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Year: 1861

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The Northerners are entitled to more
sympathy than they have received from the
most influential part Of the English Press.
They are fighting for an object Of real i'm
portance. If they were to fight at all now
is their time, and they have received for
many years past series of provocations of
the most exasperating kind. To advise brave
and high spirited men TO permit, or not 10
resist, the forcible, wrongful destruction of
institutions TO which they rightly attach the
highest value, on the ground that it is ex-
tremely difficult to maintain them, is whatmen
who recognize the claims of courage & spirit
ought to be 10th to do. That the North has
right on its side, there can be no doubt. That
it has sustained grieyous wrongs and insults,
is equally plain. Surely it is question
rather for him than for Us, whether there
is reasonable prospect of redressing those
wrongs by force Of arms. A nation, like an
individual, may easily overrate difficulties
1t is by no means clear that the tone of the
South will be so naughty as it is at present,
or that their determination TO resist, will be
unanimous after they have felt the weight
Of the Northern army There is no doubt on
each side asuperabundance Of the very fiercest
kind Of talk, and of protestations Of unhinch.
ING cOnStancyi Dut IL Dy no HeaIs IOlOWS
that it would survive the horrors Of battles
and sieges, and the awful prospect of servile
insurrectiOn. At any rate, no one can know
whether it will or not till they try. Ireland
would have been Independent long ago, If
we had taken the advice of disinterested
foreigners about it. In 1857, many writers
on the Continent and in the United States,
supposed that they had proved in the most
convincing manner, that we never could re-
conquer India. Nothing that is worth keep
ing in this world can be kept without an
effort; and it is premature to say, that fight
ing is of no use till it has been fairly tried
We have fair right to dwell on all the diff
culties and horrors of the task; but in COM
mon justice it must be admitted, that the
North are fighting in good cause, and for
Il high stake.
Year: 1861

Bishop Odenhcimer, of New Jersey, has
directed the Episcopal clergy of that State,
to recite the following prayer for our ar1Ly on
the fast day appointed by the President:


Oh, Almighty God, the Sovereign Com
lnander of all the world, to whom belongeth
power that none could withstand. We COM
mend to Thy gracious protection the persons
of Thy servants, for whom our prayers are
especially desired. and who are enlisted il
the army of the United States, and the whole
army in which they serve. Let Thy fatherly
hand we beseech Thee, be over them. Let
Thy Holy Spirit ever be with them, and
shield them by Thy merciful Providence in
;hc discharge Of their duty, that passing
through all temptations and perils, they may
return to their homes to enjoy the fruit Of
their tolls, in the restoration of peace and
establishment of order and tranquility
amongst US. Protect and bless, 0 Lord,
all the members of their households; assuage
their fears, encourage their hearts and com
fort them with Thy grace and heavenly
benediction under any Affections Thou shalt
see fit to lay upon them. Aud grant that
those thy servants, and all of us, being only
impressed with a sense of Thy goodness
towards us in the past, may have cause to
bless Thy name for the continuance Of Thy
mercies to us, and may ever express our
thankfulness by holy trust in Thee and
obedience to law, though Jesus Christ oui
Lord. Amen.
Year: 1861

\ letter from wealthy and influential
citizen of Louisiana, to friend at the North,
says that almost all the old Wings OF Louis
lana are now Union men, not only anxious
for the suppression Of the rebellion, but
ready when the time arrives, to cooperate
with the Federal forces to that end by arm
ed resistance. These loyal men are ma
jority in the State, and are in daily commu-
nication with each other upon this subject.
Their ardent desire is that the Government
shall send an army to relieve them from the
odious tyranny of Secession under which
they are now living. Texas is also, they
they say, in a similar condition, and our 10y
al brothers in the Southwest are anxiously
expecting succor from the North. Among
the leading Union men the idea is universal
that if our Government would only take one
important Southern port upon the Atlantic,
and force the free navigation of the Missis-
sippi by the occupation OF New Orleans, then
the rebellion would be substantially quelled
they desire only the presence OF Fremont
with small army to rally the Union mer
of Louisiana around him. These things art
constantly canvassed by our Union friends
among themselves. Unaided they are pow
erless, but they call to us for support.
Year: 1861




Peace, without Union, on some fixed
terms, is only temporary respite, if it were
not Utopian idea now, We notice that the
sympathizers. They think il the short cut
to the Southern Confederacy. If they are
sincerely for peace, how do they think so
much Of those who brought on the war, and
who now have as their ultimatum division
of the Union, and who will not listen to any
terms, short ofseparation? They know that
peace Is impossible on any terms, except an
acknowledgment of the Southern Confed-
eracy, and that isjust what they mean when
they ask for peace-a dissolution of the
Union. It is nothing but Secession dodge
to catch votes, and increase their strength
in Kentucky. If they are for National
Convention, Kentucky has done all she could
for it, and is for it now. Let them get JEFF.
Davis, Beauregard & Co., to agree to it, and
they will do the countrya service until they
can do that, let them not humbug the State
by the cry of peace peace to be followed
by dissolution of the Union and centuries
of war. If any are for peace, short of
division Of the Union, let them show the
way. We are all for it ; but Of what value
is a respite to be followed by war, and with
custom houses, and tariffs, and Notifications
frowning defiance at each other, all along
the line, in time Of peace standing armies
on each side, augmented constantly, to be
ready to meet a rival threatening one on the
other side; military dictators, to which ne
cessity compels submission. All this is what
the cry of peace means. Posterity will curse
such peace and its authors. Bad as our
condition is, we shall not escape it tempor-
arily to impose worse one on those who are
to come after Us.
Year: 1861

Minister Pike, in his dispatches from the
Hague, referring to the Bull Run affair,
says:


In INV Judgment, this reverse will not
especially prejudice our cause, or lead to ad-
verse action in Europe A public sentiment
has gradually been developed ON this side
of the water in regard to our affairs, which
is inclined to wait further trial OF the
strength of the Government, without preju-
dicing its ability to overcome its misfortune.
If he remarks in conclusion, it shall be
shown to the country that simply budding
masses OF men together does not make an
army. and shall develope some kind Of defer
ence to the Judgment and wisdom of expert
enced men. and for those who have charge
of affairs, then the disaster may prove to he
a wholesome experience, and not an unmit-
igated calamity
Year: 1861

SAYS the editor of the Louisville Journal
"On the evening of the late State Guard
muster in Louisville, as we were walking in
our usual very quiet manner from our home
to our office, musing upon the affairs of
State, we passed some very pretty young
girls, eight or ten years DID, standing ON the
edge Of the sidewalk, one Of whom waved a
secession flag briskly over us. and not being
able to attract our attention in that way,
gave us a smart on the forehead with the
flag staff. We bore it like the Christian
gentleman we try to be. The female half of
young America is, we fear, getting to be a
little the fastest of the two. Well, if that
half is so fast as never to be caught by the
other halt, the breed may happily become
extinct
Year: 1861

ANOTHER IMPORTANT DECISION Saturday
Provost Judge Freese, of Alexandria, decided
that the property Of a rebel debtor must be d.
vided pro rata among the creditors who may
apply before the division is made. This is in
the present case considered to bear hard upon
Chapman, Lyon Il Noyes, of New York, who
have been at the most trouble and expense to
test the question, and will thus collect only
about sixty per cent. As a precedent, how
ever, it is very important. 1t does not give
one creditor an advantage over an equally just
claimant who has been moment later in max
ing his application for redress.


In the case of Barley Il Triplet, whose prop
erty was contiscated for the payment of North
ern creditors, Judge Freesc decided that the
order of the court was to take effect in five
days, unless bis decision was overruled by the
President As the time has expired without
the Presidents interference, we infer that he
thus intends to su stain the Judge in doing jus
tice to Northern mercbars.
Year: 1861

The JEWISH CHAPLMN.-We copied all arti-
Gle from the New York Tribune, few days
ago, on the subject of Jewish chaplain for
the Cameron Dragons, which, according to
that paper were mostly composed of members
Of the Jewish faith, and had expressed a desire
to have their own chaplain, which drew forth
a letter from the Secretary Of War, showing the
impossibility of such an arrangement.


We are inclined to think that the whole mat
ter is hoax, and that the Secretary has been
imposed upon by some person not connected
with the regiment.


Col Friedman, OF the Cameron Dragons
called upon us yesterday, TO say that his regi
ment had never expressed desire to have q
Jewish chaplain, and that there are not more
than t,oenty Jews in his whole corps, and that
the whole story, as published in the Tribune
! is without foundation,
Year: 1861

In our edition Of yesterday, we gave the sub
stance Of the correspondence between DR.. Ba-
ker and Colonel Colburn. In the letter Of Dr.
Baker, published in full In the Philadelphia
Inquirer; of yesterday, we Hud the following
interesting paragraph: Et


DIR. BAKER TO COL ooLBuRN.


at Is, perhaps, not out Of place in this con-
nection, for me to remind you that Colonel
Bakers first order from General Stone wus
received at five O'Clock "A. M. on Monday
morning, and that the entire number Of troops
placed at his command was lees than five
thousand. That being required to move at
four O'Clock, he had no time to create means
Of transportation, ard consequently, the best
he could do was to avail himself at once Of
such means as he found at hand. The order
from General Stone was to advance the Cali.
fornia battalion across Conrad's Ferry, and
while on Harrison's Island, with but portion
Of his force, he had heard the indication that
the Massachusetts, companies were engaged
with the enemy, and were probably sinking
before the overwhelming numbers, which o
subsequent order informed him would be
brought against them.


"You, sir, as a soldier, can tell what would
have been soldiers duty under such circum
Stances and can also Judge what would have
been the verdict of the country and Of bis Gen
eral had he permitted those gallant men tc
perish without an effort for their rescue. I am
proud to be able to say that my brother wa,
not the man to wait for his whole brigade
(which could not have crossed In many hours,
under such pressing circumstances. As fol
myself, let me state that, heavily as suffer by
his death, have no regrets that he persisted
in rushing to the side Of his beleaguered troop:
in their dire extremity. The minor statements
as to Colonel Bakers sending out no scouts
and keeping up no communication with the
shore, by which the Star, under Its assumed
authority, seeks 10 deprecate the conduct o.
my brother, need not to be exposed to you IL
the face of the well known fact that the battle
was fought near the river bank, and the com
munication was not interrupted for moment
during the fight"
Year: 1861

The only arrival ut the navy yard yesterday
was the steamer Resolute, which brought up
an officer of General Sickles's brigade, with
several sick soldiers.


The Mount Vernon and Powhatan left the
yard yesterday, and went down to the fotilla.
Year: 1861

There is nothing here for that magnificent
army of fifty thousand men, at the head of
which JEFF. Davis is to march upon Washing
ton. The military forces, resting upon an ap-
preparation Of fity-nine thousand dollars, can
not be very formidable. The fifty thousand
men will be raised, when the fifteen million
loan is taken.
Year: 1861

Iay Mr.. Clark expressed the opinion in the
Senate, on Monday, that the laws would soon
be enforced all over the country, not by the sub.
jugation of the South, but by the return of the
South to its allegiance.
Year: 1861

A WORD TO BUSINESS MEN.


This paper has now circulation in this city
larger than all the city papers combined, with
the exception of one and therefore affords q
most excellent advertising medium.
Year: 1861

Be KIND TO Your HoRsEs--The fol-
lowing remarks Of Mr. Rarey should be
pasted in the hat Of every man who has
anything to do with horses:


almost every wrong act the horse
commits is from mismauagemcnt, fear, or
excitement; one harsh word will so eX-
cite Il nervous horse as to increase his
pulse ten beats in minute. When wa
remember that we are dealing with dumb
brutcs, aud reflect how difficult it must be
!or them to understand cur motions,
signs, and language, we should never get
out OF patience with them because they
don't un!crstand Us, or wonder at their
doing things wrong. With all our intel
lect, if we were placed in the horses sit
uation, it would be difficult for US to un-
dcrstand the driving Of some foreigner, of
foreign ways and foreign language. Wo
should roecolect always that our ways
and language are Just us foreign and un-
known to the horse "a any language in
the world is to us, and should try TO proc-
tice what We could understand were we
the horse, endeavoring by more simple
means TO work ON his understanding
rather than on the diiferent parts Of his
body"
Year: 1861

ANEcDoTE TOLD BY DANIEL WEBSTER
Daniel Webster had an anecdote Of old
Father Scarl, the minister OF his boyhood,
which has never been in print, and which
is too rood to be lost It was customary
then to wear buckskin brooches in cool
weather. Father Scarf brought his down
from the garrct but the wasps had taken
possession Of them during the summer,
and were having a nice time in them -
BY dint of effort ne got out the intruders
and dressed for meeting, But white read
ing the scriptures to the congregations he
felt dagger from one Of the enrased
small-waistcd fellows, and jumped about
the pulpit >lappns bis thighs. But the
more he slappod around aud danced, the
more they stung. The people thought him
crazy, and were in commotion what to do;
but he explained the matter by saying:


Brethren, don't be alarmed, The
word Of the Lord Is in my mouth, hut the
devil is in my brceches -
Year: 1861

THE LOVERS PRIDE.-I believe there is no period of life as that in which thriving lover leaves his mistress after his first success. His joy Is more perfect than at the first abso- lute moment of his own eager VOW and her halfassentng blushes. Then he is thinking mostly of her, and is in certain degree em- barrassed by the efforts necessary for success. But when the promise has once been given to him, and he is able to escape into the do- main of his own heart, he is conqueror who has mastered half continent by his own strategy It never occurs to him, he hardly believes, that his success is no more than that which is the ordinary lot of mortal man. He never reflects that all the old married foges whom he knows and despises have just as much ground for pride, if such were endur- ing; that every fat, silent, dull, somnoleDt, old lady whom he sees and quizzes has at some period been deemed as worthy aprize as his priceless galleon, and so deemed by as bold a captor as himself Some one has said that every young mother, when her first child is born, regards the babe as the most wonderful production of that description, which the world has yet seen. And this, too, IS true

 But I doubt whether that conviction is so strong as the conviction of the successful lover, that has achieved triumph which should ennoble him down to later generations.
Year: 1861

QUICK CURE FOR FoUNDER.--Clean out the frog of the hoof Let it be we'll cleansed by scraping of all dirt, etc-raise the foot so as to be level-pour spirits of turpentine,. sufficient quantity so as not to run over the hoof; then set the turpentine on fire and let it be entirely consumed. The above has been tried and found sure and certain cure.
Year: 1861

A PRAIRIE on FRE.-The correspondent
of the London Times, who accompanied the
Prince of Wales through Illinois, gives the
following vivid description of prairie on
fire


AS these fires especially at this season OF
the year, do the land much good, the pro-
grese OF the contiagration was watched with
perfect indifference. Soon the sky, from
rejecting narrow strip of red, lit up with
an angry glare as the mass of fire spread
beneath 1.-THE little patches Of flame be-
gan to crest the undulation, ragged columns
oil dense iiery smoke streamed away in lurid
masses as IT it would carry the fame and
heat up into the clouds themselves. An
hour more and the three fires bad apparent
ly joined, or, at least were so'close togeth-
er that they formed one large belt of flame
that covered the earth and lit up the sky
for miles and miles. The fire was at least
eight or niue miles distant from Dwight,
and from there it looked comparatively
small space in the immense horizon of land
around, and only by the bright orange
hame In the distance, and the mass of fiery
sky above, could one judge adequately of
the real area occupied by the burning
plains. Not so. however, as after long
ride you apr cached them from the wind
ward side. For mile and more before
you reach the edge of the fire you are in its
bright orange light, which makes every
thing as visible as If it were MONDAY, and
the sun was shining iiercely through blood
colored hase. You can hear the sharp
barking howl OF the prairie wolves as they
rush away for the darkness. and see prairie
hens fiuttering from place to place, and
often turning in their. wild terror full into
the smoke, and they fall aud perish in
stantly. At last you gain little rise and
look beyond into such scene as nothing
but prairie fire can show. Ii spreads out
a sea of red smOuldering ashes. going for
miles in all directions, while the deep white
ridge of flames ahead mount the slopes with
awful rapidity, and flap their heavy tongues
up into the air with h0arse roaring noise
that fills you with astonishment and almost
terror. Hour after hour you will stand.
fascinated with the terrible beauties of the
scene, as the mass of red sultry ruins grows
and grows each minute, until your ewes are
panied aud heated with its angry glare, and
you almost dread the grand, fierce sheet of
fire, which has swept all trace of vegetation
from the surface of the prairie.


On Monday night, when near twelve
o'clock, the wind changed little and turn
ed the flames nearly back upon the ground
they had already devastated, and this at
once checked their progress. On the next
day, however, they sprang mp afresh and
ragged faster and faster than before, and the
whole extent of the prairie east of Dwight
was hidden under such dense cloud of
yellow smoke as never saw before.
Year: 1861

LINcoLNs VIEw5-A gentleman recently
visited Lincoln, and heard him express his
views quite freely:


lie was asked. "Do You think the Missouri
Compromise line ought to he restored?' lie
replied that although the recent Presidential
election was Il verdict of the people in favor
Of freedom upon all the territories, yet per-
eoually he would be willing, for the sake OF
the Union, to divide the territory we now
own by that line, if, in the Judgment of the
nation it would save the Union and restore
harmony. But whether the ACQUISITION OF
territory hereafter would not reopen the
question and renew the strife, was question
to be thought Of and in some way provided
against


lie had been inquired Of whether he in
tended to recommend the repeal of the anti
fugitive slave laws Of the States. He renlied
that he had never read one of them, but that
il they were of the character ascribed TO
them by Southern men, they certainly ought
TO be repealed. Whether, as President of the
United States, he ought to interfere with
State legislation by Presidential reconmenda.
ton, required more thought than he mad
yet given the subject. He had also been
asked if he intended to interfere or recon-
mend an interference with slavery or the
right Of holding slaves in the dock yards and
arsenas of the United States? Ills reply
was, 'lqdeed, sir, the subject has not entered
my mind lie was inquired Of whether be
intended to recommend the abolition of sla
very in the District Of Columbia? to which
he replied upon my word, have not given
the subject a thought"


gentleman present said to him, "WeH, |
Mr.. Lincoln, suppose these difficulties should |
not be settled before you are inaugurated,
what will you DOR lie replied, with a
'mile, Well suppose | will have to run
he machine as find it."
Year: 1861

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-A miner named james
Smith, was seriously injured ON Friday OF
last week, at Flyblow Flat, on the Middle


Yuba. lie was at work in tunnel, and


while STOPPING forward quantity of earth
became detached and struck him across the
back, crushing him to the earth. Since the
accident, his legs are completely paralyzed,
and it is supposed the back bone is broken
or displaced. Being without means of sup
port, he was brought to Nevada yesterday,
and admitted into the county hospital SO


we learn from the Nevada Democrat.


FRur RAIsNG.--ln nothing says the Ne
vada Transcript, is there a more gratifying
Improvement going on around us than in the
continual planting of orchards and Vineyards
A stranger would be surprised in visiting the
northern mining counties to see the vast al
nual increase of fruit trees. Experiment has
proved the fact that most kinds of fruit trees
will grow luxurianty in our mountain soil,
and produce even better fruit than the valley
lands.


SroRMr.-The La Porte Messenger says
That last snow storm was a heavy one it
commenced on Sunday morning, and contin-
ued to come down at furious rate until
Tuesday about noon. The snow was quite
heavy, Of not the drifting kind, and fell to
the depth Of nearly two feet. At points
north Of US the fall Of snow was much great
er than at this place, while at Strawberry
Valley, about sixteen miles below La Porte
.he people received heavy rain storm while
we were being overdosed with snow The
rails were closed for about one day, but
we're opened as soon as it was considered |
aie to venture out and are now in pretty
ood travelling condition tor persons on foot.
he Stra wberry Valley and La Porte sleigh
lakes its regular trips.
Year: 1861

lNcoNsIsTENT.-The Express argues that
Lincol was not elected by popular MAORI
ty, but that there was a majority against
him of ,O0l ,242 votes. Notwithstanding all
this majority, who are opposed to Republi-
canism, the Express yet justifes secessiors
while secession establishes itself on the
ground that Republicanism is going to sweep
all opposing principles from its path, and
rule with an undsputed domination in the
country. 1t is going to control everything,
Notwithstanding large majority of the
American people are against it The Union
must be dissolved, because minority Presi-
dent is accidentally in power He is bound
hand and foot, and cannot strike down one
solitary right of the South; and would be
opposed by an overwhelming majority of the
people if he undertook it. Yet, the Union
must be dissolved, because he might like to
do something, if he only could