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Year: 1861

The most singular instance Of the effects
produced by the excitement in regard to the
Trent affair, is to be found IN the clustering
and self important attitude some of the Cana
da papers are beginning to assume towards
the United States. From the tone of these
journals it would appear that a war with us
would be very desirable little arrangement
We canno! believe, however, that the mass of
the Canadian people wish shat the present
difficulty between the United States and Eng
land should terminate in war;


A more disastrous event for the interests
of that province could scarcely take place.
With long and narrow territory to guard
and defend it is the next thing to an impos-
sibility for them to repel an invasion by our
forces. 1t is true they have militia organ
ization, but, unfortunately for them, the pro-
visions of their militia law have never been
strictly enforced, and they are to-day more
poorly prepared for war than were the loyal
States at tie breaking out of the rebellion.


Instead, therefore, of urging on host;lites,
between the two nations, we think these RAM
pant editors would be consulting the good of
their country by striving to avert a calamity
which would certainly fall upon it should
hostilities ensue between the respective gov
of the United States and Eng
land.
Year: 1861

The exhibition as q whole is the most
extensive ever before witnessed in the
State. The departments Of cattle, horses,
sheep, swine, and agricultural implements
end machines are certainly unr1valled at
any previous State or United States Fair
in the Northwest. Had the location been
q iudicious one, and the weather favora-
ble, the attendance would have been
equally satisfactory.


The board roofs to the buildings, and
Hconycnient access to the grounds pre-
vented better display in the departments
Of Textile Fabrics, Fine Arts, and Manu-
factu1es Of handsome and fancy goods.


We learn that already movement is on
foot to secure for this city the location of
the next State Fair in some favorable To-
cation, that shall wipe out the disgrace at
tending the present exhibition, and to
which the people Of the Northwest shall
tu1n with pride, as one Of the surround
ings Of the con mercial capital Of the Val
ley Of the Upper mississippi i,
Year: 1861

We present our paper again this morning
on its usual size, and shall continue it thus,
hoping our subscribers will all be prompt and
enable us to at least pay current expenses
The policy we have resolved upon is to pub
lish as large a paper and as much news as
any other in the State, and furnish it only
to advance-paying subscribers. With this
issue we stop the papers Of many who have
been putting us off with promises. We can't
buy paper, pay telegraph bills or the wages
of hands with promises, and must have some
thing more substantial from those who receive
the benefit of our labors. We know it is hard
for some to raise the money, but it is abso-
lutely necessary that we shouldreceive prompt
ly every cent we earn in order to keep our
business eoing.-Daily, 9Th.
Year: 1861

Treason stalks abroad in fifteen States =
millions are being poured out, like water, for
the government of which Washington and
other immortal men were the founders; a
quarter of million of as brave men as the
world has ever seen have gone forth or are
ready to die for their country and at such a
time the Democracy meets in counties.


What do they do? Do their resolutions
recite the treason of ofticials-the theft of
Cabinet officers, and the reign of terror inaug-
urated hard by the sleeping dust of Washing
ton, Jefferson and jackson? Has not the
wholesale Reputation Of contracts with their
Northern friends moved to shame?


Nothing of this, so far as we know. A few
brave men present minority reports and vote
mo" on resolutions which were conceived in
hearts best understood by phlegmatic COM
plants of the party in power, and an artful
concealment of reasonable language


We will not withhold our admiration of
these Douglas Democrats, who act in the dy-
ing faith of their great leader, whose words
were: "There are but two classes now in the
country-patriots and traitors, but it is plain
ly seen that unless they make a prompt and
bold stand, the young men, who are for the
country and the war, will be swept on like
food-wood in the gulf stream before the COM
pounded and stealthy treason, of veterans who
have given up their country for party.


IL. IL c,@,,.,
of these growlers at u.s. who are great philos-
ophers as to the causes Of onr troubles, but
have no word of cheer for Our army, or re-
proach for rebel tyrants. The heart of the
country is in this war, and the fathers of
brave sons who sleep on tented fields, and
the rural people of all our State will ask for
the ticket that represents prompt and patri-
otic action.


We confess to a deep indignation on read
ing the misnamed.. Democratic resolutions just
adopted in Scott county, at their Convention,
yet we may turn from them, as the younger
Democracy surely will, with delight, to the
example of the veteran Gen. Cass, giving
$4,000 for the war, and his daily presence at
the soldiers drill, and Douglas dead is remem-
bered-the words and acts of the honored
Gen. Dix, not to mention the more than Spar
tan valor of Andy johnson and ex-Postmaster
Holt on Southern soil, who will have a name
in our country's history when posterity will
remember, if at all, the dry bones of Iowa De-
mocracy just now rattling with the adherence
which we are sure true Democracy will ere
long express, when it has an organ to speak
as in days Of yore.
Year: 1861

This gentleman some time since addressed
iong'and able letter to Mr.. Speed, of Kentucky
on the duty of that State to support and stand
by the Union. This letter unlike those Of
nearly all Southern men who write on the
subject, places the blame Of cur present
troubles upon the proper parties and does not
spare them He deals with the wicked rebel
lion and its authors as they deserve, and urges
Union men every where to give all posi-
Bile support to the Government in its war up
on the rebels. We have only room for the
closing paragraphs of this admirable letter.
he says:


''No contest so momentous as this has arls-
en- in human history, for, amid all the conflicts
of men and of nations, the life of no such
Government as ours has ever been at stake.
Our fathers won our independence by the
blood and sacrifice of g seven years war, and
we have maintained it against the assaults OF
the greatest power upon the earth; and the
question now is whether we are to perish by
our own hands, and have the epitaph Of sui
eide written upon our tomb. The ordeal
through which we are passing must involve
immense suffering and losses for us all, but
the expenditure of not merely hundreds of
millions, but of billions of treasure will be well
made, if the result shall be the preservation
of our institutions.


Could my voice reach every dwelling in
Kentucky, would implore its inmates-lt
they would not have the rivers of their pros
perity shrink away, as do under streams be-
meath the summer heats-to rouse themselves
from their lethargy, and fly to the rescue OF
their country before it is everlastingly too late.
Men should appeal to men and nelgborhood
to neighborhood, until the electric fires of pa
triotism shall flash from heart to heart in one
unbroken current throughout the land. 1t is
time in whichPthe workshop, the office, the
counting-house and the field may well be
abandoned for the solemn duty that is upon
us, for all the tolls will but bring treasure, not
for ourselves but for the spoiler, if this revo
luton is not arrested. We are all, with oul
every earthly interest embarked in mid ocean
on the same common deck. The howl of the
storm is in our ears, and 'the lightning's rec
glare is painting hell on the sky" and while
the noble ship pitches and rolls under tht
lashing of the waves, the cry is heard thai
she has sprung leak at many points, ane
that the rushing waters are mounting rapidly
in the hold, The man who in such an hour
will not work at the pumps, is either mani
&C or a monster,
Year: 1861

A GREAT ARMY-The United States has
now in the field twenty three thousand more
men than the British have had since the
Crimean war, and in short time our forces
will exceed in numbers the Grand Army of
Year: 1861

MAN SHOT AT DAvENPoRr.-We learn from
Mr.. Hanna, who was in Davenport Saturday
evening, that Sheriff Thorington shot noted
burglar few hours before, as he was running
to avoid arrest. The wound was severe, but
probably not fatal. The burglar, whose name
is not recollected, had some valuable property
in his possession which lie had taken by
breaking into house one night last week.
Year: 1861

Maryland is in high state Of excitement,
caused, 40 doubt. more thaa any thing else. by
the impression that her soil is to become the
battle field. Since the Issue of the Presidents .
proclamation calling for $4,000 men. there is
said te be general turning over TO secession,
and so strong is the feeling in this direction.
that Gov. Hicks has at last been compelled to
yield, and has called an extra session Of the
Legislature, to convene on the Goth inst
The State is being fast put on a military foot
ing. and the people seem to be determined that
Northern troops shall not cross her borders
Yesterday was observed in Baltimore by all
ministers as a day Of humiliation, fasting ant
prayer.
Year: 1861

SECRETARY CHASE IN THE CuY.-The announce
nent that Secretary Chase had arrived in the city
yesterday morning, set the merchants and moneyed
men on the qui giUe


The honorable Secretary visited the SubTroasnry in
Wall street. where he had conference with Collector
Barney and Mr.. Cisco matters connected wits the
financial affairs of the Government. He subsequently
drove down TO the Bank of Commerce accompanied by
Mr. Cisco where he met about twenty of the foremost
hnance OF the city, and it stated that, la
that meeting was concerned, the result was very
satisfactory.


Last evening Secretary Chase was complmented
with reception at the house of Mr.. Cisco in Fifth
avenue. A large number OF the bankers of the city
were present, and were introduced to Mr. Chase. He
stated bis views the present financial wants of the
Government after which general conference took
place. No decisive action had been taken, however,
up TO II o'clock.


The members of the Chamber of Commerce are to
have special meeting to-day, at which the subject OF
the honorable Secretarys visit will be considered.
Year: 1861

The telegraph has already announced the ex.
tensive frauds of Mires, the French Banker and
the Paris correspondent of the New York Times
gives these interesting particulars in his letter
dated February -:


The final crash arrived on Sunday last, thanks
to the honest and determined efforts of the Min
ister of the Interior. So closely were the people
about the Emperor's persOn--for example. the
Count de MOrny, Count Walewski and General
Fleury-repOrted to be in league with NJ Mires
that il seems a majority of the Cabinet were in
favor of covering the affair up in order to avoid
the scandal. Mres himself wrote IA letter to the
Emperor, threatening that if he were driven to
the wall, he would make such exposure as would
shake his Majesty's throne to its foundation. But
Nj. de Persigny, with an uprightness which en-
titles him to the gratitude of the nation, declared
that, scandal or 10 scandal, justice must be done
and the Emperor coinciding in this view of the
case, it was decided that the course of NJ Mires
should be cut short and his affairs investigated
he was arrested on Sunday, and at first carried to
the prison of the Conciergerie, but there being no
secret chambers there, he was transferred the
same day TO the Prison Mazas, where he is closely
guarded, and from whence it will be difficult to
attack the throne for the present.


In 1915 Nj. Mres lived in garret-in other
words he was poor man. But he is q jew and
shrewd man, and with the natural money max.
ing instinct of his race, saw the revolution was
/ the favorable moment fer a man like himself to
fall into the current of public affairs, and to see
whether fortune was not in his favor His first
essay was in the then deprecated government
stocks; this succeeded, and he went on from one
successful coup to another, until in le60 NJ.
Mers had arrived at the head of 50 900 900 francs
and had become great rival, and we NAV add
torment, to NJ. de Rothschild He was Director
General of the combined treasury of the French
Railway Companies, position in which he was
intrusted with hundreds of millions of money be-
longing to others ; he was the founder and head
of the great dock Improvement at Marseiles.
known as La Joiietfe; he owned and managed
for h mself and others an immense amount of the
best paying property in Paris, and he lately made
grand coup in the affair of the Ottoman loan
a coup which will create CONSERVATION at Con
Year: 1861

j. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested In one Superior Court, and in suef
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time 10
time order and establish. The judges, both Of the
supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, and shall stated times re-
ceiye Tor their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
Year: 1861

we the people Of the Confederate States each State
acting its sovereign and independent characters In
order toform permanent federal government, estab
lish justice insure domestic tranquility, and secure
the blessings of liberty ourselves and poster
ty-nvoking the faver and guidance OF Almighty God
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
Confederate States OF America. E E1ts
Year: 1861

The Sacramento Union published, some
time ago, poem with the above title, and
commented on it as follows:


"The subjoined poem-we know not who
wrote it's one Of the most beautiful of the
KIND we have ever seen. We do not envy
the heart which does not thrill to its wild
and tender music"


The Columbia Times quotes the Unions re-
marks and adds


"lf our really great eotemporarv will per-
init us, we shall be glad to give him some in
formation as to who was the author of
the above beautiful verses, which contain that
very rare quality in modern rhyme--poetrv.
Crock me to sleep" was originally published
in the Philadelphia Saturday Post, under the
nom de plane of Florence Percy the authorr
being lady, who is now the wife of the
celebrated sculptor, Paul Akers but who
was once the wife of our erratic, though
talented friend, Mart Taylor. We have sew
eral other "gems of thought" by the same
gifted author, which will appear in future
numbers of the Times"


The poem in question is as follows:
Backward, turn backward, oh Time, in your fight;
Make me child again-just for tonight?
Mother, come back from the echoless shore,
Take me again to your heart as of yore
Kiss from my forehead the burrows of care
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair;
Over my slumbers your loving watch keep
Rock me to Sleep mother-rock me to sleep!
Backward, flow backward, oh, tide of the wears
am so weary of tolls and of tears
Toll without recompense-tears all in vain
Take them and give me my childhood again!
have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of flingng my soul-wealth away
Weary of sowing for others to reap


Rock me to Sleep mother, rock me to sleep!
Tired the hollow, the base, the untrue;
Mother, oh, mother, my heart calls for you?
Many a summer the grass has grown green,
Blossomed and faded, our faces between
Yet with strong yearning and passionate pain,
Long tonight for your presence again;
Come from the silence so long and so deep
Rock me to sleep, mother-rock me to sleepl
Over my heart in the days that are flown,
No love like mothers love ever has shone--
No other worship abides and endures,
Faithful, unseifsh and patient like yours.
None like mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul and the word-weary brain;
Slumber's soft calm DER my heavy lids creep
Rock me to sleep, mother--rock me to sleep
Come, let your brown hair iustlighted with gold
Fail on your shoulders again as of old
Let fall over my forehead tonight,


Shielding my faint eyes away from the light
For with its sunny-edged shadows once more,
Haply will throng the sweet visions of yore,
Lovingly, softly its bright pillows sweep
Rock me to sleep, mother-rock me to slice p!
Mother, dear motherl the Tyears have been long
Since | last hushed to your lullaby song
Sing, then, and unto my soul it shall seem
WOmanlOOd wears have been but n dream.
Clasp TO your arms in loving embrace,
With your light ashes just sweeping my face,
Never hereafter to wake or to weep


Rock me to sleep, mother-rock me to Sleep
Year: 1861

s9- A new idea has been stated in the South to raise money. which is in sub- stance. that the cotton planters shall sell one half their crops to the Confederate Gove nment and take bonds in payment

 these bonds to be used as money and made illegal tender in the payments of debis.
Year: 1861

rHHDREN of any age can now have their pictures
" taken perfect, as We have built Room expressly
for their Groups of Children also a frac-
tion of second, IN clear weather. Mothers
have the trouble take them TO Gallery dozen
times, and at last put up with a carcature if they
will but go al once to


feblS-tf HUGHES PREMIUM GALLERY.
Year: 1861

themselves up to the Indulgence Of ap-


petite, and hope, in spite of inebriety, to


secure the blessings of temperance but


they cannot do it. Others hope by idle


ness to secure the blessings of industry;


but they cannot do it. One part of our


country is trying to build up freedom on


the institution of slavery; but they can
not do it. You might as well expect to


nurture sobriety by lying at the faucet
of brandy cask.


Training must be in the right direc-


ton to be profitable, ! have heard of a
boy whose life illustrated self denial


He lived in South Boston. His mother


was a widow OF limited means, but was


sending him to the Latin School, that he


might be well educated. She gave him
daily small piece of money to buy his
dinner with but, instead of spending it
for that purpose, he laid it by, until he


had saved enough to purchase a set Of


books which he had long desired 10 own.
And he grew up to be cultured scholar


and an influential minister, and when he


was brought at one time to the verge of
the grave, from which he was afterwards
raised, lie said, want to keep my mind
calm, so that when the messenger comes,
| may see how he welcomes me and car
ries me over the waters Of jordan
And such success is from discipline. And
you, children, are training thus, as al ar
nv, to exterminate the sins and follies Of
the earth. See to it that you are train
ed for all emergencies TO meet the af-
iictions which come upon you; to say to
temptation, Get thee behind me, Satan;
and to say in the sharpest trial, Il will
be loyal to God : in the sorest moment,
4 will trust in his strength, which will
be ever around me-


You cannot be all things OF yourselves
but as the army obeys its commander un-
questionogly, so you are expected to
obey your commander, God, without ask
ing why he requires such things of you.
You have heard Of the way which has
been proposed to convey intelligence to
different parts Of the army, by the use of
a balloon lowering over the camp. Up
there in the air, lookout is kept, all is
seen, and signals are given according to
circumstances. But your commander
needs no such mechanism to enable you
to know his enemies. He himself issues
the order; obey, and it will be well with
you. God speaks to you through the in
spiration of His holy prophets, through
the whsperings Of conscience, Of your
own moral sense; and you need no out
ward applications to acquaint you with
His purposes, and direct you in your
course. You have heard, too, of the
bomb shells which are used in the army,
and which prove so destructive to limb
md life. But the bomb shells sent forth
,y earthly governments, filled with de-
are not like the appliances
which God uses to effect His ends. Ev-
cry event is a part OF His discipline
God is ever on our side when we do
light, and against US when we do wrong.
And if God is for US, no power can pre-
vail against US.
Year: 1861




Tue latest received of Mr.. Russelps


letters in the London Times is dated Au-
gust 10. We make the following extracts


from it:


THE EMANCPATION QUESTION.


For geo or for evil, the issue between
North and South is rapidly approaching


to that which the South predicted and
feared and the North at first disavowed
aud does not now altogether accept-the
struggle, it il continues, will be narrowed
to a contest between slavery and aboli-
ton. 1t is not improbable that in day
or two the President will declare that all
slaves within the lines of the United
States army become free. On the very
last day Of Congress the bill which sets
free slaves belonging to rebels engaged in
war was signed with reluctance by Mr..
Lincoln, and was all but lost by lapse Of
time, for, had he not been persuaded to
overcome his scruples, the Congress would
have adjourned without the signature OF
the President having been given to the
act. Indeed, but for the prolongation of
half an hour agreed upon, the signature
could not have been obtained, as the Pres
ident at first refused peremptorily to put
his name to the bill, alleging that, "it will
lose US Kentucky , but there was a
pressure Of Senators upon him, and he
Welded at last, but ten minutes before the
House rose. On such occasions the Pres
ident comes down to his room in the
Capitol. and afixes his name, or receives
the official visits OF the legislators, and if
the clock had not been put back, and the
sittings carried on beyond the time agreed
upon for the adjournment, this bill could
not have been presented to the Senate.
But now, after the lapse of a few days 1t
is said that a step far in advance of that
measure will be taken, and that the glove
will be thrown down to the South and to
the Democrats of the North as well. 1t
so, there can be no longer any doubt as
TO the nature of the fight, or as to the
means to be used in it; but it argues the
possession OF no common courage and
self reliance on the part of the Republi-
cans TO offer battle on the question at the
very moment ;hat the Democratic con-
vention Of New York has refused to act
Year: 1861

TO prevent the sale of intoxicating liq-


uors in the vicinity of camps.


SECTION l. Be IL enacted by tie Gen.
eral assembly oftAs State Of Ohio. That
no person shall sell or expose for sale, or
otherwise dispose of in any way, or at any
place at or within the distance OF TWO miles
Of any military camp in this State, any intox>
icatinr LIQUOR; nor shall any person be allow
ed to keep any shop, booth, tent, wagon, or
other carriage, vessels or boat, or any stand
or table, for the sale of any spirituous or 9TH
er intoxicating liquors at such camp, or with
in the distance Of two miles Of the same.


SEC. 2. The provisions of the first SEQ
ton of this act shall not be construed to pre-
vent persons in q city or village from carrying
on any trade or business now authorized by
Year: 1861

Three hundred German emigfants arriv-
ed by the steamer Chesney from New Or
leans. They mad very rough time in get
ting up The river, being obliged to pay their
passage three times at Memphis. Every
attempt was made to induce them to Join
the rebel army, and in consequence Of their
refusal to do SO their interpreted was hung.
They are bound for st. Louis, at which
place the single men propose to enlist
Most Of them have seen service in Germany.
They left this evening for 81. Louis. CHI.
Post, 2gh. '-h--A