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Year: 1863

The loyal and 1awloving citizens o1
New York cxccrate Cor. Seymour from
one end with the State to the other, as
sympathizer Of the hlood-thirsty Irish
Thugs, who how]ed, burned, plundered
and murdered through the streets, Of the
city of New York. "My noble friends"
said he, addressing the miscreants, " I have
sent to Washington to have the draft
stopped. Twill have the constituions1ity
Of the act tested by our State Courts, and
il they pronounce against the Law, I'll
support their decision by the whole power
Of the State"


This Is the South Carolina doctrine Of
State tights the right Of State to nullity
and set aside the laws Of the United States
enacted by Congress. Should the courts
Of New York decide as Seymour desires,
the State may be precipitated into civil
war with the United States, unless the
loyal people Of New York hang or i'm
prison the pestilent knave.


When the Executive Of New York said
that he would array the forces Of that
State against the Government, he gave ex-
preston to premeditated act He had
determined with malice aforethought so
to do. It was no new doctrine evoked by
the excitement of the moment. An ex-
tract from the Buffalo Express, published
elsewhere, warrants our assertion. 4 Col
.onel OF his own creation states that Coy.
Seymour and the Democratic party Of
New York were endeaYoring to obtain
the thorough control Of the State forces,
to resist the draft, and array the State
against tie Federal Government tin 9th
CT words, TO practically carry out the
doctrine Of secession. When Gov. Pick
ems said that South Carolina had full pow
CT to levy war, he did nothing more treas-
enable than Gov. Seymour, when he said
he should resist an act Of the Federal Gov
eminent. It was virtually saying New
York has full power to levy war. His an
nouncement only lacked the fulflment to
place it on an equality with the bastard
act that has sent Edmund Ruf1n down to
an eternity Of infamy. And as Coy
crnor Seymour spoke not alone for
himself, hut also for that party of which
he is the acknowledged oracle, it becomes
all loyal men to consider these things
seriously. We hare no fear that Gov,
Seymour can place the State Of New York
the loyal old Empire State-in condi-
ton of antagonism to the Government.
But the animus Of these men indicates
what they would do if they had the power.
Loyal men will see to it they never have
thHt mower.
Year: 1863

LAKE FIsHMG.-The fishing in the lake
for the last week has been very exciting
The amount caught by some anglers, is, ae-
cOrding to their reports, almost fabulous
We note squads Of phlegmatic looking gen
tlemen creeping down in early morning for
the boats, their noses peeled by the sun, their
eyes lighted up with captious enthusiasm,
and their fingers mechanically tWiddling
some imaginary line. We consider, for our
own part, that lake fishing is too much Of an
innovation to go ourselves. Izaak Walton
does not even mention it, and what he did
not think worthy Of explaining in the SUBJ
jeetis not worth knowing. We inOdestly Of
fer our opinion, and expect none to take it
M.
Year: 1863

General Tyler aud Colonel Creighton.


A Fifth Ohio correspondent writes from
near Acquia Creek to the Cincinnati Times
as follows:


ave we're glad to see our old and tried
commander, General Tyler, who was on
his way home, his brigade's time being up.
BE always was the fayorite Of our brigade,
and we hope his future command may have
as high On estimation ofhim as that which
he led at Port Republic. Our brigade is
now commanded by Colonel Creighton, Of
the 7th Ohio. He is the right man in the
right place, and he never shirks his duty.
We could see him everywhere encouraging
his men in the engagement Of Chancellors-
vile. he is the style the Fifth like to be
under."
Year: 1863

The ALLEeHABIAEs.-We would call at
tention to this troupe of musicians, who are
soon to favor our city with visit.


The following clipping from one Of our ex-
changes we'll excuse any good opinion we may
express of them:


''Their music is decidedly fine, especially
their quartets; and it will be long ere We for
get that magnificent and heaven-insPiring
chant Where shall the soul find rest, as
sung by the Alleghanians."
Year: 1863

The rebels occupy ridge about mile west OF Hagers
town. and facing the city. Today they distinctly
visible and busy engaged erecting substantial earth
works. Several heavy guns are already mounted and
others are bong rapidly pat position. The LEFT and
centre OF the enemys line occupy strong position
extreme left resting tho Concocheaguc creek.
His right, however ls unprotected by any natural DO.
fences, and unless strongly intrenched easily car
ried by assault The entire limo straight and
almost parallel with the Hlgersown and Boonsboro
pike the right covering wamsport and short distance
further from the pike than the left Tho country Is open
and slightly rolling front Of the rebel position covered
hero and there however, by patches low bushes.
lew small groves conceal portions their line but these
aord as much protection to they do 10 the
enemy.


There Is no longer any doubt that intends 10 give
us battle II there one remaining his address
dated yesterday and to tho troops 70 day would
dspe the deiusion. The Potomac is already fordable
and We have reliable Information that he four ponoon
bridges IN the neighborhood or wiamsport His front
Is now but i've miles from the river and II no finds tho
tide OF battle turning against him easily with
draw most OF his army before possibly discover IT,
But his position is strong The people OF Hagcrstown re
port that d. H. Hin has reinforced him, no doubt
feels confident that in attacking him wo shall mee. dis
aster moro overwhelming than his at Gettysburg.


From Stuarts cavalry have reason 10 apprehend
difficulty During tho occupation OF Pennsylvania by tho
rebels thcir cavalry was employed half tho time in
pushing the infantry and preventing desertous Picket,
were out in such to completely enyoop tho
cncmys rear and that portion OF their limo was strongly
guarded and hanked. Indeed in tho skrmish Of last
woek with our flank tho rcbeI officers great difficulty
N keeping their men up; and the rebel army
lights wei IN the camng battle this side of
tho Potomac Il will only bc with that desperation which
dafaai ixvti rIn tptna


How soon the battle will occur no one knows n NAV
take place Tomorrow Tho are that tho on
gagement will commence carly tho morning though Il
s moro than possible that another day OF preparation will
pass Off before the general decisive blow s struck


There has been slight skirmshng between the sharp.
shooters throughout tho day tho artillery has not
boon engaged since morning. All is quiet to night
Year: 1863

,rct Can't 8 r. Gregory in consequence or the disturb.
ance In New York secured all his books and papers, TO-
gether with the enrolment lists, and placed them in
position where they will be safe against all contingencies
There il therefore danger that anything valuable will
be destroyed an attack should be made Of which
there Is no apprehension At all events the draft which
was to nave place Wednesday has been defer
red for the present. Due notice will be given when IL
will be commenced.


The black men OF the city had tough time OF II last
night On returning to their homes they attacked
and matreaed Many OF them sought refuge at the sta
ton houses and asked for protection The police, being
mostly on duty in New York, could afford none; but at
date hour the streets being clear they enabled 90
10 their respective homes Some OF the negroes
beaten but far ascertained were seriously in
jured


Independent Of this there was disturbance Brook.
Year: 1863

IUta. .....................If2OS 4,052


The above is the number required under the FIRST draft
OF single men between the ages OF twenty and forty
five years, and Of married between twenty and
thirty fvo years. The total number the second class
In the district is, round numbers, eleven thou
sand, which, with additional constantly coming
in will make total OF about thirty thousand required
from tho Third Congressional district
Year: 1863

The supply of ice for the coming sea-
son will be exceedingly limited. Altho'
up to the middle of February no proper


ton of the ice crop had been cut, still
those Immediately interested in the ice
business in this city did not lose their
confidence in the weather, and contin.
ued 10 believe that very "cold snap
would make its advent before the month
of March arrived, and cover the lakes
and ponds, all over the country, with
the very best quality of the desired arti-
Gle. Ii is needless for US to remark that
their hopes have been blighted. The
cold weather has not come, and perforce
Of logic the good ice has not made its ap-
pearance. Gentlemen desirous of gath
ering the usual crop of the necessary ma
terial have made pilgrimages to many
sections of this State in search of ponds,
and lakes and rivers amply appareied in
the thick and shining ice mantle. Their
explorations, however, have been almost
as fruitless as the endeavors of the an
cient alchemist TO discover the philoso-
pliers stone.


A great many small ice houses in West
chester and other adjoining counties have
been partially filled but with an article of
very inferior quality-soft and spongy-
This will answer very well for packing
meats, but it is not clean or sweet enough
for drinking purposes. Every little stream
found covered with ice of even variable
thickness has been visited by the butch
ers and farmers residing near them and
made to yield their shar re toward the de-
sired crop.


Of course, the prices of ice during the
coming summer will be higher than for
any year within the memory of the oldest
inhabitant. They have not yet been reg
ulated, and they will not be permanently
fixed until the actual quantity of ice
gathered is known. 1t is to be hoped,
however, that they will not be too excess
i've, and also that, when the hot and sui
try summer days have come, we shall, as
we have been accustomed to do in years
past, be enabled to quaff the Croton,
icy cold with the particles which Jack
Frost has not failed to bring us from his
more Northern home.-NeaO York Com.
AdCertSer.
Year: 1863

The following letter was written to
Alex. Mcconnell, ESD, Of this place:
CANr NEAR MURFREEsBoRo, March > '63.


Dear Uaelc Your letter of the 2Ist
ult came to hand yesterday. You see
We are still at Murfreesboro, the continu-
al wet weather rendering it impossible TO
advance.


We are looking anxiously towards
Nicksburg if we are victorious there,
think the war will be soon be ended II
not, we all anticipate serving our time
out.


1t is but little satisfaction 10 soldier,
sacrificing the best years of his life fight
ing traitors abroad, 10 wItnesSthe actions
of politicians and traitors at home. The
fact Is, the people of the North do not
know, or will not realize that there is a
war which calls for the best endeavOrs of
the Government and people to crush
They do not know what war IS. l wish
all the people in the North could see this
country in its desolation. Between here
and Nashville, 80 niles there Is scarce
ly a house standing; fences are all gone ;
the country all one wide. barren field,
and this is not only here but the same
every NuCAC %Ll0b GI ARMY Ad1 DCAClldAGu-
What has It cost the North IN compari-
son with the South? And yet the North
is the first to cry for peace, dishonorable
peace, for there can be no honorable
peace less than 1.-The Union as it was" or
on terms of our own dictatiOn, and be-
fore we can dictate we must conquer.
tell you, l admire the people of the
South for their zeal and fidelity to their
cause. 1t should bring the blush of
shame upon the lukewarm North. Give
US the hearty cooperation at home which
we deserve and expect, and we will con-
quer a peace withhold it and lose ALL
Enough of this. Ny feelings run away
away with me when l think of the &C
tions Of the cowardly traitors at home.


How does the conscription act operate?
The Army approves of it. The more
men the sooner the war will be ended
The South is making its last struggle and
it will be desperate one. 1t is life or
death to them.


You ask if cannot get a leave of alb
sence. | would like to very much, but
it is an impossibility. Officers who have
been in the service for two years and
have families at home have applied time
and again to no purpose. Our Major
Russell-endeavored to procure leave of
absence and was refused; he at last re-
quested to be discharged on the ground
of incompetency, and was yesterday dis
charged. The Major was forced to this
humiliation by the extreme severity of
military law and military commanders.


l have not heard from home for two
months, although have written twice.
Cannot imagine what the difficulty is.


Love to Aunt R. and all friends. Let
me hear from you soon. Direct as be-
fore. Yours affectionately,


GEO. LEWIS.
Year: 1863

Personalities are often regarded as the
zest, but mostly are the bane of conver-
sation. For experience seems to have
ascertained, or at least usage has deter
mined, that personalities are always
spiced with more or less of malice. But


surely you would not have mixed con-
versation always settle into A discussion


of abstract topics. Commonly speaking,
you might as well feast your guests with


straw, chips and sawdust. Often. too, 1t


happens that, in proportion as the sub
ject of conversation is more abstract, ats


tone becomes harsher and more dogmatl-
cal. And what are women to do? They
whose thoughts always cling to what IS
personal, and seldom mount into the cold
vacant air of speculation, unless they
have something more solid to climb
round. You must admit that there
would be sad dearth of entertainment,
and interest, and life in conversation,
without something of anecdote and story.
Doubtless. But this is very different
from personality. Conversation may
have all that is valuable in it, and all
that is lively and pleasant, without any
thing that comes under the head of per
sonality. The house in which, above all
others l have ever been an inmate of, the
life and the spirit and the joy of cOnver-
sation have been the most intense, is
house in which l hardly ever heard an
evil word uttered against any one.-GUes-
ses at Truth.
Year: 1863

\ Western soldier. in Grants army
writes home spirited letter against the
COpperheads. He closes thus:


We don't propose to give up the CON
test, whatever may be the action of the
cravens at home. IT the Government
don't want to fight it out, we will take
the job off its hands and do it up alone
for TO live under divided and constant
ly divided, patched up. and pusilanlmOus
systSm, we will not We We're not born
of such stuff as those weak kneed gentrr,
and we will give them such an exhibition
of an outraged host of freedom loving
patriots, as will make them see stars, all
the stars of all the States free forever,
with central power so strong, that all
the powers OF darkness can never draw
-ae bright orb away from the glorious
constellation.


We are figh4ng for the freedom of
man, that old, old cause of justice and
order for which the grand old heroes of
all ages have fought and gone down like
grand stars, leaving on the mountain tops
of death light which makes them love
ly. We emulate their virtues, their exam
pies before us, and their blood shall not
have been shed in vain.


We know the cost and will pay the
price. Let treasure be expended without
stint, let blood flow ike water, till the
rebel host On their knees shall sue for
peace, or the horrid crew be swept in con-
fusion from their goodly heritage, no more
to tread with traitorous feet this promised
land of freedom


Fathers, brothers az home. give US your
blessing, backed with. an honest patriot
ism that will knock the breath out of ey-
cry craven that mutters peace. Mothers,
daughters, sisters, wives Give US your
prayers and your sympathies. practical
SYM athies, that will point with the fin
ger of scOrn and contempt at every rebel
conciliator or compromiser, and if there
is no true manhood, no honest virtue left
in the Tsen, let the women of the North.
that nobe Spartan race, who love the he
rOes OF our battles, create public-opin-
ion in which no traitor can breathe. Do
this, and not long will you wait to clasp
once more to your hearts of hearts your
soldier husband, brother, lover, friend.


Through the thick gloom of the pres
ent, the day is breaking. and the full
orbed sun of q victorious peace will soon
rise over new born natiOn-born in the
full light and blessings of universal free
dom, purified and ennobled by the terri
bic ordeal, and bounding onward in glo-
rious career, fulfilling the hopeso Of human
ity, the wonder and admiration of the
world.


find have been running off into an
essay. Take it for what it's worth-it's
my honest convictinn-and is echoed
throughout the army.-Phao. Bailai7.
Year: 1863


The starryeyed light like some silver-winpei bird
, With voice full of tremulous song
Settles down DER the vale as we silently glide
oer the swift cleaning waters. along.


hills,


u,Rn Filings her pathway of beams Ter the tide.
hm!e the sprites of the waters illumine the wave
WIN the Hash of their gems as they glide
On and on still we float by the waving isle-
Blannerhassett. late haunted and Lone
While the cliffs everlasting have pictured the stream
With margin Of shadows o'erthrOwn,
Some their are and full many who never can know
All the exquisite touches of bliss
All the soft thrills of rapture that rise in the soul
In such sweet, high communion as this.
And they sleep. and It's weIi who could sleep or be
Are unworthy such scenes to behold:
Mong the banished from Natures high temples,
Bat deserve to be ever enrolled.
They. alone. who come ever ell sandaled with love;
ROBBED in truth, and religion. and prayer
The holy of hOlies" should enter to sean
All the Father has treasured up there.
Some have been who like Moses. the mountains


have climbed.


Whom the voice of Jehovah has taught.
And returned to write out with the sure hand of
For mankind the high knowledge they sought.


down;


Thus did Dayy his wonders unfold:
Thus the poets from Shakespeare TO Browning have


sung,


And the painters their canvas unrolled
and o, Nature, dear queen. can aught ever clair
For n life that is loyal to thee?
For a love like the love for a mother ASK
That thou deal ever kindly with me.
Let me dwell in thy presence thy statutes peruse;
~ Make me wise in this season of youth.
With the love of thy secrets and help me to rise,
Step by step, to the altar of Truth
THE above is the last poem of our dear dead
friend, written while passing down the Ohio TO her
new home. in Kentucky. ID. l.. W.
Year: 1863

lives, would You complain? Yet rebels
are numbering our sons, and fathers, and
/ husbands, and brothers by thousands =


and when We talk about arming the ne


gro to save their lives, you make II fuss
about IT. The man that don't want 10
! live in this country because a negro shall


happen 10 shoot traitor, had better 90
out of it, and that in a hurry. | would
/ tell sympathizers that the South have
passed a cnnscript law making every man


with one drop of white blood in his veins


liable to serve in the army, and | have
been round and seen for myself and
there is nine hundred and ninety-nine


negroes ont of every thousand that has


more than ten drops of white blood in


them. Amalgamation began there in
the South, and we want te stop it. The


army of the Union is fully able to whip
the white army of the rebellion; but it


has its black army, and we want a black


army to but against il. | have never
fought alongside the black soleier as my
equal, and [ never intend to, and my
G0reraAasht does not acaHt me 10. If you
don't like the Administration, hold your
convention and say you don't but at


the same time say to the traitors, while


we don't like the policy of the Admins


trition, we are determined to fight you to


the bitter end with bayonet, and powder,


and ball, that we may have the privilege


at the ballot box of destroying the Ad-


ministration in q constitutional way


Talk about stopping the war : What are
you going to do with the 100000 men


that now constitute the arm? They
can't be bIsely disbanded and leave armed


- L. II.


right they hold dear as freemen. But
that army will return, aud wo to the pol
troon who has basely forsaken them,
when they do return. | pray God that
the day of retribution may never come.


But it will come if demagogues succeed
in leading the masses into disloyalty.-
You have heard but the whistling of the
wind in the voice that has come up to
you from the armies of the Potomac, the
Mississippi and the Cumberland, but if
these armies are compelled to return and
settle with traitors at home, then as you
are sowing the wind so surely you shall
all reap the whirlwind.


The General then referred to the at
tempt to get every Democrat into the or
ganization of the knights of the Golden
Circle, and warned ttem against it.


He called upon all who made COM
plant against arming the negro, to arm
themselves and go into the army as he
had done. The man who would surrend-
er the Government and Constitution to
rebellion did not deserve 20 be anything
but slave. The man that advises resist
ance to the draft. legally and constitu-
tionally authorized by Congress as it is,
IS traitor. The man who prevents his
sons going into the service of his coun-
try to save his Government, don't de-
serve TO have a have a son, and if he
{ (Kimballl was woman, ne never should
have Cheers and laughter. )-Ci1n. Ga
y-ssfe
Year: 1863

The UNDERGROUND METROPOLITAN Rail-
wAY.-This extends from Paddington,
(where is the great station of the Great
Western Railway into Farrringtor street
in the city of London, proper. 1t is q
remarkable triumph of engineering skill
1t runs for about five miles under ground.
Many houses were taken down to make
way for it, and large compensation was
received by the proprietors. Along the
route are stations into which you descend
and find them beautifully lighted with
gas. So it Is with the tunneling through
out. Landholder's coal is used. The
traffic will be immense, and the facilities
to a traveller, or Londoner arriving from
the country. will be such as may be esti-
mated by the obstructions encountered
and time spent in travelling into the city
by cabs or omnibuses through four miles
of streets and thoroughfares. An i'm
pulse will be given also to the movement
of an increased supply of suitable house
accommodations for the working classes.
who can thus, for trifle, go from their
work into purer air and cheaper lodgings
than can be found in the city.
Year: 1863

one and all, make the most of them. |
am ready to back up all | say. and
repeat it, to meet these traitors in
any manner they may choose. from a
pins point to the mouth of Il cannon
lTumultuous applause, during which the
old gentleman sat down after he had Civ
en- the desk parting whack. which
sounded loud above the din of cheering
and clApping of hands.


never witnessed so much excitement
i'm my life in an assembly.
Year: 1863

| think the human heart is like an
artists studio. You can tell what the
artist is doing, not so much by his COM
pleted pictures, for they are mostly scat
tered at once, but by the half-finished
sketches and designs which are hanging
on his wall. And so you can tell the
course of mans life, not so much by his
well-defned purposes, as by the half
formed plans-the faint day dreams which
are hung in the chambers of his heart
Year: 1863

There is q world of beautiful meaning
in the following rather liberal translation
from Freville:
CAS- the clock strikes the hour, how often


we say
Time flies; when tits ,re that are passing


away
Year: 1863

Some persons embarrass US with dis
plays and illusions which painfully re-
mind us of the excesses Of the inferior
animals. We like our dog for OVERRIDING


his transports whenever he Is fond or
pleased; we admire and even reverence


the hen in all the selfforgetting fuss of
maternal solicitude but we do not like


the men and women whom we know to


be natural in this way, because it sinks
them in the scale OF intellectual beings
Year: 1863

Man is placed in this world as a
spectator; when he is tired of won
dering at all the novelties about him, and
not till then, does he desire to be made
acquainted with the causes that create
these wonders.