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Year: 1862

JepF DAVIS AND SHORT ENIIsrSENrs.-In his
message to the Confederate Congress jeff. Davis
complains of the short time for which men have
been enlisted for the Confederate army, and
ascribes their disinclination to remain in arms
for a longer period than few months to their
want of appreciation of the probable duration of
the war. There is another reason, much moro
obvious and effective than this, however, and
that is want of pay. The certificate of dis
charge from the Confederate army, a. fac smile
of which we subjoin, throws a great deal of
light upon the manner in which JEFF. Davis
soldiers are paid. This discharge was found in
the knapsack of Capt. Carter who threw aside
all his accoutrements and did his best, in
humble way, to initiate the famous flight Of the
renowned Gen. Price, at the skirmish at Mid
dleton, Missouri
Year: 1862

Three dollars per month is allowed for clothing. The
value Of articles received to be deducted therefrom
If the amount balance to be deducted out of pay
He will be allowed pay from the place OF his discharge
the place Of his enrolment into the service the Of
twenty miles per diem and subsistence at the rate Of
twenty cons per dem Forty cents per diem is allowed
cavalry soldiers for use OF horse.


From this certificate it is seen that private
Keeble has served the rebels for six months, and
has received no pay whatever. He furnished
his own clothing and accoutrements, and has
never been remunerated for them. He brought
his own horse with him, and has never been
paid for that. In short he has been forced to
contribute himself, his horse, his musket and his
clothing to a cause which, likely enough, he
detested, and for which he has never received a
single cent. The remote prospect that his ac-
count would be settled, some time or other. in
Confederate bonds-payable the week after
the Day of Judgments now lost to him by
the cowardice of his captain. Yet Keeble's
case is not an unfair example of the manner in
which the Confederate soldiers are treated and
paid; and if JEFF. Davis will look over this dis
charge, with its pompous array Of pay pro-
missed and its official record of pay not forth
coming, he will needno further information Of
the reasons why no one will enlist in his army
if it can be helped, why short snlistments are
decidedly preferred, and why re-enlistments are
few
Year: 1862

her on to certain point for an ulterior
purpose, and England trying to checkmate


them both, while the bravery of the Mexicans
themselves promises to Illustrate all three But
if it so happens that Mexico is unable to defend
herselfagainst this unwarranted aggression, she
will find shield in the United States. So long
as the Allies confined their operations to en-
forcing payment of the debts due to their re-
spectiye subjects there was, when the anarchy
Of the country was taken into consideration,
little to cayil with in European Intervention
But when, as it is now openly declared, both
France and Spain entertain separate projects
for the permanent subversion of the govern
ment of the country, and the establishment OF
a European despotism over it, the question as
sumes widely different aspect But, bad as
the present complication of affairs in that quar-
ter may be, even at this early stage of the
movement it would be premature for the
United States to interfere just now, even if we
found it perfectly convenient to do so. Let
us wait till the results of the expedition
have become an outrage to the civilized


world, and then step in as the mediator
and avenger. By that time our own war
will be off our hands, and, the federal flag hav-
ing been restored throughout the whole of the
Southern States, we shall be left with an army
of half million of men. We shall then not
| only be able to become the champion of our re-
publican brethren on this continent, but to
teach Spain a salutary lesson, and put an end to
| all her hopes of conquest in American waters.
| We shall wrest from her treacherots grasp the


island upon which she at present fattens, and


destroy the only hotbed of the slave trade in
| the world. We shall restore the republican


flag on the soil of San Domingo, and we shall
erect barrier to all attempts at the Spanish
| conquest of South America in the future. We


shall consign her to the squalor of her own


kingdom, where she may employ herself in


quieting the insurrectionary feelings Of her


own discontented people. Thus the Mexican


expedition will end only with disaster to her.


self, and England and France will have to share
| the penalty of being found in such bad COM
pany, while the Vaccinations of the former will
be as absolutely defeated as those of Spain her
SELF and Mexico will emerge exultant, and, it
is to be hoped, wiser and better nation, from


the scathing ordeal provoked by her own in
ternal dissensions.
Year: 1862

For few years past, I have used
kind Of leather varnish for exclu-
ding moisture from boots and shoes,
which lsa very valuable article for
preserving leather and for excluding


moisture. The way to make it: Pro
cure quart bottle or jug, and put in
1t half pound of gum shellac, which
may be obtained at the drug store.--
The shellac should be broken up ine
Now pour in good alcohol to cover II,
and place it on a shoIfin warm place,
and cork the bottle tight, or the alco-
hol will soon evaporate. Shake it
well severaltimes daily. To this add
q piece of gum camphor about az large
as hens egg. and then add about
one ounce OF good lamp black, and
shake it well. IF the alcohol is good
the sheliac viii be dissolved in about
three days, when it will be ready for
use.


Let the bottle be well shaken before
using any Of il. Should it ever appear
to be too thick, add moro alcohol;
and if too thin add shellac.


l grease my boots and shoes lightly
when they appear TO need it, and then
give them good coat Of varnish.--
Pour out two or three spoonfuls into
a little dish, and with q small paint
brush varnish the boot. If tits good
it viii dry in six minutes, and viii
literally wear of before it can DO
removed; and it will form a gloss oil.
most equal to patent leather.


The great excellence OF it is, it docs
not strike into tho leather, so as to
render it hard ana brittle. but remains
on the surface, and excludes the water
most cfectually.


Besides using this varnish for boots
for several years past, with good
l have used it for var
nishing harness, after they had been
oiled, for which purpose l always
found it a choice article, as it woald
keep harness in good condition for
4 long period Of tiIne.-[Colrespond!
cnt Country Gentleman.
Year: 1862

II is certain that if every one could carly
enough be made to feel how full the world IS
already of excellence, and how much must be
done 10 produce anything worthy Of being
placed beside what has already been produced
of hundred youths who are now poetizIng'
scarcely one would feel enough Of courage, per
severance. and talent to work quietly for the
attainment Of a similar mastery. Many young
painters would never have taken the pencil IN
hand, if they could have felt known and un-
derstood, early enough, what really PFsdueed
master like Raphael,
Year: 1862

The triumph of woman lies not in The admir-
atioE Of her lover, but in the respect Of Eer
husband; and that can only be gained by con
slant cultivation of those qualities which she
knows he mort valRes.
Year: 1862

More RscRUlrs.-Yestcrday after
poen several vagous drove into town loaded
With twenty Ave or thirty stalwart men. Who
come here to enlist. They intend t. look
around and make themselves acquainted with
the Icy Of the land. and then joio that compa
ny most to their liking They will make good
soldisrs and will be credit 70 whatever or
Uan,zation they ioin.
Year: 1862

PUTTING PATTERsoN.-We notice that our
Washington correspondent indulged himself
yesterday in a puff of Patterson, calling him
prudent and wise," and speaking of his "high
reputation as q commander in the Mexican
war;" We beg leave to differ entirely with
this estimate Of Patterson. The reputation he
gained during the Mexican war was the very
doubtful one of commander averse to fighting.
As for his reputation during the three months
of great marches and no fighting which preceded
Bull run, the less said about II the better for
General Patterson. He managed always to
have his army exactly where there was no
enemy. He permitted Johnston to effect union
with Beauregard at Manassas. He did not even
retrieve this fatal error by joining his forces to
those of Mcdowell, and thus lost us the battle
of Bull run. Retiring upon these thorny laurels,
General Patterson selected time when General
Scott had left the country to make an attack
upon our veteran Commander-in- -Chief-a pro.
ceeding admirably in keeping with Patterson's
military tactics. Such being the state of the
case, our Washington correspondent should in
future employ his time and the telegraph to
better advantage than belauding this modern
American Grouchy.
Year: 1862

one who governs by his own will, and not
in accordance with an agreement between
himself and the governed; so that the first
step taken By the Government beyond the
bounds prescribed in the compact between
the Government and the governed is an
usurpation; as are all acts done by the
Government while holding such relation
to the fundamental compact and the peo-
pie.


These we'll settled principles are recog-
nized andrespected throughout the civilized
world as the foundation Of all Governments
having their authority from the consent
and by the will of the governed yet
strange to say in the country Of all others
where these principles have been put to
the test of practical experience, and where
by conforming to them in practice for some
sixty years they were found to be happily
productive of the principal objects of Gov
ernment, the people have voluntarily suf.
fered these fundamental principles to be
ignored, violated, torn from beneath the
fabric under which they found nought but
security and protection for life, liberty
and property, but which has become a
a heap Of ruips, where the relations of
Government and the governed are rarely
recognized, the latter being left at the
mercy Of the former.


This conclusion is an unwelcome truth
to the eyes and ears Of many persons, but
it is no less the truth for that We shall
not be thanked for setting forth, as we
have often done before, these principles of
Government We shall, on the contrary,
probably be denounced for so doing. We
shall be told that this is not the time to
draw the attention of the people, and to
appeal to their judgment on these things.
As well might our forefathers have been
told that the time to complain of British
tyranny was not when the tyrant attempt
ed to subject them to the yoke; that the
time to resist British oppression was not
when the acts of aggression were perform
ed. There is no sense in such objections;
there is no patriotism in the citizen who
will acquiesce uncomplainingly in the acts
of the governing power which change,
without the peoples consent, the relations
established between the Government and
the governed.


1t is both the right and the duty of
every American citizen toSpreserve his
Government as the Constitution made it;
to yield it true allegiance, to bear it un-
deviating fealty, but at the same time to
require of it, with inexorable jealousy, a
strict compliance with its obligations, a
stern conformity to the compact between
itself and the people, by which alone it has
existence, and by which only it has a
right to command obedience and submis-
sion from the weakest and humblest citi-
zen within its jurisdiction.
Year: 1862

A GREAT many people have shouted " hur-
rah y many time, but comparatively few
know its derivation and meaning The same
word, and for the same purpose is used all the
world over, and originated among the Eastern
nations, where it was used as war cry from
the belief that every man who died in battle
for his country went to heaven. 1t is derived
from the Sclavonic word Hurraj" signifying
q To Paradise"
Year: 1862

Aud then. without waiting to see more, /
turned and fed over the rough ground as fast
as my bruised limbs would let ne We reach
ed cur horses in safety. and hurrying down the
mountain, gave the alarm to the villagers. who
joined Us in our fight across the country till a
safe distance was gained.


Here l bid adieu to my faithful guide, re
warding him as a man grateful for the preser-
walton Of his life might be supposed to DO.


4 few days later, when the long-extinct
Hecla was again convulsing the island. and
sending forth its mighty tongues Of fire and
streams of melted lava, I was far away from
the sublime and awful scene, thanking God
was alive to tell the story of my wonderful
escape from Burning tomb
Year: 1862

Cure FOR A CoUGH IN CoSsuMPTIoY.-Take
clean fat pine, from the knot or heart, and
splinter finely; but into bottle double
handfu of the splnters and fill up with good
brandy; take swallow in the morning fast
ing) and the same frequently throughout the
day if the taste of the pine is disagreeable,
sweeten with a little loaf sugar. This very
simple remedy will remove cold in the chest.
or coughs from cold.
Year: 1862

INTELLECTUAL. FoREHANDEDNESS.- is an


important element Of all success in life, 10 ac-
quire the habit of being beforehand with what
ever you undertake. I can, perhaps best illus
trate what mean by an example taken from
another branch of the subject There are two
friends, gentlemen of large means, whose es-
tates and whose annual incomes are about
equal. One of these is always short of money.
buys everything on credit. and on the longest
credit that he can command, often. when tra-
yelling, has to borrow money to take him home,
and really has 10 make rs many turns ard
shifts to get along as if he were poor. All
because he lives just twelve months on the
wrong side of his income. The other man,
whose annual income and expenses are about
the same as those of his neighbor. never has an
open account, buys everything for cash, always
has plenty Of money in his pocket, and q
plenty more in bank, and is apparently without
care in the world, so far as money is concern
ed All simply because be lives just twelve
months on the yght side Of his income. The
two men have equal resources. In the course
of their lives they spend about equal amounts.
Yet the one is always poor and harassed, the
other is always rich and at his ease.


The picture has its counterpart in the histo-
ry of many professional men. Some men in
their intellectual disbursements are always be-
forehand and at their ease, while others of
equal resources live habitually from hand to
mouth. You will see an editor scratching and
scrambling for copy at the very latest moment,
and living, it is to be feared, 10 great dread of
the Office devil. You will see the professor
quaking over his uncompleted experiments, or
his half finished manuscript, anxiously drcading
the summons to lecture. You will see the
clergyman locking himself up on Saturday, to
push through, under high pressure, the sermon
that must be delivered on the morrow


These all, and others like these, simply in
consequence of bad habit of mental action,
pass through life in perpetual state of dis
comfort and professional poverty. Brain work
so done, is generally badly done, beside being
done at q ruinous waste of the life-force.
Year: 1862

We have taken occasion in past issues to
call the attention of the people of this city
to the advantage of educational privileges,
and have urged the Importance of the early
establishment of good schools in our midst.
Hitherto no decisive action has been taken
tending to the attainment of this object, but
we are pleased to learn that the prospect is
fair at the present time for the immediate
commencement of this most commendable
enterprise. Under the auspices of Mr..
Gerry-a gentleman who comes 20 us well
recommended as teacher-a subscription
has been circulated amongst our citizens,
and thus far has met with signal encourage
ment. We notice among the signatures to
this instrument the name of Hon. E. B.
Whitman for one hundred dollars, followed
in pledges of the same amount by Messrs
Kyger q Reese, Ball & Stone, j. W Sea-
man, j. F. Abbott, S. Linkton, Way, Bush
& Co., and Schwabacher Bros, & Co.; while
many others contribute literally in smaller
sums. Two thousand dollars have already
been subscribed, without any effort having
been made outside of the city. There are
many farmers in the country, within few
miles of town, who are permanently and
directly interested in having good school
established in this city, and who will con-
tribute literally to the furtherance of this
object 1t will be necessary to raise a
thousand or fifteen hundred dollars more
in order to secure the success of the under
taking.


1t is unnecessary to further urge upon
our citizens the Importance of providing
educational advantages for the numerous
children and youth that are now thrown
upon the streets to learn daily lessons in
mischief and vice, for the want of well
disciplined school. There are enough OF
them in the city to fill thoroughly organ
lied institution of learning, to say nothing
of those in the country who would natural
ly come to this city o school. 1t is highly
important that these children should be
educated, and it is quite evident that par
erts are as able to school their children
here as anywhere else. We understand il
is agreed that the building in contempla-
ton by Mr.. Gerry is not to be diverted into
other than educational purposes, and that
board of directors consisting of citizens
of the city, shall manage the policy Of the
institution.
Year: 1862

AUBURN, July 31st, 1862.


EDS. STATESMAN Another line from thi:
point may not be out of place. Since my last
note have been closely examining the mining
interests of this newly prospected region, and am
now fully convinced of its richness and extent
Extensive operations are in progress for bringing
in supply of water. Messrs Kirkpatrick & Co
have discovered two lakes back on the mountain:
some five miles, which will afford water for one o.
their Elk creek bitches by extending it on ant
tapping those lakes, which can easily be done
They have some forty or fifty men employed OF
the work and expect to be able to furnish sup
ply of water for the Rich Flat and Freeze-ou
gulch section in few days. l am struck witt
the tenacty with which miners are holding on tc
their dry claims about this place, with the hope
of having water soon. 1t is something like the
story told ofthe Californian at an early time wht
found lump of gold in the mountains while pros
nectng alone, which was too large to carry, anC
fearing to leave it he sat down on it and sta.7rc
to DEATH


Thus with many of these men-they know they
have rich claims, and although they are scarce o
provisions they will not leave for fear some ont
else will happen along about the time water i
brought in and get their claims In fact, there i
a very commendable disposition among these
miners to give the country fair trial before pro
no1ncing it humbug, and success is sure TO re
ward their efforts. And cannot say it is strang,
that men act thus, for when they can, while pick
ing the dirt, see the shining ore mixed with it
and know that there is fortune in every on,
hundred feet, whenever water can be had to wasl
it, why should they look farther while there ar,
operations in progress for bringing in the neces
sary supply of water.


Convenient to this town is the Powder rive
valley, large extent of arabic land, well watered
plenty of timber and large amount of fine nat
ural meadow land, offering a good opening fo
thousands of industrious farmers to realize for
tune in few years from the products of thei
farms, being in such close proximity to the mining
region. Though fear this valley is too high anC
consequently liable to be effected by frost for tn,
cultivation of all kinds of produce. In this valley
near the foot of the mountains, on the road t
Auburn, the settlers have located a town and cal
it Roam City.


-Four men arrived at Auburn yesterday direc
from the Western States, having left their train
near Fort Hall. They report the Indians Oh
Snake river as peaceably disposed toward tn
emigration this year.


Yours as ever, WALLA WALLA.
Year: 1862

HAY.-The indications now are that
there will be no scarcity of hay in this
valley the coming winter. In our trav-
els about the valley, we have noticed that
the farmers generally are putting up large
crops. The same preparation last year
would have saved several hundred thou
sand dollars to the valley
Year: 1862

g Cor Cora town bearing the some
what euphonious title of d" Cop Cop has
lately been laid out on the emigrant road,
near the foot of the mountains, on the
northern side of the Grand Ronde valley
Cop Cop is an Indian word, signifying
" grass valley"
Year: 1862

There is small tribe of Indians that be-
long to the Umatilla reservation, who have
since the treaty and the establishment Of
the agency been in the habit of frequently
visiting the Grand Ronde valley for the
purposes of fishing and digging camas.-
Although belonging to the reservation, they
have never been removed to it, preferring
to roam at will and subsist themselves
rather than fall into the hands of the gov
ernment and come under its jurisdiction.
Being somewhat refractory, they have been
permitted hitherto to follow their own in
clinations, and taking advantage of these
nominal privileges, they have assumed as
right prerogatives to which they are not
entitled. The Grand Ronde valley being
their accustomed hunting ground" they
assume absolute proprietorship over it, de-
nying the right of the government agents
to remove them, repudiating the terms of
the treaty, and forbidding the settlement of
the valley by white men. In pursuance of
this determination, they have given formal
warning to the whites not to trespass upon
their lands, assuring them that if they did
they should make war upon them. Upon
learning of this state of affairs, the agent at
the Umatilla dispatched a messenger to
overtake Lieut.. Col. Maury's command,
then proceeding to the plains to protect the
emigration, requesting that detachment
of soldiers be left at the Grand Ronde for
the protection of the settlers. The Colonel
was unable to do this. The agent there
upon applied at the post, aud we learn that
a company will probably soon be stationed
in the Grand Ronde valley.


We are glad to witness these prompt re-
sponses from the military in sending out
forces to the different points where they
may be of advantage to settlers and ma
terial aid in the general progress of the
country. The forces belonging to this post
are now nearly all distributed in various
parts of the country in active service One
company is at the Lapwai reservation, four
out for the protection of the incoming en-
igraion, and part of company is at the
Umatilla Let another be stationed at the
Grand Ronde, and they will be nearly if
not quite all actively employed for the pro-
lection Of the people and the benefit of the
country