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Year: 1863

The day is ended. Ere l sink to sleep,
My weary spirit seeks repose in Thine;
Father forgive my trespasses, and keep


This little life of mine.
With loving kindness curtain Thou my bed,
And cool in rest my burning pilgrim feet;
Thy pardon be the pillow for my head


So shall my sleep be sweet.
AZ peace with all the world, dear Lord, and
Thee,


No fears my souPs unwayering faith can
shake;
Al's well which ever side the grave for me,


The morning light may break
Year: 1863

A western colonel, in speaking of the
fault finding copperheads, said that they
reminded him of the man who Joined
Christian church, and found fault with
everybody and everything till he broke
up the organization. He did the same
In one or two other churches, till at last
deacon prayed that he might go to hell,
TOR he felt assured that if he did 60 he
would break up that establishment in
about three weeks.
Year: 1863

Change Of Diagnosis Yesterday we
remarked that the Journals niger was in
bad way generally We advised HIM to air
himself. We suggested the AFRICAN Brig.
ade,' That seemed to us the appropriate field
for his healthy development And, besides,
Frederick Douglass, the Great High Priest
who ministers at the Afrco-A american altar


says the time for talk has expired and
American Citizens OF African decent should
join the Brigade, or dry up We merely re-
minded the ordorous fellow that there was an
opening for him through which he might ven
tilate his deeaying energies, recuperate his
health, and secure his share of glory. His
maudlin reply TO our reasonable proposal has
convinced us that our diagnosis was at fault
Douglass whose disappointment will be
greater than ours-will have to forego, for a
time, the recruit we had counted on as his
own We reluctantly withdraw our recon-
mendaton of the Brigade, and regret to sub
stitute the Asylum for Insane Africans The
symptoms Of INSANITY, though not alarming,
indicate that confinement, and the absence OF
excitement, are desirable. His incarceration
is only question of time, and, to avoid un.
pleasant results, time had better be taken by
the forelock. It is evident that there is no
mental force. about the Journal office adequate
to his control. When blind lead blind the
party are apt to fall into the ditch The con-
diton would be disagreeable. To avoid evils
whose consequence would probably be alarm
ing,,not to say dangerous, we suggest the Con
traband AID Association take the matter in
hand and quietly dispose Of it, so as to dissent
nate publicly as little OF the unpleasant odor
rs possible. Should his conireres of the Jour
nal prove inconsolable at their loss, similar
disposition may be made of them. The Asy-
lum, as well ns the Brigade, has its uses.
Year: 1863

We pnblish=this morning, by request OF
the Hamilton County Executive Commit
tee, the Constitution, obligation and By.
Laws of the National Union Associa tion. y


This, or kindred associations, are spreading
rapidly over the country; and 1t is import1
ant that Societies should be organized in
every township of the loyal States. The
enemies ofthe Government In the North are
yigilant in their efforts to destroy. The
friends of.the Union-the patriotic people,
must be vigflantto sustaine That iinspit-
ing old motto, "Eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" is now to be prActised.- -
The Union men. 3cnnsninns aa 10 the sacTe1 .
ness of their cause, and skeptioaI as to the
existence of traitors in the loyal States,
have been sleeping, aud while asleep the
enemy sowed tares in the broad fields de-
ceiying many people, and swelling the
forces of the rebel allies to an alarming exl
tent The masses of the people are loyal.
Only the unscrupulous political leaders,
who would sacrifice country for place, and
a people who have been blinded by the old
party cry, are thut arrayed against the
Government. The leaders are intelligently
wicked. Their treason dates to the begin
ming, and far back of the beginning of this
rebellion. Their plans were matured from
the first. From these we have nothing to
expect. As well might we undertake to
convert Satan, sto convert those men who
have grown old and confirmed in the con-
spiracy to destroy the Government They
have sold their birthright. They have be-
trayed their country. For gold or the hope
of power they have battered away the glo-
rious legacy left to this nation by its patri-.
otto founders. They are Joined to their
idols. The end of the traitor or the re-
morse OF a Judas awaits them. They are
to betreated with that contempt which is
due to traitor. They are to be Stunned
as the Kissing serpent. But the people
who have been mislead by an enemy as
deVilish as that which tempted and ruined
the mother of our race, are to be enlight-
ened and brought back, from the atmos-
phere of treason, into the pure air of
patriotism, to rally under the broad folds
OF the glorious and blood stained emblem
of liberty. This is an important part of
the mission of the Union Association
Another is to secure and WELD that power
which is to be obtained through union of
strength, to the end that the Government
may be sustained; that the plottings of
traitors in our midst may be watched, ex.
posed and oVerthrown. This is a grand
mission Let it be carried forward until.
every loyal man in the Nation shall stand
in his place. ready, to rally to the support
iOt theiconstituted authorities, and 10 take
care of the enemy in the rear, while our
brave soldiers crush the rebellion in front.
The following is the document alluded
to above:
Year: 1863

Frankness is supposed to be common virtue.
1t is most uncommon. 1t is indeed an extraor-
dinary thing. 1t requires truth simplicity, love
and genuine goodness Men speak plainly when
they do speak, but they are not open and free
Many speak pleasant truths frankly; but few
there are whose souls are so balanced in an at
mosphere of love that they speak whatever needs
to be said, to each and to all, plainly, gently,
fully. The dearest friends live together for years
without daring to speak things which they know,
and which each party knows that the other knows.
Parents live with reserve years long towal
Their children. Children carry untouched, unsyl-
labeled, thoughts and feelings that take hold of
their very being. Friends meet and part day by
day-friends so true that they would almost die
for each other, or, what is harder than this, who
are willing to live for each other-and never
speak of things that each knows is passing in the
others mind. 1t is very strange to see people
come up in conversation to topics that by tacit
freemasonry are sacred, and without word or
look one glides past on one side and the other on
the other side, and meet beyond, going down the
common channel again. Was there ever a
thoughtful, sensitive person that dared to be open
transparent, frank But however this may be,
there can be no doubt that people are not frank
enough for each others good. If men know how
to speak the truth in love, how rich might one
become. A man might then stand in the focus
of the wisdom of all bis friends But refusing
to let their lights shine, men now grope in the
partial light of their own wisdom distempered by
self-love
Year: 1863

took HIM from US; but | have been thinking ever
since we laid down how poor little Charlie must
be crying for you, and how God gave him to US,
to love him and keep him and now you have
given him away. If He had meant him to be
Mrs. Lorrimer's baby, wouldn't He have given
him to them at first


"The childs words carried more weight with
them than all the arguments of my rich neigh
bors. After considering a moment, said, i'm
pulsively:


"'Oh, if l only had him back, he should never
go away again, no matter how poor we might
be-"


"The moon was shining SO brightly it was
almost light as day, and presently Willie
said :"


"'Mother it's only half mile aeross the fields,
and they won't go to bed fosa long time at Mr..
Lorrimer's let us go and get Charlie Why, moth
er, l seem to hear him crying now


"Urged by the chlds entreaties and the fond
promptings of my heart, consented. l think
never walked half mile so quickly in my life, and
neither of US spoke until we reached the mansion
Then we stopped moment for breath, and sure
enough we could hear baby screaming at the top
of his voice. We went round to the sitting room
door and knocked, They seemed halffrightensd
when they saw who it was, but asked US in polite
ly. A hired nurse was walking with the child up
and down the floor, trying to ?acify it. Mrs
Low bod ,Uaar;ad bareo1f ont ond ,,oe
on the lounge"


"'Come to mothery' Willie said, and he brought
the little fellow to me at once"


'How he clung to me, still sobbing, yet smiling
all the while to find himself in my arms.


al cannot give him up said, at last, when
! could get my voice clear. You must let me
take him home"


"They evidently thought me the siest of wo-
men, but their cold words only made me the more
determined, and we started back in less than half
an hour after we came, l carrying the baby =
Willie offered to help me, but felt as though
could carry him in my arms forever.


"When had laid him in bed, now fast asleep,
but still sobbing, and reaching out his little hands
to feel if was there, said, God helping me,
come what will, l will never part with one
of my living children again., and nerer
did,"


81 need not tell you how wild with Joy the rest
of the children were when they found the baby
in bed next morning they almost fought over
the fellow, and from that day forth it was their
greatest pleasure to amuse Charlie and have him
with them"


"When the affair came to be generally known
many blamed me, and many favors that my rich
neighborS might have done me they withheld,
think, fer my folly, as they called it. But few
poor women like myself that had always nursed
their own children, said l did right. We had
many trials, and often scarcely crust of bread in
the house but our hardships bound us the more
closely together


"All my children proved comforts and blessings
to me. God took care of one for me as Willie
said, we knew that was for the best. The rest
married in the course of time, and left me but
the prop of my old days, the one whose industry
and management gave me this plentiful comfort
able home, has never left me since the day gave
him away.
Year: 1863

There's fresh little mound meath the willow,
Where at even | wander and weep;
There's a dear vacant spot on my pillow,
Where sweet little face used to sleep;
There were pretty blue eyes, but they slumber
In silence beneath the dark mould
And the little pet lamb of our number


Has gone to the heavenly fold.
Do dream when in sleep behold her,
With beauty so fresh and divine,
And 80 close in my arms | eufold her,


l can feel her soft cheek upon mine
Oh so loving these gentle eyes gisten


That my vision is lost in my tears,
And bewildered enraptured l listen


To a voice from the spirits bright sphere.
There's a silence in parlor and chamber,
There's a sadness in every ROOM
We know that the Father hath claimed her,
Yet all things seem burdened with gloom
But I'll not be a cOmfortless mourner,


Nor longer brood over my pain;
For | know where the angels have borne her
And soon l shall see her again.
Year: 1863

THOMAS JEFFERsoN's FATHER.-Peter Jeffer-
sons physique is described by Mr. Randall as fol-
lows: He was a man of gigantic stature-plain
and averse to display-he was grave, taciturn,
slow to make and not over prompt to accept ad
vances. He was one of those calmly and almost
sternly self-relying men, who lean on none-who
desire help from none. And he certainly had
both muscles and mind which could be trusted
He could simultaneously "head up'-raise from
their sides to an upright position-two hogsheads
of tobacco, weighing nearly thousand pounds a
piece He once directed three able bodied slaves
to pull down a ruinous shed by means of a rope.


After they had again and again made the eff
fort, he bade them stand aside seized the rope
and dragged down the structure in an Instant
Traditions have come down of his continuing his
lines as surveyor through savage widenesses,
after his assistants had given out from the famine
and fatigue, subsisting on the raw flesh of game,
and even of his pack-mules, when other food
failed.
Year: 1863

A USEFUL CUsToM.-In Munich there
prevails singular custom. Every child
found begging in the streets is arrested and
carried to a charitable establishment. The
moment he enters the hospital, and before
he is cleaned and gets the new clothes in
tended for him, his portrait is painted in
his ragged dress, and precisely as he was
found begging. When his education is fin
ished in the hospital this portrait is given
to him, and he promises by an oath to keep
it all his life, in order that he may be re-
minded of the abject condition from which
he had been rescued, and of the obligations
he owes to the institution which saved him
from misery, and gave him the means by
which he was enabled to avoid it in future.


WHAT three words Gid Adam use when he in
troduced himself to Eve, which read the same
backward and forward ? MADAM I'm Adam"
Year: 1863

LONGITUDINAL RIvERs.-A river that runs
east or west, crosses no parallels OF latitude con-
sequently, as it flows toward the sea, it does not
change its climate, and being in the same climate,
the crops that are cultivated at its mouth are
green also at its sources, and from one end to the
other of it there IS no variety of productions it
is all wheat and corn, or wine or OIL or some 9th
er staple. Assorted cargoes, therefore, cannot be
made up from the produce which such river
brings down to market. On the other hand,
river that runs north or south, crosses parallels of
latitude, changes its climate at every turn; and
as the traveller descends it, he sees new agricutu-
raj staples abounding. Such a river bears down
to the sea a variety of productions, some of which
some one or another of the different nations of
the earth is sure to want, and for which each one
will send to the market at its mouth, or of the
port whence they are distributed over the world.
The assortments of merchandise afforded by such
a river are the life OF commerce. They give it
energy, activity and scope. Such river is the
Mississippi, and the Mississippi is the only such
river in the world.
Year: 1863

Ten persons die prematurely of too much food
where one dies of drink Thousands eat them
selves into fever, bowel disease, dyspepsia, throat
affections, and other malades.


Some years ago. the residents of a German city
were one morng wild with excitement Every
thing was poisoned. The doctors were flying in
every direction. Water was the only thing they
had swallowed in common. The reservoir was
examined. In one corner paper of deadly
poison was found.


The stomach is the reservoir which supplies the
whole body. A fever, an inflammation, or some
other malady appears. Look to the reservoir.
There you will find the source of the dis
ease


l am acquainted with the table habits of a
large number of persons. They have all eaten
800 much food. Nearly all, too much in qnantity,
but all have eaten food too highly concentrated.
saw dyspeptic friend eating pears at a fruit
stand. He said, with smile, 81 go few Bart
let's half-a-dozen times a day." Certain detetc
reformers seem to think if they eat coarse bre ad
and ripe fruits, peck is all right. Fine flour
bread, pies and cakes, are great evils.


A friend, who has decayed teeth, dyspepsia,
torpidity of liver, and disagreeable eruption
all produced by excessive eating of improper food,
declared, in response to my remonstrance, "But
aOants the quantity he is in the habit of eating
If he would digest well two pounds day, but
eat four pounds he wants the latter quantity. A
man may want glass of spirits on rising. He is
in the habit of drinking at that time.


The body is strengthened by what it can digest
and assimilate. Every ounce more than this is
mischievous. The large eater is always hungry.
The man who can eat just enough suffers little
from hunger.


Pardon word of my own experience During
many years practice of my profession, l had but
muscular exercise. eat enormously. An hours
postponement of my dinner was painful. Now l
labor very hard several hours day in my gym
nasium. l do not eat more than third the
quantity of former years. Now l can omit din
ner altogether without Inconvenience l have
lost twenty pounds in weight. but feel great dea
younger. More than half of the thin people
would gain flesh by eating less.) l have one
rule, kind reader, commend to you. Always
take on your plate, before you begin, everything
you are to eat. Thus you avoid the dessert, and
are pretty sure not to eat too much. This sim
pie rule has been worth thousands to me.-[Dr.
Dio Lewis.
Year: 1863

PHENoMENk OF THE BRAIN.-One of
the most conceivable things in the nature
of the brain is that the organ of sensation
should in itself be insensible To cut the
brain gives no pain, but in the brain alone
resides the power of feeling pain in any
other part of the body. If the nerve which
leads from it to the injured part be divided,
it becomes instantly unconscious of suffer-
ing Iti cafy by communication with the
brain that any sensation is produced, but
the organ itself is insensible. But there is
a circumstance more wonderful still. The
brain itself may be removed-may be cut
away down the corpus calaSSum, without
destroying life. The animal lives and per-
forms all its functions, which are necessary
to simple vitality, but no longer has a mind;
it cannot think or feel; it requires that the
food be pushed into the stomach; once there
it is digested and the animal will thrive
and grow fat. We must infer, therefore,
from these facts, that the part Of the brain,
the convulsions, is simply intended for ex-
ercise of the intellectual faculties
Year: 1863

Washington Territory has been detached from
the jurisdiction of Special Postoffice Agent Wat
rous, and Collector Smith appointed to the du-
ties heretofore exercised by the former in said
Territory For the new service, OF course, he gets
no compensation, as he is already in receipt of
one salary from the Government.
Year: 1863

His of1cally announced that the Emperor Of An tra
N autograph letter. dated July 81 has invited al the
soveregns Of the Germanc Confederation and Of
free cities 70 personally meet In assembly and discuss the
question OF reorganization Of the German Confederation
suitable TO the requirements Of the age. The Emperor
proposed Frankfort the place and the 10th OF August
as the date The German question was discussed the


late meeting Of the Emperor d Austria and the King Of
Prussia,
Year: 1863

battles on the peninsula and Of his falling back TO Berke


Icy, although dated the 18th Of July Last h day for
tho nrst time Published lie 10 the calm judgment
OF history and tho futare he loaves tho task Of pro-
nouncng upon tho movement confident that i,s verdict
will DO that such difficult
fully executed that army fought repeatedly
herocaly and successfully against such great odds that
no OF any displayed greater discipline en-
durance patience and chceruness under such
Year: 1863

THE ENyoYs OF THE CoPPEHEADs.-Th San
Francisco cal says word has been received in
this State TO the effect that David s. Terry and
the son of Tod Robinson who is on the Copper
head ticket for Judge Of the Supreme Court,
were among the prisoners taken by Gen. Banks
at the surrender of Port Hudson. If this be
true, the dispatches sent by the Copperheads in
this State to jeff Davis have miscarried, for it is
not very likely that Terry had a chance to trans
NIT them after he fell into the Port Hudson trap.
Almost too good 30 believe, that.
Year: 1863

The Sacramento Republican made horrid
blunder the other day in creditng the TRINITY
Journal with the authorship of very elegant
notice OF the jeff. Davis procession had here on
the evening OF the llth. We would have the
Republican man understand 1--WE thought he knew
it beiore) that we train with the bats and
owls " referred to in the closing paragraph, We
will father almost anything in preference to a
compliment to such a deectable crowd of Union
haters as the one in question was. Don't do it
again Mr.. Brown, please.
Year: 1863

0FADING, Still. FADING. THE more we learn
from different sections of Trinity, the more we
arc prejudced in the belief that the secesh ticket
will be totally routed in the approaching election
The Copperheads are being fast swallowed up by
the regular secesh Just the fate they deserve
Every day brings new recruits from the disor
ganized, corrupt Democratic party to the stand
ard of the Union. There will be weeping and
wailing after the State and county vote is can
yassed this year. The doom of the assistant
rebels is scaled
Year: 1863

TIE REASON Why" A Subscriber wishes to
/ know why, contrary TO custom, we hoist par
ticplar ticket at the head Of !he JOURNAL. We
Wust acknowledge that it is new thing, and to
us looks rather odd, but, to tell the truth, that 3
the way we feel this year. We consider it our
duty by every honorable means to aid the elcc
tion of the regular Union ticket, it being in di.
rect opposition to the only other one in the field
the ticket supported by assistant traitors and
their plant tools We have never before el L
any inclination, or conceived it TO be our duty,
to do what A Subscriber " now complains of.
As we have no desire, and never can have, to aid
the election OF rebel sympathizers, aud cannot
support men who are endeavoring to assist them
to official position, we see no other course to pur-
sue than to hoist the regular Union ticket, that
all the world may know that heart and soul we
are devoted to the cause of the Government of
the United States.
Year: 1863

VETERINARY SURGERY.-We learn that horse
doctor in Folsom has distinguished himself by
curing one o. d. Avaline, of horrible confusion
occasioned by the kick of an enraged soldier
The wound was near the termination of The dor
sal verlebr@, directly ut the base of the spinal
column, aud was very much aggravated by n
mixture OF races in the patient, together with n
determination OF Copperhead venom TO the parts
affected. Considering the numerous difficulties
in the way OF science, the veterinary profession
consider the cure little less than miraculous
Sonora F1dq
Year: 1863

GOING up Washington street the other night o
well dressed individual something the worse for
beer suddenly disappeared head foremost down
a cellar.way. Our anxiety concerning his neck
was considerably relieved on seeing him emerge
from the basement and stagger to the nearest
lamp post, where, instead of looking for bruises,
be commenced a critical examination of bis ap-
parel We could not control our laughter, when
fully satisfied on this point, he sang or rather
shouted the following mprQmpta couplet--


Bless tho that puts the stitches


In IiEUsToN, HASTINGS splendid breeches.
We regret to add that he was politely invited to
the City Hail. Exchange.
Year: 1863

a MODEL SPEEcu.-A captain in an Iowa
regiment, having been informed that his COM
pany had subscribed a handsome sum for the
purpose of purchasing and presenting him
with an elegant sash and sword, called his men
together aud delivered himself Of the follow
ing model speech. Il is inll of straightIor-
ward common sense, and pure disnierested pat
riotsm combined:


Boys If you have any money to spare send
it home to your families, if they need 1t ii
not keep it until you netd it yourselves.
will 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 ] oc-
eept it from you, and some day end it my i'm
peralive duty 10 kick some one Of the donors
out of this company, it might he unpleasant
to think l was under obligations 10 that
person ns 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 siayed-tilI the raging pillows oi
this cursed rebellion shall have been rolled
back wait until have proved myself worthy
to receive so noble a gift-uutil you have
shown yourselves by deeds Of daring and ieats
of bravery worthy to bestow il upon me
then, perchance, may be happy to accept
at your hands, some lasting testimonial ol
your confidence and esteem. Till then, wait y