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Year: 1861

The mistake that Mr.. Lincoln and his party
labor under is to suppose that the South will
starve ii they do not sell their cation. This is
grand delusion. All the breadstuff recessa-
ry for their existence they can easily raise on
their own soil, and if the South did not Sell a
pound of cotton for one year, it would by no
means ruin her, while it would send starvation
over the entire world The products of the
South, as we have often shown, are of more
interest to and to Europe than to herself
The white mechanics farmers merchants &c.
of the North, make a larger per centage of
profit out of the cotton crop than the South
does. This war is one, therefore, waged
against our own bread and butter, and We
shall find it out before we get much farther
into it.
Year: 1861

SHAMEFUL AccUsATIoN-ZackM Montgom-
ery, Catholic, and the chief fugle.nan in
the attempt to destroy the school system OF
the State, made a charge III speech in the
Assembly, that the common sc'ools Of San
Francisco were schools of infamy. 1t ap-
pears that girl of bad character once OBJ
tanned admission to the public schools and
soon after gave birth to an illegtimate
child. The girl was bad when she became
q member of the school, but she lived with
a respectable family and her real character
was not known.


This case should certainly furnish no
grounds fer the sweeping accusation Of Mr.
Montgomery He is n Catholic. How would
he like to have the Catholic priesthood
judged by the notorious padre in Italy who
corrupted all the young girls who came to
the confessionalf
Year: 1861

A PRACTICAL JoKE.-On Sunday night,
couple of gentlemen, who have both a
loving fancy for the same fair one, met at
the house of their mu III inamorata and
did then and there attempt 10 prosecute
their suit, but the lady could not well have
two strings to her bow and accordingly
went out of the room with one of them, aud
the other, to be revenged, took his adver-
saryS hat and made off, leaving his more
favored rival to go home bare-headed.-
When the gentleman whose hat had been
abstracted discovered his loss, he was
wroth and went and entered complaint
against the abstractor of his tilei so the
case came before the recorder yesterday,
but compromise was effected BY the party
who took the hat being released on condi-
tion that he restore the property forthwith.
--NdrysUale Appedt.


''Two strings to her bow" Topographic
cal error. Two Jeaur on ing.
Year: 1861

"GEN. TwIeGs owes no allegiance and no
gratitude to the North. He received his military
education, as citizen of Georgia, at school
established and supported in part, and more than
proportionaly, by Georgia. 1t was Georgia
that gave him the appointment and educated
him for his profession. 1t was through her in
fuence he entered, as citizen of Georgia, upon
that profession in the common army of the


United States. He las never transferred his
domicil, citizenship or allegiance to any other
State"


Stop there Now, if Gen. Twiggs owes no
allegiance to the United States, because he was
educated in Georgia and otherwise bred and fed
there, it follows very naturally it strikes us,
that if he had been educated at West Point, that


he should have, by the most honest interpreta-
tion of the Mercurys argument, have stuck to
the United States. Turn and twist it over
thousand times and you'll ,1ake nothing else


from such premise. Nay, it very strictly fol-
lows that all persons who have entered the Uni
ted States Army Navy, and there learned
anything have no right to leave on any pretence


whatever


We are perfectly aware that the Mercury will
promptly evade this argument by urging that
the great proportion of Southerners in army
and navy, numbers-especially of those who
have seceded-never did learn anything to speak
of. This we chcerfully admit. 1t is very evil
dent that such of them as have scrambled away
at the very first blast of the secession cow-horn
never learned those very first principles of hon
or, manliness and principle which constitute the


best part of the education of an officer and n
gentleman. They have remained grossly igno
rant of by far the most essential part of their
education. They have shown themselves blind
as bats to the effect which their infamy must in
a very few years have on their families, and on


their later descendants. They arc illiterate
as not to be able to read what History must in
eritably write of them. And they seem to for
get that we live in an age when everything is
remembered, revived, printed, classified and


booked. The course of time is not towards
Slavery but towards Free-labor-aHd Heaven
help his memory who swims against it.-N. Y.
Times.
Year: 1861

PAcIrIc RArLgoAD.-The Union of Tues
day says the California Pacific Railroad
Company may be considered fixed fact
A meeting of the company will take place
on the 3Oth inst. at Sacramento, for the
purpose of completing the organization.
Ten per cent. on the canital stock has been
paid in. The contemplated line is to run
through the Herness Pass, by the way OF
Dutch Flat, and will come within twelve
miles of this city with which it can easily
be connected by a branch railroad that
will cost but very limited sum of money.
Year: 1861

'sruskr 1T is reported that when the
"California delegation" beaded b. simonton
went before the President and protested against
the influence of Cox Baker in the distribution
Of patronage in the State, the President acted
little spunky, and iutimated to the delegation
a, ut ne would do abeut what he pleased ana
that he was not going to allow his old friend to
he made mouths at in bis presence.
Year: 1861

PoSY NEws.-The last pony informs US
that Spain in conjunction with France is
fitting out an armament for the conquest of
Hayti and San Domingo, whereupon the
Marys5iile Express remarks that our gov
ernment may have something on its hands
In that quarter. If the Express means by
our government the miserable Confederacy
with which it sympathiIes, we agree with
It that our government has something on its
hands, and considering its want of navy,
a great deal more than it will ever accomp


lish, if it even presumes to put forth an ef
fort against the maritime power of France
and Spain. But if the Express means by
our government the honorable Union that
was founded by our fathers, we have to in
auire what our government has to say in the
matter. If we acquire that island it can
secede, under the doctrines Of the Express,
and We have no right to prevent it. So far
rs the United States are concered it makes
little difference in the present aspect of af-
fairs to what nation any island or country
belongs. 1t is just as agreeable to the peo-
pie of the United States to have France and
Spain for neighbors as Southern secession
its. Towards the United States those ma
tions have been more respectful and decent
than has South Carolina or any of her kind.
They pay greater Difference to the obliga


tions of treaties, ard are better friends to
the Union to-day than the leading people
of the Southern States. Let France and
Spain absorb the niger Empire of Hayti
We don't know any reason why we should
spend dollar TO preserve nigger govern
ment and let our own go to smash.
Year: 1861

CENTRAL RAILROAD.-1he L MON is authority
for saying that all the iron necessary to the rail
road from Folsom to Marysville is in San Fran
cisco, and will be transported to Lincoln soon
as required. But few weeks are necessary to
complete the road to Lincoln, when it will be
run by the cars Of the Sac. Valley Railroad for
n time
Year: 1861

Andrew johnson says the good work of the
Union is progressing rapidly in all the Gotten
States, and if the fight is left to be settled
among tho Southern men themselves. the Union
men will surely crush out the Secessionsts.
Year: 1861

PoyY NEws.-Very many persons read
the last news by pony as wariike in tone
We see no,h'ng of that character in the
dispatches. They are rather of the sem
sation order, but nothing can we see in them
showing what course the Administration
had determined to pursue. We have ru-
mors that this thing and that will be done,
but all reports Of a policy resolved on by
the President and Cabinet need confrma-
ton. As far as we have any authority to
speak, il seems 10 be the desire OF the
government TO allow secession to fret itself
out alone if it will. An increased activity
in the navy yards may have been caused
by the report that the maratime powers Of
Europe were about to send squadrons TO the
Gulf. Such a report, if t1ought at all
well founded, would naturally excite the
government TO activity in the navy yards
in the most quiet times.


President Lincoln has shown determin-
alton not to be controlled in the distribu-
ton OF offices. Wew wish he would be equally
as positive, one way or another, in assert
ing what he means 70 do with the Southern
rebellion. That is the great question in
which the people take an interest. They
care little who gets this or that position, or
whether Col Baker or the " California del
ega.ion is uppermost in the affections of
the President The great question is yet
to be solved, and they want TO know what
course the government proposes TO solve
it. Mr.. Lincoln has warmed the Presiden-
tial seat but little more than forty days
The time is short, but the people have spent
forty days of anxiety, they would be glad
to find relieved, by some positive declara-
tion from the President.
Year: 1861

but the matter even uay died away and no more no.
tice was taken of the fair Our informant says that
during his stay be did nGt see one man who seemed to
entertain any sympahy WI, the General Government.
Thonqh having customers tbeye who considerably
indebted to him. he has no intention soon TO revisit
that point for the purpose of making collections.
Year: 1861

1t is often question amongst people
who are acquainted with the anatomy
and physiology of man whether living
with the head exalted Or level with the
body was most wholesome. Most, con.
snlting their own case on this point, arr
que in favor Of that which they prefer
Now although many like bolstcring np
their heads at night and sleep soundly
without injury, yet We declare it to be
= dangerous habit. The vessels through
winch the blood passes from the hear,
to the head are always lessened in tl,e;,
cavities when the head is resting il,
bed higher than the body therefore
III all diseases attended with fever the
head should be pretty nearly On level
with the body: and people ought to ac-
costom themselves to sleep thus, and
avoid danger.
Year: 1861

The Quakers Will Pay, but not Fight.


"FriendW said the quaker in the old
story, addressing an individual who had in
suited him, "my belief forbids my striking
thee, but it does not prevent my shaking
thee eP'-whereupon the vigorous Friend ad-
ministered shake that set the culprit's
teeth chattering. The worthy Friends who
represent the western shore of Maryland
and the adjacent parts of Pennsylvania and
Virginia have Just concluded their yearly
'Meeting for Suferings" by the adoption Of
an address to the members of their Society.
In this interesting document they deprc.
cate the existence of the war, and exhort
their "precious young men" to abstain from
active participation on either side, positive.
ly declaring that no true Friend can fight
the battles of any country; but they do not
object to the imposition of the war taxes,
for the reason that government is indis-
pensable," and cannot be conducted without
funds. Therefore, while Friends cannot do
battle against rebellion, they will not pre-
vent others from fighting through lack Of
means. Here is the passage from the ad-
dress which puts the case:


ain the present condition of civil society
government is indispensable for the secur-
ity of life and the preservation of property,
and, therefore, all who enjoy the benefits of
government should contribute to defray tho
expenses of its administration, conducted
in such way as those selected for that re-
sponsible duty shall think it right and pro-
per to administer it. If every one were to
contribute to the expense of those acts only
which he approves, the government could
not be maintained, and anarchy, and con.
fusion, with all their hurtfuI consequences
must necessarily ensue. There would be
a great difficulty, too, if not an impossibility
in consistently making the refusal, mas
much as duties on many articles in use are
laid for precisely the same object. The
true position of Friends in the civil COM
munity is, to be quiet, peaceful citizens, un-
der whatever government is established over
them, cheerfully obeying all laws with which
they can conscientiously comply; and as
they arc found to do this, greater respect
will be paid TO their scruples for nou-com
pliance with those laws which they cannot
obey, and against which the grounds o
their testimony can be made more obvious
ly manifest"


This is an excellent compromise. Qua
kers are rarely soldiers, but in this war the,
will provide the ''sinews" that lie in money
bags, and provide them cheerfully.
they cannot hit the rebels, they will shak'
them.
Year: 1861

ny WA. c. BRYANT.
Lay down the axe, fling by tho spade;
Leave in its track the toling plow;
The rife and the bayonet blade


For arms like yours were filter now;
And let the hands that ply the pen
Quit the light task, and learn TO WELD
The horseman' 8 crooked brand and rein
The charger on the battle field.
Our country calls; away away
To where the blood-stream blots the green,
Strike to defend the gentlest sway


That Time in all his course has seem
See, from thousand coverts--see


Spring the armed foes that haunt her track;
They rush TO smite her down. and we


Must beat the banded traitors back
Ho sturdy as the oaks you cleave


And moved as soon to fear and flight,
Men of the glade and forest leave


Your woodcraft for the field of fight.
The arms that WELD the axe must pour
An iron tempest on the foe;
His serried ranks shall reel before ..
The arm that lays the panther low
And ye who breast the mountain storm
By grassy steep or highland lake,
Come, for the land ye love to form


A bulwark that no foe can break
Stand, like your own gray cliffs that mock
The whirlwind, stand in her defense
The blast as soon shall move the rock


As rushing squadrons bear ye thence.
And ye, whose homes are by her grand
Swift rivers, rising far away;
Come from the depth of her green land
As mighty in your march as they;
Asterrible as when the rains |...
Have swelled them over bank and bourne
With sudden floods to drown the plains
And sweep along the woods uptorn.
And ye who throng, beside the deep


Her ports and hamlets of the strand,
In number like the waves that leap


On his long murmuring marge Of sand,
Come, like that deep, when, DER his brim,
He rises, all his floods to pour
And filings the proudest barks that swim,
helpless wreck against his shore.
Few, few were they whose words, of old,
Won the fair land in which we DWELL
Butwe are many, we who hold


The grim resolve to guard it well.
Strike for that broad and goodly land,


Blow after blow, till men shall see
That Might and Right move hand in hand
And glorious must their triumph be-
Year: 1861




TOWNSEND, Sandusky Co., Oct. 90, 81.


Ma. EDIroR:-We find in the Journal Of last
week short epistle, headed: "1Vhat do the tro.
men teant ns TO do about tie War;" and We
would like to answer the same.


Well, you wish to know what we want you to
do about the war answer for the ladies Of
Townsend; Arm yourselves, march 10 the field
Of battle, and do not, in this the hour Of
our Country's peril, have the women think
you are cO'cards. You need not worry about us.
we will take good care of the children, yes, and
we will do still more Come this way when
you start and we will fill your haversacks to
overfowing with the best our pantrys afford
We know and acknowledge we, as general
thing, are hard customers; we scarcely ever know
what we want, and therefore it is a hard task for
us to be s'dted, yet we will endeavor to use our
best judgment on this occasion, and again we
would say to you go. If we had no other rca-
son. it would be nice to see you in your new
military dress so we could go and tell Mrs
Jones how magnificent our husbands took. Dc
go; we won't cry but one half hour after you
leave, and be assured we will write often. If 70,





We have endeavored to answer your question
in as polite manner as we knew how. Now
let us ask you few questions. We will talk
sense or try to, and il you think we are wrong
please inform us in the same kind manner in
which we have tried to you. We feel it a duty
for every man to stand ready to aid in the hour
of our Country's peril and we feel to honor
those who have needed her call and and gone tc
her assistance. But now come the questions:
Are we not on the border2 Is not the enemy
just as liable to rush upon us as upon Kentucky
Do you think it right for every able-b bodied man
to go? Have we not traitors here? Have we
not men in our own town and county who stand
ready to do all they can or at least all they dare
to aid the rebel army? We 6c!ieve they would
rejoice to see our Country freedom trampled IL,
the duSt-the freedom which our fathers fought,
bled and died for. You call as hard customers,
but think if you could know that there was as
few men of Southern principles as there are wo-
men you might have reason to be thankful.


We, the "timid ones of earth" do not like TO
take the parting hand of near and dear friends;
and is it any wonder? Is there a mother, SIS
ter, rife that can take the parting hand of son
brother, or husband, without shedding a tear
Perhaps there are some, but we think they are
few. Yet you say that we do not think itright
for them to go. We think it right for all to e
that cam and our best wishes shall go with them
We honor them for their patriotism, yet we viii
not give up that it is right for every one 10 go
l now leave you to think as you choose.
Mrs. A. L.
Year: 1861

"Doesticks" will now see what pretty fix he
has got us into. The above all comes from hav-
ing copied his very funny Ito him) article into
the Journal. If we knew where the gentleman
kept himself we would have sent this letter to
his address, that he might have answered it him
self, but we do not, we make the following
brief reply:


We are not on the border, and there is no pro-
liability 1--WE might say possibility ofthe enemy
ever getting any nearer than they now are.
AS to the domestic traitors in our midst, their
numbers are too insignificant to cause mo-
ments alarm. True, such characters are among
us, but they are known and watched, of which
fact they are well aware Let no woman keep
her "son, brother or husband" from enlisting in
this war from any apprehension ofdanger from
these miscreants.


ADO we think it right for every able-bodied
man TO enlist?" Certainly not mans first
duty after all is to his family. If he cannot pro-
vide for their sustenance and protection without
staying at home, it is his duty not to enlist. A
man must not leave his wife and children TO
stdrve. But it is the duty of every able-bodied
man who can provide for the support of his
family in his absence to enlist at once. 1t is
the bounden duty of every unmarried man to
go and fight for his country, unless there are
others depending upon him for support, who arc
unable to help themselves No matter of dol
lars and cents, or of pleasure, will Justify any
man in shirking his duty in this contest for the
continuance of free country. Our correspon.
dent admits that all ought to enlist that can
This little word cGncovers great deal of ground
One would go, but he has farm to see to. H,
would let his boys go, but he wants them a
home to help carry on the farm. Another ha
a slight touch of the rheumatism, or he is afrai,
he will have if he sleeps on the damp ground
This one has handsome wife, CHATS com
mon complaint) nd that one is going to mar
ry one. Thus it is; one has this excuse and an
other one that, and after all it is but lack G
patriotism, or the deep sense ofdanger in whic
our country is placed, that keeps them at home


In this matter of ofenlistments, the women hav
great duty to perform. Instead of discourae
ing their "brothers, sons or husbands" from 90
ing, they should exhibit that true heroinisl
that has distinguished them in all civiIize
countries, and for which the women of Amerc
are especially noted. This patriotism of III
women we see exhibited every day incur rnids
and instances of it have come to our knowlede
which equals any thing of our revolutionar
mothers. And this is right. Better lose a
that We hold near and dear, than that an anbi
tious and overbearing negro aristocrisy shoul
overthrow the government and establish mon
archy upon the ruins Of our country.


But our reply is already too long The fe,
hints we have thrown out are no way in dis
! paragement of the views Of our corTesonden
for we believe there is very little difference be
tween her ideas aud those expressed by u.s. W
trust the above reply will prove satisfactory.
Year: 1861

DG- Certain papers in this state arc full of complaints concerning the removal of what they call Democrats from office by the government, Such among those removed as were adlninisttaS ton men during the late presidential contest were not Democrats at all, and have no title to Democratic sympathies,

 Now let us look out for tricksters! Thsre has been set afoat a suggestion that convcnS tions of the Democratic party be held in every state in order that it's views and determinations shall be embodied in some form or other, and pressed upon the consideration of Congress d its extra session, to meet July 4th-the ohiect being to demand action by that body such as will restore peace to the land. The united feeling of the North against treason and trait- ors does not suit certain folks and this is ono o their schemes to overturn it, or neutralize it, Look after them, ye good and true patriotic De. mocrats They are the old rotten spokes in the Democratic wheel, that can never be trusted to bear the party safely and honorahly any. re.-HmHford Post

 Gen. Pierce of Massachusetts ia appoinied Brigadier General, in place of Gen. Butler, ptos noted, He will be sent to Fortress Monroe.
Year: 1861

The Agricultural SOciety's Meeting

 The County Agricultural Society holds an ad iourned p.eeting next Wednesday at 10 o'clocl

 s%m. 4 large attendance of numbers is hoped

 Sr and expected, as the question of removing the Fair Grounds, upon report off committee appoint cd last year, will be brought before the Society We learn that the committee have selected some fen or twelve acres of fine level meadow land about mdle and half west of the village, where fine level halfmile track can be procured, and most excellent accommodations for the exhibition of cattle and sheep and further. that the old grounds of the Society can be disposed of mi. mediately for good price, and for cash.

 We do not wish to forestall the discussions of the Society with regard to the matter, but hope there may De . large attendance fully to- discuss and dispose of tie question. It may be deemed advisable in the present state of the country and the demand which the war may have upon the Iiberality or the outgoes of our people, that no thing involving extra expense should this year be attempted by the Society; or there may be other reasons adverse to the proposed change of grounds. On the other hand it is possible that saeh . change of location may be thought to be forths best interests of the Society," and eventual y be the means ofa large increase in it's interest and its revenues If this is the case, we trust the society will promptly meet the emergency, and individual members who favor the move, come forward to insure the society against any indebt- aaness they may incur in making the change. H the change is made we shall certainly have better, larger, dryer ground, and shall not here. after be subjected to the disagreeabeness of wad- ing through the mud at every annual Cattle show, of which we have had on "elegant suficiency" as tAs lest two Fsii meetings-