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Year: 1863

A Joint resolution of Mr.. Jas. Williams
Che offered ip which passed the House, has
subsequently been concurred in by the Senate,
censuring Gov. Cannon for the endorse
ment Of arbitrary arrests in his Inaugural


This action is of very little consequence in


itself-we suppose Gov. Cannon will still
live and perchance breathe as free as though
this august(i i)assemblage had passed no such
rSsolution-but taken in connection with
other circumstances it is significant of GER
sain facts that they ought to be cognizant
of For instance: week before the pas
sage of their Joint Resolutions" they
passed "an Act" making the man felon
who should arrest or cause to be arrested
ahy citizen or nonresident without civil
process. The Resolution may be intend
Ell to be supplementary to the "Act for
JEFF Davis or Toombs or any rebel spy may
come among Us and be secure according to
the utaaioa of these /" States Rights" solons.
In connection, but antecedent to this, they
cannot forget that they resisted the effort to
raise the" Stars and Stripes" on our capital
two years ago; encouraged rebel emmisaries
TO visit this State at the same tiIne listened
20 their pleas for rebellion; Gov. Burton
urged the Legislature to call convention
to consider them, and every possible expe-
dent has been adopted then and since to
array the people of this State against the
prosecution of the war, and the restoration
of the supremacy of the laws. They seem
TO care far less for the restoration of the
Union than they do the personal safety of a
few traitors, who in any other country
would not only have found prison but g
scafOld, and we could say for these mer
that under any other government they
would have been taken care of in smaller
quarters than they now occupy to vent theil
spleen in safety against the Government


They ought to be thankful to cold Abe "
for the leniency they enjoy, because they
~euld enjoy it under no other ruler Have
Sney forgotten that they have opposed
ss~rytEns the Administration has done-th,
call for seventy-6ve thousand volunteers
the arrests oftraitors, discouraged volunteer
ing, the passage of the troops of one Stat
across another, denied the right of coercion
&c II they sustained any of the policy 70
the suppression of the rebellion and onl


found fault with the suspension of tn
Habeas Corpus or the emancipation procla
nation, then we should not speak of ther
As We do because these are questions O


which loyal men can and do differ, bu
where men, because the Administration
not Of their party, have SO little regard 70
their country as to jeopardize the Union an


the Constitution by aiding national dissolr


ton, we cannot but doubt their patriotism
Year: 1863

The resolutions in the Senate, reported
by Senator Sumner, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations and concurred in
even by Henderson, Davis and Hicks, Gts
Border State members,) assert that the Gov
ernment is engaged in the suppression of a
conspiracy for the establishment of sepa-
rate Government upon the cornerstone of
slavery, and for the building up of great
slave power; and that the only effect Of
mediation, arbitration or interference would
but prolong and intensity the struggle and
add to its horrors All tendencies to for
eign Intervention are protested against, and
foreign Governments and people are called
upon to note the struggle as a contest be-
tween freedom and slavery.
Year: 1863

A rumor from Dover says that Gov
Cannon sent a communication to both
branches of the Legislature on Tuesday
afternoon notifying them that he should
issue Proclamation denying their authority
to pass an act entitled " An Act to Prevent
Illegal Arrests in this State" as contravene-
ing the authority OF the General Govern
ment. Great indignation was per conse-
quence manifested by the Copperheads," j"
and one of them, we learn, declared that he
felt like Throwing it down and jumping
on it with both feet" in tho fashion, we
suppose, he and other boys do bladders on
Christmas mornings. We would like to be
present when this pretty piece ofgymnastics
is performed, and if he will give notice of
the time, can, no doubt, have very respect
able audience to witness his dexterity.
Year: 1863

PARTIES who claim to know what they saw.
assert that the late reported attempt to fit out
a rebel privateev at Victoria was true, and
that the project fell through from want Of
harmony among those connected with the en-
terpriSe.
Year: 1863

why is not the same cause sufficient to place
th. inferior below the level of the superior


Is belief in this secessionstn We think
not, but we have heard men accused of Sc
ccssionism for less. 1t would be well, there
fore, to know what constitutes Secessionism.
1t would be we'll to know if men are to be
dubbed secessionists because they cannot
think as the administration thinks, or as ev-
cry individual officer Of the government,
from the Secretary of State down to the low
est patrolmert in police district thinks
For this is what we are coming to. Meet
abo.iti ioinsts, or as they prefer to be called
just now, emancipa,ionlsts, where you WILL
and preusme to assert your right to think
for yourself, to criticse with your lips what
you condemn in your heart proceed on the
assumption that your right to differ from
them is as clear as their right to differ from
you; refuse to accept their say so as an arti-
Gle of your political creed, and they discern
at once that you are secessionist.


In our opinion it is not wise to handy
about such charges recklessly; disloyalty to
the government should never be assumed.
for In a land like ours, under a government
elected like ours, to say that the people are
dsloyal is to say that the government is un.
worthy
Year: 1863

EE Parties, in the days Of the revolu-
ton, were known as Patriots and Loyalists
The loyalIsts were tories.


Let DO Republican imagine that his liberty
is any safer than that Of the Democrat. If
that of the one is lost, SO also is that of the
other. We are all in the same boat.


Just think of the number of able bodied
men. taken from the farms and work shops OF
the country! II is certain, that of these not
less than 100000 have gone to the grave.


how is this >? The Southern soldiers and
secessionists say they will never come back
into the Union, and the Abolition Republi-
cans swear they won't have the Union as ID
apas. How is it possible, then, that the one
class can be any better Union men than the
other
Year: 1863

What an immense amount of herosm
among this class passes unnoticed, or is TAX
en- as matter of course not only in this
most righteous war which we are waging,
but in those OF all past time. For the SOL
dier, he has his comrades about him, shoul-
der to shoulder he has praise if he does
well he has honorable mention and plying
tears if ne falls nobly striving But alas !!
for the soldiers wife Even an officers wife
who has sympathzing friends, who has the
comforts and many of the luxuries of life
whose children are provided for if their fa-
ther fall; what hours of dreadful suspense
and anxiety must she pass even in these fa-
vorable circumstances. How hard for her
But the wife of poor soldier, who, in Civ
ing her husband to her country, has given
everything who knows not whether the
meal she and her little ones are eating may
not be the last one for many hungry desc
late day who has no friend to say +" we'll
done," as the tagging weeks of suspense
creep on, and she stands bravely at her post,
keeping want and starvation at bay imagi-
nation busy among the heaps of dead and
wounded, or traversing the wretchcd prison
dens and shuddering at the thought of their
demoDiac keepers; keeping down her sobs,
as her little daughter trustfully offers up her
nightly prayer for dear papa to come ho re-
or when her little son, just old enough to
read, traces with his fingers the long list of
killed and wounded i" TO see if fat hers name
is there;" shrouding her eyes from the pos
sibe future of her children should her
strength give out under the pressure of want
and anxiety; no friend to turn to when her
hand is palsied with labor; nor waving ban
ncrs nor martial music, nor one procession
to chronicle her valorous deeds; none but
God and her own brave heart to witness her
noble, unaided struggles !; when :hink of
these solitary women scattered throughout
the length and breadth of this land, nv
heart warns towards them, and would fain
hold them up in their silent struggle fer all
the word to admire.


When the history OF this war shall be
written (and that cannot be now,) let the
historian, what else he may forget, forget not
to chronicle this sublime valor of the hearth
stoac all over our struggling land.-Fanny
Fern.
Year: 1863

GE The following article is from Arch.
bishop Hughes organ The FreeRsan's Jour
nal:


1t is favorite dodge of some people nova
days to endcavor to shut up man who disa-
grees with him by accusing him of secession
ism. 1t is an easy way of getting rid Of an
argument that one cannot answer; it is far
easier than convincing an opponent, in fact,
it is . as easy as lying" But is man a Sc
cessionist because he desires peace, or depre
Gates subjugatioD, Or intimates a wish that
personal liberty was less restricted Is he
a secessionst because he is not blind to the
discrepancies in official reports, or the short
comings of government, the incompetency Of
general or the plumbers of statesman
Is he seceSsionst because he abhors the
idea of conquercrs and conquered taking the
place Of fellow-citizens IN this Republic, be-
cause he wishes for no such union as that Of
ireland with England, or Poland with Rus
sia on this broad continent? ? Is he seces-
sionist because he is alive to the wicked ness
and absurdity of enslaving white men in or
der to set negroes free Is man a seces
sionist who does not believe our govern
ment lnfalble, our army invincible, and our
resources iIlimitable Is it seccssionis'n to
hint that our Southern brethren are human
beings still, that they have rights which it
would be dangerous to disregard, and feel
ings it would be wise to take into account
Is it secessionism to admit that they are
brave and wary, or to doubt that they are
&C destitute and SO desponding as it is the
fashion to represent them? Is 1t secession
ism to shrink from taxation, to wish that our
government was more frank in dealing with
the people, more desirous of relieving them
from the horrors of suspense, more chary OF
interfering with the liberty of the press and
freedom Of speech, more economical Of public
money? Is it secessionism to long with
longing of which these people have no con-
ception for the reconstruction of the Union
on the basis of the Constitution, on the good
old guarantees that satisfied the men of '76.
What better are we than they, or what bet
ter is the negro now than he was in their
day. that he should be made bone of con-
tention between the sections, a wedge to split
up the republic? Our Revolutionary Fa-
thers never thought of flegislating negroes in
to equality with white men; their sense of
right was no more shocked by their exclus-
ion from political privileges than it was by
the exclusion of the id:otic, and they were
right, for if in the case of the latter, inferior
ity of intellect is judged sufficient to place
the individual below the level of the race,
Year: 1863

ET"I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
A MAN CAN CLAIM TO BE A FRIEND
OF TIE UNION, AND YET BE IN FA-
VOR OF WAR UPON TEN MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE IN THE UNION. YOU CANNOT
COVER IT UP MUCH LONGER UNDER
THE pRETEXT OF LOVE FOR THE UN-
ION"


"WAR is DISUNION, CERTAIN, IN
EVITABLE, FINAL AND IRREPRESST-
."-Donglas' last speech in The Senate.
Year: 1863

The present campaign far exceeds any
previous one since the Presidential one
of 40, for the size and spirit of The Union
mass meetings. They surprise even their
most sanguine friends and astonish and
bewildsr their foes. That at Springfield
on Thursday was the biggest Of the sea-
son. The Union press does not follow the
audacious example Of the Cppperhead
journals and place the attendance at these
meetings at forty, fifty or hundred thOus-
and such ahsurdities Overresch them
selves: But We give fair estiu ates from
survey and calculation. It is estimated
that the Springfield meeting had an at
tendance of not less than twenty thOus-
and. The procession was long and splen-
did. The whole country round about had
turned out 70 celebrate the occasion and
testify to their patriotism. The meeting
was a glorious success, and was go because
Of organized effort to make it So. Work
was done there which should be done sv.
.erywhere, to stir up the public'to the i'm
portsnce Of the campaign and of ranging
themselves in opposition to the traitor
yallendigham.
Year: 1863

REPAIRS on THE PIER.-The pier along
which the Lake Shore Railroad runs on en-
tering the city is receiving extensive repairs.
The bank facing the lake is being stoned up
substantially from the foot of Wood street
nearly to the railroad shops SO as to protect
the road from the action of the waves, some
thing that has long been needed.
Year: 1863




The Confederate Loan--Despair and Rage


or English Spectators,


John Bull has been most nightly taken
in and TOsFs accordingly. The London
correspondent Of the New York Herald
writes that the spectators are mad enough
at the Jewish city editor of the London
Times to treat him as those Of his race
were treated in the middle ages. The
writer says:


"Talk of slaveryt The most miserable
bond slaves in the world at present are
the unfortunate English spectators who
have invested in the Confederate Loan. To
meet some of them in the city on Change
is a caution The very look Of them sug-
gests dangerous lunacy and suicide They
have been bought and sold-sold to JEFF.
Davis, the experienced repudiator,' for a
lot gf Wasie paper, and -thoy curse their
stars accordingly. And let me tell you
I John Bull can curse some when he tries
his hand at it. But you have no idea of
their fury against the "Ebrew jew who
writes the city articles in the Times. 1t
was he, they say, who deluded them into
/ investing their money in this miserable
loan; AID new, after the staggering
promises which we're held out TO them,
they awoke to q full consciousness of the
terrible fact that they will never, while
grass grows and water runs, receive a
shilling Of their money back. The other
day was speaking to a Well-known mem
! ber Of the English House of Commons on
the subject--a man passionately in favor
of the South. What you think the
answer when asked him his opinion o.
the prospects Of the holders of these new
Southern bonds2 The foolsp he e1elaim
ed; they are sold, and served them right
They should have kept their money in theil
pockets. If the whole Of that Southern
paper were in the market tomorrow
would not give sixpense for the lot Yer.
encouraging this, is it nOt?"
Year: 1863

We'noticed the fact in our last that Jackson,
our troops had retired from the place, in what di
rection not known. 1t appears that battle
has been fought near that place between our troops
under Gen. Pemberton, and the enemy, under Gen.
Grant. We'take it, from the accounts, that our
forces were defeated Our loss is said to be 1000
killed and wounded; loss of the enemy not known.
Grave fears are entertained that Vcksburg is in
imminent danger We do not know what number
of Confederate troops there in that quarter nor
do we know the force of the enemy, though it is
stated that Grant had OOO 1t is also stated that
he was reinforced during his fight with Penn
berton.


In Virginia both armies are being largely rein
forced. The Yankees have strongly fortified be-
tween the Pamunkey and Mattaponi, about forty
miles from Richmond. Their position at that point
is said to be already almost impregnable 1t is
strange that they permitted to do this without
interruption. 1t may be that the enemy cortem-
plate an advance on Richmond from that point and
from the Rappahannock at the same time We may
expect several sanguinary battles on large scale
in the course of few weeks. The Confederates
generally have had the good fortune to defeat the
my in pitched battles but thus far no practical re-
suit favorable to peace has been reached, II we
whip them they fall back, prepare for action, and
fight US again. As the Enquirer says, they gain
upon US "lnch by inch and acre by acre." They
| lose TO ground on which they have once planted
their feet l. requires spirit of prophecy to fore
tell the result, if they continue thus to gain upon
us. Unless driven back at various points, and held
back firmly, it looks if they would at last over
run u.s. But we have great confidence in our armies
and in the skill of Generals, and we must hope
for the best under all circumstances. "The race is
not always to the swift nor the battle to the
strongn
Year: 1863

PAY THE SOLDIERS "A soldier writes US from
Wilmington that he believes the government furn-
ishes money to pay the soldiers their bounty and
wages but that it is sometimes three months before
they can get their wages and bounty from The pay
masters Is this so? Our soldier friend complains
Of alean purse and hard times, and says the fami-
lies of soldiers like himself would be benefited by
prompt payment of their wages This IS true. The
wages of the soldiers ought not to be withheld one
day after they are due. They are little enough in
all conscience and ought to be paid promptly.
Year: 1863

We publish to-day the Confederate States tax
law recently enacted. This measure will draw from
the people of this State, in money and produce,
about tCenty millions Of dollars They will have
to pay this year. in Confederate, State, and County
taxes, about twenty five twentieth Of
the value of all the real and personal property in the
State
Year: 1863

1t is well known that the present Vice.
President Of the Confsderacy made a
speech strongly opposed to secession in
the Georgia Convention Of January
1851. The following extracts will show
how clearly he perceived the iniquity and
foresaw the results of the MEASURE:


THAT this step once taken couid never
be recalled, and all the baleful and with
ering consequences that must follow las
they would see) will rest on the conven
tion for oil coming time. When We and
our posterity shall see our lovely South
desolated by the demon of war, which
this act of yours viii inevitably invite
and call forth; when our green fields OF
waving harvssts shall be trodden down
by the nurderous soldiery and fiery car
of war sweeping over our land; our tenn
pies Of justice laid in ashes; all the hor-
rors and dcsolation OF war upon us; who
but this convention shall be held respon-
sible forit? and who bot him who shall
have given his vote for this unwise and
ill.timed measure las / honestly think
and believe) shsll be held 70 strict ac.
count for this suicidal act by the present
generation, and probably cursed and ex.
ecrated by posterity for all coming time
for the wide and desolAting ruin that will
inevitably follow this act you now pro.
pose to perpetrate.


pause, | entreat you, and consider
for moment what reason you can give
that will even justify yourselves in calm
er moments what reason you can give K
your fellow sufferers in the calamity tha
it will bring upon US. What reaeons car
you give to the nations Of the earth te
justify i'll They will Be calm and dslib
crate judges in the case; and TO wha
cause OF one overt sct can you name o.
point on which to rest the plea of justii
cstionl What right has the North as
aailsdS What interest Of the South. .hal
Year: 1863

An extract from private letter from an ofncer on
board OF tho Monitors of Charleston gives tho
following description and sketch Of the obstructons about
which have heard much, and which have IL is
alleged prevented vessels from passing the forts and
proceeding direct to Charleston ITSELF


Our pilot has at last brought board specimen OF
the lower distractions. They are like this
Year: 1863

the fauit o. the North as the South. what
ever might be the sins and evils Of slavery,
ow ~ tne North had done much 10 mitigate and
m thousands had done the south, and the
thought easy solution OF tho difficulties OF that


asvte counsels OF Washington Tho fth and last con-


Tdsation the many reasons they hsd for thinking
ssat God was chastisng but not forsakng them Az
many critical points In this painful the nterposcn
OF the Divine hand had been manifested In their behalf


IN the last part Of tho text tho absolute uncertainty OF
the future told Of When the fast day WAS Kept IN
April last the darkness OF the hour deeply eit and
who but that the wonderful events which 80 rapidly
cleared the Northern sky answers to the prayers
then offered by humble and prostrate peopief lie
trusted to the power and love OF God for the re-
establishment OF peace. It would be IN our
case as in others; when civil discords mad
become intolerable, then all came TO see the
OF union In support OF this he nstanced the Pre-
tenders rebellion which was followed by closer union
OF Kingdoms OF England and Scotland than had
ever been possible before. would be when the civil
ended, in l660 and when King Charles said
merriy slt must have been his fault that he had
stayed away so long, everybody glad TO him."
II would be when King David returned after the death
OF Absalom when no bowed tne hearts Of the of
Judah.as the hearts OF man. and when all Israel
turned TO their old allegiance saying I'VE brethren.
We are Of one bone and OF one flesh" Human NATURE
he continued is still the same, and though 1t is 10
say impossible. "a things possible with God" The
discourse closed with eloquent peroraton that
the Union might be restored yore and tnat lag
might wave in all our ports and all cities and
towns
Year: 1863

Tho day observed. az holidays usually are in this
city, by general suspension Of business; and from APP
pearances all who could get away from tho heated atmos
phcrc did by going the country the shore
The we're filled with private vehicles during tho
morning and the OF the different railroad limos
crowded uncomfortable degree Services he
In q OF churches but tho regular pastors


mostly out OF town. well the greater proportion of
their Congregations tho Attendance rather limited
Tho appearance OF the city that OF a sunday
Year: 1863

THIS work is of high moral tone written in chaste
yet thrilling language, and appeals directly to the
moral consciousness of ALL, PARENTS and GUARD
IARs especially, detailing scientific and reliable aids
and treatment for cure.


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Year: 1863

it, and nine Western States nones Why
have little States like Vermont and New
Jersey, the population Of both Of which
being scarcely one-third that Of Illinois,
got places on the great committee, while
whole section Of the Union, comprising
more than one-third Of its population, and
wealth, have no member to represent it?
Is 1t any wonder that the National Shin
Canal was slaughtered? and By the way it
had no bittercr. opponent than Speaker
Grow. We repeat, that the West has just
cause Of complaint at the treatment rcceiv-
cd from the Pennsylvania politicians, and
that our grief for Crows defeat would be
far more poignant had hcbchaved towards
the West in q more liberal and national
shirt.