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Year: 1862

At regular meeting Of the Board
Of Trustees Of our city, it was or
dained that the Mayor be authorized
to issue bills of the denomination of
fifty, taccnty and ten cents. to the
amount of two thousand dollars.


We are not inclined to find fault
with the doings of the Board at any
time, but in this instance cannot re-
frain from passing a few remarks on
the subject. That there is any ne
cessity for the issuance of these bills
we cannot conceive, nor can we un-
derstand how the people are to be
benefited. However, we are open to
conviction. The corporation drafts.
or scrip having been made legal
tender, we had hoped would suffice
for the transaction of business, and
still think so. Instead Of having a
beneficial effect, they will prove a
drawback to the community; a check
to commerce. Higher prices than
ever will be asked for every commo-
dity. The little specie now in cir
culation, will disappear in toto. The
purchaser will buy less, and the sell
Ter, as a natural sequence will not dis
pose Of his articles as at present.
The convenience will be over balanc-
ed by the inconvenience, and much
dissatisfaction evince1 by all parties,
until their disappearance. These
sentiments we feel confident are not
only held by us, but by every expe-
rienced person in the city Of Shreve-
port, as the Board will discover.
Year: 1862

Through the politeness of the
publisher, Mr.. II. G. Clarke, we have
been placed i'll possession Of "a copy
of the Confederate States Almanac,
and Repository of Useful knowledge,
for 1862. The work is very interst-
ing, and should meet with q quick
and ready sale. 1t contains 17G
pages, and will be found invaluable
as a book of reference. We hope
that the enterprising publisher will
not regret having undertaken such an
Expensive and arduous task as the
compilation before us; for surely the
people Of the South will encourage
him with their patronage. The work
is designed to be published yearly,
and will make an important addition
10 every library. For sale by all
Year: 1862

Northern news states that the
invaders of South Carolina are pay
ing the penalty of their offense-
About hundred had already died of
fever alone, and half of the army were
down with sickness. Let them stay
there until the warm weather of
spring opens, if they dare. They
will not stay long after. There viii
Year: 1862

4 Friend IN Need IS Il Friend IN
Deea-Let it be borne in mind, that
tomorrow evening there will be given
an amusing entertain,nens for the
benefit OF the volunteers from this
parish, at the Gaiety Fheater. The
nett proceeds of the evening will not
be sent to the soldiers, but placed in
the hands of the ladies Of the Shreve-
port Military Aid Society, to be used
in such manner as. in their opinions,
will he most beneficial. The attend
ance Of every one is expected, ex-
coping those who may at any time
have contributed to the good cause,
an old thrown aside sock or hat, for
it would be drawing too heavily from
Eberality Of this kind. Let the
efforts Of the Serenaders be appre-
ciated, by attending their first concert.
Year: 1862

SOWING ASPARAGUS SEED-This seed may
be sown about the middle, or towards the hat
ter end of this month, on four feet wide beds Of
rich earth. Sow it tolerably thin on the SUR
face, clap it in with the back of spade, cover
it little better than half an inch deep with
earth out of the alleys, and then rake the beds
smooth. ,oeiab


SowING BEET SEED.--For this porpose make
choice of piece of rich deep ground; lay it
out into four feet wide beds, push the loose
earth into the alleys, then sow the seed tolera-
bly, thin and COVERT with the earth out Of these
alleys to about three-quarters of an inch deep.
Or let drills be drawn with hoe, near an inch
deep, and foot or little more asunder; drop
the seeds thinly therein and cover them over
the same depth as above. Or you may sow
the seed on a piece of ground, rough after be-
ing dug, and rake it well in. eaW s'88z7


ONIoN.-Ihere are various methods Of SOW
ing seed; but first | will give you the one prac-
tised by the most iudicious and careful garden
ers.


As you proceed in digging the ground rake it
well after you; that being done lay it out into
three and half, or four feet wide beds, with
alleys between of about foot wide then with
the back of the rake push off the light loose
earth from Tue Top OF elcn Ded III tne aleys,
one half to the one side, the other to the oppo-
site; this done, and being provided with good
seed, sow it thereon at the rate of one pound
for every sixteen rods, and with shovel cast
the earth out of the alleys over the beds, COW
.ering the seeds evenly about half an inch deepi
then rake the beds lightly, drawing off all the
Jumps into the alleys


When the plants are up let them be kept
very clean and free from weeds of any kind by
a good careful hand-weeding which is to be re-
peated, from time to time, as they require it;
and where they grow too close thin them to a.
bout two inches plant from plant, all over the
beds; by these means you will have excellent
onions for the table the first year. ass


Sowing seed to produce small seed onions,.
will answer better in .4prl, which see, lfsown
in this month, they would generally grow to
too large size for that purpose.


SOWING PARSLEY Parsley seed may be
sown in single drill along the edge OF the
quarters or borders of the garden; it will make
a useful and also neat cdging, if not suffered to
grow rank, especially the curled parsley; or if
large supplies are wanted for market, it may be
sown in continued rows nine inches asunder, or
upon the general surface, trod down and raked
Year: 1862

EWe are Justly called to account
by a Douglas Democrat, who goes for
the war and against the rebellion, and
who supports the Administration in all
its efforts to prosecute the one, and put
down the other. for speaking Of the
Breckinridge Democracy. He says,
with great truth, "there is no such
thing as a Breckenridge Democracy
There is Breckinridge party opposed
to the war. sympathrzing with the re-
bellion, but this cannot be called a De-
mocracy. Yeu might designate the
slave-holding treason as a Democracy
with as much truth. When the Demo
cratic organization fell into the hands
Of the Breckinridge leaders. it ceased
to be a Democracy. The only com
bination now opposed to the war. and
in favor of the rebellion is the Breckin-
ridge party" We accept the sugges-
tien. Hereafter, let us refuse to give
the name of Democracy to any men OIL
party that devote themselves to assaults
upon an Administration, that can have
no other or higher ambition than to
conduct the war successfully and to
crush out the rebellion. - Foraey's
Press.
Year: 1862

PUNISHMENT OF CHILDRKs.-In the
March number of the Atlantic Monthly
the Country Psrson" has charming
little essay on "The Sorrows ofphild.
hood" in the course of whlch be
makes these remarks: i9>sss


An extremely wicked way ef pun
ishing children is by shutting them up
in a dark place. Darkness isnatur-
ally fearful to human beings, and the
stupid ghost stories Of many nurses
make it especially fearful to a child
1t is a stupid and wicked thing to send
child on an errand in a dark right.
1 do not remember passing through q
greater trial in my youth than ]. :
walking three miles alone liz va
going on an errand in the darks -
a road thickly shaded with trees. 1
was q little fellow; but l got over the
distance in half an nour. Part Of the
way was along the wall Of church
yard-one of those ghastly, weedy,
neglected, sccursed looking spots where
stupidity has done what it can to add
circumstances of disgust and horror to
the Christians long sleep. Nobody
ever supposed that the walk was a trial
to boy of twelve years old, so little
are the thoughts Of children understood.
And children are reticent. | am tel
ling now about that dismal walk for the
first time. And in the illness of child
hood children sometimes get very close
and real views Of death. / remember
when | was nine years old, how, every
evening. when ] lay down to sleep, |
used for about year to picture myself
lying dead, till l felt as though the cof-
fin was closing round me. l used to
read at that period, with a curious feel
ing of fascination, Blair's poem. "The
Grave" But never dreamed of tel
ling anybody about these thoughts. l
believe that thoughtful children keep
most of their thoughts to themselves,
and in respect to the things of which
they think most are as profoundly alone
as the Ancient Mariner in the Pacific.
l have heard of parent, an important
member of a very strait sect Of the
Pharisees, whose child, when dying,
begged to be buried not in a certain
foul old hideous churcbyard, but in a
certain cheerful cemetery. This re-
quest the poor little creature made with
all the energy Of terror and despair
But the strait Pharisee refused the
dying request. and pointed out with
polemical bitterness to the child that
he must be very wicked indeed to care
at such time where he was to be bu-
ried. or what might be done with bis
body after death. How / should enjoy
the spectacle of that unnatural, heart
less, stupid wretch tarred and featheredl
The dying child was caring for thing
about which Shakespeare cared; and it
was not a mere human weakness, but
"by faith," that "Joseph, when he was
a-dying, gave a commandment con-
cerning his bones"
Year: 1862

PoRr AZ PRINCE, Dec. IL, 1861
The Ltended Revolution Poaponed-Smallness Of Negro
Eniqraiion from the United States-Good Feeling Of the
People for Anserica-7oal Extinction Of Slavery Looked
fer-CIdss Of Emgrans Wanted, dc.


The threatening revolution has passed by for the mo-
ment suppressed apparently not much by the powor
of tho existing government as by the fact OF dis
covsry before the plans well matued Several Of the
most prominent leaders Of the revolution that dcposed
tempt and to the Senate sad to be or less
dissatisfied with tho mild Jefard. The Minister OF the
Interior most esinabe man is dismissed from Office,
and number Of lesser heads have been equally decapi
tated Tho latest excitement is the sudden departure
from the country Of the exMnister OF Police by tile
Jamaica packet.


The plot,crs against public tran il!ily first de
tccted actively work Gonaivos but thero to
be no doubt thai the movement originated in the
capital. Among other charges against the government
the consprators plain of the langnishing tate d the
country, and demand that more active and energetic
country.


With the very liberal offers made to the blacks Of the
United States, we asonshcd at the comparatively
tring results and many people naturally conclude that
in some quarter or other obstacles are thrown in tho
way o cmgraton for were this Lot 'he case they be
lieve The intux would be enormous


Among the people at large the favoritism aud advan-
tages shown France ard England gradually direct
thcmsclves ward America, and 1t Is possible that



her proportion Of the business Of Eayti American pro
grcssion and ingenuity asserting their influence and
Yankee go -aheadatveness has become the watchwcrd
OF the local politician. Before this should have had
least thousand emigrants from the states, but
have 10 content ourselves with less than two
thousand. Many of these are registered from the
Southern states, and they bring with them
a knowledge Of rice and cotton culture. The
latter under the guidance Of The British Cotton Supply
Association destined 10 exert powerful influence over
the country We believe that your civil is planting
the seeds OF the eventual total extinction OF slavery and
believing this know that under proper guidance the
migration these shores must become enormous before
the iaIee Of many years For this purpose wise gov
ernnont and faithful, energetic foreign agents should
devote their greatest energies so far this has manifest
ly OF been the


Up to this time VIC have had too many mechanics and
small shopkecpers. What want are planters and la
borers and all SUCH IL Industrious 10 secure
not livelihood only but actual competence, and often
wealth.


In business matters there nothing OF interest Tho
deliveries of coffee large and are shipped principally
Europe American provisions are dull and low, with
the exception sugar and tobacco which keep pace with
the rise In your market.
Year: 1862

E3y At last accounts all was quiet at
Fortress Monroe, the rebels still threaten
ing movement and our little Monitor
still TIL The lookout But the extreme sen
sitiyencss Of the country has been seized
upon Try spectators to keep the public al
ways raw on this subject, Thus, at New
York. Boston and in the western cities
there have been all sorts Of wild
ru1nors current for some days, to
the effect that tile Merrimac had
sunk ..the Monitor and put out to sea.
The very idea startles people Oh the sea-
board out Of all their usual prnpriety.
It would appear from our Eastern
exchange that the streets have been active
over the news that editors rooms have
heen throngcd with anxious inquirers, and
that the newsloys have coined money ou'
If the aIl-pcrvading alarm.
Year: 1862

In the resolves passed by the caucus of 10y
al Democrats in Westbrook, convened to select
delegates to the Bangor (People's) Convention,
we notice the following:


Resoired, That we in favor of vigorous prose-
cufion OF the not to subju the seeded States
out 10 restore them back to the Union.


1t is no part of our business to suggest the
language in which other people shall express
their opinions, nor would we be understood as
finding the slightest fault with our westbrook
neighbors; still IL seems to us that their dis
tincticns are too fine to be appreciated by or
dnary minds. The truth is, the "seceded
States are as determinedly at war with the
Federal government as was Mexico in 1S46-7
Their success would be the subjugation of the
Federal Union inasmuch as it would be the
disintegration of that Union, and the subver-
sion of the Constitution. To talk of restoring
them back to the Union without first subjuga-
ting their rebellious spirit is simply afallacy.-
If they are restored, it will be by subjugation
and by nothing else, and it is an indignity to
common sense to talk of restoring them by
any other process. The people cannot be de-
ceived by such distinctions where there is
really no difference. The rebellion must be
crushed out. The events of the last fifteen
months show this, and that tender-footed
measures, and parleying policy with the
rebel leaders is the worst of cruelty, not only
to our own loyal men, but to the really loyal
the tale of horrors related by the patriot
Brownlow, we have very little patience for
this thread-bare nonsense about dealing gently
with the actors in such barbarities. We have
borne and forborne, until forbearance has long
since ceased to be a virtue; and now If there
is vigor and nerve and muscle enough in the
country, not paralyzed by rebel sympathy, to
enforce obedience to law, to put down the infer
nal spirit of rebellion, and to subdue the seced-
ed States to the condition of the loyal States,
the peopte-the only sovereigns in this coun-
try-demdnd that It should be exercised, and
IL ,ciu be exercised If no other means will
answer, rather than allow rebellion to tri-
umph, we would see the soil Of every seeded
State bleached with the bones of its traitorous
population, and show no more mercy to them
in their rebellion than they were disposed to
show to the Indians Of Florida, when they
hunted them to determination with Cuba
blood-hounds. And we are not alone in this
feeling, nor are those who cherish it confined
to the free States. The venerable Rev. DIR.
Breckinridge--uncle to an unworthy nephew
lin late speech in Cincinnati, said that
rather than the rebellion should be allowed to
succeed, II were better to reduce the country
to the condition in which the Pilgrims at Ply
mouth found it-that the work Of colonization,
progress and civilization might be commenced
de moro. To such sentiment millions of
loyal hearts win give their ready affirmative
response.
Year: 1862

No MORE WOODEN WALLs.-So exclaims
the London Times in relation to the wooden
ships that have for SO many years proved the
bulwark of England, and of which Campbell
sang so finely and with such eminent satisfac-
ton to all parties concerned. Iron has come
in--wood has gone out. We had been think
ing this was an age of brass; but we are mis-
taken. Even brass itself-we rejoice to chron-
icle so welcome facts giving way to IRON


Wood is nowhere. Wood is laughed at by the
very boys in the street. We should not be
much surprised if wood would finally be dis
pensed with altogether, except perhaps orna-
mentally, as in the case of trees before the
door, and occasional zig-zag fences. But even
in the iron dodge, England is not quite up"
to it. They plated big ship, and named her
the Warrior, but now they think she would do
about as effective fighting as a three weeks
lambkin on the hillside. first rate iron ram
is capable of knocking all the Warriors that
may be constructed higher than a kite and
somewhat lower. And as for the resisting
power of their iron plating, it never can begin
to Withstand the smashing work that can be
easily made by modern projectiles from mod
ern cannon. So that cake has turned into
dough for our British cousins. The fact is,
though they pretended to laugh over the Sun
day work at Bull Run, they are doing any
thing but laugh over the Sunday sport be-
tween those iron ducks in the water-the
Monitor and Merrimac. This war win prove
as great revolution for them as il has for u.s.
Year: 1862

A NOVEL IDEA.-Upon the top of the spire
of the Methodist church in the beautiful pro-
vincial city OF Fredericton, n. B., is placed a
mammoth fist with the index finger pointing
skyward We had often heard of guide
board to heaven, but that was the first one we
ever saw.
Year: 1862




The following from the n Y. Observer,
one Of the oldest and most conservative reh-
gious papers OF the country. indicates a una
nlmlty of purpose in putting down the rebel
lion most grateful TO the patriotic heart


The army has nothing TO do with the re-
latons Of master and slave 1t is to treat
all honest aud loyal men alike It is not to
catch fugitive negroes, nor TO send them TO
those who claim TO be their owners, nor
enquire if colored man is a slave or
freeman, nor TO meddle with the institutions
of the state in any way. The army is to
know no distinction except that of enemies
and friend. 1t will employ white men and
black meu in its service, when they can be so
employed, and use them in the most efficient
manner 10 crush out the rebellion If the
entrance of our army into Sonth Carolina is
the occasion Of the exodus of the entire coll
ored population, it is no part Of the duty Of
the army to arrest the flight or help it. Who
ever stands in the way of the re-estabish-
ment OF the government over the whole Union
must get out of the way or be crushed The
relation of one class of the community to
another is not to be regarded as an obtaele in
the progress OF our armies, but all men, what
ever may be their condition under the
laws of the state are to be treated as
friends OF enemies Of the Union, We would
welcome the colored men Of the South to the
protection Of the flag which the white men
of the South have deserted and defed.
In the revolted States, the armies Of the
Union go to enforce submission to righteous
government aud wholesome law, by putting
down rebellion, taking away arms and powder
from the enemies of the Union, and whoever
will join in the assertion Of this right, and
the enforcement of this poSer, is friend,
whether his skin is white or black
Year: 1862

be accomplished By your depostng sum mentioned
with the Assistant Treasurer In New York who will give
you his certificate Of the deposit payment made by
you account OF correspondent In Europe who d sircs
1t TO be rendered gift towards tho expenses OF the
II you prefer other form Of equivalent expres
sion the Assistant Treasurer will doubtless adopt it.


Be pleased TO send copy Of this note to your corre-
spondon as expression OF my thanks TO him for his
remembrance of our country.


With great respect, yours truly, s. p. CHASE.


Messrs CAMMAHN Co., New York.


The startling rapidity with which success fol
lows success in the war, and the prospect that in
very few days the contest may be closed by the
final surrender of the rebels, are inducing many to
inquire whether the Treasury Note bill, with the
legal tender clause, may not now be dispensed
with. If the government can raise money without
issuing rredeemable paper, it is much better that
it should not issue such paper. few days since
il was certain that money could not be raised by
loans. Is il SO still?
Year: 1862

The sloop Sarah and Hester yesterday tried to run
past the guardboat at the Narrows without being board
ed Several rifle shots and blank cartridge from the
large gun were fred TO which she paid attention,
when the guardboat slipped hcr chain and gave chase
Upon boarding her 1t found she had captain or
papers board. This is the second Of the kind
within the last week.
Year: 1862

Do my dear young friends ever think
how almost all that i good comes to US
Did you ever see farmer planting and
sowing? Down in the moist earth goes the
seed. grain by grain. and little by little.
God sees the farmer at bis work, and knows
full well that he has done what he could !;
SO he kindly sends the gentle rain, drop by
drop; and not one of these little drops ever
forgets its errand--the pleasant errand up
on which the good God sent it to the earth.
!" / have found you out" says the rain drop
to the tiny grain of wheat; " though you
are dead and in your grave, God has sent
me to raise you up" Well, there is nothing


impossible with Him; so when the rain
drop has done its errand, spark of life
shoots out from the very heart of the tiny
grain, which makes its way out Of the tomb
aud stands, a single blade, in the warm
sunlight. That is nobly done; and if the
great God pleased. he could make that lit
tie blade strong aud fruitful in single mo-
ment. Does He do this No; little by
little does the stalk wax strong; and its
leaves grow slowly, leaf by leaf. .


Is il not SO with everything that is good?
Should we like another way better? I'M
patience would. a..


IL is only the other day heard little
girl say. :" am tired. tired, tired Here
is whole stocking to knit; stitch by stitch !!
1t will never be done -


" But was not this one knit stitch by
stitchf" | asked, taking long one from
her basket and holding it up.


Yes"


Well, this is done.'


The little girl was counting instead of
knitting her stitches. M wonder that she
was tired.


Did you ever see a mason building a
house Of brick? "Poor maui" Impatience
would say, "what an undertaking start
from the earth, and go so far towards the
sky. brick by brickw o no sir, People
can get nearer the sky than that, and upon
the same principle too, only we call it step
by step. Some little children know that
the world has wandered far away from God.
He meant. that we should be happy; but
mankind have chosen the path Of dlsobed-
ence and misery, and 50 lost their way;
mean the way back to holiness and peace.
You know who came to be our way, 50 that
we might not be forever lost. But even 10
this way we have to 60 step by step. Child.
rem should know this, 50 as not to be dis
outraged when they are trying to be good.
Indeed this necessity Of doing things little
by little, step by step, drop by drop. need
be no dscouragement Listen now, and see
if you do hear voice saying, " Try, try,
try" who ever saw patient, persevering
person try, aud not succeed at last? So
then, step by step, which is Gods way,
must be the best way.


Let US sec that we do every day what we
can. Any little boy or girl who. in looking
back upon the day gone by, can say, 81
have done one thing WE'LL" may be happy
with the thought that they have taken one
step in the way Of wisdom aud virtue. But
remember one thing. dear little friends, the
buried grain Of wheat would never start
into life if God did not send it help; and
it IS by the same help that It increases day
by day. As the little ain-drop - Gods
beautiful messenger - descenJs into its
tomb, so in the darkness and death of sin