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Year: 1862

Correspondence of the Columbus, Ohio. journal.


The people through the State of Alaba
ma are universally secesh. Here and there
you may find lukewarm FREUD of the Un-
ion or one of those non.committals. They
nearly all will tell you that they were
strongly for the Union and voted against
secession until their State went out" and
then they went With it Internationally, and
these very men you will find the strongest
ard most uncompromising secessionists in
the State.


The mountains skrting the road leading
from Huntsville to this place, are filled with
guerilla bands, who are informed by the
inhabitants of parties passing along whom
they car attack and capture with impunity;
and thus it is that we have lost so many
squads of men who have been detached
from the main army. They viii make a
raid, kill and capture our teamsters and
stragglers, and Immediately retire to their
Businesses in the mountains. There is no
faith to be put in the professions of any Of
the inhabitants. l have known farmers
who had large plantations come and plead
for guard to save their property from be-
ing plundered, who, after their request was
complied with and the guard stationed,
would 90 and inform the guerillas, 30 that
they could capture and shoot them. A diff.
ferent policy must be pursued with these
miscreants, or we will be made to pay dear
ly for our mild policy"


Our part of the army, and Crittenden's
division, of which the 9th Ohio forms part,
in particular, has been scrupulously 0bser.
want to cultivate with these hell hounds,
gentleness, kindness and charity; but the
charm is broken. No faith can be kept
with them. Clemency has had it's day
it has been met in almost every instance
with rufianly requital. This whole policy
must come to an end-they take up arms
for civil war, and those who are left at home
are only 90 many spies to communicate to
their friends the movements of the Union
troops; they have invoked war, and they
should be made to feel it's horrors.


From the Louisville Journal.


The great destruction of cotton, military
stores, means of transportation, &C., at
Florence, Ala, by the guerillas, appears to
be exceedingly discreditabIe to those who
permitted it. Heaven knows that we have
military force enough in that region to do
whatever needs to be done, and everybody
knows how terribly the guerillas swarm
through it and all around it. OF course it
is impossible to keepa strong military force
at every point, but surely such force should
be kept wherever there is a heavy accumu-
lation of public property. If such property
is worth piliDg up, it is quite as we'll worth
guarding after it is piled up. We shall
never have the necessary vigilance till some
of our men in command are severely punish
ed for the want Of it. Scandalous neglect
of duty is passed over too lightly.
Year: 1862

We are officially informed that since
the promulgation of Captain Christopber's
order in relation to furloughed soldiers, that
be has furnished transportation to nearly
thousand officers and privates who have
been sent to their respective regiments, and
that they are now coming in at the rate Of
over one hundred per day.-Chicogo Josr-


UI.
Year: 1862

nate Sumner. Swan, your congressman
from this district, and an original seces.
sionist, is the forger of the johnson let
ters to Dawrence, with view to swindle
the latter out of ten thousand dollars.
These, and a host Of others like them,
are the men who originated and are car
rying on this rebellion. Ought not any
honest man prefer to hang rather than
act with such men in wicked crusade
against the mild sway of the best gov
ernment on earth?


But l mus: close. Solemn thought !!
| die with confidence that the United
States Government will crush out this
rebellion during the ccming spring and
summer. Mark my prediction l would
like to be living when that is done but
| must resign myself to my Gate.


l have a word to say as it regards my
family. leave wife and seven chill
dren to the mercies of cold-hearted
world. l hope the Union men of the
country will be kind to them, and seek 10
impress their minds with what is true
that they are not disgraced, but honored
by my death. Let me be shrouded in
the sacred folds of the Star SpangIed
Banner, and let my children's children
know that the last words I uttered on
earth we're


Forever float that standard sheet


Where breathes the foe, but falls before us,
With freedoms soil beneath our feet


And freedoms banner streaming DER us"
Year: 1862

RIvERs-H W THEY FLow.-Al
rivers, small or large, agree in one char.
acter; they like to lean little on one
side they cannot bear to have their
channels deepest in the middle, but will
always, if they can, have one bank to
sun themselves upon and another to get
cool under: one sbingly shore to play
over, where they may be shallow, and
foolish, and childlike; and another steep
shore, under which they can pause and
purify themselves, and get their strength
of waves fully together for due occasion.
Rivers 10 this way are just like wise
men, who keep one side of their life for
play and another for work and can be
brilliant, and chattering, and transparent,
when they are at ease, and yet take deep
counsel on the other side when they set
themselves to their main purpose. And
rivers are just divided also, like wicked
and good men the good rivers have SER
viceable deep places all along their banks
that ships can sail in; but the wicked
rivers go scooping irregularly under their
banks until they get full of strangling
eddies which no boat can row over with
out being twisted against the rocks, and
pools like wells which no one can get of
but the wster-kelpie that lives at the bot
tom but, wicked or good, the rivers all
agree in having two kinds of Sides
Ruskin.
Year: 1862

town property Of rental value should be
reported. The amount of stock, owned
in this State, or OF any money or deposit,
is peculiarly within the knowledge of the
officers of the various corporations. Sec
retaries of railroad companies, cashiers
of banks, and the proper officers of all
other corporate bodies have the means,
and / doubt not the disposition, to fur
nish me the names of all rebel stock
holders and depositors, and the amount
of stock or deposit BY them owned. |
would suggest that all corporations in
this State take immediate steps to ascer-
tain who are the real otcReTs of their
unpaid bonds, and in all cases where it
may be clearly ascertained, that the same
are owned by rebels, the facts to be re-
ported to me.


The debtor is better advised as to the
loyalty of his creditor than stranger to
their transactions He who is indebted
te an armed rebel or one who has given
aid and comfort to the rebellion should
disclose the facts, in order that the
money, when paid, may go into the Ma
tional Treasury, for the support of the
Government, and not. into the hands of
him who would use it as means to de-
stroy it.. County officers and attorneys
know to great extent the character of
the land owners, Judgment and mortgage
creditors in their respective counties
trust they will be pleased to advise me
in reference to all such property owned
by rebels / believe every loyal man in
the State will not fail to promptly advise
me "of all the estate and property,
money, stocks, credits and effects with
in his knowledge, owned by those who are
attempting to destroy the government;
and in doing so he will render efficient
aid in the enforcement of the law. ]
would be pleased to have the press Of the
State, SO far as convenient, give publicity
to this request.


- JOHN HANNA,


rra u. S. District Attorney.
Year: 1862

Is there more exquisit pleasure in this
world of ours than is found in giving COM
foTtto the sad2 For this is a world of sor-
row; vale Of tears And be who can 60 to
the wounded heart with words of consolation
has power and mission that angles might
envy.


There is 20 pleasure more exquisite in this
work Of ours, than is found in the assurance
that every sheet that goes from our hands
may carry words of peace to the troubled
joy to the mourncr, and hope to the despair
ing.


We meet with a gem OF holy verse, or a
happy thought OF some warm-hearted author,
or a striking incident in the experience Of
another, or a simple anecdote that has a bless
ing in it, we seize it and set it here, and think
of it on its rounds of mercy, lighting up
this cottage, warming this breast, making a
smile of gladness on this cheek, and drying up
tears in these eyes; and so going onward over
the whole land upon its errand of blessing.


There is great power in words; in words
ftly spoken. 1t is a great gift to be able to
speak with such tenderness, or with such pow
er as to be minister of good to the poor
and the weary, and the suffering. 1t is joy
to ihe proud man to be able to lead, and rule
and overcome, but there is no joy in this
world greater than TO know we arc doing
good TO those who are in need of good. To
be heart comforter, in a world of wounded
hearts, is privilege to reconcile a man to
thousand ills, and make him willing to be
anything for the sake ofhim who wept at the
grave of u friend and restored him to loving
sisters.-N, Y. Obserrer
Year: 1862

Make no excuses if you have the ability
but pay your debts. Every man whom you
owe now needs his money. In better times
he might borrow if be cid not get his dues
but now he must collect or go under himself
BY refusing 10 pay you wrong many. for the
same money rays many debts. Keep ii III
motion. Don't say you will not sell your
crops because prices are low. IF you owe no
thing do as you please, but if you owe a debt
which onght 10 be paid, and will not DO ii
because you want higher prices, you are moi
an honest man. No man deserves the title o
honest who can pay and won't. All the mer-
chants and other dealers now need the mon
ey due them ten times more than ever before.
The sum you owe them may be small but il
will help to make up larger sum aud so will
pay large debt. We say then pay if you
can, and be willing TO make all needful sacri
fees to do so. Pay the merchant. Pay thu
mechanic. Pay the doctor and the lawyer, i
you have been unlucky enough TO have any
thing TO do with them. Pay the printer
Pay every body who las just claim. Thel
sweet will be your sleep, sound your digestion
ard you may hope for happy hereafter.
Year: 1862

tried all sorts Of heave powders on my
patient, with DO effect whatever. 1t is said
that in a limestone county this disease is un-
known, and lime water was prescribed with no
apparent advantage. Some one told me to
give the horse ginger, and strange to tell,
found that tablespoonful given to the "Gen-
eral' with bis oats, would cure him for the
day, in half an hour after he had eaten it; but
on giving it daily the effect soon ceased. It is
Jockeys remedy, and will last long enough
to swamp upon. Finally, was advised to cut
my horses fodder and give it always wet.
pursued this course carefully, keeping the
General tied with SO short halter that be
could not eat his beddingf giving him chopped
hay three times day, and never more than a
bucket Of water at time.


He improved rapidly. have kept fimfTe
years, making him .fdetottem-carriage horse,
saddle horse, plow and cart horse-and he
bids fair to remain useful for five years to
come. Kept in this way, his disease does not
lessen his value for speed or labor single dol
lar. When the boys grow careless, and give
him dry hay, he informs me Of it in a few
days by the peculiar cough; but sometimes, for
six months together no indications of disease
are visible. and he would pass for a sound
horse with the most knowing in such matters.
Year: 1862

6sETy wines.


First in season is the Strawberry, which
makes delicious wine of very fine aroma
then come Blackberries, Ras pberries and Cur
rants, and later i'll the season Elderberries, all
excellent materials for the purpose.


The process is much the same for making
all berry wines the usual receipt being equal
parts OF juice and water aud three pounds of
sugar to the gallon for currants, many peo-
pie prescribe double the quantity of water,
and this for ladies' wine is strong enough.


\ good way to express the juice of soft
berries is to put them in keg having the up
per head cut and holes in the bottom to let
out the juice lay clean straw in the bottom
of the keg, then put in the mass of fruit and
with wooden follower press out the free
juice, then wet the pdmmice with lukewarm
soft water and press again, and SO on, until
you have pressed through as much water as
juice.


Having the juice and other materials all
ready and mixed, strain as free of pulp as pos
si5le and Put it in casks to fcrment, keeping
the casks full by the addition of warm water,
till fermentation ceases, when they should be
closed tight with bung. Let this stand
over winter then draw off clear and put in
bottles or in clear casks, and seal tight.


The incest way to conduct u fermentation
of choice berries is 10 put in the buug Of the
cask two inches long, bore half inch hole
half way through the length of the 5ung, and
bore the rest of the way with a gimet then
take half inch lead pipe, bend it in form of
a syphon, insert the long end in the hole of
the bung and make it air tight with putty Or
close fitting; Gil tumbIer or cup with water
and set it under the shorter end of the bended
pipe so the end will be well under water In
this way the gus Of fermentation will escape
in bubbles through the water, and no external
air can vitiate the wine within. In five or
six weeks the fermentation will cease, and the
cask can be bunged up tight. Let the wine
stand upon the lees, in cool dry cellar, and
you will have right royal beverage. When
wanted for use, the wine should be drawn off
at once, bottled or kegged, and sealed as fire.
quent drawings from the stock will introduce
air and damage the flavor of the wine.-FieId
Notes.
Year: 1862

BEAUT1FUE AND TRuE.-The following ex-
tract from the reply of the President TO the
address of the New School Presbyterian
Church, will find a hearty response in the
heart of every loyal citizen. The beautiful
words and truthful sentiments should be deeply
impressed on the minds and hearts of all
classes:


The men of our generation whose memory
will be The longest and most honored, will be
they who thought the most earnestly, prayed
the most fervently, hoped the most confidently
fought the most heroically, and suffered the
most patiently in the sacred cause of freedom
and humanity.
Year: 1862

1.-Two men engage in personal combat,
the man who fights with the deternina-
.iou to hurt his adversary, will, other
things being equal, always via if his aa-
Tersary stand on the defensive. Nox this
is the difference between our side and the
Southern rebels they try to hurt us, we
have heretofore tried simply to defend our
selves. Is it wonderful that our great su-
pciiozity Of strength has not enabled us to
crush them with one blow? 1Te have &C
tually been fearful Of hurting these people.
Tlis state Of mind must pass away. If
both parties could be tired out by delay,
and exhausted by expenses, before the join


ing Of battle, fighting might very likely be


avoided altogether, and some terms Of


agreement hit upon that should put a


peaceful end TO the dispute. And NE do


not blame anybody for this, Tor it was d


stale Of mind necessary to be passed


through, like the chamber Of utilization By


which the knights in the tables Of enchant-
mcnt attained to the mirror and tue glave
of truth aud hardihood. 1t were not in
the nature Of civilized and Christian men
such as are bred under Northern skies, tc
arrive ut once at the fullness of knowledge
Of tue b1ackness Of a traitors heart, and te
! tecl Tie detesta,on it should excite.
Year: 1862

We pray for that day. When It shall come thsro |
wln be come ground Of hope Tor fortunate event |
Of the War.-chseogo Times, Of yesterday.
The prayer Of the righteous ayai1eth
much. We can scarcely look for large re-
suits from the petitions Of the Chicago
Times, whose humble beginning is set
down shove. They pray tor the day Of
the abolition rule, that it may come. They
see in it some ground Of hope for a for
tunate event Of the war" So do we, and
not till then. When the 75nes prays for
the advent OF that era, We can only ejacu-
late, amen, from full heart, for VIC know
the petition will be answered, not because
Of The petitioner, but from the very nature
Of the request. Il is as one should pray
for rain when already the pail Of thun-
derstorm was sweeping down before the
wind, or for the coming OF sprlng toward
the last Of May, Or for day in the face
Of the ruddy dawn


They "pray for thst day" What day?
The day when hatred Of Slavery the
source Of au our national WOES; is the OF
lgin Of this unho1Y war; as the Cause Of
strife between brothers; aud our Disgrace
as nation before Christendom. shall make
the abolition Of the evil, the first and prom
i1ent national policy Of the war. Abol-
ion to rid the country Of war Slavery
has sprung upon US for the sake Of the
Union; to restore our national domain and
make it FREE throughout, this is the conf
! ing day for which the Isnass is found pray
ing, aud to which petition we say again
amen, for there will then indeed be "a for
tunate event Of the war; and not til then.


Wa have hope Of the Times, and COIL.
gratulate it, that it stands now in s. posi-
ton which promises an answer to its pray
ers. Ismatters little that they de not sex
in the coming day the cheerful promise FL
do who have tolicd and worked for such {
result. They affect to zee in it disorganiz


ation, and they welcome that; and such {


flood Of troubles that out Of all they hop


will spring permanent and lasting re


establishment OF q great national wrong


and they would rejoice in that. They pra..


for that day as hungry thieves pray for


fit, hoping for q scene Of disorder AM


alarm, oct Of which to glut private greed


Tie Times will see that day 1t prays fo1


aud will not hare long to wait, but it wi


be disappointed in respect to its character


is,ics. When the President lays his han


eli Slavery and all the people say amer


ard the broad light Of Universal Emanc
; patton flashes throughout the land, born (
the necessities Of War, and after its sharj
es1 papgs, the day will bo one worth ha'
! ing lived to see. That day will briE
Peace, because the cause Of contention
!, ended, and Union, becanse it will
= ceroented with Liberty. Let all loyal ms
= say with the Chicago Times, We pray


that day.n
Year: 1862




The New York JOURNALS AND THE PRICE OF
PArER.--The recent rise in the price of paper
Has compelled the proprietors of the New
York and other journals to raise their prices
also. A reasonable advance in paper was
probably necessary, because the deficiency in
Che supply of cotton has induced manuiactu-
rsrs to reuse in shoddy and other cloths the
rags from which paper is made. The paper
makers are now becoming altogether too I'M
reasonable, however, and, rs they have held
ewo or three meetings in this city, It is probable
chat they have formed a combination in order
10 take advantage Of circumstances and charge
extravagant prices. Such combinations always
destroy themselves, and the combination Of
paper makers will be no exception to this rule.
The newspaper. proprietors Of this city con-
template starting company, and either


purchasing or establishing several paper mills,
where they can manufacture their own paper,
and thus protect both themselves and the public
from extortionate rates. Such q company will
be no morc--snd even less trouble to manage
than the Associated Press arrangements, and
will be equally efficient.
Year: 1862

CoRs minority Of the prisoners
now at Camp Douglas express preference Tor
corn bread over that made from wheat. The
contractor should sec to this, as 1t is both
cheaper for him and better for the health Of
the men.
Year: 1862

Ar meeting of portion of the citizens o Clark county, held in Okolona on the 22d day o February. 1869, w. IT Shackeford vasappointed chairman, and VI NJ. Ande son, secretary.

 The object of the meeting being explained by the chairman the following preamble and resolu tions were offered blythe chaii man, and adopted.

 WHEREAS, The citizens. of Clark county, Ark, will be called upon soon to pay their State and County Taxes. and the deranged state of the com me ca affairs of the country place 1t out of the power of US to do so at this time in consequence Q! .lot having market fer the products ot our labor.

 AND WHEREAS, The taxes when collected are to % to pay the county and State officers their saa es and we deem it not unjust that they wait fer the pay and be placed on an equal footing with the balance of the community, until we can pay our taxes.

 And whereas we are clearly of the opinion that if the homes of the people sacrificed for that purpose, it will greatly affect the energies of the people, and have depressing effect at time when every energy should be simulated to provide means tO support the war.

 1hereforp be t resolued, That the collector Of taxes for Clark county, be requested not to try to enforce the same by exposing our homes for sale, and therebv adding an additional expense upon our present embarrassment, and we pledge ourselves in conjunction with the balance of the citizens of the county to sustain him in his default

 find De t ttlrther resolred, That if our property s sold, that we pledge ourselves to each other that we will protect each in the possession of the same against any if there should be one so destitute of manly feeling for his fellow man and his country at this critical time as to buy our homes.

 And De il turthtr reSOloed, That request every person that can to pay his taxes or much as Ee can, and all as soonas he possibly can do So.

 And be t turtter yeSotued, That we pledge our selves that We will see that no volunteer family shall want for any thing necessary for their support Or protection that we ean command,

 The following was offered by the Hon. II. l., Weir, and adopted.

 Whereas, as the time has come when every man should offer himself and property upon the alter of his puntry's defense, it Is matter of necessity that there shoudbe changein the farming interest of the country.

 Iheretore be hfurther resoUed That no one man shall be allowed to plant more than one acre ot land to each hand in cotton the present year.

 kesOlBed, That no man shall be allowed to ex- torton upon corn or meat purchased for the use of volunteers families.

 ResOioed, That We the citizens of Clark county pledge ourselves to carry out these resolutions, and to guard the interest of the country generally.

 On motion it was ordered that the secretary send q copy of this meeting to the editors of the True Democrat for publication.

 w H SHACKELFORD, Chm !. W M. ANDERSON, Sec'g.
Year: 1862

MEssgs EDITORS: Will you permit me to return my most greatful thanks to the patriotic citizens oi Little Rock, to your very aflahe, kind and efceKt surgeon of the Hospital, and more especially to the soothing. tender care bestowed upon the sick sol ders of my regiment, by the ladies of yonr justly famed city, for kind services and devotion.

 It is said that man can only place true appreci- aton upon woman in his highest state Of cultivat ton and refinement, built may be truly added that man in health is wholly incapacitated to judge of the excelency and worth of woman

 And allow me to say to those whose guardian care tendsso much to revive the spirits and amelior ate the condition ot those suffering men far from home, that should it be the fate of this regiment to meet an nsolent and despised foe upon the soil or near the border of your most fertile State, the reeoections of so many offices ofmaternal concern the great concern manifested by your phisicap and