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Year: 1863

Let all Democratic professions have painted
up their Valandigham banners during the
coming campaign, the words, s'Not man nor
a dollar for the Army or Navy" They are
the words of their leader-the man whom they
have placed at the head of their ticket as their
choice for Governor. In his speech at the
Cooper institution, New York, on the 2Oth
of September, 1862, he said-"If any one OF
more Of the States of this Union should, at
any time, secede-f for reasons of the sufficiency
and justice of which before God and the tribu-
nal of History, they alone may judge-much
as I should deplore it, [ never would, as a Rep
tentative in the Congress of the United States
vote one dollar of money, whereby one drop OF
American blood should be shed in a civil war !"
And in a subsequent published card he says:
Il now deliberately repeat and re-afirm it,
(the above) resolve, though I stand alone
though all others yield and fall away, to make
it good to the last moment of my life."


This is the man whom the patriotic and SOL
6ier-loving Democracy would place in posi-
ton from which he could have command and
control ofthe Buckeye volunteers. He boasts
that he never voted to pay them cent of all
their hard earned wages, and yet the Democ-
racy would make him Governor, in which po-
sition, if he lived up to his professions, he
might prevent many q poor widow or depen
dent mother from receiving the scsnty means
of keeping body and soul together from the
soldier prop of the family. No wonder the
soldiers abhor him and the wives and mothers
of soldiers despise him.
Year: 1863

Remorse is a moral hunger of the soul; it is
bitter wall of famished Immortality, 1t is
your conscience lashing your perverse will
your defrauded hungered love weeping its dry
pitchy tears on the desert your life was made
to cheer. 1t is your spiritual nature, famished
by sin, muttering wrathfully, and growing Ike
Gagged lion at the bars which shut him up to
himself And as bodily hunger sometimes
causes the starving man to see devils in bis
rawlings, so this hunger of remorse fills the
soul with angry demons and ministers of ven
gance, waiting to execute judgment. Sleep
vanishes them seldom, or comes only in dreams
to scare the sleeper. The day lags heavily
the look is on the ground, The walk is apart
and silent, and the man carries a load Of sell
fish regret and worldly sorrow, that workett
to death.
Year: 1863

OF all the impositions they ever suffered, our
rich men are beginning to find the one known
as the income tax the most intolerable and
not to be endured" It is quite a question
which horn of the dilemma they most dislike
the figuring up of last years profits, the pay
ing of the tax thereupon, or the possible pub
licity of the amount upon which the : herrid'
three per cent is assessed. While the people
of moderate means have little trouble TO tell
how much they had left after paying rent and
deducting the blessed six hundred, rich folks
have hard work to get at the receipts of 1862
with the critical correctness suggested by the
affidavit at the bottom Of the Assessors blank.
As an instance of this blissful ignorance, we
may cite case of A. Il. Stewart, who is said
to be entirely in the dark as to the amount
upon which his income tax should be based
that he has credit for telling the Assessor his
trouble, and adding that she couldn't tell
whether his income for 1862 was more or less
than two millions, but he was willing to pay
the tax on that amount, as being in his opin-
ion nearly enough correct for all practical
purposes" So saying be handed over his check
for the neat little sum of sixty thousand dol
lars There is little room to doubt whether
any other individual in the country will go in
to the income tax business this year with such
.looseness as the New York Merchant
Prince.
Year: 1863

Never give way to discomfort, no matter
in wbatpOsition of life you may be placed
Not surer and more certainly does oxygen eat
away iron, than will discomfort weaken the
moral and physical forces, often causing pre-
mature death. If in misery or pain, remem-
Der, that 1T is a long lane that has DO turn,
and when you do get TO that turn, you viii be
out of your difficulty. a discontented mind
is summed by all, while a contented one be-
comes a magnet of attraction, around which
everything that has life in it gathers. Do
cheerfulIy and well whatever you are called
upon to do, and take the world easy; so shall
you go down to the tomb with streak oc sun
light in your compostion-your head crown
ed with the SHOWS of many winters.
Year: 1863

HOUSEHOLD BABY,
What a joy to human eyes,
When it laughs, or when it cries;
What a treasure, what prize


Is the household baby
Be fits temper rising, falling,
Is Il cooling, Growing, squaling,
lis the same dear precious darling


Is the household babyi
If the scene without be dreary,
If the heart within grow weary
Baby wakes and all Is CHEEKY


What q rush for baby
Mammals eyes grow bright with joy
Grandpa laughs, and s'grand pas boy"
Gladly leaves his last new toy


To play bo-peep with baby
Sisters from their music run,
Maud has caught the tisweetsst one"
Grace bends down in giTlish fun,


To make horse for baby
Up to every thing we know,
Hands and feet 'sUpon the go:''
What a funny creature though,


Is the household baby
Bring the puppy and the cat,
Let her Iuil, and pinch, and pat
Puss and pup were made for that,


Made to please the baby
Bring that China vase, mamma,
Get the mirror and the hammer
Any thing to make a clamor,


And delight the baby
Let it claDg and clash away.
Let it laugh and shout and play,
And be happy while it may,


Dear, misch ieveus baby
What joy TO human eyes,
What an angle in disguise,
What a treasure, what a prize


Is the household baby
Year: 1863

EE The Copperheads try to make peo.
pie believe that il is the war policy Of the
administration and not the war they are
opposed to; but that is false. If they
were sincerely in favor of prosecuting the
war until the rebels laid down their arms
or begged for peace. they would not be
particular about the measures adopted to
accomplish the result. Every body
knows they have denounced the war from
the start, and carped at and misrepresent-
ed every measure adopted by Congress or
the Administration to raise volunteers or
provide means to pay them. When the
the President made the first call for troops
to put down the rebellion they called him
. usurper and said that it was violation
OF the Constitution. When Congress au-
thorized him to call for 100000 more they
began to carp about the expenses, called
it an abolition war even when our Gene
rails were issuing orders for the soldiers to
return runaway negroes to their masters,
misrepresented facts. and discouraged en-
| listments. When the confscation Act
passed they denounced it as great and
unprecedented outrage, declared it uncon-
stitutional and howled over it like dem ons.
When the tax law passed they not only
tried to make it as odions as possible by
grossly m.srepresenting its provisions, but
threatened to resist it: an when the con-
scription bill passed actually organized
secret X. G.. G. lodges in almost every
county and neighborhood in the State.
and procured arms for the purpose. they
said, of resisting it and the tax law; but
this was q mere pretext: their real object
was to get up an insurrection in Indiana.
and in all the North Western States, the
rising to take place simultaneously in all
Of them. for the purpose of making a di-
version in favor of the rebels, forming o
North Western Confederacy or annexing
themselves to the Southern Confederacy
The only reason this programme was not
attempted to be carried out was because
they could not get enough Democrats to
join them. 1t was freely canvsssed and
agreed upon in their State Lodges. and the
County Lodges notified to hold themse' ves
in readiness to rise At a moments notice.
These are the conservatives! the law and
lnrder menl the men who talk so much A.
bont constitutional rights. the tyranny Of
the president, in suspending the writ of ha-
beus corpus in few instances!


The Democrat may possibly venture to
deny the truth Of portion of the above
statements. but it dare not eeny that we
have correctly represented the position CT
Copperheads in regard to the measures
adopted to crush the rebellion.
Year: 1863

fI- Virginis City. Nevada Territory.
is probably as near an approach to the
New Jerusalem as most OF its inhabitants
will ever see. The Bulletin says IL is actu-
ally no figure Of speech to say that the
streets are paved with silver. for IL is q
literal fact that they are. Thousands Of
tons of rock. which in other countries
sould pay we'll TO extract tho silver from.
are used to level and maeadamize the
streets. Rock that will not pass through
: he screens at the quartz mills is carried
IN to the roads. though some Of it in any
other locality would be considered rich
In such town as that there is some mean
ing in the phrase. a pocket full Of rocks.
Year: 1863

the Mobile Register. of . recent date.
declared that "the negro is no longer an
object of small talk in the South. The
people of the South have place for them.
and that is in the army. TAere should be
no distinction in color when man is will
'ng to fight for his homo and msster."-
As the rebels recognize no distinction OF
color. we should not be surprised to hear
OF Copperheads doing the same.
Year: 1863

~ democrats can be found doing
ont their sickening sympathy for the sue
cess Of this unholy cause. Those Of the
South have frequently said that they will
milton of their Independence: this being
trne. . Peace Democrat is Disunionist.
for the South will have no peace short Of
disunion, unless compelled by force of
arms to abandon her present position 30


Senator Rice. Of Minsesofa, a Democrat.
Year: 1863

The law that like produces like is
as true in the vegetable as in the ami
NAL world Good seed begets good
as certainly as poor degenerates. In
the corn crop difference Of fifteen
bushels per acre is believed to be the
result in given case between good
and poor seeds. Five perfect ears
have been knownto grow OH a single
stalk. A majority OF the stalks in
some fields have twin ears, while in
others barren stalks and suckers pre-
dominate. Doubtless large part of
this difference is attributable to the
selection Of seed. One farmer selects
his seed corn from the most perfect,
regular and fruitful stalks, and another
hastily traces up ears with big butts,


irregular rows and untitled tips. The
result of such long continued action
will be as long and striking as that
Of the scrub and Thoroughbred among
ilocks and herds. The difference in
habit between remote varieties Of the
same seed is also striking. Northern
corn when first carried South is carli-
or and smaller than the native, but
Year: 1863

A PITEoUs SroRY.-The Boston pa
pers tell Q piteous story of Mrs. Tuck.
erman, formerly one of the most bril-.
liant ladies i'm Boston society Her
husband is now serving out an eight.
cen years term in the Connecticiit
State Prison for robbing the mails,
His wife clung to him through all his
disgrace, but finally, losing hope and
friends she took to strong drink, and
the last scene was in the Police Court,
where she stood a perfect wreck Of
her self, the traces Of sorrow and vice
ON her once fair and handsome face.
Year: 1863

In travelling on the cars from Beth
ell to Jackson, Tennessee, the Twenty
Seventh Iowa Regiment was saved
from fearful loss of life by the hero
ism of couple of Union women. The
train was running in the night time at
high, rate of speed, and just before
reaching railroad bridge. the Engia-
eer saw couple of lanterns being
waved in the distance, directly on the
track. He stopped the locomotive,
and men were sent ahead to ascer-
tain the cause of the alarm They
found that the lanterns were held by
two women, who explained to them


that party of guerillas in that vicin-
ity had been informed of the coming
of the regiment, and at about eight
o'clock that evening the villains had
set the bridge on fire, and allowed the
main timbers TO burn so much that
they could not bear the weight of the
train, and then put out the flames. and
went away, hoping. of course, that
the cars would run Oh the bridge, that
it would break down with the weight,
and thus kill and injure many of the
soldiers, and prevent the regiment
from going through. The noble wo-
men hadl,learnedo Of these intentions,
and had walked ten miles, through
the darkness and mud, to save the
Union soldiers. Hh a.t.f


Of course the officers of the 9th
Immediately made arrangements to
express their thanks in a more tangible


form than thanks. But the ladies re-
fused all presents. They said the
psatisfaction Of knowing that they had


aided the cause of their country, was


sufficient for them-they only asked
for an escort to their homes, which


was gladly furnished them. = ~


How far above, all praise, is such
conduct. God only can sufficiently
reward it.--DaJuque Times.
Year: 1863

Small seeds bring forth besdtiful and
fragrant flowers small beginnings issue
in great usefulness. Never be diacou-
ragged with yourself; the third, or even
the sixth time may be shade or two
better than the FIRST. We increase in
conscious power every tine We try.
Our efforts are not unblest if they are
unknown to those about MS. Il 10 coed
TO have more treasure laid up than our
friends know anything about, but be
sure and expect the interest.


The fat Of the land Coal Oil.
Year: 1863

An aged spinster was wont to console
herself for her disappointmsnts in the
matrimonial line by the following re-
flection: III She had been married and
bed . baby, and the poor thing had
crawled into the oven and burnt itself
to death, what horrible thing it would
have BEEN 2"
Year: 1863

If the works are 90 psrfeca, how
glorious must be the Maker Of them. II
the beauty Of that which he has created
is inexpressibly great, infinitely great
or must be that Being who surveys oil
creation 1t single glance:
Year: 1863

All who have Friends and Relatives in the Army or Navy should take especial care that they be amply supplied with these Pills and Ointment and where the brave Soldiers and Sailors have neglected to provide themselves with them, no better present can be sent them by their Friends. They have been proved to fe theSoldier's er-failing friend in the hour of need
Year: 1863

PLEAsANT.-FwENTY-FIv Per CaET.--We, (.he


Hditor0 arrived at home this morDirg, after very


brief absence, TO be greeted with the cheering neIi


gence that the very worthy gentleman from whom We


have long got, and getting, supply of paper


has been compelled to advance his twenty-five Der
esat We find nc fault with Mr. MURPHY, for We
know that be has acted fairly and literally any
man could do. The fact s that the fear begins to be
entertained, that the question will be-no ct what
price paper be got but whether can be got st all
At what point the rise will stop unable to say
especially if the continues very much longer
Realy if paper and every other element that enters
into the expenses of publication continues to go up we
hardly know what shall Co. do 50 dislike to raise
our rates Ooe thing is certain we cauno continue to
give the Weekly Journal at 81 co. aud We don't think
our friends and patrons expect do much longer
They paid that caeerfully in cheap times. We have so
far raised nothing upon Weekly, and but
upon our Daily. We will soon be compelled to make
at least corresponding advance upon the former as we
lave done upon the latter, and perhaps both paer
Year: 1863

MRssRs. SMITH, BAILEY Co., expect in few days
to resume the publication of the "Senne' in Rich
mond formry published in Alexandria, and suspended
by the occupation Of that city by the Federal troops
The propretor in the Prospectus say that the "Sen-
tne will have the good of the country its control
ling and anmating aim; and will warmly sympathize
with whatever i9 calculated TO promote the Happiness
and prosperity of the people 1t will gladly hail every
good citizen as colaborer. 1t will be biased by no
special interests 1t will have Individual ambitious
to subserve and personal prudices to indulge Inde
pendent of ALL anil just TO ALL it will not Knowingly be-
stow either undeserved censure or unmerted praise 1t
will be ready to condemn when duty requires and ready
also to pay the grateful tribute due TO exhibitions of vr
tue and capacity.
Year: 1863

TIE NEWs from all quarters may De conblooroo soHe
what interesting. The destruction OF the Nashville
near Fort McAlister Ca, is to be regretted We are
at loss to understand how she bad got out reported
by the Georgia papers, and also in the Ochee river at
the sams time. The news from Europe is somewhat
more encouraging but Of course will not amount to
much. Parliament might or might not sustain tie
recognition question-were that question even put to
vote. We have our doubts. We have got to fight on
and fight hard harder than ever before We are respect
ed as we should new be, by European powers In the
meantime it becomes every lover of independence to do
ell in his or her power to sustain our armies.
Year: 1863

THE BRAvEsr REGIMEET.-The wife Of Gen. John
c: Breckinridge has had prepared magnificent stand
OF coors constructed from the silk of the wedding dress
worn by herself upon the day of her marriage, and de-
signed through her distinguished husband to be pre-
sented to the most gallant and brave regiment in his
division. We understand that this appropriate and
valued present has been bestowed upon the goth Ten.
well known as the famous Battles Regiment that
did such gallant service in the disastrous battle of
tihiDg Greek.
Year: 1863

The destruction of the Confederate steamer Rattle
Snake, formerly The Nashville stated by telegraph
yesterday we regret is confirmed by private dispatch
received here from officer On board of said vessel
The dispatch says that no lives were lost.


D01lU Journal 3d
Year: 1863

Our friend has thanks for his courtesy The pa
pers alluded to-hs Philadelphia Evening Inquirer
and The Constitutional Union have come to hand
They dated 18th and 17th of January of course
their news has been anticipated yet our friends favor
is none the less appreciated We hope officers or others
In the army will continue to forward US such papers
often as they can obtain them
Year: 1863

The important circular Of Secretary
Seward, which we give in another part Of
this issue, is the best compendium Of the
general situation, which, for the rebels,
Jocks gloomy enough, as their most san
guinc friends abroad, to whom these pres
ents may come, will not be slow to confess.
Tile splendid achievements Of the past few
months have told tearfu1ly upon the rebel
cause But the aspects Of the present and
Impending situation are not clear. There
is something behind tho curtain, and the
Utmost activity and vigi1ance along the
whole length Of our lines will be necessa-
~. First, where is Lee? The rumor
Is varied, but the story that locates him
1t Richmond, and lis army drawn
away into reinforccmcnts for Bragg, can
only be partly true. Vigorous cavalry
Ekirmishing is daily in progress, and now
The latest news from Washington is that a
cavalry force offs 900 is just ready to cross
The Potomac, at an upper ford. a few
days will test the truth Of the report,
meanwhile the share that Rosec1ans has
in it Will create anxiety not to say uneasi-
ness. 1t is certain that the rebels are med
atating and moving for bold stroke On
which shall be stalsed every available man.
The location Of Rosecrans places him
where defeat would be most disastrous to
lis army, if not its annihilstion. Neither
will bcfau him.
Year: 1863

should have grown to the stately proper
tons which it assumes to-day, in spite OF
the incubus OF slavery and the combined
efforts Of the slave masters to crush it.
That is the real wonder; and if we had
lime and space, we could show grander
record Of national progress in all the di.
rcctions Of civilization and commerce, Of
intellectual and material greatness, with
fewer blots Of civil connections and popu
lar outbursts,' than any other nation in the
world can show for itself, within the same
space Of time. This is no boast; it is 8
fact Of which history herself is the en-.
grayer! Compared with the old European
nations, the entire field Of time which on,
history covers is but as dot in the land


scape. We lack thirteen years TO make 8


century Of national life. And VIC ask ou'


friends in Europe and elsewhere, whe


sneer at the performances Of this Republic


to try if they can take the measure Of them
We found here wilderness, and we have
planted it with tile innumerable cities Of 1
mighty nation, and all the vast and TEEN
ing energies Of commerce and Christian
! civilization.
Year: 1863

IT AS returned TO Grand Haven and is on
- hand again to do all kinds Of Painting,
Glazing and Paper Hanging, on short notice,
cheap for Cash or Ready Pay. Please give me
call Shop on Washington street, opposite the
Congregational Church. Ttf 1862
Year: 1863

repelIed by force. And was it not high time
And now, if peaceful remedies are In oroer'
LET those who initiated the War initiate tho
oyertures for Peace. Why mott If there Is
Peace party in the South, why does 1t not
make itself heardi If there is none, what can
we do for Peace up this way


V. The Rebels would doubtless grant us
Peace on the basis of permanent Disunion,
with such boundary as would give them oil
they claim and cut what they leave us nearly
in two at the point where :" the Panhandle
of Virginia approaches Lake Erie. If, now,
these "Peace Democrats" want that sort OF
Peace, why not say sol If not, do they not
know that their movement tends powerfully TO
preclude any other sort of Peace The Rebels
will never succumb while they hope and e1-
pect that such men as the signers OF this Call
are about to achieve power in the loyal
States. They will never accede to our terms
while there is prospect of securing their
own. Unless, then. the object Is to encourage
the Rebels to keep up good heart, in the as
surance that simple holding out will soon give
them all they want, what possible good is to
result from holding this " Peace Convention 7"
Year: 1863

Gen. FRANZ SIGEL returned to this city
Yesterday, after On Intellectual visit to Wash
ington, which was made in the hope to serve
the Republic again in the field. We suppose
it will hardly be doubted that Gen. Sgel has
some military talent and experience which
might be made available against the enemy.
Yet he has in vain offered and asked TO be as
signed to any duty provided be might be
thought. competent, even if it were no more
than that of an aid on the staff of the General
commanding the Army Of the Potomac. How
long will the military authorities at Washing
ton continue to think they can afford to dis
pense with the services Of loyal, earnest, de-
voted, capable men, who are willing to be put
anywhere they can be useful When they
have ceased TO cherish and act on such opinions
this war will be considerably nearer its end
thau it is now.