are
the cheapest things in market except pa
triotism.


1t is an error to suppose that because
you happen to love your wife during the
honeymoon you will be the happiest man
in the world for the rest Of your life.
Matrimony is like glass of soda water
very sparkling when carried to the lips,
bat palpably tasting Of acid before it is
half swallowed.


1t is an error to suppose that because a
woman can play the piano and embroider,
she is accomplished, or because she speaks
in a low voice and rolls up her eyes with
tenderness she is amiable.
Year: 1863

A BEAUTIFUL REFLECTION -Bulwer elo-
quently sovs: cannot believe that
earth is mans abiding place. 1t cannot
be that our life is cast up by the ocean of
eternity to float moment upon its waves
and then sink into nothingness Else,
why is it that the glorious aspirations,
which leap like angels from the temple of
our heart, are forever wandering about
unsatisfedG Why that the rainbow and
clouds come over US with beauty that
is not of earth, and then pass off and
leave US to muse upon their favored love-
linessH Why is it that the stars who
hold their festival around the midnight
throne, are set above the grasp Of our
limited faculties, mocking us with their
unapproachable glory? And, finally,
why is it that bright forms of human
beauty are presented to our view, and
then taken from US, leaving the thousand
streams of our affections to flow in AL
pine torrents upon our hearts? We are
born for q higher destiny than that oi
earth; there is q realm where the rainbow
never fades-where the stars will be
spread before us like islands that slum
Der on the ocean-and where the beings
that pass before US like shadows, will stay
in our presence forever"
Year: 1863

STRANGE SoMNANBuLISM.-A matter Of
fact, unconscious Scotchman opens his
autobiography in an English periodical in
the following words:


! am not in the slightest degree of an
imaginative turn of mind farm my
own land | am church-warden Of our
parish; fifty years of age, and weigh one
hundred and cighty,fve pounds. My
memory is far from good. There has
been no instance of somnambulism in our
family, except during the last Oxford va
cation, when my eldest boy was observed
by his mother walking sound asleep, hut
with his eyes open towards the maid-ser-
wants room. He had apparently not
gone to bed, but must have fallen asleep
with his clothes on. On my wife's get.
ting new maid, there was no recurrence
Of Frederick S complaint SO it would moi
be fair to consider that solitary instance
a proof that such tendency is in the fam


ily." s-
Year: 1863

'' WoRDs IN TIE ENGLIsH LANGuAGE.--The
Edinburg Review enumcrates the number
Of words in the English languagcacquired
in childhood at one hundred, and this by
an initiative process which wakes active
as the child becomes an adult. If he
does not belong to the educated classes of
society, he will at no time acquire more
than three hundred or three hundred and
fifty. Upon a stock of twice that amount
he may mix with learned men, and even
write a book, and this when our entire
vocabulary contains thirty-dyc thousand
words.
Year: 1863

ment than is the Supreme Court OF the
United States. The President is the crea-
ture of the Constitution he can exercise
no power but what is delegated in that
instrument; and the very moment he goes
beyond those delegated powers, he is a
usurper. Talk about the President being
the Government He is the agent, the
instrument of the people for the purpose
OF executing the powers conferred upon
the Chief Magistrate by the Constitution,
just as we and the other House are the
agents Of the people for conducting the
legislative department; just as the Su-
pTeme Court of the United States is the
agent for administering tire laws. The
President is no more the Government tbnD
the judicial or the legislative department.
He has no power except what he derives
from the Constitution. Hc is the creature
oi 1t. owe the President no more ale
glance than he owes pc. lie should be
as loyal to the legislative or the judicial
department, as either Of those depart
ments, or any member Of them, should
be to him. In this evil day, hear con-
s:sotay the President spoken of as being
the Government. Those who entertain
these doctrines seem to me to be willing
to lay down freedom, and to accept despo-
tism. have not been brought up in that
school of politicians never, never will
yield to any such dogma. When the
President administers the functions of his
office according to the Constitution Of his
country, and in a manner that think is
right. l will applaud him. When he goes
beyond that, and violates the fundamental
law, I will condemn him. Away, then,
with the doctrine that the President is the
Government. | am astonished that the
Senator should use such language.


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ITs PRESENT PCRPOsE.-W hatever may
be said Of the purposes and objects with
which the war was begun, or was at first
carried on by the Administration, no one
can deny that it is now, on the part of the
party in power, war not to restore the
Union to what it was, but to destroy it {;
and make a negro government with no
slavery in the States. The Admnistra-
tion has declared an abolition crusade,
and its warmestsupporters say that Dem
ocratic officers must be dismissed from
the army. From the day that Mr.. Lin
coin declared that "this Union could not
endure part slave and part free; that it
must become all slave or all Free" the
Aholitioni>ts selected him as their cham
pion and got him TO favor their pro-
gramrne. BY accident, against the wish
es of vast majority of the people of the
| nited States, he succeeded to the Prcsi
dcncy, and he has been made to believe,
by the cunning and unscrupu'ouS leaders
of his party, that the people, when they
elected him, inIorsel the Abolition pro-
gramne. Believing so. he is rccklessly
and wickcdly trying to carry it out, and
has diverted the war from its legitimate
object TO an Abolition crusade.
Year: 1863


There being no State officers to be
elected in our State this year, and only
one or two County officers to be chosen,
we fear our citizens are not fully alive to
the importance of the election to take
place on the 18th inst. 1t is true we
have only County Commissioner and
an Appraiser of Real Estate to elect,
but t is equally true, that no more i'm
poltaut ofice-one that reqdir more n
tegrity and business '.capacity-one
whose bad or good administration SO d.
rectly effects the pockets of the people
is within their gift than that of Coun-
ty Commissioner. The Board of Com
missioners are the countys legislature
They make laws fixing the amount of
taxes to be collected and debating the
manner in which the revenue shall be
spent. EIf~~the Board is composed of eth
er dishonest or incompetent men, the
people pay dearly for their mistake in
electing such. If the Board be merely
partisan affair, prostituting its official
position to the base purposes of unscru-
pulous party leaders, the people have to
foot the bill These demagogues never
pay the fiddler, however much they NAV
dance.


Several gentlemen have already an
nounced their names as candidates for
County Commissioners. Particular in
fluences have called them out Some
have one kind of an axe to grind, others
another 1t will be wise on the part of
the people to canvass the merits of each
candidate closely. The peculiar infu-
ences supporting such should be careful
ly analyzed, before committing ourselves
to the support of any one.


We are pleased to learn, in this CON
nectlon, that John Hall, Esq, of Knight
township, has consented to serve as Com
missioner if it be the wish of the people
that he should do So Mr.. Hall is one of
our oldest tcitizens. He is known through
out the county, and respected by all who
know him. He is a quiet gentleman,
unobtrusive in his manners, yet firm in
his determinations. He is deliberate in
forming his opinions, but energetic in
" tla,sr-
once they are formed. He is farmer,
of sound practical Judgment, and he will
be guided solely by desire to do the
best for the county if he should be cho-
sen commissioner.


Mr., Hall has never been politician,
in the offensive meaning of that term.
He is a Union man all over" His
heart beats in unison with our brave sol
diers, and no niggardly policy would die
tate his conduct in providing for the
comfort of the needy families of the
gallant men who, when they enlisted,
left their families dependent, in great
measure, upon the sympathy and foster
ing care of patriots who did not march
to the field.


We trust our citizens will interest
themselves in that which interests (them
Selves and labor to secure the election
of Mr.. Hall He will make them a
faithful, efficient and honest public SER
want He will attend to the affairs OF
the county with fidelity and zeal, and
lucky will the county be, should he be
elected.


We have said that there were but two


county officers to be elected this year


There are three, Commissioner, Rea


Estate Appraiser and District Prosecu
| ting Attorney.
Year: 1863

Their Goods have been selected with great care
by experienced hands, with special reference to
the trade Of this city; were bought for CASH and
will be sold very low to Cash Customers only.
Their stock comprises all the most
Year: 1863

PRosE PoETRY.-I gave her rose. and l
gave her a ring; and | asked her to marry
me then but she sent them both back, the
insensible thing and said she'd no notion of
men. | told her I'd oceans of money and
goods; tried to frighten the dear with a growl ::
but she answered, - She was not brought IN
in the woods to be scared by the screeeh of
an owl / called her baggage and
everything bad | slighted her features and
form; till at length l succeeded in getting
her mad, and she ragged like the sea in a
storm. And then in a moment I turned and
smiled, and called her my angel and all she
fell in my arms, like dutiful child, and ex-
claimed, = Wen be married next fall"
Year: 1863

The events Of the war they developed will be
faithfully gwen that the public may be advised as to
s progress the results Of bates the condition of the
coneudng arnes and all that affects the great struggle,
home and abroad, for the overthrow Of the Rebellion


In addition the ssHfinel will contain the CURRENT
NEWS Of the day, CHOICE MISCELLANY, STATE
ITFMs the latest reports Of the NEW YORK and GIN
CINNAT GENERAL and cATTLE MtRKETs, the con-
dition Of the MONEY an STOCK MARKETS; in word.
II will effort Of the Proprietors of the SHtit 20
give columns interest for all classes Of readers and
such information will be especially adapted to the
well being Of the citizens Of Indiana.


The Sentinel will continue represent and stand by
the regular organizations OF the Democratic party, state
and National; sustain the principles and policy they shall
avow and support the candidates they may nominate.


We have agents. The low prices for subscription
will not allow it.. We therefore ask Democratic
frienda who desire the Of sound principles
TO aid the extension OF the circulation Of the Sentinel
Daily and Weekly until they shall at least reach every
Democratic fsrn in Indiana. The press is most i'm
porant agent directing Alright the public mind, and all
that is needed give the Democratic party pe manen
rule the enlightenment Of the people TO its prnc
pies an policy shall be aim with all the ability
possess faithfully advocate democratic sentiments
promote the interests Of the country.
Year: 1863

new Legislature will assemble on the sth Of Janu-
AIRY next Its action will have deep interest for the
citizens Of Indiana. The SHfin will contain faithful
and intelligent report Of its proceedings. so that the
reader from day day what their Repre-
Year: 1863

New Style Carriage. length we
have something novel in the way OF vehicles
something as handsome as it is new. II is
a carriage at Warren Phillips, on Fourth
street, gotten up in style as unique as it is
attractive and convenient We are not post.
ed enough on technical terms to properly de-
scribe the new carriage, but it is well worth
seeing, and well warrant that number Of
gentlemen who intend getting new carriages
will select this pattern, If they get sight Oi
IT. Call soon, for the vehicle was built for q
gentleman Of taste, and will leave the city IL
day or two. By the way, there's lot of very
fine custom work in Warren's Carriage De
pository.
Year: 1863

Hold on, Quaker WHO is the fellow
that is in the habit of pinching two or three
papers of tobacco every day at T. X. Potters,
when he thinks no one sees him Hadn't
be better stop before he is exposed
Year: 1863




Editor Nonpareit: -


The political canvass begins to wax
warm in this county-the cops" have
now full ticket in the field, and ale
moving heaven and earth to secure its
saccess. Your very happy comments a
few days since, upon the tory convention,
and the ticket brought forth 10y the
same, are we'll received by the Union
men here-they appreciate the fearless
blows You are dealing upon the heads OF
these cringing sycophantic allies of King
jeff, and hope you will keep doing So"


1t is rumored, and not without found&-
ton, opine, that the old arch-rebel,
Hill, is going to decline the nomination
FOR Treasurer 4 Recorder, and gain
ii ice on the ticket as candidate for rep
resentative. He is cunning enough to
see there is no earthly chance for him to
be elected to the Office to which he has
been nominated, and he intends to take
advantage of an unhappy division of the
Union party on the Representative, to
steal into the Legislature. But he need
not lay the. iattering JUNCTION to his soul
that the Union party is split-he will
slip up on this. True, we have now n
the field two candidates for Representa-
tive, but either of them would withdraw
in moment, should it become apparent
that his running would result in the ele-
walton Of traitor. At present, we have
entire confidence in our ability to run
both, and leave Hill third best in the
race. In haste, yours, HARRISON.
Year: 1863

sD- The college bell at Old Dartmouth was
rung for three hours, Immediately after the
reception of the proclamation of freedom.


l- "Button on the brain," is the malady
with young ladies now, says the Springfield
Republican dpropos to the story of a Washing
ton belle who married Russian officer in the
United States service, and in FIVE weeks
brought an action against him for assault and
battery,
Year: 1863

CO. We learn that the late snow storm has
made good sleighing from Hartford, Connecti-
cut, to Newburyport, Mass; but we down east
ers are without snow, and the streets of Port
land as muddy as in Spring.
Year: 1863

"a Have you seen the new Diorama in
Wesley's War Tableaux? Go tonight and
see 1t at Deering Hall. 1t is magnificent
representation of the naval fight in Hampton
Roads between the Monitor and Merrimac.
The sinking of the Cumberland is as perfect
as Nature ITSELF and the approaching Monitor,
just visible in the distance, is only equaled by
the terrible strife of its encounter with the
Merrimac, the smoke of the conflict, and the
beautiful ripple of water. 1t will also be ex-
hibited to children this afternoon.
Year: 1863

FROM THE ARMY OE The POTOMAC.


The Washington Star Of yesterday afternoon
"anprehends that the nature Of Meade recent
advanced has been but that Of an extensive
reconnaissance in force, and that the Rebels
have nowhere ventured to meet our army
engaged on it, out from behind their elaborate
Network Of fortifcatons 1t was currently
nmore1 in army circles in Washington yes
terday evening that General Meade would at
once return with his army to the vicinity OF
that city. The New York Tribune " Washlng-
ton correspondent states as rumor, that the
Government has given up all hopes OF General
Meade's making any real advance against the
Confederates, and has ordered General Hooker
back to take command of the Army Of the
Potomac, there yet being time to make vlgor-
Gus camDaign against General Lee. 4 Wash
lngton telegram last night states that the trains
are making regular trips on the Orange and
Alexandria railroad, as far out as Rappahan-
nock Station. The road had not been disturbed.
Parties from~the vicinity of Culpeper bring no
definite news from the army, but confirm the
statement that nc regular engagement had
taken place up to Tuesday afternoon


There is q report current here, that the
army Of Genexal Meade has fallen back some
distance
Year: 1863

We learn from Mr.. MCCAULEY, who re-
turned from the upper country last eve
ming, that on Monday, about three miles
this side of Clearwater Hotel, at place
called Fish Lake, farmer named KINNEY
was shot by an Indian, the ball entering
at his wrist and traversing the length of
his fore arm. Mr.. KINNEY was in cart
with his wife and one child, passing along
q road about half mile from the main
stage road, when he was fired on, at six
O'Clock in the evening. He saw two
Indians, one had gun and the other
a bow and arrows, and after the
shooting they ran into the bushes at tae
side of the road. A short time previous
two men, moving in a meadow, saw the
two Indians pass, and concealed them
selves as their guns were some distance
Off These men say they recognised the
Indians as Sioux from their conversation
which they overheard 1t is stated that
several horses have recently been stolen
from Maine prairie, and it is supposed, by
Indians There is much excitement at
Clearwater and St Cloud, and a great
many people have turned out for an Indian
hunt.
Year: 1863

Ono aICer announcer nave dii ouOiA oA0A
ioished hopes been sorely disappointed.
King Cotton, foreign Intervention, civil
war at the north, invasion of the north,
the five to one superiority of southerners
over northerners, the financial ruin of THE
north, and the last ditch Of patriotism Of
of the whole southern people, men, women
and children, have one and all proved un-
availing. ~"
In their despair, the leaders of the re-
bellion proclaim an universal conscription,
which it will be impossible to enforce in
any considerable portion of the Confede-
rate States,' and which cannot but pro-
duce throughout the South, revolt against
the leaders of the rebellion, who, failing
in all their promises and predictions, have
only deluded and ruined their followers,
who now see clearly that their only saliva
ton is in submission to the constitution
and government of the Union, whose au-
thority they have so madly defed. The
arch leaders of the rebellion will soon fly
the country, or die in the last ditch, but
the mass of the southern people punished,
penitent, enlightened and regenerated,
will, in a brief time, be recognized as
among the most patriotic and loyal of
American citizens. "


This is subjugation over which
every enlightened and virtuous citizen
will rejoice. But before the curtain of
this terrible drama falls, there is one
scene, which every loyal heart pants for,
and every true eye is impatient to witness;
the destruction, the utter ruin, the con-
suming abolition of Charleston, the metro
politan city of the rebellion, the Matching
nest of Southern treason, the slaughter
house of the old Democratic party, the
guillotine of the great Douglas, over
whose destruction not only the loyal men
Of the north, but also the ruined people Of
the south will unite in jubilee 40 +


The wicked inhabitants of this modern
Sodom proclaim their determination to
fight from house to house, from street to
street, and if it must fall to leave it in
the hands of the "Yankee invaders a
heap of charred and smoking ruins. This
is truly consummation devoutly to be
wished-a seal of Divine displeasure well
deserved, most fit and opportune mon
ument of this infamous rebellion.
Year: 1863

The following humorous article from
the St. Croix Monitor, published at Tay-
lor's Falls, gives fair description of
steamboating at the present time, any
where north of St. Louis


The oldest inhabitant is called upon to say if
he ever knew the river so low. In many places
grass is growing in the path of the steamboat.
and river men are facetiously talking of using
the deserted channel for agricultural purposes.
We recently made trip on the Enterprise, for
the purpose of making observations on the
stage of the water, and correcting public opin-
ion if need be. We had heard but not credit
ed it, that such boats as still kept on the river,
raised great dust in their path. AS we step
ped on board the Enterprise, a sorry looking
wight asked us if we were going up the
"street." Of course we did not see the
point of the remark. Willow River bar OppO-
site Hudson, was covered with fine growth
of grass, and extented within five rods of the
Minnesota shore All the cattle of Hudson
were being pastured upon it. At the narrow
est part of the channel opposite the bar. the
depth of the water was found to be but four
teen inches. As the boat drew eighteen we
anticipated some difficulty. and were in fact
detained an hour or so. The mode of proceed
ing was quite novel. Two men waded forward
with an anchor which they dropped in the



we'll disposed persons, Ourself included, then
put the spikes in the capstan, and amused our
selves by walking slowly around it. Having
thus wound the boat up to a nayigab.e part
of the stream. the anchor was taken aboard,
and we steamed merrily on to Saltwater
Here we passed the FL. S. Allen which is now
running between Saltwater and Prescott As
we passed on through the green islands Of
the upper st. CrOiX, we became satisfied
that many of the rumOrs about the low
water were groundless: saw no dust: nor was
the channel obstructed by picllere recumbent
across it. as the editor Of the Polk County
Press says in one of his sensation items. As to
the effect Of the morning dew upon the navi-
cation. the captain is not positive but an un-
toward event decided the question in favor OF
the morning dew. just at nightfall we ran
high and dry upon Mile Island bar In vain we
sent the anchors forward; in vain we rushed
round the capstan and pulled at the ropes. The
anchors dragged, the boat remained firm and so
the captain determined to await for the morn
ing dew. We spent the night on the boat il
pleasing converse. making the best Of our un-
lucky position. Nor was the conversation al
together OF the humorous type. devoid Ot scicI-
tific thought. Assisted by the inventive GENTS
of those around Us. we devised ~ method Oh
overcoming the distractions in the st. CroiX
and other rivers, which i. simple ingenious:
and promises to be thoroughly effective. SUI
fee it to say, that with Tie morning dew We
foated OFF. and reached the Falls without fur
ther adventure.
Year: 1863

The Boston Post, the old Democratic
organ of New England, and the ablest of
the enemies of the Abolitionists in that
section, says:


While the tide of victories is thus swelling
over the rebellion. there are the victories in
Boston and New York over the spirit of an
archy and a grand triumph of social order
Short-lived, indeed, will be the exultation of
the Abolitionists of Europe over the intelli-
gence of what the mob did in these cities; and
the more formidable appears to be the disorder
the greater will sound the triumph. Dearly
did New York yay for the deliverance of Penn
sylvania. Had not (said distinguished New
York citizen to u.s. our troops been away. the
mob would not have lived day. As it is, the
greatest mob that the country ever saw has
been quelled; and this will now be regarded as
the most important of all our victories.