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Year: 1861

The State of Virginia has furnished the Con-
federate service 750 companies uniformed and
equipped, according to the law. The average
number of men in these companies, is rs men TO
each. They make an aggregate of 55,25O voun-
teer soldiers from the State of Virginia, now in
the ranks of the Confederate army and actually in
the field They are divided into SO regiments of
infantry. FIVE regiments of artillery and II bodies
of mounted men. Besides these corps, this State
has furnished the temporary service of large
masses Of militia many thousands Of men for
home Defence and great number of persons who
have employed themselves in guerilla warfare, aud
in tending the wounded, who are not numbered
on the rolls of the army. The actual number of
Virginia troops on those rolls, repeat, are
neither more nor less than 55,250, privates and
officers.


So much of manhood In money the State has
not been less liberal The Convention appropria-
ted the sum of 81 100000 to the public defence,
and $4,000 900 have been actually advanced by
the State Government to the Confederate service.
Such is the official statement The contributions
Of the various counties and of private individuals
cannot be stated with the same accuracy. But
they are sufficiently well known to enable us to
state with authority that they exceed 100000
of dollars.


Speaking of Virginia a. the scat Of war and
the injury she has sustained, and the freedom OF
the other States of the Confederacy from similar
damages, the Examiner continues


In men and money the States have all made
large contributions to the public defence, but not
of them, with the exception of North Carolins,
has approached the mark of Virginia The
noble State of North Carolina has furnished thirty
regiments unsurpassed by any troops in theSSorld,
and has neither clustered at other States
Dragged of her own gallant generosity. 1t is un
fortunate that similar spirit has not been mani
tested in all parts Of the Confedoracy. The in
diligence of an unnecessary vanity in any quarter,
or unfounded pretensons, would never have
induced Firginians to present. the unanswerable
fact Of the case to public view did not reasonable
selfrsspect compel them to do 80.
Year: 1861

NEWSPAPER BORRoWERS.-A subscriber writes
US that his paper lis generally worn full of holes
before L get it, by men who are worth ten times
as much as am" We are sorry for him, and
still more sorry for the borrowers. Perhaps if he
would give orders to the Postmaster not to deliver
his paper to any one but himself he might get the
use of it,
Year: 1861

~ The National Intelligencer advocates
the immediate surrender of Fort Pickens to the
JEFF Davis conspirators, and the recognition of
the Southern Confederacy, if it shall appear, in
the course of the year, that secession is the de.
liberate choice of the Gulf States. But how is
this to appear where no voting is allowed, and
where the people are overawed by armed cut.
throats2
Year: 1861

bY- The Baltimore American of yesterday
says:


"Over one hundred recruits for the regular
army of the Confederate States left here in the
Norfolk boat yesterday, en- route for Charleston,
South Carolina. Some few of the party are
young men of respectable connections, who
have been bitten by desire for military glory,
but the majority of the detachment is made up
Of the worst class OF our population. If the
Coniederacy can put them to any serviceable
purpose, it will achieve what society has failed
TO accomplish here"
Year: 1861

No POPULAR VoTE.-In the Georgia State
Convention last Saturday, the Constitution ofthe
Confederate States, as prepared at Montgom
cry, was ratified in secret session, and, as is
reported, by unanimous vote. 1t is evident
that there is to be no submission of this Con-
stitution to the people in any of the seeded
States, and that they are to be invited to the
entertainment of living under form of gov
ernment, in devising which, they have had no
hand. These State Conventions, to say moth
ing of the extreme hurry with which they were
elected, were only elected with view to the
question of secession, and have no authority to
act upon the question of Federal organization.
These proceedings are susceptible Of but one in
ference, which is, that the conspirators are
aware that the people are against them, and
mean to give them no chance of reversing the
hasty and tumultuous decision into which they
were entrapped, in the first flush of passion
following the Presidential election. The con-
spirators have precipitated" revolution, and
they mean now to hold their vantage ground
by usurpstion.
Year: 1861

A SIX YEARS PREsIDENCY.-The idea Of q
six years Presidency is peculiarly grateful to
shallow people, who see in it a relief from dis
tracing contests. 1t probably never occurred
to them, that the ferceness Of the strife for the
supreme power is proportional to the length of
the term, and that two Presidential elections in
twelve years, might even occasion more COM
motion than three. And the recent experience
Of the reluctance of defeated party to endure
loss of the Presidency for four years, may
well excite doubts of the expediency of extend,
ing the term to six years.


The remark of the man, who had his hair
combed for the first time for year, that the
sufsrings of those who combed their hair every
day must be intolerabe, involves the precise
philosophy of those who seek to diminish the
excitement of Presidential elections, by dimin
ishing their frequency.
Year: 1861

MCCONNELL AT MARYsVILLE.-The Marys-
vile Democrat, in its account Of McCon-
nell's speech in that place on Tuesday eve
ming last, says:


Mr.. Mcconnell informed his hearers that he
was strong Union man; that the Union was
dissOlved-eleven States having gone out of the
Confederacy. He declared himself opposed to
secession and coercion. He talked an hour or
so on the negro question.


The last half hour of the speech was devoted
to what the distinguished gentleman was pleased
to term an explanation, concerning charge
made against him, to the effect that he had sta
ted here, in a conversation, that he would go as
Kentucky did on the Union question, and that
he believed she would secede. The explanation
was as follows: He said he recollected having
approached a group of gentlemen in the streets
i'll this city, some weeks ago, and being asked
how he stood upon the war question, he said he
gave curt reply, but could not remember 1hGt
Il tCGsi


He then went on to say that he was in the
habit of conversing loosely, and of forgetting in
fifteen minutes what he had said. He could
not therefore say what he had said on the occa-
sion referred to. lie did not deny the truth of
the assertion made in this paper, viz: that he
did say: GAS goes Kentucky so will go, and
as sure as we stand here, Kentucky will be out
of the Union in two weeks" He could not de-
ny it. He said he could not remember what he
did say at the time referred to. This he re-
peated number of times. He said that he
never could have said anything capable of being
construed into declaration that he owed allie
glance TO Kentucky instead of California. He
avowed himself Californian.
Year: 1861

We would remind the Douglasmen that they
have cause for congratulation that their party
was defeated in the election last year. What
would have been the result had they succeeded?
Their great leader is dead, and Herschel v.
Johnson, leader in the Secession army, would
have been President to day. Who can contem-
plate the escape without horror.-[ Journal.


Had the Douglas party been successful in
the last election there would have been no
serious attempt at secession, and the coun-
try would now have been in the enjoyment
of peace. Those only who delight in fu-
riOHs civil war such as is now raging have
cause for congratulation in the defeat Of
Douglas. 1t is true, the secession leaders
have been anxious to precipitate the South
into revolution for many years past !; but
they very we'll knew that should Douglas
be elected they could not induce the people
of single State to secede, hence they divi-
ded the Democratic party with the express
view of electing Lincoln, 10 order to give
them an excuse for raising the standard of
revolt. The secession leaders played into
the hands of the Republicans in order to
bring about the very state of affairs that
now exist.


This is the first time we have seen the
statemant that Herschel v. Johnson is now
leader in the Secession army, and we
doubt its truth. Johnson was member of
the Georgia Convention, and used every
influence in his power to defeat the passage
of the secession ordinance. But the Ordi-
nance passed against bis vote and protest
and when he found that his exertiOns could
no longer avail to stem the tide of revolu.
tiOn, he retired to private life.
Year: 1861

The RIGHT CBoRD.-Gen. Butler struck
the right chord in his late order forbidding
the use of whiskey in The camp, and it
would be well for all officers of volunteers
10 carefully weigh his words Boys he
says in effect, ''whiskey is doing rs great
injury. Your general has no wish to con-
ceal the fact that be has been in the habit
or using wines and liquors al his headquar-
ters and offering them TO his friends. He
will not ask sacrifice from his men he is
unwilling 10 make himself there.ore, no Ii.
quors or wines will be allowed either at his
headquarters or in the camp which he has
the honor 10 command"


We repeat, General BUTLER has struck
the right chord. There will be no more
triumphs OF whiskey in .he camp of sold
Hair Trigger" Now that the campaign is
open will not our officers emulate his exam
pie in other things, and ask of their men no
sacrifices they are not willing 10 make them
seves." srrt


When Colonel Burnside so gallantly led
his Rhode Island Regiment, he dismouuted
that he might know when his men were
weary. Who wonders at the bearing of men
in battle fighting nnder such a leader?
Year: 1861

Those persons engaged in occupations re.
quiring The hands alone 10 move, while
The lower limbs remain motionless, should
bear in mind that without constantly raising
the irame 10 an erect position, and giving
slight exercise TO all parts of the body,
such practIce will tend to destroy their
health. They should, however, sit in as
erect position as possible. With seamstres-
ses there is always more or less STOPPING of
The head and shoulders, tending TO retard
circulation, respiration and digestion, and
produce curvature of the spine. The head
should be thrown back TO give the lungs full
play. The frequent long drawn breath OF
the seamstress evinces the cramping and
confnem e, Of the lungs. Health cannot be
expected without free respiration. The life
giving element is in the atmosphere, and
without ii in proponionale abundance must
disease intervene. Strength and robustness
must come from exercise. Confined ait-
iudes are in violation OF erect theories OF
health, physical development and the in
stinct of nature. Those accustomed to sit
writing for hours, day alter day, can form
soma idea Of the exhausting nature of the
toll some and i'll paid labor of The poor
seamslress.
Year: 1861

DEMOCRATIC DoCTRISE.-As far as we are
able to discover amongst our exchanges,
the Democratic press of the North may be
said 10 be unit in favor of sustaining the
Government in the energetic prosecution of
this war. The Democracy of the North


deny the right Of secession in toto. They
have always done so. They denied the
the right of the New England States to se-
cede from the Union in 1914. They denied
the right OF Massachusetts TO secede, as she
threatened to do in 1874, if Texas was ad-
miited-and now they emphaticalIy deny
the right OF Texas to secede They go for
sustaining the Union now as they have ever
done-presenting no petitions for its disso-
luton, and scorning the men who would
under any circumstances, "let it slids."-
They also go for the Constitution and its
guarantees, including the Liberty Of Speech and
the Freedom of the Press. This we call the
true, manly and patriotic ground and peace
and harmony can only be rs-esiablished in
Year: 1861

The Grass Valley National relates the
following incident having recently occurred
in that vicinity:


A lawyer of this village was consulted
few days since by an injured husband who
complained of the unfaiihiulnsss of his.
spouse. Repeated acts of Inconsistency on
the par, OF the wife could be clearly proved,
and the man of law told his client tha,
there would be no difficulty in obtaining
divorce at the next term of the Couu-
Divorce next term of the Court exclaimed
the now excited Benedict, @D-n you,
! only want to get an iuionction 10 stay her
proceedings"
Year: 1861

COOP JOKE ON SoMEBoDY.-The
La Crosse Democrat says that on the
night Of the 22d, the anniversary Of


Washington's birth day, a large party
were dancing in Barron's Hall,
while from the flag staff over the
building Aoated the stars and stripes
During the evening the national bunt
ing was hauled down and the Palmetto
flag, rattle sSsnaik" and all run up in its
Iplace. All night long did it float there


all night long did patriotic men and


women dance under it, but there was
swearing i'll town on the next morine
when it was discovered and cut down,
Year: 1861

Healthy Human Blood upon being ANALYzED always pre-
es with the essential clements and gives
the True Standard Analyze the Blood of person suffering
from Consumption, Liver Complaint Dyspepsia Scrofua etc.
and find in every instance certain deficiencies the
ules of Blood Supply these deficiencies and you
The Blood Food founded upon
Year: 1861

has won for itself such a renown for the cure Of
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
it is entirely unnecessary for us to reconnt the
evidence of its virtues, wherever it'll has been cln-
ployed. AS it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do moro than
assure the people its quality is kept up to the best
It ever has been, and that it may be relied on TO
do for their relief all it has ever been found TO do.
Year: 1861

QUARTZ SPEc1MEN-0ur friend, Major Muir
dock, of the Norambagua mills, Grass Valley,
had the kindness to present on Wednesday
with an elegant and rich quartz specimen from the
Forest Spring ledge in which he is a large stock
holder. Well have the thing done up in Bar
Ictt d Sherwood's best style, Major, and keep
it IN mcmoridm of you.


BY the way, we understand that under the
superintendent of Major Murdoch, the Nor
ambagua Mills pay not less than ten thousand
dollars per month to the stock holders over and
above expenses. As the Major pockets good,
round sum from the proceeds for his share we
hope it will continue to pay in the same style
till the whole Murdock family are surfeited
with gold.
Year: 1861

time had been allowed to them 90 that, instead
Of getting to Centreyille and to the Run, he
he was obliged to halt at Fairfax Court house,
and to lose another day in occupying the
position which oughtto have been taken when
he first advanced.


BRAGGART WRITING.


AS the truth is developed the secessionists
in Washington become radiant with Joy, and
cannst conceal their exultation wherever ii is
safe to indulge it. Their ears are erect for the
sound of the cannon which is to herald the en-
trance of the enemy into the capital of the
United States. The Unionists, on the other
hand, speak Of the past hopes of the enemy, of
the great reinforcements arriving, of the re-
newed efforts of the North, and of its determi-
nation to put down the rebellion. There must
be an infatuation which amounts to a kind Of
national insanity in portion of the North, or
is it possible that they believe what the jour
mails tell them-that they are the strongest
bravest, richest, mightiest people in the world,
and that they have only to will it, and the
world-including the Confederate States-is
prostrate before them? The exaggerations and
misstatements of part of the American press
would certainly lead those who believe it to
such conclusion.
Year: 1861

Comptroller Ward was "too busy getting
out lis Annual Report" Oh Thursday last,
to furnish us statement about matter in
which the taxpayers Of Chicago are pro.
foandly interested, and which it would
have tasen him perhaps twenty minutes to
make Out But yesterday he had plenty Of
time to prepare near.y column Of matter
for the Journal, not embracing the desired
information, but designed solely to shield
the Mayor from the consequences Of his
own acts By the way, are the public ap-
priced Of the fac: that Mayor Wentworth
has not appointed a City Comptroller for
the present municipal year? &1r. Ward
on1y holds his Office from day to day, ut
the suderance Of the Mayor. lie is liable
to be walked out Of the place any one Of
these fine mornings It depends solely upon
the Mayors option. Perhaps this fact may
throw some light upon the zeal with which
The Comptroller comes TO the defence Of the
Mayor Meanwhile, we again tell the tax
payers TO keep sharp look out for the
forthcoming RenC~t.
Year: 1861

Our letters from Washington this morn
ing are anything bat encouraging in their
character. There is weakness where
the country expected strength-fear where
it looked for courase-a disposition to sur
render everything where it expected de-
ton to principle that nothing could sur
viyc. We trust that every Republican
into whose hands this number Of the TnIB-
uSE may camc, will lose no lime in VIII
ting to one or more Republican Congress
men, urging them not to desert their col
or5 nor the cause Of their country in This
hour Of peril For the lack Of a little cf-
fort now, all that is worth saving may be
wholly lost Let every patriotic influence
now be felt at Washington.
Year: 1861

this operation, we will take tie casc Of HI,


Chaplin. Within the past twenty dars lie
has been paid s4,09o87 by the city in scrip


bearing interest from 1st May, ase0. He
would gladly have taken the money
without interest To hnve got the
money for the city would have cost at the
rate Of eight per cent interest until the LIST
Of May. Then the loss to the city By this one
item, is the difference between eight per
cent interest on that sum for four months,


and ten per cent. for one year, which
amounts to $307.16. This is small sum,
truly; but multiply it by one hundred, and
it is not small to man, ct least, who has it
to pay. We cannot, Of course, make the
estimate for the whole No man living
will be able to do that but the Mayo. and
Comptroller, and the public will look in
vain for any enlightenment from that
source It will be within bounds, however,
to say TINT in this item, the city has been
saddlcd with at least $4,000 more than
it ought to have been. That is another
bill Of cost for the Taxpayers Of Chicago,
in the name Of 'Libcrty and Economy
Year: 1861

At Bryan Hall this evening the adjourned
meeting Of the Boys on the present crisis, is
to take place, when ] report will be received
from the committee appointed to draft m ad-
dress to the Boys Of the Country.
Year: 1861




A gentleman in one Of the southwest
ern States has produced an apparatus
which is intended for delineating the
course of rivers and analogous objects
The invention consists in the use of a
''plotter" rotated in frame parallel with
the frame of motion of the vessel upon
which it is fixed, and at a speed bearing
a certain relation to that of the vessel,
the said "plotter" acting to forward be-
meath il the sheet upon which the chart
is taken, and the said sheet being kept
constantly in a position corresponding with
the points of the compass by means of a
table on vertical axis Immediately be-
meath the said plotter The machine is
so placed upon the boat that the plouer
may be rotated BY the engines Of the yes.
sci, or by Cloekwork Each sheet of pa
per to receive the course Of power is
marked near one edge with the letter n
to Indicate north, and is placed upon the
table ia a position parallel with the needle
Of the compass, and retained in such posi-
tion BY rotating the table, as may be
needful TO compensate for the turns made
by the boat in following the sinuosities of
the river. The model now on exhibition
is exceedingly simple, and has been sue
cessfully tested in practice by tracing the
course of several rivers, the charts of
which are with the machine BY chang
ing the width Of the mixing machine, ro-
tating upon the plotter, the width Of the
river may also be indicated.
Year: 1861

Fruit trees "winter kill because their
wood is not sufficiently matured ID the
fall, The mild weather through autumn
continues the growth till a period past
the time Of hardening, as it IS termed so
that the rigors of winter are fatal. An
oak does not winter Kill, because the tex
ture of-the wood is firm. The same is
true Of seeding fruit trees, to "a consider
able extent. Our choice varieties of fruit
have been produced in many instances, by
high, ie not over cultivation, and it is an
old remark, that the hardihood of a tree
is sacrificed by that culture which produ-
ces a superior quality of fruit. We need
not expect. to procure trees that will bear
the first year of as hardy a nature as
those which produce an inferior variety.
Yet we may do much to increase the
power of endurance in the tender varie-
ties. Whatever is attempted must be
done during the period Of growth. The
point to be aimed at is to check the
growth of the tree early in the season, in
order that the wood may be rendered
hard and firm before winter. A dry au-
tumn presents this end. When rains are
abundant and the weather is warm, veg
citation goes on rapidly, often till arrest
ed by cold snap, after which there is
time for the process. But we can not
trust to the weather. L
Year: 1861

Put the seed with the Surrounding pulp
on a piece Of old mnslin, 8 or 8 inches
square, and sprinkle over il "a small guam
uty of securing sand, Gather the edges
of the cloth in one hBnd, so as 10 hold
The seed securely, and rub them gently
in the palm Of the other for few minu-
tes, dipping them occasionally in water.


This rubbing will cut the pulp from the
seed. Pour the seed anb sand into a
basin of water, 50 that the pulp may be
turned of. IF the pulp Is not all se6ara-
ted, add more water, and ponr off again
till 1t Is clean enough. Now by putting
in little more water, and gently shak-
ing and turning the basin, the seed may
be poured separate into a sieve or cloth
ready for drying.
Year: 1861

| used TO be of the opinion that people
knew how to catch the gopher if they de-
sired to do so, and that those people who
have their fields overrun with this pest,
were either TOO lazy, or thought the 60
pher did no. harm; but finding myself
mistaken, / will give you my way of
catching them. which have practicedfor
many years, and exterminated them from
a thirty-five acre farm, and have only .oc-
casionally to set my trap for some emil
grant from a neighbours farm.


All that is required is a common steel
rat trap, spade, and board about Is
inches square. Dig hole about foot
square between two of the gopher's
mounds, or just inside the outside one,
so that you strike the gopher's hole,
which a little experience will enable you
to find with ease. Dig your hole aninch
deeper than, the bottom of the gopher's,
set your trap facing one of the holes, aud
cover it with fine dirt 80. that he cannot
see the trap, then put in small piece OF
sweet potato, horse radish. or a few
Grains Of corn cover the hole with the
board and throw some earth around the
edges. so as TO perfectly exclude the light,
for if this is no. done, the gopher will
simply close up the hole you have open
ed, but if all is dark he will go into the
hole to see what is the matter. Il is not
necessary to put anything IN the hole, bat
it is better to do so, for it win often tempt
him to go into the trap when otherwise
be would not.


This work can be done BY the bows,
who will find it good sport, besides keep
ing them employed; and it would. not be
bad idea | think to pay them a triAe per
head for the gophers they catch, and let
them earn a little pocket money, which is
much better than giving them money in
any other way; the boys will feel better
know that the money they spend was
tarned, and il viii teach them the value
eff money, and give them habits Of ind IS
try.-E. A. r. VALLEY Farmer.