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Year: 1863

From the WinOla Republicac Aug. Il.


We have just received a call from Mr.. G. A.
f. Morris, and an assistant, whose name we
do not recall, who have just completed the
preliminary survey from st. Paul to this place
Mr.. Morris is known as the author of the large
State map used 10y our State authorities. and as
a competent engineer. He informs us that the
entire distance from the Railroad track in Saint
Paul to the track OF the Winona & St. Peter
Railroad at this place, is 1v3 miles, by the bro
posed route. Between the graded tracks at
the two points named, there is just thirty weight
feet fall At no place on the proposed line is
there such an obstacle to overcome as the Wi
mona d st. Peter company are now surmount-
ing in the bluffs hack of this place. For the
greater portion of the distance, they find that
the line which they have selected, not only
does not contain serious Obstacles but is de-
cidedly favorable for the construction of a
Road.


The line runs from st. Paul on the east side
OF the river till it reaches the bank opposite to
Hastings, where it crosses to this side, just at
the lower end of that town, in very favorable
locality for that purpose; whence it runs for
the greater portion of the distance to Red
Wing on what may be termed bottom lands
adjacent to the river, from thence to Lake City
and this place, on route easily graded.


For two miles at DaytOn's Bluff, near St.
Paul, and also for three miles near Hastings,
the grading for the superstructure will cost
$40 600 per mile-these localities embracing
the only serious obstacles to be overcome.
The engineers estimate that the entire route
can be graded ready for the superstructure at
an average cost of $1,000 per mile. G
Year: 1863

From the New York Evening Post


Seven hundred feet of flush deck, never
wet with spray in any ordinary gale,
twelve hundred people about the monster,
making no more show than the ordinary
complement of common steamer for So
ciety.


The four eighteen Founders peal out
their parting salute to the crowded docks
at Liverpool, and notify us that we are
under way, fact that is hardly indicated
to close observer by any jar of the en-
gines or any motion of the ship, even
when she is going at speed in smooth
water.


Below decks the ship looks most unos-
tentatiously plain, but substantial in the
highest point, and with the hammering she
had in the terrific gale when she lost her
rudder, and afterward when she struck a
new found rock in mid channel, off Mon
tauk Point, not the slightest sign of strain
can be found upon her.


Her arrangements for passengers are
the first step in that reverse of old quarter
deck rules, which steam must, sooner or
later, bring, in order to avoid coal smoke
Cuu OtucI AuiSduCCSs klcI IOTCdStl6 the
crew, to speak Hibernice, comes next the
taffrail, then the quarters of the, steerage
passengers on the after part of the two
decks, with air ports which can be kept
open all the time. Price of passage being
about what a laboring man can earn dur
ing the thirty five days that he will save
as compared with the crowded twixt decks
of sailing ship. Forward of this comes
the intermediate steerage, where, at low
rate, few passengers get very fair quar-
ters in rough staterooms, which most peo-
pie would prefer, for eleven days, to a
cabin of a sailing ship for forty. These
arrangements for the crew and steerage
passengers take up less than quarter of
the ships length.


Next comes the second cabin, whose oc-
cupants share the remaining three quar-
ters of the deck with the captain, officers
and first class passengers. .
Below decks they are only separated by
an iron bulkhead and curtain door from
the f-st cabin, and yet practically have all
the advantages of the first class. Good
air, fort staterooms, good, substantial food
Year: 1863

1t was the brightest cosiest little room
in New York! cheerful with the merry
CLEAN o. fire light, and the Ginning tick
of a musical clock, and the half uttered
twitter of the gold plumage canary, who
was just composing himself to sleep in his
cage among the geraniums-the very sort
of a room too which the wearied business
man would long to call home-always
provided there was a sunshiny little heart
somewhere about, to set all the household
machinery going harmoniously!


Yet there wasn't an expensive article
there-no rosewood chairs cushioned in
satin-no melochite, or mosaic rugs or
costly agate vases-only neat little ma
hogany tea table, all set with plain blae
ware, as shining as the most transparent
gold-veined china could be, and sober
patent carpet which seemed to say, 81
know I'm no velvet-I make no pretense
but here | am, and to be as serviceable
as possible!" Everything else was just
as neat and plain and if there had been
one solitary grain of dust anywhere with
in the four walls, it must have pined away
and evaporated, out OF sheer loneliness


Little Mrs. Wilford fitting busily around
in her snug domains, now placing her hus-
bands slippers where they could warm
nicely, wondering parenthetically why he
didn't come, now setting tiny boquet of
roses and geranium buds in vase in the
centre of the table-now pulling an oblique
corner of the snowy cloth into plummet
exactitude, and now listening with her
pretty petite head against the mantle-shelf
to the merry song of the shining tea-ket-
Year: 1863

ez, and they represent the ity Of the
people of Mississippi as being thoroughly
subjugated. When Natchez was first oc-
cupied by our forces the people of the sur
rounding counties imagined they would
be obliged to feed our army, and sent
petition to General Ransom, asking that
the supplies needed by the army, and
which they supposed would be called for,
mig mt be divided in proportion to the pop
ulation, SO that the demand might not be
too heavy on individuals who could not
afford to fill large requisition. They Of
fered to surrender everything, and only
asked that their houses should not be de-
stroyed and food enough left them to sus-
tain life. Cotton was offered at any price,
the owners being fearful of having it de-
stroyed by the agents of the rebel gov
ernment.


General Ransom informed them that if
they would haul their cotton inside his
lines, they could store and he would pro-
tect it. The people of Natchez appear to
be much pleased at the occupation of their
city by our troops. General Ransom is
very popular, and his officers and men
bear high reputation among the inhabit-
ants. They are very quiet and orderly,
and respect private property. One old
woman, who resides little distance out
of Natchez, sent in to General Ransom,
few days since, and informed him that her
two sons were daily expected homo ON
leave of absence from the rebel army, and
asked that when they arrived he would
send a guard and have them taken prison.
ers. Her request was complied with; for
when she notified the General of their
being at home the guard was sent, and the
boys were bagged and paroled, much to
the satisfaction of their fond parent, who
needed Their services on the farm. The
capture was small, but we must remember
that "every little helps" Natchez has
been fortified since its occupation, in
manner to render it entirely secure from
attack
Year: 1863

IN 1862


He hiss given all
His health his strength his heart, his man.


hoods prime.
Be very, very gentle with him, Time,
And let our prayers thy stern demands fore


stall


He has given all
Oh, ripening head Gods harvest is anear
Oh, generous eyes so ready with a tear
At sutierings plaintive call!


He has given all
One thought one purpose, colOred all his life,
And never, never turning from the strife
Though driven to the wall


His battle-cry rang out.
Stout hearted soldier in the unequal fight
Steadiast and true. and liOn-hearted knight!
We heard him shout.


And wrong fell down;
Vile Bigotry, with poison crested head,
Was sofeiy bruised, beneath his sturdy tread;
Right wore its crown


lie has given all
Not yainiy-like a blessed household word
Whose dropping quivereth on some tender



His name shall ever fall


IN 1865.


He is at rest!
Twas like lying down TO peaceful Dreams
I,ulled by the murmuring OF summer streams,
To be awakened by the mOrrow's CLEANS.
He is ut rest!
a rpcned fruit. disparted from the bough,
A going out that scarce disturbed the brow
All noisy sorrow were uniting now.
lie is at rest
Like lingering cadence of a mellow song,
That held together all the listening throng,
And in its volume was 30 sweet and strong.
He is at rest
With reyerent hands we bear him DER the sod,
Where, lately, oft his faltering footsteps trod,
And leave him in this quiet with his God
Year: 1863

honorable gentleman himself was in the army. 7
don't oeheVe but that he would try every means
to get out of it, though do not doubt but that
he is as courageous as lion.


There has been great change for the bet
ter, in the minds of the men OF this ree;-
ment during the last few months respecting the
war, and no doubt the whole army are imnrovod
IN the same way. Awhile ago it was no uncom.
mon thing to hear men answer to their names
. Here, but 1t is the last time," and often thew
made true their statement. Officers as well as
men spoke frequently of their determination to
desert, and not help carry oman abolition war;"
1t is very materially changed now. Good disci-
pine IS eifectually restored. Confidence in the
Government, and respect for it. is re established.
Many a time have heard boys, with more per-
verseness than good sense, remark that thev
would never carry gun against the enemy again.
There is but little of this disposition manifested
now, and it is becoming decidedly unpopular. AS
the soldiers see more fully the depths of
principle involved in this controversy and the
wisdom of the policy the Government is adopting
to bring it to an issue that God must forever an
prove, the more determined and anxious are thew
to carry the war out successfully. Whatever
tends to weaken the faith cannot be born of pat
rotSm.-But owe the reader an apo logy for
presnming upon his patience SO long. We sol.
diers have personal feeling in this matter of
fighting or surrendering, and it may sometimes
be that we are almost over sensitive in regard to
it. Having taken up the subject l hardly knew
when to drop it. ANTI REBEL.
Year: 1863

Resolutions of Loyalty and of sympathy to
the President, in the present trying crisis, pas
sed the New Jersey Conference by 10l to [.


Resolution 5th was worded as follows:


ResofDed, Regarding slavery as the prime,
cause of the war, having rendered those now
in rebellion too arrogant to bear the restraints
of Constitutional judicial limitations, and in
the agitations of the times, the character Of
slavery is subject of much discussion, we feel
called upon to recall the attention of our peo-
pie to the fact that the Methodist Episcopal
Church, viewing it as great moral wrong,
has long maintained on the pages of her Book
OF Discipline the question, What shall be
done Tor the extirpation of the evil OF slavery 2,
and her present recorded testimony in regard
to it Is, that we believe that the buying, sell
ling, or holding of human beings to be used
as chattels, is contrary TO the laws of God and
nature, and inconsistent with the golden rule
and with the rule of our Discipline, which re-
qulres all who desire to continue among us to
do no harm, and to avoid evil OF every kind,
Year: 1863

That the election of Mr.. Justice Woodward
would greatly comfort and encourage the reb-
els and their Northern sympathizers, no one
can doubt, and few would have the hardihood
to deny. And yet wany of the supporters of
Mr.. Justice Woodward profess to be friends
of the Union, to be opposed TO Secession, and
in favor of vigorous prosecution of the war.
Is this isanty, or is it hypocrisy.
Year: 1863

IF there ever was an epoch in both our
national and individual history, when a
certain few, who, Especially when puffed
MP with an idea of their own importance;
and who would instantly become indignant
at the bare questioning of their veracity,
though evidence bore down against them,
as clear and palpable as the noon day suu)
make it point, and lifelong study, to
know more about other peoples business
than their own; and take an especial delight
in circulating reports of disparaging ma
ture against those they profess to esteem
in word: whose highest ambition culmi-
mates in a species of personal detraction,
then such an epoch has surely arrived. 1t
strikes us quite forcibly, that meddlers OF
the above class must lead very unhappy
lives; that their consciences must be entirs-
" lost to all those finer emotions of human
character, without which no harmony can
prevail in the social circle either at home oil
abroad. v.e-, rl


We never were an advocate of all the
"quack nostrums" of the day, which claim
TO be a never failing remedy for every NAL
adv to which the human frame is liable; but
to persons thus afflicted, we would cordially


recommend a we'll known article, styled
"Spalding's Prepared Glue'' locally applied


and the source from whence all these pretty
stories originate and issue, would not ven
itself so often in assertions and doinss which
are despicable in woman, and equally dis
creditable in q man. --ga. .-.-. Oh
Year: 1863

Il Is creditabIe to the manhood OF ouI
northern people that the news of the dc ath
of "StnpewalP' j ackson has been received
throughout the Union with a thrill not
wholly alien from the emotions which it
must have touched iu those rebellious states
theiishtniRgs Of whose battle he bad so OF
ten launched against our armies and our flag.
As every noble heart that beat beneath the
red coats Of the Parliament must have
mourned the peerless Falkland; as every
bioh-souled Cavalier must have brushed
aside an honest tear when Hsmpden fell,
so our children will be proud 10 know that
northern valor and northern loyalty, the
pride of the northern soldier and the faith
Of the northern citizen. paused in the hot
test and sterpest hour.o eur great struggle
to honor the memcry of the man in whom
the Union had found at once the most dan
gerous and the most conscientious, the most
resoIute and the most chivalrous Of its foes.
War Is never SO hateful as when it kills 10
men the supremely maD-like quality OF jus
-tice-to our enemies; and the spontaneous,
irrepressible tribute which rose to all mems
lins when they heard that the bravest Of
the rebel brave b ad died a soldiers death
vas a victory wop by the heart and temper
of the northern people, on which the muse
of history will linger, perhaps, with some.
thing like rt lief from her sad chronicle OF
linen larraved for mutual slaughter"


The northern people horored in jackson
,,,alities which the worst cause cannot OBJ
scure. They respected the sincerity Of the
man as much as they admired the daring OF
the soldier. They believed him misled'
butthey felt that he was no misieader.-
They Ismented in his victories only this
that ieats which reflected such renown up
on American gallsntry should nave peer
performed in a cause so fatal TO Ane'!can !: c
pes;.ahd not even the sense OF sain. we
ali nnst feel in the the loss TO the rebel
hosts of such captain can make ns stand
otherwise than with uncovered heads before
the early grave Of a heroic chieitain the
example, OF whose high qualities the trues'
and most loyal soldier of the Union and the
right may honorably lay TO heart.-Se"
York World. e' .l- a
Year: 1863

CoAPLIMESTARY.-This evening the
grand opening ball at the Lindell Hote
comes of. The managers of this affair
have placed US under obligations for /,
complimentary ticket which We had Tor.
gotten to acknowledge before. This bal
Is to be the most magnificent affair
which was ever witnessed in the West,
and will. no doubt, prove grand success
Hurrah for the Lindell.
Year: 1863

THE CosCERr.-The Atheneum las,
evening was not as we'll filed as we
should like to have seen it; there was,
however, good house, and all appeared
d lighted with the music, which was
splendid, and each piece was met with
rapturous applause, which must have
been gratifying even to one who has sc
often received the highest praise from the
most intelligent and critical audiences in
this country and Europe, aud We trust
that the time is not far distant when our
city shall be favored with another visit
from these talented artists.
Year: 1863

FIRE.-A fire broke out yesterday in
a small house on Fifth street from some
detection in the fue, and the flames had
gained considerable headway before they
were discovered, but we're speedily sub
dued. The damage done was slight.
Year: 1863

Now that the case Of the Chicago Times
has been decided, let the people ouce more
turn to that of Mr.. VALLAHDIGHAM. -
The outrage committed, in his case, on
the liberty of speech, on the personal lib
erty OF the citizen, and on the laws of the
land, is unparalleled in the history of
constitutional Governments. He was ar
rested at dead cl night by military force,
dragged, against the law Of the land, and
the iaoc passed BY the last Congress, and
0nd approved by tile President, before d
drum-head court-martial, tried, convicted
and sentenced. Aud to all these outrage
Gus proceedings the President added his
own unconstitutional act, of banishing him
TO a country over which he exercises no
jurisdiction, and to which he had no more
right to sen him then to drop him in the
middle Of the ocean. The President has
no right to Danish any citizen from loyal
State. The law does not recognize such
a punishment, and the act cannot even bo
apologizod for by the miserable and new
threadbare plea of military necessity"
1t was mere act Of vengeance or of cow
ardly fear, which if the people of Ohio
had acted with the same resolutions "a
those of Illinois, and especially of Chicago,
would have been as promptly reversed as
the order suppressing the Chicago Times.
The history Of the last fortnight has
shown the people what they must do to
preserve their liberty from the encreach-
ments of arbitrary power, and what cards
they mus.play to prevent an unprincipled
Jacobinical faction from winning the trick.
The hypocritical plea of "military necess-
ity," in extenuation of crime committed
against the laws and institutions of the
country, must be promptly met by tho
peoples plea of the "necessity of protec-
ting their rights" and each lawless act of
the Administration, or its satraps, must
be opposed and pursued to the last con-
sequence.


Let not the people forget the case of
Mr. VAFLANDIGHAM. Let not their
memory Of the outrage be lulled to sleep.
The men guilty of that outrage must be
made to atone for it, and the people, in
deposting their ballot at the next election,
must remember that they have TO resent
the greatest insult which has yet been off,
cred to q free people.
Year: 1863

Il may be expected that we should take
some notice of the political sermon o. de.
liyered last Sabbath morning in the Metho-
dist Church, by the Rev, Thomas M.
Reese, p. E. Of this district. The Rev.
politician himself seemed by his remarks
to anticipate it, but we cannot consent to
crafty his vanity. If we were disposed
to give any portion of our columns to the
subject, VIC should be compelled to express
our sense of the utter unftness Of the time
(the holy Sabbath) the place, Ga church,
and the character Of the speaker, Ga min
lister of the Gospel for political abolition
harangue, which he chose 10 dignity by
the name of Sermon That we may not
be guilty of passing it by entirely unno-
ticed, we remark that it had all the charac-
teristics of a "stump Speech" in style,
manner and matter; and so far were the
audience made to forget the sacrcdncss Of
OF the day and the prophecies Of the place
that when the speaker intimatod that he
had probably said enough they broke out
in the regular club.room style with criet
of ego on, go on.p His undigniied allu
sion to the Democratic portion of lis audi
ence, designating them as "Copperish'
about the head, was as unbccoming thu
character OF his sacred Office as it was in
sulting to those referred to.


Such sermons may build up Republican


but they will never convert sinners


DanviHe MteAigencer.
Year: 1863

DsS- The Editor Of paper out West
says that he wouldn't mind the high price
OF wood SO much, if all the nsighbors
hadn't taken to the disgusting habit ol
locking their wood-heuse doors At night.
Year: 1863

We know lazy, shiftless, trifing devils
who never paid dollar of taxes in theil
lives, who are howling twelve out of tht
twenty four hours about the "enormous
taxes we are burdened with" f


We know men, whose ragged panta
looms display the flag of distress at hal
mast who could not buy the toe-nail of 6
nigger if able bodied slaves were selling
at dollar a dozen, who fly into q pas
sion if they hear of an "attack on slave
property"


We know of men who never did days
work in their lives-save when borrow.
ing or stealing was impossible-who are
howling like wolves against "niggers COM
ing to the North to compete with the Ia
bor Of poor white men"


We know of men who never had an
entire dollar in their lives, spend hours
in expatiatiDg upon the damages Of pa.
per currency.


There are queer people in the world,
and much of all the talk on the above
topics is done BY the classes mentioned
Buckeye State
Year: 1863

PATIENCE AND OBsTINACY.-In a
lane where it was impossible for two We.
hicles to pass, Quaker in gig confront
ed an obstinate fellow in cart. The
Quaker mildly declined to back his horse
the obstinate fellow swore he would not.
After an hour or go of Intellectual discus
sion, the man in the cart thought to
crush the Quaker into submission by tax.
ing out a newspaper and calmly perusing
it.


"Friend," said the Quaker, "wheD
thou hast finished thy paper, / trust thou
wilt lend it to me-" The man was
beaten and backed his horse withou,
more ado.
Year: 1863

4. Devoted to the cause Of RePubhcanism,
She Interests of Agriculture, the advancement
Of Education, and the best good Of Potter
county. Owning no guide except that of
Principle it will sndeaver to aid in the work
Of mere fully Freedomizing our Country.
Year: 1863

don't believe ever shall again expe
rience quite such honest astonlshment as
| felt on landing with my head still on
my shoulders.


81 painted out something of this sort
to Phll, who answered with stern smile,
and something about the ides of March,
only half heard, as We rushed up the
bauk and after the rebels scampering out
of every rifs,pit, and from behind every
stone wall, springing up as if they had
been sort Of fungus growth of legs war
ranted to make good time before Yankee
bayonets.


Most of them escaped, but some
either couldn't or wouldn't run. One of
these fellows Phil started, surly brute,
just showing his grizzly head out of a
cellar door, and evidently meaning to die
game / called out as | saw the man
taking deliberate aim at Phil, coming
straight to hiw but he, just turning his
his head in answer, and showing me the
same strained, reckless look that he had
worn all that day, went on one step far
ther-got the ball in his heart; for he
was dead when | reached him.


II was on his murderer before he had
time to load again, and l think | should
have beaten him down as | did then had
he been Sampson; rage ard grief made a
giant of me. But, after all, what was his
worthless life? 1t can never comfort
those who weep for Phil in tie old home
stead, where he lies buried, done to death
poor, loving, generous heart by that
woman, whom | long, every time meet
her, to call Murderess p