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Year: 1863




Fs'lol5 Soldiers: For the first Il hope
not for the last time in my-life), thank
you for this emblem Of respect. Never
in all my life did / eOvet that divine gift
Of eloquence more than on the present
occasion, yet il had the tongue of an
gels, could not express the gratitude
ieel. You expect me TO assure you that
this emblem shall never be stained with
Disgrace, and most decidedly, / assure
It, and assure you that il shall be Arst
amongst the foremost wherever duty and
honor requires. a
ItAke this opportunity of returning 10
the old battalion my sincere thanks for
the disposition that you have manifested d
towards me since my arrival at this place.
/ haven't seen either a non commissioned
officer or private that have not looked
upon me with an inquisitive eye. What
you have thought IL known 70 yourselves.
didn't ask you for your sympathy, yet
know that received tt for 4 read il In
your countenAnce, and for that sympathy
/ thank you kindly and very rudsly.


To the company, / will say further,
promises are unnecessary you musi
Judge the future by the past,


After the presentation Of the sword
three cheers were given for Lieut. RBDoN
by the members Of the regiment
Year: 1863

We ardently hope that not many days
will elapse before our correspondent aud
his comrades will reach their unconquer-
able mountains, from wandering as
painful as the long absence of Ulysses
from Ithaca. And the gallant boys of
the Northwest will shout, with tears, at
their return
Year: 1863

The Providence Journal relates that
last May, while the Twelfth Rhode Island
regiment was at Lancaster, Kentucky. a
chubby young Anglo-African, answering
to the name of Tommy, was taken by one
of the Captains us "a body servant. When
the regiment was dismissed at Providence
the other day, Tommy went to live with
the lieutenant There the refnements of
civilized life were too much for Tommy,
and the Captains body servant proxed to
be veritable daughter of the regilnent,
girl Of less than twenty summers, who
had been able in camp and on the march
successfully to conceal her SEX.
Year: 1863

The Philadelphia Press publishes the
following extract of letter from Senator
Conness, of California, addressed to the
editor, Col. J. W. FoRNEY:


Since have thought at all, have relig-
iously believed in universal human liberty For
while l restrained myself, whether rightfully
or not, in obedience to desire for peace and to
the obligations felt owed to the country as
found it. The enemies of right, human pro-
gress and of civil liberty everywhere, have
broken the peace 1 had fostered, and have re-
Ieved me of the obligations I have felt, by
their malignant assaults upon our government
would be less than man did l not feel that
everything must be done to strengthen the
hands OF those through whose acts alone we
can save this great nation from destruction. l
do not feel entitled to any credit for this 1t is
the simple duty of the citizen. 1t is true that
all do not perform their duty. do not know
that our virtue is thereby magnifed.


have always been democrat. was only
democrat because democracy meant the
greatest extension of civil rights to the human
kind consistent with civil order. We were
working out that simple problem peacefully
until this war was made upon us to supplant
liberty by slavery, and to degrade us in the es-
timatiOn of mankind. Our enemies have forced
upon US contest between slavery and freedom.
between barbarism and civilization. which they
have said Shall be determined by blows. They
are discovering, what sensible people under
stood before, that blows can be received as
well as given. The ''pine" is swinging
against the palm" and say God help them
to severy and speedy punishment for their
great, unnatural crime against civil liberty!


There are those who profane and arrogate to
themselves the term democracy, which they
undertake to use in restraint of the government
in this great fight, to weaken its arms and to
paralyze its limbs. o what cruel and base
use do they make of the democratic name!
When, before this. where human rights were
involved, were the democracy of the nation not
on the war path? Heretofore the name was
the symbol of courage. They would now use
it to cover crime and cowardce Those who
are engaged in it will yet wish they had never
been born.
Year: 1863

guarantee full protection to the person
and property of all returning prodigals-
using the general term property to in
clude slaves as well as horses and lands.
Mr.. Lincoln said he would not revoke one
line of his proclamation. General Smith
did not want him to do so, but simply
asked that repentant rebels be permitted
to test the legality of the edict in the civil
courts. The President expressed himself
perfectly willing that they should do this,
and said he would abide by the judicial de-
cisiOns when made.
Year: 1863

When we rectlect that the ultra Seces-
sion candidate for Governor in Alabama
mas been defeated, and an old Wig elect
ed in his place, the lamentations of the
Mobile Register will he seen to have more
cause than appears from the article quoted
below:


We regard the defeat of MIR. Curry in the
Congressional election in Alabama as u national
misfortune. As a dignified Christian gentle
man and an incorruptibe statesman, he COM
manded an influence in the last Congress second
to but few members of that body. We see it
intimated in Alabama papers that Mr.. Currys
constituency are not up to his standard of pa
triotic devotion to Southern independence, and
to this cause attribute the election of his Oppo-
nent. However this may be. we cannot imag.
inc why any intelligent constituency should
put such representative aside. With Yancey
in the grave. and Pugh, Dargan and Curry in
civil life, our sister State will have 10 develop
giants to maintain her la:e enviable position in
the national councils
Year: 1863

General PAYNE, of Illinois, commands
a brigade in the Army of the Cumberland
composed OF Ohio and Illinois troops. A
soldier OF the Seventy ninth Ohio sends to
the Dayton Journal the following in ref
erence to this officer:


One day Il wealthy old lady whose plantation
was in the vicinity of camp came in and in
Quired for General Payne. When the COM
mander made his appearance the old lady, in
warm language, at once acquainted him with
the fact that his men had stolen her last COOP
full of chickens, and demanded their restitution
or their value in currency


l am sorry for you. madam, replied the
General, but I can't help it, The fact is. mad
am, we are determined to souelch out the re
bellion if it takes every id chicken in Ten
nessee.


This exhibition of utter recklessness of
means for the accomplishment of a purpose
which the old lady deemed most foul" tenn
pOrarily deprived her of the power of speech,
and she passed from the presence of the Gen
eral without asserting her right to the last
word
Year: 1863

He is path, if any be misled;


He is a robe, if any naked be;
If any chance to hunger, he is bread;
Ii any be a bondman, he is free;
If any be but weak, how strong is he!
To dead men life he is, to sick men health;
To blind men sight, and to the needy wealth;
A pleasure without loss, a treasure without


STEALTH
Giles Fletcher.
Year: 1863

NEW YORK, September 2.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Inquirer


This has been an unusually active and
exciting day among the speculating and
speculative gentry of Wall street. In the
early part OF the day it got into the heads
OF the " FLOATING population" that hang
about on the corner of Hanover street
and Exchange Place, that the European
harvests were proving superabundant
that grain dealers had received orders from
the other side to stop further shipments,
and that there was no probability, there
fore, that we should be called on to export
much more this season.


The deduction from this was that the
railways would experience sudden falling
OFT in business, and that dividends for a
long time to come would be like angels
visits, few and far between. The bulls
having succeeded in impressing these views
upon the weaker brethren, of course there
was great rush to sell, and such an an
xiety to realize, that the prices of most
descriptions of fancy stock experienced
such decline, and some men who went
down town this morning comparatively
rich Con paper), were obliged to go hcme
in the evening positively poor. The ex-
citement, both at and outside the Board,
for awhile was intense, and beat anything
of the kind seen there for long while.
The panic was helped by turn of the
screw in the money market.
Year: 1863

We suggest for the consideration Of
our military authorities that the ''ana-
conda" principle Of carry on the war
has been tried quite long enough 10
demonstrate that the snake can't be
made tough enough and strong enough
10 choke the rebellion, and common
sense ought by this time to dictate a
different policy.


On the anaconda" system of tactics
the rebels have the inside track all the
time. They can re-enforce across, while
we have 10 go around. OF course they
can beat US concentrating forces. for
the simple and plain reason that one
mile is shorter distance than TWO miles.
What then?


Why, concentrate our forces-raise
an army large enough for the work
and then move down through the Heart
of the Confederacy. Either re-enforce
Rosecrans for this purpose. or give
grand army to Fremont, and it will be
done. Fremont knows the country, is
a good Typographical engineer. and has
the genius to command, and the ability
to devise means for an emergency--a
point in which all our leading generals
himself excepted-have failed thus
far.


Once in possession of the center Of
the Confederacy. and the communica-
ton between the eastern and western
divisions thereof cut off, and they can
then be conquered in detail.


We do not profess 70 know much of
military matters. but We suggested thi.
line of policy nearly two years ago. snd
though We have heard much Of the
"anaconda" and other snakes, We have
no reason TO change our views on the
subject. Secure the mountain districts
Of rebeldom-where . majority CT the
people are ioyal-and the rebellion is
killed. As the anaconda" is about
''played out" and is getting poor aud
thin, will not the government try the
other policy.
Year: 1863

Next 10 the rebels in arms, if not
equal with them, may be classed the
Plunderers Of the Government. In
deed. in some respects they are more
to be disposed than the open traitors.
Many of these harpies. with their arms
in the Treasury Of the nation up to the
elbows. are notoriously known to be
sympa'hizers with the rebels. We saw
statement but q short lime since, lha.
nearly every large contractor for gov.
ernmest supplies in Cincinnati was
either an open or secret copperhead.
And We have known of many instances
since the war commenced where men
We kner to be favorable to the South
were fattenins off of the government
contracts. At one time we were led 10
fear that this was one Of the schemes
OF the traitors to cripple the Urion
cause: and we do not yet know but that
is tie fact.


But there are men who have always
Proiessed TO be loyal, and who appear
to wish the war ended speedily, that lei
no opportunity to make a .'spec" pass
unimprored; and re,y tsw of the agents
Of the government hare any scruples
dbout cheating Uncle Sam. They will
charge two and three prices for articles
or services rendered, and if any thing
comes into their hands they hold on 10
IT, Just or unjust, and seem to take de-
light in pocke Ting the ill-gotien gains
thus secured


The prayer Of every patriot should
be. "Dsliver US from the Plunderers :"
If these leeches were destroyed, the
war could be carried on at half the
present expense. and be terminated in
. very brief period Of time. May hea-
sen and the government deliver the
land from the treasury-suckers. Then
can We hope
Year: 1863

The leaders of the Butiernut Democ
raey in Ohio propose to raise genera
fund to buy off all Butternuls who are
conscripted. They want them at home
to vo:e and work treason.


This is new phase Of the patriotism
Of these boasters, who have SO long
claimed to be the "bone and sinew" of
the country. In after time. they will
be reproach TO their kindred. and their
"names cast out as evil" Treason may
flourish for a day or a year. but the
tories Of to-day WI be consigned TO a
depth Of infamy deeper than those of
the Revolution.
Year: 1863

better evidence than this Of the eff
cheney Of both ?


The hatred of copperheais. and both
fear and hatred Of the rsl'els towards
Fremont, should at once induce the
President to give him a leading com
mand.


Tie lying sheet before US boas,ed Of
the coming triumph Of the copperheads
in Connecticut and throughout the
North. But the people are not al trail
tors yet.
Year: 1863

out. Governments are not formed.
They grow "a the tree, or they crystal
izc. Whatever tho form, it is growth


u crystalization Our fathers were
wise; as wise in what they rejected as
in what they adopted, They dil not
adopt republican government ~ tho
result Of theorizing, but from necessity.
They looked at the country and saw
that no other was practicable. There
was no member Of the royal family in
the country TO ascend the throne; there
was no nobility rising above the plain
ofsocioty to break the abruptness from
the throne to the community. A re,
publican government was necessity
He thought our circumstances still
required it, ana he could not think the
problem was yet to be given up. We
must work it out. The North cannot
doit. They want the necessary con.
seryatiyc element. The conservative
element ls as necessary as tho driving
power See the motive power Of the
locomotive on the railway. The con.
servatiyo power Of the engineer is
necessary to prevent utter ruin. This
power is wanting to the North, and
they arc driving on under the power
of mad Democracy. What their end
would bo ho did not know, and very
candid, he did not care We have o
conservative power in our domestic in.
stituion ofsIavery. 1t makes aristoc.
racy, 50 necessary to all governments.
1t is not an artificial ariStocracy of
birch, or wealth, but one OF race; q
natural aristocracy, and therefore, bet.
ter than any artificial aristocracy.


VhIrd-Ho believed the South would
succood, because no people who had a
right to be free, and had resolved to be
free, had ever been subjugated. God =
plan Of giving success to nations is not
the plan Of arithmetic. 1t is not in
tho power Of mere numbers to succeed
Witness the examples Of Persia whom
she poured her three millions upon
Greece; OF England, when for three
hundred years she attempted to annex
Scotland, and at least succeeded only
by degrading herself in receiving a
king from the enemy; Of Russia against
Clrcassla; Of Holland, glorious Holland!
against the powerful Spain. lie, us
not bomovod by tho display CT numbers
against us. What though VIC be six
millions and they twenty, or forty, or
sixty; we will plant ourselves against
the rock Of historic truth, and say
come one, come all
Year: 1863

Gsrrit Smith has been doing the country
excellent service in Montreal. He deliv-
cred an address there not long ago. in
which he set forth the position of the Gov
ernment with admirable cleRrness and
justice, and demolished all the sophistries
which have been dragged into the service
OK the rebel cause. He was interrupted
constantly and very rudely, as indeed it
seems to be impossible for an English or
Canadian assembly to listen calmly to any
speeches which do not echo their own
opinions; but he replied in every instance
with perfect self-eommand, and in the
most direct and pointed manner to his
questioner5. Mr.. Smith took the same
ground here which he held throughout-in-
sisting that the war was wsged for the
preservation of the Union and not for the
extinction Of slavery; and that this cause
was one which should command the sym
psthy Of every intelligent lover of human
rights throughout the world.
Year: 1863

Provisions Yankees can never
conquer Us if we are true to ourselves. IL
they do, il viii not be by THAR means, but
they think by starving US out. Can our
people tolerate the idea will South Care
linr allow it to prevails Never. We
have enough provisions amongst Us 10 feed
our people and to send aid 10 our sons and
brothers in the army until next crop, and
the duty Of patriotism requires rs to plant
FOR the future. We have never yet been
amenable to any want of patriotism, and
we trust never will be. Let all of our
planters and farmers plant for the army as
If we are 20 have seven years war--if it
be shortened, il will be their gain and ours;
If il continues, il will also be gain as
well az a great satisfaction to contribute to
thr support af the cause Of independence.
Let our people have the moral courage to
sell THAR corn and provisions at a fair
price, and j, will bring other prices down.
IL is true. other things are high, and they
have to pay high for them, but let the es-
sentials Of life be sold at fairly remunera-
tive prices. and so doing will bring prices
down. Let the ow ners Of necessary pro-
visions set the cd example, and it will
pervade all classes. The spirit of speca-
iation should not extend in war times any
more than 10 peace beyond Injuries We
should help each other in every way. From
the best sources we learn that there is .
plenty of provisions in the Confederacy
but that they are hoarded for high prices.
Let them be freely distributed and we will
get on fairIy--and let our planters put in
crops suitable TO war times and likely 70
advance independence, and all will be well.


GaroEnien.
Year: 1863

Cobbett tells us how an English yoeman
loved and courted, and how he was loved in
return; and prettier episode does not ex
ist in the English language. Talk of pri-
vate memoirs of courts--the gossip Of the
cottage is worth them all. Cobbett, who
was sergeant-major in regiment of foot,
fell in love with the daughter of sergeant
of artillery, then in the same province of
New Brunswick. He had not passed more
than an hour in her company, when notic-
ing her modesty, quietude, and her sobrie-
ty, he said" That's the girl for me-" The
next morning he was up early, and almos,
house. There she was on the snow, scrub
bing out washing tub. "That's the girl
for me" again cried Cobbett, although she
was not more than fourteen, and he was
nearly twenty-one. From the first day
spoke to her, lie writes, 81 had no more
thought of her being the wife of any other
man, than had the thought of her becom-
ing chest of drawers" He paid every
attention TO her, and, young as she was,
treated her with all confidence. He spoke
to her as his friend, his second self. But
in six months the artillery was ordered to
England, and her father with them. Here
was indeed blow. Cobbett knew what
Woolwich was, and what temptation a
young and pretty girl would be sure to un-
dergo. He therefore took to her his whole
fortune, one hundred and fifty guineas, the
savings of his pay and overwork. and wrote
to tell her that if she did not find her place
comfortable, to take lodgings and put her.
self TO school, and not work too hard, for
he would be hcme in two years. But"
as he says, Gas the malignity of the devil
would have it, we were kept abroad two
years longer than our time, Mr.. Pitt hay-
ing Knocked up dust in Spain about
Nookta Sound O, how cursed Nookta
Sound and poor bawling Pitt" But at the
end of four years Cobbett got his discharge
He found his little girl servant of al
work, at five pounds year, in the house Of
a Captrin Brisac, and. without saying 2
word about the matter, she put into hi;
hands the whole of the hundred and fifty
guineas unbroken!


What pretty tender picture is that !
the young sergeant and bis little girl o
eighteen, who kept for four years the treas


ure untouched, waiting with patience he


lovers returnl What kindly, pure trust
on both sides The historical painters o


our Royal Academy give us scenes from
English intrigue and bloodshed. Why cal


they not give US scene of true Englisl


courtship like that? Cobbett, who knew
how 10 write sterling English better thar


any man of his own day, and most men G
ours, does not forget 10 enlarge upon til
i scene, and dearly he loved his wife for he
1 share of it but he does not forget TO ad


that with his love was mixed self-gratt


lation on this indubilable proof of th


soundness Of his own Judgment"
Year: 1863

Had Jesus remained on earth. the minds
of the apostles would not have been direct
ed heavenward and so it may be with US.
The presence of those who are endeared to
us by the possession If every Christian
grace, may only fix our hearts more strong
on the passing scene. True, they may first
have taught Us to love virtue. Their hal
lowed tones may first have carried 10 our
hearts the conviction of a God and Prov
idence. Their bright examples have shown
us the possibility of excellence. Their firm
constancy 10 duty may have convinced us


that the just are strong. Their gentle cheer
fulness may have led US to see that piety is
not austerity that the ways of wisdom g re
of peasantness, and that its paths are peace.
Their teachings may have preserved US in
integrity or, if We have departed from it.
their solemn warnings may have awakened
US from our dream or their winning vr-
tues may have invited US back from pleas.
ures which were too unsubstantial TO last,
and which were already bringing forth their
hai vest of corruption. What a blessing
are holy friends and kindred With what
earnestness should we utter our thanksgiv-
ings at the throne of grace, that their path
and ours have lain side by side that they
have ministered to us of their spiritual
gifts and led us heavenward We know
that it is well for those who have fascinated
us, and gained our hearts, to be removed,
if they walk not Alright with God; for they
were taking our thoughts from him to
whom they should be given. But is this
the case with the good ? Yes; it is expe-
dent that they should 60 away ! Where is
our virtue, if it depended upon them
Where is our wisdom, if always we applied
TO them for advice Where is our constan-
cy, if it was they who kept us, and not we
ourselves, in the right path Every mar
must bear his own burden. They taught


us how to carry il lit was well. They


soothed US under its pressure ;-let US thanh
I God that it was so.
Year: 1863

aaH


RELIGIOUS CoURTsHIP.-A young gen.
tleman happening TO sit in church in pew
adjoining one in which sat a young lady for
whom he conceived sudden and violent
passion, was desirous of entering into a
courtshsp on the spot; but the place not
suiiing for formal declaration, the exigen-
cy Of the case suggested the following plan !:
He politely handed his fair neghbor a BIZ
BILE open, with pin stuck in the following
text-Second Epistle OF John, verse fifth :
-" And now beseech thee lady, not as
though | wrote new commandment unto
thee, but that which we had from the be-
ginning. tha: we love one another" She
returned it pointing 10 the second chapter
of Ruth, verse tenth" Then she fell On
her face, and bowed herself 10 the ground
and said unto him, why have found grace
in thine eyes, that thou shoulds take knowl'
edge of me, seeing that | am a stranger p
He returned the book, pointing to the thr-
teenth verse of the Third Epistle Of John
=" Having many things to write unto you
would not write with paper and ink, bu
trust to come unto you, and speak face
TO face, that our joy may be full" From
the above interview a marriage took place
the ensuing week.