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Year: 1863

The radical papers in this city, in conjunction
with politicians, are evidently engaged in a con-
spiracy to destroy the reputation of the city, for
the sake of aiding the rebel enemy. Newspaper
columns filled with fsbricaticns. both editorial
and from correspondents, fibricatons that are
even destitute Of the semblance of truth TO New
York citizens knowing the facts. long stories of
scenes of the riot that never occurred, shouts by
the mob that never heard. but only i'm
agined in radical editorial rooms--these and sim


liar means are used 10 convince the world that
the Southern rebellion has strong assistance in
the North, and that the hopes of suppressing it
are very remote. Mayor 0pdyke lends himself
to the work of abusing and slance-ng the city of
which he is unfortunately for it. the chief magis


trate, and thus the radical scheme OF preventing
a restoration of the puwer of the Union goes on


Who can doubt that the newspapers which pub


lish these miserable inventions about the riot
and the people of this city. such as we have
heretofore taken occasion to expose in the Tri


bune aud in other papers, just now
when our arms are successful. and the pros


pect brightens are actually DESTROYS to convince
the world at large that the Southern Confederacy
is strong here. and that the hopes Of IFS suppress


sisn are ilusoryf No other explanation reaches
the case. But there is no truth in their ISLANDERS.
The Mayor disgraces himself BY attempting to
disgrace his city. The only allies of this rebel
lion in New York are his radical friends. who
would vote for Jefferson Davis and disunion
sooner than for conservative man and the
Union. If the enemies of the Union in America
or abroad continue to base their hopes on the aid
and comfort given them by these false witnesses
Of the Northern people. as they evidently do in
Richmond at present. they may dismiss the idea.
The radical allies of the Southern secession here
are neither MANY nor trustworthy. Their vera


city is long since thoroughly impeachec that
men laugh at them. There is no truth in their
message of encouragement TO the enemy. The
Union spirit Of the North is unchanged. and
their small conspiracies one after another prove
miserable failures.-(N. Y. Jour. OF Commerce.
Year: 1863

after good will NAV be revived again. But
Unon-never let il be mentioned Never, never
1t is impossible Let the Democrats at the North
content themselves with securing the next best
thing. Let them frankly extend to US the hand
of peace and propose that the feuds ard the bit
terness of the present be buried and that the two
republics be good neighbots and good friends 1t
is either this or the kill, burn. destroy, consume
annihilate of the fanatics. There is no middle
course For ourselves. we shall stand for our
liberties and independence so long as they are
denied. And God will grant US safe deliver
Year: 1863

Shadoyed.


The following sensational item appears in the
Washinetcn dispatches to the New York Herald:


The National Committees of the Douglas and
Breckinrdge Democracy are 10 have a meeting,
either at Milwaukee or Detroit between the l7th
aud 23d OF next month, to arrange programme
fer the approaching Presidential campaign. Itis
already agreed to b-ry the hatchet, and to place
the Democratic party th3s united upon war
platform. Copperheadsm is to be denounced,
and resolutions n favor of The integrity of the
Union to he adopted. The responsibility of the
recent riots in resistance to the Graft is to be
placed where il riShtfuiy belongs. The present
Administration is to be Ignored. and comment
whatever is to be made upon its action. The
negro question is also ;0 be treated with utter ST.
ence The leading Democrats who will take
part in this movement are convinced that no
suggestion they may offer will have any weight
or influence with the present Administration, and
they are agreed therefore, to conine themselves
to the marking out ofa programme OF their own
by which the two wings of the old Democratic
party will be completely united and a strong bid
made for thesupp0rt OF the conservatives of other
parties throughout the loyal alStates. This move
ment is of great political importance The
meeting is not intended to be puolc. but plan
of operations is to be agreed upon which shall
settle all differences and bring together upon a
war platform all the Democrats of the Loyal
States.
Year: 1863

There is much food for reflection in the fol-
lowing remarkable article from late Richmond
paper:


From the Richmond Sentinel, July 23.l


OF all the formal expressions of public opinion
which have come to US from the United States,
we have noticed but one that has kind word for
the people of these Confederate States. True,
thev all claim that we one people with them;
that We belong to the same country and the same
government; and, in short, their brethren.
But the dominant party breathes out against US
nothing but slaughter and destruction. and de-
nounces us with as much demoniacal fury
Year: 1863

Is man q bit the better
For his riches and his gains,
For his arcres and his palace,
II his inmost heart be callous p
Is man a whit the better7


And if he is not bit the better
For his Golfers and his mines,
For his purple and fine linen,
For his vineyard and his wines,
Why do thousands bend the knee
And cringe in mean servility,
If mans no BIT the better?


Is man bit the worse
For lowly dress of RAGS
Though he earn no lordly rental,
If his hesrt is kind and gentle,
Is 4 man bit the worse?


And if a mans no bit the worse
For poor and 'owly stand.


Even for an empty pocket
And brawny working hand,
Why do thousands pass him by
With proud and seornful eye,
If mans no bit the wOrse'
Year: 1863

VIRTUE consists in doing our duty, in
the several relations that we sustain. in
respect to ourselves. to our fellow men,
and to God, as known from reason, con
science and revelation.
Year: 1863

IF SOME people will cut out the fol-
lowing and stick it in their hats, it may
effect a considerably reform:


We give below few impoite things
in which young people (and old ones,
too) often render themselves disagreea-
BILE:


Loud and boisterous laughter.


Reading when others are talking


Talking when others are reading.


Reading aloud in company without
being asked.


Cutting fnger-nails in company.


Leaving church before public worship
is closed.


Whispering and laughing in the
house of God.


Gazing rudely at strangers.


A want Of reverence and respect for
seniors.


Correcting older persons than your
selves, especially parents.


Commencing to talk before others
have finished speaking.


Answering questions that have been
put to others.


Commencing to cat as soon as you
get to the table; and


In not listening to what oHe-is saying
in company, unless YOU desire to show
open contempt for the for the speaker.
A well bred person will not make an
observation while another is addressing
himself to the company.
Year: 1863

At times, ducks when scared out of the
river attempt to fly up the ravine, only to
dash themselves to death against the bluffs
which rise so high over the housetops. The
gardens stand up edgewise. Chickens can
no more disturb garden stuff than they
could climb decanter. The people are
very religious, as they constantly look
Heavenward in order to see daylight
About a thousand teams per day come in
from the rich country back of McGregor,
and as there is not room to turn, they take
the ferry to Prairie du Chen and evolute
on the broad waste there spread out. The
ladies wear hoops in shape like baby S
coffin, for with round ones it would be i'm
possible to pass on the streets! In the
stores and saloons the cash drawers are
lengthwise the street, as there is not room
to lay bills the other way. Barrels have to
sit on end and their contents be pumped
out There are no wholesale stores in Nc
Gregor, as there is not room to strai ighten
out a complete piece Of dress goods. The
city is very long for this world. In the
line of hardware it is all "Indian file."-
Hay is brought in from the country in the
original swath. Drovers stop at the back
end of town to cut the tails from their cat
tie lest in passing down the street, they
switch the goods displayed in front Of
stores and dirty the faces Of pedestrians.
Wood is sawed and split with regard to
the shape Of Main street-there is but one.
McGregor was originally gopher hole, till
the top was blown off by some convulsion
of nature, when the enterprise of western
men made it city. In dry times when
the dust is flying, a crooked syringe takes
the place Of 4 street sprinkler, and one dis.
charge serves to wet the entire city-ex-
cept the people! The sidewalks are made
of planks laid lengthwise the street-to lay
them crosAwise. as usual. the planks would
be short enough for matches. Very long
-. very narrow--very crooked very
busy and certainly very prosperous is Nc
GregoI, the busy little city Of Iowa.


In company with PAT RICHARDSON, that
model editor and well loved friend, and one
or two other gentlemen, we walked up one
side of the street and down the other-we
took the two sides to make it seem as if
there were tive streets! We called into
several places of business. McGregor is q
great place for "spirits just made perfect"
The past season, water has been low. Peo-
pie must beverage, and saloons are popular.
Year: 1863

CoLoRED Madame Fashion has ordered
that ladies shall wear, this winter, colored
stockings. Of course, is not everything
to b. colored before we can expect the
millennium? Grey is now the style but
black is bound to win before "this cruel
war is over"
Year: 1863

w Will our Agricultural readers no.
tice the Advertisement of the practical
Farmer" in these columns; the specimen
before us is highly suggestive Of years
good reading at the low price of 81 90, and
crane vines thrown in.
Year: 1863

ALARNED--We have ever been of the
opinion that the weight of the recent Abo
lition majorities would break them down
the immense vote they got is evidence of
a wish for pay, on the part Of large num-
bcr Of them. About half Of the orators
and drummers will want to go to Congress
or to the Assembly, or to some other place
and the confusion Of tongues was har.
mony compared to the discord they will
see so soon as division Of the spoils is
called for. In 1910 Harrison carried the
States by 90 to 1000 majority. Congress
was almost unanimous anti.democratic
body. The successful, cut such fantastic
tricks that the people became disgusted
and the consequence was revulsion in
two years which almost amounted to a
complete summersault.


Cover, the candid, plain and shrswd
editor of the Grant Co. Herald sees the
breakers ahead and thus warns officers and
crew. Time. servers can see in these few
lines just what IS thought OF them by those
who were artful enough to lasso them. We
italicise a few sentences ito adorn tale. "
bad men haze crept into our party in
large Numbers and aoiH exercise great con-
troll. The Democratic party used to be the
home Of such their home is now with lis
to large extent. Let it be our boast that
zoe can manage them, and not surrender to
them as did the old democratic party which
has thereby gone to ruin. We have with
US all that is valuable of the old Jackson
democracy, but much also that is devilish
bad. We have some Of the best Of the
old whig party and allthat is hard to man
age. Let the good and true hang together
otherwise there will be a break.
Year: 1863

Flour and Grain in Store in Chicago.


The following table shows the smonnt of Flour.
Wheat and Corn in store In this city today COM
pared with that in store n week ago, and the cor.
responding date last year:
Year: 1863

SS~Carrigan said at Lewisburg that the
Emancipation Proclamation had killed
onionism at the South. He knew he told
a falsehood. Wherever our armies hold
possession, the dormant Union feeling is
strongly developed. Loyal men come to
Gen. Burnside, in East Tennessee faster
than he can arm and safely dispose of
them. And most of the Southern Union.
lists endorse the Emancipation policy, too.
Year: 1863

while ago, gambled away in single night
1t IS but small contribution to the great
leading industrial interest of the country that
interest which is the support and the life of
the nation; sum which, in comparison with
your daily expenditures, is but as a drop to
the ocean.


Shall we withhold this small pittance for
this great purpose? Shall we reduce it Shall
we give it gT@dgingly in aid of the great
farming class of The country and, | will say,
the great tax-paying class Of the country, aud
the last from whom you will ever hear COM
paint of taxation for purposes of this kind
the pre-eminently loyal class of the country !;
for there are no traitors and no sympathizers
with treason, at any rate, but very few, among
our farmers-among the great laboring class
who earn their daily bread by their daily toll


Mr.. President, we should at least be careful
that we do no act, which, by msconstruction
even, can be taken manifestation of neg
lect or of indifference even to that great con-
trolling class of onr fellow-citzens upon whose
industry depend the prosperity and strength
of our country; and above all, upon whose
loyalty, upon whose fidelity, upon whose
strong arms, and upon whose strong will chief
ly rest to-day the hopes of the Republic.


These are some of the general reasons,
briefly stated, which will induce me to vote
against the proposed amendment of the Com
mittee on Flnance, and to sustain the PROPOSE
ton of the House of Representatives.
Year: 1863

SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS - A young
gentleman In Lincoln, says correspondent of
the Middlebury Register, who had been mar
rieo some over year, took such a dis ike to
MS wife, because, as 1t is said, she would not
rise early, that he took the liberty to whip her.
Kick her out of bed and do oaher ungallant
deeds. This course of things did not continue
Ling before they agreed to separate. They
have child about six months old which she
wanted, and he was determined to have. The
idea OF his keeping such young child away
from It's mother created some excitement among
the citizens, and accordingly a crowd of some
sixty persons went to his house one evening
last week and ordered him to- give it to the
mother, under no less penalty than garment
OF tar aud feathers gracefully thrown over his
person. lie succum bed, and the child was
given over to the mot her.


HORSE THIEvING.-Somet thief took horse
and sleigh from Mr.. Reed of Worcester drove
to HydeparG o,r further, turned the h-rs round
and left HIM . find his way home. The own
er met his te am unhurt near Hydepark.- The
thieves wer considerate enough to put q blan-
ket on the horse before leaving him.
Year: 1863

that the Government was paralyzed in the


recent elections, they grow bolder with
every hour, and nothing but the fear that
the Democratic masses may be undeceived
prevents them from proclaining their real
purposes Ifthey can still further weaken
the government, they will throw off all dis
gulse' and insist that the only way to close
the war is to consent to a division of the
Hepubllc To this sequel every intrigue
tor power, every attack upon tho Admins
u tra'lcn, every effort to stir up turbulence in
the Tree States, every conspiracy to spread
discomfort in the army, irresistibly leads
And although the majority who second these
movements do not think so, the leaders do,
and labor accordingly. AT all events this is
my honest judgement. Let us see if time
will prove me to be honest prophet.


Gov Cannon has appointed N. b. Smith
ers, Esq, Secretary of State No better
selection could have boen nado
Year: 1863

NOfk ON tn0 opp8nonmOCk-SlEu ms OF


an impending Battle.


The details which we publish this morning
Of the sharp, desultory skirmishes since Satur-
day last, chiefly between the opposing cavalry
forces in the country of the Upper Rappahan-
mock, near Culpepper, speak we'll of the admi-
rable conduct of General Fitzpatrick and his
gallant troopers and Of all the Union troops
engaged. But the overshadowing fact that
General Meade's whole army has fallen
back some fifteen or twenty miles nearer Wash
ington appears to have created some appre-
hension in the public mind that he has been
weakened to such an extent as to be unable to
grapple with the superior army of Lee, and is
therefore retreatng rapidly in order to escape
the fate of General Pope.


As we understand these late operations, they
do not admit of this Interpretation. There
was movement Of the enemy in considerable
force TO turn the right flank of General Meade
and get in behind him; and to avoid this he was
compelled to fall back but, having by this ret
rogradc movement defeated the enemys de.
sign, General Meade, at the last accounts, was
fully prepared for any further demonstrations





about to repeat the disastrous campaign Of
General Pope, in any event.


1t must not be forgotten that in his vir-
ginia campaign General Pope, with an army
of less than forty thousand men, under
took TO resist the advance of Lee with
an armv OF at least one hundred and fifty thou.
sand men. Pope, having two days the start
from Culpepper, could have retreated, without
loss Of men or supplies, to the Notifications of
Washington; but he preferred to fight, and per-
sisted in fighting till his army was cut to pieces
But now the case is bravely altered. General
Meade has an army which we have no doubt is
largely superior to that of the enemy; our
officers know the country thoroughly our army
holds the interior line, in a forward or retro
grade movement, and General Meade has
body of cavalry which of itself, IL added to
the forces Of Pope, would have enabled him to
defeat the flank movements O. Stuart and
Stonewall Jackson.


Assuming that he believes the reports cur
rent at Richmond that Meade's army has been
depleted to the extent of four entire army
corps, It is probable that Loe may be maneu-
wiring for a general engagement. II is possible
that such an engagement may thus be brough&
ON at any moment. Let 1t come. We have
no fears Of the result General Meade will not
be caught mapping; and we know that In the
management of . great battle he Is q COOL
skilful and reliable leader.


Our only apprehension in this matter is that
the rebels, though represented to be in strong
force, are playing bold game Of bluff with
the mere skeleton Of an army, and that these
offensive demonstrations against Meade are
only intended to gain time in the work Of
reinforcing the army Of Bragg. In this view,
We think that II Lee should decline to open
general battle, Meade should, and probably
will, compel him to 6ght or 70 face about for
the refuge Of Richmond, nor permit him to rest
this side Of it, fortifcationa
Year: 1863

On boa rd the rebel steamer Atlanta when
she was Captured by the Weehawken, there was
a chicken When the rebel Captain Webb
gave up his sword. the chicken set up lively
crow, which so amused Captain Rogers that
be gave orders for the fowl to be looked af-
ter m future
Year: 1863

1t has been we'll said that tthe idea of
country, of loving the country, which these
days have inspired, is worth more than the
cotton crop of thousand years, or the mere
earthly, unmentioned life of m illon of men
Thought, sentiment, convictions, make the
glory of people. And the tokens on every
hand of our devotion TO our beloved land are
pledge OF the glory and power of the repub-
lie" This is great truth which We have
perhaps too much overlooked. lending our
ears too much TO those who foretell evil and
disaster, and are forever croakiDg abost dis
honesty and corruption. We honestly belle
we'd that never did people, suddenly thrown
into state of war. make ssch immense efforts
to meet the emergency with so much homes
ty and true patriotism, and with so little ad-
mixture of those social evils which war al
ways brings with it, especially in its early
stage.
Year: 1863

ATTEMPT At BURGLARY.-About 10 o'clock
last night an attempt was made to rob Nickel
den & Stanleys shoe store, on Eleventh street
above K, by some burglars who first attempted
to get in the front door, but not being successful
they attempted to get in by forcing out the
transom over the back door. Their noise
the store, and Mr.. Nick. shot at them, when
they made of.
Year: 1863

Mr.. LINCOLN informed the actor HAcKETT
that his favorite play was, Macbeth" lie
certainly seems to have studied the lines
about making promise te the ear and
breaking it to the hope. His proclamation
of amnesty is case in point. A proper
document of that kind would have ended
the war in month; but the one he has is
sued insures its continuance to the end of
his term of office. An amnesty addressed
to the hope as well as to the ear should
have been peace offering and a par
don; this one is a provacation and war
cry.
Year: 1863

IT is announce that General McClelan's
report of his operations with the Army OF
the Potomac will make three large volumes
These dimensions are given to it by the
embodiment of his correspondence with
the War Department, comprising all official
letters written and received by him, also
all his orders to his officers and his army.
The document will make it an important
contribution to the history of the war.
Year: 1863

The telegraph informed us, few days
ago, that letters had been received in Wash
ington from prominent Conservative mem.
bers of the Rebel Congress, from North
Carolina, asking, unofficially upon what
terms the Southern States would be permit
ted-to return to the Union. -.-


By this time "prominent Conservative
members of the Rebel Congress" have learn
ed from President LINCoLN's Message, that,
by swearing to support the Emancipation
Proclamation and the whole batch Of Re-
publican legislation, "the Southern States
would be permitted to return tothe Union."
If these North Carolina gentlemen are sim
cere in their desire to learn and embrace
terms of restoration of the Union, the Mes
sage will fill them with regret and discour-
agement. With what degree of success can
they expect to meet, IN urging upon the
rebels submission upon such terms? Does
not the Presidents plan substantially close
the door to reconciliation on the basis OF the
old Constitution and the old Union? And
was it not distinctly intended to do sof-
Was not the single purpose OF the President
proposition. to prevent the return OF the
Southern States, on the condition OF sub
mission to the Constitution and the laws!
Was not its object to demand more than
the restoration of the Constitution and the
Union-to prevent the close of the war un'
til slavery is abolished?


Is not this the proposition of the Presl'
dent? North Carolina stands at the door
and proposes to abandon the rebellion and
submit to the Constitution, and asks recog'
milton as one of the States Of the Union
The President says, "no-that is not
enough; you must, in addition, abolish sla-
very and adopt the Abolition PLATFORM
The question, therefore, with North Carroll
ma is whether she will abolish slavery as a
condition of return. If not, the war against
her will be continued. In other words the
war, in such a case, is continued solely for
the purpose of compelling State to abolish
slavery.


But, reply the SUP, 'rters Of the Presl-
dent, do you propose to open negotiations
with rebels in arms?


No, sirs; we propose nothing of the kind;
but we are in favor of proclamation OF
amnesty of very different character from
that proposed by Mr.. LtNcoLN--one which
shall throw wide open the doors for the re-
turn of every seeded State on the simple
condition of submission to the Constitu-
ton. Until they abandon the rebellion and
are oillingato recognize .Me Union and the
fundamental law upon aohich 1t IS based, the
,car must continue-but the moment the people
of State resume their position under the Con-
stitution, the a0ar, Us to them, must end
EVERY BLOW AFTER THAT, BY THE ADMIN
IsTRATIoN, IS UNAUTHORIZED AND REyoLU-
T1oNARY. This war has no legitimate ex-
istence except to suppress rebellion-when
that ceases the war must cease To cor
tinue it beyond that, for the purpose OF
changing State institutions or compelling
conditions unknown to the Constitution, is
to change places with the rebels.
Year: 1863

Another wonderful ingredient. of Spanish origin,
impsrting beauty TO the complexion and brilliancy
to the mind, is yet unknown To the commerce Of
the world, and we withhold its name for the
present.