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Year: 1863

SoME of the Abolition press seek to cast
odium upon the Democracy Of California by
connecting them with the Peace Democrats Of
New York. The Democracy of California are
for peace enough and war enough to save the
Union.
Year: 1863

The Democracy have ever been the party Of
the Union conservative, patriotic, untiring
They have ever risen superior to the obstacles
10 be overcome for the preservation of the
Union and the constitutional Government be
queaihed Us by our patriotic forefathers The
great heart Of the American people is with
them now in the determination that the rebels
shall not destroy the Union, and that the Abo-
litionists shall not destroy constitutional gov
eminent, for the sake of carrying out an
abstract idea.
Year: 1863

SOME of the Republican press recently un-
dertook to prove that the term Barbecue was
peculiarly Southern. We now see that the
Republican press announce that their party
will hold two Barbecues at different places 10
the State. They must be demagoging
Year: 1863

SHOULD the Abolition Leaguers attempt to
Interfere with the freedom or purity Of the
ballot-bax, it would be tW)right to give them
Nicksburg punch with little Meade in it.
Every unprejudiced person will Grant this
proposition.
Year: 1863

HAD the Aboitionisls permitted Mr.. Lin
coin TO admit Louisiana into the Union. we
should have had the moral aud military force
and power Of another State organization in
favor of the Union.
Year: 1863

gathering, born Of the elements that make
up human nature, and then see your ship
tall to pieces. Then see your crew obey
their commander. Then see if the people
can create what the popular passion Of the
hour cannot destroy.


Well, this is the third year since the
storm, long gathering On our Southern
horizon, struck our ship. It is our hour
oftrial. It is to test the craft, than which
not another ever framed by human qands
was 90 largely freighted with human desti-
nies, The world arc the gazers, while out
at sea we battle with this tempest. It was
a needed part of our national history.
We should not be strong before the world
without it. We are stronger already by
the sublime spectacle We have presented
Of what FREQ people can. do to save
their Government. The crucial test Is
now begun. What can government
born Of the people, demand and enforce
among the people Despotism can COM
mand its subjects and overawe
revolt The bonds Of our institutions
must and will be proven to be as strong,
in all the essentials Of national strength.
Every phrenzed 1ioter that dies howllng
in popular emeute, every victim Of the
base policy Of our enemies melting revolt,
Will be counted in the proof that it is dan
gerous to oppose the Government, will be-
come ghastly warning that the strong
ann that can subdue the armies OF revolt
in the field, will grind to powder the fran
tic madmen who stir up resistance at
home Stand firm; trust the ship; trust
her commander; trust our destiny, but
trust while you work in your own lot as a
patriot. So shall We come out Of this trial
purer, ffeer, better and stronger before the
world when the test is over, and our cause
friryurhnrf
Year: 1863

UNION Social The announcement o
the Union Soeiai this evening 10 McCune',
Hall will be read with pleasure BY al
whose good fortune il was 10 attend tbt y
last winter. Tie very name is coupled
with enjoyment, and many have bet,
looking forward 10 the time wi en- the,
would again commence.


To fail TO be present this evening
would be TO miss one of the best enter
talnments of the season, aud We shall ex
pect TO see the Hail well filed,
Year: 1863

To the Editor Of the Press:


SIB,-Appreciation Of real worth and eff
cheney in the varied relations Of life is always
worthy of note and commendation.


A marked instance of this developed itself
yesterday through the employees on the York
and Cumberland railroad, in the presentation
of gold badge to Col. Cousens, the gentle
manly conductor on said road. There is no
man in the service of the travelling public.
more worthy of such a testimonial than the
Colonel-always gentlemanly and cheerful,
and constantly at his post Of duty, watching
Tor the interest of his employers and for the
accommodation and convenience of such as trav-
ei upon the road.
Year: 1863

The Committee of the Board of Health,
appointed some time ago, to make examina-
tion of the Brandywne water with view
to ascertain, if possible, whether any foreign
substances said to be periodically deposited
in the creek, from the factories which line
its banks tended to render the water impure
or injurious, made report Of their labors to
the Board, at recent meeting. The report
was laid before the City Council at its meet
ing last evening II embraces the invesii-
cations of the Committee at different periods
Of time during the past year, and also ut
various points of the creek,


The subject is one of the first Importance
to the entire community, hence the report
est. 1t will be found in our columns to-day.


Tho City Council should not lose 81 single
moment in taking such action in the matter
as will at once secure to our people the GER
tainty Of having the water they are com.
PEELED to use in their daily household affairs
pure and healthIul. Already there is painful
rumOr-ialse to be sure, bnt still alarming
that the Braudywiue water is poisonous, anc
in consequence many lamil les have suspend
ed the use of ii, ut the cost of much incon
venience and trouble to themselves; whit
others use it sparugly and with fear Of dis
astrous results. There can he NO doubt tha
something is wrong with the water, just now
and although there may not lie presrn
danger in its free use, we cannot but earnest
ly urge upon the members of council thci
most serious and prompt attention 10 the
suggestions contained in the report Of til,
committee Of the Board of Health.
Year: 1863

for itself another still better, like the at
tempt Co destroy the harbor Of Charleston by
stopping ~ the channel. which had only the
effect OF creating deeper one in another di-
rection, The HERALD il an institution which
cannot be stopped any more than the flow OF
the tide or the current Of the Mississippi. We
nave received number of letters on the sub
joct-some from persons wanting to be whole
sale agents. We have no exclusive agents. We
sell the HERALD to ali who are ready to pay
cash for it, and in that way every dealer in
newspapers may become an agent for its sale
on his own responsibility.
Year: 1863

there can be no doubt of its great use
fulness to the West, where an abundant
and safe currency has never existed, and
thus indirectly the whole country will
derive benefit proportional to the adj
vantages of a national currency, simple,
uniform, and of unquestionable value.
Should Congress adopt the system pro-
posed, securing to the United States
some part of the profit derivable from
the issue of paper money, while it would
probably compel Massachusetts to aban-
don the revenue received from its tax on
the banking capital of the Common
wealth, it would at the same time relieve
the people from their liability to other
taxation for the support of the National
Government and the payment of its
debts, to an extent equivalent to the rev.
enue realized to the Treasury of the
United States from that source And
should the measure be adopted, it is
questioned even by some of its sup
porters whether the prosperity of some
of our country banks would, after
all, be permanently injured. But much
as l should regret to see any proper in
'ColAiCht III lliC SOLI
unproductive by legislation, that regret
would be tempered by the consideration
that the same capital would never need
to be inactive, whenever and whereso-
ever safe business should present itself
to the enterprise of industry and skill,
while whenever or wherever shch busi-
ness opportunities do not present them
selves, the loans of banks are of neces-
sity less profitable and secure Nor can
it be doubtful that the substantial pecu-
mary advantage of New England busi-
ness interests demands the nationaliza-
ton of the currency, so that the paper
representative of dollar shall be alike
valuable in Boston and in Chicago. and
the Indebtedness of the West to the East
find at all times medium of adjustment,
and the trade between the two sections
of the Nortl ern States flow unimpeded
by oppressive and ruinous rates of ex-
change"
Year: 1863

age that dare, for his countrys good,
accept the possibility of defeat Still he
may fail He may be rash, impetuous,
foolhardy. The confidence which has
carried him thus far may be his ruin;
but he commands the admiration, the
respect and the confidence Of the army;
and he will not fail without a gallant and
bloody attempt to achieve success. He
will not, like Mcclellan, suffer that i'm
mense army TO rot on his hands. Heaven
knows how devoutly we wish for his
triumph
Year: 1863

fair was therefore unanimously continued one
day longer for this purpose, and has been
th.onged Ill dny.


The receipts must be handsome tonight.
The ladies are giving the veteran 18th Rcgi-
meut supper. They are just from the war
and hare re-cnijstea' almost to q man.
Year: 1863

Tobacco Convention Tobacco Con-
ysntion is to be held in Louisville, Kentucky,
on the 10Th of this month. It is principally
in regard TO the excise tAT, which Tobacco
manufacturers think works hard upon them
The Kentucky State Fair is to be held at the
same time and place. and as the whole Ohio
Valley is a Tobacco growing region this year,
We presume that the Convention will be no
small affair
Year: 1863

The News.-The reading public can be
aurfeited with news from all quarters and Of
every description by calling at the News De
pot of j. D. Res, Phillips House, Main street
We thank him for favors to this Office
Year: 1863

Organize ,--Ws hail as most favorable
omen the steps being taken TO organize Dem
oeratc Clubs in this city II is good work {,
Every Democrat should contribute to it speedy
and perfect completion Organization is the
basis Of party success Roll on the column,
boys
Year: 1863

TO AUTuERIZE TIE FORMATION OF VOLUNTEER COMPA.


MES FOR LOCAL DEFENCE.


The Congress of the Confederate States Of america do
enact That for the purpose ofocal defence in any por


ton ofthc Confederate States any number of persons,
not less than twenty who over the age OF forty
tive years or otherwise not liable to military duty
may associate themselves military company, elect
their own officers and establish rules and regulations
for their government, and shall be considered as
belonging the Provisional Army of the Confederate
States serving without pay or allowances and en-.
titled, when captured by the enemy to all the privi
eges of prisoners Of Provided that such company
SHALL as soon practicable, transmit their muster
roll or list of the of the officers and prvates
thereof to the Governor Of the State the Commanding
General fthe Department, any Brigadier General
in the State Confederate service to be forwarded to
the Secretary ofWar but the President or the Com
mander OF the Military District may at any time dis
band such companies Provided, that in the States
and districts in which the Act entitled AN Act to
further provide for the public defence" approved
April 9th, 1892 and the Acts amendarory thereof,
have been suspended, persons Of any age, resident
within such States Districts may volunteer and from
part of such companies so long as such suspension
may continue; PSovided that person shall become
a member of said company until he shall have first
taken the oath allegiance to the Confederate States
of America in writing copy of which shall be tilleC
with the muster roll of said company above pre-.
scribed.


az Papers of State copy three times.


Sept. 4
Year: 1863

The gallant General Rousseau, who may
be said to have led Kentucky into the
field, made a speech at Lancaster, Penn
sylvania, in which he said -


my political creed is but minute
long. l am for the government Of my
fathers and the friends of that government,
and l am against the enemies of that
government, and all their friends both
North and South"


Giving timely warning to his hearers
he added -


"No matter what your political pre-
dilections may be, unite to save the coun-
try, and after that settle questions of
policy. Let not your differences of opin-
ion weaken the arms of the brave men
who are fighting that you may be free. In
the Army of the Cumberland, in which
have the honor of commanding division,
officers and men know only the cause of
their country; all are united in a common
work: no dissensions or jealousies weaken
their force"
Year: 1863

You are very careful of her dress you
attend personally to its purchase and fit.
You go with her to see that her foot is
nicely fitted and you give your milliner
special instructions as to the make and
becomingness of her bonnets but do you
ever ask yourself, what she is thinking
about? In other words, do you know
anything of her inner life? Many who
are esteemed most excellent mothers are
as ignorant on this all important point, as
if they had never looked in their daugh-
ters faces. They exact respectful obedi-
ence; and if the young creature yields it,
and has no need of physicians immedi-
ate services, they consider their duty done
Alas, what fatal mistake These are
the mothers who, never having invested
the confidence of those young hearts, love
to see it bestowed anywhere and every
where but in accordance with their wishes.
Is it, can it be enough to mother worthy
the name, to be satisfied that her daugh-
ter's physical wants are cared for? What
of that yearning, hungry soul, that is
casting about here and there for some
thing to satisfy its questioningsl Oh
give thought sometimes to this When
she sits there by the fire or by the window
musing, sit down by her, and love her
thoughts ont Of her. Cast that fatal
dignity" to the winds which has come
between so many young creatures and the
heart to which they should lie nearest in
these important forming years. Re.
spect" is good in its place but when it
freezes up your daughters soul-utterances
when it sends her for sympathy and COM
paniOnship to chance guides, what then ?
A word-a loving, kind word, at the right
moment-no mind can over-estimate it.
Importance. Remember this when you
see the sad wrecks of womanhood about
you; and amid the sweeping waves o
liie's pleasures, whatsoever else you neg
lect, do not fail to know what that young
daughter of yours is thinking about
Faanu Fern.
Year: 1863

There are few periods of a peaceable
mans life more deserving the proverbal
name of "uH mduVdiS quart d'heurs'i
than the space of time he is beguiled into
spending in photographers studio. Of
itself, the attempt to select your own best
expression of countenance is perplexing
effort, and the consciousness that the face
you put on, whatever it may be, will be
the one by which, in all future time, all
who look into your friends albums will
know yon, does not diminish the embar-
rassment. You have q vague impression


that to look solemn is still more so. You
desire to look intelligent, but you are
hampered by fear of looking sly. You
wish to look as if you were not sitting for
your picture, but the effort to do so fills
your mind more completely with the
melancholy consciousness that you are
All these conflicting feelings, pressing
your mind at the critical moment, are very
painful, but they are terribly aggravated
by the well-meant interposition of the
photographer. To prevent tremuous
motion of your head, which the bewildered
state of your feelings renders only toe
probable, he wedges it into horrible in,
strument called head rest, which gives
you exactly the appearance as if some
body was holding on to your hair behind


In such situation you may be pardoned
if a somewhat blank look comes over YOU
usually intelligent features. The photo


grapher of course, sees this defect, anC
does his best to remedy il by Cheerful
! exhortation, but naturally with no other
Year: 1863

JouN PHGN1x OurDoNE.-A para
graph has been going the rounds Of the
press in which an account is given of a
horse having new boof grown on by
the use of a certain far1riieatt's Ointment.
Now this reminds us Of an Incident
that happened in Lyons, Wisconsin,
A Mormon priest named Nicholas pro-
fessed a power of doing miraculous
things and compounding wonderful
Medicines. He made nerve and bone
all-healing salve. aud thought he would
experiment little with it. He first
cut off his dogs tail and applied some
of the salve to the stump. a new tail
grew out Immediately. He then aP-
piled some to the piece of tail which he
had cut of, and a new dog grew out


He didn't know which dog was which.
This may seem tough story, but We
have Nicholas word fol- it, Aid We
don't think he would lie:
Year: 1863

Post publishes an article on ''Shoddy,
which, it says, "comes from one Of the
first business men in Connecticut" -
We quote from it the following:


What is shoddy? Shoddy is old,
WORKOUT unfelted woolen goods, made
Of slack twisted yarn, picked to pieces
By machinery specially adapted to the
purpose. 1t is mixed with wool of
longer fiber aud staple, and when card
ed together can be spun finer or coarser,
according to the proportion it bears to
the new wool making the compound.
No small portion or per centage can be
thus mixed with new wool md made
into yarn fit for either warp or woot,
or yarn for knitting purposes. Mungo
is another name for old and worn-out
dne felted goods and broadcloth clothes,
picked to pieces in the same manner.
1t is the finer article, and when proper:
" prepared can be worked into the fin
est black cloths to be found in the mar
ket. Avery large proportion Of all the
satinet in the market is more or less
impregnated With shoddy. The satie
may be said Of hosiery and stockine'
goods. 1t is consequently worn by the


many, and those who do not get it on
! in one form or another are the favored
few. .
Year: 1863

The Horse Railroad Corporation, to which is
given the valuable privilege of using the pub
lie avenues, ought to sprinkle Its own tracks
during the dusty days of summer. While this
cannot interfere with the enterprise If Mr..
Price, 1t will enable the latter to keep both
sides Of the track more thoroughly watered and
The whole will make the avenue cooler.


The comfort of those who travel in the cars,
as well as of the public on the streets, imPera-
lively demands this reform of the company.
II could be done with great ease, and at very
little cxpente. A tank placed upon trucks and
drawn at regular intervals over the track, could
eGcclualy aJatr the nuisance winch horses at
rached 10 the care and the whirl Of the car
wheels now creates.


ae .4v.le TIE attention Of the gentlemanly
S1Tor.nrendent, Mr., Gideon, TO the subject.
Year: 1863

We would thank our subscribers to notify us
of any remlssness on the part of the carriers of
the REPUBLICAN that may occur. One or two
of our carriers have been In the habit Of selling
their papers at premium whenever they con-
talned highly important news, and we desire to
correct the evil.
Year: 1863

The change by the President of the sentence
of the court, in the case of Vallandgham, from
imprisonment in Fort Warren to banlshment
South, is hailed with the greatest satisfaction,
rs being tho wisest thing that could be done
with such a man under all the circumstances.
Year: 1863

WALL STREET.-The New York EJeri1g Post
of yesterday says:


The most notable features of Wall street to-
day are, first, that a multitude OF weak opera
tors, who have so long frequented the precincts
their new pursuits and driven back to legitimate
business by the excitement and losses of the
past two days. The second feature is that the
money market is extremely easy; for, while ap-
plications for loans have this morning been
unusually few, several of our banks and money
lending institutions have been offering among
the brokers q great deal more money than in
the present state of the market there has been
opportunity TO use.
Year: 1863

BowLING GREEN, KY, Aug. Isl, SO.


Mr.. HENRY-Re6el Sir: received your most
obnoxious letter July 2sth, and consider it my
bounden duty to give it a reply.


You say you are good Vallandigham man.
You say you are all of that stripe in Madison.
Ifsuch is the case, should like no better fun
than to march with our gun and its detachment
into that country, with orders to rid the soil of
such polluted, cowardly wretches as you are


You say that the salvation of our country is
10 the democratic party If you mean such
democrats as yourself then your declaration is
false, and if you have one grain of common sense
you know it. Slavery is the cause of this war,
and just such craven rascals as yourself are pro-
longing it. You need not take the trouble to
send such seditious letters to the soldiers for
you are only endangering your precious life
in your letter, in our camp. We enlisted to
fight such men as you, and if we should happen
to come across such man we should not hesi-
tate to give him good pounding at least.


You advise me not to be lead into the aboli-
ton doctrine. / am happy to inform you that
embrace that doctrine as the only true course
to obtain permanent peace. Every sensible
man knows that slavery is the cause of this war;
and every sensible man also knows that to re-
move an effect we must remove the cause Then
slavery must be abolished before we can have a
lasting peace in these United States,--for wrong
and right cannot exist peaceably together


MARTIN VANHORN
Year: 1863

We should suppose Democrats could not sleep
at night without leaving light burning, they
are SO afraid of anything dark. Any visible
admixture of African blood" seems 10 throw them
into spasms, and the word 'black," or even,
"colored' sets their teeth chattering. The latest
and most violent ebulition of "nigger on the
brain" broke out in Woodford county Illinois
few days since.


Lieutenant Jenkins, who distinguished him
self at Arkansas Post, and who was stricken
down with disease in his country's service, was
allowed to visit home in Woodfofd on sick leave.
The Lieut. was SO unfortunate as to be brought
home by contraband servant for he was quite
too i'll to take care OF himself. For this "crime"
his butternut neighbors went before the Grand
Jury and had him indicted The condition of
the defendant, the services he had rendered his
country, the fact that two of his children had
Just been consigned to the tomb and that he
was himselfin danger of following them, weighed
nothing with these patriots '-the laws has
been Outraged, . and the Lieutenant must be
made an example of. The case was tried last
week.


Although it was clearly shown that the negro
was only brought into the State temporarily and
that the Lieutenant was still too sick TO reioin
his regiment-whereas the law only reaches
cases where the intention is 10 make permanet
resident of the negro-the jury disagreed.-
Eleven of the jury were for acquittal--one,
genuine, gangrened specimen Of butteruut hu-
manity, stood out The result is tantamount to
an acquittaL
Year: 1863

1t is related of the Duke of Wellington, that
once when he remained TO take the sacrament
at his parish church, a very poor old man had
gone up the opposite aisle, and reached the COM
munion table knelt down close beside the Duke
some one-a pew owner probably-came and
touched the poor man ON the shoulder, whis-
pered to him to move farther away, or to arise
and wait until the Duke had received the bread
and wine. But the eagle eye, and the quick
ear of the great commander caught the meaning
of that touch and that whisper. He clasped
the old mans hand and held him, to prevent his
rising, and in reverential undertoue, but most
distinctly, said, ado not mOye-we are all equal
here"