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Year: 1863

When the Galena lay in the James river,
her captain, Rogers, one day sent party
on shore to reconnoitre To protect them
he swung his ship broadside to the shore
and manned his guns. He had occasion
TO go ashore on tie opposite side, meantime,
and was called back bya sndden attack, by
rebel artillery and infantry force firing
from the bluffs upon his ship. He pulled
back as quickly as possible. The Galena
lay with her starboard side to the enemy
and, according to naval etiquette, this
side, which was receiving the fire of the
rebels, at close range, is that upon which
officers usually 60 on board. Captain
Rogers coming from the other side, steer
ed his gig around the stern of the Galena,
pulled up calmly to the starboard- gang
way, under pelting rife and artillery
fire, and stepped on board as covlly as
though the enemy had been practising
blank cartridge. The reporters never
happened upon this incident but to Ms it
seems of more value than battle won
for the man who did that put q spirit into
his crew, and established tradition in
the service, which will win us a dozen
battles in time.
Year: 1863

The report of the operations OF the Army
of Tennessee, from the day that Maj. Gen.
Grant assumed immediate command OF
the expedition against Vicksburg to the
surrender of that place, is published in
the official gazette. He says that it is q
striking feature, so far as his observation
goes, of the present Volunteer army OF the
United States, that there is nothing which
men are called upon to do, mechanical or
professional, that accomplished adopts
cannot be found for the duty required IN
almost every regiment. He cannot close
his report without an expaessic-: OF thank,
fulness for his good fortune in being placed
in cooperation with an officer OF the
Navy who accorded to every move that
seemed for the interest and success OF our
arms his hearty apd energetic support.
Admiral Porter, be adds, and the very
efficient officers under him, have ever
shown the greatest readiness in she!r CO.
operation-no matter what was to be done
or what risk to be taken, either by their
men or their vessels Without this promp;;
and cordial support his movements would
have been very much embarrassed, II not
wholly defeated.
Year: 1863

Quilph-Boston Post says the differ
ence between having tooth properly
drawn by professional surgeon, and
having it knocked out miscellaneously by
a fall upon the pavement, is only slight
verbal distinction, after alone is dental
and the other accidental.
Year: 1863

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How TO SECURE SYMPATHY IN Our
STRUGGLE, There can be no doubt ofthe
fact that the completely of the National
Government with slavery may be, and is,
! one great cause among good men abroad ot
the want ofsympathy in the efforts of the
National Government to put down this
dreadful rebellion. We shall stand up
right before the world we shall meet the
demands of human nature in this age !;
we shall secure the entire sympathy of the
lovers of freedom every where l may say
that we shall secure the perfect sympathy
towards us of Russia, France, Germany,
England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy too
yea, austria it may be, only when with
the clear note of freedom, with manly
and distinct tone, with an unambiguous
utterance of the national conviction, and
not as a mere military necessity, we shall
repeat again before the world our solemn
declaration, that "all men are created
equal that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalenable rights 2;
that among these are life, hbe,ty, and the
pursuit of happiness s'-when we shall pro
claim that the National Government is
separated from slavery; that slavery is
not represented in it as property that
the civil tribunals Of the nation, its mar
shals, its military and naval forces. are not
to be employed in arresting fugitives from
bondage; that citizens, free themselves,
are not to be subjected to Imprisonment
or fines for declining to aid in returning
human beings, guiltless of crime, to chains
when we shall announce to mankind, with
no uncertain sound our belief as a nation
that "God has made of one blood all ma
tions ofmen to dwell on all the face ofthe
earth that all have been redeemed by
the same sacrifice on the cross that every
human being who hasno other crime than
that of "having skin not colored like
that of other men" is entitled to liberty.
Rec. A. Barnes.
Year: 1863

.Nessrs Editors Of Free Pres:


In reading the report of the trial of Now
ing Machines in to-day's issue of your paper
saw the report made the Machines all of them Of
very heavy draft-much heavier than their ac-
tual draft was.


The dynamometer that was used on that occa-
sion weighed me just previous to the trial $50
lbs, while my actual weight was but 100 lbs 1t
weighed Mr.. Ethan Burroughs at 300 lbs when
his actual weight was 2l2 lbs. So you see the
greater the weight the greater the variation.
By this you will see the report makes each and
all of the machines of much heavier draft than
they actually were. If you will be kind enough
to give this an insertion in your paper, you
will probably undeceive some people that other
wise NAV think all the Machines were of heavy
draft. while their actual draft was fairly light.
And YOU will also oblige,


d. n. VAN PELI.


The two experiments of Mr.. Van Pelt,
made the reading of the Dynamometer forty
three and two-thirds per cent. too much IN
his own case, and forty one per cent. too
much in the case of Mr. Burrows. For the
purpose of comparing the draft of the sew
eral machines the deviation from the average
error would not amount to much.
Year: 1863

If this poem be written, are assured, by girl
of only sixteen summers il exhibits not only uncom.
mon wealth of language and mastery of the mechani.
cal part of verscation but that shaping aginative
power fixing the thought in full symmetrical expires
sion-neither too much too liite-which is called
genius. Not that we wish TO praise the poem too
much for it is only blossom after all, and genius is
rare and delicate plant, which seldom makes good
the promise of its sprngi and yet with and la
borous culture, what luscious fruit might one day
ripen on these bougls! We are told that the poem
has never before been published.


have seen brow as purely bright


As the snow just tinted with rosy light,


Set round with locks ofthe softest brown,
And gay with the spiendor of beauty's crown
But more than this, discovered there,


Close in the shade of that beautiful hair,
That genius, with fingers soft and light,


Had shaped and nodded the forehead white.
So my soul knelt down, when that brow passed by,
In a service oflove, know not why:


Who'll dare to blame me for worshipping so,
Or chide my spits-not God, know


have seen pair of beautiful eyes


With tender change like April skies,
Mildly radiant, deep and blue,


With the star of love just shining through
And saw glimpse of the soul divine


Start out from those depths of shade and shine,
And my unchecked spirit reached and grasped
That new-found soul, with con6ding clasp
Oh, in all the world there were no such eyes
To reveal the heaven where purity lies:
Who'll dare to blame me for thinking so,


Or chide my spirit?-not God know.
have seen a strangely bewitching mouth,
With the glowing warmth of the tropic South;
CLEAN ofpearl in a fold of rose,


Where the breath in balmy fragrance flows;
Where dimples hurry from lip TO cheek,
In roguish game of hide and seek


Sometimes. have almost dared TO think
Sweet thoughts would thicken about the brink
And slip those lips, in the dearest word


That my waiting soul has ever heard:


Who'll dare to blame me for hoping so,
Or chide my spiritg-not God know
Year: 1863

Is a new and discovery, which is most wonder
fu in its operations putting blush the old systems
of treatment. which have quite often done harm
as good. Below we give the certificate of Rev. p S.
HENSON, Pastor of the Broad Street Baptist Church.
Philadelphia. If any one has doubts as to the value
of this remedy. they may learn of its practical
value by addressing note of inquiry to Mr. IL.


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II, lsG2
From injuries received in my right eye, when
boy, chronic Inflammation had been produced in
consequence of which suffered constant martyr
dom. Every moment of my waking life wss cmbit-
tered, and frequently unable to sleep at night
variety of remedies had been rcsorted to with
out success and entertained the purpose, as last
resort of having the ball taken of its socket in
the hope of thus finding relief.


In the meantime most providontially l noticed
one day in shop window bottle of POOR RICH
ARDS EYE WATER. had never heard OF it be-
fore, but determined to try it, and did with the most
delightful results. In very few days the painful
irritation was removed; could bear the strongest
light and went forth to the enjoyment of life.
now keep bottle of il always in the house, and if
my eye seems at all disposed to annoy me- give il
DOSE and that is an end of it, I would not be with
out it for any amount of money. take occasion to
say, further that my wife used to suffer severely at
times from protraced pain in and her eyes, and
she has found Poor RIcHARp's EYE WATER a SOW
crcgn specific in her ease, giving her almost instant
relief Grateful to God for the benefit that have
personally received, cannot but commend the prep
aration TO all who have been sufferers like myself


T. S. HENSON,


Pastor of BROAD Street Baptist Church.
Residence 1880 Poplar 81, Phiiadelphia.


ES-Numerous certificates of similar character
might be furnished.
Year: 1863

NO Organs of the human system more mpor-
4 tant TO health and comfort than the EYE and
EAR, and yet none are less understood more neg
lectcd. They TO pass even common observation,
and yet every part of the body is dependent upon
them for life and health
Year: 1863

B|F |FOrnoy's Washington City Chron.
iolo, in q recent number, has the follow.
ing hit at class who are constantly as.
severating Unionism, whether lhore is
any occasion for it or not:


AS the question was propounded of
old, who is on the Lords sidoY and % q
test was proposed by which those who
pufposed to serve the Lord should be
known, SO it is now. Union men do not
need repeated afliirmations and oaths to
attest their attachment to tho cause, but
their lives are read and known to all
men. AS it is not necessary for man
to 60 about proclaiming himself to be
in favor Of tho Christian religion-for
his life will give assurance OF that-so,
neither is it incumbent upon true Un-
ion man TO be continually asserting that
no is in lavor OF the Union. When a
man il constantly assoveratng that he is
as good Union man es anybody, we
confess that We suspect his loyalty.
Year: 1863

Gen. Grant seems to be quietly boring his
way into the stronghold Of tho Mississippi
river. He does not indulge in flaming bulle'
tins to the Government, but assures them from
time to time that everything is working salts
factorily. The public will probably be startled
In a few days, bv a report similar to that
which announced the fate of Fort Donolson
The approaches to Vicksburg may be slow, but
we believe they will be sure.


The rebel story, that Grant had fallen bach
to the Black river, arose doubtless from the
movement of Gen. Frank Blar's division upor
the river to guard the passes and prevent the
advance of Johnston's forces.
Year: 1863

ARMY oRDER.-Wo learn that an army order
has been issued from the headquarters of the
Army of the Potomac, to remedy the gross i'm
position upon the soldiers by extortlonate news
paper dealers, who have been charging ten
cents per copy for papers. The supplying OF
newspapers is hereafter to bo confined to dis
charged and disabled soldiers, with the under
standing that no paper shall be sold for more
than FIVE cents a copy.
Year: 1863

0f everything usually to be found in any Hardwar,
Establishment, East or West, with the addition Of
articles incident TO the business of Laundering Salt
Boring and Manufacture Fishing, Hunting and
Trapping, will always be found at my Store, where
shall be happy as all times to meet old customers
and new. Past patronage gratefully acknowledged.


y " Dr-nr u.r--
Year: 1863

could furnish any quantity Of testir eiuls Of its
efficacy from my own patients but the practice of
parading bought and ictisious bef.rc The pub
lie is so prevalent do not deem it advisable NY
object is to place my medicine before the pullir,
not alone TO mako money, but to do good II .
provorbially true of the American Ladies, TINT
ten perfectly healthy ones can bo found in any ono
vicinity.
Year: 1863

One of the most prominent reasons given in
the Chicago platform for change in the Admin
istraton. says the Philadelphia Age. was
the corruption of the Democratic party


The Republican papers never ceased to
harp upon the subject. and their indignation was
so we'll feigned that many believed that after the
election of Mr. Lincoln there would never be an
other dollar OF the public moneys stolen How
greatly they we're mistaken they probably will
never know. for the simple reason that in times
like these even the party in opposition is unvil-
ling TO properly expose the corruptions Of public
officials. There is something so odous in the vii
loiny Of men who take advantage of occasions like
this to plumber and steal snd the rush Of events is
so rapid. that after little denunciaton at the
time of the exposure of some great frauds moth
ing more is ever said about them. Aud yet the
corruptons of this Administration should not be
lost sight of by the people. simply because they
are 50 seldom denounced Il was said. in Con-
sress. by leading Republican that after having
carried the election upon the Pretext of prevent
ins abuses in Office. this Administration had
more jObbery 70 answer for in the hrst few
months of its term than it, predecessor for the
whole four years Il was in power. His statement
vas short OF the truth. |, IS sickening TO wade
through the reports of the numerous investigating
committees, and 10 see how knayery has peryaded
every department. of the Government From
the highest 70 the lowest, there is scarcely one
Official who escapes untainted. Not 20 speak of
transactions very well known. but which il would
be indecorous to mention. let the reader recall
the charges made by Republicans themselves
against the Treasury and War Departments. of


zmpering with the news 80 a. TO speculate in
Year: 1863

Massachusetts, is very eccentric. Sheis
so fanatical and so radical that she has
never had a Copperhead Convention, new
er dictated the terms on which she was
willing to uphold the national govern
ment, never proposed to resist the con-
seription, and never advised the people to
be more in earnest to overthrow the Adj.
ministration than to overthrow jeff Da-
Wis. She has been content to answer all
acquisitions upon her for men and money
and to give her energies to the defence Of
the nation and the support of the Feder-
al authority. Why should she not blush
in the presence of the Empire and Key
Stone States, and consent to be turned
out into the cold. The insanity of her
loyalty may be dangerous.-B0stOH Trans
criDf
Year: 1863

Like the leaf, life is fading. We speak
and think of it with sadness, just as we
think of the Autumn season. But there
should be no sadness at the fading of a
life that has done well its work. If we
rejoice at the advent of new life, if We
welcome the coming of a new pilgrim to
the uncertainties of this worlds way, why
should there be so. much gloom when all
these uncertainties are passed, and life at
its waning wears the glory of a completed
task? Beautiful as is childhood in its
freshness and innocence, its beauty is that
of untired life. 1t is the beauty of prom
ise, of Spring, of the bud A holier and
rarer beauty which the young life of
faith and duty wears.


1t is the beauty of thing completed /;
and as all come together to congratulate
each other with some great work that has
been achieved, and well, its concluding
nothing but gladness, so ought we to feel
when the setting sun filings back its beams
upon life that has answered well life's
purpose When the bud drops bhghted,
and the mildew blasts the early grain and
there goes all hopes of the harvest, one
may well be sad but when the ripened
year sinks amid the garniture of Autumn
flowers and leaves, why should we regret
or murmur? And life that is ready and
waiting for the ''well done" of God whose
latest virtues and charities are its noblest,
should be given back to God IN uncom-
planning, reverence, we rejoicing that
earth is capable of so much goodnes and
is permitted such virtue.
Year: 1863

A wealthy French fnancier, being COR
victed of filling his own Golfers at the ex-
pense of the royal treasury, was deprived
of his Office and dismissed from the court.
He showed no confusion at his disgrace,
and was merely heard to say, They have
done very wrong to dismiss me; had
provided sufficiently for myself, and was
just going to exert myself for the State.
Year: 1863

Do for heavens sake tell me how you
are going to do it except by fighting it out.


A Voice.-"Crittenden resolution"


Mr.. Brough.-It is said the Crittenden
resolution might bring itabout. Thisres-
olution was offered them before the war,
and not man was ready to take it, and
the North would have been very sorry if
they had accepted it. |, for one, spurn
the Crittendon resolutions, and do it for
the reason that the first gun fired upon
Sumptef, relieved us from the thraldom
of Slavery; and l never desire tosee peace
restored with the political power of this
institution reinstated What guaranty
have you, my friends, that the Critten-
den resolutions will secure peace, that it
would be acceptable to the other side, or
to the people of this side? My private
opinion is that it would not be accepted
by either. Politicians may talk as they
please, there are but two issues; one is to
acknowledge the Southern Confederacy,
and the other is submission on their part
to the demands of the Government. Let
any man of candor examine all the means
proposed, and he will not arrive at any
other conclusion than this. Why do you
desire peace? You tell me that you want
to stop the shedding of blood. Let me
tell you something l know in regard to
this point. The men who are fighting
our battles do not want you to make any
dishonorable peace to save them. All
that these gallant men ask of you is to
stop sowing dissensions, stop giving aid
and comfort to the enemy, and let them
fight it out. Applause. They do not
want any of your sympathy-it is all
thrown away. There are not any your
bones in danger, and L am afraid there
won't be unless you are conscripted by
and by. Laughter and cheers,
Year: 1863

How do you expect to get peace? For
the life of me | cannot see how you are
going to get it. Do you expect it by tram
melting and binding the hands of the ma
tion? Do you expect to get it by refusing
men and money to carry on this war, or
by putting in power an Administration
opposed to the further prosecution of it?
II you do, then you are preparing chains
to bind yourselves in 4 servitude more de-
grading than that the negroes suffer in
the South2
Year: 1863

Have you any objections to the prose
cution of this war? If YOU have | would
! like to know what they are, for 1 have no
more on my list, and l made it up from a
speech of distinguished friend of mine
on the other side, in which | suppose he
/ had them all summed up.
Year: 1863

If any Of my Democratic friends here
can reconcile this course with duty they
owe their country, to be engaged in pro
ceedings of this kind, | cannot. Is it q
duty to your State or to your country p
Is 1t 4 duty to your party, even? If it is,
wipe that party out. My desire and ambi.
ton has been TO see this great Democrat
ic party foremost in this fight to avenge
the acts by which, before the first gun
was fired at Sumter, the Democratic par
ty was slain in the house of its frie nds.-
If / have any mere party feeling of bit
that party before they assailed the coun-
try
Year: 1863

Fellow citizens, you must conquer this
rebellion or you must submit to recogni-
ton of the Southern Confederacy. You
can do but one of these things; it is folly
to attempt anything else, for there cannot
exist a slave confedercy and free con-
federcy side by side upon this continent.
IApplause.l Nay, more than that, | be-
iieYe the great God himself never inten-
Year: 1863

There is no doubt of the power of the
Government to protect itself If you saw
an incendiary apply the torch to your
house, would you wait until he was caught
and convicted, or would you take club
and knock him down? What the indi-
vidual may do the Government may do.
You are preventing the enlistment of
soldiers in the army; you are sowing dis
sention among the people; you are af-
fording aid and comfort to the enemy;
therefore we propose toput you in a place
where you can talk to yourself for
time" If this power is not inherent in
the Government, it is not worth a rope of
sand, and the man who has the power
and does not exercise it is not worthy to
be recognized as a ruler. Applause. /
Suppose we admit that the CONSTITUTION
has been strained little, it is not strain
ed any farther than Old Jackson strained
il down in New Orleans when he arrested
Judge Hall. [Cheers.] How We gloried
over it, and how we cheered and what
bonfres we burned, when a tardy Gov
eminent paid back the unjust fine which
Year: 1863

Then. is there any doubt in the mind
of any man as to his duty in this contest?
That is his as every mans duty to
to give his best efforts to the end that we
may settle the rebellion and build up this
Government strong again, as God Almigh-
ty disigned it to be, and what we are try
ing to make il.
Year: 1863

All persons liable to CONSUMPTION will remem-
be- that Andrew G.. Curtin said, in late
speech in Johnstown, that he was Sin favor
of the immediate raising Of an army of two
hundred and fifty thousand more men," and
that he ''always insisted on throwing the larg-
est number of men into the feld-and of spar
ing no expense" IF Curtin should be elected
Governor he will use his influence and power
to have another draft made, and thus drag SO
many more victims to the field of slaughter
and burden those left behind with debt---all for
the beloved nigger. Think of this matter, yo'
tiers Of Pennsylvania when you come to vote,
Year: 1863

CSVoters of Bedford county remember that
every vote cast for Andrew G. Curtin, for Gov
ernor, will be construed by the Abolition party,
to be in favor Of continuation of the war,
with all its concomitants the draft will be ''vig-
orously" enforced taxes will be increased, and
everything we consume will double in prices in
the event of his election and few men will
become wealthy nabobs, at the expense Of the
many and the pesrent white owners of proper
ty ir common with the less fortunate of their
race will be reduced to perpetual slavery.


The defeat of Judge Woodward would be
hailed by the Jacobins with unbounded joy, and
a demand would at once be made for .'the last
man and the last dollar" A half million of new
made graves, hundreds of widows, and thou
sands Of orphan children will be the legacy left
to the American people, if the Democracy fail
to carry the great central State.


On the other hand the success Of the Abol-
ton party, transfers the drama of the French
Revolution to our shores, and we all mustldrink
the bitter cup.
Year: 1863

tThe only good word the Abolition friend q
Governor Curtin Can say of him is @that he
is the soldiers friend" Who are the friends Of
Governor Curtins The records Of the cuartot
Session Of Allegheny show that three Of his
personal friends were indicted in that court for
cheating the soldier, in his clothing, his food
and his arms. Glove me, love my dog" says
the proverb You may know man by the
company he keeps Friends of the soldier, OK
plain how you acted in unison with the knaves
who struck at the vitals Of all military strength
food -clothing---and arms