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Year: 1864

FREE SPEEcH.-Captain Wiley, an old
line Democrat, attempted to speak at Cop
perhead meeting in San Francisco lately. As
he was relieving his mind on the absurdity
of running war man on a peace platform,
he was hustled out out of the building. and
taken to the calaboose in double quick time,
by some of the Copperhead gentry present.
who make themselves hoarse by clamoring
for freedom of speech and liberty Of the press.
According to these latter day Democrats, the
freedom ofspeech must not be denied when
used to encourage the rebellion or to giveaid
and comfort to the enemy, but it must be de-
MED at Democratic, meetings unless the speak
er talks gingerly o! JEFF. Davis and his SYM
pathizers.
Year: 1864

WnxrKs.-The Tuolumne Courier says
they had grand Copperhead whine In
Columbia recently. The "whine" is Ger
tainly appropriate. Being party without
principle, they can only whine at the one
that has, and therein is the capital OF the
great miscalled Democratic party. 1t should
oe known rs the Irrepressible Whine :
party. They whine if they are hung or i'm
prisoned they whine if they are not. They
whine if the war is vigorously prosecuted.
and they whine if it is not. If Uncle Abra'
ham is radical they whine if he is conserva'
tive they whine; and they have wbined
themselves into such ignominy and littleness
as only whining Littlemac can represent
They are only known or heard BY whine.
thsrefore it is proper to so designate them.
Year: 1864

CoRNs-The Scientific american says:-The
hest cure for these troublesome things that we
have ever tried is to soak the feet In hot water
for quarter OF an hour, so that the corn be-
comes soft. and then trim it Off as close as pos
ture of the Arbar Vitae, placed upon a little
cotton and apply to the corn, and after a fe W
applications to the corn, 1t will not only disap-
pear entirely but will not be likely to return
again. a -sA-.t
Year: 1864

TIE IDAno GoLD M1NEs.-There is much
exeitemert throughout the Northern States
in reference to the gold mines of Idaho, and a
large emigration from Ohio to the new Ell Do
RADIO is taking place this spring. The reports
in regard to the productiveuess of the mines
have been quite conflicting, and for the bene-
ft Of those in quest of information on the sub
ject we give the following extracts from the
report of Capt. FISK, who was last summer
sent out by the Government to examine and
report as to the mineral resources of the coun-
try. His report was recently submitted to
Congress and being official his statements may
be regarded as reliable:
Year: 1864

Az AcT to expedite and regulate the print


ing Of public documents, and for other


purposes.


Be Il enacted by Ae Senate and House Of
Representatives Of Me United STATES of
Ameriea In Congress assembled, That here.
after, instead Of furnishing manuscript cop.
iesof the documents usually accompany ring
their annual reports to each house of Con
gress, the heads Of the several departments
q Government shall transmit them, on or
before the first day Of November in each
year, to the Superintendent Of Public Print
ing, who shall cause to be printed the usual
number, and, In addition thereto, one thou.
sand copies for the use Of the Senate and
two thousand copies for the use Of the
House Of Representatives. And that il
shall be the duty Of the Joint Committee
On Printing to appoint some competent
person, Who shall edit and select such por-
lions Of the documents so placed In their
hands as shall, 10 the judgment Of the com
inittee, be desirable for popular distribution,
H
Year: 1864

would have done, when, one day, owing to something
that was said done by the dome st the lady became
convinced that Betsy was man. real man, ana com
muncated her conviction to her " llege iord, who
poehed the idea ridculous but the lady was satls-
fed that she right and requested Betsy not to en-
ter her chamber again. she had concluded to attend
to it herself 10 future.


Finally tie husbands eyes were opened by catching
the domestic performing In the back yard strange
operation 10 sill stranger manner for one protesting
to be woman and he at once accused her of being
man. The accusation was at fist denied but Betsy
was obliged to cave, and f0ally did own up to the
charge. For further satisfaction the husband held a
private examination of the person of the accused when
be found all the proof necessary. An officer sent
for to the adventurer, who apparently not
more than 2l % years of age; but while awaiting
the arrival of the knight of the star and club he beg
ged so hard his knees be allowed to depart in
peace more particularly during his brief stay with
the tamlly, he bad maintained excellent conduct.


He is said to be young man OF formerly loose hab-
bits, residing in this city, and we'll knowp. The ouly
excuse be had to give, when asked the reason of his
strange conduct, that he wanted to find out how
many vrtuous there were in Memphis. lie bad,
at least found that be considered Vrtuous and he
would think more kindly OF the thereafter. If this,
suppose his excuse genuine not "ridrg hobby"
We would like to know what is.
Year: 1864

A lady whose husband does business at the wharf
was called upon few days since, at ber residence ig
South Memphis by an uncouth looku female, who
represented herself to be refugee of mauy msorunes,
which she detailed in pitiabe narrative, concluding
by begging her hearer to take her into the family as


received, if ony her board. The lady, in whom the
refugees recital of her suerDgs excited much interest
and sympathy, told her to cali again in day or two,
and that in the meantime she would consult her hus-
band and see what could be done Tor her, % next see
ing her husband the la y broached the subject of the
refugee and obtained his consent to employ her about
the house, until she could fnd home elsewhere.


Two days thereafter the wanderer returned and was
installed as chief cook and botte-wasLer, with sole
charge of nv Iady's chamber" Things went on
after fashion for week or 80 the new maid OF
all work getting through With it very much aa mule
Year: 1864

screaming though without any definite purpose in view
save that of escaping for the time from the scene which
had struck such terror into their souls and there, out
mon the streets they stood crouchng, with their little
families cipging around them and knowing not where
to fly for safety Shell after SHE'LL in rapid succession
came screaming through the air, and as the light OF
each terrific exposion-ke lightning fashes-quivered
deserted with bare oustretched arms vainy hoping to
shield her little ones from the falling fragments. Oh,
the heartlfss cruelty of the foe On the mighty depths
of a mo!her's love!


Assistance came at last however, and the panic
stricken women and children we're hudded of into the
bomb proofs of kind neghbors in secure localities,
and the wounded properly cared for.
Year: 1864

Major General Dodge was shot through the head by
sharpshooter- Yankee paper.


This is a singular instance of heading ball of by
dodging it, and still singular that the General
should dodge the ball and the ball shouldn't dodge
him.
Year: 1864

Pacific Mail still continues pressed for sale.
The parties who bought out Commodore Vanderbilt
upon the understanding that he contract would be con-
;inued with him are selling out in advance Of asevers
contest with hin.


The following will show the Exports Of Specie
Year: 1864

reflect that sound mind and body are the most nsces
sary requisites to promote eonnubial happiness. In
deed without these the journey through life becomes
weary pilgrimage; the prospect hourly darkens IN
view: she mind becomes shadowed with despair an'


allied with the melancholy reflection that the happinss
of another becomes blighted with our own,
Year: 1864

have just seen your telegram Of last
night, The substance was repeated to me
when received, but I did not know that you
asked tor reply Immediately. / cannot
answer without seeing the President. as
Gen. Pope is in command, by his order, of
the department. o- s
Year: 1864

ANIMALS IMBEDDEp IN SToSE.-Fre-
ouent instances, as is well known, are re-
corded by naturalists, of toads and other
animals which have been found completely
imbeded in solid rock. Some people are
disposed to be skeptical in relation 10 these
facts, but they are too well authenticated
to admit of doubt, since there is nothing
in them that savors of the miraculous.
Let it be borne in mind that toads are
cold blooded animals. and that there is a
great physiological difference between the
cold -blooded and warm.blooded animals,
inasmuch as the former can preserve life
or vitality under circumstances which
would be Immediately fatal to the latter.
No instance is recorded of the discovery
of warm-blooded animal being found
imbedded in stone. But toads and other
reptiles, and shell-fish, like many sorts OF
insects. may be preserved for an indefinite
length of time. in particular states of con-
finement from the atmospheric air. This
vitality is very much like that Of an egg.
A perfect chicken would peri.h in very
few hours, if it could not escape from the
shell; but the contents of fresh egg VIII
preserve their vitality for an indefinite
length of time, if the pores Of the egg.
shell are completely closed by some kind
of substance applied to the surface OF the
shell. Shell-fsh. and toads. imbedded in
sand or clay, or any soft substance that
should harden into stone, would lay there
in torpid state for ages. They are cold
blooded, and as long as no heat comes 70
them from without they cannot perish.
There is nothing contradictory to the laws
of Nature in these facts.
Year: 1864

OUR naval vessels continue to attract large
crowds whenever they put into French ports,
a fact which is in great part due to the late
combat of the port Of CherbourR. The de-
tails Of the COMBAT in the port Of Mobile Is
attracting also great deal Of attention from
the fact that in that case, wooden vessels
with iron prows attacked powerful cuiralsed
vessel-an event which upsetS the theory that
wooden vessels are no longer to venture into
u contest with ironclads. Thus as fast a.
this vast and obstinate war establishes ue"
theory, and new progress in the art OF de-
struction, another still newer Is discovered TO
upset the old one and to perplex and confuse
men Of war, and men Of science.
Year: 1864

President LIscoLSs statement TO Wendell
Philips that the Emancipation Proclamation
was the greatest folly Of his life, is being quo
ted with great avidity BY the abolition press.
The National Intelligencer discloses the rea-
son why:


Il. is not difficult, however, to divine the
reasons which-Induce the ultra abolitionists TO
create the injurious impression that the Presi-
dent has 20 faith in the Proclamation They
see very clearly that all the brilliant predic
tions they made in its name, when they were
importuna'ely pressing" him to issue it, have
been brought to confusion by its demonstrated
nulliiy. There has been 10 hegira Of negroes
from the South, hockiag to cur standards
like doves TO the windows" and no Sudden
collapse of the rebellion" from sheer inability
to stand. as we were told would be the case il
the President should only utter the fiat of free
dom; and, as the prophetic character of our
political astrologer. must be saved in some
way from the contempt into which it threatens
to fall, there is manifest disposition on their
part to tax the President with the responsible
ty for this signal failure Ifhe only had faith
in his words, the mountain of slavery would be
removed and cast into the sea but what. they
say, can be hoped from so mach iocredulity
Ike al old leaven in The PreSiden-
tial heart p
Year: 1864

The Richmond correspondent of the London
Times. in reference to the siege of Charleston
and the effect of the hail Of projeetiles main
tanned day and night for weeks together says,
it keeps the garrison ever on the strain, pro
noting an irritable feverishness and a nervous
susceptibility which can be more readily con-
ceived than described lie calls The siege q
protracled agony.
Year: 1864

The Sacramento Union says the RECORD
is nvincibly for the Union and Tod Robinson
In return for the compliment, we say the Sac
ramento Union is invincibly for the niger and
Tor the Union If it can have il without slavery.
That is the difference between the Sacramento
Union and the Butte RECoRD the difference
between patriotism and sectional partisan
ship. We do not allow the negro to measure
our devotion and our adherence TO con.
sti,utlonal government. There is nothing
conditional about onr advocacy Of the Union.
Negrophilists aud rebels cannot cover it deep
enough with their lying and treasonable soph-
lsms to make Us abandon it. The glory Of
the old Union and Of civil and religious liberty
cannot much longer be hidden from the people
By the bloody curtain reared by the he'll born
fcnds Of aboliiionism and rebellion.
Year: 1864

THosE rebel and abolition fanatics who are
fighting for the destruction of the American
Constitution in order to have negro conled-
eraey, or negro millennium. are IS foolish as
those who would repudiaie the year Of our
Lord, in order-to hurry up the millennium prom
iscd to white folks.
Year: 1864

Judge Advocate General Holt has
made lengthy report to the War
Department relative to the exposure
of the Sons of Liberty. He exposes
the whole plot of the conspirators,
and stamps it as one of the most vile
and Infamous sch emes ever coneocted
by set of assassins and thieves.
1t is idle to longer doubt of the ex-
istence of this damnable order, this
undergrot nd villiany. this conspiracy
mean and contemplate, yet mon
strously wicked, because armed
against the lie OF the nation. Hith-
erto, Copperheads have sneered over
the exposition of this conspiracy.
They have not attempted to refute the
facts as proven on the trial of Dodd,
nor the evidence Of Green Clay Smith
Ridicule was their only plan to drive
off public attention. 1t is no longer
available. The report of Gen Holt.
precludes all further ridicule, & bears
the impress of truth upon its face.
The high character of Judge Holt
must give it weight before the people.
His connection with the administra-
ton of old Buchanan, where amid
corruption he remained pure, enid
treason, loyal, gave him an insight
into the workings of the Democracy
whi6 h few men could have; and his
eminent services in behalf of the Re-
public in her darkest hours, have so
established him in the confidence of
the people thet something more than
sneers and ridicule mnst come from
the Copperhead press in order to re-
move the damning effect of. this re-
portupon the public mind. We regret
that its length precIudes us from pub


ishing it in5full. ha
Year: 1864

A New York letter to the Boston J5,,r-
nat gives the particulars Of q recent inter
view with Gen. Scott lie did not lsavs
the writer) regard the future prospects
rs very bright. Indeed he said he did
not see one bright spot in our national
lorizon, One Thing he thought very re-
markale- no war Of any magnitude had
ever been prosecuted anywhere before
this one, without throwing to the surface
men of marked military genius and mark
ed public virtue. But this war has been
fruitful Of no such result SO far. Those
who had inspired a momentary confidence
had disappointed the public expectation.
We have had somc splendid fighting, but
with no marked results. Our generals
seem to have no ability to reap the fruits
of well fought battles. To fight the enc
my, to gain decisive victory, and then
let him escape with his men, guns and
baggage, Is simply to make the war end
less, He considered the Presidents am
nesty proclamaCoa as impracticabe. in
consequence Of the large number Of per
sons exempted from hope OF pardon
These would he mape desperate and fight
to the last. 1t the large number eXomp-
ted from pardon were n the hands Of the
President to-day, and under lock and kew,
50 that he could, if he would, march tEum
out to death, he could not execute that
large number. Humanity and ciyiliza-
tion would revolt at it.


In the judgment OF Gen. Scctt, it would
be better 10 offer pardon 10 the great
mass of the rebels, anu reserve severe
puni-hment for the leaders only. More
ihan year ago Gen. Scot; supposed thar
Corlnth and Richmond would 10th be ta-
ken and taken at once. lie not only
expected it, but had never seen any OK.
pIanalion or reason, why it was not done.
Confident Of that result, he sent 70 the
President Il plan for the settlement Of the
difficulty, North and South a basis for
the reconstruction Of the Union was sent
in. 1t was made the subject of one or
more cabinet meetings, ana Gen. Scott is
confident that when the war is over, the
plan will form substantially the basis Of
a final settlement.
Year: 1864

A Correspondent Of the New York
journal Of Commerce, having furnished that
paper an abridgment of Gen. McCellan's
Report as Commander-in-Chie ief of the Ar.
my of the Potomac which Report is now
being printed by order Of Congress-we
extract the two following letters, the first
TO Mr.. Stanton, written in the midst of
the seven days battles, and the second to
the President, written seven days after
the termination of those battles:
Year: 1864

Have received the warmest cncomiums
from the press and people throughout the
Union as q valuable tonic for the cure Of
Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Constipation, and gen
eraI nervous debility, it cannot be approach
ed. Every day new eases Of its great effect
are chronicled through Cur principal public
journals. There is nothing equalto the enjoy
ment to that which the afflicted experience
when using this valuable specific. Its mild
tone, its sure and vigorous action upon dis
ordered stomach, and the cleansing Of the en-
tire human body should recommend it to all
classes of our community.


- See advertisement.


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| IL, everywhere. 3ml
Year: 1864

A TERRIBLE FATE.-The Galena
Democrat tells of a man who, in buggy, was
slowly passing farmhouse in the neighbor-
hood of Warren, one the cold days last week.
The good woman of the house, thinking that
he must be very cold, called to him to come
and warm himself He made no reply, but
turning neither to the right nor left, kept on
his way. The lady fearing that the man
would frecze-knowing that there was no
house for five miles in the direction he was
going-requested her husband to follow him
and induce him to stop and warm himself
lie did so: and coming up, found him frozen
stiff. dead, with whip in one hand and line;
in the other.
Year: 1864

E@ Congress has done nothing as
yet towards raising the wages Of volunteers,
although there is some talk Of Increasing the
salaries of the Clerks in the Departments.
who already receive enormous pay for such
light labor. Twenty dollars month is little
enough for Oar brave boys who leave home
and friends behind to battle the enemies Of
the country. The officers now receive ample
pay, IN fact cut Of all proportion, notwith-
standing they arc subjected to many expenses
that privates are not. To be sure s. increase
per month on the wages Of each volunteer
would make pretty heavy bill, but the
money goes in a good direction. Raise the
wages to so, and there will be small need
Of any conscrip.ion bill, with its cumbgous
machinery. Cur boys in the ranks would
then feel as if more value was set upon their
services, and it woul' give them increased
pride III the soIdierly performance of their
duties The war is drawing to a close the
rebels viii need 4 special miracle wrought in
their favor to help them through much more
than another year, and the Government
should be liberal, Or, rather, jus, aud Increase
the wages Of our volunteers Congress
should do il at once, and if a deficiency is oc-
casiCned thereby we cannot m1ct, sell the
South under the hammer to pay it.-B2pjdere
Standard
Year: 1864

TRY IT, and you will be satisfied that it is
L the best Tea for the price in the country,
as hundreds Of people can testify, who use il
for forty miles around. Call at


J. UOMIER'S
Year: 1864

A cat caught sparrow and was
about to devour it, but the sparrow
said.


"No gentleman eats till he washes
his face"


The cat, struck with this remark,
set the sparrow down, and began To
wash his face with his paw, but the
sparrow dew away. This vexed puss
extremely, and he said.


"As long as live | will eat first
and wash my face Afterwards which
all cats do, even TO this day.
Year: 1864




! " these, forever hold its peace.
- Now. this bell to be dgged out of the cold
mountains it was to be made of something that had
been warmed with a human touch loved with
human love. And so the people came like pilgrims
TO shrine, and cast their offerings into the furnace
and went away. There were links of chains that
bondsmen had worn bright, and fragments of swords
that had broken in heroes hands there
and rings and bracelets Of fine gold rinkets Of silver
and toys OF poor red copper They broug hit
things that were licked up in an instant by the red
tongues II fame good words they bad written and
flowers they had cherished perishabe things that
could never be heard in the rich tone and volume of
the bell.


AMI the fires painted like a strong when he
runs a race and the mingled gifts flowed down TO-
yethcr and were lost in the sand, and the dome of
iron drawn out like leviathsn. And, by and by,
the bell alone in its chamber and its four windows
looked forth to the four quarters of heaven. For
many day il hung dumb the winds came aud went,
but they only set IT signing birds came and went
and sang under its caves but il iron horizon
of dead melody still. All the stres aud
passions of men rppled on below it they out groPed
the and out-wrought the bees and out-wa atched
the shepherds of Chades, but the chamber of the bell
was as dumb as the cave of Macpelah.


At last there came time when men grow grand
for right TRUTH aud stood shoulder shoulder
oil the land and down like rcapers the harvest
Of death looked into the graves Of them that slept
and believed there something grander than living
glanced the far future, and discerned there
something btterer than dying and so, standing be-
tween the quick aud the Dead they Quilted themselves
like men,


Then the hell woke in its chamber, and the great
waves of IT. music rolled eoriou.lv out ani broke



every tone IN il familiar household word to
someboly. aud he heard it and knew IL with solemn
joy. Poured into hat fiery heart together, the
humblest gifts blent in great wealth, and
accent feeble a sparrow's song grew eloquent and
stropg aud 10, peoples stately soul heaved on the
tenth wave of mighty voice


We thank God in this our day, for the furnace and
the Gre for the offerings of gold and trnkets Of silver
and the broken links ot for the good sword aud
the true word Tor the great triumph and the little song
We thsnk God for the loyal RutbS who have taken up
the words elder sister and said to this Naomi
OF later tme. where thou soes will go thy Peo-
pie shall be people and thy God my God " BY the
memory Of tue Ramah into which rebellion has turn
cd the holc land for the love OF the Rachels
lamcn'ug within u for the honor W Heaven and the
hope of mankind let who stand here, Past and
Present claspiag hands heads, the broad
dsiuded ~ a line under feet and ridyed with the
OF dead martyrslet declare before God and
tAess witnesss.


We viii finish the work that the Fathers begun


Then these 10 their sleeping,


And tese 10 their weeping,


And one .sith and one Tag FOR the Federal gun
Year: 1864

Who hth not read the sweetly flowing lines Of
"B. F. Taylor, literary editor and for long time,
the correspondent of the Chicago Eeering Journd


We commend the following patriotic, graceful, de-
iicious atcle TO the careful perusal of many
readers We have rarely enjoyed an article much :


The Roman knight who rode .'a accoutred as he
was" into the gulf, and the mouth of the hungry
Forum closed upon him and was satisfied slew in hls
DYING that great Plstine Oblivion, which
later will conquer ALL We thought,
when used TO read mis- story that the grand classic
tragedy of patriotic devotion would be thousand
times repeated in day and presence that the
face Of the neghbor no had walked by side in
dis uise all the while, should be transfgured in tho
twnkling Of eye, like the face of angel thatte