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Year: 1863

MUsCLE AND BRAIN.-Nature is strict
accountant; and if you demand OF her In
one direction more than she is prepared
to lay out, she balances the account by
making O deduction elsewhere. If YOU
insist on premature or undue growth of
anv one part, she will with more or less
protest, concede the point but, that she
NAV do Your extra work, she must leave
none of her more important work undone
The primitive times, when aggression and
defense were the leading social activities
body vigor with its accompanying cour-
ace, were the great desiderata, aud then
education was almost wholly physical;
mental education was little cared for, and
indeed was treated with contempt. But
now that muscular power is of use for
little else than manual labor, while social
success of nearly every kind depends
very much on mental power, our educa-
ton has become almost exclusively men
tai. Instead of respecting the body and
ignoring the mind, we now respect the
mind and ignore the body. Both these
attitudes are wrong. We do not sufficient
" realize the truth that, as In this lite OF
ours, the physical underlies the mental
the mental must not be developed at the
expense of the physical. The ancient and
modern conceptions must be combined.


WEBsTER's BEST SPEECH" Mr.. Web
ster," said friend of ours once to the
Great Expounder, (which OF your own
productions do you place first :" He re-
piled, MY friend Mr.. Everett prefers my
speech on Gen. JackSon's protest. The
mass of my eountrymen probably prefer
nv reply to Col. Hayne. But prefer
the first speech ever made at Plymouth
Rock" Perhaps the great statesman was
right. The speech so glorious a de-
fense of liberty as the boon and right
of every human being that l am almost
ready to forget the final apostacy of the
riant, and to bury up the memory of the
atrocious Seventh of March" speech In
wonder grave to which it hastened its
author. In these days OF our dear eoun-
try's frey publication, when to the thrill
ling music of falling chains the Republic
is marching up to her destiny, 1t must be
confessed that Daniel Webster never
stood so strong and never so glorious as
when he stood forth as the champion OF
freedom on Plymouth Rock. g


The commerce of the world requires
3,60O,OOO of able-bodied men to be con-
stantly traversing the sea; of this num-
ber, probably 1900 die every year. The
amount of property annually moved ON
the water is from fifteen hundred to two
thousand millions of dollars; and the
amount lost by the casualties of the sea
averages twenty -ire millions of dollars.
Year: 1863

"SIcK AND YE VISITED ME."-The
Christian Commission has sent forth an
earnest appeal to the charitable to remem-
Der the lone, wounded, sick and dying
soldier, on the day appointed by the Pres
ident for national thank offering for vic
tory over our enemy and the prospect of
brighter day. Tomorrow is the day
set apart for that service, and it is recon-
mended that a collection be taken up in
each Church for the benefit Of our needy
husbands, sons and brothers, in hospital
and camp. Grand Haven has never been
behind in her remembrance of those de-
Tending country once glorious and peace
ful but now nearly divided and ruined by
ungodly factions. Let liberal response
be made to this appealin in behalf the poor,
bleeding and dying victims.
Year: 1863

"New England Clergyman" pro
tests, through the Springfield Republican,
against imposing the burdens of the draft
upon ministers of the gospel. He says:


"If it be true that they are exempt
by the laws Of God, it can not gain the
favor of the God of battles to force His
ambassadors into the ranks of the army.
For myself, l believe that every minister
of Christ forced into the ranks will hinder
the cause more than the loss Of many bat
ties. This is not the question of sect,
or of an over-scrupulous conscience like
that of the Quakers or other non-resis-
tance men. But it is the voice Of the
word of God, plain and direct"


II is n little singular that the voice and
law of God is something that generally
interferes with the habits, institutions and
comforts of almost everybody but aboli-
ton clergymen; at least so they make
out. They have been largely instrument
tai in creating the bad blood and section
al bitterness which led to this wretched
war, but now that il directly affects them
selves, they are very much disgusted, and
sacrlegiously call upon God to save them
from paying the exemption fee. The
minister adds:


"Now / do not mean TO argue this
matter, but | would that we could fec
that the curse Of sacrifice might never rest
upon our cause. There are ministers o.
Christ who will suffer Imprisonment and
death rather than forswear themselves By
taking up the bloody weapons of the war
rior. And they are men, too, who woulc
cheerfully give up their lives, if by tha
sacrifice they might save their country ii
this fearful hour of her trial; they vii
never imbrue their hands in the blood o
their brethren at the command of any
mortal man. God, not the sword, is th'
final arbitrator in this contest; and, being
thus persuaded, would have our natiol
make war rs Christian people"


We have no doubt that this very cler
gyman and his associates, whom he say
will resist the law, were among the mos
virulent denouncers of the Copperhead
and all who have believed an honorabl
peace possible. The conscription act vii
not be without some good results, if
brings home to these people some of tn
horrors and inconvenience of war, an,
recalls TO their minds the forgotten pre-
cepts of that Scripture whose doctrine
they profess to oxpound.- World.
Year: 1863

A PUZZLED JUsTICE.-A man named
Josh was brought before country squire
for stealing hog, and three witnesses be-
ing examined swore they saw him steal it.
A wag having volunteered as counsel for
Josh, knowing the scope of the squire's
brain, arose and addressed him as follows: !:
May it please your honor, | can estab-
lish this mans honesty beyond the shad,
ow of doubt; for have twelve witness
es ready to swear that they did not see
him steal it." The squire rested his head
for few moments upon his hand, as if
in deep thought, and with great dignity
arose, and brushing back his hair, said,
"If there are twelve who did not see him
steal it, and only three who did, | dis
charge the prisoner"
Year: 1863

"a child can readily wiring out tubfull of
clothes in few minutes. 1t is in reality n
CLOTHES SAVER! A TIME SAVER and
n STRENGTH SAVER Tho saving Of gar
ments will alone pay large per centagc ON its
cost We think the machine much more than
PAYS FOR ITSELF EVERY YEAR in tho
saving of garments There are several kinds,
nearly alike in general construction, but we con-
slider it important that the Wringer be fitted
with Cogs otherwise n mass Of garments may
clog the rollers upon the crank-shait slip and
tear the clothes, or the rubber break loose from
the shaft. Our own is one of the first make. and
it is as GOOD AS NEW, after nearly FOUR
YEARS CONSTANT USE"


Every Wringer Nth Cog Wheels is


WorronJod ;n o,o,.u Dos.J;c,,1or
Year: 1863

ENLARGED.-We observe that the
Adams Co. Press has taken to itself
an additional column to each page
We are glad to note this evidence of
prosperity, and trust that the citizens
OF that county will see to it that the
publisher is rewarded for the increased
outlay.-By the way, Pierce, what has
become Of the trustees Of your defunct
Classical Seminary? They owe us.
Year: 1863

It is useless to ask Tory's acknowl-
edgcment Of the fact established bv
these figures but We are content to
have them go before the country with
out. The Administration is sustained
by sl.ety thousand majority of the peo-
pie whose votes were cast at the last
State elections, making no account OF
the two-third sentiment of the army in
its favor which got no expression. We
submit whether Tory conservatism is
not rather ''brassy'' in assuming, on be,
half Of "the people," to dictate Vallan,
disham policy to the Administration
Year: 1863

The following are all the returns OF
the vote east last Tuesday for Member
Of Congress, that have been received
here up to :hc time Of going to press.
The vote is very light in the eastern
portion of the county, while in the
western the Democrats have turned
out to man. We have the rajorities
for the long term only:
Year: 1863

CHANGE OF PUBLICATION DAY.-lt
will be seen by the date of this paper
that we have changed the regular Pub
lication day to Thursday. We have
done SO for various reasons, but more
particularly to suit our own conVen-
ience, while it Will be as well, if not
better, for our readers.
Year: 1863

"A young fellow must SOW his wild
oats In all the wide range Of British
maxims there is none. take it for all in
all, moro thoroughly abominablo than
this one as 10 the sowing of wild oats.
Look at it on what side you will, and I
will defy you to make anything but q
devils maxim Of it. Whatever man be
he young. ole or middle-agcd, sows, that
and nothing else shall he reap. The
one only thing TO do with wild oats is to
put them carefully into the hottest part
of theifre, and get them burnt to dust,
every seed of them. If you SOW them.
no motter in what ground, up they will
come, with long, tough roots, like couch
grass, and luxuriant stalks and leaves,
as sure as there is o sun in heaven-a
crop which it turns one heart cold to
think of. The devil. too. whose special
crop they are, will sec that they thrive,
and you and nobody else will have to
reap them. and no common reaping will
get them out of the soil, which must be
dug down deep again and again. Well
for you if, with all your care, you can
make the ground sweet again by your
dying day. Boys will ba boys is not
much better, but that has true side to
it; but this encouragement to the sowing
of wild oats is simply devilish, for it
for it means that young man is to give
way to the temptations, and follow the
lusts of his age. What are we to do
with the wild oats of manhood and old
age with ambition, oyerreaching, the
false weights, hardness. suspicion, ava
rice-if the wild oats OF youth are to be
sown and not burnt2 What possible
distinction can we draw between them
II we may SOW the one, Why not the 9TH
er p Tom Brown at Oxford.
Year: 1863

VALUATION OF HUsBANDs.-Several
females of New York city have sent in
claims to the Controller for tho loss OF
husbands killed during the late riots:
The estimates of value Of tho deceased
vary greatly, ranging from ten thousand
to as low as two thousand dollars.
Year: 1863

You are at the bottom of the hill. said
the physician to sick patient, but |
shall endeavor to get you up again. l
fear shall be out Of breath before l reach
the top, was the reply:
Year: 1863

The writer of the following is envious
as we'll as impudcnt


Men scorn TO kiss among themselves,


And scarce will kiss brother;
Women oft want to kiss SO bad,


They smack and kiss each other.
Year: 1863

AN ONO editor recently took con-
temporary to task for copying scraps
from his editorial colums aud not giving
credit for them. The contemporary re-
piled by saying that he Was DOT doing a
credit business
Year: 1863

nWING to the immense increase in the price


OF paper, and of every other article used
in our business now nearly double what it
was three months since, We are Obliged 10 make
n trifling advance in the price of our clubs.
Year: 1863

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, The Dem
ocratic Central Committee of the Territory
have issuel a call for Territorial Conven-
tion to be held at Vancouver on the 28th
day of May, to nominate a candidate for
delegate to Congress. In pursuance of
this call the Democratic Central Committee
of this county have issued call for
county mass meeting, to be held in this city
on Saturday the 23d instant, to nominate
delegates to attend the Territorial Conven-
ton. The basis of representation, appor-
toned by the Territorial committee, is two
delegates to each representation in the low
er house of the legislature. This will give
Walla Walla county six delegates.
Year: 1863

The trade in this city with packers from
the different mining camps is improving
rapidly. Many packers come here now
from Auburn and Boise mines in preference
to going elsewhere. The low rates of river
freights now ruling, is the reason why our
trade is increasing with packers. They
can load with assorted cargoes here much
cheaper than they can afford to pack from
Dalles. The difference in distance from
Dalles, and this place, to Auburn and Boi-
Sc, by the old emigrant route, is altogether
in cur favor, and the difference in the price
of general merchandise is so slightly in fa-
vor of Dalles that it is no object to the
shrewd packer to go there. Mr.. Scott,
who is packing betwe cen this city and Pa-
cerville, tells us that he would rather load
at this place than any other point for Boise
mines. The pasture here is better and at
q more convenient distance from town than
at any other point below, and vegetables
can always be procured here, together with
many other articles of necessity to the mi
ners, which cannot always be procured at
other places.
Year: 1863

We learn from the Chicago Juornal
that the Government resumed the draft
in New York on Monday. The Provost
Marshals have sufficient military force at
their command to insure the summary
suppression Of any attempt to repeat the
disgraoeful mob violence that necessitated
the suspension of the draft two weeks
ago.


If the riotous element should again re-
sist the enforcement of the law there will
be bloody work in Gotham, and the par
ticipants will be dealt with as they de-
serve.
The Government is determined to en-
force the draft. and any resistance on the
part Of these murderous miscreants who
before participated so freely will be met
with something more effective than blank
cartridges.
Year: 1863

@Gen Frank Blair and staff arrived
at st Louis Monday evening. The Gen.
eral embraced the opportunity of his re-
cepsion to avow his satisfaction with the
triumph of the Gamble faction in the
Convention, and thought their victory
almost as great as that achieved by the
army in Mississippi.
Year: 1863

W. W. HOLDEN EN:-Some weeks ago somebody
passed very 1attering compliment on the Sabbath
School at Springfield in Guilford county, which was
we'll calculated to inspire more lively zeal among
the young who attend that school. But it may be
said there is another Sabbath school in Guiford,
that is equally deserving of notice though inferior
in its numbers to Springfield, and situated some
what more remotely from the notice of observers.
mean Centre. This is also a community made up
principally of those quiet, though industrious and
enterprising people, called. Quakers.


Nav it ever be SAID to their credit that though
they find it contrary to the dictates of their con-
science to use the sword and musket on the field OF
deadly strife, yet they are welding other weapons
in these times of war, that will effect much GOOD
among the rising generation in the cultivation OF
GOOD morals and the inculcation of principles and
sentiments of the Christian religion. Here, at Gen.
tire, there is very interesting Sabbath school, con-
sisting of more than fifty pupils who attend regu-
Iarly and are furnishing the most satisfactory eVi
dences of their advancement in. Scrlptural knoWl-
edge and the improvement of Christian morals.


The writer has often visited this school, and mas
so often been delighted to witness the exercises
which seemed to combine I" the useful with the
agreeable" and which we're conducted with appa-
rent ability by efficient teachers, both male and te-
male.


This school does not owe its existence to any one
individual though several worthy persons might Dc
named who led the way in this laudabe enterprise.
NAV stream of good morals continue to How from
these praise-worthy Institutions that will water ana
refresh the land. = ALPhA',
Year: 1863

S~ASAo On nouuS IN " OEkSnOpSs


AN employee in one Of the Confederate work
snops In this State who recently subscribed for the
standard writes as follows upon receipt of the pa
per:


In addition to the amount paid for
subscription, must thank you for the Standard
TO which have recently subscribed and would say
tnatl heartily concur with its sentiments


tseems that the time has come when some one
snoud speak out in behalf of the rights Of the peo
pie, which are being trampled on without mercy
by the despotic power of the military. We see it
daily in our workshops where we all are kept at
work at prices that will not procure the common
necessaries of life much less the comforts and are
not allowed to better our condition if opportuni
ty offers without the fear Of conscription if we
within the jurisdiction Of their despotie power
The people are fast becoming tired of such and
beginning to make it manifest in various ways !;
and unless there is a change soon, should not be
surprised to hear of similar outbreaks to those at
the North"


The evil referred to by, our correspondent is in
creaSng. The prices of all the necessaries of life
are advancing just in proportion as the Confederate
currency falls in value. The result is that me-
chanics generally, and especially those employed
in government workshops, are finding it more diff
cult every week to provide support for their fam
lilies. Some of them when they apply for increased
wages, to which they justly entitled, are threat
ened with being turned over to Camp Holmes as
conscripts; and so, between the fear of conscrip-
ton and the small means they realizing to sup
port their families, with prospect of improving
their condition, they are in great trouble. Con-
tractors who are making large profits should not
hesitate moment to advance the wages of their
employees. 1t is mean, .yrsnnicaI, and cowardly
10 tall
who is so pinched for the means of living that he
cannot refrain from asking for increase of wages
that unless he is quiet and returns to his work he
will be cOnscripted. Congress ought to make pro-
vision, if such thing be practicable to protect
employees who are thus imposed on. The power
full can generally take of themselves, but the
weak always in need of the protecting and sus.
tanning hand of law.
Year: 1863

PoLITIcs IN TIE ARMY.-We publish on the first
page pf this paper, the proceedings of the Army
Convention, to which we alluded last week.


From the lights before US, We are confirmed in
the opinion expressed in our last that the priVae
soldiers had but little to do with this matter OF
6cerS originated the movement, drew up the resolu-
tions and perhaps the private did not feel disposed
to utter dissenting voice against several of the
resolutions, which were not in accordance with his
feelings. The committee appointed to prepare an ad
dress to the people is also composed of officers.


We do not consider the proceedings of the Conven-
ton as fully expressive of the sentiments of the
army. Phe proper way to have arrived at the voice
of the army would have been by ballot, giving the
private AN opportunity to vote in favor of negotiG
tiOns for peace or continuation the Soitout
an effort at Cancellation. In this way the true
sentiment of the army could have been ascertained.
., We consider the Convention nothing short of a
political or partizan movement and the shrewd,
calculating enemy will naturally come to the con-
clusion that there must be trouble in the camp to
cause this moVement-,SGLem Press.
Year: 1863

We have report that the enemy at Newbern are
movement on considerable scale
wards the interior of this State. We have nothing
Esr than this report up to the time of going to


PISS, though it is believed that raid is really about
SNe made by the enemy.


We have reason to believe that authorities are
|ly advised of the movement, and will be ready at


points to meet it. In addition to the regular
rces, the Home Guard of some nineteen Counties
at of this, including Wake, have been called out
nd are under arms The Home Guard of this
nnty, commanded by Col William H. Harrison,
ave rendezvoused IN this City.
Year: 1863

Gov. Graham-The Charlotte Democrat,


Inc last Charlotte Democrat appeals to Gov Ora
nam to define his pOsiti0n-to say, in other words
whether he is for or against the South The Dem
OcrGt says:


I'VE have no good cause to suspicion that Mr..
Ursham IS not with the cause of the South heart
ana soul, though Toe are informed on good Guthori-


y that sOhen asked to express his opinions he put
h's hand on his mouth"


" Art thou in health, my brother ?"-and then
comes the stab under the fifth rib. The Democrat
is Uniformed on good authority" that Gov. Gra-
ham, when asked to express his opinions "put his
hand on his mouth" Every one who knows Will
liam A. Graham will brand this as untrue His
opinions are always the result of mature delibera-
tlon, and they are never concealed from those who
are entitled to know them. He is no time server
or temporizer does he shrink from any scrutiny
which may be instituted as to his opinions OF con-
duct. We are not authorized to speak for him !;
but we sure he will not be moved from his pro-
prlety, nor influenced in the slightest respect by
this insidious, and almost insulting appeal of the
Democrat.


The Democrat adds, eve can say to Mr.. Ora
ham that we were as much opposed to the COM
mencement Of the war as he was" This is not
true. Mr.. Lander, Mr.. Yates Capt. John Walker,
and others in the Meckenburg region, toere op-
posed to the bolt at Charleston, and in the interval
between the Convention at Charleston and the
Convention at Baltimore, they appeared to labor
earnestly and in good faith to preserve the national
Democratic party and avert the war; but they gave
way at Baltimore, and we're thenceforth active in
every movement which involved the country in
bloodshed. We speak from personal knowledge.
With an afectation of .nopartyism, the Democrat
has been constantly, since that period, firm sup
porter of the proscrptive policy of the Confederate
government, and has lost no occasion to insinuate
unsoundness against such men as William A Ora
ham. But that paper is noW anxious to clear its
skirts of original secessionism and to produce the
impression that it opposed the steps that led to the
war. In this it will fail Its record is known at
least to its readers if not generally to the people of
the State. Yet if the South should be conquered,
and the old government should be restored such is
the facility with which the Democrat accommodates
itself to circumstances that it will insist that its
Editor opposed to secession, and in no way re-
sponsible for the terrible civil war which abolition
ism and secessionsm, acting and re-acting on each
other, have brought upon the country.
Year: 1863

we have been silent for some time on the subject,
but we feel It TO be duty in response to nume-
rous appeals made to US, to refer to the manner in
which the private soldiers of this State are treated
in South Carolina ......


Many of the privates of Gen. Clingman's brigade
have written to that their fare consists of one
pint of rice and three fonrths of pound of very
common beef per day, with one spoonful Of SALT
They get no bacon and no bread They also write
US that they are nearly always guard or fatigue
duty, ard when they get chance to lie down to
rest, "our bones are grinding the sand, and our
s!omachs are gnawing with hunger" They also
write that they are destitute of money, not having
been paid in four months They add that the South
Carolina soldiers get good rations with whisky eve
ry day.


A member of the 31st regiment writes US that not
long since detail of fifty men was made from that
regiment and marched off to the general slaughter
pen on the island and ordered to bury the ofal of
the beeves slaughtered for the army. This offal
was very offensive. The men refused to bury it.
a nd returned to their regiment They declined to
perform buzzard's work, which should properly
have been assigned to slaves. We honor them for
their selfrespect and spirit


If these things be true-and that they are true
we entertain no doubt-yhat shall we say of such
treatment towards our gallant soldiers What is
Gen. Glingman dong2 Is it not his duty to see to
it that the prvates in his brigade treated they
should beg Our brave boys are in South Carolina,
ready if need be to die in defence of her soil and
surely justice, humanity and the instincts ofa COM
mon blood all cry out against such treatment that
referred to.