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Year: 1863

ARE FITTING IT UP IN EXCELLENT
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BILLIARD SALOON and RESTAURANT.


They will keep at the bar the best bran DIS
Liquors and their larders will at all times be filed
with the richest daiDties from the animal and
vegetable Kingdoms, and the waters of the vasty
deep will be made to contribute of their richest
stores


Especial attention will be givon to the cHisine,
which will be under charge of the most competent
ai fists.


Their billiard Room is large and their TABLES
FIRST CLASS.


The establishment will reopen on Tuesday next.
liberal share of public patronage is respectfully
solicited. mY30d3m
Year: 1863

are crushed. No man is loyal II he fails
to worship at the. radical shrine. have
no donbt you consider me disloyal for
this speech. What do you suppose !
care for your opinion whether l am dis.
loyal or notH / return the compliment
most heartily and sincerely. l think
yor are disloyaI, and there we are even.
When you say | am disloyal to my couD-
try, repel it. In return, l charge that
you are disloyal to the Constitution, and
| prove it. AND be who is false to the
Constitution is false to the country |
know Of no country outside Of that in
strument.


What is my country when the Consti.
tuition goes down? Is itland and water?
Shall we adopt the dogma Of tyrants,
that government may exist simply by
reason Of force and power throughout
the. boundaries Of a given territory? l
say you are false and diSloyal to my
countryside country Of the Constitu-
tion. Then we are even. No, not even;
for l prove my assertion, and you do not.
And here, tonight, on parting, | say to
you that there is nothing lost on our side
SO far as poor opinion Of each other is
concerned on that subject. You may
call us disloyal if it will ease your hearts
any, but our opinion here upon this side
of the House is just as irm-Ican speak
for every one here-is just as well de.
fined, just as sharply and clearly made
up, that the majority Of this House has
been disloyal, in the acts have enumer.
ated, and in ths general scope Of its con-
duct, to the Constitution of the country,
as if you had been convicted of overt
treason, and stood ready to be executed
according to law. We 60 further. We
think that the Administration itself has
been rankly disloyal to the Constitution,
and in that opinion the advantage which
we have over you is that the people who
made the Constitution. and who con-
stitute this Government, are Of the same
opinion, and sustain US, while they re.
pudiate you. That is our advantage on
that point.


Mr.. MooRHEAD, Tin his seat.) We
will have it all over again.


MIR. VOORHEES,. Yes, we will have
it all over again, il yon shall ever be
able to stand up long enough before the
people TO be knocked down. That is
the only doubtful question left. II we
were simply playing political game
you have done just what your worst emf
mics would have wished. But you have
ruined the hopes of the country, and
driven the people to despair. For this
reason lament and deplore your con-
duct. | bewaiI the hard fortunes of my
poor country when such pilots are on
Sh picard l am sorry you have viola.
ted your pledges and broken your faith.
I an sorry you have shown total in
capacity 10 administer the Government.
AID am sorry. very sorry, that it is so
long before there can be a total change
of officers at the head Of the Govern
ment.
Year: 1863

A PETRIFIED MAN.-According to
the Territorial Enterprise, q petriGed
man was found in the mountains south
of Gravely Ford. Every limb and fea-
tOre Of the Stoney mummy was perfect,
not even excepting the left leg which had
evidently been wooden one during the
lifetime ofthe owner, which lifetime, by
the way, came to close about century
ago, in the opinion of a savan who has
examined the defsnct The Enterprise
adds: The people of the neighborhood
volunteered to bury the pour unfortunate
Year: 1863

o, dainty fOotl


o, gaiter boot.
To piety you're shocking;
We only know
OF one thing worse,
And that's snow white stocking!
So neat and clean,
Together seen,
Fen stoies must agree
To you to vote


What Gray once wrote,
A handsome LEG.
The lasting theme Of
Midnight dream;
The very soul of song;
Man wants you little
Here below,
And never wants you long.
By Plato ne'er


Sent tripping here;
By Pluto rather given,
To lead poor man
An easy plan1
To any place but heaven.
Yet still we vow
There's magic now
About woman's foot;
And cunning was
The wizard hand
That made a gaiter boot.
For while the knave
The gaiter gave
To mortals to enshare them,
Mankind be hoaxed
And even coaxed
The angels down to wear them.
Year: 1863

E. A. Hodsdon, whose hearing was pend
ing before Justice Williams on charge Of
incest, last week, was brought before Judge
Atwator on writ ofha1eas corpusand dis
charged on the ground of a technical defect
in the complaint. A statute of Minnesota
provides that neither husband nor wife
shall testify against the other in any Grim
inal action without the consent OF the party
arra;gned' The Judge held that this
prohibition extends to an original COM
plant, and as the dcfendent had been ar
rested upon the complaint and affidavit
of his wife, the Judge ordered his dis
charge.


We have no criticism to make upon the
ruling Of the judge: but if there is such
an absurd statute upon our books, it ought
to be expunged at the first opportunity
It places the wife in the same legal positioa
as the negro slave under Southren law
No matter how great personal violence or
outrage the husband may offer the wife,
she cannot testify in court or make CON-
plant against him. This is absurd and
tyranicsl and no plea for the legal unity of
husband aud wife can justify it.-luiunc-
apolis Ne,os.
Year: 1863

General Fremont came very near being
a victim to the popular enthusiasm he cre-
ates, on the afternoon of the Great Sumter
meeting. When leaving the stand he WI J..
instantly surrounded by large GROVE:
which had inproyised a platform for the
purpose of carry ing him around the square
With great effort and the assistance of the
police he was able to extricate himself
from the throng and reach his home, in
Fourth Avenue. In response to the ac-
carnations of the people he then made a:
few brief remarks, when they departed
with three times thrce.-Erening Post,
.AprH 18Th.
Year: 1863

IN PROBATE COURT, sTEARNs COUNTY
L Special term April 9th, 1863.


In the matter of the estate of John H. Will
kins, deceased.


On reading and filing the petition of Joseph
Edelbroek. administrator of said estate, setting
forth that no personal estate has come to his
hands, and the amount of debts outstanding
against said deceased, and description of all
the real estate belonging to said estate, and the
condition and value of the respective portions
thereof, and praying that license be to him
granted to sell the whole of said real estate,
and it appearing by said petition that there
are no personal property wherewith to pay
said debts, and that it is necessary in order to
pay the same to sell the whole Of said real es-
tate, it is therefore ordered that all persons
interested in said estate, appear before the
Judge of this Court on SATURDAY, the goth
day Of MAY, 1868, at 10 oclock in the fore
noon Of said day, at the Office of the Judge of
Probate, in st. Cloud, in said county, then
and there to show cause if any there be why
license should not be granted to said admins
traitor to sell said real estate according to the
prayer of said petition.


And it is further ordered that q COPY of this
order shall be published for six successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing in the St.
Cloud DEMOCRAT a weekly newspaper pub
lished at st. Cloud in said County.


Dated St. Cloud, April 9th 1868.


L. 4 EVANS,


apll6-Gw Judge Of Probate.
Year: 1863

The Chicago Times corrects the errors
that many have fallen into in calculating
the relative values Of paper and gold


The relations of the two are determined,
not by difference, but yratio. 1t is plain
that where gold is worth 200 cents in pa
per, the ratio is as one to two; that is,
two of paper equal one OF gold, and one
of paper equals half in gold, Or fifty
cents. Similarly, if gold touch 400, paper
is worth 25 cents; if it reach 1000, paper
will be worth 10 cents; and if the price of
gold should ever touch 10000, paper
dollar would be worth just cent. In that
case the values would be thus ascertained:
AS 10000 is to 100, so 100 is to 1.


We have hence the rule-One which
every school-boy is familiar with, but which
some financial writer's seem to be blissfully
ignorant Of AS the price of gold in paper
is to one hundred cents, so is one hundred
to the value of one dollar in gold. To
make the thing more plain, we append
table giving the value of the paper dollar
for different prices OF gold, which may
serve for future reference:
Year: 1863

The able financial writer of the Herald,
speaking of the late rise in gold and the
depreciation in paper, argues that this de-
probation was apparent and not real, from
the fact that of all the thousand articles Of
merchandise and kinds of property which
are interchanged for money, gold was the
only one which rose six per cent. in one
day. The writer continues:


The same, or nearly the same, quantity
of greenbacks which yesterday would have
paid for an acre-of land, house, most
kinds of goods, bonds and dividend pay
ing stocks, barrel of flour, cargo of
wheat, tea, sugar or dry goods, will pay
for them to-day. No one objects to take
greenbacks; on the contrary, every one
complains of their scarcity, and one main
reason why Mr.. Chase cannot negotiate a
loan is because there are not, at the finan-
cial centres, enough greenhacks to pay for
twenty millions of bonds at any price
whatsoever. Had the depreciation Of the
currency, which appears to result from the
advance in gold, been real, as was the case
with the continental money and the French
assignats, everything would have risen in the
ratio of gold, people would have objected
to sell their property for greenbacks, the
banks would have been flooded with them,
and it would have been quite impossible to
buy with greenbacks, at or near par, such
sound lucrative investments as United
States skies, Erie preferred, Michigan Cen
trail, Metropolitan Bank stock, Galena or
Rock Island. The fact is, the advance in
gold is in the main the product of specu-
lation, and the currency depreciation which
appears to result from it is fictitious There
are, at the present time, over one hundred
individuals who traffic daily in gold on the
curbstone in William street and in the old
and the public boards. These individuals
own little or no gold, and use little or none
in their transactions, though they buy and
sell hundreds of thousands of dollars with
each other daily. 1t is easy to see that,
such an arena of speculation once opened,
theE natural tendency of gold to appreciate
in consequence of paper issues, must be
vastly accelerated. These spectators
have among them bid up the price of the
metal to figure which it would not have
reached in two years had the laws oftrade
been unassisted.
Year: 1863

It is the ancient and undoubted preroga-
tive Of this people to canvass public meas
ures and the merits of public men. 1t is a
"home bred right" a fireside privilege.
1t hath even been enjoyed in every house,
cottage and cabin in the nation. 1t is rot
to be drawn into controversy. 1t is as
undoubted as the right of breathing the
air or walking on the earth. Belonging
to the private life as right, it belongs to
public life as duty, and it is the last duty
which those whose representative / am,
shall find me to abandon. Aiming at all
times to be courteous and temperate it its
use, except wher. the right itself is ques-
toned, l shall place myself on the extreme
boundary of my right, and bid defiance to
any arm that would move me from my
ground.


The high constitutional privilege l shall
defend and exercise, within this house, and
in all places; in time of peace, and at all
times. Living shall assert it; and should
leave no other Inheritance to my chill
dren, by the blessing Of God will leave
them the inheritance of free principles,
and the example of manly, independent
and constitutional defence of fthem.-Dan-
ia Webster.
Year: 1863

The New Orleans Picayu'e, of the 18th
inst, gives the following account of an un-
successful attempt to shoot Gen. BANKS:


We regret to learn that an attempt was
made to Shoot Major General Banks as he
was about entering his carriage at the
ladies' entrance of the City Hotel, about a
quarter past seven O'Clock last evening.
The weapon used was an air gun, and the
bullet, after passing near where the Gen
eral stood, was found on the opposite side
walk. The person who made the base
attempt disappeared at once, and at last
accounts the police had not been success
full in tracing out his identity.
Year: 1863

ing these would travel faster than sound,
but the locomotive kept ahead Of it still,
and was in the darkness, with the light
close on behind II, have heard that
some of the fast trains beat the telegraph


IS minutes every 40 miles. But cant
say as that Is true--ths rest know TO be
500 t......{
Year: 1863




EE Charley Reeve spoke in St. Joseph
and Huntington counties previous to the
election, and the result is that in the first
the Union majority is nearly double what
it was last year, and in the latter the Uni
on ticket is elected, and the county re-
deemed from the embrace of Copperhead-
ism. Charley also spoke in Fulton coun
ty and the result is handsome Union
gain. Had he made two or three more
speeches in Fulton the Union party would
have elected their whole ticket, doubtless.
In every township. but one. in which he
spoke in this county. there is handsome
Union gain, and that would have been the
result in the one excepted b ad the people
attended. but he only had half dozen
listeners. His speeches seem to have had
as fatal an effect on Democrats as the poi
son some one strewed round town recent
ly had on the dogs. We would suggest
that it would be well for the Union men
to employ him to stump the county tho
roughly next fall. Ii he cannot disgust
and drive every honest man out Of the par.
~ that hears him, no one can.
Year: 1863

The Petersburg Express publishes the
following from a reliable correspondent:


A carpenter. while engaged few days
ago, in removing some of the rotten timber
near the ground, was bitten by rattle
snake. In few minutes his finger was
swollen to four times its natural size. and
the red streaks commenced running up his
hand and wrist. A deadly langour came
over him, and his vision grew dim, clearly
indicating that the subtle poison that was
coursing through his veins was rapidly ap-
proachiAg the citadel of life. But reme-
dy was tried, merely by way of-experi.
ment, which, to the surprise ofall present.
acted like charm, the component parts
Of which were onions, tobacco and salt, of
equal parts, made into poultice and ap-
piled to the wound and at the same time
cord was bound tightly about the wrist
In tive hours afterwards he had so far re-
covered as to be able to resume his work.
[ know an old negro who cured boy that
had been bitten by mad dog. by the same
application. ioa are -
Year: 1863

sG-Tbere is Democratic National
Convention movement in progress Some
men are SO party blind and bound that
they are struggling for office even before
we know whether we shall have another
Presidential Election! Plenty o. time to
talk about President, months hence.
Year: 1863

"A STUMP TAIL Doc We are credibly
informed that Tom Shannon, in public
speech ia Plumas county, stated that it was
the duty OF every loyal citizen to vote for a
'stump tail dog" if he was the nominee of
the Union party. Tom doubtless was seekI
ing votes for himself Express.
Year: 1863

The sth Of July Democratic Convention has
been held. and the result of it's action will be
seen N the ticket at the head of our columns.
and the accompanying Platform. We cordially
and unqualfedly indorse both; and with conf.
dence submit them to the consideration of the
Democracy Of Placer. They will meet the ap-
proval of every Democrat. The ticket is strong
in intellectual and moral worth, and is striking
evidence of the good judgment and intelligence
OF the Convention. 1t will be received with de-
light by the whole Democracy Of the State, who
will rally TO its support with zeal and earnest
ness that will override all opposition.


We cannotin this issue speak fully of the can
didates or the Convention. 1t was our good
fortune to be present during part of the session,
and we can say in truth that it was the largest.
most harmonious and enthusiastic Convention we
have ever seen in the State 1t WAS everything
for the causc'and nothing for men. The delegates
were earnest, determined men, who were there
TO nominate ticket and present platform that
would meet the approval of the people. They
have done both and victory will attend the now
united and 'untcrrificd Democracy


The sth of July has been truly GLORIOUS
day for the grand old party"
Year: 1863

g AS there are great many stran-
gers, as well as citizens, in our city who
are at loss to know where they had
better purchase their fall and winter
stock of boots and shoes, we would say to
oil such. go to A. Stewards, corner Third
and Main streets, where you will dnd a
full assortment of Ladies', Misses and
Childrens' wear Of every description. He
also keeps a splendid stock of Mems
Boys and Youths boots Of every style
and grade, and is fully prepared to manu-
facture to order everything in the shape
of boot or shoe. Give Stewart a call,
for he is bound to sell as cheap as the
cheapest. lw.
Year: 1863

-@ The ferry.boat Mill Boy 90,
aground Saturday afternoon after the pas
sengers from the east had got on board
and it was come time before she got off
The river is still falling slowly, and the
prospect of getting the other ferry-boat,
ahoat soon is very poor.
Year: 1863

@ The ferry-boat lands on the op-
posite side considerably below the old
landing at sand-bar. and passengers
have to cross large bed of ice before
they reach the shore. The passengers
from the east are brought to the shore in
conyeyances, when they have to walk out
to the boat.
Year: 1863

BE SURE AND LOOK ON THE SECOND
PAeE.-If our readers will look on the
second page of our paper they will see
something in which they are all Interest,"
I'd, or will be on the 9Th of January.
Year: 1863

ksrOnr old friend, Bishop. has fne.
supply OF poultry. some excellent cider
and some genuine cider vinegar on hand,
and Tor sale at his establishment, on the
west side of Main street near the levee.
Year: 1863

WARD BEEcHER AND FERNANDO WooD.--
Ward Bcecher made an abolition speech at the
Academy Of Music on Tuesday evening, and
Fernando Wood delivered peace speech at
Bergen, New Jersey, on the same day. These
orations were about on the same level as to
talent, and both advocated silly and impracti-
cable theories, which amount TO nothing in this
practical world. Beecher seems to have left
his popularity behind him in England. Tie
audience at the Academy was very small.
Wood lost his popularity long ago, and the
only audience he had for his speech were a
few raw, ignorant peace Jerseymcn, who dis
grace that loyal little State by residing in It,


and who have no better sense than to cackle
over peace theories in the midst of great war,
as dunghill fowls cacklo during a thunder
storm. Let Beecher go back to his church in
Brooklyn, and be content with r.,,-inr hi, little
tempcs,s IA that teapot let Wood retire
to the shades Of Bloomingdac and occupy
his days with study and bis nights with prayer


SO q, TO it himself for q position in the next
Congress, If he can. Eeccber is a pulpit dcma


gogue, and should stick TO bis congregation


Wood has about ability enough for q ward poll


tican, and " he ever expects TO be anything
better he must study for IT, Go TO your church


Beecber Go to your library, Wood. Let us
be pestered no more with these theoretical.
impracticable, nQpsensical, oratorical gadaies.
Year: 1863

SCHOOL OrFIcERs.--In no other department O Z
for the vigilance Of the voters in this city as
that of the school officers. One-half of the
Board of Education, two Trustees and one
School Inspector in each ward are to be
chosen on Tuesday next These men, in con-
necton with those whose term OF Office does
not expire this year, will have the manage
ment OF the educational portion of our city
important trust can be placed in the hands Of
any set Of men than this. Upon their action
depends the success or failure Of our school
system. That our schools are not oil managed
as they should be, and that there is q necessity
for reform, we have only to cite the nume-
rous complaints that are being made, among
them the death of the little child in the Twen-
ty-fourth street school.


In some of the wards there has been an i'm
provement in the class Of persons nominated
| for School Commissioners, and in others they
have gone from bad to worse. Almost every
where the politicians are doing their best to
run the system into party politics. The school
Offices are bargained and traded upon just as
though they were Of no earthly Importance
further than the spoils are concerned. II our
citizens desire reform in the management of
our school, Il is necessary that they should not
only attend to the selection Of School Commits
siopers, but also the Trustees The latter have
the employment Of the teachers and more
direct connection with the schools N the seve
raj wards than the Commissioners Those
officials are also Of great importance.


| The election Of school officers Is Of toe
much Importance FOR any person to allow party
| politics TO control his vote No person who ha:
any regard for the youth Of our city will vote
| for school officers either Commissioners, Trus
tees OF Inspectors, just because they are the no
minee Of this or that party. regardless OF tue
Year: 1863

lished:-


From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. 2ll


We learn from reliable authority that the resignation of
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney u the hands Of
Secretary o the Treasury 10 also in tho hands OF the Pre-
sidsnt Mr. Chase 10 undsrstood will take place OF
the Chef Juscs shortly after the meeting Of Congress


We have TO that there Ii any truth whatever in
this story the President has conded the facts nobody
Knowing that no communicated any such intei.
gence TO his most Intimate friends doubt the accuracy
Of this statement Of the Cincinnati Enqurr's correspond
ent. We very that nothing short OF absolute
physical disability to attempt TO transact any business
tice Taney until after the Presidential electi n
Though long since physically disabled for q thorough
discharge Of the duties Of his position like all other
he will be the last to realize that fact and may be
peced to retire untn perhaps he takes pen hand for the
last time sign his resignation. II he has resigned
however presume that Secretary Chase any other
living American, would not be to waivng what he
might believe 10 he for the Presidency for the
certainty OF life estate in tho Chief Justiceshp OF the
Supreme Court OF the United States.
Year: 1863

We give beow the the President OF The
United States and the gist OF those Of tho Governors
all the loyal States except three-New Hampshire Mis-
souri, and Kansas-recommcndng this, the 2e,h day Of
November, as day of Thanksgiving aud prayer


Tho States whose Governors have not issued procama
tions suitable 10 the occasion probably conceived
Presidential appeal covered the whole ground and there
was but little left for them TO say These proclamatons
admirably oil the space usually allow for Thanksglv
Ing sermons and coming directly from the heads the
different States they furnish to the public general
and comprehensive view OF what We arc be thankful
for than could be conveyed by contentious and secaran
disquistion from any Of our pulpits