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Year: 1861

- Send your little child to bed
happy. Whatever cares press, give it
a warm good night kiss as it goes to
its pillow. The memory Of this, in
the stormy years which fate may have
in store for the little one, will be like
Bethlehem's star to the bewildered
sheperds. "My father-my mother
loved me!' Fate cannot take away
that blessed heart balm. Lips rarched
with the worlds fever will become
dewy again at this thrill of youthful
bliss. Kiss your little child before ii
goes 10 slcept
Year: 1861

THE RIGHT SP1RIT.-Thc first report
of the late disaster at Bulls Run, was
handed round at the Methodist Camp
Meeting, near the city, and Rev. Mr..
Cox who WAS preaching at the time
the intelligence was received-remark-
ed, on closing his sermon-EBrethren,
We had better adjourn this camp meet
ing and go home and drill


This suggestion was approved, and
the Rev. gentleman, good as his word,
is drilling with the carnal weapons OF
war, ready to serve his country i'll the
field, if necessary but at the same time
he does not neglect his spiritual charge.
Chicago Journal
Year: 1861

One of the Juveniles, though consider
ably advanced, presented himself, not
long since, for admission to a public
school near Dry Dock. He was shown
q seat and in the course of the morning
the master resolved to enter into little
examination of the youths capacities
and knowledge, prior to assigning him
to class. Calling to the b'hoy to stand
up:


"Do you know any thing about gram
MARI"


81 don't anything else," said the boy


every well. Now attend. In the
beginning God made the world. Parse
world"


All the b'hoy knew of grammar was
that he had heard that very morning
from the classes reciting around him
but he had been taught, that when h,
was fighting in the dark he must strike
straight out the shoulder, right and left
and all would be right.


"Parse world?" he, draweld out, in
quiringly, so as to gain time.


Eyes. In the beginning God made
the world. Parse world"


oval, world is the biggest kind o
noun masculine gender, all sorts o
tense, past, present and future, anc
(slapping his hands down on tn
desk with force that shook the bull
ding) it is governed by Godl Now,
bring on your sunday school scholars
and see if they can beat that"
Year: 1861

"NOW cOiueh lHe uS -ShCh S"'i"'


When Caleb left the tickle Pheeb e. it
was with determination never to see her
again. He would be a wanderer. lie
would land on other lands. climb foreign
climes-he would go and be an ancient
mariner. Filled with this desperate re-
solve, he sought his boarding house, put
on clean shirt and collar in cotton va
lice, and started for the river. A gallant
tug lay at the dock, which he boarded,
and requested to see the captain. A sailor
whose voice was deeply bronzed by ex
posure to the tropbic of barley corn, ap
peared at the maintop mizzen gangway
and informed him that the captain wa
engaged in the cabin. He was beinI
presented with bosom pin and gol
headed cane by ferryman who wa
about to retire from Office. The presen
tation was wholly unexpected.


After considerable delay, Caleb wa
invited to descend. When he entere
the Cabin, he WAS struck with the youth
full and delicate appearance of the captain
He was about to tell him that he ha
come to ship before the-well, smokes
tack, when the supposed captain raise
his cap, and shower of corkscrew curl
fell upon her shoulders.
Year: 1861

The Bingham N. Y Democrat, speaking
of concessions in our present troubles with
the South, gives the following under the head
of what we want:


l. We want the Southern States to concede
that ours is Government indeed, and not
a mere compact between States


3 We want them to concede that a State
cannot dissolve its connection with the MON
at its own pleasure.


3. We want them to concede that the Gov
ernment has right to enforce its laws and
protect its property.


4. We want them to concede that it Is the
duty of this Government TO retake from
Southern traitors its stolen forts and arse.
mails.


5. We want them to concede that Abra-
ham Lincoln was eonstitutionally elected.
and had right to take his seat
6. We want them to concede that the Sc
ceded States have violated the Constitution,
and, while they are in armed rebellion
against It's authority, it is the duty of the
Government to put that rebellion down.
I. We want them to concede that the tax
ing Of the Federal forts and firing upon our
Tag are wrongs that should be atoned for.
s. want them to concede that Northern
creditors have right to sue for and collect
their demands in Southern courts.
9. We want them to eoncede that they
have no right to tar and feather every North
ern citizen that goes among them
10. We want them to concede that it Is
the duty of this Government to hang or shoot
every traitor scoundrel in it.


And in demanding all these things do We
ask the South to make a single concession
which the Constitution Of the United States
does not require of them
These sentiments we believe to be Hon.
D. S. Dickinson's, and reflect the feeling Of
the .'old Empire State, New York.
Year: 1861

off from the United Kingdom that those
newspapers who are now preaching every
klnd Of moderation to the government of
Washington would advise the govern
ment in London to allow these two coun.
ties to set up special government for
themselves? Whcu the pcop of Ire


Land asked that they should secede, was
it pro, o>cd in London that they should
be allowed to sccedc peaccably Moth
ing of the kind. am not going to de.
tcnd what is taking place in country
tina, is well able to defend itself But |
advise you, and | advise the people of
England, to abstain from applying to the
("ited States doctrines and principles
which We never apply to our own case.
At any rate, they have never fought for
"thc balance Of power in Europe They
have never fought to keep up dccaying
empire. They have never squanderod
the money of their people in such phan.
tom expeditions as we have been cngag-
ed in. And now, at this moment, when
you are told that they are going to be
ruined by their vast expenditure, why


the sum that they are going to raise in
the great emergency of this yricvous war
is no greater than what We raise every
year during a time of peace. Loud
cheers, They say that they are not 60
ing to liberate slaves No. the object
of the Washington government is to
maintain their own constitution, and to
act legally, as it permits and requires -
No man Is more in favor OF peace than
am, probably, in this country; few men,
IN their public life, have suffered more
oboquy-l had almost said more indg.
nl'y-ln consequence of it. But can
not for the life of me see upon any of
these principles upon which States are
| governed now-l say nothing of the lit


eral word of the New TESTAMENT can


not see how the state of affairs in Amcri.


ca, with regard to the United States GOV.
ernment, could have been different from
what it is at this moment We had Il
hcptarchy in this country, and it was
thought to be good thing to get rid OF
1t, and to have united nation. II the
thirty three or thirty four States of the
American Union can break off whenever
they like, | can see nothing but disaster
and confusion throughout the whole of
that continent. say that the war, be
it successful or not, be it Christian or
not, Is a war to sustain the government,
and to sustain the authority of great
nation; and the people of England, if
they are true to their own sympathies, tc
their own history, and to their own great


act Of 1884, to which reference has al


ready been made. will have no sympathy
with those who wish to build up a great
empire on the perpetual bondage of mil
lions Of their fellow men. TLoud cheers.
Year: 1861

| JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. 25th, lsGl
| EDITOR ADVERTISERS:


We are here again, having returned
from short scout on the Usage, where
we were called to repel an apprehended
attack on the railroad bridge We were
called up at twelve o'clock at night, or
dered to "fall in" and march to the rail,
road depot, where train was awaiting
US here was part Of the Irish Brigade,
some Home Guards, and two companies
of the Iowa 5th-in all near 400 men,
We got to the bridge about o'clock in
the morning, and so silent was our move
ments that we occupied the town with
out awakening a single inhabitant. In
the morning they were very much sur
prised and alarmed to see the town occu-
pied by troops, as they supposed we were
secesh. A large number of Unionists had
assembled here for protection, and their
JOY may be imagined when they found
that we were Federalists. They told
some awful tales about the atrocities
committed by the rebels.


here saw the smelling furnace that
jackson fortified with railroad iron when
he burnt the bridge in the spring. They
built wall of railroad iron around it,
with port holes to shoot through, making
the lower story completely ball proof.
In order to fortify the upper story, they
hit upon a novel and barbarous plan, but
in perfect keeping with their character.
1t was to fill the upper story with the
best union men in the country, whom
they seized and held as prisoners for that
purpose. The UuioDists could not shell
the place nor fire through the roof without
killing their own friends. But day Of
retribution is at hand when all such acts
! will be fearfully avenged. After remain
Year: 1861

buckets of intense FIRE supported on long
poles, and turned carefully into recepts-
cles prepared for it here and there By
the mouldcrs, the piles Of earth, some
tines in wooden frames, in which . very
hell broth seems to be brewing, the work
just taken from the mouds seething hot,
tie glaring light of one part and tho
smoky darkness Of another, and the
splashing Of buckets Of water upon the
heated sand to prepare it again for mould.
ing-these make the foundry very
weird and deviIish place fer q man to
trust himsc clf in.


Wherever We spoke to workman NC
found him intelligent and polite. In this
stage in Which the metal goes through
the hands of men, there must be brains
as we'll as hands at work The works of
the moulder, as he fashions his moulds
from the patterns furnished him is nice
and difficult No botching will do, for
hi, work coufronts him. He deposits
a liquid, pllabc, running, and seeking
a level, filing every vacant Aperture,
which nature abhors, following every
line Of the mould, aud fulfilling every
condition of the artizan. He knccks
away the auxiliary, and finds solid that
has taken form. and form that it will
keep until subjected again to the fierce
hea. Of the furnace. There is no accom-
modation about it now. There it stands
as it has been made, the proof and critic
of the workman. In the foYpderies by
the mines, where the result is only
portable bar of iron separated from ths
salts aud earths with which it is found,
ignorant men may do all the work which
machinery and Gre does not finish, but
here must be brain toll as well as nssels
stroke.


In the machine shop we found quite
park Of cannon in the several stages q
finishing. Here a gigantic force was
slowly hut surely boring into a log Of
metal, while chiscls by the same power
formed the outside into the shape Of the
columbad. On another rack lay = 32
FOUNDER, having its trunions trimmed
down to the line of use aud beauty. In
another place the rihing machinery was
at work doubling the efficiency Of II
FOUNDER by some spiral grooves which il
made in the smooth bore. Ia another
department brass tubes were revolving,
while workmcn with chisels gave them
that beautiful brccch and muzzle finish
which we are accustomed to see upon
these guns, without thinking how nicely
it is made, what strcngh Of machinery it
requires. Men are chiseling and finish
ing shells Of all sorts in this shop, aud
every way one turned he saw something
warIlkc in the course Of construction.


We found the place full of interest,
and noticed that the capacity Of the e.
tablishmcnt was such that it has large
amount of munitions Of war laid up
against the day of wrath.
Year: 1861

Near the hanks Of the Rhine, not far
from Bonn, there vet stands the m i'll which
was the scene of the following adventure: !:


One Sunday morning, the miller and
his family set out as usual to attend divine
services As the nearest church in the town
Of Hasssl, leaving the mill, to which tho
house was attached, in charge of his SER
want maid, HSnchen, bold hearted girl,
who had been some time in his service
The youngest child, who was yet too little
to 20 to church, remained also under her
care.


As HanQhen was busly engaged in pre-
pairing dinner for the family, she was in
tsrrupted by = visit from her admirer,
Heinrich Botteler. He was an idle, grace
less person, and her master, who knew his
character we'll, had forbidden him the
house but Hanchen could not believe the
many stories she had heard against her
lover, aud was sincerely attached to him
On this occasion she treated him kindly,
AID not only got him something to eat
once, but found time in the midst of her
business to sit down and have gossip
with them, while he did justice to the fare
before him.


As he was eating he let fall the knife.
which be asked her to pick up for him
She playfully demonstrated, sayiLg she
feared from what she had heard he did
little enough work and ought at least 70
wait on himself. In the end, however,
she stepped down TO pick up the knife,
whom the treacherous villain drew dagger
from under his coat, caught her by the
nape Of the neck, gripping her firmly with
his fingers to prevent her screaming, then,
with an oath be desired her to tell him
whore her master kept his money. threat
ening to kill her if she did not comply with
his demands.


The surprised and terrified girl in vain
attempted to parley with him. He still
held her tightly in bis choking grasp, lsav.
ipe her no other choice but to die or be.
tray her master. She saw there vas no
hope Of softsning him or altering his pur-
pose, and With An entire conviction Of his
trsachsry her native courage swoks in her
bosom.


Affecting, however, to yield TO what was
inevitable. she answered him in a calm
toss, that what must be must; only, if he
carried off her masters gold, he must take
her With him, for she could never stay "a
hear their suspicious and reProashss, on
treating him at the same time to relax the
grasp of her throat. for she could hardly
speak, much less do what he bid, while he
held her 20 tight. At last he was induced
to quit her hold, on her reminding him
that bs must lose no time, the family
would soon be returning homo from
church.


She then led the way to her master
bedroom and showed the Golfer where be
kept his money.
Year: 1861

1t vas Mr. Hills habit to ride to church
in an old family carriage, practice too
aristocratic, in the judgment Of one of
his flock, who determined TO rebuke it. 1t
was customary in his chapel for notes to
be sent to the pulpit, requesting prayers
for various objects and one Sabbath Mr..
Hill was proceeding with the reading Of
these requests A. usual, when he found
himself in the midst of one Of the follow
ing purport: Prayers are requested for
Rev. MIR. Hill, that he may be- more hum,
BILE and like bis Divine Master, who in.
stead Of riding in q carriage, was content
to be borne on an ass" Having read the
notice, he lifted his spectssies u his fare>
head, and looking around the house, OBJ
served that it was quite true he had been
guilty Of tho fault alleged; but. if the
writer would step around q the vestry
door after service, saddled and bridled,
he would have no objection to ride home,
after his masters example. on the back Of
an ass.
Year: 1861

The committee Of the " Wheeling Cenven-
lion on the division Of the State have re-
ported an ordinance for the erection Of
new Ststc, to be called New Virginia, anl
including all that part Of the State lying
nor:h and west Of line following the
C1iLch mountains from the Tennessee
boundary to near HlntersVille, and thence
acrcss the Shenandoah valley so as to IN
tiuGe Alexandria. This takes off more
'l:an half the area Of the State, with about
100000 free white population and 5000
slaves. Ii makes rather an awkward
boundary, and creates a division that is
tie more awkward because some twenty
Of the counties included within it are not
represented IN the convention. There
are several other propositions, by minori-
lies Of the Committee, some Of which pro-
pose to take in the whole State, while
Others are for still smaller share Of it It
appears to be pretty well understood that
scme division will be made; but as nothing
viii he done without mature consideration,
it Is possible that future events in the field
between Lee and Rosec9ans may to some
extent Influence the result
Year: 1861

An improved style Of oOngreYe reoket Is
about to be introduced in the army Of the
Potomac. This weapon is one Of the most
fearful that can be devised for setting fire
to ships or villages, or for use against com
pact bodies Of cavalry or infantry. They
fy with q loud, HhizEing sound, scattering
a shower Of fire along their path, and, in
stead Of projecting in straight line like
cannon ball, they turn sharp corners and
shoot of In different directions like zig
zag lightning" No enc can tell but that
rocket speeding past him at furlongs
distance, may turn dozen angles end kill
him the next instant.
Year: 1861

lfsnything is done upon tho Mississippi
this season it must be done quickly, while
navigation holds open. The following par
tiollara Of the construction of the boats to
b used win therefore be OF interest to all.
II Is from the correspondence Of the N. Y.
Year: 1861

pa" There be doubt but that many
persons quite out of their proper places in the
military service of the Confederacy. Should this
last several years, where to look for re-
inforcements when our youth are already in the
field? And when peace is finally attained, where
will be our educated men-our literary rank
among nations-while education is now being
needlessy neglected, and mere boys permitted to
join the ranks, because carried away by ZEAL with
out discretion, the novelty of camp life presenting
more attraction to them than college discipline
Gymnasiums and military exercises combined, with
a regular educational course, might do more for
our future than the slight addition of these young
lads to our forces now, and parents should
spare influence in enforcing the education Of
their sons as a matter Of vital importance to the
future welfare Of our country, which must not be
lost sight Of in the excitements Of the present
Richmond Ec0n1iner
Year: 1861

CONFEDERATE TAx.-Ihe Congress has levied
a war tax of fifty cents on the 500 value of what
every man is worth. If any State will pay its
quota between this time and the 1st Of April next,
10 per cent will be discounted. The Government
has appointed one collecting agent in each of the
Southern States and that agent is required to ap-
point a sub-agent in each county, in all cases
lecting the sheriff or other county officer whose
duty it is to collect taxes.


Much apprehension is felt as to the ability of
the people to raise the money for this tax. Those
who have the means will pay it cheerfully, but in
view of the difficulty in the way Of collecting
money on old claims, many fear they will not be
able to meet it. There is distrusttul feeling
abroad, tending to contract purse strings except
in the few rare cases where sure and liberal returns
may be relied on This nsay so far wear off before
we are called on for the Confederate tax as to re-
move the difficulties which now seem to be in the
yav of the people Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof" of"-SaliSb~ry Watclman.


If the State Convention, which meets in Novem-
Der, will repeal the Stay Law and allow business
to 60 ON and take its usual course there will be no
difficulty about getting money to pay taxes But
little money will circulate whils that ruinous Law
is in force.
Year: 1861

| posed, and the execution thereof obstructed
| by combinations too powerful to be sup
pressed by the ordinary course of judicial
proceedings, or by the power vested in the
marshals by law, any person or persons,
| his, her, or their agent, attorney or en-
ployee, shall purchase or acquire, sell Or
give, any property of whatsoever kind or
description, with intent to use or employ
the came, or suffer the same to be used or
employed, in aiding, abetting, or promoting
such insurrection or resistance to the laws,
or any person or persons engaged therein /;
or if any person or persons, being the own
er or owners of any such property, shall
knowingly use or employ, or consent to
the use or employment of the same as
aforesaid, all such property is hereby de-
clared to be lawful subject of prize and
capture wherever found and it shall be
the duty of the President of the United
States to cause the same to be selzed, con-
fscated, and condemned.


Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
such prizes and capture shall be condemned
in the district or circuit court of the United
States having jurisdiction of the amount,
or in admiralty in any district IN which the
same may be seized, or into which they
may be takea and proceedings first insti-
tuted.


Sec. 8. And Be 1t further enacted, That
the Attorney General, or any district attor
ney OF the United States in which said prop
erty may at the time be, may institute the
proceedings of condemnation, and in such
case they shall be wholly for the benefit
the United States or any person may file
an information with such attorney, in which
case the proceedings shall be for the use of
such informer and the United States in equal
parts.


Sec. A. And be 1t further enacted, That
whenever hereafter, during the present in
surrection against the Government of the
United States, any person claimed to be
held to labor or service under the law Of
any State, shall be required or permitted
10y the person to whom such labor or service
is elsimed to be due, or by the lawful agent
of such person, to take up arms against the
United States, or shall be required or per-
mitted by the person to whom such labor or
service is claimed to be due, or his lawful
agent, to work or to be employed in or up
on any fort, navy yard, dock, armory, ship,
entrenchment, OF in any military or naval
service whatsoever, against the Government
and lawful authority of the United States,
then and in every such case the person to
whom such labor or service is claimed to be
due shall forfeit his claim to such labor,
sny law of the the State or Of the United
States to the contrary Notwithstanding
And whenever thereafter the pergon claim
ing such labor or service shall seek to en-
force his claim, it shall be a full and sufi-
cient answer to such claim that the person
whose service or labor is claimed had been
employed in hostile service against the Gov
ernment of the United States, contrary to
the provisions of this act.


Approved, August 6, 1861.
Year: 1861

AN ACT to provide for holding the district


and circuit courts in judicial districts dn-


ring temporary vacancy of the judge


ship.


Be il enacted By the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States Of Amer
ica in Congress assembled, That in case of a
vacancy in the Office of district judge of
any judicial district of the United States in
any State in which there are two judicial
districts, it shall be lawful for the district
iudge of the othep district in said State to
mold the district court or circuit court in
case of sickness or the absence of the cir
cult Judge, and discharge all the Judicial du-
ties Of the district Judge of such vacant dis
trict SO long as such vacancy shall contiue ;
and all the acts and proceedings in said
courts, or by or before the said district
judge of the adjoining district shall have
the same force, effect, and validity as if done
and transacted by and before judge ap-
pointed for such district.


Approved, August 6, 1861.
Year: 1861

DB- A we'll regulated and PropOrtionate quantity
of bile upon the stomach, Is always requisite for
the promotion of sound healtn-it stimulates d.
gestiOn and keeps the intestinal canal free from all
When there is a deficiency Of bile
the body is constantly cOstiye. On the other hand
an over abundance Of bile causes frequent nausea
in the stomach and oft0n promotes very severe ct
tacks Of disease, which sometimes end IN death