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Year: 1862

The howl Of GOV. Yates detractors has
ceased, and there is not in all Illinois man,
60 far as we know, who does not gladly
admit that he has noblv discharged his duty
as the Executive head Of the State The
assumption By the Federal Government Of
all the military contracts made by the Gov
ernor's direction, and the full endorsement
BY the war Office Of his acts-not endorse
ment only but warm and cordial ap-
proyal-arc conclusive evidence Of
the zeal, fidelity and sing1eness Of purpose
with which he has worked. We have
known all the while that the howl raised
against him had its origin, not in any pat
1ictic fcar that he was not efficiently
serving the loyal cause, but in the malig-
nancy Of the disloyal men who feared he
vas serving that cause too efectually and
vte11
Year: 1862

wronged and oppressed race. The yoiceof
God, in this dire strife of our nation, is but
the repetition OF his ancient command, to
"loose the bonds Of the opprcssor, and to
let the oppressed 60 free.n God will care
for the rest
Year: 1862

are many wealthy men in Wall street who have
millions Of money slowed away in bank vaults
who have not given as much to the country as
this working man with his one hundred dollars.
There are many of our native born citizens who
have not sacrificed as much for the Union as this
poor Irishman. Can such men read this story
and not blush with shame to think how they have
been outdone in patriotism by an adopted citizen,
a humble carman, a poor, hard working man,
who has earned his hundred dollars by carting the
very goods upon which they have netted thou
sandsl Hundreds of millions of dollars now lie
idle in the safes of this city and is oft to be
employed for the Union2 Citizens who have hun
dreds of millions of dollars involved in this con-
test, are you to do nothing to insure success?
The city of New York has been liberal in its do
nations to the government but it has hitherto
been only the liberality of surplus means, the
offering of spare change. But here is poor
Irishmen who gives all his savings and sacrifices
all prospect of those little luxures in which poor
men delight quite as much as rich men in their
costlier extravagances Have our rich men no
savings for the Unionl Can the wealthy make
no sacrifices for the nationl Let Wall street
open its vaults. Let all our citizens contribute in
proportion to their means. Let US have no bold
ing back part of the price, Ananiaslike, when all
is necessary for our salvation. Michael Curran,
the carman, heads the list with his one hundred
dollars. What merchant, manufacturer, banker
or capitalist will follow with his one, ten, fifty
or one hundred thousand dollars.-Nep York
Herald
Year: 1862

There never has been a time when the Demo
cratic party was so earnestly called upon to work
increasingly for succeSs-tO work for success that
it may preserve the Government. This they must
make their first. last and only consideration w ork
not 70 secure party triumph, or the honors or
emoluments of office. but TO redeem the Govern
ment from the rule of Congress that has proven
itself to be corrupt, malignant and imbecile.
Either the President must yield, if the next Con-
sress be of the same complexion as the last, or
the war must cease. Let this be born in mind
and let Democrats be encouraged from the signs
of the times TO believe that. although fanaticism
is now struggling with desperate energy, il is the
struggle of death, If we but perform our duty.
That duty is plain one-to walk straig ghtly in the
path marked for US by our leaders from Jefferson
TO Douglas We can not, must not yield our or
ganization, or fater for an instart in unceasing
endeayOr 10 crush alike secession and abolition
fInaticism.


If conservative men of the Republican party
will join with us, we will welcome them as bro
thers, but if they profess conservatism and seek
to deter us from duty by telling US that we are
distrdcting the country, we are not to heed their
clamOr, but increase our efforts. The dav is
dawning. The long black night OF Abolitionism
and rebellion is fsing before the pure light of
patriotism. Let Democrats in the army, for they
will vote, and at home, remember that we are
teinperdtely out nrmly 10 urge the cardinal prln-
ciples of the party until they are practically re-
cognized and adopted. Our opponents are di-
yided, we must be united. No man or interest
must be allowed for an instant to dIspace from
the minds of the people the paramount object of
the Democracy, the preservation of the Govern
ment For this we work. not as partisans, but as
men who believe in their souls that the cOnserva-
tism of the Democratic party is essential TO the
salvation of the country. With it controlling
and governing, we can rescue and save the Union
as it was-withOut it. we are hopelessly lost. We
can elect conservative Congress if we work.
CHICAGO Times
Year: 1862




Mr.. CLAY made speech on Saturday night
last, to large audience in the Hall of the House
of Representative. at Frankfort. Ky. We copy
that part in which herefers to the rebellion which
is more conservative than his audience expected.
Mr.. CLAY thought peace the great object to be
attained, and to accomplish that end. was willing
that general act of amnesty should be declared,
even including JEFF DAVIS and JOIN G. BREcK-
ISRIDGE, if the rebels would lay down their arms
and return to their allegiance. That certainly is
a generous proposition.


Mr.. Clay said the Republican party had accom-
plished all it desired to do regarding the emanci-
patton of slavery when it excluded it from the
District of Columbia and the territories; that it
never intended TO make war upon slavery in the
slave States. Here are his exact words upon that
subject:


90 The Federal Government has no power to
make war upon slavery nor upon any other pro
perty an object or a right. But rebels against
its authority forfeit ali right to life, liberty and
property. In the loyal slave States / would not
iniure unnecessarily the loyal slave owner. To
reach the rebel master, would proceed in the
way best suited to save the loyal and destroy the
disloya But in the rebel States I would pro-
claim liberty to the slaves of the disloyal masters
and disorganize their labor, the basis OF all their
power, arm them for the forts, employ them in the
camps aud in- the marches In word, | would
recall the four millions of the black allies whom
in false magnanimIty, we have loaned to the
enemy, and bring them into an active defense of
the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement
of the laws. Whatever loyal slave owners should
suffer by this public necessity of the war power,
of self defense, should be fairly compensated out
of the common treasury of the United States :"


Mr.. Clay thought that peace was the great
end to be attained. He would offer it to the
South, and on condition that they would lay
down their arms and return to their allegiance,
he would advise the repeal of all confscation
acts, and urge general amnesty act.


1t was idle to talk of hanging JEFF. Davis, or
even John Breckinridge. who deserved it more
than any one else. Say to our Southern breth-
ren, Lay down your arms, return to the old flag
and the old Constitutions; unite with us in pun
ishing all your foreign enemies. who hate you as
much as they do US, and all shall be forgiven and
forgotten" Tremendous cheering.l But if
the South should refuse these terms, then he
would have the loyal people rise in their might
and swear that this rebellion should be put down,
that this cousry should be one; though it should
cost every available dollar and every available
man. [Great cheering.l
Year: 1862

On the whole Mr.. Stewards letter to Earl Rus
sell was good diplomatic document for the time
il was written; and although subsequent reverSeS
to our arms, brought about by the flnatical and
corrupt leaders, somewhat impair the force OF the
main argument, it is nevertheless highly credta-
bic to the Secretary OF State. But there is a
weak spot in il, and it would have been better for
the interests of the republic if it had not seen the
light. The foresbadowing of universal emanci-
patton may do very well to influence foreign gov
ernments, or to hold out as bugbear to frighten
the rebels; but none knows better than Mr.. Sew
ard himself that practically this "stone in the
sleeve" is of no avail. The rebels are now made
too familiar with it to be alarmed, just the
birds in the fields become accustomed to the scare
crow and no longer lear it, If ever they dreaded
it they do not now, having had already experience
OF about the worst we can do in that way, thanks
to the foolish policy of the last Congress.


1t is idle for Mr. Seward or anybody else to hold
out threats of what we will do in a certain con
tingency. Let the contingency be first realized,
and then it will be time enough to consider what
we will do thereafter. FOR our own part we hold
that if succeed in establishing the authority of
the Federal Government over the rebellOus States
it will not then be necessary to resort TO emanci
patton; and, even if the Constitute permitted
Us to ADOPT such measure it would be the die
tate of extreme folly. But to announce before
hand that we will do this thing IN the event OF our
is still absurd; for it is only holding
out premium to a continued resistance, and like
hosting a black flag, to make the South fight
with desperation. The effect upon the border
slave States now in the Union would be disastrous
in the extreme Instead of having Delaware.
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri as friends, we
would soon have TO count them foes, and thus
the difficulties Of ultimate success would be mul
tiplied.


Mr.. Seward is too able man not to see that the
threat of universal emancipation is only brutum
fuIlen to the Southern Confederacy. and that no
thing will suffice to bring it to reason but hard
knocks. The rebels regard negro emancipation
as little the whisting of a northwester. and the
only important effect would have on them would
be the new argument it would furnish their jour
mails and demagogues to in6ame the passions of
the Southern peopeagainst =" Lincolns govern
ment." 1t would be adding fuel to the fire al
ready kinded while, in a military point of view,
it would utterly fail. and render no assistance to
our arms.-N. Y. Herald
Year: 1862

I'LL TILL PA WHEN BE CoNEs HoNE.-A
friend of ours, who had taken pride for several
years in cultivating full crop of hair on the
face, was called away from home on business
some time since. While absent, an inexperienced
barber spoiled his whiskers in trimming them.
which so chagrined him that he directed the
barber to make clean job of it by shaving whis-
kers and mustache both of. The barber obeyed,
aud our friends face was as smooth and as deli
cate as when in his teens. He returned home in
the night. Next morning his little girl did not
recognize him on waking up. Looking over her
mother, and seeing as she supposed stranger in
the bed, she remarked in her childish simplicity,
mister. get out of here; I'll tell my pa when
he comes home"
Year: 1862

A HEAvY ARRrvAL-The Mobile Register has
a seemingly authentic statement of late heavy
arrival for account of the Confederscy at Con-
federate port One million pounds of powder
and 35, 900 stand Of arms are among the items of
the cargo, the aggregate value of which was
such that the Government agreed to pay fS00. 900
sterling on delivery sum equivalent, at present
rates Of exchange, to about &. 100000
Year: 1862

JAYBIRD,-Tuesday morning We witnessed
a somewhat novel sight Il was an attack of
woodpeckers upon jaybird. In one of the
oak trees, which so beautifully skirt our town,
limb" looking very gay and no doubt pluming
himself on his good appearance, when suddenly
there swooped down on him three woodpeckers
husband, wife and brother-in-law las we as
certaned upon inquiry who occupied the tree
as family inheritance. The husband aud
brother-n law had red heads, but the wife's
head might by courtesy have been called au-
burn, in Difference to the female sex. The jay
bird fought manfully against the odds, and
filed his bill with feathers plucked from the
backs Of his antagonists. Finally while he
was busy with the husband and wife, the
brotherin law pecked him on the head with
prodigious thump, and he at once changed the
base of his operations TO the ground. There
he was set upon by little girl who thought
to secure MIN as a pet. Pretty soon small
sized boy also came to the attack, and hard
pressed, the poor bird (fatigued and wounded
by his encounter with the woodpeckers, and
unable to fly far) again sought refuge in the
tree The woodpeckers Immediately bounced
him the second time, and applied their bills
in such manner as soon to disodge him from
his perch. They followed up the success and
actually mingled 10 the chase with the humans
on the ground until the humans tried to catch
them, too, and they retired, screaming, to the
tree At last, man with couple of dogs
came up, aud the humans and the woodpeckers
and the dogs, together, succeed in capturing
the poor jaybird. He was unnjured by the
dogs, they having been trained not to crush
birds or chickens when seized. and the only
wound Of a serious nature was perforation in
his skull from the bill Of one Of the woodpeck-
ers. out Of which the blood boiled IL crimson
bubbles He was handed over as q captive to
the little girl before mentioned she ran home
with him, and what was his subsequent fate
we have not learned


MogAL Neither bird nor man can stand
too many bills at one time, nor will either be
apt to find friends when once down.


Red Bluff Beacon.
Year: 1862

Il was iu the month Of May. l79S. that the
ship that bore the celebrated French zoologist,
NJ. Geofrey, was lying becalmed between
Cape Bonaud and the Island Of Malta, when
the eqnui Of the passengers was diSsipated by
the approach Of shark He was preceded by
two pilot fishes, that directed their course to-
ward the ships stern, which they inspected
twice, swimming from one end to the other
No; finding anything, they for time departed
The shark, it is asserted, never lost sight Of
the pilots, and be seems 10 have followed them
as If he had been an iron shark, and they had
been magnets. The sailors threw over large
hook baited with pork. The three, observing
the splash Of the bait, stopped. The two pi-
lots advanced as if TO examine the cause.
While they were gone, the shark was seen
playing upon the surface Of the level sea, now
diving. now re-appearing in the same place.
When the pilots discovered the pork, they
swan swiftly back to the shark, took the lead,
and all three made towards the ship. The
shark did not seem TO discover the bait till it
was pointed out to him by the pilots, when he
made a rush at it. and was hooked and holStei
on board Here the pilots seemed to have led
their friend to bis death.


The next witness, q captain Of the royal na-
W, gives these leaders credit for greater saga
city. Captain Richards, while on the Medi-
terranean station, saw following the ship
shark, attracted probably by a corpse, which
had bsen committed to the deep. The day
was fue. A sharp hook baiied with pork.
was thrown out. The shark attended by four
pilot fishes, repeatedly approached the bait
Whenever he did so, one of the pilots was dis
tiuctly seen from the tatfrail to run his snout
against the sharks head, as if to turn it away.
After some further play, the shark swan off in
the wake Of the vessel, his d0rsal fin being
long distinctly visible above water. When,
however, be had gone a considerable distance.
he made sudden turn, darted after the ship,
and before the pilots could overtake him. snap
ped at the bait and was fast On hois,ing
him up, one of the pilots was observed cling
ing 10 his side until he was out Of water then
he fell off All the pilot fishes then swan
about awhile, as if in search OF their friend,
with every appearance of anxiety and distress;
they then started suddenly down into the
depths of the sea.


Mr.. Mayen deposes that he saw no less than
three instances in which the shark was led by
the pilot fish. When the former neared the
ship the pilot swan close to his snout or near
his pectoral fms. Sometimes the pilot fish
darted rapidly forward and sideways, as if
looking for something, and constantly went
back to the shark. When the latter was with
in twenty PAGES of the ship, a piece of bacon
fastened to great hook was thrown over
board. Quick as lightning the pilot fish dart
ed up, smelt tie bait and instantly went back
again TO the shark. swimming many times
round his snout, and splashing as if TO give
him exact information as TO the bacon. The
shark then put himself in motion, the pilot
showing him the way, and in a moment was
fast to the hook.
Year: 1862

GUSPowDER SUPERsFDED.-The latest ex-
plosive material consists of the -four of starch
which, boiled in a peculiar way with nitric
acid, possesses a far greater protective force
than the gunpowder in ordinary use 1t has
also the great advantage OF not fouling the
piece to any appreciable extent, and, from the
nature OF the materials used is produced at
tar cheaper rate. Another point in its COM
position which recommends it especially for
fortresses and magazines is the facility with
which the ingredients are mixed together, thus
rendering it possible to keep them separate un
til wanted for actual use. In this state the
powder IS on-explosive. The experiments
now in course of progress in Vienna and Ber
In are said to leave little doubt as to its gene
raj adoption in the Austrian and Prussian
armies.
Year: 1862

ADVERTISEMENTS:
Per square of ten lines less first insertion So 90
Each subsequent insertion. l so
81 liberal discount will be made in favor of
those who advertise by the year


81 Business Cards inserted on reasonable terms
Year: 1862

place, which was loaded with lead tumbed
down, and Crepercus was Immediately crushed
to death. Agrippna and Acerronia were pro-
tected by the sides of the chamber, which hap
pened to be strong enough to resist the weight;
nor did the vessel fall in pieces for most of the
those who were uuacquainted with the design
and they were the greater part-impeded the
movement of those who were privy TO II. The
rowers advised that the vessel should be
thrown on one side and thus sunk. But neither
could the rowers come to an agreement about
such measure at that moment, aud the rest
bv resisting it allowed Agrippina aud her
attendant to fall more gently into the sea
While Acerronia, who lost her presence Of
mind, was calling out that she was Agrippina,
and imploTing help for the Emperor's mother,
she was dispatched with boat poles and oars,
and other naval implements that CHANGED to
be in the way. Agrippina kept silent, and
was consequently not SO well recognized, bat
yet she received one wound on the shoulder.
She swan until she fell in with 8 boat, by
which she was conveyed into the Lucrne Lake,
and thence to her own villa. There turning
over in her own mind the various circumstan-
ces,-that it was expressly for this purpose
that she had been invited by treacherous let
lers. and treated with particular distinction /;
that it Vas near the shore without being driv-
Year: 1862

Since the President has found il


necessary to adopt the Emancipation
policy which Fremont proposed to In
augurate more than a year ago. j. would
be but an act OF justice TO restore that
gifted patriot and much abused aud
slandered General 10 tie Department Of
the West. and We earnestly hope il will
be done without delay. He is tho man
for the place and the times and If he
gets into this Department with the
means TO work or the privilege to raise
them. he will soon make the ol SLOW,
one horse generals Of The east hurry
themselves up or have nothing 10 do.
Ii he had been left alone here last year
mud properly sustained. the rebellion
would have been crushed. He would
have taken Richmond from The r.ar
while Mcclellan was getting ready 10 !
'unt up the quaker guns left At Man
,asas.
Year: 1862

A DREAM.--A few night since, the wife of
one of our most driving and fourishing Main
street merchants. being somewhat disturbed
in her slumbers, dreamed that she was dead
and being carried to the grave yard for inter
ment but missing the presence Of her hus-
band in the funeral possession, she conclu-
ded to return, and see what he was about
Making her way back to the store she dis.
covered him busily engaged in disposing of
his merchandise to a crowd of customers
Indignant at this apparent want Of respect
for her remains, she demanded his reason
for abscnting himself from her funeral to
which he very cody replied that it was always
his rule to attend to business before pleasure !
Pocket City Nems
Year: 1862

Our army is full Of Wastingtons and Kos.
ciuskos and Lafayettes. Farraday saw the
thunderstorm in the dish Of water. Watts
saw the power of steam as the kettle sung
its song Of triumph over the fire.wood Sc
the true Union man felt in his bones the des-
tiny God has ordained for his chosen people.
I" Ich Dicn, was his war cry as well as that
Of the Prince of Wales. The almighty dol


lar has furnished you with many sneer.-
The almighty cotton has also stimulated your
sarcasms, but in future We intend to make
you respect the Almighty Union. The re-.
serve power of America is terrible. Every
soldier is voltaic battery; every officer a
steam engine in breeches. for the future to
be of American manufacture Our reyolu-
ton is wal Of idea, war Of freedom, war
for oppressed mankind There is more brains
in Northern hands than Southern heads-that
is why we take the belt. ras2z rssas
Year: 1862

.H~The photograph vas put to a novel use
lately A London house, wishing to purchase q
particular quality of raw sik-samplcs OF which
had been received-sent to their correspondent
in Japan photograph OF the original package
received, showing the style of the skein or hank,
and the peculisrities Of its twisted fibre. The
japanese merchants, seeing the faithful repre-
sen,ation of the original, at once declared what
the silk was, and its place Of growth and manu-.
faetuge.
Year: 1862

SUPER sEgvIcyABLE PAIRIorIss.-The But
fslo Courier is Informed that the employees
Of the Great Western Railway, in Canada, have
lately been compelled to take the oath OF ale
glance or submit TO lose their places.
Year: 1862

recent charge to a grand jury, thus expressed
his views o! home education " II the young
men who are TO be the future men Of the conn
try, we're brought up with more decided home
rule and compelled when compnlsion was ne
cee-sry) to devote themselves to the acquisition
of skill in some useful and respectsois vocation,
there would be less occupation for courts and
iuries
Year: 1862

My attention has been called to letter from your cor.
respondent ut Hilton Head published in last Sunday s
Herald in which great dissatisfaction is said 10 have
been expressed concerning the injurious reportsfurnshe
TO the press by the government agent other ocer
the steamer Marion. As reports or communications
Of any kind furnished TO the press by you will
allow me to say that your correspondent has acted hastily
te say the least IN this rather free Of my name
The statement quite a. Injurious and irresponsible az
any complained or and have doubt docs injustice
20 Others as well as THE GOVERNMENT AGENT


NEw YoRg, Jan. "a, 1852
Year: 1862

These boats are intended TO carry one very heavy
mortar each. They are fatboats, very strongly built
and are moved by six oars, or "sweeps as atboa,men
call them-two each side and each end. They
have breastworks OF boiler iron feet high heavy
enough to Withstand the discharge OF muskety light
field artillery. They will be covered with strong awnings
TO protect the men and armament from the weai her
Their length is sixty feet, width twenty feet and
they thirty eight in number. They painted black
and numbered and altogether very curious looking
feet evidently better adapted for hard work than for
cnmlOrt.