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Year: 1860

MILIrARY.-A meeting was held on Tues day night to take the necessary steps to form military company in Des Arc. committee was appointed to report this evening The meeting tonight will be held at the Town all
Year: 1860

removed thirty five feet from one side. can be

 removed without interrupting the commerce. The rocks, which must be taken out in order to deepen it, can be taken from the bottom of the present canal. they say. in about two months, during low water in the river, when there is very little commerce upon it. When completed by this branch. it will have the ad- vantage of having two sets of locks. those on the present canal being used to pass small boats when the river is in good order, and those on the branch to pass the large boats
Year: 1860




We have heard great deal about the North
coercing the South. It is downright foolish
ness. The North viii be fortunate If she can
prevent bloody revolution at home. We
make an extract from the New York Herald !:


The movement that is now going on in the
South, in defence Of what the Southern peonle
consider to be their indefeasible rights. Is pre-
pairing financial and commercial revolution
in the North which will sweep food Of
bankruptcy over it. It matters not whether
they are right or wrong. they think they are
right, and it Is their acts, not the principles on
which their acts are founded, that are produc.
ing tine evil. The black republican leader.
and journals must abandon their tone of scorr
and defiance towards the South and it's rights
the black republican masses must recede from
their fanatical war upon Southern interests
or they will bring disaster and ruin into ou
midst that will produce revolution here Iti
not the discussion of the political question {
secession, but tits practical question of trad,
work and wages. Are they prepared to me,
this in the midst of half employed con
munity
Year: 1860

~ The Mississippian STYLES the propo


sit;on -, f,r Conrve1ti6r Of tie Southern States
/ to daciae unen the policy Of the South, ;
/ q r,3.sarahle fareen 1t fasors separate State


action and speedy dissolution This is bold
! but none the less dangerous. .s1o presume
that Mississippi viii separate herself not only
from the general government, but from the
other Southern S5tstes with whose destiny
| she is linked, without even consulting with
| tbo,n "a the extreme Of madness Ticksbuq
Wh7g.


IF The Wig thinks the position the Missis-
sippiin Of sufficient Importance to he men
toned, We would be glad if 1t would state it


correctly.


The Missfssippian does say that ihc resis-


tance movement will degenerate inS a


miserable farce IN Mississippi, if its only


reliance is on a Convention, Ct I'll the slave
holding States, and the concerted agreement
of all to go out Of the Union together.
Severahof the border slave States will, under
this process, t.sser consent 80 oue, provided
the Cotton States will buy then slaves at
high prices. They must be made to choose
between the alternatives of going with the
North or with the South, and they will
promptly adopt the latter when Southern
Confederacy shall have been established.


The Mississippian advocates the resumption
of their sovereignty by each of the aggreved
States or so many of them as are now ready
for separation and the immediate formation
of Confederacy by them. This object can
be attained only by separate STATE action.


There is no possibility of the issue arising
whether Mississippi will go out Of the Union
alone The question is whether she will go
out simultaneously with Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, South Carolina, Texas and other
Southern States that are now ready for the
decisive step. To prevent such result the
shallow and transparent humbug of Con-
vention of all the slaveholding States has
been concocted by small faction who dare
not openly advocate ahject submission to
Black Republican rule in the face of the
overwhelming sentiment against it


Rather than submit to such q rule We con
ess that we would see Mississi4ii stand alone
in an attitude of resistance. She would thus
preserve at least her honor, and would form
nucleus around Which a resistance movement
would gather, that would eventually sweep
down all opposition.


But the question is will Mississippi go with
the other Cotton States for a Southern Con-
federacy, or will she live under Black
Republican dynasty in pursuit Of the imprac-
ticable and impossible scheme Of "a Conyen-
ton of all the non -slaveholding States" Sic
will choose the former Her sentiment is
fixed and it will be recorded by nine-tcnths of
her citizens when they come up to the ballot
box.
Year: 1860

Whereas the eiiatteiisTz -xsI1I I1IsssrztEity and
the holding of persons as property, is contra
ry to natural justice and the fundamental
principles Of our political system. and is no
toriously reproach to our country throahout
the civilized world, and a serious hindrance to
the progress of republican 4iterty among the
nations of the earth therefore


Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be and the 9ne are hereby instruc-
ted to inquire into the expediency of RE-
PORTING A BILL GIVING FREEDOM
TO.EVERY HUMAN BEING, and inter-
dieting slavery, wherever Congress has the
constitutional power to legislate on the sub
ject.
Year: 1860

slime in the light of God,
-, Ills likeness stamps my brow,
through the shadow ofdcath my feet have tro
- And reign in glory now
40 breaking heart is here,
:. NO Keen and thrilling pain,
NO wasted check, where tho frequent tear
Hath rolled and left its stain.
have found the Joy of Heaven,
am one of the angel band,
10 my head n crown is given,


And harp is in my hand
nave learned the song they sing


Whom. us hath made free,
Anu the glorious hills of Heaven still ring
with my newborn melody.
No sin, no grief, no pain;


Safe in my happy home;
My fears arc fled, my doubt all slain


My hour of triumph come
oh irisnds OF my mortal years,


The trusted and the true.
some Walking still in the vale of tears,


wait to welcome you.
Do forget? oh, no!
For memory's golden chain
Shall bind my heart tc the hearts below.


Till they meet and touch again.
fach Ink is strong and bright


And loves electric flame
FLOWS freely down like river Of light,


10 the rs Nrld from whence il came
DO you mourn when another star


Shines out in the glttcring sky?
DO you weep when the voice of war


And the rage of conflict die?
Then why do your tears roll down


And your hearts be sorely rivcn,
For another gem i'll thc Saviours crown


And another soul in Heaven?
Year: 1860

| This is period of great financial distress
amongst our business men. Nearly all OF
them are staggering under heavy load. A
curtailment of expenses and forcing of
receipts is the order of the day. To day
| (the 4tb) will, we fear, be bad time
! amongst them, it being the last day of grace
on paper due the lst 1t is hoped our cap
italists, and others having money lying idle,
will put it to good use by loaning it to bnsi-
ness men. This state of things cannot last
long. The generality OF Evansville bust
ness men have not indnlged in wild enter
prises nor indiscriminate credit; they have
not lived d" fast; they have been indnstri-
Gus, economical, and prudent therefore it
cannot be said that they are inherently
weak in finances. On the contrary, they
are safe and reliable, with very few excep-
tions, as we verify believe.


The terrible financial storm that devastat-
ed the country North East and North West
Of this region, in 1857 and 1888. this city
measurably escaped 1t cannot be expected
that she should always he SO fortunate. Ac-
cordingly, her turn may now have come TO
be hard pressed in money matters. If SO,
we shall all have to live prudently and
work industriously, and all will yet come
out well Getting frightened will only
make matters worse.


! We believe that nine ont of ten of our
merchants and manufacturers are sound in
any event except a widespread and general
crash. That this panic will not prove so,
we feel certain, in view of the vast amount
of wealth in, and small Indebtedness Of, the
country around US.


That any political reasons which exist,
can bring on general ruin, we do not be-
Hevo We have the faith in the leaders OF
! the Republican party to anticipate that
some basis of settlement of the present diff
cultes will be proposed at an early day in
/ Congress; ard we have also the faith
/ in the patriotism of the masses of the
American people, North and South, to be-
lieye that they win not consent to see this
noble governmental fabric marred, much
less demolished, to crafty squad of selfish
politicians.


God always raises mp great men for great
crises We truly believe that Abraham


Lincoln has been raised up in this way as a
pilot to conduct the Ship of State through the
tempestuous political sea- lie will not
those who voted for him.
Year: 1860

THE MARKETs.-The Council has made a
change in the time of holding the morning
markets. The time for opening the markets
is now seven o'clock, and the time for clos
ing, ten. This has been the time since last
Saturday. This change was made, we pre-
sumo, TO accommodate the people who come
from the country. Some of our town
butchers, we understand, are dissatisfied at
the change, and it is objected to it that per-
sons having to go to work at seven o'clock
cannot go to market But it should be rec
objected that without the articles brought in
by farmers and gardeners living out of town,
the market would be very incomplete. 1t
is unreasonable to ask these persons to be
in by four o'clock; it is too early an hour
in the winter
Year: 1860

Hsa- We learned yesterday that the
Canal Bank was buying Illinois currency
at five per cent discount. Our banks have
not been buying it at any price, lately, but
it has been passing from hand to hand, in
trade, at par. Could confidence once more
be re-established, this currency would soon
return, in bank, to its standard discount
here, OF one and two per cent, except the
the issues of some half dozen banks which
will probably be wound up.
Year: 1860

most important sessions that has ever beeI


held since the organization of the Govern


ment. 1t sits at a time when several of tn,


States of this Union are almost in condi


ton of revolution, in pursuance of plo


long since laid, and now about to be carried


into effect on the PreteH of the election of {


certain man. us President, though elected il


strict accordance with the Constitution.


An Ominous cloud of trouble hangs ovel


the present Congress. Scarcely will they
convene until the cloud will burst, and
scatter its elemental wrath upon them.


Very little will he done this winter in
that body but to agitate and attempt to
settle the Slavery question. The South
/ will come up demanding new guarantees
/ for their peculiar institution, which they
regard as of more consequence than con-
stitutional liberty itself They will probably
/ demand that certain provisions shall he in
serted in the Constitution, and the Repub-
licans will probably concede the insertion
Of whatever may be agreed on, in that in





mise Tariff Bills, Omnibus Bills, Kansas
Nebraska Bills and other temporary peace
measures have neen tried, and it has been
found that these collateral documents are
too easily violated. No matter how much
a compromise or new agreement may be
canonized in the hearts of the American
people" there never will be wanting a
"ruthless hand to strike it down for
selfish and party purposes Any new com
promise or understanding that is now made
between the North and South ought to he
aud mus be inserted in and made part of
the Constitution itself 50 as to be equall-
ing new bargains, or Interpreting the old
ones, and leaving the record as loose memo |
randa 10 the shape of ordinary laws. The |
new understanding must become part of
the Constitution, by the solemn act of rep
resentatives of the American people in Con-
vention or Congres. ussembcd.


This is the shape that the prevalent mis-
understanding (that is all this fuss amounts
LOl " III tAAt. y uCW OiuItIOullSc W III
have to be made "a new settlement ar
rived at 1t will have to come through
much commotion, but we have faith in the
God of freedom to believe that He will not
let this nation be broken up and become
by-word and reproach.


Formerly we had great men to settle our
differences. Have we such now? We be-
ieve we have and that in due time they
will come forth We need master mind
ike Clay's. His equal as a Pacifcator does
lot live, but doubtless some one wears his
mantle, although he may not I'LL it rs well
ls did the great Kentuckian.


The proceedings of Congress will be look
ID for with an interest as intense 'ts in $3.50.
Great deeds and great events are in the
womb of the Immediate future, and not on
Y our own people, but the people of the
civilized world are breathessly waiting to
zee whether this great American Repub-
ic is to be a success or a failure. May
heaven grant to Congress wisdom and mod
ration
Year: 1860

A GooD ONE.--A physician was once
called upon to tender his professional aid
to the wife of recently married country
men, who by the way was little versed
in the technical terms which are used by
the medical family. The doctor having
felt the pulse and viewed the tongue of
the patient together with sundry other
wise tricks, prepared a plaster, which
he ordered the husband to lay upon the
chest of "his better half" promising to
call again on the following day. He
came and after making the usual inquiries
respecting his charge, asked if the plas-
ter had been applied agreeable to his in
structions.


Sir" said the husband with The ut
most gravity conceivable, "my wife said
she had no chest and thinking it would
answer just as well, | laid it on her
t1ank t'


About this time you might have seen
an individual making tracks down the
road in a roar Of laughter.
Year: 1860

BE kind to all. In these few words
how much meaning there may be-
meaning of vital Importance to the
person concerned. By being kind
nothing can be lost, much may be
gained, even if nothing is gained
directly to the donor of kindness, there
is, indirectly, nevcr-failing supply Of
benefit accruing to him. By an act
Of kindness, not only the blessings of
the benefited, but of the world, and
of God, alight on the head of him who
does the act. Through all our lives
we may look in vain for any other
trait which gives greater celebrity to
its possessor than kindness. Wash.
ington was a great man, but was that
the only reason why his name is re-
vcred and blessed by thousands ? No,
1T is because he used that great
ness for the benefit of his country and
tellow-beings. Napoleon is recollected;
but is it with the same kind regard
with which we remember Washington?
Mott is with bitter feelings and a
loud lament that the name of Bona
parte is recalled. And why? Be-
cause he had no noblcness in his soul.
May each and all read and reflect upon
the lives of the departed great, Of our
own as well as other countries, judg-
ing whether they are rccollected for
kind deeds or for evil ones,-considcr
how they are regarded, whether like
Washington or Napoleon, and then
make a solemn vow--l will be kind
--rcncwing the VOW as often as the
tcmpter comes. Those who thus live,
at the coming of gray hairs, will have
little to repent of.
Year: 1860

Let a man make q tour of the single
State Of Connecticut, and he will at
once be impressed with the cxaltation
of labor as dignilicd by education.
From the heading Of q pin to the ham
mcring Of granite from the polish
ing Of the brass button to the beating
Of the brazcn kettle from the India
rubber suspender to the varicgated
and beautiful Brussels carpet; in eve
ry possible variety and shape and
beauty Of machinery upon every
flowing river, and upon every little
rocky rivulet; from the immense brick
or stone cdilicc Of many stories, to
the rude shed of pine boards in the
forest, upon the margin of the hidden
stream he will see the effects of the
American system, honoring, dignity
ING, prospcring and protecting Amer
Ican labor and American skill.


Human talent, industry, wisdom
and skill, under the favoring blessing
OF Heaven, must now go forth to SOW
and to gather III the harvest Of the
earth. We are teaching lessons of
political economy which the world
has never heard before. 1t is a noble
dlspcnsation for our country. Other
nations may see us, but not with the
vines or olives Of Italy or France nor
with the oranges and grapes of Spain
or Portugal nor even with the rich
and glowing vcrdure, and the teeming
harvests of England and lowland
Scotland. The magnficencc of their
timc-honored architecture we have
not attained.


But the Intelligence, prosperity,
dignity, independence, and self.rcs-
pcct which mark the labOring classes
Of our population. lift us far above all
envy Of the grandeur and glory of
European display. They see that we
have people, ilourishing and pros
porous beyond comparison but we
have no rabble but that which their
own degradation has thrown upon our
shores. 1t is the province of America
to build, not palaces, but men; to ex-
alt, not titled stations, but general hu-
manity to dignity, not idle repose,
but assiduous industry to elevate,
not the few, but the many and to
make herself known, not so much in
individuals, as in herself spreading
to the highest possible level (but stri
wing to keep it level still) universal
education, prosperity and honor.


The great clement of this Who'll,
plan of effort and instruction, is til,
moral, relative dignity of labor al
element which we are to eXalt in pub
lie estimation in the highest possible
degree, and transmit to our families
and to posterity, as the true greatness
of the country and the world.
Year: 1860

tense suffering. Some portions of it
had been frozen and thawed many
times in succession, before death in
tcrvcncd and released it from further
anguish.


| cannot sufficiently express my
thanks to those gentlemen who con
tributcd 50 much to cur comfort, after
we had suffered many days. Some of
them left ball to come to our rescue.
The half-brccds at Pembina arc as
generous hearted set of people as can
be found


| finally arrived at the place where
the steamboat lay on the 10th Of Jan
nary. My journey back was very
pleasant, having travelled nearly five
hundred miles. | return to the steam
boat on or about the first of March, to
put it in order to run on the Red Riv-
Of the North as soon as it is clear of
ice. Il. ANTHONY.
Year: 1860

Little Ellen had a pretty white dog,
named Fido, that she loved very much.
She would play with him for hours,
and was very careful that nothing
should harm him. One day her moth
cr wished to visit neighbor, and
fearing that Ellen, who was a very
little girl, might go too near the stove,
or meet with some other accident, if
left alone in the house, told her to take
Fido and play in the front yard until
she returned. She had been gone but
a short time, when a large dog came
by the gate and turned into the house,
through the kitchen door, which stood
open. Fido ran in too, that he might
have frolic, but the large dog bit
him and chased him about the kitchen,
while poor Fido tried to get away,
and yclpcd to his little mistress to
come to his help.


Little Ellen looked on in great dis
trcss, wishing to save her playfcllow,
but did not venture into the house,
Soon some children going home from
school passed by and told Ellen that
if she would go with them they would
help her to get Fido away from the
great dog. But Ellen said,


No, mother told me to stay out
here, and | cannot go iu.'


The children urged, that when her
dog was in such danger, her mother
would not care if she did go in Just
for moment, and come right out
again" No Ellen stood firm:


Mother said stay here, aud | cannot
disobcy her"


While they were talking about it,
some men came hastily into the yard
and asked if they had seen a great
dog so by. Hearing that he was i'll
the house, they went in and killed him,
for the dog ,Cas mad, and had bitten
many cattle before he reached Ellen's
home, 1t was found that he had
killed poor Fido. He would have bit
ten Ellen also, if she had not obeyed
her mothers wish as we'll as her com
mand. and she would have died of a
dreadful disease soon after.


Dear children, do you always obey
your mother implicitly =?
Year: 1860

ONE MORE INSTRUMENTATION the 26th Of
December, says the Arizonian, during the recent
explorations Of Col Gray, TO the Gila river, the
mains OF some unknown traveller were discovered
near a spring, called the "Ajo Verde" Two brown
blankets, somewhat used, were lying on the ground
near the spring, having bullet hole through it,
and considerable clotted blood was part Of the
other. A clean hickory shirt rested on bush few
yards off, and small brown clay pipe with turkey
bone stem, was picked up near BY A few feet from
the spring was pile Of sticks and the ashes Of a
fire apparently made only few days before. Several
Of the bones were lying about, but almost the entire
body had been made way with by the wolves. The
hair Of the unfortunate person was entangled on a
bush, where the body must have lain, the fire,
when first discovered by the cayotes. From an ex-
animation Of his hair and pipe, by a gentleman from
Fort Yuma, the unfortunate man is supposed TO be
a Texan, by the name Of Shays, on his way TO his
native State from California. He had with him
about four hundred and fifty dollars upon reaching
the fort, and was doubtless murdered by some one
to whom he had inoautiously shown it.
Year: 1860

MACHINE FOR SAVING FINE GoLD.-Mr. w. +.
Truel, of Marysyille has invented a machine for
saving fine gold, which is thus described by the Ex-
press:


1t consists of a frame, say four feet long, about
the same in hight, and three feet widc On the top
Of this frame is placed rifle, santing sufficiently
for the gravel to pass off, and this rifle rests the
suice box, which may be adjusted according to the
quantity OF water used The surface Of the rifle is
straight with apertures extending entirely across,
three-eights Of an inch apart. The water, small
gravel, gold, &C., pass through this open rille and
then reverses its direction, passing over pan or
reservoir, and thence over ovcrshot wheel to the
ground. The pan is about four inches deep. Over
this pan is suspended rake, having several OF
teeth so arranged as to keep the entire deposit in
the pan continually stirred up The water passing
over the wheel sets It in notion and the wheel being
connected with the rake, it to move back and
forth over the pan. The principle is exceedingly
simple. The water dirt and gravel pass through the
rifle whilst the larger gravel passes over the tail to
the ground. After passing through the rifle the
water changes its direction and passes into the pan,
with the sand and gold. The teeth of the rake form
an eddy whereby the gold will have an opportunity
to sink to the bottom, while, by the action Of the
teeth, the dirt is kept stirred up sufficiently to pass
off with the water. The great feature Of the ma
chine is that it may be run with very little water.
Mr. True has obtained cayeat for his invention,
and is about applying for patent.
Year: 1860

How TO ACQUIRE VIGoR OF STYLE-A reve-
rend critic told literary friend that his style
wanted that vgor which might be acquired by
running the pen through every other word.
The editor Of the Christian Enquirer expressed
the same thonght in this form 1--WE do not
remember reading book. sermo or poem for
ten years. that would not have been materially
improved by cutting out half the nouns, three
quarters of the adjectiyes, and all the ndverbs"
Year: 1860

Jon PRIN1ING.-We are at all times
prepared to execute every description Of book.
JOB and card printing at this Office in the highs
est style Of the art. Our Office is the largest
and most complete in the State, and the spsci-
mems Of fine printing which We have sent out
this season are not to be excslled. Give US q
trial