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Year: 1861

A STRIKING FIGuRE.--The opening
paragraph in the late Fast Dav Sermon of
Rev. w. A. Butler, Of Brooklyn, was as
follows:


MY friends-Tt is time for prayer
Men are apt to pray once at least before
they die. Prayer is the spiritual anodyne
that holds the final hope We are met
this morning around the couch of sick
nation, the youngest born Of all the ma,
tions. Our beloved is smit,en with
dreadful maladv. which active cau'erizing
would have checked in the beginning. but
it has now become chronic disease of a
most formidable character The doctors
in consultation at the Capital could no,
agree in their diagnosis; poullice of com
promise and a pill of promise were admin
istered; and thus the fell disease is nur-
sed until it breaks out in terrible can
Ger. This is the work of quacks AMI
knaves; but the surgeons come in and
prepare their sharp instruments. and the
remedy will be as terrible as the disease
In behalf of our dear, suffering mother
land, we assemble around the couch Of
the invalid, that by importantly Of prayer
we may move the God of mercies to spare
Con IS in his confessional to day, and the
United States is on ats knees before Hin, r'
Year: 1861

The PIRATEs.-The trial ofSmith. the
privateersman, for piracy, ended on Friday
in his conviction by the jury. Judge
Grier laid down the general principles of
law which governed the case, and showed
that rebellion, however extended, did not
invest the insurgents with national rights.
or deprive the government rebelled against
of its own. one Of which is the right to
punish as pirates those who are depredating
upon property of its citizens upon the high
seas, Judge Cadwallader also clearly ex
planned to the jury the application of the
statute law to the facts in this case, and
the jury rendered a verdict of gnity in a
very short time. The punishment of pi-
racy is death. Whether this punishment
will be inflicted or not, will depend upon
the act Of the President.
Year: 1861

REMEDIES FOR SOUTHERN Grievances
The Louisville Journal says: The Seces
sionists complain that some of the slaves
who escape to the North are not returned.
Their remedy is to dissolve the Union, so
that not a solitary one shall be returned.
They complain that Northern men hold out
temptations to our slaves TO run away,
Their remedy is to provide that fifty or a
hundred may run away where one does now.
They complain that the North is opposed to
increasing the number of slave States.
Their remedy is, by multiplying the facilities
for the escape of fugitive slaves everywhere
upon the border, to change several of the
present slave States to free States. They
complain that the Abolitienists contemplate
striking blow at the slave institution
Their remedy is to strike a blow at it them
selves, more fatal than all the blows the
AbolitionistS could strike at it in a quarter
of q century.
Year: 1861

ACTIVITY OF MIND CoNDUcIvE TO LoNGEv-
IrY.-Says q writer for Mrs. Hasbrouck's s
Sybil;


1t has been clearly proved that highly cul-
tivated intellect is favorable to protracted
youthfulness and long life. Highly educated
men and women, on an average, live longer,
and enjoy more even and purer health than
those of little or no mental culture. The
mind is life-the very essence of life-and
where there is most of mind, other things
being equal, there is most of that which
smparts life and yigor to the body. 1t is
believed that thousands in this country an
alually die some twenty years sooner than
they would had they bestowed higher cul-
aviation upon their intellect. We must be
more intellectual and less sensual-more of
that which dies not, and less of that which
tlies-if we would invigorate and prolong
whatever of us is mortal. 1t is said to be
better to wear out than to rust out. The
truth is, after all, very few can claim the
honor of wearing out intellectually, but
hundreds are daily dying through mental
rust. But why does the busy, bustling man
or woman languish and die so soon on retir-
ing to enjoy in idleness their gains just
because the life-giving power (the mind)
ceases to act. Rust, stagnation, disease,
gloomy spirits and death must inevitably
come.
Year: 1861

CoNsTITUTIoNAL SCRUPLEs.-A blooming
young widow, living in one of the Southern
States, which is strongly in favor of seces-
sion, sends word through lady friend to a
spry widower of N. Y, but who is not in
very robust health at present, that "she is
for Union" To which be replied, s'And SO
am l, but due regard must be had to the
Constitutional
Year: 1861

Rds@ OVER EXCITEMENT, and the mental care
and anxiety incident to close attention to bust
ness or study, are among the numerous causes
of Nervous Headache The disordered state Of
mind and body incident to this distressing com
plant is fatal blow to all energy and ambition.
Sufferers by this disorder can always obtain
speedy relief from these distressing attacks by
using one of the Cephalic Pills whenever the
symptoms appear. 1t quiets the oyeriasked
brain, and sOothes the strained aud iarrina
nerves, and relaxos the tension of the stomach
which always accompanies and aggrayatea the
disordered condition Of the brain.
Year: 1861

TAKING SHOT CooLLY.-In the late
battle at Bulls Run, soldier, around
whom the cannon shot were flying par
ticulaely thick, on seeing one strike
and bury itself in bank near him, ran
to fhe hole it had scooped out, remark
ing ''Shoot away, you can't hit twice
IN the same place" At the same in
staut another shot struck a few feet
distant, almost covering the fellow with
sand and gravel. Emerging from what
had nearly become his grave, he con-
tinued the unfinished sentence, "but
you can come SO pesky near it that the
first hole is uncomfortable"
Year: 1861

WANTED TO SEE SOME FUS.-A
captain Of a New England company,
writing from Washington to friend III
Buffalo, says:


We got word that within sight Of
W Washington the troops were fighting
and our men were being worsted, and
in an instant the drum shared out the
alarm. For moment all was excite
ment. then, as men saw the necessity
of preparing quickly, the noise ceased
and knapsacks were packed, and am
intuition given out in the quickest time
imaginable. What do YOU think I said
TO my men? I quoted my old motto,
"Yake it cool" / told them that the
men that spoke loud would have to
stay and help guard tie camp, you
may be sure not a word was spoken
We had to detail! two men from each
company for guard TO remain behind,
My two cried ike babies. They said
they wanted to "see some fun if there
was to be any" The idea of grown
men crying because they couldn't go
to the fight, struck me as odd"
Year: 1861

- An old maid who has her eve a
little sideways on matrimony, says
"The curse of this war is, it will make
so many widows, who will be fierce to
get married, and know how to do it,
that modest naaidens will stand no
chance at all.
Year: 1861

No important change took place in the
money market during the week. The de-
mand has been quite moderate, and accept
able business paper mas been negotiated
with ease at 1O(912 per cent, either for To-
cal or time drafts on the leading Eastern
cities, but the offerings of the latter class of
paper have been very light. 1t is very diff
ficult to negotiate paper not regarded first
class, and those whose credit does not stand
in the very FIRST line, find the money mar
ket stringeat,in the extreme. The aspect
of the political difficulties of the country
has not changed essentially during the
week, one way or the other. No progress
has been made toward any compromise, but
all continue to look with intense anxiety to
the Inauguration Of the new President with
feelings of hope and fear-hope that some
course will be adopted that will lead to
harmony and concentrate the conservative
elements of the nation, and fear that this
will not or cannot be done. There are indi-
cations in the seeding States of dissatisfac-
ton and jealousy, which it is supposed will
make it impossible to unite firmly and per-
manently, and here and there conservative
sentiments are being expressed which are
being interpreted as sign that the sober
second thought of the people is coming into
operation.


The new loan of eight million dollars,
recently advertised for by the United States
Government, has been taken on much bet
ter terms than had been expected, which
shows that faith in its permanency still ex-
lists. Money is abundant in New York at
6(d)7 per cent. for call loans, and indeed in
all the leading markets, East and West,
capital is most abundant, showing general
stagnation of business. Private letters from
New York report continued suspensions
there, chiefly ofhouses engaged il the South
ern trade, and represent the prostration of
business as being very great. Real estate
had not only largely deprecated iu value,
but is, in the main, unsaleable There is
no doubt that division Of the country
would be most disastrous to New York, and
it is the fear of this which makes capital
lists avoid investments in real property there
just now.


The demand for sight exchange on New
York, Philadelphia and Boston, during the
week has been about equal to the supply,
and the market has ruled steady, without
essential change in quotations. Not much
doing in New Orleans. American gold is a
shade easier. We quote:
Year: 1861

From the above it will be seen that the falling off has
been about equally divided between Woolens Cottons
and Silks, notwithstanding the relative dsprOportion
in the amounts severally imported.


The following is statement Of the Anthracite Co al
Year: 1861

BEhs.-An experience Of one year in bee
keeping has convinced us that no other coun-
try in he world can excel California for the
propagation of the honey bee. Last year
on the Goth of May, we had living pint
aud half of bees. During two mouths
following it was mooted question whether
they would live or die. We were advised
to throw the hives bees and ALL out of our
garden into the road and save our time and
patience. TO day we have fourteen as good
colonies as need be, and might have had
twenty five instead had we succeeded in
obtaining hives. We have been obliged for
want OF houses for the rsects to destroy
queen cells to keep them from swarmiog.-
From one large colony we have had five
new ones this year, the first swarm having
given off new one fifteen days after it was
hiped. With but ordinary luck we can
easily increase the number Of oar colonies
by the first of June to thirty. We give
these facts for the benefit Of the public


WeOada Journai.
Year: 1861

YUnNip JUICE WkE.---A witaess ia case
before tho Court OF Sessions at Mew York
disclosed the fact that the vine which had
been sold by him while in the employ OF the
defendant. was called 'turnip juice This
was made to sparkle by gas from vitriol and
marble dust. and then labeled champagne.
Year: 1861

The REAL lssUEs.-The Sierra Citizen
argues that favoring peace policy does not
necessarily justify the action of the seeding
States and adds:


This is not the issue; war between see.
tions-war which will drive out eight loyal
States instead of subjugating seven disloyal
ones; war which will lot loose the Abolition
horles upon the sleeping energies of a hor-
riblo servlo insurrecion; war which will
yield no fruit but desolaion and ruin, or
place mutual sacrifices, iorbearance and the
gradual healing of wounds not yet mortal
it is of these we are to choose. Reason,
humanity and wisdom counsel peace--mad
ness and hate call for war
Year: 1861

LATEST DlspArcHEs.-Th western papers
have their own fun at the expense Of the
Charlcstonians. Here is a sample of the very
latest news received by them via the light
ming line:


Lote Later --latest and Highlq Important
from CharleSton-OtT Special Dispatches


by tile Underground Lime,


Charleston, supper time Jan. l5.-All the
babies III the entire South are in arms, and
many in this city are now employed at the
breastworks.


2~o and one-half Minutes Later,-IIun-
dreds of the noblest women Of South CARROLL
ma are behind breastworks, and they boldly
express their determination to remain there


Later StB-THrce Quarters eta Minute. -


a number of young ladies were in arms
during the greater part of last evening, and
more are extremely anxious to follow the
self-sacrihcng example of their sisters
Shame on the young men.


one QHartcr of'a Minute Later.-We have
learned from reliable source, that the study
of military tactics will be introduced into the
female schools of this State Immediately, as
the spirited girls declare their willingn SIS to
take charge of the South CarolieG Infantry,
which is yet to be raised


a report from the interior says the negroes
"wear" drilling but it needs confirmation -
Everybody is in blaze of enthusiasm, anC
the gas company has suspended in conse'
quenee.
Year: 1861

There is man out West who has moved
so often, that, whenever a covered wagon
comes near his house, his chickens march
up, fall on their backs and cross their legs,
ready to be tied and carried to the next
stopping place.
Year: 1861

PRoNoncN OF GERMAN SOLDIERS Major
General Mcclellan is statesman as well as a
soldier. Recently he took three German
officers fiom General Benker's staff, in Wash
ington, and giving TO each the promotion of
grade, attached them to his own staff He
did this, as he said, to show that the foreign
and the native born had equal rights, as well
as duties, in the suppression of the rebellion
and that the adopted citizens, SO far as he
was concerned should share with the native
born in the honors as well as the dangers of
battling for the Republic.
Year: 1861

GENERAL BUrLER was expected to speak Mt
The Union meeting in Faneuil Ball on Mon
cay evening, but was suddenly called to
Washington. In his letter to the Committee
ne says happily, " That go for a vigorous
prosecution of the war s best shown from
The fact that am gone"
Year: 1861

The Consederate rebels had their second
fast day on the 10Th, and the capture of Port
Royal and the arrest Of Mason and Slidcll
came just in the nick Of time to make them
feel the solemnities due to such an occasion.
The southern press pulished the "form of
prayer" established by authority from all the
churches Presbyterian, Episcopal, He
brew and Catholic-from which it would seem
that the Richmond junta are disposed to regu-
late even the speech and petition of the pull
pit. 1t was expressly provided that in the
Jewish synagogues the word "Christ" might
be omitted in the form, which reads thus:


Almighty God the sovereign disposer oi
events it hath pleased Thee to protect and
defend the Confederate States hitherto in
their conflict with their enemies, and be unto
them shield


With greatfil thanks we recognize Thy
hand, and acknowledge that not unto us but
unto Thee, bclongeth the victory; and in
humble dependence upon Thy Almighty
strength, and trusting in the business of the
cause, we appeal to Thee that it may please
Thee to set al naught the efforts of all oul
enemies and put them to confusion and
shame. .
" Almlghty God, we pray Thee that il
may please Thee to grant us Thy blessing
upon our arms, and give us victory over al
our enemies, wherever they may be.


Preserve our homes and affairs from pollu
ton, and secure to us the restoration of peace
and prosperity all Of which we ask in The
name of Jesus Christ, our Blessed Lord ant
Saviour, to whom, with Thee the Father anc
the Holy Spirit, we will give all the praise
and glory for time and throughout all eternity
Amen and Amen. ,...


Nothing was said about the appropriate
music for this day, but it wouldn't hsve beer
a bad idea to adopt some variation of tht
Rogue's March to words like these, which
being familiar, could have been sung by al
the congregation: . .5 soE


When the Devil was sick Y


The Devil Saint would be-: .,.
! When the Devil got well, 81


The Devil Saint was he.


~
Year: 1861

tie seed to facilitate s destruction by fire If the NORTH
ern troops should penetrate the plantAtons This i
by no means an impossible even an improbable cor
tingenoy. Naval expeditions against the South may
bring IL all to pass sooner than any of US may imagine
And II such expeditions should effect landing and pere
trate inland the only allies they would meet would be
the negro population Of the Confederate States Terrible
allies those. Such expeditions, il successful, might
suit not merely In the destruction Of the present crop
but might prevent the planting of another and de-
prve us for years to come Of American supply ot
Cotton calamity which only be estimated by call.
ing to mind the fact that in 1860 drew S5 per cent
Of our total supply of Cotton from America alone.


We are no alarmiss, all have hitherto foreshsd-
owed las too truly to pass But sincerely hope
that the Federal Government will pause in their mad
before they naict such terrible calamity on the
industrial population Of the world Iu view Of such
palng danger care not to have TO the 6g
Of the Cotton tables 10 show how rapidly stock
OF the raw material Ia being used up by our manuiaciur
ers with reckless prodgalty.
Year: 1861

they take by war; teaching all their fol-
ly 1T being the beginners Of the war.


Lest there be some uneusiness in the
minds of candid men as to what 10 to
bc the course of the Government to.
wards the Southern States after the re-
beiiion shall have been suppressed, the
Executive deems it proper tn say that
he will be guided by tile Constitution
and the laws, and that he probably will
have no different understanding uf the
powers and duties of the Federal Gov
crnmcnt relative to the rights of the
States and the people under the Con-
stitution than was expressed IN the In
auguml Address. He desires to pre-
serve the Government that it may be
administered for all as it was admins.
tered by the men who made it. Loyal
citizens everywhere have the right to
claim this OF their Government, and
the Government has no right to with
hold or neglect; it is not perceived that
in giving it, there is any coercion. any
conqncring or any subjugation, in any
Just sense of these terms. The Con.
stitution provides, and all tic States
have accepted the provision, that the
United States shall guarantee to every
State in this Union a republican form
of government. But if II State may
lawfully 60 ont of the Union, having
done 81 it may also discard the repub-
lican form of government; so that to
prevent its going out is an indispensa-
bic means to the end of maintaining
the guaranty mentioned. Where an
oath is lawful and obi gatory, the indis-
pcnsable means to it are also lawful and
obligatory. 1t is with the deepest re-
gret that the Executive found the duty
of employing the war power in defense
of the Government forced upon him.
lie could but perform this duty or SUR
render the existence of the Govern
mcnt. To compromise the public SER
vice would in this case be Il crime. .


Not that compromises are not often
proper, but that no popular Govern
ncnt can long survive marked precc-
dent that those who carry an election
can only save the Government from
immediate destruction by giving up the
main point upon which the people gained
the election. The people themselves,
and not their servants, can safely re-
verse their own deliberate decisions.


AS private citizen, the Executive
could not have consented that these in-
stitntions should perish. Much less
could he act in betrayal of so vast and
SO sacred q trust rs these free people
had coiiided to him. He felt that he
had no moral right to shrink, nor even
to count the chances of his own lite in
what might follow. In full view of his
great responsibility, he has so far done
what he has deemed his duty. You
will now, according to your own .jndg-
mcnt, perform yours. lie sincerely
hopes that yonr views and your actions
may so accord with his, as to assure all
faithful citizens who have been dis
turbcd in their rights, of certain and
speedy restoration Of tho law. And
having thus chosen our course with
pure purpose, Let us renew our trust in
God, and go forward without fear and
with manly hearts.


'..f' ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


July 4, 1861
Year: 1861

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the undersigned will apply to the Board Of Su
pervisors of this county the FIRST Of May, or n
soon thereafter as hearing be had, for a renew
al Of license 10 collect toll trail and bridge across
the Middle Yuba opposite Orleans Flat and also for
trail and bridge opposite Snow Point.


apr6 4wpd II. DlEVENDORFF.
Year: 1861

We are to bequeath thousand millions or
more of debts, growing out Of thisrebellon TO our
posterity; that just now seems inevitable. Shall
we bequeath them and the Of it, too, so that
they may have like econtest, while national credit
shall be impaired by the debt we are creating?-
~. Y. Tribune.


We hope not. The rebellion is the result Of
no one cause, but of combination of causes.
The most prominent of all is Abolitionism. The
most powerful instrument in making abolition
ism effective to work out the present result has
been the New York Tribune. Its whole effort
has been exerted not only to estrange the people
of the two sections. bat to make them hate each
other. Once hating each other and believing
themselves enemies, rebellion and war was an in
evitable consequences. There has been no limit
to the barefaced Misrepresentation and untiring
efforts which the Tribune editors have constantly
resorted to in order to accomplish this object.
Its extensive circulation and great influence with
the Republican party have made its efforts effec
tive. Therefore, we say, prominent among the
causes of this rebellion is the New York Tribune,
and now having aided so much in causing the
rebellion, it seeks to have the Government pur-
policy which will make disunon perpetual.
We trust this cause will never be bequeathed to
posterity, but that God in His mercy will speedily
remove it and its authors to some more congo
nial sphere for their diabolical operations.-N.
Y. Times.
Year: 1861

We yesterday met and freely conversed with a
distinguished citizen of Kentucky, who, as SOL
der and politician, has long played prominent
part in its affairs and who was then on his way to
Washington to admonish the President and his
advisers against she emancipation policy enuncia-
ated and advocated by Secretary Cameron. He
has not only been Union man from the incep-
ton of our troubles, but really has been an ex-
treme leader against secession, standing firmly
and confidently on the platform of State rights
and the preservation of the Government inside Of
the Constitution Now, he feels himself. as the
representative of the Union element his State,
compelled to seek an audience With the heads of
the Government TO represent to them what is the
real feeling of the loyal portion of his people
that If loyalty is expected from kentucky. Mr..
Secretary Cameron and his policy both must be
repudiated by the Government. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Year: 1861

From documents which we have received from
Washington, we learn that the application of
Charles Henry Foster, for sea. in Congress, as
a member from the Hyde district, in North Caro-
lima, has been made and referred to the Commit
tee on Elections, before whom the matter is now
pending. These documents have been forwarded
to us with the hope that we should see the fair
ness and propriety of Mr.. Fosters movements,
and probably, also. the fairness of the whole Con-
vention movement including the election of Mar
BILE Nash Taylor, as Governor of that State.


But to use the inelegant though appropriate
phrase which is current at this time, we don't see
it, and can not be made to see any such thing.
The whole affair, though wearing a decent APP
pearance before the public, and capable it is of
being decently clothed for presentation to Con-
gressional committee, ignorant of the details, is
nevertheless a complete humbug, and one which
those interested ought not to try to impose upon
the country


And however the intimaton may be given
that the aid of the press is not solicited and that
its interference is impertinent, we may add that
the Sun never has, and never will, hesitate to de-
nounce and expose transactions of this nature,
whenever and wherever concocted. And IL will
continue to do so. The convention alluded to
did not, in bona fde intent, represent to any
serious extent, the people of North Carolina, and
its proceedings are not entitled to consideration
--Ne,c York Sun.