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Year: 1863

Snow AT CoLvILLE.-A private letter
from Colville to a gentleman in this city
states that from that place to the crossing
Of the Spokane river snow has fallen to
the depth of two feet.
Year: 1863

057 The merchants of San Francisco are carry
ing out their policy in relation to the greenbacks,
and the Merchants Association" of that city,
have issued circular to the effect that any per
son who pays his Indebtedness to them in green
backs at par, shall be put upon black list to be
issued among themselves for information.
Year: 1863

RAILRoAD MEETING The Committee
appointed, are preparing the articles of As
sociatiOn and by laws for the temporary Or
ganization of the Walla Walla Railroad
Company, and as soon as these are compile
ted a meeting will be held, of which due
notice Will be given.
Year: 1863

CARs.-Messrs. Yansyckle & Tatem of
Wallula have brought up from below a
couple of cars to be used in transporting
freight from the steamer landing to their
warehouses. evan" says he goes his last
dollar on the railroad, and rather than have
the project fail he will donate these cars
towards stocking the road.
Year: 1863

SPEcULATING.-We learn that parties
are having greenbacks shipped up to this
market for speculation. We Go not know
who the parties are engaging in this trade
but whoever they may be they deserve to
be fOiled; and the merchants and traders
here would be serving them just right by
fixing standard for receiving these notes
at the same rates given to them below
This must follow sooner or later, and it is
better that it should be done before the
country is flooded with them by specula-
tors
Year: 1863

FIRE ALARMs.-The City Council have
passed an ordinance making it fnabe Of
Tense OF not less than $5 nor more than
S25 to any one convicted of creating a
false alarm of fire. AS it should be- and
we hope the Recorder will never fail to
give offenders the benefit of the full limit
of the law.
Year: 1863

50 deluded them, and would justify them
selves in shooting our own men iu return.


Exchange our starving men at a1l
cvcnts," waving the question in dispute
for after adjudication, reply others.


But it is found that the matters in dis
pute, which block the exchange, arc such
as cannot so easily be waived. It ia not a
mere dispute about numbers; but our black
soldiers and their officers they refuse to ex-
change IN any tetns Al the same time,
the present blockade in the matter Is ex-
uemely inconvcnient and Improbable for
the rebels. They arc obliged to feed and
10 guard our men at time when food is
vital matter to them and they lose the ser
vices Of their men in our possession. Ad-'


init that they keep greater number of
ours out Of employ, one man is worth to
the rebels one and half Of ours; because
it is a Wat Of defense, and within narrower
limits on their part than on ours


=, The whole difficulty doubtless grows out
Of that old spirit which hntes the black
man and will see IN him only 'slaye. It
is the STAKEHOLDER still It WIS d question
inevitable from the moment we put arms
in the hands Of the blacks VIII you pro-
tcct your soldiers-no matter of what col
orr It is the decision Of the Government
We will" It will involve suffering, but
it must be met Nor do we see any rene
dy but to push on the colu1nnA Lee
whipped in Virginia, and Bragg in Geor-
gia, the tate Of the soldiers in captivity viii
be determined In the meantime, we have
enough Of their men in our hands 'toinspire
them with come sentiments Of decency in
their treatment of ours Push on tile col
umns, then. Keep the ranks full The
prisoners will gel relief the sooner, the
taster the rebels are put down by the stern
1lca IF rn1H etoa3 a1,a1} and round a},nt
Year: 1863

e9 The growth of Philadelphia is very
rapid The great increase Of population rcn-
ders new division Of the wards necessary,
and the next Legislature will most probably
have the subject before them.
Year: 1863

D. A. Mahoney, who succeeded Boeau by appoint
ment OF the Democratic Central Club Of Philadelphia,
writes an article the New FORK World of the 14th,
on John Van Burens speech, in which lie says:


"If be (V b. represents the Democracy in New
York, there is vast chasm between them ard the
Democracy of the Northwest who ARE for vigor Gus
prosecution peace who believe the is prosecuted
for the purpose of perpetuatng the existence of the
Abolition Republican party, and for the
subiugaton of the Southern States and PEOPLE. We
of the Northwest not in favor of such purposes.
We of the Northwest, especially those of Illinois, In
diana and Iowa, opposed to further prosecution Of
the existing war. Some OF US believed the OBJ
ect of the the restoration Of the Union. Why
should that party become the special guardian of that
compact, which is denouRced as a government with
death and league with hell My object produce
harmony between the conservative element of New
York and the Northwest. Does not Mr. Van Buren
represent the conservative sentiment OF New York in
fsvor OF vigorous prosecution of the for the pur
pose Indicated by the pation proclamation, acts
OF conhscation, and concomant acts Of punder, which
have become characteristic of almost every Abolition
and Republican ofice-holder and contractor ?"
The World, commenting on this article or conmuni-
cation of Mahoney, says: " The West is undergoing
an entire revuson Of feeling, and it is the most alarm
ing sign of the times" It thinks the West Tespairs OF
success OF the Union arms and has heart for the in
terninaole war; The pressure of pecuniary interests
has caused this powerful reaction. Ii Abolition policy
is successful the resulting prostraton of Southern in
dustry would dry up the main source of We tern pros





successful which would permanently restore, not
Destroy their bast market. After sacrificing the value
ofther crop for two years. and seeing less chance than
every of restoring the Union it was large OF
her people have become advocates ofpeace. Feeling
vigorous and earnest and is rapidly spreading all
that portion the great rivers The World fears il
the administrators policy is not speedily changed the
calamltes OF the next six months will be serious
and portentous than any the country has yet expert
enced.


The World has the following editorial remarks about
Van Buren's speech:


Let the emancipation, which is already demonstrated
failure be revoked; let the door be kept open for
turn of rebels by standing offer of amnesty whenever
they will submit to the Constitution let men of capa-
city be putin the War and Navy Departments aud the
great body of the Democratic party will cheerfuy sup
Fort the Administration until it be constitutional
ly superseded by Presidential election if it will
put Banks in the War Department ard restore Nc
Clean to bis position Generan-C Chief discard the
Abolition scheme and place the direction of the in
the most capable hands. The doom of the Union is
sealed unless tie above policy is relounced for, if
there is anything absolutely certain, it is that the Dem
ocrats, who will cheerully fight for the Union, will not
support an Abolition war
Year: 1863

The LINCoLNITE Congress has passed law declar
ing every man in the Northern States between eighteen
and foryfve to be subject to military duty at the cal
Of the President be drafted into any corps or EN-
ployed on any service that the War Dep artment may
designate. The enrolment, drafting etc. is TO be done
exclusively by Federal Officers.


YankeedoCdledom is stirred to its lowest Depths
yet L1NooN has now got the army and navy The
sword is wholly in his hands, and be has been
vested with authority to make it as long as he
pleases. The purse is also il his hands, or at
least the power Of turning out green backs. These
things being So it strikes US as being very doubtful
whether there will be sufficient spirit left at the North
to strike blow against the despotism that is gradually
absorbing all the powers and aboshing all the liberties
of the States and of the pc ope If there be anything
in the talk coming from the Northwest now is the time
to show their grit Now must they indeed awake arise
or be forever en bound hand and foot in the grasp
of SEWARD and LINCOLN.


1t is true that although armies may be called OUT these
armies may refuse to fight, to be efficient Such
is, in great measure the present position of the army
of the Potomac But must not calculate too largely
upon that We must be prepared to bring to bear every
energy and every to meet the new hordea which
this wholesale conscrption gives LINCOLN the authority
to call out and hurl against us.
Year: 1863

EEssRs EDIT oRs Il have just read in the Enquirer
your well timed article on the Irish Brigade


Allow par Ttcipant in the battle of Fredericksburg
to call attention to two sentences in the above for two
purposesone to correct and the other give
encouragement to soldiers from the country of Mesgh
err WHO fighting in the Confederate army and
those who may yet enter it. You say, "But the
row down went standard and standard bearers harrs
sunbursts aud ALL before the deadly storm cf Lees art


ery and "th Irishin the army of the Con-
fedeTate States lin proportion to populatiou) than
Lncolns In reference to the first, the standard and
standard bearers went down, not by the sorm of art


ery, but OF the infantry as their dead bodies show
ed. [They "went down., whether by the artillery or
infantry is not material.-ED] Their line was under
the foot of Maryes hi-too close for the artillery to
bear upon he and the bodies of the dead showed that
they fell by the balls OF the rife and the musket Again,
there connected with this great battle something which
to be than accidental and well deserving
place in history, the guidance of Him who has bless
ed with such signal success At the first at
tack on Saturday the 18th, Gen. Cobb fell mortally
wounded the eoo1and OF the brigade devolved on Col
Mcmillan, of the 24th Georgia regiment, son of the
" Emerald Isle" and "the land Of Emmett


The first column of the enemy had been repulsed !;
soon heavy coun an advanced and under the command
of Mcmillan our tFoops drove them back in confusion
Year: 1863

William 81. Cumming, died of paralysis in Greens
boro on the 9th instant in the 65th year of bis age


A good man has fallen, and the people mourn Fol-
one halt of his lite be Elder in the Pres oyterian
Church. and he proved himself faithful steward in the
household of faith. La him all the christian graces did
abound aud be adorned the doctrines he proessed with
holy living. When be in health and at home, bis
place in the Sanctuary was seldom vacant. He was
ardently devoted to his CHURCH and eff him it may be
truly said that while he was kind and generous to all
men, he teved the brethren He was oldest elder
and we all feel that father has gore but in his chris
tian example he has left a rich Inheritance


In society he afabe and social and his influence
was always the side Of truth and virtue. His friend
ship was warm, constant and unsesh and his enmity
was but the passion of moment. He possessed
of much general intelligence and he prompt and
tive in business. His limited, yet he was


liberal in his donations to the church. and he withheld
not timely charity from the poor. He was true
patriot He mourned for the errors misforunes, and
of his country and reoiced in her virtues and
goried in her triumphs.


In the domestic circle he was gentle aectionate and
tender and he the constant joy of the loved ones
there His temperament cheerful and full of hope,
and his brave heart depressed by mfortunes
have never knowD family united, and more de-
voted to each other Ia their ho1e there content
ment and peace but dark shadow has passed over it
now.


Days of sorrow, like days of joy will have an end
The light viii come again with many sweet hopes and
sacred memories. Thus light and shadow will pass oyer
Year: 1863

The CURRENCY is the topic now most earnestly dis
cussed by public writer's, inanciers and legislators
The two things to be desired the reduction of


its volume and the establishment of perfect confidence


in its ultimate redemption. How these things TO


be done


If TIE currency could be funded it would of course
the first end proposed 1t would reduce the vol
of circulation. But to give fall confidence to eth
Confederate bills or bonds adequate provision must
be made for tteir ultimate redemption. They must have
q basis and that basis must be taxation We think it
comes down to that at last. The Corederacy has no
priyy purse. What it gets it must get from tie peo
pie, and it must get it by of taxation. The mere
voluntary system will carry no government through
such struggle as is now going in this country.


Several causes combine to produce the present ex-
travagant prices of nearly all commodities, among
which the blockade the redundant circulation and per-
haps some want Of confidence it's redemption, are not
among the least The supply of course is reduced while
the demand is increased. These things enable the
specuaor to extort but speculation alone is OF the
least of the present state of things. Even the
redundancy of the currency has probably been exagge
rated far lis effects concerned, for cur
rency is needed than formerly eore the total
ngui3hmeut Of lie credit system We suppose that
the Gonederacg could have used without serious loss
depreciation currency twice large that which
existed under the credit system. This limit however,
has no doubt been passed. and this fact has combined
with Others, 70 bring about the present extravagant
prices
Year: 1863




AS the spring opens the question OF he caracttr of
the crops to be planted is beginning TO tract atf
tion and this very properly for the very lie OF the
country may depend upon how it Iesp5fdel to in
practice


Seeing the situation of the co1vtry, aid inc bessfy
for supplying the army in the field and the people at
home, one would think that only food would be r,scd,
and yet from the exhortaons and expostaIations "bch
we find in the columns of very many o coempora-
ries especially those of the Southern Stat s. "e
must conclude that there is disposition return
again to cotton, to the comparative neglect of food
crops.


We do trust That this course viii not be pursued 10
any extent. There is sufficient lab, in the couI-
try to raise any large amount of cotten the
time make supply OF iood. The same reasoning OF
will apply to tobacco the raising o. which ca1-
not supply any real want contribute ia any way 10
the sustaining of our troops.


If it was proper last Spring to urge this matter
strongly if vehementy upon the attention OF the
peope of North Carolina is douby SO at this tilne'
since many plantations in the Eastern part OF tie
State will be wholly OR in part uncuItNaled, owing 10
the of the Dt groes points of greater secur
ty Thus removed their labor cannot be expected 10
be as productive as in their former locations with more
permanent means and appliances. and it must be
further recoced that tie white labor of the State fer
agricultural and indeed all other purposes greatly
duced the operation ard enforcement Of tie conscpon
act If then any Of the remaining labor of the State be
devoted to the cultivation Of cotton tobacco it
evident that scarcity and suffering must be the result


We may have peace this year or we may not. That
is matter involved in doubt, but there Can be no
doubt of the fact that peace peace people must
eat, and they cannot eat cotton and although some
mascate tobacco, have not met any person able TO
subsist upon it as regular diet.
Year: 1863

HEssRs EDToEs We have arrived the stage in the
history of struggle for independence that of
greater patriotic effort and self denial than have
heretofore been called upon to practice mean in
meiGg in he article of food and giving selling the


quarter of pound of meat per day Let every farmer
and every family and every irdivdual restrict themselves
tote very least amount of meat they live let the
fakes plant such crops viii earliest let them
raise aid early vegetables insteadot much meat
There is doubt thousands of pounds of used
fed sway in the country without reflection that if careful


y husbanded might poor soldiers from the gnaw


ugs Of hunger and strengthen their hands in the deadly
corh ct that Is 20 decide the fate of country Bot let
the right feeling be around and shall have food for ali


ard 10 spare; let appeal be made to the
south who have shown themselves ready make
sacrifice for let the mother remember that her
the is receiving but quarter of pound of
meat per day. ana she will surely such example of
economy must exert Gence all her that
VII be productive Of the most happy results Those who
vase provisions withhold what they have to spare
grossly criminal and doing much harm as
the enemy. SOUTH.
Year: 1863

The New Gun METAL In reply to inquiries We
reprint the composition of the gun metal which
has been tested and approved in the Government foun
dries of Austria Copper 60 parts Spelter, "a parts
Wrought, parts; Fin, parts.


The iron is first placed in the furnace with the cop
per omit and exposed to great heat the tin is then
added and then the spelter. The whole is thoroughly
stirred after fusion when it is allowed to stand for two
minutes, and then stirred again before pouring FOR
casting Charleston Courier
Year: 1863

The Houston (Texas) Telegraph is "credbly, in


omsd that two of the Federal steamers engaged in the
hattie Of Galveston, sunk after they got out to
Out Of the seven steamers engaged one captured
and three destroyed leaving but three that got off We
also informed that the flag of truce from the Brook


yn ask if it true that the survivors on the
Il Har Lane butchered after the battle It is
stated that in the course Of General Magruders
muncation, he asked the enemy under what flag they
proposed to fight. They came into Galveston under a
white flag. aud left under the flag. If they intend
TO continue under that flag he would like to knew ETC.
Ne don't vouch for the truth of this, but think like
ly, is fact that Galveston both taken and re-
leased under flag of truce! -
Year: 1863

Proclamation from the President i'll be published
morrow apponting the 9th of March day of fast hu
initiation and prayer, and inviting the people of the Con-
repair that day their usual places
public worship, and u in prayer to Almighty God that
be will continue his merciul protection
scatter our enemies naugh thei. evil designs
that he will graciouy restore to beloved country
blessings of peace and security.
Year: 1863

CABBAGEs.-Gardeners have heretofore been too neg
lgent in the cultivation Of this vegetable Many have
passed it by believing that they could grow nothing but
"blue colIards'' in this country. serious
head cabbage can be raised, here in Georgia and Ala
bama we'll the sterile hills of New England
Now for the plan Select your acre. half acre, and
still, if you have force enough, ct sufficient
quantity OF wei! rotted stable manure and spread it
nicely the plat ground and then spade in neat
y and evenly procure good seed for your sedbed and
proper tim set out your plants. Keep them we'll
hoed and when dry TIMES along water with Sc
luton of bendung Pursue this course for two or TIN
years and you will have spot of ground OF the best
soil-deep. Don't be afraid of getting the soil too
deep-the deeper the better-andthe the cabbage will
come different from long collards or blue stems.
Year: 1863

An itinerant qaack in Iexas was applied to by On.
OF Col Hays rangers to extract the iron point of an
Indian arrow from his head where it had lodged for
some time.


81 cannot 'stract this stanger,' said the woud,be
doctor because to do it would go nigh KILN ye tu:
can give ye a box of pills that will melt ii in yer
head P'
Year: 1863

A WEDDING Our IN THE ARMY-We have it stated
from Washington that the War Department iS deter.
mined to weed out of the army all the officers who are
not practical supporters of the Administration. Ii the
Government does its duty by the country all will sup
port it. If not, the wedding out will have TO be on h
most extensive scaIe.-New York Herald:
Year: 1863

We give the above letter from Dr. MIDWAY as an
act of justice to that gentleman.


We agree in opinion that letters OF the kind referred
to ought not to be anonymous but in fact received
less attention from than usually devote to the
supervision of communications. However, since it has
appeared, we do not know that its appearance is to
be regretted since it affords the physicians opportu
nifty to place fairly before the public matter which
certainly has talked about, probably without a
full understanding of the facts of the case.
Year: 1863

WE never were fond of looking at personal rencon-
tres dog fights kp0ckingsdown draggings cut, and
the like but if it be- true, the telegraph reports


that FOSTER and HUNTER, the two Federal commanders
in the Carolinas did have trial of muscle confess
that We would have given considerable in currency to
have seen the setto does it at all likely that
we would have done anything to have restrained the
pugnacious instincts of the valiant Aboltioniss We
would have cheered enthusiastically the who first
drew" the claret"-we would have aided and abette1
him who first bunged his antagonists pepper )" we
would have s1mpathized with the person who gave the
other the biggest sockdolager the breadbasket );


and if the party Of the other part had returned the


pment by the demolition Of the potatoe trap" Of
him of the first part then indeed would have felt
joiced even to the very penetralia of abdominal
Viscera. With all our dislike of rough-aGd-tumble
fights we 1Oould have liked that fight, and il
Foster and HUNTER want TO the thing fairly and
have good time the only thing they will have to do
will be to get pass from General BEAUREGARD per-
niitting them to come TO Wilmington where we
will give them the use of big garret to fight long
there hair their heads-a tooth in their jaws
or nail on their big toes and will warrant them
not to be interrupted.


We wish the Federal commanders many returns of
the same"
Year: 1863

The STAY LAws-Yhe Mobile Tri
buno in speaking of the bad effects of
stay laws, remarks thus


1t is very truly sad that these stay
laws have demoraIi2jng effect. First
Of all, they impair the sacredness OF n
debt obligation, which is the source Of
credit and high toned principle. They
stimulate spcculation---for they allow
money to remain in the hands of those
whom it does not righttully belong to,
and thus they are tempted to make
ventures with rcCklessness which
would not obtain If what they have a
control Of were their own. Ono can
see now how little principle there is
among certain men who have hitherto
stood IN good credit With an album.
dance at their command. they treat
creditors with contempt, as though, in
the absence Of law, there were no NOR
al obligation on debtor. A contiuu-
ancc OF this-and it IS tolerated to an
amazing degree-wiiI leave ts traces
lOrg fixed on our communities 1t will
ob!jterate that cIoariy aiked line be-
tween honesty and dishonesty; and
the effect will be extremely pernicious
on those young men now growing up,
and taking tho form which will last
them through life.
Year: 1863

We arc informed on good authority that
several Of the parties whose names are given
above Indignantly repudiate any connection
with the movement, md state that their
names have been used without their authori.
II. Whether this is SO or not, it cannot be
but Il short time before the whole crowd will
heartily wish they could wash their hands Of
the dirty concern.
Year: 1863

Lincoln period, and it is the duty of the


decent members of the senate to put an in


Stant stop to him. HIS apology ought not
to be accepted. He ought to be expelled
from the serate at once, and even that
wouid be but poor atonement for the out
raSeous insult offered to the senate and the
nation. In past times We won an unenvia-
bic reputation by the disorders in our Con-
gress. Such scenes as the House often
presented amazed foreigners. Gradually
we have been correcting this but now
Salisbury creates worse scene in the senate.
lie should not be excused. Expulsion is
the proper course in his case.