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Year: 1864

The Richmond EHqujrer, some months
ago, stated sundry terms Of peace which
it imagined the Conlcdeatc government
would insist on in any contingency
As they have lately been extensively cop
led into the Lincoln newspapers, We ap-
pend the most important Of them and tho c
offered 10y the authorities at Washington:


'Rccognition by the enemy of the in
dependence Of the Confederate States;


Withdrawal Of Yankee forces from
every foot Of Confederate ground, inclu.
ding Kentucky and Missouri;


''Withdrawal Of Yankee soldiers from
Maryland until that State shall decide by
a free vote, whether she shall remain in
the old Union, or ask admission into the
Confcdcracy;


Consent on the part Of the Federal
government to give up to the Confedcracy
its proportion Of the navy as it stood al
the timc OF secession, or to pay for tn,
same;


yielding up Of all prctcnsions on the
part Of the Federal government to that
portion of the old territories which lie
west Of the Confederate States"


The administration at Washington pro
pose to make peace if the Conicdcratcs
will consent to divcst themselves Of three
Thousand rilhon dollars Of property i'll
slaves;


If they will consent to confscation o. all
their other property;


lFthcy will consent to the reduction OF
their States to Territories, and the appoint
mcnt Of Military Governors in them;


If they will rcpttdiatc their own debt
and submit to uncqualand partial taxation
III assisting to pay ours;


If they will consent to our maintenance
OF an crOrmcus standing army to keen
them in subicction should they become
rcstivc; they to bear part of the expense
incurred in its maintenance;


These arc but part of the inducements
we offer to attain peace
Year: 1864

Those who are liable to draft, and prefer
to be exempt, should lose no time in at
tending to the matter BY recent circu-
lar issued from the Provost Marshal Gen
erals Bureau, it is stated that all who
claim exemption on account of any of the
causes specified in the amended enrolment
act, may now present their claims to the
Boards of Enrolment, and have them de-
cided. Any enrolled person may therefore
know at once whether he must furnish a
substitute or be liable to be sent himself to
the field. Claims to exemption may be
made for the following causes;


lst. Alienage.


md Nonresident


3rd. Over age


4th. Permanently physical disability, of
such degree as to render the person not a
proper subject for enrolment under the
law and regulations.


9th. Having served two years in the
military or naval service of-the United
States during the present war, which is
recognized as having commenced April
18th, 1861,


1t will be much better for those intend
ing to present claims to exemption to do
so now, while the Boards of Enrolment are
comparatively at leisure to attend to them.
if delayed until draft there will be IA
press of business before the Board, and un-
avoidably loss of time and pcrplcxity to
claimants.


Civil officers, clcrgymen, and other
prominent citizens are invited to appear at
all times before the Board to point out
errors in the lists, and to give such infor-
nation in their possession may aid in
the correction and revision thereof
Year: 1864

AFFAIRS ABOUT MoBIE-The Mobile papers Of
the 18th instant contain intelligence of inter-
est The 1dreftisey says


''Oiicisd information has been received that Fort
Morgan has been invested by the enemy's fleet and
by land force, and that the fight to have
commenced yesterday. On the land side the enemy
was formed III three lines, and General Page had
already engaged them. with his skirmishers. The
calculation OF the enemy is, that he will reduce tho
fort in four DAYS, and then advance Immediately to
the attack of the city. Next Tuesday is the day


fixed for the attack. In another column, and before
receiving this information, We. have given to our
city readers the why they should be moving
the women and children from beyond the reach Of
the enemy's fire. The facts above stated are mo-,
potent than any arguments that could be addressed
to them 1t Is believed that the enemy's shot and
shell viii reach nearly every part OF the city, and
if it suffer bombardment in its present crowded
condition; the loss Of non-combatants life Will be
fearful and greatly aggravate the trials OF the de-
Tenders of the city There need be hope that the
city will be surrendered to avoid a bombartment
Those who remain in that hope will be terribly dis
appointed. We earnestly advise all non-combatant
/ who can get away to do without delay.
Year: 1864

Acive operations having been corteneed OH
both the north and the south sides Of # James, it
might be supposed that Richmond Y i'll more
danger than at any previous period OF tlt campaign
bat the truth is, the people have no G}rehension
whatever, exhibit no sign of excitemcnt tnd are as
calm and confident in regard to the fl te as they
have ever been in the past Grant has la hercu-
lean task before him. and all his strate{wilI be of
no avail
Year: 1864

l


The leading rebels begin to contemplate thei
determination with degree of philosophy an,
complacency that is quite refreshing. In con
nection with this subject, the Richmond Enquire
pays the following compliments to its old politi
cal associates, who have recently concluded tina
the only way to be successful politicians is Il
be in favor Of the war The remarks are just
and show that the rebels very fairly estimate tn,
kind of patriotism which has tried for two year
to sacrifice the country, and now pretends t.
support its cause in the expectation that thC
new line Of policy will be more popular, and pay
better than the reasonable course which ha,
hitherto been pursued:


Those Of our Yankee brethren who are most
friendly TO us begin TO perceive the sad necessity
Of destroying us Confederates TO the last man
They regret it; but it seems our obstinacy, our
perverse resolution to keep out Of the Union
leaves them no alternative Though it will ring
their hearts, except to wipe US out from the
face Of the earth. They are sorry, but we will
have il so. Because "the Union must be pre-
served" that is not only an axiom 10 politics
but Is law Of nature and the ordinance ol
God What, then, can even the peacefulest of
" Peace Democrats" do but cut all our throats
Gladly wonld they have taken us back To their
bosoms; they yearned over us as erring children
would have gathered US even as hen gath
ereth her brood under her wings, but we would
not. Such is now the position Of some of those
who were but lately Peace Democrats" 9th.
ers there are still, we understand. of this singu.
lar political sect, who believe, even to this day,
that We are not fighting for independence and
eternal separation, but for Democratic Ad-
mnistratiOn in the next Yankee Presidential
term. As the New York Mems says, they have
been keeping their finger on the Southern
pulse all this while; they know every beat Of
the Southern heart, and they know that it pants
only fOr--say Fernando Wood as President,
with bis crowd Of Democratic instead Of Repub-


can ofliceholders and thieves When we talk
Of independence and separation they wink their
eye, hint that this is very good sort Of talk to
use against the Republicans, approve even Of
our fighting few battles and pouring out the
richest blood in Southern veins, in such o sacred
cause-as the securing Of the next four years
plunder; four years eight, twelve, one hun
drcd years--for Republicanism would then be
crushed out, and Democrats would keep both
hands in the public pocket SGculo sdculorum.
These Peace Democrats feel that they and we
understand one another. Absolutely this last
sort Of Yankee is more offensive to us than the
other sort /; they seem to us more intensely Yam
kee than the Abolitionists themselves. Aboli-
tiouists and "War Democrats would kill the
body and plunder the goods; but these creatures
do worse-they insult us their very existence
is an OfEense to us, and we shall be the better
pleased the sooner they all merge into War Dem
ocrats, and acknowledge the painful necessity Of
slOughtering us TO the last man.


Poor lambs! tt.......,... ,.....,.-l
Year: 1864

Gen. Garfield, Of Ohio, in speech deliv.
cred on the 2sth Of January in the House Of
Representatives, on the con6scation question,
gave this account Of tho progress Of opinion
in tho army Of the United States, Of which
he was lately an officer:


remember to have said to friend when I
entered the army, You hate slavery; so do /;
but hate disunion more. Let Us drop the
slavery question and fight to sustain the Union.
When the supremacy of the government has
been re-establshed, We will stand to the other
question.


started out with that position taken In good
faith, rs did thousands Of Others OF all parties.
But the army soon found that, do what it would,
the black phantom met II everywhere, In the
camp, In the bivouac, on the battlefield, and
at all times. II Was ghost that would not be
laid. Slavery was both the strength and weak
ness Of the eaemy. His strength-for II titled
his fields and fed his legions; his weakness-for
in the hearts of slaves dwelt dim prophecies
that their deliverance from bondage would be
the outcome OF the war.


The negroes came from thecotton fields; they
swan rivers; they climbed mountains; they
came through jungles, in the darkness and
storms OF the night, to tell rs that the enemy
WAS coming here or coming there. Iney were
our true friends in every case. There has
hardly been battle, q march. or any impor.
tant event Of the war, where the friend Of our
cause, the black man. has not been found truth
full and helpful, and always devotcdly loyal.
The conviction forced itself upon the mind Of
every soldier that, behind the rebel army Of
soldiers, the black army Of laborers was feed
ing and sustaining the rebellion, and there
could be no victory till Its main support be TAX
en- away.


Gentlemen on the other side, you tell me that
this Is an abolition war. II you please to say
40 grant Il. The rapid current Of events has
made the army Of the republic an abolition ar
my. can find in the ranks thousand men
who are In favor Of sweeping away slavery to
every dozen that desire to preserve II. They
have been where they have seen its malevolence,
It's baleful effect upon the country and the I'm
ion, and they demand that il shall bs swept
away.
Year: 1864

A professor of universal knowledge had
"a prince, who suddenly came In rpon the
pretender, and put his wisdom to the
test


$50 thou knoWest all things" said the
king; then tell me tomorrow morning
these three things only, or thou shalt lose
thy head.
First-how many baskets cf earth there
are In yonder mountain? Secondly
how much is the king north? And
thirdly, what is the king thinking Of at
the time.


The professor was distressed beyond
measures, and in his apartments rolled
upon the carpet in Agency, for he knew
that he must die on the morrow. His
servant learned the trouble and offered
to appear before the king and take his
chance of answering the questions.


The next morning the servant, clothed
in his masters robes, presented himself
to his majesty, who was deceived By his
appearance and the king proceeded;


TELL me, now, how many baskets of
earth are in yonder mountain ?"
THAT depends upon circumstances.
If the baskets are as large as the noun
tain, one will hold it. if half as large, tive,
If quarter, four; and SO en-
The king had to be satisfied and pro-
ceeded


"Now tell me how much the king is
worth 2"
Well your majesty, the king of Heaven
and Earth was sold for thirty pieces OF
silver, and l conclude you are worth one
piece"


This was so witty an escape, that the
king laughed snd went on.


"Now once more, tell me what I am
thinking of ?"
"You are now thinking that you are
talking with the professor, whereas it is
only his servant"


"Well done" said the king, you shall
have your reward, and your master shall
not lose his head"
Year: 1864

How TO GET R1D OF YOUR CoRNs.-
Rub them over with tosted cheese, and
let your feet hang out of bed for a night
or two, that the mice mag nibble them.
If the mice do their duty the remedy will
be sufficient.
Year: 1864

YANKEE SPEED.--An eoglishr,aD
boasting of the superiority of the horses
in his country mentioned, that the e.le-
brated Eclips had run a mile in m;ate.
"Ny good fellow exclaimed a Yankee
present, ''that is less than the average
rate of our common roadsters. I live In
my country seat near Philadelphia, and
when ride in hurry to town of a morn
Ing, my shadow can't keep up with ne,
but generally comes into the warehouse
to fnc me from a minute to minute and
half after my arrival. One morning
the beast was restless; and | rode him as
hard as I could several times round a
large factory-iust to take the old Harry
out OF him. Well, sir, he went SO fast
that the whole time I saw my back directly
before ne, and was twice in dagger of rid.
ing over myself"
Year: 1864

the young orchard, apply to soils Of average
fertility. There are portions OF the country
where the growth of orchard trees is too ram
pant to permit an early productiveness OF the
trees; this early bearing is great deSidera-
tum in new country, and with an Impatient
orchardist; as mere matter of financial cal
culation it is also question of some moment.
AS a general rule, the more thorough the
culture of the young tree, the more rapidly
they are developed to their full extent, the
more satisfactory will be the ultimate result
in large crops of fine fruit, while all plans
that force the trees into premature fruitage
must have tendency to produce early de
crepitude.


But the encouragement of wood growth
must not be encouraged too long, since 1t is
the antagonist of fruitage; it must be sub
dued and brought within certain limits to in
sure abundant crops, though it should never
be altogether suspended, the growth OF the
tree should continue with the production Of
fruit. In some soils it has been necessary to
curb the excessive production of WOOD by
discontinuing the cultivation Of the soil, ana
laying down with bluegrass, which makes
close sod, and thus checks the growth OF the


trees, forcing them into fruiting condition


Every orchardist must decide for himself


whether the orchard of larger trees, capable


of bearing larger crops, at a later period O.


their existence, is to be preferred to that con


tanning smaller trees bearing crop within


few years from planting, and continuing t.


be productive for a considerable period, ever


though the trees should never attain tn
large size that is so much admired, nor con
tnue to be productive 80 long as the other.
In our ago and country, the no'0--the I'M
mediate return of.proft fr.m the investment
is the great dcsideratum with most of us
and many people will prefer t9 treat their OF
chards in such manner as to insure earl
productiveness, trusting to the future for tn
supply of fruit for future years. On this az
: count, we find that the early producing var
i cites, are always inquired after and ofte
: preferred by orchardists, though the fruit b
T Of inferior quality to that produced by tree
It of the varieties that are longer in comm


into bearing,
Year: 1864

REMARKs.-We are well acquainted with
the general excellence of the butter OF the
Jersey breed of cattle. They produce uusur-
passed butter; nevertheless without the cream
being properly cared for, end the butter
properly churned and worked, it would lose
much Of this excellence. So with the butter
cf our common stock of COWS; if our farmers
would only make the best butter possible
frora the milk taken from the COW, we should
never see the wretchod stuff sold for butter so
generally in the market Germantown 1ele-
graph.
Year: 1864

A SINGULAR CASE OF IMPOSITION. year or two since @ man named Nichols was found on one of the town roads in Hillsbore', N. H., apparently fatally injured by the overturning of his wagon, in consequence of defect in tAe highway. He was taken mp and carried to house, where every effort was made to restore him to consciousness, but for several days without apparent success. After while, how. ever his mind was restored, but his bodily condition was SO critical that no hope of his recovery was entertained. Thus he law for weeks without amendment. In the meantime he commenced a suit against the town, laying his damages at SEQ 900. Medical experts were sent on in behalf of the town to examine the man, who all agreed that he could not recover, and the town compromised the case by paying him 5000. Shortly after, man was found in neighboring town under very similar cir cumstances, though not apparently SO badly in. Jured. The town authorities remembering the HillsborO' case hasteDed to compromise the matter. paying him $6O. Another town, not far distant, was mulcted in like sum by the means, at about the same time. Still another town was called upon to respond to a similar claim, when it was discovered that the sufferer in each case was the man Nichols who had made so heavy draft upon the town of Hills bOro' The Selectmen of the latter town have now commenced a suit against Nichols for the recovery of the three thousand dollars paid to him. on the ground that the case was an i'm position and the money obtained under false pretenses.-Boston Journal.
Year: 1864

A MODEL LOVE LErrER.-The following ia copy of letter appended to an application for furlough, forwarded short time since to Jo. Johnstons headquarters. This application for indulgence was made for the purpose of getting leave to go to Georgia, to carry out matrimonial engagement, and was approved by the Rebel General for fifteen days The writer's orthography is retained :-

 Feb. 18th, 1864

 "MY MoAsr ESTEEMED FRIEND :-I am awair that you will be surprised to hear that father and mother have consented for myself and you to get married, which affords me great pleasure for 1 don't feel as though could ever give my consent to marry any other gentleman, for you know yourself that I al- ways esteemed you higher than any one else.

 Mr.--, bear in mind-you know you once said that you never could live and see me m the arms of Another man. KLow is the time to prove it. You will haf to come home immediately. I am shure that the command ing officers will not object to your having a furlow to come home on such important busi- ness as that. Ma and Pa has give their con- sent thinking that you would hardly get fur. low, and then they could say it was not their fault but want you 10 take them on sur prise. know if you love me as you say you do, you will not fail to come. Give my kind regards to Gen. Johnston, and tell him to be friend to matrimony this time for my sake.

 Nothing more until l hear from you; an be asshured that shall await your arrival with the greatest anxiety.

 Yours as ever You Ami, H. T. w.
Year: 1864

We do not wish or intend to harm any one who may be doing an honora- ble, legitimate business, but when the public are deceived by false statements and iuduced to purchase articles at enormous prices under mistaken i'm pressions, we think that they (the pub lic) should know the facts in the case.

 We know of case of poor young man about 20 years of age, who has always been near-sighted and conse- quently required concave glasses, but on application to these learned occu- lists he received instead a pair of con vex glasses in steel frames at $2,50, which were suitable for an old man f6O years. We presume they e:caneaned his eye aCith one of thei1' glasses before they gave him the specs, then told him they were all right and that he must take them, that he could not judge for him. self whether he could see well or not.

 This is only one among many instan- ces we might mention. We could, if we choose, procure the names of large number of very respectable people who would bear testimony that the state ments we make are true in every par ticular, and that the humbug is even greater than we assert it to be.

 Furthermore, we have procured a quantity of the

 Celebrated Perfected Lenses. about which so much has been said, sold by parties in town at $2.50 a pair, which we

 VARIANT AND GUARRANTY to be precisely the some in esay uuy sAope ana form, made by the same hands at the same place, which we sell at

 ONE DOLLAR A PAIR.

 Be it known that Riverius Marsh has procuted an assortment of the

 Celebrated Perfected Lenses.' which he sells for ONE DOLLAR A PAIR.

 These spectacles are

 WARRANTED to be the genuine

 Se PERFzGT8D h3MS3Sa'' precisely the SAME kind of Specta- cles which have been sold in this place to honest, industrious people at the

 ENORMOUS PRICE

 OF

 THREE DOLLARS A PAIR.
Year: 1864

The largest and most expensive as sortmentin Litchfeld county embracing the best quality and latest styles in market, worth from $lO to $3O set ]; also good assortment of Jewelry, not quite as fashionable yet considerably worn, which was bought previous to the advance of material and labor, which I now sell even less than former ly :; also 5000 pieces of Dried and Plated Jewelry, which l will sell very cheap. 50 per cent. premium paid for gold or silver in exchange for Jewelry
Year: 1864

LAGSA1I IGS J EA J GJ OUA5IWe

 E ELI TREAT, once again would inform CD his old customers who have go lberaly patronized him during the past twelve years that he has sold the Store he now occupies and it will change tenants on the first of Octo- Der next. The next six months he will devote his time to selling off his entire Stock of goods Let no one entertain doubt, as to the fact that his goods are to be sold out entire within the next six months. Every person is interested in this sale at this present time, particularly where goods in market rule so enormously high, especially when they are assured that almost nine tenths of his stock was purchased before the advance.

 If anybody wishes to cat the Corners they now have an opportunity. as the Goods will be sold out entire. Every thing except Fixtures will be sold at private sale, if possible, and 1T any thing remains, the Auction hammer VIII close up tho balance. .r

 J. ELI TREAT:

 New Milford, April l, 1864. 'l'1
Year: 1864

TIE peculiar taint or infection which we

 call ScRoFuLA turks

 in the constitutions of multitudes of men. It either produces or is produced by an en- feeblcd, vitiated state of the blood, wherein that fluid becomes in- competent to sustain the vital forces in their vigorous action, and leaves the system to

 r " Ns
Year: 1864

A young man in Boston married 4 wife q
few days sgo. went INTO the hack yard in ,l,e
evening and has not been heard OF SINCE
His wife subsequently received q letter from
him. stating that he had left her because Ae
was unworthy Of her, and that, before she
would receive the letter. hs should b M
moro.
Year: 1864

WHAT contemptibly fckle-minded set
of fellowsthose Webfoot "Union" men must
be, as, instance the following, from the
Mountaineer:


Should the great battles now being
fought in Virginia result in the final defeat
of the Union armies, it is felt that the re-
suit Of the June election in our own State
will be influenced thereby, and there might
be possibility Of Democratic triumph.
Reverse the proposition, and let Grant at
the head of his conquering legions, march in
to the rebel capital, and every man feels as
sured that the State will go Union by an
overwhelming majority"


This indirect intimation that the Union
party of Oregon are anything and every
thing" to be on the strongest side, coming,
as it does from journal of that persuasion,
sounds, to say the least, in exceeding bad
taste; but, from long acquaintance with
many Of the leaders of that party there, we
are free to confess belief that Mr.. Newell
is not 2. al wrong in his estimate of them.