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Year: 1862

The MORAL SENTIMENT or THE PEoPIE-Tm
POLITICIANS AND THE SoLDrsRs-The country
has been brought to tho verge of ruin by the
politicians. They have corrupted the fountains
OF legislation and polluted the purity of the
administrative department Of the government
BY the game Of spoils and plunder which they
have been permitted to play they have broker
up the Union at last, and involved the people
in civil war which is depopulating the coua-
try, destroying vast amount of its property.
impeding the operations Of trade and com,
merce, srresting the progress of manufacturer
and curtailing the agricultural productions u
the great West, to say nothing of the loss to ~
whole community Of the great staple crops -
the South. In addition to these losses tax ~
the most severe kind must DO levied upon every
interest and ell manner Of property ana In
come.


And now, when the country has been reduced
to this condition by Ae politicians, they hail Il
as their harvest time, and are robbing and
cheating the government in shoddy contracsa
in boots and shoes, in breeches, in horses and
mules, in steamboats, and In everything per.
tanning to the necessities Of the war. In truth.
the war il godsend to them, enabling them
to perpetrate all manner Of villany
They are making great fuss about the negroes
at Port Royal, while they overlook not only the
condition of the negroes at tho North, but the
poor families of the brave soldiers who are now
removing the evils which the politicians have
wrought, and saving the country from uttsn
destruction. It is not to any statesmanship b
Congress or elsewhere, not to any wisdom n
the press, that we are indebted for the saliva
ton of the republic, but to the rank and file oi
the army and the officers educated at West
Point And the victory will not be oomplets
nor the harmony of the Union restored, thu
these honest men drive tho public robbers oul
Of place and power and cut up corruption by
the roots. The men who have saved the couAr
try, and not the politicians who have ruined 4
will be best entitled to places Of honor, truse
and emolument, and the people will support
their claims.


This war, therefore, will develop new
order Of things. The men who are now fight
ing the battles Of the country and arc pouring
out their blood like rain will take tho plaoe
hereafter of the scoundrels who have brought
90 much Of disaster upon the republic. Tha
moral sentiment of the people Il reused against
the politicians, and will not be satisfied tilI
they are swept away like chaff before the
whirlwind; and they will not, for the present
generation at least, be permitted again to con
trol-the destinies of the republic.
Year: 1862

The Petersburg Express gives currency to report that
large rolorcemeDts Of the enemy concentrating at
S-olk and that they now number thrtythree thousand
u further stated upon the authority or abolition sol
ders that attack to be made upon Weldon for the
purpose Of citting OF the railway at that
point. This may or may not BIO All statements Of
abolition soldiers and newspapers be received with
many grains Of allowance-crm 1rdEo Sails
Year: 1862


To the Patriotic People Of Lake, Ashta-


buia, Geaugss TFumbuIl and aIahOuing.


You have in the midst Of a great harvest,
and when short of help, by reason of the
great numbers you have already sent to
the war, responded to the call of the Presi-
ident, first Of ell the foremost You have
given your choicest citizens, and the 1O5th
Regiment is raised. By the unlocked for
necessities Of the Government, the Regi-
ment leaves to-day for Kentucky, to bear
its part in repelling the advance Of the en-
emy. Although called to the front thus
unexpectedly, with our little business af-
fairs st home unsrranged, still relying
upon your patriotism to finish what we
have left undone, and commenting to your
care our loved ones, we take up our march.
We shall try to do you and ourselves no
dishonor. We hope to again meet you, and
when the Government shall have crushed
the last rebel, jointly share with you the
blessings Of an honorable peace, under the
protection of that Government and Consti-
tuition which secures man in his essential
GOd-rights. Mans extremity is Gods
opportunity" beyond this hour Of nation
al sorrow lies national regeneration, and a
thousand years Of peace. Constitutional
Liberty will survive the shock her foe
viii die. With your prayers to sustain US,
and your watchful care over eur families
to cheer US, we will sternly bear our part
in the grand struggle for which a nation
gathers now her mighty energies, and
trust our personal future in the hand of
Him who guideth all.
Year: 1862

sttuti0n and most alarming acts of usurpation of
power, which should receive the stern rcbuke Of
every lover of his country and of every man who
prizes the security and blessings of life liberty and
property.


l3. That liberty Of speech aut Of the press are
guaranteed to the people By the Constitution, and
none but a usurper would deprive them Of these
rights; they are inestimable to the citizen and
formidable TO tyrants only And the attempts
which have been made since our present unfortu-
nate troubles, TO muzzle the press and stife free
discussion, are exercises of despotc power against
which freedom revolts and which can not be tole
rated without converting freemen into slaves.


H. That the seizure Of Slidell and Mason, on
board neutral vessel, on the high seas, was
either In accordance with international law, and
so legal; or else in violation OF such law. and so
Illegal If the former we lament that our nation
has been humsted by their surrender under a
threat; IL the latter. IL was the duty of the Ad
ministration &C once Co have disavowcd the act of
their officer and instead of ncsrcerating the tap
tives in Fort Warren. 20 have Immediately re
paired the wrong by placing them. as far as prac
iicabe, In the same condition in which that Off
had found them. In either event. the action
of the Administration was vacilstng land COW
ardly, and degrading to the dignity Of great ma
ton


10. That the action of the Republican party,
as manifested In the partisan character OF all ap.
pontments of the Administration TO civil Office
and, ia holding party caucuses by the Republican
members OF Congress for the purpose ofmprcssing
upon the of that body the peculiar
dogmas of that purity have demonstrated That their
professions of sacrificing party platforms. and par.
ty organizations upon the altar of their country"
are but so many hypocritcal and false pretences
by which they hope 20 dupe the unwary into their
support; and we warn all loyal persons, they
love their country, not 10 be deceived thereby.


l6 Thu the disclosures made by the invest
eating committee in Congress of the enormous
frauds that have stalked into the army and navy
departments duplicating the heads of those de
partments in connynnce at, IL not an actual
participation in q system of corruption, and H.
which our brave soldiers have been deirauded of
their proper supplies, aud our Government threat
enel with bankruptcy, demands thorough in
vesigaton into all our expenditures, both State
and National, and that a speedy and marked
ample be made of all such "brds Of prev" Who
taking advantage of the necessities of our com
try, have fed and lattened upon public plunder.


Resolred That the meritorous conduct of the
Indiana troops. in every battle field where victory
has perched upon the national banner, has filled
the people Of this State with the highest graft
tude to her gallant sous, and tha. send our
best wishes To officers and men. dispersed through
ont the country, and the heartfelt greetings OF
every Democrat for their further brilliant achieve
ments in the coming contests for the maintenance
OF the Constitution and the Union.
Year: 1862

RoBBISG THE TAX PAYERs-We invite
attention TO the abstract Of facts reported
by the joint investigating committee Of
the Legislature, published in another part
Of our paper this week. This joint com
mittee was appointed during the session
last winter, to investigate and report upon
the manner in which the war funds OF the
State had been discussed by the last State
Administration. The committee per
formed the duty assigned them, and re
ported at the late adjourned session. The
report is very volumEiors, and would oc>
cupy mora space in our paper than we can
well spare. So we present our readers
with a careful and accurate abstract Of the
main facts embodied in it, which we copy
from the Milwaukee Nous. Il discloses a
state Of things which canuot but alarm the
honest and patriotic citizens of the State,
whose resources and industry will have to
be heavily taxed in consequence OF the ve
nal;ty, extravaganza, and corruption, Of
the men who have grossly and wantonly
abused the great trusts confded to them.
-OsEk0sh Courier.
Year: 1862

rg Henry Ward Beecher is showing
additional signs Of Improvement Last
Sunday he dropped the negro and made
an earnest appeal in bis sermon for the
suffering white men. especially car drivers
and conductors on the city railroads, WHO
are hard worked al the week nc u Ing the
Sabbath and poorIr paid at that. lie
has Just discovered that the negro down
south does not work fourteen hours q day
Ike tie white slaves Of the North.
Year: 1862

GgE- The La Crosse Democrat relates
the following history for little fanatics;


Once upon a time there was a great
and happy country, full of people. They
had all they wanted, were rich and pros
porous, and all the nations of the earth
feared their stars and stripes There were
thirty millions of white people in this hap
py country, and there were in it also, four
millions of happy negroes. And the white
people were jealous of the happy negroes,
and they went to war. And thousands OF
lives were lost. And millions Of dollars
were spent and stolen; and the happy peo
pie became divided and ruined and all
nations laughed at them, and heavy taxes
had to be levied, because thirty millions of
fools wished to quarrel about four millions
of contented negroes, who would not run
away from their happy homes even to
please thirty millions ofwhite trash And
the foolish white people became a laughing
stock, and had to labor all their lives to
pay taxes-all for the negroes"
Year: 1862

selves of it to ascertain the accusation
against them, and to force speedy
trial." but the President has declared
that he has authorized the military Of
ficer to suspend their right to the writ,


and to hold them prisoners at his pleas
Year: 1862

AN ADvENTURE.-A daring guerrilla chief is
out on an excursion from which we expect to
hear in few days. We cannot say whether he
will tu5n up at Nashville, New Orleans, Mem
phis or --. But if his adventure should
turn out as successful in execution as it is bold
in conception, his enterprise will wake up Yam
keedom, and several thousand Yankees win
AHaRta hateIligeReer.


Push on that column
Year: 1862

A brave and skilful leader has seldom had
mere glorious achievements upon which to con
grstula'e noble and gallant army, than are
narrated in the following admirable address Of
General Robert E. Lee to The army near Rich
mord
Year: 1862

bells begins instantly to ring an alarm this
iron railing cost him Sl4,127. lie keeps his
diamonds in a safe, built in thick wall his
bed is placed against it, that no burglar may
break into it without killing or at least waking
him, and that he may amuse himself without
leaving his bed. The safe is lined with granite
and with iron; the locks have a secret which
must be known before they can be opened if
they are opened by violence a discharge of fire.
arms takes place which will inevitably kill the
burglar, and at the same time chime of b ellis
in every room in the house is set ringing
He has but one window in his bedroom the
sash is of the stoutest iron, and cannot be en-
tered unless one be master of the secret COM
bination of the lock- A case Of dozen six
barreled revolvers. loaded and capped, lies upon
table within reach of his bed. Would you
like to be in his place?
Year: 1862

The following letter, written from the State
Fair at Dayton, Ohio, to the Cleveland Herald,
contains some items of interest on the subject
of sorghum culture;


"From the general silence of the local press
and agricultural journals in the West on the
subject Of sorghum, we feared that domestic
sugar cane and manufacture had its day. Now
is the time every gallon OF homemade molas-
ses will be needed and we are gratifed to learn,
from reliable statistics and estimates, that the
sorghum crop will go far toward sweetening the
West and Northwest the present season. 1t is
Year: 1862

The light at home how bright it beams
When evening shades around US fall;
And from the lattice far it CLEANS


To love. and rest, and comfort all.
When wearied with the tolls of day,


A strife for glory, gold, or fame,
How sweet to seek the quiet way,


Where loving lips will lisp our name.
When through the dark and stormy night
The wayward wanderer homeward HES,
How cheering is the twinkling light,


Which through the forest gloom he spies
1t is the light of home, he feels


That loving hearts will greet him there,
And softly through his bosom steals


TIE JOY and love that Danish care.
The light at home! How still and sweet
1t peeps from yonder cottage door
The weary. .laborer to greet


When the rough tolls of day are o'er
Sad is the soul that does not know


The blessings that its beams impart,
The cheerful hopes and joy that flow,


AMI tighten up the heaviest heart.
Year: 1862

The Washington correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin offers the subjoined
paragraph in favor of Gen. Stone who is
now incarcerated at Fort Lafayette.


But justice is due also to The living, and
in that view let me state what General Nc
CIellan's explanation Of the Balls Bluff af-
fair is as it will at some day be publicly
and officially stated. Colonel Baker left
for the scene of his labors on the Upper
Potomac with Major Generals commission
in his pock t, which, however, be had not
yet formally accepted. He left with the
determined purpose to get in the advance,
bring on an engagement with the enemy
in which he expected to win success, and
then dash on to Leesburg and seize the hon
or of capturing and occupying that import.
ant position. 1t was brave and honorable
enterprise, and he had not doubt Of his
ability to accomplish it. How much of bis
plan he related to General Stone have not
heard, for the latter is exceedingly reticent
on this as on all other points connected with
his profession, assuming as his motto the
proposition, that it is soldiers duty to
obey orders, and not talk about himself.
But it is certain that he insisted upon cross
ing the river and attempting an advance.
Stone opposed the plan with much energy;
but as Colonel Baker exhibited his COM
mission Of Major General, which he was
about to cept land would thus rank Stone
and be his superior officer,) Stone failed to
exercise the authority actually vested in him
SELF and permitted Colonel Baker to follow
out his own inclination, with what result we
all know. These are the simple facts; and
if General Stone is blameable for anything
it is because he did not pursue a course
which would have been pronounced arbitrary,
unjust, and would have been suspected Of
being influenced by pique because the Pres-
had seen fit to send Volunteer Major Cen
eral to outrank him. Let the future decide
as to the accuracy of this statement.
Year: 1862

g1he Sacramento Valley Railroad re-
mains in good running order despite the


late storms, and passenger and freight trains
make regular trips. A great deal Of freight
is passing over the road, showing that there
is heavy demand for goods in the noun.
tains to replensh the stocks that have ma
terially diminished during our storm season.
Year: 1862

A FREE BRIDaE.-A man in the upper
part of this county, wishing to let the trav-
cling public know that he had thrown his
bridge open for free travel, placed upon it a
black flag. which signifies mo quarters given
or taken" Express.
Year: 1862

GOLD SEEKERS DoN'r Rusn.-There is
not the least possible chance of reaching
the Salmon river mines before the middle OF
May This information we obtain through
private reliable information from friends in
Portland, Oregon. The Willamette river
is frozen and will not be navigabIe before
that time. They advise persons intending
to make the trip to "wat little while, as
they cannot possibly proceed further than
Portland, and there is no work to be obtain.
ed at that place. Folsom Telegraph.
Year: 1862

should not be deceived by the flimsy pre-
tense ofloyalty which old time disunionisti
put on in the present troubles. 1t is truth
plain as daylight. which no manof the rad
icsl party will be found ready to deny, that
that party is opposed to the prosecution o.
ths war for the Union as it was, and only 10
favor Oft for the establishment Of some sort
Of Union in which their views OF slavery
shall rule the whole country.


In this very hour Of hour calamity, the
glory OF Massachusetts IS dlmmed by the
voice Of her conditional Unionist Governor
who tells the nation that it is doubtful
whether Massachusetts will fight for the
Union, but that she is ready to fight for the
freedom of the negroes OF the South. But
Massachusetts, gave the lie to her Governor
by pouring out her soldiers for the struggle,
and proving that all her valiant and patriot
ic sons have not yet gone to- the field, that
she has more left, and abundance, who love
the Union and Washington. The entire
North is, we believe, earnestly at work for
the Union. Congress has pledged itself to
conduct the war for that Union. And that
Union can never be made strong until the
'Disnnion men of the Sodth," are satisfied
Of their impotence. and repudiaieda by the
Union men Of the South, nor until the
North with strong voice and firm hand
control and annihiIate the disunion men
here, who in the memorable worde of Mr..
Blair are ''aiders and abstters OF the South
ern ConGederacy. Tuk Journal of
Commerce.
Year: 1862

and all the South are traitors. What
chance then, is there for the countryi
See what absurdities people fall into
when they allow Abolitionists, ant
not the Constitution, to declare what
treason is. Whittier are, we going
when Abolition leads, and loyalty tc
the Constitution is treason to the ru.
ling party. Of SUCH treason we free.
ly acknowledge ourselves guilty; and
the Democratic party, and We believe
every true patriot in the land, whether
with us in party or not, are guilty with
U.s. Pitts. Post. t
Year: 1862

A FAMILT 7 OPPOSED TO NE WSPPERS.


The man who didn't take the papers
was In town yesterday. He brnught his
whole family in a two horse wagon. He
still believed General Taylor was Presi-
dent, and wanted to know if the exam
kathkins" had tai ken Cuba, and if SO where
they had taken it. He had sold his corn
for twenty cents-the price being twenty.
five and thirty-but ON going to deposit
the money, they told him it was mostly
counterfeit.


The only hard money he had was some
three cent pieces, which some sharper
had run ON him for half dimes.


One of the boys won't to blacksmith
to get measured for pair of shoes, and
another mistook the mark ct house for, =
church. After hanging his hat on a
meat hook, he piously took seat in
butchers stall and listened to an auction
eer, whom he took to bea preacher. He
left before "meetin' was out, and had NO
great opinion of the "sarmlnt."


One of the girls took lot of s'seed
onions to trade for letter. She had
baby which she carried in sugar trough
stopping at times to rock it on the side.
walk. When the baby cried, she stuffed
its mouth with an old sock and sung
Barbara Allen"


The Oldest boy had sold two coon skins
and was on bust When last seen he
had called for glass of soda water, and
stood soaking his gingerbread and ma
king wry faces.


The shop-leeper, mistaking his mean
ing had given him mixture Of sal-sods
and water, and it tasted strongly of soap.
He d "hearn tell of soda an water, an
was boun' to give it fair trial"


Some "town feller" came in and asked
for some lsnaRads with ''ay in it,
whereupon our soapsd friend turned his
back aud quietly wiped several aiss into
his drink sae-5 -


We approached the old gentleman
and asked him to subscribe" but he
would not listen to it. He was s'oppo-
sed to internal improvements aud he
thought "larniR was wicked inven-
tion and a ayexation." None of his fam
lily ever learned to read but one boy; he
''teached school for a while and then
went for to study divinity
Year: 1862

REBEL Loss At RIcHMoND.-Some of our
officers who were taken prisoners ar the
battles before Richmond, and were after
wards exchanged, say that the rebels mar
veIed exceedingly at not finding more oil
our dead on the fields of battle, and per-
suaded themselves into the belief that we
buried them during tire engagements. 1t
was positively asserted by zone of them
that we had buried in a shingle trench SCI
of our dead A national officer who was
standing by replied to the ridiculous state
ment of the rebel by calling his attention
to the fact Of our commanders being mer
of common sense, and that as such they
would not lie likely to desert the wounded
leaving them in the hands of the enemy
for the sake Of removing the killed from
the field


II is we'll known that all our killed ant
wost of the severely wounded were lef1
on the field of battle Some of the cne-
nv exhibited considerable disappointment
at not finding our loss greater than it was
and even declared in the presence Of tht
Uniou prisoners that the rebel loss in kill
ed alone was + to /.
Year: 1862

a Hint To HoUSEwIyEs.-lt Is perhaps
unnecessary to remind our lady friends
that the federal soldiers will need a large
amount of iellies, pickles and cordials for
long time TO come, and that now is just
the season to prepare these articles but
for fear some Will forget the opportunities
OF the season, we Just drop this hint
Strawberries are past, but raspbcrries and
currants arc now ripe, and blackbcrries
the most healthy and inyigorating of all.
Will soon be in profusion. Every ore who
is able to do so ought TO consider it sa
cred duty to make all the preserves and
iellies they possibly can, for the use ol
our sick and wounded soldiers Pickles
are highly valued by men in camp and
now is just the time to be preparing them
Native wines are very valuable in many
cases of sickness, aad while currants and
berries last, good s,.pply should be laid
IN. The young men who remain at home
will be glad to pick the fruit and do the
squcezing-of the berries we moan-Ii
their young ladies will put them up to it
and attend to the sweetening and prcserv
ing Of the wines and cordials Almost
every one might do more in this line thar
they are accustomed TO, if they would on
ly think of the matter in its true bearings
and exert themselves Il little. We are GLAD
TO see that fruit of all kinds is so abundan
this season, and we trust that every lad,
will embrace her opportunitics.-.Spr
yielf Republican.