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Year: 1862




OUR NORFOLK CORRESPONDENCE.


NoRFoLK, Va, Nov. II, 1852.
deserter from Richmond member Of the Sixth VIZ
gnia regiment arrived his home this city last
ing He had been in the hospital for come time and be.
ing denied leave Of absence gave the rebel authorities
the slip on Sunday night week ago He states that
when he left Richmond the Merrimac No. was lying in
the stream but not yet finished. Workmeu were
busy upon her but her has not been placed
board He understood that the intention OF the rebel
thorities s to complete two other clads TO
pany the Mefrimac before any demonstration 10 made
From present indcat the rebel vessels Will not be
readyefor action in some weeks.


The rebels are growing aggressive al the Backwater
Our frequent visits that quarter seems about 10
be returned with interest We have Information to-
day that Longstr0et has determined to make. the
long delayed often threatened demonstration against
Suffolk, and has commenced his movement towards that
point Iongsfeet has about thirty thousand men under
him. while we have--wel, quite enough to meet him "
rebels coming to at Suffolk has infused new
spirit into troops, and all are anxious that herumor
shall prove correct


Our storekeepers and business generally are
making complaint OF unfair discrimination In regard TO
the introduction OF goods into this market from the
that General Dix imposed upon by the representations
Of certain lady operator who enjoying privileges for
dry goods not extended TO others and who does
good business by turning them over to a Jew dealer
from New York for consideration. The matter comes
in such shape that it is worthy Of investigation. The
policy OF discrimination in regard TO the trade OF this
city bad enough at best without allowing such ques
tonabe transactions have been imputed in the case
consideration and IL is TO be sincerely hoped that
reform will be promptly inaugurated IN this particular
Year: 1862

NORTHERN DISTRICT FAIR.-In consequence
Of lhe great destruction to the agricultural
districts in the Northern part Of lbe State
by reason of the foods Of last winter. il is
proposed by those interested in the North
ern District Agricultural and Mechanical
Society, not to have an agricultural exbi-
bitioD this year at all; but to have grand
horse aud cattle show, and a meeting of
races and trials Of speed at the Marysville
Park.
Year: 1862

The MINES IN SIsKIYoU.-The news from
the different mining localities Of the county,
are OF the most cheering nature. At no sea
son within the past three years, has the yield
Of gold been equal to that Of the present spring.
Gold dust TO the amount Of about seventy-fye
thousand dollars per week, is now exchanged
for coin, in this town. When we take into
consideration the fact that there are, compare
lively, but few miners at work in this county.
at present, it will be seen that the yield Of dust
is unusually large. At Orc Fino, Humbus.
Scott river, Cherry creek, and in fact, every
mining section in the county, where they are al
work, all are doing well. The mines are here.
and there is no Salmon or Powder river proba-
biity about their paying. All they want is
work. Yreka Union.
Year: 1862

Senators and Representatives can order the
National Republican through the Secretary Of
the Senate and Clerk of the House, and direct
1t, II they SO choose. to be brought to their
boarding houses Our paper, ordered in this
way, will be delivered by carriers at very
early hour in the morning.
Year: 1862

There will be a reception at the President ;
House this evening, comm ancing at eight o'clock
and ending at half past ten. Levses will be
held at the Mansion every Tuesday evening
during the remainder of the session OF Con
preas
Year: 1862

TuANKsGlvlNG.-Th Governor, by
his proclamation, appointed Thursday
the 27th day of the present month, of
November, as day Of public Thanks
giving. Let the day be observed with
suitable and appropriate ceremonies,
for it is meet and proper that for the
bountiful mercics wherewith We as a
people have been blessed, we should
give thanks to Almighty God.
Year: 1862

E Those who blind1y charge the cause
Of the present quarrel on Abolitionisnn,
should bear in mind that widespread con-
spiracy against form ofgorernmentf found
ed on the rights Of man and approved by the
human reason, could never have been pro
duted by y principle as old as our race, and
which, whether developed by Christian
civilization OF smothered By Ignorance and
barbarism, is part Of our common na~
ture: That would be liberty conspiringg
against itself
Year: 1862

t. The Free States never had, and they
never will have, any single pecuniary in
terest common TO them all and around
which they may be rallied in an attack on
the Government The Slave States hare
never been without q rallying point for
usurpation, and tyranny, and treason, and
rebellion; and they never will be without
one while they remain saaue States.
Year: 1862

.. A TOUCHING LETTER.-A rebel sol.
dier in one of our hospitals recently
received the following epistIe from his
"indy love, which we pronounce de-
cidedly cool and practical:


KIND STR:-T received vonr letter
glad TO hear from you. We have been
corresponding to each other for some
time. Now We will have to quit our
corresponding to each other, as have
placed my affections on one I was dream
ing of, and soon will be Joined in wed
lock. shall have to say farewell to
you HenneFi. As there was not anv
promise between you and 7, feel AZ
perfect Liberty. I would lust saw ID
you that was afraid you would never
como back, you are way down south
exposed to Death, Disease and smash .
Sng of yoar teeth out on them hard
crackers. leave the subject with YOU
Henneri. Write and tell me what YOU
thought when you received this letter.


NANCY.
Year: 1862

something was omitted by the writer. wish
he had given US the entire sentence complete
so that we might be able to judge Of it as
we'll as himself; but he sees fit to suppress
something in the printed speech which he
sends the committee. desire the committee
to take pains to fill mp thsee blanks, and le,
us know what the speech on which he relies
actually was. 1t is for us to Judge what was
the merit Of that speech, and what sentiments
in respec. to loyalty il commui icated TO the
public, aud not for him to do it. He proceeds
further:


"Civil war connot avert disunion."


Ah that is new doctrine to me, sir; but
let il pass for what it is worth.


"Subjugation cannot prolong the Union."


That must be a very interesting Union
man, who, at that time, much less now,
preached such doctrine as this, that the sub.
jugaton Of the military power Of the nsur.
gents cannot restore the Union. In my
judgment it is impossible for any man to en-
tertain moro dsloyal or reasonable senti-
ment than that subjugation cannot restore the
Union, understanding the word "subjuga-
tion" in it's proper, ordinary sense, tho sense
in which it is used by us SO far as can Judge,
in that sense it simply means the dispersion
and destruction of the military power Of the
insurgents, and consequently the restoration
and peaceful operation Of the laws Of the
United States.


Looking upon tho evidence laid before me
IN the light have indicated, must repeat
that, without another reference ofthis subject
to the committee, and upon the testimony as
it now comes before me, shall feel constrain.
ed, as a loyal man, 10 shut tho door in the
face of the applicant for a seat from Oregon
Year: 1862

WE BEG TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT


w the we'll known reputation of these Machines
for RELIABILITY will be fully sustained, and
in our rapidly increasing business the same care
viii be faithfully exercised in every department
o. their manufacture. Every Machine sold by us
IS WARRANTED IN EVERY RESPECT.
Year: 1862

The following are selected from volumniou
accumulation of testimonials of the Press of the
United States. and from eminent Professors of
our institutions where the practice Of medicine
is taurht:
Year: 1862

To PURIFY SALT AND BRINE FROM FISH AND MEAT BARRELs.-The solid salt, if there is any in the barrels, should he scouped out and drain ed, and the draining returned to the brine. :. Boil the brine down to 3 solid. This, together with the salt already removed from the brine. must be heated to dull red heat, or sufficient to char the organic matter contained in 1t; if it cakes in burning, it should be stirred to bring all parts in contact with the heat. Then dis~ solve ia clean water using no more water than is necessary for the purpose. This impure so- lution must be carefully strained through fine cloth-a bag made of canton flannel Is the best. If 1t does not come through clear repeat the process a second or third time without washing the straner. The strained brine must be boil ed down again. As the evaporation progresses, salt will be formed at the bottom of the pan or kettle, and as this retards the evaporation it can be iadled out and drained, the trainings return e1 to the kettle and the salt spread out on clean vessels to dry, while the boiling must be con- tinued until the water is nearly evaporated when the salt may be removed and dried.

 In this way, salt equal to the finest table salt may be made from the most impure brine. A saturated solution of salt contains about one fourth by weight, of salt; consequently, 8 gal- lon of brine should yield one and half to two pounds of salt. This process could be advan- tageou8ly employed in families, even with salt at the old prices. Salt from springs and that eacbed from earths, decomposed sand stone etc, containing organic matter, may be purif- ed by the process given above for brine.

 Earth from smoke houses may be leached and treated in the same manner. The process Is perfectly simple; the only care required is that the burning is sufficient (salt is not injured by heat,) and the straining neatly conducted, and all the vessels used, kept clean.
Year: 1862

Much is said in prejudice of Danley and Johnson, Little Rock, because they petitioned for mandamus from the supreme court to compel the officers to do their duty and give the people the privilege of voting for Governor, Military Board, etc, which Gov. Rector refused to do.

 It struck us as peculiarly appropriate. Any citizen of the State had the same privilege; but the conductors of the press-tbe tribunes of the people-men without office, yet by their avoca- cation the guardians of popular iberty-were the men to-. step forward and compel an willing and Incompetent officer to perform his duty-a duty which he would not perform, be- cause put him out of office. Sustained alone by the people, warning them of danger and vindcating the claims of ofjustioe, it places the press in that Honorable position it should, of right, occupy, for it's conductors to step forward and vindcate the right of the people to elect their officers according to law. The press is sustained alone by the people, and it is the dUty of it's conductors to vindicate their rights.-Pmc Blu0' True Soutbron.
Year: 1862

l. The reception of unnaturalzed foreigners as Substitutes in the army, is hereby forbidden.

 H. Commissioned Officers of new Companies, Battalions and Regiments coming into service, will take rank from the date of acceptance in the service of the Confederate States; which date of acceptance will not precede the complete organiza tion of the Company, Battalion or Regiment, the proof of which will be considered in the act of muster or of any exercise of authority by the Con- tederate States over the Company, Battalion or Regiment.

 IT, Where Companies of the same Battalion or Regiment enter the service on the same day, the relative rank of the officers of the same grade therein, will be determined by lot, except in the case of former commissions in the Confederate service, when the 5th paragraph of the General Regulations of the Army will govern. l ". The relative rank of Commissioned Officers of Companies, Battalons or Regiments, who con- tnue in service by election to the same grade in the same corps, will be fixed by the date of their original election or appointment; but those who change their grade or corps by election, will take rank from the date of such re e-eectioa,
Year: 1862

NEW ORLEANS ITEMs.-From letter in the Mississippian from New Orleans refugee, we make the following extracts

 The Yankees were so certain of an attack about the 2lst August, that they kept their mortars and cannon harnessed up for ten days and better and Butler said that if the Confed- crates did attack the city, he should arm the negroes and turn them loose upon the women and children, while he cut his way with his men to the vessels, he having but very few effective troops here. Even if Billy Wilson's Zouayes arrived the week l left, which was told they did, he would not have more than three thousand 1 really able men,
Year: 1862




There has been for some days a gentle
man stopping at the Buckeye Hotel, in tins
city, wearing the uniform Of National sol
der, and with one leg amputated above the
knee, whose whole appearance gives evidence
of suffering and hardship such as is never
experienced anywhere save at the hands Of
the internal miscreants whom Fallandig-
ham delights 10 call his breihern. A friend
of ours, in conversation with him a day or
two ago, elected has story, which was told in
so quiet and yet convincing manner, AMI
accompanied with 50 many names of per-
sons and places, as to leave no doubt Of lis
entire truthiulness- We propose TO lay ii
before our readers, that they may reflect up
ON the chances they would run in the war.
II appears that the gentleman TO whom we
refer was IN the engagement At Caruilex
Ferry. vhere he received wound IN The
Year: 1862

:. In No. As Of the Federalist MIR. Madi-
son sagaeiously anticipated the time when
the slaves would he Of great Importance
- | take notice. said he, Of an unhappy
species Of population abcunaing in some Of
the States, who during the calm of regular
government, are sunk below the level Of
men, but who, in the tempestuous scenes of
civil violence, NAV emerge into the human
character and give superiority Of strength
10 any party with which they may associate
themselves"


The above, which the Evening Post
brings to public notice, is pertinent to the
hour. The question of using colored men
in military service is question which only
actual experimen, can fully solve. Neith-
er philanthropy nor prejudice will change
the actual character Of the negro. IF he
succeeds as a soldier, it will be because the
soldier is in him, and not because his friends
wish him to succeed; if he fails, it will be
because the soldier is not in him, and not
because the attempt TO make him useful has
been ridiculed The experiment OF organi-
zaticn and drill at Port Royal, is said, on
apparently good authority, TO have been
entirely success--the experiment of fight
ing has not been tried.


Individual instances Of negro bravery are
abundant, and we ran, see no reason why a
fair degree of pluck should not be found in





masses OF them, especially when the inspisa-
ton is liberty for themselves and their race.
There is not the slightest danger that any
rash experiments win be tried. The dam
ger is that tenderness towards rebels, and
repugaance TO negro associations among
ourselves, will rather retard our steps in
this direction. If we are to proceed by
stages, the shorter and the more rapid
they are the better We must be Just. 10
the Border States, but we cannot lose our
country from oar delicacy with respect to
Border State feeling, We must strike at
slavery-the sooner the better--carrying
oat literally the new and admirable law of
Congress, calling the slaves of the rebels
within our lines by proclamatious Of their
freedom, and using them, with arms or
without, in any capacity which may make
them damage TO traitors and an aid to
ourselves. We must try their powers with
the charm Of Iberiy.-Rsaond Rszr.id.
Year: 1862

we're but admirable general order in re
lation to the conduct Of our troops in
battle. Before going into battle. every
captain will call the roll Of his com pany,
and coming out Of action will again call
the roll, ard every man missing, who is
no, dead, wounded or absent on leave,
viii he court marlialed for cowardice -
Carrying the wounded from the field in
the mids. Of an action is also prohibited
and every man going to the rear on any
pr-,ence whatever will be shot ly The
file officers. This looks ike business
Year: 1862

AAMf AllIthELLs Il g-1 ept- 10 ioD-


EDIrORs LEADER R:-For several days
prior to last evening, all was quiet in the
quarters of the 1O3d. Yesterday the re-
pert of a cavalry skirmish beyond Flor
enee, some eight OF ten miles distant, sent
rs into the trenches until 1890, when we
again returned to camp. It is now said
the enemy are again on the retreat, and
that only scouting parties of the rebels
are near us. This morning we are ordered
to march with three days rations, and are
now mOmentarily expecting the command
" Fall inl" Whittier we gois only known
at headquarters, but we feel certain that
the movement is not a retrOgrade one.
just saw a wagon loaded with thirty-three
thousand rounds of ammunition, and our
cartridge boxes contain forty rounds to
the man. This looks like fight, and, with
cut bOas,, we sincerely hope the indications
are not deceptive. We have long enough
been pent up by few thousand shabby
rebels, and feel that it is high time we
were showing to the world that we are
soldiers in fact as well as in name Let
Colonel Easement have his way and the
rebels must keep clear of our path, unless
they come in superior numbers, of which
we have no present fear. I will write you
when anything important occurs.
Year: 1862

the White Soldiers.


The Hilton Head correspondent of the,
New York Post says of the relations exist
ing between the white and black soldiers
in the department recently under General
Hunter:


% It must be confessed, however, that to
General Hunters plan there was one great
obstacle which had not been taken into ac-
count / refer to the disposition evinced
towards the poor negroes by the soldiers
Of this army. Here we have something as
bad as can we'll be conceived-something
that should fill US with the deepest shame
and sorrow. Whether il be that the Gene
raj was somewhat too emphatic in his pa
tronage Of the negroes, or whether it be
that the Northern soul, as here represent
ed, is utterly inverted and dishumanized
on this subject, certain it is that the Gen
erals course has Occasioned some of the
vilest and meanest exhibitions Of human
depravity that it has ever been my lot to
witness. Many, very many of the soldiers,
and not few Of the officers, have habitu-
ally treated the negroes with the coarsest
and most brutal insOlence and inhumani-
ty; never speaking to them or of them but
TO curse and revile them, to say all manner
of evil of them and to threaten and impre-
cate all manner Of yilupon them Again
and again have l been made thoroughly
heart-sick at hearing the unmeasured ri
baldry, profanity and indignity which
have thus been spewed, as if from the
gorge of hell ITSELF upon these unoffend-
ing, much-sufering people. God help
them for fear there is no mercy nor jus
tiee for them in the white man. And Gen
eral Hunters earnest benevolence towards
them, has but purchased for them ten-fOld
returns Of cruelty and abuse from the SOL
diers of his command. Every act Of kind
ness in their behalf seems to be resented
by these savages of the army as an intoler-
able afrOnt to themselves. And, as the
negro stands helpless and defenceless be-
fore them, their miserable spite takes the
most mean and eOwardly way Of venting
ing itself upon him.
Year: 1862

A correspondent of the New York Times
writes as follows from Cumberland Gap:


General Morgan is of course greatly
disappointed that the Government did not
send him the reinforcements it promised
him before this time If he had had them
the rebels could never have entered Ken
lucky, and our gallant leader would now
have had possession of East Tennessee.
But like a true soldier, he makes no COM
plants; and as he has been ordered TO up
hold the Stars and Stripes on those ever
lasting mountain SUBMITS, he will stand
at his post like the Roman sentinel at
Pompeii, until he is struck down by death. !"
Year: 1862

Daniel Hines, boatman belonging to
Milton, while en- route from Philadelphia
to his home, NE. with very serious acci
dent. He was filing lamp with fluid,
which from some cause exploded, and q
great part Of the contents was thrown
over him, setting bis clothes on FIRE, and
burning bis face, arms and other portions
Of his body in frightful manner. Had
it not been that assistance was close ct
hand, be might have burned 20 death.
Year: 1862

special correspondent at Harpcr's Ferry sends
US the gratifying assurance that forward move
ment of the Army of the Potomac has been deter
minen upon, and that in few days, at furthest it
will be the Virginia side of the Potomac engaged
in offensive operations against the rebels. The
correspondent traces this promise of action directly
to the late visit of the President.
Year: 1862

NELSON CREEK, Sept 80, 1881.
DR. j. C. YoUEG,-You viii remember what a
door wretched creature was when last saw you,
and the result has astOnished me well as my
friends. Your invaluable prescription AID excellent
advice have completely overcome ailments such as,
it seems to me, never afflicted mortal before new
er wrote letter with greater satisfaction than pen
this ! shall remember you with gratitude as long
as live. That you may live long to alleviale the
sulerings of others as you have mine is my earnest
prayer Please accept my heartfelt thanks that you
have brought this almost hopeless case TO so happy
a termination Yours, truly,
Year: 1862

Az interesting discovery has recently been


made at Pompeii. In one of the rooms of a
house was found a heap of silver and copper
coins, five hundred or more in number, which
has been tied up in bag. At the same time,
and near the same spot, were found two large
shears, and horse-min of the ordinary de-
scriptiou, together with little heap of corn,
the grains though somewhat shrivelled, fully
preserving their shape and but little dimin-
iShed in size.


On the next morning the exertions of the
excavators were rewarded by the discovery
of an oven, the mouth Of which was closed by
a large iron door. On opening the door, there
came to view the entire batch of loaves, such
as they were deposited in the oven seventeen
hundred and eighty-three years ago. They
were eighty-two in number and in all char
acteristics except weight and color, precisely
as they came from the bakers hand. Previ-
Gus to this time, but two loaves had been dis
covered. These loaves are circular, about
nine inches in diameter, rather fat and inden-
ted evidently with the elbow in the center;
but they are slightly raised at the Sides and
divided by deep lines radiating from the cen
ter into eight segments. They are of deep
brown color, and hard, but exceedingly light.
The scoop with which the loaves were placed
in the oven, was also discovered.